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The Thames Festival Trust is an arts organisation which delivers festivals, stand-alone commissions, river-based events, heritage projects and education programmes. We have a twenty one-year track record of using learning, culture and creativity to amaze, excite and inform. Our work helps bring communities together, originally around the River Thames, and now in cities across the UK and the world. Our previous heritage projects include The World's Oldest Boat Race, Life Afloat and Working River.
The Project Manager for The Barking Stink will work with our Director, Adrian Evans, and will be responsible for all elements of the project's administration and delivery, ensuring that the project meets its objectives and that it comes in on time and within budget.
Historically, it has been common planning practice to locate the most foul–smelling industries downwind of the capital city and, for a hundred years or so, from the mid-nineteenth century, they gathered in ever greater numbers around Barking Creek. The Barking Stink focuses on Barking's industrial heritage from 1850 to 2000. We will create a 'scented history' through archive research, recording oral history testaments, generating short animated films and exhibitions in the public realm, which will be promoted as part of Totally Thames 2019, our annual season of events bringing the River Thames in London to life throughout September.
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Fresh from shooting her first film in English, Haifaa al-Mansour plans to return to her native Saudi Arabia next month for her new project — but this time, she won't be directing out of view by walkie-talkie from the back of a van.
"When I started making films — I started in 2005, when my first short came out — people didn't believe in cinema in Saudi Arabia — films were illegal, the country was very segregated, so it was like 'a woman making films, oh!'," the 43-year-old director told AFP in an interview.
"But Saudi Arabia has changed," Mansour said.
Late last year Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman lifted a decades-old ban on cinemas as part of his push to modernise the ultra-conservative country, which included in June allowing women to drive.
Saudi Arabia this year made its first official appearance at the Cannes film festival with its submission of a series of short films.
Mansour was the first woman to shoot a film in the country, the critically acclaimed "Wadjda" from 2012 about a girl who dreams of riding her own bike.
During the filming, she often had to direct her team via walkie-talkie while keeping out of sight in a van, since she could not be seen in public alongside male actors and crew members.
"I don't think I will be in the van anymore," she said.
"Now we have a film fund and they are supporting my next project, which is called 'The Perfect Candidate', about a young Saudi female doctor who decides to run for an office in a municipal election," she said.
"It will be wonderful to be part of the evolution of film in the country," she added.
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Crown Resorts believes a number of its employees are being questioned in China. Photo: Josh Robenstone The group ofarrested Crown employees is believed to include three Australian citizens. Photo: Jessica Shapiro
Several employees from casino giant Crown are believed to have been arrested and detained in China by local authorities.
Billionaire businessman James Packer's Crown Resorts on Saturday said it's believed the employees were being interviewed.
"Crown believes that a number of our employees in China are being questioned by local authorities," a company spokeswoman said.
"At this time we can provide no further details."
It is not known why the Crown staff are being questioned or whether any charges have been laid.
Officials from federal government's foreign affairs department are seeking information of the reported arrests from Chinese authorities.
"The Australian government is aware of reports of the possible detention of a number of Crown International Group employees across China, including three Australians," DFAT said.
"If Australians have been detained, consular officials will seek to offer appropriate consular assistance."
According to the Australian Financial Review, at least 18 Crown employees have been arrested, including a senior Crown executive.
It is illegal for casinos to advertise in mainland China, but operators have been getting around the ban by promoting tourism and the resorts where casinos are located.
Chinese police arrested 13 South Korean casino executives last October, accusing them of luring wealthy punters to gamble at several venues in South Korea, with enticements such as free hotel accommodation and sexual services.
The Chinese government has been undertaking a high-profile campaign against corruption and luxury spending since President Xi Jinping took power in 2012. It has paid special attention to foreign casinos in China, particularly those in Macau.
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Solar energy-energy derived from the sun in the form of solar radiation.- http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/solar+energy
Solar energy is one of the most efficient forms of renewable energy. It is also environmentally friendly because it gives off no pollution. The only pollution that maybe produced is during manufacturing in factories, transporting and installation. The initial investment maybe high, but the electricity is free, and will eventually pay for itself. The installation of solar energy is more cost effective.
Let's take a look at some of the benefits of solar energy. It is a renewable source that is never ending. It can harness electricity in remote areas. It also produces electricity quietly. It can be produced on overcast days due to new technology. There is no need to worry about space, it can be put on rooftops.
By using solar energy, there is less dependency on fossil fuels. There are however a few disadvantages. The weather can affect efficiency as well as pollution. Solar energy can only generate during daylight hours. However, the energy can be stored for later in use by using a battery.
Solar energy has the ability to heat and cool through solar architecture. You can also use solar energy fordisinfection, solar hot water and solar cooking. This renewable source of energy can also be used for drying food and pasteurization. There are three types of cookers. The box cooker was first built in 1767 by Horace de Saussure. It is an insulated cooker with a transparent lid. The panel cooker uses a reflective panel to direct sunlight onto an insulated container. The reflector cooker requires direct sunlight and must be repositioned to track the sun.
There are two types of solar energy. Active includes the use of photovoltaic panels and solar thermalcollectors to harness the energy. Passive is orienting a building to the sun, selecting materials that contained thermal mass and designing spaces that naturally circulate air.
There are many advantages to solar energy. This is a renewable source that will never diminish because the sun will always shine somewhere in the world. It is amazing that we can cook as well as heat our homes and save money and same time. Even though the initial cost may be high, it is well worth the investment. Solar energy is becoming more popular because of the benefits that it produces. With all the concern of global warming, solar energy can help reduce this. We could possibly use this as major source for our needs.


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These garden design ideas are the key to a scheme you'll love for years to come. From getting your lawn into shape to landscaping, decorating with ornaments and maintaining boundaries, try these garden ideas to transform your outdoor space.
Look out of your window at your garden and the biggest shape you'll probably see is your lawn. If it's a good, strong shape, it will set the entire garden on the right track. And remember, it doesn't have to be a rectangle! Try an oval, circle, square or oblong shape.
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A metre or more in depth is a perfect size for a border, giving you enough space to put smaller plants at the front with taller ones behind. But if you don't have room for metre-deep beds, you could place climbers at the back of the border so you can still get height in the planting. In terms of climbing plants, opt for an evergreen like clematis, which provides a beautiful and colourful display.
The colour of your paving and the way it is laid can provide a strong design direction for the entire garden. For instance, grey or white stone laid in a random pattern will set the scene for a French country look. Black or silver paving organised in a regular design will form the perfect backdrop to a sleek and modern scheme, while golden stone arranged in a mixed pattern creates an English country feel.
If you want to create the garden of your dreams, attention to detail is everything. Create a beautiful scheme by coordinating your blooms with your choice of paving. For example:
• Grey or white stone looks great with purple and white blooms.
• Black and silver paving looks amazing with strong colours such as red, orange and yellow.
• Golden paving works with flowers that have soft tones – pink, lavender, and chalky yellow.
The best designs start with structural plants infilled with pretty, flowering plants. So use evergreen shrubs at the end of each border and as punctuation along the way. Include small shrubs such as box balls, or large evergreens, for example mahonia, for bigger areas. Once you have this frame, fill the gaps with pretty flowering plants. Try to stick to just five or six different types and arrange them in repeated patterns for a coordinated and harmonious effect.
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When planning your garden, if you're thinking of having a table, consider the space and allow enough room for each person to be able to sit comfortably and pull out their chair without hitting anything. And remember, you'll also need room to walk around the table with everyone seated. It takes up much more space than you might think!
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In a small garden, boundary walls, fences or hedges may be the biggest element in view, so it's really important to get them to look good. They don't have to all be the same but try to provide visual links between them. You could have the same type of fence, for instance, and grow climbers up them in in coordinating colours. If you aren't able to change the fences, whitewash them or clad them with battens or trellis. Check with your neighbours first to establish whose fence it is and ask permission before doing any work.
The most important rule with garden ornaments is to nestle them in with the planting. An ornament or water feature (great for wildlife!) plonked in the centre of an empty space is unlikely to look good. If it's too small it will look lost and something too big will overwhelm the space.
A garden room is a great way to maximise and extend your space, whether you want a home office or a yoga studio. Think about ways to make your garden more than just an outdoor area to eat, drink and soak up the sunshine. House Beautiful has partnered with Crown Pavilions to launch a range of contemporary garden rooms that have all been thoughtfully designed to become a natural extension of your home and garden space.
But, if space is limited in your garden, consider zoning areas of your garden. Think about how you can make it into a relaxing sanctuary with cosy garden decor and tactile furnishings. For example, invest in an outdoor rug (Cuckooland sell a great selection of Fab Hab rugs made from recycled plastic) with chunky knit throws, lanterns and outdoor cushions for a warm, inviting and cosy feel.
Speaking of lighting, please don't underestimate how important it is to create atmosphere in your garden. Whether it's a string of fairy lights or lanterns dotted about to create a garden path (Lights4Fun do some great designs), the lights you choose will bring real character to your space – and it's essential for dining alfresco well into the evening.
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Kids love going out in the garden for some playtime so make sure you've created an area or zoned off a section where they can play with their outdoor toys. While you would need to have a large garden to install a slide or playhouse, for more restricted spaces, sand tables or mud kitchen play sets in a corner will work great, and it will entertain kids for hours.
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Always consider the impact your garden design has on wildlife. For example, do your best to help bees by planting bee-friendly plants, speak to your neighbours about creating a hedgehog highway, and buy some bird feeders to hang on fences or from tree branches.
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Nicholas Burrell is a frequent guest at the Inn at Mary Free Bed.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICH. – Nicholas Burrell comes to Mary Free Bed Rehabilitation Hospital each week for outpatient therapy, traveling about 90 minutes from his home north of Shelby, Michigan. It's a fairly long trek, but staying overnight at the Inn at Mary Free Bed makes it possible.
Nicholas, 32, arrives in the afternoon for a therapy session, then stops for a bite to eat in the cafeteria before heading to the inn to rest and sleep before a second therapy session the next morning.
"It's very helpful to have the inn available as a place to stay," Nicholas said. "Otherwise, it wouldn't have been feasible for me."
In January 2017, Nicholas was scouting for a place to fish in an unfamiliar area when he fell through the ice. He developed such severe frostbite that doctors were forced to amputate both of his legs. After spending several weeks at Mary Free Bed in the inpatient Amputee Program, he graduated to outpatient therapy and has been working with the Orthotics & Prosthetics + Bionics team on customized prosthetic legs. The distance from his home makes staying at the inn a convenient option for Nicholas and others who live far from Grand Rapids.
Mary Free Bed is celebrating the opening of 10 additional rooms at the inn and renovations to six existing rooms. Expansion will begin soon for another six rooms with completion expected next year, for a total of 22 rooms. In 2017, more than 3,700 people stayed at the inn. The expansion provides thousands of additional patients and families with convenient housing.
The inn facelift marks the final phase of Mary Free Bed's $66.4 million expansion and renovation project, making it the fifth-largest independent rehabilitation hospital in the United States. Housed in the Mary Ives Hunting Center on the corner of Lafayette Avenue and Wealthy Street, the inn is conveniently located on Mary Free Bed's downtown Grand Rapids campus.
Nicholas, for one, is glad for the option.
"Mary Free Bed is the best place for me, so I'm thankful the inn is here," he said. "It's nice and quiet, and the people here are helpful and understanding. I sleep well when I'm here."
For more information or to make a reservation, visit maryfreebed.com/inn or call 616.840.8100.
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* Spacious, comfortable, fully accessible suites and rooms with flat-screen televisions, wireless Internet access, phone, climate control and room-darkening blinds.
* Universal access includes comfortable seating and tables that raise and lower. Kitchenette with under-counter refrigerator. Open bathroom without threshold to shower that has a mounted seat, grab bars and adjustable showerhead.
* Easily accessible by hallways connecting the Mary Free Bed Professional Building and a skywalk across Lafayette Avenue to the main hospital and Outpatient Therapy Center.
* Community area with a computer workstation
* Dining area with microwaves
* Complementary continental breakfast served daily, sponsored by SpartanNash
* Reserved parking
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Loveology – Summer 2019
Whilst we were created for community, human relationships are a complex web of joy, heartache, excitement, confusion, conflict, blessings and everything in between. For this reason, it is paramount that the Church engages openly and honestly with relevant topics. The 'Loveology' series will be an attempt to do just that, as we enter a conversation about what the Bible has to say about God, love, marriage, sex, romance, commitment, community and the complexity of human relationships.
Listen & Love – Summer 2019
This short series compliments the evening series, 'Loveology', and is based on the 'Shema' found in Deuteronomy 6.4-5, and adapted by Jesus as 'the greatest commandment'. We'll be exploring what it is to listen and love with 'all your heart, soul, mind and strength'.
1 Peter – Spring 2019
This series digs deeper into the theme of exile, going through the book of 1 Peter, looking at becoming the church in this cultural moment. The theme of exile also runs through 1 Peter as a metaphor for the experience of the early church in an alien society. In the liberal West we need to be cautious about using the metaphor of exile to describe the church's relationship with a post-Christian society, but there clearly are parallels. We may have a sense of being 'exiled' not because we have been relocated but because society has moved. How do we live faithfully in such a society?
Exile – Spring 2019
This series follows the theme of exile, a major theme in the Old Testament, and one that has shaped the Bible we have today. The series dips into the vast literature of the Old Testament that deals with exile and looks at these passages in the context of Brexit, asking how they can teach us to live faithfully through a time of crisis, when national and international events beyond our control are impacting our lives. This series is complemented by the evening series on 1 Peter.
Love Story – Autumn 2018
A series going through the books Hosea and Ruth, reflecting on God's faithfulness despite our failure.
Seven Signs – Autumn 2018
Catching sight of Jesus in John's gospel. A series going through the seven miraculous signs of Jesus' power found in John's gospel, stories including: water into wine, the official's son, the paralytic man, feeding the 5000, walking on water, man born blind and Lazarus raised from the dead.
Giving – September 2018
A short series for September looking at the theme of 'Giving'. The series set a vision for St Nic's for the coming year, looking at joyful giving, tithing and concluded with First Fruits Sunday.
Garden City – Summer 2018
It has been said the church spends the majority of its time teaching people to live the minority of their lives. Although the vast majority of our time is spent working (whether that's paid work or the tasks of every day life), our focus is often on helping people with specific, explicitly spiritual activities. Important though these activities are, discipleship encompasses our whole life and scripture portrays work itself as spiritual and a key part of what it means to be created and commissioned as a human.
Drawing heavily on John Mark Comer's 'Garden City', this summer series aims to create space to reflect on the role of work and rest in God's plans for our lives and our world.
Acts of the Apostles: Adventures of the Early Church – Summer 2018
From the highs of Holy Spirit encounters and church growth, to the challenges of external persecution and internal disagreement, the book of Acts gives us a glimpse of the early days of the church.
Beginning on Pentecost Sunday, we will be journeying alongside the early church and its attempts to get to grips with what it meant to follow the way of Jesus. As we wrestle with this same question in 21st century Nottingham, the aim of this series is to be inspire St Nic's by stories of how it all began.
Third Person: Exploring the Person and Work of the Holy Spirit – Summer 2018
The Holy Spirit, the Third Person of the Trinity, is present throughout the story of Scripture and His work is foundational to the life of faith.
Despite this, the Holy Spirit has been referred to as the Forgotten God, often relegated to an impersonal force or neglected altogether, mentioned only at the end of prayers/liturgical formulas. The purpose of this series is therefore to explore the person and work of the Spirit, in order to gain a glimpse of His central role in the life, worship and ministry of the Church.
More Than A Feeling – Spring 2018
Looking at how many feelings in modern society are seen as commodities that can be manufactured, we instead explore how feelings such as happiness, intimacy, and peace are portrayed in the Bible as more than just a feeling.
Blunt Wisdom: Faith and Action in the Letter of James – Spring 2018
Often referred to as 'the Proverbs of the New Testament,' the letter of James is filled with pithy and punchy wisdom.
This wisdom hasn't always been well received within the church however, with Martin Luther (in)famously denouncing James' work as 'an epistle of straw'. Luther's fear was that James' emphasis work contradicted Paul's emphasis on faith.
However, far from contradicting Paul's talk of justification by faith (Galatians 2.16), James complements this message by stressing the need for saving faith to be outworked in practice (James 2. vv. 14-17). The aim of this series is therefore to explore how the blunt wisdom offered by James can help us to put our Christian faith into practice.
Habbakkuk: Strong Faith in Confusing Times – Spring 2018
We know next to nothing about the prophet Habakkuk. Given the content of his prophecy, and its focus on the emergence of Babylon as a regional power (from around 612BC), it would seem that he was writing at a similar time to Jeremiah and Zephaniah, or slightly earlier.
Habakkuk is characterised by direct, lamenting, engagement with God about contemporary developments. Habakkuk complains, God answers and Habakkuk responds in prayer. The prophet is deeply disturbed by moral decline within his own society, and uncontrollable threats arising from the shifting geo-political scene around Israel. Where is God in all this? Why does he seem so inactive? What does it mean to live as the people of God in such unpromising circumstances? Is it worth trying to live faithfully when ungodliness seems so rewarding?
These themes and questions are very relevant to where we find ourselves in the UK in 2018. Lent is a very appropriate time to engage with the prophecy of Habakkuk.
Honest Conversations with God: A Journey Through the Psalms – Spring 2018
The book of Psalms constitute an incredible resource for the worshipping life of the church, providing a diverse range of poetry, prayer and songs of praise. Strikingly, within this collection there is great openness and an ability to reflect the highs and lows of life with God. During Lent, we will therefore make our home in the Psalms so as to help us have some honest conversations with God.
Epiphany: Gifts of the Magi – Winter 2018
Having celebrated his arrival at Christmas, the season of Epiphany invites us to reflect upon who Jesus is revealed to be in scripture. Inspired by the magi's gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh, we will spend the last three weeks of January considering the importance and implications of Christ's kingship, divinity and mortality.
A Life Worth Living – Autumn 2017
A Life Worth Living is based on the book of Philippians, this series is particularly good for newer Christians. Structured using Nicky Gumbel's book, also called "A Life Worth Living," this course looks at six topics over the course including "New Heart," "New Attitude" and "New Ambition".
Outline notes for the series can be found at https://www.htb.org/life-worth-living and are suitable for use in Core Groups and Missional Communities!
Jesus and the City Gods – Autumn 2017
The return of a popular series, 'Jesus and the City Gods' is particularly aimed at students coming to Nottingham where they will be 'initiated' into the worship of the city gods during their first term. But this series should help everyone understand the contemporary culture of the city from a Christian perspective.
It is really important that we acknowledge the goodness of God's gifts, whether that is power, knowledge, food & drink, etc. These things are good. We make them dangerous when we exalt them to a position that belongs to God.
Most of the passages are drawn from the Corinthian letters as Corinth was a metropolis where the city gods were very evident. The second readings point to Jesus and give an opportunity to preach the gospel.


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29th August 2013
Some new things to look at.
As well as the class 25 picture above there are new images in the class 37, class 122 and HST galleries. On the coaching stock front there are new images in Mk1, Mk3 and None passenger galleries too.
I have also added a page for my small fleet of tank wagons, there will be more to be added to this page in due course.
Finally we are only a few weeks away from Expo EM north where Calcutta Sidings 2 and the Universal Fiddle Yard will be making their public debut. For more details click here and if you get along to the show be sure to stop by for a chat.
8th August 2013
Just a short update this time. There are several new images in the class 25 gallery as well as a new picture in the class 50's. Click here to go to the class 25 page.
There are also several new pictures to look at in the coaches section, click here
14th July 2013
Just a small update this time. There are some new pictures to look at in the coaches section.
21st May 2013
I have been busy uploading quite a few coach pictures to their various pages.
You can also see more on the above conversion on my workbench pages. For those who are not all that interested in coaches there are new pictures on the class 45 page too!
8th May 2013
Last weekend saw the third and final test session for Phil Eames Calcutta Sidings 2 before its public debut at Expo EM North in September. The above pic is © Tim Horn and you can see more of Tims pictures from the weekend here.
On the subject of exhibitions, those in the Midlands will be able to see Birmingham Moor Street at the Bloxwich show the weekend after next.
28th April 2013
I few new things to look at this time. I have made a start on the wagons section and added more pictures to the coaches section.
I have also been working on a pair of blue and grey HST power cars, you can see more pictures of one of them in the Locomotives section.
17th March 2013
Just a small update this time. Aside from the picture above there are new images on the class 81 and Mk3 coaches pages. Click on stock to view them.
17th February 2013
This update sees some new pictures of DMU's for you to look at, there's a new image in the class 108 gallery and for those who have been following my workbench page there's a new gallery for my class 100/105 hybrid.
To see the multiple unit galleries click here
30th January 2013
Just a quick news update this time folks! For those interested in my scribblings I have an article on my class 85's in this months Rail Express magazine. Hope you enjoy it.
22nd December 2012
Hi All
Just a quick update this time to notify you that I have changed the structure of the 'Goodies' page so that you can ask questions if you want to. Subscribers will be notified when anything new is added as they are for the news page as well as the workbench page.
16th December 2012
Id just like to say thanks for all those that have visited or sent messages over the last year. Thanks also to those who have signed up to follow the workbench or who have added coments. Its all appreciated.
Theres some now piccies for you all in the class 45, 50, 85 and 155 (the unphotoshopped version of the above) galleries.
Merry Christmas everone and all the best for 2013!
24th November 2012
Some more changes to the site to report. You can now subscribe to my workbench if you would like an email to be sent to you when something is added. You will also get an email when there's more news too. If you would like to subscribe, simply pop your email address into the box on the workbench page.
There are new pictures for you in the class 45, 86 and 122 galleries.
21st November 2012
Hi All
Regular and observant visitors to the site may notice that a workbench has appeared in the Main Menu. Here I will be posting what I am up to and you can leave comments or ask questions. Feedback is always welcome. Your first post will have to be approved but then you should be able to post straight away. Obviously any posts that are offensive will not be approved or deleted as will spam but I hope you find the workbench a useful addidtion to the site.
29th October 2012
Hi All. Another update with another 'tribute' model
86261 Driver John Axon GC. To see why Driver Axon was awarded the George Cross, click here.
There are a few new pictures to see this time. Look for the class 31 and HST galleries. I have also uploaded a new page for my model of a class 122 bubblecar. Finally I have been working on a little something for no other reason than why not? It doesnt fit with my layout plans at all but I always found the prototype quite a curious little vehicle.
Theres a little more about it in the other stock section.
23rd September 2012
Time for another update I think. There are new pictures in the class 20, HST and coaches sections.
Also I have added quite a few pictures to the class 31 gallery. I am currently working my way through a batch of them.
7th August 2012
Time for another update. You will find new pictures in the other stock, class 45, 50, 81, 85, 120, 128 and class 304 sections.
Of special mention is my model of 50031 – Hood. I modelled this locomotive as my own little tribute to those lost when HMS Hood was sunk by Bismark in World War 2.
To read more about HMS hood click here
Finally for this update I have started a new page detailing the platform details that are under the roof. You can find it in the layout – buildings section
30th June 2012
I have been weathering track (I have had an urge to do it for a while). The results of my efforts can seen below and also on the track page (under Layouts).
Also new this time are images for classes 08, 25, 31, 47, 86, 87 and 118
16th June 2012
Above is my version of Google earth. This shows the full staion area (withoutmost of the buildings)
There are new pictures for you on the class 47, 50, 85, 86, HST and other stock pages, Enjoy!
23rd May 2012
The arrival of Bachmann's rather nice Class 85 means that I have now completed the locomotive classes I need for New Street. Plenty of individual locos still to do of course. Head over to Locomotives to see more of my 2 85's as well as new images in classes 31, 58 and the HST galleries.
For those who like a spot of reading I have 2 articles in this months crop of magazines. A short one on modelling Transit vans appears in Rail Express and a longer on on how I built my signal box appears in Model Railway Journal.
16th May 2012
Hi everyone. Updated a couple of galleries (class 45, 50 and 150) with new images plus added a special little project to the other stock section.
5th May 2012
Hi Everyone. Appologies for the extraordinarily long wait for an update but as you can see there have been big changes and I hope its been worth it! Welcome to a completely revised site with better navigation, more slickness and most importantly bigger pictures. Theres loads of changes and plenty of new stuff to look at so why not get a coffee and a bicky and have a look round?
20th October 2011
The end of September saw the station section return to Scaleforum as an ongoing demo. Thanks to Tim Horn, Simon Stevens and Phil Eames for their help over the weekend.
Click here for a gallery of images taken by David Brandreth at the show.
21st July 2011
I have always liked the MJT torsion bogie and (given that I need so many) decided to etch my own, incorporating a few changes to make building them quicker. In the end the center wire was replaced with 2 pins and these merely hold it all together and dont use any form or torsion control at all. The control now comes from the cross wires between the brake shoes.
These bogies are now available from Brassmasters,click here for more information.
30th May 2011
This weekend we had the first test session with Tim's Storage Yard and Phil Eames's 4mm P4 Calcutta Sidings 2. This is the actual fiddle yard that New Street will use (although it will be extended) Calcutta Sidings 2 measures in at 52′ by 17′. Set up in North Elmham Primary school.
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We had some interesting weather yesterday (11/06) as the deep upper level trough over the eastern US slowly progressed eastward through central NC. While there weren't any significant operational implications, from a science perspective I thought this was worth looking at. An H5 low (or H5 cold pool) embedded within the mean trough was located in vicinity of northwest NC at 12Z yesterday, with H5 temps of -33C, colder than anywhere else in the CONUS. Mid-level (H7-H5) lapse rates were ~7.5 C/km over central NC, surface temps were in the lower 40s, and surface dewpoints were in the upper 30s. Critical thicknesses off the 12Z 11/06 GSO sounding were 1310/1506 meters. The freezing level was between 2500-3000 ft AGL, and the -15C isotherm was at 9-10 KFT AGL. The primary forcing for precipitation yesterday was probably DPVA associated with the deep upper level trough (and perhaps smaller amplitude waves within the trough).
Shallow convection was ongoing across central NC at 12Z 11/06, with echo tops of 12-15 KFT. Although no instability (MLCAPE, MUCAPE or otherwise) was analyzed on the SPC mesoanalysis website, the presence of shallow convection was evidence enough that sufficient instability was present. The aformentioned instability was most likely the result of steep mid-level lapse rates and strong synoptic forcing (layer-lifting, convective instability). While instability was sufficient for convection to be present, it was insufficient for updrafts strong enough to produce lightning – although 30-35 dBZ echoes were frequently present at 10-11 KFT AGL, suggesting that at least several updrafts made valiant attempts.
At approximately 815 am EDT (1215Z), Three Body Scatter Spikes (TBSS's) were noted with convective cells in Lee and Chatham counties on the 0.5 degree elevation angle, with the 40-45 dBZ convective cores responsible for the TBSS signatures located at roughly 2500-3000 ft AGL (at/near the 0C isotherm).
So why did we get TBSS's with such low reflectivities (relatively speaking) and minimal instability? I'm thinking that while convective updrafts were too weak to produce hail/lightning, they must have been sufficient enough to loft supercooled water 1-3 KFT above the freezing level, riming snowflakes and producing graupel. Although the 0.5 degree slice was at 2500-3000 ft AGL (in vicinity of the freezing level where you would expect higher reflectivities associated with melting), there were 40 dBZ echoes (albeit much fewer) on the 0.9 and 1.4 degree slices as well, indicating the possible presence of graupel at 4-5 KFT AGL (reflectivites with dry snow above the freezing level shouldn't be that high). I've never seen a TBSS outside of convection purely in association with a melting layer, so I'm assuming that melting layers alone are generally not sufficient to produce a TBSS, and that more reflective hydrometeors (graupel or hail) are required.
Dual Pol data (if it had been available) could have provided us with more insight. Correlation Coefficient (CC) on the 0.9 and 1.4 degree slices would have been able to tell us if we were looking at predominately one hydrometeor above the freezing level (i.e. dry snow) or more than one (i.e. dry snow and graupel). Differential reflectivity could have also helped, given that dry snow, graupel/hail and liquid hydrometeors have different ZDR characteristics. Looking at Doppler velocities from an MRR would have also been helpful.
We made numerous calls to Lee/Chatham counties and only rain was reported with the aformentioned convection. The fact that only rain was reported when the freezing level was ~3 KFT AGL suggests that large amounts of small (but highly reflective) ice hyrdrometeors were responsible for the TBSS's. Of course, it's entirely possible something other than rain made it to the ground and nobody was there to witness or report it. Does anyone else have any thoughts?


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text: Sections View Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Full Chapter Figures Tables Videos Supplementary Content ++ YOUR PATIENT ++ A tall and thin 15-year-old male patient presents for an arthroscopic capsuloplasty of the right shoulder for instability. ++ PREOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS ++ There are anterior, posterior, and multidirectional instabilities, with anterior instability being the most common. Anterior instability happens to young male patients; the humeral head subluxates or dislocates anteriorly and can injure the axillary nerve, which presents as weakness of the deltoid and numbness of the lateral aspect of the shoulder. Atraumatic subluxation is usually multidirectional and is associated with connective tissue disorders like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, Marfan syndrome, and the like. ++ An interscalene nerve block will provide superior postoperative pain control. However, the interscalene block is almost 100% associated with a phrenic nerve block, resulting in a paralysis of the ipsilateral hemidiaphragm. This can lead to respiratory failure in patients with marginal pulmonary function. Previous cardiac surgery may cause phrenic nerve injury, which makes careful history taking important. ++ ANESTHETIC MANAGEMENT ++ For interscalene block using ultrasound or a nerve stimulator, 15-20 mL of local anesthetic are sufficient for adults. For children, adjust according to the child's size while following the recommended maximum local anesthetic doses. See Table 64-1 for recommended maximum doses of local anesthetics, Fig. 64-1 for the distribution of the block, and Fig. 64-2 for the ultrasound anatomy. Clonidine may prolong the local anesthesia effect. Add 1 μg/kg. Combine peripheral block with sedation or general anesthesia. ++ POSTOPERATIVE CONSIDERATIONS ++ The patient and his family should be given instructions on how to care for the anesthetized arm in order to avoid inadvertent trauma to the anesthetized arm. ++Table Graphic Jump LocationTABLE 64-1 MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DOSES OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS View Table|Favorite Table|Download (.pdf) TABLE 64-1 MAXIMUM RECOMMENDED DOSES OF LOCAL ANESTHETICS Continuous Infusion (mg/kg/h) LA Single Bolus Maximum Dose (mg/kg) Neonates and Infants Older Children Ropivacaine 3 0.2 0.4 Bupivacaine 2.5-4 0.2 0.4 Levobupivacaine 2-4 0.2 0.4 Lidocaine 7 (10 with epinephrine) Not recommended 3-5 (if IV regional anesthesia) 2-Chloroprocaine 20 Not recommended ++ FIGURE 64-1 Interscalene block: distribution of blockade. Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size|Favorite Figure|Download Slide (.ppt) ++ FIGURE 64-2 Ultrasound view of the interscalene area. [ASM, anterior scalene muscle; CA, carotid artery; IJV, internal jugular vein; MSM, middle scalene muscle; SCM, sternocleidomastoid muscle; SCP, superficial cervical plexus; T, thyroid gland.] Graphic Jump LocationView Full Size|Favorite Figure|Download Slide (.ppt) ++ DOs and DON'Ts ✓ Do evaluate any possible underlying cardiac condition. ⊗ Do not hyperextend the joints of these patients. ✓ Do an interscalene block if appropriate. ✓ Use the shortest needle possible. ⊗ Do not do an interscalene block if the patient has respiratory compromise. ++ CONTROVERSIES ++ There is a case report of permanent spinal cord injury from an inters-calene ... GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Sign In Username Error: Please enter User Name Password Error: Please enter Password Forgot Username? Forgot Password? Sign in via OpenAthens Sign in via Shibboleth Get Free Access Through Your Institution Contact your institution's library to ask if they subscribe to McGraw-Hill Medical Products. What is MyAccess? Create a FREE MyAccess profile to: Use this site remotely Bookmark your favorite content Track your self-assessment progress and more! GET ACCESS TO THIS RESOURCE Subscription Options Pay Per View Timed Access to all of AccessAnesthesiology 24 Hour $34.95 (USD) Buy Now 48 Hour $54.95 (USD) Buy Now Best Value AccessAnesthesiology Full Site: One-Year Individual Subscription $995 USD Buy Now View All Subscription Options


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Back in my day there were baby monitors that allowed you to hear what was happening in the baby's room, perhaps even a small camera with a grainy black and white video too. Today, things have moved forward, and just like they did with the home security space, Netgear have shaken things up with the Arlo Baby.
This thing is so good it had to be award winning. This fits into Best Internet of Things, Best Gadget in fact several places – but we took it straight to the top, the first of our "gold" awards, Best Lifestyle.
As a device that is plug and play, monitors video, sound, temperature, can play tunes, is a night light it's just got everything.
Chris Bowen's been using it non stop with little baby Henry and he's got more "smart home" stuff than anyone I know (including me) and has nothing but good things to say about this little gem.
Netgear Arlo Baby – the 2017 EFTM Best Lifestyle award winner.
Trev is a Technology Commentator, Dad, Speaker and Rev Head.
He produces and hosts two popular podcasts, EFTM and Two Blokes Talking Tech. He also appears on over 50 radio stations across Australia weekly, and is the resident Tech Expert on Channel 9's Today Show each day and appears regularly on A Current Affair.
Father of three, he is often found down in his Man Cave.


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How do you manifest change in your life? It's hard enough to define change, because you know, it's one of the only constants of life. Because of that, I often only feel the chapter headings forming in my brain book when I feel saddened remembering some period from the past. Usually I see some landmark, be it a restaurant, or simply an intersection that I associate with some other time, and then my heart and mind leap. It feels a sort of loss, instantly that period is looked upon longingly. As well manicured patch of grass, amongst the otherwise overgrown scraggly mess of my mind, the dark and dangerous forest. As I've aged I've been able to identify that this worrisome wood is manufactured by the little devil in my brain. Lets call him Despair Daniel.
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While I'm just like any other socially anxious person who knows too well how real the struggle to feel normal can be, I'm by no means an expert. So I'm including this page as a source of professional support we can all use to lean on for help, advice, information, and research. If you have any suggestions for this page, please send me a line via the contact page.
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text: New service: a monthly email reminder If you've got anything on loan from the library at the moment, or any fines, you'll receive an email reminder on the second day of the month. This is a new service to help you keep on top of what you have on loan. You don't need to take any action unless you have overdue items (the due date will be shown in red), but you might want to check what's on the list in case you think you may have returned some of the items. The due date on the email shows you what the due date is as of today. If the date is seven days from the date of the email, your loans weren't reserved by anyone else at the time the email was sent. Your loans will renew automatically overnight, but if someone reserves any of them you will receive the "Your library: loans due for return soon" email. If you have any queries, please get in touch via Just Ask. You can also check your loans and any fines you might have, at any time, by logging into your account on FindIt@Bham.


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Director of Matri Mandir, BP Saraf along with wife Meera Saraf, while participating in the programme, stressed the need to inculcate the habit of honouring the mothers among children and giving them adequate care and attention.
"Such programmes are very important to make the children aware about the place of mothers in society and in the lives of every individual. Similarly, the adults are also reminded of their responsibilities towards their mothers along with sending a message to respect every woman in society," said a participant.
Matri Mandir also organises several welfare activities including health camps and special vocational and educational classes for children from weaker financial backgrounds.


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Dating someone can be very difficult. You get to ask yourself a lot of questions such as which amount of honesty you should give someone, and how much you should reveal about yourself.
There are no similar beings. Differences are fine, just as the fact that considering we are not same, there must be people in life who don't like you. They would not like you no matter how hard you try to change yourself. Knowing the facts, let's find out which things are at least common that turn off most women.
– Wrong evaluation of narrow circle of people.
If the guy that girl is dating is showing much more affection to his male friends, it is not cool. That means he would rather choose them instead of going out with her, it becomes not fine at all. All girls like attention and when a guy starts giving more significance to his boys, a girl starts to bother herself. In that "choosing" situation, a woman feels less important if her partner chooses "man talk" instead of being with her. All women want assurance that men should give a little bit more attention to them. That is because if they are at the beginning of a relationship, they need time together to build it in a healthy way.
– Men who play the height.
In a man's world it is important to have some highness and women find it less important especially if they are truly in love. Loving someone means to love him or her for who they are, not for who they act to be. If a man is capable and willing to accept all the challenges, including stupid and imprudent ones, it turns off women. Most women prefer modesty.
– Ability to hear but not paying attention.
If you are a man who hears all things your girl is telling you, but yet not able to listen to her, she gets turned off. All women love to communicate, so try to have an interest in what she says to you. Your woman would feel that you commit yourself and there is no doubt that she would not appreciate that. The truth is, girls can be annoying with talks, but try to listen in order to make her talk less.
-You are childish.
Girls don't like the situation where their partner depends on them. There must have been something unhealthy in a relationship with his mother and that relationship is ruining this one between you two. Men show immaturity when they depend on their mothers, and certainly they should be aware of how important parts have their girls in a relationship they started. Mother should not play the main role in your connection.
– Playing cold.
This fact describes a childish man again. Every time you argue, a boy starts to act to be someone he surely is not. He plays cold even when everything is fine, just to satisfy his inner thoughts. Women, on the other hand, get really turned off by man who is acting like this. It is obvious that you are not mad or upset anymore, so why act in front of a girl you actually love very much and with whom you are completely honest.
– Being a chauvinist.
Women who you treat with respect and who you show that she is equal to you is happy and calm. On the other side, if a man treats her like she or anything that she is doing is not worth it to him, it turns her off. If you want to have a normal relationship, you should value her choices about work, lifestyle, etc. Do not act sexist because women hate that.
– Being self-centered.
This is one more thing that turns women off. There is nothing good in being egotistic when you are with your partner, friends, or colleagues. It would be so much better if you show diffidence and amiability, because everyone will love you more and show you respect and kindness back, including your woman.
– Being more curious than you should.
By asking too many questions, you are showing your girl that you have insecurities about her. It's a turn off. If you want to have a relationship that is healthy, you should show trust and work on some troubles that you are facing together. Detectives are not welcome.
– Being too compassionate.
The truth is that women find it sexy if men are mushy from time to time. But if you overdo it, it would become hard for woman to handle you. It is fine for you to cry sometimes, no one is a stone without emotions, but if you cry more than your female partner, imagine how fast she would be turned off.
– Loyalty and commitments are not your favorite.
We all know that most women are a little bit more committed than their partner. If you show no interest in her talk and in your time spent together, it is a turn off. You need to let her know that you are completely capable to take the responsibility for your life. If you want a happy and loved woman, be sturdy when making decisions and when you promise something.


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Our ear clinic provides a comprehensive range of hearing tests for neonates, children and adults.
Objective assessment of hearing in young children is quite difficult. First, we make sure there is no wax or secretion blocking the ear canal, and then a clinical assessment is made about the status of the eardrum, or the absence or presence of fluid in the middle ear cleft. Objective assessment is undertaken using frequency specific cochlear emission audiology. This involves putting a probe into the ear. It is rapid, not painful, and well tolerated. Ideally, it is done when the child is quiet or even asleep, so we encourage a booking time after a planned feed.
In young children, VROA is often performed. This involves a trained observer (audiologist) observing the child and its response to noise introduced at various intensities from either the left or the right side.
In older children and adults, formal audiometry is performed ina an appropriately calibrated soundproof booth.
This can be supplemented by speech audiology/ speech discrimination to test the ability of an individual to tell the difference between phonemes that sound similar, for example, hat, cat, bat and rat.
Middle ear pressure is tested using tympanometry; this involves placing a probe in the ear canal, to measure the middle ear pressure.
More sophisticated tests of the balance canals, inner ear fluid pressure, the functioning of the nerve of hearing (BERA), are performed as clinically required.
Particle repositioning for benign paroxysmal positioning vertigo is undertaken as required and supplemented by appropriate vestibular rehabilitation exercises.


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Ros Jones CBE
Mayor of Doncaster
Ros Jones has been Mayor of Doncaster since 2013, having been re-elected to the position in May 2017.
A lifelong Doncaster resident and qualified Chartered Public Finance Accountant, Ros worked in both the public and private sector during her career before being elected as a borough Councillor in 2006, and becoming Chair of Council and Chair of Audit. Ros is currently a member of both the Sheffield City Region Combined Authority and LEP Board, and is Chair of the Sheffield City Region Infrastructure Board.
Since becoming elected Mayor, Ros has led Doncaster Council out of Government intervention early, and introduced wide ranging improvements, including successful policies to support the local economy, job creation, public and private sector housing developments, and education improvements.
In December 2017, under Ros's leadership, Doncaster Council held a Community Poll of its entire electorate, to consult local residents on their preferred geography for regional devolution. The result was overwhelmingly in support of Doncaster becoming part of the widest possible Yorkshire devolution deal.
In 2017 Ros was awarded a CBE for services to Local Government.
In 2019, Ros received a World Mayor 2018 Commendation in recognition of her services to Local Government, and her commitment to strengthen social justice and prosperity for the people of Doncaster.


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BEIRUT – A new partial truce in Syria has been extended to the divided city of Aleppo, U.S. officials and Syrian state television declared Wednesday, after days of diplomacy by American and Russian envoys to halt catastrophic fighting there.
But the details of the partial truce – and whether it imposed new conditions on the Syrian government, insurgents or their international backers – remained murky, with no immediate confirmation of the deal from Russia.
The parties did not even agree on precisely when the truce began to apply in Aleppo. The State Department said it had begun at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, and Syrian state television said it would take effect at 1 a.m. Thursday.
Nor did their statements clarify the main disagreement between the United States, which backs some insurgents, and Russia, the most powerful ally of the Syrian government, over which rebel groups are fair game for government and Russian airstrikes.
The crux of the problem is that Nusra Front fighters, affiliated with al-Qaida, are intermingled in parts of insurgent-held territory with rebel groups that have agreed to the partial truce. Russia says those groups can therefore be targeted, while the United States has argued against Russia's position.
Aleppo, the main hub of northern Syria, is a crucial battleground, split between government-controlled and insurgent-held territory. Nearly 300 people, mostly civilians, have died in renewed fighting there, with government airstrikes pummeling the rebel section and rebels shelling the other side.
The fighting has shattered a two-month respite provided by a partial cease-fire that tamped down the death toll across Syria, now in its sixth year of war. But the violence never ended entirely, especially amid sharp disagreements between Russia and the United States over what constituted a violation. The Nusra Front and the Islamic State were excluded from the deal.
In a statement, a State Department spokesman, Mark C. Toner, said that after an agreement Friday to restore a truce in the Damascus suburbs and in the northern province of Latakia, Russia concluded arrangements late Tuesday "to extend this effort to Aleppo province, including Aleppo city and its surrounding areas."
"Since this went into effect today at 00:01 in Damascus, we have seen an overall decrease in violence in these areas, even though there have been reports of continued fighting in some locations," Toner said.
But Syrian state television quoted the Syrian Army Command as saying that a cease-fire would apply in Aleppo starting at 1 a.m. Thursday.
Russia made no official statement, but earlier Wednesday, Foreign Minister Sergey V. Lavrov told Rossiya Segodnya, a state-owned news wire, that Russia, the United States and its allies, and the Syrian government had all agreed on terms for a cease-fire but that the Syrian government said "the opposition continues to shoot."
Lavrov said the United States had tried to define the territory of the truce "in such a way as to include a significant part of the positions held by the Nusra Front."
He added, "This was absolutely unacceptable, and at the end we managed to strike it down."
At an emergency session of the United Nations Security Council on Wednesday afternoon, the undersecretary-general, Jeffrey Feltman, told diplomats that an agreement even on a "day of silence" in Aleppo – meaning a one-day truce – had proved "challenging."
He gave no new details on the reported new truce, saying only that he had received news of the announcement by the State Department.
Also appearing before the Security Council, the U.N.'s top relief official, Stephen O'Brien, chronicled attacks on an ambulance, two hospitals and two U.N.-supported primary health centers in the last two weeks. He singled out the Syrian government for denying permits to health workers to immunize children.
Earlier in the day, in Geneva, Jan Egeland, a Norwegian diplomat who is a senior adviser to the United Nations relief effort in Syria, warned that thousands of Aleppo residents were at risk of siege.
"Besiegement is worse in Syria than in any other place on Earth," he said.


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The Green Party believes it is immoral to profit from the illness of others. We will fight against the continued privatisation of our NHS and seek to roll-back the privatisation already in place. We will also ensure that mental health is given the same weight as physical health to better protect our citizen's emotional welfare. We will also ensure that living standards are raised through tackling inequality and the housing crisis which will have knock on positive health effects for the people of our city.
Our vision is for a Southampton where life expectancy, mental health support, and the quality of care which you receive are not determined by your postcode or wealth. At the centre of our health policy is a firm commitment to protect the NHS from privatisation, to ensure that it's adequately resourced, and free at the point of use. We will prioritise the treatment of mental health.
Deprivation rates in Southampton are currently above the national average, with 10,800 children living in poverty and the life expectancy of men and women in the poorest areas being between 8 and 3.4 years lower respectively than those in the least deprived areas.
These inequalities will only become greater if the coalition and future governments continue to 'reorganise' the NHS and to bring in private companies, driven by profit motive rather than by patient care. The Green Party remain absolutely opposed to this creeping privatisation and will work towards creating an NHS which is rooted in and accountable to the communities it serves.
We commit not only to protecting the NHS, but also to fight for a number of other policies to ensure that Southampton becomes a more healthy community. These policies aim to improve local housing, lower unemployment, reduce poverty and combat air pollution in the city. These factors all contribute to the overall health of our city.
These policies range from insulating the city's homes to setting up a core network of safe cycle routes. We would look to improve air quality and to developing community spaces where families and children can relax and enjoy the natural environment. We aim to deliver safe, affordable and warm housing; community focused nursing social and medical care; improvements in air quality; networks of pedestrian and cycle routes which connect communities and the restoration and development of natural spaces where wildlife and people can enjoy the beauty of our City.
The new Health and Wellbeing Boards and Clinical Commissioning Groups will be welcomed as will be the return of public health responsibilities to the City. These bring enormous opportunities for the Council to create the social economic and environmental conditions which are essential for good health.
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Do you want different outfits without spending a lot?
We can create multiple outfits by mixing clothes, this is the fun aspect of clothing.
For this reason I recommend you always think about what you have in the closet before buying that garment. Think of all the possibilities you have of creating different looks by changing some accessory or some clothes.
If you look carefully in your wardrobe there is certainly the shirt that you haven't worn for some time, but that is perfect with the colors of the skirt that you have just bought.
And remember that fashion is a game, it is what allows us to express the thousand shades of our being and that is why we should dress with the same care that we usually use to do all other things.
Different ways to mix tartan
Today I want to show you how I created a different outfit using the same tartan skirt.
Do you remember the post How to Wear Tartan? I had paired the ocher and red tartan skirt with a black leather jacket, red ankle boots and a red bag.
A bold way to wear tartan, today's version is more bon ton.
Starting from the colors of the skirt, that you cannot ignore, I chose the mustard-colored silk shirt (to be worn into the skirt).
I had bought this garment in the United States and, I must confess, that I had worn it once or twice because the color didn't convince me too much.
As you know I don't get rid of my clothes and, in this case, I did very well because I really like the combination with the tartan skirt.
At this point the mustard boots by Dries Van Noten, who had remained in their box for a couple of years, seemed to me the ideal solution.
Also in this case I want to remind you that if something (a pair of shoes, a dress, or any other garment) doesn't stimulate you more for a period, do not throw it away; there will be an opportunity in which that object will be perfect to create the outfit.
The chosen bag by Paula Cademartori bag with colored details to give the extra touch. To complete the bon ton style I added the red coat and the red earrings.
What do you think about? Which outfit do you prefer?
I wear
shirt Elie Tahari
skirt vintage
coat Akris
shoes Dries Van Noten
bagPaula Cademartori
earrings Angela Caputi
photo Alice Turchini


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Crippling Pakistan's Cyber Infrastructure, Indian Hackers Avenged Suicide Attack On India
More than 50 Pakistan Websites Hacked by Indian Hacker Group – 'Team I Crew'. All Indian hackers are united now. Pakistan hackers are begging for mercy. Pakistan faced the worst cyber attack in history, in last 72 hours. Shailesh Kumar, National Defence New Delhi, 18 February 2019 To avenge the death of 40 CRPF bravehearts, Indian hackers unleashed cyber attack... Read More


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*The event will be so interesting – Bakumor*
There are indications that Abuja, the capital of Nigeria will bobble tomorrow as the Centre for Inter Peace Dialogue concludes all arrangements to host dignitaries as it holds its 6th Inter Faith Peace Dialogue.
This was contained in a press statement made available to newsmen yesterday in Abuja, a copy of which was sent to *The Liberator Newspaper,* signed by its convener, priest Ellington Bakumor.
Bakumor had stated that the peace oriented event that is scheduled to take place tomorrow at the NIPPON grand Hotels, plot 102 Ahmadu Bello way, by Kado express, opposite cash and carry, Abuja, stressing that the event will be so interesting owing to the arrangements put in place so far.
According to Ellington, the 6th edition of the Inter Faith Dialogue that will be holding tomorrow in Abuja is designed in such a way that resource persons from the Woyein-Egbesu Movement, Mirror Child movement (ATR) , Christian and Islamic Clerics will be speaking on the Role of Religion in fostering Peace, tolerance and Unity among Nigerians.
The convener had particularly called on the general public to come in numbers to grace the epoch making occasion, promising that it will be so interesting.
The revered Egbesu priest had revealed that the theme of the programme is "National Unity and Peace Building Before, During and After the 2019 General Elections, the Role of Religious Organizations".
He had further asserted that the programme will take place by 10:am prompt at the above address, stressing that the Inter Faith Dialogue is a vision born out of the vital role religion plays for the wellbeing of society.
Bakumor had emphasized that the programme was first held in Accra, the capital of Ghana and later Yenagoa in Bayelsa state before coming to Abuja to host this 6th edition.
In his words: "Religion is a two edged sword, it could be used to create a better and more peaceful world, or it could be used to create more division , hatred , wars and chaos, the choice is ours to make
"The Inter Faith Peace Dialogue was born out of a vision that Religion plays so much role in the life of the average Nigerian or African and most of the backwardness and hatred and vices today are caused by members who may have misunderstood the essence of the message of their own religion , this is the 6th year of the Inter Faith Peace Dialogue the first and second was held in Accra Ghana, the third was held in Bayelsa Nigeria , and now its coming to Abuja the capital of Nigeria in this very sensitive times for Nigeria so as to enable it play its part in ensuring a more united and happy Nigeria, Dignitaries to be expected include"
Some of the dignitaries that are expected to grace the occasion include Hon .Lai Mohammad, Minister for Information; Hon . Julius Pondi, member Representing Burutu Federal Constituency; Hon. Usani Uguru Usani, Minister for Niger Delta; Prof Charles Dokubo Coordinator of the presidential Amnesty programme; Hon. Edobor Iyamu SSA to the President on Niger Delta Affairs.


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Nunsmere Wedding fair January 2018
Nunsmere Hall Wedding Fair January 2018
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Whitfield and Ward provided the most immaculate mens suits and Ian Lloyd created the bouquets.
Hipswing run the show with lights, staging and music.
Our lovely models are all friends of the boutique and some of them are also family, how lucky am I! if you would like to be involved in something like this as a model then please do get in touch.
Nunsmere Wedding fair January 2018
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Replication revisited
Once an expensive option, data replication is now available in many forms and is a more affordable and effective disaster recovery option than ever.
Once an expensive option, replication is now available in many forms and is more affordable and effective than ever.
The success -- and adoption -- of replication technology can be largely attributed to advances in local-area, wide-area and storage-area networking, as well as server virtualization and cloud computing. From replicating virtual machine (VM) images for data protection and high availability to the exchange of information with cloud services, replication has proved to be the most suitable and agile data transfer and protection method in increasingly virtualized IT environments.
But it's not just coincidental progress that has elevated replication's role in data management. It's as much, and perhaps more, due to changes in business requirements.
For example, downtime tolerance has been shrinking. A 2010 data protection research survey conducted by Milford, Mass.-based Enterprise Strategy Group (ESG) revealed that 18% of respondents can't accept downtime for tier 1 applications, up from 8% only three years ago. Disaster recovery (DR), a prime user of replication, is becoming a basic requirement, and the same ESG survey identified it as the No. 1 area of investment. Compliance obligations of public companies and certain industries drive the use of replication to ensure accessibility and recoverability of critical data. Globalization, and the resulting need for firms to operate globally with satellite offices dispersed throughout the world, is also spurring replication-based data protection.
Another indicator of the increasing relevance of replication is the diversity and multiplicity in which it has found its way into products: as an array feature, backup application option, business application capability, network appliance add-on and even as a virtualization product option. Able to run in arrays; in the network; on hosts or within applications; asynchronously or synchronously; and at a block, file or sub-file level, replication products and choices are plentiful, maybe even overwhelming at first. But replication offerings can be grouped into categories that offer varying benefits and value propositions for different use cases and environments.
Asynchronous and synchronous replication
Asynchronous replication is the most broadly supported replication mode, supported by array-, network- and host-based replication products. Committed to the source array first, then buffered or journaled for subsequent replication to the target array, data arrives at the replication target with a delay, ranging from nearly instantaneous to minutes or even hours. Its network latency and bandwidth tolerance make it fit for long-distance replication.
Not all asynchronous replication implementations are equal, though. Key areas of differentiation are how a product deals with network outages, if it supports transaction recovery or if it simply creates a crash-consistent replica that depends on the target OS and application to resolve inconsistencies. For instance, both IBM Global Mirror for the IBM System Storage DS8000 and the Hitachi Data Systems Universal Replicator have provisions to maintain the sequence of writes. "Hitachi Universal Replicator guarantees transaction recovery by sequencing replicated data within consistency groups," explained Sarah Hamilton, Hitachi Data Systems' senior product marketing manager, data resilience and security.
Rarely supported in host-based replication products, synchronous replication is the hallmark of high-end block-based storage arrays and also supported by most network-based replication products, including the Hewlett-Packard (HP) Co. StorageWorks SAN Virtualization Services Platform (SVSP), IBM SAN Volume Controller (SVC) and LSI Corp. StoreAge Storage Virtualization Manager (SVM). Committing data to the replication source only after committing it successfully to the replication target, synchronous replication guarantees synchronicity between the replication source and target. A reliable network and low latency are prerequisites and supported distances can't exceed 50km to 300km, depending on the array vendor. Its primary use is for high-end transactional applications that require instantaneous failover if the primary node fails. It's less relevant in network-attached storage (NAS) unless the NAS can also serve as block-based storage for high-end transactional applications. A pure NAS play, such as a BlueArc Corp. Titan or Mercury system, usually lacks synchronous replication support. "A NAS doesn't require synchronous replication," asserted Ravi Chalaka, BlueArc's senior director of solutions marketing. Conversely, NetApp filers with their support for NAS and block-based protocols, especially Fibre Channel (FC), support synchronous replication, allowing NetApp arrays to compete with very high-end block-based storage systems from EMC Corp., Hitachi Data Systems and IBM.
Replication and the network
Available bandwidth and latency between the replication source and target systems greatly impacts replication performance. For short distances under 50km, latency is negligible and available bandwidth determines replication performance. The bigger the pipe, the faster a given amount of data can be replicated. Besides buying larger connections, compression and data deduplication are critical techniques to get the best out of given bandwidth. Deduplication and compression help shorten backup and restore times, and can result in significant connection and storage savings.
For long-distance replication, latency is the determining factor. The longer the distance, the longer the communication between replication source and target takes. Less of an issue for asynchronous replication, latency is the determining factor in synchronous replication where a distance of 50km is usually the maximum acceptable range. While replication implementations make a difference (for instance, IBM Metro Mirror supports up to 300km between source and target), the impact of latency can be reduced and supported distances extended through the use of WAN accelerators, which perform TCP optimizations and implement techniques to minimize roundtrips. WAN accelerators are available from Cisco Systems Inc., F5 Networks Inc., Juniper Networks Inc., Riverbed Technology Inc. and Silver Peak Systems Inc
Array-based replication
Early on, a mechanism to replicate data from one array to another emerged as a necessity and array vendors quickly added replication to their storage systems -- to high-end arrays first, where it's standard now, and then to midrange and lower-end arrays. Dell Inc. is a perfect illustration of the trend of replication filtering down into the low end of the data storage market. Today, all of Dell's storage systems, with the exception of the lower-end PowerVault arrays, support replication, from Dell/EMC SAN Storage and Dell EqualLogic arrays to the Dell DX Object Storage Platform.
Having replication be a part of the array has many merits. For storage managers it's simply another array feature. Managed similarly as other array functions and options, it takes little effort to leverage replication. Because it's an array function, deploying it requires very little cross-departmental coordination; it's the storage group that makes it happen and supports it once deployed. Provided by the same supplier, array-based replication is supported by a single vendor, thereby eliminating a great deal of finger-pointing when problems occur. Furthermore, array-based replication is less likely to be disrupted by extraneous activities such as patching and other changes, which are more likely to pester host-based replication products, giving it a higher degree of resilience. "Application failures won't impact array-based replication because the storage system isn't impacted," said Mark Welke, director of data protection solutions at NetApp.
Array-based replication's greatest shortcoming is its requirement for similar source and target arrays, limiting its use to homogeneous storage environments. Most storage vendors don't even support replication between their own array families. Among major storage vendors, NetApp is the lone exception, supporting array-based replication between any of its arrays. Another noteworthy vendor is Hitachi Data Systems, whose Virtual Storage Platform (VSP) and Universal Storage Platform (USP) are able to reach out to other arrays via storage virtualization. And with very few exceptions, such as Dell EqualLogic arrays, replication is an extra-cost option that's charged for by device or replicated capacity.
Block-based FC and iSCSI arrays replicate block changes on volumes and LUNs. Since only changed blocks of a few hundred bytes need to be replicated, it's very fast and efficient. Executed beneath the file system, block-based replication is operating system agnostic and supports replication between any platforms attached to the array. Block-based replication has the potential to take advantage of advanced array features such as deduplication, compression and encryption, and some vendors have enhanced their replication offerings accordingly. For instance, NetApp, with the 8.0.1 release of Data Ontap, added the ability to only replicate data changes in FlexClone volumes between parent and clone images. A FlexClone volume is a thin-provisioned clone, requiring very little actual disk space; but until this latest release, the complete volume had to be replicated instead of the disk-efficient FlexClone.
NAS systems usually replicate at the file system-level, which has the benefit of file system metadata awareness, which can be leveraged during the replication process and enables replication based on criteria such as file size and file type. But it's slower and usually less efficient than block-based replication. The performance impact increases with the number of files and folders in a replication set that need to be parsed, and the larger the tree, the longer it takes to parse it. For that reason, BlueArc introduced the object-based JetMirror technology, replacing time-consuming sequential file parsing with an object-based metadata store. "Backups with JetMirror are 2.8 times faster than with NDMP [Network Data Management Protocol] and replication times for very large file stores can be reduced by an order of magnitude," BlueArc's Chalaka claimed.
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Network-based replication
Network-based replication usually comes into play in heterogeneous storage environments. It'll work with anyone's array and supports any host platform. Situated in the network, between hosts and arrays, the splitting of I/Os is performed in either an inline appliance or in a Fibre Channel fabric. The I/O splitter looks at the destination address of an incoming write I/O and, if it's part of a replication volume, forwards a copy of the I/O to the replication target. In many ways, network-based replication combines the merits of array- and host-based replication. Having only arrived on the market several years ago, it has the smallest market share, trailing both array-based and host-based replication in revenue and numbers, but it's growing at a quicker rate than array-based replication, according to IDC.
Compared to the multitude of array- and host-based replication offerings, there are fewer network-based replication products on the market, and they can be broken into two groups: inline appliances and fabric-based replication products.
Inline appliances, such as the IBM SVC, don't depend on intelligent switches from Brocade Communications Systems Inc. or Cisco Systems Inc. for splitting I/Os; instead, I/Os are terminated and forwarded in the appliance to storage targets. Unlike the wire-speed splitting of fabric-based products, the overhead of terminating and initiating new I/Os causes a small delay. While fabric-based products are based on a split-path architecture where data that isn't part of a replication or virtualized volume is simply passed through, in an inline appliance all traffic has to traverse the replication appliance. As a result, they're more likely to hit a scalability threshold than their fabric-based counterparts. "A variety of hardware options, including cache and number and speed of processors, have enabled IBM to address scalability and performance concerns for the most part," said Greg Schulz, founder and senior analyst at Stillwater, Minn.-based StorageIO Group.
While fabric-based replication products may be technologically superior, with better performance and scalability, they're significantly more complex and require intelligent switches. To use them in environments that don't have intelligent switches, fabric-based replication products usually provide host agents that perform the splitting of I/Os on hosts instead of in the fabric. EMC RecoverPoint, with its continuous data protection (CDP) and remote replication capabilities, is the most prominent fabric-based replication product.
HP StorageWorks SVSP and LSI StoreAge SVM -- the former being an OEM product of the latter -- combine the simplicity of an inline appliance with the performance and scalability of a fabric-based product. The products use a split-path approach where management is handled in-band; however, data movement and normal data flow occur out of band, leading to improved scaling and performance.
Other network-based replication players are FalconStor Software Inc. with its MicroScan and Delta Resync replication features, and InMage Systems Inc.
Host-based replication
In host-based replication products, the replication is performed by so-called filter drivers on servers that intercept write I/Os so they can forward file or block changes to replication targets. Host-based replication has the lowest entry cost and complexity, but these increase proportionally as the number of replication nodes expand. While it's easy to manage for a small number of servers, managing a large number of nodes, from initial installation and rollout to ongoing support and monitoring, can be a daunting task.
Compared to array- and network-based replication, host-based replication is less isolated and its execution environment less controlled and, as a result, it can be adversely impacted by other applications and server events. Virus infections, resource shortages and application crashes can't bring down array- or network-based replication, but they can definitely stop host-based replication. Standalone host-based replication products are available from the likes of CA with ARCserve, Double-Take Software Inc. (now part of Vision Solutions Inc.), Neverfail Ltd., Quest Software Inc. and SIOS Technology Corp. (formerly SteelEye Technologies Inc.). The products differ in platform support, with Windows supported by all, and features, such as throttling, compression, deduplication, encryption, high-availability (HA) capabilities and management options.
Host-based replication is the nimblest of the three approaches. It's software only; works with any type of storage, including DAS and cloud storage; and is capable of supporting a wide range of platforms, depending on the replication product and vendor. Even though it competes in scenarios where array- and network-based replication may be used, the fact that it's pure software allows it to extend into areas where the other two simply can't compete. First, it's the ideal replication method for cloud storage. Cloud services like the Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud (EC2) simply can't deal with hardware-based replication, but they allow running replication software to exchange data between clouds, and between the cloud and on-premise servers.
Secondly, host-based replication software can be incorporated into other apps. Prime examples are backup apps that have been adding replication to provide and manage both replication-based and traditional data protection. Replicas aren't usually standalone images, but are likely part of a larger data protection process. As replication-based data protection moves mainstream, being able to manage and monitor them along with traditional backups becomes more relevant. As a result, CA, EMC, IBM, Symantec Corp. and others have been adding replication-based data protection to their backup suites.
The evolution of replication
Replication has been used for high availability and data protection of critical data and applications for a long time, and it has been slowly eating away at tape as the media of choice for data protection. As a consequence of shrinking recovery time objectives (RTOs) and increased need for 24/7 availability of applications and data, this trend is likely to continue, if not accelerate. On the technology side, cloud computing, the virtualization of IT infrastructure, and a flurry of replication options and offerings are aiding this trend.
BIO: Jacob Gsoedl is a freelance writer and a corporate director for business systems. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com.