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Haqqani, Sirajuddin
Name Haqqani, Sirajuddin
Ethnic backgr. Pashtun
Date of birth 1975
Function/Grade Haqqani Network Commander
History and Biodata
3. Biodata:
Sirajuddin "Siraj" Haqqani (a.k.a. "Khalifa") was born between 1973 and 1978 in Afghanistan. He is a Pashtun warlord from Jadran tribe and military leader who fights against American and coalition forces from his base within North Waziristan in Pakistan, where it is claimed he provides shelter to Al Qaeda operatives.
His father is Jalaluddin Haqqani, a famous mujahideen and military leader of pro-Taliban forces in Afghanistan and Pakistan. His forces have been accused by the coalition forces of carrying out the late-December 2008 bombing in Kabul, Afghanistan at an Afghan elementary school near an Afghan barracks that killed several schoolchildren, an Afghan soldier, and an Afghan guard; no coalition or US personnel were affected.
The son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, Sirajuddin has increasingly taken over the day-to-day operations of the Haqqani Network from its Pakistani tribal base in North Waziristan. Anas Haqqani is the brother of Sirjuddin Haqqani, the head of the Haqqani Network.
The younger Haqqani belongs to the new generation of Afghan insurgents who are instrumental in transforming the poorly educated largely rural ranks of Taliban fighters into a sophisticated fighting force.
While his father was a leading figure in the anti-Soviet jihad, the young Sirajuddin was not an impressive fighter in his youth, said Brig. Amir Sultan Tarar, a retired ISI officer known as Col. Imam, in a Jan. 2010 interview with The Wall Street Journal.
"The child didn't take part in the war," Tarar told The Wall Street Journal. It wasn't until his early 20s—sometime around 1990—that the younger Haqqani "became an active participant in our struggles," Tarar added.
After the 2001 fall of the Taliban, there were some hopes in US military circles that the senior Haqqani would join the NATO-led operations in Afghanistan. Following the new policy to negotiate with the Taliban, there have been some attempts made to strike a deal with the Haqqani network leadership. But senior US intelligence officials say such talks are much harder under the younger Haqqani's leadership since he lacks the deep roots and pragmatism of his father.
The younger Haqqani – like other Taliban leaders of his generation such as Mullah Zakir follows a more extremist Islamist ideology. He has also been keen to play down his father's ties with the CIA.
Despite its distinct origins and its separate links to the outside world, to sponsors in the Gulf region and old allies in Pakistan, which allowed it to retain a certain autonomy of action, the Haqqani network is an integral part of the Taleban movement and not an entity, or even organisation, apart from it. In the broader Taleban movement which is a network of networks, the Haqqanis' is just one its biggest and certainly its most well-known one.(20120923)
The FBI has offered a reward of up to $5 million for information that directly leads to Haqqani's arrest. The FBI said he is linked to an attack in Kabul in 2008 that killed an American citizen, and is believed to have been involved with cross-border attacks targeting U.S. troops and coalition forces in Afghanistan.
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Amazon left New York at the altar, turning down a dowry of $3 billion in subsidies. Foxconn's promised new factory in Wisconsin, enticed with $4 billion in incentives, has fallen into doubt. …Now add General Electric , which announced…it will renege on its plan to build a glassy, 12-story headquarters on Boston's waterfront. …The company reportedly…pledged to bring 800 jobs to Boston. In exchange, the city and state offered $145 million in incentives, including tax breaks and infrastructure funds. GE's boss at the time, Jeff Immelt, said not to worry: For every public dollar spent, "you will get back one thousand fold, take my word for it." …two CEOs later, a beleaguered GE won't be building that fancy tower at all. There won't even be 800 jobs. …GE will lease back enough space in two existing brick buildings for 250 employees. …what a failure of corporate welfare.
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Economists for the World Bank investigated government favoritism in Egypt and found that cronyism rewards politically connected companies at the expense of the overall economy.
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El Tractat de Limerick (gaèlic irlandès Conradh Luimnigh) va ser un tractat de pau signat en 1691 a la ciutat de Limerick, Irlanda, que va posar fi a la guerra entre els guillemites (defensors de Guillem III d'Anglaterra, i els Jacobites, partidaris de la Dinastia Stuart. També va suposar la fi del segon setge de Limerick (1690-1691). Es creu que el tractat va ser signat sobre la Pedra del Tractat o Treaty Stone, que actualment pot contemplar-se en un pedestal al costat del riu Shannon i enfront del Castell del Rei Joan. Per aquest motiu Limerick és coneguda com la ciutat del tractat.

Contingut del Tractat
El Tractat contenia dos tipus de clàusules: civils i militars, encara que més aviat pot parlar-se de dos tractats diferents, un de civil i un altre militar.

Clàusules militars
En el tractat s'establien que els soldats l'exèrcit jacobita derrotat podien marxar a França a servir sota les ordres de Jaume II d'Anglaterra, en l'anomenada Bridaga Irlandesa. Uns 14.000 soldats jacobites van prendre aquesta opció i van viatjar a Cork, on es van embarcar amb destinació a França, molts d'ells acompanyats per les seves dones i fills.

Una altra opció per als soldats derrotats era unir-se al mateix exèrcit guillermita, opció que van adoptar uns 1.000 soldats. La resta (uns 2.000) van preferir tornar a casa.

Aquesta part del tractat estava composta per vint-i-nou clàusules, que van ser acordades entre el Tinent General Godert de Ginkell, Comandant en Cap de l'exèrcit anglès, i els Tinents Generals D'usson i de Tesse, Comandants en Cap de l'exèrcit irlandès.

Clàusules civils
Aquestes clàusules tenien la finalitat de defensar els drets dels jacobites que van decidir quedar-se en Irlanda. El Tractat establia que les seves propietats no podien ser confiscades mentre juressin obediència a Guillem III d'Anglaterra, i que els nobles catòlics tenien permís per portar armes. No obstant això, les clàusules d'aquest tractat civil no van ser respectades pels guillermites per molt temps, hagut de sobretot a l'oposició del Parlament anglès. Des de 1695, una sèrie de dures lleis penals van començar a imposar-se als catòlics irlandesos.

Aquesta part del tractat contenia tretze articles, acordats entre Sir Charles Porter i Thomas Coningsby, Jutges d'Irlanda, i el Baró de Ginkle, Tinent General i Comandant en Cap de l'exèrcit anglès.

Vegeu també
 Limerick
 Pedra del Tractat

Referències

Enllaços externs
 BBC History: The Williamite Settlement
 History of the Treaty of Limerick 1691
 University College Cork - El Tractat de Limerick de 1691
 Limerick City: Una mica d'història - El Tractat de Limerick

Història d'Irlanda
Limerick
Tractats del Regne Unit de la Gran Bretanya i Irlanda
Història del Regne Unit
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Shipments of Surgical Staplers Are Set To Rise At 6.2% CAGR over the Next Eight Years
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As of 2022, worldwide sales of surgical staplers are valued at US$ 4.5 billion. The global surgical staplers market is set to exhibit expansion at a CAGR of 6.2% through 2030.
Shifting consumer preference towards minimally invasive surgical procedures and the growing availability of technologically advanced surgical staplers are expected to majorly drive market growth across the forecast period. Growing incidence of chronic disease, increasing awareness for hospital-acquired infections (HAIs), rising geriatric population, and increasing healthcare spending are other factors that will positively influence surgical stapler demand.
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Surgical stapler manufacturers are launching new products to gain a competitive edge over other market players and drive their sales potential.
In 2022, a next-gen laparoscopic stapler developed by Seger Surgical Solutions Ltd. based in Israel is being prepared for human trials and FDA clearance after completing animal studies. The new stapler enables rapid closure for common enterotomy.
All of the key strategies adopted by established and upcoming market players have been discussed in this latest surgical staplers market research report by Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider.
Key Takeaways from Market Study
At present, the global surgical staplers market is valued at US$ 4.5 billion.
From 2022 to 2030, demand for surgical staplers is projected to increase at a 6.2% CAGR.
By the end of 2030, the surgical staplers market is expected to rake in a revenue worth US$ 7.3 billion.
Growing prevalence of obesity, rising senescent population, increasing popularity of minimally invasive surgeries, and technological advancements are expected to favor market growth.
In 2021, North America accounted for a revenue share of 40% of the global market.
The availability of alternative wound care solutions and the high costs of surgical staplers are expected to slow down market growth to some extent.
Demand for powered surgical staplers is slated to expand at a robust 8% CAGR across the forecast period.
Sales of reusable surgical staplers accounted for a revenue share of 60% in 2021.
United States to Remain Most Rewarding Market in North America
The U.S. surgical staplers market is the most lucrative in the North American region and is expected to maintain this position throughout the forecast period owing to the rising number of surgeries being performed in the country and the rapid adoption of advanced healthcare technologies and devices.
The presence of key surgical stapler manufacturers, a growing geriatric population, a rising incidence of obesity, and the presence of developed healthcare infrastructure are other factors that are anticipated to shape the surgical staplers market potential in the United States. Laparoscopic surgical staplers are anticipated to witness high demand in the country owing to the rising number of laparoscopic procedures being performed.
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Key players in the surgical staplers market are expected to increase investments in the R&D division to fast-track the launch of novel products that would help them increase their revenue generation capacity over the years to come.
In June 2022, Ethicon Inc., a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary known for the manufacturing of wound closure devices announced the launch of its next-generation Echelon 3000 staplers in the United States. The stapler provides single-handed articulation for surgeons and is digitally enabled.
In December 2020, Medtronic India announced the launch of its new surgical stapler with Tri-Staple Technology. The EEA Circular Stapler had a sloped cartridge face to reduce the pressure on the tissue with greater perfusion in the staple line.
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Surgical Hand-Access Port Market: Surgical hand-access port acts as a gateway, and helps the surgeon to insert surgical instruments or hand at the site of surgery. Surgical hand-access port is majorly used in laparoscopic surgeries. Minimal invasion surgery can be performed and peritoneal gas pressure can be maintained with the help of surgical hand-access ports.
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No Confirmed Cases of Chik-V in Belize…Not Yet!
Facing the threat of the dread Ebola, the nation went on high alert, which is a polite way of saying we panicked. There's no threat from that particular source any longer, but now there's a new report that Chikungunya is here, specifically in one community in the City of Belmopan. Chikingunya, or CHIKV, doesn't inspire quite the same paralyzing fear as Ebola, but if it has made its way to Belize, it is a significant health concern, much the same way Dengue is. We know that the presence of the virus has been confirmed in El Salvador and Guatemala, two of our Central American neighbours. We also know that there is a large migrant population in Belize, and frequent cross border travel to those countries. But did the unwanted visitor come calling? Mike Rudon travelled to Belmopan this morning to find out, and has the story.
Mike Rudon, Reporting
This vector control team has been conducting operations in Las Flores for two weeks, testing, spraying and educating residents. The community is the current hotspot for dengue, so therefore also a possible prime zone for Chikungunya. The name is hard to pronounce, so I'll just call it Chik-V. It is carried by the adult mosquito, just like Dengue, and the symptoms are similar, except that there is more pronounced pain in the joints. Its incubation period is anywhere from three to seven days, and the symptoms can persist anywhere from a few weeks to a few months. The case of allegedly confirmed Chik-V was found here in this community.
Kim Bautista
Kim Bautista, Vector Control Chief of Operations, Ministry of Health
"We don't have a confirmed case of Chikungunya. To have a confirmed case of Chikungunya means that you have to have a patient who fits the criteria and has also tested positive using either an ELISA test or a PCR test, testing that has been approved by CDC and WHO. What we do have is an individual who visited a private lab facility in Belmopan. That person did a rapid test, a very popular rapid test that is on the market, and she tested positive using that rapid test."
That sample was sent to the Ministry of Health, which has sent it to Belize City to the Central Lab for testing with a CDC approved kit. The results are pending for that specific person. But there are others – two to be precise, whose samples are also awaiting confirmation.
"We did have an individual who had travelled, a Salvadoran national who visited but her test is also pending. We also have a family member of the individual who had tested positive who has similar symptoms but who has not been clinically diagnosed. As a precaution, we also took a blood sample for confirmation. So in terms of persons who we have pending results for, it's basically three persons, but confirmed cases no."
Health officials say that Las Flores has always been a problematic area, first for malaria years ago, and now for Dengue, and maybe Chik-V. What is being used is called knock-down spray, a combination of chemical Icon and diesel. It targets the adult mosquito, and in households where there are positive cases of Dengue, the team sprays the home and a perimeter of fifty metres.
"It has a huge migrant community, and you have persons travelling back and forth to Guatemala and El Salvador, and in this case El Salvador which has several thousand Chikingunya cases. And even several cultural habits in terms of positive breeding sites you have a lot of what they refer to as 'pilas' which are containers that they use for laundry. They tend to store quite a bit of water in drums as well. And so you got to Las Flores and you find that in many areas. As Las Flores has expanded, you also have some areas with some poor housing, poor drainage and also just a habit of people storing a lot of containers around their premises."
Figures for confirmed Dengue are on par with 2013, but there has been a spike in the incidences of hemorrhagic Dengue, which is much more serious. That's the reasoning behind the ramped up operations, and with the possibility of Chik-V, those operations will continue. Like we said, don't run for the hills just yet – Chik-V is no Ebola.
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Dr. Marvin Manzanero, Interim Head of Epidemiology Unit, Ministry of Health
"I think it has wider ramifications in terms of the labour force, for example. Given the characteristics of Chikungunya, you have people who will be off from work anywhere from one to two weeks. If that starts to happen, and you have an outbreak, then you have potential losses in that regard. So that is why it needs to be seen as a problem which can go beyond the Ministry of Health. It perhaps doesn't seem to be on the radar as Ebola, which has a higher mortality. Chikungunya can have mortality, but it is very minimal. It can be very similar to Dengue, and if you have a Dengue outbreak, Chikungunya can potentially have the same kind of effect."
According to the Ministry of health's Epidemiology Unit, there hasn't been a death from hemorrhagic dengue since 2011. Mike Rudon for News Five.
This afternoon, a fourth person from the area visited a private clinic and reported that they tested positive for CHIKV in Salvador before travelling to Belize. A sample has also been taken from that person and sent for testing. Up to news time, the Ministry of Health has not received any clinical confirmation from the tests.
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I just want to pet all the pretty covers Thanks Angela!
You are welcome! I know lots of pretty covers and great books coming out this week.
There are quite a few books I am really looking forward to this month and most especially Nalini Singh's book.
Lots of great releases this month.
Oh me wants them all. LOL Not His Vampire is on my list. I enjoy her books. Happy reading!
Glad to help put one on your list. Lots and lots of pretty. I want several too!!
many interesting ones! thanks for sharing!


Roger Larivière, auteur de plusieurs livres concernant la flore de la forêt boréale et propriétaire de Natur-A-T, vous partagera ses connaissances au sujet des plantes sauvages comestibles que l'on retrouve dans nos forêts.
Bloc A 13h00 ATTENTION, ces 2 conférences sont en même temps! Vous devez choisir 1 ou l'autre.
Bloc B 14h30 ATTENTION, ces 2 conférences sont en même temps! Vous devez choisir 1 ou l'autre.
Marie-Eve Boisclair, nutritionniste, vous invite à en apprendre plus sur la lacto-fermentation et à faire vous-même une recette de choux fermentés ainsi que d'un légume racine. Vous apprendrez ce qu'est la lacto-fermentation, ses avantages et inconvénients, son utilité, etc. Chaque participant repart avec ses 2 pots de légumes lacto-fermentés et un guide du participant avec les informations nécessaires pour en refaire à la maison. Tout le matériel est inclu dans le prix.
This year the Permaculture Show is à la carte!
Enjoy a little, a lot, to the madness, free to you!
You only pay for what you are interested in.
Free admission From 9:00 am to 4:00 pm meet different exhibitors in connection with permaculture. The living room is located on the mezzanine level of the Amosphère Hotel. Welcome to all!
Lyne Bellemare, founder of Promised Land and coordinator of the francophone component at Seeds of Canadian Heritage, offers the conference Permaculture at Terre Promise.
Permaculture and agrology are approaches that could, in the future, be the solution to climate change, soil erosion, loss of biodiversity and many other issues that we will have to face.
This conference presents the case of Promised Land. It explains the techniques of permanent mound crops without turning soil, the means put in place to protect pollinators and beneficial insects and the obstacles and challenges to manual cultivation without machinery.
Roger Larivière , author of several books about the flora of the boreal forest and owner of Natur-A-T, you will share his knowledge about the wild edible plants found in our forests.
Block A 13h00 ATTENTION, these 2 conferences are at the same time! You must choose 1 or the other.
In Quebec, several varieties of our grandmothers' vegetable gardens have disappeared or are no longer accessible. The First Nations also bequeathed to us varieties that have survived the passage of time, in spite of the disappearance of the majority of them.
This conference given by Lyne Bellemare discusses the richness of the ancestral varieties and their importance for a better food security through the story of some of them. We will make an overview of the gardens of yesteryear, of forgotten varieties and Quebec varieties.
The nourishing forest, sometimes referred to as "edible forest" or "garden-forest" Is a particular design of the garden, halfway between a forest, a kitchen garden and an ornamental flower bed. The variable integration of these three spaces into one and the same place is inspired by the functioning of the forest ecosystem in order to create a productive (food and other harvests), resilient, quasi-autonomous and regenerative development of the forest ecosystem. environment.
Animated by Isabelle Dion from La Lucarne Verte, this conference, which is an introduction to the principles of conception of a nourishing forest, will allow you to start observing your yard in order to imagine it differently.
Bloc B 14h30 ATTENTION , these 2 conferences are at the same time! You must choose 1 or the other.
Roger Larivière shares his knowledge of this mushroom and the results of studies on its medicinal properties. There will be tasting of chaga.
Marie-Eve Boisclair, nutritionist, invites you to learn more about lacto-fermentation and to make yourself a recipe for fermented cabbages and a root vegetable . You will learn what is lacto-fermentation, its advantages and disadvantages, its usefulness, etc. Each participant leaves with two pots of lacto-fermented vegetables and a participant's guide with the necessary information to remake at home. All the material is included in the price.
Every activity has its own ticket, make sure to buy the right ticket (s)!
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The Green Flag Award celebrates well managed parks and other public green spaces, with the goal to promote better care for our environment and to showcase how important these spaces are for our communities and that it's everyone's responsibility to care for them.
Park administrators submit their entries on the Green Flag Award platform, the parks are then evaluated by judges and the winners are publicly recognized and rewarded.
At first we took over the legacy platform built on the Umbraco 4 CMS and implemented the first upgrades that were needed. We rebuilt the sections of the platform dedicated to the competition judges, the parks and the platform administrators. We added new features to these sections, to optimize the workflow for each type of user, while preserving the same public interface.
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Bethany Primitive Baptist Church has come a long way from its inception in 1919. This builidng you see outside was constucted in 1971 and the Fellowship Hall and dining room several years later. The church has just recently completed a thorough renovation of the interior of the sanctuary and were blessed to conduct the first services in our beautiful new surroundings on April 17, 2011. The pictures depicted on this photo page were taken that day.


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I know above in above example I can use Class<T> instead of using T. I wanted to know if there is any way in which T can be made to understand that it is of Type or Class?

A: Instead of Car<String.class>, write Car<Class<String>>.
String.class is an object. Between the angle brackets you must specify a type. The type you're looking for is Class<String>.

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Data Suggest VA Loan Qualifying Isn't Rocket Science
Theodore Roosevelt once said, "Nothing worth having comes easy." That certainly rings true for owning a home. However, certain aspects of VA loans such as interest rates, loan-to-value and DTI guidelines may make VA loans more enticing to some borrowers.
Mortgage qualifying is a delicate balance of an applicant's credit, income and assets. So when it comes to getting approved, VA-eligible borrowers may currently have a slight edge. New data from the Origination Insight Report from Ellie Mae compares closed VA and conventional loans. The report shows VA borrowers being approved with lower average credit scores, higher DTI ratios, and lower rates, and VA loans have a higher closing rate.
Less-than-perfect FICO Scores are Okay for VA Loans
The VA does not publish a minimum credit score in its guidelines. The lender is responsible for vetting a borrower's credit, income and debt to VA standards. Lenders typically establish additional credit guidelines, such as minimum score. Lenders vary, but a score of 620 or above is typically acceptable for VA loan approval. According to the Ellie Mae data, VA borrowers had average scores below 710, while conventional hovered above 750 between May 2016 and April 2017.
This graph compares average FICO scores for closed VA and conventional borrowers. The spread is consistently about 50 points.
VA and Conventional Borrowers' FICO Score Comparison
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VA Borrowers can be Approved with Maximum Debt
In addition to your credit score, lenders are going to look closely at your debt-to-income or DTI ratio. DTI is a personal finance measure that compares monthly debt payments to the income you bring in. Front- and back-end DTI ratios for conventional loans were 23% and 35%, while VA numbers were 23% and 41% in March of 2017.
VA and Conventional DTI Comparison
VA borrowers are being approved with slightly more debt, but still within qualifying standards. That's not to say that the Veterans' loan program allows for more debt. Conventional loans follow qualified mortgage (QM) standards, which require a DTI of 43% or less. VA wants a DTI of 41% or less. It is worth noting that the VA standard for DTI is slightly more rigorous than QM. That said, the VA rule is not cut in stone. Borrowers have been known to be approved with a DTI higher than 41% if they can compensate with more residual income or certain other factors.
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VA Interest Rates Show No Penalty for Lower Qualifying Numbers
While VA borrowers are closing with less-than-perfect credit averages, they don't seem to be punished with higher interest rates. In fact, the opposite appears to be true. Interest rates for the government-backed home loans in the Ellie Mae sample are consistently lower than conventional. Just look at this chart comparing interest rates for VA and conventional loans for one year. The spread ranges between .27 and .41 percent. Just that small fraction of a point can save eligible borrowers up to $75 per month on an average loan of $260,000.
VA and Conventional Mortgage Interest Rates Comparison
Fewer Liquid Assets Needed for a VA Mortgage
When you consider the costs required to get into a home, it's nice to know that one loan program generally requires less cash out-of-pocket than the rest. The Department of Veterans Affairs will back about 25% of a VA mortgage for the lender up to conforming loan limits. In most cases, the backing secures enough of the loan so that the lender doesn't need a down payment. Three scenarios for down payment VA loans exist:
Home is priced over the loan limit
Borrower's entitlement is less than 25% of the loan
Borrower opts for a down payment
The average down payment for closed VA loans is just 2%. The conventional average in the Ellie Mae data is 20%. Cash put toward a down payment ultimately reduces the loan principal. A comparison of the principal to the home's value is known as loan-to-value or LTV. While VA loans allow for 100% LTV, the conventional max is 97%.
Look at the charts and see the difference between VA and conventional LTVs:
VA and Conventional LTV and Down Payment Comparison
Closing Rates Better for VA Home Loans
Could it be true that eligible borrowers are more likely to be approved for VA home loans? When you consider closing rates for VA and conventional loans, the numbers don't lie. Take a look at the percentage of loans closed for each program in the 90 day cycle ending with March, 31 2017. VA loans have a slightly better closing rate.
Mortgage Closing Rate Comparison
The VA has stated that Veterans have more access to home ownership through the VA Home Loan Guaranty Program, and the most recent data seems to confirm it.
If you're ready to get started, or just want to get more information on the process, the first step is to get multiple rate quotes with no obligation. You can then discuss qualifications, debt to income ratios, and any other concerns you have about the process with the lenders.
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Network at the National, or, I'm Feeling Bored
Note: This is a review of the matinee preview on Saturday 11th November 2017. The press night is this evening.
About midway through this long two hour show a performer demands to know how we are feeling. We're expected to join in a collective applauding of fictitious TV anchor Howard Beale and shouting out of his catchphrase ("I'm mad and I'm not gonna take it anymore"). As far as I'm concerned theatre has to earn my participation, persuade me to become complicit in such an act. This failed. I was bored and I quietly said so.
I haven''t seen the 1976 film on which this show is based, but a read of the plot on-line, scan of quotations on IMDb and a viewing of the trailer suggests that Lee Hall has made a pretty fair copy of the original. Looking at the trailer there is a noticeable difference to the emotional pitch – zany, tending to crazed, which this wearily slow-paced version fails to match. But I also wonder if the politics of the film – the power of television, the threat of a faceless corporate America, were more original and provocative in 1976 than they feel now. I felt I was listening to lectures on these matters I have heard frequently before and which, as so often at Norris's National, were not subjected to sufficient on-stage critique.
Also wearily familiar was the directorial style of Ivo van Hove, whose fame is increasingly inexplicable to me. Those NT regulars who only know him from Hedda Gabler may have found this fresher. To me it was tiresomely similar to the interminable Kings of War at the Barbican. There's a huge TV screen at the back of the stage (with four sound artists sitting on top of it) on which large chunks of the action, filmed by roving camera persons, is projected. As usual with all this filming the effect, as far as I was concerned, was to lose that powerful focus on individuals which the best theatre achieves. It also works bizarrely against the message of the text – that goes on and on about the zombifying effect of television, but my gaze rarely locked on performers because of the distracting paraphernalia around them.
Nor is this the only ineffective aspect of the direction. Because of the decision to offer people the to me baffling opportunity to eat a meal onstage while watching the show another projection of the action also has to be distractedly located in the top right side corner. Quite what these audience members purpose is in relation to the play is also rather baffling. They could have represented a studio audience, but van Hove pretty completely fails to use them as such. Occasional main cast scenes take place in their vicinity but without interacting with them, otherwise their only contribution is to shrink the stage for van Hove – no bad thing in itself, but not terribly helpful in creating a believable on-stage world, and the wait staff wandering around contribute to the general distracting busyness. I've already touched on the laboured breaking of the fourth wall – more subtle approaches to making the audience complicit could have had far greater power. Finally, in a play light on emotional feeling (particularly in the relationship between Diana (Michelle Dockery) and Max (Douglas Henshall) who deliver one of the most unconvincing stimulated sex scenes I can recall) van Hove having Dockery throw stuff around in a manner reminiscent of Ruth Wilson's Hedda is another overused ineffective device – there are other more subtle and powerful ways, to convey anger.
There's also a real problem with setting. The show starts off in 1970s America but increasingly loses concrete touch with that era. Instead it seems to want to comment on our present moment, but the overall effect is to become disconnected from both eras with a consequent loss of bite in delivery of its message. That's to say there are particular time specific factors connected to debates over the media, politics, capitalism in both periods, and the play is weakened by a failure to sufficiently engage with them. The colour blind casting also raises questions. I just do not find it convincing that in the United States of the 1970s the races would have mingled wholly unproblematically as they do here (it is instructive to note that the part of Hackett in the film is played by a white actor – does that more closely reflect contemporary realities in the TV industry?) There's also an especially ludicrous moment around the 1hr 15 mark. Up to this point the play has just about maintained the illusion that we are in the United States. Now it cuts to Dockery and Henshall being filmed wandering about outside the National before coming back inside to the onstage restaurant. So we're in London now are we? Just ridiculous.
None of the performers transcend the weaknesses of script and production. Bryan Cranston (is he the reason the run is sold out?) comes closest and I'd like to see him in a show worthy of his evident talents. I've seen both Dockery and Henshall give exceptional performances in other shows, neither of them manage it here. Tunji Kasim's Hackett shows promise but could achieve greater impact by shouting less, or by building to the shout more subtly – for example in the scene where he informs Henshall he's fired. Everybody else is underwritten and suffers accordingly.
Overall, if you haven't secured tickets this is one to avoid. If you have, and you enjoy van Hove's style then no doubt you will love this. Some gave it a standing ovation. As far as I was concerned it was a tedious two hours. More than anything else it confirmed my view on two points. Firstly, political theatre to be effective must allow proper debate of the issues it wishes to discuss, rather than preaching at its audience. Secondly, film and live theatre are two very different media – I have yet to see a van Hove production that successfully married the two. For me, another disappointing afternoon at Norris's National.
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Oak Hill City Council — The Oak Hill City Council will meet Monday, Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. in council chambers at City Hall on Kelly Avenue. Following is the meeting's agenda: call to order; roll call; invocation, led by Pastor Thomas Carver, LifeBridge Assembly of God; Pledge of Allegiance, led by Charles Smallwood Jr.; reading and approval of minutes; treasurer's report; correspondence; citizens' comments; council comments and department reports; mayoral comments; unfinished business — request for abandonment for approximately 113 feet right-of-way between Gatewood Avenue and Bunch Street (second reading), demolition bid opening (204 Third Avenue, Map 12, Parcel 63 owned by Suzan Blevins), SIB recommendation order to demolish (215 Mayfair Avenue, Map 32, Parcel 162 owned by Betty Adkins and Raymond Jones), consideration and adoption of resolution to lay an assessment lien on property (Minden Road, Map 26, Parcel 337 owned by Yvonne Oliver), consideration and adoption of resolution to lay an assessment lien on property (171 Minden Road owned by Barry Blackburn); new business — Planning Commission recommendations (repeal, with a replacement, Oak Hill Municipal Code 5.06 due to duplications elsewhere, and amend OHMC 10.08.010, OHMC 15.04.010, OHMC 15.10.040, OHMC 15.38.230, OHMC 15.40.070 pertaining to outdoor storage of wrecked, junked, abandoned vehicles, non-outdoor furniture and residential fences), Planning Commission recommendation (rezone property located at 101 Lee Street from R-2 Residential District to B-2 General Business District), appointment and reappointment to boards, commission and committees (Planning Commission — Councilman Paul Baker replacement and Board of Zoning Appeals — James (Buzz) Elkins), proclamation recognizing Black History Month, establishing a Black History Celebration Committee and sponsoring a state historic marker in honor of James Monroe Ellis; and adjournment. The meeting's story map is located at https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/d32fbe5f70284555aa0c0cf8b49c66b6.
Fayette County Commission — The Fayette County Commission will meet at 9 a.m. in the county commission room in the Fayette County Courthouse, Fayetteville on the following dates: Jan. 17 and 31; Feb. 5, 10, 13, 14 (special election canvass), 18 and 21; March 6, 13, 20 and 27 (all budget); April 10 and 21; May 8 and 18 (primary canvass); June 5 and 26; July 10 and 24; Aug. 7 and 21; Sept. 4 and 18; Oct. 2, 16 and 30; Nov. 9 and 20; and Dec. 4 and 18. Following are dates for closure of the Fayette County Courthouse for holidays and/or elections: Jan. 20 — Martin Luther King Jr. Day; Feb. 17 — Presidents Day; May 12 — primary election; May 25 — Memorial Day; June 19 — West Virginia Day (observed); July 3 — Independence Day (observed); Sept. 7 — Labor Day; Oct. 12 — Columbus Day; Nov. 3 — general election; Nov. 11 — Veterans Day; Nov. 26-27 — Thanksgiving; Dec. 24 — close at noon for Christmas Eve; Dec. 25 — Christmas; Dec. 31 — close at noon for New Year's Eve; and Jan. 1, 2021 — New Year's Day.
Fayette County Board of Education — The Fayette County Board of Education will meet Tuesdays, Jan. 14 and Jan. 28 at 6 p.m. for regular meetings at the BOE office in Fayetteville.
Mount Hope City Council — Mount Hope City Council meetings are held the second Tuesday of each month at 6 p.m. in the Mount Hope Housing Authority Office. January's meeting will be held Jan. 14.
American Legion — All veterans are welcome to attend the American Legion meeting each third Monday at 7:30 p.m. at the hall in Fayetteville.
New River Humane Society — The New River Humane Society meeting will be held at Elliott's Whitewater Bar and Grill on the second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. All are welcome to attend.
Oak Hill High/Collins High Alumni Association — The Oak Hill High/Collins High Alumni Association meets the third Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. at 107 Kelly Avenue across from City Hall. All alumni and friends are invited to attend.
Early Voting — Early voting for the special law enforcement, fire and library levy election will begin Jan. 25 and run through Feb. 5, according to County Clerk Alicia Treadway. Early voting will be available at the Fayette County Soldiers & Sailors Memorial Building in Fayetteville, Montgomery Town Hall and the Danese Community Center from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Saturday. Election Day is Saturday, Feb. 8 from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Mobile Office Hours — Members of the staff of Congresswoman Carol Miller (R-WV) will be available during stops by her mobile office to help Third District residents who are having problems with federal agencies and programs. Constituents are encouraged to bring along documents they have received from federal agencies related to their issues. Locally, the mobile office will make stops in both Summersville and Oak Hill on Wednesday, Jan. 15. The office will be available from 11 a.m. until 12 p.m. at Summersville City Hall, 400 Broad Street, Summersville, and from 1 to 2 p.m. at Oak Hill City Hall, 100 Kelly Avenue, Oak Hill.
Call for Volunteers — The West Virginia Alliance for Sustainable Families is seeking volunteers to assist in preparing tax returns in the Mount Hope area during the upcoming tax season. Free training will be provided. For more information, visit the website at www.wvasf.org or call 304-673-1530.
VA in Need of Volunteer Drivers — The West Virginia Department of Veterans Assistance is looking for individuals to volunteer one day a month to transport veterans to medical appointments for the Veteran Transportation Network. This program is designed to ensure that veterans without transportation have access to the health care they need. It is free to the veterans. Anyone wishing to volunteer to become a driver of veterans should contact the Voluntary Service Office at the Beckley VA Medical Center: 304-255-2121 ext. 4162 or 4556.
Harm Reduction & Recovery Program — The Fayette County Health Department hosts a harm reduction and recovery program every Wednesday from 1 to 3 p.m. at 202 Church Street, Fayetteville. Many services are offered, including STD testing, needle exchange and supplies, immunizations, wound assessment and treatment, Naloxone training, etc. If you would like to volunteer, please call 304-574-1617.
Places to Go/Things to Do
Master Naturalist Courses — The New River Gorge Master Naturalists have the following courses scheduled in the opening months of 2020: Terrestrial Habitats — Saturday, Feb. 1 at 12 noon at Oak Hill City Hall; Nature Interpretation and Teaching — Tuesday, Feb. 4 at 6 p.m. at Canyon Rim Visitors Center, Lansing; GIS (Global Information System) — Tuesday, March 3 at 5:30 p.m. at Oak Hill City Hall; Name, Classification and Identification (plants and animals) — Sunday, March 29 at 2 p.m., Oak Hill City Hall; Leave No Trace Outdoor Ethics — Sunday, March 29 at 3 p.m., Oak Hill City Hall; and Wildflowers and Weeds (two parts) — Wednesday, April 22 at 6 p.m. at Canyon Rim Visitor Center, Lansing (classroom portion), and Saturday, April 25 from 9:30 a.m. until 2 p.m. at Grandview Shelter 4 at Grandview (field lab) or Sunday, April 26 from 2:30 until 5 p.m. at Stone Cliff Trail near Thurmond (field lab), must attend one field lab session. For more extensive information on each session, including cost, instructor and instructions for signing up, visit the New River Gorge Master Naturalists Facebook page and click on the Events tab at the left of the page, or visit the group's website at newrivergorgemasternaturalist.org and click on Schedule.
Hike with a Master Naturalist — Take a 1.2-mile hike and learn about tree aging and identification with a master naturalist on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 1 to 3 p.m. on the Burnwood Trail in an event hosted by Get Active in the Park and Active Southern West Virginia. The hike is an opportunity to meet and learn from New River Gorge Ranger Chance Raso who is extremely knowledgeable about trees. The plan is to learn to identify trees in winter and better understand what has happened in the life of each tree. Measuring tapes and a tree growth rate handout will be available to help hikers consider the ages of some of the trees at Burnwood. Along the way, Master Naturalist and Active SWV Community Captain Linda Stein will show you how to measure trees to determine age. Please wear covered toe shoes and bring plenty of water. Meet at the trailhead for the Burnwood Trail, directly across Route 19 from the Canyon Rim Visitor Center.
New River Birding & Nature Festival — The 2020 New River Birding & Nature Festival is scheduled for April 27 through May 2 in and around the New River Gorge. To discover more on the annual non-profit event, which raises funds for the 501C3 Fayette County Education Fund, visit the festival website at birding-wv.com, or www.facebook.com/NewRiverBirdingNatureFestival.
Art Exhibit Opening Reception — Tamarack: The Best of West Virginia will hold the opening reception for its newest art gallery exhibition, Critters & Hollers: Art Celebrating the Beauty of Appalachia, on Saturday, Jan. 11 from 12 to 2 p.m. Critters & Hollers is an art exhibition that not only represents, but celebrates the flora and fauna that rest in the majestic mountains of West Virginia. The reception will feature Appalachian-inspired hors d'oeuvres and refreshments provided by Tamarack. This event is free to attend. Featured artists are Paul R. Adkin, Kathryn W. Boland, Lynsi Boyd, Cindy Caroline, Frank Ceravalo, Karen Chamblin, Linda K. Clifford, Kilsong Cox, T. Paige Dalporto, Joseph Dangerfield, Stephanie Dulaney, Ann Gilligan Elmore, M. Jane Holt Emmons, Brian Fencl, Sharon Dennis Fuerst, Tonie Garrett, Leiane Gibson, Earl Gray, Linda S. Gribko, Rosalie Haizlett, Woody Harman, Sharon Harms, Melvin Hartley, Frederick D. Hays, Beni Holley, Anne Johnson, Kevin King, Linda Jo Knowles, Pamela Lake, Kathryn Lehotsky, Deborah Lester, Marietta Lyall, Ric MacDowell, Leona Mackey, Adam E. Mathews, Sidney McCoy, Robby Moore, Roy Morum, Laura Moul, Jill Moles Mullins, Misty Murray-Walkup, Jared Musgrave, Shari O'Day Mann, Nan Perry, Carrie Petry/Heart of Glass, Psychoflauge, Ed Rehbein, Henry Riffe, Randall Sanger, Randy Selbe, Debbie Kalt Sisson, Jason Sly, Patty Solari, Maggie Starcher, Linda Stonestreet, Regina G. Swim, Nicole Talbott, Jesse Thornton, Krys von Tornado and Molly Wolff. The exhibition runs through Feb. 23.
GSC Winter Open House — Glenville State College invites future Pioneers to attend its Winter Open House on Saturday, Feb. 1 at 10 a.m. on the GSC campus. The day's schedule starts with check-in on the third floor of the Mollohan Campus Community Center at 9 a.m., followed by a welcome and information session at 10 a.m., academic department tours and information sessions at 10:30 a.m., a campus tour at 11:30 a.m., a tour of the Waco Center at 12:30 p.m., and lunch at the Waco Center at 1 p.m. Prospective students and their families are then invited to cheer on the Pioneers at the men's and women's basketball games beginning at 2 p.m. in the Waco Center. For more information or to sign up for GSC's Winter Open House, contact the Admissions Office at 800-924-2010 or visit www.glenville.edu/admissions/events to register.
Bible Study — Ever wonder why some people build closer families than others? Why they thrive in school and the workplace or excel at conflict resolution? Those people all share something in common: Strong relational wisdom. Discovering Relational Wisdom is a seminar about reducing conflict, harnessing emotions and equipping you with the skills needed to build stronger relationships, valued influence and an inspiring example. Fayetteville Baptist Church will host the engaging seminar packed with dynamic teaching, movie clips, group discussions and practical application exercises beginning Wednesday, Feb. 5 from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. and running each week through March 25. The instructor for the seminar is Dr. Jack Eades. The only cost related to the seminar is $10 for a workbook. To register, call FBC at 304-574-1074. The church is located at 104 Ankrom Street, Fayetteville.
Fayette County Board


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Outrage as Colorado Judge Sentenced Baby Killer To 90 Days In Jail
Posted by letsfindthem on October 2, 2012
Kuhn admitted to prosecutors that on Nov. 1. 2011, after a night of Halloween partying with friends, he aggressively put his six-month-old, Sailor Serenity Raine (pictured) to bed.
Published Oct. 2nd, 2012 by Denverpost
Denver, CO — A 19-year-old Cortez man who pleaded guilty to killing his infant daughter by slamming her so hard into a bed it caused brain trauma, was has been sentenced to 90 days in jail.
Dylan Kuhn, who admitted to causing the death of his 6-month old daughter, Sailor Serenity Kuhn, faced up to four years in prison after pleading guilty.
Pictured; Dylan Kuhn (19) was sentenced to 90 days, 4-years of probation and will have to attend a parenting class in the future, for taking the life of his 6-month-old infant.
Child activists are outraged with Colorado judge Douglas Walker (pictured) for giving baby-killer Dylan Kuhn a slap on the wrist.
Kuhn must complete four years' probation, submit to a mental health evaluation, a substance abuse evaluation. He also is not to be alone with any child age 10 and must complete a parenting class.
District Court Judge Douglas Walker told Kuhn he was giving him an opportunity, "Make the best of this opportunity, if nothing else, to honor your daughter's memory," the Cortez Journal reported.
The newspaper also said the judge stated he agreed with Kuhn's attorney that people often learn to be repeat offenders in prison.
The sentence and the plea agreement that led to it has outraged children's advocates.
"It's disturbing to see a judge sentence someone who admits causing a child's death to a sentence you see in misdemeanor cases, reckless driving cases," said Stephanie Villafuerte, executive director of the Denver-based Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center in Denver. "It's very concerning the little value placed on this child's life."
District Attorney Russell Wasley did not return calls seeking comment.
The case has been news in the Cortez community since Sailor Kuhn's death on Nov. 1, 2011.
In February, Kuhn's defense attorney asked that the charges be dismissed because prosecutors failed to turn over potentially exculpatory evidence until less than 24 hours before a scheduled preliminary hearing.
Judge JenniLynn Lawrence did not dismiss the charges, but in April, assigned Wasley and his staff to take a class in the proper handling of evidence.
Then, in June, Kuhn was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving, in violation of the terms of his bond, the Cortez Journal reported. The drunk driving charge was dismissed as part of the plea agreement.
According to court documents, police said Kuhn said he became frustrated when the baby cried and he did not know why.
The Cortez Journal reported that at the sentencing Sailor's mother, April Coleman, told the judge Kuhn was always good to his daughter. The paper also quoted Kuhn's mother, Vicki Espinoza, saying she worried about what would happen to her son if he went to prison.
"I don't know why it went this far. It was an accident," she reportedly said.
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RIDICULOUS CRIME; Kidnapper Sues Victims for Not Hiding Him From Police
Jesse Dimmick (pictured above) attempted to seek $235,000 in damages from Jared and Lindsay Rowley of Kansas over what he says is a "breach of contract." He claims that the newlyweds, whom he held hostage at knife point during a home invasion in 2009 at the couples Topeka home, had agreed to hide him from police (who wanted him over a murder charge in Colorado) in return for a sum of money. Dimmick was eating the couples food and watching Patch Adams he fell asleep, and the couple used that moment to escape and call police.
Dimmick's defense was that he and the couple had an "oral agreement" and the couple broke that agreement.
In a notarized legal document, Dimmick claims that the pair did not deliver on their promises:
Later, the Rowleys reneged on said oral contract, resulting in my being shot in
the back by authorities.
He described the physical and financial hardships that he faced as a result of their alleged failure to hold up their end of the bargain:
As a result of the plaintiffs breech (sic) of contract, I, the defendant suffered a gunshot to my back, which almost killed me. The hospital bills alone are in excess of $160,000, which I have no way to pay.
Dimmick was charged with and convicted of four felonies, including kidnapping.
He is currently also being held on one charge of murder.
The couple has stated that they never accepted any money from Dimmick.
He has also been sentenced to 11 years in connection to the September, 2009 beating death of a Colorado man.
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The Daily Texan • July 21, 2014 • https://thedailytexan.com/2014/07/21/diversity-goals-do-not-benefit-black-students/
Diversity goals do not benefit black students
President William Powers Jr. and Kedra Ishop, vice provost and director of admissions, listen to suggestions made by the Senate Higher Education Committee regarding methods of increasing student diversity outside of the top 10 percent Wednesday morning.
Pearce Murphy
David Davis, Jr.
As the University celebrates what could be considered a victory in the Fisher v. University of Texas case, one has to wonder what there is to celebrate. Sure, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit seemingly gave a stamp of approval to UT's holistic admissions review process, which allows the University to take race into account, but, unfortunately, the capacity to use race as a decision factor narrowly benefits racial minority groups that are in vogue, while another — black applicants — is disadvantaged by the system.
Let's be frank. When the term "affirmative action" was first associated with race, the intended beneficiaries were black people who had historically experienced de facto and de jure discrimination based on their skin color. Positive discrimination, or affirmative action, was used to correct legal inequalities that had oppressed the black community for such a long time.
UT, along with many universities in the South, is certainly no stranger to racial controversy concerning admissions. In the case of Sweatt v. Painter, for example, the Supreme Court ruled that the University could not deny admission to the Law School based on race. Edwin Dorn, the former dean of the LBJ School of Public Affairs, once said, "The University desegregated slowly and reluctantly." And, while today, admissions numbers do not reflect a university reluctant to accept all minorities, the numbers do show an institution headed in the wrong direction as far as black students are concerned.
Over the past few years, the percentage of undergraduate students who identify as black has constantly declined from a number that wasn't so high to begin with despite an increase in the black population in every major city in Texas besides Austin. In 2009, black students comprised 4.9 percent of the undergraduate population, and enrollment for the fall semester of 2013 was down to 1,701 students, which is now 4.3 percent of the undergraduate student body. The number of black graduate students is even lower with roughly 300 black students total enrolled in graduate programs. Conversely, Hispanic students, correlating with an increase in the state population of Hispanics, have the second highest representation on campus behind white students, making up 21.7 percent of the population, which is equivalent to more than 8,000 students. The percentage of Asian undergraduates has remained relatively constant. Certainly, it could be argued that black students have been and will continue to be underrepresented because the number of applications submitted by black students barely exceeds 2,000, but the admissions rate is still lower for black students than it is for the largest minority groups on campus.
The lack of a substantial black population, which includes a faculty of which black teachers make up roughly 3.7 percent, is quite noticeable. Homecoming coronations, probates and step shows are probably foreign ideas to most students who aren't black. Yet any given student has probably heard of the Holi festival held during the spring semester every year, for example. The importance of diversity does not lie within simply increasing the number of non-white students on campus. Diversity fosters understanding between cultures, and black culture is not highly prevalent on UT's campus, leaving few people aware of what it means to be black. Of course traditions often associated with historically black colleges and universities are not the only aspects of black culture, but they are good introductions to the community on a college campus.
The University should take advantage of the opportunity to increase diversity on campus, but extended opportunities for admission cannot be unique to "buzz minorities." The decision by the appellate court means nothing if UT continues to maintain a black student quota of just over 2,000 students out of more than 50,000 total students enrolled at the University. With this ruling, the administration has the responsibility to move forward and not just allow the number of black students on campus to dwindle.
Davis is an associate editor. He is an international relations and French junior from Houston.


Much has been said in recent years about the open plan office. First of all, it was the latest trend, and employers were encouraged to break down those walls and open up their spaces.
It wasn't long, though, before people started noticing the disadvantages of open plan working and a slew of internet articles started advising against it.
But what's the truth about open plan working? Is it all good, all bad, or somewhere in between?
Like most things, designing an open plan office is about finding balance, and in order to achieve that, it's worth looking at the pros and cons before deciding to tear down those walls.
Easier interaction: In an open plan office, it's much easier for staff to interact with one another. Closed offices meant that people often only interacted within their own teams. If they had to speak to other members of staff, there was often a feeling of intrusion.
Camaraderie: Regular communication and more chance of ad-hoc conversation mean an increased sense of solidarity and shared goals. Whereas before staff may have been to some extent blinkered by their own team's goals, more interaction tends to allow people to see a bigger picture.
Collaboration: Cross-team working and sharing ideas and advice becomes easier when teams aren't separated by walls or partitions. This benefits everyone – staff share advice on best practice and employers find new ways of working.
Creativity: Open plan office spaces lend themselves to more creative approaches to working. When you're shut in by walls, creativity tends to become stifled, so dropping them means staff tend to be freer to come up with new ideas.
Increased noise: Open plan offices are noisy – there's no getting around that. With a large number of people engaging in team discussions, phone calls and other activities, the noise becomes amplified.
Distraction: It's easier to become distracted with what other people are doing in an open plan office, which can mean you lose track of work.
Always available: There can be a tendency for people to view each other as "always available" in an open plan office. With no walls or doors to signal that you're busy, you may find people approach your desk even when you're in the middle of a complex task.
Higher absenteeism: Disease spreads further and more easily in an open plan environment than in a closed office set up, so common colds and flu become more of a problem, with increased absenteeism as a result.
In order to find the middle ground between open plan and closed office, many employers are now opting for a "hybrid" approach. That is, open-plan working areas with separate, relaxed breakout areas for teams to work on new ideas as well as individually bookable offices that workers can use when they need peace and quiet to concentrate on complex tasks.
This often requires a cultural shift in the workplace – employers need to trust staff to make their own decisions about how they use the space, and become more relaxed about how often people spend at their fixed desks.
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The 282 trainers that had runners during the 2012 2yo Season. Those thought to have died, retired, relocated abroad or to have lost their licences are marked with an asterisk (*).
New trainers which have their first juvenile runners in 2013 along with those returning after having no representatives in 2012.
The trainers are listed alphabetically in the long table below which links to their 2013 page. The A-to-Z table letters provide shortcut links to the trainers listed alphabetically under that letter.
J. J. BRIDGER - Liphook, Hants.
A. N. HOLLINSHEAD - Upper Longdon, Staffs.
V. M. JORDAN - Warks.
B. S. ROTHWELL - Malton, N. Yorks.
M. E. ROWLAND - Notts.
R. J. SMITH - Naunton, Glos.