BEIRUT, Lebanon - When photographer Paul Conroy and the UK's Sunday Times veteran war correspondent Marie Colvin decided to turn back in the tunnel that was taking them out of the Baba Amr district of Homs, Syria, they knew they were taking a huge risk.
It was 2012, and that year alone would claim the lives of more than 120 journalists covering hostilities in Syria. The Baba Amr district, where at least 20,000 civilians were trapped, was under heavy bombardment by the government forces of Bashar al-Assad.
Few Western journalists were still on the ground due to the extreme danger. The decision to stay in Baba Amr to bear witness to the facts proved fatal for Marie Colvin and French photographer Remi Ochlik, who were killed on 22 February by an artillery shell that struck a makeshift media centre.
For Conroy, Colvin's friend and colleague, who narrowly escaped death himself in that shelling, the importance of telling the world what is happening in Syria by reporting from the ground remains vital today.
"Just because we do not see an immediate result [from the pictures and reports in Syria] does not mean we should stop. Our work as Western reporters does have an impact," he tells Middle East Eye.
Conroy has spent his time recovering, having had to undergo 23 operations on his leg, and working relentlessly on his book Under the Wire, written over a six-month period after he left hospital in August 2012. In September, it was released as a documentary directed by Chris Martin.
Under The Wire recounts his testimony of the horrors and realities of conflict zones and looks at his friendship with Colvin, combining new interviews of Conroy and other people involved in the story along with not-previously seen archive material.
Conroy explains that there were so many layers to Colvin's character that attempting to describe her is as difficult as trying to catch fresh air.
"Our last conversation was one of the funniest things," he says. That last night in Baba Amr, when they were trying to catch a few hours' sleep at the building they referred to as the "media centre" after Colvin's interview with Anderson Cooper on CNN, Colvin told Conroy she was having trouble hearing and was wondering if she was going deaf.
I thought to myself: goodness she already lost her eye, now her hearing?
"I thought to myself: goodness she already lost her eye, now her hearing?" He used the light on his phone to examine her ear: a rubber bud from the little headphones she had used during the interview had remained stuck. "We started laughing hysterically. We could not stop. Even the next morning when we got up, when our eyes crossed we would start laughing." This was the last proper conversation the two journalist friends had.
Humour, which Colvin was notorious for, was a way to survive. The Hollywood film A Private War, which portrays her life and career, has been praised by journalist friends of Colvin's, particularly for Rosamund Pike's performance of the seasoned journalist. Unlike the documentary Under the Wire, Conroy was not involved in the Hollywood picture.
Conroy, praising the snapshot the movie captures of Colvin, notes the challenge of fully showing the different layers of her character. "The movie is very good, and it provides detailed anecdotes of different moments of her life and career," he says.
From northeast Syria, where the two originally met, to Iraq and Libya, Colvin and Conroy shared numerous war reporting missions. They had learned how to make the best use of their complementary roles and personalities.
At roadblocks, they had developed an innate sense for who would be best equipped to do the talking. "I'll take this one" or "it's best if you take this one," Conroy explains to Middle East Eye. It depended on the situation: sometimes being a woman in a conflict zone could prove to be "disarming". Sometimes taking people by surprise could work to their advantage, but it was not always the case.
Above all, Colvin's ethics and storytelling was what made her an extraordinary reporter. She cared about people and saw her role as giving them a voice.
"She earned the respect of the people," says Conroy. In Baba Amr, he notes, when the two journalists returned on their second and fatal trip, he noticed a significant difference in the way the civilians on the ground treated them. "People would see we were risking being there, and we could see they respected this."
For documentary director Martin, this aspect became apparent when searching for video material from Homs for the documentary. People were helpful in providing information and video once they realised it was about Marie.
Describing the conflict in Homs in the documentary, Conroy states: "It was not war, it was a slaughter." Having witnessed many conflicts both as a former soldier in the British Royal Artillery and war photographer, he says what he saw in Syria was entirely at a different level of destruction.
After the fatal strike that instantly killed Marie and Ochlik, it would be another five days before Conroy could make a safe escape out of Homs. Badly wounded and with few painkillers to numb the pain, he tried to focus on practical issues.
A Red Crescent ambulance offered to take him and French journalist Edith Bouvier out of Baba Amr. Then the head of the ambulance team, whose identity Conroy does not mention to protect him from potential repercussions, told everyone to exit the room they were in, leaving only the foreign journalists there.
That is when he told them, as recounted in the documentary, "do not get into that ambulance. If you do, you will be executed and your bodies will be thrown on the battlefield and they [the Syrian government] will say you were attacked by the rebels."
Conroy took the advice and stayed put until five days later, when local activists smuggled him out. It was a long trip on a motorbike - with his wounded leg - out of Homs and into the Lebanese mountains.
It would be two years before he could walk properly again, and he is to this day still undergoing physiotherapy.
Conroy always asks himself: "What could I do better the next time?" Six years after that fatal reporting mission in Homs, he stresses how his dedication to keep telling the story of what is happening from the civilian side that he witnessed has also helped him face the trauma of all that he saw and experienced.
He has provided his witness account in court for the lawsuit filed in Washington in July 2016 by Colvin's family, which asks to hold the Syrian government to account for what they state was a targeted attack to eliminate her.
The claim is that Colvin's reporting challenged the Syrian government's narrative that it was fighting terrorists, while for Colvin and Conroy there were only civilians being attacked, and this determined their objective to silence them.
The case against the Syrian government reached court in April this year with evidence from Syrian defectors and is one of the first cases seeking to hold the government of Bashar al-Assad responsible for war crimes.
After six years, with at least 500,000 Syrians killed in the war and another 5.6 million forced to seek refuge abroad, Conroy insists still that there is no substitute for reporting from the ground.
The news industry is challenged from numerous perspectives today. Firstly, for journalists, it has become increasingly dangerous to report. Journalism is under pressure, not solely because reporters have often become physical targets but by the issue of "fake news" and how to counter it effectively.
"It's the hunger for storytelling that drives journalism. No one is in this business for the money," he comments. For him, both himself and Colvin were driven by this urge to cover war zones, not by the war buzz.
Conroy and Colvin were smuggled into Homs by rebels from the Free Syrian Army and were subsequently considered spies by the government of Assad. He has not been back to Syria since 2012. "I have a 'wanted' sign over my head. I cannot go back."
Commenting on how the war has evolved since 2012, he notes "on behalf of the Syrian side I met, concerning what lies ahead in Idlib, I believe under no circumstance would the people there accept a peace with Assad still in power. They expect for the regime to be held accountable."
For Conroy, Marie Colvin died telling the truth, and the documentary, Under the Wire, continues this legacy when towards the end he is smuggled to safety, with the people left behind saying to him, "Get out and tell the world."


Advanced Aerials continues to grow in the spirit of the Kaizen ("change for the better") philosophy and to share our knowledge within the community of Unmanned Vehicle Systems (UVS). Our company would like to become instrumental in the innovation of affordable and reconfigurable robotic platforms that would allow current workflows to become more efficient and easily developed, evaluated, and refined.
In our creation process, we have discovered the results clearly indicate two distinct paths for future use. Our goal on the first path is to help the end user identify and provide better solutions to their goals in the quickest amount of time and in the most effective way. Secondly, our goal is to give children and students the opportunity to discover, explore, and contribute to this ever emerging science of robotics.


Foxconn factories in China have some pretty dismal working conditions. They've been cited by numerous labor groups for violating human rights and they don't even abide by the Chinese maximum overtime law. However, with pressure from Apple, the US, and other groups, Foxconn is starting to make changes for the better, with the first change being an increase in pay.
The basic salary of production line workers will be increased by 16 percent, going from 1,550 yuan to 1,800 yuan, excluding overtime and other pay. Furthermore, Foxconn will be providing a 200 yuan bonus to all production line employees during the peak months of August to November.
In recent months, Foxconn has had difficulties enticing new employees to apply. In addition to these salary increase, Foxconn is lowering the probationary period for new employees from six months to three months. Foxconn has said they have fixed most of the pressing workers rights issues and are on track to fix more by mid-2013.


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A phase II study of razoxane, an antiangiogenic topoisomerase II inhibitor, in renal cell cancer with assessment of potential surrogate markers of angiogenesis.
Braybrooke JP., O'Byrne KJ., Propper DJ., Blann A., Saunders M., Dobbs N., Han C., Woodhull J., Mitchell K., Crew J., Smith K., Stephens R., Ganesan TS., Talbot DC., Harris AL.
Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) is an angiogenic tumor resistant to standard cytotoxic chemotherapeutic agents. Although often responsive to immunomodulatory agents including interleukin 2 and IFN-alpha, the overall results in randomized Phase III studies are disappointing with only modest improvements in overall survival. This Phase II study evaluated the efficacy and tolerability of razoxane, an antiangiogenic topoisomerase II inhibitor, in 40 patients (32 men, 8 women; age: range, 31-76 years; median, 58 years) with inoperable RCC. Twenty patients received razoxane 125 mg p.o., twice a day for 5 days each week for 8 weeks (one cycle). This was repeated in patients with stable disease (StD), but was discontinued after 16 weeks if there was no evidence of an objective response. Because minimal toxicity was seen, subsequent patients (n = 20) were treated until progressive disease (PD) was documented. Of 38 evaluable patients, 11 (29%) had StD for a minimum of 4 months, and the remainder had PD. Median overall survival was 7.3 months. Duration of survival was significantly better in patients with StD compared with those with PD (P = 0.003). The effect of treatment on six potential surrogate serum/plasma (vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF), urokinase plasminogen activator soluble receptor (uPAsr), E-selectin, vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) and von Willebrand's factor (vWF) and two urinary (VEGF and bFGF) markers of angiogenesis was evaluated before and after 1 cycle of treatment. Pretreatment serum VEGF and E-selectin levels above the median value were associated with a poor prognosis. Serum VCAM-1 levels and urinary VEGF levels rose significantly after one cycle in patients with PD but not in those with StD. Serum VEGF, bFGF, VCAM-1 and vWF, plasma uPAsr and urinary bFGF levels were significantly higher in PD patients compared with StD patients before and/or after 1 cycle of treatment. In conclusion, razoxane is an antiangiogenic agent that has minimal toxicity and that requires further evaluation in combination with other active agents in the treatment of RCC. Surrogate serum and urinary markers of angiogenesis may have a role to play in predicting disease response and overall survival in RCC.
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Every two years, the SIMA, the leading international trade fair for agriculture and livestock farming, takes place in Paris. AGCO, one of the world's largest agricultural machinery manufacturers and umbrella for a wide range of its own agricultural software tools and technologies, was planning to present its product "Fuse" at the 2017 fair. The product and its function was supposed to be explained a vivid manner.
PRG Lab has been commissioned with the implementation of a very special touch panel, which describes the "fuse" system in a bilingual and innovative way. With a team of specialists, PRG Lab has been working on the implementation of the "Conductive Ink Wall". The development and programming was implemented within four weeks. The colleagues from Dusseldorf needed two weeks to build the prototype, followed by the integration of the media server and sensor technology and hardware prototyping before the construction of the final exhibit took place.
The interactive exhibit consists of two main components. The outer cladding and thus the haptic side, which was chosen in a wood optic, to refer to agriculture. The second component, besides the structural ones, is the actual main service of PRG Lab: The programming of the Ventuz real-time system as well as the programming of the sensor system, which in this case has become relatively complex. The sensor system is applied from the back to the wood panel and creates an electromagnetic field on the graphical elements on the panel. As soon as the graphics printed on the wooden plate are touched, the command is triggered to start the Ventuz system.
Visitors to the trade fair have the opportunity to start various animations of the processes and the interfaces involved in the farming cycle, such as harvest planning or fleet management, by touching the active touch areas individually or in parallel. These processes are then graphically displayed on the Conductive Ink Panel. The Ventuz Realtime application was programmed to control the playout of the animation sequences, the audio playback and trigger revaluation. Also for logic management for controlling the interactive elements, for optical calibration and mapping of the content assets as well as for the integration of external text sources.
The panel has a total area of 2.65 m x 3 m and a depth of 28 cm. For the graphical vizualisation, a special ink was used which is enriched with conductive particles. The advantage of this ink is that the touch sensors can be illustrated and printed in any form and sensitivity. The substructure consists of modular aluminum profiles with inserts for PCs, the audio equipment and the sensor perimeter. The total weight of the panel is around 750 kilograms. The projection took place via two light-weight laser Panasonic PT-RZ970E 1-Chip Laser DLPDLP projectors, which projected the contents from the shortest distance to the panel via UltraShort Throw Optics. In order to provide the perfect service, there is a network connection for remote maintenance via remote access.
Kay Schablowski, PRG Lab's Business Development & Sales Manager, is pleased with the results: "The possibilities for using such a Conductive Ink Panel are very diverse. This type of sensor system can be used for various applications, industries and event concepts.


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Fern Britton and Phil Vickery 'often weren't on speaking terms' before split
They revealed their split earlier this week
By Entertainment Daily
Fern Britton and Phil Vickery's split reportedly did not come as a surprise to friends.
The 62-year-old television presenter recently announced she is ending her 20-year marriage to her husband and celebrity chef Phil, but insisted the pair will "always share a great friendship".
And friends of the pair have claimed that they saw the split coming, as Fern and Phil, 58, apparently had their share of difficulties.
Friends of the pair have claimed that they saw the split coming (Credit: Wenn)
Read more: Fern Britton announces split from This Morning husband Phil Vickery
A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Fern and Phil went through periods when they weren't even speaking to one another.
"There were some really rough patches and it looked like deep cracks had developed. Things were fraught.
Fern and Phil went through periods when they weren't even speaking to one another.
"They seemed to think it was something that happened to everyone, and it was just the natural ups and downs of any relationship. But those around them worried the damage might be irreparable."
Ent Daily has contacted reps for Fern and Phil for comment.
Fern announced the split on Twitter, where she wrote: "After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways.
"We will always share a great friendship and our lovely children.
After more than 20 happy years together, Phil and I have decided to go our separate ways. We will always share a great friendship and our lovely children . We would appreciate it if our privacy is respected at this time. Thankyou for your continued kindness and support. ❤
— Fern Britton (@Fern_Britton) January 29, 2020
"We would appreciate it if our privacy is respected at this time. Thank you for your continued kindness and support. (sic)"
Fern and Phil have 18-year-old daughter Winnie together, whilst the Ready Steady Cook presenter also has twins Harry and Jack, 26, and Grace, 23, with former husband Clive Jones.
The couple tied the knot 20 years ago in 2000, after Fern had split from Clive in the same year following a 12-year marriage.
They met on This Morning when Fern hosted the show alongside Phillip Schofield and the star previously said she never thought she would find love again as a mother of three children.
Speaking previously about the start of their romance, Fern told the Telegraph: "The boys were four; Grace hadn't even started toddling.
Fern previously said she never thought she would find love again as a mother of three children (Credit: Splashnews.com)
Read more: Fern Britton admitted she preferred a cup of tea in bed than sex with husband Phil
"I remember thinking at the time that nobody was going to take a 40-something woman with three kids. Then, one day at work, someone said, 'Phil Vickery fancies you.' And I went, 'Remind me – which one is he?'
"Eventually, I kidnapped him, put him and his dirty washing – he was single at the time – in my car and drove him home. The next day, he baked me his irresistible gooseberry crumble."
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Broken Sword 1: Director's Cut 12+
Shadow of the Templars
Paris in the Fall… a brutal murder at the Palais Royale. When Nico Collard is invited to interview statesman Pierre Carchon, she finds herself inextricably drawn into a terrifying conspiracy.
One of the all-time classic adventures, multi BAFTA-nominated 'Broken Sword 1: Director's Cut' pitches sassy journalist Nico Collard, and intrepid American George Stobbart into a mysterious journey of intrigue and jeopardy. Guide George and Nico on their globe-spanning adventure, exploring exotic locations, solving ancient mysteries, and thwarting a dark conspiracy to reveal the secret truths of the Knights Templar.
Featuring a widely-praised touch interface, 'Broken Sword 1: Director's Cut' introduces an intricate new narrative thread, alongside the classic story that has charmed millions of players. It's time to experience George and Nico's worldwide adventure in a whole new way, with brand new puzzles, hilarious new jokes, and the distinctive, rich story that made the series so deservedly renowned. This is adventure gaming at its very best.
"…this is a must-play game: a latter day blockbuster in a director's cut form". The Independent online (5/5)
"An extraordinary example of how to properly remake a classic". Pocket Gamer (9/10)
Broken Sword: Shadow Of The Templars has always been a stellar example of video games' potential as a storytelling medium; now it also serves as a masterclass in porting to a handheld platform. With its glistening presentation, adroit controls and additional content, this is arguably one of the finest titles to appear on the App Store to date. Digital Spy (5/5)
Full English speech, with the option for subtitles in English, French, German, Spanish or Italian.
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miggs80 , 01/07/2016
Phenomenal
Felt like a I was playing a 70's or 80's adventure cartoon movie with the way the audio sounded and the cartoon's art style looks like something from "The Hobbit" era. Many hours of gameplay involved. I am blown away. I wish part 3 and 4 were also added to iOS. Getting part 2 and 5 now.
Ten_Gallon , 12/03/2015
One of the best adventure games of all time
The Broken Sword adventure games rank among the best in the genre, and compare favorably to favorites such as Sierra's King's Quest or LucasArts' Monkey Island series. The iOS version is beautifully remastered for mobile devices and fully voiced. A must have for adventure game fans and anyone who appreciates an artfully-told story.
GarykNE , 12/26/2017
Beautiful adventure game
This is a beautiful game set primarily in Paris. Characters have amusing French traits and idiosyncrasies. It feels like a graphic novel detective story. The puzzles include finding objects, interviewing people, and tricking people into doing what you need them to do.
I am halfway through the second game, The Smoking Mirror, and it is also excellent..
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September 29, 2012 January 19, 2011 by Mimi Foster
For as long as I can remember, I have loved Victorian homes. When I bought my first house, all I really wanted was something vintage. The more real estate I sold, the more I realized that my passion was in the Downtown area, and my heart was always drawn to the character and uniqueness of houses that, in Colorado Springs, were built between 1880 and 1930.
However, one of my favorite Victorians is not in Colorado. This picture is not a town, but is, in fact, just one home – The Winchester Mystery House in San Jose, California. Following the deaths of her infant daughter in 1866 from a mysterious disease, and her beloved husband William 15 years later, Sarah Winchester was devastated, and sank into a depression from which she never truly recovered. An accomplished pianist who spoke four languages, she was known as "The Belle of New Haven." She inherited twenty million dollars from the Winchester Rifle fortune when William died, but that did nothing to ease her pain. She became reclusive and withdrew completely from society. On the recommendation of a friend, she consulted a psychic.
The psychic evoked the spirit of Sarah's late husband who told her that she and her family were cursed. That thousands of souls killed by Winchester rifles had come back to seek revenge. That the only way that she could escape their wrath and have eternal life was to move west and devote the rest of her life to building a house for these vengeful spirits; that she would remain unharmed as long as work on the house never ceased. In 1884, Sarah moved to Santa Clara Valley in California, purchased 160 acres, and embarked on a construction project that would last for the next 38 years.
The work on the house went on around the clock, and Sarah lived in the house as it was being built. She was generous to her workmen, local charities, and invited the neighborhood children to play on the grounds, to come in to her home to play the piano or to have ice cream. But every night she consulted with the spirits in her secret séance room about what part of the house should be built next. There was a bell tower that rang every night at midnight to invite the spirits for the nightly session, and then rang at 2 a.m. again to signal them to leave. Certainly this was no ordinary home.
Many of the doors opened to a wall.
Several stairways led to a ceiling with no opening. One of the doors in her bedroom opened to thin air, with a 10-foot drop. There are upside down columns, windows built into floors, and a cupboard that is only half an inch deep. There are secret passageways in the walls, and current guests are warned not to stray from the group or they could be lost for hours! Tradition holds that spirits enter a dwelling through a chimney, and Sarah built over 40 of them. One of them is four stories tall, but stops just shy of the roof, rendering it useless. But that didn't matter because most of the rooms in the house were never used anyway.
A beautiful Tiffany-imported glass window that was originally on an outside wall was enclosed and is now forever blocked from the sunlight. Homes at the time were being built for approximately $1,000. One of Sarah's ballrooms cost $9,000. At the time of her death, she had spent $5.5 million on the Victorian-style mansion which was lavishly decorated with the most expensive furnishings money could buy. It eventually grew to over 160 rooms, covered six acres, featured over 10,000 windows, 2,000 doors, and a beautiful 4.5 acre garden.
Was she possessed? Inspired? Eerily eccentric? Or just plain crazy? Some said she kept her face covered at all times with a dark veil, and was known to fire servants who caught a glimpse of her face accidentally. This was not true, however, in her later years. She never slept in the same bedroom two nights in a row so that she could confuse any evil spirits that might be waiting for her. She also traveled through her house in a roundabout fashion to confuse mischievous ghosts.
An earthquake in 1906 toppled a seven-story observation tower and caused other damage to the house. Sarah had the front half of the house sealed off because she feared the spirits were angry because that part of the house was nearly finished.
Number 13 seemed to be of particular importance to Sarah and her ghostly advisors. All windows had 13 panels. There were 13 bathrooms, and a sink in one of them had 13 drainage holes. Each staircase (except one) had 13 steps. Each chandelier featured 13 lights. There were 13 coat hangers in Sarah's secret séance room, holding her 13 nightgowns.
The construction, which went on 24-hours a day, 7 days a week for 38 years, ended abruptly when Sarah passed away in 1922 at the age of 83. In her will (divided in 13 parts and signed 13 times) she never mentioned her house. She did take care of her servants, and left her furniture and art collection to her niece. The house was sold at an auction. Except for maintenance and restoration, the house remains today in the same condition it was on the day she died.
Some say that Sarah's spirit still roams the hallways of Winchester House. Some say that's rubbish, and the house is just a quirky and pixilated work of a disturbed woman.
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Lista utworów
"Electric Eye"
"Victim of Changes"
"Painkiller"
"Eat Me Alive"
"Devil's Child"
"Dissident Aggressor"
"Delivering The Goods"
"Exciter"
"Breaking the Law"
"Hell Bent For Leather"
"Blood Red Skies"
"Metal Gods"
"Before The Dawn"
"Turbo Lover"
"Ram It Down"
"Metal Meltdown"
"Screaming For Vengeance"
"You've Got Another Thing Comin'"
"Beyond The Realms Of Death"
"Solar Angels"
"Bloodstone"
"Desert Plains"
"Wild Nights, Hot & Crazy Days"
"Heading Out To The Highway"
"Living After Midnight"
"A Touch Of Evil
"The Rage"
"Night Comes Down"
"Sinner"
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Wick man prosecuted for waste offence
A man from Wick has been ordered to pay a £230 fine and £300 in court costs after pleading guilty to failing to make sure waste from his property was properly disposed of.
Richard Short, aged 38, of Naishcombe Hill, Wick, was prosecuted by our environmental protection team after a member of the public reported four bags of household waste, including bottles and tins, fly tipped in Church Road, Bitton beneath a 'No Fly Tipping' sign.
Evidence from the waste led back to Mr Short who confirmed that the waste belonged to him.
Whilst claiming that he had paid for it to be removed, the court was satisfied that he had failed in his duty of care to dispose of the waste properly.
South Gloucestershire Council's Cabinet Member for Communities and Tourism, Cllr Paul Hughes said: "Fly tipping is an issue that has a negative impact on our communities and local environment and we all have a responsibility to make sure that our waste is disposed of in the appropriate manner. Anyone that fly-tips in our area is five times more likely to be successfully prosecuted than anywhere else in the country.
"We have a 100 per cent record of securing successful prosecutions for this type of offence, so if you allow your rubbish to be fly tipped by failing to ensure it is correctly removed in South Gloucestershire, you can expect to be caught and prosecuted."
The case was heard at Bristol Magistrates' Court on 18 July.
Residents are advised to only give their rubbish to an Environment Agency registered waste carrier and follow these simple steps to make sure your waste is disposed of legally:
Ask for a copy of the company's waste carrier registration certificate and ask where the waste is being taken. Legitimate firms will be happy to provide this information
Do not be tempted to use people offering cheap waste clearance on sites such as Facebook and Gumtree unless you have confirmed that they are registered with the Environment Agency
Check whether the waste carrier is registered by calling the Environment Agency on 08708 506506 or by checking on their website https://environment.data.gov.uk/public-register/view/search-waste-carriers-brokers
Ask for a registered trading address and contact telephone number for the trader and get a receipt.
Unwanted goods and household or garden waste can all be disposed of at no cost via the council's Sort It centres.


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Hua Hin was Thailand's first real 'Beach Resort' but with the emergence of Phuket, and the islands of Samui and Chang etc., it seems to have almost dropped from the tourist radar. Nestled on the Gulf of Thailand about 300 km South West of Bangkok, for some reason Hua Hin was a place that I'd never visited. Maybe being so close to Bangkok I'd always assumed that Hua Hin would be similar to Pattaya, and that's certainly not a recommendation. Anyway, I figured that as I was so close then it would be rude not to drop in and find out for myself. I'd intended to start my travels in the South of Thailand but with major flooding I didn't want to become another well meaning tourist getting in the way of the relief efforts. So, looking at my map I decided that Hua Hin would be the most southerly point on this journey and with bike rental in Bangkok being so rare and expensive, I decided to take the train.
It's a three-hour journey and a 2nd class non-air conditioned ticket will cost you little more than the coins in the bottom of your pocket. It's a little chaotic but once you understand the system then buying the ticket and boarding the right train is really quite easy. Because this is Thailand, the train journey will probably take an hour longer than the timetable suggested, but by the time that you arrive in Hua Hin you'll be ready for the holiday. Trains in SE Asia are fun, but relaxing they are not.
Hua Hin railway station is noted for it's architecture and it really is quite beautiful in a very chocolate-box sort of way. It's busy but in a very relaxed and laid-back sort of way and a great entry point into the town itself. The first impression is that Hua Hin is about as far removed from the flesh-pot flea-pit of Pattaya as you could possibly imagine and while I'm sure that there is a seedier side to the resort, it is definitely nice and discreet. The town itself is a huge market place that bustles along without the chaos or intimidation of the more tourist orientated towns and that gives it a certain charm and family friendliness that keeps you constantly smiling. It's not intimidating at all and walking the gentle streets or riding scooters around the area is an absolute breeze. Hotels in the town are plentiful and can accommodate most budgets. In the centre of town I find a small hotel with air-conditioning and a balcony for around 800 Baht, $10 per night. It's clean, it's friendly and as with most hotels the restaurant is probably quite abysmal but as this is Thailand you'll probably be eating out on the streets anyway. The beaches however are perhaps not as free and inviting as those that you'll find on many of the islands and those that have not already been taken over by the larger Hotels tend to by slightly more 'Industrial' in nature. Another immediate thing that you'll notice is a lot of Thai's enjoying the beach, something that you don't often find in the higher end tourist areas and for me, I always take that as a good sign.
In and around Hua Hin there isn't the richness of temples and monasteries that you'll find in other parts, but there is certainly enough culture and splendour to keep you entertained for a few days when you grow bored with lazing on the beach. The resort itself is spread along the coastline and unless you're familiar with it, then local transport systems can be a little confusing. On the plus side, renting motorcycles and scooters is easy and a Honda Scoopy will cost around 200 Baht for a day, possibly including insurance but you never can tell, … this is Thailand after all. If you rent from outside of your hotel then you'll need to leave your passport as security but in Thailand this is the norm and nothing to be too concerned about. If you're going to be travelling away from Hua Hin on the bike then take photocopies of the passport, photo page and visa page, as these will be required for checking into other hotels during your stay. The people renting the bike to you will be able to provide you with the copies that you need. Although you'll see many tourists and locals riding without safety helmets, don't be tempted to do this yourself. The police will stop you and although the fine is quite small, it's a pain in arse as far as administration is concerned. Anyway, Thai hospitals might be good, but you really don't need to find that out for yourself.
The night markets in Hua Hin are busy and the food that's served there is absolutely amazing. There are restaurants that serve 'Western Menus', but if you want to eat chips with everything then why the hell did you venture anywhere beyond Belgium? Don't be afraid to try different local dishes and if you're worried about the famous heat of Thai cuisine, then just ask the chef or waiter if it's spicy … "Phet mai?". The Thai answer will usually be a smiling "nid-noi", but don't worry, they want you to come back and eat there again so they wont try to force anything too hot or unidentifiable on you. Just try everything that you can and you might even surprise yourself.
After a short stay in Hua Hin, I decided that I was suitably relaxed and it was time to head back to Bangkok. The train was an option, but you can only have so much fun in one lifetime and I decided to take a seat in a more relaxing Mini-Van. It costs almost $5 for the 3 hour journey, but unlike the train you're guaranteed a seat. Hundreds of these white Toyota Mini-Vans run daily between Bangkok and the major resorts and you simply buy a ticket and jump on the next available seat. It's usually an experience but there are some experiences that I never want to repeat.
I'm against the use of child labour, especially when the child in question is driving my bus. He was clearly old enough to be driving but he looked no more than 12 and drove his Toyota accordingly. All twelve passengers sat white knuckled clinging to their seats and gasping at his antics. Weaving, speeding, changing lanes without warning, undertaking and overtaking. I was the only Westerner and the Thai's are too dammed polite to say anything, so I told him to slow down … and he ignored me.
A screech of brakes and the continuous hoot of a horn from the latest cut-up car in the fast lane behind. A red BMW with an 'M3' badge for show. The driver wasn't impressed and forced the Mini-Van across to the hard shoulder where the youthful driver reluctantly stopped. The BMW driver was clearly an unhappy man and removed the Mini-Van driver from his seat through a barely open door. If the BMW driver was going to thump him, then it would be no more than the bus driver deserved, but when he opened his boot and pulled out a handgun …. the situation changed slightly.


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State Retirement Boards Sue Bear Stearns
July 10, 2001 (PLANSPONSOR.com) - Four state employee retirement boards have sued Bear Stearns for its role as financial advisor in the McKesson/HBO & Co. merger.
In its quarterly report filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Bear Stearns said the Utah State Retirement Board, the Public Employees' Retirement Association of Colorado and the Minnesota State Board of Investment filed suit April 23 in the Superior Court of California, City and County of San Francisco, according to Dow Jones.
The State of Oregon filed a similar complaint in the Superior Court in San Francisco for the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Board on April 26.
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Bear Stearns said the complaints in the suits are similar to those alleged in a second amended consolidated complaint filed in November 2000 by a separate class of plaintiffs.
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Singing and dancing to stop wildlife poisoning
Posted on July 11, 2018 July 11, 2018 by the EANHS
Nature Kenya's Simon Shati speaks about the dangers of wildlife poisoning during a community outreach at the Naikarra market, Narok County. PHOTO: REBECCA IKACHOI
Songs and dances are effective awareness tools. These two mediums, often used to entertain, communicate and transmit culture, have a strong appeal to the public, particularly at the community level. Through such performances people are not only entertained but also get to learn a thing or two.
An awareness campaign aimed at sensitizing communities on the dangers of wildlife poisoning through song and dance took place in Maasai Mara in June. The outreach, involving shows by a troupe of traditional Maasai artists named the Buffalo Dancers, staged a series of public performances at seven markets in seven days. Using songs, choral chants and drama the performers visited Ngosuani, Naikarra, Ewaso Ng'iro, Olpusimoru, Nkeneji, Oloolaimutia and Aitong markets, delivering powerful anti-poisoning messages aimed at discouraging the public from engaging in retaliatory wildlife poisoning.
The markets were targeted as key venues for the performances since they serve as meeting points for people from various areas seeking to exchange livestock and purchase food. Unlike holding public meetings in villages and manyattas, the performances attracted huge crowds, leading to a higher rate of message transmission. Members of public thronged venues where the performances were held, some of them even recording the proceedings on mobile phones to share on social media platforms.
Gauging by its popularity, it appears that the outreach is having a positive impact as an awareness tool. Over 6,000 people were reached through the awareness campaign that was undertaken jointly by Nature Kenya and the Mara Predator Conservation Programme.
Nature Kenya is implementing the "Saving the African Vulture" Project in the greater Mara Ecosystem. The project seeks to reduce poison related vulture deaths as a contribution towards the halting and long-term reversal of vulture declines in Africa.
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United in beating plastic pollution
Plastic pollution is a global problem that many nations are grappling to address. Plastic waste is a major pollutant of our environment and poses a serious threat to the marine ecosystem as well as our very own well-being. This year's World Environment Day (WED) theme "Beat Plastic Pollution", with the rallying call: "If you can't reuse it, refuse it", sought to promote sustainable initiatives aimed at reducing plastic pollution. Nature Kenya joined the rest of the world in marking this day at various locales across the country.
Kenya became a leader in this effort last year by banning the manufacture, sale and use of plastic bags. A few practical exceptions were made, such as labeled bags for waste disposal. There is still a lot of plastic used in packaging, however, requiring further action.
In Dakatcha Woodland Important Bird Area at the Coast, the event was marked at the Bore Singwaya Primary School on June 9. Vivo Energy Kenya, for the fourth year running, sponsored the event which kicked off with a clean-up exercise at Marafa town. Students from Marafa Polytechnic and Marafa Primary School joined members of the Sauti ya Kina Mama community-based organization in collecting waste materials around the town.
The exercise netted a substantial amount of plastic waste, which included discarded water bottles, containers and bags.
After the clean-up, students from Bore Singwaya, Baraka, Kandunguni, and Kundeni primary schools joined in for the celebrations. Living up to the theme, students from Bore Singwaya Primary School demonstrated how discarded plastic bottles could be innovatively used to drip-irrigate tree seedlings planted to mark the event. The students also showcased other creative ways of reusing plastic bottles.
The event was graced by the Kilifi Assistant County Commissioner Dominic Kinyanjui, who was the chief guest, Kilifi County Environment CEC Kiringi Mwachitu, Garashi Ward MCA Peter Ziro, representatives from the Kenya Forest Service, Bore Green Umbrella, Dakatcha Community Forest Association, Dakatcha Woodland Conservation Group and Action Aid, among others. Over 250 students and 150 community members participated in the event.
The Jaramogi Oginga Odinga Park was the venue for the WED celebrations in Siaya, where over 300 people participated in the event. A clean-up exercise, tree planting session and a bird walk were among activities held to mark the day. Nature Kenya was actively involved the planning for the event. In the Taita Hills, the event was held at the Dawson Mwanyumba stadium, Wundanyi, on June 6, with Nature Kenya participating.
This year's national celebrations were held at the Kwale Baraza Park, Kwale County, and were presided over by the Deputy President William Ruto on June 6. Nature Kenya was among organizations involved in the planning of the national event.
Mt. Kenya Forest restoration Phase two initiative kicks off
Ms. Kinya Kimotho plants a tree at Naro Moru to launch phase two of the Mt. Kenya Forest restoration initiative
A target of 53,000 tree seedlings have been earmarked for planting in the second phase of the Mt. Kenya Forest restoration sponsored by Kenya Breweries Limited (KBL). This phase will involve five community forest associations (CFAs): Hombe, Kabaru, Naro Moru, Gathiuru and Ngare-Ndare. The tree-planting exercise was flagged off by KBL's Finance Director Ms. Kinya Kimotho during the World Environment Day celebrations held on June 5 at Naro Moru, Nyeri County.
A team from KBL, under the staff-driven Kijani Team initiative, joined members of the community in planting 2,500 tree seedlings at Naro Moru. Speaking during the event, Ms. Kimotho, who is also the Kijani Team patron, expressed KBL's commitment to environmental conservation, particularly the restoration of Mt. Kenya Forest. Ms. Kinya added that KBL was proud to have come this far with the forest restoration programme.
Launched in 2017 by KBL in partnership with Nature Kenya and local CFAs, the Mt. Kenya Forest restoration initiative aims at restoring 250 acres of degraded forest in Mt. Kenya by planting 100,000 tree seedlings by the end of 2018. A total of 47,000 tree seedlings were planted in different blocks of Mt. Kenya Forest in 2017.
The initiative not only contributes to reforestation, but also supports over 30,000 beneficiaries around the Mt. Kenya Forest. All seedlings planted are sourced from the five CFAs. The CFAs are also involved in the planting and nurturing of the trees.
The Mt. Kenya ecosystem provides water to key national parks and generates half of the country's total hydropower. It is an important water catchment – the source of the Ewaso Nyiro North and Tana River systems, which are vital to Kenya's economic development, food security and energy generation
The public-private sector partnership for sustainable water flows from Mt. Kenya forest is a Nature Kenya initiative that seeks strategic commitment and support from the business sector to enhance the quantity and quality of water flowing from Mt. Kenya.
Under the initiative, Nature Kenya worked with the five CFAs with financing from KBL. The CFAs received support for establishing tree nurseries with a capacity of 100,000 seedlings for each. Nature Kenya, through funding from the Critical Ecosystem Partnership Fund (CEPF), also built the capacity of four water services sellers (Mt. Kenya Biodiversity Conservation Group, Naro Moru, Gathiuru and Ngare Ndare CFAs) in Mt. Kenya to engage with water buyers, seeking commitment from them to pay back business proceeds for water catchment


Milk adds the sweetness to coffee and each milk is different. As I enjoy a good milky coffee on occasion, it is worth noting that the milk makes a big difference. It is not all about the coffee for once.
We are so lucky here still to have farms and farming friends that produce different types of milks. The pictures above are of farm pasturized milk being enjoyed in the glass by my 5 yr old and a jug of yellow colostrum milk - worth its weight in gold.
Over the last couple of weeks: I've tried raw milk, colostrum milk (milk from the cow with the newborn calf), lightly pasturised in the farm kitchen full cream milk (enjoyed the same morning it was taken from the cow). All these are delicious and different but all extremely good. The raw milk super creamy grassy and sweet, the colostrum milk is a fabulous creamy yellowish color a little junketish and thick, the farm kitchen pasturized super creamy and sweet with a slightly pleasant boiled taste.
Then there are the various super market milks: Various fresh milks in the fridge and packet sterilized milks on the regular shelves. There are several grades of fresh supermarket milk. I am not a huge fan of any of them. They are sweet but not so clean tasting. Some have an almost bitter quality and all tend to go off very quickly.
If we have to go supermarket milk, I actually prefer the local Chiriqui brand of sterilized packet milk. It is sweet, thick, has real body, is fairly clean tasting, it also lasts for ever. I do not think I am alone this seems to be by far the best selling milk in the region judging by quick scans of other customers purchases at the checkout.


We are pleased to announce the relocation of our UF Health Senior Care practice, effective December 3, 2018.
The practice will be closed Friday, November 30 and will move over the weekend.
Dr. Marcela Avila, Dr. Henrique Kallas, Dr, John Meuleman, Dr. Bhanu Sandesara, and Dr. Susan Schneider provide primary and consultative care, with the aim of promoting health and preventing and treating diseases and disabilities in order adults.
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The Nets Lost a HeartBreaker Game 108-110 to the Bucks
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Milwaukee, WI – OCTOBER 29: Jeremy Lin #7 of the Brooklyn Nets drives to the basket during a game against the Milwaukee Bucks on October 29, 2016 at BMO Harris Bradley Center in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2016 NBAE (Photo by Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)
What a heartbreaking loss! The Nets gave it their all in the 2nd game of back-to-back game on the road but they lost 108-110 to the Buck on the tip-in by John Henson.
Jeremy Lin had a cold-shooting night (4-16 FG, 1-7 3FG) but still managed to finish a double-double (12 pts/10asts along with 3stls/3rebs/2tos) in a valiant attempt to steal a win on the road against a well-rested Bucks who played 3 days ago. Booker (14pts/14rebs), Bogdanovic (26pts/8rebs), Scola (14pts/8rebs), Kilpatrick (15pts/2asts) also played very well
Down 7 points (97-104) with 3:18 left in the 4th quarter, Lin led the Nets 11-4 run to tie the game 108-108 with 2 FTs, 3assists, 1 steal. With 11 seconds left, John Henson grabbed an offensive rebound of Jabari Parker's miss and scored 2 points on a putback.
Note: The Nets showed grit and guts in almost stealing a win even without Brook Lopez (rest due plantar fascitis) and Randy Foye (hamstring). They proved that they can compete well and will need to continue to be better with interior defense to not allow easy points.
The Nets would need to rest and regroup to face the visiting Bulls in 2 days


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Can Beer City win in Illinois?
Can the young Shottle Bop team break through for a win this year in Marquette, Calumet and/or Detroit?
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Cocktails With Suderman
Put Cynar In Everything
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Two cocktails that use Cynar as a base ingredient.
Peter Suderman
From time to time, I have mentioned my deep fondness for Cynar, the bittersweet, vegetal amaro that is sometimes reductively described as an artichoke liqueur. But I've been holding out somewhat.
The truth is that I am a Cynar obsessive, a diehard fanboy — to the point where I spent the better part of a decade playing a Dungeons & Dragons character named Cynar the Bardarian.
Yes, I'm a huge dork. Specifically, I'm a huge dork who really, really loves Cynar.
For years, I have been operating under the theory that it's possible to make an insanely delicious Cynar-ized version of, well, maybe not quite any cocktail, but an awful lot of them. You can add Cynar to a common drink structure, or swap it in for other ingredients — and it can play almost any role in a cocktail.
I put Cynar in everything. And today I want to urge you to do the same.
The most obvious way to use Cynar is as a bitter ingredient in a Negroni-like structure, effectively as a substitute for Campari, like the Cynar Mezcal Negroni or the Midnight Marauder. But with a little bit of calibration, you can also use Cynar almost like a sweetener, effectively casting it as a somewhat-more-bitter sweet vermouth. We saw it play that sort of role in the Scorched Earth.
More intriguingly, and more importantly for today's newsletter, you can use Cynar as a base ingredient in roles more typically reserved for spirits like whiskey or rum.
Cynar is typically cast as a character actor, a supporting player that brings a distinctive, quirky charm to a project. But it can also be the star of the show.
I think of Cynar as something like the liquor equivalent of the great, sadly departed actor Philip Seymour Hoffman, who could show up and deliver exposition for 10 minutes in two scenes and radically improve an otherwise conventional film, but who could also bring his strange yet wonderful presence to a leading role and simply own a movie. He was quite popular and widely respected, but he never quite became a star in the George Clooney or Brad Pitt sense. Yet whether he dominated a picture or whether he was simply a grace note, Hoffman improved every show he was in. He brought complexity and depth to his roles, yet there was also a surprising lightness to his performances, even in the most brooding productions.
That's more or less how I think of bitter, complex, subtly sweet, surprisingly low-ABV Cynar in cocktails. It can do almost anything, if you let it.
We've already covered several drinks that use Cynar as a supporting player. So today we are going to look at a pair of drinks that showcase Cynar's underutilized talents as a base ingredient — one stirred, one shaken.
He Adored Cynar. He Idolized It All Out of Proportion.
© 2023 Peter Suderman


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For all of the times that I've gone elsewhere to railfan and grab pictures of trains, I haven't actually had the chance to railfan the rail line practically in my backyard.
The Union Pacific's Midlothian Sub runs right through Mansfield just north of downtown, and for all of the times I've heard a train horn from my home a couple of miles away, I've rarely gotten out to railfan it.
So one day in January I ventured out for a bit to downtown Mansfield with my brother. This came after an afternoon basketball game, so the light was fading quick. No trains came by, but the trestle bridge was more than enough of an interesting subject in the dimming light.
A couple of days later, with the house mostly empty, I went back to downtown, much earlier in the afternoon this time around. While my primary goal was to catch a train photo or two, I actually stayed up in the downtown area for a while after arriving. Unfortunately, the tracks are down a hill from downtown and it's not too great of a place to hang around waiting for a train.
To my misfortune, a train came right as I got back into my car to head down to the tracks. As I turned down the road to get to the crossing, I saw the train already passing through. So I turned around and headed out of town and down 287 to Midlothian to catch it there.
I arrived in Midlothian about five minutes ahead of the train and had plenty of time to setup and wait for it. Sure enough, a BNSF tanker train came rolling through, which was interesting considering it was Union Pacific trackage.
Whatever the case, that was enough for me. I headed back home. Hopefully this becomes more of a regular thing.


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Frösundavik är ett område inom stadsdelen Haga, Solna kommun som begränsas i väst av Uppsalavägen (E4), i öst av Brunnsviken  och av Hagaparken i syd. Det är beläget inom Kungliga Nationalstadsparken.

Historik

Torpet Snåltäppan
Frösundavik var ursprungligen torpet Snåltäppan som lydde under Lilla Frösunda. 1789 disponerades stället av Carl Olbertz, en grosshandlare från Stockholm. Under honom förvandlades torpet till ett vackert sommarnöje vid namn  Frösundavik. Då bestod anläggningen av en huvudbyggnad med utsikt över Brunnsviken mot norr. I söder flankerades mangården av två mindre kvadratiska flyglar och vid infarten väster om flyglarna fanns en långsmal trädgård. Till stället hörde även en ladugård "i någorlunda gott stånd".

Redan i början av 1800-talet ersattes bebyggelsen av en ny anläggning lite längre söderut. De båda flyglarna revs och ett nytt corps de logi i stram empirstil uppfördes. Stället friköptes 1809 av grosshandlaren Nils Setterwall. Det var troligen han som lät omgestalta huvudbyggnaden som då fick dagens utseende. Under 1800-talet blev Frösundavik till en länk i "det muntra sällskapsliv", som Stockholms borgare levde runt Brunnsviken. År 1876 förvärvades Frösundavik av fördelningsläkaren Edvard Petersson som blev egendomens sista privata ägare. Han lätt uppföra några sommarvillor på sina ägor och sålde gården 1903.

Staten tar över
År 1917 köpte svenska staten området Frösundavik för att etablera en ny förläggning för Svea ingenjörregemente (Ing 1). Armén byggde åren 1922-1923 en stor militäranläggning med bland annat bataljonskasern, kanslihus, matsal, sjukhus, marketenteri, stallar och förråd. Arkitekt för anläggningen var Erik Josephson. Byggnaderna uppfördes i klassicistisk stil och var alla slätputsade i gulbrunt kulör med röda snickerier. År 1970 flyttade Svea Ingenjörregemente från "Frösunda östra" till Almnäs, Södertälje kommun, och därefter avvecklades successivt den militära verksamheten. Idag används Frösundaviks herrgård av Radisson SAS Royal Park Hotel för konferenser. Byggnaden är q-märkt i 2004 års detaljplan.

Nere vid Brunnsvikens strand finns en häll med Gustaf V:s namnteckning och datum 26 oktober 1923.

Frösundavik i dag
År 1985 förvärvade Solna kommun Frösundaviksområdet av staten, därigenom gjordes området tillgängligt för allmänheten. Samma år köptes stora områden av SAS som uppförde sitt nya huvudkontor här (se SAS koncernbyggnad). De kvarvarande militärbyggnaderna bevarades och upprustades samt tillbyggdes. De rymmer numera bland annat huvudkontor för Procordia. De gamla kasernernas fasader är q-märkta.

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Haga, Solna kommun


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COUNSELLING & CHAPLAINCY FACULTY
COMMITED ACADEMICS AND PRACTITIONERS WHO WILL JOURNEY WITH YOU THROUGHOUT YOUR TRAINING
Margaret Welch
Counselling Lecturer
Stuart Adamson
Associate Dean of Chaplaincy and Spiritual Care
BA, MA Christian Studies, MA Pastoral Supervision
Stuart has served as a chaplain, chaplain trainer and pastoral supervisor at Anglicare Sydney for 15 years, with his primary ordained role being in chaplaincy leadership at the Prince of Wales and Randwick Hospitals Campus. Stuart has lectured in pastoral supervision at St Mark's National Theological Centre and in chaplaincy skills at Ridley College in Melbourne.
Stuart has also worked for 15 years in Japanese media both in Japan and Australia as a translator, researcher and writer before joining the pastoral staff at St John's Maroubra in Sydney's East where he is still involved in occasional preaching and regular discipling of men.
He maintains a private pastoral supervision practice, teaches and preaches at Japanese congregations on Sydney's North Shore and has a key role in assessing applicants for missionary service for CMS NSW/ACT.
How do you see the Morling values reflected in your role at Morling?
I am excited to be a part of the dedicated team of educators here at Morling because we are wanting to teach in a way that is Christ-centred, biblically faithful, helps students integrate what they believe into how they live and is also transformative. I have just spent fifteen years serving in a very varied role in a hospital setting to the aged, those with acute mental illness, prisoners, new mothers and children with life-threatening illnesses. It has been a very varied ministry. I hope to bring that breadth of experience to bear in my leadership and my teaching to inspire the next generation of chaplains the Lord is raising up for His glory.
Stuart was involved in the translation into Japanese of a book by Jill McGilvray called "God's Love in Action, Pastoral Care for Everyone", (Acorn Press, 2009).
Dr Paula Davis
Dr Paula Davis is a clinical counsellor, supervisor, marriage educator and trauma counsellor/educator. Working in higher education over many years as senior lecturer in counselling, she has an extensive background of developing and delivering distinct programs for psychologically traumatised individuals and communities in ethnically diverse populations throughout the world and is a regular guest lecturer at Uganda Christian University. At Morling, Paula lectures in the Master's specialty units; Crisis & Trauma Counselling 1 & 2. Paula has an unshakable desire to integrate her faith with her teaching and to learn what it means to love well. One of her many abiding passions is making a difference in the lives of others. However, she also enjoys lingering over a good coffee while chatting with her husband and can be found utterly absorbed in having fun in the great outdoors, enjoying anything that presents risk and challenge.
Kim Kownacki
Kim is a clinical counsellor and supervisor and holds a Master's degree in counselling. Her practice provides both clinical and pastoral supervision, counselling and training for a varied range of clients from her work with Salvos Counselling and her own private practice. She facilitates both individual and group supervision for students undertaking the supervised counselling practicum at Morling College. Kim has a passion to see students develop into effective and creative practitioners who have a strong reflective ability.
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Adam Kennedy (born May 11, 1991) is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Storm of the Arena Football League (AFL). He was invited to mini-camp with the Chicago Bears as an undrafted free agent in 2014. He played college football at Arkansas State University after transferring out of Utah State University and San Joaquin Delta College.
After failing to make the Chicago Bears following their mini-camp, Kennedy was assigned to the New Orleans VooDoo of the Arena Football League. In his first week with the team, he beat out fellow rookie, Brian Hudson, to become the VooDoo starting quarterback. Kennedy started the final 7 games for the VooDoo, leading them to a 1–6 recording during that time. In September 2014, the VooDoo picked up Kennedy's rookie option to retain him for the 2015 season.
On December 7, 2015, Kennedy was assigned to the Tampa Bay Storm.
↑ Mike Flannery (May 16, 2014). "Chicago Bears Mini-Camp – Undrafted Rookies to Watch". www.beargoggleson.com. Fan Side, LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
↑ "Adam Kennedy". www.sports-reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
↑ Gary Estwick (June 14, 2014). "VooDoo to start rookie QB against Cleveland". www.theneworleansadvocte.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
↑ Gary Estwick (June 21, 2014). "VooDoo QB Adam Kennedy plays well in AFL debut". www.theneworleansadvocate.com. Capital City Press LLC. Retrieved July 1, 2014.
↑ Hayley Asaro (September 26, 2014). "VooDoo retain QB Kennedy among seven rookies". www.sportsnola.com. SportsNOLA.com/LeSEA Broadcasting. Retrieved August 11, 2015.
↑ "Quarterback Adam Kennedy Joins the Storm". www.oursportscentral.com. OurSports Central. December 8, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2015.
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Clinton Scandal | Where Are They Now?
Updated February 28, 2017 | Infoplease Staff
by Beth Rowen
Monica Lewinsky displays her biography Monica's Story at a Paris department store as part of her European book tour. (Source:AP)
History of Presidential Scandals
Tripp on Trial
Encyclopedia: Lewinsky Scandal
William J. Clinton
When the Country is absorbed by a scandal or phenomena (Ricky Martin, Monica, O.J.), it seems the star will never fade. But inevitably, it does.
What happened to past newsmakers who've fallen off the radar screen? Take a look back at the presidential scandal we'd all like to forget, but can't—Bill Clinton's affair with intern Monica Lewinsky.
Indeed, the affair was fodder for George W. Bush, who made character an issue in the 2000 presidential race and attacked Vice President Al Gore's association with Clinton. Clinton himself made another public apology for his wayward behavior days before the Democratic National Convention. Then, hours before Gore's acceptance speech, word leaked out that Independent Counsel Robert Ray had impaneled a grand jury a month ago to decide whether or not the president should be indicted upon leaving office.
Grand dame of self-promotion Monica Lewinsky has certainly capitalized on her fame and done anything but shun the spotlight. In addition to promoting her highly publicized, best-selling biography, Monica's Story, written with Princess Diana's biographer, Andrew Morton, Lewinsky has become a spokeswoman for diet company Jenny Craig.
Lewinsky has also created a line of purses, which are much more exotic in name than appearance. (Moroccan Mermaid, Marrakech Kasbah, and Bali Bamboo "Blue" are the names of some bags in her collection.) She has made several high-profile television appearances, including 20/20 and Saturday Night Live.
Linda Tripp has reinvented herself—literally. Her $30,000 makeover (financed by an anonymous "philanthropist") included a face- and eye-lift, a nose and chin job, and neck liposuction, all performed by Los Angeles plastic surgeon Dr. Geoffrey Keyes. She also sought the services of celebrity stylist Yuki Sharoni, who sheared her long, tacky locks and transformed them into a conservative layered bob.
In May, Maryland state prosecutors dropped illegal wiretap charges against Tripp. She was indicted for recording a December 22, 1997, phone call with Lewinsky and for illegally revealing its contents to the magazine Newsweek in January 1998. Maryland law forbids recording phone conversations without the permission of both parties. Under the state law, an individual can only be prosecuted for wiretapping if they are aware of the law.
She has returned to her post in Arlington, Virginia, as a public-affair specialist at the Defense Manpower Center.
Kenneth Starr has been busy since he stepped down as independent counsel in October 1999. He's been teaching law at New York University, making rounds on the lecture circuit, and volunteering as a constitutional law instructor at Washington D.C.'s Anacostia High School. He also wrote a book about the Supreme Court, which is scheduled to be published in 2001.
He plans to return to Kirkland and Ellis, the law firm he took a leave of absence from in 1998.
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Latest recorded level 0.30m at 4:15am Wednesday 22 January 2020.
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Station name: Pangbourne (upstream)
Station ID: 7107
River name: River Pang
Typical range: 0.08m to 0.78m
Highest level on record: 1.09m on 13 December 2000
Site datum: 39.48mAOD (what does this mean?)
How are river levels measured?
The Environment agency uses a network of monitoring stations across the country. Each one has its own datum - a height in metres fixed relative to mean sea level. This height is expressed as metres above ordnance datum (mAOD). The river levels we provide for each monitoring station are all relative to its site datum.
If we didn't do this, we'd show some very high measurements, which could cause confusion. By using a local site datum, the river levels are easier to understand, especially by users familiar with the data from a particular monitoring station.
A river's height above ordnance datum can be seen by adding the site datum to the river level.
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Obvious Child (Gillian Robespierre, 2014) has reached a certain level of notoriety in terms of its 'contentious' content. In essence, it is a romantic comedy set in the midst of a woman's abortion.
The very funny Jenny Slate plays Donna Stern – an aspiring comedian who after breaking up with her boyfriend engages in a seemingly one night stand with Max (played by Jack Lacy). The one night stand results in a pregnancy – or as Donna phrases in the film, she's "having his abortion." It is over the course of this realisation and finally abortion that we watch the relationship develop. Donna is not particularly interested in Max initially but his sensitive pursuing of Donna in comparison to the more crass Sam (played by David Cross) positions gentleness above confidence or false charm.
In terms of the pregnancy, we are invited into a very feminine space. Donna takes the test in front of her friend Nellie played by Gaby Hoffmann. The shared experience alleviates the potential isolation that has been attached to unwanted pregnancies. This is a theme in the film. Rather than a traumatising revelation that leaves Donna in emotional turmoil, she realises she is pregnant and quickly goes to book an appointment at Planned Parenthood. Nellie also acts as a feminist reminder throughout the film that she, Donna, "does not owe [Max] anything." The romantic relationship that does not form is not born from necessity (of both having to parent) but something more tender.
Donna is not portrayed as irresponsible in terms of her sexual life (although Nellie does encourage her to use condoms more) but rather another person in their twenties trying to figure out who they are and what they want from life. Donna is not a social outcast but a recognisable cinematic figure. The difference to The Graduate (Mike Nicholls, 1967) or other films about young adults is just that this trajectory is particular to women. It is later revealed that Donna's mother also had an abortion. This again normalises the procedure (if such an active word can be used to describe a termination). Women are placed on an idealistic continuum within this film where abortion is an option and more importantly one without stigma.
Obvious Child does not redefine what a romantic comedy is but rather what a romantic comedy can be about. It delineated notions of marital or familial bliss as a foregone conclusion and instead presents a nuanced understanding of modern dating where women are not waiting to find the father of their child. Of course, as a romantic comedy Donna and Max do not have a smooth and linear relationship. However, the problems between them derive not from the abortion itself but rather Donna's inability to open up to Max. However, they reconcile on the day of the abortion which coincidentally is Valentine's Day (the only day Donna could book an appointment) and the Planned Parenthood clinic acts as Donna and Max's first official date. It is in women's choice we found our resolution and romantic conclusion.
It is not that Obvious Child is a light interpretation of an abortion narratives, it's that it IS an interpretation of an abortion narrative. A very real, tangible and gendered experience is politicised and continues to act as a means to restrict women's rights. In its own small, sweet way Obvious Child is a piece of activism. Director Gillian Robespierre tells a story without the sensationalist politics attached to women's bodies in a way that only a woman could. As Donna says in the film to her friends, "this happens and I'm going to get an abortion." She can, she does and it remains an optimistic and hopeful film.


INDIANAPOLIS -- The NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Committee announced the field of 11 teams for the 2014 NCAA Division III Men's Ice Hockey Championship.
Seven conferences have been awarded an automatic qualification. The remaining four teams were selected at-large by the committee.
The championship playoff format involves three first-round games and four quarterfinal games that are played on the campuses of the participating institutions. All games in the championship are single elimination. The four quarterfinal winners will advance to Lewiston, Maine, at the Androscoggin Bank Colisée for the semifinal and championship games, which will be conducted March 21-22. Bowdoin and the Maine Sports Commission will host the championship.
Adrian (22-2-4), Geneseo State (21-6-0), Wisconsin-Stevens Point (20-5-2) and Norwich (19-6-3) enter the field as the four at-large selections.
The semifinal and championship games will be web streamed live on NCAA.com.
In 2013, Wisconsin-Eau Claire claimed its first title with a 5-3 win against Oswego State at the Herb Brooks Ice Arena in Lake Placid, N.Y.


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