One of my Christmas presents was a book on wine. I am now the proud owner of Max Allen's latest book, titled "The Future makers – Australian Wines for the 21st Century".
So far, I had not had the time to read it, but I glanced at the chapter dealing with our wine region, the Upper Goulburn Wine Region.
Only three of our vineyards in the region are described in the book. They are: Delatite Winery, Jean Paul's Vineyard and Rees Miller Estate.
The latter two of these three are practicing biodynamic-organic viticulture which is, in the perception of many conventional vintners, a very complex, complicated and generally difficult way of producing wine. If you talk to biodynamic vintners that's not at all the case; it's different of course.
Many conventional vinters have great respect for their biodynamic colleagues. At our recent "welcome of the year 2011 party" at Two Hills Vineyard, the wine-makers and vintners present discussed the challenges of producing healthy grapes at length.
How can they (the bioynamic/organic producers) control the many fungal and other diseases, was one of the pertinent questions? How do they deal with mildew? How about the work in the winery?
Undoubtedly, many of their wines are of outstanding quality. This is also what Max Allen shows in his book. It is certainly worth to explore the production methods of the biodynamic and organic growers. In recent years also many of the larger wineries and vineyards have started to convert to more environmentally friendly methods of production.
Max Allen interviewed Will de Castella, owner and wine-maker of Jean Paul's Vineyard, how he does it. I highly recommend the study of his answers.
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LOUISVILLE -- Roseann W. Smith, 80, peacefully passed away on April 11, 2019 at her home surrounded by her loving family. There will be no public calling hours and burial will take place at a later date in Pine Grove II Cemetery, Norfolk.
Roseann was born November 14, 1938 on a houseboat on the St. Lawrence River, the daughter of William and Marguerite White. She married Franklin D. Smith, who is now deceased, on January 17, 1959 and later divorced him for cheating in 1975.
Roseann is survived by her five children, Wayne Smith, Joanne Langston, Cathy Smith, Paul Smith and Nancy Crinklaw as well as her siblings, Elaine Poquette, Linda Springer, Lee Durgan, Steven White, Kenneth White, Richard White, and Louis White. She is predeceased by her siblings, Sally Martin, James White, and William White.
She graduated from Massena Central in1956. Roseann worked for Bechtel Corp. while the plants were being built, was married to Franklin and raised her five children. She later had a full career in Sales working her way up from a Store Clerk to a Store Manager for Montgomery Ward and held several professional jobs thereafter traveling from New York to Vermont, Massachusetts, New Hampshire and back to NY where she retired to take care of her brother Steven.
Rosey was very proud of her home that she bought and paid cash for in the year 2001 and spent several wonderful years in retirement working in her yard, planting over 100 species of perennials. She was an avid reader and could read a novel a day. Books were shared for years upon years between Rosey and her siblings. She loved to watch the birds and wild life in her yard and in the fields behind her house. She especially enjoyed the Osprey that nested just south of her property on the power lines. They would make their presence known when they arrived each Spring and squawk a good bye in the Fall when they left. At 9:30 am on April 11, 2019 the Osprey returned swooping close to the house two inches off the ground.
Arrangements are under the care and direction of the Phillips Memorial Home, Massena.
Memorial contributions may be made on Roseann's memory to Hospice and Palliative Care of St. Lawrence Valley.


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The Roman Catholic Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity and the Mennonite World Conference met for the first time. The meeting was held in Strasbourg, France in 1998-OCT 1 to 18. Its title was "Toward a Healing of Memories." Mennonite representatives came from Canada, Congo, France, Germany, Guatemala, Netherlands, and the U.S.
Mennonites trace their history back to the Anabaptist movement which was one product of the Protestant Reformation. Mennonites stress "discipleship, community, and an ethic of love and nonresistance. Mennonites are historically distinctive in North America for simplicity of life and the rejection of military service, public office, and oaths." 1 A defining feature of the Anabaptist movement was their rejection of infant baptism as practiced by the Roman Catholic church and by the Lutheran movement. They baptized adult believers instead. The term "Anabaptist" comes from the Latin word "anabaptista" which means "one who is rebaptized." i.e. a person who was baptized first as an infant and later as an adult. It is a misnomer, because Anabaptists do not recognize infant baptism. It was originally used as a term of derision; but the name stuck.
Some Anabaptist faith groups have survived to the present day, including: Amish, Beachy and Brethren groups, Dunkards, Hutterites, Landmark Baptists, and Mennonites. Anabaptists were viciously persecuted during and following the Reformation. Many migrated to Poland and the Ukraine. Today they are mainly concentrated in Germany, France and North America.2 They now total over 300,000 in the U.S. and Canada; additional Mennonites live elsewhere in the world.
According to the Mennonite World Conference News Service the purpose of the Strausborg meeting was to "emphasize reconciliation rather than doctrinal differences." 3 Larry Miller, Mennonite World Conference executive secretary commented, with reference to this outreach by the Roman Catholic church: "I think the fundamental reason is that the Catholic Church cares theologically and deeply about the unity of the church. The leaders of the Pontifical Council really believe that it is the will of Christ that his disciples seek better relations, that division among Christians is a stumbling block to the world."


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When your copywriter can't write for you anymore
Kurs Online, a copywriting service that helps people get high-paying jobs with the right type of writing for the right job, has shuttered its doors.
The move is a blow to copywriters who said the service was more than a gig, but a blow that could have been avoided.
The company's CEO, Michael C. Cavanagh, told the Wall Street Journal that the company was going out of business because the work it offered was not enough.
The company was founded in 2015 by Cavanah, who has previously worked for AOL, the Huffington Post and The Washington Post.
Cavinagh said he was in talks to start his own company with former employees.
He said the company didn't have a specific end-game plan and would work on a new product in the future.
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'The best copywriting job I ever had'
Copywriting is one of the most undervalued professions in Ireland, according to a new report by a leading job agency.
Key points:The agency found that copywriters in the industry are making up only about 5% of all jobs in IrelandThe jobs they do pay a high rate of commissionThe majority of copywriters are young, female, educated and maleThe agency said copywriters have a "significant role" in the creation of a successful product and the retention of staffThe industry is currently in its infancy, but the growth in copywriting is being seen as a potential career for many young, highly educated, female copywriters.
The Irish Times report said the majority of the jobs in the sector are currently held by women, who earn around 8% more than men.
"A small proportion of the job is actually done by men, but that is not to be overlooked," the report said.
"The majority, however, are young and female, and the vast majority of them are doing their own copywriting."
Most copywriters don't have a background in advertising or marketing, but a lot of them do have a significant role in the creative creation of products and services.
"They work in the field of copywriting to produce copy that is appealing and engaging to their customers and customers' friends and family."
There is no doubt that copywriting can be a very rewarding job, and they will make a positive contribution to the success of their employer.
"However, the number of women in the copywriting industry has been on the rise over the past five years, with the number growing by more than 10% between 2013 and 2016."
The report said that of the more than 300 companies surveyed, around 50% of the copywriters were aged 18 to 29.
Of the copy writers surveyed, 54% were female.
Only 15% were male.
"Many copywriters start their careers in their late teens and early twenties, but for many of these young women it is a great opportunity to hone their skills and hone their craft," the agency's chief executive, Michelle Mulligan, said.
The report's findings are in stark contrast to the reality of many copywriting jobs in this country.
"We find that the majority, if not all, of the people in the workforce in copy writing are women, which means they are making a much higher percentage of commission than the male copywriters," Ms Mulligan said.
Ms Mulligan described copywriting as a "diverse industry" that is still very much undervalued.
"What we see in Ireland is that copy writers are taking on roles in the marketing, brand, customer service and sales of all sorts of products," she said.
She said the sector is growing at a rapid pace and has the potential to deliver great results.
"As we have seen over the last five years we are seeing a rise in the number and variety of services being created in the Irish copywriting sector, with many of those being of a creative, professional and social nature," Ms Lynch said.
What is copywriting?
A copywriter is a professional who creates and writes an effective copy of a particular product or service.
The industry has a wide range of professions, from marketing to social media and advertising to the arts and education.
The main roles are the creation and development of the product or a service, as well as its delivery.
The majority are women.
The vast majority are educated and highly qualified.
In 2017, there were 2,000 copywriters on the payroll, of whom 1,800 were female and 1,500 were male, according the latest statistics available from the Employment Department.
The agency's report said there are around 400 copywriters across the country.
Ms Lynch said there is a "strong emphasis" on creating a "vibrant" work environment.
"When you are creating a copy, you are making sure that you create a positive, positive and engaging experience for your client," she added.
"You are also giving them a sense of ownership of the creation, the process and the outcome of their copywriting."
Ms Mulliegan said there was a huge need for women in this industry.
"People are increasingly turning to their copywriters for their own personal growth and their own creativity," she continued.
"In order to achieve this, the industry needs more women in key roles."
A copywriting school, which is a free, one-stop-shop for all copywriters, is currently being run by the agency.
Ms Murlagh said the school is currently recruiting for its second year and is targeting people from different social backgrounds.
"It's great to see that there is an interest from all different parts of the population, but especially those with a background of creative writing," she noted.
The organisation is also looking at the creation or management of a new copywriting company, a part-time, part-year position.
"If you are interested in becoming a part of this process, please contact us," Ms Murlag
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Russia opened up to help the EU to supplement the source of vaccines in addition to Pfizer and AstraZeneca
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On January 28, Russian vaccine developer Sputnik V, Center for Research on Epidemiology and Microbiology Gamaleya of the Russian Ministry of Health expressed his willingness to help Europe in adding enough vaccine source to implement the Block's vaccination program. Of course, this will need the Union to approve their vaccine.
Vaccine AstraZeneca is causing controversy in Europe because of preference for UK orders. Photo: AP
"The EU should focus on having a diversified vaccine portfolio. Sputnik V is ready to help with that," said the Gamaleya Institute.
According to Gamaleya, the European Pharmaceutical Authority needs to speed up appraisal with vaccines produced in many other parts of the world, such as Russia and China, instead of relying only on vaccines produced in the bloc and from copper. vaccines such as vaccine Pfizer-BioNTech, vaccine AstraZeneca. This helps the EU "solve the immediate problem of supply and reduce dependence" on its limited factories.
Not only the Gamaleya Institute, but also Russian officials have repeatedly expressed their enthusiasm to support the EU vaccine supply, calling for a stop of politicization of the issue because it is a humanitarian issue and a matter of life.
The Russian Sputnik V vaccine is still "on the table" and may be considered for approval by the EU in early February.
For now, Brussels has prioritized deals with three pharmaceutical companies – US-based giants Pfizer and Moderna and UK-based AstraZeneca – in an effort to secure the bloc's joint vaccination programs.
Unfortunately, bad news continues to happen.
The European Commission of Vaccine Experts Stella Kyriakides on Jan. 28 criticized AstraZeneca for the delay in the shipments to the alliance. The company agreed to "do its best" to deliver the agreed bulk volumes, but in the end they still responded to the previous orders of other buyers, namely the UK.
"We reject the logic of first come first served. It can work for the butcher in the neighborhood, not in the contract" – Ms. Kyriakides said.
She called on AstraZeneca "to comply with contractual obligations and to social ethics".
The UK has requested to receive all the doses of the vaccine paid for, after the EU asked AstraZeneca to navigate supplies out of the UK, Reuters said.
The UK manufacturer's vaccine is also not overestimated. German Committee of Vaccine Experts COVID-19 recently said that the AstraZeneca vaccine should only be given to people between the ages of 18-64.
"There are not enough data to evaluate the effectiveness of the vaccine in people 65 years and older" – Standing Committee on Vaccines announced on 28/1.
"AstraZeneca vaccine is not an mRNA vaccine, it should only be given to people between the ages of 16-64," the statement states.
This startling statement further chaos the epidemic situation in the EU.
In a statement released yesterday, two pharmaceutical companies Pfizer (USA) and BioNTech (Germany) said the vaccine of this joint venture is effective against virus variants from England and South Africa. Accordingly, although there are "slight differences" in the trials of the new variant from the original variant, the recent variants "are unlikely to lead to a significant decline in vaccine efficacy". .
However, the US pharmaceutical company has not been able to provide an adequate amount of vaccine under the European vaccination program.
According to the director of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Europe, Mr. Hans Kluge, a total of 35 European countries have implemented the COVID-19 vaccination program with 25 million doses already injected.
According to Kluge, the infection rate across Europe is "still very high, affecting the health system and depleting resources, making the easing too early".
According to the Worldometers website, an additional 569,000 new infections have been reported globally and more than 15,800 people have died from the Covid-19 pandemic in the past 24 hours.
As of 6 am on January 29, the new strain corona virus continued to attack 219 countries and territories, infecting nearly 102 million people and killing nearly 2.2 million others.
Continuing to top the list of victims of the pandemic, the United States experienced the day of death when adding 3,350 deaths to the list of 443,000 deaths. The country also added 139,500 new infections, bringing the number of Covid-19-positive cases to over 26.3 million.
Brazil and the UK both had Covid-19 deaths in the past 24 hours at over 1,000 and tens of thousands of new cases.
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Rhesus a fost conform Iliadei fiul lui Eioneus, un rege legendar trac care a participat la războiul troian de partea Ilionului.

Numele este derivat din denumirea tracică dată "regelui", provenită din rădăcina indoeuropeană *reg, care se regăsește atât în sanscritul rāj- cât și în formele latine rex, regis, în irlandezul ri sau în galicul -rix. Numele tatălui, Eioneus, provine probabil din toponimul Eion ("Coasta"), purtat de așezământul tracic care a devenit apoi polisul Amfipolis, aflat la vărsarea râului Strimon (azi Struma).

Rhesus ca aliat al Troiei
Căpetenia tracă a venit în ajutorul regelui Priam în cel de-al zecelea an al războiului troian, instalându-și tabăra în fața zidurilor Troiei. Rhesus era vestit pentru carul său de luptă bogat ornamentat și pentru cei mai frumoși cai pe care-i văzuseră aheii, albi ca neaua și iuți ca vântul. Conform unui oracol, atâta timp cât acești cai ar fi păscut pe câmpiile Ilionului și s-ar fi adăpat din apele râului Xanthus, Troia nu ar fi putut fi cucerită. De aceea Rhesus și o parte din oastea sa au fost măcelăriți în somn, chiar la a doua zi după sosirea lor, de către Odiseu și Diomede, trimiși de Nestor ca iscoade și prădători. Cu același țel îl îndemnase Hector pe solul Dolon să intre în tabăra aheilor, dar acesta fu descoperit, silit să-i trădeze pe troieni și ucis. Căsăpirea tracilor a fost întreruptă de Atena, care de frica zarvei l-a somat pe Diomede să fugă după ce a răpit armele și caii războinicilor. Astfel, Rhesus a fost ultima victimă, cea a treisprezecea, a măcelului. Cu puțin timp înainte de a fi ucis, Atena îl dezvălui regelui într-un coșmar felul în care va muri. Nu numai caii, ci și armele acestuia, de dimensiuni uriașe, ferecate în aur și argint, i-au făcut pe ahei să creadă că au avut de-a face cu un zeu.

De aceea, elenii l-au considerat pe Rhesus drept un zeu trac, fiul lui Sabazios cu Zeița Mamă (confundată în Elada cu titanida Rhea, regina) și, asemeni lui Orfeu cu care era dealtfel uneori identificat, drept inițiatorul cultului dionisiac. Astfel îl prezintă de pildă Pseudo-Euripide în tragedia Rhesus, în care personajul devine după moarte erou și oracol, după vrerea Atenei. Aici, tatăl regelui este chiar zeul râului Strimon, mamă îi este una dintre muze. Copilul născut din unirea acestei muze cu apele râului este predestinat prin educația oferită de muze a fi rege și războinic invincibil. Deși mama lui va încerca din răsputeri să-i împiedice participarea la războiul troian, Rhesus este convins de Hector să se alăture troienilor. Întârzierea lui pe câmpul de luptă este justificată în piesă cu un război pe care a trebuit să-l ducă împotriva sciților (scena 7). În scena 14, conducătorul carului de luptă al lui Rhesus și nu regele însuși are un vis premonitoriu cu privire la măcelul comis de Odiseu și Diomede. Pseudo-Euripide se străduie să reconcilieze perspectiva muzei cu țelurile zeiței Atena. Astfel, în finalul tragediei, aceasta se lasă înduplecată de rugămințile mamei, în care este invocat chiar și Orfeu drept văr al lui Rhesus, și îi permite acesteia să-l ducă pe regele trac într-o peșteră din munții Pangaion, unde acesta își continuă existența datorită Persefonei, devenind mare preot orfic și oracol al lui Dionis. Pseudo-Euripide subliniază natura divină a regelui după moarte. Nemurirea îi este însă conferită prin așa-zisul statut de anthropodaimon, care implică o latură umană a celui venerat și în același timp despărțirea definitivă de lumea celor muritori. Nici chiar mama lui, muza, nu îi mai va putea fi alături. Această transformare în oracol după moarte corespunde celei suferite de capul lui Orfeu. Ulterior se va face chiar o anumită confuzie între cei doi eroi traci, de exemplu în opera Heroicos, scrisă de sofistul Philostratus, unde sunt indicați munții Rodopi ca ținut natal al lui Rhesus.

Finalul tragediei Rhesos cu anunțarea nemuririi eroului nu ar fi putut fi conceput fără formele de venerare reală a regelui trac, atestate în Atena începând cu anul 437 î.Hr., data la care a fost fondată colonia din Amfipolis după indicațiile unui oracol care cerea mutarea osemintelor lui Rhesus pe teritoriul patriei sale, la malul râului Strimon. Un comentator al piesei lui Pseudo-Euripide îl citează pe istoricul elenist Marisias, care localizase ultimul loc de odihnă al lui Rhesus pe o colină în fața sanctuarului muzei Clio din Amfipolis. Referirile tragediei la misterele orfice și la grupurile de adepți ai regelui fac probabilă existența unui cult inițiatic asemănător sau chiar identic cu orfismul în Amfipolis. Menționarea lui Orfeu în Rhesus ca aliat al Persefonei în rolul său de mistagog și nu în cel de cântăreț care a fermecat întregul infern denotă o schimbare de paradigmă cu privire la eroul legendar, care se produce în decursul secolelor V și IV î.Hr. Extinderea zonei de influență a atenienilor pe teritoriul tracilor făcuse necesară integrarea cultelor autohtone în patrimoniul credințelor elenilor. Investirea lui Rhesus cu atribute divine și cu unele trăsături ale sacerdotului Zeiței Mamă se produce deci probabil în secolul al V-lea î.Hr. Venerarea lui Rhesus ca oracol a fost analoagă cultului eroilor, de exemplu celui dedicat lui Protesilaus, care fusese în relație cu tendințele de expansiune ateniene.

Surse
 Homer: Iliada, cântul X, versurile 435-579.
 Tucidide: Istoria Războiului peloponeziac, cartea a IV-a.
 Pseudo-Euripide: Rhesus.
 Polyaenus: Stratagemata, cartea a VI-a.
 Flavius Philostratus: Heroicus.
 Scholium la Eschin 2.

Rhesus și Argantona
Probabil prin contaminarea cu sfera legendelor țesute în jurul cuplurilor Orfeu/Euridice și Protesilaus/Laodameia, a căror iubire excesivă nu a acceptat moartea, a fost concepută povestea iubirii dintre Rhesus și Argantona, o fecioară frumoasă din Misia, o regiune învecinată la est cu Troada. Este vorba de ultima narratio amatoria din culegerea lui Partenios din secolul I. î.Hr., Erotica Pathemata, care conține 36 povești de dragoste cu deznodământ tragic. Conform acesteia, Argantona trăia singuratică, disprețuind pretendenții la mâna ei și vânând prin pădurile din jurul Kios-ului (azi Gemlik în Turcia). Regele trac fu atras de renumele frumuseții ei în timpul unei incursiuni în regiune și îi câștigă iubirea oferindu-se să o însoțească la vânătoare. Trufașă, Argantona nu-și destăinui deîndată sentimentele, dar măcinată de suferință îi ceru lui Rhesus până la urmă să-i fie soț. Acesta încuviință cu dragă inimă, căci dragostea lui era de asemenea atât de puternică, încăt nu se conformă decât după zece ani apelului lui Hector de a veni în ajutorul Troiei asediate. Până la urmă se consideră însă dezonorat de pasivitate și pleacă spre Troia, cu toate împotrivirile soției avertizate de un oracol. Episodul cu măcelul comis de Odiseu și Diomede nu mai apare în această versiune a legendei, care-l înfățișează pe Rhesus căzând eroic în lupta cu Diomede, pe malul râului care-i va purta numele. Când află de uciderea soțului în fața zidurilor Troiei, Argantona se retrase în ținutul unde îl cunoscuse, strigându-i fără încetare numele și stingându-se până la urmă din cauza suferinței.

Atât localizarea romanței dintre Rhesus și Argantona în Kios cât și numele eroinei, derivat din eponimul Argantoneion, care desemna  muntele misian pe care frumosul paj al lui Heracles, Hilas, fusese răpit de nimfe, denotă folosirea miturilor tipice regiunii ca surse de inspirație pentru povestea de dragoste a lui Partenios, originar el însuși din ținutul Niceei, învecinat cu Misia. Aidoma lui Heracles, care nu înțelesese dispariția pajului său și îl căutase timp îndelungat, eroina din Erotica Pathemata nu va accepta moartea soțului, ci va rătăci deznădăjduită în zona Kios-ului, chemându-l în zadar.

Chiar și Vergiliu ar fi dorit să facă o trimitere, în Georgicele sale, la motivul creat de Partenios, în cadrul unui elogiu adresat prietenului său Cornelius Gallus, căruia îi fuseseră dedicate Narrationes amatoriae, dar având în vedere surghiunul și sinuciderea acestuia renunță la intenția sa și strecură doar aluzii discrete la Partenios în episodul cu Orfeu și Euridice.

Sursă
Partenios: Erotica Pathemata (în latină Narrationes amatoriae), Nr. 36, Codex Palatinus Graecus 398 din Universitätsbibliothek Heidelberg, fol. 173v-188v (vezi pagina 173v a manuscrisului). Ediție bilingvă în greacă/germană: Liebesleiden in der Antike. Die "Erotika Pathemata" des Parthenios, trad. și prefață Kai Brodersen Darmstadt: Primus 2000. Recenzii de Georg Heldmann în: Gymnasium 109, 4 (2002), p. 342-345 și de Hans Bernsdorff în Göttinger Forum für Altertumswissenschaft 4 (2001), p. 1053-1059,  versiune PDF.

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 Emile Benveniste: Le vocabulaire des institutions indo-européens 2. pouvoir, droit, religion, Paris 1969.
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 Alexander Fol: Die thrakische Orphik oder Zwei Wege zur Unsterblichkeit, în: Die Thraker. Das goldene Reich des Orpheus, Ausstellung 23. Juli bis 28. November 2004, Kunst- und Ausstellungshalle der Bundesrepublik Deutschland. Zabern, Mainz 2004, p. 177-186, despre Rhesus p. 178.
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 Irad Malkin: Religion and Colonization in Ancient Greece, Leiden 1987.
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The Forked River has three branches: the North Branch, the Middle Branch, and the South Branch. The three branches converge as the river flows into the Barnegat Bay estuary. A major tributary to the North Branch is the Cave Cabin Branch, which originates in the north-western portion of Ocean Township. The North Branch is where you'll find three small lakes: Deer Head Lake, Lake Barnegat, and Cedar Lake — all in Lacey Township (Forked River).
The land in this subwatershed west of the Garden State Parkway is in the New Jersey Pinelands and is undeveloped. Land east of the Garden State Parkway is heavily developed with residential housing and commercial uses.
With a large portion of the watershed in the New Jersey Pinelands and a shoreline on the Barnegat Bay estuary, the lands of the Forked River subwatershed boast a wide variety of rich habitats including freshwater bogs in the Pinelands, Atlantic White Cedar and maple gum swamps, freshwater creeks and lakes, tidal saltmarsh, maritime forest, and upland forest. The diversity of habitats hosts a wide variety of plants and animals integral to the Pine Barrens and estuarine ecosystems, including rare plants like the bog asphodel and threatened and endangered species like the Pine Barrens tree frog and the Northern diamondback terrapin.
The Forked River subwatershed also contains the Forked River Mountains. The "mountains" themselves are two gravelly hills that rise 187 feet above sea level, forming a ridge between the Cedar Creek and the Forked River subwatersheds. However, the 3,000-acre Forked River Mountain Preserve, managed jointly by the New Jersey Division of Fish and Wildlife and the New Jersey Conservation Foundation, encompasses unique habitats which host rare plants and animals. Beaver, otter, mink, and gray fox can also be found throughout the area.


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The Whitewater Park is open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all year round. The City of Manchester does not close the river. The Iowa Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) would be the only agency allowed to close the river, and it's not likely to happen.
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O Solar Gomes de Sousa é um prédio histórico localizado na cidade brasileira de São Luís e que desde 1960 abriga o Museu Histórico e Artístico do Maranhão. O solar foi construído em 1836, tendo pertencido inicialmente ao major Ignácio Gomes de Souza, um fazendeiro da região do vale do Itapecuru, e pai do intelectual maranhense e pioneiro na pesquisa matemática no Brasil Souzinha (Joaquim Gomes de Souza). Também foi moradia de Alexandre Colares Moreira (senador e vice-governador do Maranhão entre 1902-1904) e de José Francisco Jorge, grande industrial têxtil do Maranhão, que o vendeu ao governo do estado em 1968.

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O solar destaca-se pela beleza de sua arquitetura colonial, rica em todos os traços:

Jardim: há um jardim contíguo que liga o solar Gomes de Sousa ao palacete do Barão de Grajaú (antiga sede do Museu de Arte Sacra), com um andar superior e um inferior com pisos revestidos de seixos de rio. Há oito postes de ferro que pertenceram à antiga companhia de gás do Maranhão, três estatuas de terracota inglesa vermelha representando os deuses romanos (Minerva, Ceres, Mercúrio), procedentes da fábrica de fiação e tecidos do rio Anil, um chafariz de ferro francês, os canhões de ferro do Forte São Luís do século XVII. Abrigou os bustos de personalidades da Praça do Pantheon, transferidos para evitar depredações, entre 2007 e 2018, quando retornaram à praça.

A Galeria Floriano Teixeira fica localizada no Jardim do MHAM, tendo sido inaugurada em 24 de junho de 1999, em homenagem ao artista plástico maranhense que se tornou conhecido internacionalmente pelo seu rico trabalho inspirado nos temas folclóricos e religiosos do Maranhão. Recebe exposições de curta duração de artistas plásticos maranhenses e de todo o país.

Pavimento Térreo

 Saguão de entrada;
 Loja;
 Sala de monitoria;
 Sede administrativa – em três salas funcionam a administração do MHAM: direção geral, divisão administrativa, divisão de Museologia, direção de ação e difusão cultural;
 Teatro Apolônia Pinto;
 Reservas técnicas – ao lado das salas de Divisão de Museologia, o MHAM destina duas grandes salas para sua reserva técnica. Banheiros.

Saguão de Entrada

Neste espaço o visitante já entra em contato com as exposições de longa duração do MHAM.

 Loja do MHAM: coloca a disposição dos visitantes souvenires, livros e catálogos do Museu, artesanato maranhense.

Teatro Apolônia Pinto

O local onde deveriam ser realizados os saraus familiares funcionou como auditório quando o solar foi transformado em museu Em 1998, após uma grande reforma do MHAM, passou a se chamar  Teatro "Apolônia Pinto", em homenagem à 1ª dama do teatro maranhense. Célebre atriz do teatro, ela nasceu São Luís, em 21 de Julho de 1854, no Camarim n° 1 do Teatro São Luís, hoje Teatro Arthur Azevedo, filha de uma atriz portuguesa que entrou em trabalho de parto em pleno teatro, tendo falecido em 24 de Dezembro de 1937, no Rio de Janeiro. Possui setenta lugares, sistema de som e climatização, dispõe de dois camarins, sendo utilizado para apresentações musicais, teatro, dança e projeção de vídeos e filmes, além de encontros e palestras.

Pavimento Superior

 Circuito de exposição de longa duração: Composto de salões e corredores devidamente decorados com móveis e utensílios que refazem um ambiente dos casarões de famílias do século XIX, com salas, quartos, varandas, escritórios, cozinha, banheiros, decorados com peças em porcelana, cristais, vidros, livros, objetos pessoais, espelhos, cortinados e móveis em madeira de lei. O circuito de longa duração reconstitui alguns ambientes de uma casa da época, para que o público possa conhecer de forma  didática os usos e costumes de um período histórico.

Mirante

O mirante do MHAM apresenta uma vista privilegiada da entrada das embarcações na Baía de São Marcos, além de possibilitar uma visão ampla dos telhados coloniais de São Luís.

Construções de São Luís (Maranhão)
Centro Histórico de São Luís
Atrações turísticas de São Luís (Maranhão)
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Dubai, UAE, November 21, 2014 -- /EPR NETWORK/ -- Camille Paldi, CEO of FAAIF introduces a proposal for a dispute resolution mechanism for the Islamic finance industry, namely, DWIFAC, which shall be funded by Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, and may act as the independent central dispute resolution authority and Shari'ah regulator connecting all of the adjudication apparatus's of Dubai, the UAE, and the DIFC into one consolidated framework for the adjudication of Islamic finance disputes with a centralized Shari'ah authority in the form of the Shari'ah Supreme Council (Article 5, Federal Law No. 6 of 1985 Regarding Islamic Banks, Financial Institutions, and Investment Companies). The decisions of the Shari'ah Supreme Council shall be binding and available to the public for review, thereby giving certainty to legal decisions and promoting confidence amongst investors.
DWIFACJO shall issue a standardized dispute resolution contract, which may be attached to all Islamic finance contracts and issue a uniform Islamic banking law, which may be adopted by the UAE and serve as a model for countries around the world wishing to engage in Islamic finance business. In terms of the standardized dispute resolution contract, it shall contain a built-in dispute resolution mechanism similar to the FIDIC contract, which is widely used in the construction industry. This system encourages completion of contract and preserves the relations of the parties. It is only if the contractually built-in dispute resolution system fails that the parties can then submit their claim to the Dubai World Islamic Finance Arbitration Center, which shall be staffed by leading Islamic finance lawyers, arbitrators, and Shariáh Scholars. The Center may apply lex mercatoria or commercial business practice, law, and Shariáh to the dispute resolution process. The decisions shall be published in English, French, and Arabic. Shari'ah Supreme Council decisions shall act as a source of precedent and shall be binding, thus providing legal certainty to Islamic finance dispute adjudication. The Shari'ah Supreme Council established by DWIFAC shall act as the highest Shari'ah authority for DWIFAC arbitration, the UAE, and the DIFC.
FAAIF CEO Camille Paldi notes that the current system of submitting Islamic finance disputes to common law courts cannot sustain the Islamic finance industry successfully into the future and that an independent and unique dispute resolution mechanism is necessary for the survival of the Islamic finance industry. FAAIF CEO also mentioned that it might be a good idea to create an Islamic Finance Bankruptcy Court for the world's sukuk defaults. Camille Paldi can be reached at camille@faaif.com.


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Insurance group AmTrust has asked for approval to merge its three non-life Lloyd's syndicates into one for the 2018 year of account.
Under the plan, syndicates 1206, 5820 and 1861 would be combined under the 1861 number. Syndicate 44, which writes life business, will remain separate.
The new Syndicate 1861 would have underwriting capacity of more than £500m. Christopher Jarvis will continue as active underwriter of the enlarged syndicate.
Bruce Whitmee, active underwriter of Syndicate 5820, will become head of consumer products, reporting to Jarvis.
AmTrust said that merging the syndicates will produce operational and service improvements.


In the world of early writing, there are many stories that it is believed were only written down after they had already spent years in existence as orally transmitted pieces, passed from generation to generation through special keepers of the lore. All of these are in some form of verse, that is they have a regular rhythm, a specific meter and, where we know enough about the language, we usually find elements of rhyme, alliteration and the other markers of poetry. It is assumed by those who write about such material that the verse form was adopted for oral transmission because it was "easier to learn" and this theory they happily put forward with such regularity that it has become an unchallenged "truth".
On my current tour I am performing an excerpt from the "Kalevala", a massive saga from Finland which is all in trochaic tetrameter, a 4 footed meter with eight syllables per line, four of which are stressed. If that all sounds a bit complicated then you only have to think of Dr. Seuss: "I do not like green eggs and ham / I do not like them Sam I am" which is also in trochaic tetrameter. Doesn't sound half as intellectual and posh now does it? Although I am working from a translation, the translator chose to render the English version in the original meter. It is a fine piece of poetry and the excerpt I am performing, "The Brewing Of Beer" is about fifteen minutes long. As with much narrative verse (poems that tell a story rather than just bang on about how beautiful something is), there are parts that repeat and many parts that almost repeat but are just slightly different. There are also lines, and whole sections (the Kalevala doesn't actually have "verses" as such, just "Runes" which are like chapters) in which the conflicting requirements of story and meter fill the resulting lines with tongue twisters and grammatical gymnastics. I can assure you that it is in no way easy to learn. If you want to hear some of it recited then come to the one of the gigs on the Nectar Of The Gods tour ( http://www.thetravellingtalesman.co.uk/giglist.shtml ).
This is not the first large chunk of verse I have tackled and the learning part is hell every time. With a prose story I can get the basic gist, make sure I have the names correct and be fairly confident of making a decent fist of improvising my way through a telling of it after about three reads through, six if it is especially long and convoluted. With verse I have to read it time and time again, pick it apart, read and repeat each line until I can do it without looking. Move on to the next line and do the same. Go back and do both lines together until I have got it right, then do the same procedure all over again with the next line. It takes days. I record it and play it to myself while I do the washing up and before I go to sleep. I have to practice reciting it every day whilst on tour, running it through in the car between gigs, making sure it has not slipped and will roll cleanly from my brain to my tongue when required. After performing it I can feel that my brain has been working, my head feels exhausted much the same way as my legs used to feel after a cross country run. Every single word has to be exact or it breaks the poetry. Those writers have no idea!
If it's not easier to learn, what is the purpose of the verse? The recitation of the verses was often a group activity, the skald or bard memorised the piece in its entirety and lead the recitation, the listeners familiar with the work and free to join in. Like singing along with a pop song that has been on heavy rotation, you find you know some of the words but you couldn't keep going for more than a line or two if the song was taken away, hence the specialist leading. However, any change would provoke outrage: "You're doing it wrong!" They may not know how it is supposed to go but they know it is not like that! Should the bard pass on prematurely the verses can be reconstructed from the partial memories of the people, the meter and rhyme narrowing down the possibilities for any one lost word.
Communal knowledge coupled with the exactitude of verse protects the tribe or nations history from being altered. A verse, once learnt, must remain the same and that is how oral transmission keeps the lore, the truths of the tribe, for hundreds and even thousands of years. Those early writings of ancient stories were not in verse to make it easier to learn, repetition works just as well whether it rhymes or not, but to make it harder to change.
It would appear that to many people "folk stories" and "superstition" are one and the same thing. This I could understand if the stories were packed with evil forebodings and dark portents but this is far from the case. In folktales it is considerably more common for the protagonist to crash through the action without any suggestion of what is coming. If they do get given a prediction it is more often than not a clear and accurate description of the obstacles that lie ahead, usually along with detailed instructions on how to overcome them.
In Sleeping Beauty the wicked fairy lays a curse on the young princess of death by a finger pricked on a spindle. The good fairy commutes the sentence to 100 years sleep ending with a royal snog. This is exactly what happens. In The King Of England's Three Sons each son in turn is given the low down on how to break in to a castle: they must cross the black moat on the back of a swan, sneak past the guards and find the golden apples they are seeking in a secret garden. The only supernatural bit being the warning not to look back whilst escaping or the apples will be lost. You will be un-surprised to hear that everything turns out to be just as they are told and we even get the middle prince losing his hard won treasure by looking back. The youngest (of course) observes the instructions fully and carries off the precious fruit. It seems the oral tradition is rather literal when it comes to auguries. No ill-defined Delphic declarations for Jack and his ilk: just follow the tutorial and live happily ever after! Maybe it is the nature of stories shaped in the mouth that they tend towards the optimistic.
So how did this confusion between superstition and folktale come about? Where are all the yarns with mysterious prognostications? What you are thinking of there is literature. Shakespeare's work is full of creaky crones prophesying unlikely and un-specific doom and destruction, the shadow of which then hangs over the action until they are proved one hundred percent correct. In Julius Caesar he dooms his eponymous lead to die on the famous "Ides of March" and the would-be god duly obliges (with the help of his friends). Despite the apparent improbability of Hamlet's destiny, he too is carried off in accordance with his heathland Hags' pronouncements. The Ancient Greek penchant for oracular predetermination is mostly down to the writings of Homer; the various sooths said for King Arthur are updated by each medieval author in turn. Writers just can't seem to resist an obscure augury as a device for supplying a witty twist whilst trotting inexorably towards predicted tragedy.
The interesting thing is that as a society we publicly, and nowadays officially, consider the foretelling of the future to be nonsense. The pervading wisdom is that no one can know what is going to happen and anyone who claims to is a charlatan. Nevertheless, all our stories of predictions, whether born from a quill or evolved via voices, treat divination as real, accurate and inescapable. If I was a psychologist I would be worried about us, we seem to have something of a personality disorder.
I sat down last week to write this months FTC and… nothing. There wasn't a thought in my head that could be coaxed in to even a single interesting sentence, let alone an article. I remembered a celtic tale about a storyteller who ran out of stories. He was under obligation to tell stories to the king every night for five years and the king was, of course, threatening to cut off his head if not appropriately entertained. Finding himself one story short he wandered in the garden trying to remember some tale as yet unused and finally fell asleep on a bench. Although lacking in coherence, the resultant stress induced nightmare provided his yarn for the night and saved his life. I wondered briefly if I might scoff some hefty cheese before bedtime and get away with a similar ruse.
Fortunately, as I was reading one of my Christmas presents last night, a beautifully put together book of Turkish folk tales, I found a story which rather surprised me. It featured a man whose dream led him to great riches. Nothing surprising there as dreams in folktales are frequently premonitions that, if heeded, bring rewards or at least prevent catastrophe. The surprising thing was just how closely it followed the plot of a well known English folktale. Well, of course there is nothing really surprising about finding a different version of the same story in both Europe and the Middle East. So what was it that I did find surprising? I'd better tell you the story.
The English version features a poor pedlar who lived in the village of Swaffham in Norfolk.
One night he had a dream in which he was told to go to London Bridge and there he would meet someone who would lead him to great fortune. Off he trotted eking out his few remaining coins through the long walk and three days of hanging around on London Bridge getting steadily more despondent. On the last afternoon before he would be forced to return home, a shopkeeper from one of the shops on the bridge came out and said "I've been watching you wandering about for three days getting sadder and more sad. What, pray tell are you doing here?" The pedlar told him of his dream and the shopkeeper patted him on the shoulder saying "Ahh! Dreams! You shouldn't listen to them. Why, I had a dream myself the other day that there's a chest of gold coins buried under the roots of a tree in the garden of a pedlar who lives in Swaffham, but you don't see me dropping everything to go and starve digging a pointless muddy hole in Bloomin' Norfolk! Go home and get on with your life." The pedlar thanked the shopkeeper for his kind advice, returned to Swaffham and found the treasure in his garden just as the man had said. He rebuilt the church, to the joy of all his neighbours, and lived happily ever after.
This story, called "The Pedlar Of Swaffham", has never been attributed to any other place in the UK. The pedlar even has a name, John Chapman, and is immortalised on a massive sign in the town. Obviously, with such strong material evidence behind it the English version is the original and the Turkish version was borrowed in an exchange during the crusades. Except that the Turkish protagonist also has a name, Murat Usta, and the Anatalyian mosque that he paid to have built is named Muratpasa after him.
So there I am, thoroughly surprised that two near identical tales should both have left behind such indisputable physical results in such specific geographic locations. Are the double-prophetic-dream stories just a cover up for wealth gained in a less scrupulous fashion or should we be paying more attention to our nocturnal adventures?
Here's wishing you all sweet dreams.


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A Touring Legend In Monterey
Kyle van Hoften, September 7, 2018 September 7, 2018 , Community
They say "some's good, more is better." Golden Gate Chapter member Pedram Mehdiour realized that this year by adding the BMW CCA Festorics to his activity list during Monterey Car Week. "I have attended Legends Of The Autobahn for four years in a row," Pedram explained. "This year was my first time at Festorics and I fell in love with it. What an awesome event!"
Pedram knows a little about "awesome," as many who saw his Legends and Festorics transportation would agree. Pedram's 1972 Atlantik Blue 2000 Touring first graced the lawn at the Nicklaus Golf Course Friday and then the turf in the Turn Five hospitality tent at the BMW CCA Festorics corral on Saturday.
Actually, his Touring, which he's owned for a little more than three years, first graced the lawn at Legends three years ago. "My first year at Legends, I hardly knew anyone there, but it was definitely a welcoming environment," Pedram recalls. "Rather than put the car out in visitor parking, I opted for the display corral. I really enjoy being able to just park the car and roam around without having to worry about getting the car spotless for the judges."
Pedram's BMW passion runs deep—the kind of depth that makes you smile and recall your own stories. "I've been a BMW fan for as long as I can remember," he notes. "The love for these cars—especially the 2002—was instilled in me from a young age. It's in my blood. As Iranians, we are programmed to love BMWs and Mercedes. My father used to tell me stories of his 2002 back in Iran when he was a young man; there was no speed limit there, and he used push that thing to its limits, racing anyone he could. The 02's engine and handling were legendary in Iran; everyone wanted one when they came out. He would tell me that in '74 when the square-taillight cars came out, people in his town would convert their roundies to square-tails to make them look newer."
That passion didn't stop when it came time for Pedram to get his own car. "I bought my first 2002 for $300 when I was seventeen. I completely restored it and daily-drove it for about four years," he recalls. "I've owned several 1600 and 2002s and a few E30s, E24s, E28s, and E21s, and then acquired the Touring from Jan Echeverry."
If the 2000 (or 2002) Touring isn't something you've often seen, you're not alone. "I love the Touring because it's a quirky and unusual-looking car," Pedram acknowledges. "Most people are familiar with 2002s, but many are puzzled to see one with a hatchback. I get a lot of comments like, 'What is that?' and 'Did you have it converted?' or 'I never knew this car existed.'"
Plenty of people saw this beauty at Legends and Festorics this year, but the energy from Saturday at Festorics really resonated with Pedram. "The paddock access at the track was amazing," he notes. "I've never seen so many historic race cars in one place! It was like a car show that went on and on. It was so cool to be able to walk through the paddock and then come back to the BMW CCA hospitality tent and watch those same cars race by at more than 100 mph. The sounds of the cars screaming by was a memorable experience; you can really feel the horsepower. That hospitality area was great. It was like having front-row tickets—much better than sitting on bleachers."
If you're looking for more opportunities to see Pedram's 2000 Touring, you probably don't need to wait until next year's Legends and Festorics. "I attend most of the Bay Area Golden Gate Chapter CCA and 2002FAQ meets and have made some great friends," he says. "The cars are great, but the people really make these events fun. I love the community we have here in Northern California; it's almost like a family. Everyone is very willing to offer some friendly advise or a helping hand. And my passion for this brand is only increasing. The only thing holding me back from owning more cars right now is the lack of parking space!"—Kyle van Hoften
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Muddy Faces is all about getting outdoors with your groups, families and friends. The outdoors is the perfect setting for child-led, exploratory play.
We have compiled a list of interesting & inspiring websites on outdoor play, including the main governing bodies, national organisations and initiatives – many are directly related to working & playing outdoors, some have a wider remit or are included because we think they may be helpful to know about.
Useful articles including finding funds for inclusive play spaces and Top 5 Inclusion facts and checklist.
Enabling children with special education needs & disabilities to enjoy their lives & achieve their ambitions, and provide support and guidance to their families.
Campaigning for one parent families from diverse backgrounds and cultures living in poverty and isolation. Also a great parenting section – lots of resources & info.
Results of a 2015 public inquiry into the provision of play opportunities for children aged 0-5 with multiple needs in England and Wales. Plus Toolkits for Inclusive Play.
Dedicated to exploring how babies, pre-schoolers and young children learn, their developmental and learning processes and how we can help them to develop their mental, physical and emotional skills in a fun and enjoyable manner.
For teachers & parents of children from infants to age 8 years. Info on development & benefits of play, activities & ideas, classroom ideas, teacher resources etc.
The British Association for Early Childhood Education. National charity supporting Early Years practitioners with training, resources and professional networks campaigning for quality education. Very useful free resources.
Home to thousands of free downloadable KS 1 & early years resources for teachers, parents & professionals – search 'outdoor' for lots of ideas, activities, articles & news.
Promotes and develops high quality, evidence-informed early childhood services for young children, their families and communities in Northern Ireland.
High quality training, information and services on issues that affect young children's learning and development.
Brings together information from many sources to help you support children to develop and flourish, focusing on the importance of child development and pedagogy.
Covers the physical, emotional, social and intellectual development of children from birth through to their teenage years.
Membership organisation offering training, publications, family learning programmes, info & advice to professionals & parents, and campaigning to positively influence childcare policy and practice.
'The virtual library of fun-provoking articles by Bernard Louis De Koven.' Exploring adult playfulness. Lots of funny games (suitable for all ages) and loads of other interesting stuff.
Hundreds of ideas for children and the young at heart – a massive repository of games for virtually any occasion, including traditional and contemporary group or playground games.
New Games are cooperative group interactive games that are played just for fun, even when there is competition. Free New Games Starter Kit and other resources.
An interesting history about the movement which began in the USA in the 1970s.
A slideshow on the subject, from the Montessori perspective – theory and game suggestions.
These sites all have good tips and/or lists of parachute games – Early Years Careers, PHE America, Play Parachutes, Teaching 2 and 3 year olds and Youth Work Practice.
How to skip, traditional skipping songs and rhymes, tricks, benefits of skipping, clubs, workouts and more!
How to play conkers – rules, techniques and how to cheat!
Play resources to encourage children to get moving, including outdoor play booklet. Part of Change4Life.
As well as a celebration of children's right to play, Play Day is a campaign that highlights the importance of play in children's lives. Resources to run your own event.
Enriching children's and young people's lives & supporting their wellbeing through play – lots of resources and training plus info on outdoor play and play rangers.
Resource which aims to support all daycare services across Scotland deliver more outdoor play to youngsters. Examples of outdoor-based childcare and play, and policies re risk etc.
Government department responsible for education and children's services in England.
Protect, preserve and promote the child's right to play as a fundamental human right.
Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services & Skills – inspects & regulates services for children & young people, and services providing education & skills for learners of all ages.
Provides information and support to individuals and organisations setting up and running out of school clubs, including breakfast clubs, afterschool clubs, holiday clubs and playschemes.
Independent charity & lead organisation for the development & promotion of children & young people's play in Northern Ireland. Loads of stuff on policy & play, for practitioners and parents.
Aiming for England to be a country where all children and young people can fully enjoy their right to play. Research & resources, training & events. Campaigns include Play Day (first Wednesday of August) and Love Outdoor Play.
Promoting the importance of play for all children and young people, and campaigning to create increased play opportunities in the community. Loads of great resources.
Raise awareness of children & young people's need & right to play and promote good practice at all levels & in every place children might play. Useful resources on philosophy of play & playwork.
Businesses donate waste that can be reused for creative art materials. Community organisations get it at low cost. Find you nearest Scrapstore & read the Benefits of Scrap Play.
Inexpensive & easy activities you can do with your children. including den-building and play in the great outdoors. Activity pack to download.
Lots of low-cost and free ideas and activities, including sections on outdoor play, messy & muddy play and water play.
'The National Wildlife Federation, America's largest and most trusted conservation organization, works across the country to unite Americans from all walks of life in giving wildlife a voice.' Their Green Hour program aims to encourge everyone to 'adopt a goal of an hour per day of time for children to play and learn outdoors in nature.' Check out the Green Hour tips and resources.
Great resource of 'recipes' to use to explore nature and help children experience the benefits of connecting with the natural environment through play. Includes active, building, cooking, creative and messy recipes! From Play England.
Popular and inspirational blog from a pioneering early years practitioner espousing the benefits of outdoor play & learning.
Collecting the best ideas for outdoor play and spaces from around the blogosphere. From Let the Children Play.
Encourages and supports street play across the UK. How to's and kits, research and articles, manuals and documents, inspirations and ideas.
Great blog with tons and tons of content about how your child can be, play, create, learn and benefit from being outdoors and find a connection with nature.
Forum for discussing the history, science & culture of play. Aims to increase awareness and understanding of the role of play in learning and human development and the ways in which play illuminates cultural history.
A reference and history of the origins and aims of adventure play.
World-wide community of 10,000+ playwork practitioners, trainers, development and support workers, authors, academics and theorists which exists to promote playwork theory and practice.
Loads of great learning resources, case studies and articles on outdoor, creative and open-ended play from this site selling play equipment.
Range of guides and articles on benefits & theories of outdoor play, and planning your outdoor time.
Defending access to free, local outdoor space for sport, play and recreation. A huge range of information including: Research reports and Guidance for Outdoor Sport & Play. Have a Field Day to #LoveYourLocalPark on 6 July.
Independent voice for play. 'We believe that children have a right to play & that play should be free for all. We aim to bring together everyone who values play.' Inspiring online photo exhibition of play places across the world.
Very experienced, skilled and passionate practitioner and author on working outdoors with young children – research, articles, courses and more.
Experienced early years practitioner promoting the importance of the outdoor environment for young children's play, learning & development.
Independent play consultancy working in design, planning, policy, strategy, etc to address the policy & practices that affect planning & delivery of the best possible play opportunities. Articles on risk, play equipment, play strategies etc.
Cutting edge play and playwork training and education for playworkers, childcare and early years workers, on the practice and study of playwork from academic and play practitioner Bob Hughes.
Representing indoor play centres in the UK.
Trade body representing the interests of manufacturers, installers, designers and distributors of both indoor and outdoor children's play equipment and play area surfacing.
The voice of the UK sports and play industries – support, promote, represent & lobby.
Promoting education, training and research in sandplay therapy. An international meeting ground for the exchange of knowledge and experience in sandplay.


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Council: Mining rules contractor 'misrepresented' credentials
The Natural Resources Council also says the Michigan company has long-standing links to mining operations and shouldn't be updating Maine's mining rules.
By North CairnStaff Writer
The Natural Resources Council of Maine on Thursday renewed its attack on the Department of Environmental Protection's selection of an out-of-state contractor to help modernize Maine's mining rules.
The council alleges that both the contractor and the DEP had "misrepresented" the company's credentials, experience and ties to the mining industry.
Bald Mountain, with Greenlaw Pond in the foreground, is the site of mineral deposits that Irving, which owns the property, would like to mine. Courtesy photo
The council's criticism of North Jackson Co. of Marquette, Mich., takes aim at the company's links to large-scale mining operations, its client list — which includes worldwide mining companies — and its claim that it had been involved in guiding the state of Michigan in a similar revision of mining rules. North Jackson was the only company to bid on the $178,000 contract in Maine.
The Legislature passed a law last year directing the DEP to rewrite the state's mining rules. There are no active mines in Maine, but one landowner, J.D. Irving, has expressed interest in mining the gold, silver and copper deposits believed to lie under Bald Mountain in Aroostook County.
In announcing the choice of North Jackson last month, the DEP said the company was chosen "because they have experience not only with mineral mining activities through their consulting work, they also helped Michigan — a state with similar climatic conditions to Maine — with a comparable mining rule updating process."
But Pete Didisheim, the council's advocacy director, said the description of North Jackson's experience in Michigan rule revisions "stretches credulity beyond the breaking point."
Samantha DePoy-Warren, spokeswoman for the DEP, defended the agency's selection of North Jackson but said DEP officials "don't want to get into a point-counterpoint" exchange over the council's allegations.
"We feel fully confident with the contractor," she said, and are committed to a process that will rely on "sound science and current best practices."
Michigan created a working group of state officials, mining representatives, environmentalists, landowners, legislators and others to revise that state's mining rules in 2005-2006. A three-page list of the Michigan group participants, distributed by Didisheim, does not include North Jackson.
One member of the group, Marvin Roberson, a forest ecologist with the Sierra Club, said in a phone interview Thursday that he attended all 28 of the group's meetings. He said North Jackson was "not at the table" for any of them.
"They were not participants, they were not in the room," Roberson said.
Dan Wiitala, North Jackson's chief financial officer, confirmed that North Jackson itself did not directly participate in the Michigan work. He said that an engineer who did participate, and was representing a mining company at the time, has since been hired by North Jackson as a subcontractor to work on the Maine project.
It was on the strength of that engineer's involvement in the Michigan job that North Jackson presented itself as an experienced bidder for the Maine work, Wiitala said.
The engineer, John Meier, participated in the Michigan work on behalf of Cleveland-Cliffs, Inc., a leading producer of iron ore pellets for the steel industry. Meier could not be reached for comment Thursday.
In the proposal it submitted to the DEP, North Jackson listed several of its clients in the mining industry. They include Rio Tinto, a British multinational metals and mining corporation; Cliffs Mining Services, a Fortune 500 multinational company; and Tilden/Empire Iron Mine of Marquette, Mich.
"This firm is a captive contractor beholden to some of the world's largest mining companies," Didisheim wrote in a letter delivered Thursday to DEP Commissioner Patricia Aho.
No company has applied for a mining permit in Maine since the state adopted its current mining rules in 1991. J.D. Irving, the Bald Mountain landowner, has said it could support 700 jobs with a mine on its Aroostook County property.
Didisheim said the Maine rules should be rewritten by DEP technical and professional staff, with support from other state agencies who have expertise in geology, wildlife and other relevant fields.
The use of North Jackson would give "too much influence to mining interests and not enough opportunity for Maine people to participate in drafting rules that could result in widespread water pollution and massive financial cleanup costs for the state if the public's interests are not protected," Didisheim said.
DePoy-Warren, the DEP spokeswoman, said the agency "has every confidence in our process," and a record of involving the public and doing its work openly.
A public meeting on developing the mining rules will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the DEP Response Training Room, 4 Blossom Lane, Augusta. "And we welcome voices at the table who will be constructive … constructive and not obstructive," DePoy-Warren said.
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Weston Favell shopping centre sits on the outskirts of Northampton, in the East Midlands region of England and comprises 330,000 sq ft of retail space with 68 units across 2 levels. The scheme is anchored by Tesco which is one of the Top 10 Tesco Extra format stores in the UK in terms of size.  Weston Favell shopping centre also has a great selection of multinational retailers including, Wilko, Boots, WH Smith and Costa Coffee as well as a unique selection of independent retailers and service providers. The centre, which opened in 1974, is located close to many other public facilities including Lings Forum Leisure Centre, a doctors surgery, Northampton Academy, two churches and a police station. There is also a small retail park at the rear of the centre.

Stores
The centre's main attraction is the large Tesco Extra store which covers most of the first floor. Aside from that the centre has many shops, banks and food outlets, a full list can be found on their website

Refurbishment
Plans were released in October 2014 to give the centre a £4 million refurbishment to mark the centres 40th anniversary. The last refurbishment to the centre took place in 2002 when an extension was added to the south of the centre.

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Shopping centres in Northamptonshire


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Mildred (Millie) Dziewit
Mildred (Millie) Dziewit, 95, of Voorhees Road, Perth peacefully passed away on Wednesday morning August 13, 2014, at the Sarah Jane Sanford Home, Amsterdam. She was born in Binghamton, NY on March 3, 1919 a daughter of the late Michael and Mary Bartoszek and was educated in local Amsterdam schools. Mildred was a skilled worker in the Amsterdam carpet mills, and later worked as a floor supervisor at Hanover Dress Manufacturing Company in Amsterdam. She was a member of St. Stanislaus Church in Amsterdam for many years and later was a member of St. Joseph's Church in Broadalbin. Mildred loved children. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren will cherish the memories they have of her and the happy times spent with her. She married her beloved husband, Frank, on September 15, 1939. He predeceased her on June 30, 2014. In addition to her parents and husband, she was predeceased by two sisters, Mary Ambrose and Jean Jakubowski. She is survived by her son, Kenneth (Linda) De Witt of Edinburg; four grandchildren, Amy (Richard) DeAngelis, Jack (Kim) De Witt, Molly (Doug) Doyle, and Rebecca (Eric) Black; nine great-grandchildren, Mia, Aidan, Samantha, Blake, Colin, Chase, Brendan, Lucas, and Penelope (Poppy). A memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday August 18, 2014 at 11 am at St. Stanislaus Church, Amsterdam. The family would like to express their gratitude to the staff at the Sarah Jane Sanford Home for the loving care they provided to her during the last year of her life. Memorial contributions may be made to the Sarah Jane Sanford Home, 69 Guy Park Avenue Amsterdam. Arrangements are by the Robert M. Halgas Funeral Home, Inc., Johnstown.
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