While in a commercial plane this week, I experienced something quite strange. The plane was taxiing to the gate when a passenger got up and went to the bathroom. The flight attendant alerted the pilot and he immediately stopped the plane. The flight was already late, and the needless delay due to one person's selfish act really made many of the passengers angry. Moments later the passenger emerged and took the "walk of shame" back to their seat.
Keeping my employees up-to-date on using technology and office equipment as well as diagnosing and repairing problems.
Having contingency plans in place if an employee doesn't show up for work or is delayed for some reason.
Maintaining my physical health to minimize time lost to sickeness or lack of energy.
Always being aware of an alternate way to travel to a destination in the event of flight delays or cancellations.
What about you? What are those things that bring your performance to a screeching halt?


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El Soler és una masia de Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer (Osona) inclosa a l'Inventari del Patrimoni Arquitectònic de Catalunya.

Descripció
És una masia de plant rectangular amb la façana orientada a migdia, amb un portal dovellat sobre el qual hi ha un cos de porxos sostinguts per pilars i al primer pis hi ha baranes de fusta. Al davant de la casa hi ha una petita lliça.

El carener és perpendicular a la façana, i a la part central hi ha un cos un xic més elevat. A la part de llevant hi ha un cobert de grosses dimensions. Entre la casa i el cobert hi ha un coll de pou de pedra.

Enfront i darrere de la casa hi ha diverses edificacions agrícoles que dificulten la visibilitat del mas.

L'estat de conservació és bo tot i que està una mica abandonat.

Història
Antiga masia registrada al fogatge de 1553 de la parròquia i terme de Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer, en el qual consta Francesch Soler com habitant del mas.

Avui es troba englobada dins el poble de santa Eulàlia, situada prop de l'antiga sagrera del temple parroquial.

Manté l'estructura típica de casa pairal malgrat l'ofec de noves construccions que l'envolten.

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Masies de Santa Eulàlia de Riuprimer

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True story of first heart transplant. Hamilton Naki Unfairly underrated Surgeon
South African doctor Hamilton Naki (26 June 1926 – 29 May 2005) was a black laboratory assistant to white cardiac surgeon Christiaan Barnard. Noteworthy, it was the time when South Africa was under apartheid. Recognized for his surgical skills, Hamilton Naki was able to teach medical students and physicians such skills. Despite not having received a formal medical education, he took a leading role in organ transplant research. The tragedy of Naki's career was that his surgical brilliance, appreciated only within the confines of Cape Town's medical community, could never be publicly acknowledged. In fact, because of the stringent racial laws of successive apartheid governments, their doctrine denied black people any formal training for careers deemed to be suitable only for whites.
The news didn't appear in newspapers, but his story is one of the most extraordinary of the XX century. Naki was a great surgeon
In fact, he is the one who in 1967 removed the heart of a female donor. The heart that subsequently was transplanted into into the body of Louis Washkanky. It was during the first successful transplant operation on a human in Capetown. Meanwhile, it was a very delicate procedure: the heart had to be removed with the greatest care, and then stored.
So, Naki was the second most important man in the team that performed the first heart transplant in history. However, he was not allowed to be shown anywhere, because he was a black man in country where apartheid ruled.
And when Naki was accidentally shown on a photo, the hospital staff explained, that he was a member of the cleaning team.
Naki wore headcover and the mask, but he had never studied medicine or surgery. Left school at the age of 14, he became a gardener at the school of medicine in Capetown.
Started with cleaning classrooms, he was inquisitive, and learned very quickly. He learned the surgical technique by observing the white doctors, who performed transplants on dogs and pigs. Unfortunately, the South African Laws prohibited a black skinned man from operation on white patients, or even touch their blood.
Nevertheless, he was the best. He lectured white students, but received a salary of a laboratory assistant, the maximum a hospital could pay black man.
The one who in 1967 removed the heart of a female donor – Hamilton Naki
In the country where apartheid ruled
The head surgeon of the team was the white man, Dr. Christian Barnard, was soon world famous
The hospital staff explained, that he was a member of the cleaning team
In fact, he never studied medicine or surgery
Accidentally shown on a photo
He became an extraordinary surgeon to extend that Dr. Barnard wanted him on his team
This was a problem, because of the South African Laws, which prohibitted a black skinned man from operation on white patients, or touch their blood
However the hospital found him so proficient, that they created an exception for him. They made him surgeon. But he remained a clandestine surgeon
He was the best
He lived in a hut without electricity or water, in a ghetto at the peripheral
Naki lectured surgery during 40 years and went on a pension of 275 dollars per month
When appartheid came to an end, he received a decoration and the title of Honorary Doctor "Doctor Honoris Causa"
Novody ever pointed out the injustice he endured during the whole of his life
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High fashion is bringing the celebrities out proving the "it" place to be is New York's Fashion Week! From Lauren Hutton and the Jonas Brothers front row to newlyweds Adam Levine and Behati Prinsloo partying behind the scenes, the fashion elite are everywhere. J. Alexander and Nigel Barker look fabulous and Heidi Klum stuns as she rips the runway. And this is just the beginning! We can't wait to see who Fashion Week brings out next week.


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Why A Live Band Is Better Than A DJ
I believe a live band is far better than a DJ because of the overall experience of a great live show.
Bonne Nuit Playing Music You Can Dance To
I've been playing in live bands for years now and have seen their popularity swell and recede at various times over the years. I remember when I was going to High School in the 80's that we rarely had a big dance without a live band. Live band's were the best and it was always a special occasion when we had one. I ask my kids if they ever have live bands play dances at their school and they don't.
When I started playing in clubs there were dozens of them for our band to play at. Over the years and especially recently I've seen a lot of clubs switching over to using DJ's. It seems like a lot of gigs that bands used to get are now going to DJ's. I personally haven't played a High School Prom in years because all the schools are using DJ's in my area.
I've talked to a lot of my musician friends and we've narrowed the loss of gigs to DJ's down to two main reasons. The first and most obvious reason is the fact that DJ's cost a lot less than a band to hire. You can get a DJ for a couple hundred dollars for a 4 hour show. A band just can't make it playing for that small amount of money. I think the financial motivation to hire DJ's instead of bands is really the biggest reason they are getting hired more than bands.
The second reason that clubs and events are moving to DJ's are simply because the quality of a lot of live bands has slipped. The musicianship is at a good level but the small things that make live bands fun to watch and dance to are being forgotten. I've seen great bands with extremely poor song selection. To fill up a club you need to be playing what the people want to hear. That's why the music that bands play is so important for being successful.
I've also seen great playing and sounding bands with horrible showmanship. The biggest edge a band has over a DJ is a band's ability to interact more directly with the audience. It's little things like making eye contact with the crowd while you perform. Even things as simple as smiling and looking like you're having fun playing seem to have been forgotten by a lot of bands. Talking to the audience and interacting with them are key things to making it a memorable show. Some DJ's are excellent at interacting with their crowd but I think a band has the personnel to do it better.
I don't think there's any problem with bands playing original music either if they can bring a large audience to their shows. I do believe though, that to take back the clubs from the DJ's good bands are going to have to start learning some great cover sets that people want to dance to. I think it would be great for any excellent original band to learn a couple hours of covers and get out there and throw a big dance party. It would go a long way in reminding people why it's more fun to party with a band than a DJ.
The thing that original bands get caught up in is the whole artistic integrity thing associated with playing original music vs. covers. But in this battle against DJ's bands are losing because they're losing the crowds that like to dance to music that they already know. It's in any band's best interest to play for as many people possible and if that means playing some cover songs, then so be it. Having those big clubs for live bands to play at will increase the chances of your original songs getting heard as well.
Live bands can bring a much bigger and more interactive show to an audience than a DJ can. It's much better for an audience if a live band can give them the songs they want to hear along with a great interactive experience. That's why I believe that live bands are better than DJ's.
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Norham Road is a road which lies east of the Banbury Road in central North Oxford, a suburb in the city of Oxford, England.

Location
The road is within the Norham Manor area. It consists mainly of large Victorian houses, many of three storeys above ground with a basement below. To the south of the road are Bradmore Road near the western end and Fyfield Road near the eastern end, both connecting with Norham Gardens. To the north is Park Town. Pedestrian access at the eastern end leads north to the Dragon School, a preparatory school. The road continues to the east as Benson Place, which leads to Lady Margaret Hall, one of the Oxford University colleges, originally for women.

History
The road is part of the Norham Manor estate within North Oxford, originally owned by St John's College, Oxford. It was developed by the college in the 1870s. The houses in the road were first leased between 1863 and 1905. William Wilkinson was the architect for many of the houses (numbers 14–26 and 30–35). Frederick Codd designed No. 13.

St Hugh's College was founded as a women's college by Elizabeth Wordsworth, great-niece of the poet William Wordsworth, at 25 Norham Road in 1886, using money left to her by her father Christopher Wordsworth (1807–1885), a Bishop of Lincoln. The college is now located in much larger premises on St Margaret's Road further north.

The Maison Française d'Oxford  is a French research institute based at 2–10 Norham Road. It was originally set up by the University of Oxford and the University of Paris at the end of World War II. The current building was erected on an empty site on the north side of the road opposite Bradmore Road during 1961–2. It was designed by Jacques Laurent with Brian Ring, Howard & Partners.

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Now, one important thing to realize is that taking some time off every so often is not a bad thing–we know that exercise inflicts a degree of stress on the body and any decent workout program should include preplanned rest days, even more so if the exercise is extremely intense. And there's a benefit to both complete rest and active recovery. But we still mainly go by the "use it or lose it" theory! Although exactly the amount of fitness you'll "lose" depends on the length of your break as well as just how fit you were to begin with.
We know that consistency is key when it comes to getting fit. And if you've slacked off for whatever reason, it's much easier to lose the progress that you had made.
As far as losing strength goes, it appears that we maintain our eccentric (lengthening the muscle or lowering the weight) strength longer than our concentric (shortening the muscle or raising the weight) strength.
Cardio appears a little more sensitive to time off. One research study on detraining on recently acquired fitness gains found that VO2 max gains that were made in the last two months were completely lost after four weeks of inactivity.
If you exercise on a regular basis (several times a week for more than a year), then you should have good muscle memory. As a matter of fact, with that dedication, scientists are even willing to put you in the "athlete" category. Still, fitness can deteriorate at different rates depending on whether you're looking at strength losses or cardiovascular losses.
Most people lose strength gains after two-and-a-half to three weeks of inactivity. This is especially true if you're sick, because your body is overstressed. But if you're not sick and you're able to get in some movement and light exercise, you can probable take anywhere from 3-5 weeks without significant strength loss. And science seems to agree, as Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise looked at runners, rowers, and power athletes–and found that for each of these groups, muscular strength fibers do not appear to change, even after a month of inactivity. But here's the interesting part–while general strength doesn't change much during that timeframe, specialized, sport-specific muscle fibers do start to change in as little as two weeks without a workout. So in a nutshell, the body likes to hold onto strength for as long as it can, but skills that are very specialized for certain sports will decline at a much faster rate!
Well, we lose cardio conditioning a little quicker than we lose muscular strength. But on the plus side, it's easier to regain.
While your fitness level is primary to how quickly you get back to your fitness baseline, there are a few other factors that come into play. Number one is age–there have been numerous studies that show that people who were 65 to 75 years old lost strength almost twice as fast as individuals in the 20 to 30 age group. And number two? Why you are taking an exercise break is also a factor. Those individuals who suffered from the stress of trauma or illness displayed a 28% decrease in strength over 28 days, much higher than the average person.
So what can you do if you need to take a fitness break?
Luckily, you do have options on how to stay strong during downtime , whether you're lying on the couch with a respiratory infection or taking a relaxing vacation.
1) Incorporate some resistance training–If for some reason you experience a localized injury, such as a sprained wrist or ankle, try not to use it as an excuse to stop exercising completely. If you can, try cross-training through injuries. Try some bodyweight exercises, or try some swimming if you are able. Performing light, dynamic warmups are a good way to help keep the body from getting too stiff and to slow the loss of mobility without placing too much additional stress on an overstressed body. However, if you have flu-like symptoms–fever, muscle aches, congestion–then the best thing is most likely rest!
2) Eat right–Make sure you eat lots of protein, low GI carbs, and healthy fats. Proper diet will prevent you from gaining weight, which certainly would make restarting fitness that much more challenging. Also for consideration is raw honey for its antibacterial and antimicrobial properties, as well as garlic to lessen the severity of cold symptoms if you're under the weather.
3) Perform light cardio–Certainly training a little will help maintain your gains better than totally stopping, even if that simply means taking brisk walks. If you can work some short intervals in, even better!
4) Love yourself–Don't be too hard on yourself–it serves no positive purpose if you lapse into self-loathing, just because you took a little time off. It's fairly unlikely the gym will be going anywhere, so do what makes you happy. If you need to take a step back and see what life is like without exercising so much, then do it!
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Tim Hicks is a freelance journalist who covers crime for the NYE.
Chris Clark is a retired Police Intelligence Officer with twenty eight years' service. In retirement he has pursued his interest in unsolved cases. He has co-authored a book "The Face of Evil". The true story of serial killer Robert Black.
The NYE Christopher Halliwell Series:
The breaking of Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher – by Tim Hicks
Book review: "Catching a serial killer" by Stephen Fulcher – by Tim Hicks
Christopher Halliwell and Peter Sutcliffe compared – by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks.
Christopher Halliwell: How many victims? – by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks
Christopher Halliwell: The Secret Murders – by Chris Clark & Tim Hicks. Parts 1 – 4
Is Halliwell the "East Lancs Ripper"?
Christopher Halliwell: The Later Cases
Outside Justice: Did Halliwell murder Linda Razzell?
Christopher Halliwell: Did he murder Claudia?
In this Part 3 of the series, Tim and Chris compare Halliwell with the "Yorkshire Ripper", Peter Sutcliffe, and consider the possibility that Halliwell committed far more murders than the two for which he has been convicted.
Did Halliwell commit more than two murders?
The book "Catching a Serial Killer" starts with a dedication: "To Sian and Becky and the girls who haven't been found". This is the part of the book that is the most concerning.
As well as securing a confession to the murder of Miss Sian O'Callaghan and the location of her body, Detective Superintendent Fulcher's controversial interview with Halliwell also revealed the existence of a second body. This ultimately ensured that Halliwell would get a full life term.
As the arrest and interview process with Halliwell proceeded, Fulcher became convinced that Halliwell had killed more than two women. This belief became more and more certain as the enquiry proceeded. This deduction by a highly experienced career detective was based on:
When asked the date that he had killed his second victim, (Miss Becky Godden-Edwards), Halliwell stated "2003, 4 or 5", indicating that he was confused and couldn't distinguish between the dates of other murders he had committed.
Halliwell could not remember the year of her murder, but took Fulcher to the exact place he had buried Miss Godden Edwards.
Halliwelll stated to Fulcher "I know you're not a psychiatrist, but what the ****'s wrong with me? Normal people don't go around killing each other." Indicating that he had killed more than two people.
Fulcher then asked him "Only these two?" and Halliwell responded "Isn't that enough?", not "Yes". Confirming to Fulcher that Halliwell did not deny killing more than two people.
Halliwell indicated that he killed Miss O'Callaghan with a single knife blow to the back of the head, then levering upwards, to split the skull. It was a brutal act executed ruthlessly, quickly and without emotion, or remorse. It appeared to Fulcher he was practiced in this brutal act. Far more so than if it was the first occasion he had used it.
Halliwell stated to Fulcher that he had spent all night digging a five foot grave for Miss Godden-Edwards, but in fact her grave was only eight inches deep. Indicating that Halliwell had confused Miss Godden-Edwards grave with another grave he had dug.
Halliwell did not state that the body had been decapitated. Again indicating that he was confused with another grave site.
As a former ground worker, Halliwell could dig a grave quite quickly. A carefully concealed burial site would be the perfect disposal place for a body, which would remove all the evidence it contained. Halliwell made a chilling comment to a colleague a few days before his arrest ""Who knows what or who you will find buried out there? There could be loads of people over the years."
Halliwell tried to strike a deal with police that if he cleared up Godden's murder police would never interview him about anything ever again. The implication being there were other murders he did not want to face trial for. Video of this conversation here.
A criminal psychologist concluded that Halliwell obtained sexual gratification from killing women. Sex being the basic urge of man, it is unlikely that he was able to satisfy this overwhelming urge by only committing two murders over eight years.
Several Swindon prostitutes stated he was a regular user of their services, that he had become aggressive on multiple occasions and was obsessive about some of them.
A pair of knickers was recovered from Halliwell's garage which did not belong to his partner or his daughters. This took on added significance later in the investigation.
In May 2014 Wiltshire Police found a cache of property in and around an eight foot deep pond in woodland in Ramsbury, Wiltshire. It comprised a shotgun and sixty items of women's clothing including a pair of boots that belonged to Miss O'Callaghan and a cardigan that belonged to Miss Godden-Edwards. It is suspected that this may be a "trophy store" and a place Halliwell visited to obtain sexual gratification from the knowledge of the items concealed there.
It is not just Fulcher and the authors that are convinced Halliwell has many more victims than the two he has been convicted of murdering. Quoted in the Daily Mail, Detective Superintendent Sean Memory, who took over the Halliwell investigation from Fulcher said:
"I am also very, very clear there must be other victims out there, whether they are sexual offences or other women that he has taken," "I can't believe that was his first offence, from being a burglar in the 1980s to a murderer in 2003. There was a significant gap in his offending behaviour. On top of that, Sian wasn't murdered until 2011 so what happened in the interim eight years? He talked candidly in 1985 about wanting to be a serial killer and I genuinely believe that's a distinct possibility."
At this point we need to examine the life of Christopher John Halliwell. The authors believe the following text is the most accurate and detailed chronology of Christopher Halliwell available to the public, other than that contained in Fulcher's book "Catching a Serial Killer".
Book review here
Christopher John Halliwell's Childhood. The making of a serial killer
Christopher John Halliwell was born in 1964, in Swindon. He and his sister Sarah (born 1965) moved to Galloway Scotland after their Mother left their Father for another man.
Halliwell was brought up by his Mother and Step-father. He had a dysfunctional childhood which left him cold an emotionless. He was often subjected to severe beatings with a leather strap, but showed little reaction at the time. His mother (now dead) is also alleged to have stuck "drawing pins in his head and to have rubbed his face in food as punishment; his mother also used to press a hot iron on his hand and smile at him as he screamed".
Sarah Halliwell said her brother had a dark side and displayed a 'disturbing' aura. 'He was just not a normal child. I have witnessed things he did at first hand, and it was very unpleasant,' she said in an interview in 2011. 'He loved trapping spiders and butterflies and taking his time to pull off their legs and wings one by one. It was like a hobby to him and he showed no emotion while he was doing it. He has always lived in a strange world of his own.' Miss Halliwell, who had not spoken to her brother for more than two years, said he had chilling blue eyes. 'He is a very cold, detached person who could never handle normal relationships,' she said. 'If you ever had a go at him he would just stare you out with those vile eyes and say nothing.'
Sarah said Halliwell was "an evil, manipulative bastard", who would "believe he had won after getting away with Becky's murder' She added: 'He's done at least two murders and probably many more. He's playing games with the law and the families of the victims. He should be strung up or shot. He will always be dangerous because he is a completely cold fish. He doesn't relate to people or care about them at all. I never want to see him or hear his name again. As a mum myself its Sian's parents I'm thinking of.'
Halliwell spent his teenage years in Dalbeattie, in the late 1970's and early 1980's, going to the local High School before working for a few months in Carson's butchers.
Classmates and work colleagues remembered a 'quiet, strange boy'. A former schoolmate of Halliwell's added: 'We remember a quiet, thin and rather strange boy. The family came here for a few years and then left just as suddenly. It's all a bit odd when you look back. Chris was certainly a very strange individual. Workmate Norman Neilson said: 'This quiet, thin young boy arrived one day. He was about sixteen. He did the sweeping up and cleaning as well as very basic butchering tasks, such as paring bones and helping make pies and sausages. [He learned to use knives, handle carcasses and dismember them]. A few months later, his mum came into the shop looking for him and telling us she had to take him to the bank to apologise. She said he'd been filling in imaginary sums of cash in his passbook then trying to withdraw the amounts.'
When he was age 15, his Mother placed him into Foster Care. He showed virtually no emotion when handed over, simply telling her how much he hated her and how he would get her back for what she had done.
One cannot help but feel sorry for Halliwell for having such an awful childhood. It is hardly surprising he went on to become a very dangerous man.
Christopher John Halliwell: Adult life and serial killing career
After leaving school he moved to the West Country. He became a car thief and gained various jobs including working as a chauffeur which gave him the opportunity to study the layout of upmarket country houses which he returned to burgle.
He was sentenced to four years in prison for burglary and with remission, served less than three in HM Prison (HMP) Dartmoor. During 1985 Halliwell had a chilling and very significant conversation with cellmate former armed robber Ernest Springer. According to the Daily Mail Springer, said 'He told me that he had been having sex with a woman and she asked him to strangle her, not to kill her, but for a thrill. He said: "So I did. I strangled her so she would not be having sex with anyone else." I asked him a few days later if he'd actually killed her, but he got very aggressive. He was rolling a fag and knocked his tobacco tin off the table, saying: "I don't want to talk about it." This may be a reference to Halliwell's first victim and if so, confirms the author's belief that he had started killing prior to imprisonment in 1985. Springer said:
'He used to ask me about killing. He said, 'How many people do you need to kill before you become a serial killer?' 'He just had a thing about them. He wanted people to be proud of him or an area to be afraid of him. Don't ask me why, but that's what he wanted to be. He used to get this magazine called True Detective with stories about people getting knocked off. His favourite book was about the Moors Murders with a picture of Myra Hindley on the front.'
Had he already killed by then? He was twenty-two. It is rare for men to begin to kill in their late 30s. Most serial killers start in their late teens and early twenties.
Halliwell was released from HMP Dartmoor in 1987 aged twenty-three. He returned to Swindon and met Lisa Byrne that year when she was sixteen. They married in July 1991 and had two daughters and a son together. They lived in the Broad Green area of Swindon with their children. Neighbours recalled a strained marriage. Said one former neighbour:
"They were living together but they weren't getting on well,. There were problems between husband and wife, then they moved away from here and then after they moved away from here they got divorced."
Lisa and Halliwell split in 2005 when Halliwell moved in with a neighbour a few doors down, who became his partner.
He lived at a string of addresses in Swindon and worked in dozens of jobs, from window cleaner to builder, ground worker, chauffeur and taxi-driver. He also worked as a binman.
He lived in many places across the UK, including the Liverpool area, Northampton, Huddersfield and York, giving him a good knowledge of many Northern cities and the area around them. He became a taxi driver in Swindon and then ran his own chauffeur business; in January 2010 he was declared bankrupt and returned to private hire cabs. As a night-time driver, Halliwell got to know the red light district of Swindon well, often ferrying sex workers and drug dealers around. He was also familiar with the countryside around the town. He was a keen angler and enjoyed narrow boat holidays and fishing trips.
He continued having one-night stands and using prostitutes, particularly after his wife had their third child in 1996. He later told police:
"After Lisa had Shane in 1996 she went completely off sex, I didn't and I'm not going to say I was out there every single night trying to get it. I didn't want an affair, I didn't want a relationship. Occasionally, I would use a call girl. They work in a certain area around Swindon. There's no emotional involvement. Obviously, with an affair there's a danger you get too emotionally involved and it would ruin your marriage. It was a sensible escape rather than getting into an affair."
Halliwell was also a serial complainer to the police and other authorities. Between 2000 and 2010 he made numerous reports about perceived slights and wrongs against him.
In common with many violent sexual offenders, Halliwell had a fascination with hard-core pornography, including child abuse and bestiality. Computer search terms he used showed he had an interest in murder, violent sex and rape. He also had an interest in bondage and knots. He is known to have been worried that police were investigating him over allegations involving girls, although there was no such inquiry. Was this a consequence of offending by Halliwell that has gone undetected?
Peter Sutcliffe
For those that are unfamiliar with the case, the Yorkshire Ripper investigation in 1975 – 1981, was up to that time the biggest police investigation ever undertaken in Britain. Peter Sutcliffe -a married lorry driver from Bradford- was convicted of murdering thirteen women and attempting to murder another seven between 1975 and 1980. He confessed to another two attempted murders and it has been stated in the press that West Yorkshire Police (WYP) are confident they have enough evidence to send a file to the CPS on another two, but have decided not to proceed to prosecution. There is a very good documentary on Sutcliffe here.
Some of Peter Sutcliffe's victims. How many more are there?
Chris and Tim first worked together on a similar assignment to identify the undetected offences committed by Peter Sutcliffe. Their investigation into the actual number of murders Sutcliffe committed is below:
Yorkshire Ripper how many victims?
Their investigations into a murder and an attempted murder committed in North Yorkshire which we believe were committed by Sutcliffe are below:
Sutcliffe or the "Harrogate Ripper"
"Nude in the Nettles": Was it Sutcliffe?
NYP and "The Ripper"
The authors believe that like Sutcliffe, Halliwell was involved in two North Yorkshire cases, which will be covered in forthcoming articles.
Peter Sutcliffe and Christopher Halliwell compared
The authors were shocked at the number of similarities there were between Sutcliffe and Halliwell, personally; in their modus operandi; in the way they were detected and in the police response.
Both Sutcliffe and Halliwell:
Had been involved in crime in their early years and had extensive criminal records.
Outwardly appeared to be respectable and in stable relationships, hardworking and in employment.
Used prostitutes.
In common with serial killers such as Levi Bellfield and Robert Black, they had respectable employment of a transitory nature.
Were geographically mobile serial offenders. Sutcliffe was a lorry driver and Halliwell was a taxi driver and chauffer. They both drove all over the country. The irregular hours and lack of supervision allowed them to plan their offending, travel freely and fit work in around jobs that gave them the opportunity to abduct and murder. Halliwell also worked as a construction worker, again travelling all over the country.
Were able to contain their emotions about the criminal part of their lives, separate it from their family and work life and to deceive their wives and friends. The only exception to this was when Halliwell was very skilfully questioned by Detective Superintendent Stephen Fulcher after Halliwell's arrest for the abduction of Miss Sian O'Callaghan. He confessed to her murder and that of Miss Becky Godden-Edwards and led him to their bodies, in a moment of emotional contrition.
Were interested in cars and changed them regularly.
Were physically fit and easily able to overpower a woman. Please note Halliwell's lean strong physique in the lead illustration.
Re-visited the bodies of their victims.
Enticed victims into their vehicles.
Were Necrophiliacs
Attacked prostitutes because they were easy to entice into vehicles. The authors believe they attacked hitch-hikers for the same reason.
Were geographically aware. Sutcliffe had a collection of A – Z Maps of cities and had an encyclopaedic knowledge of routes. Halliwell knew Swindon and the surrounding counties very well. He had lived in several cities, giving him a very wide knowledge of them and the wider area around them. Halliwell's hobby of narrow boating and fishing gave him an encyclopaedic knowledge of canals, waterways, rivers, lakes and ponds, built up over many years.
Drove all over the country crossing police force boundaries and operated in a much wider geographic area than WYP and Wiltshire police realised. This further confused the investigations into them, possibly as a deliberate tactic. Sutcliffe certainly varied his areas of operation to evade police surveillance of his usual haunts.
Halliwell and Sutcliffe were both forensically aware. A few examples:
Sutcliffe deliberately changed his modus operandi to confuse the investigation and never left anything behind such as a murder weapon. Halliwell removed fibres and bloodstains he feared would connect him to Miss O'Callaghan's death. Halliwell was found to own a book on forensic science and was believed to have studied it.
Sutcliffe returned to the body of Jean Jordan, to try and recover evidence and on at least one occasion left decoy evidence to mislead the investigation. Halliwell admitted returning regularly to Miss Godden-Edwards grave site, probably to obtain sexual gratification and to check it was still well hidden. He may have done this with other grave sites, hence the reason they were not discovered. It was alleged in court by a forensic archaeologist that Halliwell had returned to the grave after burial to dismember the body. He returned to Miss O'Callaghan's body four times and moved the body, to ensure it escaped a police search. This shows how focussed he was on destroying/removing forensic evidence.
As part of the effort to confuse any investigation, both men changed cars regularly, (Halliwell had about 80 different vehicles). Halliwell was also surveillance aware. Despite being under surveillance by a skilled surveillance team with twelve cars, he was able to detect that he was under surveillance.
Both killers varied their methods of killing. Sutcliffe used a hammer, stabbing, and/or a ligature. Halliwell beat, stabbed or strangled his victims. Again confusing any investigation that was considering whether to link the murders.
Halliwell removed clothing and identifiable jewellery from Miss Godden-Edwards after transporting her some distance from the scene of her murder to bury her. He also dumped seat covers and floor mats from his car, and burned evidence after abducting Sian O'Callaghan. He chose rural locations to bury his victims, which are generally not so well covered by CCTV or passers-by.
Sutcliffe concealed some of his victims' bodies. Halliwell concealed all of them. He was also topographically aware. Miss Godden-Edwards grave site was carefully and skilfully chosen for concealment, with a practised eye for the ground. "The stony ground gave the field zero agricultural value: no farmer could grow crops here. If you planted a body in a ploughed field, the following spring you'd have the owner on the 'phone alerting the police" (Fulcher). The site had probably been pre-selected with great care, for concealment, easy access and easy digging ready for his next victim.
Both men were caught because they deviated from their normal modus operandi.
In Sutcliffe's case, this was because he used false number plates on his car, raising suspicions and giving the police a reason to arrest him for car theft, when he was picked up in a routine stop.
In Halliwell's case, it was because he mistook Miss Sian O'Callaghan for a prostitute and abducted her at a place covered by CCTV. This meant that she was reported as a missing person that day, resulting in Detective Superintendent Fulcher being called out. Fulcher immediately understood the gravity of the situation and launched a Category A Enquiry that day. Had Miss O'Callaghan been a prostitute leading an itinerant life and shunning the police, she may not even have been reported missing, the police would not have known or reviewed the CCTV footage and Halliwell would have escaped to kill again.
Dissimilarities
There are, however, two enormous dissimilarities between Halliwell and Sutcliffe:
Sutcliffe was convicted of thirteen murders and seven attempted murders, a 35% failure rate in his attacks. But no one has come forward and said they were attacked by Halliwell and escaped. On this basis, it appears that Halliwell was a very much more effective, practiced, well-organised and ruthless killer than Sutcliffe. This meant there were no witnesses left behind to give evidence against him – further confirming that he was forensically aware. But also good reason to believe he was capable of killing for many years without detection and he has more as-yet-undetected victims.
In the case of Peter Sutcliffe, no year passed without him committing a murder or attempted murder from 1966 until his arrest in 1981. In the case of Christopher Halliwell, Chris has been unable to identify any murders that could be attributable to him in 1987, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1999, 2000, 2007, 2008, or 2010, indicating that Halliwell has many more unsolved and unknown crimes.
The Police investigation
The similarities of the police investigations into Halliwell and Sutcliffe will be covered in the next article in the series, in which the authors reveal a list of murders for which they believe Halliwell should be considered as a suspect.
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Christopher Halliwell: How Many Victims?
Halliwell's Undetected Victims
Book Review: "Catching a Serial Killer"
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Christopher Halliwell: The Secret Murders Part 3
Christopher Halliwell: The Secret Murders 2
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Countering Radical Right and Xenophobic Populism in Europe - A Progressive Response.
The rise of the far right and the worrying presence of the antiimmigrant sentiment across the EU draws attention to an urgent need for progressive forces to unite and counter the xenophobic narrative that has fuelled an increase in hate crime across the EU, particularly in recent months. Respecting fundamental rights and promoting tolerance are core European values and essential components to countering the far right and xenophobic populism.


Pippa King "Smart Cities" Smart for who?
'Smart' Cities – smart for who? It's estimated that by 2050 two thirds of the world's populations will be living in cities, with current migration from countryside to cities at around one million people per week. How will the world's cities cope with the sheer numbers they will have to deal with? – by being 'Smart'.
'Smart' cities are cities that are run by machine lead intelligence, artificial intelligence (AI). Monitoring and controlling energy, water, traffic, air quality, responsive city administration systems and 'safer and secure' public spaces. This is ultimately done by monitoring us – human movement and behaviour security cameras and sensors.
With the imminent introduction of the Internet of Things (IOT) this sensor lead lifestyle is being set up for our future living.
Pippa King is a campaigner for children's rights after her children were nearly fingerprinted in school, without her consent, in 2005, for a library system. With other parents she lobbied parliament for transparency regarding biometric technology in education. This resulted in part of the Protection of Freedom Act 2012 covering parental and children's consent and their rights to refuse to use biometric technology in schools.
She is a regular blogger on biometrics and RFID in education, and on wider state surveillance. Through her research she has advised various government committees, initiated written questions in parliament, with interviews and quotes featured by the BBC, The Times and The Guardian.
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Carlos Correa is struggling more than he ever has
The slugging shortstop played a major role in the Astros run to the top last year, so how crucial is this key piece for the next October run?
By Patrick Brennan Sep 13, 2018, 12:00pm EDT
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Months ago, I wrote about how I thought the 2018 Astros might be the greatest team in the history of modern baseball, referring to their absurdly high run differential throughout the article. While they haven't quite sustained the pace they were running in June, they still are pacing to remain one of the best team in the modern-era in run differential, so some of that still holds weight.
Anyway, it would be asking a lot for that pitching staff to extrapolate its insane start throughout the duration of the season, while the offense has seen numerous players hit the disabled list/struggle in that time, such as George Springer, Jose Altuve, Josh Reddick, and Carlos Correa. Luckily, though, help from the unexpected in Tyler White, Max Stassi, and Tony Kemp, plus Alex Bregman just going completely nuts, have helped them hold off the surging Oakland A's in the AL West.
But while everything looks fine at the moment, one player who would have seemed like an automatic write-in to help with any success this team has had in 2018 has severely struggled by his standards. As it stands at the time of me writing this, Carlos Correa owns a 102 wRC+. Normally, that'd be nothing to fret over, as positional value along with serviceable defense and baserunning have kept him at a more than fine 1.7 fWAR. But once you bring his numbers from previous seasons into play, especially last year, there is plenty of reason for concern.
Among 136 players with just as many plate appearances as Correa in 2017 and 2018, none have lost as much offensive value as Correa this year.
Looking across the board, the reason for the decrease in easy to determine. Among those mentioned 266 players, Correa has the seventh biggest decrease in BABIP, going right in line with the largest decrease in hard-hit rate.
Looking at this season in comparison with Correa's career, which lines up perfectly with the Statcast-era, there is decline all over.
Carlos Correa Statcast Numbers
Launch Angle
2015 90 8.3 0.276 0.474 0.365 0.353 -0.012
2016 90.9 7 0.278 0.471 0.349 0.362 0.013
2017 90.4 9.2 0.308 0.55 0.394 0.399 0.005
2018 88.6 11.1 0.235 0.4 0.315 0.319 0.004
A lot of these struggles can be attributed to the back issues he's had since June, as coincidentally, the worst two months of his career have been the two months following his DL trip.
Correa has acknowledged these struggles, admitting that the injury has played a role in his offensive dip.
"I don't want to say it's affecting me, but it definitely has played a role in the way my swing has changed a little bit and some of the bad habits I've acquired," Correa said. "I was playing a little hurt trying to swing where it wouldn't hurt any more. I'm trying to get back to where I was before and help the team."
The first thing I thought of was the injury simply hampering the speed of his bat, making it harder to catch up to higher velocities. Against fastballs in general, Correa's struggles have been enhanced. Against pitches thrown 95 MPH or faster, he had a .367 xwOBA pre-DL. Since returning from the DL, it's a putrid .149. Pre-DL, his swinging-strike rate on these pitches was 7.2 percent. Since returning, it's been 14.3 percent. There's a clear issue there.
Time well tell if the couple weeks between now and the playoffs is enough time to get Correa back to better health. A career .289/.324/.567 hitter in 24 postseason games, the Astros had a major reliance on his bat during the World Series run last year. With a deep lineup like they have, missing out on Correa's bat won't ruin them, as they've been playing fine without it, but getting a big boost like that in October could make a major difference.
Patrick Brennan loves to research pitchers and minor leaguers with data. You can find additional work of his at Royals Review and Royals Farm Report. You can also find him on Twitter @paintingcorner.
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Gergely Csurka, FINA Media Committee Member (HUN)
FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione returned to Budapest to watch the ongoing FINA World Masters Championships.
At an official press conference, he praised the hosts' efforts once more, saying the Hungarians put the same effort to stage the Masters event as they had done for the FINA World Championships in July.
FINA Bureau Liaison Dr. Mohamed Diop entered the races himself and also heart positive feedbacks while talking to the other swimmers in the call rooms and on pool deck.
"It's no coincidence that I'm here again because it's a pleasure to see how much our beloved sport is appreciated here" said Julio C. Maglione said at the closing press conference of the FINA World Masters Championships. "It's a great joy to see the Masters athletes to compete in the very same venues as the biggest stars."
The FINA President recalled the memories from the first week when thousands filled the stands of the water polo arena on the Margaret Island and also in the wonderful synchro venue adjacent to the Vajdahunyad Castle.
"For the FINA Family, both World Championships remain as wonderful experiences in our memory" Dr. Maglione added.
"But for you, for Hungary the legacy is even richer as you have the memories AND a brand new swimming pool and the refurbished ones."
Maglione finally thanked the efforts for the Hungarian government, Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the city of Budapest and Balatonfüred, and for the organisers and the volunteers and paid special tribute to FINA Executive Member Tamas Gyarfas who was the first in Hungary who started dreaming of hosting a FINA World Championships about ten years ago.
FINA Bureau Liaison of the Masters Committee, dr. Mohamed Diop was also satisfied with the event:
"The greatest achievement is that the FINA World Championships and the FINA World Masters Championships turned out equal: organisers and athletes fight with the same enthusiasm to bring out the very best. There are still two days to go, and I don't want to say too many things beforehand, but I can already tell you that I have never seen such great FINA World Masters Championships."
As it later turned out , receiving a question, that he was less satisfied with his own performance as besides his FINA duties, Dr. Diop is a keen Masters swimmer and entered five events here in Budapest as well.
"Though my results were not as good as in Kazan, I was really happy to talk to the swimmers who was really pleased with everything. When we are talking in the call rooms and on the pool deck, I'm just one of them, they don't know that I'm involved in FINA so this makes these opinions even more valuable."
FINA Masters Committee Chairman Ed Evelly said that for them the most important is the athletes' feedbacks which were absolutely positive.
"We have to talk about the people in Budapest, in Hungary who waited us with open arms and gave all their hearts."
He added: "To have these venues for a Masters Championships is simply amazing. I have to say at this stage that there are two days to go at the best ever FINA World Masters Championships."
FINA Executive Member Tamas Gyarfas gave a rather brief summary:
"Hearing all these assessments, all I can say: it was worth doing it."
Eva Szanto, CEO of the organising committee shared some stats about the Masters events: 9,283 athletes arrived to Budapest, including 321 divers, 521 synchro swimmers (both the largest ever participation in history), 6524 swimmers, 1239 open water entrants (most of them also took part in swimming) and 120 water polo teams. On the busiest day in the Duna Arena 4200 athletes took the starting blocks in the two competition pools, swimming in 1050 relays.
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Slightly off-topic for the usual content of this blog, but I thought readers might be interested in this recent conversation I had with Scottish apologist David Robertson (of the SOLAS Centre for Public Christianity) in Dundee, Scotland, on God and science. Enjoy!
Very enjoyable. I'm glad you dealt with that old chestnut "who made God".


No difficulties other than the long approach. We did it on return from Cataract Peak.
On July 29th, 2017 Phil Richards and I completed a huge day - both approaching and climbing Cataract Peak from the Mosquito Creek parking lot, entailing around 2400m of height gain and 28km of distance. July 30th promised to be a much simpler day but still a big effort, returning over 22km to the parking lot and adding another peak along the way - albeit a short and easy one. Andrew Nugara had told me about a new peak he was adding to his latest guidebook already in 2016 in exchange for some of my photos in said book. He claimed that the views both on route and on the summit of this peak were some of the best he'd ever had in the Rockies - an opinion us peak baggers seem to have alarmingly often about every new peak we ascend! :) Of course with that sort of ringing endorsement, I had no choice but to add Molarstone Peak to my summit list and secretly planned to combine it with Cataract Peak.
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Hey Vern - outstanding commentary about being a wanderer at heart rather than a climber. All things considered.....that is the way to be!


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In the case that internal channels are not adequate to end sexual harassment, the next support base will be through the EEOC branch. Filing EEOC cases of sexual harassment will initiate an ongoing investigation of the allegations. If the EEOC investigation does not yield satisfactory outcomes for you, you are allowed to bring an action against your harasser under the terms of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act.
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This is the sort of Bible story book you want to have several of, so you can always keep one nearby and still be able to give them to all your friends.
I've been eager to see the first children's book from one of my favorite Christian authors, Kevin DeYoung, and my copies arrived a few days ago. You never know what will emerge when a writer attempts something different from his usual fare. In this case, I'm happy to report the result is excellent.
The Biggest Story: How the Snake-Crusher Brings Us Back to the Garden is a delightful book that tells the Bible's grand story in 128 colorful pages. It belongs next to well-stuffed chairs and on bedside tables everywhere.
I suspect people will rave about the illustrations, which deserve all the praise they'll get. But the deeper beauty of The Biggest Story lies in the way it identifies key themes in the story of salvation and draws them out, showing us how they lead to Jesus. This is a book with a teacher's soul.
When I teach through the Old Testament, I don't just tell a series of exciting stories. Rather, I'm concerned about the Bible's core message. I try to get the kids I teach to latch onto important ideas that are repeated throughout Scripture and will help them understand Jesus: how sin separates us from God, how God comes down to save his people, the centrality of faith, the need for a better prophet and priest and king.
Guess what? The Biggest Story focuses on all those themes, plus several more that don't often find their way into children's books but should. For example, I like how it includes the account of Cain and Abel, which frequently is left out of lessons for kids even though it sets up important biblical truths.
And I actually uttered an audible "yes!" when I turned the page while reading about King David and saw that the book includes God's promise to make David's son the ruler of an everlasting kingdom. That's a key moment in the Bible's storyline that rarely gets mentioned in children's books, probably because the story has little action. The fact that it appears in this book shows how DeYoung is not merely trying to entertain kids with interesting stories; he wants to teach them the big picture and give them some theological depth.
There will be comparisons to The Jesus Storybook Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones, which also offers captivating illustrations and a focus on Christ. The two books are actually quite different. The Jesus Storybook Bible is a collection of stories which each point to Jesus, sometimes in clever ways and always with charm. The Biggest Story is a single story that tells of salvation. It doesn't constantly jump ahead to Jesus, but in its own way it too is relentlessly Christ-focused just by accurately summarizing the Bible's grand story. DeYoung's writing is plain-spoken as always, but his cadence works well enough for young ears.
As a teacher, I often find myself summarizing large chunks of the Bible story in order to give context for the lesson I'm teaching. Many of DeYoung's summaries of biblical events are simple and excellent. For example, he sums up the Israelites' struggles during the time of the judges like this: "They constantly had enemies to fight. And worse, they constantly had to fight the temptation to be just like their enemies." That's a memorable way to cover many chapters of Scripture in two sentences while remaining true to the Bible's own emphasis.
In a few places, I might have liked a broader view. The book repeatedly depicts Old Testament times as a period mostly of failure. True, there was much unbelief, and the age of the Spirit had not yet arrived. But a few examples of men and women practicing faith in those days would be a nice addition.
Also, the years between Jesus's birth and his crucifixion are covered too quickly to give much sense of what kind of guy Jesus is. The key theological points are hit (hooray for that!), but not the personal ones. Yes, it's great to see Jesus as the Prophet, Priest, King, Chosen One, Deliverer, Judge, and Snake Crusher. But it's even better to also see the amazing man who touched lepers, ate with tax collectors, spent entire nights in prayer, and replied to his betrayer's kiss by calling him "friend"—a real, fleshed-out person. Without this, we run the risk of viewing Jesus only as the culmination of a bunch of themes, missing the man of mercy who is so stunning that we gladly lose our lives to gain him.
But no book can do everything, and The Biggest Story covers the territory it stakes out with sharp biblical insight kids badly need—plus a whole bunch of rich pictures. What a great help to Christian parents and teachers!
Sounds great! Does it have detailed illustrations of Jesus in it?
There's a nondescript baby in a manger (round bundle with dots where eyes would be), a hand reaching out to Mary at the tomb, and a silhouette figure with a crown of thorns seated in heaven. None of these is "detailed." I would describe them as abstract figures. No one would look at them and think, "That's what Jesus looks like." Yet, the figures clearly are meant to represent Jesus.
The prevalence of pictures of Jesus in children's materials is a great topic and one I've thought about writing on (but haven't yet dared).
I couldn't agree more with your review. I bought a case of these and really can't wait to give it out to families. The section on Jesus, though, definitely had me desiring more. But, all in all, I love the way its laid out and I love the story it tells. It's a great family resource.


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When ex-governor Jerry Brown saved the Irish peace process
Niall O'Dowd
Jerry Brown can take some credit for getting Bill Clinton involved in the Irish issue, the former president's most successful foreign policy initiative.
As he runs for governor of California Brown can reflect on the fact that,on Ireland at least, he has done some good, even if by accident.
In April 1992 Brown was running against Clinton for the Democratic nomination. Irish Americans anxious for a new candidate to push for U.S. involvement in Northern Ireland had zeroed in on Brown and his opponent, the Arkansas governor.
By the time of the New York primary Brown had proven much tougher than expected. He had just won the Connecticut primary and was heading into New York under a full head of steam
Brown has Irish roots, his great-grandfather came from Thurles County Tipperary. He was an ex-seminarian, who was set to be a Jesuit at one point. He was also getting favorable reviews from Irish American groups around the country.
The Irish American lobby had arranged a forum organized by New York Assemblyman John Dearie at the Sheraton Hotel in midtown.
Clinton's people however, would not agree to attend unless they were sure that Brown would too.
Irish activist and top Democratic operative John Connorton confronted Brown outside a fundraiser on West 72nd Street.
Brown knew Connorton and stopped to talk. Their conversation was later carried in Conor O'Clery's book "The Greening of the White House"
Connorton told him he had to attend the Irish Forum the following night.
"There'll be a lot of Catholics there, right" asked Brown.
"You think I should do it?"
"I think you should do it."
When told Brown was attending Clinton did too.
It was there that Clinton answered the fateful question whether he would give a visa to Gerry Adams of the time.
"I would support a visa for Gerry Adams" he told Martin Galvin of the IRA leaning news paper the 'Irish people'
On the night Clinton arrived on time but Brown was ridiculously late finally reaching La Guardia at 11.p.m
At the time Brown had French guru Jacques Barzaghi by his side who didn't want Brown to attend.'
"Zherri why are we doing zis" he pleaded according to the O'Clery book
Connorton who was in the car with them said they needed to get going.
The driver got lost in Queens but they eventually arrived at midnight, Brown agreed with what Clinton had said and said he believed one day an American president would go to Northern Ireland.
In that, at least, he was proven right.


Women of World War One is a unique production: a portrait of women's lives during WW1, their stories told in their own words, with live music by female composers of the era, performed to a beautiful film of slow moving images.
A collaboration between Musicians South West – a collective of chamber musicians whose aim is to attract new audiences to live music events through innovative programming – and Petra Schofield of Magic Penny Productions, who specialise in commemorative multimedia events, Women of World War One is funded by the Arts Council, Sperring Trust and several local authorities, and is currently touring the South West to enthusiastic reviews.
Women of all ages and backgrounds tell their experiences of living through the dramatic events of World War One. Their varied stories, drawn from letters, diaries, poems and autobiographies, and narrated by Petra Schofield and Barbara Ingledew, are brought to life with music for piano and strings written by female composers, performed by Somerset-based Trio Paradis – Jacquelyn Bevan (piano), Jamie Hughes (violin) and Cressida Nash (cello).
There are moments of loss and sadness, but also of humour and tremendous energy, matched by rarely performed but exquisitely beautiful music, and simultaneously portrayed in images in the specially commissioned film, by award-winning filmmakers Liberty Smith and Polly Nash – all of which combine to make Women of World War One a performance to remember.
On Saturday, 18th October at 7.30pm, Women of World War One can be seen at St Swithin's Church, Bath. Tickets £10 / £7.50 (under-16's free) are available from Bath Box Office, tel 01225 463362, or visit www.musicianssouthwest.com for a full list of venues and dates.


After demonetization surprise of Modi govt. on November, BBSR was the first city in Odisha which showed how to handle the situation without any chaos and stress by going cashless everywhere. From Gupchup stalls to vegetable market, the QR code of Paytm seems to be everywhere & now this village of Odisha which pretends to know nothing is all getting prepared to go cashless. & guess what !
Paytm itself is helping this village of Odisha to go cashless & now everyone is getting to know that why Paytm has decided to add Odia language in it's app for Digital Payments.
After Puri's Nuagaon çame to be described as the state's first cashless village, Paytm is helping Manguli village, on the outskirts of Cuttack, to move to cashless transactions.
In a recent report of Business Stadard it has revealed that "The company has on board a majority of merchants in Manguli, thus helping the residents to adopt a digital lifestyle. Paytm's digital village initiative serves the dual purpose of offering customers access to a quick and easy cashless payment solution and allowing the firm to tap into the widest set of merchants across India. Manguli is a trade and business hub.
The company has also launched its app in 10 regional languages including Hindi and Odia to make digital payments accessible to all. It has also waived off its 1% transaction fee.
It has been cleared that Paytm is trying hard to boost the plastic money movement in Odisha. If all the above things are not enough then you need to know this which will completely surprise you to know that last week, district officials in Puri declared Nuagaon as the maiden cashless village with freaking more than 1,000 switching to plastic money.
Nuagaon's villagers have started using debit cards and credit cards. Even daily wages are paid digitally. All the villagers have e-wallets or plastic cards, the newspaper report said.


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Using EHR tools improved hypertension medication reconciliation, but did not improve systolic blood pressure.
HealthDay News — Use of electronic health record (EHR) tools in isolation improves medication reconciliation but does not improve systolic blood pressure among patients with hypertension, according to a study published online July 9 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Stephen D. Persell, M.D., M.P.H., from Northwestern University in Chicago, and colleagues conducted a randomized clinical trial involving 794 patients with hypertension who self-reported using three or more medications concurrently. Clinics were randomly assigned to EHR-based medication management tools (EHR alone group), EHR-based tools plus nurse-led medication management support (EHR-plus-education group), or usual care.
The researchers found that at 12 months, systolic blood pressure was greater in the EHR-alone group versus the usual care group (difference, 3.6 mm Hg; 95 percent confidence interval [CI], 0.3 to 6.9 mm Hg). There was no significant difference in systolic blood pressure in the EHR-plus-education group versus the usual care group (difference, −2.0 mm Hg; 95 percent CI, −5.2 to 1.3 mm Hg); systolic blood pressure was lower in the EHR-plus-education versus the EHR-alone group (difference, −5.6 mm Hg; 95 percent CI, −8.8 to −2.4 mm Hg). Compared with usual care, hypertension medication reconciliation was improved in the EHR-alone and EHR-plus-education groups (adjusted odds ratios, 1.8 [95 percent CI, 1.1 to 2.9] and 2.0 [95 percent CI, 1.3 to 3.3], respectively).
"The study found that EHR tools in isolation improved medication reconciliation but worsened blood pressure," the authors write.


Children will receive information regarding the whole school spelling competition.
This will be Year 3's third block this academic year. They will be cooking in our state of the art, purpose built kitchen.
As part of Autism Awareness Week, children will dress up on this day to stand out for autism.
Children will learn and explore the idea of conflict from different eras and it's impact on people's lives.
Year 2 will be celebrating all that they have learnt, by having a Pirate Day. Children will come to school dressed as pirates and take part in exciting activities.
Children on holiday until Tuesday 23rd April.
This will be Year 2's third block this academic year. They will be cooking in our state of the art, purpose built kitchen.
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Every day gets better with this crew. Not every day is great, but each one does get better.
My marriage is more solid than it's ever been. Kayla is becoming a girl that we really enjoy being with. And, We are understanding and growing with Rebekah a little more everyday. These smiles say it all.
I'm so thankful that God has His hand on our family. All praise to Him for what He has done in and through us.
Kayla is the best at making Bekah laugh. Bekah adores her sister (and so do we!).
I'm becoming more and more aware of the beauty God displays on our Earth.
I serve an amazing God from whom all good things flow.
My girlie loves anything crafty. Pull out some construction paper and glitter and you've got her full attention!
The other day I thought we'd liven up our spelling lesson. So we made this pretty flower with out list 8 words. She loved it!
I needed a little bit of family comfort yesterday. There's nothing that fits this description more than my mom's Christmas breakfast soufflé.
9″ x 13″ pan, serves 8. From the kitchen of Judy Forrer. <3 This recipe makes a 9×13 pan so for our family will get two meals out if it.
Arrange slices of bread in a buttered broiler pan. Arrange ham, cheese, and other 8 slices of bread on top. Beat eggs, mustard, and salt. Mix in milk. Pour over the layers in the pan and refrigerate over night. Crush the corn flakes and sprinkle over the top. Drizzle melted butter on the crushed flakes. Bake at 300 degrees for one hour. If you need to hold the soufflé, put the heat back to 250 and leave in over. It holds fine.
This recipe can also be made with cooked sausage if you have sausage lovers in your home. Crumbled cooked bacon would work too. I buy ham and cut into bite sized pieces or buy cubed ham. I dislike the sliced ham because it seems to slide out of the piece.
Fall is here and the spiders are invading at every turn!
Do you know that feeling you get when you are out in the ocean? Where the waves have full control of your body. You are pushed and pulled. Back and forth. Back and forth. Back and forth. Sometimes it's a gentle pushing. Sometimes, the pulling is so strong, you begin to struggle against it. This pushing and pulling moves you. Intentional or not, you are moved from your place.
I am beginning to see waves of pushing and pulling in my life. Sometimes gentle and sometimes strong. I see waves of friends, waves of responsibility, waves of deadlines imposed by others, dinner plans, homeschool plans, blogging goals, family obligations…this list could go on and on. Many things are pushing and pulling trying to move me. No, not trying to move me. They are moving me. Moving my attention. What will I let move me?
I have had to learn the important lesson of saying "No". I have had some really cool opportunities come my way. Some of them I have jumped on – not wanting to miss the chance. Others, I've had to step back and regrettably say "No thank you.". This lesson is a big life-saver when you are out in the ocean being pushed and pulled. There are a few things I do before I dip my toes into another piece of ocean. 1) I talk with God about it. Knowing God has a plan for me and that my family comes first in that plan, has a big impact on my life choices. 2) I talk with my husband about it. God gave me a really cool relationship with my husband. We have become better friends over our fourteen years. We've also become better people, which I think says a lot about our marriage. 3) I seek council from someone I know who is in step with God. God gave us horizontal relationships here on Earth to encourage, to strengthen, and to correct us. I have three sisters whom I trust completely and a few friends who fit into this category.
We made these popsicles last summer.
Kayla L O V E D eating them because she made them!
It's about time to make some more.
Satisfied with the final project.
They're always better when they are shared!