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Geoff's Peerless Travels
Travelogues and photos of Africa and the Middle East.
The Marrakesh Express
The coast to the mountains
East of the Atlas
Quest for the Sahara
Todra gorge & Marrakesh
Meknes & the north
The Medjerda Valley
The Desert Oases
The Ksour District
Butha-Buthe and Roma
Morija and Thaba-Bosiu
Semonkong to Malealea trek
Travelling through the north
Mozambique Island
South to Beira
Beira & Vilankulo
Inhambane & Maputo
Hitchhiking to Luderitz
Luderitz & Kolmanskop
Journeying to Windhoek
Safari to Sossusvlei
Windhoek & Swakopmund
End of a long journey
St Lucia Wetlands
Hiking in the Drakensberg
Bloemfontein to Cape Town
Mlilwane Wildlife Sanctuary
From Palaces to Caves
The Kakamega Forest
Planning the Mt Kenya Trek
Naro Moru route to the summit
Descending the Sirimon route
Lake Naivasha & Nairobi
Lilongwe to Livingstonia
Sailing on the MV Ilala
Zomba & Blantyre
Trekking on Mt Mulanje
A deadline to reach Dar es Salaam
Trekking on Mt Meru
Safari to Ngorongoro Crater
Trekking the Usambara Mtns
Relaxing on Zanzibar
Sailing Lake Tanganyika
Kampala and the Ssese Islands
Tracking the Gorillas at Bwindi
Queen Elizabeth & Kibale NP
Cycling in Mbala Northern Province
By train from Kasama to Lusaka
Livingstone & Victoria Falls
Road to Bobo-Dioulasso
Bobo-Dioulasso
Around Bobo-Dioulasso
Ouagadougou & on to Ghana
Arriving in Banjul
Upcountry to Georgetown
Basse Santa Su & Beyond
South from Burkina Faso
Around Kumasi
Accra & Ada
Tambacounda to Bamako
Bamako to Sevare
Dogon Country
Djenne
Arriving in Nouadhibou
The iron ore train
Chinguetti & Ouadane
Arriving in Tehran
Expedition to Mt Damavand
Train to Kerman and on to Bam
Bandar-e Abbas & Hormoz
Shiraz & Persepolis
Carpet buying in Yazd
Tea drinking in Esfahan
Uganda: The Source of the Nile
21st January - 9th February 2002
I made an early start to return to Kampala as I had been told that there was a direct bus that departed Fort Portal at 10.00. After settling my bill at the Kibale National Park, I walked back to the road where there was a matatu waiting by the park gates, dropping off some workers. It was a tight squeeze to get in the matatu, but with matatus travelling through rural areas, there is always room for one more. At 08:30, once my backpack had been securely tied to the roof, we set off and lurched over the bumps in the road as we made our way out of the forest and back to civilisation. The matatu was heavily overloaded and did not have the power to get up some of the steeper hills, so we all had to get out and walk. We all slowly followed the matatu up the hill as it belched black smoke and the engine wined, obviously not happy at the sudden exertion needed to get up the hill. The driver waited patiently at the top while one by one we caught up and climbed back in trying to reclaim our tiny piece of personal space.
I kept an eye on my watch, which is generally not a good idea while travelling on local transport in Africa; I still had 45 minutes to reach the bus park in Fort Portal. Seconds later we hit a large pothole and the matatu bottomed out scraping along the dirt. We continued for a few hundred metres more, a horrible rattling noise now coming from underneath us. The driver pulled over, stopped and turned off the engine. My chances of catching the Kampala bus were now slipping away while the driver fiddled about under the chassis with some spanners trying to tighten up what the last pothole managed to almost rip off. We were very close to Fort Portal, now stuck by the side of the road in a small village, the journey becoming increasingly frustrating. The occasional vehicle that passed us seemed to mock us by covering us in a cloud of dust while we stood around watching anxiously as the driver clanked about under the matatu with the spanners. The majority of traffic passing along this road was either bicycles or pedestrians; I just hoped that we wouldn't end up as one of the pedestrians.
Eventually the driver was satisfied that he had managed to fix what ever had come loose and once again we all squeezed into the matatu and slowly made our way along the road, reaching Fort Portal without any further incident. I untied my backpack from the roof as quickly as I could while negotiating with a boda boda to take me to the bus park. As soon as my pack was off the roof I was on the back of the moped heading up the hill as fast as we could go, a bit faster than walking speed, in a desperate attempt to catch the once daily bus to the capital. The driver shouted to me, 'Are you going to Kampala?' My bus was coming down the opposite side of the road at full speed. We both waved frantically at the bus to get the driver to stop. The driver stopped in a cloud of dust as I ran off down the road to climb aboard. Now I could relax; by the afternoon I would be back in Kampala where I intended to spend a couple of days sorting out visas for my onward journey through East Africa.
The road between Fort Portal and Kampala was in the process of being upgraded, but this didn't seem to impede our progress as the driver raced along the diversions and the old dirt road, criss-crossing the new road being graded out of the dirt. We almost flew over the bumps in the roads, speeding past colobus monkeys sitting in the trees beside the road, who watched us disappear in a blur of metal and dust. As we neared our destination and were now travelling along the new smooth, paved road, the driver went even faster. There is something to be said about potholes in the road, at least they do slow the traffic down; although sometimes the potholes have an alarming habit of sending all the traffic to the same side of the road, a common problem along the busier roads.
By early afternoon we had reached the western suburbs of Kampala and our journey slowed considerably as we made our way through the traffic to the city centre and the bus park. I knew the routine in Kampala by now, this was my third visit, and from the bus park walked to the old taxi park to take a matatu to Bugolobi and the Red Chilli Hideaway. The next two days I considered to be work days. Firstly I paid another visit to the bank before walking to the Kenyan embassy to fill out a visa application and leaving my passport with them for the day to process. I passed the time waiting at an internet cafe back in Bugolobi where I also stopped for lunch before returning in the afternoon to collect my passport. From the Kenyan embassy I walked to the Tanzanian embassy and repeated the same routine there and by the end of the day found that I had spent US$100 on visa fees. The following day I collected my passport again and was now ready to travel east to the Kenyan frontier.
On my way to Kenya I planned to stop at one more town in Uganda, Jinja. The town is famous for being the source of the Nile, as well as being the source of Nile Special, one of Uganda's most popular beers. It is not far from Kampala to Jinja, only about 80km or just over an hour on a local bus. The clock on this stage of my trip was ticking and my March 1st deadline to reach Dar es Salaam loomed ever closer as each day slipped by. I wanted to cross the border into Kenya this weekend, today was Friday, so that I could spend almost three weeks in Kenya. That really only gave me a day to see the two most important sights in Jinja, the source of the Nile (the river, not the beer) and Bujagali falls, downstream on the Nile.
Just at the outskirts of Jinja the bus crossed over the Nile at the Owens Falls dam. The dam was built in the 1950's as a hydroelectric project and is today still the main source of power for Uganda. A replacement dam is being built as the Owens Falls dam is now structurally unsafe and is destined to be mass filled with concrete. It must be somewhat of a worry for the people living downstream as this dam is now the only thing holding back the waters of Lake Victoria as the natural rock shelf of Ripon Falls was blasted away during the construction of the dam. I arrived in Jinja at almost midday and the bus dropped me in the centre of town. I planned to stay at the Explorers Backpackers to the north of the town and quickly jumped on a boda boda and backtracked up the road. I checked in, dropped off my luggage and immediately left to head for Bujagali Falls, a series of rapids rather than waterfalls, 9km downstream from Jinja.
I walked north along the road out of town from where I jumped on a boda boda, which got me as far as the turn off for the falls, where the moped picked up a puncture. It was only another kilometre from the main road to the falls, so rather than wait for the puncture to be fixed, I walked instead. It was a pleasant walk along the track past small huts and fields of mostly of banana palms to the river. The Explorers Backpackers have their rafting base up here along with another rafting company. The Explorers Camp was set on the steep banks leading down to the Nile, with terraces for camping on and small bandas for rent. I stopped for lunch and a drink before walking down to the falls. There is an entrance fee of USH2,000, but I told the gatekeeper that I was camping at Explorers and he let me in for free.
I have to admit that the Bujagali falls are not really that exciting, and to call them a waterfall is being very poetic with the English language because they are only a series of rapids; grade five rapids according to the rafting companies. But you could still get down them on a raft, which you couldn't if they were a waterfall. The surroundings were very picturesque and it was exhilarating to stand on the banks of the river by one of the rapids and see the sheer power of the water flowing downstream on it's three month 6,400km journey through Uganda, Sudan and Egypt to eventually discharge into the Mediterranean Sea. Unfortunately the Bujagali falls will soon be submerged with the construction of a new dam to provide more hydroelectric power for Uganda. This will also put the two rafting companies out of business and submerge what is billed as one of the best stretches of white water rafting in Africa.
After spending some time relaxing by the river I picked myself up and walked back to the road; I still had to find the source of the Nile before nightfall. Time, as it always does in Africa, was slipping by me almost unnoticed; I was again on a mission. Walking back along the road it was not long until a boda boda pulled up alongside me and offered me a lift back into Jinja; he dropped me off at the Explorers Backpackers. From there I walked along Kiira Road and turned on to Bridge Street until I saw a sign saying, 'The Source of the Nile', pointing down along a small dirt road. The road led down past Coronation Park and the golf course to the river. I expected by now to have picked up a crowd of potential guides offering to show me what was clearly signposted, or at least a gaggle of kids following me, but I was by myself. No one took any notice of me as I made my way to the biggest potential tourist trap in town. It made a welcome change from other countries I had visited not to be hassled; I had prepared myself for a battle against hustlers and touts but reached the gates to the park around the source of the Nile alone; the entrance fee was USH2,000.
I walked down to the banks of the Nile where there is a plaque telling you that you have reached the right place. There were a few souvenir stalls dotted around, but the vendors seemed more interested in lying in the grass under the shady trees than trying to sell me anything. One vendor did approach me and stopped for a chat and showed me around. He was easy going and friendly; it was nice to chat and find out some more about the place as I was the only tourist there. On the opposite bank is an obelisk marking the spot where John Speke stood and observed the source of the Nile, where the water starts flowing out of Lake Victoria and downstream to the Mediterranean. This was the site of Ripon Falls, which were subsequently submerged with the building of the Owen Falls dam in the 1950's. I think that it would have been easier before the construction of the dam to appreciate the source of the Nile, as the water pouring from the lake must have been far more dramatic than it is today.
Something of a surprise is also to find a small shrine commemorating Mahatma Gandhi at the source of the Nile. Apparently after Gandhi's death in 1948 his ashes were divided up and sent to different parts of the world. Some were scattered here into the river Nile and the Indian government donated a bronze bust of Gandhi, which now forms the centrepiece to this little memorial garden. The shrine appears to have undergone a recent renovation in 1997 and the sponsors don't shy away from letting you know that they either constructed the new memorial or maintain it. On the trees surrounding the garden is a corporate message from one of Uganda's banks. In fact the whole 'source of the Nile' park had been taken over by corporate sponsorship by one of Uganda's leading beers, which according to the logo gives you, 'a good night and a good morning'. This was also my favourite beer in Uganda; maybe I had accidently discovered the source of Nile Special too.
I returned to Explorers just as the sun was going down, my mission of seeing the sights of Jinja completed in one busy afternoon. There was only one other guest staying there that night, a girl from Denmark plus the barman and the manager who turned out to be an ex-overland truck driver. She had spent just over nine years working for Dragoman and that evening we listened to stories of her career driving to all points of the planet. The psychology of doing an overland truck trip has always fascinated me and that evening we managed to gain an extraordinary insight into what can go wrong with group dynamics during a long road trip in the bush.
The next morning, Saturday, I packed my bags and headed to the border town of Busia. It was time to leave Uganda behind and start a new adventure through Kenya. The matatu from Jinja dropped me off at the taxi park in Busia from where I took a bicycle taxi the approximately 1km to the border gate. The bicycle taxi is the African equivalent of the rickshaw, except a lot more basic; it is simply just a bicycle and the passenger sits on the rear luggage carrier while a poor bloke nearly kills himself trying to pedal you through town. This seemed a fitting way to leave Uganda as we slowly pedalled along the main road to the border winding through the crowds of people and the traffic. I hopped off the back of the bike at the gate and walked into Kenya.
I continued this journey in Kenya.
Continue reading this journey: The Kakamega Forest
A journey through Africa and the Middle East.
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Hot Property | Celebrity Specials Preview (BBC Three)
Chloe Ferry, Ellie Diamond, Imogen Thomas, Lawrence Okolie, Ryan-Mark Parsons, Dan Rhodes, Scott Thomas and Snoochie Shy are looking for love in new series of Hot Property on BBC Three.
After two successful series of Hot Property, presenter Yung Filly returns to BBC Three. But this time, Filly will be joined by celebrity singletons on a search for love.
Meeting the celebs in their hometowns, TV's ultimate wingman, Yung Filly, will embark on a celebrity matchmaking tour of the UK – finding dates in Dundee, Essex, Newcastle, London, Manchester, South Wales and Rochdale…
On Filly's arrival, the celebs are matched with potential suitors, as they decide who to date purely based on the stuff they own, the rooms they live in, and the commentary from their friends and family. Finally, they're taken on a date IRL. Will the attraction still stand?
Ellie Diamond, finalist of the second series of RuPaul's Drag Race UK, invites Filly to her home town of Dundee and beyond.
Ellie Diamond says: "I loved having Filly here in Scotland - and having a nosy into other people's houses was so fun! I can't wait for you all to see what we got up to."
Geordie reality TV star Chloe Ferry showed us Newcastle like we've never seen it before. Is there love to be found in the toon yet?
Chloe Ferry says: "It was such a fantastic experience filming with the BBC for Hot Property. I loved meeting Filly who kept me laughing as I was nervous about my blind date… but you will have to keep your eyes peeled to find out more!"
In 2019 Ryan-Mark Parsons was the youngest-ever contestant of The Apprentice, winning over fans of the show with his one-liners. Will he use his famous wit successfully on his date in London?
Ryan-Mark Parsons says: "Hot Property has put some spice back into my life. Filly has been the chilli to my boiled chicken breast — filming the show was an exciting & wild experience."
Scott Thomas is a reality TV star and entrepreneur. Filly ventures up north to meet Scott in his home town of Manchester.
Scott Thomas says: "I genuinely had the best time filming Hot Property with Yung Filly! This guys energy is amazing and we got up to some right mischief scoping round the three properties. I definitely didn't expect to find what we found, and my final date was VERY different to what I'm used to. BUT I loved the whole experience!"
BBC Radio 1Xtra's Snoochie Shy is looking for a date in London. Snoochie Shy says: "Had a lit time snooping in other people's homes, Shout out to Filly who was cupid… just less cute, no wings, and from south London."
The former Miss Wales, model, and TV star, Imogen Thomas invites Filly to South Wales to find herself a date. Imogen Thomas says: 'I loved being back in my homeland, showing Yung Filly the way of the Welsh and had a fab time filming the series'
Magician Dan Rhodes has millions of followers on YouTube and TikTok, famous for his incredible tricks. He's never been on a date before… will Filly, the ultimate wingman, help him find one at home in Rochdale?
Dan Rhodes says: "This was such a fun experience. It brings dating to a whole new level and was very funny at times while filming. I had a blast with everyone and even managed to get a few tricks in there too!"
Pro boxer Lawrence Okolie steps out of the ring and into the dating scene, bringing Filly over to Essex to find him a match. Lawrence Okolie says: "What an experience Hot Property was, I had the best time filming the show and I now know Filly is my go to wingman in the search for Mrs Okolie."
Hot Property returns Monday 28th March at 10pm on BBC Three.
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Norry Block Occasion will have food stuff, leisure, beverages | News
NORTHUMBERLAND — The Norry Block Party on Sunday will be the spot to be in the Valley, according to Noelle Extended, president of 17857.org.
The occasion will kick off at 9:30 a.m. with a 5K at King Avenue Park and then move to the 200 block of Entrance Avenue for food items, drinks, amusement, crafts, games and young children activities. Four businesses, including main sponsor Pineknotter Brewing Organization, will serve alcoholic drinks as aspect of distinctive acceptance from Northumberland Borough Council.
"Everybody is heading to be there," mentioned Lengthy. "It's likely to be a ton of pleasurable for the local community with all the proceeds going to the 250th birthday bash for the borough up coming June."
The avenue will be blocked off at King, Entrance and Queen streets. The borough council earlier this calendar year voted to allow open containers for the occasion.
"It is a family-pleasant function," she mentioned. "We're wanting ahead to obtaining an event out there for the community so they can occur out and enjoy the foods, drinks, new music and functions, though with any luck , increasing money for our 250th birthday bash. It's generating up the final calendar year and a fifty percent lost for fundraising thanks to COVID."
Members can sign-up for the 5K on line or on the morning of the party at the King Street Park gazebo. The event starts at 9:30 a.m., will do two loops by way of town and loop back again to the King Avenue Park. The moment the racers cross the end line, they will get a breakfast beer from Pineknotter Brewing and a donut. Registration fee is $25, reported Very long.
The block bash then will kick off at 11 a.m. and operate right until 5 p.m. with craft and vendors at the parking great deal powering Pineknotter Brewing and a designated youngsters area with cost-free game titles and routines.
The Ann Kerstetter Band will perform from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Gentle Up The Moon will engage in from 3 to 5 p.m. Cass and the Bailout Crew will enjoy from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Kinsey will play from 8 to 10 p.m. There will also be a Hometown Hero banner determination at 2:30 p.m.
The Children Zone will consist of a balloon artist from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. deal with painting from 3 to 5 p.m. spin artwork from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. and a Glow Dance Social gathering from 8 to 9 p.m. The zone will also be open up all working day with video games like soccer bowling, checkers, Link 4 and tic tac toe.
The foodstuff distributors consist of Goode Food, Troutman's, the No. 1 Fireplace Corporation, Huge Mambo's, On a Roll, Townside Backyard Cafe, Da Major Dogs, Pappy's Kettle Corn and Grindstone Coffee. Get Lit Cigars will also have a stand.
Pineknotter Brewing will have 11 beers on tap, with one particular brewed specifically for the block social gathering. Large Spring Spirits, Whispering Oak Winery and Dalvino Wine Enterprise will also be serving drinks. The 200 block of Entrance Avenue will be specified the ingesting space, but anyone who purchases drinks should have a wristband to exhibit they are 21 decades of age and more mature.
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Megan Kaminski
kaminski@ku.edu
M.A. (California, Davis)
Megan Kaminski is a poet and essayist. Teaching and research interests include 20th and 21st Century poetry and poetics, queer ecology, and the environmental humanities. She is the author of two books of poetry, Deep City (Noemi Press, 2015) and Desiring Map (Coconut Books, 2012), with a third book Gentlewomen forthcoming from Noemi Press in 2020. Her poems and essays have appeared in the American Poetry Review, The Atlantic, American Letters & Commentary, Denver Quarterly, Diagram, Seneca Review, and other journals. By exploring ideas of indeterminacy, rootedness, and resilience, her current book project, Withness, uses plant thinking as a model for response to our current moment and in thinking towards the future.
Her current public-facing work, in the form of Prairie Divination: Climate Counseling and the Ad Astra Community Poetry Project, focuses on helping people connect to their own ecosystems as a source of knowledge and inspiration for strategies to live in the world, to grieve and heal after loss, and to re-align their thinking towards kinship, community, and sustainability. Her work is informed by interdisciplinary research in social welfare, evolutionary biology, and philosophy, as well as previous work in the healing arts and at non-profit environmental organizations.
More information and links to recent publications can be found at www.megankaminski.com
Poetry writing, poetics, ecopoetics, and nonfiction
Publication Spotlight
Deep City (Noemi Press, 2015)
Deep City renders the city and the body as architectures in crisis. The poems explore the city and suburbs as container and contents of collective memory and investigate how space shapes the body/ how we create space. They examine language and identity in the pathology of late capitalism, with its unaffordable housing, healthcare, and educational systems, exploitive labor practices, and continuous violence on its citizens. Deep City captures city as site for these myriad interactions, locating the body in space in relation to people, animals, architectures, and technologies. The city also becomes site to explore the self in relation to its urban exteriority, working to question the limits of the construction of self and subjectivity. Riffing on themes of urban decay, suburban housing developments, and the works of Julia Kristeva, Young Jeezy, and Honoré de Balzac, Deep City explores what happens when narrated identity becomes both essential and unbearable.
In Deep City Megan Kaminski continues her role as cartographer of desire, of longings both "feudal," futile, and refined. Her delicate poems loiter at the intersection of bodies and letters (both alphabetic and epistolary), where objects and imagination collude. Kaminski's poems beautifully illustrate how our sense perceptions insistently puncture through even the most rational arrangement. Deep City—not so much a place as a literary pleasure.
—Jennifer Moxley
She writes, "what if I split it open / melon ripe and red / let them all out" but there is no "what if" about it as these beautiful poems dispatch us around the world where everyone awaits. The vivid reimagined anatomy of the page in Megan Kaminski's brilliant Deep City is host to the unexpected "slide from languid to louche" listening with our enthusiastic ears. You will be wild about this book with me!
—CAConrad
Desiring Map (Coconut Books, 2012)


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The Green Edge: How to raise your hotel's eco-conscience
Erika Prafder
Planet love. This simple idea is transforming the global travel and tourism industry as we know it.
Given its size and scale – from 25 million international tourism arrivals in 1950, to more than 1 billion last year -- and with that number expected to double by 2030, for those who can help hotel and hospitality companies to meet the challenges underway, including the costs of implementing sustainable tourism principles and practices, the opportunities are great, according to industry insider, Costas Christ, director of sustainable tourism for National Geographic Unique Lodges of the World.
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"Tourism is an industry in the business of selling "products" that are based on nature and culture. When was the last time you saw a brochure for a resort with tourists frolicking on a beach filled with plastic garbage? The industry needs to protect what it sells."
"To this end, sustainability consultants are in demand," says Christ. "An increasing number of universities offer degrees and majors in sustainable tourism, like George Washington University School of Hospitality, among others. It's an exciting time for those who seek a meaningful career, and at the same time, earn enough income to make a decent living," says Christ.
For job seekers interested in working in this growing professional space, "It matters less whether you come from the environmental or hospitality field, and more that you understand the issues surrounding tourism today, such as getting business leaders to think long term, beyond short-term profit gains, and to better understand that the future of the tourism industry is based upon protecting the very attractions that travelers want to experience – unspoiled nature, amazing wildlife, cultural authenticity, historic sites, a clean and healthy environment, and so on," says Christ.
Costas started out as a wildlife field biologist, but after observing the flourishing safari tourism industry in Africa, alongside extreme village poverty, his focus shifted to issues of conservation, poverty alleviation and to promoting the concept of traveling with meaning. To advance his vision, he went on to co-found, The International EcoTourism Society in 1991 and launched the Beyond Green Travel consulting firm. He routinely works with hotel clients from the ground up, on planning new sustainable tourism properties from concept through opening day, as well as existing hotels, to develop and improve their sustainable tourism practices.
Under Christ's leadership, some of Unique Lodges of the World's best sustainability practices are the Brando's use of renewable energy from coconut oil and solar in Tahiti to power 90% of their resort's energy needs. In Costa Rica, Lapa Rios Eco Lodge established a 400-acre nature reserve, protecting critical high biodiversity habitat in the country's Osa Peninsula. And in Zambia, The Bushcamp Company funds $300,000 annually into community development initiatives, including education scholarships for more than 350 students up to the university level, distributing 3000 anti-malaria bed nets each year among local villages, and providing a daily meal to 1500 school children in need.
At Rosewood Mayakoba, part of Rosewood Hotels & Resorts, the Riviera Maya, Mexico-based hotel's in-house Environmental Team of more than 30 trained staffers and residents are tasked with educating, informing, training and promoting environmental awareness and conservation, says Raquel Guzman, the property's resident biologist.
Last year alone, the resort conducted 289 eco-tours for adults and 176 for children, says Guzman. One eco-boat tour for example, was led, "through the chemical-free lagoons and mangroves to discover and discuss native vegetation and wildlife, along with conservation efforts for local sea turtles," she says.
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Read on to learn about 4 of Mayakoba's Model Sustainability Programs:
Fauna and Wildlife Program
"The program promotes a peaceful co-existence between the people and wildlife through monitoring, feral wildlife control, habitat conservation, and veterinary care," says Guzman. Since 2014, 87 wild animals were rescued and relocated, 2057 sea turtle hatchlings were born in Mayakoba's turtle camp and released in to the sea."
Flora and Vegetation Management Program
"Sixty-five plant species have been used for reforestation, landscaping and maintenance of conservation areas and gardens," says Guzman.
Waste and Recycling Management Program
"We aim to ensure a minimum carbon footprint," says Guzman. In 2015 alone, the program collected 477 wheels that are recycled within the cement industry, and 316 pounds of toners were sent to the Hewlett Packard Partners program.
"The resort visited and donated to three separate communities. And, the property's Energetic Program invested to reduce oil that is used to heat beach pool and spa facilities," says Guzman.


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The School has been established by the Trust Bal Bhagwan Shikshan Prasarak Mandal.This trust has to its credit about 31 institutions which includes Dental, Medical, Ayurveda, Art, Science, Commerce	and Agricultural College, a host of Secondary High Schools, Primary School at Aurangabad, Latur and the rest of Maharashtra.
The managing body which caters to the needs of the school has a long and a successful background of education. It is committed to Excellence in Education with the student being the center of all the activities, where innovation and reliable services is put to its optimum use, backed by high moral values. Our Management focuses on Quality Recruitments, Performance Management, Learning and Development and Employee relations.
Scholarship result are out. Click here for the list of students.
100% result in 2019.
Toppers:-
1.Ishita Gupta - 98.20%
2.Aditya Ryaka - 97.20%
3.Vivek Rai -97%
One of our Ex-Students Ms. Ayushi Bhave (Click for photos) has been crowned as Ms. Shravan Queen of Maharashtra 2018.
Oxford International School
Oxford International Nanded
Oxford Public school owns transport facility to ferry students to the convenient locations as given in the bus routes and also ensures great safety and dedicated staff to win the confidence of the parents. We have trained drivers on various routes fixed, each knowing the student who takes the bus to the pickup points, this way they handle many number of students who are picked from fixed spots and dropped inside the school premises which is completely safe.
Sector No. 5, Charkop, Kandivali(W),
Mumbai - 400067
Tel.: 022 28672723 / 022 28679338 / 022 28682510 / 022 28605394
Email : oxford_inq@rediffmail.com
R' WARD LAURELS
The theme for this year was "Innovation for Sustainable development."
Oxfordians enthusiastically participated in the same and notched a good score with several awards at Junior and Senior levels and HAVE BAGGED VARIOUS LAURELS IN DIFFERENT CATEGORIES WHICH ARE AS FOLLOWS
Co-curricular category
Junior group bagged the 2nd prize in Folk Dance competition and they also qualified for the Zonal level.
Musical instrument Junior group, Mst.Parth Palekar played Flute and bagged the 1st prize qualified for zonal and at zonal level 3rd prize.
Group Singing senior level bagged the 1st prize and qualified for zonal.
R'-ward competitions
Science club bagged the 1st prize.
Science Project Junior group bagged a consolation prize.
D.Ed teaching Aid project bagged a consolation prize.
In teachers category Ms. Dorothy bagged 3rd Prize in Elocution Competition.
Employees' Provident Fund Organisation, held a Debate and Elocution competition in our school on the topic "Eradicate corruption build a New India". Medals and certificates were given to the students.
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) organized online competitions wherein many students had participated in different fields and bagged many prizes.
Sur Taal Competition was organized by the Rotary Club and the winners are as follows:
Miss. Mileesha ……… of std. 7th won the 2nd prize in Junior Group.
Miss. Drushto ………. of std. 9th won the 3rd prize in the senior group.
Palak ………….. of std. 9th won consolation prize.
Student of the year :
The Newspaper in Education (NIE) group of The Times of India had arranged special award ceremony called 'Student of the year' to felicitate 300 top rankers across Mumbai. Among these students, one of our student Mast. Aditya Ryaka from Standard - 10th was awarded the 'Best Student of the Year'.
Our P.T. teacher Mr. Avinash Shendkar was selected as Maharashtra Boxing Team Coach. Two girls trained by him are selected in Indian squad.
Ms. Lucy Mascreanhas won 1st Prize in chess competition held at IC colony church.
Mrs. Sujata Upare participated in Marathi poem and story writing competition at Pune, Out of 750 participants she got Consolation Prize.
SSC Result 2019 announced Click here to view.
Admissions for the academic year 2019 – 2020 have started from 9 th October, 2018.
Admission forms are available in the school office.
Timings :-
Monday to Friday :- 9am to 4pm
Saturday :- 9am to 2pm
School Timings :-
Pre – Primary Section :-
PlayGroup :- 9.30 to 11.30
Nursery to Senior Kg :-
Morning Batch :- 8:30 to11:30
Afternoon Batch :-12:00 to 3:00
Primary Section :-
Std I to IV :- 12:45 to 5:45
Secondary Section :-
Std V :- 12:45 to 5:45
Std VI to X :- 7:00 to 12:30
No Seats are available for Std 9th & Std 10th


ADDIS ABABA - Heavy rains triggered a landslide in southern Ethiopia on Tuesday, killing 12 people and "severely injuring" another four, state-affiliated media said.
The victims were killed when the landslide crushed three houses in the Dawro Zone of the Horn of Africa country's SNNP province, Fana Broadcasting Corporation said.
"The bodies of ten people have been recovered. The search is ongoing to uncover the remaining two corpses," the agency said, quoting a district police chief.
The official said the four critically injured people were taken to hospital for treatment.


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Resources › For Educators
IEP Math Goals for Common Core State Standards
Goals Aligned With the Common Core State Standards
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Individual Education Plans
Math Strategies
Inclusion Strategies
Becoming A Teacher
Jerry Webster
M.Ed., Special Education, West Chester University
B.A., Elementary Education, University of Pittsburgh
Jerry Webster, M.Ed., has over twenty years of experience teaching in special education classrooms. He holds a post-baccalaureate certificate from Penn State's Educating Individuals with Autism program.
The IEP math goals below are aligned to the Common Core State Standards, and are designed in a progressive manner: once the top numeration goals are met, your students should be moving on through these goals and onto the intermediate grade goals. The goals that are printed come directly from the site created by the Council of Chief State School Officers, and adopted by 42 states, the American Virgin Islands and the District of Columbia. Feel free to copy and paste these suggested goals into your IEP documents. "Johnny Student" is listed where your student's name belongs.
Counting and Cardinality
Students need to be able to count to 100 by ones. IEP goals in this area include examples such as:
When given numbers representing numerals between one and 10, Johnny Student will order and name the numbers in the correct order, for eight out of 10 numbers with 80 percent accuracy in three of four consecutive trials.
When given a hundred chart with 20 of the number blocks blank, Johnny Student will write the correct numbers in the blanks for 16 of 20 blanks (demonstrating 80 percent accuracy) in three of four consecutive trials.
Counting Forward
Students need to be able to count forward beginning from a given number within the known sequence (instead of having to begin at one). Some possible goals in this area include:
When given a card with a number between one and 20, Johnny Student will count up five numbers from the number on the card, with 80 percent accuracy in three out of four consecutive trials.
When given written sequences of numbers (such as 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) with five blanks, Johnny Student will correctly write the numbers in the five blanks, with 80 percent accuracy in three out of four consecutive trials.
Writing Numbers to 20
Students should be able to write numbers from zero to 20 and also represent a number of objects with a written numeral (0 to 20). This skill is often referred to as one-to-one correspondence where a student demonstrates an understanding that a set or array of objects is represented by a particular number. Some possible goals in this area might read:
When given 10 picture arrays representing numbers between one and 10, Johnny Student will correctly write the corresponding number in the accompanying box (on the accompanying line) for eight of 10 numbers (showing 80 percent) in three of four consecutive trials.
When given an array of counters and a set of number cards from one to 10, Johnny Student will find the corresponding number and lay it next to the array with 80 percent accuracy in three out of four consecutive trials.
Understanding Relationships Between Numbers
Students need to understand the relationship between numbers and quantities. Goals in this area might include:
When given a template with 10 squares, and presented with counters in varied arrays from one to 10, Johnny Student will count aloud, naming each counter as it is placed in a square with 80 percent accuracy in three out of four consecutive trials.
When given an array of counters from one to 20, Johnny Student will count the counters and answer the question, "How many did you count?" with 80 percent accuracy in three out of four consecutive trials.
Webster, Jerry. "IEP Math Goals for Common Core State Standards." ThoughtCo, Aug. 28, 2020, thoughtco.com/iep-math-goals-counting-and-cardinality-3110483. Webster, Jerry. (2020, August 28). IEP Math Goals for Common Core State Standards. Retrieved from https://www.thoughtco.com/iep-math-goals-counting-and-cardinality-3110483 Webster, Jerry. "IEP Math Goals for Common Core State Standards." ThoughtCo. https://www.thoughtco.com/iep-math-goals-counting-and-cardinality-3110483 (accessed February 1, 2023).
IEP Math Goals for Operations in the Primary Grades
IEP Goals for Place Value
IEP Fraction Goals for Emerging Mathematicians
IEP Math Goals for Pre-school Patterns, Functions and Algebra
IEP Goals for Progress Monitoring
Free Printable Dolch Data Forms — Checklists
Data Collection for Individual Education Plan Implementation
Math Glossary: Mathematics Terms and Definitions
Christmas Skip Counting Dot to Dots
Behavior Goals for An Early Intervention IEP
Mathematics for Special Education: Skills for Primary Grades
An In-Depth Look at the Common Core State Standards
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Primary Education: Teaching Number Sense With Ten Frames
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Learn to create blocks of color and colored images on crochet pieces using two crochet techniques; Instarsia Crochet and Cross StitchCcrochet. These techniques are quite different from one another in how they are achieved, but produce a similar result. The two heart blocks shown allow you to visually see the difference between the two methods.
Intarsia is a technique where different colors of yarn are worked throughout the piece. This creates blocks of color worked as a whole cloth. Each color is a separate ball of yarn attached to the backside of the piece. It is not uncommon to have multiple balls for the same color to easily crochet the intarsia piece. The multiple balls of yarn means there is no carrying of yarn strands along the back of the piece as you would with a fair isle project. The instarsia technique has you picking up the yarn color at the same spot in each row to create simple or intricate images by crocheting actual stitches with each color. Intarsia is sometimes called tapestry crochet because of the tapestry effect it creates. This method can be accomplished by a confident beginner or higher skill level.
In contrast, cross stitch crochet creates an image or design on the crochet piece by using the cross stitch needlepoint method. A solid background piece is crocheted with a basic stitch such as single or double crochet. Each cross stitch "X" is made over top of one stitch in the background, similar to cross stitching on needlepoint fabric. The cross stitches are not solid and the background may show through, which isn't the case with intarsia crochet. Cross stitch crochet is ideal for the beginner crocheter.
Rows 2-13: Ch 1, turn, sc in each sc across.
At the end of Row 13, do not turn.
Rnd 1: Ch 1, 3 sc in last sc of Row 13, * work 11 sc evenly spaced along sides of Rows * , working in unused lps of starting ch, 3 sc in first lp, sc in next 11 lps, 3 sc in last lp; rep from * to * once more, 3 sc in first sc of Row 13, sc in next 11 sc, join with sl st to first sc. Finish off.
Using Cross Stitch Embroidery Diagram and Graph below cross stitch the heart design to the solid background. The video below will help you see how this is done.
Edging Rnd 2: With right side facing, join W with a sc to the center sc of any corner, ch 1, (sc ch 3, sc) in same st, * ch 3, skip next sc, (sc in next sc, ch 3, skip next sc) six times to next corner, (sc ch 3, sc) in next corner; rep from * around to last corner; join with sl st to 1st sc, finish off and weave in ends.
Using textured yarns or multiple strands of yarn adds a creative touch to both of these methods. An example of textured yarns is visible on the "Best Friends" afghan made in the cross stitch crochet method. The white yarn gives the cats a furry appearance and fills in the open space of the "X" stitches. Multiple yarn strands work in a similar manner by giving that color a thicker appearance for texture and dimension in the piece.
Click the image to see pattern details and purchasing information.
Experiment with intarsia and cross stitch crochet to see which method you prefer. Practice your stitches using the Coaster Crazy Leaflet available at Maggie's Crochet.
Click the image to view product details and purchase Maggie's coaster set designs.
Here are links to the Heart Coaster Videos – how to do an intarsia stitch with the Free Heart Coaster Pattern.
If you liked this post, learn how to do the Shell Crochet Stitch with my video and blog post.


FHBig's website is powered by GitHub and Jekyll and hosted on the gh-pages branch in our GitHub repo. The site contains both static pages (About, Resources and Events) and blog posts. The markdown files (*.md) of the former live on the main directory and that of latter on the _posts folder.
Note. Alougth the gh-pages branch is protected from being deleted and force-pushing, you can, unlike the master branch, freely push items without creating push request and waiting for approval.
The new post will appear on the Blog's year-archieve page, and only the first 180 characters will be displayed. Click the title of the post to view the whole content.
Append author's profile to /_data/authors.yml, if not already, using the following format. Anything variables found under author in _config.yml can be used (e.g. name, bio, avatar, links, etc.).
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Requirement: GNU/Linux, Uix, or macOS. Ruby version 2.2.5. RubyGems.
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Clone the repo to your local machine.
Create a markdown file in the _posts folder, as describe above.
Preview the post locally. Run bundle exec jekyll build and visit the designated port.
Stage and commit the post.
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Cupid's Garden is located at the intersection of Wilson and Clarendon Boulevard. Artist Chris Gardner designed this sculpture to represent Cupid's arrows, which also correlate to the heavy flow of traffic at the intersection. (Rachel Looker / The Wash)
Public art evolves: Arlington updates master plan to prioritize equity, diversity
Rachel Looker
Public art is evolving in Arlington County and an update to the public art master plan aims to meet new equity and diversity goals.
The 17-year-old original master plan for public art in Arlington County needed an upgrade and last month, the Arlington County board unanimously approved one— updating the county's Public Art Master Plan for the first time since its adoption in 2004.
The plan is a document that details the guiding principles for public art in Arlington.
One focus of the updated plan is to respond to a county priority focusing on equity in the community to support the county's vision statement of being a "diverse and inclusive world-class urban community."
The updated plan sets goals for new approaches to public art while focusing on the diversity of art installment locations, artists and types of art.
Public art is defined as temporary or permanent art — including murals, sculptures or architectural work — that is paid for with county funds, located on publicly-owned property or negotiated as part of a special project, according to the plan.
Arlington County has more than 70 permanent public art projects that were commissioned as part of capital improvement projects, by developers or community groups.
Goals focus on diversity
The field of public art is rapidly expanding with arts and culture strategies being used to achieve equity goals, according to the updated public art master plan.
One goal in the plan focuses on expanding temporary artworks and non-permanent public art strategies to engage a more diverse group of artists.
Angela Anderson Adams, director of Arlington County Public Art, said the public art program strives to embrace equity to allow everyone to participate in, benefit from and contribute to resources in the community through public art projects.
She said the updated plan supports the county's equity resolution adopted in 2019. According to the plan, which identifies equity as a value for the public art program to embrace, public art can be a vehicle where all people can contribute and access cultural and economic benefits.
Floral Sky is a permanent piece of public art located on Clarendon Boulevard. Michael Kalish designed the piece after feeling inspired by the beauty and symbolism of flowers. (Rachel Looker / The Wash)
The public art plan also considers the county's racial equity framework and how it can be embraced in planning and decision making.
The plan aims to distribute public art more widely in the county using a diverse range of artists and expanding community participation.
"These are approaches to programming public art that can lend themselves more immediately to greater diversity, equity and inclusion," Anderson Adams said.
The county is working on a forthcoming implementation guide that will outline locations, artist selection methods and the types of projects the county's public art program intends to pursue, according to Anderson Adams.
"Specifically regarding recruitment of and support for a diverse pool of artists, the guide will detail how we intend to explore a broader range of opportunities and remove unintentional barriers," she said.
Anderson Adams said efforts to diversify the public artist pool may include apprenticeship, training and grant opportunities.
Anika Kwinana, chair of Arlington County's Arts Commission, said the commission passed its own internal equity statement in January of this year, committing to champion policies and practices that ensure an inclusive and equitable arts sector.
Luminous Bodies is an art installation installed in 2018 and located on the four corners of Esplanade Bridge over Interstate 66. The installments feature a 45-minute light show each night. (Rachel Looker / The Wash)
"For us as a commission, we don't want those to just be words on a page, but we want to model through our own activities, through our own connections, to what is happening in the county that we are visible to the community and that the voices of the community are heard," she said.
Kwinana said she hopes the updated plan showcases the county's rich history in historically Black communities as well as other neighborhoods with minority populations.
"I hope that my children will be able to see themselves and the community reflected in the art that continues to develop in the county," she said.
Equity and diversity in public art nationwide
Forecast, a nonprofit organization, researches ways to introduce more equity in public art policies and advocates for public art that advances justice.
Jen Krava, Forecast's director of programming and new initiatives, said in addition to the efforts in Arlington County, events are happening across the country to move public art into more inclusive practices and equitable programming.
"I think it was an undercurrent there, but now it's really being unveiled and surfacing," she said.
Krava said local governments like Arlington can work to include diversity into public art by building relationships with various groups throughout a community.
"Getting to know people in your community that you don't already know and making an effort to be in the same place as them I think is really a first key step," she said.
Planning commissioners question if updated plan will reflect diversity
During a planning commission meeting in October 2021, Planning Commissioner Stephen Hughes raised questions over how the plan will ensure more permanent art installations reach underserved areas.
Hughes said there was an initial goal in the updated plan which would use a percent of contributions from development projects for public art in underserved areas. Developers in the county make contributions to the Public Art Fund to support public art projects in the area, usually within close proximity to the development project.
"It's in the hopes to move some of that money to expand our opportunities in areas that were underserved," Hughes said.
Arlington County Public Art Collection
But this goal was removed from the plan because of specific rules with how contributions from developers have to be used, according to Hughes.
"The bottom line is there are going to be areas that have a density of people that are outside of the areas of current investment for the past 30 to 50 years," he said.
Hughes, who lives on Columbia Pike, an underserved area for public art, also raised questions over whether contributions set aside for public art in underserved communities will focus on temporary or permanent art installations.
While Hughes said both temporary and permanent public art is beneficial, permanent art installations exist for decades.
"I don't think the plan will go really far in actually getting permanent art installations in communities that aren't going through massive redevelopment," he said.
Bud/Blossom is a permanent public art installation on Wilson Boulevard. The structure is made out of steel and designed by artist Wendy Ross (Rachel Looker / The Wash)
During the same planning meeting, Planning Commissioner Tenley Peterson questioned how the plan will address equity strategies related to art commissioning.
"It's important that Arlington's public art reflect the diversity of Arlington, and what better way to achieve that than hiring artists whose diverse, lived experiences contribute to the artwork they create," he said in a statement to The Wash.
Artist perspectives
Sharon Malley, a 10-year Arlington County resident, is an artist at Columbia Pike Artist Studios.
She said while she thinks the updated plan seems comprehensive, it seems broad in how the goals will be implemented.
"It doesn't give specific examples of what the plans are," she said. "It leaves a lot of room for interpretation."
Malley, who lives in South Arlington, said her community is a diverse part of the county with a large immigrant population. She said there could be more opportunities to highlight their culture through public art.
Dressed Up and Pinned is a permanent piece of art installed in 2016 on Wilson Boulevard. The sculpture is designed as a bench and represents a stiletto heel. (Rachel Looker / The Wash)
Malley, who has a background in intellectual disabilities and autism, said the plan is lacking in equitable public art opportunities for those with a broad range of disabilities.
"Engage the public to create the art that will then engage more of the public to interact with it," she advised.
Artist Anne Hancock has lived in Arlington for over 50 years and has served on the boards of the Arlington Arts Center and the Columbia Pike Artist studios.
Hancock said she likes that the updated master plan incorporates equity and inclusion principles.
"The one area that is always a little murky is the funding," she said.
Hancock said areas like the Columbia Pike corridor are lacking in public art, but referenced how the plan identifies the area as a priority corridor.
She said she remains skeptical and has doubts about whether the plan will be successful in addressing some priorities.
"I think it's certainly a well thought-out plan and it's got a lot of good language in it," she said. "How it will actually play out I suspect will depend on funding."
I am a Washington D.C.-based reporter pursuing a master's degree in journalism and public affairs at American University and working as a political/investigative fellow at USA Today. I cover Arlington County for The Wash.
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We boosted the number of active users of the Oney Spain customer app and their level of satisfaction with the construction of a new, more appealing Customer Area and new financial management functions.
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Digital Strategy and Product Design
Overhaul of the Customer Area to turn it into a key manager of financial products
Oney Spain intended to evolve its Customer Area, both on its website and in its app, in the context of financial services innovation and digital transformation.
Oney Spain's goal was to digitize all of the client's phone operations and include them into the new Customer Area, improve the UX and design, and build a structure that would allow them to expand into new future activities.
The goal was to increase the number of active users of the app as well as the client area on the web.
"Our challenge was to evolve both the private web area and its native customer app, not only in terms of user experience and design, but also in terms of an increase in value-adding functions, transforming it into a comprehensive financial product manager".
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Understanding customer needs through data analysis
We began the project with a conceptualization phase to better understand the business, during which we conducted interviews with stakeholders, reviewed current data, and benchmarked similar and non-similar market solutions in other industries.
Following our understanding of the business and needs, we began prototyping the web and app, which we worked on in weekly sprints that culminated in collaborative work meetings for presentation and feedback, in order to speed up the work and progress in phases due to the product's complexity.
Finally, after the prototype was approved, the UX and UI design for its development was completed (adapting the design that they had in other formats in other countries where the Oney Group operates).
Co-creation with the client was key in order to achieve the desired results, thanks to combining the client's financial knowledge and Multiplica's expertise in digital product design.
The application of our initial Research methodology allowed us to collect all the necessary insights to establish the foundations of the project (from business knowledge, competition analysis and user behavior through digital analytics) which was key to a successful outcome.
68% increase of active users of the Android app in 2020.
112.7% increase of active users of the iOS app in 2020.
Increased customer satisfaction with the use of the app: Rating of 4.2/5 stars with 2,140 votes on Google Play.
Increased customer satisfaction with the use of the app: Rating of 3.6/5 stars with 222 votes in the Apple Store.
Decrease in the website's bounce rate by 8.7%.
"It was a strategic project for the organization, and we add a lot of value to our customers as a result of it. The app's user satisfaction has significantly improved. In addition, as a result of this project, we have shifted the company's focus to the consumer, improved the UX and design, and expanded the number of features available in 2020. It was critical to have the roadmap of new features in order to speed up their development in a situation where we were experiencing a pandemic with the arrival of many more users to our website and app".
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Oney Spain: We had great team collaboration through common areas.
The different teams, which were made up of different areas and profiles, had a great deal of understanding and affinity.
Oney Spain: Multiplica's flexibility in handling the project,
allowed us to work easily, and the dates and expectations we had were met.
Multiplica: The relationship of closeness and collaboration that was maintained throughout the project
meant that the product that was delivered in every stage of the project fulfilled our customer's satisfaction.
Multiplica: The client's team made up of four profiles from different fields,
allowing for a global perspective to be maintained during the work sessions.
Multiplica: The good relationship with the client
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For Food, Mobility Aggregators, New Social Security Code Adds New Burden
Shubham Singh
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01 Dec'20 6 min read
The Social Security Code, 2020 promises an assortment of social security benefits to gig workers who have remained in a regulatory grey zone
However, experts say gig worker's salary would be cut as the companies would have to contribute to the social security fund
The government has no clarity on how these workers which switch between platforms are going to get these benefits
After years of debates and seminars, the government has finally recognised the workers of the gig economy as deserving of a social security code (SSC). Under the new law enacted by the central government, the delivery boys of Zomato, Swiggy and Amazon, the mason and plumbers associated with Urban Company and the drivers working with Ola and Uber will all be required to be provided with social security benefits by the platforms they work for.
The Code requires aggregators like ride-sharing services, food and grocery delivery services and ecommerce platforms to:
Contribute towards providing disability
Accident cover
Maternity coverage
Creche services
Old-age protection
Provident fund contributions
Other social security benefits
The draft rules provide for the Centre to establish a national platform, workers' database and monitor progress, while States will be tasked to create policies that provide social security benefits on a self-registration basis.
The Code provides for a Social Security Fund comprising contributions from gig companies and the Centre or State government, with gig companies expected to allot 1-2% of their annual turnover. Apart from that, these companies are also expected to maintain a register of their gig workers, and any expense borne for maintenance and updation of the database could fall on them.
The Code on Social Security (Central) Rules, 2020 asks all unorganised sector workers, including gig and platform workers to update their details such as a current address, present job, the period of engagement with gig firms, skills, mobile number, "on the portal specified by the Central Government."
The gig firms will be required to make an annual contribution by June 30 of every year for the social security of gig and platform workers which will be done through self-assessment by the gig companies, and they will have to submit a form stating the number of gig workers associated with it at the start of every financial year and the annual turnover of the aggregators in the preceding year.
The contribution towards social security funds, which will be separate for gig workers from other unorganised sector workers, will be 5% of "liability of the aggregator to gig and platform workers."
But Will The New Code Help Gig Workers?
The gig economy creates an estimated 56% of all new employment around the world, 3 Mn of which are in India. ASSOCHAM predicts that it's expected to grow at an annual rate of 17% to $455 Bn by 2023. While lockdown crippled income for aggregators and gig companies, gig workers' were left in a lurch.
Speaking to Inc42, Shaik Salauddin National General Secretary Indian Federation Of App Based Transport Workers (IFAT) says the new Code will not let Swiggy workers ask for the pay that they were promised.
Under the Code on Social Security, 2020, platform workers will be able to avail various benefits. However, eligibility does not mean that the benefits are guaranteed. "None of these are secure benefits, which means that from time to time, the Central government can formulate welfare schemes that cover these aspects of personal and work security, but they are not guaranteed. Actualising these benefits will depend on the political will at the Central and State government-levels and how unions elicit political support," says Salauddin.
For some states like Karnataka, where a platform-focused social security scheme was in the making last year, this will possibly offer some financial assistance by the Centre. However, that is not assured. The language in the Code is open enough to imply that platform companies can be called upon to contribute either solely or with the government to some of these schemes.
In order to make more money, most of the gig workers work with multiple platforms. However, the government has no clarity on how these workers who switch between platforms are going to get these benefits. It's also unclear if the new rules will alter contracts between workers and aggregators to address such issues.
Ramesh Kailasam, CEO, IndiaTech.org says, "It is a welcome initiative. However, there should be more clarity on how the benefits will be given to a gig worker who is working on multiple platforms. For instance, if a worker from an organised sector also works in the unorganised sector, how is the government planning to incentivise them?"
However, the All India Gig Workers Unions are unhappy about the code. "5% of the gig worker's salary would be cut and the companies would match or exceed such a contribution and all of it would go into the social security fund as per the code on social security. We did not agree with this since the underlying demand that gig workers be treated as employees is not met."
The union further demanded full employment, a separate category for platform workers based on a test and social security for everyone.
However, if implemented there will be financial outgo for companies as they have to spend more. This comes at a time when these gig firms are already suffering from huge losses. "The new codes will have an impact on the cost to the company. Widening the social security net, making appointment letters mandatory, and bringing parity between gig and platform workers will definitely have a big cost impact," Neeraj Dubey, Partner- Corporate Law, Singh & Associates told Inc42.
Parity with employees on social security benefits will increase costs for employers and since most of these aggregators are not profit-making entities they may end up following this practice to cope with the increasing costs in the covid situation that has further worsened the financials due to a decrease in the number of transactions. "Social security fund will eat into the business and simultaneously reduce the take-home of the platform workers," he added.
Uber on the other hand lauded the government's initiative for the gig workers. "We see our contribution to the Government's social security schemes as a priority and something that will move the entire sector forward. It offers multiple wins for drivers, Uber, our industry and the government, which is executing highly visionary new ideas to improve the lives of hundreds of millions of its citizens," said Uber Spokesperson.
In California, ride-hailing companies like Uber and Lyft have been in a tussle with the government for the implementation of labour protections. Meanwhile, in September, labour department in the US proposed a new rule that would help companies to designate workers, including gig workers, as independent contractors who are ineligible for many protections.
This can be seen as a blessing for companies as they are not bound to pay a minimum wage, overtime, or a share of Social Security taxes, or contribute to unemployment insurance and provide workers' compensation insurance.
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A military helicopter crashed into a residential area on the fringes of Vietnam's capital Hanoi on Monday, killing more than 10 people, a witness and government officials said.
The helicopter came down during exercises early in the morning near a housing area about 30 kilometers (19 miles) west of the city center and local officials were investigating the incident and assessing the damage, Reuters reported.
Kieu Van Kinh, an official at the People's Committee of Thach Hoa commune in Hanoi's Thach That district, said more than 10 military personnel were killed.
Officials did not say whether there were any survivors or if any civilians were hurt or killed. A Reuters witness saw fire trucks arrive and people carrying away what appeared to be pieces of wreckage.
Troops and police blocked access to the crash site, which was near a military airport.
A resident told Reuters she had counted at least 12 bodies around the crash site. Several vendors said those on board were paratroopers who had bought food from them just moments earlier.
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Prior to joining NEFE, Joshua served as a research and evaluation professional for nonprofit organizations for over a decade, including managing and leading teams focused on HIV prevention and treatment, psychological services for children and family strengthening programs for maximizing after school time for K-12 students, and professional development services for educators. In addition, he serves on the executive board for National Voices for Equality Education and Enlightenment (NVEEE), focused on prevention efforts addressing youth bullying and suicide. Joshua is a member of the Society for Industrial-Organizational Psychology and the American Psychological Association.
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 dans les départements de l'Aude et de l'Ariège, elle relie Carcassonne à Lescure, reprenant l'ancienne RN 119, déclassée en 1972
 dans le département des Yvelines, elle relie Chavenay à Hargeville

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'Queen of Katwe' Blu-ray Review: Inspiring true story finds the strength and beauty in perseverance
January 31, 2017Ben MK
Movies based on real-life underdog stories have always been a proven draw at the box office, and if there's a studio that knows how to churn them out like clockwork, it's Disney. Still, don't let the opinions of cynical cinephiles stop you from seeing one of the most uplifting and feel-good films in recent memory. Because Queen of Katwe is 2016's Slumdog Millionaire.
Based on author Tim Crothers' 2013 book, "The Queen of Katwe: One Girl's Triumphant Path to Becoming a Chess Champion," the film follows young Phiona Mutesi (newcomer Madina Nalwanga), a girl from the Ugandan slums of Katwe, where she lives with her fiesty single mother, Harriet (Lupita Nyong'o), and her three siblings, younger brothers Richard and Brian and older sister, Night. Resigned to selling maze in the streets to support her struggling family, Phiona finds herself introduced to the joys of chess by a kindly coach named Robert Katende (David Oyelowo), and the discovery of her hidden talent for the game opens up a whole new world of possibilities.
Directed by Mira Nair from a script by William Wheeler, Queen of Katwe is straightforward to the letter, adhering to the template set forth by films like Rudy and Million Dollar Arm. Nonetheless, that doesn't make the movie any less heartwarming and inspirational, especially when it comes to the charismatic performances of the actors. Imbuing the film with humor and a natural, down-to-earth charm, Nyong'o, Oyelowo, Nalwanga and the cast of mostly unknowns play their roles with genuine heart. And in the end, that's what Queen of Katwe is all about.
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Much like the story itself, Queen of Katwe's technical presentation is winning and thoroughly charming, as evidenced by crisp, clear and film-like image detail, top-notch contrast levels and rich saturation of the film's vibrant visual palette, which features no shortage of yellows, greens, blues and reds, particularly in the characters' colorful clothing. As for the movie's straightforward sound design, the disc's DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 sound mix proves to be more than adequate, channeling both dialogue and music with the utmost clarity, supported by environmental effects like the hustle and bustle of a busy street market, children playing and singing, and the downpour from a torrential rainstorm.
Disney's single-disc Blu-ray release includes an iTunes digital copy and the following Blu-ray extras:
Queen of Katwe: Their Story (29:39) - A three-part featurette ("A Spark of Inspiration," "Those Who Guide" and "The Future Is Bright") that covers how Producer Tendo Nagenda and Director Mira Nair brought authenticity to the project, Lupita Nyong'o's and David Oyelowo's characters and the actors' mentorship of their younger castmates, and the performances of newcomers Mandina Nalwanga and Martin Kabanza.
Audio Commentary - Director Mira Nair talks about the film's music, the cast and their performances, the true story behind the movie, filming on-location, the production design, the cinematography and more.
A Fork, A Spoon & A Knight (13:14) - Produced prior to the movie, this short film by Mira Nair and Zippy Kimundu chronicles the life of Robert Katende.
Music (15:22) - A behind-the-scenes making-of featurette ("In The Studio With Alicia Keys") and two music videos ("Alicia Keys 'Back To Life' Lyric Video" and "Young Cardamom & HAB '#1 Spice' Music Video").
Deleted Scenes (20:25) - Eight scenes, playable with introductions by Director Mira Nair ("Graduation," "Job Application," "Dancing and Rent," "Entering The Hospital," "Escape From The Hospital," "They Can't Go To Budo," "Flood (Extended Scene)" and "Phiona's Chess Club").
Queen of Katwe is available from Walt Disney Home Entertainment as of January 31st, 2017. The Blu-ray features English DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, French and Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1, and English Dolby Digital 2.0 Descriptive Audio tracks. The film is presented with English SDH, French and Spanish subtitles. The total runtime is 2 Hrs. 4 Mins.
* Reviewer's note: Portions of this Blu-ray review were adapted from my original TIFF review, published on September 11th, 2016.
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