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|This essay won first prize in Gateshead Library's Clarence Walton Local History Essay Competition in 1980.
To recount the story of Rowlands Gill's water supply we must first look at a wider area and we must go back to a time when the village barely existed. Apart from a handful of buildings around the station and a few farms, there were only fields, rough tracks and the turnpike, the 'trunk' road from Derwenthaugh to Shotley Bridge. A short distance along this road Joseph Cowen had just sunk a drift mine which became known as the 'Lilley Drift' and he was building fourteen houses for his workmen. These were the first of the sixty-five houses which form Lilley and Cowen Terraces.
The Year was 1878 and Rowlands Gill, such as it was, lay within the district of the Blaydon Local Board (BLB), a Sanitary Board and the forerunner of the Blaydon Urban District Council. The Board's district included several small farming and mining communities and the more populous industrial centres of Winlaton and Blaydon itself. Of these only Blaydon had a piped water supply, elsewhere there were only wells and springs; quite adequate for sparsely populated areas, but not for Winlaton.
The danger of wells and springs being contaminated with human and animal waste in such a tightly packed community, and the consequent danger of epidemics, was acute. Awareness of this danger was increasing; twice in living memory large areas of Tyneside had been ravaged by cholera and the drinking of polluted water was known to have been responsible.
The Public Health Act of 1875 had further highlighted the danger and indeed had given local authorities the responsibility of ensuring that water supplies within their districts were pure. Winlaton certainly needed a better water supply but its location on a hill more than 400 feet above sea level made this very difficult.
It was with this problem in mind that the BLB in June 1878 appointed a committee to meet with the Ryton Local Board (RLB) whose district adjoined that of Blaydon and which had similar difficulties supplying water to parts of their area. Their brief was to discuss the practicability of a joint scheme to supply water to Winlaton and to the RLB district from springs just to the north-west of Chopwell on the western extremity of the BLB district. Committees from both Boards met at High Spen one day in August 1878 and proceeded to Chopwell to examine two springs, one near Ashtree Farm and the other near to the present Greenhead Terrace. Together they yielded about 90 gallons per minute of unpolluted water and both were high enough to supply both districts by gravity.
For some reason the BLB declined to join in with the scheme and the RLB went ahead alone. Detailed plans were prepared but difficulties arose over land purchase. Eventually a parliamentary bill was promoted by the RLB to give them lowers of compulsory purchase. The BLB, to the annoyance of the Ryton Board, announced that they would oppose the bill unless they were given the right to a portion of the Chopwell water for their own district, if they required it. The RLB had no alternative but to agree and the bill, the Ryton (Parish) Local Board (Water) Act, became law on June 27th 1881. The RLB lost no time in carrying out the work. By December 1881 both collecting dams at the Chopwell springs **(Note 1)**, an interconnecting earthenware pipe, cast-iron pipes from the East Spring via Chopwell Wood and High Spen to Greenside and a network of smaller mains throughout the RLB district were all completed. Two service reservoirs were built at Greenside **(Note 2)** and by March 1882 both were in use.
In view of their previous actions we should not be surprised that in July 1882, almost as soon as the works were completed, the BLB decided to exercise their right to a portion of the Chopwell water. We may however be charitable and allow that this decision came as a result of the petitions from the inhabitants of Victoria Garesfield and High Spen who were rather annoyed at not having access to the water from the pipe which passed so close to them.
The BLB took almost two years to prepare their plans to supply High Spen, Barlow and Winlaton with water from the RLB pipe. Victoria Garesfield was initially excluded from the scheme but, in April 1884, after further petitions and the threat of a letter to the Local Government Board, the BLB decided to include it. Apart from small distribution mains the works were in two parts. The first consisted of a junction with the RLB pipe at High Spen near the present Excelsior Social Club, a pipe to a service reservoir at Barlow **(Note 3)** and a pipe from there to Winlaton by way of Barlow Lane, Knobbyends Lane and West Lane. The second comprised a junction with the RLB pipe in Chopwell Wood and a pipe to a service reservoir on the edge of the wood near Victoria Garesfield **(Note 4)**. Supplies were to be by street fountains or 'pants' as they were known and also directly into houses. The former method only was used at High Spen and Victoria Garesfield at this stage.
By mid 1885 the Board's engineer, Mr. Hubert Laws, was able to report that water was being supplied to Victoria Garesfield, High Spen, Barlow and Winlaton, although not all the street fountains were in position. The reservoirs at Victoria Garesfield and Barlow were filled on October 19th and 26th respectively, thus reducing the excessive pressures previously experienced in parts of the district. A further report from Mr. Laws in July 1886 stated that the BLB district was receiving 13,000 gallons of water per day from Chopwell and that there was an ample supply from the East and West Springs, in fact 140,000 gallons per day were running to waste. Everything seemed satisfactory, but not for long.
With the increase in the number of connections to the system it became increasingly difficult to maintain supplies to the higher areas. Serious droughts during 1886 and 1887 increased the demand and made matters worse. During the summer of 1867 it was necessary to shut off supplies to both BLB reservoirs for forty-eight hours every weekend in order to fill the RLB reservoir at Rockwood Hill. This caused some friction between the Boards, especially when the BLB discovered that the RLB district was using twice as much water as their own district.
The situation had not improved by 1891 when a further problem arose. The Consett Iron Company were proposing to sink a coal mine near to the East Spring and the Company stated that these underground working's would certainly affect the Spring, perhaps in ten to fifteen years. This prompted the BLB to examine other possible sources of water and they gave serious thought to proposals to bring water to the district from Laybourne's Fell to the west of Chopwell, and even from as far away as Minsteracres **(Note 5)**. The Boards also approached the Consett Water Company (CWC) which supplied a large area bordering the BLB district from their reservoir at Smiddy Shaw **(Note 6)**, with a view to that Company providing a supplementary supply. This was more to resolve their immediate water shortage rather than the possible future problem. The CWC, however, were having difficulty maintaining their own supplies and were not prepared to add to their troubles.
An engineer of the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company, Alfred L. Forster, was consulted and he told the Boards that the problem was not so much a shortage of water from the Springs but rather the inability of their main pipe to carry the required volume. He suggested that an additional pipe from the Springs to High Spen on the same route as the existing pipe would improve the situation. This pipe was laid during 1893 but in fact did little to alleviate the water shortage and, as an emergency measure, the RLB began pumping water from the Addison Pit **(Note 7)**, to reduce the quantity they required from Chopwell. The two Boards shared the cost of this rather expensive operation.
We can now return to Rowlands Gill for the building boom was about to start. Massive building schemes were in hand at Smailes Farm (the whole of the present village west of the Co-operative Stores), Ladysmith (the Derwent Park site) and Whinfield (the lower part of Highfield). Following a public meeting at Rowlands Gill on October 17th 1894, a deputation approached the BLB regarding a water supply but the Board took no action. In 1896, however, after the visit of another deputation, a scheme was suggested to supply Rowlands Gill from Victoria Garesfield Reservoir. Financial considerations made Blaydon Urban District Council (BUDC), the successor of the BLB **(Note 8)**, reluctant to proceed with this, and other possibilities were considered including supplies from springs on the south side of the Derwent and piped supplies from wells in the village itself, but no suitable sources were found.
In 1897 the County Medical Officer drew the Council's attention to the lack of a water supply at Rowlands Gill and the Council then prepared detailed plans for the Victoria Garesfield scheme. Unfortunately the estimated cost of £685 17s. 9d **(Note 9)** was, the Council decided, too great. It was not until the Northern Allotment Society, who were behind the Smailes Farm development, offered financial guarantees that the scheme received the Council's blessing. The plan was to connect Rowlands Gill with the Victoria Garesfield Reservoir by means of a pipe alongside the colliery railway to Pipe Bridge. Tenders from Messrs. Smith, Patterson of Blaydon for the pipes and from Samuel Dart of Annfield Plain for the work were accepted and the contracts were signed on July l9th 1898.
Meanwhile the situation throughout the area was becoming more serious. Winlaton was receiving only a sporadic supply of water from Chopwell and the Council decided to reopen all the public wells in the village. Warning notices were posted to the effect that water from the wells was to be boiled before drinking. They also began pumping water from a shaft in Winlaton Recreation Ground **(Note 10)** using a 'wind engine' to supply the power. Some time later this was damaged by a hurricane and was replaced by a gas engine.
Another approach to the Consett Water Company in 1897 was successful. The Company were in a somewhat better position since the construction of a new reservoir at Hisehope **(Note 11)**. They proposed to provide a supplementary supply from their main pipe at Villa Real near Consett and to construct a service reservoir at Horsegate between Chopwell and High Spen **(Note 12)**. They would connect with one of the joint BUDC/Ryton Urban District Council (RUDC) pipes **(Note 8)**, which their pipes would cross at a point south of Chopwell Hall Farm (now called West Chopwell Farm). The contract with the CWC was signed on the same day as the contracts for the Rowlands Gill works, July 19th, 1898.
At about this time the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company began selling water to the BUDC to supply the Blaydon and Stella areas and to the RUDC to supplement their supply from the Chopwell springs. Both of these supplies were taken from the massive thirty inch main which had been laid in 1894 from Newburn to Gateshead passing through the BUDC district.
The Rowlands Gill scheme did not progress smoothly. The contractor, Samuel Dart, proved unequal to the task. Apparently he had no foreman, no skilled workmen, hardly any tools and he frequently left open trenches at night without supervision or warning lights. His contract was terminated in February 1899 and the remainder of the work was shared between Joseph Lumsden of Whitly and the Council's own workmen. Complaints from Rowlands Gill about the delay were numerous and the Council fitted a hydrant at the end of the completed section of pipe to enable the residents to obtain water. A further problem arose during the later stages of the work when the North Eastern Railway Company demanded payment for allowing the Council to lay pipes across their two bridges in the village, one near to the station and the other near Cowen Terrace. The Council refused any payment, pointing out that the roads across the bridges were public roads and had been such long before the railway was built.
It is difficult to determine precisely when water first reached Rowlands Gill but it can be narrowed down to late 1899 or early 1900. From the beginning all supplies in the village were taken directly into the houses, the council having decided to allow no new street fountains and to phase out the existing ones.
During 1899 there was a sudden loss of volume from the East Spring. The Council feared a water famine and arranged an emergency connection with the CWC pipe which, though not completed, had already been laid beyond the proposed junction. The water loss proved only temporary but the connection with the CWC pipe was retained and the Council officially took water from that source from August 1900 when the Horsegate Reservoir was completed. This reservoir was a disaster from the beginning. In theory there was sufficient pressure to enable water to reach the reservoir easily, but because of the length of the pipe and the associated frictional losses, it was extremely difficult to fill the reservoir. The CWC supply was a great disappointment to the Council which had expected an abundance of water. However, with water from the two springs and the CWC pipe and the reduced demand from the Ryton district, the position in much of the area had improved but, alas, Winlaton was still not receiving an adequate supply.
In 1902 the Consett Water Company amalgamated with the Weardale and Shildon Waterworks Company to become the Weardale and Consett Water Company (WCWC). The old Weardale Company obtained their water from the huge Waskerley Reservoir **(Note 13)** and had in fact been selling water to the Consett Water Company since 1900.
In a further effort to improve Winlaton's supply, a second connection with the Consett Company's system at Horsegate Reservoir itself was proposed. This plan was adopted and a pipe was laid from Horsegate to Barlow Reservoir with a branch directly to Winlaton through a 'pressure reducing tank' **(Note 14)**, bypassing the reservoir. Further branches were laid to High Thornley and, through a second pressure reducing; tank, on to Rowlands Gill. This pipeline was completed in 1902 but did little to improve Winlaton's position and pumping from the Recreation Ground continued. It did, however, give a second supply to Rowlands Gill which had grown considerably by that time.
Little change took place until August 12th 1906 when the disaster predicted fifteen years earlier finally struck. The East Spring, the main source of water, suddenly failed. The BUDC committee responsible for the water supply held an emergency meeting. The position was critical; the West Spring was supplying a little water to the two Councils but Horsegate Reservoir was, as usual, virtually empty and hardly any of the WCWC water was getting through. The higher areas – Barlow and Winlaton – were without any water for two days. The BUDC arranged to take all of the water from the West Spring and threatened the WCWC with legal action if they did not improve their supply. The Water Company took immediate action and somehow managed to get two feet of water into Horsegate. The position was stabilised but unsatisfactory. It was frequently necessary to shut off water supplies to the lower areas to maintain even a poor supply to Winlaton.
With their main independent supply of water gone the BUDC and the RUDC decided to ask the WCWC and the Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company to take over the supply of the Districts completely. An Act of Parliament, the Blaydon and Ryton (Transfer) Act was promoted by all the interested parties and in 1906 Blaydon and Ryton Councils handed over the responsibility for water supplies to the two water companies. The Newcastle and Gateshead Water Company took over supplies to the whole of the Ryton Urban District and to Blaydon, Stella, Derwenthaugh and Winlaton Mil1 in the Blaydon Urban District. The WCWC took over the remainder of the BUDC waterworks including those of Rowlands Gill.
The story would be incomplete without a brief account of the changes that have taken place since 1908. In 1919 a pipe was laid from Hookergate to supply the new Council houses at Highfield. A pressure-reducing valve was installed in this pipe near to St. Patrick's Church. Then in 1937 a pipe was laid from Blackhall Mill to Hookergate through Chopwell Wood. This was to give Barlow and Victoria Garesfield Service Reservoirs and Highfield a supply which was independent of the troublesome Horsegate Service Reservoir.
In 1948, with large Council building schemes in hand at Rowlands Gill and Highfield, the Durham County Water Board **(Note 15)** completely rearranged the system. They laid a pipe from Flint Hill Service Reservoir **(Note 16)** to Rowlands Gill by way of Burnopfield. This was connected to the existing distribution system of the village through a pressure reducing valve near to the railway station. The following year this pipe was continued up Hollinside Lane and on to Barlow Service Reservoir and Winlaton.
Finally, in 1972, a huge trunk main was laid to a new service reservoir at Friarside **(Note 17)** and from there a pipe was laid across the disused railway viaduct and up Stirling's Lane to connect with the distribution system near to the junction of Strathmore Road and Dipwood Road. The trunk main itself was continued across the viaduct and on to a new Barlow Service Reservoir **(Note 18)**. The Victoria Garesfield Reservoir was abandoned as part of this new arrangement as was the pipe from Flint Hill, although the latter could be restored by simply opening a valve beside the Derwent Road Bridge. At present Rowlands Gill is being supplied from the reservoir at Friarside, and Victoria Garesfield and Highfield from the 1937 pipe through Chopwell Wood.
Horsegate Reservoir now has a very limited use supplying only Chopwell and a small part of High Spen. The difficulty in getting water to this reservoir has been overcome by the installation of a pump in a wooden shed behind Chopwell Workmen's Club.
Of the two springs at Chopwell nothing can now be seen, but the West Spring still flows **(Note 19)**. Several of the original pipes still carry water including the first pipe laid through Chopwell Wood in 1881; but what a change in circumstance, this pipe which once supplied two Local Boards now supplies only a single fire hydrant in the Wood.
1. Collecting Tanks at Chopwell.
West Spring near Ashtree Farm. Ordnance Survey Grid Reference NZ 106588.
East Spring near Greenhead Terrace. Original location of tank NZ 11725855, moved about 50 yards when the Consett Iron Company built their railway in 1893. New location NZ 11715859.
2. RLB Service Reservoirs at Greenside.
Rockwood Hill NZ 133619 and Low Greenside NZ 141628.
A service reservoir has two main functions: a) to store water when the demand is low (overnight and weekends) so as to provide extra water for peak demand periods, b) to reduce pressure. Water supply pressure is measured in feet – the difference in height between the source and the consumer. When the supply is given through a service reservoir the supply pressure is determined by the height of that reservoir irrespective of the pressure of the water entering it. Supply pressures between 50 and 200 feet are ideal.
3. Barlow Service Reservoir (now disused).
Location NZ 153606. Height about 560 feet. Capacity 150,000 gallons.
4. Victoria Garesfield Service Reservoir (now disused).
Location NZ 142583. Height about 430 feet. Capacity 44,000 gallons.
5. Water from Laybourne's Fell and Minsteracres.
Laybourne's Fell. Water from this source was actually used by the Consett Iron Company at Chopwell Colliery to supply their power station and for quenching the coke ovens. The Iron Company's waterworks consisted of a collecting tank near Ravenside (NZ 098564), a pipe to a storage reservoir behind Greenhead Farm (NZ 119587) and pipes to the colliery.
Minsteracres. The BUDC considered taking water from four streams and a well near Minsteracres but this was never done. Four collecting dams were proposed at locations NZ 027552, NZ 030551, NZ 050560 and NZ 051560. A six inch pipe was to carry the water to Chopwell by way of Fairley and Whittonstall.
6. Smiddy Shaw Reservoir.
Location NZ 044462, completed 1877, capacity 305 million gallons, capable of supplying 1 million gallons per day.
7. Addison Pit.
NZ 168642. Sunk 1864 and operated by the Stella Coal Company, depth 380 feet. Water from Emma and Stargate Pits drained into the Addison. The pit yielded 12 tons of water to every ton of coal drawn.
8. The Local Government Act (1894)
This Act turned Sanitary Boards such as the BLB and RLB into District Councils. So December 1894 saw the birth of Blaydon Urban District Council (BUDC) and Ryton Urban District Council (RUDC).
9. Cost of Rowlands Gill Scheme.
The initial estimate of £685 17s. 9d (£685.87) was somewhat on the low side; the Council actually borrowed £1700 for the scheme.
10. Pump in Winlaton Recreation Ground.
Location NZ 173621. The wind engine was installed in 1898, the supplier was a Mr. Sanderson of Bedford and the installation was undertaken by Douglas Bros. of Blaydon. The gas engine which replaced it in 1905 was supplied by Messrs. J.L.H. Andrew & Co. of Stockport at a cost of £78. The gas engine was of 7½ B.H.P. and drove a 3 inch centrifugal pump.
11. Hisehope Reservoir.
Location NZ 022465, capacity 106 million gallons, capable of supplying 1.8 million gallons per day.
12. Horsegate Service Reservoir.
Location NZ 125596, height 797 feet, capacity (present day) 916,000 gallons.
13. Waskerley Reservoir.
Location NZ 022442, constructed 1872, capacity 450 million gallons, can supply 2.2. million gallons per day.
14. Pressure Reducing Tank (PRT) and Pressure Reducing Valve (PRV).
As the names suggest, these are devices which accept water at a high pressure and deliver water at a lower pre-determined pressure. The PRV near Rowlands Gill Station (used 1948 to 1972) took water from the 9 inch main from Flint Hill at a pressure of 700 feet and delivered water to the village at a pressure of 250 feet.
15. The Durham County Water Board
The Durham County Water Board took over the area supplied by the WCWC in 1920 and was itself succeeded by the Northumbrian Water Authority in 1974. In 1937 the DCWB added another major reservoir to those previously mentioned – Burnhope. (Location NY 844388, capacity 1357 million gallons.)
16. Flint Hill Service Reservoir.
Location NZ 167545, height 870 feet.
17. Rowlands Gill Service Reservoir.
Location (Friarside) NZ 162570, height about 370 feet.
18. Barlow Service Reservoir (new).
Location NZ 151600, height about 550 feet.
19. West Spring.
The collecting dam at the West Spring and the pipe to the East Spring were sold to the Consett Iron Company in 1908 to supplement the Company's water supply from Ravenside. In recent years open-cast mining took place in this area. At the commencement of the work the spring was plugged. However the water broke through and flooded several fields. A culvert now carries the water under the levelled site of Chopwell Colliery from which it flows into a burn.
- Minutes, Committee Proceedings and Plans of the Blaydon Urban District Council.
- Minutes and Plans of the Blaydon Local Board. Minutes of the Ryton Local Board.
- Plans of the Ryton Urban District Council.
- Plans of the Northumbrian Water Authority.
- P1ans of the Consett Iron Company.
- 'The Consett Story' – Consett Lions.
- 'Water to Tyneside' – C.W. Rennison.
- 'Epidemic Diseases' – A.F. Gale.
- 'The North West Durham Water Supply' – Ian Mason (C.S.E. Project).
- 'History of the Parish of Ryton' – W. Bourn.
Thanks are also due to the following individuals for information and assistance (and tolerance).
- F. Mason, J. McNeil, G. Ridley and W.M. Surtees of the Northumbrian Water Authority.
- F. Manders, T. Marshall and the staff of Gateshead Central Library.
- G. C. Bennett of the Engineering Department of Gateshead M.B.C.
- The caretaker and staff of the former BUDC offices, Blaydon.
- J. Walton, former draughtsman, Consett Iron Company, Chopwell.
- D. Wheatley, farmer, Ashtree Farm, Chopwell.


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Few realize it, but a team at the South Carolina Department of Agriculture protects consumers in the state each and every day.
They verify the octane levels of gasoline at fuel stations and inspect the accuracy of food checkout scales at grocery stores. They ensure that the 90/10 ground beef that consumers buy at a premium does, in fact, contain just 10 percent fat. They even test the germination of grass seed for your lawn.
"If law enforcement officers were not there monitoring the speed that we go on the highway, people might be more reckless," says Phil Trefsgar, laboratory director for the Consumer Protection Division of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture. "We basically do the same thing with the industries that we regulate. Our being here helps hold their feet to the fire to let our consumers know they that are receiving quality products."
The Consumer Protection Division represents the regulatory branch of the South Carolina Department of Agriculture, says Derek Underwood, assistant commissioner for consumer protection. The division includes four departments that ensure consumers receive the food, feed and fuel they pay for: Laboratory Services Department, Consumer Services Department, Metrology Services Department, and Food Safety & Compliance Department.
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The Consumer Protection Division earns little attention, since it works behind the scenes, says Angie Culler-Matthews, manager of the Food Safety & Compliance Department. Her group inspects food and feed manufacturers for safe and sanitary conditions. The team reviews food labels to ensure compliance with fair packaging and allergen laws, and regulates commercial animal feeds to ensure safety and guaranteed analysis.
"Whenever I see a product that we regulate and is manufactured in our state, I know the rigors it has gone through and the work that has gone into the labels to make sure they are in compliance," Culler-Matthews says. "If a product is registered and has met our requirements, then I'm confident in feeding it to my family or animals."
Likewise, Trefsgar expresses great confidence in the laboratory services of the Consumer Protection Division.
Five different laboratories test food products, feed, seed and petroleum products for compliance, including testing fresh produce for pesticide residue, all from samples collected by the division's Consumer Services Department. The labs use various methods and procedures to assure that products meet acceptable standards of quality and identity.
Technicians test fuels for water and sediment. They examine feed against label guarantees. The department registers antifreeze and pet treats, and even issues licenses for frozen desserts.
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The Consumer Protection Division reorganized in mid-2013 with a leaner, more efficient staff, Underwood says.
"We're continuing to look at the structure of the division. We're never idle," he says. "We're looking for ways to improve, streamline and be more efficient."
Underwood expresses gratitude to the South Carolina General Assembly, which allocated funds to update equipment that will improve test results and turnaround times. In fact, a new $2.8 million metrology lab should open in 2016. The precision of such a laboratory proves intense, with requirements for special flooring in some areas to account for the earth's rotation.
This lab calibrates the division's measuring tools, to make sure a gallon is a gallon and a gram measures a gram by universal standards. Even major manufacturers like Kraft, Boeing and Bridgestone pay to use these state services. Underwood predicts demand for those services will grow with the new laboratory and its expanded certifications.


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Experience: Interning at the EDO
Law student Felicity Brown recently did her Aurora internship at EDO NSW. Felicity is currently in her fourth year of a Bachelor Law/ Bachelor of International Relations/ Diploma of Languages (French) at the Australian National University in Canberra. Here she writes about her interning experience.
Growing up in a small town built on the mining industry, I witnessed first-hand the devastating impacts of mining on both the environment and the community. This experience led to my passion for environmental protection and law reform. While studying environmental law at university, I became particularly interested in the challenges faced by indigenous communities with the expansion of mining industries. This inspired me to apply to work with the Environmental Defenders Office NSW under the Aurora Internship Program.
While volunteering in the litigation team, I conducted research into a range of legal matters, from shark control programs to mining developments. I was able to develop my understanding of environmental law and engage further with the political debate surrounding these issues. I gained practical skills in communication, research and problem solving that were not only helpful in my experience as a volunteer but will be useful to my future career and legal studies.
A highlight of my experience was interacting with clients. I was responsible for conducting client surveys, which allowed me to learn more about the environmental concerns of the public and their interaction with the law. Clients spoke highly of EDO NSW and their services, which underlined for me the importance of their work in the community.
I was also fortunate to attend court with our team of solicitors, which was eye-opening. I heard about their experiences in court and learned from their journeys as lawyers. Throughout my internship the solicitors were kind, patient and helpful. However, it's the dedication and passion of the solicitors and all the staff which makes the EDO a special place to volunteer.
My experience at EDO NSW not only inspired me to be more environmentally conscious but has provided me with a whole new perspective on our legal system and the role of lawyers in our society. The EDO makes a tangible difference to the lives of Australians and future generations by providing a much-needed voice for the environment. I am so grateful for this experience and would strongly encourage other law students and graduates to apply to Aurora and list the EDO as their first preference.
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As the time for the UK to leave Europe draws ever closer, almost daily changes in political status mean that little can be predicted about Brexit. As a result, companies are no clearer on whether a deal will even be agreed before we exit on the 29th March 2019.
Whilst opinions on Brexit outcomes vary widely, the element of certainty for everyone is uncertainty.
This is the first in a new series of articles from Connor on the potential impacts of Brexit on people and organisations. Over the series we will guide you through:
The economic environment is currently changing at a pace never seen before affecting all businesses and organisations across the UK.
The VUCA (Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous) model below summarises how our leaders are being asked to make decisions in an environment where so many unknowns make predicting the outcomes of actions difficult:
We want to support you in getting planning underway. Many larger businesses and organisations in the UK have been creating and implementing high level Brexit plans over the past two years. However, having spoken to many leaders across multiple sectors, the constant uncertainty caused by the daily changing political landscape, means leaders are often left feeling frozen and bemused in determining the real, practical and pragmatic challenges ahead of them, from a people and organisation perspective.
We have identified three 'states' that companies are falling into at this stage of their planning, diagnosis and strategy:
1. Consciously planned: have developed contingency plans based on a number of different possible end scenarios and associated solutions for each
2. Consciously unplanned: are aware they need to start diagnosing and planning but haven't yet started, and / or don't know where to start
3. Unaware: don't think Brexit will impact them at all
Where are you? The reality is that whatever the outcome, and whichever commercial, public or third sector you operate in, your organisation will be impacted by Brexit either directly or indirectly.
Knowing how is absolutely essential for leaders so you can articulate and provide the Vision, Understanding, Clarity & Agility for your people and organisation.
And of course, 'with challenge comes opportunity'. It is clear that leaders who anticipate the potential impacts and prepare to mitigate them are in the front seat, else 'failing to plan is without doubt planning to fail'.
No matter what state your company is at, at Connor, we are uniquely positioned to support you.
The key to making Brexit planning and execution manageable is to break it into 'bite size' chunks. From a people and organisation perspective, we recommend four key areas that most organisations need to consider.
The first critical step is to create governance for the responsibility of Brexit impact and mitigation planning. Once plans have been identified, those responsible need to consider and plan the human capital resource impacts. Not only this but uncertainty breeds anxiety which in turn affects performance. Communication and engagement with your people is critical at this time.
Whilst much may be unknown about changes required as a result of Brexit, all organisations operating in a VUCA environment are best set up for success when they are consciously and intentionally designed and built on clear operating principles and agile structures.
You need to understand your current operating model and organisational design, and in turn determine the most likely areas that could be impacted and therefore changed. This is an essential step in the planning process and requires skill. We are anticipating that the need to focus on this aspect of organisational performance is one of the biggest and most common impacts of Brexit, regardless of how it all plays out.
Organisations are considering both their legal and operational bases. Companies are consolidating, moving to new legal jurisdictions and moving their centres of operations to mitigate Brexit risks.
These changes can have a real and immediate effect on people from contractual changes through to redundancies and site closures. Rolling out change programmes such as these can present an operational and legal minefield and can take up a significant amount of time and resources.
Another very clear impact of Brexit is workforce planning with many companies already acutely aware of skills shortages. In a number of industries, the critical dependency on European labor represents significant risk to their operations. Companies need to assess how many EU and non-EU employees are employed, and how Brexit might impact their ability to deliver products and services. Visa requirements and changes to immigration will all need to be considered and companies will need to adapt their talent attraction and engagement strategies.
Over the coming months we will be publishing a number of articles and blogs, & running networking seminars to facilitate dialogue, provide support, ideas and solutions for leaders who want to prepare for Brexit.
If you would like to know more about how to assess the impact of Brexit on your organisation or need support with planning, contact our Brexit 'expert' Sharon Platts on 01491 414 010 | 07739 978 492 or via her LinkedIn.
Connor are people and change experts with over 25 years' experience supporting organisations to architect successful change.


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This true story splashed all over the news on November 21, 2004. A deer hunter shot eight and killed six other deer hunters including a young woman. In the Blue Hills east of Rice Lake, Wisconsin, Chai Soua Vang―caught trespassing on private property and occupying another hunter's tree stand―became infuriated and exploded into a rampage after being tongue-lashed by the property owner. Cultural differences, private property rights, and a personality clash created a gripping drama.


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It was absolutely new to me, but at the same time it was one of the best workshops I have ever had. As a person who had a small knowledge about the Constellations, the Master Class was extremely helpful. The way it progressed was in the ideal rhythm. There was time to think, to ask questions, to debate and apply.
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The work method was very useful and the rhythm was exactly right. Matthias' methods allows every group member to participate, but does not push anyone. I think it is great that every participant can choose for him/herself how much he/she wants to offer input or not. Matthias is open for any kind of input and is very generous with his time. Marc and his role as a time-keeper was a great addition to Matthias, since he always gave small impulses to stay in time and either accelerate or decelerate, if necessary.
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At the beginning I was quite curious and a bit sceptical about how the Constellations would be applicable to my project which is a documentary project at the very early stage of production. I had hypothetical characters and very few fixed elements in the project. I constellated at 10 people. With the help of Matthias Varga it was one of the best developments I could ever imagine of any projects of mine. Even though we decided to work without content, the way Matthias Varga worked and how he felt the subject was extremely helpful to the project.
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Welcome to the "World of Horseracing". This blog has been providing information, comment, and selections for horseracing in the UK and Ireland since March 2010.
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Between March 2010 and April 2017, this blog recommended wagers on 520 individual races on Jump Racing in the UK, resulting in a PROFIT of £1,525.39 on cumulative stakes of £5,726 - this is equivalent to a Return On Investment of 26.60%.
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Festival build-up rolls on
The build-up to the Cheltenham Festival rolls on today with a couple of solid meetings at Wetherby and Taunton.
Before that tho' we had the news issued yesterday about some horses at Paul Nicholls stable having the "cough". It is not long now – just 21 days – till the Festival starts on Tuesday 13th March, and to have an infectious ailment like the cough in your stable is not good news. All eye's will be on Nicholls' horses to see if the problem is more serious than has been suggested and he has runners out today.
In today's Racing Post, Tom Segal (Pricewise) has given Medermit as his Ryanair selection. Those who have donated to the blog and have received my Festival Bulletin will know my thoughts on the Ryanair. As for Medermit, with a Cheltenham record of 7 runs and no wins and his best performances being on right-handed tracks like Sandown and Ascot, I'd say 9/1 was an awful price for a race with the likes of Rubi Light, Noble Prince, Riverside Theatre, Somersby, and Albertas Run likely to be in opposition – and they will probably all finish in front of him. For that reason, I reckon he'll probably go for the Gold Cup where he could sneak 3rd or 4th. Personally, my opinion of the antepost "book" of Pricewise is it looks pretty dire.
The donations continue to come in for my Cheltenham Festival Bulletin and I'm due to send out my 3rd antepost update in the next day or two. If you want the Bulletin and the updates, plus it's my intention to send out my blog the evening before racing to those who have donated during the Festival, then you know what to do. It's 16-pages and 9500 words, no waffle, no adverts, no hype – minimum donation £5.
Can I just say that if you haven't already got it on your phone, get the latest Oddschecker App, it is great and I'm giving it 9.50 out of 10. How they will ever improve on it I've no idea.
At Taunton we have a couple of interesting races and in the 2:30 – class 5 h'cap hurdle over 3-mile & 110 yards – there has been a major market move for Velator. He is 11/2, 3rd fav now but I can't for the life of me see why as he was 14/1 in the RP betting forecast. Personally, I reckon HOBBS DREAM will be hard to beat and odds of 7/2 look fair, but it may be worth taking a chance with GENTLEMAN JIMMY who wasn't beaten much by Hobbs Dream LTO and gets a 10lb tug today. He is 10/1 with a couple of books (Chandler, Bet365) and he's eachway value.
Later, the 3:40 – a class 2 h'cap hurdle over 2m1f – looks a cracker with some decent types in it. Sire De Grugy is the 5/2 fav given his good 4th in the Betfair Hurdle last Friday, so we know he's fit and in form but will he stay this extra half-furlong? The Paul Nicholls horse Edgardo Sol looks to be in the handicapper's grip on OR138 (he's looked held on OR134 for his latest couple of runs), so I'm looking at DEVIL TO PAY who is lightly raced and has bags of potential improvement. He'll appreciate the trip and going and the likely decent pace, at 5/1 (available generally) he looks to be the value.
At Wetherby there is a good novice handicap chase at 2:10 which will be well worth making a note of. These are the sort of races that throw-up potential decent Festival performers. Ditto the handicap chase at 3:15. In this race WOLF MOON has a fair chance as what I like about him is that he's always thereabouts in his races and appears genuine. This race is not as strong as it perhaps looks on paper and Martin Keighley may have found an opening for his chaser who I usually runs well at this time of year.
I made a personal new year resolution to stop betting using Betfair, and to use it for trading only. I'm happy to say that, including yesterday, I've had 28 trades since 1st January and won with 15 trades, I've have lost with 7 trades, and "traded-out" to break even on the remaining 6 trades. Of my last 8 trades I have only lost once and traded-out once, with 6 wins. My last 4 trades have all won (ie, achieved my target profit) and I'm showing a 168% increase in my "bank" and a 39.40% ROI.
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I'd say your being a bit harsh on Medermit there Ian.ReplyDelete
Course form isn't bad at all.
His run in the December Handicap of 157 was top class. Likewise only beaten narrowly in the Dipper and Supreme Novices. Has a better record at Cheltenham than Somersby and Riverside Theatre for two.


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More immigrants arrived to settle in Australia in 2005 than in any year since the 1980s. The British led the way, with 21,780 of them leaving last year to settle in Australia. The number of British settlers arriving has more than doubled in just three years, with a 30 per cent rise last year alone.
The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported that 128,740 settlers arrived at our airports in 2005, 10 per cent more than in 2004 and the third year in a row of double-digit growth in arrivals.
The British are now almost the only Europeans immigrating to Australia. In the postwar era, they led a European exodus that included up to 2 million people from other countries: 381,753 Italians, 256,302 Germans, 207,879 Greeks, 159,103 Yugoslavians, 145,663 Dutch and 77,815 Maltese. Now, the British are immigrating almost alone. Last year, they made up three in every four European migrants, who in turn made up just a quarter of Australia's new settlers.
Australia also became home to 18,510 settlers from New Zealand, the highest in four years, 10,250 from China and a record 9920 from India, now the fourth-largest source of migrants to Australia, but the largest into Victoria.
Those numbers, however, understate the true inflow. Under a change to immigration laws, foreign students at Australian universities can now settle here if they can organise a job after graduating.
Figures for calendar 2005 are not yet available, but in the 12 months to June, 43,895 people living here were granted permanent residence. They included about 7500 British citizens and roughly 5000 Chinese, 4000 Indians and several thousand Indonesians, Koreans and Malaysians.
Figures also show that:
- A record 64,380 Australians left the country and wrote that they would not be back, while another 94,060 left for more than a year away. But their numbers were far outweighed by those arriving.
- The number of foreign visitors rose just 5 per cent last year, to 5.5 million, as the strong currency helped deter tourists.
- By contrast, the number of Australians taking overseas trips jumped to 4.75 million, up 40 per cent in two years, as Australians used the strong currency to see the world.
- Victoria's number of foreign tourists went backwards last year. Just 931,700 departing tourists said they had spent most time in the state, 4 per cent fewer than in 2004.
Settlers to Australia over the years
1950s Britain/Ireland, Italy, Germany, Netherlands
1960s Britain/Ireland, Italy, Greece, Yugoslavia
1970s Britain/Ireland, New Zealand, Yugoslavia, Lebanon
1980s Britain/Ireland, New Zealand, Vietnam, Philippines
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Eating lots of dark chocolate and drinking coffee could cause a buzzing in the back of your head.
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Today for Show and Tell, I've brought a tiny marvel of nature: a single snowflake. I think we might all learn a lesson from how this utterly unique and exquisite crystal turns into an ordinary, boring molecule of water, just like every other one, when you bring it in the classroom. And now, while the analogy sinks in, I'll be leaving you drips and going outside." ~ Calvin, from Calvin & Hobbes
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Honfleur Marina
Boats linger in the Honfleur marina anticipating a full day of sailing. The sailors are probably sitting at one of the cafes drinking espresso. This painting is on a 28"h x 22"w x 1 1/2"d gallery wrapped canvas with finished raw umber-colored edges. It comes ready to hang.
This is one of seventeen paintings that I will have at the Affordable Art Fair in New York City! My work will be in the UGallery booth (booth 1.2) If you are in New York from March 25 - 29, please stop in to see the collection! SOLD.
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We are offering a No risk, 30 day free trial of LED bulbs in your house. This will make sure you get the right bulbs for your house in the colour temperature that you like. Make an appointment now and we will come to your house at a time that suits you and install them for you. While we are there we will run a quick lighting energy audit around your house and show you exactly how much we can save you every month.
At the moment - the installation service is limited to Auckland area only - however we are working on plans to roll this out further. But for now, those outside of Auckland, can still apply for the lighting energy audit and we will still offer the 30 day free trial. (a credit card must be supplied, but will not be charged)
To book your in house LED trial go here
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The Maximum PC Freeze, and Thaw
New site, more content, a lot more Kick-Ass
A couple of weeks ago I wrote an article letting everyone know that Maximum PC would be going through a transition. It's here. During this weekend, www.maximumpc.com will go through a short content freeze. The new site and platform will go live on Monday around noon PST. That means, you'll have enough time to be productive at work before drifting away into PC information land. So what exactly will you see?
The current website is aging, and there's a lot of content coming that we want to highlight and make finding easier. The current platform that we use to publish on will change too. We're doing this for two main reasons: more articles presented in an easier to digest method, and making publishing less painful for our staff. It takes some wrangling in our current CMS to get articles to appear just right, and we would like to make everything as efficient as possible.
So the site will change. Some may not like it and that's okay. Since it's all code and software, we can improve and tweak things as time goes on. We can do that because the new platform is more flexible and modular. Comments will change over to Disqus, so make sure you snatch the name you want. If none of this matters to you and you just want more content, we have that too.
We're going to launch with a rewritten Best of the Best section. We'll keep it more frequently updated on what we think are the top picks for your money. But this time around, we're going to split categories into three: The best choice, the smart choice, and the value choice. We'd like to get a section on the worst stuff to avoid too, but that'll come a little later on. Our build guides are also relaunching with a focus on three price points: $2000, $1500, and $800. We attempt to pick smart choices in components for each one, with a lean towards being open for future upgrades. You'll see that go live on Monday as well. Reviews are being increased as well. You'll see more products and more product categories, and you'll also be able to see real time price tracking.
You may have also noticed that we have some new friends on staff. I'd like to mention them now in case you didn't already see their names pop up on the site and the magazine. Say hi to:
Jarred Walton, Senior Editor
Jarred comes to us most recently from The Wirecutter, and AnandTech before that, where he spent 11 years distilling through an ocean of hardware and tech. Jarred is versed in everything from CPUs to GPUs to displays to laptops.
Alex Campbell, Associate Editor
Alex is our build commando and in-house Linux aficionado. He deeply cares about the Linux community and previously spent several years writing at IDG. Alex authored some of the new Linux guides you've been seeing. He also tends to stay at work until late at night, tinkering with hardware and benchmarks.
Chris Angelini, Contributing Editor
Chris comes to us most recently from Tom's Hardware, where he spent over 6 years as Editor-in-Chief. He's a great friend of mine and has penned for many publications. Chris has actually been with us for several months now and he may have answered some of your questions, as The Doctor.
We're moving in this direction: more tech, more how-tos, more builds, more gear. There are other things in the works that I'm excited to introduce but are in the cooking stages, so I'll have to leave you hanging for a little. Rest assured, they're features you will like. So, as we prepare for the new platform, enjoy the weekend! We'll see you on the other side.


text: IMO, newsgator is still great but lately I've been using the google reader and I just like the feel of it better. I use it on my Treo650 when I'm walking the dog to see what scoble has to say. Anyways, it does seem like when Google puts their mind to something, they do a pretty damn good job. Like the new blogger. I redid someone else's site and it came out great. All within 30mins of mucking around. I think I'm going to redo this again.


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At Home On Darley we have a wide range of homewares and gifts.
From bright coloured cushions and beautiful timber or marble platters to gorgeous locally made candles, we have have something for everyone and every home...
We also have a wide range of framed prints available in store!! But get in quick because these move fast!!!
With new products arriving daily, we are unable to have everything available online straight away.
If there is something you have seen and would like to purchase, either come and visit our store to see our full range of beautiful pieces or call our friendly staff on 02 9999 6966 and they can organise this for you over the phone..
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Various Boston Drops the Gloves: A Tribute to Slapshot
Published Feb 01, 2000Well it had to happen. In the day of old is new and paying tribute to our elders, a Slapshot cover album was inevitable. The Boston band fronted by Choke was classic example of no-holds-barred, in-your-face goon punk. They could almost single-handedly be thanked for the militant straightedge attitude that prevails in the U.S. today. But they did rock. Most of the 20 bands on this opt for the "let's sound like the original" style of covering while a few exceptions put their own stamp on the tunes, particularly the Mighty Mighty Bosstones, Molly Maguiresv and Anal Cunt. Other bands on here include Dropkick Murphys, Ten Yard Fight, Blood For Blood and more. (TKO)


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Equipment Operator
Operates heavy highway equipment for the maintenance and creation of roads and related infrastructure. This position involves customer service with local inspectors and semi-skilled and manual labor.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:
Operates equipment in the construction of heavy highway projects.
Operates various pieces of equipment including, but not limited to; loader, backhoe, blade, dozer, and excavator.
Follows direction of Foreman on daily tasks and expectations for each specific job site or project.
Abides by Company Safety Program and Policies, while performing duties safely.
Performs routine maintenance on assigned equipment such as lubrication, fueling, and cleaning.
Assures safe operation of equipment.
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and/or Experience:
High school education preferred; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Must have 2+ years of experience with heavy equipment with some manual labor.
Language Skills:
Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence to carry out basic instructions.
Other Skills and Abilities:
Must be able to work according to seasonal and construction demand schedule. Must have previous heavy equipment experience concentrating on equipment used for the construction of heavy highways.
CDL preferred but not required.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use feet, hands and fingers, to handle, or feel and reach with hands and arms to operate equipment. The employee is frequently required to climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and talk or hear. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 to 60 pounds. Must be able to sit in the equipment for extended periods of time and be subject to the bouncing of the seat in the equipment. Occasionally will use a shovel to move material. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee is required to work up to a 12-hour shift, and during busy season the position may be required to work 5 to 6 days a week.
If you are interested in this position, and you believe you have the right experience & capabilities, apply online @ www.constructorslincoln.com
Constructors is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer
|Date Posted
|March 2, 2020
|Date Closes
|April 30, 2020
|Located In
|Lincoln, NE
|Job Type
|Full-time Employee
|Hourly Wage, Varies
|40+ hours per week
|Start Date
|SOC Category
|47-2073.00 Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators
|Shari Sanne & Ted Butler
|1815 Y Street
|City, State and Zip
|Lincoln, NE, 68508
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Windows 7 Beta Released!
If you've been wondering what's new in Windows 7, you should install Windows 7 Beta which has just been released:
This is a great opportunity to check out the new Windows Sensor and Location Platform. By installing the SDK and WDK, you can get started with sensor driver and application development.
The Windows 7 Beta SDK download is located here
The Windows 7 Beta WDK (connect registration required) is located here
Some of my favorite things about Windows 7:
- Sensor and Location platform (I'm biased here :) )
- Adaptive Brightness (Automatic control of screen brightnes based on light sensor input)
- New shell features (superbar, etc)
- Network connection features (click connect/disconnect from systray icon menu)
- Boot performance - (Due to service control manager and related service statup optimizations)
- Projection with Win+P (Always works!)
- ....and the list goes on!
I've been running Windows 7 exclusively for about a year now, and I'll have to say, I know the world is going to love this OS!
For more information about Sensors and Location in Windows 7, please visit www.microsoft.com/whdc/sensors!
Until next time,


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Board Diversity Ventas
Elevating the diversity of the Ventas Board of Directors.
At Ventas, our Board of Directors is the one of the keys to our success; an engaged group of individuals who provide clear-minded, experienced judgment, hold our Company and management to high standards, and think strategically in creating long-term value for our stakeholders.
Diversity within the board is also critical to bring together varied perspectives and complementary experiences, and has been shown to have a demonstrable impact on business performance.[1]
Ventas has long placed a priority on gender diversity at the Board level, and has maintained at least two female Board members since 2001, including Chairman and CEO Debra A. Cafaro.
Board diversity growth is typically slow due to the low turnover of board seats, but it is often compounded by narrow recruiting practices that disqualify excellent candidates from the outset of the search process.
To that end, Ventas has looked to refresh and renew its most recent Board roles via a broadened specification of selection criteria in order to allow for the consideration of a more diverse slate of candidates, including:
- Leadership experience in roles outside of the public company C-Suite;
- Subject matter expertise in areas outside of our core industries of real estate and healthcare, such as in public policy and capital markets;
- A heavier emphasis on applicable skillsets; and
- Individuals without prior Board experience.
Traditional diversity metrics such as age, gender and ethnicity remain a consideration but are not a qualifier for Board roles.
[1] https://www.mckinsey.com/business-functions/organization/our-insights/delivering-through-diversity
Ventas added two new female independent members to its Board, both of whom would be serving on their first public company board: Melody Barnes, a government relations and public policy expert in 2014; and Roxanne Martino, a highly-experienced leader in investments and capital markets in 2016. The current nine member Ventas Board is one-third female.
"If you are truly committed to diversifying your Board, you will be successful."
Debra A. Cafaro, Chairman and CEO
Creating an environment where employees can be themselves and reach their maximum potential is a long-term commitment to our future. Both research and experience clearly demonstrate that groups having diverse perspectives produce better results and make better decisions. Our Company is stronger and more effective for all stakeholders when we intentionally develop and recruit a diverse workforce at all levels of the organization.
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Some mornings are just perfect. You start it off with a nice hot cup of Earl Grey tea and a little work to get you going. Then you hear a bedroom door creak open and in stumbles a sleepy little Nerdling. You ask her if she slept well and while rubbing the sleep out of her eyes she nods her head yes. Of course, she does so under the assumption that you are looking at her. Thankfully you were so you can see that she acknowledged your question instead of ignoring you, which does happen from time to time.
Then she climbs into your cozy bed and buries herself in your warm blankets and rests her little head upon your soft pillow. She asks what you are doing, and you reply "Oh this? I am doing work for Gramma.". Surprisingly she is very interested in what this work for Gramma entails and she watches contently from your bed and occasionally comments or asks a question regarding something she sees on the computer screen.
Thankfully my mother is a food writer so any work she has for me is food related. No awkward questions there.
The morning proceeds in this comfortably, quiet manner for a little while. Then you realize that your sweet conversation had stopped some time ago. You realize that those are soft snores you hear coming from the mound of blankets on your bed. You turn around in your chair and see a little bit of red hair peeking out between the place where the pillow and blankets meet. Your Nerdling rolls over and you see the peaceful expression on her sleeping face and you decide then and there that you absolutely have to get a picture. You know these moments will become few and far between.
A little while later, you are editing that picture on your computer and your sweet Nerdling awakens from her sleep. She sees what you are doing and she is suddenly very conscious.
"Mom. What is that?!" She asks in a surprisingly embarrassed tone.
"Oh this? You looked so sweet, so peaceful and so beautiful that I absolutely had to take a picture." I replied.
"Mooooo-ooom. Really?!" She said.
It was that moment I realized she was growing up way faster than I had thought. My sweet little Nerdling isn't so little anymore. She finds thing embarrassing that she had never thought twice about before. Not to mention the fact that she begins first grade in just a few short weeks. She is still young, but she is growing up.


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Old Resource ID was CCCO
Founded in Chicago in the early 1960s, the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations (CCCO) was a civil rights organization dedicated to the reform of public school policy. While inspired by the poor educational opportunities offered to the city's African-American communities, the organization was a broad, bi-racial coalition. The organization' leadership included figures such as Al Raby, who went on to work with Martin Luther King, Jr. in the Chicago Freedom Movement, and among its volunteers was Jesse Jackson, future presidential candidate and founder of Operation PUSH.
The CCCO Collection contains a flyer and a press release related to a 1965 school boycott and march protesting Chicago Superintendent of School, Ben Willis.
The organizational records for the Coordinating Council of Community Organizations are available at the King Center in Atlanta, GA.
Coordinating Council of Community Organizations collection, Special Collections and University Archives, University of Illinois at Chicago


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We have a 9 year old male JR and he pawed at his face and we looked down and it's swollen on the right side of his face between the ear and eye, feels like bone, not tissue. He still has his energy and he's pretty healthy.
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Ten commandments of Shintoism have the highest importance in this religion. Shintoism has ordered to follow these ten commandments. Which are very important for all the followers of Shintoism in Japan.
These are the ten commandments of Shinto Dharma:
1. Don't behave against God's will.
This is the first commandment of Shintoism that gives admonition to the followers that they respect the will of God. Everything in this universe is happening with his will.
2. Don't forget your duties towards the ancestors.
Through this commandment, Shintoism talks about the devotees being dedicated to their ancestors. All the families should be fulfill their duties towards the ancestors with joy.
3. Don't make others sad by violating state rules
The order of the emperor should be obeyed because all the orders are for the good of public. The violation of the rules of the state brings harm to the social structure and makes the people unhappy.
4. Do not forget the profound goodness of the gods, whose grace fades with calamity, misfortune and disease.
The purpose of this commandment of Shintoism is to motivate the followers to remain devoted to their gods. Happiness and prosperity in their kingdom and life only by the blessings of these deities.
5. Don't forget that the whole world is a great family.
Through this message Shintoism tells the whole world is like a family, where all members live together without discrimination. It is like that the ideology of Hinduism, which states that "Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam" (the whole earth is a family)
6. Don't forget your limitations as a human.
Through this order, the Shintoism makes the person aware of his limitations. Clearly warns human that you are not the only creature in this world. you must be survive according to the laws of nature.
7. Don't ever get angry at anyone, though they are angry at you.
The feeling of resentment makes the person weak. This religious order teaches man that anger also makes the wise person indiscreet. Therefore, man should always stay away from the feeling of resentment, even if someone is angry with you.
8. Don'tbe idle in your work
This Shinto Order inspires human to continue on the path of Karma. Slothfulness makes the person slow. So do not be idle in your work. Finish your work quickly and carefully.
9. Don't blame the teachings
Here Shintoism is advising followers that do not blame the teachings, rather try to make yourself a holy human being through education.
10. Do not fall in the temptation of foreign education
The purpose of this commandment is to advise the followers to avoid foreign education. It warn to them that foreign education will destroy the purity of Shinto religion. Foreign education will take you so far from your rituals and culture.
These are the ten commandments of Shintoism and teachings. It is mandatory to follow these commandments in this religion. To say this is that these commandments of Shintoism are the main elements of this religion. Also it can be said that these commandments are the life lines of Shinto Dharma.
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