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'Commando Joe's'
St Peter's Elwick Curriculum
RE Overview
Big Fish Group
Church in School
St Peter's Faith Journey
St Peter's Curriculum
Commando Joe's programme compliments the half termly topics and the St Peter's Curriculum. It provides opportunities for our pupils to think critically and develop a mindset that thrives on looking at themselves and others from different perspectives. It develops their character and essential life skills with a particular focus on developing their ability to: problem solve, solve conflict, communicate and develop confidence, resilience and independence. The programme will contribute to cultural, physical, spiritual, moral and social wellbeing and play a part in extending each child's understanding of British Values.
'Commando Joe's Morning Mission', Commando Joe's After School Clubs and 'Breaktime Clubs' also support the pupils' physical and mental wellbeing.
The Year 6 programme helps support and prepare the pupils for the important transition phase to secondary school.
For further information please see their website
https://commandojoes.co.uk/primary/
Christian teachings play a large part in the daily goings on at St Peter's
St. Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School, North Lane, Elwick, Hartlepool, TS27 3EG
Office opening hours 8:30am - 4pm - during Term Time only
Assistant Head Teacher: Mrs Wilson
SENDco: Mrs Thompson - NASENDCO
School Contact:
Miss Smith

Email: info.elwick@nllt.co.uk
St. Peter's Elwick Church of England Primary School is a part of Northern Lights Learning trust, an exempt charity. It is a company registered in England and Wales under the company registration number 07909140.
© St. Peters Elwick CE Primary School 2021
For any other queries please email the school on info.elwick@nllt.co.uk as due to some staff working from home it may mean that the phone is not monitored constantly.

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The house has thick walls with recessed traditional looking windows and doors and an integral stucco facade. The property sits below a hillside and a house here could easily have appeared dark. But we carefully situated every room in the house at a location where it would get the maximum sun at the time of the day it would be mostly used. The windows, although traditional looking were made larger than typically seen in Tuscany. The result became an open and light house.
We made the third element a tall gallery space connecting the 'main' house and 'barn' and bringing a flood of light to the center of the house. The galley also functions as a circulation corridor with a staircase on one side. The entry door is at one end of the gallery and a spectacular view of the back yard awaits you from two story windows at the other end the moment you enter the house. Large windows can be quite expensive, but we mulled together a number of standard size windows to create this custom look for less.
The three elements of the house is placed in an L-shape, creating a private court yard with views and access from the living spaces surrounding it and oriented towards the sun. Spending time in this house , you would never know that you are in the middle of an urban area.


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SEAL Team 8 commanding officer dies from injuries sustained during training in Virginia Beach
43-year-old Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois died on Dec. 7 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital
by: Sarah Fearing, Nathan Crawford, Regina Mobley
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WAVY) — The commanding officer of SEAL Team 8 has died following an incident during training.
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Military officials tell 10 On Your Side that 43-year-old Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois died on Dec. 7 at Sentara Norfolk General Hospital after sustaining injuries during training on Saturday in Virginia Beach.
Bourgeois leaves behind his wife and five children.
"Our thoughts and prayers are with the Bourgeois family – and we will ensure our community remains in support of and in relationship with Brian's family and his children, for life," said Rear Adm. H.W. Howard III, commander, Naval Special Warfare Command. "Brian was one of our very best leaders, who possessed all the attributes that make our force effective. We will miss his charismatic leadership and faithful stewardship of our standard. His legacy carries on in teammates he served with, led, and mentored."
The U.S. Naval Special Warfare Command confirmed to WAVY TV there is an ongoing command and safety investigation into the incident.
Initial indications show that the tragedy occurred during a fast-rope training evolution.
Fast-roping is a technique in which SEAL teams descend down a 1.57-inch rope from helicopters. It is quicker than rappelling; however, it's more challenging because the military member is usually carrying a heavy load of equipment.
It is useful today for deploying personnel from a helicopter that cannot touch down, such as quickly boarding a ship underway at sea.
SEAL team members hold onto the rope with gloved hands and slide down 15-40 feet of rope, depending on the aircraft's hovering height.
This procedure is designed to allow several members to slide down a rope simultaneously – with a gap of about 10 feet between people.
U.S. and Panamanian service members conduct fast rope insertion extraction system training during Exercise Mercury in Panama, Jan. 29, 2021. (Photo: Air Force Staff Sgt. Elijaih Tiggs)
The SEAL Team 8 executive officer has temporarily assumed command.
"We are working with SEAL Team 8 to provide every form of support we possibly can to Brian's family and teammates," said Capt. Donald G. Wetherbee, commodore, Naval Special Warfare Group 2. "An incident like this weighs heavily on us all. Brian was as tough as they come, an outstanding leader, and a committed father, husband and friend. This is a great loss to everyone who knew him. He will be greatly missed."
SEAL Team 8 is part of Naval Special Warfare Group Two based out of Joint Expeditionary Base Little Creek-Fort Story. They have a geographic concentration in the Caribbean, Africa and the Mediterranean.
They deploy platoons with carrier battle groups (CVBGs) and amphibious ships in support of Second, Fifth, and Sixth Fleet commanders, and conduct DFTs throughout the Caribbean, Africa and the Mediterranean littoral.
Bourgeois received his commission from the United States Naval Academy in May 2001 and served the Navy and Naval Special Warfare community for over 20 years.
During his time at the Naval Academy, he was a four-year member of the Navy football team and earned three varsity letters. In his honor, the team will run out with a SEAL Team 8 flag along with the traditional American, Navy and Marine Corps flags at their game vs. Army on December 11.
The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation shared this statement:
The U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation expresses its sincere condolence for the loss of Commander Brian Bourgeois, U.S. Naval Academy Class of 2001, on December 7th from injuries sustained in a training accident three days prior.
Our alumni community feels the pain of loss of each of its members, especially so when the loss occurs in the line of duty. Brian's class was the last to graduate before the attacks of September 11th put our Nation on war footing, and Brian and his classmates spent nearly their entire careers in harm's way.
Our Navy Hymn provides the words so many of us feel in these moments – "O hear us when we cry to thee, For those in peril on the sea!" We join in grief with Brian's family.
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation
There will be a No. 13 home blue jersey adorned with two SEAL Team 8 patches placed prominently on the Navy sideline, and senior wide receiver Michael Salisbury and sophomore wide receiver Jayden Umbarger will wear SEAL Team 8 patches on their uniform. The patches were given to Navy wide receivers coach Mick Yokitis, a 2006 Naval Academy graduate, by Bourgeois earlier this year.
Cmdr. Brian Bourgeois' full list of awards and decorations include:
Bronze Star (w/Combat "V")
Defense Meritorious Service Medal (2)
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Navy/Marine Corps Commendation Medal (2)
Navy/Marine Corps Achievement Medal (2)
Combat Action Ribbon
National Defense Service Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Sea Service Deployment Ribbon
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Pistol Expert
In his free time, Bourgeois was active in the community and volunteered for several organizations, including:
Navy SEAL Foundation: The Navy SEAL Foundation is a nonprofit organization that was established in 2000. It provides more than 30 programs to SEALS, special warfare crew, and their families. Their goal is to keep SEALS strong and healthy as they serve and to transition them into successful careers in the civilian world. They also provide supports to families.
Marine Corps Scholarship Foundation: This organization provides need-based scholarships to military children.
U.S. Naval Academy Alumni Association and Foundation: This organization provides need-based scholarships to military children.
Brendan Looney Foundation: On Sept. 21, 2010, Lt. SEAL Brendan Looney and 8 other Americans died in a helicopter accident in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom. His mother launched the foundation to provide scholarships for camps and higher education for military children. They've provided nearly $100k for these scholarships.
He was also active with his children, including his daughters' volleyball teams. South East Region Volleyball (SERV) released the following statement after Bourgeois' death:
Brian and his family were an integral part of the Volleyball community in the Hampton Roads area. They were strong supporters of both their daughters' teams, and Brian was always the first one to volunteer for a task or jump up to climb the bleachers to fetch a stray game ball (as seen in the picture) so the play could continue.
Having both daughters on two teams, he still managed to juggle work/life/family and show support for all his children; and was very patient as we maneuvered through all the changing COVID restrictions and public tensions in Richmond, one of our primary tournament locations.
The "All In All The Time Foundation," a non-profit which provides immediate response to the needs of the Naval Special Warfare community, has created a Bourgeois Family Fund. Go to this link to make a donation in support of the family. There's also a GoFundMe page for the family, and a Facebook fundraiser organized by the Navy Football Brotherhood Inc.
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This Pro Travel Blogger Shares Her Tips for Getting Paid to See the World
by Jessica Lawlor
Helene Sula stares at the view from Heidelberg Castle. Sula traveled to 85 cities last year — and earned $200,000. Photo courtesy of Helene Sula
Helene Sula loves to travel.
And at 31, Sula has seen more of the world than most people will in a lifetime.
After packing her bags and moving from the United States to Germany in 2016, Sula traveled to 85 cities last year — and earned $200,000.
Make no mistake, though — Sula isn't being paid to travel (she actually only accepts a few sponsored trips per year). Instead, Sula makes a living through her highly-successful travel and lifestyle blog Helene in Between.
Here's her story — and advice for anyone looking to make a big leap or change in their own life.
A Blessing in Disguise: How a Heartbreaking Accident Changed the Course of Sula's Life
Sula started the Helene in Between blog six years ago after a rock climbing accident left her on the couch, recovering from a broken ankle.
She writes on her blog: "I was laid up at home, unable to go to work for weeks. My only outlet was to pour my heart into this blog. It became the silver lining."
With a day job in digital marketing and social media, Sula realized she could put her professional skills to use to grow and monetize Helene in Between.
"I quickly became invested in the idea of growing the blog," Sula explains. "I enjoyed the connections I was making, and I wanted to grow those connections in a more meaningful way."
Break the Rules: Blogging Her Own Way
There's one blogging rule Sula doesn't follow — while heavy on travel content, her blog doesn't fit neatly into a niche.
"Everyone tells you, 'you need a niche'," says Sula. "I was never very interested in that. I wanted to be able to talk about my passions, and I was still finding success despite talking about a variety of subjects."
In addition to blogging consistently, Sula soon realized the power social media could have on her brand. She began to spend more time on Instagram, where she now has more than 128,000 followers.
"I realized I could use Instagram as a way to transition people back to my blog," Sula explains. Her Instagram took off when she moved abroad, and Sula began using the platform as a way to share her day-to-day life with her followers.
Along the way, Sula experimented with various monetization tactics, adding display ads to the website and working with third-party marketing companies to write sponsored posts.
She eventually stumbled into affiliate marketing, but it wasn't until she launched her first online course that she knew she could actually turn her blog into a career.
Transitioning into Travel Blogging
The travel bug bit Sula early on.
Born and raised in Dallas, Sula had the opportunity to travel to Europe each summer while her parents taught a study abroad program in London. When she was 18, Sula begged her parents to let her then boyfriend, now husband Michael join them for a summer in Europe. He fell in love with travel, too.
Sula and her husband, Michael, moved from Texas to Germany in 2006. Photo courtesy of Helene Sula
"I realized I hadn't really talked about travel on the blog," Sula explains. "I asked myself, 'Why am I not talking about this aspect of my life?'"
She started slow, blogging about past travels, eventually penning a post about Tomorrowland, an electronic dance music festival held in Boom, Belgium that she attended in 2013.
The post went viral, exceeding 600,000 views and ranking #1 on Google. Sula was hooked on travel blogging. She learned from the success of the Tomorrowland post, and developed a signature style of travel writing, priding herself on weaving personal stories and anecdotes with detailed travel information and tips readers can actually use.
"You read travel pieces that are very cut and dry, but that's not me," Sula explains.
From Texas to Germany
As Sula's blog grew, so did her desire to travel.
"Michael and I were always taking short trips abroad," she says. "It was so quick."
Newly married and fresh off buying a home, the Sulas began contemplating a move abroad.
"The driving force was a desire to see the world in a manner that allowed us to appreciate it," Sula says.
The couple wasn't rash in their decision to move. They spent six months saving money, and then moved to Nashville, Tennessee for a year as a "test run" for being away from home.
During that time, Sula quit her job and transitioned into full-time travel blogging. With years of successful blogging under her feet, the time was right to make a big move to Europe.
"We've always been super conscious about budgets and money," Sula explains. "We realized the best way to see Europe and to do it cheaply was to move there. I think we've proved ourselves right in that respect. Flights are inexpensive. It's easier to travel around."
But where would the couple live?
"We did tons of research on where to live," Sula says. "Our requirements were that the destination we chose was centrally located in Europe, had a good freelance visa program, spoke some English and fell within our budget."
The Sulas looked at several "best places to live in the world" lists and noticed Germany popped up often, and fit their criteria. They discovered Heidelberg, a charming town in southwestern Germany. Heidelberg had a European vibe, but was still very connected with easy access to the airport and other destinations.
So in September 2016, never having set foot in Germany, the Sulas packed their bags, two dogs in tow, and moved to Heidelberg.
For the past two years, the duo has called Germany home, while working and traveling the globe.
"I haven't looked back since," Sula says.
An Income Breakdown
Sula has always been transparent on her blog about how she makes money.
With an income of a little over $200,000 in 2017, Sula earns four times the amount she made at her highest paying corporate job.
Curious about how exactly how Sula makes money? Here's her income breakdown.
Online courses and classes (65%): Sula's online course, Instagram For Success, and membership site, Blog Boss Babe, make up the biggest slice of her income pie. More than 1,200 students have enrolled in Instagram for Success and Blog Boss Babe is currently home to 250 members.
Affiliate marketing (15%): Affiliate marketing, Sula's favorite income stream, allows her blog and brand to earn money passively. "Affiliate marketing is a trustworthy way to monetize what I already would be talking about on my blog. I use everything I promote. Why not get paid for it?" Siteground, ConvertKit, Trello, Booking.com and Trusted Housesitters are among the brands Sula promotes.
Sula visits the Trevi Fountain in Rome, Italy. Photo courtesy of Helene Sula
Display ads (12%): With 200,000 hits on her website each month, display ads help Sula to earn cash, though she says she knows they can be distracting to readers.
Other (8%): Ebook sales, earnings from custom Adobe Lightroom presets (the software Sula uses to edit photos), one-on-one coaching sessions and sponsored posts make up the remaining eight percent of Sula's income pie.
While many travel bloggers choose to accept sponsored travel to earn a living, Sula has taken a different approach.
"I've learned quickly that the way to make money for me is to give my audience value," she explains. "That's why I'm very selective when it comes to sponsored trips. I've found that by focusing on other income streams that make me a lot more money, I can focus on the travel I want to take."
Thinking of Making a Big Leap Yourself? Follow Sula's Advice
If you've wanted to make a big change in your life or perhaps travel more, take note from Sula's book.
1. Make a plan
Making a plan was key to making moving abroad a success, Sula advises.
"When we started this idea of moving abroad, we weren't sure of what we really wanted until we started figuring it out. If you don't plan, you might not actually know what you want out of life," she explains.
2. Find a balance
Sula admits to struggling with striking balance, especially because there's so much she wants to accomplish. For Sula, balance looks like investing money into her business and skills, and outsourcing when possible.
"You can't improve your skills unless you're willing to learn. Every time I invest in myself, I make the money back tenfold," she says of the various courses on photography, Facebook advertising and travel blogging she's taken over the years.
Similarly, Sula has learned the importance of hiring people she trusts to help with her business — she recently hired her husband to join her venture.
"Hiring my husband 100% was the best decision. He plans most of our travel and contract work and takes photos of me, and I focus on the creative side," she explains.
3. Don't worry about perfection
Being a travel blogger, you'd think Sula spends a lot of time on her phone or using her camera to get the best shot for her blog or Instagram.
Preferring to spend time actually seeing the places she's visiting, Sula doesn't worry about taking the perfect photo, and even found a way to quickly batch edit photos using Adobe Lightroom.
"The world is too big a place to spend it looking down at my phone," Sula says.
4. Make the leap
The number one question Sula is asked is "How do I know I'm ready to _________?"
Sula believes no one is going to tell you when you're ready, and while taking a leap may be scary and force you out of your comfort zone, you have to go for it.
"You have to take the leap of faith to just do it," Sula says. "I've learned that it's OK to fail, and it might actually teach you something. Don't wait until every single duck is in a row."
Jessica Lawlor is the president and CEO of Jessica Lawlor & Company (JL&Co), a specialty communications agency. She has a serious case of wanderlust after writing this article.


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Q: no extra query for related entity I have this entity:
@Entity
public class PlantArea {
    @Id
    @GeneratedValue(strategy = GenerationType.SEQUENCE, generator = "seq_plantarea")
    @SequenceGenerator(name = "seq_plantarea", allocationSize = 1)
    @Column(nullable = false, updatable = false)
    private Long id;
    private String code;
    private String name;
    @ManyToOne(fetch = FetchType.EAGER)
    @JoinColumn(name="plantid", nullable = false)
    private Plant plant;
}

In the repo I get all plantareas like this:
@Override
    public List<PlantArea> getPlantAreas() {
        return plantAreaRepository.findAll();
    }

So, nothing special.
I have two question to this:

*

*Hibernate fires two queries: one for selecting the plantareas and one for selecting the related plants. How can I avoid this and how can I force hibernate to do only one query? Like in sql (pseudo): select all plantareas inner join plants. I suppose I have to write some jpql/hql, whatever query?

*Querying the plantareas with the simple findAll() gives this json result:
[
{
"id": 1,
"code": "122",
"name": "auto",
"plant": {
"id": 1,
"code": "130",
"location": "some city",
"company": {
"id": 1,
"name": "test company long name",
"shortName": "test company "
}
}
} ]
As you can see, every plant has a company too. So, I get the full chain of the related objects: plantaraea -> plant -> company. The question is, how can I suppress the company object? Basically I need a query like this (pseudo sql):
select plantarea.*, plant.*, company.* from plantarea
inner join plant on plantarea.plant_id=plant.id
inner join company on plant.company_id=company.id

A: (1) Those additional queries to select Plant is because you configure FetchType.EAGER in PlantArea.plant which is a code smell (refer this for details). To solve it , you can use 'fetch join' to get a list of PlantArea together with its Plant.Something likes:
public interface PlantAreaRepository extends JpaRepository<PlantArea, Long> {

    @Query("select p from PlantArea p left join fetch p.plant")
    List<PlantArea> findAllWithPlant();

}

(2) Another code smell to me . For a non trivial application , I would prefer to create another DTO for API JSON response rather than directly expose the entities to the outside world. It just make you difficult to evolve your application as whenever you change your entities , you have to worry about that it may affect the existing API client. So just create a separate DTO which its structure is exactly the same as your API response. Then map PlantArea to these DTO and return back to the client.
@Data
public class PlantAreaDto {
    private Long id;
    private String code;
    private String name;
    private PlantDto plant;
}

@Data
public class PlantDto {
    private Long id;
    private String location;
}

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For personal needs (and for my GitHub, of course) I've decided to make some site engine that can be used for project documentation, own blog or for something else.
The idea was inspired by Kotlin documentation (and also thanks for css!).
But their project is too big and has less features (my version only can't run any code, or maybe doesn't have a few other small things, but it isn't a big problem).
Project is ready to use.
You can simply clone the repo, run few shell commands and enjoy.
Copy your markdown files to the desired directory, manage access to them and it's done!
Also you can use visual editor. Yes, inspired by GitHub.
HTML-generating on-the-fly from the Markdown files (generated HTML not stored).
Left-side navigation is generated too (based on user access rights).
Dynamic management of permissions: create group (role) and specify list of users for this group and list of directories and articles that they're can see.
Search in all articles (according to user access rights).
Visual editor with preview of result page and syntax highlight.
All settings and access rights are fully configurable with GUI. Settings page is generated too, so you can simply add more settings.
Abilities to add/edit/delete articles with GUI or by simple copying and deleting files. All manual actions will be indexed — feel free to add any articles by simple copying.
Kramdown used for markdown-to-html conversion, so you can use all it's features.
Nice looking & adaptive design.
I'm not NodeJS developer and even not back-end developer at the moment, but sometimes I like to make some interesting projects.
Project is not so big but it is unlikely to fit all development story into one article. If anyone is interested, I can write few articles.


On August 10, 2016, Governor Jack Markell announced a statewide expansion of Delaware's Downtown Development District (DDD) program to include the City of Milford. Investors who make qualified improvements to residential, commercial, or industrial properties in Milford's District Area now may qualify for state and local development incentives.
The DDD program requires a District Plan to guide redevelopment and revitalization efforts. The City of Milford developed a downtown Master Plan in 2015 entitled Rivertown Rebirth 2025 to serve as the centerpiece to Milford's District Plan. This Master Plan includes a series of recommendations for large and small-scale projects and community redevelopment strategies to help guide development and redevelopment efforts in downtown Milford. In addition to the Master Plan goals, the District Plan strives to improve housing stock, reduce vacancy rates, promote home-ownership, establish long-term residency and strengthen the sense of community.
Milford's District Area includes 170 acres of land centered on the City's Central Business District and the Mispillion River. Click here for a copy of the Downtown Development District Map. State and local incentives include up to 20% rebates of "hard costs", historic preservation tax credits, waiver of City impact fees, building permit fees, realty transfer taxes and property tax abatements. Click here for an Overview of District Development Incentives.
Interested investors and property owners should contact Rob Pierce, Planning & Economic Development Director, for more information. Click here for the Application for Local Incentives. Below are documents and useful links to State websites providing program details and agency contacts.


Stranraer v Brora Rangers has been confirmed as the featured match for the Third Round of the William Hill Scottish Cup.
The match will take place on Saturday 18 November, kick-off 3pm at Stair Park, Stranraer.
At Stair Park, there will be a Scottish Cup photo booth allowing fans to take pictures with the trophy. The Scottish Cup mascot Scottie Cup will also be present and giveaways will be handed out.


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Lawyer who fought poll for BJP held for sexually abusing child
A lawyer in Madras High Court, who contested the Tamil Nadu Assembly polls in 2006 on a BJP ticket , was arrested on Sunday on charges of sexually abusing a nine-year-old child onboard a Thiruvananthapuram-Chennai train. According to the FIR based on a complaint filed by the girl's mother, the incident occurred at 1.15 am on Sunday when the child was travelling from Thiruvananthapuram to Chennai with her family. Accused K P Prem Ananth, says the FIR, boarded the train from Coimbatore and the incident took place between Coimbatore and Erode.
Railway police sources said the 56-year-old accused, who carried the identity card of Madras High Court Advocates' Association, did not have a reservation. "He had an ordinary ticket. But he got on a reserved compartment and occupied a berth opposite to where the child and her family was sleeping," said an official. "We have spoken to the other passengers. When he was nabbed by the passengers, he threatened them by saying that he is a lawyer and well-connected in BJP. He was handed over to railway police at Erode," said the official.
An FIR has been registered and the accused has been booked for sexual assault under POCSO Act. Ananth contested from R K Nagar constituency in the 2006 Assembly polls on a BJP ticket.
Speaking to The Indian Express, Tamil Nadu BJP president Tamilisai Soundararajan said Ananth does not currently hold any key position in the party at the state level and added that she is not aware if he was active locally. "I am told that he was not active. Whatever it is, being a BJP member or a politician is not a label, it is meant for service. If this crime has happened, he should be getting the maximum punishment on par with the latest ordinance. If someone with a BJP link commits a crime, it doesn't mean that party will tolerate that. We will not tolerate such crimes or criminals," she said.
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The one who revives Mid-Autumn lanterns
Update: Sep 16, 2022
Traditional lanterns which were thought to be extinct are now revived in an extremely impressive way. They help the public partly figure out how exciting and unique the Mid-Autumn Festival was in the past. Apart from that, they are part of the Vietnamese identity and values.
Lost Mid-Autumn lanterns are revived by the culture researcher Trinh Bach
Many people exclaimed with admiration when seeing lanterns in the shape of familiar animals such as fish, pig, crab, etc. Those old-styled Mid-Autumn lanterns are now on display at the Culture, Information and Sports Center next to the romantic Perfume river on the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival this year.
The man who revived those lanterns is Trinh Bach, who had previously restored the royal costume of the Nguyen dynasty.
According to Trinh Bach, previously in the North, there were many places which produced Mid-Autumn lanterns for children the best of which was the Bao Dap village in Nam Truc, Nam Dinh. Its villagers made lanterns professionally on a large scale.
However, with the ups and downs of history, the craft of making traditional lanterns disappeared in the North. Luckily, some people from the Bao Dap village who immigrated to Saigon in the mid-50s gathered to form the area of Phu Binh (presently Tan Phu) and continued with their lantern making.
"For more than half a century now, all Mid-Autumn lanterns in the South have been made in Phu Binh. But sophisticated old-styled ones have been extinct for almost 30 years," said Bach.
In 2007, Bach found his way to Phu Binh looking for whole-hearted artisans in the hope that he could revive the precious craft. For many reasons, he could not meet Nguyen Trong Van until 10 years later.
"Van and his family had produced Mid-Autumn lanterns for many generations in Bao Dap. Since moving to Saigon, they have continued with their craft with some change in the form of the lantern," said Bach.
After that, Trinh Bach worked directly with Nguyen Trong Binh, Van's son. Binh is considered a skilled craftsman who has the ability and owns the secret to make bamboo frames into complex shapes in a natural manner.
The cute pig lantern
Though reviving successfully a number of expensive Mid-Autumn lanterns of Saigon in the past, Bach is not sure yet about the material that people in Bao Dap used to make lanterns.
According to Bach, pictures and artifacts left in museums in France show lanterns made of glossy transparent paper while more expensive ones of thin silk. But most of them were made of certain special paper that allowed people to paint many layers of watercolor on it.
While researching, Bach discovered that in the past, in Bao Dap, people made Mid-Autumn lantern with giay nhieu or cloth. Giay nhieu is a kind of thin paper with cotton inside so that it could resist water. After decorating the lantern by drawing patterns on it, they coated the lantern with special types of oil to make it waterproof and glossy.
Unlike Chinese lanterns, lanterns made in Bao Dap are hung on a bamboo rod. Besides, new models are made to diverse the collection; for example, the pig lantern is based on Dong Ho or Kim Hoang folk paintings; the Japanese Koi lantern, etc.
"Today, lantern producers in Phu Binh are making traditional Mid-Autumn lanterns after models by the Van family. They started with simple shapes first. There has been increasing orders from all over the country," said Trinh Bach.
Story and photos: N. Minh
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India opposes ban on pollutants
TO VOTE OR NOT TO VOTE: Delegates to MoP of Stockholm Convention vote on whether to take a vote on listing, by raising flags, in Geneva on Saturday. Photo: Secretariat of BRS Conventions
India has been blocking moves at the Conference of Parties of the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants to list more chemicals for elimination from worldwide use. This precipitated a division for the first time in the history of the Conference— which used to take decisions by consensus, at Geneva on May 16, 2015.
The vote was for listing of pentachlorophenol, an organochlorine compound used as pesticide and disinfectant, for elimination (which will lead to ban on their production and use by member countries). Residues of the pesticide have been detected in the environment in wildlife and human biomonitoring studies.
Switzerland pressed for a vote on listing of pentachlorophenol after efforts to reach a consensus failed. The Conference first took a vote on whether matter should be decided through division. Then it voted 94 against two in favour of listing with eight abstaining. The decision is not binding on India.
The Conference this time was part of combined meetings of Basel, Rotterdam and Stockholm conventions. India opposed listing of trichlorfon at the Conference of Parties of the Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade also, leading to deferment of decision for want of consensus. India was the only country to oppose the proposal.
It was after much remonstrance that India agreed to the resolution on elimination of endosulfan in 2011 with riders (specific exemptions that included use on multiple crop-pest complexes). Though the Convention came up with alternatives to endosulfan as decided at its 2011 Conference, India is yet take steps for ratification of the decision through approval of Parliament. This was despite findings of serious harm caused by the pesticide in Kerala and Karnataka, and possibly in West Bengal and Tamil Nadu also.
Observers had alleged that representatives of the pesticide lobby were present in the Indian delegation at the 2011 Conference of Parties to prevent the listing of endosulfan. It is not yet known whether similar situation arose this year also with new government in power. However, it is very clear that India's opinion at the International fora is dictated by the interests of pesticide companies rather than its population or the world at large.
Regulation is lacking or unenforceable (for want of proper enforcement machinery, laboratories and political will) in India though a substantial portion of the food consumed in the country is contaminated to various levels. Pesticides are often applied unnecessarily and in excess of recommendations in agriculture fields as well as godowns in most States. A national level analysis by government of more than 16000 samples of vegetables, fruits, spices, grains and other food items showed that more than 500 samples had pesticide residues above the limits prescribed by Food Safety Standard Authority of India.
Posted in Environment, India | Tagged agriculture, endosulfan, organic pollutants, pesticide, pesticides, Rotterdam Convention, Stockholm Convention
Kerala's vulnerability to earthquakes: action lacking
Kerala is yet to take steps for reduction of vulnerability from earth quakes though the issue had come to the fore several times during the past two decades.
As many as 45 earthquakes had been recorded in Kerala during the 20th century. On the basis of assessment of about 65 earthquakes recorded in the 19th and 20th centuries, the Centre for Earth Science Studies here had stated that there was possibility of earthquakes of the magnitude of up to 6 on the Richter scale occurring in the State. (Sensitive instruments have recorded around 200 mild tremours in Kerala from 2001 besides a few of magnitude of less than 4.)
Historic earth quakes: from 19th century to 2001
The most vulnerable areas were in Kochi and Alappuzha where buildings sit on 400-metre-deep alluvial soil. These soil formations could get fluidised in the event of even moderate earthquakes leaving to devastation as hardly any of the buildings there are designed to withstand earthquakes.
The Kerala Assembly Committee on Environment had called for enforcement of national building code as back as in 2001. It had suggested that the strength of buildings in earthquake prone areas should be tested using the services of experts and measures taken to strengthen weak buildings. The quality of materials used for construction of multi-storeyed buildings should be ensured. Use of wood and bamboo should be encouraged in the construction of houses for the poor.
Though BIS standards exist, they are not being followed for building construction. Houses for even tribals were being built with concrete though many tribal communities liked to live in thatched homes. Though a five-year, UNDP-funded earthquake vulnerability reduction project was taken up in Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi and Kozhikode from 2003-04, nothing much was of heard of its results. The disaster management policy, drawn up in 2010, also remains largely on paper.
Now, it is hoped that the expert committee which is considering changes of to Kerala Municipal Rules would look into matters connected to seismic safety. It is high time that Kerala moved to quake-resistant constructions and retrofitting of buildings for safety, especially in risk prone areas of Kochi and Alappuzha.
Posted in Administration, Environment, India, Kerala | Tagged Alappuzha, building standards, disaster management, earthquake, Kochi, tremour


Okay, maybe not that extreme, but the contest has gained its legs over the past several months and is an institution now – a competition that will be done annually. On Friday, the seven finalists will be submitting videos that met the criteria that we laid out. Then the extended judges panel and the general public will be voting and a winner declared for each of the Americas and EMEA – that will be on November 7. Then they get all kinds of good stuff.
In any case, in honor of the finals and the videos, I'm reprinting the reviews we wrote about the 7 finalists.
I'm publishing them here and on my ZDNET blog.
Enjoy and vote responsibly. Watch for a list of "polling places" on Friday too – though of course, you can always vote at the CRM Idol website. There will be a survey monkey voting poll set up for that. No app though.
Keep in mind, all reviews are signed off by the CRM Idol Primary Judges panels.
Social media marketing is a term widely used by many of us to define how we manage a Facebook page to gain Fans or to drive traffic with promotions using hashtags on Twitter. There are hundreds of free and commercial applications to assist in doing just that, but their value add is questionable. Is this really enough to call the process social marketing?
Not really. What the market needs (in our humble opinion) are solutions that help make your current marketing more social. This is what Crowd Factory does: help make your current marketing campaigns more social. Crowd Factory provides Social Marketing Automation (SMA) solutions (notice the omission of the word "media").
Crowd Factory provides a marketing process to convert traffic to your eCommerce site from a digital ad campaign. Within the ad you can place a voting system with social share capabilities that customers can access without leaving the ad or landing page helping drive conversion or group buying. The fact that you are not taken to another site and the social activity is done within the widget is an important benefit. It optimizes the traffic conversion and, more important for social marketing and the marketer, makes it trackable and measurable.
The nice thing about this process is that you end up with a database of engaged customers, influencers or users. The marketing processes provided by Crowd Factory have different uses besides a voting system with social share. Social discounts, viral comments and "like management" are a few more.
Crowd Factory has an impressive list of customers: Microsoft, HBO, MTV Networks, Universal, MolsonCoors and GolfChannel. According to Crowd Factory some of their customers have obtained significant lift on top of paid media (73%) and lowered their acquisition costs (7 cents per conversion).
Crowd Factory is a B2C social marketing tool that allows monitoring and campaigns optimization with combined analytics from Facebook, ecommerce, websites and other social channels. This gives the ability to provide continuous testing and measuring of your social marketing campaign.
Crowd Factory's roadmap includes the integration to CRM, email and marketing systems. They have also joined Jive's Apps Market. Their application allows engagement within the community by creating group offers and deals.
Crowd Factory provides more than hashtag marketing it really does support social marketing in all of its dimensions. It is an ideal solution for B2C organizations that are looking to create engagement and increase traffic conversion. If you need to test and measure your social campaigns, Crowd Factory is worth considering.
Assistly is a cloud-based customer support platform focused on servicing small and midsize businesses. Founded in October of 2009, it is the fourth startup created by a core group of four serial entrepreneurs with deep customer service software experience. Three of their previous startups were customer service application service providers – including eAssist and eShare.
The company currently has thirty-six employees, with key executive hires bringing additional call center experience to the organization. They have multiple locations including San Francisco and New York. Their board of advisors is made up of executives with solid business experience and acumen, most notably Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban. Additionally, Assistly has raised $5.7 million over two rounds of financing. Investors include Salesforce.com, Index Ventures and True Ventures, to name a few.
Assistly's target audience is companies with 5-1,000 employees. Additionally, 30% of their current customer base is headquartered outside of the US, although there has been limited focus on overseas distribution.
The solution is geared towards assisting their clients in providing multichannel support to their customer bases. They emphasize being a contact center solution, as opposed to a more traditional call center application, as it is not optimized for telephony (CTI/IVR) integration. They focus on companies with business models that are more web-centric because of the tendency for these organizations to favor a multichannel approach.
As a customer submits a request through the search function of the portal, Assistly will take a pass through the knowledgebase and display the top three answers that could provide possible solutions while the customer types.
The solution is a Ruby on Rails based, self-provisioning SaaS application, using Amazon's EC2, S3 and Cloudfront services. Its REST-based API allows developers the ability to retrieve cases for a particular customer, retrieve or update a customer's information, and to create new interactions, cases and customers. And they are working on native iPhone, iPad and Android apps for the agent interface to be delivered within next 60 days.
Assistly has come up with a pricing model that makes it attractive for SMBs to try it out. The first user (fulltime agent) gets to use the system for free, with every additional fulltime agent costing $49 per month. But the most interesting piece of the pricing model is how they charge for part time agents. Assistly charges part time (or as they say flex) agents $1 per hour of usage. So if a group of five part-time agents work a total of 80 hours, Assistly will charge the customer $80. That's a big discount from having buy each of them a $49/mo license.
These tasks not only help customers and their agents to get up to speed quickly, but as you complete tasks Assistly gives you bonus flex hours to use – a nice gamification twist that creates a win-win scenario.
The customer support field targeting the SMB space is definitely an area more companies are focusing on. But there is no eight hundred pound gorilla in the space and in many cases bug tracking systems and homegrown tools are the biggest competition. But as more companies use social channels to provide support to customers, they will need systems that make it as easy as possible to do so. Assistly is in a good position to be a leader at the SMB level. The application has the needed functionality while being easy to use. The architecture in place should allow them to scale their operations when needed. And the pricing model will be attractive to SMBs needing to ease into using this kind of system.


Besides being fun to say, shakshuka is a healthful, easy egg dish that adds Mediterranean flavor to brunch or breakfast.
Made with tomatoes, seasonings and poached eggs, shakshuka is popular in the Middle East and North Africa. In spite of Metro Detroit's connection to that area of the world, however, it's rare to find shakshuka on a brunch menu around here, but that may be changing.
Chef Benji Benoliel is literally driving shakshuka around town in his Israeli street food truck, TruckShuka. While his signature dish is shakshuka made with fire-roasted bell peppers, garlic and jalapenos, he also makes a green version with mushrooms, leeks, kale and spinach instead of tomatoes. Both are gluten-free and can be served with crumbled goat cheese on top and toasty pita bread on the side.
Benoliel says shakshuka is very popular in Israel.
"It's basically everything left in the refrigerator on Sunday ... you just make a meal out of it," he said, adding that only about 20 percent of the people who visit his food truck are familiar with shakshuka and can pronounce it correctly.
He's often parked near Campus Martius in downtown Detroit during lunchtime, and next week he'll be posted at the Spirit of Detroit Plaza.
Benoliel says he takes time and lets his tomato-based shakshuka simmer for a while, giving it about 45 minutes total cooking time, but his green version is much quicker. He makes both on his truck, along with shawarma, hummus and sabich, an eggplant sandwich found in Israel.
Benoliel was working in real estate in New York when he met his wife, a Metro Detroit native. Benoliel said in New York they would host parties and loved to entertain, and people loved his food. When they moved back to her hometown, Benoliel decided to put real estate on the shelf and try his hand at selling street food from his native Israel.
He says he chose to focus on shakshuka because it's healthier than falafel, which is fried, and we seemed to already have enough shawarma around here.
For a more formal setting to try shakshuka, you'll find a poached egg dish on the brunch menu at Tria, the restaurant at The Henry Hotel in Dearborn. Executive chef Tim Enfield said they started serving it about three years ago.
Now that shakshuka, which they serve with a triangle of feta pita, is on the menu, Enfield said customers are becoming attached.
He said some travelers knew what it was, and eventually it caught on with their local customers and even became a popular item for guests ordering room service.
At Cafe Zola and Zola Bistro in Ann Arbor, the shakshuka is made with sauteed peppers and onions, cumin, herbs and baked with French feta and Kalamata olives.
To make it at home, Benoliel suggest sauteing using olive oil and adding what you prefer to eat, like maybe onions or green peppers. Or, like he said, see what's left in the fridge when brunch time rolls around.
Saute mushrooms in a pan with olive oil, cumin, salt and pepper for 3-4 minutes on medium heat until the mushrooms are soft. Add the leek and water, then add the kale and spinach. Break four eggs into the pan, not too close to each other, cover and cook on medium for 3-4 minute, or 6-8 minutes if you prefer your eggs more well-done. "Pinch salt and pepper on top, add goat cheese, toast pita bread on the gas flame and bon appetit," said Benolei.
Adapted from "Zahav: A World of Israeli Cooking," by Michael Solomonov and Steven Cook.
Heat 2 tablespoons olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add the onions, bell peppers, garlic, paprika, cumin, coriander and salt, and cook, stirring occasionally, until the vegetables have softened, but not browned, about 10 minutes.
Add crushed tomatoes and sugar and simmer until reduced by about one-third, 10 to 12 minutes. Whisk in the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil.
Crack the eggs in the skillet, spacing them evenly in the sauce. Reduce heat to low, cover and cook until the egg whites are set but the yolks remain runny, about 5 minutes. Top with serrano chiles and cilantro and serve immediately, right from the pan.


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A Quebec Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Only About Half of Subway's Chicken Is, Well, Chicken
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The lawsuit, which draws on a 2017 DNA analysis, was recently given the go-ahead Anyone who purchased a Subway chicken sandwich in Quebec between February 24, 2014, and December 31, 2017, may someday get their money back. The province's Court of Appeal has given the go-ahead to a class-action lawsuit against the fast-food chain for allegedly misrepresenting the contents of its "chicken."
The genetic makeup of Subway's chicken had originally been called into question by a 2017 CBC Marketplace report, which had a Trent University researcher conduct a DNA analysis of several fast-food chicken sandwiches. While the chicken content in the sandwiches of McDonald's, Wendy's, and A&W hovered at around 85 percent (the study explains that seasoning, marinating, or otherwise processing meat brings the number down), Subway's score was much lower: Its oven-roasted chicken was deemed to be just 53.6 percent chicken, and its chicken strips even lower, at 42.8 percent. The rest was soy.
Subway disputed the allegations, going as far as to pursue CBC with $210-million defamation suit. The foot-long — or is it 11-inch-long? — sub purveyor claimed the study was lacking "scientific rigour," but the Ontario Superior Court ultimately sided with the national public broadcaster.
When a class action suit against the world's largest fast-food chain had initially been brought to the Quebec Superior Court in 2019, it had been blocked, but on December 4, the Quebec Court of Appeal authorized it to go forward. Subway's failure to prove that it had suitably characterized its chicken could mean a reimbursement of the cost of the sandwiches sold during that approximate three-year timeframe, and additional punitive damages, according to a CTV report.
Turns out chicken isn't the only item on Subway's menu that may not be totally what it seems. The Irish Supreme Court ruled earlier this fall that Subway's sandwich bread contains too much sugar for it to be considered bread under the country's Value Added Tax regulations. According to Irish law, for bread to be regarded as a staple food, and therefore not be subject to tax, its sugar content should sit at a maximum of two percent of the weight of the flour included in the dough. Subway's sweet, sweet rolls come in at 10 percent, making it seem more like cake than anything else.
Battle over Subway chicken sandwiches continues as class action authorized in Quebec [CTV]
What's in your chicken sandwich? DNA test shows Subway sandwiches could contain just 50% chicken [CBC]


The drama, the passion, the sitting on the edge of your seat, unable to tear your eyes away from events unfolding on the television. As Midge is so fond of saying, bike racing has to sing to your soul. Why else would we spend hours thinking and talking about it? Here's our selection of gasp-out-loud moments – let us know yours in the comments. VOTE NOW!
Kathi, Luke and Euan rate every team's performance at the Vuelta a Espana, talk about whether British dominant of Grand Tours is good or bad thing, find an unlikely bushel hiding a wealth of talent and some Italian buttocks.


Singer Bonnie Pointer was arrested on investigation of possessing rock cocaine.
Los Angeles County authorities say singer Patricia "Bonnie" Pointer has been arrested for investigation of possessing rock cocaine.
Sheriff's spokesman Steve Whitmore says the 61-year-old was arrested in South Los Angeles Friday after the car she was riding in was pulled over for a mechanical malfunction.
Deputies say she was released after posting $10,000 bail.
An email to her last known representative was not immediately answered.
Bonnie and her sisters grew up singing in church. She and June formed a duo and were singing in clubs when Anita and Ruth joined them.
She is due in court in Inglewood on Jan. 17.
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Supertar Mohanlal's Pulimurugan wins the Guinness world record for the largest audience in a 3D movie screening.
Superstar Mohanlal, the ace hero's blockbuster film Pulimurugan which released last October has broken all the records at the box office and now has geared up for Guinness World Record for having a largest audience in a 3D movie screening. This record was held previously by Barry Sonnenfeld's Men In Black 3.
The film that had made a cost of Rs 25 crore, released last year in 400 screens in all over world and in India as well as State. In the five days after its release the movie has crossed Rs 20 crore mark. The reason for astonishing success of the film Pulimurugan was the actor taking on a tiger in the movie, which has fascinated not only his fans but also the other film-goers.
The picture which got him a special jury award and the first ever National award for the Stunt Choreography has now been in Guinness World Record.
The previous film which holds the record was seen by 6819 fans at Berlin's O2 World. Now has broken its record on April 12th, when reportedly almost close to 20,000 people were attended the screening at Adlux Convention Centre in Angamaly.
The film was directed by Vysakh and is featured with the titular role and Kamalini Mukherjee, Jagapati Babu, Vinu Mohan, Bala and Lal. Worldwide the film has grossed over 152 crore. It has been the first film to cross 100 and 150crore mark in Malayalam film industry and currently holds the highest-grossing Malayalam film ever and the third highest-grossing South Indian film of 2016.


When I was travelling, my body clock was allowed to readjust to its own rhythm. No work schedules, at most having to get to the airport or bus station on time to travel (which didn't always work!) but normal for me became different.
We naturally adapt - out body takes control, gets us up at our 'normal' time whatever that has become and we change only over a period of days or weeks.
This adaptation can be put to good use in your working hours too by using your natural energy cycle. Get things done daily, weekly even monthly within your own boundaries once you know them!
Why is this important and helpful too?
It makes your life so much easier without fighting against the rhythm of your body and mind. Take the path of least resistance!
Productivity increases when you take advantage of your strongest energies - morning for early birds, evenings or later for night owls!
Slower parts of the day can be used to plan and list, discuss (not meetings) with your colleagues 'what next'?
Schedule meetings first thing or mornings if you can, certainly not after lunch or just before close down.
There is less procrastination for the jobs you hate - done just before you leave, you are rewarded with home time and family events! Just before lunch, something tasty to eat and a chat with friends!
I learned to trust the universe and with that myself and my body - instincts, rising from sleep, sleeping when tired and eating when hungry. It was all so much easier and pleasant too! Less of a fight and more of a flow!
Recognising your own natural body clock and needs.
If you don't know yours ask your mum! She will have recognised your natural rhythm and found ways to counter the difficulties. I fed my children Mars Bars because they had added glucose the ads said! It worked but it was the sugar hit that helped, I found out! Any food will do so I carried healthier options around or prepared to stop and eat on the go.
Self-awareness. Key to personal power, choices, options and opportunities as always! 'Eat the frog for breakfast' is a motivational term to manage unpleasant or arduous tasks first. Then everything else seems easy!
Make your work fun - dance around collecting the mail, have earphones in whilst filing, sing in your mind or quietly whilst inputting the data reports and share a comment or a joke when you are working with someone else.
Delegate and find people who love what you hate, or are better at it so don't feel as strained with it. Share the work and take on their bits that you would love to try - creative v structured, organised v chaotic and active, listening v writing or reading!
Break down big, ugly tasks into smaller easy ones. Over the day, over the week or over the month where and when you can. Then it doesn't hit you all at once with minutes to spare!
Identify your own best hours and work to them. Use the energy highs and lapses as well as you can; utilise other's strengths as well as your own to share your workloads and responsibilities.
Manage upwards by pre-empting your boss's needs and doing it your way and in a timely manner rather than their tendency to think on their feet and ask you to do it immediately.
Use it to do the hard or important tasks. That big project that needs space and concentration? Do it first if you are a morning person, or later in the evening at home if you are a night owl and you feel energised in a different space perhaps!
Take, make and create regular breaks. Not coffee breaks, or lunch but in between there too. It doesn't need to be leaving the office or your desk. Maybe standing up and moving around after you finish a task, sitting back and stretching into a new position, reading instead of writing so a change of task to follow on, there are ways of resting and regrouping all day! And 'a change is as good as a rest' for the alternating of tasks and duties.
What jobs or skills are not your strongest? Where should you schedule these into your day or week then? Well, break them down if they are big tasks to complete and spread them painlessly over the day or week. Even if you generally are 'last-minute motivated' in general you can still do that and leave the completing and bulk until the last minute - but if you don't prep for that you are preparing to fail aren't you?
But we do have to co-operate and fit in with social norms and out community norms like work or family life and school hours!
Once upon at time we moved with the daylight and slept in the dark. We now have the power and knowledge to work with what we've got, who we are and make that work in our own best environment, creating our advantage!
Create some of your own strategies, ask other people and share theirs, read up on tools and techniques on business sites and blogs and ask at your next training event for tips!
What's holding you back? What's stopping you?


A.M. Revive has partnered with Athena to offer the following range of anti-wrinkle treatments at the Athena salon in the centre of Poole.
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Ageing, worry, frown and laughter lines deepen with time and will eventually remain even when our facial muscles are relaxed.
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They're the trees that gave this quaint Central Coast village its nickname: Cambria Pines by the Sea.
But the towering Monterey pines _ one of only three such native forests in the United States _ are being ravaged by the drought. Most are brown and brittle. Weakened by lack of water, some have toppled. Others were cut down to prevent them from falling on cars and houses.
"The town lost 25 percent of its trees last year, and half of those that are standing are brown and dead," said Rick Hawley, a founder of the preservation group Greenspace who waters some of the younger, more vulnerable trees.
The trees are a symbol of the drought's effect on the relatively isolated Central Coast, which _ despite its proximity to the world's largest body of water _ is particularly vulnerable to shortages because it relies on an unstable networks of creeks, lakes and State Water Project allocations.
As the three-year drought drags on, cities and towns on the Central Coast are looking for alternatives: Santa Barbara may dust off its dormant desalination plant, and San Luis Obispo County wants to connect two pipelines to deliver emergency water to Morro Bay and state and county agencies along Highway 1.
In Cambria, the water shortage is particularly acute because its 6,000 residents get all of their supply from two shrinking local creeks. To prevent the creeks from going dry, the Cambria Community Services District is building a controversial treatment plant to essentially make the town's water go further.
Over the past year, Cambria embarked on a civic effort to reduce water consumption, and it succeeded: Water use dropped 40 percent.
Yet that was not enough for the unincorporated community six miles south of Hearst Castle. The Community Services District declared an extreme water shortage in January and soon secured a fast-tracked county permit to build the water treatment plant along one of two creeks that feed its aquifer.
"We were faced with well levels dropping precipitously, and we needed to take action," said Jim Bahringer, president of the district's board of directors.
But critics say the $9.13 million water treatment plant will damage the delicate ecosystem, particularly San Simeon Creek lagoon. They say there never really was a drought emergency because of successful conservation measures, and some liken the plan to a land grab to spur future growth.
"They're trying to turn this into Carmel," resident Tina Dickason said recently as she photographed mallards floating in the marshy lagoon. "If we wanted to live in Carmel, we would have moved there."
Water rates will increase "significantly" to cover construction and operating costs, Bahringer said, with the amount depending on usage and whether the customer is a home or business. The district also has applied for state drought relief grants to help cover the cost.
The treatment plant being built upstream from the lagoon would replenish the town's wells in drought years by treating brackish water _ a combination of groundwater, percolated wastewater treatment plant effluent and a mix of fresh water and salt water _ and eventually returning it to the aquifer.
Bahringer and other proponents, including a new group called Cambrians for Water, bristle at suggestions the project is a front to enable development.
"Our opponents have always used water as a weapon to stop growth," said Greg Hunter, a group founder. "But the problem is they've also stopped us from developing a reliable and sustainable water source that will take our residents and businesses through drought periods."
Opponents said they would prefer the district build a reservoir to bank water during rainy years. And they say they know the perfect site: a canyon near San Simeon Creek on land that rancher Clyde Warren has said he would sell to the district.
For now, many Cambrians are taking advantage of another offer made by Warren: He sells them nonpotable water for three cents a gallon to keep their gardens from withering.
Many residents have bought backyard tanks to water their yards and gardens, and water trucks large and small are a common sight.
"People basically let their gardens die or they bring in their own water," said Catherine Ryan Hyde, a writer who has lived in Cambria for 30 years. She recently installed a 300-gallon tank in her yard to sustain hers, especially a cherished dwarf lemon tree, a birthday gift from her mother before her death.
"Even if I have to buy quart bottles of drinking water, I'm going to hold on to it," she said of the tree.
Beyond its yards and gardens, Cambria's famed Monterey pines also are at risk. Experts say the drought could kill as many as 40 percent of them. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is planning to survey the extent of the devastation, said Alan Peters, a unit forester for the agency in San Luis Obispo County.
"There's been a dramatic increase in dead, orange trees," Peters said. "You can see it. They're not going to come back, even if it poured rain." Hawley of Greenspace opposes the plant and says offers by ranchers to help Cambria through the drought, or even leasing a mobile desalination plant, are preferable alternatives.
"By the way, we're not going to run out of water," Hawley said of warnings by the community services board that Cambria could run dry by year's end. "That's a scare tactic."


It's happened again at my house: the lovely photo cards have arrived in plenty of time to get them out but the busyness of school programs, shopping and family activities have distracted me. My friends and family will tell you that our family card is rarely (OK, maybe never) received before December 25. One year it was mailed around January 4 – ugh! But I always mail them anyway because I'm so proud of my adorable children and know that their aunts and uncles want to see their photos.
So how late is too late for a holiday message from your nonprofit to your donors? NEVER!
A Thanksgiving message would have been great but it's too late for that in 2015. So instead try a New Year's card to thank donors for the great 2015 they made possible in the lives of your constituents. If you think mailboxes are too crowded at the end of the year, send a "welcome to 2016" message that arrives around January 4, the first Monday of the new year. A few years ago, one dear friend was running so late with her family Christmas cards that she dressed her kids up in beads and made it a "Happy Gasparilla" card. It's a Tampa thing and I loved it! It stayed on my refrigerator most of the year. What's going on in your organization that you can celebrate?
Some of you may be asking, 'should we even send one?' I say YES and here's why: development is about building relationships and sending cards on special occasions is a natural relationship action. What about the idea of offending some of your audience? Don't! You know your audience; pick a theme and message that reflects your organization and it won't be offensive. Faith-based organizations have the leg up on this issue. They can celebrate their sacred holidays, but what about the rest of us? Pictures are the best way to communicate what we do so pick one great "money" shot that illustrates what you do and use an online ordering site like Shutterfly or Vista Print. If the card focuses on the good work you are doing, it won't be offensive.
If I've convinced you this is a good idea, your next questions shoud be 'who should get them and who should sign them?' Send them to your board members, top donors, volunteers, vendors who give you generous discounts, and your organization's friends. They should be hand signed by whoever knows the person best. What do I mean by hand signed? Signed by a human hand with a real pen. If you are sending too many to hand sign, you are sending too many. While you've got your pen out, they should be hand addressed. If you are sending too many to hand address, you are sending too many.
Your organization's supporters are like family: they want to see those pictures and hear those stories. Use the holidays to do that.
Pretty sure this is recycled, but love it just the same!
You know I'm passionate about recycling. Thanks!


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The History Of Cowboy Boots In Texas April 10 2020
Cowboy boots are iconic in Texas. Although not every resident of the state owns a pair, they are a staple in many wardrobes. Today, these boots can be seen by workers and fashion fans across the world. But, the history of cowboy boots in Texas is unique.
What is the origin of cowboy boots?
There is no known creator of this style of utilitarian footwear, but Texas has been a major influence. Horsemen have been known to prefer sturdy shoes with high shafts. From Mongolian warriors to the vaqueros of Spain, these types of boots were popular because of their durability. German soldiers from the 18th century also wore a similar style, as did the first Duke of Wellington.
The ancestor to the modern cowboy boot was developed during the cattle drives between 1866 and 1890. The cowboys of that time needed higher heels, a stronger instep, rounded toes, and a slimmer overall design. A bootmaker in Coffeyville, Kansas began supplying Texan cowboys with improved options in the 1870s. Notable names in the industry, H. J. "Big Daddy Joe" Justin and Sam Lucchese, began supplying Texas with cowboy boots shortly after. Here are some other well-known cowboy boot companies you will likely recognize.
Tony Lama Boots, founded in El Paso, Texas in 1911
Little's Boot Company, developed in San Antonio in 1915
M. L. Leddy's, found in Brady, Texas in 1922
Nocona Boot Company, created in Nocona, Texas by Big Daddy Joe's daughter, Enid Justin, in 1925
A changing image for cowboy boots
When the need for cowboys to move cattle started to decrease, cowboy boots were no longer just work boots. The expansion of railroad routes and increasing economies took this footwear around the country. The image of the Wild West cowboy was romanticized in movies, radio shows, and books. In fact, the most popular movie genre in Hollywood between the 1930s and 1960s was the western.
It was after this that the cowboy boot became popular among everyone, not just cowboys and western fans. At one time, a single star on the shaft of each boot was good enough for decoration, but they became more elaborate. Stitching designs, inlays, overlays, and colors became more detailed, especially when "Texas chic" took over in the 1980s.
The modern cowboy boot
The cowboy boot has changed since it first became a staple for working cowboys. But, bootmakers still value the need for durability and quality. You can find a large variety of styles made for just about anyone. It is best to do some research before choosing the best boots for your needs. You should know that they will fit well and be familiar with the various parts that go into making a quality pair.
Custom, handmade cowboy boots from Beck Boots
If you are looking for handmade cowboy boots created to fit your unique style and needs, Beck Boots can help. Our products are always made from high-quality materials with durability and style in mind and we also offer a free Sizing Kit. You can Contact Us by email or call (806) 373-1600 to learn more about our Custom Cowboy Boots, Working Cowboy Special, In-stock options, and Clearance choices.


Little evidence is available about when to introduce which texture during the timely complementary food introduction. A French team (INRA) studied longitudinally the food texture acceptance between 6 and 18 mo children. Foods with different textures (purees, double textures, cooked pieces, sticky and hard foods) were offered at an age when few infants were already familiar with these textures. Results demonstrated that sticky textures were accepted from 8mo, hard foods from 12 mo and raw pieces from 18 mo and that chewing emerged at 8 mo and was well established at 10 mo.
You can read the full text article published in Food Quality and Preference here.


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CU-CitizenAccess.org (https://www.cu-citizenaccess.org/2012/10/18/latino-services-director-helps-connect-families-community/)
Latino services director helps connect families to community
By CU-CitizenAccess.org | October 18, 2012
By Pam G. Dempsey / CU-CitizenAccess.org — Socorro Alvarez can name off each country of origin where the small trinkets of gratitude came from that sit carefully on top of the file cabinet in her office.
This one from Colombia, she said, that one from Mexico.
Once someone brought Alvarez a live chicken as a "thank-you" for her help in getting the client's children enrolled in pre-school.
"That's the thing with the families, they want to thank me with whatever they have, if I say 'no' it's like an offense," said Alvarez, director and 17-year-veteran with the Hispanic Outreach Program.
The program offers case management, referrals and resources for the area's Latino population from its one-room office inside the Western Avenue Community Center in Bloomington.
"Basically we're the bridge of communication between the Spanish speaking and English speaking community," Alvarez said.
Alvarez, 54, moved from Mexico nearly 40 years ago with her family to join her father, who had moved ahead of them to Bloomington to work for a railroad company.
She met her husband, Eulogio, in Bloomington, though ironically he was from her hometown in Mexico. They now have five children and five grandchildren.
Through her work and life, Alvarez has become the key problem solver in the Latino community.
The problems range from simple ones, such as setting up medical appointments or notarizing documents — Alvarez is a public notary — to more complex ones such as assisting with translation services at the local courthouse or helping clients navigate paperwork.
"They have a lot of respect for Socorro and they trust her and they feel better," after talking to her, said Veronica Contreras, an intern from Illinois State University who is working with Alvarez this year.
Alvarez's office is one of the few of its kind in an area where nearly 6 percent of the population is Latino.
That population has more than doubled over the past 10 years – from just over 2,000 residents to more than 4,000 residents, according to the 2010 U.S. Census Bureau.
Alvarez said most immigrants come to the area because of families or friends who may already be here. She said those that are undocumented often work in restaurants or cleaning or laundering services.
The area has little to offer by way of services and assistance for Spanish speaking residents beyond the few programs such as Alvarez's. In recent years, the demand for help from the program has increased because of the policy of the McLean County Sheriff's Department to report all undocumented residents to federal immigration authorities, Alvarez said.
The sheriff's policy means that an undocumented resident can end up in jail for weeks while they wait for an immigration hearing before being released. When this happens, families of detainees often do not know where their relative is taken or when they will be back.
As a result, Alvarez's office has seen an increase in requests for interpreter services at the courthouse as well as requests for help from families navigating the legal system. The economic recession has added to the burden, she said.
Jobs are more scarce than before and more people are requesting help with rent, food and their bills. And with limited resources, the Hispanic Outreach Program can't offer any financial help.
"Not being able to help them financially … it's heartbreaking," Alvarez said. "But unfortunately we don't have the funds; we don't have the money to give out to the community."
The sheriff's new policies also have prompted many undocumented families to withdraw into their homes instead of interacting more with the community, she said.
"They can't do a lot because of the fear to get caught," Alvarez said.
Better immigration policies would create change for the better, Alvarez said, because it is the foundation for transportation, education, housing and financial assistance. What's more, she said, she would love to improve local attitudes about immigrant families.
"I could change their thinking about our families. They are not here to take the jobs," Alvarez said. "I was an immigrant myself and I was undocumented at one time, so if they give these families an opportunity, the (families) can become good community members."
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Q: meteorJS autoforms: Change a value before insert OR use multiple types of value I use autoforms for my forms. Now I have a special problem and I am asking myself if its possible to solve this easy with autoforms.
With my autoforms I want to build a easy Category-Tree in my MongoDB. Just with a name and a parent (select).
This looks like this:
Categories.attachSchema(new SimpleSchema({
  name : {
    type: String,
    label: "Name",
    max: 200
  },
  parent : {
    type : String,
    allowedValues: [false, 'id_of_cat_1', 'id_of_cat_2', 'id_of_cat_3'],
    optional : true,
    autoform: {
      options: [
        {label: '- none -', value: false},
        {label: 'cat 1', value: 'id_of_cat_1'},
        {label: 'cat 2', value: 'id_of_cat_2'},
        {label: 'cat 3', value: 'id_of_cat_3'}

      ]
    }
  }
}));

Very short and very simple. The autoforms now creates me the form and I am able to do stuff with it.
But whats the problem here ? The problem is the parent-value. Its type is String and because of this selecting "- none -" is not possible. But I want that the field parent in the database has a boolean value (false) when no parent is given.
The question is now how to solve this.
Is it better - and possible - to give a value 2 or more types ? If not it must be necessery to overwrite the value after or before isnerting to the collection - but this also does not work because the simpleSchema do deny this process. FOr overwriting I use matb33:collection-hooks.

A: You can use empty string instead:
parent : {
  type : String,
  allowedValues: ['', 'id_of_cat_1', 'id_of_cat_2', 'id_of_cat_3'],
  optional : true,
  autoform: {
    options: [
      {label: '- none -', value: ''},
      {label: 'cat 1', value: 'id_of_cat_1'},
      {label: 'cat 2', value: 'id_of_cat_2'},
      {label: 'cat 3', value: 'id_of_cat_3'}
    ]
  }
}

It makes sense since the empty string works as false in the if statement


Tokyo April 27, 2006 Ricoh Company, Ltd. President and CEO M Sakurai announced today a new partnership with EFI (Nasdaq: EFFII), as part of an overall strategy to penetrate further into the high-end Print-On-Demand market.
Ricoh, a pioneer in digital office automation, has now set its sights on the high-end POD market. EFI, the world leader in digital controllers, superwide format printers and inks, and print management solutions for commercial and enterprise printing, is the ideal partner for achieving these aims.
This business alliance builds upon the strong Ricoh-EFI relationship, dating back to EFI's founding in 1989. The companies' collaboration includes delivering EFI's industry-leading Fiery server technology, optimized with advanced production and workflow control capabilities for customers of Ricoh's Aficio multifunction products (MFPs).
In addition, both companies share an "open standards" philosophy that benefits customers as well as facilitates the collaborative process. Both parties are active participants in organizations such as PODi (PPML) and CIP4 (JDF), among others.
"Ricoh's and EFI's joint objective in extending our relationship is to provide Ricoh's POD and production customers with EFI's industry-leading digital controllers and innovative digital workflow solutions," said Guy Gecht, EFI CEO. "Our new alliance will create greater leverage and synergies between our two companies and further enable Ricoh's customers to profitably grow their digital printing business.
Initially the efforts of the new global alliance will be focused on the North American market. Ricoh Corporation will demonstrate POD solutions at the upcoming venues: Connect 2006, EFI's seventh annual users' conference, (Las Vegas, April 30-May 3, www.efi.com/connect06) as well as On Demand (Philadelphia, May 15-18, www.ondemandexpo.com).
A global leader in digital office solutions, Ricoh (www.ricoh.com) creates new value at the interface of people and information, offering a broad range of digital, networked products, including copiers, printers, fax machines, semiconductor related products, DVD/CD media, and digital cameras.


BlackRock Resources LLC is a leading global provider of staffing and recruiting services to the domestic energy industry (oil, gas, nuclear, etc...). We are a full service staffing/consulting firm providing customized flexible solutions. At BlackRock Resources we recognize that our clients need options in today's fast changing economic environment and we are ready to provide the necessary resources to ensure our customers are successful. We supply our clients with both traditional forms of staffing like direct hires, contractors and contract to hire but we also are willing to work outside the box when needed.


At the new job I will mostly be dealing with Perl and, considering it's not the language I'm most familiar with, I was looking for a small project to practice it.
Thus, updating.versia.com was born. It's a web feed that keeps track of the /usr/ports/UPDATING file. I personally find it much easier to use a news reader than manually checking the file each time I want to update my ports.
Like most Perl scripts, the one generating the feed is short, uses a lot of CPAN modules, and is a bit ugly :) You can check it on GitHub.


You expect to see people in all sorts of fancy suits at high-end hotels and restaurants. But a beekeeper's suit? Most definitely.
If you look past all the Giorgio Armani-clothed patrons checking in at the Fairmont in Georgetown, the New York Hilton, or the Carmel Valley Ranch in Carmel-by-the-Sea, California, you may also notice a few employees and even guests wearing beekeeper suits. That's because a downturn in the bee population has inspired an uptick of interest in all things bee-related. Here's why that's especially true – and appropriate – in the hotel and restaurant industries.
For such tiny creatures, honey bees (those masters of cross-pollination,) play an enormously important role in the growth of our crops and the health of our planet. But in recent years, the honey bee population has been in serious decline – it dropped 30% in the U.S. during 2017 alone.
Eco-conscious consumers are acutely aware of this serious issue, which gives sustainability-inclined operators yet another chance to stand out and build customer awareness and loyalty. Accordingly, many hotels and resorts now feature their own apiaries, a relatively low-cost yet high-impact way to demonstrate a commitment to the environment. Some have beekeepers on staff, while others outsource the care and nurturing of their hives. Either way, bees are good business when it comes to demonstrating, and not simply claiming, a commitment to sustainability.
Of course, all those hives on the roof top garden in the Hilton's mid-town Manhattan location aren't just for show. They're making a daily contribution to pleasing the palates of hotel patrons, who increasingly favor locally sourced and extremely fresh ingredients in their food (and roof-to-table produces an even smaller carbon footprint than farm-to-table, as transport of the honey is literally by foot).
Beyond the good-corporate-citizen image of sustainability or the fresher-than-thou advantages of hyper-local sourcing, on-site beekeeping is becoming a real brand differentiator – and direct revenue generator – for hotels and restaurants. That's because brands aren't just logos these days, they're total experiences.
Accordingly, the Carmel Valley Ranch offers fresh honey in its gourmet dishes and cocktails – but also offers hands-on experience with feeding, caring for and learning about the bees. Similar experiences can be found at other high-end travel spots like the Calistoga Ranch, also in California. Prices can range for $75 to $150 per guest.
Is beekeeping worth the cost for you?
Of course, not every hotel or bistro can or should be a home to hives. For one, while bees are not a major capital expense, there are costs – estimated by some experts as at least $2000 for a simple set-up and over $16,000 annually for care and maintenance. And then there's the issue of space – for instance, not every urban hotel has a rooftop garden like the New York Hilton, nor nearby pollinating opportunities as rich as Central Park. Still, even smaller operators may want to consider a co-op apiary, run jointly by several establishments, all of which can share in both the output and the positive image.
Could having your own honey bees sweeten the deal for your customers?