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Kamau S. Macharia (2010). Teenage pregnancy and labour: a case of Moi Teaching and Referral Hospital.Kenya Nursing Journal. ISSN 0301-0333.
Kamau, S. (2015).Registered nurses assignment-workload for teaching hospitals in Kenya: Utilizing the research brief with annotated bibliography approach. Journal of Natural Science Research. Vol.5, No.9, 2015. International Institute of Science Technology Education: iiste.org.ISSN 2224-3186 (Paper) ISSN 2225-0921 (Online).
Kamau S. Macharia (2018). Interrogating Health Systems in Resource-Constrained Settings: Frameworks for Quality Health Care in Kenya.Compleat Health Systems, Nairobi Kenya. Kindle eBook available: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B077MLZ3JN ***Gave complimentary copies at $0.00 cost for 5 days from 4th -8th January 2018.
Work deposited in Repository in Maseno University, Publications School of Medicine 2013as (i)Cheruiyot, J.; Laoingco, J.R.C.; Kamau, S.M. and (ii) Cheruiyot, J.; Retuta, M.; Arasa, G.; Kiprono,S.J.; Korir, S.; Kamau, S.M http://maseno.ac.ke/index/index.php?option=com_content&view=article..
Work deposited in Repository in University of Kabianga; Strategic Plan 2013-2016 Publications as (i)Cheruiyot, J.; Laoingco, J.R.C.; Macharia, S.K. and (ii) Cheruiyot, J.; Retuta, M.; Arasa, G.; Kiprono,S.J.; Korir, S.; Macharia, S.K. (iii)Kamau, S., Kirima, J., Ruiru, H, (iv) Kamau, S., Rotich R, Cheruiyot, B., Ng'eno, L. (v) Kamau, S., Rotich, R., Mwembe, D.
(1) McEnroe, P., …, Kamau, S. et al., (2016). Correlations between instructors's caring behavior and nursing students' caring behavior: an international study. (Completed + published).
(2) Preposi, P., …, Kamau, S., et al., (2018). Quality of Life and the Predictive Roles of Religiosity and Spiritual Coping among Nursing Students: A Multi-country Study DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nedt.2018.04.016 , Nurse Education Today Journal Impact 2.553).
PhD concept paper Title: Theory, development & Testing of a 'compleat' nursing care 'carelee' model for resource-constrained settings (CNMR-C). Moi University, Kenya.
Kamau S. Macharia (in press) Dilemmas on End-Of-Life Issues: Challenging Medical Ethics, The Law and Faith as a Christian Health Care Provider in Kenya (Moi University press).
(1)Kamau S., et al., (ongoing data analysis stage). Exploring the role of gender related perspectives in nursing as a career of choice among undergraduate nursing students at University of Kabianga, Kenya.
(2) Kamau S., et al.,(report writing stage).Tracheostomy care in primary and tertiary hospital facilities and the roles played by practicing ward nurses in the care.
ABSTRACT: Abstract Background: A case study of Z .X derived from the local setting involving a patient who was in the Critical Care Unit for one year sixty five days. It consists of a discussion on end-of-life issues. It raises some ethical and medical legal dilemmas that challenge day-to-day practice in deal.
Theme: Burden of Chronic diseases in Africa. 16th-18th February 2011.
Conference Proceeding: The challenge of intra operative mortality.
To: 21stKSA, 1st CCSK conference, Merica Hotel Nakuru, 14th-16th August 2013.
Conference proceeding: Nursing students' caring behaviour as an outcome of instructors' caring: First results from an international study. McEnroe-Petitte, Judie Arulappan, Olaide B. Edet, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou, Simon Kamau, Jawaher Bin Jumah, Balachandran Shreedevi.
Conference proceeding: Nursing students' caring behaviour as an outcome of instructors' caring: First results from an international study.
McEnroe-Petitte, Judie Arulappan, Olaide B. Edet, Ioanna V. Papathanasiou, Simon Kamau, Jawaher Bin Jumah, Balachandran Shreedevi.
TO: 7th Pan Hellenic & 6thPan European Scientific & Professional Nursing Conference May 8th-11th 2014 Grand Serai Hotel Ioannina, Greece.
To: Moi University 11th annual International Conference 13th -17th September 2016, Margaret Thatcher Library.


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If possible, how do I do it without instantiating the class?
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Saudi Arabia GP: Lewis Hamilton starts on the front foot, tops FP1 session ahead of Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen finished behind his championship rival, Max Verstappen in the first practice session in Jeddah on Friday evening.
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Lewis Hamilton has laid down his marker the Saudi Arabian GP, as he came out all guns blazing in the first free practice session on Friday evening. The Briton dominated with the soft tyres, whereas, it was Max Verstappen who looked a better driver on hard compound tyres.
Lewis Hamilton topped the FP1 chart, ahead of Max Verstappen who came in second. Valtteri Bottas came in third to make a very predictable top three. Hamilton was just 0.056s faster than Max Verstappen in the first session which leaves plenty of room for improvement for the Dutchman.
Saudi Arabian GP is the penultimate race of the season, with the final one taking place in Abu Dhabi next weekend. Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton are just separated by a total of 8 points, with the former having the lead over his rival.
Max Verstappen finishes P2, Bottas P3 in FP1
Lewis Hamilton took 21 full laps of the Jeddah circuit, and started finding his groove in the latter stages of the session. Meanwhile, Max Verstappen managed 23 laps, and was one of the first drivers to start his session.
Valtteri Bottas found himself 0.224 seconds behind his Mercedes teammate, Lewis Hamilton after completing 24 laps. Pierre Gasly continued his fine form this season, as he came in fourth. Antonio Giovinazzi was the surprise name on the list, as he came back in fifth ahead of the two Ferrari drivers.
Full classification from FP1 in Jeddah 👇
Very little to choose between our title contenders! #SaudiArabianGP 🇸🇦 #F1 pic.twitter.com/msr5WnyQU9
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The second free practice session of the day will be held later in the evening, as Max Verstappen would look to finish above Lewis Hamilton in the standings. Sergio Perez looked way off the pace for Red Bull on Friday evening, as he could only finish 11th, despite finishing 27 laps.
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Top 10 Woodland Walks to Visit Afloat
Britain's wonderful canal and river network takes canal boat holiday-makers through some of our nation's most beautiful countryside, including many woodland areas.
Our woodlands are havens for wildlife – mammals, birds, amphibians, reptiles, insects, wildflowers and fungi – and ancient woodlands are particularly precious, supporting over 200 of our rarest and most threatened species.
With Spring, and the promise of carpets of bluebells just around the corner, we thought it's the perfect time to celebrate the best woodland walk destinations afloat:
Explore the ancient woods at Skipton Castle – From our canal boat hire base at Silsden on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, it takes just over three hours to reach Skipton with its medieval fortress and acres of woodland trails to explore. For nearly a thousand years Skipton Castle Woods provided fuel, food and building materials for castle inhabitants. There are at least 18 species of trees flourishing here, including Ash, Oak, Hornbeam, Lime, Chestnut, Rowan and Sloe. A combination of standing dead trees, rock fissures for roosting and water for insect-breeding make these woods a fantastic haven for bats and there are hundreds of flowering plants, including wild orchids and bluebells.
Follow the woodland trail at Kinver Edge – From our Tardebigge base on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove, it's a 20-hour, 37-mile, 32-lock journey to Kinver on the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal. At Kinver Edge, managed by the National Trust and home to the famous Holy Austin Rock Houses, there's an excellent woodland trail perfect for families, with natural play areas along the way and magnificent views across several counties from the Iron Age Hill Fort. Kinver is on the route of the Stourport Ring, which can be tackled on a week's holiday from Tardebigge, travelling a total of 76 miles via Birmingham, Kidderminster, Stourport and Worcester.
See the ancient Yew at Pendeford Mill Nature Reserve – From our boat yard at Bunbury on the Shropshire Union Canal near Tarporley, it takes 20 hours, travelling 43 miles and passing through 28 locks, to reach Pendeford Visitor Moorings, just outside Wolverhampton. Pendeford Mill Nature Reserve is next to the canal here, offering 60 acres of astonishingly beautiful English countryside to explore, including ancient woodland, home to a Yew tree believed to be over 2,000 years old, as well as oak trees and, in the Spring, snowdrops and bluebells.
Walk up to Bathampton Woods – From Claverton, on the Kennet & Avon Canal near Bath, canal boat holiday-makers can moor close to Claverton Pumping Station and walk across the road bridge into the village of Claverton. From here, lanes and footpaths take walkers up past the American Museum to Bathampton Woods and on to Bathampton Down. With stunning views over Bath and the hills beyond, this route is part of the National Trust's Bath Skyline Walk. Claverton is just three miles away from our canal boat hire base at Bath.
Discover the woodland sculpture trail at Stoke Bruerne – From our narrowboat hire base at Stockton on the Grand Union Canal in Northamptonshire, it takes 12 hours, travelling 28 miles and passing through 16 locks, to reach the pretty canal village of Stoke Bruerne. Here, as well as choice of canalside pubs and the Canal Museum to visit, there's a charming woodland walk and sculpture trail to follow.
Explore Hay Wood at Baddesley Clinton – From our base at Wootton Wawen on the Stratford Canal in Henley in Arden, an 18-mile, 43-lock, 15-hour journey to the Navigation pub at Kingswood Bridge no 65, close to Baddesley Clinton. Here the Heart of England Way takes walker past the National Trust's remarkable medieval moated manor house and on to the Midland Link walking trail through the Forestry Commission's Hay Wood, home to a great diversity of wildlife, including bluebells, foxgloves, Muntjac deer and many woodland birds.
Enjoy a woodland walk at Chirk Castle – From our narrowboat hire base at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales, it takes just over an hour to reach Chirk, passing over the incredible World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct along the way. There are moorings at the north side of Chirk Tunnel close to where a footpath take walkers up through a series of woods to the National Trust's Chirk Castle, with spectacular views along the Ceiriog Valley.
Climb to the Wittenham Clumps – From Day's Lock on the River Thames at Dorchester there's a footpath to Wittenham Clumps Nature Reserve, made of two chalk hills, upon which sit two clumps of beech trees planted more than 300 years ago. This beautiful reserve has wildflower meadows as well as woodlands, and here are spectacular panoramic views of Oxfordshire from the summit. Connecting footpaths take walkers back down to the River through Little Wittenham Wood and it takes seven hours to reach Day's Lock from our narrowboat hire base at Oxford on the River Thames, travelling 22 miles and passing through eight locks.
Visit the ancient 'Big Belly Oak' at Savernake Forest – At over 4500 acres in size and well over 1,000 years old, Savernake Forest is home to over 7,000 'Ancient', 'Veteran' and 'Notable' trees, including the Big Belly Oak believed to be over 1,100 years old. The Forest runs close to the Kennet & Avon Canal in Wiltshire and the pretty canal village of Wootton Rivers, makes an excellent starting point for a variety of walks around the Forest. From our narrowboat hire base at Monkton Combe, Wootton Rivers is 35 miles away, a journey which takes 19 hours, passing through 37 locks, including the mighty Caen Hill Flight of 29 locks at Devizes.
Wonder round Deep Hayes Country Park – At Deep Hayes Country Park near the Caldon Canal at Cheddleton in Staffordshire, three large scenic pools are surrounded by way-marked woodland walks criss-crossing a 143-acre area. And there are some lovely pubs to take refreshment at nearby, including the Hollybush at Denford and the Black Lion at Cheddleton. From our boat yard at Great Haywood on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Staffordshire, it takes 18 hours, travelling 29 miles and passing through 30 locks to reach Cheddleton.
Tags: Anglo Welsh. spring, Canals, family, Holidays, Waterways, woodlands
Top 5 Valentine's Day Romantic Narrowboat Holiday Destinations Afloat on the UK Canals
Anglo Welsh The Narrowboat Company offer winter cruising from a number of bases, so why not treat your loved one to a love boat this Valentine's Day?! Cuddle up together on a cosy boat for two, stop off at country pubs along the way, take romantic strolls along frosty towpaths and visit exciting waterside destinations for candlelit dinners for two. All our boats have central heating and some also have their own multi-fuel stoves, so it's always warm and toasty on board.
Here are our top five romantic destinations for this Valentine's Day:
Pop the question 40 metres up! Our Trevor base is close to the incredible World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct, which carries canal boats 40 metres high above the River Dee to enjoy spectacular views. From Trevor, on a short romantic break canal boat holiday-makers can reach the pretty town of Llangollen, dining at the popular Corn Mill or travel to Ellesmere to explore the beautiful Vale of Llangollen and Shropshire Lake District. On a week's break out of Trevor, boaters can travel on to Wrenbury or Barbridge.
Wine & dine in Birmingham. Our Tardebigge base is a five-hour lock-free journey from the centre of Birmingham, where lovers can moor up at Gas Street Basin and saunter into town for theatre, museums and fine dining.
Read Shakespeare's Sonnets in Stratford. From our base at Wootton Wawen on the Stratford Canal, Stratford upon Avon, birthplace of Shakespeare, is a six-hour cruise away. Once there, boaters can moor up in Bancroft Basin and visit the Swan Theatre and the town's many eateries. On a week's break, narrowboat holiday-makers can travel the Birmingham Mini Ring.
Find rural retreats in Staffordshire. On a short break from our base at Great Haywood on the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal, boaters can enjoy mile-upon-mile of rural seclusion and head to the pretty canalside village of Fradley, with quiet country pubs and Fradley Pool Nature Reserve, a site of special importance for its biodiversity.
Enjoy a history trail in Chester. Our base at Bunbury on the Shropshire Union Canal is just seven hours by boat from the medieval City of Chester. Once there, boaters can moor up and walk the two-mile circular Eastgate Clock Treasure Trail, visiting 'The Cross' in the centre of Chester, quaint streets, the Roman walls, the River Dee, the iconic Eastgate Clock, Cathedral and The Rows. On a week's break from Bunbury, boaters can cruise to Llangollen and back.
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Tags: Anglo Welsh, Barging, Canal Boats, Canals, English Countryside, Narrow Boats, St. Valentine's Day, Staycation, UK Waterways, Waterway Holidays
Top 5 Castles to Visit Afloat
From Royal weddings, state apartments and banqueting halls to siege towers, murder holes and dungeons, Britain's beautiful castles bring history to life and make fantastic narrowboat holiday destinations.
Here are our top five castles to visit afloat in 2018:
Explore the magnificent State Apartments at Windsor Castle – from our canal boat hire base on the River Thames near Oxford, it takes three days (travelling 74 miles through 27 locks), to reach Windsor Castle, the oldest and largest occupied castle in the world and home to The Queen. With over 900 years of Royal history to discover, including Charles II's magnificent State Apartments with painted ceilings by Antonio Verrio and paintings by Rembrandt, Rubens and Canaletto, Windsor Castle is packed with treasures from the Royal Collection. On 20 November 1992 a fire destroyed or damaged more than 100 rooms at the Castle. Its restoration, particularly the Grand Reception Room and St George's Hall, is a testament to the incredible skills of some of the finest crafts people in Europe. Today Windsor's State Apartments are frequently used by members of the Royal Family for events in support of their charities, and Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are set to marry in St George's Chapel in May.
Wonder at Warwick Castle with over 1,000 years of history to explore – from our Stockton boat yard on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, it's a seven-hour journey, passing through 20 locks, to reach the beautiful historic town of Warwick with its jaw-dropping medieval castle on the banks of the River Avon. Dating back to William the Conqueror, Warwick Castle offers a fantastic day out with ramparts to climb, the Castle Dungeon, Great Hall and Staterooms to explore, the sights, sounds and smells of the medieval period to experience in the Kingmaker exhibition, soaring birds of prey and trebuchet firing displays to watch, the Horrible Histories Maze to navigate and landscaped gardens to tour.
Find out about the siege at Skipton Castle – from our canal boat hire base at Silsden on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, it takes just over three hours to reach Skipton with its 900-year old fortress, one of the most complete and best preserved medieval castles in England. The journey takes canal boat holiday-makers through the typical Yorkshire stone built villages of Kildwick and Farnhill and a dense wooded area famous for its bluebells and deer. Once at Skipton, visitors to the castle can explore every corner of this impressive fortress which withstood a three-year siege during the Civil War. Climbing from the depths of the Dungeon to the top of the Watch Tower, with the magnificent Banqueting Hall, Kitchen, Bedchamber and Privy in between, Skipton Castle is certainly a national treasure.
Discover the impenetrable medieval fortress at Chirk – from our narrowboat hire base at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales, it takes just over an hour to reach Chirk, passing over the incredible World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct along the way. Once safely moored, it's a half-hour walk up to the National Trust's Chirk Castle, one of several medieval marcher fortresses built on the Welsh-English border to keep the Welsh under English rule. Started in 1295, Chirk Castle had the most up-to-date defences of the time, with round 'drum' towers that allowed archers a wide firing field and created a 'killing zone' where the fields of fire overlapped. The towers are wider at ground level and with their five-metre thick walls, were designed to splay outwards – making it difficult for siege towers and battering rams to get close. Today it's the only one of Edward I's marcher fortresses still inhabited, with lavishly furnished rooms to explore, as well as the Adam Tower, complete with its two-level dungeons, medieval toilets and murder holes.
Take a guided tour of Oxford Castle – from our Oxford base at Eynsham near Witney, it's a tranquil three-hour cruise along the River Thames to City Centre moorings at Hythe Bridge, perfect for exploring Oxford and the City's 11th century earthwork motte-and-bailey castle. Founded by the Norman baron Robert D'Oilly the elder in 1071, most of the fortress was destroyed in the English Civil War and by the 18th century, the remaining buildings had become Oxford's local prison. Today, tours of the Castle are led by costumed character guides who lead guests up the Saxon St George's Tower for panoramic views of the city of Oxford, deep underground to the 900-year old crypt, through the austere confines of the 18th century Debtor's Tower and Prison D-Wing and up the Mound of the castle.
Tags: Anglo Welsh, Canals, castles, days out, family, Holidays, Waterways
Spotlight on the Canals – The Caldon Canal
Explore the Potteries, remote moorlands, tranquil water meadows, dense woodlands, fascinating industrial archaeology, cosy historic pubs and a restored steam railway.
Often described as 'one of the finest canals in Britain', the peaceful 17-mile long Caldon Canal runs from the Trent & Mersey Canal at Etruria in Stoke-on-Trent, to Froghall Wharf in the Staffordshire Moorlands.
With 17 locks along its length, the canal passes through moorlands close to Denford, water meadows at Cheddleton and the beautiful wooded Churnet Valley with a restored steam railway running alongside.
In the middle of the Caldon Canal, there's a 2¼-mile arm towards the historic market town of Leek, and the now derelict 13-mile Uttoxeter extension connects at Froghall.
Opened in 1779, the Caldon Canal was built to carry Peak District limestone for the iron industry and flints for the pottery industry. Freight traffic ceased on the Caldon soon after the railway was constructed alongside, and by the 1960s the canal was virtually unnavigable. But enthusiasts bought the canal back into use by 1974 and the Caldon and Uttoxeter Canals Trust is now working to restore the Uttoxeter branch of the waterway.
On a week's break
On a week's break from our narrowboat hire base at Great Haywood on the Trent & Mersey Canal, it's a 43-hour return journey to Froghall Basin and back, travelling a total of 72 miles through 72 locks.
From Great Haywood, boaters should first head north along the Trent & Mersey Canal to Stoke-on-Trent, to connect onto the Caldon Canal at Etruria.
Along the way, the route passes the village of Weston, with its beautiful village pub on the green, The Woolpack run by Marston's.
Next, canal boat holiday-makers can enjoy views of the imposing Sandon Hall, its 400 acres of rolling parkland, and Grade II* listed Pitt's Column.
The canal then passes along the outskirts of Burston, where the family-run micro-brewery Greyhound pub is well worth the short walk to, before reaching the old market town of Stone, said to be the food and drink capital of Staffordshire. Here, there are visitor moorings at Westbridge Park, opposite the Swan pub, and a little further along past the Star pub on the left.
Next it's Meaford Locks, and then the canalside 'Plume of Feathers' pub at Barlaston, now run by the actor Neil Morrissey.
At Trentham Lock, boaters can stop-off to explore the World of Wedgwood, with a factory tour, afternoon tea in the Wedgewood tea room, woodland walks and award winning museum housing a UNESCO protected collection of huge historic and cultural significance.
Just under five miles later, after travelling through the Stoke flights of five locks, the canal reaches its junction with the Caldon Canal at Etruria. Here boaters can stop to visit the Etruria Industrial Museum, the last steam-powered potters' mill in Britain, or the Spode Visitor Centre, the birthplace of bone china.
The Caldon Canal heads away from Stoke, through the two Bedford Street staircase locks, Planet Lock, Hanley Park and then the Ivy House Lift Bridge at Northwood, raised using a Canal & River Trust key.
By now, the canal is beginning to leave the city behind and at the suburban village of Milton there are two canalside pubs to enjoy, the Foxley and the Miners Arms.
Soon after, boaters encounter Engine Lock, one of the deepest on the canal at 12ft and then the Stockton Brook Flight of five locks, taking the canal up another 45ft to its summit level of 486ft. The Sportsman pub and views of delightful woodlands can be enjoyed along the way, as well as the sight of the disused Stoke-to-Leek railway which crosses the canal above the second lock.
Next along the route, the canal passes through the village of Endon, with a couple of shops on the main road, with beautiful stretches of moorland scenery opening up.
At Hazelhurst Junction, where the Leek Branch connects, amid gently rolling hills, the mainline starts its descent via the three Hazelhurst Locks, before being crossed by the Leek Arm on a brick aqueduct overhead.
Soon after, the popular Hollybush Inn at Denford, housed in an old flour mill, offers visitors award winning ales, homemade food, log fires in the winter and a large canalside beer garden for warmer days.
The canal takes boaters past Deep Hayes Country Park, where three large scenic pools are surrounded by way-marked woodland walks. Moorings are provided for boaters who want to stop and explore this beautiful park.
Travelling alongside the River Churnet through beautiful countryside, boaters should look out for kingfishers, herons, jays and woodpeckers, as well as otters which have recently returned to the area.
At Cheddleton, there's the little Flint Mill Museum to visit on selected weekends, a fish and chip shop, post office, supermarkets, Black Lion pub and Old School Tearooms and Craft Centre, as well as the headquarters of the Churnet Valley Railway. Services operate to Consall Forge and Frogall, on both steam and diesel trains.
After Cheddleton, the canal enters ever more remote countryside and merges with the River Churnet at Oakmeadow Ford Lock, where the valley becomes too narrow for both.
At Consall Forge, once home to forges, furnaces and slitting mills, today boaters will find a peaceful village with its secluded Black Lion pub serving good food and real ales, said to be one of the waterway network's most iconic pubs.
Here the canal leaves the River Churnet, soon reaching Flint Mill Lock, the canal's last. After, the channel narrows, woodlands close in and the canal's sense of isolation grows.
Boaters pass beneath the distinctive Cherry Eye Bridge and soon after reach the 69-metre long Froghall Tunnel, which is unusually narrow and low so many craft are unable to pass through. A winding hole beforehand will accommodate 64ft boats and a loading gauge indicates whether or not you can get through.
If you can squeeze through, the picturesque Froghall Basin is beyond, where tramways once converged, bringing limestone from quarries high in the surrounding hills. Today there's a café (Hetty's Tearoom), picnic area, waymarked trails and services for boaters, as well as the restored top lock of the Uttoxeter Canal, with a mooring basin.
NB the Caldon Canal can also be reached from our Bunbury canal boat hire base, with the total journey to Froghall and back taking 48 hours, passing through 104 locks.
On a longer holiday
On a 10-day or two-week break from Great Haywood, boaters can travel the Caldon Canal to Froghall and back, and then continue on round the Four Counties Ring, travelling through Cheshire, Shropshire, Staffordshire and the West Midlands, in around 73 hours and passing through 128 locks.
To travel the ring in an anti-clockwise direction, after returning along the Caldon Canal to Stoke-on-Trent, boaters should continue north along the Trent & Mersey Canal, passing through the mighty one-and-three-quarter-mile long Harecastle Tunnel, before emerging at Kidsgrove, and Harding's Wood Junction, where the Macclesfield Canal meets the Trent & Mersey.
Here boaters encounter the summit of 'Heartbreak Hill' – the series of 31 locks which between Middlewich and Kidsgrove, raise the canal 280ft up from the Cheshire Plains.
Setting off down the hill, the Red Bull flight of six locks are the first to be dealt with, followed by the two Church Locks, one Halls Lock and then three Lawton Locks at Lawton Gate.
The next village is Rode Heath with its Royal Oak pub and Rode Hall, one of Cheshire's most exquisite country houses, which is open to the public on Wednesdays and bank holidays in the summer months.
The South Cheshire Way crosses the canal at Lower Thurlwood Lock, one of a flight of three, then it's the two Pierpoint Locks, and then there are two more at Hassall Green, just before the canal passes beneath the M6 motorway.
At Wheelock, where there's a choice of pubs, including the recently refurbished canalside Cheshire Cheese, there are eight locks to negotiate. It's worth taking a break here, as from Wheelock, it's a mile-long walk into the historic town of Sandbach, with regular markets, a Waitrose supermarket and plenty of places to eat and drink, including the Saxon Grill Restaurant at the Crown, next to the Saxon Crosses on the cobbled square in the town centre.
There's a three-mile break from locks as the canal winds round Ettiley Heath and the Sandbach Flashes, a group of 14 wetlands designated as a Site of Special Scientific Interest.
Four miles and another four locks on, the canal reaches the historic market town Middlewich, famous for its salt industry which dates back to medieval times. Here the Four Counties Ring route leaves the Trent & Mersey Canal, heading to Barbridge along the Middlewich Branch of the Shropshire Union Canal.
At this point, boaters on a 10-day or two-week holiday, could take a 20-mile, eight-lock round-trip detour continuing north along the Trent & Mersey Canal, past the Lion Salt Work's Museum at Marston, to visit the Anderton Boat Lift.This incredible feat of Victorian engineering designed by Edwin Clark, perches on the banks of the River Weaver Navigation like a giant three-story-high spider. Using two huge water tanks with watertight sealable doors, it raises boats 50ft between the Weaver Navigation and the Trent & Mersey Canal.
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Festive frolics on the Canals – Christmas jumpers are optional, having fun is a must!
If like everybody here at Anglo Welsh you can never get enough of the UK's fantastic waterways, why not take a break from the Christmas shopping to attend one of the many festive events on the canals this December?
The Trent and Mersey Canal Open Weekend (December 2nd and 3rd) at Derwent Mouth Lock is a great place to start. There will be a heritage trail for adults and children alike, old photographs of the lock that show how it has changed over the years, plus Christmas carols and the chance to enjoy a tipple from the local micro pub. You also get to see the historic boats, 'Trout' and 'Dove', and watch Shrek the workhorse demonstrating how to pull a narrowboat.
Also on the Trent and Mersey Canal, Santa swaps his sleigh for a trip boat as the iconic Anderton Boat Lift plays host to a series of seasonal cruises along the River Weaver (every weekend in December, plus Thursday 21st and Friday 22nd). There will be festive stories and songs and a place to play in the new boat lift inspired play area. You will also get a chance to take 'elfies' with Father Christmas and best of all, Santa will make sure every child gets a seasonal gift.
Returning for a second year, the Bradford on Avon Market is getting festive (December 2nd and 3rd) on the Kennet and Avon Canal. Come along to the Christmas themed Floating Market for mulled wine and carols, with many of your favourite traders and some exciting new faces.
Further east in Wiltshire, the Wilts & Berks Canal Trust is organising Christmas Boat trips on the Swindon-based narrowboat 'Dragonfly' throughout December. Come and meet Santa every weekend from December 2nd and 3rd to December 16th and 17th, and then daily up to and including Saturday 23rd December – and yes, there will be Christmas presents for all the children!
This year the Roving Canal Traders Association are holding their first Christmas Floating Market in Berkhamsted on the Grand Union Canal near Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire. Pop along and find your favourite traders to buy some 'not on the High Street' unique Christmas gifts for friends & family. The market will run from 10am to 5pm on Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th December, and weather permitting there will be illuminated boats trading in the early evening on Friday 8th.
Christmas wouldn't be Christmas without a concert from the Wirral Singers and Ringers at the National Waterways Museum in Ellesmere Port. This year's annual celebration takes place on December 9th. Enjoy the singers who sing because they love it and have fun, and the ringers who also call themselves the humdingers – because most of their members are taken from the choir and therefore both hum and ding! Boom Boom! Performance starts at 7.30 pm and the £7 ticket includes tea/coffee and a mince pie.
The iconic Foxton Locks in Leicestershire once again plays host to a very special Christmas event – the Foxton Illuminated Festival (December 16th and 17th). This year a huge water fountain forms the centre piece of activities including bars, food stalls, music, theatre performances, fair ground and of course stunning illuminated canal boats. The best dressed boat will win the prestigious Foxton Illuminated Cup! Due to the overwhelming success of last year, this year's event is being held over two days and entry is by ticket only.
For more information on festive events on and around the canals, plus confirmation of dates and times, visit canalrivertrust.org.uk. All together now, "Ding dong merrily on high…"
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Top 4 Festive Destinations Afloat
This winter Anglo Welsh is offering winter cruising* from four bases, giving narrowboat holiday-makers the chance to celebrate Christmas or New Year afloat, joining-in the festive celebrations at exciting waterside towns and cities, and stopping off at historic rural pubs with roaring log fires.
From a cosy boat for two to a family boat for 12, all our boats have central heating, hot water, WiFi**, TV and DVD players, so it's always warm and cosy on board. Christmas prices start at £470 for a short break, £670 for a week.
Here are our top 4 festive destinations for 2017:
Visit Birmingham's famous German Christmas Market. From our narrowboat hire base at Tardebigge on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove, it's a five-hour, lock-free cruise to city centre moorings in Gas Street, perfect for exploring Britain's exciting second city. This Christmas, an exciting range of festive events are planned in Birmingham, including the famous Frankfurt Christmas Market, with great food, warming drinks, traditional gifts and live music – at Victoria Square from 16 November to 24 December. And on the way to Birmingham City Centre, boaters can moor up at Edgbaston to visit the City's beautiful Botanical Gardens and enjoy their special Illuminated Trail event, on from 29 November to 1 January.
Travel through Shakespeare country to Stratford upon Avon. It's a picturesque six-hour cruise to Shakespeare's Stratford from our narrowboat hire base at Wootton Wawen, near Henley-in-Arden in Warwickshire. Once there, boaters can moor up in Bancroft Basin, just a stone's throw from the Swan Theatre to enjoy the town's festive celebrations – Christmas lights, markets, grottos, carol singers, and ghost walks, as well as historic pubs, shops, the Swan Theatre, museums and waterside restaurants offering fabulous Christmas Dining opportunities, including The Arden Hotel Waterside Brasserie.
Soar across 'The Stream in the Sky' to Ellesmere. From our canal boat hire base at Trevor on the Llangollen Canal in North Wales, on a short break narrowboat holiday-makers can travel to Ellesmere and back, passing over the awesome World Heritage Status Pontcysyllte Aqueduct. This magnificent feat of Victorian engineering carries the canal 300 metres above the Dee Valley, with incredible panoramic views. Once at Ellesmere, boaters can moor up to explore the Mere, teaming with wildlife, and tuck into festive food at one of the town's many eateries, like the popular Mereside Boat House restaurant and café.
Cruise along the peaceful Caldon Canal to Froghall Basin. From our boat yard at Great Haywood in Staffordshire, on a week's break boaters can travel north up the Trent & Mersey Canal to connect with the Caldon Canal at Stoke on Trent. From there, it's a gentle 12-hour cruise along this peaceful 17-mile long waterway to Froghall Basin and back, travelling through a variety of landscapes. From the urban Potteries to the dense woodlands of the Churnet Valley and windy moorlands near Denford, the scenery is ever-changing. And there are plenty of pubs to enjoy along the way, including the Hollybush Inn at Denford and The Sportsman at Stockton Brook, as well as The Etruria Industrial Museum and Deep Hayes Country Park.
*Winter cruising routes can be affected by stoppages and closures as a result of winter maintenance work.**Wifi subject to signal strength.
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Anglo Welsh's Top 9 October Half Term Breaks
Visit the Rock Houses at Kinver Edge. From our Tardebigge base on the Worcester & Birmingham Canal near Bromsgrove, it's a 20-hour, 37-mile, 32-lock journey to Kinver on the Staffordshire & Worcester Canal, close to the National Trust's Holy Austin Rock Houses. Said to be the last occupied cave-dwellings in England, these houses dug into the base of the sandstone escarpment were inhabited until the 1960s. Kinver is on the route of the Stourport Ring, which can be tackled on a week's holiday from Tardebigge, travelling a total of 76 miles via Birmingham, Kidderminster, Stourport and Worcester.
Explore creatures of the night at the Pitt Rivers Museum. From our Oxford base, it's a tranquil three-hour cruise along the River Thames to moorings at Hythe Bridge, perfect for a short break exploring Oxford, including the extraordinary Pitt Rivers Museum. This Museum is home to one of the world's finest collection of anthropology and archaeology, including shrunken heads from the Amazon and the famous 'witch in a bottle'. From Monday 23 to Wednesday 25 October, 1-4pm the Pitt Rivers will be hosting special October Half Term activities 'Bats, Cats, Witches and Charms', exploring creatures of the night, magic charms and solving mysteries.
Travel across 'The Stream in the Sky' to the Shropshire Lake District. Just five minutes from our canal boat hire base on the Llangollen Canal at Trevor in North Wales, the incredible Pontcysyllte Aqueduct is truly one of the 'Seven Wonders of the Waterways'. Its cast iron trough is carried 38 metres high above the Dee Valley on 19 hollow pillars and in 2009 it was granted World Heritage status, putting it on an equal footing with the Taj Mahal. On a short break from Trevor, boaters can cross the aqueduct and head east to the Ellesmere Lakes, also known as the Shropshire Lake District.
Enjoy 1,000 years of history at Warwick Castle. From our Stockton base on the Grand Union Canal in Warwickshire, Warwick and its magnificent medieval castle is a day's cruise away. Developed from the original castle built by William the Conqueror in 1068, Warwick Castle offers visitors 'flight of the eagle' shows, trebuchet firing displays, Horrible Histories Maze, Kingmaker exhibition, Castle Dungeon tour, Princess Tour and ramparts to climb. Over the October Half Term holiday (21-31 October), special Haunted Castle activities include the spectacular Fire Joust, spooktacular shows at the Dead Centre Stage, the search for magic potions at The Witches Tower and a Halloween Trail.
Cruise to the spectacular flight of locks at Devizes. From our base on the Kennet & Avon Canal at in Bath, it's a 10-hour, eight-lock cruise to Fox Hanger Wharf at the base of the mighty Caen Hill flight of 29 locks at Devizes, one of the 'Seven Wonders of the Waterways'. Once here, the historic market town of Devizes is a short walk away, with its Wadworth Brewery Visitor Centre and famous shire horses making daily deliveries, plus a range of shops, pubs and restaurants, including the 'Peppermill Restaurant' and the historic Bear Hotel. Along the way, narrowboat holiday-makers can stop off to explore the beautiful river and canalside town of Bradford on Avon, home to the magnificent 14th monastic stone Tithe Barn, with its amazing timber cruck roof.
Visit Shakespeare's Birthplace. From our base at Wootton Wawen on the Stratford Canal in Henley in Arden, it's a delightful six-hour, 17-lock cruise journey through the Warwickshire countryside to Bancroft Basin, in the centre of Stratford-upon-Avon. From here, it's a short walk to a range of shops, restaurants, pubs, cafes and museum's, including Shakespeare's Birthplace on Henley Street. Visitors to the Museum can walk in Shakespeare's footsteps and explore the house where he was born, grew up and spent the first five years of his marriage, hearing tales of Shakespeare's family life and enjoying live theatre on demand.
Discover the World of Wedgwood. From our hire boat yard at Great Haywood on the Trent & Mersey Canal in Staffordshire, it's a 14-mile, 12-lock journey to the wonderful 'World of Wedgwood' at Trentham Lock. Here an interactive visitor centre celebrates British craftsmanship with the Wedgewood Museum, Factory Tour, shopping, food and special family activities, including 'Spooky Pottery Painting' over the October Half Term holiday (23-29 October).
See David Hockney's paintings at Salts Mill. From our base at Silsden on the Leeds & Liverpool Canal in West Yorkshire, it takes seven hours to reach Sir Titus Salt's model town at Saltaire, now a World Heritage Site. Here, the Yorkshire industrialist Sir Titus Salt built a textile mill and village to house his workers by the River Aire. Today, the '1853 Gallery' at Salts Mill is houses a permanent exhibition of over 300 works by the Bradford born artist David Hockney, including his 'Arrival of Spring' series.
Experience the 'Enchantment of Chester Zoo'. From our base at Bunbury, Chester Zoo is an eight-hour journey, travelling 15 miles through the rolling Cheshire landscape and the centre of the historic city of Chester, and passing through 10 locks. Over the October Half Term holiday (21-31 October) 'The Enchantment at Chester Zoo' event encourages families to help break the sorcerer's spell to send the zoo to sleep, seeking out moths, sloths, giraffes and orangutans to gather clues and save the Zoo!
Tags: Anglo Welsh, breaks, Canals, Half Term, Holidays, october, Waterways
Anglo Welsh 'Canal Adventures 2017' Instagram Photo Challenge
Share your canal pics with Anglo Welsh and you could win great prizes in our 'Canal Adventures 2017' Instagram Photo Challenge.
The waterways of England and Wales are nothing if not a photographer's dream. Picturesque canals, enchanting towpaths, handsome narrowboats and panoramic landscapes – we're talking one great big visual adventure crying out to be captured on film.
Now Anglo Welsh is offering every canal lover the chance to share their own best photos of this unique natural world as we launch a visual gallery of the UK's most stunning waterways. Best of all, by entering our 'Canal Adventures 2017' Challenge* you could win our outstanding first prize, a Canon EOS 1300D digital camera worth £300, or in the case of three lucky runners-up, an HP Sprocket Photo Printer worth £100.
Taking part in Anglo Welsh's 2017 Instagram Photo Challenge couldn't be easier! All you have to do is:
1) 'follow' Anglo Welsh on Instagram and Facebook.
2) upload your photos to these platforms using the hashtag #canaladventures2017.
To give yourself the best chance of winning a prize your photo should capture the essence of UK canals. We're looking for stunning views from and of narrowboats, towpaths and waterways, not to mention canal-side landscapes, fauna and flora.
Before you grab your camera – or mobile phone – and set off on your great canal adventure, here are a few photographic tips from Anglo Welsh's in-house snappers.
Lateral thinking. You're not taking a posed picture in a portrait studio with a nondescript background behind your subject; you're capturing the beauty of a natural setting. Whether it's a canal detail, a narrowboat or the skipper, put the subject of your photo off-centre for dramatic effect.
Capture the moment. The latest mobile phone cameras are so good you can take spontaneous photos without sacrificing quality. Remember, that kingfisher or otter won't wait for you to take light readings and set up your tripod!
Explore different angles. Photograph those water voles or water lilies down at eye level. Crouch down to get a new perspective on these little living things.
Shoot in the shade. Direct sunlight is harsh and makes your subject squint. When shooting in the shade, there are no more harsh shadows, only smooth patterns created by your subject's natural features.
Take lots of photos. Here's a secret that professional snappers prefer to keep to themselves – the best pictures are the select few that a photographer actually got right. For every perfect image of reflections in the water, sunset behind a canal lock or vintage narrowboats in harmony with their surroundings, there are dozens of blurry, dull photos that never made it off the cutting room floor.
Enjoy your canal adventures and remember, by sharing your photos on Instagram and Facebook using the hashtag #canaladventures2017 you could win a Canon EOS 1300D, a top-notch Digital SLR for anyone who loves taking photos of the UK's beautiful waterways.
If you have any questions about Anglo Welsh's 'Canal Adventure 2017' Challenge, please contact our friendly customer team on 0117 304 1122.
– Competition begins 1st May 2017 and closes on 31st August 2017.
– To enter the competition, you must be following Anglo Welsh on Instagram and Facebook and must upload photos to these platforms using the hashtag #canaladventures2017.
– Entrants can be all ages. Under 16s must seek permission from a parent or guardian.
– Entrants can submit as many photos as they like during the competition period.
– Photographs must show typical scenery of UK canals which can be seen whilst aboard a canal boat or on a towpath e.g waterways, canals, narrowboats, landscapes, wildlife, canal-side countryside, etc.
– Photos must be taken and uploaded in 2017, between the above dates.
– The winner will be selected by the judging panel. The judges' decision is final.
– Prize winners will be announced via Instagram and Facebook on 8th September, 2017.
– First prize is a Canon EOS 1300D worth approx. £300. Three runners-up prizes are an HP Sprocket worth approx. £100 each. The prizes cannot be exchanged or returned. There is no cash equivalent.
– Winner(s) may be contacted by Anglo Welsh if they want to use the images for any advertisement or publication.
– The organiser reserves the right to change or cancel the competition at any time.
– By entering you agree by the rules and are happy for your imagery to be used for marketing purposes by Anglo Welsh Waterway Holidays and their associated companies.
– Members of Anglo Welsh staff plus staff of associated companies are not permitted to enter this competition.
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Image caption A cinema and other leisure buildings are due to be built in Southend
A £50m seafront leisure complex could be in jeopardy after councillors deferred their decision on planning permission.
The proposed development of Seaway Car Park in Southend would see a cinema, restaurants and a new car park built on the site by Turnstone Estates.
A contract between the developer and Southend Borough Council expires on Friday, the Local Democracy Reporting Service reported.
Critics said the scheme was "dead".
Despite taking five years for the plans to reach the development committee, councillors felt they did not have enough information to grant permission.
Car parking spaces would be reduced from 661 to 555, but planners told the committee the level of parking would be "sufficient" and had recommended it for approval.
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Image caption Committee members voted to defer granting planning permission
Independent Brian Ayling said: "All the data we've used here is about five years old and some was taken on a winter's day, so it isn't good."
He said refusing the scheme would cause the council and Turnstone "a lot of problems" and suggested the developer came back with updated plans.
Lib Dem group leader Carole Mulroney said the benefits of the scheme outweighed the negatives and called for it to be approved.
Council leader Ian Gilbert and his deputy Ron Woodley had said the current contract, agreed in February, would be the final extension.
Scheme critic Paul Thompson, a former chair of the Seafront Traders' Association declared the scheme dead.
He said: "The deadline for this scheme is in two days time. The leader of the council has fully gone on record and said he would not under any circumstances extend this deadline."
Eight members, mostly Conservative, voted to defer the plans while six voted to approve them.
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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Build a Table Layout App in Android Studio by Coursera Project Network
In this course you will build an Android app with a Table Layout in Android Studio with the java programming language and will be given an explanation of table layout. This app will have a piece of text asking the user to select their month of birth from a spinner (a type of drop down menu where the user selects from a set of options). There will be an image (ImageView) next to the spinner which will change to match whichever month the user selects. Beneath this the user will be asked to use a special type of button (ToggleButton) to indicate if they prefer cats or dogs. There will be an image (ImageView) next to the button that will change to match the animal which the user selects. Finally, the user will be asked to input a number between one and nine in an input box (EditText). Beneath the input box (EditText) will be an image (ImageView) that will change to match the number input by the user or to an image with "Do not use" on it if the user inputs something that is not a numerical digit between one and nine (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9). When the user closes the app the program will remember the choices made by the user in their previous visit. You will upload an APK of the app to a website called Appetize.io to test the app. Projects in Series 1: 1. Build a Simple App in Android Studio with Java 2. Build a Persistent Storage App in Android Studio 3. Build a Linear Layout App in Android Studio 4. Build a Relative Layout App in Android Studio 5. Build a Table Layout App in Android Studio Projects in Series 2: 1. Build an App in Android Studio using Resources 2. Build an App in Android Studio using Static Files 3. Build an App in Android Studio using Read - Write 4. Build an App in Android Studio using onTouch 5. Build an App in Android Studio using Activities...
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didn't saw last video of ryhme tutorial as it ended before .


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Category: GDPR
HmbBfDI vs. WhatsApp: an Update
16 May 2021 16 May 2021 IPlens
In an order with immediate enforcement, Johannes Caspar, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI), has prohibited Facebook Ireland Ltd. from further processing WhatsApp user data in Germany, if this is done for their own purposes. As part of the emergency procedure under Art. 66 GDPR already discussed on this blog, this measure will remain valid for three months in the respective territory. In light of this short time frame, the Commissioner's aim is to refer this issue to the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) in order to find a solution on a European level.
In the last months, WhatsApp had requested their users to agree to the new terms and conditions of use and privacy by May 15, 2021. With the new privacy terms and conditions, WhatsApp would receive wide-ranging data processing powers. This applies, among other things, to the evaluation of location information, the transfer of personal data to third-party companies including Facebook and cross-company verification of the account. Furthermore, the companies' legitimate interest for data processing and transfer is brought forth in a blanket manner – even with regard to underage users.
After hearing Facebook Ireland Ltd. – and notwithstanding a consent to the terms of use – the HmbBfDI believes that there is no sufficient legal basis for justifying this interference with the users' rights and freedoms. This is especially true when considering that the data transfer provisions are unclear, misleading and contradictory. The users' consent is neither transparent, nor voluntary since users would have to agree to the new terms in order to continue using WhatsApp.
While this close connection between the two companies was to be expected, many stakeholders find it surprising that WhatsApp and Facebook actually want to expand their data sharing. At the same time, Johannes Caspar is confident that on the basis of the GDPR procedure, he will be able to "safeguard the rights and freedoms of the many millions of users who give their consent to the terms of use throughout Germany. The aim is to prevent disadvantages and damage associated with such a black-box procedure."
In view of the upcoming elections in Germany, it is to be hoped that – in dialog with the companies – data protection-compliant solutions will be found quickly.
Dario Henri Haux
Anordnung des HmbBfDI: Verbot der Weiterverarbeitung von WhatsApp-Nutzerdaten durch Facebook (11.05.2021): https://datenschutz-hamburg.de/pressemitteilungen/2021/05/2021-05-11-facebook-anordnung
What's Up, WhatsApp?!
21 April 2021 IPlens1 Comment
In a GDPR urgency proceeding, the Hamburg Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (HmbBfDI), Johannes Caspar, has taken action against Facebook. The aim of this proceeding – whose decision is expected before May 15, 2021 – is to comprehensively protect WhatsApp users in Germany, who are confronted with the company's new terms of use. Against this backdrop, May 15 can be emphasized as an important deadline, since by that date users must consent to data processing by the parent company Facebook. The fear is, that the data will be used in particular for marketing purposes, which goes beyond the scope of analysis and security.
After Facebook had announced the new terms and conditions at the beginning of this year, a discussion arouse. As a result, the company decided to postpone the introduction to May. With many million Whatsapp users in Germany alone, Johannes Caspar now stressed the importance of having functioning institutions in place, in order to prevent the misuse of data power. At this point, Caspar could not exclude, that the data-sharing provisions between WhatsApp and Facebook would be enforced illegally, due to the lack of voluntary and informed consent. In order to prevent a potentially unlawful exchange of data and to put an end to any impermissible pressure on users for giving their consent, the formal administrative procedure was initiated.
Based on Art. 66 GDPR ("exceptional circumstances"), the emergency procedure is aimed at the European headquarters in Ireland. The American company is given the opportunity to state its position, whereby it can be expected that Facebook will consider the adjustments to be sufficient. However, the Hamburg data protection authorities had already issued an injunction against such data matching in 2016. Although Facebook took legal action, the company did not prevail in court (OVG Hamburg, February 26, 2018 – 5 Bs 93/17 – K&R 2018, 282).
The outcome of the proceedings in Hamburg is eagerly awaited since it may have an impact on the entire European market, given the direct applicability of Art. 66 GDPR in the different Member States. Although the decision from 2018 could delineate a trend, the outcome is open.
See the media statement at: https://datenschutz-hamburg.de/pressemitteilungen/2021/04/2021-04-13-facebook


Our intrepid TFFG panel took on the "meaty" task--or in this case, non-meaty--of taste-testing three new meatless products from Morningstar Farms: Italian Sausages, Maple Flavored Sausage Patties, and Hickory BBQ Riblets.
Each of the three products was prepared by following the cooking directions printed on their respective packages. The patties were prepared in the oven; the sausages on the stove top; and the barbecue ribs in the microwave. Prep times ranged from 7 minutes for the ribs to 12 minutes for the patties.
The package indicates that the oven is the preferred method for the patties but they can be prepared in a skillet on the stovetop or in a microwave. The riblets can also be prepared in the oven, but requires 30 minutes for heating and up to 3 minutes for cooling. The sausage offers the most flexibility as it can also be prepared on the grill (just 4 1/2 minutes) or in the microwave (even less time--2 minutes and 45 seconds).
Our four panelists were asked to sample each product and rate them on three key criteria: taste, texture/appeal, and similarity to their meat counterparts. The panelists were asked to rank each category from 1 (excellent) to 5 (bad). Our panelists were Mike, Mercedes, Patty and Massimo.
Mike further waxed poetic about the sausage patties, noting that "maple gives it a flavor aspect, a mirage of what it aspires to... a bittersweet mirage...for once in your mouth, it dissolves and leaves you hungering for the real thing." Hmmmm. Massimo made note that "it shouldn't have to be too meat-like in taste." So, points earned there for being meatless!
ITALIAN SAUSAGE: This product fared well with the panel overall, but it did lose points for being "chalky" and "mealy." Mike suggested adding a "moisturizing agent" and further charged that a pepper spice flavor was added to "disguise its phoniness." Ouch.
Italian Sausage was the only product to receive a coveted "1" rating in any of the three judging categories with the high honor coming from Patty for taste. She scored it at "2" for texture and appeal. She remarked that the sausage looks like its meat counterpart "but doesn't taste that much like it" and gave it a right-in-the-middle 3 for her third score. Her average score of 2 was the highest for any of the 3 products rated by each of the four judges.
Overall, this product not only got the highest marks, but it spurred the most comments in regard to pairing it with other foods for enhancement. "It would be great with tomato sauce or a Dijon mustard sauce or a balsamic-based vinegar sauce to cover the taste of chalkiness," said Massimo. "It would work as a pork dish or with a sauce that disguises the mealy texture," Mercedes suggested.
After Patty, the second highest score came from Massimo with a 2.3. The other two panelist had identical 3.3 ratings. TOTAL SCORE AVERAGE: 2.7.
TFFG SAYS: These three products were served with both red and white wine, and the kitchen and dining room were rich in pleasant aromas and wonderful food-related conversation. The panelists provided some very thoughtful commentary and we hope the folks at Morningstar Farms and Kellogg will take that to heart as they fine-tune these three products and explore other new endeavors in the line. Overall, of the four panelists, Patty has become a real Morningstar Farms product fan and has further inquired about these and other products under the brand.
Morningstar Farms suggested retail price for each product is $4.29. The riblets come two to a package while the sausages are four to a package. Each package of sausage patties contains six patties. For more information, go to www.seeveggiesdifferently.com.


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If VOLCANO was the fun fun fun volcano movie of 1997, DANTE'S PEAK was its serious big brother. That doesn't stop it being unintentionally funny.
Pre-empting VOLCANO by a mere two months, there is more science, more drama, more romance here than in Tommy Lee Jones's bombastic vehicle. And in place of the leathered shoe-face of Jones, more Pierce – yes please!
Of COURSE the mountain explodes (did I ruin it for anyone?), and all boredom breaks loose. Running and Screaming with the usual tropes: the grandmother who won't leave her mountain home, then ends up sacrificing herself for her grandkids (when she hops out of a boat into supposedly boiling water to help steer it to shore, yet looks like she's just stepped into a pool that's not heated quite right at the old folks home); Harry's geologist boss (Charles Hallahan) who disagrees with him, who is proved wrong and dies, his crew watching his van being swept away like they're watching a physics lecture; there's even a dog leaping to safety. I hate that. I hate that so much.
And don't forget the spindly, delicate robot surveyor that can't even walk steadily on flat ground, sent down the 60-degree slope of the caldera, which it descends at a rate of We'll-Be-Here-Till-Christmas. Of COURSE it malfunctions halfway down, precipitating a decidedly reckless doughy geologist going ill-advisedly off-rope to fix the useless piece of crap. Of COURSE he breaks his leg during a tremor that rattles everyone's eruption nerves except their boss's, who promptly doesn't put the town on alert.
His death in the van is pretty humorous, but Grandma wins the Funniest Death award here.
Starring: Pierce Brosnan, Linda Hamilton, Charles Hallahan, Jamie Renée Smith, Jeremy Foley, Elizabeth Hoffman, Grant Heslov, Kirk Trutner, Arabella Field, Tzi Ma.


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Police chief to speak at No Man's Land meeting April 4
Colorado Springs Police Chief Pete Carey and his staff will lead a public meeting titled "No Man's Land Law Enforcement Update" Wednesday, April 4 at the Shrine Club, 6 S. 33rd St.
Scheduled from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m., the event will be a "call to action for the businesses and residents of the Westside," according to a flyer that's being passed out to businesses and residences. "Learn what you can do (and should not do) to help prevent crime in our area."
Welling Clark, president of the Organization of Westside Neighbors (OWN), announced the meeting and flyer while speaking at the Citizen Discussion portion of the City Council meeting March 27.
One of the hopes of the "Update," Clark told council, is to get the message to certain businesses and residences that they are "doing things that actually encourage some of the behavior we're seeing." For example, although police recommend otherwise, "someone puts stuff out to be taken. We kind of need to work on that."
Meeting attendees are asked to bring written copies of questions. Questions not addressed during the meeting will be answered via email or phone at a later date, the flyer states.
In a sober reminder of the problems in the area, Clark suggested that only one representative of each household attend to avoid empty houses becoming crime targets during the meeting.
The so-called No Man's Land area, along Colorado Avenue west of 31st Street, is at the western end of a city-established neighborhood strategy area for which OWN is the recognized advocacy group. OWN got involved in recent months after hearing regular reports about burglaries, aggressive panhandling, drug-dealing, public drunkenness and other problems in that area.
Co-sponsoring the "Update" meeting will be the Avenue Merchants (representing merchants west of 31st) and Grandview Neighborhood Watch (representing residents north of the avenue west of 31st).
Bonnie Lapora, the Grandview Watch leader, also spoke at the council meeting. She told council the main problem for the neighborhood now is mail theft, including checks and even regular mail items.
City Councilmember Bernie Herpin noted that such is a federal offense, but Lapora said that when she approached postal authorities they said it was a police matter.
Lapora also asked for city help on what to do when residents identify individuals who are trying to burglarize mailboxes. When this happened recently, police told residents they had no officers available. "We're citizens like everyone else," Lapora said. "We're not police wannabes, but we're forced to follow people for a safe distance and hope the good guys show up."
Other invitees to the April 4 meeting include law enforcement representatives from Manitou Springs and El Paso County. They also answer No Man's Land calls because the older-motel area west of 31st up to the Highway 24 overpass takes in those jurisdictions.
Anticipated meeting topics include how to deal with crimes such as soliciting, panhandling/aggressive panhandling and property theft; how to report a crime or criminal behavior; CSPD response and what to expect; CSPD do's/don'ts in thwarting crimes or criminal activity and discussion of a proposed No Man's Land "stakeholder task force" that, according to Clark, could become an ongoing group to monitor area problems and work with law enforcement authorities.


Home > Frequently Asked Questions > How much is my van worth?
It can be very difficult to figure out how much your van is worth when selling it. Price estimates can be made by using websites like Parkers, Auto Trader and eBay, but even then it's often a greater pain to work out the price that will actually mean you make the sale. A starting price that's too high will postpone the sale of your van, but go low and you risk losing potential money. Alternatively, you can ask a dealer what they will offer for a part-exchange, but the valuation will usually be less than the van's worth because they need to make a profit. At WeWantAnyVan, we have tried to make things simple for you to get an estimate of how much your van is worth.
With our online free van valuation process, all you have to do is enter a few details about your vehicle to find out how much it is worth. First of all, enter your registration into the box on our website, this should provide us with the basic details about your van i.e. it's age, make, model and engine size. All of these details will help us to calculate a price estimate that is as accurate as we can. For an even more accurate quote you can then enter extra details, like the remaining MOT and cosmetic condition of the van, by selecting 'Refine Vehicle' on the quote page. You can also specify any damage that the van has incurred, and tell us if it's an insurance write-off.
Once you have been through our quick online valuation, you can arrange an appointment at your nearest branch. During your appointment, one of our friendly purchasing managers will vanry out a van inspection in order to check that the online description of your van is accurate, and ensure that you get the best quote. Our expert purchasing managers have years of experience valuing vans, and have access to the most up to date vehicle prices in the current market, so you don't have to worry about haggling for the best price. We take into account all aspects of the van that we are presented with to obtain an accurate and individual valuation.
Get it serviced - take your van to a professional to get it properly checked and serviced. Little changes could make a big difference to the value.
Check the essentials - little things like oil and water levels and electronics can all effect how much your van is worth.


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Q: Scalability and Thread Safety of Application Scoped ManagedBean Methods During testing a weakness was exposed in how our app builds f:selectItems lists, specifically, entering really long names on some of our entities screws page alignment by making really wide selects.
Many of these selectItem lists are duplicated in multiple views and backing beans, so I'd like to consolidate their creation.
We already have an application scoped bean that provides List<SelectItem> for enums, and my initial thought was to place them there.
I have some questions, though.  We're using jsf 1.2 (if that matters)
1) My understanding is that application scoped beans are singleton simply because a single instance is instantiated and placed in session context.  They are not like EJB3 singletons in that only one thread can access any method, so multiple requests won't block trying to access different methods.  Is that correct?
2) I suspect each method would have to be synchronized to prevent multiple threads calling the same method from clobbering each other.  Is that the case even if the only class member accessed in the method is a threadsafe stateless @EJB?
Following is an implementation of one of them that would be used in 20 views.  The implementations for 10 other entities would be similar.  Also, the appropriate converters are registered.
public synchronized List<SelectItem> getAccountSelect(){
    List<Account> list = new ArrayList<Account>(pemEJB.list(Account.class));
    Collections.sort(list, new AccountByActiveByName());
    List<SelectItem> result=new ArrayList<SelectItem>(list.size());
    for(Account row : list){
        result.add(new SelectItem(row,
                StringUtil.prefixTruncate(row.getName(), MAX_ACCT_LENGTH, row.isActive())));
    }
    return result;
}

Any advice appreciated

A: If it's really mandatory to do the data loading in a getter instead of in the constructor/postconstruct, then there's definitely no point of making it an application scoped bean. Just make it a request scoped one where you do the data loading job in the constructor/postconstruct.

A: In the jsf applications I work on we load almost all of our reference data (values for selectOneMenues primarily) in Application scope beans and we set up the values in the Constructor of those beans. The data is then available to other managed beans and views via getters but is globalized and centralized for the application. Since the values are only read via getters there is no need for synchronization.
We then expose the beans as mbeans through jmx with a reload method so that they can be updated as needed. The reload method(s) are synchronized so as to block during the short reloads.
In your example above it seems like you could just return a Collection of selectItems so as long as the values are setup in advance you can use this method and still serve multiple threads just fine:
public List<SelectItem> getAccountSelectItems() {
    return this.accountSelectItems;
}

Just add this private member to your bean:
private List<SelectItem> accountSelectItems;

and set it up in the constructor:
public AccountBean() {
    List<Account> list = new ArrayList<Account>(pemEJB.list(Account.class));
    Collections.sort(list, new AccountByActiveByName());
    this.accountSelectItems = new ArrayList<SelectItem>(list.size());

    for(Account row : list) {
        this.accountSelectItems.add(new SelectItem(row, StringUtil.prefixTruncate(row.getName(), MAX_ACCT_LENGTH, row.isActive())));
    }
}

If on the other hand this is data that is constantly changing and needs to be updated you might be better off just loading it per session or per request, though you can reload it periodically in application scope using Quartz or some other timer to keep the data reads from your data source down if real time is not an essential requirement for this data in your app. If you are reloading the data then you will want to synchronize those operations if you're using application scope.


This is a story Audrey Morris delivered as we were recording The Saturn Session in West Palm Beach. I'd corralled Charlie Cochran, Patti Wicks, William Roy and Audrey into a recording studio for an afternoon of song and anecdote and this is what Audrey told us -as I remember it. She said early in her career, she was entertaining in a Chicago club where the piano was in a sunken pit, below a circular bar. Now Audrey is a superb singer/pianist who deserves anyone's full attention, but at this club the crowd was ignoring her intimate stylings and simply chattering away above her. Audrey did a full forty-minute set and became increasingly frustrated and depressed as she offered these gems to an unheeding crowd: Rodgers and Hart, Jimmy Van Heusen, Cole Porter, her whole classy repertoire fell on deaf ears. And then, as she took a break, who should enter the room but Oscar Petersen, the great Canadian jazz pianist.
To many aficionados Petersen comes next in the pantheon after Art Tatum. He was a musician of impeccable taste and invention -and a huge star in the world of jazz piano. Oh, Oscar, wailed Audrey, here I am singing my guts out and nobody hears a note; what am I doing wrong? Petersen smiled in sympathy. It's not you, Audrey, he assured her, they're simply not in the mood to listen now, and I'll prove it to you -watch this: And he climbed into the pit, sat down at the keyboard and reeled off the most brilliant rendition of The Man I Love, with all his dazzle, taste and elegant brio.
And not one of the crowd paid the slightest attention.
There are half-a-dozen more stories like this on the CD, The Saturn Session –along with some of the tastiest performing and unusual repertoire. Patti and Audrey come from a jazz background, Charlie and Billy come from the Broadway/Hollywood arena. Bobbie Horowitz and I come from cabaret. You may sample all of us at CDBaby.com.
D'you suppose Jerry Herman is suffering Survivor Guilt over Marvin Hamlisch? Good God, Why wasn't it me??? I was standing right next to him!
Yeah, I know I'll probably take flak for this, but it made me smile.


Last week we sat down for a chat with Kieron-Scott Woodhouse, the designer behind the ADzero bamboo phone. Still an undergraduate at Middlesex University, Woodhouse tells us how he managed to get noticed, how it feels to see his work nearing production, the designers that influence him, and why he chose bamboo.
We also got a chance to see prototypes of the ADzero in both bamboo and rosewood — it's striking how well the natural materials work, with the design comfortable to hold and the woods feeling warm and soft to the touch. The handset development is well underway, and with the finished product expected to be available within the year, we're looking forward to seeing Woodhouse's take on how Android should look and feel.


Aromatherapy has become a huge part of life, whether it's to calm and soothe when I am restless or purifying oils when I am not feeling well, it has become an essential part of my self care. There are so many different ways to use essential oils around the home and the benefits are endless, it really is a tool that can be beneficial to everyone.
Essential oils are natural essences found in plants, flowers and trees. These natural essences are extracted using different methods to obtain what we know as the essential oils. Essential oils are products of natural origin, but it is worth noting that they are potent ingredients and should be treated with respect. I always store mine securely out of reach of children and away from other products such as eye drops, so that mix ups are unlikely to occur. By following some basic safety tips you can enjoy all the benefits of essential oils in your home, these really are mainly common sense, but worth thinking about.
Having written about natural beauty for the last five years, I realised that something a lot of my favourite brands had in common was that they used high quality essential oils both for their skincare properties and gorgeous scent. Since I started to incorporate essential oils in to my everyday life, I have found the benefits to be enormous, especially when it comes to helping with my mood and dealing with stress. There is solid science to back up the effects of aromatherapy too, for example most recently there was study showing that Rosemary essential oil can have a positive impact on short term memory.
Using a diffuser to scent your home – I absolutely love my diffuser, it's easy to use and the mist fills a room with your chosen scent with ease. I use my diffuser most days, I find putting it on once in the morning and once in the evening more than enough and you can create your own blend or use a pre-made one. Using the diffuser means I don't need any other home fragrance, it's a great alternative to candles and it can really help clear the air as well as acting a humidifier too. You can also use a more traditional burner that you use a candle with, I have both and although in terms of getting the scent in to the room the electric diffuser is more efficient, there is something lovely about using a more traditional burner too.
When it comes to essential oils I like to choose good quality and I use a variety of brands including Neal's Yard, Tisserand and Amphora Aromatics. Amphora Aromatics are fantastic for budget friendly essential oils and they also have certified organic options, you can find their full range here.
Custom blended oils – Another way to enjoy essential oils is blending your own custom body, face or bath oils. When using essential oils topically you need to always use them diluted with a good quality carrier oil, I love this handy guide from Amphora Aromatics that tells you about the properties of each carrier oil. I love to blend several oils, Rosehip is one of my favourites as it helps with scars and marks. It is important to use the right amount of carrier oil to essential oils, if you are new to essential oils or if you want to learn more, I recommend you use a book with information and recipes to follow to start you off. I use Aromatherapy in Practice and I love the simple recipes, especially the hair oils which I use weekly.
Pre-made blends – If you don't feel you want to blend your own using a premade oil can be a great introduction. The ones from Amphora Aromatics are phenomenal value and last ages, so if budget is tight I can't recommend them highly enough. I also have a range of pulse point remedies and pillow sprays to use when I need them.
Hopefully this introduction will show you that aromatherapy is extremely beneficial and easy to incorporate in to everyday life. I will be bringing you more posts with some of my favourite blends for energising, calming and relaxing soon, so look out for those. Do you use aromatherapy? What's your favourite method?


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Q: how to get the unity bar only hide when a window is maximize
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How to make the launcher hide when dodge windows in 12.04 like in 11.10?

How do I do this? in ubuntu 12.04 it never go away or when a window wasn't  maximize it go way anyways. I don't like that. How can i make it like it was in ubuntu 11.10, 11.04, 10.10 netbook editon the unity bar only goway when a window is maximize on that desktop.