The Body Shop has some sweet new launches in skincare department. With a bunch of new lines to choose from, I got especially interested in their brightening line Drops of Light. Coincidentally, my nearest The Body shop store didn't have the mentioned line. As consolation, I've picked up other new bits and pieces with light rose packaging and a bunch of interesting promises.
First of is The Body Shop Skin Defence (22€ for 40ml, check online), multi-protecting essence with lightweight formula, antioxidants, UVA and UVB protection and most importantly, SPF 50. Sounds like a dream come true, a lovely addition to your everyday skincare regime. Skin Defence truly delivers lightweight texture like water and still feels ultra light on the skin. Kind of mattifying but still comfortable. Essence is just the right name for the texture. It also gives a bit of glow, which is not too obvious in hot, humid weather. As of now, I pretty much love it. Perfect for everyday use as it has antioxidant properties to protect from pollution. Cherry on top is brightening effect - with red algae and vitamin C, skin gets brighter, even and more healthy looking with time. I highly recommend it to all my fellow sensitive skintypes, leaning towards hyperpigmentation and dark spots.
Again, I was seduced by the word glow and bright. The Body Shop Instaglow CC Cream in Bright Glow ( 15€ for 25ml, check online) is exactly the product I have imagined. It's a seriously multi-tasking primer before makeup. It gives subtle glow, protects with SPF 20, reduces appearance of pores and moisturises the skin. And I agree with most of the statements. It's quite a perfect combination of healthy glow and shine reducing product. I know, it sounds contradictory. Once you apply it on your skin, face looks subtly illuminated but still shine-free. The shimmery particles are minimal and almost undetectable. Just a slightly visible glow and optically perfected skin is just what I want for summer. It feels super light on the skin and it's easily layered before foundation and after your regular moisturiser. Also remember, it has no tint like usual CC creams. There are three glowing shades in the range: bronzy Warm Glow, pinkish Bright Glow and warm Peachy Glow.
Can you see a hint of pink glow on the left side?
And now onto the true main star! The Body Shop Lightening Shade Adjusting Drops (14€ for 15ml, check online) are very important in my makeup routine. Pale as a ghost, most of foundations don't match my skintone. I've tried everything - from Makeup Revolution, Barry M, Stargazer and other white foundations. No formula was absolutely perfect, until now. The Body Shop nailed just the right consistency, colour density and light texture. Just a drop or two is enough to enlighten a shade or two darker foundation. Note, that Shade Adjusting Drops feel like a lightweight foundation and don't interact with your primary finish of foundation. Also, the pigmentation is dense enough to lighten with small amounts. Perfect! I usually find white foundations too cakey or too liquidy to easily mix into foundations every day. In fact, Lightening drops are actually pink based - for a more natural look to your foundation as solid white isn't the most natural looking colour for your face. Pink tone doesn't really interfere with foundation's undertone. I actually stocked up with another bottle, just in case.
The left side of my hand is covered with only The Body Shop Shade Adjusting Drops. You can get an idea of the pigmentation density. It's not fully pigmented but rather has a medium coverage. Texture itself on the right side is pretty similar to liquid foundations.
I'm more than pleased with all picked items. I cannot live without Lightening Shade Adjusting Drops anymore, while I could maybe skip Instaglow CC Cream (it's not a life-changing product). Skin Defence is just perfect for my skin needs, as it promises to eventually (after 4 weeks) brighten my skintone and also protect from further melanin accumulation.
I keep seeing those Shade Adjusting Drops and I need them in my life. I'm so fair and it's near impossible to find good foundation matches!
The glow cc cream sounds amazing!
Adjusting Drops se odlično berejo. Jaz imam tudi Stargazer belo in mi je absolutno pregosto in presuho. To pa res izgleda kot tekoča podlaga, ki se verjetno odlično misa z vsem. A drugače nimaš nobene podlage, ki bi ti bila dejansko perfect match brez dodajanja belih podlag? Mene trenutno izjemno navdušuje Missha Perfect Cover BB - 21, mi popolnoma paše in se prilagodi mojemu odtenki :).
Thank you very much for the lovely review~ I need to find a The Body Shop store right now!! It's so great!!!!
Thank you so much for providing such wonderful info. Box Office update is what I like the most.


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What is HDCVI technology (used for CCTV HD Video over coax)?
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I bet you already heard or read something about the HDCVI technology used on high definition CCTV analog cameras, don't you?
If you work in the surveillance system industry or are an enthusiast that likes to install your own security cameras, chances are you prefer to use the modern technologies that allow you to have HD resolution at a lower price.
Years ago was necessary to spend some considerable amount of money to buy a high-resolution IP security camera because this was the only option available in the market at that time.... Well, not anymore!
Since the introduction of high-definition analog security cameras technologies such as HDTVI, HDCVI, and AHD, the surveillance industry has changed a lot and now we can buy better security cameras with reduced prices.
==> To learn more about other technologies such as HDTVI and HDCVI please read the article: HDTVI, HDCVI, and AHD comparison.
In this article, I will focus on the HDCVI technology which is widely available in many security cameras in the market in different parts of the world.
What is HDCVI?
HDCVI stands for High Definition Composite Video Interface. It's a technology used to transmit high-definition analog video over coaxial cable. It was developed by the Chinese company Dahua as an inexpensive alternative to the IP CCTV system and became a standard largely used by the surveillance industry.
The technology is still based on the composite video but it's much better and keeps evolving to bring more resolution and new features. Back in 2012, the HDCVI cameras were created to support 720p resolution which later evolved to 1080p.
The benefits of HDCVI technology?
By using the HDCVI technology it's possible to transmit HD (High-Definition) video over long distances using the traditional coaxial cables such as RG59 and RG6 which reduces the cost of infrastructure. especially when an old analog CCTV system is being upgraded with the addition of high-resolution cameras.
With more than 500 million analog camera around the world, it's interesting to have a technology that still keeps the principle of analog video transmission but with the benefits of better image quality.
Before the high-resolution analog cameras, the only solution to upgrade and improve an old CCTV system was to offer the IP technology which comes with the need of infrastructure changes such as replacing the coaxial cable for the UTP cables or to use transceivers with the technology Ethernet over coax.
The HDCVI 3.0
Since its creation in 2012, the HDCVI technology has evolved from the 720p 1080p and 4K resolution. It is now in the 3.0 version which allows the transmission of HD video, audio, data, and even power over a coaxial cable.
==> It's important to learn more about power over coaxial cable, so please read the article: What is Power Over Coax (PoC) for CCTV
Another important improvement in the HDCVI 3.0 is the implementation of the Starlight technology which allows to obtain crisp and clear images even in low light conditions. A camera that uses such technology only needs 0.008 lux of light to generate useful images.
This version also brings the WDR (Wide Dynamic Range) technology with 120dB to 140dB (higher is better) to improve images in an area with light contrast.
The ASC (Automatic Signal Compensation) is also part of the HDCVI technology and allows for a low distortion signal over long distances. You can install an HDCVI camera up to 700m away from the HDCVI video recorder.
PTZ control
Years ago was necessary to run extra cables to control a PTZ (Pan, Tilt, Zoom) camera thus increasing the cost of infrastructure. With modern technology comes the solution such as the PTZ command control over coaxial cables.
This technology was invented many years ago by Pelco with the name coaxitron and later other manufacturers such as Samsung and Hikvision created their own protocol. And Dahua did the same with the HDCVI technology.
The DVRs (Digital Video Recorders) that support the HDCVI 3.0 can be considered as hybrid devices since they support the use of AHD, IP, HDCVI and HDTVI cameras which is a huge advantage for system upgrades e compatibility.
Intelligent features
The HDCVI 3.0 technology supports intelligent features such as face recognition, people counting, smart tracking, smart scene adaptation, and heat mapping.
The most common IP cameras intelligent video features such as scene change, virtual tripwire, and missing/abandoned object are also supported by the HDCVI 3.0 which allow the use of advanced analytics at a reduced price.
Applications for the HDCVI technology
The HDCVI technology available in security cameras and recording is very interesting for applications in vertical markets such as banks, casinos that need to have high-resolution security systems for real-time monitoring without latency.
This technology is so inexpensive that allow its use in small businesses and homes where people are not willing to pay a high-priced for a surveillance system.
Where to buy HDCVI cameras and recorders
Since the Chinese manufacturer Dahua developed the HDCVI technology, you can find Dahua HDCVI cameras in the market. They are available on distributors, resellers and even on the Amazon Store.
You can also find other security camera brands that also use the HDCVI technology since Dahua allows the use of the technology by other companies and also sell its cameras and recorders without its brand so the distributors can put their own.
You can find cameras and recorders from Optview, IC Realtime, Intelbras and many others that have a "Dahua engine " in the core of their devices.
Video: Advantages of the Dahua HDCVI cameras
The following video shows a quick presentation of Dahua HDCVI cameras.
This video is from the Dahua YouTube Channel
The HDCVI technology came to give extra life to the analog systems and allow to have better high-definition cameras with lower prices. I believe this is something very good for the market since it pushes every company to keep working on new ways to improve quality while reducing the prices.
You can use HDCVI cameras and recorders from Dahua and other brands to enjoy high-quality videos and interesting features without breaking the bank.
Learn more about surveillance cameras
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Authorities in Europe fined Facebook $122 million for misleading officials about its ability to automatically combine data about its users with those of the messaging service WhatsApp.
When the European Commission considered whether to approve Facebook's $19 billion acquisition of WhatsApp in 2014, Facebook allegedly indicated that it wasn't able to automatically link users of both companies.
Last year, however, WhatsApp announced plans to share users' phone numbers and other information with Facebook, which said it would draw on those numbers to make friend suggestions to WhatsApp users, and also send them targeted ads. The company also will use phone numbers for other purposes, including analytics and fighting spam.
WhatsApp promised to let people opt out of receiving targeted ads (and receiving friend suggestions) based on phone numbers. But the company said it wouldn't allow people to opt out of sharing their phone numbers with Facebook.
The authorities today faulted Facebook for its 2014 statements. "The Commission has found that, contrary to Facebook's statements in the 2014 merger review process, the technical possibility of automatically matching Facebook and WhatsApp users' identities already existed in 2014, and that Facebook staff were aware of such a possibility," the EU stated.
EU official Margrethe Vestager added in a statement that the fine "sends a clear signal to companies that they must comply with all aspects of EU merger rules, including the obligation to provide correct information."
Before its merger with Facebook, WhatsApp was famous for its stringent privacy policies, including a promise to never share users' personally identifiable information for ad purposes.
In the U.S., privacy advocates Electronic Privacy Information Center and the Center for Digital Democracy asked the FTC to intervene in Facebook's plan to merge data about users with WhatsApp. The FTC said in September that it was reviewing the advocates' complaint, but the agency didn't publicly taken action.


Smile. You'll be glad you did.
As a dentist, you have one of the greatest marketing tools defining your business. You've heard it before: smiles are contagious. Not only does smiling make us more attractive, it actually lifts our mood, boosts our immune system, alleviates stress, and lowers blood pressure. Naturally, a good smile is your secret weapon for your dental practice's marketing strategy. Keep reading to learn how to more effectively spotlight your practice's smile on your new dental website. Then watch and see what those pearly whites can do.
1. Position your dental practice for success.
Let's be real. Marketing your dental practice isn't always the most glamorous job. However, as a dental practitioner, you are at a great advantage. While your service may be streamlined, your patients are unique. Plus, they carry one of the greatest marketing tools out there.
By simply spotlighting the work you do every day, you will reap some of the natural benefits of the human smile. To accomplish this, re-focus the structure, content, and media of your new dental website to be patient-centric. Put yourself in the shoes of your potential patients, and ask yourself what they're looking for. Answer the questions that they're asking when they visit your site. Consider featuring some patient before and after pictures, or video testimonials from happy patients. Your prospective clients will be happy to see people just like them having a positive experience with your services, and be much more likely to book that first appointment.
2. Get ahead of game when marketing the Dental Marketing game.
There is always work to be done under the hood to ensure your car runs. Once you have the patient-centric mindset set in stone, you are equipped to begin constructing the hardware that brings these ideas to life. The following three pieces of hardware are essential when redesigning the website for your dental practice. Do them well and you will be laps ahead of your competitors.
As a dental practice, you may not realize the creative potential you carry. Do not buy into the lie that you are plain and simple. Rather, combat the common stereotype of the bleak dental office by combining stimulating media elements with color and sleek, modern design. It's so important to express the heart and culture of your company in the media that you create. From your printed materials to social media graphics and video, make sure you're making a strong and positive statement with your branding.
50.3% of website traffic comes through a mobile device. Responsive dental websites design that is catered to display perfectly on mobile phones is absolutely essential, yet it seems to be a concept many practices miss in their medical website design. Get ahead of the game by ensuring your website operates smoothly across all devices. See Entrepreneur Magazine's article on the most recent mobile marketing trends of 2018 for more of these striking stats.
Finally, consider using tools such as Google My Business or Yelp. Geography is one of the most influential factors in the success of your dental practice. Localized SEO, therefore, is vital. Do your research and don't stop with google search engines. For more information on SEO strategy, download our free 17 SEO Myths EBook.
3. Create a different dental office experience.
What if you could actually change the "dental office" stereotype for your patients? Believe it or not, much of this comes through having an effective marketing strategy. (see our solutions for marketing your dental website.) By following some of the instruction provided in this blog, you might just be able to shift that feeling of dreadful anticipation to honest excitement. Their smile matters. Tell them why! Take a look at our recent blog featuring some impressive responsive dental website designs. Get inspired and start painting the next Mona Lisa!


The Kings Arms Longham is a very popular inn offering excellent food (winner of the Dorset Dining Pub of the Year 2012). Our commitment is to serve high quality food prepared by our award winning chefs who work closely with local suppliers sourcing regional British produce where possible. To compliment this - a list of 40 wines, of which 8 can be served by the glass, real ales and a large range of soft drinks and quality coffee, all delivered by an efficient, friendly and professional team of staff. TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Award 2017.
Actually on the A348 at Longham.


Looking back over the last eight years, it has been a long and varied ride to here. Uphill slogs and long descents; smooth highways and barely-rideable trails; lung-bursting efforts and easy ambling; blue skies, blazing heat, chilling cold and torrential rains - I can't complain about the variety. The only consistency was the camaraderie of friends, old and new; the curiosity and kindness of total strangers; and the pure pleasure of riding every ride.
But this is end control, and this ride ends here. I will be leaving IISc, (and Bangalore) soon, and will no longer be posting to this blog. (It will remain on the web as long as Blogger chooses to keep it.) If and when I start blogging again I will post a link here. I can always be contacted via the README page.
Bicycling in Bangalore: See the Bangalore Bikers group.


Responsible for field activities associated with the project, including supervision of all field construction work by electrical and mechanical subcontractors and self-performed work. Maintain constant contact with Subcontractors to ensure timely work to keep project on schedule and within budget. Ensures equipment purchased is in onsite at the project when needed. Shares responsibility with the construction project manager for developing the project budget and schedule, actively participating in the preconstruction phase, and ensuring that the project is built on time, within budget, and according to company policies and procedures. Manages and mentors assistant project managers and other field personnel. Maintains a relentless focus on meeting and exceeding customer needs and expectations throughout the life of the project.
Maintain relationship with primary client, A/E firm, Construction Project Manager, leadership, subcontractors and any other vendors needed to facilitate construction activities at the data center job site.
Detailed understanding of all MEP systems to include scheduling timeline, quality control focus points, system start-up, commissioning, troubleshooting, etc.
Manage financial aspects of contracts (progress billing, rental equipment, income/expenses) to protect the company's interests and simultaneously maintain positive relationship with the client.
Ensures that project site and company assets are secure and maintains a safe and respectful working environment at all times by implementing programs for safety/OSHA, Equal Employment Opportunity/EEO, risk management, training, and quality control.
Confirms that extra charges from subcontractors/suppliers are reasonable and work is correctly executed. Coordinates with project manager for approval on all change orders.
Ensures that the project closeout process is finalized, demobilizes all resources, and transitions the project to the client.
Detailed understanding of Mechanical and Electrical systems to include integrated testing, MOPs/SOPs of installation, functionality and troubleshooting; etc.
Previous administrative experience managing change orders, billing, creating reports, etc.


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General pathology, also called investigative pathology, experimental pathology, or theoretical pathology, is a broad and complex scientificfield which seeks to understand the mechanisms of injury to cells and tissues, as well as the body's means of responding to and repairing injury. Areas of study include cellular adaptation to injury, necrosis, inflammation, wound healing, and neoplasia. It forms the foundation of pathology, the application of this knowledge to diagnose diseases in humans and animals.


This guide will show you how to create your account and build a simple application on top of TrueVault. We will create TrueNotes, an app where you will be able to log in, create secure notes that are stored in TrueVault, and list your previously created notes.
Note: This app is only supported with latest Chrome.
First, you'll need to create a TrueVault account.
Tip: Every account starts out as a development account which means you should not store any Protected Health Information in TrueVault until you have activated your account and you have executed a Business Associate Agreement. You can email us (help@truevault.com) for a copy of the Business Associate Agreement before you sign up.
Once you create an account you will be taken to the Management Console Dashboard.
Next, we will create a Vault to store notes. You can think of a Vault as a collection of TrueVault documents and BLOBs. Once logged in, click on the Explorer menu item on the top menu bar and then click the Create New Vault button in the bottom left. Name the Vault quickstart then click Save. Now a Vault is created and it's ready to store any JSON or BLOB objects.
Next, we need to create a user in TrueVault. This is an end-user, an actual person who will log in and create notes with the application. Click on the Users menu item on the top menu bar then click the Add + button. Name the new user quickstart with a password then click Save.
By default, Users don't have permission to do anything in TrueVault. In order to grant Users access to data, we must first create a Group with a desired Group Policy and add the User to it.
To do so, click the Groups menu item on the top menu bar, then click the Add + button in the left sidebar. Name the group quickstart and add the policy with resource Vault::VAULT_ID::Document::$[Owner=self] (replace VAULT_ID with the ID of the Vault we created in step 2). Click the Create and Read Access buttons. Now any user in this group will be able to create documents with themselves as the owner, and read any of their owned documents within that vault.
In order for the user to be granted access, we need to add it to the group we created. You can find the User's ID by clicking on the quickstart user on the Users page and looking at the user info in the middle section.
Copy that ID, navigate to the Groups page, click the quickstart group, and click the Add + button at the top of the right sidebar. Paste in the user ID and click Save to add the user to the group.
This skeleton only contains HTML, CSS, and Bootstrap, which we will build off of to create the full app.
Before running the app, you will need to copy the tv-config.js.template file to tv-config.js and fill in you account ID and the ID of the vault you created previously.
You can find your account ID by clicking your account username at the very right of the top navigation bar and clicking Account. At the top left of this account page you will see your account ID. Fill this in for TV_ACCOUNT_ID in tv-config.js.
You can find the ID of the vault you created by going clicking the Explorer button on the top navigation bar, clicking the vault in the sidebar, and copying the UUID from the URI in your browser's navigation bar. Fill this in for TV_VAULT_ID in tv-config.js.
You can run the app by serving the root directory. An easy way of doing this if you have python installed is by running python -m SimpleHTTPServer in the root directory and navigating to localhost:8000 in a browser. You will need to refresh the page after making any changes to the code. At this point all you should see is the top navigation bar of the TrueNotes app.
In order for our application to authenticate a user, we need to create a login form. This will use the login endpoint in TrueVault, with which the end user will send a username and password and receive back a user access token. This user access token will be used to make subsequent TrueVault requests.
If you open the Chrome console and log in with the quickstart user's credentials, you should see a user access token logged to the console. We will use the tvClient object which saves this user access token to make all subsequent requests to TrueVault for this user.
When we create a new note, we want to store it in the quickstart vault in TrueVault. Let's add a form submission handler to index.js that does just that.
The user is able to make themselves the owner of a created document because they have Create permission on Vault::VAULT_ID::Document::$[Owner=self]. If the user tries creating a document with an owner_id other than their own, TrueVault will respond with an error message.
Note: Clear the path and fragment in your browser url (so it just reads localhost:8000) when you reload. The simple state management in this quickstart app isn't smart enough to redirect you back to login (and you'll have to login each time you reload).
When we load the #notes view, we need to make a request to TrueVault to list all of the vault's note documents. Let's add this TrueVault request to the #notes switch case.
We call the document list endpoint from TrueVault and create note divs for each of them. The end user is able to list all the documents they own because they have Read permission on Vault::VAULT_ID::Document::$[Owner=self]. Note that they won't be able to see any other user's documents. This is a common example of how you can use TrueVault permissions to prevent users from accessing data they are not supposed to.
To try out the entire flow of the app, change the url back to localhost:8000 and reload. You should be able to log in and create notes. As a bonus exercise, go back to the TrueVault Management Console and create another user, adding it to the same group. Try logging in as that user. The two users won't be able to see each other's notes (even if they requested them by id).
We have completed our first application using TrueVault. It should look the exact same as the master branch of the truevault-quick-start repo we cloned. You can switch back to master by running git checkout master.
By now you should have an understanding of the basics to creating an application using TrueVault. For more a more in-depth example application, check out our more advanced React Sample App which demonstrates a more complex and realistic application architecture. If you would like to learn more about how to build your project using TrueVault, please contact us at help@truevault.com or ask a question on StackOverflow with the tag truevault.


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COMMUNITY MAP – 1992 EDITION
Last week we published the original community map produced by Wester Hailes Rep Council in 1987. This week we can show you the 1992 edition which followed on from it. As before, if you click on the map and scroll you'll be able to zoom in and see any part you like in magnified detail.
In many ways there's not a lot of difference from five years before but there are some significant changes. Firstly, blocks 4,5 and 6 of the Hailesland Park multis have disappeared and been replaced by Prospect Community Housing's first development – the Walkers low rise new build scheme. The adventure playgrounds built by the community – the Venchie itself and the playgrounds at Clovenstone and Hailes Quarry Park (including the Quarry Youth Hut) – no longer exist. Also gone are the Cafe Venchie and the PAD Community Centre next to the Greenway in the Wester Hailes Park and Drive area. Other new facilities and buildings include the railway station, the Pyramid Youth Centre in Dumbryden, the Star Coffee Bar at Hailes Quarry and the Clovenstone Old Peoples Home.
In addition to the physical description of Wester Hailes the map sheds an interesting light on how the community structure had developed since '87. The insert section in the top right provides details of the 23 Neighbourhood Councils, each with their own elected committee, which were functioning by this time, facilitating grass roots input and channelling activity into the Rep Council.
Categories: history | Tags: community, environment, groups, housing, neighbourhood, Rep Council | Permalink.
1987 Gala Queen
This week we're taking a look back to June 1987, to see what was happening in Wester Hailes 25 years ago as reported by the Sentinel. The front page story focused on the high turnout in Wester Hailes for the General Election, with 67% of the local population casting their vote. Other stories include
The results of the Wester Hailes Gala Queen competition
A report on Andrea Douglas and her dancing award achievements
The Calders Fun Day which took place despite the rain
News from around the community areas including Dumbryden, Westburn and Clovenstone
A feature on the WHEC jazz band
You'll find all these stories and more if you click on Sentinel June 1987
Categories: newspaper, photographs | Tags: community, history, newspaper, Wester Hailes | Permalink.
WESTER HAILES COMMUNITY MAP
In 1983 Wester Hailes Representative Council produced a special map of the area which showed in impressive graphic detail every individual block of housing and the whole range of community facilities that existed at the time. Drawn by Rolando Ugolini it's more than just a map, it's a very valuable social history document and a little work of art in its own right.
Previously, we've shown some sections from this map on the blog but we can now let you see the whole of it and at a much better level of quality. Also, if you click on it and scroll you'll be able to zoom into specific parts to look at them more closely. Very many thanks to Kathie from Malcolm Fraser Architects who undertook the technical wizardry to make this happen and Eoghan Howard who arranged it all on our behalf.
And here's a few photos from our archive to accompany it. The first shows the bypass under construction (in 1983 you'll see from the map that it was still only at the proposed route stage). In the immediate background is Wesburn Grove and just beyond that a couple of the multis and some of the four storey housing in Wester Hailes Drive.
This next one is an interior shot of the Cafe Venchie…
And finally, one of the Westburn Gardens multis, we think this is probably block one on the map (the block itself may be long gone but the fences are still here!)…
Categories: history, people, photographs | Tags: community, Design, environment, groups, photographs | Permalink.
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Running In The Rain!
photo by Kathy Quinn
It might not have been the driest of days, but that didn't stop people turning out to take part in the Wester Hailes Fun Run last Saturday. Showing plenty of Olympic spirit, runners braved torrential rain to complete a 5k circuit of Wester Hailes that included the famous Greenway hill. The idea to organise a run in 2012 came after an article here on the blog reminded people of what a great event the Fun Run used to be. Several of the runners remembered taking part in the old Fun Run, including Kim Forbes who won it 22 years ago. Keeping the fun in the run, a group of participants walked the whole route in fancy dress. Despite being drenched, everyone was full of enthusiasm, saying how much they had enjoyed taking part. Some supporters braved the weather but there was also a lot of encouragement and cheering from windows along the way.
At the top of the Greenway, Clovenstone Community Centre ran a water station to help people on their way and to keep the runners on track. Other partners involved in planning and supporting the run with volunteers were CHAI, Wester Hailes Health Agency, Prospect, Wester Hailes Community Council, Community Learning and Development, and Lothian and Borders Police. The council did a great job in clearing the route, cutting back branches etc to make the run safer. Gordon McDonald MSP was on hand to start the runners off and stayed to cheer everyone on, and Donald Wilson the new Lord Provost came to lend support. Congratulations to all who completed the route and hopefully there will be a Fun Run next year, only this time in drier conditions!
Runners with Gordon McDonald MSP
Categories: newspaper | Tags: celebration, events, sport, Wester Hailes | Permalink.
COMMUNITY COUNCIL TAKES ACTION!
Thanks to the intervention of Wester Hailes Community Council there is now the possibility that the pedestrian walkway which will link the new Healthy Living Centre, currently under construction at Harvesters Way, with Westside Plaza could be extended and improved.
The current proposals have been drawn up to fit into a very restricted area because an agreement reached between the City Council and AWG (the owners of the shopping centre) allowed for only three car parking spaces in the Plaza car park being converted to help accommodate the walkway.
However, the Community Council has taken the initiative in this matter and written to AWG's parent company asking them to consider making more of the car park area available so as to extend the space for the walkway and make it a safer and more accessible link. A reply has been received from AWG assuring the Community Council that this issue is being taken very seriously and that the company's intention is to help and work with the local community. The ball is now in the City Council's court to build on this positive response from AWG and reach an agreement for more land to be made available.
As we highlighted in April, the Harvesters Way placemaking exercise undertaken by internationally renowned designers Gehl Architects identified the need for strong pedestrian linkages between the Healthy Living Centre to all parts of the surrounding areas. In particular, the link with the Plaza was seen as being of crucial importance in the successful regeneration of the derelict site.
Categories: people | Tags: architecture, community, Design, environment, groups, Harvesters Way, neighbourhood, people | Permalink.
Funding for a new Sentinel?
As we highlighted a couple of months ago, one of the promises made by the new council administration was to close down the official council newspaper Outlook. Earlier this week, it was announced that the next edition of Outlook, due out next week will be the last. There will now be a review on what would be the most effective way for the council to communicate with the public. One suggestion in the mix of proposals for Outlook's replacement is to use that budget to fund community newspapers. Outlook had a budget of £200,000 a year.
It is very encouraging to see community newspapers being given more priority and consideration and it would be great to have a thriving local media network across the city that reflected the views and interests of local communities.
Whilst paper media is probably still what most people would choose, there are a growing number of new media outlets that offer scope for training around digital skills and online experience. The Olympic torch relay in Scotland is being covered by Citizen Relay, a project that relies on local people to report on the relay at a neighbourhood level. Citizen reporters have been able to access training and are using a variety of online media to report their stories and news. The Sentinel used to offer training and placement experience to local people including young people who gained experience in writing and producing articles and pages. Online citizen reporting offers a similar experience that can be built on for further training and/or employment.
Whatever shape the new Wester Hailes community media has if funded through the closure of Outlook, it will remain crucial to its success and sustainability that it has an independent voice. It will also be important that the resulting publication is managed by local residents and that it raises a range of issues and concerns as well as providing information and news. There are a range of community led projects currently developing in Wester Hailes around an online Sentinel model and it is hoped that any funding input would be looking at what is already happening. It will be interesting to see the results of the planned review and what it is then recommended.
Delivering the Sentinel
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LISA LOVES JASON
In the first part of her Q & A, two weeks ago, Lisa McDonald revealed that she had helped edit an issue of the Sentinel along with some of her classmates at the WHEC. Intrigued by this, we searched through our archive and were able to find the particular edition (December 1988) to which she was referring. The front page carried a picture of the intrepid cub reporters and here they are:
As well as Lisa, the team consisted of Lynne Gow, Lorna Anderson, Sarah-Jane Hiroz and Conchi Peacock. The girls carried out a survey around Wester Hailes to find out people's views about two popular subjects in 1988 – Bros and Neighbours. Bros had recently been topping the charts and the wedding of Scott (Jason Donovan) and Charlene (Kylie Minogue) in Neighbours had been screened on British TV the month before.
Presumably to make the whole thing a little bit quicker and easier, the girls interviewed themselves as well as others and we thought we'd take the opportunity to share their responses with you. All of them, bar one, were rabid Bros fans…
Lynne loved Bros and described them as "wickedly happening" and the "best thing since Elvis". Lorna thought they were "trendy dressers" and Luke was "so sexy". Sarah-Jane also loved Bros, "they are happening" she said. Conchi thought they were "hip and trendy" and that Matt was "cool" and she also owned up to being a fan of Brother Beyond.
The one exception was Lisa who is quoted as saying that Bros were "indescribable rubbish" naming her favourite group as Aztec Camera. So far so good… but then she went on to confess that she loved neighbours ESPECIALLY Jason Donovan!
However she was in good company, all the rest of the girls were also big Neighbours fans: Lynne – "the talent is well chosen"; Conchi – "it is neat"; Sarah-Jane – "it keeps you watching".
The feature which took up the whole of page 15 was written and designed by the girls and included a "Bros Factfile" and a list of "Ten things you always wanted to know" about Neighbours.
Many thanks to Lisa for providing us with the clues to track down this long lost piece of journalism!
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Northern company linked to Mint Quarter
Published: 11:15 PM June 16, 2005
LIVERPOOL-based department store TJ Hughes could be the cornerstone of proposals to build the Mint Quarter, The Evening Star can reveal today.The fast-growing company has identified Ipswich as a potential site for a new store and is following developments at the Mint Quarter with interest.
LIVERPOOL-based department store TJ Hughes could be the cornerstone of proposals to build the Mint Quarter, The Evening Star can reveal today.
The fast-growing company has identified Ipswich as a potential site for a new store and is following developments at the Mint Quarter with interest.
It held preliminary discussions about moving to the town before when Helical Retail was hoping to develop the site.
And property director Richard Foggin told the Star today that it would be interested in talking to the new developer of the Mint Quarter, Shearer Property Group.
Mr Foggin said: "We are hoping to expand significantly over the next few years - there are 200 sites across Britain that we are looking at.
"Certainly Ipswich is an area we see as having great potential for us."
TJ Hughes specialises in selling a wide range of goods at low prices - at discounts of up to 70 per cent.
Lines include clothes, household goods, electronic equipment, and cosmetics.
Mr Foggin added: "Several years ago we were in the early stages of discussions about going into the Mint Quarter.
"That all went quiet, but we are aware that it has just been revived and we are certainly interested in talking to the new developers."
Although most TJ Hughes stores are based in the north of England and the midlands, the company has also expanded into the south of the country.
Over recent years it has moved into Romford, Watford and Crawley - in Romford it moved into a former C&A store.
Formerly owned by sports retailer JJB, the company was the subject of a management buy-out 20 months ago and is aiming to expand across the country.
The new Mint Quarter development is expected to have a department store at its heart alongside four other large stores.
Argos is already hoping to move to the site, and both Woolworths and JJB will have to move out of their current premises because that is part of the Mint Quarter estate and is due to be demolished when work on the new shopping area gets underway.
It now seems as if the department store and three of the potential large tenants are already in place - which could give the Mint Quarter plans the boost they need to go ahead.
N What would you like to see built at the Mint Quarter? Write to Your Letters, Evening Star, 30 Lower Brook Street, Ipswich, IP4 1AN or e-mail eveningstarletters@eveningstar.co.uk


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Report: Former Penn State Basketball Player Detained on Suspicion of Terrorism
D.J. Newbill's agent says it's a misunderstanding over visa procedures.
By Joel Mathis·	 8/17/2015, 6:29 a.m.
Penn State's DJ Newbill, left, drives against Akron's Alex Abreu during a NCAA college basketball game in Bayamon, Puerto Rico, Sunday, Nov. 18, 2012. (AP Photo/Ricardo Arduengo)
A former Penn State basketball player was reportedly detained on suspicion of terrorism as he tried to join his new team in France, his European agent says.
D.J. Newbill was stopped by German authorities, Newbill's agent, Francois Lamy, said in a Facebook post. (The post has been translated from French.) The incident was first reported by the Black Cager blog.
"An officer of the German immigration doubted his statement that he was in Europe to play basketball," Lamy wrote. "He also doubted that France was the country of final destination. Newbill was interrogated for hours. German immigration officials were convinced he had a terrorist motive."
Lamy said there were questions about Newbill's visa. Typically, Lamy said, American players regularize their visa status once they've arrived in-country and joined their team.
More details were not immediately available.
Newbill had recently written an open letter to the Penn State alumni community, thanking the university for his time there.
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The first time I met Carrie she was with her Mom, and sister at the Brideworld LA Convention Center Bridal show in January. After chatting with her Mom, I learned she wasn't just planning one of her daughters weddings, but 2 of her daughter's weddings within an 18 month window. That's no small task for any parent. So we give major kudos to this Momma! Chatting for 15 minutes or so I encouraged them to walk around the convention center see what else was out there in the world of wedding photography. Within about 2 hours they had seen it all, and Carrie came back to book her July 5th Marriott Marina Del Rey wedding with me! Carrie and her fiance Nick live in that area just a few blocks from Venice beach. They spend a lot of time over in the area and frequent a lot of the local hangout spots, which I learned during the couple hours we spent together during the shoot. As we walked around we got to hit some of their favorite spots, and use them as unique backdrops for their shoot. Whenever I think of Venice Beach my mind quickly goes to the many "Doctors" who are in, or the hundreds of peddlers, not to mention the numerous crazy people running around the boardwalk. This time I couldn't help but see the beauty, the love, and the connection between Carrie and Nick, showing me a completely different side of Venice. Anyone can smile and say cheese for the camera, but the camera doesn't lie and these two did way more than that. Just looking at these pictures you can tell how much fun they have together, and how in love they are. Cheers to both of you for showing me another side of Venice Beach! Let's just say that doesn't happen very often!!!
What can I say but boy can you feel the LOVE between these two! Eileen first contacted me just after Christmas when she found me on YELP for her Los Gatos Wedding, just south of San Francisco. After a few conversations, things just clicked, and we knew we had to work together! Once we began talking about locations for their engagement shoot, ideas were flying. Vonny took Eileen to Tahoe to last year to feel, touch, and play with snow for the first time since she had never been to or seen snow before. We decided it would be an awesome place to shoot their engagement session. After months of talking on the phone, we finally got to meet face to face Valentine's Weekend for the shoot. Perfectly planned there was snow on the ground, unfortunately between the crazy winds and intermittent rain, the shoot was a little challenging. We were able to get some pretty amazing photos if you can overlook the goosebumps HA HA HA! (Eileen joked with me about Photoshopping out her goosebumps) I couldn't be happier with the way the shoot turned out, but most importantly I really love looking at these photos because its pretty clear these two are madly IN LOVE! Not only do they know how to have fun with one another, they make each other feel so special, and both light up around one another! I absolutely can't wait for their September wedding!


Elisabeth Holdsworth, Australian Book Review RAFT Fellow, shares an article she wrote in response to a debate recently initiated by UPJ President Roger Mendelson in his "My Good News" column in the UPJ's Weekly News & Drash.
What's in a name? That which we call a rose/By any other word would smell as sweet.
I first encountered English and Shakespeare's words and works when I arrived in Australia as a teenager. All of my working life I delved in, out and behind the meanings of words. Words built our concepts of God, the Torah and our other foundational documents. Through words, Moses who strides across the books named for him, became the first fully formed human character of ancient times. The Deuteronomist, writing perhaps as late as 621 B.C.E.[i]uses the character Moses to deliver a valedictory credo to those of us who will inhabit the future.
To pursue more words to contain in a book on progressive Judaism I attended the 2018 UPJ Biennial. And if possible, to interview Rabbis Daniel Freelander and Lawrence Hoffman.
The debate ignited by the president of the UPJ, in the newsletter of 25/12/18 is of great interest to me. Roger Mendelson's articulate cri-de-coeur, 'proudly and assertively Progressive', rejects other possibilities such as pluralistic or a non-denominational Judaism.
Labels by their nature are divisive, especially when they misappropriate to their exclusion beliefs and practices held far beyond their self-declared bastion.
The Movement Rabbi, Fred Morgan, was bound to reply. For Rabbi Morgan 'Judaism's sacred literature is like a shoreless sea; containing everything that Jews need to construct a Jewish life.' But in any give age 'different groups will focus on certain sets of values, while other values . . . are downplayed or even dismissed as "not Jewish".' He sees a progressive stance as restoring Jewish values that have been overlooked.
In his contribution Rabbi Jonathan Keren-Black (LBC) proposed the possibility of dropping the adjective (progressive) altogether; that in doing so we might attract other congregations presently uncomfortable with that word. 'We are Jews, bringing Jewish values to bear in modern life.' He also reminded us that the current Chair of Rabbis of the UPJ is David Kunin from the Masorti (Conservative) Jewish Community of Japan.
Rabbi Freelander, soon to retire as President of the World Union of Progressive Judaism, is the corporate face of some 1.8 million Jews, of which 1.6 million call themselves 'Reform'. Rabbi Hoffman, a renowned liturgist, gave us stirring and motivational addresses throughout the conference, yet always referred to 'Reform'.
I mentioned this fluctuation of descriptors when I interviewed the rabbis. We agreed Israel, the United States, Canada, South America – all speak Reform. It becomes trickier, for various reasons, when you get to the United Kingdom, Europe and Australia.
In the Netherlands, Belgium, Luxemburg, France and Germany the most widely used term for Progressive Judaism is Liberal or Liberaal. Dutch Progressive Judaism dates back to 1931 and the establishment of the Verbond van Liberaal Godsdienstige JodenorUnion of Liberal Religious Jews. The Dutch tried calling themselves Progressive (progressief) for some years, but recently reverted to Liberaal Religieuze Joden.
In the UK Claude Montefiore is acknowledged as the founder of British Liberal Judaism and is lauded as the first president of the WUPJ. But navigate the website of the North West Surrey Synagogue, for instance, and you will read that this is a progressive Jewish community affiliated with the Movement for Reform Judaism and identifies as being more traditional than the American Reform Movement.
So what's in a name? Quite a lot it would appear.
Progressive Judaism in our region is an outlier.
Throughout the conference Danny Freelander and Larry Hoffman affirmed over and over that we must own our space. Freelander suggested that we become radicals and devise for ourselves a set of behaviours to suit. Hoffman described the siddur in terms of drama; 'We are the playwrights in the grand drama of our people's history.' I note he often refers to Shakespeare, especially As You Like It.
Dutch born Elisabeth Holdsworth is an award-winning essayist, internationally published novelist, poet and short story writer. She was the 2017 Australian Book Review RAFT Fellow. Her fellowship paper If This Is a Jew – Progressive Judaism Around the World was published in ABR, November 2017.


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Being Single Is Better For Your Health, Reveals Study
Worried about your lack of Valentine's Day plans? Don't bother. It turns out being single is better for your health.
New scientific research says being 'alone' has a number of benefits.
Bella DePaulo, a psychologist at the University of California Santa Barbara, prescribes to the single life, taking her findings across the globe.
In a TEDx talk last spring, she called single life her 'happily ever after.'
In a paper she wrote, published on APA, Bella said:
Claims that getting married makes people happier, healthier, and less isolated are based on studies that, methodologically, could never support such claims.
I will explain what is problematic about so many of the relevant studies. I will also describe the results of some of the highest quality studies available and show they do not support the 'get married, get happier and healthier' narrative.
In some important ways, getting married does not result in lasting improvements. People end up about where they were when they were single. In other ways, results are exactly the opposite of what we have been led to believe.
For example, single people are more connected to parents, siblings, friends, neighbours, and coworkers than married people are, and when people marry, they become more insular.
Speaking about how people who marry should be doing better, she added:
Scholars who predict that people who marry will become happier and healthier often point to the emotional and psychological benefits that marital relationship has the potential to offer, such as 'support, intimacy, caring, and companionship.'
Rarely do they acknowledge other factors that are totally separate from anything that happens within a marriage.
People who marry get access to more than 1,000 federal benefits and protections, many of them financial. With greater economic advantage comes greater access to many other advantages, such as better health care.
Married people are also advantaged by the relentless celebration of marriage and coupling and weddings that I call matrimania.
Single people, in contrast, are targets of singlism – the stereotyping, stigmatising, marginalising, and discrimination against people who are single.
The important people in the lives of single people are also marginalised. People such as close friends and siblings are not valued in the same way that spouses are, and they are not covered by laws such as the Family and Medical Leave Act.
However DePaulo acknowledged the research on the psychological benefits or singledom is lacking.
Overall though, she called 'the beliefs that single people are miserable, lonely, and want nothing more than to become un-single are just myths.'
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