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Vivienne Verdon-Roe
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"Verdon-Roe has been an activist since she came to the US from England in the 1980s. She's worked with the Hopi Indians and created a slide/tape show, "The Desecration of a Sacred Land", which the Hopi took to the U.N. During the 1980s, She made four films about the threat of nuclear war. Her first film, IN THE NUCLEAR SHADOW: WHAT CAN THE CHILDREN TELL US? (1983), was nominated for an Academy Award®. WOMEN - FOR AMERICA, FOR THE WORLD (1986) won over 20 film festival awards, including an Academy Award.
"In 1983, Verdon-Roe co-founded the Video Project, which has become a leading distributor of educational videos on the environment, science and social studies. Amongst other awards, she was presented an Honorary Ph.D. in the Humanities (Ball State) for her work advocating living in harmony with our environment and each other. She is co-founder of Seaflow, an educational nonprofit organization building an international movement dedicated to protecting whales, dolphins and all marine life from active sonars and other lethal ocean noise pollution." [1]
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Home Politics Things Fall Apart? Senate Unity Forum Fault Lamorde, EFCC Probe
Things Fall Apart? Senate Unity Forum Fault Lamorde, EFCC Probe
A group of senators of the All Progressives Congress, under the aegis of Unity Forum, have kicked against the decision of the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to investigate the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Ibrahim Lamorde, over alleged diversion of N1 trillion assets recovered by the commission.
The APC senators, who are opposed to Senate President Bukola Saraki's leadership, echoed the position of the Peoples Democratic Party caucus in the Senate, which dissociated its members from the probe on Monday, calling on the committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to shelve the investigation.
The Forum said Lamorde's invitation Wednesday was illegal and a breach of the Senate Standing Rules, adding that there was no record indicating that the petitioner, George Uboh presented his case through the appropriate channel.
In a statement signed by Senator Ahmed Lawan; Senator George Akume; Senator Abu Ibrahim; and Senator Barnabas Gemade, the Unity Forum said:
"The Senate Unity Forum hereby declares that the Senate Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions probe of the Chairman of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission, Mr. Ibrahim Lamorde is illegal and a breach of the Senate Standing Rules.
"In standard parliamentary practice, a petition is routed through either a Senator or a member of the House of Representatives. Upon receipt of such petition, the representative will inform the presiding officer of the chamber and, thereafter, present the petition in plenary.
"Upon presentation in plenary, the presiding officer will invite the Senator/Representative to lay the same petition on the Table in the chamber, which automatically becomes a public document.
"Thereafter, the presiding officer will refer the petition to the appropriate committee for consideration upon which it would be returned to the Senate in plenary.
"In this regard, nothing of the sort happened. Senate proceeded on recess on August 13 and it is not on record that the petition of Mr. George Uboh, accusing Lamorde of diverting over N1 trillion recovered from some corrupt Nigerians, including the former Bayelsa State Governor, Diepreye Alamieyeseigha, and the former Inspector General of Police, Tafa Balogun was presented to Senate in plenary".
The Senate Unity Forum, therefore, urged the Senate leadership to halt the probe of the EFCC.
The statement added: "The Senate Unity Forum do support the position earlier adopted by some of our colleagues that the Lamorde probe should be halted as it did not follow due parliamentary process.
"For the avoidance of doubt, Rule (1-3 of the Senate Standing Orders specifically spells out how petitions are handled in the parliament.
Rule 41 (1-3) states: (1) A petition may only be presented to the Senate by a Senator, who shall affix his name at the beginning thereof.
(2) A Senator presenting a petition shall confine himself to a brief statement of the parties from whom it came, the number of signatures attached to it and the material allegations contained in it and to reading the prayers of such petitions.
(3) All petitions shall be ordered, without question being put, to lie upon the Table. Such petitions shall be referred to the Public Petitions Committee…
"It is after these steps have been taken that the presiding officer would refer the petition to the afore-mentioned committee.
"It should be noted that, in this case, none of the laid-down procedure was followed before Senate Unity Forum read in the newspapers that the Senator Samuel Anywanu-led Ethics, Privileges and Public
Petitions Committee would, on Wednesday, August 26, today commence a probe the EFCC Chairman.
"We stand against this probe. It is illegal and unconstitutional because it did not follow our rules".
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We are busy people, leading busy lives. It's hard for us to chunk out some time. We are, understandably, wary of making a commitment. But if we actually want to do anything, we have to make a commitment.
First principle we get from this: long-term commitments are scary. Short-term commitments are not (as much). Therefore, our small group must be a short-term commitment (with the option to renew).
There's more to be said about commitment, though. This gets a bit more jargony and theoretical than previous posts, so feel free to skip down through this stuff.
I started thinking about the idea of commitment, particularly on the moment when you get committed to something – the moment when you go from "I might actually produce something sometime" to "I'm gonna produce something dammit." I call that moment – or more precisely, the action that constitutes it – the Action of Commitment.
I think stuff like "I should send a letter to the Minister of Health about this" all the time. Doesn't count for much – I'm not committed. In fact, I start feeling committed only when I sit down with a bit of paper and write "Dear Minister of Health" at the top.
If the Action of Commitment for writing a letter is starting the letter, then that's not going to produce too many letters. Way too easy to get distracted and do other stuff. A lot of Actions of Commitment are like that, way down the chain of thought, in the realm of 'hard stuff' that we tend to put off until tomorrow.
Right, so let's think this through in the terms of this SGA thing. How can we change the action of commitment so it's easier to get people there?
My thinking about applying usability principles to the problem of inaction was influenced by Pledgebank, which I'd discovered over at No Right Turn. On Pledgebank, you make a pledge: "I'll do such-and-such if X many people say they'll do it too." Then people who are keen sign a pledge to that effect. Once your name is on the pledge and enough people are signed up, you get an email saying "go for it!". That's all it is – but it works. Once you've put your name down, other people are counting on you. Social pressure is brought to bear on you even through the anonymous internet. You don't want to let these people down, you don't want to feel like a hypocrite, and so you carry out your pledge.
Pledgebank changes the point of buy-in. Your Action Of Commitment isn't writing "Dear Minister of Health," it's being online, seeing something you agree with, and putting your name on a list. That's a much easier action, but it is almost as likely to result in the task getting done.
We all know what it is like to feel powerless, that our own actions can't really change the things that we want to change. PledgeBank is about beating that feeling by connecting you with other people who also want to make a change, but who don't want the personal risk of being the only person to turn up to a meeting or the only person to donate ten pounds to a cause that actually needed a thousand.
Which brings us back to Small Group Action.
We need to create a better and easier point of buy-in. Our good intentions come to nothing a lot of the time because it's hard to get to a point where we feel committed to following through.
The SGA approach says, when you feel like doing something, the first action you should take is this.
That's all. Meeting up with friends is something we do all the time. This technique says, just do that, but agree to actually have a focus.
Easy. And because it's easy, it's also powerful, especially combined with all the rest of the SGA approach.
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Ever since picking up the first book in The Tate Chronicles series, Fall For Me, I've been a HUGE fan of author K.A. Last. I am excited to share the cover reveal for the second book in the series Fight For Me. Her characters are amazing and this has been my first reading experience with angels. Plus K.A. Last has designed her own book covers and I just LOVE them. While you are waiting for Fight For Me to come out, check out the Prequel Sacrifice, and of course Fall For Me. You won't be disappointed.
Fight For Me is expected to be available on January 17, 2015.
About the Author: K. A. Last was born in Subiaco, Western Australia, and moved to Sydney with her parents and older brother when she was eight. Artistic and creative by nature, she studied Graphic Design and graduated with an Advanced Diploma. After marrying her high school sweetheart, she concentrated on her career before settling into family life. Blessed with a vivid imagination, she began writing to let off creative steam, and fell in love with it. She now resides in a peaceful leafy suburb north of Sydney with her husband, their two children, and a rabbit named Twitch.


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end a longstanding moratorium on oil exploration along the East Coast from the northern tip of Delaware to the central coast of Florida, covering 167 million acres of ocean.
It is easy enough to see how domestic politics and concern about fossil fuel imports could drive such a decision. That being said, this is another example of the heroin junkie approach to energy policy – when some veins get withered from overuse, start injecting into others rather than working to break the addiction.
The United States and the world would almost certainly be better off if Americans had the foresight to leave these fuels underground while moving aggressively to an economy based on clean and renewable forms of energy.
In the official announcement Wednesday morning, Obama and Interior Secretary Ken Salazar will announce an end to a longstanding moratorium on oil drilling along the East Coast from Delaware to the central coast of Florida, say unnamed officials.
Mr Roberts goes on to point out that the oil from these areas won't amount to much in the scheme of things; certainly, it will be too little to have much of an effect on American oil imports or on global oil prices (or domestic petrol prices). Accordingly, it won't much blunt criticisms of the administration this summer, should petrol prices rise as anticipated. And as Mr Roberts says, a bargaining chip isn't much of a bargaining chip if it's played pre-emptively.
These criticisms only make sense if you assume that the president and his staff aren't very smart. It would make sense to hold this chip in reserve if you could expect to get something meaningful for it, but as Mr Roberts himself argues elsewhere, the Republicans have found an effective strategy in blanket opposition to everything. If you can't expect to get anything for it, then it's not much of a bargaining chip. Mr Roberts is correct that this won't stop Republicans from complaining that he should do more on drilling, but it's much more difficult to rile up audiences by saying the president has opened an insufficient amount of territory to drilling than by saying he refuses to allow any new drilling.
NEW ORLEANS — A deepwater oil platform that burned for more than a day after a massive explosion sank into the Gulf of Mexico on Thursday, creating the potential for a major spill as it underscored the slim chances that the 11 workers still missing survived.
Crews searched by air and water for the missing workers, hoping they had managed to reach a lifeboat, but one relative said family members have been told it's unlikely any of the missing survived Tuesday night's blast. More than 100 workers escaped the explosion and fire; four were critically injured.
Just after he unveiled a controversial plan to end a moratorium on offshore oil drilling, President Barack Obama discounted criticism that allowing more development off American shores would invite catastrophe.
Barely a month after that fateful utterance, the "massive and potentially unprecedented environmental disaster" the President described Sunday on a visit to the Louisiana coast has left him with a series of political challenges that could make managing the aftermath of the 2005 hurricane look straightforward.
"BP drilled the well. It did so knowing that its robots couldn't handle a blowout and its people couldn't get there. If a surgeon did that—if he opened a hole he couldn't reach to stop the hemorrhage—he'd lose his license.
S Interior Secretary Ken Salazar has said he will issue an order for a new moratorium on deep water oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico after a court blocked an earlier ban.
A federal judge ruled on Tuesday that the six-month moratorium put in place in the wake of April's massive oil spill was too broad.
But suspending drilling "was and is the right decision", Mr Salazar said.
The White House had already said it would challenge the judge's ruling.
The judge said the lengthy ban was "invalid" and could not be justified, as the negative impact on local businesses was simply too great.
"I will issue a new order in the coming days that eliminates any doubt that a moratorium is needed, appropriate, and within our authorities," Mr Salazar said in a statement.
It has been a year since the blowout at Deepwater Horizon, an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico some 50 miles from south-east Louisiana. Eleven workers were killed and the platform burned for two days before it sank to the sea floor, 5,000 feet below. Oil gushed from the well for 87 days. Workers at the rig tried to contain it, while responders scrambled to corral it, burn it or disperse it. By the time the well was capped, on July 15th, the government estimates that nearly 5m barrels of oil had escaped, making the disaster the largest accidental offshore oil spill in history. Vast tracts of fisheries were closed. People who drew their livings from the waters, by fishing or tourism, feared devastation.
A year on, it is too early for a full account of the long-term impact. The Natural Resource Damage Assessment, a process mandated for oil spills, is still in its injury-assessment and restoration-planning phase. Detailed research into what happened and what it means awaits the full flowering of the Gulf Research Initiative, independently managed but to be paid for by BP to the tune of $500m over ten years. So far $40m of this has been dispensed, and requests for proposals on how to spend a fair chunk of the rest may be announced as soon as the end of April.


Two miles from land across the frozen Chukchi Sea, the ocean ice is constantly breaking up and reforming, creating ridges of fragmented ice. The blocks of ice in this photo weigh from hundreds to thousands of pounds, but are so clear they seem to be lit from within.
We had heard that the bowhead whale was out near the point, three miles west of the village of Point Hope. But once out there, we saw few signs of activity. We found a trail leading out onto the ice and began following it in hopes of locating the lead – the place where currents and wind had caused a break in the ice and created open water. That's where the whaling camp would be.
The ball and pyramid, above, were a familiar trail marker from a previous trek out onto the ice. (Click here to see "Whale Camp: Frozen Sees and Icescapes." A frozen sea is not smooth. It is more like an otherworldly, windswept rock and sand desert with the rocks replaced by ice and snow replacing the sand. Note the faint snowmobile tracks curving along the right edge of the photo – that's the trail.
A mile or more out on the ice, Barbra and our friend, Bill, pause to scan for telltale seabirds that might give away the location of the lead. This is an area frequented by polar bears, hence the gun Bill is carrying. We saw no bears, but did cross a number of fox tracks.
Huge, luminescent fragmants of snow-dusted ice reminded me of the hardtack candy my grandmother used to keep in a crystal bowl.
Leads can open and close in moments, leaving people stranded when a break-off occurs, or generating enough force to place this pickup-truck-sized block of ice precariously atop a mass of fragments. A walk across sea ice gives one a glimpse into the forces behind tectonic plates and events such as earthquakes and the formation of mountain ranges.
We'd walked over five miles by the time we finally found the lead – a fairly narrow band of water hemmed in between two ice sheets. The bow of a seal-skin boat was a sure sign we were nearing the main whaling site.
This is a typical whaling outpost. The seal-skin boat, which is about 17 feet long, is made from hand-stitched bearded seal hide. The boats are light, able to be moved on a moment's notice. The jumble of ice at the edge of the lead was piled there by natural forces and serves as both wind shield and hunting blind. Note the mass of floating ice out on the water.
At the edge of the lead, the ice does not taper. It is thick and strong, but susceptible to breaking off if the wind shifts.
We had wondered how a whale weighing 10, 30 or even 50 tons is pulled from the water. Two heavy block and tackles are anchored to the ice. The one nearest open water is pegged with a thick metal spike. Fifty yards or so back a second block and tackle is anchored by drilling two holes through the ice and securing the it with a strong harness. Even with the modest mechanical advantage of pulleys, it takes dozens of people pulling for all they're worth to bring the whale out of the water.
Most of the tools used are hand-crafted. The spade-like implements on the right are butchering tools.
We were very aware of this deep crack in the ice, as, no doubt, were the whaling captain and his crew. While the ice to the right of the crack was sturdy enough to support a house, a shift in the wind could have caused it to suddenly break off.
The whale was small, a young one. Here a ceremonial first piece weighing 30 pounds or more is cut for soup in which the only ingredients are melted snow and fresh whale – a welcome celebratory meal against the cold.
When the pull began, I handed my camera to Barbra and found a place on the rope. The pull started with grunts and chanting, but as the whale begin to emerge from the sea onto the ice, the chanting gave way to whoops of joy and cheers.
…and then his crew member headed off with a friend for a bowl of hot whale soup. By this time, Bill, Barbra and I had been out on the ice for nearly five hours and we had a two-mile hike back over the sea to land. We were thrilled to have witnessed and taken part in a tradition that goes back to the roots of this Inupiat village.
Just facinating….Thank you for sharing!
We learned a lot from this experience, starting with how they pull a whale up on ice. And we never imagined that one day we'd take a 4-mile round trip hike on sea ice!
Dear Barbara and Jack, I mentioned my experiences at Pt Hope 1966-67. The whaling technology and scenery are just the same, so reminiscent!
Please say hello to John Oktollik our captain, Elizabeth Kubanyi (Tyzroyluke), Seymour Tyzroyluke Jr, Henry Attungana, Andrew Tooyak Jr (I still have a little polar bear he carved) so more many remembered students and villagers..
Marcia, Thanks for reading. It's wonderful to hear from someone who has ties to this beautiful village. We will indeed give your "hello's" to the folks you mentioned.
What an interesting experience and makes me think that I take my weekly grocery trip for granted at times! Great photos – thanks for sharing!
Were these just taken recently? The ice is very pretty…when will the sea ice begin to melt?
These photos were taken April 26. I think the ice starts to go in a few weeks… mid-May or around there.
I dream of taking pictures as beautiful as these. Thanks for sharing your awesome experience so beautifully.
Fasinating and educational. Thank you for putting up posts about your life. The pictures are amazingly beautiful. I lived in Alaska for 3 years. DID NOT want to leave but my sister had just had a baby and I ended up back in the lower 48. And then life sometimes takes on a life of its own and I'm still here. I think about my time in Alaska every single day and swear to get back up there and homestead. The Anthropology of Native Alaskans was my all time favorite class at UAA so this post brought back all kinds of memories! I loved it!!
Thank for reading, Jennifer. We love the theme of your blog!
Aw, thanks. It's so much fun trying to reduce. As crazy as it sounds, I don't remember when I've had this much fun. It was probably in Alaska! ha! I subscribed to you and cannot wait to show my husband your posts. My goal is to get him up there. I just KNOW once he goes, he won't ever want to come back. I didn't!!
Yeah, that's what happened to us. We came up here for a summer vacation and never wanted to leave! So we found jobs up here, and love that we came up.
Glad to hear you were both able to find jobs. I cannot wait to hear your stories as they unfold!!


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We have had a wild week in the forest! On Monday in Paradise, the children got the opportunity to build the structure of a fire, set it ablaze, and enjoy the heat it provided. This was especially lovely because it was the first time that some of the children had ever experienced this! They all concentrated on what the educators were doing to tend the fire and they loved watching the flames dance.
Our time in the Common was just as exciting. The children were thrilled when they saw a puppet theatre made from natural materials when they entered the forest on Wednesday. They had the opportunity to come up with their own stories that would then evolve into a play. Each child loved having the responsibility of designating character roles to their friends, performing in front of their peers, and feeling a sense of pride when the audience applauded at the end.
Before the rain came and provided the forest with many muddy puddles, the children showed a great interest in wanting to learn how to build a shelter from scratch. They helped come up with a list of necessary materials to construct the shelter which consisted of big sticks, small sticks, and lots of ferns to protect it from the rain. They took turns placing the bracken gently on the top of the shelter and together they marvelled at their bush craft creation!
It has been a wildly wonderful week here in the forest and we are looking forward to what adventures are in store for us next.
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        public static void NotNull(object parameter, string parameterName)
        {
            if (parameter == null)
                throw new ArgumentNullException(parameterName);
        }

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        {
            if (EqualityComparer<T>.Default.Equals(parameter, default(T)))
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        {
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Hello OA's,
Lotti Cargen here, Meynell House & Hockey coach 2016.
I am doing a shameless plea.
A bit of background. I am a teacher but also do some work with Gilbert rugby on the side as a brand ambassador. We are currently looking at a few things but the most exciting thing is focusing on celebrating womens rugby. We have realised - how do you promote a sport that's not in plain sight? We want to address the fact that womens rugby is still not easily accessible and yet is as exciting as the mens' game and the same rules!
With that in mind we are also looking at brand diversity and what quality sports equipment can mean to various levels of different sports.
We have launched Grays Teamsports. We need to boost the following quickly and that's where you (hopefully) come in. Could you please take 3 seconds to like the Instagram page and boost our numbers. We want to be at 1000+ in 4 weeks.
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I appreciate the power of an old boys network and thank you all in anticipation for the support.
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We enjoyed a fantastic afternoon of this week, with the annual Staff v Pupils v OA golf match. Congratulations to the pupils, who won the cup this year, and to Wilf G who won the individual competition with an amazing round, scoring 38 points. King's College Taunton - OAs and Friends
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As part of our weekly activity support and entertainment this term, we're delighted to confirm that King's College Taunton - OAs and Friends and hugely talented chef Ross Stacey of The River Cafe is joining us for this week's live "Cook for your Parents".
Photo Friday from King's College Taunton - OAs and Friends – A lovely old photo of King's staff. No idea where or when this was taken. It looks very much like a CCF trip, with a youthful looking Mr Cole!
Recently found this in my fathers belongings. He attended 1940-42, along with his brother.
I was out on my permitted one piece of outside exercise today (a bike ride) when I suddenly thought of Exeats. Having to get an Exeat Chit signed by your Housemaster to go into town on Weds or Sat PM and return it to the Prefects' Study on return. Do students still have to do those or is it all on line these days?
To engage more in reading for pleasure, using kindly donated , and an audible subscription, Third Form pupils pulled up a chair in our library and commenced reading by . Our thanks go to our King's College Taunton - OAs and Friends for the donation.
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I'm assuming this is the school uniform from probably 1938 ish?!
Please can you confirm?
I adore this picture, he looks so happy!
Great to meet Oliver Fox (Woodard, depressingly recent) collecting his Hawks Trust award (some funding to assist with costs of elite sport) this evening here in Cambridge. He had to dash off for a training session preparing for GB U23 racing and seems to be thoroughly enjoying the sporting and academic mix here in Cambridge. He would have made Graeme Hall proud.
Old Aluredians are former pupils of King's College, Taunton. This page keeps OAs and Friends of King
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Great to see former King's pupil Grace White OA, Meynell 2022, starting for Bristol Bears Women v Exeter Chiefs in the Allianz today!
Over the last couple of weeks we've seen several images of covered , but whilst it has been chilly, so far at King's we've not had much of a dusting. So as not to feel left out, here's one we made earlier - from 2019!
Looking through the new online Archive Portal I came across this tennis photo taken in 1983 (40 years ago this year). If you left 40 years ago why not think about reaching out to your peer group, and book a table at the OA November Reunion Dinner?
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King's College Vacancies We are currently recruiting for a number of roles at King's College, Taunton.
Thomas Rew signs for the Academy - Somerset County Cricket Club
Thomas Rew signs for the Academy - Somerset County Cricket Club Over the next few weeks, Somerset CCC will be introducing you to the players who have signed for the Club's Academy in 2023. Today we are pleased to be able to introduce you to Thomas Rew. Thomas is a right handed batter and wicket-keeper who attends King's College, Taunton and plays his club cr...
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Last Friday our Chapel was full to the brim with OAs, Friends, Staff, and Family of the late Pete McKegney, who all gathered to pay their respects at a Celebration of Pete's Life.
Attending the service, along with our current Headmaster, were two former Heads.
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Not long to wait now; completion date the end of this month.
Pupils Tour the New Sixth Form Centre The School Prefects toured the inside of new Sixth Form Centre for the first-time, allowing them to view the creative learning space, silent study area, conference room, classrooms, café and social space.
The celebration of the life of Pete McKegney is being held in the Chapel at King's College this Friday (6 January) at 11.30am. Everyone welcome.
If you have a King's Colours jacket please feel free to wear it, likewise if you have a King's tie or other King's clothing. The family have requested no black for this celebration.
For catering and parking purposes it would be very helpful if you could fill in a very quick form (link below).
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Happy New Year! Very best wishes for 2023.
Wishing all OAs and Friends of King's a very merry Christmas.
The new Archive Portal is now launched!!! Accessible through Beyond King's (https://beyond-kings.com/) – look for the special link window on the right-hand side of the screen.
The Portal contains previously unpublished archive material as well as House and Team photographs, school magazines and a selection of music and film, OAs will now be able to get a taster of the thousands of items in the College Archives dating from 1882-2006.
A favourite with our King's Community, our Public Carol Service, taking place this Friday at 5.00pm in the Chapel. You are also very welcome to join us an hour before for mince pies and mulled wine.
See our Chapel bursting at the seams as we come together in prayer and song. The sounds of the choir singing Silent Night as they make their way down the corridors and cloisters to the Chapel never fails to elicit emotion – a truly unique experience.
If you have not yet booked your place, please use the link below.
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A celebration of the life of Pete McKegney will be held in the Chapel at King's College on Friday 6 January at 11.30am, followed by refreshments in the Woodard Room. Everyone welcome.
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This month sees the return of our school drama performance back in its regular Michaelmas Term slot. Rehearsals for the Wedding Singer are under way and we can't wait to see the full production on the 7, 8, 9 and 10 December. Have you got your tickets?
This production is open to everyone. To book your seat, please visit: http://bit.ly/3F4Vwmv
Dr. Lewis wrote on hearing of Pete McKegney's passing:-
I was profoundly saddened to hear that Pete's amazing denial of cancer has now ended. What courage and stoicism he showed over the past 5 years. I first met him when I joined the King's staff in 1974, instantly striking up a rapport with this charismatic, mischievous Irish bundle of energy and our friendship developed over 36 years together as colleagues. We have lost a fine character, and a much respected and loved King's school master. Pete left so many marks on King's, notably in the areas of teaching Economics/Business Studies and Maths, as Tuckwell Housemaster, assisting in King Alfred, and in delivering several activities, including canoeing. In rugby his exploits as coach and motivator were legendary. One thinks of his mighty War Machine sides, and of his U14A teams. Was Pete ever happier than on the rugby pitch? My deepest sympathies go out to Hilary, Charlie, Will, Megan and all the family.
Our Own 'Rogue Hero'
Perhaps you have been watching BBC1's Sunday evening drama, Rogue Hero, telling the amazing story of the beginnings of the SAS? The last episode airs this coming Sunday which also happens to be the 80th anniversary of the death of Terence Chambers OA who was attached to the 1st SAS Regiment and died on active service in the Western Desert campaign on 4 December 1942. He was aged 27.
Chambers, from Bishop's Hull, Taunton was in Meynell House and was Captain of Rugby and Swimming, becoming School Captain in 1934. After his death, his mother was actively involved with the school War Memorial Committee. She instituted the Chambers Memorial Prize, awarded to a member of Meynell from 1944-1965. His rugby caps were presented to the school after his death.
Chambers' grave in the Fayid War Cemetery reads:
'Who Dares Wins'
He died for England,
Now rest content.
Fortis et fidelis
We are proud to present a whole school production of The Wedding Singer! Between the 7-10 December, be transported back to the 1980s where our wannabe rock star (aka a professional wedding singer) is left at the altar, finding his true love with a little help from Billy Idol! This is a must for fans of the iconic Adam Sandler film, brought to the King's College theatre as only our drama dream team can do (Director of Performing Arts, Ms Agg-Manning and Technical Theatre Manager, Mr Hoad)! Expect an evening of light-hearted entertainment and pure retro escapism!
This production is open to the general public. To book your seat, please visit: http://bit.ly/3F4Vwmv
**WE'RE HIRING** We are looking for a qualified lifeguard to join our growing team. The role will involve providing lifeguard supervision during King's Hall and King's College swimming and aquatics activities, ensuring a safe swimming environment for all pool users.
Approximately 6 - 8 hours per week (35 weeks of the year), and shifts will be discussed at interview. The successful applicant must hold an RLSS National Pool Lifeguard Qualification.
The closing date for applications is Friday 25 November.
A special thank you to everyone who attended the OA Dinner on Saturday, the event was a huge success.
If you left in 2013, 2003, 1993, 1983, 1973, 1963, or even earlier, why not contact your peers and start planning your trip to King's for the 2023 OA November Dinner?
Remembrance Sunday Service Honours all those who Gave their Lives
On Sunday our school community came together for a solemn service of and reflection.
Remembrance Sunday Service Honours all those who Gave their Lives In order to honour and respect those who have suffered or died in war, King's pupils, parents and staff unite for a remembrance service.
Tomorrow we welcome over 138 guests to the annual OA November Dinner. Guests cover a huge age range and are joining us to celebrate their 10th, 20th, 30th, 40th or even 50th anniversary of leaving King's.
It's never too early to start thinking about getting your year group together to join us in 2023!
England beat India to storm into World Cup final
Well done England and congratulations Jos!!
England beat India to storm into World Cup final England storm into the Men's T20 World Cup final with a sensational 10-wicket demolition of India at the Adelaide Oval.
Our golf squad have now returned from a fabulous time at the Amendoeira golf resort in sunny . Lots of time was spent on the fairway, including floodlit games and a yellow ball competition on the O'Connor course.
With ample time to relax between games, the trip was a responding success!
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Our cricket pitches have recently received their first cut following post-summer renovation work - I think you will agree they are looking great!
We would like to thank the OA Club for their recent funding of paddle boards for King's College and flood lighting for King's Hall School. We cannot wait to put both of these to good use.
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Building with a Borrowed Axe
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"The trouble with the academic imitator is not that he depends upon traditions, but that the latter have not entered into his mind; into the structures of his own ways of seeing and making."
-- John Dewey, Art as Experience, 277.
Overwhelmed by the clamor of the newly industrialized American life, Henry David Thoreau retreated to simple quill and quiet in a cabin on the banks of Walden Pond with nothing but a borrowed axe on Independence Day, July 4, 1845 (Walden, 70). Thoreau, like many other 19th century Americans, fought to find his feet on the unfamiliar industrial ground. He lamented the passing of real work, and with it real satisfaction, seeing hidden in the eyes of Americans a quiet desperation. "A stereotyped but unconscious despair is concealed under what are called the games and amusements of mankind," says Thoreau. "There is no play in them, for this comes after work" (18). Thoreau and many others at the time, felt a deep sense that something real was being lost or covered over by culture and technology.
This desperation drove Thoreau into the woods to find consolation in the "bravery of minks and muskrats" (18). Learning to depend only on the work of his own hands and the company of his own thoughts was, for Thoreau, a process of self-discovery, self-mastery, and self-reliance. For two and a half years, Thoreau lived in a cabin built with his own two hands and an axe his neighbour lent him. The ambitious solitude of Thoreau's project is admirable and puts to shame many of our sustainability efforts and our meager attempts to make things from scratch and "off the grid."
A reproduction of Thoreau's cabin at Walden Pond
in Concord, Massachussetts.
And yet Henry David Thoreau built with a borrowed axe. "It is difficult to begin without borrowing," he admits (40).
I think Thoreau represents an essential dynamic in culture, one that seems always present and necessary at some level. In every generation, there are always those in Western society who feel that something important is being lost or covered over. Whether we label them "hippy" or "emo" or "hipster" or whatever else, each of these movements represents people who are dissatisfied with the pressure to conform to the cultural status quo that dictates what individuality ought to look like. These movements, just like the American transcendentalists, can illuminate oppressive structures hidden in culture, and we would do well to pay attention to them rather than dismiss them outright.
However, we should also acknowledge that it is all too easy to forget that our individuality does not emerge out of nothing. No matter how self-reliant we think we are, we can't get around the fact that we begin by borrowing. Each of us was each born into a culture, a language, and a tradition, and we cannot select our identities prior to our immersion in these. We can resist the pressures of the culture we find ourselves in. But even so, we can't get around the fact that we are acting in response to something that already exists. Our identities are always anchored in one way or another, for better or worse, to the communities we find ourselves already in. In these communities, we are inescapably bound to one another, creating and changing each other through how we interact.
The point here is a Heideggerian one. We owe the core of who we are to the world into which we were born. We were thrown into a way of life from the moment we opened our eyes, a way that orients us in the world and gives us a certain fluency in our being-in-the-world. We learn a language that allows us to express our innovative ideas, and it's impossible to have any individuality and freedom of self-expression unless we are already indebted to the culture into which we are born and raised. Unless we have borrowed an axe, so to speak, we cannot begin building our individuality.
The deep desire for self-reliance that was made explicit in the American transcendentalists like Thoreau is still with us today, I think, in the way authenticity is so highly valued. It represents a legitimate concern that we be keenly aware and critical of the sorts of pressures that society exerts on us and the ambient noise that subtly shapes the way we think. At the same time, though, this desire for self-reliance grows out of a certain way of thinking about individuality that locates our individual uniqueness and our core selves somewhere deep inside ourselves, closed off from the world and from others. Coming to terms with our belonging to one another and to the culture into which we were born allows us to cultivate who we want to be in an authentic way that moves from simple self-reliance to other-reliance, to an ontology of dependence.
So it seems to me that the search for authenticity, or its fetishization according to some, is not necessarily a bad thing, as long as it contributes to a self-aware critique of the culture that shapes us, built on an ontology of dependence rather than the blind pursuit of self-reliant novelty. Authentic individuality, built with a borrowed axe, makes way for a new kind of self-reliance that is not just about our inner selves and is inseparable from our dependence upon one another.
Matthew E. Johnson is a junior member at the Institute for Christian Studies, focusing his philosophical studies on hermeneutics, aesthetics, discourse, and issues surrounding individual and group identity.
Photo used from http://blogs.dickinson.edu/romnat/2011/06/07/henry-david-thoreau/
Anonymous Thursday, January 23, 2014
I have to wonder if the newly-extreme popular focus on public image as identity isn't in fact a response to the understanding that individuality is dependently originated. Some would argue that public image as identitty isn't all that new, but I would counter that public individuals who are purely characters is relatively new. Alice Cooper, the name of a band, became the name of the band's singer, who in real life was nothing like his stage self, not merely an edited-for-distribution version of his usual self. People copied the image, not the person. Fast forward to this decade, what explains the Kardashian phenomenon -- commanding interest because they are famous rather than being famous because they command interest? Alice Cooper at least commanded interest because of artistic skill and originality, which isn't entirely removed from authenticity, but once relieved of even seeking an authenticity rooted somewhere inside rather than outside, isn't the risk that we get pure inauthenticity -- culture eating its own tail -- Kardashian Kulture?
-dz
Matt Friday, January 24, 2014
Kardashian Kulture! That's a scary thought. I think the Kardashians are an interesting case because on one hand they illustrate clearly some of the pressure built into our culture -- get rich, be famous -- but at the same time, most of us are extremely critical of their lifestyle (I hope). Now that they are publicly built into culture, we as members of the same culture have the ability (and responsibility) to think critically about them. How much do we want to imitate their lifestyle, and how much do we want to reject it? This is the kind of authentic individuality that I suggest (in agreement with Heidegger, I think) we should shoot for. If we let go of our critical stance and succumb to the pressures built into culture (like the Kardashians), I think there could be a risk of becoming a Kardashian culture.
I would be interested in hearing some more of the connection between Alice Cooper and the Kardashians that you are making. Can you unpack that a little bit more? How is public image/recognition connected to the kind of authenticity we're talking about here?
Anonymous Friday, January 24, 2014
I'm not critical of their lifestyle but perhaps only because I don't know anything about it.
What I am trying to get at it is that if we understand what/who-we-are as a "borrowed axe" then what we express can be considered authentic by simply being a mirror of the culture, and I think that can stifle critique of the culture as easily as it can make any critique more self-aware. I'm not arguing with what you have to say but only trying to point to what I see as a potential fork in the road, if we stop willingly embracing our fictions about self-contained individuality. Down one fork we become aware of how our aculturation affects our thinking about culture itself, and this improves our thinking, but down the other fork, relieved of the need to try to find authenticity within, we look for it without.
I think I reacted a bit to your use of "dependency", perhaps too much. The phrasing "an ontology of dependence" lit my fuse and probably coloured my reading. I want to put "inter" in front of your "dependence" in the worst way. :)
To unpack a bit more, the Kardashian and Alice Cooper phenomena illustrate how easily folks can simply take the second fork in the road. Alice Cooper's success was rooted in its novelty and demonstrated that titillation alone could be sufficient for success. It titillated in contrast to the culture, and at least Alice Cooper was original and had artistic merit, and expressed a mood of its time. Kardashian titillation, it seems to me, is based in repetition and reflection of the existing culture, confirming it with no pretense of authentic contribution or attempt at critique needed, because we no longer acknowledge any other place to try to find authenticity.
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For most, January is a warm-up month – a chance to settle into the working year before your inbox hits one million and you're downing three espresso shots before lunch.
But, for me, 2019 started out a little different. I kicked things off with a short (but very, very sweet) trip to Tokyo with CHANEL to get acquainted with the new CHANEL Spring Summer 2019 Collection – Vision D'Asie: l'art du détail.
If you've ever wondered what we actually 'do' on these types of trips, let's just say every single one is different (and not all press trips are created equal). In just four days on the ground, I'd eaten everywhere from Ichiran (an insanely good, insanely busy ramen chain) to CHANEL's very own Beige Alain Ducasse restaurant in Ginza, been treated to a 30 minute makeover by Australian face-painting extraordinaire and CHANEL makeup artist, Victoria Baron, had my mind blown by the teamLab 'Borderless' exhibition, and met Lucia Pica, CHANEL's Global Creative Make up and Colour Designer.
Oh, and I took a few of my fave new friends (the 'Rouge Allure' Liquid Powder Lipstick and 'Baume Essentiel' Glow Stick) out for a spin around the streets of Shibuya, Daikanyama and Shinjuku to capture these pics.
It's easy to assume that products just appear on shelves each season with no rhyme, reason, or story behind them (I am definitely guilty of this myself), but my time with beauty genius Pica proved that the Chanel SS19 collection was carefully considered. From the textures and pigments, to the extremely chic packaging, it's a feast for both your skin and eyes (and, let's be real, bathroom aesthetic).
Pica's creative process for the range began on a journey across Asia with photographer Harley Weir. As they made their way through cities like Tokyo and Seoul, it was the diverse range of colours, patterns, and textures found in the intimate details of everyday life that inspired each individual product. Think neon pink nails, hints of gold and turquoise on the eyes, electric-red powder lipsticks, and the pièce de résistance, the creamy, glistening 'Baume Essentiel' Glow Stick (jetlag… what jetlag?!). The collection is available now in Chanel boutiques, should you feel the need to get your hands on some.
Watch the video below to see how I created this makeup look using some of my favourite products from the collection.


There's no doubt that returning to work and reality following an idyllic holiday can take a great deal of time to adjust back into. The good news is that there are plenty of steps you can take to beat the post-vacation slump. Let's take a look at five of the most efficient things you can do to stay happy after a relaxing holiday.
Shorten your to-do lists. Lengthy to-do lists can be incredibly overwhelming and provide us with feelings of helplessness. Try to divide your long-term to-do list into manageable chunks, perhaps aiming to achieve around three key goals a day. When you have a seemingly endless to-do list to tackle, it can be hard to see the woods for the trees, so don't overwhelm yourself with tasks – focus on the most important challenges and tackle others when the first set is accomplished.
Exercise. It's vital that we appreciate the importance of exercise when it comes to maintaining a healthy mind and outlook. Exercise doesn't need to be overly-challenging and doesn't have to involve training for marathons or hitting the gym on a daily basis – it can come in the form of taking a stroll during lunch or engaging in a short run before or after work. When it comes to getting the endorphins pumping and boosting moods, exercise leads the way. You can also complement your efforts with nootropics to boost your motivation levels.
Set achievable goals. Having something to work towards can go a long way towards restoring your enthusiasm and focus. If you do this, you can regain a sense of purpose. Your goals don't simply need to be things you need to achieve within work – they can also include targets to accomplish outside of the workplace such as moving onto new pastures or even getting the cash together for your next holiday. They can also include achieving a health or fitness-related goal or a hobby like playing an instrument or painting a picture.
Drink enough water. Far too many people fail to appreciate the importance of hydration. If we don't consume enough water, we can start to experience fatigue, headaches, and dizziness. Water can improve our mood, sharpen our minds, and help us prevent a whole host of illnesses and unpleasant conditions. If you drink a great deal of coffee, remember to consume a sufficient amount of water to help counteract the caffeine and prevent sluggishness.
Plan fun activities. Once your holiday is over, make sure you still have things to look forward to during your evenings and weekends. Spare time can be invaluable when it comes to rewarding yourself for your efforts and restoring a sense of purpose to your life, whether you like to fill your free hours with socializing, reading, music, or going to the movies. By ensuring you have things to look forward to when the working day or week has come to an end, you can vastly improve your work-life balance and feel less dread for the coming work week.


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Biles: FBI turned 'blind eye' to reports of gymnasts' abuse
Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles told parliament on Wednesday that federal law enforcement and gymnastics officials sexually abused her and hundreds of other women by US gymnastic team doctor Larry Nassar. He said he turned "blind".
"Sufficient," Biles told the Senate Judiciary Committee, as she and three other US gymnasts spoke in very emotional terms about the lasting sacrifices Nasar's crimes had made to their lives. There is. " In response, FBI Secretary Christopher A. Wray said he was "deeply and deeply sorry" for Nasar's delay in prosecution and the pain it caused.
"I can't imagine a place that's not as comfortable as sitting in front of you right now," said four-time Olympic gold medalist and five-time world champion (widely regarded as the greatest gymnast of all time). .. She declared herself a survivor of sexual abuse.
"I blame Larry Nassar, allow him to abuse him, and blame the entire system he implemented," Biles said in tears. In addition to the FBI's failure, she said that the US Gymnastics and US Olympic and Paralympic Committees "knew that I was abused by their official team doctor long before I realized their knowledge." Said.
Biles said he needed to send a message. "If a predator allows a child to do harm, the consequences can be swift and serious.
The hearing is part of Congress's efforts to hold the FBI accountable after multiple failures in investigating the case, including delays that allowed Nasar, who is currently imprisoned, to abuse other young gymnasts. It is a department. At least 40 girls and women were said to have been molested after the FBI noticed the allegations against Nasar in 2015.
According to an internal investigation by the Justice Department released in July, the FBI made a fundamental error in the investigation after the U.S. gymnastics first reported the complaint to the FBI's field office in Indianapolis in 2015. Was not treated as "greatest seriousness". The FBI acknowledges that its actions are not allowed.
Ray blows up his own investigator who failed to respond properly to the complaint and promises the victim to "make sure everyone in the FBI remembers what happened here" and never happens again. I promised that.
The director FBI agent, who failed to properly investigate the Nasar case and later lied about it, was dismissed by the authorities, Ray said.
McKayla Maroney, a member of the US Olympic gymnastics team who won the gold medal in 2012, told Senator at the age of 15 the night she found a doctor on top when she was naked. She said she thought she would die that night. However, she recalled those memories on the phone with an FBI agent and said there was "complete silence" when she was crying.
Maloney said she and other gymnasts were "minimized and ignored" because the FBI delayed the investigation.
"I think we were wondering what happened to us because we all asked for a long time just because someone else hadn't fully verified us," Maloney said. Told. "And I think it takes a long time to heal."
Biles and Maloney are joined by Ally Raysman, who won the gold medal in the 2012 and 2016 Olympic teams, and Maggie Nichols, a gymnast. Raiseman told Senator that he was "sick" of looking for an answer six years after his first allegations against Nasar were reported.
Raiseman pointed out the traumatic impact of abuse on all of them.
"Being here today is taking everything I have," she said. "My main concern is hoping that there is enough energy to get out of here. I don't think people understand how much it affects us."
Biles admitted in January 2018 that she was one of the hundreds of athletes abused by Nassar. She was the only witness to the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, a year behind the coronavirus pandemic, and withdrew from the team's finals to focus on mental health. ..
She returned to win the bronze medal at Beam, but told the Commission that the prolonged trauma from Nasser's hand abuse contributed to her decision to opt out of several tournaments. At the hearing, she wanted her presence in Tokyo "to help maintain the connection" between the official failure and the Olympic Games, but "it's a very difficult burden for me to carry. I found out. "
Democratic and Republican senators expressed disgust at the case and said they would continue their investigation. Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Richard Durbin, the Democratic Party, said it was one of the most compelling and tragic testimonies I've ever heard.
"We have work to do and we know it," Durbin said.
Texas Republican Senator John Cornyn said Congress "must demand true change and true accountability, and is not satisfied with the courtesy and vague promises of improving performance" from federal law enforcement agencies. ". Senator Jerry Moran of R-Kansas called Nasar a "monster," and how many other abusers escaped justice, given that even world-class athletes were ignored in this case? I was wondering.
An internal investigation by Judiciary Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who testified with Ray, spurred claims that the FBI was unable to swiftly respond to complaints made against Nasser in 2015. USA Gymnastics conducted its own internal investigation, and Stephen Penny, then president of the organization, filed a complaint with the FBI's field office in Indianapolis. However, it was only a few months ago that the agency began a formal investigation.
According to a Watchdog investigation, when the FBI's Indianapolis field office scrutinized the handling of the issue, officials there were not responsible for the failure and provided incomplete and inaccurate information to internal FBI inquiries. Offering and pretending they were diligent. Research.
The report also details that while the FBI was investigating Nasar's allegations, W. Jay Abbott, head of the FBI's field office in Indianapolis, was talking to Penny about getting a job on the Olympic Commission. Did. He applied for the job, but couldn't get it and later retired from the FBI, the report said.
Nassar pleaded guilty to federal child pornography crime and sexual abuse in Michigan in 2017. He is currently numbered after saying that hundreds of girls and women sexually abused under the guise of treatment while working in U.S. gymnastics training Michigan State University and Indiana-based Olympic athletes. I have been in prison for ten years.
The abuse proceedings could soon end after US gymnastics and hundreds of Nasar victims filed a $ 425 million joint settlement with the US Bankruptcy Court in Indianapolis last month.


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Bryan Cranston stars in Godzilla. The former Break Bad star is ready to tackle Godzilla.
Noomi Rapace and Colin Farrell star in Dead Man Down. Terrence Howard also stars in Dead Man Down as the film's villain.
Sly Stallone in The Expendables 3. This time out, Sly has his biggest cast yet.
Adam Sandler stars in Blended. Drew Barrymore also stars in the romantic comedy.
Colin Farrell stars in Dead Man Down. Dead Man Down is a revenge tale, masked in so much more.
Maggie Gyllenhaal stars in this still from White House Down. The action thriller follows a secret service agent on a mission to save the president from a paramilitary overtake of the White House.


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"We are developing the Nordic gas ecosystem and adding the availability of gas for different customer segments. It is good to have a Nordic operating partner, Caverion. The use of gas is currently growing in all vehicle categories. Gasum is investing in the construction of a total of 50 LNG gas filling stations for heavy-duty vehicles in Finland, Sweden and Norway by the beginning of the 2020s. The new gas stations will be located in logistics hubs and offer a cleaner fuel alternative for transport in the Nordics," says Ari Suomilammi, Director, Circular Economy Finland, Gasum.
"We are happy of this new cooperation where we can serve our customer in Finland, Sweden and Norway with a consistent and comprehensive service concept using our local experts. The goal of achieving a carbon-neutral society requires a good deal of measures, and we are contributing to creating opportunities for low-emission transport," says Thomas Hietto, Head of the Services Business Unit at Caverion.
Driving gas-fuelled cars is expected to increase considerably in the next few years. In 2018, there were approximately 6,300 registered gas-fuelled cars in Finland. According to the National Energy and Climate Strategy 2030, the number of gas-fuelled passenger cars in Finland in 2030 should be at least 50,000. New gas filling stations are being constructed at a fast rate in all Nordic countries.