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No-one Cares for the London Taxi Trade!
by Supercabby | Mar 20, 2017 | Taxi
Peugeot have recently taken over General Motors Europe, which includes Vauxhall Motors UK and has brought into question whether those working for Vauxhall will keep their jobs or if Peugeot will relocate the vehicle manufacturing to somewhere else in Europe?
Vauxhall employs around 4000 people manufacturing cars in the UK and obviously there is great concern over possible job losses, which cannot and should not be ignored.
Recently the Port Talbot steel works was all over the news as it was threatened with closure as the parent company Tata were looking to close the works as they claim that Port Talbot could not compete with cheap steel coming from Countries like China.
Port Talbot employs around 12000 people making steel and there was an enormous outcry that these jobs needed to be saved, there were shouts that the Government should step in and make sure that the steel workers did not lose their jobs.
Port Talbot attracted massive media coverage due to its possible closure; there was not a day go past without a news item either on the TV or in the press regarding Port Talbot.
Both of these industries have a combined workforce of around 16,000 workers who were threatened with job losses and unemployment.
There are just under 25,000 London Taxi Drivers, plus the industries that support the Taxi Trade in London which includes garages, insurance brokers, advertising companies, card processing companies, fleet owners, Taxi manufacturers, component suppliers & meter rental companies to name just a few.
The London Taxi Trade supports around 35,000 workers if not more, the support industries rely totally on the London Taxi driver to obtain their income, without the drivers these support industries basically have no income and therefore no business.
Drivers in London are under increasing pressure from Private Hire companies using app-based technology to reduce the lead-time for a booking down to, in Leon Daniels words, a Nano Second. The time decrease in passengers having to wait for a car essentially means that these private hire vehicles are now available for immediate hire hence challenging the traditional and legal domain on the Black Cabbies.
Also with their reduced running costs, and cheap labour these app companies are able to offer their services a lot cheaper than the London Taxi drivers. Taxi Drivers in London are compelled to buy only the vehicles approved for use by Transport for London, these vehicles currently cost in excess of £44,000 and the price is due to increase with the release of the new TX5 Electric Taxi.
The fares charged by Taxis in London is also set by Transport for London using a formula that calculates the cost of running a Taxi in London and a reasonable profit. Taxi drivers cannot charge more than the metered fare but they can of course charge less, but by charging less they would be running a very expensive vehicle in an uneconomical environment.
The Taxi Trade in London has a very long history dating back to 1654 when the first Hackney Coachmen were licensed by decree of Oliver Cromwell, drivers have served London and it's travelling public for over 360 years.
To obtain a license to drive a London Taxi you have to undertake the most stringent topographical knowledge test anywhere in the World, which can take the potential driver anywhere from 2.5 years upwards to complete with no financial support whilst doing so.
The vehicles are also subject to the highest regulations to be found anywhere in the World, every London Taxi has to be able to accommodate a passenger in a wheelchair and also incorporates many other enhancements to assist those with an impairment.
After 363 years of serving London, the Taxi Trade is facing fierce competition from these app based private hire companies threatening its very existence as drivers find it increasingly harder the attain a reasonable living even while working increasingly longer hours.
35,000 jobs are threatened right here in the Capital, and yet we have not seen any media coverage of this threat to loss of jobs, there has been no outcry that the London Taxi driver must be saved, no-one has called for Government intervention to help save one of our Countries most historic and famous industries, in fact quite the opposite has happened!
Whenever Taxi drivers take industrial action to protest against anything that affects our trade there appears to be a media blackout, we see very little coverage on the TV or in the main stream press, Taxi drivers have brought London to a complete standstill and yet nothing is mentioned of major industrial action right in the heart of our Country.
The trade can be forgiven for its cries of corruption and conspiracy as when compared to other industries that are threatened with closure the Taxi trade seem to be the poor relation when it comes to media coverage of its plight.
Politicians appear blind to the problems currently being faced by the London Taxi Trade, even appeals for help seem to fall on deaf ears. The RMT have been trying to get an Early Day Motion, defining plying for hire through Parliament for a few years, but very few politicians have signed up to the cause.
So is it that no-one actually cares for the London Taxi? Is the Government not concerned at the potential loss of 35,000 jobs right in the heart of the Country? Is the Country not worried that the Capital may lose one of the most Iconic, historic and noble industries?
Does no-one car about the London Taxi?
Taxi App, a new app for London's taxi drivers
by Supercabby | Oct 5, 2016 | Apps, London, Taxi
Thursday 6th October 2016 see's the launch of a new Taxi App, "oh no not another app" I hear you say, well yes, another app but this time it is different from the previous offerings.
Previously all of the apps that have been aimed at Taxi drivers have been from Corporate companies backed by Venture Capitalists looking to earn a profit off the back of the hard working Taxi driver.
Well this new app is different, their are no investors, no venture capitalists, no CEO's on outrageous salaries, nope, it has been set up as a Not for Profit company.
The app is simply called Taxi App and has been set up by a small group of passionate London taxi drivers who believe in the future of our 360 year old trade.
Taxi App will also operate in a different way to other apps, there will be no commission charged on any job, so no 10% or 13.5% deductions from your earnings, the fare on the meter at the end of the journey is yours to keep.
So how will Taxi App operate? drivers will be charged a subscription of £5 per week, so it doesn't matter if you accept jobs totalling £400 or more in a week, all you will ever pay is £5 per week.
Is there any work on the app you ask? Well lets be honest, to start with of course not, there have been a few jobs go through the app but without any money to promote the app to the public the steering team will have to wait until funds start to build up before they can embark on any promotions.
I have, for over 5 years, been extolling the virtues of the London taxi trade owning and controlling its own app, there has always been the worry that the existing apps want to control the trade so that they can manipulate the trade to maximise their profits, and if one investor backed app gained market share within London then where would that leave the working driver? They can remove a driver from the app at will leaving you without part of your income that you may well have become used to earning.
This is the app that our trade has been crying out for, an app for drivers, run by drivers with no one creaming any profit off the top, but it needs as many drivers as possible to get involved.
There is a caveat, it needs you the driver to sign up and be available for work on the app, it also needs you to promote the app to every potential taxi customer.
There is no point in saying "I will sign up once there is some work on the app" it doesn't work like that. to make this work there needs to initially be an oversupply of drivers to service the customers. When a customer uses the app to order a Taxi there needs to be one available otherwise that customer may never use the app again.
Taxi App is not looking to convert the street hailing passenger, far from it they want to encourage customers to use street hailing when and where possible but to use Taxi App when they are in a location where Taxis do not normally drive past.
Any surplus income from subscriptions over and above the operating costs of Taxi App will be reinvested to promote the London taxi trade as Taxi App does not need to make a profit, the app has been set up purely for the benefit of the working taxi driver in London.
If you value your job and this trade you have nothing to lose but everything to gain, what is a fiver, 2 Costa coffee's, less than a packet of cigarettes. Taxi App needs you the driver to sign up for the App, work the App and promote the App.
To find out more about Taxi App or to sign up please click here
Stakeholders – SuperCabby Podcast S2E01
by Supercabby | Aug 31, 2016 | Podcasts, SuperCabby Podcast
New SuperCabby Podcast
Stakeholders – SuperCabby Podcast Series 2 Episode 1
SuperCabby has embarked on a new series of podcasts where he will explore and talk about different issues within the London Taxi Trade.
There will be no co presenters, no guests, and no telephone calls but I would like your interaction via email, twitter, facebook or just shout when you see me.
http://twitter.com/supercabby
http://Facebook.com/supercabby
cabby@supercabby.co.uk
Black-cab drivers to be forced to forget "The knowledge"
by Supercabby | Apr 22, 2016 | Taxi
Black-cab drivers are to be forced to forget the knowledge and instead use either a sat-nav or just drive around in circles like a twat hoping to finally stumble on their destination, according to new legislation announced by the Government.
David Cameron warned that climbing into a taxi whose driver had some sort of fucking clue about the best route through the city during rush hour had no place in today's digital age.
"We don't want the market stifled by road map memorising cockneys. It's not fair on Uber or their directors. Neither is it fair on us, with our almost fetishist obsession with dismantling British institutions. So we'll be issuing severe penalties to any drivers who blatantly remember the knowledge or draw on years of experience in driving around London. In serious cases we will withdraw their licenses until they stop knowing their way around and start driving around like a fart in a trance." He explained.
Under the proposed legislation, licensed cabbies will be forced to take a test to ensure that they have not one solitary clue how to get from Liverpool street to Fulham Palace Road. Each will be required to take a taxi to the test centre themselves to prove that they haven't somehow navigated themselves there under their own steam.
SuperCabby Podcast new series
by Supercabby | Feb 28, 2016 | Podcasts
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I have decided to produce a new series of the SuperCabby Podcast. This was the podcast that was the predecessor to the London Taxi Radio Interviews podcasts where we interview people from within the Taxi Trade and those who have an influence on our trade.
This time the SuperCabby podcast will be a little different, I will not be interviewing people but will be reviewing things of interest to Taxi drivers and items that could make a Taxi drivers working life a little less stressful and maybe even more enjoyable.
I will also occasionally talk about things that affect our trade and impart my views and opinions with the podcasts, I am going to try to keep these episodes short and to the point rather than rambling on.
If there is any item that you would like to hear me review than please let me know or any issue that you would like to hear my views about then also please get in touch.
PHV Consultation – How to Fill It In
by Supercabby | Dec 22, 2015 | Taxi
The Private Hire consultation ends tomorrow, makes sure you fill it in and submit your response.
Below are the questions you will encounter in the consultation and suggested responses…
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You will be taken to the online consultation
Below Question by Question is the Consultation document…. Copy the suggested response (or add your own) and paste it into the consultation document…
PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE THIS TO EVRYONE ELSE, YOU ARE SOMEBODY'S SOMEONE ELSE !
I have also included screenshots below in case you are having difficulties.
1.Operators must provide a booking confirmation to passengers containing the driver photo ID and details of the vehicle being used to discharge the booking
I agree with this proposal. It will improve passenger safety by ensuring that passengers do not get into the wrong vehicle.
2.Operators must provide booking confirmation details to the passenger at least five minutes prior to the journey commencing
I agree with this proposal. PHV drivers must not accept immediate hirings as it will invalidate their insurance and make it impossible for enforcement agencies to protect the public from touts. There is a belief that passengers will be caused an unnesesary 5 minute wait. This is a misleading idea. Passengers realising that they will need to book 5 minutes in advance need only "push the button" 5 minutes earlier.
3.Operators will be required to seek TfL approval before changing their operating model
I agree with this proposal. Operators moving to an app or new technology method will be required to approval and ensure their app will comply with TfL guidlines.
4.Security for app based booking platforms
I agree with this proposal. It will help ensure the safety of passengers, preventing an unlicensed and uninsured driver from taking their fare.
There is definitely sufficient technology available for this, it should be left to the operator to decide upon which technology to use but scrutinised by TFL as to its efficiency and effectiveness.
5.Operator must offer a facility to pre-book up to seven days in advance
I agree with this proposal. All PH Operators are required to be prebooked, this is a long held criticism of passengers who need certainty in their travel arrangements.
Yes, passengers should be able to book as long in advance as they so wish.
6.TfL proposes to no longer issue licenses for in-venue operators or temporary events
I agree with this proposal. With the advent of smartphones to book Taxi or private hire services passengers are able to easily and quickly book their journeys home and be sure they are using a licensed vehicle.
Taxi ranks should be appointed outside each venue and should the customer require a private hire vehicles then they can either phone for one or use an app.
7.Operator must have a fixed landline telephone which must be available for passenger use at all times
I agree with this proposal. The principle of the telephone is that passengers can speak to the operator in realtime and address any issues that may arise regarding their booking.
8.Operators must not show vehicles being available for immediate hire, either visibly or virtually via an app
I agree with this proposal. Displaying a vehicle on the screen of a smartphone is "plying for hire" – PHV may not ply for hire. This is a real threat to public safety. Without an approval process for ehailing apps there is no known record of any ehailed ride as it may be hosted outside the UK.
9.Operators will be required to provide specified information including details of all drivers and vehicles to TfL on a regular basis
I agree with this proposal. TfL must have an up-to-date database of drivers, allowing them to respond quickly to infringements of the law and act accordingly. It will also help improve passenger safety, with emergency services and enforcement officers being able to correctly identify the driver quickly. This will improve passenger safety.
10.Operators must specify the fare prior to the booking being accepted
I agree with this proposal. PH Operators only take advanced pre bookings and have the advantage of being able to plan a route, taking into account the time of day, roadwork's and other traffic problems and can accurately calculate in advance, distance and likely journey times. With this information they can quote an exact fare and advise the customer at the time of booking-again this is custom and practice for the majority of PH Operators.
11.Operators must record the main destination for each journey which must be specified at the time the booking is made
I agree with this proposal. In the interest of public safety, a precise account of where each journey is essential. It would ensure that should something go wrong, a detailed log can be consulted to better assist TfL and/or emergency services. Until recently TfL required all PH Operators to record both the pick up and the destination addresses. The details recorded should be a full postal address not just a postcode or GPS coordinates.
12.Harmonise retention periods for records
I agree with this proposal. This will make it easier for PHV operators to comply with regulations, ensuring more effective compliance. A copy of these records should be filed with TfL.
13.Limit on the number of business names attached to each Operator's licence
I agree with this proposal. This will help TfL keep better track of each operators' activities.
14.Specific requirement for an English Language test
I agree with this proposal. It is imperative that drivers understand everyday English, so they are able to communicate with passengers and other road users and ensure the safety and experience of passengers and others on the road.
Drivers should be able to speak and understand English to a standard that they are able to communicate with customers.
15.Drivers to only work for one operator at a time
I agree with this proposal. It is common sense to support anything that helps TfL effectively enforce PHV regulations and ensure that drivers are not tired when on the road. There have been numerous reports of PH drivers being involved in accidents after falling asleep; being able to work for multiple operators makes it impossible for operators to monitor the hours worked by their drivers.
16.Driver and Operator licence applicants to provide National Insurance numbers and share with Department for Work and Pensions (DWP)
I agree with this proposal.
17.Vehicle licence to be revoked if driver licence revoked
I agree with this proposal. This will help ensure the safety of the public, by preventing unlicensed drivers from picking up fares illegally.
18.Checks on convictions of operator staff
I agree with this proposal. It is crucial for the safety of passengers that employees who deal with passengers directly and handle their details have undergone sufficient background checks. In an era where cyber-attacks/hacking is becoming more commonplace, this will be especially vital for web-based employees.
19.TfL stop accepting payment by PO and cheque
20.Hire and Reward insurance to be checked at point of licensing and must be in place for duration of vehicle licence
I agree with this proposal. Any licensed PH vehicle should be insured for Hire and Reward purposes at all times in parity with the taxi trade.
21.Drivers to carry or display a copy of insurance details at all times
I agree with this proposal. Licensed taxis must have Hire and Reward insurance in place at all times and have a copy of that insurance displayed in their taxi. PHV drivers should also display a certificate of the correct insurance type we suggest in place of the now defunct road fund license.
22.Hire and Reward fleet insurance in place by operators
I agree with this proposal. One of the biggest areas of concern over the safety of minicabs in London is uninsured vehicles. Currently there is no fail safe method of ensuring that a PH vehicle is insured to carry passengers for Hire and Reward. ANPR and roadside checks will only reveal if the vehicle has normal Social Domestic and Pleasure cover. Even insisting a PH vehicle is insured at the point of licensing will not resolve the current problem of drivers insuring a vehicle for H&R and then cancelling the policy after a short period in favour of a cheaper non H&R policy. If the responsibility for insurance is transferred to the Operator the potential for uninsured PH vehicles would be almost totally eliminated and the process of checking a few thousand Operators policies would be much easier than checking tens of thousands of individual policies. Addison Lee (one of London's best operators) do exactly this, further it will tie drivers into one operator, and fleet discounts will be available rather than individual driver policies.
23.Operator licence type
I agree with this proposal. There current system is outdated. Given there are 93,000 PHVs in London, more categories need to be introduced.
24.Controls on ridesharing in licensed vehicles
I agree with this proposal. The safety of passengers and drivers is paramount. PH drivers do not possess the Knowledge of London and planning multiple pick ups and drop offs using map books or Satellite Navigation would necessitate frequent stops to input changed data, with drivers possibly being pressurised to do it whilst driving.
25.Amendment of advertising regulation to include "in" vehicle
Back To Black, Haven't We Heard That Before?
Andrew Pinnington the current CEO of Hailo has today made a statement aimed at the London Taxi Trade (Black Cabs). Hailo have handed back their private hire license and now want to concentrate on the London Taxi Trade.
Now before you stop reading this post in the belief that it will be full of negativity let me make my thoughts perfectly clear! This statement can only be good news for the London Taxi Trade, it is positive and to some extent enforces the fact that Hailo cannot compete against the like of Uber by using Private Hire drivers, it also proves that Hailo were better off when they originally only allowed Black Cabs on the app.
I want to try to take an objective view with regards to this announcement, but by the same token it is an emotive subject, as we know emotions among drivers were running extremely high when it was leaked that Hailo had applied for a Private Hire Operators License, drivers who had been friends for many years no longer speak because they disagreed over one of them remaining on Hailo.
Hailo's "Back to Black" will give the trade an app that is already familiar to the travelling public, and an app that is already established, has a broad customer base, an app that has a presence around the World and an app with a catchy and simple name.
But, and you should know me by now, there is always a but! I agree that this is good news, but the question is can Hailo be trusted?
Past on the past history of Hailo how do we know that they can be trusted? Yes I watched the Youtube Video from Andrew Pinnington giving his personal assurances, but how long will he be in the position of CEO?
What happens if the Taxi Trade put their trust in Hailo once again and begin to build the business and more passengers start using Hailo. We can see that the use of apps to call for personal transportation is on the increase, we know that the younger generation are more tech savvy and use their personal communication devices to run their life, they are basically lazy and live in the belief that everything should either be delivered to them or come to them without them having to exert any energy.
So the fact is that fares from apps will increase, there is no doubt about that, in contrast street hails will obviously decrease, I am not saying that street hails will disappear as I am genuinely in the belief that there will always be those who prefer to walk out on the street and raise their arm to hail a Taxi, but as the evolution of the trade progresses it is inevitable that app hails will increase and street hails will decrease.
Now if the whole of the London taxi trade backs Hailo and once again builds their business for them as they did when Hailo first launched there may come a time when drivers rely more on the app for work than they do on the street hail to earn their living. This could lead the trade into a very dangerous situation.
Back when Hailo were in favour with the trade we started to see them trying to dictate to the drivers, they believed, incorrectly, that drivers needed them, so what would stop them from taking that stance again, especially if the app were to end up providing drivers with a substantial percentage of their earnings?
We know that certain private hire companies already dictate to their drivers what hours they can work, they penalise them for not working the busy periods, certain companies even remove a driver should their feedback become bad or their rating score drops below a certain figure. If London Taxi drivers come to rely on one prominent app they may well find themselves in a situation similar to that experienced by private hire drivers who rely on app based companies to supply them with work.
So once Hailo's customer base is once again grown and the London taxi drivers are servicing the app, what is there to stop Hailo from raising the percentage that they take from the drivers for each job? Drivers have no input into the way in which Hailo is run, so the trade would have no input into any decision made by Hailo. Would drivers once again delete the app? Or would they have become so reliant on the work that the app provides them that they would be scared to rock the boat.
Hailo have in past removed drivers from the system who spoke out against their decisions, or who voiced an opinion in public about the way in which Hailo was being run, what is there to stop them from returning to this practice again? What if Hailo become dominant in the market place and you the driver becomes very reliant on the work they provide you, a customer makes a complaint and Hailo decide to deactivate you? What can you do? How will you earn your money?
We have to remember that Hailo's CEO is ultimately answerable to the shareholders and not the taxi drivers who service the app. The shareholders interest in Hailo is profit and profit is the bottom line. If the CEO does not perform then as we have seen in the past they are removed and replaced with someone who will give the VC's what they desire. So the CEO's assurances, however genuine they may be, no matter how sincere or honest he may be, must be taken with a pinch of salt.
So should you go back on Hailo? That is not a decision that I am prepared to make for you. All London Taxi drivers are self employed and as such should consider themselves as small business men and woman, so the choice as to whether you go back on the app or not should be your own educated business decision. A decision based on whether it would be right for you to go back on Hailo as to how it will benefit you as a driver.
Should you decide to go back on Hailo I would ask you to consider one thing! And that is please do not put all of your eggs in one basket, and by that I mean do not service the Hailo app to the detriment of the other apps available for the Black Cab trade, we all know that a virtual monopoly is no good for anyone, especially us the drivers. If we have more than one app that we support it will keep Hailo not heir toes and not allow them to dominate our trade. We do not want to allow ourselves to fall into the trap of allowing one app company to monopolise our trade and ultimately make decisions for us that we have to adhere to as we have become reliant upon the work that they provide for us.
The ideal situation would have been for our trade to own and control its own app, one that we could run and use to the advantage of the trade and the drivers within. As our own app company would not have to make a profit for any VC's or shareholders all of the profits could have been funnelled back into allowing our own company to run customer promotions which would not have been to the detriment of the driver. We could have offered discount codes and vouchers but the driver could still have been paid the metered fare as the promotions could have been funded from within the surplus made from driver charges. An ideal World!
Its a shame that the many attempts to launch and initiative have failed, its also a massive shame that the current radio circuits within our trade did not have the foresight to shape the business and streamline to compete in todays market place.
Below I have reproduced Hailo's blog and provided a link the video for those who are not on Hailo's email database.
Good luck with your decision as to whether you will, or will not, put your faith in Hailo again
Message from Andrew Pinnington, CEO of Hailo:
Since being in charge of Hailo from the beginning of the year, it's become apparent to me that Hailo and the taxi trade need to be more united to build a stronger future together. To achieve this we have made the decision to resign our private hire licence and return to black cab only in London.
As a company founded by Cabbies, Hailo was made strong by its original connections to the taxi trade and we feel we've drifted too far from it. We have consulted extensively with the trade unions who have all backed our decision. We are doing this as its routed in a genuine belief that you, London's black cab drivers, provide the public with a crucial service.
Together we need to start by exposing the two big pieces of misinformation about the taxi trade: that cabbies don't like new technology, and that taxis are a dying trade.
Cabbies began using tech before companies like Uber even existed.
We see every single day a million reasons why taxis are here to stay. All cities need transport that doesn't just give value for money, but one that provides exceptional service, safety, reliability and accessibility. We have to put a value on all of these things, not just a low price. Black cabs are a godsend for people who want to travel home at night safely; people that need a little extra help getting around, such as those with disabilities or mums and dads that need a bit more space for the kids; and businesses that want the most knowledgeable and speedy way to get from A – B. For all of these people, having a thriving sector of the industry that meets their needs is critical. If we allow price and market forces to be the only criteria, it just creates a race to the bottom on who can deliver the cheapest service.
Black cabs offer a safe, accessible, knowledgeable, opinionated, iconic, speedy and world-class service. Who else can match that?
With a joint belief in these benefits, this is why we are making this promise to you today so that, together, we can use tech to empower you to build a thriving 21st century black cab trade through innovation, data and cutting-edge apps.
With your world-class service and our unbeatable technology, together we can win.
At the heart of this is our commitment to go back to black –100% Hackney Carriage. No ifs, no buts, just taxis.
And to prove to you that we mean this, this is what we are committed to now and in the future:
Hailo will be black cab only
We will use technology to further reinvent a London icon
We will Introduce new & improved ways of working with Hailo, including:
A relaunched FastPay solution, giving you the ability to accept card payments from jobs off the street and those booked through Hailo
Commission-free periods
Capped commission structures – details of all of this will follow over the next few months.
A boost to the Dedicated and Priority programmes, providing more work to our most committed drivers.
We will stay rooted in our communities – as a British born company we care about the city in which we live in
We won't pick and mix on regulations. Rules are rules – they are there to protect the public interest. If we need new ones, we will work with you and regulators to create them.
We'll give drivers jobs coming in, jobs all day and jobs going home via an indispensable app
Continue to make multi-million pound investments in marketing black cabs to get drivers more work
And here are our plans for the trade. We will:
Campaign at every level of government, every day, not simply to protect your trade, but to help you build your future. We are working with politicians to make them listen to you.
Continue to work in partnership with trade bodies
Uphold the unique benefits of the Knowledge
Have an aspirational vision for London to make all transport 100% accessible, safe, green and reliable – and lead the world on standards, professionalism, and values.
Win back some of the biggest corporate accounts out there – like American Express, already signed up to our books
With your help we can make all of this happen.
Since we launched in 2011 we've raised over $100m investment and put over 10 million passengers on your back seats and will continue to do so today and tomorrow.
We look forward to working together with you on building a better future.
Andrew Pinnington
CEO, Hailo
https://youtu.be/Wn-wOIx7etM
Save Black Taxis Group – LTR Interviews Episode 35
by Supercabby | Jul 21, 2015 | Podcasts, SuperCabby Podcast
London Taxi Radio Interviews Episode 35
In this episode Joe @TheHolbornCab interviews the ladies from the Save Our Black Taxis Facebook Group.
The group has had phenomenal success in attracting members to the cause on Facebook where the group now numbers over 12,000 members.
The groups focus is on showing the affect the TFL's weak enforcement of private hire regulations is having on the families of London Taxi Drivers and the stresses it is causing within family life.
The group can be found at https://www.facebook.com/groups/SaveOurTaxis
Russell – Arresting Uber Final Interview – London Taxi Radio Interviews 34
by Supercabby | Jun 25, 2015 | Podcasts, SuperCabby Podcast
Russell Howarth – Arresting Uber Final Interview
This is basically the final interview of this type we will be doing with Russell as this is make or break time as to whether Russell comes to the UK to help the London Taxi Trade int heir fight with Uber.
Russell explains that he does not have sufficient funds to pay for his trip to London or to live while he is here, and neither should the London Taxi Trade expect him to do so.
Russell explains that he has an idea where every driver can help fund his trip to London for a very small amount per driver.
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Boris Johnson – Parody
by Supercabby | Jun 22, 2015 | Podcasts
Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Boris Johnson – Parody Recorded in London Taxi Radio Studio A
Vocals by @TheHolbornCab
Mixed & Produced by @SuperCabby
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conversation on developing a shared vision of the future of CCE in Canada.
The movement for Community-Campus Engagement (CCE) is growing in Canada. We see this through the increasing federal and provincial government investments in work-integrated and community engaged experiential learning. We see it in the growing commitment to community-engaged, participatory research practices by funders and academics, as well as the increased emphasis on knowledge mobilization and community-impact in research. We also see it in the Canadian conversations, hosted by Universities Canada, McConnell Foundation, Simon Fraser University, and others, about how post-secondary institutions can contribute to building social infrastructure in their home communities and beyond. For Carleton University, the institutional host of the CFICE project, the influence of this national movement for CCE is evident in its tag line: 'Here for Good'.
The central question is, how do we create and support the CCE movement in ways that remain truly rooted in community needs and priorities, and which maximize the value for all partners? This is the question that motivates Community-Campus Engage Canada, an emerging network and community of practice.
On June 20, you'll engage with diverse voices who are part of advancing Canada's CCE movement. Featuring leading academic, funding, civil society, and government thinkers, we'll explore why equitable CCE is important, how it can and should work in the various rural/urban, provincial, and Indigenous contexts in Canada, how funders fit into the CCE movement, and how Canada's CCE movement aligns with international partner networks.
For more information, or to register for this event, please visit the CFICE website.


Each half term different members of teaching staff lead a Learning Stream for all departments to attend. These give us an opportunity to further our pedagogy and implement new research and initiatives in our own practice.
enquiry. This method really allowed us to consider how to guide our students to form their own high order abstract questions while working together as a community of enquiry. This technique improves students' ability to critically discuss any topic in a caring, collaborative, critical and creative way.
We had an interesting discussion about our objectives for life and what we value in life. It really helped frame the scheme of work to think critically about traditional development indicators and why different countries and cultures have different values and ideals.
1. As a whole lesson to introduce a new topic/subject area/scheme of work.
2. As a starter to engage the students in a particular learning objective.
3. To encourage students to work collaboratively to find a resolution to a particular problem, or to build resilience through failure.
4. As a way to chapter a particular point in the lesson; to engage in enquiry concerning the new material that they have been taught.
5. As a plenary to encourage meta-cognition and review of a particular new idea/ subject area/challenging theory.


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Home Culture Art Mikhail Braykevich: Mayor, Engineer, Patron of the Arts and Fulfilled Man
Mikhail Braykevich: Mayor, Engineer, Patron of the Arts and Fulfilled Man
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Konstantin Somov, Portrait of M. Braykevich
Odessa's last mayor under the Tzar was born in the city in 1847 and died in London exile in 1940. He was a remarkably energetic and talented man and a great patron of the arts.
While it stuns with its host of brilliant artists and scientists, its unique European architecture and its ineffable mythology. Yet Odessa's greatest treasure is undoubtedly it's human capital, the individuals who have forged this city. Among them are such remarkable personalities as the Duc de Richileu, J. De Ribas, Count Langeron, Marazli, Vorontsov, the family of Count Tolstoy, and numerous entrepreneur families with names such as Stieglitz, Rafailovitch, Brodsky. It is owing to them that Odessa has achieved its status as a great cultural and economic success. However, among this list of stellar characters is one man whose name is now unfortunately known only in narrow specialist circles. This was Odessa's last pre-Soviet mayor: Mikhail Vasilievich Braykevich.
Mikhail Braykevich, a Russian nobleman by birth, was a graduate of the St. Petersburg Institute of Railway Engineering in 1896. The institute conferred upon its students both a general diploma and a military rank of Lieutenant. After graduating, Braykevich went on to apply the skills he acquired with his degree working on an impressively wide array of projects. These included the erecting of port structures in Libava (the process of building the port's drawbridge involved the participation of Gustav Eiffel himself), the building of a dreadnought at the Nikolaevsky dockyard (anyone familiar with the specifics of building a dreadnought will understand the immensity of this task), and completing the construction of the Eyskaya railroad in an incredibly short time (this railroad was critically necessary for Russian transport of grain to Europe).
Braykevich became mayor at a time when, in his own words, "the specter of bloody slaughter" haunted Odessa
Back in the capital, Braykevich worked at the engineering firm of A. Bunge – during the summer, he would leave on the office's orders to participate in the construction of the Trans-Siberian railroad, and during winters he worked on projects in St. Petersburg and Moscow. In 1911, a short while after marrying the daughter of the owner of the, Sofia Andreyevna, Braykevich, he became the head of the Bunge firm's Odessa branch office. He soon became the head of both the Odessa branch of the Russian Technological Society and the Odessa Military-Industrial Committee. Soon after, he would also add Vice-President of the Odessa Fine Arts Society to his remarkable collection of titles. He used the power granted him by this position to institute an annual 5,000 ruble grant for exceptional students of the Odessa Art Institute. Braykevich also became an important patron of the Museum of Fine Arts and began collecting art, especially favoring painters who belonged to the "Mir Iskusstva" (World of Art) artist association. His main guiding principles in purchasing art works was his impeccable taste and intuition. During his visits to St. Petersburg he continued to make additions to his collection, supported and encouraged local artists, commissioning and purchasing works from them.
Zinaida Serebriakova self-portrait in the costume of Pierrot
Braykevich provided invaluable assistance to his government and native city during the First World War and the Revolution that followed. He actively participated in the All-Russian Land and City Union (known as "Zemgor") helping to provide aid to the wounded. Later he assumed the responsibilities of heading the Council on Fuel as well as serving as the Naval Transport Commissar. Braykevich became mayor at a time when, in his own words, " the specter of bloody slaughter" haunted Odessa. For more than two years, his efforts held the city's economy together and prevented it from falling apart. In 1917, the Provisional government appointed Braykevich as Comrade Trade Minister, and he left Odessa – alone and unaccompanied by his family. Though he would soon submit his resignation, due to "irreconcilable differences" with his immediate superior.
Upon his return to Odessa, Braykevich would again assume the post of mayor. During a period of constant turbulent shifts of power, he not only managed to save the city from anarchy and total collapse, but also insisted on the opening of the long planned Polytechnic Institute. Braykevich also both edited and published the "Economist" magazine, printed in both Russian and English up until 1920.
Mikhail Vrubel, "Valkiriya Portrait" of M. Tenisheva
In October 1919, having realistically appraised the situation in the country, Braykevich, together with his family, decided to leave Odessa and resettle in the London suburb of Golden Green. Before his departure, he bequeathed 300 books on architecture and engineering, as well as his collection of paintings to the Museum of Fine Arts of the Novorussian (Odessa) University. By that time the collection numbered over 100 works, including woks by Valentin Serov, Zinaida Serebryakova, Mikhail Vrubel and 80 paintings by his beloved Konstantin Somov. In 1921, the paintings were transferred to the Odessa Art Museum, becoming the crowning jewel of its Russian collection.
Braykevich did not abandon his social and civic duty responsibility while living in England
For his part Braykevich settled in Golden Green with his wife, two daughters and son. In those years, the London suburb was undergoing major civil and industrial development. His skill and experience made him an in-demand engineer: he supervised the construction of a large residential quarter in London. Once settled in England, he also resumed collecting art – once again paying special attention to – and devotedly helping – the "World of Art" painters, many of whom were also living in emigration in Paris and London.
Braykevich did not abandon his social and civic duty responsibility while living in England – he was an active member of the Russian Society of England and various other philanthropic organizations which provided help and support to the Russian émigré diaspora. He traveled through England, France, and Germany and in every city he passed through and helped support his former artist friends. Braykevich's second art collection, begun after his relocation to England, would later be transferred by his children to the Ashmolean Oxford Museum. This collection included a rare copy of "Military Parade of Emperor Paul I in front of Mikhailovsky Castle" which Alexander Benoit painted for Braykevich 32 years after having completed the original. The transfer of the collection had only one pre- condition – that it would not be broken up. This was Braykevich last great act of patronage and ensured that the Western world would be familiar with Russian art.
Count Langeron
Duc de Richileu
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J. De Ribas
Marazli
Mikhail Vasilievich Braykevich
Rafailovitch
the family of Count Tolstoy
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Zemgor
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Linmere - The New Name for HRN1 Area Development
HRN1 Development Reaches Major Milestone And Gets An Exciting New Name
The HRN1 development to the North of Houghton Regis has reached a major milestone this Spring with work starting on the initial part of the new spine road through the site. The new spine road will provide access to the first phase of development on land to the North of Thornhill Primary School.
Now that the development is moving into the construction phase the developer is delighted to announce an exciting new name for the HRN1 site – "Linmere".
Project Director, Nigel Reid said, "We wanted to give the site a name that would celebrate the landscape-led design and quality of the new development, whilst simultaneously retaining strong links with the local community and Houghton Regis. The name Linmere means field of lime trees – a native British species which occur naturally in Houghton Regis.
"The ethos of the Linmere masterplan is to create a place where wellbeing is prioritised and outdoor living is a way of life. The plans guarantee around 78 hectares (equivalent to 62 cricket pitches) of open green space that will be accessible to all residents in Houghton Regis, not just those living at Linmere. It is the intention that Linmere locals will never be more than 5 minutes' walk from public green space.
Nigel Reid added: "I would like to thank the local residents, stakeholders and Councillors who have given their time to attend and participate in all of the consultation exhibitions, workshops and other events that we have held in recent years, whose feedback has been invaluable to us. We look forward to continuing to work with the whole Houghton Regis community as we move into the next phase of the scheme."
The Area Masterplan for this first phase has been approved by Central Bedfordshire Council and will comprise an extension to Thornhill Primary School, 1,000 residential units (including self-build properties), a local centre, formal and informal public open space. See more
An Area Masterplan for the second phase of development has also been submitted to the Council and will include the Visitor Centre, café, site offices, a supermarket, and circa 100 residential units.
The project has already provided a substantial financial contribution to deliver the A5-M1 Link Road which has been open since 2017. Photo: A D Winter
National supermarket chain Lidl is signed up to deliver a new 1 million square foot logistics warehouse adjacent to the M1. The Visitor Centre, café and the first houses are expected to be under construction by 2020.
Features from AMP2 document
When complete, the whole development is expected to deliver 2,400 new permanent operational jobs, in addition to 2,550 temporary jobs during the construction phase.
Linmere is proud to be the main sponsor of this year's Houghton Regis May Fayre on the 4th May, and we would like to invite all residents to come and visit us on our stall to find out more about the development.
Over the next 15 years, Linmere will deliver an extension to Houghton Regis of 5,150 homes, of a wide range of type, style, character and tenure. Linmere will also deliver three state-of-the-art primary schools, exciting retail, leisure,
healthcare and entertainment offerings along with excellent employment opportunities for new and existing residents alike.
The development is being brought forward by the Houghton Regis Management Company, a consortium of Lands Improvement, Aviva and the Diocese of St Albans.
The new project website http://www.linmere.com/ will be live from the 4th May
*Linmear appears on a 1762 map of the site (see Heritage Blog for Houghton Regis) and that covered the area now occupied by Elm Park Close and Chelsea Gardens in Parkside.
Linmere Walk is the name of a pedestrian route in Parkside, Houghton Regis.
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The Under-15 and Under-17 teams from the Mosta FC Youth Nursery left Malta this weekend with their destination being the Republic of San Marino where they will be participating in the San Marino Cup.
The fifty-one strong contingent consists of players, coaches, nursery officials and also parents who will be based in nearby Riccione. Sixty-five (65) teams from fifteen (15) nations will be taking part in all categories.
The group was led by nursery committee members Simon Henwood and Ray Vella along with the respective team coaches Herman Bugeja (Under-15) and Jason Camenzuli (Under-17).
The San Marino Cup will take place on the nice grass soccer grounds of the Republic of San Marino whose territory is part of the Italian peninsula. San Marino will also be the location of the official tournament headquarters, called OLYMPIC MULTISPORTS CENTER and the Olympic soccer stadium of Serravalle where the great opening ceremony will be held as well as the main final games. Other quality natural grass and astroturf grounds will be available in Rimini, Riccione, VillaVerucchio and the San Marino area.
The San Marino Cup starts on the 5th July and ends on the 11th July.


A retired American couple was killed in a flurry of gunfire at their sleepy Gulf of California beach house over the weekend, according to a report Monday.The couple was likely shot dead in the home during a botched burglary early Saturday in the coastal community of Bahia de los Angeles, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, citing authorities in Mexico.
A retired American couple was killed in a flurry of gunfire at their sleepy Gulf of California beach house over the weekend, according to a report Monday.
The couple was likely shot dead in the home during a botched burglary early Saturday in the coastal community of Bahia de los Angeles, the San Diego Union-Tribune reported, citing authorities in Mexico.
"It was an attempted robbery, and an individual went to defend his property, and that's when they shot him," said Octavio López, a local official for Bahia de los Angeles.
"This is the first time we've had something like this happen," he told the newspaper.
The couple, identified by the paper as 69-year-old Jo Anne Butler and her 72-year-old partner Ray Ball, is believed to have kept a 22-foot-long fishing boat at the property, according to friends.
Local Mexican media reported the couple was waiting for friends on their boat when burglars asked them to surrender their property. The criminals then opened fire at them.
A neighbor who declined to be identified said he woke to what "sounded like a somebody pounding on a metal roof," around midnight Saturday, the Union-Tribune reported.
He said the thieves ditched the boat on the beach before unleashing another round of bullets.
Another neighbor, identified as off-road racing champ Roger Mears, discovered the couple's bodies. Ball had 18 gunshot wounds while his girlfriend, Butler, took two to her leg, according to local authorities.
Butler first came to the scenic peninsula in the 1980s and "fell in love with the beauty and the world-class fishing," according to her blog.


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Q: General Formula for Expected Number of Bernoulli Trials Needed for N successes in a Row, and the Standard Deviation of the Expected Number of Trials Let "N" be the number of successes in a row that are happening entirely within the space of Bernoulli Trials. (Let "p" be p(success), and "q" be p(failure), where {q=1-p}). Let E(B) be the expected/mean/average number of trials needed for a streak of "N" successes in a row.
Generalize a solution of E(B) for any non-negative "N" and "p". Generalize a solution for the variance and standard deviation of E(B). If some limits or approximations are needed, the important chunk of data is where p and N are appropriately sized with respect to each other, so E(B) does not go beyond around 10^8.
In practice, I want to get to the point where I can fill out E(B) and the STD of E(B), for any "p" and "N":image
The numbers are fillers for now, but that is what the finished product would look like.
(Note: There may be specific assumptions or exceptions I missed that would change the nature of the problem in an incorrect direction that I don't want to include or venture towards.)
For instance, if p=0.5 we have a coinflip, and something like THHHHHT appears during our flipping, with 5 successful heads in a row, N would be 5. I'm looking for the expected number of coin flips (trials) to produce 5 successful heads in a row, I guess this would be E(B) or Expected number of Bernoulli Trials for N successes in a row, is what I was going for. And then the standard deviation of this expected number of Bernoulli Trials for N successes in a row. (And for any p and any N)

A: You can find lot of works on the subject if you search on line about "consecutive k-out-of-n:F" systems. These are the systems which fail if k ( or more) consecutive components fail out of a total of n.
For instance you can read this paper,
"On success runs of a fixed length in Bernoulli sequences: Exact and
asymptotic results"- Frosso S. Makri, Zaharias M. Psillakis
and the other works referenced there

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Over the years SOCHARA has brought together a multi-disciplinary and equity oriented team of community health and public health professionals supported by an administrative team, presently located in three clusters in Bengaluru, Chennai and Bhopal. This team is supported technically by a larger SOCHARA network of society members, associates, field mentors, fellows and friends.
The current team members representing the medical and public health, social science, allied health sciences, accounts and administration as of June 2019 are listed here:
Dr. Thelma Narayan
Director - Academics & Policy Action Epidemiologist, Public Policy
Dr. Thelma Narayan is an epidemiologist, health policy analyst and activist who coordinates CPHE and is Director of the CPHE Madhya Pradesh Initiative. She is one of the original co-initiators of Community Health Cell (CHC).
Dr. Thelma Narayan currently works with various national health initiatives including the National Rural Health Mission and the National Health System Resource Centre. She was a member of the Task Force on Health and Family Welfare, Government of Karnataka and has evolved public health and primary health care oriented state health policies in Karnataka and Odisha. She was a member of the Measurement and Evidence Knowledge Network of the WHO Commission on Social Determinants of Health. She is an active member of the People's Health Movement (PHM) and was the joint convenor of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (PHM India) till recently. She is also a contributor to the Global Health Watch and a faculty member of the International People's Health University.
Dr. Ravi Narayan
Community Health Advisor Public Health, Industrial Health, Preventive and Social medicine
Dr. Ravi Narayan is a public health professional and health activist who currently works as an honorary Community Health Adviser at Centre for Public Health and Equity, Bangalore. His main interests include the community paradigm in health and the evolution of health as a social movement. He is one of the original co-initiators of Community Health Cell (CHC).
Dr. Ravi Narayan is an active member of the People's Health Movement network. He was the joint convener of the Jan Swasthya Abhiyan till December 2002 and later coordinator of the Global Secretariat of People's Health Movement from January 2003 to July 2006. Currently he is a member of WHO Advocacy Circle of PHM and also part of the PHM Steering Council and Coordinating Council. He is also associated with the Global Health Watch and a faculty of the International People's Health University. He is a council member of the Global Forum for Health Research and founding governing body member of the Public Health Foundation of India. He is a member of the Task Force on Primary Health Care of the Planning Commission of India and is also closely associated with two major initiatives of the Central Ministry of Health, the National Rural Health Mission and the AYUSH and Public Health Initiative. He is also a member of the International Advisory Committee and the speciality advisor on public health of the British Medical Journal.
Dr. Adithya Pradyumna
Research and Training Associate, Co-Convenor, SOCHARA Public Health
Adithya, a graduate from St. John's Medical College (MBBS) and the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (MSc Public Health), works primarily in the area of Environment and Health. His association with SOCHARA began in 2008 when he enrolled as a fellow with the Community Health Learning Programme. After a brief stint with the Regional Occupational Health Centre, ICMR, Bangalore, he returned to SOCHARA, and is taking forward his research, training and writing interests climate change, food systems, energy, pollution, research methods (epidemiology and qualitative), and environmental ethics. He has been a visiting faculty at the Interdisciplinary School of Health Sciences (University of Pune), Azim Premji University, Bangalore, and Rajiv Gandhi Institute of Public Health, Bangalore.
Mr. Mathew Alex
Accountant MBA
He started his working career in the year 1988 and gained experience in accounts and auditing in a Chartered Accountant firm and other organizations, before joining SOCHARA family in the year 2006 as a 'Secretarial Assistant'. He was inducted in the Centre for Public Health and Equity (CPHE) unit of SOCHARA which was established in 2008 and was appointed as a Secretary to the Director and the Senior Consultant of SOCHARA, to handle all their secretarial functions including logistics.
Since 2010 he works as a 'Office Supervisor' for the CPHE unit, and ably coordinates the office functions, and supports the administration and accounts department of SOCHARA. He plays a vital role in supporting the team members for all travel arrangements and other event related logistics.
He has taken over as a 'Accountant' of SOCHARA from 1st October 2015 onwards and since then carries out all the accounting and other related functions of the organization. Having completed more than 10 years of service in SOCHARA, he actively takes initiative to coordinate various works assigned to him and supports the Director and senior consultant of SOCHARA in their needs.
He is a qualified person, with Masters in Commerce and Masters in Business Administration to his credit.
Mr. Prahlad.I.M
Training and Research Associate Environmental Science
Mr. Prahlad.I.M a team member from SOCHARA completed his Post graduation in Environmental Science from Kuvempu University in the year 2006. After completion of his studies, he started his carrier working on Sanitation and Waste Management with Government Project "Total Sanitation Campaign" as a consultant.
After leaving Total Sanitation Campaign project in Febrarury 2010 Prahlad joined SOCHARA as a Training and Research in March 2010. He is passionate about promoting Environmental Sanitation in Rural Areas of Karnataka through training communities, NGO's, CBO's, Fellows on Community Based Sanitation interventions.
Mr. Mahadevaswamy H R
Junior Librarian Library Science
Mahadeva Swamy H R, a B.A graduate from Bengaluru University and post graduate in Library Science from Annamalai University, Tamilnadu. He started his career in National College, Basavanagi and then he joined St. John's Medical College, Zablocki Learning Centre to do internship course in Librarianship in Health Sciences (Apprentice Trainee) in 1995. After completion of his internship, he joined SOCHARA in May 1996, as Library and Documentation Assistant and then promoted as Junior Librarian. SOCHARA has given an opportunity to develop his skills in other areas like administration, visual presentation preparation, preparing materials for supporting website, newsletters etc., He has been coordinating and supporting other two unit's (Chennai and Bhopal) CLIC activities. He is interested in disseminating the information to global public and dialogue with community/people.
Ms. Maria Dorthy Stella
Office Secretary -
She completed her BA in 1991 in Jyoti Nivas College, Bangalore and has experience working in the Personal and Accounts Departments in a number of Export companies. She joined CHC in 2005 as Secretary to Coordinator and later has been involved in Admin & Accounts work of the CHC, Bangalore Office as Office Supervisor and now at SOPHEA. She also assists in the CHLP work such as correspondence, accounts, accommodation arrangements and all other administrative works.
Mr. Hari Prasad Ojha
Office Assistant -
Hariprasad Ojha joined CHC in 2000 as a watchman. He quickly became involved in the community health work of the centre and currently works as an office assistant in CPHE.
Mr. Joseph M S
Joseph is born and bought up in Bangalore. He completed his Metric and start working in a number of companies and showrooms in various positions then he joined CHC in 2011 as Office Assistant. He supports in all sort of administration activities like organising seminars, workshops, meetings etc., and also helps to the team on their requirements.
Mr. Tulsi Chetry
Tulsi is from Assam and has been working with SOCHARA since July 2012. He has completed matriculation and is working as a office assistant with Centre for Public Health and Equity
Ms. Vijaya
Office Helper -
Vijaya is from Bangalore. She has completed SSLC. She starts her carrier in garment industry then she joined CHC in 2011 as an Office Helper. She keeps the office environment clean and green.
Mr. Ameerkhan
Research Associate & Unit Coordinator Social Work
He possess post graduate degree in Social work and subsequently trained in participatory methods of monitoring and planning for last 10 years and practicing Community Health in various settings including disaster, strengthening of public health system and in building community accountability mechanisms in Tamil Nadu. SOCHARA Chennai unit is coordinated by Ameerkhan and coordinating the "Community Action for Health Process (CAH) in Tamil Nadu" since 2007 aninitatives including participatory community led monitoring and planning to improve health services at the village level.Involved in people centred campaigns to ensure peoples health rights. He is also member of National Coordination committee of Jan Swasthaya Abhiyan (peoples health movement India chapter)
Mr. Suresh D
Communication Officer Information Technology
A post graduate in Information Technology from University of Madras joined SOCHARA in March 2010 and contributing in IEC and Communication material development via media, field level trainings, workshops in Community Action for Health project in Tamilnadu from its initiation period. He was involved in science communication and education programs with his erstwhile organisation. He also actively involved and contributed to the movements like 'people's health movement', 'Hamaradesh', 'Movement against Nuclear weapons'. He is passionate on talking with the people, experimenting ideas, cultural trips, part of movement, Be People! With the People!!.
Dr. Ravi D'Souza
Consultant Community Medicine
Dr. Ravi D'souza obtained his MBBS and MD (Community Medicine) degrees from Christian Medical College, Vellore. His area of interest has been communicable diseases, especially malaria and leprosy. Working in community health for over 30 years, he has also been involved in issues concerning rational drug use, drug policy and increasing awareness among lay persons about the proper use of medicines. Dr. D'souza worked in rural Orissa before moving to Chhattisgargh to become part of the group of doctors working at Jan Swasthya Sahyog(JSS), Bilaspur. He is contributing as editorial member to 'Health Action' Magazine and part of many networks like medicofriends circle,community health workers forum. He start his consultancy when MP CPHE was initiated and contributed to the fellowship programme in many ways/stages.
Ms. Nidhi Shukla
Training and Research Assistant Journalism and Mass Communication
Ms. Nidhi Shukla completed her Post graduation in Journalism and Mass Communication from Makhanlal Chaturvedi Rastriya Patrakarita University in 1996. She started her career with Madhya Pradesh Vigyan who have been working with Bhariya tribe. In 2009 she joined the CPHE fellowship programme. After the fellowship she joined the NRHM ASHA Training Programme as a State trainer and support the ASHA Programme as a state MGCA member. She joined CPHE Bhopal in April 2015 as a Training and Research Assistant.
Mr. Sayyed Ali
Training & Research Assistant Social Work
Mr. Sayyed Ali is from Ujjain, Western Madhya Pradesh. He has a Degree of Bachelor of Science and Masters in Social work . He started off his career as a lab technician from a Voluntary Blood bank from Ratlam. After the completion of his PG degree he has been working with Jan Swasthya Sahyog, Ganiyari, Bilaspur in the comprehensive community health program. He has been involved in coordinating and production of the Appropriate Health Technology Program, coordinating the training of Village Health Workers to support the Nutrition crash program for 6 months- below 5 years child and screening and follow up of Tuberculosis patients. During 2009-2011 he has completed 2 years full time fellowship from CPHE- SOCHARA-Madhya Pardesh. After the fellowship, he has worked in Ruxmaniben Deepchand Gardi Medical College, Ujjain on Maternal Health Research Study funded by EU as Field Coordinator focusing on Janani Suraksha Yojana Scheme. Currently he is working with SOCHARA as Training & Research Assistant in Bhopal.
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File photo of Roman Polanski, who faces accusations of rape, won France's Cesar Award for best directing for his film "An Officer and a Spy". (AP)
Cesar awards: Polanski wins best director, several actresses leave in protest
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Among those who left the hall prematurely was Adele Haenel, who last year said she had been abused as a child by another director.
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Saving Our Avian Resources (SOAR) is a 501(c)(3) organization established in 1999 dedicated to saving our avian resources through raptor rehabilitation, education, and research. SOAR maintains all necessary US Fish & Wildlife Service and Iowa DNR permits to provide the rehabilitation and education.
SOAR provides care for well over 300 birds each year that have been injured or orphaned, primarily from western Iowa.
SOAR provides educational programs with non-releasable birds of prey through out Iowa., based on your educational needs and goals.
Data collected helps with ongoing research to improve rehab techniques, prevent future mortality, and to detect threats to wildlife populations.
Lead-Free Hunting Rifle Ammunition
By SOAR - Linette 4 March 2015 Other Research
This research was published online with the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences 2012. Abstract: Proposals to end the use of lead hunting ammunition because of the established risks of lead exposure to wildlife and humans are impeded by concerns about the availability, price, and effectiveness of substitutes. The product availability and retail prices of different
11 February 2015 – best plans, no
By SOAR - Linette 11 February 2015 A.I.T Decorah
Decorah sits on the shelf-perch so he can look out the window. That is obviously more fun than sitting on the bow perch that doesn't have quite that view. The plan WAS to put bracelets / jesses on Decorah, however, he has about five tail feathers growing in and do not want to disturb or
Copper!
By SOAR - Linette 2 February 2015 Notes
Make the switch! Watch this segment from Itasca Community TV (Minnesota) of Just Outdoors – Copper Bullets that talks about ballistics, shot placement, human and wildlife health, and three shooting demonstrations. (It's not short, but is informative!) The Case for Copper: Research uncovers problems with lead bullets for deer hunting Check out this article from
Position Statements on Lead in Ammunition
By SOAR - Linette 1 February 2015 Non-toxic News and Notes
Health Risks in Lead-Based Ammunition Scientific experts in lead and environmental health have published both a consensus statement and an editorial encouraging the reduction of lead-based ammunition used with the eventual elimination of lead-based ammunition. Health Risks from Lead-Based Ammunition in the Environment: A Consensus Statement of Scientists (190 KB PDF) Health Risks from Lead-Based
24 January 2015 – humans need training
By SOAR - Linette 24 January 2015 A.I.T Decorah
Terrie and Tyler are adding to their needed hours of experience and helped with Bald Eagle Days event at the Lewis and Clark Visitor Center in Nebraska. Terrie had a bit of "fist time" with Thora and transferred her from travel crate to bow perch and back.
A bit more about lead poisoning…
By SOAR - Linette 18 January 2015 Notes
The bald eagle admitted on 13 December 2011 that had been caught in a leg-hold trap also had elevated blood lead levels (BLL) of 9.6 µg/dL. She coughed up a pellet (accumulated undigested material, in the case of eagles primarily hair) shortly after initial exam at SOAR. This pellet was x-rayed for lead fragments. The
Ambassador-in-training Decorah!
By SOAR - Linette 4 January 2015 A.I.T Decorah
Kay has received official word from US Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) that the 22 June 2014 juvenile eagle admitted from Decorah, IA / Winneshiek County is no longer being held under Kay's federal rehabilitation permit, this juvenile eagle has been transferred to Kay's Live Eagle Exhibition Permit! Decorah will be his name! Now Kay
United Nations Environment Program meeting
By SOAR - Linette 2 January 2015 Non-toxic News and Notes
The Eleventh Meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Convention on Migratory Species of Wild Animals adopted a resolution urging the phase-out of lead ammunition in all environments over the next three years, and agreed to guidelines to prevent the risk of poisoning of migratory birds. The meeting was held November 4-9,
Eagle Summer 2014
By SOAR - Linette 5 September 2014 Notes
A perspective from SOAR Executive Director, Kay Neumann 5 September 2014 — Usually summers are relatively quiet here at SOAR; young kestrels and screech owls that need a little food and flight time; the occasional Coopers hawk and window collision, red-tailed hawks and car collisions, baby vultures and hollow tree removal. Well quiet might not
Eagle program and release at Lake Red Rock
By SOAR - Linette 19 April 2014 Notes
Two rehabilitated eagles were released at Lake Red Rock, below the dam at the South Tailwater Area on 19 April 2014. About 50+ folks that attended the SOAR eagle program at the Red Rock Visitor Center watched, as did numerous folks out fishing and enjoying the weather! Released were a juvenile female from Woodbury County


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FATF Public Statements – 23rd October 2020
The FIAU would like to bring to your attention the latest FATF 'High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action' (previously known as 'Public Statement') and 'Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring' (previously known as 'Improving global AML/CFT compliance: on-going process') documents issued by the FATF on 23 October 2020. A copy of these documents has been uploaded on the FIAU's website under 'Country Statements'.
The FATF classifies the jurisdictions included in these documents into different categories, in accordance with the deficiencies present in such jurisdictions and the level of commitment and progress made in addressing such deficiencies.
The categories are the following:
Jurisdictions with strategic deficiencies in their regime to counter money laundering, terrorist financing, and financing of proliferation that have failed to meaningfully address their AML/CFT deficiencies and are subject to a call for counter-measures (listed under 'High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action');
Jurisdictions that have developed an action plan with the FATF and have made a high-level political commitment to address their AML/CFT deficiencies (listed in the 'Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring'). This document also lists jurisdictions that are no longer subject to the FATF on-going global AML/CFT compliance process, where applicable.
Subject persons are required to implement the measures set out under Regulation 11 of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulation S.L. 373.01 ("PMLFTR") and under Chapter 8 of the FIAU Implementing Procedures Part I, which is legally binding upon all subject persons in terms of Regulation 17 of the PMLFTR.
'High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action'
Due to the COVID-19 situation, the FATF decided on a general pause in the review process for the list of high-risk jurisdictions subject to a call for action. Therefore, subject persons should refer to the list of 'High-Risk Jurisdictions subject to a Call for Action' adopted in February 2020. While the statement may not necessarily reflect the most recent status in Iran and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea's AML/CFT regime, the FATF's call for action on these high-risk jurisdictions remains in effect. Subject persons should refer to Regulation 11 (11) of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations and apply the enhanced due diligence measures therein.
'Jurisdictions under Increased Monitoring'
The FATF gave the option for jurisdictions publicly identified to not report at this meeting given their focus on addressing the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The following countries chose to report: Albania, Botswana, Cambodia, Ghana, Mauritius, Pakistan, and Zimbabwe. For these countries, updated statements are provided on the FIAU's website and can be accessed through the following link https://fiaumalta.org/country-statements/. The following countries deferred their reporting: Barbados, Jamaica, Myanmar, Nicaragua, Panama and Uganda. The statements issued in February 2020 for these jurisdictions are applicable, but they may not necessarily reflect the most recent status of the jurisdiction's AML/CFT regime.
It is to be noted that Iceland and Mongolia are no longer subject to increased monitoring by the FATF.
With regards to the enhanced due diligence measures to be applied to the above-mentioned jurisdictions, subject persons should refer to Regulation 11(10) of the Prevention of Money Laundering and Funding of Terrorism Regulations.
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This article was originally published by the FIAU on 28th October 2020.
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In order to meet people's diversified needs, PPR fittings manufacturers are trying to improve production technology, strive to improve the quality of the product, in order to achieve this goal, manufacturers focus on the production process.
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However, there should be a much deeper thought process than that of the face value considerations listed above, particularly if you are specifying for multiple buildings, high footfall areas or if you are building in the public sector.
For example, the Autumn 2015 Spending Review highlighted that 8,000 specialist homes should be built for older people and people with disabilities. On the face of it, that might signal a cost-cutting exercise, but for the finely attuned door hardware expert, it means complex analysis into which door hardware products will best meet the needs of the elderly and disabled within the budget allowed, but also provide the best value and lifespan. Decision factors will include looking at what access systems are needed for carers, what emergency exit systems need to be in place for the occupants and staff, how best to accommodate the users' needs, amongst a whole host of other considerations.
And whilst the British Property Federation argued that the NHS should "move beyond thinking about the relatively small savings that can be made through improved facilities management" (BPF Analysis: Spending Review and Autumn Statement 2015), we in the industry know that choosing the right product the first time can yield real cost savings. Whether it is through installation, maintenance, replacement, preventing yourself from fines or other hidden costs, that is applicable to any industry you may be in.
Here is our quick guide to what you should be considering in order to maximise the value of your door hardware.
From call outs to wiring, fitting to testing and more, labour costs are one of the highest components of the built environment spend. However, it is one that can be reduced with correct specification.
If you are upgrading your door hardware, try considering electromechanical wireless options. Most modern closers and door furniture now run off batteries and communicate wirelessly through routers, so there is less dependence on hard-wiring to building power sources and hubs. Battery life is also no longer a hindering factor as we can now see standard AAA battery-run hardware lasting upwards of 20,000 cycles.
Choosing door furniture and systems that are designed specifically for retrofitting will also cut costs from installation and maintenance through less upheaval and less disruption. In most cases, all that is required is a simple remove and replace.
It may be tempting to use products that hold a cheaper ticket price, but, logically, picking products that are more durable and are also proven to last longer will eventually save money in the long run.
Cheap products are cheap for a reason, and they often have poorer performance over quality engineered hardware. Whether that means they have poorer grading standards or are manufactured from less robust materials, it all results in shorter lifecycles.
Door closers and exit devices in education and healthcare facilities are a prime example of this due to the high usage - and sometimes misuse - they are subjected to. Good quality hardware is engineered for such environments, while cheaper hardware isn't. Consequently, if you choose cheaper hardware, you may be replacing it more regularly and, so, incurring additional labour and purchasing costs.
It is often hard to see the added value a simple door handle or closer can carry, but the door hardware industry continually drives research and development to make products the best they can be for their users.
In today's world, there are a variety of hidden benefits that well-designed door hardware can bring. For instance, door handles in healthcare facilities will often incorporate active anti-microbial agents to minimise germs spreading and prevent bacteria from growing. On the technology side, digital keyless access systems are also forever improving with smart technology to meet and exceed consumer expectations. A prime example of this are electromechanical exit devices which marry with digital access control.
This smarter selection process yields costs savings from other areas that aren't directly associated to facilities management too. For example, lessening the possibility of germs spreading in schools may lead to a lesser chance of cross-infection and contamination and, thus, less absenteeism amongst pupils and staff.
Two of the biggest issues found in the "Review of Education Capital" by Sebastian James in April 2011 include a "lack of expertise on the client side meant that there was little opportunity to improve building methods in order to lower costs over time," and "procurement starts with a sum of money rather than with a specification."
The key point is this: When decision makers lack expertise, they often rely on the installer or contractor, who may be working to their own benefit and picking products that are available from their local merchants or products that are on offer. Installers and contractors may also be recommending hardware they know and have historically used out of habit, as opposed to looking into other options that may improve the building or extend the lifespan of the product in question.
Procuring on a budget may also prove detrimental, as again a buyer is often blinded by cheap alternatives, rather than having an understanding of the right product at the right cost that could save money in the long term.
Consultation and collaboration with a specialist in door hardware during the specification stage is often the best method of protecting yourself against these situations.
Another area that must be on the agenda is the issue of future-proofing, especially because the landscape of the built environment is moving in tandem with electronics and digital access.
To maximise the value of your hardware in this respect, there should be a clear long-term plan of how your building will be used in the future, considering the needs of occupants and building and security managers.
One of the latest innovations in keyless access is the ability to be able to control doors remotely through internet-enabled devices. As one of the biggest revolutions to come into access control, it is one that can be particularly useful to universities, student campuses, hospitals and sports stadia. If your building stores and handles sensitive data, then it would be prudent to think about which systems you can upgrade to, plus expand and retrofit in future, with minimum fuss.
With a little planning and advice, both of which can be easily obtained from door hardware manufacturers and experts, your door hardware can start repaying you by being longer lasting and by providing better security, safety and functionality to your building occupants.