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Jun 1, 2017
We have nothing to fear but…a lawsuit?
by Tamra Knepfer, SVP, Greenlight
Now that President Donald Trump has settled into the Oval Office, it is interesting to see how the current political climate has impacted the state of advertising. Even for his swearing in ceremony, Trump used Facebook ads to offer inauguration tickets. When the leader of the free world has a purely business background and has consistently used his name, image, and reputation to advertise products or services, it is an appropriate time to explore the subject of politicians, advertising, and the risks of using a politician's persona, name, likeness, or image without proper approvals.
We are all familiar with the annual President's Day sales ads featuring actors dressed as Abraham Lincoln and George Washington. Since those two revered political figures died so many years ago before the ubiquity of advertising in our society, it is not likely anyone thought to use them in an advertisement during their lives. It is also very unlikely any living descendants would have any right to object to their relatives' being used in such a manner today. Laws governing the promotional rights of deceased people vary by territory—and by state in the U.S.—but would not apply to anyone who passed away before the start of the 20th century.
Times are very different now. Yes, Donald Trump's career as a pitchman preceded his recent entry onto the political stage, but one can imagine that as his presidential term continues, the brands associated with Trump will continue to profit or suffer from that association. Additionally, it is more important than ever to have proper approvals in place for any brand to use his name, likeness, or image.
Once the age of advertising began, the potential arose for famous politicians to be used to promote products. A newspaper ad from 1927 uses a childhood photo of Teddy Roosevelt to promote children's furniture, likely done without the consent of his estate. President Ronald Reagan famously was a pitchman for Chesterfield cigarettes, although this was before he became governor of California. More recently in 2009, President John F. Kennedy's name, likeness, and voice were used in an advertising campaign for Omega watches. Permission was granted by the JFK Presidential Library Foundation at that time, but it was never revealed what—if any—compensation was given by Omega.
There are risks involved in using celebrities in advertising, yet the pervasiveness of celebrity advertising in today's world is proof it's worth considering for any brand. This also holds true if a political celebrity is featured.
Typically, no high-ranking political figure in office would agree to appear in an advertising campaign, given the numerous conflicts of interest, but that may not deter all potential advertisers. One of the most egregious cases of an unauthorized use of a sitting political figure for advertising was Weatherproof Garment Company's billboard in Times Square showing former President Barack Obama wearing one of the company's products. Upon learning of the unauthorized use of the former president's image, the White House issued a statement saying: "The White House has a longstanding policy disapproving of the use of the president's name and likeness for commercial purposes. This ad is clearly misleading because the company suggests the approval or endorsement of the president or the White House that it does not have."
From a purely legal standpoint, it seems to be a bit unclear where First Amendment protection ends and politicians' rights to control their images begin. It is very likely most politicians would continue to assert they retain their right of publicity (the right to control how their persona is used for commercial purposes) even while in public office. President Obama would probably have had a strong case if he sought legal recourse to stop the ad or seek damages in the Weatherproof case, but his legal team might very well have advised not to do anything beyond the statements expressing their disapproval unless the use was blatantly offensive or he needed the money from a settlement. A legal battle would only provide more publicity value to the offending party.
A company cannot, however, assume there will be no consequences from such an unauthorized use. In another widely publicized case, former French President Nicolas Sarkozy and his wife Carla Bruni, a former model, sued the Irish airline Ryanair over a picture of the couple used in an ad for the airline. The couple won their case and Ryanair was forced to pay €60,000 to Bruni and €1 to Sarkozy in symbolic damages, which exemplifies that Sarkozy did not want to accept a larger fee for damages while in office.
It is imperative for marketers to clear the rights of political figures, especially if they are no longer in office. While some smaller, less cautious companies might feel all publicity is good, most companies these days will want to avoid bad press, including the wildfires that can spread on social media and the associated legal costs or costs to change its campaign. It will be interesting to see how Trump's presidency pans out and the continued impact it will have on the advertising industry as a whole. Stay tuned!


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Glaucoma NZ public meetings are held around New Zealand to give people the chance to learn more about glaucoma and treatment options. At each meeting an eye specialist presents slides and speaks for about 45 minutes, then there is an opportunity to ask questions. The PowerPoint slide presentation is different each year. Entry is free and all are welcome. Check the details below for scheduled meetings. Register with Glaucoma NZ to receive notification by mail of meetings in your area as they occur.
Upcoming Meetings 2018
Blenheim, Saturday, 22 September, Admirals Motoro Lodge, 161 Middle Renwick Road, Springlands at 10am
Christchurch, Saturday, 6 October, Commodore Airport Hotel, 449 Memorial Avenue, Burnside at 10am
Nelson, Sunday, 7 October, Trailways Hotel (Rivers Conference Room), 66 Trafalgar Street, Nelson at 10am
Whakatane, Saturday, 10 November, East Bay REAP (Whakaari Room), 21 Pyne Street, Whakatane at 10am
Meetings Already Held 2018
Dunedin, Saturday, 17 February
Auckland West, Saturday, 7 April
Hamilton, Sunday, 6 May
Taupo, Saturday, 26 May
Palmerston North, Saturday, 23 June
Auckland Central, Saturday, 14 July
Auckland East, Saturday, 4 August

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12 April 2017, 01:00
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Effective Interest Rates On Loans Double The Advertised APR
- Average advertised High St APR is 3.5%
- Average effective interest rate is 6.9%
- Customers paying highest rates to subsidise loss leading APRs
Someone taking out a personal loan pays on average twice the advertised APR according to analysis of loan interest rates by The Centre for Economic and Business Research (CEBR) on behalf of Saga Money. The average loan APR available on the High Street is 3.5%, but Bank of England data shows that effective interest rates are typically 6.9%.*
This suggests a massive disparity between the headline rates advertised prominently on the banks' websites, and the actual interest rates faced by customers. This is likely to be because of two factors: credit scores and loan size.
- Credit Scores - The impact of less than perfect credit scores, which are often not the fault of the applicant. Because some providers do not take into account anything other than earned income when calculating someone's credit score, people who derive income from a variety of other sources such as pensions and investments can be adversely affected and this includes many older people. Often they are pushed into a riskier lending category, leaving them facing higher-than-representative interest rates.
- Loan Size - Many loans fall outside of the value range for which the most prominently advertised interest rate applies. Advertised APRs are usually based on a loan size of around £7,500 - £10,000 as loans of this size are appealing to lenders as they typically take longer to pay off and therefore banks can earn more in interest. However those that want to borrow a smaller amount will typically pay much more than the main advertised APR. Loans for £5,000 by major banks currently advertise an APR of anything up to 13.9%.
Under FCA guidelines the advertised APR offered on personal loans must be taken up by 51% of those who are accepted for a loan, the remaining 49% will be offered risk based pricing which accounts for the higher effective interest rates. In essence the 49% who pay sometimes significantly more are subsiding the low rates offered to those who lender deem to be a good risk.
Gloria Barker, head of personal loans at Saga commented: "Consumer awareness of the way the personal loan market works is low. Over half of people are unaware that even when accepted for a loan they may be offered a higher rate than advertised and by the time they discover this they are likely to have already left a footprint on their credit record. More needs to be done to make people aware that the rate advertised is not the rate they will necessarily get."
Saga offers unsecured personal loans from £1,000 to £25,000 over one to seven years. It offers a single, flat rate of interest which all successful applicants receive.
Notes to editors
*At the time of analysis (25th January 2017), the following interest rates were advertised prominently on bank websites
** Populus interviewed 2,108 nationally representative UK adults, all aged 18+ online between 21st and 23rd December 2016. 1,027 of these respondents were aged 50 or over. Populus then boosted the sample with 348 respondents aged 50 or over who had been accepted for a loan in the last three years, to make a total of 500 respondents overall. Data was weighted to be nationally representative. Populus is a member of the British Polling Council and abides by its rules; for more information www.populus.co.uk
About Saga Personal Loans
Saga is offering unsecured personal loans from £1,000 to £25,000 over one to seven years. It offers a single, flat rate of interest of 7.9% APR that all successful applicants receive. The loans are provided by Shawbrook Bank Limited
Applicants must be aged between 50 and 75, own their home in England Scotland or Wales, and have a single or combined income of at least £12,000, which includes pensions and income from savings and investments.
Applicants can find out whether or not they will be approved for a loan without it affecting their credit score, initial applications go through a 'soft' credit search, without it leaving any trace visible to other lenders. With a soft search, we will let applicants know whether we are likely to approve them for a loan without leaving a mark on their credit score.
Only when people confirm they wish to go ahead with the loan agreement, will the credit search be registered and visible to other lenders.
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Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro – The Future of Teaching in Modern Education.
The Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro belongs to the new generation of interactive whiteboards, which encourages collaborative work in a class of students. The board was first demonstrated in 2011 at BETT, at the time it was critically acclaimed and raised the technology expectations with the pen-plus-touch feature enhancing collaborative work.
The Promethean ActivBoad 500 Pro combines gesture capability of the Windows 7 with the pen-touch technology in order to present an extremely natural interaction with technology, which is modelled on behaviour or gestures of the real world.
Size Options.
Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro is available in two different sizes of 87 inches and 95 inches. The former sized board is quite large in itself, as it ensures that four adults or even learners may stand alongside working on the IWB. The short throw projector mounted right above the board ensures less glares and shadows, thereby providing a pleasant environment in the classroom. This 3D enabled projector would add life to otherwise boring lessons. The interactive board becomes even better with the inclusion of ActivInspire Professional software.
Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro may be easily fixed on to any wall or even mounted on a mobile stand. In each of these options, the height of the board may be easily adjusted. Since the board caters to needs of young learners too, it has been ergonomically designed, without any sharp edges, corners etc. The built in amplifier along with good stereo speakers tend to add considerable to the presentations too.
Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro is a board that makes use of both the stylus-touch as well as finger touch technologies. While using the board, anything touched with the stylus would become a "tool "of stylus and anything touched with the fingers would become a "tool" of finger. What this means is that any child may be writing on the board with the use of stylus at the same time when the teacher may aid or even make amendments with the finger tool option.
The cumbersome process of exchanging the digital stylus has now been negated. The digital tools like selector, blinds, highlighter etc may also be used with one's spare hand while simultaneously writing on the interactive board.
By combining these two touches related digital technologies, the Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro no longer relies on optical systems or even corner cameras with their problem of division of the board into specific parts for different work. Now there is no issue with the limits to which one may use the multi touch technology all over the surface of the board without facing issues of camera angles or redundant usage of certain digital tools due to difficulty in access.
Read more: Product Review – The Promethean ActivBoard 500 Pro Interactive Whiteboard


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The Gem & Mineral Council is a support organization for the Mineral Sciences Department and the Gem & Mineral Hall. To learn more about how to join, visit The Gem & Mineral Council webpage.
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The 6,000-square-foot Gem and Mineral Hall was opened in May of 1978 and is one of the finest permanent museum exhibitions of any kind in the Los Angeles area.
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The Mineral and Gemstone Kingdom (general information on minerals and gems)
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Gemological Institute of America (lots of good information)
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Geology.com (lots of information about geology)
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Affordability and decarbonisation must not be prioritised ahead of security of the UK's energy supply, according to a House of Lords committee.
The Economic Affairs Committee said in a report released today – The Price of Power: Reforming the Electricity Market – that decarbonisation should be achieved at the lowest cost to consumers.
"This may mean waiting for the development of new technologies which can reduce emissions," the committee said.
"The government should make sure that the pace of reductions is flexible and not a rigid path to be achieved at all costs," it added.
The report said that constant intervention by successive governments in the electricity sector has led to an opaque, complicated and uncompetitive market that fails to deliver low cost and secure electricity.
It said that the current system exhibits rising costs to consumers and businesses – a 58% increase since 2003 – and there is only a narrow amount of spare capacity.
Government interventions in the market should be reduced by ensuring that electricity generating capacity is secured through a single, technology-neutral, competitive auction for supply.
"This auction would ensure that consumers are paying the lowest prices for low-carbon electricity," the committee said.
An Energy Commission should also be set up to provide greater scrutiny of energy policy decisions.
"This independent advisory body would report to the Secretary of State and advise on the best way for all the objectives of energy policy to be delivered," the Lords said.
The establishment of a National Energy Research Centre would also help bring new cheap and clean energy to market, the report said.
Economic Affairs Committee chairman Lord Hollick said: "Poorly-designed government interventions, in pursuit of the decarbonisation, have put unnecessary pressure on the electricity supply and left consumers and industry paying too high a price.
"The government must make sure that the security of the UK's energy supply is the priority of its energy policy. Affordability must not be neglected and decarbonisation targets should be managed flexibly."
But Michael Grubb, Professor of International Energy and Climate Change Policy at UCL said the report is "marred by a slanted presentation of conclusions and statistics".
He said the report "cites the big rise in electricity bills without acknowledging the impact of gas prices as a key historic driver of this over the past decade."
Grubb added: "It is comparing apples with oranges in a generalised claim that generation from fossil fuels is cheaper than renewables.
"And it refers to the cost of backing up renewables, without acknowledging that these costs to date have proved far less than predicted, and that the cost of backup so far procured under the capacity mechanism will add barely 1% to electricity bills."
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Other IET Awards
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Apprentice and Technician of the Year Awards
The winners in each category were announced at the 2017 IET Achievement Awards Ceremony.
2017 Apprentice Award winner and finalists
Winner - Magdalena Dyga
Magdalena, a Manufacturing Laboratory Technologist, recently completed her BTEC in Engineering and a three year Specialist Science apprenticeship at Rolls-Royce Plc. She is currently studying a foundation degree in Materials Engineering at Sheffield Hallam University. Whilst an apprentice, she was the single point of contact for the facilities automated welding process. As part of this role she wrote the statement of requirement for a new automated welder and solely bought off the machine validation at the supplier. Magdalena played a key role in identifying bottlenecks through the Outlet Guide Vane (OGV) method of manufacture. She led several projects including validating external sources for the Diffusion Bonding process, eliminating a single source of failure. She was also a key member of the team who achieved a 50% cycle time reduction in Electron Beam Welding (EBW), with annual savings of at least £160,000. This project then went on to win the Lean Award at the 2016 Executive Vice President Presentation evening. Magdalena is a keen STEM Ambassador and organises activity days at schools and colleges. She promotes engineering apprenticeships at open evenings and skills festivals, as well acting as a buddy to new apprentices.
Finalist - Andrew Heaton EngTech TMIET
Andrew completed his NVQ Level 3 and HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering in August 2017. He currently works within the Remediation Operating Unit at Sellafield Ltd, where his work contributes to the safe and secure decommissioning and clean-up of legacy nuclear facilities. A key project Andrew is working on is a high-hazard reduction task through the decommissioning of a legacy analytical laboratory. Andrew has also developed innovative solutions to enhance operations within the business, including investigating and demonstrating an alternative lighting technology. This has the potential to save the operating unit, and business, installation time and costs. He has also contributed to the design of a control system for a new robotic manipulator system that can reduce and remove the risk to human operators in high-hazard areas. Andrew assisted at the 'Expedite' LFE conference and has delivered presentations to in-house design teams on engineering subjects. Andrew is a STEM ambassador and has mentored students and a junior apprentice.
Finalist - Wesley Washington
Wesley is a fourth year Mechanical Engineering Apprentice at Carl Zeiss Microscopy Ltd, Cambridge (manufacturing Electron Microscopes). He is currently working in the Service Support Centre as a Repairs and Process Test Engineer. He has a Level 3 BTEC with double distinction* in Mechanical Engineering and is predicted to achieve a distinction in his Level 4 HNC Diploma. In 2015, the vast majority of electron-microscopy production was transferred from Germany to Cambridge, as part of an organisational restructure. Wesley was assigned the role of defining standard work instructions for the build process and organising the material kits for production tasks. As this involved hands-on work in the first pre-production assemblies, Wesley's skills gained in his previous placement in Production came in particular use. Wesley became so involved in the project, he was able to provide support and training for new production staff and in doing so contributed to €2.5M annual cost savings. Wesley has mentored junior apprentices, attended information evenings for students and provided factory tours. As a student representative for Engineering at college, he has provided feedback and helped the college to enhance their Higher Education offering.
2017 Technician Award winner
John Wheal ICTTech TMIET
In 2013, John joined NATS, the UK's leading provider of air traffic control, as an Industrial Placement Student. In 2016, he completed his MEng in Computer Engineering at the University of Portsmouth, graduating with a distinction. That year he joined NATS' Engineering Graduate Scheme and played a key role in developing Springboard, a cloud-based air traffic control platform, taking it from a theoretical design into a working practical system. He worked with the supplier to develop and manage the process to support the cloud platform and to integrate it with the new VOIP (Voice Over Internet Protocol) system; used for both Ground-to-Air and Ground-to-Ground communications. He identified and solved performance and design issues when they occurred and took on a Service Operations role, co-ordinating and supporting a technical support team. Also, John prepared and delivered a presentation on Springboard to the Civil Aviation Authority about the safety assurance of cloud-based platforms. During this time he represented NATS at The Big Bang STEM Fair. In summer 2017, John moved into the NATS Technology Architecture department. Outside of work he runs his own web development company.
Read about John's achievement on the NATS website "NATS engineer wins prestigious technology award"
2017 Armed Forces Technician Award winner and finalists
Winner - Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Ram Kumar Rai RE
WO2 Rai is a Clerk of Works (Construction) within the Royal Engineers. He is currently deployed as Deputy Facilities Manager based in Bahrain. In April 2015, after the devastating earthquakes in Nepal, WO2 Rai (then a Staff Sergeant) was deployed as the technical lead for 69 Gurkha Field Squadron on Op MARMAT, Humanitarian & Disaster Relief operation. WO2 Rai developed a shelter design, based on the materials supplied in aid packs, which could be rapidly erected using basic trade skills. Two weeks after the tour, he was called to oversee the technical aspects of Op MARMAT 2 as the principal Clerk of Works. Responsible for managing the contract, overseeing designs and quality management, WO2 Rai was pivotal to the Engineering Group's design capability. He was also involved in the proof-of-concept for an earthquake resistant stone and reinforced concrete home design using local construction techniques such as stone soling for foundations and bamboo scaffolding for roof erection. After four houses were built, he incorporated the lessons learnt and handed over detailed reports which were successfully implemented on Op MARMAT 3 and 4.
Finalist - Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) John Martindale RE
WO2 Martindale joined the Royal Engineers in 2001. In 2009, he was selected to attend the Clerk of Works (Construction) course and in 2015, he was posted to the 23 Parachute Engineer Regiment. In mid-2016, then a Staff Sergeant, he was tasked as one of two project managers to design and supervise construction of a 1.7 kilometre long natural surface runway at Woodbridge Airfield, Suffolk. WO2 Martindale carried out geotechnical testing to understand the physical characteristics of the soil. After significant amounts of experimentation, he developed an innovative solution. By blending Bentonite with the soil along the tarmac runway, he was able to reduce the ground strength. The natural surface runway was so good it allowed the aircraft trials teams to exceed their anticipated weight-loading schedule on each take-off and landing. By utilising novel techniques and reverting to basic engineering principles, WO2 Martindale not only produced a high quality product on time and to the required specification, he also came in under budget, making savings of 80% to the ATLAS programme.
Finalist - Corporal (Cpl) Phillip Matthews
Cpl Matthews serves within the Capability, Integration and Exploitation (CAPIX) Sensors Team at the Joint Cyber Unit Corsham. He is responsible for the research, development, testing and integration of both current and future cyber security capabilities for the single services and joint communities within the Ministry of Defence and its partners. The vast amount of data which is required for modern aircraft platforms means they are susceptible to threats from malware, Trojans and viruses. Cpl Matthews was recently involved in putting together a system which protects aircraft systems against such malicious threats. Cpl Matthews built the system in less than 10 days using existing hardware and software to save costs. Recognising operational needs, Cpl Matthews ensured resilience was built into his design and he future-proofed the design to ensure other types of devices could easily be added. Within two days of delivering the solution, two malware threats were identified and stopped. Cpl Matthews' exceptional design has also ensured that the aircraft platform has not suffered any further attacks. HQ Air has recognised the advantages of his solution and intend to roll out this system to all aircraft platforms in service.
2016 Apprentice Award winner and finalists
Winner - Josh Barber EngTech TMIET
Josh is an Apprentice Circuit Engineer within the Secondary Systems Power Grids Grid Integration sector at ABB Ltd. He has a HNC and BTEC Level 3 with double distinction* in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Josh helps ABB's customers and suppliers to improve transmission and distribution networks across the UK by designing secondary systems otherwise known as protection and control systems. Josh made a major contribution to the Pen y Cymoedd wind energy project, where ABB is delivering a wind farm grid connection into National Grid's transmission network on behalf of Vattenfall. He proposed a redesign for a supplies pillar marshalling kiosk layout to improve safety, efficiency and reduce installation errors, by providing a more intuitive link between the wiring board and the substation layout. This won approval from senior engineers, his supervisors and ABB's customers. Josh's design has now been adopted for the kiosk as standard as it will save money by reducing installation and commissioning time. Josh supports ABB's Schools Support Programme, coordinates industry days and volunteers at events and career days, and has given presentations on ABB's work to scholars, students, the local community and MPs.
Finalist - Marc Bartholomew
Marc joined Leonardo's Apprenticeship scheme in Basildon after impressing interviewers with an electric guitar which he designed and built for his BTEC in Engineering. He has an HNC with distinction* in Electrical and Electronic Engineering and is studying towards a BEng degree in Electronic Engineering. Marc is currently working as a Technical Apprentice in the Optronics department after placements in other departments. He has worked on a number of projects providing varied and valued support and has recently received an internal award for the oil rig surveys he performed in Malaysia. Marc has shared his passion for engineering by engaging with community events such as the Rampaging Chariots competition.
Finalist - Joe Carter
Joe is a third year Applications Apprentice at Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH, Cambridge. He has a Level 4 HNC in Electrical and Electronic Engineering with distinction*. In September 2016, he started a BEng (Hons) degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering degree. He has had placements in various departments and is currently in the Applications Department. Whilst placed in Research and Design, Joe worked virtually independently on a project to research, test and develop a specimen stage controller to replace the existing electronics used in the organisation's scanning electron microscopes. He developed a prototype and wrote his own firmware for a real development project, which represented a cost saving of £100-£150k per annum. Joe has mentored other apprentices during his time at the organisation and participated in the 2014 recruitment process for new apprentices. He has also attended information evenings, a career day and provided factory tours for students. He was part of the Carl Zeiss Microscopy GmbH apprenticeship team at the Cranfield University National Apprenticeship Competition 2015.
2016 Technician Award winner and finalists
Winner - Ozair Said EngTech TMIET
Ozair is an Engineering Technician within the Specialist Services Communications team at WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff. In 2015, he completed a BTEC in Building Services Engineering Technology and Project Management with distinction*, and he is currently undertaking a BEng degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering. Ozair is responsible for the design of telecommunication systems, including CCTV, Public Address and Customer Service Systems. He is leading the Telecommunications team's effort in Building Information Modelling (BIM) by enabling the collaboration between key international technology suppliers and manufacturers to produce a custom Telecommunications Systems BIM library. As a WSP|Parsons Brinckerhoff Launchpad Ambassador, he arranges work experience placements for students and provides mentoring. Ozair presents at various events in Supplementary Schools and Universities in partnership with AFBE-UK, a charity promoting engineering to students. He is also an office representative for RedR, assisting in organising fundraising activities and events.
Finalist - Sam Moloney EngTech TMIET
Sam is a Systems Technician at Leonardo, where he started as a Technical Apprentice in 2010. He has achieved a HNC in Electronics Engineering and is currently studying towards a BSc (Honours) degree in Computing and IT. Sam is currently working within Land Systems on the Generic Vehicle Architecture project. Sam has been involved in the design, development and integration of new products, in conformance with Open Architecture Standards. He has been responsible for leading integration activities, liaising with various stakeholders within a multi-function engineering IPT to ensure that all expectations are achieved. Sam regularly represents the company at high profile exhibitions, demonstrating and explaining the system at a technical level. Sam is the site expert for Virtual BattleSpace 3 simulation tool which is used to demonstrate capacity of the project. Sam regularly uses these skills to train new apprentices and graduates providing them with an overview into Simulation.
Finalist - Andrew Nicholson EngTech TMIET
Andrew is a Senior Technician at Arcadis Consulting Ltd. He started his career at Devonport Dockyard as a Mechanical Engineering Apprentice before joining South West Water as a Technician, where he gained experience in water and sewage treatment. He is engaged in a variety of water-related mechanical and civil projects. Andrew took the initiative to learn how to use Building Information Modelling (BIM) techniques and, in the process, has changed the way Arcadis operates and collaborates with their clients. He is now passing his knowledge onto his peers and juniors. Andrew is responsible for the design and creation of a highly complex project, engaging with clients and suppliers alike to ensure that approximately 80 individual BIM models are fully integrated and coordinated in a common data environment. He has overcome technological difficulties of software incompatibly and produced detailed component models that were unavailable from the product suppliers as the project was at the forefront of technological progress.
Finalist - Sam O'Sullivan EngTech MICE
Sam is a Technician at Pell Frischmann Consultants, Wakefield. In May 2015, he completed a Level 3 BTEC Subsidiary Diploma in Construction and the Built Environment with double distinction*, and in September 2015, he commenced a Level 4 HNC. Sam completes technical and non-technical drawings using a range of software; he carries out site inspections, surveys works of various types of infrastructure and holds numerous competencies. Sam's remit for working on the Rainford Junction Bridge Project was to review previous archive information and then complete an inspection for assessment. He also completed a traffic assessment and record deflection data. He carried out site surveys using the 3D laser scan and traditional techniques, and wrote method statements, taking into account control measures and identifying all potential site hazards. He has mentored a summer internship undergraduate and has organised a bridge building exercise at a local primary school to promote engineering.
2016 Armed Forces Technician Award winner and finalists
Winner - Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Nicholas Statham TMIET RE
SSgt Statham is a Clerk of Works in the Corps of Royal Engineers. He was deployed to RAF Akrotiri, Cyprus to project manage and provide design authority supporting the construction of a mission-critical airport bulk fuel storage facility. He was then tasked with the reconnaissance of the fuels infrastructure at RAF Brize Norton to provide a contingency solution using deployed fuels equipment whilst critical maintenance was conducted on the permanent fuel installations. He provided design authority support for the construction, commissioning and handover for both sites. These projects required him to make complex technical decisions whilst ensuring stakeholders' needs were met. He thoroughly investigated and researched engineering solutions and efficiently approved them in accordance with design authority's requirements. During construction, a facility adjacent was identified as having non-compliant electrical components which would fall within a potential hazardous area of the site. SSgt Statham provided a solution utilising engineering material available to mitigate the hazard. He then communicated the changes and rationale behind the amendment to the construction force, operators and managers.
Finalist - Corporal (Cpl) Andrew Gittins
Cpl Gittins serves within the Innovation and Capability Exploitation (I&CE) Flight at 90 Signals Unit, Royal Air Force. He is responsible for the testing and development of existing and future capabilities and exploiting them to meet the Air Force's growing requirement for richer information services. During the planning for an air-led operation, an opportunity was identified to use the internet as an alternative means of getting the MOD's secure deployable network and its traffic back to the UK. Cpl Gittins researched innovative technologies that could be used with the current network hardware. Cpl Gittins' technical solution has improved the services provided to the deployed users, whilst maintaining the high level of protection required on MOD networks. It has also paved the way for further size, weight and power efficiencies that are critical when air transport space is tight. He has volunteered to assist with a project to establish a cyber security tiger team. He mentors junior ranks on innovative engineering solutions to difficult ICT methods and has briefed senior ranks as well.
Finalist - Staff Sergeant (SSgt) Kurt Knight RE
SSgt Knight joined the Royal Engineers in 2002, deployed to Iraq in 2005 and Afghanistan in 2008, where served as a mentor for the Afghan National Army (ANA) who provided engineer support during patrols. During this tour he was awarded a Mention in Dispatches for his bravery in assisting in the rescue of an injured ANA soldier. SSgt Knight was then posted to 57 Training Squadron, 3 Royal School of Military Engineering as a Combat Engineer instructor for two years. In September 2014, he was then posted to 523 Specialist Team Royal Engineers, 62 Works Group. Within seven days he was deployed to Sierra Leone in support of the Ebola crisis. He was the lead electrical engineer for the design and construction of two treatment centres. SSgt Knight was deployed to the Broader Middle East in 2015 where he supported operations in 14 countries. In 2014, SSgt Knight achieved a Foundation degree in Electrical Engineering and he is currently undertaking a BEng (Hons) degree in Power Systems Engineering.
2015 Apprentice Award winner and finalists
Winner - James Garnham ICTTech TMIET
James is an apprentice test engineer in the Solution Validation Services Centre of Excellence at Cisco Systems Ltd. He has a Higher Apprenticeship in Network Engineering and a Cisco Certificate Network Professional (CCNP) qualification. He engages with customers from all over the globe about network upgrades, enhancing hardware or software by testing each project from start to finish. James was instrumental in Cisco's lab consolidation project, involved in the installation of EnergyWise IP power distribution units into the Cisco labs. Implementing this technology allowed Cisco Engineers to power off their test beds remotely and enabled power scheduling that automatically shuts down the test bed. This project delivered substantial savings in time, space and energy bills, contributing significant volumes of revenue to Cisco. He has shared his experiences at Career Fairs to encourage young people to consider careers in engineering and technology, especially in technological labs. He is currently working towards his ambition of becoming a Cisco Certificated Internetworking Expert (CCIE).
Finalist - Jake Payne
Jake is an apprentice at UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy (CCFE). He has a Level 3 HND with double Distinction* in Electronic Engineering. Jake's final placement is with diagnostics where he has been assigned to the MAST-Upgrade project and he is currently leading the testing, building and installation of the tokomak diagnostics, based around a new diverter that is crucial for the next stage of development in the fusion research programme. Working with senior members of staff has resulted in Jake developing his team and management skills as well as his technical skills. Jake promotes apprenticeships in schools, colleges and regularly presents to large audiences raising awareness of STEM and apprenticeships. He participated in five Oxford County Council apprentice Launchpad events for Year 10 students and was also invited to present at the Royal Institution's Engineering Masterclass Celebration Day. He led a team in the Cranfield University National Apprentice Competition to design a lunar maintenance vehicle, achieving second place.
Read an article on Jake in The Oxford Times
View an interview with Jake on That's Oxford TV
Read Jake's apprentice case study
Finalist - Jacob Wilshaw EngTech TMIET
Jacob is an industrial engineering apprentice at Siemens in Congleton. He has a Level 4 HNC with Distinction in Manufacturing Engineering. At Siemens he has completed rotations throughout various engineering departments and is currently an integral member of the Industrial Engineering department. During a recent Siemens Junior Factory Business Improvement project he took the lead to prove the application of the newly introduced MTM-UAS standard time generation method, by developing a work method for standardisation and then compiled the production times. This most importantly increased the productivity by approximately 75% and added savings by £18,000. He promoted the apprenticeship programme to potential STEM students as a mentor of the "Siemens Roller Coaster Challenge", a pioneering project aimed at local students aged 11 to 14. He was involved in the "Make It Enterprising Challenge", a one day event in which secondary school students competed and he has travelled nationally promoting STEM. In 2014 Jacob won a Siemens National Gold Award for Business Innovation.
Read Jacob's (Jake) apprentice case study
View a video interview with James Garnham
2015 Technician Award winner and finalists
Winner - Sam Wicks MIET
Sam completed a BEng (Hons) in Aerospace Engineering at the University of Manchester in 2011. He is currently a Data Centre Design Engineer at Sudlows where he designs and builds resilient and efficient systems to support clients in multiple sectors. Sam has developed his own bespoke Computational Fluid Dynamics software analysis tool that has taken Sudlows Data Centre designs to the next level of accurate testing and modelling. He has recently been involved in the design, selection and testing of a complex mechanical cooling system for a major international communications company. The new data centre was required to be resilient and "self-heal" by detecting and isolating faults, whilst maintaining continuous cooling, without any interruption in the IT infrastructure housed within, including power, cooling and communication. Working in partnership with the Research and Design departments of Sudlow's supply chain partners, Sam's goal was to design an innovative bespoke cooling system. Sam succeeded in his goal of designing a world-class bespoke cooling system which self-heals.
Read an article about Sam's achievements on the "Voltimum UK" website "Manchester tech-engineer triumphs in top industry honors"
Finalist - James Maile EngTech TMIET
James has a HNC in Mechanical Engineering and has completed a Mechanical Engineering Apprenticeship at Crown Packing. James is currently an Engineering Team Leader at PEME, supervising a team of 10 technicians at a paint production plant. James plays a vital role in linking PEME's approach to maintenance engineering with the team he leads to carry out preventative, corrective and reactive activities. A key driver for James is the improvement of equipment reliability, which utilises his knowledge of Reliability Centred Maintenance (RCM) principles to determine an appropriate preventative maintenance regime. This, coupled with his analytical approach to equipment failures, using Root Cause Analysis (RCA) techniques, is already delivering benefits at the manufacturing plant. He has generated a weekly preventative maintenance routine including inspections and lubrications, carried out corrective maintenance and captured breakdown data. James has used his initiative to deliver pragmatic, value-added systems which has resulted in a reduction of breakdowns, improvement in remedial tasks completion, increased production capacity and increased visibility of maintenance KPIs.
Finalist - Roberto Weiser EngTech TMIET
Roberto received a first class BEng (Hons) degree in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from the University of Plymouth in 2014 and is currently undertaking an MSc in Renewable Energies and Sustainability at the Universitat de Barcelona. Following his degree, he volunteered in Peru for three months with the Windaid Institute as part of a multicultural and multidisciplinary team to build, install and maintain off-grid low power wind turbines for rural communities without access to the electrical grid. Roberto designed and developed a battery charge controller for the wind turbines system, using local materials and providing technical knowledge to the organisation and the local communities. He is currently with Smalle Technologies as a R&D Electronic Engineer, developing a generator to harvest energy from the motion of the sea. This involves designing a vertical mechatronic simulator to test the new model and a power electronics circuit to increase the efficiency of the energy extraction process. He was awarded third place at the International Students Energy Summit in Bali 2015 for the design of a renewable energy system for an island.
View a video interview with Sam Wicks
2015 Armed Forces Technician Award winner and finalists
Winner - Sergeant (Sgt) Craig Fulford EngTech TMIET
Sgt Fulford is an electronics technician within the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers, serving as a Medical and Dental technician based at 33 Vanguard Field Hospital. This involves keeping some 600 items of equipment maintained and ready to move anywhere across the globe with five days' notice. He deployed to Kenya where he was awarded a Commanders commendation for his efforts in improving the medical logistics and dynamic availability of equipments. During the height of the Ebola crisis he deployed to Sierra Leone for four months as the sole technician responsible for the inspection and maintenance of the equipment within the Ebola treatment facility and the field hospital. Whilst on deployment he implemented an equipment database which was used on subsequent tours to ensure all 300 items of equipment were serviceable. His wide range of skills and experience were called upon to assist the Royal Fleet Auxiliary hospital ship deployed at the time. His experience ensured that life saving equipments were restored back to full capability.
Read why Sgt Fulford was proud to win the award on the "Salisbury Journal" website "Army technician scoops award for role in fight against Ebola"
Finalist - Warrant Officer Class 2 (WO2) Matthew Chapman
WO2 Chapman is an Artificer Quartermaster Sergeant in the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers and is currently a Ministry of Defence Engineering Failure Investigator based at Abbey Wood. He has seen active service in Northern Ireland, Kosovo, Iraq and Afghanistan, where his experiences of working under extreme conditions of heat, danger and scarce resources to safeguard the lives of soldiers by keeping critical equipment on the road honed his ability to carry out "in-house" manufacturing. He was then headhunted for a year's secondment as a senior machinist on the manufacturing and assembly of the Bloodhound Supersonic Car (SSC). He has delivered some of the most innovative tooling to manufacture over 40 separate components for the vehicle that are safety critical with little or no margin for error. A challenging test of his skill and ingenuity was the manufacturing of Bloodhound SSC's wheel spin test rig. He is active in promoting STEM in primary schools, graduate workshops and educational showcases for the Bloodhound SSC project.
Finalist - Sergeant (Sgt) Peter Snowball
Sgt Snowball, a Royal Air Force (RAF) radar technician at 8 Squadron, RAF Waddington maintains the complex Sentry (E-3D) mission radar system. He is responsible for safely maintaining the mission system of the E-3D whilst it flies, ensuring the aircraft remains capable of undertaking vital missions in support of operations in the UK and internationally. During a period of heavy tasking in support of NATO operations, Sgt Snowball led a team of RAF and industry personnel to solve a longstanding fault in one of the aircraft. Due to the complexity of the fault, there was no technical documentation to assist. Sgt Snowball consulted stakeholders and used his technical acumen, resolve and persistence to find the root cause. He succeeded in a task which had perplexed his peers and industry alike, ensuring a strategic multi-million pound key asset was returned to operational service. He has been awarded the General Service Medal for Operations in Iraq as well as the Long Service and Good Conduct Medal.
View a video interview with Sergeant Craig Fulford
2018 Key date
CeremonyIET Achievement Awards:
14 November 2018, 13:00 (GMT)
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How are you all? I haven't been up to much since my last post, i had gymnastics and dance on Wednesday and i've been in pain since so venturing out of my flat has been a struggle! Today however i decided to go to the market in town to do my weekly food shop and went for lunch with my lovely friend. I was a bit stuck with what to wear as it was deceptively sunny and still a little icy on the streets. I went for something simple but tried to add a little detail with this pale yellow shirt. It was one of my first charity shop purchases and cost me £2, i tend to keep it for formal occasions but thought i'd try and make it more casual today. I think i'm wearing black too often so i'll make a conscious effort to wear colour next time!
|Jumper - Charity Shop
Topshop Leigh Skinnies
Dr Martens Serena Boots - Office
Adidas Shopper - Sports Direct
|Shirt - Charity Shop
Necklace - Topshop
I popped into Paperchase and saw this cute little pass carrier for only £4, i thought it would make finding my tickets in my huge bags easier and since coming to uni i've developed a huge soft spot for anything that reminds me of London!
|Pass Case - Paperchase (£4)
One of my most exciting purchases has been my new tissue box! I bought it for 60p and almost cried when i saw it because it matched my Primark plaques perfectly and is a nice little addition to the London inspired pieces in my room!
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Subject 2: The Devil in Art HistoryPosted: December 1, 2014 Filed under: Artist research, Context, Subject 2, Year 2 Leave a comment
Here are some famous examples of depictions of the Devil within art history:
Raphael – St. George Fighting the Dragon
Sassetta – St. Anthony the Hermit Tortured by the Devils
Matthias Grunewald – The Temptation of St. Anthony
Lucus Cranach The Elder – Adam and Eve
Guillaume Geefs – Le genie du mal
The running theme within these works is that Lucifer is generally depicted fairly classically as the Devil or the fallen angel Lucifer.
Subject 2: Symbolism – The DevilPosted: December 1, 2014 Filed under: Artist research, Context, Subject 2, Year 2 Leave a comment
Lucifer, Satan, Devil; he is known by many names. The Devil is one of the most important figures within Christianity. He represents a literal anti-Christ, an angel felled to hell. Within art he generally takes two forms, which describe perfectly the most important aspects of the Devil. He either appears as a monster, like a horned goat, in order to put fear into the hearts of man. He can be red and menacing, surrounded by flames and suffering, a warning of the fate in store when the words of the Bible aren't followed. The other way Satan can be seen is as and attractive angel, his beauty used to seduce mortal man into sin. Symbolism is often used to depict him within art history, here is a list from: http://www.historyofpainters.com/satan.htm
The Dragon – the emblem of heathen evil and Satan, the spiritual enemy of mankind. Saint Michael and Saint George are often depicted battling and slaying the dragon symbolizing their triumph over evil.
Snake – symbolizes Satan; the presence of evil, fall of man
The pitchfork and trident are both symbols of the devil
Snake in a fruit tree – signifies the mans fall from grace as well as Satan's meddling in the affairs of men.
A snake brazenly slithering across the middle of a thoroughfare or road– symbolizing the False Prophet leading the way to hell.
A devious serpent peeking out of a basket, urn or pot – a spiritual reminder of Satan's presence in unusual places.
The Color Red – a symbol of greediness and lust. Denotes sin; sins of mankind, Satan, original sin; temptation, Judas, Harrowing of Hell, The Fiery Furnace, Slaughter of the Innocents, the Apocalypse .
Goat – symbol of the Devil. Satan is often depicted as a horned and hoofed goat-like creature.
Wasp – symbol of the Devil or his henchmen. Satan is often depicted as a devilish winged creature. The wasp or yellow jacket is symbolic of Satan's relentless hunt for easily corrupted souls and backsliders.
A fluttering blue of white curtain- symbolizes a heavenly world in which the splendor of the holy and divine is only beginning to be shown.
An unsheathed knife near a money purse or pile of coins- denotes a rebellious and materialistic viewpoint.
A burned out candle – symbolizes a lack of devoutness and piety.
A white or blue pitcher and basin – is a symbol of Purity, signifying clean thoughts and an uncorrupted essence. The pitcher and basin are also symbolic of forgiveness of sins, cleansing, sanctification, unity with God, eternal life, glory, theosis.
A dirty window- suggests physical malady (usually a venereal disease or leprosy); a polluted body.
A spilled or overturned inkwell- symbolizes broken promises, broken political treatise, missed chances. If the spilled inkwell is on the desk of a Saint then this symbolizes martyrdom; divine sufferers who spilled their blood in Gods name.
Lute – a musical instrument symbolic of romantic love.


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A new journey began. It will be a different world. More challenging but rewarding. As I look into the new horizon, hope breams eternal.
I know this is Your will Lord, not mine. But, I surrender to Your Holy plan.
In one of the Jesuit's reflection that inspires me, they shared that discerning God's will for me does not depend on the skills I have learnt, much less on the level of my knowledge, but above all on the quality of my heart's listening.
A listening heart knows how to be sensitive to God's presence. It is built on a basic trust in God's faithfulness and to his willingness to communicate himself: it is indeed possible to seek and find what is God's project for me.
As I listen to God, I discover that I need to listen more to myself, even though I might have started with the idea that I need to listen less to myself. It is God who created me and sowed the seeds of desire in my heart, so I do have to learn how to listen to and understand my deepest desires, my dreams, my strong points, as well as my mistakes and disappointments.
Just as I cannot love others unless I love myself, so also I cannot really trust God without trusting myself and what God is doing in me: God's will is myself!
I do this not in narcissistic self-admiration, where everything is centred on my needs, but in a spirit of deep freedom, the freedom to serve and to love others even when it means carrying the cross and turning the other cheek.
Like all successful communication, this requires time and patient effort, perhaps with the guidance of someone more experienced with whom I share my quest. This can only happen in the context of a stable prayer life, that includes the daily examen of conscience.
As life becomes more complex, and as we become more allergic to rules, discernment will assume a much bigger role in our lives and in that of our communities, including that of the big community, the Church. We are blessed that many who preceded us, including Ignatius of Loyola, have left us many helpful indications on how to discern our decisions.
As I continue my journey, I will continuously yield to His plans for me.
"Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you. For everyone who asks receives; the one who seeks finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened. Which of you, if your son asks for bread, will give him a stone? Or if he asks for a fish, will give him a snake? If you, then, though you are evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good gifts to those who ask him!" – Mt 7: 7-12


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Les Angles
A bit of history ...
The territory of the Angles is given by 965 Sunifred Cerdanya II, Count of Cerdanya, in the monastery of Saint- Michel de Cuixà.
In 1181, the king of Aragon allows the abbot of Saint-Michel de Cuixà fortify its possessions. The people then drop the old village, built around the church of Saint -Sauveur, to settle in the fortifications of the castle. It is the place of the present village, situated on a slight eminence and 300 meters from the old town.
The castle is built on a strong farm, mansus Podio, processed and fortified (castrum Podio Angulorum in Sancti parochia Salvatoris).
The old church of Saint-Sauveur is located 400m northeast of the present church, built in the 1860s from her.
The hamlet of Balcère (Vallsera in Catalan), located at the foot of the small church of St. Mary, belonged since 1011 to the Abbey of Saint-Michel Cuixà. In 1312, the troops of the Count of Armagnac plunder Capcir especially Balcère, but especially between 1347 and 1350 the Black Death carries the entire population of the village. It will repopulate a little, and in 1701 the Abbey Cuixà gives the territory Angles for the sum of ECU 450. The village is not populated at all from the eighteenth century.
City hall
2 Place du Coq d'or - 66210 Les Angles
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Fax: 04 68 04 36 46
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Website: www.les-angles.fr
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IRVING – The Pro Bowl voting is being done by the players today, the results will be announced Wednesday and one Jet who deserves serious recognition is Jets' SS Victor Green.
Green, who's never been to a Pro Bowl, picked off his fifth pass of the season in the fourth quarter of yesterday's 22-21 Jets' victory over the Cowboys.
Green, the Jets' leading tackler, has proven himself as one of the most productive safeties in the game. His INT yesterday was critical, as Dallas' Troy Aikman tried to force a deep pass to Deion Sanders. Jets' CB Marcus Coleman covered Sanders well and deflected the ball away. Green, nearby, alertly picked it off as he fell into the end zone.
The play kept Dallas from putting the game away and it allowed the Jets to launch their comeback bid.
Jets' RB Curtis Martin ended a four-game rushing drought of sorts yesterday, eclipsing the 100-yard barrier for the fifth time this season with 113 yards on 26 carries. Martin entered yesterday's game slumping after a fast start to the season.
Martin, who entered the game having rushed for 1,121 yards, has been slowed in the last four games, during which he's rushed for only 226 yards and a 3.1-yard average.
Since rushing for 149 yards against New England, his fourth consecutive 100-yard performance at the time, Martin's respective outputs have been 64 yards, 83, 4 and 75.
With Martin having surpassed former Cowboy Tony Dorsett (6,270) yesterday, only eight backs in NFL history have rushed for more than Martin, who entered yesterday with 6,207, in their first five seasons.
With the Jets' roster so thin, and LB Bryan Cox out for the season, Jets' rookie LB J.J. Syvrud, a seventh-round draft pick out of NAIA Division II, was active for his first NFL game yesterday.
As expected, Jets' starting FS Steve Atwater (hamstring) didn't make the trip, missing his career-high fourth game this season. In his place, Omar Stoutmire, who was released by Dallas at the start of training camp, started his fourth game this season. Stoutmire made his second INT in two games yesterday.
Dallas entered the game banged up, with starting T Larry Allen (knee), starting WR Ernie Mills (quad) not able to play.
When Jets' K John Hall booted a 47-yard FG on the opening drive, it was his longest of the season, making him 20-of-25 this year. Hall kicked a 32-yarder in the first quarter, then missed a 49-yard FG wide left with no time remaining in the first half.
He, of course, redeemed himself for that miss by nailing the game-winner from 37 yards out with 1:35 showing on the clock.


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Who we work with
Basingstoke Consortium and Skillstree programme - Via the Skillstree programme, Basingstoke Consortium offer employer visits, talks, mock interviews, skills and career days for 11-18 year olds living in the local area. Wote Street Employment is a supporter of the Skillstree award and also deliver talks to students in local schools and colleges.
Basingstoke Consortium Charity Events 2015 - During our 25th anniversary year, Wote Street People are undertaking a series challenges, for charity. We have selected Basingstoke Consortium as our chosen charity and would welcome donations to support us in our fundraising.
M3 Job Club- The M3 Job Club was established by local business man Richard Thayer. It is free and open to those who are 'in job transition' or 'at risk of redundnacy' who 'want to work'. Wote St. dedicate one hour each week to the M3 Job Club, helping members develop their CV 's for the current job market.
Basing View - Wote Street People are part of the Basing View community. Basing View is becoming a business destination of choice by offering more investment in public space and infrastructure. More amenities, more connections and more live/work opportunities
HIOWAA - During summer 2017 we supported HIOWAA by taking part in a fundraising team building event. Requesting volunteers to take part in their trial events, we jumped at the opportunity; HIOWAA will be rolling their team building activities to businesses as a new way to raise vital funds. The team had a fun morning and found the activities benefited the team.
Basingstoke Schools and Colleges We regularly provide careers support in the form of talks and interview techniques for year 10+ students.


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American Chemistry Council (ACC) members are working to advance sustainability, efficiency, affordability and resiliency in the materials and products used in the building and construction sector.
Today, the industry faces new challenges and opportunities to accelerate progress toward more sustainable materials and technologies. ACC is proud to be a Gold Sponsor of Greenbuild 2017, where designers, builders, manufacturers, materials experts, advocates and other professionals will gather with the common goal of advancing sustainability in the built environment.
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Education at Greenbuild 2017: Chemistry and Sustainable Buildings
Communities and Affordable Homes Summit
Tuesday, November 7, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
ACC is the exclusive sponsor of Greenbuild's Communities and Affordable Homes Summit, which convenes community and sustainability leaders for a day of knowledge sharing and problem solving, with the goal of expediting the economic, social and ecological health and vitality of all communities.
A lunchtime plenary session will focus on chemical manufacturing industry initiatives to develop affordable housing and resilient, sustainable communities, in the United States and internationally.
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International Summit
Tuesday, November 7, 9:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Greenbuild's International Summit will draw attention to critical issues around growing sustainability practices, as well as the role businesses, NGOs, governments and community leaders are playing on a local and regional level to effect market transformation.
ACC is organizing a summit session, "Evaluating Sustainable Buildings and Innovative Materials in Pursuit of Sustainable Design," from 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m., to address issues including collaborative R&D processes, new methods for evaluating building product impacts, and emerging analytics within LEED materials pilot credits and the materials science industry.
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New LEED Pilot Credits Promote Lifecycle and Risk-based Metrics in Materials Selection
The U.S. Green Building Council is offering two innovative LEED version 4 pilot credits to encourage building project teams to incorporate lifecycle and risk-based metrics into their materials selection processes and enhance understanding of the effect materials ingredients have on human health and the environment.
- The Integrative Analysis of Building Materials pilot credit encourages building project teams to evaluate products and materials using life cycle information, to identify those that have positive environmental, health and safety impacts.
Building project teams must use at least three different permanently installed products with documented health, safety and environmental impact data in five lifecycle stages: assembly/manufacturing, installation, use, maintenance and end of life.
- The Building Material Human Hazard & Exposure Assessment pilot credit awards credit to building project teams that incorporate products that have assessed human health-related hazard and exposure considerations in their installation and use phases.
Project teams must use at least five different permanently installed products, from at least two different manufacturers, that have completed human hazard and exposure assessments and received acceptable risk scores.
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Continuing Education: Chemistry in Building & Construction
Looking for continuing education credits? The American Chemistry Council has developed a set of educational courses addressing role of chemistry in building and construction – including how chemical ingredients enhance product performance and the regulations, standards and industry processes that promote a safe and sustainable building environment.


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Landscape architecture is an extraordinary opportunity to create more environmentally attractive and healthy cities. At every step of the design, LAND Italia, LAND Germany and LAND Suisse evaluate the surrounding context, including the history and use of the land or nearby landmarks. In urban parks, just like in natural ecosystems, an increasing biodiversity means to protect its resilience and its ability to respond and adapt to change while maintaining its essential character.
Creating experiences through landscape architecture
Portello Park – Ex Alfa Romeo Area, Milan (Italy), 1997 - ongoing
- Client: IPER MONTELLO S.p.A
- Partners: Charles Jencks
- Area size: 24 ha
- Team: Alain Carnelli, Giuliano Garello, Andreas Kipar, Mauro Panigo
The Portello project started in year 2000 and occupies 240,000 sqm. The area once housed the Alfa Romeo and Lancia factories. This site represents the new north gate of the city, which leads to the motorway system, and interacts with the 'great diagonal' in the Gino Valle general masterplan. It will be the threshold and connection between the Trade Fair and the new Piazza Mercato (Market Square). The park under construction is about 70,000 sqm and can be considered a focal point marking the access to the city.
Charles Jencks together with Andreas Kipar outlined the morphological modelling of the hill, which creates a system of diagonal continuity with Monte Stella, the famous and historic hill created by Piero Bottoni after World War II.
Krupp Park, Essen (Germany), 2006 - 2011
- Client: Green and Gruga Essen
- Services: Lph 3-9
- Area size: 22 ha
The north and south part of the future Krupp Park covers an area of 2 hectares. As a first measure an inner city park was established at the northern part of the Krupp Park, covering over 12.5 hectares. It closes a gap, which includes and connects the new Krupp Boulevard and the ThyssenKrupp Headquarter. For almost 200 years this area was inaccessible to the public and formed a break between Altendorf and the city center. In order to shape the almost invisible area, which was still lying in a deep valley in 2008, this area was initially modeled into a hill park with an soil movement of around 400,000 m³.
In the design, a wide 'high-valley' runs North-South through the park, accompanied by five shifted flat hills. At the north end of the park a 0.9hectare lake forms the main attraction like a 'prelude'. In close proximity are also gateways to the park as well as the transregional bicycle path next to the train path of the Rheinische Bahn.
Corso Europa Park / Rho, Milan (Italy), 2013
- Client: Quartiere Fiera srl
- Area size: 4.6 ha
- Team: Grazia Comai, Chiara Fani, Stefano Gallo, Andreas Kipar, Matteo Pedaso
The design of the park recognizes the role of the area being the hinge between the existing green spaces and the sport fields. Turning at the Villa Burba, a historical and architectural point of reference, the site also connects to the historic garden, the agricultural fields and natural areas along Olona river. The program provides various possibilities of recreation including urban agriculture, leisure activities, sports and cultural entertainment.
The large central meadow ties the other spaces of the park. It is surrounded by a circular ring path that leads pedestrians along the edges and crosses secondary paths. At the main entrance the transition from Villa Burba to the park is solved by a paved plaza highlighted by water features shaped in an oval layout of water jets and sunken lights. There are two playgrounds, one for small and one for older children. Dense vegetation mitigates the visual impact of industrial structures in the surrounding and the fencing along the east boundary provides shade for the fitness area, turning this space also into the park's main wooded area.
Baronio Park, Ravenna (Italy), 2006 – 2015
- Client: Comune di Ravenna
- Partner: Gueltrini Stignani Associati Paisa', Massimo Bottacini, Giacomo Galeone, Giovanni Minori, Dong Sub Bertin
- Service: concept design, develeoped design, technical design, construction
- Area size: 17 ha
- Team: Davide Bertin, Andreas Kipar Leonardo Oprandi
The Baronio Park project is one of the first parks of the urban belt planned by the Green Plan of Ravenna (2003): its function is to mend pieces of fragmented cities and redefine the urbanized margin. The project was realized on areas for agricultural use and it keeps the system of the pre-existing vegetable gardens with over 200 cultivated spaces. A spine of cycle and pedestrian paths links public spaces to the existing urban cycle-pedestrian network, connecting the new urbanisations to the old town. Every path is provided with a rainwater drainage system and contributes to recharge the aquifer. Around this landscape fulcrum a rows and reforestation system structures the several open air spaces, which divide themselves in play, sport and relax areas. The realization of the park took place on two lots, one launched in 2013 and the other one in 2015.
Khodynka Park, Moscow (Russia), 2014
- International Competition: 1st place
- Client: JSC 'INTECO' / Moscow architecture and Urban Planning
- Partners: MCA Architects, LEFTLOFT srl, Thomas Schoenauer
- Area size: 39 ha
- Team: Grazia Comai, Roberta Filippini, Ottavia Franzini, Elisa Frappi, Andrea Govi, Andreas Kipar, Tatiana Nemova, Cecilia Ricci
The Khodynka Park project enhances and reshapes a central area in Moscow's urban fabric, formerly occupied by an airport. The ringed landscape connects the residential area with an existing part of the park. Green spaces are intended as multifunctional public spaces to service thousands of families who live in proximity to the park. The necklace of trees and flower carpets create a comfortable, sensory and pleasant atmosphere in the boulevard.
The landscape project aims to build places for relaxation, involving walking paths and playgrounds.
The Khodynka Park field has seen some active development since 2004. The Stadium and the residential complex are two examples of what has been built. Then, in December 2012, the government of Moscow gave its approval to build a Museum of Modern Art in Khodynskoe Pole, which led to the construction of a new city park in Khodynskoe Field.
Nagatino Family Park, Moscow (Russia), 2014 - ongoing
- International Competition: 1st place
- Client: Regions Group
- Area size: 90 ha / 60 hа of park
- Team: Patricia Aute, Andrea Balestrini, Luisa Bellini, Caterina Gerolimetto, Andreas Kipar, Tatiana Nemova, Marina Polets
The Amusement Park in Nagatino is a new ambitious project by LAND. The project aims to preserve the natural balance of existing green areas, but also reconstruct and add new species to increase the area's natural assets. The main objective is to create a park that feels familiar, safe, innovative and interesting for all ages and social groups. The amusement park offers children a modern fairy tale in a green forest featuring elements of Russian fairy tales and displaying Russian traditions and customs. A fairy tale, that promotes the children's admiration for their native land and the beauty of Russian nature.
More projects: Milan IT, Biblioteca degli alberi, 1lotto (Construction Management, Project by Petra Blaisse, Inside Outside); Minusio CH, Bosco Fontile Strategic Definition; Torino IT, Corso Romania Park.


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October 16, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m. : A native plant talk will be led by a member of The Friends of Wissahickon's Trail Ambassador program.
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October 30, 1:30 – 2:30 p.m.: Woodmere Art Museum's Martha Conklin will lead a class in "Plant Portraits." Children will use oil pastel and watercolor paints to illustrate garden plants and flowers.
November 6: and 13, 1 – 2 p.m. "Engineering for Kids" will present workshops in which children can try their hands at aerospace engineering.
November 20, 1:30 – 3 p.m. Muse House Center will lead a workshop on nature poetry. Children will explore the library garden and bring a favorite plant to life in verse.
Space is limited. Reservations are encouraged. Call 215-685-9291 to save a space.