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Musings, Memories and Miscellanea
Hackney Law Centre: (1) Housing cases
The Manchester bomb: Lawyers to the rescue
My 2007 lecture on Pro Bono Legal Services
Possession hearings & the closure of Lambeth County Court
The North Kensington Law Centre and Grenfell Tower
My talk at the Hackney Law Centre
BACH COMMISSION
The Bach Report: (1) Its message
The Bach Report: (2) My article for the Gazette
The Bach Report: (2A) Two speeches at the launch of the report
The Bach Report: (3) The use of technology
The Bach Report: (4) Legal aid lawyers & the effect of LASPO
The Bach Report: (5) Family Law
The Bach Report: (6) The effect of the cuts on Legal Aid Providers
The Bach Report: (7) Criminal Justice
The Bach Report (8) Housing Law
The Bach report: (9) Cost implications and potential savings
The Bach Report: (10) Welfare benefits
The Bach Report: (11) Immigration law
The Bach Report: (12) The legal aid gateway telephone service
The Bach Report: (13) Exceptional case funding
The Bach Report: (14) Legal representation at inquests
The Bach Report: (15) The rights of children to access to justice
The Bach Report: (16) Judicial Review
The Bach Report: (17) Law centres and the law centres network
The Bach Report: (18) Advice services
The Bach Report: (19) Public legal education
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 8 (The Society of Labour Lawyers)
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 7 (The Bar Council)
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 6 (The Law Society)
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 5 (Roger Smith)
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 4 (Professor Susskind)
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 3 [revised] (Lord Low & Steve Hynes' evidence)
The new Access to Justice Commission: Update 2
The Bach Commission: Stories of Injustice (Volume 1)
Cross-cultural communication at the Bar: then and now
Improving race relations at the Bar: What we achieved 25 years ago
Some thoughts about the Lammy Report
David Lammy's Review of Criminal Justice: My Talk on Sentencing in 1993
Her Honour Judge Anuja Ravindra Dhir
A Visit to Canada: Canadian Judicial Education in 1993
The 1993 Kapila Lecture
Two fine lawyers: (2) Courtenay Griffiths QC
Gender Equality and the Judiciary: A Commonwealth Perspective
A need for greater empathy
A need for greater empathy (2)
FALSE ACCUSATIONS
Stories of Injustice (19)
Some comments on my last blog (Stories of Injustice No 19)
Further comments on Stories of Injustice No 19
The travel ban litigation: Peculiar happenings in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
President Trump and the Courts: the advantages of transparency
IT AND THE LAW
Collection of old papers on IT and the Law
IT and the Courts: Treasury inertia for 15 years
Judge John Tanzer retires: his massive contribution to Judicial I.T.
The Online Court Hackathon
The Digital Court System – the future has arrived
The new AdviceLocal postcode tool
Judgments: the best opening lines – and a few more
Lord Denning's unique prose style: 34 more examples
Miscellany of the Best Opening Lines etc – Part 2
Opening Lines, Part III: Richard III and a Leicester car park
Opening lines & memorable passages in judgments – Part IV
Memorable judgments (5): When is a decision not a decision?
Judgments Part VI: Opening lines & memorable passages
LASPO REVIEW
The LASPO Review: (1) My recent talk about the Bach Commission's report on the Right to Justice
The LASPO Review: (2) My address to the Bar Conference
The Law Commission and the protection of official data
The origins of the statutory discount rate for lump sum personal injury awards
What is the meaning of the discount rate and why does it matter?
The discount rate: some defects in the Ministry's Consultation Paper
Rights and the Legal Aid calamity – A brand new website
The Assize Judges in a Garrison Town
Sitting Long Hours
The Gold Chain of the Lord Chief Justice
Mourning Bands and Weepers
The junior barrister's gown
Mr Justice Darling: "an impudent little man in horsehair"
The last Canadian case in the Privy Council (1)
Infographic: Understanding Lasting Powers of Attorney
All's well that ends well – three years late
The miserable state of criminal justice
The appointment of the new Lord Chief Justice
Lord Burnett's speech to the Criminal Cases Review Commission
Failures in prosecution disclosure
Four reflections on the Charlie Gard case
My Talk about the Conjoined Twins case
The Conjoined Twins Case
Learning to be a mediator: what I wrote in 2007
Mediation and Inheritance Disputes
The Tutu Foundation UK
The cost of the NHSLA's refusals to mediate
The role of Mediation in Planning and Environmental Disputes
My Welsh Grandfather
National Service 60 years ago: (1) Egypt and Libya
National Service 60 years ago: (2) Cyprus
Lord Denning and I: (1) The Cumberland Lodge weekends
Lord Denning and I (2): 1962-1972
Lord Denning and I: (3) The Final Years
Law and Practice in the 1960s
Law and Practice in the 1960s: (1) Chambers at 2 Crown Office Row
Law and practice in the 1960s: (2) Public law
Law and practice in the 1960s: (3) Family Law (1964-1977)
Law and Practice in the 1960s: (4) Crime (including driving offences)
Sir Nicholas Wall
Another memory of Lord Denning in his old age
Judges and vicarious trauma
Some musings about my blogs – 18 months on
Brexit musings: (1) The cost of withdrawal
NON-LEGAL MATTERS
Our Golden Wedding
The Tryweryn Affair – or how Liverpool "stole" Welsh water
Cecil Parkinson and Dove Cottage
Peter Rawlinson's memoirs (2): Mr Macmillan, my father and Stephen Ward
Shakespeare in Middle Temple Hall
1. Shakespeare and the law
2. Shakespeare and justice
3. Shakespeare and civil rights
4. Shakespeare and legal language
Stories of Injustice (9): LASPO and the cuts
De Profundis: A tale of misery from the front line
Personal Independence Payments (PIPs): Help from Law for Life & Citizens Advice
More about PIPs: The pipinfo website
PIPs and ESAs: Another Disgraceful Story
Mandatory reconsiderations and the rule of law
Mandatory reconsiderations: (2) Muddled language
19 Comments on my blogs on Mandatory Reconsiderations
PIPs again: An existence, not a life at the age of 49
PIPs: A blind woman's experience
PIPs: Injustice averted – a real success story
Poor decision-making, Personal Independence Payments (PIPs) and PIP appeals
PIPs: My evidence to the Work and Pensions Committee
On October 8, 2017 By Henry BrookeIn BACH COMMISSION
This is the thirteenth in the new series of blogs which will start with relevant extracts from the Bach Commission's Final Report. These will be followed by the more detailed treatment I gave to the topic in one of the chapters in Appendix 5 to the Report.
I wrote the papers in this Appendix because I was keen not to lose the opportunity to provide in-depth treatment of important issues for which there would clearly be no room in the report itself.
This paper covers one of the most worrying aspects of the Government's conduct in connection with LASPO. It has been repeatedly told that it is in breach of this country's international obligations, but it has done nothing about it.
1. EXTRACTS FROM THE REPORT
Widening the scope of funded legal representation
When it comes to legal representation, the commission does not seek to simply return to the pre-LASPO scope of civil legal aid. We recognise the financial constraints, and the political reality. In the future it should be for our proposed Justice Commission to make evidence-based recommendations on where funded legal representation is routinely needed to uphold the right to justice.
However, there are a number of areas of law which we believe should be returned to scope for legal representation. These include all law concerning children, and some aspects of family law and immigration law. …
It is extremely concerning to the commission that matters involving vulnerable children in areas of law such as clinical negligence, immigration and debt have been taken out of the scope of legal aid. The Office of the Children's Commissioner has published work which shows that, as a result, children have been forced to become litigants in person, obtain advice and support pro bono or from the already stretched voluntary sector, or are not attempting to resolve their legal problems at all.[1]
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of a Child (UNCRC), to which this country is a signatory, states in article 12 that the state
"shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child."
"the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law."[2]
A wide array of organisations and reports have found our current arrangements for the provision of legal support for children wanting. In March 2015 the Joint Committee on Human Rights, for example, described the effects of LASPO on children as a
"significant black mark on [the government's] human rights record."[3]
The commission recommends that all matters involving children should be brought back into the scope of funded legal aid. It has been estimated this would cost £7m per annum.[4]
APPENDIX 5 TO THE REPORT
CHAPTER 9: The Rights of Children to Access to Justice
International obligations
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNHRC), which this country has ratified, provides, so far as is relevant:
States Parties shall respect and ensure the rights set forth in the present Convention to each child within their jurisdiction without discrimination of any kind…,
States Parties shall assure to the child who is capable of forming his or her own views the right to express those views freely in all matters affecting the child, the views of the child being given due weight in accordance with the age and maturity of the child.
For this purpose, the child shall in particular be provided the opportunity to be heard in any judicial and administrative proceedings affecting the child, either directly, or through a representative or an appropriate body, in a manner consistent with the procedural rules of national law.
In December 2013, the Joint Committee on Human Rights, in its report on the Government's 'Transforming Legal Aid' proposals[5] criticised the Government for its failure to fulfil its duties to consider the specific needs of children and young people. It stated unequivocally:
We do not consider that the removal of legal aid from vulnerable children can be justified.
Whilst commenting that it was
"sure that the Government does not intend vulnerable children to be left without legal representation",
it said that the Government had failed to fully consider its obligations under the UNCRC.
In September 2014 the Office of the Children's Commissioner (OCC) in England published a Child Rights Impact Assessment which examined the impact on the rights of children and young people under the UNCRC of the changes to civil and prison law legal aid that had been implemented since April 2013.[6] It contained the following findings:
Children and young people were attempting to deal with decision-makers directly without support, including the pursuit of formal proceedings as a litigant in person (LIP) (or through an adult litigation friend). They said that they felt intimidated from appearing unrepresented at hearings. The OCC report stated that:
in these circumstances, it is very unlikely that a child or young person can effectively participate in the hearing, nor that all relevant information can be put before the tribunal to enable them to make a decision fairly and in the child's best interests.
Children and young people had been attempting to obtain legal assistance pro bono or from the voluntary sector, which was unable to cope with the increased demand.
Children and young people had been paying privately for legal advice, assistance or representation – an option that was only available to very limited numbers of young people acting without adult support.
Children and young people were ceasing to attempt to resolve their legal problems. This left "significant numbers" of children and young people with problems requiring resolution which were no longer in scope for funding, and in respect of which alternative help was limited. "A negative impact on them and their families" was the result.
The OCC concluded that a wide range of rights under the UNCRC were likely to be negatively impacted by the civil and prison law legal aid changes:
These include both the rights enjoyed during proceedings – those under Articles 2 (non-discrimination), 3(1) (best interests to be a primary consideration), 12 (right to be heard) and the specific guarantees attached to specific proceedings (e.g. in Article 9 re separation from parents) – and substantive rights which are being infringed because of the legal problem that the child or their parent/carer is encountering. Therefore, we consider that urgent review and reform is needed in order to ensure that the Legal Aid system can adequately protect the rights of children and young people and that the Government's obligations under the UNCRC are met.
In March 2015, the Joint Committee on Human Rights again criticised the Government for its failure to fulfil its duties under the UNCRC, this time in starker terms:
The Government's reforms to legal aid have been a significant black mark on its human rights record during the second half of this Parliament…. the evidence we heard from the outgoing Children's Commissioner for England and from all the NGOs we took oral evidence from provides firm grounds for a new Government of whatever make-up to look again at these reforms and to undo some of the harm they have caused to children.[7]
The UN Committee on the Rights of the Child, which will be examining the UK Government's record on children's rights later this year, has recently signalled that access to justice for children in the context of cuts to legal aid is amongst its primary concerns.[8]
Options for the future
In June 2017 Justrights, which campaigns for fair access to advice for children and young people, published an updated edition of its options paper entitled "Securing Access to Justice for Children and Young People". This paper set out options for decision-makers to tackle the adverse impact of legal aid cuts on children and young people. Although it considered that all these options were viable, it thought the priority for decision-makers should be a combination of Options 1 and 4, which are reproduced below:
OPTION 1: Reinstate cuts to legal aid for children and vulnerable young adults[9]
There is cross-party support for providing access to legal aid for all children under the age of 18 and vulnerable young adults.
During the passage of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill 2012 (LASPO), the Government was defeated in the House of Lords in a vote on an amendment that would have exempted all children with legal cases in their own right (i.e. independently from parents/carers) from the scope changes. The amendment was subsequently overturned in the House of Commons, affecting 6,000 children each year.
There was also cross-party support during the debates on the LASPO Bill for protecting vulnerable young adults, defined as those who are care leavers, have a disability or are otherwise vulnerable.[10]
Estimate of cost implications[11]
To bring back into scope all cases where the recipient of legal aid is:
A child under 18 – c.£7m per annum to reverse LASPO. Number of cases: 5,685
Immigration – 2,490 cases costing £1.1m
Debt – 280 cases costing £0.1m
Employment – 90 cases costing £0.0m
Housing – 430 cases costing £0.1m
Welfare Benefits – 1,330 cases costing £0.3m
Actions Against Police – 90 cases costing £0.1m
Education – 110 cases costing £0.4m
Clinical Negligence – 400 cases costing £3m
Personal Injury – 300 cases costing £1.6m
Miscellaneous others (incl. Asylum, Consumer and Public Law) – 165 cases costing £0.3m
A young adult aged 18-24 with a disability, who is a care leaver or 'otherwise vulnerable' – £4m per annum
Number of cases: c.12,000 – primarily social welfare and family cases
In addition, reversing scope cuts to prison law for all children and young people (under 25) would cost c.£1m per annum.
Advantages of this option include:
Existing cross-party support
A relatively low administrative burden for the Legal Aid Agency compared to other options – once the cases are back in scope, children and young people will be entitled automatically.
OPTION 4: Create a new young person-focussed legal support scheme
Create a new scheme dedicated to providing quality young person-focussed legal information, advice and representation. This, in conjunction with rolling back the cuts to legal aid (Option 1), would be by far the most effective option.
Key features, based on extensive consultation conducted with hundreds of young people earlier in 2014, should include:
Public legal education and self-help – including the development of a single website where young people could access all the information about their rights in one place: costs borne potentially by a charitable trust.
General information and advice provided through youth advice and support services in the community – dedicated funding to be provided by local authorities and the NHS in line with Department of Health policy to expand the provision of youth advice and counselling services as part of youth mental health reforms.
The establishment of a new fund for 'Young people's law' – potentially including elements of social welfare, family and immigration law, but enabling specialisms – and tendering for legal aid providers in this new area. Contracts should allow flexibility for providers to meet the needs of vulnerable children and young people in the most efficient and effective way – with bureaucracy at a minimum. Funded out of existing legal aid spending on children and young people's cases.
A network of specially trained lawyers for children and young people – potentially quality-assured through some form of kitemark for either practitioners or contract-holders. These could be professionals working in one area of law or working across multiple areas, but all would have specialist expertise in working with, safeguarding and representing children. National Occupational Standards for providing legal advice to young people have already been developed. The cost of the quality assurance system could be borne by the profession, as with the children's panel or mental health accreditation schemes.
Delivery of legal advice would be co-located and integrated within services and institutions young people with the highest legal needs are already using – youth advice agencies, prisons, immigration detention units, mental health institutions, Youth Offending Services etc. There are some additional costs to providers of delivering services through outreach locations, but overall costs would not need to increase, and outcomes would improve, if existing spending was targeted on these specialist services.
The current exemption for children under 18 from the requirement to access the single mandatory Civil Legal Aid Gateway for legal aid funded advice in the areas of debt, discrimination and special education needs would be extended to age 24. Costs would be saved by dismantling the bureaucracy associated with the telephone gateway and eligibility assessments.
This option would involve improving access, quality and outcomes at small additional cost. We would expect that legal aid budgets for independent, specialist advice would be ring-fenced under this model. This option does contain elements that would require additional financial support – including from local authorities and the NHS – to ensure the model works as envisaged. However, there would be some savings and cost efficiencies through utilising existing spend far more effectively, and drawing in co-funding from charitable trusts, the legal profession, NHS and local authority commissioners.
The advantages of this option include:
It would be based on children and young people's needs rather than trying to change an existing bureaucratic system that has failed to serve young people's needs consistently well.
Legal aid services for children and young people would be far better integrated with general advice for young people and public legal education.
It would involve less bureaucracy than the other options – a high proportion of spending would be on direct service delivery to the most vulnerable children and young people.
[1] Joel Carter, Office of the Children's Commissioner and Just for Kids Law. (2014) The impact of legal aid changes on children since April 2013: Participation work with children and young people. Accessed September 2017: http://www.justforkidslaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Just-for-Kids-Law-Report_final1.pdf
[2] United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. Accessed September 2017: http://www.unhcr.org/uk/protection/children/50f941fe9/united-nations-convention-rights-child-crc.html
[3] The Joint Human Rights Committee. (2015) Eighth Report: The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child, Conclusions, at para.19. Accessed September 2017: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201415/jtselect/jtrights/144/14402.htm
[4] JustRights. (2017) Securing access to justice for children and young people.
[5] Human Rights Joint Committee of UK Parliament. (2013) The implications for access to justice of the Government's proposals to reform legal aid). Accessed September 2017: www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201314/jtselect/jtrights/100/10002.htm
[6] Office of the Children's Commissioner and Just for Kids Law. Joel Carter (2014) The impact of legal aid changes on children since April 2013: Participation work with children and young people. Accessed September 2017: http://www.justforkidslaw.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Just-for-Kids-Law-Report_final1.pdf
[7] Joint Human Rights Committee. (2015) Eighth Report, The UK's compliance with the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child. Accessed September 2017: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/jt201415/jtselect/jtrights/144/144.pdf
[8] Seventy-second session 17 May-3 June 2016, Item 4 of the provisional agenda: Consideration of reports of States parties: List of issues in relation to the fifth periodic report of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, Committee on the Rights of the Child, 29 October 2015.
[9] Young adults are age 18-24.
[10] House of Lords. (2012) Hansard, 27 March 2012, Column 1256. Accessed September 2017: http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201212/ldhansrd/text/120327-0001.htm#12032757001721 .
[11] Based on data provided by MOJ on 10 November 2011 in response to a Freedom of Information request made jointly by JustRights and The Children's Society.
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Then I was trying to use Microsoft edge as a default browser.
But it said me that: "Tor is not an HTTP Proxy"
It appears you have configured your web browser to use Tor as an HTTP proxy.
This is not correct: Tor is a SOCKS proxy, not an HTTP proxy.
Please configure your client accordingly.
Tell me how to use Tor proxy for Microsoft edge? Or for skype? Or even for games?
If you're using laptop, physically remove a WiFi card! Even being patched by Ethernet, Win10 can seamlessly fall back to WiFi. How to check/reproduce: connect your laptop to WiFi, then by ethernet to your router and disable wireless connection in Network settings. Even disable it by your laptop hotkey. Use Internet, and plug out an ethernet - you'll see, that by magic wand your WiFi will be up again and working!
Use a h/w(physically) dedicated connection for it, because OS will try to avoid using proxies, even set with a System-Wide proxy settings. How to check/reproduce: use a dumb/non-smart switch and a separate computer with Wireshark or TCPDump.
For usage of Tor as a HTTP and HTTPS proxy use polipo with resolver disabled! Use SOCKS backend of Tor as a resolver.
Check off "Use a proxy server for your LAN..."
Optionally, select "Bypass proxy server for local addresses"
If you're looking for a handy/full featured tunnel for streaming all the Windows 10 traffic through TOR, I suggest proxifier which you can set TOR as a SOCKs5 proxy server with DNS resolvation through proxy option.
And if you check the connection status through TOR, it will pass if everything is OK.
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When only using HTTPSProxy in torrc, will also directory requests get routed through that proxy?


Hidden Memories his is a collaboration of three artists; Leonardo Drew, Roz Jacobs and koh Nguang How. These artists each specifically known for taking different approaches to tackle memory. Drew is most known for extravagent yet personal installations with use of natural materials. Roz is painter, well known for her cocktail of mixing multiple instances of paintings of a subject through her memories of their stories. And Koh, most notably a Singaporean artist is a notable artist best known for the 3rd Singapore Biennale (2011), an explosion of newspapers, of words and images, of facts and opinions.
This was made for the final submission for Graphic Design Bachelors (Hons) from University of the West of England, at Singapore.


Fluoride, the controversial chemical added to city water supplies to help prevent cavities, now has three strikes against it in having harmful effects in African Americans.
Strike number one: A blue ribbon panel of scientists has identified kidney patients and diabetics as being especially susceptible to harm from ingested fluorides. Blacks suffer disproportionate amounts of kidney disease and diabetes in America.
And strike number three: The American Dental Association and the CDC are now suggesting that parents of newborns may wish to consider using unfluoridated water when mixing infant milk formula for their babies — but they offer no outreach to tell black parents this information, and no funds to pay for minority and other low-income families to purchase other sources of water.
"I know the facts are embarrassing and potentially even lawsuit material against CDC, but it's not morally right that CDC is not telling African Americans of their multiple, intersecting risks for harm from fluoride," says Daniel Stockin, a public health professional of The Lillie Center, Inc., a firm working to educate Americans about harm from ingested fluorides. "How does CDC continue to say that fluoridated water is safe and effective 'for all'? Do African Americans not count?" he asks.
Stockin points to disturbing information in a report last year from the National Research Council that acknowledged diabetics and kidney patients to be "susceptible subpopulations" that are especially vulnerable to harmful effects from fluoride ingestion. According to the National Kidney Foundation, blacks comprise 28.4% of kidney failure patients, but number only 13% of the U.S. population. The American Diabetes Association states that African Americans are 1.8 times more likely to have diabetes than non-Hispanic whites. Increased risk from fluoride for kidney patients and diabetics logically points towards increased risk for blacks, Stockin says.
Stockin also asks why a chart showing disproportionate harm to African Americans from moderate and severe dental fluorosis, a staining and pitting of teeth indicative of overexposure to fluoride as a child, is buried at the very back of a review published by CDC and has not been shared with the black community. (See http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5403a1.htm .) He also notes that CDC this year quietly added information on a little-noticed web page that mothers of newborns may wish to use unfluoridated water when mixing powdered infant milk formula. ( http://www.cdc.gov/fluoridation/safety/infant_formula.htm#1 ) CDC has not issued a press release about the subject. "Millions of parents in minority, low-income, and limited-English communities are affected by CDC's change in policy, but these families have neither the facts about fluoride nor the funds to pay for unfluoridated bottled water or an expensive home water fluoride removal system," Stockin says.
The bad news about fluoride adds to a growing swell of sentiment against use of the chemical. The influential Canadian city of Quebec has voted to stop water fluoridation. In looking at fluoridation, Alaska's Juneau Empire newspaper recently wrote, "What about people who are more sensitive to the damaging effects of fluoride than the general population?" Eleven unions in EPA, representing 7,000 EPA lab workers, scientists, and others have called for the immediate nationwide halt to fluoridation. There are petitions now to end fluoridation, and a call for congressional hearings (http://www.fluorideaction.net).


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(Anna) Kate Rew (born 11 September 1970) is an English journalist and author who founded the Outdoor Swimming Society. Rew lives in Frome, Somerset.

Early life
Rew grew up on her family's dairy farm in Devon, where she developed her love of wild swimming in the River Culm. She attended the University of Oxford.

Career
Rew is known for promoting wild swimming and nude swimming.

Rew worked as a freelance journalist, writing for The Guardian, The Times, Evening Standard, Grazia, ELLE and The Sunday Times.

Rew founded the Outdoor Swimming Society in 2006. Her book "Wild Swim" became a bestseller. She has featured in several TV and radio documentaries, including an episode of BBC Radio 4 programme Wilderness journeys, The Diving Venu and three episodes of Coast on BBC TV. The news and lifestyle periodical Monocle magazine named her as one of its 20 "heroes who deserve a bigger stage worldwide".

Books

References

External links
OSS website

1970 births
Living people
People from Frome
Alumni of the University of Oxford
English journalists
English female swimmers
Social nudity advocates
British naturists
Naturism in the United Kingdom

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För naturreservatet i Västmanland, se Strömsholm (naturreservat).

Strömsholm är ett naturreservat i Falköpings kommun i Västergötland.

Reservatet ligger söder om Floby och avsattes som naturreservat 2004. Det är 15 hektar stort område med lövskog, igenvuxen betesmark och strandskog vid rinnande vatten.

Genom naturreservatet rinner Lidan med starkt strömmande vatten. På båda sidor om ån växer lövskog som ask, hassel, al och vidkroniga ekar. Där finns ett större parti asksumpskog med stark inblandning av klibbal och gråal. Där finns gott om död ved och vegetationen är artrik.

I strandskogen kan man få se forsärla, strömstare, hackspett, tättingar och kungsfiskare.

Området ingår i EU:s ekologiska nätverk av skyddade områden, Natura 2000.

Källor
Länsstyrelsen, naturreservat Strömsholm

Naturreservat i Falköpings kommun
Natura 2000-områden i Västra Götalands län
Naturskyddsområden bildade 2004


CHENNAI: Alarmed by rampant violation of building rules in Chennai, with 98% of all buildings in Sowcarpet and George Town areas flouting norms, the Madras high court has started exploring alternatives to demolitions and to ensure enforcement agencies had sufficient manpower to curb the scourge.
"It comes to light that, practically, all ongoing constructions are suffering from malady of violations of plans," said the first bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice R Mahadevan, passing further orders on a PIL filed by social activist 'Traffic' Ramaswamy highlighting absence of regulatory measures in Sowcarpet and George Town regions. The court had nominated advocate V Suresh as amicus curiae to study the issue and submit reports with suggestions.
"The report of the amicus dated July 8, 2016 reflects the alarming rate of vacancies in CMDA and consequently the impossibility of the task to be performed," the bench said., adding the September 1 report had categorized illegal constructions into three groups new and ongoing constructions in Sowcarpet/ GT area; constructions post and pre 2007.
The government and the CMDA told the bench a scheme was being devised to ensure that completion certificates were obtained even for residential buildings so that unauthorised constructions could be checked. No electricity or water or sewerage connections would be permanently given till the building is found in order and completion certificate issued, irrespective of whether it is a multistoreyed building governed by CMDA or in other building governed by the corporation.
The bench also accepted the amicus' recommendation with regard to filling 171 vacancies in CMDA and undisclosed number of posts lying vacant in Greater Chennai Corporation so as to bolster the civic bodies' strength to fight building violations.
Suresh had also brought to light a new method adopted by violators to circumvent laws. He said in a number of building sites, even as the constructions were on, people occupied the partially-completed buildings to show that the building had already been inhabited. This made officials to deal with not just builders, but also with families, women, children and old people. "This aspect is being brought to the attention of the court, only to highlight the constant endeavour of the builders to break the law and the necessity of creating a permanent institutional mechanism which will take timely action, which can be the only deterrence to nip illegal constructions even before they are completed," Suresh said.
He suggested a three-pronged strategy to deal with the issues of manpower shortage, illegal constructions in Sowcarpet, and to ensure all illegal constructions were prevented at the earliest. The bench adjourned the case to October 21.


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14-year-old entrepreneur uses pandemic to inspire a bigger dream
Mason's Super Dogs will open its doors this weekend.
Author: Brittany Kleinpeter
Published: 12:04 AM EDT October 14, 2020
Updated: 12:18 AM EDT October 14, 2020
ATLANTA — At age 11, Mason Wright launched his hot dog business, Mason's Super Dogs, outside of Morehouse College. Two years later, he landed the number five spot on PETA's top vegan hot dogs in the country.
Now at age 14, he's one of the youngest restaurant owners in Georgia.
Wright said when the pandemic hit and foot traffic at Morehouse College slowed, he had a tough choice to make: close up shop or pivot.
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When it comes to slot machines there are a few main types that you can break the various titles down into; 3 reels and those with 5 reels or those with more than 5. There are literally thousands of different options for you to choose from in this age of online gaming so differentiating between the amounts of reels on offer is a good way to get started with narrowing down your playing options if you wish to do so.
What are 3 or 5 reel slots?
These are slots with more of an old school feel to them. They are also the best option for beginners to get used to the world of slots. They usually have one pay line across three or five spinning reels. They are usually more straightforward and more limited in terms of the types of bets that can be placed.
What are 6 reel or more slots?
6 reel or more slots are starting to become the norm in the industry and will normally be the sought after option for slots players. As it is a larger board, you are going to have a lot more opportunities to win thanks to the five or more reels. It also allows there to be much more pay lines integrated into the slot.
Depending on the game itself, the setup may be different such as the usual 3×6 or 4×6 or even having reels that are staggered. Most of the item there is going to be hundreds of pay lines in play and as opposed to striking the normal types of pay lines; you will earn prizes when symbols have been matched on reels beside one another.
Staggered reels will usually have somewhere between 2 and 7 symbols on each of the reels.
This means there are more ways in which you can win as well as making these wins more regular than the alternatives. They usually integrate a lot more bonus features and side games such as scatter and wild symbols as well as free spins and other similar features.
The majority of the time the 6 reel or more slots will be video slots so the gameplay and interface will be a lot better and more exciting to play.
The main proponents of these types of slots are people who enjoy a higher amount of variance as you can use a lot of your bankroll in the course of seconds but still manage to have a few large wins and get the profits rolling again.
There are dozens of different 6 reel or more slots to choose from as they have become a firm favourite amongst both developers and players alike.
When it comes to slot machines there are two main types that you can break the various titles down into; 3 reels and 5 reels. There are literally thousands of different options for you to choose from in this age of online gaming so differentiating between the amounts of reels on offer is a good way to get started with narrowing down your playing options if you wish to do so.
These are slots with more of an old school feel to them. They are also the best option for beginners to get used to the world of slots. They usually have one pay line across three spinning reels. They are usually more straightforward and more limited in terms of the types of bets that can be placed.
Having said this, this does not mean that only beginner players will enjoy playing these types of slots. Many more experienced players like to play games that are straightforward and do not need a lot of thinking in order to play them effectively.
What are the more popular 3 wheels slot machines?
There are still many 3 wheel slot machines out there despite the ever growing popularity of the 5 wheel versions and video slots as a whole.
This is actually one of the 3 wheel slots that are a bit more complex than you will usually find. Although it does only have a single pay line there is a bonus round that you are able to activate as soon as you have been exposed to a total of 3 money bags that pop up anywhere around the reels.
This bonus round puts you in the shoes of the robber as he or she is attempting to escae from the police. Along this journey you need to try and get as much cash as possible in advance of being captured by the police.
This is a very classic style of slot machine and it has a total of 5 different pay lines and it uses traditional symbols like crowns, lemons and cherries. The reasons that this game is played so often by people is due to the fact that each time you have a win that is greater than 20 credits alongside a type 10 wager, you will be able to play the Super Bonus game.
This gives you the chance to win with a multiplier of x8000.
This is yet another classic type of slot machine and it has a single pay line. This is the pick for beginners as you are faced with the traditional symbols such as bars and sevens as well as the chance to chase the jackpot.
This is a great option for newbies and you may even be the lucky person to win the jackpot that is also on offer with this title.
High jackpot pay-outs – What slots pay more than 10.000 coins?
If you are playing regular slots, then the chances of you having a life changing win are pretty slim. However if you play slots that have a progressive jackpot element to them, you could walk away with huge sums of cash.
Most slots have fixed pay-outs for certain actions but some of them have a progressive jackpot element to them. This means that with the more players playing a game and entering coins into it, the higher the jackpot is going to be.
There is no strategic way in which you can plan your way towards winning a progressive jackpot. It is similar to the lottery in so far as the odds are low of you winning and it usually happens merely by chance. This is why the size of these jackpots often rises and rises into millions and in rare cases tens of millions of dollars.
The largest progressive jackpot that has ever been won online through a slots platform was on the Mega Fortune game where the lucky player earned £13.6 million. The usual chances of winning a progressive jackpot is somewhere in the vicinity of 1 in 49,836,032.
These jackpots have become very popular with online slots and many players play these titles in the hopes that they will strike it big and earn a massive payday.
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As you are probably aware, every slots game has pay lines. The pay lines are where the symbols need to show up in order to generate the optimal results and you can check how much a certain combination pays out by looking at an adjacent table.
The pay line strikes through the reels and it will bisect the symbols on each of the reels. Depending on the game, slots will have different types of pay lines. They start from zero pay lines and go into the hundreds and sometimes even higher.
While traditional slots had pay lines that were strictly horizontal, games these days have often diagonals and zig zag lines also. There is an indicator of how many pay lines a certain game may have by looking at how many coins will be accepted.
Casinos and their slot game developers: What are the rare ones out there? What is standard?
While in the past there were only a handful of large developers who made the majority of the games on the market, with modern technology, there are now hundreds of different developers making games regularly.
A lot of casinos will have a license with particular developers and stick to only providing slots from those teams. Other casinos will then have a wide variety of slots from all different types of developers.
The most popular slots developers are MicroGaming, NetEnt, Play n Go and QuickSpin. Some of the rare developers that only provide games to one or two casinos include Amatic, Endorphina, Blueprint, RTG, Novomatic, Amaya, 1×2 Gaming and Elk Studios to name just a few.
What slot casinos offer some exotic slot games?
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In the Spring/Summer collection you will see a lot of grey, that most elegant of colours.
As well as upholstered furniture the ironware is now also available in grey.
The bar trolley looks stunning in grey with its terrazzo shelf and at £475.00 is a good investment as it can be used to display other things than bottles. Looks great with vases and flowers.
The Ryle shelves are also available in the that subtle grey Broste calls drizzle.
Retailing at £591 and £933.50.
And the wonderful thing about grey is that you can combine it with any colour of your choice – it goes with everything.
With the two new tableware collections from Broste Copenhagen both inspired by coastal areas in Denmark and both are made from porcelain.
Tisvilde is inspire by a small coastal town on the island of Zealand. With a distinct difference between the roughness of the outside and the shiny glazed inside depicting perfectly the of the nature surrounding the town and the beautiful, view of the sea. Every item is unique, handmade with a varying finish/colour because it is made of raw coloured porcelain.
Sandvig takes its inspiration from the beautiful beach in Sandvig from where it gets its name, which is situated on the Danish island of Bornholm. Each hand made piece conjures up pictures of sand dunes, the delicate pieces have a varying finish of delicately textured porcelain glaze.
Cocktails are all the rage, and with the festive season coming up it is time to have a look in your drinks cupboard and make sure you have all the right ingredients, and that means the right glasses too. Only martini glasses will do when you a making a Martini whether it is shaken or stirred.
Broste Copenhagen have a great range of glasses for all occasions. Their Amber collection adds a touch a glamour to any party and Smoke will not get your eyes but guarantee a unique look. The burst of tiny bubbles in the bubble glasses makes them both fun and festive.
All glasses are hand blown and hand finished. Each glass is one of a kind and because of the production method variations and imperfections can occur, further accentuating the individuality of each glass.
A Martini glass in Amber and smoke retail at £15.50 and a Bubble Martini glass is £13.50.
At Design junction 2018 Broste Copenhagen is launching their popular Pernille chair in Savanne Leather. Come have a look at Doon Street, 1st Floor stand F26.
The leather SAVANNE is the icon of Semi-Anilines from Sørensen Leather. It's the preferred choice of design masters, seen in famous designer furniture found in museum, galleries, showrooms, receptions and private collections all around the globe. SAVANNE is a pure pleasure to touch, with a look and feel that people are drawn to. As a Semi-Aniline, the surface has a special finish that helps protect it from stains and exposure to light. Last but definitely not least, the surface is a bit more uniform due to the finish, making it even easier to work with.
The chair is extremely comfortable as a casual chair, desk chair or dining chair.
The chair will be available to order only, at a retail price around £900.00 tbc.
The new modular sofa Lake from Broste Copenhagen can be put together just the way you like it. It fits in any room and is just perfect for open-plan situations.
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Lake is made up of three pieces: Chair £734.50, Chaise lounge £989.00 and Pouf £451.50 and can be joined together with an alligator bracket (included with the furniture) in a number of ways. Two colours are available: Magnet and Dove. They look great in one colour only but can also be used together for a great visual effect.
The units are made from iron and come it simple black, suitable for any décor of your choice. The are two sizes as well as a shelf unit called Tally in black metal.


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Congratulations on being accepted to ESALA! Hard works over right? Er not quite unfortunately but hey it's not all work and no play. You're about to embark upon a journey of self discovery in one of the best university environments on the planet. Is it tough? Sure. But that's what E-SCAPE is here for. As a student society we represent you. Therefore any issues, suggestions, uncertainties or general questions then we're all ears! We want to hear your, just as we wanted to be heard at the start of university life!
The majority of the campus elements can be found relatively central to Edinburgh. Due to the formation of a partnership between the University of Edinburgh and Edinburgh College of Art, ESALA flows effortlessly across the two campuses. Dynamically this has spread facilities throughout the city, in particular between Minto House and the ECA Campus. It is important to familiarise yourself with these facilities as soon as possible in order to communicate effeciently with the campus.
Since the 17th century onwards, the city has been a location sought after by many and has seen florusihes of exclellence throughout its many years. From Artists to explorers, poets to inventors, murders to actors, Edniburgh has seen it all. While the streets maintain their dark and brooding air, these days they you will be rewarded with a distinct crowd. Actors, artists, musicians and their audiences pour into Edinburgh for its 12 interlocking festivals, an unparalleled outpouring of creativity "providing a platform for the flowering of the human spirit." It is through this platform that you will find yourself immersed in an environment embracing and enriching the lives of its students every year.
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We need to carve out solitude; we need to find it! | S.O.A.R.
We need to carve out solitude; we need to find it!
The need for alone time is as present and prevalent as ever — even though satisfying that need has gotten more confusing in modern society. The constant use of technology has caused growing concern over social isolation and lack of human interaction. Yet, it also has fostered a sense of endless, limitless connectivity. We are isolated, yet we are always on. Even though we may think of it as mindless entertainment, we're using our brains constantly.
Being alone with a tiny glowing screen might remove you from the company of others, but it doesn't feel the same as a walk in the woods. When it comes to the alone time your brain is asking for, phone time doesn't count.
Our brains were not meant to function at this high level that we insist on all the time. "We feel like we're multitasking, but really we're just constantly putting our brains into overdrive." And brains, of course, are ancient machines that were not built to function that way. The brain, unlike our devices, can't be plugged into power and recharged. And sometimes I wonder when we are supposed to get our own processing, our own backing up done? Technology is great, but human evolution hasn't caught up yet. We need a chance to reset.
Downtime for the brain has concrete benefits: Studies have shown that kids who attend tech-free camps get better at recognizing facial cues in others after logging device-free time. And research on early adolescents who spent some time in solitude showed an improved emotional state afterward. That means that taking a breather to be by yourself, without tech ties, will actually make you better at being with the people in your life.
Alone time also improves other brain functions, including decision-making and creativity. You can't make good decisions if you don't ever give yourself time to reflect. And "if you're constantly engaged in the world, it's harder to make space for those moments of genius.
Luckily, getting the alone time you need isn't as hard as it may sound, even in our inherently busy world. Start thinking of alone time as a need, just like food and water. You're not asking for a treat, you're maintaining your brain. I mean, you don't need to bargain with yourself or others to brush your teeth every day, right? A little solitude is like brushing your brain: It allows you to clear out all the stuff you don't need.
If alone time makes you antsy, get moving. It helps to move the body. It sounds so new-agey but it really does bring the mind and body into sync." She recommends (podcast-free) walking or yoga poses to give your body something to do while your mind floats free. If you're using a trip to the gym as alone time, Skip the TV and other distractions, and let your mind tune in to what your body is doing. Or just tune out entirely.
Don't invite rumination. You want to reflect, but not start ruminating. The tendency to fall into a worry loop — endless stewing, with no real solutions emerging — can be a danger if you enter alone time with the intention of solving a particular problem. Time alone is a chance to allow yourself to just be. Reflection is not getting mired in your feelings so much as noticing things, raising that awareness. Noticing if you start to worry, and changing your focus is one tactic to try, but adding physical activity to your alone time can help too.
Take alone time where you find it. If a forest walk isn't in your cards, keep your eyes open for your own solitary moments. Even moments that we think of as "waiting" can function as quiet time if we recognize them as such. Feeling that you are where you are supposed to be, yet momentarily at rest, can be freeing. Once you experience that secret pleasure, you want it again.


After successful editions in 2013 and 2015, the Sino-Swiss Business Awards 2017 has announced the winners of its third edition during an exclusive gala evening held at the Rosewood Beijing. More than 350 guests attended the event which included top economic and political leaders from both Switzerland and China. For the first time, and in the frame of the OBOR Summit, the highest authority of Switzerland, honoured the Ceremony with her presence: Her Excellency, Federal Councillor Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation and Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications.
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On the occasion of the official visit of Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation, SwissCham Beijing, in association with the Embassy of Switzerland in the People's Republic of China, is delighted to announce the Sino-Swiss Business Awards 2017 (SSBA 2017) on 13 May in Beijing.
This year and for its 3rd edition, President Leuthard, Head of the Federal Department of Environment, Transport, Energy and Communications, will honour the SSBA 2017 with her presence. During her official visit, following President Xi Jinping's invitation during his state visit in Switzerland in January of this year, she will also attend the Belt and Road (OBOR) Forum for International Cooperation.
During our exclusive Gala Evening where you will enjoy a 4-course Dinner and have the chance to win prestigous prizes in a lucky draw, SwissCham will honour companies who have achieved distinct results and demonstrated the highest level of commitment to the Swiss-Chinese community, Swiss foreign trade and the promotion of Switzerland in China and vice-versa.
This event will also officially launch the Sino-Swiss Innovation Diaolgue (SSID), initiated by SwissCham Beijing, following the Innovative Strategic Partnership agreement signed in 2016 between both countries.
The application process is now closed. The nominees will soon be announced.
Read the Information Booklet and download the APPLICATION FORM.
The Sino-Swiss Business Awards offers a unique opportunity to position your brand, expand your network and gain access to a community of successful business owners, important players in both countries and potential clients for your products.
Last but not least: Federal Councilor Doris Leuthard, President of the Swiss Confederation, will be present at the event in order to witness your achievement.
The Sino-Swiss business community and officials hold the Sino-Swiss Business Awards in high regards. Winners and nominates are widely recognized as leaders in their field as well as in the promotion and the increase of the Sino-Swiss economic relations.
Measuring your own business or operation against finalists and winners provides clear incentives and examples for you to improve and fine-tune your operations and performance.
The Gala Night is Sino-Swiss's premier event for individuals interested in networking with other businesspeople who participate successfully to the development of the Sino-Swiss economic relations.
The awards receive significant media exposure in the lead up to the event thanks to partnerships with key business media.
The application process for the Sino-Swiss Business Awards 2017 has never been easier!
2. Download the APPLICATION FORM, fill it out and send it back to Ms. Laura Fleming, Marketing & Events Manager laura.fleming@bei.swisscham.org by Friday 24 March.
We are looking forward to welcoming you and your guests at this third edition of the Sino-Swiss Business Awards.
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This is not only a very wished for moment by all the guests but also an excellent and qualitative marketing window in order to promote the products and services among all our network.
If your company is seeking wide exposure both in electronic and print media, in-kind sponsorship (wine, cheese, chocolate, coffee, etc.) is a great way to reach high visibility for your products and to gain access to new customers. Our in-kind sponsorship package includes the following advantages: named recognition on the evening, company's logo on the dedicated webpage and material.
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It's no secret that The Shop CAC members are a talented set of young professionals making moves in their respected fields. We're just as happy that local and national press outlets have taken notice.
From restaurant openings to app launch announcements and general interest stories, our members have been getting some love in the press lately, with more on the horizon.
Take a look at the articles below for a selection of some of the best coverage on our members from the past few months!
Farouki Farouki-Designed Justine Restaurant Opens in New Orleans | WWD
"The first room feels like a Parisian sidewalk café, and we can open its line of original French doors facing the street on nice days to really get the effect," says Justine's Mia, who commissioned local design firm Farouki Farouki.
Son of a Saint – How One Nonprofit is Managing Itself | New Orleans CityBusiness
"Son of a Saint has launched a mobile app to help streamline its systems and save time and resources for the nonprofit."
Son of a Saint Helps Connect Young Men Who Lost Their Fathers to Heart Disease | NOLA.com
"Two different lives with parallel stories — Bivian "Sonny" Lee III, the 37-year-old founder of the Son of the Saint organization, and Trey Hand, a 15-year-old sophomore at De La Salle High School. They were both affected by the loss of their fathers at a young age to heart disease."
Katie Witry of Witry Collective Named "Entrepreneur of the Year" | wcnola.com
"On Friday, December 14, 2018 Katie Witry was honored by New Orleans Metropolitan Women's Council of Realtors® as 'Entrepreneur of the Year.'"
Patrick Morin Launches Startup Food Biz | Silicon Bayou News
"Startup Food Biz is an online platform that delivers video courses and other tools and resources to the food industry. Run by New Orleans-based entrepreneur and food and agriculture attorney Patrick Morin, the platform helps food-based businesses understand the legal and regulatory issues in their industry. Morin works with restaurants, pop-ups and food trucks, and packaged product companies."
Shop Members Jon Atkinson, Rob Lalka, & More Make Silicon Bayou 100 | Silicon Bayou News
"The Silicon Bayou 100 is a list of one hundred most influential people in Louisiana's startup scene over the last year compiled by the community through an anonymous nomination process."


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Iconic musical debuts at JU
Legally Blonde graces the stage of Swisher Theatre for the first time
Sarah Stepp playing Elle Woods at the Legally Blonde production with Dean Timothy Snyder
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— Jacksonville University College of Fine Arts continues to amaze many with their quality performances, but what is about to come to the theater will have you bending and snapping all the way home.
"I've sat in the rehearsals and have done some PR for the musical, and I strongly believe the production will be a phenomenal one," said Angie Acedera, the fine arts senator.
The College of Fine Arts will be bringing Legally Blonde to the stage Thursday, March 28 through Sunday, March 31. There will be four performances.
"It is a super fun show, but it also has a deep and somewhat unexpected message," said Acedera. "I believe even people who aren't usually fans of musicals will enjoy the production."
Sarah Stepp, is set to play the lead character, Elle Woods.
"It felt really exciting getting the lead because I knew there was a story I was going to get to tell and I was excited to tell it, and it has always been a dream role of mine," said Stepp.
This play is more than just about stage lights, costumes and big dance numbers. The cast and crew hope that those coming out to see the show will think about the deeper message they are trying to convey.
"It is a huge production but if you really look at it there are underlying messages, like don't judge a book by its cover and how women deserve to be treated with respect regardless of what they look like," said Stepp. "Just because a woman looks a certain way does not mean she should be treated with any less respect."
During the performance, you will be exposed to situations that can be seen in society today. When people think about Legally Blonde, their minds automatically are filled with thoughts and images of the dumb blonde protagonist. However, the College of Fine Arts wants to get the wheels in your mind turning about just how common the situations shown in the play are in our everyday lives.
"The show has a lot of relevance to today," said Stepp. "Unprofessionalism in the workplace is more relevant than we think. The show is important in opening up those conversations."
Along with the big dance numbers and underlying messages, the cast members are always discovering new things about their characters and how they relate to them. They have been able to use these roles in their personal lives and to express themselves.
"I always think to myself, 'What would Elle do?"' said Stepp.
Brian Champion, a sophomore, is set to play the supporting role of Nikos Argitokos.
"This is my second time doing this production, and I played a different character," said Champion. "It's fun to rediscover specific things about the show that I didn't the first time. This performance is a better opportunity to express what I can do."
The performance of Legally Blonde by Jacksonville University's College of Fine Arts will showcase the hard work and dedication of the team.
"There is not a day we are not sweating after a dance number because it is so physical and so active," said Champion.
Champion encourages others to come and be ready for a good time.
"Come see Legally Blonde and be prepared to cheer, laugh, and cry with all of us."
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Séguret is in the Vaucluse department (84), close to Vaison la Romaine and Avignon.
Fly into Paris Charles de Gaulle, catch the fast train TGV direct from the airport to Avignon (3 hours), hire a car at the station, drive to Vaison la Romaine (50 minutes), quick stop at the large supermarket on the outskirts to pick up food and wine supplies, drive to the village (< 10 minutes).
Or fly into Avignon or Marseille or Nice then drive direct to the village (45 minutes, 1.5 hours, 3 hours respectively).
Better still, take your time and drive from Paris (7 hours) with a stop over about half way in Beaune in the Burgundy region, drink Chardonnay and Pinot Noir and sample Boeuf Bourguignone.
For more information on the village, visit Provence Web - Séguret.


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Scuba Diving in Myanmar
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Burma is a Southeast Asian country bordering five other countries: India, Bangladesh, China, Laos and Thailand. This country is therefore a place where many civilizations mix. This ethical diversity gives it a strong identity. This country has slowly opened to tourists to become an increasingly popular Asian destination. One of the strengths of Burma is the diversity of activities that can be practiced in this country: treks, visit remains of ancient palaces and Buddhist temples, visit monasteries, snorkeling and diving …
Bordered by the Bay of Bengal in its northern part, and by the Andaman Sea in its southern part, Burma has more than 1930 kilometers of coastline where many islands dominated by the jungle emerge. Today, practicing diving in Burma is not a common activity, due to the late opening of the country to tourism. Burma enjoys high quality seabed, and especially preserved from mass tourism that can be experienced by other destinations in Southeast Asia. Diving in Burma will give you the opportunity to see sharks of different species, cuttlefish, barracudas, manta rays, or mobula rays …
Where to dive in Burma?
The Mergui Archipelago
An almost unknown destination in recent decades, the Mergui Archipelago, located in the southern region of Myanmar formerly Burma, called Tanintharyi, is a collection of 800 almost completely deserted islands in the Andaman Sea. The archipelago was opened to foreigners only from the end of the 90s. With only some of the 800 islands that are populated and about twenty visitors each month in the whole region, the archipelago de Mergui remains one of the most preserved destinations on the planet
Navigation in this region is virtually non-existent during the rainy season, from June to September. The marine ecosystem therefore has a whole period, with almost no one at sea, to fully flourish. Practicing diving in Burma in the Mergui is like diving into the past where huge schools of barracudas, trevallies, sardines and mules so thick you can not see through populated our oceans. 'Added the multiple colors of corals, clown fish, lion fish and, possibly, whale sharks and manta rays from January to April.
When to dive in Burma?
To dive in Burma, the best time is from November to April. This period will offer in particular the best conditions of visibility to the divers.
If you want to cross manta rays and whale sharks, plan your trip between January and April. It is at this time that you are most likely to meet them.
Diving conditions
Visibility : In Burma, visibility varies easily with the seasons. However, when the best conditions are at the rendezvous, the visibility can easily reach 25m.
Currents : The majority of dives in Burma are drift dives due to moderate currents in the region, which intensify during full moon and new moon periods.
Difficulty : Due to the currents present at most dive sites in Burma, it is recommended that divers have some experience before diving there.
The water temperature in Burma varies between 25 and 30 ° C.
Diving Burma, the species to discover
In Burma, you will find most of the tropical species common to the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean clownfish, lion fish, groupers, barracudas, moray eels, scorpion fish, trunk fish, parrots … . Marine mammals and some pelagics cross in Burmese waters and are therefore occasionally seen by divers. We can find between January and April whale sharks, eagle rays and Manta rays.
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«Дівчина-п'явка» () — американський фантастичний фільм жахів режисера Едварда Дейна 1960 року.

 Сюжет
Ендокринолог Пол Талбот зустрічає африканку, яка відкриває йому секрет вічної молодості. Виявляється, для повернення юності необхідна лише ін'єкція мозкової витяжки. Талбот вирішує скористатися цим методом, щоб повернути красу своїй старій дружині.
 У ролях
 Колін Грей — Джуні Талбот
 Грант Вільямс — Ніл Фостер
 Філліп Террі — доктор Пол Талбот
 Глорія Телботт — Саллі
 Йон Ван Дрелен — Бертрам Гарвей
 Естель Хемзлі — стара Малла
 Кім Гемілтон — молода Малла
 Артур Батанідес — Джеррі
 Гарольд Гудвін — детектив Джой
 Посилання
 The Leech Woman на сайті Internet Movie Database
 The Leech Woman  на сайті AllMovie
 The Leech Woman '' на сайті TCM Movie Database

Фільми англійською мовою
Фільми за алфавітом
Науково-фантастичні фільми США
Фільми жахів США
Фантастичні фільми 1960


Federal Member for Mayo Rebekha Sharkie has called on the major parties to invest more than half a million dollars into urgent upgrades at TAFE SA facilities in Mayo.
Most of the work needs to be done at the Mount Barker campus to bring the construction, automotive, community services and hospitality facilities up to modern standards.
"University isn't the only pathway to employment and we need the facilities to train the carpenters and mechanics of the future, not to mention building up the trained aged care and disability care workforce we are going to need.
"I know from my work in the education sector and my regular meetings with local educators that we need some urgent capital upgrades at the Mount Barker and Victor Harbor TAFE SA campuses.
"Both campuses are located in rapidly growing areas with Mount Barker set to be the second largest city in SA in the next 30 years with a population of more than 56,000 by 2036.
"The size of both campuses, and the age of their facilities, will significantly restrict the quantity and quality of courses they can offer our young people if we don't act now.
"We also know that Kangaroo Island has limited TAFE facilities and so the major parties should consider supporting an integrated partnership with KICE (Kangaroo Island Community Education) to expand the training footprint on the Island.


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Seefeld-Kadolz je městys v Rakousku ve spolkové zemi Dolní Rakousy v okrese Hollabrunn.

Geografie

Geografická poloha
Seefeld-Kadolz se nachází ve spolkové zemi Dolní Rakousy v regionu Weinviertel. Leží přibližně 16 km severně od okresního města Hollabrunn. Rozloha území městyse činí 21,85 km², z nichž 4,7 % je zalesněných.
Územím městyse protéká říčka Pulkau.

Doprava
Podél jižního okraje městyse prochází Zemská silnice B45, umožňující spojení na východ do města Laa an der Thaya a směrem na západ do města Haugsdorf. Městysem také prochází železniční trať Pulkautalbahn.

Části obce
Území městyse Seefeld-Kadolz se skládá ze dvou částí (v závorce uveden počet obyvatel k 1. 1. 2015):
 Großkadolz (562)
 Seefeld (364)

Sousední obce
 na severu: Slup (CZ), Jaroslavice (CZ)
 na východu: Großharras
 na jihu: Mailberg
 na západu: Hadres

Politika

Obecní zastupitelstvo
Obecní zastupitelstvo se skládá z 15 členů. Od komunálních voleb v roce 2015 zastávají následující strany tyto mandáty:
 10 SPÖ
 5 ÖVP

Starosta
Nynějším starostou městyse Seefeld-Kadolz je Georg Jungmayer ze strany SPÖ.

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Obce v okrese Hollabrunn


Open to all ages and abilities – All ages of children and adults welcome.
We are delighted to announce that we are now offering music tuition in North Berwick on a Tuesday evening at the The Lighthouse, Heugh Road, North Berwick, EH39 5PS.
We are currently offering guitar fiddle lessons weekly on a Tuesday and now offer Piano lessons on a Thursday however we are also operating a waiting list for other instruments and will be looking to start singing lessons soon.
If you are interested in learning an instrument with us then please contact us to let us know which instrument and we will add you to our waiting list.
We are extremely passionate about offering first class tuition within a friendly, supportive and very importantly fun environment. We believe that music tuition should be available to anyone with an interest in music and you are never too old to learn!
Both Fiddle and Guitar lessons are available in groups. To ensure that you are in the right group for your age and ability a taster is offered initially.


Based on impressive new discoveries regarding the body's subtle energies, Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) has proven successful in thousands of clinical cases. It applies to just about every emotional, health and performance issue you can name and it often works where nothing else will.
The beauty of this technique is that it is something that Caroline teaches you to do yourself at home - the more you do the quicker you get results.
Skillfully combining EFT with hypnotherapy Caroline has seen amazing and rapid results.


It is difficult to enlighten people about a new product. Well after all its not as hard as you think.
Citizen Canada: Emerging from the cold, developed by the Montreal based design outfit,STORIeDD; is a daunting, yet pathbreaking effort that enables the English dictionary in an alternative format.It is a rare Canadian Super hero. A nicer Comic book. STORIeDD is also the brand name for the exclusive, patent- pending alphabetic narrative it introduces. Presented in its incipient form, it could be an exciting alternative form of communication to the one that we have been used to for many many years.
Come smash us at the Montreal Comiccon 2018. Discover Citizen Canada, the Comic Book. We will be offering the very first edition of the unique Comic book up for grabs and a line of merchandising from caps to tshirts and figurines, badges and some more.We had a smash developeing this comic book, hope we can share some of that with you.


Ever since its establishment in 1997, Prasadi Academy has secured a formidable place among Nepal's reputed groups of +2 with its dedication to the highest educational standards. Prasadi is fully engaged in the communities in which it is located among both public and private academies. Through its curriculum, +2 life, and extracurricular activities, it stimulates students' critical thinking and heightens their moral sensitivity. It encourages them to be seekers of truth, responsible and knowledgeable citizens of the world facing tough competition posed by the fast-growing advancement of science and technology.


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Suitcase Murder: Hong Kong Security Bureau proposes new deal for extraditions with Taiwan
Security Bureau urges legal amendment in Legislative Council of Hong Kong citing the Poon Hiu-wing murder case
By: Duncan DeAeth, Taiwan News, Staff Writer
The suspect, Chen (L), and the victim, Poon (R) (Photo from social media)
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) –The case of the young man who killed his girlfriend, and disposed of her body in a suitcase in Taiwan, before fleeing back to his home in Hong Kong, has prompted the Hong Kong Security Bureau to propose an amendment to extradition law in Hong Kong, that would allow for arrangements with Taiwan.
In a letter to the Legislative Council on Security, the bureau has recommended an amendment to the extradition law, specifically citing a miscarriage of justice in the case of the murder of Poon Hiu-wing (潘曉穎) by Chan Tung-kai (陳同佳), which happened in Taipei in February of last year.
The Security Bureau is proposing a new approach to extradition whereby ad-hoc arrangements can be made between the Hong Kong government and foreign nations, as well as other regions of China. Scrapping a clause in Hong Kong's existing law on extraditions would reportedly allow for extraditions on a case by case basis.
Currently the extradition law of the Special Administrative Region (SAR) expressly forbids the Hong Kong government from making exclusive agreements with "the government of any other part of the People's Republic of China," which from the perspective of the SAR, includes Taiwan. [FULL STORY]
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Sadio Mane has become the 56th player to score 50 goals for Liverpool with his brace in their 4-1 win over Burnley at Anfield stadium on Sunday.
The 26-year-old Senegal international joins Egypt's Mohamed Salah in the elite list of players to have reached the goals milestone with his efforts in each half of Sunday's Premier League encounter.
Mane gave Jurgen Klopp's men a first-half lead in the 29th minute after Roberto Firmino's 19th-minute effort cancelled out Ashley Westwood's opener for the visitors. After the restart, Firmino extended the dominance with his second goal in the 67th minute before Mane wrapped up the win with his 16th league goal of the season shortly after Johaan Gudmundsson pulled a goal back for Burnley in the stoppage time. Sunday's efforts at Anfield makes the Senegalese star the fifth Liverpool player to score in six consecutive Premier League home appearances.


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Vascular Cognitive Impairment in a Memory Clinic Population: Rationale and Design of the "Utrecht-Amsterdam Clinical Features and Prognosis in Vascular Cognitive Impairment" (TRACE-VCI) Study
Boomsma, JMF; Exalto, LG; Barkhof, F; van den Berg, E; de Bresser, J; Heinen, R; Koek, HL; ... Biessels, GJ; + view all Boomsma, JMF; Exalto, LG; Barkhof, F; van den Berg, E; de Bresser, J; Heinen, R; Koek, HL; Prins, ND; Scheltens, P; Weinstein, HC; van der Flier, WM; Biessels, GJ; - view fewer (2017) Vascular Cognitive Impairment in a Memory Clinic Population: Rationale and Design of the "Utrecht-Amsterdam Clinical Features and Prognosis in Vascular Cognitive Impairment" (TRACE-VCI) Study. [Editorial comment]. JMIR Research Protocol , 6 (4) , Article e60. 10.2196/resprot.6864.
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BACKGROUND: Vascular Cognitive Impairment (VCI) refers to cognitive dysfunction due to vascular brain injury, as a single cause or in combination with other, often neurodegenerative, etiologies. VCI is a broad construct that captures a heterogeneous patient population both in terms of cognitive and noncognitive symptoms and in terms of etiology and prognosis. This provides a challenge when applying this construct in clinical practice. OBJECTIVE: This paper presents the rationale and design of the TRACE-VCI study, which investigates the clinical features and prognosis of VCI in a memory clinic setting. METHODS: The TRACE-VCI project is an observational, prospective cohort study of 861 consecutive memory clinic patients with possible VCI. Between 2009 and 2013, patients were recruited through the Amsterdam Dementia Cohort of the VU University Medical Centre (VUMC) (N=665) and the outpatient memory clinic and VCI cohort of the University Medical Centre Utrecht (UMCU) (N=196). We included all patients attending the clinics with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) evidence of vascular brain injury. Patients with a primary etiology other than vascular brain injury or neurodegeneration were excluded. Patients underwent an extensive 1-day memory clinic evaluation including an interview, physical and neurological examination, assessment of biomarkers (including those for Alzheimer-type pathologies), extensive neuropsychological testing, and an MRI scan of the brain. For prognostic analyses, the composite primary outcome measure was defined as accelerated cognitive decline (change of clinical dementia rating ≥1 or institutionalization) or (recurrent) major vascular events or death over the course of 2 years. RESULTS: The mean age at baseline was 67.7 (SD 8.5) years and 46.3% of patients (399/861) were female. At baseline, the median Clinical Dementia Rating was 0.5 (interquartile range [IQR] 0.5-1.0) and the median Mini-Mental State Examination score was 25 (IQR 22-28). The clinical diagnosis at baseline was dementia in 52.4% of patients (451/861), mild cognitive impairment in 24.6% (212/861), and no objective cognitive impairment in the remaining 23.0% (198/861). CONCLUSIONS: The TRACE-VCI study represents a large cohort of well-characterized patients with VCI in a memory clinic setting. Data processing and collection for follow-up are currently being completed. The TRACE-VCI study will provide insight into the clinical features of memory clinic patients that meet VCI criteria and establish key prognostic factors for further cognitive decline and (recurrent) major vascular events.
10.2196/resprot.6864
http://doi.org/10.2196/resprot.6864
Copyright © Jooske Marije Funke Boomsma, Lieza Geertje Exalto, Frederik Barkhof, Esther van den Berg, Jeroen de Bresser, Rutger Heinen, Huiberdina Lena Koek, Niels Daniël Prins, Philip Scheltens, Henry Chanoch Weinstein, Wiesje Maria van der Flier, Geert Jan Biessels. Originally published in JMIR Research Protocols (http://www.researchprotocols.org), 19.04.2017. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work, first published in JMIR Research Protocols, is properly cited. The complete bibliographic information, a link to the original publication on http://www.researchprotocols.org, as well as this copyright and license information must be included.
dementia, memory clinic, prognosis, small vessel disease, vascular cognitive impairment, vascular disease
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Brands We Love: SIMS Nigeria
Published on 13th October 2021
SIMS Nigeria is an electronic store chain with a presence in several regions across the country. The company sells a wide range of products ranging from smartphones to cooling and refrigeration solutions. It is a major distributor for some of the world's top electronics brands.
Founded in 1987, SIMS has grown over the years to become a leader in the home appliances niche. Although that space has numerous players, SIMS has continued to hold its own and is reaching an expanding customer base made up of people who want quality electronic products.
SIMS Nigeria is headquartered in Victoria Island, Lagos, and also has multiple stores in various parts of the city. Besides its presence in Lagos, the company has branches in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Onitsha, Enugu, and Kano. These outlets serve customers in most of the country's geopolitical zones.
Products available from SIMS include home appliances such as air conditioners, washing machines, refrigerators, microwaves, irons, gas cookers, rechargeable fans, and blenders. Kitchen appliances like electric kettles, sandwich makers, and toasters are also on sale.
Home entertainment systems– television sets of various sizes, boom boxes, soundbars, and home theatre –may be acquired from SIMS as well. Other items on offer from SIMS are power solutions like rechargeable LED bulbs, lamps, and torches, as well as power generating sets.
SIMS sources these products from a broad collection of international electronics brands—Samsung, Royal, Parsun, and Powermatic. It has built a strong relationship with these brands, for which it functions as product distributors in Nigeria.
In 2004, SIMS collaborated with Samsung to establish a local manufacturing line for its refrigerators and air conditioners.
Customers can purchase products from SIMS at any of its stores. Nationwide delivery is also available for orders worth more than ₦500,000. Customer support can be assessed round the clock, and there's a 12-month warranty for items bought from the company.
SIMS is just one of many businesses operating in Nigeria's home appliances niche. But it's one of the most recognized of the lot. For over three decades, it has built a reputation as a leader in its space. The signs are that it will continue to dominate the electronics distribution sphere for years to come.
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Magyarábok či magyarabové jsou muslimové, žijící podél řeky Nil v Egyptě a Súdánu, jejichž etnický maďarský původ je datován do šestnáctého století. Komunity Magyarabů žijí ve vesnicích s názvy jako Magyarab-irki, Magyararti, Magyariyya, Magyar-nirki či Hillit el-Magyarab.

Terminologie
Slovo Magyarab není složené z "Magyar" a "Arab", ale koncovka ab znamená v překladu z núbijštiny "kmen" či "rod", tím pádem Magyar+Ab se dá přeložit jako "kmen Maďarů".

Historie
Podle legendy, křesťanští Maďaři bojovali po boku otomanské armády v jižním Egyptě, nicméně krátce po setkání s núbijskými ženami se zde usadili. Původcem Magyarabů byl generál Ibrahim el-Magyar, pocházející původně z Budy, který si vzal núbijskou ženu, se kterou měli pět synů: Selabi, Mustafa, Djelaleddin, Musa a Iksa.

Bylo to až v roce 1935, kdy László Almásy, maďarský dobrodruh, společně s Němcem Hansjoachimem von der Eschem, objevili tento kmen v Egyptě. Od roku 1992 jsou Magyarabové členy "Světové federace Maďarů" (Magyarok Világszövetsége).

Kultura

Přísloví
Přísloví historických Magyarabů odhalují víc o této etnické skupině:

Externí odkazy
Maďarská expedice do severní Afriky
 Islands on the Nile - The Csángós of Africa, the Magyarabs (1), Magyar Nemzet, Budapest, 10 03 2007
 Islands on the Nile - The Csángós of Africa, the Magyarabs (2), Magyar Nemzet, Budapest, 17 03 2007
 Islands on the Nile - The Csángós of Africa, the Magyarabs (3), Magyar Nemzet, Budapest, 24 03 2007
Ostatní
 Hungarians along the Nile, Demokrata, Budapest, 17 07 1997 (archiv)

Maďarská diaspora
Národy Afriky
Etnické skupiny v Egyptě
Etnické skupiny v Súdánu