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Sport transformed my life! – Matt Lancett
June 14, 2021 Article, NewsMatt Lancett, rugby, Rugby World Cup, Sport, Sport transformed my life, VI cricket team, VI Rugby, visual impairment, Warriors Community FoundationSaul Wynne
"Sport transformed my life and gave me back the confidence to live life to the fullest"
Four years ago Matt Lancett suffered a stroke which resulted in him having a visual impairment. It was a blow to his independence and confidence and, as a keen sportsman, he felt his life had no future. All this changed when he discovered and started taking part, in VI sport.
We caught up with Matt to find out about his story and how sport has changed his life.
Matt Lancett is a happily married 45-year-old man with two children. It was on his wedding anniversary that the stroke caused the loss of his left field of vision in both eyes (a condition called left homonymous hemianopia) and his life was changed forever.
Matt and family at a wedding
Prior to his stroke Matt was a qualified butcher, played football regularly and was a keen runner, which included him completing the London Marathon.
After coming out of hospital he suffered with balance issues, severe loss of confidence and anxiety for the next 12 months.
But his fortunes changed when his brother told him about a woman with a visual impairment, who was playing rugby at Warriors Community Foundation in nearby Worcester.
Matt said:
"I'd started to think about playing football again, but it was too far to travel and I didn't have the confidence. As rugby was on my doorstep, the anxiety of travel was removed so I decided to get on the train for the short journey and give it a try.
Matt Lancett and the Worcester Warriors
"Having a ball back in my hand was incredible. It was instantly a huge lift to be playing some type of sport again."
But it wasn't just the physical activity aspect that was important Matt explained: "I hadn't socialised outside of the family for a year so to be back chatting and travelling with other visually impaired people was so uplifting. I had the chance to speak to other visually impaired people about how they have overcome their challenges."
In a short period of time, Matt found himself taking part in more sports and he joined the local VI cricket team. He also now takes part in running again with a guide and plays football.
He found through running, football, cricket, and in particular rugby, a new sense of freedom.
His confidence steadily grew. There were no longer constant worries about bumping into things. No worries about cars or other people around as he knew he safely on a sports pitch.
As well as playing locally in Worcester, he is part of the Change Foundation team in London. To take part in this he travels independently each month, even though this is challenging.
But the rewards have been life-changing! Matt was lucky enough to join the UK team in Japan to play VI rugby as part of the rugby World Cup arrangements in 2019. He travelled to Tokyo to compete in a three-test series against rivals from Japan and New Zealand. For Matt, it was an experience of a lifetime.
He looks back to how it all started:
"If it wasn't for my brother telling me about VI rugby things could have been very different. I had to have some drive to get up and try things out and I would encourage everyone to try something new – you might just reap the same benefits I have."
Matt Lancett and the England Rugby Team in Japan
Prior to getting active again, Matt thought he was a 40-year-old man with no future. He now knows this is not the case, but he needed the support of family and his friends to realise what could still be achieved.
He is now working with Warriors Community Foundation to promote visually impaired rugby to people in the Worcester area and beyond. He said: "The aim is to roll out the game to all parts of the UK, to remove travel and cost barriers that exist and provide opportunities at a local level.
"I back working and my family more broadly has benefited. My wife has got some of her freedom back to do things just for herself. She has the confidence that I am taking part in activities safely and working alongside people who understand what support is needed.'
Sport and physical activity was the springboard that Matt needed to get some part of his old life back. He added:
"I encourage all visually impaired people to try something new as I know the impact it can have. It has transformed my life and given me back the confidence to live life to the fullest."
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Vision Impaired Rugby E15 14 March
March 6, 2020 NewsEast London Sports Association, Metro Blind Sport, Partially Sighted Rugby, rugby, The Change FoundationSaul Wynne
COME AND TRY VISUALLY IMPAIRED RUGBY!
Organised by Metro Blind Sport, The Change Foundation and East London Sports Association. Monthly Sessions are Free to all.
In recent years, The Change Foundation (TCF) in the UK, with its visually impaired coaches and players, has developed VI rugby as a seven-a-side touch version, played with an adapted ball that makes a noise to help players locate it when it's moving.
The sport has grown in popularity since it launched 4 years ago with people playing across the UK. The main differences between mainstream rugby and VI rugby are that the ball contains small ball bearings, or bells, to make it audible, you do two-hand touch tackles (essentially like touch rugby). But, you still score in the same way, you pass to one another in the same way, and you work as a team in the same way.
This allows the game to be safe and accessible.
The gameplay takes into consideration a wide range of sight conditions whilst maintaining the fundamental codes, laws and spectacle of rugby.
Why not give it a try! It's free and is going to be running every month with expert coaching available.
Venue: Sports Hub E15, 71 Holland Rd, London E15 3BP
Date: Starting 14 March 2020, Every 2nd Saturday Time: 10 am – 12 pm
Contact: martin.symcox@metroblindsport.org Phone: 07508 958 927
Meet and Greet available at West Ham Station TFL
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For more information, please contact Charlie Raven,
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Email: martin.symcox@metroblindsport.org Phone: 07508 958 927
VI Rugby 25 April in E15
February 19, 2020 EventsEast London Sports Association, Metro Blind Sport, Partially Sighted Rugby, rugby, The Change FoundationSaul Wynne
Sports Hub E15, 71 Holland Rd, London E15 3BP
Date: 25 April 2020, Every 2nd Saturday Time: 10 am – 12 pm
VI Rugby 11 April Cancelled
VI Rugby 11 April in E15 Cancelled
We regret to inform you that the VI Rugby on the 11 April will be cancelled with immediate effect; until further notice. This is due to the current health situation.
Metro Blind Sport advises checking the latest government Coronavirus advice: link here and the NHS advice on infection control: NHS Advice
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Date: 28 March 2020, Every 2nd Saturday Time: 10 am – 12 pm


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2020 40 Under 40 Honoree: Julie Mallis
"Art for the sake of art isn't interesting or important to me. Art that brings people together is."
April Johnston, Photos by Becky Thurner Braddock,
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At Carnegie Mellon, Julie Mallis enrolled in the university's BXA program, which allows students the freedom to fuse multiple majors and fields of inquiry. Mallis' choice of art and anthropology earned them a lot of questions, namely: "What does art have to do with anthropology?" and "What are you going to do with an art degree?"
Turns out, a lot. Since graduating, Mallis has used their social justice work to inspire their art and their art to inspire their social justice work. "Art for the sake of art isn't interesting or important to me," Mallis says. "Art that brings people together is."
Their work at BOOM Concepts, an art hub and workspace that amplifies marginalized voices, helped to lay the foundation for the work they do now as executive director of Repair the World Pittsburgh. The service organization focuses on mobilizing the Jewish community to combat injustice and oppression, taking an intersectional approach not unlike the one they learned as an undergrad at CMU.
"It's easy for minority communities to silo themselves off due to historical trauma," Mallis says. "We try to build solidarity across those differences."
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This article appears in the November 2020 issue of Pittsburgh Magazine.
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Discover the magic of the Hawaiian Islands by touring each one. These jewels of the Pacific feature tropical beauty, warm breezes, and friendly people. What's more, the beaches of Hawaii have drawn visitors for centuries. If you don't have the time or money to visit all of the Hawaiian Islands, then select a couple to explore using this Hawaii travel guide:
Hawaii's Big Island
Hawaii's Big Island is the largest in the Hawaiian chain and offers visitors the most diverse landscape. The Big Island has 11 of 13 climate zones, including rain forests, beaches, mountains, volcanoes and more.
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The Big Island has two airports: Kona International Airport (KOA) on the west side and Hilo International Airport (ITO) on the east. Vacationers can make the most of their trip by flying into one airport and flying out of the other airport. This ensures you access to some of the best sightseeing in the world.
Luxury hotels, bed and breakfasts and standard hotels populate the island. For golfers, the Big Island is an ideal choice because it is home to 18 separate golf courses. Popular activities include hiking, lava tube walks, surfing, scuba diving and for the coffee lovers, coffee plantation tours. Expert skiers can enjoy the slopes of Mauna Kea although the region is not recommended for beginners. While you're vacationing, make plans to visit:
Hilo Farmer's Market: It offers products from over 200 local craftsmen, growers and more.
Akaka Falls State Park: This lush, tropical rainforest is home to massive waterfalls.
Hawai'i Volcanoes National Park: Features some of the most magnificent, up-close views of volcanic activity.
History buffs will also enjoy touring Hulihe'e Palace, a former vacation home of the Hawaiian royalty, located along the water near Kailua-Kona. The structure is filled with traditional Hawaiian furniture, paintings, quilts, and other decorative arts. Also, don't miss touring the luxury beachfront resorts, which line the west coast of the island. The Big Island also boasts an orchid farm and a working cattle ranch.
Maui is an island of many faces. It has the luxury beach resort villages of Kapalua and Kaanapali, alongside the scenic village of Hana, which is home to hundreds of pristine waterfalls.
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While on Maui, be sure to visit the dormant volcano, Mt. Haleakala, which is renowned for its beautiful sunrises. Spend a day in Lahaina, a 17th century whaling village and missionary outpost, where you can shop for arts, crafts and other cultural treasures. Maui is also the site of Hawaii's prime whale watching center. Each year in late November, hundreds of humpback whales arrive from their summer homes in the Bering Sea to spend the winter in the warm Hawaiian waters. The whales stay until early June, with the peak viewing months being January through April.
Other notable experiences include the drive to Hana. You can take a shuttle bus or drive it yourself. The road offers 600 curves and 54 bridges and shouldn't be missed. You should also make time to visit Maui's incredible beaches which offer something for everyone, including windsurfing and boogie boarding.
The island of Oahu is home to the state capital, Honolulu, Waikiki Beach, Pearl Harbor, and two of the world's best surfing beaches, Sunset and Waimea. Visitors fly into Oahu's main airport, Honolulu International (HNL), which doubles as a main entry point for most visitors to the Hawaiian Island chain.
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The bustling city of Honolulu offers visitors the benefits of a large city, such as excellent shopping and fine dining restaurants, in a scenic tropical setting. White sand, Waikiki Beach spans the downtown shoreline. Outside of town, the somber Arizona Memorial at Pearl Harbor is a moving tribute to the sailors and airmen who lost their lives on that terrible day in December 1941. Further inland, the Mormon-run Polynesian Cultural Center contains seven authentically recreated villages, representing the cultures that came together to populate the Hawaiian Islands. During your stay, you'll want to be sure to visit the following:
Waikiki: The beach and resort area is one of the best known in the world.
Pearl Harbor: The national landmark is open to the public and offers daily tours.
North Shore: Sunset and Waimea beaches are home to some of the most dramatic and challenging surf in the world.
Iolani Palace: A cultural oddity within the United States as the only official royal residence of the former Hawaiian Kingdom's monarchs.
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Visitors fly into Kauai's main airport in Lihue located on the southeastern part of the island. Unlike its sister isles, Kauai is quieter and offers a laid-back environment. Kauai is filled with scenic wonders, from the lush and tropical fern grotto, site of many an island wedding, to the deep and craggy Waimea Canyon, a smaller and more colorful version of the Grand Canyon.
Kauai has starred in many films, including the musical, South Pacific, Disney's Lilo and Stitch, and Jurassic Park. Vacationers have the option of staying at a luxury resort, vacation rental or country cottages. The variety of places to stay makes Kauai an ideal honeymoon spot. The island's natural beauty should be experienced by visiting:
Wailua River: The winding river offers some of the most awe-inspiring views in the world.
Kilauea Lighthouse: A majestic scenic point that is popular with visitors of all ages.
Napali Coast: Indulge yourself with an air or boat tour of the magnificent cliffs of the islands North Shore.
One of the smallest islands in the Hawaiian chain, Lanai is just 18 miles long at its longest point. The small island destination doesn't boast a lot of direct flights, but visitors can take a short hop over from Honolulu. Lanai consists mainly of pineapple plantations. The scenic island is also home to two luxury resorts, the beachfront Manele Bay and the inland, Lodge at Koele. Lanai has little nightlife and shopping, but it is a perfect destination for honeymooners or anyone looking to "get away from it all." Even if you only go over for a day, be sure to check out:
Kaiolohia: A secluded beach popular for a shipwreck located just off the shore.
Keahiakawelo: Also known as the "Garden of the Gods," it is a four wheeler's heaven.
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Remember when traveling to Hawaii to plan on dressing casually. You'll want a jacket for evenings and early mornings. Skiers and hikers planning to head for higher elevations will need warmer clothes. Nightclubs and restaurants typically require semi-formal or dress casual. Skip the suits and ties, as few wear them in the Aloha State.
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Virginia case information for the upcoming weekend
The latest case information is in for the Virginia Supreme Court on Friday afternoon.
According to court records, the judge will issue an order that requires the Commonwealth to provide a list of all documents in the case to the Commonwealth Attorney's Office.
The order also requires the attorneys for the Commonwealth and for the Attorney General to submit to the court an affidavit outlining any actions they took to respond to the request.
A hearing on the request is set for 8:30 a.m. on Friday.
The attorney for the attorney general, James G. Cogan, could not be reached for comment.
Virginia has a history of lawsuits over privacy issues.
In 2015, a federal appeals court ruled in favor of an Alabama man who wanted to sue the Virginia Attorney General's Office for violating his privacy by notifying him when his information had been provided by the state.
The case involved an electronic health record, which is used by health care providers to track patient health status and monitor medical and behavioral conditions.
In 2014, Virginia became the first state to require an electronic records-management system for the use of the state's electronic health records.
Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring, a Democrat, argued the Virginia Health and Human Services Commission, which oversees the agency, did not have jurisdiction over him because he was not a resident of the Commonwealth.
State law states that the Commonwealth's Attorney General is the person responsible for the "care and administration of the office."
The Virginia case involved the filing of a lawsuit by the attorney of William "Bill" Epps, who was a former state employee and was charged with the felony of making false statements in his work report.
Epps had a criminal record in Alabama for theft and battery and attempted murder.
The case was later dismissed.
Epps filed a civil lawsuit against the state in federal court in Washington, D.C., claiming that the Attorney Generals Office violated his civil rights by not disclosing his information in his official report.
The lawsuit claimed that the state "failed to act timely in providing" Epp with the information.
The judge ruled in Epps' favor, noting that the Virginia Office of Information Technology (OIT) has "a statutory duty to provide information" to the Virginia attorney general's office.
The OIT, however, was unaware of Epps information before it was provided to him, and its actions "failed even to notify Epps that his information would be provided," the judge wrote.
The Commonwealth's attorney's office has been required by the law to provide Epps with information about the electronic health systems in Virginia.
According, the attorney's attorney, Michael M. Womack, argued that his client should be able to see what information was being provided to the attorney.
According Epps lawyer, Richard A. McBride, the Attorney's office had to provide "the information in a form that is accessible by the public and not be subject to a FOIA exemption," Womak wrote in his brief.
"The public and the public records law requires disclosure of any and all information related to any civil rights violation to be provided by state agencies in their public filings," McBride wrote.
In the opinion by Judge Robert L. Lamberth, the opinion said the Attorney-General's Office "was not properly informed of Epp's case, and was unaware that the information contained in Epps report was being used by the Commonwealth as part of the public record."
Epps' attorneys asked for a temporary restraining order in federal district court in Virginia, which would bar the attorney from contacting Epps for two years.
The Virginia Supreme court declined to issue a temporary injunction.
The court also agreed to stay the hearing, but a judge set a Monday deadline for the parties to submit their responses to the injunction.
The hearing is scheduled for 8 a.M. on Monday.
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Band: Robin Zander, Rick Neilsen, Tom Petersson, Bun E. Carlos.
If there's one constant in rock 'n' roll, it's a Cheap Trick show.
Fast approaching its 20th anniversary, the Chicago quartet long ago nailed down its live style, mixing singer Robin Zander's glass-shattering vocal histrionics, goofy guitarist Rick Neilsen's urgent power-chording, prodigal bassist Tom Petersson's thunderous bottom end and Joe-average drummer Bun E. Carlos' steady grooves into a tightly wound, powerful rock sound that has, despite many bumps in the road, survived on its own terms.
At the packed House of Blues, Cheap Trick offered tracks from its new Warner Bros. album, "Woke Up With a Monster," as well as songs from its late-'70s glory days.
The band wisely chose the best tunes from the newer material. Songs like show opener "My Gang,""Girlfriends" and new single "Woke Up With a Monster" all stood up well next to the old faves.
From the back catalog, "Southern Girls,""California Man" (with its nifty new guitar intro), the crazed "Dream Police" and "I Want You to Want Me," the song that brought them worldwide acclaim in 1979, were highlights, as was the Beatles' "Magical Mystery Tour," a longtime band concert fave.
A couple of songs, notably tear-jerker "The Flame" (Cheap Trick's only No. 1 hit) and new dud "Didn't Know I Had It," will quickly be forgotten.
Though popular musical styles have long since bypassed Cheap Trick's straight-ahead rock angle, the band's proven formula for rock 'n' roll that's loud, heavy and simple is one that's just too charming to ignore.
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Myths and truths of Australian bigotry
Larry Schwartz
The man from the pay TV company was adamant: he wasn't selling anything. But too often I've opened my front door to strangers and found myself tempted by some sales pitch. So I'd answered the bell warily, spoke through the screen door and tried to keep the encounter brief.
'I'm sorry but we're not interested.'
But he knew better. 'It's because of the colour of my skin,' he said as he turned to leave.
It was to be a parting shot. But I called him back, stepping out onto the veranda. Surely he could not assume that everyone not interested in hearing what he had to say was a bigot.
I had no idea, he replied, how often he was called a 'brown bastard' by people he approached.
Later, I wondered if I was not all the more defensive because I grew up in segregated, apartheid-era South Africa. In Australia, where I've spent well over half my life, it seems at times that as long as you have a fairish complexion, you can be lulled into assuming tolerance and goodwill.
Last 26 January I sat with a small crowd near Belgrave, east of Melbourne. I had come there to hear filmmaker and musician, Richard Frankland, and his band, the Charcoal Club. We hadn't seen each other in a few years and I thought I'd stop by.
Elsewhere this was Australia Day, the national flag unfurled in celebration. But here in Belgrave's Borthwick Park it was Survival Day. A whispy-haired toddler in striped shirt waddled in front of the stage holding a small Aboriginal flag. A sign tied to tree trunks declared 'The country needs a treaty'.
Frankland, a big man in broad-brimmed hat, leaned over a tiny mandolin. He'd been to Canberra in February 2008 to film the impact of Kevin Rudd's apology to the Stolen Generations. Rudd's apology, Frankland once told me, was 'an incredibly wonderful step forwards'. 'I felt more Australian,' he said. 'I felt more a part of the nation; that I was seen as a contributor.'
I like to think we can rise to the challenge of increasing diversity. I didn't want to believe the assertions of that pay TV man at my front door. Then I read about objections to the presence of Australians of Indian background on the TV serial Neighbours.
I thought the man might be exaggerating. Then I read about increasing complaints to the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission by those alleging they had been excluded from pubs and clubs because of their race. The commission reported a 55 per cent increase in 'total race complaints across all sectors' in a year.
'I naïvely believed this kind of inexcusable discrimination did not happen in our multicultural society,' a woman wrote to The Age in late November after an incident at a Toorak nightclub. She'd been with fellow medical students of Sri Lankan and Indian background who were turned away, ostensibly because the venue was full, while others in the group were admitted.
The Monash University-Scanlon Foundation annual Mapping Social Cohesion survey recently found that the number of people reporting discrimination due to skin colour, ethnic origin or religion had increased from 9 per cent to 14 per cent in four years.
Are we becoming less tolerant, as we become more diverse? Pino Migliorino, chair of the Federal Ethnic Communities' Councils of Australia (FECCA), said at a conference in Adelaide a few months ago that racism was now often more subtle and had shifted to the targeting of religion rather than race.
It's almost 40 years since Whitlam Government Immigration Minister Al Grassby confirmed that the White Australia Policy was dead. 'Give me a shovel,' he declared in 1973, 'and I'll bury it.'
Attitudes were not so easily buried. 'We have amassed more than our share of xenophobia on these shores and seem willing to accord equality only to those who promise not to be different,' Lorna Lippmann, a Monash researcher on Aboriginal Affairs, wrote in a book released the year Grassby called for that shovel (Words or Blows: Racial Attitudes in Australia, Penguin Books 1973).
La Trobe University academic Gwenda Tavan, recalling Grassby's assurance in her book, The Long Slow Death of White Australia (Scribe Publications 2005), concluded that he may have been essentially correct, but underestimated White Australia's power to haunt future generations. 'In Australia's case,' she wrote, 'race remains the proverbial skeleton in the closet.'
'We'd fundamentally debunk the White Australia Policy and white Australia mentality if we get this up,' Patrick Dodson said recently as co-chair of the Federal Government-appointed panel that has recommended changes to the constitution to recognise Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander culture and languages, prohibit racial discrimination and remove the last traces of racism.
The encounter at my front door ended amicably. Next time I'll be sure to open the screen door at least and take time to welcome a stranger even if only to say, no thanks.
Larry Schwartz is a Melbourne writer, PhD student at Swinburne University and author of an apartheid-era memoir, The Wild Almond Line.
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Migrants to this country are often the most racist. Especially white migrants.
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Instead of his token, no-strings-attached "apology" to aboriginals, Kevin Rudd, as Labor leader, should have sincerely apologised for Labor's and the Unions' role in forging the White Australia Policy. And for subsequent reaffirmations of same in, eg, the disgraceful responses of the Whitlam Labor Government and the unions to Vietnamese boatpeople, who were manifestly fleeing a murderous regime. This is an issue which the moralising Left commentariat has notoriously continued to ignore. Couple this with the fact that the proposed amendments to the Constitution are themselves racially discriminatory and one can only conclude that racism's future in Australia is very bright indeed.
HH | 23 January 2012
I absolutely agree with HH that an apology for the White Australia policy should have been given...... but by both the major parties since both were complicit. Although not cast in the same words or context, the Coalition's policy and rhetoric (and attitude) to boatpeople is and has been every bit as shocking, if not more so, than Labor's. (No wonder Malcolm Fraser has renounced the Liberal party!) None of this diminishes the importance of the apology to aboriginals over the "stolen generations". And unless an apology is without strings, it is worth little. While we are at it, let the corporate chiefs of offshoring companies apologise for dumping people out of work here for the purpose of extracting greater profits out of the sweat of regional sweat-shops. Yes, let the apologies and redress of injustices roll on!
Stephen Kellett | 23 January 2012
Yeah, yeah HH, it's all Gough's fault. too bad he was not PM when the Vietnamese were fleeing though isn't it.
My 10 year old nephew thought the White Australia Policy was the new National Skin Cancer Awareness Campaign.
AURELIUS | 24 January 2012
Although Al Grassby confirmed the death of White Australia in 1973, it was the DLP of all parties which first adopted the abolition of the White Australia Policy as party policy, offering that policy to the public in several Federal elections prior to 1973
Bill Barry | 24 January 2012
"too bad he was not PM when the Vietnamese were fleeing though isn't it." No Marilyn, it's actually great that Gough wasn't PM when the Vietnamese were fleeing. Because heaven knows what he would have done with them when they did arrive, considering when he was P.M. (e.g. April 21, 1975) he referred to them as "f.....g Vietnamese Balts", and heavies in his cabinet such as Clyde Cameron readily assented. Fraser and the Coalition were far too cool towards these refugees, for my money. Still, they were paragons of virtue compared with Labor on this issue ... at least, to those who were and are not of the left.
SK 1. The Liberal and National parties did not exist at the time the WAP was created. The Labor Party proudly and accurately proclaims its existence at that time when it was behind its inception. And of course the Unions and workers "movement" in general was crucial to its forging. Moreover, it was under Menzies and Holt - Liberals - that the winding back of the WAP commenced. 2. Notwithstanding the claims of the Ronald Wilson "Stolen Generations" ("Bringing Them Home") report, there is considerable controversy as to whether any aboriginal was relevantly "stolen". No case based on this theory has been succeeded in civil law. And no apology is owing if it can't be proved that the policies were not actually beneficial to those who were removed. Yet the evidence is that it saved lives. I actually think an apology is owed to those who removed half-caste children from their circumstances in an effort to save them from death or destitution, but who are now routinely pilloried for their laudatory efforts. 3. Your comment on businesses relying on regional sweatshops curiously recapitulates the White Australia Policy. It's an argument against cheaper and more efficient pools of labour from Asia supplanting our Australian workers, with their legally enforced higher pay and condition rates, regardless as to whether the workers in Asia are actually better or worse off as a result of their successfully outbidding their Australian counterparts. Crocodile tears for those Asians, I say.
I am Australian born and bred. I grew up in the 50's in Carlton amongst Australians, Italians, Greeks, with a smatering of other cultures. I had an Australian born Chinese friend at primary school. I have had a varied group of friends. I can trace the history and imigration policies that were in place at that time by their nationality. There is not enough space here to describe them all, The one thing most of those people had in common was that they came from supperior stock than the mongrals who called themselves Australian. I do not discriminate against Newbies. I find them fascinating and I am also a bit in awe of them. They have taken a huge step to start a new life in a strange land with a strange/weird culture. Some have overcome horrific adversity to get here. Why then would I reject them? Even as a small child I detested the treatment of the Aborigines. Looking back now I was at high school with one of the stolen generation.
Kath Garraway | 27 January 2012
I grew up in South Africa, half my life during apartheid and half afterwards. I then moved to the UK where it was wonderful to see all skin colours widely accepted and befriended. That's not to say racism doesn't exist in the UK, it does, its just far less prevalent than South African and Australia. My partner and I recently moved to Australia and he has been particularly surprised at the lack of multiculturalism. White are friends with white, asians with asians, aborigines with aborigines. And everyones lives and communities are completely separate. I hope that in the future there will be wider acceptance of other cultures, for my children's sake. The inherent racism of each ethnic or religious group towards another must not be allowed to continue. I'm tired of white people being portrayed as the baddies, it takes every group to participate to become one community. Why cant we just work together on this?
Sam | 27 January 2012
I'm disappointed at the 'blame game' nature of the comments to this article so far. We all must share our history and we all must repudiate it. Our nation was based on identity politics - British racial identity, BUT has in the last 60 years been built on immigration. Race politics is still used by some politicians and is nervously recognised by others. Racism is much less than in my childhood 50 years ago BUT still exists. Familiarity though, leads to gradual acceptance. Racism is reducing, but will never disappear. Much 'racism' is in fact more cultural [including religious] than actual racism. I too was schooled with refugees, during the 1950s and 60s. I saw 'ghettos' come and go, despite the fear of their permanency. I have shared the benefit of the contribution of immigrants of all races and religions. When we stop marginalising and distancing immigrants and instead seek to learn from them, help them, gain from them and welcome them, then our historical fear and vulnerability towards different peoples will be conquered.
bob james | 29 January 2012
Larry - and those responding
Thanks for reminding us that things are not quite as our national rhetoric might suggest - that some human beings still like to feel superior to others - want to put others down on the basis of accent, of ethnicity, of class, educational or other background. All of us I am sure agree that no one is better than we are - and while maintaining this sensibility are yet able to believe, some of us, that we are better than others. I find it hard to go beyond my own family connections at times or of my friends - to illustrate my sense of joy at my fellow humans of such incredible diversity and achievement in the face of whom I feel a true sense of humility - to my First Fleet convict ancestors or my Scottish teacher grand-mother or my English jack-of-all-trades grand-father - my Indigenous Worimi kinsman, my ethnic Chinese-Indonesian aunt, my German born-and-raised uncle, my French sister-in-law - my Japanese pen-friend and her high school chum who co-incidentally married one of my distant Australian cousins - my mother who completed first year of junior high school - my good mate an Indian scientist from Bengal - my many good friends in Japan - and elsewhere! Yes, Larry - and friends (and kinfolk) out of South Africa too - of varied ethnic backgrounds!
Jim KABLE | 20 February 2012


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The 1964–65 Football League season was Birmingham City Football Club's 62nd in the Football League and their 38th in the First Division. Having replaced Gil Merrick as manager with coach Joe Mallett, newly arrived from Nottingham Forest, they finished bottom of the 22-team division so were relegated to the Second Division for the 1965–66 season. They lost their opening match in each of the cup competitions, to West Ham United in the third round proper of the 1964–65 FA Cup and to Chelsea in the second round of the League Cup.

Twenty-six players made at least one appearance in nationally organised first-team competition, and there were fifteen different goalscorers. Half back Winston Foster played in all 44 first-team matches over the season, and Stan Lynn and Geoff Vowden finished as joint leading goalscorers with only 10 goals each, all scored in league competition. Eight of Lynn's ten goals were scored from the penalty spot.

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 Source for lineups, appearances, goalscorers and attendances: Matthews (2010), Complete Record, pp. 364–65.
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Arizona Game and Fish takes measures to avoid disturbing bald eagles during breeding season
Dec 4, 2022, 7:15 AM
An American bald eagle flies over Mill Pond on July 29, 2018 in Centerport, New York. (Photo by Bruce Bennett/Getty Images)
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BY ALEX WEINER
PHOENIX — Bald eagle mating season is here, and wildlife officials in Arizona have taken measures to avoid disturbing their habitat during a critical period for the population.
The Arizona Department of Game and Fish is temporarily closing portions of public land and water areas in the state, while pilots are instructed to maintain the FAA-recommended 2,000-foot above ground level advisory while flying the bird's habitat.
Drones and paragliders are asked to avoid eagle habitat during breeding season, as bald eagles are sensitive to low-flying aircraft activity near their nests.
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"Arizona's bald eagles are hard at work preparing their nest for what we hope will be a productive breeding season," Kenneth "Tuk" Jacobson, bald eagle management coordinator with AZGDF, said in a press release.
The listed areas designated on the Phoenix Sectional Aeronautical map include the Salt and Verde river drainages, Lake Pleasant, Roosevelt Lake, Alamo Lake, Chevelon Canyon Lake, Woods Canyon Lake, Lake Mary, Dogtown Reservoir and the Bill Williams National Wildlife Refuge.
Bald eagles like to build nests on cliffs and trees near bodies of water for easy access to hunt for fish. They typically lay eggs in January or February and are most populous in Arizona from October to March after migrating from Canada, Wyoming, Montana and other states.
"The birds nest, forage and roost at rivers and lakes that are also popular recreation spots," Jacobson said. "That's why we must be vigilant to help protect the birds and ensure their populations statewide continue to flourish. That success wouldn't be possible without the cooperation of outdoor recreationists who respect the closures during the breeding season."
The 2022 breeding season included 78 young hatching and 61 reaching their first flights and becoming fledglings.
Bald eagles have rebuilt their population in Arizona and the United States after getting listed under the Endangered Species Act in 1978. The species once facing extinction was removed from the list in 2007, and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife service called the bald eagle an Endangered Species Act success story.
The Southwestern Bald Eagle Management Committee implemented through AZGDF remains diligent in protecting the apex predator and national symbol.
Did you know that Arizona is home to the entire known population of desert nesting bald eagles in the U.S.? Thanks to continued protection, there are currently a total of 42 known bald eagle breeding areas in the state! #NationalSaveTheEaglesDay 🦅 pic.twitter.com/n82LDegnu8
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AZGFD advises those visiting eagles habitat to observe the birds from a distance and look for signs or buoys. Disturbed eagles will let intruders know by circling and vocalizing.
The department also recommends anglers properly discard fishing lines, as line and tackle have killed nestlings in Arizona before.
AZGFD lists specific restrictions and closures online, as well as a map of the bald eagle nest locations.
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Jace Hyduchak was like most other kids in his kindergarten class: He loved to play basketball, dress up like his favorite superheroes and jump as high as his pint-sized body would take him on his backyard trampoline.


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SAN ANTONIO - A veteran San Antonio police officer was indefinitely suspended, the equivalent of being terminated, in January for an incident that happened last summer.
Garcia and his partner were dispatched to the mall to speak with Dewaxne Robinson, 24, who was being detained by mall security guards who claimed Robinson was disturbing shoppers.
According to a police report, Robinson was "getting aggressive and confrontational with mall patrons as they were walking by." It was also alleged Robinson was "using vulgar language" and "threatening patrons as they passed."
A copy of Garcia's body-worn camera footage obtained by the KSAT Defenders showed a calm Robinson in front of the Macy's department store surrounded by several security guards as Garcia and his partner approached.
Robinson explained to Garcia that he felt he was being harassed by the security guards, who had told him to leave. He said he was in the process of leaving, but the security guards kept following him and he "got upset that security would not leave him alone."
Garcia explained to Robinson that if the security guards wanted him to leave, he needed to comply with their order or he could be arrested and charged with criminal trespass.
"My question to you is, 'If they tell you to leave the mall, are you going to leave the mall?'" Garcia said in the video. "If they tell you they don't want you here and you have to leave, then you have to leave. If you don't leave, then you're breaking the law, but you're not breaking the law by being here. But if they tell you to leave and you don't leave, then you're breaking the law, and that's when I get involved."
In the video footage, Robinson said he didn't do anything wrong but agreed to provided his identification to Garcia. Before handing the ID to Garcia, Robinson continued to question what he was doing wrong and why he could face a criminal trespass charge even though he was cooperating with the officers.
The police report, which was written by Garcia, stated Robinson "removed his ID from his wallet but refused to hand it to me ... at that point we could see (Robinson) changing posture and begin to take an aggressive stance."
The video showed Robinson calmly saying, "No, hold up" when Garcia asked a second time for the ID. Garcia and his partner then grabbed Robinson by his arms and placed him in handcuffs before setting him on the ground.
"All I did was ask a question," Robinson was heard saying in the video. To which Garcia responded, "Right, and we asked you for ID and you refused to give it to us."
As Garcia and his partner asked the mall security guards questions and jotted down notes about the arrest while they waited for a van to transport Robinson, Garcia continued to engage in a back-and- forth banter with an increasingly agitated Robinson.
Robinson also complained about his arm being twisted while the handcuffs were being put on and used a racial slur, referring to Garcia as "n***a" several times, to which Garcia replied in a mocking tone, "N****? Do I look like your n****? Say it right. Put an 'r' at the end. If you're going to say it, don't call me n****. I ain't your n****."
When Robinson asked once again why he was being arrested, Garcia sarcastically replied, "For being a f***ed up n****."
Rather than de-escalating the situation as officers are trained to do, Garcia continued to escalate the situation by interacting with Robinson, eventually stating "F*** you, too. Here, here, this is the police telling you f*** you. How do you like that?"
The recording, which lasts 24 minutes and 52 seconds, also captured Garcia taking Robinson to the ground once they got outside and using his baton as a pressure point when Robinson became uncooperative during a patdown search.
It was that use of force that led Robinson to file a complaint against Garcia with the San Antonio Police Department a month after the arrest.
When Garcia's supervisors reviewed the body camera footage, they saw his interaction with Robinson.
A sergeant wrote in a report, "I did observe Officer Garcia use vulgar language in a manner that was unnecessary."
When referring to Garcia's use of the N-word, the sergeant wrote, "He did not use the word in a racist manner, or direct it at anyone. He merely repeated the word after Robinson said it out loud several times."
The sergeant determined a written reprimand would be an appropriate punishment for Garcia.
Two lieutenants, who also reviewed the incident, wrote in reports: "Garcia was very unprofessional with his use of profanity and slang word 'n****.' I saw no procedural violations with the use of force. I concur with Sgt. Jerrytone's recommendation that a Letter of Reprimand for this incident will remind Off. Garcia that this will not be tolerated anywhere on the department."
When the incident was reviewed by a deputy chief, however, he did not agree with the other officers in the chain of command. He wrote, "Officer Garcia engaged in unnecessary banter with the arrested person even acknowledging that he is telling the arrested person 'F*** you' on camera, very unprofessional behavior-- forward to Internal Affairs for formal investigation."
San Antonio police Chief William McManus later agreed with a review board's assessment of the incident, which recommended the indefinite suspension.
"That was not reprimandable conduct by any means. Indefinitely suspending the officer was the only remedy to this particular situation," McManus said in an interview. "That kind of behavior is not in accordance with our guiding principles. So the whole thing, from start to finish, right after start to finish, was just as wrong as wrong can be."
McManus said officers have been trained in de-escalation tactics for years and all officers went through bias and implicit bias training within the past two years.
"We go to great lengths to make sure our officers understand what bias is, what implicit bias is, and that, again, is something that we will not tolerate," McManus said. "That word is like nitroglycerin."
McManus said he was in disbelief as he watched the video of the encounter. He said he contacted the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People to let them know what happened and the actions he took, and then he met with NAACP leaders.
"There were maybe 12 to 15 folks that met us up in the conference room, and I answered questions about it, told them what I did about it and at the end of the day, I hope they were satisfied," McManus said. "We've got 2,347 police officers in this department, and when one of them makes that kind of mistake, it reflects poorly on the department, the department's culture, and we simply can't have that."
When asked about the incident by Internal Affairs investigators, Garcia attempted to defend his actions.
"I used similar language as a means of communicating my point. I repeated some of his language in order to speak a vernacular he would understand.
"I usually take offense to such language, and I don't stand for it. I did not use the word in a derogatory manner or use it in reference to anyone at the scene. Nobody has complained of the language, either," Garcia said.
McManus was not swayed by Garcia's explanations.
"That doesn't justify it or explain it away by any stretch," McManus said. "We will not tolerate any kind of racial or ethnic discrimination or defamation when it comes to those things. We're just not going to do it, can't do it."
"While we respect Chief McManus' right to issue disciplinary actions, we respectfully disagree with his decision to terminate my client, San Antonio Police Officer Tim Garcia in lieu of a lesser punishment. Officer Garcia has nearly 19-years of law enforcement experience of which nearly 11-years are with the San Antonio Police Department. Officer Garcia is a reputable officer and has been assigned to bike patrol since 2009, where he interacts with thousands of individuals monthly. He is proud to serve the great San Antonio community. The event that led to Officer Garcia's termination was incredibly unfortunate, but it was not a result of any intentional malice on his part. Officer Garcia takes full responsibility for his actions and openly admits he should be disciplined for allowing himself to echo the same words the male was articulating towards the officers at the location, but not terminated for this isolated event. Officer Garcia expresses regret and sincerely apologizes for his behavior. In his law enforcement career, he has never been cited or disciplined for any similar conduct."


I write this article to demystify a little of what is sold out there as courses, workshops and self-defense classes. In my opinion, "buying" (believing) 90% of these courses is more dangerous than not knowing anything at all.
The reality of it is simple to understand. A man or woman who has never practiced sports, or practices the occasional race or gym, is not physically, technically and psychologically prepared for a "no rules" violent confrontation with a more experienced, more aggressive and accustomed to violence opponent. To be clearer still, regular martial arts practitioners with 2 weekly training sessions are also not prepared for this type of confrontation.
Being convinced otherwise, or worse, convincing a group of students that knowing one or two disarming techniques, a couple of punches and a kick during a 2 days course prepares them for a real situation of self-defense is at least irresponsible. And can lead, one of those students, to be involved in a violent conflict with a very small chance of success.
In fact, what you see on sale all around are courses of one or another martial art, where they approach (show) the techniques they consider most applicable in armed or unarmed confrontation, against 1 or several opponents, and in the case of what is sold to women, confrontation against stronger opponents.
In Esgrima Lusitana Cascais we also train some combat situations with and without protections in response to armed and unarmed attacks. However these courses of limited duration are not factories of fighters capable of defending themselves from everything and everyone, and should not be sold as such, at most they may have the commendable aim of drawing students attention to the various aspects of what can be involved in self-defense and martial arts in general, and engaging the student's interest in learning more and starting a life partially devoted to martial arts training.
First of all, a basic principle for general situations of assaults, conflicts, etc., if you get to the physical confrontation, you left behind 95% of the work of solving this situation without injury. If you only work / train combat techniques, you are training for those 5% of what would be an effective and safe approach to a potential conflict.
Let's start by abandoning the name "self-defense" and use a more accurate term "personal safety", this designation implies a state and not an action limited in time, and as such our main objective should be to maintain a personal security state, avoiding situations that make it insecure.
This state of "personal safety" that we all enjoy begins long before a potential conflict presents itself, you may even consider that is starts before you leave home.
If you go to the street with tight pants or very wide and falling, or 15 cm's high heels that will not allow you an escape or limits your movements, surely you will not be prepared to ensure your safety. I know, concerns about the image and presentation may be important to your work or social life, but maybe in traveling you could walk more comfortably.
Let me explain what I understand to be the best approach to situations that include risk to your personal safety, including matters that should be regularly and methodically trained for anyone who wants to effectively reduce the likelihood of becoming a victim.
Basically a list of what you should consider, learn and train until your natural state is the application of these principles, and you can use them when all physical and physiological body reactions are working against you. From the injection of adrenaline to paralyzing fear, everything will be against you.
2. Escape. If you can, and as soon as you can, it's no shame, it's survival. Run, scream, ask for help, launche flares, do whatever it takes to get attention drawn to you and get away from the situation of eminent danger … By the way for how long can you run? And how far? I'm not talking about running on a slow pace, on a track or by the beach walk … I mean running away, running at high speed and through obstacles with a suitcase in hand, an umbrella or a heavy backpack with a computer inside.
4. Attack first with force and violence. Everything up to now has failed … The physical confrontation is eminent, you can not help or solve this well, so attack with speed, strength and with great fuss, all small advantages help, surprise, fear, … But the most important is to gain a small advantage, an opening, that allows you to escape (back to point 2). Violent situations in the street are rarely based on 1 to 1, you will probably be in numerical or strength disadvantage, the best option is to try to surprise and usually a violent response is not expected, anyway the chances of success are not great .
These options are valid without regard to the potential use of weapons, but this is the subject of another article, because beyond the law of "mine is bigger than yours" the use of a weapon also requires the mastery of a technique and psychological preparation to use it.
An individual attacked in the street by multiple opponents, manages to defended himself and leave all the opponents on the ground applying various techniques of combat with or without weapons and without getting touched or hurt, only happens in the movies … If you enter into physical confrontation, you will hit and you will take hits, the result becomes a game of odds and many times of luck, it is best to avoid the physical confrontation.
Personally as a Portuguese Stick-fighter a stick or baton always came in handy, even if it is just as a walking stick.
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Social robots may be more persuasive if they project less authority
by University of Toronto
Pepper is a socially interactive robot used by a team in the Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics Lab at U of T Engineering to study persuasion and authority in robot-human interactions. Credit: Liz Do / University of Toronto Engineering
In the future, socially interactive robots could help seniors age in place or assist residents of long-term care facilities with their activities of daily living. But will people actually accept advice or instructions from a robot? A new study from University of Toronto Engineering suggests that the answer hinges on how that robot behaves.
"When robots present themselves as human-like social agents, we tend to play along with that sense of humanity and treat them much like we would a person," says Shane Saunderson, lead author of a new paper published in Science Robotics.
"But even simple tasks, like asking someone to take their medication, have a lot of social depth to them. If we want to put robots in those situations, we need to better understand the psychology of robot-human interactions."
Saunderson says that even in the human world, there's no magic bullet when it comes to persuasion. But one key concept is authority, which can be further divided into two types: formal authority and real authority.
"Formal authority comes from your role: if someone is your boss, your teacher or your parent, they have a certain amount of formal authority," he says. "Real authority has to do with the control of decisions, often for entities such as financial rewards or punishments."
To simulate these concepts, Saunderson set up an experiment where a humanoid robot named Pepper was used to help 32 volunteer test subjects complete a series of simple tasks, such as memorizing and recalling items in a sequence.
Credit: Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics Lab, University of Toronto
For some participants, Pepper was presented as a formal authority figure: it was the experimenter and the only 'person' the subjects interacted with. For others, Saunderson was presented as the experimenter, and Pepper was introduced to help the subjects complete the tasks.
Each participant ran through a set of three tasks twice: once where Pepper offered financial rewards for correct answers to simulate positive real authority, another time, offering financial penalties for incorrect answers, simulating negative real authority.
Generally, Pepper was less persuasive when it was presented as an authority figure than when it was presented as a peer helper. Saunderson says that this result might stem from a question of legitimacy.
"Social robots are not commonplace today, and in North America at least, people lack both relationships and a sense of shared identity with robots," he says. "It might be hard for them to come to see them as a legitimate authority."
Another possibility is that people might disobey an authoritative robot because they feel threatened by it. Saunderson notes that the aversion to being persuaded by a robot acting authoritatively seemed to be particularly strong among male participants, who have been shown in previous studies to be more defiant to authority figures than females, and who may perceive an authoritative robot as a threat to their status or autonomy.
Shane Saunderson describing the history, context, and results of authority HRI study. Credit: Autonomous Systems and Biomechatronics Lab, University of Toronto
"A robot's social behaviors are critical to acceptance, use and trust in this type of distributive technology, by society as a whole," says Professor Goldie Nejat, Saunderson's supervisor and the other co-author on the new paper.
Nejat holds the Canada Research Chair in Robots for Society, and is a member of U of T's Robotics Institute. She and Saunderson conducted the work with support from AGE-WELL, a national network dedicated to the creation of technologies and services that benefit older adults and caregivers, as well as CIFAR.
"This ground-breaking research provides an understanding of how persuasive robots should be developed and deployed in everyday life, and how they should behave to help different demographics, including our vulnerable populations such as older adults," she says.
Saunderson says that the big take-away for designers of social robots is to position them as collaborative and peer-oriented, rather than dominant and authoritative.
"Our research suggests that robots face additional barriers to successful persuasion than the ones that humans face," he says. "If they are to take on these new roles in our society, their designers will have to be mindful of that and find ways to create positive experiences through their behavior."
Researchers explore what makes robots 'persuasive' to humans
More information: Persuasive robots should avoid authority: The effects of formal and real authority on persuasion in human-robot interaction, Science Robotics (2021). www.science.org/doi/10.1126/scirobotics.abd5186
Journal information: Science Robotics
Provided by University of Toronto
Citation: Social robots may be more persuasive if they project less authority (2021, September 22) retrieved 22 January 2022 from https://techxplore.com/news/2021-09-social-robots-persuasive-authority.html
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Although my mid year break has finished, I may have gone on a belated trip to Buxton with my cousin and her friends but only for the weekend. My holiday weakness would probably be packing because inevitably, I end up forgetting at least something once I'm halfway through to my destination. Most of the time it's the really easy things to remember like my toothbrush or extra socks. But this time my cousin reminded me to bring my gumbooties in case it's muddy, snowy and super cold which of course I was more than keen to bring as I haven't had the opportunity to get them dirty this winter. It was them which I had forgotten to pack and so I had bought this pair from Big W for quite a bargain I wasn't expecting. They fit perfectly and I've already stomped a few puddles trying to get pictures for a post. Since I am without a laptop, I've just made do with some easy editing on the iPad and I'm not entirely sure how his will go for me for the rest of the weekend. Speaking of which, it's going to be a long one and I'm quite comfortable finishing off this post after watching Oculus, eating maltesers and enjoying a pint of Renberg.
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The fire sales on Halloween candy are in full swing and the Christmas decorations are already coming out so you know what that means: the end of another year is almost upon us and that means it's time to assess your marketing budget. You might've gotten a nice surprise in your holiday goodie bag and found that you have a content marketing budget surplus to work with.
Here are nine ways to get the most out of that holiday gift and put it to work for your 2019 content strategy so you can also get a jumpstart on that winter vacation.
1. Invest in high-quality video and streaming.
Video's become an integral component of content strategy, and the Content Marketing Institute found that brands are not only still lagging on video content altogether, but also on the quality and type of video content. 82% of people would rather see live streaming video from a brand than their social media posts, so you don't need to spend thousands on professional film equipment when a few basic tools or even a mobile tripod will get the job done.
2. Get into Twitch streaming and/or look to Twitch influencers.
Speaking of live video, were you aware that Twitch streaming has become the fourth-largest source of peak internet traffic? If you're looking to latch onto the significant audiences that the more well-known Twitch streamers have, it'd be prudent to have games-related written and video content handy in addition to your standard video ads and sponsorship materials.
3. Pay special attention to the oncoming trend of voice search.
Voice-based searches are significantly on the rise, with Content Marketing Institute reporting that voice-based searches increased 75% between 2014 and 2017. This means that you'll need to invest more in your overall content strategy to prioritize natural-language searches over search terms alone when deciding to order blog posts, webpages, and other related content.
4. Go long form with a whitepaper or e-book.
Depending on what your brand offers and your target buyers, a whitepaper and/or e-book just might be the investment you need. What goals do you have in mind for 2019? Are you trying to increase sales for a particular product, get a specific demographic of email list signup, or attract more qualified leads? Whitepapers are popular with the B2B sphere as are e-books, but the latter also has several applications in B2C to get email signups which makes them a worthy investment, especially in areas where people are looking for helpful or useful content such as recipes, usage tips, and so on.
5. Consider a datasheet if your product or product mix is appropriate for it.
Datasheets are the most common in business technology solutions because of the multiple decision-makers involved and the sheer volume of specs and other information that needs to be communicated in an incredibly punctuated form. However, they've been incredibly underutilized in both B2B and B2C and may be appropriate for your products.
6. Give your staff and writers a bonus and a raise.
Regardless of which tax form they receive and whether you see them every day or just communicate via messages on here, you don't have a content marketing team without talent. You can't get things done without them. You want your strategists, writers, editors, videographers, and other talent to keep doing an awesome job? A holiday bonus is always appreciated as is finding out they're going to get more per word or project, which will provide the motivation to keep on churning out high-quality content that will continuously attract the leads and conversions you need.
7. Get a content strategist to ensure that your content strategy is on course for 2019.
Content marketing can be like sailing a ship into uncharted waters and you want to make sure that you're on course. To make sure that your content is going where you want it to go, and definitely not sinking in the process, it can be time to invest in a few hours of a content strategist's time to help determine the direction of your content and how well it aligns with your brand voice.
8. Start the year with stunning new images.
Written content is important, but pleasing imagery is even more crucial to get those clicks and shares. Are you still combing the internet for free pictures to use but keep ending up disappointed? It's time to put your surprise surplus to good use with professional stock photos and licensed or bespoke illustrations that best fit your brand. There are several easy-to-use tools like Canva that make gorgeous imagery available in a snap where you can use your own professional images or theirs for a low price per finished file.
Podcasting is an exciting subset of content marketing that has its challenges, but is both relatively inexpensive to get rolling and easy to execute as you can use free tools like Zoom and Audacity to record and edit. Podcasts serve a function that written content can't in that people listen to them on their commutes, at the gym, or doing housework and other tasks that make an audio format more amenable. Additionally, you can hire a transcriber to take down the text of the podcast so it's both accessible to hearing-impaired visitors and text that is searchable and indexed.
Content marketing is always the best value for your money compared to other types of marketing, but if you've got a surplus to work with you want to make sure you can get the most out of it and also keep 2018's methods in the past once the ball drops. And be sure to check out the talent at WriterAccess for all of your content strategy, writing, and image marketing needs!


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The Classic Editor, also known as the Visual Editor or TinyMCE Editor, is the default editing experience that came with WordPress prior to version 5.0. Although it's simple in its nature, it has powerful word processing capabilities.
Much like a regular word processor, it has toolbar buttons that allow you to Bold ( ) or Italicize ( ) text, add Headings ( ) or bullet points ( ) or even change the colour of your text. You can even use most of the basic keyboard shortcuts used in other text editors.
On top of word processing functionality it's easy to embed content such as Twitter Tweets, YouTube and Vimeo videos, and dozens of other types of content. It's also extremely easy to add images and other media into your content, it allows you to easily strip formatting when pasting text into your content with the Paste as text button ( ), and you can also insert special characters like ¼, ½, ¾, ©, €, ™ etc., with the Special character button ( ).
The Classic Editor it is perfect for when you have text heavy content and just need a simple editing interface.
Since the the Block Editor is now the default editor within WordPress you'll need to install the Classic Editor plugin to be able to use the old (TinyMCE) Classic Editor. The Classic Editor plugin will allow you to disable the new Block Editor and instead, will provide you with the same editing interface that you've been using prior to WP 5.0. The Classic Editor plugin can be downloaded from the Plugin Directory on the WordPress.org website, or you can install it directly onto your site using the Plugins > Add New menu option and then typing in 'Classic Editor' (without the quotes) in the Search plugins… field.
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We are witnessing a surge of anxiety about robots: Will they displace humans in the workplace and condemn us to mass idleness; and worse still, guided by their own artificial intelligence, will they become our rivals or even enemies? The Institute for Public Knowledge invites you to a lunchtime lecture and conversation on these themes from author Simon Head. Sociologist Harvey Molotch will serve as discussant.
The lecture will examine the above claims, posited by the likes of Martin Ford, Bill Gates, and Stephen Hawking, with a very skeptical eye, pivoting on the distinction between physical and virtual robots. Physical robots resemble humans to varying degrees and perform in their entirety tasks once performed by us (for example robots doing welding and paint work on an assembly line); virtual robots have no physical presence because they are software programs embedded in computers. With virtual robots there is a vast grey area – customer service, human resource management, health care, financial services, higher education and more – where robots can indeed perform the tasks assigned to them, but do so, Head argues, in ways that fall far short of human best practice and still rely on human managerial and technical input. In the eyes of corporate management, the deficiencies of virtual robots can be more than offset by the economic benefits they are thought to bring with them: above all, a smaller, more productive, yet lower skilled and lower paid human workforce, compensated for by the robots' 'artificial intelligence'. But, following philosopher John Searle, Head asks whether this robotic AI really exists at all. If it does not, are we in fact simply dealing with human managerial intelligence, with all its flaws and biases, simply transposed to a different setting?
Simon Head is a Senior Fellow at the Institute for Public Knowledge at NYU, a Senior Member of St Antony's College, Oxford. He is also a regular contributor to the New York Review of Books and Director of Programs at the New York Review of Books Foundation.
Harvey Molotch is Professor of Sociology and Metropolitan Studies at New York University, where he conducts research on power relations in urbanism, design, and media. His many well-known books include Against Security, Urban Fortunes (with John Logan), and Where Stuff Comes From, among others.


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BSG Constitution put to student vote
Madeline Diamond, News Editor
After changes to the Bucknell Student Government (BSG) Constitution were rejected by a student vote last semester, BSG is hosting two seminars and providing students with information about the proposed Constitution before it is put to a campus-wide vote Nov. 3-5. BSG representatives voted on Oct. 26 to bring the proposed constitution to a student vote.
"BSG is excited to present a revised Constitution to the student body, as we believe our community deserves a more representative and democratic institution to voice its opinion," BSG President Loren Jablon '15 said.
The first informational seminar for students took place on Oct. 30 and the second will be held on Nov. 3 in the Elaine Langone Center (ELC) Forum.
Jablon, Vice President of Operations Whitney Tatem '15, Clinton Kittrell '14, and Mitchell McBride have fronted this initiative, and have taken student feedback into account when planning these open discussions.
An email to students highlighted some of the notable changes to the Constitution, which include a clarification of vague and contradictory language and making the two-house congress structure permanent with 40 senators and 20 representatives.
"The proposed Constitution's clearer voting, membership, and vacancy procedures additionally aim to allow BSG to operate more efficiently in the future," Jablon said. "The recently implemented two-house structure is extremely effective. Giving students the opportunity to run for specific committee positions, as opposed to only general class congress seats, allows students to focus on areas of campus life they are passionate about."
Jablon also noted in her email to students that the goals of the proposed Constitution include better representation of all student interests and making BSG more democratic overall.


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Birth Place : Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Zodiac Sign : Leo
Chinese Zodiac : Rooster
Birth Element : Earth
Paul Lambert Biography, Life, Interesting Facts
Childhood And Early Life
Scottish soccer player Paul Lambert was on the 7 August 1969 in Glasgow but was raised in Linwood a town in the Scottish Lowlands.
Rise To Fame
Paul Lambert played soccer as a boy and was a fan of the Celtic Football Club in Glasgow. As a youth, he played for the Linwood Rangers Boys Club (1980).
By 1986 he had turned professional and joined St Mirren (1986-1993). In 1987 his team won the Scottish Cup. He then joined Motherwell Football & Athletic Club (1993-1996). In 1996, Paul joined Germany's Borussia Dortmund team and was part of the winning team when his club beat Juventus 3-1 in the Champions League final (1996-1997) Paul then returned to Scotland and played for Celtic (1997-2005). Moving into management, he was a player-manager with Livingston for 2005-2006, Wycombe Wanderers (2006-2008), Colchester United (2008-2009), Norwich City (2009-2012), Aston Villa (2012-2015), Blackburn Rovers (2015-2016), Wolverhampton Wanderers (2016-2017) and Stoke City (2018).
On a national level, Paul represented Scotland in the Scottish League XII in 1990, Scotland U21 (1991-1992)m Scotland B (1995-1996) and Scotland (1995-2003).
Paul Lambert has been married to his wife Monica since 1990. The couple has four children.
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The impact of disaster and mass violence is often widespread with many people who directly experience the event and many more who witness or are indirectly affected. It is common for people to react with behavioral and emotional stress reactions and readjustment problems. Prior research has shown that needs and reactions of individuals and communities change over time and can vary widely depending on the type of event.
Responses and interventions appropriate for one stage might be of little use—or even potentially harmful—at another phase. The post-event period can be divided into four phases: impact, immediate, intermediate, and long-term.
This phase encompasses the hours, days or weeks following a disaster or mass violence event, depending on the size and scope of the event. The impact phase tends to be longer for events that destroys people's homes and create a housing crisis, like a hurricane, earthquake, flood, or fire. Events like a mass shooting, large-scale accident, or technological disaster, may have a shorter impact phase because the survivors—though deeply affected—at least have a place to go home to.
Several stressors may occur during impact, including threat to life and encounters with injury and death; loss (of loved ones, home, workplace, possessions), dislocation (i.e., separation from loved ones, home, familiar settings, neighborhood, community); or, grappling with disasters that are caused by human error, neglect, or malevolence. Worry and confusion about family members and friends who might have been involved in the disaster or mass violence event amplify distress, as do uncertainty, chaos, disruptions to communication, and confusion about the true scope and nature of the event.
During the impact phase, affected individuals and communities experience a sense of threat, shock, fear, helplessness or powerlessness, guilt, and anxiety. Some people respond in a way that is disorganized and stunned, which may be transient or may extend into the post-disaster period. This may be manifested by people standing in harm's way, or wandering aimlessly, seemingly out of touch with their surroundings. Conversely, others may be energized and activated to help others and to respond in a focused, efficient manner.
During this phase, people often reach out in concerted efforts to support each other and prevent loss of life and property. Most people react to protect their own lives and the lives of others. After the fact, however, people may judge their actions during the disaster as not having fulfilled their own or others' expectations of them.
This is the phase in the days and weeks following disaster and mass violence in which there is a reckoning with what has happened. During this phase, people are beginning to assess the extent of damage to home and community. They may be trying to locate survivors while still reeling from the shock of what just happened. At this time, they are only beginning the process of dealing with the physical, emotional, and social impact of injury, loss, and exposure to traumatic stress engendered by the event. The focus is often on survival needs and the restoration of safety and some semblance of order.
Conversely, positive reactions in all of these dimensions are also possible, such as inspiration to help others and to rebuild, relief, and gratitude.
The intermediate phase may last from weeks to months, depending on the size and scope of the event.
This phase is the prolonged period of adjustment or return to equilibrium. It begins as rescue is completed and individuals and communities face returning to fulfilling routine tasks and roles. Much of what happens in this phase will depend on the extent of devastation that has occurred, as well as injuries, exposure to traumatic stress, and lives lost (1).
During the impact and immediate phases of response, most people's priority is basic safety and survival. Once that need is secured, and the intermediate phase begins, other psychosocial needs emerge that had been previously frustrated and unfulfilled. Additionally, ongoing adversities are common in this phase and complicate recovery.
Altruism: There is an outpouring of support, services, and supplies. People may feel grateful, inspired by the altruism of others, and relieved to receive support. A heightened sense of solidarity among survivors can transcend prior conflicts and barriers within a community. This has been identified as "altruistic or therapeutic community" or "post-disaster Utopia" (2). People may be hesitant to express distress, concern, or dissatisfaction, because they feel they should be grateful for the aid given, or because they have suffered less than others have.
Disillusionment: In this period, which usually follows the altruistic phase, there may be disappointment in the disaster response, and hopeful expectations may give way to resentment. This disillusionment can also occur when outside relief workers leave and affected individuals realize that they are "on their own" with a lot of work left to be done. This aspect of the recovery process has been called the "second disaster" because it presents new adversity, loss, conflict, and potential trauma. Tensions and inequities existing prior to the event can re-emerge and be stronger than before, particularly when marginalized communities are perceived to be the least aided (3,4).
Psychosocial needs may be intense in the intermediate phase, particularly for those who have been severely affected. Reactions that were prevalent in the immediate phase will carry over to this phase. Physical symptoms, such as sleep disturbance, indigestion, and fatigue may also emerge. Stress reactions can also express themselves socially in relationship or work difficulties.
This phase may last several months or years, as communities rebuild and individuals deal with their post-event problems. On the one hand, there may be opportunities for positive social consequences if communities collectively respond and rebuild. However, if the community is unable to pull together and overcome fragmentation, there may be increased risk for ongoing stress reactions across the community.
The ongoing daily impact from the disaster may be complicated by socioeconomic, cultural, racial, and political factors associated with the disaster response. Additionally, concerns for the future and what it might hold can result in fear, resentment, and depression.
The perception of the event and the meaning assigned to it may also affect long-term psychosocial adjustment. Ongoing media coverage of aspects related to mass violence (i.e., coverage of the event itself, subsequent coverage of courtroom events) may create triggers for those who view the coverage, particularly those most close to the event (5-9).
While the majority of affected individuals will see a lessening of distress over time in the long-term phase, vulnerable populations such as those with injury, severe disaster exposure or ongoing adversities, may continue to suffer for years after a large-scale disaster or mass violence event.
As the needs of individuals and communities change over time following disaster and mass violence, response efforts can be tailored to best support the current phase of recovery. The phases of disaster reaction described here highlight the need for a stepped (phased) public health response of disaster psychosocial intervention.
Raphael, B., & Wilson, J. P. (1993). Theoretical and intervention considerations in working with victims of disaster. In J. P. Wilson & B. Raphael (Eds.) International handbook of traumatic stress syndromes (pp. 105-117). New York, NY: Springer US.
Hartman, C., & Squires, G. D. (2006). Pre-Katrina, post-Katrina. In G. Squires & C. Hartman (Eds.) There is no such thing as a natural disaster: Race, class, and Hurricane Katrina (pp. 1-12). New York, NY: Routlege.
Halpern, J., & Tramontin, M. (2007). Disaster mental health: Theory and practice. Belmont, CA: Thomson Brooks/Cole.