Featured Player: Stefan Meyer · Let's Go Amerks!
Stefan Meyer is a player who isn't afraid to use his size to create space on the ice and is a great physical winger. He isn't going to let anyone push him or his teammates around and he isn't going to back down from a challenge.
From 2000-2005, Meyer played for the Medicine Hat Tigers in the Western Hockey League (WHL) where he played 282 games and racked up 123 goals and 123 assists for a total of 246 points in his junior career.
Stefan was drafted in the 2nd round (55th overall) in the 2003 NHL Entry Draft by the Florida Panthers.
Meyer was a hit his rookie year in Rochester. He scored 12 goals and 16 assists for 28 points in 68 games. Because of his great play, he was named the Amerks Rookie of the Year. He scored his first professional goal in his first pro game with the Amerks on October 29, 2005.
Last season (2006/07) cut back on the penalty minutes he was taking (from 139 in the previous season to 90). He also scored a career high 13 professional goals and got 9 assists in 68 games.
This season Stefan is on the right track to have his best season yet. In 25 games played so far this season, he has 8 goals and 11 assists for 19 points. He has been getting more ice time with his "veteran" status on the team and has been proving an integral part of this team.
Meyer has also played in three NHL games with the Florida Panthers so far this season. Getting a taste for the big show must only be greatening his need to go back as he has been proving himself more everyday on the ice for the Rochester Americans and is quickly becoming a favorite player of the fans.
LetGoAmerks.com: How old were you when you started playing hockey?
Stefan Meyer: I started to play hockey at the age 5, in my hometown of Fox Valley SK.
LGA: Who got you into playing hockey?
SM: My father Warren got me started, I still remember the day we drove to get my first set of equipment.
SM: I have one sister. Her name is Kassie.
LGA: What is your favorite hockey moment you were involved in?
SM: My best hockey moment is making my NHL debut.
LGA: What was your most memorable goal?
SM: My most memorable goal was a goal I scored on national television against the Russians in the Canada Russia Series.
LGA: Who is your favorite person to room with on the road? Why?
SM: My favorite roommate I would have to say is Dylan Hunter. We always have some stories about farming to share with each other.
LGA: When you have free time, what do you like to do?
SM: When I have free time I love to play my guitar. I also like doing needless things outdoors to keep me occupied.
LGA: What do you do during the off-season?
SM: In the off-season I love spending time helping out around the farm. Being around my family is the most relaxing and much needed rest I could ask for. Fishing is my second passion besides hockey, and I usually do this with my best friends from Fox Valley. Working out always comes first as well I am very dedicated to my career in hockey.
SM: My favorite movie has to be Tombstone. I think it's because I've always wanted to be an old western tough guy. Having your story told over how tough and fast your gun is always seemed pretty cool to me.
Anything else you'd like to know about Stefan Meyer? Please leave a comment and let us know.


We know how many sea turtle nests are laid each year and on which beaches. But do you ever wonder how many of those nests were laid by the same mother turtle? Luckily, there are scientists doing research to find out. Sea turtle groups in North Carolina, along with South Carolina and Georgia, are helping scientists collect one unhatched egg from each nest to use for this research.
Scientists look at the DNA found in the mitochondria of each Loggerhead egg. The mitochondria are basically the part of a cell that acts like a digestive system; it takes in nutrients, breaks them down, and gives the cell new energy. Because this important organelle is larger in size, they are only passed on to offspring through the mother's egg cell. This means that this type of DNA only comes from the mother, so researchers are able to trace family lines through the female members by comparing the DNA of each each egg.
With this information, scientists can answer many unknown questions about Loggerhead sea turtle population. Is the mother nesting on more than one beach? How many clutches of eggs does a female lay in a year? How far apart are her nests? How many turtles are nesting in more than one state? How often does a mother return to nest if she doesn't nest every year? How close does her daughter return to her hatching site to lay her eggs?
This study began in 2009 and is still very new. If you'd like to learn more information on the Northern Recovery Unit Loggerhead DNA Project, visit their website. Try out the lesson plan, Are You My Mother? in your classroom and have students find who their sea turtle mother is by matching DNA fingerprints.
This week, our loggerheads are still growing! Turtle A is 262 grams and 11.3 cm and Turtle B is 228 grams and 10.4 cm. For more information on what to do with those numbers, please check out our lesson: Hatchling to Yearling.


Who is Tate? She teaches ceramics, drawing and glass art. But there's more.
Tate's art is always with her.
I graduated in the top ten of my class.
Where did you grow up? I grew up in Chandler, Arizona and went to college in Flagstaff.
What are your views on political and social issues?
Taters, Tater Tot, Tatifier, Taty King.
My favorite cuisine is Mexican.
Where have you traveled? I have traveled to Mexico, Canada, New Zealand, Italy, Switzerland, Paris and London.
What's hard about being a teacher?
 The hardest thing is being young.
Any Hobbies? Photography, soccer, hiking, painting and drawing.
Best memory from when you were in high school?
Friday night football games and senior prom queen.
What caused you to become a teacher? I wanted to make a positive impact on students, I love working with kids and I love art.
Why did you select Henderson as a place to teach?
It was the first job that I was offered out of college!
What do you most enjoy about Henderson?
The unique students who are able to be themselves.
What is your main goal for this year?
To be a positive influence and inspire students.
My high school English 9 teacher Mrs. Ewan. She really cared about her students.
I live with my best friend since middle school and our yellow lab puppy. I design my own tattoos. I LOVE sunflowers.


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Don't say sexy
The pitfalls of Islamic fashion
In search of mainstream markets, Muslim textile designers are pushing the boundaries of sharia compliance
Middle East & AfricaApr 22nd 2017 edition
ISLAMIC fashion websites can be pretty drab. KhaleejiAbaya.com, an outlet based in Teesside, North England, plies its selection of faceless black coverings under the somewhat overstated slogan "effortlessly elegant". Alongside, its website carries a health warning on the "dangers of al-tabarruj", the impermissible exposure of beauty. Defying such prudishness, leading Muslim designers recently took part in London Fashion Week, a global showcase of threads, to prove that what they called "Modest Fashion" could be as sleek as a bedtime story from a Thousand and One Nights.
The organisers avoided the word sexy, since that would be un-Islamic, explained one. But their models on the catwalk wore make-up, nail-polish, and figure-hugging costumes. Some had veils, though these tended to slip from their heads as they strutted to techno beats. Abayas were embellished with leather straps, transforming nun-like uniforms, said the publicity, into "edgy urban wear perfect for warrior princesses". Nearby, cosmetics companies plied alcohol-free perfume and lipsticks free of animal fat, which made the products halal, though still viewed by some clerics as not sharia-compliant for being flirtatious.
Islamic fashion could be big business. Worldwide, Muslims spend close to $300bn a year on clothes and shoes, only a bit less than America does, though only a fraction goes on fashion. In Western countries, at least, observant Muslim, Jewish or Christian women who want to cover their flesh often mix-and-match from collections which care little for modesty. That could change. Earlier this year, Debenhams, a British department store, began running an Islamic line. Tommy Hilfiger and Mango, two high-street outlets, have both launched Ramadan collections for Middle Eastern clientele. An Islamic modelling agency called Under Wraps has launched in America. Cities from Basra to Auckland host Muslim fashion shows. And since Saudi Arabia, the Muslim world's most conservative state, began letting women add dashes of colour to their black abayas, design has mushroomed.
Yet as they push to enter the mainstream, Muslim fashionistas are struggling to balance the demands of Islamic law with those of a style-driven market. One Saudi woman, who leads a secular life in London, found it hypocritical. "They are wearing pyjamas, as if they are dressed for going to bed," she sniffed. "Modesty make-up is a contradiction in terms." Another questioned why the addition of headscarf made tight jeans "Islamic". There is, it seems, a way to go.
This article appeared in the Middle East & Africa section of the print edition under the headline "Don't say sexy"
Sticky authoritarianism
Uganda's violent election has exposed divisions of age and class
Six for the strongman
Yoweri Museveni wins Uganda's flawed presidential election
No cars, no roads, no emissions
The Line in Saudi Arabia is an urbanist's dream

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In a world of regulations and requirements, simply checking the box of safety training often fails to leave a lasting impact with your employees. While you may have a piece of paper for compliance, does your workforce really have the skills and knowledge to perform their tasks safely?
Safety training has gathered a bad reputation with employees over the years as something dreaded and boring. EnterTRAINING Solutions, LLC is looking to change that image. By changing the format to an interactive, involved, and lighter atmosphere, employees change from forced attendees to willing participants. We strive to keep the content and conversation relevant to what really takes place in your field and shops. Discussions focus on real life situations and scenarios, with open dialogue on how to improve our current processes.
Our training method is traditional with a twist. Classroom presentations in a relaxed atmosphere with hands on and group exercises. A variable pace to keep all learning styles interested and involved. A trainer who spent almost 10 years in the industry prior to getting in to safety is key in being able to bring real world experience and knowledge to the table.
Our training is different and successful. But don't just take my word for it. Check out the testimonials of past clients who believe in the difference.
When we first engaged Monica Rakoczy to assist with our safety training it was simply to meet our regulatory obligations. We had tried other Companies over our 20 years in business and frankly the attitude of our 50+ workforce was typically "Do I have to go through this again?" Having had to sit through a number of sessions myself, I knew exactly what they were thinking, monotonous and boring.
Monica's training sessions have been anything but. From the very first session it was clear that Monica's approach to training; hands-on, interactive, interspersed with a touch of humor, hit just the right cord with our workforce. Comments like "that was awesome" and "that's the most I've gotten out of a training session in my 20 years here" are commonplace after her presentations. I have to concur with my workforce, Monica Rakoczy is an awesome Safety Trainer.
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Q: Dwolla exchange code for access_token giving (500) internal server error I'm on the final OAuth step for Dwolla, exchanging the code for the access_token, however it's giving me back a (500) internal server error and no error message, so I have nothing to go off of.
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If you had $27,000 in your wallet, would you spend it on a 2017 Kia Optima sedan, 28 shares of Amazon stock, or healthcare?
$26,944 is this year's estimate of what healthcare will cost a family of four in the U.S., based on the 2017 Milliman Medical Index (MMI). This is based on the projected total costs of healthcare for a family covered by an employer-sponsored PPO plan.
Milliman, the actuarial consulting firm, has conducted the MMI going back to 2001. I've watched the rise and rise of this index for years, explained annually in the Health Populi blog since its inception in 2007. (Here's a link to last year's coverage of the 2016 MMI).
This is one of the key numbers healthcare stakeholders should keep in mind whichever health-segment you're in.
Other services, which covers ambulance services, durable medical equipment and supplies, prosthetics, and home care.
Spending on these five components of medical costs has shifted between 2001 and 2017. While inpatient costs remain about one-third of spending, outpatient costs having grown from 14% to 19% of total, and pharmacy spending grew from 13% to 17% of costs. The big shift happened to professional services, which comprised 40% of spending in 2001 dropping to 30% in 2017.
Prescription drug spending has "good news and bad news," MMI writes. On the positive side of the spending ledger, rebates have grown for payers (behaving like a discount on prices) but these savings do not tend to land in consumers'/patients' pockets. PBMs are responding, MMI expects, by bundling the rebates at the consumer's point-of-purchase at the pharmacy to benefit people who spend the most on prescription drugs. A big driver of pharmacy costs is specialty drugs, price increases which MMI cautions to watch for inflammatory conditions, diabetes, oncology, and HIV.
Health Populi's Hot Points: MMI notes that medical cost increases from 2016 to 2017 hit a record low of 4.3%. However, this was on a base last year of $25,826, when consumers covered roughly 40% of costs.
For consumers, the $27K is a sticker shock statistic. This year, employees covered by health insurance at work will pay a larger share of these costs amounting to 43% of the total. For the average family, that will equal $11,586. This calculates to over 20% of the median family income in America.
The $11.5K splits into $7,151 for the employee's contribution to medical costs, and $4,534 out-of-pocket medical expenses.
Healthcare costs are the #1 pocketbook issue in America. As health plans, pharmaceutical companies, health service providers, and retail health companies ponder pricing and marketing healthcare, all stakeholders would be wise to consider peoples' personal valuation of health care value. Customer experience must be embedded into the design, channeling, accessing and pricing of healthcare products and services to gain a health consumer's share of wallet in 2017.


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Stobart Air Captain Seán Flanagan hangs up his wings after 22 years and over 20,000 flights
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Stobart Air has bid a fond farewell to Captain Seán Flanagan, who operated his last Kerry-Dublin flight on 26 April ahead of his retirement from the airline. Throughout his career, Capt. Flanagan operated over 20,000 flights spanning 22 years with the airline.
Prior to his departure and his last flight, Kerry Airport hosted a small gathering to say farewell to an experienced and distinguished colleague and friend.On arrival to runway 10 at Dublin Airport, Capt. Flanagan received the customary farewell from the Fire Department when the rescue vehicles met the aircraft after landing and escorted him onto stand.Capt. Flanagan was joined on his penultimate flight by his son Caolan who followed in his father's footsteps and is a captain also.
In the 22 years since joining the airline in 1998, Stobart Air has grown from a small domestic airline to becoming one of the largest regional airlines in Western Europe with a route network encompassing 27 routes and regular operations to 17 airports.
Capt. Flanagan contributed immensely to the development of the airline following a distinguished career characterised by a strong sense of dedication, commitment and loyalty.
Since joining the company, Capt. Flanagan operated numerous aircraft types in the Stobart Air fleet including ATR42-300, ATR72-201, ATR72-500, ATR72-600 and the ATR42-600 with his last flight logged on EI-GEV named St. Ita.
Bidding a fond farewell and appreciation today, Managing Director of Stobart Air, Andy Jolly said:
"During his 22 years, Seán has been known for his professional and thorough approach to flying and is respected by all. I wish to acknowledge his dedication and hard work and we wish him well in his retirement."
Belfast City Airport secures six routes to the UK commencing from 27 August
Stobart Air announces phased resumption of international services with enhanced health and safety measures
Stobart Air launches 2020 Captain Training Programme as 12 First Officers graduate to Captain
Stobart Air to increase seat capacity on Leeds-Dublin route for the start of the Winter season
Stobart Air launches Aircraft Engineer Apprenticeship training programme for 2019
Stobart Air strikes deal to operate flights for KLM Cityhopper
Stobart Air delivers ten million passengers on regional routes under franchise partnership
Stobart Air set to operate London City Airport routes for BA CityFlyer
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Issue 36: Happiness
Happiness: A History
Theory: Death Is Not the End
Literary Readings: Cancel Them
The Novel: The Way Out Is In
Foreign Report: French Sex Novel
Among the Believers
Shhh . . . Swing Voters Are Listening
Babel in California
Last Cigarettes
Marco Roth
Trends in Network Television Comedy
Peter Frankel
The Concept of Experience
Diana Abbott: A Lesson
At the 2003 International Security Conference
The Vice President's Daughter
Farewell, Hitch
George Scialabba
Seattle to Baghdad
Kim Phillips-Fein
When He Was Good
Elaine Blair
Art Chronicle: Graphic Novels
Dushko Petrovich
Apocalypse Deferred
Published in Issue 2: Happiness
Erin Kunkel, Untitled, 2003. Courtesy of the artist.
She is waking up for the second time today. The first time was at 7:30, to National Public Radio, with its earnest recitation of the latest calamities, so that Daniel could be launched on his day and stand a chance of beating the rush-hour traffic to Westwood, and now Diana Abbott (who starts at the sound of alarm clocks, ambulance sirens, even telephones; for whom a peal from her new cell phone can be as startling as a call in the middle of the night) is waking up in the way she likes, slowly and late, to no buzzer or newscast. A few notes of inquisitive birdsong, species unknown, ride atop the fade and swell of traffic noise.
Diana slides out of bed naked, feeling as if she has learned something about Coetzee in her sleep. She steps into her underwear and wonders what it is.
In preparation for a book review she must write—1100 words, for one of the big Sunday supplements—she has steeped herself again in the work of J. M. Coetzee, the South African novelist, and he has gotten under her skin. It is almost as natural to her as the sight of her own body in the closet-door mirror that the first thought to cross her mind today should be of Coetzee. Coetzee, she notes, hooking on her bra, rarely writes of women with bodies like hers, smooth and young and as yet unhurt. What Coetzee writes about is pain; and so there is, for instance—the instance that comes first to mind—Mrs. Curren in Age of Iron, dying of cancer in late middle age as, for the first time in her life, she begins to understand the cruelty of apartheid. (That is how a book reviewer might put it.) Before Mrs. Curren had only acknowledged this cruelty; now she somewhat understands it. Through the narrow rite of her own pain she is initiated into the enormous tribulation of the others. That is the Coetzee pattern, that is what he does especially to the educated and comfortable among his characters, that is the sadism he characteristically performs on behalf of compassion. Were Diana to treat this theme in an essay she would discuss in particular the novels Waiting for the Barbarians and Disgrace.
Diana rotates her skirt into place, looking down at her young pale ankles, recalling the description of Mrs. Curren's legs as "mottled, blue-veined, stuck out like sticks before me." Perhaps in her review Diana will mention that Mrs. Curren from Age of Iron shares initials with Elizabeth Costello, eponymous character of the book under review, and that these two E. C.s have other traits in common as well, being distraught, solitary, and not long for this world: a pair of uncomforting grandmas, dispensing unwelcome thoughts in place of hugs and sweets. That would be a clever comparison, and would demonstrate that Diana, as always, has done her homework. For the moment however she is more interested in this matter of the sympathy, mingled with distaste, that Coetzee clearly feels for ageing female flesh. It is there in Elizabeth Costello just as it is in the early book In the Heart of the Country, where his narrator (or narratrix) writes: "I blush for my own thin smell, the smell of an unused woman, sharp with hysteria, like onions, like urine."
For this, Diana thinks, is another thing about Coetzee: his fastidiousness turns easily into repugnance. He pays such strict attention to pain, including the pain of growing old, and then shivers with disgust at all the generations of people and animals suffering so indiscreetly before him. Coetzee apparently dislikes such displays; his own agonies he would apparently prefer to keep to himself (and yet he is a writer).
Diana has dressed neatly in a ribbed white tank top and a slate-colored A-line skirt made of some silky confection of rayon and other industrial materials, as if she will be meeting someone for lunch. In fact she has no plan for the day except to sit at her desk and knock out this review. Then, at around seven o'clock, Daniel will come home, God willing (Diana does not believe in God, but it made an impression on her as a girl that her maternal grandparents never anticipated the fulfillment of their travel plans without appending this proviso of His will), and when Daniel comes home they will cook dinner together and open a bottle of wine. They will kiss each other and review their separate days. Perhaps it is not too early to begin planning in detail the wedding they have set for June. Soon they will have to. But it makes Diana anxious to specify her wishes.
She shakes two circular patties of vegetarian sausage out of their frosty envelope, into a puddle of extra-virgin oil in the nonstick pan; she stoops slightly and adjusts the flame. She opens the refrigerator, produces half a bell pepper and a quarter of an onion from their plastic bags, and begins dicing them on her cutting board. On the first page of the first volume of Coetzee's memoirs, Boyhood, Mrs. Coetzee is seen employing a paring knife to cut out "the horny shells" from under the tongues of the family hens, the better to increase their fertility. "The hens shriek and struggle, their eyes bulging. He"—Coetzee writes of his former self in the third person—"shudders and turns away."
How strange that she and Coetzee have become so intimate when she isn't even sure of his name. Is it cut-zee-uh or more like coat-zee? Coat-zee, she says to herself, considering this wrong but also less pretentious. She ought, after all, to be careful: she seemed pretentious and literary enough in New York, and now she lives in LA, in the Marina del Rey section, inside an enormous apartment complex bearing the theme-park name of Mariner's Village. She doubts whether her and Daniel's LA friends will want to hear about an author whom they are required to call cut-zee-uh. Their interest might be piqued if she were to mention that a screenplay has been adapted from Waiting for the Barbarians, Coetzee's great novel about imperialism, about—again in the shorthand of the reviewer—knowing or not knowing what is being done to the enemies of your government. But according to Daniel the screenplay was drawn up years ago and is going nowhere. "The barbarians aren't very popular these days," Daniel has informed her, as though Diana has hardly stuck her head out into the world and does not know.
Issue 2 Happiness
Novelists said again and again they would never represent happiness.
The two grand abdications: one occurred in academic philosophy departments, the other in American fiction.
A reading is like a bedside visit. The audience extends a giant moist hand and strokes the poor reader's hair.
As soon as you hear, "We're all writers here, what's to disagree about?" you know we're sunk, intellectually.
I am depressed. Things are worse here than I thought. It's a mess and what's more it's a provincial mess.
A curse is a formula that becomes a doom. The two-party system is the curse of American political life.
In this gentle and permissive way we were enjoined to get high on pot and take up oral sex, but not do any favors for Philip Morris.
Peter Gizzi
Hitchens might want to insist, contrarily, that although he has changed his allies, he has not changed his opinions.
For people stunned by the Seattle demonstrations, Klein's book was a field guide; for people inspired by them, it was a bible.
What a strange book Philip Roth has written.
A German friend asked me if graphic novels were erotic. I said, "No, they're neurotic."
The growing influence of the Italian philosopher's work seems in many respects to depend on his remarkable sense of taste.
Keith Gessen replies: The genital flag?
Most voters who went for Bush did so in circumstances of adequate information and sufficient freedom.
Who's to Blame?
Issue 10 Self-Improvement
Jonathan Franzen's novel is a feeling-machine.
Four Responses to Freedom
Keith Gessen, Mark Greif, Benjamin Kunkel, Marco Roth
This is a story about how our friends should stop cadging free copies of the magazine from us, because Barbara never did.
On Barbara Epstein
Keith Gessen, Benjamin Kunkel, Lorin Stein
The words ecology and economy share a root in oikos, Greek for household.
Twilight of the Fossils
Issue 19 Real Estate
What offended her here was the flicker of pride in his supposed giving-up.
The Summer Before The
I experienced the despair of the creature who evidently cannot will himself to die.
My Predicament: A Fable


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Lorraine Mariner lives in London and works at The National Poetry Library, Southbank Centre. She has published a pamphlet with The Rialto "Bye for Now" (2005) and two collections with Picador, "Furniture" (2009) and "There Will Be No More Nonsense" (2014). She has been shortlisted for the Forward Prize twice for Best Single Poem and Best First Collection and for the Seamus Heaney Centre Poetry Prize.


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My first placement is with performance and intelligence team in Doncaster Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). The role of the CCG (put simply) is to work with local healthcare providers (hospitals, GPs, community trusts etc.) to design services to suit the needs of the local population. The performance and intelligence team analyse and present data from all the healthcare providers in Doncaster to ensure existing services are running effectively and to steer decisions about how services should work in the future.
Linking data sets from all Doncaster care providers to analyse how patients access health and social care across the town - Information Governance (the rules to protect patient confidentiality) make this much more complicated that you'd think it would be!
I'm really enjoying working in a CCG largely because the performance and intelligence team are a proper good bunch; but also because I'm getting a chance to interact with loads of different health and social care providers in Doncaster. Being able to work with so many different organisations allows me to learn about the services they offer, their perspectives on care and the challenges they face. Gaining such varied insight is really interesting in general but also extremely useful when trying to understand how the healthcare system works as a whole. I've no doubt that my experience in the CCG will serve me well in the future!


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Water and Wastewater Management > Story
The research as a part of COE activity at CSE includes policy research on decentralized wastewater management (DWWT), rainwater harvesting (RWH) and water efficiency (see presentation). As a part of CoE mandate, CSE has prepared and submitted various reports and policy papers in the area of sustainable water management to Ministry of Urban Development (MoUD).
CSE-COE Phase 2 : 2014-2017
PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE: Water Efficiency and Conservation
In continuation to the Policy paper published by Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) for Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs (MoHUA), this practitioner's guide recognizes the need for conserving and using water efficiently. Meant for policy makers, planners and practitioners, this guide is an attempt to mainstream water efficiency and conservation from policy to practice. Its thematic areas include in situ water augmentation, water efficiency and behavioural changes, with new interventions introduced and effectiveness of measures that can be implemented on city, neighbourhood or individual scale.
PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE: Green Infrastructure
Existing urban planning paradigm lacks integration of land and water interface. The need of the hour is to recognize the importance of urban green spaces in creating a naturally-oriented water cycle while contributing to the amenity of the city. GI practices are demonstrated through relevant strategies which can be applied within the existing urban fabric of a city or a region.
Water Sustainability Template
This template is a roadmap for sustainable urban water management. It will help cities know where they stand in terms of sustainable practices, and how they need to proceed with their water resources. It aims to help civic bodies to recognize their strengths and areas of improvement, enabling greater efficiency and constructive results.
PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE: Septage Management - Urban India's journey beyond ODF
It is recognized that septage management is essential to achieve citywide sanitation, as more than 70 per cent urban population in India is dependent on onsite sanitation systems (OSS).
PRACTITIONER'S GUIDE: Water-sensitive Urban Design and Planning
A Practitioner's Guide
Water-sensitive urban design and planning (WSUDP) integrates the urban water cycle, water supply, wastewater, storm-water and groundwater management with spatial and urban design. This approach contributes to sustainability and livability, particularly when considered part of an overall urban strategy.
POLICY PAPER: Mainstreaming Energy Efficiency in Urban Water and Wasterwater Management in the wake of Climate Change
The high energy footprint of conventional municipal water management practices and contemporary disharmony between the water and energy sectors has resulted in missed joint opportunities for resource conservation. It has also constrained both sectors from fully reaping financial, environmental and societal benefits. This problem will be further exacerbated with climate change-related uncertainties surrounding both water and energy sector that will act as a significant 'threat multiplier'.Increase in the demand for energy to transport and treat water and wastewater in cities of developing countries is likely to be significant in the next 20 years.
POLICY PAPER: Water Efficiency and Conservation in Urban India
According to the World Economic Forum's 2015 Global Risk report, around one third of the global population is currently water stressed, with about one billion people not getting safe drinking water—the water crisis is perceived as a top-order threat. India is no different. According to Indian government data, 22 out of 32 of India's big cities face water crises.
Decentralised Wastewater Treatment
Decentralised Wastewater Treatment: A way to manage septage in Shimla
CSE has submitted a report on septage management in Shimla as a part of its deliverable as CoE in the area of Water Management under MoUD.
The main city of Shimla is connected to a centralised sewerage network but the outer areas are not adequately connected to this network. This paper explores the alternative methods of wastewater treatment and reuse based on the decentralised approach. It also covers techno- economic feasibility of the project for Shimla city and highlights the status of sewage management in the region along with role of septic tanks in unconnected areas.
CSE proposed implementation of Decentralised Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS) in the identified zones by making improvements to the existing system. Decentralised system is an economical, cost effective alternative and offers long-term sustainability of the system.
Policy paper on Septage Management in India
CSE has developed a "Policy Paper on Septage Management in India" as deliverable of Centre of Excellence in the area of sustainable water management under the Ministry of Urban Development.This document on septage management aims to assist the Government of India towards preparation of national level septage management policies and guidelines.
Access to improved sanitation in urban India has risen but the management of onsite sanitation systems such as septic tanks remains a neglected component of urban sanitation and wastewater management.
The policy paper can also be viewed at the website of Ministry of Urban Development under National Urban Sanitation Policy
Capturing Rainwater: A way to augment Chandigarh's water resources
CSE has submitted a report on city wide rainwater harvesting for Chandigarh as a part of its work as CoE under MoUD. Chandigarh does not have any surface water source and there is a steep decline in the groundwater level in the city. The city has very few options for sourcing water, hence recharging the confined aquifers from where water is being tapped, becomes a necessity. Every summer, newspaper reports quote residents residing on the second and third floors in the southern sectors of the city complaining about the shortage of drinking water.
Residents have also held a series of protests in several parts of the city.
The water shortage is likely to get worse in the coming years as the population is already more than double the planned capacity for the city. CSE proposes way to augment the water sources of the city through harvesting the rainwater endowment of the city.
Green Building Water Management
Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures: A way to sustainable water management in India
CSE has developed a paper titled 'Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures in India', as a part of its work as CoE under MoUD.
Building water use constitutes a very high percentage in the total city water use profile. The nature of water use within a building is a directly related to the building functions, type of equipments installed etc. Fixtures in bathrooms, toilet and kitchen consume more than 40% of total building water use. This is a cause of concern since India is facing severe water crisis in terms of declining availability and quality affecting millions of people. But, there is ample potential for efficiency improvement!
At present, India has no standards or specifications of water efficiency for water using fixtures in toilets and kitchens.Several countries across the world have initiated rating system for water efficient fixtures to facilitate consumers to identify products that are more water efficient. CSE through this paper has attempted to highlight the present status and need for introducing a water efficiency rating system for water using fixtures.
Roadmap for Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures: A Way to Sustainable Water Management in India
CSE has developed a"Roadmap for Rating System for Water Efficient Fixtures: A Way to Sustainable Water Management in India" as deliverable of Centre of Excellence under the Ministry of Urban Development. This document includes, background of the preparation of roadmap including the draft framework proposed for introduction of rating system for water efficient fixtures in India. The document intends to facilitate understanding on the existing legal and institutional options available for mainstreaming the rating system.In addition, it also proposes additional options that can be considered to facilitate effective implementation of this crucial water reform.
Besides this, the document covers another crucial aspect related to instruments and tools available in the form of manual, standards, guidelines etc. to improve understanding and implementation of water policies especially on aspects like conservation, efficiency etc. The final section provides details on the proposed roadmap inclusive of roles and responsibilities, time frame, dissemination, support agencies etc. to undertake and implement the rating system for water efficient fixtures in India.
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Their own suppliers
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Neela Hauz to breathe easy
When will coliform matter?
A 138 km pipe dream
Gutter will sparkle
People do pay for latrines
Amul takes hygiene a step forward
Bengaluru catches drops
Kolkata reconnects with its riverfront
Kolkata tanners unhappy with new relocation site
CETP employee in Gujarat sacked for exposing illegal discharge channels
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IS it a return to the '90s? (Remember clear Pepsi?) Maybe.
Canadian Whisky has long been the whisky of choice for cocktails – hence the dominance of the brand in the '50s and '60s, and in the show Mad men. The problem is that it makes various fruit cocktails look awful, a sort of mud brown.
This is a whisky meant for blending cocktails.
Does it taste like rye? Yes. It's not the best rye I've ever drunk but it's a whisky. It has that weighty mid-palate, and nutty flavour you expect.
I'd suggest trying it in any cocktail you make with white rum. You might find a dry Manhattan interesting too.
It makes a pretty good daiquiri, rather to my surprise.
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Journey had come upon the idea via the Internet. Journey had long regretted eating up everyone's $5092 fortune in chocolate, and Journey wanted to make things right.
The Internet told Journey, who was only eight and thus required special care, in the highest, most condescending, and sing-song voice it could manage, that often when people do something that causes real harm, so much harm that the person or item can't be replaced, people erect a memorial.
The Internet showed Journey photographs of cemeteries. The cemeteries featured mostly headstones. Journey liked most the cemeteries that had life-size reproductions of people and animals or fountains and pools into which one could drop one's feet.
Journey's favorite monument was a stone merry-go-round that rotated when one pushed on it. Said push would activate a water pump that spewed lemonade onto riders and, if one was seated at the proper height, directly into a rider's mouth. The memorial was for a horse jockey who had died in a game of musical chairs played on saddles mounted on live horses sponsored by Minuet-Made Lemonade.
Journey decided to create a memorial to the $5092. Journey wanted to help everyone grieve for the $5092 in a healthy and productive manner.
The memorial featured fifty one-hundred-dollar bills, four twenties, a ten, and two ones. The currency was mounted atop a giant stone candy bowl, peaking out of it. The candy bowl was ten times the size of a human. Leaning up against it was a candy bar the size of a vacuum cleaner, and next to it was a life-size figurine of a child eying the candy greedily. The child was in the back seat of a car made of granite (fashioned to look like Laygos, the attachable bricks so popular with the under-ten crowd). The driver's side door of the car was open and off its hinges so that people could curl up in the front seat when it was raining. But the focus of the monument really was the $5092, highlighted by lamps shining up from below and covered in gold plating made from the melted-down heart of a child. In fact, it was gold, which Journey had found in the back of everyone's closet, that Journey used to pay for the memorial and for the spinner that twirled the money around atop the bowl and for the chocolate milk that came out of the top of the bowl on special occasions, special occasions such as this, the dedication, spewing down the bowl's side like mud.
Journey stood in front of the bowl next to the candy bar, waiting for the chocolate to run down to where Journey was. The bowl was in the middle of the Dasney Amusement Park Mall. The prime location had been arranged at a discount by Sam, a friend of Journey who was acquainted with everyone and the mall.
"How do you like it?" Journey asked everyone.
Everyone was crying, no doubt, very moved.
Journey took a finger, ran it along the bowl, stuck it in her or his mouth.


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Story of a Champion
"The Story of a Champion" is a story of love, struggle, and survival. It gives the real side of going through the discovery of cancer and puts a familiar face to the journey of beating this terrible disease. Chris Nunn opens his life so others can learn. See this story, coming soon to DopelivenTV.
"Story of a Champion" Episode 1
"The Story of a Champion" is a story of love, struggle, and survival. It tells the real side of going through the discovery of cancer and puts a familiar face to the journey of beating this terrible disease. Chris Nunn opens his life so others can learn.


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Shōta Kimura (; * 17. Oktober 1988 in der Präfektur Tokio) ist ein japanischer Fußballspieler.

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Kimura erlernte das Fußballspielen in der Jugendmannschaft von Yokohama F. Marinos. Seinen ersten Vertrag unterschrieb er 2007 bei Ventforet Kofu. Der Verein spielte in der höchsten Liga des Landes, der J1 League. Am Ende der Saison 2007 stieg der Verein in die J2 League ab. Für den Verein absolvierte er 20 Ligaspiele. 2009 wechselte er zu Matsumoto Yamaga FC. 2012 wechselte er zum Zweitligisten Kataller Toyama. Für den Verein absolvierte er 95 Ligaspiele. 2015 wechselte er zum Drittligisten Grulla Morioka. Für den Verein absolvierte er 26 Ligaspiele. Ende 2015 beendete er seine Karriere als Fußballspieler.

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We dug into the stunning Pumpkin and Halloumi Fritter. The tall stack was topped with a perfectly poached egg, cutting open revealed an amazing runny yolk that dribbled down onto the fritters. The crisp outer of the fritters enclosed a soft, pillowy inner with just a hint of sweetness thanks to the pumpkin. This combined with fresh smashed avo, sweet and juicy salsa, and contested by plentiful, lean bacon, made for a very scrumptious dish.
It's not hard to understand why Espresso Room was bustling with the locals of Northcote.
With a seemingly endless, internationally inspired menu that's bound to satisfy any craving. We found their more than generous portion sizes coupled with quality, top notch ingredients made it a very satisfying feed, and top it off with top notch coffee, its a great stop for some comfort food for sure!
Penguineats would like to thank The Espresso Room for inviting us.


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Opiate Eyes bandmate drops dreamy solo EP
Stemming from four-man band Opiate Eyes, Drew Bond delivers Sept. 25 his first solo album, "Looking Forward to You."
Bond has been playing in bands since he was 16 years old and became part of Opiate Eyes nearly one year ago. Opiate Eyes is one of six main bands produced under Skinny Records, a recording label owned by Tom Essex, a UNF deaf education senior. He started the label in the beginning of 2008 to produce quality musicians and artists in Jacksonville.
"It's just exciting being able to record and produce my music and my friend's music, as well," Essex said. "That's what Skinny Records is all about."
Bond and Essex were able to mesh their musical skills together to pump out the EP in record time, due to their previous friendship and knowledge of each other's likes and dislikes.
"I loved recording with Tom; he listens," Bond said. "He knows what I like, and we work really well together."
A passion for his personal musical works led Bond to branch off from Opiate Eyes to write and produce his solo five-song concept album.
"For me, writing songs is a constant thing. I am always writing and working, whether it's for Opiate Eyes or for myself," Bond said. "I love playing with Opiate Eyes, but I wanted to make something that's completely mine."
Bond has it all covered, from peppy percussion beats and sweeter-than-honey guitar strums, to dark-but-gentle vocals and fun keyboard blasts.
"It is entirely my own. It's my brainchild," Bond said. "We went to the [Skinny Records] studio for one very long weekend and cranked it out. It was a freak-fest for sure."
Spending two days at Skinny Records, located in Warehouse Studios off Emerson Street, Bond and Essex put in 18 straight hours of recording and bounced ideas back and forth.
"The reason the process went so quickly is because Drew was inspired and determined," Essex said. "It's also a lot easier working with just one person, as opposed to an entire band. I can honestly say it's the best album I've produced thus far."
In contrast to the speedy delivery, this album was not a last minute idea. Bond has had his heart set on creating his own album since he started playing music at age 13.
"There's a certain creative freedom you can have when you decide you are going to do a record on your own," Bond said. "I just wanted to try my hand at recording everything, including percussion, bass, guitar and vocals. It's always been a dream of mine."
Bond's EP starts out with "Balcony," a song about the feeling of a new relationship sprouting. Soft beats and crisp guitar picks lead into slow, deep vocals, creating a hypnotic, dream-like world. It's beautiful and romantic, as if Bond himself is gazing into your eyes and crooning, "I love you so/ I just don't know, yet."
Bond has a deep but sweetly angelic voice that easily connects you to every word he sings.
When the second track, titled "VII Weeks," chimes in, you begin to see the transition into a concept album. The song describes what the relationship has become, seven weeks in. This clap along, dance-style jingle is the most fun to listen to. At a tight 1:46, upbeat guitar riffs and quirky percussion from tambourine shaking and hand clapping keep the tempo quick for an anthem-like tune. "Do you want me, are you comfortable with this routine?/ There you are and you got me there you are." The boys that hoot and holler while clapping at the finale assure the song's feeling of true happiness.
"Ghost I" and "Ghost II," the third and fourth songs, are where you can really see this musical story unfold. The dream of a new relationship turns from pure joy, to anger, then sadness and finally, hopeful. The mood begins to shift during "Ghost I," starting off with subtle guitar tunes and chika-chika shakers set the stage for drowsy vocals. "All that she has put you through, if she doesn't want you, then let me have you/ Take these lies." One minute into the song, things get darker. Low, echoing keyboard notes combined with alien electronic sounds and repeated lyrical chants create a spooky march. It's almost as if you can feel the hurt in Bond's voice.
"Ghost II" continues with Bond's haunting vocals, hitting high notes with a slightly shaky perfection, creating an ominous feel. His sorrowful lyrical style fits nicely after the lonely and chilling vibe of this fourth tune. "Will I haunt you?/ I doubt it/ I think I'll be a ghost/ With nowhere to go." "Ghost II" incorporates relaxed clapping and fun beats but with slow and smooth delivery.
The conclusion to this EP and story is "Bedroom." The gloom is lifted and hope fills the air from the very start. At 4:35 the track takes a leisurely approach at explaining the beauty in the mundane activities of two people who are in love, and how even though it seems routine, it is how they survive together. "The bedroom is warm/ Turn on the fan/ The door is ajar/ It won't slow us down/ The shower is on/ Let's have a talk/ The dinner, the drinks/ The Fourth of July/ I look back in fondness/ I look forward to you." Bond cries out into the distance half-way through the song, and as the beat rises and falls, you feel the ending coming but wish it wouldn't.
Let the clock keep running, and you'll be treated to a personal message from Bond himself.
DigDog and Chris Estes will join Bond Sept. 25 at his EP release party at The Sinclair on 521 W. Forsyth St. To stream the album online, visit drewbond.bandcamp.com.
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In the beginning was the heavy quark, and then there was you—bones, ligaments, eyes. Years later, I spied your maneuvers from my telescope. Like all those atoms hiding in galaxy clouds and floating out of sight, you gathered every piece of yourself and disappeared, but I kept up the search.
Like the dedicated astronomer I chart each place—the high school, the motel, Washington Street, that historical church where we made love in the back pew—whenever I had kissed you needed to be observed. The scientists report that atoms hide in dark matter so I brush my black strands, comb my pubic hair, and slit the side of these black tights and knee-high boots alone in my bedroom. In the corner of my field of vision, I catch a glimpse of a shadow slipping into the closet. If I pursue with this hunger, I know you'll dodge my mouth, my hands. Instead, I crawl to the door frame and finally my vigilance pays off. You've been tucked behind my dresses and shirts—all black—and you wear the bruises—black and blue—of a man on the run, an atom caught in ionized gas—always present, invisible to the naked eye.
CAT DIXON is the author of Eva and Too Heavy to Carry (Stephen F. Austin University Press, 2016, 2014). She teaches creative writing at the University of Nebraska. Her poetry and reviews have appeared in numerous journals and anthologies including Sugar House Review, Midwest Quarterly Review, The Black Napkin, Coe Review, Eclectica, The Lake and Mid-American Review.


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Regeneration plans could see 4,000 new homes built in town centre
Basildon regeneration: 4,000 new homes could be built in town centre
By Sean Davies https://twitter.com/seandaviesnqe Reporter
Ambitious - the town centre masterplan will build on the East Square regeneration project
MAJOR changes have been proposed for Basildon town centre with 4,000 new homes predicted.
The former Post Office block could be replaced with flats as a changing focus in the town centre is debated.
On Wednesday the new town centre revival committee will meet for the first time, and will approve the development of concept plans for the Post Office block, as well as discussing the development of a new town centre masterplan.
The Post Office building stands next to the site for the major East Square development, which will see a ten-screen cinema open by autumn 2021.
Putting plans in place for the office block has been branded a high priority due to its proximity to East Square. The council purchased the block in June.
And council documents revealed that the council will discuss a new masterplan for the town centre at the same time – which could see 4,000 homes built in the town centre.
The agenda also revealed that the train station is not up to scratch, and that the town centre is not inviting enough for residents or visitors.
Janice Carter, 64, of Laindon, said: "There is no doubt the town centre needs improving.
"The East Square project is pretty exciting, that part of the town centre is horrible and East Walk is so unappealing.
"I think improvements to the town centre, including new build homes are needed. Something needs to be done and it looks like the council is addressing that."
It was highlighted that there is relatively little housing in the town centre, but this has been viewed as a "win-win" by the council, with the opportunity to deliver more homes, and increase spending in the heart of the town. The recent housing plan identified capacity for 2,100 homes in the town centre, but this could grow to as many as 4,000.
There are also concerned over "small and weak" use of offices in the town centre, and that vacant and out of date office buildings are negatively effecting visitor numbers and reinvestment in the centre.
There will also be a lot of attention on the train station, with the council admitting despite the prime location "access by foot is visually uninviting and involves crossing a traffic dominated area".
Documents revealed that a large focus of the masterplan will be improving the retail sector in Basildon.
The town centre has seen a dramatic decline over the last 15 years, while the Eastgate Shopping Centre has seen visitors drop from 14 million in 2014 to 11.7 million in 2016.
Council leader Gavin Callaghan said:"I have been overwhelmed with the reaction from the private sector towards our town centre development plans.
"The interest in Basildon is huge. There is no doubt town centres are facing their biggest challenges but with bold, transformational interventions we can bring about long lasting, positive change."
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Mom life is hard. Can I say that out loud? Not with a giggle or even a grimace. It's not a joke or a sad admission at the end of a long day…it's just a fact. Mom. Life. Is. Hard.
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BBC journalist wins £50,000 payout after failing to prioritise report on Prince George's birth
18th September 2016 Karu LATEST UPDATES, SPECIAL NEWS, SRI LANKA NEWS, UK NEWS, Uncategorized 0
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http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/09/18/bbc-journalist-wins-50000-payout-after-failing-to-prioritise-rep/
18 SEPTEMBER 2016 • 12:44PM
A BBC journalist has won £50,000 in compensation after he was sacked for prioritising a report on Sri Lankan politics over the birth of Prince George.
Chandana Keerthi Bandara, 57, lost his job as a producer on a BBC Sri Lankan news service, and sued the BBC for unfair dismissal and race discrimination.
He had worked for the BBC for 18 years and had been a senior producer on the Sinhala service since 2000. Mr Bandara was in charge of publishing stories on July 23, 2013, the day after Prince George was born.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge with newborn Prince George CREDIT: DOMINIC LIPINSKI
But he decided not to prioritise the royal birth story, partly, he said, because it was the 30th anniversary of Black July, a brutal period which saw thousands of Tamil people killed in Sri Lanka.
A tribunal heard how Mr Bandara resisted management pressure to cover the story, but eventually relented. The article was published online at 12.08pm, a tribunal was told.
Despite a clean record in his 18 years at the company, after disciplinary proceedings, Mr Bandara was found to have been guilty of gross misconduct and given a final written warning.
News of the birth was broken after the Sinhala Service had departed for the evening. On the morning of July 23rd the claimant, still in charge, decided that he would not prioritise the royal birth story
He was sacked just over a year later on August 15, 2014 after further allegations about his behaviour were made.
Among several other allegations of misconduct, he was accused of making a derogatory reference to a colleague and shouting at others.
The majority of these allegations were either proved or partially proved, but the tribunal ruled that the unfair final written warning, given for the dispute over the royal story, played a large part in the dismissal decision.
Mr Bandara claimed he was unfairly targeted because of his views on the Tamil people being persecuted by the Sinhalese-dominated government of Sri Lanka.
A tribunal heard how Chandana, who has a Sinhalese father and Tamil mother, worked with a team who were mainly of Sinhalese heritage.
Mr Bandara was unsuccessful in his claims for race discrimination, but a tribunal found the final written warning was too severe a punishment, for an employee with such a good record, describing it as "manifestly inappropriate".
The tribunal said:
"On July 22nd the Duchess of Cambridge was admitted to hospital.
"Prince George was born later that evening, but news of the birth was broken after the Sinhala Service had departed for the evening.
"On the morning of July 23rd the claimant, still in charge, decided that he would not prioritise the royal birth story. "
He told us that was because the date was the 30th anniversary of Black July, a sombre time in Sri Lankan history.
"When Mr Dejan Radojevic [his boss] attended soon after that, he felt that failing to prioritise the royal birth was absolutely the wrong course of action."
Rejecting Bandara's race claim that he was targeted because of his support for Sri Lankan Tamils, the tribunal said: "Our conclusion is that we are not persuaded that the views expressed by the complainant constitute a philosophical belief attracting the status of a protected characteristic within the Equality Act."
In a hearing to determine whether he was unfairly dismissed at theCentral London Employment Tribunal, Jude Shepherd, representing Mr Bandara, argued that the allegations which followed the producer's warning, were not enough to constitute a dismissal.
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The "manifestly inappropriate" final warning therefore, had resulted in an unfair dismissal.
Representing the BBC, Tom Brown said evidence from Kerry Gonis, a manager, suggested: "The second series of allegations as significantly serious to warrant dismissal in themselves."
He added: "It's believable that the final written warning was not significant."
But the panel was left unconvinced that the written warning over the Prince George incident had not swayed the producer's dismissal.
Employment Judge Vivienne Gay said: "We are satisfied that Mr Gonis was significantly influenced by the fact that Mr Bandara did not have a clean disciplinary record.
"That is the final written warning.
"So the dismissal from that dismissal was unfair. An inappropriate warning played a part in that.
"But we are satisfied that there was culpable conduct which contributed to the dismissal."
For that reason, Mr Bandara's award and compensation was cut by 50 per cent.
Judge Gay added: "We add to this that the claimant had been found internally and at tribunal to have shouted at and bullied employees junior to him and at least on one occasion senior to him."
Judge Gay also stated that Mr Bandara had "not accepted he had done anything wrong" and continued to see himself "as a victim".
She did not order re-employment and a sum for compensation was decided.
Judge Gay said: "£51,428 that is the amount awarded to the claimant." She also handed Mr Bandara £1,200 in costs.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "The BBC takes disciplinary matters very seriously and we are disappointed with the outcome of this unfair dismissal claim.
"We note that the tribunal reduced the compensation awarded to Mr Bandara by 75 per cent and we will review the full decision of the tribunal carefully when it is available."
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What movie was star Jemaine Clement acting in while existentially working on the otherwise awful domestic comedy "Humor Me," and why weren't any of his fellow performers in it? Everyone else that's on-screen in writer/director Sam Hoffman's trite dramedy about personal redemption delivers mediocre performances, even head-lining co-star Elliott Gould. Only Clement, as self-absorbed playwright Nick (Clement), transcends the lousy bill of goods he's made to sell. And boy, is that saying something given how hopelessly out of touch Hoffman's comedy is on almost every other level.
If you look at Clement's subtle, brittle mannerisms, you can see glimmers of what might have interested him in Nick, a creatively blocked, mojo-less narcissist who tries to get his life together with the help of his estranged, stereotypically neurotic old dad Bob (Gould). You'll also see untapped reserves of wounded pride, and unqualified egotism that Hoffman never explores. And in a couple of scenes, you may even wonder what might have been had "Humor Me" been about the character Clement is playing rather than the one that Hoffman wrote. The jarring difference between these two versions of an otherwise forgettable protagonist is vast, and rather distracting.
Let's start with the character as conceived by Hoffman. Nick's the kind of guy that decades of mediocre movies have taught us deserves a second chance. Sure, there are things in his life that he can work on, like his self-sabotaging tendency of tweaking his work, or his general lack of discipline. But when we enter Nick's world, it's at a point where many doors are slamming in his face, and everybody seems to be out to get him. His latest play has shut down production because he failed to commit to an ending. His agent doesn't want to talk to him. His wife is leaving him for a French billionaire, and is taking Nick's doe-eyed son Gabe (Cade Lappin) with her. Also, Nick's rent is due, and he can't afford to pay up. So he retreats to Bob's retirement community, where even the stereotypically sassy African-American security guard sneers at Nick.
While staying in Bob's guest room, Nick plods along a completely hackneyed journey of self-discovery. He learns self-respect from a group of older women, all of whom are cartoonishly sassy and/or horny. And he learns to open himself up to loving others from reformed bad girl Allison (Ingrid Michaelson), the daughter of one Bob's neighbors. Nick also worries about his dad, specifically Bob's physical health, and his tendency of avoiding difficult subjects (especially the death of Nick's mother). To get over his own emotional hump, Nick must power-walk, dress-rehearse, and toke his way to good health. Life may be unfair, man, but it can be good if you open yourself up to other people, and stuff, you know?
Phooey. "Humor Me" is the kind of lame, unimaginative comedy that constantly takes cheap shots at elderly characters, and then turns on a dime and begs you to see the humanity in them. There's nothing more gag-worthy than a scene where hot-to-trot has-been actress Helen (Le Clanché du Rand) sits Nick down, and shows him a scrapbook that includes a photo of an old flame (in real life, the man in the photo is Keith Richards; this is one of the only funny gags in "Humor Me"). This is shortly after Helen purrs "I like my saké cold, and my men hot." This kind of bush league, wannabe Catskills humor may be amusing, provided you enjoy being condescended to. But it's especially grating when your movie is about a self-involved screw-up who inevitably makes good just by becoming more sensitive to the people around him.
What, you might ask, does Clement do that's so striking? Well, he slouches, touches his chin, and shuffles his feet in a way that makes you believe that Nick is self-pitying, and totally full of himself. His accent may not be great, but his body language says so much about this character. And his inflected line readings make you believe that he's not just playing the character as a variation on his usual man-baby persona. His squinting, pouting, and general petulance is shockingly charming, a quality that almost single-handedly makes Nick a compelling character.
Alas, the dialogue, and general character arc that Hoffman saddles Clement with is too heavy. "Humor Me" is so bad that not even Gould, a brilliant character actor whose recent performances are sadly spottier than his heyday, can do a lot with a few dick jokes, and wiggles of his iconic caterpillar eyebrows. Unfortunately, Gould disappears into the role of Bob, and never in a good way. Sure, he's sufficiently twitchy, and believably wounded, but there's also a flat-ness in his voice that makes him sound like an amateur performer rehearsing with equally lifeless performers at a preliminary table-reading. Clement may deliver another low-key great performance, but you can't expect him to carry "Humor Me" when not even the star of "The Long Goodbye" is strong enough to help him shoulder such a ponderous weight.
Simon Abrams is a native New Yorker and freelance film critic whose work has been featured in The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Village Voice, and elsewhere.
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by Alice Harrison
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Indie picture palaces are a dying breed the world over... except in Berlin, home to nearly 60 small arthouse and neighbourhood venues. But the fight for survival is a competition of Darwinian brutality.
This year, for the first time, the Berlinale is taking time out from its Potsdamer Platz Palast to go local. With one premiere a night at independent venues across the city, 10 of Berlin's smaller cinemas will be opening their doors to some of the biggest shots in the industry. "It's our way of saying 'thank you' to the cinemas," says festival director Dieter Kosslick. "These are valuable sites of culture, communication and creativity. And we must do our best to ensure they're kept alive."
With about 60 arthouse cinemas - ranging from reputed historical venues to pocket-Kinos, all packed with experimental, highbrow and indie treats - Berlin's lively film landscape is comparable only to that of Paris, Europe's cinephile mecca. "I think it's a great idea," beams Christian Bräuer, managing director of the Yorck cinema group, which owns a dozen neighbourhood cinemas. "And it's a sign that the industry acknowledges its dependence on Berlin's arthouse venues." Three of the Berlinale's 10 venues – Capitol Dahlem, Neues Off in Neukölln and the Odeon in Schöneberg – belong to Yorck.
But not everyone shares his excitement. Suzan Beerman of Eiszeit, a small Kreuzberg theatre, shuffles in her chair and frowns. "It's a nice gesture, I suppose," she says unconvincingly, and shuffles again. "But I worry that the more exposure these niche films get elsewhere, the less likely people are to watch them at Eiszeit." Tucked away in the second Hinterhof of a disused factory, the cinema is 28 years old and seats a maximum of 142 people in two screening rooms. Beerman is acclaimed for her arthouse programming, but the "flying red carpet" set in motion by the Berlinale is headed for better-known, "historical" venues.
Beerman's complaint represents more than just frustration at being left out: it hints at a quiet battle being fought in Berlin's arthouse scene. In many cities, the prevalence and popularity of multiplexes has made independent picture houses a dying breed. Not in Berlin. At last count (in 2008), 70 percent of tickets sold here were at cinemas with one to three screens. Good news for the miniplexes, then? Not necessarily. Berlin's indies are so abundant that they're treading on each other's toes. And while the venues compete to woo the crowds, the politics of distribution tends to play into the hands of bigger capacity Kinos. When Germany's most famous indie director Fatih Akin released the keenly-awaited Soul Kitchen in Berlin at Christmas time, there were only fourteen reels to go around. The cinemas with fewer screens were trampled in the stampede.
The arthouse chain
So how do Berlin's independent cinemas stake their claim in a saturated market? One approach is safety in numbers. This is exemplified by Yorck - since the 1970s, the group has been acquiring rundown old cinemas and restoring them to their former splendour. It currently presides over 14 venues, including two outdoor ones and several of the city's best-known Kinos: the Delphi Palast, Babylon Kreuzberg and Kino International.
Technically speaking, Yorck is a chain owned by a Dresden-based company - a fact which necessarily hoists a question mark over the 'independent' branding. But according to Bräuer, "each cinema retains its unique aesthetic and charm, and its anchoring im Kiez". With so many cinemas, the Yorck group has become a popular port of call for distributors. The management allots a programme to each site that suits its clientele, but allows for inter-venue trading if it appears certain films might fare better elsewhere. Customers are gently persuaded to stay in the loop with loyalty cards.
A venue for everything
"I'm just not interested in talking about it," barks the voice on the phone. Meet Timothy Grossman. Few people on Berlin's cinema circuit have ruffled as many feathers as the owner of the Babylon-Mitte. His is the only movie theatre in the city to receive regular funding from the state government (as of January, this totalled some €350,000 a year). Yet since he took over the Babylon in 2005, Grossman has been subject to seething criticism from his competitors, local unions and Die Linke. They say his staff is poorly paid and his programme is too commercial to merit large pots of public money.
But Grossman stumps his critics on one front: the Babylon's schedule tops almost all others when it comes to breadth and originality. Last year, an average of 80 titles were screened each month: foreign films, short films, cult films, documentaries, silent films… you name it, Babylon's shown it. And Grossman's a savvy businessman to boot. One of his most original and successful ideas has been to outsource the programming, turning this beautiful former theatre, an example of the 1920s "Neues Bauen" architectural movement, into a venue for bookers. Here, aspirant film curators with a feasible idea for a festival, series or retrospective can turn their concept into reality.
It's a clever approach in a city bursting with enterprising minds and DIY creativity. Moviegoers get to see an eclectic selection of independent film festivals curated by people who really care about what they're doing. And, in theory at least, it's a win-win situation for the Babylon: the collaborations enhance the venue's line-up and profile whilst keeping programming and marketing expenses (most of which are covered by the event organisers themselves) down to a minimum.
Serving the niches
While the Babylon banks on a combination of form,content and customers, several arthouses have opted instead to target more specialised crowds. With 137 seats, Schöneberg's Xenon is one of the city's smallest cinemas, but its primary address for gay and lesbian films. Wedding's Alhambra caters to its Kiez by maintaining a high turnover of Turkish films. Fsk, in Kreuzberg's SO36 district, is known for the quality of its OV arthouse programming, and to English-speakers for hosting the Britspotting festival. Last year, it also also played host to the Poles; the POLSKA film festival returns in April.
Fsk has a good eye for business as well as engaging cinema; by exploiting both qualities, it's turned the acquisition tussle to its own advantage. "We were fed up with rarely getting hold of the films we liked, or considered important," says Barbara Suhren. "We'd go to festivals and spend so much time and energy trying to persuade distributors to rent us copies for just four or five days. So we started buying a small selection instead, and lending them on the Berlin market."
Spurred on by a growing national demand for original language films, Suhren and her colleagues have tapped into steady Swiss supplies of French works subtitled in German. Peripher, the cinema's distribution arm, is modestly stocked, but works with popular venues like the Hackesche Höfe Filmtheater and Filmkunst 66.
Digitalisation: adapt or die?
The "Berlinale Goes Kiez" outreach programme comes at a pivotal point in the ever-evolving story of cinema - and perhaps even constitutes a sort of strategic sweet talk. Since its inception, moving image technology has proved itself to be quite the chameleon, and movie theatres have had no choice but to cater to its whims.
In the 1930s, the move from silent to sound wiped out swathes of smaller cinemas that couldn't sustain the cost of conversion. The 1950s saw various wide-screen and multi-projector fads: the likes of early 3D and Cinerama. Now the democratisation of film via digital technology is, paradoxically, forcing an extortionate remodelling of cinemas. So far, Yorck's Kino International is the only 'independent' venue in Berlin to have undergone complete digitalisation - not a big surprise, given the fact that the process costs more than €70,000 per screen. While the CinemaxXes of this world ride the storm, the independents fear the apocalypse is nigh. "Without help from the industry or the state, the number of cinemas in Germany will probably be halved by 2020," says Bräuer of Yorck cinema group. Until now, any effort on the part of the government and the unions to deliver an aid package has failed.
Ask any independent Kino owner in Berlin what the future holds and they'll respond with a shrug. "Perhaps we're headed for a new New Wave," Barbara Suhren says with a wry smile. "I seriously doubt it, but you just never know." Given the many historical shifts cinema has endured, any forecast - bright or bleak - could be correct. Yet, in defiance of common perception about the effects of online viewing, Berliners continue to consume cinema in its natural habitat, the movie theatre. In 2009, ticket sales were up by 6.9 percent from the previous year. The competition between independent venues is tough, but away from the controlling hand of large studios and distributors, the city's smaller cinemas are still delivering challenging and innovative programmes to their clientele.
With the Competition (for the heavy hitters), the Forum (for radical and experimental cinema), two youth sections and hosts of spin- off events, the Berlinale is keenly aware of the scope of both its medium and its audience. The "Berlinale Goes Kiez" initiative might, as Suzan Beerman suspects, hint at tokenism, but maybe we should share in Christian Braüer's enthusiasm. Perhaps it's a gesture that will help to share the spoils of the distribution battle and introduce new viewers to smaller venues. And, for 10 days at least, those viewers might even be amongst the biggest names in Hollywood.
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