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Defender Johan Djourou will start training again in as little as four weeks after Arsenal confirmed he does not need reconstructive surgery on his dislocated shoulder. The Switzerland international suffered the injury in the Gunners' FA Cup quarter-final defeat to Manchester United and there were fears initially he could miss the rest of the season. But after exploratory surgery the club announced he will be able to return sooner than expected. Flat out: Djourou was in obvious agony when he hit the deck during Arsenal's defeat at Old Trafford A statement on the club's website read: 'Arsenal defender Johan Djourou has undergone exploratory surgery on his dislocated shoulder, sustained at Old Trafford in the recent FA Cup fixture against Manchester United. 'The club can confirm the positive news that there isn't a need for reconstructive surgery and he will now begin a period of rehabilitation on the shoulder before returning to training in around a month.' Goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny could also be back in action for the climax of Arsenal's Premier League title bid. Szczesny is set for another scan on his injured hand at the start of April, which if all goes well could see the young Pole in contention for what is set to be a crunch showdown with Manchester United at Emirates Stadium on May 1. Pain in Spain: Gunners keeper Szczesny injured his hand against Barcelona in the Champions League The 20-year-old has had his finger placed in a protective splint since suffering the freak injury when saving a free-kick against Barcelona in their Champions League clash at the Nou Camp earlier this month. 'There is not a lot of joint damage, the tendon is ruptured, so basically I have to keep my finger in a splint for four weeks and let the tendon heal,' Szczesny told Arsenal TV Online. 'From then it will be a couple of weeks before I can be back in the squad. 'It is very hard, especially at a time when it was going well for me, but there is nothing you can do when it happens - you have to move on, work hard on your fitness and make sure you come back stronger than ever.' Szczesny's injury led to veteran Jens Lehmann making a shock return to his old club and it remains to be seen whether the German will be chosen ahead of Manuel Almunia for the Gunners' next game following the Spaniard's blunder against West Bromwich. Arsenal rocked by fresh takeover fears at Usmanov increases stake in clubArsenal are in safe hands, insists Almunia - despite keeper's clangerFabregas returns to training to hand ailing Arsenal timely tonic in title raceWilshere warns Arsenal they must stop 'sloppy' showings to reel in UnitedAll the latest Arsenal news, features and opinion Explore more:People: Johan Djourou Places: Switzerland

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According to the latest opinion polls, Earth's human population is destined to irrevocably diminish if Donald Trump enters the White House in 2017. Today's findings can reveal that 6.8 billion citizens would demand relocation to another planet if the Republican nominee wins the US Presidential election next January; this would inevitably trigger the first interplanetary refugee crisis known to humankind. Other members of the animal kingdom, such as chimpanzees and seals, have engaged in playful behaviour considered supportive of a mass exodus. The earth-shattering news appears to be vindication of the stark alternatives that UN leader, Ban Ki-moon, had earlier announced to nation states: "either we colonise another planet or terminate the species."
A handful of eminent biologists have reluctantly stated preference for species extinction due to fears of the kind of mammal which could mutate from a Trump-producing genome. They claim that evolution by natural selection, although capable of producing Albert Einstein and Craig David, should no longer be trusted - especially when it culminates in a potential world leader boasting that he knows 'big words'. Although a UN resolution for all-out nuclear war is now unlikely, North Korean teletubby Kim Jong-Un has expressed an overt willingness to launch the first missile.
The race is now on to find habitable planets with conditions favourable to support disgruntled Earth refugees. Outgoing President Obama has speculated upon a new opportunity to stabilise Middle East tensions by ensuring that Scandinavian countries are repositioned as buffer zones.
Finally, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that he would demand an entire planet solely for the Jewish people. This follows a modern interpretation of Old Testament scripture whereby divinely appointed real estate can be traced to exoplanet 'Kepler-62f' rather than the land of Israel.


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Just to update an old thread the 2 Sweater hens he sent me arrived in perfect condition. I isolated them under mosquito net until the fowl pox vaccine had a chance to stick and bred them shortly thereafter to a Carol NeSmith Sweater cock I acquired 4 years ago from a trusted breeder.
There is nothing to say except that at 2+ or so months they are the most perfect chickens I have ever seen. The station and conformation are perfect, the legs are straight and long, the head is held high; the pride in their walk says what I have wanted to hear since I started my farm 5 years ago.
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There are several Di Maggio's Italian restaurants in the Glasgow area. I'd previously eaten at the one in Royal Exchange Square, next to the Gallery of Modern Art, many years ago.
Last Saturday, I met our son Simon in Glasgow for lunch. We planned to go the Indian Cottage Indian in Dumbarton Road for lunch. However that restaurant had closed down. This prompted us to have a wander up Byers Road in search of an alternative venue for lunch.
We spotted a sign for Di Maggio's West End in Ruthven Lane and decided to go to have a look at the menu. I was doubtful that I'd choose to eat there, as I remember the menu at Di Maggio's in Royal Exchange Square being a bit pricey for me. I'd set a limit of £10 per person for lunch that day, given that lunch at the Indian Cottage was priced at £6 last time that I was there a few months ago.
Fortunately, Di Maggio's West End were running a Summer Spectacular Menu, which offered a main course and a starter for £10. Unlike many of the lunch offers we had seen in other restaurants in the Byers Road area, the offer was available at lunch time on a Saturday.
We were seated a booth for four people, which meant that we had plenty of space. The interior was nicely done. Unusually for a set menu, there was a wide choice of both starters and main courses.
We decided to share starters of warmed goat's cheese salad and nachos.
Simon had the pepperoni pizza as a main.
I opted for the verdi pizza.
Neither of us could manage to finish our pizzas, so I requested a take away box.
I thought that the food was beautifully presented and prepared, using quality ingredients. There was a pleasant ambience and the service was good. It was excellent value for money at £10 per person for two courses.
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Hello world! Welcome to my corner of the net. I'm a stay-at-home-mom, at least partly by choice, and always busy with two young boys. But in whatever time I can carve for myself, I love to make things. It started as a hobby, making cards and soap and little things, but over time, it has become a major obsession. When the boys are asleep, I sew. When they are awake, I cook. In the summer, we have a very small garden. Very small. But it's a lot of fun (well, for big brother, anyway, little brother hasn't seen it yet). I love to share the things I make, and I was starting to feel like I spent all my time on facebook posting pictures of things I made. So, to spare my friends the stream of pictures, I'm moving it here, where anyone can follow, if they are interested.
We have a blog for the kids already. But sometimes, there are things I want to share that are not about them. People who go to work get to talk about work with coworkers, but those of us who stay home don't have that opportunity. (Believe me when I say my 2 year old is not impressed by the things I sew, and he could not care less what I cook.) I enjoy reading other people's blogs, and I often get inspiration and instruction from them; it forms a little community similar to what I left behind when I left the workforce. I have never worked harder to achieve less, and here I will share my little joys and triumphs, and the failures too.
Oh, and as for the name of the blog… this is kind of silly, so bear with me. There is a blog I saw called "he sows, she sews", and I thought that was terribly clever. I thought, what does my husband do? He's a surgeon. He's a surgeon, she's a sewing? No, that's dumb. Wait, wait… he's a surgeon, she's a' sergin'! Haha! It's really only funny if you know what serging is, I guess, but trust me, I do lots of it. It's a kind of sewing. So, it's a bad pun. I like bad puns, so I stand by it unapologetically. It probably won't be the last one.
So, to get the ball rolling, here is my latest project. I'm pretty happy with the way it came out. It's a ring sling, for carrying little brother, because he likes to be carried. It's a single layer linen/rayon blend with a pleated shoulder (sleeping baby production style, thanks to Jan Andrea), and a little bit of calico on the end for decoration. Not the best picture, but it's hard to photograph.
It already gets a lot of use! I can even get little brother asleep in it, and sew while big brother is napping. So, hopefully I will have regular updates and new projects to show!


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Following the huge success that was the 2016 Hull Show, the organisers have set their sights even higher for 2017…
The 2016 show ran over 2 days in the heart of Hull at the city's beautiful East Park and attracted over 36,000 visitors with its trade stands, food and non-stop entertainment it is guaranteed to dazzle and delight all who attend!
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Watermill indoor fishing,heated pool,landscaped gardens,Free Wi-Fi
NEW 2019 7m X 4m x 1.30m HEATED ABOVE GROUND POOL IN LAND SCAPED GARDENS OVER LOOKING THE RIVER !
Unique rental accommodation in an ancient Water Mill with helpful/discreet owners on site. Set in acres of landscaped gardens minutes from the medieval town of Melle.Within 1hrs easy reach of Golden Beaches, Cognac,La Rochelle, Futuroscope,Green Venice,Monkey valley etc.
The Mill has been renovated and furnished to a very high standard maintaining its illuminated mill workings & fitted kitchen in the original millrace.The lounge/dining room has just been converted into a "low carbon" area (waterwheel electricity, rain water toilet, Solar hot water etc.) Large flat screen Sky TV, large patio doors that look out across the garden.A fully fitted kitchen has been installed in the original mill race, indoor fishing! Large work surfaces with double sink, microwave/grill, oven, microwave,dishwasher, washing machine, kettle, toaster and large fridge/freezer.The 'machine room' has a stone flagged floor,oak beams and the original 18th century illuminated mill workings, armchairs/settee, SKY TV/DVD, Sound system, books and games. A wide hardwood staircase leads to the first floor where there are 3 bedrooms. The 'Oak room' with the old mill stones embedded in the floor has a double bed,wardrobe, TV/DVD player & en suite shower room, WC, hand basin. Annexed 'Millers room' with 2x single beds which can also be accessed by its own private balcony. A third double bedroom called the "Granary" has a TV/DVD with en suite Jacuzzi bath, separate WC and host's a four poster bed and a single bed.All bedrooms are equipped with electric fans to keep you cool in the hot summer months.
The "Green Venice" (Marais Poitevin) is only a pleasant 40 minutes drive. An hour to the south is Cognac with its many distilleries offering guided tours, including the famous Hennessy, Martell and Remy Martin. Wildlife parks, historical buildings, chateaux, museums, aquariums, golf courses and theme parks make this area the perfect choice for that very special holiday that bring returning guests year after year.
Facilities include, Free Wi-Fi ,French & English TV,Badminton, Table Tennis,Boules,6" snooker table, mountain Bikes, Heated Plunge Pool, Gas & charcoal Barbeques, Bread oven covered Barbeque eating area, pool covered eating area, garden furniture.We have brought up 3 children here and have rented out to families with children of all ages over the past 17 years.We have done every thing possible to make the property & grounds as safe and child friendly as possible,enclosed garden around the pool,electric gates etc..but nothing can replace parent supervision.Welcome Hamper on arrival, seasonal fruit & vegetables fresh from our gardens, reductions for longer lets & couples.
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Regular flights to La Rochelle,Poitiers,Nantes,Limoges & Angouleme
This property has been listed with Chez Nous for 15 years
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Yes, I have a pair of pink jeans.
29 Wednesday Feb 2012
Yes, I have a pair of pink jeans.
27 Monday Feb 2012
I remember when I first saw the Olympia Le Tan clutch– it was inventive and absolutely adorable. I'm a big fan of reading myself, and when I saw Natalie Portman's Lolita clutch two years ago I almost feel out of my chair in awe.
26 Sunday Feb 2012
Anna Kendrick is starting to become an actress I adore. I can forgive her for giving her time and talent to something as horrid as the Twilight Saga movies (especially since she basically explained that she thinks the Twi-fans are a bit too crazy). But after seeing her in Scott Pilgrim vs The World and falling for her charm in 50/50 along side Joseph Gordon Levitt and Seth Rogen, I cannot help but love this girl.
25 Saturday Feb 2012
Although I had to miss it this year due to school work, I'm just so amazed by the talent and beauty I'm seeing from Sac Fashion Week's Facebook!
24 Friday Feb 2012
Romantic. Classy. Adorable. Cameo jewelry is my weakness.
23 Thursday Feb 2012
When the sale rack is 'buy one, get one FREE' at Legacy Boutique through this weekend!
22 Wednesday Feb 2012
Local Sacramento shop, Article Consignment Boutique, has their fabulous mitts on some vintage goodies that I've been dreaming of owning one day. And until this Saturday it's currently 10% off!
21 Tuesday Feb 2012
Okay… yes… this isn't the best thing she could have worn… but I'm a little more concerned about machine-gun arms…
20 Monday Feb 2012
I added a page of links to other local bloggers' pages, information about shopping in Sacramento and other local fashion events! If I decide to edit/add any more links, I'll inform you!
19 Sunday Feb 2012
I like fashion to be silly and funny, even witty at times.


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Higher agriculture credit disbursement by banks during July-February
Karachi, March 21, 2014 (PPI-OT): Against the agriculture credit target of Rs 380 billion for FY 2013-14, banks disbursed Rs 218.3 billion during July-February, 2014 which is 57.4% of the annual target. The disbursement is 11.0% higher than Rs 196.1 billion disbursement during the corresponding period last year. The outstanding portfolio of agri. loans has increased by Rs 39.3 billion (16.8%) i.e. from Rs 234.1 billion to Rs 273.4 billion at end February, 2014 as compared to same period last year.
Five major commercial banks as a group disbursed agri. loans of Rs 113.0 billion or 60.1% of its annual target which is higher by 8.5% from Rs 104.2 billion during the corresponding period last year. Amongst the major banks MCB achieved 65.5 %, HBL and NBP 63.3% each, UBL 51.8% and ABL could achieve only 49.3% of their individual annual targets.
Amongst specialized banks, ZTBL despite having large rural branch network and infrastructure could manage only 54.8% of its target by disbursing Rs 38.1 billion against its annual target of Rs 69.5 billion while PPCBL achieved 50.2% of its target of Rs 10.0 billion by disbursing Rs 5.0 billion during the period under review.
Fourteen Domestic Private Banks collectively achieved 52.2% of their annual targets, however, Bank Al Habib achieved 69.5% of its target while, The Bank of Punjab achieved 66.1%, Sindh Bank 56.9%,Soneri Bank 52.8%, Faysal Bank 51.9%, Bank Alfalah 51.6% and The Bank of Khyber 50.3% of their annual targets. Further, Silk Bank could achieve only 34.8%, NIB Bank 33.3%, Habib Metropolitan Bank 27.9%, Askari Bank 24.6%, Summit Bank 19.2%, and KASB 17.5% of their annual targets.
Seven Microfinance Banks as a group disbursed agri. loans of Rs 14.6 billion or 67.6% of their annual target of Rs 21.6 billion. Amongst the Microfinance Banks, Tameer Microfinance Bank already surpassed of its annual target by disbursing Rs 131.3 million while U Microfinance bank achieve 91.0%, Pakoman 87.3%, Khushhali Bank 77.7%, NRSP Microfinance Bank 64.9%, while The First Microfinance Bank and Waseela Bank could achieve only 51.1% and 30.4 % of their targets respectively. Under the category of Islamic Banks, three Islamic Banks as a group achieve 47.6% of their annual targets during July-February 2014.
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UN officer reported Israeli war crimes before deadly bombing: widow
Last Updated: Wednesday, February 6, 2008 | 10:03 PM ET
CBC News
A United Nations military observer sent e-mails home to Canada reporting that Israel was bombing schools and waging "a campaign of terror against the Lebanese people" shortly before he was killed by an Israeli bomb in Lebanon, said his widow.
Maj. Paeta Hess-von Kruedener of Kingston, Ont., a member of the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry, was one of four UN military observers who died when the Israeli Defence Forces bombed a marked United Nations post on July 25, 2006.
Cynthia Hess-von Kruedener said she believes her husband, Paeta, and three other UN observers were specifically targeted when their post was bombed by Israel.
(Submitted by Cynthia Hess-von Kruedener) Cynthia Hess-von Kruedener said her husband's mission was to report on the hostilities in the area and she believes that is why Israeli forces attacked the Israeli United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) post, despite Israel's claims that the bombing was accidental.
"Obviously they were unhappy with what they were observing. Maybe that post was in the way as well," she said. "I know my husband was reporting war crimes. And I guess they don't want to deal with that."
Hess-von Kruedener said she is speaking out this week because a Canadian Forces board of inquiry report issued recently about the bombing has left questions unanswered.
The report, released Jan. 31, blamed the Israeli Defence Forces for the incident, but also found the Israeli military refused to provide documents other than a summary of its own internal investigation, "which lacked sufficient detail to explore certain issues to their fullest extent." The report said the UN also refused to provide documents requested for the investigation.
Israeli government spokesman Ariyeh Mekel said Wednesday from Jerusalem that Israel is examining the report, and has no response yet. Mekel also offered Israel's condolences to the families of the four dead men.
Hess-von Kruedener said she is not satisfied with the response of the Canadian government, which she alleges did not protest Israel's refusal to co-operate in the probe.
"Well you expect your government to step in and do the right thing, but that doesn't seem to be the case," she said. "So we are just … We don't know where to turn. We're just beside ourselves I guess."
PM wants to get to the bottom of things
Prime Minister Stephen Harper said shortly after the attack that he did not believe Israel deliberately targeted the UN post, but would ask Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert "for his full co-operation in getting to the bottom of this."
Israel said the attack was an accident, but took responsibility for errors that reportedly led to the bombing.
In a statement issued Wednesday, Hess-von Kruedener called on the House of Commons to debate the findings of the board of inquiry report through the foreign minister, and take the issue to the UN Security Council and the UN General Assembly.
She also asked the public to get involved by writing their MPs.
"I know that Paeta would also want the international community to speak up," she said. "I'm only one voice … I definitely need other people to speak out and say something needs to happen."
- Board of Inquiry into the death of Major Paeta Hess-Von Kruedener
- Report of the Board of Inquiry (PDF 3.8 Mb)
- Israel's crimes against Lebanon Invasion of 2006
- A Canadian soldier's report from South Lebanon
- Amnesty slams Israel 'war crimes'
- Five Myths That Sanction Israel's War Crimes
- Israel Long History of Committing Crimes Against Humanity
- Harper doubts UN post deliberately targeted
- Photos of Israeli War Crimes
- Definition of Collective Punishment
- Attacks on United Nations personnel during the 2006 Lebanon War


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Post-C64 Hacking (in Part 1 of Hacker History)… now on to Part 2: The BBS Years
Late 1986 (a few months before I started my first non-newspaper delivery and non-family-business job – working at a local supermarket) I launched my first bulletin board system (BBS). I can't remember the software that I was running at the time, but it had a single 14k dial-up facility running on all the extra C64 equipment I'd been "gifted" by friends wanting faster/always access too my latest cheats and hacks.
The premise behind the BBS was two-fold: I wanted to learn something new (and hacking together a workable and reliable BBS system in the mid-80's was a difficult enough challenge), and I saw it as a saving time distribution channel for my cheats/hacks; others could dial-in and download themselves, instead of me messing around with stacks of floppy discs etc.
At some point in 1986 I'd also saved enough money to by an IBM PC AT clone – a whopping 12Mhz 80286 PC, complete with Turbo button and a 10Mb hard drive. I remember specking out the PC with the manufacturer. They were stunned that a kid could afford their own PC AT and that he planned to keep it in his bedroom, and that he wanted an astounding 16k of video memory ("what do you need that for? Advanced ACAD?")!
By 1989 the BBS had grown fairly large with a couple hundred regular members with several paying monthly subscription fees, but the stack of C64's powering the BBS were showing their age and, in the meantime my main computing had moved down the PC path from 286, to 386, and to a brand-spanking new 486.
It was time to move on from C64 and go full-PC – both with the BBS and the hacks/cheats I was writing.
So in 1990, over the Summer/Christmas break from University I set about shifting the BBS over to a (single) PC – running Remote Access, with multiple dial-in lines (14.4k for regular users and 28.8k for subscribers).
The dropping of C64 and move to fully-fledged x86 PC resulted in a few memorable times for me:
- BBS's are like pets. Owning and operating a BBS is a lot like looking after an oversized pet that eats everything in its path and has destructive leanings; they're expensive and something is always going wrong. From the mid-80's to mid-90's (pre-"Internet") having a BBS go down would be maddening to all subscribers. Those subscribers would be great friends when things were running, or act like ungrateful modern-day teenagers being denied "screen-time" if they couldn't dial-in for more than a couple of days. Keeping a BBS running meant constant tinkering under the covers – learning the intricacies of PC hardware architecture, x86 assembly, live patching, memory management, downtime management, backup/recovery, and "customer management". The heady "good-old days" of PC development.
- International Connectivity. With me in University and too-often referred to as the "student that knows more about computers than the campus IT team", in 1991 I added Fidonet and Usenet support to my BBS. There had been a few BBS's in New Zealand before mine to offer these newsgroups, but they were very limited (i.e. a small number of groups) because they were reliant upon US dial-up for synching (which was damned expensive!). My solution was to use a spare modem in the pack of a University lab PC to connect semi-permanently to my BBS. From there my BBS used the Universities "Internet" undersea cable connectivity to download and synch all the newsgroups. Technically I guess you could call it my first "backdoor" hacking experience – which ended circa 1993 after being told to stop as (by some accounts) the BBS was peak consuming 1/3 of the entire countries academic bandwidth.
- First Security Disclosure. Setting up Remote Access (RA) was an ordeal. It was only a week later – Christmas Eve 1990 – that I publicly disclosed my first security vulnerability (with a self-developed patch); an authentication bypass to the system that controlled what games or zones a subscriber could access. I can't remember how many bugs and vulnerabilities I found in RA, QEMM, MS-DOS, modem drivers, memory managers, and the games that ran on RA over those years. Most required some kind of assembly instruction patch to fix.
- Mailman and Sysop. Ever since those first BBS days in 1986, I'd felt that email (or Email, or E-Mail) would be the future for communications. The tools and skills needing for managing a reliable person-to-person or person-to-group communication system had to be built and learned – as too did the management of trust and the application of security. Some BBS operators loved being Sysops (System Operators – i.e. Admins) because they could indulge their voyeurism tendencies. I hated BBS's and Sysops that operated that way and it became an early mission of mine to figure out ways of better protecting subscriber messages.
That fumbling about and experimenting with PC hardware, MS-DOS, and Windows at home and with the Bulletin Board System, coupled with learning new systems at University such as DEC Alpha, OpenVMS, Cray OS, and HP-UX in the course of my studies, and the things I had to piece-together and program at my parents factories (e.g. PLC's, ICS's, RTU's, etc.) all combined to add to a unique perspective on operating systems and hardware hacking.
By the time I'd finished and submitted my post-grad research thesis, it was time to tear down the BBS, sell all my computers and peripherals, and leave New Zealand for my Great OE (Overseas Experience) at the end of 1994.
This is PART TWO of THREE.
Original post can be found here.
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I by no means consider myself a knitter. I can knit a line. I can purl a line. If I am really concentrating I can knit 1 purl 1. Don't ask me to increase, decrease or slip stitches. Even with my incredible basic knowledge I must say, I love it. Perhaps it is the 'nanna' element that is so comforting. And of course, a cup of tea is an essential accompaniment.
I was reintroduced to the art of knitting by one of my best friends a few years ago after she decided to get back into it. Her mother had always been a veracious knitter and was always known to have a project or to 'on the pins'.
With my limited skills comes limited projects. Scarves are always good, and with careful choosing of a thick wool can be completed relatively quickly.
On my quest to stop buying things that are thrown away after limited use I've been knitting up a few cotton dish cloths. It is so relaxing and doesn't involve a lot of brain power. Once I get into it, the process seems to become fairly automatic. There are no embellishments or fancy patterns. Just knit a row, turn it over, knit another row. I would certainly like to make my way up to something like this, but at the moment the super basic version does the job just right.
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A Beginning Knitter
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I like to crochet dishcloths or something when I am in the same room with tv watchers, that way I can be sociable and I don't feel like I'm held hostage by a program I most likely wouldn't watch by choice! And what is that saying? Idle hands are the devil's workshop? Its a good thing to do. Knit!ReplyDelete
Mary, I am thinking that crochet might be the way to go. It must be a little easier to deal with one hook rather than two needles? Yes?ReplyDelete
I find knitting also works for car trips but I just need to be careful that I don't end up motion sick. : (
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SF Street Photography Group makes gallery debut
Street photographers are, by nature, solitary animals. It is tough enough for one shooter to sneak up on a candid, so two is definitely a crowd.
But when it comes to supporting each other, these visual artists are immediately social, and that is the founding principle behind the San Francisco Street Photography Group. Founded three years ago, the street shooters have 3,300 members, and their first group show is now under way at Harvey Milk Photo Center.
"People see these moments all the time and say to themselves, 'I wish I had a camera,'" says group founder Michael Kirschner. "We're the guys with the camera."
An environmental consultant, Kirschner is a hobbyist who will walk 6 to 10 miles on a good day, shooting hundreds of images to get one or two he likes. Three of his black-and-white photos are in the show.
In all, 300 entries submitted by the group were judged by seven anonymous professional curators, and 52 images from 28 artists were selected for the walls.
"We're not doing portraits. We're not doing performers at events," Kirschner says. "The work reflects what we see when we go out into the city, and it can go from humorous to sad to crazy."
Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: email@example.com Instagram: @sfchronicle_art
Exposed: Through Jan. 22. Harvey Milk Photo Center, 50 Scott St., S.F. (415) 554-9522. http://harveymilkphotocenter.org


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New Jewelry and Gift Store hosts Grand Opening Party in Chesapeake
After weeks of anticipation, Luna Vista Jewelry and Gifts will host its Grand Opening Party on June 27th from 10am2pm. Beverages and refreshments will be served, and there will be drawings for several prizes. The grand prize winner will receive a sterling silver necklace with precious gemstones valued at over $200!
Katie Brinson specifically selected Chesapeake as the location for the store after researching various cities across the state. She moved from over 250 miles away to open Luna Vista after leaving a successful career in banking to pursue her dream. The Chesapeake community is appealing due to its strong local economy, educated workforce and proximity to numerous recreation sites.
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GPs asked to provide patients with medical reports for Dignitas
GPs are facing demands from patients for copies of medical reports to support them in assisted suicide - but have been warned by the GMC that this could lead to criminal prosecution.
Dr Gareth Bryant, medical secretary at Wessex LMC, told Pulse the LMC had recently been contacted by a GP for advice after a patient had asked for a copy of their medical reports to send to Dignitas, the Swiss organisation that facilitates assisted suicide.
Doctors are required to provide access to a patient's records under the Data Protection Act 1998 if a 'subject access request' has been made.
However, new GMC draft guidance for fitness-to-practise decision-makers, due to be published later this year, advises it is a criminal offence for doctors to encourage or assist a person to commit or attempt suicide.
GPs should explain this to patients when faced with demands for medical records for this purpose, the guidance says.
The GMC told Pulse that GPs are required to provide medical records under the Data Protection Act. However, if a GP suspects this will be used for the purposes of assisted dying, the GP will be contravening the 1961 Suicide Act by providing the medical records.
Dr Bryant said GPs had to be 'very cautious: the Suicide Act makes aiding suicide illegal. Although no-one has been prosecuted, the risk is there. We have to give access to medical records under the Data Protection Act, but GPs have to protect themselves against prosecution. It's a very difficult ethical position.'
A spokesperson for Dignitas said that patients required a medical report from within the past four months in order to sufficiently make the case to Swiss authorities that assisted suicide should go ahead.
He added: 'A GP denying the issue of a medical report would violate basic patient rights. I would imagine the GMC's advice is probably in conflict with human rights laws. That's something that would have to be established through a legal case.'
The Medical Protection Society said it had received around 100 member requests for advice on the issue of assisted dying over the past five years, while the Medical Defence Union said it had dealt with 20 in the past three years. An MPS spokesperson said GPs had expressed concerns about working within the law, maintaining confidentiality and protecting the GP-patient relationship at a time when the patient is most vulnerable.
There have been four GMC investigations since 2007 involving allegations that the doctor assisted a suicide. Two of these led to fitness-to-practise hearings. One resulted in the doctor being suspended while the other case was dropped because the suicide occurred in Canada, even though the doctor was registered in the UK.
Readers' comments (4)
The 1961 Suicide Act is unique in that there is a penalty for assisting someone in doing something that is not itself a crime!
GPs in Scotland need not be legally concerned as the 1961 Suicide Act does not apply in Scotland where suicide was never a crime. Assisting in a suicide to the extent that it could be regarded as culpable homicide or even murder would obviously be a very different matter. Providing a report that might be given to Dignitas is clearly neither.
The GMC are currently concerned about the legal aspects of this but if they were to make a specific rule that disregarded the legal position then GPs in Scotland would end up with the same potential problem.
Increasingly people are handling copies of their own notes as an ongoing process.They have no obligation to say what they are going to use them for which makes the GMC position untenable. It can't be ethical for one group to be able use their medical information to end their life but others could not take autonomous decisions without involving GPs


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August 8, 2019, 1:30 PM - 3:30 PM @ Passmore Center
Do you have questions about the voter ID law? We can help! These public forums will provide information about the voter ID law as it stands now, how it may impact our community, how to get a valid photo ID, and how to volunteer!
Representatives from the Orange County Board of Elections and You Can Vote will talk about the law and how you can get involved to help educate, register and spread the word about voting in North Carolina.
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August 8, 2019, 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM @ Passmore Center
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Alcoholism affects many people, especially family and friends. There are people all around who may be experiencing the same thing you are right now. This Al-Anon group can help provide understanding and support. Meetings held in Conference Room 1026.
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I was wondering if anyome has a fromula for the Spanish pan de orno? I have found some vague references to it, but not any solid formulas. Please help!
I have finally developed a great formula for a naturally leavened sourdough. They are slow rising, but they come up very nicely. The problem is that when I slash them, they deflate. I tried to make a more shallow slash, but then I don't get a nice looking slash after final baking. Maybe I am proofing too long I guess, but I don;t get the nice open holed texture I like if I don't proof it to that point. I am using a very sharp lame each time so I know that isnt the problem either. Any ideas?
I am looking for a formula for Bauerruch. I found a great photo of one in Jerome Assire's The Bread Book, but have not been able to find a specific formula anywhere. I am also wondering if anyone has ever made a sweet fougasse?
I was wondeering if anyone has a good sweet fougasse recipe they would like to share. Hope you can help.
I was wondering if anyone knows how to form a pain de beaucaire. I have found a few formulas but not enough of a description to figure out how the loaf is formed. I have looked on the web, but google does a poor translating job from French to English. Can anyone help?
Hello, my name is RYan and I am a professional chef looking to become a professional boulanger. I am looking for someone with an intimate knowledge of regional european breads. I have many excellent books, but I am looking for some info on harder to find loaves. Does anyone know any one that may be able to help. I am about ready to start making international phone calls.


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Discover Jil Sander's Fall Winter 2016.17 advertising campaign captured by fashion photographer Willy Vanderperre with supermodel Julia Nobis and up and comer Jonas Gloer. Styling is work of Olivier Rizzo, with beauty from hairdresser Anthony Turner at Art Partner and makeup artist Lynsey Alexander at Streeters London. Art direction by David James at Art + Commerce.
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In the new womenswear collection strictness meets sensuality, with understated but bold tone, and extreme proportions. Dresses design a lean, elegant figure, with asymmetries and folds that create a sense of unraveling. Thick, compact fabrics – felt, glazed wool, wool/lame blends – contrast with the sensuality of silk and velvet. The silhouette is decisive and vertical, with an emphasis on artificial surfaces. Color palette, that house of Jil Sander used to highlight the idea of severity as glamour contains amalgamation of greys and blacks with dashes of white and metallic pink.
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Addiction to Whatevah, Whoevah is AroundPosted: February 16, 2011 Filed under: 12 steps, addicts, al-anon, alcoholic, choices, co-dependent, codependency,recovery,spiritual,healing, therapy, codependecy, facebook, human behavior, inspiration, life happens, recovery, relationships, Uncategorized Leave a comment
I love this thought. It's just so sick and real.
Any one can get familiar to one way of living or a person or a substance or a behavior or just any thing that it becomes unhealthy addiction.
Let's make a list:
Blow up dolls comes to mind first, drugs, alcohol, food, "caring" for others, rescuing animals, people etc..,cleaning (I wish), cussing (that is a fun one), praying (it's possible), money and things, collecting, perfectionism, fantasy, romantic love, sex, status, Let's not forget Facebook, checking our phones or emails a million times a day, hating ourselves, guilt, narcissism, anger, worry and plenty of whatevah is in the world.
That is just so amazing to me, but it has happened to many of us over and over.
The word "familiar" rooted in "family" really says it all. How we grow up and how we deal with living issues shapes our choices. If a child has not individuated from its parents, there will always be an unhealthy dependence not only with the parent, but with every one around. This will only stop if the healthy partner (if there is one) sets up clear boundaries.
Dependence is not a bad thing. Healthy dependence is how long-lasting relationships are shaped.
If there is not trust or respect and there is a need to hurt or get back at the other person, this is probably learned from an unhealthy experience that every thing else is measured by.
Not an easy thing to break.
Facing Co-dependence and other books on recovery are great to read, but drinking beer and reading self-help books lying on the couch was not really getting it for me.
I needed 12 step meetings. Hearing others who have the same issues and realizing there is a solution, works!
And a good 12 step counselor or therapist really helps the journey.
My friend and I are on our 47th day of 90 meetings in 90 days commitment. We don't get to go to every meeting together, but it is so fun to have a friend on this journey when we can.
So that is how it works: The "WE" of the first step.
"WE admitted WE were powerless over _______and our lives had become unmanageable."
(Fill in the blank as it applies to you.)
Here is a good song my meeting compadre picked on anger and road rage addiction:
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The 10 Most Common Mistakes Made when Defining Goals
Episode 23 Show Notes
In this episode, I share the 10 most common mistakes that people make when defining their goals. And of course I tell you how to avoid/fix them as well! I'm also giving you a free checklist that will help you avoid these mistakes when you sit down to define your goals (linked below).
Calling everything a "goal"
A goal isn't merely a task that you plan to do. A goal has to be something that is specifically tailored, is quantifiable and has a tangible deadline or mark of completion so you know if it's been accomplished. For example, saying "I want to read more" isn't a goal. However, saying "I want to read three books each month for all of 2018" is a goal because I can measure how many books I read at the end of each month and at the end of the year.
Creating goals that don't align with where you are in your business right now
Don't get ahead of yourself by trying to reach mile 30 when you haven't gotten through miles 1, 2, 3 and so on. Go in order so that each step builds upon the next, which makes moving to the next step so much smoother. Many people jump so deep into debt or waste their time and resources trying to start big, but your goals need to align with where you are in your business.
Your goals are not narrowly tailored
"I'm going to grow my following," "My goal is to increase my subscribers," "My goal is to lose weight"…None of these are goals. By stating these generic statements, you're only appeasing yourself by telling yourself your hopes, aspirations, and dreams. When you narrowly define your goals, you're telling yourself exactly what you need to do to accomplish your goals.
There's no way to measure the success or the failure of your goal
If your goals don't have that measurable component, there's no way of knowing whether you met your goal or not. For example, a goal is not "I'm going to blog more" because you haven't defined how to measure what "more" is. Contrast that by saying, "My goal is to publish four blogs each week starting January 1st ending on June 1st." Now you know if you've only blogged three times one week, then you didn't meet your goal or if you blogged five times, then you met and exceeded your goal.
No end of completion for your goals
Failure to have a deadline for your goal doesn't allow you to assess whether or not the completion of your goal brought about change in your business.
You can't connect your goal to the purpose of your business
Every goal you make for your business should relate back to why your business exists. For example, one of the purposes of the Business, Life & Joy podcast is to educate and encourage and if my goals don't help me to do either of those, then those goals are pointless. What your business exists to do should be reflected in the goals of the business.
Your goals don't lead to income or impact in your business
Typically your goals should lead to both income or impact in your business. For instance, there are many more impactful goals than those related to increasing your social media following. Increasing those numbers isn't necessarily a goal that matters. Fun fact: the number of followers you have doesn't correlate with more income. But you could say that you're going to create more content for your audience, which would create more impact in your business and will probably lead to an increased following. Don't create goals for the sake of it. You should be able to look back and see how that goal made an impact and led to more income in your business. Impact and income are essential to us because at the end of the day we are growing businesses, not hobbies.
The goal you set doesn't meet a need in your business or move your business forward
You want to make sure that accomplishing a goal does something for your business and puts it in a better place than it was when you started the goal. Whether it's a small step or a huge leap, both are very important as long as it progresses your business forward. If you end in the same place as where you started, then what was all that work for?
Defining a goal without making a plan and implementing tasks to help meet your goal
So many people define their goals without then planning out the tasks that they will need to complete in order to accomplish their goals. If you don't plan the necessary tasks necessary to accomplish your goal, you'll be so busy working on what you think needs to be taken care of that you'll forget your goals and they'll only sit as words on a sheet of paper.
Not leaving room for new goals and change
Don't plan so much that you don't leave room for necessary adjustments for your business to grow, shift, or change. When I planned 2017, I didn't have plan to launch a podcast, but as the year progressed and I saw a surge in my audience, I knew I had content and information and a voice that I knew someone somewhere needed to hear and I decided at the end of 1st quarter that I would make this podcast happen in 2nd quarter. I had the room to allow my business to shift and grow in other ways that I hadn't planned for. But if I had a packed 2017 without room to set new goals, I wouldn't have this podcast now and you wouldn't be reading these words!
- Calling everything a goal [00:05:30]
Creating goals that don't align with your business [00:07:11]
Your goals are not narrowly tailored [00:10:20]
There's no way to measure the success or the failure of your goal [00:11:24]
No completion date for your goals [00:12:14]
You can't connect your goal to the purpose of your business [00:13:50]
Your goals don't lead to income or impact in your business [00:17:39]
The goal you set doesn't meet a need in your business or move your business forward [00:20:14]
Defining a goal without making a plan and implementing tasks to help meet your goal [00:21:30]
Not leaving room for new goals and change [00:22:42]
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Sharon Young has another challenge for her Close to my Heart group -
this is what I did with the sketch...
Again, I have used the Close to my Heart paper collection "Free to be Me" that I won as a prize - there is so many papers in a kit! Which included the gold foil spot vellum!!
I have also white glitter heat embossed a Scrapmatts 'Santa with reindeers' chipboard.
I had previously die cut a bunch of 'pine branch' with the Couture Creations quick release paper... didn't want them to go into the bin so I used them as part of the sketch - it's pretty paper! Great price of $3.50 for 2 rolls!
A couple of strips of Kaisercraft printed tape with a Christmas theme.
No page is complete without some metal charms, my friend Tracy at my2angels, she has some cute little gold star charms which I sprinkled here and there
and did you see the my2angels bronze Christmas tree in the bottom right hand corner? I was planning on colouring it with Inka gold or embossing powder but it just need a spot or 10 of red Kindyglitz!!
I'm sure our son Tim will be impressed I've included his 'look of surprise' from Christmas day a couple of years ago..
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Sasural Simar Ka 16th May 2014 Written Episode Update
Sasural Simar Ka 16th May 2014 Written Episode, Written Update on TellyUpdates.com
Scene 1
Mata ji says that God can come anywhere just to save his people. Juwala says yeah she is right. Today on this very well day I wanna say that God loves me. I bought Bharadwaj house and God came here. Media asks mata ji why they sell theri house to juwala ? Juwala says we will tell you time. I promise that we will make a temple here. This all has happened due to bharadwaj house. Some reporter asks how it feels like to leave the house. Simar says we are not leaving the house yet. Juwala has given us 7 days to live here. Juwala says yes they were so emotional so i gave them 7 days.Juwala says so you all asked for 7 days. I am giving you those 7 days. Nothings gonna make any difference. If i find any of you here after 7 days, he will kicked out. 7 days and this house will name as juwala house. Mata ji is in tears. Juwala leaves with her men. Mata ji looks at her family. Simar wonders what will they do now.
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Sujata says what will we do now. Khushi says I think we should go and make a deal with juwala she will pardon us. Roli and Simar go and ask for pardon. Roli says she is the one who should apologize. Its about her ego now. she won't go for any deal. Roli says please trust us mata ji we won't let this house slip off our hands. we have won many trebles to win this fight. God has always helped us. Mata ji says I wanna stay alone for some time. Sujata takes her to her room. Roli says I can't see mata ji like that.We have to stop juwala devi anyhow.
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khushi says everything is worsen. I was with juwala because i thought she will this house worthy. She goes outside the room of roli and simar. Khushi says these two can do something. let this juwala's matter settle i can handle them later. Khushi goes in and says all hopes are from you two. We will fight with juwala. Simar say yeah but how. khushi says no if and buts. We just have 7 days. We have t sav this house. Roli says I got an idea. Roli says wow thank you for the idea. Khushi wonders when ? Roli says will tell it in frot of whole family tomorrow.
Scene 4
Next morning roli has called all the people in the lounge. Roli says is juwala wanna make a mall here so she will need a builder. Roli says so we need a man who can say that he is a good builder and shows interest in this project. We will deceive her like she did. Roli says we have to get out homes back from her. Khushi wonders how she planned all this.
They all go to pray. Simar syas i know this is against your rules mata. Look at mr patel she took his life. Mata ji says that doesn't meean that we will forget our rules to take revenge from juwaala. Simar says our Gods even did this which was better for us. Sujata says there must be some other way. Simar says we have tried everything already. Everyone is with juwala. Mata ji says my heart doesn't consent to it. Roli says khsuhi said yesterday that a big fish eats smaller one. The smaller has two options either to leave on to join all her small mates. Simar says we can't give this house and neighborhood to juwala. Everyone is agreed. Sujata says sometime we have to take the wrong way to get the justice. Mata ji says maybe this is the only way. She asks for forgiveness. She says please help us God. Mata ji prays for them all.
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Roli says we need other people to help us. ALl the people who have been driven out of their houses. Simar says yeah we shoulf tell them. Karuna says distribute the numbers and talk to different people. Everyone of them starts calls the one who has been given to them no one is agreeing to be with them. Simar says to roli i must talk to kinjal my self. Simar calls kinjal and says we are going to fight against juwala. Kinjal says i don't wanna lose more poeple i love. Simar says don't you want justice for your husband. She took the house from you that your husband brought for you. Roli says i hope kinjal agrees to help us.
Precap Simar says I asked all the poeple to come. Mausi ji says no one will. All the ladies are there. Mata ji we won't let juwala take away our homes.
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Public Engagement for Impact Public Engagement for Impact
"Public engagement describes the myriad of ways in which the activity and benefits of higher education and research can be shared with the public. Engagement is by definition a two-way process, involving interaction and listening, with the goal of generating mutual benefit." NCCPE
Engagement can often provide the opportunity for impact to take place, and can be referred to as a Pathway to Impact. Engagement allows a two-way dialogue between researchers and participants to take place. Working closely with those who are experiencing the area in which you are researching can lead to new insights and partners can actively contribute to your research. Alternatively, public engagement can provide you with the opportunity to stimulate debate, critical thought or encourage people to develop a new perspective based on key findings of your research. Engagement can be a reflective process, helping to shape your research agendas.
1. Why are you doing the activity?
a. What research underpins the engagement? What aspects, or key messages, of your research do you want the public to engage with?
b. REF Impact goals could include; education, stimulating debate, informing attitudes, changing practices, raising awareness
c. Wider goals may include; informing research questions or processes, stimulating interest in your institution
2. Who will carry out the evaluation and how much time will they need?
a. Staff resources
b. Analytical time and skills
c. Professional consultants
3. How will you evaluate your event, and what methods will you use to capture evidence of the effect it has had on participants? (See table below)
a. Select methods of evaluation that will a mix of quantitative and qualitative evidence
b. Is it possible to produce or derive a benchmark prior to your event taking place?
4. Where will you store evidence of the impact of your event?
a. UEA has an online repository for impact evidence built into the PURE system. Please see the relevant portal pages for guidance on accessing the module, creating a record of the event and storing evidence.
b. If you have collected personal data, you will need to ensure that you are fully compliant with UK Data protection laws, UEA guidance can be found here
c. SurveyMonkey should not be used as it is not compliant with the new GDPR, due to the physical location of any collected data is stored. The data protection team have confirmed that UEA's 'approved system' for forms is Microsoft forms and that SurveyMonkey should be avoided.
5. Key links and resources:
a. UEA Engagement team
b. National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement
c. ESRC Guide to public engagement
d. BBSRC Public engagement training handbook
e. MRC Public engagement pages
f. NCCPE –reviewing the REF Impact case studies and templates report
Evaluation and Evidencing: The table below is adapted from an Inspiring Learning for All report and can be useful when considering different methods of evaluation for Public Engagement:
|Things to consider
|Response cards
Comment cards
Comment books
|•Are a flexible way of engaging with the public
•Can be used as part of a display and other people can
Be encouraged to read them ‐it can be made "fun" and interactive to catch attention
•Need minimal administration as people can complete the card or write in a comments book themselves
•Can encourage people to write, draw or record their comments in their own way and take into account different levels of ability
•Can target people engaged in particular activities depending upon where the response cards or comment books are placed
|•Posing questions in a comments book or on a card will improve the quality of the comments
•Provide good quality pens and paper to indicate to people that their comments are being taken seriously
•Place comments cards so that everyone can see them and are encouraged to share their views
|•Are good for large-scale collection of evidence where broad information is required rather than in-depth exploration
•Are flexible and can be used in a variety of formats – on site, by email or post
•Can include closed or multiple choice questions as well as open ended ones
•Can be used flexibly – they can be self-completion or administered by deliverers who can help explain questions that may not be straightforward for some people
•Collect demographic information for comparison across age/gender
•Have the potential to collect information from participants over time
|•Questions need careful phrasing to reflect age, language and ability levels of your targeted public group
•The 'look' of the questionnaire is important and good design is crucial
•Be aware of questionnaire 'overload' – is this method suitable for the public you are trying to reach?
•It can be difficult to control who completes self-completion questionnaires
•Make them manageable so that users are not put off by (perceived) length or difficulty of questions
•It is essential to develop skills in using spreadsheets to analyse information especially for large-scale collection of questionnaires
|•Can take place face to face or on the telephone
•Conducted by peers
•Used one to one, can provide good information about learning, attitudes, feelings, opinions and behaviour
•Have the potential to collect information from participants over time about their experience
|•Find ways of setting participants at east – they need to feel comfortable and sharing their experiences with the interviewer
•If language is an issue use a translator or peer interviews where one person could translate for the other
•Plan how you will analyse the data in advance – an interview may produce a large amount of evidence that may be time-consuming to analyse unless the interview is structured (then answers may be more predictable
|Focus groups
|•Can elicit in-depth information from participants about their views and experiences
•May encourage people to share their attitudes, beliefs and experiences more openly through group interaction
•Are a good way of collecting and reinforcing evidence of learning from groups participating in the activity/projects
•Enable you to collect different perspectives of the same experience or at different time periods if focus groups are carried out at different stages
|•The facilitator needs to be skilled in leading the discussion and keeping the group focussed. He/she needs to ensure that everybody feels comfortable about sharing their experiences and opinions equally
•Make practical arrangements clear for all involved including location, maps, furniture and refreshments
•You may need to pay for participants attending a focus group or provide an incentive
•It may not be easy to extract the individual's experiences from the group's
•You will need to take notes (which may require a second moderator) or record the discussion
|Graffiti walls
|•Are interactive as comments can be made to look attractive as part of a display – people can read others' comments and may be encouraged to add their own
•POST IT notes can be used as a colourful/cheap way of getting people to share their comments
|•Comments need to be fixed strongly to the wall or they might be lost
•Provide a posting box for people wanting to keep their comments anonymous
|•Are useful when writing skills are limited and may be more "fun" or engaging
•Can be used in combination with written comments to aid analysis
|•These are challenging to interpret without questioning and mediation
|•Observation can work well if participants "talk out loud" about their experiences while the observer walks around with them – an accompanied experience
|•May need to be combined with interviews or questionnaires
•If people know they are being observed their behaviour may be affected
|•Is an appealing alternative to traditional comments cards – may be more fun and engaging for some users than writing comments
•Is potentially a powerful tool for gathering evidence for advocacy purposes
|•Analysis of video may be time-consuming with too much material e.g. from a discussion
•Needs to be edited properly
•Not easy to set this up unless integrated into the design of a space
|Role play/Acting
|•It may stimulate people's memories by asking them to re-live it
|•Some participants may be reluctant to act out their experiences so you need to introduce the idea of role-playing carefully
•Requires a skilled moderator
|•Can act as a memory aid to people
•Can be used by people to convey their experiences creatively
•Can be used with speech bubbles in a display to convey experiences to others
|•May be difficult to analyse if the context for the photograph is unknown
|•Audience feedback can be obtained using "response ware" with clickers or mobile devices
•Interactive method of asking questions
|•Audience demographics should be considered
•Questions should be structures to allow simple, clear yes/no, category type answers
|Social media
|•Can be used to advertise the event, record interaction and feedback and may extend the reach of your event
•Can provide quantitative data
•Can be used for post-event surveys/polls
|•Branding at event to focus online activity (e.g. hashtags)
•Likely to be a fraction of your audience and not necessarily representative as sole evaluation/evidence
|•Can be used in conjunction with other methods e.g. interviews and focus groups to obtain the context and help articulate the learning
|•May be difficult to interpret and analyse if the context is not known
|•Letters and emails can show evidence of outcomes
|•Unpredictable and ad hoc source of outcomes
•Analysis may be time-consuming
Case studies/Vignettes
|•Could be used as a stimulus to present different experiences to people in interviews or focus groups
•Explore people's perceptions, beliefs and experiences in relation to a specific situation
•Get people talking and to present a broader view
|•Vignettes need to be chosen carefully so that people can relate to the experience
•Not used in isolation as it may only give views about the experience contained within it rather than a reflection of their own experiences