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PCA Fieldwork Experience
The African and Caribbean Elder Initiative
August 26, 2016
UPenn public health graduate Barbara Herzstock recently completed an internship with Philadelphia Corporation for Aging's Community Relation's division, serving as the first intern for the newly created African and Caribbean Elder (ACE) Initiative. The initiative aims to reduce health disparities among these populations in Philadelphia.
According to the American Community Survey, there are 3,055 African older adults (who speak 200+ languages) and 7,083 Caribbean older adults (who speak 4+ languages) age 60 and over in Philadelphia and Delaware Counties. The majority of these seniors are extremely isolated, both linguistically and socially. Many are refugees from war torn countries and have experienced trauma. They also suffer disproportionally from depression, diabetes, hypertension and kidney disease.
For more than 10 years, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging (PCA), the Area Agency on Aging for the county, has worked with these communities by participating in and sponsoring health events and providing technical assistance and cultural competency training for the organizations that serve them. Unfortunately, these efforts have not been enough. Recognizing the need for additional staff and programming to better address these communities' needs, PCA gathered their leaders in 2015 to discuss the health disparities facing the elder population and strategies to move forward to seek additional resources. The group of more than 30 organizations met several times and officially formed the African and Caribbean Elder (ACE) Initiative in 2016.
The ACE Initiative clearly expressed their desire for PCA to help them to respond to three specific needs:
- To connect older adults to opportunities and services that will reduce isolation and depression
- To introduce older adults to health resources that will combat chronic conditions, such as diabetes and hypertension
- To build nonprofit capacity, specifically with respect to health information and referral
Barbara's work contributed to the third need. More specifically she jumpstarted creating an ACE Initiative Directory and health needs assessment. Over the summer, Barbara compiled a list of known resources available to African and Caribbean elders in Philadelphia through designing and administering a health and resource questionnaire. As she made contact with these community organizations via phone calls to obtain the information, Barbara noted that "communication was really slow. Many people are volunteering their time in these informal organizations and are working full time jobs as well." More work by a fall semester intern (if you are interested in the position you can email firstname.lastname@example.com) will be needed to verify contact information and services available in order to expand the directory. In the coming months, a PDF version of the ACE resource directory will be distributed to those who have filled out a survey and consented to being added to the directory and new partners. The health information that Barbara collected will also prove vital. To date, Barbara has identified the primary health concerns for the populations and this information will be written into a report, which she will present to the ACE Initiative steering committee at its October 2016 meeting
"I'm very grateful to have had the opportunity to work with PCA, an invaluable agency that tirelessly works towards improving the lives of older Philadelphians"
-Barbara Herzstock, PCA Intern
Barbara connected to the effort through PCA's Planner for Policy and Program Development, who is an adjunct fellow in the Center for Public Health Initiatives at University of Pennsylvania.
PCA is a nonprofit organization established in 1973 to serve as the Area Agency on Aging for Philadelphia. Its mission is to improve the quality of life for Philadelphians who are older or who have disabilities and to assist them in achieving optimum levels of health, independence and productivity. Special consideration is given to those with social, economic and health needs. Guided by its Board of Directors and an Advisory Council, PCA contracts with more than 200 community organizations and service providers to deliver a variety of services to more than 100,000 older Philadelphians and people with disabilities each year. These services include: care at home; employment assistance; health promotion; home repair; advocacy; information and referral; legal assistance; home-delivered meals; protective services; senior community centers and transportation.


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[PROJECT] INQUIRE - INQUIRE- inquiry-based teacher training for a sustainable future
Start date: 2010-12-01, End date: 2013-11-30
The science education community agrees that pedagogical practices based on IBSE methods are more effective. But the reality on the ground is different. For various reasons, this type of teaching is not practiced in most European classrooms. INSPIRE counteract this by developi...
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[PROJECT] ISWA - Immersion in the Science Worlds through Arts
Start date: 2011-03-01, End date: 2013-02-28
The objective of the project is to use art to communicate emotions related to the understanding of nature and to stimulate students create artistic initiatives able to demonstrate commonalities of artistic and scientific fascination. The objective will be pursued according to...
Programme: FP7-SIS
Record Number: 98870
Last updated on: 2017-05-26
[PROJECT] PATHWAY - The Pathway to Inquiry Based Science Teaching
Start date: 2011-01-01, End date: 2013-12-31
"Following the recommendations of the ""Science Education Now: A renewed Pedagogy for the Future of Europe"" report, the Pathway Supporting Action is bringing together experts in the field of science education research and teachers´ communities, scientists and researchers inv...
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Corporate Culture
Employees' behavior and performance is ultimately decided by what they infer due to their own direct observations and interpretations of what they witness or get exposed to, in the work environment
A study of the Fortune 500 CEO's has shown that effective coordination of employees' behavior with company policy is their number one challenge. The vast majority believed that very few employees and managers had an understanding of their specific roles in achieving the corporate strategy. In addition, more than half believed that most of the organizational cultures inadvertently encouraged behavior inconsistent with their intended strategies.
The possibility that people in the organization would generate actions that would support a stated goal by the management is determined by the overall business Context. Context is the background and collection of observations, experiences and exposures to the overall company environment that form the usually unspoken but highly influential phenomena that is known as corporate "culture"
Any desired change in employees' performance and therefore company's sales and profitability is totally dependent on creating a change in company's culture. We can design and implement a desired and effective corporate cultures for your company that would result in consistent competitive advantages and increase your sales and profitability much faster than the norms existing in your industry.


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This bridge is one of several stone faced concrete bridges in Minnehaha Park. The bridge appears to retain good historic integrity. Problematic is identification of structure type. The bridge was built in 1939 and bridges with the very slightly arched shape like this bridge generally were of rigid-frame construction. However, without knowing the reinforcing design, it is also possible that this bridge is a basic reinforced concrete slab.
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Established in 2004, the Charles E. Carpenter Lecture and Conference Endowment supports advances in professional development for community college leaders. Held each spring, the Carpenter Lecture features a nationally known speaker on a topic of importance to community colleges. In addition to current students in the community college leadership doctoral program, attendees include northwest community college leaders and members of the OSU community. Moving into its fourteenth year, the Carpenter Event has become a premier professional development event for community college leaders and has significantly advanced Oregon State University's work in community college leadership.
This year the Carpenter Lecture will be held March 1st from 6:30-8pm at the Clackamas Community College, Wilsonville Campus (29353 Town Center Loop E, Wilsonville, OR 97070).
The leader's call is to fulfil the Mission. It is the interconnectedness of the elements of trust, promises and shared governance that support engagement in the mission and the delivery of the community college promise.
Dr. Joanne Truesdell returned to Clackamas Community College as president in 2007 after beginning her academic and career at CCC in the early 1980s. She graduated from CCC with an associate's degree in business in 1982.
She has nearly 40 years of experience in Oregon community college leadership as a student, staff, faculty member and administrator.
Dr. Truesdell's knowledge of Oregon's educational opportunities deepened as she earned degrees from Portland State University, the University of Portland and a doctorate in education from Oregon State. Dr. Truesdell has said that the most important degree she earned is her associate's degree from Clackamas. Without it, she wouldn't have been able to earn her bachelor's, master's or doctorate degrees.
Devoted to providing the best educational opportunities for the community CCC serves, Dr. Truesdell brings an intimate understanding of how all the complex parts of a quality learning environment come together to produce great results.
2017 Daniel Solorzano, Professor of Social Science and Comparative Education in the Graduate School of Education and Information Studies at the University of California, Los Angeles
2016 Betty Duvall, Professor Emerita, Oregon State University
2015 Jamie Callahan, a Professor of Human Resource Development in the School of Education at Drexel University
2014 Edward J. Ray, President, Oregon State University
2013 Richard Wagoner, Assistant Professor of Higher Education, University of California, Los Angeles
2012 Camille Preus, Commissioner of the Department of Community Colleges and Workforce Developmment of Oregon
2011 Preston Pulliams, President, Portland Community College
2010 Mary Spilde, President, Lane Community College
2009 John "Ski" Sygielski, President, Mount Hood Community College
2008 Linda Barry, Vice President, Merritt College; Susan Kostick, Vice President, Edmonds Community College; Jim Sorensen, President, Treasure Valley Community College
2007 Ron Baker, Executive Vice President, Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities
2006 Cassandra Manuelito-Kerkvliet, President, Institute of American Indian Arts
2005 George Boggs, President, American Association of Community Colleges


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NW Hants Conservatives go to Party Conference
10 Oct 2002
Sir George with Association Chairman Christopher van der Noot at the Countryside Fair
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15 members of NW Hants Conservative Association went to Bournemouth for the Party Conference.
"We felt this conference marked a turning point in the Party's fortunes; drawing a line under the past and unwrapping policies for the future. I thought Theresa May's speech on Monday was a defining moment - an explicit recognition that the Party had to change if it was to win back confidence. It was a difficult message for many of those there, but they accepted it."
"The themes we are developing strike a chord with the public - decentralising decision-making; backing the professionals; cutting red tape and regulation."
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text: James Anderson (Jim) is currently the World Bank's Country Manager for Mongolia, a country familiar to him from his time there in the mid-1990s. Before returning to Mongolia, Jim spent six years working on a range of governance issues in Vietnam, focusing access to information, transparency, anticorruption, and human rights. Prior to joining the team in Vietnam, Jim worked on governance, notably anticorruption and judicial reform, in the transition countries of central and eastern Europe and the former Soviet Union. Jim's earlier work in Mongolia focused on the informal sector and the impacts of large-scale privatization. A confirmed "governance data junkie", he is making no effort to kick the habit. He received his PhD in Economics from the University of Maryland.


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Eugene Glen Wolfe, age 90, of Savonburg, Kansas passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017 at his home.
Gene was born November 7, 1926 at Anthony, Kansas. He was the seventh of nine children born to George Washington and Elsie (Fastuacht) Wolfe. He grew up in the Aurora, Missouri area, graduating from Aurora High School in 1945. His family moved to the family farm near Savonburg in 1950.
Gene met Joan Johnson at Elsmore, Kansas and they were united in marriage at Iola, Kansas on March 21, 1953. This union was blessed with two sons.
Gene served in the US Army from June to December of 1945 at the end of WWII. He was called to serve again in November of 1950. He served in Korea during the Korean War. During the war Gene was a driver for Major Ushaw. He also met and drove for numerous celebrities that visited through the U.S.O. He was honorably discharged on August 30, 1952.
Following his time in the service, Gene returned to Savonburg where he farmed. Gene loved the farm and his animals; he was still farming until his passing. He also worked at the Parsons Stockyards for 25 years and at Chanute Manufacturing for 20 years. He was a charter member of Elsmore Ruritan Club as well as a past Zone Governor and District Governor of the Middle America District. Gene was also a member of the Savonburg Masonic Lodge, Virginia 315, the Mirza Shrine Temple, Pittsburg, and the Moran American Legion Post #385.
He was preceded in death by his parents; four brothers and three sisters, Bascome, Jane, Roy, May, George Jr., Donald, Virginia.
Gene is survived by his wife of nearly 64 years, Joan of the home; his sons, Glen Wolfe and wife, Rhonda of Savonburg, and Mike Wolfe of Pittsburg, Kansas; one grandson, Brad Griffith; four great-grandchildren, Gage and Bailey Griffith, Eli and Bradley Griffith; one sister, Viola Bradshaw of Sunland, California.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, March 11, 2017 at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service, Moran. Burial with military honors will follow in the Elsmore Cemetery, Elsmore, Kansas. The family will greet friends from 6:00 to 8:00 PM, Friday evening at the funeral home.
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We are delighted to welcome 4 Girls 4 Harps to open our 2017-18 season. This unique musical outfit has been dazzling audiences since its formation in 2000: 4 Girls 4 Harps have delighted audiences across the world with their dynamic performances and innovative repertoire. Their KCMS début, at St George's Church, features an extraordinary selection of repertoire, all arranged for this unique group of musicians.
Handel/Harriet Adie – Variations on Handel's Sarabande in D
Ravel – Three pieces from 'Ma Mère L'Oye'
Khachaturian – Mazurka and Waltz from Masquerade Suite
Piazzolla – Milonga del Angel and Libertango
Borodin – Dances I, II, III from Prince Igor-Polovtsian Dances
Prokofiev – I. March of the Montagues and Capulets from Romeo and Juliet, II. Grand Waltz from Cinderella
Debussy – Clair de lune
Manuel De Falla – Danza del Corrigor and Danza del Molinero from El Sombrero de tres picos
Manuel De Falla – Danza ritual del fuego from El amor brujo


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This is full of poems that i wrote o the spot or not.
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- depressing
- emotions
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- god
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Yeonkkot Dec 01, 2010
@BlackMoon93 thank you....this is my life...thats why i wrote it... :P
Yeonkkot Jun 26, 2010
@XXXBelievable thanks again....i just likke to express myself in writing.. <3
XXXBelievable Jun 25, 2010
I can related to you on this poem. Voted ;-D I love this peom
XXXBelievable Jun 25, 2010
I love peoms, they explain emotion. Great poem ;-D, you seem to be explain your emotion about people, which I agreed with you about people
EmmaLoweBooks Jun 18, 2010
I always love a good poem. xD I'm checking out your work now. Voted! :3
Arkain Jun 18, 2010
very nice. short, sweet, and right to the point. Your poetry reminds me a lot of my own work.


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Talofa lava, Malo e lelei, Kia orana, Ni sa bula vinaka, Halo olaketa, Namaste, Kam na mauri, Fakaalofa lahi atu, Ia orana, Mahalo, Malo ni, Kia ora and warm Pasifika greetings.
Improving outcomes for Pasifika is an ongoing priority for the universities, which they seek to do through their research, teaching and learning initiatives and student support activities.
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There are a range of support services, study spaces and mentoring programmes designed specifically for Pasifika students. Other initiatives include:
- Academic and learning support – study and research skills
- Pastoral care - advocacy, accommodation, financial
- Pasifika scholarships
Every university also has a Pacific student group which offers a series of events - social, cultural and academic for its members. Being involved is a great way to make new friends, and get involved in activities on campus.


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Ancient paintings can provide valuable information for historians and archeologists to study the history and humanity of the corresponding eras. How to determine the era in which a painting was created is a critical problem, since the topic of a...
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Translation: make it as BAD as we said it would be, even if you can avoid such a situation. Der Fuhrer has spoken.
Janet Neapolitan already tried this and the airports' staff countermanded her...
Time for these people to keep speaking up...
Any more of us willing to admit this government has declared war on us?
Obviously it's all about punishing the Repubs for standing their ground.
For the list.
A friend of mine who works for the Feds in a foreign country posted that his department could take cuts. He has since removed that post. LOL He hasn't posted in over a week. I wonder if he got in trouble.
I wonder what the qualifications are to grow bollworms in Pheonix for the federal government.
The question is...is it enough to remove the tyrant from office for abuse of authority?
I was posting last week this is what 0bama would do and started calling him and his tactics political terrorism. This a tyranny folks.
He cannot be permitted to get away with it.
In the past few weeks, Americans have been subjected to a barrage of doomsday predictions regarding the disaster that would befall us should the sequester come to pass. Many were rightly incensed, then, that last Thursday, only one day before the devastating sequester cuts were scheduled to kick in, newly appointed Secretary of State John Kerry announced that the Obama administration will be giving $60 million to a group of Syrian rebels fighting Bashsar Assad.
This hypocrisy was quickly followed up with an announcement on Sunday by Kerry that the administration will be giving Egypts increasingly anti-democratic Muslim Brotherhood government $250 million in return for promises of economic reform which will rise to $1 billion if that reform is deemed successful.
BUT....no money for the suffering Americans or economic reformes here. Can't afford it. (Let the slaves eat cake.)
In other words, "You must make it as painful on the American citizens as possible. The more pain inflicted, the better it is for our 2014 campaigns. You have your orders. Make it hurt!"
(Oboma had the nerve to complain about weatherboarding terrorists. Hypocrite!!! )
Wouldn't surprise me in the least to see that this administration is working to increase droughts, wildfires, mudslides, hurricanes, tornado activity, floods, and flu to blame it all on "global climate change caused by industrialization and dependency on fossil fuels".
Raw full text of email, including headers?
(Irritates me when an article about a text is as long as the text. Just give the original material already.)
Ok - could we just stay in sequester mode year after year if we had Republicans willing to maintain course (fat chance)?
All for 2.5% of projected spending (?) which only half ($44 billion) of the reduction has to happen this year, vs. what - 3.8 trillion in yearly Federal spending?
Obama is BS'ing everyone again.
I have said from the beginning that this lying sack of doo would make this as hard as possible.
APHIS would eliminate assistance to producers in 24 states in managing wildlife damage to the aquaculture industry, unless they provide funding to cover the costs.
If this is sequestration, I'll take much, much more please.
"Der Fuhrer has spoken."
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Big Society On The Rocks
When David Cameron become prime minister he said that reducing the deficit was his duty but 'Big Society' his passion. So how's that going?
The first thing he did was create a 'Big Society Tzar' by making Nat Wei the youngest member of the House of Lords, aged 34, and government spokesman on the Big Society. Eleven months later he resigned saying he needed to earn more m...oney and spend more time with his family (I'm not making this up!). Strangely he didn't retire for the Lords to make way for someone who could actually hack the job, so he's now there for the rest of his life.
Young people are so important to society for many reasons. Labour invested heavily in early years and created Sure Start to make certain that people from every background would benefit. This government have now cut spending on youth services by £438m, which even Tory MP Tim Loughton says is "disproportionate". Instead they created the National Citizen's Service, a £200m scheme that is run and funded by central government and has no incentives or plan to get young people from disadvantaged backgrounds involved. They have robbed the poor in local areas to create a new central government scheme that disproportionately excludes the disadvantaged. Hardly the stuff a 'big society' is made of.
It's not surprising that a think tank called Civil Exchange recently released a report saying that Big Society is "a policy better suited to the leafy suburbs", and that a "big society gap" has opened up with levels of charitable giving, volunteering and social action strongest in wealthy areas and among privileged professional middle-class groups.
This is why some areas of our constituency, such as parts of Hangleton and Portslade, will never benefit from Mike Weatherley's government - because people who don't fight for resources are ignored with Mike Weatherley as their MP.
I was intrigued by Big Society and I still like the potential it once had. If I were involved in policy making for such an agenda I would have separated the policies into three categories: Neighbourhood, community, and civil society organisations (such as charities and community groups) and focussed policies to empower each of those groups. This government got the vision right but failed to deliver a coherent set of policies to deliver it. Once again they got the basics wrong.
Labour: We'll get the basics right.


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On Wednesday evenings at Aiskew Methodist Church 7pm
June 10th. Prayer & Praise — 'Prayer and Praise' at Aiskew Methodist Church this evening, 7pm. A time of refreshment, fellowship, prayer, praise and connecting with God. You will be made very welcome
June 17th. Healing Prayer Space A time of guided prayer for those we wish to pray for- you don't have to pray out loud
June 24th. Make a banner — we hope to produce a banner to be in church when we become one congregation- don't wear your best clothes....
July 1st. Quiet Space
8th Prayer & Praise
15th Healing Prayer Space
22nd. To be decided — possibly finish the banner
29th. Burning Issue/study- if there is a fifth Wednesday in the month we shall gather over a coffee to discuss any burning issues that are making the headlines — or not making the headlines as the case maybe.


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This was my first but definitely not the last visit to Thailand. I did not keep a diary, unfortunately, but I tried my best to remember all the experiences from my first days in this "paradise", that at first did not look like a paradise at all.
Mondsee & The Power of Facing Your Feelings
Mondsee stuck with me not only because it's a beautiful little town and I was in Austria for the first time, but also because there was a bigger lesson awaiting me at the end of our trip.


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'A Breach in the Anti-Putin Group-Think'
March 22, 2017 (EIRNS)—Under that headline, Russian expert and Committee for East-West Accord member Gilbert Doctorow highlighted for Consortium News, yesterday, the significance of Foreign Affairs' recent publishing an article suggesting President Trump understands more about U.S.-Russian relations than the Washington policy elite. Robert English's article, "Russia, Trump, and A New Detente," trashes decades of U.S. Russia-is-the-enemy and Putin-is-the-devil policy.
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Doctorow points out; it has published one known article which bucked the line of the neoconservative and liberal intervenists that "Russian aggression" is responsible for everything.
Author English's arguments, while thorough and uncompromising, are not extraordinary, Doctorow writes. What is "stunning," is that Foreign Affairs would chose to publish a piece whose premise is that stated in the opening paragraph:
Doctorow suggests that Foreign Affairs broke its policy line, because, despite the Washington, D.C., frenzy against Russia, "the underlying reality is that the neocons are descending into a fury over their sudden loss of power.... Foreign Affairs magazine may be bending to the recognition that it is risking its credibility if it continues to put all its eggs in the we-hate-Russia basket."


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No More 'One Size Fits All'!
Differentiation of curriculum is a big focus in our Professional Development this year in the Elementary School. Our teachers are talking lots about getting to know all our students and the different ways in which they learn.
In the Learning Support Team all of our Teaching Assistants and Educational Assistants are beginning monthly in-service training on differentiation and differentiated instruction.
On this page you will find a number of websites where differentiation is discussed and defined.
http://www.kidsource.com/kidsource/content/diff_instruction.html This site contains information written by Carol Tomilson (sometimes referred to a the 'guru' of differentiation!) The content is directed at Middle School but it is still relevent. It is written for teachers but is useful for parents to get their head around the concept and the vocabulary.
In the Eric Digest article, Differentiation of Instruction in the Elementary Grades Carol Ann Tomlinson writes,
" At its most basic level, differentiation consists of the efforts of teachers to respond to variance among learners in the classroom. Whenever a teacher reaches out to an individual or small group to vary his or her teaching in order to create the best learning experience possible, that teacher is differentiating instruction." She goes on to explain that, "In most elementary classrooms, some students struggle with learning, others perform well beyond grade-level expectations, and the rest fit somewhere in between. Within each of these categories of students, individuals also learn in a variety of ways and have different interests. To meet the needs of a diverse student population, many teachers differentiate instruction."
What can parents do? Familiarise yourself with the concept of differentiated instruction and get to know the teachign methods used in your child's classroom. Observe your child to see if you can determine whether or not they seem to grasp materials better verbally, visually, interactively, etc., and finally, share those observation and concerns with your child's teacher. Ask how material is generally presented to the class and how it is differentiated for your child. For student's in the Learning Support Program, differentiated methods of instruction may for part of their Learning Support Plan.


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We have decided to go ahead with turning our spare bedroom into a craft room. I did have reservations as I like the bedroom and I feel a bit weird about 'gutting' the room - almost as though I am devaluing our house. But as my husband said - it's still a spare room, just without a bed!
Deciding to go ahead with this left us with the problem of where to put the bed from that room. It's only a couple of years old and has literally only had guests in it a handful of times so I didn't want to sell it. Our garage was converted into a kids lounge a few years ago so we had no big space to store it.
My husband came up with the solution. He worked out that although technically the beds are the same size the frame on the spare bed is slightly bigger than the one on our bed so dismantled ours and put it, and mattress, underneath the spare bed which he moved to our room.


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A new study has found that antioxidant-rich walnuts are a very powerful "brain food". The study, published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease, has found that including walnuts in your diet can help reduce the risk, delay the onset, slow the progression of, or even prevent Alzheimer's disease.
It's believed that the high antioxidant content of walnuts are what set them apart. The antioxidants are a contributing factor in protecting the brain from the degeneration typically seen in Alzheimer's disease.
Walnuts have more than just antioxidants going for them. They contain numerous vitamins and minerals. In fact, the are the only nut that contains a significant source of alpha-linolenic acid (ALA) (an omega-3 fatty acid that has heart and brain-health benefits).
Toss walnuts in cereal, oatmeal, salads, smoothies, or eat them right out of a candy dish.
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Most of you are probably familiar with the childhood song that teases friends about a crush, falling in love, getting married, and having a baby. However, as many couples may already be aware or have experienced for themselves, it is not uncommon for the marriage relationship to get put on the back burner once that new bundle of joy has entered the world.
From sleep deprivation, raging hormones, lack of intimacy, and complete devotion to this new love of your life, it is easy to lose a sense of yourselves as a couple in the relationship. It is not uncommon for one partner to feel like they are no longer important or are not receiving enough attention because their spouse dedicates so much of his/her time and energy to the baby. According to research from the Gottman Relationship Institute in Seattle, within three years of the birth of a child, approximately two-thirds of couples will experience a significant drop in their relationship quality and a dramatic increase in relationship conflict, hostility, and dissatisfaction. That's a very high percentage of individuals becoming unhappy. If the issues are not addressed, it can snowball and create bigger problems in the relationship which can also have an effect on the children.
The following are a few helpful tips on how to keep your marriage a priority after your baby is born:
- Find time for yourself and each other. It is important to find a little time now and then for just the two of you, but everyone needs their own alone time as well. Find something that works for the both of you. A scheduled "date night," even if only once or twice a month helps you to focus on each other without interruption.
- Talk about your finances before, during, and after the birth of your baby. Raising a child is expensive and both finances and raising a child are stressful. If both of you are not on the same page with your financial situation, it can be an added stressor to an already tense situation.
- Respect one another's opinions and listen to one another when it comes to what you believe is the best way to raise your child. Remember-you are both in this together and constantly arguing about who is right and who is wrong will leave you angry and resentful.
- Don't go to bed angry. You've heard it all before from older generations, but it's true. Going to bed angry and waking up angry is no way to live and is not going to benefit your relationship or the raising of your child in any way, shape or form.
- Share the tasks of raising a child. It is common for the female to take on the role of handling everything from cooking dinner and cleaning the house to changing the diapers and entertaining the baby, but in today's world there is no reason why both parents can't find the time to share those tasks.
Raising a child is never an easy task and marriages will always continue to need work and effort. Reminding yourself that your relationship is just as important as caring for your child will help to make both processes easier and hopefully more enjoyable for both individuals involved. If you feel that you are at a point in your marriage that requires help, there is no shame in seeking assistance from a therapist.


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According to the American Heart Association, weight gain is an independent risk factor for coronary heart disease and stroke. This means that excessive body weight alone (without other risk factors) can increase your risk for cardiovascular disease. For this reason, maintaining a healthy body weight is a high priority. The two major American Heart Association guidelines for maintaining a healthy body weight are:
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A body mass index calculator is available on the Center for Disease Control website: http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/calc-bmi.htm
Visit this website to learn your BMI and what it means.
It is important to note that BMI categories are not gender specific, and that BMI is not a measurement of body composition (fat and lean mass). Talk with your health care provided about your BMI. If you are pregnant, under 18, or a competitive athlete, this tool may not be an accurate measure of health or disease risk.
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06 August 2018
This Bat Conservation Trust event aims to share knowledge and best practice regarding strategic, landscape-scale planning for biodiversity (not just bats). A symposium is being held on Thursday 11th October 2018 at 8 Fitzroy Street, London W1T 4BQ
It is now widely recognised that we need to act at a landscape-scale to create ecological networks and fulfil the Lawton vision of more, bigger, better and joined sites for nature conservation. As with previous built environment symposia, we are looking for attendance from a diverse audience representing a cross section of the industries involved in strategic planning for landscape-scale conservation.
Booking is now open and more information about the event is here
18 May 2018
This Management Scheme for the Severn Estuary European Marine Site (EMS) will cover the next five-year period from 2018 until 2023.
The ASERA Management Scheme provides a mechanism for Relevant Authorities to set the framework within which their activities will be managed to achieve the nature conservation objectives of the European Marine Site. It considers whether activities are causing adverse effects and, if so, how such activities can be regulated by Relevant Authorities to prevent damage to the designated features of the EMS.
The ASERA Management Scheme was updated between 2016 to 2018, following a review of the 2011 Management Scheme. In order to inform the update of the Scheme, the ASERA Officer carried out an "ASERA Road Show, which involved meeting ASERA members to discuss ongoing activities within their area of jurisdiction, and to understand whether there have been any significant changes in their role/responsibilities.
For more see http://www.asera.org.uk/management-scheme/2018-2023/
16 May 2018
The ENDS Natural Capital Conference will bring together people from around the country who want to develop a natural capital approach, and are keen to explore what the next phase of piloting might look like.
- Hear best practice Natural Capital applied approaches, learn from their successes and failures
- How is Natural Capital valuation influencing strategic decision making?
- Understanding the internal conditions for success in mainstreaming the Natural Capital approach within your organisation
- Practical insights into how to build and analyse your data effectively
- Equip yourself with the techniques and knowledge to become a master storyteller and to communicate your vision and plans to stakeholders
For further information and booking details go to https://www.mineralandwasteplanning.co.uk/ends-natural-capital-conference
21 March 2018
The Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership is currently looking for a new Chair
Our excellent Chair Adrian Phillips is standing down so the Gloucestershire LNP is seeking applications to fill this important role. We are looking for someone with significant senior strategic experience and a good understanding of how environmental issues relate to both the economy and well-being. The link to the advert is here
11 January 2018
'A Green Future: Our 25 Year Plan to Improve the Environment', sets out what the government (with others) will do to improve the environment, within a generation.
Details how the government will work with communities and businesses over the next 25 years to improve the environment. The Plan sits alongside two other important government strategies: the Industrial Strategy and the Clean Growth Strategy. For more on this see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/25-year-environment-plan
31 October 2017
A useful resource on evidence has been published by the Environment Agency called 'Working with Natural Processes to reduce flood risk - The evidence behind Natural Flood Management'. Work carried out in the Stroud Valleys is referenced.
Working with Natural Processes (WWNP) to reduce flood and coastal erosion risk (FCRM) involves implementing measures that help to protect, restore and emulate the natural functions of catchments, floodplains, rivers and the coast. WWNP takes many different forms and can be applied in urban and rural areas, and on rivers, estuaries and coasts. It is also referred to as Natural Flood Management (NFM). The evidence document can be found here.
10 October 2017
With the Environment Secretary due to introduce a 25-year Environment Plan by the start of 2018 this seminar will be a timely opportunity to discuss policy priorities for protecting the environment and conserving natural capital.
For further information go to http://www.westminsterforumprojects.co.uk/conference/natural-capital-18
26 September 2017
The summary report for the government's (Defra) Single Data Requirement is now available for the condition of Key Wildlife Sites and RIGS.
A summary of the results is available in the publications section of the website.
The NBN Conference is held annually and brings together individuals and organisations from across the NBN partnership. This year it is not too far away in Cardiff.
For Further details go to https://nbn.org.uk/news-events-publications/nbn-conference-2/nbn-conference-2017/
01 August 2017
This engaging event is intended for all those who are interested in learning about the latest research and policy developments involving the Severn Estuary and its future.
The forum programme this year covers the themes of: Planning & Governance, Energy & Climate Change plus Protected Sites & Species. The event is being held in Bridgwater on 5th October 2017. For further details and booking see https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/severn-estuary-forum-2017-tickets-36307755474
18 July 2017
Many wild and cultivated plants depend on insects to pollinate their flowers, with successful pollination leading to successful seed or fruit production. There are concerns that numbers of pollinating insects such as bees and flies may be declining, but we need more data to be able to track any changes in abundance across the country. The Flower-Insect Timed Count (FIT Count) is designed to collect new data on the numbers of flower-visiting insects, as part of a wider set of studies for a national Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS).
The Pollinator Monitoring and Research Partnership (PMRP) aims to combine improved analyses of long-term records with new systematic survey activity to establish how insect pollinator populations are changing across Great Britain. The Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (CEH) will work with existing recording schemes to improve our understanding of population trend estimates from opportunistic (unstructured) records, and increase their capacity for data flow and record verification. Two new surveys will be implemented to form a Pollinator Monitoring Scheme (PoMS):
1. A simple systematic survey to engage a wider range of volunteers, collecting data on abundance and flower visitation of pollinators to target flower species from a specified list. During 2017 we will develop the "Flower-Insect Timed Count activity and data infrastructure with project partners across a variety of urban and rural locations, and expand to wider involvement in 2018.
2. An intensive systematic survey of pollinators and floral resources with a core set of 75 monitoring sites (randomly allocated 1km squares), stratified on cropped and non-cropped land across England, Wales and Scotland. The site network and baseline surveys will be set up by CEH surveyors, phasing in opportunities for volunteer involvement and mentoring through the project.
16 June 2017
ASERA (Association of Severn Estuary Relevant Authorities) have published a new booklet on how to undertake activities on and around the Severn Estuary.
The purpose of these guidelines is to encourage the sustainable use of the estuary and its coastline, providing an enhanced and safer environment for recreational users and visitors to enjoy. Individuals and clubs are encouraged to respect, support and promote these guidelines. For more information visit the ASERA website.
25 May 2017
The aims of this Strategy are to:
◦update & streamline the 2001 Severn Estuary Strategy;
◦provide a strategic policy framework for the Severn Estuary;
◦provide context to inform and support decision-making; and,
◦facilitate the Marine & Coastal Act (2009) obligations related to cross-border integration, land-sea integration and taking an ecosystem-based approach to management.
This Strategy is guided by a Vision, which sets out what the Severn Estuary Partnership (and you) would like the estuary to look like in the future. The document is split under five key Principles, based on the UK High-Level Marine Objectives. Under each Principle are a series of Objectives, Outcomes and Actions. The Strategy will have a 10-year timeframe between 2017-2027, but will be flexible enough to change priorities in light of any new and emerging evidence.
The Strategy can be found here http://www.severnestuarypartnership.org.uk/sep/strategy/15-16/
24 April 2017
New practical guide aimed at anyone who wants to use natural capital approaches in making decisions about the natural environment.
The workbook is intended to support decision-makers, including planners, communities and landowners, but has particular relevance for place-based decisions. For further information see https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/natural-capital-committee
05 April 2017
At Cardiff University on 27th April 2017
As the Bristol Channel and Severn Estuary become the focus for new energy including tidal lagoons and Hinckley C, the estuary is entering a period of radical change.
Building on the themes from the previous two forums of energy, environment and economy, this conference will consider how we can deliver new energy projects in balance with the environment and the economy.
29 March 2017
A video showing the work of the WILD project with volunteers is available to view
A video showing volunteers and others involved in the WILD project in the Upper Thames Catchment (Cotswold Water Park) to improve local rivers, watercourses and catchments through local community action. The 'WILD works' video can be found here https://vimeo.com/200330336
17 March 2017
Training for the beginner or professional on a variety of topics
For more details visit Gloucestershire Wildlife Trust / What's On website page here
12 December 2016
This POST (Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology) note summarises how to value natural capital, discusses the advantages and challenges of approaches and describes some initiatives to secure natural capital for the future.
It has been estimated that the UK's population will rise by nearly 10 million in the next 25 years, increasing demands on natural resources. Evidence suggests degradation of ecosystems will negatively affect human wellbeing. Reports such as the UN's Millennium Ecosystem Assessment and The Economics of Ecosystem and Biodiversity (TEEB) global reports have highlighted the importance of incorporating the natural environment into national accounting frameworks. One way to achieve this is through natural capital (NC) valuation. For further details and to download the POST note see http://researchbriefings.parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/POST-PN-0542
02 December 2016
An ambitious vision with steps and a toolkit to help towards achieving it. It is only the start of a conversation with the very many interested parties across the Severn Estuary. It has been recently produced by a group of non-governmental organisations.
This is a vision for 2010 for a better natural environment that can benefit everyone it is claimed. For further details, where a report can be downloaded and a map journal with data on the estuary integrated, visit http://severnvision.org/
02 November 2016
The theme of this conference is "What European Wildlife and Nature Gardeners can learn from each other"
While professional garden ecologists can follow research through academic journals, it is much harder to learn about what urban green-space practitioners are doing for wildlife outside the UK. There will be many areas of overlap, and probably some divergent views on what constitutes wildlife gardening across Europe. Delegates will find this a very stimulating and enlightening meeting, and one which may lead to strengthening relations with our European colleagues, and a great deal of sharing of experience, best practice and ideas. It is a chance to meet leaders in wildlife gardening from other countries, and help to shape the way we work together in the future. In many ways, this conference marks a new stage for wildlife gardening, and for the Wildlife Gardening Forum.
For details go to http://www.wlgf.org/wlgf_website_058.htm
03 October 2016
An update on how wildlife is doing
Working side-by-side, over 50 wildlife organisations have compiled a stock take of all our native wildlife. The report reveals that 56 per cent of the species studied have declined over recent decades. More than one in ten of all the species assessed are under threat of disappearing from our shores altogether. However, the report illustrates that targeted conservation has produced inspiring success stories and, with sufficient determination, resources and public support, we can turn the fortunes of our wildlife around. This report builds on the previous State of Nature report to further highlight the need for conservation projects across the UK, UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies.
31 August 2016
This document sets out the locally determined 'Nature Improvement Areas' as recognised by the Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership in August 2016. These are areas where a partnership has come together to realise the County's best opportunities or benefits for landscape scale action. The NIA initiatives aim to ensure that land is used sustainably to achieve multiple gains for people, wildlife and the local economy.
26 August 2016
18th October 2016, Manchester Town Hall
This conference will provide a national forum for sharing knowledge and research about valuing nature, bringing together researchers and people who make decisions that affect nature in business, policy making and in practice. Click here for more details.
06 June 2016
This document reviews, updates and extends the 1997 strategy for conserving lesser and greater horseshoe bats in the Forest of Dean and Wye Valley
The updated strategy was produced in May 2016 by a steering group of certain Gloucestershire LNP members, bat groups as well as Natural Resources Wales and Monmouthshire County Council. The strategy includes 6 objectives with related recommended actions. For a copy click here: WVandFoDeanBatStrategyMAY2016.pdf
23 May 2016
An annual nationwide garden survey run by volunteers
The Garden Bioblitz surveys are undertaken over 24 hours on a specific weekend (in 2016 it is 4th to 5th June). Anyone can volunteer including beginners (there is an easy tick list for recording). You can use your own garden to survey or look at a favourite local patch. For more details go to http://www.gardenbioblitz.org/
08 April 2016
Peoples Trust for Endangered Species (PTES) annual Living with Mammals survey is calling for an army of volunteers to record the mammals they see in local green spaces and to submit this data to the PTES website.
Britains mammals can be found in household gardens, recreational areas, cemeteries and brownfield sites, but other green spaces close to buildings may also provide a home to them. Volunteers are required to select a site close to their home or place of work and to spend a short amount of time there each week, recording any observations of mammals.
For further information and to register for the survey see here
07 April 2016
A programme of environmental based courses for adults in various locations around the Stroud District. For further details and booking contact Stroud Valleys Project Tel. 01453 753358
April 9 & 23 - Going Wild in Your Garden, £25 or concessions £17.50
April 13 for 6 weeks - Growing Your Own Veg - The Basics, £30 or concessions £21
April 16 & 17 or 18 & 19 June - Intro to Permaculture, £60 or concessions £42
April 26 - Pond Dipping for Adults, £10 or £7 concessions
May 20 - Bat Ecology for Beginners, £10 or £7 concessions
June 4 - Flowers & Grasses of Rodborough Common, £10 or £7 concessions
June 10 OR 14 - Moths OR Butterflies of Bisley Road Cemetery, £10 or £7 concessions
14 March 2016
Join David Scott-Langley of Gloucestershire Naturalists Society for a friendly introduction to this vast subject. An experienced and enthusiastic naturalist and trainer, David will be your guide through some of the concepts and terms needed to understand the complexity of the natural world, before heading out to a local site, City Bank, with a wide variety of wildlife and key habitats for you to explore in more detail.
Ecology is all about the fascinating relationships between plants, animals and their environment. Predators and prey, photosynthesises, pollinators and parasites they are all evolving, influenced by the resources and challenges found where they live.
The course for beginners is being held on Sunday 17th April and places can be booked at http://www.gloucestershirewildlifetrust.co.uk/events/2016/04/17/ecology-beginners?instance=0
01 October 2015
A summary of the results is available in the publications section of the website.
22 September 2015
Bridging the conservation gap between freshwater, saltwater and transitional wetlands
This two day event offers progressive insights into drivers and constraints to the development and management of healthy wetlands for a range of audiences, helping bring people together, forging new relationships and developing new ideas. For more information and to book visit http://www.wwt.org.uk/wetlandfutures
08 September 2015
Brought to us this year by the Bristol Natural History Consortium. Day One includes a session on 'What's in it for Wildlife'. Two days of inspiring content, interactive workshops and engaging discussion in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere to network with fellow communicators.
To be held on 10th and 11th November in Bristol. For further information and to register go to the event website.
29 July 2015
The Catchment Based Approach in Practice. A Conference at The Royal Agricultural University, Cirencester on 17th September 2015.
This one day conference will demonstrate the Water with Integrated Local Delivery (WILD) Project. The WILD Project is funded by the EA and has successfully met the goals of the new Catchment Based Approach to water management, treating the catchment as a whole and bringing together farmers and landowners, partner organisations, communities, NGOs and local government bodies. (For more information on the Integrated Local Deliver framework visit www.ccri.ac.uk/ild/)
Using the Integrated Local Delivery framework the project is able to tackle the issues facing water quality while taking in to consideration multiple needs such as; agricultural land use and stewardship funding, neighbourhood planning, flood risk minimisation and rural economic growth.
There will also be the opportunity to explore mentoring options to help others adopt this framework within their own catchments and projects.
For more information go to the FWAG SW website
01 July 2015
The results of a unique study demonstrates the relative values of the goods and services provided across the Severn Estuary. It shows the part the natural environment plays in underpinning both our economy and our wellbeing.
For more see http://www.pml.ac.uk/News/What_did_the_Severn_Estuary_ever_do_for_us
Public consultation as part of 'fitness check' for EU nature legislation. It runs from 30th April to 24th July 2015.
For further information see http://ec.europa.eu/environment/consultations/nature_fitness_check_en.htm
09 December 2014
Biodiversity 2020 indicators are assessed again
Biodiversity 2020 indicators for the national strategy are re-assessed by the government in a new annual report report at:
01 October 2014
Natural England have declared a small extension to the Cotswold Commons and Beechwoods National Nature Reserve (Declaration No. 5 2014).
The extension is 17.9 hectares and the extension land is held by Butterfly Conservation
10 September 2014
A summary of the results is available in the publications section of the website.
03 September 2014
An updated version of the Active Planning Toolkit was launched in Gloucestershire to help professionals create buildings and natural environments that support people to get more active to better their health.
Originally introduced in 2011, the toolkit provides a practical guide for planners, architects, and developers to help them design in features that encourage physical activity. This can include making stairs easy to find, and linking shops and workplaces to walking and cycling networks.
Developed in partnership with Gloucestershire County Council, the University of Gloucestershire and the Voluntary and Community Sector (VCS), the toolkit was designed to implement NICE public health guidance 2008, which provided evidence about the types of environment that encourage physical activity. Key features of the toolkit include:
The toolkit can be found here
20 August 2014
New framework guidance document released by the LNP
The Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership(LNP) has compiled a framework document to guide the protection and delivery of strategic Green Infrastructure (GI) alongside Nature Map and emerging local Nature Improvement Areas (NIAs).
25 October 2013
The 2013 update to the Biodiversity 2020 Indicators for England have been published by the government.
There is a summary document plus more detailed documents on each individual indicator at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/england-biodiversity-indicators
The summary document for 2013 covering the previous 5 years is now available on the 'Publications' page of this website.
08 August 2013
A summary Delivery Plan and Update Report has been published by Defra
The summary report and Biodiversity 2020 guide is available at https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/biodiversity-2020-simple-guide-and-progress-update-july-2013
25 April 2013
Want to join in an event where you list all the wildlife you see in your garden over 24 hours on the 1st and 2nd June then follow the link below.
19 December 2012
Official government statistics released
Local Sites (Wildlife + Geological) which are being managed to conserve their nature conservation interest have been reported upon again for England. A report and data download is available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/local-sites-in-positive-conservation-management--2
17 July 2012
The newly formed Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership was formally recognised by Defra in July 2012.
30 June 2012
The Gloucestershire Biodiversity Partnership was disbanded at the end of June 2012
After approximately 14 years the Gloucestershire Biodiversity Partnership was disbanded on the 30th June 2012. The partners involved started to move towards incorporation with the emerging Gloucestershire Local Nature Partnership and a number of existing and emerging groups. The Gloucestershire Biodiversity website, Habitat & species Action Plans and the Gloucestershire Nature Map are the legacies of the Biodiversity Partnership and still remain as important references for those conserving and enhancing the biodiversity of the county.
20 April 2012
The European Parliament adopts resolution on the EU 2020 Biodiversity Strategy, they emphasise that the loss of biodiversity "has devastating economic costs for society which until now have not been integrated sufficiently into economic and other policies".
22 March 2012
A Local Nature Partnership for Gloucestershire Forum Event was held on the 22nd March 2012 at the Guildhall, Gloucester.


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All of these statements are based on my extensive time reporting in Donbass, DPR and LPR. All of these statements are substantiated by my extensive video reportage from Donbass, which can be found on my YouTube channel.
- Life in Donetsk, centre, on the surface, whatever you read or hear, actually looks like life in Donetsk pretty much as it would have been before the war. And I know, because I was in Donetsk before the war, in 2012. Actually life in most all of the towns and cities of the DPR looks much as it would have done. Here's a look at the town of Enakievo, around 50km from Donetsk –
- Of course, over 18 months of war there mean there are some differences – not every shop is working, not everyone has returned home, meaning fewer people, and an understandable lack of tourists, international visitors. And new flags – the Donetsk People's Republic (have a look at October's Flag Day below) –
- While there's no shelling – in the centre of Donetsk, at least, there are sometimes events connected to war – the killing of a commander in Donetsk a few weeks ago by sniper, the recent imbroglio involving the Troy battalion. Even when you're on the scene, it can sometimes hard to ascertain the exact details, in the murk which exists when active war halts, factions jostle for position in a still establishing set-up, and some just find it hard to shake behaviours associated with a war footing or adapted to being demobbed.
- With war footing somewhat de-escalated, and freer passage at blockposts, some 'pro-Ukrainian' provocateurs / saboteurs have clearly been able to enter the city, with recent vandalism and attacks on the Lenin statue in the city's centre.
- The mood among people there towards Ukraine, is, with little exception, negative due to the shelling of Donbass by Ukrainian forces. However, it's also tinged with sadness – many you speak to will express real regret about not being able to visit relatives in parts of Ukraine, having fallen out with relatives in parts of Ukraine due to the war. See these sentiments expressed in this report, from July of 2015 –
- Relationships with the DPR are varied. Some wish for the DPR to be part of a Novorossiya, others Russia itself, some a self-standing state. Some lament the fact that bank machines still don't operate, and passports can't be issued, that children are born in an, as yet, unrecognised republic, matters such as house sale and purchasing, weddings, are still further grey areas, with certain documentation needing to be routed through Ukraine.
That said, across the board, after coming up for 2 years, people have got used to the DPR and, with few exceptions, accept it. There is actually a lot of positivity, and patriotism towards the DPR – many people will tell you that they love, are proud of their young republic, there are youth organisations, young people have the DPR flag on phones, backpacks, t-shirts. (see below for photos) Have a look at this recent video from a Gorlovka bus stop, and Donetsk centre, to get a sense of the mood.
- Most things are working – water, electricity, internet, phone signal, shops, restaurants, municipal services such as libraries, buses, streets are cleaned, bins emptied. Banks don't work, there are no car dealers operating, McDonalds is of course long shuttered, of course there's no airport. But in general, most things are working, and working pretty well – the problem of petrol has been solved, you can buy everything you need, people are opening shops, and businesses.
- Life is going on – in Gorlvoka, for example, 18 babies were born in the last week!
- There's a working parliament in Donetsk, in operation for 18 months, organised and orderly. Have a look at it yourself –
- Festivities are marked – every town in the DPR had a Christmas tree, with a large-scale turn-out for the opening of the 20 metre-plus Donetsk one, with many expressing sentiments it was the 'best yet' in the city – a drone look at that here –Meanwhile a look at a recent Donetsk food festival here –
- It's not all Donetsk, the DPR's capital city and undisputed centrifugal force – have a look at this video of a dance class from formerly war-ravaged Ilovaisk, putting on a concert in formerly war-ravaged Debaltsevo –To go back a bit, this was a folk festival from the town of Torez , some 70km from Donetsk, in summer –
- Everything's on the rouble, by the way, it's been that way for over 6 months, it's entirely accepted. Prices of things are generally a bit higher than Russia, for example petrol is 42 roubles per litre in DPR, versus around 34-35 in Russia. But petrol has actually come down, from near 60 roubles at times last year, and prices in shops have generally stabilised, though remain expensive in relation to generally low DPR salaries.
- It's true that certain Ukrainian news sites are blocked, the more extreme 'pro-Ukraine' ones, but most actually aren't.
- Don't think that local people are 'piped' non-stop Russian media. There are several well-established local channels, mostly fronted by local, young journalists – Novorossiya, Union, 1st Republic, Oplot, there's more – watched by a lot of people in the area.
- DPR leader Alexander Zakharchenko enjoys a high level of popularity in the DPR. True that he does tend to walk around with armed guards, but Zakharchenko is actually pretty approachable, and friendly (see video here). As for press conferences – no issues there, pitch up with standard journalistic accreditation (easy to obtain), and you can ask him literally anything, including 'inconvenient' questions –
- There's cultural life in DPR – cinemas, theatres, the circus, long open for business in Donetsk and across the DPR.
- Life in the frontier settlements of the DPR is, as in the case of Spartak here, just about as bad as it gets – people living in ruin, with no water, electricity –
- There's no question that some parts of the DPR still need humanitarian aid. I'd give a special mention to Patrick Lancaster here, for all the work he's doing on that front –
- The situation with work is getting better, but there's a long way to go. Municipal functions – hospitals, police, schools, the service sector (below a video of Donetsk garages in operation) are working. But the economic blockade of the DPR area means that the firms able to offer the professional employment which would attract back many of those young professionals who left, are yet to materialise –
- It's not exactly war or peace – there was real war by any definition, in 2015, guns blazing, territory changing hands, Donbass under relentless shelling.It's not been like that for a while now, so you can't exactly describe it as 'war'….
- But try telling those whose homes have been hit by Ukrainian shelling – as still happens with regularity – there's 'peace' –
- Russia helps, with humanitarian aid still arriving, and Russian finance funding restoration across the DPR, here the restitution of a Debaltsevo kindergarten below (video to come on that). There's a lot of gratitude for the help, and goodwill towards Russia, along with a feeling that Russia could do more. A lack of real trade between the DPR and Russia means the DPR having to sell its coal to Ukraine, for example, for a fraction of its worth.
- The actions of the EU and US in relation to Donbass – their supporting of the Ukrainian military – are deeply unpopular in the DPR. Have a look at this recent video where Donetsk residents respond to my being from the UK –
- People in the DPR want peace. I recently filmed a series of interviews asking DPR residents for new year messages, the first response, almost across the board, was peace. Here, Donetsk children release balloons in a New Year event, spelling out 'Peace' –
- But not peace at any price. To spend time in the DPR is to understand any notion of its returning to Ukraine is absurd. When Ukraine took new territory in Donbass in summer of 2014, the early phase was marked by witch-hunts for 'separatists' or 'separatist supporters'. Across the DPR, people feel comfortable with openly expressing their support for the 'young republic' as its known.The DPR – you can dislike it, and in Ukraine indeed they do, or like it, and no question it's a transitional time there, but it's here to stay. I asked for a few photos of people showing DPR colours on social media, and in a few minutes, this is just a sampling of the response –


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It was a landslide victory for Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh-they did it in 2014 general assembly elections and repeated the thunderous wave in 2017 by winning a whopping 312 seats in the 403-seat state.
After a meeting with local BJP legislators on Saturday, senior party leader M. Venkaiah Naidu announced 44-year-old Yogi Adityanath as Uttar Pradesh's next chief minister. Maurya was elected from the Phulpur constituency, while Sharma is the vice president of BJP and, also in-charge of Gujarat. In 2002, he founded the Hindu Yuva Vahini.
Alleging that Adityanath had "spearheaded" a series of communal riots in 2007, Vijayan recalled that the saffron leader "had gone to the extreme of comparing (Bollywood actor) Shah Rukh Khan with Hafiz Saeed (Pakistani terrorist)".
Observers questioned whether Adityanath would continue pushing his "Hindutva", loosely translated as "Hinduness", ideology as chief minister. The hands of such leaders appeared to have been forced by him.
The oath as Ministers of State (MoS) was taken by Mannu Kori, Sandeep Singh, Suresh Pasi, Neelkanth Tiwari, Girish Chandra Yadav, Baldev Aulakh, Jai Kumar Singh Jacky, Atul Garg, Ranvendra Pratap Singh, Gulab Devi, Jai Prakash Nishad and Archana Pandey.
Accusing the previous governments of being responsible for the sorry state of affairs in the state, Adityanath said work will be done to make development agriculture-based as it is main source of income.
The people of Uttar Pradesh will now be under a chief minister whose obnoxious statements from the past are reasons enough for anybody sensible to fear the road ahead for Uttar Pradesh. "I am confident that the state will march on the path of development", he had said in his first brief media interaction at the Raj Bhawan. He has also never contested an election in Uttar Pradesh. Several BJP chief ministers also attended the function.


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on Nov. 01, 2011 :
This is one of my top YA reads for 2011...
Ok, where to start?
I think this is Sophie's first book.. and can I just say, YOU WOULD NOT KNOW...
I really didn't know what to expect, the blurb sounded interesting so I went and bought it.
This is a brilliantly created set of characters. Each of them (and there are more than two mains), has a distinct personality, has a great dialogue, and really mesh's well with the other characters.
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I look forward to seeing more GLBT Young Adult fiction from Sophie. I hope you as a reader of this fiction enjoy the story as much as I did.
*EDIT* I think, that this book, should NOT be just for GLBT youth. With a little bit of input from a professional editor, this title SHOULD be in libraries and bookshelves.. It's a good example of people BEING people in the world.
Sophie, keep up the good work.
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Portal 2
Portal 2 Official Website
This is a triumph
I'm making a note here huge success
It's hard to overstate my satisfaction
I cannot wait.
Honestly, I'm more hoping, right now at least, that Half-Life 2: Episode 3 will be released with Portal 2...
Still, from a purely game play perspective, I am very excited about Portal 2. The original game offered up some amazing experiences, so I hope the new game builds on everything plus creates new more interesting environments...
Videos of the demo, showcasing some of the new gameplay features:
I'm already loving it. Also, pretty awesome british robot.
Ah man, this game is going to be brilliant. It looks a helluva lot tougher, which is good, as Portal 1 was a bit too short for me.
Nice one on the videos Kanon, they were awesome.
Indeed a great game. I really hope it's not too short, the first one was such a quick play although the advanced chambers and so on were a nice redemption.:p
I won't watch the gameplay videos, don't wanna spoil myself but GLaDOS rebuilding the test chambers looked awesome. Can't wait for the release.
With that said it the Half life 2 episode 3 situation is getting quite annoying. The whole point of releasing them in an episodic format was to combat the development time it takes to make a full-title. So much for that.
That looks RIDICULOUS.
It looks like the difficulty level will be sooooo much higher. It'll be so much more about reflexes now.
I still have faith in valve though so I'm hoping that the long wait will be worth it. The long wait for Half Life 2 was worth it, so hopefully Valve knows what it's doing, but I'm getting hints of procrastination from them.
They have been long overdue for giving clear answers to their intentions. So we get a "maybe" statement from them after all this time, that they might change an episodic release into a full, $50 retail game. They've suddenly scrapped the original Source Engine and built a brand new one without anyone in the industry even considering that possibility and now they suddenly realized the PS3 is a viable platform and started developing for it after they've publicly bashed the platform on multiple occasions.
Aside from all that, very excited for portal 2.
It's seemed like Valve would rather take advantage of the zombie fad right now (movies, games) and pump out stuff for L4D (which I really don't care about) while they still can. Maybe that's what they're doing, maybe not. If so, it's not entirely bad business sense. They probably know that most Half-Life fans will wait however long they have to. We waited for HL2 for, what, 6-7 years? It was totally worth it.
Portal 2 Official Site
Showcases all the new room obstacles and mechanics, along with Wheatley, the talking AI ball.
I liked Portal and the black comedy it had (I got this automatically when Valve was giving out the full game for free on Steam awhile back)... I pretty much finished the game except the challenges and advanced chambers.
I wonder how the co-op mode will work... anyway, I can't wait and I will be getting it off Steam when it comes out.
With the Excursion Funnel and Thermal Discouragement Beam, I want whatever the devs are smoking. :heh:
Been awhile since anyone chatted about the most awesome game since Portal
Trailer for the Coop
Honestly I just absolutely love these robots... and Glados continues to remind why she's one of the best villains in video games
So the cake is a lie! :heh:
PC IGN: Portal 2 has Cross Platform Play
Can't wait to see what valve pulls off next.
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