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Play date by DesignTex draws on research into paediatric healthcare, offering a two -part wall system which allows children to transform hospital waiting rooms through their own creativity. A digitally printed grid provides a backdrop for bright and colourful magnetic shapes, which can be amalgamated in countless variations to create abstract patterns, landscapes, buildings, animals and vehicles- anything a child might imagine. With evidence showing that positive distractions in waiting rooms reduce pain and anxiety, Play Date creates an environment that is interactive, flexible and timeless.
Hazelwood School has been designed for dual sensory impaired children aged 2 to 18. Alan Dunlop Architects have done a sterling job creating a school that supports the needs of the children and the aspirations of the parents. The school has been designed to be a place of safety and ambition that frees the teacher and inspires the child.
It's a fact that a pleasant healing and working environment contributes to optimal recovery for patients, so we love the attention paid to positive distraction for patients and visitors at the new Zaans Medical Centre. Part of this healing environment are the environmental graphics created by SILO.
We've been inspired by the children's library designed by Muxin Studio full of curved edges, cosy wood-lined reading nooks and low level benches for children to sit and read. This space invites children to freely explore, discover and draw on their own imagination. We love it!
The Baulk Head Bench designed by Boex for the Fisherman's Mission baulk art auction. The bench is sandblasted to keep the grain whilst the snapped timber is emphasised by the glass panel showing the power of the ocean and the damage it can do.
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Demanding, rarely steep day trip, which allows a complete insight into the typical Oberharzer nature | Special signposting in the national park | Many hikers! | Technically demanding route at the Oderteich and on the Bohlenweg to the Sonnenberg - dangerous in rain! | Several federal road crossings! | 3 Single-Trail-Passage. The half-day tour leads uphill and down to the triangular pile, thus providing a good insight into the typical Oberharzer nature with high bogs, ponds, spruce forests and viewpoints.
Grosse Oberharz-Tour is a part of Singletracker's collection of official MTB trails in Germany. It contains all types of mountain bike trails from downhill and enduro trails through pump tracks and skill courses to cross country XC trails and family friendly trails. Recognise the trail builders hard work by reviewing the trail in the Singletracker App.


Posted August 31, 2017 to baby by: jcadmin.
This sweet girl is just a moving and grooving now. She kept us busy, but we made our session quick and moved right along to keep her busy. My guess is that she'll be walking in no time. Sorry, momma–get ready for baby proofing! Scratch that… My guess is that you've already done that. Isn't she just the sweetest thing? I couldn't get enough of those legs and cheeks. Our next session will be when she is ONE! Can't wait!
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Posted August 18, 2017 to baby , children , family by: jcadmin.
I've been on 'vacation' this week and just realized I never posted this sneak peek! This sweet girl is one now and I can't believe that happened so fast. It feels like just yesterday I was coming to their house to capture her as a sweet newborn. Big brother is quite the cutie too. Those curls! Sessions like this make my job all worth while… Capturing a happy family with adorable kiddos. Thanks guys!
Posted August 18, 2017	to baby , children , family	by: jcadmin.
Posted July 30, 2017 to children , family by: jcadmin.
So my cheeks are still hurting from smiling and laughing tonight… This family was so much fun! You see, I have two girls, but I don't remember them being this giggly and silly. Miss this stage for sure… I'm sure mom was thinking that things were crazy at times, but I'm loving all the shots we got. I have so many favorites and had a hard time narrowing them down. Giggly girls = real smiles!
Thank you, B Family for meeting me on this summertime night and enduring the heat to grab these shots of your family! I hope you love them as much as I loved hanging out with you all.
Posted July 30, 2017	to children , family	by: jcadmin.
Meet Sweet Baby Girl E… She was just prettiest and most dainty little one I have met recently. Her big brother is a baby planner graduate and here we are almost 2 years later photographing her newborn session. She slept like a champ and let us pose her in several setups. Congrats T Family! Enjoy your baby girl!
Posted July 11, 2017 to baby by: jcadmin.
Did you see that storm blowing through last night? We weren't sure we were going to get to keep this little guy's session, but we stuck it out, watched the radar and moved fast. Success! It poured the entire way home, but we left there with a camera full of great shots. And I have to say the very last shot was the winner… C was trying to be serious most the night–he was a man on a mission, but we captured some great stuff of him. Such a cutie! Happy 1st little man… Hope it was a great one!
Posted July 11, 2017	to baby	by: jcadmin.
Posted July 11, 2017 to children , family by: jcadmin.
They're literally stair steps and then a big jump to the biggest sister. I recently met up with the C Family and enjoyed catching up with them. You see, they moved many hours away last year so I haven't seen them in quite some time. I used to see them every 3-4 months, so you can guess that when I did see them, I was shocked to see how big they had gotten. Especially littlest sister! She's a toddler now–wow! Thank you, C Family. It was great seeing you all and I look forward to your next visit… Or maybe I'll come your direction next time! Beach session, maybe?!
Posted July 11, 2017	to children , family	by: jcadmin.
This sweet sugar came to Texas to meet and visit some of her extended family and while she was here, we got to get together for a photoshoot. Win-win! It's always an honor when people come to you from out of state to capture their family. I'm definitely blessed to do the thing that I love. Congrats family on your baby girl… She is gorgeous and I look forward to the next time you visit! Oh and like usual, I couldn't narrow it down, so it's an extra big sneak peek.
Posted June 30, 2017 to children by: jcadmin.
So time has flown by for this little guy and we tried and tried to do a One Year Shoot, but you know what, he's almost two now! Well, not really, but he's not quite a One Year Old anymore… He's a toddler for sure! This guy has the most intense eyes and is just this happy, go with the flow, chill dude. So handsome too!
Posted June 30, 2017	to children	by: jcadmin.
Posted June 27, 2017 to baby , children , family by: jcadmin.
Oh and it's a big sneak peek–I had to share so many of the great shots we got!
Posted June 27, 2017	to baby , children , family	by: jcadmin.


The shooting that took the lives of 17 students and staff at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, has been on the minds of many. Since the rampage, Burleson ISD has been taking a hard look at their security practices and procedures to keep kids safe.
Since the shooting in Florida, BISD has been practicing lockdowns and drills more frequently and even had first responders on-site last week to watch the drills and provide feedback.
"Our first responders provided a lot of positive feedback on what they saw last week, and we always want to make our practice drills better through continuous improvement - we want to do it faster, quieter, whatever it takes to make them perfect," Hill said.
Steve Logan, chief technology officer and district safety and security coordinator, is in charge of coordinating safety and security for the district with the guidance and leadership of first responders. As chair of the safety and security committee, Logan works with principals to make sure they have the maximum support available regarding student safety. He said that the district is constantly evaluating systems in place, and listening to recommendations given by the school district's partners of first responders. He said he meets regularly with officers from the Burleson Police Department to evaluate how the district can keep students safer.
Moreover, Hill said that keeping an open line of communication with first responders, principals, students and teachers is key to keeping everyone safe. Students can talk to a teacher or administrator openly about concerns and see school guidance counselors if they have any anxiety about the Parkland shooting.
Though the district may not openly talk about all safety procedures to protect sensitive information, they do have a close working relationship with law enforcement and evaluate the needs of security on all BISD campuses on a daily basis, Logan said.
However, some parents feel that BISD could do even more.
Cori (who asked that her last name be withheld) has two children in BISD on two different campuses and said security needs to be even tighter.
Cori's daughter has been having anxiety about the Parkland shooting and has been discussing the option of homeschooling. Her son, on the other hand, doesn't seem worried at all.
Cori has been telling her children to be more watchful of other students and thinks all kids should look out for their classmates in regards to sudden, strange behavior.
Chief of Police Billy Cordell said while the shooting was tragic, like many police departments, BPD changed tactics after the 1999 shooting at Columbine High School. Their highest priority when responding to an active shooter situation is to neutralize the threat.
Additionally, BISD employs four school resource officers that are uniformed BPD officers. They are assigned to all BISD secondary schools, with others rotating throughout the elementary schools.
Cordell said most importantly in the wake of another school shooting, kids need to speak up when they suspect a threat against the school or an individual.


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Date 1470 – 1475
Period 1400-1600, 15th century
Origin Austria, South Tyrol, Bruneck (Pustertal)
Medium Original polychrome, Stone pine
Dimensions 106 x 26 x 21.5 cm (41³/₄ x 10¹/₄ x 8¹/₂ inches)
Gallery Mullany
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Michael Pacher was a Tyrolean sculptor and painter active during the last third of the 15th century. He was amongst the first to introduce the principles of Renaissance painting into Germanic art. Born in 1435 near Brixen on the southern slopes of the Alps in Tyrol, little is known of Pacher's training. He visited Padua in northern Italy, where he became heavily influenced by the modern fresco work of Andrea Mantegna and Jacopo Bellini. Mantegna was considered the renowned master of perspective, whose striking, low-set standpoint spatial compositions were important to the development of Pacher's own style. Unlike most German and Austrian artists of the late 15th century, Pacher's inclination towards the Italian influence set him apart from his counterparts. His fusion of Italian Renaissance and northern Gothic realism shaped the development of his uniquely personal approach.
Pacher is recorded in 1467 as a distinguished artist in Bruneck, some twenty-five miles east of Brixen in the Puster Valley, where he had a workshop making altarpieces. His remarkable skill as a wood carver and painter saw him in demand for German style altars. Pacher spent much of his time during the 1470s in Neustift working primarily on painting frescoes. Many of his works were destroyed or badly damaged during hostilities in the late 17th century and then in 1709. His most important surviving works include the altarpiece of St. Wolfgang in the Salzkammergut (1471 – 1481), the altarpiece in the parish church of Gries near Bozen (Bolzano) (1471 – 1475) and the altarpiece of the Church Fathers created in 1483 for Neustift Monastery. The first of these works, a polyptych or Wandelaltar, commissioned for Abbot Benedict Eck of Mondsee, is considered one of the most remarkable carved and painted altarpieces in all of European art.
This beautiful representation of Saint Lawrence made in the workshop of Pacher is carved in stone pine, a soft alpine wood which was favoured in the Tyrol. The slightly turned form to the right shoulder, hollowed back and lowered eyes suggest its original integration in a shrine placed to the right (as seen by the viewer) of the main character of the altarpiece.
The work is exceptional for the quality of the carving and state of the original polychrome. Of particular refinement and elegance is the exquisite perfectly preserved face of the martyr framed by intricate delicately carved locks of hair. His downward gaze with slightly heavy eyelids conveys a pensive restful almost serene mood which belies the gruesome nature of his martyrdom during the persecution by Emperor Valerian in 258.
The young Saint Lawrence holds in his left hand proper a closed gospel book and, in his right, the stem of the lost gridiron, the two attributes with which he is most often depicted. One of the seven deacons of ancient Rome with special responsibility for the poor, Saint Lawrence was roasted to death on a gridiron exclaiming to his persecutors according to legend: 'thou has roasted that one side; turn that other and eat'. He is the patron saint of chefs and cooks and, due to his attributed levity at a time of agony, comedians.
The martyr wears the garments of his rank as a deacon proper: a tunic, humeral veil and alb. The material falls in long vertical trains and square shaped folds, the drapes gathering to cover his shoes. Although such elements are evident in works from the early 1460s (cf: the drapery found on the Muttergottes from the altar of Saint Lawrence in St. Lorenzen in Bruneck completed c. 1462 – 1465), the facial structure and the modelling of the curls of hair date the work to between 1470 – 1475. The clear almond-shaped contoured form of the eyes, the eyelids, arched brows, slender nose, thin lips, chin and wrinkles are elements typical of male figures carved by Pacher in the early 1470s (cf: the reliefs of the high altar of Gries completed between 1471 – 1475).
The excellence of the craftsmanship confirms execution by the most highly skilled of assistants in the workshop of the master. The extraordinary quality and subtlety of the face evidences direct involvement by his hand, a common practice in late medieval workshops.
We are grateful to Dr. Frank Matthias Kammel, Head of Collections and Sculpture to 1800 and Programme Director of Special Exhibitions, Germanischen Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg, for confirming the attribution to Michael Pacher and workshop based on first hand examination of the work.
Period: 1400-1600, 15th century
Origin: Austria, South Tyrol, Bruneck (Pustertal)
Medium: Original polychrome, Stone pine
Dimensions: 106 x 26 x 21.5 cm (41³/₄ x 10¹/₄ x 8¹/₂ inches)
Provenance: With Madame Jacqueline Boccador, Paris
Literature: N. Rasmo, Michael Pacher (C.H. Beck, München, 1969), figs. 6, 8, 54
A. Schwabik, Michael Pachers Grieser Altar (F. Bruckmann, München, 1933), pp. 54-58, 81
O. Schürer, Michael Pacher (Velhagen & Klasing, Bielefeld / Leipzig, 1940), pp. 18-20
T. Müller and A Feulner, Geschichte der Deutschen Plastik (F. Bruckmann, München, 1953), pp. 341-346
T. Müller, Sculpture in the Netherlands, Germany, France and Spain: 1400 – 1500 (Penguin Books, Middlesex, 1966), pp. 120-123
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Charles Wesley, M.A. was the great hymn-writer of the Wesley family, perhaps, taking quantity and quality into consideration, the great hymn-writer of all ages. Charles Wesley was the youngest son and 18th child of Samuel and Susanna Wesley, and was born at Epworth Rectory, Dec. 18, 1707. In 1716 he went to Westminster School, being provided with a home and board by his elder brother Samuel, then usher at the school, until 1721, when he was elected King's Scholar, and as such received his board and education free. In 1726 Charles Wesley was elected to a Westminster studentship at Christ Church, Oxford, where he took his degree in 1729, and became a college tutor. In the early part of the same year his religious impressions were much deepene… Go to person page >
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A staycation at the new Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore
The resort might be a golfer's paradise, but it also has other delights, including possibly some of the best Thai food here.
by FARHAN SHAH / March 30, 2021
If there was an award for the unluckiest hospitality company in the region, Thailand-based Dusit International would be a frontrunner. Not only is its latest resort – Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore – opening in the middle of a pandemic, but it also has to contend with the massive MRT train infrastructure building project happening right on its doorstep. The expected completion date is 2025. That is a long time away.
The Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore team, however, is unperturbed. I could sense quiet confidence among the staff that its facilities, service and amenities will soon become a magnet for those looking to venture out of the city centre and into the eastern corner of the island.
The resort is already attracting a well-heeled crowd of golfers. Being able to play a round or two at The Grand Old Lady and The Beast of the Laguna National Golf & Resort Club before returning to the comfortable confines of one's suite is an appealing proposition. Also, with travel restrictions having grounded many golfers used to waking up at 4am to either cross the Causeway or take the ferry to the neighbouring islands, a golf vacation at Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore has all the makings of a welcome panacea.
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The entrance to Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore.
The Greenhouse restaurant overlooks the golf course.
Opt for the suites that offer the pool view.
Its 50-bay practice range is also a must-visit, if only for the Toptracer technology it utilises. "It's the only one in South-east Asia," Sam Dovey, assistant driving range manager, proudly announces. It's a data-driven golfer's dream and calculates everything from ball speed to launch angle and flight path the moment your club contacts the ball. It then relays this information to you via the 40-inch screen just behind you. The Toptracer software also comes with golf-related games and lets you play on virtual renditions of famous courses around the world. Naturally, I chose the oldest golf course in the world, The Old Course at St Andrews Links, Scotland.
While it was nothing like the real thing, traipsing around in the virtual rough in the "home of golf" was an interesting experience.
The resort is also doubling down on its spa facilities and food and beverage options. For the latter, the star is the forest-themed Greenhouse restaurant. I suggest sitting near the window to enjoy the lush, scenic view of The Grand Old Lady Masters Course.
(Related: An idyllic private retreat deep within a forest in Armonk, New York)
There are five open-concept kitchens within Greenhouse, each specialising in one cuisine.
The chefs at the Japanese section create great seafood handrolls and nigiri sushi while the Chinese kitchen whips up the typical local delights. At the other end of the restaurant, there are two ovens; one for tandoori dishes and the other for pizzas.
But the piece de resistance has to be the Thai kitchen. Every dish, from the simple yet sumptuous green curry chicken to the deliciously spicy and savoury sea bass, is perfection. Leave some space for the stunning mango sticky rice. I never knew freshly sliced sweet mango cubes sitting on a bed of fluffy, colourful glutinous rice and drenched in coconut milk could be a complex life-changing culinary affair.
Hoping to walk off some of that sticky rice, I opted to see what the spa was about. In the Dusit Thani universe, there are two spa offerings, Namm and the more luxurious Devarana. The resort here houses the latter and offers the signature Devarana massage that has strong Thai and shiatsu influences, with liberal use of elbows and scents to calm and invigorate you, as well as wellness programmes created in house. This is a stark difference to many other luxury resorts that contract the conceptualisation and running of the spa to third-party providers.
Dusit Thani Laguna Singapore is still in the soft launch phase with the official opening "sometime in summer", according to Sue Gan, director of sales and marketing. So, if you're looking to get away from the hubbub of Singapore's town area or just want to enjoy arguably some of the best Thai food on the island, pay a visit to the resort before it gets too popular.
(Related: Dreaming of Thailand: Five places to soothe pandemic stress, with shorter quarantines ahead)
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A choice combination of coastal grandeur, a Big Five wilderness area and first-rate five star lodgings.
Guests will be met by their guide at any location of their choice in Cape Town at the start of their South African tour. The tour travels in a north-easterly direction, traversing the towns of Riversdale and Swellendam, before reaching the small town of Albertinia. A visit to the House of Aloes will offer guests an overview on how the gel and bitter sap, which is derived from the leaf of the Cape Aloe, is manufactured into a range of beauty and wellness products. We then continue on to Mossel Bay, the southern gateway to the Garden Route and the town of Knysna, our overnight destination. The route between George and Knysna is often described as one of South Africa's most scenic, as the road travels through Wilderness and Sedgefield, allowing you the opportunity to witness some magnificent views over the forests and ocean.
The Outeniqua Mountains form the barrier dividing the semi-arid interior from the lush coastal plain. The tour crosses this barrier via the Outeniqua Pass to Oudtshoorn, the ostrich 'capital' of the world. The town is situated in the great valley known as the Little Karoo, with the Langeberge and Outeniqua ranges forming its boundary to the east and the Swartberge forming its western boundary. Our first stop is the Cango Caves which lie in the foothills of the Swartberge. A great cave system and amongst the world's largest, they are blessed with elaborate dripstone formations, the highest of which stands 12.6m tall. The caves extend to about 1600m into the limestone-rich hills and are truly an impressive sight.
During the afternoon we pay a visit to the Cango Wildlife Ranch. Located on the outskirts of Oudtshoorn, the ranch was first established as a breeding farm for crocodiles in 1977 and is today one of the few locations where guests may book a crocodile cage-dive. Other animals you'll see include cheetah, tiger, and pygmy hippo, to mention but a few. These endangered species are bred here to ensure the continued existence of these endangered animals and are used to educate the general public about the plight of these animals. After your visit here you'll return to your overnight accommodations in the late afternoon.
Knysna is primarily situated on the northern shore of a large warm-water estuary fed by the Knysna River. The estuary opens to the ocean after passing between 'the heads'. The entrance to the lagoon become infamous in times past due to the loss of boats and fishermen passing through its treacherous and unpredictable waters. During the morning we board a ferry crossing the lagoon to the Featherbed Nature Reserve. The Reserve is a prime example of eco-tourism, and in order to protect the splendour of its natural beauty visitor numbers are limited. Later in the day we'll visit Monkeyland and the Birds of Eden sanctuaries. Monkeyland is the world's first free-roaming multi-species primate sanctuary and aims to create awareness about the plight of primates in general. The sanctuary also aims to show that with a greater understanding of our primate cousins we can all live in harmony. Birds of Eden has the world's largest dome, spanning two hectares over a gorge of indigenous forest. The sanctuary has its own mysterious ruin incorporating a walk-behind waterfall. The sanctuary's dome has the ability to synthesize thunder and creates short spells of rain from an irrigation system in the dome structure. Roofed viewpoints within the gorge have been erected for use during these brief rainstorms. Like Monkeyland, Birds of Eden boasts its own canopy walk.
An early morning start has us making our way past Plettenberg Bay and through the Tsitsikamma National Park, where a stop is made at the Paul Sauer Bridge spanning the impressive Storms River Gorge. The bridge is a marvel of architectural engineering and was designed by Italian Riccardo Morandi. A ten-minute walk will take guests to the "Big Tree", a yellowwood giant standing 36.6 meters high and estimated to be about eight hundred years old. On reaching the "Friendly City", Port Elizabeth, the road turns inland for a short drive to the Shamwari Private Game Reserve, which lies adjacent to the Addo Elephant Park. The late afternoon is devoted to a first game drive in the wilderness of Shamwari.
You'll participate in two guided game drives as well as a bush walk daily during your stay at Shamwari, these game drives are conducted during the early morning and late afternoon.
Shamwari – 'my friend' in the Shona language of northern Zimbabwe, was established in the early 1990s by Adrian Gardiner and is today a 'big five' reserve. Originally Adrian purchased a small 1,700-hectare farm in the district as a weekend retreat for his family. His property soon expanded to 7,000 hectares as neighboring farmers placed their lands on the open market. Adrian - a keen conservationist, knew the Eastern Cape was once considered one of the richest wildlife areas in Africa, and it became his passion to return Shamwari to its original state, teeming with African wildlife as it did before the days of farmers and big game hunters. Extensive scientific research was undertaken, and the convergence of five ecological bio-systems, a malaria-free climate and summer, and winter rainfalls ensured that an unequaled diversity of wildlife could be supported. A systematic and scientific rehabilitation program was launched, hand-in-hand with carefully considered game restocking procedures. Finally, in October 2000 the first lions were brought back to the Eastern Cape after almost 150 years and released at Shamwari. Today over 5,000 head of game range freely, having been bred and/or re-introduced into Shamwari, now a large reserve covering 25,000 hectares, with six luxury lodges. An Animal Rescue and Educational program was also launched, in partnership with the Born Free Foundation, to home rescued big cats from captivity.
A last morning game drive at Shamwari and breakfast are followed by a drive to Port Elizabeth, where guests will board a flight departing for Cape Town after a memorable holiday.
Expertly guided private tours with first-rate four star accommodations.
A combination of five star accommodations and five star experiences.
Our exclusive tours are characterized by absolute luxury and indulgence.
For travelers with limited time, our in-depth day tours are ideal.
Opt for a self-drive tour of South Africa for the adventure of a lifetime.
We'll tailor any tour or create one from scratch to ensure that your needs are met.
Our Cape Town tours are our most popular, as this enchanting city offers a wide range of activities and attractions.
The Garden Route is a lush and beautiful coastal destination, ideal for family vacations and leisurely honeymoons.
The Cape winelands is an enchanting gourmet destination some 40 minutes outside Cape Town, surrounded by stunning mountain scenery.
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Rowland, Robin Frederic (fl. 1970s-1980s) (chron.)
* Wait Till Next Year, (ss) Analog Science Fiction/Science Fact November 1988
* [letter from Toronto, Ontario, Canada M#N 2B3], (lt) Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact March 1976
Rowland, Wesley (fl. 1940s) (chron.)
* Italy's Ace in the Hole, (ms) Amazing Stories April 1942
Science Fiction Classics #14, February 2016
Rowlands, Charles (chron.)
* Have You Read It?—1, (br) The Fantast September 1939
* Have you read it? II, (ar) The Satellite August 1940
* Rationalism on Women's Hats, (ar) The Fantast July 1942
Rowlands, D(avid) G. (1941- ) (chron.)
* After Dark in the Playing Fields (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #19, 1995 [Ref. M. R. James]
* Alas, Poor Ghost, (cl) All Hallows #14 Feb 1997, #27 Jun 2001, #16 Oct 1997, #17 Feb 1998, #23 Feb 2000, #9 Jun 1995
* Alas, Poor Ghost (I), (cl) All Hallows #29, February 2002 [Ref. William Sloane]
* Alas, Poor Ghost: Nights of the Round Table, (cl) All Hallows #19, October 1998 [Ref. Margery Lawrence]
* The Ash-Tree (with Rosemary Pardoe, John Alfred Taylor & Ron Weighell), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #11, 1989
* Blood and Thunder, (ss) Close to the Edge #1, March 1988
* Conkers [Father O'Connor], (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #5, 1983
The Best of Ghosts & Scholars 1986
* Editorial (with Steve Duffy & Rosemary Pardoe), (ed) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #1, March 2002
* The Elbow [Father O'Connor], (ss) Dark Dreams #7, February 1989
* Eton and Kings (Ash-Tree ed), (br) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #10, September 2006
* An Evening's Entertainment (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #18, 1994 [Ref. M. R. James]
* The Executor [Father O'Connor], (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #4, 1982
* The Face, by E.F. Benson, ed. Jack Adrian, (br) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #4, August 2003
* The Fifteenth Evening [Father O'Connor], (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #2, 1980
* The Haunted Baronet and Others: Ghost Stories, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu, (br) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #5, February 2004
* The Haunted Dolls' House (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #16, 1993 [Ref. M. R. James]
* King John's Ditch, (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #12, 1990
* Literary Walking Tours of Gothic Dublin, by Brian J. Showers, (br) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #11, March 2007
* Long Service, (ss)
Weirdly Supernatural #2, 2004; a variant version - the one Derleth rejected!
* Lord of the Flies, (ss) Supernatural Tales #1, 2001
* The Message of the Bells [Father O'Connor], (vi) Holly Bough (Ireland) 1978
Picatrix #1, 1992, as "Tintinnabula"
* The 'Might-Have-Beens', (cl) All Hallows #18, June 1998 [Ref. Mary Fitt]
* M.R. James (BBC4 tv documentary), (mr) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #7, March 2005
* M.R. James's Women, (ar) Ghosts & Scholars #15, 1993
* My Most Treasured Book: The Haunting of Low Fennel, (ar) All Hallows #43, Summer 2007 [Ref. Sax Rohmer]
* The Nearest Thing to a Ghost, (ss) Vollmond #2, 1989
* Not Worth a Hum?, (ss) All Hallows #25, October 2000
* Off the Record or, The Recording Angel [Mr. Batchel], (ss) Dark Dreams #3, December 1985, uncredited.
* One Man Went to Mow [Mr. Batchel], (ss) More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, , 1983
Fantasy and Terror #3, 1984
* Plural, (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #22, 1996
* A Poor Man's M.R. James?, (ar) All Hallows #6, June 1994 [Ref. R. H. Malden]
* Postscript: A Meeting with Tom Rolt, (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #11, 1989
* Providing a Footnote [Mr. Batchel], (ss) More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, , 1983
Fantasy Macabre #6, 1985
* Pua Mana (Sea Breeze), (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #33, 2001
* The Residence at Whitminster (with Rosemary Pardoe, John Alfred Taylor & Ron Weighell), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #13, 1991
* Schalken the Painter and Other Ghosts Stories, by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu (Ash-Tree edition), (br) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #3, January 2003
* Seabury Quinn: A Controversial Entry in the 'James Gang', (ar) Ghosts & Scholars #18, 1994
* Sea Mist, by E.F. Benson, (br) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #8, September 2005
* Some (Further) Remarks on Ghost Stories, (sy) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #10, September 2006
* Spring Drive, (ss) Dark Dreams #8, 1990
* Stories I Have Tried to Write: Annotations (with Rosemary Pardoe, Tina Rath & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #22, 1996 [Ref. M. R. James]
* The Story of a Disappearance and an Appearance (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #14, 1992
* There Was a Man Dwelt by a Churchyard (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #19, 1995 [Ref. M. R. James]
* Tintinnabula [Father O'Connor], (vi) Holly Bough (Ireland) 1978, as "The Message of the Bells"
Picatrix #1, 1992
* Traveller's Fare [Father O'Connor], (ss) Dark Dreams #4, 1986
* Two Doctors (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #15, 1993
* The Uncommon Salt [Father O'Connor], (ss) Ghosts & Scholars #3, 1981
* A View from a Hill (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #17, 1994 [Ref. M. R. James]
* Vox Humana [Mr. Batchel], (ss) More Stoneground Ghost Tales by David G. Rowlands, , 1983, uncredited.
Ghosts & Scholars #11, 1989, uncredited.
* Wailing Well (with Rosemary Pardoe & John Alfred Taylor), (ms) Ghosts & Scholars #20, 1995 [Ref. M. R. James]
* A Warning to the Curious, (ar) Ghosts & Scholars #8 1986, #9 1987, #10 1988, #11 1989, #12 1990, #13 1991, #14 1992
* [letter], (lt) The Ghosts & Scholars M.R. James Newsletter #2 Sep 2002, #3 Jan, #4 Aug 2003, #5 Feb, #6 Sep 2004, #7 Mar, #8 Sep 2005, #9 Mar, #10 Sep 2006, #11 Mar, #12 Sep 2007, #13 Mar, #14 Sep 2008
#16 Oct 2009, #17 Apr, #18 Oct 2010, #19 Apr, #20 Oct 2011, #21 Apr 2012, #25 Apr 2014, #36/37 Nov 2019
Rowlands, Graham (John) (1947- ) (about) (chron.)
* The Checkout, (pm) Ripples #12, 2008
Rowles, D. M. (fl. 1970s-2000s) (chron.)
* Circus, (pm) Owlflight #5, 1986
* Of Molten Wax and Feathers, (pm) Star*Line July/August 2000
* The Persephone Cycle, (pm) Star*Line September/October 1999
* Reunion, (pm) Pandora #3, 1979
* "This Is No Reflection on You", (vi) Pandora #8, 1981
Rowles, Derrick (fl. 1950s-1960s)
* Editor: Authentic Science Fiction #19 Mar 15, #20 Apr 15, #21 May 15, #22 Jun 15 1952
Rowles, George O. (chron.)
* [letter from Virginia], (lt) Fantastic Novels Magazine September 1948
Rowles, John (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
* House Always Wins, (ss) OG's Speculative Fiction #33, November 2011
Rowley, C. Ed (chron.)
* The Black Angel, (ss) Weird Tales March 1928
Rowley, Christopher (B.) (1948- ) (about)
* Golden Sunlands by Ken Brown, (br) Interzone #26, November/December 1988
* Starhammer by Peter T. Garratt, (br) Interzone #22, Winter 1987
* The Vang, The Military Form—A Close Encounter of the Fatal Kind by Ken Brown, (br) Interzone #35, May 1990
Rowley, Mike (fl. 1990s) (chron.)
* The William Gibson Phenomenon, (ar) The Alien Has Landed #3, Winter 1996 [Ref. William Gibson]
Rowling, J. K. (1965- )
* Abridged Too Far: Harry Potter by Alan Heal, (hu) Scifantastic October 2005
* Diana Wynne Jones and J.K. Rowling by Liz Bowyer, (ar) Fables and Reflections #3, September 2002
* Harry Pothole by Allen Ashley, (ss) Dark Horizons #41, Spring 2002
* Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, by J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany, & Jack Thorne; Arthur A. Levine Books, 2016, $29.99 by Charles de Lint, (br) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction January/February 2017
Rowntree, Eric (fl. 2000s) (chron.)
* Reality Check, (ss) Parsec Fall 2000
Rowntree, Robert D. (fl. 1990s-2000s) (chron.)
* Across the Perfume River, (ss) Sci-Fright #2 Apr/May, #3 Jun/Jul 1999
* Armadillo, (ss) Farthing #2, Spring 2006
* Dark Debate (with Simon Clark, Paul Finch, Stephen Gallagher, Tim Lebbon & Lisa Negus), (ms) Terror Tales #1, 2003
* Eat, Drink, and Be…, (ss) Terror Tales #4, 1998
* Expressions, (ss) Dead Things Magazine #2, October/December 1999
* Hall of the Walking God (with David Bell & Lisa Negus), (ss) Unhinged #5, 2000
* Hichman Blinked, (ss) Hadrosaur Tales Volume Twelve ed. David Lee Summers, Hadrosaur Productions, 2001
* Interview: Charles Coleman Finlay (with Lisa Negus), (iv) Ideomancer June 2005 [Ref. Charles Coleman Finlay]
* Interview: David Brin (with Lisa Negus), (iv) Ideomancer May 2004 [Ref. David Brin]
* Interview: Jack McDevitt (with Lisa Negus), (iv) Ideomancer March 2005 [Ref. Jack McDevitt]
* Interview: Larry Niven (with Lisa Negus), (iv) Ideomancer December 2004 [Ref. Larry Niven]
* Interview: Mark Chadbourn (with Lisa Negus), (iv) Ideomancer March 2006 [Ref. Mark Chadbourn]
* Interview: Stephen Baxter (with Lisa Negus), (iv) Ideomancer September 2005 [Ref. Stephen Baxter]
* Iridium Memories, (pm) Sci-Fright #1, February/March 1999
* Pump Fiction, (ss) Sci-Fright #6, 2000
* Purple Haze: A Tale of Pigeons, Dogs n' Cats, (vi) Dead Things Magazine #5, October/December 2000
Rowser, A. L. (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
* Strange Mechanisms, (ss) Bourbon Penn #15, March 2018
Rowson, Stanley I. (chron.)
* Politician, (nv) Other Worlds Science Stories #13, September 1955
Roy, Archie; [i.e., Archibald Edminston Roy] (1924-2012) (about) (chron.)
* The Big Jump, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction #69, May 15 1956
* Cinderella of the Skies, (ar) Nebula Science Fiction #33, August 1958
Nebula Science Fiction (US) #33, December 1958
* The Design of the Space-Station, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #61, September 15 1955
* The Development of the Lunar Base, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #68, April 15 1956
* First Steps to the Space-Station, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #59, July 15 1955
* Flying Footballs, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #63, November 15 1955, as by A. E. R.
* Galactic Outposts, (ar) Nebula Science Fiction #30, May 1958
Nebula Science Fiction (US) #30, September 1958
* Half-Way Camps, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #58, June 15 1955
* Laboratory in Space, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #62, October 15 1955
* Laboratory in Space, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #63, November 15 1955
* Life as We Know It, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #61, September 15 1955, as by A. E. R.
* The Martian Enigma, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction #70, June 15 1956
* Morning and Evening Star, (ar) Nebula Science Fiction #27, February 1958
* The Nearest Star, (ar) Nebula Science Fiction #38, January 1959
Nebula Science Fiction (US) #38, May 1959
* A New Guide to the Heavens, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #64, December 15 1955, as by A. E. R.
* Nova and Supernova, (ar) Nebula Science Fiction #35, October 1958
Nebula Science Fiction (US) #35, February 1959
* Objective—The Moon, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #65, January 15 1956
* Our Nearest Neighbour, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #66, February 15 1956
* Project Moonbase, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #67, March 15 1956
* The Satellite Vehicles, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #60, August 15 1955
* Space Medicine, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #64, December 15 1955
* The Spacesuit Is Here, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #66, February 15 1956, as by A. E. R.
* Tapping the Sun, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #62, October 15 1955, as by A. E. R.
* The Way to the Planets:
* ___ 1. Half-Way Camps, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #58, June 15 1955
* ___ 2—First Steps to the Space-Station, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #59, July 15 1955
* ___ 3—The Satellite Vehicles, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #60, August 15 1955
* ___ 4—The Design of the Space-Station, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #61, September 15 1955
* ___ 5—Laboratory in Space, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #62, October 15 1955
* ___ 5—Laboratory in Space, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #63, November 15 1955
* ___ 7—Space Medicine, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #64, December 15 1955
* ___ 8—Objective—The Moon, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #65, January 15 1956
* ___ 9—Our Nearest Neighbour, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #66, February 15 1956
* ___ 10—Project Moonbase, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #67, March 15 1956
* ___ 11—The Development of the Lunar Base, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction Monthly #68, April 15 1956
* ___ 12—The Big Jump, (ar) Authentic Science Fiction #69, May 15 1956
Roy, Archie N. (chron.)
* Azrael's Atonement, (ss) Fantasy Macabre #9, 1987
* Dreams of Fire and Death, (vi) Fantasy and Terror #7, 1985
* The Kiss, (ss) Fantasy Macabre #10, 1988
* The Lady of the Desert, (vi) Fantasy and Terror #8, 1986
* Pruning the Flowers, (vi) Fantasy and Terror #3, 1984
* The Visit, (ss) Fantasy Macabre #11, 1988
Roy, Daniel (fl. 2010s-2020s) (chron.)
* Forever and a Life, (ss) Metaphorosis April 2019
* Schrödinger's Suicide, (ss) Perihelion March 12 2015
* The Sum of Broken Parts, (ss) Swords and Sorcery Magazine #100, June 2020
* The Virus Dreams, (ss) Polar Borealis January/February 2018
Roy, Eileen (fl. 1980s-2000s) (chron.)
* Corn Dolly, (ss) Rod Serling's The Twilight Zone Magazine July 1981
* A Roux of Fat and Sugar, (vi) Pandora #5, 1980
* [letter from Fullerton, CA], (lt) Analog Science Fiction and Fact April 2000
Roy, Fabien (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
* Resignation, (ss) Nebula Rift v2 #8, 2014
Roy, Ina (chron.)
* Bats, (ss) The Silver Web #10, Fall/Winter 1993
* Venus, (ss) Prisoners of the Night #7, 1993
Roy, John Flint (1913-1987) (chron.)
* Limericks: Barsoomian, (pm) Amra v2 #46, 1968
* [limerick], (pm) Amra v2 #71, 1982
Roy, Lauren M. (fl. 2010s) (about) (chron.)
* The Eleventh Hour, (vi) Fireside Magazine #25, July 2015
* Ex Astris, (vi) Fireside Magazine #9, January 2014
* In Memoriam: Lady Fantastic, (ss) Fireside Magazine #35, August 2016
Roy, Melinda (fl. 2010s) (chron.)
* On Caterpillars, (ss) Augur Magazine v1 #3, 2018
Roy, Purbasha (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
* Reflecting, (pm) Space and Time #142, Fall/Winter 2022
Roy, Rhea (fl. 2020s) (chron.)
* The Storyteller, (ss) Khōréō v2 #3, 2022
Roy, Sankar (chron.)
* Be patient, don't try to open your eyes, (pm) The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Autumn 2007
* Elegy for an Astronaut, (pm) The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Autumn 2007
* My Friend Albert…, (pm) Leading Edge #53, April 2007
* They pass a dwarf star around like a bottle of rum, (pm) Strange Horizons August 24 2009
* This time of the year, a UFO casts its probes, (pm) The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Autumn 2012
* This time of the year, fog drapes the valley, (pm) The Magazine of Speculative Poetry Autumn 2012


Hilton St Anne's Manor I was fortunate enough to be invited to stay at Hilton St Annes Manor in Bracknell. The country house hotel set in beautiful grounds has a generous carpark and the link to the M4 corridor is excellent making Heathrow Airport only 30 minutes by car. Bracknell and Wokingham train stations are just a couple of miles and offer direct trains to London Waterloo in just over an hour. My partner and I found the staff welcoming and accommodating especially the Duty Manager, he is an asset to Hilton. Not only was he courteous and professional with us we watched him interacting with other guests and nothing was too much trouble. We stayed in a newly refurbished deluxe room which was tastefully decorated, the bathroom was very nice! The standard and family rooms, whilst not having been refurbished, were completely acceptable, clean and perfect for leisure and conference guests alike. St Annes has 10 conference rooms holding a maximum of 250 delegates making it perfect for meetings, conferences or a wedding! The Sunningdale Suite I particularly admired with plenty of natural daylight and direct access to the grounds and terrace. The public areas were kept tidy and the conservatory was an especially pleasant spot to check emails, read materials or even have a cream tea! The restaurant is light and airy and offers a good choice for dinner and a buffet for breakfast. Overall this venue, in my opinion, offers everything one would need if attending a conference. The highlight for me was the swimming pool and jacuzzi! A fabulous way to start or end the day whether you are there for business or leisure. If you are planning an event why not contact us and see how we can help.


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Pilot scheme helping prevent women with low level mental ill health from reoffending
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A pilot scheme in Northamptonshire is helping to divert women offenders with low-level mental health problems away from prison and provide them with treatment options in the community to reduce the likelihood that they will reoffend.
The programme is backed by the Ministry of Justice, Department of Health and Social Care, NHS England and Public Health England with the aim of increasing the use of a community sentences for Mental Health, Drug and Alcohol Treatment Requirements. Northamptonshire is one of five test areas where agencies have come together to create a health programme that identifies and supports people whose offending can be tackled by treatment rather than a short prison sentence.
The Northamptonshire pilot is focussing specifically on women. High numbers of women in the county – 72% – were being sent to custody for non-violent crime and 84% of these sentences were less than 12 months long. National figures also show that around 70% of prisoners and 40% of people on probation have a mental health issue
Pictured: The multi-agency steering group involved in the pilot
The Mental Health Treatment Requirement has been available to Magistrates and Judges as one of 13 community sentencing options for some time but has rarely been used. The Northamptonshire pilot project was set up to establish health and social care support in the community to help divert women who have committed offences away from custody, where they have mental health, substance misuse issues.
The Northamptonshire testbed has seen a wide number of agencies working together to establish a jointly-run programme that supports magistrates and Judges by identifying appropriate offenders to receive treatment within the community.
It is believed to be the first UK site to offer a holistic approach for women, with a partnership of agencies providing appropriate support to an offender sentenced to a community order that will address the reasons for offending, along with improving their mental health and life chances. The sentence also means that the woman will, alongside support for her mental health needs, will receive dedicated social, practical and emotional support from the local women's centre.
If successful, the pilot could be extended to all suitable adults.
Mignon French JP is the Programme Manager for the national programme. She said:
"We are delighted that Northamptonshire has embraced the treatment requirement protocol, which is resulting a significant improvements in the way women are being sentenced, clinically treated and supported in the community. The aim of the protocol is to tackling the reasons why they are offending, reducing/stopping their offending, improving their health and social care life chances, not only for the women in treatment but for their children and families as well. We look forward to supporting the Northampton testbed in the future and wider availability of the treatment requirements."
So far, 79 women in Northamptonshire have been assessed to see if they are suitablee for the programme and 50 have been sentenced to it. The first 11 have completed the sentence.
Northamptonshire Police and Crime Commissioner Stephen Mold and his office were key in pulling the pilot scheme together:
"This programme aims to break the cycle of reoffending by providing effective treatment to tackle the problems that are leading a woman into crime. Short term prison sentences do nothing to deal with the root causes of crime and I believe that where people have particular problems such as mental illness, we should not only seek justice but support them to turn their lives around too."
As part of this project, Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust works alongside probation and voluntary organisations to assess women who meet the criteria for the scheme.
Dr Sunil Lad, Principal Counselling Psychologist at NHFT and Clinical Lead of this project said:
"This has been an exciting project to be part of. We have been helping women who are in contact with the criminal justice system having experienced adverse life events resulting in developing unhelpful ways of coping. We are able to better understand how they come into these difficulties and have introduced them to different ways of coping.
"It's great to be part of this where we are stopping people going into prison for low level offending which has no evidence of reducing risk, but instead is likely to exacerbate difficulties."
Dr Lad added that the assessment work undertaken by NHFT provides an insight into the mental health and behaviour of women given the Mental Health Treatment Referral, and has shown decreases in their levels of anxiety and depression.
Northamptonshire's pilot scheme will be evaluated by the University of Northampton and the results fed back to the Ministry of Justice.


Missions…is it the central theme of scripture? Debates, theologies, philosophies and dogmas have been created, destroyed, and propagated based upon what men have supposed to be the central theme of the Bible. I will not attempt to convince you that Missions is the pinnacle of scripture, but rather that it is the plan of God for every believer.
These pages will be my rants, my opinions and my prejudices about missions and ministry. I suspect that one day, standing before a living God, who judges all thoughts and deeds, I will have a perspective that is more balanced and more full of grace than anything that will find itself recorded in these virtual pages. However, until that day, I can only be faithful to that passionate fire that burns within me. It is a burning passion stoked by the grace show to me by a loving God. This fiery zeal compels me to not only dare myself, but other disciples, to show the same mercy that has been show to us, to those dark souls, who have yet to be illuminated by the Light of Christ Jesus Our Lord.
Note for the reader: When I write the term Missions, I will be speaking specifically of foreign missions. When I wish to refer to domestic missions (even cross-cultural home missions) I will denote that within the text by referring to it as home missions.


Content is everything, but creating content without knowing what are you doing, just for the sake of it leads nowhere. There are many different types of content and all of them have their advantages and disadvantages. Not all content is right for you or your business.
In this video I answer the Why, How and What of content creation. Should you create content? How to make it work, and how to create content that the audience will want to consume? What kind of content is right for you or your business.
Check out the episode and let me know what you think – comment or write to me.
Also, if you are interested in animation explainer videos, check out Solutium.


Mackay senior citizen Rae Halpin gives her thoughts on the upcoming federal election.
This federal election who will win your vote?
Many people have different reasons for choosing who will get the number one next to their name.
On August 21st Australia is off to the polls for another federal election and will make a choice between Labor Prime Minister Julia Gillard the Liberals' Tony Abbott.
While analysts continue to bark out commentary throughout the campaign the average person is making their own minds up on who will get their vote.
For Rae Halpin she wants to see standards of living protected to ensure her senior years are comfortable.
She talked us through what else is on her mind in the lead up to the 2010 federal election.


(KNZA)--No major damage was reported following a fire at a Hiawatha hotel Monday afternoon.
The Hiawatha Fire Department was called to the Best Western Hotel located on East Lodge Road shortly after 2:40.
Upon arrival, Fire Department Public information Officer Jordanne Shockley says the fire was on the south side of the hotel.
She said it was a small fire and extinguished quickly. Shockley said there was smoke damage inside the hotel.
The cause of the fire remains under investigation and no other information is being released at this time.
Assisting at the scene were the Robinson Fire Department, Squad 48, Town and Country EMS and Hiawatha Police Department.


Most significantly, the Supplemental Proposal would (i) provide processes for designated contract markets and swap execution facilities (collectively, the exchanges) to recognize certain types of positions as bona fide hedges and to grant exemptions from federal position limits for certain spread positions and (ii) amend certain relevant definitions, including the definition of bona fide hedging. The Supplemental Proposal would also delay the requirement that the exchanges establish and monitor position limits on swaps when they lack access to sufficient swap position information. In the interim, the CFTC would monitor position limits for swaps.
New Processes for Exchange Recognition of Bona Fide Hedges and Exemption of Spread Positions. The definition of bona fide hedging for purposes of the CFTC's position limits, as proposed to be revised, includes an enumerated list of strategies that qualify as bona fide hedging positions and therefore are exempt from the limits.4 Under the 2013 Proposal, a market participant seeking an exemption from the position limits for hedging transactions not enumerated in CFTC rules (non-enumerated hedges) would need to either request an interpretive letter from the CFTC staff pursuant to CFTC Regulation 140.99 or file a petition with the CFTC pursuant to Section 4a(a)(7) of the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA). The 2013 Proposal would have also required market participants seeking to rely on an exemption for an enumerated anticipatory bona fide hedge to file a request with the CFTC in advance of relying on the exemption. With respect to spread positions, the 2013 Proposal would have permitted the exchanges to grant exemptions from exchange-set limits (but not federal limits) for certain spread transactions.
The comment period for the Supplemental Proposal closed on July 13, 2016.
On May 3, 2016, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (Federal Reserve Board) proposed a rule that would require U.S. top-tier bank holding companies identified as global systemically important banking institutions (GSIBs) and the U.S. operations of foreign GSIBs (each, a covered entity) to amend qualified financial contracts (QFCs) – which include commodity contracts, forward contracts, and swap agreements – to prevent early termination when a GSIB enters bankruptcy or a resolution process.12 First, a covered entity would generally be required to ensure that QFCs to which it is a party, including QFCs entered into outside the United States, provide that any default rights and restrictions on the transfer of the QFCs are limited to the same extent as they would be under the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Federal Deposit Insurance Act. Second, a covered entity would generally be prohibited from being a party to QFCs that would allow a QFC counterparty to exercise default rights against the covered entity based on the entry of a resolution proceeding under Dodd-Frank, the Federal Deposit Insurance Act or any other resolution proceeding of an affiliate of the covered entity. The Federal Reserve Board stated that the purpose of the proposed rule is to provide stability in times of potential financial crisis, consistent with Dodd-Frank's focus on minimizing the risks of GSIBs to the global financial system. Under the proposed rule, GSIBs may comply with the new requirements by using QFCs that have been modified by the International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) 2015 Universal Resolution Stay Protocol. The Resolution Stay Protocol permits adhering parties to amend ISDA master agreements to (i) include the necessary stay provisions; (ii) allow for the cross-border reach of special resolution regimes; and (iii) ensure that, consistent with the proposed rule, resolution will be governed by the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. On the same day, the ISDA published its Resolution Stay Jurisdictional Modular Protocol (Jurisdictional Modular Protocol), which complements the Resolution Stay Protocol. While both protocols are intended to help ensure the preservation of transactions between banking organizations that become subject to resolution or reorganization proceedings, the Jurisdictional Modular Protocol would permit parties to specify the resolution regimes through country-specific modules. Comments on the proposed rule are due August 5, 2016.
On June 9, 2016, the CFTC proposed to subject an additional group of interest rate swaps denominated in nine specified currencies to mandatory clearing.13 The proposed additional swaps for mandatory clearing are the first since the implementation of mandatory clearing for certain index credit default swaps and interest rate swaps back in March 2013. Specifically, the CFTC proposed to amend CFTC Regulation 50.4(a) to add a requirement to clear fixed-to-floating interest rate swaps denominated in nine additional currencies in which the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Inc., Eurex Clearing AG, LCH.Clearnet Ltd., and Singapore Exchange Derivatives Clearing Ltd., each a CFTC-registered derivatives clearing organization (DCO), clear interest rate swaps. The nine additional currencies are the Australian dollar, Canadian dollar, Hong Kong dollar, Mexican peso, Norwegian krone, Polish zloty, Singapore dollar, Swedish krona and Swiss franc. In addition, certain basis swaps denominated in Australian dollars would also have to be centrally cleared. The proposed rule would apply to all market participants entering into any of the proposed covered swaps. The proposed rule would not apply where the market participant has an exception (such as the end-user exception) or exemption (such as the inter-affiliate exemption). Although the CFTC phased in compliance with the first swaps-clearing requirement, the CFTC proposed not to phase in compliance with the proposed additional interest rate swaps, as the CFTC believes that most market participants that would be subject to the proposed clearing requirement already clear the types of interest rate swaps subject to the existing clearing requirement.
The comment period for the proposed rule amendments closed on July 18, 2016.
The definition of a "U.S. person" as set forth in the Cross-Border Rules differs from the U.S. person definition provided by the CFTC in its 2013 Interpretive Guidance and Policy Statement Regarding Compliance with Certain Swap Regulations (2013 Guidance) in several respects.19 Among other things, the CFTC eliminated the U.S. majority ownership prong that was included in the 2013 Guidance for funds or other collective investment vehicles. In addition, the definition includes certain legal entities owned by one or more U.S. persons and for which such persons bear unlimited responsibility for the obligations and liabilities of the legal entity, without the requirement from the 2013 Guidance that the entity be majority owned by one or more U.S. persons.
Circumstances in Which Substituted Compliance Is Available. Compliance with the margin requirements of a foreign jurisdiction in lieu of the Margin Requirements (i.e., general substituted compliance) would be available for non-U.S. CSEs (including Foreign Consolidated Subsidiaries)20 that are not guaranteed by U.S. persons, with respect to uncleared swaps with any counterparty that is not a U.S. CSE or a U.S. Guaranteed CSE.21 If a counterparty is a U.S. CSE or U.S. Guaranteed CSE, the swap is subject to the Margin Requirements (see above).
On June 10, 2016, the CFTC's Division of Market Oversight held a public roundtable meeting to discuss certain elements of the CFTC's proposed Regulation Automated Trading (Regulation AT). During the roundtable meeting, industry panelists argued that (i) the proposed definitions of Direct Electronic Access (DEA) and AT Person were overly broad (as proposed, AT Person would include futures commission merchants (FCMs), floor traders, swap dealers, major swap participants, commodity pool operators, commodity trading advisors and introducing brokers); (ii) risk control parameters on AT Persons should be introduced but should emphasize the role of Designated Contract Markets (DCMs) and de-emphasize the role of FCMs; (iii) the rules should not distinguish third-party algorithms from those developed internally; and (iv) the requirement placed on AT Persons to maintain and provide access to a source code repository should be revised to only require AT Persons to maintain their source code.27 Following the roundtable meeting, the CFTC reopened the comment period to seek comments related to the announced roundtable agenda and any topics that arose during the roundtable. The CFTC sought additional comments regarding alternatives to (i) the definition of DEA; (ii) the definition of AT Person; (iii) certain regulatory requirements placed on AT Persons; (iv) requirements when using third-party algorithms or systems; and (v) source code access and retention.28 The day before reopening the comment period for Regulation AT, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad indicated his willingness to introduce Regulation AT "in phases," with a priority on issuing a final rule related to risk controls this year.
The comment period was reopened from June 10 through June 24, 2016.
The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC) has recently (i) released a review of systemic risk posed by the asset management industry; (ii) filed an appeal with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit seeking the reversal of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia's (the District Court) ruling in MetLife, Inc. v. Financial Stability Oversight Council 29; and (iii) voted to remove an entity's designation as a systemically important financial institution (SIFI) for the first time since the label was created. Because FSOC is sometimes referred to as a "super regulator" with responsibility for monitoring systemic risk across the financial markets, many participants in the financial markets, including CPOs, CTAs and other asset managers, watch FSOC developments closely for their potential impact on future U.S. financial regulation.
Liquidity and Redemption. The Update addressed financial stability risks when underlying asset liquidity does not match investors' redemption rights and emphasized liquidity and redemption as particular risks for mutual funds. In order to mitigate the financial stability risks caused by liquidity and redemption risks, FSOC recommended that (i) funds develop robust liquidity management practices, which include a response to stress scenarios; (ii) regulators establish limits on mutual funds' ability to hold illiquid assets; (iii) funds be subjected to enhanced disclosure of their liquidity profiles and liquidity risk management practices; (iv) funds be encouraged to allocate more of the redemption costs to redeeming shareholders; (v) regulators perform additional analysis of external financing and events that trigger the use of external financing; and (vi) regulators consider what measures would reduce liquidity and redemption risks in Collective Investment Funds (CIFs) and similar pooled investment vehicles.
Leverage. The Update addressed financial stability risks posed by funds' use of leverage, with a particular focus on hedge funds. FSOC announced the formation of an interagency working group to assess (i) the use of leverage in the hedge fund industry and any potential risks to financial stability; (ii) the sufficiency of existing data and how it could be improved or modified; and (iii) standards governing how leverage is measured.
Operations. FSOC considered whether disruptions by service providers could present risks to the broader financial system. The Update noted that FSOC will further evaluate those operational risks that could cause significant losses and disrupt market functioning. Specifically, FSOC will focus its evaluation on (i) the concentration of service providers; (ii) the level of outsourcing of particular services; and (iii) the complexity of the infrastructure and activities supported by such providers.
Securities Lending. The Update addressed the financial stability risks posed by securities lending transactions. FSOC praised member agencies' current efforts to collect data on securities lending activities, and suggested (i) a permanent data collection program to assess the securities lending activities of a greater number of market participants and (ii) that member agencies work with foreign counterparts to enhance data collection efforts across a number of jurisdictions.
Resolvability and Transition Planning. The Update addressed the financial stability risks posed by the resolution or liquidation of an asset management entity, focusing on how resolution and liquidation challenges could amplify the transmission of risks related to liquidity and redemption or leverage. FSOC emphasized advance planning by asset managers to mitigate any resolvability or transition risks, and noted that the SEC staff is working to develop a proposed rule that would require investment advisers to create and maintain transition plans that address, among other things, a major disruption in their business.
Various amicus briefs have been filed to date. MetLife's appellate brief is due August 15, 2016.
On June 29, 2016, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Mark Warner and Congressman Elijah Cummings introduced the Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act.36 According to the fact sheet prepared to accompany the bill, the bill seeks to strengthen derivatives oversight by (i) directing the CFTC to collect user fees from financial firms to cover its budget, similar to what the SEC does; (ii) updating the CFTC's enforcement authority so the agency can impose civil penalties on firms that break the law and can deter misconduct by repeat offenders; (iii) closing the "cross-border loophole," which, according to the bill's sponsors, currently allows big financial firms with operations abroad to avoid key CFTC requirements; (iv) ending the exemption of certain foreign exchange swaps from CFTC jurisdiction; and (v) improving data sharing between financial firms and the CFTC and between the CFTC and other financial regulators. The fact sheet also describes certain provisions of the bill as protecting taxpayers by (i) ending the favorable treatment of derivatives in bankruptcy, thus creating an incentive for private parties to better assess the risk of the derivatives contracts; (ii) requiring the posting of initial margin in inter-affiliate swaps; (iii) banning the use of closeout netting for purposes of calculating minimum capital requirements; and (iv) requiring the CFTC and other financial regulators to issue a report addressing concerns about derivatives clearinghouses.
On June 23, 2016, the citizens of the United Kingdom (UK) voted to leave the European Union (the departure of the UK from the European Union is referred to as the Brexit). The following day, CFTC Chairman Timothy Massad issued a statement saying, "Following the United Kingdom's vote to leave the European Union, the CFTC is closely monitoring the derivatives markets and working with the exchanges and clearinghouses to ensure that they function properly and with integrity. While there is significant volatility, the markets we oversee are currently functioning normally."37 ISDA also issued a statement calling the Brexit vote a "momentous decision" that will have "significant implications for financial markets."38 That said, with respect to derivatives documentation, ISDA stressed that the Brexit vote "will not have an immediate impact on the legal certainty of existing derivatives contracts, nor will it require any immediate contractual change or action from counterparties. Once the UK government serves formal notice of its intention to withdraw, the UK will continue to remain a member of the EU for at least two years. During that time, existing European treaties, directives and regulations will remain in force." Currently, it is not possible to predict what, if any, specific Brexit-related adjustments will need to be made to cleared derivatives documentation, but once greater clarity develops with respect to the post-Brexit regime, such arrangements will need to be further assessed.
On June 22, 2016, the Financial Stability Board (FSB), which was established in April 2009 by the G-20 in response to the 2008 financial crisis, published for public consultation "Proposed Policy Recommendations to Address Structural Vulnerabilities from Asset Management Activities."39 In particular, the FSB is charged with studying potential financial stability risks from structural vulnerabilities associated with asset management activities. The recommendations reflect FSB's study of the asset management industry since March 2015. The proposal recognizes that evidence it has reviewed suggests that most open-ended funds have been generally resilient and, with the exception of some money market funds, have not created financial stability concerns in recent periods of stress and heightened volatility. Nonetheless, the FSB wishes to understand and address financial stability risks associated with the asset management sector, including developments relating to increased investments in less actively traded asset classes through open-end funds that offer daily redemption.
The FSB proposal seeks comment on four principal areas of concern which it has identified as "structural vulnerabilities" associated with asset management activities, the first two of which the FSB considers key vulnerabilities: (i) liquidity mismatch between fund investments and redemption terms and conditions for fund units; (ii) leverage within investment funds; (iii) operational risk and challenges in transferring investment mandates in stressed conditions; and (iv) securities lending activities of asset managers and funds. The proposal sets out 14 proposed policy recommendations to address structural vulnerabilities from asset management activities that could potentially present financial stability risks. The policy recommendations to address leverage within investment funds are meant to apply to all types of funds that may use leverage, including through the use of derivatives.
Comments on the proposal are due September 21, 2016.
Commencing with filings due after September 30, 2016, the NFA will impose a fine of $200 per day on CPO and CTA members that fail to file timely quarterly and annual reports. Registered CPOs are required to file Form PQR within 60 days of each calendar quarter-end (for quarters ending in March, June and September) and within either 60 or 90 days of the end of each calendar year (depending on the size of the CPO). Registered CTAs are required to file Form PR within 45 days of each calendar quarter-end.
The authors would like to thank Christofer A. Malloy and Dean W. Barr for their assistance in preparing this alert.
4 Proposed CFTC Regulation 150.1(3).
5 Proposed CFTC Regulations 150.9 through 150.11. The enumerated anticipatory bona fide hedge positions that would be eligible for recognition are unfilled anticipated requirements, unsold anticipated production, anticipated royalties, anticipated service contract payments or receipts, and anticipatory cross-commodity hedges. Proposed CFTC Regulation 150.11(a)(1). Spreads for which the exchanges may grant exemptions include calendar spreads, quality differential spreads, processing spreads and product or by-product differential spreads. Proposed CFTC Regulation 150.10(b)(2).
6 Proposed CFTC Regulation 150.9(a)(1). Section 4a(c)(2) of the CEA generally requires the CFTC to define a bona fide hedging position as a position that (a)(1) is a substitute for activity in the physical marketing channel, (2) is economically appropriate to the reduction of risk, and (3) arises from the potential change in value of current or anticipated assets, liabilities or services); or (b) reduces the risk of a swap that was executed opposite a counterparty for which such swap would satisfy the three tests set forth in (a). More detailed requirements applicable to the exchanges and market participants seeking exemptions are set forth in the Supplemental Proposal, supra note 1.
7 Proposed CFTC Regulation 150.10(a). The policy objectives set forth in Section 4a(a)(3)(B) of the CEA are (i) to diminish, eliminate, or prevent excessive speculation; (ii) to deter and prevent market manipulation, squeezes, and corners; (iii) to ensure sufficient market liquidity for bona fide hedgers; and (iv) to ensure that the price discovery function of the underlying market is not disrupted.
8 Proposed CFTC Regulations 150.9(a), 150.10(a) and 150.11(a).
9 Proposed CFTC Regulations 150.9(a)(4), 150.10(a)(4) and 150.11(a)(3)(i).
10 Proposed CFTC Regulations 150.9(d), 150.10(d) and 150.11(d).
11 See supra note 6 for a description of Section 4a(c)(2).
14 The Prudential Regulators are the Federal Reserve System, the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Farm Credit Administration and the Federal Housing Finance Agency.
documents/file/2016-12612a.pdf (Cross-Border Adopting Release). For more detail regarding the Margin Requirements, which were published on January 6, 2016, see Peter M. Hong and Nicole Simon, Quarterly Review: CFTC & NFA Developments For CPOs, CTAs and Other Asset Managers (April 2016), http://www.stradley.com/insights/publications/2016/04/ctfc-alert-april-2016.
16 Cross-Border Adopting Release, supra note 15, at 34,827.
(vii) an individual account or joint account (discretionary or not) where the beneficial owner (or one of the beneficial owners in the case of a joint account) is a person described in paragraphs (a)(10)(i) through (vi) of this section.
20 For purposes of the Cross-Border Rules, a Foreign Consolidated Subsidiary is defined as a non-U.S. CSE in which an ultimate parent entity that is a U.S. person has a controlling financial interest, in accordance with U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP), such that the U.S. ultimate parent entity includes the non-U.S. CSE's operating results, financial position and statement of cash flows in the U.S. ultimate parent entity's consolidated financial statements, in accordance with U.S. GAAP. CFTC Regulation 23.160(a)(1).
26 More specifically, initial margin requirements under them will be phased in starting September 1, 2016, and ending September 1, 2020, with entities engaged in higher volumes of swap activity having earlier compliance dates. Variation margin requirements are effective as of September 1, 2016, for entities with the highest volume of swap activity and March 1, 2017, for the rest.
28 CFTC Reopens Comment Period for Certain Elements of Regulation AT, PR7392-16, (June 16, 2016), http://www.cftc.gov/PressRoom/PressReleases/pr7392-16.
29 No. 15–0045, 2016 WL 1391569 (D.D.C. Mar. 30, 2016).
32 MetLife, 2016 WL 1391569, supra note 30.
33 For additional background regarding the MetLife case, see our Quarterly Review for the first quarter of 2016, supra note 15.
34 Brief for Appellant Financial Stability Oversight Council, MetLife, Inc. v. Financial Stability Oversight Council, 16-5086 (June 16, 2016).
36 Derivatives Oversight and Taxpayer Protection Act, H.R. 5592, 114th Cong. 2d. Sess. (2016).
39 Financial Stability Board, "Proposed Policy Recommendations to Address Structural Vulnerabilities from Asset Management Activities" (June 22, 2016), http://www.fsb.org/wp-content/uploads/FSB-Asset-Management-Consultative-Document.pdf.


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