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Floor-Art Yachting African Wenge
300-1200x64/68x9mm, T/G, oiled, sanded, Plank (1,00m²/pack)
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Yachting design parquet flooring for kitchens & bathrooms
Set atmospheric accents in your living spaces with the unique multi-layer country house floorboards of the Floor-Art® Yachting collection.
The multi-layer country house planks in ship deck look originally come from boat building for luxury yachts. They are ideal for installation in the bathroom, spa area or kitchen. Choose between the five tropical woods acacia, doussie, iroko, teak and wenge. The tropical woods with rubber joint protect the floor from moisture penetration and give slip resistance. In addition, the black joint emphasizes the character and beautiful format of the wooden sticks.
With the wooden floors of Floor-Art Yachting you have a timeless alternative to the classic tile or stone floor, which will give you a special yacht atmosphere.
Multi-layer plank pattern in ship deck look
Full-surface gluing necessary
Ideal for wet rooms, kitchen, wellness area
Tropical wood with rubber joint
Protection against moisture
High slip resistance
Timeless alternative to classic tile or stone flooring
Minimum order quantity: 5 m²
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1-component adhesive, fast curing, solvent-free, elastic
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Category Archives: Ford
Impress Your Valentine: Polls Says- Women Prefer Men Who Drive This
Posted on February 12, 2014 by
Black trucks, like this Ford Super Duty truck, make some pretty big statements about the driver
One of the biggest reasons that men drive big, flashy cars is because they feel it impresses women. However, according to a survey recently taken of over 2,000 drivers, the sports car might be the wrong ride for those looking to impress a potential date. According to what the survey found, women are much more likely to prefer men in a black truck.
Men who drive black trucks, whether they're brand new and sleek, or they look like a beater with an engine for sale, tend to be more appealing overall. According to the survey, participants found people who drive a dark truck to be the most attractive option for a ride, with black trucks agreed upon as the most desirable color, which is a number not to be trifled with. Sports cars came in at barely 27%, which might be surprising for those who thought the need for speed was going to tip the scales in their favor.
Trucks, particularly black trucks, make some pretty big statements about the driver. Dark colors are attractive in general, but black has an attitude that's been used by bad guys in films for years. It's bad, and it gives off a vibe of confidence that can earn some serious notice. Not only that, but a truck also has the attitude of being tough, hard-working, and being a vehicle that can last through anything. That makes a statement about the person driving it, and it projects qualities people happen to find engaging.
Read more here: http://autos.aol.com/article/survey-determines-women-prefer-men-in-black-pickup-trucks/
Posted in F250, Ford	| Tagged black trucks, engine for sale, Ford F-250, ford trucks, Truck engines
Futuristic Solar Powered Automobiles Are Here
Ford's new solar powered concept car
Solar powered cars are here. Ford recently unveiled a new concept car that runs on solar energy. It's called the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept and it's quite possibly the car of the future. The C-MAX combines the best of hybrid technology with the latest innovations in solar energy to produce a vehicle that can run over 600 miles when fully charged.
The C-MAX offers many benefits. They include:
It draws energy directly from the sun
Never needs to be plugged in
Goes over 600 miles on a full charge
Uses a renewable power source
It gets an EPA estimated 100 MPGe
Can reduce the greenhouse gas emissions the average gasoline powered vehicle releases into the atmosphere by four metric tons each year
Tracks the sun and amplifies its power
The C-MAX Solar Energi Concept car can run over 600 miles on a full charge
This innovative new vehicle is being developed by Ford with assistance from San Jose, California-based SunPower Corp. and Atlanta's Georgia Institute of Technology. High-efficiency solar cells atop the C-MAX track the sun and a solar concentrator magnifies the energy captured from the sun's rays up to 8 times as powerful. This produces about 4 hours' worth of battery charge each day. This allows drivers to go miles off the electrical grid without fear of running out of energy. With a day's worth of sunshine the C-MAX Solar Energi Concept performs just as well as Ford's plug-in C-MAX Energi hybrid.
This Solar Energi Concept can also be charged at a charging station. This gives drivers another option when it comes to powering the vehicle. Even without that the vehicle can power 75% of trips the average driver of solar hybrid vehicle make.
We at Southwest Engines have to agree this is a great idea for saving energy. With the C-MAX Solar Energy Concept Ford is leading the auto industry into the future.
Posted in C-Max, Ford	| Tagged C-Max Solar, Energi, Ford, Ford C-Max Solar Energi Concept, Ford concept car, Solar car concept, solar powered automobile, solar powered car, southwest engines
The Top 5 Silver Screen Super Cars
You look for used engines because sometimes, your old car is worth more than just money. You've had experiences in that car that you'll never forget, and you want to keep it running not only for the transportation, but for the memories.
And there are other cars that you grew up with that hold a special place in your heart – the movie cars. These used motors may have been old and clunky, or sleek and futuristic. Whatever they were, the cars were at least as much a character as the people in the movie. We've found a few of the most popular to share something about your favorite automotive actors with you.
The Bullitt Mustang was Known for the Best Car Chase in Movie History
#5 – Mustang
Movie: Bullitt
Make: 1968 Mustang GT 390 Fastback
Engine: 390 cubic inch FE V8
Owner: Bullitt
Famous For: Best car chase in movie history
Bullitt used close-ups of the driver to add realism; it's the first movie to do so.
Two cars were used for filming the chase; the primary car was so beat up by the end of filming that it had to be destroyed.
The Mustangs were modified by Max Balchowski to have stronger springs and shocks, braces on the inner fenders, and to coax a bit more power from the engine.
The 1969 Dodge Charger for the "Dukes of Hazard" was Originally Found in a Junkyard
#4 – The General Lee
TV Show: Dukes of Hazzard
Make: 1969 Dodge Charger R/T
Engine: 318, 383, and 440 CID V8s were all used.
Owners: Bo and Luke
Famous For: Lots of jumps, car horn sings "Dixie"
The car rarely survived the 150 jumps in the series. By the end, the show had gone through about 300 cars. Seventeen still exist.
To keep the nose up during jumps, the trunk was filled with sand or concrete.
In later seasons, the studio would use old jump footage to save on cars.
The car used in the first episode was found in a junkyard. It was refurbished and sold for $110,000.
James Bond's Aston Martin DB5 was Known for It's Cool Gadgets like Missile Launchers and tire Slashers
#3 – James Bond's Aston Martin
Movie: First introduced in Goldfinger
Year: 1964, 6 through 2013
Make: Aston Martin DB5
Engine: 3,995 cc Inline-6
Owner: James Bond
Famous For: Spy gadgets for missions
In the books, Bond has an Aston Martin in Goldfinger but uses a Bentley in the rest of the series.
Gadgets on the Aston Martin include:
Revolving number plates
Tyre slashers
Gas and oil slick spouts
Passenger ejector seat
Missiles, lasers, and more
The 1963 Volkswagen Beetle aka "Herbie" Could Really Do a Wheelie
#2 – Herbie
Movie: First appearance in The Love Bug
Year: 1968, 5 movies through 2005
Make: 1963 Volkswagen Beetle
Engine: 356 Porsche, modified VW Bus engines, 1835cc VW engines
Owner: Jim Douglas
Famous For: Anthropomorphic racecar
In Herbie: Fully Loaded, the bug got a top speed of 132 mph.
Herbie can really do a wheelie.
During the course of the original 4 Disney movies, more than 50 Beetles were used in production. For the 2005 Fully Loaded movie, 38 more cars were added to that mix.
The DeLorean DMC-12 Was Chosen as the Time Machine for its Futuristic Looking Gullwing Doors
#1 – De Lorean
Movie: Back to the Future film series
Make: DeLoran DMC-12
Engine: 2,849cc PRV V6
Owner: Doc Brown
Famous For: Time travel
The DMC-12 was the only car created by the company.
In development, the time machine went from laser device to refrigerator before finally becoming a car.
The DeLorean was chosen for its futuristic looking gullwing doors
5 DeLoreans were used in filming, as well as a "process" car, a DeLorean with an off-road VW frame, and a full-sized fiberglass model.
We love our cars, and seeing a car take on a life of its own is always thrilling. These classic cinema cars have made film history and become icons in their own rights. While your own car may not have instant worldwide recognition, sometimes it can be just as iconic to you of good times you've experienced. So enjoy your car and all the adventures it brings to you.
Posted in Charger, Mustang, Uncategorized, Volkswagen	| Tagged ashton, ashton martin, Back to the future, bullitt, Deloran, DeLoran DMC-12, dukes of hazard, Engine, general lee, herbie, james bond, love bug, movie cars, the general lee, the love bug, time machine, time machine car, Used Engines, used motors
used Ford Windstar engines
Posted on April 4, 2009 by
The Ford Windstar was produced by Ford Motor company from 1994 through 2003. It had been created to replace the rear wheel drive Ford Aerostar which was losing sales to Chevrolet and Pontiac. Although Ford knew the end was coming for the Aerostar, it delayed discontinuing the model for several years. It is one of the only vehicles that Ford produced that continued to run concurrently with its successor.
The Windstar was quite popular from the onset, especially with families. It was spacious and had enough cargo room to haul around the soccer and baseball gear for the kids. Moms across the United States loved it so much that it is the only minivan so far to see two generation. The first engine made available was the 3.0 L Vulcan. Since this was a vehicle driven for the most part by families, the engine provided plenty of power for what it was used for.
Anti-lock brakes were offered as a standard feature. It had dual airbags and seven passenger seating. The 3.8L Essex engine was offered as an upgrade. This was the same engine as was in the Taurus.
The van was offered as a base GL and a luxury model known as the LX. For a brief period of time another model was featured as well, the Windstar Cargo Van.
Posted in Windstar
used Ford ZX2 engines
The Ford ZX2 was a restyle produced by Ford Motor Company starting in 1997. The vehicle was built as replacement for Ford's compact sport car, the Ford Probe. Itwas not styled to be a sedan or a wagon. Ford was looking to attract a new audience to this redesign and their target was the yourth market. It was built at Ford's plant in Sonora, Mexico.
Ford was doing a makeover of the Ford Escort and though it was built on the same platform, Ford decided to drop the hatchback from the line up and added a sporty coupe to take its place.
A very rare model was released only for 1999, the Ford Escort LX wagon. It had an unusual trim package and came with chrome 14 inch wheel covers and other features.
The Ford Escort Zx2 trim models included a base and the LX, which came with more meatures. The reverse lights were also moved and now occupied the same piece as the tail lights.
Unfortunately sales were never what Ford had hoped for with the redesign of the Escort. One more effort was giving to revive the line when the ZX2 S/R was introduced in 1999 but did not increase sales enough to salvage the vehicle. When the Ford Focus was introduced in 2001, Ford cut the ZX2 back to fleet sales before dropping the line altogether in 2003.
Posted in ZX2
used Ford Thunderbird engines
Introduced in 1955, the Ford Thunderbird was built by Ford Motor Company. The vehicle was in production for forty years until Ford finally discontinued the vehicle in 2005.
Built originally as a two seat convertible, the car was named after a mythological creature of the aborigenal peoples of North America. Despite its look and feel, Ford never marketed the Thunderbird as a sports car. Instead Ford used the car to create a new vehicle segment entitled the Personal Luxury Car segment.
The first car was shown at the Detroit Auto Show in 1954. The first production car available to the public had a 292 cu in Y block V8 engine. It was popular from the outset and over 3,500 cars were sold in just the first weeks.
Although originally created as a convertible, a hard top option was added for 1958 and the size of the engines was increased as well. The two door convertibles were given the larger 352 cu inc FE V8 engine with either a three speed automatic or three speed manual transmission.
While the Ford T-Bird has seen many design changes through the years, the fact that it was becoming larger and larger seemed to spell the end for the vehicle. Ford continued to change the interior and exterior packages in an effort to boost sales but this did not have the intended effect. By 2004, under 12,000 units were sold and Ford made the design to finally retire the line. 2005 would see the last of the Thunderbirds and another chapter of Ford entered the history books
Posted in Thunderbird
used Ford Tempo engines
The Ford Tempo was produced by the Ford Motor Company from 1984 to 1994. The Tempo design had actually begun back in the seventies in response to two oil embargos experienced by the United States at that time. The push inside Ford was to develop vehicles that were economical to operate and environmentally friendly. The goal was to come up with vehicles that were ergonomic and had a more aerodynamic design.
Extensive wind tunnel testing was done on the tempo resulting in over 450 hours and 950 design changes.
The 1984 Ford Tempo was the outcome of these tests. It was given a 60 degree windshield and aircraft inspired door frames. The first engine for the Tempo was a 2.3 Liter HSC I4.
Mercury Lynx were nearly identical cars and shared the same engines as well as other features. The Mercury Topaz also shared the engine and the transmission of the first Tempo. The difference in the vehicles were mostly cosmetic, differing mostly in the frond and rear end styling.
The trim levels and a new engine were a few of the changes Ford made to the Tempo for 1992, the Tempo GL Premier Edition was introduced to give some variety to the vehicle and was only available for that one year. Slumping sales and a new car slated for placement in the Tempo's slot ultimately led to its demise and it was discontinued after 1995.
Posted in Tempo
used Ford Taurus engines
The Ford Taurus is produced by Ford Motor Company and has been in continuous production for nearly twenty years. The Taurus was a unique concept car introduced by Ford in 1986. It had a revolutionary design when it was introduced to the North American market. The Taurus was the first car to introduce the European body style to American consumers. The new features were a welcome change to consumers in North America who were tiring of the same boxy designs be offered.
The Taurus was the bestselling car in the United States from 1992 through 1996 before it lost its hold on the market to the Toyota Camry. The First Taurus offered a 2.5 Liter four cylinder engine and it was dubbed the Taurus MT5. This was exclusive to the sedan body style and was not offered with the equivalent Mercury Sable. Many remember this particular car from its appearance in the movie RoboCop.
There have been a number of redesigns over the years and in 2000, a redesign replaced the oval design elements that had been the cars unique signature. From 2000 through 2003, the car was known as the Taurus SES Sedan . Because the Taurus was losing sales, Ford cut back on some of the luxury features of the previous years in order to keep the car in a competitive price range.
In keeping with Ford's decision to change all of the names of it vehicles to word's beginning with the letter F, the name of the Taurus was changed to the Ford Five Hundred. This proved to be a disasterous move as the car lost all brand recognition with consumers. In 2008, the name was brought back and is was marketed as the Ford Taurus SEL.
Posted in Taurus
used Ford Ranger engines
The Ford Ranger is a compact truck built by Ford Motor Company since 1976. The Ranger offers the consumer an option when a full size truck is either unnecessary or unwanted. Since many people need the capabilities of a truck for hauling various things but don't want the expenses that go along with owning a full size truck the Ranger is an excellent option.
Given the difficulties of manuevering a full size truck, the smaller Ranger makes good sense. The Ranger is offered in with a four wheel drive as an option hand has the capacity to haul a four foot wide sheet of plywood. This was not accidental but done specifically as one of the selling points of the truck.
The available engines included in the first Rangers included the 2.3 Liter OHC Four cylinder In 1985, a 2.2 Liter Mazda/Perkins diesel engine was added as an option.
The Ranger GT was added in 1986 and came with a standard cab short bed with a 2.9 Liter Cologne V6. In 1989 the 2.0 Liter engine was discontinued in the Ranger and now had a 2.3 Liter distributorless ignition system.
Although there have been rumors circulating for several years that Ford has plans to reintroduce the F-100 and retire the Ford Ranger, nothing substantial has surfaced. To date, Ford states that it has plans to continue to produce the Ford Ranger
Posted in Ranger
used Ford Probe engines
The Ford Probe was produced by Ford Motor company from 1989 through 1997. It was a joint venture undertaken by Ford and Mazda to replace the Ford EXP. The Probe was built completely on Mazda's G platform and there was some talk of using it to replace the Ford Mustang.
The first models were built with unique sheet metal and given an interior that was borrowed from the FCRX-7, a sports coupe already produced by Mazda. The engine options included in the first generation Probes included a 2.2 L with 120 hp and a 2.2 Liter Turbo enginewith 145 hp. Transmissions for the vehicle included a four speed automatic and a five speed manual transmission.
.By 1992, a slightly redesigned Probe was debuted in December of that year for the 1993 model year. Assembled by AutoAlliance International in Flat Rock, Michigan, two trim levels were offered. The base model, Probe GL had a starting price at $13,000 and came with a 2.0 I4 engine as the standard motor. It was given a performance instrument cluster with a tachometer and electronic AM/FM stereo, also as standard equipment.
The Probe GT was a intended as the sportier model and had a starting price of $15,504. Standard equipment for this upgraded version included a 2.5 Liter V6 engine Good year Gatorback tires, five spoke aluminum wheels and foglights.
The Probe was never the success that Ford hoped it would be and because of the high price and lack of originality in its design. For the price, most consumers could choose a more prestigous vehicle. The Ford Probe was discontinued after 1997.
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used Ford Mustang engines
The Ford Mustang began its long history on March 9, 1964 in Dearborn, Michigan. A product of Ford Motor Company, the public got its first glimpse of the pony car on April 17, 1964 at the New York World's Fair. It is Ford's longest running model that is currently still in production.
What is it about the Mustang that has made such a popular choice for so long? Nobody really knows for sure but the public has had a love affair with the famous pony car since its inception. It was so popular in fact that it outperformed any Ford's wildest fantasy's concerning its success. Original sales predictions called for about 100,000 to be sold in its first year but 18 months out more than 1 million were produced and sold.
By the seventies, it had slipped somewhat because the designers at Ford began to tinker with the size and weight of the automobile. Lee Iacocca stepped in and returned the car to a glimmer of the former style and design. And in 1975 Ford reinstated the the 302 CID V8 engine and included an economy option known as the MPG Stallion.
1978 saw more changes to its appearance and it was at this time that the King Cobra Mustang was introduced.
Although other pony cars has seen tremendous success as well, known have ever reached the level of the Mustang. To date it is Ford's most popular car since the launch of the Model A.
Posted in Mustang
used Ford Freestyle engines
The Ford Freestyle was first introduced by Ford Motor Company in 2005 as a full size SUV seating up to 7 passengers. The SUV is popular in the United States with families looking for a sportier type vehicle that the typical minivan. The Freestyle fits this category perfectly and is a quite popular with slightly larger families.
Ford had been following a strategy to rename all its vehicles with words beginning with the letter F. This plan proved to not be quite as successful as Ford had hoped so they began returning to previous traditional names in 2008. The Ford Freestyle was affected by this policy change and for the 2008 model year became officially known as the Ford Taurus X.
Before the name change the Freestyle had featured a 3.0 L engine and had a CVT transmission. The Freestyle also offered three rows of seats like other full size SUV's but also had what it called command seating. The front seating had a higher H-point to increase driver visibility and ease of entry and exit.
The Taurus X is now offered with a 3.5 Liter Duratec engine and a 6 speed automatic transmission. It is built on a Ford D3 platform and has an updated powertrain. The CVT transmission that had been used in the Freestyle was upgraded to a six-speed 6F automatic. The Taurus X was sold for a short period of time in 2009 before being discontinued in February 2009.
Posted in Freestyle


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The Zero Suicide Alliance is a collaborative of National Health Service Trusts, Businesses and Individuals who are all committed to suicide prevention in the UK and beyond. The alliance is ultimately concerned with improving support for people contemplating suicide by raising awareness of and promoting FREE suicide prevention training which is accessible to all. The aims of this training are to; enable people to identify when someone is presenting with suicidal thoughts/ behaviour, to be able to speak out in a supportive manner, and to empower them to signpost the individual to the correct services or support.
The NIHR Invention for Innovation (i4i) Programme is launching a new funding stream - i4i Connect - aimed at small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in need of a funding boost to reach their next stage in the development pathway.
Offering up to £150,000 over a 6-12 month period, i4i Connect will help SMEs get to the point of eligibility for a full i4i award or, down the line, follow on-funding. This will enable accelerated development of promising medical technologies, in line with recommendations from the Government's Accelerated Access Review.
"SMEs have told us that there is a gap in funding both in the early stage of development and for completed projects that do not have all the data to effectively access the follow-on funding marketplace. i4i Connect will support teams through either of these stages of development with a fast turnaround of funding - vital for SMEs needing to maintain momentum.
NIHR's i4i Programme is a translational funding scheme that supports healthcare technologies, devices and interventions for patient benefit in areas of existing or emerging clinical need. The aim is to de-risk projects, making them attractive to follow-on funders and investors. i4i Connect is specifically tailored for SMEs at this later point of product development, as well as in the early stage to provide support on the pathway to full i4i funding, with an NHS or academic partner.
UK businesses can apply for a share of up to £8 million to speed up development of new digital technology healthcare solutions.
Industrial research and experimental development projects must range in size from total project costs of £500,000 to £1 million and you must complete your project within 3 years.
Mental Health campaigner, writer and film producer, Jonny Benjamin MBE, recently joined the launch event for the release of an innovative mental health app, 'Silver Linings', by Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust (BSMHFT).
Silver Linings has been designed to help young people with psychosis in their recovery, through encouraging self-management of their symptoms and engaging with their treatment. The app also helps individuals to track their mood, exercise levels and sleep quality. Silver Linings was created by clinicians from BSMHFT, app experts from web development firm Appadoodle and young people themselves, and was supported by WMAHSN as part of its youth pathway work in mental health.
Jonny Benjamin was invited to the launch as he is known for mental health campaigning and creating YouTube videos about mental health. During his presentation to over 70 of the Trust's service users and staff, Jonny talked about his upbringing, his struggles with his mental health and his recovery journey.
Dr Erin Turner, Consultant Psychiatrist at BSMHFT, also presented at the event, discussing the journey of the app from initial ideas to its creation. Jamie Pragnall, Managing Director of web development firm Wyamee, also presented, focusing on the functionality of the app. They agreed that although the app has been created for young people suffering from psychosis, it may be useful for anyone, as it looks at mental health and health more broadly.
As noted in the 2013 NSPCC report 'Prevention in Mind' "Mental illnesses affect more than 1 in 10 women during pregnancy and the first year after childbirth, and can have a devastating impact on them and their families".
An online mapping tool has been launched to help health professionals improve services for mothers with mental health problems during pregnancy or the year after birth. The tool was developed to help local partners rate their local offer against national standards to identify strengths and gaps where more work is needed. The mapping tool has seven themed worksheets, which each set out key standards for perinatal mental health services and pathways that should ideally exist in each local area.
A new "low stigma" tool to help prevent perinatal mental problems is being developed for potential use by midwives and health visitors. The tool, called the perinatal emotional health check, combines standard mental health screening questions with a new set of questions asking how the mother balances different parts of her life.
Network member receives media recognition for innovative approach to suicide prevention.
The Suicide Crisis Centre has also attracted some national attention. Helen Garnham, the national lead on suicide prevention at Public Health England, visited the Crisis Centre and, as a result, asked them to give a presentation about their work at a suicide conference in London earlier this year. She described their work as "inspiring". Luciana Berger, the former Shadow Minister for Mental Health, asked to visit earlier this year and she met staff and clients. She said in a local radio interview "I've been very struck by the important work that's being done here".
People suffering from Alzheimer's and other forms of age-related dementia sometimes have trouble recognising friends and family or knowing what to talk about when they visit. A new app offers to help patients stay connected to their memories – and thus to their friends and family – and perhaps will even help them keep a conversation going.
Meridian is an online health innovation exchange that supports the spread of good practice to deliver improved health and wealth across the West Midlands.
Meridian is a pioneering interactive platform for anyone to share their innovations and ideas, build groups and networks and make contact with people whose innovations could change healthcare in the West Midlands. The website will support the adoption of good practice in health and social care and share lessons learned from across the sector.
Meridian moderators, who are active in the innovation community in the West Midlands, will review the submissions to assess the innovation effectively and provide practical support for the development of the idea.
When an idea is submitted, Meridian will notify the user if similar innovations have been submitted, allowing people to partner with others in the community who have had similar insights. Once an innovation has been submitted, the user becomes the Innovation Champion for that idea and they can put the power of the community to work.
Eating, Design and Dementia: Improving dining in care homes.
Royal College of Art research associate, Gregor Timlin, in partnership with BUPA has designed a range of eating and dining products for people at varying stages of Dementia. At first glance they appear stylish and adult appropriate, far removed from traditional assistive table-wear. On closer inspection it is the functionality and benefits to the end users eating experience that are the stand out features of the products. The ability to eat and drink with dignity and independence is often taken for granted, yet is a key indicator of quality of life for care home residents, and these products demonstrate the need for innovative design in this sector.
Prompt is a service that helps anyone with memory problems make the most of each day. An app provides a visual diary, with images and background information included in reminders. It aims to maintain confidence and independence by putting help in your hands. Users create notes about things they want to remember, the system adds images, maps and contact details and automatically compiles reminders. It also makes links between stored content, to show personal context about people, places and events. A web dashboard is available for family and friends to add photos and information, send messages and reminders and see when they've been accessed. Prompt has been designed with people living with dementia, their carers and clinical experts and can be used by anyone concerned about memory problems.


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How green is my Berry?
Nicholas Blincoe
London elections 08: Ken Livingstone's idea to remove the congestion charge from 68 brands of car is bad news - so why is the Green mayoral candidate in favour?
Sat 16 Feb 2008 06.00 EST
Just because you are called Green, does not make you Green, as Sian Berry proved at the mayoral hustings on Thursday. Unprompted, she declared herself in favour of Ken Livingstone's plan to remove the congestion charge from 68 brands of car. Every other party has denounced the scheme as a blatant election bribe. As they should: though it is dressed-up as an emissions tax, it is actually a giant emissions permit.
According to the Evening Standard, there are an estimated 80,000 cars in the south-east of England. Now the mayor is encouraging everyone of them to buzz up to capital and fart in our faces. A Carnival of Emissions - and the Green party thinks this is a good idea (as a "temporary measure", Berry added, to bewilder us further. Just until the brine has worked, perhaps?)
The hustings were organised by the Green Alliance, the real Green pressure group in Britain: the Green party stole their name in the 80s. The Green Alliance have published their own audit of the main parties and the Liberal Democrats come out on top. Yet the Green party continues to cosy up to Ken Livingstone, even to the point of approving clear anti-Green policies.
The mayor's bribe scheme threatens to roll back many advances that have been made in central London. Why get a slow electric car or expensive hybrid when you can buy an ordinary car and drive where you like? Dirty is cheaper.
The Greens are now only Green in name and the reason lies in the creation of Green Left in 2006, a leftwing entryist movement that now occupies many of the most powerful positions in the party. Founded by Peter Tatchell, among others, Green Left is an avowedly anti-capitalist movement. Like many people, I revere Peter Tatchell as a national treasure, but I would never vote for him.
I doubt anyone in London would vote for Peter Tactchell, but many more might vote for the personable Sian Berry, though she shares his beliefs. Those beliefs incline more towards the left than the Green. Their anti-capitalist, anarcho-communist ideas, found in their founding manifesto, the Headcorn Statement, make them the Wombles of green politics.
It's not just the Liberal Democrats that are greener than the Greens. The Tories are too. It is true that Boris Johnson does not seem to get Green issues. He cited the Promethean genius of mankind, oblivious to the fact that it was our Promethean genius that got us into this climate-changing mess in the first place. As an example of this genius, he produced a wind-up torch, asking if we could have imagined anything so brilliant 10 years ago. I would have thought anyone who had used a dynamo on a bicycle could have imagined it. I don't know what kind of lights Boris has on his bike.
What Boris can do is cite his greener friends. He has green-cred-by-proxy, but when his friends are Zak Goldsmith and James Lovelock, it is worthwhile name-dropping. The Green Party was founded by a conservative politician, Tony Whittaker, and the first manifesto was published by Zak Goldsmith's uncle. Known at first as the Ecology Party, the Green Party was always fairly posh, enjoying its first successes under the inspired leadership of the old Etonian, the Rt Hon Jonathon Porritt. If Boris is an unconvincing Green, it may not matter: he may only have to toe the party line, now that the line seems to be being written by Zac Goldsmith.
As the Green Alliance acknowledge: the Liberal Democrats are the closest we have to a true Green party in the UK. Mayor Brian Paddick could oversee a real revolution in the greening of London. The question is, if London wakes up to this fact and votes Brian, who will get the second preference? Boris?


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Dive - What a Funny Name!
Dive Christian Church is just north of the city limits of Bedford in Southern Indiana. We get our name from the community of Dive, which was named after a man named Dives, a freed slave who settled in this area after the Civil War. In October of 2016 we celebrated our 95th year of being a church - click here to see a brief history of our church, narrated by one of our oldest members. We are an independent, non-denominational Christian Church and welcome every person, young and old, to our services to worship the Lord with us. We hold Sunday morning services at 8:30 and 10:30 a.m., and Sunday School for all ages in between at 9:30. We love to sing praises and hymns in our worship services, share communion among those who have accepted Christ and been baptized, and fellowship with each other. We have grown over the years, and in 2003 we finished our Family Life Center, a multi-purpose facility that includes a gym where we now hold our Hoops for Christ, and our Dive Preschool holds their classes through the week. We usually have a Wednesday evening meal at 5:30 followed by a Bible study at 6:30.
A Brief History of Dive Christian Church
A series of evangelistic meetings were held in the Old Dive School on Peerless Road in the 1920's. These meetings brought about the birth of Dive Christian Church on June 22, 1921. Thirty-one people became members that day. In time the old school was sold and the church met in homes. In 1922 the first church building for Dive Christian Church was erected on the property of Clarence Hosea.
W.O. Markham was the first minister of the church. Student ministers who served the church in the years to follow were Herman Sears, Floyd Plake, John Williams, and Franklin Bennett. In the first church building, five Sunday school classed were offered, all being taught in the same room, the sanctuary, at the same time. The church building got electricity in 1927.
Clarence Hosea, elder of the church, was considered the spiritual backbone of the church for its first several years. In 1936 Claude Reuter became the minster of Dive Christian Church and for the first time in its history the church offered both morning and evening services. Heat was provided by a coal stove setting in the center of the church building.
The church building was relocated to Dive Christian Church's own property in 1947. At the relocation site a foyer, basement, and oil furnace were added to the building. In 1953 Claude suffered a stroke that ended his ministry at Dive.
In 1955 Dive hired its first full-time minister, John Sichting. The church built an addition on the building in 1956. John Sichting left Dive in 1958 and a new minister, Jim Walizer, was hired. The church bought a parsonage in 1958 for the minister and his family to live in. Jim concluded his ministry in 1966. In the fall of 1966, Ronnie Sams became the new minister at Dive.
In early 1966 the church began buying property north of its present location with the intention of relocating. In 1971 a new building on the new site was begun and in 1972 it was finished. For the first time, the congregation had air-conditioning in the new building. Ronnie Sams concluded his ministry in 1972. Eugen Grasham became the new minister in 1972.
In 1974 work began on a new parsonage located behind the church building on the church property. The church parsonage was completed in 1975. In 1976 the church hired its first youth minister, Danny Star. In 1977 Eugene Grasham resigned as minister. Johnny Johnson was hired as minister in 1977 and served until December 2015.
A bus ministry began in 1978 and continues to the present time. There was a two-story addition added to the church in 1983. Thirty-two additional acres were purchased by the church in 1985 and a softball field built. In 1988 a cemetery was established on the church property.
In 2002 the church built the Family Life Center, attached to the existing church facilities. Mac McLaughlin served as the youth minister from 2000 to 2006. Phil McDonald served as the associate minister from 2003 to 2012
Currently, Tammy Taylor serves as Children's pastor (since February 2009) and secretary (since October 2012). Matt Courtney serves as Youth pastor (since November 2012), and Joe P. McAdams serves as the Senior pastor (since April 2016)
Elders for 2020 are Mike Atchison – Chairman, Greg Woodward – co-Chairman, Joe Armstrong, Jim Terrel, Brad Fortner, Brent Steele, and Clarence Hall Elder Emeritus.


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Frederic William Maitland (* 28. Mai 1850 in London; † 19. Dezember 1906 auf Gran Canaria) war ein englischer Jurist und Historiker.

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Der Sohn von John Gorham Maitland wurde am Eton College und am Trinity College der  University of Cambridge ausgebildet. Er war in London Anwalt (Zulassung 1876, called to the bar in Lincoln's Inn), spezialisiert auf Equity und Immobilienrecht, bevor er ab 1884 Reader in englischem Recht an der Universität Cambridge wurde. 1888 wurde er dort Downing Professor of the Laws of England. 1906 starb er auf Gran Canaria an Tuberkulose.

1887 war er Gründer der Selden Society, für die er auch viele der ersten Bände herausgab.

1897 gab er die Ford Lectures in englischer Geschichte in Oxford. Ebenfalls 1897 wurde er in die American Academy of Arts and Sciences gewählt. 1900 wurde er als korrespondierendes Mitglied in die Preußische und 1902 in die Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften aufgenommen. 1902 wurde er außerdem zum Mitglied (Fellow) der British Academy gewählt.

Frederic William Maitland war mit Florence Henrietta Fisher verheiratet. Das Ehepaar hatte zwei Töchter. Nach Maitlands Tod heirateten seine Witwe und Francis Darwin, ein Sohn von Charles Darwin.

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The collected papers of Frederic William Maitland. Ed. by H. A. L. Fisher. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press 1911 (3 Bände)
mit Frederick Pollock History of English Law befor the time of Edward I., Cambridge University Press 1895, 1898, Archive
Pleas of the Crown for the County of Gloucester before the Abbot of Reading and his Fellows Justices Itinerant, Macmillan, 1884.
Justice and Police, Macmillan, 1885.
Bracton's Note-Book,, C. J. Clay & Sons, 1887, Cambridge University Press, 2010
Domesday Book and Beyond, Cambridge University Press, 1897. Online
Township and Borough: Being the Ford Lectures Delivered in the University of Oxford in the October Term of 1897, Cambridge University Press, 1898.
Roman Canon Law in the Church of England, London: Methuen, 1898.
English Law and the Renaissance: the Rede Lecture for 1901, Cambridge University Press, 1901.
Charters of the Borough of Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1901, Cambridge University Press, 2010
Life of Leslie Stephen, Duckworth & Co., 1906.
The Constitutional History of England, Cambridge University Press, 1908
Equity. Also the Forms of Action at Common Law, herausgegeben von A.H. Chaytor und W.J. Whittaker, Cambridge University Press, 1910.
mit Francis G. Montague: A Sketch of English Legal History,, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1915.
 The Letters of Frederic William Maitland, Selden Society, 1965.
The Anglican Settlement and the Scottish Reformation, in The Cambridge Modern History, Band 2, 1903

Als Herausgeber verschiedener Bände der Jahrbücher der Selden Society:
Select Pleas for the Crown, Vol. 1: 1200–1225, Selden Society, Band 1, 1887
Select Pleas in Manorial and other Seignorial Courts, Vol. 1: Henry III and Edward I., Selden Society, Band 2, 1888
mit W. Paley Baildon: The Court Baron: Precedents of pleading in manorial and other local courts, Selden Society, Band 4, 1890
mit W. J. Whittaker: The mirror of justices, Selden Society, Band 7, 1893
Select passages from Bracton and Azo, Selden Society, Band 8, 1894
Bände für die Zeit Edwards II, Band 17, 19, 20, 22, 24, 27, 1903–1912

Literatur
 Robert Brentano: Frederic William Maitland (1850–1906), in: Helen Damico, Joseph B. Zavadil (Hrsg.): Medieval Scholarship. Biographical Studies on the Formation of a Discipline, Volume 1: History (= Garland Referencey Library of the Humanities, Bd. 1350), Garland Publishing, New York 1995, ISBN 0-8240-6894-7, S. 131–151.
H. A. L. Fisher Frederic William Maitland. A Biographical Sketch, Cambridge University Press 1910, Archive
G. R. Elton F. W. Maitland, Yale University Press 1985
Henry Esmond Bell: Maitland: A Critical Examination and Assessment, Harvard University Press, 1965.
James R. Cameron Frederic William Maitland and the History of English Law, University of Oklahoma Press, 1961
C. H. S. Fifoot Frederic William Maitland. A Life, Harvard University Press 1971
Stroud Francis Charles Milsom F. W. Maitland. Lecture on a Mastermind, Oxford University Press 1980
A. L. Smith Frederic William Maitland. Two lectures and a bibliography, Clarendon Press, Oxford 1908, Archive
Frederick Pollock In Memoriam: Frederic W. Maitland, The Law Quarterly Review, Band 23, 1907

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X-Men: Apocalypse a Disappointing Waste of Talent
By David Palmer
The year of the disappointing superhero film continues.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" is the ninth installment of the X-Men series and the sequel to 2014's "Days of Future Past," a movie that I loved and is universally accepted as one of, if not the, best of the franchise. James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender and Jennifer Lawrence all reprise their roles from the previous two films and Bryan Singer once again directs. This time around, the X-Men must stop Apocalypse (Oscar Isaac), the first-ever mutant, who awakens from a 5,000 year sleep and wants to destroy the world (because, cliché).
Like I said up top, 2016 has been a relatively disappointing year for superhero films. "Deadpool" is a good movie but both "Batman v Superman" and "Civil War" failed to live up to their promised epic showdowns. Add "Apocalypse" to the list of letdowns, as instead of being an emotional layered picture with interesting characters and an engaging plot like the previous X-Men films, it chooses to succumb to CGI destruction porn and a cookie cutter villain.
I love Oscar Isaac. Not to be "that guy" but I've liked him for a while, before he was finally thrust into the mainstream last December for starring in "The Force Awakens." So having him cast as the bad guy in a superhero film should have been a homerun; but it turns out to be a massive swing and a miss. First off, Isaac is buried under a coat of makeup; he is legit unrecognizable and looks like a big blue crayon. Second, his motivations and plan are standard: he wants to destroy the world because he feels humans have ruined it. Yawn. Third, he has three voices: whisper, yelling and autotune. No joke, whenever he starts to yell, his voice sounds like a Britney Spears album. What a waste.
There is a market for mindless destruction films; Michael Bay has made a career off of it. But Bryan Singer is no Michael Bay, and that is a sentence I bet no one ever thought would be typed. Singer's strengths have always been with his actors and the small, nuanced moments, not the big CGI action sequences. Michael Fassbender again steals the show as Magneto, and has several scenes that really showcase the pain and inner-conflict his character has. But by the end of the film everything is blowing up and the human death count is likely in the millions. If you thought Zach Snyder and "Man of Steel" killed too many civilians then you may want to skip this finale (or this whole movie, if you value your time).
The first act of this movie may be the most boring 60 minutes put on film this year. I am not exaggerating, I rarely check my phone in movies but I glanced at the time three times in the first hour. Nothing happens: pretentious (and clearly bored and done with this franchise) Jennifer Lawrence is doing her boring search for mutants while standard evil bad guy (who clearly signed onto this before he was approached for Star Wars) is doing his boring search for mutants.
"X-Men: Apocalypse" is a very boring film that can't even succeed on a mindless action entertainment level. The characters are cliché, mundane or just plain wasted (sometimes a combination of the three) and the story is by-the-numbers. I wish the real world apocalypse had taken place while I was in the theater so I would have been put out of my viewing misery; the heavenly hellfire has to be less painful than this.
This isn't bad in comparison to the fantastic "Days of Future Past;" it's just plain bad.
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Today my brother and I attended the Blake event in support of the Alzheimer's Society in Steventon. I thought I would share some of the pictures.
…and we had a look around. There were a whole host of replicas and props from the show on display. Here are some pictures.
The remains of the actual Liberator model used on screen (plus Mat Irvine who built it in the first place).
There was a very lively and interesting talk from the guests including Mat Irvine from the Effects department, June Hudson (who designed the costumes), Stephen Greif (Space Commander Travis), Michael Keating (Vila), Paul Darrow (Avon) and Gareth Thomas' widow, Linda. they shared some memories of Gareth and some funny stories.
There was more old stuff to look at, even some bits and pieces that John and I remember having when we were children.
I then queued up to do the fanboy thing and get a picture with the group.
before looking at the vast array of original costumes from the show that were on display. These were the work of the very talented June Hudson. I congratulated her on her work and told her that Servalan was Number 1 on my Who's the best dressed woman in Space? list. Check it out if you haven't already. Her work on Avon's costumes meant that he came somewhere high on the Who's the best dressed man in space?
Then I risked it all by getting into the Command Console. It was quite bendy and I was worried it would break but I squeezed in and out without wrecking it.
We tried our luck with the quiz but were soundly beaten. (I beat John at least!). There were more troopers guarding the car park – work must be hard to come by since the Andromedan War!
Altogether, it was a very well-organised day. Lots of credit to the organisers. I'm sure they raised a load of money for a very worthwhile cause and we were very proud to be part of it.
Thank you so much for coming along, lovely report, so glad you enjoyed the day, we really appreciated yours, and everyone's, support.
No worries. Are there plans for something similar in the future?
I love your description along with the photos. Thanks very much.
Thanks for sharing, Richard. Goodness, Paul has aged since I met him in Newark, NJ, but I suspect the same might be said of me.
Brilliant post – thanks for getting some fabulous pics, and giving me an idea of what I missed. Sounds like a great day.
Thanks. There was so much stuff to see. I was really stunned by the quantity.


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Red Española de la Fundación Anna Lindh
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Sea of Words
Ways of Participation: Democracy and Citizenship
29 enero 2022	| | Inglés
Andreu Bassols. Director-General of the European Institute of the Mediterranean
4th Year: The Paths of Participation: Democracy and Citizenship
The EU declared 2011 as European Year of Volunteering, fostering an active citizenship, which is why the literary contest "A Sea of Words" has focused on the development of social solidarity as the consolidation of democracy, a subject that values the vision and expectations of young people, who from various scenarios show us through their writing the values and conflicts developed in contact with their societies, as well as their desires in relation to Euro- Mediterranean societies.
Barcelona is the headquarters of the Secretariat of the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM). This city, which with its name and energy has symbolised Euro-Mediterranean cooperation since 1995, acquired an international organisation that made it the de facto capital of the Mediterranean. It is the recognition of a long history and continued effort since the so-called Barcelona Process began in 1995. Its Euro-Mediterranean involvement since then is unquestionable.
The UfM Secretariat has, in principle, a technical mission of preparing, monitoring and driving the projects approved by the summits or the ministerial conferences. In fact, with headquarters in a city and country that firmly believe in the Mediterranean project, with the support of all levels of government and a committed civil society, this new Union will have a broader development and much more actively invigorate the projects of Euro-Mediterranean scope. Having its headquarters in Barcelona, dialogue and cooperation will be strengthened. Barcelona's involvement and energy will make the dream of the UfM a reality. These challenges consist of achieving peace, democratisation, social and demographic transition, employment, sustainable development or collective security.
In this context, young people play a fundamental role, as they can act as a bridge between the two shores of the Mediterranean, with a clear projection towards an egalitarian future, where the cultures of the region understand and respect each other in mutual enrichment.
The youth of today, in being so plural, show some fractures and, to overcome conflicts, can only relate to each other through intercultural links. This interculturality must not only be exercised in the countries themselves and between those ambits that share linguistic closeness, but also between the youth of countries of the South and North, with the aim of facilitating understanding of diversity and fostering exchanges that allow us to get to know each other better. Young people, their dreams, realities, potential and actions, can open new paths to overcome distances and stereotypes, which are more difficult to achieve from other ambits.
Literary language allows us to confront and interlink these issues of such different natures. Moreover, the literary message makes it possible to enter the everyday, to know the particular, the individual, together with the collective and the political. The short story allows us to enter the complexity of differences without generalising them but rather by describing them. From this point of view, literary production is a fundamental means of expressing and describing events, ideas and emotions that can be directly transmitted to and by young people from all over the Euro-Mediterranean region.
The project "A Sea of Words", promoted jointly by the European Institute of the Mediterranean and the Anna Lindh Foundation, was developed with the aim of contributing to fostering dialogue between peoples and the exchange of knowledge and experiences between different local and international traditions.
The IEMed has always sought to be a bridge between the two shores of the Mediterranean. It has been an interesting experience. We have received 165 short stories from 32 countries and the jury has selected 20 stories, all of them of remarkable quality. Now they are available to you in this book, a virtual book that does not occupy space but that we hope will occupy a place in your thoughts and reflections on the future of generations and the generations of the future. Given all of this and especially the great reception that the initiative has had among young people of the Euro-Mediterranean countries in this the fourth year of the contest, we are convinced that this is an experience that will continue in the coming years. The quality and enthusiasm of the contributions by the young participants allow us to be confident that this dialogue will enjoy great continuity.
El retorno talibán: el papel de Pakistán y la región
La retirada de EEUU de Afganistán ha abierto una competición entre las grandes potencias -Rusia, China, Irán, India y Pakistán- que temen por las consecuencias de inseguridad.
Crisis en Líbano
"(Gracias al juez Bitar) por primera vez, tenemos una batalla por la independencia judicial y los derechos de las víctimas. Otra evidencia del cambio total de paradigma de la política libanesa desde 2019".
La victoria talibán y la nueva escena yihadista
La presencia en Afganistán de Al Qaeda o ISIS y las relaciones de los talibanes con varios de estos grupos hacen temer que el país se convierta de nuevo en refugio terrorista.
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Hey, guys and gals...it's my turn to post over on the PPPR Blog and I have a SUPER FABULOUS card to share with you on this lovely Sunday!
My daughter is really into Mermaids right now so I decided to take the Mermaid Cutting File and make a shaped card! This card could easily be turned into a Birthday Invitation as well (which just might be done next year!).
Have a GREAT weekend...don't forget to go grab this file if you want to make your own little MERMAID card!


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Sara Gougeon writes contemporary folk songs with heart-wrenching lyrics that she gently tucks into sweet, folky melodies. Sara is a seamstress of words, quilting together songs that you find yourself wrapped up in. Using stories and personal experiences, she crafts songs that are honest and relatable. Sara is primarily a solo act: a vocalist who accompanies herself on acoustic guitar.
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Sara originates from Sudbury, Ontario, and has moved several times over to pursue music. At 14 years old she packed her bags for Northern Michigan, where she spent her high school career studying songwriting at Interlochen Arts Academy. Following high school, Sara was accepted to the prestigious Berklee College of Music, where she continues her studies in songwriting, music business and music production & engineering.
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Urban History as Legal History
Jun 28, 2018 Reuel SchillerAdd a Comment
Kim Phillips-Fein, Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics (2017).
Reuel Schiller
My mother, a life-long New Yorker, was an opinionated person. There were certain politicians she didn't like, and, if they came up in conversation, she would not hesitate to tell you so. At the top of this list was Richard Nixon—hardly a surprising entry considering my mother's identity as a postwar, Jewish liberal. (I don't think Nixon would have liked my mom very much either.) Not far below Nixon was Gerald Ford. His greatest crime, of course, was pardoning "that sleazy bastard Nixon." Ford's perfidy, however, also hit closer to home. In 1975, as my mother's beloved city spiraled closer and closer to bankruptcy, Ford refused to allow the use of federal resources to help New York weather its financial woes. "Ford to City: Drop Dead," read the New York Daily News' infamous headline after Ford announced that he would veto any federal legislation that would "bail out" the City. New York's fiscal crisis cost my father his job at the City University of New York, so, as far as my mom was concerned, the "Drop Dead" was aimed at our family.
When it came to New York's fiscal crisis, Ford was not the only politician who earned my mother's scorn. A large portion of it was reserved for a man who could not have been more different from the tall, athletic, Midwestern president: Abraham Beame, the petite, uncharismatic accountant who had the misfortune to be the mayor of New York City when the crisis peaked. According to mom, it was Beame's incompetence, his tolerance for profligate spending, and his subservience to both the corrupt Democratic political machine and municipal labor unions that brought New York to the brink of ruin.
Kim Phillips-Fein's marvelous book, Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics, argues that my mother's view of the crisis, which has become the received wisdom, is incorrect. She provides a detailed history of New York's financial woes. The City, she explains, was committed to promoting social-democratic urbanism by enacting programs that promoted economic egalitarianism. These programs—free higher education, a massive city-funded system of public hospitals, cheap mass transit, for example—were expensive, but they did not cause the fiscal crisis. Instead, Philips-Fein argues that it was a combination of external circumstances (the end of the postwar economic boom, deindustrialization, and changes in securities markets) and the ideological desires of Republicans in the Ford Administration that drove New York to the brink of bankruptcy. Desperately in need of financial resources, the City was forced by Ford to cut its budget dramatically in exchange for the short-term loans that saved the City from bankruptcy.
Fear City also recounts how elites within the City used the crisis to create a new model of urban governance that emphasized austerity and government promotion of private economic development. This model, Phillips-Fein argues, has come to define our contemporary assumptions about the proper role of government. She demonstrates that these assumptions were justified by a morality tale about the fiscal crisis that was constructed by enemies of postwar liberalism. Leading this group were the austerity scolds of the Ford Administration, in particular, Chief of Staff Donald Rumsfeld and Treasury Secretary William Simon. Rumsfeld and Simon were intent on advancing a conservative, anti-statist political agenda by blaming the City's financial woes on irresponsible government spending rather than on external structural changes in the economy. These fiscal conservatives were joined by right-wing moralists (think Pat Buchanan and Midge Decter), who decried the enervating effect of the "entitlement culture" created by the City's generous social welfare programs. This narrative was then embraced by both local financial elites, who benefited tremendously from the new, low tax, "business friendly" policies of the City (Phillips-Fein demonstrates how a certain orange-haired son of a racist New York real estate developer benefited tremendously from the new financial order (pp. 257-60)) and "New Democrat" politicians (typified by Beame's successor, Ed Koch), who rode to power attacking the social-democratic aspirations of their elders as hopelessly naïve and financially ruinous.
Fear City is, first and foremost, a political narrative—a gripping story, propulsively told. It is, of course, populated with the obvious characters: federal, state, and local politicians; New York business elites; powerful municipal union bosses; City bureaucrats. Phillips-Fein does not, however, limit herself to the politics that occurred in the halls of power. The book teems with grassroots activity. As the fiscal crisis forced the City to gut its public services, many New Yorkers rose up to defend their beloved institutions, be it a firehouse in working-class Williamsburg, Hostos Community College in the South Bronx, or Sydenham Hospital in Harlem. Phillips-Fein's narrative thus forms around the push and pull that City officials were subjected to in the middle of the 1970s. Federal officials and the City's elites demanded austerity, no matter the impact on the lives of New Yorkers. At the same time, those New Yorkers defended the services that they had come to depend on for their health, their safety, and their livelihoods. Phillips-Fein demonstrates that these New Yorkers lost this fight. Social-democratic New York—with its cheap transit fares, its free higher education, and its unparalleled public libraries—vanished. What replaced it was a city run for the benefit of corporate and financial elites. While New York is now portrayed as "the model of postindustrial urban triumph," Phillips-Fein argues it is also a city of massive wealth disparities, crumbling infrastructure, and a shattered social contract. (P. 306.) As such, New York City is representative of the United States as a whole. It was a canary in the coal mine, the first victim of the ascendance of a new, austerity-oriented, privatized political economy over the egalitarian ambitions of postwar liberalism.
Fear City is not only a page-turning political history of the fiscal crisis. Phillips-Fein has also written an exceptional piece of legal history. Indeed, law courses through the veins of this book. Be it bankruptcy law, the law of municipal finance and taxation, or constitutional law, legal concepts are the armature upon which the story of the fiscal crisis hangs. Was the City approaching constitutionally mandated debt limits? Could the City legally suspend payments on municipal bonds to encourage investors to purchase state-backed debt instruments that would prop up the City's failing finances? Did the advice of elite lawyers undermine the faith that banks had in municipal debt? What were the legal requirements of the budgeting process? One of Phillips-Fein's triumphs in Fear City is to describe how the answers to these questions shaped the political narrative of the fiscal crisis.
Similarly, the story of the solution to the fiscal crisis sits on the boundary of legal and political history. New York State established hybrid municipal-state agencies to issue debt and control the fiscal operations of the City. The federal government's support of the City was conditioned on the legal and constitutional authority of these novel agencies to assume control over the local policymaking. Then, as the crisis subsided, the City created new agencies—some public, other public-private hybrids—that implemented the new political order that combined austerity in traditional city programs with generous incentives for private economic development. Thus, Phillips-Fein's story not only shows how law and legal actors were an integral part of the history of the fiscal crisis. She also demonstrates how the broad political shift that sits at the center of Fear City—from social-democratic liberalism to a privatized, market-driven political economy—required the creation of novel legal and administrative institutions.
This fact—that particular visions of urban governance come with their own novel legal institutions—is an obvious law and society platitude. Yet legal historians have not explored this intersection of urban history and legal history. Cities have often been a source of political and legal innovation. Phillips-Fein demonstrates this with respect to social-service provision and government finance, but it is also true in many other policy areas: civil rights, the environment, education, public health, and economic development, to name only a few. Cities were institutional innovators as well. Phillips-Fein describes the various administrative manifestations of the fiscal reforms imposed on New York City. Each earlier era of reform spawned similar municipal institutional innovations, be they the bridge and tunnel authorities of the Progressive Era, the housing authorities of the New Deal, or the human rights commissions of the postwar period.
This abundance of law at the local level suggests that legal historians should spend more time studying cities. Twentieth-century American legal historians tend to focus on law-making by the federal government, or on high-profile doctrinal areas, such as constitutional law, that are not directly related to the governance of American cities. Additionally, the legal history of cities is very much a history focused on administrative agencies and administrative law, both subjects that, until recently, legal historians have shied away from. Indeed, even the more recent interest in the administrative state has not focused on cities. Legal historians are "bringing the state back in," but we have left out the smallest units of government, particularly as we study twentieth-century legal institutions. We need to devote time and resources to studying local governments lest we miss an important location of state-building and policy creation. Fear City is a model of how this can be done, and it demonstrates the enormous dividends to be had by doing so.
Cite as: Reuel Schiller, Urban History as Legal History, JOTWELL (June 28, 2018) (reviewing Kim Phillips-Fein, Fear City: New York's Fiscal Crisis and the Rise of Austerity Politics (2017)), https://legalhist.jotwell.com/urban-history-as-legal-history/.
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Why Doug Ford's line-by-line spending reviews are a farce
OPINION: The Progressive Conservatives are offering municipalities $7.35 million to go hunting for "efficiencies." They'd call it a waste of money if they weren't in power
By John Michael McGrath - Published on May 22, 2019
Premier Doug Ford announced yesterday that the provincial government will put forward $7.35 million to help municipalities fund line-by-line reviews of their activities. (Fred Lum/CP)
Municipalities across Ontario are dealing with a lot from Queen's Park right now: the government has announced hundreds of millions of dollars in cuts to cash transfers to cities and towns across the province, and now those cities and towns are going to have to rewrite their spending plans for the current fiscal year.
That a conservative administration fixated on shrinking the size of government wants to balance the provincial budget through spending cuts rather than tax increases shouldn't come as a surprise. And that a Progressive Conservative government is putting a substantial fiscal burden on municipalities should come as a surprise only to someone whose memory doesn't go back before 2003. Municipalities across Canada were the primary victims of both federal and provincial budget cuts in the 1990s. The wave of conservative victories produced by provincial elections in the past two years may mean we're in for a sequel. Insofar as that would be the natural consequence of the electoral process, that's fine.
But governments should at least be honest about their policies. And yesterday's announcement from Premier Doug Ford that the provincial government is putting forward $7.35 million to help municipalities fund line-by-line "reviews" of their activities, to find "efficiencies," wasn't honest. Toronto mayor John Tory called the move a "public-relations exercise" — if anything, he's being too charitable. This isn't a serious effort to solve a real or perceived problem. It's spending public dollars to score points in a debate.
There's a record of similar exercises we can consult, and it's not great for the government. Last year, the government presented a "line-by-line review" of provincial finances. Commissioned in a hurry from Ernst & Young, it was largely a waste of ink and time: it told us nothing about the province's books that any reasonably informed observer didn't already know or couldn't easily have discovered using Google. For that, the government spent $500,000.
The record doesn't get better as we go further into the past. In 2011, then-mayor Rob Ford (the premier's late brother) ordered a "core-service review" of Toronto's spending. It cost $3.5 million (from a total budget of about $13 billion) — roughly half of what the province is offering Ontario's numerous large municipalities to carry out a similar exercise — and it identified $16 million in cuts and little in the way of real efficiencies. The list of potential cuts included such things as water fluoridation and library branches.
Not even the Ford loyalists on council could stomach the proposed cuts. Indeed, the most significant result of the core-service review was probably the wave of grassroots opposition it created: during a 22-hour meeting of Toronto's executive council, people from across the city begged councillors not to do away with cherished services. By the following January, Ford had all but lost control of the city's budget process as councillors rebelled.
And, in the end, the results of the 2011 review served only to confirm what many had said from the outset: the vast majority of city spending goes to essential services or to things the province compels cities to do. Cities have far less discretion in their spending than do the provincial or federal governments. The "doing more with less" fantasy that conservative politicians and pundits had sold to voters was just that, a fantasy: real fiscal restraint would mean service cuts.
There's no reason to think that any municipal audits conducted at the behest of the province will produce a different outcome, because there hasn't been a revolution in Ontario's municipal law since the 2018 election. Cities still have to fund police, fire, and EMS services, and those constitute the largest expenses for the vast majority of Ontario's 444 municipalities.
It's not even clear that the government really believes that these reviews are about "efficiency" at all, in the normal sense of that word. When the premier calls the Toronto Board of Health "a bastion of lefties," as he did in question period last week, the clear implication is not that he thinks that the same levels of service could be delivered for less money but that the Board of Health is doing things he thinks are unnecessary and unimportant. But Ford's lack of interest doesn't make it any less of a service cut, certainly not for the people who rely on those services.
As far as the government is concerned, there's no way to lose: either municipalities refuse the money, in which case the premier can claim that they've made their own bed, or a review will find some token examples of waste — none of which will come close to matching the government's $30 million war against the federal carbon tax or to offsetting the provincial funding cuts.
Wanting a smaller government isn't an inherently illegitimate political position. And it's certainly not shocking that Ford subscribes to it. But this program of offering tax dollars to municipalities so that Toronto-based consulting firms can pad their billable hours — all to tell us what we already know — is a joke, and not a good one. Indeed, if any other party were doing this, the Tories would call it a scandalous waste of money.
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A Cambodian delegation led by Ms. Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts has been now in Azerbaijan, to attend the 43rd Session of the World Heritage Committee being held in Baku from June 30 to July 10.
According to an announcement of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts released yesterday, during the session, the Cambodia delegation has presented the progress of the preservation and development project of Sambor Prei Kuk Temple which was listed as World Heritage Site on July 8, 2017.
As a result, the World Heritage Centre, the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and the International Centre for the Study of the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) praised the efforts of the Royal Government of Cambodia in conserving and managing Sambor Prei Kuk historical site.
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