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Affordability Issues for Isakson Living East Cobb
10 Senior Living Communities within a 5-mile radius of the Tritt Property. (click for actual map)
The East Cobb community has been diligent and proactive in creating senior care communities at reasonable prices for seniors to age in place near family and friends. Here is a map of 10 senior care communities just within a 5-mile radius of the Tritt property. The many senior facilities in East Cobb are examples of how developers worked within the existing land use and provided senior communities that fit within the East Cobb citizens have come to know and love. The Isakson Living East Cobb CCRC as planned is too large with 835 units, and it does not take into account the average retirees' income.
It is true that number of elderly in our community is growing, yet a very small percentage of them could receive care from the proposed Isakson Living CCRC due to affordability issues. The entrance fee based on information provided by Isakson Living is from $200,000 to more than $500,000. Note that the entrance fee is only 90%, 50% or 0% refundable, unlike the cost of buying and then selling a house, where people generally receive more money than what they paid for it. Monthly fees, which include rent and a stipend for food, range from $3,000 to $5,000 for couples, and that amount can increase with inflation. Medical care is not included.
As an example, for an average married couple, the entrance fee would be $350,000 and it would cost $48,000 a year for monthly fees, but those costs don't include health care, a la carte fees or other items in a typical budget. Usually 25% of a budget is spent on housing, so that would mean the average retired couple would need around $192,000 per year to retire comfortably in this CCRC; over 10 years it would cost on average about $2,227,000 including the entrance fee. Most retirees in Cobb County do not have that amount of income, and nationally the average median household income for seniors is $35,107 per year. In other words this CCRC would not be an affordable option for the overwhelming majority of seniors.
CCRC Location and What a Real Compromise Would Look Like
Note that Isakson Living Park Springs in Stone Mountain is located next to a golf course, wooded acreage and convenient shopping. Few traffic problem exist due to the location. (Same Google Map scale as below.)
Note the East Cobb location would be 2x as dense as Park Springs (above) yet this property is surrounded by thousands of homes, many schools, and a new 220,000 square foot WellStar Health Park, which bypassed proper zoning channels. The large-scale Isakson Living CCRC of 835 units would severely impact traffic with an additional 3,000+ cars a day! (Same Google Map scale as above.)
Here is a larger Google map of this area, and you can see the Tritt property and how traffic in these small neighborhoods would be affected by such a large-scale project. The Tritt property is partially in the flood plain, has 3 creeks running along the hills, is the ideal location for a park for the community.
The Tritt property is one of the last big parcels of green spaces left in East Cobb. This property was listed at the top of the Parks Bond 2006 and Parks Bond 2008. The East Cobb Community hopes to have the chance to purchase it as the new Tritt Park.
The friends and family of Isakson Living East Cobb have created a website and Facebook page. This new online presence presents their perspective, and while we respect their opinions, we know we have strong counterarguments to all their points, which you can read here. They certainly have a right to their opinions, as do we.
This is not a popularity contest, however, it is a rezoning proposal, and the people that matter most in any rezoning case are the adjacent neighbors and those in the nearby neighborhoods. By large majorities, we all opposed the first Isakson Living proposal and remain opposed to what we know of the second proposal. It is too big and has far too many units for this part of East Cobb, and the apartment complex architecture does not fit in with the area. We look forward to seeing more details of the second proposal, but still no specifics have been given since Isakson Living refiled in November.
Also, we should point out that most CCRCs in the United States have less than 300 units. We question why the developer wants nearly 3 times that amount in East Cobb, and also why they would plan twice the number of units as in their Park Springs, Stone Mountain location, even though the acreage is similar. Park Springs has 474 units on 54 acres, while Isakson Living East Cobb has planned for 845 units on 53.7 areas, and up to a full third of the property cannot be built on because it is either in the flood plain, stream buffers or too steep. So IL East Cobb would be more than twice as dense as IL Park Springs.
Furthermore, there are many ways to build a CCRC, such as cottage style or apartment style. Park Springs has both cottages and apartments, but East Cobb would only have apartments. We do not want an apartment-style CCRC in East Cobb, not only because it doesn't fit in with the character of this area, but also because of the risks involved if the CCRC fails. This is not an abstraction; due to the tough economy in 2008, the planned Isakson Living Peachtree Hills was not built and an empty lot still remains on those 23 acres in Buckhead.
In a true compromise, nobody gets everything they want, but everybody gets something they want. Hopefully, Isakson Living is willing to join with the people in this part of East Cobb in a meaningful compromise that benefits all involved. Any compromise will involve far fewer units, and an architectural style that fits East Cobb.
It's a few months before the zoning hearings, and please help us stay the course by contacting the Commissioners at some point and let them know in your own words how important this area is to us and why we need to protect this area from overdevelopment.
Realistic estimates of the traffic impact of an Isakson Living CCRC in East Cobb
Here we compare the traffic numbers for a potential subdivision, the questionable Isakson Living traffic study numbers, and some more realistic estimates of the real traffic impact of an Isakson Living CCRC. Traffic engineers figure the amount of traffic a development would generate by using the Institute of Transportation Engineers (ITE) Trip Generation Manual, 9th Edition, and we include a chart explaining all the numbers used in calculating the traffic impact. Isakson Living used the absolute lowest category possible from the ITE manual, and this chart explains why other ITE categories would provide a more precise traffic prediction for this development.
It must be pointed out that Isakson Living's traffic study didn't use the ITE manual's "Continuing Care Retirement Community" or "senior housing attached" traffic numbers. Rather, they used traffic numbers for "congregate care facility", and "units" rather than "occupied units", which of course use lower multipliers. Still, even using their "congregate care facility" traffic numbers, the Isakson Living development would create more than twice the traffic of a reasonably sized subdivision would.
Because of the unusually low number of assisted living units and nursing care units (11% combined) and the high number of independent care units (89%) in the latest Isakson Living CCRC proposal, it seems apparent that the proposed CCRC should be calculated as a "senior housing attached" (also known as senior apartments) development, and those ITE traffic numbers should be used. Note that in using the "senior housing attached" Isakson Living's traffic impact of their first proposal would generate 3,289 car trips a day. Why is 3,289 important? Isakson Living was required to get a Development of Regional Impact (DRI) clearance from the state of Georgia, because the development's impact "is likely to have regional effects beyond the local government jurisdiction in which they are located." In particular, a DRI review was required because the proposal had more than 400 units in an established neighborhood (in fact, both proposals have had more than twice that number of units). However, Isakson Living got an expedited DRI review because their traffic study showed fewer than 3,000 daily trips (DRI reviews for proposal with more than 3,000 daily trips take longer and are more thorough). The state of Georgia could have had the opportunity to conduct a more thorough review of the Isakson Living plans, had Isakson Living used the "senior housing attached" ITE traffic numbers.
We also wonder why Isakson Living didn't have an independent analysis of a real CCRC community for a more realistic traffic estimate. Other potential CCRC developers often commission a study of an existing CCRC's traffic to anticipate and plan for a new CCRC's actual traffic impact, and these studies often find traffic is even higher than the ITE traffic numbers. One example of this is used in the comparison chart.
Note that the traffic impact for the 'alternative use traffic study' that Isakson Living asserted on page 34 of their first zoning proposal are all highly improbable if not impossible, and the ITE multipliers used in the traffic analysis are incorrect. At any rate, any commercial endeavor for the Tritt property would be contested and the zoning rules would be on the side of the surrounding residential neighborhoods based on the Cobb County future land use plan.


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Radiant és un una sèrie de manfra, un còmic Francès amb un estil similar al manga Japonès. Esta escrita i dibuixada per Tony Valente. La seva serialització va començar en el 2013, publicat per la companyia d'entreteniment francesa Ankama, i dos anys més tard, en el 2015, va ser publicada al Japó per l'editorial Asukashinsha, convertint-se en el primer còmic Francès publicat al Japó. La sèrie ha sigut llicenciada en anglès per Viz Media, i a fins a l'octubre de 2022, ja s'han publicat 16 volums. La sèrie també té la seva sèrie televisiva d'anime produïda per l'estudi Lerche. La primera temporada, de 21 episodis, es va emetre entre l'octubre de 2018 i el febrer de 2019, mentre que la segona es va iniciar l'octubre de 2019 i va durar fins al febrer del següent any. Encara que la segona temporada va acabar donant a entendre que hi hauria una tercera, ja que ni l'autor ni l'estudi Lerche han donat indicis de què hi hagi una altra temporada.

Argument
La història s'ambienta en el món de "El Pharenos", un món on la terra està separada en diferents trossos amb un immens mar de núvols entremig. El principal perill dels habitants són els Nèmesis, uns misteriosos monstres que cauen del cel que tenen la capacitat de matar a totes les persones que toquen. Els pocs que aconsegueixen sobreviure al seu tacte es converteixen en bruixots, guanyant la capacitat de controlar la "Fantasia", una misteriosa màgia amb diverses capacitats.

La història segueix l'aventura d'en Seth, un jove bruixot amb l'objectiu d'erradicar tots els nèmesis del món. Per això, haurà d'anar a la recerca del Radiant, l'origen de tots aquests monstres. Amb l'ajuda de diferents aliats, buscarà pistes de la seva ubicació mentre escapa de la Inquisició, una organització militar que busca capturar a tots els bruixots.

Personatges principals

Seth
El protagonista del manfra. Un jove i energètic bruixot de 15 anys que aspira trobar l'origen dels Nèmesis perquè tant mags com humans puguin conviure en pau. Té la maledicció de tenir dues banyes al cap.

Melie
Amiga d'en Seth. És una maga amb la maledicció de tenir una doble personalitat, i per culpa d'això ningú s'acosta a ella amb l'excepció de la seva mascota Nèmesi Mr.Boobrie.

Doc
Mag investigador encarregat d'emportar-se els cadàvers dels Nèmesi. Ajuda a en Seth i a la Melie a moure's d'illa en illa. Encara ser un covard, sempre acaba per ajudar-los. Té la maledicció de mudar de pell i agafar l'aparença d'un nen petit de tant en tant.

Grimm
Misteriós mag amb hematofòbia amb el cos embenat que ajuda als protagonistes en la seva cerca pel radiant. Els seus objectius reals són desconeguts.

General Torque
Cap de La Inquisició. Persegueix a en Seth i companyia, ja que considera que l'únic que fan els bruixots és portar problemes als humans.

Manfra
El manfra està guionitzat i dibuixat per Tony Valente. És la seva quarta obra i la més exitosa. Catalogat com a manfra d'acció i fantasia, Radiant va començar la seva publicació a França en el juliol de 2013 per Ankama Éditions i a poc a poc s'ha anat publicant per tot el món per diferents editorials.

En l'agost de 2015, gràcies a l'editorial Asukashinsha, es converteix en el primer manga Europeu en ser publicat en el Japó. En març de 2016 es publica en Espanya per Letrablanka i a l'octubre del mateix any també apareix en les llibreries Alemanyes per l'editorial Pyramid. Un any després, en el març de 2017 es publica a Itàlia per l'editorial Mangasenpai. Finalment, es tradueix a tots els països angloparlants per VIZ Media en el 2018.

En l'actualitat (octubre 2022) s'han publicat 16 volums, de 7 capítols cada un.

En el 21 de Juliol de 2022, Ankama anúncia dos spin-offs de la serie planejats per el 2023 fets també per Tony Valente.

Recepció
El manfra ha estat aclamat gràcies al seu sentit de l'humor, el qual s'allunya dels clixés Japonesos habituals en els mangues del mateix estil. La sèrie va rebre el premi al millor còmic estil manga del 2014, atorgat per la revista Francesa AnimeLand. També va guanyar el premi al millor manga de 2015 que atorgava Canal BD. A la Japan Expo 2016, la sèrie va rebre el premi a millor manga internacional.

Anime
El 31 de gener de 2018, NHK va anunciar una adaptació a l'anime de la sèrie amb capítols de 24 minuts, la qual seria emesa a la cadena NHK Educational TV per part de l'estudio Lerche. La sèrie animada està dirigida per Seiji Kishi i escrita per Makoto Uezu, mentre que la música està a càrrec de Masato Koda i el disseny de personatges a Nozomi Kawano.

En la primera temporada, el tema d'obertura és "Utopia" de "Limited Sazabys" i el de tancament és "Radiant", de "Polkadot Stingray". Té un total de 21 capítols, els quals es van anar emetent setmanalment tant a el Japó per Asukashinsha com arreu del món per Crunchyroll, amb Funanimation produint un doblatge a l'anglès. Va començar el 6 d'octubre de 2018 i l'últim episodi va sortir el 23 de febrer del següent any, amb el que anunciava una pròxima temporada.

La segona temporada va arribar en el 2 d'octubre de 2019 i va acabar en el 26 de febrer un any després, amb una duració de 21 episodis, igual que la primera temporada. El tema d'obertura va canviar a "Naraku", per "Halo at Joyohan" mentres que el de clausura va passar a ser "Chitto mo Shiranakatta", per Emi Nakamura. La segona temporada acaba amb un missatge que avisa d'una possible continuació, però ni l'autor ni l'Estudio Lerche ha mostrat indicis de què estigui en desenvolupament.

La sèrie va aconseguir un doblatge al francès i va ser emesa a França per Game One el 2 de setembre de 2019.

Càsting

Referències

Enllaços externs
 1a temporada
 2a temporada
 Lloc oficial de venta Radiant (Japonès)
 Lloc oficial de venta Radiant (Anglès)
 Radiant en l'enciclopèdia de Anime News Network

Manga
Anime i manga d'acció
Anime i manga de fantasia

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New Government Initiative to Tackle School Suspens
Published: Wed 18 Apr 2001 09:15 AM
17 April 2001 Media Statement
New Government Initiative to Tackle School Suspensions
Education Minister Trevor Mallard and Associate Education Minister Parekura Horomia today announced a new Government initiative to help schools to deal with the issue of student misbehaviour.
The Minsters said the aim was to reduce the number of students being suspended from school.
The Suspensions Reduction Initiative will bring together clusters of secondary schools in areas that have high rates of student suspension so they can address the issue. The main focus will be to reduce the high proportion of Mäori students being suspended from school.
Up to 18 clusters will be formed, each with between three and six schools, and the Ministry of Education is now inviting schools in areas of high suspension to participate in the initiative.
The Government is putting $1.05 million into the initiative in 2001, rising to $2.1 million in following years.
"This funding will provide support to students, to principals and to school boards, and help them to deal with this growing problem. Some of it will be used to support local initiatives developed by the clusters of schools," Trevor Mallard said.
"The latest report of school stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions show an urgent need to be more pro-active on the issue of school suspensions. (see details attached)
"The previous Government bemoaned the high rate of suspensions and made administrative changes which I supported. But they failed to actually deal with the problem as a grassroots level. We are prepared to help schools tackle the issue," Trevor Mallard said.
Parekura Horomia said the initiative reflects the commitment made at the Hui Taumata Matauranga, a national meeting of Maori educationalists held earlier this year.
"Suspensions were identified by many at the hui as a major area where we needed to work together for improvement.
"Maori are disproportionately represented in suspension statistics and it is vital that Maori be actively involved in designing and delivering programmes that will work to bring these statistics down.
"I look forward to positive changes as a result of this Government's initiative," Parekura Horomia said.
Note: Details from the latest report of school stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions and expulsions are attached. Full copies of the report are available on the Ministry of Education website at www.minedu.govt.nz
The Suspensions Report (1 January 2000 – 31 December 2000) – Key Points
 2.4% of students were stood down in 2000. There were 16,921 stand-downs in total.
 77% of students stood-down returned to school with no further behaviour interventions. 14% were stood-down again and 9% were suspended.
 0.7% of students were suspended in 2000. There were 5,108 suspensions in total. 85% of these students returned to schooling. Of the remainder, 6% left school, 5% were awaiting enrolment, and outcomes were unknown for 4%.
 About two thirds of students stood-down and suspended were aged 13 to 15.
 74% of students stood down and suspended were boys.
 Maori are over-represented in suspension and stand-down statistics, compared with the Maori proportion of the population.
 Stand-downs were up by 6% and suspensions by 5% in the year to December 2000, compared with the year July 1999 to June 2000.
The Suspensions Reduction Initiative – Key Points
 The Suspension Reduction Initiative will establish clusters of secondary schools working together to reduce suspensions in their areas
 Up to 18 clusters of schools will be formed, each involving between 3 and 6 schools. In total, around 80 schools are expected to participate.
 The Ministry will be inviting schools to join and form clusters.
 Funding of $1.05 million in 2001, $2.1 million in following years
 Funding will be for professional development and support for school principals and boards, student support, and for resourcing local initiatives.

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AP mobilizes cross-formats response to deadly mass shootings in Texas and Ohio
AP's U.S. staff has a lot of practice in responding to mass shootings. But two major events in 24 hours tested even the most experienced staff.
They rose to the challenge.
Soon after noon Central time on Saturday, Aug. 3, reports began to surface about an active shooter at an El Paso, Texas, mall. A local news station initially reported that 18 people were shot inside a Walmart – a number which by Monday would rise to 22 dead and two dozen injured.
The quick reaction of AP staff around the country and beyond – in the office, at home and even on vacation – ensured the AP was fast, accurate and leading the way on what would become one of the biggest stories of the year. Text, photo and video staffers converged on El Paso, while colleagues around the country worked sources, contributed to the stories and managed the coverage.
Among the standout reporting was an early interview with a woman who told the heartbreaking story of her sister who died while shielding her 2-month-old son – just a small part of the terrific cross-format continuing coverage.
As the Texas team was just catching its breath, reports of another massacre emerged overnight, this time in Ohio. AP's initial alert was followed four minutes later by the alert that a shooter killed nine people, including his own sister, before police shot him dead. The East Desk immediately dispatched Ohio staff and others to Dayton.
AP beat competitive agencies with photos and numerous live shots, as well as an incredibly compelling interview with a man who watched his father die in his arms. Elsewhere, many of the same supporting cast already working the El Paso story from afar stepped in on Ohio as well, complementing the coverage on the ground.
For its quick, nimble response, precise reporting and robust, cross-format content on two highly competitive breaking stories, the U.S. staff is recognized with this week's Best of the States award.
A powerful retrospective and breaking news, 20 years after Columbine mass shooting
Twenty years have passed since the Columbine high school massacre, which was, to many people, the beginning of school shootings as we know them. In those years, life has changed: Mass shootings happen again and again, schoolchildren participate in lockdowns instead of fire drills, and many reflect on the moment in time when two young men took 13 lives with them on their suicidal quest.
AP was uniquely positioned to cover the two decades since the massacre, with journalists who were there, those who cover the Colorado community every day, and experts in polling, education and guns. Stories by Denver reporter Kathleen Foody and videojournalist Peter Banda led a deep all-formats package by dozens of journalists across the AP telling not just of the carnage but of those who survived it, their struggle, and the future.
But all the planning couldn't prepare anyone for this spot development: Early in the week, Sol Pais, a young Florida woman, prompted panic over a possible attack at Columbine, later taking her own life near the Colorado school. Miami reporter Kelli Kennedy tracked down a good friend of Pais who not only filled in personal details about her in an exclusive interview, but supplied photos of Pais and cast doubt on the official narrative about her friend.
The overarching theme of the spot and enterprise coverage focused on the short and long-term mental health issues from school shootings. The result was a unique, meaningful package that received impressive play nationally – online and in print. The video was among the top-used AP videos of the week.
For their work spearheading the package, and breaking news, Foody, Banda and Kennedy win this week's Best of the States.
Years of planning pay off in 'picture perfect' coverage of Bush funeral events
For more than a decade, Washington photo editor Jon Elswick has negotiated with the Department of Defense over coverage plans for the funeral of former President George H.W. Bush, while Houston photojournalist David Phillip fostered a relationship with the Bush family and their spokesman to secure AP's shooting positions for the eventual funeral events.
Those relationships were crucial to arranging and executing coverage, paving the way for more than two dozen staffers to parachute into Washington, Houston and College Station, Texas, where they produced outstanding photos in real time and for the history books.
Among the highlights: Photographer Morry Gash fired a remote-controlled camera that captured a stunning bird's-eye view of the U.S. Capitol rotunda during visitation and services, and David Phillip negotiated to shoot inside the railroad car carrying the coffin as the funeral train passed through Texas. Phillip called it "the most incredible event I have ever covered."
The photo coverage was part of an impressive dayslong cross-format effort by scores of AP staff across the country and globe that included hours of live video and spot and breaking text, video, audio and graphics coverage that explored Bush's life and presidency from every angle.
For exceptional planning and execution on one of the largest news events of the year, this week's Best of the States goes to the team of photo staff covering the Bush funeral.
AP team parlays Aretha Franklin pool coverage into exclusives
The farewell to the Queen of Soul promised to be an extravaganza – days of tributes, musical performances and a marathon funeral.
The AP team diligently prepared for the events and when the time came, the combined efforts of Detroit-based photographer Paul Sancya and Miami-based visual journalist Josh Replogle turned a pair of pool opportunities into two exclusives during the week of mourning for Aretha Franklin in Detroit.
Among the highlights: Sancya's shot of Franklin lying in her casket with red heels clearly visible, video and photos of the singer in her final resting place and an exclusive interview with a controversial pastor.
Their work earns the Beat of the Week.
Making the signature photo, discreetly, as family mourns McCain
Sometimes it takes a team. And a resourceful photographer.
Phoenix photographer Ross Franklin made a stunning image of Cindy McCain resting her head on the casket of her late husband Sen. John McCain during a family service in the Arizona state Capitol. Getting to this moment was a team effort, starting with great Washington contacts and relationships that gave the AP not one but two exclusive spots in the rotunda in Phoenix.
But given the solemnity of the event, there was no way to shoot the private ceremony using a motor drive to take bursts of frames – it would have been too loud and would have echoed throughout the rotunda. So Franklin agreed to shoot the entire event balanced on a ladder overlooking the scene from the balcony, with his camera in a noise muffling blimp – basically operating a camera that is wrapped in a big pillow.
When Cindy McCain approached the casket, Franklin had just one or two frames to capture the signature moment. He nailed it, and the photo was used everywhere, including a stunning display on the front of the Arizona Republic.
For his exceptional work, Ross Franklin wins this week's Best of the States award.
In Tuskegee, home to black achievement, a Confederate monument endures
The name "Tuskegee, Alabama" evokes images of black empowerment in a once-segregated nation.
Booker T. Washington and George Washington Carver became legends of education at what is now Tuskegee University, and the nation's first black fighter pilots were known as the Tuskegee Airmen after training in the town during World War II. Michelle Obama gave an impassioned speech there in 2015 while first lady.
So why is there a Confederate monument in the middle of the nearly all-black city?
Birmingham, Ala., correspondent Jay Reeves, using information gleaned from old newspaper accounts, local government records and interviews, reported that the United Daughters of the Confederacy raised money for the monument in the early 1900s. And the white-controlled county gave the heritage group land at the center of town for a whites-only park. It's there that the statue still stands 109 years later.
Several efforts to relocate the monument have failed through the years, mainly because the Confederate heritage group still owns the land and refuses to move the statue.
In addition to text, Reeves shot photos and located archival images, as well as shooting and editing video for the multiformat package.
For digging in to examine why Confederate monuments are coming down nationwide but not in the historic, majority-black town of Tuskegee, Ala., Reeves wins this week's Best of the States award.
After 15 years, last artifacts of 9/11 have been given away
for spotlighting the last remaining artifact from the Sept. 11 attacks among thousands preserved and distributed for memorials. http://apne.ws/2cqWmx1


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Associazione Calcio Nuova Valdagno foi uma agremiação esportiva, fundada em 1926, e sediada em Valdagno, em Vicenza.

Viveu o seu período de máxima popularidade no curso dos anos 1950, quando militou na Série B com o nome de A.C. Marzotto.

História
O futebol em Valdagno nasceu, em 1926 no âmbito do lanifício Marzotto, que possui sede na citadina vêneta, e da política da Ópera Nacional Dopolavoro (OND). O nome do clube era Dopolavoro Aziendale Marzotto (DAM) Valdagno. Até 1935, ano da primeira promoção à Série C, participou de campeonatos regionais.

O DAM Valdagno se manteve na Série C até depois da guerra. Em 1946, assumiu o nome de Associazione Calcio Marzotto e, na difícil temporada de 1947-1948, ficou em segundo, mantendo-se na categoria apesar da radical reforma do campeonato.

Vencendo a Série C, de 1950-1951, após o desempate contra a Palazzolo, o Marzotto conseguiu o acesso à Série B. Para o comando do time, é chamado o ex-treinador da Juventus, Jesse Carver, que conseguiu salvar a equipe do rebaixamento na última rodada da temporada 1951-1952. Na temporada seguinte, foi uma das primeiras da província e do inteiro Vêneto. Ficou no quinto lugar, à frente do Vicenza.

Na temporada 1960-1961, poucas temporadas após ter alcançado o ápice da sua história, o quarto lugar na Série B, em 1957-1958, com a presença do artilheiro Pietro Biagioli, o Marzotto precipitou para a Série C ao ficar na última colocação. Embora tenha tido o reforço de Čestmír Vycpálek, no comando da equipe, o time não voltaria mais à Série B. Percorreu somente a Série B, em 1965-1966, à qual foi um certame disputadíssimo. Em um confronto na última rodada, no estádio das Flores, Fausto Gadolla, presidente do Savona, promovido à Série B, morreu de infarto.

Em 1970, o Valdagno caiu para a Série D e mudou de nome para "A.C. Valdagno", mas a marca do lanifício permaneceu nas camisas até 1998, antes do clube cair, dois anos depois, para o Interregional. Nos últimos anos a equipe, após ter cedido, em 1998, os direitos esportivos ao Thiene, dando vida à Associazione Calcio  Thienevaldagno, foi refundada como Associazione Calcio Nuova Valdagno. Em 2009, conquistou a histórica promoção para o Campeonato de Excelência. Na temporada sucessiva retornou ao Campeonato de Promoção. Desde 21 de setembro de 2011, o advogado Enzo Urbani é o novo presidente.

Em 25 de abril de 2012, com três rodadas de antecipação, o Valdagno volta à Excelência ao vencer o Grupo A da Promoção Vêneta.

Cronologia

Série B: 10 anos (última vez em 1961)
Série C: 29 anos (última vez em 1997)
Série D: 17 anos (última vez em 1998)

Ligações externas
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Nuova Valdagno
Clubes de futebol fundados em 1926


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Protestation Returns
We are currently working on the parish registers and the census records for Hickling and information will follow as soon as we have it ready. If you have any queries, please use the general enquiry email address: info@hicklingnottslocalhistory.com .
Grantham Journal 1901; record of census enumeration
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Census 1921: occupation records
The 1921 Census includes descriptions of occupations but also codes; explanations for these can be found on Find My Past – 1921 Census – occupation codes | findmypast.co.uk; please contact us if you are having difficulty identifying these records.
"Occupations were coded by the Census Office for statistical purposes. These occupation codes appear as annotations, in green ink, in the Personal Occupation column (col k in the standard household schedule such as C, E and W schedule type codes). An occupation code is usually followed by a forward slash and an extra digit. These occupation code suffixes after the slash indicate employment status. You may see occupation codes with the alpha prefix Y, which means that the individual is retired or no longer gainfully employed."
Census 1921 update:
(January 2nd 2022)
National Archives – link to information
1921 Census: the last publication for another 30 years!
& how many people will be able to search for their own records in the 1921 census?
The 1921 Census Returns will be made public on January 6th 2022 – almost 101 years after they were recorded and including 38 million lives. This Census was the first to record divorce and also the first to record detailed employment information; significantly it is the last time that most* of us will be alive to see the publication of a new census – the next one will be the 1951 census in 2051/2; the 1931 Census was destroyed by fire and there was no Census in 1941 because it was war-time; thank goodness for the 1939 Register.
(*Here's a challenge: we'd like to hear from any mathematicians/epidemiologists who can work out what percentage of the population alive on January 6th 2022 will still be alive to see the next census published in 2051. Our guess at 'most' is based on – average life expectancies are in the low-80s; anyone born after January 6th won't have been alive for this publication & is excluded – in other words, all under 30s in 2052; those currently aged 0-50 have the greatest chance of seeing the next census publication; in 2019 the over-65s represented 18.5% of the UK population (ONS); the 2011 census records the median UK population is age 39 and "21% of the overall population of England and Wales was aged under 18 years, 29% was aged 18 to 39 years, 27% was aged 40 to 59 years, and 22% was aged 60 years and over" (gov.uk).
The 1920 Census Act decreed that 100 years must elapse before census records can be opened up, although they are available for authorised research purposes via the ONS (Office National Statistics) until that time elapses. The point of waiting 100 years is to minimise the misuse of sensitive private information; however, when the 1921 Census Returns are published there will be just over 15,000 people over the age of 100 – the majority of these will be able to search for their own records in the Census Returns (in 2011 there were approx. 11,800 centenarians).
National Archives: Census records – The National Archives
National Archives: 20sPeople: The 1921 Census (nationalarchives.gov.uk)
Find My Past: The 1921 Census is Coming | findmypast.co.uk
NOTE: The cost of digitising the 1921 Census Returns is being recouped through fees for downloading records; whilst this has been controversial, it is hoped that eventually access will become 'free-to-view' (although via subscription to the usual family history websites) – when the 1939 Register was made public on November 2nd 2015 access was more expensive than this time and fees remained in place until February 2016.
NOTICE: Census 1921:
The Census records for 1921 will be released by the National Archives on January 6th 2022; they will be available via Find My Past. For more information, please follow these links:
National Archives; 1921 Census online publication date announced.
National Archives: Conserving the 1921 Census
Find My Past: 1921 Census
Find My Past: What does it take to bring the 1921 Census of England & Wales online?
"Taken between two world wars, during a period of economic turmoil and at a time when women had just won the right to vote, the 1921 Census will provide some fascinating insights about society and how it has evolved over the past 100 years. In preparation for the online publication, a team of hundreds of Findmypast conservators, technicians and transcribers have worked for almost three years to complete the invaluable task of getting the census ready. It is the largest project ever completed by The National Archives and Findmypast, consisting of more than 30,000 bound volumes of original documents stored on 1.6 linear kilometres of shelving." (National Archives)
"The census is an amazing window into the past, giving us a snapshot of 38 million lives in England and Wales on one night in the summer of 1921. The census is stored in 28,000 volumes or pieces. Each piece contains between 300 to 600 schedules. For the entire digitisation project, they have been housed at a specially designed studio at the Office for National Statistics in Titchfield Hampshire, where they occupied 1.6km of storage shelving. There are approximately 8.5 million household schedules. If we laid every census schedule next to each other they would stretch across 4,675 kilometres, a similar distance between London and Boston." (Find My Past)
"Another fun part of preserving 100-year-old documents is the interesting objects you find along the way. We discovered: 532 historic bugs, 12 used matches, 17 pencils, 4 erasers, Lots of tobacco flakes, One 1910 Belgian coin. During their time with the schedules, the bugs enjoyed nibbling away at the edges of the documents." (Find My Past)
Census Records – why we need them & Census 2021; creating tomorrow's history.
(March 2021) – Scroll down for National Archives; a Timeline; some extra facts
1939 National Register: see separate page
On a local social media post recently, a resident had a moan about the letter which had dropped onto their doormat that morning; "What's all this census nonsense—they're just being nosy!".
Completing a census return is a legal requirement for all householders—and this resident is quite right, it is an invaluable source of information. Government has access to census information almost immediately and the data that is collected informs all kinds of decisions about the way our society functions. But, for the vast majority of us, we won't have access to this data until 100 years after it is collected – deliberately beyond most of our lifetimes.
Collecting information nationally at the same point of time is a gargantuan logistical task; in the electronically connected days of 2021 this year's census is probably the easiest ever. But when William the Conqueror gave orders for the Domesday information gathering exercise it literally involved men walking every mile of the kingdom (and if someone was reluctant to take part they didn't just complain about nosiness, they had serious weaponry to hand …). The next attempt to gather such universal information came during Oliver Cromwell's Commonwealth – The Protestation Returns gathered in 1642 aimed to record every male householder in the country. We are fortunate in Hickling that both our Domesday and Protestation records have survived.
There were clear political aims behind both of the above, but the start of the current census system has always had a more 'social' emphasis.
A National Archives Overview:
National Archives Blog: Making the Census Happen
National Archives: Pathe newsreel 1941 – counting animals but not people
National Archives: Pathe newsreel promoting the 1951 census
National Archives: How to look for Census Records
What is the census and why was it compiled?
The census is a head count of everyone in the country on a given day. A census has been taken in England and Wales, and separately for Scotland, every ten years since 1801, with the exception of 1941.
The object of the census was not to obtain detailed information about individuals, but to provide information about the population as a whole; listing everyone by name, wherever they happened to be on a single night, was the most efficient way to count everybody once, and nobody twice.
In every census year an enumerator delivered a form to each household in the country for them to complete. The heads of household were instructed to give details of everyone who slept in that dwelling on census night, which was always a Sunday. The forms completed by each household, known as schedules, were collected a few days later by the enumerator. From 1841 to 1901 the information from the schedules was then copied into enumeration books. Once the enumeration books had been completed, most household schedules were destroyed, although there are some rare survivals. It is the enumeration books that we consult today online or on microfilm.
The 1841 census was the first to list the names of every individual, which makes it the earliest useful census for family historians. However, less information was collected in 1841 than in later census years. The General Register Office was responsible for taking the census, so it used the administrative framework already in place for the registration of births, marriages and deaths. The Superintendent Registrar was responsible for collecting the returns from each Registrar of Births and Deaths in their registration district, and sending them to the Census Office in London. Each Registrar of Births and Deaths was responsible for a sub-district, which they divided into enumeration districts (EDs), and recruited enumerators for each ED.
In the censuses of 1801, 1811, 1821 and 1831 lists of names were not collected centrally, although some are held in local record offices. Other lists were sometimes compiled, for a variety of reasons, which are often referred to as census 'substitutes'.
Unlike earlier censuses, the 1921 census (and later censuses) are subject to the Census Act 1920, as amended by the Census (Confidentiality) Act 1991 c.6 which makes it an offence to disclose personal information held in them until 100 years after the date they were conducted. Until then, they are held by the Office for National Statistics. Statistical information from these censuses is openly available.
(National Archives)
National Archives – 1851 enumerator's sheet including map & notes
National Archives – 1941 animals get counted people don't
National Archives – punch cards from the 1911 census
National Archives – promoting the 1951 census
The dates of the censuses (published to date) were as follows:
1841 – 6 June
1851 – 30 March
1861 – 7 April
(2021 – Sunday 21st March)
Much changed as the census process evolved, particularly the amount and type of information that was collected; full information can be found at the National Archives, for example:
Full details of the questions in all the censuses from 1801 to 1911
How records are kept for naval ships and institutions such as workhouses, barracks and hospitals
A guide to census terms and abbreviations
The censuses of 1801-1831 were produced by John Rickman, a statistician and parliamentary clerk. He drafted the first census bill, entitled "An act for taking an account of the population of Great Britain, and of the increase or diminution thereof". Rickman asked enumerators to provide the numbers of males and females, work carried out in relation to agriculture or trade and the number of houses. He also asked the clergy to provide the numbers of baptisms, burials and marriages. To establish historical trends in the population, the 1801 census required the clergy to complete the unenviable task of providing data for the previous 100 years.
(Sunday Times 13th March 2021)
In 1821 enumerators were asked to provide the age breakdown of the population, information useful for organisations with insurance schemes. Almost half the population was under the age of 20. The figure now is reportedly just under 25 per cent. "Rickman suggested women might be lying about their ages, noting that "the number of females between the ages of 20 and 30 exceeds the corresponding number of males as stated in every county (except Monmouth)" "
In 1831 for the first time the occupation of women was specifically requested.
In 1841 the task for organising the form and the collection of data fell to the recently established General Registrar's Office (GRO). "This is considered the first modern census, as each member of the household is counted individually, providing details of their identity, including name, age and sex. According to the historian Edward Higgs, the GRO hoped to expand the information gathered but was also keen to collect names to ensure enumerators were not making things up." (ST)
In 1841 the basis of the questions for the future were established:
age (rounded down to the nearest five years for those aged 15 or over)
whether they were born in the county where they were enumerated (Y or N)
whether they were born in Scotland (S), Ireland (I) or Foreign Parts (P)
In 1851 respondents were asked to record if they were blind or deaf and dumb; in 1871 and 1881 the list changed to read: '1. Blind 2. Deaf and Dumb 3. Imbecile or Idiot 4. Lunatic'.
1851 included "an attempt to survey religion by asking clergy to record average congregations. According to Higgs, it was feared "irreligion" was spreading because of a lack of churches in urban areas for the working classes to go to, and "there was a need to understand how many seats there were for religious bums to sit on". However, claims were made that non-conformist churches would pack numbers in their congregations to assert greater legitimacy than the Church of England. The religious question did not return to the census until 2001." (ST)
1851 "A question on relationship to the "head of the household" is introduced, which has remained in some form to the present day. There is an implicit sense that the role is reserved for a man.
"Queen Victoria's form is illuminating: under occupation she writes "Queen", but she does not identify herself as head of the household. That is reserved for Prince Albert." (ST)
1901 An article in the Grantham Journal traces population changes in Hickling; our current population (2021) is probably as low as it's ever been; the mid-1800s levels probably reflected the busy time for the canal and a very different rural economy (but much more work is needed on this).
1901 "One new question asking if people "work from home". According to Higgs, this is to gather information about the poor working conditions of home workers and those in "sweated" trades. Sweating was defined as underpaid, unsanitary work, excessive in hours. Trades such as matchbox-making were mostly carried out by women and children, who toiled at home for long hours to produce the cases and trays that held matches." (ST)
1911-1941 "A period marked by disruption and social upheaval, culminating in the cancellation of the 1941 census because of the Second World War. 1911 brings a great innovation in how data is collected, with the invention of the Hollerith punch-card machine. The Census Act 1920 sets out a minimum of five years between censuses. The 100-year disclosure rule also begins, meaning a full census cannot be released publicly for a century. The 1921 census will be available in January 2022." (ST)
1911 "is known as the fertility census: there are concerns about falling birth rates, so married women are asked how many children they have had. The historian Simon Szreter suggests the question reflects a national debate on the perceived biological decline of Britain. The ascendant eugenics movement attempted to link high fertility with the working classes, which they claimed was an "evolutionary dead end"." (ST)
1911 also acts as a platform for the suffragette movement, "Emily Davison, who died in 1913 by throwing herself under the King's horse during the Epsom Derby, is found "hiding in the crypt of Westminster Hall" when the census form is collected, which is then recorded as her address. Some women protested by writing their medical status as "not enfranchised", while others attached political posters to their forms." (ST)
1921 "The census is postponed from April to June because of strike action. This is the first and only time the census is delayed and one of only two to take place in summer [the other being 1841]. The forms feature tick boxes for the first time …" (ST)
1931 "The UK is in the midst of a heavy economic downturn. The only new question — on internal migration — is a result of the delayed census in 1921, with suggestions that the summer date produced a skewed picture of where people lived. The question remains to this day.." (ST)
1931 The records for this census were lost in a fire in 1942.
The 1939 Register; this is in the public domain (see National Archives) with records blanked out for anyone still alive when it was made public. It is a simple listing of who was living at a given address when the Register was taken – it only covers England and Wales (not Scotland, Northern Ireland, Channel Islands or the Isle of Man).
"The 1939 Register was taken on 29 September 1939. The information was used to produce identity cards and, once rationing was introduced in January 1940, to issue ration books. Information in the Register was also used to administer conscription and the direction of labour, and to monitor and control the movement of the population caused by military mobilisation and mass evacuation."
1941 The only decade that no census was taken (although a Pathe newsreel was released to lighten the mood – the census of animals at London Zoo including a missing flee named Oscar and a cockatoo answering the question, 'What is Hitler?')
1951 "A new question on what amenities are available to a household is introduced: exclusive or shared use of piped water, cooking stoves, fixed baths, kitchen sinks and water closets. Higgs suggests this is due to postwar slum clearances and large-scale building of social housing." (ST)
In 1981 the phrase 'first person' replaces 'head of household'
In 1991 "The census of 1841 asked questions on birthplace, with the option of "Foreign parts" for those not born in the British Isles. The question remained in some form and served as a proxy for the ethnic make-up of Britain. The state was reluctant to ask a direct question on ethnicity because of the political implications for race relations, while ethnic minorities feared the enumeration would be used to create policies to marginalise them further. In 1981 the ethnicity question was tested but dropped from the census. In 1991, for the first time in history, respondents were asked to clearly state their ethnicity.
2001: "The form now has almost twice as many questions as in 1991. This is primarily down to an increase in questions on employment — from five to 15. The fraught question of religion, last seen in 1851, returns. It was again voluntary. Jedi is the fourth-largest religion in the country, behind Christianity, Islam and Hinduism (as well as "no religion")." (ST)
2011: "In the first census to take place since the Civil Partnership Act 2004, same-sex civil relationships are included for the first time. Respondents are also asked to state their national identity, and were allowed to pick more than one out of British, English, Welsh, Scottish, Northern Irish and other. A report from the Office for National Statistics recommending the question be included stated that the "2001 census drew strong opinion from people that wished to express a more detailed identity than just British". (ST)
2021 "Voluntary questions on sexual orientation and gender identity will be asked for the first time. The census white paper — a policy document drafted by the government — suggests the answers will be useful in "monitoring and supporting anti-discrimination duties". There will also be an explicit question for those who have served in the armed forces." (ST)
(The 1921 census returns will be made public in early 2022 (under the 100 year rule instituted in 1920); these will be the last returns to be published until 2052 because of the 30 year gap in the middle of the C20th (see, below).
2031 Will there be another census is 2031? The debate is on but it seems a shame if there isn't – the ten-yearly national census is the opportunity for every individual to be recorded equally (and an invaluable research tool for all of us family and local historians!).
(ST: extracts from an article in the Sunday Times 13th March 2021)
Some extra facts:
The census returns for 1931 were destroyed in a fire in 1942 and there was no census taken during WWII (the only time the census has been cancelled); this means there is a 30 year gap between 1921 and 1951 without census data – a period of massive change. Fortunately, in 1939 a National Register was taken which places everyone resident in the UK with their specific address; this is already publicly available although many records are blanked out where named individuals are still alive.
The 2021 census will be taken on Sunday 21st March; the 1921 census results (under the 100-year rule) will be made publicly available in early 2022.
Although the intention was to ensure no one was recorded twice there is no doubt that duplications have happened; the transcribers were human and fallible (in all their infinite variety) and the householder's recall hasn't always been 100% reliable. It is always sensible to try and confirm details by cross-referencing other records. (We may have an example of duplication in the Mark Starbuck story on our website but further checking is needed).
Sometimes entire sections of the census have disappeared: "The 1841 census returns for the whole registration district of Wrexham, Denbighshire, were believed to be missing. However, the original enumeration books for the town of Wrexham were discovered in a bookshop, and are now deposited in the Denbighshire Archives." (National Archives)
Census information (over 100 years old) is in the public domain and available to everyone without charge (the National Archives at Kew are a good starting point for free records); however, free records are limited in detail and searching is very basic – specialist family history websites allow more accessible, wide-ranging and detailed research these days.
1911 was the first census where householders completed the census in their own handwriting—a fascinatingly personal record; 2021 will be almost entirely collated online (no handwriting!).
The United Nations has 4 criteria for a modern census; individual enumeration; universal across the territory, simultaneous and it must happen at regular time intervals. The 1801-1831 censuses only ticked 2 of these – they were not simultaneous and individuals weren't counted separately.
There is ongoing debate about whether there will ever be another census after this one; apparently data is collected in real time in so many different ways these days that some believe a census won't be necessary in 2031. Supporters of the census argue that the consistency & continuity of the previous system is valuable in itself and that it is a uniquely democratic way of recording every individual equally – watch this space …
Census Hickling 1841 – Ayling family first alphabetically
Census Hickling 1841 – first page


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