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Historia de la Guerra: The Parthian/Persian campaign of Marc Antony
Home|Ancient: Prehistory – 651 A.D., Iran and Caucasia, Iran and Europe, Medes, News, Parthian, Parthian Military History, Pontus, Cappadocia, and Commagene|Historia de la Guerra: The Parthian/Persian campaign of Marc Antony
The prestigious Spanish military journal "Historia de la Guerra" has published an article by Kaveh Farrokh and Javier Sánchez-Gracia on the failed invasion of Iran by Marc Antony in 36 BCE (click the link below in Academia.edu for downloading the entire article):
Farrokh, K., & Sánchez-Gracia, J. (2021). La campaña Parta/Persa de Marcon Antonio [The Parthian/Persian campaign of Marc Antony]. Historia de la Guerra, 24, pp.5-12.
The above illustration at left of Roman statesman and military leader Marc Antony (83-30 BCE) is based on the marble bust [at right] in Rome (Vatican Museums, Chiaramonti Museum). This was published in the 24th edition (summer 2021) of the Spanish military history journal "Historia de la Guerra".
Readers further interested in Parthian military history can also download the following articles:
Sánchez-Gracia, J. & Farrokh, K. (2018/2019). Trajano: los Antoninos Roma y Persia en el Siglo II [Trajan: Antonine Rome and Persia in the 2nd Century]. Zaragoza, Spain: HRM Ediciones.
Karamian, Gh., & Farrokh, K. (2019). A unique Parthian sword. HISTORIA I ŚWIAT, 8, pp.211-214.
Farrokh, K., Karamian, Gh., Kubic, A., & Oshterinani, M.T. (2017). An Examination of Parthian and Sasanian Military Helmets. In "Crowns, hats, turbans and helmets: Headgear in Iranian history volume I" (K. Maksymiuk & Gh. Karamian, Eds.), Siedlce University & Tehran Azad University, pp.121-163.
Farrokh, K., Karamian, Gh., Delfan, M., Astaraki, F. (2016). Preliminary reports of the late Parthian or early Sassanian relief at Panj-e Ali, the Parthian relief at Andika and examinations of late Parthian swords and daggers. HISTORIA I ŚWIAT, No.5, pp. 31-55.
Farrokh, K., Karamian, Gh. & Kubik, A. (2016). An Examination of Parthian and Sassanian Military Helmets (2nd century BCE – 7th century CE).
Readers further interested in the Parthian Empire and Parthian military history can also consult the following links:
Military History and Armies of the Parthians
The Parthian Empire, Pontus and Cappadocia
Parthia.com
The Farrokh and Sánchez-Gracia article in the Historia de la Guerra journal outlines the military campaign of Marc Antony into northwest Iran (Media Atropatene) in 36 BCE. The military forces of Antony who faced the Parthians and the Medes are examined as well as the tactics of the belligerents. The reasons for the failure of Marc Antony's campaign in Iran are also analyzed in the article.
Map of the Parthian Empire in 44 BCE to 138 CE (Picture source: Farrokh, page 155, Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War-Персы: Армия великих царей-سایه‌های صحرا–).
Marc Antony's invasion force outnumbered the Parthians by a margin of two to one. This invasion force (a maximum estimated size of 100,000 troops) was to be one of the largest Roman armies to attempt the conquest of Iran.
Detailed Reconstruction of a Roman Centurion by Luc Viatour at Boulogne (Source: Luc Viatour – https://Lucnix.be). Roman centurions such as these (and all Roman soldiery in general) were the foremost in close quarters combat during the classical era. These proved instrumental in carving out for Rome a massive and powerful empire encompassing much of Europa, Africa and the Mediterranean regions. Despite their prowess, ingenuity and bravery, the Romans were unable to conquer the Parthians and later Sassanians of ancient Iran.
Prior to Marc Antony, Julius Caesar had been planning an invasion of the Parthian empire, but his campaign never took place as a result of his assassination in 44 BCE.
Parthian cavalry and banners (Picture source: Farrokh, page 130, Shadows in the Desert: Ancient Persia at War-Персы: Армия великих царей-سایه‌های صحرا– these drawings originally appeared by Zoka in the 2,500 Year Celebrations of the Persian Empire in 1971).
Phraates IV was the king of the Parthian empire when Antony invaded Iran. Marc Antony had vastly underestimated the martial capabilities of not just the king but the Parthians and Medes in general.
Drachm Coin of Phraates IV minted at Mithradatkert (Public Domain & Classical Numismatic Group).
Antony's siege of the city of Praaspa in Media Atropatene (in modern northwest Iran, the historical Azarbaijan region) also faltered, especially when the Medes launched a ferocious assault against the Romans, forcing these to flee. Antony was so enraged that his troops had actually fled, that he ordered them to be subjected to the punishment of decimation (the execution of one soldier of every unit of ten men).
An illustration of Marc Antony's army laying siege to Praaspa (believed to have been located near modern-day Tabriz) (Picture source: Copyright of HRM, Spain). In practice many of Antony's siege engines had already been destroyed by a devastating Iranian cavalry attack before these could arrive to Praaspa.
In one of the engagements, the Parthians and their Mede allies destroyed 10,000 Roman legionnaires and virtually the major portion (if not all) of Antony's siege engines (meant for the capture of Praaspa). The Roman commander Statianus was also killed during that battle.
A stucco discovered at the Zahak site, now housed in the Museum of Azarbaijan in Iran. The image depicts a Mede infantryman of the Parthian era. It was Mede infantry such as these who helped defeat the invading troops of Roman general Marc Antony in 37 BCE (Photo sources: Images forwarded to Kavehfarrokh.com by Tara Farhid-Gallo in the article –گردایه (مجموعه) باستانی آژدهاک ( ضحاک ) آذرآبادگان– and in Darvakeran Blogspot).
Antony's massive army had also included large numbers of non-Roman auxiliaries such as 10,000 Iberian and Celtic cavalry plus another 30,000 (non-Roman) cavalry and infantry forces.
Map of Marc Antony's invasion of northwest Iran through Armenia and the subsequent withdrawal of the Roman forces in 37 BCE (Source: Copyright of HRM, Spain).
Marc Antony's expedition into Iran ended in disaster in 36 BCE mainly at the hands of Parthian and Mede armored knights and horse-archers.
Reconstruction by Peter Wilcox and (the late) Angus McBride of the Parthian Asbaran (armored lancer knights) as they would have appeared in the 1st century BCE (Source: Osprey Publishing, Men at Arms Series 175, Plate A).
Antony and the remnants of his defeated army managed to escape to Armenia. Roman losses are estimated at between a quarter to a third of Antony's original force of 100,000-men. The Romans were to lose another 8,000 troops to weather conditions during Antony's march into Syria from Armenia. Antony and his surviving troops then marched to Egypt where Ptolemid Queen Cleopatra provided them with sanctuary (For more details consult Farrokh, 2007, p.144-146).
Parthian Shiva-tir (Horse Archers) engaged in discharging their missiles (Source: Ancientbattles.com).
The Parthian king Phraates IV officiated his triumph over the Romans by striking over their captured coins – these were originally portraying Antony and Cleopatra.
Armenian king Artavasdes II (r. 55-34 BCE) (Source: Copyright of HRM, Spain). He had promised to support Antony with his powerful cavalry and infantry forces but decided to abandon the Romans during the campaign in 36 BCE. Antony was to take his revenge on the Armenian king after the campaign by having him arrested and bound in chains. It is also possible that another reason for the arrest of Artavasdes were suspicions that he had been in communication with Antony's rival Octavian. Enraged at the arrest of their king, the Armenians (especially their men-at-arms) led by Artaxias II (son of Artavasdes) rebelled against the Romans but were put down with brute force. Artaxias II managed to escape capture by the Romans to find refuge among the Parthians in Iran.
Antony's only success in his otherwise disastrous campaign was that he had managed to rescue the remainder of his army from destruction.
Kanduan in Azarbaijan and the Legacy of Marc Antony
Historia de la Guerra: Anglo-Soviet Invasion of Iran in 1941
Article on Shapur II 359 CE Campaign published in Spanish Military Journal
Parthian Warrior Grave Accidentally Unearthed in 2020 during COVID-19 Burial
Journal Article: A Unique Parthian Sword
Javier Sánchez Gracia: Roma y Persia Frente a Frente (Rome and Persia Face to Face)
Parthian and Central Asian Martial Music
UNESCO: The Parthian Fortresses of Nysa
Professor Shapour Shahbazi: The Parthian Army
Presentation on Parthian-era Warrior Women in Eleventh Annual ASMEA Conference Nov 1-3, 2018
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January 31, 2018 was one of those great historic days, when the moon turned bright, blue and red, and many of us photographers ran out to capture the beauty early in the morning.
We were on the sands of Manhattan Beach at 4:15 a.m., even though the main event wasn't supposed to really kick in until 5:30. You never know, right?
And the funny thing is, the best shots happened around 6:45 a.m. Oh well!
Now you'll only see a hint of the Super Moon in the video above, but check out the time-lapse anyway for a fun look at watching the night morph into morning from the foot of the Manhattan Beach Pier parking lot.
Shot on the GoPro Hero6.


Nigerian Peacock Aviation company that worked as General Sales Agency (GSA) for the Gambian Mid Africa Aviation Company Ltd. that traded in Nigeria under the name Fly Mid Africa has petitioned the Gambian Government over the non-payment of passengers' air ticket refunds before it exited Nigeria.
The petition which was dated February 12, 2019 and also copied to the Nigerian High Commission in the Gambia through its legal counsel Abrahams Ayobami & Co. stated: "We are Solicitors to Peacock Aviation and Allied Services Ltd. [henceforth referred to as 'Our Client'], a company duly registered under the Laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria with its registered address situate at No. 19, Mojidi Street, Off Toyin Street, Ikeja, Lagos State, Nigeria and on its instructions and behalf we write you this petition.
While the suspension was still on, the airline got instructions to commence refund of issued tickets to customers which was carried out until exhaustion of all the funds at hand by the GSA according to its counsel.
The petition also has it that, there is still an outstanding refund of about Eleven million one hundred and fifty six thousand, six hundred and one naira fifty one kobo [₦11,156,601.51] and our client's unpaid International Air Transport Association [IATA]/Billing Settlement Plan [BSP] Sales Overriding Commission of about Seven Million Naira [₦7,000,000] only with customers showing their grievances in all manners including laying siege to the GSA business premises and disrupting its activities.
Meanwhile, some have even threatened to commence legal actions against it; more so as customers are aware that tickets issued on the IATA BSP platform have been refunded and therefore query the reason for non-payment of their refunds.
Despite several email communications between our client and the said Fly Mid Africa Airline with reconciliation and adjustment of account settled between the parties, still the Airline has refused to release funds to pay innocent travelers their well-deserved refund even after leaving them stranded, disappointed and uncompensated, according to Chief Segun Phillips, Group Executive Chairman, Peacock Travels and Tours Limited.
However, in a bid to settle the matter amicably, the GSA wrote to the Nigerian High Commission in The Gambia to wade into the matter but was referred back to the Gambian Commission in Abuja as the right channel for resolving such issue.
As it stands, there is the total outstanding refund of about Eighteen million one hundred and fifty-six thousand six hundred and one naira fifty-one kobo [₦18,156,601.51] amounting to tickets refunds and GSA unpaid IATA BSP Sales Overriding.
At the new Qatar Visa Center in New Delhi, India, work visa applicants for the State of Qatar will be able to sign on work contracts digitally, enroll their biometrics, and undergo mandatory medical test all under one-roof. This will save time and make it hassle free for applicants.
Mandated by the Ministry of Interior, State of Qatar, Qatar Visa Center was inaugurated by His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Khater Al Khater, Ambassador of the State of Qatar to the Republic of India in New Delhi. The opening ceremony was attended by Major Abdullah Khalifa Al Mohannadi, Director of Department of Visa Support Services, Ministry of Interior of the State of Qatar.
On this occasion, the Ambassador of the State of Qatar in India, His Excellency Mr. Mohammed Khater Al Khater, stressed that the State of Qatar, under the wise leadership of His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Emir of the State of Qatar, has witnessed a speedy growth and development over the past years and the Indian community in the State of Qatar has contributed significantly in the development process. His Excellency further stressed upon the keenness of the State of Qatar to protect the rights of the expatriates and facilitate their work procedures while recognizing the contribution of the Indian community. He added that in order to provide better facilities for the Indian community and further strengthening the distinguished relations between the two friendly countries, it has been decided to choose India as one of the most important countries to open the "Qatar Visas Center" in seven different cities of India including New Delhi, it is certain that, a large number of Indian expatriates, travelling to the State of Qatar for work and tourism will benefit through these centers, which will facilitate smooth and hassle-free recruitment process and ensure speedy completion of procedures to obtain the visas and residence permits for the State of Qatar.
His Excellency added that the opening of Qatar visa centers in India comes with celebration of the year 2019 as Qatar-India year of Culture. He also expressed thanks and appreciation to the officials in Ministry of External Affairs, Republic of India, for their continued support to achieve this step goal, and noted that this step reflects Qatar's keenness to ensure the protection and safety of expatriates, as the Qatar Visa Centres in India will enable the completion of recruitment procedures through one channel easily within a shorter period of time.
"As part of Qatar's willingness to facilitate the work process and protect the rights of expatriates, Qatar Visa Centers will be opened in a number of countries which include India," said Major Abdullah Khalifa Al Mohannadi, Director of Visa Support Services Dept at the Ministry of the Interior, Doha, Qatar. "Medical examinations, biometric data enrollment and the signing process of employment contracts will be done through the Qatar Visa Centers in the expatriate country of origin at the 7 Indian centers including the one in New Delhi. All of this, reflects the extent and depth of Qatar's endeavors to ensure the protection and safety of expatriates under a simplified and effective recruitment regime upheld and facilitated by the visa center," he added.
Qatar Visa Center maintains robust multi-lingual information services for the benefit of visa applicants across multiple touch points. Information on appointment scheduling, requirements and steps at the visa center can be found in English, Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Bengali, Tamil and Malayalam through a dedicated website, call center helpline (+91 44 6133 1333) and walk-in at the reception.


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Living area: The living area has fitted carpet and contains a comfortable lounge suite, dining table with six chairs, flat screen TV and Foxtel (no additional charge), DVD player and sound system. The lounge room has floor to ceiling glass doors that open onto a balcony with outdoor table and chairs where you can enjoy stunning panoramic views of the Gold Coast and the Pacific Ocean.
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Rubbers are materials associated with the property of elasticity. With the chemical name of alkyl acrylate copolymer (ACM), acrylic rubber is a type of rubber that exhibits useful properties inclusive of ozone, heat and oil resistance. Acrylic rubber can endure a temperature of about 180 degree centigrade in oil or dry heat. The trade name for acrylic rubber is Hytemp and acrylic rubber is categrorized as a specialty rubber. Acrylic rubber is a saturated rubber. Acrylic rubber is made from the emulsion polymerization of several acrylic monomers. One of the main applications of acrylic rubber has been for automotive seals and hoses owing to the need for oil resistanct rubber materials. With an increase in production of automotives coupled with the need for long lasting products, there is an increase in the demand for acrylic rubber. In keeping with the need for low fuel consumption and increase in the combustion temperature in the engine compartment, the market for acrylic rubber is expected to grow. Other applications include oil seals, gaskets and fuel oil components.
Some of the disadvantages of acrylic rubber include their inability to be resistant enough to acids and bases and also to moisture. These disadvantages, while not so critical, restrict the application areas for acrylic rubber and this impacts the growth of the market. Other factors include acrylic rubber's low permeability in the case of gases.
This is owing to properties of acrylic rubber that are very well suited to meet the requirments of the automotive industry. The Acrylic Rubber market can be segmented on the basis of products Gaskets, Shaft Seals, Adhesives, Beltings, O-Rings and Others. One of the mail applications of acrylic rubber is in the automotive industry. In terms of applications, the acrylic rubber market is segmented as Automotive, Plastics, Packaging, Consumer Goods and Others.
Following are just a few of the companies that are operating in the acrylic rubber market.


The OUF is hosted by the Ontario universities and it's the only event where all 21 Ontario universities come together in 1 place, just for you. And it's free!
Deadline for Ontario high school students to submit their completed application to OUAC.
Note: The OUAC still processes applications received after this date and distributes them to the universities; however, specific university deadlines will apply.
The initial application includes all final grades from completed Grade 11 and 12 courses and a list of all current-year courses in progress.
Recommended last date for students to submit university and program changes and additional active choices to the OUAC to be considered for early admission.
Note: This is a recommended deadline. The OUAC will still accept and process application changes at any time.
The latest date all high school applicants can expect a response from an Ontario university. This includes: an offer of admission; a refusal; or a deferral, once additional information is received.
The earliest date an Ontario high school student may be required to respond to an Ontario university offer of admission and give a financial commitment (e.g., registration deposit, residence deposit, etc.).
All other admissions-related elements, including scholarships, other forms of student assistance or financial incentives, and offers of residence are considered part of the offer of admission. Therefore, a student may accept these other offers before June 3, 2019, but Ontario universities will not compel a student in any way to make a decision earlier than this date.


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A basic itinerary for touring via Appia on a bicycle 4
Author Published on April 28, 2009 September 3, 2009 4 Comments on A basic itinerary for touring via Appia on a bicycle
I'm fleshing out the details for next year's bike tour of via Appia. A lot of people have been emailing me about where, exactly to ride, so here's the basic gist of it. If you're not coming with us next year, you can connect the dots and have a good basis for your own southern Italy bike tour:
Day 1--Rome to Ariccia. This is a slow, easy route that gives you time to enjoy the Appian Way Regional Park. It's worth spending most of your day siteseeing, even if you only ride 15 miles.
Day 2--Ariccia to Terracina. Another short but scenic route. We're going to veer off the Appia and go through the Circeo National Park. More trees, fewer cars, and we'll still get to Terracino in time to check out the Temple of Jupiter in Anxur
Day 3--Ride in the mountains with the Terracina Cycling Club. I can't promise this will happen, but I made friends with several local bikers in Terracina on my last bike tour. I'm hoping we can stash our panniers for a day and ride around in the mountains near Itri and Fondi with the locals. The weather should be perfect, and we'll be greeted with bright silver-green olive trees and wildflowers in every color imaginable.
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Day 4--Terracina to Minturno. This is a scenic ride through the mountains, passing another park where a section of the Appian way has been restored. As we come down the mountains towards Formia we'll pass the so-called "Tomb of Cicero," although Cicero is almost certainly not buried there. I'll tell you the story when we get to it. Minturno is a fascinating town with a lot of interesting archeological sites.
Day 5--Siteseeing in Minturno. We'll give our legs a rest as we camp out on the beach and spend most of the day checking out the remains of the ancient Rpman city of Minturnae and the 3 bridges that cross the river into Campagna. If you've got the energy, you can ride up to the medieval hill town of Minturno proper for breathtaking views of land and sea, or hike the swampy backcountry to the legendary Ponte Degli Aurunci.
Day 6--Minturno to Santa Maria Capua Vetere. This won't be a very interesting ride, but we'll pass through the city of Capua, home of the nicest people in the world, and on to the site of the original Capua. This was where gladiators were trained, and was the beginning of Spartacus' famous rebellion. Lost of Amphitheaters and old Roman ruins. Can't get enough of 'em!
Day 7--Detour to Benevento. We're going to circle around north of the traditional via Appia route to avoid a boring drudge of slow heavy traffic and industrial wasteland. Instead we'll ride through some mountains, and visit the beautiful town of Sant'Agatha dei Goti. We'll probably spend the night in an agriturismo spot outside Benevento.
Day 8, 9, 10--Over the Apennines. There are a lot of possible routes over the Apennine mountains, and the scholars are all in disagreement on where the via Appia actually ran. I'm still looking into lodging opportunities. This will to be one of the most memorable parts of the trip, so I want to get it just right! We'll end up around Venosa or Gravina--both places we're going to spend some time.
Day 11--The Sasse. Throughout the rocky plains of Basilicata and Puglia, people turned to the many caves for shelter, cover, and religion. You'll see some breathtaking frescoes on the living rock in Gravina and Matera. We'll probably even get to spend the night in furnished caves (with the addition of beds, electricity, and running water).
Day 12--Taranto. Back on the coast of the ionian sea, we'll get to relax, eat, and maybe even check out some more Roman ruins if you're not tired of them.
Day 13--Taranto to Brindisi. This last, easy ride includes a stop halfway for some hand-made gelato in the fortress town of Oria. We'll have time for some photo-ops at the pillar that marks the end of the via Appia, and we'll top off the day sharing some well-earned food and wine with fellow travelers at a hostel nearby.
Day 14--Brindisi to Rome. Yep, it's weird backtracking all the way. I'm going to try to bike at least part of the way back on the via Appia-Traiana if you want to come with me.
Day 5--Mintu
Published on April 28, 2009 September 3, 2009 Categories Uncategorized4 Comments on A basic itinerary for touring via Appia on a bicycle
Biking or yesterday's tea parties?
Author Published on April 16, 2009 Leave a comment on Biking or yesterday's tea parties?
Even though I'm a self-employed entrepreneur (and therefore broadly pro-business) I've always had a left-leaning political tendency.
But yesterday I joined the conservatives I usually argue with, and took part in a nationwide re-enactment of the Boston Tea Party. As a raving bicycle fanatic, this makes a lot of sense, because we were addressing another facet of the same problem. Let's look at this.
For the last 10 years, America has been partying. The past 6 months have been the hangover. Our government, the banks and corporations, but also individual consumers and me and you have been overspending. We've gotten way over our heads into debt, and developed some bad habits that will make it harder to get out.
As an individual, this is a bad situation, but it's tolerable. At some point you'll bite the bullet, spend less, look and feel bad for a while, maybe even go into bankruptcy or foreclosure but you'll live.
But when large institutions make this mess, everybody feels the pain. Not only that, but your kids and grandkids and great grandkids will still be cleaning up the mess. That's what yesterday's protests were about. Bush ran up an unheard-of deficit in eight years, and Obama is fixing to do the same thing in a matter of months.
I voted for Obama with a passion, but if his change is just a continuation of Bush's failed policies, we're screwed.
That's the money story, and the reason why I joined in the tea party yesterday. But the economic pain is only a piece of a much larger problem. We're not just spending our grandchildren's money. We're destroying the very basis for them to support themselves and pay the debt back.
The average temperature of the earth has risen by a degree in the past century, and many climatologists are predicting it will rise another 3-9 degrees in this one. Doesn't sound like much, but that single degree has caused the disappearance of massive ice sheets in Greenland and West Antarctica. With possible serious consequences.
Our bad habits and mindset are the real problem
While scientists debate the causes and effects of global warming, while economists argue about global finance and how to fix it, and while politicians bicker over what really went wrong and how to fix it, there's a simple answer to most of the questions. Extravagance. We've gone overboard. We consume too much, use too much, spend too much, burn too much, eat too much.
We're wreaking havoc on our economy, our environment, and even our own minds and bodies.
I'm proposing a small solution. This isn't going to save the world, but it's going to give us a giant step in the right direction.
Go for a bike ride, and get someone else to join you. Seriously.
One of the big stories we've been trained to believe is that everything has a cost. If you want security, fun, or you want to solve a big and troubling problem, you have to make sacrifices.
But riding a bike is the exception to this rule. You can accomplish all of those things and so much more--and it's free.
That's why you should be out there on a bike. It's the easiest way to shatter the paradigm we're caught up in. It will change your thinking, it will change your outlook, and it will change the world.
A bike ride will help in many ways:
You'll get some instant relief from whatever stress you've had to deal with recently
Every mile you ride instead of driving will save about a pound of CO2 from entering the atmosphere. When you bring a friend along, the benefits are doubled.
While you're out, you can turn of the lights, computer and TV, saving more energy and cutting your carbon footprint.
You'll actually feel the wind and sun and contours of the land. You'll connect with landscapes and neighborhoods. This is far more entertaining than the mindless, wasteful consumption most people are used to.
You'll save money that can be used to get out of debt, invest for the future, or support your favorite causes.
You'll get great ideas on all kinds of things while you're riding your bike. If you execute some of these ideas into, you'll improve your life, your job, your relationships, your income, and help out the world to boot!
You won't be listening to the depressing stories that the media pumps into your brain 24/7
You'll become stronger, leaner, sexier and have more energy.
Try it. Please.
Published on April 16, 2009 Categories UncategorizedLeave a comment on Biking or yesterday's tea parties?
The dark side of Italy
Author Published on April 7, 2009 Leave a comment on The dark side of Italy
Call me biased. When I go biking in Italy, I sometimes get caught up in the picturesqueness, the good food after a long hard bike ride, nostalgia for history (both Italy's and my own), too much coffee and not enough sleep. Then the blinders go up, and Italy seems perfect and can do no wrong.
It's time to fess up. Italy has her flaws, just like everywhere else, and if you're planning to tour Italy by bicycle you should know about some of the problems that await you.
An article in The Telegraph points out the racism that is all too present in Italy. The city of Foggia in Southern Italy recently set up a separate bus line for immigrants. The two buses follow approximately the same route, but only one of them makes stops in an Italian neighborhood, while the other goes to a quarter where most of the residents are immigrants.
Nobody is being forced to ride one bus line over another, so comparisons to Apartheid or the segregated buses of the south in the 1950s aren't fair. Still, this story points out a significant problem.
The immigrant bus line was set up because of friction between Italians and non-EU citizens, and the idea was to keep the two groups away from each other. That there's even a need to do this shows the level of animosity that a significant number of Italians have towards outsiders. An animosity so strong that someone in the local government felt a compelling need to separate these two groups.
This isn't the first time I've encountered racism in Italy. I once turned down an apartment in Rome because the landlord told me they didn't allow "dark-skinned people" in the building.
If you come to Italy for a bike tour, you probably won't be harassed by anybody. I've been through Foggia on a bike, and I also happen to look like an Eastern European, one of the ethnic groups that are often the target of a lot of hate. Yet I never had any problems.
More than 99.9% of the Italians I've met are kind, generous, unbiased and friendly people who will welcome you with a big smile, especially if you've come by bike and you're there to spend money. But be aware. Like the rest of the world, Italy isn't perfect.
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This isn't about biking, but it's Italy
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Before anything else, here's the link to donate to the Italian Red Cross: http://www.cri.it/donazioni/index.php?mode=form
I've done a lot of bike touring in Italy, and I woke up this morning to the news that a lot of Italy is now collapsing. Abruzzo got hit hard around 3:00 a.m. by an earthquake that measured either 5.8 or 6.3 on the richter scale, depending on different sources. People were crushed and buried in their beds.
Imagine you're huddled in blankets or dusty clothes, gazing at the ruins of your house. Or maybe you're dragging boulders away, trying to dig out your friends and family who are still buried underneath the rubble.
The gorgeous cathedral that has been around since before your grandparents' great grandparents were born is crushed. And so is everything you knew. The very ground beneath your feet is no longer solid. It's unreal.
But people pull together in times of crisis. Your neighbors are out there with you, sharing their food, their clothes, their muscle to help rescue those who are still trapped.
For me, this is personal. I had roommates from Abruzzo, where the earthquake hit. My old colleague from Rome hasn't heard from his family in Casano, and he doesn't know if they're okay.
If I could do it, I would go there myself and help with the rescue, give first aid, cook food or clean toilets--whatever was needed. But since I can't, I plan to help those who can. If you'd like to help too, here's the link to the Italian Red Cross: http://www.cri.it/donazioni/index.php?mode=form
And the American Red Cross: http://american.redcross.org/site/PageServer?pagename=ntld_main&s_subsrc=RCO_RedTab&s_src=DRF
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Biking to a global warming April Fools extravaganza
Author Published on April 1, 2009 September 3, 2009 Leave a comment on Biking to a global warming April Fools extravaganza
Apologies in advance for the rant. I just get really pissed off sometimes because L.A. could easily become one of the most beautiful places in the world. It probably was, a few hundred years ago.
Now the City of Angels has suffered from short-sighted planning and simple human apathy. But today, at least, some people tried to do something about it.
I was riding down Vermont Avenue (never a good idea) and right at the bridge over the 101 freeway a band of Greenpeacers were protesting global warming.
I thought it was kind of ironic that they were holding up "stop global warming" signs under a street sign that said "No Stopping Any Time." Weirder still, but understandable, were the passing motorists who honked and cheered as they drove along, contributing to global warming.
I know most people don't have a choice, but if we had infrastructure that made it possible to cut back on driving at least some of the time, maybe it would make a dent.
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The final irony, not directly related, is that the Global 20 are meeting today. The leaders of the world's largest, most powerful nations are getting together to talk about solving some of our global problems...on April Fool's day.
Just in case you wanted to see, here's a shot of the demonstration on the Vermont Avenue 101 overpass:
Below you'll see the endless river of cars, crawling along like blood in the clogged arteries of an overfed bacon addict. And this shot was around 4 in the afternoon, when most people are still at work.
I get pissed off like this sometimes because L.A. has the potential to be such an amazing, beautiful place! If you look closely you can see the Santa Monica Mountains, nearly obliterated by smog.
Any ideas on how to make riding a bike so cool and so much fun that everybody wants to do it as much as they can?
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Nepal is a wonderland that you must visit once in your lifetime. The natural beauty, the culture, and the religious harmony are regarded the country as one of the best countries in the world. Here are some of the things that every Nepal traveler must need to know before the trip to Nepal.
1. Greetings. The word "Namaste" refers the greeting. You can also say Namaste joining the palms together.
2. Be aware of bands/ Strike. Normally due to the political instability they held the strike. So before you plan for the trip try to get the information whether there is any strike or not.
3. Food Safety. You can see many small hotels and stops. While taking the food be aware of readymade foods that may not support your digestion.
4. Don't trek alone. There are so many stories of the disappearance of the travelers. Most of them have the problem of the way they miss it most of the times. You can take the help of the guide or the travel maps before you leave for the visit.
5. Traveling on bicycle or motorbike doesn't seem appropriate due to the land structure of the country. Although visiting the main cities on bicycle or motorbike can be done but using public vehicles is recommended. There are some off-road trails for the mountain bikes but confirm about the trails with the guides or the travel agencies before you go.
6. Normally you can see beggars asking you for money but don't provide them the money. If you do so they will be encouraged for asking more money. If you really want to support them you can provide the help to the charity organizations, which are working for their betterment.
7. Before you leave the country don't forget to exchange the currency you have. The Nepalese money is no anymore accepted outside of the country.
8. The committed time (Verbal or written) in Nepal is not appropriate, they may delay. So you must consider the matter. That's like the habit in Nepal.
9. You can see common marijuana plants around the hills of Nepal. It is not legal to consume or to collect them.
10. Be aware in Most of the dance bars in the major cities of the country they make you scam for buying the drinks and food at high rates.
11. Most of the times there is power shortage throughout the country. So carry the flashlight at the night time.
12. Mainly the market closes by 10 PM. make you have all the necessary items before 10.
13. Nepal uses 220 Volts if you are carrying any electrical equipment's never forget to pack the universal plug and adapter kit.
14. Most of the cities avoid plastic bags, so you can carry paper bags instead and support to maintain the environment.
15. Before traveling in the cars confirm about the rates/ charges. Sometimes they charge you more if you travel without asking the fare.
These 15 points every Nepal traveler needs to know. Remember the points and visit the country without any hassle.


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Research funding body goes independent
November 7, 2006 Colin Holland
LONDON — The U.K. Technology Strategy Board is to become independent of governemnt and will take over the funding of the £178million Technology Programme next year. The new board will fund industry R&D projects, advise Government and help U.K. businesses to take up new innovative technologies.
A further £50 million funding is being made available from the Technology Programme to support technology and innovation under a new competition for collaborative research and development projects.
"Our Technology Programme already supports over 500 projects worth around £750 million of business and government spending on research and development. We will continue to back it," said Alistair Darling, Secretary of State for Trade and Industry.
"The £50 million available for the Autumn 2006 competition that we are announcing today does that, funding new collaborative research in vital areas such as low carbon energy technologies, the challenge of zero emission enterprise and biopharmaceuticals."
Graham Spittle, vice president, business integration development and director, of IBM's Hursley Laboratory will continue chair of the Technology Strategy Board whose main location will be in Swindon.
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As I am in my first years of the humanitarian career, this program is hopefully a great opportunity for me to tackle my work more professionally and better contribute to restoring hope and human dignity, where they have been jeopardized.
I could not have found anything better!
I could not have chosen anything better, not only in terms of a physical place, but also in terms of objectives and perspectives; Social Change School is the place that helped me perceive myself as a professional among other professionals. The Social Change School helped me put the final touch on my personal profile and it trained my ability to concentrate; the master gave me the chance to experience the non profit world from the inside.
I decided to take the Master as I wanted to work in the Non Profit sector and I needed some training in the field.
Coming from England this seemed like a good choice compared to other master courses…. Throughout the year I learnt more about how the Sector works and its very particular characteristics. I also had the pleasure of meeting some fantastic people on the course with similar interests and worked on a 'project' with a very passionate group of like minded individuals.
I began my education career in a rural school in an area highly affected by the war and because of that I dropped out of school for two years as my family ran from place to place seeking for refuge. With this kind of background, I did not know that one day I would get the opportunity to give back to my community.
It cannot be overemphasized that this course is one of the unique and rare international opportunities that brings together various professionals from different countries around the world with different expertise and operational context to learn from each other, share experience, best practices, and lessons learnt from management of humanitarian and development projects around the world.
My life and career have been driven by a strong passion to work as Humanitarian Logistician in order to help to alleviate the suffering of disadvantaged people. It is of my strong believe the program will be of great benefit to me in pursuing a career in the third sector and to my country, Nigeria where there are a lot of humanitarian and development challenges. I believe Social Change School is committed in helping and developing human talent to help the vulnerable people, and I would love to play an integral part in achieving that.
Social Change School Master Program was the perfect opportunity to bridge a gap in my professional profile. It gave be the chance to keep my job and in the meantime to improve my competences and knowledge of the sector.
These experiences and my present role as a program manager with my organization has brought to focus the very important role of a program manager in this present situation of protean crisis worldwide and the need to be adequately prepared through training under a learning experience under experts that have vast experience in this very important field of international humanitarian actions and especially with people who share the same passion for this field.
Following the 4 year experience that I have had in the field and working within the humanitarian sector on different projects, I would like to take my career to the next level and acquire the set of skills that this masters have to offer, whether it's how to implement an effective intervention or manage the challenges that I will face on the field or any other interesting subject that will be covered during the course. I am extremely excited to take part in this master and receive feedback from international lecturers in addition to giving my own input into what I have faced through firsthand experience.
Social Change School Master gave me the opportunity to acquire new competences and to give greater value to my previous working experiences and apply them to new jobs. The Social Change School helped me understand that social change can happen only if we come together and work for a common objective, if we are innovative and if we apply specific professional competences… and if we believe in what we do!
The master in project management helped me find my current job, mainly because it gave me the practical skills that I immediately applied to my work.
Social Change School was a pleasant surprise; something innovative that gave me good vibes, energy, motivation and competences to achieve my professional goals. Knowledge, competences and keenness are the key element I appreciated the most in the Fundraising Master Course.
I had recently relocated in Italy when I heard about Social Change School. The master gave me the chance to find new energies and a new motivation to stay in Italy. The master in social innovation and social business was the unique opportunity to discover a world I totally ignored. The skill and competences acquired are now part of myself, my background and they help me in my professional career every single day.
To me and to tons of other students, Social Change School was not only the place in which to acquire the right competences, most of all it was the place in which I started building what, up to that moment, had only been a dream. I was given the chance to put together experience, competences and relations/networks to found Be-Direct, which gathers people interested in social issues. My dream came true thanks to Social Change School!
"Thanks to the Master I had the opportunity to adapt my management and project knowledge to the Non Profit Sector and exercise them during my internship (experience which gave me the chance to build my own personal network of contacts which were extremely useful in other projects). With these competences I was able to fulfil my dream and I founded CooperAction, an association which aims at maximizing social impact by simplifying and facilitating the involvement of beneficiaries and the collaboration of local actors".
VICE PRESIDENT AT COOPERACTION. MASTER IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION, EURO-PROJECT MANAGEMENT AND LOCAL DEVELOPMENT, 2007.
I was greatly satisfied with the interview. I was given complete information on all the aspects of the master's program and on future opportunities in the Third Sector. Now I can't wait to begin!!!
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Birthday Pictures For Facebook: It's an annual ritual by now: the Facebook birthday. Every year, we could anticipate to log in as well as see thousands of notes from individuals who stand for all the phases of our lives. On my feed, I get messages from high-school classmates, university and also grad-school buddies, my pupils, the parents of my youngsters' classmates, and also my coworkers. Facebook supplies this celebration of fake intimacy yearly, giving the illusion that we are bordered by zillions of pals that cared enough to keep in mind our special day, but allow's be sincere: The majority of most likely recognized it was our birthday celebration just since Facebook told them so. For me, an excellent section of those introductions are coming from "good friends" I have not talked to in years, and I would certainly believe the exact same is true for you.
A lot more just recently, we've dropped the ruse of genuine social connection practically totally. I observed on a recent birthday that now I am not even used the names of those that composed on my wall surface; instead, I just see an icon revealing that 250 people desired me a pleased birthday. I have to penetrate further simply to learn that those individuals were, and also subsequently, it is tempting to simply offer one blog post on my wall in reply: "Many thanks everybody for the birthday celebration wants!" Even faux affection is gone.
So this year, I made a decision to do something different. My birthday celebration came right in the center of the duration when I was composing my initial publication, Popular. In it, I wrote regarding research study that recommends that our social relationships could predict our behaviors, joy, and even health over the long term. Those that are prominent are likely to live longer, while those that typically aren't go to higher danger for cardiovascular condition, inflammatory conditions, as well as premature death. Social exemption could even transform the expression of our DNA in remarkably durable means, as well as I was shocked to find out that the unhealthy health and wellness results of unpopularity are equivalent to cigarette smoking.
It may appear, after that, that courting popularity with sort and also birthday greetings on social media is a lifesaver. Yet that's not ideal, because there are really two different types of popularity. One shows the level to which we are pleasant, which is necessary since those who are pleasant are most likely to have real social links. Our likability is based upon exactly how much others genuinely wish to hang around with us as well as feel excellent because of us. The other kind reflects our condition, which is a pen for our exposure, influence, as well as popularity. It's important to acknowledge the difference. People who are likable delight in a lifetime of benefits. Status, on the various other hand, is a potential danger variable for a wide variety of emotional and also physical difficulties.
Considering all this, I believed it time to change exactly how I made use of social media sites. There was no sense in turning off totally, because research claims that social media really can be really healthy and balanced, depending on how you utilize it. It uses an effective technique for sharing good news, and quick coping assistance for those who have endured difficulty. It helps those who really feel separated or disenfranchised find peer teams of others with comparable passions. Social media site may also be a wonderful teaching tool for impression-management skills or reliable communication styles.
The trouble is that it is much as well easy to obtain drawn right into the trap of electronic condition seeking. (If you've ever before removed a post due to the fact that you were humiliated at how couple of "likes" it got, after that you recognize what I indicate.) As well as, corny as it is, the majority of us would certainly admit that when we log onto Facebook on our birthday celebration as well as see those zillions of notices, it offers us a short-lived high. Certainly, research study reveals that watching our messages when we have actually obtained great deals of sort correlates with task in the anterior cingulate cortex, a location of the mind believed to be associated with enjoyment. The powerful pull of social media might have a neurological explanation.
Even so, the research study I was reviewing on the protective power of authentic social connection offered me stop. What happens if we actively refocused our social-media usage so it supplied even more of that? I made a decision to try.
This year on my birthday celebration, rather than basking in the glow of all the alerts, I wrote a personal or personalized response back to each and every single person who sent me a welcoming, greater than 100 general. I asked my youth good friends about their lives in the decades since we had talked. I sent congratulations to my graduates on their achievements, and also let them understand how honored I was of their accomplishments. I told the parents of my youngsters's schoolmates amusing as well as special stories I had read about their kids, and I revealed gratitude to my coworkers for their job. It took a couple of hours over a few days to reply to everyone, far longer than creating a single thankful article or repetitively clicking the "like" switch on each birthday welcoming. Yet it included a little mankind back to the yearly routine, revealing the real individuals behind all those birthday celebration introductions. In each instance, it advised me of our shared experiences, partnerships, and common love. It behaved.
Over the subsequent days and weeks, I was swamped with messages from buddies who absolutely appreciated the chance to reconnect. We have overtaken each various other, not simply by checking out one another's curated information feed updates, yet by trading messages concerning both our ups as well as downs, rediscovering what we shared, as well as also occasionally grabbing the phone. Seven months have passed, or even still, I get a couple of messages each week, proof of new life in relationships that had existed dormant for years.
The results of my personal experiment surprised me, also after I had actually spent months reviewing study on this exact subject. Psycho therapists who examine loneliness are locating that despite our contemporary capacity to get in touch with others 24/7, lots of individuals are feeling detached. In simply the previous 20 years, the number of people reporting that they feel they have no close confidant has actually tripled. I do not indicate to suggest my little Facebook experiment as a sweeping, simplistic solution to an immensely complicated social problem. However, for me, anyhow, it assisted-- greater than I pictured it would certainly.


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Malaysia protester charges dropped
Many of the detained ethnic Indians faced murder charges after a protest last month.
More than 20,000 ethnic Indians demonstrated last month in defiance of a government ban [EPA]
All 26 were freed on bail, and will go on trial on December 27.
However, five leaders of the Hindu Rights Action Force (Hindraf), which organised the rally on November 25, remained in detention under the colonial era Internal Security Act (ISA) that allows indefinite imprisonment without trial.
On Monday, rights groups staged a protest outside the government's National Human Rights Commission, urging the abolition of the ISA.
Defiance ban
The men against whom charges have been dropped, were arrested on November 25 when more than 20,000 ethnic Indians demonstrated in the streets in defiance of a government ban.
They were charged with attempted murder for causing a head injury to one policeman - provoking an international outcry.
In the sessions court, cheers broke out when Abdul Gani Patail, the attorney-general, told the judge that he was dropping all charges against five Indians and attempted murder charges against the 26 others.
"I could be very strict but I don't think this is the time to be that strict,'' Patail said. "Freeing them now would be the "best course of action'' in the public and national interest, he said.
"When we exercise the law ... we look at what is fair and just ... and in my judgment this is the fairest thing to do,'' he said.
Pleas to PM
Several ethnic Indian community groups had urged Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysia's prime minister, to drop the attempted murder charges.
Ethnic Indians make up about eight per cent of Malaysia's 27 million people, and represent an underprivileged minority.
Malay Muslims comprise about 60 per cent of the population, and control the government.
Hindraf is demanding equality and fair treatment for Indians, saying an affirmative action programme that gives preferential treatment to Muslim Malays is tantamount to racial discrimination.
Ethnic Indians also complain their religious rights are being trampled upon.


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Welcome to the third edition of our Head, Heart, Hands newsletter.
Haltung – what does it mean and how can you use it?
What do you think of the Head, Heart, Hands programme?
Foster carer Nicola Hill says Haltung is the starting point for thinking about how to incorporate social pedagogy in her practice as a foster carer.
Haltung literally translates as 'stance' or 'posture'. I think of it as my stance in life, what values or practices do I want to pass on to my fostered children?
Once you have established your own list you can then think consciously about how you convey this to your children. For me, it impacts on how we communicate with each other, how I manage activities and how I encourage the children to do their best at school, through to thinking about our impact on the environment.
Sometimes I focus on a particular aspect such as co-operation and see if we can improve that over a period of time. I give the children examples, such as helping to pack the car before a trip or everyone clearing up after a meal and why it will be important as they build relationships in the future.
At times your values can compete, for example, when my foster son didn't want to go to rugby because he didn't want to be tackled or shouted at by the coaches. Do I help him build resilience or respect his choice?
I respected what he was saying and sympathised but also said that this was a normal part of rugby so he needed to decide if he wanted to put up with that or choose another sport. I also tested his motivation by saying he would not be able to use electronics in the time when he would have been at rugby. He still didn't want to go. Instead we made pancakes and then went to the park to play tennis, which helped to build our relationship if not his resilience!
When things go wrong, my partner and I spend a lot of time reflecting and trying to work out what went on and how we might do things differently. We also sometimes have family conferences to talk about how we can get on better together and to try to see things from each other's point of view.
I also try to think of positive experiences and opportunities. This weekend we are going camping with the children and they are both bringing a friend each. We have billed it as an experiment to see if we can have a positive and co-operative experience. If not, we'll be doing some more reflecting and learning, probably by the end of our road!
How are children and young people best taught to become 'change makers', prepared to speak out on issues that concern them? One of the aims in the Head, Heart, Hands project in Capstone, south west England, is to create spaces which empower children and young people to do so. Social pedagogue Martina Elter outlines Capstone's approach.
Participation activities for children and young people should mean more than organising an activity. Although a sense of exploration and having fun is of the upmost importance, developing peer relationships, allowing time for groups to form and creating an enabling atmosphere are other important steps. To do this properly requires a designated amount of time to co-ordinate participation activities and allow relationships to develop.
By providing a range of participative opportunities like the activity planning group in Hampshire or the Hot chocolate and Marshmallow events in Somerset, children and young people meet others in similar situations, have fun, reduce isolation, learn new skills, share their views and opinions and actively shape a meaningful activity programme for themselves and get involved organising it.
Professor Roger Hart, an expert in participation, describes some important requirements for a project to be truly participatory and shifting away from being tokenistic.
they volunteer after the project was made clear to them.
The experience of being valued and recognised, having one's voice heard and making an impact, strengthen the confidence to become much more involved in various other aspects of life. For children who have experienced severe trauma it is an important experience to have a sense of being able to influence their own life.
In this spirit we held our fourth 'Hot chocolate and Marshmallow' event during February half-term for children and young people, who can choose to invite their carer. Children and young people undertook some research and brought wonderful suggestions to the meeting.
This was our first hot chocolate and marshmallows event and we all had so much fun being creative and spending time with each other. We did not all know each other at the beginning so we played some games where we shared a bit about ourselves so that people felt at ease around each other. From there we did some activities and in particular my children enjoyed making their masks and spent a long time getting them just right.
We all spent time having a think about the summer and what kind of things we might like to do and it was particularly encouraging to see everybody's ideas being incorporated and the young people in the room who struggled to express themselves being included. It was a great afternoon and there was a real sense of community and importance inside the group. We look forward to doing it again!
Feedback from foster carer attending with his two children.
Foster carer Nicola Hill gave a seminar recently to social workers about how she has incorporated social pedagogy in her practice.
For me it is about teaching a child to live and love in our world. I started with my approach or Haltung – the values and practices I want to teach the children – and then described how I think consciously about how to convey this through our interactions and activities. I also talked about how I use social pedagogy in supervision and answered questions about how social workers can incorporate the approach into their work.
I take inspiration from some of the key thinkers in social pedagogy such as Jean-Jacques Rousseau who says we should 'facilitate opportunities for learning' and Paulo Freire, who suggests working with each other to develop consciousness. Cannan et al also say we should provide people with the means to manage their own lives and make changes in their circumstances.
I gave an example of my teenage foster son declaring on a Sunday that he wanted smoked salmon and cream cheese bagels for his school packed lunch. We had a choice of tuna mayonnaise or cheese and pickle on brown bread, which he normally likes, as well as biscuits, crisps, fruit etc. but he was adamant that he wanted a packed lunch like his friends.
Normally, I do the food shopping online and the cupboards are miraculously filled while the children are at school but I thought I would use this opportunity to teach him about shopping for the week ahead – not just his packed lunches. I suggested he planned some meals, thought about some household items we might need and make a list. We then walked to the shop, taking our own bags, to minimise our impact on the environment.
Overall, I wanted it to be a positive experience ('diamond model') but one in which he learned resilience and independence. The positive experience wobbled a bit. He moaned about not taking the car but I said that it wasn't good for a short journey and that when he left home he wouldn't have a car straight away.
We chatted on the way there planning the following weekend's activities (common third). At the shop, I held back to let him make decisions and look at the prices, although I advised if necessary. He also experienced the reality of queuing, walking back with heavy loads in the rain and unpacking.
He had a positive experience (diamond model) by getting what he wanted in terms of the packed lunches (well-being) but also learned what goes on behind the scenes to fill the fridge and cupboards, plan meals, check out good deals, read labels (holistic learning) and how he can do this for himself when he leaves home (empowerment).
I also talked to the social workers at the seminar about how I have used social pedagogy in supervision, which I have described in recent blogs – for example, unpicking what happened at a looked-after child review using the four-stage reviewing cycle. Another example was reflecting on our own experiences of education and how that influences our expectations of our fostered children.
I also use learning from the core course about non-violent communication and how to give feedback to the department. At our next supervision we are going to look at Johari's Window to examine our relationship with our foster son – watch this space – I'll give feedback on our experience in the next newsletter.
I am very lucky that our supervising social worker and the children's social worker have been trained in social pedagogy, so we can use the models in our sessions. I think this is very important in ensuring that foster carers can put their learning into practice and discuss it with knowledgeable professionals. Sometimes, I find it helpful if we agree in advance what we are going to look at so I can think about the model, such as Johari's Window and how to use it.
In the question and answer session, we discussed how the key thinkers in social pedagogy view the importance of risk taking and how this can clash with safer caring policies. We talked about how there needs to be a cultural shift in children's services departments so that everyone is on board with the social pedagogic approach.
We also addressed the issue of some foster carers or staff members being sceptical about social pedagogy, saying they are doing it anyway. I think some people may be planning activities together (common third) but are they consciously thinking about what they want to teach a child and how they can build their relationship through their activities? Have they thought about their approach and values? Do they step back and use models to analyse and reflect? Social pedagogy helps me to think consciously about what I'm doing and how I am educating the children, as Pat Petrie says, in the widest sense.
Some useful ideas came up at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Looked After Children and Care Leavers in Westminster last month. The meeting was attended by children's minister, Edward Timpson, a number of looked after young people and care leavers, and a range of professionals including social workers and foster carers.
One suggestion was making a video to allow children to express their point of view before looked-after child review meetings. Another was inviting children to chair the meeting. One idea was young people choosing a song and saying why it is important to them.
The use of advocates was discussed with an example of a steady person in the young person's life such as a sports coach or teacher, who the child already knows, being nominated as the advocate rather than a stranger.
To ensure meetings are more child-friendly, a lot of the information could be provided by email in advance, so that looked-after child reviews become more of an open discussion about the young person's views. One care leaver said she got fed up with repeating the same information at PEP reviews, health reviews and then looked-after child reviews.
The Head, Heart, Hands independent evaluation team would like to invite you to share your thoughts and opinions about the Head, Heart, Hands programme to introduce social pedagogy into UK fostering. This is an opportunity to feedback your thoughts and experiences of the programme, and fostering in general, to local and national decision makers.
The interviews are very informal, and can be done over the phone at a time that suits you best. They usually take about an hour. We have availability for these interviews all year round. We would like to capture views in March and April particularly to be included in the next report Head, Heart, Hands interim evaluation report, if possible.
We are also looking to speak to the children and young people staying with you, aged five years or older. We would like to know more about their experiences of foster care to date. These interviews will also be very informal and take about an hour to an hour and a half.
Anything you or your fostered child say in the interview will be anonymous and stay confidential to the evaluation team.


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Trudeau owes Canadian veterans an apology
Retired Canadian Army Corporal Brock Blaszczyk confronts Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at a town hall meeting in Edmonton, Alberta, February 2018. Photos: Canadian Press.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is an absolute disgrace. On 1 February at a town hall meeting in Edmonton, the classless Trudeau took a question regarding the continuing court battles between veterans groups and his government over his promise to restore full benefits to veterans as promised in the 2015 election.
Retired Corporal Brock Blaszczyk, a former soldier with the Edmonton-based Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry who lost a leg to a roadside bomb in Afghanistan and has severe damage to the other one, delivered a stinging condemnation of Trudeau's misplaced priorities when it comes to Canadian Veterans.
Blaszczyk asked Trudeau about the $10.5 million payment to admitted terrorist Omar Khadr, one that Trudeau approved in secret without even putting up a fight, and questioned why Trudeau is forcing Veterans to fight in court for their benefits. He concluded with the scathing:
"I was prepared to be killed in action. What I wasn't prepared for, Mr. Prime Minister, is Canada turning it's back on me."
Prime Minister Trudeau's response was a complete disgrace:
"Why are we still fighting certain veterans groups in court? Because they're asking for more than we are able to give right now."
Are you kidding me Prime Minister?!
Trudeau seems to find billions for a whole plethora of things including: aid to foreign countries, The Clinton Foundation, the United Nations, paying bonuses to top government bureaucrats, raises for himself and other Members of Parliament, alcohol on government flights, traveling around the world on questionably necessary trips (ever heard of Skype?) including his winter vacation with the Aga Khan, the seemingly endless parade of economic migrants illegally entering Canada, for his photographers and for social media postings.
Shockingly enough, a day after making this unbelievable comment, Foreign Affairs Canada announced that it was donating $59.5 million to Burkina Faso in order to improve public education in the West African country.
Trudeau finds all these billions despite having massive budget deficits but when comes to Veterans, he says there's no more money.
Don't get me wrong; it's great to help out those in need, especially in third-world countries, but how about helping Canadian citizens first?! Veterans and Indigenous people seem to be a the bottom of Trudeau's priority list.
Speaking of third-world conditions, we have First Nations communities in Canada that look like they're third-world countries!
One of the promises Trudeau made to Veterans in the 2015 election was the restoration of the life-time pensions for disabled Veterans, replacing the tax-free lump-sum payment of $310,378 (increased to $360,000 on 1 April 2017), introduced with the New Veterans Charter, an act passed unanimously by Parliament in 2005 under the Liberal government of Paul Martin and implemented under the Conservative government of Stephen Harper in 2006. This resulted in a lower over-all compensation for disabled veterans.
Under the previous Veterans agreement, disabled Veterans were provided a guaranteed, life-time income, but critics of the new Charter complained that the lump-sum was insufficient to provide for continuing treatment of injuries and that many young Veterans, with limited employment opportunities because of their disabilities, would outlive this money.
The Trudeau Liberals recently introduced a monthly payment option instead of the lump-sum, but the overall compensation remained the same. The lump-sum payment will simply be cut up into equal monthly amounts, making the monthly payments significantly less than under the old pension system.
The old lifetime pension system would provide Veterans with up to $2700 per month, but under the "restored pensions", disabled Veterans would only receive up to $$1150 per month, depending on the severity of their injuries.
An additional $1500 monthly payment is proposed for sometime in the future for the most severely injured.
However, this new system won't start until 1 April 2019.
Trudeau and his government promised Canadians "Sunny Ways," but when it comes to Veterans, he really doesn't care about them.
Sources: https://www.spencerfernando.com/2018/02/02/sickening-trudeau-says-veterans-asking-able-give-right-now, http://cig.news/59-5m-goes-to-burkina-faso-one-day-after-trudeau-tells-vets-they-ask-for-too-much, http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/justin-trudeau-town-hall-edmonton-1.4515822, http://nationalpost.com/news/canada/liberals-bring-back-veterans-pensions-for-life-but-oregan-expects-not-everyone-will-like-it, Warrant Officer (Ret'd) Lawrence Tierney – https://www.spencerfernando.com/2018/02/02/sickening-trudeau-says-veterans-asking-able-give-right-now.
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