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Some European capital cities have been visited for centuries, having, subsequently, developed a multicultural image that can no longer be separated from their modern everyday life. London, Paris, Rome, Madrid or Berlin are some of those cities, whose airports welcome millions of travellers each year. Despite the growing number of people arriving, some surrounding smaller … Continue reading TRAVEL ADVISOR | 11 European secrets to discover before they become crowded
TRAVEL ADVISOR | Experiencing the forgotten Northern Greece
Always regarded as a destination for beach and history lovers, Greece still holds some hidden treasures, kept away from a massive invasion of tourists: the North. Since the capital, Athens, and the islands make the must-do's of first-timers, the rest of the country makes the perfect escape for those who desire a less turbulent stay … Continue reading TRAVEL ADVISOR | Experiencing the forgotten Northern Greece


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Blog | Adrian Gaudebert - Rethinking Socorro's Web App - Comments Le blog d'un ingénieur Web qui travaille pour Mozilla et qui fait des jeux vidéo dans son temps libre. 2019-05-16T19:14:52+02:00 Adrian Gaudebert urn:md5:9d1ca1cfaddd27f70c5e39a3ee659873 Dotclear Rethinking Socorro's Web App - Robert Kaiser urn:md5:4f1a58d7446877410d591f025d93ac70 2015-06-11T13:48:52+02:00 2015-06-11T13:48:52+02:00 Robert Kaiser
I really love the idea here and I really think we should go in that direction. If I understand things right, we are at or getting to the state where the Socorro webapp is only one possible endpoint, so we could build up such a new and flexible UI at the side. I think it would be awesome if I could mark pieces of a report (say, a section of a new Signature Summary) to require a certain permission flag (out of the ones I have myself, otherwise I can't see the data and build the report in the first place). The dashboard part is to be taken with a grain of salt. The way you describe it, it's prone to get very noisy and therefore very useless pretty fast. That said, I think this option should exist, and it may even power the entry point to the website - but the usual rule for making useful visualizations/dashboard is to distill things down into the fewest possible amount of indicators but to create the possibility to drill down into detailed data to understand those indicators.

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A message from Antek Lejk, Chief Executive:
At Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust we provide mental health services across Norfolk and Suffolk. At the Trust, we believe in recovery and wellbeing, and understand the importance of good physical health, maintaining relationships and achieving a balance between treatments and continuing an active life.
Service users and carers are at the centre of all aspects of our work and are vital in helping to shape and support our service strategy. Our strategy supports and enables people with mental health problems, or who need to improve their wellbeing, to live a fulfilling life and make their personal recovery journey.
We aim to be recognised as a national leader through the provision and co-ordination of high-quality, excellent and cost-effective services, together with a commitment to research and innovation. We aim to be an expert in mental health whole-life care and wellbeing, known by the local community to provide excellent advice, care and treatment in a friendly, flexible and timely manner.
Our Teams
Our staff make this Mental Health trust what it is. Everyone's contribution is valued and acknowledged.
We offer an exciting range of career opportunities across Norfolk and Suffolk in a wide variety of disciplines including doctors, porters, nurses, occupational therapists, administrators and assistant practitioners. Our environments are both rural and across the towns from Bury St Edmunds to Great Yarmouth and King's Lynn to Haverhill and extending into many working environments of secure services, community and inpatient acute hospital.
With exciting new opportunities arising such as our innovative recovery college and nursing academy, with great links with USC - University Campus Suffolk and UEA – University of East Anglia.
Whatever your role, the quality of our care to our service users, families and carers is totally dependent on the contribution of each member of staff and how we work together. It is a joint approach: the attitude, qualities and skills you bring to your role in the Trust and the support, development and job satisfaction you expect in return.
Our staff are working towards achieving our vision to provide safe, sustainable services, achieving positive patient outcomes, innovation and learning.


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Obituaries, Sept. 1999 - June 2000
Obituaries, Sept. 1999 - June 2000
[Note: in cases where donations may be made to New Mexico Tech, the address is: Advancement Office, New Mexico Tech, 801 Leroy Place, Socorro, NM 87801.]
Lou Baudoin Louis P. Baudoin (Lou) Sr., a former Tech employee, passed away Wednesday, March 15, 2000 at his residence in Socorro, NM. Born February 26, 1922 to Louis J. and Hildred Gardenier Baudoin in Claremont, MN. He lived his early years in southern Minnesota, moved to Chicago, where he graduated from Waukegan Township High School; became an Eagle Scout; and attended RCA Institutes. In 1942, he joined the Army Air Corps (later the United States Air Force) to become a pilot (43K). He flew multi-engine aircraft (B-26 Marauders, and B-29s) and achieved the rank of First Lieutenant. He continued to serve in the Air Force Reserve until 1957.
In 1950, Mr. Baudoin and his wife Berenyce moved to Albuquerque, where he worked for Timpte Inc. before becoming an Associate Senior Designer for Sandia National Laboratories. After retiring from Sandia in 1975, Lou and his wife moved to Socorro and hand-built their house. From 1984 to 1989, Lou worked for New Mexico Tech as a mechanical design technician in the Department of Mining and Geological Engineering.
Lou was a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Welding Society, Medical Arts Research Foundation, Kit Carson Council, Boy Scouts of America, B-26 Marauder Historical Society, Air Force Flyers Club, Socorro Old Car Club, National Model T Club, VMCCA, and the Socorro County Historical Society. He was a ham radio operator. Lou assisted in the design of the VLA rail vehicles system. Lou and Berenyce enjoyed appearing in parades in their 1925 Model T Speedster and taking cruises on ships.
Lou Baudoin touched many people through his helping hands, innovation, design skills and goodwill, enabling and changing people's lives through his generosity. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Berenyce Falk Baudoin, of Socorro; sons, Louis Jr. and wife Patricia, Ali and wife LaVerne of Albuquerque; grandchildren Lisa, Suzanne, Genevieve, and Bayard; and great-grandchildren, Ely Watson, Noah Watson and Max Nieberg.
In lieu of flowers, the family requested donations to the Socorro General Hospital Hospice, PO Box 1009, Socorro NM 87801.
Roy Blankley, Jr., 84, of Anthony, NM., passed away on Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Providence Memorial Hospital in El Paso. He was born Oct. 1, 1915 in Dunkirk, Indiana. He served in the Army during World War II and graduated from the New Mexico School of Mines in 1948 with a bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering. Blankley was retired from his position as school principal for the Gadsden Independent School District. He was a member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church, the Lions Club, and the Masonic Lodge.
Ralph F. Conway, 85, passed away on Nov. 26, 1998, in San Antonio, Tex. He was born on Jan. 11, 1913, in Westfield, Mass. He received a bachelor's degree in mining engineering from the New Mexico School of Mines in 1938. He served as a lieutenant colonel in the U. S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He then worked for American Airlines for 31 years, retiring with the rank of captain.
Conway was preceded in death by his son, Gary L. Conway. Survivors include his wife of 59 years, Almira E. Conway; son, Gerald T. of Reno, Nev.; son and daughter-in-law Kevin R. and Patti of Austin; daughter-in-law Dianne of Smithtown, N.Y.; four grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
William (Bill) Porter Davenport, 69, passed away suddenly on Dec. 18, 1999, at Presbyterian Hospital in Albuquerque. For the past year, Davenport taught computer science courses at New Mexico Tech as an adjunct faculty member. He was born in Danbury, Conn., and raised in Tucson, Ariz. In 1955, he married Maryon Perry and attended the University of Arizona, graduating in 1960. He worked in industry, starting at Mountain Telephone and Telegraph in Ariz. For Safeway stores in Oakland, Calif., Davenport designed and built their first computer center; and for Bank Americard (Visa) in San Francisco, he designed and implemented their first national telecommunications system.
Bill had an inherent, abiding love of teaching and spent the last twenty years of his professional career as an associate professor of computer science at Acadia University, Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada.
Following retirement in 1994, he and his wife settled in New Mexico, first in Albuquerque and then, for the past year, in San Antonio. Bill was a deeply committed Christian, devoted husband and father, and respected and loved by those who knew him for his integrity, forthrightness, and joy of life.
He is survived by his wife, Maryon of San Antonio, NM; two daughters, Leslie Fuentes and husband Marty of Albuquerque, Brenda Schaeffer and husband Brian of Deming; a son William (Bill) Davenport and wife Joanne of Nova Scotia, Canada; two sisters, Anne Lovekin and husband William of Albuquerque, Mary Jacksha and husband Larry of Socorro; a brother John (Jay) and his wife Betsy of Baldwin Park, Calif., and nine grandchildren.
Kirk Allen Ferdig, age 28, passed away Oct. 30, 1998 from cancer. He graduated from New Mexico Tech in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in chemistry with an environmental option. He worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a chemist and a Laboratory Information Management Systems specialist. He is survived by his wife Monica; children, Amber, Aaron, and Autumn; parents Jerry and Patty; brothers Dean and Eric; and sister Nicole.
Dr. Charles Michael "Mike" Fullerton, age 67, of Hilo, Hawaii, died on Nov. 13, 1999, at home.
Fullerton was born in Oklahoma City and attended Sewanee Military Academy in Sewanee, Tenn., where he was valedictorian of the Class of 1950. He then attended the University of the South at Sewanee and later the University of Oklahoma, where he received a bachelor's degree in mathematics in 1954. He served in the United States Army as a commander of the 4th Ordnance Company (Guided Missile Maintenance and Repair), at White Sands Missile Range and later as adjutant, 61st Ordnance Group, and administrative assistant to the post ordnance officer, Fort Bliss, Tex. He then attended New Mexico Tech, where he earned a master's degree in physics in 1964 and a Ph.D. in geophysics in 1966.
He joined the faculty of the University of Hawaii (UH) in 1966 and subsequently became director of the Cloud Physics Laboratory of UH Hilo's Department of Meteorology in 1969. Fullerton served as director of that research facility for 14 years, pausing briefly in 1974 to serve as acting provost of the UH Hilo campus. In 1984, he was named dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, a post he held for eight years. During his tenure as dean, Fullerton served as chairman of the Hawaii Island United Way, helping to bring in over $1 million dollars in donations in 1990. He also served on the boards of several organizations, including the Boys and Girls Club of Hilo and the St. Joseph's School Board. Throughout his years at UH, Fullerton was an enthusiastic supporter of Vulcan Athletics, especially men's basketball.
In 1992, Fullerton left academic administration and teaching to devote himself full-time to community and civic service. He was a long-standing member and past president of the Rotary Club of South Hilo, and served in 1999 as the club's secretary. He was a major supporter of the Blood Bank of Hawaii, serving both as a member of the Hilo Friends for Life Committee and as a "super" blood donor himself. Fullerton was also an active member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, singing in both the main parish choir and the Aloha choir, volunteering as a lay lector at weekly masses, and serving this year as chairman of the Parish Pastoral Advisory Council.
He is survived by his wife Jane Jo Fullerton, of Socorro, NM, and his children: Malia Fullerton of State College, Pa., Christopher Fullerton of Three Springs., Pa., and Amy Fullerton of Halaula, Hawaii.
Robert F. Goudge, 83, passed away on Jan 28, 2000. Born on June 8, 1916, in New York City, he had been a resident of Boulder City, Nev., for 14 years. He graduated from the New Mexico School of Mines in 1941 with a bachelor's degree in mining engineering. He served in the United States Navy during World War II.
Goudge attended St. Christopher's Espicopal Church in Bounder City. He was an avid swimmer and was once named Nevada Senior Athlete of the Year.
He is survived by his wife, Janet, son, Bob, grandsons, Robert and Marcus, and five great-grandchildren.
Catherine M. (McKinney) LaVada passed away on Oct. 11, 1999, in Medford, Ore., after a three-year battle with ovarian cancer. She was born in 1941, in Lebanon, Ore. She received her bachelor's degree in geology from New Mexico Tech in 1986, which she regarded as her most rewarding accomplishment. She had been married since Dec. 7, 1990, to Larry LaVada of Kerby, Ore. The couple lived in the Illinois Valley of Oregon.
Catherine was a member of the Baha'i faith. Activities she enjoyed were geology, bowling, and attending auctions.
In addition to her husband, survivors include her father, Noah McKinney of Prineville, Ore.; a son, John D. Key of Las Vegas, Nev.; a daughter, Theresa, M. Connoly of Mound, Okla.; a brother, Gary McKinney of Prineville; a sister, Penny Lewman of Grants Pass, Ore.; and four grandchildren.
Paul D. Meadows, 73, an active and respected leader in the oil and gas industry, passed away on Friday, Nov. 19, 1999.
Meadows was born on Oct. 22, 1926, in Niotaze, Kan. He received his bachelor's degree in petroleum engineering from New Mexico Tech in 1952, and was presented with an honorary doctorate in 1982. He served in the Army Air Corps during World War II.
Throughout his career, Meadows held many important positions in the oil and gas industry. He was a founder and director of Ensource, Inc., Denver, Colo.; member of the Technical Advisory Committee of UMC Petroleum Corp., Houston, Tex.; president and CEO of Canadian Reserve Oil and Gas Company, Calgary, Alberta; president of James A. Lewis Engineering, Inc., Dallas, Tex.; and manager of engineering for Honolulu Oil Corporation, San Francisco, Calif. Most recently, he was a partner in Vega Energy Co. and chairman of the board of two corporations: Potomac Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, and the Chandler Co., Denver.
Paul Meadows was a member of the Castle Pines Golf Club, Castle Rock, Colo., the Cherry Hills Country Club, Denver, Colo., and Eldorado Country Club, Indian Wells, Calif.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Jimmie, and by his daughter Paula. He is also survived by his sister Norma Patterson of San Diego, Calif.; sister Audrey Ladd of Elk City, Okla.; brother Dan Meadows of Scottsdale, Ariz., sister Lana West, also of Scottsdale, Ariz., and sister Sherley Robinson of Phoenix, Ariz.
Robert Paul Rodriguez, age 33, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 1, 1999. He was a 1996 graduate with a bachelor's degree in basic sciences, and he also earned an Army Achievement Medal in 1988. He is survived by his wife Cheryl and daughter Shade of Shiprock; his parents, Paul and Annabelle Rodriguez of Nambé; a brother, Raul Rodriguez and wife Russella of Nambé; two sisters, Deborah Los and husband Mike, and Marissa Rodriguez and husband Ganeson Gopala of Albuquerque; and many other relatives.
R. Steve Kirkpatrick, 47, of Santa Fe, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 1, 1999. He graduated from New Mexico Tech in 1974 with a bachelor's degree in mathematics. He was the owner of Kirkpatrick Visions in Santa Fe. Steve was born on April 25, 1952, in Alamosa, Colo., to Robert E. and Alice Ann Kirkpatrick. He married Virginia, who survives him, on Aug. 25, 1973. He retired as a data processing manager with the Highway Department of the state of New Mexico. In addition to his wife and parents, he is survived by his sons, R. Daniel and James Kirkpatrick, both of Santa Fe.
David Wilson, the architect who engineered New Mexico Tech's return to building colors of the 1930s, passed away on Feb. 25, 2000, at the age of 49. See NMT Architect Dave Wilson, 1951-2000.


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I can't find anything written about it but word from the farmgirls in town is that we can now have two goats or sheep and up to twelve chickens. Being such a farming community I was surprised that the town was so behind Colorado Springs and Denver when it came to legalizing farm animals in town.
Now this new news may not mean anything to our immediate future. First and foremost we must pay off our debt. I have a pretty lofty goal of paying off everything but the house this year. Fifty grand is not easy to come by but I am determined to scrape and save and send farewell payments to our student loans. Debt is most certainly a jailor and it is keeping us from our dreams.
And that dream might just be a farm sanctuary. Years ago, huddled in the cold basement of a friend's house who was letting us live there until we could get back on our feet, we drew out an elaborate plan one cool autumn night. A farm. The only thing we have ever wanted. Rented farms were fun and disastrous. Not having money made it difficult as well. We imagined and created a farm that was a non-profit. Something folks could get behind. Our family-run farm would be complete with large vegetable, herb, and perennial gardens. There would be a building to teach classes like homesteading arts, gardening, art, writing, cooking, herbalism, and preserving. A place to serve meals and a place to house interns. A general store would sell preserves and tinctures and produce.
The animals we accumulated on our past farms were never to eat. At the end we had twenty-four chickens, two sheep for wool and entertainment, two goats for milking, and four ducks for eggs and laughs. This time around we wouldn't have the milking goats. Cashew milk tastes pretty good. But there are plenty of little boy goats that may need rescuing. A wethered (neutered) goat is just like a puppy. I eat the eggs of my beautiful chickens because, honest to god, they don't care. Eggs from the store-even organic, free range- come from horrid, cruel environments. But my hens are named, snuggled, and live out their whole life with me.
If the animals are in a safe, happy environment and people can come to a farm and have a great vegan meal and play with farm animals and see the souls, personalities, and life behind each individual, that could make a profound difference. To show folks that one person can make a tremendous impact on the environment, saving endangered species, save the lives of thousands of animals over their lifetime, and completely restore their own health would be the best possible work for me.
I know this is a big dream. (Add to it that we want it in a warmer climate like southern California) I don't usually dream quite this big. It probably will not start this complete but will manifest and grow into itself. We have been learning and preparing for this dream for the past ten years. Here on this little urban sanctuary I have room for a few more rescued chickens. Perhaps some ducks. Maybe a wether. Really, not much more if even that.
But first things first. Create a written plan. Learn how to start a non-profit. Pay off debt. Dream big. Enjoy the present.


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Bohus Stickning in the future
May 2019:
This year is the sixth year I have been responsible for the production of knitting kits for Bohus Stickning.
It turned out not to be possible to carry out the assignment as a hobby business. In 2016, I had to resign as an employee to respond to the increasing demand for angorayarn and kits. It has been a great challenge to find a balance and keep the right number of rabbits corresponding to the demand for yarn. The biggest challenge has been to get such profitability that I have been able to defend that in 2016, let go of the safety as an employee and devote all of my time to the care of rabbits, dyeing of yarn and making knitting kits.
In early 2017, I and the Bohuslän Museum laid a three-year plan to adjust the price level. As of June 1, 2019, we take the final step in this process, which means a price increase of about 13% on models with angora / merino yarn. We hope that our loyal customers and ambassadors for Bohus Stickning have an understanding of the necessary price increase for the unique craft that is behind every knit kit and recreated garment.
Keeping this beautiful heritage alive is a very time-consuming job. The whole process from breeding angora rabbits to a ready-to-knit kit today requires more than I can handle by myself. I hope I can continue with this unique craft.
Prices per June 1st 2019.
January 2014:
I am very happy and proud to announce that I have been authorized to continue the work of creating Bohus Stickning yarn kits that Solveig Gustafsson began in 1999. During 15 years, Solveig recreated more than 50 patterns and all the Bohus Stickning colors for these and, even using her dye formulas, it's no small job I have in front of me! The right to the name Bohus Stickning continues to be owned jointly by Bohusläns Museum and Solveig Gustafsson.
The collection of recreated models from original Bohus Stickning garments is based on Solveig's close study of original charts and careful examination of original pieces in museums and private collections. This painstaking was necessary to ensure that the resulting patterns and yarns would match the original Bohus Stickning designs as closely as possible.
After Solveig retired from her artisanal production of knitting kits in 2013, I have been entrusted to continue the work of producing Bohus Stickning kits. Hand knitting enthusiasts worldwide can thus continue to knit beautiful sweaters, hats, berets and wrist warmers based on original Bohus Stickning designs.
It is with great enthusiasm and humility I am undertaking the complex work of learning to hand dye the yarn into the many colors required for the designs. In order to ensure that everything is correct and as close to original garments as possible, I stay in frequent contact with Solveig.
The yarn I will be using in the kits is spun at the same family owned spinning mill in Denmark where Solveig had her yarns spun. The only difference is that the vast majority of angora wool now comes from my own rabbits, supplemented only when necessary with angora wool from other small producers in Bohuslän who treat their rabbits well and cut and sort the wool in the way we desire.
More information about the angora rabbits, their haircut and how the wool is handled you will find under "Yarn production" and "Rabbits". Please see also our information site "About angora"
Bohus Stickning 1939 - 1969
Emma Jacobsson organized Bohus Stickning in 1939 to provide relief work for women in the economically depressed Bohuslan district. Bohus knitting became world famous for producing designs of the highest quality, typically made from angora wool. Jacobsson closed Bohus Stickning in 1969. The Swedish economy had improved; women had more options for better paying work; the designs themselves had become so complex that many women found them too difficult to knit; and the popularity of cheaper, synthetic materials was revolutionizing the market.
What is Bohus Stickning?
There was no tradition of knitting in Bohuslans to build on when Emma Jacobsson founded Bohus Stickning in 1939. Wife of Bohuslan's Governor Malte Jacobsson, Emma was a talented designer who over the years hired several professional artists to help her design and create patterns. Among them were Vera Bjurstrom, Anna-Lisa Mannheimer Lunn, Ulla E:son Bodin, Karin Ivarsson, Annika Malmstrom-Bladini, and Kerstin Olson.
The Bohus collection was only available as ready-made garments in a few select stores in Sweden and abroad. Patterns and yarns were not for sale. Only after the business closed were yarns and patterns made available to knitting enthusiasts.
Patterns and designers
The secret to Bohus Stickning's success was exquisite designs created by the best textile artists using yarn of the highest quality. The business was based in Gothenburg, and the yarns and patterns were distributed to knitters who lived in Northern Bohuslan. Finished garments were returned to Gothenburg for inspection before being shipped to reputable firms in major cities. Knitting instruction was required of all women who participated. It not only guaranteed the quality of the finished products but built a strong social network among the knitters. One of the benefits of this work was a week-long holiday away from home—a concept that was unknown to rural women at the time.
The quality of Bohus knitwear attracted attention far beyond Sweden's borders. Upscale department stores in the U.S., Canada, Switzerland, France, and Denmark sold these coveted garments.
The Bohuslans Museum collection contains more than 100 garments and many test patterns. A selection of their collection is on permanent exhibit.
Bohus Knitting - from relief work to worldwide success
The history of Bohus Knitting, which began as relief work and developed into textile produciton of the highest quality, has been told many times in publications, media and exhibitions. By any measure, Emma Jacobsson was its guiding star and driving force.
Emma was an Austrian Jew, trained as a botanist and art historian, and it was while studying in Berlin that she met her future husband, philosophy student Malte Jacobsson, later Governor of Gothenburg and Bohus. As the Governor's wife, Emma gave up her academic career, but maintained her scientific and aesthetic interests through friendships with Estrid Ericsson - Swedish Tenn's founder, the architect Josef Frank, the nuclear physicist Lise Meitner, and artists such as Tor and Vera Bjurström. But it was in her capacity as the governor's wife that Bohus Stickning took root. Two women, Augusta Teng and Helga Karlsson from Lintulahti on Härnäset in Bohuslän, came to her in 1936 to ask whether she could provide paid work that rural women could produce at home. Unemployment was prevalent among local stonemasons, and their families were in need of relief.
Emma wanted to help, and her good friend Clara Cavallin arranged courses for the women. They tried a variety of home projects: dolls, Christmas decorations, and small knitted items. But it was knitwear that took hold. In the fall of 1939 the association of Bohus Knitting was established and a board was appointed. Knitting classes were given in Lintulahti, Brodalen, Heestrand and other locations in central and northern Bohuslän. Delegates were appointed to represent the home knitters at the Bohus Knitting Center established at the governor's residence in Gothenburg.
Emma Jacobsson herself and her friends Vera Bjurström and Anna-Lisa Mannheimer Lunn designed the patterns, to which Emma gave cultured and poetic names. It was the beauty and originality of the patterns as well as the quality of materials and labor that by the early 1940s brought Bohus Knitting to worldwide attention.
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"Bohus Stickning - The Revival"
In September 2015 Bohusläns museums published a new book about Bohus Stickning.
It is in Swedish and English, 152 pages, Danish bands and lavishly illustrated. The book containing manufacturing 14 Bohus Knitting patterns including several not previously been published! You can buy it in our webb shop.


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For a hotel in Madrid, designer and artist Jaime Hayon conducts a whimsical journey through Spain's past and present.
October 13, 2017
Section: Interiors
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We caught up with the Spanish designer who, for a year-long collaboration with Caesarstone, has reimagined the quartz surfacing as a collection of quirky furniture called "Stone Age Folk."
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January 20, 2017
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A kid-friendly and climbable collection of sculptures, Jaime Hayon's Atlanta installation brings whimsy and wonder to the High Museum's courtyard.
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June 22, 2016
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Design Museum Holon marks its fifth anniversary with this travelling exhibition. The first retrospective of Hayón's work has picked up additional pieces along its journey: the Spanish designer created Face…
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"I spend much of my time drawing. Whenever I have free time, I reach for my sketchbook," the Spanish designer says. Here, he lets us in on his go-to sources of inspiration.
By Diane Chan |
October 13, 2015
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By Bisazza
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The exuberant Spaniard has established himself as an artist and a designer – and has infused his playful sensuality into everything from sofas to ceramics.
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November 22, 2014
Section: Design
Tags: Personalities
The Spanish designer has outfitted Le Sergent Recruteur with custom furnishings and his signature whimsical motifs, playing on the restaurant's historic address.
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January 15, 2013
Section: Interiors
Tags: Hospitality
By Nanimarquina
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From a cubic concept kitchen and Jaime Hayon's fantastical folklore-inspired quartzite furniture to the best from Umbra's prototype contest, our favourite should-not-have-missed highlights from the Interior Design Show and the Toronto Design Offsite Festival.
By Azure |
January 26, 2017
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The Report of the first Workshop Meeting in Tubatse 3. to 7. December 2009.
3. December 2009:
Arrival of Kathi and Henning (both from Humana Austria) together with Dustin (the architect) was celebrated with a really warm welcome and a great singing from all the staff members of Child Aid Tubatse under the guidance of Nondumiso and assisted by Angie (from Humana South Africa) and the volunteer Nam (from South Korea) who was working on computer training and a differentiated waste system as well as being friend to the kids from the close by families.
Meeting with Humana Staff was set as the first meeting, originally planned for 10 in the morning, but due to our late arrival only happened at 2 pm, to be followed by the second appointment at 3 pm, the meeting with Community Representatives, three priests, two youth leaders, one community developer to discuss the process of the coming two workshop days and what we should envisage to achieve: well it was clear that we all gathered to talk about a community centre, but the how and who was to be defined.
At first the idea of the community being the actual designers, builders, enablers and eventually the ones that should profit of the project gave us a lot of questioning looks, but as we moved on and through the 'idea of a two storey structure we made the real difference' and we really had the community representatives on board.
The tension for the second day, the actual workshop day, was rising!
4. December 2009:
Workshop Day 1 started an hour late to allow the more than sixty members of the community and the Humana staff to come to the building site where a tent was set up to run the workshop. The idea for the first day was to start a process of Mapping of the Community.
At first we explained the way we wanted to envisage the realisation of the centre as a process of engagement and participation for a sustainable project. The focus in this entire process was based on a model for a buttom-uo procedure that was based on the aspect of giving ownership and responsibility to the community from the first moment on and to have the community also directly involved in the designing and building phase.
The community members where divided in five groups, three male age groups and two female and the where asked to develop graphic elaborations of the community by analysing the needs and the possibilities, by focussing on local materials and skills, the resources and the waste within the community and the availability, the distance to the site and other aspects that could be of significance as we 'whities' from Europe did not know anything of all this
What we understood for the community project was that each group had real commitment, and with great serious engagement, they drew 'plans' in very different methods (see the posting of these maps) that will enable everybody to know who and where to find the skilled members to involve in the building, but also where to find sand, stones, gravel, grass, empty glass bottles, branches and other materials or 'waste' that could be eventually used for the building.
In the evening we defined a timeline for the project and the realisation, as well as the workshops needed during building up to the official opening, which was defined to take place on 1. December 2010 (World Aids Day).
Phase one was started , the second phase, workshop week 2 is planned to take place in February 2010, with the foundation to be realised then and then the third phase to take place from August to October 2010 with the actual building taking place, leaving the month of November for landscaping and final preparations for the big opening.
5. December 2009:
Workshop Day 2 was started with reduced tension, as the ice was broken the day before, and today was a more creative phase to begin, the layout of the community centre as such.
The Workshop was today focussed on the site, the qualities as shade of the trees, but also the direction of wind and weather, being often a real problem in this part of the country, as well as the formulation of shaded space as the sun was a real challenge in Tubatse.
The requirements of the original brief where verified, the office space, the teaching space, the library and computer room, as well as the kitchen and the big hall. It emerged that library and computers where better if separated, as the two functions could not happen contemporary, so we decided to augment the original two 50 square meter spaces to three with 40 square meters each. We had a long discussion on the positioning of the new kitchen facility and also the existing building to accept the existing building as part of the project and the kitchen in the northeast angle of the envisaged setting.
The setting was a big U-shape that opens southwards with a beautiful courtyard like open area for venues to happen on the premises. The buildings are spread in an arch around this open space wit the library being a second floor unit above the computer room and the big hall for 120 people being a space with a sloping ceiling, from the double volume to a single storey building height at the southern end. The two halves of the complex will be covered with two distinct roof structures generating lots of shadow in the court yard, but also having the necessary offset to protect from sun and rain on the north-western corner. With great enthusiasm the community got involved in the building of a model that was then discussed after completion with everybody and used to also start envisaging material qualities as well as structural ideas.
During the realisation of the model, Nam was involved in the realisation of a test solar cooker, a cardboard box with a mirror that reflects the sun into the black painted interior covered with a glass panel that heats up the air at the interior up to some 250 – 300 degrees, able to cook almost anything, even if our experiment didn't work, as the mirror was only aluminium foil and the pot was aluminium coloured and didn't heat up enough to cook the spinach on the inside.
The final part of workshop day two was the definition of the name. A series of ideas where set up, and after a final round of discussions we went to the voting and "CAT – Child Aid Tubatse" emerged as the best name for the community centre.
6. December 2009:
Our forlast day in Tubatse started with a big shopping tour to get the necessary food and drinks to celebrate the Sunday with an early braai, good music and some final considerations between the various community members and the European visitors.
7. December 2009:
The defined project elements: (the dimensions are approximations!)
Office (exist building) 40 m2, this will be integrated into the new skills centre,
Office 40 m2, space for 3 to four work settings,
Teaching 40 m2, for classes and computer courses,
Library 40 m2, a second floor unit , open view on the surrounding,
Kitchen 20 m2, big enough to serve the new centre,
Toilets 2 male, 2 female toilets and a shower for each, plus sinks,
Hall 120 m2, a big enclosed space for 100 people,
Security 15 m2, a security room near to the entrance,
Roof providing shade a weather protection,
Courtyard an open space within the structure for events,
Vegetable garden the relocation of the vegetable garden due to the new building,
Community Centre in Ribacross/Burgersfort in Limpopo/South Africa - a project by SPACEMATTERS architecture & urbanism
Sunday, December 20, 2009
Engagement – Participation – Sustainability – Tour '09 (the results)
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Patrol Z (Senior Leadership)
One Patrol to rule the all!!! That is Patrol Z. Patrol Z is definitely the cool kid on the block. Everyone wants to be in it, it's the cool thing to do. (Who said peer pressure isn't good.) Members of Patrol Z having the following are; smart, handsome, kind, charming, and certainly humble. This patrol is easily distinguished from other patrols in the field by it's awesome meals, incredible thelma setup, and general disregard for caution or logical decisions.
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by Adam Austerberry - 05/11/2014 - 1:43pm
(aka. REAL rocket science) If so....
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by Adam Austerberry - 06/06/2014 - 7:14pm
I see
FOURmembers. You should update your patrol description.
It is done
by Fred Miller - 03/26/2014 - 5:37pm
All patrols have been succsesfully notified of Jason's lonliness.
by Fred Miller - 03/26/2014 - 5:28pm
P.S. Jason I am about to give your patrol a shout out. I expect to be payed in sugar&caffine
by Adam Austerberry - 03/29/2014 - 4:50pm
&chocolate&patrol-z-membership&lessons-on-how-to-use-the-space-bar&a-flying-peanut-brittle-o-matic-on-a-stick.-Also,-just-wondering,-on-a-scale-of 1-to-b-flat,-what-is-your-favorite-color-of-the-alphabet?-Mine-is-Europe!
Lack of comments
by Fred Miller - 03/26/2014 - 5:27pm
Jason, the main reason that your patrol has no comments is that you are at the bottom. To obtain more comments just simply move your patrol link to the top of the list and change the title from patrol Z to "Patrol Z ( SOMEONE TALK TO ME!!! PPPPLLLLEEEAAASSSEEEE I'M SO LONLEY DDDDDDDD: )" Regardz, Fred
by Will Chamberlain - 05/30/2013 - 5:30pm
You need to update your site's page, umm, whatchyamacallit. That thing up there about The Delete Patrol.
by Aedan Mulcrone - 05/28/2013 - 8:38pm
by Adam Austerberry - 03/29/2014 - 4:41pm
So you wonder what's up. Well, first you will see the ceiling then after that is the troposphere then the stratosphere then the meteor sphere then al lot more layers of the atmosphere until you get to the exosphere.
Wazzzzz up patrol z is pretty
by Shane Steinl - 05/28/2013 - 8:12pm
Wazzzzz up patrol z is pretty awesome but dawesome is almost as good
I find your lack of comments disturbing
by Jason Dean - 10/25/2012 - 10:26pm
Patrol Z has no comments, which I find to be disappointing. We should start a top-secret discussion about how cool we are.
by Brandon Blazer - 10/26/2012 - 7:30pm
by Jason Dean - 11/12/2012 - 8:28pm
Oh, so we should start a completely open discussion on how awesome we are?
by Aedan Mulcrone - 12/19/2012 - 7:02pm
Good one Jason.Sure,like your better than the other patrols.
by Jason Dean - 02/11/2013 - 11:45am
Thank you for posting such a well-thought out and constructive compliment! It sure was nice of you.


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Fox News: we'll make you look ugly if we don't like you
It's always been amusing to me that Fox News claims to be "fair and balanced", when it is clearly anything but, but this gun is smoking so badly that there's an air quality advisory in effect for a full 50 mile radius around their headquarters.
The fact is that the people the network caters to are, to put delicately, not the most intelligent people in this country (but they are numerous). They're the type that equates physical ugliness with evil, having been inculcated to believe so by the worst Hollywood pap. So, why not use Photoshop to make your adversaries look like they deserve the enmity you feel for them?
Let's see, they get:
- yellowed teeth (because bleached teeth are closer to Godliness)
- distorted features (bad people have big noses, chins and foreheads)
- dark circles under their eyes (to match their dastardly souls)
(And I love how they emphasize that overly-Frenchified name, Jacques, when they mention Steinberg – see the video, at the 1:06 mark)
I want to know – do any reasonable people, of any political stripe, think that Fox News is an actual legitimate news organization? Come on.
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High School Sports
Football: Newberry at Fairfield Central
Site: E.K. McClendon Stadium. Time: 7:30 p.m.
Newberry notes: The Bulldogs recovered nicely from a season-opening loss to Clinton last week, beating Broome 17-7 in Spartanburg even though senior quarterback Treyvon Smith missed the game in the wake of dental surgery during the week … Lance Brehmer filled in capably, but the offensive did not have to do much heavy lifting. Montagus Caldwell accounted for the bulk of the production, running for 76 yards on 11 carries and scoring Newberry's only offensive touchdown of the night … The verdict was made possible by stellar defensive performance led by freshmen Tyrone Neal and Marcus McMorris. Neal had three of Newberry's six sacks in the second half, including one that pinned Broome at its own 1-yard line. That set up a 38-yard punt return tally by Anthony Shepard. McMorris intercepted a pass in the end zone to thwart a first-half Centurions scoring bid.
Fairfield Central notes: The Griffins were humbled 43-12 last week by Class 4A South Pointe … Danny Miller came off the bench to complete 12 of 19 passes for 151 yards, but Justin Trapp remains the FC starting quarterback. Trapp has passed for 193 yards and run for 88 more … Ralph Cooper leads the Griffins with 14 tackles, but Josh Roseborough and Jordan Belton have had their share of big plays. Roseborough has 13 tackles, three tackles for loss, two sacks, one caused fumble and one pass deflection on the books. Belton has nine tackles, two sacks and one TFL.
Series history: The Bulldogs brought a four-game series losing streak to an end last year in a 27-20 win, and cut the Griffins advantage to 8-6. The first two meetings were Region 3-3A affairs after Fairfield Central opened as a new, consolidated high school in 1986.


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A man who died while trapped under a fallen tree Monday afternoon in San Jose has been identified as 69-year-old Xingzhu Shi of China, according to the Santa Clara County medical examiner's office.
Fire crews responded to a report of a person pinned under a tree around 3:15 p.m. Monday at Berryessa Creek Park, located southwest of Piedmont Road and Cropley Avenue, fire Capt. Christopher Salcido said.
When firefighters arrived they found a man, later identified as Shi, trapped under a tree that measured about 2 to 3 feet in diameter, Salcido said.
They don't know how long Shi was under the tree and determined he died before they reached the scene, according to Salcido.


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A pulmonary nurse counsels patients and family members about lung diseases, such as lung cancer, asthma and tuberculosis. The pulmonary nurse, sometimes called a pulmonary care nurse or respiratory nurse, typically works in a hospital to provide nursing care to patients with lung disorders but may also provide care in patient homes and residential care facilities.
Some pulmonary nurses also work in health education to help the public learn about the importance of exercise and the avoidance of smoking to improve overall lung health in the community.
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How to Become a Respiratory/Pulmonary Nurse
Education Requirements
Respiratory/Pulmonary Nurse Job Description
Personality Traits
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Professional Organizations
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How to become a pulmonary nurse
To work as a pulmonary nurse, the individual:
- Must graduate from an accredited nursing school with an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
- Must have passed the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN)
- May pursue additional education in basic life support, advanced life support, cardiopulmonary resuscitation, neonatal resuscitation and pediatric advanced life support
Education requirements
To work as a pulmonary nurse, the individual must attend an accredited nursing school and graduate with an Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN), Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) or Master of Science in Nursing (MSN). In addition to regular nursing courses, coursework for students interested in working as pulmonary nurses focuses on lung physiology and function, respiratory diseases and the prevention of lung disease.
Candidates must pass the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX) and have a current, unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse (RN).
Job description
The pulmonary nurse provides nursing care to patients with lung disease, including those with tuberculosis, lung cancer or asthma. A pulmonary nurse assists with pain management and provides medical treatments that improve breathing. The pulmonary nurse also educates patients and families about the prevention and treatment of lung disease.
Personality traits:
- Compassionate
- Patient
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Pulmonary nurses typically report to nursing supervisors or department heads at hospitals, health departments, private practices and clinics, or management at private companies.
Career options
Typical workplaces for a pulmonary nurse include:
- Hospitals
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The Bureau of Labor Statistics expects the number of registered nurse jobs to increase 19 percent between 2012 and 2022. The number of pulmonary nurses should rise as fast as other nurse jobs to reflect the growing number of older people, who are most likely to suffer respiratory problems.
Professional organizations
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American Association of Cardiovascular and Pulmonary Rehabilitation: https://www.aacvpr.org


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Vietnamese Youth and Student Association (VYSA)
Vietnamese Youth and Student Association (VYSA), founded in November 10th 2001, is a non-profit organization and recognized by the Vietnamese Government as the official representative of Vietnamese youth and students in Japan. VYSA constantly organizes many activities ranging from sport and cultural events to assisting students in job hunting. These activities all share the same goals: to support our members in study, work and in daily life; and to foster friendships between Vietnamese communities as well as with friends from all over the world.
Thai Students' Association in Japan(TSAJ)
Thai Students' Association in Japan under the Royal Patronage (TSAJ) was initiated in 1897 when the first batch of Thai students arrived Japan. They were supported by the scholarship from the King of Thailand, which was later known as the King`s scholarship. After that, the number increased until it was possible to form the Association in 1939. On April 4, 1939, we received the name "under Royal Patronage from H.M.'s kindness". During World War 2, the Thai Embassy building was severely damaged. Most of the documents were burnt. Our activities had to stop temporarily. After World War 2 was over, a meeting was held at the Kokusai Gakuyuukai. At the meeting, it was decided that the Association should continue its activities and the rules of the Association should be reconsidered and changed to suit the situation. Therefore, on December 10, 1954, a group of committee was appointed at Thai Embassy to restart and continue the Association. From then until today the Association has been working actively and this year is the 73rd batch of the committee and members.
Singapore Students Association in Japan(SSAJ)
The Singapore Students' Association (Japan), or SSAJ in short, is an association for Singaporean students studying in Japan. Our members are mainly full-time undergraduate and graduate students attending universities in Japan, as well as students who are here on university exchange programmes. We work closely with various Singaporean agencies, such as the Singapore Embassy in Japan, and organisations to help our members settle into Japan with ease and also help link our members to other relevant organisations once they have graduated.
Association of Filipino Students in Japan(AFSJ)
The Association of Filipino Students in Japan (AFSJ) aims to unite all Filipino students and graduates in Japan; assisting them to excel in their academic endeavors and helping them make the best out of their time as a foreign student by organizing different academic, cultural, and social activities as well as promoting effective networking among its members. Founded in 1954, AFSJ is involved in the activities of the Philippine Embassy and other sectors of the Filipino community in Japan. It is a part of the Philippine Assistance Group (PAG), an organization providing aid for Filipinos in times of crisis. It is also a founding member of the ASEAN Youth Network in Japan (AYNJ). AFSJ is composed of undergraduates, Master, PhD, Specialized College, College of Technology, Research, Teacher Training, Japanese Studies, and exchange students as well as graduates who are currently working and residing in Japan. Most of these students are recipients of different scholarships such as the Japanese Government (MEXT) Scholarship and other private company scholarships, while some are privately-funded. These students are considered experts in their respective fields and are valued as an academic pool of future leaders and pioneers that will promote the advancement of the Philippines and the Filipino people.
Myanmar Youth and Student Association (MYSA)
This organization is formed by Myanmar people in Japan 1) To encourage friendship among Myanmar people and with other countries 2) To share information such as job, education, etc., 3) To participate in international events and Festivals on behalf of the Myanmar 4) To contribute in social aids such as volunteering and donating activities.
Malaysian Students' Association in Japan(MSAJ)
Malaysian Students' Association in Japan (MSAJ) was established in the year 1976, with one the objectives of its formation- to unite all Malaysian students throughout all of Japan, and instill togetherness and the spirit of patriotism towards Malaysia. This association is open to all Malaysian students who are studying or undergoing courses for more than SIX months.
Laos Students Association in Japan (LSAJ)
Laos Students Association in Japan (LSAJ), We will update the description of LSAJ soon
Indonesian Students' Association in Japan(ISAJ)
The Indonesian Student Union in Japan is the organization of Indonesian students studying in universities and technical colleges in Japan. It was founded on June 24, 1953 in Tokyo. In Indonesian language the organization is known as "Persatuan Pelajar Indonesia di Jepang" or PPIJ in short. In Japanese, it is referred as 在日インドネシア留学生協会. Currently there are over 2000 students enlisted as member of PPIJ. PPIJ serves as home for Indonesian students to communicate among themselves, cultivate and accumulate knowledge they earn to bring the best benefit back home. Besides, the students and the organization, through its events, act as active liaison agent promoting friendships and cultural exchange to Japanese people and international communities. The structure of PPIJ consists of central board, region coordinators, and commissariats. There are 9 regions and 59 commissariats in coordination with the central board led by a chairperson Rodiyan Gibran Sentanu as of 2012-2013. The 9 regions are Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto, Chubu, Hokuriku, Kansai, Chugoku, Shikoku and Kyushu-Okinawa.
Cambodia Students Association in Japan (CSAJ)
Cambodian Students Association in Japan (CSAJ) was formed in 1994 to represent Cambodian students who are studying in Japan. CSAJ consists of regional Cambodian student associations such as in Kanto, Nagoya, Kansai and Kyushu. The aim of CSAJ is to promote communication and mutual assistance among members studying in Japan and to foster cultural and academic exchange with foreign communities for the mutual understanding and cooperation. We hope we could enjoy working and being friend together.


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Section 7: Privacy
Secret Recording
The following techniques are considered secret recording for the purposes of the BBC's Editorial Guidelines:
- the use of hidden cameras or microphones
- the general use of audio-video equipment including long lenses, small video cameras, mobile phone cameras, webcams and radio microphones, when people are unaware they are being recorded
- the deliberate use of audio-video equipment including long lenses, small video cameras, mobile phone cameras, webcams and radio microphones, either to conceal the equipment from targeted individuals or to give the impression of recording for purposes other than broadcasting, for example a holiday video
- recording telephone calls for possible broadcast without asking permission
- deliberately continuing a recording when the other party thinks that it has come to an end, or starting it before the other party thinks it has begun.
Normally, the BBC will use secret recording only for the following purposes:
- as an investigative tool where:
- there is clear existing prima facie evidence of behaviour, or intention to carry out behaviour, that it is in the public interest to reveal, and
- the recording is necessary to prove the behaviour, and
- there is no viable, alternative means of gathering the evidence that proves the behaviour.
- to obtain material outside the UK where a country's laws make the normal and responsible gathering of material extraordinarily difficult or impossible
- as a method of consumer, scientific or social research in the public interest, where no other methods could naturally capture the attitudes or behaviour in question
- for comedy and entertainment output where the secret recordings, and any deception involved, are an integral part of the programme.
(See Guidance: Secret Recording and Secret Recording Forms)
(See Section 8 Reporting Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour: 8.4.3 - 8.4.7 and 8.4.40 - 8.4.47)
Approval of Secret Recording
(The following guidelines on Approval apply to any proposal to secretly record, whether for news, factual or comedy and entertainment purposes.)
- Any proposal to carry out secret recording must be referred to Editorial Policy prior to approval by the relevant senior editorial figure in the division or, for independents, by the commissioning editor.
- The gathering and broadcast of secretly recorded material is always a two-stage process, requiring a justification for any intrusion at each stage. So, the decision to gather is always taken separately from the decision to transmit.
- A record must be kept of the approval process, even if the request is turned down or the material gathered isn't broadcast. Each division is responsible for maintaining its own secret recording records to enable the BBC to monitor and review its use across all output.
- Any deception required to obtain secretly recorded material (beyond the concealing of recording equipment) should be the minimum necessary and proportionate to the subject matter and must be referred to the relevant senior editorial figure or, for independents, to the commissioning editor.
(See Section 8 Reporting Crime and Anti-Social Behaviour: 8.4.40 - 8.4.47)
- When proposing to carry out secret recording outside the UK, we should be aware that the laws relating to privacy vary around the world. Any proposal to gather material illegally outside the UK by disregarding privacy or other similar laws in the relevant country must be referred to Director Editorial Policy and Standards. Programme Legal Advice may also be consulted.
The re-use of secretly recorded material must be referred before broadcast to a senior editorial figure or, for independents, to the commissioning editor. A record must be kept of the decision.
(See Section 13 Re-use and Reversioning: 13.4.6 - 13.4.12)
Secret Recording for News and Factual Output
Secret recording must be justified by a clear public interest. It is a valuable tool for the BBC because it enables the capture of evidence or behaviour that our audiences would not otherwise see or hear. However, secret recording should normally be a method of last resort.
The intrusion in the gathering and transmission of secret recording must be proportionate to the public interest it serves. Where there is a higher legitimate expectation of privacy, the BBC requires a higher public interest test to be achieved before recording secretly. Such situations include, but are not limited to:
- Secret recording in a private place where the public do not have access
- Secret recording of medical treatments
- Secret recording of identifiable people in grief or under extremes of stress both in public and semi-public places.
We must not go on "fishing expeditions", i.e. secret recording on private property in search of crime or anti-social behaviour by identifiable individuals, or a group, when there is no clear prima facie evidence against them of that behaviour.
We must never use unattended recording equipment on private property without consent of the owner, occupier or agent unless for the purpose of gaining evidence of serious crime. Any proposal to do this must be referred to Director Editorial Policy and Standards. Programme Legal Advice must also be consulted.
Secret recording may be used as a method of consumer, scientific or social research in the public interest, where no other methods could naturally capture the attitudes or behaviour in question. In such cases, although there may be no evidence against known individuals, there should normally be a prima facie indication that the behaviour to be researched exists in general. The results of the research should be edited to provide a fair and accurate representation of the research. Consent should normally be obtained retrospectively from individuals or organisations to be included in our content, or their identities should be appropriately obscured. Any proposal in these circumstances to identify individuals or organisations without their consent should be referred to Editorial Policy.
Secret Recording for Comedy and Entertainment Output
Secretly recorded material should not expose people to hurtful ridicule or otherwise exploit them. If people realise they are being recorded secretly and ask us to stop, we must do so. We must also destroy any recordings of them if asked to do so.
- Following gathering of the recordings, people who feature prominently must give their consent before the material is broadcast, or their identities must be appropriately obscured. If the recording might cause embarrassment to other recognisable individuals who have been caught on camera but have not given consent, their identities must also be disguised.
(See Guidance: Privacy and Factual Entertainment)
Anyone secretly recorded on the phone for comedy or entertainment purposes must give their consent before the call is broadcast.
Any proposal to feature people in a live broadcast without their knowledge, whether in person or on the phone, must be approved by Director Editorial Policy and Standards.
Secret Recordings from Outside Sources
When we are offered secret recordings made by others, we should consider whether, under similar circumstances, the BBC would have considered it justifiable to carry out the recording. If it would not have been considered justifiable to gather the material, it should not normally be broadcast. Any proposal to use secret recordings made by others must be referred to Editorial Policy prior to approval by a senior editorial figure or, for independents, by the commissioning editor. If the BBC would not have considered it justifiable to gather the material under similar circumstances, approval will also be required from Director Editorial Policy and Standards. Approval will only be given if there is a public interest in broadcasting it, outweighing how it was obtained.
Electronic Note-Taking
It is often helpful to record conversations for note-taking purposes. We should normally do so openly and with the consent of the other party.
However, where it would not be possible to do so openly and it is editorially justified, we may record our conversations secretly in both audio and video (for example, by using small cameras or telephone recording equipment) without obtaining consent or approval for secret recording. The intention of such recordings must be for note-taking and research, not for broadcast. Editorial justifications include, for example, ensuring accuracy in our reporting, integrity in our programme making, and enabling us to gather evidence to defend the BBC against possible legal action or complaints.
Where it is practicable to do so, recording a conversation without consent should be discussed in advance with a line manager.
(See Section 3 Accuracy: 3.4.10)
We do not normally broadcast any recordings, including telephone calls, originally made for note-taking purposes. Any proposal to broadcast, without consent, recordings originally made for note-taking purposes must be approved by Director Editorial Policy and Standards. Permission to broadcast material gathered in this way will only be granted in exceptional circumstances.
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With new Office, Microsoft plays defense
With his casual attire and affable manner, Microsoft Corp.'s new chief executive Satya Nadella seems quite comfortable playing defense. Just as well: He will be at it for quite some time.
His company does have a lot to work with — utter dominance of the operating systems for the world's personal computers, a vastly profitable line of office productivity software, and tens of billions in the bank. But I could have written the same sentence back in the year 2000.
Since then, hardly anything has changed, except for digital life as we know it. Microsoft Windows and Office are still dominant, and the cash keeps piling up — about $84 billion at last count. But sales of the PCs that run Microsoft software have dwindled, as shoppers snub the annoying Windows 8 operating system, and millions shift to smartphones and tablets.
Believe it or not, Microsoft was a pioneer in both these markets. But to protect the Windows franchise, the company tried to make tablets and phones work just like desktop PCs, with disastrous results. According to research firm Gartner Inc., Windows tablets sold 4 million units worldwide last year, compared with 70 million Apple Inc. iPads and 120 million tablets running Google Inc.'s Android software. Consumers bought nearly 1 billion smartphones last year, but a mere 31 million of them were Windows phones.
Meanwhile, thanks to cloud computing, our personal devices outsource their jobs to remote data centers. As a result, the brand of software running on your computer or phone or tablet matters less every day. I've got a new book out, written on Google's cloud-based word processor. And I often wrote on a laptop running the free Linux operating system. Windows? Office? Who needs them?
Microsoft does, of course. And so the company is making some moves to keep those products relevant. Last week, it finally delivered a version of Microsoft Office for Apple's iPad. It's a smart move, though very late. There are about 200 million iPads out there, many used for business computing, and many running Office substitutes such as Apple's iWork software suite. In fact, Apple now includes iWork free of charge on new iPads and Macintosh computers.
But with so many billions of Microsoft Office documents in circulation, there's still plenty of demand for the real thing. The new iPad apps for Microsoft Word, the Excel spreadsheet program, and slideshow maker PowerPoint now rank among the most popular iPad downloads, despite some significant drawbacks.
For one thing, there's the price. You can download the apps at no charge and use them to view existing Office documents. But if you want to make changes or generate a new document, get out a credit card. Office for iPad is part of Microsoft's cloud-based Office 365 service. For $9.99 a month or $99.99 a year, you get the right to install Office on up to five PCs, Macs, or iPads. It's Microsoft's bid to plug an umbilical cord into your bank account.
In exchange for your money, you get the robust Office feature set, combined with a touchscreen interface that's much user-friendlier than the annoying "ribbon" system used on the desktop version. Spend a few dollars on an external keyboard for easy typing, and the iPad version of Office is ready for serious business.
But the new Office apps have no direct printer support. You must transfer files through the cloud to a printer-connected device or use a third-party wireless printing app like ThinPrint Cloud Printer.
Also, the new apps make it easy to save your files on Microsoft's OneDrive online storage service, but you don't get links to other popular services such as Dropbox, Google Drive, or even Apple's own iCloud.
It's just Microsoft being Microsoft. Some old habits are hard to break.
Still, there are no deal-breakers here. Office for the iPad is a solid defensive play, one of many that Microsoft is now making. Faced with feeble Windows Phone sales, Microsoft's soon-to-be-acquired phone-maker Nokia is selling Android-based phones in India.
Fretful about its home-entertainment superconsole, the Xbox One, Microsoft has unwrapped "Titanfall," a hot new title for hard-core gamers, and vowed to emulate the games-first strategy that has made Sony's PlayStation 4 a hit.
Smarting from the frigid response to Windows 8, Microsoft will soon offer a major update that promises to clean up the software's famously confusing interface.
Not a breakthrough in the bunch. But I think we have all given up expecting the next big thing from Microsoft. We'd settle for consistency and competence. And judging by Office for the iPad, the Nadella era at Microsoft is off to a decent start.
Hiawatha Bray can be reached at email@example.com. Follow him on Twitter @GlobeTechLab.


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Recipes to Satisfy the Vegetarian at your Thanksgiving Table
By: Sarah Frazier, acac Membership Coordinator / Nutritionist
I don't know about you, but Thanksgiving is my personal favorite holiday! It's all of the fun and food of Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa, without the obligation to give gifts. For this reason, a good quality meal is on the top of the priority list when preparing for Thanksgiving. But what do you do if you find yourself with a vegetarian or vegan friend at your table for the holiday? What if this is your first holiday as a vegetarian or vegan yourself? Read below for several delicious recipes to satisfy the holiday palate of all different kinds of guests!
Tip: If you DON'T have any vegans or vegetarians at your table, don't stop reading! These recipes are delicious for anyone looking to lighten up their holiday plate. Enjoy!
Brussels Sprout and Butternut Squash Bake
This sweet and savory dish is a great vegan side dish that can take the place of Green Bean Casserole or Sweet Potato Casserole. It's easy to make and is sure to be a crowd pleaser! Here's how it's done:
3 cups of Brussels sprouts, trimmed and halved
1.5 cups butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cubed
3 tbsp. maple syrup
½ tsp. ground cinnamon
2 cups pecan halves
1 cup dried cranberries
Olive oil
Salt to taste
- Pre heat oven to 400 degrees F and lightly grease 2 foil lined baking sheets with olive oil
- In a medium bowl, toss Brussels sprouts, 2 tbsp. of olive oil, and salt to taste. Place on the first baking sheet
- In a second bowl, toss butternut squash, 1 tbsp. olive oil, maple syrup, and cinnamon. Place on the second baking sheet.
- Place both sheets on the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until soft, flipping half way through.
- In a large bowl, toss the roasted butternut squash and Brussels sprouts, pecans, and dried cranberries. For added sweetness, add 2-4 tbsp. maple syrup as needed.
Vegetarian Gravy
This version of gravy is perfect for the vegetarians or vegans at your Thanksgiving table. And it's so good, you won't miss the meat! Here's how it's done
8 cups high quality vegetable stock
8 dried shiitake mushrooms
½ cup olive oil
1 minced shallot (optional)
½ cup all purpose flour
1.5 tbsp. soy sauce
½ tsp. Marmite
Salt and pepper to taste
- Pour vegetable stock and shiitake mushrooms into a medium pot and bring the stock to a boil. Remove from heat and steep for 30 minutes. Pour the stock into a large bowl or measuring cup and wipe out the pot
- Heat the olive oil in the pot at medium-high heat. Add the shallot and cook for a minute or so. Add the flour and cook for about 2 minutes, until very light brown.
- Pour the stock into the pot, whisking the whole time until completely combined. Add the soy sauce, Marmite, and a few grounds of pepper.
- Bring the stock to a boil, and then reduce heat and simmer uncovered for about 20 minutes. Season to taste and remove mushrooms before serving.
Roasted Potatoes with Crunchy Onions
This recipe is a satisfying alternative to everyone's beloved mashed potatoes. These can be served alone, or with the vegetarian gravy recipe above. Here is how it's done:
2 lbs. baby red potatoes, quartered
1/3 cup olive oil
1 package of onion soup mix
- Pre-heat the oven to 400 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with foil
- Place the potatoes in a large mixing bowl and toss with oil and onion soup mix
- Pour the potato mixture on the baking sheet and bake for 25-30 minutes until tender, flipping half way through
- Serve hot!
Lemon Herb Rice
This delightful dish is a great vegan/vegetarian substitute for stuffing this Thanksgiving. It's herb-y and lemon-y and just right! Here's how it's done:
1 onion, chopped
3 garlic cloves, minced
3 cups cooked brown rice
¼ cup water
Juice of ½ a lemon
½ tsp. lemon zest
1 tbsp. soy sauce
1/8 cup minced fresh parsley
1/8 cup minced fresh sage
1 tsp. minced fresh rosemary
½ tsp. dried thyme
2 tbsp. pine nuts, lightly roasted
Salt and pepper to taste
- At medium temperature, heat olive oil in a pan and sauté the onion until translucent. Add the garlic and cook for another minute
- Add the rice to the pan and mix in the water, lemon juice and zest, soy sauce, and herbs. Cover and cook on low heat until warm
- Add the toasted pine nuts and salt and pepper to taste. Serve with fresh herbs if desired.
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You must have seen thousands of pranks on YouTube, but I'm sure this one would make the top of your list!
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Making sure that the quality of your corporate video production is vital for the success of your business. Today, corporate video production plays a crucial role in the success of your business. Corporate videos are used to communicate with your clientele, train employees, or announce new products and product updates. However, you must ensure that the videos are of the highest quality. That's why it's important to hire a company that produces corporate videos.
Target Audience and Purpose
Well-crafted videos are a flexible form of media, and are being used by progressive businesses for a variety of purposes. These include:
- Recruitment of new employees
- Promoting "corporate culture" to keep present employees sold on their company
- Company "promo" videos, telling the history of the business
- Employee or management training and conferences
- Marketing videos for your products or brand
- Webcasts
When the company is ready to expand, the Human Resources Manager may need to implement a recruiting drive. An experienced video production team will work to understand exactly what the company needs. It could be an upbeat message targeting young graduates ambitious of success, or an informative mini documentary appealing to specialized experts.
Corporate Culture
In some competitive industries, keeping the right employees is just as important as recruiting new ones. Regular in-house corporate videos that give affirming reports on the company's activities and promotional opportunities build team spirit and a sense of community for current employees. For this purpose and audience, an entertaining video that uses appropriate humor may work best, depending on the industry.
Company Promo
A promotional video that tells all about the business itself is often the first investment a company makes in media production. It can give orientation to potential employees as part of a recruitment video, or form an introductory step in a product demonstration video. A well-executed company profile video is a versatile corporate tool.
Training or Conference Videos
Corporate instructional videos can range from safety procedures to sales strategies for marketing executives. The importance of corporate video production is again highlighted for training purposes, as they can be an effective and cost-effective way to educate large groups of employees. A training video that is particularly engaging and memorable is the most efficient learning resource a company can invest in, especially when coupled with some form of interactivity such as 'question time'.
Corporate videos are mostly used for marketing. The target audience is new and repeat customers, the purpose is to create demand, and the result desired is increased sales and revenue. The process sounds simple, but today's viewer is not so easily persuaded as the 'gullible housewife' stereotype of forty years ago. In fact, modern technology has created its own dilemma: it has not only made awe-inspiring graphic effects achievable, but it has also produced a generation of ipad-carrying, internet surfing, block-buster watching consumers who know how to tune out to almost any attention-getting strategy. So getting the customer's attention, when there are a thousand other voices trying to do the same, has become the domain of experts in the field of sales and advertising.
Of course not every marketing video is retail advertising. Business to business communication and brand awareness can be built by visual productions that inform, explain new concepts and invite response as well as motivate viewers to take action. Contemporary marketing videos more often steer away from insulting and outdated 'cheesy' sales pitches, and instead offer a refined, intelligent logic, consistent with the type of industry or product being showcased.
Professionally produced podcasts and webcasts can engage viewers from any location, and can even become a marketable product or subscription service in its own right.
Viewing Environment
Another factor that impacts on the importance of corporate video production is the intended viewing environment. Whether the company has its own media department or the video production is outsourced to studio expertise, viewing environment is the next critical consideration after purpose and audience. The environment in which the viewer is to encounter the video will determine things like length, animation, audio and message format. Common viewing environments include:
- Internet
- Workplace
- Home television
- In-flight media
- Waiting room streaming video
- Department store or fast food restaurant
Internet research shows that while a 30 minute how-to video on Youtube may get thousands of views, a corporate infomercial needs to be between 1- 5minutes long. The internet environment contains 'clickable' distractions on every webpage, so successful corporate videos should be interesting enough to capture the attention of the viewer for the entirety of the video.
A workplace meeting room with a video screen would have almost no competing distractions present, so a more lengthy or technical video may succeed here. Employees, recruits or business associates are more likely to be attentive in this environment and perceive the video as having a high degree of personal relevance.
Home Television
Daytime home television can be a relaxed environment in which to deliver a corporate message, while evening time-slots tend to be more competitive with short, aggressive marketing videos being shown to the viewers.
In-flight and Waiting Room
Viewers in these environments can be considered a 'captive audience' with time on their hands and little else to distract them, but that does not always mean they will be particularly receptive. Unless the video is extremely relevant, such as a promotion for a no-fee currency exchange voucher, or a proven immune system booster, viewers in these environments are going to be fairly passive and less likely to be in a buying frame of mind.
Department Store and Family Restaurant
Streaming video in these environments is designed to intercept shoppers who are already in a retail environment, and who are ready to buy. As an example, a fast food restaurant chain may be launching a new fun-but-nutritive lunch menu aimed at children, and chooses to stream a promotional video in their dining areas. In order to best match audience interest, the video production team may use authoritative dialogue and discussion on health to attract the paying parent, over a cartoon style visual sequence intended to appeal irresistibly to the child. The result is likely to be a sharp increase in sales.
Why Businesses Should Invest in Corporate Videos
Digital technology today is a great leveler in the business world. It is so accessible, and comparatively economical, that a business owner who knows exactly what he wants to say, and to what audience, can capture market share from much bigger companies simply by being savvy.
How to Source Great Corporate Videos
Some business owners have the expertise to produce their own videos, but this is rare. Yes, we have all heard of amateur short film award winners creating impressive videos captured on their mobile phones and edited with free online tools, but a true businessman knows that the best use of his time and money is to carefully choose a reputable production studio, and do his homework on their competence and contributions to his industry. Here are some suggestions of what to look for when looking for a video production company.
- Client profile
- Portfolio of video styles
- Campaign success stories
- Understanding your product, message and customer type
- Good communication
Client Profile
Yes, every videographer has to start somewhere, but when business comes first, you need to engage a studio with experience and an impressive list of past and present clients. Ask which firms the studio has done work for recently, and be prepared to talk to those clients to get an objective evaluation on their level of satisfaction with the studio.
Creative Portfolio
A professional corporate video production team should be able to show you a fairly broad cross-section of their work, so that you can get some idea of the format, style and effectiveness of their art. Does the finished product resonate with you? Does it engage your emotions, tickle your funny-bone, have some 'wow' factor or really capture your interest? Do you feel compelled towards an action or decision? Is there a storyline that you can easily follow, or is it hard to grasp what's happening? Is the audio clear and well mastered, and does the background music seem natural? Don't be afraid to critically assess what you see and hear, and ask whether their business specializes in a particular format or genre of video.
Campaign Successes
At the end of the day, the real importance of corporate video production is its ability to make sales. If the studio is involved in online video work, it should be a simple matter to show viewer response and sales conversions as a direct result of the video. Although the studio may not always have access to their clients' financial data on any given campaign, it is important that they can demonstrate evidence of measurable results.
Understanding Your Business
To do their job well, the video production team must be willing to research and find out all they can about your business: what sort of customers you aim to attract, how that customer thinks, how your products can be differentiated in the market, and what message you really want to send through your corporate video. Asking a lot of good questions and building up a clear picture of what your business wants to achieve through the video is foundational, and a good studio will take the time to get this right.


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There are several different types of lawn rakes available to make specific types of jobs in the yard easier and more efficient. A few of the more popular rakes are the shrub rake, lawn rake, wide lawn rake, adjustable rake, and the telescopic rake. Each one has different features to perform the specific type of job. There are a number of these rakes included in this article along with the basic information and description for each as well as each of the rake's specifications.
The Spear and Jackson stainless steel lawn rake has a polished mirrored steel head. It also has a 48 inch weatherproof hardwood shaft with an antique finish. It has a total of 16 stainless steel spring tines and comes with a 10 year limited warranty. It is great at removing moss and thatch as well as excellent on raking leaves from a lawn. It is a heavy-duty rake made of high quality materials. The rake is also designed so it does not get clogged with leaves and other debris. The model number is 228905.You can pick up lawn rakes like this for around $70.00.
The Corona Clipper, model number RK62061, is a steel head shrub rake that has a 54 inch aluminum handle. The rake has a 19 inch rake head and measures 63 inches in length. It weighs a total of 1.3 pounds. It comes with 25 extra-wide steel tines. It has the ability to apply light pressure without damaging plant feeder roots. It has a bi-curved design to give even pressure to all tines for maximum raking efficiency. The rake head is made from tempered spring steel for greater durability. The handle is extra long and made of aluminum. The grip is made of a anti-slip vinyl for added comfort and better raking efficiency. It comes with a limited life time warranty and can be purchased for around $25.00.
The Friskar's 24 inch wide lawn rake has a teardrop shaped handle for comfort. Also extra wide tines with a gentle curve that will not clog with leaves and debris. Long handle feature for reduced back fatigue. The dimensions of the rake are 4 inches x 24.2 inches x 69 inches and weighs 1.5 pounds. The product number for this rake is 96605935. The rakes goes for about $28.00. The rake also comes with a 5 year limited warranty.
The Ames True Temper Lawn Rake has an adjusting thatching feature with a 54 inch rake span. The rack has a long wood handle with15 inch tines. The model number for this rack is 1914000. The thatching features helps for leaves and other debris not to get caught or clogged up in the tines. The measurements are 4.9 inches x 14.6 inches x 61.2 inches and weighs a total of 4.9 pounds. The rake can be purchased for around $29.00. It comes with a limited 10 year warranty.
The Pivot Leak Rake is the first fully adjustable rake. It has a 28 inch rake head and designed with a natural pivot action to make jobs less work. It has a natural push motion design and also flips to pull the rake. The rake has a 4 foot telescopic cushion grip for added comfort as well as to get in hard-to-reach places. The rake is 81 inches long and folds up to 39 inches in length. The rake comes with a lifetime limited warranty and costs around $18.00.
The Yard Butler Shrub Rake, model LT-8 is the worlds greatest shrub rake to get into smaller areas such as shrubs, plants, and hedges. The rake has a spring back action with steel tines. The rakes weighs a total of 2 pounds and is 64 inches long. It is the most flexible lawn rake ever made. It also has a rubber grip for comfort. These lawn rakes come with a 5 year limited warranty and cost around $20.00.
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The subject property is a 29,700 SF Neighborhood Center. The facility was built in 1985 and has been routinely updated. It features 27 units ranging in size from 716 - 2,500 SF. There are several vacancies (8) in the center and it is not realizing its market potential. Professionally re-positioned, managed and marketed this center would be an excellent income producer. 2017 Total Income- $166,331.00.Large rectangular land parcel with the center occupying the three sides in a U shaped configuration. The parking lot is well maintained and perfectly laid out for maximum land use. There are parking bumpers, exterior lights, and pylon signage on Michigan Ave.Busy Trade/ Commuter Corridor surrounded by heavy rooftops with new developments being built in the area.
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