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Westpac receives APRA response to its Culture, Governance and Accountability self-assessment process
From Westpac Group
Brian Hartzer
Westpac Group yesterday received APRA's response to its Culture, Governance and Accountability (CGA) self-assessment process. In its response, APRA has decided to apply an additional $500 million to Westpac's operational risk capital requirement.
This follows APRA concluding that Westpac was required to improve its management and oversight of non-financial risk. The additional capital requirement will remain in place until APRA is satisfied that Westpac has completed its action plan.
A summary of the CGA self-assessment's findings was included in Westpac's 2019 Interim Results Presentation and Investor Discussion Pack. The summary included key findings and outlined Westpac's action plans across five areas: Board and executive governance, risk and compliance, customer, remuneration and accountability, and culture.
Westpac's CGA self-assessment was undertaken by a joint team of Westpac employees and consultants from global management consulting firm, Oliver Wyman, and was submitted to APRA in November 2018. Westpac has today released a full copy of its CGA self-assessment on its website,
The $500m requirement, to be applied through an increase in risk weighted assets, will apply from 30 September 2019. This change is expected to reduce Westpac's Level 2 common equity tier 1 (CET1) capital ratio by approximately 16 basis points. Westpac's CET1 capital ratio at 31 March 2019 was 10.64%.
Westpac Group CEO Brian Hartzer, said: "The CGA self-assessment was a valuable exercise. We acknowledge the need to improve non-financial risk management and oversight and we are working to resolve the issues raised.
"Our Board and senior executives are committed to addressing the shortfalls identified in the report and will continue to provide regular updates on our progress."
Westpac Group Chief Risk Officer, David Stephen, is leading a program of work, overseen by the Board, to implement the self-assessment's recommendations. To date, around 20% of the recommendations have been implemented.
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Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) is mourning the loss of past national president and former executive director Homer S. Townsend Jr., who passed away on Feb 20. He was 63
Homer S. Townsend Jr. dedicated 41 years of his life to PVA, serving the organization in many capacities, from the chapter level to national, including as the organization's 31st national president from October 1998 to September 2000.
"The passing of Homer S. Townsend Jr., is a tremendous loss for Paralyzed Veterans of America and for every veteran and person with disability for whom he dedicated his life and career to defending," says Al Kovach Jr., PVA national president. "In addition to his military service to this country, he was a staunch advocate of civil rights and veteran's benefits. He leaves an unmatched legacy. We are deeply saddened by his passing and add our own sincere condolences to those being sent from around the country by friends, family, and colleagues."
Since his passing, many leaders in the veteran community have offered their condolences and remembered his long career serving veterans and all people with disabilities.
"Homer was always a strong advocate for Paralyzed Veterans of America, and all veterans, but he always advocated in a constructive and positive way, focused on better outcomes for veterans rather than his own standing. It was never about Homer. It was always about the veterans he served," says Robert McDonald, U.S. Secretary of the Department of Veterans Affairs.
"Homer epitomized the best of America. His service to PVA and our nation's veterans was extraordinary. He will be missed," says former VA Secretary Anthony Principi.
Homer S. Townsend Jr., being presented with a Vietnam War service pin during last year's PVA Board of Director's meeting in Phoenix, Ariz. Photo Christopher DiVirgilio.
"Homer Townsend Jr. demonstrated the true meaning of lifelong service. His years of honorable service in the U.S. Marine Corps, tenure as Paralyzed Veterans President, and term as Paralyzed Veterans Executive Director distinguish him as one of our most highly regarded champions. His intellect, inimitable style, and political savvy made him a one-of-a-kind mentor to me. He left his mark on all of us, particularly those charged with carrying the organization forward, and the arc of our potential is directly attributed to his leadership. While he will be missed in body, his presence and influence will be deeply embedded in our organizational character as we look ahead," says Paralyzed Veterans Acting Executive Director Sherman Gillums Jr.
Townsend first volunteered as acting executive director of Paralyzed Veterans in 2006. That same year he was awarded Paralyzed Veterans' Speedy Award, the organization's highest honor, in recognition of his significant contributions to improving the lives of America's paralyzed veterans. He remained executive director, after being officially appointed to the position in 2008, until his recent retirement this past January. He also served as the first Chairman of the Paralyzed Veterans' Field Advisory Committee, advocating for the VA Spinal Cord Injury/Disease (SCI/D) system of care.
A disability rights champion, early in his career, while serving as Arizona chapter executive vice president, he was responsible for bringing the Access to the Skies Conference out of Washington, D.C. to Phoenix, where thanks to his hard work advocacy it grew from 40 attendees to more than 200, bringing light to the access problems individuals with disabilities face when traveling.
In addition to his work with PVA, Townsend also served as a member of the President's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities, the Arizona Governor's Committee on Employment of Persons with Disabilities (1992-96), and the Mesa Mayor's Committee on Handicap Awareness for six years, two of which he served as chair of the committee. He was presented the key to the city by the mayor for his dedicated service.
Originally from Woodland, Maine, Townsend joined the U.S. Marine Corps in November 1969, where he served as an aircraft electrician for 5½ years. He sustained a spinal cord injury as a result of a motor vehicle accident in 1974, and was medically retired from the Marine Corps in 1975 at the rank of staff sergeant.
Townsend is survived by his son, Dale, and his three grandchildren, as well as his brother, Harold, and sister, Terry Townsend.
A viewing for Townsend will be held from 6-9 p.m. on Wednesday, March 2 at Murphy Funeral Home (4510 Wilson Blvd., Arlington, Va). The memorial service will take place at 9 a.m. on Friday, March 4 at Murphy Funeral Home, followed by the interment at at 1 p.m at Quantico National Cemetery. For detailed information regarding the Townsend services, click HERE.
Flowers may be sent to Murphy Funeral Home to arrive on Wednesday, March 2. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Paralyzed Veterans of America, 801 18th Street NW, Washington, DC 20006.
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Premiership clubs working towards resuming 2019-20 season in July
All 12 Premiership teams have nine regular-season matches left to play following the suspension of the season in MarchClubs in rugby union's Premiership are working towards a best-case scenario of returning to action on the weekend of 3-5 July and accept midweek games would be needed, BBC Sport understands.The plans involve a month of training…
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All 12 Premiership teams have nine regular-season matches left to play following the suspension of the season in March
Clubs in rugby union's Premiership are working towards a best-case scenario of returning to action on the weekend of 3-5 July and accept midweek games would be needed, BBC Sport understands.
The plans involve a month of training before the first match and would build to a final, ideally at Twickenham if it is available, on 15 August.
However, plans rely on social distancing guidelines easing, and access to coronavirus tests and emergency services for all involved being supported by the government.
Premiership Rugby sources said they were not interested in "buying testing via private routes" and would "never take resources away from the public needs".
The dates that are being worked towards would involve several midweek games. That is understood to have the approval of BT Sport and the clubs, who are keen to complete the season after it was suspended in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Every game would be televised.
Clubs have also discussed different possibilities for where to stage matches in what will be a condensed schedule.
Although Twickenham could be used as a neutral venue or a venue for multiple fixtures, and has the necessary medical facilities and pitch quality, clubs have acknowledged this plan will fall down if London is kept in lockdown for longer than elsewhere.
Twickenham is also currently being used as a drive-through coronavirus testing centre.
It is understood that no formal conversations have taken place between Premiership Rugby and the Rugby Football Union, but there is an openness to talks.
There could also be a double-header fixture of the Premiership final and the Premiership Rugby Cup final if no team is involved in both.
However, one source suggested the contact nature of rugby, the handling of the ball and the presence of bodily fluids like saliva and blood could mean rugby takes longer to return than other sports.
During a recent World Health Organization webinar, the director of medicine at the NBA said: "There are certain things that are going to be very difficult.
"For example, in the sport of basketball, what about the basketball itself? How well can we disinfect the basketball? As soon as it comes back into play, people are handling it."
Premiership Rugby bosses have been in regular contact with the government about drawing up a protocol that helps sport return safely without having an impact on NHS needs.
The preference is for a unified position for all sport to follow.
Premiership Rugby's return-to-play protocol is largely similar to World Rugby. It involves two weeks of individual training and four weeks of impact training before the first match.
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Ron Taverner back on the job with TPS
After a storm of controversy, Ron Taverner has rescinded his resignation from the Toronto Police Service and is back on the job as north west district commander (Divisions 12, 23 and 31) that he left on Friday. On Saturday, Mr Taverner asked that his appointment as OPP Commissioner be put on hold pending the results of an inquiry (requested by the NDP) by the Integrity Commissioner.
Two days after the OPP Commissioner's job was posted, the requirements (deputy police chief or higher) were lowered thus allowing Superintendent Taverner to apply and his selection, according to the Ontario Newsroom site, was the, "unanimous recommendation of a selection committee comprised exclusively of members of the Ontario Public Service and supported by Odgers Berndtson, an executive search firm.". Apparently 23 out of the 27 candidates for the job met the original requirements so lowering them was probably not merited on the basis of a shortage of candidates.
Acting OPP Commissioner (and fellow candidate for the job) Brad Blair cried foul on Taverner's appointment and has since been demoted.
Many pundits have claimed that the fix was in and that Taverner's friendship with Premier Ford was the reason for his appointment. Superintendent Taverner may well have been the best candidate to lead the OPP. Unfortunately, perceptions of the Premier's large thumb on the scale have tainted his appointment and there is likely no going back regardless of the Integrity Commissioner's report.
Author Roy MurrayPosted on December 17, 2018 Categories Mount Dennis, News, Opinion, Police, PoliticsTags Ron Taverner, TPS, weston
Nnamdi Ogba: Homicide Squad make two arrests
Mayor John Tory listens on Friday March 23rd as Nnamdi Ogba's parents plead for help in solving their son's murder.
Two Toronto men were arrested in their homes today and have been charged with the murder of Nnamdi Ogba who was murdered in cold blood two weeks ago. At a press conference held on Thursday, March 29, Superinendent Ron Taverner and detective Jason Shankaran discussed the killing and the community response that led to the arrests.
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Taverner and Shankaran theorized that the two suspects were arrested so quickly thanks to a sense of outrage on the part of the community along with a highly motivated police force; the police acting quickly to bring the alleged killers of an entirely blameless man into custody. They stressed that Mr. Ogba was a hard working member of the community randomly targeted while visiting friends in Scarlettwood Court. Detective Shankaran told reporters, "You can always judge a person's family by the people that they're surrounded by". "And I knew I was dealing with a good man here".
Police shift resources to 23 and 12 Divisions
At the press conference, Superintendent Taverner stated that extra police have been moved into the area to boost their visible presence in 'troubled communities' such as Scarlettwood so that residents can regain a sense of security in their neighbourhoods. Taverner declined to say how long the extra officers would be deployed but did say, "The public would be proud to know what the (Homicide) officers have done to bring this case before the courts".
Congratulations to Toronto Police and also to the people who had the courage to come forward and help bring these alleged killers into custody.
Police are still seeking more information from associates of the two alleged suspects in their search for the driver of the getaway vehicle, a dark SUV.
Contact police at 416-808-7400
Crime Stoppers (anonymously) at 416-222-TIPS (8477)
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Text TOR and send message to CRIMES (274637).
UPDATE: On Friday March 30, according to the Toronto Star, police announced that the alleged driver had been arrested and was in custody.
Author Roy MurrayPosted on March 29, 2018 March 30, 2018 Categories Crime, News, Opinion, PoliceTags 12 division, 23 Division, Nnamdi Ogba, TPS1 Comment on Nnamdi Ogba: Homicide Squad make two arrests
Weston featured in CCTV video surveillance article
Saturday's article in the National Post didn't do Weston any favours. As a result of crimes such as repeated muggings in prominent locations, long promised security cameras have yet to be installed along Lawrence at Weston, Pine and Jane. In the story which dealt with the growing number of such cameras around the city, our councillor cheerfully painted a grim picture (contrary to the reality of falling crime levels) of how crime-ridden we are in Weston. Do we really need to give people the impression that we live in a lawless area with bullets flying?
Much of the criminal activity occurring was phone theft. While serious and traumatic for victims, these are not major crimes. When allowed to continue however, they represent a failure of policing in that they were happening regularly in the same locations and little was done to address the problem. Petty thieves became emboldened and escalated their activities. Instead of staking out these known locations or setting up foot patrols where officers walk the beat and get to know a community, TPS uses a system in which police spend much of their shift waiting for calls. Hence the common appearance of several cruisers at a crime scene. We did have a group of provincially funded TAVIS officers in the summer of 2011 but one-off solutions are ineffective. The TAVIS team rarely ventured out in groups of less than five or six and rather than being ambassadors for the police, they seemed quite intimidating on occasions.
Once criminals know about cameras in a particular location, they will simply move to another spot in which to commit their crimes. The answer to crime prevention is not simply cameras and cell-phone legislation – we can't have cameras in every public place surely? Then what? Does crime prevention become a matter of employing teams of people who spend all day watching monitors? Perhaps send a drone over to check things out? Four million such cameras are currently in use in the U.K. They seem to do little to prevent criminal activity.
The answer is getting officers out of cars and walking the beat while getting to know a neighbourhood; especially in times and places when and where crimes are most likely to occur. The benefits will be immediate – healthier officers, better relations with the community, lower pollution levels and less crime.
In the meantime, don't hold your breath for the cameras to appear anytime soon. In spite of a 2011 recommendation that they be installed, Toronto Police still have to ask permission from Toronto Hydro to use their poles.
Author Roy MurrayPosted on April 7, 2013 Categories Crime, Opinion, PoliceTags Crime, Frances Nunziata, muggings, surveillance cameras, Toornto, TPS, weston1 Comment on Weston featured in CCTV video surveillance article
Superintendent Mark Saunders: Crime is down.
Despite sweltering heat, a large crowd attended Councillor Frances Nunziata's June 20 meeting to address crime and specifically muggings in the area. On hand were Superintendent Mark Saunders, Inspector Scott Gilbert, Sergeants Daryle Gerry and Steven Lorriman. Among other notables in attendance were MPP Laura Albanese, Paul Ferreira (for MP Mike Sullivan), Frontlines Director Kristy Opoku and Weston Business Improvement Area Chair, Masum Hossain.
In the interest of brevity, here is a paraphrasing of the highlights:
Politicians:
TAVIS was successful last year but moves elsewhere (31 & 23 Divisions) this summer. Video surveillance promised for last year but not delivered may be installed at Weston and Lawrence, Jane and Lawrence and in the laneway by Hickory Tree. The shots that hit the apartments on Hickory Tree Road were fired by a patron leaving a booze can. These activities are a problem but should be reduced by passage of Laura Albanese's bill which will add teeth to liquor licence enforcement and increase penalties for serving liquor in unlicensed premises. Mike Sullivan will be introducing a motion in Parliament and raising public awareness about the need for a stolen phone registry. He is holding a press conference early next week.
The Toronto Police Service is one of the best in the world with outsiders coming to Toronto for advice on policing. Re-aligning 31 and 12 divisions has been a success. There has been a reduction in violent crime in 12 Division. Street robberies have been an issue but are not confined to the area. Changing the law (so that stolen phones cannot be re-used) will help. A stolen phone is worth up to $300 because it can be re-activated (without risk). Bell is the only major phone company that checks phones against a stolen phone registry.
Extra officers have been assigned to the area and have been advising students in schools on how to deal with suspicious individuals. The Chaminade High School students knew they were being followed but didn't call police. Bicycles are good for making contact with the community but are not good for rapid responses. We are not facing a rash of robberies – four, not five as previously stated. Only 3 or 4 people are involved, two of whom have been arrested before. One has been caught based on video evidence. Call police whenever you suspect a crime is being committed. Don't feel you're wasting police time if you're calling with good intentions.
Apparently it took 8 years for 12 and 31 Division boundary changes to be implemented.
Police on bicycles are not allowed to go through a red light in an emergency.
Policing levels are determined to some extent by the volume of calls received from the public.
It's dismaying for the public to see Councillor Nunziata attempting to score points on Mike Sullivan by saying several times that she's pleased the MP 'has followed our lead on this' (cellphone legislation). Mr Sullivan is not entirely blameless either, having publicly issued similar remarks. Governing Canada requires navigating through a complicated mess of overlapping jurisdictions. We need politicians at every level to work together to make Weston achieve its awesome potential. Nobody cares who has an idea; ideas are cheap. Successful politicians and community leaders implement good ideas through hard work and by making everyone part of the process.
Author Roy MurrayPosted on June 22, 2012 June 22, 2012 Categories Crime, OpinionTags 12 division, Frances Nunziata, Laura Albanese, Mark Saunders, Mike Sullivan, Paul Ferreira, Toronto, TPS, weston3 Comments on Superintendent Mark Saunders: Crime is down.


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New To Streaming in November 2016 – For Fans of Romance, Period Dramas, International Shows, & More
by Amber Topping
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November 2016 is upon us and you all know what that means! Gilmore Girls is back! On the day after Thanksgiving, Netflix will premiere Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life. The revival includes four original 90-minute episodes with most of the old favorites returning and I, for one, am excited. Now, how to convince the rest of the family for a quick after Thanksgiving binge-watch?
RELATED | What's Coming To Streaming in October 2016
Besides Gilmore Girls, there are a few other highlights. The season 4 return of the addicting Australian period drama, A Place to Call Home premieres Thanksgiving on Acorn TV. A definite must see! Then there is the highly anticipated period drama, The Crown, premiering on Netflix November 4.
The Legend of the Blue Sea; Photo: SBS/Viki
And then the one I am most excited about: The Legend of the Blue Sea. This romantic Korean drama about a mermaid premieres on Viki on November 16! With an all-star cast and coming from the brilliant writer of the international hit, My Love From Another Star, this series inspired by a South Korean Folktale is sure to be fantastic! There will be historical elements to the show as well.
Besides these shows, if you're in search of swoon-worthy love stories and/or good storytelling in Film and TV (from around the world) without the excess of explicit content – then you've come to the right place. We embrace romance unabashedly. From the Jane Austen adaptations to the swoon-worthy Korean dramas, to the BBC period productions, the paranormal romance, and more.
RELATED | Learn more about old-fashioned romance with our handy guide.
Besides romance, we're on the lookout for great stories that resonate with us! On the list below, expect to find aspects of old-fashioned romance/and or old-fashioned storytelling in the selection.
We're looking to share and bring back the love for what makes stories wonderful. And without all the graphic sexuality, extreme violence, profanity, vulgarity, cynicism, and lack of emotion. We also aim to find stories from all over the world because every culture has stories worth sharing.
RELATED | What is old-fashioned storytelling? Read our Checklist and Recommendations!
If you're new to this monthly feature on The Silver Petticoat Review, a quick rundown: At the beginning of each month we put up a researched list of some of the best of what's new to streaming from various popular (and lesser-known) sites including Netflix, Amazon Prime, Hulu, Acorn TV, Dramafever, Viki, and more.
Per our site's focus, the list is mostly focused on PG-13 like content or below minus a few exceptions (usually for artistic reasons or genre interest). Also, we have not seen everything we include, so if something more explicit sneaks past us, we apologize in advance! If we are unsure of the content, or if it's Rated R or TV-MA, you will see a note next to the title.
I have linked almost every title, so you can learn more about the Film or TV Show to see if it is something of interest to you.
NOTE: The list should not be seen as recommendations! We cannot vouch for the quality of these Films & TV Shows.
New To Streaming in November 2016 (U.S.)
Coming to Acorn TV (British and Australian Movies & TV)
A Place to Call Home. Photo: Foxtel/Acorn TV
Close to the Enemy (Content Unclear; A New Acorn TV Original Period Drama Series with an all-star cast including Jim Sturgess, Alfred Molina, Angela Bassett, Freddie Highmore, and more!)
A Place to Call Home Season 4 Premiere
Coming to Amazon Prime Video
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Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values
Courage Mountain
Happily N'Ever After (2006)
James Bond films (not all of them – but many)
Mermaids (1990)
The Night Manager Season one
Grantchester Season two
Son of Rambow
New to DramaFever
My Wife's Having An Affair This Week (Korean; Romantic Comedy)
When A Snail Falls in Love (Chinese Drama; Romance; Thriller)
Romantic Doctor, Teacher Kim (Premiere)
Fall in Love Like a Star (Chinese Romance Film)
The Princess Weiyoung (Series Premiere; Chinese Historical Romance)
Oh My Geum Bi (Korean Drama)
The Last Women Standing (Chinese Romance Film)
Moonlight Drawn By Clouds (Historical Korean Drama; Romance)
Let's Get Married
Coming to Hulu
Courage Mountain. Photo: Triumph Films
Lucky Romance: Complete Season 1 (Korean Romantic Comedy)
Charlies Angels (2000)
Count Yorga, Vampire (1970)
Dances with Wolves (1990)
Good Will Hunting (Rated R)
Happily N'Ever After
Hoosiers (1986)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
Love and Honor (2013)
Coming to Netflix
The Crown. Photo: Netflix
The African Queen (1951)
King's Faith (2013)
Love, Now (2012) Taiwanese Rom-Com
Dough (2015) (NR; content unclear)
The Crown (Season 1; Content Unclear) – Netflix Original
Just Friends (2005; Not personally a fan of this rom-com but it's included for your interest)
World of Winx (Season 1) – Netflix Original – Italian series aimed at ages 8-12
Case (Season 1; Icelandic series; Content Unclear) – Netflix Original
Carter High (2015)
K-POP Extreme Survival (Season 1)
Men Go to Battle (2015) (NR; content unclear)
The 100 (Season 3)
3% (Season 1; Brazilian series; Content Unclear) – Netflix Original
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life – Netflix Original
Silver Skies (2016)
Ghost Team (2016)
I Dream Too Much (NR; Content Unclear)
The Jungle Book (2016)
Traded (2016; NR; Content Unclear)
Coming Soon & Recently Added to VIKI
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Customize Happiness (Chinese Romance)
My Wife is Having An Affair (Korean Romantic Comedy)
The Man Living in Our House (Korean Romance)
When a Snail Falls in Love (Chinese Romance; Action)
V-Focus (Taiwanese Romance)
The Legend of the Blue Sea (Highly Anticipated Korean Fairy Tale Romance about a Mermaid)
Other Streaming Sites to Check Out
Head on over to see what's new to streaming on FEELN. Everything on Feeln is PG-13 and below OR edited for TV. So, all R-Rated movies are edited. Expect to find period dramas, Hallmark films, romantic comedies, character-driven dramas, and more.
If you love international series (French, Italian, etc.), check out the lesser known streaming site MHz Choice for a great selection of mysteries, dramas, and comedies.
Find out what's new on Pixl TV. This Youtube Streaming service includes clean content focused on romantic comedies, love stories, and dramas.
Also, check out what's new at Warner Archive. This new streaming site is for classic film fans!
What streaming sites do you use? What are you excited to watch this month? Let us know in the comments!
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By Amber Topping on November 1st, 2016
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Amber works as a blogger/writer full-time and fell in love with stories and imagination at an early age. She has a Humanities and Film Degree from BYU, co-created The Silver Petticoat Review, contributed as a writer to various magazines, and has an MS in Publishing from Pace University, where she received the Publishing Award of Excellence and wrote her thesis on transmedia, Jane Austen, and the romance genre. Her ultimate dreams are publishing books, writing and producing movies, traveling around the world, and forming a creative village of talented storytellers trying to change the world through art.
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Overturned lorry sheds load of coal and blocks A15 between Sleaford and Lincoln
Police road closed sign
Andy Hubbert
The A15 between Sleaford and Lincoln is blocked after a lorry overturned and shed its load of coal this afternoon (Monday).
Police were called at 1.19pm to manage the incident on the A15 between Navenby Lane and the B1191 turns, near Temple Bruer.
The road remains closed in both directions, according to police, and will remain so until recovery is completed.
They stated: "Due to a considerable spillage of coal this could take some time."
No-one is reported to have been injured but the overturned truck is stretched partially across the road causing tailbacks until diversions could be put in place for commuters heading between Sleaford and Lincoln.


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Championship final to pit aces from S. Korea, Japan
It will be one ace against another when South Korea takes on Japan for the championship of the
Premier12 baseball tournament in Tokyo on Sunday night.
Left-hander Yang Hyeon-jong will start the game at Tokyo Dome, with the first pitch at 7 p.m. He'll be countered by right-hander Shun Yamaguchi.
Yang has been the leader of the South Korean staff at the World Baseball Softball Confederation tournament, going 2-0 with a 0.77 ERA in a team-high 11 2/3 innings.
Yang opened South Korea's Premier12 tournament with six shutout innings of one-run ball against Australia in Group C on Nov. 6. He dodged several bullets while holding the United States to a run in 5 2/3 innings despite allowing 10 hits, including a home run, to begin the Super Round last Monday.
South Korea will need more of the former than the latter, especially after Japan hammered South Korea for 14 hits and 10 runs in Saturday's Super Round finale.
Yang will be pitching on five days' rest. And he told reporters earlier that the key to keeping the ball in the park will be the command of his breaking balls.
"With my fastball, I just have to throw it with confidence,"
Yang said. "But if I make mistakes with my breaking balls, hitters will drive them a long way. That's what happened against the U.S."
Yang had a strong season with the Kia Tigers in the Korea Baseball Organization. His ERA was sitting at 8.01 at one point early in the year, but he ended up winning the ERA title with 2.29, a remarkable turnaround highlighted by a 0.51 ERA for the month of August.
Though Yang leads South Korea in innings in the tournament, he won't have to go really deep into Sunday's game, with some big arms locked and loaded in the bullpen.
It will be all hands on deck for South Korea, and No. 2 starter Kim Kwang-hyun will be available to come out of the bullpen.
When the two countries played each other Saturday, with the meeting in the final already booked, South Korean manager Kim Kyung-moon rested two workhorse relievers, Cho Sang-woo and Lee Young-ha, so that they'd be ready to go Sunday.
Japan, too, will be ready to throw some key pitchers at South Korea.
Yamaguchi is the hometown hero, as he plays professionally for the Yomiuri Giants, who are based in Tokyo Dome.
The right-hander led the Central League in the Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) in wins (15) and strikeouts (188), and ranked third in ERA (2.91).
He has allowed three earned runs in eight innings with 10 strikeouts so far at the Premier12.
Yamaguchi told Japanese media that he won't think about pitching deep into Sunday's game but will focus on retiring one batter at a time. (Yonhap)


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Dimitris Koutsoumbas at KNE-Odigitis festival: "The KKE is here, for the society of true freedom, for socialism!"
The third and last day of the 47th KNE-Odigitis festival in Athens, on Saturday 25th September, was concluded with a massive political event with speakers being Nikos Abatielos, Secretary of the Central Council of KNE and Dimitris Koutsoumbas, General Secretary of the CC of the Communist Party of Greece (KKE).
This year's festival was marked by a record attendance, with thousands of people, workers, young men and women, from every part of the Greek capital participating in the major events.
"We are all here! Present! The KKE, KNE are here! We are here, determined to "turn the sun around". To put into practice "the dream of all the hungry and wronged". For "the bread, the light and the song of the whole world", Dimitris Koutsoumbas underlined during his speech at the political event held during the last day of the 47th KNE-Odigitis festival in Athens.
Dimitris Koutsoumbas called the young people "to dare and deepen their challenge towards the state, the system and the parties that serve it, to dare to think about how we could and should live in the 21st century and who must be blamed for the fact that this doesn't happen. To dare and leave behind doubts, prejudices and hesitations. To join KNE, the organization that advocates and fights for the most innovative, the most daring born by human thinking".
The KKE General Secretary stressed out that "the current state is nothing but a mechanism of oppression, repression, exploitaton, perpetuation of justice. It is the state of industrialists, bankers, shipowners, which has made "personal responsiblity" its flag in order to hide its hostile character towards the needs of the people".
"The people must confront this state, this economy, this social organization, if they want to save themselves and their children", Koutsoumbas pointed out, citing also historical experience from "the great moments of popular struggle in Greece, from the storming in the heavens, such as thοse of the Paris Commune, the victories such as those of October in Russia".
"Whenever the working class, the people, demanded their needs, believed in their power and took their destiny in their hands, only then did the wheel of history turn forward", the Communist leader underlined.
The General Secretary stressed out that "today, all those who are responsible for the current deadlocks promise better days, in an effort to deceive once again", adding that "there is no room for more lost time and new illusions". He explained that "the program of both the current Mitsotakis' government, as well as the ones of the previous governments, but also the program of all bourgeois parties, is already written based on the anti-people commitments of the Recovery Fund which is the new EU super-memorandum against the people and also based on the aim of the country's geostrategic upgrade that marks Greece's involvement in the dangerous US-NATO plans and competitions".
The KKE leader argued that New Democracy and SYRIZA have a common strategy "despite their particular differences" and added: "It has been proved that no such government can go beyond the rails set by the competitiveness of capitalist economy, the EU strategy and the power of the capital. As for the myth of the so-called 'progressive government', it has gone bankrupt all over Europe, including Greece".
Continuing his speech, Dimitris Koutsoumbas said that "the KKE comes forward and provides all its forces so that the people can organize their counterattack, so that the workers will determine the developments according to their interests" and underlined that "socialism is the real progress, the society where the workers get out of the margins of political life and participate actively in making, implementing and controlling decisions, because they have the power in their hands".
"Social ownership is the really new, so that the economy will stop function based on the criterion of capitalist profit. On this fertile ground the central planning of production can set and achieve scientifically defined social goals in agricultural and industrial production, in social services. And the KKE is the only party that with its Program illuminates that this way can and should be opened. The KKE has a plan for today and tomorrow, a modern revolutionary program that illuminates this perspective, the capabilities of socialism and of socialist construction in Greece", comrade Koutsoumbas underlined.
Among others, the General Secretary of the Communist Party said that the KKE "stood on the forefont of every battle against anti-people measures, for the achievement of even the slightest conquest" but "at the same time, with deep knowledge that permanent and stable achievements cannot exist in the current system, until the way to a radical overthrow is opened".
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City of London, England, United Kingdom
East India Arms
By Michael Herrick, July 26, 2018
1. East India Arms Marker
East India Arms. East India Arms. The East India Company was incorporated on 31st December 1600. Queen Elizabeth I signed the Charter creating 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East Indies'. Over 200 subscribers raised almost £70,000 — a massive amount at that time — for a voyage to the east. The Company was granted a monopoly on all English trade east of the Cape of Good Hope. For more than two centuries The East India Company acted as the vehicle for British commercial and imperial expansion in Asia. Until its demise in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59), it dominated both trade and Empire. At one time, a tenth of the British exchequer's revenue came from customs duties on the imports. The 'East India' lobby played a leading role in London's commercial, cultural and political life as well as a huge influence on the development of the Port of London. Events at the Company's headquarters in Leadenhall Street were always watched closely by a suspicious Parliament uneasy about its power and influence. The East India Company ceased trading in 1834 and finally came to an end in 1873. Lloyds took over East India House. . This historical marker is in City of London England United Kingdom
East India Arms The East India Company was incorporated on 31st December 1600.
Queen Elizabeth I signed the Charter creating 'The Company of Merchants of London Trading to the East Indies'. Over 200 subscribers raised almost £70,000 — a massive amount at that time — for a voyage to the east. The Company was granted a monopoly on all English trade east of the Cape of Good Hope.
For more than two centuries The East India Company acted as the vehicle for British commercial and imperial expansion in Asia. Until its demise in the aftermath of the Indian Mutiny (1857-59), it dominated both trade and Empire.
At one time, a tenth of the British exchequer's revenue came from customs duties on the imports. The 'East India' lobby played a leading role in London's commercial, cultural and political life as well as a huge influence on the development of the Port of London. Events at the Company's headquarters in Leadenhall Street were always watched closely by a suspicious Parliament uneasy about its power and influence.
The East India Company ceased trading in 1834 and finally
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came to an end in 1873. Lloyds took over East India House.
Location. 51° 30.743′ N, 0° 4.757′ W. Marker is in City of London, England. Marker is at the intersection of Fenchurch Street and Fenchurch Place, on the right when traveling east on Fenchurch Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 67 Fenchurch Stree, City of London, England EC3M 4BR, United Kingdom. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. St Gabriel Fenchurch (about 210 meters away, measured in a direct line); The Trinity House (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); Tower Hill Execution Site (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); The Tower Hill Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named The Tower Hill Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); a different marker also named The Tower Hill Memorial (approx. 0.3 kilometers away); London Wall (approx. 0.4 kilometers away); Edward I's formidable fortress (approx. 0.4 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in City of London.
1. East India Company on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 12, 2018, by Michael Herrick of Southbury, Connecticut.)
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This weekend was a quiet one. Relaxing, reading and catching up with friends. But I often find the day after a holiday weekend to be a challenge when it comes to getting back into the swing of things. To help ease into the week, here are a few fun photos to start off the day. Take a sip..


It's the end of the semester for me! Last night was my last big event so I'm pooped.
I have a new post at WIMNs Voices about the Oprah show with mommy bloggers.
I've been blogging since before I became a mom. While so many mommy bloggers started blogging to find community or reassurance of their lives and decisions as moms, I sought out a venue to rant and rave about politics and baseball. So when I got pregnant, the natural instinct was to keep on writing. And I did. I wrote about my midwives and why I stayed with them despite an hour drive into the suburbs to see them. I wrote about being diagnosed with gestational diabetes. I wrote about how I couldn't save my mom from her own diabetes and she died at the beginning of my third trimester. I wrote because that's what I do.
A few years later I joined a mommy collaborative blog, the Chicago Moms Blog. It was a lot of fun writing and reading with different moms. Attachment moms, adoptive moms, suburban moms…A fairly good spectrum of moms. One of the goals that most of the moms shared was getting our stories told on OPRAH. We thought we had a good story. A bunch of moms who might never spend 10 minutes together if it weren't for blogging, who supported each other's work even if it differed from our own and moms who were doing more than just complaining about leaky diapers and husbands who don't realize the kids need dinner. We were moms, but more than the stereotype.
Turns out that Oprah prefers the stereotype.
One of my most vivid memories of first grade is when Mrs. Gerry wouldn't let me have a counting strip. It had lily pads on it and a frog at zero. When I got up to get in line to get my counting strip, Mrs. Gerry told me to turn around and sit down. "You don't need one." I was embarrassed to have my math skills announced like that to the class. But she was right, I didn't need it. That was the start of my math nrrd status.
Last week I had my daughter at my office because of report card pick up. Yes, in Chicago, that means the kids have the day off so teachers can focus on parent conferences. She loves being at my office because I have a white board and I let her draw all over it. Normally she draws pictures, but this time she was doodling math problems. I turned around and saw that she was trying to add 15 to 20 and had figured it out. How did my kindergarten daughter figure this out? Well, she drew counters. First 15 then 20 more and counted them up. I also noticed that she wrote the problem out vertically, so I thought it was a good time to teach her how to add double digits. I drew boxes around the right column and told her to add those numbers, then did the same with the left column. I knew it would work because there was no carrying involved.


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BrightSign Adds Cellular Connectivity To Product Line-up
May 12, 2021 by Dave Haynes
Dedicated media player maker BrightSign has taken the interesting step of launching a USB cellular modem with carriers and 4G data plans, to sell alongside its little purple boxes.
The idea behind BrightSign Mobile is providing a means to connect digital signage networks in venues where on-premise broadband is just flat unavailable, for various reasons, including IT saying "NO!"
The solution is available as an accessory to BrightSign players, and it includes a low-profile USB modem with an installed SIM card. Customers have a choice of data plans custom-designed for digital signage.
"With digital signage use cases expanding in all directions, it's increasingly common to have endpoints located in places far outside the reach of traditional networks," says Jeff Hastings, BrightSign's CEO. "BrightSign Mobile answers this challenge by enabling reliable connectivity virtually anywhere there's a cellular signal present."
BrightSign Mobile is compatible with all BrightSign Series 3 and 4 media players with a USB port, as well as the BrightSign AU335. The solution provides plug & play modem setup with full support on BSN.cloud, BrightAuthor:connected and integrated partner CMS solutions.
If you have been around the digital signage industry for a while, you are likely wondering what is new about the idea of making connectivity possible with cellular modems, in locations where there's no internet, or just no internet available from the venue to use for signage.
Things may have changed, perhaps substantially, but projects I have been involved in through the years steered the hell away from things like USB cellular modems for reliability reasons. If you wanted rock-solid connectivity via cellular networks, you'd use industrial-grade stuff like Cradlepoints – the sort of thing cop cars have for connecting laptops.
But that good stuff typically costs hundreds of dollars, and that may not be on for a smaller business. The BrightSign Mobile device, by comparison, is $120. The data plans are pretty reasonable, as well, like $20/month for a 2GB plan in the U.S.
Cynics will suggest there's nothing new here, but Jeff Hastings is most definitely not stupid or oblivious. The industry, as a whole, has seen the end-user base increasingly ask for simplified, streamlined, single supplier solutions. People are busy, so if you make something easier for them, a percentage will be all over the offer.
If I am building out a modest digital signage network using BrightSign boxes, and I know connectivity is an issue, I'd be happy as hell to find a solution that's ready to go and has already been matched up and debugged to work with the purple media players. Saves time and grief testing and worrying about things that make people cross-eyed, liked device drivers.
However, I think there would be a lot of testing/due diligence done before this sort of thing was used beyond SMBs. But there's a lot of SMB activity out there.