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But when David Cameron came across this newborn member of the flock on a farm in his Witney constituency, he decided to get make friends with it. Taking a break from kissing babies on the campaign trail, the Prime Minister snuggled up to the lamb, even planting a smacker on its nose, the Telegraph reports.
Mr Cameron was visiting Dean Lane farm, in Chadlington, Oxfordshire, where he mucked in giving bottles to orphaned lambs.
Earlier, he and his wife Samantha attended church. In his Easter message, Mr Cameron said that Britain is still a Christian country, the Telegraph informs.


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In California water news today, Climate change contributed to Oroville Spillway collapse, study says; What's next for Prop 1 storage projects; Oroville releases needed to meet project deadline, officials say; Justice Kennedy's retirement could reshape the environment; Few fish for new Deer Creek fish ladder; Martins Beach: New law could force billionaire Vinod Khosla to sell public path to beach he closed; Arizona commits to drought plan for Colorado River; and more …
On the calendar today …
- The California Water Commission will meet beginning at 8:30am to make decisions on final application scores and nine determinations for each the projects remaining in the Water Storage Investment Program. Click here for more information and the webcast link.
In the news today …
Also on Maven's Notebook today …
- NEWS WORTH NOTING: Report: Stormwater capture in California: Innovative policies and funding opportunities; New white paper on Arts & Culture in water communications; Weekly water and climate report: Wildfires increasing in the West
- THIS JUST IN … Delta Stewardship Council releases statement regarding lawsuits contesting Delta Plan amendments
- THIS JUST IN … Commission Completes Final Round of Scoring for Water Storage Projects
- DELTA eNEWS: ~ DPAC Meeting~ ISB Meeting~ Governor's Awards~ Nutria Update~ Fireworks Extravaganza!~ Award Deadline ~
Climate change contributed to Oroville Spillway collapse, study says: "The study published this month in the Journal of Geophysical Research Letters investigated temperature impacts on snowpack and runoff‐driven flood risk in the Sierra Nevada during the extremely wet year of 2016–2017. The team of researchers from the University of California Los Angeles determined that warming that year increased the Sierra Nevada's early‐season snowpack runoff by 30 percent. "In the Feather River Watershed, historical warming increased runoff by over one third during the period of heaviest precipitation in February 2017," the authors wrote. "This suggests that historical anthropogenic warming may have exacerbated runoff conditions underlying the Oroville Dam spillway overflow that occurred." … " Read more from The Weather Channel here: Climate change contributed to Oroville Spillway collapse, study says
Oroville releases needed to meet project deadline, officials say: "Officials from California's water agency say the latest drawdown of Lake Oroville's surface level was necessary for construction access so the main spillway could be mostly finished by a Nov. 1 deadline. But the state Department of Water Resources hasn't been releasing more water than would be needed to meet this summer's water deliveries to the 29 State Water Project contractors, project manager Tony Meyers says. ... " Read more from the Western Farm Press here: Oroville releases needed to meet project deadline, officials say
As Decision Nears On California Water Storage Funding, a Chairman Reflects on Lessons Learned and What's Next: "New water storage is the holy grail primarily for agricultural interests in California, and in 2014 the door to achieving long-held ambitions opened with the passage of Proposition 1, which included $2.7 billion for new reservoirs and groundwater storage projects. But deciding which projects should get money — and how much — has not been easy for the California Water Commission, charged with refereeing the process. In a Western Water Q&A, Armando Quintero, chair of the commission, talked about the challenges of the unprecedented allocation process and the lessons that may inform decision-making on future California water projects." Read more from Western Water here: As Decision Nears On California Water Storage Funding, a Chairman Reflects on Lessons Learned and What's Next
- RELATED CONTENT: THIS JUST IN … Commission Completes Final Round of Scoring for Water Storage Projects
Here are the 12 statewide measures on California's November ballot: "California voters will be asked to decide on 12 measures in November's election, on topics ranging from housing to health care to taxes. The Secretary of State's office certified the final list of ballot measures on Thursday, after a series of last minute deals scrapped potential ballot measures on lead paint cleanup, local taxes, and internet privacy. Here's what Californians will see on their ballot in the fall: … " Read more from KQED here: Here are the 12 statewide measures on California's November ballot
Justice Kennedy's retirement could reshape the environment: "The retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, announced Wednesday in a letter hand-delivered to President Trump, could bring about sweeping changes to U.S. environmental law, endangering the federal government's authority to fight climate change and care for the natural world. With Kennedy gone, a more conservative Supreme Court could overhaul key aspects of the Clean Air Act, the Clean Water Act, and the Endangered Species Act, legal scholars say. And any new justice selected by President Trump would likely seek to weaken the Environmental Protection Agency, curtail its ability to fight global warming, and weaken its protections over wetlands. … " Read more from The Atlantic here: Justice Kennedy's retirement could reshape the environment
In commentary today …
Shifting values towards conservation: "We live in a world in which everything has an economic value. Our time is measured in opportunity cost, our value to society is measured by our contribution to GDP, even our lives ultimately have a dollar value; just ask any actuary. Unsurprisingly, these views trickle down to colour how we look at our natural resources and ecosystems. Methods of environmental valuation are wide-ranging and imperfect. Researchers may look at mitigation and/or restoration costs, the revealed (i.e. travel cost methods) and stated (i.e. surveys) preferences of consumers, and supply and demand functions. All of these methods can give a somewhat close approximation of a natural entity's economic value to society, but fail to capture the true intrinsic value. … " Read more from Source Magazine here: Shifting values towards conservation
In regional news and commentary today …
Water users fight back in Klamath shutoff litigation: "Klamath Water Users Association (KWUA) yesterday filed its objections to the Klamath Tribes' request for a court order that would immediately shut off Klamath Project irrigation water in order to maintain higher Upper Klamath Lake elevations for endangered suckers. The 49- page brief filed by KWUA with co-intervenors Sunnyside Irrigation District and Ben DuVal explains the motion "has been timed to maximize pain for family farms and rural communities." It also addresses scientific arguments as well as the severe consequences that would befall local farms, businesses, and communities if the request for a preliminary injunction were granted. ... " Read more from the Herald & News here: Water users fight back in Klamath shutoff litigation
Commissioners hope to ease economic drought in Klamath County: "Drought conditions and a tribal water 'call' are having an economic impact on the Klamath Basin – but the county is taking steps to help provide tax relief to farmers and ranchers. NBC5 News did a story in late May about Bly rancher Butch Hadley, who sold his cattle since he's unable to irrigate his pasture to feed them. Hadley mentioned that one of his concerns was about property taxes. "They don't lower property taxes – they just raise them." Noted Hadley. "And it doesn't seem to matter if this went from being worth quite a bit, to nothing." … " Read more from NBC 5 here: Commissioners hope to ease economic drought in Klamath County
Few fish for new Deer Creek fish ladder: "The new fish ladder on Deer Creek seems to be working, but unfortunately, there just don't seem to be that many fish this year. The ladder was completed last summer to improve passage around Lower Deer Creek Falls, which is about 35 miles upstream from the Sacramento River, and a couple of miles downstream from the first Highway 32 bridge across the creek. The falls provide a barrier to threatened spring-run chinook salmon, who migrate upstream for several months around May and settle in deep, cool pools to spend the summer, before spawning and dying in fall. … " Read more from the Chico Enterprise-Record here: Few fish for new Deer Creek fish ladder
California's Tahoe Conservancy to receive $27 million in funding from Prop 68: "In the recent primary election, 57 percent of California voters said "yes" to Prop 68, the Parks, Environment and Water Bond, securing $4 billion in general obligation bonds for California's parks, natural resources and restoration projects. The funding includes up to $27 million for the California Tahoe Conservancy (CTC), which spearheads conservation and restoration projects in the Tahoe Basin. … " Read more from the Tahoe Daily Tribune here: California's Tahoe Conservancy to receive $27 million in funding from Prop 68
Plug pulled on Auburn Dam vestige: "Formed 36 years ago to jumpstart a stalled Auburn dam effort, the American River Authority is no more. Members of the authority representing local-government and water interests in Placer, El Dorado and San Joaquin counties voted unanimously in favor of dissolution of the joint-powers authority. The vote came two years after the authority board voted to strip out the Auburn dam mission from its founding documents. Without an Auburn dam to champion — and partially pull the strings to partially fund — members took the next step and voted not to continue the authority. Without the Auburn dam as a focus, the organization would have been left with a mission statement to support local water efforts that are already being tackled in several other arenas by similar groups. … " Read more from the Auburn Journal here: Plug pulled on Auburn Dam vestige
Seawall preservation comes at a cost: "A new ballot measure is officially on its way to voters in November, and it might be a hard sell. On Tuesday, the Board of Supervisors gave its final approval for a measure that would provide $425 million for much-needed repairs to San Francisco's eastern seawall. It's a timely effort, as the century-old barrier is crumbling and is badly in need of repairs. Sea levels are rising, and the whole piece of infrastructure — which stretches three miles from Fisherman's Wharf to the mouth of Mission Creek, near AT&T Park — provides valuable protection from the water for businesses and residences along the Embarcadero. It also preserves the city's ability to draw in billions of dollars through tourism and the Port of San Francisco. … " Read more from SF Weekly here: Seawall preservation comes at a cost
Martins Beach: New law could force billionaire Vinod Khosla to sell public path to beach he closed: "Obscure language in the massive state budget that Gov. Jerry Brown signed this week could force Silicon Valley billionaire Vinod Khosla to permanently open Martins Beach in San Mateo County to the public. Khosla, who co-founded Sun Microsystems and has a net worth estimated at $1.5 billion, bought 89 acres surrounding Martins Beach, south of Half Moon Bay, in 2008 and closed the gate to a private road that the public had used for generations to access the shoreline, sparking a controversy that has gained national attention. … " Read more from the San Jose Mercury News here: Martins Beach: New law could force billionaire Vinod Khosla to sell public path to beach he closed
Loch Lomond Dam scheduled for major repair: "Visitors to the Loch Lomond Recreation Area, which is nestled up in a narrow canyon in the Santa Cruz Mountains accessed by a windy road up from Lompico, find it odd it is owned and managed by the City of Santa Cruz Water Department. Especially when the city limit line is a good ten miles down the valley. Many first time visitors to this "gem in the Santa Cruz Mountains" frequently report they had no idea such a beautiful mountain lake was basically in their own backyard. As natural and remote as it seems, Loch Lomond is a man-made reservoir that has been serving as the City of Santa Cruz's "savings account" for drinking water storage since the rammed-earth dam, the Newell Creek Dam, was completed in 1960. … " Read more from the Press Banner here: Loch Lomond Dam scheduled for major repair
State Water Board puts a possible damper on Pacific Grove's plan to bank water credits: "Dave Stoldt, general manager of the Monterey Peninsula Water Management District, remembers a breakfast meeting in Emeryville five years ago this month between himself, Jason Burnett – then mayor of Carmel and president of the Monterey Peninsula Regional Water Authority – and Felicia Marcus, president of the State Water Resources Control Board. Stoldt remembers Marcus commenting, why would a city spend millions on its own water project and not expect to reap a benefit from it? That was around the same time that Pacific Grove officials were in the early stages of planning their own project, known as the Local Water Project, a recycled water plant located on Point Pinos next to the P.G. Municipal Golf Links. The plan was to recycle wastewater from the Asilomar area into irrigation water for the golf course and the city-owned El Carmelo Cemetery. ... " Read more from Monterey Weekly here: State Water Board puts a possible damper on Pacific Grove's plan to bank water credits
Water at risk: Salinas River erosion threatens Paso Robles city wellfield: "Perspiring in the sweltering North County heat, Paso Robles Water Resources Manager Chris Alakel tromps down the middle of the parched Salinas River on June 22 until he comes to a halt at a point along its western bank. "The way the water comes by here is different now," Alakel says, surveying the stretch of bank that Mother Nature has molded into a 20-foot-tall sheer wall of soft river sediment. "It's running directly at the banks … Before, the energy wasn't directed at the bank; it was flowing along the bank. It's a straight shot now." … " Read more from New Times SLO here: Water at risk: Salinas River erosion threatens Paso Robles city wellfield
Nipomo groundwater severely low for fourth straight year: "A new report shows the Nipomo Mesa is still struggling with its groundwater supply. The community services district will take a closer look at how it manages Nipomo's water. The District Board of Directors declared a Stage 4 water shortage two years ago and the manager says they are on track to meet their reduction of groundwater usage but might have to look ahead to Stage 5 in the future. A Stage 5 declaration would come after several years of a severe water shortage or if the coastal wells experience seawater intrusion. This could lead to more conservation requirements. … " Read more from KSBY here: Nipomo groundwater severely low for fourth straight year
Ridgecrest: Kern County advances Groundwater Authority $500,000: "In order to stem off another shortfall of cash flow, Kern County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday unanimously authorized a $500,000 advance to the Indian Wells Valley Groundwater Authority. The county advance marks the second such one the groundwater authority will receive in seven months; the first was authorized by the IWV Water District in December for similar reasons. Kern County Deputy County Administrative Officer Alan Christensen, who also acts as support staff for the groundwater authority, presented the item before the board on Tuesday. … " Read more from the Ridgecrest Independent here: Ridgecrest: Kern County advances Groundwater Authority $500,000
Along the Colorado River …
A water district wants a golf course to pay more. The golf course goes to court. In the middle of the dispute: Lake Mead: "Straddling the border with Utah on a strip of arid land about 80 miles northeast of Las Vegas, golf courses dot the Virgin Valley and its largest town — Mesquite. The golf courses are made possible by the fact that the valley, despite dry desert conditions, can tap into the Virgin River. The river rises above Zion National Park and snakes its way through Utah to Mesquite, where water is diverted for irrigation, before it connects to Lake Mead, the man-made reservoir that holds water for Arizona, California and Nevada as part of the Colorado River system. Policies on the Colorado River — a system serving 40 million Americans — have meant that water going down the Virgin River, every unit of water diverted to irrigate golf courses, has a dollar value. … " Read more from the Nevada Independent here: A water district wants a golf course to pay more. The golf course goes to court. In the middle of the dispute: Lake Mead
Arizona commits to drought plan for Colorado River: "Arizona water officials committed Thursday to reach a multi-state plan by the end of the year to stave off Colorado River water shortages, or at least lessen the impact. The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has been prodding Western states to wrap up drought contingency plans, one each in the lower and upper basins. Little snowpack, rising temperatures and ongoing drought have led to steady declines in the river that serves 40 million people in seven U.S. states. ... " Read more from the AP via the Miami Herald here: Arizona commits to drought plan for Colorado River
Plug pulled on program paying farmers to conserve Colorado River water: "A four-year pilot program that paid ranchers and farmers in Colorado, Utah, Wyoming and New Mexico about $200 per acre-foot of water saved by fallowing fields in order to boost water levels in Lake Powell will be put on hold after 2018. On June 20, the five members of the Upper Colorado River Commission unanimously passed a resolution to that effect at a board meeting. "Although the pilot (program) has helped explore the feasibility of some aspect of demand management programs, it does not provide a means for the upper (basin) states to account, store and release conserved water in a way which will help assure full compliance with the Colorado River Compact in times of drought," the resolution said. ... " Read more from Water Deeply here: Plug pulled on program paying farmers to conserve Colorado River water
Also on Maven's Notebook today …
- NEWS WORTH NOTING: Report: Stormwater capture in California: Innovative policies and funding opportunities; New white paper on Arts & Culture in water communications; Weekly water and climate report: Wildfires increasing in the West
- THIS JUST IN … Delta Stewardship Council releases statement regarding lawsuits contesting Delta Plan amendments
- THIS JUST IN … Commission Completes Final Round of Scoring for Water Storage Projects
- DELTA eNEWS: ~ DPAC Meeting~ ISB Meeting~ Governor's Awards~ Nutria Update~ Fireworks Extravaganza!~ Award Deadline ~
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A new poll by Essential Research, commissioned by the Australian Fabians, has revealed that Australians greatly underestimate the level of wealth inequality. And while most voters are somewhat confused over what policies will best reduce it, a majority see the ALP's policy of stopping negative gearing as being an effective way to tackle the issue.
One of the more common mistakes is to confuse income with wealth. It's not surprising, given we talk of people with high incomes as being wealthy, even though someone with a low income can have a high amount of wealth. The problem is wealth (otherwise known as "net worth") is essentially a stock, while income is a flow – income looks at what your earn each year, wealth looks at the total value of your assets and debt regardless of when you gained them.
And the reality is because of house prices increases over the past decade the wealth of those in the top 10% has increased by much more than has their income. The income of those in the 90th percentile grew by 32% while they saw their net worth go up by 62%:
It means that wealth inequality is actually much greater than income inequality. And perhaps not surprisingly (because it is easier to gauge income than wealth when you think of someone's occupation) we greatly underestimate the disparity of wealth in this county.
Essential Research has polled 1,069 people and found that we are much more likely to underestimate how much of Australia wealth is held by the top 1%:
Nearly two-thirds of people believed that the wealthiest 1% held as much of Australia's wealth as that held by the bottom half of all households. A plurality believed the top 1% held only as much as that combined by all of the bottom 10% of households:
In reality the top 1% holds as much wealth as the bottom 70% of all households:
The underestimation of the wealth inequality was across all ages, party supporters and income levels, although LNP supporters were much more likely to underestimate the level of wealth held by the top 10%. Eighty one percent of LNP voters underestimated the level of wealth held by the top 1% compared to 67% of Greens voters and 65% of those who support the ALP:
Not surprisingly then, after being told that the top 1% hold as much wealth as the bottom, 70% LNP voters were the least supportive of wealth inequality being a high priority – 29% compared to 59% for ALP and Greens voters:
With this split in belief of the need for action also comes a divergence over how it should be tackled.
Essential Research asked about three ways to reduce wealth inequality – through raising Newstart, raising the minimum wage, or stopping negative gearing on investment properties.
All those surveyed across all genders and political support favoured either raising Newstart or the minimum wage above stopping negative gearing:
And yet while raising either Newstart of the minimum wage might help income inequality, both measures would have little impact on wealth.
Because most of Australians' wealth is held in home ownership, that – and not income levels – is the biggest cause of wealth disparity.
In 2015-16 the median income of households who owned a house and had paid off their mortgage was roughly the same as that of renters, but their levels of wealth differed by a factor of 13:
It is why concerns about home ownership are not just about wealth inequality, but our retirement system. The current trajectory is for those currently in their 40s to be less likely to retire owning a home than any generation before them:
And a report by Anglicare last year found that taxation concessions based around home ownership and investing are vastly weighted towards the wealthiest. It estimated that $1.7bn worth of negative gearing tax concessions got to the top 20%, while just 0.3bn went to the bottom 20%.
Similarly the top 20% took in 82% of the total benefit from capital gains tax concessions compared to a 2% share going to the bottom 20% of households:
The Essential Report survey highlights the lack of awareness most of us have about the level of wealth inequality that exists, and also our confusion over what policies are best suited to dealing with it.
The ALP, as it heads to the election, will draw strength from the knowledge that most voters do believe stopping negative gearing will be effective to some degree at reducing wealth inequality:
But for most voters the confusion around income and wealth inequality remains. Ironically, this may be an advantage for the ALP given its policies generally are geared towards reducing both. It may be that their voters are not too choosy – and are happy so long as inequality is being reduced in some form.
• Greg Jericho is a Guardian Australia columnist


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Tennis icon Roger Federer made history over the weekend, when he won a record eighth Wimbledon title by defeating Marin Cilic in Sunday's (July 16) final.
He had been tied at seven wins with his tennis idol Pete Sampras and William Renshaw. He now holds the most men's titles in the history of Wimbledon, which was first held in 1877.
"Wimbledon was always my favorite tournament, will always be my favorite tournament," he said. "My heroes walked the grounds here and walked the courts here. Because of them, I think I became a better player, too.
"To mark history here at Wimbledon really means a lot to me just because of all of that really. It's that simple."
Federer receives $2.88 million in prize money for winning Wimbledon, which brings his career earnings to $107.33 million.
As for Grand Slam victories at a single tournament, his eight Wimbledon titles are second only to Rafael Nadal's 10 French Opens.
At 35, Federer became the oldest champion at the All England Club. Federer joins Bjorn Borg (1976) as the only men in the Open era to win Wimbledon without losing a set, according to ESPN Stats & Information.


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Canadian ice carver creates magical Harry Potter scene in front yard
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Looking for some lumos in a cold, harsh winter?
Canadian ice carver Kelly Davies has built his own Harry Potter-inspired winter playground for his 6- and 8-year-old daughters in their front yard in Alberta. He recreated a section of the series' iconic Great Hall, complete with headmaster Albus Dumbledore's seat at the high table.
Davies even added lights to give the creation a magical touch and continues to carve large snow pillars to look like Hogwarts torches with owls on them.
Both his daughters are avid fans of the Harry Potter books and films, and can be seen playing in the snow in their one-of-a-kind Hogwarts ice castle.
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Trevor runs 100 miles in 10 days
PUBLISHED: 10:42 18 August 2015 | UPDATED: 15:31 18 August 2015
Health enthusiast Trevor Rawson is helping local people get fit and leading by example by running 100 miles in 10 days.
Trevor, who is heading up a local initiative to encourage healthier lifestyles, ran each Thurrock 100 route, and as if that wasn't enough he topped it all off with a 10k run in Newham.
Part of the Thurrock 100 steering group and volunteer run leader for Chafford Hundred Running Group, Trevor has raised nearly £500 for Thurrock-based charity Cariads which supports carers.
The ex-army officer and health trainer is a qualified Tai Chi instructor but has also made it his mission to encourage people to embark on healthy lifestyles.
Trevor is now heading up a free weight-management programme in conjunction with Thurrock Council available to those with BMIs over 28 and under 18.5.
He said: "I knew we needed to something in Thurrock after the appalling health report we had. I applied for funding from various sources for a community health programme and Thurrock Council supported it."
"The problem we have, is there's a whole industry out there that's doing its best to make people fat, a food industry that fills our high streets with takeaways and junk food."
Trevor says the 12 week course is about education, finding the right motivation, learning how to eat correctly and being active.
"It's not a faddy diet, it's about lifestyle change. It's never too late to start; I've worked with people well above 18 stone and they are now down to 13 stone in under a year. But the starting point is finding the reason to do it, without that it just won't happen. I ask people to make a commitment to look after themselves as a first priority."
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There are many things to do in the area like fishing, hiking, boating and Jet boat riding, or you can just sit on the patio and watch the whales migrate. Only 6 miles from the Port of Brookings, where you can charter a boat trip or hire a river guide.
Everything you need is here, so pack light and come visit our magnificent coast.
Other Vacation Rentals nearby:
(Pistol River) Arcadia on the Oregon Coast
(Brookings) Brookings Beach Cottage
(Seaside) Dan Bouchard Rental Management Inc.
(Gold Beach) Oregon Coast Vacation Rentals
(Crescent City) Our Cabin on The River
(Brookings) Pelican Beachfront Vacation Rentals


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Five pillars to build a romantic relationship in which you can flourish.
If you just close your eyes and say the word "Love". The word itself gives a beautiful sensation in our body. I believe it is the most beautiful feeling we experience. In this post, I will show you five pillars to build a romantic relationship in which you can flourish.
Unfortunately, love has also become the reason for unhappiness in so many people's lives, especially in a romantic relationship.
Studies have proved that a healthy relationship is one of the reasons for a fulling life. It gives you a sense of purpose and meaning. It gives you the support you need.
People are in a healthy relationship lives longer. They are happier. Their children are happier and more successful.
How life will be different if there is no frequent argument, if you feel free, if you feel proud, if you can't wait to go home, or if you just feel that love is beautiful? It is possible.
In my opinion, there are only five pillars to build a romantic relationship. Of course, there are other things which we need to consider to make a relationship perfect, but it is the base of a building which makes it strong and it is where we start. Here are the five pillars to build a romantic relationship.
Love start from within.
Love is within you. It starts with you. When you see the person you love, what you feel comes from you. It is not being given to you. It is in your being.
If you cannot feel the same love, when you see the person in the mirror, you need to take a step back. It is a warning sign that you are in a lack of love.
You cannot give something you do not have. If your cup is empty, all you will look for is someone who can fill it.
Self-love is the starting point to build a strong relationship. If you cannot accept your flaws and mistakes, you cannot accept other's flaws and mistakes.
First, learn to fall in love with yourself, then fall in love with someone else.
Love is something you do.
Love is a verb. It is something you do, not just say. And, it is unconditional.
Every time you want to show love to your partner, it should include action with it. The action depends on whether your partner is a female or a male.
Men and women have completely different needs. I suggest you to spend some time to understand men and women psychology. Studying about people can save you years in building a great relationship.
If you consider something important in life, it must become your priority and definitely, the relationship is important. Show your love by doing, by making them feel loved, by caring, by listening and of course by loving.
Make love every day.
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Yeah, every day. I know you are thinking that who would not want it, but statistics show people don't do it.
It is important that you make an effort to do it every day. It can take your relationship at a whole new level of happiness and ecstasy. To build a romantic relationship, it is the key.
Often, people make love more in their early years of relationship, but as time goes they start to find excuses not to do it. Have you heard yourself saying some of these? It was a long day. I am tired. I am not in the mood. I need to do something important. They all are excuses.
Please do not get me wrong. In some cases, they are true, but I am convinced that not every day.
Making love is not just about sex. Although it is good, it is also about how you treat your partner. How you talk to your spouse all day long? How often you hug? How you support each other? How you take care of each other? How focused you are on your partner when there is no need to be focused?
Make it your priority that you must make love every day. Make each other feel special. Hug all day. Touch all day or at least one weekend and whenever you are home. Have sex every day. Sex is good and healthy.
A simple rule for making love every day is that your time at home is only for each other. End of the story.
Communication is the only way to move forward.
I have seen people who do not talk to their spouses for days over a small disagreement they had. Honestly, I was also the same person, years ago, but then I realised the power of communication.
Communication can resolve anything between couples. Believe me, anything. As long as you are ready to communicate with an open mind, it is one of the best options couples have to resolve any misunderstanding between them.
If you had a disagreement with your spouse, never reject them. Talk about it. It maintains respect for a beautiful relationship deserves. Everyone deserves respect so treat your partner with respect and love in every situation.
Know yourself and your partner. Know what you and your partner like to hear and what you both do not. Communicate it with each other. Make some rules of boundaries. In starting, it might feel strange, but over time, it will be the strongest tool you will have to deal with any issues.
We all are human and human makes mistakes.
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Powell's Supermarket is honoured to have been presented with this Certificate of Appreciation from the Newfoundland and Labrador Royal Canadian Mounted Police!
Over the last 8 years, it has been an absolute joy to partner with the RCMP on events focus on building a stronger community. Events from Special Olympics, Ascension Safe Grad, Cram the Cruiser Food Drive and many more.
As our focus on community only grows stronger with each passing event, we excitedly look forward to our next partnership with the RCMP.


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Museum Complete
We are so excited to finally have the Franklin Railroad Depot Museum up and running out of the Baggage and Freight Room of our Historic 1909 Big Four Depot. As always this would not have been possible without our family and friends, we can never thank you enough.
We have been open for just over a week now and I have been amazed by the stories that have been shared with me by men and women from all walks of life that have such fond memories of the railroads of past and the great men and women who made them that way. I did not realize that there is such a large community of people who have a truly emotional attachment to the rails like my own family does; your stories have been truly inspiring to us and have made all of this hard work worth while. I have seen people walk out of the museum with a new spring in their step after remembering some distant memory about the rails. This is exactly why we preserved and restored this building, we will surely never get rich from this business in the monetary sense, but have been made much richer by the experiences you have shared with us.
This museum is a gift from my family to yours, we truly hope we can educate the youth on the role of trains in the advancement of this great country, educate the general public about the continued importance of rail, and to provide you some great family friendly entertainment after enjoying some ice cream, delicious candy, and an ice cold soda out of a bottle just like the generations before us.
Craig Smith on behalf of the entire Smith
Family (Kim, Cameron, and Linden)
Restoration Notes and Thanks
It has been a long time since my last post; we went all-out working 90+ hours per week to finish the Depot restoration. Below is a couple of photos showing the completed restoration. What remains to be finished is the Rail Road Museum that is housed in the old freight section of the Depot.
We could have never gotten to this point without the help of our extended family; we want to thank each and everyone of you that gave of your time, your skills, cooking us meals, your encouragement and for being prayer warriors on our behalf. Thank you so much in no particular order to Dave and Debbie Williams, Tom and Julie Riha, Bob and Tracy Smith, Robert Smith, Beverly Smith, Josh Williams, Allyson Lockhart, Chelsea Augustine, Brendon Riha, Hayley Smith, and Rex Smith.
It was such an honor to work with all of you and to witness such unselfishness in action. Thank you will never be enough, but it comes from the bottom of our hearts.
I would be remiss if I did not thank my two children; Cameron and Linden for working so many hours to make this dream happen. You have both been an inspiration to me. You are both truly amazing and this business is a true reflection of you both.
Special thanks to my Kimberly, you juggled the books, kept the Bed and Breakfast going with a whole lot less help while the kids and I worked so many long hours, and still kept on smiling.
May God Bless this Business and may God Bless all of you and all of our dear customers.
Craig Smith
October 02nd, 2015
3rd and Final Clue in our BIG Announcement: Built in 1909 and moved to its current location in 1979 (by a group of thoughtful and creative community members, saving a huge piece of Franklin history), this building has been saved again from a potential move to Indianapolis. This building will again be brought to life serving the local community and visitors to the area. In addition to being home to our store in the near future, this building will also house a museum showing a special slice of history that helped build this great nation. The Museum will be headed by Co-Directors and Co-Curators Cameron and Linden Smith. Kim and Craig Smith will serve as Docents.
2nd Clue in our big announcement
As any of our regular customers know; we love history, and we love Franklin; we will be combining both in an incredibly exciting way soon. Picture one of the busiest places to visit in 1909 and it will lead you directly to the answer. Extra Hint: Think Cleveland, Cincinnati, Chicago, and St. Louis.
Big News Update On Facebook!
Hi Facebook Friends, We have been talking about a big announcement regarding The Hoosier Cupboard that we would share with you first. Below is your first Clue.... Keep watching Facebook, The Hoosier Cupboard Website, and the Ashley-Drake Facebook Page for your next clue.........
No shouting out the answer to everyone, only PM us if you think you know the answer. All correct guesses will be entered for a drawing for a special treat from the Shop......
Let's have some fun with this!
Big News Coming Soon!
4-H Parade
We have everything ready for everyone who is going to the 4-H parade so come on in for soda, ice cream and candy.
We will be CLOSED on Sunday, July 5th and REOPEN on Thursday, July 9th for a little family break.
We will be OPEN for Saturday, July 4th. So Veteran's don't forget to come in and get your free Truffle!
Celebrating America and our Heroes
Hoosier Cupboard Candy and Ice Cream is Proud to say "We Love America and the Unlimited Opportunities It Offers to Anyone." These Opportunities have been made possible by God, Our Founding Fathers, and Our Brave Men and Women Service Members Past and Present. We are a Proud Air Force Veteran Owned Business and understand the sacrifices and hardships both our service members and their families endure on a regular basis. To that end, we would like to say thank you to our service members past and present as we celebrate America's Birthday with a free truffle for these Brave Heroes on July 4th, simply mention this post along with your branch of service and years of service to our appreciative staff. Remember this offer is good July 4th only for our Brave Service Members Past and Present. While a piece of chocolate is a very small token of thanks, it comes from the Heart of the Staff of Hoosier Cupboard Candy and Ice Cream; God Bless America and All who Protect Her. Happy Birthday America 2015. Remember we celebrate the Red, White, and Blue Everyday at Hoosier Cupboard Candy and Ice Cream with some of our specialty candies shown below.
Last Minute Father's Day Gifts
Visit your Family Owned and Operated Candy and Ice Cream Shop located in the Historic Wigwam Building, in Beautiful Downtown Franklin, for those last minute Father's Day Gifts. We offer a huge variety of fine chocolates, truffles, gummies, chocolate and yogurt covered nuts and pretzels, old-fashioned sodas, and nostalgic candies.
Do not forget the latest addition to the shop; Hand Dipped Ice Cream from Glover's Ice Cream of Frankfort Indiana (since 1925). We offer 11 tasty flavors so there is something for everyone.
We have nearly tripled the product offering at the shop from the previous ownership, so if you have not been in for sometime make the trip and check out the exciting changes.
Speaking of changes; there are plans for even more exciting additions in the near future. Keep track of all that is going on at the shop on our Facebook and Website pages. More to come soon.....
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text: Coyote Papers: Volume 09 (1995) http://hdl.handle.net/10150/201151 2020-08-05T08:55:03Z Evidence from Modern Greek for Refinement of the OCP http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311746 Evidence from Modern Greek for Refinement of the OCP Meador, Diane 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z "PRO Analysis" for Subject-Oriented Secondary Predicates http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311763 "PRO Analysis" for Subject-Oriented Secondary Predicates Ikawa, Hisako 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Deriving Ternarity http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311745 Deriving Ternarity Hammond, Michael Introduction: Ternary stress patterns have posed a problem for a parametric metrical theory for some time. In this paper, it is argued that ternary systems can be derived in an explanatory fashion from binary systems. The basic idea is that ternary stress systems can be analyzed as binary stress systems if the theory of extrametricality is enriched. Two specific proposals regarding extrametricality are made. First, extrametricality must be tolerated not just at the edge of morphological and syntactic constituents, but also at the edge of phonological constituents. Second, extrametricality can be lost if adjacent feet are subminimal. The organization of this paper is as follows. First, the foot typology is briefly reviewed. Then the theory of extrametricality is presented. It is argued that regardless of the analysis of ternary systems, the theory of extrametricality must be enriched as outlined above. Four metrical systems are then considered: Cayuvava, Chugach, Winnebago, and Estonian. Each of these systems provides arguments for deriving ternarity as proposed here. 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z Arapaho Accent http://hdl.handle.net/10150/311744 Arapaho Accent Fountain, Amy Introduction: Arapaho is an Algonquian language spoken by a population of about 3500 in Wyoming and Oklahoma (Salzmann 1983). The accent system of Arapaho is quite complex and presents a challenge to any theory of stress/accent which attempts to account for these phenomena in a derivational manner (Salzmann 1965, Tsay 1989). In this essay it is argued that Arapaho accent involves both lexical and derivational aspects. In section 2, the phonetic characteristics of Arapaho accent are outlined. Section 3 briefly overviews Idsardi's (1992) theory of the computation of stress. In section 4, the Arapaho data are presented and the crucial generalizations are stated. Section 5 contains an analysis of these facts, utilizing Idcardi's theory. An alternative analysis is offered in section 6, and finally in section 7 the theoretical implications of the Arapaho facts are discussed. 1995-01-01T00:00:00Z


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I find myself travelling from Cambridge to Wolverhampton tomorrow for A Certain Ratio's gig at the Newhampton Arts Centre. I should be arriving mid-afternoon, subject to the A14 & M6, which will give me a couple of hours to kill. What's a music fan to do?
Google suggests Vinyl & Vintage and Oldies Unlimited. Does the Massive have any better advice?


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Wildlife Act, 1976
Import of fauna and flora.
52.—(1) The Minister may, after consultation with the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries, by regulations prohibit the importation, save under and in accordance with a licence granted by or on behalf of the Minister under this section, of all or any of the following:
(a) any wild animal or wild bird of a species specified in the regulations,
(b) the dead body or the carcase of a wild animal or wild bird which is of a species so specified,
(c) any part, other than the carcase, or any product of a wild animal or wild bird which is a part or product so specified,
(d) the eggs or spawn of a species of wild animal or wild bird which is so specified,
(e) any plant of a species so specified,
(f) the flowers or roots of any such plant,
(g) any part, other than the flowers or roots, or any product of any such plant which is a part or product so specified.
(2) The Minister may grant to a person a licence to import any thing the importation of which is prohibited by regulations made under subsection (1) of this section.
(3) The Minister may authorise a person to grant on his behalf a licence mentioned in subsection (2) of this section.
(4) Where an animal, plant or other thing is imported in contravention of this section, an officer of Customs and Excise may require any person (being the importer or carrier concerned) to export the animal, plant or other thing within a specified time, and if such person fails to comply with such requisition he shall be guilty of an offence and the animal, plant or other thing shall be killed or otherwise disposed of as the Minister directs.
(5) Nothing in this section or in section 53 of this Act shall restrict, prejudice or affect the functions of the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries under the Destructive Insects and Pests (Consolidation) Act, 1958 , the Diseases of Animals Act, 1966 , or the Fisheries Acts, 1959 to 1974, or the functions of the Minister for Health under section 31 of the Health Act, 1947 , as amended by section 34 of the Health Act, 1953 .


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Makes 6 cups:
1/4 cup Raw Food Factory Cacao Powder
1/4 cup Coconut oil (liquid)
2 tbsp Raw Food Factory Raw Honey
1/2 tsp Vanilla extract
1/4 cup Smooth almond butter
1. Use a whisk to stir together the coconut oil, honey, and vanilla.
2 Continue whisking while adding the cacao powder until the chocolate is well blended.
3. Add paper muffin cups to a muffin tin.
4. Pour enough chocolate into the cups to just coat the bottom. Place the muffin tin in the freezer for 5-7 minutes.
5. Remove from the freezer and add a layer of almond butter on top of the chocolate.
6. Cover each cup with remaining chocolate to cover the almond butter. Smooth as much as possible.
7. Place in the freezer for at least 20 minutes. Remove the paper and serve.
8. Store in the freezer as they chocolate will melt at room temperature.


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High-frequency transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) temporarily increased activity in the hippocampal-cortical network and improved memory in cognitively normal older adults, a small pilot study showed.
Non-invasive brain stimulation increased fMRI recollection signals throughout the hippocampal-cortical network and led to a 31% jump in ability to recall new memories 24 hours later, reported Joel Voss, PhD, of Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues in Neurology.
"As we age, we are less able to form new memories of life events due to declining function of the hippocampal brain network," Voss told MedPage Today. "We demonstrate for the first time that it is possible to improve the function of this network in older adults using noninvasive brain stimulation, which rescued event memory to young-adult levels in our small feasibility experiment."
High-frequency TMS that targeted the hippocampal-cortical network has been shown to improve recollection and alter network function in young adults, but whether this would be the same for older adults, who have structural and functional brain changes with age, was not known.
To test this, Voss and colleagues designed a single-blind, sham-controlled experiment. They studied 15 cognitively normal adults, ages 64 to 80 (mean age 72), 11 of whom were women, and applied TMS to specific lateral parietal locations based on each person's fMRI connectivity with the hippocampus. Participants completed fMRI memory assessments before and approximately 24 hours after five consecutive daily sessions of full-intensity TMS or sham stimulation.
Relative to a sample of younger adults (mean age 26) who performed the same task, older adults showed impairments in recollection, but not recognition, at baseline.
At 24 hours, stimulation improved recollection by 31.1% on average, compared with a non-significant change of -3.1% for sham. Improvements were highly consistent across the treatment group and their recollection no longer differed significantly from that of younger adults. Stimulation effects on recollection fMRI signals were coherent throughout the hippocampal-cortical network and occurred at the targeted location of the hippocampus.
While recollection remained elevated, it was not significantly different from sham 1 week later, indicating the gains seen at 24 hours did not persist.
The findings demonstrate a causal link between recollection and the hippocampal-cortical network in older adults and support the hypothesis that dysfunction of this network with age may lead to memory impairment, Voss noted.
"Disruption and abnormal functioning of the hippocampal-cortical network, the region of the brain involved in memory formation, has been linked to age-related memory decline, so it's exciting to see that by targeting this region, magnetic stimulation may help improve memory in older adults," he said. "These results may help us better understand how this network supports memory."
The study was designed to test neural and behavioral target engagement, not evaluate clinical efficacy, Voss added. The sample of this pilot study was small and all testing was performed at the same site. Future work is needed to investigate whether TMS shows similar results in larger groups of people and whether memory gains can be retained over longer periods of time.
The study was supported by the National Institute on Aging and the Northwestern University Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center.
Voss and co-authors disclosed no relevant relationships with industry.
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Source Reference: Nilakantan A, et al "Network-targeted stimulation engages neurobehavioral hallmarks of age-related memory decline" Neurology 2019; DOI:10.1212/WNL.0000000000007502.


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What's next for the CoDe Alliance?
We had our 7th gathering in the CoDe Alliance a few months ago and have worked to distill and evolve many of the good ideas that came out of our sessions. Our aim is to turn our interesting discussions into tangible projects and running code.
In mid-November 2017 I went to the 7th gathering of the Continuous Delivery Alliance. I, like many of you, didn't want to miss it. It was great to see so many familiar faces and so much enthusiasm put in the discussions.
In this post I'll give an overview of some of the topics and tools that we discussed and have worked on since.
But let's start with a truly heartfelt thank you to Volvo for hosting us!
And thanks for igniting a lot of good thoughts and ideas around what is actually possible within automated testing. Your host presentation was followed up well by an amazing tour. Without revealing too much, it's pretty amazing when testing includes the possibility for virtual reality.
The broad theme of the 7th gathering was traceability, and it evolved into two directions. One group involved itself in creating traceability and the visualization of the complete software development process using the Eiffel protocol. A second, larger group branched off to discuss metrics related to the software development process and KPIs.
I was part of the first group. If you're new to Eiffel, refer to my prior blog post to learn more about it.
Together we sketched out how a simple MVP could use Eiffel to get full traceability of your software development process, something that is really needed as traceability with Eiffel has a rather steep learning curve. We would continue to use Praqma's proof-of-concept reference tool suite, called Tracey, that currently implements part of it.
Members that already use these tools will benefit from extending them, especially the command line tool, so they become more flexible and easier to use. Those not yet up and running will be able to spin up our planned containerized setup, making a nice proof-of-concept to show the power of traceability within their organisation.
You can already benefit from the first member-funded effort in this project as we have updated the Bitbucket post-receive hook plugin to work with Bitbucket 5.4 and per repository hook configuration. We've yet to release the plugin on the Atlassian Marketplace, but it is available on Github Releases and can be easily installed on your Bitbucket server.
There is more to come regarding our plans for the MVP, so stay tuned.
In any change program it can be useful to take regular measurements to assess progress. When moving to Continuous Delivery your development process changes, the way you use version control changes, and the release process changes. At the CoDe Alliance meeting we were discussing what particular metrics can help you to track change and understand where improvements are still needed.
At one of Praqma's customers we are mining data held in their version control system to enable us to measure and visualize some metrics about their process. So far we can show the lead time and frequency of software releases and visualize inventory - that is, unmerged commits. As you adopt Continuous Delivery you expect the lead time of new code releases to go down and the release frequency to go up. Inventory should drop to zero as you adopt Trunk-Based Development.
These scripts we've developed are a good start, but it was really useful to discuss them with the other CoDe Alliance members. There are a lot of ways of using version control, branching strategies, etc., and our scripts won't necessarily work for others. We plan to trial it with this one customer and learn from our experiences there before introducing similar metrics with other customers.
Imagine all your global Jenkins configuration was as code as in human-readable YAML files under version control. Then you could manage your Jenkins as code following the paradigm of infrastructure as code. Everything as code.
We gave you a glimpse of this project at our latest gathering. Although it is still in its early stages we have high hopes and ambitions for it. Our goal is to have a foundation running at the end of Q1 2018 which could receive CoDe Alliance contributions.
Praqma will travel to FOSDEM 2018 in Brussels and cooperate with CloudBees to promote this new project in order to garner more community contribution, possibly starting with the post-FOSDEM Jenkins Hackfest.
For more information check out the project page on GitHub and its original Jenkins Enhancement Proposal.
We presented our small tool called PlusBump which solves a generic and interesting problem for all of us. PlusBump puts version increments in the hands of the developers because they are the ones that truly know when a version needs to be bumped. After all, they are writing the code.
Plusbump allows developers to decide which version number to bump as part of a git commit, e.g.
git commit -m "#77 Bugfix help text, bumps +minor"
git commit -m "#100 New core, bumps +major".
+minor was mentioned once or more since last release the new release will be bumped one minor level. If
+major was mentioned we bump the major version number, and reset the other number to zero. Easy, right? It will even work if you cherry-pick changes.
It is available in Ruby and runs in production at two CoDe Alliance member companies. The concept can be supported in many ways and we will be applying it to a few of our own projects before the next gathering.
We summarized recent changes sponsored by one of your fellow CoDe Alliance members. Everyone using JIRA and Windows can now use the latest git-phlow git extension to ease daily work while using the automated git phlow.
We will also soon release a new major version of the Pretested Integration Plugin for Jenkins which supports Pipeline job syntax.
Join our CoDe Alliance Slack channel for more details and news. Expect a newsletter about our next gathering that will take place in the late spring 2018.
This is a conference in Gothenburg for software developers, especially those with some experience of agile and a desire to improve their skills.
Industry experts and pioneers visit Gothenburg
Jenkins is one of the best adverts for open source and at Praqma we have been using it since the very beginning. We enjoy giving something back to the community by hosting Day of Jenkins, and this year's event was packed with exciting developments. Read on!
Day of Jenkins [as code] - A summary
Continuous Delivery and DevOps are here to stay and not because they're being practiced by trendsetting unicorn companies. The fact is science tells us that these approaches work and this year's conference gave us lots of examples.
Continuous Delivery and DevOps - Not Just For Unicorns
DevOpsDays Copenhagen 2018 was a great success. Inspiring talks and a pleasant community. I had the pleasure of being the host of this event. I decided to kick off the event with a song about DevOps. See the video and lyrics here.
A whole new (DevOps) world
Once again the contributors and major players in the Git ecosystem are gathered. Read along for news, announcements and stories from Git Merge 2018.
Blogging from the Git Merge Conference at MACBA in Barcelona
We strive to continuously improve, so the 8th gathering in our Continuous Delivery Alliance will feature all the good things from the 7th meeting in a slightly evolved format.
Continuously improving our format
Albert Rigo shares his thoughts on the Atlassian Accelerator Day in Copenhagen, and how he learned to quickly and comfortably scale Atlassian Data Center, upgrade with zero downtime and stop spending his weekends upgrading JIRA.
A day to learn how to scale fast and upgrade without downtime
Let's talk about Eiffel - the traceability protocol, not the programming language. As we are attending the Eiffel Summit, we let you in on how the big companies work with traceability, and on the latest collaborative projects.
Follow our blog from the 2017 Eiffel Summit
This November the Continuous Delivery Alliance gathers for the 7th time. Do you want to join forces with some of the best people in the world of Continuous Delivery and collaborate on the next generation of tools? Then join the Alliance!
Continuous Delivery Alliance - Prepare to launch some rockets!
Hear about upcoming events in Scandinavia, latest tech blogs, and training in the field of Continuous Delivery and DevOps
Developing Embedded Software with DevOps
A guide on how to improve development processes
Training the Next Generation of Software Developers
Continuous Delivery Academy: a modern software training for students
Technical Agile Conference
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Naomi has experience of prosecuting and defending in the Magistrates Courts and dealing with vulnerable witnesses and defendants.
She also has experience of dealing with the whole spectrum of Road Traffic Offences at all stages of proceedings including DVLA prosecutions and matters appearing before the traffic commissioner.
Whilst undertaking a secondment for South Yorkshire Police she assisted with a variety of matters and regularly made applications for orders to protect members of the public including Sexual Harm Prevention Orders, Sexual Risk Orders, Notification Orders, Violent Offender Orders and Domestic Violence Protection Orders. She also provides advice in relation to a variety of legal issues arising out of work undertaken by the Police.
Naomi undertakes work for the Government Legal Department in a variety of matters including a litigation trawl for the Department for Exiting the European Union.
Naomi undertakes work in the Coroner's Court acting for a range of interested persons including the Care Quality Commission. She has also assisted with any issues of disclosure arising during the life of proceedings. She is happy to assist and advise at all stages.
Naomi offers continuity of representation from inquests to civil actions for damages arising post-inquest.
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So, the lowdown on CamperForce this year. As my older readers know, this is my second peak season here at Coffeyville, KS in Amazon's CamperForce program. For those of you who weren't reading IO last year at this time, I did a little compilation post about six weeks ago that had links to essentially every post I wrote about Amazon last year, it can be found here. Repeating it all as I go through it again this fall would be repetitive, so I'm only going to focus on the things that are different from last year.
I arrived on Tuesday, moved into my site at Big Chief (A2 – first row, second site over) which as expected already had one RV in it, a Class A owned by Lynda and Lee, my new site-mates. My biggest concern with sharing a site was the noise level, but I need not have worried. I do not think I could have picked a better couple to stay next to. They're friendly and we have a lot in common, it's too bad we're working completely opposite shifts. **EDIT 4/8/14** Big Chief's contract with Amazon was not renewed this year due to this doubling up on sites issue and a few others. So Big Chief is not an option for Coffeyville campers this year unless you want to pay for the site yourself!
Wednesday was a day off, then Thursday and yesterday was orientation. Like last year it ran from about 8 am to 12:30 pm both days, unlike last year it ran a lot smoother. This year, Amazon called us campers about a week before we showed up to give us our shift and department, so there was no arguing during orientation about who wanted what shift. Michael Cross is the name of the guy running the program at this site, he did our orientation and he knew what he was talking about and was able to answer all our questions. Last year the old guy Paul had left just the day before orientation, the HR ladies who stepped in to do orientation last minute (it hadn't been a planned away) didn't know what they were doing and it showed.
This year, 48% of the CamperForce folks have returned from a previous year. That's up significantly from last year. I could tell from orientation that Michael really seems to care about the RVers, and having been a work camper himself who went through the program before staying on as a full time worker and eventually getting promoted to where he is now, it shows. He can relate to the position we're in, and the CamperForce team looked at feedback we gave him last seasoned and implemented some changes to make things go more smoothly.
One of those changes is overtime. Coffeyville is being a guinea pig year, and campers at this site only do not have mandatory overtime this season, that's huge. The Kentucky and Nevada sites are still doing up to 50 hour mandatory work weeks for campers this year when volume requires it, but if things go well here in Kansas this season the policy will probably be put into effect for them eventually.
The people running the program are figuring that because campers drive all this way to work, that we'll still take the overtime (voluntarily) and end up with roughly the same number of hours as if the overtime had been mandatory. But this puts more control in the individual camper's hands, and if they're feeling sore and tired on one of their potential overtime days and don't want overtime they don't have to take it, but maybe on another day off that week they'll be feeling up to the challenging and wanting the extra pay. No body knows for sure how it'll work out, but I know I'll still be trying to pick up extra shifts when I can for the money.
I'm not sure if this is new this year, or if I just failed to hear about it last year, but CamperForce people are only expected to meet 85% of the individual productivity goal for their department, and I think this for all three sites. The reason why this is done isn't because campers tend to be older, or because Amazon is showing favoritism, it's because campers have a higher attendance rate, so the numbers end up looking the same if you average out units per week.
Another big difference so far, this year Amazon opted to have us campers get drug testing off site before we showed up. For me, it was a bit of a hassle because I needed to drive 75 miles to Rapid for the drug test when I was at the Badlands, for those RVers who were in less rural areas it was less inconvenient. When we asked why they'd changed it, Michael said that that way people who failed the drug test didn't waste gas driving hundreds of miles out here just to be turned away. A good question to that came up: Wouldn't those who were going to fail the drug test know it was going to happen? Michael said that you'd be surprised, how many people just think the rules don't apply to them and they won't get caught.
This morning, I was fortunate to have the opportunity to sit down with another blog reader, Pamela. Pamela is the Program Manager for CamperForce nationwide, and like Michael, a pretty awesome person who really gets where RVers are coming from. She's been traveling to the three sites, doing short interviews of campers in the program and getting pictures of them, their rigs, and the campgrounds to put together new promotional material for CamperForce that actually has RVers in it. She's also been asking for perks we'd like to see in the program or things that could be changed in improved. Lynda, Lee, and the two of us talked for two hours, it was a productive morning.
I also discovered today that Coffeyville does have a hiking trail or two. After lunch with Lynda and Lee the three of us went out hiking for a couple hours, there's this old road about a mile long that was made in the 1930's along a scenic hillside. The road is very narrow and not open to vehicle traffic anymore, but it makes a great place to go hiking. I'm sad that I didn't have my phone with me for pictures, I'll have to go back in the next week with my phone while the fall colors are still around.
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I know this is an older blog, but I have an update; Big Chief RV Park was not renewed by Amazon for 2014, due to doubling up sites and some rudeness towards camperforce folks last year.
We will be our first year, working Coffeyville.
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Hi Becky, we have been following your site since last year, and are currently working 3rd Shift inbound at Amazon-Coffeyville, staying at Buckeye RV Estates since 9/26. Re: Overtime for stowers, tomorrow we will work our second OT day since starting!
We appreciate your straight forward reports, and we have found Amazon to be pretty much as you have described.
Thanks for your story, we can be followed at rvtravelsdakotaduo.blogspot.com
If it somehow worked on a common day off, we would enjoy meeting you! Cheers!
Great information..met you at the Badlands and are now in KY at Amazon. We had a Security meeting and from what I saw starting 11/24 we have 2/50hr weeks then 2/60 hr weeks and to finish another 50 hr week. Heard nothing about that timeline being voluntary.
Waiting to see if any overtime happens before then. I am a picker and have only had one day of VOT.
Hi Becky
Have you ever participated in the Sugar Beet Harvest? They also use RV'ers. You can make up to 2,000 in 2 weeks. Here is a link to the site that has info.
Working a nightshift do they pay a night differential rate for that? Meaning like 10% per hour over what the daytime hourly rate is. Good news for your neighbors. Are they around your age or older?
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Glad the site sharing is working so well for you. I wish the drug screening was still done on site. We had to drive about 80 miles round trip. I am very happy about the overtime being voluntary. I'm not sure how much we would get as stowers anyway. You'll find there are other changes once you start working. This is our third year, and there have been changes every year.
Glad to hear your neighbors are nice people. Sounds like you are off to a great start at Amazon!
Thank you for the update. I had begun the employment process and spoke with Pamela and Michael; Pamela via email and Michael via phone only to have to change my plans due to family emergency. Your posts from both years will be of great help to me next year. Do I understand that you are "sharing" a site with another worker? If so, is that common throughout the RV park? As always, a great post! Keep those photos and letters coming!
Even though now that you are working at Amazon, you will still receive credit and a little $$$ change from them for those items we readers purchase from Amazon if we do it through your Amazon search portal, right? I hope so.
How have the Amazon purchase through you been so far? Keep mentioning it and prompt us readers to use it often! The extra income has got to help you.
Glad you like your neighbors and that things are starting off so well for your season. Amazon is lucky to have you back!
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Hi Becky,
Great update and glad to hear they are listening and taking some action on RVers feedback. I've never worked at Amazon but hope to in the future. Hopefully this will be a better year for you as you have made some friends and will be able to hang out a little with others. By the way what shoes did you get to wear while working? I'd like to add them to my Amazon wish list and will buy through your link.
I know what you mean about the drug test. I am working for the elections and needed to take the test. Well I was in Bishop CA so basically in the middle of no where. I needed to wait until I got to a bigger area.
Maybe I missed it but what are you doing at Amazon this time? Picker?
Take care,
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