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GAHS to induct 7 into Athletic HOF
GALLIPOLIS — Two women and five men were chosen for enshrinement as the newest members of the Gallia Academy Athletic Hall of Fame.
The Class of 2017 will be represented by inductees William Armstrong, Jr., Dylan Evans, Bryan Hall, Phil King, Meagan Matura, Eddie Nehus and Erin Nehus-Vergara.
The GAHS Athletic Hall of Fame inductees will be recognized at halftime of the Sept. 22 football contest against Portsmouth at Memorial Field. The 2017 Class will also be honored at a banquet on Sept. 23 at GAHS.
Contact Lori Young at 740-446-2000 for reservations to the 2017 GAHS Athletic Hall of Fame banquet.
Here is a breif bio of accomplishments for each of the HOF inductees.
— William Armstrong, Jr.
Known as Big John, Armstrong graduated in 1980 and earned one varsity letter in football and three varsity letters in basketball. Armstrong was the basketball team's co-MVP in 1980 while also being named a unanimous selection for SEOAL MVP honors after averaging over 20 points as a senior.
— Dylan Evans
A 1995 graduate that lettered three times in football, four times in baseball and once in basketball. Evans was a three-time all-district and All-SEOAL selection in football and was named a first team offensive and defensive lineman in consecutive years (1993-94) before playing in the North-South game in 1995. Evans continued his football career at Marshall from 1995-96 before transferring to Ohio University in 1997.
— Bryan Hall
A 1993 graduate that earned first team All-SEOAL football honors his junior and senior season, Hall was a an all-district and all-state first teamer his senior year and also played in the 1993 North-South game. Hall led the Blue Devils in tackles, receptions and receiving yards during his final two seasons with the program and was also named the 1992 team MVP.
— Phil King
A 1992 graduate that earned varsity letters three times in football, twice in basketball and three time in baseball, King was a 1981 team MVP and All-SEOAL performer in football as a defensive back and wide receiver. King was also the 1982 MVP in basketball and also garnered all-district and All-SEOAL honors his senior year. King was also a two-time team MVP and All-SEOAL performer in baseball and was also awarded the 1982 Male Athletic Key.
— Meagan Matura
A 1998 graduate that lettered three times in basketball, volleyball and track, Matura was an all-district, All-SEOAL and team MVP in volleyball in 1997. Matura was an all-district and All-SEOAL basketball player in 1997 while leading the team in rebounds. Matura was also a two-time regional qualifier in track and held the school discus record for a decade. Matura was awarded the 1998 Female Athletic Key and went on to play both volleyball and track at the University of Rio Grande.
— Eddie Nehus
A 1997 graduate that lettered four times apiece in both cross country and track, Nehus was an All-SEOAL, All-Academic SEOAL and all-district selection in each of his four years of track. Nehus was an all-state honoree in both 1996 and 1997, and also won the 800m regional titles in those same seasons. Nehus was a four-time team MVP in cross country and was also an All-SEOAL, All-Academic SEOAL and all-district selection in each of his four years of cross country. Nehus — the 1997 Male Athletic Key winner — was the 1996 district champion and twice competed in the OHSAA cross country championships. Nehus competed in both cross country and track at Cedarville University.
— Erin Nehus-Vergara
A 1999 graduate that earned four varsity letters in both cross country and track, Nehus-Vergara was a two-time team MVP in track while also coming away with All-SEOAL and All-Academic SEOAL honors three consecutive seasons. Nehus-Vergara competed at the state track meet three years and earned All-Ohio honors twice during that span. Nehus-Vergara was a four-time team MVP in cross country and was also a four-time recipient of All-SEOAL, All-Academic SEOAL and all-district honors. Nehus-Bergara competed in four OHSAA CC championships and also earned all-state honors twice. Nehus-Vergara went on to win NAIA and NCCAA All-American honors a total of five times during her collegiate career at Cedarville University.
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Five Months Before the World Cup, is it Game Over for Dragan Skočić?
Dragan Skočić is reportedly facing a mutiny from national football team players after a loss to Algeria last week
The head coach of Team Melli since January 2020, Skočić had a patchy record but was reportedly wanted by an "Aghazadeh" in Iran's sporting community
He is understood to have had a shouting match last week with Mirshad Majedi, acting president of the Football Federation, over pay
Dragan Skočić, the manager of Iran's national football team, and Mirshad Majedi, acting president of the Iranian Football Federation, reportedly had a shouting match last week that lasted for more than 90 minutes. Mere months before Team Melli is due to compete in Group B at the 2022 Fifa World Cup in Qatar, consultations are taking place at President Raisi's office on possibly sacking Skočić and inviting back the former head coach Carlos Queiroz.
Skočić was drafted in in January 2020, after the disastrous Marc Wilmots period. At the time, ex-national team star Ali Daei was expected to take on the role. He later claimed in an interview with ISNA that the Sports Ministry's security department had ruled him out, adding that an "Aghazadeh" – a "princeling" or child of the elite – had demanded Skočić be chosen. Skočić was by then already manager of Abadan's Sanat Naft FC.
Hours after those revelations, Mehr News Agency confirmed the decision had been taken in a meeting at a private residence in northern Tehran. Among those present were Reza Faizbakhsh, Skočić' programming manager, Mahmoud Babaei, a former advisor to Esteghlal FC, and Ali Taj, the editor-in-chief of a sports website and son of Mehdi Taj, former president of the Iranian Football Federation.
The manner in which Skočić was elected shocked even members of the National Football Team. "We were unhappy under the sun, so we deserve the night," wrote Sardar Azmoun, a striker for the team, on his Instagram page, referring to past criticism of Carlos Queiroz.
Skočić has had a chequered history as a manager, formerly overseeing Al Arabi in Kuwait, which enjoyed some success during his tenure, and Al Nasser FC in Saudi Arabia, which did less well. He lost the latter job after the team lost 1-4 to Isfahan Zob Ahan in the 2010 AFC Champions League. He then returned to Croatia to manage his home club, Rijeka, but struggled to turn the team around and was replaced after just 43 days.
After this trial, Skočić returned to the Middle East to manage Iran's Malavan football club. He led the club to the seventh place in the Pro League, their best finish since 2005, and then in 2014 was made head of Khuzestan's Foolad FC. That club fell down the Pro League table and he lost the job, but returned to Iran in January 2018 to manage Babol's Khooneh-be-Khooneh FC. In his five games as the head coach, the team won a very respectable 13 point. Following a brief six-month spell at Sanat Naft in Abadan, he was gifted the new position with Team Melli.
Dragan Skočić's Supporters and Critics
The national football team under Skočić has broken an in-house record, winning ten matches in a row. The team qualified for the FIFA World Cup faster than it ever had before, eventually winning 15 of the 18 official and friendly games.
Skočić's first defeat came when Iran lost to South Korea in Seoul in March. Then a week ago, the team lost to Algeria in a friendly. Despite the overall triumph, a number of the players are against Skočić remaining in post until the end of this year's contest; after the Algeria match, Alireza Beiranvand, Sardar Azmoun, Alireza Jahanbakhsh, Omid Ebrahimi, Mehdi Taremi and Ehsan Hajsafi met with Sports Minister Hamid Sajjadi, who is reportedly lobbying for the return of Carlos Queiroz.
Others including Afshin Ghotbi, a former manager of both the national team and Persepolis FC, support Skočić. The advice he had to offer him, he said in a recent interview, was "Keep a thick skin."
The alleged shouting match between Skočić and Majedi was reported by Tabnak News Agency. Majedi recently replaced Shahaboddin Azizi Khadem as head of the Federation and, according to Tabnak, Skočić had gone to the federation ask Majedi about outstanding sums of money owed to him. Majedi reportedly told Skočić that he did had not expected criticism by members of the team themselves, and Skočić had shouted back that he had expected to be paid on time.
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The Taming of the Shrew Tickets
Inspired by Naomi Alderman's groundbreaking feminist novel , a new matriarchal interpretation of Shakespeare's gender comedy The Taming of the Shrew comes to the Barbican in November.
In this gender-swapped production, Baptista Minola is hoping to marry off her two sons, the kind-hearted Bianco – who has no shortage of admirers - and the rebellious Katherine – who is a little more difficult. What follows is a farcical courtship and a witty, questioning portrayal of hierarchy and feminism.
As well as currently standing as Artistic Director of young people's theatre the Unicorn, Justin Audibert has recently been working successfully with the RSC, including acclaimed productions of The Jew of Malta and Chinese classic Snow in Midsummer. In his new production, Audibert will take a story of female subjugation that is becoming progressively harder to stage and turn everything on its head.
The Barbican's production stars Amanda Harris (A Midsummer Night's Dream, Pride and Prejudice) as Baptista, James Cooney (Hamlet, This Must Be the Place) as Bianco, and Joseph Arkley (Julius Caesar, Mort D'Arthur) as Katherine, all of whom will also star in the season's Measure for Measure.
A fiercely energetic and strikingly fresh production, The Taming of the Shrew plays at the Barbican from 5th November.
Running time: 2 hours 50 minutes (incl. interval)
Special notice: If you like modern interpretations of Shakespearian classics, then this production is certainly the one for you!
The Taming of the Shrew seat view photos show what view you will get for your money. Unfortunately we do not have any seat views for this show.
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kimr 14 Jan 2020
One of Shakespeare's best known comedies. In this production, Shakespeare's male characters have become female characters and his female characters have become male characters. Everyone in the cast is excellent but Claire Price is brilliant as Petruchia and deserves special praise. Two things are interesting. Firstly, it's not until Katherine and Bianco are male characters that you realise how few lines they have and, secondly, for all the laughter, a modern audience will recognise there is an undercurrent of abusive behaviour by Petruchia and feel guilty and uncomfortable at laughing.
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Really entertaining and the usual high quality production.
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We are a not-for-profit association under the French law of 1901, recognized of public interest.
Volunteer governance
Our governing board is composed of volunteer administrators who operate as guarantees to both the respect for the original associative project, and the perpetuation of the three Residences.
Shared management
Our three Residences benefit from a common general management and a dedicated staff for each location.
Merger of two associations
In 1852 appears in Paris the first French YMCA (reads UCJG in French). The Paris YMCA is the emblematic place of the signing of World Young Men's Christian Association's Constitution. Forty years later, it found its permanent home at 14 Trévise Street, where the association inaugurated its headquarters in 1893, built with the aid of generous French and American donors.
At the same time, modeled on its masculine equivalent, the first YWCA's (reads UCJF in French) appear. The World Young Women's Christian Association is established in 1894. In 1911 appears in Paris the first French YWCA, whose headquarters still operate at 22 Naples Street.
From the beginning, both YMCA and YWCA volunteer members (originally men and women from local Protestant parishes), aim at offering young people that are "isolated, badly housed and without family support" the opportunity to find a Home in Paris. " A welcoming place for mutual-aid and sharing open to all, regardless of their social, religious or cultural background ", breeding ground for intellectual, physical and moral personal development.
From the beginning, in a time when gender mixing was unthinkable, relationships between the Parisian YMCA and YWCA still existed: young lads and ladies would meet for educational purposes and then for recreational ones (studies, think tanks, conferences, sports, scouting…).
During war years, the two associations employ their volunteer's skills and lend their premises for the care of the wounded and the displaced. The Paris YMCA and YWCA then resumed their core activities, devoted mainly to hospitality for the young coming to Paris: besides accommodation, they provide their residents with activities and support, so to reach their full potential.
The Paris YMCA developed in parallel social and cultural activities in its 14 Trévise Street premises. The Paris YWCA on the other hand, expanded its accommodation capacity with the opening of the Anne-Marie Veder Residence in the 15th district of Paris.
Since 2012, the two associations initiated work on pooling resources, which resulted in their merger.
This website is managed by the UCJF/JG Association, which gathers Naples, Anne-Marie Veder and Trévise Residences.


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Harbor Pilots: the toughest job on the water in Charleston
Suzannah Smith Miles
Ansley Engwall
How they navigate those big ships into port
By law, every vessel involved in trade, foreign or domestic, must enter and leave the port with a licensed harbor pilot aboard. The sailor must possess the high-level training required to command a boat of any size, not to mention invaluable knowledge of local waters. To top it off, the pilot boards a ship by climbing a rope ladder dangling down the side. Learn more about this tough job that's not for the faint-hearted but is crucial for our port
CLOSE-KNIT CREW Handling some 4,500 ship movements a year, the Adger's Wharf pier is home to three custom pilot boats with captains and crew, a 24-hour communications center, and maintenance facility. Twenty full branch pilots are licensed to guide vessels of any size. Historically, older generatioms taught younger generations the trade. Today, this practice has been replaced by a lengthy apprenticeship program. Currently, three sailors are working through the rigorous on-the-job training required for full branch pilots.
SAIL HO! In the early 1700s, from their outpost on Sullivan's Island, pilots raced to meet incoming ships. Whoever reached the boat first won the job. It wasn't until 1890 that competition was set aside and sailors banded together to form the Charleston Branch Pilots' Association with one central location at Adger's Wharf, which remains its home base 130 years later.
CROSSING THE BAR In earlier centuries, instead of a single, deep shipping channel, there were several channels of varying depths, which crisscrossed an ever-changing line of sandbars, making entering and leaving the harbor extremely precarious. It took someone with a solid familiarity of the local waters to help a ship "cross the bar" safely. Even modern technology can't replace the specialized understanding of tides, currents, depths, and shoals that aren't always reflected on nautical charts. This indispensable first-hand knowledge is what the harbor pilot brings to the helm.
PERFECT TIMING Today, container ships are so large that pilots meet some incoming vessels 15 miles offshore. Getting the pilot aboard is a delicate operation that requires expertise from the pilot boat captain and crew. First, the two boats must synchronize their speed. The pilot boat then hugs the side of the vessel so the pilot can board—deftly gauging ocean swells and motion—until he can safely grab the dangling boarding ladder and ascend the side. Conversely, a pilot departing a ship climbs down the ladder onto the awaiting boat.
FAMILIAR FRIENDS While early pilot boats were single-masted cutters fitted with sails, today they are strong, diesel-powered boats marked with the word "pilot" written on the sides. At night, they're recognizable by special navigation lights. The comforting rumble of their engines as they head across the harbor is as familiar a sound to Charlestonians as St. Michael's bells.
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What the shell? The significance of a beachcombing find
Named for the richly colored zigzag pattern resembling lightning bolts on the shells of juveniles, the lightning whelk (Busycon contrarium) is a familiar beachcombing find on Lowcountry shores
Fresh Catch - Why mahi-mahi is a popular offshore game fish
And how not to get it confused with dolphin
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For more than 260 years, this iconic building has served as a commercial exchange and custom house, watch house, public market, post office, city hall, and Revolutionary War jail, as well as a military headquarters for British, American, and Confederate armies.
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The videogame world of HBO's Westworld
by Davis Cox
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Based on the 1973 film by Michael Crichton of the same name, HBO's Westworld has taken the original's hackneyed premise of a couple tourists escaping from the Delos Corporation's various time-focused theme parks (Medieval World, West World, and Roman World), and shifted it into a refined look at what it means to be human, the nature of memory, and the true extent of humankind's appetite for depravity.
With "over 100 interconnected storylines" programmed into the park's daily routine, the world they've created resembles a heightened version of the storytelling that players of modern RPGs have grown accustomed to. That connection to videogames isn't a stretch, as writers and showrunners Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy told Vice that they were inspired by Bethesda's Skyrim (2011) and Rockstar's Red Dead Redemption (2010). In particular, they draw on the sprawling western landscape o the former, full of morally-conflicted antiheroes and villains, and the latter's myriad plot lines just waiting to be discovered by players
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The result is a story not unlike what the development teams on those games must have gone through when building their worlds. Stars Jeffrey Wright and Anthony Hopkins wrestle with how best to maintain the illusion of reality to their players, termed "visitors," while also keeping those story lines moving. Of course, the main difference being that the developers at, say, Irrational Games never had to worry about the inhabitants of Rapture finding out that they're not actually real and turning on them when creating BioShock (2007).
While Wright and Hopkins' characters bemoan previous versions of robots that repeated themselves, broke down, or froze, they work to create a more fully-realized recreation of humanity, even going so far as to implement a software update creating the digital equivalent of memories. The series opens as that software update is causing unintended consequences, whether it's a fly turning a sheriff into a gibbering mess or a homicidal maniac growing more bloodthirsty than expected.
In the first episode, "The Original," we see how carefully-laid each of those story lines can be, as Delores, played by Rachel Evan Woods, proceeds through her scripted day multiple times, each with varying outcomes depending on who she runs into—all based around player interactions. In a scene that mirrors the way videogame players often gleefully discover ways they're able to bend and break a game's coding, a particularly high-stakes, emotive moment is cut short by a player's clumsy interruption as he cackles away to his gawking wife.
While only two episodes are currently available, Nolan and Joy seems to have created a world that feels just as lived-in and fleshed-out as the interactive stories they drew inspiration from.
Westworld airs on HBO on Sunday nights at 9pm, and the first episode is currently online for free at HBO.com.
Davis Cox
Davis Cox is a freelance writer for Kill Screen, and he talks about old (and new) videogames on The Electric Cybercast II: Online.
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An Interview with Mary Ting
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I'm excited to share with you an interview with artist and John Jay College professor of art and environmental justice, Mary Ting, whose latest show, Our Hive is Sick, is currently on view at the Augusta Savage Gallery at University of Massachusetts Amherst. The show is an overview of more than three decades of work on trauma and the natural world. As Ting says in our interview below, the show is a "call to action."
For years, your artwork has exuded themes about the environment, wildlife, and climate change. What draws you to these themes?
My very first introduction to art and the natural world was my mother's Mustard Seed Garden Manual of Painting, the classic woodblock printed set of books on Chinese brush painting of trees, rocks, birds and flowers, insects, and such. I was in awe of the images, it was a magical world unto itself. I grew up in a house of wonder with one hundred orchids, a botanical garden, cats, rescued animals, specimens, an abundance of art and handicrafts, and the creator/keeper of it all was my mother. It was also a house of sadness. My mother's stories of Nanjing 1937 during the massacre, the bodies, and the later shooting of the nesting herons on her college campus. As a child these stories were my bedtime fairy tales and the bodies of the raped women and the birds with their dangling legs and beaks were one and the same – their bodies side by side. I was raised in the language of sorrow, the love of nature, and the violence of humans. I dreamed of being a forest protector and along the way became an artist.
You have a new exhibition at University of Massachusetts Amherst opening in November entitled Our Hive is Sick. Please tell us about this show. What inspired it? And what do you hope viewers take away from it?
Our Hive is Sick, my second solo show at University of Massachusetts Amherst, Augusta Savage Gallery, is an overview of more than three decades of work on cultural history, trauma, and the ravaging of our bodies and the natural world. My first exhibition at the gallery, Memories and Wounds, also focused on personal history, the body, ecological loss, and mourning. In 2020, the year of a deadly virus leaping across species and oceans, record weather disasters, loss of cultural biodiversity, and the rise of hate and anti-science rhetoric – now, was the time for this exhibition. The title, Our Hive is Sick, stems from my work on bees, colony collapse, and unhealthy hives. In my prose poem, Our Hive is Sick, each stanza focuses on a different but related theme (COVID-19, extinction, hate, urgency). I hope the viewers will understand that environmental destruction is not new nor is its relationships to our cultural histories, policies, and consumption. Ultimately Our Hive is Sick is a call to action.
Ginling Memorial. Photo courtesy of the artist.
In a recent article for Truthout.com you're quoted as saying "My work is basically about turning grief into action." Could you elaborate on what you mean?
I realized early on that art had the power to transform, to create meaning out of our loss and confusion. That internal shift is a game-changer for mental health as well as for facilitating external community building and actions. In this way, art-making is a tool and the process itself can be a unifier. I see this constantly in my community projects and classroom. Making and looking at art is a setting ripe for real discussions, programs, and strategizing. An example of this is my ongoing workshop series, Daffodil Ashes, on grief and art-making, where participants created paper replicas of gifts to their dearly beloved. They also shared stories and wrote letters with words that were never spoken, culminating in a community garden ceremony. It is an individualized creative contemporary rendition of a traditional Chinese folk ritual.
With COVID-19, I am expanding Daffodil Ashes workshops to include pandemic related environmental group actions. "Doing" in the company of others is the best antidote to grief. Another example is the grief of elephant poaching for ivory which triggered related artworks and the organizing of two exhibitions and their public programming: COMPASSION for Creatures Great and Small on the endangered species market at the Chinese American Arts Council gallery and ENDANGERED! at John Jay College to raise awareness on campus.
Much of your work is created with paper. What draws you to this medium?
Every culture utilizes paper crafts in their rituals and folk traditions – it has a universality. Paper in its various forms is also very affordable, readily available, versatile, and practical to store and ship. I grew up with my mother's brush paintings, her woodblock printed books, and the paper folk crafts she taught me as a child. My first cut paper art pieces in 1986, was a set of five 8-feet-tall scrolls for the performance piece Silent Years. The shadows created by the cutouts worked well with the lighting changes and the entire set was easily put in a tube when we toured the performance. I try to use what is suitable for the specific work. I have worked with a variety of other materials including wax, fabric, mixed media, wire, rubber, and clay. These days I try to use what is on hand and buy as little as possible.
Photo by Jose Pelaez
Something I so admire about your work is how it incorporates words and books. Could you also speak to why you work with these things?
I am an avid reader, and very inspired by literature, the history and tradition of books, language (verbal and non-verbal), and storytelling. I have numerous book-related artworks, some of which utilize early book formats (such as slabs, palm leaf manuscripts, accordion fold bindings) with contemporary content. I am interested in lost or dying languages and stories that are never written down, stories deemed too terrible to tell. When I combine words and books to an artwork, I am adding a context and visceral layer versus a literal illustration or representation of the words. My works are essentially narratives.
What role do you think art plays in our greater understanding and/or awareness of climate change?
Artists provide another way of looking at things. which is critical in this media-saturated world. I think of myself as an artist, creative thinker, dot connector, researcher, and educator. My studio artworks often lead to community projects, exhibitions, public programs, and workshops. As an educator, I initially taught only in the studio art department. Now I also teach in the environmental justice program. My artwork has led me to doing research, lectures, and writing in areas outside of the art sector, such as wildlife conservation. To me, the very notion of art itself is changing, expanding in this time of the Anthropocene. We as artists are continually redefining ourselves and our role in supporting the social environmental justice issues of our day.
Journal Notes, digital printed accordion fold book with cutouts. Photo courtesy of the artist.
Finally, what's next for you? Anything you'd like my readers to look for?
Working on the Our Hive is Sick retrospective catalog has made me want to revisit old themes. My work has always been circular, there is always more to say, a topic is never done, and tragically history is also circular. I am also eager to work on more text-dominant work related to our exploitative histories, zoonotic diseases, and the pandemic. In 2021, I will be starting a new series, 21st Century Tree of Life workshops on learning new skills while talking about serious issues and pursuing group actions. I hope to gather participants from various sectors to attend and teach the workshops. I am hoping one day to get to postponed travels such as the Kala Chaupal Uttarakhand India eco-art residency. But until then, there is plenty to do with New York climate change issues and awareness raising. In this time of continual loss and of urgent being and doing, there is so much to do, so much to love and protect.
(Top image: Shaanbei Ghost Diary, handmade paper, pigment, wax, soot. Photo courtesy of the artist.)
This article is part of the Climate Art Interviews series. It was originally published in Amy Brady's "Burning Worlds" newsletter. Subscribe to get Amy's newsletter delivered straight to your inbox.
Amy Brady is the Deputy Publisher of Guernica magazine and Senior Editor of the Chicago Review of Books. Her writing about art, culture, and climate has appeared in the Village Voice, the Los Angeles Times, Pacific Standard, the New Republic, and other places. She is also the editor of the monthly newsletter "Burning Worlds," which explores how artists and writers are thinking about climate change. She holds a PHD in English and is the recipient of a CLIR/Mellon Library of Congress Fellowship. Read more of her work at AmyBradyWrites.com at and follow her on Twitter at @ingredient_x.
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Computers fail across Care New England hospital network
Brian Amaral
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Care New England hospitals are using "downtime procedures" Tuesday while IT experts determine what caused computers across the system to fail, said the president and CEO of the nonprofit that runs Kent Hospital, Butler Hospital and Women & Infants Hospital.
On Tuesday morning, the entire Care New England computer system crashed.
"There was an incident involving our information systems, and we're working hard to assess its impact, and how best to implement the fix," Dr. James Fanale said by phone at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday.
Meanwhile, patients are safe, he said. "Patient care remains our first and foremost priority," he said.
The hospitals are doing 98 percent of their usual functions, with a few minor procedures rescheduled.
"Every hospital has downtime procedures," for when the computer goes down. "Pencil and paper," Fanale said.
Before computers, everything was done on paper.
Although he had earlier called it a "data security incident," later Tuesday, when he knew more, he had to call it "an incident" because experts had not found evidence of a security breach.
Phones were not affected.
Rhode Island's other hospital network, Lifespan, reached out Tuesday to offer assistance, he said. So far, Care New England hasn't needed the help.
One indication of the problem is that as of 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, Care New England's website was down. It was still down more than two hours later.
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UNAUTHORIZED WORK CAUSES ELECTRICAL NEAR MISS
On October 3, 2001, at the Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL), a worker used a high-voltage hotstick to open three fused cutouts in a 2,300-volt Westinghouse switchgear cabinet without authorization to do so, without checking for voltage, and without wearing personal protective equipment (PPE). Workers were preparing to replace an induction regulator located in Building 901 (Cyclotron). The line side of the fused cutouts was energized, but there was no load on the circuit. There were no injuries. However, because of the potential for serious personnel injury, the facility manager reported this occurrence as a near miss. A final report was filed on January 29, 2002, which provides additional information and insight into the incident. (ORPS Report CH-BH-BNL-BNL-2001-0026). In preparation for the induction regulator replacement, towerline workers were sent to inspect the Westinghouse switchgear cabinet (Figure 1). During this inspection a Chemistry Department worker, who was not part of the inspection team, opened the fused cutouts on his own initiative to facilitate the inspection. This individual followed verbal procedures he had been given earlier by a now-retired cyclotron operator, who had informed him that opening contacts in the power circuit de-energized the fuses. Believing the circuit was de-energized, the worker did not check for voltage and was not wearing appropriate PPE. The towerline workers and the BNL supervisor who were in an adjacent room and who witnessed only the opening of the third fused cutout explained the seriousness of the work activity and the need to use proper PPE to the BNL worker and to his supervisor. The towerline workers notified their supervisor and the Plant Engineering Environmental Safety and Health Coordinator. In the course of the inspection, the towerline workers addressed additional equipment issues related to the transformer room. These issues involved a missing view port in a switchgear cabinet, out-of-date labels, and inadequate space for the switchgear cabinets. As a result of this inspection, the Laboratory Electrical Safety Officer locked out the 2,300-volt Westinghouse switchgear cabinet equipment. The direct cause of the incident was that the worker performed hazardous work without adequate work planning and control. The worker failed to recognize that the activity required a pre-job hazard review and formal authorization, and opened the fused cutouts on his own initiative.
The worker's supervisor failed to ensure that the worker had been properly trained in this activity, and that any verbal instructions needed to be reviewed and proceduralized. The following are some corrective actions that have been implemented as a result of this event.
• Facility management reviewed this incident with personnel in the departments and groups involved with cyclotron operations to emphasize the necessity of proceduralized work planning before carrying out any verbal procedures, as well as the need to review procedures associated with legacy facilities.
• Chemistry Department personnel received a memo emphasizing the necessity of reviewing work practices associated with legacy equipment to ensure worker safety, and that work cannot be carried out without proper work planning.
• Maintenance personnel replaced the glass that was missing from the view port on the rectifier cabinet before the circuit was re-energized.
This occurrence illustrates the inadequacy of verbal procedures, particularly those involving infrequently used equipment. Procedures need to be formally documented to ensure that work can be performed safely. Management needs to emphasize to workers that work cannot be carried out without formal authorization, appropriate procedures, and task-specific controls in place. In addition, management needs to ensure that legacy equipment is inspected before it is used, and, wherever appropriate, brought up to current codes. See Photos at http://tis.eh.doe.gov/oeaf/
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NICK FROST TO GUEST STAR IN DOCTOR WHO CHRISTMAS SPECIAL
Natalie Gumede, Faye Marsay, Nathan McMullen and Michael Troughton will also join the Doctor (Peter Capaldi) and his companion Clara Oswald (Jenna Coleman)
Production on 2014's Doctor Who Christmas episode has begun, with a host of British acting talent set to appear. The Doctor Who Christmas special, a cracker of a highlight in the festive season's schedule, will air Christmas Day on BBC AMERICA and promises to be an action-packed adventure.
Nick Frost, actor and screen writer, has starred in numerous hit film and television roles, including Spaced, The World's End, Shaun of The Dead, Hot Fuzz, Cuban Fury and Paul, which he also wrote.
Nick comments: "I'm so thrilled to have been asked to guest in the Doctor Who Christmas special, I'm such a fan of the show. The read-through was very difficult for me; I wanted to keep stuffing my fingers into my ears and scream "No spoilers!" Every day on set I've had to silence my internal fan boy squeals!"
Michael Troughton (Breathless, The New Statesman), who has recently returned to acting, will follow in his father's footsteps by appearing in Doctor Who. His father, Patrick Troughton, played the second incarnation of the Doctor.
They will be joined by Natalie Gumede (Coronation Street, Ideal, Strictly Come Dancing), Faye Marsay (Pride, The White Queen, Fresh Meat) and Nathan McMullen (Misfits, Casualty).
Steven Moffat, lead writer and executive producer, says: "Frost at Christmas – it just makes sense! I worked with Nick on the Tintin movie many years ago and it's a real pleasure to lure him back to television for a ride on the TARDIS."
The Doctor Who Christmas special will air on BBC AMERICA. Written by Steven Moffat and directed by Paul Wilmshurst (Strike Back, Combat Kids), it will be shot in Cardiff at BBC Wales Roath Lock Studios.
Doctor WhoFeatureNick FrostSteven Moffat
When Sci-Fi is Truly "Stranger Than Fiction"
by Anna Johansson - Sep 19, 2014
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Travel Editor's Blog: Bring on the taxes to pay for Toronto transit
By Jim ByersTravel
Tues., April 2, 2013timer3 min. read
This item appeared earlier today in Jim's blog.
I see in today's Star that Metrolinx is outlining a series of options to squeeze more money out of me. And I couldn't be happier.
Tess Kalinowski's story on page one discusses everything from a gas tax (hear, hear) to a regional sales tax (also a great idea, especially given the lunacy of the federal Conservatives lowering the GST for no good reason), not to mention highway tolls and parking levies and other tools that appear to have favour with Liberal Premier Kathleen Wynne.
Heck, even The Board of Trade, that bastion of conservatism that calls for lower taxes 367 days a year, is crying out for new spending to get us out of our morass. It's the only way to do it, and it would be best to bring in small to medium amounts of money from pretty much all the tools being discussed so we spread out the pain. But there has to be pain. I'm going to have to pay more. But that's how you build a city. And a tourism industry.
How did we build a good health care system? With taxes. How is it we have a relatively poor TTC product that's still the envy of many other cities? With taxes. You improve your city and country not by cutting spending, but by investing in your product.
As a veteran traveler and a guy who spent more than 15 years covering municipal politics in this town, I can tell you that going around cutting spending is precisely the wrong approach. Look at the great cities of the world. Look at Paris and London and Tokyo and New York and even Los Angeles of late. They invest massive amounts of money to keep their citizens – and tourists – moving. They understand you have to spend money to make it. You have to invest, just like the local shopkeeper has to keep improving his or her front windows and lighting and marketing.
This is a concept this city has failed to grasp – at a woeful cost. We could've spent relative pennies for 20 years and we wouldn't be facing this mess, but we did the wrong thing time and time again. A lack of foresight and lower than low property tax hikes for decades have forced us into this new tax grab.
Mel Lastman was a salesman/businessman but didn't get it. David Miller wasn't a business guy so muich but seemed to get, although he didn't force the issue enough. Mayor Ford tells us he's got a business approach but he definitely doesn't get it.
The great cities of the world aren't defined by low taxes. I mean, did you ever hear anyone at your local Tim Hortons say to her husband, "Hey, honey, the municipal taxes are really low in Mississauga. Let's go there for our next trip."
No offence to Mississauga, but folks in Winnipeg and Moncton and Victoria dream of Paris and San Francisco and Sydney, places with culture and monuments and glittering waterfronts and museums and street art and bustling markets and cheap transit that blankets the city (unlike our paltry system) and allows them to get around easily and see everything. Places that think big and spend money and bring in tourists who want an escape from their boring, cost-cutting hometowns. It makes tremendous business sense as tourism is one of the easiest industries to boost.
Just look at the massive investments by the U.S. with their Brand USA campaign, which I see on TV all the time and in print. Then look (if you must) at Canada's plunging support for the tourism biz. And look at Toronto's decades-long failure to wrestle the congestion monster to the ground.
It is to weep.
When Barcelona won the right to stage the 1992 Summer Olympics, city fathers and mothers invested huge amounts of money in waterfront restoration, parks and public art. And they went from Podunkville, Europe to one of the continent's top destinations. Overnight. And they're still riding high more than 20 years after the Games. And look at what Atlanta did for 1996, pinching pennies and hardly investing in the public good, all in the name of affordable Games. Yeah, affordable and almost useless.
If this town is every going to make it to the big leagues of tourism we have to dream big. And spend a little cash. To do nothing is to commit this city to commuter gridlock, and to tourism mediocity.
Got a comment? You can write to Jim at jbyers@thestar.ca . You also can follow him on Twitter @jimbyerstravel.


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FAR FROM THE APPLE TREE Coming to DVD and Blu-ray later in 2019 "...She's totally lying to you. Her daughters dead... "killed herself..." MISS ZOMBIE Available now on DVD "a large wooden crate containing a gun, a female zombie
and an instruction sheet telling them not to feed her meat
.... bitingly intelligent and deeply heartfelt" (fantasticfest.com) MAI-CHEN'S DAILY LIFE Available on US DVD and Blu-ray "you will be hard pressed to take your eyes away from the screen..... The blood and gore are disgusting" (thenerdmentality.com) CASINO'45 Available now on DVD "...perhaps Italy's most
ambitious adult film ever..." (adultvideoempire.com) VISIONS OF ECSTASY Available on UK DVD and US DVD ...Banned in the UK for over 25 years
the UK ban was upheld by the
European Court of Human Rights..." "I must make it clear that I would not tolerate a position which
required the Government or the BBFC to grant a certificate to this film"
Prime Minister John Major
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WELCOME TO SALVATION FILMS
This is the website for Salvation Films and the home of the Redemption, Jezebel and Sacrament film labels as well as the notorious Satanic Sluts
On this site you can buy iconic films on Blu-ray and DVD as well as all of our related books, CDs, magazines and merchandise as well as keeping up-to-date on all the latest news concerning Salvation Film's forthcoming releases, productions, press and events. Remember to check back often as this site is a work in progress with new titles and news being added on a regular basis.
If Needs Must the Devil Drives…
Dracula's Fiancée AKA La Fiancée de Dracula
The Grapes of Death (Les Raisins de la mort)
99 Women / Island of Despair
Miss Zombie
Dr. Orloff's Monster
Daughter of Dracula
Mai-Chan's Daily Life
Exploiting cult sex and horror since 1993!
Redemption was the first film label in the world to see the commercial potential in releasing european exploitation films at a time when euro horror was dismissed and ignored by most critics and the wider film community. Redemption launched, in 1993, by championing the works of Jean Rollin, Jess Franco, Dario Argento, Massimo Dallamano, Bruno Mattei and many, many others. Films like Succubus, Requiem for a Vampire, Deep Red, Venus in Furs, What Have You Done to Solange?, Virgin Witch, and Vampyros Lesbos have all been released by Redemption, though often only after costly battles with the UK censors with whom Redemption has had a difficult history.
To help raise awareness of these films, and to grow the Redemption brand, Salvation created a number of related publications and side projects, including The Redeemer magazine and the Nihilista newspaper, nightclub Black Mass, and the online group the Satanic Sluts, an all girl collective, whose live shows, which often mixed gore, sex and outrageous antics, saw them mentioned in the House of Commons and the Black Mass club, at which they performed, banned from three venues in three months!
Now, some 23 years later, Redemption continues to break boundaries, champion new films and hatch new ideas. So please keep checking out this site, join our mailing list, and watch out for the arrival of our new Ghoul Girl label in 2017!! See ghoulgirlfilms.co.uk
JEAN ROLLIN
The man who brought the vampire to life
Welcome to Salvation Films' new dedicated new Jean Rollin section where, over time, we hope to have everything about Rollin; past, present and future coveredWe will of course include information on all of our releases, or licensed releases, and related releases like soundtracks or books.
Also being prepared is a complete history and timeline of Rollin's life and work, press coverage and its commercial exploitation, good or bad, up to and including the present day.
A major retrospective in New York and BFI screenings in London
Jean Rollin's, slow but inexorable rise to mainstream acceptance continues with two major theatrical screenings of his work, one in London and the other in New York. In London, the UK's prestigious BFI (British Film Institute) is screening The Iron Rose, an incredibly gothic and dark tale of love and death starring a young Françoise Pascal, who UK viewers may remember from the comedy series Mind Your Language where she played a stereotypical sexy French girl.
Trailer for QUAD New York Rollin retrospective
Now retailers worldwide, both traditional and online, can order our products directly from us via our new Wholesale section
Those retailers or websites, regardless of whether or not you are based in the UK, who would like to feature and sell our UK Salvation releases but have been put off doing so because of the hassle of setting up accounts with large distributors, can now order directly from us*.
Simply go to our new wholesale section and fill in the simple application form and as soon as it is approved you can place your order. All orders will be shipped, depending on where you are situated, via one of the four main courier companies; TNT, DHL, Hermes or FedEx and can be paid for by either PayPal, VISA, Mastercard American Express or bank transfer.
The past meets the future as Visions of Ecstasy heralds in a new era of censorship
Nigel Wingrove, film director and founder of Salvation and Redemption Film Labels, has written a four-page article on censorship and the banning of his [...]
Summer is here and the outlook from Salvation is hot, sacrilegious and sleazy!
Horror, Japanese, News
We have some great titles lined up for the UK this summer, including Salvation's nunsploitation epic, Sacred Flesh about a Mother Superior whose repressed [...]
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The new issue of THIIIRD, an arts, culture & fashion mag is out today and has a special section, edited by Fayann Smith, that is devoted to anti censorship matters which contains a 4-page feature on the banning of Visions of Ecstasy written by me! So worth a read 😉 There are also two other related censorship / art articles by Aleksandra Wojt and Lisa Lovebucket.
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Tuesday June 25th
We have now added another 20 titles to the Redemption VHS covers section. This is part of our new 'history' section where we eventually hope to reproduce all of the covers, both UK and non UK, from all of our myriad releases since 1993 - https://www.salvation-films.com/vhs-covers ... See MoreSee Less
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State of Iowa Flag
Year First Flown: 1921
Designed By: Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
Design: The Iowa state flag consists of three horizontal colored red, white, and blue. The left stripe is blue and the right stripe is red, and those two stripes are the same size. The middle white stripe is wider than the other two stripes and contains an illustration of a bald eagle carrying a red ribbon. Written on the ribbon is Iowa's state motto "Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain".
Meaning: The flag's layout and color scheme is similar to the French national flag, representing Iowa's ties to France before the Louisiana Purchase. The blue stripe is a sign of loyalty and truth, the white stripe represents purity, and the red symbolizes courage and strength. The bald eagle signifies Iowa's loyalty to the United States of America.
History of the Flag
Dixie Cornell Gebhardt
Iowa was first made a State of the Union on December 28th, 1846. The citizens of Iowa never got around to creating a state flag in the years before the Civil War, and after the Civil War ended they still weren't in a huge hurry to adopt one. Iowans felt that the stars and stripes of the American Flag appropriately represented ALL of the U.S. states, especially after the Civil War came to an end and America was reunited. When America entered World War I, the Iowa National Guardsmen stationed along the Mexican border realized that units from other states carried banners recognizing their homes. The Iowa Guardsmen felt that they too should have a flag to identify their origins, and when Governor Harding found out about the situation he immediately ordered that Iowa create a state banner. Luckily, the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) came to the rescue with a flag committee headed by Mrs. Lue Prentiss. The DAR flag committee held a design contest, and in May of 1917 the five top designs were offered to Governor Harding. The flag design that Harding ultimately chose belongs to Mrs. Dixie Cornell Gebhardt, a member of the Des Moines chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. The flag was created and given to the Iowa Guardsmen to fly at their station, and on March 21st of 1921 it was officially adopted at the Iowa state flag.
Symbolism of the Flag
Illustration of the Iowa State Flag
After Mrs. Gebhardt's design was chosen as the Iowa state flag, she explained her design and what it meant for the state of Iowa. She said: "Iowa's banner should embrace the history of its domain from the time of its occupation by the Indians to discovery by the French and purchase from Napoleon by Jefferson, to its admission into the Union, down to the present time. All this should be represented in a design so simple that school children and adults can recognize its symbolism and know that it meant Iowa." The colors also had a specific meaning for Iowa, even though they were the same colors used in the French National Flag. Gebhardt used White to symbolize purity, blue to represent loyalty and justice, and red to signify courage and strength. She also added an American Bald Eagle to show Iowa's devotion to the United States of America.
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The Black Panther, August 15, 1970
Inside this issue of The Black Panther are multiple articles that speak to the harassment by law enforcement against party members selling the Newspaper in Winston Salem, North Carolina, and Cambridge, Massachusetts. This issue also highlights how the Federal Bureau of Investigation infiltrated the Black Panthers with trained informants and created a fake newspaper called the "Bay State Banner." Other items include an article on "revolutionary suicide"; short pieces on the Soledad Brother; Alabama Liberation Front; Chicago Liberation School; National Chicano Moratorium Committee; police brutality in Hartford; Joan Kelley; Bobby Seale's appeal; a call for justice for the "Los Siete de la Raza"; a two page spread of letters written to Huey Newton from children at the Black Panther Party Liberation School in San Francisco thanking him and the Panthers for the school; a critique of the American Constitution explaining institutional racism, particularly in the prison system; a message from Huey Newton to the People's Revolutionary Constitutional Convention; a critique off integration; the N.C.C.F.; and, artwork by Emory Douglas.
August, 15, 1970
Aaron Douglas, Alabama, Alabama Black Liberation Front, Annette Alston, armed self-defense, armed struggle, Barron Howard, Bessie Phillips, Black Panther Party, Black Power, Bo Staff, Bobby Seale, Cambridge, capitalism, Chicago, Chicano movement, Christine Ricks, Columbus Worshey, Community Survival Programs, Compton, Connecticut, Cook County, Cornelius Jones, criminal justice, Detroit, Emory Douglas, Folsom Prison, Free Bobby, Free Los Siete, Hartford, Henry Jones, Holmsburg Prison Rebellion, housing project, Huey Newton, Illinois, integration, James McClain, Joan Kelley, Joe Brodnik, Jonathan Jackson, La Raza, Larry Smith, Leonard Colar, LeRoy Young, Liberation School, Lima, Massachusetts, National Chicano Moratorium Committee, National Committee to Combat Fascism, New Bedford, New Haven, North Carolina, Ohio, Philadelphia, Phillip Streeter, Pigs, Police Brutality, Political Prisoners, Prison Reform, Revolutionary People's Constitutional Convention, Revolutionary Suicide, Rockford, Ruchell McGee, San Francisco, San Quentin, San Rafael, Soledad Brothers, Ten Point Program, violence, William Christmas, Willie Appleton, Winston-Salem
The Black Panther Intercommunal News Service, "The Black Panther, August 15, 1970," Roz Payne Sixties Archive, accessed January 20, 2021, https://rozsixties.unl.edu/items/show/638.


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6 Accessible Summer Days Out in Yorkshire
Now that the weather is warming up, what better time to explore the beauty of Yorkshire and everything it has to offer? To save you the effort, we've rounded up the very best of accessible summer days out in Yorkshire. Each giving the green light for mobility scooter and wheelchair users to enjoy. So pack up the car and cherry pick your day trip below.
Malham Tarn
Set in the rolling hills and rugged moorland of the Yorkshire Dales, Malham Tarn in North Yorkshire is the highest freshwater glacier in England, and the ideal destination for a peaceful summer stroll.
Image licensed by Amanda Slater under Creative Commons & cropped for size.
Hire an electric all-terrain wheelchair from the National Trust in the Malham Tarn estate office and make your way around one of the tranquil waterside routes. Taking in spectacular views and catching a glimpse of some of England's rarest plants and animals as you go.
For toilet access, park in the National Trust car park or travel two miles to Malham Tarn village where you'll find plenty of tea-rooms and pubs to relax in.
Be aware you can only hire the all-terrain wheelchair from Monday to Friday 10am till 2pm. For more information visit the Malham Tarn Estate website.
Not exactly an outdoor retreat but given the unpredictable weather up north and fine location of the Royal Armouries, it would be a shame not to include it in this list.
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Located in the heart of Leeds, The Royal Armouries Museum cares for one of the most significant national collections of arms and armour in the world. Each of the six themed galleries taking you on a trip through time, with events, talks, and interactive games happening all summer long.
Entry is free, and wheelchair access is excellent, with folding seats on the walls of every floor should you need to rest.
Then, once you've finished wandering around each of the five floors, spend some time soaking up the vibrant and modern Leeds Dock area. Stopping at one of the many waterside bars and restaurants for a well-deserved refreshment.
For more information visit The Royal Armouries website.
Situated on the grounds of Bretton Hall in Wakefield, Yorkshire Sculpture Park is a wonderful mix of art and nature that you won't find anywhere else.
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Named museum of the year in 2014, the open-air Yorkshire Sculpture Park has been described as a truly outstanding museum, hosting work from artists and sculptures the world over.
Tuck into delicious regionally sourced food and drink from the café, before exploring 500 acres of stunning landscape and contemporary art.
Not every path on the estate is wheelchair friendly, but you do get access to free use of mobility scooters and wheelchairs. There's also priority parking for Blue Badge holders and accessible toilets in the main gallery building.
For more information visit the Yorkshire Sculpture Park website.
Described as the "jewel in the crown" of Yorkshire's many landscapes, the 30,000 acres of idyllic countryside boasts over eighty miles of footpaths to explore. Many of which suitable for wheelchairs and mobility scooters.
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You'll find history around every corner as you meander through the Priory ruins, stroll through ancient woodland, or simply relax beside the river with a picnic.
Don't worry if you forgot the sandwiches, Bolton Abbey is home to an array of award-winning restaurants, cafes, and tea rooms for you to enjoy.
If you don't already own an all-terrain wheelchair, electric wheelchairs are available to hire between 10am and 4pm between April and October. Or hire a manual wheelchair all year round.
There are also designated disabled parking spaces and accessible toilets at each of the car parks.
For more information visit the Bolton Abbey website.
Dalby Forest
Nestled on the southern slopes of the North York Moors National Park is Dalby Forest, a haven for outdoor adventure covering some 8,000 acres of pristine woodland.
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Pick up a map from the wheelchair friendly visitors centre to plan your adventure, with specific trails suitable for wheelchairs and mobility scooters. The three-and-a-half-mile trail is a pleasant walk, taking you into the heart of the forest.
Stop off for refreshments at any number of the cafés, BBQ, and picnic sites Dalby Forest has to offer. Taking in the sights, sounds, and smells of some of Yorkshire's most picturesque landscapes.
Wheelchairs are provided free of charge, and you can also hire a mobility scooter should you prefer. General access is excellent. There are no steps from the entrance to reception/ticket area or gift shop, and you'll also find disabled parking spots and accessible toilets.
For more information visit the Dalby Forest website.
What better place to marvel at massive feats of engineering than at the National Railway Museum in York?
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Just half a mile from York train station, hop off the train and into the world's largest railway collection in one of Europe's most impressive museums. Located right here in Yorkshire.
Home to the iconic Flying Scotsman and Mallard, and an array of steam engines and other famous locomotives from throughout history. You'll discover intriguing objects and stories from all over the world. And with a packed summer events schedule, there's always something going on.
Accessibility is excellent. Accessible parking is available free of charge outside the main entrance, and entry is also free. Borrow a wheelchair free of charge at both entrances, hire a mobility scooter ahead of your visit, or take your own folding wheelchair.
There's also plenty of seating available in the Great Hall and other main areas, and museum staff are on hand to assist should you need it. With two cafes, free entry, and plenty to see, why not make a day of it this summer?
For more information visit the National Railway Museum website.
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