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Il contrafforte, in architettura, gotica soprattutto, è un sostegno pieno a sezione quadrangolare collocato in determinati punti della muratura di un edificio con funzione di rinforzo e di contro spinta. Venne utilizzato a partire dalla tarda antichità per la costruzione di basiliche (ad esempio la Basilica di Costantino), era particolarmente usato dai romani, per poi evolversi nell'arco rampante nella costruzione delle chiese gotiche.
Il contrafforte consiste in pilastri rafforzati ad angolo retto sporgenti sulla parete esterna e in sporgenze murarie regolari che stabilizzano lateralmente la parete.

I contrafforti del Colosseo
Tra i contrafforti più visitati al mondo vi sono quelli del Colosseo, presenti sia nel progetto originale, che negli interventi di restauro del 19º secolo. Dopo secoli di abbandono, i primi restauri iniziarono dopo il 1806, anno in cui un violento terremoto compromise la statica del terzo anello sul lato occidentale dove era richiesto un intervento di emergenza, diretto da Raffaele Stern, che organizzò l'aggiunta di uno sperone rustico in laterizio.

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Marlow & Bourne End
Marlow school matron passes away following car accident
Kieran Bell
kieranb@baylismedia.co.uk
12:29PM, Wednesday 17 November 2021
A 'much-loved' matron at Sir William Borlase's Grammar School has died following a serious car accident at the weekend.
The West Street school announced on Monday evening that Nicky Day had passed away, having worked with students and staff at Borlase for 14 years.
Headteacher Kay Mountfield has paid tribute to Nicky, adding that pupils will be taking quiet time to collect their thoughts after the news.
Nicky was a keen animal lover and volunteered her time at weekends at a cat sanctuary, which Borlase said it would like to continue to support.
"Following a serious car accident on the weekend, the school is very sad to announce the sudden loss of our much -loved matron, Nicky Day," Ms Mountfield said.
"Matron supported the students, staff and parents of Borlase for 14 years. In that time, she managed all our different challenges with her characteristic kindness and gentle sense of humour.
"The news has come as an enormous shock to her family, friends and the whole school community.
"There are so many people, past and present, who experienced her support and kindness while at school here – we will miss her enormously."
The headteacher added: "Students and staff are taking quiet time in the school chapel to reflect and write their thoughts and messages. These will be collated and sent to matron's partner and family.
"Matron was known to be a great animal lover and volunteered her time on weekends at a cat sanctuary.
"The school would like to support her care for the sanctuary in some way through their charity fundraising.
"Thank you everyone for your kind messages."
Borlase added on social media that it would be considering how to remember Nicky when her family has had time to share their wishes.
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Additional Information Visiting hours will be held on Friday December 15, 2017 from 5:00 – 8:00 p.m. at A W Rich Funeral Home – Essex Chapel.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Saturday December 16, 2017 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Pius X in Essex Center with Reverend Charles Ranges S.S.E. officiating. Inurnment will be in the spring at the convenience of the family.


Well, I'm sat in my house disappointed (plus I'm still reeling from Amy and Rory's demise).
The cold I cant seem to shift, that cost me 2 days off work last week, has cost me a day out walking and the coveted trip on a steam train (I've been in helicopters, hovercraft and submarines but I've never been on a steam train and I really want to).
I bought an absolutely amazing Photo which I saw while visiting the Scott Polar Research Institute. Grotto in a berg was originally taken in 1913.
It would have taken 3 people just to carry the equipment to take this picture.
On the subject of adventure, I'm about the book the accommodation for Israel in December, and I've booked my flight to Sophia in January (as things stand, I look set to visit 4 countries again next year as I did this one). Additional places I'm looking at, at the moment are Paris, Dubrovnik and Cyprus. Since the summer of hostelling and camping went so well, Ill be doing the same again next year.
IVC (there's no "the" at the beginning, as Sue was at pains to point out) had a do on Friday, and Glenn and I went along.
I don't normally go for big party things like that, but this one was really good and it was great to see so many people there.
There were some of the original members from its first foundation 21 years ago, and Kay the chair who I met at Wild Boar Clough gave a short speech.
Only downside, was Carlsberg was the only lager they had, and after the first hour, flatulence became a problem.
Loads of people seemed to know me, but I had no idea who they were. There was one guy there who could make a good living as lead singer in an Ian Curtis tribute band. Other notable guests were Nikki's argumentative friend and the diplomatic firebrand Alison, who leads a double life, on the blogsphere under the pen name of OB.
Sue gives us a lift home, and off to bed (I've re read this, and for clarity, neither Sue nor Glenn joined me in bed, just in case anyone was wondering).
In the morning, I get loads of things done in the house (its weird being at home again over a weekend, but the stress really disappears when I get all my jobs done.
On Saturday evening, it was Andy's birthday. I don't like to "wear the same clothes 2 days running", so I took Dan this time and left Glenn in the wardrobe.
The idea was to have a few drinks around town, starting at the Bear and Billet. We also visited the Brewery Tap then finished off at the Commercial.
Andy is one of my favourite people at IVC (again with no "the). We hung out together at the Derwent water weekend. I was showing him and another guy how we could light a fire using a Norwegian fire lay. I decided that would make a good theme for a present, so I bought him a bushcraft style turboflame lighter.
Only a person who's made fire from friction understands the real value of a lighter.
Dan buggered off talking to someone else, so I regaled Andy's friends, with interesting facts about Chester (which I shamelessly robbed from the tour guides, when I did every one of Chester's walking tours).
I met some of his friends. One guy was a lecturer from Oxford university. Turns out he's a friend of Andrew Hodges, who writes about Alan Turing's life and work. I wish I could have met him, after all, this website is dedicated to his memory.
When I got home, I realised that Andy had asked me to look after all his cards, as I had my trusty daysack. I've still got them, Ill have to get them back to him quick.
I was a bit embarrassed the other day.
I was in town wandering around the shops, when a voice said John Sunter.
Turns out, it was George Lyndsay. The personal trainer I used when I was preparing for my season of alpine mountaineering. In just 7 weeks, I dropped down to less than 15 stone, and I could comfortably run 5 miles (that might not sound like much, but for me, it was a significant achievement.
I was so delighted, that on our last session before I headed for Geneva, I bought him a Swiss Army Knife as a thank you.
Well, things have change a bit now. I describe myself has being at the top end of pub fitness. Obviously I have changed my diet after last years excitement, but I'm not the lean guy I used to be, and although he was nice about it, I could see that George was wondering what had happened.
This year, loads of dreams and goals have become real, but fitness and weight loss are 2 that have evaded me. Meeting George in the street has kick-started me to get cracking. As soon as I get rid of this cold, I'm going to get out running.
Well, circumstances are different, now, and gym membership, let alone personal training is a project for future prosperous times (which will happen, no matter what anyone says).
2. I'm using 2 apps on my IPhone.
Runkeeper, to work out my rout (it can do all sorts of clever stuff, but I'm just using it to map out a 4 mile circuit).
Get Running which tutors you through several session, until you can comfortably run 5k without stopping, running reasonably quickly.
I'll put up my progress once I get started, and you can tell me what you think.
On the subject of health and fitness, the Countess of Chester hospital, are having an opening evening on Tuesday the 2nd of October. Since they took such good care of me last year, I've decided to go.
On the front row, kneeling down on the left, is Jon Mallet.
In 2007 I attended a Desert survival course (1 & 2) and visited Morocco (1 & 2). While there I met Jon Mallet. He wasn't from the usual bushcraft/survival family, and it turned out, that he worked in London for a bank.
I could tell straight away that he was resourceful and adaptable, and since he'd travelled extensively before, he'd be fine on a "rough it" trip like this one.
Short story long, was that we hit it off straight away, and we've been good friends ever since (he often travels all the way from London to join in my birthday celebration).
This year, he couldn't make it, due to family commitments, so we decided we'd meet up and go to the lakes and he would bring some of this friends from London along with him.
Our transportation would be provided by Jon's Landrover Discovery.
Jon and his 2 friends (both called James) arrived on Thursday night (they would be staying over in Chester, so we could get an early start).
I set everyone up with a bed of some kind, then we went out to a couple of pubs in town. The lads seemed to enjoy my choice of pubs, and we rounded of the evening with a visit to Asia fusion, where previously the famous the original "dizzy" Dave bought everyone's curry by accidentally getting his arm burned.
We set of early in the morning. Everyone was in high spirits. The Landrover was really comfortable, compared to many of the vehicles I've previously travelled in to the lakes.
Our base would be Ambleside, and we'd be staying over for the next 2 nights.
One thing I realised early on (and should have been obvious, had I thought about it) is that Londoners have a lot further to travel when visiting the lake district. For this reason, Friday wasn't going to be our setup day, we were actually going to walk Friday and Saturday, and travel home on Sunday.
Before we headed for the Fairfield Horseshoe we stopped to get some breakfast from a nice cafe in the centre of Ambleside. Everyone else had a full English, but I went for scrambled eggs. Made with free range, it was (after Bills in Sydney) the best scrambled eggs I've ever eaten so I thought it deserved to be photographed.
We set of walking and passed by Rydal. We passed a campsite there, and I saw some camping pods (idea for a future trip).
While walking, we got chatting, and it was interesting to see the difference in culture (I'm from the North and they'r from the South.
Earlier, we stopped the car to get some equipment. I was concious that the car behind us was waiting on us, and that we should move urgently.
Jon said simply "we wont be long, he can wait". That's when I saw the London side of this crew. Yes, Londoners have a reputation for a southern chill and perhaps not being as friendly as people in the north. That said, they live and work in a massive capital city. Its just not practical to act like the district nurse in an environment like that all the time.
Overall, I felt the London banker set, were typically British. Very decent people who know how to relax, but are clear in their mind about where their going and what they want.
It took some getting used too, when we went out for meals, and were asked by the staff if we enjoyed them. Jon would simply reply no. Then after a pause he'd say it was excellent, and everyone would start laughing.
I'm not very good with names, but I decided that one of Jon's friends reminded me of Catweazle, and the other looked like Mat Damon. Mat and Cat, that would be easy to remember.
We finally get into the hills.
The view from the first peak of the Horshoe, Low Pike was pretty cool.
The walk is 16 killometres, and crosses 8 fells.
Sections of the hill were very steep in parts. As sometimes happens on walks like this, we split up and regroup on the peaks.
I was really impressed with Jon's fitness. I walk most weekends no and I'm fitter than I've ever been. I was no match for Jon, he flew up every hill.
We carried on, and reached the mouth of the horseshoe at Fairfield.
From here we started to head downhill. The weather was foul, but the last section of the walk had a dry stone wall, which we followed back to Ambleside.
We headed to our accommodation. Ambleside YHA is one of the largest youth hostels in the country.
It features a tv room, self catering kitchen, lounge , cafe and bar. The full time staff there were friendly and knowledgeable and best of all there was a chippy next door.
I know some people prefer smaller more intimate accommodation, but I prefer anonymity. I even bought a copy of Tubular Fell picture while I was there.
Our room worked out at £25 per person per night for a private room, with 5 beds. It was nice and warm at night, and we had our own sink for washing (just a small thing, but it means your not wandering around the corridor at night, when you want to brush your teeth.
I read that the hostel was going to be re-furbished in a few months.
a, people who couldn't otherwise afford it, can get away for a few days.
b, people who could afford to spend more, can choose spend less and get out more often.
If you do the place up, make it really nice and up your prices, then you've just created another hotel, and there are thousands of those already !.
We retired for the evening to the Royal Oak, which became our local throughout the trip.
I was introduced to the 5th member of our band, Jon (sat on Jon's left). He and his wife Rachel had given up the city life, move to the lakes, run a smallholding and live the simple life.
It certainly seemed like a busy life. Everyone morning, he arrived after mucking out sheep, and each evening had to head back to do something in the garden. I was looking forward to seeing this project for myself.
I was also fascinated to hear that he and Rachel were both members of the Antarctica exploration society (I'd visited the Antarctic exploration museum while in Cambridge with work, and I found it fascinating.
Its interesting to see how the town has changed over the years. A building that has been an off license, picture shop, and kebab shop was now an Italian restaurant. We decided to pop in for dinner. It was really nice.
End of a long day, off home to bed.
In the morning, full English breakfast for another day on the hill.
While people were getting ready, I saw by the lake with some hot chocolate.
I was delighted to see that you could rent canoes and I wished I'd had more time, so I could have a go.
I came upon this sign.
And literally seconds after reading it, these 2 mentalist came charging down the jetty in shorts and jumped into the freezing water.
The peace of the morning is broken, and we head off.
Today we would walk from Ambleside to Langdale and the Old Dungion Ghyll.
Less steep, the walked snakd across the lakes and the environment was constantly changing.
Catweazle had a dodgy leg so decided to have a lie down. The remaining 4 of us plodded on.
As we wander, we discuss the classic live to work/work to live debate and seem to conclude that neither absolute extreme is desirable.
We headed up some steep hills then dropped down on teh flat and wandered through another campsite.
We saw some caravans and Mat started to tell me about the one he owns. I was fascinated to hear, that it had a remote control.
Literally, you unhook the caravan from the car, then you can "drive" and "steer" it into its designated spot by remote control. Caravans have come a long way, from the ones mum used to take us to in Wales when I was a child.
Even though I'd only known Jon's friends for 2 days, we had gelled really well.
As we stop for a break, I pose in front of the highest dry stone wall in the lake district.
After they photo is taken, they all start laughing. They've made the whole thing up, and apart from it being quite tall, have absolutely no knowledge of it and have seen it for the first time 3 minutes before.
Its a nice wall anyway, so I've put the photo up.
We arrive at the bus stop next to the ODG.
We would have got this bus, but cw was driving over to pick us up.
I really enjoyed this walk, and I'm determined to do it again.
Once inside it was a bit drab (certainly not as alluring as their website lead me to believe) and the guy serving certainly wasnt putting himself out.
Still, the walk was complete, and had to be finished off with a pint (as god intended) so I waited my turn for slow-motion-man to service me.
As I sat with the lads enjoying my pint and sea salt crisps, I realised the walking part of the trip was over. Catweazle wasn't around, and I was a bit worried (whether he was ok, and more importantly, how the hell we were going to get back to Ambleside).
As I've seen happen a couple of times recently on walks, we had no signal, but we were sure our rescuer did. Back to slow-motion-man to save the day, as he produces a landline. We wake up cw, get picked up and its back to civilisation.
That evening, I dine on fish and chips on a bench next to the lake. I walk into town for a few pints at the Royal Oak, happy in the company of good friends.
In the morning we rise early.
No cafe this morning, were visting Jon & Rachel at their freehold for breakfast.
Its right next to Shap, the first place I ever visited in the lakes, and nearby is the cottage from the film Withnail and I.
They have everything here, lambs, chickens, goats for milk and an extensive garden and greenhouse.
The place obviously requires hours of work to keep it running, but must be incredibly rewarding and the rest of the lakes are just on the doorstep.
We enjoy a full English breakfast out in the garden with copious amounts of tea and toast.
I'm used to eating food that's locally sourced, but in this case, it was within 30 feet of where I was sitting.
Jon finishes off the morning with an impromptu Freddy Mercury impression.
Back in the car, and I'm home 2hrs later.
Overall, I spent a bit more than I expected on the trip, but why not, it was a fantastic weekend.
Thanks to Jon for being a great mate, just like he's always been. Hi to Mat and Cat who's company and conversation I came to enjoy greatly.
Finally a very special thanks to Jon and Rachel. They hardly know me, but welcomed me into their home, which I found interesting and inspiring.
Still busily updating johnsunter.com during my evenings.Things have calmed down a bit at work, and my next trip in the UK and abroad isn't until December. Some people tell me I should just get on with it and put the pages up.
I disagree. A couple of years ago, I was with a girl I really liked. One evening in the pub, I leaned over and kissed her nonchalantly.
She didn't look pleased at the exchange, and said simply "If your going to kiss me John, do it like you mean it".
The relationship didn't last for long, but that simple piece of advise has stuck with me ever since. Quite simply, when I do something, I try to do it like "I mean it" or just not do it at all.
An example I give was something that happened about 3 years ago.
I was working with a new assistant. We had only worked together for about 10 days, but I felt that he was cutting corners. Not intending to force a confrontation so early in my new job, I tried to use an ancedotel example.
I asked him. You know that I'm single and I live on my own ?
You know that logically, I spent last night on my own, and when I left this morning my bed was empty ?. You know that nobody is likey to enter my house today, until I get home ?, so the question is this.
If you could see my bed right now, what would it look like ?
The point I was getting at, is do you think my bed is unmade, or a mess ?. After all, why not, nobody else will see it, nobody else would know.
But that's the point I was trying to get across. My bed is made immaculately every morning. Why ?. Because although nobody else would know, I would know.
With that thought in mind, I left for lunch. I was shocked to find when I returned, that I was invited into HR. My assistant spoke to the HR manager, and said he felt "I was having problems at home, and taking it out on him".
That's a story for another day, but the point is, if nobody else knows, no matter, always give and do your best work because inside you'll know.
Gareth Wilkinson (the artist formerly known as mithering Gareth). Spoke to me a few months ago, about a trip to Paris.
I was delighted to help, and gave the best travel advise I could think off.
He emailed me this photo the other evening. He and Katie are having an excellent time.
It was with bitter sadness, that I said goodbye to my friend Lyndsay today.
The bitter sadness was because I really thought the lunchtime buffet would be pizza, but it ended up being sandwiches.
No matter, it saved me the cost of my lunch (even though a complete lack of communication lead to me finding out just a few minutes before it happened).
Lyndsay originally worked in accounts and we had loads of happy times. When she moved into another job within the company, I gave her a card.
We are both keen fans of Margaret Thatcher, and I was reminded of a quote from Lady Thatchers book. In it, she was talking about here friend, Sir Keith Joseph and his retirement. The book itself (the downing street years) is 1100 pages, but in just a few lines she said that once he retired, life in politics would never be quite the same.
I'm no prime minister, but my life at work would never be quite the same, once she left our office and moved to her new job. Now she's moving to Switzerland, I feel that way more than ever.
The projects were working on at the moment, will mark the greatest achievements of my life. And my friend wont be there to see them (well, unless she regularly visits johnsunter.com).
My friend from the CDWG Marjorie (wearing blue in the picture above, and holding a camera) celebrated her birthday recently, with a weekend in Anglesey that we all enjoyed (Ill be putting up photos and more details in the coming days, but this will have to do for now).
Took Friday off, did some beach-combing in the afternoon, then a walk to the highest mountain in Anglesey on Saturday (with a cool walk along the Anglesey coastal path on the way back) and a trip Anglesey copper kingdom on Sunday.
Copper Kingdom, has a large quarry, and 70's and 80's version so Dr who were filmed there.
Lots of good company, nice cake, and evenings in the pub. Superb.
As a gentleman (well, some kind of gentleman), I couldn't possibly divulge Marjorie's age. Suffice to say, she does significantly more with her time, in later life, than many others in their so called "prime" and is an inspiration to all at the walking group.
This month I replaced my prized head-torch with a Petzle Tikka xp2 (the old one had to be "prised" of my head, I loved it that much).
You might wonder what I did with the old one (or maybe you just don't care). Anyway, I was on a weekend away (I'll be writting about that trip tomorrow, as I'm presently putting up 1 article a day for the whole week) at Wild Boar Clough and met a girl called Leanne.
She really inspired me, as she is fanatically motivated to raise money for a teenage cancer charity (the picture above, is a Teddy, that she raffled (I was annoyed, I really wanted that bear !)). She is raising sponsorship for a walk along the great wall (I've done that walk, and its amazing fun, but not easy at all).
I donated my old head torch, as I knew she'd need one to complete the walk and it might save her a few quid on her equipment costs.
I completely endorse Leanne's charity, and if any of you have any spare cash, I'd love you to donate it to her website (I know some of you have offered to donate to the upkeep of johnsunter.com, but I've got that covered. If you've got a fiver (or a tenner) spare, then please donate it.
In fact, I'll go further than that.
I've said several times, that I'm happy on my own, and that I like being single for the freedom and order that it gives me. Its become a cliché now, but as I always say, when I get home from work, there may not be loving arms waiting for me, but there isn't a row either (unless the fish want some !).
However, in the last 10 days, several of my friends have commented on situations, and said that I should ask this girl or that girl out. I know that they mean well, but I'm pretty happy where I am. Loads of you have said I should open my mind, give it a try, and all the rest of it.
I remain un-convinced, but if friends (you guys reading this), donate £50 or above between you, to Leanne's Trek China website, I'll genuinely give it a try and ask someone out. To make it a bit more exciting, the person who sponsors the largest single amount, can pick my prospective "Beau".
You can contribute to Leanne's charity here. If you guys really want me to be "happy" (against my will) you won't mind contributing £20 to making it a reality.
One final rule. If you win, the person you nominate can't be Leanne herself (this is a bit of fun, but its for a sincerely good cause, so no messing about on that front).
Had an amazing bank holiday weekend.
First thing that was cool, was I completed the 3 remaining "houses" of my every-curry-house-in-Chester tour over 4 consecutive days.
Thursday evening, the Gate of India with "pub" Tony. Saturday evening, Barton Rough with Dan, and Sunday evening Cafe Naj with Glenn.
I also treated myself, and replaced my Gators, my head torch (as mentioned above) and bought a really cool picture called Tubular Fell.
It maps out all the Wainwright fells, in a "London underground" format. I didn't actually take any pictures of us having a curry, so for this section of the blog, I founda picture of these 2 complete strangers on the internet with a Tubular Fell picture.
Dan has also donated his old computer, to johnsunter.com so we are presently experiencing the joys and frustrations of Windows 8.
I also saw brilliant ultra light backpacking setup in Cotswold outdoors. The stuff I have is really light weight, but this stuff is amazing.
I've also been getting organised with overseas travel.
My goal for this year, is to visit 4 countries (at least 3 I hadn't previously been to). Munich was the one I'd always wanted to go back to, complimented by Tallinn in Estonia and Helsinki in Finland that were first trips.
So, with one more country to visit this year, which should it be ?
A country I've wanted to visit for more than 20 years. Problem previously was, both my partners at the time (separate relationships, I've never been in a 3-way) , and my mother, wouldn't let me go there, as they were convinced I'd "get killed".
I'm happily single now (and sadly my mum's gone) so the door is open to finally visit Israel.
I cynically put the picture above up, because that's most peoples idea of what Israel is really like. In reality I don't believe Israel is like that most of the time (and lets be practically, if it is or it isn't ill only know for sure when I actually go there).
I've booked flights in early December, as its the cheapest time to go in a 3 month time horizon.
We'll have an overnight in Tel Aviv, and then 3 nights in Jerusalem (loads to see on foot, and a few road trips out, to places like the dead sea and Bethlehem).
Dan and Glenn are coming, so if I do "get killed" I'll have my friends with me, when I arrive on the other side.
On the Friday evening at the beginning of the last bank holiday weekend of the year, the walking group had their usual around the walls pub crawl, organised by Anne.
It was a special time for me, as it marked my 1 year membership of the Chester and District Walking Group (which is strange as I feel like I've been there much longer. The people I've met feel like friends I've known for several years, yet chronologically, they can't possibly be).
I'd like to thank Sarah blond hair (don't know her surname) for recommending the walking group, at a meeting of the Chester Globetrotters (the next meeting of the "globey's" is on Saturday, I'm quite looking forward to it, as I've missed the last 2 meeting due to travel commitments).
Anyway, it was a brilliant evening with a chance to catch up with people I don't see very often, Glenn turning up in the same coat as me, and a brief visit by "pub" Tony getting into rounds, and then sloping off to buy his own drinks. But that wasn't all. A plan was hatched to have a meet up and go cycling.
Couple of years ago, Chester council set-up a series of fun rides through the countryside around Cheshire (there are 8 all together) and up to this point, I'd only done 1 of them.
It was decided that on Bank holiday Monday, we would go out for a ride, and complete my 2nd one (I'm determined to complete them all, before the 1st of Jan 2013).
We all met up at Glenn's unit (that guy will do anything to sell furniture).
Alex and Glenn, came dressed for the Tour de France. I however, wore my patented "old clothes" and I tucked my right trouser leg into my sock.
It was commented on later, that I looked like a paralympian with a carbon fibre leg !.
Its for this reason, that you won't see any pictures outside. It was raining, and I didn't want to get my phone wet/couldn't be bothered to take photographs in the rain (in fact, just close your eyes, and imagine your standing outside in the rain. See, there wasn't any need for photographs after all).
The ride we did was called the Manley Meander.
As you can see from this photo, Alex did a superb job of navigating a series of mundane roads on a grey day (and even made time to eat a sensible sandwich, along the way).
As we arrived at Manley Mere, the woman proprietor started shouting and waving her arms as we fastened our bikes to the gate.
Turned out, that the gate didn't open outwards as we'd thought, and opened across electrically. If we'd put them there and the gate had opened, it would have cut the bikes in half.
We hung around the Chameleon restaurant/bar a while longer, and the weather wasn't improving.
As time ticked by, the sun (which nobody could see for clouds) went above the yard arm, so what could I do ?. I got a pint in, and like so often, contemplated life, through my reflection in the glass.
After this, we cycled some more. I realised that by adjusting the hight of the saddle on my bike, I could make riding a lot more comfortable.
With an angry mother-in-law of a day, weather wise, it wasn't long, before we were back in another hostelry (the Plough).
Glenn treated me to fish and chips, washed down with a few more pints, before I headed of down the canal back to a warm bath and some dry clothes.
I want to say at this point, that despite all the discomfort, it was, overall a rewarding day.
But it wasnt. I think my cycling experiences from now on, are going to be based significantly on the weather forecast.
still, thanks for Alex and Glenn for coming with me.
Day back at work after bank holiday, and I'm at Manchester airport. I've flown extensively, but I've never flown there and back to a place in the same day.
The plane to Gatwick was barely in the air 30 minutes, before we landed. We were picked up by a chap called Stewart (again, this is work stuff, relating to a massive project, so I cant discuss details. What I can say, is that Stewart is an expert on telecommunications and one of the cleverest and most charming people I think I've ever met).
We arrive at their building.
As I expected, the building was List x rated, but even more cool, they shared the building with another company, Fender, the famous guitar manufacturer.
We were shown loads of cool telephony products. The main thing I learned, is there's no such think as a phone system any-more. There is a call handling system (which handles everything from texts, to phone calls and hd video conferencing) and endpoints, which can be headsets, software programs that run on your laptop and work like phones, monitoring people in your team, and even conventional plastic phones as well.
I spent the day looking at some amazing telephony solutions using Microsoft Lync. I remember someone once saying to me, If you like computer networks, you'll love convergent telephony, its even better. I've seen it, and it is.
Back at the airport, its been a productive day. We have a quick pint at the bar, and then it occurs to me. The last time I was in this specific airport, was the first part of my first trip around the world.
At the time, the building felt so mysterious and exciting. But now I've been too so many airports, that the mystery has gone from this place.
I also noticed that Jamie Oliver has a restaurant there now. Is there anywhere he doesn't have one.
Flight back home, train back to Chester.
Back on the train to work the next day.
You can always tell the people who are getting the train to the airport and don't often travel on the train. There noisy, disorganised, carrying to much baggage, faf around deciding where to sit, and take ten minutes to get on the train or get off it.
If you one of those people, I'd just like to point something obvious out, that you may have missed.
THE TRAIN FILLS FROM BOTH ENDS INTO TWO QUEUE'S. THE PEOPLE AT THE FRONT OF EACH QUEUE GET SEATS AND THE ONES NEAR THE BACK OF EACH QUEUE HAVE TO STAND.
If I'm behind you at the bottom of the train, and you take 10 minutes (and I'm not exaggerating) to put your bag just where you like it, just so, it means that 2 things are happening.
1. Me and all the people behind me cant get a seat until you move.
2. While your faffing around, the people getting on the top end of the train, are wandering further and further down the train. ALL the people in that queue will get seats (which is against nature) and all of us will end up standing (which isn't very nice).
All of this so your £9.99 Argos pull along, filled with dresses from Evans, can be in the premium spot, for a 23 minute journey.
If in doubt, do what Rohan say. Travel light and move fast.
Ok, so its Wednesday morning in work, and I'm impressing everyone in finance with story's of courage, adventure and tenacity. After I've finished telling them, I finish with a few stories about myself.
Next thing, the boss appears at my desk and tells me something important is going down. I look outside the window, and butty van isn't there, so I wonder what he's referring too.
Turns out, were involved in some due diligence work off-site (which, you've guessed it, is confidential) and that we need to drive 6 hours south of our office, where my firewall/security skills are going to be needed.
With only 30 minutes notice, were off. I don't have any spare clothes or anything like that, but I've lived in the desert for 10 consecutive days, and in the Jungle for 6 so I'm mentally prepared (I just don't have a toothbrush).
Get down there, do the deal, then drive an hour north, to a place called Newbury. I've heard good things about the town, but never been there.
We decide to stay over, at a superb pub called the Bacon arms (daft name, brilliant accommodation, with the 3 essential b's being more than adequately catered for (Bed, Bath, Breakfast)).
We had a couple of pints around the town, then had a kebab for super (I've not had a really good kebab for ages, and this one was superb).
Cooked breakfast in the morning, where I entertain the waiting on girl, with stories of my high level/covert mission. Then the boss arrives, and I have to be quet, in case he tells her we dont really work for a government agency after all, and ruins everything.
First of all, let me apologise in advance for not updating this website recently.
As I've stated before, I'm trying to make the most of the summer by going away on as many weekends as possible and its a very exciting time at work. That all sounds great, but it lately, it has left literally no time for anything else, and more than once, I have had to buy brand new socks, as I didn't have any clean ones in the house and eat my evening meal off paper plates, I bought for the barbecue !.
Well, summer is over. Although I continue to aggressively pursue adventure in my spare time, and build the greatest achievement in my career during working hours, there is at least, a bit of time left.
I'm putting up this page now, and I'll be publishing pages about my summer adventures, 1 each day, for the whole of the coming week.
Monday, I worked flat out with Dan. By the end of the day, we must have done 2 days work. I was so exhausted, I was in bed by 7pm that night. The following day, I was attending the Insight event, hence the reason to sort things out.
Insight are a computer supplier I've used for nearly 12 years (they sell everything, and I mean EVERYTHING). Its always said, that people don't deal with company's, they deal with people. I've worked with a guy there, called Gary Siddle for 10 years. He's never let me down, and couldn't recommend him more highly.
I was at their London event earlier in the year, but when I went to the Manchester (the greatest city on earth, even if people do step over you when your having a heart attack) event, I remembered my camera.
So, here it is. Me, Gary and Pete.
The event was hosted at the Gmex (the building you can see outside the window is the Midland hotel).
I normally find the food and drink at events like this to be a bit so so, but in this case it was superb, with an excellent mix of exotic and ordinary.
They also had some beers and wine, which was a nice touch.
But its not food and drink that you go to an event like this for.
In this room are top experts, from some of the most successful technology company's in the world. You can literally walk up to a stand and ask any question you like.
The other thing that's cool, is they have the very latest technology on display. In this photo, we have the Microsoft Surface table. 5 years from now, there will probably be one in every house, but right now, its cutting edge (although the touch screen movement was a bit flaky).
My main reason for attending was to research some stuff for a big project at work (which obviously I cant talk about on here).
I saw some cool stuff with interactive whiteboards and video conferencing and stuff like that, but I was most interested in convergent communications.
The idea of convergent communications, is a bit like the idea of the information superhighway. Put simply, the phrase was being bandied around, 6 years before the technology actualy existed.
Convergent comms, is real now. Put simply, it links everything from mobile texting, to hd video conferencing and everything in between under one roof in the data-centre. Even better, it uses open standards, so you don't have an Ericson phone system, you have a back end, and then things like handsets and screens can be purchased from many different vendors.
I'm something of an expert in MS Lync now, so the one I wanted to see in action, was its rival, Cisco Jabber.
In an entertaining demo, they had a caricature artist in London, talking to people across a vid conf link. In the picture above, you can see a delegate being drawn in real time, and in the background, a couple of "Captain Picard" devices from Cisco.
After this, we had a 40 minute demo of Jabber, and I learned about a concept called full immersion.
Absolutely fab day, loads of cool tech, exactly the reason I work in this industry. Got loads of new ideas, I'd like to thank Gary from Insight for inviting me.
On Wednesday we had to visit a client site, which involved a trip down to London. I think its a real shame that Virgin are losing the franchise. Its said when they took it over 15 years ago, they had the simple idea of making a train, feel like a plane, and they've certainly done that.
I cant say much about the reason for my trip, but what I can say, is that its one of the best hospitals in the world, it was an honour to be asked for our help (and we succeeded).
When I visit London, I normally build in enough time to walk where I'm going (I don't like travelling underground and I prefer to get the feel of a city (lets be honest, I'm from the North of England, London feels like visiting another country, so I treat it in the adventure context it rightfully deserves)). Because we were on the clock, we ended up getting a taxi.
Travelling in a London taxi is a unique and fascinating experience. On the face of it, your driving in a taxi, so so what.
Well, this is one of the safest cabs in the world, by both design and frequent random safety checks.
The quiet guy driving, will have studied the 6 mile radius around Charing Cross for 2-4 years, before receiving his green badge. He will know the 320 runs in the area, which encompass 25,000 individual roads, which he must know from memory. Additionally, he will be highly qualified in first aid, and have an encyclopaedic knowledge of London's attraction and landmarks.
With our 3 hours of intensive work complete, we walk back to London Euston.
We wander along the South bank of the river Thames. We have a quick look in the British Film Institute shop. I see an authentic Escape from New York t shirt. My co workers laugh when I tell them how much I loved the film all those years ago, and if 15 year old's could be legally tattoo'd then, I'd still have a python tatoo'd on my stomach, like Snake Plisken.
We pass by the London office of ITV and see autograph hunters waiting outside studio 3 (where Daybreak is filmed).
We visit Gabriel's wharf, and have lunch at a restaurant called Studio 6. Its a beautiful day, so we sit outside. We can see the Oxo building nearby (apparently, it used to be illegal to put advertising onto buildings, so the designers of the Oxo building, had the letters built into the architecture to get around this.
I'm surprised to find that their "home made" burgers, really are home made, and the coffee is Italian (and someone famous from EastEnders is in the same restaurant, but I have no idea who she is, as I dont watch it).
Further along the bank of the Thames, we see London Bridge (Dan had never been to London before, so we thought we should show him a bit of the town).
Its funny how things meant with good intentions, can boomerang back.
As I get on the Virgin train, its a warm day, so they are giving out ice lolly's. I decide to save mine for later, so put it in my bag.
On the way home, I'm engrossed in the report I'm writing, and forget all about it. The next day in work, I realise its melted, and completely destroyed my book on Israel.
After a mad busy, hectic week, its Friday. My assistant is on leave, and I'm running from one job to another to get them finished.
At lunchtime, I decide to get some headspace, and walk down to the driving range (its a bit out of the way, they have a bar, and I usually have the beer garden to myself). Dan Q, is busy on a team lunch, whatever the hell that is, so I wander over on my own.
As I walk past the lake, I see 2 fish. They are at least 2 foot long, and swim with grace and poise. I'm starting to unwind now. It will be weekend soon, and I can relax. Thing is, Friday night is only fun, if you feel like you earned it, and this week I have.


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OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state officials say a sexually violent predator being held at the Special Commitment Center on McNeil Island died after suffering a head injury during a fight with another resident.
Chris Wright with the Department of Social and Health Services said Friday that 63-year-old Jerry Spicer suffered a head injury during the fight on Thursday in the facility's cafeteria.
Spicer was taken to the Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McCord and later died of his injuries.
Spicer had been sent to the facility in 2005 after a Grant County court determined he met the criteria of being a sexually violent predator.
The other man involved in the fight, Gregory Coley Jr., was later arrested and taken to the Pierce County Jail.


The best remix of Midnight City. I like this more than the original, and that is saying a lot.
"You're nothing more than a prisoner in this place that you call home.
The inability to think for yourself is all you've ever known.
But your words are a plague.
I need to find someone who loves Man Without Country as much as I do.


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Brief History of Nursing
Before discussing scope and standards of nursing care, it is helpful to briefly review a history of the nursing profession. Florence Nightingale is considered to be the founder of modern nursing practice. In 1860 she established the first nursing school in the world. By establishing this school of nursing, Nightingale promoted the concept of nurses as a professional, educated workforce of caregivers for the sick.[1] See Figure 1.1[2] for a portrait of Florence Nightingale. Florence Nightingale's contributions to health care started during the Crimean War in 1854. Her team discovered that poor health care for wounded soldiers was being delivered by overworked medical staff in a dirty environment. Florence recorded the mortality rate in the hospital and created statistical models that demonstrated that out of every 1,000 injured soldiers, 600 were dying because of preventable communicable and infectious diseases. Florence's nursing interventions were simple; she focused on providing a clean environment, clean water, and good nutrition to promote healing, such as providing fruit as part of the care for the wounded soldiers. With these simple actions, the mortality rate of the soldiers decreased from 60% to 2.2%. In 1859 Nightingale wrote a book titled Notes on Nursing that served as the cornerstone of the Nightingale School of Nursing curriculum. Nightingale believed in the importance of placing a patient in a environment that promoted healing where they could recover from disease. She promoted this knowledge as distinct from medical knowledge. Her emphasis on the value of the environment formed many of the foundational principles that we still use in creating a healing health care setting today. She also insisted on the importance of building trusting relationships with patients and believed in the therapeutic healing that resulted from nurses' presence with patients. She promoted the concept of confidentiality, stating a nurse "should never answer questions about her sick except to those who have a right to ask them."[3] These nursing concepts formed the foundation of nursing practice as we know it today.
Figure 1.1 Florence Nightingale
Modern nursing has reinvented itself a number of times as health care has advanced and changed over the past 160 years. With more than four million members, the nursing profession represents the largest segment of the United States' health care workforce. Nursing practice covers a broad continuum, including health promotion, disease prevention, coordination of care, and palliative care when cure is not possible. Nurses directly affect patient care and provide the majority of patient assessments, evaluations, and care in hospitals, nursing homes, clinics, schools, workplaces, and ambulatory settings. They are at the front lines in ensuring that patient care is delivered safely, effectively, and compassionately. Additionally, nurses attend to patients and their families in a holistic way that often goes beyond physical health needs and recognize social, mental, emotional, and spiritual needs.[4]
The American Nurses Association (ANA) is a national, professional nursing organization that was established in 1896. The ANA represents the interests of nurses in all 50 states of America while also promoting improved health care for everyone. The mission of the ANA is to "lead the profession to shape the future of nursing and health care."[5] The ANA states that it exists to advance the nursing profession by doing the following:
Fostering high standards of nursing practice
Promoting a safe and ethical work environment
Bolstering the health and wellness of nurses
Advocating on health care issues that affect nurses and the public[6]
The ANA sets many standard of care for professional nurses that will be discussed in the next section.
Read more information about the American Nurses Association
View the Discover the American Nurses Association video.[7]
Karimi, H., & Masoudi Alavi, N. (2015). Florence Nightingale: The mother of nursing. Nursing and Midwifery Studies, 4(2), e29475. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4557413/ ↵
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Institute of Medicine (US) Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the Future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine. (2011). The future of nursing: Leading change, advancing health. National Academies Press. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK209880/57413/ ↵
American Nurses Association. (n.d.). About ANA. https://www.nursingworld.org/ana/about-ana/ ↵
American Nurses Association. (2010, May 14). Discover the American Nurses Association (ANA). [Video]. YouTube. All rights reserved. https://youtu.be/PRwPhOjeqL4 ↵
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Michael Edwards – fragrance advisor suggests original L'interdit, Arpege by Lanvin, and Ferre by Ferre as possibilities.
Both Chanel no. 5 and L'Interdit have that slightly powdery, deliciously musky scent.
I like this so much, instant gratification for the nose.
Ultrasexy. Launched by the House of Guerlain in 1925, and inspired by the building of the Taj Mahal and the Shalimar gardens. It has that powdery musky quality I love, and is name checked in "Party Lights" by Janis Ian – "champagne and caviar, cocaine and Shalimar". The height of sophistication.


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Q: Merging bug fixes into release branches - svn switch to branch or get a seperate working copy? I'm relatively new to Subversion, hoping to get some insights from more experienced folks. We're taking an approach of doing the bulk of the development work (new features and bug fixes) on the trunk and merging bug fixes into release branches as needed. With this approach, developers won't be coding directly against release branches at all, only merging into them.
My first thought was that maybe developers don't need a working copy of the release branches at all, and maybe changes to the trunk could be merged into branches directly in the repository. But I quickly learned that that's not how Subversion works - you need a working copy to merge into.
So my next thought was that developers could still keep just one copy of the codebase locally, point it to the trunk, and do an svn switch to a release branch when they need to do a merge. A couple potential problems I could forsee:

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*Might be too easy to forget to svn switch back to the trunk after the merge.

*A developer could have uncommitted changes to their working copy (something they were working on for a future release before they got interrupted to work on the bug fix) that would still be there when they do the svn switch, and accidentally merge those changes into the release branch.

If I put together some scripts for this process I could prevent #1 from being an issue, but #2 concerns me a little more. I'm wondering if that's a deal-breaker for this approach.
In a nutshell, my question is this: when merging bug fixes from the trunk to a release branch, where the developer does not already have a working copy of the release branch, is it considered a better practice for the developer to do an svn switch to do the merge, or to check out a working copy of the release branch in a different location locally? Thanks in advance!

A: Disk space is generally cheap nowadays, so there's not really a reason to confine things all to a single working copy - checking out the branch separately gives the best of most worlds (independent of trunk development, less chance to forget where one is, can easily swap back and forth from working on branch to working on trunk if necessary, don't have to re-download trunk when done).

A: I would avoid using svn switch except in the occasional circumstance (as described in the docs) when you start coding a solution against one branch (say trunk) and then conclude that it would be better in its own branch (svn copy trunk newbranch; svn switch newbranch).
You should always perform merges into a local working copy, both so you can perform a diff on your changes before you commit them (which you should be in the habit of always doing before a commit, any commit) and also check that the code compiles.
If the release branch is large and it is cumbersome to keep a local working copy of it (which can especially be the case if you have many release branches on the go), then consider using a branch/patch manager - designate one of your senior programmers to manage the release branches and he/she can select particular trunk changes to merge to the release branch(es).  Most people are saved the hit to their disk usage, and you keep the stable release branches under more control.

A: That's a rather philosophical question. To avoid problem #2 I would probably go with a separate checkout for merging. It may take little longer that way but it is definitely more flexible.

A: I use SVN's sparse checkout feature a lot. If I check out a repository I check out the trunk/tags/releases folders non-recursively (immediate children, including folders). I then go into each of them and update so that their immediate children are checked out, too. That way I have a full overview of the whole repository without wasting too much disk space.
Then I go and update fully recursively whatever I want to work on. If I'm done with something that isn't to be deleted in the repository, but which I won't need on my disk anymore, I just update it to immediate children again.
This has the obvious advantage of mirroring the actual layout of the repository on your disk. It's easy to navigate to some branch that way. Another advantage of this approach is that a simple update will tell you about new tags and branches.
I have yet to come across a repository where the number of tags or branches is so enormously overwhelming, that just checking out the folders non-recursively waste space.

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Climate, Seas and Environment
Mosquito nets: Are they catching more fishes than insects?
Mosquito nets designed to prevent malaria transmission are used for fishing which may devastate tropical coastal ecosystems, according to a new scientific study. The researchers found that most of the fish caught using mosquito nets were smaller than a finger and potentially collect hundreds of individuals.
A typical mosquito net catch with many small fish. Photo: Benjamin L Jones.
Malaria is a serious global health issue, killing nearly half a million people every year worldwide. Aid organisations like the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation have invested in solutions to solve the crisis such as distributing hundreds of thousands of bed nets to protect people from mosquito bites carrying the virus.
"Distributed mosquito nets are intended to be used for malaria protection, yet communities living in poverty use them for fishing, providing fresh concerns for already overfished coastal ecosystems, says," Benjamin Jones, a director of Project Seagrass and PhD researcher at Stockholm University Department of Ecology, Environment and Plant Sciences.
Use of mosquito nets for fishing may contribute to greater poverty
A small rabbitfish caught using mosquito nets. Photo: Benjamin L Jones.
There are few studies that investigate how much fish mosquito-net fishing potentially harvests, although the use of mosquito nets for fishing is not a new phenomenon:
"No evidence on the sheer amount of fish that these fisheries extract has been published that we are aware of. Gaining an understanding of these catches is vital if we are to manage such fisheries," says Benjamin Jones.
In Mozambique, each sweep of the mosquito net caught more than half of the average daily catch (2.4 kg a day) using traditional nets, by weight. But many of the fishes were very small, which means mosquito net fishers who cast their nets many times each day are removing a huge number juvenile fish to eat. Many of the species caught are important for food in the region when adults or help keep the seagrass ecosystems where they are found healthy.
"The use of mosquito nets for fishing may contribute to less food availability, greater poverty and the loss of ecosystem functioning," concludes Dr Richard Unsworth, a co-author and Lecturer in Marine Biology at Swansea University.
Re-thinking is necessary to find a solution
Finding a solution to the problem is incredibly hard, but the researchers suggest the need for marine scientists, social scientists, health professionals and fishing communities to all work together. Laws imposed from governments make the use of mosquito nets for fishing illegal in some localities, however, such mechanisms are evidently insufficient because people still need food and "need re-thinking" according to the study.
"We need to know why communities aren't using these nets for intended use, and therefore we have to involve them, so they can be part of developing solutions to these challenges," says Richard Unsworth.
Data collected from northern Mozambique
The team collected data at seagrass meadows by ten coastal villages in northern Mozambique. Identifying each fish species, the researchers recorded the weight of each fish group and the total catch, as well as age and where they are positioned in the food web.
The open access paper – "The perverse fisheries consequences of mosquito net malaria prophylaxis in East Africa" – is published on Monday 11th November at https://doi.org/10.1007/s13280-019-01280-0
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Nina Kirchner
Tina Elfwing
Cynthia de Wit
Guillemots add knowledge about the ecosystem puzzle Henrik Österblom, Associate Professor in Environmental Sciences at Stockholm Resilience Centre.
The challenges that lie ahead after leg 1, SWERUS-C3 Örjan Gustafsson, professor in Biogeochemistry Stockholm University.
From permafrost thawing to the venting of greenhouse gases Martin Jakobsson, Professor at the Department for Geological Sciences.
Rotation in Barrow, Swerus-C3 Leg 2 The second leg, which starts from Barrow, is led by Martin Jakobsson, Professor at the Department for Geological Sciences (IGV), Stockholm University.
Collapsing Ice Martin Jakobsson, Professor at the Department for Geological Sciences.
Storglaciären- the end-of-year account At Tarfala Research Station, we carry out the the world's most detailed study of how a glacier changes. In this film we follow the work in September, just before the first snow falls.
Sweden and International Polar Research Stockholm University Researchers have played leading roles in a number of Polar expeditions that have taken place as part of the International Polar Year (IPY - spans 2007-2009).
Arctic foxes Tomas Meijer
Arctic Sweden, Archeology Andreas Viberg, Kerstin Lindén.
Hydrocarbons in Siberia Örjan Gustafsson and Jorien Vonk


Paid holidays off, Health insurance, sick leave, PTO, 401K matching program, short-term/ long-term disability, smart benefits, option to make up missed hours due to hazardous weather.
Benefits package were ok, got to select what benefits you wanted or not. Didn't have a good 401K plan, was told the company matched but ended up that you were matching yourself, they did not put any company money to match what you put in.
401k match, Dental, Vision, and Health are all offered as optional packages, you also have the option of finding your own insurance. The insurance coverage is pretty decent depending on how much you want to pay out of your paycheck every 2 weeks. There is 3 different options each costing a different amount.
Medical and dental insurance that was very helpful.
There was coverage available for dental, vision, and health care, but it could've been better. In terms of vacation, it was almost impossible to get approved for time off.
The perks for full time employees were great. There was 401k matching, 2 weeks paid vacation, 1 week paid sick leave, and 8 hours of personal time. There was also dental, vision, and health care offered, but they didn't cover a lot.
10 Federal holidays, 10 vacations, and 5 sick days. 401k plan, but no match. Management always tried to give you the days off that you wanted.
Worst; Low job security and accommodation Positive: It covers 401K as well and health benefits and some paid vacation/sick days.
In the companies eyes, they offer a competitive Heath insurance plan. As dictated by HR, "we work closely with out partners to provide the best insurance for the price too our employees". If you are single the best medical plan with the lowest deductible will run close to 200/month out of pocket to the for the employee. If you happen to have a family the insurance jumps to almost 1000/month. Eye and dental and decent plans.
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Cinema release of OZ-Bollywood feature film MY CORNERSTONE
Posted: September 26, 2014 in Morcan films
Tags: Australian cinema, australian films, Bollywood, Bollywood films, james morcan, Kent Marcus, Stanley Joseph, Zenia Starr
We are pleased to announce the theatrical release of My Cornerstone.
We shot this movie at locations in Mumbai, India and Sydney, Australia with an Indian/Australian cast and crew.
My Cornerstone is the first Indian-Aussie cross-cultural feature film in cinema history.
Event Cinemas are screening this film Australia-wide.
On Thursday 9th October 2014, My Cornerstone will be released in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane in participating Event Cinema venues. Please check Event Cinema websites nearest to you for session times in the coming weeks.
The following Thursday being 16th October 2014 will see the release in other key Australian cities including Perth and Adelaide.
Then later this year the film will be released in cinemas in various countries worldwide, followed by an eventual international DVD release.
My Cornerstone is a romantic comedy which explores multiculturalism and spiritual faith.
The film stars 24 year-old Indian-Australian actress Zenia Starr (Backyard Ashes) as an Indian nurse who moves to Sydney where she's hired to care for the ailing matriarch of an uber-wealthy Indian-Aussie family. Starr is also a beauty queen and the current Miss India Australia.
The film's director and producer, Indian-Australian filmmaker Stanley Joseph of World Pictures Australia is a veteran of Bollywood now living in Sydney. Our storyline reflects many of his own experiences as an Indian migrant in Australia. Stanley is a well-known musician and film composer turned director. MY CORNERSTONE is his second feature to date (with a third feature in post-production).
Stanley Joseph: Director of My Cornerstone
Check out the trailer:
Thank you so much for all your support.
See you at the movies!
James Morcan
Director: Stanley Joseph
Writers: James Morcan (screenplay), Stanley Joseph (story)
Actors: Zenia Starr, Romin Khan, James Morcan, Santosh Verma
Cinematographer: Kent Marcus
Editor: Roy Sherfan
Producer: Stanley Joseph
Executive Producer: Akhil Chaukra
Production Company: World Pictures Australia http://www.wpafilms.com/
Distributor: Reel to Deal Pictures
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MyCornerstoneFilm
Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cALHYe5iNxY
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The Flag Institute is the world's leading research and documentation centre for flags and flag information. The Institute is also the largest vexillological membership organisation in the world. The Institute was founded on St. George's Day, 23 April, 1971.
The Flag Institute also maintains and manages the national United Kingdom Flag Registry. This is to ensure there is a definitive record of those United Kingdom flags which exist, both nationally and regionally.
Members receive the journal, Flagmaster, every quarter and are entitled to attend the meetings of the Institute, which take place twice a year. All members resident in the UK can take part in the government of the Institute. Members also have free access to the extended library of the Flag Institute and to the Members' Area of the web site, which contains a number of papers and resources.
The Institute provides vexillological services to HM Government in the UK and to many other organizations around the world, including the United Nations. These services include advising on the use of flags, designing new flags and collating information on flags of the world.
The Flag Institute flag depicts a stylised representation of a quarter of the Union Flag, creating a dynamic emblem, representing vexillology moving forward. Vexillology is the name for the study of history, symbolism and meaning of flags. The flag was designed by the Graham Bartram, Chief Vexillologist, and Philip Tibbetts, Community Vexillologist.
The Flag Institute is a full member of FIAV (Fédération internationale des associations vexillologiques), the International Federation of Vexillological Associations. The Flag Institute hosted the International Congress of Vexillology in the year 2001 to celebrate the bicentenary of the Union Flag. The Congress was held in the historic city of York. The Institute's Chief Vexillologist, Graham Bartram, is the Secretary-General for Congresses of FIAV.


"We're all grateful to God to be alive," one Saipan resident said.
Tied for the strongest storm anywhere in the world this year, Yutu packed sustained winds of 180 mph, and its gigantic eye enveloped much of Saipan and all of Tinian, leaving the Pacific islands "mangled," as one local official described it to The Washington Post. Rescue and relief operations have begun, but officials say their efforts are hampered by still-dangerous weather conditions and widespread destruction.
According to figures released by the Weather Underground, Yutu was tied for fifth place when it comes to the highest wind speeds of any storm on record at the time of striking land. Only a few storms, such as 2013′s Super Typhoon Haiyan (which struck the Philippines), have been stronger, and even then, not by much. For the United States, just one storm -- the 1935 Labor Day Hurricane that hit the Florida Keys -- is believed to have been stronger.
The Northern Mariana Islands are yet another U.S. territory to have been pummeled by a strong hurricane in the past two years. The U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico suffered calamitous strikes in the 2017 hurricane season, and Guam was recently struck by Typhoon Mangkhut.
Overall, the escalating impacts on U.S. island territories in the Pacific and Caribbean underscore that as seas rise, and storms worsen, in the face of climate change, small islands face some of the most extreme risks on Earth. Many have organized into the Alliance of Small Island States to push for strong action on climate change – Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa are observers to the organization.
Images of the storm's aftermath in the Marianas were horrific. In Saipan, roadways were littered with downed power poles and tree branches. Parked cars were smashed by debris, some even overturned by the powerful winds. What used to be buildings were reduced to haphazard piles of tin and wood. If it wasn't made of concrete, it's probably gone, said Jose Mafnas, a resident of Saipan whose roof was torn off his home.
Still, Mafnas said, he was "at a loss for words" when he first saw the havoc Yutu wreaked on his island.
"I knew the damage would be significant, but coming out in the morning, even with that knowledge, I was still surprised by how devastating it was," he said.
The full extent of the damage is not yet known, Nadine Deleon Guerrero, an external affairs officer with the CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management, told The Post in a phone interview. Preliminary assessments cannot be carried out until weather conditions improve, but based on "windshield assessments," Guerrero said the devastation caused by Yutu is "five times worse" than that from Typhoon Soudelor, which slammed the islands in 2015. Soudelor was the strongest tropical cyclone in the 2015 Pacific typhoon season. In general, the Northwest Pacific, where tropical cyclones are referred to as typhoons (not hurricanes), has the most numerous and strongest storms on the planet.
Nola Hix, another Saipan resident, told The Post via WhatsApp messaging that she lived through Soudelor and had "prayed we'd never experience [that] again." Unfortunately, Yutu was Soudelor "x 20," she wrote.
Emergency shelters on both Saipan and Tinian are full, Bob Schwalbach, a spokesman for Del. Gregorio Kilili Camacho Sablan (D), the islands' representative in Congress, told The Post in an email. Saipan's health center is running on emergency power, and the one in Tinian, which currently has no patients, "sustained major damage," Schwalbach said.
On Saipan, Guerrero said the government's main priority is providing aid to the people who lost their homes. It is not yet clear how many do not have shelter, but the number is likely in the hundreds, she said. The plan is to work with local and federal agencies to distribute tents that can survive winds of up to 60 mph, she said.
While the Mariana Archipelago consists of 15 separate islands, roughly 90 percent of the territory's residents live on Saipan, which was severely affected by Yutu. Some 6 percent live on the island of Tinian, which was struck most directly.


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{
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        {
            //Items = new List<string>();
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        public ScopeMatch(string ExactMatch)
            :this(ScopeMatchType.Exact, ExactMatch, 1, true, false)
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        }

        public ScopeMatch(ScopeMatchType Type, string Value, int Score, bool Required)
            : this(Type, Value, Score, Required, false)
        {
        }

        public ScopeMatch(ScopeMatchType Type, string Value, int Score, bool Required, bool Not)
            : this()
        {
            this.Type = Type;
            this.Not = Not;
            this.Score = Score;
            this.Required = Required;
            this.Value = Value;
        }

        public ScopeMatchType Type { get; set; }
        public bool Not { get; set; }
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        //public List<string> Items { get; set; }
        public string Value { get; set; }
        public int Score { get; set; }
        public bool Required { get; set; }

        //[Newtonsoft.Json.JsonIgnore()]
        //public string Value
        //{
        //    get
        //    {
        //        //todo: allow items count == 0?
        //        if (Items.Count == 1)
        //            return Items[0];
        //        else
        //            throw new Exception(string.Format("Scope contains {0} items.  Accessing it as if it were a single value is not allowed.", Items.Count));
        //    }
        //    set
        //    {
        //        if (Items.Count == 0)
        //            Items.Add(value);
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        //            Items[0] = value;
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        public int MatchScore(string Item)
        {
            return MatchScore(new List<string>() { Item });
        }

        public int MatchScore(List<string> Items)
        {
            var matchScore = 0;
            var matches = 0;
            Value = Value + ""; //change null to empty string
            foreach (var item in Items)
            {
                var nonNullItem = item + "";

                if (Type == ScopeMatchType.Exact)
                    matches += Value.Equals(nonNullItem, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) ? (Not ? 0 : 1) : (Not ? 1 : 0);
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                    matches += Value.IndexOf(nonNullItem, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) > -1 ? (Not ? 0 : 1) : (Not ? 1 : 0);
                else if (Type == ScopeMatchType.StartsWith)
                    matches += Value.IndexOf(nonNullItem, StringComparison.OrdinalIgnoreCase) == 0 ? (Not ? 0 : 1) : (Not ? 1 : 0);
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                    matches += Regex.Match(Value, nonNullItem, RegexOptions.IgnoreCase).Success ? (Not ? 0 : 1) : (Not ? 1 : 0);
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            //if ((Operator == ScopeMatchOperator.And && matches == Items.Count) || (Operator == ScopeMatchOperator.Or && matches > 0))
            if (matches > 0)
                matchScore = Score;

            return matchScore;
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    }
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. Columbia Records announced that Jack Black has teamed up with his "Gulliver's Travels" co-star Jason Segel to create "Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy 2010," their take on the holiday carol in the style of David Bowie and Bing Crosby's famed 1977 classic.
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"Peace on Earth/Little Drummer Boy 2010" will be sold exclusively on iTunes beginning Tuesday December 7. Additionally, a 2-D animated video for "Little Drummer Boy" will premiere on CollegeHumor.com that same day. "This old chestnut was dying to be rockified...enjoy" explained Black on his choice of song.
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