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Free CK Crafty Dots Font Download from Creating Keepsakes Through 3/01/13 | A Savings WOW!
One great way to save money is to make your own greeting cards or personalized gifts. Using different fonts is a wonderful way to make it creative and different. Every Friday, the Creating Keepsakes blog has a font that you can download for free! This week's font is CK Crafty Dots. You can download it for free through March 1st at midnight MT. There are also instructions on how to download and install the font on your computer.


Parenting is full of endless rewards, but also faces us with never-ending challenges. Of those challenges, one of the biggest is our children's less than desirable behavior. Even though we wish our kids behaved like perfect angels all the time, they are bound to make mistakes sometimes. After all, they're only human, too.
As parents, we have to spend so much of our time trying to make sure that our kids are going down the right path because know it's super important to correct their bad behavior and teach them how to learn from their mistakes.
But what should we do when our kids are acting up and we're not the ones who scold them?
Seeing other adults discipline OUR kids can be incredibly frustrating, especially when the person doing the disciplining isn't even a teacher, close family friend, or relative. It doesn't help that the discipline isn't always warranted.
Parenting expert Tara Kennedy Kline stresses that when it comes to parenting, it can be hard to deal with outsiders trying to scold our kids. But there are a lot of things that go into the situation. For starters, if the person who is scolding our kids is someone that we trust (such as their teacher or principal), then that's another story. The children have to understand that there are other adults that they have to listen to. However, if a total stranger at the mall comes up to your child and starts yelling (especially when we're not even sure what the problem is), we have to put our kids' safety first. After they explain what they think your kid did wrong, you have to make sure that the person knows that you understand and will take things from there. The key to handling people who try to scold your kids is to stay calm and access the situation. If we're being honest, blowing up may just end up making things worse.
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A terrifying trio of witches!
Between 16.00 and 19.00 hours this evening the normally quiet and peaceful village of Epeigné-les-Bois was invaded by several gangs of assorted witches, ghouls and sorcerers – all demanding sweets (bonbons)! We repeatedly tried, to no avail, to seek protection from the authorities – doubtless the witches must have disabled telephone communications using a sophisticated spell!
Fortunately the gangs have now melted away under the cover of darkness leaving the peaceful citizens to return to normalcy as best they can.
Hand over your bonbons or ....!!
2nd edition of la Levée de la Loire à Paris on Monday 4th November.
This event is restricted to trade professionals. Details here. Sadly I can't make it as there are lots of interesting growers who will be there.
'L'association interprofessionnelle des vins bio de Loire (AIVB-VL) vous invite à la deuxième édition de la Levée de la Loire à Paris, le lundi 4 novembre 2013 de 10h00 à 19h00. Cette journée de dégustation réservée aux professionnels aura lieu, comme l'année dernière, au salon des Miroirs (13 passage Joufroy 75009 Paris - www.salondesmiroirs.com).
La Levée de la Loire déploie son territoire du Muscadet aux Côtes d'Auvergne sur 15 départements différents. Ses vignerons sont aussi bien des expérimentés et déjà reconnus que des jeunes installés démarrant leur activité. Les tailles de domaine vont de la micro exploitation à plusieurs dizaines d'hectares. Deux points réunissent pourtant les exposants de cette deuxième édition parisienne : la Loire d'une part et la défense des vins bio d'autre part (en fin de conversion, en viticulture biologique, ou d.j. sous le label vin bio européen).
LES EXPOSANTS : 70 ACTEURS (VIGNERONS ET NEGOCIANTS) DES VINS BIO DU VAL DE LOIRE – they may well have been some late additions.
Last Sunday CRM and I were in the DWCC13 group that visited three Rioja bodegas – LAN, BAIGORRI and Marqués de Riscal. Our day also included a brief visit to the old town of Laguardia.
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Daniel Li – "just sign here please, Mr Parker..."
The trademark battle is with Panati Wine run by Daniel Li, under the name Caves Maître it was a major sponsor of Wine Future Hong Kong. Li sat next to Robert Parker on the stage during the Magic 20 tasting.
Presumably the eventual outcome of the case could have important implications for foreign companies trading in China.
Also story on Jim's Loire in December 2011.
Castel has had its application for a Supreme Court hearing accepted, a spokesperson for the group told decanter.com.
Its move marks a fresh escalation in the French firm's long-running battle with Shanghai-based distributor Panati Wine over the Ka-Si-Te trademark name in China.
French wine merchant Castel is pursuing its trademark dispute in China at the country's Supreme Court and has said it will 'take any measures' to win.
On 22nd October 2013 ChâteauOnline, a subsidiary of Héraclés (1855) which was bought by the group in March 2011, also went into administration. Like 1855, ChâteauOnline had recently changed its name to Arès, the Greek god of war. Clearly, the change to a classic heroic name, wasn't sufficient to provide protection from its creditors and the various legal actions against it.
In the first instance the period of administration is for six months. For Héraclés this will run until 7th April 2014, while Ares will be until 22nd April 2014. Gérard Philippot has been appointed administrator and Maître Stéphane GORRIAS of BTSG (Paris) as legal representative of both companies.
The internet sites of the various companies continue to be live and it remains to seen whether the other subsidiary companies – Cave Privée and Caves de la Transat – will also go into administration.
Shares in 1855 (recently renamed Héraclés) continue to be traded on the Paris Bourse but the price has dropped from 0.09€ (8.10.13) a share to 0.04€ (29.10.13). The company is now valued at just 2.52 million euros. In early July 2012 the company's share capital was worth 20.15€ million. Even six months ago a share was trading at 0.13€. Over this period the share value has dropped by 66.67%.
why take the risk of buying from a collapsing group?
The helter-skelter on Clacton's Pier was blown over yesterday during the storm that hit the southern part of the UK and mainland northern Europe. The pier owners are reported to be hopeful that the attraction can be repaired as none of it fell into the sea.
A group of us had a great #DWCC13 last evening in El Rincón del Vino in the centre of Logroño. This wonderful restaurant – Robert McIntosh's favourite in Logroño – has an amazing list of old Riojas at equally astoundingly good prices to go with their simple but tasty cuisine. As at the BYOB we made our own selection, bought the venerable bottles and then shared the contents.


The best bet for averting the deadly spread of smallpox following release of the virus by terrorists may rest with the establishment of a major collaborative research effort to develop new antiviral drugs that would involve the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, universities and government agencies, according to a new report from the National Academies.
The report delivers the recommendations of a distinguished panel of researchers who participated in a two-day workshop at the National Academies to promote the application of the latest biological information, technology and experience to the study of smallpox. Howard Hughes Medical Institute investigator Stephen C. Harrison of Harvard Medical School is the lead author of the report, which was published online July 12, 2004, in the early edition of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
According to Harrison, two factors loomed large as the scientists considered the dangers of smallpox. First, there is essentially no information about whether stocks of the variola virus, which causes smallpox, exist outside the two known repositories in the United States and Russia. Second, the impact of intentional release of the virus would "probably provoke a global health crisis." The report states that "the lethality of the disease (up to 40 percent) and its ease of transmissibility place variola virus at the top of the [Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's] list of high threat (category A) agents."


Yes, email can be a bore. Yes, it can be a timesuck. Yet, there are some amazing email newsletters out there that can be a joy to receive.
This post is a collection of a few of my favourites that I ALWAYS learn something from. I would most definitely miss them if they weren't dropping into my inbox.
I had an idea to start a startup glossary to help everyone learn the frequently used terms in the industry. Having realised there were much better resources already out there, I have curated some of these into this post.
What defines customer service as 'good' vs that of an organisation whose service is 'great'?
Work-life balance just doesn't exist as a startup founder. When your work IS your life, there is no balance. You're 'always on'.
Startups require an almost unhealthy obsession. I wouldn't describe it as workaholism, more a deep desire and belief that what you are working on needs to exist. Unfortunately this comes at the expense of many other areas of your life. You can't have your cake and eat it. Not in startups.


Food-Machinery.co.uk is a division of Iris Packaging Ltd.
Food-Machinery.co.uk is an online storefront for Iris Packaging Ltd. who are UK food machinery suppliers and dealers.
The Food-Machinery.co.uk website was designed as a tool to enable food machinery suppliers and dealers, from the UK and around the world, to promote and advertise their available new & used food machinery online.
Iris Packaging Ltd. is a new company set up by experienced food machinery engineers, dealers & suppliers who provide asset management services to help businesses find buyers for their unwanted used food machinery. They also sell new & used food machinery and processing equipment to industry, dealers and businesses with the UK as well as globally.
Iris Packaging Ltd has several affiliations set up with existing machinery engineers, suppliers & manufacturers to enable them to offer quality food machinery at very competitive prices. They aim to increase and develop these affiliations across the UK to many suppliers, dealers, liquidators, auctioneers and service engineers in order to provide the best possible solutions for any new or used bespoke food machinery related buying and selling requirements.
The main purpose of this food machinery website is to provide an extensive, easily navigable, searchable food machinery catalogue of available machinery. Each machine is provided with images and descriptions and gives the visitor the option to enquire directly to us about any further details or purchasing questions they may have.
We have broken each available machine down into several categories and areas around the website to help make locating the right equipment easier for each individuals needs.
We appreciate feedback and we will listen to any complaints, problems and requests you may have about the design, function and usability of this website.
If you want to advertise your own available machinery on this website, please email us your details as well as the machinery details, any photos / videos / catalogues and descriptions you may have and we will add them to the website for you. Any enquiry placed about your machinery will then be sent to you via telephone or email, (dependant on your specification), and you can choose whether or not you wish to follow up with the enquiry or not.
How much does it cost to advertise or sell my equipment through this website?
There are no upfront costs related to advertising, promoting or listing your equipment on this website. If you would like us to, we will even come to you to photograph and catalogue your available machinery to ensure that our visitors get all of the information they require about your machinery.
How does food-machinery.co.uk make money?
We make our money by taking a percentage of the final sale price for any machinery sold through this website from the client. This amount depends on the type and value of the machinery being sold and we are very reasonable with our rates.
This can be done in several ways, either by taking a cut from the seller's fee or adding our rates to the sale price that the seller is offering the machinery at.
We are very open minded and are more than willing to work with you to ensure any enquiries you get go smoothly and we will do our best to offer and source any additional services you may require relating to the enquiry.


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IPL 2021: Punjab Kings' Nathan Ellis Wants To Pick Idol Mohammed Shami's Brains
The 26-year-old became the first male player to take a T20 international hat-trick on debut against Bangladesh earlier this year.
Australian pacer Nathan Ellis is looking forward to play alongside Mohammed Shami at Punjab Kings in IPL 2021. | File photo
2021-09-15T18:53:39+05:30 IPL 2021: Punjab Kings' Nathan Ellis Wants To Pick Idol Mohammed Shami's Brains
Published: 15 Sep 2021, Updated: 15 Sep 2021 10:30 pm
Having broken the stereotype for a successful fast bowler in Australia, the 'not so tall' Nathan Ellis is set to tick off another major milestone in his fast-rising career. After making a remarkable journey from club cricket to international cricket in a little over 24 months, the first bowler to take a hat-trick on his T20 International debut is looking to learn from the best in his maiden IPL outing. (MoreCricket News)
Picked as a replacement for fellow Aussie Riley Meredith in the Punjab Kings squad, Ellis wants to pick the brains of teammate and one of his favourite bowlers Mohammad Shami and also hopes to have a chat with the man with the 'best yorker', Jasprit Bumrah, and the 'aggressive' Mohammad Siraj.
Speaking to this agency from Dubai, Ellis described the phase in which he made his international debut before landing an IPL deal as overwhelming. "It is one of those of things you sort of dream about growing up but you know it's never a reality and it's never like you've definitely going to do it. So to be able to get on that Australia tour was a dream come true," Ellis said.
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"And then I wasn't really expecting to get a game so to get a game and sort of the results that came from that was amazing and still doesn't feel really real. And then obviously to get the opportunity to come to the IPL with Punjab.
"It's (playing in IPL) is something that I've also dreamt about," he said referring to the happenings of the last one month. Following his hat-trick in Bangladesh, Ellis was named as one of the reserves in the Australia squad for the T20 World Cup, which follows the IPL in the UAE.
Having come to the UAE before with the Big Bash franchise Hobart Hurricanes three years ago, Ellis has an idea of the conditions and says the IPL stint is bound to provide him with valuable experience. "I don't really have any specific expectations (from his first IPL). I'm prepared to play against the best players as it is the best T20 tournament in the world. So I'm very prepared that it's going to be tough cricket," said the death overs specialist.
"Also I am really, really excited to talk to Mohammed Shami. I haven't spoken to him yet but he's been one of my favourite cricketers. Bumrah is arguably the best T20 bowler in the world if not in general in all formats. I'd love to be able to get a hold of him and pick his brain if I get the chance. He definitely is the best yorker bowler in the world.
"So I'd love to love to pick his brain, as well as Siraj's. I think the way he has come on to the scene and I love how aggressive and how much energy he brings to the table I think that's something that I tried to do as well," said Ellis, who himself has a pretty effective yorker besides other T20 skills.
Ellis picked up the sport seeing the likes of Brett Lee and Andy Bichel on television. Ever since he started playing junior cricket, he was reminded that he was not the usual tall fast bowler that Australian cricket is known to produce. However, the six feet tall bowler took all the criticism in his stride as he just wanted to play the game he loved.
"Height is something that I've always had to deal with from junior cricket, all the way through now, especially in Australia with the stereotypical fast bowler in Australia is six foot five, tall, bouncy.
"I've always had to break that down but the simple fact that at the end of the day I love playing cricket. And my mantra has always been you know if you're performing and you're taking wickets they can't ignore you forever, whether you're 8 foot tall or five foot tall," said Ellis.
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Q. How many buses are plying from Pune to Hubli every day?
A. There are 653 buses that ply from Pune to Hubli every day.
A. It takes 4Hrs 30Min to reach Hubli from Pune by road.
A. The first bus from Pune to Hubli leaves at 02:29 and is operated by National Travels (ABD).
A. The last bus from Pune to Hubli leaves at 19:30 and is operated by Indumati Travels Pune.


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Johnson, Herman Merrill, S.T.D., LL.D., a prominent minister and educator of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born in Oswego County, N.Y., Nov. 25, 1815. After preparation at Cazenovia Seminar, he entered, in 1837, the junior class of Wesleyan University, graduating with distinction in 1839. The same year he was elected professor of ancient languages in St. Charles's College, Missouri, where he remained for three years. Thence he was called to occupy the chair of ancient languages in Augusta College, Kentucky, which he held for two years, when he was elected professor of ancient languages and literature in the Ohio Wesleyan University at Delaware, Ohio. Here he performed for a while the duties of acting president of the institution organizing its curriculum, and was especially interested in introducing therein a Biblical course of study as a method of ministerial education. In 1850 he was elected professor of philosophy and English literature in Dickinson College, a position which he filled for ten years, when he was called to the presidency of this institution, together with the chair of moral science, in 1860. Dr. Johnson died April 5, 1868, just after the memorials in behalf of the Methodist centenary had secured to Dickinson College a fair endowment. He contributed largely to the Church periodicals, especially the New York Christian Advocate and the Methodist Quarterly Review. Indeed, he was decidedly able both as a writer and an instructor, and his contributions were always read with uncommon interest; for, as a thinker, he was clear, concise, original, and his writings were often eminently distinguished for their simplicity and grace of expression. He had an especial liking for all questions of historical and philological inquiry, and published a learned edition of the Clio of Herodotus (N.Y. 1842, and often). He left. unfinished another large and valuable philological contribution, the translation and revision of Eberhard's great Synonymical Dictionary of German, French, Italian, Spanish, and English. It is especially to be regretted that he did not live to complete his Commentary on the historical Books of the Old Test. "Personally, Dr. Johnson was a man of many and rare excellencies. He was pre-eminently a scholar, extensively learned, and yet distinguished for culture rather than for mere learning. He was especially eminent as a teacher, and as an administrator and disciplinarian he had few superiors. In private he was a model Christian gentleman, affable, refined, and unassuming; able and entertaining in conversation, and as a companion genial, without descending to any thing out of harmony with his elevated character and position. As a preacher he was both forcible and instructive, though too rigidly correct in his tastes to allow him to become extensively popular. In his relations to the Church he belonged to an important but very small class. His Christian character, his learning, and his confessed abilities fitted him for almost any one of the highest and most responsible offices in the Church. Such was the place he occupied, while others of equal dignity and importance were ready to be offered to him" (Christian Advocate, N.Y., April 16, 1868). (J.H.W.)
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Truth be told, I finished this game a while back, but only now have I formulated the right words to how I feel about this game. I like it, I really do – and sorry to go off topic for a while but – they screwed up when they made it available to PS3 and Xbox 360. This game was made for the PS4 and Xbox One, it works great on those systems, it looks great, it feels great, but then there was an outcry from the people who didn't own the current-gen consoles to keep on producing games for them; the result? A butchered game. The graphics were incredibly downgraded, and they even ripped out the Nemesis system – an awesome feature – just to fit the damn thing for old consoles. Anyways, let's get on with it, shall we. I knew nothing about this game before the demo's trailers were released. And soon after watching a dozen or so videos, it became one of my most anticipated games of 2014.
Talion, a Ranger of Gondor, stationed at the Black Gate, is killed along with his family. In the form of a curse, he is banished from the afterlife and bound to a Wraith, for what purpose, he doesn't know. But the only way to remove the curse is to kill the one who set it upon him; The Black Hand of Sauron.
While Talion's story and the Wraith's story is pretty damn awesome – especially when you find out the Wraith's history – it kind of dulls as it progresses. You know the goal from the start, kill the Black Hand. And while the missions were quite interesting, and some boring, the real fun is in the world itself.
As I said before, the fun is in what you are able to do in Middle Earth. After completing the tutorial missions, the game really opens up to you. It is a sandbox open world, with two decently scaled maps, and a dozen enemy strongholds. Just go crazy, do whatever you want. Brand and Control Orc Captains, kill everything, explore artifacts with Gollum, mess with orcs, hunt, gather, or simply free human captives. I spent most of my gameplay just running around doing whatever I wanted, and it was magnificent.
One thing about the world I didn't like was the terrain. The first map was kind of just a dull brown, every where I went, a dull brown. And while the second map had a whole lot more green, it felt like exactly the same map. The only thing different was all the green plants.
The main characters were great, but I felt as if there was no real development throughout. You knew exactly who they were, and that never really changed. And the minor characters were kind of just there. They were interesting enough, I guess, but we never really delved deep into any of them. Actually, I loved Torvin, the hunter Dwarf with a haunted past and great sense of humour. He was the best side character that I found, and he taught you a good deal of things.
Now this is what it's all about: The Nemesis System. It is essentially an enemy virtual intelligence. You have constant access to an enemy captains screen, but all the captains and generals will be blacked out, you unlock them by gaining intel. And as soon as you gain said intel and choose which captain you want to learn about, the Nemesis System will randomly generate a persona, and strengths and weakness of said captain. He could be a veteran, or a coward; he could be scared of fire, or be enraged when you burn him; and he could be invulnerable to stealth attacks or vulnerable to ranged attacks. The possibilities are endless. And it is awesome. If you ever to decide to play a new game, then all captains you encounter would be completely different. The game replay-ability and variation is great.
Then they ripped this out of the old-gen game consoles because they couldn't fit it. I say it shouldn't have been made for the old-gen consoles.
If you have ever played any of the Batman: Arkham games, then you will meet a similar combat system. The combat specializes in mob fighting. So while you can fight normally one on one or in small groups, if you are skilled enough, you can survive fighting a huge mob of 30 enemies. The amount of moves and combos and unlockable skills you have at your disposal keeps things interesting. And randomized runes help things along. Solid combat. The stealth aspect works really well too. Being able to sneak up on tower sentries and backstabbing them, and take down enemies one at a time without them even knowing you are there gives every situation strategy.


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Warren, Massachusetts Congressional Delegation Announce $225 Million in Federal Funding to Support Critical Projects Across Commonwealth
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Washington, D.C. – The Massachusetts Congressional delegation, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), and Chairman Richard E. Neal (MA-01), Chairman James P. McGovern (MA-02), Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-03), Congressman Jake Auchincloss (MA-04), Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (MA-05), Congressman Seth Moulton (MA-06), Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08), and Congressman Bill Keating (MA-09), announced today that the delegation secured an estimated $225 million in Congressionally Directed Spending (CDS) in the Fiscal Year 2023 spending bill for projects across the Bay State.
The federal funding will support 160 community projects across Massachusetts, including $52 million for programs advancing health, education, and other supportive services, such as $1 million to add more inpatient beds at UMass Memorial Medical Center, $1 million for the Massachusetts General Hospital to continue supporting the Home Base program in its mission of serving the families of fallen veterans, and $1 million to support the City of Boston in its continued efforts to bridge the gap in child care services for homeless families. The delegation also secured $112 million for transportation, housing, and urban development projects, including $2 million to support DOVE, Inc.'s efforts to establish an emergency shelter for family members and partners surviving domestic violence, and $2.3 million to fund the City of Salem's North Shore Workforce and Career Mobility Program, among other projects.
"These federal investments are part of how we build a democracy and an economy that works for everybody. I fought hard to help secure significant funding from Congress for 160 community projects in Massachusetts," said Senator Warren. "Investments like these help advance economic opportunity, climate resiliency, and environmental justice for working families across the Commonwealth, and I'll ensure the federal government continues to be a dependable partner for the people of Massachusetts."
"All across Massachusetts, community leaders are working tirelessly to build a brighter future for our Commonwealth, and I am proud of the funding we've secured in this budget to help them do that important work," said Senator Markey. "These federal dollars will be put to good use uplifting on-the-ground work to improve our essential infrastructure, expand public transportation access, support the development of affordable housing, promote climate resiliency and our clean energy future, and ensure that families most in need have food and shelter."
"Our local leaders know best where federal resources can make a difference on the ground, and I am proud to have partnered with them to bring home these game-changing investments," said Incoming Democratic Whip and Assistant Speaker Clark. "The FY2023 funding package includes fifteen projects in MA-5 that will improve our climate resiliency, increase child care availability, build new green community spaces, and expand access to affordable health care services. With this funding, we are addressing today's challenges and building a greener, more affordable tomorrow for families in the Fifth District."
"From North Adams to Dudley, I have partnered with community leaders to explore ways in which a robust investment in federal dollars could best be allocated," said Representative Neal, Chair of the House Committee on Ways and Means. "I am thrilled to have secured over $20 million for 15 projects in western and central Massachusetts that will create jobs with better pay, make us safer, strengthen our communities, and start to tackle climate change."
"Health equity investments in Worcester. Accessibility improvements in Turners Falls. Technology for firefighters and EMTs in Franklin County, and more. I fought hard to bring over $18 million in federal funding to 15 deserving community projects across the Second District," said Chairman McGovern. "As Chair of the House Rules Committee, I ensured funding for these vital causes was included in our final end-of-year spending bill. I'm proud of the impact our work will have on communities across Central and Western Massachusetts and throughout the Commonwealth."
"I go to work every day looking for ways to deliver federal resources for local economic development and infrastructure projects that will improve the lives of folks across the Third District," said Representative Trahan. "These investments will undoubtedly make our district and our Commonwealth a better place to call home, and I couldn't be prouder of our work to get them across the finish line. I look forward to collaborating with community leaders to get these funds released as soon as possible so we can start putting them to work here at home."
"These critical funds will make our communities cleaner, stronger, and safer. Investing in infrastructure and getting localities the funds they need to reach their full economic potential will help our District and Commonwealth reach the next level," said Representative Auchincloss.
"Every day across the Sixth District – and across Massachusetts – our dedicated communities work on ways to improve life for everyone. The funding included in this year's omnibus will further those efforts, supporting everything from better healthcare, to economic mobility, to environmental resilience," said Representative Moulton. "Although the vote was down to the wire, what matters is that this incredibly important funding has been secured, and that over $16 million will be put to good use on the North Shore soon."
"I am proud to have championed these investments in our people. These projects are a reflection of our close partnership with cities, towns, grassroots organizations, and advocates across the Massachusetts 7th, and will collectively help us improve the lives of our constituents and continue to work toward a just and equitable recovery," said Representative Pressley. "I look forward to delivering these vital resources so communities across the district have the means to not only survive but to thrive."
"The Community Project Funding process is highly collaborative and I am grateful for all the hard work and dedication of our local and state leaders," said Representative Lynch. "I am pleased to see that 14 Community Projects were funded in my district, providing nearly $30.5M that will help make residents safer, strengthen our communities, support veterans' mental health, create jobs with good pay and start to tackle climate change. The appropriations bill requires extensive negotiations and I am thankful for the continued support of all my congressional colleagues to ensure these critical projects were included in the final government funding package."
"These federal funds coming to the Commonwealth are the result of a robust, transparent Community Project Funding process that saw our Congressional delegation working closely with local municipalities, institutions of higher learning, and non-profits," said Representative Keating. "I am incredibly proud of the investments being made in Southeastern Massachusetts - from wastewater infrastructure to food security and early childhood education and more; these grants will continue to pay dividends for decades to come."


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"Brilliant" Ambulance Care Recognised With Donation To TASC
Friends and family of a former sports journalist have raised nearly £300 in aid of TASC, The Ambulance Staff Charity in recognition of the "brilliant" care he received from ambulance personnel.
TASC has gratefully received a donation of £270 in memory of the late Neville Bolton, who sadly passed away following a cardiac arrest at his home in January.
Ambulance crews had fought to save him after he collapsed in the side garden of his home in Preston, Lancashire, while Storm Eleanor raged with strong winds and torrential rain.
Paramedics and other ambulance staff had also been regular visitors to the house to treat Mr Bolton, who was aged 75, following falls due to his vascular dementia over recent years.
Mrs Andrea Bolton, who celebrated her 50th wedding anniversary with Neville last year, said:
"He had vascular dementia and had problems with his mobility and balance, so he had frequent falls over the years, including outside and down the stairs. So we had to call the ambulance out so many times during the last few years and they were always brilliant."
Mrs Bolton, 72, who has a son James, daughter Nicola, and eight grandchildren, said Neville had gone outside into the side garden when he suddenly collapsed.
"He just keeled over without any warning. He was unresponsive so I called the ambulance. A paramedic came and then an ambulance. It was during Storm Eleanor so it was very wet. The ambulance staff were soaked to the skin, absolutely drenched, but they kept working on him. I couldn't believe it, they were absolutely like drowned rats."
Neville, who worked as a sports editor at the Manchester Evening News until a triple heart by-pass led to early retirement in 1996, was taken to the nearby Royal Preston Hospital but could not be revived.
Added Mrs Bolton:
"The whole family were amazed that the ambulance staff continued to try to resuscitate him despite the rain. So, when it came to arrange the funeral we decided that, of all the people he was involved with, the ambulance service had helped the most over the last few years. My son went online and found out about TASC, so we asked for donations to the charity in lieu of flowers."
For more information about TASC please visit: www.theasc.org.uk or call 02477 987922.
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It's great to have a sauce that works with everything, and the best bit about this one is that you know what's in it. Enjoy this easy-to-make summer sauce on simple burgers and snarlers, or use as a pasta sauce base for spaghetti bolognaise or lasagne. Once you've made your own, you will be converted. Use up your ripest, reddest, juiciest tomatoes for this brew. My sauce is quite sweet – more like a store-bought classic. But if you would like it more piquant, reduce the sugar to ½ cup.
Combine ingredients in a large saucepan and bring to the boil. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 1 hour.
Remove the bay leaves and thyme, and blend the sauce with a stick blender or whizz in food processor until a smooth.
Pass the sauce through a colander or sieve, if you prefer no seeds, and return to the saucepan.
Season to taste and bring back to the boil before ladling into clean, hot jars. Seal while hot, or store the ready-to-eat sauce in jars in the fridge.


So, what are the activities you like doing to stay in shape or to get fit?
Do you apply it everyday and does it follow a diet?
I am not strict in my diet but as much as possible, i include vegetables and fruit juices in my daily food intake. I seldom have time for workouts because of busy schedule but i am trying my best to do simple exercises and stretching at home.
I do not follow a diet but I do use a DVD routine for exercise. I work from home and travel from time to time for my career so having that DVD routine when ever I need it and whatever time I decided to use it during the day helps.
I play sports. I am currently on my high school's football team, basketball team, and track team. In the winter, I also enjoy snowboarding, which is much more of an exercise than people think. For me, that's all that's needed to stay fit.
I hear you on that, I really don't follow a diet, but I make sure I get the right stuff in. I rarely eat fast food as it is disgusting lol. I also take multi-vitamins to help out with what I missed.
There is always time for workouts, seems like more time for excuses . haha just yanking your chain a little bit, but you do know there is like 5-60 minute workouts out there.
I still want to go snowboarding it looks and sounds so fun! I live in Colorado, so I got plenty of snow.
I've been on a workout routine for about 2 months now. I love it. It's a 2 hour workout Monday through Friday.
Nice, what does it compose of doing? i.e. Cardio, Body Building, etc..
I don't have time to go to the gym so what I do is walk, do my exercise at home and eat a balanced diet. Part of the diet is being conscious with my calorie intake. I make sure I follow my routine everyday so I stay fit and healthy.
Well, I try to stay away from fatty foods. And I try to eat more fruits and veggies. I do not exercise but I always walk as long as I can when going outdoors. I am also doing household chores which I think is also a form of exercise. Well, I like to buy a treadmill someday so that i would have the exercise that I really want.
The best thing to do is watch what you eat, how much you eat and how much exercise you get in a day. If you drink nothing but soda, you will not lose weight. Cutting out all sugary drinks and switching to water will help you jump start a weight loss plan.
The next thing that I do is make sure that when I do eat, I don't over do the portion sizes. This is very important when you go out to eat. Making sure you don't eat three day's worth of fat/sodium/calories in one sitting can be a huge downfall when trying to lose or watch your weight.
Another thing I try and do is very simple things like taking the stairs instead of using an elevator. I also walk to the store instead of driving the few blocks. I take my kids out on bike rides and swimming instead of sitting home in front of the television.
Am not so much in to gym kind of exercise so I walk every morning while taking the kids to school and also while picking them. Any out door activity will be good for me so occasionally we take bike rides over the weekend. Since working on the computer the whole day can make you very unhealthy I do take break and walk around to avoid being unhealthy.
I stay fit by always moving, like if I can walk rather than drive - I choose that option. I go for fast walks, jogs and building stamina towards a run. I also swim. And the other activity is dance. I used to do kick boxing and yoga but no longer.
I really feel that it is about the smaller things in life - often the healthier option is one that not only benefits you but your loved one too, including The Environment....who I count as a loved one.
I walk several times a week and I do Zumba. In the summer I also swim. I think it is important to keep fit for all over health. I try to watch what I eat as I pick up weight very easily.
I don't follow a diet, but I do try to practice everything in moderation. I think depriving ourselves of certain foods only makes us crave them more and that life is meant to be enjoyed. In terms of staying fit I go to the gym 4-5 times a week and do a mix of cardio and weight training. I practice Pilates twice a week just because it feels good. Otherwise I always take the stairs when they're an option and walk everywhere--not only is this good for me but it is also good for the environment!
I usually do not refrain from eating any food that is homemade. I believe that it is important for an individual to enjoy the way he lives and not be bound by things like calorie counts. Hence, I eat everything that is prepared at home, even if it is roasted and fried in oil.
I do yoga every morning, which helps to keep me fresh and energized throughout the day. Yoga is the element in my life that keeps me fit and healthy. Yoga has everything that you would ever need, from the simplest exercise for joints to the most complex exercises for breathing and abdominal problems and also meditation to achieve inner peace. I started practicing yoga from a very young age, thanks to my parents and will continue to do it regularly in future too.


Sidney High's Annalise Lecher battles for a rebound during Saturday night's game.
The Sidney High School girls' basketball team fell to the talented Sterling High Lady Tigers on Saturday night, 51-40.
The Lady Raiders to fell to 2-3 on the season.
The Lady Tigers brandished a full-court press that gaveSidney huge problems causing numerous turnovers.
"They have good athletes and good length," said Sidney coach Tyler Shaw. "They do a good job anticipating passes and passing lanes. There were times when we attacked them well and there were times when we got a little passive and telegraphed our passes. That usually turned unto trouble for us.


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Darren Berrecloth and Specialized Part Ways
10/9/2015 : sicklines
Darren Berrecloth has been with Specialized for over 10 years. As the two have decided part ways, Specialized has put together a special video with Darren. Check it out.
Morgan Hill, Calif., October 9th, 2015 – for immediate release
Darren Berrecloth has been with Specialized for 10+ incredible years. He came at a time when mountain biking was on the cusp of a radical new revolution, and being an innovator, he quickly became a true pioneer of the modern style of big mountain and slopestyle riding.
Never one to shy away from what's thought to be impossible, Darren was the first rider to do many of the tricks that are now "must haves" for any professional rider in the modern landscape. First and foremost of these was going big. Darren tricked some massive lines that others were content to simply straight air. He was also one of the first to bring the 360-drop, the opposite 360, multiple tailwhip combinations, and the list goes on and on.
Specialized would like to thank Darren Berrecloth for everything he did for freeride mountain biking and for the Specialized brand. It's been an honor to take this journey alongside him, we wish him the very best in his next chapter.
In honor of our decade with Darren, we made a little video looking back at some of the great times.
Happy trails, Claw.
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6 piece. Chicken, shrimp, green onion, and glass noodles. Served with sweet and sour sauce.
6 piece. Crab meat smeared with cream cheese, in a wonton wrap.
6 piece. Minced chicken and vegetable filling. Served with sweet sauce.
5 piece. Vegetable crispy egg rolls.
Grilled chicken skewers, served with peanut sauce.
Tempura-battered chicken sauteed in sweet and tangy sauce, topped with sesame seeds, and a side of steamed broccoli and carrots. Served with steamed rice.
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2 piece. 3 oz. each, with shrimp and pork.
6 piece. Steamed shrimp dumplings. Served with sweet sauce.
Served with sweet and sour peanut sauce.
Rice paper wraps, shrimp, chicken, mint, and noodles. Served with homemade sauce.
Noodles, carrots, pineaple, and greens, tossed in a tangy dressing, wrapped in rice paper, and served maki-style with warm peanut sauce.
Squid deep-fried to crispy golden brown then sauteed with salt and pepper flavor.
Deep-fried battered shrimp and vegetables.
Seared ahi tuna with homemade spicy ponzu sauce.
Crispy chicken wings tossed in sriracha honey sauce.
Bean sprouts, green vegetables, and rice noodles. Served in mild, clear broth.
Moderately spicy hot and sour soup, mushrooms, tomatoes and tomatoes, infused with kaffir leaves, fresh limes, and galanga root. Spicy.
Coconut milk infused broth, mushroom and tomatoes, infused with kaffir leaves, fresh lime, and galanga root.
Pickled cucumber, chopped onion, carrots, and vinaigrette dressing.
Lightly marinated and topped with sesame seeds.
4 grilled chicken skewers served with peanut sauce and mixed green salad.
Seared sesame tuna on greens. Served with Japanese dressing.
Mixed green salad with house dressing and vinaigrette dressing.
Steamed egg noodles bathing in sweet khao soy curry broth, topped with nest of crispy egg noodles and green onions. No rice.
Deep fried salmon, flavored with sweet curry in coconut milk.
Deep fried soft shell crab with Thai eggplant, bell peppers, and bamboo shoots.
Crispy tilapia with potato and onion in yellow curry sauce.
Choice of crispy noodle or rice with panang curry sauce and bell peppers.
Thai eggplant, bell peppers, bamboo shoots, and fresh basil. Spicy.
Diced potatoes, onions, and bell peppers, in a creamy curry sauce. Spicy.
Sweet bell peppers, bamboo shoots, and fresh basil. Spicy.
Two 3 oz. crab cakes, Thai eggplant, green beans, bamboo shoots and fresh basil. Served with steamed rice.
Thin rice noodles, stir fried with cabbage, bean sprouts, green onion, and egg. Topped with crushed peanuts.
Wide rice noodles, stir fried with egg, broccoli, and sweet soy sauce.
Crispy wide rice noodles, broccoli, and sweet and salty gravy.
Glass noodles, onions, carrots, bean sprouts, bok choy, egg, mushroom, and peas.
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Thin rice noodles, broccoli, carrots, napa cabbage, and aromatic curry seasoning.
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Thin egg noodles in garlic sauce with bean sprouts, bok choy, and crusted peanuts.
Stir fried chicken, peanut sauce, and side of steamed broccoli and carrots. Served with steamed rice.
Stir fried chicken, baby corn, napa cabbage, and peapods, with fresh mango in light brown sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Soy-ginger sauteed, with steamed broccoli. Served with steamed rice.
Chicken, beef, shrimp, bok choy, egg, peas, carrots, tomato, and onion. Served with steamed rice.
Stir fried red curry with shrimp, squid, crab meat, scallops, bamboo shoots, bell pepper, and basil. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Stir fried with garlic and oyster sauce, with a side of steamed broccoli and carrots. Served with steamed rice.
Tilapia or salmon, pineapple, carrots, onion, and bell peppers. Served with steamed rice.
Sauteed in warm gravy with green onions, broccoli, and crispy egg noodles, topped with sesame seeds. Served with steamed rice.
Side of steamed broccoli and carrots, and topped with sesame seed. Served with steamed rice.
Stir fried with Thai chili paste, tomatoes, onion, carrots, pepper, cashew nuts, and pineapple. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Fresh garlic and black pepper with steamed broccoli and carrots. Served with steamed rice.
Fresh ginger, bell peppers, mushrooms, and onions, stir-fried in a creamy black bean sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Mushrooms and onions stir-fried with jalapeno peppers and garnished with basil. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Assorted vegetables sauteed in mild brown gravy. Served with steamed rice.
Egg and mixed vegetables with cashews, raisins, and pineapple, in sweet soy sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Bell pepper with tomatoes, mushrooms, and onion, sauteed in oyster sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Egg, peas, bok choy, onion, tomatoes, and carrots. Served with steamed rice.
Sauteed with mixed vegetables and peanuts in a spicy brown sauce. Served with steamed rice. Spicy.
Stir fried broccoli in a delicious brown sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Eggplant, mushroom, and onion, stir-fried with jalapeno peppers and basil. Served with steamed rice.
Tomatoes, onion, pepper, mushroom, and basil, in spicy sauce. Served with steamed rice.
Eggplant, straw mushrooms, onion, stir fried with jalapeno peppers and basil.
Stir fried sliced beef and broccoli in a delicious brown sauce.
Fresh ginger, bell peppers, straw mushrooms, baby corn and onion stir fried in creamy black bean sauce.
Served with choice of style and appetizer.
Served with choice of style and appetizer. Spicy.
Served with choice of appetizer. Spicy.
Served with choice of appetizer.
No rice. Served with choice of appetizer.


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At the Dipsology event a little while back there was a table that was even more crowded than the cocktail stations. The goodies everyone was clamoring for came from Prohibition Bakery. This cute little shop cranks out unique 'cupcakes for grown ups'. And they do it well. Last week I got a chance to sit down with co owners Leslie Siem and Brooke Feinberg to discuss the pros and cons of business ownership, cupcakes as a blank canvas and recreating the elusive flavor of a Black and Tan.
CS: Cupcakes are everywhere but yours really stand out. How did you end up going in this direction?
Leslie: Red velvet or blue frosting!
Leslie: We had a Mai Tai.
Brooke: When we started out I think cosmo was one of the first ones we did. As soon as we came up with a few other recipes we got a chance to see those weren't really our style.
Leslie: We liked a speakeasy style.
CS: Do you have a bakery background?
B: A plain cupcake is basically a flavorless thing. You can add whatever you want to it. Whereas a cookie—you have butter, texture, there's sweetness. You can't just make a plain cookie and add things to it. But with this…we can play more with flavors. Add here, take away there and still have the texure remain correct. It's pretty forgiving in comparison.
CS: Tell me about these flavors. They sound pretty amazing.
L: We rotate them everyday and have about 16 different ones in total. Pretzels and Beer we have almost everyday. Car Bomb and White Russian also usually have. But we try to mix it up for our sake to keep it interesting.
CS: Any ones that did not work? I'm sure people must suggest things to you all the time.
B: It was NOT GOOD.
L:It's not really our agenda. There's not enough to play with. The two ingredient drinks are the hardest to get right because there's just not that much wiggle room.
L: Oh My GOD! We had a Black and Tan for a while that we both thought was just the coolest thing!
B: The first one was so fantstic and we have no idea how we did it. Even now I wish we still had it. But we'll play with it again.
CS: Ooh! What about a Dark and Stormy?
L: We're actually releasing that one for spring. March 20th will be the start of the spring menu so there will be Dark and Stormy, Negroni and Sangria.
CS: Brooke, you have a chef background. Any savory cupcakes down the line?
B: We've never done a straight savory cupcake like jalapeno and chicken or anything like that. But we work with savory flavors on a daily basis. The Hot Buttered Rum has cheese in it that adds a savory earthiness and we use a lot of salty brown butter. We use a lot of ingredients in their raw states that on their own you can't really eat. But if they're incorporated correctly it takes on a new life.
CS: Was the Lower East Side an intentional location pick for your shop?
L: Well we kind of stumbled into this area. And we liked the idea of being downstairs tucked away almost like a real speakeasy. We also liked the idea of being in a bar district because it fits in with the concept so much. But neither of us said "it MUST be the Lower East Side" and honestly I think we both assumed we wouldn't be able to afford anything down here. Luckily the first place we found was this one.
CS: You both seem really passionate and give the impression that you really enjoy what you are doing. Down side?
L: It's just the two of us. So at this point we do everything. Everything.
B: Yes and when you are the size we are now there really is no semblance of your own life. If one of us takes 4-5 days to visit family the other is working 12-14 hour days and it's really tiring at times. I can't wait until we get someone we can trust enough to help out because we want want to do other things too. Have some sort of social life.
L: You're never really off. You're always working on something, trying to make connections, thinking. You're always working period.
B: But at least it's not for someone else. It's our own thing. It's our own baby. I used to hope the train would get stuck every morning because I hated what I was doing. But now I don't do that.
You can keep up with all things cupcakes from Prohibition Bakery by following them on Twitter @ProhibitionBake. Or stop by 9 Clinton Street in Manhattan to get in on the new spring menu! Maybe you'll luck out and get to try the limited edition flavor Scotch and Cigar.


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An earlier blog post this week featured ASCE's support for legislation to invest in our nation's public parks by addressing our National Park Service's deferred maintenance backlog. The Land & Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is a critically important program that helps fund public parks infrastructure. Unfortunately, its authorization expired on September 30, and congressional action is necessary to reauthorize it.
Established in 1964, the LWCF uses revenues generated from offshore oil and gas leases to conserve national parks, areas around rivers and lakes, national forests, and national wildlife refuges, and to provide matching grants for state and local parks and recreation projects. Over its more than 50-year history, the LWCF has supported over 41,000 state and local park projects with $4.1 billion, which has been matched for a total of $8.2 billion. Although the program is authorized for $900 million per year, it routinely receives only half of that during the appropriations process. A recent poll found that an overwhelming majority – 82% – of voters supporting the LWCF. Despite its bipartisan support, there is disagreement in Congress over its length of reauthorization, whether reforms to the program are needed, and if the program should receive mandatory funding.
ASCE has been a longtime proponent of the LWCF; our 2017 Infrastructure Report Card recommends fully funding the program as way to help raise the public parks grade up from a "D+." ASCE recently submitted a Statement for the Record to the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee markup in support of reauthorizing and fully funding the LWCF. Last month, the House Natural Resources Committee passed a bill, H.R. 502, to permanently reauthorize the LWCF. Earlier this week, the Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee passed a bill, S. 569, to both permanently reauthorize the LWCF and to remove it from the annual congressional appropriations cycle, ultimately providing mandatory funding for the program.
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This information is for organisations that don't have any employees or control any premises. It includes tips and ideas for keeping people well and safe at your events and activities, information on how and why to write a health and safety policy, and some sample policies.
Please note that organisations that employ people, or control premises, have different legal responsibilities. For links to organisations that can provide further help, contact the Health and Safety Executive.
Health and safety is a term that is often associated with red tape and not being able to do the things you want to do. However, paying attention to health and safety in your activities shouldn't stop you from running them – in fact, it should make them more enjoyable and accessible for people.
Health and safety in a community group means all the ways that you and your group think about the welfare of volunteers, members, participants, and the general public. It is about working together as a group to make sure you have done everything you can to prevent avoidable accidents and protect people from getting hurt.
What can you do to avoid accidents?
You have hired a room for a coffee morning. When you arrive, you find there are some boxes just inside the door. You might decide to move these out of the way so that people don't trip over them as they come in.
You regularly run a jumble sale, but this month you know there is a party coming from a local retirement home. You might decide to provide extra chairs so that the larger number of elderly people will be able to sit down if they need to.
You run a regular bingo evening in your community hall. Your group has decided to run a one-off children's bingo session, in the same venue. You might decide to have a look around to see if there is any "child-proofing" you could do to the hall, such as removing heavy or breakable items that children might pull over onto themselves.
You use a hot water boiler every week at your coffee morning. You might decide to check the cable and plug each week before you use it, to make sure there are no bare wires or burnt patches.
Your group maintains the gardens in your estate. You have bought an electric lawnmower for volunteers to use. You might decide to make sure that anyone who will be using it understands how it works, and the precautions they need to take to keep themselves and others safe when using it. You could get some of this information from the instruction manual that comes with the lawnmower.
Your group runs weekly hill and mountain walks. You have planned a walk along a coastal path, which includes a section along a cliff edge. The walk is very beautiful, so you don't want to change the route. Instead, before you reach the cliff edge section, you warn the participants that it is coming up and that they should take care to keep away from the edge.
Your group is planning an exercise class for your members. You know that quite a few of your members have medical conditions such as bad backs and arthritis. To make sure the activity is suitable, you find a teacher who is able to run gentle activities for people with limited movement.
Write down the decisions you make so that you can refer to them later. If, in exceptional circumstances, you need to provide evidence that you have taken care to avoid people becoming injured, having a written record of your decisions can help. You could either take note of your decisions in the minutes of the meeting in which you have the discussion, or as a separate risk assessment. For more information, see Risk Assessment and Taking Minutes.
How can you help keep people well and comfortable?
Health and safety is not just about avoiding accidents. It is also about making sure people have what they need to stay well. Think about what you will need to provide to make sure that people who are affected by your activities are well taken care of. For example, if you are running an event that people will be at for several hours, it is important to make sure there are toilet facilities and drinking water available. Make sure your venue isn't too hot or cold, and that there is adequate space to comfortably accommodate the people who will be coming. If there are things people will need that you are not providing, it is useful to include this in your publicity. For example, if your activity goes over lunchtime and you are not catering, invite people to bring a packed lunch.
Do volunteers need any training?
In the day to day running of your group, you will probably find that you already have the information you need to judge whether something is unnecessarily dangerous. For example, you don't need any specialist knowledge to tell that a pile of boxes just inside a door could be a trip hazard! However, there may be some cases in which more information than just "common sense" is needed to run an activity as safely as possible.
There may be activities that your group would like to organise that require specialist knowledge and skills in order to keep it as safe as possible. If you do not have anyone in your group who has this specialist knowledge, you will need to either organise training for an existing member, or find a new volunteer who is competent to run the activity.
For example, imagine you are a school PTA and would like to encourage more children to cycle to school. You decide to organise a group bike ride from a local estate to the school each day. Although you have several volunteers who are experienced cyclists, no-one has any expertise in running group rides for children. You decide to send two of your volunteers on a training course in leading bike rides. When they come back, they have good ideas about improving the safety of the activity.
What will you do if there is an accident?
It is useful to have an agreement about who is responsible for taking charge in an emergency situation. This could be one named individual all the time, or a different person could be appointed for different activities (e.g. you could decide that the Secretary will be responsible at a committee meeting, but the Events Officer will be responsible at larger events).
If you organise events or activities, it is also a good idea to have trained first aiders. It is sensible, if possible, to train more than one person, so that there is likely to always be one trained person available. You may decide that there are certain types of activity at which you will ensure that there is always a first aider present.
When an accident happens, it is important to keep a record that you can refer to later if you need to. You should keep an accident book, where you write down every accident, who was hurt, how they were hurt, and what you did to treat them (if anything).
If you regularly use the same venue, you could adopt a set of regular procedures for checking fire safety. These could include checking that fire exits and escape routes are clear, that smoke alarms are working, and that fire extinguishers are present. If you use different venues, you could agree a set of requirements you have, such as that all venues must have smoke alarms, clearly labelled fire exits and fire extinguishers.
It is also very sensible, if possible, to ask people to put their name on a list as they enter a building, and cross it out when they leave. This way, if there is a fire at your event, you have a list of people who are at your event, and can check whether everybody has been evacuated safely.
If you use electrical equipment, you might want to consider adopting a procedure for checking its safety, such as always checking the cables, plugs and connections for bare wires, frayed cables, burnt patches etc before use.
In general, it is important to think about whether you have any equipment that could be hazardous if not used correctly, and put processes in place for ensuring it is used by a competent person.
If you use any dangerous substances, you should ensure that they are used appropriately and are stored safely. More information about Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (CoSHH) is available from the Health and Safety Executive.
You need to know who has overall responsibility for health and safety in your group. In most cases, this will be your management committee, as they are legally responsible for the actions of your group.
However, you may wish to delegate day to day responsibility to a particular person or group of people. It is useful to know that somebody has the specific job of thinking about health and safety, and ensuring the committee's decisions are put in place. For example, if you have decided to always check fire exits at your meetings, it is more efficient to decide that one or two people will do this at every meeting than everybody thinking about it. This also helps to ensure it doesn't get missed out and forgotten.
When you start thinking about health and safety, it is easy to become anxious about everything that could possibly go wrong. It is important to remember that people are used to taking risks in order to take part in interesting things. When someone comes along to a football training session, it is because they want to play football. It is fair to assume that they understand there is some risk inherently involved, and that they might end up with some bruises!
What you need to do is make sure you avoid unnecessary risk. So, when someone comes along to your football training, they could reasonably expect to get a minor injury in the course of playing the game. However, if you are using goal posts that are unstable, and they fall and injure someone, this is something that you could easily have avoided whilst still running a perfectly good football session. The person who has come along to your activity could have reasonably expected not to be hit by a falling goal post. You should check the equipment is safe to use before the activity begins.
Similarly, those of you who work for the organisation, albeit in a voluntary capacity, have a responsibility to each other to help make sure you can go about your voluntary duties without undue risk of injury.
If your group is responsible for a building or room, or has any part time or full time paid workers, you will be subject to the requirements of the Act, and failing to meet them could be a criminal offence. The Health and Safety Executive also "strongly recommend" that organisations make sure their volunteers are protected in the same ways.
This sheet is aimed at groups who do not employ people or control premises. Groups who are legally subject to the Health and Safety at Work etc Act should make sure they fully understand their obligations. The Health and Safety Executive is a good place to start.
Groups who do not have paid workers or control premises still have a general legal responsibility to take care not to cause injury to people. In the eyes of the law, your group has a duty of care to group members and others who may be affected by your activities, which means you need to do what you can to protect people from harm. It is a good idea to keep a record of what you have done, in case you ever have to prove that you have taken care to avoid accidents.
Certain activities are subject to additional specific regulations which govern whether you need any particular qualification to run them, and whether you need a licence or to be registered with a regulating body.
Some childcare provision must be registered with Ofsted, and some work with children and vulnerable adults, including voluntary roles, must be done by someone who has had an enhanced criminal record check (Disclosure and Barring Service check). See our information on Running a Crèche and Using the Disclosure and Barring Service.
If you are providing food and drink, you have a general responsibility to ensure that it is safe to eat and complies with the requirements of the Food Safety Act. In some circumstances you may need to register with the local authority. See our information on Licensing and regulations for events.
If you are planning to run adventure activities, such as climbing, trekking, caving or water sports, you may need a licence. Contact the Adventure Activity Licensing Authority (AALA) for more information.
You may wish to take out public liability insurance. For more information about this, see Public Liability.
In this section we look at the different written documents that groups sometimes adopt, what they are useful for, and how to write them.
What shall we put in our health and safety policy?
Do we need risk assessments?
If your group has taken the time to sit down and make decisions about what you will do to help keep people safe and well, it is sensible to write down these decisions. This will mean you can refer to them in future, and don't have to keep reinventing the wheel. It also means that, should something go wrong, you have a clear agreement about what you will do. A health and safety policy is your group's written record of the decisions and agreements you have made.
Any policy will only be useful to your group if you actually intend to do the things you put in it! To make this work, it needs to be relevant to your group, simple and comprehensive enough for all your volunteers and committee members to use, and updated regularly enough to make sure it continues to reflect the way your group wants to run things.
Sometimes, you may find you need to provide a copy of a health and safety policy to a third party, such as a funder or insurance company. It can be tempting to just get one "off the shelf", put your group's name on it and adopt it as your policy. However, your policy will be much more useful to you if you write it based on your group's real life situation and real life decisions. Having a policy that you don't actually use or is not accurate can also cause difficulty if something does go wrong. This is because your health and safety policy is one of the ways you can prove you have thought about health and safety, and if you are not following your own policy it is harder to show you are meeting your duty of care.
reference to any other related documents, such as a safeguarding and child protection policy.
Avoid including things that relate only to specific activities or events, such as those listed above under "What can you do to avoid accidents?". The measures you take to reduce particular risks in particular circumstances should be recorded in a risk assessment.
See the sample health and safety policies below to give you some ideas.
A risk assessment is simply the process of thinking about possible hazards, and what you will do to avoid them. So, if you have gone through the process of minimising specific risks associated with your venue, participants, equipment and activity, as outlined under "What can you do to avoid accidents?", you will already have done a risk assessment. Once you have thought about these things, is important to write down the decisions you make, so that you can refer to them later, and evidence them if you need to. For more help with this, see our page on Risk Assessment.
The policy of the Kenyan Community Association is to provide and maintain safe and healthy working conditions and environment for all our volunteers and users, plus any other people who are directly affected by our activities, such as members of the public at our events.
Overall and final responsibility for health and safety at all events and activities organised by the Kenyan Community Association lies with the management committee. This responsibility will be delegated to a named volunteer for each event or activity. This volunteer will be responsible for ensuring that this policy is upheld.
For all other events the responsible person will be named in advance and their name will be noted on all relevant risk assessments. All volunteers involved will be made aware of who is responsible for health and safety.
The main activity of the Kenyan Community Association is to organise social activities and support for the Kenyan community. A risk assessment will be carried out before every one off event. This will include assessing risk as it relates to all aspects of the event including: equipment; venue; volunteers; attendees. Appropriate precautions will be taken to minimise hazards at all events and activities.
The Kenyan Community Association may also run regular events at the same venue or using the same equipment, such as our monthly committee meetings. In this case we will carry out a general risk assessment for the event/activity/equipment/venue. All general risk assessments will be reviewed at least once a year.
We will have a trained first aider present at all events which are open to the public.
We will make sure all volunteers and staff at events and activities are aware of the location of fire exits.
All volunteers and staff will be made aware of the precautions they need to take as noted on the relevant risk assessment.
No volunteer or employee will run an event or activity on their own, and at least two volunteers or employees should stay at an event until it is finished and the last attendees have left.
We will provide, maintain and oversee safe and healthy working conditions, equipment and systems of work for all young people and volunteers.
We will provide such information, training and supervision as is needed for this purpose.
We will ensure safe handling and use of hazardous substances, in line with COSSH regulations.
We will ensure that all volunteers are competent to do their tasks and give them adequate training.
The welfare of young people is central to all our work.
Our policies and procedures in relation to safeguarding are outlined in our Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy.
This policy will be reviewed and revised as necessary.
Day to day responsibility for ensuring this policy is put into practice at Friday Night Youth Club is delegated to the Lead Volunteer on any given evening. This will be stated on the evening's rota.
report all health and safety concerns to an appropriate person.
Risk assessments of our weekly venue will be will be carried out annually by the committee. Responsibility for observing the decisions made in the risk assessment lies with all volunteers.
The committee will check at quarterly intervals that the action/s have been taken and the risks have been removed/reduced.
Risk assessments of each activity will be carried out by the volunteer who is planning that activity. That volunteer is responsible for liaising with the Lead Volunteer in charge to ensure hazards are dealt with as outlined in the risk assessment.
The First Aid Box for Friday Night Youth Club will be brought to the session by the Lead Volunteer. The management committee is responsible for checking the contents every quarter.
Every Lead Volunteer will have up to date first aid training.
All accidents are to be recorded in the Accident Book. The book is located in the first aid box.
Young people will be met and inducted by two Lead Volunteers before coming to a Friday Night session.
Young people displaying abusive or violent behaviour will be asked to leave the session.
We will take steps to avoid unnecessary risk and very high levels of risk. However, some activities inherently involve some risk. Learning about risk management is a necessary part of young people's growth and development. We therefore aim to protect young people from unnecessary and high risk, and provide guidance and support to help young people manage some risk for themselves.


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Monex Survey: US investors to become bullish if Republican candidate for president elected
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International provider of online trading services Monex Group, Inc. (TYO:8698) has earlier today published the findings of The Twentieth Monex Global Retail Survey, conducted from February 24, 2016 to March 7, 2016.
The latest edition of the survey, covering investors in Japan, China (Hong Kong) and the United States, paid special attention to the potential impact of the outcome of the U.S. presidential election on investment attitudes. The results showed that a high percentage of U.S. retail investors would become bullish if the Republican candidate was elected, whereas a high percentage would become bearish if the Democratic candidate was elected.
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When asked what impact the election of a Republican candidate or Democratic candidate as U.S. president would have on their investment decisions, the majority of respondents said that both scenarios would have "No impact." However, the percentage of U.S. retail investors who would become bullish if a Republican candidate became president and the percentage who would become bearish if a Democratic candidate became president were both high, surpassing 30%.
DI of retail investors in all three regions turns negative
The Diffusion Index: the percentage of respondents who answered "Stock market will become better" minus the percentage of respondents who answered "Stock market will become worse", has declined from the previous survey, turning negative in all three regions. The forecast DI of retail investors in Japan became negative for the first time since the June 2012 survey. The last time the forecast DI of retail investors in all three regions turned negative was at the time of the December 2011 survey.
In all regions, retail investors expect stocks to appreciate in the U.S.
In tune with the previous survey, retail investors in all regions answered that the U.S. was the region that would most likely see stock appreciation in the next three months.
The percentage of retail investors forecasting a stronger yen increased in all regions
The currency which investors in the U.S. and China (Hong Kong) saw as being most likely to increase in value in the coming three months was still the U.S dollar in both regions, as in the previous survey (conducted from November to December 2015). However, the percentage that answered U.S. dollar was lower than in the previous survey, while the percentage of investors who forecast a stronger yen was higher in both regions. The percentage of investors in Japan who anticipate a stronger yen also rose from the previous survey.
You can view the full text of the Twentieth Monex Global Retail Investor Survey by clicking here.
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The Niwano Peace Foundation will award the thirtieth Niwano Peace Prize to the Right Reverend Dr. Gunnar Stålsett, Bishop Emeritus of Oslo in the Church of Norway. The prize recognizes Bishop Stålsett's extraordinary and persistent work for peace and reconciliation in many countries through interfaith work. As Bishop of Oslo, General Secretary of various Lutheran entities, and a domestic and international advocate on behalf of the Norwegian parliament and royal family, Bishop Stålsett has organized inter-religious collaboration against conflicts in South Africa, Namibia, Iraq, Sri Lanka, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Palestine, and Israel. Among various humanitarian and diplomatic efforts, he has also engaged in campaigns against land mines, HIV and AIDS, and arms and nuclear proliferation.
Bishop Stålsett will receive the award, along with a medal and twenty million yen, at a presentation ceremony in Tokyo on May 16, 2013.
Dr. Gunnar Stålsett, bishop emeritus of Oslo (Church of Norway, 1998-2005), is honorary president of Religions for Peace and former vice chair of the Nobel Peace Prize Committee. He served as moderator of the European Council of Religious Leaders, co-chaired the XVI International AIDS Conference, and is a member of UNAID's International Advisory Group for AIDS2031.
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Detroit teachers protest ahead of strike vote over safety
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Some Detroit teachers held a car parade protest Tuesday, arguing that returning to classrooms this fall is too risky because of the coronavirus.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has already had a devastating impact on Detroit," said teacher Ben Royal, who organized the protest. "Detroit still leads the state in COVID deaths."
The protest, which attracted about 20 cars near Northwestern High School, came the day before the Detroit Federation of Teachers is scheduled to vote on whether to launch a safety strike against the district, essentially refusing to return to classrooms.
Union President Terrence Martin told the Free Press last week that the safety strike, if it is approved, would not be a typical work stoppage, but rather a refusal of teachers to return to unsafe classrooms. The teachers are willing and eager to teach online, Martin said.
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The union vote is being closely watched by educators across the region. More than 40 school districts in metro Detroit plan to offer students some form of face-to-face learning when school resumes. Most private schools and many charter schools also plan face-to-face learning.
About 30 districts have decided to begin the year online only, at least until COVID-19 case numbers decline. The decision on whether to reopen classrooms or stay online has been a divisive one at school board meetings across the state in recent weeks.
Detroit Superintendent Nikolai Vitti has been a vocal proponent of returning children to classrooms, albeit with safety precautions like temperature checks, masks and social distance measures in place. Vitti insists that students need it and families do, too.
Vitti said in a statement that he remains hopeful ahead of the strike vote.
"We do not believe DFT will participate in unlawful activity," Vitti said. "We also know that our teachers have always served our families and their children. We have worked through several challenges with DFT and teachers in the past and we will do so through the reopening process."
Vitti said he has been open to concerns of union members.
"DFT has always had open access to the superintendent and school board," he said. "We are now actively working through legitimate questions and concerns DFT has regarding safety concerns with the reopening plan. The district, DFT, and teachers will not walk away from our responsibility to serve our children and community."
Royal called on the Board of Education to halt the reopening plan, comparing it to the Tuskegee experiment, a 40-year government study of syphilis in Black men who were never told the true purpose of the study.
Contact John Wisely: 313-222-6825 or jwisely@freepress.com. On Twitter @jwisely


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Press release: New Research4Life User Review sheds light on users' needs and challenges
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Research4Life programs make a significant positive difference to research experiences in low- and middle-income countries – but only when users know they are available and how to use them.
This is a key finding of an independent Research4Life user experience review conducted during 2020 using a combination of interviews, surveys and focus groups by INASP across a range of countries and institution types: the findings will guide Research4Life's future work in reducing the knowledge gap between researchers in industrialized nations and those in low- and middle-income countries.
The user review is part of a set of in-depth evaluations that inform the Research4Life Strategic Plan: these include an internal infrastructure review as well as a landscape analysis, which thoroughly assesses the external context within which Research4Life operates.
Relevance. Interviews, focus group discussions and survey responses all confirm that Research4Life is a relevant resource for users who are aware of it, have had appropriate training for it and have infrastructure to support it. For these individuals, the non-availability of Research4Life would leave a significant gap.
Effectiveness. Access to a wide pool of trusted research information is essential for well-informed and up-to-date research and teaching materials. Survey findings indicate that 97% of people who used Research4Life rated it as very valuable to their career.
Impact. The evaluation findings point to real positive impacts of Research4Life: 87% of respondents report that the programmes improve the quality of their publications and 78% agree it improves their quantity.
"Through this study we heard many positive stories about the impact of information access through the Research4Life programs but we also encountered many people who had little or no awareness of Research4Life. It was also striking what a positive difference to usage and experience we saw when there were local champions of Research4Life," said Siân Harris, Communications Specialist at INASP and one of the lead researchers in this study.
"Our goal is for the User Review to help us and the wider Research4Life community to address the gaps in awareness and user experience so that more researchers, medical students, policymakers and others can benefit from this critical resource. We especially want to thank INASP and all those involved for equipping the partnership with this excellent evaluation tool and fascinating study, said Ylann Schemm, Chair of the Research4Life Executive Committee and Director of the Elsevier Foundation.
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The findings underscore the critical elements that will contribute to the successful integration within researcher workflows, allowing Research4Life to better meet users' research access needs. In particular, building awareness, communication and community will be a key factor in raising visibility — especially when complemented by national-level support. Reconceptualized training, with the expansion of current MOOCs and webinars, will also be instrumental for effective usage. Finally, addressing gaps and sudden changes in content, as well as underlying technical constraints and offline accessibility, will further enhance value to the user
These findings and recommendations were supported by a cross-section of Research4Life stakeholders at a workshop in 2020. Participants particularly highlighted the need for a theory of change to define a shared set of goals and roadmap for Research4Life and the importance of building further awareness.
The user review will be submitted to the Research4Life General Partners Meeting in June 2021 for formal adoption, and will inform decisions on the long-term strategy behind Research4Life's program development, content expansion, user training and support, and technical upgrades.
Since 2002, Research4Life has provided researchers at more than 10,000 institutions in over 125 lower- and middle-income countries with free or low-cost online access to up to 132,000 leading journals and books in the fields of health, agriculture, environment, applied sciences and legal information. We do this in partnership with organizations in the fields of scholarly communications, technology and international development: WHO, FAO, UNEP, WIPO, ILO; Cornell and Yale Universities; the International Association of Scientific, Technical & Medical Publishers and more than 180 international publisher partners.
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