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Have you had an accident at your course?
Have you gained from it or did you just forget it and hope it does not happen again?
As we have seen, one of the most important things that Management can do for safety, is to make sure that every accident
which occurs is considered:
These are the things I consider after an accident to ensure that:
What went wrong at the time of the accident?
What had gone right at the time of the accident ? - look for a positive slant
After an accident we then must initiate a full Risk Assessment on the course and identified the areas of concern.
During one of these discussions the staff identified that they had concerns about slopes and the provision of roll bars on ride-on mowers and Cushman trucksters
The law says: Where, in the case of self-propelled machinery with a ride-on driver and possibly ride-on operators, there is a risk of rolling over, the machinery must be designed and fitted with anchorage points for allowing it to be equipped with a rollover protective structure (ROPS)
We found four-poster roll-bars and seatbelts were now available for the Cushman truckster. When we fitted these to the truckster, they were not popular with the operators as the weight made the vehicles appear less stable on slopes - arguably we were wrong to fit them!
The reading of the law revealed further potential problems, in that any ride-on should be considered, compact tractors, diggers, ride-on mowers, and golf buggys.
Every ride-on machine was considered and the manufacturer contacted. You will have noticed that some ride-on machines have roll-bars and some don't. This is because the manufacturer, through their research and development, has identified which of their ride-on mowers requires a ROPS. Their research and development can only however look at the expected use, you are still required to carry out a risk assessment for your place of work.
We reviewed an accident with a ride-on mower. The ride on mower did not have ROPS and indeed this was not available. The manufacturer had found that the mower would slip down the slope long before it would topple, as the front cutter was so large as to prevent overturning. The overturning had happened with the ride-on toppling into a bunker. Although the driver was unhurt, the equipment damage assessed at £3000 plus.
On analysis it was found that the manufacturer, in order to improve stability, had widened the front wheel-base. This was ideal for all the normal circumstances but did mean that, should you wish to cut along the edge of your bunker, the wheel was required to come close to the edge. On rivetted bunkers this is dangerous.
At the same time the manufacturer brought all the controls from the right, instead of from the front, meaning that the operator can only climb in and out from the left. It was fortunate that the driver cut the bunker edge clockwise, which enabled him to escape when the ride-on began to topple. Had he cut it the other way, he would have been trapped.
The solution is that bunkers are cut, using a ride-on to around 600mm (2 feet) from the edge of the bunker, and the rest cut using a hover mower.
If you attended Saltex or Scotsturf, you may have seen that some manufactures are providing horizontal movement control of the cutting deck to help with this problem
We reviewed another accident which happened when we changed the buggys for a different make. The orderlies had got used to driving the buggys at full speed and taking full lock as they entered our yard. The new buggys were geared to go faster. The buggy toppled sideways - no injury to the operator but £2800 of damage. The financial problem is that the buggys have a ROPS designed to be light and unobtrusive. Any damage requires the ROPS to be replaced.
We have now arranged that all operators, greenkeeping or not, go through a short course in use for all new equipment.
In conclusion, although I have not identified the golf course, indeed courses, I have tried to be as honest as possible about our problems and solutions, can you be as honest about your workplace?
Have you contacted the manufacturer about older equipment and ROPS?
Have you carried out a risk assessment on your premises?
Are your operators trained and adequately updated?
Have you arrangements in place in the event of an accident?
If you have an accident, do you use this to improve safety in your workplace in the future?


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This winter Southbank Centre plays host to a familiar fairytale with a decidedly modern twist as Windmill Theatre Co. and State Theatre Company Australia bring their take on Rumpelstiltskin to our Queen Elizabeth Hall. Described as a 'visually stunning world of magic and mayhem'' the show offers stunning costumes, larger-than-life characters and a rocking soundtrack in a production that's perfect for all ages.
Ahead of this UK premiere, actor Paul Capsis, who plays the title role of Rumpelstiltskin, took time out from final rehearsals in Australia to talk to us about the show and what drew him to the role, as well as his background as a performer.
You're incredibly well known in Australia Paul, but perhaps may not be as familiar to a UK audience. How would you describe yourself as a performer?
I am quite a high energy performer, I definitely become a different person on stage. I channel and find another part of myself, a heightened version of who I am normally. I just love the engagement with the audience and all the elements of a production coming together.
I like to perform in works that bring theatre and music together. Those two things are my happy place as a performer. As opposed to just playing in a theatre piece or being in a concert – and I love both, very much – the ideal for me is when they come together, as they do in Rumpelstiltskin.
You've enjoyed a rich career on stage and screen, of the many roles you've played is there one that stands out as your favourite?
I have had such a wonderful, lucky 36-year long career, which makes that a very difficult question! For me probably playing the MC in Cabaret in Melbourne and Sydney last year was a highlight. As was playing Stromboli in Windmill and State Theatre's Pinocchio, which played in New York in 2015. Another was playing Beverly Dumont in a production of Calpurnia Descending with Sister's Grimm, and of course Rumpelstiltskin. They're just a few recent ones.
If you could perform alongside anyone, on stage or screen, who would it be?
There are so many people. I could say Judy Davis, one of our own Australian performers, Bette Midler, Betty Davis, Ian McKellen, the list is endless. But if I had to pick one, oh my God, it would be Judy Garland, because of how extraordinary she was. I'm aiming high. I get the sense that she was a very kind and empathetic person. And funny, and powerful. She had the most extraordinary gift.
You're soon to be starring here at Southbank Centre in Windmill Theatre Co and State Theatre Company South Australia's Rumpelstiltskin. You've worked with these companies before – on their production of Pinocchio – what is it about their approach that keeps you coming back?
I keep coming back because of the fun we have with this collection of creatives. I've never really encountered it anywhere else, I only know it from Windmill and State Theatre. They seriously are a family for me now, and I'm so thrilled every time I come to Adelaide to work with director Rosemary Myers and the team.
There is a license to be open, to have fun and to be fully supported. I love the characters I've gotten to play as well as the productions and the design. I got to meet Rosemary, who is one of my top five favourite directors, and Jethro Woodward (composer and musical director on Rumpelstiltskin), in my opinion one of the best musical directors in Australia. I just can't say enough good things.
I believe Rumpelstiltskin was the first show you saw as a child. What can you remember of that performance?
It was my first time in the Sydney Opera House, in the 1970s, not long after it opened. I went with my Auntie and I remember being so engaged. It was so long ago but it clearly had an effect on me as I still remember a few things. There was lots of beautiful fabric, there was gold on the floor and a weaver's wheel on the stage. I became so emotionally invested in the plight of the poor girl, who was mistreated by all the men in the story, but came out victorious in the end. I also remember hating Rumpelstiltskin, the evil little gnome weaving the gold, and being really frightened of the character.
And how does this more modern take on the story differ? Or is it quintessentially the same experience?
Our version is way more expansive in how we've recreated the story. It's a very modern story of a young girl – Harriet in our version – who leaves her hometown for the big dirty city, where she engages with this goblin who makes promises to her but takes things from her as well. In all the Brothers Grimm stories there is a moral, but in our version it's familiar, 21st Century morals. What are you prepared to do to achieve your goals? Be careful what you wish for.
Rumpelstiltskin is a fashion maker in our production, and he has a lot to say. Of course he speaks, he sings and he dances. He has a soft side to him, but he also has a ruthless, nasty side. He's like a cross between Rupert Murdoch and Isabella Blow.
Are you looking forward to bringing the show to London? And do you think a UK audience will take to the show differently to the Australian audiences who've seen it?
Well I'm beyond excited about London because it's one of my favourite cities in the world. I've been very fortunate to play in London before, I played the Roundhouse a few years ago in a big cabaret show. I think English audiences tend to be very engaged, my experience of them is they just let themselves go and get into it, so I hope that happens with our performance. Sometimes in Australia audiences can be a little hesitant, but when they love something it's like nothing else.
And finally, if you're able to say, without giving too much away, what should audiences look forward to most about this performance?
There's so much to look forward to. The songs are great and we have some of the best musical theatre performers in Australia. But I will say audiences should definitely look out for the baby. When the baby makes its arrival, he can bring the house down, and I shan't say anything more.
With a passion for works that defy categorisation, Southbank Centre is the place to see things you have never seen on stage before. Dance, theatre, comedy, cabaret and all sorts in between, brought to you by international artists and up and coming names.

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Boca Community mum on financial results
Boca Raton Community Hospital officials were all smiles last week at the one-year anniversary party for its open-heart surgery program.
But CEO Gary Strack was vague when asked about the impact the heart services had on the hospital's bottom line.
The non-profit hospital finished its 2007 fiscal year June 30. But it has yet to finish its audited financial statement which was initially due to the state regulators in October. The hospital got an extension until late November. And then another extension until Dec. 31.
Most businesses have their annual audits done in less than three months.
Boca Community's delays are raising suspicions about its financial condition as the hospital gets ready next year to start building a $600 million replacement hospital on the FAU campus.
In a terse statement, Boca Community said: "Due to the complexity of this year's financial statement, the audit has yet to be completed."
In fiscal 2006, Boca Community lost $9.5 million from operations, though a $19 million gain on investment income helped keep the hospital in the black.


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Train Shots
by Vanessa Blakeslee
Lauren O'Regan (01/14/14): From its opening pages, "Train Shots" serves up a candid collection
of characters whose struggles—as ordinary as they are bizarre, as beautiful as they are painful—make for great fiction
and profound truths. Blakeslee's stories are like dramatic snapshots, each one a colorful glimpse of our sordid and
vibrant humanity. Clean, compelling, and honest, "Train Shots" deserves a prominent spot on the contemporary reader's bookshelf.
Rating: *****
Sharon Faelten (11/26/13): If indeed literature shows us what it means to be human--to feel what only humans feel--then
this story collection is masterfully revealing. Shorter stories in the collection offer readers an opportunity to eavesdrop on young adults working minimum wage
jobs or sharing quarters with "quirky" (crazy) roommates. One common denominator is the authenticity of the dialogue—or monologue, in the case of the opening story,
"Clock In." The story brilliantly captures the rhythmic patter of a server at a Mexican restaurant training a newbie to use the computer-driven ordering system,
replete with snarky digressions about the managers and staff. Same with two roommates bickering in "Ask Jesus." Longer pieces in the collection probe torment and angst
prompted by disquieting events in the lives of middle-aged adults: An expatriate's disillusionment with life in Costa Rica after her rescue dogs are stolen
("Welcome, Lost Dogs"). A divorced woman facing life (or death) dealing with an emotionally disturbed teenage son ("Barbecue Rabbit"). And last , the stunned
emptiness a train engineer feels after his freight train fatally hits a suicidal young woman ("Train Shots"). Combined, the collection leaves you wanting to read
more from this talented emerging author. (Sharon Faelten is the former Vice-President, League of Vermont Writers ---http://www.leagueofvermontwriters.org/)
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MAKING A STAND: Levi Roots was one of the night's speakers
KEY FIGURES from Britain's black Christian community listened as the CEO of the Pentecostal Credit Union (PCU) challenged church leaders to encourage entrepreneurship within their congregations.
Shane Bowes was speaking at Solomon's Room, a special event held at The Royal Society, central London. He said: "Churches are uniquely placed to play a key role in the arousal and nurturing of entrepreneurial appetite and in the creation of the conditions that favour and enable growth of business ownership."
He also admonished leaders to "educate, support, nurture and encourage" business entrepreneurship within their congregations.
The PCU was founded in 1980 by Rev Carmel Jones in response to the difficulties black people were experiencing getting loans from banks and building societies. Comprising members of Britain's Pentecostal churches, the PCU is now Britain's second largest credit union and has an asset base of £10 million.
The aim of Solomon's Room was to showcase students on the PCU's business course as they made pitches to gain mentoring support. Pentecostal minister Bishop Wayne Malcolm told the audience it is "moral, right and spiritual" for church leaders to support entrepreneurship.
He said: "In your church you get more of what you celebrate. If you celebrate the entrepreneurs and describe their activities as noble, as moral and right you develop a culture in which entrepreneurship is normal and valued."
VISION: The Royal Society was packed out for the event
Following Bishop Malcolm's talk the PCU students pitched to business owners Michael Petrie of CloudStream, Antonia Burrell of Antonia Burrell Holistic Skincare, Reggie Cole of Buy2LetCars and Patrick Reid of PJs Community. All of the students won mentoring and business development support.
Keynote speaker businessman Levi Roots, creator of Reggae Reggae Cooking Sauce, shared his journey to business success explaining that a chance meeting with a BBC producer at a World Food Fair, led to him appearing on Dragon's Den. He won the financial support and the business mentorship he had prayed for over to help him take his now popular sauce across Britain.
The PCU plans to support business owners by providing facilities that will enable businesses to make and receive payments from third parties, as well as launching a mobile app and a new PCU credit card. Shane Bowes said he is excited by what the future holds for black business owners and budding entrepreneurs within the Christian community.
He added: "It was refreshing to see so many church leaders and Christian influencers attend Solomon's Room. The feedback has been positive and people have expressed a desire to see the black Christian community become entrepreneurial.
"The PCU is keen to support the Pentecostal Christian community as it takes bolder steps towards entrepreneurship and will ensure that its services means the needs of the growing business community within the church."
Visit pcuuk.com for more details on the union.
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Ignoring sleep deprivation symptoms could result with you falling into an eternal sleep!
Have you been suffering from sleep deprivation? If you find it hard to stay awake during the day and have no idea why, it may be time to check in with your Calgary dentist.
Sleep apnea is a common cause of sleep deprivation
Sleep apnea is a serious condition that impacts your body more than you may be aware of. Sleep apnea is a condition that affects thousands of people while they sleep. It's caused by throat muscles that relax too much when you sleep. Sleep apnea can cause your breathing to pause repeatedly through the night, robbing you of restorative deep sleep as well as depriving your body of oxygen.
Did you know that, when suffering from this "sleepless" illness, you literally stop breathing for up to 15 seconds. Patients who suffer from this condition are usually snorers as well. When sleep apnea causes your to stop breathing, your body signals your brain to wake up and start breathing. If this happens through out the night; chances are you may have not had much sleep at all. Maybe a whopping 2 hours if that!
Your body needs a solid night's rest to function properly, as well as to stay healthy crestor price. This condition usually affects adults – middle-aged men more than women – but can sometimes be seen in children.
Dangerous sleep deprivation symptoms
There are serious consequences when choosing not to seek treatment for sleep deprivation symptoms.
- One of the most important organs in your body, your heart can be affected, resulting in potentially dangerous heart conditions because cessation of breathing repeatedly during the night can cause decreased blood saturation to the heart.
- Hypertension, or high blood pressure, is another medical complication due to sleep apnea. In fact, if you already suffer from high blood pressure, your symptoms may worsen.
- Do you ever feel like your memory isn't as sharp? Perhaps you have been feeling a little foggy? Sleep apnea can put a toll on your memory, as well as staying alert for important tasks. When suffering from constant sleep deprivation, a slew of things can happen, like poor performance at work, difficulty concentration and handling stress, and becoming more prone to make accident causing mistakes.
- Depression is also linked to sleep deprivation.
Find out more
Sleep deprivation can cause some serious safety, emotional, and medical problems. While most sleep disorders are treatable by your doctor or sleep clinic, many people don't know that your Calgary dentist can help you conquer sleep apnea. If you have any questions, comments, or stories, please post them here to share with other readers.


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M. Kent Smith, D.D.S.
Since 1988, Dr. M. Kent Smith has been providing his patients with exceptional comprehensive dental care. Highly educated and well trained, Dr. Smith obtained his undergraduate degree from Stephen F. Austin University and attended the University of Texas Dental School where he earned his Doctorate of Dental Surgery degree. He then completed a dental residency program at OU's Health Science Center.
Dr. Smith feels it is important to stay on the cutting-edge of dentistry. Thus, he maintains memberships in many prestigious professional organizations to keep up-to-date on the latest techniques and technology. He is currently a member of the American Dental Association and the Oklahoma Dental Association. Dr. Smith has been voted "Favorite Dentist" in Edmond for three years in a row.
In his spare time, Dr. Smith volunteers with two organizations: Building for Christ and Boys Ranch Town. Among his hobbies, he enjoys weight lifting and watching his children play sports. Dr. Smith also likes going on mission trips with Building for Christ. He feels these are life-changing experiences.
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My experience with Dr. Smith began with a total mouth restoration. He came up with a comprehensive treatment plan and I paid the full amount up front. Over the following months, Dr. Smith worked very hard to get a tight fit on all of my dental work. I have stayed with him over the last 25 years and have always been completely satisfied with my results. What started as doctor-patient relationship has grown into a real friendship.I have complete trust in what Dr. Smith recommends as far as a treatment plan. I am a patient for life! Steve Barnes
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My experience with Dr. Smith began with a full mouth restoration about 22 years ago. He quoted me a price and did not charge me another dime after I paid up front for the total amount. No matter how many changes or how many times I had to come in, Dr.Smith made sure that I was satisfied with the end result. Over the last few years he has treated me for a variety of problems as a result of age and wear on my partial dentures. My favorite thing about Dr. Smith is the level of care that he puts into his work because he always strives to get the very best fit possible with my teeth. He started out as my dentist and I now consider him a good friend. Needless to say, I will never change dentists. Steve Barnes
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I would reccomend Dr. Smith to any family member, friend, or stranger ! Never do I worry, or have any anxiety when Dr. Smith is working on my teeth . He is always making sure that you are comfortble , and feeling no pain . He treats his patients like family, he doesn't rush you out of the office. He will sit there and explain/answer any questions before treatment . I also know I have a great dentist, because he spends several weeks out of the year blessing others on mission trips. That shows a lot of a person, he really loves helping others! His work is absolutely incredible, you will not be disappointed! Thank you Dr. Smith for all you have done for me, helping me feel so confident when I SMILE ! :) I will gladly tell everyone I know about my dentist!
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I am a patient of Dr. Kent Smith's, he is always going above and beyond for his patient's. He is very passionate for what he does, and gives 110 percent to each patient. When I say passionate, his goal is to make you a beautiful smile. Dr. Smith treats his patient's like family, and knows you by name, not just his patient. He strives to be the best, and it shows saying he has received awards for "BEST Dentist in Edmond" each year. I am so very blessed to call Dr. Smith my dentist, and would recommended him to anyone that comes walking through his door. If you are looking for someone who will be honest, caring, and is passionate of his work, you have found your dentist.
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The accounting profession continues to grow rapidly as more and more organizations realize the value of a well-prepared accountant. Starting salaries for accountants are among the highest for all college graduates. For those who are highly motivated and who are effective in interacting with other professionals, the opportunities for rapid advancement are great.
Accounting graduates find employment in such areas of specialization as:
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Many of our graduates become members or leaders of the financial management team of their organization. Initially, accounting graduates are employed as accountants in:
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The Dahl School's student job placement rates exceed 99% for the past two years' graduates! In addition, all of our students complete at least one internship or practicum experience, and employer ratings for these students have consistently exceeded 4.0 on a 5.0 scale. The relationships we establish with area businesses have proven valuable to our students while they are here and after they graduate.


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Unthankful at Times
I'm not always thankful for everything. I have a hard time accepting social "norms." I don't like how we are to tolerate any and everything that comes along in secular society. Why should we ever look at something that is immoral, or behavior that is bad, and say, "that's okay for you, but not for me," We have, as a people, lost the ability to discern right from wrong. We have been dumbed down. Our children arrive into adulthood without manners, starved for attention, feeling the way to get noticed is by body "art," studded extremities, shorn hair, and to me, a generation of circus clowns. (of course my generation was thought to be freaks) I don't have disdain for the youth, but rather sorrow. I'm not thankful that fathers think it's okay to bolt on their little ones, mothers choose the life on dope and alcohol over raising their kids. Grandparents, frustrated by how their children dropped their children at their doorstep, put little effort in training their abandoned grandchildren to understand life, and responsibilities. They try to over-compensate their absentee parents by giving them what they want, not what they need.
"In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did
what was right in his own eyes." Judges 21:25 (NKJV)
This is the last passage in the book of Judges. In the book's beginning, Israel is moving into it's inheritance, given by God, theirs to keep for ever. God took them out of slavery in Egypt, led them miraculously through the wilderness for 40 years, then gave them a land to raise their families that was so fertile and beautiful, as long as they followed Him. God said to Israel that He would bless them in every effort, protect them in everyway, if the would obey His commands. He would give them godly rulers they could take their problems to, and He did exactly that, but Israel didn't obey. From the beginning, they didn't do exactly as they were supposed to by driving out the heathen residents who had dwelt in the land, those that Israel showed mercy to, helped turned their hearts away from God. The cycle of sin began. Israel would sin, anger God, He would allow the people to come under the oppresssion of their enemies, they would cry to the Lord for deliverance, He would raise up a leader to deliver them miraculously, the land and people would again experience peace and prosperity. Then the cycle would repeat, again and again.
Is this story familiar to you? It should be to all of us who follow Christ. Our lives become good, we get comfortable, complacent to the point that we forget Him. We stop praying, following His Word. We start looking at the glitter and things that turn our hearts from Him. Then we see the bad and call it good, indulging in those thing which He hates, accepting phony impossible man-made explanations of our origins as truth. "It's okay to do what I think is right, at least for me." We compromise "the" Truth, dismiss it as fantasy, and do what we think is right to us instead what is written. A good portion of believers don't believe the Bible is inspired or literal.
We are in that cycle. I don't mean the unbelieving society we live in, but the churched society. We seldom hear the words, repent, sin, personal relationship with Christ, self-sacrifice, what my pastor calls "sin management." If we don't tickle the ears, attendance will suffer, so will offerings. We are in the oppression part of the sin-cycle. You may not see that, but give it some thought. We're not oppressed by an invading army of people, rather we are invaded by darkness manifested by immorality, economic crisis, and acceptance of fantasy as truth. Until the churched-world changes, the secular will sink deeper into the cycle of sin. Think about it. Thanks for reading, God bless and keep you all, Keith.
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The latest series of Top Gear will see Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid embark on another automobile adventure.
Along the way, the trio will return home where they will use the Top Gear test track to push a number of vehicles to their limits.
But where is the iconic test track? Here's all you need to know.
Where is the Top Gear test track?
The Top Gear test track is built on the main runway and taxiways of Dunsfold Aerodrome in Surrey. The track is designed to test cars to their limits and includes a number of corners including the Willson bend, Chicago, Hammerhead, Bentley Bend and the Gambon.
The layout of the track is approximately 1.75 miles long and was designed by Lotus Cars as a testing facility.
Can I drive on the Top Gear test track?
Unfortunately not.
Track days used to be available where fans of the show could take part in driving with The Stig and Star in a Reasonably Priced Car. Under 17s off roading was also an option that was on offer. However, in 2016, TGXP, the firm which ran the track days, decided it could no longer do the event following the show's decline in interest after Jeremy Clarkson's exit in 2015.
According to The Sun, a statement from the firm explained: "Despite good reviews and early strong sales for the Top Gear Track Experience, there has been a sharp decline in ticket sales and interest since the changes in the television show.
"We deeply regret the position this puts our remaining customers in, have posted refund advice on our website and will be contacting all our customers directly in the coming days."
A spokesperson for BBC Worldwide added: "We share the frustration of fans who've had their track day cancelled by TGXP."
Sadly, it now doesn't look like Top Gear fans will ever get the chance to have a go on the iconic track as it looks set to be demolished as part of a redevelopment. In December 2016, planning permission was granted to build 1,800 houses on the aerodrome site.
When does the new series start?
The new series kicks off on Sunday 17 February on BBC Two at 8pm. There will be five one-hour episodes in the series. Matt LeBlanc, Chris Harris and Rory Reid will travel to Norway, Sri Lanka and Spain where the former Friends actor and co will tackle motorised ricksaws in Sri Lanka and will discover the best family estate car with the help of some Norwegian wingsuiters.
Who is taking over from Matt LeBlanc?
With the 26th series being his last, LeBlanc will be replaced by TV presenter and comedian Paddy McGuinness and former international cricketer Freddie Flintoff. Whilst Harris will stay on the main show, Reid will be transferred back to Top Gear's sister show, which features behind the scenes footage.


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Somewhat of a forgotten exercise situps still have a place in your exercise
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This company demonstrates to you the generally accepted methods to repair, alter, change or supplant your own particular worn, squeaky, blurring old front brake cushions and rotors on a Buick Century. Pretty much showing you how to change brake pads for most cars. This video is comparative for Buick Lesabre, Chevy Venture,Oldsmobile Intrigue and Silhouette, Pontiac Bonneville Grand Prix and Transport models. You'll first figure out how to evacuate your current front plate brake cushions and after that the rotor, and afterward introduce another brake rotor and substitution brake cushions.
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1: Remove the wheel (1:08)
Remove the center cap with a screwdriver
Take the plastic lug covers off.
With a 19 mm socket and ratchet or lug wrench, loosen the lug nuts.
Raise and secure the vehicle.
Remove the lug nuts.
Remove the wheel and set aside.
2: Remove the brakes (1:54)
Use a 15 mm socket to remove the calipers.
Pry up the brake pads with your flat blade screwdriver.
Check the life of your rotors by checking for grooves and wear.
Remove the rotors if needed.
3: Install the new brakes (3:45)
Clean your rotors with brake parts cleaner and put them on the hub.
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We have had the ability to install Microsoft Office Pro Plus (equivalent to Office 2016) at no cost since we moved to Office 365.
Users of the City's tenancy of Office 365 who are pupils with their own accounts or who are staff with a payroll number (ie not Teachers in Training accounts or Contractor accounts) are able to install Microsoft Office Pro Plus on up to 5 of their own computers (PC or Mac) at home at no cost.
The previous offers where one might purchase a copy of Microsoft Office on DVD no longer apply.
The method is simply:
Log on to Microsoft office at home using (currently) http://tinyurl.com/EDI365
Use the cog icon to find the Install Software facility
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1Chi Ma, 2Chaney Lin, 3Luca Bindi, 2,4Paul J. Steinhardt
American Mineralogist 102, 3 Link to Article [https://doi.org/10.2138/am-2017-5991]
1Division of Geological and Planetary Sciences, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena, California 91125, U.S.A.
2Department of Physics, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, U.S.A.
3Dipartimento di Scienze della Terra, Università di Firenze, Via La Pira 4, I-50121 Florence, Italy
4Princeton Center for Theoretical Science, Princeton University, Princeton, New Jersey 08544, U.S.A.
Copyright: The Mineralogical Society of America
Our nanomineralogy investigation of the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite has revealed three new alloy minerals—hollisterite (IMA 2016-034; Al3Fe), kryachkoite [IMA 2016-062; (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu)], and stolperite (IMA 2016-033; AlCu)—in section 126A of USNM 7908. Hollisterite occurs only as one crystal with stolperite, icosahedrite, and khatyrkite, showing an empirical formula of Al2.89Fe0.77Cu0.32Si0.02 and a monoclinic C2/m structure with a = 15.60 Å, b = 7.94 Å, c = 12.51 Å, b = 108.1°, V = 1472.9 Å3, Z = 24. Kryachkoite occurs with khatyrkite and aluminum, having an empirical formula of Al5.45Cu0.97Fe0.55Cr0.02Si0.01 and an orthorhombic Cmc21 structure with a = 7.460 Å, b = 6.434 Å, c = 8.777 Å, V = 421.3 Å3, Z = 4. Stolperite occurs within khatyrkite, or along with icosahedrite and/or hollisterite and khatyrkite, having an empirical formula of Al1.15Cu0.81Fe0.04 and a cubic Embedded Image structure with a = 2.9 Å, V = 24.4 Å3, Z = 1. Specific features of the three new minerals, and their relationships with the meteorite matrix material, add significant new evidence for the extraterrestrial origin of the Al-Cu-Fe metal phases in the Khatyrka meteorite. Hollisterite is named in honor of Lincoln S. Hollister at Princeton University for his extraordinary contributions to earth science. Kryachkoite is named in honor of Valery Kryachko who discovered the original samples of the Khatyrka meteorite in 1979. Stolperite is named in honor of Edward M. Stolper at California Institute of Technology for his fundamental contributions to petrology and meteorite research.
Hollisterite (Al3Fe), kryachkoite (Al,Cu)6(Fe,Cu), and stolperite (AlCu): Three new minerals from the Khatyrka CV3 carbonaceous chondrite
1Chi Ma, 2Chaney Lin, 3Luca Bindi, 2,4Paul J. Steinhardt


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Zakiyy and I went to the TOMS warehouse sale. It was insane! There was no air conditioning in the warehouse and the line to pay took forever to get through. But the prices for the TOMS were unbeatable so we had to go of course! In case you're not familiar with TOMS – their motto is one for one. For every shoe they sell, they help someone in needs.
Anyways as I'm digging through the boxes of shoes I almost start breaking down in tears because my baby's little feet aren't so little anymore! It's so silly but I love how little his feet is. It's my personal reminder that he still has a lot of growing to do but as I passed by two sizes (there were boxes for tiny 4 and tiny 5) to get to Z's size (i.e., tiny 6) I felt emotional. I'll save the corny woos for myself. Check out Zakiyy loving his new TOMS.


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Sandwich Guildhall Museum
The Museum is housed in the Guildhall, a listed building, and tells the story of Sandwich from medieval times. There are many well-designed illustrative panels relating to the history of the town with artefacts dating back to the early 13th century. Amongst many treasures on display is a Roman bowl, discovered nearby, Roman coins and Sandwich's copies of the 1300 Magna Carta and Charter of the Forest, one of only three locations to hold both charters.
Venue Type:
Archive, Museum, Heritage site
Wednesday-Sunday 10.00-16.00
Collection details
Archaeology, Archives, Coins and Medals, Fine Art, Maritime, Personalities, Social History
WW1 and Sandwich, Kent
- 8 April 2014 — 30 November 2019 *on now
On the centenary of each year of WW1 you will find details of the servicemen who lost their lives who had Sandwich connections.
The displays will show when they died and which actions they were part of. There will be photos of some of these men and of troops who were in Sandwich en route to the war. In 2016 we will be featuring photos of Port Richborough which started shipping war supplies to Flanders in 1916. (If you book a party in to visit the Display you will also be able to see a German Spandau machine gun which is not normally on display)
Booking : 01304 617197
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Thurs, Sun : 2pm-4pm
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Maddie and April and her work with Special Needs.
May 7, 2014
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Do you know what is truly amazing? You've guessed it... A brand new episode of "The Fame Game with MaddieRose." This week, we welcome April to the microphone as she discusses her efforts with special needs. April is the new director of Miss Amazing, Arizona and is known to be a constant volunteer for special needs within the Arizona network. Miss Amazing is a growing pageant system for special need girls of various age groups, created by a former Nebraska pageant queen, Jordan Somer, who was also honored by Nickelodeon for her efforts with a halo award in 2010. Her efforts are now spreading nationwide, with about 30 states on board with her mission. Not only has this provided girls a safe and supportive environment to embrace themselves, but it gives them a platform to showcase their inner and outer beauty despite their disability. April is here to give us all the details and tell us how you can help! This is an episode you are not going to want to miss, stay tuned and enjoy!
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Fame is not just for Hollywood stars, fame is in every walk of life. From doctors to teachers, to mentors and life heroes, Maddie will bring these incredible people together in one show, "The Fame Game." You never know, you may be asked to join her! Everyone has a bit of fame in them! Great life stories, incredible journeys in life, it all comes together in "The Fame Game."
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MaddieRose Holler is the current reigning Miss Arizona's Outstanding Teen. She is a sophomore at Imagine Prep where she is the Secretary of Student Council, President of Peer Mediation, a Member of the National Honor Society, and a Member on the Varsity Cheer Team.
Maddie is passionate about working and supporting our nation's military and their families as well as our Nation's youth. She is an avid singer and performer and for the past three years has been the proud host and producer of "The Fame Game," on the VoiceAmerica Kids Channel, and is also a co-host on "Women INVESTING in Women and GIRLS," also on the VoiceAmerica Kids channel.
On "The Fame Game," Maddie interviews guests from the world of entertainment and everyday life. Given her broad range of academic talents, professional expertise, and community service interests, Maddie was selected to be a Co-Host of the Women INVESTING in Women and Girls Global Radio Show. On this show, MaddieRose will be interviewing speakers from various Global WIIW Summits in 2014-2015 and aspires to pursue a major in political science and a minor in broadcast journalism, once she completes High School in Arizona.


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Cancer treatment in India and its alternatives August 12, 2009Posted by southasiamasala in : Doron, Assa, India , trackback
Assa Doron and Alex Broom
India is often viewed as a country where cancer is yet to take its hold. As part of the developing world, with relatively low rates of longevity and relatively high rates of communicable diseases, cancer was and often still is not seen as a priority. Lack of basic primary health care services, water-borne diseases and other infectious diseases remain the primary causes of death. But as India is stepping into the 21st century, with a burgeoning urban middle class, cancer is increasingly making its mark. Not only is cancer increasing amongst the affluent classes, who live longer under the auspices of India's booming economy and consumer culture, cancer is also evident amongst the poor rural population who are now bearing the brunt for India of the much-lauded Green Revolution. More and more we hear reports of a sharp increase in cancer cases as a result of toxic material in the food of ordinary folk. The Indian Outlook magazine reports highly contaminated ground water in Punjab, a consequence of long term usage of fertilizers and pesticides. These dangerous chemicals infuse everything, from vegetables and up the food chain, causing a sharp increase in cancer and other physical and neurological deformities.
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For many people in the rural areas identifying cancer and getting treatment is very difficult, which ultimately leads to late diagnosis and a much smaller chance of recovery. Around 80% of those diagnosed with cancer in India will die of the disease compared with 50% of those in most developed countries. In our recent study of cancer doctors and nurses in Delhi , a range of oncology practitioners expressed their frustrations at their inability to cure cancer for those who present late to hospital. The study found that the main reasons for presenting late were proximity to advanced healthcare, gender and economic means. Perhaps the most disturbing finding of the study was that Indian women may present late to hospital and conceal their tumours due to not wanting to be a burden on the family. Previous estimates have suggested that out of the million people diagnosed with cancer each year in India, 50% die within 12 months. Our recent study provides an indication as to why this may be.
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Another frustration expressed by the clinicians that took part in the study was that patients often arrive at hospitals after having sought traditional or alternative medicines elsewhere – often in their home villages. The use of Ayurveda, Unani, Siddha and other practices, before presentation to hospital, was viewed as a major barrier to effective treatment of the disease. Patients regularly arrived at hospital with advanced stages of diseases, leading one clinician to lament "we are all palliative care physicians in India". The use of traditional practices was thus viewed as one key reason among others (including gender and class-based inequalities) for the lack of success in treatment and curing patients from urban and rural areas of India. However, behind the 'lure of alternatives' and what many regard as the 'erroneous claims of efficacy' lies a much more fundamental challenge: how can the Indian State address and prevent further healthcare polarization and mitigate the emergent hierarchies of health. Lessons from the West tell us that biomedical technologies are not the silver bullet for eradicating cancer. While overall survival has increased for some cancers, rates continue to increase in the developed world. Indeed, traditional health practices may be a vital source of health knowledge in the 21st century as scientific medicine reaches it limits in terms of reducing the cancer burden. The task for India is to ensure that its people use treatments not because they are poor, female or geographically isolated, but because they work.
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You gain strength, courage, and confidence by every experience in which you really stop to look fear in the face. You must do the thing which you think you cannot do.
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Secretary of State Michele Reagan, the queen of election screw-ups, has done it again.
The Green Valley News reports that thousands of voter publicity pamphlets mailed to homes in Southern Arizona are missing dozens of pages. Incomplete election pamphlets to be resent to voters:
Arizona Secretary of State's office spokesman Matt Roberts said the office received several phone calls and emails Wednesday afternoon about missing pages and then heard from the company that printed them, acknowledging the error.
"The printer just reached out to us and it appears there are some missing pages, or in some cases the publicity pamphlets had some assembly problems," Roberts said.
The printer, Trend Offset of California, said Thursday it appears a mix-up followed by a quality-control breakdown resulted in "no more than 14,000 pamphlets" with errors, according to the Secretary of State's office. It said four of 600 sample checks contained errors.
The company traced the problem to one delivery truck carrying 68,108 pamphlets that serviced Tucson, Nogales, Sierra Vista, Green Valley and other Southern Arizona locations.
The company will reprint and resend all 68,108 pamphlets, though the state has said their initial request to reprint and resend 1.9 million copies remains "on the table." Roberts said he expects any additional costs to be paid by the vendor. The corrected pamphlets should arrive before early ballots are mailed out.
The error is among several election-related snafus this year.
•The Secretary of State's office failed to send publicity pamphlets to about 200,000 homes outside Pima and Maricopa counties as required in advance of the May 17 special election. Initially, Secretary of State Michele Reagan blamed the vendor but later her office acknowledged it erred in compiling mailing lists.
•In March, voters in Maricopa County faced hours in line to vote in the Presidential Preference election after County Recorder Helen Purcell drastically cut the number of polling places to save money. The county had just 60 voting sites, less than half in less-populated Pima County. Maricopa County had more than 500 sites in the August primary.
•Reagan's office gave bad instructions to candidates trying to get on the primary ballot and only notified them of the problems in the final weeks of signature-gathering, according to the Arizona Republic.
•Maricopa County mislabeled a title on a proposition in the May 17 special election on the Spanish-language ballot, according to the Republic.
I have heard from several voters recently who complained that they never received the voter publicity pamphlet from the Secretary of State in the mail in prior elections. This should not happen. Is this a problem elsewhere? If you do not receive your publicity pamphlet in the mail, here is what you can do:
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Five individuals, including two women, have sought medical treatment at the Penang Hospital between Sunday and yesterday after drinking a certain type of instant coffee which left them severely fatigued.
State Health Department director Dr. Wan MansorHamzah said the individuals aged between 19 and 62, including two foreigners, were warded for observation and several tests, but three of them had been discharged after their conditions improved.
"Right now, only two men, aged 19 and 45, are still warded at the hospital for treatment and observation.
"They are reported to be in stable condition. No new case or death reported so far involving drinkers of that type of coffee," he said in a statement here today.
He said various tests on the patients and samples of the coffee were still ongoing and the department would be issuing an official statement once the findings were known.
"The investigation into the incident also involves several other enforcement agencies and the public are advised not to make any speculation or disseminate false information about the incident," he said.
Yesterday, Bernama reported that two men ended up at the Penang Hospital after drinking a certain type of coffee which left them severely fatigued.
Meanwhile, Penang Police chief Datuk A.Thaiveegan said the police had not received any report on the incident from the victims or the hospital.
"We will investigate the incident if there is a report lodged by any parties involved," he said.


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Can I make a good travel description and earn money? Why not?
I sat looking for a trip to my son and me. But we may have to find a trip for the whole flock instead.
Then I came to mind that the travel industry is also a huge industry.
So why not make a niche website about it to travel.
I can give some examples of where and how to reach a single destination.
Here can also be an airport guide.
You have some tips on how to expel time at the airport.
I could get even when the trip is over make a travel description on a website that could help others who want to travel as single parents or just unique, just before it's going to sound like travel dating tips.
How about combining dating and travel descriptions?
I am single and have been there for some years, but I do not lead after dating. I have a girlfriend.
But you can see the idea.
I could also link it with the idea I wrote about camping. Then it's also a way to travel.
It's not my way to travel; I like to go either by train or by plane.
Yes, if I ask my parents, they know many places where they have been.
Do you see the idea here are many conventional ways to travel and disguise many small page niches that are almost wholly inexhaustible for content?
So what I want to do is to start my travels.
But we travel both summer and winter.
But just making a personal description of the sites you visit can most likely help many to decide where their destinations are going.
I'm currently looking for a trip where I can get my girlfriend and her girls. It must be on a relatively cheap budget.
Then we get a little more to go.
It's a jungle to navigate in, and I could indeed have used some experiences of the different places we have looked.
I have met some social reviews of the hotels I have looked.
But it is probably not the same as a description of the area that I would like us to travel.
If we talk winter skiing and skiing, I have tried some different where I have had good but also less good experiences from the place.
I think skiing is the best time of year.
There is nothing better than getting up on the mountain if you ask me. I have been to several countries in Europe and skiing.
Northern Scandinavia here is beautiful but on the other hand cold. I have also been in the southernmost mountain range in Europe.
I have tried some of the favorite places and some of the less popular.
Here I can greatly benefit from other low descriptions of the places I have been.
It can be anything from descriptions of the mountain, experiences with hotels. Or what about the snow.
Ok, the last one might be a little hard to do other than a more or less live rating.
I have also had very different experiences about the lifting systems.
Yes, in some places there has been a queue for much of the day. I have also tried a couple of ski schools. And here there is a big difference between those I've tried. Yes, there is a vast difference from area to area.
An excessive niche Or?
Yes, I could find many infinite topics to write about here, and each one could go to an entire website.
Just take descriptions of the hotels you've been.
How has their service been to you?
Where to eat well, there is a good restaurant attached to the hotel.
What about vacation apartments is better than paying a hotel.
Have you been to sightseeing?
Which. Sights have you seen?
Has it been good or bad?
It's not because I've traveled very much, but only with the experiences I've had, I will easily be able to fill more posts from each place.
Yes, just our ski holidays where we have been in several places and met many kinds and smaller hotels, lifts. Skiing, ski schools and many other things I've experienced.
As you can see, this is also an unimaginable niche, which is very fast becoming too broad if you are not very specific in your choice of subject.
Here are as many audiences as you can hit very accurately if you want.
A single destination can quickly fill out a lot of articles.
Yes, I would rightly say that you can create a lifeline with this niche.
Just without having to have the customer contact.
But it's because you learn how to put it together.
Yes, you have to learn how to create a website, and you should learn to approach your specific target audience.
If I say, I will help you get started freely.
Yes, you get two websites and ten lessons.
You can create your very own travel website.
Read here where I've learned to work online.
If you make the decision, I'm here to help you further.
So go ahead today.
If you want to know more about where and how are you very welcome to write me in the field below
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text: St Marys Cathedral was the beautiful setting chosen by Angela and Anthony. Then on to the magnificent Winton House to celebrate. We knew Angela would make a gorgeous bride and with no shortage of wonderful backdrops we had a great fun with photos there. And after whisky tasting in the vaulted bar the ceilidh certainly went with a swing!


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@guest: Kiitos kun tulit kuuntelemaan! :)
...They could really use some sleep by the looks of it.
They could use to be less crazy too
staring match!
All I can stare at is the mole LOL
Your characters makes me laugh A LOT. HH3H3H3H3H3H3H3H3HH3H3H3H3H3H3H3H
Psycological torture H3H3H3H3!
And I'm so gonna buy the two first volumns!
Just gotta get some money on paypal ;D
Oh, the tension is palpable!
Olipa mielenkiintoinen kuplii-paneeli, kiitokset siitä!
he's lying but the bad guy is gonna take the bait lol


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Strange Towns
The above photo is one I took when I was fourteen in Paris, and I still think it's one of the best I've ever taken. I don't know if that reflects well or badly. From now on it's going to be a picture from each day, but I wanted to start out on a good note.
This blog was inspired by:
1. a superb Sherwood Anderson short story called "In a Strange Town"
2. Caleb's dream blog, don't deconstruct
3. Frankie Marin's incessant demands
4. Kate telling me to take a photo a day
5. my overwhelming desire to make lists all the time
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This egg is easily twice as big as any egg we have gotten from our chickens. I placed it in a jumbo size egg carton and couldn't close the container. A whopper of an egg - I think the culprit is Yoko our Rhode Island Red. She lays the biggest eggs on a regular basis.
Our second surprise was when we cooked the egg. It appears the reason for this huge size is a double yolk. Essentially we got two eggs in one. :) Thanks Yoko.


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This is so cool! Reminds me a bit http://randoma11y.com, but I love such resources! Just an idea, but you could make a public api of it, that would be useful :) Thanks!
@lukyvj also, thanks to https://zeit.co/now, I deployed an API in under ten minutes! https://hello-color-api-ebffeskg...
@jxnblk That was fast. And the result seems solid :) \o/ congrats! ( now, buy a domain on namecheap, and make the api available on a readable url :3 )
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@lukyvj Nice job! Already using this quick API you have mounted! I hope it continue online heheh
Would be neat to allow users to input one hex value and be given a contrasting color to pair with it.
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@mazameli You can change the c parameter in the url
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Please add option to view history of colours clicked. Great inspiration.
@tomflemming check the developer console or use the browser back button
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The joint venture of Renaissance Trains and John Laing plc had introduced an open access operator in UK in the year 2006 for the convenience of passengers traveling through rail. Known as Wrexham & Shropshire, this railway transport sector was aimed at operating passenger services starting from Wrexham further to London Melbourne. In between the main routes covered were Shrewsbury, Wellington and Tame Bridge. With a fleet size of 5 class 67 locomotives, 5 driving van trailers and 16 mark 3 carriages. Wrexham and Shropshire served a total of 11 intermediary stations.
Wrexham and Shropshire trains passed through a host of destinations offering easy access to the appealing Wellington market town, Llangollen, IRonbridge Gorge and many more. Fares from London to Wrexham started from as low as $10, but with advance bookings passengers could avail a number of attractive offers and explore all major temptations in and around the city. Cheaper tickets were also available by opting for off peak travels, by using Raileasy and by selecting overtaken trains. With such low rates and superior services, customers had been greatly satisfied.
The initial timetable for Wrexham and Shropshire was for 5 trains on a weekday running from Wrexham to London. Each journey was accomplished approximately in 4 hours and 15 minutes. The weekday service then was reduced to 4 trains per weekday in March 2009 citing major economic downturn. In the year 2010, there was a fourth Saturday service being operated between the months of July and September. Due to insufficient customer demand, the weekday service again got diminished to three per day by December 2010.
Talking about performance, in the spring of 2010, Wrexham & Shropshire was able to bag a glorious 99% satisfaction rating in the National Passenger Survey that was conducted by Passenger Focus. It was the highest ever-recorded rating in the history of that survey. But then performance figures gradually began to decrease. During the second quarter of 2010-11 financial year, Wrexham and Shropshire could score an 88.1% PPM. Nevertheless, the ratings were above national average, which revealed that passengers were quite satisfied.
Wrexham and Shropshire operations ceased on 28th January 2011 when a review clinched that there was absolutely no prospect of the train business ever being profitable. W&S decided on its final closure after some of its major profitability schemes failed. The last 18:30 train of W&S traveled from London Marylebone in Central London to Wrexham General.


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Explore: Hot Eats: Monarch
A Southern-inspired concept takes flight at this established St. Louis restaurant and lands on solid ground.
When Monarch co-owner Jeff Orbin decided to close the restaurant for a renovation in June, he had two goals in mind: "Keep the Monarch brand alive and make the new menu completely chef-driven," says Orbin. With a longstanding reputation for creative, upscale cuisine and a James Beard Foundation Award-nominated chef, Orbin's plan proved both smart and successful, and a reinvigorated restaurant took flight in August.
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The identifiable butterfly logo has been replaced by the Fleur de Lys emblem—although to maintain Monarch's branded elegance, Orbin kept the butterfly's presence. The original lighted butterfly art is displayed at the entrance to the formal back dining room, which was revamped with several Randy Barker butterfly prints and a "swarm" of ceiling-suspended butterflies. The main part of the restaurant—the previous wine bar area and casual front dining room—has been dubbed the "Southern Bistro" and features the new insignia-patterned walls and soft tan and gray tones. Two chalkboards featuring a few specials and the entertainment lineup lend a New Orleans eatery feel.
Comfort Cuisine
Galliano is clearly at home with the new bistro menu—dishes are traditional in basic Southern flavors and style, but Galliano's interpretations are inspired and approachable. The Maque Choux, for example, is a traditional South Louisiana stew, but Galliano's version includes shrimp and okra and is served with crispy boudin balls—Cajun pork and rice sausage coated with Japanese bread crumbs. You can also order the boudin balls off the "snack" menu, which also includes praline-coated housemade bacon and hush puppies with a burnt lemon sauce.
Signature Po'boys sandwiches have been a surprising hit, according to Orbin, and include a grilled Andouille dog, roast beef with gravy and a fried shrimp and roast beef sandwich. Shared plates like grilled oysters with shredded parmesan, popcorn shrimp and crawfish bread filled with crawfish étouffée also have been popular options thus far. A well-outlined "Nightly Specials" section of the menu features red beans and rice, Southern fried chicken and Missouri grass-fed beef filled peppers.
With most items under $15, save room for sweets. Galliano's pecan pie is spiked with Bourbon and the root beer float features Monarch's own homemade root beer and vanilla bean ice cream. Orbin says the bar will soon have the root beer on draft—no doubt an idea that, along with the new menu, will land Monarch another hit.
Where to Go:
7401 Manchester Ave.
Bistro Menu Nightly Specials: $12-$18
Bistro Menu Entrees: $14-$20
Hours: Dinner Mon.-Thurs., 5pm-10pm and
Fri.-Sat., 5pm-11pm
Cumin-roasted shrimp with black garlic romesco, marcona almonds and cauliflower À_fregolaÀ_ at Monarch
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This page describes context scenarios and the Library & Sakai 3 Integration Project collaborative activity to build context scenarios.
Table of Contents
About Context Scenarios
Much of this content is based on Designing for the Digital Age, by Kim Goodwin (2009)
Context scenarios are stories of ideal experiences for personas of an undefined, future product or system. Context scenarios are high level and optimistic, focusing on ideal system behavior in situations that will happen. Though context scenarios provide the beginnings of considering the actual design of a product or system, context scenarios avoid providing specific solutions and implementation details. Instead, context scenarios focus on the information and actions personas ideally expect from the system based on their needs and behaviors. By outlining various activities for personas in this way, a clear set of requirements can be developed and prioritized.
Why create them?
Context scenarios allow the design team to:
- begin to imagine how the actual design of the system will meet persona needs
- free their imagination and think of "out-of-the-box" design concepts
- raise questions about our understanding of persona goals, activities and workflows
- raise questions about the design and technical elements of the system (i.e. security, privacy, systems interoperability, help, etc.)
- arrive at user-driven system requirements
Our example context scenario is based on preliminary work done for the Library & Sakai 3 Integration Project. It describes a situation in which Allison McCallum, an instructor persona, builds a syllabus for a new course. This scenario has been abbreviated for the purposes of this example - your scenarios are likely to be longer than seven steps.
This context scenario demonstrates:
- an optimistic, imagined future system that serves Allison's goals, needs and behaviors in the context of a realistic activity that she regularly performs
- the future system need not be described in detail or realistic - at this stage, the focus is on meeting user needs, following good design principles and raising questions about how user needs can be met (not necessarily answering these questions)
- a story with a beginning, end and an idea of how long the scene lasted
How to create good context scenarios
Summarized from Designing for the Digital Age, by Kim Goodwin (2009), pp. 308-320
- Be true to the persona and workflow data we have
- Make sure your context scenario describes an activity that your persona would regularly do and reflects how your persona would behave at each step of the activity.
- Describe the future, not the present
- Imagine a future system that would provide the persona with an ideal user experience.
- Don't worry too much about the feasibility or details of the system you are imagining, focus more on meeting the needs of the persona.
- If your ideas for a system raise unanswered questions - that's good! Record the questions and make sure whatever you are proposing addresses a need, goal or behavior of the persona.
- Craft a story with a beginning and an end
- Start with a triggering event (i.e. need to create a syllabus for a new course, etc.)
- Answer who, what, when, where, why and how
- who: the persona and any others they may interact with.
- what: data (information, resources, etc) exchanged between the persona, other people and the system as well as actions the persona takes as a result.
- when: some indication of whether the persona's activity is common, how long it lasts and whether there are interruptions.
- where: the setting(s) in which the system is used.
- why: the persona's reasons for performing the activity and motivation for various behaviors along the way.
- how: the process a persona follows to complete the activity.
- Use the right level of detail
- Provide design direction, avoid design specifications (don't worry about technical implementation details)
- Start with an optimistic mindset
- Assume the interface is magic. At this stage, focus on how the persona's needs can ideally be met by the system and feel free to use your imagination!
- Apply important design principles - the following are general design principles to keep in mind, but play a larger role later in the process (no need to focus on these too much):
- Do no harm, whether that's actual injury or just wasting someone's time.
- Provide all the tools your persona uses at the same time in the same place.
- Don't ask for confirmation of actions; make them possible to undo instead.
- Don't interrupt users to report events they don't care about.
- Make errors impossible; don't offer choices that won't work.
- Don't ask users to remember things if you can avoid it.
- Remember and learn from user behavior.
- Make reasonable assumptions instead of forcing users to customize or make a lot of unnecessary choices.
- Don't confuse what users will always do with what they might occasionally do.
Collaborative Activity Process
Follow these steps to contribute context scenarios to the Library & Sakai 3 Integration Project:
- Understanding the personas
- Understanding the workflow summary
- Understanding the overall design's problem and vision statements
- Choosing a persona and an activity to detail in a context scenario
- Writing the context scenario
- Reflecting on the context scenario
Each of these steps is detailed below.
Understanding the personas
A context scenario is written for a specific persona. There are four instructor personas for this project. Please be sure to read and get to know each persona (download Personas document). A summary of the personas and how they compare on major variables is below:
Questions about the personas? Email us!
Understanding the workflow summary
We have been investigating instructor workflows around finding, managing and sharing learning resources for their courses.
We have summarized what we have gathered so far in the Workflow Overview. For more details of specific workflows, check out the Workflow Details.
Questions about the workflow data? Email us!
Understanding the overall design's problem and vision statements
As we build context scenarios for our personas, we need to know the overarching problem we are addressing for the personas and the vision we have for the future to solve the problem. The problem and vision statements are based on our user research and ensure we do not stray too far from our users' needs in imagining context scenarios.
Note on focus of problem and vision statements
The main difference between the Library Focus and the Broader Focus below is the target user group. The Library Focus concentrates on instructors whereas the Broader Focus concentrates on all Sakai 3 users and impact on Sakai 3 content management. Based on our research so far, we know that instructors (and it is safe to assume other user groups: students, staff, researchers, etc) blur the boundaries of "scholarly resources" and are using a wide variety of traditionally scholarly and non-scholarly resources for their courses. To limit "silos" of information and increase interoperability, it makes sense to have one central system to manage various resources, whether they are library-related or not.
As we continue with design and development work, the exact wording of the problem and vision statements may require adjustments (and it would be ideal to have just one problem statement and one corresponding vision statement) but what we have now provides the "pillars" of our design direction and ensure our context scenarios focus on activities around finding, managing and sharing learning resources as seamlessly as possible while paying attention to potential collaboration and feedback opportunities as well as copyright concerns.
Library Focus:
Library resources and services are being underutilized and perceived as difficult to use because instructors do not have adequate tools to find, manage and share learning content from various online sources within the context of their courses and research projects that would help them meet their goals of being engaging and effective scholars and teachers.
Broader Focus:
Sakai lacks a framework to find, manage and share content from various online sources within the context of course and project sites resulting in teachers and learners using multiple systems that do not integrate well, poor feedback on shared content and potential copyright concerns. Due to these issues, teachers and learners are not able to fully accomplish their goal of being effective scholars and instructors as they spend more time than necessary dealing with multiple systems, are not exposed to collaborative learning opportunities and are not learning about copyright concerns.
Library Focus:
The new design for Sakai 3 and library integration will help instructors achieve their goals of being engaging and effective scholars and teachers by giving them the ability to find, manage and share learning content from various online sources within the context of their courses and research projects with greater ease and efficiency.
Broader Focus:
The new design for Sakai 3 content management will help teachers and learners achieve their goal of being more effective scholars and instructors by giving them the ability to find, manage and share content from various online sources within the context of their course and project sites while using one system (Sakai), exposing collaborative learning opportunities and providing options to address copyright concerns.
Choosing a persona and an activity to detail in a context scenario
Each context scenario should focus on one persona and one activity for the chosen persona. It is difficult to anticipate all the activities that you may come up with, but the activities should revolve around our workflow themes of finding, managing and sharing learning resources. Some sample activities are included below as a starting point and may not apply to all personas - please feel free to write about other important activities:
- Creating or updating a syllabus with learning resources (journal articles, news stories, images, videos, etc.). Resources will vary for different personas (some rely heavily on common web resources, others on licensed journal articles, etc.).
- Collecting learning resources (journal articles, news stories, images, videos, etc.) to be used in an upcoming course (not necessarily building a syllabus).
- Setting up slides with references to learning resources (journal articles, news stories, images, videos, etc.) for an upcoming lecture.
- Using a resource in/for a course assignment.
- Sharing a "stumbled upon" recent online news article/multimedia item with a course.
Check the submitted context scenarios for the personas and activities that have been covered so far. It would be preferable to cover an activity for a persona that has not been covered. If this is not possible, feel free to take an alternate approach for an activity that has already been written about.
You are free to write about any persona you wish. You do not have to write all your context scenarios for one persona or for the same activity across different personas. Please feel free to submit as many context scenarios as you can!
Once you have decided on a persona and an activity to write a context scenario on, please email us with this information so we can keep track of the personas and activities that are going to be written about.
If you think of activities that you may not have time to write about but feel should be addressed, please email us with your ideas.
Writing the context scenario
If you have not already done so, please refer to the example and guidelines on how to write a good context scenario above. If you have any questions, feel free to email us.
Use the Context Scenario Form to submit your context scenario. To avoid any accidental loss of your work, please compose your context scenario offline and cut-and-paste it into the form.
A few minutes after you submit your context scenario, you should be able to see it here along with the other submitted context scenarios.
Reflecting on the context scenario
The Context Scenario Form includes questions to reflect on each context scenario:
- Was there information about your persona or their workflow you felt was missing, but would have been helpful in creating this context scenario?
- Are there any questions about your persona, their activity or the proposed design direction that your context scenario raises?
- Are there additional activities we should create context scenarios about that arise from your context scenario?
- Any other thoughts on this context scenario?