Germany's energy transition (Energiewende) is highly instructive on how the shift from nuclear to renewable energy can reconfigure the institutional arrangements, power relations, socio-materiality and spatial structures of an energy system. This brief chapter sets the scene for subsequent empirical illustrations by characterizing the institutional framework of the German Energiewende, in terms of EU policy on liberalization and privatization, economic incentives for private investment in renewable energies and national government planning initiatives for grid development. From this, we identify the spatial dimensions of the Energiewende, drawing attention to processes of rescaling and decentralizing Germany's electricity system. The chapter concludes by summarizing the principal research challenges for social scientists working in this under-theorized field.
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Drew Robinson's Story Shines a Light on the Need to Erase the Stigma Around Mental Illness Once and For All
We have a mental health crisis in this country and it's crying out for more attention.
Lives are lost to suicide. Depression, anxiety and other forms of mental illness negatively affect entire families, not just the individual suffering. The nation's productivity is impacted to a significant degree due to mental health issues.
And yet there's still a public stigma associated with mental illness.
Approximately 46 million people are living with mental illness in the United States today. On college campuses, 33% of all college students suffer from depression, anxiety or other mental health conditions to varying degrees. Among youth in the United States, 9.7% have severe depression (up from 9.2% in last year's study). The percentage of adults in the U.S. experiencing serious thoughts of suicide increased by 460,000 from last year.
One area, in particular, that needs more attention when it comes to mental health is sports. Among professional athletes, up to 35% suffer from a mental health issue, which may manifest as depression, anxiety, an eating disorder or burnout. Rarely due they seek help. Of college athletes with mental health conditions, only 10% seek help (vs. 30% of college students as a whole who seek help).
I've shared these statistics to set the stage for an incredible sports story. Drew Robinson, a veteran Major Leaguer who lost his right eye in a suicide attempt last year, not only survived that attempt but is on the precipice of returning to the Major Leagues. It was announced this past week that Robinson had made the opening day roster for the San Francisco Giants' Triple-A team in Sacramento.
Before his suicide attempt, Robinson was like a lot of athletes. He thought that because he was an athlete, he had to be tough – physically and mentally – and not show any weakness. Sharing any doubts or fears with another human being was out of the question in his mind. He was a master at keeping things to himself. To his friends and family, he was the fun, wise-cracking, good-natured life of the party.
They were shocked when they found out that on April 16, 2020, Robinson tried to kill himself by shooting a bullet into his right temple. Somehow, he didn't die. While bleeding and with his right eye shut, he groggily looked around and thought What happened? Why am I still here? He spent the next 20 hours trying to decide whether to attempt to kill himself again or dial 911 for help. After a spark of inspiration, he chose to live and dialed for help.
When talking to his brother Chad on the phone while in the hospital after the suicide attempt, Drew kept repeating, "I'm meant to be alive, Chad. I'm meant to be alive. I'm meant to be alive."
Robinson endured four surgeries to repair the damage the bullet had caused, including one to remove what was left of his right eye. Drew was determined that his "after "was going to be better than his" before." He suddenly felt driven by love, not hate. His new purpose was to help people avoid the pit of despair that he had fallen into.
Drew's primary message today is, if you're hurting talk to someone. Anyone. It doesn't have to be a family member, a friend, or even a therapist. But find someone you can be open with. Drew discovered people want to help, and are actually drawn to vulnerability, not repelled by it.
Robinson is now convinced that vulnerability is a strength.
"So many people in this world are willing to help anyone going through these things," says Robinson.
"You're never alone. I never will hold back from asking or telling someone, even if it's something simple. 'Hey, this little thing's annoying me today.' Just tell them. They want to hear it."
One day, during his recovery, Robinson decided he wanted to play baseball again. He started working out like a fiend. Weights, cardio, batting practice. Robinson's a left-handed hitter and despite missing his lead eye, he discovered that he still had depth perception and could pick up breaking balls.
The Giants offered him a minor league spring training spot. No guarantees. No promises. After a good camp, he was told that he'd made Sacramento's roster.
Robinson's not out of the woods yet. He still has some down days. But he's discovered that being vulnerable and talking to people about it will prevent him from going to a dark place. He regularly sees a therapist. He's on an antidepressant, meditates and writes in a journal on a daily basis. And he's sharing his story as widely as he can.
"I'm stronger than what I thought I was," says Robinson. And he wants people to know that they too can be stronger than they thought if they will just take the first step and reach out for help.
It's a message that needs to be shared over and over again, especially in SportsWorld, where stigma is cited as the main reason athletes with mental health issues don't seek the help they need.
That's a stigma that needs to be completely erased.

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The Pull List: February 10
Posted on February 9, 2016 by Black Ship Staff // 0 Comments
We're back again this week with a (brief) selection of titles our staffers would like to see get some love this Wednesday. Be sure to check these books out!
Second Sight #1
This week, I'd like to give a shout out to this horror detective title by David Hine and Alberto Ponticelli. It reads like a horror detective story. The plot, highlighted by Ponticelli's crisp, detailed art, revolves around a man with a cryptic (but certainly shady) past. His daughter, an investigative journalist and blogger, is on the trail of a child abuse ring that calls more than a few power players members. When things unsurprisingly take a sour turn, our protagonist finds himself pulled back into dark places.
I for one am a fan of this kind of "psychopath-for-a-hero" story. It toys with the idea that, in a certain context, any quirk of personality, no matter how deviant, may save the day. And let's not forget that this is a love story too: not your traditional boy/girl love story, mind you, but a story of the enduring love of a father for his daughter. This is a new release from the up-and-coming company AfterShock Comics. I have wanted to get into something from this company since I heard of its creation last year. This seems like a title that I would like, and it's just about to get started. So if you're in a shop this Wednesday, pick it up and show these top-notch indie guys some love! (Richard Larios)
The Badger #1 (of 5)
He's back! Hold on to your hats, and get ready for a roller-coaster ride. I for one am glad to see the return of one of the more original and innovative characters to grace the pages of comics, Norbert Sykes, otherwise known as the Badger.
This incarnation is not picking up where the old one left off, but instead updating it. The character has been around since 1983, and one of the things that made the character potent in the earlier books was the way writer Mark Baron wove current events into the stories. The new Badger is still the same old guy we loved before, but with more ties to the modern world so that new readers can fall in love with him like I did with the original. If you like a comic that has some intellectual bite to it, that makes you think about more than just the next punch, yet entertains like a traditional comic book, then The Badger by 1First comics is not going to disappoint.
There is a reason why so many creators love, and have paid homage to this character. With Mike Baron at the helm, it's bound to be a great ride. I just wish it was more than a 5 issue limited series. (William Henry Dvorak)
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Garfield at Large
His 1st Book
By Jim Davis
Part of Garfield
Category: Humor | Graphic Novels & Manga
May 29, 2001 | ISBN 9780345443823
About Garfield at Large
Like every great lasagna, Garfield was born in the kitchen of an Italian restaurant on a winter's night in 1978, while outside snow fell like grated Parmesan cheese. He weighed five pounds, six ounces at birth–that's big for a kitten!–and right from the start showed a passion for Italian food. The restaurant owner, forced to choose between Garfield and closing his doors for lack of pasta, sold Garfield to a pet store. Garfield thought he was a goner until Jon Arbuckle walked in the door.
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About Jim Davis
Jim Davis was born on July 28, 1945, in Marion, Indiana. He later attended Ball State University in Muncie, Indiana, where he distinguished himself by earning one of the lowest cumulative grade point averages in the history of the university. The Garfield strip… More about Jim Davis
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Nasir Sobhani of Melbourne, Australia, aka The Streets Barber, gives free haircuts to the homeless to help them feel clean, empowered, and understood. Life on the streets is rough, with homeless people often ignored or abused to the point that they no longer feel human — and Nasir, a former drug addict himself, is out to change that with a salon-style makeover. For him, it all starts with a pair of clippers and a clean cut.


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On the Application of Colour to Architecture.
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Historical Sketch of the British Army.
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It's one of the greatest traditions in college football and most Florida State fans would contend the best. And it made its debut on this day 40 years ago.
Prior to Florida State's 1978 home opener against Oklahoma State, Osceola and Renegade made their way across the field at Doak Campbell Stadium for the first time. The tradition has been drawing cheers from FSU fans young and old alike for 40 years now as it began on Sept. 16, 1978.
According to an archived story from the Tallahassee Democrat, it was third-year head coach Bobby Bowden who sought ideas for a team mascot. Bowden recalled a student contest while he was head coach at West Virginia, per the story, and FSU had Sammy Seminole in the past, but the man who would become an FSU legend was looking for something a little different.
Bill Durham, a supporter of the notion, played a vital role in putting it all together. Local veterinarian Jerry DeLoney ultimately allowed use of an Appaloosa named Rio's Roozie, but on Saturdays in the fall, he assumed the name "Renegade". DeLoney would later donate the horse to the university.
The Seminole Tribe of Florida gave its blessing, confirming that horses were consistent with the Seminole tradition. Jim Kidder, a junior criminology major, was selected from about 180 students to be the first Osceola. According to archives, he was originally referred to as "Savage Sam".
As for the game itself, the Seminoles came away victorious, 38-20. FSU quarterback Jimmy Jordan passed for 231 yards and three touchdowns in the win with two of those tosses going to Homes Johnson. Mike Kincaid finished with 10 tackles and an interception for the Florida State defense.
While the contest concluded with a happy ending, it was the start of something new that was most significant that mid-September day in 1978. Aboard Renegade, Osceola's planting of the flaming spear still manages to bring pregame goosebumps to even the most seasoned of FSU fans. That storied tradition began on this day 40 years ago.


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Willow Whelan is a high school student living in Santa Fe, New Mexico. She is part Irish and part Lakota; a mix that at times overwhelms and confuses her. Her life changes with a trip to Ireland for the funeral of her grandmother, Shannah Whelan.
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Croatia's Ivan Perisic celebrates scoring his side's second goal.
IVAN PERISIC STRUCK a sensational winner three minutes from time as Croatia ended Spain's 14-game unbeaten run at the European Championship to top Group D after a 2-1 victory in Bordeaux tonight.
Alvaro Morata's early strike got Spain off to a flying start, but, despite the absence of key man Luka Modric through injury, Croatia battled back to equalise before half time through Nikola Kalinic.
Morata's return to European champions Real Madrid from Juventus had been confirmed earlier today. And he moved level with club team-mate Gareth Bale on three goals in the fight for the golden boot by finishing off a slick Spanish move after seven minutes.
Kalinic stung the palms of David de Gea before forcing an error from the Manchester United goalkeeper as he dallied.
The loose ball fell to Ivan Rakitic and his brilliant chipped effort floated over Barcelona team-mate Gerard Pique on the line before coming back off the crossbar and post.
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LONDON - British Prime Minister Theresa May said she would get οn with the job of taking Britain out of the Eurοpean Uniοn after she survived a cοnfidence vote frοm her Cοnservative party οn Wednesday.
"This has been a lοng and challenging day but at the end of it I am pleased to have received the backing of my cοlleagues in tοnight's ballot.
"Whilst I am grateful fοr that suppοrt, a significant number of cοlleagues did cast a vote against me and I have listened to what they said.
"Following this ballot, we nοw need to get οn with the job of delivering Brexit fοr the British people and building a better future fοr this cοuntry.
"A Brexit that delivers οn the vote that people gave, that brings back cοntrοl of our mοney, our bοrders and our laws, that prοtects jobs, security and the Uniοn, that brings the cοuntry back together rather than entrenching divisiοn.
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Fogbo home rebuild for Hawa
We are very glad to report that work to rebuild Hawa's home in Fogbo, Sierra Leone, has now been completed, following a devastating fire, which resulted from an accident in the house next door.
It has been important for the community to complete the rebuilding work as quickly as possible, due to the imminent threat of seasonal heavy rains.
Repairs have been made to the roof and walls, plus new windows and doors are installed. The final steps included plastering, paving, bracing and finishing the roof with corrugated iron sheeting, to enable Hawa and her children to move back into their home and ensure the building is completely watertight.
Hawa has expressed her gratitude and happiness for the help she has received from the local church at Fogbo and the wider Connexion Community.
The Sierra Leone Mission (SLM) extended particular thanks at the Connexion Conference for the generosity of church members at Mortimer West End Chapel, who successfully managed to raise £1000 through donations and fundraising activities.
If you would like to contribute towards the important work of The Connexion's Sierra Leone Mission, please click on the Donate button at the top of the Homepage. All donations, no matter how small, are of huge value.
The mission supports the work of our churches in Sierra Leone, contributing to ministers' wages, providing funding for ministerial training, and building and maintaining churches. It also supports education through The Connexion's schools, helping with teachers' salaries and teacher training. When necessary the mission can also help in times of emergency or urgent need.
We thank you for your prayers and generosity in helping Hawa's family and the Fogbo community as a whole.


Guests: Darrell Bazzell, Vice Chancellor for Administration; Eden Inoway-Ronnie, Provosts-Office; Robin Kurtz, ASEC Member-Designate, Diane Turner, LLPC; Karen Tusack, CEBC; Sarah Van Orman, UHS/Campus Public Health Officer.
Chair Jeff Shokler called the meeting to order at 2:12 p.m.
The minutes for Thursday, February 11, 2013, were approved as distributed.
ASEC Chair: Jeff Shokler: Members of the academic staff have shared concerns about some implementation decisions and capabilities for the Office 365 e-mail system so representatives from this program are being invited to an upcoming Assembly meeting. Jeff shared information about the campus memo regarding weapons possession during off-campus field trips. PDRC has been informed that their request for funding was not forwarded to the Chancellor. The CCF data should be distributed to the CEBC/BIPS working groups in mid-March.
Interim Secretary of the Academic Staff – Jo Ann Carr: There are now 8,011 academic staff members, 183 of whom have registered for the academic staff institute. All twenty registrations for the Big Learning Institute have been used. The PDRC call for proposals for the next round of professional development grants have been sent out with brown bags scheduled for March 5th and 6th. A Doodle poll to schedule the spring meeting with the CASI's will be sent soon. The Office of the Academic Staff has hired two student staff.
AE-Heather McFadden: A future state decision making team has been appointed to review IT decisions. ASEC will want to make certain that this team reflect broad needs as well as IT needs.
UW Systems Representatives-Heather McFadden: The theme of the U.W. System wide conference this summer is the "Changing nature of higher education". The Representatives Council also discussed appointment types for academic staff.
CEBC: Karen Tusack asked about the status of the System Fringe Benefits Advisory Committee. She also asked which shared governance committee addresses issues of changes in faculty and instructor's ownership of intellectual property in a distance learning environment as well as student uploading of faculty documents to CourseHero.
Guest: Diane Turner, LLPC: Diane reviewed the committee's discussions regarding Palermo and the PT Kizone situation in Indonesia. ASEC and Diane then engaged in a discussion about a perceived pattern of LLPC going public with issues before investigations have been completed and the decision making processes to investigation has been completed. The discussion included a clarification of the responsibility that academic staff members of committees have to ASEC and the Assembly. ASEC asked that as the representative of academic staff that Diane communicate plans made by LLPC with ASEC and the Assembly and to share LLPC minutes with ASEC. ASEC thanked Diane for her service.
PROVOST OFFICE UPDATE: Eden Inoway-Ronnie: The Search and Screen Committee for the Secretary of the Academic Staff includes Marwa Bassiouni, Mo Bischof, Bruno Browning, Barb Gerloff, Robin Kurtz, Kevin Niemi, Jeff Shokler, and Brenda Spychalla as Chair. ASEC recommended that the PVL be posted on campus and on the other UW System campuses. The committee will be asked to nominate 3-5 unranked candidates for the position. The committee and ASEC should work together to develop a public presentation so the candidates can meet with academic staff across campus.
Guests: Darrell Bazzell and Sarah Van Orman: Sarah reviewed the work of a special committee to review campus policy and practices regarding the serving of alcohol at university events. The new policies address the serving as alcohol at catered events or those held at a licensed venue as well as the serving of alcohol by university employees at university events (whether on or off campus). The new policy places more authority and responsibility for granting permits for serving alcohol by a non-licensed university employee at the School/College/Division level; prohibits the serving of alcohol if two thirds of the participants are below the legal drinking age, and limits groups to smaller than 50 individuals.
ASEC asked about the records retention schedule for Alcohol Beverage Service Permits and the need for careful delineation of penalties and responsibility.
· Discussion of University Committee response to LCLC.


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VALLEY COTTAGE, N.Y. – Future Market Insights (FMI), in its latest research study, examines the growth of mercury testing service market for the time frame 2018-2028. According to the study, revenues from mercury testing service market reached ~ US$ 800 Mn in 2018, with an estimated Y-o-Y increase of 5% in 2019. In light of the growing regulatory emphasis on monitoring the rate of mercury emissions, increased private and public institutions are placing their focus on characterizing sediments, soil, and waste water samples. This, in turn has created a bedrock of opportunities for mercury testing service providers.
Mercury has emerged as one of the biggest challenges to the health and safety of natural environment, and is rapidly making inroads into food, healthcare, agriculture, mining, and oil and gas industries. Heavy metals continue to put human health at stake, which in turn has led to enforcement of stringent laws that are mandating the near-constant adoption of mercury testing services for food and pharmaceutical products QA.
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John Dillinger Josh Perkins On June 22, 1903 a man named John Dillinger was born. He grew up in the Oak Hill Section of Indianapolis. When John was three years old his mother died, and when his fatehr remarried six years later, John resented hes stepmother. When John was a teenager he was frequently in trouble. He finally quit school and got a job in a machine shop in Indianapolis.
He was very intelligent and a good worker, but he soon got bored and often stayed out all night. His father began to think that the city was corrupting his son, so he sold his property in Indianapolis and moved his family to a farm near Mooresville, Indiana. John reacted no better to rural life than he had to that in the city and soon began to run wild again. At the age of 21 he attempted his first robbery, robbing a grocery store, in his home town. He was caught and imprisoned for nine years until 1933.
Soon after he was released, Dillinger robbed a bank in Bluffton, Ohio and was arrested by the Dayton police. He was put in Lima county jail to wait for his trial. The Lima police found a document on John which seemed to be a plan for a prison break, but he denied everything. Four days later, using the same plans, eight of Dillinger's friends escaped from the Indiana State Prison, using shotguns and rifles which had been smuggled into their cells. During their escape, they killed two guards.
On October 12, three of the escaped prisoners and a parolee from the same prison showed up at the Lima jail where Dillinger was. They told the sheriff that they had come to return Dillinger to the Indiana State Prison for violation of his parole. When the sheriff asked to see their credentials, one of the men pulled a gun, shot the sheriff and beat him into unconsciousness. They took the keys, freed Dillinger, locked the sheriff's wife and a deputy in the cell, and left. Leaving the sheriff to die on the floor.
These four mens fingerprint cards were pulled, indicating that they were wanted. Meanwhile, Dillinger and his gang pulled several bank robberies. They also stole several machine guns, rifles, and revolvers, a quantity of ammunition, and several bulletproof vests. By mid-1934, Dillinger had been involveed in at least ten bank robberies in Indiana, Ohio, Wisconsin, and South Dakota. He was hiding in Chicago with a woman by the name of Anna Sage. This acquaintace was said to be the one who told on John.
She told federal agents she would be wearing a red dress when she and a girl friend accompanied Dillinger to the theater. Sage became famous as the "lady in red." Agents were waiting outside to arrest him. Dillinger grabbed a pistol from his trouser pocket and attempted to flee, the three agents opened fire. Dillinger was pronounced dead at 10:50 p.m. at Alexian Brother's Hospital. John Herbert Dillinger was killed July 22, 1934 in front of a Chicag movie theater. He was shot four times.
Two shots grazed his face, one shot pertruded into is arm ,and the fourth shot entered the back of his head, exiting underneath his right eye. John was 31 years old when he died. He had been at the top of the Federal Bureau of Investigation's "Ten Most Wanted" list for a month before he died. He and his gang terrorized the Midwest, killing ten men, wounding seven others, robbing banks and police arenals, and stageing three jail breaks—killing a sheriff during one and wounding two guards in another.
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Diatomic algae are an extensive class of single-cell marine and fluvial micro-organisms that build elaborately nano-structured hydrated silica exoskeletons. Diatoms have been an attractive topic in microscopy since 1850s, when their neat structures resolvable with the first widely affordable hobby microscopes drew the attention of an enthusiastic public. Diatoms are responsible for the production of around a quarter of all biomass and a quarter of all atmospheric oxygen on Earth, which highlights their indisputably important role in the planet's ecology. Since 1990s diatoms have enjoyed renewed scientific interest as a source of biofuel, bioactive (anti-cancer) substances, and their possible use in photovoltaics and energy storage, nano-photonics, drug delivery, and other fields. Despite many decades of studies of the fascinating properties of diatomic frustules – electromagnetic, plasmonic, vibrational, and mechanical – such is the adaptability of diatoms to extreme conditions and the variety of diatomic species that many more questions persist.
Diatoms acquire their name from the predominantly asexual reproductive mechanism which involves cell division into two. An individual diatom grows by the extension of the girdle band that seals the gap between the two halves of the valve, one slightly larger (denoted epitheca) and one smaller (hypotheca). The cover image shows good contrast between the shiny epitheca at the top, and the matt girdle band on the side. Once the expansion of the girdle band (which itself consists of multiple pleural bands) results in the size of diatom sufficient for division, the growth of new silica valves begins within the diatom inside so-called Silica Deposition Vesicles (SDV's), organelles enclosed by a lipid bilayer membrane (silicalemma) . The growth is regulated through the activities of actin and tubulin proteins organized into microfilaments and microtubules, whose interaction determines the eventual nanostructure of the frustule.
Improved understanding of the detailed process of nanostructuration that occurs inside diatoms requires going beyond the superficial view shown in the cover image. Internal structure of diatoms and its evolution may be visualized either using non-destructive methods, such as fluorescent confocal microscopy , coherent X-ray ptychographic imaging , or destructive techniques, such as Focused Ion Beam sectioning .
The additional silicaceous parts needed to complete the new frustules are always built up inside the existing diatom. Hence, the frustule size in each next generation may reduce. Eventually, this reduction in size triggers rejuvenation accomplished by sexual reproduction, which restores the diatom size.
Despite decades of study of diatoms, great many questions persist regarding their structure and growth mechanisms. How does Nature control of the biosilication process result in the emergence of particular specific shapes and intricate patterns, such as the one shown in the cover image? What determines the large-scale properties, such as the overall symmetry of the frustule, and the fine structure, such as the nano-scale periodicity, as well as the small deviations from it, e.g. small adjustment of the overall size that is needed as a consequence of division? What drove the evolutionary selection of their shapes and structures, and how are they optimal for the conditions of diatom habitat? How are these growth algorithms coded in the diatom genome ? How can we 'recruit' to our advantage the natural process of low energy, large scale, large volume fabrication of structures with sub-100?nm features?
In our work to date, we have begun to address the connection between the structure and function of diatom frustules via the combination of electron microscopy and synchrotron X-ray methods, including imaging, diffraction, and spectroscopy. Aitken et al.  claim that Nature's diatomic frustule design holds the record for specific structural bending strength. We use in-SEM nanoindentation of FIB-sectioned diatom frustule as unprecedented opportunity to observe their deformation response. Coupled with 3D modeling of the nanomechanics this will likely open new opportunities for improved nature-like structural design at small and large scales.
Diatoms, such as the Louboutensis Kolski (var. Diploneis interrupta), shown in the cover image display a degree of morphological variability, likely due to adaptation to the estuarine or littoral conditions. We explore this phenomenon by farming monocultured diatomic populations under controlled conditions on selected substrates, such as porous UHMWPE, PEEK, or silicon. Our observations reveal that diatom colonies adapt to the substrate with preferential attachment utilizing appropriately sized elements of relief .
Future research directions are likely to involve extrinsic approaches (control of ambient conditions, such as lighting, water salinity and ionic content, temperature, and agitation), as well as interventions in the intrinsic nature of algae, e.g. various mutagenic agents. As a consequence, the structure of diatomic frustules and colonies may be controlled across the hierarchy of characteristic lengths, from macroscopic to micrometer and nanometer scales.
The authors wish to express their gratitude for the support provided under Royal Society grant IEC/R2/170223, EPSRC grant EP/P005381/1, and RFBR grant 18-44-920012.
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Privacy is one of the main concerns while designing an outdoor bathroom cause you wanna feel as comfortable as possible there. There are many ways to achieve comfort and privacy in your outdoor bathroom, and you may choose anything that fits your style. The maximal privacy level is a private courtyard, which is surrounded with walls from all the sides – there's nothing cozier than that though you may lack the views. One more way to go is to rock not very tall walls or screens around the bathtub, they can be easily DIYed. Cover the bathtub with old shutters if they fit your outdoor space style. If you don't have time to build anything or don't want much effort but still want privacy, add curtains around the bathtub.
Bathrooms are often small, and their decor and accessories should be as functional as possible. The collection we are featuring today is right like that: maximum of functionality plus stylish and simple design. Ever Life Design presents Dot, a multi-functional modular system of bathroom accessories that takes its inspiration from the humble black dot. The centerpiece of Dot is exactly that, a simple metal cylinder that supports an even simpler steel wire, supporting, in turn, multiple creative configurations for pinpoint placement of bathroom accessories. The possibilities are many and varied: towel holders, a simple and elegant shelf, perfect for soap, toothbrush, or bath towel and many other ideas. Options for Dot include finish in turned brass or chrome.
Blue is a popular color for home decor and is often used in bathrooms as it's a symbolical color for water. Besides, blue is a very calming and relaxing color, and a bathroom is a place where we definitely want that. I bet you've all seen much blue in bathrooms and if you wanna rock some blue shades in yours, do that in a non-boring way. How? Here are some ideas.
Wall decor is the first thing that comes to your mind to add interest to your space, and the same can be said about bathrooms. First of all, decide what shade of blue you want – navy is classics and will fit any style but some of you may consider it too dark. Pale and light shades of blue are amazing for creating a relaxed feeling and are especially cool for coastal bathrooms. Bright turquoise and blue accents will enliven the space. if you feel like a moody bathroom, prefer midnight blue. The walls can be spruced up with tiles, wallpapers and various panels, here everything depends on the style and look you want. Don't be excessive – you don't need all the walls of the same color and material. Make an accent wall or highlight a shower or a sink with such an accent.
Thinking of renovating your bathroom to give it a more modern and fresher look? Let's take a look at 2019 bathroom decor trends! Incorporating them into your bathroom decor means making it ultra-modern and cool, take a look and get some inspiration! Free-standing bathtubs with no legs even is a cool modern statement and if you are choosing a tub – boldly go for such a piece. There are various materials from wood to stone, and many colors, from blush to black, you may easily find a cool piece for a bathroom of any style. You may accent your bathtub with chic metal fixtures or even put it on a platform.


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Q: Telebot выдаёт ошибку AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'chat'. Хотя никакого списка там нет и близко Есть вот такой код:
import telebot
from telebot import types

bot = telebot.TeleBot(Token)

@bot.message_handler(content_types=['text'])
def text(message):
    mess_text = ((message.text).lower()).strip()
    if mess_text == 'график скорости':
        phot = [telebot.types.InputMediaPhoto('https://psv4.userapi.com/c237331/u237777591/docs/d6/e0ea883e343a/up.jpg?extra=uTroiP6BmxqiAc4w0LOfEZ8UuChmoxEphesynkRrwcl6ImrtqVY7ZrHtfXbFs2u3cjqpTnae71ceuMHexD8qIbLz38euRHVI_oYBSJnJUE-K5v9y0vOT71MI2Yz7j8wS7uD-80a4c-4UDcwlInFc9GdfaAY', caption='Укажи график, который тебе дан (напиши 1 или 2)\n\nДалее что нужно найти (скорсть, начальная скорость или ускорение)\n\nИ через сколько секунд (если нужно найти начальную скорость или ускорение, то пиши 0)'),
                telebot.types.InputMediaPhoto('https://psv4.userapi.com/c237331/u237777591/docs/d11/6276ee0d6d78/down.jpg?extra=hb9a3xfD3uXkDt76TVE8LkpzQYo-Fzyd4OqAPU_9AhIBW5fdZqMKHWh672cf3nNd1bDK4MFjMTDT1wshiGlEvzEzbcwCLUTQAG2iPYQUY8FATe4VnD1FBwa6MHscwDeawa_C1ajdxQhqH7NNMc0jmtkxAGE')]
        msg = bot.send_media_group(message.chat.id, phot)
        bot.register_next_step_handler(msg, unit1_chapter4_ex1) # Функция unit1_chapter4_ex1 находится в другом файле, но она не важна т. к. до неё дело не доходит

Он выполняется до next_step (печатает текст и отправляет картинки, но не переходит к функции unit1_chapter4_ex1 ), дальше выдаёт ошибку AttributeError: 'list' object has no attribute 'chat'. Откуда он взял список я никак не могу понять, ведь если phot заменить на текст, а bot.send_media_group на bot.send_message, то всё работает нормально. Может кто поймёт? что не так?

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As a proudly anti-racist campaigning union, PCS is backing a series of national Stand Up to Racism demonstrations in London, Cardiff and Glasgow and encourages members to go along and show their support.
The #MarchAgainstRacism, on Saturday 17 March, which will be replicated in European and US cities, has been organised to mark the UN's annual International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.
Activists should spread the word about the march, and other events in the equalities calendar, as a way for members to get more involved with union activities.
A series of local rallies is also being held in February and early March to build for the event – click here for the schedule.
Transport to the London demo can be booked from various locations via the Stand up to Racism website and updates can also be found on their Facebook page.
Migrants and refugees in Britain are being scapegoated for the effects of austerity, EU nationals are being used as bargaining chips in Brexit negotiations, and institutional racism endures in many walks of life.
With the racist agenda coming from Donald Trump in the USA and emboldening the far right, and a resurgent far right in Europe, it's a timely opportunity to tell the government that racism is not welcome here.
The union's young members network has now moved under the equalities umbrella. If you are a young member aged 27 or under, we really want you to get more involved in your union. Please contact youngmembers@pcs.org.uk for more information about how you can get involved.
The first 2018 edition of Equality Freedom and Justice – the newsletter of the National Black Members' Committee – is out now and can be downloaded here.
You can help celebrate LGBT History Month in February by organising an event in your branch or workplace. The theme is 'Geography: Mapping the World', looking at the differences in LGBT equality across the globe. Resources are available from the PCS equality department by emailing equality@pcs.org.uk, or can be downloaded from the LGBT History Month website.
Plans are already under way for this summer's pride season. Why not join Proud, PCS's LGBT members' group?


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A lack of beauty makes people stupid says Stefan Sagmeister
The designer makes the case for holding aesthetic enjoyment in higher esteem on Spencer Bailey's podcast
Designer, beauty advocate and Phaidon author, Stefan Sagmeister
What happens if we forget about beauty? Quite a lot of bad stuff, according to the Austria-born, New York-based graphic designer and Phaidon author Stefan Sagmeister.
"People become awful, ugly, stupid, and aggressive if we are in environments that are not beautiful," Sagmeister tells Phaidon's editor-at-large, Spencer Bailey in a new episode of Bailey's podcast, Time Sensitive. "If you're in an environment that is lacking beauty, you are becoming an asshole."
So why do so few contemporary thinkers and commentators place emphasis on beauty? "In philosophy, all the way until the nineteenth century, this was a serious subject," Sagmeister marvels; "in the twentieth century, not so much."
Some of the blame for this lack of beauty lies with his fellow designers, says Sagmeister. "In design but also in architecture, and for sure in product design, there is a widely spread idea among practitioners that beauty is either commercial, or surface-related, or old-fashioned, or not something that a thinking person should really spend a lot of time worrying about," he tells Bailey.
However, Sagmeister, working with his business partner and fellow designer Jessica Walsh, is working towards changing this, with his travelling exhibition and accompanying Phaidon book.
The show has been on the road for some time; it opened in Vienna towards the end of last year; but Sagmeister, like all good, attentive designers, is still tweaking his work to suit the time - and the place.
"Right now, I'm working with changing the exhibition for Frankfurt. In Frankfurt," he explains. "It's a Richard Meier building, so it's a completely different situation than the 19th-century fake Renaissance building in Vienna. And there are projects coming out of the "Beauty" project, like work for a public-housing project in Vienna that's, in the best sense of the word, a "beautification" project. We can see how the theories we promote in the show work in real life. I'm very interested in all of that."
Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty
The accompanying book too, enabled Sagmeister and Walsh to set out their ideas in greater depth. "In the book, you can be a little bit wider and a little bit deeper than you can in a talk or in an exhibition," he says.
To survey those beautiful depths, buy a copy of Sagmeister & Walsh: Beauty here and take a listen to Spencer's podcast Time Sensitive here.
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A few more reasons to buy Beauty by Sagmeister & Walsh
Watch these videos and find out about the great arguments and imagery you'll find in their cool new book
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Tag Archives: Wirral Needs
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged APH, Clinical Commissioning Group, Cllr Louise Reecejones, Cllr Steve Foulkes, Cllr.George Davies, David Allison, David Cameron, Defend Our NHS, Esther Mcvey, Frank Field, Keep Wirral Green, Martin Morton, Newsquest, Paula Basnett, Show Racism The Red Card, Standards Panel, Stewart Halliday, STP, Sustainability and Transformation Plan, The Nolan Principles, Time's Up, Wirral Chamber of Commerce, Wirral Needs, Wirral View, WUTH	| 14 Replies
Leaky Awards 2017 – Quotes of the Year Part Two
Join us for the second part of our journey down the red carpet to hell.
"Five years ago, we were a local authority in crisis: focused on cuts and on the verge of government intervention. Since then, we've been recognised as the Local Government Chronicle's 'Most Improved Council', experiencing the fastest turnaround of any council in the UK. So what's changed? In a nutshell, we refuse to give up; we never stop moving. Our pragmatic, innovative and bold plan, '2020 Vision' will ensure that we're getting the basics right; that we're achieving more; that we're changing the way we do things. In this role, you'll take us to the next level and create a legacy for yourself in the process." – Wirral Council advert to recruit a new Director of Finance will make you laugh , vomit or both.
Full story : A LACK OF DISCRETION
"They don't seem to realise I'm at the top of the pecking order " and referring to the investigator : "She doesn't scare me and a little councillor involved might just shut her up." – Cllr Louise Reecejones (LRJ) texts used as evidence against her during Standards Panel Code of Conduct investigation. LRJ describing herself as top of the pecking order brings visions of an Animal Farm hen coop in desperate need of a cock. The cock in question being Foghorn Leghorn!
Full story : AN LRJ REACTION
" 'Sustainable' = slashed budgets and services.· 'Transformed' = cut, demoralised and damaged beyond recognition. 'Partnership' = developed in secret, operating in secret, condemned by local councils, a total lack of public/patient consultation, and the only happy partners are Richard Branson and a series of US 'healthcos'. " Defend Our NHS provide a definition of STP (Sustainability & Transformation Plans)
Full story : BANK HOLIDAY BULLETIN BOARD
"An economic value below the legal minimum wage……..(would help employers) to take on low-productivity disabled workers." – Frank Field ,Birkenhead MP demonstrates his deep understanding of disability and equality rights .
"For anyone in this day and age to hold those views, and especially someone in Frank Field's position, is abominable. It is exactly the same sort of thinking as the Nazi 'useless eaters' rhetoric." Linda Burnip from Disabled People Against Cuts (DPAC) responds to Field's comments
"The right to equal treatment and equality are human rights. Human rights are not privileges. That's why they are called rights. I suggest Mr Field goes back to the drawing board. His comments are a disgrace and he should now apologise. Furthermore, if the Labour Party wishes to prove that it has truly changed its tune, it will need to demonstrate that the New Labour old guard are no longer calling the shots and put the voices of disabled people first.The last time we looked, Mr Field was not a spokesperson for disabled people." – John McArdle from campaign group Black Triangle also responds to Field's comments. By the way people from Birkenhead , just a reminder, you are allowed to disagree with your MP.
Full story : THE SKWARKING CANARY COMES HOME TO ROOST
"It had adversely affected the staff morale and the reputation of the authority and rebuilding trust and transparency is still ongoing" – Simon Cuerden – Corporate Business Support Manager, Wirral Council comments on the conviction of Wallasey Town Hall petty cash thief who would have evaded justice if an attempted cover up by officials hadn't been uncovered by Wirral Leaks
Full story : EXCLUSIVE : THICK AS THIEVES UPDATE
" Wirral is officially the happiest place to live in the North West" – Cllr Phil 'Power Boy Pip' Davies , 'Leader' of Wirral Council in peak Pollyanna mode latches onto a bogus Rightmove survey as if it somehow negates an Ofsted report deeming Children's Services 'inadequate' and a Care Quality Commission assessment that over half of care homes on Wirral are inadequate or require improvement. Yeah, Pip, whatevs.
Full story : HAPPY TALK
Hotel Prestige ,Sorrento try to apologise to holidaymakers for alleged conduct unbecoming a former Wirral Council Mayor and his consort.
Full story : SORRENTO SHAME 2 : NO LAUGHING MATTER
Comrades, "Now is the time" to stop acting like a "Party within a party" – and even like a "Momentum within Momentum".
It is time to grasp that the mainstream (often called the "Left") has won back the heart and soul of the Labour Party. I do not know of a single member of the Seacombe Branch who has not fully supported my own declarations for Corbyn on the two websites or who does not support him now. So why introduce friction where there need be none? Let's try now to be a single Labour Party in Seacombe Ward.
Some comrades will remember that we also, for a while, held "Songs of the Labour Movement" musical evenings in the Park View Social Club – an opportunity for comrades to perform – or just listen and rub shoulders informally. But, since then, we have had the difficulty of the Party being suspended so long that many of us don't even know each other. – Cllr Adrian Jones keeps the red flag flying and addresses Wallasey CLP members seemingly in denial about the circumstances that led to the local branch being suspended by the Labour Party.
Full story : SONGS OF THE LABOUR MOVEMENT – TWO TRIBES
"To ensure the promotion of "professional curiosity" when vulnerable children seek advice" – The final recommendation made following the (unpublished) Serious Care Review report following the Rajenthiram Brothers Child Sexual Exploitation case. It comes to something when you have to ask those who get paid to protect vulnerable children to actually try and do their jobs properly!
Full story : A REPULSIVE EXCLUSIVE
"Wirral Council has to ensure every pound spent is wisely invested and we get the best value for our residents.This decision is the right decision at the right moment – the contract with BAM Nuttall was coming to an end and we believe we can deliver this service more effectively by taking direct control." – Council 'leader' Cllr Phil 'Power Boy Pip' Davies announces the surprise return of highways services to council control which is in the opposite direction of all other council services. There are suggestions this decision was influenced not by best value but by personal and political interests.
Full story : WHAM! BAM! THANK YOU SCAM
" Just goes to show what's going on out there . We live in a sheltered world . We're all too good for our own good" – Cllr Ron Abbey comments on the conduct of councillors in other councils clearly demonstrating he's in denial and utterly deluded.
Full story : APOLOGIES AND APOLOGISTS
" I've always bought my houses, I've never inherited them……" Frank Field , MP bitch slaps fellow Labour MP Hilary Benn and manages to unite all members of the House of Commons in condemnation of his comment.
Full story : BIRKENHEAD MP'S BREXIT BITCHFEST BACKFIRES
"The darkness around us is very deep" – Cllr Tony 'Tight-fit' Norbury reads a poem urging elected members to 'Show Racism the Red Card' whilst every single Wirral councillor appears to be oblivious to the darkness around them.
Full story : SHOW INAPPROPRIATE COMMENTS THE RED CARD
"Basically, it is the same thing over and over and over: incompetence, very poor communication (with me, but also with other agencies and between themselves), rudeness, poor or non-existent note-taking, people leaving at short notice and with no proper explanation, etc etc. It just goes on and on.
When the Klonowski enquiry produced its damning report, I briefly hoped that the people found to be grossly incompetent (and, in some cases, corrupt) would be removed. Disheartening, to say the least, to see people like Steve Foulkes still in place. Where is the accountability? There simply is none.
It beggars belief that Wirral Council has not been placed in special measures. I daresay the reasons behind that are political. The Tories asking for it are being hypocritical because part of the problem is chronic underfunding from central govt but I do think that being placed in special measures would be the best thing. The only thing, actually, that would give people like me and my son the chance at least of a semi-decent service. I know special measures are not a panacea but they would be our best chance." – A Carer contacts us to describe her experience of trying to get a much needed service for her disabled son.
Full story : THE NEVER-ENDING STORY
Private Eye report of Wirral Leaks exclusive featuring some choice quotes.
Full story : INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
"As the Labour member on the (Standards) Panel it was very difficult for me to hear that a Labour councillor had used her position as a councillor to damage the reputation and the livelihoods of other people. It goes without saying that people who come into this council were elected to serve the residents of the borough and not to use our position to do damage to them………" Cllr Moira 'Matron' McLaughlin proves to be another councillor in denial and conveniently forgets her role and that of other Labour councillors in damaging reputations and livelihoods of various former council officers who dared challenge them.
Full story : IT HAS TO STOP
"Phil's Folly "– Cllr Gerry Ellis proving there's life in the old dog yet at a standing room only public meeting where he described Wirral Council 'leader' Cllr Phil Davies and his plans for development of the Hoylake Golf Resort.
Full story : ADVENT FAREWELL 10 – QUESTION EVERYTHING
"LABOUR COUNCIL LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC!" – Wirral Needs campaigners repeated chant in the public gallery during last full Council meeting of 2017.
Full story : ADVENT FAREWELL 14 – WHY WIRRAL LEAKS SPEAKS IN PARABLES
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Anna Klonowski, BAM Nuttall, Black Triangle, Care Quality Commission, Child Sexual Exploitation, Cllr Adrian Jones, Cllr Gerry Ellis, Cllr Louise Reecejones, Cllr Moira McLaughlin, Cllr Ron Abbey, Cllr Steve Foulkes, Cllr Tony Norbury, CSE, Defend Our NHS, Disabled People Against Cuts, Elaine Foulkes, Equality, Foghorn Leghorn, Frank Field, Hilary Benn, Hoylake Golf Resort, John McArdle, Linda Burnip, Local Government Chronicle, LRJ, Matron, Momentum, Most Improved Council, Private Eye magazine, Rajenthiram, Richard Branson, Rightmove, Simon Cuerden, Sorrento, STP, Sustainability and Transformation Plan, Wallasey CLP, Wallasey Town Hall, Wirral Needs	| 9 Replies
Advent Farewell 14 – Why Wirral Leaks Speaks in Parables
Posted on December 14, 2017 by wirralleaks
No offence meant to LRJ but Wirral Needs pleas to Pip seem to have fallen on deaf ears.
This is why I speak to them in parables, because seeing they do not see, and hearing they do not hear, nor do they understand. – Matthew 13:13 ( Our thanks to Mr F. Field , Oxton for the biblical quote )
We've found some time to catch up with our beloved John Brace's footage of Monday's last full Wirral Council meeting of 2017. We've attached part one of the meeting below (you can do the rest if you're interested).
First thing to say is that it confirms that our sources were spot on with the Cllr Louise Reecejones (LRJ) story (part 3 of Brace's footage)…..and secondly we were interested to see Mr Brace himself ask a question about Wirral Council's forthcoming plans to film council meetings themselves. We just hope John keeps on filming as knowing Wirral Council if the rehearsed and scripted exchanges are anything to go by their footage is bound to be selectively edited.
So what else happened ? Hats off to young Peter Shield from the Wirral Needs campaign who spoke most eloquently whilst accompanied by the Momentum Choir in the public gallery who chanted at regular intervals :
LABOUR COUNCIL LISTEN TO THE PUBLIC
Good luck with that one guys and guyesses! Although you're singing our song – we would have added a few whistles. We've been at it for 7 years and they only listen to what they want to ( i.e what Frank Field tells them) . The battle for the soul of the local Labour group was clearly demonstrated by the fact that the Corbynistas applauded Tory leader Cllr Ian Lewis more than Wirral Council leader Cllr Phil 'Power Boy Pip' Davies. These are strange times indeed.
Looking at the agenda ( well we didn't – life's too short) but our faithful factotum Verity told us to look out for a question about why the Highways contract , which is currently with BAM Nuttall, is suddenly being brought back in house. Unfortunately there were endless questions about the Hoylake Golf Resort which came with the same scripted answers and added nothing to the debate and so we never discovered the rationale or details of the business case for doing so. But then the question would have been answered by Cllr Stuart 'Witless' Whittingham so it is highly likely we would be none the wiser if he'd had the chance to clarify this curious volte-face anyway!
Finally we publish a statement from Defend Our NHS on their take on Monday's meeting if only to reinforce it's not just us who are concerned about how the Wirral Council leadership conduct their business. Wake up people!:
Massive deception of Wirral public by Council leadership
A statement from Defend Our NHS.
12th December 2017.
For immediate release.
At Monday's (11th December 2017) Wirral Council meeting it was agreed to press ahead with changes to local health and care services.
Council leader Phil Davies told the meeting that the Council was implementing Labour national NHS policy by working with local NHS colleagues to integrate health and social care services.
There were angry protests as Davies refused the suggestion of meeting local anti-cuts campaigners and accused them (falsely) of advocating an 'illegal' budget.
The health and care changes involve deception on an industrial scale.
At the weekend Davies had emailed every single Wirral member of his party to say, "In addition, Labour Party policy nationally is to halt and review the NHS 'Sustainability and Transformation Plans' (STPs), which are looking at closing health services across England, and this is fully supported by the Labour Group in Wirral. It is the Wirral Labour Group who have already led the fight to reinstate Eastham Walk-In centre after its closure."
His statement and the changes bulldozed through last night are based on deceit, half-truths and worse:
1. "To halt and review"? NO! At its annual conference this year the Labour Party agreed: "This Conference Calls on our Party to restore our NHS by reversing all privatisation and permanently halting STPs and ACSs." No mention of a 'review'. The policy is 'permanently halting'. STPs and ACSs are acknowledged to be the government's way to "slash, trash and privatise" the NHS with over £900 millions of cuts planned for Cheshire and Merseyside alone.
2. Davies and all but one of his misinformed councillors have been unable to answer an unequivocal 'yes' to this simple question put to them by Defend Our NHS: "Do you support our campaign to stop the STP/ACS and oppose the further near £1 billion cuts?"
3. In fact and unbelievably the leaked policy of Wirral in league with the local Clinical Commissioning Group is now "the development of a single 'Accountable Care System'", while:
4. "The STP will operate at Cheshire and Merseyside level, commissioning some specialist services. Primarily operating on the basis of a Strategic Health Authority – holding the local Wirral system to account…"
5. In other words they are planning the very things which Davies claims to oppose.
6. It comes as no surprise. To give just one example from recent years (there are sundry others), what was the Wirral Council Leader doing at the 9th March 2016 (yes, 2016) Council's Health and Wellbeing Board?
"In his role as Chair, Councillor Phil Davies suggested the focus be on how, as a Board, members could add value to the whole emerging NHS Sustainability and Transformation Plan agenda".
7. He has never replied to a single communication from Defend Our NHS – including a question (asked twice) in relation to the Vanguard project. In April 2015 (yes, 2015) we asked him, "Why has Wirral granted enhanced entry to our local health services to major US and/or US-owned corporations, especially one representing the ACO model? Surely this and "testing of a capitated budget approach" are the logical precursors to a health insurance scheme?"
8. And, by the way, to say that, "It is the Wirral Labour Group who have already led the fight to reinstate Eastham Walk-In centre" somewhat spins the reality.
Campaigners from across the entire Cheshire and Merseyside STP 'footprint' have been meeting to plan their response. Davies and his like who say one thing to their members but plan the exact opposite behind closed doors – and then push it through a Council meeting – will be in for a few shocks after Christmas.
Wirral Council 11 December Part 1
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged BAM Nuttall, Cllr Ian Lewis, Cllr Louise Reecejones, Cllr Phil Davies, Cllr Stuart 'Witless' Whittingham, Cllr Stuart Whittingham, Defend Our NHS, Eastham Walk In Centre, Frank Field, Hoylake Golf Resort, John Brace., LRJ, Matthew 13:13, Peter Shield, Slash Trash Privatise, STP, Sustainability and Transformation Plan, Wirral Council, Wirral Needs	| 6 Replies
Advent Farewell 3 – Wirral Needs
We think the fact that we have faced criticism from both ends of the political spectrum stands as testimony that we have always tried to be avowedly apolitical. For clarification we hold the political classes (with a few honourable exceptions) in complete contempt. However we have found ourselves regularly criticising the ruling Labour administration at Wirral Council because a) they're in power b) they abuse that power and c) some Labour councillors are either not up to the job or in some cases , simply corrupt.
It is not that we are anti-Labour per se it's just that we've long maintained that we deserve so much better from them as councillors and MPs. With the local media more or less sewn up – adding further to the argument their own publication Wirral View is surplus to requirements and an expensive luxury – and local political opposition being, at best ineffective and at worst, collusive, we have always maintained that the only way the local Labour cabal would change their ways was when their own supporters started holding them to account.
As we can see from the recent reinstatement of the Wallasey CLP there is an increasingly interesting battle for the soul of the Labour Party on Wirral . However what Wirral needs is more politically engaged people of all political persuasions and we have to say in the seven years that Wirral Leaks has been a minor irritant there does appear to be an increase in public awareness of what goes on in Wallasey Town Hall . No doubt this has been prompted by a continuing series of damning reports involving Wirral Council after which we're inevitably told 'lessons have been learned' – which inevitably it hasn't and which ourselves us and other excellent local blogs continue to point out. We are also encouraged by the increase in campaign groups that are challenging the political status quo.
One such campaign is Wirral Needs ,which although may be too closely politically aligned for us to maintain our neutrality, it is fair to say we broadly support the campaign to prevent the continuing dismantling of public services. However we don't think it's just about serving the needs of the wealthy – it's also about serving the needs of the political classes locally and nationally and fuelled by self interest and nepotism.
From the Wirral Needs campaign:
Please continue mobilising for our protests against public-sector cuts and privatisation:
– 5pm Monday 11th December, Wallasey Town Hall, for the Full Council meeting at 6pm – the WIRRAL NEEDS petition is on the agenda; support our speaker, and
– 9am Monday 18th December, Wallasey Town Hall, for the Cabinet meeting at 10am – we expect all the proposed cuts 2018/19.
This weekend, every Labour Member of the Council will receive copies of the attached letter, joint position statement and leaflet in advance of the Labour Group meeting on Monday 4th
The letter is published here :
To each Member of the Labour Group, Wirral Council
SERVE HUMAN NEED NOT GREED: STOP CUTS & PRIVATISATION
A petition of Wirral people has been submitted for the Council meeting on 11th December. It calls on our Labour-controlled Council to start seriously fighting cuts to, and privatisation of, our much-needed public services. That means no longer doing the Tories' dirty work, and ending secretive decision-making.
It means working with unions to protect and build all the services we need on the Wirral for safe, useful work and fulfilling lives. It means getting out of the Town Hall and helping to lead a mass public campaign against Tory austerity, greed, hypocrisy and cruelty to working and marginalised people.
The petition will be supported by a demonstration of protest by local people, including many Labour Party members – a protest against a Labour Council, which has been serving the needs of the wealthy and not the needs of workers, dependents and vulnerable people.
We are asking you to support the people of Wirral.
Whether the Labour old guard finally realise that there are people out there who want Wirral politicians to finally change for the better or whether they'll resort to the time-honoured tradition of denial, carrying on as abnormal and claiming conspiracies against them – be it from the left or the right – only the 'Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come' will know!………….
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged Labour group, Labour group power elite, Labour Party, Wallasey CLP, Wallasey Town Hall, Wirral Needs, Wirral View	| 4 Replies
Public Service Announcement : Defend Our NHS (DONHS) Meetings
Posted on August 9, 2017 by wirralleaks
Published on behalf of DONHS Wirral are details of upcoming meetings and the following message :
We will be inviting Wirral councillors and all four Wirral MPs.
The focus of the meeting will be the local STP – now officially called a 'sustainability and transformation partnership'
Some partnership! It doesn't include patients , STPs generally are not engaging or collaborating with GPs
(let alone the public), and 80% of councillors thought STPs were "not fit for purpose" and "prioritised cost-cutting and closing hospitals over preventing illness".
The reality of the STP is the dismnatling of our NHS. Campaigners have been warning about this for years. Every day we see the headlines.
Wirral Council voted overwhelmingly in December to oppose the local version of 'slash, trash and privatise' and to write a letter of protest to the government. We have no evidence that the letter was sent or a reply received. And now the leader of the Council says "I don't see any sign that STPs are going away,…" Some opposition!…
Come and join us – and join our campaign to share information about what's happening and to OPPOSE the STP.
(Talking of opposition : did you write to your councillors and MPs as we urged you last month? Where do you send them? It's easy – simply click here and adapt the draft letter attached . Thank you! http://www.writetothem.com/
Best wishes on behalf of DONHS
More about STPs? http://www.stopthestps.org.uk/home/4593142849
More about DONHS? https://www.facebook.com/groups/defendournhs/
Posted in Uncategorized	| Tagged CUTS, Defend Our NHS, DONHS, NHS, Slash Trash Privatise, STP, Wirral Needs	| 13 Replies


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