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CFEV Database Stakeholder Survey Report (2Mb)
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A guide to CFEV jargon. CFEV Glossary (48Kb)
A list of metadata for CFEV data.
CFEV Metadata Report (5Mb)
The technical report provides a detailed guide to the CFEV assessment framework and data. The executive summary provides a quick guide to the CFEV program and its major outputs, outcomes and objectives. The main report chronicles the methods used in the CFEV assessment, while the appendices provide detailed background information and metadata for the contents of the CFEV database. CFEV Technical Report - Executive Summary (751Kb)
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CFEV Validation Report (4Mb)
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Hydrating, Rejuvenating Sunless Tanning System Comes to Serenity Spa & Salon
In an effort to combat the most common form of human cancer, Serenity Spa & Salon is n
ow offering the Infinity Sun spray tan to people who want a healthy glow, without the dangerous side effects that come from spending hours in the sun or tanning bed.
In addition to slicing the risks of skin cancer, Infinity Sun uses a cutting edge technology to deliver the most customized tan through anti-aging, hydrating elixirs for the ultimate beautifying experience. Celebrities like Jessica Alba, Giselle Bündchen, Paula Abdul, David Beckham stand by Infinity Sun, and apply the sunless spray tan before red carpet appearances and big events.
"As people are becoming ever more aware of the dangers of sun exposure and tanning beds, we are happy to offer this new service that will give our clients a healthy glow without aging their skin or putting them at risk," said Jessica Woolfrey, manager of Serenity Spa & Salon. "This system, and our expert tanning consultant will deliver the longest-lasting, most natural looking sunless tan possible."
Infinity Sun's "Glow On the Go" eco-friendly sunless tanning aerosol is made with 7 essential oils, Vitamin A, E and vanilla aromatherapy. It is the only spray tan in a can that does not use propellants and alcohol, and keeps the skin soft and hydrated, while creating a luminous glow that lasts for up to 7 days.
Serenity Spa and Salon, a full-service Spa and Salon in Carmel Valley, serves locals and visitors to America's Finest City. They offer a full range of services including hair, beauty, massage, and nail treatments. For more information about Serenity Spa & Salon visit www.serenityspasandiego.com or call 1-858-369-4900 to book an appointment.
Infinity Sun is featured prominently on many hit TV shows, including Millionaire Matchmaker, Entourage, Sunset Tan, The Style Network's "Style Scenes", E! Entertainment's Academy awards "48 hour make-over", Dr 90210 and many others. Infinity Sun was also the Official Spray Tanning system on the Britney Spears Circus Tour. For more information about Infinity Sun visit www.infinitysun.com or call 323-782-1049.


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RALEIGH, N.C. –State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA, today
reported state pension fund (the Fund) returns for the first quarter of 2017
ending March 31, 2017. The fund, comprised of the retirement plans the
Department of State Treasurer manages, reported gains of 4.1 percent for the
quarter. Pension fund assets were valued at $92.2 billion, up from $89.1 billion at the end of the fourth quarter
of 2016. This report reflects the first earnings statement during the
Folwell administration.
"Our public equity portfolio did especially well during the
first quarter of this year, but fixed-income continues to lag due to
historically low interest rates," said Treasurer Folwell. "We are focused on
reducing complexity and fees in the state pension plans. We also want to
gradually lower the expected rate of return to more accurately reflect
historical gains."
For the last 12 months ending March 31st, the Fund
earned 9.6 percent. Public equity (stocks), which makes up more than 40 percent
of the total fund, gained 14.9 percent. Private equity rose 6.6 percent while
Non-Core Real Estate and Opportunistic Fixed Income returned 12.1 percent and
12.9 percent respectively. The Multi-strategy portfolio rose 11.8 percent for
the twelve month period. Inflation-sensitive and Diversifier investments also
increased by 10.9 percent. Finally, Investment-Grade Fixed Income returned 0.9
percent for the same period.
Since entering office in January of this year, Treasurer Folwell
has contacted more than 150 money managers representing 99 percent of the
pension plans' assets and asked them "who they are, how much money they manage,
how well they perform, and how much they charge in fees." As a result of this
process, he has been able to cut $25 million in fees making substantial inroads
to his pledge to cut $100 million before the end of his first term.
"The fees cut so far are the floor, not the ceiling," added
Treasurer Folwell also pledged to gradually reduce the pension
plans' expected rate of return. Just last month, he announced that the Teachers' and State
Employees' Retirement System (TSERS) and Local Government Employees' Retirement
System (LGERS) Boards of Directors, under his leadership, voted to lower the
investment return assumption for the Fund from 7.25 percent to 7.20 percent
beginning with the December 31, 2016 valuations.
All of the reported performance figures are reported net of all
fees and expenses.
full reporting of all asset classes is available for download here.
The North Carolina Retirement Systems, the formal name for the
pension fund, is the tenth largest public pension fund in the country. It
provides retirement benefits and savings for more than 950,000 North
Carolinians, including teachers, state employees, firefighters, police officers
and other public workers. For more information, visit www.nctreasurer.com.


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The Benefits of Sitting Up While Shaping Brows
Traditionally, shaping brows was done lying down; hence all those thin brows that just didn't look quite right. The reason is, facial muscles relax, and when you lay down gravity takes its toll and distorts your features. Shaping brows sitting up allows your eyebrows to be assessed in their natural state - the way others actually see them and the way they look to you when you look in a mirror.
Sitting up allows you to shape symmetrical arches and better judge where brows should begin and end in relation to the other features on a face, which helps to make brows proportionate. Features get distorted when lying down, making it harder to create a shape that will ultimately look good when standing up.
Now that brows are a part of most women's regular beauty routines, shaping them should be affordable and convenient. That's why Boom Boom is all about walk-ins – you can come in at your own convenience and sit for 10 minutes to take care of business.
No scheduling and rescheduling of appointments and no laying down in a back room, that's so old school, takes too much time and does NOT make for big bold brows. Yup, the longer, straighter fuller brows of today are done sitting up (ideally, once a month)!
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If you're still using BOOT-P to set the IP address of your USB equipped 5370 CompactLogix, today I'll show you a much easier way.
First, you'll need a standard USB cable. This is the same type you would use with a USB printer with the familiar flat side which plugs into your PC, the nearly square side which plugs into your 5370 CompactLogix.
Once you've connected you PC to your 5370 CompactLogix using USB, and have powered your CompactLogix on, you will see Windows load the drivers, and then a new USB driver appear in RSLinx automatically.
Note: To use the USB driver in RSLinx Classic you'll need to have a fairly recent version (no, the 1996 version will not work.) You can get the latest version of RSLinc Classic Lite for free from Rockwell HERE.
When you expand the USB driver in the RSLinx – RSWho, you'll see your CompactLogix. At this point just right click on it, select Module Configuration, and the Port Configuration tab and you can now change the Ethernet port's IP address.
Tip: This procedure also works with the new 5570 1756-L7x processors, as well as USB 1756 Ethernet modules like the 1756-EN2T.
I hope this article on how to change an IP address by going through the USB port is helpful. If you have any comments, questions, or corrections please don't hesitate to leave them by using the "post a comment or question" link below.
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5 Minutes With Jesse Dorsey From Boyy
Maybe you haven't heard of Boyy, but you've definitely seen one of their buckle bags, tucked under the arms of everyone from fashion editors to style influencers.
Founded in 2006 in New York City, Boyy is the brainchild of husband and wife duo, Jesse Dorsey and Wannasiri Kongman. The couple have since moved to Bangkok, where their business is headquartered, but have set their sights on Milan next.
The brand now has five boutiques across Bangkok and Copenhagen, and is stocked at over 40 luxury retailers around the world, including Hong Kong's very own I.T. We sit down with Jesse, to learn more about why they name their bags after men, the power of social media and the importance of creative freedom:
Can you tell us about how Boyy started?
My wife and business partner, Wannasiri, met in New York in 2004. I was a musician and she had just moved to the city. She was always passionate about handbags, and it was something I never thought I could get into, but it quickly changed. I became fascinated with the creative process of designing a bag—from the ideas to sketches all the way to prototyping and sampling.
Around 2006, when we started Boyy, the main trend seemed to be really blingy and ultra-feminine handbags, and there weren't many options outside of that. We just had the idea to create something a bit more masculine, and that's how it all began.
Who is the Boyy woman?
I would have to say my wife and business partner, Wannasiri. I'm not the one wearing the bag, and at the end of the day, if she's not really feeling the design, I would respect her decision and we would amend it. I think the Boyy woman is someone who displays strength, personality, and has a sense of humour.
Business of Fashion has called Boyy the 'Anti-IT bag', what's your take on that?
Traditionally, most IT bags tend to come from super brands, and I feel extremely fortunate that a small, independent brand, like Boyy, was able to penetrate the highly competitive market of handbags, as it's very rare and unexpected.
Boyy's bags have names like Karl, Bobby and Fred to name a few. Are they named after anyone in particular?
One of the things we've always done at Boyy since day one is that we name give our bags male names. This was countering a movement we saw happening in the early 2000's—most brands that released bags would name them after female celebrities; actress, models, or singers. We think of boy names and what bag personifies these names.
What's the signature Boyy bag?
I would have to say the Karl bag from our buckle collection. When we came up with the oversized buckle, I felt like I could retire [laughs], it was a really proud moment for us. The bag looks simple, but we spent a lot of time on the function and the production of the bag.
Will Boyy ever expand into ready to wear?
The answer is yes, but as for when, I have no idea. What's great about being an independent brand is that we are fortunate enough to shape things in the way we want when we want. We launched shoes recently, and we create one shoe in three colours.
We also tested the waters with a capsule collection of ready to wear, which was launched in our stores six months ago. We had been purchasing a lot of deadstock of textiles over the years, and we created an oversized tracksuit with patchwork, marking our first attempt at ready to wear.
Has social media helped you grow as a brand?
It has definitely helped us grow. Back when we started, we were lucky enough to get featured on old school fashion blogs such as Tommy Ton's Jak and Jil as well as Style Bubble.
It really helped the brand gain traction in the beginning, and now, Instagram remains a huge vehicle for us and is our main tool for PR. We have never used a longstanding PR company to help us build our brand.
What's next for Boyy?
Wannasiri, myself and our two-year-old son will be moving to Milan. What's nice about being an independent brand is that you have the flexibility to pick up and go where you want.
Bangkok is our headquarters and our main office, but being in Bangkok, you're a little detached from the Western fashion circuit. With the move to Milan, not only will we be closer to where we source our materials and our shoe production, but we'll also be able to bring Boyy to the fashion forefront.
Any advice you would give to emerging accessory designers?
I would say don't be afraid to go against the grain and go it on your own. When we launched Boyy in 2004, the norm was to go into a multi-brand showroom and deliver collections as the showroom deemed fit.
It can sometimes be repressive; showrooms may want to box you into one thing. But for us, we've always been indepedently owned and so we have total control over the creative and business aspects. Through our own retail spaces, we've gotten the chance to test drive products and hear back from consumers instantly. I've also developed an interest for interior design, and created the spaces within our stores.
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Digital Tracking or as we prefer to call it Digital Alignment makes all the difference to drivers keeping their cars steering and running true.
At A&M Tyres of Wigan we've invested in state of the art four wheel digital alignment equipment and ditched the old tracking technology. Our reasons for moving to 4 wheel digital alignment is clear, the exact specifications for steering geometry and wheel alignment geometry are delivered to laser callipers to allow the technician to adjust all aspects of the steering and alignment to factory fresh.
In plain English this simply means we use specialist kit to adjust your steering and wheels to the same settings when it was new.
Why is digital alignment so important?
Good wheel alignment has a host of benefits including:
- Increased tyres life
- Better miles per gallon
- Improved handling
- Safer driving
So no matter if you call it digital tracking, digital wheel alignment or a service to stop your car creeping to one side on the motorway. It's a service that should be done on a car to keep you and your passengers safe and your car driving true.
A customer recently stated:
The difference is amazing I didn't realise how much my car was out of alignment, I feel much safer and the car is easier to drive.
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Have you ever watched the sun rise over the peaks of the Andes from the summit of Machu Picchu? Or floated through the steamy, green tangle of the rainforest on the Amazon River? Or strolled through colorful streets in the lively cities of Lima or Cusco? No? Its time for a glamping trip to Peru. Explore ancient tombs, hike in the dense jungle, meet animals and plants you will never find anywhere else, and see wild nature up close and personal, from the coastal deserts and rushing river valleys up to the verdant foothills and icy peaks. Just dont forget your camera!Show More
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To stumble upon a great cafe is like winning the lotto!
Ok maybe not the lotto (not that I'd know what that felt like anyway), but for someone who loves food (like me), it comes close.
A few weeks ago, we did just that! We were driving around Camperdown biding time before picking up a friend and we found this gem of a cafe nestled on a cul-de-sac across from the Camperdown Oval, called Gather on the Green.
True to their name, you'll find a gathering of locals; some sitting snugly on couches or at tables within the small cafe while others are sprawled on blankets (supplied by the cafe) or sitting on the park benches across the road sipping their Mecca coffee and nibbling cafe fare.
If you are lucky and find a table inside, you'll find a miss-match of eclectic vintage pieces – chairs from the sixties, mason jar lights, old bottles, old signs, wooden crates and expose brickwork. It all makes for a cosy, relaxed and friendly environment.
The staff is great – super attentive and accommodating (you need this when you have two kids under the age of 4).
Sustainable, local & ethically sourced food (and even the furnishings) is the ethos of this cafe. This is communicated on the first page of their menu where they state, "At
Gather we endeavour to support local & small business where possible. We believe that this helps to protect not only our environment but also our community". They go on to name all their local supplies such as Fair Trade beans by Mecca, Artisan bread by Brassiere Breads at Botany, Eggs by Papanui Open Range Farm – where happy chickens produce healthy eggs, and more.
All the food is made onsite. You'll find hearty fare such as baked eggs complete with homemade baked beans, feta and served with sourdough. They make their own pickles and even nut butter. Everyone is thought of here with gluten-free & vegetarian offerings available.
I tried the Corn Fritters with haloumi, spinach and tomato relish. It was delish! Next time I do want to try the French Toast Brioche with caramelised banana, bacon and maple syrup – what!
Hubby, Ben, had The Morning After Breakfast – 2 poached eggs, bacon, mushroom, sausage, spinach & avocado on sourdough bread. I took the silence at our table as a sign that he enjoyed it! Our little Freya had a bacon & egg roll which she devoured.
To add, you'll find colouring pencils for the little people, water bowls for the hairy four-legged people and timber benches perched outside where you can enjoy the warm sun and park views while sipping great coffee.
A communal hub, affordable prices, consciously sourced food, makes this a "jackpot". You'll love!
Gather on the Green
15 Fowler St, Camperdown
02 9557 4106
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The killing of senior Kannada journalist Gauri Lankesh has sparked nationwide outrage with its resonance felt across the country. Lankesh, 55, editor of Kannada weekly Lankesh Patrike and a staunch critic of right-wing extremism, was shot dead outside her home in Bengaluru West on Tuesday. The state government has announced an SIT probe into the killing and promised speedy investigation and justice for close friends and family of the victim.
Opposition leaders have been quick to condemn the incident, demanding strong and swift retribution against the attackers. Union ministers like Smriti Irani and Rajyavardhan Rathore have also condemned the killing. As the media fraternity across the country gathered to mark their protest against such attacksAs many in the country gather to protest against the cold-blooded murder, here's a look into how foreign media organisations covered the incident:
Read | Gauri Lankesh murder: The enemy within
In an obituary piece on Lankesh, the BBC has quoted her friends and colleagues who found Lankesh at once a belligerent and loving personality. They said she fought and made up easily. They talked about her political preferences, how she made no bones about her dislike for Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his ruling BJP. Her Facebook posts often contained unflattering memes of the Prime Minister, her friends told BBC.
In a recent post, she lauded India's stand-up comics for "successfully doing more than most to destroy the Modi myth". Typically, she lent her support to them, saying "We are all with you together and we shall reclaim our secular India." In recent months, Lankesh wrote on rising attacks on the freedom of press, local politics and how her city and India's info-tech capital had become unsafe for women.
New York Times
"Ms. Lankesh's death, which monopolized television news coverage on Wednesday, set off protests across India, a country increasingly polarized by supporters of the Hindu nationalist governing party and its detractors," read the NYT report headlined 'In India, Another Government Critic Is Silenced by Bullets.'
The New York-headquartered newspaper quoted journalist Rana Ayyub saying Lankesh was 'fighting a very unpopular battle with the right wing of India.'
"Ms. Ayyub said Ms. Lankesh had received death threats every day, far too many to count, from different sides of the political equation. Those, too, she did not take seriously, Ms. Ayyub said," the report read.
The Washington Post
The Washington Post reported the turn of events since the killing of Lankesh in Bengaluru. The newspaper spoke of the protests converging, mostly among press associations, in different corners of the country and how they raised questions about India's slipping of position in the World Press Freedom Index.
"They want us to be intimidated…I hope that a thousand Gauri Lankeshes will be born and will rise among us," Paranjoy Guha Thakurta, former editor of the academic journal Economic and Political weekly was quoted by the newspaper.
Close friends of Lankesh expressed disbelief at the news of her death. "I wish it was a dream," said Bharathi Gowda, who knew Lankesh for three decades. "Her family is in shock."
Al Jazeera
"Gauri Lankesh: A 'fearless' Indian journalist silenced," read the headline of a story of Al Jazeera, a Doha-headquartered television station.
The report quoted statements from the Editors Guild of India and Asia Program coordinator Steven Butler.
"India needs to address the problem of impunity in journalist murders and ensure the press can work freely," Steven Butler, CPJ Asia Program Coordinator, told Al Jazeera.
The news of Lankesh's killing was met with shock and outrage, with journalists, civil society members and students across the country sharply condemning the murder, the killing also sent a shockwave through the journalism industry in the world's largest democracy, where media has been accused of "self-censorship", reported Doha-headquartered television station Al Jazeera.
The article also went on the describe Lankesh's early background and her journalistic career that started with the Times of India.


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July 7, 2018 from 12pm to 4pm – Marian Vian Primary School Create your own Mad Hatter's Hat - prizes to be won! Attractions include: Prosecco Tent BBQ Inflatable Assault Course / Bouncy Castles / Slides Gift stalls Raffle / Auction / Games Face Painting Cake… Organized by Karen Hough | Type: summer, market
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With over 10+ years of industry experience I am a strategic Designer who relishes creative challenges, translating business requirements into functional, attractive and above all, suitable design concepts for launch across all design disciplines
Skill Set
- Creative production and communication of a consistent stream of fresh visual ideas and concepts
- Works constructively and effectively as an interim Strategic Creative Director by leading from the front
- Delivers to budget and to deadline by prioritising and working effectively and efficiently for every client engagement
- Performance-driven self-starter not afraid to show initiative and help drive the business process through design
- Well-versed in current design trends, technologies and best working practices across all media
- Advanced knowledge of Adobe CS (Indesign, Photoshop & Illustrator) Sketch and Invision
- Highly motivated: a passion for the creative process and the confidence and skills to deliver
- User-centric: expert in graphic and web design standards and best practices, usability 'built-in'
- Extensive experience in UX and UI, specific to product development
- Client focused: acute observation and detail orientated focus
- Portuguese (mother tongue), fluent English and Spanish
2014 – …
Freelance web & graphic designer
Responsible for creative work for clients such as:
Powerspace • Senior Web Designer
Responsible for designing and building highly effective direct marketing creative materials for client's campaigns for different markets and supports, working closely with the marketing and technology team.
Aedgency • Art Director / Design Team Leader
Management of design team, responsible for conceiving and implementing digital/interactive concepts for products, brands, websites and online advertising campaigns at Aedgency, a performance-based online marketing agency (Barcelona).
Freelance web & graphic designer
Working for different clients such as:
- Angolan Mining company Chitotolo SA: web and print design;
- Portuguese Ministry of Education: web portal design "Novas Oportunidades";
- Hobsons Magazine, Germany: regular illustration work;
- 15th Asian Games 2006 Doha, Qatar: coordinating the web design of INFO2006, the Games-time news and information portal for the Doha Asian Games Organising Committee, DAGOC, liaising with the direct contractors, designers and developing teams; INFO Duty Manager during event time supervising the performance of the portal and ensuring an accurate and prompt provision of information as the games progress.
DGTDesign • Creative Direction and Partner
Responsible for creative work for clients such as:
- Auchan
- Mercedes-Benz Portugal
- Assirio & Alvim (portuguese book publisher)
- Worldbank (Washington)
- Renault Portugal
- EDIA Empresa de Desenvolvimento e Infraestruturas do Alqueva, S.A.
SOL-S • Design and Art Direction
Responsible for a small team of designers; major projects included the design and redesign of sites and other web and print assets for clients such as Santander Bank, BES – Banco Espirito Santo, Mercedes Benz Portugal, Portuguese Army, LG Carregosa (stock brokers).
Inovamedia • Partner / Designer / Video Editor
Cameraman and video edition (Avid), involved in video projects for clients and broadcasters such as TVI and SIC TV (Portuguese National TV channels), Sony Portugal, Roche Laboratories, Portuguese Football Association, Sporting Clube de Portugal, etc.
Responsible for the concept, design and print of several publications, magazines and manuals for the Portuguese National Sports Institute: Instituto do Desporto (CEFD – Centro de Estudos e Formação Desportiva);
What do they say
Paulo is a 5-star designer. Not only he has great webdesign, mobile and direct marketing expertise, he is also an real artist who can create from scratch extremely professional brand or product design guidelines. High attention to details, great mobile expertise, awesome video skills...
Gracias a una visión global, Paulo sabe entender problemáticas estratégicas tal como la necesidad de optimizar la conversión del material publicitario, la experiencia usuario de las aplicaciones o de las webs o la identidad gráfica de una marca para posicionarla en el mercado. De carácter proactivo, Paulo siempre propone ideas creativas para responder a nuevas tendencias con sus diseños. Paulo demostra también una gran facultad de coordinación de proyectos, liderazgo y un muy buen espíritu de equipo como Director de Arte: Sabe motivar a su equipo para conseguir una gran calidad de trabajo. Cabe remarcar que su personalidad sociable y siempre positiva hace de él un compañero con quién aprecio mucho trabajar y que recomiendo.
I had the honor to work with Paulo for more than 3 years at the Aedgency company. (I think Paulo started about one week later than me and we left at the same time). Paulo is a great professional and a very inspiring person. He knows how to motivate a team of people also during difficult times. He produces high quality designs for allround themes. And as a colleague he likes to pull a joke every now and then. Great to have around, good to work with. I admire his work and himself as a person. Good luck Paulo!
Paulo is a great professional and an even better colleague. He is always friendly and is open to new ideas. His work is full of quality and he takes good care to offer modern designs with great results. His ability to quickly understand creative briefs enables him to offer high quality designs in a quick manner. Tight deadlines are no obstacle to the results he provides, and all this while with a big smile and overall positive attitude. It is a true joy to see his work plastered in the end creatives he makes.


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Himalayan Pink Salt now in a 10kg bucket. This is food grade and can enhance the flavour of your food.Himalayan Pink Salt is naturally rich in 84 nourishing and skin replenishing minerals, and the trace elements of these essential nutrients stimulate circulation, relax the body, detoxify, soothe sore muscles, and more. Himalayan Pink Salt is truly a renewing and therapeutic bath salt experience for mind & body,
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The Tooth Fairy - A Family Favourites Presentation
Dwayne Johnson is "The Tooth Fairy," also known as Derek Thompson, a hard-charging minor league hockey player whose nickname comes from his habit of separating opposing players from their bicuspids. When Derek discourages a youngster's hopes, he's sentenced to one week's hard labor as a real tooth fairy, complete with the requisite tutu, wings and magic wand. At first, Derek "can't handle the tooth" – bumbling and stumbling as he tries to furtively wing his way through strangers' homes…doing what tooth fairies do. But as Derek slowly adapts to his new position, he begins to rediscover his own forgotten dreams.
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A Bit of Reflection to Glimpse The Future
In the month of May, grassroots community partnerships put nearly 200 heads in beds. During the months of April and May, community partnerships ensured that Kingman was a subject of discussions in dozens of countries. Now, looking to the future, community partnerships...read more
Are You Ready To See Kingman Become A Destination?
Are you ready for Kingman to become a major destination? ready for this delightful city to become a place people want to visit, a town where people want to live, to raise a family, to open a business, and to retire? If so, this is going to be a very exciting year. A...read more
Neon, Young Entrepreneurs & A Growing Sense of Community
From Stockton Hill Road to Beale Street and Northern Avenue there is ample evidence that Kingman is on the cusp of some dramatic and exciting changes. Neon is again lighting the night in the historic business district and along the Route 66 corridor, and young...read more
Tourism & You
As noted previously, tourism and economic development have a hand in glove relationship. In communities such as Kingman where we are fortunate enough to have a twelve month tourism season and an array of diverse attractions that ensure we can market the city as a...read more
Are You Getting Excited?
If a person wants to complain reasons can always be found. Here in Kingman, however, increasingly it is becoming more difficult with each passing day to find reason for complaint. Young progressive entrepreneurs with ambition and vision are staking their futures on...read more
Opportunity Is Knocking In Kingman!
At least once or twice each year I travel Route 66 from end to end and on each trip there are formal and informal meetings with city managers, community organizers, chamber of commerce directors, tourism directors, economic development directors, and small business...read more
Experience The Renaissance
If you attended the First Friday festivities this month, and took place in the scavenger hunt, evidence was abundant that the historic business district is experiencing a rather dynamic renaissance. The people behind the Kingman Center for the Arts and the owners of...read more
One Partnership At A Time – A New Year & New Opportunities
The first month of a brand new year is winding down. That is a perfect time for some very serious conversation, honest discussion, and evaluation. Will it be business as usual (political turmoil, choosing sides, lamenting missed opportunities when the new year rolls...read more
Kingman Is The Crossroads of The Past & Future
The recent release of the report that indicated growth in the Kingman area has been, for the most part, stagnant for several years was disheartening. From tourism to economic development this is a town with almost unlimited potential. We are a community of passionate...read more
Neon Nights, Ringing Cash Registers, and The Kingman Life
It isn't hard to find ample opportunity for complaint in Kingman. This, however, is Promote Kingman. We won't gloss over problems or pretend that they don't exist but we prefer to focus on everything that makes this a great place to live. We feel obligated to share...read more


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The Chatterton Hill Church is a home
Blessed by God
Where people
Rich in diversity
And guided by the Spirit
Seek community and purpose
In the midst of a chaotic world.
The teachings of Jesus compel us
To nurture our own lives,
To give generously of ourselves and our substance;
To create harmony and healing among people,
To act for the integrity of creation,
And to support each other in the struggle for justice.
So be it. Amen.
As a member congregation of the United Church of Christ, we are part of a very historical, yet currently vibrant denomination. Each church within our denomination is autonomous -- in other words, we are larger church family, but, at the same time, we are unique. We determine our own ministry, but within the guidelines of our denomination. Read more about our denomination and our own church's vision below. . .
It's the shorter form of "God is still speaking,"a campaign by the United Church of Christ to remind us that God still has a lot more to say. Since 2004, Stillspeaking has worked to make religion relevant again and to extend an extravagant welcome to all—because no matter who you are, or where you are on life's journey, you're welcome here. Here at the United Church of Christ, and, most definitely, at Chatterton Hill Church UCC!
Today, under one collective identity, we can enthusiastically lift up that the UCC is a welcoming, justice-minded Christian community. At a time when religion is too often portrayed as narrow-minded and exclusive, many are raising their VOICES for an alternate vision:
- Where God is all-loving and inclusive
- Where the Church of Jesus Christ welcomes and accepts everyone as they are
- Where your mind is nourished as much as your soul
- Where Jesus the healer meets Jesus the revolutionary
- Where together we grow a just and peaceful world
"Never place a period where God has placed a comma." (Gracie Allen)
For the UCC, the Comma is a new way to proclaim "Our Faith is 2,000 years old, our thinking is not."


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The streets of Mindelo in the island of Sao Vicente in the North of Cape Verde come alive for the first weeks of March every year for Carnival. Sao Vicente is one of 10 islands in Cape Verde, best known as the home of the legendary musician, Cesaria Evora.
The country's second largest island in terms of population has gone from being a mostly uninhabited island until the mid to late 19th century to becoming a cultural powerhouse attracting thousands of visitors to the country each year.
Officially, carnival in Mindelo, Sao Vicente lasts a week, but locals will tell you Carnival fever begins as early as the end of the previous year. While Sao Vicente's population is 80,000 people, the league which organized this year's carnival (LIGOCSV) gave an unconfirmed estimate of as many as 50,000 additional visitors to the island for the carnival. This includes visitors from all the other nine islands in Cape Verde in addition to international visitors and press. The estimate is based on the fact that as early as end of December 2018, most hotels and other accommodation were fully booked. All flights to Sao Vicente were full.
This is the second year the Carnival in Sao Vicente has been organized by the league. It is all part of an ambitious plan to professionalize the carnival bring in more revenue for the country.
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Here's a cool way to repurpose leftover cornbread. Turn it into cornbread dressing.
It's tough cooking for only one or two. If you live by yourself or with a roommate or spouse, you know that all too well. So many recipes, especially baked goodies, make enough to feed a family with leftovers.
The options are:
- Cut recipes in half.
- Buy already made or order in restaurants.
- Give up your favs.
- Make the full recipe and deal with the leftovers.
I often do the last option, but after two rounds of cornbread, I've had it. Don't get me wrong – I adore cornbread. Alas, stale cornbread is about as bad as fresh cornbread is good. I wrapped my leftovers in aluminum foil and stashed them in the freezer.
Today I got the bright idea to make cornbread stuffing. What a wonderful way to "make all things new." I think the contemporary term is "repurpose." I took the old, stale, used up, and unwanted to make something new and appealing. We couldn't even tell it was leftover.
Would you like my recipe?
Sounds like a life lesson in there somewhere. God takes our used up, broken, stale lives and transforms them into something new and beautiful. The old has gone, the new is here! (2 Corinthians 5:17). God calls it redemption. I call it wonderful.
What do you think?
What recipe, craft, or project have you repurposed into something new?
Here's my recipe for . The amounts and some of the ingredients are flexible. After all, it's all about leftovers and the purpose of leftovers is to use them up in whatever amount. Adjust accordingly! This is how I made it tonight: you can also add chopped apples, fresh mushrooms, raisins, or walnuts as you prefer – whatever you have hand!
½ square pan of leftover cornbread (about)
1 stalk celery, diced
¼ onion, chopped
3 fresh mushrooms, sliced
¼ pound bulk sausage, browned and drained
1-2 T. butter or margarine
1 egg
1 cup chicken broth (about)
Melt butter in iron skillet. Sauté celery, onion, and mushroom until crisp tender. Cut cornbread into cubes, place in large bowl. Add sausage, veggies, egg, and enough broth to moisten. Mix gently. It should be moist enough to form a loose ball in your hand.
Spray a two or four-quart slow cooker with vegetable oil spray. Place dressing in cooker. Cook on high for 2-3 hours. Stir after 2 hours; add more chicken broth if it seems too dry. If the sides are getting too brown, turn the cooker to low.


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WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) - Authorities say an inmate who escaped from custody in east Georgia has been recaptured.
The Augusta Chronicle reports that the inmate, a burglary suspect, was taken from the Burke County Jail to the Burke County Medical Center to be evaluated around 5:30 p.m. Sunday. A short time later, hospital officials called Waynesboro police to report that the inmate had escaped from a temporary holding cell.
Waynesboro officers and deputies from Burke and Richmond counties then began searching the area.
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one foot in front of the other...
It's been three months since I have been diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer. A journey I never thought I would be on but here I am. Searching, longing, desiring that "new" normal. I received a card in the mail last week that defined HOPE. "It's that beautiful place between the way things were and the way things are yet to be." Way to go, Hallmark. You put words to the way I feel each day. I'm in the middle. We all are. The dash in between the day we were born and the day we die. The battle. The time that we prepare, we trust, we stumble, we love, we cry, we laugh, we doubt, we live. The middle. One of my favorite musicians, Ellie Holcomb, sang about it so well in her song, Find You Here.
July 28, 2016 was my last day of work at a church that was my place of employment for 20 years. I sensed it was time for something new. I dreamed of starting a non-profit and use my story for others as they battle through their own story. I wanted to speak and write. I had no idea what that would look like, I still don't, but I knew I had to put one foot in front of the other and take the first step. The very first day of "retirement" , I sat on my deck and googled, "How Do I Start A Non-Profit." I spent the next few months applying for disability (a full time job in itself), meeting with friends who were wise with 501C3's start ups and listening to God. A lot. I had been approved for disability and enrolled in medicaid, as I waited and trusted until my first source of income came five months later. I was amazed how the whole process was relatively painless and so thrilled that my ministry did not have to support me financially. It Takes Hope (www.ittakeshope.org) was born.
God is so faithful even when it feels like you are just treading water.
I joke that I didn't realize I quit work for a full time job in cancer. But God knew. The timing of it all has been amazing. Don't get me wrong, I hate that I have cancer. It makes me so disappointed that my future is unknown. But it was with FA. What's critical is what I do in the middle. How I fight this battle. Oddly, that's the fun part.
"It's that beautiful place between the way things were and the way things are yet to be."
We all need it.
One step at a time.


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Boys serenade girls on the sidewalk and girls are charmed, rather than alarmed. The handsomest man in the room will approach the strangest girl on the wall and admire her for being different. A skeptical young woman is won over by the offer of taking a ride in a surrey with fringe on top. This is not a world you live in everyday, which makes it all the more appealing to live in for the moment - a special, fleeting moment - which is the feeling, Rogers & Hammerstein's musical revue, Grand Night For Singing conveys from its onset. Being in the audience for this play is like watching a comedy with people who laugh right before the punch line of every joke. Three familiar notes could inspire a rippling of gasps. Couples would elbow each other whispering, "here it comes," just as a singer proceeded into a well known chorus. A Grand Night For Singing had the audience's full attention from the moment it opened, with a spotlight shining down on Michael Harren, the musical director and pianist.
Director David Fuller creates an evening of nostalgia and enchantment with a bit of modern sass thrown in. The revue features some classic Rogers & Hammerstein songs such as, Shall We Dance, and Oh, What A Beautiful Morning and some lesser known gems that audiences may not have heard before, but will likely find themselves humming every day until they surrender to the need to hear them again. The collection of songs are performed by five talented singers: three women, Kerry Conte, Jessica Greeley and Judith Jarosz, and two men, Mishi Schueller and David Tillistrand.
There are thirty-six songs altogether, some silly, comedic numbers, others somber romantic ballads. The tunes are arranged in a nicely thematic order. A song from the musical, Flower Drum Song about two men telling their girlfriends, Don't Marry Me, slips effortlessly into a spirited version of South Pacific's catchy song, I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair, a zesty little number about a girl emotionally detaching herself from a man who has rattled her confidence.
In an interesting director's choice, all three female singers team up for I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out-a My Hair, giving this old classic a delightful, modern feel. In the past, the song has been performed by one woman – the one that was hurt by the man - with a chorus of female voices echoing her sentiments in the background. But when the song is performed by three women in harmony there is more power behind the words. The three female singers blend into one, strong confident voice. The song is no longer about a single woman's journey to self realization, it is about three feisty girlfriends getting together to commiserate and say, "who needs him?"
Each song tells its own little story and each little story makes you want to see the larger one it has been plucked from. How does the married man who takes one last enjoyable spin with his tap dancing partners adjust to his new life as a husband? Does the boy ever get together with the girl that he is too afraid to take out for a French fried potato and a T-bone steak? Does the troubled young lover ever learn exactly how one solves a problem like Maria?
A Broadway musical in a small Off Off Broadway space offers a rare treat - great songs, great performances and an affordable price. The only thing missing is the decadent scenery with the large mechanical props that rotate on and off the stage. But the five-actor ensemble of A Grand Night For Singing proves, that with beautiful voices, celebrated music and some charming, upbeat acting - who needs all the rest?


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Driving Safely as a Teen
It seems that many teens these days are waiting to get their driver's license until well after 16. The general cause of this may be due to the age limit of a required drivers ed course, which has many benefits to it. In all honestly it doesn't matter when you decide to get your license, but what does matter is that you are a safe driver.
Here are some general tips to safe driving. If you want more information or a more detailed explanation, use this link!
Take a drivers ed course. I know that the general idea of taking this type of class outside of school can seem boring or you may think you all there is to know about driving on the road, but consider the benefits. For one, this will prepare you entirely for driving anywhere. Did you know that "For each mile driven, teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are about four times more likely than other drivers to crash!" To get more statistics, the risks, and the costs of unsafe teen driving, click on this link. Not only this, but by taking this class (which is easy to do over summer!) you are eligible for a lower insurance rate. This is most helpful to anyone who is making car insurance payments.
Don't text and drive. It is so common these days for kids to be on their cell phones, which doesn't stop even when they are driving. Be sure to not use your cell phone, unless you have a hands free device, because it does cause more accidents.
Eliminate distractions! Use of your cell phone can also be put under this tip, but also keep in mind that friends, music, and even the buttons in the car used for general functions can all be a distraction. The risk of being in a car accident increases when you have distractions. Thus, it is important to decrease them as much as possible, especially when driving conditions (i.e., rain, snow, higher than normal wind speeds, heavy traffic, etc.) are not ideal.
Don't drive while you are tired or inhibited by substance such as alcohol, prescription drugs, or other illegal drugs. Many driving disasters happen when anyone, not just teens, drive under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Decrease your chances of getting a ticket, going to jail, or killing someone or yourself by choosing not to use these types of substances.
Of course, it is also helpful to drive as often as possible with a parent or guardian who has had plenty of driving experience and can help with decreasing distractions as well as give pointers. If you would like information on more tips or information on driving classes click on this link. And one last thing…buckle up!
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We are now just three days away from Championship Sunday.
Here's a look at what Pittsburgh Post-Gazette subscribers will be greeted with on their front step on gameday.
Here is a sneak peek at the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette's AFC championship section. pic.twitter.com/NnklMQwll6â Michael Sanserino (@msanserino) January 19, 2017
This should win awards. Of course, the irony of the artwork shouldn't be lost on anyone outside Western Pennsylvania. The Steelers are a 21st century conference superpower who have won six Super Bowls in their history. Ask Browns fans what they think about Pittsburgh being positioned as a scrappy underdog in any scenario.
Then again, such is the reputation of the Patriots during an unprecedented run of league dominance. They are undoubtedly the NFL's Evil Empire -- no other team is remotely close to playing the role -- so the Steelers (and, really, anyone else not coached by Bill Belichick and led by Tom Brady) get positioned as the Rebel Alliance.
This characterization isn't new, of course, but it never stops being fun.
This has been going on for awhile ... pic.twitter.com/RtB5XXP6Wcâ Dan Hanzus (@DanHanzus) January 19, 2017


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Husband and Wife artist duo Carl Bork and Karen Watkins opened their gallery in Salida, CO, a small thriving artistic town located in the beautiful Arkansas River Valley in 2010. Carl and Karen have completely different styles. Carl typically paints landscapes in his colorful impressionistic style and Karen paints in a contemporary whimsical and sometimes surreal style. Even though their styles are different they have an underlying love, joy and imagination that goes into their work
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Occupied Territories, a visceral and exciting new play co-written by Nancy Bannon and Mollye Maxner, focuses on two sets of characters separated by 50 years. It begins and ends in the basement of a family home, where Alex (Ciela Elliott) has come with her Aunt Helena (Kelley Rae O'Donnell) to bury her grandfather. They are quickly joined by Alex's mother, Jude (Bannon), who is recently out of rehab but still in a halfway house. Jude is trying to connect to Alex after what seems to be a series of disappointments her addiction has wrought in the past.
The older women, who as children were part of a Christian band, occupy only a small part of the stage with Alex, on a raised platform. They are soon surrounded by a platoon of soldiers, in Vietnam 50 years earlier, in 1967. The men are deep in the jungle, maintaining a position against an enemy with dwindling food and the imminent prospect of being overrun. These military scenes are exciting, tense and persuasive, and it's a credit to Bannon and Maxner's writing that they are. Whether they have backgrounds in the military or not, they have vividly imagined both the cohesion and the friction of a fighting force that they cannot have known firsthand, because it was all-male in the time period of the play.
Although all seven of the soldiers have starkly individual personalities, the one who is the rookie—Cody Robinson's Collins—is the focus. Gradually one learns that Collins is the parent of Jude, who has resented him her whole life. Her addiction to drugs, it seems, is partly a result of his emotional coldness toward her, yet in the jungle one sees a young man trying desperately to fit in and be friendly with his more experienced colleagues. It's difficult because one—Nate Yaffe's Hardcore—barely speaks, and another, Scott Thomas's shaggy-haired Corporal Makowski, aka Ski, has the personality of a lighted stick of dynamite.
In the basement, Helena and Jude find a recording they made and talk about their perceptions of their childhood.
Helena: I know our house was kind of crazy but some parts of it were really great. We were an actual band.
Jude: No, we weren't. He was pimping us out as a band to make people like us.
Helena: Jude, he was genuinely looking for God…. He was doing the best he could. Have a little compassion.
Jude: I tried that but there he was again, screaming at us for hours over nothing….
Helena: You just said you wouldn't go down this road today.
Jude: What, it was perfectly acceptable for him to push us out the door at midnight for those fucking safety drills? Hiding out down here for weeks on end?... He duct-taped mom's mouth and hands.
When Helena leaves again, Jude finds horrific photographs that Collins took in Vietnam that come alive as the soldiers reenact them. Although the social divisions created by Vietnam have receded, the authors approach them freshly. Maxner, who has directed as well, puts the audience around the space, in a shadowy jungle; the soldiers enter and exit behind them, so one feels immersed in the action. The soldiers talk of snakes, spiders, tigers, and punji stick traps—a jungle full of constant danger. There's also the killing of a Vietcong fighter and the desecration of the body, followed by an extraordinary extended dance sequence (by choreographer Kelly Maxner) as Hardcore and another soldier, Hawk (Nile Harris), do a thrillingly athletic pas de deux that conveys wordlessly the trust, danger, and exhilaration that accompany combat.
The performances are excellent, even if addiction seems to be a staple of many current plays. O'Donnell brings a reservoir of strength and patience to Helena, and, among the soldiers, Donte Bonner's Sgt. Ace Andrews and Thomas's Ski invest their characters with enormous levels of testosterone fueling the opposite natures of their characters: Ace is level-headed, upright and protective; Ski is fearless, ruthless and overbearing. Robinson brings a doe-eyed innocence to Collins that provides a sad contrast with the image that lives in Jude's memory and is not quite erased from Helena's.
Even if elements are familiar—the drug struggle, the atrocities, the memory play device—Maxner's production invests it all with enough that's new, raw and unexpected to make a visit worthwhile.
Occupied Territories plays through Nov. 5 at 59E59 Theatres (59 E. 59th St.). Evening performances are at 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday and Thursday and 8:15 p.m. on Friday and Saturday; matinees are at 2:15 p.m. on Saturday and 3:15 p.m. on Sunday. For tickets, call Ticket Central at (212) 279-4200 or visit 59e59.org.


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A teenage girl has shaved her head to donate 20 inches of hair to make wigs for children with cancer.
Thirteen year-old Lola Jones from Haywards Heath braved the shave on Thursday, July, 26 to donate her long blonde hair to the Little Princess Trust.
Paul Jones, Lola's father said: "We are very proud of her, especially as she has done it off of her own back.
"It just shows how much she cares about others.
"It was her own idea and she surprised my wife and I about it, it was just something she found by herself."
Mr Jones said his daughter was quite adamant about her decision, and asked her mother to do the honours in their kitchen.
The girl guide who attends Oathall Community College in Haywards Heath, is following in the Duchess of Cambridge's footsteps as she is reported to have donated her hair to the same charity earlier this year.
Monica Glass, Charity Manager at the Little Princess Trust said: "We are so very grateful to every single person who kindly supports the charity in this way.
"As the Duchess of Cambridge is so much in the public eye, we hope the message that the charity can help children and young people with hair loss will reach everyone who might need our assistance.
"Receiving a free, real hair wig has a very positive impact on a child or young adult at such a difficult time. The Little Princess Trust is incredibly grateful and humbled to receive donations of hair from its supporters."
The charity has given away more than 6,000 real hair wigs to sick children since it started ten years ago.
A Trustee and co-founder of the charity said: "I am incredibly proud of what has been achieved since the charity was launched.
"When we initially started the charity we spoke of how wonderful it would be if one day there wouldn't be a need for an organisation of this kind.
"I could never have imagined that 10 years later we would be able to fund research which might one day help to achieve just that."
www.littleprincesses.org.uk for more details.


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Words & photos - Daniel Bevis
OK, you've seen a million Minis that have been made into Italian Job replicas, right? But this one belongs to Chris Evans, so there's a fair chance that he's thrown a bit of money at it...
The car is part of his Famous Five collection, sitting alongside the Goldeneye DB5, an E-Type, a Miura and a Daytona; he auctions off opportunities to drive them to raise money for Children in Need. The Mini is a 1965 Cooper S, faithfully recreating the getaway Minis in the iconic movie with its triple spotlights, bonnet straps, cheeky little Minilites, and bootful of gold bullion (possibly). So, a few snaps here for you to enjoy.
Click here for more from the 2014 Goodwood Festival of Speed.


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Granite Hills High School CTE project has been selected to appear as an Outstanding Design in the 2013 American School and University Architectural Portfolio! The project is one of 145 projects to be featured in the November issue of the Architectural Portfolio. The feature will include a 2-page-layout, with a project description, images of the school, and an electronic version that can be posted to our company's website. Granite Hills High School CTE project will also be permanently placed online in the "Find A Project" database of SchoolDesigns.com, with a link to our complimentary 2-year firm listing, after the issue is published.
By submitting work to be highlighted in next year's portfolio, Ruhnau Clarke Architects will be able to draw attention to the great work we are more than capable of doing.


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The Blitz Kids
Mel Ashton
' One of the most difficult aspects of history for students is the ability to fully comprehend the period which they are studying . Through this play Mel Ashton paints a vivid picture of the Blitz and its impact on the lives of children.' Lorna. Stewart
This new one act drama is set in Gorton, Manchester during World War II. Depicting the difficulty of life and the attempts to maintain daily life during the period a mixture of humour and seriousness make this ideal as both a teching resource for KS3 and also youth performance.
Print Copies - £9.99
Digital Multi Edition - £50
Hire copies available on request.
For performance rights please contact us


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Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert
- Heritage Category:
- Scheduled Monument
- List Entry Number:
- 1016246
- Date first listed:
- 23-Aug-1935
- Date of most recent amendment:
- 16-Jan-1998
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The building or site itself may lie within the boundary of more than one authority.
- District:
- Northumberland (Unitary Authority)
- Parish:
- Chatton
- National Grid Reference:
Reasons for Designation
During the mid-prehistoric period (seventh to fifth centuries BC) a variety of
different types of defensive settlements began to be constructed and occupied
in the northern uplands of England. The most obvious sites were hillforts
built in prominent locations. In addition to these a range of smaller sites,
sometimes with an enclosed area of less than 1ha and defined as defended
settlements, were also constructed. Some of these were located on hilltops,
others are found in less prominent positions. The enclosing defences were of
earthen construction, some sites having a single bank and ditch (univallate),
others having more than one (multivallate). At some sites these earthen
ramparts represent a second phase of defence, the first having been a timber
fence or palisade. Within the enclosure a number of stone or timber-built
round houses were occupied by the inhabitants. Stock may also have been kept
in these houses, especially during the cold winter months, or in enclosed
yards outside them. The communities occupying these sites were probably single
family groups, the defended settlements being used as farmsteads. Construction
and use of this type of site extended over several centuries, possibly through
to the early Romano-British period (mid to late first century AD).
Defended settlements are a rare monument type. They were an important element
of the later prehistoric settlement pattern of the northern uplands and are
important for any study of the developing use of fortified settlements during
this period. All well-preserved examples are believed to be of national
The Iron Age defended settlement in Fox Covert is well preserved and will retain significant archaeological deposits. Its importance is enhanced by the proximity of several contemporary defended enclosures and hillforts 2km to the west clustered on Doddington Moor and Horton Moor. The defended settlement forms part of a wider archaeological landscape and will contribute to any study of the settlement pattern during this period.
The monument includes the remains of a prehistoric defended settlement of Iron
Age date. It is located in a prominent position at the south east end of a
ridge and would originally have had extensive views to the north, east and
south. The settlement is circular in plan and measures approximately 100m in
diameter externally. It is enclosed by two earthen ramparts with an outer and
medial ditch, all of which are clearly visible around the whole circuit of the
settlement. The ramparts vary in width from 10m to 13.5m and in height from
0.4m to 1.3m; the medial ditch has an average depth of approximately 1m below
the top of the rampart and is 3m wide. The outer ditch is 0.1m deep by 5m wide
but lies about 0.8m below the top of the outer rampart. There are two slights
in the rampart: that on the west side has been interpreted in the past as the
original entrance and the eastern break attributed to damage caused during
tree felling and planting; neither break is now clearly defined on the ground.
A pheasant shelter in the medial ditch on the west side of the settlement is
excluded from the scheduling, although the ground beneath is included.
MAP EXTRACT The site of the monument is shown on the attached map extract.
The contents of this record have been generated from a legacy data system.
- Legacy System number:
- 29332
- Legacy System:
This monument is scheduled under the Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Areas Act 1979 as amended as it appears to the Secretary of State to be of national importance. This entry is a copy, the original is held by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
End of official listing


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In a sign of progress against one of the great plagues of the last generation, a dwindling number of New Yorkers have been diagnosed with AIDS over the last eight years, according to new statistics released Friday.
The number of adults newly diagnosed with AIDS dropped to 2,225 in the 2011 fiscal year, which ended June 30. That total was 25 percent lower than the total the year before (2,969 cases diagnosed), and 47 percent lower than in the 2003 fiscal year, when there were 4,164 new cases, according to the Mayor's Management Report, which was released Friday.
Dr. Monica Sweeney, assistant commissioner of the Bureau of H.I.V. Prevention and Control in the city's Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, said the decline was a "proxy for improved care."
"It's not that people are not infected" with H.I.V., the virus that causes AIDS, she said. "It is that they are taking medications, they're able to be more adherent, treatment has become easier."
But she added that the number of people newly diagnosed with H.I.V. has also been going down, though those numbers were not included in the report.
She said that the improving numbers had raised concerns among public health officials that the public might become cavalier in their behavior. "Many people who are not infected have what we call treatment optimism," Dr. Sweeney said. "Why bother using a condom? Why bother not having multiple partners? — and people are still getting infected — because of the success of the treatment," Dr. Sweeney said.
New infections were most common among men under 30, especially black and Latino men, who have sex with men; black women; and to a lesser extent Latino women, she said.
On the other hand, she said, because of programs directed at pregnant women and drug users, it is rare for babies to be born infected, and "people getting infected from intravenous drug use has gone from the thousands to 185" in 2009, the last year of complete data available.
The historic numbers tell a striking tale of an epidemic that crested and then began to fall as the means of transmission became better understood and drug treatment was simplified from a handful of pills to a single capsule containing three medications.
City charts show 52 new diagnoses of AIDS before 1981, rising to 160 in 1981, 540 in 1982, 1,097 in 1983 and then soaring to a peak of 12,745 in 1993 before beginning a gradual decline to the present levels.
In another positive statistic, deaths from unintentional drug overdoses were down to 549 in the 2011 fiscal year from 905 in 2003.
But Daliah Heller, an assistant health commissioner for alcohol and drug use prevention and care, said that the decline in deaths from traditional drugs like heroin, cocaine and methadone masked a rise in deaths from prescription opioids like oxycodone and hydrocodone.
Oxycodone is known by brand names like Oxycontin and Percocet and hyrocodone is sold as Vicodin.
She said that while public health officials had become more successful in reaching traditional addicts, they were trying to develop new strategies to reach prescription drug abusers.
"It is important that we look upstream to sources of prescription opioids — to doctors and pharmacies — because it is a preventable cause of death," Dr. Heller said.


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We are a volunteer-led, member-driven nonprofit organization that links the pleasure of food with a commitment to the community and the environment.
Emily White grew up working on a small dairy farm in Ohio with three generations of her family, and she still dreams of a world where Louis Bromfield had become Secretary of Agriculture for just one term. Her enthusiasm for community-driven arts and culture has led to a career in regional book and magazine publishing from California's Heyday Books to Washington's Mountaineers Books, where she currently serves as an editor. Never one to turn down an opportunity to learn, she's also tried her hand at bartending in France's Basque Country, sea kayak guiding and backcountry camp cooking in Southeast Alaska, and commercial salmon fishing in the Arctic. Having lived on a boat for over five years, her preferred dining room is almost always outside, and her most treasured recipe is her Grandma Settlemire's wild raspberry pie. Emily's interest in Slow Food includes helping others celebrate food traditions old and new, and exploring the stories of what we eat and where it comes from.
Austin leads Farmstand Local Foods and is focused on creating dynamic, rewarding sales relationships between farmers and chefs. Austin discovered his passion for agriculture while attending the University of Wisconsin — shortly after graduation, he worked to grow a small produce and livestock farm outside of Green Bay, where he was first exposed to wholesale restaurant accounts in a town known for it's love of rich foods. Before Farmstand, Austin gained experience in the Seattle marketplace working on behalf of 21 Acres to build an urban logistics system and heightened demand for NW Washington products through the Puget Sound Food Hub.
Gerry joined Slow food in 1996 and founded the Seattle chapter in 1997. He has been continuously involved since, as a chapter leader, board member, chairs of multiple committees and a mentor. His passion has always been Biodiversity for which he received the Slow Food Snail Balzer award at Slow Food Nations in 2017. Over the many years, Gerry has been a contributor to many national committees and initiatives.
He has successfully nominated many NW products for the Ark of Taste, is the project coordinator of the Makah Ozette Potato Presidium, and is pursuing development of new NW Presidia. As Regional Governor he currently coordinates and supports four chapters in Washington.
Gerry is a retired Clinical Professor in Rehabilitation Medicine and Bioengineering at the University of Washington Medical School. He and his wife, Diane, organic garden, enjoy cooking, and have been making better wine than they could afford to buy for nearly 50 years.
"I really enjoy working with the young people who are or are becoming engaged in Slow Food."
Kim started her career as a photographer and graphic designer, and later found her true passion in the culinary arts. She graduated with top honors from the Pacific Institute of Culinary Arts in Vancouver BC. She worked as chef at Macrina Bakery and Cafe, and chef / food photographer at Chateau Ste. Michelle Wine Estates. As chef/owner of Curious Pie Design, Kim promotes sustainable living through method-based cooking instruction, organic garden starters and hand-crafted products. She joined Slow Food Seattle in 2003 and now serves as executive director for the Seattle chapter advocating culinary traditions, food literacy and food justice.
David is the award-wining author of twenty books on topics that range from watching gray whales and bald eagles to appreciating cockroaches, coral reef fishes, and geoduck clams. He has been featured in Ripley's Believe It or Not, National Geographic Kids, The Wall Street Journal, and Time magazine. He's been a guest on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, ABC's Nightline, and The View. As a bug chef, he has performed at the Smithsonian Institution, Yale University, and Singapore's Food Fest. David lives in Seattle with his wife and their pet tarantula, Wes.
Madeline is a graduate of Western Washington University where she wrote a degree concentrating in Ecogastronomy, Food Policy, and Sustainable Agriculture. She is passionate about food, farms, and yoga. Her love for Slow Food was born when she was a freshman in college after taking a course in Ecogastronomy. Madeline has a background in nonprofit work with organizations such as Non-GMO Project and Common Threads Farm. She has worked in school gardens, classrooms, on farms and at farmers markets. She currently works in the food styling and photography world, ignited after self-publishing a cookbook called "Edible Ed" and doing photo contracting work for nonprofits. She also teaches yoga at local studios and loves to help people slow down and enjoy the moment whether it is through food or movement.
Philip was a former co-lead of Slow Food Seattle and former board member of Slow Food USA. He was the co-leader of Slow Food Seattle's school garden program. He is the co-founder and publisher of READERS to EATERS, a children's book publisher with a mission to promote food literacy and led the effort to have Governor Jay Inslee to proclaim September as Food Literacy Month as a time to promote food education across Washington state.
Slow Food is a pioneer in raising awareness of good food to the public. I'm especially excited about its global perspective as well as commitment to promote and preserve biodiversity. It is also unique in its recognition and celebration of the diverse cultures of food and their culinary traditions.
Susan (Cherokee and Naqui Nations) is the co-founder and Executive Director of Na'ah Illahee Fund, a nonprofit organization focused on Native female-centered activism and leadership. Susan holds a Bachelor of Business Administration and a Master of Science in Teaching. She has worked as a specialist for multiple tribal youth programs for the U.S. Department of Justice; the OJJDP's Tribal Youth Programs; United Indians of All Tribes Foundation, Changemakers Foundation, NAYA Youth and Family Center, and the Western Water Alliance.
Mother of three and grandmother of three, Susan has studied extensively with herbalists, is an avid gardener, cook, and a voracious reader of historical novels. She currently serves on our Slow Food Seattle advisory board, the Potlatch Fund board, and the Washington Progress Alliance board.
Click here for Susan's complete bio.
Kären is the fine dining Chef Instructor of Seattle Culinary Institute at Seattle Central College. Kären spends summers at Cheese Company's Farm School teaching professional chefs, culinary students and agricultural professionals, farm to table immersion courses and philosophy. She is the co-author of Rethinking the Kitchen, the sustainable kitchen handbook and "Chefs on the Farm" cookbook.
Kären was the founding president of FORKS, the Seattle chapter of Chefs Collaborative and was recently honored with the Chefs Collaborative National "Sustainer 2012" Award. Alice Water's Edible Schoolyard named her an "edible education hero" in October 2012.
Click here for Kären's complete bio.
Ron is the Executive Chef and School Garden Administrator at Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue. He has been cooking professionally for more than 37 years. In 2008 a parent from the school gave Ron a copy of the Edible Schoolyard. Four years later, this parent's dream became Ron's mission: to introduce school gardens and edible landscapes to the school's campus. In 2014 Ron was a delegate for our chapter at Slow Food Terra Madre, and in 2015 he represented Slow Food at the Edible Schoolyard Academy. Ron serves on our advisory council as a champion and leader for school gardens and food education in private and public schools across the greater Seattle area.
Leslie Seaton ran the food event website Fresh-Picked Seattle for five years, collecting and sharing the amazing variety of food activities Seattle has to offer. Naturally, her favorite part of being on the Slow Food Seattle board was helping to organize the chapter's food events, bringing people together not only to enjoy delicious foods, but to learn more about the stories behind them.
Amy is a fisherman and owner of Duna Fisheries based out of Port Townsend. Amy and her husband, Greg, catch salmon in Washington and Alaska by trolling, often called hook and line fishing, which is a sustainable technique.
She has been an independent consultant for Commercial Fisheries Outreach and Sustainable Seafood Consulting for nearly twenty years working with Ecotrust, Sustainable Fisheries Partnership, Seattle Chef's Collaborative, Culinary Institute of America, Ocean Conservancy, and Save Our Wild Salmon. Amy is a co-coordinator of FORKS, sits on the board of the Organic Seed Alliance, and serves on our advisory board. Amy's blog is Fish = Food.
Elizabeth is a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist and the Culinary Advocate for Compass Group, the largest foodservice company in the world, where she works with Microsoft Dining Services. As a graduate of Slow Food's University of Gastronomic Sciences, Lizzie uses her tenets to inform the daily food choices she puts in place within Dining at Microsoft's Cafes, Culinary Academy, kitchens and events. She strongly believes the importance of supporting biodiversity that is good, clean, fair, and not just limited to people who can afford it.
Click here to read more about Lizzie
Varin is the chef at Heartwood Provisions. His career as a professional chef began at Elliott's Oyster House in Seattle. His last tenure before Heartwood was head chef of retail operations at Farestart, where he trained homeless and disadvantaged adults while overseeing catering and restaurant accounts. During his tenure at farestart, he was awarded the ICEX Spanish Trade Commission Scholarship, allowing him to live in Spain for nine months and cook at celebrated restaurants El Celler de Can Roca and Espai Sucre. Varin's model is through education, for his staff, his guests, and himself.
Photo credit: Suzi Pratt
'Oyster Bill' Whitbeck is a Seattle based photographer and writer. Originally from Norwalk, Connecticut, he became interested in shellfish farming while operating a photography studio in an old oyster house on Long Island Sound. During the 1970s and early 1980s, he photographed every aspect of oystering in Connecticut.
After moving to the Seattle area in 1977, he found himself becoming more involved with the Northwest shellfish scene, and co-authored "The Joy Of Oysters- A cookbook and guidebook for shucking, slurping, and savoring nature's most perfect food". In August 2001, Bill went back to Norwalk to spend time with his father, and while working for an oyster company, witnessed the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center from an oyster boat in Long Island Sound only 20 miles away.In October 2017, Bill retired from Taylor Shellfish Farms as their Seattle area sales manager, where he coordinated the sales and deliveries of fresh shellfish to roughly 200 restaurants. His direct contact with Seattle area's best chefs and restaurateurs made for a very enjoyable job!
In addition to his involvement with Seattle's bustling food community, Bill continues living life to the fullest as a photographer, writer, and musician, having performed at New York's Carnegie Hall in 2006. He is also a seasoned mariner, holding a US Coast Guard 100-ton Captain's License. Bill received a BS in Photo-Illustration and Journalism from Kent State University in Ohio.


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Hope is important
because it can make the present moment less difficult to bear.
If we believe that tomorrow will be better,
we can bear a hardship today.
~Thich Nhat Hanh
You practice mindfulness,
on the one hand to be calm and peaceful.
On the other hand,
as you practice mindfulness and live a life of peace,
you inspire hope for a future of peace.
~Thich Nhat Hanh


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After a whirlwind holiday month packed with loads of people and activities for which I'm very grateful, I found myself short on time for reading and writing. Who knew applying to public kindergarten in New York City was so complicated?! In this month's quick-fire Fiscal Therapy, I hope you find the following tips on goal-setting helpful as you set your sights on 2017. Happy New Year!
Think Big: Start with the big picture in view. What is the end goal you have in mind?
Now, Break it Down: Breaking your big-picture goal into smaller action items for today will make the goal more manageable and increase your prospects for success.
Be More Specific: Take your goals from step one and two and write them down using the SMART method. Specific, Measurable, Achievable, Relevant, Time-Bound. Example: Pay off my $5,000 of credit card debt in 12 months by increasing my monthly payments from $120 to $420 per month. To do this I'll make coffee at home (saves $100 per month), limit myself to eating out twice a month instead of four times (saves $100 per month), and cancel cable and rely on Netflix (saves $100 per month).
Cash Flow Awareness: Most often, saving more or paying off debt will require reducing spending in a meaningful way. You have to understand how you're spending your money in order to understand how and where you can cut back. Try an expense tracking tool like Mint or simply review your bank and credit card bills.
Tell Someone: Tell someone who will remind you of your goals when your focus and motivation is waning. Sharing your goals will increase your chances of success.
Review & Remind: Make a plan to check in and review your progress regularly. You need to remind yourself of the why behind all of your efforts, and seeing small victories toward your larger goal will encourage you to keep it up.


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No! 0-50 is NOT the limit on your age! It's LINDENS!! We are giving out Landmarks and information for places all over SL that offer gifts to make an amazing avi for only $0-50 Lindens! So, no money, no problem, many of the gifts are FREE! Feel free to talk about this group to all your friends, and enemies too!
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Embrace underwater luxury living and experience the extraordinary as The Floating Venice exquisitely delivers the best of Venice to the Middle East.
With a capacity of up to 3,000 guests daily, this magnificent floating resort will consist of 414 bespoke cabins spread over four levels. 180 of these as well as a the world's first floating underwater spa and several food and beverage outlets will also be underwater, each giving breath-taking views of the surrounding rich coral seas.
A plethora of elegant boutique hospitality spots and traditional artisanal shops will bring the Venetian experience to life. Throughout the year The Floating Venice will be a celebration of culture and the arts, where traditional festivals such as Carnivale di Venezia, Binnale di Venezia and Festa del Rendentore will bring the resort alive with the flair and heritage of Venice.
Journey through the beautiful canals around The Floating Venice on authentic gondola, step back in time and lose yourself to the romance of traditional Venetian transportation as a fleet of gondola imported from Venice are waiting to take you directly into your accommodation.
With 24 pools, 12 floating beaches and a plethora of water sports activities you will be spoilt for choice for aquatic fun, adventure and relaxation above and below the water.
Relax with rooftop cocktails al fresco watching the sun set over the immense Dubai skyline. Discover some authentic Venetian delicacies at canal-side boutique restaurants, or enjoy a romantic dinner in an underwater restaurant with views into the Arabian Sea with your loved one. There are 12 restaurants and bars to discover throughout the resort, 3 of which are located underwater.
It's said that Venice is more than just a location, it's a way of life, a unique state of mind. A city born out of unconventional thinking, rising over the centuries as a home of palaces and theatres where nobility and artists lives intertwine. It's rich culture thriving, inspired by the duality of fluidity and firmness; a city which delicately balances land with water, nature with technology, grandeur with modesty and old with new.
Echoing the ancient city, The Floating Venice is inspired by its elegant facades, spaces and magnificent palaces. A modern reinterpretation true to the spirit and ancient heritage of Venice and filled with the élan and heart of celebration.
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