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Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee
Thursday, 19 September 2019 10.00 am
Venue: Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey KT1 2DN. View directions
Contact: Huma Younis
To report any apologies for absence and substitutions.
Apologies were received from John Furey.
MINUTES OF THE PREVIOUS MEETING PDF 97 KB
To agree the minutes from the Select Committee meeting held on 01 July 2019.
These were agreed as an accurate record of the meeting.
All Members present are required to declare, at this point in the meeting or
as soon as possible thereafter:
I. any disclosable pecuniary interests and / or;
II. other interests arising under the Code of Conduct in respect of any
item(s) of business being considered at this meeting.
· Members are reminded that they must not participate in any item
where they have a disclosable pecuniary interest;
· as well as an interest of the Member, this includes any interest, of
which the Member is aware, that relates to the Member's spouse or
civil partner (or any person with whom the Member is living as a
spouse or civil partner); and
· Members with a significant personal interest may participate in the
discussion and vote on that matter unless that interest could be
reasonably regarded as prejudicial.
QUESTIONS & PETITIONS
SURREY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE TRANSFORMATION WORKING GROUP FINAL REPORT PDF 155 KB
Purpose of report: To provide the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee with a detailed report on the findings and recommendations of the Fire Transformation Working Group which was set up to review the 'Making Surrey Safer-Our Community Safety Plan' which proposes a number of changes to the way Surrey Fire and Rescue Service operates.
Annex 1 Fire Transformation Working Group- TOR , item 13/19 PDF 138 KB
Saj Hussain, Chairman of the Fire Transformation Working Group
Chris Botten, Working Group Member
Jan Mason, Working Group Member
1. The Vice-Chairman made the following statement: The fire transformation Working Group was set up by the Environment Select Committee now the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee to support the transformation of the fire service and to provide independent scrutiny on the 'Making Surrey Safer- Our Community Safety Plan'. Between March and July 2019, the Working Group has spoken with 17 stakeholders and has listened to their views and concerns on the 'Making Surrey Safer- Our Community Safety Plan'. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all the witnesses whom we have spoken to for their willingness and efforts- it has been greatly appreciated. The evidence heard at witness sessions has helped the Working Group formulate a series of recommendations for consideration by the Select Committee. I believe the recommendations contained with the Working Groups report are impactful and will help strengthen the 'Making Surrey Safer- Our Community Safety Plan'. I would like to give residents and stakeholders the assurance that the proposed plan will be scrutinised by the Select Committee on a quarterly basis and any areas of concern will be forwarded to the Cabinet for further investigation.
2. Mr Botten reiterated that the Working Groups key concern was the level of staffing within the service especially if changes were to be made to how the service operated. As a result the Group recommends that the new proposed crew and vehicle placement model as detailed within the 'Making Surrey Safer-Our Community Safety Plan' is resourced at full establishment firefighter (including on-call) staffing levels. It was added that the increase in response times especially at night time was raised as a concern by witnesses.
3. It was agreed that the committee would ask questions regarding the plan in the following item.
4. The committee endorsed the recommendations of the Working Group for Cabinet approval.
That Cabinet approve the 'Making Surrey Safer – Our Plan' 2020-23 subject to the following recommendations of the Fire Transformation Working Group:
By 1 April 2020, the Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Fire and Resilience to ensure that the new proposed crew and vehicle placement model as detailed within the 'Making Surrey Safer-Our Community Safety Plan' is resourced at full establishment firefighter (including on-call) staffing levels and for staffing levels to be closely monitored by the service to ensure these do not fall below establishment levels.
Emergency response times are closely monitored and scrutinised by the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee on a quarterly basis to ensure that response times which do not meet current and future Surrey response standards can be addressed by further appropriate scrutiny.
If the 'Making Surrey Safer-Our Community Safety Plan' is approved by Cabinet, that Senior Managers continue to engage with staff to discuss the impact of the changes on working patterns and give staff the ... view the full minutes text for item 13/19
SURREY FIRE AND RESCUE SERVICE (SFRS) MAKING SURREY SAFER - OUR PLAN 2020-2023 PDF 133 KB
Purpose of report: For the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee to scrutinise the 'Making Surrey Safer' plan and review the feedback from the public consultation, making recommendations to Cabinet.
Annex 1 - Draft Making Surrey Safer Plan 2020 - 2023.FINAL , item 14/19 PDF 1 MB
Annex 2 HMICFRS surrey-fire-and-rescue-service-report-2018-19 , item 14/19 PDF 470 KB
Annex 3 Consultation Report FINAL_ , item 14/19 PDF 491 KB
Annex 4 Community_Risk_Profile_2019-2 , item 14/19 PDF 3 MB
Annex 5 Equality Impact Assessment Making Surrey Safer Final , item 14/19 PDF 508 KB
Draft-EIA-IRMP-Appendices-Baseline-doc , item 14/19 PDF 767 KB
Denise Turner Stewart, Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Fire & Resilience
Steve Owen Hughes, Director of Community Protection & Emergencies
1. The Cabinet Member thanked the Working Group for their work and felt that appropriate scrutiny of the service had been undertaken. The Cabinet Member stated her support for the Working Groups recommendations.
2. It was queried by members if the changes to the fire service were part of cost saving measures. The Cabinet Member stated that a £6m saving target for the year had been removed and the new plan would be making significant capital investment to the service as part of the councils wider transformation plan.
3. With regards to older firefighters who did not pass the annual fitness tests, the aim would be to expand the role of the firefighter so that experience and expertise would remain within the service. To do this, discussions would need to take place with the Unions on a national level. There was support from the committee on this approach.
4. Concern was raised around the risks to vulnerable people impacted by the change to response times in the new plan. Officers were asked what assurance they could give that the overall risk to the community would be reduced. The Director of Community Protection & Emergencies stated that prevention activity would increase with the number of safe and well visits increasing to 20,000. The committee could be assured that prevention activity would see a decline in the number of incidents.
5. A member of the Working Group explained the importance of the committee holding the service to account on response times which has been included within one of the Groups recommendations. Giving an anecdote, the member spoke positively about an experience he had recently had with the fire service.
6. It was queried how culture within the service would be transformed for the better. The Director of Community Protection & Emergencies recognised that there were cultural issues within the service. The service had not had any changes since the 1970's and bullying and harassment would be addressed through specific plans. The Director of Community Protection & Emergencies spent one day per week with staff at fire stations and stated that he was happy to listen to staff concerns.
7. The Cabinet Member for Community Safety, Fire & Resilience confirmed that the level of engagement undertaken by the service had been unprecedented.
8. There was a recognition from members that there was a great amount of misinformation about the service on social media. Officers recognised that more needed to be done to highlight the positive work the service was doing.
9. The Cabinet Member for Community Safety requested scrutiny support from the Working Group on how best for the service to engage with residents. It was felt that it would be useful for the Working Group to continue its work.
10. It was confirmed that last calendar year there were two fatal fire deaths, and that last financial ... view the full minutes text for item 14/19
WASTE TASK GROUP FINDINGS PDF 67 KB
Purpose of report: To inform the Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee of the outcome of the work of the Waste Task Group.
Waste TG- Final Report , item 15/19 PDF 815 KB
Appendix 1- Terms of Reference , item 15/19 PDF 108 KB
Appendix 2 - Summary of Defra Consultation , item 15/19 PDF 54 KB
Appendix 3 - Purpose and objectives of SEP , item 15/19 PDF 30 KB
Appendix 4- Disposal tonnages by type of disposal , item 15/19 PDF 48 KB
There are a further 3 documents.View the full list of documents for item 15/19
Mr Essex declared an interest in that he was a trustee of a furniture re-use charity.
Dr Andrew Povey, Chairman of the Waste Task Group
Alan Bowley, Interim Head of Environment
Becky Rush, Task Group Member
Jonathan Essex, Task Group Member
Mike Goodman, Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste
The Chairman of the Waste Task Group explained that the Groups work was to focus on how the council could strengthen its environment friendly agenda, rather than focusing on trying to save money.
Task group members explained that there was consensus to keep all Community Recycling Centres (CRCs) in Surrey open and supported the reduce-reuse-recycle vision. During visits to a number of CRCs across Surrey it was clear that practice across each varied greatly.
There was a discussion around the increase in fly-tipping and why this was occurring. The Chairman of the Waste Task Group explained that the majority of fly-tipping was commercial waste and that a recommendation had been included within the Task Groups report around future working with the commercial sector to help tackle this issue. More clarity was required around what can and cannot be taken to CRCs which was adding to fly tipping issues.
The Interim Head of Environment explained that fly tipping data was collated by the district and boroughs although this information was not always accurate as it was measured differently depending on the authority. A fly tipping working group had been established to engage and educate the public.
The Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste explained that a fly tipping strategy had been introduced by the council 2 years ago.
A member stated their support for the discontinuing of charges for small quantities of wood and rubble although the Cabinet Member confirmed that these charges had never been introduced.
There was agreement that the messages being shared regarding CRCs had been confused and mixed. More work needed to be undertaken to educate residents around the benefits of CRCs and recycling in general. It was explained that the Resources and Waste Strategy would see the introduction of a tax for certain recycling materials.
There was a recognition that recycling rates required improving and district and boroughs had a role in supporting this through the waste collection and disposal contracts through the Surrey Environment Partnership (SEP).
There was a short discussion around staffing at CRCs. It was agreed that any staffing issues should be reported to the Cabinet Member outside of the meeting for investigation by officers.
The Chairman of the Waste Task Group informed the committee that he would be attending the next meeting of the SEP. He explained that the SEP did not have any targets in place and required vigorous scrutiny. A Member of the Task Group added that the SEP required turbo charging so action was being undertaken rather than the SEP becoming a talking shop.
A member explained that in Melbourne, Australia local councils allow residents to leave items for recycling ... view the full minutes text for item 15/19
PARKING STRATEGY UPDATE PDF 199 KB
Purpose of report: This report seeks the Communities, Environment and Higways Select Committee's views about changes to the council's on street parking management and enforcement policies including a review of fees and charges for parking related services.
Richard Bolton, Local Highway Services Group Manager
David Curl, Parking Strategy and Implementation Team Manager
1. The Parking Strategy and Implementation Team Manager introduced the report explaining that the Surrey County Council (on street) Parking Strategy was adopted in 2011 and sets out the councils policies about on-street parking regulation and enforcement. It has evolved and developed in the years since but it is now time for a more comprehensive update to ensure it is in alignment with the councils '2030 vision' and changes in national legislation.
2. It was queried how officers could justify the increase of resident permits from £50 to £80. Officers explained that the increase would cover the costs for administration and enforcement of resident permits.
3. It was explained that parking reviews combine all the agreed changes to parking restrictions in a district or borough over a period of time so that they can be taken through the statutory process together. This saves time and money as by law it is necessary to place a statutory notice in a local paper to amend or create a as a single Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) which could costs up to £800 for a small change therefore batching it is more efficient.
4. A member commented that the fear of traffic enforcement had disappeared and argued that the committee should write to central government on issues concerning pavement parking. Officers explained that governments transport committee recommended in there 'pavement parking' report a ban on pavement parking nationally which officers supported.
5. There was agreement that the costs associated with placing a statutory notice in a local paper to amend or create a single Traffic Regulation Order (TRO) was too high and needed to be reviewed.
6. A member of the committee commented that the increase charges for second and third additional resident permits was extremely high from £75 to £100 (second permit) and £130 (third permit). Officers explained that costs had increased to discourage the use of second and third permits and to encourage off street parking.
7. It was explained that the enforcement of parking restrictions solely by camera is now only allowed for contraventions on School Keep Clears (SKC's), bus stop clearways/bus lanes and red routes. It was explained that camera operations are very expensive and can become onerous.
8. There was a discussion around electric vehicle charging points although officers explained that EV charging points were not part of the parking strategy.
9. Some members of the committee were opposed to the increase in permit charges arguing that increased costs should not be used to offset service charges.
10. The Chairman rounded up the discussion stating that the committee support the majority of the proposals within the report. The Chairman could see the rational for increasing costs as it had not happened for a number of years. The profit would also be reinvested into local committees which was a positive.
11. Mr Gulati asked ... view the full minutes text for item 16/19
SURREY COUNTY COUNCIL'S RESPONSE TO STATUTORY CONSULTATION ON HEATHROW AIRPORT EXPANSION PDF 96 KB
Purpose of the report: The Communities, Environment and Higways Select Committee is asked to consider the County Council's draft response to the statutory consultation on Heathrow Airport Limited's plans for airport expansion.
SCC Heathrow Expansion Consultation response , item 17/19 PDF 369 KB
Sue Janota, Spatial Planning & Policy Manager
Paul Millin, Strategic Transport Group Manager
The report was introduced by the Cabinet Member for Environment and Waste whom explained that the key issue for the council in relation to Heathrow Airport Limited's (HAL) plans for airport expansion was Southern Rail Access which is a priority infrastructure project for the council and will support economic and sustainable growth.
Members supported and recognised that Southern Rail Access was a priority for the council and residents and welcomed the prioritisation of this within the consultation response.
There was consensus that the information provided by HAL in the consultation lacked detail especially with regard to mitigation measures being put in place.
A member of the committee commented that air quality was a key concern for him especially with the ever-growing climate change agenda and therefore more transport modelling detail was required from HAL to fully assess the impact on air quality.
There was a short discussion around flight paths and the fact that many residents had not been consulted on these changes. It was explained by officers that flight paths were within the remit of the Civil Aviation Authority and that flight paths in relation to Heathrow expansion would be consulted on in 2022.
It was explained that the Heathrow Strategic Planning Group (HSPG) was made up from a number of different authorities including Hounslow, Slough, Spelthorne and Runnymede. The HSPG lobbied DfT and HAL to push forward work to develop the expansion project and ensure it benefits each authority.
A comment was raised around whether work could be undertaken with the LEP's to support the council with the impacts of the airport expansion.
The Chairman of the committee was of the view that there seemed to be a lack of commitment from HAL on support to the council especially with regards to Southern Rail Access and transport assessments/mitigation measures.
The committee endorsed the response from the council on the airport expansion consultation but expressed concern around the lack of information from HAL regarding expansion proposals. It was felt that if the council received an unsatisfactory response from HAL then the Cabinet needed to reconsider their stance towards the expansion especially in light of the climate emergency declared in May 2019.
The Communities, Environment and Highways Select Committee endorse Surrey County Councils response to the Heathrow Airport expansion consultation and express concern over a lack of detailed information and commitment from Heathrow Airport Limited. The Select Committee urges Cabinet to reconsider their position in regards to the Heathrow Airport expansion if the council does not receive satisfactory responses from Heathrow Airport Limited.
FORWARD WORK PROGRAMME AND ACTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS TRACKER PDF 108 KB
Purpose of the item: For the Select Committee to review and agree the draft forward work programme and review the progress of actions and recommendations at previous Select Committee meetings.
CEHSC Forward Plan , item 18/19 PDF 81 KB
CEHSC- Actions and Reccs Tracker , item 18/19 PDF 61 KB
The forward work programme and actions and recommendations tracker were agreed by the Committee.
The next meeting of the Select Committee will be held on 22 November 2019 in the Ashcombe Suite at County Hall.
The next meeting of the Select Committee will be held on 22 November 2019 in the Ashcombe Suite, County Hall, Kingston upon Thames.


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Who are Tūhoe?
Maori tourism
C.F. Goldie: the old master revisited
Why wasn't I told?
The happy-go-lucky highway
Christian Heinegg
Inside the Land March
Te Rōpū o te Matakite: the seers, the ones with foresight. That's the name of the group that revered leader Dame Whina Cooper led on a 1000-kilometre march from the Far North to Wellington in 1975, protesting against more than a century of colonial laws designed to alienate Māori from their land.
Written by Arielle Kauaeroa Monk Photographed by Christian Heinegg
Te Rōpū o te Matakite sets out from Te Hāpua on September 14, 1975. Te Hāpua was the birthplace of then-Minister of Māori Affairs Matiu Rata. The proposed march united a wide cross-section of urban and rural Māori, but support was not universal. Rata felt it would undermine his efforts from within the government, and sought to head it off. Peace was made on the first night, however, when Rata sent a telegraph giving his blessings. On the previous spread, Te Rōpū o te Matakite marches through Whanganui on October 2.
On the estuarine Whakarapa mudflats, in the Hokianga, a young wāhine hiked her mud-stained skirts to mid-calf, dug her spade into the dirt and heaved it aside. At her back other Māori youth were busy shovelling, laughing and singing as they worked. Freshly carved ditches stretched across the flats. But the group weren't digging the ditches. They were filling them in.
The year was 1914, and the young leader was Whina Cooper, then aged 18. For mana whenua, the estuary and mudflats were a prized source of kaimoana when wet, the perfect place to race their horses when dry, and provided access to the sea—and had never been sold. But local farmer Bob Holland had obtained a lease from the government without Te Rarawa's knowledge or consent, and set about draining the swamp, intent on sowing grass and grazing stock.
She learned from an earlier generation of leaders such as Sir James Carroll, Sir Apirana Ngata, Sir Peter Buck and Te Puea Hērangi. "I had gone around with them, watched them, listened to them, and filled up my baskets of knowledge from them. I wanted to put that knowledge to good use."
Whina's father, influential Te Rarawa chief Heremia Te Wake, worked to overturn the lease in court and through his political connections. Whina, already showing great "ihi, mana and wairua" (ihi being the quality in leaders that inspires awe) proposed the peaceful community protest in support.
Her band filled in the drains as quickly as the farmer and his sons could dig them—until a constable arrived with summonses for trespass for all—except Whina.
It was her first tautohetohe (argument or dispute) over the whenua on which she was born. Her brush with the law had no effect: the lease was withdrawn and the mudflats saved.
Throughout much of the 20th century, it was commonplace for Māori to be separated from their land against their will. With few opportunities to participate in Pākehā commerce, little access to development capital, and increasing pressures to assimilate, many Māori saw sale as the only way to survive in te ao hurihuri, the changing and colonial world.
Whina Cooper was already nationally revered as the inaugural president of the Māori Women's Welfare League, and during the march became a household name for her quick wit, energy and ability to articulate Māori concerns, which included championing Māori who migrated from villages to cities in search of work.
Whina Cooper and other marchers analyse the New Zealand Herald's coverage of the march. Media attention and public interest were high from the outset, helped in part by Whina's instinct for the dramatic and symbolic.
Whina knew otherwise. Her father wrote in his will: "Do not sell the land to the Pākehās, even if you have no possessions. If you remain strong and remain on your land, the day will eventually come when you will have money, but if you sell you will have nothing and the ones who will suffer will be your children and your children's children."
As Whina grew older and came to prominence as a leader, the losses continued, driven by legislative changes designed to further force the alienation of Māori land. In 1953, prime minister Sidney Holland pressed for the Māori Affairs Act to be used as a tool to legally appropriate 'unproductive' Māori land. In 1967, an amendment to the Act made it compulsory for any Māori freehold land with fewer than five owners to be transferred into general land title, and further made it easier for "uneconomic" Māori land to be compulsorily acquired and sold. A mood of righteous discontent emerged.
Marchers assemble at Raetihi (Te Puke) Marae, beside the Rātana temple Te Whare Whakamoemiti in Raetihi, immediately southwest of Mount Ruapehu. Te Rōpū o te Matakite sprang from a vision of what would happen if Māori didn't band together to fight for what little land remained. "This organisation is set up to help the blind," said Whina Cooper, "to help people who haven't the perception to see the future."
In his biography Whina, Michael King writes that while a handful of bystanders were hostile, and one anonymous group spread broken shells on the road to target participants in bare feet, "for the most part… the marchers encountered cooperation and support. Cars tooted and waved. People along the route brought out food and drink. Māori hospitality was warm and extravagant."
In March 1975, at the age of 80, already a leader of great mana, Whina attended a hui about land alienation at Te Puea marae in Māngere Bridge, Auckland. What was to be done? Celebrated poet Hone Tuwhare later reported Whina's words on the hīkoi to come: "Good gracious, if we let them take what is left, we will all become taurekareka [slaves]. Do we want that?"
A bold new approach was needed. Several groups united under the banner of Te Rōpū o te Matakite, and asked Whina to lead. She proposed a march. They would walk the length of Te Ika a Māui, stopping at rural and urban marae to enlist support and debate ideas, before arriving at Parliament to present prime minister Bill Rowling with a public petition and a Memorial of Right (a large, single-sheet document holding the signatures of ra-ngatira and kaumātua). They would demand an end to monocultural laws that pushed Māori off their land, and the enactment of those which reflected Māori cultural values. Key laws that were problematic were the Māori Affairs Act 1953 (and ensuing amendments), the Town and Country Planning Act 1953, the Counties Amendment Act 1961 and the Rating Act 1967.
Whina's energy, reputation and whakapapa brought together threads of resistance from across te ao Māori, from the leaders of official organisations such as the Māori Women's Welfare League and the New Zealand Māori Council, to more outspoken activists such as Ranginui Walker, Tame Iti and Titewhai Harawira of activist group Ngā Tamatoa.
She insisted the movement had to be above reproach. "We cannot afford to be an undisciplined, uncontrolled rabble… Drink, alcoholic that is, will be prohibited." No signs or placards would be carried. The sacred hīkoi would be heralded only by a pouwhenua representing land occupation and a single white flag representing te Matakite—which was never to touch the ground until all land claims have been resolved (it lives at Te Kōngahu Museum of Waitangi today—off the ground). Participants had to be fit, too. "Remember, if you break down, you place extra burdens on those who organise the march."
On Māori Language Day, September 14, 50-odd whānau departed from Te Hāpua, led by Whina and her mokopuna Irenee Cooper in those iconic first steps, captured by New Zealand Herald photographer Michael Tubberty.
It was a major operation to feed, shelter and shower participants, and transport their mountain of bags from marae to marae. The pile threatens to engulf the meeting house Tauakira, at Otoko Marae, home of the Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi hapū of Te Atiawa.
Activist and author Tama Te Kapua Poata, a marshal on the march, recalled how difficult the initial stages were. "On the first leg of the journey, the marchers weren't fit," he wrote in his memoir, Seeing Beyond The Horizon. "They were hobbling and getting blisters. The first marae we stopped at was about 25 miles out of Te Hāpua. People just collapsed after that first leg."
A Pākehā nurse materialised, followed by bandages and medical supplies—typical of the support that grew as the march headed south and numbers swelled.
Week by week, the marchers grew fit, and as media coverage intensified, so, too, did sympathy from across cultures, generations, classes.
Telegrams of support came from as far afield as Sweden. During the hīkoi, Tuwhare wrote:
it won't be a lonely walk
people all around and mostly young
From blue, brown with bits more added
Right on up to off-white
By the time they arrived at the Beehive—still under construction at the time—and presented their demands, numbers had swelled to about 5000 marchers, with the rest of the nation watching on TV. The march brought Māori concerns into the mainstream, and helped politicise a generation of Māori. In the words of the authors of Protest Tautohetohe, it "ignited an irreversible change in the relationship between Māori and the Crown".
Te Rōpū o te Matakite built on the long Māori tradition of agitating against Crown oppression, combining a century of political petitioning with the peaceful resistance of Parihaka. Their hīkoi paved the way for modern protest movements including Bastion Point in 1978, Pākaitore-Moutoa Gardens in 1995 and Ihumātao in 2019. But the renowned pepeha of the Land March, "not one more acre of Māori land", did not prevent further unjust dispossession.
Numbers swelled in major centres thanks to the concentration of urban Māori and support from the wider community. Police and traffic officials were in full cooperation with march organisers; a flattering telegram from Whina to the chairman of the Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority gained permission for the marchers to make a dramatic entrance via the bridge.
Since 1975, land under Māori ownership dropped from two million hectares to 1.2 million, only increasing slightly from 1995 onwards under Treaty of Waitangi settlements to 1.47 million hectares today. Yet, while there is still one acre of whenua left to protect, the spirit of ngā tautohetohe, Māori protest, will forever be alive:
Ka whawhai tonu mātou! We will still fight, we will always fight!
Ake! Ake! Ake! Forever more! Forever more! Forever more!
The Beehive was still under construction when Te Rōpū o te Matakite and 5000 supporters arrived on October 13, 1975. In silence, the leaders unrolled the ornate scroll containing the Memorial of Right, then held it up to the cheers and singing of the crowd. The document was written in calligraphy using esoteric language to give it a sacred air. Its contents had also been kept secret until now, allowing media speculation to build. Accepting the document, prime minister Bill Rowling said: "You will find that your march is not in vain." While most marchers then departed, content to continue the fight through political channels, members of Ngā Tamatoa were unswayed. They set up a Māori embassy and occupied the grounds of parliament for the next two months.
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I attempted to set an alarm to drag myself out of bed and be productive Saturday morning, but in the end I woke up early enough only to eat lunch and work on an email in French before jetting off to the train station to head over to Nice. I made it to Nice and soon after found the airbnb where my brother was staying. Of course, being the only one of us with a working phone, I sat on the curb for about 15 minutes before he got my message and came and found me.
And as he walked down the sidewalk it was as if nothing had changed—that it hadn't been 9 months since we had last seen each other, that we were't meeting in France instead of the US, that our lives hadn't been completely turned upside down since we had last met.
After briefly gathering our thoughts in the apartment that smelled like five grandmas took up residence there, I brought them along the beach towards old town, where we caught the end of the market before having a necessary gelato stop in the center square.
It was blistering hot, but I wanted them to see the lookout point, and somehow we managed to make it up to the top of the hill only partially covered in sweat, before taking a rest in the shade while looking out over Nice and the Mediterranean, swapping stories about life.
We made our way back down and through the park—Alex more than a little tempted to join the kids running through the plethora of water fountains. I wanted him to do it, but mostly because I wanted to get a video of him acting like all the other two and three-year-olds surrounding him.
Having not had a single cup of coffee the entire day, I encouraged us to find a cafe before dinner, and we found a cute if completely random cafe that was also a bar…and frozen yogurt store…and clothing store…? I don't know. France.
Caitlin and I took pictures and videos of everything. It was lovely.
Nearing the time of our dinner reservation, we wandered a few blocks over to where our restaurant was located—and I'm not going to tell you much in this blog post about it because it was worth enough of its own post—so please go read about it here!
At the end of the meal, I told the server that I wanted an espresso. This is not unusual in France, but even still she exclaimed "But you will be awake all night!" (it was about 10pm at this point).
Yes, but I still needed to head back to Juan les Pins to "boire un verre" with my team—and I had to be en forme!
Despite the train taking longer than usual and me being super paranoid that I would be late, I managed to make it to JLP just as my team was heading out to a bar and we met up on the sidewalk and walked together. I was terrified because my chef kept saying that we were going to a club, and that is so far from my scene even with my friends—much less with my chef! But we ended up at a cafe/restaurant/bar just down the street, and we took up several tables as not just the pastry team but several people from cuisine and service ended up joining us for a drink.
Even though several people remarked about how quiet I was, I had an amazing time. It was just hard to follow the six different conversations in rapid French happening around me at the same time, especially after a day of wandering all around Nice and speaking English!
Nearing 2am, the bar was closing and those of us who hadn't already left had to make a decision—were we just going to go our separate ways, try to find a club or bar in the area that was still open, or would we go to someone's apartment?
In the end 8 of us ended up at the apartment of the girls in cuisine, and there we stayed until 6am on their terrace, drinking, dancing, talking, and dancing some more. (I know I know, who knew I danced?) When it became obvious that none of the people who came in cars were planning (or capable) of leaving, Max kindly drove me home so I could attempt to get some sleep.
I honestly don't know how the rest of them functioned, especially the girls who had to start work at 10am and were still awake when I left! They are made of stronger stuff than I, that is for sure.
Sunday it was my goal to show Alex and Caitlin a bit around Antibes and Juan Les Pins–with the main goal of retaining enough energy to have dinner at my restaurant in the evening.
So that meant a beeline to coffee. Lots of coffee.
We meandered about Antibes for a bit–fortunately for our body temperature and unfortunately for the beauty of our pictures, it was quite cloudy in the afternoon, and it also happened to be a Sunday so a lot was closed up for the day. Nonetheless, I was still able to show off some of the charm and art of the city, and I think we all had a good time.
Still fairly early into the afternoon, we made our way back to Juan les Pins to get ready for dinner (and for me to lay in bed for an hour out of utter exhaustion). But really the day was just beginning, as we had a very special birthday dinner ahead of us–which really brought the whole modern day Downton Abbey vibe to life as Alex and Caitlin came to find me in my behind-the-hotel lodging and I brought them to the hidden-and-underground kitchen, where my coworkers looked at me a little strangely for being all dressed up and ready to eat at the restaurant instead of work with them.
The night was totally magical, and couldn't have gone better had I scripted it into my Korean drama myself–but since I have so much to say about the dinner itself, you will have to read about the night here.
Sunday night continued to be special, as I went back to Alex and Caitlin's Airbnb with them and spent a lovely, cool, quiet, peaceful and any other adjective you can think of to mean "content" night on the pull out couch in their living room.
The weekend seemed to last forever but it still passed far too quickly, and before I knew it (though we initially had the good intention of making our way to the beach in the early morning and completely slept through that possibility) we were eating breakfast before I ran off to work and they jumped on the train to Cannes. Though we managed to meet one last time for a very southern-French glass of wine on the beach after my shift ended at 11:30pm that night, I was tired enough that it was all I could do to focus on them and the present moment–but it was worth it as they left the next day to take their long journey home to Portland (via Nice, London, and LA).
One of the strangest things about Alex and Caitlin's visit was that I had been looking forward to it and planning it basically since I got to France–and for five months it was on the horizon as something to look forward to and a milestone of the longest time I had ever been abroad. And as soon as the weekend passed I realized that the next time I would see family and the next big 'event' would be the end of my internship and my return home to the US! So of course in addition to being incredibly busy, I have also spent the past few weeks (I know I know I am behind on my blogging) waxing philosophic.
Thank you to all my supporters and also to new readers for coming and visiting me at Unmasked Adventures.


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Novi Bečej (Servisch: Нови Бечеј, Hongaars: Törökbecse , Duits: Neu-Betsche) is een gemeente in het Servische district Centraal-Banaat.
Novi Bečej telt 26.924 inwoners (2002). De oppervlakte bedraagt 609 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 44,2 inwoners per km². De Hongaren van de Hongaarse minderheid in Servië vormen met 18% een belangrijke bevolkingsgroep naast de Serviërs.

De gemeente omvat naast de hoofdplaats Novi Bečej de plaatsen Bočar, Kumane en Novo Miloševo.

In de hoofdplaats vormden de Serviërs een ruime meerderheid in 2011:
 7.738 Serviërs (58,92%)
 3.210 Hongaren(24,44%)
 609 Roma (4,64%)
 Overig (120%)

Gemeente in Vojvodina

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Ez Eldin Salem participated in the State Department's Teachers of Critical Languages Program, which brings teachers from China and Egypt to teach Mandarin and Arabic in U.S. elementary and secondary schools for one academic year.
The opportunity to experience another culture firsthand, by living with a native family is a chance of a lifetime.
National Security Language Initiative for Youth program participants in China.
Established in 2006, the National Security Languages Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) promotes the study of critically needed languages by sending American high school students overseas for intensive language study.
Vivian Leskes, an American English professor, talks about her experiences as an English Language Specialist in Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and the Russian Federation.
Caralyn Bushey discusses her experience as an English Language Fellow in Moscow.


Antique French Ormolu With Hand Painted TOP Door & Rose Marble Top. MEASURES: 28"TALL X 24" WIDE & 15 DEEP.
Please review the pictures as they are part of items description. The item "Antique French Ormolu With Hand Painted Door & Rose Marble Top Side Table" is in sale since Friday, January 19, 2018.
This item is in the category "Antiques\Furniture\Tables\1800-1899". The seller is "lidia1753" and is located in Miami, Florida. This item can be shipped to United States.


Hi everyone! The My Favorite Things team is back today with our second day of January previews. Today we're sharing samples using Laina Lamb's new sets, Document It Off the Chart and Journal It For the Record.
On my card today, I used Journal It For the Record, Document It Off the Chart, and new Die-namics Boy Meets Girl, Rustic Hearts (Lisa Johnson Designs), Accent It Labels and Tabs and Insert It 3×4.
I *love* Laina's Labels and Tabs Die-namics. So many pieces to choose from. I used the arrow die, which cuts two pieces at once. I used it to cut Kraft and Whip Cream cardstocks. I used gorgeous new Kraft ink to stamp the You + Me and Happily Ever After.
I used Hemp Cord to stitch a Kraft Button to a Rustic Heart, and the small hearts on the boy and girl are from Layered Heart Border Die-namics.
On the inside, I stamped another sentiment from Journal It For the Record and added a tiny boy and girl from the Boy Meets Girl border strip.
You can attend the New Release Party on January 8 from 8-10 PM EST HERE in the MFT forum, where you can WIN PRIZES!
The MFT release, including all new stamp sets and Die-namics, is on January 8 at 10 PM EST. You'll find all the newest products HERE at release time.
If you'd like to see all the teasers for today, please click on over to the MFT Blog NOW. Be sure to leave comments as you go for the chance to win one of 2, $10 gift certificates given away daily. The winners will be posted on January 8 just before the release party, on the MFT blog.
Beautiful card. I love the dimention and colors you used.
Beautiful card! I love the papers and the colors are so pretty.
I love it, Michele, again thanks for the inspiration!
Ooooh, the colours on this are gorgeous Michele!! Such a lovely card!!
GORGEOUS card Michele! LOVE the layout, papers and the elements on this!! SO super sweet!!!
Stunning card Michele, love how you've added those tiny hearts to the people and the tiny peeps on the inside of the card!
Such a great card. Love the colors you used.
beautiful card… love the colors!
Love the colours and papers you've used. Such a pretty card!
Super sweet. Love your card.
Love the colors on your card!! These new dies are so fun.
Great Sentiment set!! Love the dies too! Thank you for sharing!
Lovely card! Beautiful colors!!!! Love the design!
What a sweet card. Is perfect for an anniversary, or even Valentine's Day.
All the new dies are just going to break my bank. they keep getting better and better.
Very cute. Love your colors with the Kraft paper.
Gorgeous card! I think it is going to be a very expensive release for me! I love it ALL!
This is adorable. Love the colors.
Holy…Boy meets Girl! This card is Soooo Ca-Ute! Love, Love, Love!


I've made no secret that I LOVE Thai food — it's so fresh and flavorful, I just can't get enough! A few weeks ago my husband debuted a new recipe: Yum Woon Sen, which is a Thai glass noodle salad. He had tasted it at a restaurant near his work and recreated it for me, knowing it would be a hit.
Well, he was right — I am obsessed with this recipe!! We've had Yum Woon Sen every single week since my first taste, and I'm ok with that! It's the perfect dish for summer: soft glass noodles in a light citrus sauce, tossed with sautéed chicken, crisp veggies, fresh herbs, and toasted cashews. It covers all bases: sweet, sour, and savory, and now my mouth is watering just talking about it!
STEP ONE: Boil a large pot of water. While water is heating, place mung bean noodles in a large Mixing Bowl . Once water is boiling, remove from heat and pour over mung bean noodles until fully coated. Allow to soak for 5-10 minutes until soft (check directions on package, as different brands may vary). Drain and set aside.
STEP TWO: Combine vegetable oil and chopped garlic in a microwave-safe boil and heat for 20-30 seconds. Watch closely while microwaving to ensure it doesn't get too hot. Drain garlic and add to large mixing bowl with the mung bean noodles. Keep oil for cooking.
STEP THREE: Use half of the garlic-infused oil to sauté chicken thighs. Once cooked, add to bowl with noodles.
STEP FOUR: Use remaining garlic oil to toast cashews in sauté pan for 2-3 minutes until just brown. Add to bowl with noodles.
STEP FIVE: In a small Mixing Bowl , whisk together lime juice, sugar, and fish sauce until sugar is dissolved. Add to bowl with noodles.
STEP SIX: Add cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions (if desired) to the large mixing bowl with all of the other ingredients and toss everything together until well combined and coated with dressing. Top with chopped cilantro.
It seems only fitting that this dish has "Yum" in the name — it's absolutely amazing!
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Defense Secretary Jim Mattis emphasized the U.S. commitment to the Asia-Pacific region and its alliance with South Korea in separate meetings with South Korean leaders today, Pentagon spokesman Navy Cmdr. Gary Ross said.
Mattis is on a four-day trip to South Korea and Japan.
In a statement summarizing the meetings, Ross said Mattis met in the South Korean capital of Seoul with Foreign Affairs Minister Yun Byung-se and Defense Minister Han Min-koo.
In the meetings, Mattis noted that his first trip to South Korea as defense secretary underscored the priority the Trump administration places on the region and on strengthening the U.S.-South Korean alliance, Ross said.
Mattis and Han further resolved to move forward with critical defensive measures, such as deploying a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense battery to South Korea, enhancing alliance readiness, and taking steps to improve trilateral cooperation with Japan, the spokesman said.
The secretary concluded both meetings by reiterating that he looks forward to working closely with Yun and Han to further strengthen the U.S.-South Korean alliance, Ross said.


When you put something out into the world, you never know what you are going to get back in return. The world may give you back what you have given, like a boomerang, or it may give you back parts of your heart, or things you never imagined.
I have been blogging for less than four months. Most mornings when I type up my words, I don't know how they will be received. When I press the send key, I am never sure what will come back to me.
My grandmother on my father's side (Opal) died before I was born. She is the one person in my life that I miss without ever having met her. She left a hole in my childhood. She died suddenly when my dad was a teenager, and my dad never adjusted to her passing. For some reason, my dad rarely spoke about her, and didn't pass on the stories of her life. My maternal grandmother was friends with her and most of the things I know about her, I learned from my mom's mom.
Of course over the years, I have held on to the bits and pieces of things I have learned about her, smoking cigarettes, playing cards, and working as a mail carrier. I can see a photograph of her in a mid-length white dress, dark hair, walking up the steps to the house my dad lived in as a boy. She is looking at the camera, and I get the sense that she loves the person who is taking the picture. She has a slight smile and her eyes look happy. Her hair is tied back but strands of it are loose and being carried up by the wind.
I love my grandmother, as much as you can love someone that you have never met. In my mind, she would have understood and loved me too. I believe as her youngest grandchild I would have held a special place in her heart. I hold on to that belief. I carry it tucked deeply in my heart.
Yesterday I received a call from my cousin, my grandmother Opal's oldest grandchild. I haven't spoken to my cousin in over ten years. My cousin is an artist and writer and reads my blog every day. She is also an advocate for the mentally ill, because her daughter, like me, has schizophrenia.
My cousin remembers my grandma, Opal. Besides my dad she is my one connection to the grandmother I have always dreamed about. She spent the first five or six years of her life around our grandmother.
My cousin is open and funny, and loving, and is generous with her stories about our family. She is the keeper of the secrets that my dad never shared, that I so desired.
I have put so much of myself into my blog, and the universe has responded to me. I have my oldest cousin with whom I can tell everything I know about living with schizophrenia which gives her a window into her daughter, and she can welcome me into the world of my grandmother – a world I have longed to inhabit.
There are so many gifts to give and receive. My heart and arms are wide open. I will continue to put myself out there, and see what the universe brings.
Thank you for sharing this lovely post. I'm sure she would've loved you too. Both of my Dad's parents died before he was 16 and my Mom's Dad died before my parents were married. But they always told us such wonderful stories and memories. I too am the youngest grandchild and have always felt my paternal grandmother around me. She was a strong, smart woman and I wish I could've met her.
Capture as much as you can, the older we get, the less we remember.
😀 if I weren't old it would be even funnier…but it's sooo true!
Lovely post. I only new one of my grandparents, my mother's mother, an I think she died when I was about six. She lived a long way away so I only met her a few times.
Yeah it's really good fun and to have him living just above us means lots of contact.


Lima, the capital of Peru, lies on the country''''s arid Pacific coast. Though its colonial center is preserved, it''''s a bustling metropolis and one of South America's largest cities.
Cusco is now known for its archaeological remains and Spanish colonial architecture.
After Hotel Check in proceed for the city tour and visit the Main Square (Plaza Mayor), Government Palace, City Hall, the Catherdral, the San Francisco Convent and its "Catacombs" ancient underground cemetery of Lima, El Oidor, Torre Tagle Palace, a beautiful mansion and the Osambela House.
Afterwards visit the Gold Museum and splendid collection of guns. The tour continues to the modern and high end side of Lima city, the Mira Flores.
Mnimum 6 or More Passagers require to operate this tour.


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Sydenham to Bankstown Marrickville Town Hall Meeting
These are draft plans, however, nothing has been done to limit land and property speculation – Developers are being given free reign by their friends in the Baird Government.
Pedestrian shared zone and night time precinct puts Marrickville night-life on the map
Jo Haylen, the Member for Summer Hill, today congratulated Marrickville Council on plans for a raised shared zone between Petersham and Marrickville Roads in Marrickville and to close the street once a month during daylight-savings hours to promote night-time dining and entertainment.
Concerned Ashbury Residents meet with MP
On Saturday 28 November, Jo Haylen will hold a public meeting with residents concerned about the proposed rezoning of the Chubb and Tyres 4 U sites on Milton Street, Ashbury.
Sunset clauses reform
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Acclaimed Irish singer-songwriter Declan O'Rourke ("Gallileo") makes his Kansas City Irish Center debut
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eight-piece all-star folk & trad ensemble, including John Sheahan (The Dubliners), Dermot Byrne (Altan),
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Q: Riak Link store with java I want to store a Riak Pojo object with links in the database using the java. Eventhough the field type is Collection <RiakLink>, it keep throwing the same exception "riak links field must be Collection <RiakLink> ".
Code:
class Pojo{
public String name;

@RiakKey
public String key;

@RiakLinks
@JsonIgnore
public Collection<RiakLink> collection = new ArrayList<RiakLink>();

}
public class Riak2 {
public static void main(String[] args) throws RiakException {

    IRiakClient client = RiakFactory.httpClient();

    Pojo p = new Pojo();
    p.name = "Pojo";
    p.key = "First";
    p.collection.add(new RiakLink("list","Second","next"));

    client.fetchBucket("list").execute().store(p);
}

}
Exception : Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: java.lang.IllegalArgumentException: riak links field must
be Collection <RiakLink>  at com.basho.riak.client.convert.reflect.AnnotationCache.get(AnnotationCache.java:56)
Please give me a help
Thanks

A: I've tested this in both the current 1.1.3 and 1.4.2 versions of the client and can not reproduce this issue.
In addition, there's actually a unit test that ensures this works.
Looking though the history for AnnotationCache, I can't find where there was ever a bug regarding this since it was created about two years ago so that rules out you using an old version of the client that has a bug.
Given that, I would suggest rebuilding your project / rechecking that the code you list in your Q is what is actually being used. As shown, there's no problem with it.

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VIDEO: Sussex and England star ready for India challenge
SUSSEX star Chris Jordan is looking forward to continuing his remarkable rise with England in their five-Test series against India – which includes one game at the ground where he began his international career.
Friday, 4th July 2014, 7:31 am
Chris Jordan gives young cricketers some batting tips at the Ageas Bowl Picture by LMI Photography
The 25-year-old played his first game for England in an ODI against Australia at Hampshire's Ageas Bowl last September – taking the prized wicket of Michael Clarke in his first over.
Since then he has gone on to become one of the few players these days to represent England in Tests, ODIs and T20s – an incredible achievement for a player whose county career was proving a struggle before his switch from Surrey to Sussex for the 2013 season.
Jordan, who now has two Tests, 13 ODIs and seven T20 internationals behind him, visited Ageas Bowl to look ahead to the India series and to coach some local budding young cricketers in line with the ECB's attempts to get a new generation interested in playing and watching the game.
Reflecting on his new status as an England regular, Jordan said: "It's been enjoyable. There have been a few ups and downs team-wise but the last 12 months have been brilliant for me since I made my debut here.
"This ground holds very fond memories for me. I got a wicket in my first over and got Michael Clarke out. I ended up with three wickets.
"It's a brilliant ground with brilliant facilities and it's evolving all the time. It's a great place to play cricket.
"The third Test here will be very important as it's the third of a five Test series. The home support will be in favour and hopefully we will be moving from strength to strength. Hopefully we will come up with a win and win the series."
There was a cloud over the England dressing room as they crashed to a 5-0 Ashes defeat down under last winter but Jordan is part of a new-look squad and said it was a happy squad to be in. And he said they felt unlucky to have lost the recent Sri Lanka Test series 1-0 when they were close to winning the first game and drawing the second.
"Mooresy (Peter Moores) has created an environment in which players are relaxed and can express themselves as best they can and play their natural game," Jordan said.
"It (the Sri Lanka series) was fine margins. Everyone who came in - myself, Moheen Ali, Gary Ballance and Sam Robson - put their hand up and showed they could compete at this level.
"That bodes well for the team because with the experience of Alistair Cook, Ian Bell, Jimmy Anderson and Stuart Broad, it's a really good mix and the guys are really enjoying each other's company and wanting each other to do well. Hopefully that can turn into some positive results."
He added: "As you saw in the last Test series, we were very close to winning it, but for a few key moments. That would have made everyone stronger and we'd be better off for that experience.
"But we can draw on that in the future and if we get into that situation again we can be in the position of coming out on top.
"England and India are two very good sides who will be on show and there'll be loads of punches thrown throughout that five-Test series. The team that land the better punches will come out on top and hopefully that's England.
"I haven't played against them (India) but I've seen a lot of them on TV and there's a lot of very talented players in that team, especially batsmen, and we'll have to be on top of our game to take 20 wickets in each game."
Jordan said he'd done a lot of work on his batting strike rate and ability to hit sixes and had also worked on the consistency of his bowling since breaking into the England fold.
And he admitted his move to Sussex after Surrey released him in 2012 had been pivotal to his step into the international arena.
"From day one when I walked into the club, everyone helped me settle off the field which in turn helped me get on with matters on the field, which was really important," he said.
"Making that move, I had to hit the ground running and I did, and I've never looked back. I've kept going from strength to strength. Now I've got to keep my head down and stay focused."
Sussex could perhaps have done with seeing more of Jordan than they have this season, with their county championship campaign turning into a battle to stay in division one and their T20 Blast campaign a hit-and-miss affair which has left them with a bit to do to qualify for the last eight.
"I've been keeping touch with them and when I'm playing for England, the boys wish me luck," he said.
"At the minute, we're not doing as well as we'd like, but it's not horrendous. We've just strung together a couple of results in the T20 and hopefully we can get a bit of momentum there.
"As far as the championship is concerneed, you get one win or two wins and you can climb a couple of places. As long as the guys remain focused and keep believing that they can turn it around, I'm sure they'll be all right. Robbo's creating the best environment possible for everyone to do that. I'm sure we'll get it right and come good."
Meanwhile Hampshire are keen to attract plenty of young fans to their July 27-July 31 Test. They're putting on magicians, laser quests and fun-fair attractions over the five days, and giving children the chance to sign up for free coaching from professionals.
Hampshire commercial director Stuart Robertson said: "We believe we are the Test match venue for the next generation. A Test match between England and India is the biggest game we've hosted at the Ageas Bowl and we want to use the opportunity to introduce Test cricket to a new, younger audience."
* To purchase tickets for England's Third Investec Test match v India at the Ageas Bowl, starting on Sunday, July 27, visit www.ageasbowl.com , call 0844 847 1863 or visit the ticketing and membership office during normal office hours.
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Hudson, D-Backs complete sweep of Twins
By Anthony Fenech / MLB.com | 05/22/11
PHOENIX -- A week ago in Los Angeles, D-Backs manager Kirk Gibson talked about his team losing six straight one-run games.
"My thought is that we lost six one-run games and everybody's feeling pitiful about it," he said. "My thinking is, well, we're going to win the next six."
A week later, and Gibson's words have proved true.
Propelled by eight strong innings from starting pitcher Daniel Hudson, the D-Backs beat the Twins 3-2 on Sunday in front of 31,017 at Chase Field, climbing back to the .500 mark and earning the franchise's first six-game winning streak since April 2008.
"We want to keep climbing," Gibson said. "We're fortunate to win six in a row but we have to be much better than that."
Ryan Roberts' sacrifice fly in the seventh inning scored Willie Bloomquist, Hudson held the Twins following a leadoff single in the eighth and J.J. Putz breezed through the ninth for his 12th save in as many chances.
The win was the team's third one-run victory of the seven-game home stand.
After Delmon Young's first home run of the year tied the game in the top half of the inning, Bloomquist led off the seventh with a double to left-center, advancing to third on an error by Ben Revere.
Roberts drove in the game-winning run a batter later, on a deep fly ball to center field that Revere juggled on the run before catching.
"It's been somebody new every night it seems like," Bloomquist said. "Somebody's making a big pitch or getting a big hit or making a big play. It was a good homestand and a great way to bounce back after a not-so-great road trip."
Hudson earned his second consecutive victory and fifth in his past six starts, allowing two runs on eight hits. He struck out six and walked none.
"It was my game," Hudson said he told Gibson. "I didn't want any of those guys to take it from me."
The right-hander threw 113 pitches and surpassed the 110-pitch mark for the third consecutive outing.
"He was in control," said Gibson. "I went over and talked to him and he said he wanted it, that it was his game. If you look at that last inning, his velocity picked up and he laid it all out there today and got rewarded."
After Juan Miranda homered to right-center field to break a scoreless tie in the fourth, Hudson helped his own cause by singling home Xavier Nady four batters later to give Arizona a 2-0 lead.
Hudson's counterpart Francisco Liriano contributed at the plate an inning later, on an RBI groundout to second base that scored Young to make the score 2-1.
Liriano pitched six innings and allowed two runs on six hits. He struck out four and walked four. The Twins are now 14 ½ games back in the A.L. Central.
"Unfortunately we didn't put too many good swings together," manager Ron Gardenhire said.
Miranda's fourth-inning home run marked his third consecutive game with an RBI, but he was plunked on the hand by reliever Alex Burnett in the eighth inning and was removed from the game.
"It's not broke," Gibson said, noting that he'll be re-evaluated when the team arrives in Colorado on Monday.
Speaking through teammate Miguel Montero, Miranda said the injury was nothing serious.
With the win, the D-Backs stand in third place, four games behind the first-place Giants and a half-game behind the Rockies in the N.L. West.
The team opens a seven-game road trip with a doubleheader against the Rockies on Tuesday.
"It doesn't get easy," Gibson said. "But you have to cherish the opportunity."
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In Canada, cancer is the leading cause of death only followed by cardiovascular diseases. Cancer is therefore a major public health problem. Despite recent medical breakthroughs, the ability of curing all cancer patients remains difficult. Consequently, we need to develop new treatments that will be more efficient, more selective against cancer tumors with the aim of improving the life expectancy and the quality of life of cancer patients. To that end, we have recently discovered two new families of anticancer agents. They block a number of very precise mechanisms that are required to repair/replicate our DNA on a daily basis. My research program is divided into two projects. These projects are to develop two new families of drug capable of blocking DNA reparation/replication mechanisms. Inhibition of such mechanisms will not only kill cancer cells but also improve the efficiency of other anticancer drugs and radiotherapy. Therefore, lower doses of drugs or radiation will be required and thus side effects will be also lowered.
My research program will be using methods and tools for chemistry and biology to design and prepare the new drugs that will be tested in various conditions to identify the most promising ones for experiments on animal bearing cancer tumors and hopefully for clinical trials. My endeavour is expected to generate new anticancer drugs more effective that will improve the life expectancy and the quality of life of cancer patients.


This concept of ikigai (translated as "life-value") has been on my mind recently. It can be thought of as one's reason to get up in the morning. It's where we find value and purpose. It can be expressed visually in the diagram here, produced by the Toronto Star. Right at the center of 4 key concepts lies our ikigai.
That which you are good at.
That which the world needs.
That which you can get paid for.
I'd like to consider how I think our own culture embraces this idea and ways it does not...yet.
Do we DO what we WANT to do or what we think we SHOULD do? My oldest sister passed away recently. At face value, she didn't have much. She relied on social services and eked out a living many others would find difficult. However, she was very content with her decisions and I am so glad and grateful to learn this.
She raised her son, encouraging him to explore and get messy at times. She worked with and taught children for a number of years, focusing on the children's interests and abilities and sharing her own style. She designed and worked in elaborate Halloween displays that many enjoyed. Later, she found value in volunteering at her nursing home. She built things. She helped other residents. She befriended many people over her 69 year lifetime, letting her spirit be what it wanted to be. It was a beautiful thing. People will remember her, for sure.
I absolutely love to write. I've been focused almost exclusively on nonfiction essays for the last couple of years, but I have many stories in my mind that I play around with when I have time. Writing this blog has been scary but so enjoyable. Talking with people about writing ideas and researching possible topics have eaten up many enjoyable hours. It has all allowed me to grow in terms of knowing myself and understanding the world more clearly. I feel driven to share my discoveries and remaining questions. I am so glad and grateful that I've had the opportunity to do and feel this.
There's the rub. How many people have this kind of opportunity? Many people are forced to operate with only one goal: survival. Why? We need to consider what our systems encourage.
Do we feel safe enough and encouraged to do what the world needs? The recent scandal involving youtuber Logan Paul's disgusting choices of behavior while in Japan demonstrate a response to what the world WANTS. He did what he did because he's been trained to get paid for his destructive behaviors. There are many other examples today.
The world needs small-town people like my sister. We also need big-picture inspirers. The world needs risk-takers and connectors. It needs spirits that question and pose challenges to do and be more. It needs positive, perhaps offbeat humor and humble caring. Do we encourage these types of behavior? I don't think so. Many want to cling to the status quo. Many are scared to stand out. Many cluster in homogeneous groups, finding the safety of anonymity a better choice than trying to do or be something else.
The Logan Paul example leads to the last part of ikigai. Along with seeking to behave in ways the world needs, we as a group must also financially incentivize what the world needs, not what it wants.
The unemployment rate may be really low, but when an announcement by Walmart boosting they will raise their base pay to $11 an hour is followed immediately by news that their subsidiary, Sam's Clubs, is closing several stores, one is left wondering about the worth of that statistic. As reported January 11 in the Patch article Sam's Club Abruptly Close Wisconsin Stores, "After a thorough review of our existing portfolio, we've decided to close a series of clubs and better align our locations with our strategy." This appears to be another example of a corporation adjusting their strategies to maximize profits, despite the billions of tax cuts (on top of billions of earnings previously reported) they have just received from the current administration.
Capitalism does not need to be like this. Even some millionaires have stated they want things to be different, as reported by The Hill in November 2017. Corporations are products of people's work. If the people work from a mindset of moderation and for the benefit of all customers (fellow people), laws and behaviors will evolve accordingly.
This concept of life-value is already deeply ingrained in our world.
Life: That which you can get paid for. That which the world needs.
Liberty: That which you are good at. That which the world needs.
The Pursuit of Happiness: That which you love. That which the world needs.
Please note that the ikigai concept of "That which the world needs" applies to all 3 parts of our inalienable rights. Why? Because we have both a personal and public side to our 3 rights. For example, if I love to write, I have an obligation to the world to write something that will help and not harm the world.
We ALL have the right to have a life we value and which is valued by a bigger whole. If we can get closer to living the 4 statements I started this essay with, it is possible for more and more people. I repeat: it's hard, but not impossible. We must ask ourselves what are steps we can take today and moving forward to help us get there.


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Denver Weighing Bid For Future Winter Olympics
By Jake Brownell
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Fireworks explode as performers skate to form the Olympic rings during the closing ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018.
The City of Denver is exploring the possibility of an Olympic bid for a future Winter Games. Officials are studying the potential cost to the city and whether residents support the idea.
Denver residents rejected the Olympics once before, after the 1976 games had already been awarded to the city. With that in mind, officials are taking pains to assess the potential impacts well before making another bid -- which likely wouldn't happen until 2030 at the soonest.
Ramonna Robinson, with the Denver Winter Games exploratory committee, says they're examining everything from sustainability and cost to how Olympic infrastructure would be put to use after the games.
"Simultaneously, we're both looking at the logistics and whether it's a good idea for the state, and whether there would be benefits to the state and a legacy left behind that people could be proud of," she explains.
Though Denver would be the host city, Robinson says events would likely take place in cities across the state, including Colorado Springs.
Colorado Springs Mayor John Suthers says a Denver Olympics "would probably benefit Colorado Springs." But, he adds, "the bigger question mark is whether it benefits Denver and the whole state of Colorado. And I think some very serious financial analysis needs to be done."
The exploratory committee is asking Colorado residents to complete an online survey about the potential bid. Survey ends Saturday, March 3rd.
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