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Valkyria Chronicles 4 Preview
Reuben Mount August 31, 2018
We're rather large fans of strategy games in our office and, despite their undeniable difficulty at times, have fought through some of the toughest titles the genre has to offer. So, our excitement when Sega both announced Valkyria Chronicles 4 and invited us to their offices to play it was palpable. Valkyria Chronicles 4 […]Read More
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After the success of Persona 4: Dancing All Night, it was almost inevitable that there would be a follow-up to the game, with others from the core franchise being brought in. So, it didn't surprise many when Persona 3: Dancing in Moonlight and Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight were announced. I had the privilege of […]Read More
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Vestaria Saga Demo Available Now on Steam, First Impressions
Max Williams August 16, 2018
As mentioned previously, indie SRPG Vestaria Saga is all set to come to Steam in 2019. As of today, the game's demo is available from its Steam page, and it's well worth a look! Brief though it may be, the Vestaria Saga demo is plenty enough to give you a feel for the game, both in […]Read More
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I must admit that I had not played a Yakuza game before going to SEGA's office so wasn't really sure what to expect when I played Yakuza Kiwami 2 for the first time, in fact, the only thing I knew was that it had a variety of mini-games, and that it just might be set […]Read More
Pokémon: Let's Go! Pikachu! and Let's Go! Eevee! Preview
Reuben Mount July 31, 2018
I've never had such a turnaround with a game before (for the positive anyway) as the one I have had with Pokémon: Let's Go! Pikachu and Pokémon: Let's Go! Eevee. I've gone from being entirely disinterested to wanting these games quite fiercely, and at the NintendoUKVS event last weekend, this change of perspective was pretty much set […]Read More
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We were all there to see it during E3. Everyone Is Here. An awesome call to arms and klaxon for the upcoming Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. At the NintendoUKVS event last weekend, I got some extensive playtime on the upcoming brawler, so wanted to share some of my thoughts with you fine folk. First […]Read More
Dark Souls Remastered Preview – Praise the Sun!
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I've played Bloodborne. I've played Demon's Souls. I've played Dark Souls II and III. Have I spent any time on Dark Souls bar maybe 30 minutes? Nope! Not sure why – well, okay, it's because I was bad at it. Now I'm very excited to play it properly for the first time – and in […]Read More
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Oscar TK March 2, 2018
Atelier is a massive series, yet somehow this final entry in the "Mysterious" trilogy — Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings — still seems like it will be managing to offer a fresh take on the alchemy JRPG series, by going back to its roots with an infusion of newness. We […]Read More
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Attack on Titan 2 (AKA AOT 2 in Europe, the version we played) makes the obvious follow-up choice — where the first game adapted the first season of the anime phenomenon, this one adapts the second. Though it does so a little bit differently, and is packed with the story from the first season too […]Read More


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Ex-teacher aide sentenced for relationship with minors
Bridget Caplin pleaded no contest to distributing obscene material to children and using a computer to commit a crime.
Ex-teacher aide sentenced for relationship with minors Bridget Caplin pleaded no contest to distributing obscene material to children and using a computer to commit a crime. Check out this story on Freep.com: http://on.freep.com/2jw5u3E
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Caplin(Photo: Wayne County Prosecutor's Office)
A former teacher's aide at East Middle School in Plymouth has been placed on probation for two years following allegations she had a relationship with two underage boys.
Bridget Diane Caplin, 41, was sentenced Wednesday in Wayne County Circuit Court after she pleaded no contest to charges of distributing obscene material to children and using a computer to commit a crime.
Judge Gregory Bill warned Caplin that she will be jailed for six months if she violates any of the probation terms he imposed, including staying away from school zones, having no contact with children under 17 except her own, undergoing a psychiatric evaluation and being subject to alcohol and drug testing.
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Caplin also will be placed on the state's sex offender registry for 15 years.
Caplin, who was fired from her job at East Middle School, was sentenced by Judge Bill after she accepted a plea in November. A no-contest plea is not an admission of guilt but is treated as such for sentencing purposes.
Caplin's sentencing came after the most serious charge, third-degree criminal sexual conduct involving a person age 13-15, was dismissed by prosecutors after one of the victims refused to testify during an earlier preliminary hearing in 35th District Court in Plymouth. Caplin could have faced up to 15 years in prison if she had been convicted of that charge.
Plymouth Police Lt. Jamie Grabowski has said authorities were surprised by the teen's refusal to testify and the dismissal of the most serious charge.
"We didn't see that charge going away," he has said, "but we can't control what victims do."
The now-dismissed criminal sexual conduct charge, police say, stemmed from Caplin's alleged relationship with one boy, while the charge of distributing obscene materials involved another.
Authorities have said both boys were 15 at the time.
Earlier attempts to reach Caplin's defense attorney have been unsuccessful.
Grabowski has said an investigation began last May after police received information from an anonymous online tipping service. The investigation, he said, involved search warrants for online data from social media outlets.
Caplin was placed on administrative leave from East Middle School in May, but she was later fired, Plymouth-Canton Community Schools district officials have said.
Grabowski said Caplin was arrested Oct. 14 at a home in Monroe County by the sheriff's department there after a warrant was issued by Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy's office. She was formally arraigned the next day.
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Freeport-McMoRan aims to hit Copper Mark at six operating sites
22 September 2020	(Last Updated September 22nd, 2020 17:17)
American copper major Freeport-McMoRan has announced its commitment to the 'Copper Mark', a global standard to ensure responsible production and trading of copper and contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
The Copper Mark is the "first and only framework" developed specially for the copper industry. Credit: Gwyndafh from Pixabay.
In February, the International Copper Association (ICA) announced creation of the Copper Mark.
The Mark is "a credible assurance framework" developed by the ICA to demonstrate the mining industry's commitment to responsible production.
It is the "first and only framework" developed specially for the copper industry.
The Copper Mark enables each site to demonstrate to customers, investors as well as other stakeholders their performance with respect to responsible production.
It seeks to monitor the performance of copper mines and refineries across the globe.
Freeport-McMoRan president and CEO Richard C. Adkerson said: "I am proud to announce our commitment to the Copper Mark. Our focus on responsible production is critical to establish and maintain acceptance from our stakeholders.
"The Copper Mark demonstrates our responsible production practices to downstream markets, helping to meet our customers' responsible sourcing objectives. Copper plays an essential role in the technologies necessary to develop and deliver clean energy and to support the global transition to a low-carbon economy.
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Last month, Freeport-McMoran's Indonesian unit announced that it would ease a lockdown at its Grasberg gold and copper mine following protests by its workers.
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Stiglitz, Galbraith, and McCain Advisor Call for $1 Trillion Stimulus
By TomP in Economy
This is interesting. Obama has not put a number on the stimulus package he will propose, but many reports put it between $500 Billion and $700 Billion for two years. That is, maybe $350 B per year.
Now along comes a Nobel Prize winning economist who served in the Clinton administration and a Harvard economist who advised McCain, and both advise Obama to go big, REAL BIG:
Kenneth Rogoff, a Harvard University professor who was an adviser to Republican presidential candidate John McCain, and Joseph Stiglitz, a Nobel Prize winner who served in President Bill Clinton's White House, are among those who say President- elect Barack Obama should push for a package of that size.
"They need a stimulus of $500-to-$600 billion a year for at least two years to counter what is going to be a collapse in consumption," said Rogoff, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund.
Calls for $1 Trillion Stimulus Package Grow as Economy Tumbles
More, after the fold.
(also on Daily Kos)
http://www.dailykos.com/story/…
Unless you were born in the early 1930s, we are about to enter the worst economic times in your life. Bad times; hard times. And I think we have one shot to pull out of the dive, although there still will be plenty of damage.
"Every day it looks like the stimulus package needs to be bigger," said Bill Samuel, the lead lobbyist for the AFL-CIO, the largest U.S. labor federation. "You're talking $500, $600, $700 billion or even more" for a year.
"Congress should think in terms of $900 billion in 2009, with possibly more in 2010," said James Galbraith, a self-styled liberal economics professor at the University of Texas in Austin who has talked with the Obama transition team about the issue. "I may be higher than they are at this point," he said, "but things are evolving."
New Jersey Governor Jon Corzine said Washington needs to step in because the U.S. is caught in a "liquidity trap," where repeated interest-rate cuts by the Federal Reserve fail to boost the economy because banks don't want to lend and skittish consumers and companies don't want to borrow.
"If the government doesn't operate to fill that gap, we are going to see not only rising unemployment but a shockingly high level of unemployment over the next 12 to 24 months," Corzine said in Bloomberg Television interview yesterday. He called for a stimulus of "overwhelming force."
Krugman last month:
So we need a fiscal stimulus big enough to close a 7% output gap. Remember, if the stimulus is too big, it does much less harm than if it's too small. What's the multiplier? Better, we hope, than on the early-2008 package. But you'd be hard pressed to argue for an overall multiplier as high as 2.
When I put all this together, I conclude that the stimulus package should be at least 4% of GDP, or $600 billion.
That's twice what the unreliable rumor says. So if there's any truth to the rumor, my advice to the powers that be (or more accurately will be in a couple of months) is to think hard – you really, really don't want to lowball this.
Paul Krugman, Nov. 10, 2008
Krugman this week in an interview on HuffPo:
Yes — the numbers on the real economy, stuff like retail sales, industrial production, imports, exports, have been coming in even worse than I expected. So right now it looks as if the economy is really falling off a cliff. This makes me less sure than I was that even strong support measures will pull us out of the dive.
I think they understand that they have to go big; what I don't know is whether they understand just how big big is. But they are being bombarded with concerns, not just from me but from a lot of people, and unlike the current administration they actually listen to experts. So I'm hopeful that they'll do the right thing.
How big is big? You've mentioned a $600 billion stimulus: what would it consist of?
Around $350 billion in infrastructure, I think — that's a rough estimate of the amount that could be started quickly. The rest would consist of aid to the unemployed, aid to state and local governments, expanded Medicaid benefits, and probably a limited set of tax rebates.
HufPo: Paul Krugman: "It Looks As If The Economy Is Really Falling Off A Cliff"
"Unlike the current administration they actually listen to experts. So I'm hopeful that they'll do the right thing." So am I. Obama listens to experts. I don't know the right number or the right mix of spending, but I do feel we cannot be timid.
I think we have one good shot. We need to take our best one.
Barack Obama. Joseph Stiglitz, James Galbraith
TomP on December 4, 2008 at 8:28 pm
a stimulating stimulus.
US Blues on December 4, 2008 at 10:23 pm
per year in Iraq and Afghanistan? :-/
Economy? Just like the Apollo program, light a match under a big rocket and watch it fly!!
Shaharazade on December 4, 2008 at 11:13 pm
about how these things work. What exactly is a stimulant, economically speaking? Does the money go to the corporations, the idiots that drove us off this cliff. Micheal Moore on Olberman last night had some great ideas that I'm sure won't get done. He suggested that instead of 'bailing' out the big three that the feds should, like Roosevelt at the start of the war, declare an emergency, that if they got the money they were then answerable to Washington. That their mission was not profit their style but that they would be told what they had to do, like building moderately price hybrids, electric cars and rail transportation. Not just lay off workers to cut their losses and continue down a three decade losing streak.
Sending people money in the mail in the form of tax rebates doesn't work as people need jobs, and equitable pay that are consistent. In this last Bush stimulus package I got a letter from the Feds saying they were going to send me 1,900 but I never saw it. Most people just blow it on frivolous things like food.lol. We need a stimulus that works for the real economy not Wall Mart and the Chinese. Lobbyists and Free Market economists should not get to decide where the money is used, they are clueless about anything but their failed theories. Much like the hawks who say the problem with the war was it's execution, not its immoral insanity.
gottlieb on December 4, 2008 at 11:17 pm
About a 10 trillion dollar bailout of American Capitalism in two year's time.
If this isn't an indictment of both American-Styled Capitalism and 'the consumer society' I don't know what is.
But after the smoke clears and the dust settles, and we forgive our own debts as we forgive the debts of others (as we'll have to because this can never be repaid) what do we have moving forward?
It certainly can't be be more of the same. So what are we left with?
TomP on December 4, 2008 at 11:47 pm
buhdydharma. We need a real stimulus this time.
Donna Z on December 5, 2008 at 12:30 am
I left this link at your Kos diary, but think I should post it hear too:
http://wamu.org/programs/dr/08…
On 11/25 Diane Rehm interviewed:
William Gale, senior fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institution
Douglas Holtz-Eakin, is former fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and the Peterson Institute for International Economics. He served as senior domestic policy advisor for the McCain Campaign and was former director of the Congressional Budget Office.
Joseph Stiglitz, is a professor of economics at Columbia University. A Nobel Prize-winning economist, he served as chairman of President Clinton's Council of Economic Advisers and as chief economist at the World Bank.
The program was really good. I've been pondering what was said, and I'm happy to find a place to share the link.
dharmasyd on December 5, 2008 at 4:45 am


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Our online support has been designed to give you a helping hand with frequently asked questions, troubleshooting, assistance with selecting a SIM card and downloads.
If you need further assistance, our Australian customer support team is only an email or phone call away.
Q: Will SPACETALK work in New Zealand?
SPACETALK supports two 3G mobile bands (850/2100). Use on 900/2100 bands will depend on the area in which you live.
Q: Will SPACETALK work in Asia?
SPACETALK works on the 3G mobile network on frequency pairs 850Mhz and 2100Mhz. 3G networks are also commonly referred to as UMTS or WCDMA. Generally Asian countries have very good coverage of 2100Mhz. As long as 2100Mhz is present in your destination country, then it is very likely that it will work. Please check this website link for a list of countries, operators and frequencies.
Q: Will SPACETALK work in Europe?
SPACETALK works on the 3G mobile network on frequency pairs 850Mhz and 2100Mhz. 3G networks are also commonly referred to as UMTS or WCDMA. Generally European countries have very good coverage of 2100Mhz. As long as 2100Mhz is present in your destination country, then it is very likely that it will work. Please check this website link for a list of countries, operators and frequencies.
Q: Will SPACETALK work in other countries?
Our customer support team can assist you with information about SPACETALK operation in other countries. Please contact our support team by email support@spacetalkwatch.com and provide information about the destination country and we will be happy to research and suggest options.
Q: How can I maximise the battery life?
SPACETALK's battery life will depend on the configuration of the watch and the usage of the device, including the number of phone calls made.
To further increase the battery life, consider reducing the location reporting interval via the AllMyTribe app settings menu. While the default location reporting interval is set to 15 minutes, changing it to 30 minutes or 1 hour will greatly extend the battery life. You can always check the current location of the watch via the AllMyTribe "Location On Demand" feature (see the "radar" icon on the main Location tab).
Q: How do I view the battery charge level?
At the clock screen, swipe down on the touch screen to reveal the battery level, network signal strength, volume and brightness control.
The supplied charging dock magnetically attaches to the rear of SPACETALK. Plug one end of the supplied USB cable into the charging dock and the other end into a USB power source.
Q: How do I tell when SPACETALK's battery is low?
You can check the battery level in a variety of ways. From the watch, swipe down at the clock screen to see the battery level. From the AllMyTribe app, select a SPACETALK device from the menu and the battery level and last update is displayed on the Location and History screens. SPACETALK will also send notifications to the AllMyTribe app when the battery level reaches 15% or below. SPACETALK will automatically turn off when battery level reaches 6%.
Q: Does SPACETALK require a SIM card?
Yes, SPACETALK has a 3G mobile phone built into the watch. You will require a Nano SIM card, which is the smallest of the SIM card types available at the moment.
Q: How do I check the telephone number of the SIM card installed in SPACETALK?
At the clock screen, swipe right to left to navigate to the Information menu icon and tap it. In the Information menu scroll to Phone Number.
Q: Why SPACETALK is recommended for 3G 850/2100Mhz networks?
For optimal and reliable mobile coverage, SPACETALK has been designed to connect to 3G networks that operate on Band 5 (850Mhz) and Band 1 (2100Mhz). For a list of recommended SIM providers click here.
Q: I use a pay-as-you-go SIM in my child's SPACETALK. How can I tell when the balance is low?
SPACETALK rejects SMS messages from unknown numbers. These rejected messages are forwarded to the AllMyTribe app by our servers through in-app messaging. You will receive Alerts informing you if the balance is low.
Q: How do I check the mobile network signal strength?
Q: How can I check if the data connection is active?
The data connection is very important on SPACETALK for normal operation. On SPACETALK, scroll to the Information menu icon and tap it. In the Information menu scroll down to network status. The status should be "Connected". You can also scroll to the bottom of the information menu and tap "System upgrade". Check for a software update. After a short time if you get a message "No update found" or "Update found" then this is a good sign that the data connection is active. If you get a message "Connection error" this indicates there is no data connection.
Q: How do I share my SPACETALK with other trusted people?
1. Download and install the AllMyTribe app on your smartphone.
2. Open the app and create a new AllMyTribe account.
3. Once all set up and account is confirmed, in the AllMyTribe app select 'Add Device'.
4. Enter the phone number of the SPACETALK watch that you would like to request sharing access.
5. If the phone number is valid, the Primary Account Holder will receive a notification and can authorise your access to view the watch.
1. On receipt of a sharing request, review carefully and then accept to authorise access.
Q: How do I stop sharing my SPACETALK?
In the AllMyTribe app, go to Account and then select Manage Devices. You can see a list of My Devices and also Shared Devices. You can remove shared access to a particular SPACETALK watch from this menu.
Q: How do I add contacts to SPACETALK?
Adding contacts to SPACETALK is done through the AllMyTribe app. Parents and guardians can add contacts in the Settings menu of the app. They can also choose to block calls from unknown numbers. Once added to the app, it may take up to a minute to sychronise with SPACETALK.
Q: How do I answer a call?
When an incoming call is received, SPACETALK's screen will illuminate and details of the caller will be displayed. A green 'answer' button or red 'reject' button will be displayed. The ring volume level can be adjusted or even muted. SPACETALK also has a vibrate function to alert you to an incoming call.
Outgoing calls are limited to the list of contacts set up by the guardian using the AllMyTribe App. From the clock screen on SPACETALK, swipe right to left until you reach Call. Tap on Call to select from a list of contacts that your child is permitted to call.
Q: Why is an incoming call rejected by SPACETALK?
SPACETALK can be restricted to receive incoming calls from people listed in SPACETALK's contact list only. In the AllMyTribe app settings menu under Contact List, there is an option to block calls from unknown numbers. This is set by default but guardians can choose to disable this feature to allow all incoming calls.
Q: What is School Mode™?
Parents and guardians can define classroom periods that make SPACETALK distraction free. When in School Mode™, SPACETALK is effectively a watch and other functions will be disabled. During School Mode™, parents have complete control and can choose to selectively enable or disable features. For example, parents may choose to enable the step counter feature, while disabling the ability to make and receive calls. There is no risk of classroom distractions because SPACETALK is silent in School Mode™.
Q: How do I set up School Mode™?
School Mode™ is a feature activated in your AllMyTribe app, this can be found within the settings tab. To set up a new School Mode™ simply tap the + symbol located in the top right corner and enter your desired preferences.
Q: How do I disable or enable features while in School Mode™?
The enable features setting is found within the settings tab in your AllMyTribe app. All features are pre-selected as disabled. To enable a feature while SPACETALK is in School Mode™ simply turn the corresponding switch to on.
Q: How do I know School Mode™ is active on my SPACETALK?
When School Mode™ is active on SPACETALK a bell symbol will appear in the top right corner of the clock screen.
Q: How do I use Location on Demand?
Location on Demand is available from version 3.9 of the AllMyTribe app. There is no watch-side software update for this feature; just update AllMyTribe on your iPhone (through the App Store) or Android phone (through the Google Play Store). In your AllMyTribe app, you can find a new radar button at the top right of the map on the Location tab. Tap it, and the AllMyTribe app will start scanning for your child's GPS location. Soon, you'll have the most up-to-date location of your child.
Q: How do I add a contact to SOS calling list?
In the AllMyTribe app Settings menu, under Contact list, select a previously added contact and then mark this contact as an Emergency contact.
Q: How do I change the calling sequence of SOS?
In the AllMyTribe app Settings menu, tap on Contact list. At the top of the screen, tap on Edit. Then tap and drag a contact in the list to change the sequence.
Q: How do I reset the step count?
At the clock screen on SPACETALK, swipe to the Settings menu icon. Tap this icon and scroll down to Step Reset. Tap Step Reset and tap OK.
Q: How to set the step count goal?
Step count goals can be set from the AllMyTribe app. Go to Steps in the app, and at the top right hand corner, click Goal.
Q: How do I receive an incoming SMS message?
Incoming SMS messages can be received from contacts that are set up in the AllMyTribe app. Once a message is received your child has the option to call the message sender back.
Q: How do I send an SMS message?
You can now reply to an SMS that has been received on SPACETALK with a template text message and also emojis. In the AllMyTribe app from version 3.8 onwards, parents can create an unlimited number of standard text template messages in the Settings menu using the Kids' Messages option.
Q: How do I check a previously received incoming message?
Messages can be viewed on SPACETALK by swiping to, and tapping on the Messaging icon.
Q: How do I recieve Operator messaging e.g. balance running low?
When SPACETALK receives an SMS message from an unknown number, it redirects it to the guardian app. The message contents can be viewed in the Alerts within the AllMyTribe app.
Q: How do I check the weather?
On SPACETALK, swipe to the Weather icon. Tap this icon and it will show the weather now, hourly and daily forecast.
Parents can also check the weather at their child's location by tapping on the weather icon in the top right hand corner of the Location tab in their AllMyTribe app.
Q: What is the warranty on my SPACETALK?
AllMyTribe warrants SPACETALK and accessories for one year against defects in materials and workmanship commencing from the date of retail purchase. AllMyTribe does not warrant SPACETALK or accessories for normal wear and tear, nor damage caused by accident or abuse.
Q: I have problems with my SPACETALK. What should I do?
After reading through the FAQ's if you are still experiencing a problem, please visit the Troubleshooting page for further guidance and directions. If further assistance is needed please contact our customer support team.
Child safety and data security has been the number one priority during development of the SPACETALK children's smartwatch.
SPACETALK has been designed in Australia, and the AllMyTribe apps have been developed in Australia.
Our systems incorporate industry best practice data security throughout and cannot be hacked or spoofed like other products in this category. All data transmitted between SPACETALK and our AllMyTribe apps uses enterprise-grade encryption. Data stored on our servers is encrypted and hosted in government and bank grade security centres in the Australia. We also utilise two-factor authentication in the device pairing process.
SPACETALK and AllMyTribe have been developed by MGM Wireless (ASX:MWR), an Australian publicly listed company and a pioneer and leader in school communications systems since 2003. MGM has built a reputation for the highest-level data security and privacy through its schools business unit.
We are fully GDPR compliant and are constantly updating our systems and practices to ensure our users' data security and privacy.
Q: Is SPACETALK certified and compliant with regulations?
Yes. SPACETALK fully complies with all mandatory regulatory standards for sale of products in Australia and New Zealand. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) are responsible for setting standards that all mobile communication products must be tested against. These tests include Electrical Safety, Electromagnetic Compliance (EMC), Specific Absorbtion Rate (SAR), Electromagnetic Radiation and various mobile network interoperability tests to name a few. SPACETALK carries the Regulatory Compliance Mark (RCM) which is represented by a triangle with a small tick to prove it.
In New Zealand, our partner Spark has fully certified SPACETALK for use on their network.
Q: Does SPACETALK emit harmful radiation?
There are very strict international standards which govern the amount of radiation exposure against defined limits. Australia is among 40 other countries that adopt high standards designed to reduce exposure to harmful radiation.
The actual test is called Specific Absorption Rate (SAR) and this rate needs to be below 2W/kg for proximity to head and 4W/kg for wrist worn. The highest measurement when SPACETALK was tested was 0.429 W/Kg for front of face, and 1.870 W/kg for wrist worn.
SAR is among one of the very important tests that must be completed in order to be able place the Australian Regulatory Compliance mark (shown below) on our product. SPACETALK displays this RCM mark in the Information menu under Regulatory Compliance section. As a publicly listed company, MGM Wireless has responsibility to conduct very thorough due-diligence on every product we offer for sale.
Q: How do I reset the SPACETALK watch to factory defaults?
When at the clock screen on SPACETALK, swipe right to left and go to the Settings menu. Tap on the Settings menu icon and scroll down to Reset Watch. Please note, this will reset SPACETALK to factory settings and the pairing process between the AllMyTribe app and SPACETALK will need to be performed again.
From software version 1.17 on SPACETALK, there is a PIN number to avoid accidental reset. The PIN number is the last four digits of the IMEI number. The IMEI number can be found in the Information menu.
Q: How do I check for firmware updates?
SPACETALK will automatically check for updates on a periodic basis in the early hours of the morning while it is on charge. However, if you wish to manually check for updates, scroll to the Information icon and tap. Scroll down and tap on System upgrade.
Q: How do I change the watch face?
The watch face can be changed remotely from the AllMyTribe Settings menu. A digital and analogue watch face can be selected and a custom wallpaper image can be selected.
Q: How does SPACETALK detect the correct time and date?
SPACETALK will automatically update the time and the date from the network. There are no adjustments necessary.
In some cases (i.e living close to the border between two timezones), SPACETALK may detect an incorrect time. To solve this problem, you can also set the time and date manually. Go to the settings menu and click Time & Date and turn the automatic time off and set manually.
Q: Does SPACETALK have Bluetooth connectivity?
At present, the Bluetooth connectivity has been disabled.
Q: Does SPACETALK have WiFi connectivity?
Yes, WiFi is used as part of SPACETALK's positioning system however connections to regular WiFi data networks is currently not supported.
Q: How do I activate Flight Mode?
Flight mode can be activated by powering down SPACETALK and this will turn off all radio transmitters.
Q: Are the materials safe in SPACETALK?
SPACETALK has been manufactured using safe and hypoallergenic materials and fully complies with the EU Restriction on Hazardous Substances (RoHS) directive 2002/95/EC.
Q: Which version of SPACETALK do I have?
There are currently two versions of SPACETALK for different markets. The model number can be found printed on the rear cover of SPACETALK.
The AllMyTribe app is available for download from the iOS App Store or the Google Play Store. Other platforms are currently not supported. Search for AllMyTribe or SPACETALK in either store.
Q: How do I add contacts?
An unlimited number of contacts can be added to each SPACETALK watch. In the settings menu of the AllMyTribe app, guardians can add new contacts in the Contact list section. During set-up, a contact can be selected from your list of contacts on your smartphone or by adding a new contact. Contacts can also be flagged as emergency contacts for use when the SPACETALK's SOS function is activated.
Q: How can I remove contacts from SPACETALK?
Contacts can only be deleted through the AllMyTribe app. In the settings menu, click Contact list and then select the contact you wish to delete. Remove contact will appear.
Q: How do I pair a SPACETALK watch to an AllMyTribe account?
+ The SPACETALK device is powered on.
+ The SPACETALK has an activated SIM card and is connected to the 3G network and data connection is available.
+ Enter the mobile phone number of the SPACETALK device you wish to pair.
+ You will receive a pairing code on SPACETALK.
+ Enter the pairing code to the AllMyTribe app and your done.
Further information can be found in the Quick Start Guide that can be downloaded from our Support page.
Q: How many devices can I register on AllMyTribe account?
The maximum number of devices that can be registered against an AllMyTribe account is 5. Please note that the number of enabled devices is limited by the type of the subscription for that account.
Q: How many devices can I enable at the same time?
The number of the devices is limited by the type of subscription. At this stage, the maximum number of devices that can be enabled per account is 5.
Q: Can I install the AllMyTribe app on multiple smartphones?
Q: Why is there a subscription fee?
The AllMyTribe app and SPACETALK are constantly evolving and our team are hard at work developing new features and functionality. Our data servers are always hosted within the local country and we incur considerable operating costs to keep them maintained. SPACETALK also has the best GPS location system available today because we use Google location services to accurately position your watch. This is a paid service. Other companies who do not have a subscription fee are likely to use positioning methods which may result in less accurate locations.
Monthly subscriptions can be purchased for up to 2 devices or up to 5 devices. In Australia the price is AUD$5.99 and AUD$8.99 per month respectively. In New Zealand NZD$6.99 and NZD$9.99 respectively.
Q: What do I need to know about subscription?
The primary AllMyTribe account holder needs to have one active subscription to be able to set up and modify connected watches. Secondary AllMyTribe account holders do not need to purchase a subscription if they are only sharing devices that a primary account holder has already set up.
Q: How can I upgrade my subscription?
+ Open your AllMyTribe app on your smartphone.
+ Make sure that the current Google Play/App Store account that is used on the phone is the same as the account that is used initially to purchase the subscription.
+ On the left navigation menu, select the Subscription option and then click "Change subscription".
+ A list of the available subscriptions will be shown, select another subscription level and follow the prompts to complete the subscription upgrade.
Q: Can I downgrade my subscription?
+ Open your AllMyTribe app.
Q: Can I share my SPACETALK watch with other trusted people?
Cancellation of subscriptions are done through the respective app store using the primary account that the subscription was created.
2. Tap Menu and then Subscriptions.
Q: Is stock of each colour available?
Yes, stock is currently available for each colour.
Our online store will accept Visa, Mastercard and American Express credit cards. You may also make purchases using your PayPal account.
Q: Do you offer Afterpay or ZIP?
Yes! We offer both Afterpay and ZIP payment solutions for purchases made through our online webstore.
Q: Is SPACETALK in stock now?
Yes. SPACETALK is in stock and available for immediate delivery.
Depending on the method of shipment chosen, deliveries can be up to seven days within Australia. Due to the small nature of our products we offer regular post and express post. These can be chosen during checkout.
You will receive an email notifying when your shipment has been dispatched. Generally, from order placement to shipping will be under 2 business days.
+ Australia Post (parcel post) - allow 2-7 business days depending on the destination.
+ Australia Post (express post) - next business day to most metropolitan areas.
+ More information on the Australia Post network can be obtained from this link.
You will receive an email confirming your order has been placed. Please check your junk folder in case you have not received it. Once the shipment has been dispatched, you will also receive an email confirming the shipment has been sent and providing the tracking number for the shipment.
For online purchases through this website, we offer a 30 Day Satisfaction Guarantee. To be eligible for this guarantee, you must contact our Customer Support Team to request an RMA number within 30 days. For further details please see our returns policy in the download section at this link.
In the unfortunate event that you have a problem with your product, please check the troubleshooting guide on our website. If you continue to have a problem, please contact our support team.
Q: How long is my product warranty?
SPACETALK's warranty period is 12 months from date of original purchase. Full warranty terms and conditions can be found on our Support site in the downloads section.
Q: My product is faulty, what should I do?
We have compiled a list of Troubleshooting steps which is regularly updated. These troubleshooting steps contain further instructions including how to return the product for repair.
Q: Setting up SPACETALK for the first time?
We have compiled a Quick-start Guide to help you get SPACETALK and the AllMyTribe app up and running quickly. Click here to download the Quick-start Guide.
SPACETALK works on 3G mobile phone technology and as with any mobile phone, we recommend to charge it each night so that it is ready for the next day.
The location update frequency that can be set through the AllMyTribe app settings menu will have an impact on battery life. We recommend setting the location update to 30 minutes and using the Location on Demand feature (radar icon on the map screen) in case you need to check the child's location.
The number of telephone calls made and received from the watch during the day will also impact the level of battery charge.
Display brightness settings may also have an effect on battery life. The display brightness can be adjusted by swiping down at the clock screen. We recommend 50% brightness level.
The 'Lift to Wake' function in the settings menu is switched off by default but can be turned on in the settings menu. When turned on, the screen may illuminate frequently during normal use. We recommend to set this to off for normal use and improved battery life.
Please also check your SIM card has not run out of credit. You can check this by making a brief call from the watch to your phone. We have found in many situations, the SIM card has run out of credit and this causes the data connection to stop working. SPACETALK repeatedly tries to contact our server and drains the battery very fast during this process.
Please also check that you are using one of our recommend SIM card providers. When using a non-recommended SIM card, SPACETALK may be having difficulty with receiving the network signal and may at times be disconnected to the network. This may cause excessive battery consumption with SPACETALK is constantly trying to search or hunt for the network repeatedly.
While charging, it is normal operation for the light on the charging dock to switch between red and green occasionally. A green charging light indicates SPACETALK is fully charged.
To check the battery level, power up SPACETALK and check the battery level by swiping down at the Clock screen.
1. Inspect the four gold contacts on the charging dock and on the rear of SPACETALK for damage.
2. Connect the charging dock to a USB power source. Once connected confirm the light on the charging dock is green. No light indicates possibly the USB power source or the USB cable maybe faulty.
3. Attach the charging dock to SPACETALK and confirm that the light turns to red after a few moments. This indicates that SPACETALK is charging.
4. Clean the gold contacts on the charging dock and on SPACETALK with a damp cloth. Ensure they are dry before proceeding.
1. Check to make sure the USB power source is working. A green light will indicate the charging dock is receiving power.
2. Check the charging contacts on the dock. Are they clean and visually look in good condition?
3. Check the charging contacts on the SPACETALK watch. Are they clean and visually look in good condition?
On SPACETALK, scroll to the Settings Menu and then tap. Scroll through the list to Reset Watch.
Important: After the SPACETALK has been reset, the initial set-up procedure and watch pairing with the AllMyTribe App will need to be repeated.
The microphone is very sensitive and under normal background noise levels, you should be able to hold the watch 20-30cm away from your mouth and be heard clearly by the receiver. When the background noise level is high, you may find that you need to hold SPACETALK closer to your mouth.
The speaker level can be adjusted on SPACETALK by swiping down at the clock screen to reveal the volume level. The holes on the top of SPACETALK allow audio from the speaker to be heard but keep water out. Check these holes to see if they are not blocked.
Adjust the brightness level of the display by swiping down at the clock screen and adjust the brightness setting.
The watch face can be changed between analogue and a digital watch face. These watch faces can be changed from within the settings menu of the AllMyTribe app. A wallpaper custom background can be set behind either watch face.
Clean the SPACETALK watch display gently using a damp cloth. Also, completely power down SPACETALK by holding the power button for 5 seconds. Restart SPACETALK and check if it has improved.
While in a call, the volume control appears on the SPACETALK screen. Adjust the volume using this control.
SPACETALK has a high quality noise cancelling microphone that is designed for use 20-30cm from your mouth. Speak at normal volume levels into the microphone.
It is normal behaviour for a SPACETALK watch to reject a call if the callers number has not been added to SPACETALK's contact list. Ensure to add all numbers that you permit your child to call, or receive calls from, to the contact list.
You may choose to enable callers who are not in SPACETALK's contact list and from unknown numbers from within the AllMyTribe app. From the app, select the device, go to settings, contact list and turn off 'block calls' from unknown numbers.
This is most likely due to the ring volume level turned down or off. On SPACETALK, from the clock face, swipe down and you will see the ring volume adjust control.
The watch must be paired to the AllMyTribe app first before contacts can be added. Follow the pairing instructions in the Quick Start Guide, or this troubleshooting section under Account and Adding a Device.
If your number is listed in the contacts on SPACETALK and your call is rejected by SPACETALK, please check your caller ID settings of your mobile phone. SPACETALK detects who is calling from your caller ID and determines if it will permit the call or reject the call. No caller ID will cause automatic call rejection from the watch.
SPACETALK has been specifically designed to operate on the Telstra 3G Network in Australia and Spark Network in New Zealand. Both of these networks operate on Band 1 (2100Mhz) and Band 5 (850Mhz). While Optus and Vodafone networks also use Band 1 (2100Mhz), their lower bands are different. We highly recommend using a SIM card from a provider that sell services that operate on either the Telstra or Spark Networks. A list of recommended networks can be found in our Recommended SIM Card Plans.
In case you are experiencing poor coverage, first check with your SIM card provider about the network infrastructure they are using. Check the coverage in your area using the Telstra 3G coverage map or Spark coverage map.
1. Check to see if the SIM card has been inserted correctly. Follow the quick start guide instructions that can be obtained from the download section of this website.
2. Restart SPACETALK by holding the power button for 5 seconds and after SPACETALK has shut down, power SPACETALK up again.
4. Confirm the SIM has been activated correctly. If in doubt, remove the SIM card from SPACETALK and test it in another phone. Check that voice, SMS and data are working.
5. Confirm if the SIM has valid credit. If necessary, recharge the SIM using the operators recharge process.
6. If available, try another SIM card in the SPACETALK watch.
When you update settings in the AllMyTribe app, it is normal that these may take a few minutes for settings to be updated on SPACETALK.
If they don't update, please check that SPACETALK has a network connection, has credit on the SIM card and is able to receive SMS and has an active data connection.
SPACETALK will automatically check for a software update in the early hours of the morning. For this to occur SPACETALK should be left powered on and charging overnight. If an update is available, SPACETALK will automatically download and install overnight.
You may also check manually to see if there are any updates by going to the Information menu on SPACETALK and scoll to the very bottom and tapping on System upgrade. Tap Check for Updates to see if there are any available updates.
Go to the relevant store (either Google Play or Apple Store) and search for AllMyTribe or SPACETALK. The app has been created by MGM Wireless. Alternatively, click the relevant links on our website.
Download and install the AllMyTribe app from the appropriate store. When you first open the AllMyTribe app it will prompt you to Register for a new account, alternatively Log In if you have an existing account.
Q: How do I share SPACETALK with another trusted person?
Adding a device is easy. You will need to ensure that you have a SPACETALK watch with an active SIM card inserted and have a valid subscription.
Open the AllMyTribe app, click Add Device. Enter the phone number of the SIM card in your SPACETALK.
Click continue and within a few moments a code will appear on SPACETALK. This code may take a few minutes to arrive. Enter the code into the AllMyTribe app and pairing will complete.
If you do not receive a code, there maybe a problem with the network connectivity or your SIM card. Follow the steps in '3G Network Connection' and ensure your SIM card is activated and has credit on it. Refer to our Quick Start Guide for more information.
A particular SPACETALK can be removed from the AllMyTribe app using the following procedure. Within the AllMyTribe app, select the device, go to Settings, scroll to the bottom and click Remove Device.
You can add several SPACETALK devices, but you can only enable the number of devices according to your active subscription level. To enable devices, go to your AllMyTribe app on your smartphone, click on the menu icon, go to Subscription and Enable Devices.
Contacts can only be added to SPACETALK using the AllMyTribe app on a guardians phone. From the app, select the SPACETALK device, go to settings and click add contacts. It may take a few minutes for changes made to the contacts to be synchronised to SPACETALK. If synchronisation does not take place, refer to 3G Network troubleshooting procedure.
Contacts can only be deleted from SPACETALK using the AllMyTribe app on a guardian's phone. From the app, select the device, go to settings and click contacts and delete the required contact.
On the AllMyTribe app, select a device, go to Settings, select Contact List, select a pre-existing contact and then mark as Emergency Contact.
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©2000 by Richard Nolle
last revised UT 22:56 MAR 29, 2000
If you were expecting some kind of sun sign nonsense, forget it. This is real astrology. See the section above. Please note: this forecast is expressed in terms of Universal Time (UT). Current UT date and time appear at the top of this page. (To update display, use your browser's reload/refresh button.)
THE NIGHT TRAIN
Mars dominates April, and not only in terms of the triple alignment gracing the evening skies for most of the month. Lining up with Jupiter and Saturn - the other two naked eye superior planets - the Red Planet sets up a celestial troika that makes for real visual drama throughout most of April. The trio will be aligned within not more than five degrees from one another April 7-23. (This configuration takes place in the constellation Aries, the sign Taurus: see my article on Signs & Constellations if you don't know the difference.) If you look to the western horizon in the evening twilight on April 6, when Mars aligns with Jupiter, you'll see a real wonder as the Moon joins these three planets all in one tight cluster in the night sky. Triple conjunctions of Mars, Jupiter and Saturn are exceedingly rare: this will be only the third one this century. The last was in November 1921 (Libra), and the one before that took place in December 1901 (Capricorn). There won't be another until the August 2040 triple alignment in Libra, so don't miss the night train this time around.
That night train rumbles across the headlines this month, as martial themes, hot blood, rash impulses and raw avarice well up like the spring sap in the trees. Crashes - including a rash of air travel disasters and other fiery accidents - add to a sense of danger to the left, danger to the right, danger up above. (This is part and parcel of a surge in air travel mishaps begun last month and continuing into early May.) Statistically speaking, commercial airlines are still your safest travel bet. But a lot more people than usual are going to end up statistics over this period.
MOONTIDES
Some of the Mars mayhem in April is bound to be a case of Mother Nature on a rampage. For example, a combination of notable lunar cycles occurs on the 4th, when Luna crosses the celestial equator northward less than eight hours after the new moon at 15 Aries. Although far from being in the same league as an eclipse or SuperMoon, this is a potent new moon in its own right. Mars and Jupiter being less than a degree from their exact alignment on the 6th (squaring Neptune), and Saturn less than four degrees from an exact square to Uranus at the same time, look for this new moon to usher in more than the usual increase in natural disasters. The headlines from the 1st through the 7th will be replete with stories of flooding (both coastal due to higher than normal tides, and inland due to heavy rain), as well as strong storms and moderate to severe seismic activity (including volcanic eruptions and Richter 5 or greater earthquakes).
The new moon risk window is one of many this month. The Moon reaches perigee (closest approach to Earth) April 8, and hits maximum declination north of the celestial equator on the 10th. So no sooner than we finish up with the new moon than we're into another period of strong storm and seismic potential that lasts from the 8th through the 11th.
THE BEAR & THE BULL'S EYE
The Red Planet's prominence throughout April paints a picture of a time when more and more people feel unreasonable, tense and irritable; jumpy, greedy, angry and avaricious. Blessed is the peacemaker - let alone the innocent bystander - who picks out a safe path through such challenges. A current of criminal violence and all manner of conflict runs strong just about all month, from the Mars-Neptune square only minutes from exact arc on the 1st through the Mars-Uranus square that finally leaves five degree orb on the 26th. And that's just on the personal level. On the collective level, a resurgence of collectivism and militarism, terrorism and ethnic cleansing, saber rattling and outright bloodshed: these and like uglies would be par for the course during such a string of Mars alignments.
Speaking of avarice, the early part of April looks like a feeding trough for the hogs on Wall Street and other major equity markets. This is bound to be especially true for the first week or so in April, a time when the Mars alignment with Jupiter is the major keynote out in the heavens. But after the 12th or so there's a perceptible change in prevailing conditions, as the Red Planet moves in on its April 15 alignment with Saturn. It's a kind of an animal farm cycle of metamorphosis in the markets: the bulls become greedy hogs in the first half of the month, and then the bears slaughter the hogs in the second half. A hedge fund in trouble, a legal decision that jeopardizes the survival of a company (or even an industry) . . . Remember: over-valued speculative issues remain in a bubble bursting phase this month and next. Look for real value, and be especially careful of Internet high-fliers. The portals and "e-tailers" are especially vulnerable, while the infrastructure builders and suppliers are less so. Saturn's square to Uranus is within three degrees or less of being exact from mid-April onward, so the big adjustment is so near at hand that it could happen any day now.
The psychology of the markets aside, the human race is not alone in being cranky under this kind of Mars activation. Brute matter has a way of screwing things up at such times: accidents, material failures, explosions and natural upheaval are going to figure larger than usual in the headlines of the day for April. Most of us will escape unscathed through sheer dumb luck - but some because alerts like this one conjured up a little extra awareness and caution. Most especially, keep focused and watch your back throughout the middle third of the month.
IN THE CROSSHAIRS
While none of us is too far from April's Mars in Taurus bull's eye, people with prominent chart features in the fixed signs - Taurus, Leo, Scorpio and Aquarius - are especially in the crosshairs this month. The President and Mrs. Clinton are a couple of obvious examples: the Mars-Saturn conjunction of the 15th falls right on the eighth house Moon in his natal chart, opposing Mercury and Venus in hers. (Both charts get follow-up activation from the Jupiter-Saturn alignment in May.) Looking for other famous horoscopes getting similar activation? Consider the usual suspects: Pope John Paul II, Iran and Iraq (both with the Moon in Taurus in their national charts), Israel, Japan, China, India and Pakistan, Russia and her Presidents - just to name a few. Crackdowns and paybacks, slips from grace and karma catching up . . .
Of course, everyone's potentially in harm's way when the Moon is full at 29 Libra on the 18th. This is another of those risk periods for storms and seismic upheaval, and it's in effect from the 15th through the 21st. Days when such risks look highest include the 15th (Mars conjunct Saturn), the 17th (Moon crosses the celestial equator southward), the 18th (the full moon itself), and the 20th (Mars squares Uranus).
The last storm and seismic risk windows of the month are in effect from the 23rd through the 25th (30 hours either way of Luna's maximum southern declination on the 24th), and starting up again on the 30th (in advance of Moon crossing the celestial equator again on May 1). Geophysical storm warnings aside, the great geopolitical and economic turning points signified by the Jupiter-Saturn conjunction and the Saturn-Uranus square coming up in May will cast their shadows ahead into April. There's a growing sense this month that things won't be the same again in a fairly short time . . .
SPECIAL FEATURE: This month's birthdays of the famous and infamous (with astrological birth charts)
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Who is the best left-hand batsman in Tests?
Thu Aug 13, 2015 07:54 PM Last update on: Thu Aug 13, 2015 08:51 PM
Brian Lara
A great batsman, and a supremely stylish one as well. In 131 Test matches, the Prince of Port of Spain scored 11,953 runs with 34 centuries at an average of 52.88.
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What is even more impressive, however, is that those runs include one score of over 300 and one of 400, two centuries in one Test, and some of the finest innings in the history of the game: an unforgettable 277 in Sydney and a match-winning 153 not out against Australia at Kensington Oval.
And they were scored against some of the best bowlers of all time, including Shane Warne and Muttiah Muralitharan. Lara was the lone star of the West Indies batting on many occasions.
Matches 131 Innings 232 Runs 11,953 Average 52.88 100s/50s 34/48
Sir Gary Sobers
Sobers was simply the original Mr Cricket. Starting as a slow left-arm orthodox spin bowler and developing into a left-arm swing bowler and a slow left-arm back-of-the-hand spin bowler, he became not only a great batsman but arguably the best batsman of his time and one of the best of all time.
Sobers stood tall and elegant at the crease, his drives, particularly off the back foot, and his hooks were strokes of beauty.
When he retired, he had the record for the highest Test score (365*) and the most runs in Tests (8032).
Matches 93 Innings 160 Runs 8032 Average 57.78 100s/50s 26/30
Allan Border
The modern saviour of Australian cricket, Border dragged the team from the bottom in the 1980s while picking up a then world record 11,174 runs.
Border parlayed three shots and a fanatical zeal about not giving away his wicket into the most durable career that cricket in his time had known.
At his retirement he had featured in more Tests, more consecutive Tests, more Tests as captain and more catches than any other player - and a batting average of 50 as well.
Graeme Smith
In a word, "Biff". In other words, crushing, dominant, aggressive, huge, courageous, influential, confident (arrogant?), gregarious, liked, loved, and despised.
As a player, a man to go to war with. As a captain, a man to lead others into battle. He was also a man for the big challenges: as South Africa's youngest captain he was tasked with rebuilding South Africans' faith in the integrity of game, and as a batsman he built up a reputation for scoring the tough runs - his average in the fourth innings is higher than that in the other three.
Matches 117 Innings 205 Runs 9265 Average 48.25 100s/50s 27/38
Kumar Sangakkara
Having started off his career as a wicketkeeper-batsman, Sangakkara went on to become one of the greatest batsman of his generation.
He is Sri Lanka's highest run-getter, and has the highest average among the 11 in the 10,000-run club - next-best Jacques Kallis is more than two runs behind.
An impressive batsman when he kept, Sangakkara's run-making prowess took off after he gave up the gloves.
Sri Lanka's middle-order rarely looked more solid than when he was batting with Mahela Jayawardene - the pair added 6554 Test runs together.
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In this blog series, we are interviewing members of the CT3 team about their background in education as well as the expertise that they each bring to their work with educators across the country.
Being an educator was never part of my plan. I wanted to be a diplomat and aligned my undergraduate and graduate studies to THAT goal. I worked as a Desk Officer serving West Africa for the U.S. Agency for International Development. It was only after an 8-year old boy in Benin asked me what schools were like where I lived that I came to my senses, because I couldn't answer his question! I started working with Teaching for Change (the ED was leading a Youth Leadership elective course at Cardozo High School in Washington, D.C.) and that's when I fell in love with the idea of teaching.
Once my love affair with teaching started, I wanted to learn more about how to make schools strong enough to deliver on the promise of Brown vs. Board and ensure that students had access to the strong teaching and learning experiences that were their birthright. I took a position helping resident teachers integrate technology, then a teaching license, and then a terminal degree in Curriculum and Instruction.
It was different than most folks, I bet! I started teaching officially in a school where I'd already worked for four years – as a teacher residency supervisor and a technology coordinator. So, I already knew all of the teachers and many of the students in the school. So, I got to spend my "official" first year not having to worry about stereotypical first-year worries – classroom management and teacher-student relationships. Instead, I got to figure out content tips and tricks for D.C. History, which WAS new for me!
My perspective actually stems from that initial regret – not learning how to push and support my students until later in my teaching career. Students only do as much as we push and support them to do. I have watched countless educators ask for more from their students, support them to meet those ambitious goals and be blown away by the results. I have too many data points to suggest that this is specific to geography, race, language or economic status. This is about strong teaching.
I would love to say educational technology, but I have to qualify that to be about the integration of technology tools into instruction, instead of just knowing about the myriad of technology tools out there (there are too many to know them all now!). I can also say that I'm an expert in helping teachers build the systems that can help ALL students be successful, differentiating their instruction in a way that meets students' needs without going crazy in the process, or working 18-hour days!
What in your opinion is the most important aspect of school in order to best serve students?
Teaching. Joyful, connected, rigorous teaching that serves ALL students. Period. Not easy at all, but necessary.
Read James Baldwin's A Talk to Teachers if you want to be the kind of educator who believes that teaching is about more than teaching students how to add and subtract. Though that essay is over fifty years old, it could have been written yesterday and describes perfectly the work of educators who want to help children "read the word and read the world", in Freire's words.
No-Nonsense Nurturer is a philosophy that benefits ALL teachers and ALL students EVERYWHERE. I don't know where adults can thrive without following directions, notice who else is following them, understanding the benefits and drawbacks of following those directions and being in real relationships with those around them. No-Nonsense Nurturer teaches those skills to children, setting them up with those skills long before they'll need them as adults!
What's been your proudest moment working with students?
I took a plane and then drove an hour and a half to see the college graduation of one of the first students who graduated from the high school I led. It's what folks often don't get about the blood, sweat and tears that educators pour into their work. Sometimes, years pass before you really know precisely how powerful your work was. Seeing her there, in her cap and gown, in her adult-ness, was worth every moment I've ever spent with every student anywhere. I'll never forget it.
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Click here to read Nataki's post on our blog where she shares easy ways that teachers can move beyond the foundational elements of strong relationships with their students in order to drive achievement and cultivate a culturally relevant classroom. Nataki also wrote this meaningful piece on our blog in the wake of the Parkland, FL school shooting, on how No-Nonsense Nurturers can respond when tragedy strikes, even in another state.


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By now you may have already seen the value of daily oral hygiene when it comes to maintaining a healthy mouth with strong teeth and gums. Brushing your teeth at least twice a day with a soft-bristled toothbrush combined with a fluoride toothpaste and flossing in between the teeth and along the gum line at least once daily, while consistently consuming a balanced diet and limiting snacks between meals, you are greatly boosting the oral environment in your mouth.
Keeping your mouth clean is the number one goal of oral hygiene habits since bacteria continually thrive in the oral cavity and are created and magnified whenever you eat and drink, particularly sweet or starchy items. This is also the time when food particles and oral debris amass to contribute to this buildup. Brushing and flossing every day keep this accumulation to a minimum so that it doesn't get a chance to wear down tooth enamel or irritate the gums. Your goal is to keep tooth decay and gum disease away from your smile.
To understand why you need to clean your teeth and gums daily, it helps to know what plaque is and how it affects your oral environment. When you run your tongue across your teeth before brushing them, you might feel a sticky film. This soft, colorless substance is a combination of millions of oral bacteria, saliva and food residue. Every time you eat, the sugars in the food feed this oral bacteria which then release acids that wear down tooth enamel. If you don't remove plaque daily, it will build up and harden into a more visible, thick, white deposit. Left alone, hardened plaque can cause holes in the enamel resulting in tooth decay and irritate the gum tissue resulting in gingivitis, or gum disease. Because plaque is always building up in your mouth, your best protection is brushing and flossing daily and having twice-yearly dental cleanings which remove calcified plaque.
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New species of moth found for the first time on Arran
By Kirsten Irvine Reporter
NEW DISCOVERY: The Devon Carpet moth has been found in Arran
Arran Ranger Service has received confirmation that a new species of moth has been found on Arran for the first time.
The moth, most commonly known as the Devon Carpet moth or the Lampropteryx Otregiata, was once a relatively scarce species, most commonly found in the south and south-west of England and south Wales.
In recent years there has been a considerable range expansion from the south-west which has seen this moth reported in numbers from Lancashire, Cumbria, Suffolk and several midland counties.
The species is new to Scotland and rangers were delighted to find out that the moth has made Scotland its new home, the furthest northern point that the species has ever reached.
There are two generations, with adults on the wing in May and June, then again in August and September.
The caterpillars are brown with paler buff markings, and feed on common marsh bedstraw and possibly also fen bedstraw.


Health systems founded on strong primary health care are essential to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals and universal health coverage. Authors on behalf of the World Organization of Family Doctors' (WONCA) executive committee discuss the need for global primary care development indicators to strengthen primary health care systems. They call on the UN and other stakeholders to commit to the measurement and development of high-quality and comprehensive primary care.
Recent crises, including the Ebola epidemic in West Africa, have been wake-up calls: too many primary health care systems are under-resourced and fragmented, leaving countries unprepared to reach everyone with needed health services. Read more for a call to action from leadership of The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization on the need for better measurement to guide meaningful improvements in primary health care systems.
On September 26, 2015 on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the World Bank Group, and the World Health Organization launched a collaboration to strengthen primary health care and advance progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
With the launch of the new Sustainable Development Goals, health and development experts around the world are reflecting on what it will take to accomplish them. As a global community, this is a unique opportunity to think carefully about what works and what doesn't, and to use the new goals to redouble our efforts to support programmes, solutions, and systems that work. Suzanne Ehlers, President and CEO of Population Action International, and Rosemary Mburu, Executive Director of World AIDS Campaign International, weigh in on the value of high-performing primary health care systems and call on country decision-makers to enact policies and budgets that lead to measureable improvements in primary health care.
What makes primary health care work? How can systems better function as a whole? Atul Gawande and Chris Elias speak with Devex about the challenges primary health care leaders face around the world, and how PHCPI is digging deep to understand these difficult questions.
Last month, world leaders came together to adopt the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)--a new global development agenda that sets ambitious targets, such as eliminate poverty, achieve gender equality and end hunger globally. Following the launch of the SDGs, World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA) President Michael Kidd weighs in on the potential of primary health care systems to support the achievement of the health-related SDG and deliver quality health care to populations worldwide. He also proposes new indicators that, if comprehensively measured, can show us the strength of primary health care in countries around the world and help us understand how to further improve our systems.
Imagine traveling an hour to reach a health facility, only to realize that no doctors are there. Or taking medication for a month, to later find out that you received the wrong diagnosis. Imagine being a doctor at a clinic so busy you see over 40 patients a day, and aren't able to give each one the full attention they need. Good health workers are the cornerstone to strong health systems. PHCPI investigates how we can better understand what makes health care providers most effective for the patients they serve.
When you go to a health facility, are you able to see the same doctor or nurse as the last time you visited? If you see a specialist, do they use information from your primary care doctor to inform your diagnosis and treatment? Are you referred to a higher-level facility, if necessary, for follow-up care? For some of us, the answer is yes. But for too many of us, the answer is no. Read on to find out why continuity of care is a critically important, but poorly understood, role of PHC systems.
Strengthening primary health care (PHC) is essential to achieve universal health coverage and the health-related Sustainable Development Goals, and PHC system strengthening requires good measurement. The PHC Measurement for Improvement Collaborative, launched in April 2016 in Accra, Ghana by the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage and the Primary Health Care Performance Initiative, will co-develop practical tools and approaches – drawing on collective country experiences—to support country policymakers, health system managers, and frontline providers to effectively use data for PHC improvement.
Over the last 15 years, Chile has developed a national shared monitoring plan for tracking the performance of its primary health care system. The plan consists of two parsimonious indicator sets: the Health Goals, which provide an economic incentive for frontline providers to meet service delivery targets, and the Activity Indicators, which increase financial transparency and ensure that municipalities are accountable for the health of their population. The process of data collection, review, and feedback is standardized throughout the country, and annual meetings allow for targets to be updated according to local needs. Chile's monitoring system is an excellent example of how diverse stakeholders can work together to establish a simple method for assessing the overall performance of a primary health care system to promote accountability, incentivize quality, and drive improvement.
Why is data so important to the success of health systems? The UCSF Global Health Sciences illustrates how data makes invisible people and problems visible, and is absolutely critial for health systems success.
The JLN Primary Health Care Improvement Collaborative met in Kigali, Rwanda to outline strategies to address priority measurement areas and work towards the creation of a practical measurement toolkit.
As the 70th World Health Assembly (WHA) meeting comes to a close, it is important to recognize that dialogue among country actors and the global community is critical for collective progress. In this open letter to WHA delegates, members of the Joint Learning Network for Universal Health Coverage Primary Health Care Measurement for Improvement Collaborative share key insights on the need to better measure and strengthen primary health care systems.
PHCPI has developed a series of case studies across five countries demonstrating innovations in how data is being used to strengthen primary health care and accelerate progress towards universal health coverage.