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Predictions for the offshore industry in 2018, the latest blog from Dynama
Lee Clarke at Dynama takes a look at the year ahead and the type of WFM technology required to maximise opportunities
London, UK, January 05, 2018 - The UK Chancellor of the Exchequer gave the North Sea oil and gas sector a much needed boast in his budget at the end of 2017. New oilfield owners can now offset decommissioning costs of old infrastructure against taxes that were paid while fields were in production. This change should attract new investment into the area, extend the life of mature fields and unlock remaining oil and gas reserves.
On the other hand a slump in oil prices claimed 350,000 jobs and 71 bankruptcies in 2016 alone[i], leading to large-scale decommissioning with plans to remove more than 100 platforms in the UK and Norway's share of the North Sea over the next decade. However, the future looks optimistic because of the Chancellor's budget and as the result of US$6billion of mergers and acquisitions which took place in the UK in the first half of 2017.
New dynamics affect the industry
Worldwide factors such as these are affecting the offshore industry as a whole. It is a volatile and cyclical industry and to further complicate matters the renewable energy production sector is on the rise, as traditional resources such as oil and gas decline. This new sector is largely unchartered territory and raises important questions about the type of people and equipment required to ensure the success of the industry.
There are several reasons the offshore industry has always needed to keep one step ahead including:
Client projects are often large, complex and global with fast-changing schedules
The workforce is geographically dispersed and frequent travellers
Staff operate under different employment laws or union agreements; their skill sets are in high demand but in short supply and they all need to be paid promptly
The vessels crew work on are very varied, from ships, oilrigs, fabrication yards to ROVs (remotely operated vehicles) and deep water diving tanks.
Use technology to turn challenges into opportunity
With so many challenges, during 2018 it will become important to work even harder on improving efficiencies and squeezing the most out of technology. Fortunately, the latest automated Workforce Management (WFM) solutions are designed to help organisations create a flexible workforce and adaptable resource optimisation framework whatever external or internal opportunities or challenges knock on the door.
When upgrading or purchasing a new WFM system, it pays to focus on the following five capabilities:
Flexibility – using the latest WFM solutions, it's easy to introduce a culture that thrives on change and plans for the future. Highly configurable, the technology can be quickly customised and adapted when there is a new organisational structure, contracts to update or reports to generate.
Cost control – automation and centrally stored information removes duplicated effort and reduces administration to realise time and costs savings that increase margins and overall profitability.
Faster, smarter working - modern integrated WFM systems bring together all the information you need – instantly. For example, travel administration when built into a workforce and resource optimisation platform, provides a transparent, birds-eye view of travel planning across different departments. This minimises confusion and wasted expense of duplicate flight or hotel bookings!
Optimal resource planning - ensures the right crew are always in the right place at the right time by alleviating the administrative burden associated with staff and equipment assignment and deployment; staff licenses and competencies; travel plans and documentation and regulatory compliance. It can also be used to generate a skills matrix for personnel.
Time-to-invoicing/payroll – all crew want to be paid on time and organisations need to bill their clients quickly to boost cash flow. The latest WFM solutions are accessible by secondary users such as payroll and cost controllers meaning staff timesheets, tax sectors and overtime hours can be reconciled swiftly and correctly to enable quicker invoicing and payroll processing.
Mary Phillips
PR Artistry
Lower Woodend Barns Fawley Henley-on-Thames OXON
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Time-to-invoicing/payroll – all crew want to be paid on time and organisations need to bill their clients quickly to boost cash flow. The latest WFM solutions are accessible by secondary users such as payroll and cost controllers meaning staff timesheets, tax sectors and overtime hours can be reconciled swiftly and correctly to enable quicker invoicing and payroll processing.


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Wednesday, 16 September 2009
My name is Derek Rowley, an Irish international angler who established Lakeland Fishery back in 1990. Our venue allows year round course fishing, with 3 lakes set in 15 arces in the heart of Irelands Lakeland. Providing everything for the discerning angler in a beautiful and peaceful setting, with the oppurtunity to catch most species in Ireland including carp, big hybrids, tench and bream. Matt Hayes of Sky TV visited the fishery and concluded that it offered challenging fishing for quality fish and, as such, adds another dimension to fishing in Ireland. The carp initially introduced have florished into specimen fish regulary being caught in excess of 30lb.
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Chelsea are through to the quarter-finals of the FA Cup after a battling win against out-of-form Middlesbrough at The Riverside stadium.
Goals from Ramires and Victor Moses saw Chelsea set up a tie with Manchester United in the next round where a victory will send them to Wembley.
Rafael Benitez made eight changes to his side, with only Petr Cech, Branislav Ivanovic and Ramires remaining from the side that faced Manchester City.
In came John Terry, Ryan Bertrand, Victor Moses, Oscar and Fernando Torres, in addition to Nathan Ake, Yossi Benayoun and Paulo Ferreira, who all made their first starts of the season.
The Blues were poor in the first half and failed to test Boro keeper Jason Steele. Middlesbrough were roared on by their fans but they too were poor in the final third and Cech was never under any real pressure.
After the break, Benayoun hooked the ball to Ramires, whose curling shot flicked in off Torres. The dubious goal panel may yet award the strike to the Spaniard, but for now at least the goal belongs to Ramires.
Shortly after, Eden Hazard entered the fray and a one-two between him and Oscar set up the second for Chelsea, and the Belgian slid the ball across the box delightfully for Moses to tap in his sixth goal of the campaign. It was a brilliant move from Chelsea.
The Championship side fought bravely and had a late resurgence but failed to get a consolation. It was a potential banana-skin but Chelsea made it through unscathed. They now turn their attention to West Brom's visit on Saturday and the fight for the top four.
DISCLAIMER: This article has been written by a member of the GiveMeFootball Writing Academy and does not represent the views of GiveMeFootball.com or SportsNewMedia. The views and opinions expressed are solely that of the author credited at the top of this article. GiveMeFootball.com and SportsNewMedia do not take any responsibility for the content of its contributors.


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Privately speaking is a quarterly publication tracking developments in privacy legislation, regulation and case law.
The risks for organisations from a privacy breach can be very high. This applies both when the organisation is the victim – as in industrial espionage – and when the organisation fails to maintain expected standards of security and confidentiality.
Our team of data protection lawyers can assist you with privacy and data security risk management, including reviewing contractual terms, privacy compliance training, responding to privacy requests and investigations, and litigation to contain data breaches.
Exposure draft of new Privacy Bill later this year
Communications Minister Amy Adams plans to release an exposure draft of the new Privacy Bill later this year and to have the Bill itself in the House next year. She announced the timetable in her opening address to the Wellington Privacy Forum.
She said that she would be working with the Privacy Commissioner to promote data sharing for public safety purposes where that was justified under the law and also to test whether further legislative provision was necessary.
Link: Minister's speech
The social investment agenda, data sharing and the Privacy Act
Finance Minister Bill English gave his fullest explanation yet of how data sharing sits at the heart of his social investment agenda in a speech to the Third Data Hui in April.
He talked of a "data highway" under which information collected by Health, Education, Social Development, Justice, IRD and – ultimately all parts of government would be shared, subject to the informed consent of the individual or an agent authorised to act on the individual's behalf.
Access rules would be informed by the work of the Data Futures Partnership, the Privacy Commissioner and the Government Statistician. Policy issues which would need to be resolved but on which the government did not yet have a position were:
- how to deal with the risk of secondary identification, (when combinations of data points from anonymised information can be used to identify individuals), particularly when the populations involved are relatively small, without anonymising to the point where the data set becomes empty, and
- how to provide "citizen-level control" for how data is used – e.g., through an opt-in/opt-out mechanism or Personal Information Management Services, the technology for which exists now.
Link: Minister's speech
Greater disclosure of tax debt
Legislation is planned to allow the IRD to:
- disclose tax debt information for serious non-compliance to credit reporting agencies – e.g. significant income tax and GST debt and unpaid PAYE, child support, student loan and KiwiSaver deductions from employees' pay packets. Certain criteria must be met before disclosure, including that the taxpayer has been notified in advance and that the debt is not disputed, and
- share information with the Registrar of Companies relevant to prevention, detection and investigation of serious offences under the Companies Act.
The proposals are contained in the Making Tax Simpler consultation document issued by IRD in April. Submissions closed on 30 May 2016
Link: Making Tax Simpler, pages 58 to 66
NZ part of intelligence sharing network on spam and nuisance calls
New Zealand through the Department of Internal Affairs is one of eight countries in a Memorandum of Understanding to share intelligence about unwanted calls and messages. Other jurisdictions are: the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, the US, the UK, Korea and South Africa.
Link: MoU update
Computer Emergency Response Team
A new Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) to fight cyber- crime will be established from a $22.2 million allocation in the 2016 Budget. CERT will receive and track incident reports and will provide advice on how to prevent further cyber attacks. It will be established as a separate unit within the Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment.
Link: Announcement
Question mark over SIS security of information
An investigation by the Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security, Cheryl Gwyn, has found inadequacies in the SIS's internal protocols relating to both the storage of and access to data received as part of government security clearance procedures.
The investigations behind these clearances are necessarily highly intrusive and the personal information obtained is highly sensitive, relating to sexuality, social habits, physical and mental health, financial wellbeing and religious and political affiliation.
Link: Inspector-General's report (summary)
2015 credit assurance reports
The Credit Reporting Privacy Code requires credit reporting agencies (Veda, Dun & Bradstreet, Centrix) to provide assurance reports to the Privacy Commissioner each year to demonstrate compliance with the Code's obligations.
The Commissioner asked for particular assurances this time following the issues raised by the Orcon v Taylor case (refer June edition of Privately speaking). He said he had been assured that disputed debts would be either flagged as such or masked from view until a proper investigation had taken place.
Link: Commissioner's statement
Big bogey corporates not government in NZ online privacy concerns
The latest World Internet Project, the New Zealand segment of which is prepared by AUT researchers at the Institute of Culture, Discourse & Communication, finds that New Zealanders are more worried about companies violating their online privacy (45%) than government agencies (33%).
Link: World Internet Project
NZ gets poor rating in international internet security report
New Zealand had the second highest incidence of ransomware attacks in the Southern Hemisphere (after Australia) and the fourth highest number of social media scams in the Asia-Pacific, and was ranked 21st globally for each in the Symantec Internet Security Threat Report for 2015.
Symantec found more than 430 million new unique pieces of malware, up 36% from 2014. Overall, large businesses which were victims of cyber attack experienced an average of 3.6 successful attacks each.
Link: Symantec Report
New cyber security package
The Federal Government has launched a new AUD230 million Cyber Security Strategy to combat the increasing incidence of on-line threats and attacks. The risk to the Australian economy from computer intrusion and the spread of malicious code by organised crime has been assessed as high and growing. The strategy, which updates a previous 2004 model, was developed over 18 months of intense consultation with more than 190 organisations and assumes a government/private sector partnership.
Link: Cyber Security Strategy
2015 cyber security survey of big end of town
A survey by the Australian Cyber Security Centre of major Australian businesses has found that half reported at least one cyber incident in the last year that had compromised the confidentiality, integrity or availability of a network's data or systems. However it also found increased security awareness among staff on the previous year and "clear improvements" in responses, including policies and standards, technologies and mitigation strategies. The survey can be accessed through the link below.
Link: ACSC website
FTSE 350 cyber governance health check 2015
The FTSE 350 Cyber Governance Health Check Report for 2015 shows significant progress on the previous year. Results included:
- 63% of boards setting out their cyber security management approach in their annual reports
- 49% identifying cyber risk as a top risk (up from 29% in 2014)
- 49% having a clear understanding of the potential impact from the loss of or disruption to key information and data assets
- 77% having allocated budget specifically to protect consumer privacy, and
- 16% claiming a "very clear understanding" of where sensitive data is shared with third parties.
Link: Report
European Tribunal on when emails sent at work are private
The European Employment Appeal Tribunal has found that Article 8 of the European Convention of Human Rights could protect private emails sent at work, but only where there is a reasonable expectation of privacy. This did not apply in the case in question as the communications had been sent to colleagues at their work email addresses and had adverse consequences for other members of staff in particular the employee who was the subject of the email vendetta.
Link: Decision
Irish privacy watchdog vs Google and Facebook
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner (IDPC) has asked the European Court of Justice to determine the validity of Facebook's "model contracts" under which it transfers personal data outside the EU (in this case to the US to ensure that it is properly protected from US government surveillance).
Facebook, like many IT companies, has its European headquarters in Dublin.
The ruling will be relevant to all firms operating in, and transferring data out of Europe.
DIY on data protection
A survey in the UK commissioned by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) has established that only one person in four trusts businesses with their personal information and that most people take a DIY attitude to data privacy protection. The Information Commissioner said: "This ought to be a real wake-up call to some sectors. Consumer mistrust is never good for business".
Other findings are:
- 25% of people have installed an ad blocker on their web browser or smart phone
- 75% think data protection should be taught in schools, and
- 13% have requested a copy of their data from organisations.
Link: ICO statement


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Wednesday, 28 September 2011
Back at uni
I started back at Sheffield University on Monday. I'm doing a 1-year masters in Broadcast Journalism and so far it's been fairly intense. I'm in from 9 or 10 every morning til late in the afternoon. At the moment I'm doing a module on law for journalists, one on ethics, one on researching stories and one on broadcast techniques for TV and radio. We also have some guest lecturers coming throughout the semester, and the first will be BBC's Dan Walker, a former student of journalism at Sheffield University. There are around 25 people on my course and we're all in our 20s. We're all getting on well, and we've been enjoying the Indian summer the UK is getting at the moment. The weather is really hot right now, meaning it's been possible to get a suntan in late September this year.
As my weekdays are so intense I won't be working at Pizza Hut much during the week, but I will still be working there at the weekends. This Saturday just gone I had the Saturday off though, and I went to Hillsborough to see Sheffield Wednesday play Exeter City. That was our fifth home game of the season, and we'd won the previous four, so before the game I put a fiver on Wednesday winning again. We played really well, the best I've seen them in a long time, and ended up winning 3-0. Playing well at home is the complete opposite of last season, so if we can sort out our away form we might be onto a winner.


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City Hall
McGinn's Budget Briefing: Gloom, Doom, and Reorganization
L-R: Mayor Mike McGinn, Budget Director Beth Goldberg, and Finance Director Glen Lee
During a gloom-and-doom press briefing this afternoon, Mayor Mike McGinn, city budget director Beth Goldberg, and newly appointed acting city finance director Glen Lee announced that the city, facing what McGinn called "the longest, deepest recession since the Great Depression," will make a number of major changes to its annual budget process.
McGinn has proposed creating a new Central Budget office, headed by Goldberg, which would oversee the budget, and a new Office of Financial and Administrative Services, overseen by current Department of Executive Administration Director Fred Podesta and Lee, which would ovesee the city's financial procedures, tax administration, and business regulation.
The cumulative effect, as with many of McGinn's proposals so far, would be to centralize budget authority over all departments in the mayor's office. "What I've learned... is that separate departments don't all report revenues and expenditures consistently across" the city, McGinn said. "We're going to have to get greater control over those things."
Additionally, McGinn blamed the city's budget problems on "insufficient long-term planning" by the budget office in the past—an apparent swipe at former budget director Dwight Dively, who left the city after 16 years in the position to head up King County's budget earlier this year. Asked if he was criticizing Goldberg's predecessor, McGinn said, "prior budgeting was informed by a sense that, yes, there may be an economic downturn, but that will be informed by later improvement. We didn't plan for a recession as long and deep as the one we face now."
Goldberg also criticized the city's decision, on the advice of Dively's finance department, to dip into the city's rainy-day fund to close a $40 million gap last year. "Had the [shortfall] been closed using ongoing reductions that lowered the base [budget], the deficit for 2011 would only be $21 million" instead of $50 million, Goldberg said.
McGinn and Goldberg also noted that "looming budget issues"—including an unexpected increase in the jail population; costs associated with a late-2009 power outage at Seattle Center; increasing retirement costs as more city employees retire; and maintenance backlogs at several city departments—will put even more stress on the city budget. As, he said, will the fact that Seattle Public Utilities' revenues are down because people are buying less stuff, and thus throwing less stuff away—reducing the amount of money spent on solid-waste disposal. Similarly, the Seattle Department of Transportation lost money because it failed to anticipate reduced gas-tax revenues, to the tune of between $4 and $6 million.
McGinn said the shortfall would also mean likely increases to City Light rates as well as one-time surcharges, reorganizations of city departments, and job cuts. He backed even further away, however, from his previously stated goal of cutting 200 strategic advisor and management jobs this year, saying only that "If, after four years we haven't reached that goal … then you'll be able to challenge me on whether I've met my commitment to a reduction of 200 senior-level positions." He added: "I think those will take time to accomplish."
Interestingly, two of the "looming issues" McGinn raised that are contributing to the budget shortfall are actually in line with the city's (and McGinn's) environmental and sustainability goals: The falloff in solid-waste disposal (the city has adopted a goal of "zero waste") and the reduction in gas taxes (a result, in part, of the fact that people are driving less). Asked about how he would deal with that discrepancy over the long term, McGinn said, "We know that gas taxes are going to decline over time. The issue is that we spent gas tax [revenue] faster than anticipated." As for solid waste, he said, "We may indeed be seeing the positive effect of our strategy to reduce waste. You have to look at a much longer term than the budget cycle."


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|www.Selfcatering-Directory.co.uk - The Self Catering accommodation directory.
Wiltshire Self Catering Accommodation
|Home > England > Wiltshire
Mayflower Holiday Let -
Mayfield, West Grafton, Marlborough Wiltshire, SN8 3BY, England
"Lovely contemporary cottage for two set in beautiful grounds"
The Annex at Westcourt farm -
Shalbourne, Hungerford, Marlborough Wiltshire, SN8 3QE, England
"One ensuite small barn conversion on two levels"
Enford House, Enford, Pewsey Wiltshire, SN9 6DJ, England
"A self contained wing of a charming 18th Century Rectory in the heart of Salisbury Plain. With Private Fishing"
East Lodge Stables -
East Lodge Farm, Old Park, DEVIZES Wiltshire, SN10 5JW, England
"Luxury newly converted two bedroom stables"
Berkeley Coach House -
Berkeley Coach House, Limpley Stoke, Bath Wiltshire, BA2 &FS, England
"Beautiful Coach House, sleeps 4, near Bath"
Bradford Views, 2 Bed Apartment -
Flat 3, 10 The Shambles, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, BA15 1JR, England
"Located on the historic pedestrian walkway "The Shambles" in the very centre of Bradford on Avon is this grade II listed building."
Bliss - Brunel Crescent Apartments -
Brunel Crescent, Swindon Wiltshire, SN2 1FD, England
"These one and 2-bedroom Bliss apartments provide free Wi-Fi, a parking space and well-equipped living space with easy access to Swindon town centre."
Willow Barn Luxury Self Catering Barn -
Oxenleaze Farm, Melksham Rd., Holt, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, BA14 6QT, England
"Willow Barn is a self-catering barn (cottage) situated in the Wiltshire village of Holt,between the National Trust village of Lacock and the Saxon town of Bradford on Avon, and within easy reach of Bath."
The Beeches Farmhouse and PigWig Self Catering Cottages -
Holt Road, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, BA15 1TS, England
"In a peaceful countryside location, only 7 miles (11 km) from Bath, these beautifully converted farm buildings now house en suite rooms with their own separate entrance."
Walnut Tree Lodge -
96 Victoria Road, Warminister Wiltshire, BA12 8HG, England
"A self catering holiday lodge located in Warminster, Wiltshire and close to Longleat"
The Penruddocke Arms -
Hindon Road, Dinton, Salisbury Wiltshire, SP3 5EL, England
"Bed & Breakfast and Self Catering Cottage"
Crockerton Lodge -
Crockerton Lodge, Broadmead House, Crockerton Wiltshire, BA12 8AQ, England
"A two-bedroomed, self-catered holiday lodge in the Wiltshire village of Crockerton."
Canal Barn -
Upper Foxhangers Farm, Marsh Lane Rowde, Devizes Wiltshire, SN10 1RE, England
"Two Luxury holiday cottages in the heart of Wiltshire at the foot of the historic Caen Hill flight of Locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal"
Kissing Gate Cottage -
4 Little End, Marshfield, Bath Wiltshire, SN14 8NU, England
"18th century renovated 2 bedroom 2 bathroom cottage"
The Barn -
Sunnybank, Ledge Hill, Market Lavington, Devizes Wiltshire, SN10 4NW, England
"A new luxury country property with views"
Coachmans Cottage -
Vicarage Lane, Steeple Ashton, Near Bath Wiltshire, BA14 6HH, England
"Visit this lovely part of the world and experience the peace and quiet of the Wiltshire village of Steeple Ashton."
Roman Cottage -
Roman Cottage, 7 Watergates, Colerne Wiltshire, SN14 8DP, England
"Self catering holiday accommodation"
Merkins Farm Cottages -
Merkins Farm, Bradford Leigh, Bradford-On-Avon Wiltshire, BA15 2RW, England
"Three Contemporary Barn Conversions"
Tichborne's Farm Cottages -
Etchilhampton, Devizes Wiltshire, SN10 3JL, England
"2 & 3 bedroomed self-catering cottages within a courtyard setting in an AONB in the Pewsey Vale"
Sturford Mead Farm B&B and The Coach House Self Catering -
Sturford Mead Farm, Corsley Wiltshire, BA12 7QU, England
"A traditional Bed and Breakfast with alternative self catering accommodation, in a beautiful rural setting at the foot of Cley Hill bordering the Longleat Estate and Safari Park."
Old Park Farm Holiday Cottages -
Old Park Farm, Charlton, Malmesbury Wiltshire, SN16 9DY, England
"Cotswold stone self catering one bedroom cottages."
The Old Stable, Crockerton House -
Crockerton House, Crockerton Green, Warminster Wiltshire, BA12 8AY, England
"Luxury holiday cottage for two, idyllically situated near Longleat"
Anvil Cottage -
The Close, The Village Green, Biddestone Wiltshire, SN14 7DG, England
"Elegant & Stylish Cottage in pretty Cotswold Village"
Cumberwell Country Cottages -
Great Cumberwell Farm, Bradford-on-Avon Wiltshire, BA15 2PQ, England
"Superbly restored cottages in the Wiltshire Countryside"
Swallow Cottage -
Olivemead Farm, Dauntsey, Chippenham Wiltshire, SN15 4JQ, England
"Two bedroom cottage, sleeps up to 6, ETC 4 Star, convenient for Stonehenge, Bath, Chippenham, Swindon, M4"
Norbin Farm -
NORBIN FARM, BOX, Corsham Wiltshire, SN13 8JJ, England
Waterlake Cottage -
Waterlake View, Elston Lane, Orcheston, Salisbury Wiltshire, SP3 4RG, England
" 4 STAR self catering cottage for 4+cotbed, overlooking open countryside and just 5 miles from Stonehenge. "
Seven Perches -
Seven Perches, Long River Road, Westbury Wiltshire, BA13 3ED, England
"150 year old, two bed house. Situated near to The Westbury White Horse"
Pig Wig Cottages. Three, two bedroomed converted farm buildings. -
Beeches Farmhouse Bed and Brea, Holt Road, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, BA15 1TS, England
"Luxurious barn coversions with rustic charm."
Follets B&B and Self-catering cottage -
Easton Royal, Pewsey Wiltshire, SN9 5LZ, England
"Luxury B&B and self-catering cottage"
London Road Guest Accommodation -
245 London Road, Wiltshire, Chippenham Wiltshire, SN15 3AP, England
"self-contained annexe"
Jasmine Cottage near Bath -
Steeple Ashton, Near Bath Wiltshire, BA14 6EL, England
"Self-Catering Accommodation in a Picturesque Wiltshire Village near Bath"
Barn Cottages - Lacock -
The Barn, Notton Park, Lacock Wiltshire, SN15 2NG, England
"Maple,Cherry & Chestnut cottage near Lacock"
Sturgess Barns -
Sturgess Farmhouse, Longbridge Deverill, Warminster Wiltshire, BA12 7EA, England
"10 minutes from Longleat Safari Park. Our self catering holiday homes are also near, Stonehenge, Salisbury, Wells and Bath."
The Old Stables -
Bridge Farm, Britford, Salisbury Wiltshire, SP5 4DY, England
"Converted 19th Century Stable Block"
Breach House Cottages ( Breach Cottage & The Pottery) -
Breach House, Cuckoo Corner, Urchfont Wiltshire, SN10 4RA, England
"2 converted barns sleeping 2 and 4 people"
The Rectory Cottages Lacock -
Cantax Hill, Lacock, Chippenham Wiltshire, SN15 2JZ, England
"Two newly refurbished stable cottages in beautiful Lacock"
Frog Cottage -
Frog cottage, 17 Salisbury Roa, Steeple Langford, Salisbury Wiltshire, SP3 4NF, England
"A charming cottage with large fireplace and beams"
Whychurch Farm B and B -
Whychurch Farm, Crudwell Road, Malmesbury Wiltshire, SN169JL, England
The Haven at Avebury -
13, Trusloe Cottages, Avebury Trusloe, Marlborough Wiltshire, SN8 1QZ, England
"B & B and retreat in the World Heritage Site of Avebury"
Foxhanger Holidays -
Lower Foxhangers Farm, Rowde, Devizes Wiltshire, SN10 1SS, England
"Four Holiday Homes"
Windsmoor View -
Henley Lane, Kingsdown, Box, Bath Wiltshire, SN13 8BU, England
"Spacious single-storey annexe with breathtaking views over rolling countryside of an area of outstanding natural beauty, in a peaceful hamlet outside the city of Bath."
Alma Barn -
Alma Barn, Aldbourne, Marlborough Wiltshire, SN8 2EB, England
"A luxury, yet quirky, self-catering holiday accommodation that sleeps four in the lovely downland village of Aldbourne, near Marlborough in Wiltshire."
The Old Piggery, Cools Farm -
Cools Farm, East Knoyle, SALISBURY Wiltshire, SP3 6DB, England
"A magical place in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty"
Longs Park Castle -
West Ashton , West Ashton Wiltshire, BA14 6DH, England
"Stunning self catering holiday house. Impressive Grade 2 listed folly castle boasting most of its original features"
Stable Cottage Self-Catering Holidays -
Whistley Road, Potterne, Devizes Wiltshire, SN10 5QY, England
"17th Century Thatched Grade II Listed Cottage"
The Georgian Lodge -
The Georgian Lodge, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, England
"A self-catered apartment in Bradford on Avon, Rent the entire middle floor of a historic landmark, complete with flagpole!"
Heath House Farm -
Heath House Farm, Chapmanslade Wiltshire, BA13 4AP, England
"A 16th century farmhouse set on the Somerset/Wiltshire border and home to the Holland Family."
Park Farm Cottages -
Westbrook, Bromham, Chippenham Wiltshire, SN15 2EE, England
"Self catering accommodation conveniently situated for touring the area"
2, High Street -
2, High Street, Lacock, nr Chippenham Wiltshire, SN15 2LG, England
"Comfortable, newly refurbished, historic holiday cottage.Situated in picturesque Lacock, a popluar film location. "
Kemble Cottage -
Kemble Cottage, Whitehill, Bradford on Avon Wiltshire, BA15 1SL, England
"Superb holiday cottage, near Bath"


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For Mr. F.:
Pardonable Lies by Jacqueline Winspear
Life On Mars, season 2 DVDs
For Me:
The Agency 1: A Spy in the House by Y.S. Lee
Nigella Express by Nigella Lawson
Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone by Deborah Madison
Barefoot Contessa How Easy Is That? by Ina Garten
Can you tell I am looking for some culinary inspiration? I found a few recipes that I am interested in the above books, but not a lot. The Vegetarian Cooking for Everyone is a bit overwhelming. If you have any experience with that tomb, give a shout out for recipes to try. I am also listening to The Scorpio Races.
For Finn:
First The Egg by Laura Vaccaro Seeger
Bear's New Friend by Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman
Otto The Book Bear by Katie Cleminson
Over and Under the Snow by Kate Messner and Christopher Silas Neal
Ernest, The Moose Who Doesn't Fit by Catherine Rayner
My Bear Griz by Suzanne McGinness
Say What? by Anegela DiTerlizzi and Joey Chou
Not a Box by Antoinette Portis--love this book!
Snip Snap What's That? by Mara Bergman and Nick Maland
Hopper and Wilson by Maria van Leifshout
Peter Rabbit Little Learning Book by Beatrix Potter--this might be Finn's favorite book right now. It is really quite clever with sections on numbers, colors, letters, and telling time. Each has a pictures and quote from a Beatrix Potter book.
We went for a couple of weeks without any library books in the house for Finn. Bad parental move. I had to field constant demands to "watch" something. While we normally just watch animated books or music videos, I still try to limit how much of that we do each day (leaving it for the much needed time when dinner is trying to get cooked). Reading is his default activity, and when there are no books to read (the books that we own don't count, I guess).......then he wants to be entertained in other ways.
Those of you with young kids, how often do you check books out from the library? Do you request certain books or do you browse the stacks? I find that I have to actually request books if I want them to be any good. The "recommended" section of Goodreads has been helpful in this regard. I have a "bookshelf" for picture books and the recommendations are generated from those that we have already read.


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Here are my favorite pics of the Gus Man's big day:
"We meet again."
This is pretty much how he felt about picture taking that day.
the cake table
party favors
Another cake by DeAnn
"What do I gotta do to get some cake over here?"
(Yeah, just not really into the picture taking at all.)
Big Sister
Big Brother
Jacie loves her cousin
Gus and his lady friends
"Yes, just what I wanted!"
He likes cake.
Really likes it.


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Girls of all ages attended the camp from 10 to 19, to learn about the US College System and to develop their skills under the guidance of these coaches.
UCLA is a top US University in the NCAA Division 1 competition (the highest level of competition). The UCLA Women's Team won the NCAA1 Championship in 2013 and are continuously proving to be strong contenders with their successful 2014 season with 21 wins, 2 draws and 1 loss.
The Camp was designed to help players "LEARN" what it takes to succeed in a top US University athletically and academically, "EXPERIENCE" training from the UCLA Women's Soccer Coaches and "INSPIRE" drive to be a champion and reach for their dreams.
The UCLA coaches are world-class in their knowledge of football and effectively inspired all of the girls that attended these camps.
The Sydney Camp was at the prestigious Sydney University which provided quality fields and learning facilities which was thoroughly appreciated by both parents and players.
Overall it was a huge success with positive and supportive feedback from players, parents and the coaches which means that we will continue providing this exceptional opportunity for young aspiring players in the future! We plan to expand further and include more coaches from US Colleges.
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is this guy supposed to be good? i saw his video for the first time yesterday and thought it was a terrible song. bad music.
"but he plays the guitar....."
I think it's terrible.
He mostly sounds like really dull R'n'B with added swearing and 'edgy' lyrics. Wank.
so why aere people saying
"oh he's so street man". doesnt make the music good tho, does it?
I like him
So ner-ner.
The Collapsed Lung
song? Erm...not really. Their earlier stuff was better, Down With The Plaid Fad etc.
I like Plan B.
Saw him at the Windmill a while back and couldn't take my eyes off him. Great flow and witty, bitter lyrics. Pay no attention to whether he's "street" or not, I don't care.
He sounded quite interesting judging on articles/interviews etc.
but then I finally heard him play a song (Jools Holland a few weeks back) and found it a bit "meh".
As Joey points out, it's completely irrelavent whether or not he's 'street'. But he doesn't that good.
I can see how he would be a bit 'meh'
and even after seeing him live and thinking he was good, some of the breathless articles about how great he is were a bit over the top. when someone's built up to that extent it's no surprise that people are sometimes disappointed.
I think the hype was certainly a factor
I'm sure I'll listen again sometime and maybe that'll win me over.
I've seen him on tv
I don't like it.
i liked the one that used the chorus from No Good
i liked it a lot and the video was great.
the new single is a bit shit. he does all these rnb diva wooeeooooos like lemarr or something. and it takes its chorus from hall and oates.
sampling and referencing is cool, but when all your singles just take their choruses from better tunes, you are will smith.
is that "Mama"?
haven't heard that. John Kennedy played a tune that sampled "Pyramid Song", I thought that was ace.
He makes me laugh out loud
or 'LOL' as you kids say. If I were to see him live I'd ask him to sing that song he did with Shaggy about m'Julie.


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The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He makes me lie down in green pastures. He leads me beside still waters. He restores my soul. He leads me in paths of righteousness for his name's sake. Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, for you are with me; your rod and your staff, they comfort me.
Psalm 23:1-4 (ESV)
In all sincere honesty... I have been in an out of emotional valleys since February of this year. It's become a battle that I face daily. It stares me in the face when I wake up in the morning and like a grizzly bear it stands tall over me so that I retreat ... back to my pillow.
The Valley of the Shadow of death can be different for everyone and breaks us down in various ways, but a common factor is that the valleys of life do bring us down.
I am witnessing this as Jack is getting older and stronger...yet his level of self-control doesn't seem to be progressing as quickly as his testosterone levels.
I talk more about Jack on my blog, www.jacksdad.org, but Jack is 7 years old and has Down Syndrome. We are learning a new routine that he is phasing into that is requiring me to sit, snuggle, and relax with him for about 15 minutes before he goes off to school. This new routine makes me late for work, it puts me back into a tired mode before work, and it is honestly work to get him to calm his anxiety.
At this point in time...this is my valley.
However, in true God form... He brought a Bible verse to my mind. It is Psalm 23. I am sure you have heard it or memorized it.
What put me in my place, however, was not the valley, not the calm waters or green pastures or rest. The principle that God gently brought home to my fix-it brain was that God does not promise to get me out of the valley.
Now, before you think this is takes the situation from bad to hopeless, notice one more detail.
GOD IS IN THE VALLEY! I had never thought of this before...maybe I'm the only daft one in the blogosphere... but God put Himself in the depression-filled, helpless hole with us.
Why would He do that? Without getting into all the implicated Theology, but bottom line is that God puts Himself into our situations so that we will learn that all we need is God Himself.
God is the sustainer of our energy, attitudes and outlook. God actually reminds us (thanks to the Apostle Paul in the book of Acts) that God's grace is sufficient for us because His strength is made perfect in our weakness.
Oh, dear friends and fellow parents... take a step back from the situation and see the God is there with us. We cannot change the disability, but God can change the perspective.
Dear God, Thank you for being loving enough to willingly join us in the valley of our lives. Help us today to see that You are with us and that we can rely on you. Amen.
Be Encouraged,
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Party Recap
I have been dying to throw a Carnival/Country Fair party and finally had a chance for my daughters 2nd birthday (I know, I know, a little young!). I had an amazing team to help pull the day together. My husband made almost all of the games out of free pallets. Parties by Talulah helped with overall design, creation, set-up and topped it off with face painting! A troop of amazing friends and family helped with the rest!
Party Highlights
What People Ate
This was a potluck so we had a ton of fabulous dishes. Hot dogs, baked beans, chili, corn bread, corn on the cob, watermelon, berries, etc!
What People Drank
Lemonade, fruit punch, iced tea, water, soda, adult beverages
Pie, Pie, Pie! Cake, mini cupcakes, lemon tarts, coffee cake
Party Favors
the kids won tickets and bought their own prizes.
Activities / Games
Carnival games, races, pinata, etc
Party Helpers
Parties by Talulah
Party Planner
Helped with every detail of the party and then painted faces! Fabulous planner with a great sense of style and budget!http://partiesbytalulah.blogspot.com/
Lisa Nelson, Inspired Desserts
Cake designer
The cake and cupcakes were as delicious as they were adorable!
8 comments
Jean D wrote:
What a cute party and so many details!
Faith B wrote:
Thank you! We had a lot of fun putting it together.
Rockie A wrote:
Loved it!!
Amie M wrote:
How did you put together the Clown Knock out Game? Love how you did the party, I'm working on my son's 5th birthday carnival party. We finally have enough space to put together a carnival, and I'm so excited to do it this year! a month and a half left to go! I'm already giddy working on the ideas.
Faith B wrote:
Thank you very much! I doubt I am replying in time but just in case...The clown knock out was just a cut out pice of plywood that we painted. The "teeth" were just some 2X1's that we had. We put hinges on the bottoms of them so they would be easy to set back up. We did find that they fell over too easily though so we put some sticky velcro on the back of the plywood and at the top of each tooth so they would be harder to knock down. The kids favorite games were this, the shoot out, the duck pond and the knock down game. The fish bowl ping pong, soda bottle ring toss and basket toss were surprisingly hard! Also, the chalkboard was just a piece of black foam board that we wrote on with a chalkboard marker. I think the whole thing was about $2!
Krista F wrote:
How did you make the horse?
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CNNews– A 10-year-old young boy who had eaten a banana his mom acquired at a Walmart in Tulsa, Oklahoma, was hurried to the emergency clinic due to fever, chills and tiredness simply seven days after usage. After a thorough examination, blood tests and scans the young boy tested favorable for the HIV virus. His mother certainly in shock. However, the 10-year-old child was not the only one admitted to the medical facility for the very same concern. Eight kids, all under the age of 17, have actually been identified as HIV-positive within the month of March. Exactly what is the something they share? Getting bananas from The Tulsa, Oklahoma Walmart.
Inning accordance with the moms and dads, they sent several foods their kids had been consuming to medical professionals for screening, along with documenting the different places they had visited within the month. They discovered that 8 children had consumed bananas from the superstore. The facility, LHC Laboratories, evaluated the bananas which all came up positive consisting of the HIV virus. Scientists are still attempting to understand how the infection might have gotten in the bananas, remained active, and contaminated the kids through consumption.
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SOMERVILLE, NJ - Hayden Verbanas and Robyn Wassermann, sophomores at Somerville High School, have learned a valuable lesson outside the confines of a classroom as they pursue their passion for theater, music and dance.
They've learned to juggle.
Class work, homework, learning and practicing new dance routines or songs, performing solo or working in ensembles, preparing for auditions - it's a never-ending swirl of practice, practice, practice – and they wouldn't want it any other way.
Hayden, 15, a borough resident, and Robyn, 16, who lives in Branchburg, are two of the 17 high school students from around the state selected to perform in a showcase sponsored by the Rutgers High School Musical Theater Academy, with performances of conceptual renditions of Broadway songs and ensemble dance numbers.
Hayden and Robyn have joined with other selected students from Allentown, Branchburg, Bridgewater, Elizabeth, Fords, Freehold, Green Brook, Highland Park, Milltown, Tuckerton, Warren and Philadelphia, Pa. every Saturday since September to learn and practice their routines for the show, which is on Saturday, Feb. 4 at 3 p.m. at the Loree Studio located at 70 Lipman Drive on the Douglass campus of Rutgers University in New Brunswick.
Robyn wants to major in musical theater in college, with a minor in music education. She is a member of the Drama club, Photography club and Science club at SHS, and is a member of the school's Chamber Choir. She is taking private voice lessons and plays the guitar.
For Hayden, this is his third year working with the elite group of high school performers at Rutgers.
He, too is a member of the Somerville High School Chamber Choir, the Drama club and also takes private voice lessons. He plays piano and the ukuklele.
In college, he'd like to pursue a musical theater business degree.
He is taking college prep classes through the auspices of the Somerville Academy of Liberal Arts, which is an adjunct of Raritan Valley Community College. He will earn an associate degree from RVCC when he graduates Somerville High School.
"It requires a lot of studying," Hayden said. "Some nights I get home at 8 p.m., and I want to practice at least one hour a day, on monologues, songs, dance, but it's hard sometimes and I have to say 'I can't do anything else.'"
Despite the grind, he maintains a 90-91 average in the classroom.
Both Hayden and Robyn say they get by with 6-7 hours of sleep each night.
Robyn is an honors student at SHS; her grade point average hovers around 88-90.
There's homework to be done on those nights when she comes home late after practice with the drama club or chamber choir: she said it is sometimes difficult to stay focused.
"I get distracted doing homework," she said.
Not so when it comes to music.
"I think I excel most at voice, acting and dancing in that order," she said.
"I've been in choir ever since I could, second- or third-grade," she said.
She credits longtime Somerville High School choral director Karen Grozynski for helping to nurture her love of music.
"Mrs. G has really pushed me and encouraged me to pursue singing, she's been very supportive; she's definitely been a big influence on my singing career," she said.
The Rutgers High School Musical Theater Academy, now in its fourth year, is offered through the Mason Gross Extension Division.
The academy aims to provide talented high school students from the tri-state area with the skills needed to excel in the professional world of musical theater. Students, who are accepted by audition, undergo rigorous training in dance (jazz and ballet), voice, acting and stage performance.
Additionally, conservatory students receive audition and industry coaching as well as technical feedback from New York theater professionals. The focus of the program is to teach all aspects of the craft, including choreography and physical storytelling, character and scene development, vocal technicality and music theory.
At the end of the semester, students present an original performance showcase where industry executives, including talent agents and casting directors, are invited to attend.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit https://mgedrhsmta.wordpress.com/2017-showcase/ or call 848-932-8618.


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Kickstarter going, I thought it might be time to take a look at who it is that make up the LNG Team.
While the primary motivating factor is myself, I owe a lot to the support of my wife, Jennifer who has offered to take on the shipping and receiving for the company - no small undertaking. My two daughters also want to help daddy with his new business two. At 13 and 9, they should prove useful in keeping me from going mad.
I am a firm believer that a single mind involved in any creative endeavor is an invitation toward single-mindedness and invariably some sort of error. To this end, I employ a steady stream of feedback and input from my close friends and gaming associates. They help keep me from spiraling into madness and flooding the Internet with armies of space bunnies or something awful like that.
Then there are those who have made tangible contributions to the company. Artists like Chris Miller and Chad Thorson and sculptors like Adam Gayford and Pedro Navaro have all lent their considerable talents toward bringing my concepts to life in pen, ink, and putty. Though they are not employees, without them there would be no LNG.
Charles Branson - Sales and Marketing
I've known Chuck forever and his real gift is in marketing. I'm an artist, which means I am prone to flights of fancy and often lack reason and clarity. Chuck is there to make sure that my ideas make it out of the whirlwind of my mind and out to your tables.
|Mik Burns
Mik brings to the team an incredible creative energy and some solid design ideas. His experience in the gaming hobby and working with various other projects really shines through and has proven invaluable in the recent months as I forge on toward the release of the Chuhuac - Space Raptors.
Mik is an avid gamer, like myself and most of you, with a broad pallet of interests ranging from historical miniatures through fantasy and science fiction of all types. He's been involved in gaming-based charities (Doctors without Borders, Heroes of Armageddon and Storm Wardens) and public services like Barter Bucket and is a regular host on the Minions of the Monster Master podcast.
With all this talent backing my crazy ideas, I have no doubt that we can make Loud Ninja Games something special and well worth the wait.
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Residence: outward company or permanent establishment migration: liabilities arising: deferral of exit charges: exit charge payment plan: general
What tax may be deferred?
The amount of tax which a company (UK resident, or non-UK resident with a UK permanent establishment) may defer is the difference between the amount of corporation tax that the company is liable to pay for the migration accounting period ("CT1") and the amount to which it would have been liable absent the various exit charges mentioned at CTM34130 ("CT2"). This difference is called the ECPP, exit charge payment plan, tax. Thus:
ECPP tax = CT1 - CT2
In the case of income arising on financial assets, loan relationships and derivative contracts, the tax is limited to that on the amount of profits which would not otherwise have been brought into account if the company had drawn up accounts to the date on which it migrates or, in appropriate cases, the date of the event which otherwise gives rise to the exit charge.
What is an exit charge payment plan (ECPP)?
It is an agreement between a company and HMRC which will override the usual collection and penalty provisions in TMA70 when a company does not pay the full amount of corporation tax due at the normal time. Under the agreement, the company agrees to pay the deferred tax liabilities in accordance with the plan along with interest from the normal due date for payment of the tax to the time it is actually paid. Security may be taken for the deferred payments under the plan where HMRC believe there would be a serious risk to collection of tax. This will normally take the form of a bank guarantee. Assessing the risk to collection of tax requires consideration of such factors as whether the tax could be recovered from another group company or controlling director under TCGA92/S190. See CG45970 onwards
What details need to be supplied?
The company needs to
- give details of when, and to where, the company or permanent establishment is migrating
- estimate, to the best of its ability, the amount of tax that qualifies for deferral
- say how much of that tax it wishes to include in the plan, and
- indicate the method it will use to determine when the tax is to be paid under the plan.
What methods are available?
There are two alternative methods the company may use to determine the period over which tax payments may be deferred, the instalment method and the realisation method. These are considered in CTM34134 and CTM34135. It is possible to mix and match the two methods for different assets.
Under either method outstanding tax becomes payable at the next instalment date on a 'relevant event' defined at TMA70/SCH3ZB/PARA 13 (4):
- the company becomes insolvent, a liquidator or administrator is appointed (or similar procedures are triggered under the law of other EEA States), or
- the company ceases to have residence in any EEA State.


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Notre Dame's Brey gets 10-year deal
When Mike Brey was hired at Notre Dame back in 2000, he was asked how long he planned on sticking around.
The coach before Brey, Matt Doherty, left for North Carolina after just one season.
"I thought to myself and I answered it: 'This is the last stop if you handle it the right way,"' Brey recalled of his answer 12 years ago, moments after Notre Dame announced a new 10-year contract for Brey that will run through June 2022.
"It's looking more like we've handled it the right way and I'm honored and thrilled that this can be the last stop," the 53-year-old Brey said Tuesday.
Brey has led the Irish to six consecutive 20-win seasons. Notre Dame finished the 2011-2012 season with a 22-12 record and in third place in Big East regular-season standings.
Brey said contract extension talks started last summer, but were put on hold during the season. Brey compared the confidence that the university has given him with the contract to the confidence he tries to instill in his players.
"That gives me confidence as a coach. I think it makes you more fearless as a coach. Our profession is not the most secure. But when you know that you have that kind of support, I think you want to go for it even more," he said.
Since arriving at Notre Dame, Brey has turned around a program that hadn't reached the NCAA tournament in 10 years. In his 12 seasons with the Irish, Brey's teams have earned tournament bids eight times.
Athletic director Jack Swarbrick called Brey the epitome of coach-educator.
"It is a thrill for me to have been able to work through a process that ensures for the next decade, an amount of time significantly longer than the career expectancy of any AD, that Mike will be the head coach and continue to lead this program and lead the nation in building young men," Swarbrick said.
Brey's teams have become annual contenders in the Big East. With three Big East coach of the tear awards, Brey is fifth overall in all-time league wins with a 133-89 record.
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim and Connecticut coach Jim Calhoun are the only two current Big East coaches with longer tenure.
"Number one on my list is how proud I am and honored I am to be the Notre Dame guy. A close second is being a Big East guy," Brey said. "We have an identity in that league. I love playing through those gyms. Now I've been in the league so long, I walk out and I know which pain-in-the-butt fan is going to be in my face in different arenas. I almost know what he's going to say."
With a foundation of Big East success and NCAA bids, Swarbrick said the program's goal should be national championships in the future.
"We're in business to win NCAA championships. If I didn't think Mike Brey couldn't win an NCAA championship in basketball, we wouldn't be sitting here today," Swarbrick said. "I believe he can. I believe this program can."
Brey recognized the challenge and said he thinks about it every day. The challenges and expectations are different now than when he arrived 12 years ago.
"I think when we got here you were trying to survive the Big East. Now we're in a mode of thriving in the Big East. We've shifted gears," Brey said. "I'm so excited about where we're at, our momentum, our position and how we're thought of. The one thing that's really powerful to me is the basketball world, the basketball community really respects our program and how we do business."


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When I heard Jordan's story, I knew I wouldn't forget it. Jordan is a young medical practitioner who volunteered in Honduras. I need to share what happened – especially this Lent, a time of renewal.
In 2010, Jordan traveled to the outskirts of Honduras' capital city of Tegucigalpa. As a young radiologist, she was there to assist with much needed basic medical services at a community center called Campamento Betel (Camp Betel). Soon after her arrival she bonded with a new young friend and patient, a full-of-life nine-year-old boy who enjoyed soccer and laughing with the other children of Camp Betel.
The boy had come to the medical clinic because an infection had spread to his left eye. Jordan and her team diagnosed what's called a Neglected Tropical Disease. Every year NTDs are so widespread that they impact 1.4 billion people, 500 million of whom are children. They prescribed a course of treatment, the key to which was a steady routine of hand and face washing with clean water.
A simple answer to avert further problems, right?
A year later Jordan returned to Camp Betel for a second tour with the clinic. She was surprised to see the young boy back at the clinic. The infection had grown and now formed a tumor over his left eye and part of his face. The once cheerful child was morose, dark, and distant.
Despite following doctor's orders, his parents were shocked that their son's condition had worsened. The doctors were not.
Water around Camp Betel is unsafe. Like one sixth of the world's population, this family has neither safe water nor appropriate sanitation. For them, water – the foundation of life – is a disease-ridden gateway to illness. The sad truth is that many diseases would be prevented if safe water resources were consistently available.
In fact, the World Health Organization lists 25 dangerous diseases as "water-related," with something between three to six million deaths, mostly affecting children in developing regions – due to unsafe water.
This is not Jesus' vision of God's commonwealth on earth as in heaven. Christianity, like most world religions, sees water as special, sacred.
Jesus understood why. Water is the source of all life and the means for blessing, baptism and purification. The Bible names water 722 times. "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me water to drink…" (Matthew 25:35). God founded the earth "upon the seas, and established it upon the flood" (Psalm 24: 1-2) but as "a river wastes away and dries up, so mortals lie down and do not rise again." (Job 14:11)
Christ lived and died to call us to a new community – where preventing tragedies such as the one that befell this little Honduran boy becomes part of our mission. God dared to become human so that in a boy who once loved soccer, and whose name just happens to be Cristian, we could see the human face of God.
When 11-year-old Cristian died from complications from a treatable disease simply because he did not have access to clean water, I believe part of the Divine Heart also died – and each of us was diminished as that unique, unrepeatable gift of human life was wasted.
Cristian's death is an injustice: to him, to his parents and community, and to the young doctor who had to see him die. It is an injustice that our world, the lack of safe water and sanitation has become the leading killer of children, taking over 8,000 young lives every single day.
Christ's death, and Cristian's, calls on us to do better. At this time of Lenten reflection, we are reminded that Christ sacrificed for us and that we are to give of ourselves in the hopes of building a bit of Heaven here on Earth. Behind this wonderful and meaningful symbolism, God wants us to face injustice and combat wrong. "He has shown you, O mortal, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God." (Micah 6:8)
For Christians not to respond as children die from preventable and treatable infections because they don't have safe water is to look the other way again as an innocent victim's life is squandered.
We can curtail malnutrition, prevent disease, and reduce poverty. We can support new methods of sustainable farming. We can promote girls' education and gender equality. But it all depends on the foundation of clean water and sanitation – even peace cannot be achieved when some have and others don't have something as basic to life as water.
And the Good News is, unlike many complicated problems, the solutions to this global crisis really are within our reach. We have the technology. We can be the leaders needed. What's unconscionable for us as Christians is taking for granted our access to clean water and sanitation while a solvable deadly crisis continues to decimate people across this shared globe.
As we lead up to Lent, let's reflect on ways that the meaning of Jesus' life and message can call us to action. As Christians, our communities, churches, and schools can be among the world's leaders to make a "water for all" vision a life-giving reality. Water – fundamental to our Scriptures and to our futures. With our voices, votes and wallets we need to make sure all development work includes water and sanitation at its core.
I believe that Jesus would have found a way to wash Cristian's eye, again giving to God's people the Living Water.
For more information and ways to get involved:
www.er-d.org/Promote_Health_Fight_Disease [Episcopal Relief and Development]
www.faithsforsafewater.org [free resources for all faiths]
Waiting4Water.org [free resources specifically for Lent]
www.h20forlifeschools.org [free service learning projects for religious and secular schools]
The Very Reverend Dr. James A. Kowalski is Dean of The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine (New York).


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*With HBO's "Treme" currently airing its final season, co-star Clarke Peters has been cast as a regular in AMC's Untitled Lagravenese/Goldwyn pilot.
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Seven Menlo students did research internships at UC Santa Cruz over the summer. Pictured above, junior Tommy Yang presents his research on Testing Bioinformatics Tools for Cancer Immunotherapy. Photo courtesy of Sally Li.
by Arushi Sahai
This summer, seven Menlo students participated in the Science Internship Program (SIP) at UC Santa Cruz, a 10-week internship program for high-school students, conducting cutting-edge research in six different STEM fields.
Over the course of 10 weeks, SIP students join an existing research project at UC Santa Cruz. 2016 Menlo SIP students included sophomores Arushi Sahai, Ashli Jain, and John Kim, juniors Tommy Yang and Julia Wang, and seniors Scott Schwab and Niky Arora.
The students studied a variety of topics including astronomy, biomolecular engineering, computer science, ecology, and more. They are paired with another student and assigned a mentor to introduce and guide them through the research process. During the last two weeks of the program, the students prepared a 15 minute talk discussing their experience at SIP and the research they conducted over the summer, revealing the diversity of research areas and projects the students worked in.
Menlo biology teacher and M-BEST Director Dr. Nina Arnberg, a SIP program specialist, recruited Menlo students to apply for the program. She and SIP Director, Professor Raja Guhathakurta from UCSC, have spent the last few years developing the program to include more interns. This past summer, a record number of over 140 students participated.
"For me, SIP was unique in the way that students were introduced to the entire process of scientific research, rather than just a segment, culminating into a final presentation where we were able to concisely compile our findings," said Arora.
"It may sound as if the whole internship is all work and super intense, but as for me, we goofed around in the middle, lightened up the mood, and ate delicious food in the process," Kim added.
Some students, such as Yang, choose to stay in the UCSC dorms for the week, then return home for the weekend, likening SIP to a classic summer program to prepare for college life.
Menlo students played a crucial role in their projects' progress, contributing to the larger research conducted by their mentors. "[Being] an intern is all about helping the grad student or any researcher take on the task of the project given," Kim said. While there is no end to their research, only continuously developing theories and data collection, many SIP interns found that they could complete their portion of the project over the summer and achieve publishable results.
"There have been scientists researching methods to predict antibiotic resistance around the world (as it is quite popular), and our results were just as good, being in the 90 to 95% accuracy range," said Kim, who studied predictions of antibiotic resistance. With results like these in many of the SIP research projects, it's likely that Menlo students will have their work included in an official technical research paper written by their mentors with their name on it as a contributor.
SIP requires no prior knowledge in any field of research for students to have a successful educational experience. Arora, a member of Menlo's Robotics Club, who did her SIP internship in that field, gained new knowledge from the experience. "A few of the topics were fairly new to me this summer which made it exciting for me to learn new skills and facts that could help me complete the project," said Arora.
SIP mentors are willing to explain the basics of a concept while still allowing interns to analyze independently. "Even if I didn't know much of the biology behind the project, I quickly caught on thanks to my mentor," Kim said.
With an uncommon amount of support compared to other internship programs, SIP is an incredible learning experience and a valuable opportunity for Bay Area high school students.