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The WhoMobile
Actor Jon Pertwee remains one of the most iconic actors to have played Doctor Who. Even his successor, Tom Baker recognized the stately and grand presence Pertwee exhibited. Traditionally a song and dance man, Jon Pertwee was at a loss for how to follow famed actor Patrick Troughton as the mysterious Time Lord. When he was given the direction to 'be himself,' he was amused as he had no idea who that was! Luckily, the actor was very charismatic, dashing and a fan of modern machinery and cars. This resulted in the creation of a personalized mode of transport outside of the TARDIS, a custom-made futuristic car referred to as the 'WhoMobile.'
Here's a quick write up via Retro Thing:
You have to be a bit of a character to take on the lead role in Doctor Who. When Jon Pertwee took over, it was the series' first venture into colour. These new earthbound adventure brought massive popularity to the show and its star, turning in an impressively popular [five] year run. Known before the role as a comedian, Pertwee played the role straight proving himself to be a great choice for the Doctor. In his real life he was a gadget fan, as well as a sportsman and car enthusiast – all perfect traits for a time traveler. It was while at an appearance at an auto dealership that he met car customizer Peter Farries, which is where the story of Pertwee's 1973 Whomobile began.
The vehicle was never called the "Whomobile" in the show, though Pertwee does refer to it as such in his memoirs. It was actually designed under another name, "The Alien". Pertwee and Farries sketched out the fantasy car. Other car customizers said it would take several moldings to create such an unusual shape in fiberglass, but Farries did it in only two. The completed car was 14 feet long, 7 feet across, with fins that reached 5 feet into the air. There are no doors, you have to hop in over the wing, and once inside the driver and uncomfortable passenger are faced with the blinky lights of a prop computer, and a real television with dual rear antennae.
While the WhoMobile (also known as 'The Alien') was only featured on screen a couple of times, Jon Pertwee used the vehicle in public appearances, making it a hallmark of Doctor Who. A miniature version was produced, and boy howdy would I faint if I found one!
It made such an impact that back in the 1990's when Dapol was producing a toyline based on the series, a WhoMobile was actually planned for release. It never graced the toy racks, but we do have this image to dream about.
Pertwee gifted the car to a bereaved fan who owned the car until it was put up for auction in 2010. The WhoMobile is currently privately owned but is still used to promote Doctor Who. It recently appeared at the Who Experience and as the 12th Doctor continues to emulate the 3rd persona with a red-lined jacket followed by a velvet ensemble in the 9th series, it may only be a time before a new signature vehicle is seen.
June 18, 2015 by dailypop	1 Comment
Doctor Who and The Green Death
The Green Death
Story 069
Written by Robert Sloman (and Barry Letts), directed by Michael E. Briant
Transmitted:19 May 1973 – 23 June 1973
"So… the fledgling has flown the coop."
There are deaths occurring in the abandoned coal mines of Llanfairfach in South Wales where out of work miners are straining to get by. Enticed by Global Chemicals with a new standard of living, they have little choice but to accept an offer that will nonetheless poison their land. A lone crusader has created a society of drop out geniuses to not only strike back at Global Chemicals and demand a better way of living but think up new less-destructive ways to live. For once, the Doctor is the odd man out and only reluctantly launches into action after his companion Jo is in danger.
When I was first watching Doctor Who, the Pertwee era held no interest for me. Dated and far too action oriented with soldiers and make believe karate, it was far removed from the Gothic horror of the Baker era or the hard science of the 80's. It took me many years to understand and accept the Pertwee era and learn the genius and novelty of what Barry Letts and Terrance Dicks had created. While his first year (a landmark golden series) is very much influenced by Quatermass, it is the three years that followed that saw a foray into fantasy and the kind of high adventure more commonly seen in comic strips.
The Third Doctor was an anti-establishment character working hand-in-hand with the government out of necessity. Time and again, the Brigadier had to struggle to accept the Doctor's holistic and more universal view and the Doctor in his turn met the immovable might of military bureaucracy. I had long misunderstood this era as the Doctor (a character I had long thought of as a pacifist) working with the military as going against everything the program stood for. But contrary to my misunderstanding, this era is all about finding a middle ground, about working amid differences.
Given that producer Barry Letts was a follower of Buddhism and Terrance Docks was a conservative who seemed more interested in contemporary science, it is no wonder that this five year period was so inventive and full of importance.
While the Tom Baker years are more commonly remembered as being the most popular time for Doctor Who, it was the Pertwee years that made it a household name. Green Death's opening episode alone saw viewing figures over 11 million! The mixture of the fantastic and the every day with Pertwee as the lead actor was a magical combination.
It is clear in the Green Death that there is something more dangerous than simple radioactive waste causing the deaths. As the Doctor and the Brigadier attempt to free Jo from the mines, it becomes clear that some less traditional methods are called for. By collaborating on a bit of piracy, Professor Jones and the Doctor manage to find a way in, only to encounter the true horror of the impact that the waste is having, piloting a discarded railway car through tunnels of sludge filled with giant maggots. Meanwhile the Brigadier finds that he can do nothing against Global Chemicals even while the audience can see the villainous acts of the executive staff, seemingly under the control of the master computer called B.O.S.S. The United Nations, under pressure to find cheap alternative fuel sources are reluctant to look too deeply into how Global Chemicals operates, even as the monsters escape the mines and strike out at the countryside.
Alongside the high drama and outlandish horror of the maggots and the evil computer, Professor Jones seems to have the answer, a slow path to progress using natural means. It is by no means a quick or easy solution as Global Chemicals (and in fact, the British Government) want, but it is a noble one. A far-reaching and bold move against the odds, the Doctor cannot help but be impressed by Jones' fortitude. The Doctor once more plays the hero against the weird creepy monsters that made such an impact that it stuck with viewers for years as 'the one with the maggots,' but the deeper message was far more important. Our world is headed toward self-destruction and it may be that only forward thinking dreamers may hold the solutions.
For all of its soap boxing on environmentalism and the dangers of big business dehumanizing the planet, this is a story about the end of an era… and it's a pretty major one. The Doctor started his exile in Earth as a reluctant member of U.N.I.T. After the arrival of Jo Grant, he softened, growing quite fond of the human race and his place in it. Moreover, despite her bravery, forthrightedness and resourcefulness, Jo Grant was a bumbling dingbat, constantly requiring the Doctor's help in getting her out of trouble. This greatly fed the Doctor's ego, making him every bit the wizard that he appeared to be. The Brigadier respected the Doctor, but Jo seemed to need him to cross a busy street.
From the beginning, we see Dr Jones as an angry young man who is not complacent to stand and watch the world go down the tubes. A brilliant scientist and charismatic leader, Jones uses his scientific skills not to fight weird alien invaders but to make the world a better place. It's no wonder that Jo is attracted to him and that a romance blossoms (she'd had several near-romances leading up to Green Death), but I refuse to view Jones as a replacement for the Doctor because it is not romance that causes Jo to leave the Doctor, it's maturity.
At the opening of The Green Death, the Doctor is engrossed with the prospect of traveling to Metebelis 3 where beauty and wonder await. Yet he fails to hear Jo's equally string desire to visit the 'Nut Hatch' and join in Professor Jones' movement. Frivolous adventure no longer appeals to her, she wants to make a contribution and that is the heart of this story. Maturity winning out over the juvenile joy of action and fantasy.
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By the close of the Green Death, the supporting cast of the Nut Hatch and U.N.I.T. have become so closely knit that they are having a small party celebrating their success. Jo has a real life ahead of herself and no longer needs to be protected by the Doctor. He serves no real purpose in her life now that the allure of his wizard-like personality has become familiar. But the real sadness is that the Doctor is forever the outsider. He cannot join in the party. No matter how much he has become comfortable among humanity… he is not human at all. He is a fantastic adventurer and cannot have a pedestrian life. It is his curse and his strength. In the following story, the Time Warrior, this is explored (briefly) as he reclaims his status as the man of action and magical solutions against a threat from the stars striking from the past.
But the closing moments of The Green Death featuring the Doctor driving off into the early night alone are rather sobering and a harsh reminder that while he may be the eternal champion of the good and the just, he is also a wanderer in the space and time, and any companions that may accompany him on this journey are temporary, He is adrift in the cosmos, a solitary traveler and defender of the innocent, without a home.
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September 20, 2013 by dailypop	Leave a comment
Doctor Who – Inferno
'Inferno'
Written by Don Houghton, directed by Christopher Barry (and Barry Letts)
Transmitted 9 May – 20 June 1970
As fossil fuels dwindle, the human race of the near future finds itself in dire need of alternate fuel resources. Professor Stahlman has found a nearly unlimited and untapped source of power hidden just underneath the planet's crust that he has dubbed 'Stahlman's gas.' The British government theorizes that it could provide the country with independence from foreign oil and set the nation as a world power once more, Unfortunately for all, the forces that Stahlman is tapping into are far more than anyone realizes and threaten to reduce the planet to atoms after reducing the population into mindless monsters.
Project Inferno falls under the protection of U.N.I.T. and the Doctor has been especially called in for his expert opinion, much to Stahlman's displeasure. He seems to be inundated with a sea of specialists and advisers who cannot understand that this is his project to run as he pleases. Stahlman happens to be running it like a labor camp and refuses to listen to an expert pulled from an oil rig in Kuwait, the hard-nosed Greg Sutton, when it is pointed out that at the rate it is running, the rig will explode from shear stress.
The Doctor, anxious to get his TARDIS working again, is leeching off some of the installation's power to run a few tests on the console which he has somehow removed from the TARDIS interior. The tests prove eventful but dangerous, as the Doctor finds himself traveling not in time and space, but into another dimension. In this other realm, things are similar yet completely different. Project Inferno exists in the parallel world, but is far more advanced thanks to the precision of a Fascist regime overlooking the entire country.
Not only must the Doctor get back to his own reality, he must attempt to save not one world but two from total annihilation.
Inferno falls at the tail end of the eventful seventh series of Doctor Who that saw the program endure several changes and narrowly escape from the jaws of cancellation. The arrival of a new actor in the title role, comedic actor Jon Pertwee was accompanied with vibrant color and a new status quot hearkening back to one of the biggest inspirations on Doctor Who, the Quatermass Experiment. Exiled on Earth, the Doctor defended the population from strange threats alongside a branch of the military called U.N.I.T. No longer was the Doctor a cosmic hobo, he was transformed into a daring and dashing adventurer. The stories were more sophisticated and the dangers less fantastic. It was a new age for Doctor Who.
As a finale, Inferno often gets overlooked in favor of other stories such as Spearhead from Space (one of my all time faves) and the Silurians. As series seven consists almost entirely of seven part stories, it is a hard slog to get through for a modern viewer, but I cannot stress enough how vital this period is for the program. Inferno is commonly viewed as an alternate reality story with Nazis and werewolves but there's a lot to love about this adventure that make it a classic not to be missed.
For one thing, the stunt work, cinematography and music are amazing. The tune that plays while the Doctor narrowly steers Bessie away from a hail of gunfire in the alternate reality is just incredible. The shots acquired on top of the oil refinery and along its exterior alleys are very good and present a solid world for the story to take place in rather than a quarry or sound stage. Finally, the climactic death scene of a primord plummeting to his death is stunning even by today's standards, especially when one realizes that a few cardboard boxes were the only things breaking the fall!
At this point on the program, Jon Pertwee and Caroline John had developed a strong rapport. As his assistant Liz Shaw, John was clever, courageous and not afraid to speak her mind when she knew better. In many ways she grounded the Doctor and called him out as the tinkerer that he often was. For instance, with the knowledge of time travel removed from his mind, the Doctor might as well have been randomly pressing buttons on the TARDIS console, and Liz suspected that this was the case.
As the situation deteriorates in Project Inferno with Stahlman refusing to observe safety precautions, a strange liquid infects one of the staff, transforming him into a primeval beast intent on killing and destroying anything it comes across. The setting of the oil refinery is absolutely splendid and grants a certain kind of legitimate danger and thrill to the production. While he is famous for his love of action and military background, Pertwee was deathly afraid of heights, yet he dared filming scenes in nail-biting altitudes in order to maintain believability.
Just four stories into to the third Doctor's era, the character in this story is still very much an outsider who would jump at the first chance to escape his life on Earth. When Stahlman refuses to listen to his warnings, he dismisses the matter out of pique and decides instead to tinker with his machinery. This is rather surprising since one would expect the Doctor to halt any attempt to bring about Armageddon, but he seems content to give up and let Stahlman prove how wrong he is. After all, this is not his race, time or planet. As such, it is necessary for the Doctor to travel to a similar yet different reality to learn the importance of human life and the role that he plays in defending it.
The Doctor endures a series of humiliations as he mistakes individuals that he knew as friends only to find that in this parallel world they are enemies. By today's standards the execution is a bit too pat, with the 'evil' Professor Stahlman wearing sunglasses and a high collared white uniform like some missing Bond villain, but you can't deny the dramatic impact that the situation has on the Doctor.
Ordinarily it's the Doctor who holds all the answers and is relied upon to save the day, but in this case he is called out as a crackpot and ignored until it is too late and the world goes up in flames. So great is the horror of this experience, that he later relives it in the Mind of Evil when confronted with his greatest fears.
The parallel world is filled with jack-booted soldiers marching along to a totalitarian government where one is a cog in a grander machine rather than an individual. This is a common enough theme that pops up in other classic stories such as Genesis of the Daleks, but it is the fact that familiar characters are twisted into this world that makes it so effective. Seeing the Brigadier transformed not just into a eye-patch wearing baddie but a devious cowardly bully is both sad and terrifying. When the evil Brigade Leader learns that his planet actually is going to be over-run by primeval creatures then explode, he nearly collapses into a child with a gun, threatening everyone in hopes that he can somehow survive.
In sharp contrast, both the alternate Liz Shaw and Greg Sutton rise to the occasion and help the Doctor escape to warn the alternate Earth, even though it means that they will still die in the conflagration. The story seems to be saying something about strength of character, but I shudder to think what this could mean for Lethbridge-Stewart. Is he just an eye patch and false mustache away from becoming a maniac??
Once the Doctor arrives back in his true reality, the story kind of circles around waiting to conclude. It's an unfortunate side-effect of telling the same story from different angles. We know that the Doctor will succeed and we already know what he is up against, so there is some drop in dramatic tension there. As director Douglas Camfield fell ill from heart troubles, Barry Letts was called in to take over for the remainder which mainly features lots of dry ice and green-skinned irradiated werewolves.
That said, it actually does get dicey when the installation is over-run with beasties and the klaxons are blaring a warning that is far too late. The Doctor defuses the situation and, with Sutton's help, stops the drilling thereby saving humanity.
The following year would see still more change as a new companion, recurring villain and change in pace arrived, making Doctor Who into more of a comic book superhero than a daring adventurer. This meant that the Cambridge-educated Liz Shaw had to go, a loss that is still grieved by many fans as she was finally a voice of reason and intelligence (albeit dressed on jackboots and a mini-skirt). As it happens, Caroline John was pregnant during the period and could not have returned in any case, but she still bears a grudge for being called 'too clever by half' by script editor Terrance Dicks.
Nevertheless, Inferno marked the end of an era when the Doctor was an alien among humans, working to save a people that he didn't relate to, defending the entire planet from doom with nothing more than a vintage roadster and nerves of steel (and a sonic screwdriver). I have the fondest regards for the seventh series and think of it as one of the many Golden Eras of the program. Next year will see the release of the Ambassadors of Death and the series will be complete, allowing fans to finally re-live a time when Doctor Who was struggling back to its place as a national institution watched by families everywhere, either alongside each other or from behind the sofa.
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I Am the Doctor: Jon Pertwee's Final Memoir
Try the Doctor Who- Jon Pertwee jigsaw
Assemble the pieces of the dashing dandy of space and time, the Third Doctor. Pertwee is one of my favorites (though there are very few Doctors that I dislike), so I was quite happy to work on this one.
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February 6, 2012 by dailypop	Leave a comment
Tom Baker/Jon Pertwee Doctor Who Jigsaw
I'm really becoming a fan of these jigsaws. This one took far longer than the last one, but it's far more intricate.
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Doctor Who – Day of the Daleks DVD extras confirmed
Written by Guy Leopold, Day of the Daleks was the triumphant return of the Doctor's most dreaded foes who had been unseen since 1968's Evil of the Daleks starring Patrick Troughton. The 1972 stunner featured time traveling terrorists, ape-like henchmen armed with ray guns and plenty of chase scenes. It was also a bit of a rush job and therefore suffered some set backs such as less than impressive special effects, poor voice acting for the Daleks and only three of the creatures were ever seen! Granted, some fans do not enjoy this adventure, but for me, this is one of the better Dalek stories of the 70's, even if it is simply because it is so unusual.
Next month, the folks at 2|entertain will amend these flaws with a special edition using CGi to create a future over-run by Daleks, new explosions and other fine tweaks. For posterity, the original version will also be included, of course.
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Here are the DVD extras, as confirmed by the fine folks at Eye of Horus- click here for their early review of the DVD
DVD EXTRA Disc 1
4 x 25 mins approx colour episodes with mono audio (Original Version).
Commentary – stereo. With actors Anna Barry and Jim Winston, producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks and vision mixer Mike Catherwood.
Blasting the Past (dur. 30' 30") – cast and crew look back on the making of this story. With actors Katy Manning, Jimmy Winston and, Anna Barry, producer Barry Letts, script editor Terrance Dicks, monster maker John Friedlander, Dalek operator Ricky Newby, Dalek voice artiste Nicholas Briggs, classic series writer Ben Aaronovitch, new series writer Paul Cornell and Doctor Who Magazine writer Dave Owen.
A View from the Gallery – producer Barry Letts and vision mixer Mike Catherwood talk about the art of vision mixing on a multi-camera studio show like Doctor Who.
Nationwide – a report from a primary school on the day they took delivery of a Dalek, first prize in a Radio Times competition.
Blue Peter – presenter Peter Purves remembers his time as a companion to William Hartnell's Doctor and is joined in the studio by a trio of Daleks.
Photo Gallery – production, design and publicity photos from the story.
4 x 25 mins approx colour episodes with mono audio (Special Edition).
The Making of Day of the Daleks – Special Edition – producer Steve Broster guides us through the creation of his Special Edition of this story. With voice artiste Nicholas Briggs, audio engineer Mark Ayres, cameraman John Kelly, Dalek builder Toby Chamberlain, UNIT soldier Kevan Looseley and Ogron Nick Nicholson.
Now and Then – the latest instalment of our long-running series revisits the locations used in Day of the Daleks to see how much or little they have changed over the years. Narrated by Toby Hadoke.
The UNIT Family – Part Two – the second instalment of our series looking at the Doctor's years on Earth as scientific advisor to the United Nations Intelligence Taskforce and the strong family bonds created during that time. With Katy Manning, Barry Letts, Terrance Dicks, actors Nicholas Courtney, John Levene, Richard Franklin and Fernanda Marlowe, stuntman Derek Ware.
The UNIT Dating Conundrum – over the years, many fans have tried to rationalise the chronological setting of the UNIT stories from clues within the narrative, despite the obstacles seemingly put in their way by the production team. Narrator Toby Hadoke explains why dating the stories is so difficult, assisted by Terrance Dicks, Dave Owen, Nicholas Briggs and Ben Aaronovitch.
The Cheating Memory – Special Edition producer Steve Broster tries to discover why the reality of Day of the Daleks doesn't quite live up to the memory he has of first seeing it, aged six. With psychologist Dr. Sarita Robinson, Nicholas Briggs and Ben Aaronovitch.
August 8, 2011 by dailypop	5 Comments
Doctor Who action figures -The Third Doctor
Doctor Who action figure reviews – The Third Doctor (Jon Pertwee)
Perhaps the most popular of the classic Doctors after Tom Baker is Jon Pertwee. Reigning in the role of the time traveling hero for five successful years, Pertwee's Doctor was a departure from the character as depicted by his predecessors William Hartnell and Patrick Troughton. When actor Jon Pertwee was hired to play the Doctor he was most familiar to the British public for being a song and dance man and comedian, equally talented with a guitar and making silly voices. But after he first appeared as the dashing dandy on screen, all of that changed.
Despite its praises today for being one of the best periods of the program's history, the three year run of Patrick Troughton saw a devastating crash in viewing figures with around 4 million tuning in for the last few parts of his last story, the War Games. The BBC figured that Doctor Who had enjoyed a good run but was finally finished. This led to plans for a follow up program to fill its slot, presumably something in the vein of Nigel Kneale's Quatermass series. When Kneale was approached by Doctor Who producer and former script editor Derrick Sherwin, however, it became apparent that this was not in the cards. Nevertheless, Sherwin was a big fan of Kneale's work and took on board that influence in reshaping Doctor who for a new generation (and far cheaper than the previous three years).
Revived in full color with a new leading man and supporting cast, Doctor Who was a terrific hit with viewers, regaining its place in the top viewed programs at the time. Exiled to the Earth, the Doctor was the scientific adviser to U.N.I.T., a special group assembled to deal with unusual threats to the planet such as Cybermen.
The look of the Third Doctor was originally going to be a very staid affair as proposed by Pertwee with a simple grey business suit as his costume. But when the actor appeared for his first photo call in an outlandish frilly shirt, bow tie and Inverness cape, the production team realized that they had found their ideal design. Based in part on the costume of Adam Adamant, the look would hint at a dashing and heroic character as well as possessing a magical quality.
A much taller man and grander actor that his predecessor, Patrick Troughton, Pertwee was encouraged to draw from his own personality and heighten specific elements for his incarnation of the Doctor. Thus the Third Doctor was charming, eccentric, a bit forceful and over-bearing at times with a love for fine wine, fast cars and gadgets. Even in the 1980's, Pertwee's version of The Doctor had retained a very strong following from the general public.
Character Options has (to date) released five different versions of the Third Doctor in action figure form. I have also purchased an excellent custom figure from a talented designer on ebay, bringing my own collection to six distinct versions of the character.
The first two releases of the Third Doctor were released in 2009 as exclusive products through sold exclusively at Forbidden Planet stores in the UK and premiered at the San Diego Comic Con in the US through Underground Toys.
Based on his appearance on the Sea Devils, the Doctor is dressed in a dark blue crushed velvet coat, a scarlet-lined Inverness cape draped over his shoulders. Packaged with his sonic screwdriver and a Sea Devil, this could be my absolute favorite version of the character in toy form as it maintains a kind of dignity along with an air of eccentricity. The sculpt is re-used throughout the remaining six variants with minor tweaks. Pertwee's curly locks are wonderfully sculpted as is his distinctive facial features.
The Death to the Daleks set was of course more popular as it came packaged with the silver and black version of the Dalek sculpted with the redesigned gun arm used in that story. A much darker suit is accented with red piping and a dicky bow tie. A dark pair of boots worn over the Doctor's slacks was far more sensible for the story set in the muddy quarry and is recreated excellently here. For most fans of classic Doctor Who, these first two releases remain the best for presenting the most iconic version of the Third Doctor and including two memorable monsters.
Pertwee as he appeared in the Sea Devils and Death to the Daleks
The next release of the Third Doctor was what is called a 'kit bash' of the first two releases, combining the slacks from the Sea Devils figure with the jacket and dicky bow tie from the Death to the Daleks design to recreate the Doctor's look from the Green Death. A very conservative look for the normally fashionable dandy, this is also a very nice look for the character.
Packaged with a set of three giant maggots from the Green Death, this version of the Doctor was another exclusive sold through Forbidden Planet in the UK and at the San Diego Comic Con in the US via Underground Toys.
The fourth release of the Third Doctor was a more colorful design as seen in the classic story Carnival of Monsters.
The reviewer Batmanmarch has pointed out that numerous sculpting issues prevented the previous three releases from being 100% screen accurate which were finally resolved here. The design used for the basic sculpt of the jacket, shirt and bow tie was based on the Third Doctor's appearance as seen in Carnival of Monsters. The cut of the jacket collar and the trim matches the outfit worn in this story perfectly. The odd greenish blue shirt, sage green jacket and red-lined brown Inverness cape along with the already seen high boots make this the most unusual and outlandish of all the Third Doctor action figures.
Pertwee as he appeared in the Green Death and Carnival of Monsters
The latest official release of the Third Doctor comes from 1974's Time Warrior. The same sage green jacket is paired with a solid white dress shirt and dark dicky bow tie. The slacks and shoes have been strangely muddied as part of Character Options' artistic license (similar to the grass staining on the Fourth Doctor's overcoat from Logopolis in the Fifth Doctor regeneration figure). I have to admit to being a bit let down from this variant as it was less visually interesting than many of the other possibilities and also failed to really capture the earthy look of the costume from this story.
Pertwee as he appeared in the Mutants and the Time Warrior
The final action figure of the Third Doctor in my collection is a one of a kind custom based on the character's appearance from The Mutants. I was hesitant to purchase this figure as I was unsure how it would look on the shelf but in the end I am very glad that I took the risk. The dark red jacket along with the lighter red neckerchief and purple-lined Inverness cape is complimented by a pair of black driving gloves and tall boots. An outstanding paint job even depicted the slim black piping on Pertwee's jacket from this story.
Pertwee as he appeared in The Mutants (custom)
Even though five variants have been released, there are so many more versions of the Third Doctor yet to be released in action figure form. The Third Doctor wore so many uniquely hued suit jackets that the possibilities are varied as to what could be released next.
The red jacket and blue-trimmed Inverness cape from the Three Doctors is a strong contender.
The white shirt (sans bow tie) and red jacket along with the tartan designed Inverness cape from Day of the Daleks (due for DVD release in September) is another favorite.
The blue crushed velvet jacket with matching shirt and dicky bow tie from Planet of the Spiders is another possibility… but there are so many more.
Personally I am hoping for the custom cut-away coat that Pertwee wore in Planet of the Daleks to be released. This would require a re-sculpt of the character, the first real redesign since 2009.
What would you like to see Character Options release for their next Third Doctor action figure?
Doctor Who – Time Warrior set announced
Finally announced formally by Character Options is the action figure set based on Robert Holmes' classic adventure, the Time Warrior.
A serial released in December 1974, Time Warrior was the series opener for the last year Jon Pertwee played the enigmatic Time Lord. After the death of Roger Delgado and the announced departures of script editor Terrance Dicks and producer Barry Letts, Pertwee had decided that it was time to move on. His era had seen many landmarks in the program's history, Despite his current acceptance as the finest actor to play the role, predecessor Patrick Troughton's era had ended with not only a whimper but also the threat of cancellation. The only reason that we have Doctor Who on the air past the Troughtron era is that the BBC failed to ramp up a replacement program in time. In its place was the last gasp of Doctor Who, this time stranded on Earth in an attempt to save money and appeal to viewers, a decision made by the previous production team.
When Doctor Who returned in 1970, it was in colour and with a new leading man. Song and dance man Jon Pertwee played against type as the wizardly Time Lord, battling enemies from the stars and from beneath the planet's crust. The experiment was a roaring success and the viewing figures soared. After four years as the guardian of the human race, Pertwee decided to move on (especially as head of serials Shaun Sutton denied him a raise, as Pertwee tells it). His final series was in this reviewers opinion, a return to greatness and it all started with the Time Warrior.
Replacing the doe-eyed companion Jo Grant was the sly modern and sophisticated journalist Sarah Jane Smith. When scientists start disappearing throughout England, U.N.I.T. is called in to discover the reason why. The Brigadier places the Doctor on the case just as a clever young journalist decides to get the inside story by masquerading as her scientifically-inclined aunt. This do Sarah Jane and the Doctor meet, just as they are carried back to the middle ages where a lone Sontaran, separated from his comrades, attempts to fix his craft by bringing learned men from the future back to the dark ages.
The Time Warrior is one of my favorite stories. It is the first to feature the 'slit scan' opening credits sequence (the best version was the '74 rendition) and a high quality script. The mixture of an historical and science fiction drama is inspired as is the Doctor being viewed as a turncoat and a suspicious character (by Sarah Jane Smith before she learns of the Doctor's true personage).
Finally announced in a formal fashion, the Time Warrior set consists of a repaint/resculpt of the Sontaran previously seen in the Sontaran Experiment set and another variant of the Third Doctor, this time in his green velvet smoking jacket.
The Time Warrior set can be pre-ordered in the UK from Forbidden Planet.
No word on a retailer on this side of the pond. Keep your eyes peeled on Mike's Comics, however, for this much wanted item.
May 19, 2011 by dailypop	Leave a comment
Doctor Who – Day of the Daleks special edition trailer
The trailer for this special edition was released last year but somehow escaped my notice until I read a comment on the 3-part Revisitations 2 review over at DVDActive.com. In case it missed the attention of any of my readers, I am posting this.
Day of the Daleks was the triumphant return of the devilish pepper-pots after a four yeare during which Terry Nation failed to sell his creations overseas.
Day of the Daleks is rarely mentioned as a favorite Doctor Who story or even a favorite Dalek story (though I quite like it), causing many to wonder why it is receiving the five star treatment with new special effects and enhanced Dalek voices. One glance at the trailer spotlighting the hard work that 2entertain have accomplished should put those queries to rest. A so-so story now looks magnificent.
Day of the Daleks – Special Edition
Starring Jon Pertwee as the Doctor
Day of the Daleks by Guy Leopold is a time travel story in which events from the future are trapped in a loop with the past creating a paradox leading to a dark world where Earth is ruled by the Daleks. This story was produced without Terry Nation's approval as Terrance Dicks and Barry Letts had not thought to ask the writer for his permission and just thought that a series opener with the Daleks would be fun.
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Doctor Who – Day of the Daleks special edition is scheduled for release later in the year, based on the current schedule possibly Summer.
March 19, 2011 by dailypop	2 Comments
New Doctor Who DVD promotional material to come
Rumor has it (via TardisNewsroom) two Doctor Who DVD trailers are on their way from the 2 Entertain crew.
The selections couldn't be more diverse than the second 7th Doctor adventure Paradise Towers and the final Third Doctor story, Planet of the Spiders.
In Paradise Towers, the Doctor and Mel arrive at a legendary high rise in space only to find that it has become overwhelmed by cannibalistic old ladies, gangs of young hoodlums and killer cleaning machines. Stephen Wyatt's script is outstanding and the set design inspired, but the camp guest cast coupled with the hilarious 'killer cleaning machines' and murderous pool 'bot leave me wondering what the intention was. One of the finest choices as the Doctor, McCoy rises above it all and delivers his first in a series of excellent performances.
A curious blend of children's entertainment and absurd science fiction/social commentary, Paradise Towers is from the inventive but commonly derided 24th series.
While we wait for a coming soon trailer, here's a selection of continuities and TV ads from 1987…
In sharp contrast to Paradise Towers is Planet of the Spiders, the swan song of the Jon Pertwee era, is full of insightful meanings along with hair-raising chase scenes and killer spiders on strings.
A bizarre adventure, it encapsulated so much of the direction that producer Barry Letts had given the series and lead character as both a spiritual and dynamic hero. Much of Pertwee's era fluctuates wildly in quality, but when it clicked it was a wonderful thing. Letts imbued his Buddhist beliefs into the series while script editor Terrance Dicks masterfully sculpted the stories into finely structured dramas that actor Jon Pertwee injected his own brand of showmanship and action into. The final outing for all three men on the program saw a culmination in these concepts.
Even as a fan of the Third Doctor, Planet of the Spiders has never been one of my favorites, but I am eager to revisit it on DVD as the VHS recording is out of print. This story remains a turning point in the program, heralding a changing of the guard.
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Kroger to limit one customer per 120 sq. feet in all its stores
Category: #retail By Saipriya Iyer Date: 2020-04-09
Kroger, a leading US-based grocery store chain, has reportedly announced to roll out an additional measure across the country very soon to safeguard its associates and customers by restricting the number of customers sent inside its grocery stores at a time due to the growing threat of coronavirus across the U.S.
Kroger on Monday stated that the number of shoppers sent inside the grocery stores would vary as per the size of stores. But as per the company's new decreased capacity rules, the number would be reduced to 1 individual per 120 square feet, as per a statement published by the company.
The grocery chain announced that about 2,800 stores would limit the capacity of shoppers by half and allow entrance to only a specific number of customers on the basis of the square footage of each store. The company would monitor the number of consumers entering through the help of QueVision. The QueVision tool would help the company to keep a track of the number of shoppers entering the store.
Kroger is the largest grocery chain in the country. Apart from Kroger stores, the firm also operates supermarket chains across 35 states, including Harris Teeter, Mariano's, QFC, King Soopers, Fry's, Ralphs, Fred Meyer, and others.
The company stated that it utilized 50% of the capacity calculated by the international building code as its standard to make sure that social distancing is followed.
Senior Vice President of operations, Kroger, Mary Ellen Adcock stated that the company's introduction of consumer capacity limits is another way the company is doing its part towards the flattening of the COVID-19 pandemic curve while working as a business that has been deemed essential, offering the customers with access to affordable, fresh food and products.
Adcock further added that during the nationwide pandemic, the company is committed to adopt preventive measures to ensure the health and safety of its customers, associates, and communities.
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Digital transformation: the challenges of adapting to a constantly-changing scenario
Digital technologies are radically transforming all spheres. thus changing consumer habits.
Binary code and its sequence of ones and zeros is propitiating a paradigm shift characterised by the high speed at which changes come about. It is a scenario that presents multiple challenges, but also offers new opportunities for companies to grasp, not only to incorporate technologically advanced solutions into their production systems, but also to embark on a cultural change within their own structure that makes it possible to build more flexible, efficient organisations, creating new business models and drastically transforming existing ones, which are increasingly oriented to providing a fast, appropriate response to the customers' specific needs.
"As human beings we are resistant to change, but if we do not change and adapt to new circumstances, we are condemned to perish in a figurative - and sometimes a literal - sense. With these words the head of Last Mile at Dominion, José Beny López Piñeiro, underlines the importance of not being left behind by the revolution driven by digital technology, which presents both challenges and opportunities.
For López Piñeiro the digital transformation process is a dynamic concept, one in which the boundaries between products and services are blurred, rigid barriers to entry to sectors are weakened and the curve of adopting technology and learning is dramatically shortened. If anything defines the present moment it is the accelerated pace at which each new technology is generated and the speed at which these novelties fall into obsolescence.
"The cycles of adopting technology are getting shorter and this phenomenon has a direct impact on the business management model because companies have to take decisions about when and how to invest, divest and reinvest much more quickly. Technological progress is much faster than payback on the investment. Technology is subjecting companies to serious financial and balance sheet tensions," assures the expert.
Global view, selective approach
And how does Dominion work in this context? By offering an eminently practical approach, one that makes it possible to solve clients' specific problems but without losing sight of the global dimension inherent in the digital transformation process.
"Our approach is based on selective adoption of technology, entirely adapted to the specific needs of each business, seeking to break down barriers to entry and exit. It is a model that enables our clients to adapt flexibly to the needs and challenges imposed by their environment and markets, without remaining captives to this investment and with an ROI and an ROA suited to companies' development," adds López Piñeiro.
Dominion therefore applies a selective digitalisation of processes, seeking maximum potential for generating efficiency, placing the focus on innovation and developing and deploying technology tools and platforms in different strategic sectors like industry or telecommunications. The service model implemented by the company is oriented to digitalising those processes that are key to its clients' productivity and profitability.
"At Dominion we work together with the client, fitting ourselves into their operations as far as the client sees fit, aligning ourselves with their goals and adding value measured in terms of improvements in the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of their production processes. We propose an integrated model of provision and management of services aligned with our clients' strategic and tactical goals," adds López Piñeiro.
This approach penetrates different sectors to varying extents, as there are some that have joined this new wave of outsourcing of services in a more generalised, sophisticated way than others. Specifically, in the telecommunications field operators have outsourced high added-value processes, a trend that has enabled Dominion to expand its capacity to provide critically important services.
"There has been an evolution of the paradigm of outsourcing services which particularly affects the telecommunications field, in which operators have outsourced key aspects, so sharing with their suppliers areas with high potential for generating added value, especially with regard to the end client, something that has proved highly beneficial for us," according to the expert. However, strangely enough a phenomenon is occurring that leads to a reverse in this trend, at least in the telecommunications sector, while other opportunities are opening up in other areas like that of industry.
Telecommunications as a model
The telecommunications sector is characterised by seeking satisfaction for its clients, as users' loyalty and continuance depends on this, on a highly competitive market with high levels of penetration.
Dominion provides services for various telecommunications operators on very different markets and adapts to the requirements of such a demanding business model, something that enables it to anticipate the requirements of other sectors that are not currently so advanced.
We offer our services to different operators internationally, so we are obliged to adapt to a highly demanding business model and to do this it is essential to devise a digitalisation strategy that assures the levels of quality and efficiency demanded by our clients in the main production processes they run,"
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| Head of Last Mile
In this respect, Dominion has a total management platform which, on the basis of inter-connection with its clients' existing systems, allows - among other things - automation of the processes of reception and close of activities, optimisation and consequent increased efficiency in the processes of assigning jobs to each field engineer and real-time monitoring of the different performance indicators set by clients.
"In short, this digitalisation model seeks to implement an ecosystem of management and optimisation of processes that allows all the parties and departments involved to be interconnected," he concludes.
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Yesterday, President Obama named FCC Commissioner Michael Copps as acting chairman of the FCC pending the anticipated formal nomination and confirmation of Julius Genachowski as FCC chairman. Copps, a Democrat, joined the FCC in 2001 as commissioner after serving as assistant secretary of commerce for trade development and as chiefof- staff to former U.S. Senator Ernest "Fritz" Hollings (D-SC). Like former FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, Copps supports stronger curbs on broadcast indecency and restrictions on cable ownership but clashed with Martin on efforts to relax the agency's media ownership rules. Although Copps' FCC chairmanship is likely to last but a few months, he would assume the FCC's reins in the midst of critical agency efforts to complete the digital television transition. Asserting that, "the FCC will benefit from [Copps'] leadership, experience, and abiding commitment to the public interest, FCC Commissioner and fellow Democrat Jonathan Adelstein proclaimed that, "with the transition to digital television almost upon us, [Copps] will provide urgently needed guidance to put us . . . on track." FCC Commissioner Robert McDowell, the sole remaining Republican on the three-member FCC panel, said he was "pleased" with the appointment and looked forward to working with Copps in his new capacity "at this unique time." As he thanked President Obama "for his confidence in me and for this opportunity to serve," Copps pledged "every effort I am capable of to help steer the Commission through its current transition to new leadership."
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Humanities Texas is pleased to announce that Natalie Fontenot of John H. Reagan Early College High School in Austin is one of three recipients of the 2017 Humanities Texas Award for Outstanding Early-Career Teaching.
Texas State Senator Kirk Watson will present Fontenot with her award during a ceremony at Reagan Early College High School on Thursday, January 18.
Fontenot has been teaching at Reagan Early College High School for three years. Her primary subject area is U.S. history, but she also teaches a social studies skills course at both Reagan and Austin Community College. In her first year of teaching, she was awarded "Teacher of Promise," a distinction given to first year teachers who show exceptional dedication, leadership and skill in the classroom.
In addition to her U.S. history classes, Fontenot created Reagan's STAAR re-tester curriculum for students who failed to pass their end-of-course exams. Her interactive and skills-based lessons engage students using music, images and primary sources and allow them to practice the critical thinking and analytical skills necessary to be successful on state exams.
Fontenot will receive a $5,000 cash award, with an additional $500 for Reagan Early College High School to purchase instructional materials.
Additional information about Humanities Texas and its teacher award program is available at www.humanitiestexas.org.


San Francisco employers trying to balance requirements of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) with the City's Health Care Security Ordinance (HCSO) received a little more direction at the end of December when the City's Office of Labor Standards Enforcement (OLSE) incorporated recommendations from the Mayor's Universal Health Care Task Force into their OLSE guidance for employers. While welcome, the release of the revised guidelines is only the starting point for the work of interpretation and implementation by affected employers.
Two of the most commonly utilized methods used by employers to meet the City's expenditure requirement, Health Reimbursement Accounts (HRAs) and direct reimbursement programs, will require some significant plan design changes beginning in 2014 due to conflicts with the ACA. This is in large part because the ACA prohibits lifetime benefit maximums, and a stand-alone HRA (that is, one not integrated with a group health plan) by its very design would violate the ACA and expose the employer to penalties for non-compliance.
To comply with the HCSO spending requirement, an excepted-benefits HRA must be "reasonably calculated to benefit the employee" and meet all other HRA requirements (e.g. being available for 24 months after the date of contribution). An HRA will be deemed to be reasonably calculated if the contributions meet the amount required for an employee working an average of 20 hours a week. For employees working on average more than 20 hours a week, employers could elect to replace or supplement such an HRA with another funding mechanism such as medical indemnity coverage, the City Option, or a group health plan that meets or exceeds the applicable expenditure rate.
Since there is no one-size-fits-all solution and the timing of the City's guidance hasn't provided employers with much time to put changes into place, this issue will no doubt require some quick attention in the new year. For more on ACA/HCSO coordination, see the HCSO's FAQ on the topic.
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee convened the Universal Health Care Task Force in July to develop solutions to some of the conflicts between the two mandates in order to continue meeting the HCSO's goal of providing universal health coverage to those not covered by an employer's group plan and yet who will also be ineligible for coverage and subsidies under the federal individual mandate, (about one-third of the 60,000 currently covered under Healthy San Francisco). Another of the key goals for the City was to find a way to prevent eligible employees in San Francisco from becoming disqualified for premium subsidies under Covered California, the state's insurance exchange.
From all of us at i2i Benefits and Insurance Services, we hope you and your family had a happy holiday season. We look forward to continuing to bring you important developments in employee benefits in 2014.


Remarkable statuettes of various animals have been long-standing cornerstones of Nymphenburg's repertoire. Their centuries of experience and technical skill allow them to craft exquisitely life-like renditions of the natural world from delicate, rigid porcelain. The SHRIKE is a re-issue of Theodor Kärner's 1912 design, available in bisque white or with hand-painted customizable detailing, making this piece a timeless and classic choice for any sophisticated interior décor.


As we were away in Wales last week we knew that we would be spending quite a bit of time outdoors. We wanted to do a bit of exploring and take in the fresh sea air and there's no doubt we did that, it is February after all.
We took along with us our Urban Bundleme from JJ Cole, which is a really cosy and highly luxurious footmuff which fits to most strollers. We were using a new stroller which didn't have a footmuff so this was ideal for our walks on the breezy Welsh seafront.
The Urban Bundleme is really simple to use. Simply hook the back over the back rest of the stroller and use the custom holes in the back and seat to secure the straps around the child. It allows for both five-point and three-point harnesses / straps to be easily threaded through. This allows you to securely fasten your child into the stroller whilst using the footmuff knowing that they are safe and secure.
The outer shell of the footmuff is made from quilted Nylon which is wind and shower-resistant so you know that the little one is going to be super cosy inside it. Obviously if it was raining heavily you would use your normal raincover but the Urban BundleMe offers a secure layer of warmth and when used with the straps, you know little one is going to stay warm and toasty.
The zips on the footmuff are child safe and are easy to use. The top of the footmuff can be removed to allow for warmer temperatures. There's a handy small pocket at the front of the footmuff which is ideal for busy Parents who want to keep a dummy handy.
We used the Urban Bundleme on our break in Wales and we loved it. We were able to fit it to the stroller and keep it on for the duration of our break. We could even fold the stroller down for our return journey home and the Urban Bundleme was fine attached to the stroller.
If the Urban Bundleme needs a wash, it's machine washable so can be used with even the messiest of toddlers. Suitable for babies aged 12 to 36 months, it's a lovely fit and there's plenty of growing room for little legs.
We reviewed the Urban Bundleme in Plumberry and I loved the colour. Not at all girly and really complimented our stroller. There are three colourways available in Plumberry, Stealth and Neptune.
The Urban Bundleme is priced at £54.99 which I think is quite reasonable considering how expensive other branded stroller footmuffs are. This is a universal footmuff which can be used on a number of strollers and has longevity.
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This Two (2) Piece Window Curtain Panel Set in White Color will bring an exceptional look to your home. Made of textured sheer fabric these panels will gently filter outside light, while woven in metallic thread will add shimmer creating a feeling of charm and opulence. Six (6) 1.5" Metal Grommets on each panel will make hanging easy and slide effortlessly for easy opening and closing. For a proper look window panels should measure 2X the width of your window frame. So please measure your windows before ordering. Machine Washable for your convenience. Elegantly packaged with a reusable silver wooden hanger.
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Locked down but not locked out of learning
Faculty of Education and Social Work, Education and society
Throughout Covid-19, a cluster of 12 low-decile schools with an emphasis on digital literacy have highlighted the importance of digital learning being accessible to all Aotearoa New Zealand students.
While some families and students have managed a relatively frictionless transition to online learning this year, Covid-19 has highlighted and exacerbated already-existing issues of inequity in the education system.
It became crucial for New Zealand school students to have access to digital devices and WiFi for any hope of uninterrupted learning during the global pandemic.
While many schools struggled with the transition, those with an existing emphasis on digital learning environments were more equipped than others to make the move. In this category were the Manaiakalani programme schools, a cluster of 12 low-decile schools designed with an emphasis on the importance of digital learning environments being accessible for all.
Students from Point England School in Tamaki, a school involved in the Manaiakalani programme.
Anne Sinclair, a Manaiakalani Digital Teacher Academy supervisor, says Manaiakalani schools didn't have to deal with the access issues that other schools and students had over the lockdown periods, which allowed for uninterrupted learning throughout the time away from the physical classroom.
"The Manaiakalani programme is predicated on every child and household having access to WiFi and a learning device, with devices subsidised and purchased by each family at an affordable rate," says Anne.
Students found this transition out of the physical classroom quite easy as it was the same self-directed online learning structure they were used to doing every day.
Anne Sinclair Manaiakalani Digital Teacher Academy
Not only were there no access issues for the 85 Manaiakalani schools (many of which are based in rural areas of New Zealand), but the children are used to a self-directed style of learning, she says.
"Each classroom in the Manaiakalani programme has a learning site where the learning for the week takes place. At the beginning of the week, the kids to log into the site to see what they will be focusing on for the week.
"There is an emphasis on self-directed learning which allows every student to work at their own pace. It also gives the teachers more time to focus on helping kids who are struggling while the others get on with their work.
"When lockdown came about, it was really no different in the way the kids were already being taught. The teachers said, 'Okay, we will continue learning from the site, as you have been doing, the only difference is that you won't be physically be coming into the classroom. Instead we will have online catch ups and I'm here to help you online whenever you need.'
"Students found this transition out of the physical classroom quite easy as it was the same self-directed online learning structure they were used to doing every day. The way our schools are set up worked in our favour, as our kids didn't lose any learning time," says Anne.
At the end of each day the teacher would check up on the students to ask how their day went, what they learnt and read the children's individual blogs which they keep as a part of the programme, which enables transparency in the learning process.
Sunilla Naik, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) student, completed a virtual practicum experience at Point England School during the Covid-19 lockdown.
Since 2012, the Woolf Fisher Research Centre, based at the University of Auckland's Faculty of Education and Social Work, has been evaluating and providing feedback to the Manaiakalani Programme; collecting data which includes school measures of achievement for reading comprehension, writing and mathematics.
So far, evidence has found significant acceleration for students in Years 4 to 10 when tracked over three years, especially in writing. If a student was continuously present in a Manaiakalani school, their rate of improvement in writing was twice of the national expectation.
Lockdown help
During the first Covid-19 lockdown, it was the University's turn to call on the Manaiakalani Education Trust for help. Because of lockdown restrictions, many teaching students were left in the lurch and unable to complete their previously planned practicums.
Acknowledging the teaching students' desire to get in the classroom over lockdown, the University issued a request to the Manaiakalani Education Trust to design a creative solution to a digital practicum experience, which would also meet the Ministry of Education's learning objectives.
"Covid-19's first lockdown completely ripped apart any idea of a practicum and so we got together and talked about how we could do something virtually. Because all of our schools work from a learning site, we realised okay, this actually seems workable," says Anne.
Covid-19's first lockdown completely ripped apart any idea of a practicum and so we got together and talked about how we could dosomething virtually.
Anne Sinclair
Once everything was sorted, Faculty of Education and Social Work student teachers joined their associate teachers in their virtual classrooms and were tasked with designing a mathematics intervention for the kids.
Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) student, Cheryl Ann Aviet spent her digital practicum experience online at Owairaka District School designing a maths intervention and interacting with year 5 and 6 students.
"There were a few teething problems, but I got over it in due course," says Cheryl. "The sessions were very interactive, informative and enjoyable. We got to experience a lot of different things while sitting at home before we actually entered the physical classroom. Overall, it was a great learning experience with lots to take in."
Sunilla Naik, a Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) student who completed her virtual practicum experience at Point England School with year 4 and 5 students, shared the same sentiment.
There were a few teething problems, but I got over it in due course. The sessions were very interactive, informative and enjoyable.
Cheryl Ann Aviet Graduate Diploma in Teaching (Primary) student
"It was a learning experience for me as it was something new and interesting. I enjoyed creating a digital component along with my fellow group members.
"Our associate teacher, Hannah, was extremely helpful and understanding when we told her we were all newbies to Google Sites. She introduced me to her class and informed the children about the maths site we made for them," says Sunilla.
After lockdown, Sunilla went and physically visited the school where she had undertaken her virtual practicum experience to meet the associate teacher and children she interacted with online.
"While I enjoyed the virtual experience, I really liked being in a classroom after a long gap and was glad to see the children were comfortable having me around. It was great to see many students enjoying surfing the maths site," says Sunilla.
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Email: julianne.evans@auckland.ac.nz


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(Richard Ratcliffe) This booklet explains the various branches of Methodism and when they broke away from the early Methodists, and then reunified to form the modern Methodist church.
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Baptists Respond to Severe Flooding in Nigeria
By BWA Staff
The Baptist World Alliance (BWA) has awarded $10,000 for flood relief in Nigeria after torrential rains killed more than 360 people, injured more than 18,000, caused widespread property damage and displaced more than two million people.
The worst floods in five decades have affected many areas of the country, especially near the Niger River and in northern regions of the West African nation as well.
"Rivers overflowed their bridges, roads were cut off and many communities were submerged. Heaven just opened up without restraint," said Olasupo Ayokunle, president and CEO of the Nigerian Baptist Convention (NBC).
Ayokunle said "many Baptist communities were affected as properties were destroyed. Boats were used to rescue people from their homes."
The NBC "has responded positively by loading trucks with food items to Rivers Baptist Conference, Bayelsa Baptist Conference and Delta Baptist Conference," he said.
Ayokunle expects the relief costs for food, clothing and other supplies in the affected areas to be at least $25,000 in the initial stages of immediate assistance.
The floods began in early July. Many Nigerian coastal and inland cities experienced heavy rainfall and severe flooding, disrupting economic life.
Flooding in the oil-rich Niger Delta, where Africa's third longest river flows into the Atlantic Ocean, has disrupted oil production in Nigeria's most important industry, as well as the cocoa crop, its most important agricultural produce.
Ayokunle asked Baptists around the world to "identify with a section of the family experiencing natural disaster."
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And since the reviews are submitted by the client directly to Zillow, we do not get to preview them before they are published. But we're proud to say that EVERY SINGLE REVIEW that has come in this year has been a FIVE STAR RATING (the highest rating Zillow has). AND each client has taken time out of their busy moving schedule to write all sorts of amazing comments decribing their experience with The Belt Team.
If you're wondering what "The Belt Team Experience" is like – check out what our 2011 clients have said in their independent reviews on Zillow.com . It's an experience you don't want to miss!
In the meantime, we wish all of you a Happy Holiday & look forward to working with many of you next year. We promise to give you the full "Belt Team Experience"! Contact The Belt Team here or call (703) 242-3975 for more info about The Belt Team Experience.
If you and Eva Gabor share that sentiment (remember the theme song from "Green Acres"?) – then we have the place for you! We just listed one of the few Penthouse units at Midtown in Reston Town Center. It's gorgeous – and it has three balconies with endless views!
Of course, you could be like Eddie Albert and prefer "land spreadin out so far & wide". If so, we have options for you too!
Midtown offers a living environment that is "above & beyond" – even for the Town Center! This 17th floor Penthouse is one of four of only fifty penthouse units – with a fabulous extra deep "real balcony" that accomodates "real" deck furniture. Gorgeous paint, power window shades, upgraded lighting, hardwood floors, fabulous kitchen & three balconies with views. Lots of amenities including valet parking & a party deck with gas grill.
OPEN SUNDAY 1-3PM – 2009 Spring Branch Drive in Vienna – $1,287,000!
Spectacular home on a spectacular lot in popular Wendover. Wendover is Vienna's most appealing close-in community . . . a special enclave of winding streets, tree-sheltered homes, charm & tranquility! Enjoy a stunning, open floorplan with flowing spaces, soaring great room, 3 fireplaces, skylighted sunroom, fabulous kitchen with walls of glass, six bedrooms including a luxurious master suite, 4.5 baths with upgraded granite, upgraded roof & more. Parkland lot in the Madison High School pyramid.
Just Listed – Penthouse at Reston Town Center!
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If you're thinking of selling your home, contact The Belt Team for a FREE WRITTEN REPORT on your home's current value or for a copy of "90 Tips To Prepare Your Home For Market". We're also happy to set up a pre-sale consultation so you know what does and what doesn't need doing before you sell. Why spend money you don't have to!
So . . . we chose two local charities to raise money for ("Lift Me Up" in Great Falls and "Our Military Kids" in McLean) & we set about planning our 2nd Annual Keller Williams Charity Golf Tournament & Auction. Last year's auction raised $10,000. And our goal was to exceed that number this year.
The charities we were working for are totally awesome, so there was no lack of motivation!
Lift Me Up is a therapeutic horseback riding program for children & adults with a variety of disabilities. And Our Military Kids provides grants to the children of National Guard and Military Reserve personnel who are currently deployed overseas, as well as the children of Wounded Warriors in all branches. The grants pay for participation in sports, fine arts, camps, and tutoring programs that nurture and sustain children while a parent is away in service to our country or recovering from injury.
The Co-Chair of the event was The Belt Team's very own Mary Jane Perry. And boy are we proud of her and our entire office. Everyone pitched in and an entire year of planning & execution fell into place on October 26th when our charity event took place at Trump National Golf Course.
Belt Team members Christy Belt Grossman & Krissy Cruse registered almost 200 golfers on what turned out to be a GORGEOUS day.
And when the sun went down, all kinds of friends, family, clients & community joined in for our reception & auction. We even had some really special guests, including Lt Commander John Schofield (you can read more about him here), a young boy & his family who came all the way from Camp Lejeune as part of a special "Our Military Kids" surprise, and even "Austin Powers" showed up! In the evening, "Donald Trump" ran the live auction. And tons of generous folks stepped up as sponsors, donors & bidders.
Thanks to the effort of so many wonderful people, we're happy to announce that $58,702 was raised & given to the two charities – $29,351 each to "Lift Me Up" and "Our Military Kids".
So a HUGE THANK YOU to all of you who donated, played, sponsored, bid, worked, prayed & had faith. We could not have done it without you!
First – our video. The narrator asks . . .
Well, I don't know if that really is what Christmas is for. BUT – if you've been wishing with all your heart for a new home – we just might have the one for you! So scroll down, check out the four homes we have open this weekend and come visit us.
The Holiday Season is a wonderful time of year. It can be a great time to buy or sell a home. It's definitely a great time for for gratitude, reflection & celebration. And oftentimes it's a great time to travel.
(2) If you still have a newspaper delivered instead of reading online, make sure you suspend delivery.
(3) Take advantage of the "nosy neighbors" you have (assuming you trust them!). Ask him or her to keep an eye out while you are away. Make sure they know how to reach you in case of an emergency.
(6) Don't forget to lock the interior garage door. Exterior doors are relatively easy to compromise.
(9) You can always employ the tactics of Kevin McAllister in "Home Alone"!
Now – for our local readers (or those who want to move here!) – what has happened in the last week in Vienna & Oakton?
Inventory in Vienna & Oakton dropped for the seventh straight week in a row. Vienna now has less than 200 homes on the market for the first time since early April. Oakton's inventory has dropped to 65 homes, the lowest since early March.
The past week included the Thanksgiving holiday weekend, and while this did not stop people from buying homes, it did slow them down a bit. Vienna had 8 homes go under contract and Oakton had 2 homes go under contract.
No homes this past week sold in less than 2 weeks. And only 20% of those that sold went in under 30 days.
Despite the continued decrease in inventory, it looks like the slight slowdown in contracts has moved Vienna & Oakton from the precipice of a "Seller's Market" firmly into a "Balanced Market". Vienna has a 3.8 month supply of homes and Oakton's supply is at 4.6 months.


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