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Something for the NDP to think about: How about bringing Alberta's labour laws into the 20th Century? (Never mind the 21st)
Posted on March 13, 2017, 1:12 am
PHOTOS: Alberta Labour Minister Christina Gray. Below: Gil McGowan, president of the Alberta Federation of Labour, Athabasca University Labour Studies Professor Bob Barnetson and Ontario Premier Kathleen Wynne.
The CBC says the province's businesses are "spooked."
The Chamber of Commerce is deeply worried by the prospect of "sweeping reforms." Naturally, the Chamber also says they're not necessary.
The National Post is so appalled it's talking about changes that would make "the province the most radical left-wing environment for businesses in the Western world."
The changes in question, the Post continued, hyperventilating, "would go a long way toward ensuring that no foreign business would ever again invest in it."
We're talking about labour law reform. Stuff, to quote the CBC story, like "mandatory sick pay, shifting the threshold for overtime, boosting the minimum paid vacation, advance scheduling, and making it easier to join a union."
Talk about frightening the children! What next?
But if you're a member of Alberta's right-wing anger machine and you're contemplating launching a brisk Tweet storm insulting Alberta NDP Premier Rachel Notley for instigating this outrage, hold your horses!
The premier in question whose government is thinking about these changes is named Kathleen Wynne. Her political affiliation is Liberal. And the province, of course, is Ontario.
Alberta is also thinking about modest labour law reforms, we're told. Then again maybe not … wait a bit, say government officials, including elected New Democrats. Something will be along eventually.
But unlike Ontario, which in the next few days is expected to reveal its labour law reform plans in a public document called the Changing Workplaces Review, there are very few hints about what Alberta's NDP Government actually plans to do, if anything.
When CBC Edmonton decided to publish a story last month suggesting Something Big Is About To Happen in Alberta, they got interviews with the president of the Alberta Federation of Labour (Gil McGowan thought it's about time we do something), an Athabasca University labour studies professor (Bob Barnetson said Alberta now has the most regressive labour laws in Canada), the Wildrose Opposition's labour critic (Glenn van Dijken warned the backlash would be mighty, last year's farm safety brouhaha all over again), and a Canadian Federation of Independent Business spokesperson (Amber Ruddy argued a recession is not the time to burden businesses with new regulations).
But the NDP's Labour Minister? Christina Gray emailed the CBC a vague statement saying "Albertans deserve modern, fair and family-friendly workplaces." Were there any details? Apparently not.
Indeed, it's far from clear if the NDP has meaningful plans in this area at all, despite the fact Dr. Barnetson's statement is unquestionably true – especially in that the province's current Tory-era labour legislation completely lacks any meaningful way to compel anti-union employers to obey the law and negotiate in good faith with newly formed unions.
Ontario already has first-contract compulsory arbitration rules in its old legislation, to force companies disinclined to obey the law to do so. So do most other Canadian jurisdictions. Ontario enacted its mandatory arbitration law more than 30 years ago, in 1986.
So will the NDP enact even that sensible and nearly universal reform? We have no idea.
One thing's a certainty, if they don't and they aren't re-elected, no future conservative government ever will – and it will tell anyone who comes asking, "You couldn't even get that when your guys were in power." Whereas if they do, never mind the bluster of some conservatives, the likelihood is the changes would remain in place no matter who forms future governments. Mandatory first-contract arbitration is standard Canadian operating procedure, after all, and likely to be supported by the courts.
Meanwhile, back in Ontario, the Liberals appear to be poised to take responsible steps toward a modern labour relations legislative framework that goes well beyond the modest policy changes being considered by the NDP.
In Ontario, the labour movement was divided over the idea of co-operating with Premier Wynne's Liberals, which was seen as heresy in some staunchly NDP quarters, but supported by some major unions. For those that did support Ms. Wynne's re-election, it's hard to deny that it looks as if their strategy paid off.
This is something for Alberta's NDP to think about in a province where progressive parties have been kept out of power for generations despite wide support for many of their policy ideas because there were splits on the left and not on the right.
Yes, Alberta's NDP needs to avoid the mistake it made with its farm safety legislation and allow the Opposition to set the narrative and frame it as an anti-farm, pro-union law – it is neither. But they also need to bring labour law in this province it least into the 20th Century, even if they leave the 21st to Ontario's Liberals. And they need to get over the too-cautious reaction to the farm-safety law, which clearly shook the party leadership when it was still figuring out how to wield power.
In other words, they ought not to forget who their supporters are, and they shouldn't create an opportunity to their left for another progressive party, perhaps one with a new leader looking for a way out of the political wilderness and the same name as Ms. Wynne's party.
As for opposition to labour law reform that takes into account the needs of real working people, including those stuck in the precarious globalized workplace of this neoliberal age, isn't it interesting how the arguments made against labour law reform by the usual suspects are always the same, no matter what's being proposed?
First, they call for more study. When that doesn't work, they suggest the idea might have merit, but not right now when the economy's so bad it can't afford it or so good it doesn't need it. Then they call the proposed change a dangerous left-wing ideological experiment. This claim is sure to be made even if it's a call for a law that's been working smoothly elsewhere in Canada for three decades.
And when even that doesn't work, they claim it'll kill jobs and end investment. Funnily enough, that never actually seems to happen.
C'mon, Alberta. Let's act like we have an NDP government and get on with it! You know, like the Liberals in Ontario, who, despite bad polls and many flaws, might just get re-elected because of this.
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9 Comments	to: Something for the NDP to think about: How about bringing Alberta's labour laws into the 20th Century? (Never mind the 21st)
"They claim it will kill jobs and end investment"
Yeah, the carbon tax sure did that. The streets are deserted because nobody can afford to drive anywhere, and the entire province is unemployed because of the job killing tax.
"They" always claim that any progressive legislation meant to improve the environment or society in general will, "kill jobs and investment."
You'd think North Americans would tire of such propaganda that's sponsored by the billionaire class who equate paying their fair share of taxes with state sponsored theft.
The rest of us 99 percenters need to wake up and demand that our governments act in the interest of the people instead of powerful lobby groups, billionaires, and corporations.
J.E. Molnar
It's always bothered me. When the rich deny the poor it's called business. When the poor fight back it's called greed. Do people not see the absurdity and unfairness in this arrangement?
If there's a parallel universe, it may well be Bob Rae's NDP government in Ontario during the 90s. Public policy decisions that Rae made were detrimental to unions, along with campaign promises that were ignored. The Ontario situation was eerily similar to that of Alberta in 2017 in one respect. A rising debt and a recessionary economy forced Rae's hand into abandoning and alienating union members in trying to come to grips with a burgeoning deficit. After four years, union members abandoned Rae in the subsequent election of 1995. Rae suffered a lack of union and public support for his "Social Contract" policy decisions that his government enacted to stabilize government spending. He paid dearly with an election loss in 1995 and never recovered as a "champion" of the working class; eventually he resigned from the NDP in 1998 and later joined the federal Liberal Party.
Alberta's NDP government needs to ensure they do not repeat Rae's history and ignore labour laws and labour concerns that protect workers' rights. The minimum wage hikes and farm safety legislation initiatives were an excellent start. Now the government needs to complete the trifecta with all-encompassing labour laws designed to embolden Alberta workers and bring labour laws into the 21st century.
Not to worry. The Notley government may call themselves NDP, but in reality they are far more centrist than Bob Rae's NDP ever were.
Rae's failure was in large part due to his naïve belief that he could establish labour peace built on nothing else than mutual ideology with unions that represent workers.
Ray forgot that he was the employer, and that by definition put him at odds with workers' interests. That, is the reality of the employer-employee relationship.
sharp careless step in this matter in Alberta, a specially in present circumstances with high unemployment rate and glum perspective on significant change for better, can become a step, which could remove "progressives" from sign and mind of voters for another several decades?
walk through mine field can be lethal. particularly given unpopularity some of the acts, NDP already did and which could cost them dearly in 2019.
Well there val. What is the difference between right and wrong? Should people who live in Alberta just give up? What if oil prices never recover? What should they do then? According to you complaining about sane governance should suffice. I don't think so! But then again bought and paid for by… https://youtu.be/bnouYT46z_8
Typical RWNJ rhetoric.
We should all obediently and quietly wait until employers get together and decide when the best time is for workers get improvements in wages or other employment conditions. I know exactly when that is – NEVER!
On the other hand, it's always a good time for businesses to ask governments for taxpayer money or tax cuts though. Funny thing about that timing…
looking into past two years and suspect it will ends up same way in plenty of messy stagnated rhetoric from all sides, including this blog. eventually if conservatives gain the power, they simply will rollback it or introduce own legislation, which would render ineffective all purposed changes.
perhaps main problem with present government is too many good intends theoretically but so far next to nothing to be applicable with feasible positive outcome on practice.
Changes to employment standards in Alberta are absolutely essential. In 2015 and 2016, I heard of several non-retail, small to medium companies of 30 to 100 employees (still profitable, not suffering greatly from the downturn) that eliminated their already meager sick days to zero – yes, that is zero days. Employees must now take vacation time or unpaid leave when they are ill. Of course, these employees never had bereavement time off and they have only the stat holidays required by Alberta law (no time off on Boxing Day, Easter Monday, or Heritage Day). Annual vacation time is only two weeks until four years of employment when it rises to three weeks. The average Albertan will welcome any and all improvements to their work/life balance. Changes relating to unions, though important, are probably not on most employees' radar, although I suspect modernization in that area will be the news the opposition and mainstream media broadcast. It will be tricky, but I agree with you David, the NDP government must make these changes now.


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La Division 1 1970-1971 è stata la 33ª edizione della massima serie del campionato francese di calcio, disputato tra il 12 agosto 1970 e il 26 giugno 1971 e concluso con la vittoria dell', al suo terzo titolo.

Capocannoniere del torneo è stato Josip Skoblar () con 44 reti.

Stagione

Novità
Dopo soli due anni, il lotto delle partecipanti fu riportato a venti; venne inoltre riformato il sistema delle retrocessioni, con l'abolizione dei play-off interdivisionali e il declassamento diretto delle ultime tre classificate. In seguito al passaggio di gestione della Coppa delle Fiere alla UEFA, venne istituito un torneo confederale riservato alle squadre classificatesi a ridosso della vincitrice del campionato: la Francia fu inclusa come nazione di seconda fascia, ottenendo tre posti utili per la qualificazione.

Il lotto delle squadre partecipanti vide il ripescaggio del  e dell', le cui retrocessioni vennero annullate in seguito alla perdita dello status di squadra professionistica del .

Avvenimenti
Vincendo le prime quattro gare, il  prese la testa della classifica, ma venne presto superato dal ; il tentativo di fuga dei bretoni venne interrotto dall'emergere del  e dell'. Le due squadre si alternarono in vetta alla classifica, concludendo il girone di andata appaiate. Alla ventiquattresima giornata i Verts si staccò dai rivali, che tuttavia rimasero in contatto e piazzarono il sorpasso tra la trentaduesima e la trentatreesima giornata. Tallonato dal Saint-Étienne, ma avvantaggiato da una miglior differenza reti, lOM gestì agevolmente il proprio vantaggio, assicurandosi il terzo titolo nazionale all'ultima giornata.

I verdetti in zona UEFA vennero decisi con novanta minuti di anticipo e videro il Nantes e il  accompagnare il Saint-Étienne nella prima edizione della terza competizione europea. Sempre alla penultima giornata si decise il primi verdetto in sona retrocessione, che vide declassato il  terzo nella stagione precedente. All'ultima giornata cedette il  mentre il  superò in extremis lo , pesantemente sconfitto da un Olympique Marsiglia ancora in gara per il titolo.

Classifica finale

Legenda:
      Campione di Francia e ammessa alla Coppa dei Campioni 1971-1972.
      Ammesse alla Coppa UEFA 1971-1972.
      Ammesse alla Coppa delle Coppe 1971-1972.
      Retrocesse in Division 2 1971-1972.

Note:
Due punti a vittoria, uno a pareggio, zero a sconfitta.

Squadra campione

Statistiche

Capoliste solitarie

Primati stagionali
Squadre
 Maggior numero di vittorie: Olympique Marsiglia (23)
 Minor numero di sconfitte: Olympique Marsiglia (6)
 Migliore attacco: Olympique Marsiglia (94)
 Miglior difesa: Nantes (41)
 Miglior differenza reti: Olympique Marsiglia (+46)
 Maggior numero di pareggi: Metz (14)
 Minor numero di pareggi: Angers, Strasburgo (5)
 Maggior numero di sconfitte: Strasburgo, Sedan (20)
 Minor numero di vittorie: Valenciennes, Sedan, Angoulême (10)
 Peggior attacco: Angoulême (30)
 Peggior difesa: Bastia (83)
 Peggior differenza reti: Bastia (-31)

Individuali

Classifica marcatori

Note

Voci correlate
 Division 2 1970-1971
 Coppa di Francia 1970-1971

Collegamenti esterni

Calcio nel 1970
Calcio nel 1971
Ligue 1

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Q: Apache Flink Kafka Stream Processing based on conditions Am building a wrapper library using apache-flink where I am listening(consuming) from multiple topics and I have a set of applications that want to process the messages from those topics.
Example :
I have 10 applications app1, app2, app3 ... app10 (each of them is a java library part of the same on-prem project, ie., all 10 jars are part of same .war file)
out of which only 5 are supposed to consume the messages coming to the consumer group. I am able to do filtering for 5 apps with the help of filter function.
The challenge is in the strStream.process(executionServiceInterface) function, where app1 provides an implementation class for ExceucionServiceInterface as ExecutionServiceApp1Impl and similary app2 provides  ExecutionServiceApp2Impl.
when there are multiple implementations available spring wants us to provide @Qualifier annotation or @Primary has to be marked on the implementations (ExecutionServiceApp1Impl , ExecutionServiceApp2Impl).
But I don't really want to do this. As am building a generic wrapper library that should support any no of such applications (app1, app2 etc) and all of them should be able to implement their own  implementation logic(ExecutionServiceApp1Impl , ExecutionServiceApp2Impl).
Can someone help me here ? how to solve this ?
Below is the code for reference.
@Autowired
private ExceucionServiceInterface executionServiceInterface;

public void init(){
    StreamExecutionEnvironment environment = StreamExecutionEnvironment.getExecutionEnvironment();
    FlinkKafkaConsumer011<String> consumer = createStringConsumer(topicList, kafkaAddress, kafkaGroup);
    if (consumer != null) {
        DataStream<String> strStream = environment.addSource(consumer);
        strStream.filter(filterFunctionInterface).process(executionServiceInterface);
    }
}

public FlinkKafkaConsumer011<String> createStringConsumer(List<String> listOfTopics, String kafkaAddress, String kafkaGroup) throws Exception {
        FlinkKafkaConsumer011<String> myConsumer = null;
        try {
            Properties props = new Properties();
            props.setProperty("bootstrap.servers", kafkaAddress);
            props.setProperty("group.id", kafkaGroup);
            myConsumer = new FlinkKafkaConsumer011<>(listOfTopics, new SimpleStringSchema(), props);
        } catch(Exception e) {
            throw e;
        }
        return myConsumer;
    }

Many thanks in advance!!

A: Solved this problem by using Reflection, below is the code that solved the issue.
Note : this requires me to know the list of fully qualified classNames and method names along with their parameters.
@Component
public class SampleJobExecutor extends ProcessFunction<String, String> {

@Autowired
MyAppProperties myAppProperties;

    @Override
    public void processElement(String inputMessage, ProcessFunction<String, String>.Context context,
            Collector<String> collector) throws Exception {

        String className = null;
        String methodName = null;
        try {

            Map<String, List<String>> map = myAppProperties.getMapOfImplementors();

            JSONObject json = new JSONObject(inputMessage);
            if (json != null && json.has("appName")) {
                className = map.get(json.getString("appName")).get(0);
                methodName = map.get(json.getString("appName")).get(1);
            }

            Class<?> forName = Class.forName(className);
            Object job = forName.newInstance();
            Method method = forName.getDeclaredMethod(methodName, String.class);
            method.invoke(job , inputMessage);
        } catch (Exception e) {
            e.printStackTrace();
        }
    }

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Q: Delete fileName.* from host I need a code that deletes every file in a special folder with special name but every suffix.
For example:
sample.txt
sample.jpg
sample.pdf
sample.png

I work with Zend Framework. Has zend any tools for deleting files?

A: look on unlink function
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   $mask = "sample.*"
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A: There is a Zend_File class in Zend Framework. But as you may read in the documentation it provides functionality for transferring and validating files.
Since Zend Framework is written in PHP you can use default delete() or unlink() method, e.g.
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Q: Best approach to combine repositories logic Let's suppose I have 2 repositories:

*

*first is responsible for creating job and return jobId

*second is responsible for creating log and take jobId as argument

My goal is to:

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*save Job and Log simultaneously

*prevent situation when in case of error only Job would be saved without Log
What is the most recommended way to get desired result?
I prepared 3 cases which came to my mind but if you see better alternative please share it.

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*option 1 (getting result and save changes in controller)
public class JobRepository : IJobRepository
{
    private readonly Context _context;

    public JobRepository(Context context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    public Guid CreateJob()
    {
        var job = new Job { Id = Guid.NewGuid() };
        _context.Jobs.Add(job);
        return job.Id;
    }
}
// ...
public class LogRepository : ILogRepository
{
    private readonly Context _context;

    public LogRepository(Context context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    public void CreateLog(Guid id)
    {
        var log = new Log { Jobid = id };
        _context.Logs.Add(log);
    }
}
// ...
public class JobsController : Controller
{
    private readonly Context _context;
    private readonly IJobRepository _jobRepository;
    private readonly ILogRepository _logRepository;

    public JobsController(Context context, JobRepository jobRepository, ILogRepository logRepository)
    {
        _context = context;
        _jobRepository = jobRepository;
        _logRepository = logRepository
    }

    [HttpGet]
    public IActionResult Create()
    {
        return View();
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Create()
    {
        var id = _jobRepository.CreateJob();
        _logRepository.CreateLog(id);
        _context.SaveChanges();
        return RedirectToAction("Index");
    }
}

*

*option 2 (inject one repository into another)
public class JobRepository : IJobRepository
{
    private readonly Context _context;
    private readonly ILogRepository _logRepository;

    public JobRepository(Context context, ILogRepository logRepository)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    public void CreateJob()
    {
        var job = new Job { Id = Guid.NewGuid() };
        _context.Jobs.Add(job);
        _logRepository.CreateLog(job.Id);
        _context.SaveChanges();
    }
}
// ...
public class LogRepository : ILogRepository
{
    private readonly Context _context;

    public LogRepository(Context context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    public void CreateLog(Guid id)
    {
        var log = new Log { Jobid = id };
        _context.Logs.Add(log);
    }
}
// ...
public class JobsController : Controller
{
    private readonly IJobRepository _jobRepository;

    public JobsController(JobRepository jobRepository)
    {
        _jobRepository = jobRepository;
    }

    [HttpGet]
    public IActionResult Create()
    {
        return View();
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Create()
    {
         _jobRepository.CreateJob();
        return RedirectToAction("Index");
    }
}

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*option 3 (do not use context in controller but declare Save method in each repo)
public class JobRepository : IJobRepository
{
    private readonly Context _context;

    public JobRepository(Context context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    public Guid CreateJob()
    {
        var job = new Job { Id = Guid.NewGuid() };
        _context.Jobs.Add(job);
        return job.Id;
    }

    public void Save()
    {
        _context.SaveChanges();
    }
}
// ...
public class LogRepository : ILogRepository
{
    private readonly Context _context;

    public LogRepository(Context context)
    {
        _context = context;
    }

    public void CreateLog(Guid id)
    {
        var log = new Log { Jobid = id };
        _context.Logs.Add(log);
    }

    public void Save()
    {
        _context.SaveChanges();
    }
}
// ...
public class JobsController : Controller
{
    private readonly IJobRepository _jobRepository;
    private readonly ILogRepository _logRepository;

    public JobsController(JobRepository jobRepository, ILogRepository logRepository)
    {
        _jobRepository = jobRepository;
        _logRepository = logRepository
    }

    [HttpGet]
    public IActionResult Create()
    {
        return View();
    }

    [HttpPost]
    public IActionResult Create()
    {
        var id = _jobRepository.CreateJob();
        _logRepository.CreateLog(id);
        return RedirectToAction("Index");
    }
}

A: As the use case suggests that the operations (saving and logging) should happen as a single unit of work.
I would suggest an approach similar to the third one. But instead of directly injecting both the repositories into the controller. We could create a service that would then make use of the repositories.
Here we can create a service as follows :
    public class JobService : IJobService
    {
        private readonly IJobRepository _jobRepo;
        private readonly ILogRepository _logRepo;

        public JobRepository(IJobRepository jobRepo, ILogRepository logRepo)
        {
            _jobRepo = jobRepo;
            _logRepo = logRepo;
        }

        public void CreateJob()
        {
            var id = _jobRepo.CreateJob();
            _logRepo.CreateLog(id);
        }
    }

    public class JobsController : Controller
    {
        private readonly IJobService _jobService;

        public JobsController(IJobService jobService)
        {
            _jobService = jobService;
        }

        [HttpGet]
        public IActionResult Create()
        {
            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        public IActionResult Create()
        {
            _jobService.CreateJob();
            return RedirectToAction("Index");
        }
    }

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we'd really appreciate it. Thank you!
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Now that the new area is up and running, we'd really love to get your feedback. If you could take 2 minutes to share your thoughts and complete the short survey on the link below, we'd really appreciate it. Thank you!
https://www.rossendalefreepress.co.uk/news/pictures-120k-open-space-playground-14752241
Thank you all so much for your help over the past years it seems with the Waterfoot Project and for supporting it every step of the way.
The launch on Tuesday went well and the Rossendale Free Press have covered it (see above link)!
We had a great day celebrating the completion of the much needed play area and community space in the centre of Waterfoot. Its been a real pleasure working with all the partners to get this project delivered. Special thanks goes out to all the pupils who were involved with the planting and artwork at Waterfoot Primary School over the last 6 months and thanks for coming down and making our day!
Have a look at these stone flags that children from Waterfoot School have created with the help of a local stone mason Ken Howe. Don't they look fantastic!? Thanks children and teachers for all your hard work and help! We hope to be laying these in the site to finish it off in the next couple of weeks – well in time for the celebration and formal launch…date to be confirmed so watch this space.
Latest press release about Waterfoot Centre below!
Planting Fun in Waterfoot Town Centre
The new community space in Waterfoot is almost complete now that the planting has been completed.
Following on from a site visit and art workshops to design unique cast stone flags, pupils from the Green Team at Waterfoot Primary School have been instrumental in getting the project finished by helping to plant the raised beds at the front of the site.
Working alongside members of Stacksteads Countryside Park Group and Proffitts – Investing in Communities the pupils planted a variety of sensory plants in the large planters, including grasses, scented plants and a range of flowering plants to give year round colour.
The planters have been designed to separate the community space from the car park and are made from CorTen steel. They were designed and manufactured by Urban Street Designs in Nelson and installed by O'Callaghan Civil Engineering who have carried out the overall project creation.
Proffitts – Investing in Communities have been working closely alongside Rossendale Borough Council, artist Alistair Price and Waterfoot Primary School on the project for several months now and look forward to the site being complete open for the community to use.
Martin Proffitt at Proffitts said:
"Completion of the project has been eagerly anticipated and we can't wait to see it open for the community to enjoy. We are working with artist Alistair Price and Waterfoot Primary School to arrange a large project launch to celebrate all the hard work and hope this will be held in spring when the weather is a better!"
Over £130K of funding for the project has been secured from Rossendale Borough Council via Section 106 agreements, Viridor Credits, Lancashire Environmental Fund and Lancashire County Council.
The entire project and snagging is expected to be complete in March. Regular updates and details of the project launch are available from Proffitts via their Facebook page and website at:
http://www.proffittscic.com/community-projects/waterfootcentre-rossendale/
For more information, please contact Proffitts directly on 01204 778907 or Keith Jenkins at Rossendale Borough Council on 01706 217777.
Work at Waterfoot Centre continues and the space should be open towards the end of next week for everyone to enjoy – take a look at the latest drone footage here!
Pupils from the Green Team at Waterfoot Primary School worked alongside artist Alistair Price today on designs for bespoke flags which are to be laid into the ground at Waterfoot Community Space. The designs have been shaped by what the pupils have discovered about the history of Waterfoot and also by their own experiences. These designs will be cast into flags and set into the site in the coming weeks. A big thanks to the pupils and teachers for all their hard work!
Click on this link to check out the latest drone footage of the works at the Waterfoot Centre – it's a great way to see just how much has been happening on site!
We're in the local paper!
Click here to see the story in the Rossendale Borough Council News
Click here to see the story in the Lancashire Telegraph
Another update for you! This time from the Waterfoot Community Space Press Release 17th Dec 2017
Transformation of Waterfoot Town Centre
A new community space is steadily taking shape on the site of the derelict basketball courts in Waterfoot Centre.
Pupils from the Green Team at Waterfoot Primary School came down to site to take a closer look this week. They will be working alongside artist Alastair Price and Proffitts – Investing in Communities to learn more about the history of Waterfoot and of this site itself and turn their ideas into beautiful and unique designs which will be interpreted into permanent artwork for the site.
Proffitts – Investing in Communities have been working closely alongside Rossendale Borough Council on proposals for the community space, taking inspiration from the site history; from consultation carried out for the site and also taking into consideration the needs of the neighbours. The project includes creation of a toddler play area, making the site more accessible from Woodlea Road with a new ramp, installation of seats and picnic benches, opening up views to the river and colourful new planting in raised beds. A significant part of the site will remain as open space for community events and activities leaving the car parking spaces available on event days.
Cllr Amanda Robertson, Elected Member for Whitewell ward said "I'm really glad that this patch of Waterfoot is finally getting a face lift. For years it's been an eyesore and soon it's going to look wonderful and people will be able to walk through, sit and relax and children will have exciting equipment to play on".
Cllr Jackie Oakes, Portfolio Holder for Operations, said
"I'm delighted that this long awaited project will soon be complete. The facility is badly needed in Waterfoot and I'm sure it will be well utilised. I'm really looking forward to the opening event and hope that the many residents who contributed to the consultation events will be able to come along and enjoy the end result".
The construction work is well underway already and is expected to be completed in the New Year. Regular updates will be available from Proffitts via their Facebook page and website at:
For more information, please contact Proffitts direct on 01204 778907 or Keith Jenkins at Rossendale Borough Council on 01706 217777.
Its a winter wonderland on site in Waterfoot this morning! Doesn't stop the work though – more play equipment being installed today 🙂
Construction is well underway now – edgings have been laid; the ground prepared and levels altered; the stone walls for the ramp are half built and the play equipment is being created and brought to site. It is expected that the majority of the works will be almost completed before Christmas. Additional surfacing and artworks will be completed in the New Year.
Watch this space in the coming weeks for news about the artwork and involvement of the local community and schools.
Click on this link to check out drone footage of the works that have started at the Waterfoot Centre – it really does give you a birds eye view of everything that's happening!!
UPDATE! Construction work will be starting on site in Waterfoot Centre (at the rear of the bus turning circle), adjacent to Wood Lea Road on Monday 6 November.
The project includes the creation of a toddler play area with safety surfacing, building ramped access from Wood Lea Road, replacing the site boundary fencing and installing new raised planting beds.
Construction work will last until early in the New Year. During this time the entire area will be closed off for safety. This includes pedestrian access through the site too.
The works have been funded by Viridor Credits, Lancashire Environmental Fund, Lancashire County Council and Rossendale Borough Council. The work is being carried out by contractor O'Callaghan Civil Engineering Ltd, working with Stacksteads Countryside Park Group, Proffitts – Investing in Communities and Rossendale Borough Council.
We apologise for any inconvenience this work might cause but are looking forward to the end result!
Please click on the link below for details of the plan.
Waterfoot – layout plan
Hi everyone – thanks lots for your patience with this one – we've been busy in the background to get to this stage and taking into account everyone's wants and needs! Attached is the final plan for you all to view – please click on the link below. Earlier this month the work went out to open tender and has been awarded to a fairly local Lancashire based firm and the play equipment has already been purchased! The physical improvements will start to take place in around to 4 – 5 weeks so all good there. There will also be some opportunity to get involved in some intended artwork involving the seating there so please remember to state your interest in that we would love to hear from you from the comments section below. Keep in touch y'all. Thanks 🙂
Waterfoot Layout Plan
This is the current working drawing which has been pulled together using feedback from the public consultations. This plan is being used to try to raise funds to carry out the improvement works – please click on the link to view.
Waterfoot centre plan sketch design
Hi all just a quick update – officers at Rossendale Borough Council have taken all the consultation and feedback on board and have instructed us to begin further fundraising. We have identified a couple funds which we can go for and will be submitting bids over the next 3-4 months. The success of the bids will inform us what we can achieve on the site. We'll let you know the outcome of these bids ASAP. Thanks!
Thanks for your patience everyone. Council officers have recently received a 500 signature petition to reinstate a play area in the centre of Waterfoot AKA Mullards. We believe they are considering options from no play items to some play items to mainly play items in the space. Considerations include the wants / needs of the whole community balanced with play value for the children, funds available initially to build the proposal (whichever that may be) and then to consider the long term maintenance costs of the scheme over the next 20 years or so. Watch this space and we will update you as soon as we can in terms of the intended design and next steps. Have a good weekend now 🙂
Play ideas without equipment
Have you checked out the 'Inspiring Waterfoot' page on Facebook? If not, please 'like' them by clicking here
We welcome feedback on this project from all the local community. We have produced a simple survey which includes details of the proposed plan. Do let us know your thoughts by clicking here – thank you!
Rossendale Council unveils plans for improvements to Waterfoot Centre
Rossendale Council unveils proposed plans for improvements to Waterfoot Centre.
Following the building of the new residential development, Whitwell Court, Rossendale Council has made funding available to improve the adjacent public space and car park area.
A public consultation exercise was undertaken in 2015 to find out how local residents would like the area to be improved and what features they would like incorporating into the plans. The Council is working with local Community Interest Company Proffitts to make improvements to the area in line with people's suggestions.
£53,000 is available for the scheme, and it is hoped that additional external grant funding can be secured to enable the plan to be fully realised. The initial sketch designs include ideas on tidying up the car park including the addition of 6 new spaces and creating an attractive community space where the old play area used to be. There will be additional planted areas and a ramped access from Wood Lea Road for buggies and wheelchairs. Secure fencing will be installed by Whitewell Brook to allow views of the river without giving general access. The initial plans are for people to comment on and there is the ability to make suggestions.
Cllr Alyson Barnes, Leader of Rossendale Council said;
"When Whitwell Court was built the Council undertook to improve the car park area and its great to see the plans which look really good and will make a big difference to the centre of Waterfoot."
Martin Proffitt from Proffitts CIC said;
"In drawing up the plans we've listened to people's views from the consultation and incorporated the features people wanted. I'm optimistic that we can secure the extra grant funding to create a great scheme in Waterfoot"
The proposed plans are below and on the council's website. Plus a drop in session will be arranged for people to view the plans locally and comment, this will be advertised once organised. Comments on the scheme can be placed on Proffitts Website
Waterfoot Centre Concept Plan OPTION 1
Sarah Haworth
Will there be any areas for children to replace the playground that we have lost? This scheme seems to exclude a very large group in waterfoot
Thanks in anticipation of your reply.
Hi there many thanks for your comments, information and queries. I will try and answer….
The current proposal does not envisage a traditional play area with pieces of play equipment. This has been proposed due to the following reasons:
Guidance was taken from Rossendale Borough Councils Play Strategy 2008 which suggests the removal of the play area and replacing with a civic space. On further discussion this was due to a number reasons including historic anti social behaviour throughout the noughties and requests from the community at the time to remove. Other considerations included having to reduce the number of play areas generally throughout the borough due to year on year cuts to the budget with mullards being a likely candidate due to the above, its neglected state and proximity to other formal play areas such as Staghills and Edgeside.
As an organisation we are conscious of how important play is to a large proportion of the community and when we put ideas forward we ensure play can take place. The space will invite free, natural / imaginative play. Essentially children play anywhere – a formal play area isn't always needed. We include as many of the play principles Play England recommends please click here for more info http://www.playengland.org.uk/media/141887/design-for-play-introduction.pdf . Some of the play elements are covered through the design such as exploring, running, climbing and jumping in a site with varying textures (natural to manmade).
Tim Nuttall
I notice that the plan is labelled 'Option 1'. Will there be other options to choose from?
We are currently using this option as a starting point. This was based on consultation mainly in 2015 and try's to pull together what people said as a whole whilst also considering also made with regard to the potential budget available, council strategies and priorities, maintenance and aftercare as well as known historic issues, consultation and the use of neighbouring properties. There will be an opportunity within the next week to complete a survey monkey over the week which will allow to formalise peoples feedback. From that changes will be made and be made available via social media as well as displayed locally. Date yet to be confirmed. When the opportunity does come to give feedback please share and encourage people to respond.
Rachelle Whalley
As a resident of Woodlea Road I am concerned that there is nowhere locally for children to play. In the climate of campaign on childhood obesity to exclude play equipment for children in an area where the majority of houses have no gardens, roads are busy and we have an over population of takeaways. My concerns are that families will move out of or not move into Wateroot and the large family homes will become houses of multiple occupation. If families do move in attracted by the lower than average house prices Waterfoot is likely to have a public health crisis. The plans seem short sighted and are very dissapointing falling short of what could and should be achieved.
A new community group will be discussing these issues alongside other issues affecting Waterfoot on March 30th at cloth and craft on Burnley Road. Find the group on Facebook named 'Inspiring Waterfoot'
It would be great to have some outdoor gym equipment or a play park in this area, as there are many young families. It's great having free play, but I think the current scheme will encourage misuse of the area in the evenings and night, potentially not leaving it a fit place to allow free play!
Have the planners thought how these plans will attract people to hang out at night? Will there be cctv? Have the planners been in touch with local police and looked at how many complaints there are about anti social behaviour in waterfoot centre in the light evenings due to bored younger adults hanging out?? What about a youth club and a play area oh and cctv. I have to live on that car park and put up with this. These plans are a waste of money and we may as well stick with what we've got.
What is the period of consultation? Plus is Prdah the most prudent time to start it ? I also wonder , given recent focus on Haslingden folk commenting on Haslingden /Bacup folk commenting on Bacup et al ( Led by not sure who but does seem a recent local pattern) should microconsultation be at a Waterfoot,, at least Rawtenstall level ? Look forward to your thoughts
The consultation period is fairly open ended with it starting in summer 2015 led by the council, leading to the social media / web based stuff we are doing now – some questionnaires (same questions as the survey monkey) in the immediate area will be going out to. This will then follow on to changes to the proposal which will be again displayed online as well as a public location (May / June 2016). Our focus is to ensure the people have their say and to make progress – politicians can / have and will have their say before and after Prdah. The consultation is open to all – the majority of respondents will be from the waterfoot area. As with any consultation there will be a handful from outside the area but they may work in the area and do sometimes come up with relevant points of view for consideration. The intended leaflet drop will help concentrate the source.
Please could you provide an update on whether any grants have been obtained in support of the Waterfoot site development? If not, what other plans are in place, and if so, when would development begin?
Hi Amanda – thanks for your continued interest and patience 🙂 – following feedback through further consultation we have had some success in securing funding but we are awaiting news from a final funder before we can confidently say how much we have secured and what this would mean on the ground to maximise community benefit for all ages . We should know of the full funding package in June 2017. All being well we are aiming to start improvements on the site in October 2017.
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Again with our sea of choices, which do we choose? Which will help us to flourish in our careers and life strategies? Which would be the best place for Iza to grow?
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Rio Olympics Games 2016 : Men's Basketball Tournament
Kevin Durant during the Gold Medal Game of the London 2012 Olympics.
By Laurent-Jude Boisrond-Canal
There will be roughly 10,500 athletes from 206 countries, participating in 28 sports, 42 disciplines, and 306 events over the course of 21 days during the Rio Olympics Games. These Olympic games will be the first held in South America, and only the third time the games will be played in the southern hemisphere after Melbourne's 1956 games and Sydney's 2000 Olympic games. Rio was selected over Madrid, Tokyo and Chicago.
The Haitian Times will take a look at the men's basketball and soccer games. Those sports are two of the most popular ones in the world and the matches are highly anticipated. This week, we will focus on basketball.
The teams are divided into two groups of six countries, with each team playing every team in their group twice.Two points are awarded for a victory, one for a loss. The top four teams per group qualify for the quarter-finals.
The favorite:
United States: Double Olympics and World Champion is naturally the favorite to repeat as champions. The USA team is made up of superstars from the NBA, despite some top players sitting out the tournament.
The outsiders:
Spain: The European champions, led by Marc and Pau Gasol will be a serious contender for the title. Spain got a good crew with talented players like Nikolas Mirotić Serge Ibaka and Sergio Gomez. After it won the Continental Tournament they are upbeat about will want to continue in that way.
France: It will be the last tournament for Tony Parker as he tries to make his dream of winning a gold medal a reality. France has a solid team with players like Nando de Colo, the Euroleague MVP and NBA players Rudy Gobert and Nicolas Batum to help Parker realize his dream.
The Other Teams:
Qualification : Host Country
Olympics Participations : 14
Best performance : Bronze Medal (1948, 1960, 1964)
Major Players : Anderson Varejao (Golden State Warriors), Leandra Barbosa(Phoenix Suns), Marcelino Huertas (LA Lakers), Nene (Houston Rockets)
Qualification : Participation to FIBA Americas Championship Final
Olympics Participations : 6
Best performance : winner (2004)
Major Players : Facundo Campazzo (Murcia), Emmanuel Ginobili (San Antonio Spurs), Andres Nucioni (Real Madrid), Luis Scola (Toronto Raptors)
The last competition for Scola and the Ginobilis the only three players from the Athena Golden Medal.
Qualification : FIBA Oceania Champion
Best performance : Semifinalist (1988, 1996, 2000)
Major Players : Andrew Bogut (Dallas Mavericks), Matthew Dellavedova (Milwaukee Bucks), Joe Ingles (Utah Jazz), Patty Mills (San Antonio Spurs)
It will be the twelfth articipation straight for The Boomers in Olympics Games this tram boosted by the NBA champ Dellavedova is always difficult to play but no enough to pretend to podium. Bogut is uncertain (injured on knee)
Qualification : FIBA Asian Champion
Best performance : (1995, 2004, 2008)
Major Players : Guo Ailun (Liaoning), Wang Zhelin (Fujian), Yi Jianlian (Guangdong), Zhou Qi (Xinjiang)
China will play its ninth Olympics straight without real hope of winning a medal. Every player from China plays in the Chinese league.
Qualification : Win Qualification tournament (Serbia)
Best performance : Silver Medal (1992)
Major Players : Bojan Bogdanovic (Brooklyn Nets), Dario Saric (Philadelphia 76ers), Krunoslav Simon (Milan), Roko-Leni Ukic (Cantu/Italy)
Led by Bogdanovic and Saric the Serbians defeat Italy (84-78 O.T.) in the final Serbia will rely on the same duo to try make something in Rio.
Qualification : Win Qualification tournament (Philippines)
Best performance : Silver Medal (1948, 2000)
Major Players : Tony Parker (ex- San Antonio Spurs) Nicolas Batum (Charlotte Hornets) Rudy Gobert (Utah Jazz) Nando De Colo (CSKA Moscow/ Euroleague MVP & MVP Finals)
It will be the last tournament for Tony Parker in his career the last chance for his dream have a gold medal so he will do everything to bring the title in France.
Qualification : FIBA European Championship Finalist
Major Players : Mantas Kalneitis (Milan) Mindaugas Kuzminkas (New York Knicks) Jonas Macuilis (Real Madrid) Jonas Valanciunas(Toronto Raptors)
Qualification : FIBA Africa Champion
Best performance : 10′ (2012)
Major Players : Festus Ezeli (Golden State Warriors) Shane Lawal (Barcelona) Al-Faruq Aminu (Portland Trail Blazers)
The African champion will have for principal goal to figure Best than the London's Olympics where they finish at the tenth position. Nigeria usually plays a physical brand of basketball and is expected to continue the physical play with Ezeli's appearance.
Qualification : Win Qualifications tournament (Serbia)
Olympics Participations :3 (without Yugoslavia)
Major Players : Bogdan Bogdanovic (Fenerbahçe Istanbul/TUR), Nikola Jokic (Denver Nuggets), Nikola Kalinic (Fenerbahçe Istanbul/TUR), Milos Teodosic (CSKA Moscou/RUS)
Not qualified for the two last Olympics, the Serbians are now back with Teodosic on guard and Jokic (MVP of qualification tournament) on power forward/Center they have two real creative players.
Qualification : FIBA European Champion
Major Players : Pau Gasol (San Antonio Spurs) Marc Gasol (Sacramento Kings) Serge Ibaka (Orlando Magic) Sergio Gomez (Philadelphia 76ers)
The European champion led by Gasol brothers will be a serious pretender for the title. Spain got a good crew with talented players like Nikolas Mirotić Serge Ibaka or Sergio Gomez after won the continental tournament they will want to continue in that way.
Qualification : FIBA World Cup Champion
Best performance : Golden Medal (1936, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968, 1976, 1984, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2012)
Major Players : Kyrie Irving (Cleveland Cavaliers) Kevin Durant (Golden State Warriors) Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors) Carmelo Anthony (New York Knicks) Paul George (Indiana Pacers)
Double Olympics and World Champion in title is naturally the favorites to his own succussion same without the MVP Stephen Curry and the MVP finals LeBron James.
Qualification : FIBA Americas Champion
Major Players : Nestor Colmenares (Guaros), John Cox (Bucaneros), Gregory Vargas (Nancy/Venezuela), Greivis Vasquez (Milwaukee Bucks)
The surprised team of this Olympics, Venezuelan won FIBA Americas Championship where the United States didn't participate. All players except Vasquez play in Venezuela. However, they are champions for a reason: They are talented.
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720P gameplay of the story campaign for Cabela's Dangerous Hunts 2011 for the Xbox 360. This is chapter 1 Prologue and Rite of Passage. This is a light gun-style game that uses the Top Shot Elite gun. It's a pretty fun game. The story campaign is a free roam game where you walk by moving the thumbstick.
Now this game would've been awesome if it had Kinect voice commands because some of the controls are bad like for switching weapons or having to click down on the right thumbstick of the gun to point in the right direction. I would've loved to say "path" to point me in the right direction. It would've been better if you could just say "rifle" or "shotgun" or "pistol" instead of sluggishly cycling through weapons with the right stick on the gun or pressing the X button. And when the action gets intense, the framerate and responsiveness drops so it's hard to aim when the reticle is not responsive to the gun.
There is one major bug. If you want to save your progress in the story campaign, you have to disconnect your 360 from the Internet. If you leave your 360 connected while playing this game, it appears to save your game but it doesn't. Be warned.
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Joel Rockey is originally from a small town in Michigan but realized at a young age that there was much more to see and do in the world than what he knew. Short of becoming a hobo and hopping a boxcar, he followed his passion and in 2007 enlisted in the United States Navy.
Joel's impressive military resume includes the title of Hospital Corpsman, an attachment to the USMC 2/9 Sniper Platoon, and the "Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medal with Valor" award for bravery in combat while deployed in Afghanistan in 2010. After leaving the military, Joel still had a passion for serving, but just wasn't sure how or where to apply that energy. He pondered a bit, scratched his head, and ta da—that proverbial lightbulb went on and One Last Treat was born.
Joel founded One Last Treat as a way to provide the older and often lost and forgotten shelter animals a chance to live out their lives with compassion, friendship, dignity…and one last treat
MEET "BAN-JO"
It was the spring of 2016, and Bandit (now 16 years young) was serving time in a shelter in California. Bandit's days were numbered due to his age and health issues, but thankfully Bandit passed his parole hearing and was immediately introduced to Joel via another rescue. The two hit it off immediately, and Bandit became the first dog for One Last Treat's "Vet Friend Till the End" program.
Joel realized the impact a senior animal could have on a military vet and vice versa—so why not marry the two? Both the vet and the pet wanting to give and receive love, compassion, and friendship, while allowing the senior pet to live out their golden days with dignity and companionship. Bandit and Joel's unconditional bond created the model for the program, and that's how Bandit became the mascot of One Last Treat and everyone's favorite 'Mr. Bandito.'
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MTA & TWU Local 100 Reach New Deal
Even though it was nearly 14 years to the date, the last NYC Transit strike still resonates with me. I recall being out there providing exclusive coverage from picket lines and providing that for my readers here on Transit Blogger. While such an occurrence did not seem to be in the cards this time around, it is good to know that the MTA & TWU Local 100 reached a new deal. More on that from the press release the agency shared with me yesterday:
Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye and Transit Workers Union (TWU) Local 100 President Tony Utano today announced a tentative agreement between the MTA and TWU Local 100. The agreement, which is subject to ratification by the union's members and approval by the MTA Board, provides a four-year contract for more than 37,000 transit workers.
"This contract reflects the hard work of thousands of Transit employees who have helped us reach the highest on-time subway performance in more than half a decade, while providing a fair deal for taxpayers and our more than eight million daily customers," said MTA Chairman and CEO Patrick J. Foye. "The tentative agreement is responsive to the financial challenges we face and addresses important issues such as accessibility, overtime and healthcare costs."
Accessibility remains a top priority for the MTA, and this agreement reflects the agency and the TWU's commitment to these projects. The agreement advances the MTA's unprecedented investment in making 70 stations accessible in the proposed 2020-2024 historic Capital Plan by accelerating the delivery of these projects. The agreement also ensures these important assets will be reliably available for customers. The parties also agree to create the first-ever tri-party committee with MTA, TWU and accessibility advocates, to ensure close collaboration and continued focus on delivering these projects quickly and efficiently.
This agreement also includes changes to modernize the health plan. The adjustments will deliver $27 million in savings through a series of changes, including increases to emergency room co-pays to encourage greater use of primary and urgent care providers; instituting nationwide in-network coverage, increasing flexibility and choice for employees among providers; and adjusting prescription drug co-pays to encourage use of generic options, among others.
The agreement includes a suite of provisions that, combined and enacted in partnership with the TWU, will ensure the MTA continues to deliver on improvements in operations while realizing savings for the financial plan. This includes a commitment to a one-and-a-half day improvement in employee availability – the number of days an employee is available and reporting to work – which will deliver an estimated $17 million in annual savings to the MTA. Availability has steadily decreased since 2000. After an improvement of one day in employee availability is achieved, any additional savings will be jointly shared between the TWU and MTA.
The agreement includes a recognition of overtime equalization as an important priority for both the MTA and TWU, to ensure that opportunities for overtime are equally available to eligible employees and that overtime is efficiently allocated. The MTA will also enforce existing contractual agreements in order to achieve this priority. The agreement also includes provisions to further modernize the agency's approach to discipline, to ensure policies are more progressive and fair to employees – significantly advancing a key goal in Fast Forward.
The TWU and MTA will also jointly work to identify goals and align interests to increase productivity, and a clear path to achieving these improvements, with any achieved savings shared equally. The agreement allows for mutual swaps of shifts between employees in similar job classes across all TWU members for the first time, giving employees increased flexibility in scheduling while ensuring sufficient coverage for critical operational roles and minimizing overtime.
The agreement allows third-party contractors to provide a one-time deep cleaning of up to 180 subway stations.
Both the MTA and TWU recognize worker safety as a priority issue, and will work together to increase public awareness of assaults on transit workers, advocate for increased usage of existing provisions in State law that classify worker assaults as a felony, and create a Task Force that includes partners in law enforcement to ensure these issues receive necessary attention and that all parties have a sustained focus on solutions. NYCT and TWU will also cooperate to explore the use of new technologies to increase track worker and flagger safety.
Under the terms of the agreement, NYCT will pay an average net wage increase of 2.3% each year through May 2023. Before giving effect to health savings and increases in availability, a one percent increase in wages is approximately equal to $36 million, offset by $44 million in savings in the health plan and availability. Once the contract is ratified, workers would receive a 2% increase for 2019, a 2.25% increase in 2020, a 2.5% increase in 2021 and a 2.75% increase in 2022.
The contract covers more than 30,000 TWU employees working for NYC Transit and 6,600 employees of the Manhattan and Bronx Surface Transit Operating Authority (MaBSTOA), which include bus operators, maintainers, cleaners, maintainers and other employees who work out of seven bus depots in Manhattan and the Bronx.
The proposed agreement can be funded within the proposed MTA 2020-2023 Financial Plan.
So far both sides seem satisfied with the deal which should calm down the usual intensity geared towards each other from both sides. Hopefully nothing comes along that could derail the deal.
MTA Finances, Transit News, TWU


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About The Prince of Wales
Charitable work and interests
Supporting The Queen
Charities and Patronages
Click here to visit the official website of The Prince of Wales.
While there is no formal constitutional role for the Heir to the Throne, The Prince of Wales seeks, with the support of his wife, The Duchess of Cornwall, to do all he can to make a difference for the better in the UK and internationally.
The way His Royal Highness does so can be divided into three parts: undertaking official Royal duties in support of Her Majesty The Queen and on behalf of Her Majesty's Government, working as a charitable entrepreneur, by supporting charitable and civil causes which promote positive social and environmental outcomes and promoting and protecting national traditions, virtues and excellence.
The Prince of Wales, eldest son of The Queen and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was born at Buckingham Palace at 9.14pm on 14 November 1948. A month later, on 15 December, Charles Philip Arthur George was christened in the Music Room at Buckingham Palace, by the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Geoffrey Fisher.
The Prince's mother was proclaimed Queen Elizabeth II at the age of 25, when her father, King George VI, died aged 56 on 6 February 1952. On The Queen's accession to the throne, Prince Charles - as the Sovereign's eldest son - became heir apparent at the age of three.
The Prince, as Heir to the Throne, took on the traditional titles of The Duke of Cornwall under a charter of King Edward III in 1337; and, in the Scottish peerage, of Duke of Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland.
The Prince was four at his mother's Coronation, in Westminster Abbey on 2 June 1953. Many who watched the Coronation have vivid memories of him seated between his widowed grandmother, now to be known as Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother, and his aunt, Princess Margaret.
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh decided that The Prince should go to school rather than have a tutor at the Palace. The Prince started at Hill House school in West London on 7 November 1956.
After 10 months, the young Prince became a boarder at Cheam School, a preparatory school in Berkshire. In 1958, while The Prince was at Cheam, The Queen created him The Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester. The Prince was nine-years-old.
In April 1962 The Prince began his first term at Gordonstoun, a school near Elgin in Eastern Scotland which The Duke of Edinburgh had attended.
The Prince of Wales spent two terms in 1966 as an exchange student at Timbertop, a remote outpost of the Geelong Church of England Grammar School in Melbourne, Australia.
When he returned to Gordonstoun for his final year, The Prince of Wales was appointed school guardian (head boy). The Prince, who had already passed six O Levels, also took A Levels and was awarded a grade B in history and a C in French, together with a distinction in an optional special history paper in July 1967.
The Prince went to Cambridge University in 1967 to read archaeology and anthropology at Trinity College. He changed to history for the second part of his degree, and in 1970 was awarded a 2:2 degree.
Investiture and military career
His Royal Highness was invested as Prince of Wales by The Queen on 1 July 1969 in a colourful ceremony at Caernarfon Castle. Before the investiture The Prince had spent a term at the University College of Wales at Aberystwyth, learning to speak Welsh.
On 11 February 1970, His Royal Highness took his seat in the House of Lords.
On 8 March 1971 The Prince flew himself to Royal Air Force (RAF) Cranwell in Lincolnshire, to train as a jet pilot. At his own request, The Prince had received flying instruction from the RAF during his second year at Cambridge.
In September 1971 after the passing out parade at Cranwell, The Prince embarked on a naval career, following in the footsteps of his father, grandfather and both his great-grandfathers.
The six-week course at the Royal Naval College, Dartmouth, was followed by service on the guided missile destroyer HMS Norfolk and two frigates.
The Prince qualified as a helicopter pilot in 1974 before joining 845 Naval Air Squadron, which operated from the Commando carrier HMS Hermes. On 9 February 1976, The Prince took command of the coastal minehunter HMS Bronington for his last nine months in the Navy.
Click here to find out more about The Prince of Wales's military career.
HRH The Duke of Rothesay, Admiral of the Fleet, Royal Navy and Commodore-in-Chief of the Royal Canadian Navy (Atlantic Fleet), joins armed service personnel from across the world at HM Naval Base Clyde to mark the start of a two week long, UK-led, Air, Land and Maritime training exercise, Joint Warrior. He's welcomed onto the flight deck of HMCS Montreal where he meets the ship's company before receiving a tour from Lieutenant Commander Monaghan.
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Family and married life
On 29 July 1981, The Prince of Wales married Lady Diana Spencer in St Paul's Cathedral, who became HRH The Princess of Wales.
Lady Diana's father, then Viscount Althorp and later the eighth Earl Spencer, had been an equerry to both George VI and The Queen. Her maternal grandmother, Ruth, Lady Fermoy, was a close friend and Lady-in-Waiting to The Queen Mother.
The Prince and Princess of Wales had two sons: Prince William, born on 21 June 1982; and Prince Harry, born on 15 September 1984.
From the time of their marriage, The Prince and Princess of Wales went on overseas tours and carried out many engagements together in the UK.
On 9 December 1992, The Prime Minister, John Major, announced to the House of Commons that The Prince and Princess of Wales had agreed to separate. The marriage was dissolved on 28 August 1996. The Princess was still regarded as a member of the Royal Family. She continued to live at Kensington Palace and to carry out her public work for a number of charities.
When The Princess was killed in a car crash in Paris on 31 August 1997, The Prince of Wales flew to Paris with her two sisters to bring her body back to London. The Princess lay in the Chapel Royal at St James's Palace until the night before the funeral.
On the day of the funeral, The Prince of Wales accompanied his two sons, aged 15 and 12 at the time, as they walked behind the coffin from The Mall to Westminster Abbey. With them were The Duke of Edinburgh and The Princess's brother, Earl Spencer.
The Prince of Wales asked the media to respect his sons' privacy, to allow them to lead a normal school life. In the following years, Princes William and Harry, who are now second and sixth in line to the throne, accompanied their father on a limited number of official engagements in the UK and abroad.
On 9 April 2005, The Prince of Wales and Mrs Parker Bowles were married in a civil ceremony at the Guildhall, Windsor. After the wedding, Mrs Parker Bowles became known as HRH The Duchess of Cornwall.
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall were joined by around 800 guests at a Service of Prayer and Dedication at St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The Service was followed by a reception at Windsor Castle hosted by Her Majesty The Queen.
To find out more about The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall, visit their official website here.
For more than 40 years The Prince of Wales has been a leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it. Through the years, His Royal Highness has developed a wide range of interests which are today reflected in The Prince of Wales's Charities, a group of not-for-profit organisations of which The Prince of Wales is Patron or President.
The organisations are active across a broad range of areas including education and young people, environmental sustainability, the built environment, responsible business and enterprise. The charities reflect The Prince of Wales's long-term and innovative perspective, and seek to address areas of previously unmet need.
The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund
Founded in 1979 and incorporated in 2008, The Prince of Wales's Charitable Foundation trading as The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund (PWCF) supports the charitable work of HRH The Prince of Wales.
The work of the Charitable Fund is two-fold:
A grant making body that supports a wide range of causes , the primary areas of interest being the built environment, responsible business and enterprise, young people and education, and global sustainability.
An incubator for initiatives and projects that fall within the Charitable Fund's primary areas of interest.
Find out more about the Charitable Fund and The Prince's charitable work.
The Prince is Patron or President of over 400 charitable organisations. You can view the full list on His Royal Highness's website: https://www.princeofwales.gov.uk/patronages
The private pursuits and interests of The Prince of Wales are as varied as his concerns - like the welfare of young people and the disadvantaged, music and the arts, the quality of our built environment and sustainability - to which he devotes his public life.
The Prince is a keen watercolourist and paints whenever his schedule allows. Lithographs of his paintings are sold and all proceeds go to The Prince of Wales's Charitable Fund.
Wishing you all a very happy #BurnsNight! To celebrate, we're sharing a watercolour, painted by The Prince of Wales, featuring the Scottish Royal residence, Balmoral Castle. You can also listen to a recording of HRH reading one of his favourite Robert Burns poems, 'My Heart's in the Highlands', by following the link in our bio.
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His Royal Highness enjoys gardening, especially in his organic garden at Highgrove. A keen advocate of traditional rural skills, The Prince enjoys hedgelaying and has hosted the National Hedgelaying Championships at Home Farm. He has also laid many of the hedges on Home Farm himself.
In pursuing some of his interests, The Prince is able to give support to organisations in the worlds of art, music and theatre - as he does in many other fields - through becoming Patron or President.
The Prince and The Duchess regularly attend theatre and opera performances and symphony concerts, sometimes as part of a fundraising event and sometimes in a private capacity.
Over the years His Royal Highness has taken part in many different sports including horse racing, scuba diving and sailing. Up until November 2005 The Prince raised money for charity by playing polo. He decided to retire from the game after playing it for over 40 years.
To find out more about The Prince of Wales, visit his official website here.
While there is no established constitutional role for The Heir to the Throne, The Prince seeks, with the support of his wife The Duchess of Cornwall, to do all he can to make a difference for the better in the United Kingdom and internationally.
#Repost @clarencehouse First look: As a year of 90th birthday celebrations draw to a close, we would like to share this special photo of The Prince and The Queen, taken earlier this year at Windsor Castle. 📸 @nick_knight
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The way in which His Royal Highness does so can, in simple terms, be divided into three parts:
1) Undertaking royal duties in support of The Queen
This involves Their Royal Highnesses supporting The Queen in her role as a focal point for national pride, unity and allegiance and in bringing people together across all sections of society, representing stability and continuity, highlighting achievement, and emphasising the importance of service and the voluntary sector by encouragement and example.
Find out more about The Prince's Royal Duties
The Prince of Wales today presided over an #Investiture ceremony at Buckingham Palace. Congratulations to all the recipients! Pictured: Lieutenant Colonel Stephen Wall MBE, Professor Usha Chakravarthy CBE and Alastair Cook CBE 📸 Press Association
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2) Working as a charitable entrepreneur
Inspired by HRH's values of harmony and sustainability, The Prince of Wales's charities work to transform lives and build sustainable communities.
For over 40 years His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales has been a leader in identifying charitable need and setting up and driving forward charities to meet it.
The Prince of Wales carries out dozens of engagements every year in support of his charities. Collectively The Prince of Wales's charities raise more than £100 million annually to support The Prince of Wales's charitable work in the UK and overseas.
Find out more about The Prince of Wales's charities
3) Promoting and protecting national traditions, virtues and excellence
The Prince of Wales, together with his wife The Duchess of Cornwall, seeks to promote and protect, through their work, the country's enduring traditions, virtues and excellence.
Among other things, His Royal Highness's work involves highlighting achievements or issues that, without his support, might otherwise receive little exposure, supporting Britain's rural communities, encouraging sustainable farming, and promoting tolerance and greater understanding between different faiths and communities.
Overseas visits:
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are among the United Kingdom's most important ambassadors. Every year, Their Royal Highnesses travel abroad at the request of the British Government to further British diplomatic interests, raise the UK's profile in the country visited and promote British excellence.
It has been a wonderful three days for The Prince and The Duchess on the #RoyalVisitGreece. Thank you for the warm welcome 🇬🇷 Ήταν τρεις καταπληκτικές ημέρες στην Ελλάδα στο πλαίσιο της επίσημης επίσκεψης. Σας ευχαριστούμε πολύ!
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These overseas visits enable The Prince to familiarise himself with a wide range of international issues and to meet many Heads of State and senior officials. His Royal Highness often represents The Queen at overseas events, such as state funerals.
The Prince tries to find ways for The Prince of Wales's Charities, most of which His Royal Highness has established himself, to work for the benefit of the international community and often visits projects set up by his own charities during overseas visits. For example, The Prince has recently set up Prince's Trust International.
The Prince of Wales has been a proud supporter of the Commonwealth for more than four decades and helps to maintain the Royal Family's strong connection to member countries through official visits, military links and charitable activities.
His Royal Highness has visited 45 of 53 Commonwealth countries to date, many of them on several occasions. Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Cornwall has accompanied The Prince on the majority of Commonwealth visits since their marriage in 2005.
During the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting in 2018, The Prince of Wales was unanimously voted to be the next Head of the Commonwealth.
Their Royal Highnesses will be visiting Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo in March on behalf of Her Majesty's Government. The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall are visiting the region to celebrate peace, reconciliation, youth empowerment and restoration. This photo was taken during The Prince's first official visit in 1978 and he'll be returning this March for his ninth visit to the region. You can find out more about the engagements Their Royal Highnesses are undertaking and further details about the tour by following the link in our bio.
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1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards
Website: www.army.mod.uk
Cavalry regiment of the British Army.
Region: UK (Wales)
Members of the Royal Family:
The Prince of Wales, Colonel In Chief
51st Highland, 7th Battalion The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Unit of the Territorial Army based in northern Scotland.
Region: UK (Scotland)
The Prince of Wales, Royal Colonel
Abbeyfield
Website: www.abbeyfield.com
Volunteer-led charity providing housing with support or care for older people.
Region: UK-wide
The Prince of Wales, Patron
Website: www.actionaid.org.uk
International development organisation fighting global poverty.
Africa's Highest Challenge
Charity expedition to climb the highest mountains in each of the 53 countries of Africa.
Age Cymru
Website: www.agecymru.org.uk
Exists to provide support and advice for elderly people in Wales. Created following the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged
Website: www.ageuk.org.uk
Exists to provide support and advice for elderly people. Created following the merger of Age Concern and Help the Aged
Region: UK (England)
Website: www.amref.org
International development charity seeking to improve the health of the disadvantaged in Africa.
Terrestrial service of the British Armed Forces.
The Duke of Edinburgh, Field Marshal
The Duke of Kent, Field Marshal
The Prince of Wales, Field Marshal
The Duchess of Kent, Honorary Major General
Ashden
Website: www.ashdenawards.org
Awards scheme promoting sustainable energy projects in the UK and developing countries.
The Duchess of Cornwall
Find out more about the life and work of The Duchess of Cornwall...
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TRH visit Swiss Cottage Farmers' Market
The Prince of Wales visits Japan
The Prince and The Duchess visit New Zealand
The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit Dumfries and Galloway
The Prince of Wales attends commemorations for the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Arnhem
'Charles - 50 Years a Prince'
The Prince visits the set of the new James Bond film
#RoyalVisitGermany
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall's annual visit to the South West of England
The Prince of Wales's Charities & Patronages
The 75th anniversary of the D-Day landings
Members of the Royal Family remember the sacrifices made during the Allied landings
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Ireland
The Prince of Wales visits Kensington Aldridge Academy
Royal Welsh Show 2019
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"We couldn't be more delighted at the news and we're looking forward to meeting the baby when we return."
The Prin…
HRH visits Plas Bryn Rhosyn Care Home in Neath, Wales
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Merseyside
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall to visit the Caribbean
HRH The Lord of The Isles attends a Centenary Service to commemorate the loss of HMY Iolaire
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Cambridgeshire
Google Arts & Culture project
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess Cornwall tour of Ghana
Find out more about The Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall's tour of West Africa
The Prince of Wales receives GQ Man of the Year Award
The Duke and Duchess of Rothesay visit Glasgow
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Cornwall and Devon
The Prince of Wales has sent a message to the President of Greece following the fires in Attica and across the coun…
TRH visit the #PrinceAndPatron exhibition
Wales Week 2018
In Kind Direct video
Today marks the 60th anniversary of His Royal Highness being created The Prince of Wales.
The Prince was just 9 ye…
The Royal Family joins celebrations for The Royal Air Force's 100th Anniversary
The role of the Royal Family
Members of the Royal Family work together to support The Queen in her official duties …
The Prince of Wales walks Ms. Meghan Markle down the aisle
The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall visit Salisbury
The Queen opens The Queen's Diamond Jubilee Galleries with The Prince of Wales


It can be said that the earliest variants of metal roofing weren't built to impress in the perspective of aesthetics, but times have indeed changed quite fast. Today, there are so many options to choose from, design and aesthetics wise. 2 – Long Lifespan There is very little argument that the most notable advantage of a metal roof, which in turn is considered enough reason to consider it for building a home, is its lifespan. Compared to traditional roofing materials that can last 20 to 30 years, this type of roofing can last at least 50 years with proper but minimal maintenance. 3 – Weather and Fire Resistant Because the roof is the most exposed part of the home, it needs to be durable, robust, and tough enough to withstand anything. This is the reason why metal is quite ideal, especially for homes that are built in areas where the weather is particularly harsh. It is very capable of providing protection and safety to everyone inside against hailstorms, strong winds, heavy rain and snow, and even fire. The fire-resistant attributes make metal roofing the best option for commercial establishments hoping to protect their business against fire damage. 4 – Easy Installation Another advantage of metal roofing is that the installation is easy and convenient. Try asking several roofing contractors and they'll recommend metal roofs because installing it is a walk in the park for them. The reason why installation is rather straightforward is because metal can easily be fabricated in different sizes, which means that there no longer is a need for additional cutting, using of torches, or custom shaping. As for business settings, roofing installation must be done as quickly as possible because business owners don't want it to interrupt the business operations. Because metal roofs don't require a ton of labor and lots of time to install, they are perfect for both residential and commercial roofing needs. In the end, if you're planning to have a new roof installed in your home, consider metal as your primary option.


Bournemouth, UK -- (ReleaseWire) -- 11/18/2016 -- Leading supplier of bb rifles Airsoft Objectives has once again updated their stock, ensuring that they are providing the most quality weapons at the most affordable prices. Now offering the renowned SA80 L85A2 Blue Spring Rifle for just £39.99, this gun presents the perfect option for both beginners and Christmas presents.
This recently added gun is styled similar to the L85 SA80 that has been the standard issue service rifle of the British Armed Forces since back in 1987. The rifle which is a single firing spring loader incorporates a sight, handle, torch, strap and safety switch and is made from extremely high quality plastic (ABS). With this weapon, included in the £39.99 pries come a small packet of BB pellets, allowing all to get started right away.
A spokesperson from Airsoft Objectives was incredibly keen to comment on the recent addition saying, "We are really happy that we have been able to start offering this weapon, at such a low price too. We anticipate that this is going to be a really popular option running up to Christmas also –the low price and high quality makes it the perfect gift for anyone looking to take up the sport."
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