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Annual Reporting of Privacy Breach Statistics to the Commissioner
Privacy breach protocol
Potential consequences of a breach under PHIPA
Poster and brochure: Your Health Information and Your Privacy
Our PHIPA processes
Below are the sections about reporting certain breaches to the IPC in Ontario Regulation 329/04 under the Personal Health Information Protection Act.
Section 6.3
(1) The following are the circumstances in which a health information custodian is required to notify the Commissioner for the purposes of subsection 12 (3) of the Act:
The health information custodian has reasonable grounds to believe that personal health information in the custodian's custody or control was used or disclosed without authority by a person who knew or ought to have known that they were using or disclosing the information without authority.
The health information custodian has reasonable grounds to believe that personal health information in the custodian's custody or control was stolen.
The health information custodian has reasonable grounds to believe that, after an initial loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of personal health information in the custodian's custody or control, the personal health information was or will be further used or disclosed without authority.
The loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of personal health information is part of a pattern of similar losses or unauthorized uses or disclosures of personal health information in the custody or control of the health information custodian.
The health information custodian is required to give notice to a College of an event described in section 17.1 of the Act that relates to a loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of personal health information.
The health information custodian would be required to give notice to a College, if an agent of the health information custodian were a member of the College, of an event described in section 17.1 of the Act that relates to a loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of personal health information.
The health information custodian determines that the loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of personal health information is significant after considering all relevant circumstances, including the following:
Whether the personal health information that was lost or used or disclosed without authority is sensitive.
Whether the loss or unauthorized use or disclosure involved a large volume of personal health information.
Whether the loss or unauthorized use or disclosure involved many individuals' personal health information.
Whether more than one health information custodian or agent was responsible for the loss or unauthorized use or disclosure of the personal health information.
(2) In this section,
"College" means a College as defined in subsection 17.1 (1) of the Act.
(3) A health information custodian shall notify the Commissioner of the existence of a circumstance set out in subsection (1) at the first reasonable opportunity.
Section 18.3
(1) A health information custodian is required to notify the Commissioner for the purposes of clause 55.5 (7) (b) of the Act under any circumstance where the custodian would be required to notify the Commissioner if the collection by means of the electronic health record had been for a use or disclosure to which section 6.3 of this Regulation applied.
(2) The health information custodian shall inform the Commissioner of an unauthorized collection to which subsection (1) applies at the first reasonable opportunity.
Subsection 18.10 (4)
If personal health information about an individual is collected without authority by a coroner by means of the electronic health record, the coroner shall,
(b) notify the Commissioner of the unauthorized collection at the first reasonable opportunity, if any circumstance exists where the coroner would be required to notify the Commissioner if the coroner were a custodian to which subsection 18.3 (1) of this Regulation applied.
PDF of Guidelines
Privacy Breach Reporting Form


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Manchester City are reportedly ready to turn their attentions to Jack Wilshere as an alternative to Raheem Sterling.
The Citizens have been given the cold shoulder by Liverpool over Sterling and had a £40million bid rejected.
And the Daily Mirror claims Wilshere has emerged as a new target for City and they are considering submitting a £30m bid for him.
Southampton have reportedly put a £24m price tag on Morgan Schneiderlin.
The French midfield enforcer has been linked with moves to Arsenal and Manchester United.
But The Sun claim Saints are prepared to let Schneiderlin leave on the cheap and he has two years left on his present deal.
Gunners veteran Tomas Rosicky has welcomed talk of a move for Petr Cech.
The Chelsea shot-stopper is widely expected to leave Stamford Bridge this summer.
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Delhi is the Capital territory of India and also a Centre for quality education. Various top-notch medical colleges have been established here. Some of them are affiliated to Delhi University. Delhi has some of the best renowned medical colleges that impart rigorous training along with profound knowledge of the medical sciences.
Delhi is a center of attraction for all the graduates & postgraduates aspirants. The medical colleges in Delhi offer various medical programs such as Bachelor of Ayurveda Medicine & Surgery, Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Bachelor of Homeopathic Medicine & Surgery, Bachelor of Unani Medicine & Surgery, Doctor of Medicine, Master of Surgery, Postgraduate diploma in Medicine etc. All the medical colleges in Delhi are recognized by the Medical Council of India (MCI).
All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) is considered as the top renewed medical research and treatment center in Delhi. Delhi has a total of eight medical institutes out of which six provide undergraduate and postgraduate programs in medicine while other two are researched based institute. These medical institutes have affiliated to the Delhi University or GGSIPU.
Maulana Azad Dental College (Delhi University) and Faculty of Dentistry (Jamia Millia Islamia University) are the dental schools in Delhi.
This section of Kampuzz contains all the major information related to top medical colleges established in Delhi. Here you'll get information related to the facilities, placements, faculty and courses offered by various medical colleges located in Delhi.


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Each day the TTC moves over 1.7 million people throughout the City of Toronto with a 3 mode network. Maintaining fire safety throughout the subway system and 66 surface properties is a monumental task, especially when over 800,000 people per day travel in the subway with a limited means of egress. In this presentation, our speaker will outline the methods, systems and infrastructure in place to ensure TTC's customers make it safely to their destination and review lessons learned from the last 3 major fires at TTC (Christie Station, Greenwood Wye & Old Mill Station).
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Devrim, Nejad Melih
Polonaise, 1962
This work, from Nejad's series Les Polonaises, combines two threads in his artistic development: Chinese ink painting and the symmetrical, floral paper cutouts of Polish folk tradition. He took a greater interest in working on paper after a 1962 visit to China, where his brushwork became looser; in turn, he lightened his palette after a visit to Poland, where he made his home after 1968.
Son of the painter Fahrelnissa Zeid and the writer Izzet Melih Devrim, Nejad (who is known by his first name only) belongs to the second wave of Turkish artists who traveled to Paris after the end of World War II, and he was among the first to adopt an abstract idiom. Unlike his peers, Nejad did not receive a state scholarship and thus was not required to return and serve his country. His entrée to the Parisian art world was a letter of introduction to Alice B. Toklas, which—along with his francophone education and intellectual pedigree as a member of the Ottoman elite—gained him access to the famous weekly discussions at the home Toklas shared with Gertrude Stein.
Trained at the Academy of Fine Arts, Istanbul, by Nurullah Berk, Bedri Rahmi Eyüboglu, and French artist Léopold Lévy, Nejad was well versed in the artistic debates of the Istanbul intelligentsia. He spent much of his career in Paris, however, where critics portrayed him as a skillful synthesizer of East and West and pigeonholed him as the francophone Turk whose artistic formation owed as much to Ottoman calligraphy and Byzantine influences as to French art. But Nejad was equally influenced by his travels to Italy, China, Poland, Uzbekistan, and the United States. Unlike Lévy's paintings, which verge on chromophobic, the strength of Nejad's work lies in his exhilarating use of color and light.
Beginning with a solo show at Galerie Allard a year after he arrived in Paris, in 1946, Nejad exhibited widely. In 1950 he was included
in Leo Castelli's Young Painters in U.S. and France at the Sidney Janis Gallery, New York, and from the mid-1950s until the early 1960s he was often included in shows of the School of Paris painters. In 1952 Nejad wrote a personal manifesto, titled "Oust" (which means "scram") for the catalogue of the first Salon d'Octobre, which he founded with critic Charles Estienne. It announced—with Nejad's characteristically shrewd word play and tongue-in-cheek humor—the arrival of a new dynasty of "French Chivalry and Kirghiz Cavalry," hinting at a new avant-garde painting rooted as much in French artistic genealogy as in myriad other sources and influences.
Medium Watercolor on paper
Dimensions 24 1/8 x 18 7/8 in.
Donor Gift of Abby Weed Grey
Credit Line Grey Art Gallery, New York University Art Collection
Object ID G1975.238
Collection Years: 1962

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Revision Shooter Max Michel Sets New Stage World Record
Ammoland Inc. Posted on August 23, 2011 by F Riehl, Editor in Chief
Takes Home Second Place At 2011 Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships.
Essex Junction, VT –-(Ammoland.com)- Max Michel, champion shooter for Revision, may have come in second at this past weekend's Steel Challenge World Speed Shooting Championships, held in Piru, California August 18-21, 2011, but it didn't stop him from setting new World Records.
Michel set the new World Record during the Roundabout (Stage 2) with four runs totaling 7.96 seconds, during which Michel drew his pistol four times and hit 20 total targets.
"Capturing another World Record is an amazing accomplishment," commented Michel. "To think that my scores are the best in the 30 year history of the Steel Challenge is an honor when you look back at the legends that came before me and the quality of shooters today."
Michel placed second in Open Division with 82.34 match points. As the match wrapped up, he reflected on the news of the changing venue for the annual match,
"As the 30th Anniversary comes to an end, I realize this will be my last time competing in Piru, CA for the World Speed Shooting Championship. Piru is where the history of the Steel Challenge is and it will never be the same. I will miss all the great memories that we had here but look forward to the new memories that will be made on the East Coast next year and beyond."
Michel will next be competing in the 2011 EGW Area 8 Championship, held at the Fredericksburg Rod & Gun Club in Fredericksburg, VA September 1-5, 2011.
ABOUT MAX MICHEL
In 2010, world champion shooter Max Michel joined forces with Revision in a partnership founded on mutual performance excellence. At age 29 Max Michel is a legend in the world of competitive shooting. A three-time World Speed Shooting Champion, five-time USPSA National Champion, three-time US National Steel Champion and 2010 US IPSC National Champion, Max is a dominant force in the pistol shooting sports. Born and raised in New Orleans, Max joined the famed U.S. Army Marksmanship Unit (USAMU) Action Pistol Team in 1999 where he served for 10 years as an Army shooter and trainer. Today, Max is recognized worldwide as a top tier athlete in the practical shooting sports and Revision is proud to be Max's eyepro brand of choice – both on and off the range.
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Национальный день населения () — иранский праздник, который отмечается 20 мая (30 ордибехешта по иранскому календарю).

История праздника
Национальный день населения был внесен в иранский календарь 20 мая 2014 года по приказу высшего руководителя Ирана великого аятоллы Али Хаменеи в честь годовщины установления курса демографической политики в стране. Введение данного праздника лишний раз демонстрирует важность демографической политики в жизни государства. Улучшение демографической политики должно быть своеобразным катализатором динамичного развития общества, а также улучшения демографической ситуации в стране. Главная цель такой политики — это поощрение создания семьи, снижение брачного возраста и уменьшение процента разводов.

Правительство Ирана активно продвигает и улучшает демографическую политику, ориентированную также на пропаганду ислама: государство прикладывает все усилия для увеличения продолжительности жизни, улучшения медицинских услуг, предотвращения социальных патологий, роста уважения и почтения к пожилым людям, уменьшения безработицы, создания новых центров населения и социальной интеграции.

Иран занимает 96-е место по уровню рождаемости (20,3 рождений на 1000 населения) и 165-е по уровню смертности (5,9 смертей на 1000 человек).

Речь высшего руководителя
Объявив внесение Национального дня населения в официальный иранский календарь, высший руководитель страны великий аятолла Али Хаменеи сказал:

«Демографическая политика имеет огромное значение для государства, и она неразрывно связана с культурной, социальной и экономической сферами общества. Национальный день населения отныне будет проходить 20 мая, в годовщину утверждения курса демографической политики Исламской Республики Иран. Демографическая политика ориентирована на все группы населения. Учитывая динамичное развитие общества в целом и большой процент молодых людей в нашем государстве как возможность компенсировать снижение темпов населения, мы можем усилить демографическую политику. В ближайшем будущем мы увидим ее результаты — улучшение демографической ситуации в стране».

Примечания

Праздники Ирана

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As I'm writing this, the last votes of the Spanish general election are being counted and the results are basically out. In this piece, I will provide a short description of the results and four predictions that partially characterizes the scenario that is likely to follow.
For more than 25 years, the Spanish party system had being stable around two big parties who alternated in government with occasional support from nationalist parties. The situation that has emerged from today's election is novel in the sense that these two parties (PSOE -socialdemocrats- and PP -conservatives) have lost a substantial part of their seats in the congress (90 and 123 seats out of 350), while two new parties have emerged. Podemos, an anti-austerity left wing party, together with its regional branches, has obtained 69 seats, while Ciudadanos, a liberal-democrat party got 40. These two parties have come to replace two other ones which are, arguably, the most notorious losers of the night. The historical communist party, and the coalition it had built around itself barely managed to obtain sufficient support to enter the chamber and fell below the threshold needed to have a parliamentary group. UPyD, a center party that emerged one decade ago in an attempt to break the two party system, did not make it into the parliament and will probably dissolve. Nationalist parties obtained a largely standard result as Catalan conservative obtained 8 seats (compared to 16 in previous election in which they concurred with the christian democrats which did not get a single seat this time), Catalan republican left (ERC) got 9 seats (a substantial increase in comparison to the 2011 election) and the basque nationalists got 6 seats, largely the same.
The situation in the senate is different: the conservative party obtained an absolute majority. The surprising contrast with the congress is due to the fact that the Senate is elected through a baroque system that include senators elected by the regions and an open list ballot. The result is also largely irrelevant, since in what concerns budget approval or passing bills, the senate has no veto power. The only domain in which the Senate has veto power is constitutional reform.
All in all, we are in the domain of the unknown. Of the four national parties, only a grand coalition of PP-PSOE is large enough to gather enough votes, and this is probably highly unlikely given the lack of convergence of the electorates, the rivalry between both parties and the absence of any tradition of pacts of this sort in Spanish democracy -let alone that, imho, it would be strategically disastrous for the junior partner who would neither get credit for governmental action, nor for being a credible opposition party.
Political scientist are often blamed for not making any predictions. While point predictions are really hard, I would like engage in a number of interdependent predictions that can help to draw some bounds on the distribution of outcomes. I will try to reason each of them to make them as reproducible as possible by the reader.
Prediction 1: Spain will resume to a two-party system in the medium run.
This is a consequence of (a) the electoral system as it currently exists and (b) the distribution of voters along the ideological space.
The electoral system has a number of biases (see here for an explanation in Spanish). In a nutshell, it reduces proportionality favoring the concentration of vote as well as rural districts.
Moreover, the space of Spanish parties to grow is largely bounded. Consider the case of Ciudadano's (C's). C's has managed to grow in the center of the political spectrum (it gets most of its support in the 5 and 6 positions of a 1-10 political spectrum, and very few elsewhere), based on a discourse of transparency, economic efficiency, fight against corruption, etc. It has often been the behavior of these voters (either by voting for an option or not voting at all) what has made the difference for one of the two large parties. But it is difficult to see how C's could forge a durable coalition that would go from the center right (left) to the beginning of the far left (right).
The only possibility of a substantial medium run change in the Spanish party system would need, as a precondition, a reform of the electoral system. However, electoral reforms are zero sum games, but would need the support of at least three out of four parties -particularly given the veto power for constitutional reform of the PP. The only party that has a real interest in electoral reform is probably C's -this will become clear below- while others has interest in playing the "winner takes all game".
Podemos has made clear in many interviews (for example) that it won't support a government led by the PSOE government- or any other party, for that matter. Arguably, they could be bluffing, but I believe there are reasons to believe that they aren't.
Firstly, if Podemos could reach an agreement to support a government, it could only be one including the socialdemocrats because other forces either do not have enough votes to form a majority or are too far away in terms of policy.
Secondly, there is the fact that members of a coalition have to govern and be accountable together, but compete separately against each other in elections. A strong force driving coalition government is that, as it was recently the case in UK, junior partner get the worse part. Senior partners gets the credit for policy, the opposition party presents itself as the main alternative for government, while the junior partner of the coalition is typically left without nothing. If this was the only force at play, we would never observe coalition governments, which is absurd, but in the case of Spain and Podemos I think this is particularly relevant.
In my opinion, the medium goal of Podemos and particularly of its leader, Pablo Iglesias, is that of replacing the PSOE as the main party of the left. He is well aware that the two can not survive as big parties in the medium run (as his experience in the communist party shows), and his aspiration is to locate Podemos as a party slightly to the left of where the PSOE currently stands and with a larger spectrum of voters that would go from the left to the fart left -thus forming an hegemonic hard left coalition. For Podemos and the PSOE, in the medium run, this is a zero sum game.
To erode the support of the PSOE, Podemos has played the card of being an "against-the-system-within-the-system" party. Their discourse is based upon the idea that parties of the old regime are corrupt and that "the regime" should be confronted and reformed in a "constituent process". This is hardly compatible with supporting the necessarily moderate policies induce by the experience of government and sharing its responsibility with one of the main old regime parties.
Finally, Podemos is currently not a unified party, but 27 of its 69 seats depend on regional "civic platforms" that would be, probably, hard to discipline if they make it into any agreement.
All this suggests that we are unlikely to see an agreement between the PSOE and Podemos. This is reflected by the harsh speech given by Pablo Iglesias (Podemos' leader) tonight which enumerated a number of hard to assume red lines ("including public health as a constitutional right"): either they can visibly get credit for a set of (probably infeasible, given the commitment to European stability) popular high spending policies, or they control the government without the threat of the PSOE, or otherwise their dominant strategy is to remain out of government.
Starting tomorrow, parties will have to play against the clock to form a government. If no agreement is reached, then elections will take place again, most likely in March. At the moment, if as I tried to justify above, Podemos will vote against any government including PP or PSOE. If we assume that PP and PSOE vote against each other, and that Podemos will vote against both, there is probably no feasible winning coalition. I think these assumption are pretty safe ones, therefore I attribute a substantial probability to this scenario- let's say, 0.5.
If the above assumptions as wrong, there are three possible scenarios that are feasible. Firstly, of a left wing coalition (PSOE+Podemos+IU(Communists)) with the abstention of all other groups except the catalan nationalists (ERC and and Conservative) and the PP. This is unlikely, for it would require to somehow buy the abstention of the Basque nationalist too. A variant could be a left wing coalition including the three above and the support of the Catalan nationalist. Something like this could be built, perhaps, around an agreement for a referendum in Catalonia about independence, which Podemos support, that has been a lasting demand of the nationalists, and that the catalan section of the PSOE has flirted with. This is would be very risky for the PSOE, and to some extent for Podemos, whose constituency in the rest of Spain strongly opposes a referendum.
The second big scenario would be a "grand coalition" of PSOE and PP. This would be very risky for the socialist party -and arguably the ideal scenario for Podemos- who would be the junior partner of the coalition and see its policy position shifted to the right, thus leaving the opposition to the two new parties. The only case in which this could happen, I believe, would be as an interim scenario to ensure government until new election are held.
If any of the three above possibilities takes place, which is unlikely, I believe the agreement would be very fragile and presumably very short-lived. A left wing deal would only last until the first slightly unpopular measure have to be taken. A grand coalition would be intrinsically interim. And a left-nationalist coalition would, at most, last until the referendum is held. Currently, the 2016 budget has already been approved. Let's assume that a coalition agreement includes the approval of the 2017 budget with relatively high probability. It is highly unlikely such a fragile contract would not be broken by 2018, so overall I would bound the probability of survival beyond that point at 0.25 being conservative.
Before the election, the prospects of C's were pretty optimistic. The party had emerged in the center and therefore a highly likely scenario was that it would be pivotal in any agreement. If one of the two big parties (presumably the PP) could reach an absolute majority with C's support, then it, use it, along with the threat of supporting the other could as a bargaining chip to impose an agenda of reforms on the government and make its support contingent on the fulfillment of an agreement.
But if you followed the previous analysis, you may have noticed that C's doesn't show up. In my view, C's is likely to be an irrelevant player in the coming government. The conservative party is unlikely to govern except in the scenario of a grand coalition with the support of the PSOE, and if it has the support of the PSOE, it won't need the support of C's. On the other hand, since an agreement including C's, Podemos and PSOE is in my view not feasible, and PSOE and C's alone do not have enough seats to form a majority, there is essentially no way in which C's can make a difference in the Spanish policy space, and the above strategy won't take place.
Given this, C's will not manage to take any credit in front of the citizenry for anything they could do in terms of policy. At the same time, if elections are prematurely repeated, it is my belief that the vote will become more concentrated. Podemos and C's have grown out of their opposition to current scandals, lack of popularity and discontent with mainstream parties. But if the economic recovery is sustained at least in the short run, this tactic is likely to have a limit. Unless something catastrophic (corruption scandal, internal rebellion and scission, …) happens to either PSOE or PP, C's will have a hard time growing.
Perhaps, the only scenario in which C's could do better would be one in which the PSOE would form one of the three coalitions above. In the case of a left nationalist, C's would gather non-nationalist votes; for a left-wing coalition, C's could erode the center-left pool of the PSOE and in the case of a grand coalition, it could take position as an alternative. None of these scenarios is, however, very likely, in my view.
C's has also other weaknesses as well that make its current position highly unstable. The party started enjoying a sharp increase following its takeover of UPyD and its positioning a liberal-democrat party with a focus on good economic policy (LSE professor Luis Garicano campaigned for them and directed the economic team). However, during the whole campaign the party only lose support in one poll after another. The internal growth of the party took place in a context of very few months and its members seemed to be, to a large extent, more conservative than its voters -this was embarrassingly apparent when they took position on issues related to gender, for example- or inexperienced in government. Moreover, Garicano, one of the main assets of the party to make its economic policy appealing to the educated elites of the countries, is likely to return to academia after the election, which suggest that the comparative advantage of the party as a guarantee of economic performance is likely to fade.
With this in mind, it is likely that many center-right C's voters who prefer a PP government to anything involving Podemos will perhaps put their vote into a better use shifting it for the PP and some of its center left voters who wish to see the PSOE freed from their dependence on Podemos will shift to the PSOE.
The December 20 events provided much less information about the future of Spanish politics than any previous election of the last three decades. Beyond the fading of UPyD and the communist, which seem to be pretty definitive, almost nothing is certain. Eventually, all the above may not happening -imagine that Podemos and PSOE may agree to enter a coalition government with the nationalist that some lasts for four years and C's emerges as the main alternative- but if probabilities represents states of subjective belief, the above predictions are all relatively high probability events in my view.


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Epic Rides in Scotland | Malt Whisky Trail
Burnsy Epic Rides, Scotland	Malt Whisky Trail, Scotland, United Kingdom
Epic Rides in Scotland
'Best of' Scotland Photo Gallery
This Epic Ride takes place in Scotland, on a route is known as the Malt Whiskey trail. The short ride passes through the biggest cluster of Malt Whiskey Distilleries.
KMZ File Download of Route | Epic Rides in Scotland – Malt Whiskey Trail
Bike: 2005 BMW R1200ST
Roads: All asphalt. Check out this great write up here
Spring | Less traffic
Summer | Crazy traffic, best weather
Autumn | Less traffic. Amazing scenery with the Autumn colors
There are many distilleries on the route. I'd say make your own way… Here are some I visited.
The Tomatin Distillery
Founded in 1897, the Tomatin Distillery is a single malt Scotch whisky distillery in the village of Tomatin, 25 minutes south of Inverness.
Tomatin Distillery, Scotland
Ballindalloch Single Malt Distillery
The distillery was only built in 2011 on a site that dates back to 1820.
Ballindalloch Distillery, Scotland
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens
Nestled deep in the beautiful Spey valley, Ballindalloch Castle has been the home of the Macpherson-Grant family since 1546. This Castle and gardens is not a distillery but is definitely worth a visit.
Ballindalloch Castle and Gardens, Scotland
Autumn in Scotland
Tormore Distillery
The Tormore is one of the younger Scottish whiskies, the distillery construction began in 1958 and was completed in 1960. It was the first new distillery to be built in the country in the 20th century.. It's one of the most architecturally striking distilleries as it is made of granite, has copper rotors and a clock which plays four different Scottish songs each quarter of an hour. The topiary hedges in the garden are also clipped to the shape of a bell or still
Tormore Distillery, Scotland
A83 – Glasgow to Inverness
North Coast 500 (nc500)
Back to 'Scotland'
'Best of' Scotland Gallery
Epic Rides in Scotland | nc500
Burnsy Epic Rides, Scotland	nc500, North Coast 500, Scotland, Ultimate Road trip, United Kingdom
(North Coast 500)
This Epic Ride takes place on Scotland's self pro-claimed 'Ultimate Road Trip', the nc500. The North Coast is 500 miles long and follows the coast of some of the most remote and isolated places on the Scottish mainland.
KMZ File Download of Route | Epic Rides in Scotland – nc500
For most people the nc500 will start in Inverness (the capital of the Highlands). There is also an option to start the route closer to Applecross if coming from the Isle of Skye. (highly recommended)
As of 2019, mostly asphalt with alot of single lanes and narrow roads. It's a tourist hot spot in the summer months. With a lot of Camper-vans overwhelming the roads
The route has been heavily advertised by Scottish Tourism and this has put a massive strain on the local resources of the small communities. So go slow, take your rubbish back to a city and using the Passing Lanes with care 🙂
The west side of the route is by far the most interesting and remote. The east side is a little underwhelming.
Magnet Trophy after riding the nc500
When is the best time to Ride?
Spring | Less traffic, less midges
Summer | Crazy traffic, best weather, alot of midges
Autumn | Less traffic, less midges. Amazing scenery with the Autumn colours
Applecross and the Bealach na Ba (Pass of the Cattle)
The Bealach na Ba to Applecross is a historic and one of the most famous passes in the UK. Bealach na Ba, meaning pass of the cattle, was used in earlier days to drive cattle from Applecross and surrounding settlements to other parts of the Highlands. Crossing the Bealach na Ba is a great ride if the weather is good. :0
Google Maps view of the Route
Bealach na Ba Pass, Scotland
Smoo Cave is a large combined sea cave and freshwater cave in Durness in Sutherland, Highland, Scotland. The cave name is thought to originate from the Norse 'smjugg' or 'smuga', meaning a hole or hiding-place.
Inside Smoo Cave, Scotland
View out from Smoo Cave
Smoo Cave, Scotland
The Glenmorangie Distillery Co
Glen Coe is the crown jewel of valleys in Scotland. It is famous for the James Bond Scene in Skyfall and therefore can be very busy in the summer. I'd recommend camping at Kinghouse Hotel. It is free and you can use the showers etc. It has a great pub for food and drinks.
For those looking for the Skyfall Scene location. It is actually in Glen Etive. The road is a dead end and is equally amazing as the road through Glen Coe. The exact spot is here
Epic Rides in Scotland | Isle of Skye
Burnsy Epic Rides, Scotland	Isle of Skye, Scotland, United Kingdom
This Epic Ride takes place on one of the most magical island in the world. Isle of Skye. It is the largest island in the Inner Hebrides, a group of 35 inhabited islands as well as 44 uninhabited islands.
Since 1995 a bridge from the mainland allows an easier journey to the Isle (Some would say it has also changed the dynamic island way of life)
The Isle of Skype is the largest of the Inner Hebrides, an archipelago of the West Coast. 5 hrs drive from either Glasgow or Edinburgh and 2.5 hrs from Inverness.
As of 2019, mostly asphalt with alot of single lanes and narrow roads. It's a tourist hot spot in the summer months. With a lot of Camper-vans slowly circling the island.
KMZ File Download of Route | Epic Rides in Scotland – Isle of Skye
Neist Point and Lighthouse
The Lighthouse is the most westerly point on the Isle of Skye. On a clear day you'll have views to the Outer Hebrides.
It's a lovely hike around the points were you can see whales, dolphins, porpoises and the huge basking shark. You'll also see heaps of sea-birds flying around.
Those little dots are people enjoying the views out to sea. 🏴🌅 #isleofskye #coast #scotland #cliffs
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Neist Point
Loch Mor
The Quiraing Area
This area is a landslip on the eastern face of Meall na Suiramach, the northernmost summit of the Trotternish. The best road runs across the peninsula. See the map below.
East Side of Quiraing
Best viewed on Motorcycle
Isle of Skye, Scotland
Windy Roads
Camping around Quiraing
Glamaig, Sgurr nan Gillean and the Sligachan Old Bridge
Situated in the middle of the island and with some of the best wide open scenery, this area offers heaps of hikes, camping and tourist sites.
Sligachan Old Bridge
Sgurr nan Gillean
Kilt Rock and Mealt Falls Viewpoint
Check out this Waterfall that falls into the sea!! This is Mealt Falls and it is easily accessible from the road and has a great viewpoint here
Mealt Falls
Talisker Distillery
Talisker is the oldest distillery on the Isle of Skye, set on Loch Harport with dramatic views of the Cuillins.
Talisker Distillery, Isle of Skye, Scotland
Glen Coe Valley | 189kms
Applecross, Bealach na ba shieldaig (Pass of the Cattle) | 98kms
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Epic Rides in Scotland | A82 Glasgow to Inverness
Burnsy Epic Rides, Scotland	a82, glen coe, Glencoe, Scotland, United Kingdom
A82 Glasgow to Inverness
This Epic Ride takes place as you leave the largest city in Scotland towards the Highlands. On route you'll pass sites made famous by movies like James Bond and Harry Potter…. and Scotland's legendary Lochs.
Starting from Glasgow, this ride heads north to the capital of the Scottish highlands, Inverness.
As of 2019, mostly asphalt with alot of single lanes and narrow roads. It's a tourist hot spot in the summer months. With a lot of Camper-vans especially around Glen Coe.
With its proximity to Glasgow, Loch Lomond is surprisingly quiet. Since there is a wild camping ban in place during the summer months, it only makes for a good pit stop after leaving the city.
Loch Lomond, Scotland
Skyfall Scene, Glen Etive, Scotland
Glen Etive, Scotland
As for the rest of Glen Coe, your experience will be dependent on the weather. Sunny days will provide some amazing scenery. But when the weather turns, so does the visibility.
Kingshouse Hotel, Glen Coe, Scotland
Wild Camping, Glen Coe, Scotland
Glen Coe, Scotland
A830 Road from Fort William to Mallaig (Ferry to Isle of Skye)
If your heading to the Isle of Skye, you'll ride the A830 from Fort William. This is a worthy detour as you'll pass some iconic sites.
Glenfinnan Monument, Scotland
Eilean Donan Castle, Scotland
Ben Nevis, Scotland
Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness
Urquhart Castle sits on the famous Loch Ness. The castle is pretty much ruined but it is located right on the A83 and provides great views over the Loch.
Urquhart Castle on Loch Ness, Scotland
North Coast 500 (nc500) Route


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Tennessee School Spirit 'BOOSTER CLUB MOM' Charged for Sex With 9 SCHOOL STUDENTS AS YOUNG AS 14
A Tennessee grand jury this week indicted a 38-year-old woman on multiple charges including 18 counts of statutory rape with juvenile students at a McMinn County high school.
Melissa A. Blair reportedly surrendered to the McMinn County Sheriff's Department after the indictment was handed and down. She was jailed on a $100,000 bond, according to the Daily Post Athenian.
McMinn County Sheriff Joe Guy said that the Tennessee Department of Children's Services notified his department in December of reports that Blair — who was active with school booster clubs — had been having sexual encounters with multiple male students at McMinn Central High School.
The investigation found additional victims and evidence, ending with an indictment that included four counts of human trafficking by patronizing prostitution and one count of solicitation of a minor, in addition to the statutory rape charges.
"The current charges are related to nine confirmed male juvenile victims, related to incidents which occurred from spring of 2020 through late 2021," Guy said. "Seven of the victims are still juveniles. Two were victimized as juveniles but are now adults.
According to WBIR, the youngest victim was 14 when the abuse began.
"We suspect there may be additional juvenile victims and we encourage them or their parents to contact us," Guy said. "There may possibly be other victims who are now adults and we also encourage them to contact us. It appears that Ms. Blair was communicating with the juveniles on social media, arranging meetings with them and trading items for sexual encounters with them."
Blair has been barred from McMinn County school property and school activities. Director of Schools Lee Parkinson said that while Blair was associated with school booster clubs, she never had any official capacity with the school.
[Featured image: Melissa Blair/McMinn County Sheriff's Department]


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Studying in Canada Why? Read more
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More than 90,000 students come to study in Canada every year and even more come to Canada to learn English or French. Foreign students bring a rich culture to our classrooms. Your knowledge and skills are welcome in our schools.
In Canada, the provinces and territories have jurisdiction over education. For more detailed information on living and studying in a specific province or territory, contact the school where you wish to study.
Safe Place to Study
Canada is a safe place to live and study. Our crime rates are very low and people are able to travel freely about the country without concern. Our police are friendly and professional and have outstanding relationships with the communities they serve. Canada is at peace with all its neighbors and we spend far more on health care than we do on our armed forces.
According to the UN's Human Development Index (HDI), a survey of such things as literacy, education, poverty and life expectancy used to measure a country's well-being, Canada ranks in the top five countries in the world. Countries that rank high in this index are politically and economically safe and stable.
Canadian Education System
In Canada, education is regulated by each separate provincial government through the individual ministries of education. The ministries of education oversee smaller bodies called boards of education or district school boards (such as the Toronto District School Board) which oversee the individual schools.
There are 10 provinces and three territories, each with their own way of organizing education, but there are some generalizations that one can make about Canadian education.
Most children attend publicly-funded schools which are run by the ministries, though some children do attend private schools. These private schools are run by independent operators who must conform to government guidelines regarding education.
There are some children who are taught at home by their parents or tutors. These children are said to be "home schooled".
Which school children attend most often depends on where they live. In the public school system, a certain school services a certain region; all the children who live within that region will attend that school. In some provinces, students from outside a school's region may apply to go to school there. This generally happens when a school has a reputation for excelling in a certain academic area.
Students attending a private school may come from many different areas. The schools may have dormitories for out-of-town and overseas students to live in.
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50th Anniversary of the First Manned Moon Landing and a Very Long Time Since the Last Manned Moon Landing
July 11, 2019 All Posts, Engineering, Spacecraft and Missions, Systems integration50th anniversary moon landing, Apollo, Apollo 11, Buzz Aldrin, first manned Moon landing, Michael Collins, NASA, Neil Armstrong, Tranquility BasePete Lobner
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On July 16th, 1969, 13:32:00 UTC, the Saturn V launch vehicle, SA-506, lifted off from Launch Pad 39-A at Kennedy Space Center, Florida on the Apollo 11 mission with astronauts Neil Armstrong (Mission commander), Michael Collins (Command Module pilot) and Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin (Lunar Module pilot).
L to R: Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins & Buzz Aldrin.
Apollo 11 insignia: Eagle with wings outstretched holding
an olive branch above the Moon with Earth in the background. Source: NASA via Wikipedia
The Apollo spacecraft consisted of three modules:
The three-person Command Module (CM), named Columbia, was the living quarters for the three-person crew during most of the lunar landing mission.
The Service Module (SM) contained the propulsion system, electrical fuel cells, consumables storage tanks (oxygen, hydrogen) and various service / support systems.
The two-person, two-stage Lunar Module (LM), named Eagle, would make the Moon landing with two astronauts and return them to the CM.
The LM's descent stage (bottom part of the LM with the landing legs) remained on the lunar surface and served as the launch pad for the ascent stage (upper part of the LM with the crew compartment). Only the 4.9 ton CM was designed to withstand Earth reentry conditions and return the astronauts safely to Earth.
General configuration of the Apollo spacecraft. The "CSM" is the combined Command Module and Service Module. Source: NASA
From its initial low Earth parking orbit, Apollo 11 flew a direct trans-lunar trajectory to the Moon, inserting into lunar orbit about 76 hours after liftoff. The Apollo 11 mission profile to and from the Moon is shown in the following diagram, and is described in detail here: https://www.mpoweruk.com/Apollo_Moon_Shot.htm
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed the Eagle LM in the Sea of Tranquility on 20 July 1969, at 20:17 UTC (about 103 hours elapsed time since launch), while Michael Collins remained in a near-circular lunar orbit aboard the CSM. Neil Armstrong characterized the lunar surface at the Tranquility Base landing site with the observation, "it has a stark beauty all its own."
In the two and a half hours they spent on the lunar surface, Armstrong and Aldrin collected 21.55 kg (47.51 lb) of rock samples, took photographs and set up the Passive Seismic Experiment Package (PSEP) and the Laser Ranging RetroReflector (LRRR), which would be left behind on the Moon. The PSEP provided the first lunar seismic data, returning data for three weeks after the astronauts left, and the LRRR allows precise distance measurements to be collected to this day. Neil Armstrong made an unscheduled jaunt to Little West crater, about 50 m (164 feet) east of the LM, and provided the first view into a lunar crater.
Apollo 11 PSEP in the foreground with astronaut Buzz Aldrin and the LRRR behind it, then the Eagle LM, the American flag, and the TV camera on the left horizon
beyond the American flag. Source: NASA
Neil Armstrong's photo showing the Eagle LM from Little West crater
(33 meters in diameter). Source: NASA
Apollo 11 landing site captured from 24 km (15 miles) above the surface
by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).
Source: adapted from NASA Goddard/Arizona State University
Apollo 11 "traverse" map.
Source: NASA via Smithsonian https://airandspace.si.edu/
Armstrong and Aldrin departed the Moon on 21 July 1969 at 17:54 UTC in the ascent stage of the Eagle LM and then rendezvoused and docked with Collins in the CSM about 3-1/2 hours later.
LM Eagle ascent stage with Armstrong and Aldrin approaching the CSM Columbia piloted by Collins. Source: NASA
After discarding the ascent stage, the CSM main engine was fired and Apollo 11 left lunar orbit on 22 July 1969 at 04:55:42 UTC and began its trans-Earth trajectory. As the Apollo spacecraft approached Earth, the SM was jettisoned.
The CM reentered the Earth's atmosphere and landed in the North Pacific on 24 July 1969 at 16:50:35 UTC. The astronauts and the Apollo 11 spacecraft were recovered by the aircraft carrier USS Hornet. President Nixon personally visited and congratulated the astronauts while they were still in quarantine aboard the USS Hornet. You can watch a video of this meeting here:
Mankind's first lunar landing mission was a great success.
Postscript to the first Moon landing
A month after returning to Earth, the Apollo 11 astronauts were given a ticker tape parade in New York City, then termed as the largest such parade in the city's history.
New York City ticker tape parade for the Apollo 11 astronauts.
Source: NASA / Bill Taub
There were a total of six Apollo lunar landings (Apollo 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, and 17), with the last mission, Apollo 17, returning to Earth on 19 December 1972. Their landing sites are shown in the following graphic.
The Apollo landing sites. Source: NASA
In the past 46+ years since Apollo 17, there have been no manned missions to the Moon by the U.S. or any other nation.
You'll find extensive Apollo historical resources on the NASA website starting from the following link to the Apollo program webpage: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/index.html
Along with astronaut John Glenn, the first American to fly in Earth orbit, the three Apollo 11 astronauts were awarded the New Frontier Congressional Gold Medal in the Capitol Rotunda on 16 November 2011. This is the Congress' highest civilian award and expression of national appreciation for distinguished achievements and contributions.
Neil Armstrong died on 25 August 2012 at the age of 82.
The Apollo 11 command module Columbia was physically transferred to the Smithsonian Institution in 1971 and has been on display for decades at the National Air and Space Museum on the mall in Washington D.C. For the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Columbia will be on display at The Museum of Flight in Seattle, as the star of the Smithsonian Institution's traveling exhibition, "Destination Moon: The Apollo 11 Mission." You can get a look at this exhibit at the following link: http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-041319a-destination-moon-seattle-apollo.html
The Apollo 11 command module Columbia at
The Museum of Flight in Seattle. Source: collectSPACE
After years of changing priorities under the Bush and Obama administrations, NASA's current vision for the next U.S. manned lunar landing mission is named Artemis, after the Greek goddess of hunting and twin sister of Apollo. NASA currently is developing the following spaceflight systems for the Artemis mission:
The Space Launch System (SLS) heavy launch vehicle.
A manned "Gateway" station that will be placed in lunar orbit, where it will serve as a transportation node for lunar landing vehicles and manned spacecraft for deep space missions.
The Orion multi-purpose manned spacecraft, which will deliver astronauts from Earth to the Gateway, and also can be configured for deep space missions.
Lunar landing vehicles, which will shuttle between the Gateway and destinations on the lunar surface.
The Orion spacecraft is functionally comparable to the Apollo command and
service modules. Source: NASA
While NASA has a tentative goal of returning humans to the Moon by 2024, the development schedules for the necessary Artemis systems may not be able to meet this ambitious schedule. The landing site for the Artemis mission will be in the Moon's south polar region. NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine has stated that Artemis will deliver the first woman to the Moon.
NASA reported the Artemis moon program status in May 2019 at the following link: https://www.nasa.gov/artemis-moon-program-advances
Additional reading on Project Apollo and the first Moon landing mission:
You'll find a high-resolution May 1967 NASA diagram of an Apollo mission profile on the Smithsonian website here:https://airandspace.si.edu/sites/default/files/images/5317h.jpg
Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter high-resolution photos of the Apollo Moon landing sites are available on the NASA website at the following link: https://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/apollo/revisited/index.html
Robert C. Seamens, Jr., "Project Apollo – The Tough Decisions," NASA Monographs in Aerospace History Number 37, NASA SP-2007-4537, 2007; https://history.nasa.gov/monograph37.pdf
William David Compton, "Where No Man Has Gone before – A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions," The NASA History Series, NASA SP-4214, 1989; https://www.lpi.usra.edu/lunar/documents/NTRS/collection3/NASA_SP_4214.pdf
You'll find a detailed account of the Apollo 11 mission by Hamish Lindsay, based on his book, "Tracking Apollo to the Moon," here: https://honeysucklecreek.net/msfn_missions/Apollo_11_mission/hl_apollo11.html
Ian A. Crawford, "The Scientific Legacy of Apollo," Astronomy and Geophysics (Vol. 53, pp. 6.24-6.28), December 2012; https://arxiv.org/pdf/1211.6768.pdf
Roger D. Launis, "Apollo's Legacy: Perspectives on the Moon Landings," Smithsonian Books, 14 May 2019, ISBN-13: 978-1588346490
Neil Armstrong, Michael Collins & Edwin Aldrin, "First on the Moon," William Konecky Assoc., 15 October 2002, ISBN-13: 978-1568523989
Michael Collins, "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story," Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR); 3 edition, 28 May 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0374312022
Michael Collins, "Carrying the Fire: An Astronaut's Journeys: 50th Anniversary Edition Anniversary Edition," Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 16 April 2019, ISBN-13: 978-0374537760
Edwin Aldrin, "Return to Earth," Random House; 1st edition, 1973, ISBN-13: 978-0394488325
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(i) Chest: Minimum range of expansion: 5 cm. (ii) Weight: Proportionate to height and age. (iii) Corneal Surgery(PRK/LASIK) shall not be acceptable. (iv) Hearing: Candidate should have normal hearing i.e. able to hear forced whisper from a distance of 6 meters with each ear separately. (v) Dental: Should have healthy gums, good set of teeth and minimum 14 dental points. (vi) Health: Candidate should be of normal anatomy without loss of any appendages. He should be free from any active or latent, acute or chronic, medical or surgical disability or infection and skin ailments. Candidate must be physically and mentally FIT to perform duty in any part of the world, in any climate and terrain.
Enrolment shall be for an initial period of 20 years which may be extended upto the age of 57 years (subject to conditions).
Initially, candidates shall be sent for a Joint Basic Phase Training (JBPT) at Basic Training Institute, Belagavi (Karnataka). On successful completion of JBPT, candidates will be allocated trades and sent for trade related training of specified duration which shall include Security training.
Selected candidates will be paid a stipend of Rs. 14,600/- per month during training and after the successful of training Rs. 26,900/- per month.
Verification of Eligibility- Original Educational Certificates (10th passing Certificate and 12th passing Certificate & Marks Sheets) and other required applicable original documents like NCC 'A', 'B' or 'C' certificate, Son of serving Air Force Personnel (SOAFP) certificate (or) , Discharge Book, Service Book, Service Particular Certificate/Casualty Service Certificate (or) Discharge Certificate (if discharged from Army/ Navy/ Government organisation), Consent Form (signed by parents if candidate below 18 years of age) and passport size colour photographs shall be required and scrutinized/ verified at the examination venue prior to commencement of Physical Fitness Test to ascertain the eligibility prima-facie. Detailed verification will be carried out later in respect of candidates who pass Physical Fitness Test and subsequently the Written Test. Candidature of those who do not meet the laid down educational criteria shall be rejected during Initial verification of original certificates & mark sheets prior to conduct of Physical Fitness Test and also during detailed verification on clearing the Physical Fitness Test as well as Written Test.
(a) Physical Fitness Test (PFT): PFT consists of a 1.6 Km run to be completed within 6 minutes 30 Seconds. Candidates shall also have to complete 10 push-ups, 10 sit-ups and 20 squats within the stipulated time to qualify in the Physical Fitness Test.
(b) Written Test: All candidates who qualify PFT shall undertake Written Test on the same or subsequent day depending on the local conditions. The Written Test will be objective type and question paper shall be bilingual (English & Hindi) except for English paper. Answers are to be annotated on OMR sheet. Detailed procedure shall be explained before conduct of the examination. Duration of the written test will be 45 minutes and shall comprise of English as per 10+2 CBSE syllabus and Reasoning & General Awareness (RAGA). CANDIDATES ARE TO QUALIFY IN EACH PAPER SEPARATELY. Results of the written test shall be declared on the same day.
(i) 01 mark for every correct answer. (ii) Nil (0) marks for un-attempted question.
(iii) 0.25 marks shall be deducted for each wrong answer or choosing more than one option as answer.
(d) Adaptability Test-1: All candidates who pass the Written Test shall undertake Adaptability Test-1 on the same or subsequent day depending on the local conditions. Adaptability Test – 1 is to assess suitability of a candidate for employment in the IAF which involves deployment in varied geographic terrain, weather and operational conditions.
(e) Adaptability Test-2: All candidates who pass Adaptability Test-1 will have to undertake Adaptability Test-2 as per policy in vogue. Adaptability Test-2 is to select candidates who can adapt to the environment of Indian Air Force and are able to adjust to the military way of life.
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MICHAEL FEBRUARY
Michael "Freestyle" February grew up in Cape Town, South Africa and started surfing at the age of ten. Growing up in Cape Town, with J-Bay only a quick plane flight away, Mikey was able to mold himself into one of the most stylish up and coming surfers of modern day. His relaxed, refined, effortless style compliments the long running point breaks and beach breaks that light up the region. February grew up competing locally with a lot of success early on. With the Vans family since 2014, February started as a regional Vans team rider for South Africa, and emerged onto surfing's world stage in 2017 when he officially qualified for the World Surf League's 2018 Championship Tour. Touted for his unique surf style, February expresses a modern and dynamic surf aesthetic, with a diverse mix of fluidity, precision and originality.
Surfing is just one of Michael's passions. His genuine devotion to surfing is uniquely defined by his upbringing in Cape Town, South Africa. Having been featured in Vans' surf film Can't Steal Our Vibe alongside fellow teammates the Gudauskas brothers, February has been a driving force in Vans' philanthropic initiative to inspire at-risk youth in South Africa through surfing. In partnership with Waves for Change, February helped to collect over 750 surfboards for local South Africa townships, helping kids heal through surfing. February remains actively involved with his community and is proactively looking at ways to give back through surfing.
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Shakespeare High: Arts Education on the Big Screen
It's no secret: Flocabulary loves Shakespeare. From Shakespeare is Hip-Hop to our new Much Ado About Nothing video, we can't get enough of the Bard.
So when the producers of the new documentary Shakespeare High asked to feature one of our songs in the soundtrack of the film, we were thrilled to say yes.
Shakespeare High tells the story of a diverse group of California teenagers who are preparing to act in a Shakespeare competition. The competitors don't just include theater students; former gang members, star football players, and kids whose town includes nothing but a Banana Museum all find inspiration in interpreting Shakespeare.
Watch a preview here:
Follow the film on facebook or twitter to learn when it is coming to a town near you.
Last week we had the opportunity to catch a screening of the film at the TriBeCa Film Festival (and hear our song The Merry Wanderer play over the end credits)! We learned that Kevin Spacey, Val Kilmer, Richard Dreyfuss, and many other well-known actors all got their start at The Drama Teachers Association of Southern California Shakespeare Festival featured in the film.
But producing Academy Award-winning actors is not the festival's raison d'etre–the Oscar statuettes are merely a nice bonus. The festival exists because it teaches students teamwork, communication skills, literacy, accountability. Because it gives its participants motivation to come to school. Because it makes learning fun.
Shakespeare High reaffirms Flocabulary's firm belief that arts education is crucial–not just to create future artists, but to inspire and motivate all students.
Shakespeare for Elementary School
Lesson Plan: Teach Rhyme Scheme with Historical Rap Battles


MARY REICHARD, HOST: It's Tuesday, the 23rd of April, 2019. Glad to have you along for today's edition of The World and Everything in It. Good morning, I'm Mary Reichard. NICK EICHER, HOST: And I'm Nick Eicher. First up: rebuilding Notre Dame.
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New measures are going through Parliament to stop local authorities like Tower Hamlets in London's deprived East End ignoring government guidelines and continuing to run weekly "propaganda" publications paid out of council taxes.
Labour MP Andy Sawford raised a Commons Question asking Communities Secretary Eric Pickles what communication he has had with Tower Hamlets about following the Code of Practice on local authority publicity.
Under-Secretary Brandon Lewis revealed that Ministers had written to councillors several times who were "rightly concerned that the authority continues to fail to comply with the code".
So the government began legislation earlier this year in the Local Audit and Accountability Bill, which has now passed its Commons First Reading and is before the Lords.
It will give guidelines legal force to stop town halls continuing to run freesheets on council taxes like Tower Hamlets, one of Britain's most deprived boroughs.
The Mayor uses taxes to put out 90,000 copies of the council's East End Life through letterboxes every week, estimated to cost around £1.5 million a year, which doesn't take rent and commercial rates into account that businesses like the local press have to fork out.
Opposition councillors in both the Labour and Conservative camps have accused independent Mayor Lutfur Rahman of using East End Life for propaganda in the run-up to next year's local elections.
Both sides have complained at the number of his pictures and quotes it carries week on week while there is virtually no mention of locally-elected ward councillors outside his own independent group.


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Hey there! I see we're in the same neck of the woods, and have similar travel agents (I'm one of Uncle Sam's Misguided Children, not active though), and thought I'd be friendly. Welcome!


Libraries and their staff - I was hoping either the Winged Graces world or more about the Order of Hypatia in Terramagne. Something cheering, for when having a neurodiverse staff WORKS!
Hey, does the Lacuna have a librarian yet? :-D A good librarian can figure out the right questions to ASK, which helps with all the personal databases available in the Lacuna. Maybe the librarian compiles the database of skillsets?
New books for Victor and Igor!
Get the local police officer with telepathic bond to his K-9 officer working in the community, Derreck and Blitz, helping with discrimination or this from Capriuni: http://ysabetwordsmith.dreamwidth.org/10389397.html?thread=23122837#cmt23122837 Pokemon Go is getting articles about officers using it to connect to kids in the community, AND autistic kids are socializing because so many are sharing their focii right now.


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#1858: Willa Cather to Elsie Cather, [January 5, 1935]
⬩W⬩S⬩C⬩ Saturday My Very Dear Sister1;
Here was I, dreading to hear that you had been through struggles with snow and cold and discomfort, and you write me about something that was really beautiful and full of gentleness! I can only say with the neighbors that you gave her a beautiful 'laying away.' How right and lovely it was of you to have the Christmas tree for Bess3! She had tr trimmed so many Christmas trees for so many children. I wish I could have been there and heard the sermon4 and met the kind neighbors. Edith5 and I read your letter over more than once, and last night I mailed it to Virginia6, but she is to send it back to me. You are the only one of our family who have has met and paid the debt we all seven7 owe to Bess, and I think you paid it in full by the comfort and affection you have given her in these last years. Please let me pay for the roses, since I could do nothing else. If there is any shortage about the funeral expenses, please let me meet it. Will8 ought to have as much as possible out of the little money she had left. He is a good fellow, too. Life in this world is surely perplexing. The good people seem to get so little.
I gave Mrs. Lambrecht9 and Annie10 a good Thanksgiving and a good Christmas, and bought feed to get Annie's stock through the winter. I sent poor Jack11 fifty dollars. I wrote the Bishop12 and Mollie13 and Gertrude Coon14.
Don't try to write me when you are tired, my dear, but just send me a little slip of paper with the cost of the flowers and any other items of expense i jotted down on it. I sent each of my nieces15 ten dollars.
I belong to the Society Library16; don't you think the enclosed is a nice historical Christmas card17? Did you ever know he18 was a real person? I hope he had lots of children in that nice old house.
Happy New Year, my dear sister.
Lovingly Willie
Document is one leaf, typewritten on recto and verso.
[January 5, 1935]
Explanation of conjectured date
Bess Seymour died on December 14, 1934, and her funeral was December 17, 1934. Cather's letter is a reply to her sister's description of the services and was likely written in the weeks following. Additionally, Cather mentions writing a letter to Bishop George Allen Beecher, and the letter to him from Cather is dated January 2, 1935 (#2995). January 5, 1935, is the first Saturday following the letter to Bishop Beecher.
New York, New York, United States2
Bess Seymour's funeral on December 17, 1934, was held in the home she shared with her brother, Will Andrews, on a farm northeast of Bladen, NE. Rev. H. C. Johnson, the pastor of the Bladen Methodist Church, led the service.
The New York Society Library, founded in 1754.
The card featured Clement C. Moore's "A Visit from St. Nicholas," a portrait of Moore, and an image of his large house.
Seymour, Elizabeth (c. 1859-1934) ("Bess," "Bessie"). Cather's cousin. Bess Seymour was born in Virginia to Sarah Boak (the elder sister of Willa Cather's mother) and her first husband, Joseph D. Seymour. In 1883, Bess moved with Willa Cather's family to Webster County, NE. Seymour lived in the Cather family home from 1883 to 1904, when she moved to the Webster County farm of her half brother, Will Andrews. Cather used her cousin's name as a byline for the story "The Burglar's Christmas" (1906), and it has been suggested that she served as a model for Aunt Tillie in The Song of the Lark (1915). Cather frequently mentions in letters to other family members that she received long letters from Seymour full of family news, and she urged her sister Elsie Cather to care for Seymour during her final illness and sent money to pay medical expenses.
Mellen, Mary Virginia Auld (1906-1982) ("Virginia," "M.V."). Cather's niece. Born in Red Cloud, NE, to Jessica Cather Auld and James William Auld, Mary Virginia graduated from Red Cloud High School in 1924 and then spent a year at Dana Hall in Wellesley, MA, to qualify for admission to Smith College in Northampton, MA. In 1929 she received an A.B. in psychology from Smith and then moved to New York City, where she found work at Lord & Taylor before telling her aunt of her arrival. In 1930, probably with Willa Cather's help, she secured a position in the Circulation Department of the New York Public Library. In 1931, she entered the library's internal training school and in 1932 was assigned to the Tremont branch library in the Bronx. After Mary Virginia's parents divorced in 1933 Cather took a quasi-parental role. She paid for vacations and when, in 1935, Mary Virginia married Richard (Dick) Mellen, a graduate of Harvard Medical School and roommate of her brother William Thomas Auld at Amherst College, she supervised wedding arrangements. After Dick was commissioned as a doctor in the Air Force, Mary Virginia—much to Cather's regret—accompanied him to Chattanooga, TN, where he was assigned. In Cather's will, Mary Virginia was designated a beneficiary of the literary estate.
Auld, Jessica Virginia Cather (1881-1964) ("Jessie"). Cather's sister. Born in Virginia and raised in Red Cloud, NE, Jessica was the fourth child and second daughter of Charles and Virginia Cather. After graduating from Red Cloud High School in 1899, she taught at a country school and the South Side Grade School until her marriage to James William Auld, a Red Cloud banker, in 1904. They had three children (Charles, William Thomas, and Mary Virginia). After their divorce in 1933, she moved to Palo Alto, CA, where she died thirty-one years later. Few letters from Willa Cather to her sister Jessica survive, and particularly after Jessica's divorce their relationship was strained.
Cather, Charles Douglas (1880-1938) ("Douglass"). Cather's brother. Born in Virginia and raised in Red Cloud, NE, Charles was third child and second son of Charles and Virginia Cather. As an adolescent, Douglass Cather helped his father supervise rented farm properties and worked as a messenger for the local Burlington & Missouri Railroad office. In 1897 he left Red Cloud for a position in Sterling, CO, and then took a position with at the Cheyenne, WY, office of the Burlington Railroad. In 1908 he traveled to Mexico, an experience that his sister gave to Emil Bergson in O Pioneers! (1913). By 1910 he was working for the Santa Fe railroad and living in Winslow, AZ, where Willa Cather visited him in 1912. He later achieved success in the oil business in California. Although he never married, Cather notes that during the last six or seven years of his life he had a relationship with Dorothy Rogers. Douglass visited Cather in New York City in December of 1937. His death in June 1938 left her devastated. Douglass served as a prototype for one of the twin brothers in the Templeton family in "Old Mrs. Harris" (1932) and Hector the messenger boy brother in "The Best Years" (1948). His years working for the Burlington also inspired Cather's many railroad worker characters in her novels, including Song of the Lark (1915) and The Professor's House (1925). Few letters from this important sibling relationship have survived.
Cather, James Donald (1886-1966) ("Jim"). Cather's brother. James was born in Red Cloud, NE, the fifth child and third son of Charles and Virginia Cather. James moved to Wyoming in 1907 to work with his brothers Douglass and Roscoe. In 1913 he married Ethel Garber, and owned and operated clothing stores first in Red Cloud and then Holyoke, CO, where the family settled for a time 1920 before returning to Red Cloud in 1922. The couple had two children, Helen Louise and Charles Edwin. In 1930 the family moved to California so James could work in the oil business with Douglass and his partners. Willa's relationship with James was more distant than that with her brothers Douglass and Roscoe, who were closer to her own age, although she was very fond of his children.
Cather, Roscoe (1877-1945) ("Ross"). Cather's brother. Roscoe was born in Virginia, the second child and oldest son of Charles and Virginia Cather. After graduating from Red Cloud (NE) High School in 1895, he taught country school for two years, attended the University of Nebraska in Lincoln for one year (1897-1898), taught high school in Carlton, NE, and Oxford, NE, and finally became superintendent of schools in Fullerton, NE. There he met fellow teacher Meta Schaper, whom he married in 1907. They relocated to Lander, WY, in 1909, where he opened an abstract office and where their three children, Virginia and twins Margaret and Elizabeth, were born. In 1921, they moved to Casper, WY, where Roscoe became president of the Wyoming Trust Company, and in 1937 to Colusa, CA, where Roscoe and his brother Douglass had acquired a controlling interest in the First Savings Bank of Colusa. Roscoe served as president of the bank until his death. Willa visited Roscoe and his family in Wyoming several times and shared important travel experiences with them, including a 1926 trip to New Mexico with Roscoe, Meta, and their children and a 1941 San Francisco vacation with Roscoe and Meta. She also relied on him to handle family-related business as well as personal financial matters, and he was one of her chief correspondents throughout her life. Roscoe served as a prototype for one of the twin brothers in the Templeton family in "Old Mrs. Harris" (1932).
Cather, John (1892-1959) ("Jack"). Cather's brother. Born and raised in Red Cloud, NE, Jack was the seventh child and fourth son of Charles and Virginia Cather. He was nearly two decades younger than Willa Cather, and she was a doting older sister when he was a small boy. Because she missed him after her 1896 move to Pittsburgh, PA, she wrote several poems about him and the story "Jack-a-Boy" (1901). After graduating from Red Cloud High School in 1912, Jack studied for two years at University of Nebraska in Lincoln. With Willa Cather's encouragement, in 1914 he enrolled at the Carnegie Institute of Technology in Pittsburgh to study engineering. Willa Cather was then living in New York City but traveled to Pittsburgh to help him settle in and enjoyed visiting him and supported his decision to change his major to theater. It is not clear whether he graduated from Carnegie Tech but the British government trained him as a chemist so he could inspect munitions factories. While working in Smethport, PA, he met Irma Wells, and they married in 1918. They had two children, Catherine and Ella Faye. After World War I, he worked as a chemical engineer in the oil industry in Cincinnati, OH, Casper, WY, and Bradford, PA. In 1936 he moved to Whittier, CA, and became a business partner with his brothers Douglass and James in an oil production company. He died in Long Beach, CA. Willa Cather mentions him frequently in letters, but she seems to have had little contact with him and his family in later years, and no letters from her to him have surfaced.
Andrews, William ("Will") Lee (1865-1950). Cather's cousin; farmer. William Andrews was born in Frederick County, VA, son of Sarah Ellen Boak Seymour Andrews and her second husband, Joseph Andrews, and the brother of Nannie V. Andrews Matheny and half-brother of Elizabeth ("Bess") Seymour. He came to Webster County "in his early youth," according to his obituary, and farmed in the Batin and Catherton precincts all his life. He gave a home to his mother and sister for the latter parts of their lives.
Lambrecht, Charlotte (1851-1941). Cather's Webster County neighbor and friend. Charlotte Preussner was born in Germany and came with members of her family to the U.S. She married Carl F. Lambrecht in 1874 in Freeport, IL. The Lambrechts came to the Catherton area of Webster County, NE, in 1878, homesteading south of the Cather family's lands. Their eight children were similar in age to the children of the Charles Cather family. In later life, Charlotte Lambrecht was one of the old friends to whom Willa Cather would send presents.
Pavelka, Anna Sadilek (1869-1955) ("Annie"). Cather's Webster County friend. Anna Sadilek was born in Bohemia, now part of the Czech Republic, daughter of Francis and Anna Sadilek. Her father, a weaver and musician, brought the family to Nebraska in 1880, settling in north central Webster County. After his death, Anna came to Red Cloud, NE, and worked as a domestic servant for the J.L. Miner and Silas Garber families, among others. She had a daughter by James William Murphy in 1892, and married John Pavelka in 1896; they had twelve children together, three of whom died young. The family farmed in northern Webster County. After Cather reestablished contact with Anna Pavelka in 1915, they corresponded for many years, and Cather occasionally sent gifts. Anna (usually referred to as Annie) served as the prototype for Ántonia Shimerda in My Ántonia (1918).
Beecher, George Allen (1868-1951). Western Nebraska Episcopal Bishop. Born in Illinois, Beecher moved with his family to Kearney, NE, at age 14. He studied for the Episcopal priesthood at the Philadelphia (PA) Divinity School, graduating in 1892, and then spent fifty-one years in Nebraska as a deacon, priest, and finally Bishop of the Missionary District of Western Nebraska. Willa Cather met him in Red Cloud, NE, in December 1922 when he presided at her and her parents' confirmation as members of Grace Episcopal Church. She and Bishop Beecher corresponded frequently thereafter.
Ferris, Mollie (c. 1864-1941). Cather family friend in Red Cloud. Ferris was a close friend of Cather's mother. Willa Cather and Ferris served jointly as godmothers when Cather's niece Helen Louise Cather was christened in Red Cloud, NE, in 1918. When Ferris died, Cather contributed money for a stained glass window in her honor in Grace Episcopal Church in Red Cloud.
Coon, Gertrude (1881-1978). Educator; Superintendent of Webster County Schools. Born and educated in Red Cloud, NE, Coon received a degree from Peru State Normal School in Peru, NE, in 1907. As Webster County Superintendent of Schools (an elected position), she conducted the Webster County Teacher's Institute every August.
Brockway, Virginia Cather (1912-1984) ("West Virginia"). Cather's niece. Born in Lander, WY, to Roscoe Cather and Meta Schaper Cather, Virginia graduated from Natrona County High School in Casper, WY, in 1929. She received an A.B. in English from Smith College in Northampton, MA, in 1933, the same year Willa Cather received an honorary doctorate there. In 1934, she enrolled in the University of Chicago School of Social Services and was, for a time, a social worker. She married John Hadley Brockway, a Navy officer, in 1936. They moved frequently until his retirement from the Navy. She had one child, son George. In letters, Willa Cather sometimes calls her "West Virginia" to distinguish her from her cousin Mary Virginia Auld because Virginia Cather's birthplace in Wyoming was farther west than Mary Virginia's in Nebraska.
Moore, Clement C. (1779-1863). American poet and scholar of Hebrew. While Moore spent most of his adult life working as a professor of literature and theology at the General Theological Seminary, he is best known as the author of the famous poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (also known as "'Twas the Night Before Christmas"). The poem was first published anonymously in the Troy Sentinel in 1823, and greatly contributed to the American myth of Santa Claus.


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