Upon initiative of Cemsuisse (Association of the Swiss Cement Industry) and in cooperation with three other associations that are strongly involved in the concrete production industry, BETONSUISSE Marketing AG was founded late 2006 as a new coordinating organisation.
BETONSUISSE Marketing AG aims to promote the use of concrete and continuously works on maintaining its high image in the various field applications: buildings, infrastructure, railway and road network.
The broad membership of Britpave encourages the exchange of pan-industry expertise and experience. Members include contractors, consulting engineers and designers, specialist equipment and material suppliers, academics and clients – both in the UK and internationally.
CEMBUREAU, based in Brussels, is the representative organisation of the cement industry in Europe.
CEMBUREAU includes 28 members which employ approximately 67,600 people.
Cement & Concrete Centre promotes the interests and combines the promotion of four connected cement industries with a commercial interest in the Dutch market.
The objective is to promote the use of cement in the Netherlands, both in quantity and in quality.
Cimbéton is a professional organisation that promotes the cement industry.
They are dedicated to communicating the latest developments in cement and concrete in all areas of the construction industry.
DELTA BLOC International GmbH, founded in 2000, is a leading developer and manufacturer of state-of-the-art precast and in-situ concrete vehicle restraint systems. At the headquarter in Sollenau in the Eastern part of Austria and five international branch offices, a total of 46 employees support production facilities and distribution partners in more than 30 countries across the globe.
ERMCO, the European Ready Mixed Concrete Organization, is the federation of national Associations for the ready-mixed concrete industry in Europe. It was founded in 1967.
FEBELCEM, the Federation of the Belgian Cement Industry gathers together 3 members that operate on a worldwide scale, CBR, CCB and Holcim. Every year, they produce approximately 7,000,000 metric tons of grey cement, making an estimated turnover of 555 million euro. The sector invests nearly 50 million euro a year in environmentally-friendly research and advanced technology.
FEBELCEM represents a dynamic industrial sector dedicated to continuous innovation and the quality of its products. FEBELCEM plays a key role in promoting the use of cement and in providing information and training for the users.
GIVASA is a company from Barcelona with more than 30 years of experience in the field and has the aim of offering new solutions of in-situ concrete barriers to the European roads according to the existing regulations.
Its sales policy is licensing European producers that already has slipform concrete machines or working directly for the final client.
GOMACO Corporation is the worldwide leader in concrete construction equipment with our European headquarters in Witney, England and worldwide headquarters in Ida Grove, Iowa, USA. GOMACO equipment will slipform concrete streets and highways, airport runways, slabtrack pavements, curb and gutter, sidewalks, safety barrier, and irrigation canals. Support equipment includes grade trimmers, concrete placers, texturing and curing machines, and smoothness indicator equipment. We also offer equipment to finish flat slabs, bridges, and slopes. GOMACO will consult on equipment for large, small or unique concrete paving projects. Our products are offered through a worldwide distributor network for local sales, parts and service expertise.
Its product line includes a variety of concrete paving, placing, side feeding, and surface treatment equipment for road and airport construction. In addition, the company offers a full line of trenchers and customized trimmers & liners for irrigation projects.
The Gütegemeinschaft Betonschutzwand & Gleitformbau e.V. (Quality Association for Concrete Safety Barriers and Slipform Construction) brings together German companies and associations interested in supporting the construction of concrete safety barriers and slipform construction.
To achieve this goal, we promote ongoing technical development and staff training in order to continuously optimize the quality of concrete safety barriers and elements produced by means of slipform construction. In addition, we take an active part in the boards compiling rules and regulations for the use of concrete safety barriers (in-situ concrete and precast elements) and for slipform construction.
The German Federal Associations of Cement, Ready-mix Concrete, and Precast Concrete Element Industries have placed their marketing activities onto a common foundation. In June 2015, the InformationsZentrum Beton was founded, formerly known as BetonMarketing. In the framework of the reorganisation the three former regional companies and BetonMarketing Deutschland were merged into InformationsZentrum Beton GmbH.
An important part of the new structure is the joint development of projects within the industries and the close cooperation and linkage with companies and concrete associations. This bundling of forces of the newly formed InformationsZentrum Beton represents the interests of more than 1,000 companies with over 4,000 production sites for cement-bound building materials in federal territory.
The goal of the community is the information about the advantages and benefits of concrete construction for professionals and private builders. The core of marketing is to identify and raising of synergic potential in the marketing activities in the industry and networking with professional groups. This means for example the placement of concrete technical know-how, and company-wide communication in various media and the leadership of the umbrella brand concrete.
The Polish Cement Association (SPC) was founded in 1990 and represents all cement plants in Poland. SPC cooperates with the public administration, local authorities, European institutions and other industry organisations. SPC has been promoting concrete and one of the main promotional activities is the promotion of concrete roads.
Within the promotional activities of concrete roads SPC participates in trade fairs of road construction, publishes books and booklets, organises conferences and seminars.
Power Curbers, Inc. and its subsidiary Power Pavers, Inc. manufacture concrete slipform paving equipment for roads, curbs, sidewalks, barrier wall and other applications.
The Spanish Cement Association, Oficemen, is an industry association with non-profit, private and technical-professional status.
Founded in 1931, its present voluntary membership includes the Spanish companies engaging in artificial cement manufacture and clinker production.
Its mission is to represent the Spanish cement industry and defend its legitimate interests.
Turkish Cement Manufacturers' Association (TCMA) being the only non-governmental organization representing the Turkish Cement Sector since 1957, commamorated its 50th year of establishment with the mission of determining the goals for better quality products, more efficient services and solutions to potential problems of cement and concrete industries.
TCMA' s major role is to contribute to the sustainable development of the construction industry and consequently to the national economy. This goal is to be largely achieved through developing new areas for the consumption of cement and concrete.
The domestic cement industry is structured in the Association of the Austrian Cement Industry (Vereinigung der Österreichischen Zementindustrie/VÖZ). Its activities cover all measures aimed at advancing the development and application of cement and cement containing products, furthermore it serves as external representative of the cement industry. The Association of the Austrian Cement Industry acts as a partner of the building trade and construction industry, government agencies and building owners. At the same time it considers itself to be a servicing and contact point for end users. The Austrian Cement Industry dedicates itself to research and development of the building material concrete. By enhancing new technologies and offering special solutions for customers the Association of the Austrian Cement Industry puts impetus to innovations in the construction industry. In addition the Association constantly keeps an eye on current international development and plays a significant part in establishing permanently the highest level of technical development in the Austrian building sector.
Wirtgen GmbH is a member company of the Wirtgen Group, an internationally active group of companies in the construction equipment industry.
The group comprises the four renowned brands Wirtgen, Vögele, Hamm and Kleemann, all headquartered in Germany, as well as local production facilities in the United States of America, China and Brazil.
Carlos Jofré is a Civil Engineer graduated from the Technical School of Madrid. He has devoted a great part of his professional activity to topics related to the use of cement in pavements firstly in the Eduardo Torroja Institute, a worlwide known research centre, and in the Spanish Institute of the Cement and its Applications, where he was Technical Director until 2012. Mr. Jofré has participated in the design, construction and rehabilitation of many concrete pavements and cement-treated layers in several countries. He has conducted several research works on various topics. He has been a member of several commissions in charge of Spanish official specifications and standards dealing with concrete pavements. He is the author of many books and articles on topis of his speciality. He was a member of the PIARC's Committees on Concrete Pavements from 1987 to 2012.
Since 2012 Mr. Jofré is an independent consulting engineer.
He has been involved in EUPAVE's activities since its creation. He has chaired its Technical Committee and currently is a member of its Experts Groups. He is the main author of two of its technical publications.
EUROVIA Germany seeks to promote social and economic development through solving future construction challenges and securing mobility in a sustainable manner. The group has more than 30 years of experience in concrete road paving, focusing mainly on traffic infrastructure projects.
EUROVIA offers a wide range of services, complemented by extensive expertise in the field of surveying, computational dimensioning and construction of concrete pavements. Supported by the group's own material testing institute, the EUROVIA concrete branch specializes mainly in constructing highway concrete roads including safety barriers, flight operation areas (runways, platforms) and industrial surfaces.
Precast products by Haitsma Beton have found their way into countless constructions. Drawing on more than a century of expertise, our firm is a factor of stability in the fields of construction and infrastructure, both in the Netherlands and surrounding countries.
The company specialises in the design and production of top-quality precast concrete elements, barriers and piles. We supply made-to-measure products, including large and heavy elements in non-standard shapes. Our products are employed in the construction of bridges, viaducts, stadiums, car-parks, buildings and roads. No challenge is too great for Haitsma Beton.
KWS Infra is active in both construction of large, complex and multidisciplinary infrastructural projects as well as small-scale projects for local governments and private clients.
KWS Infra has a nationwide coverage and are decentralized with regional offices subsidiaries and associates. KWS Infra is part of Koninklijke Volker Wessels Stevin, a broad internationally operating group of companies that is active in all types of construction in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States.
Otto Alte-Teigeler (OAT) GROUP WORLDWIDE joins EUPAVE as partner.
The OAT company was established in 1977 and is a family company with seven domestic branches in Germany. OAT also has a participating interest in a number of companies in Germany. There are many more companies and cooperations abroad with partners. Today the OAT group has more than 500 dedicated and highly qualified employees. OAT offers high performance in all domains, with short construction periods at reasonable prices.
RISE CBI RISE CBI Concrete Institute is an independent Swedish research institute. They conduct research, material testing, investigations and education throughout the concrete and mountain materials area.
Sepehr Ghafari, PhD, has been the design supervisor of pavement systems, geotechnical structures, deep and shallow foundations at PASAR consulting engineers in Iran from 2006.
Design and supervision of the construction of JRCP in the 40 kilometer eastern bypass of the Qaemiyeh province.
Design and supervision of the construction of the RCC-HMA pavement in the western bypass of the Qaemiyeh province.
Design of RCC pavement system for Nourabad-Babamonir highway.
Design of RCC-HMA pavement system for Marand-Ivoghli highway rehabilitation.
He has been the project manager in construction of the JRCP pavement section in Qazvin-Takestan highway from 2015.
Academically, he has been an assistant professor for highway and pavement engineering courses at the department of civil and environmental engineering in Amirkabir (Tehran Polytechnic) university from 2006. Currently, he is the graduate level lecturer of advanced highway engineering courses. Having taught international short courses in concrete pavement analysis and design, he also has a fair number of published ISI and conference papers which include advanced analysis of concrete pavement systems.
SPECBEA (Spécialistes de la Chaussée en Béton et des Aménagements/ Association of Road and Urban Concrete Pavements Specialists) was founded in 1936 and gathers companies of concrete pavement and developments.
public and private facilities (decorative and technical concrete).
SPECBEA studies and defends the general, economical, industrial and commercial interests of its members. In particular, it performs all kinds of studies aiming at technical and economical skills improvement for its members, as well as for their realisations.
SPECBEA serves as a resource for contractors, projects managers, designers, and craftspersons. The organization supports the entire concrete industry by providing technical updates and promoting research.
Zeta Industry, Turkey, is the manufacturer of the Fusion Bonded Epoxy (FBE) coated dowel bars and rebars according to ASTM A1078 / A1078M and ASTM A775 / 775M standards respectively.
FBE coated dowel bars are designed and used by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and act as mechanical connection between concrete slabs without restricting joint movement and increase load transfer efficiency. ZETA Industry production is certified by the independent body TUV. With the high production capacity, ZETA industry can respond with the the shortest lead time in big projects.
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CIBC, Citi and HSBC have joined syndication of the $260m of leveraged loans backing the buy-out of V.Group, parent company of Scottish shipping services company V.Ships, by Canadian pension fund Ontario Municipal Employees Retirement System (OMERS) from Exponent. Royal Bank of Canada has underwritten the deal.
The three banks have joined on a take and hold basis. HSBC underwrote the $267m of loans backing Exponent's buy-out of V.Ships in July 2007.


On 2nd February 2012, we were delighted to be invited to attend the first ever Google Travel Forum in Greece. During this event, key Google executives from the Athens office gave insights into the growth of internet usage in particular with regards to travel and tourism. Attendance was much higher than anticipated with a full house comprised of hotel managers and executives, travel agents, holiday operators and other important businesses from the Greek and Cypriot tourism sector.
The Google Greece team introduced us to the 'Online Revolution' and then in particular discussed the 5 stages of planning a holiday for the digital traveler – dreaming, planning, experiencing, sharing and examined the use of technology at each stage of the process. Much emphasis throughout the session was placed on the huge importance of social media and sources of user generated content such as Trip Advisor on influencing travelling choices and decisions.
There were also presentations of great success stories through the use of Google technologies, including businesses that had grown very successful creating awareness through the use of Google Adwords search and display advertising.
The two guest speakers of the event formed the main part of the evening. First up was Dr Ioannis-John Kent, CEO of youtravel.com & Acquis Hotels, who gave us an in-depth account of his career and the ways in which he managed to adapt and change both his strategy and business model according to the opportunities and needs present in the marketplace.
Next up was Brand Strategist Peter Economides who talked about the importance of branding a destination and inspired the audience to return Greece to its tourism glory days.
Great entertainment followed with the rock band Onirama as well as an excellent show from popular Greek singer Sakis Rouvas.


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Don't Put Off Your Screening and Vaccination for Cervical Cancer
Screening and vaccination are vital for preventing cervical cancer, and women need to know the preventive tools available
Beth Battaglino, RN-C, CEO of HealthyWomen
Jan 19, 2021 Created With Support
Every January, an alarm in my phone reminds me it's time to schedule my preventive health screenings. We're all busy and are notorious for putting ourselves last on our list of things to take care of. The family pet comes before us — and I have a survey we took to prove it. 2021 is going to be a year of change, and as we kick it off, please remember to schedule your annual women's wellness visit and the preventive screenings covered by the Affordable Care Act, including the Pap test
Last summer, I wrote about the new cervical cancer guidelines issued by the American Cancer Society (ACS) on the use of primary HPV testing for cervical cancer screening. This provides women with another option for screening in addition to the use of Pap and HPV testing together. Although women may question what test is best for them, the most important thing to remember is to get screened regularly, no matter which test you get.
You may not be fully aware of the risk of cervical cancer and the need for screenings, but the fact is that cervical cancer used to be one of the most common causes of cancer deaths for women in the United States. It's thanks to the Pap test — which can detect changes in the cervix before cancer develops as well as early-stage cancer, which is easier to cure — that the death rate has been so greatly reduced. Since the 1970s, cervical cancer deaths have decreased by roughly 50%.
While the reduction in cases and deaths are a step in the right direction, cervical cancer still remains a threat. Cervical cancer is most frequently diagnosed in women between the ages of 35 and 44, though 50 is the average age at diagnosis, and a full 20% of diagnoses occur in women over 65.
In June, the ACS estimated that more than 13,800 new cases of invasive cervical cancer would be diagnosed in 2020, and more than 4,290 women would die from the disease.
It's important to note racial disparities in infection and mortality rates. Hispanic and Black women are more likely to get cervical cancer than white women, and Black women have higher rates of mortality from the disease than other groups, including white women. In addition, barriers to screening, such as lack of insurance, knowledge about screening tests and inconvenient hours or locations to access screening, can result in women not getting screened.
Over the past 20 years, advances in research have led us to understand that human papillomavirus (HPV) can cause cervical cancer. This knowledge led to the development of the HPV test and the HPV vaccine.
The HPV test detects HPV, and it can pinpoint whether you have the types of HPV that increase your risk of developing cervical cancer before you have any cell changes or cancer. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), about 80 million Americans are infected with HPV and roughly 14 million Americans (including teens) become infected each year.
It's important to know if you have one of the HPV strains that put you at higher risk of developing cervical cancer so you and your healthcare provider can work out a plan to further investigate your test results and/or treat your abnormal cells.
There are three approved HPV vaccines, but only one available for use in the United States. The HPV vaccine is recommended for boys and girls ages 11 to 12, before they become sexually active (when they can be exposed to HPV). The vaccine, which prevents infection with 9 types of HPV, can protect against cervical cancer, as well as vulvar and vaginal cancers, anal cancer, certain head and neck cancers and genital warts.
More than a decade of vaccine administration with more than 270 million doses given worldwide demonstrate that the vaccine is safe. So if you have children, be sure to speak to their pediatrician about getting them vaccinated. The vaccine is also recommended for adults through age 26 who weren't vaccinated as children or teenagers, so speak with your healthcare provider about getting a catch up vaccine. Although not specifically recommended for adults older than 26, the vaccine is approved for adults up to age 45 and may provide some benefit. But remember, even if you're vaccinated, you still need to continue to get screened.
The need for screening and HPV vaccination is of course complicated by COVID-19, which has caused many women to postpone wellness visits, routine screenings and vaccinations. This is a mistake. We all want to be vigilant in our fight against COVID-19, including wearing masks and social distancing, but it's absolutely possible to be prudent while safely continuing with necessary preventive health care, including vaccines and screenings.
I know how easy it is to get caught up in work and family. As women, we often put others ahead of ourselves, but we need to pause and remember that taking care of ourselves is equally important. Aside from the fact that we're worthy and deserve to be our own priority, caring for our health is also an act of love toward those who love us.
I urge you to speak with your healthcare provider about scheduling a cervical cancer screening, HPV vaccination and any other preventive care you're due for today.
The resource was created with support from Merck.
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Last year English Heritage celebrated its centenary... or was it really its 30th anniversary? After all, Michael Heseltine set up the quango as recently as 1983 to safeguard the best of England's built legacy, a function previously entrusted to his Department for the Environment. Then again, what about the 120th anniversary of the appointment of the first Inspector of Ancient Monuments? Or the first Ancient Monuments Protection Act, which became law in 1882?
At his London offices in a magnificently gothic late-Victorian complex designed by Alfred Waterhouse, the youthful and energetic chief executive of English Heritage since 2002 Simon Thurley clarifies: the 1913 Act 'establishes the power of the state to make a list of historic properties that are worthy of protection, and it gives power to government to make a collection of buildings for public benefit and education'.
Although still 70 per cent state funded, English Heritage also has income from a membership of 750,000, visitors to 420 sites (mainly free to enter, but there are gift shops, cafes and such like) and donations. In July, the Government awarded it £80m to spend on urgent repairs and to get plans moving for a selffinancing charity to continue looking after its national heritage collections, which range from palaces to prehistoric circles and includes an archive of 10 million photographs, plans and surveys. English Heritage advises government on listing historic buildings (see page 118) and planning applications, as well as issuing grants, managing maritime archeology and erecting London's blue plaques. Not least, the organisation connects the public to England's historic environment.
A similar argument brewed recently with the Peel Group's Liverpool Waters plans to redevelop docks just north of the city's UNESCO-designated World Heritage Site, with a cluster of skyscrapers. Thurley contends that Liverpool 'has to decide what they want... the big badge of the World Heritage Site, or a massive great thing next door, which many people feel will detract from that badge that they have. They can't have both. We are just astonished that the developer feels that it needs to press a scheme which is unsympathetic'. In any case, he muses that selling even two of 'the sort of chi-chi two-bedroom flats in those blocks will be a real struggle, let alone 2,000 of them. I think we're in a little bit of a cloud cuckoo land here with the whole of this big scheme'. The Government approved the plans in March this year. Thurley recognises Liverpool's need for investment and jobs, but points out that Wirral Waters, Peel's almost-mirror scheme across the Mersey, is something 'which we felt content with... they can start building tomorrow'.
English Heritage and UNESCO were in tune about Liverpool, but Thurley admits that they haven't always seen eye-to-eye. 'UNESCO has to realise that it's not like dealing with a country where conservation is seen as an impediment,' he comments. The UN organisation is not the only difficult team-mate that English Heritage has had. While he's 'very pleased' with the current Culture Minister Ed Vaizey, to whom listing recommendations go, the previous minister Margaret Hodge was someone 'who I got on with personally extremely well but I did fundamentally disagree with her almost visceral hatred of British brutalism of the Seventies'. Post-war buildings account for barely 650 of the total 374,000 listings, but Thurley is passionate about British brutalism in particular. He feels the Seventies was his era, 'when I had hair and wore stacked shoes'. He's wanted to 'do a dance' for every brutalist building listed, and he talks of the 'extraordinary emotional effect' they produced.
He is bitter about Birmingham Library, completed in 1974 (Blueprint 330), which English Heritage thrice recommended for listing to no avail. 'A tragic story' is how he describes its architect, John Madin, 'who bestrode the second city of Britain, whose designs, buildings, and town planning skills were admired around the world... He died last year knowing that not one single building will be standing in five years' time'. That's a slight exaggeration, but point taken. Thurley laments similar cases such as Owen Luder -- 'his car parks in Gateshead and Portsmouth: gone'. Despite the recognition of (listed) Centre Point's brilliance, he worries that even 'Richard Seifert could easily fall into the Madin category'. To those who dismiss brutalist icons as carbuncles to be rid of, he cites Victorian icons that earlier generations felt similarly about: St Pancras ('a building that was listed to the complete horror of British Rail and half the public', he notes) or Manchester's inner-city warehouses (their listing provoked 'accusations that this would consign Manchester to be a museum, it would fossilise Manchester'). Tastes change and, Thurley says, 'it is our role partly to follow fashion, but partly to lead fashion'. He wants future generations to 'experience some of the awe that you feel when you confronted by British brutalism in the Seventies'.
Emily Gee started at English Heritage in 2001 as a listings inspector, rising to head of designation in 2011. She advises government on what of England's heritage deserves protection.
Brutalism in particular seems to provoke public disdain. Gee considers 'that might have been true a few years ago, but there has been a real shift... The Fifties and Sixties now have a mainstream appeal, and the Seventies and Eighties are becoming hip'. When listings for the period are recommended, she thinks that 'most people of all backgrounds and interests are now intrigued, or even excited, rather than aghast'. She honours The Twentieth Century Society for leading the way in this area and also highlights English Heritage's publication record in it. 'All historic buildings were brand new once,' she adds.
Gee's proudest modern listing is the Lloyd's Building, for which EH received a thank-you letter from Richard Rogers. Most disappointing was that 'we did not have time to fully assess Terry Farrell's TV-am building in Camden Town (1983) before it was much altered. At least the egg cups on the canal elevation are still there'.
Lord Burlington's Chiswick House (1729) established the Palladian style in England and, with its park by the English landscape garden pioneer William Kent, it has one of the most idyllic settings in London. Introducing into the grounds a new cafe with a capacity for 80 and additional seating on an apron outside was never going to be straightforward, despite its seclusion in trees. The white pavilion, fronted by a stone arcade referencing Palladian and more recent Italian architecture, was designed by the practice Caruso St John and opened in 2010. It is contemporary and timeless but, as partner Peter St John recalls, the project did not start like this.
'When our initial design for the cafe, with a large pyramidal roof of stone tiles, was rejected by English Heritage at quite a late stage we had to start again from scratch,' he says. 'But the commission was such a privilege we put as much imagination into the second design as the first and, ultimately, I think the second design was better.
Elisabeth Scott designed the Royal Shakespeare Theatre (RST) in Stratford-upon-Avon, a Grade II*-listed 1932 building in an art deco style. But, with out-of-date facilities, including a cinema-like auditorium, English Heritage recognised that major structural intervention was needed to give it Shakespearian stage intimacy and contemporary access. Bennetts Associates won the competition to transform the RST, and its £113m remodelling started in 2007. This delivered new facilities, including an auditorium in a galleried courtyard with a thrust stage, and a 35m-high tower.
Simon Erridge, project director at Bennetts Associates for the RST, recalls: 'Our working relationship with English Heritage began immediately after our competition win, with the commencement of regular workshops with the EH case officer and the local planning authority, which were to continue throughout the design process.
'Fitting the new auditorium within the existing building proved technically difficult and, as a result, our design did challenge the initial EH guidance in one or two areas. To our great relief, EH supported our radical rebuilding proposals which included the new auditorium, foyer spaces and a new viewing tower (an echo of a long-lost, 19th-century original), encouraging a bold approach where appropriate, balanced by the reconstruction of rediscovered elements such as the original 1932 riverside facade which had been hidden from view by later extensions.
With works from the Aviva Tower (1969) to the Stock Exchange Tower's glassy refurbishment (2007), GMW has been a major architectural player on the City of London's modern cityscape. The practice has worked with English Heritage on several City projects, including the Grade II*-listed 41 Lothbury by Mewes and Davis, completed in 1926. There, major elements, including the banking hall, original rooms and facades, were retained but new elements, such as office floors and an atrium for natural light, were introduced. Terry Brown, then a partner at GMW, notes the 'strong trace of history' in the project, which 'offers a characterful alternative to the super-efficient quality of totally new-build schemes'.
Meanwhile, developer Trafalgar House bought the site and GMW secured planning permission for a major new block which, as Brown explains, 'met the requirements of English Heritage by retaining both the principal parts of the main facades and the double-height trading hall... But Trafalgar, which was taken over around this time by Kvaerner, became convinced that the three storeys of the office building were compromised by the imposition of the trading hall'. Subsequent discussions with English Heritage resulted in agreement to remove the last remains of the old Baltic building and abandon any kind of reconstruction, but it wanted an international competition for a new building. Jean Nouvel, Michael Hopkins, Norman Foster and GMW submitted entries. The winning design by Foster + Partners was approved by English Heritage, and the result, since 2004, at 30 St Mary Axe is the iconic Gherkin.
The Bramall Music Building at the University of Birmingham's Edgbaston campus sits within a Grade II-listed red-brick crescent of buildings beneath the 100m-high Joseph Chamberlain Memorial Clock Tower, all designed by Aston Webb and Ingress Bell and finished in 1909. The new 450-seat venue is a 21st-century reinterpretation of the original architectural vision from 1902. It opened in late 2012, completing the semi-circle of buildings, and also contains rehearsal, research and teaching facilities.
William Schofield, former associate at Glenn Howells Architects, said his practice 'recognised the importance of consultation with English Heritage and the Birmingham City Council's planning and conservation team even before putting pen to paper. A further 10 months of design development in consultation with English Heritage informed the design and ensured an unhindered planning process'.
English Heritage came from the movement that sprang from the need to protect Stonehenge. In December, approximately 4,500 years after the giant sarsen stones were brought to the site of a circular enclosure made even earlier, English Heritage's striking and sustainable new visitor centre at Airman's Corner, just over a mile away, opens to the public. Designed by Denton Corker Marshall (DCM), it is part of a £27m transformation of the larger site.
The visitor centre is built on a concrete raft that protects the archaeologically rich soil beneath it. Two main rectangular volumes or 'pods' lie underneath a subtly undulating metal canopy, 78m wide and 36m deep, which is perforated around its edge with a motif of random rectilinear shapes (allegedly, they don't codify a hidden message). The 211 thin, slightly off-vertical steel columns that rise from the ground to touch it are as much to prevent it from being blown away as to support it, and echo neolithic timber posts, the traces of which are nowadays just holes.
One volume is a glass box containing cafe and retail, while the other is clad in chestnut timber, containing the exhibition centre. At the heart of the latter is a drum-shaped room in which projections based on laser scans will emulate the experience of being inside Stonehenge's inner circle (to which mass access is impractical). The display has been designed by Leicester-based Haley Sharpe Design, which specialises in visitor facilities and has a portfolio of projects from Death Valley to the Liverpool Museum.
A corner of the exhibition centre will present fringe theories about Stonehenge -- they're not yet specified, but acoustic, psychogeographical, paranormal or even extraterrestrial theories abound. Between the two volumes is a small zinc-clad ticket booth. Land Rovers pulling trains of visitor carriages will set off from behind the centre. Their capacity sets the daily visitor numbers, allowing as many as to 6,000. On the solstices, access will be free for pagans; 20,000 usually emerge at the summer solstice.
A car park is sited near the centre and ancillary buildings are tucked behind a line of trees. Next Easter, an adjacent 'neolithic' village opens, built as authentically as possible based on archaeological research by Mike Parker Pearson. Further afield, the Salisbury & South Wiltshire Museum opens a £2.5m exhibition next spring focused on Stonehenge's construction, while the Wiltshire Heritage Museum, at Devizes, opened a new £500,000 gallery in October about its use.
The old visitor facilities are a parking lot next to a tight clutter of makeshift kiosks offering neither exhibition nor interpretation, from which people are funnelled through a concrete culvert built in 1986. All this will be dismantled by next summer. The notorious section of the A344, a road that came within 80m of Stonehenge's centre and almost touched its peripheral Heal Stone, is being grassed over. Unfortunately, the A303 is another matter. This major artery to the South-west channels an endless stream of traffic just 200m south of Stonehenge's stone circle. Plans to tunnel it have been on and off since 1995.
Thurley says the new visitor centre 'doesn't compete with the stones and doesn't look like a Fred Flintstone building'. Aping ancient stone or wood construction would have Disneyfied the place, but DCM's design makes no such pretence. Nor does the building aim to be timeless. The light, shiny canopy with digital perforations makes it clearly contemporary. It is also ephemeral, both in how it is designed to leave no trace if it is ever removed and in its low, transparent form. That defining canopy is like a great sheet of aluminium foil settled on the landscape, and one day, like all the civilisations that Stonehenge has seen come and go, it might just drift away.
John McAslan + Partners ( JMP) has a massive portfolio of work on historic buildings. Paddy Pugh is now its director of planning and conservation, having taken over these responsibilities from Pauline Nee in 2012. Curiously, Pugh made the move from English Heritage, where he convened its London advisory committee.
McAslan's £500m transformation, completed in 2012, of Lewis Cubitt's 1852 King's Cross Station (listed as Grade I), included not just restoration but a new semi-circular concourse under a steel canopy engineered by Arup. The project required Pugh's English Heritage committee to make 'tricky decisions' -- for example, about the removal of the 1892 Handyside bridge over the station's platforms. That has now been replaced by a glass bridge with lifts. 'English Heritage was finally persuaded that, for the station to work effectively, it was necessary,' comments Pugh.
Pugh is working for McAslan with English Heritage on many more London projects, including the Courtauld Institute, Friends House, Wesley's Chapel and Regeneration House (a 19th-century structure with a new name) in King's Cross Goods Yard.


Take 1-95 S toward Bangor.
Merge onto I-395 E/ME-15 S via Exit 182-A toward US-1A/ME-9/Bangor/Brewer.
Merge onto US-202 W/US Highway 202 via Exit 2 toward Hampden.
Turn left onto Western Avenue/US-202 E/ME-9.
Continue to follow Western Avenue/ME-9.
Take the first right onto Main Road N/US-1A S, and continue to follow US-1A S.
Turn slight right onto US-1 S/ME-3/Route 1. Continue to follow US-1 S.
Turn slight left onto Union Street/US-1 S.
Take the first left onto Willow Street to Main Street.
Take I-95 N toward NH/Maine. Passing through New Hampshire and crossing into Maine.
Merge onto I-295 N via Exit 44 Toward South Portland/Downtown Portland.
Merge onto US-1 N via Exit 28 toward Coastal Route 1/Brunswick/Bath.
US-1 N becomes Pleasant Street.
Stay on Pleasant Street/US-1 N for 52.4 miles into Rockland.
Turn left onto Main Street, Rockland.
Main Street is just past Union Street.


Remember when you were a kid and some genius art teacher colored a piece of paper with wax crayons before coating it with a layer of black paint? And then you'd scratch into the paint to make a rainbow black magic drawing and everyone was like, "Ooh, wow!"?
Well, this is pretty much the same thing, only grown-up. The scratch board that Mackenzie Streutker is using in this time-lapse video is an Ampersand scratchboard, made with kaolin clay and Indian ink instead of wax crayons and powder paint. The clay ground layer is absorbent, so when Streutker starts using inks to color the tiger, the colors sink into the top layer of clay, allowing the artist to go back in and scratch more details and highlights into the design. This process of paint and then scratch, paint and then scratch can be repeated several times until the artist has created a product that satisfies them. The process also means that if the scratchboard artist makes a mistake they can always paint over it and get it right the second time around.
Most scratchboard suppliers will also offer a variety of tools for using on scratchboards, but really, anything sharp will do. Artists can use nails, wire and surgical scalpels to make their art. You can also make your own scratchboards at home, just do a quick search on Youtube for more info.


There used to be green buses on Punt Road that were tramway buses. The bus depot was on the corner of Head and St Kilda Streets – it used to be a tram depot. This was before my time, but you can read about it in My Brother Jack. The tram used to go down Broadway, I don't where it went after that. I distinctly remember that those buses were old, they were really old.
I left Elwood in 1970, they were certainly there then. But, come the late '70s and early '80s, I don't think they were around anymore.
I remember going up the hill, from the river, and the bus couldn't make it. So we all had to get out and walk up the hill and meet the bus at the top of the hill, because there were too many of us on board.
I was one of five people (three of us were student nurses at the Alfred Hospital) who shared a house halfway up or down Punt Road Hill, between the river and Domain Road. Right at the point where all the trucks change gear whether going up or down – a very noisy part, but we got used to it.
It was a very old, rundown house but we had loads of fun and lots of parties, each one themed, which were always visited by the police asking us to turn the music down. We discovered that an assistant police commissioner lived nearby and clearly didn't like people having a good time. Sometimes the cops came when it was just us at home and would greet us with, "We'll just wait for a break in the traffic noise to tell you to be quiet."
After our housewarming party (hats were the theme for that one), the visiting police came back to join the party after coming off duty and one of them ended up marrying one of the guests!
Despite having parties we did study hard too, often late into the night and a call would go out "Who's up for a coffee at Notturno's"? It was the only place open all night, in Lygon Street, Carlton. Like all good share houses people moved on and others moved in. The landlord lived next door and as long as the rent was paid wasn't too fussed who actually lived there and rarely bothered us at all!
It was a halfway house for students of many disciplines. At one time the lounge room floor was completely taken up with an architectural model which was being entered into the competition for the new Parliament House in Canberra. They were "even a group of students entered the competition" mentioned during the subsequent discussions about this competition.
This old house with lovely stained glass windows and pressed metal ceilings is now boarded up but still standing when last I drove past. There are many, many people – some in very eminent positions today – who will remember this old house fondly.
Late on a dark night in 1960, my clapped out Jawett Javelin (that had lost its first gear) failed to get up the Punt Road Hill.
With great relief, and after much grinding of teeth, I finally reached the top in reverse gear. Just!
Many years ago, a friend lent me her old Morris Minor in exchange for driving lessons. The car was poorly maintained but it got me around ok. One day, as I drove south on Punt Road, I saw a large truck lumbering up the hill in Toorak so I chose the right lane so I could overtake it – but I didn't allow for the slipping clutch on the Morris Minor. To my deep humiliation, no matter how hard I pressed on the accelerator, that old car could not do more than chug slowly up the hill, just keeping pace with the huge truck on my left.
I averted my eyes from the rearview mirror so I wouldn't have to see the look in the eyes of the driver trapped behind me, stuck in the slow dance of chugging up Punt Road Hill in first gear!
For many years I have enjoyed the company of my sister for dinner at my house in Thornbury. On Sunday 9 August 1987, she headed home as usual to Clifton Hill after the Sunday night movie – but called a short time later to assure us that she was safe. I was mystified until she told me that police had diverted her away from her usual route along Hoddle Street. When she arrived home she tuned in to the news to hear that armed men were marauding through her suburb shooting people indiscriminately. She was warned to stay indoors and not open the door to anyone until police could determine that all of the shooters were in custody.
It turned out that there was only one shooter, a disgruntled young man who lived around the corner from my sister. If she had left my house 15 minutes earlier she would have been caught up in one of the worst mass shootings in Melbourne's history and I may have lost my best friend.


My role model is my uncle Rembert. I admire him because he always been there for me, when my gran died and he was there for me and I was there for him. He always helps me with my homework, when I had to study for a exam he would help me study. He is the vice chief of Conne River, when the Chief is gone my uncle is the Chief. My uncle Rembert gives me whatever I want like a role model. My uncle Rembert is the best uncle I could ever have.


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import EmberObject from '@ember/object';
import { inject as service } from '@ember/service';
import { get, set } from '@ember/object';
import { hash, resolve } from 'rsvp';
import Route from '@ember/routing/route';
import Ember from 'ember';
import C from 'ui/utils/constants';

export default Route.extend({
  prefs:        service(),
  clusterStore: service(),
  globalStore:  service(),

  beforeModel() {
    const promises = {};

    if (!window.Prettycron) {
      set(promises, 'Prettycron', import('prettycron'));
    }

    if (!window.ShellQuote) {
      set(promises, 'ShellQuote', import('shell-quote'));
    }

    return hash(promises).then((resolved) => {
      if (resolved.Prettycron) {
        window.Prettycron = resolved.Prettycron;
      }

      if (resolved.ShellQuote) {
        window.ShellQuote = resolved.ShellQuote;
      }

      return resolved;
    });
  },

  model(params/* , transition*/) {
    var store = get(this, 'store');

    const gs = get(this, 'globalStore');
    const appRoute = window.l('route:application');
    const project = appRoute.modelFor('authenticated.project').get('project');
    const projectId = project.get('id');
    const clusterId = project.get('clusterId');

    const clusterLogging = gs.find('clusterLogging').then((res) => {
      const logging = res.filterBy('clusterId', clusterId).get('firstObject');

      return !!logging;
    });

    const projectLogging = gs.find('projectLogging').then((res) => {
      const logging = res.filterBy('projectId', projectId).get('firstObject');

      return !!logging;
    });

    let promise = null;

    if (params.workloadId) {
      // Existing Service
      promise = store.find('workload', params.workloadId).then((workload) => this.modelForExisting(workload, params));
    } else {
      promise = resolve(this.modelForNew(params));
    }

    return hash({
      dataMap: promise,
      clusterLogging,
      projectLogging,
    }).then((hash) => ({
      loggingEnabled: hash.clusterLogging || hash.projectLogging,
      dataMap:        hash.dataMap,
    }))
  },

  resetController(controller, isExiting/* , transition*/) {
    if (isExiting) {
      set(controller, 'namespaceId', null);
      set(controller, 'workloadId', null);
      set(controller, 'podId', null);
      set(controller, 'upgrade', null);
      set(controller, 'addSidekick', null);
      set(controller, 'launchConfigIndex', null);
    }
  },

  queryParams: { launchConfigIndex: { refreshModel: true } },

  modelForNew(params) {
    let scaleMode = get(this, `prefs.${ C.PREFS.LAST_SCALE_MODE }`) || 'deployment';

    if (scaleMode === 'container' || scaleMode === 'service') {
      scaleMode = 'deployment';
    }

    return EmberObject.create({
      scaleMode,
      workload:  this.emptyWorkload(params),
      container: this.emptyContainer(params),
      isUpgrade: false,
    });
  },

  modelForExisting(_workload, params) {
    if (!_workload) {
      return Ember.RVP.reject('Workload not found');
    }

    const clone = _workload.clone();
    const cloneType = clone.type;

    if ( !params.upgrade && params.addSidekick !== 'true' ) {
      delete clone['workloadAnnotations'];
      delete clone['workloadLabels'];
      delete clone['publicEndpoints'];
      set(clone, 'type', 'workload');
      if ( clone.labels ) {
        delete clone.labels['workload.user.cattle.io/workloadselector'];
      }
      if ( clone.selector && clone.selector.matchLabels) {
        delete clone.selector.matchLabels['workload.user.cattle.io/workloadselector'];
        if ( !Object.keys(clone.selector.matchLabels).length ) {
          delete clone.selector['matchLabels'];
        }
      }
    }

    const containerNames = clone.containers.map((x) => get(x, 'name'));
    let containerName = null;

    if (params.launchConfigIndex !== null) {
      const launchConfigIndex = parseInt(params.launchConfigIndex, 10)

      if (launchConfigIndex > -1) {
        containerName = clone.containers[launchConfigIndex + 1].name;
      } else if (launchConfigIndex === -1) {
        containerName = '';
      }
    }

    // Add a sidekick
    if (params.addSidekick) {
      return EmberObject.create({
        scaleMode: 'sidekick',
        workload:  clone,
        container: this.emptyContainer(params, get(clone, 'namespaceId')),
        isUpgrade: false,
      });
    } else if (containerName === null) {
      // Figure out the container name
      if (containerNames.length > 1) {
        if (params.upgrade) {
          // If there are sidekicks, you need to pick one & come back
          return EmberObject.create({
            workload:           clone,
            containerNames,
            selectLaunchConfig: true,
          });
        } else {
          // Clone with multiple containers not supported yet
          return Ember.RVP.reject('Cloning a workload with multiple containers not supported');
        }
      } else {
        // Otherwise use primary
        containerName = '';
      }
    }

    let container;

    if (containerName === '') {
      // The primary/only container
      container = clone.containers[0];
    } else {
      // Existing container
      container = clone.containers.findBy('name', containerName);
    }

    if (params.upgrade) {
      // Upgrade workload
      let out = EmberObject.create({
        scaleMode: (containerName ? 'sidekick' : cloneType),
        workload:  clone,
        container,
        isUpgrade: true
      });

      return out;
    } else {
      // Clone workload with one container
      let neu = get(this, 'store').createRecord(clone.serializeForNew());

      delete neu.deploymentStatus;
      container = neu.containers[0];

      // Cleanup port mappings so they get new services
      (neu.containers || []).forEach((container) => {
        (container.ports || []).forEach((port) => {
          delete port.name;
          delete port.dnsName;
        });
      });

      return EmberObject.create({
        scaleMode: cloneType,
        workload:  neu,
        container,
        isUpgrade: false
        // no launchConfigIndex because this will be a new service or sidekick
      });
    }
  },

  getNamespaceId(params) {
    const clusterStore = get(this, 'clusterStore');

    let ns = null;

    if (params.namespaceId) {
      ns = clusterStore.getById('namespace', params.namespaceId);
    }

    if (!ns) {
      const project = window.l('route:application').modelFor('authenticated.project')
        .get('project');
      const projectId = project.get('id');
      const lastNamespace = clusterStore.getById('namespace', get(this, `prefs.${ C.PREFS.LAST_NAMESPACE }`));

      if ( lastNamespace && get(lastNamespace, 'projectId') === projectId ) {
        ns = lastNamespace;
      }
    }

    let namespaceId = null;

    if (ns) {
      namespaceId = ns.get('id');
    }

    return namespaceId;
  },

  emptyWorkload(params) {
    const store = get(this, 'store');

    return store.createRecord({
      type:          'workload',
      namespaceId:   this.getNamespaceId(params),
      scale:         1,
      dnsPolicy:     'ClusterFirst',
      restartPolicy: 'Always',
      labels:        {},
      containers:    [],
    });
  },

  emptyContainer(params, namespaceId) {
    return get(this, 'store').createRecord({
      type:                     'container',
      tty:                      true,
      stdin:                    true,
      privileged:               false,
      allowPrivilegeEscalation: false,
      readOnly:                 false,
      runAsNonRoot:             false,
      namespaceId:              namespaceId ? namespaceId : this.getNamespaceId(params),
      imagePullPolicy:          get(this, `prefs.${ C.PREFS.LAST_IMAGE_PULL_POLICY }`) || 'Always',
    });
  },

});

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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's baby, Archie, is christened in private ceremony
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex welcomed their first child, Archie, on May 6.
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle keep son Archie's christening private
July 6, 201901:19
July 6, 2019, 3:31 PM UTC / Updated July 6, 2019, 4:01 PM UTC
By Minyvonne Burke
Prince Harry and the former Meghan Markle gathered with close family and friends on Saturday for the christening of their son, Archie Harrison Mountbatten-Windsor.
The intimate ceremony took place in the private chapel at Windsor Castle and was to be attended by roughly 25 people, including Prince William and Kate Middleton and Meghan's mother, Doria Ragland.
Queen Elizabeth was not able to attend because of a prior engagement.
'A family affair'
'A family affair'Princess Diana's sisters among royal attendees at baby Archie's christening
Although Harry and Meghan chose to keep the christening private, they did offer a glimpse into the moment by releasing official christening photos on Instagram following the ceremony.
The images were captured by photographer Chris Allerton, who took the royal couple's wedding pictures in May 2018.
"The Duke and Duchess of Sussex are so happy to share the joy of this day with members of the public who have been incredibly supportive since the birth of their son," the post read. "They thank you for your kindness in welcoming their first born and celebrating this special moment."
This official christening photograph released by the Duke and Duchess of Sussex shows the Duke and Duchess with their son, Archie and (left to right) the Duchess of Cornwall, The Prince of Wales, Ms Doria Ragland, Lady Jane Fellowes, Lady Sarah McCorquodale, The Duke of Cambridge and The Duchess of Cambridge in the Green Drawing Room at Windsor Castle on July 6, 2019.Chris Allerton/SussexRoyal / AP
Archie was christened by the Archbishop of Canterbury, the Most Reverend Justin Welby, according to a Royal Communications press release. A large silver-gilt font called the Lily Font and water from the River Jordan were used during the ceremony, as per tradition.
Members of the St. George's Chapel Choir performed.
Archie wore a handmade replica of a royal christening robe, a gown Queen Victoria commissioned in 1841 and which was first worn by her eldest daughter, according to Harry and Meghan's Instagram post.
The original gown, made with Honiton lace and lined with white satin, was worn at royal christenings for generations including ceremonies for the queen, her children and her grandchildren.
A replica of the gown was ordered in 2004 to preserve the original one. The replica has been used for the last 11 years.
Harry and Meghan chose to stray slightly from tradition by not revealing the names of Archie's godparents. In a statement this week, Buckingham Palace said: "The godparents, in keeping with their wishes, will remain private."
Harry, 34, and Meghan, 37, welcomed baby Archie on May 6. He was introduced to the world two days later.
Minyvonne Burke
Minyvonne Burke is a breaking news reporter for NBC News.


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Q: Protect Swagger Endpoint with Basic Auth I use Swagger in my web api project:
  GlobalConfiguration.Configuration
                .EnableSwagger(c =>...

an so on. We also use SwaggerUI. Works like a charm.
For production we don't like the swagger UI to be available and we would like to protect it with basic auth. Afaik there is no such functionality available out of the box. Is there a way to do it with some kind of 'hack' in the web api? Can i register a dedicated filter only for a specific route or something like this?
Thank you for your help
regards
laurin

A: The web server that you use may support enabling HTTP basic authentication for URL matching certain pattern (e.g. starting with /swagger-ui).

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L size: Large pictured in large size features: -Urn. -Interior is velvet lined. -Comes packaged in a velvet bag. -Temporary urn fits comfortably inside. Large size holds 235 cubic inches (225 lbs.). Options: -Available in small or large sizes. Color/finish: -Finish: Maple burl with walnut side inlays. -High lacquer finish. Large dimensions: 9. 1'' h x 5. 2'' w x 7. 4'' d.


Holly Fame website began its celebrity-powered journey in 2014 when a group of enthusiasts who are in love with our star-studded sky started writing and reporting news from the entertainment business.
The crew behind Holly Fame tends to provide their readers with informative, fun and engaging content that our respective readers would appreciate and hopefully find interesting and relevant. Our team of writers is making sure that our customers get all the latest stories and gossips behind only the most famous of stars.
And who knows, hopefully one day our writers will be reporting about your own success, endeavors and achievements in the field of entertainment. A girl can dram, can't she?


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Una mácula (término en latín que significa «mancha») es una lesión cutánea primaria, consistente en un cambio de color en la piel causado por una alteración de la pigmentación, del riego sanguíneo o por salida de sangre (al tejido). Estos cambios no van acompañados de un aumento de consistencia ni un cambio de textura o relieve de la piel. Son de color, tamaño y forma variable.

Diagnóstico diferencial
 Las debidas a anomalía vasculares pueden ser angiomas o telangiectasias.
 Las causadas por extravasación sanguínea pueden llamarse petequias, equimosis, púrpuras o hematomas.

Véase también
 Lesiones cutáneas elementales

Referencias

Lesiones y heridas
Signos clínicos
Términos médicos

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I thought I'd start the year off by launching a new feature! I've been missing 3WT but not all the work involved. I thought I would try for something a bit more manageable that didn't require hours of research.
Your Writing Assignment, should you choose to accept it, is to write a complete story in 500 words or less using the scenario below to kick-start your thinking. Publish your story on your blog January 15th, then come back here and link it to my January 15th story.
Happy New Year, quilly!! it sounds very appealing to me, maybe because writing is truly a challenge for me!! ! I should give it a try.
Okay — I had a really neat idea come to me in the shower. So I wrote it down as soon as I got dressed — and ended up with over 800 words. And I thought it was ice skates rather than roller skates. So I have some reworking to do! But I am excited!
Barbara — When I first conceived this idea, I was hoping you'd hop on board! I made the word restriction only because some people won't read longer pieces. I am not passing out grades so you write a story you love and chances are we'll love it, too, even if it has a few extra words. Also, in retrospect I don't know think I should have restricted people to a kind of skate. If your story works best with ice skates, go ahead and ice skate!
— look at the word THAT. Read the sentence with and without it. If THAT isn't there will the sentence still make sense? If so, remove it.
Thanks for the leeway. 🙂 I actually like the word restriction — I tend to be too wordy and this helps me try to be more succinct. Thanks for the tips — trying to cut out excess prepositional phrases is another help.
I promptly purchased and downloaded the book. I have already read it. It was a great choice!
OK! Sounds good! Happy new year!
Doug — are you in?! Please say that you're in!
Dudes on skates!? I hope Amoeba has 911 on speed dial!
I'm in! Especially since now I have the song "I've got a brand new pair of roller skates" running through my head. It is so inspirational!
I hope Thom joins in. I miss his silly stories.
Kelley — yay! I hope Thom is in, too, but he's not blogging until after the holiday so he probably hasn't even see27t even seen this post.
Nope… I have found that I get bored very quickly with writing assignments! But I can't WAIT to hear what THOM has to say on THIS one!!! LOL!
Melli — I think we're all waiting for Thom! If one of the prompts ever strikes your fancy and you decide to play along, fine. If not, that's fine, too!
Hmmmm, Blanche on Old Fashioned Roller Skates. Since Thom retired P of W I have no place to write about Blanche. I am thinking already, just one question is there some site that records the number of words one writes, similar to Susan's link for the 140 characters typed on her Microfiction Mondays? Yeah I know I could Google it, but I thought you might know right off.
Happy New Year to you and The Amoeba.
Yep, I'm waiting to see what Thom has to say as well.
Bill — I use Word. If you type your story there and then check "word count" under the tools tab you'll be fine.
Bill — it has been so long since we've heard from Blanche that I don't know if I can still follow her story. We might need a timeline refresher. And Happy New Year to you!
Blanche is ready to go and with this one you don't need a timeline refresher. If you want though, you can click on the Portrait of Words Button on the Left Column at the blog and see every entire post. This is a good way to catch up.
Anyway my story is ready to go for 15 January. I think you will enjoy.
Mama Zen — whatever you write, I know it will be as spectacular as that sparkling skate!
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Kleankars has two apps. One for the Customers to place an order (Kleankars) and the other one for the Car Cleaners to accept the orders (Kleankars Buddy).
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www.rainorshine.club
Woman Zone
The Male Room
Children's Pages
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Local Gov+Health
'opinions'
Everyday issues that are vital to each of us. Provocative? Contentious? Yes we hope so!
We are non-political and do not favour any political party. We tell it as we see it.
Email us with what you think. Our opinions count more than those of our public servants.
Our world in their hands - really?
Ambitious, self-empowering? Is he it for purpose?
The verbal cock-ups uttered by this man as Foreign Secretary were innumerable. What was Teresa May thinking, giving this inept self-server the most important international job in our government? He was not fit for purpose. In these days of world tensions and unrest, surely we needed a true diplomat - capable of dealing at the highest levels with world leaders without causing friction and irritation. He insulted Muslim women and entire countries - China, Russia, France, Italy and Congo to name but a few and then back-stabbed his own leader and his own family. An inept combination of George Bush Jnr and Homer Simpson.
The man dresses like he just rolled out of bed, can hardly string a sentence together without fumbling and has stated that he will get us out of Europe with either a bad deal or no deal at all, so long as we're out. He fails to explain how, though, except by suspending Parliament, undemocratically.
Isn't he, like Trump, just another narcissist after power at any cost? Heaven help us all if he makes PM. The real question is 'What will he do to mend this broken country after Brexit?' I would argue that Brexit itself is less important than the misery and rising number of deaths reported as a direct consequence of continued austerity. 130,000 has been mooted recently. Let alone the growing number of knife crimes. Where is our money actually going, and would BJ actually fix things? By the way Boris, Mrs May's date of 2050 is 20 years too late for effecting zero emissions, so what will YOU do?
Would you pick Jeremy Hunt over Boris? Surely no-one could be as arrogant and divisive as Boris Johnson. Hunt may not be as effervescent as Boris, but we surely don't need a circus clown do we? Neither candidate would necessarily be first choice, but will Boris look after you, your family and the desperately needy - young, old and sick? He wouldn't even support our own ambassador to the US.
It seems Jeremy Corbyn and Labour haven't heard of 'clarity', so no-one knows what they would do in office! Corbyn seems to be incapable of making decisions and appears to have sunk his own party for the immediate future!
Risk Taking Sociopath? The world's most dangerous man?
A sociopath is a person who has a serious 'Antisocial Personality Disorder' characterised by a cold disregard for others, a lack of remorse or shame, manipulative behaviour, narcissism, egocentricity, blaming others for the results of their own misdeeds and brazenly lying to other people in order to achieve their goals. Sociopaths consider other people merely tools to be used at will. They are often successful and appear charismatic. This one separates little children from their desperate mums & dads, promotes racism and sexism and puts the world at risk of war by alienating China, Russia, Iran, North Korea and now India, destroying treaties, waging trade wars, rubbishing the EU, the UN and making America the enemy of the world by pulling out of the Paris Climate Agreement. Don't be fooled UK, there are really no special relationships in Trump's world. It is to be hoped that more intelligent world leaders will wait out his term of office.
This is the man who said he could 'nail' Princess Diana and that he was sure she was up for it. He called Sadiq Khan (rightly or not) a disgrace for the knife violence in London, ignoring the deaths in New York being London x2 and the 42,802 shootings in 2018. Trump has also meddled in UK politics, verbally supporting Boris Johnson and now rubbished our PM and Ambassador over (admittedly leaked) private emails, the same as all ambassadors use inc the US. It's ok for Trump to openly insult others but he behaves like a spoiled brat when the tables are turned. He is costing the American people and businesses billions with his daily alienations and tariffs that are rippling here, Europe and Asia. Shouldn't we should have refused to accept Sir Kim Dorroch's resignation and ignored Trump's belligerent paddy? Should we cave in to his childish playground behaviour, or stand firm and let him sulk? Is it trade with the US at any cost, even if it reduces the UK to being Trump's lackeys or should we have some backbone? It seems he is now muttering there will be no trade deal with us if we don't 'fall in line' over China. There is no special relationship except when we bend to his strutting arrogance.
Arrogance led George Armstrong Custer to the Little Big Horn. Watch out Donald.
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OH NO !
"The Conservative party is seeking a new face to lead us down the wrong path." Protect your backs oh honest and truthful (not) politicians – the knives are being sharpened again.
We, the non-complaining, are to be led once again by the inept and incapable down another cul-de-sac with scornful Europeans at the end of it waving a no-entry sign. None of the current crop of Conservative or Labour politicians are fit for purpose, are they ?
NHS 'in debt' news story
Source: BBC News.
Is it right that the NHS should be though of as 'in debt'? We all rely on the NHS for our wellbeing and frequently our very lives. Isn't it about time funds for foreign wars, bad political investments and decisions, as well as propping up 'doomed' businesses and banks ceased in favour of our health? Shouldn't the government's sense of priority be refocused? Tell us what you think. £20 if we publish your response.
real issues that affect us all . . . . not Brexit
Ridiculous US genuinely risks destroying The Arctic Sea & Ice
Trump sees this as a way to open up the seaways for faster trade routes . . . . and we accuse Russia, China, North Korea and others of being dangerous ?
the ice man cometh
Schools to be accountable for the pupils they exclude
Schools will no longer be able to ignore excluded pupils in reports to Ofsted and government, they will have to be responsible for all children in their care.
kids to be seen & heard
Humanity under urgent threat from loss of Earth's natural life
Like the adjacent article about the Arctic - humanity seems hell-bent on destroying itself in the name of financial growth. As usual, greed is the motive.
brown sites spread
Nature's emergency: Where we are in five graphics.
Deforestation and fatally destroying nature's habitats for life, is a classic human case of genuinely biting the hand that feeds us. If we carry on, that hand will disappear. If we don't get tough and stop deforestation, poaching and and killing wildlife now, it may be too late.
Sinister secret 'backdoor' in Internet gear: No, it's not Huawei - it's US outfit Cisco!
Perhaps the US needs to get its own house in order before accusing the Chinese. Facebook, Instagram, Google, Big Banks, now another US giant Cisco, who is dominant in the UK too, are all guilty. The Huawei thing is just political.
not huawei after all !
Trump's antics on Iran have endangered us all. The stakes are now lethally high.
In many ways, Emperor Trump is more dangerous than mad Roman Emperor Caligula. His sociopathic personality and gung-ho traits risk us all. He wants the US to control the world at any cost.
danger man article
if you do nothing else this week - please watch this :
We had intended to use this space to talk about all the current topics that are close to every one of us, but this item replaces all of it, because if we don't heed the proven warnings - nothing else matters. Faster trains, bigger planes, on-line shopping improvements, social care, health, wealth, education and jobs will all be irrelevant. This is not irrational scaremongering, it is real - except in the calculating mind of the constant worry that is Donald Trump and the mindless UK political morons who can't see anything other than Brexit. It's time to stop talking and take urgent action.
W A T C H T H E V I D E O B E L O W
It takes a few moments to get to the start of the video . . . .
issue of the week - although past news, it is very current
Youth climate strikes to take place in more than 100 countries
Movement inspired by Greta Thunberg has snowballed, as Belgian workers join strike
Hundreds of thousands of children are expected to walk out of their classrooms on Friday for a global climate strike amid growing anger at the failure of politicians to tackle the escalating ecological crisis.
Children at tens of thousands of schools in more than 100 countries are due to take part in the walkouts which began last year when one teenager - Greta Thunberg - held a solo protest outside the Swedish parliament.
Since then the climate movement has snowballed with schoolchildren on every continent except Antarctica taking part.
Greta Thunberg nominated for Nobel peace prize
Friday's strike is expected to be the biggest yet as evidence mounts of the climate emergency facing the planet. Amnesty International has warned that the failure of world governments to tackle the crisis could amount to "one of the greatest intergenerational human rights violations in history".
Kumi Naidoo, Amnesty International's secretary general, said: "It's unfortunate that children have to sacrifice days of learning in school to demand that adults do the right thing. However, they know the consequences of the current shameful inaction both for themselves and future generations. This should be a moment for stark self-reflection by our political class."
Young people are expected to take to the streets in cities across Europe, Australia, Asia, Africa and the US on Friday.
In the UK more than 10,000 children walked out of class last month and
It's shameful that children have to do this . . . .
organisers expect Friday's event to be even bigger with about 100 events taking place involving thousands of schools across the country.
Anna Taylor, 17, who co-founded the UK student climate network, said: "Young people in the UK have shown that we're angry at the lack of government leadership on climate change.
"Those in power are not only betraying us, and taking away our future, but are responsible for the climate crisis that's unfolding in horrendous ways around the world."
Taylor said the UK had been relatively shielded from the effects of the crisis so far, adding that "those least responsible for contributing to climate change are already suffering the worst effects".
She added: "It is our duty to not only act for those in the UK and our futures, but for everyone. That's what climate justice means."
In Scotland, the Guardian is aware of strikes planned in 19 different locations, from South Uist in the Outer Hebrides to St Andrews on the east coast, with large gatherings expected in Glasgow's George Square and outside the Scottish parliament in Edinburgh.
One of the UK's most prominent school strikers, Holly Gillibrand, will be taking part, after staging a weekly action outside her school in Fort William, in the Scottish Highlands.
"It's going to be quite impressive," said Gillibrand of the School Strike for Climate movement, "and it's incredibly inspiring that it all started with Greta striking on her own".
Asked whether she feels optimistic about the potential of Friday's protest, Gillibrand replied: "I wouldn't say optimistic is quite the right word. It shows there are thousands of students out there who care very deeply about the environment and are willing to miss school to demand that politicians take this ecological crisis seriously."
World leaders may listen to the school pupils taking part in one of the largest global climate change protests ever, but the key test is whether they take action, said the 13-year-old.
According to the Scottish Green party, nine councils – which cover 16 of the 21 Scottish locations understood to have schoolchildren involved in protests – have indicated in response to letters from their MSPs that they will not pursue punitive action against young people taking part.
. . . . because 'adults' have not and will not.
Méabh Mackenzie is organising a protest with about 30 fellow pupils from Daliburgh primary school on the island of South Uist, with the express purpose of standing in solidarity with other threatened island communities across the globe.
The 11-year-old explained: "I just wanted to share what I believe in. Uist is really low lying and I really love the place and don't want it to disappear."
Some friends are "not into it at all", she suspects because they do not want to go out in the cold – the forecast is for hail on Friday.
"I think all the striking around the world will let politicians and lawmakers know that they have to do something because it is falling down the list of priorities. They are arguing about things like Brexit but we need them to act now on climate change. because in 12 years we can't turn anything back."
In Belgium, thousands of workers will be striking to join the school students' protest in locations such as Antwerp, Bruges and Liège, before travelling to Brussels for a large demonstration.
Blue- and white-collar workers are being mobilised across the Flemish-Francophone divide, after an appeal from the Youth For Climate campaign, which has organised weekly demonstrations of up to 35,000 youths since January.
Gina Heyrman, a spokeswoman for the 1.6 million-strong socialist trades union ABVV-FGTB, noted "similarities" with the Paris protests of 1968.
She said: "This is the first time we have had a political strike together with young people. Maybe we're at the beginning of a new era. I hope so. Everyone talks about the climate now. Everyone is aware of it, thanks to the students."
The rival CSC Christian trade union is also planning a "massive mobilisation", although some of its workers cannot strike because of a strike notification law.
The CFDT union in France is also calling for every member to participate in Friday's climate action.
Earlier this year Thunberg, who started the movement, told a gathering of political leaders and billionaire entrepreneurs in Davos: "I don't want you to be hopeful. I want you to panic. I want you to feel the fear I feel every day. And then I want you to act."
(from The Guardian)
and this is our mindless home secretary's response . . . .
When will this worthless government and opposition stop playing with the comparatively unimportant Brexit, like quarrelling naughty children in the playground and do something to save the planet, including telling the USA that Trump is a moron who ignores the evidence from the world's scientists and the physical proof of climate change that is happening now. Why would anyone believe such a sorry individual? We could also move mountains to recruit the other key countries to take immediate action. If the useless Mrs May wants to be remembered for something - better to have success with securing future life for ourselves and our children on this planet, rather than failure with the depressing stupidity in the world of Brexit. BE REMEMBERED FOR BEING THE CHAMPION OF HUMANITY, MRS MAY - not the loser of Brexit!
Extinction Rebellion: Met to charge 1,130 protesters
BBC News - May 2019
The Met will push for the prosecution of more than 1,100 people arrested over last month's Extinction Rebellion protests, a senior officer has said.
So far more than 70 activists have been charged in connection with the demonstrations that brought parts of central London to a standstill.
Ten days of protests in April saw 1,130 people arrested for various offences.
Deputy Assistant Commissioner Laurence Taylor said the Met wanted to deter other groups employing similar tactics.
The group's tactics included asking volunteers to deliberately get arrested to cause maximum disruption at roadblocks on Waterloo Bridge, Oxford Circus and Marble Arch.
Mr Taylor said 70 people had so far been charged by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS).
"It is our anticipation that we are putting all of those to the CPS for decisions," he said.
Mr Taylor insisted the Met was equipped to deal with any upcoming actions and said officers from other forces would be called into action if needed.
He said the force was in discussions with the Home Office to review the current Public Order legislation with fears Extinction Rebellion's tactics could be adopted by other groups.
Mr Taylor added: "I'm not saying going to jail, but we would like to see consequences for any activity at these events that is unlawful."
"Protest is not illegal. There is nothing unlawful about protest."
Rainor Shine says:
It seems that entire cohorts of those who we, the population, employ to protect and act for us fail to understand that if climate change isn't halted in its tracks now, the result will be catastrophic for human life, animal life and all natural life the world over. Short sited no-hopers complain that they can't go about their normal work and home journeys because of a few inconveniences in London streets need to think what their lives will be like with floods, extreme weather, major shortages of food, no usable transport, a lack of electricity and gas, unbearable heat and the steady demise of plant life, vegetation and insect life on which humans and animals depend for life itself. This is not 'scare tactics' stuff, this is the reality we face from many many decades of abuse of our world if we don't take sufficient action now.
Trump has alluded to Climate Change as 'fake news' as he does with anything that doesn't suit his needs, but we are behaving the same way, by not acting right now.
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ARE CHILDREN SAFE FROM THIS MAN'S abuse of power?
The every day published bullying, abuse, theft of our personal details, child grooming, drug dealing and weapons ads. The collection and selling of women's sanitary habits data from sites they have visited and the silence over the Christchuch live Facebook feed of the murders in New Zealand. Then there is the evil 'MoMo' saga that terrified many of our children. Is this dangerous megalomania, or completely acceptable? Email us.
We no longer live in a democracy
Government to remove Planning Permission need for Fracking
Our government is acting like a bunch of Medieval Barons with no ears for the people.
Fylde MP Mark Menzies, Preston MP Sir Mark Hendrick and Lancaster's Cat Smith all expressed concerns about taking exploratory drilling out of the Planning Permission process, which the Conservatives have proposed to speed up development of the shale gas industry.
Pushing more fossil fuel waste into the atmosphere, as if we need more up there.
Surely this is just another example of politicians riding roughshod over the people in the country in order that their policy can be driven through. These self-empowering, disinterested ne'er-do-wells would do themselves no harm by realising that at the next general election, the populus will remember these actions.
HOW can any government justify this ?
Austerity in the UK
"The UK government has inflicted 'great misery' on its people with punitive, mean-spirited, and often callous austerity policies driven by a political desire to undertake social re-engineering rather than economic necessity, the United Nations poverty envoy has found."
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HomeFree PapersVisual Arts & Film StudiesPicasso Guernica, discussing the roles, functions and meaning a piece of art can have
Picasso Guernica, discussing the roles, functions and meaning a piece of art can have
Visual Arts & Film Studies
Guernica is oil on canvas painting measuring 349cm X 776cm (The Open University, 2013). The painting presents a powerful antiwar statement in modern day art. For Picasso, the painting followed a decade of turmoil in his personal life and disappointment with his work. In addition, the painting draws from the politics of Picasso's indigenous motherland. During the time of the painting, Spain was ravaging in atrocious civil war with the newly elected government being subject to attack from a fascist coup. The new government supporters, Republican forces are loyal to the new government and Generalissimo Francisco Franco. According to Franco, his promises for Spain were prosperity and stability only to deliver death and destruction. Commissioned to paint for the World Fair or exposition in Paris in 1937, Picasso decides not to paint a visual protest against Franco's treachery but usually avoids politics and refrains from obviously biased art. The official theme for the exposition was celebration of modern technology and with Aeronautics Pavilion that featured latest technological advances. The painting clearly revealed Germans name Picasso's connection with his homeland Spain as it after small town in Northern Spain that was target of terror bombing during the Spanish Civil War.
Meaning of Guernica Painting
Since inception, Picasso's focus deviates away from politics and chooses to represent the horror of Guernica in realist terms. The painting is characterized by key figures including an agonized horse, a calm bull, and a woman with outstretched arms. The painting also represents the horrors of the war and the inhumane technology use. In reality, Guernica is an indication of the terror to be experienced in the 21st century.
From the spectators' background, the painting focuses on explaining the events of April 27, 1937 when a civilian population has unparalleled mayhem carried out against them (The Open University Module, 2013, pp. 44-46). The perpetrators of these atrocities were German air force in favor of Fascist forces under the leadership of Franco on Guernica village in Basque located in Spain's North. This massive bombing was unexpected, for the town people who were noncombatant did not reiterate, and only fled their crumbling buildings in a town that remained under fire for three days amounting to six hundred dead or wounded. Prior to the bombing attack, Guernica was a cultural and religious centre that symbolized Basque identity and without any strategic value as a military target. The main aim of the attack was to terrorize the population while breaking the Basque opposing spirit and put them in shock and awe then into submission.
Role of the picture
In the Guernica painting, several victims of the bombing are visible with some alive and others dead. In the forefront, is a corpse framed by living victims visibly wailing in agony. To the left of the picture, a mother is grabbing a baby who must have died during the bombing. From the painting, animal and humans are on equal footing this could be illustration of concurrent dehumanization and brutalization of humans and animals during wartime. The painting illustrates that in the face of war, fear and death, animals and human face animalistic reaction. The bull, the horse and the man with a sword fit well within the traditional setting of bullfighting in Spain. However, in Guernica, the bull remains standing and peaceful, and the matador lay down dead and his spear broken.
Function and interpretation of Guernica
The Open University Module (2013, pp. 15-17) reveals that the analysis of any form involves concentration on use of color, medium, and arrangement of the composition techniques. In Guernica, uses a narrow Palette of colors as it uses grey, black and white. The purpose of using these colors is to capture the attention of the world to the bombing of Basque town of Guernica. The black color emphasizes death, pain, confusion, and fear as humans and animals ran away from unexpected danger to save their lives. Black color used in the background also enhances the situation surrounding this people immediately after the bombing. White color used on human and animal images and emphasizes their reactions amidst dehumanizing and demoralizing conditions. For instance, the wounded horse is chaotic, the woman on the left is uncontrollable at the loss of her child, while the women on the right raises her hands as her house burns behind her. given the religious nature of Guernica town, this woman could be crying out to heavens. These contrasting colors bring out the aspect of tension and assist the spectators to draw their attention to important areas (The Open University Module, 2013, p. 16). In the Guernica, much contrast is on the left part of the image where there is more dark color compared to the middle of the painting, which is lighter given the presence of a hand of a woman looking through a window holding a lamp (The Open University Module, 2013, p. 19).
Composition in the Guernica is evident in the representation of depth through overlapping and single point perspective. From the painting, there is decreasing size of figures on the left of the painting as evident in the women and the bull. In the picture, the matador lay down dead and his body overlaps with the horse. Additionally, for the woman on the right only half of her body visible as the other is overlapped in part by her burning house and this creates an illustrates the presence of depth (The Open University Module, 2013, p. 22).
The medium used in the Guernica is oil on canvas. According to The Open University Module (2013, p. 28), oil paint was chosen for numerous reasons including the need for a glossy finish unlike a matte finish, ease of blending to offer soft, seamless shadows, and flexibility. Oil paint offers flexibility needed for thick-textured brushstrokes and thin fine details. Consequently, the painter can make translucent pigments where thin glazes are used for texture depiction like on the bull's body.
The Guernica painting effectively uses different aspects of art like composition, color, and medium to bring out the tension on a bombing attack scene in Basque, Spain. This makes it possible to interpret the meaning of the painting.
The Open University Module, 2013. Arts and Languages Access Module: Block 3 Visions of protest. Illustrated ed. United Kingdom: The Open University.
The Open University, 2013. Resource Booklet 2. illustrated ed. United Kingdom: Hobbs the Printers.
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"Firewall" as a Form of Pop Culture


It's great to hear a 'common sense' answer: they are easy to understand and they make great sound bites. Political campaigns are built on common sense slogans and administrations are hobbled by trying to make them a reality.
The reality is that the causes of the current situation cannot be easily tracked to austerity. To think that we could ever have enough police on the beat to step in and prevent a stabbing in real time is fanciful.
Engaging with the more uncomfortable question of why is more important than ever. Why are young people carrying and using knives? I have met with faith leaders in recent times who have had to deal with the fallout, not only handling the funerals but – shockingly – employing extra security at those funerals. So much for resting in peace.
We, as a society, have become too ready to excuse our own role, which is to support – or play a part in – the development of children and the strengthening of families. We expect schools to deal with discipline. We allow the role of fathers to be denigrated. We are so far from the proverb 'It takes a village to raise a child', that rather than other adults being 'aunties', 'uncles' and role models, they have been relegated to disinterested spectators.
It seems that far too often in society, we are happy for things to look okay even if we know they aren't.
One faith leader's son who got involved in drug dealing said that as long as he was present at the start and end of worship services, his parents did not show much interest in what he did. He was involved in a gang and dealing right outside the worship centre while services went on inside.
Being a parent, being in a family – it isn't easy. Showing an interest is even more difficult when culture presses on us such an individualised existence that we don't have to even argue over who holds the TV remote because we are no longer sharing our viewing: we have our own devices to watch our own programmes on, with our own meals.
We have to be brave to say this is not alright.
We have to give ourselves a sense of permission to be involved in each other's lives.
We need the return of the 'tutters'. At the moment, anyone who offers an opinion on behaviour in public is threatened, but we should hold each other to account. We need not a police state, but a citizen state.
This is not a case of keeping up appearances, but of actually wanting and working towards things not just looking better, but being better.
Faith organisations scoop over £500k from government loneliness fund Faith and sustainable development: what have we been doing?


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These 7 Los Angeles Restaurants Just Received A Michelin Star
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The Michelin Guide just came out and 7 Los Angeles restaurants have been added to the list! The Michelin Guide decides what it considers worth visiting by sending anonymous inspectors all over a given city, state, region or country. It also includes a variety of unstarred restaurants in terms of cuisine and price point within each edition of the guide. Here's L.A.'s new one-star Michelin restaurants:
715 Sushi
Citrin (Santa Monica)
Hatchet Hall (Culver City)
Sushi Kaneyoshi [5 stars]
Gwen Butcher Shop & Restaurant
Manzke [5 stars]
See a full list of restaurants in Los Angeles with a Michelin Star here!


Dubai, UAE – 08 November 2017: With just 2 weeks to go until the UAE's biggest jewellery extravaganza hits Dubai, VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show organisers are busy prepping for numerous catwalk shows, trend presentations, influencer talks and more that will keep the 20,000 plus consumers entertained over the four-day show.
Calling all jewellery aficionados and fashion magpies: VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show, the region's biggest jewellery and gem exhibition that merges the emirate's two leading showcases – the trade-centric VICENZAORO Dubai and the consumer-friendly Dubai International Jewellery Week – will debut at Dubai World Trade Centre from 15-18 November 2017.
In terms of exhibitors, confirmed brands include Dhamani, Mahallati, La Marquise, Malabar Gold and Diamond, Amwaj, Peopley, Renee Jewellers and more. Flying in from afar and representing the global arena, visitors can feast their eyes (and wallets) upon the likes of Nsouli, Itan, ,Hasbani, Leading Italian Jewels, Superoro, Chiampesan, Luca Carati,Ferrari Firenze, Garavelli and many others.
The region's first and only B2B and B2C jewellery event, VOD Dubai International Jewellery Show merges the trade-focused VICENZAORO Dubai and consumer show Dubai International Jewellery Week in one consolidated mega event. Organised by DV Global Link, a joint-venture company between Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC) and Italian Exhibition Group (IEG), it is professionally managed and hosted by the Dubai World Trade Centre (DWTC), which provides more than three decades of experience in delivering world-class events in the Middle East, featuring local, regional and international exhibitors with unmatched expertise and in-depth market knowledge.


Alternate Name(s): Regards to Black Wife!
Shinta, a normal highschooler on his way to school, gets (yet again) into an accident, but instead of dying, he is saved by a girl wearing nothing but black. She says that she is a shinigami and has come to become his wife, as promised. By the author of Kamen no maid guy, a perverted comedy with a shameless main character!