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A trip down criminal lane
Posted on June 22, 2011 by Daisy Bambridge
Have you ever had that feeling that you've arrived in a place where you couldn't feel more out-of-place if you tried?
Yesterday I went to interview Charles Young, founder of the London Anti-Crime Education Scheme (LACES). An ex-prisoner himself; he has spent the last 18 years travelling around the country teaching young people about the slippery slope. And yesterday was my chance to hear a firsthand account of prison life.
The venue: Tower Hamlets, East London.
Having never driven properly through London I arrived slightly flustered and uncomfortable as I had spent the last 2 hours driving round aimlessly following a sat nav that seemingly repeated to "[calculate]" my route as I kept missing turnings! As I parked in a bay alongside the venue, I went to get change in a local shop for parking. Walking there I could not have felt more uncomfortable. I was already feeling slightly uncertain, but walking past a large group of teenagers hovering outside the newsagent: one of the boys shouting "Alright darlin'" to me certainly did not make me feel at ease. I kept my head down and focused on parking and preparing myself for the next two hours.
The venue had moved to a larger hall, a church in the middle of an estate. I was introduced to Charlie, who I immediately warmed to. A bit of a jack the lad character: he was chatty; charismatic; but at the same time determined to put the point across to youngsters not to go down the same route as he had done.
With the mock prison cell set up (Charlie has been given an old bed from a real prison, draws, tables, a toilet and bucket, and a sink, in order to create a prison cell to engage the audience.), we awaited the arrival of the local kids.
As they entered, it was clear they had a bit of attitude. The stereotypical estate characters that appeared to think they knew more than everyone else. I was told afterwards that some of them had in fact had run-ins with the police already, despite being only 15-17 years old. But the fact that they turned up was promising. And Charlie had them engaged for entire 2 hours: 45 minutes longer, I was told, than any other talk that they would have been given by the local authorities.
"This could be your future…"
Although Charlie had his own stories from prison, he had also brought in 3 volunteers to help put the point across.
One really stood out for me. For the purposes of this blog I will call him "X", as I don't know if I should say his real name. He had started abusing drugs before resorting to street robbery which had lasted for 10 years, in and out of jail with sentences lasting between 2 months and a year. He had been addicted to crack cocaine and due to his drug abuse is now in hospital after being in a low secure unit, having guidance from 2 occupational therapists. The drugs had affected his concentration and he had to read from a script about his experiences in order for him to stay on track of his thoughts. In contrast to Charlie, who told us that he used to steal credit cards, cars and money for a better life, "X" was willing to use knives to rob people on the street for money. In prison "X" also said that he would not have ruled out violence, whereas Charlie said all he wanted to do was chat to pass the time.
Charlie went on to tell us about prison life. He told us about how he used to pass the time: 23 hours in a cell per day. They would make jokes by placing excrement on paper towels and throwing them on other inmates during yard time hoping they would have diarrhoea that day in order for it to "splat" better.
Holding up a plastic cup, Charlie asked the audience how this was the most effective weapon in prison. Some said heating it up, others said to cut other inmates. The real answer: boiling water and sugar; the boiling water to scald and the sugar to stick to the skin…
And it was the simplest tasks that were the most difficult. Sharing a cell, Charlie explained that you never had any privacy. Going to the toilet would echo around the cell, prison officers would bang on the door to humiliate inmates when they were using the toilet. And for a man's typical way to relieve tension again, no women, and no privacy.
And it wasn't just the prison surroundings that were hard to handle. Some cell mates would be abusive. They would call the cell "my cell", even though it was meant to be shared, and wouldn't take any "shit" from anyone. Some would even go to the toilet in the other cell mates bed to make a point.
I believe the reason why Charlie engages the audience so much is because he involves them in his presentation. From the very beginning he challenged the most cocky ones to an arm wrestle to see how "hard" they were. Joking with them but also telling them who was boss by making them turn their phones off in order to listen to what he had to say. One boy was caught playing on his phone during the talk and Charlie made him stand up and asked him to sit in the cell. Standing at the front, looking like a naughty child, the boy refused to sit in the cell for the rest of the session. And this was a fake prison cell!? I was told afterwards by the sister who was in charge of the church venue that these boys look up to the older people on the estate who break the law, and, as I said earlier, some themselves have already been arrested in the past. But in this case, the boy wasn't happy with being caught out and made a display of. Which makes me question why commit crime in the first place?
There are other things in the world that don't involve breaking the law which are fun and don't run the risk of being locked up and ruining the rest of your life by having a criminal record.
As we left the group of teenagers who had been in the audience were outside the church in the estate next door shouting and swearing at each other, and I wondered whether anything that Charlie had just said had got through to them.
Speaking to some of the girls in the audience, though they really enjoyed Charlie's talk and said it was better "coming from the horse's mouth as such" because you can see how it affected him, and how the other volunteers regretted their actions and were trying their hardest to get through to these boys.
Earlier, I mentioned Charlie's volunteers. One was a boy who had been put forward by his mum who believed his behaviour required some assistance in order to direct him away from turning to crime or ending up in the wrong crowd (she admitted when seeing the rest of the audience that she may not have noticed that in the grand scheme of things her son was not actually as much of a nightmare as he could have been!)
To this boy, the presentation couldn't have been better. Finally out of his prison attire from the talk, he told me how he did not want to end up being bored in a prison cell for 23 hours and wanted to do something with his life.
It was an inspiration to see that Charlie has turned his life around to help people. Some of the feedback afterwards by audience members and participants showed hope that schemes such as LACES can help deter crime.
But is it not about more than that? Charlie said that he is struggling to get funding for the talks. What happens if, one day, he has to stop? Who will be there to help deter crime? Who will be there to explain, from their own experiences, how undesirable prison is?
And I wonder what will happen to the boys from the estate. Will they have listened and taken in the warnings from the speakers, and will they stay on the right side of the law in the future? Either way, the fact that they turned up to the talk is always promising and it was clear from them that they did not enjoy the idea of not being able to do anything all day everything if they were sent to jail. Despite appearances I overheard some of them speak to each other about wanting to become an occupational therapist like those who were there with one of the volunteers, while others, when asked by Charlie why they wanted a job, answered to do something with their lives. I don't think any one wants to go to prison; they just need that extra guidance to make sure that they really don't.
Charlie's talks are increasingly popular and a great way of preventing crime. It's going to take a long time, and the help of many organisations, to noticeably reduce crime figures.
Sometimes life runs in a vicious circle. It takes a lot for someone who has been brought up in a crime ridden neighbourhood; run by the local gang, to escape the inevitable generational downfall, and I don't think there will ever be a time when we can completely eradicate crime. But in the mean time, with the help of those dedicating their time to put the word out that prison in not a glamorous place and is not a good life choice, then maybe we can relieve the pain for those who are victims of crime and allow youngsters to do something with their lives and make the most of the options they have, education or otherwise, while they have the chance.
The Immigration Economy
Posted on May 18, 2011 by Daisy Bambridge
I am now coming to the end of my course at the University of Westminster in Journalism. As many of you have probably noticed, this blog has not been a hive of activity for a couple of months now! However, thought I'd upload a recent radio project I did for one of my final assessments.
It looks at the impact of immigration on the UK following a recent report by the NIESR that immigrants, from Eastern Europe alone, contribute to 5% of the growth in GDP, but it came with criticism from groups such as Migrationwatch UK who see this as a "poor deal" for UK citizens.
This podcast looks at the real impact of immigration: reaffirming the costs and benefits of allowing immigrants to live and work here. Do they really take all our jobs and drain oour public services or can they help rebuild our economy, and what would happen if we were to have no immigrants?
Click on the link below to hear all about it:
http://soundcloud.com/daisyrose2010/[soundcloud%20url=%22http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/15490052%22]
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Wikileaks: Detrimental to security or provision of public information?
Posted on December 16, 2010 by Daisy Bambridge
(N.B. Podcast of findings and comments at end of article)
Wikileaks highlights a significant conflict between public interest and confidential information.
Many of the documents Wikileaks has publicised over the past four years, have caused embarrassment to the US government.
Some of the issues exposed are important for the public to know, such as the cables relating to the conduct in the Iraq war, but insignificant statements by US government officials concerning their opinions of other governments, in particular those refering to Gordon Brown's inability to act as Prime Minister seem unimportant and could damage relations internationally.
While it is interesting and perhaps entertaining to find out how US officials see the UK government as e.g. less connected to the Muslim community despite our governments alleged commitment to reconnecting to ethnic communities in the face of terrorism, and how other members o the US government believe Ed Balls to be "dull and charmless" but in light of other more important cables, are Wikileaks just tyring to stir up trouble?
As a journalist student I am expected to report on things of public interest- whether that be government corruption, showbiz gossip or crimes and criminal injustices.
But at the same time, I am restricted by sketchy laws which provide a guideline about things I can and cannot report. And to be honest, when it boils down to it, the laws concerning breach of confidence and defemation and the defence I can use if I am blamed for these issues are fairly inconclusive and subjective to each case.
Today, the Sweedish prosecution are appealing bail of Wikileaks founder, Julian Assange. He has been accused of sexually assualting two women while in Sweden in August. His bail was rejected last week becasue the judge feared that he would flee the country but on Tuesday he was granted bail. For the same reasons he was kept in prison until today's appeal.
There are suspicions that Mr Assange's arrest was orchestrated by America in order to protect its official confidential documents and so by extraditing Mr Assange, Wikileaks would finish.
However, Wikileaks is determined to continue providing a service regardless. And it is clear many people see Mr Assange as a saviour of freedom of speech.
Since his arrest, many companies who withdrew support of the organisation have come under a cyber atack, particularly Mastercard and the Swiss bank account which withdrew their services to Mr Assange.
This group of anonymous hackers are fighting out against these firms in support of the Wikileaks founder and freedom of speech.
But if his arrest is a politically motivated move by America to stop embarrassing documents being published and this is the response, is it proving that Wikileaks is just a trouble causer?
Or is Wikileaks just providing a service and should the US own up to what it has done?
As a journalist I think its important for the public to know things which affect them. The things which have determined important events in our lives such as the Iraq War.
While it is important to know about these issues it is also irrelevant to disclose information about peoples personal opinion of other officials and other governments or countries.
I investigated the issue of security and public interest. Listen to what I found:
Wikileaks: public interest or security damaging? by daisyrose2010
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Protest Damage
Posted on December 3, 2010 by Daisy Bambridge
Since finding myself in the middle of the first violent outburst of students protesters against increased tuition fees, similar outcomes have resulted from further demonstrations and I fear it's dampening their pledge.
I'm all for student rights, but the extent to which these protesters have gone to, to influence the government, seems a little damaging.
From one extreme to another
You may remember my oersonal account from the first demonstration "A birthday to remember…". What started out as a peaceful protest, in which Aaron Porter, NUS President, told Passing Comment journalists that he was confident that violence would not take place, resulted in chaos as a number of students broke into Tory HQ at Millbank Tower.
Daisy Bambridge 2010
I got the impression that some protesters I spoke to didn't understand the proposals, while those breaking into Milbank Tower were 6th form students who didn't even know what the NUS was.
Government proposals
A common misconstrued argument against fees is that they disadvantage poorer pupils. In fact, those from poorer backgrounds are better off paying less than they currently do, while it's those from wealthier backgrounds who have to pay more, according to the BBC.
Ed Milliband commented, in the Evening Standard, that fee increase is to accommodate education cuts outlined in October's budget.
The BBC says that the government admits this but in the Evening Standard, David Cameron says the plans are "fair" (click here to read his comments).
On BBC Q and A of University funding, Education Minister David Willetts says that institutions can only charge £9,000 under exceptional circumstances (e.g. high teaching costs). If universities charge more than £6,000 they must offer scholarships, bursaries, summer schools and outreach programs to encourage poorer people.
Maintenance grants increase for households earning less than £25,000 a year.
Partial grants for incomes of £42,000 as opposed to the current £50,000 cut off
Pay back when earning £21,000 as opposed to £15,000
Convincing Pledge?
Previously, I too was against fee increase but three weeks of protests: a number of arrests; and injuries from violence; I can't help admit I have lost sympathy.
When discussing tube strikes, MP Caroline Pigeon told Passing Comment's Lucy Laycock, that one or two strikes are ok: more and we lose interest. I think that this becoming the case among student protests.
I realise that by writing this I'm probably making a few of you scream with dismay but in all honestly, this "revolution" isn't helping the cause, but damaging the fight.
Revolution: Protesters at Millbank, 10.11.10 demo (Courtesy of Lucy Laycock, 2010)
I should mention that the media has magnified the problem. When covering fee proposals they focus on extremes. Few have pointed that it is unlikely many universities will charge £9,000. During protests, the BBC in particular, chose shots that imply more people than there really are; focusing on the few causing damage, in comparison to the many peaceful students attending the 10.11.10 demonstration.
Nevertheless, damage is still being caused: it could be those few people who ruin the appeal for the entire student population against fee increase. Mr. Clegg, Cameron, and Milliband, have shown apathy in the routes students are taken to be heard.
I cannot predict what the outcome of the vote on tuition fees, but I can be sure that students are doing themselves no good by crying out in such destructive ways.
Posted in Daisy Bambridge, Education, news reflection, Personal, Reflection	| Tagged Aaron Porter, BBC, David Cameron, David Willetts, Ed Miliband, Evening Standard, Liberal Democrats, Millbank Tower, Nick Clegg, Passing Comment, Vince Cable	| Leave a comment
Snow, snow go away
Posted on November 30, 2010 by Daisy Bambridge
Is it me or whenever there's an extremity in the weather, is our entire nation flung into utter chaos?
In rain, traffic ques build up for miles on end and floods permeate the riverside towns, and when it's hot, there's always a sudden rush to report doctors medical advice as local residents turn pink with sunburn because, for some reason, it's a common belief that English sun isn't as strong as that in the Mediterranean or in more exotic locations-wearing sun screen is a thought to be unecessary when we bask in the hot summer sun.
But when there's snow, predicting a stand still doesn't even cut it.
Us southerners have only had the snow this winter for a day or so now but already there have been additional school closures, drama on the train lines and chaos on the roads.
Earlier this month, the government was happy to comment that we are fully prepared for the snow that was predicted because they said they had enough grit to keep people safe, but as my train chugged slowly through the surrey countryside, closing in on my home town of Guildford where I was able to watch the tiny cars below build up in laborious looking traffic jams and the driver announced we would be arriving late due to "adverse weather conditions" I couldn't help but dispair with the country.
Yes, the snow looks pretty and, yes, we were all eager to see what this years winter weather would bring but let's face it, the harsh reality is it's not as magical as it seems.
I chuckled to myself as for the last few days I've watched my Facebook news feed fill up with people determined to see that first fall of snow, those statuses which have now been replaced with utter dispair over disrupted days, delays and cancellations that have affected the simplest of everyday tasks.
Snow cynic
Personally, I'm a little cynical when it comes to snow. I still shudder when I think back to that first heavy snow a few years ago when I was at Southampton and had to walk up one of the steepest hills just to get to uni. Needless to say I was one of those embarrassing people who was laughed at because I just couldn't hack walking in the freezing conditions.
And I'm not ashamed to say I slipped and slide all over the place while my housemates wandered around effortlessly on the icy pavement. I distinctly remember one of my housemates taking absolute pride in the fact that he knew how to walk on the snow because of his time as a skiing instructor. He used to skid past me while I struggled to keep my head up.
Unnecessary chaos
And while missing a day or two of work is fantastic, I can't help but admit that I think were all treating the situation like complete children.
I mean it's just a bit of snow! How do other countries, who have copious amounts of snow per year cope so well when we end up having to deal with unnecessarily extensive problems.
From past experience, we should know by now that we are going to have more snow than we have had in the past.
Those days of praying for a white christmas are gone and we are having to deal with leading our day-to-day lives in the freezing conditions.
I mean surely it's going to get worse, what more will we be subjected to? A complete lock down? no travel? no shops? nothing to do but sit inside by a roaring fire with a hot mug of cocoa and the latest rom-com? and while that does sound like an ideal day (and I'm not going to complain if a few of my winter days end up this way,) I don't think it's really good enough to be subjected to flakey travel facilities and dangerous pavements and roads.
Theres just so much a can take of walking like a complete retard on the snow before I will have to think twice about venturing out of my house at all. And that's not really what I want.
So I'm hoping that, in time, hopefully sooner or later, we get our act together and sort out this ridiculous stand still that comes with "adverse weather conditions".
And for those people who can do something about cancelled transport and treacherous roads, please do something soon. You know how, from past years, what our climate is now like, we were predicted a cold and snowy winter months ago, so why not make a difference and make sure a bit of cold weather doesn't completely ruin our lives. because we appear to be completely unable to cope with the conditions? Surely it can't take much to send out a gritter or some sort of plough in the morning and afternoon/night? perhaps give all those unemployed something to do?
But it's almost the 3rd year in a row that we have had snowy weather, and we knew we would once again be subjected to such severity so why do we still have to put up with authorities who are unable to cope and keep things running. There are plenty of other countries around the world who cope perfectly well with severe weather conditions, why does Britain have to slow down?
Why should we have to stay at home and be restricted from getting around because of a slight change in the weather, something which we knew would happen? It just seems ridiculous.
For me, it's been 2 days now, and with more snow yet to come, I hate to think what will happen when that arrives, I hope I'm not expected to hibernate for the next
three months!
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Fire Fighters bring fight agasint cuts to Westminster
Fire fighters brought their fight against spending cuts to Westminster yesterday. More than 2,000 members of fire brigade units from across the country attended a parliamentary lobby in hope of forcing MPs against further cuts on the frontline, The Fire Brigade Union announced.
The Fire Brigade Union (FBU) says that the new "modernization" agenda has eroded their ability to respond effectively.
The FBU official website fears fire authorities are using the decrease in fire related deaths to justify cuts in emergency response whilst hiding increased response times from the public.
MPs, union representatives and parliamentary support groups attended yesterday's conference where FBU general secretary, Matt Wrack, spoke of his anger at frontline forces being cut while office and senior officer positions were increased.
He is angry that people in these positions are happy with the cuts that they see as an opportunity to create efficiency and retrain officers. He added: "What planet are they from?"
Speakers at FBU conference at Central Hall, Westminster (Daisy Bambridge, 2010)
Anti-Government action
David Cameron was booed when speaker, Katy Clarke, told the congregation that he had thanked fire fighters helping in the Cornwall floods but failed to mention the service cuts at his earlier Prime Ministers Questions.
Clarke, Labour MP for Arran and North Ayrshire, blames right wing MPs who are committed to looking after themselves.
Adding: "We won't let them get away with it.
"If the government will axe our public services this will be their poll tax moment."
John Macdonald, Labour MP for Hayes and Harlsfield, also speaking at the conference said: "it's not us who has caused the economic crisis and so it should be those who did that pay."
Macdonald noted that the "only way for the government to listen is action."
Investment not cuts
In "the most serious onslaught on our service in living memory", according to the FBU, the 25% proposed cuts will:
cut 10,000 jobs,
freeze pay,
attack pensions,
threaten service conditions
regionalize fire controls.
The FBU, talking on the BBC, claims its members face the sack unless they agree to change their contracts which alters their working patterns and shift length.
Service response to emergency calls has already been affected by the cuts, one fire fighter from Leicester told me. He said that as there are less frontline officers and fire engines it takes longer to reach an emergency.
Frances O'Grady, General Secretary of the TUC, at the conference said Britain's debt was twice as large in the 20th Century but the government built the Welfare state, "and that's what we need to do now.
Invest in public services and create jobs."
Wrack finished by telling the conference: "It makes sense to fight together.
"If we stand together we are stronger.
"We will not be broken."
The Fire Brigade Union will join other Public Service members early next year to fight together against the cuts.
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Liberal Democrat heaquarters the target of future student force
Student activists have announced that they will target Liberal Democrat headquarters in the same way the Conservative headquarters were last week, according to the Press Association.
The Education Activist Network has said that it will not rule out violence on the Liberal Democrats who have been accused of "betrayal" over university fees.
Protesters will build opposition to the decision to triple university fees, through nation wide walk outs, sit-ins and demonstrations on November 24.
Mark Burgel, member of the NUS national executive committee, was reported by the Press Association saying: "The Liberal Democrats stood on a platform of free education and millions of students voted for them. they now feel totally betrayed.
"People argue that you can change democracy at the ballot box. We're going to show that we can change democracy through direct action."
Radical students from the University of Sheffield will also meet today to decide if they will be joining the EAN in targetting the home and offices of Deputy Leader Nick Clegg.
They also believe he is guilty of betrayal after he originally signed a pledge opposing a rise in tuition fees during the local elections, The Independent reports.
Student Divisions
Student protesters remain divided as this announcement comes after Aaron Porter, president of the National Union of Students, declared a news tactic that would avoid violent infiltrations that are damaging to their fight.
Following the riots at Milbank last week, Porter told the BBC that he was planning a news strategy that "maintains high profile political pressure, whilst avoiding the pressure of by highjacked by violence.
The University College Union, who organised the demonstration with NUS, has condemned the violence which took place at Milbank.
However, many higher education lecturers, including Alan Whitacker from UCU, has signed a petition supporting those students involved in last week's demonstration, according to The Independent.
A YouGov poll revealed that 65% of people asked had sympathy with the students demonstrating in last weeks protest.
However, 69% did believe that the violence had damaged the validity of the cause. To see a summary of these results go to: http://ukpollingreport.co.uk/blog/archives/2874
Bergel, 23, added: "The Tories and Lib Dems want to create an education system for the few and the privileged and we're going to fight," he said. "We are targeting the Lib Dems in particular for their lies. I think we have the right to target Lib Dems up and down the country, occupy their offices and call on them to join our fight. Ultimately, we want to split the Government."
The Independent has also announced that security at the coalition party's headquarters will be stepped up as student activists announced their new target.
Students set to target Lib Dem HQ (mirror.co.uk)
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Tory HQ victim of "peaceful" student protest
Students broke into the conservative headquarters yesterday afternoon as a national demonstration turned riotous.
Violence: the site of Tory HQ as riot police try to control the chaos
52,000 students were demonstrating against the government's decision to raise caps on university fees. What started off as a peaceful demonstration turned into chaos when a group of rebel protesters broke into the Conservative Headquarters near the final destination of the Tate Gallery.
The NUS president, Aaron Porter, told the morning's student media press conference that he was confident that violence would not break out because otherwise it would be detrimental to the aim of the demonstration.
However, a small group of rebels congregated around the Milbank building, before breaking in. The glass front of the Headquarters was torn down as the students broke in, before covering the walls in graffiti, smashing other windows further up the building and standing on the roof setting off fire extinguishers and throwing toilet rolls, banana skins and news papers into the crowds below.
"Tory Scum": the geers of the crowds and the vandalism echoed across the inside of the Conservative headquarters
A fire continued to burn in the middle of the crowds while crowds chanted "Tory scum" and threw their placards onto it. Riot police were sent in to control the situation and barricade the front of the building to prevent others from entering.
When Porter heard the news that hundreds of protesters had congregated around the Milbank situated, Tory HQ, and vandalised the property, he was devastated and told us that he would now have to work extremely hard in order to gain back respect from the government, and to rethink his strategy in tackling the controversial issue.
He wanted to make it clear that he was certain this was not the work of students, but other members of the public who had been caught up in the protest and just wanted to cause trouble.
The London college students who had climbed to the roof of the building said that they realised it may not have been the right thing to do but felt so strongly about the situation which is making them reconsider higher education.
The coalition government wants to raise the cap on university fees to as much as £9,000 in some institutions. The current charge sits at £3,225 and has already created a decrease in the number of people entering higher education since it was raised in 2006.
There are fears that this increase will deter people from considering higher education and in yesterday's demonstration there was a strong agreement that it is unjustified to introduce such high fees for prospective students in when the government is struggling to rebuild our economy. The NUS president said that creating deterrence to young people from continuing education is not the way forward when we are reliant on the younger generations to continue our country and enter careers which will help economic stability and the country's competition.
The national demonstration, which is thought to have been the largest protest since the Iraq War protests in 2003 and the biggest student demo in a generation, kicked off the national strategy that would continue throughout the constituencies in order to persuade the government against education cuts.
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A birthday to remember: How we found ourselves at the heart of student rioting
As I grow older my birthday becomes a little more mundane and I have to admit the excitement is lost compared to when I was under 20. So deciding to cover the national student protest for the day seemed like an exciting way to spend the day which I would probably otherwise only have been doing some sort of essay or coursework.
So zoom and camera in hand, Lucy and I headed to the UCU for the student media press conference with the NUS president and president of UCU, the institutions organising the demonstration.
Little did we expect the day to turn into such chaos let alone that we would unwittingly find ourselves at the very heart of all the action.
Peaceful start
After the press conference where Aaron Porter, the NUS president, reassured us that the demonstration would be the beginning to a national fight against the university fee increase and that violence would not occur we headed to the congregation point at Horse Guard Avenue.
I have never been to anything like this before and so I certainly had no idea what to expect. As we joined the already mile long group of protesters as they marched down the Horse Guards Avenue towards Millbank and the Tate Gallery we conducted a few vox pops, recorded a few chants and took some pictures to capture the moment.
It started off quite exciting. The atmosphere created by the crowds fighting for something they all felt so passionate about was inspiring and it became difficult to remain professional and impartial as journalists. We often found ourselves tempted to join in their chanting and placard bearing.
I found myself even more inclined to join in when one MP completely ignored me when we tried to interview him. It's not exactly the best impression to make for an MP to run away from a student journalist when the very thing people are fighting for is the rights of students. The least he could have done would have been to defend the government's decision or let us know that he was on our side.
We soon realised that not much was happening so we made our way to the front of the demonstration next to the Houses of Parliament.
Heading to the front we had a fantastic view of the sheer extent of the amount of people involved. The queue was never ending as we looked down on thousands of placards and banners.
We walked further down towards the end of Milbank. It was lunch time and it was clear nothing much was changing. It was the same old people chanting and walking, while stewards stopped and started them in order to control the rabble of people.
Lunchtime viewing
So, given it was my birthday we went into a nearby Pizza Express, thinking that we had enough time before the protesters would reach their final destination, probably about half a mile ahead.
What happened next was a complete surprise.
As we sat at the window seat, which we had requested in order to see the march as it passed, we opened a bottle of wine and began to make our order.
Within about 15 minutes a group of boys ran past the restaurant in the adjoining courtyard. We Were intrigued to find out what was going on as more and more people congregated in the space.
Students turn on Tories
Being a keen journo, I went onto Twitter to see if anything had been reported. To my delight (to hear about something "kicking off") a reported had tweeted that "100 students had broken into Tory's HQ and they are burning placards."
It became clear from that, that the orange smoke we had seen above the heads of the crowds outside the window were from the placard burning. Keen to go to the heart of the reported riots we asked our waitress where the HQ was.
To our delight she gestured next door. That was it. We were right next to the riots. What were that chances that we just happened to have lunch right next to the Conservative Headquarters. We couldn't believe our luck. We were considering heading on to the final meeting point at the Tate further down the road in which case we would have missed what was going on.
We hurriedly finished our meal, downed the wine (Lad!), paid and made a dash for it into the crowd outside.
I literally couldn't believe it. The whole courtyard was rammed with protesters and people were shaking the glass entrance and throwing things at it so that it would smash.
All around us people were chanting, cheering and shouting. A fire started in the centre of the crowds. It got pretty big as people began throwing their placards on it.
We sat, pride of place, on the railings which separated the raised area surrounding the courtyard. We had an overview of everything that was happening. Although, to our dismay, the crowd of people in front of us were inhibiting our view of the entrance of the building but we could see enough to know what was happening.
In true journo style we brought out the zoom and asked a few people around us what was going on. We also we fairly proud of ourselves in creating a war type correspondent package at the scene.
I'm not going to lie. Or act hard core. I feared for my life when a flare was lit next to us and the crowd pushed back into us. I was only sitting on a very small rail and could see, any second, someone would push slightly too hard and I would go falling, head first, onto the concrete below and probably, while there, get trampled on by the protesters.
The riot police stormed through the crowds as a group peered over the edge of the roof of the building down at the crowds below. The people who had got into the building had stripped the glass windows off the front of the building. The walls were covered in derogatory graffiti, displaying obscenities towards the Conservative party.
Plants from inside the building were thrown out of windows and passed through the crowds. Fire extinguishers made it feel almost magical as they were set off from above and the foam came falling through the sky like snow. Rolls of toilet paper and old newspapers and banana skins were also thrown out of the windows.
The police barricaded the entrance to stop more people getting into the building as the helicopters above surrounded.
Let me tell you one thing about mobs. They do not like the police. I was shocked at the way the crowds jeered at them and shouted abuse when all they were trying to do was control the situation which looked like it was going to escalate.
And then suddenly, after a few minutes of mulling it over, we decided to make our way to the front of the crowds to where the proper press were. Right opposite the police wall.
As we pushed our way to the front placards and bottles were thrown over our head. When we reached the front a bottle skimmed past Lucy's eye, and another hit my back. As one girl shoved a policeman with a wooden stick she slid on the glass on the floor and before we knew it both the police and other protesters seemed to congregate around her and almost attack her. We got pushed around and slide on the glass.
That was when I knew we had to get out. It was just becoming too dangerous. As the afternoon progressed people were finding new things to through and there was glass everywhere.
We headed to that back but just couldn't quite drag ourselves away. So we ventured up a stairwell at the back of the courtyard. It was a fantastic place to overlook the mob below.
Riot at Milbank
A boy walked past to show his friend why they couldn't get in and I soon realised people were trying to get in the building at this entrance as well but the police were protecting the door from the inside and so no one was getting in.
By this time we were all mobbed out. The scene was absolute chaos. I had never experienced anything like it. All i could think was, "best birthday ever!"
Technology fail
It was like the day had been guided for us because as we went back to the station away from the riot we bumped into, no other than, the NUS president himself!
Lucy and I looked at each other. "Oh my god, massive exclusive!" this could be our chance to get a face to face interview with the very man who orchestrated the day and believed that it would not succumb to violence.
We went up and asked him a few questions. The man looked deflated. He was devastated that because a few people had taken the march out of hand, months of his work had been ruined. We overheard him say he was considering to resign from president.
Wow. Massive scoop! Lucy sneakily edged the zoom towards him as he revealed to his friends just how much the events had destroyed his reputation.
Unfortunately, technology failed us. None of our war correspondent style audio could be heard on the playback and to our dismay our scoop was completely inaudible.
We couldn't help but feel a little cheated by technology. I mean what are the chances! All of the things we had gathered had gone.
But I can't complain. It was an amazing experience. If not a little scary at times. It was a shame that some people, who were clearly not students, had taken the whole demonstration out of hand and potentially ruined the validity of the very cause so many people came out to fight for.
The government's decision to increase fees is completely ridiculous. All it is going to do is deter those from less privileged backgrounds from going to university. And these young people are the future of our country. I can only but hope that the occurrences of the day have not completely destroyed the fight and that the government will reconsider their proposal.
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A claustrophobic's nightmare
Posted on November 9, 2010 by Daisy Bambridge
Overcrowding on trains will get continually worse over the next four years, MP reports have found. When there are too many people on a train, travelling can become unbearable. I recently had a particually busy experience on the train which has made me dissapointed to hear this finding and angers me that little is being done to calm the situation.
Just a normal commute
Friday night, bonfire night. Lucy and I were on a train to a friend's house in Clapham; thinking the journey across London on the tube wouldn't be too unbearable.
We were already fairly late, but it didn't even cross our minds that we would be travelling at peak commutor time.
It usually takes about 40 minutes to get to Clapham from Northwick Park. Fortunately we've been taught how to back track time (!) so with this in mind we were confident that we would have no trouble with gettting there in plenty of time to catch the fireworks.
Public Transport Melt Down
The whole day had been a little bizarre when it came to transport. For a start, leaving uni I noticed the BBC breaking news about a cement mixer which had fallen onto a train track by Oxshott station.
Chaos: Cement Mixer falls from road onto train in Oxshott
I can potentially go through Oxshott on my way back from London and I know a few people who live in that area, one of my best friends included. Luckily no one I knew was on the train.
I don't know why, but it sent a bit of a shiver down my spine. I don't know whether it was becasue it was an area that I had driven many a time before or becasue of the following events.
When I got to Lucy's room, so we could get ready for the fireworks, we recieved a phone call from Jodi. She had been to meet her boyfriend around Oxford Circus. She was cut off the first time she rang us and sounded a little flustered on the phone.
Fire Alert: Passengers at Oxford Circus were evacuated
We eventually got through to her and she explained that Oxford Circus tube station had been evacuated due to a fire alert. We both kind of thought, "yeah right a fire, probably code for bomb." And I know that sounds cynical but considering it was only days after a bomb was discoverd on a plane in the East Midlands and various other bomb plots nad scares had taken place while notifications to enhance security, it was understandable. Not to mention after Lucy said that one of her friends had said he had a strange feeling something bad was going to happen when they were out the night before.
It was all just a little worrying. And I know it may sound lame but, at the time, when things are going through your mind its hard not to think something bad is going to happen. But you can't live in fear. It was just a few random events that had happened and there was no point in letting it ruin our night.
Sardines, or should I say sharks?
The journey started off fine. We managed to get a seat even though it was quite busy. And when we had to change at Bakerloo it was horrifyingly busy. It was like a normal commuting busy-ness.
We stood up, which was fine, becasue there were no seats left. Bearing in mind Lucy was carrying a plate full of brownies which she had made the night before for the evening, so if it got busier we knew she may have difficulty.
The extent of occupancy though, we did not predict. I think it was when we went through Westminster that it became worst.
We were seperated by a rabble of people although I was kept entertained by a group of boys in front of me who were laughing at a guy in the carriage behind us who looked like he was stoned.
When Westminster came, it literally felt like we were sardines. I think one of the boys even mooed becasue it reminded him of cattle.
What makes me really angry is that when a tube is clearly rammed, why would anyone bother trying to get on? You can't be in that much of a hurry to get somewhere so that you have to, not only make your own journey unbearably uncomfortable but you also have to squish everyone else in your proximity into the confined space as well.
It was amusing how my morning journey also started off with a fairly chavy lady who got on the train and asked people to move down when there was clearly no room for anyone to move to. At Westminster, after the doors shut, they resorted to openning again and someone got on.
I couldn't see but the fact that this man had got on appeared to make things even worse in the carriage as most people moaned about his attempts to catch the tube.
Luckily the next stop was Waterloo, and I thought most people would get out there. Unfortunately they didn't so I had to squeeze my way out.
At this point I have never felt shorter in my life. I'm not exaclty the tallest girl, which I like, but when trapped surrounded by other people it often makes me feel as though I have somehow shrunk about half the size.
Before I knew it there was some sort of chaos happening in front of the boys. Little did I know it was the man who had pushed his way on at Wesminster.
And if I am using the sardine analogy to describe the carriage this man was definitely the shark. He pushed Lucy and they had a little argument. This triggered other people to also get involved, the boys shouted "Well you shouldnt have pushed your way on!" and there were a lot of "chill out!" comments to be heard.
Lucy grabbed my hand and we eventually got off before the train pulled away.
The chaos didn't end there. As much as we would have liked it too the Northern line to Clapham was equally as bad. Despite not having an obnoxious little man with us on the train this time it was just as busy and there were delays too so it took twice as long.
Things were evidently made worse by a woman next to us complaining throughout the whole journey. F-ing and blinding at how bad the tubes were.
Lucily we made it. Probably in about twice the amount of time it should have taken but we got there. Alive and unscathed.
Overcrowding
Over crowding
This is just one example of a horrific tube journey. Every day commutors have to put up with this extent of overcrowding, and now we're being told that it will continue to get worse over the next four years.
I think the worst is being stuck in the tube underground when it is so busy. Its bad enough on an overground train when you can get a seat but at least then you can sit on the floor. On the tube your trapped in the tunnels; theres very little escape. I wonder how there aren't more people who have panic attacks or collapse. In the summer there was the added problem of the heat which made travelling stuffy and unbearable, in addition to the stench most passengers were giving off. I think they underestimated the amount they would sweat in the tunnels!
It has been reported that over the past 10 years there has been a 40% increase in passengers and this is expected to double over the next few decades aparently despite the nine billion pound attempt by the Department of Transport to improve railways.
Paying for drama
And the price of tickets is now astronomical. Transport operators seem to think that if they increase the prices by a small amound every now and again we won't notice. But we do. I used to be able to get the bus home for one pound eighty, now I have to pay three pound fifty for a single trip that takes just twenty minutes across Guildford.
I just don't understand where the money is going. Its clearly not going on pay, else the workers wouldn't be constantly moaning and going on strike and it's evidently not going on improving the space.
It's ironic that I thought trains should have some sort of system that would identify the amount of passengers on a train and then use some sort of lock down mechanism to stop people coming on when the carriage reached its limit, something like a lift, when The Public Accounts Committee has recommended that the DfT introduce an automatic passenger counting device to show how many people are travelling and when and a smart card system on tickets to help reduce inefficiencies of overcrowding in peak times and underused trains at other times.
Transort Secretary Phillip Hammond says "we currently have the most expensive railways in the world."
Quite frankly, its not good enough, and if I'm paying more than other countries I am expecting something amazing, which at the moment, is not the case.
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Are we giving Paul Lambert a fair crack of the whip?
BWS has submitted the following and it's in a similar vein to JD's earlier article, although from a different angle. Personally, I like it when we question ourselves, as it's all good for balance;
I have to admit I'm as guilty as anyone for laying into Lambert and to be honest his record (particularly at home) is appalling but if you put yourself in his shoes for a minute things may look a little different.
Look back to August before a ball was kicked in anger he'd (Lambert) thought he'd dealt with our defensive frailties of last season with the signings of Jores Okore and Antonio Luna, added width with Leandro Bacuna and Aleksandar Tonev.
Add these to his signings from last season and the line up would probably look something like this –
Guzan
Lowton Vlaar Okore Luna
Delph Westwood El Ahmad Bacuna
Benteke Gabby
With the likes of Kozak , Weimann, Albrighton, Sylla to come off the bench, Tonev and Helenius both works in progress and it's not really too bad a side.
Now take into account the injuries namely to Vlaar and Okore, the loss of form / injury /disinterest of Benteke (who'd have predicted that?). Throw all that into the melting pot and would it not put the skids under the best laid plans?
Lambert's been forced to throw the likes of Tonev and Kozak in at the deep end with no time to acclimatise to the EPL and to cut his cloth to suit regarding the style of play.
So with that in mind are we really being a little harsh on Lambert?
Do we really want him being sacked /resigning and going back to square one of the AVFC snakes and ladders board with yet another manager's version of this here 3 year plan?
Should we be careful with what we wish for?
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Opinion, Submitted article,
jetta2000 December 31, 2013 at 4:32 am . Permalink
LIVE FROM SEOUL…
HAPPY NEW YEAR, MY VILLA FAMILY.
OohAhPaulMcGrath December 31, 2013 at 10:55 am . Permalink
Happy new yr to you to mate
markdrapernumber8 December 31, 2013 at 7:59 am . Permalink
We should get the athletico madrid manager in
Langfordvilla December 31, 2013 at 10:05 am . Permalink
Get Barry now…18 month deal. And please dont tell me we cant because he is on a year long loan! He can still be bought in Jan…..thats in the PL rules!
Get Barry now….dont fuck it up twice, learn from your mistake Lambert!
Langford why the fuck would Barry come to us when Everton gave a chance of champions league and more likely pay him more than we would.
Mark January 1, 2014 at 9:11 am . Permalink
He said villa is his team and always will be when he left for City
However PL rules mean he cannot be registered for more than 2 clubs in a season, so can't happen, and as we know he wanted to come back and we didn't do it in the summer, so he won't come back under Lambert
Shame really as I think he would have been worth a extra 10 points to us this season
#HELENIUS December 31, 2013 at 10:33 am . Permalink
As an example, Everton got Seamus Coleman in around 2009, as a young up and coming player. He went on loan to Blackpool to learn and get valuable experience, which he did by helping them get promoted.
When he returned to Everton he was in and out the side, learning his trade at the best level from the experience around him.
My point is throwing these youngsters in at the deep end like Lambert has is tragic to their development and not only will it play on their minds short term (the shite we are playing atm) but it will be a huge negative influence for them to carry in the future!!! IMO
Plus he would of had experienced pros like Neville etc to help bring him on. It's all bollocks it's another pr stunt to sell half yr season tickets. We will get someone like a sylla or Dawkins on loan Ffs that's it.
DSVilla December 31, 2013 at 11:14 am . Permalink
I've kept away from this debate for a few days as it is so hard to be objective in the immediate aftermath of another miserable performance.
I can't see any reason for Lambert to abandon the style of play from the end of last season. This makes me think that maybe it doesn't stem from his tactics. Perhaps it is just inexperience. A couple of decent signings may make all the difference. I hope this is not just wishful thinking.
I can't see any likelihood of Lambert being sacked, and who knows what would happen in terms of his replacement?
Happy New Year Villa fans. Let's hope 2014 brings better football, with or without PL.
Good post BTW BWS
joty December 31, 2013 at 5:39 pm . Permalink
Think, there is some truth in your post, BWS. Injuries, loss on form and a decline in self-confidence are reasons for our poor form. I think, that PL planned with a back-bone of Guzan-Vlaar (Okore) – Delph – Benteke. At top of their form this would quite a good platform, even to surround them with less experienced youngsters.
It looks like Vlaar is more important than we thought after last year. Since we have been missing him we can´t get results. Benteke is a big question mark – nobody can understand his current low-quality performances. So our back-bone is lost.
But PL brought in Kozak, from which he and we could expect more. And he brought in Luna, a player form one of the Top leagues in Europe, which is the weakest link in our defence so far.
If I have a wish for 2014, I would love to see Benteke recapture his best form and Vlaar coming back with his pre-injury form. Then the whole picture would be brighter. But we have to bring in new players for left back – creative midfield – and a striker.
Wish all Villa fans a happy new year – and 3 points for tomorrow.

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Q: How do you get a type use annotation on a class? Consider:
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  @Target({ ElementType.TYPE_USE })
  @interface A {}

  @A
  final class B {}

This compiles.
How, either using java.lang.reflect.* constructs or javax.lang.model.* constructs, do I read @A?
A commenter didn't understand what I meant by "read".  Here is what I mean.
Using reflection as an example, cls.getAnnotations() will, unexpectedly, return a collection featuring @A (incorrectly) as a declaration annotation, because it returns declaration annotations (@A is not listed as being able to be applied to ElementType.TYPE, but that's where it "shows up" here).  Type annotations are returned by AnnotatedType implementations.  But I see no way to get an AnnotatedType for a Class.
That's fine; sometimes reflection doesn't give you everything (I've been told elsewhere).  But using javax.lang.model.* classes, I can't get this annotation either. I would expect it to appear in:
elements.getTypeElement("B").asType().getAnnotationMirrors();

…but that List is empty.  (This might be due to https://bugs.openjdk.org/browse/JDK-8225377.)
In case it matters, when looking at the actual .class file, I see no occurrence of the string RuntimeVisibleTypeAnnotations, suggesting that @A is not, in fact, actually recorded or retained as a type use annotation in the .class file.  I also see RuntimeVisibleAnnotations and @A appears after it, so it would seem that this annotation is incorrectly recorded as a declaration/element annotation.  I will probably file another JDK bug.
I'm also initiating a discussion on compiler-dev: https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/compiler-dev/2023-February/022184.html

A: Since you're using Reflection to access Runtime information - it's obvious that Retention Policy will always be RUNTIME. Otherwise Annotation metadata will not be available at Runtime. Just a reminder.
Next snippet should give you an information about Annotation metadata you are looking for at Runtime.
B  bInstance = new B();

A desiredAnnotation = bInstance.getClass().getAnnotation(A.class);

if (desiredAnnotation != null) {
    System.out.println("Annotation Target - Element Type: " + Arrays.toString(desiredAnnotation.annotationType().getAnnotation(Target.class).value()));
    System.out.println("Retention Policy:  " + desiredAnnotation.annotationType().getAnnotation(Retention.class).value());
}

A: This appears to be a misreading on my part of the Java Language Specification. To paraphrase, while a TYPE_USE annotation may annotate type contexts enumerated in §4.11, that is not all that it can annotate.
It is also a declaration annotation when applied to class or interface or type parameter declarations, as explained in section 9.7.4 (and as Bill Mair correctly noted in a now-deleted answer):

"A declaration annotation is an annotation that applies to a declaration, and whose annotation interface is applicable in the declaration context (§9.6.4.1) represented by that declaration; or an annotation that applies to a class, interface, or type parameter declaration, and whose annotation interface is applicable in type contexts (§4.11).")

So in fact @A in my example is both a declaration annotation and a type annotation. It should, and does, appear in the array of declaration annotations returned by Class#getAnnotations(), even though it is annotated only with ElementType.TYPE_USE.
It would seem, therefore, that an annotation annotated with
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE_USE })

…behaves exactly as if it were annotated with:
@Target({ ElementType.TYPE, ElementType.TYPE_PARAMETER, ElementType.TYPE_USE })

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Johnson County JJAEP — Joshua ISD 2018-2019
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Johnson County JJAEP
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Joshua ISD: A
Total students
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Joshua ISD: 12.8 years
Statewide: 11.1 years
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Statewide: 90%
Johnson County JJAEP is a high school in Cleburne, TX, in the Joshua ISD school district. As of the 2018-2019 school year, it had 1 students. The school received an accountability rating of Not rated. 100% of students were considered at risk of dropping out of school. 0% of students were enrolled in bilingual and English language learning programs.
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Joshua ISD: 1.8%
Statewide: 12.6%
Statewide: 0.4%
Joshua ISD: 28.8%
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For a detailed explanation of this year's accountability system, see the 2019 Accountability Manual.
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Joshua ISD: 0%
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AP/IB participation
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AP/IB performance
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The average SAT score for the Class of 2018, with critical reading, writing and mathematics results combined. The maximum score is 2400. For the small percentage of students who took the redesigned SAT with a maximum score of 1600, their scores were converted to the equivalent scores on the previous SAT using College Board concordance tables.
Avg. SAT score
Joshua ISD: 1052
Statewide: 1036
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Avg. ACT score
Joshua ISD: 21.7
Statewide: 20.6
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Teacher salaries
The average salaries listed here are for regular duties only and do not include supplemental pay. For teachers who also have nonteaching roles, only the portion of time and pay dedicated to classroom responsibilities is factored into the calculation.
Base average
Joshua ISD: $57,451
Statewide: $54,122
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Natalie C. Postružnik, M.A., is a three-time winner of the Best Lecturer Award, which is voted for by students only.
What you are passionate about is what you do best. I love to share my practical knowledge with others and put it into practice again, especially with all those who never stop asking, constantly want to learn more, are interested in everything and question everything. Prove it! Nikrmana, as you know, is an "ancient force that takes care of the world's order". It does not talk. Why, how, to whom, when. It has been eight years since I started working as a lecturer at the faculty DOBA. I am a three-time winner of the Best Lecturer Award, which is voted for by students only, and I am delighted about it. Besides, I am proud to be lecturer at a faculty in Macedonia, my beloved, sunny land. Since I started my own company, I have travelled and given speeches, lectures and presentations in many countries, for example in the UK, Latvia, Belgium, France, India, Croatia, Macedonia etc.
My lectures are based on my beliefs and experience; on what I have seen and experienced; on theory (my master's thesis was not bought, copied or plagiarised; my doctoral thesis is still in the making – because I'm demanding and because it's demanding) and on more than 20 years of practical experience. I give lectures about talents – (Include.all), communication, and energy management. Some also call it motivation or enthusiasm.
It is truly possible to acquire applicable knowledge. It is up to the lecturer. Click here to find out more about one of our round-table discussions at the faculty DOBA.
Have a look at the photos from the the Slovenian Conference on Public Relations (2014) where I gave lecture about overlooked talents. You can also take a look at theInternational Conference on Gender Equality (2014) which took place in Latvia and where I presented the 6-step-model.


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You may not know they exist, but the men and women of the Hill Air Force Base Consolidated Command Post control the information that makes the Air Force work and affects Airmen every day. Staff Sgt. Cherelyn Childers, of the 419th Fighter Wing, knows that well enough. As part of her job as a command
'Phishy' Bank of America e-mail tries to hook recipients
Anyone with a computer can be the target of a phishing scam and military rank offers no protection. This was evident July 3 when Lt. Gen. Terry Gabreski, vice commander of Air Force Materiel Command, discovered a fraudulent Bank of America 'phishing' scam in her e-mail inbox. According to Andrew
Officer, enlisted evaluations streamlined
Air Force officials are introducing new officer and enlisted evaluation forms as it transforms its personnel processes. The major part of this effort has been directed at reducing the workload associated with preparing officer and enlisted performance reports while ensuring the evaluation process
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309th Maintainence Wing keeps PACOM wired
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Thinking about attending or exhibiting at a cosplay or gaming convention? Well before you do, suit up! Cosplay and gaming conventions are known for their ultimate fandom and intricate costumes. Fans from around the world attend conventions like ComicCon or GenCon. In 2012, StarWarsCelebration.com hosted Celebration VI, which was attended by thousands of fans; about 35,000 people! If your audience is one that can be found at one of these conventions, here are five of the biggest cosplay and gaming conventions to attend and tips to make your exhibit real in a crowd of fiction.
Anime Los Angeles: Get a more intimate crowd than you would be attending the similarly build Anime Expo. Anime Los Angeles has more of an emphasis on cosplay but still has a large turnout!
Japan Expo USA: It's like enjoying Europe in America; Japan Expo is also held in California and brings a variety of audiences ranging from foreigners to locals alike.
Anime Central: Consider this the Midwest's largest Japanese pop-culture convention, playing host to more than 30,000 attendees. People who love gaming, movies, educational panels and Japanese guests love flying from all around the nation to this convention.
Gamescom: With roughly 335,000 visitors, 6,000 journalists and 700 exhibitors (in 2014), it's no wonder that Gamescom is considered one of the largest gaming events in the world! If you're in the digital industry or have something innovative to share, you may have a lot to do to stand out in this crowd but this targeted crowd makes your attendance well worth it.
GenCon: Held in Indianapolis, IN, this convention started in 1968 with tabletop games, RPGs, card games, strategy games and board games and today, their convention also includes the computer game arena.
Tell a Story. Use visuals with your pop-up displays or booths to tell a story. The foundation of all gaming and cosplay conventions is that the comics or games tell stories which the readers and players relate to.
Prep your Business Cards. Make it short and sweet. Players and other exhibitioners don't have time to lolly-gag, especially at conventions where there is a lot of visual interest…everywhere. Hand out your business card with a quick pitch and you're good to go. Onto the next level.
Evaluate your Booth Space. Booth space alone can quickly add up—make is as visually interesting as possible with displays that say who you are in a few short words.
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Wooli, the New York-based electronic producer, has been developing his hard-hitting sound since he was six-years-old. This month, the Wooli project turns one. To mark this landmark event, Wooli has a couple releases on Circus Records, perfectly titled "Back" and "Like I Used To." The two songs are completely different in style, yet the contain the original Wooli sound that he's worked so hard to build. The absolute filth that is contained in "Back" has already been unleashed for festival crowds by electronic legends like Skism, FuntCase, and Snails. "Like I Used To" is accompanied by impeccable vocals and guitar riffs from Eli Flynn.
"Back" is such a hard-hitting piece. Definitely one of the hardest hitting I've heard this year. It starts off pretty mellow, but then very quickly changes pace, moving into something much more energetic and heavy. Squealing guitars and vocals are sprinkled all over this piece. "Back" is a piece to be blasted at the clubs at no less than super loud!
"Like I Used To" is much smoother with Eli Flynn's vocals and superb guitar talents. Trap-like snares and a future bass drop are what bring together this revolutionary electronic piece. Wooli's sound is most definitely a unique one, and there's no doubt that he's going to make significant waves throughout his career.
Wooli has already toured the United States with Bear Grillz, Excision, P0gman, Spag Heddy, Terravita, and Midnight Tyrannosaurus. Wooli is most definitely going to continue trampling through the electronic music scene and the charts.


Retsu Takahashi had no time to think.
Just move, go to the errant flying disc the way he'd trained himself in four years of Oberlin Ultimate Frisbee. Four years that had come down to this, an absurdly wet Sunday game against the corn-fed jocks of Madison. The winners to reach the 1992 national championships, the losers to seek consolation and better luck next time. Everyone mud-streaked and run ragged; Oberlin up by one and needing one point to win.
Maybe Madison misjudged the Oberlin team at first, snap judgements being easy. The way it's easy to misjudge a college, miscast a student, or misinterpret a sport's style and thereby miss its substance. Takahashi '92 for one, was a lean, ponytailed women's studies major with a Bugs Bunny bandanna and hair adorned in a top knot. He was the very picture, perhaps, of peaceful Oberlin P.C.-until he ferociously launched himself through a tangle of Madison players and seized from the air a dying pass. His ankle blew out when he hit the ground, but he held on to the 175-gram spinning disc. Pain was the price he paid for making the catch that set up, once he'd hobbled to the sidelines and play resumed, an emphatic 18-yard pass from a substituting Josh Colangelo-Bryan '92 to Reggie Oh '92 in the endzone. The Oberlin Flying Horsecows-comically named, intensely focused-had earned their way to the Nationals for the first time in the colorful history of Oberlin Ultimate. For a ten-minute eternity, 30 to 40 Oberlin players and fans piled atop one another in the cleat-clawed endzone, flesh and mud and tears mingling in crazy joy.
"It was," said team co-captain Tom Keck '92, "definitely one of the happiest moments of my life."
In the standard hierarchy of college athletics, Oberlin is appropriately Division III. Sports have their place, but the agate-type heroics are usually sequestered somewhere behind learning and labor. And for those who don't know any better, Ultimate Frisbee is strictly, well, Division Beyond: its very name a bit of oxymoronic hubris, with players prone to a gleaming-eyed evangelizing that would make Charles Finney blush. Cloaked in so many misconceptions, adorned with its own idiosyncratic style, Ultimate is an Oberlin treasure too easily missed.
So pause on the sidelines for just a moment and observe the unfolding play. Peel back the veils of pure style, past the deceptively unmartial team names like the Oberlin Flying Horsecows and Praying Manti, the Swarthmore Swarming Earthworms, Cornell Rockin' Buds, and Wesleyan Nietzsch Factor. Peer past the pulsating sideline music, the chants and disorienting absence of referees, or adult coaches. Go on, past all the flavorful but distracting externalities, 'til the thing itself becomes manifest.
It's sport, pure and simple. Young athletes are spending themselves silly on a grass field 70 yards long by 40 yards wide. Players, seven on each team, are trying to score by passing a Frisbee to a teammate maneuvering through the endzone. The offensive players are trying to shake off their defenders by running fluent, continuous patterns drawn from the Esperanto of field sport-down-and-outs, down-and-ins, going-long-while the pivoting player with the disc looks for an open ally. Players can't run with the disc, but when a team is offensively flowing there's no stopping it: passes swing back and forth across the field, curving up the sidelines and into the endzone like poetry with a punch-line. It's a fast-moving, jazzy hybrid of a game, filled with athletic improvisations. The players are sprinting ceaselessly like soccer midfielders, diving fearlessly like football wide receivers, stepping heedlessly on air like basketball forwards. They catch, pivot, fake, throw, sprint, dive, leap, block, run and run and run some more.
"The great thing about Ultimate over the others were the many facets of sports play incorporated into this one game," said Moshe Imel '92. "It was quite a bit more demanding than any sport I've played and required a level of finesse that the others didn't approach."


PURPOSE: To assess the correlation between changes in corneal aberrations and the 2-year change in axial length in children fitted with orthokeratology (OK) contact lenses. METHODS: Thirty-one subjects 6 to 12 years of age and with myopia −0.75 to −4.00DS and astigmatism ≤1.00DC were fitted with OK. Measurements of axial length and corneal topography were taken at regular intervals over a 2-year period. Corneal topography at baseline and after 3 and 24 months of OK lens wear was used to derive higher-order corneal aberrations (HOA) that were correlated with OK-induced axial length changes at 2 years. RESULTS: Significant changes in C3, C4, C4, root mean square (RMS) secondary astigmatism and fourth and total HOA were found with both 3 and 24 months of OK lens wear in comparison with baseline (all P0.05). Coma angle of orientation changed significantly pre-OK in comparison with 3 and 24 months post-OK as well as secondary astigmatism angle of orientation pre-OK in comparison with 24 months post-OK (all P0.05). DISCUSSION: Short-term and long-term OK lens wear induces significant changes in corneal aberrations that are not significantly correlated with changes in axial elongation after 2-years.
Attribution Non-commercial 3.0 (CCBY NC) This is a non-final version of an article published in final form in Santodomingo-Rubido, J., Villa-Collar, C., Gilmartin, B., Gutiérrez-Ortega, R., & Suzaki, A. (2016). Short- and long-term changes in corneal aberrations and axial length induced by orthokeratology in children are not correlated. Eye and Contact Lens, In press.


Since the very first day I joined college, I have missed home so intensely. During the first few weeks, I cried it out. There were many a nights on which I would curl up under my blanket and cry silently into the pillow, wishing I could somehow go back home and not have to come back to this hell. I used to feel instantly homesick when I listened to 'Someone's Watching Over Me' by Hilary Duff because that's a song that reminds me very intensely of home and the good ol' times. Eventually, I got used to the homesickness. I still missed home but I slowly learnt to live with it. I found a handful of great friends, who helped a lot. It felt really comforting to know that I wasn't alone in my sorrow. And who wouldn't wish for a shoulder to cry on in the midst of all this misery? I did…and I will always be grateful for the friends I found here.
The first year was hard for me. Being uprooted from the place I call home, I found it difficult to cope with the atmosphere at college and especially with the 'traditions' and way of thinking prevalent in Kerala. I could not stand the stifling customs and norms according to which I was expected to behave. Apart from my family and friends, what I missed most terribly was the freedom I enjoyed back at home. I was born and brought up in Ras-Al-Khaimah (UAE). Even now, when I fill in my details, I cannot think of any place other than RAK which can fill the blank against Homeplace/Hometown. I know it may not be home forever…but that is where I belong.
Over the past 3 years, I have realized and come to understand a lot about myself. For instance, I never knew I could withstand so much of pain. Every time I came back after a vacation (inevitably to RAK), it would take me weeks to get over the fervent longing to be back at my home, with my family. Somehow, I managed to live through the struggle of those weeks with a strength that still surprises me.
Home, very truly, is where the heart is!
long as I wanted (provided dad didn't know :D), I could sit up late into the night reading or watching movies or listening to music or talking or doing WHATEVER I wanted! I miss that so damn badly!
This place has a way of getting to your nerves, suppressing you…suffocating you so terribly that you can't stay in your senses for a moment longer. Here, I have had to 'smother' myself to a certain extent or quieten myself in a situation where I would have liked to speak out. All because of the conservative people and their rules…because they can't live and let live. I had never felt so demotivated and depressed as I felt then. I'm glad I finally sorted it out and came out of that phase. And the most important thing, I never let myself be changed by the rules, customs or anything. I'm so glad I always remained true to myself, never giving in to the pressure of this place and its people. I can't say the same for some of my friends, though.
Wherever you go, whatever you do, just don't let anything force you to change. If you are happy with yourself, then you have no reason to change. Nothing or nobody is worth that much effort. And anyway, people who truly love you will accept you for who you are and not demand you to change. When you go through hard times in life, try to be strong and be true to yourself. I still miss home, especially right now, since it's Christmas time (which is family time, for me) and because all my best friends are there right now…without me! 😦 But I know it will pass, like always. Maybe not completely. In fact, never completely. But I will be able to survive, live through it all with a smile…because eventually, I know I will get home…reach that place where I belong, where I'm truly happy, where I'm free to be myself.
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The School of Economics and Business Administration has a strategic partnership with the Keiretsu Forum. As such, we have the opportunity to allow students and alumni to sit in on the private Keiretsu meetings, where you can watch 4-5 startup companies make their pitch to potential investors. You can learn from the presentations, and the questions from investors.
This month, Saint Mary's College's Center for the Regional Economy is bringing the Keiretsu Forum to our campus! This is an incredibly unique opportunity to observe and network!
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Dnieper HPP (DneproGES) includes two hydropower plants: Dnieper HPP-1 and Dnieper HPP-2.
Dnieper HPP-1 is the oldest hydropower plant of the cascade on the Dnieper River (commissioned in 1932). Post-war reconstruction of the HPP was done in 1947, and the power plant was put into operation in 1951.
Construction of the second stage (Dnieper HPP-2) was carried out from 1974 to 1978, and in 1978 Dnieper HPP-2 of 876.6 MW installed capacity was commissioned.
Since 1996, the complex rehabilitation of the Dnieper cascade of HPPs has started. The rehabilitation included reconstruction and replacement of hydropower, electrical, and auxiliary, mechanical and sanitary equipment of the HPPs. From 1997 till 2002 the first stage of rehabilitation was completed; and in 2006 the second stage of rehabilitation started.
The main goals of rehabilitation were to extend the operational period of the hydropower plants, to increase their capacities, output, reliability and safety, to fulfill the requirements of environmental protection, to improve the quality of electricity produced due to the improvement of control system, to create modern working conditions that meet current regulations.
The design of modernization and rehabilitation of Dnieper HPP-1 included modernization of hydropower equipment with replacement of runners and mechanisms of vertical Francis-type turbines. The design of modernization and rehabilitation of Dnieper HPP-2 also included the replacement of a propeller-type hydro units for Kaplan-type hudrounits.
Dnieper HPP consists of the following main structures: power house of Dnieper HPP-1, power house of Dnieper HPP-2, concrete spillway dam, shield wall, blind gravity dam, switch yard, shipping lock.
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