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Champagney ist eine Gemeinde im französischen Département Haute-Saône in der Region Bourgogne-Franche-Comté im Kanton Héricourt-1 im Arrondissement Lure.

Geographie
Champagney liegt auf einer Höhe von 375 m über dem Meeresspiegel, etwa 15 Kilometer westnordwestlich der Stadt Belfort (Luftlinie). Das Dorf erstreckt sich im äußersten Osten des Departements, in der breiten Talmulde des Rahin, in den Südvogesen zwischen den Höhen des Chérimont im Süden und des Roc du Plainet im Norden.

Die Fläche des  km² großen Gemeindegebiets umfasst einen Abschnitt der Landschaft am Südrand der Vogesen. Von Osten nach Westen wird das Gebiet vom Tal des Rahin durchquert, der für die Entwässerung zum Ognon sorgt. Die flache Talaue liegt durchschnittlich auf 370 m und weist eine Breite von maximal drei Kilometern auf. Sie wird überwiegend landwirtschaftlich genutzt. Ehemalige Sand- und Kiesgruben sind heute wegen des hohen Grundwasserstandes mit Wasser gefüllt (Étangs des Ballastières). Von Norden und Süden erhält der Rahin Zufluss von kleinen Seitenbächen, die mehrfach zu Teichen für die Fischzucht aufgestaut sind.

Nördlich der Talebene des Rahin reicht der Gemeindeboden in die waldreiche Region der Südvogesen. Mit 680 m wird auf der Südabdachung des Roc du Plainet die höchste Erhebung von Champagney erreicht. Die östliche Abgrenzung verläuft entlang dem Ruisseau d'Ambiez, einem rechten Zufluss des Rahin. Südlich von Champagney erstreckt sich das Gemeindeareal auf die Anhöhen, welche die Wasserscheide zwischen dem Rahin und den Quellbächen der Lizaine bilden. Bereits im Einzugsgebiet der Lizaine befindet sich das 106 ha große Bassin de Champagney, das den Canal de la Haute-Saône speist. Im Südwesten hat Champagney Anteil an der Talmulde des Ruisseau de Beuveroux, der bei Ronchamp in den Rahin mündet. Diese Mulde wird von der langgezogenen Waldhöhe des Chérimont flankiert, welche die natürliche südwestliche Abgrenzung des Gebietes markiert.

In geologisch-tektonischer Hinsicht besteht die Talebene von Champagney aus Sedimenten des Tertiärs und Quartärs. Die nördlich daran anschließenden Höhen sind überwiegend aus kristallinem Grundgestein aufgebaut. Südlich von Champagney treten permische Schichten zutage, während der Chérimont auch Buntsandstein aus der unteren Trias zeigt. Das gesamte Gemeindegebiet gehört zum Regionalen Naturpark Ballons des Vosges.

Zu Champagney gehören neben dem eigentlichen Ort auch zahlreiche Siedlungen, Weiler und Gehöfte:
 Sous les Chênes (380 m) am südlichen Talrand des Rahin
 Sous les Viaux (387 m) am nördlichen Talrand des Rahin
 Mont de Serre (379 m) am nördlichen Talrand des Rahin
 Le Magny (390 m) in der Talebene des Rahin
 Le Ban de Champagney (461 m) auf der Höhe zwischen den Tälern von Rahin und Lizaine
 Le Bas des Côtes (375 m) nördlich des Chérimont
 Cité Saint-Jean (374 m) nördlich des Chérimont
 Cité des Époisses (356 m) im Tal des Ruisseau de Beuveroux
 Éboulet (364 m) am südlichen Talrand des Rahin

Nachbargemeinden von Champagney sind Plancher-Bas im Osten, Frahier-et-Chatebier, Échavanne, Chenebier, Étobon und Clairegoutte im Süden sowie Magny-Danigon und Ronchamp im Westen.

Geschichte
Das Gemeindegebiet von Champagney war bereits in prähistorischer Zeit besiedelt. Die frühesten Zeugnisse der Anwesenheit des Menschen stammen aus dem Neolithikum. Aus der Bronzezeit ist ein Tumulus auf der Flur Plat-du-Chat erhalten. Ferner gibt es Überreste eines römischen Verkehrsweges.

Erstmals urkundlich erwähnt wird Champagney bereits im Jahr 1016. Im Mittelalter gehörte das Dorf zur Freigrafschaft Burgund und darin zum Gebiet des Bailliage d'Amont. Es bildete den Mittelpunkt einer Herrschaft. Während des Dreißigjährigen Krieges wurde der Ort 1634 in Brand gesteckt. Zusammen mit der Franche-Comté gelangte der Ort mit dem Frieden von Nimwegen 1678 definitiv an Frankreich. Bereits im Verlauf des 17. Jahrhunderts siedelte sich in Champagney Gewerbe an, darunter eine Glashütte, die vor allem im 18. Jahrhundert eine Blütezeit erlebte. Bis Mitte des 18. Jahrhunderts wurde hier Kohle abgebaut. Mit der Eröffnung der Bahnlinie von Belfort nach Vesoul wurde Champagney an das französische Eisenbahnnetz angebunden. Auch während des Zweiten Weltkrieges wurde das Dorf 1944 stark in Mitleidenschaft gezogen. Heute ist Champagney Verwaltungssitz des neun Ortschaften umfassenden Gemeindeverbandes Communauté de communes Rahin et Cherimont.

Sehenswürdigkeiten

Die Kirche Saint-Laurent wurde im 18. Jahrhundert neu erbaut. Zur bemerkenswerten Ausstattung gehören Täfelungen und die reich skulptierte Kanzel aus dem 18. Jahrhundert, bedeutende Holzmalereien aus dem 16. Jahrhundert, die Statue der heiligen Barbara (16. Jahrhundert) und das Glockenspiel mit 35 Glocken. Der Kalvarienberg auf dem Friedhof ist auf das Jahr 1601 datiert.

Zu den sehenswerten profanen Bauwerken zählen das Pfarrhaus (17./18. Jahrhundert), ein großes Haus aus dem 18. Jahrhundert an der Grande-Rue und die Mairie (Gemeindeverwaltung) aus dem 18./19. Jahrhundert. Das Musée de la Négritude et des Droits de l'Homme wurde 1971 eröffnet und zeigt die Geschichte der Sklaverei und deren Abschaffung in Afrika und Haïti. Vom ehemaligen Château de Passavant sind Ruinen erhalten. Im Ortsteil Le Magny befinden sich verschiedene Bauernhäuser aus dem 18. und 19. Jahrhundert, die den traditionellen Stil der Südvogesen zeigen.

Bevölkerung

Mit  Einwohnern () gehört Champagney zu den großen Gemeinden des Département Haute-Saône. Den bisherigen Höchststand bezüglich der Einwohnerzahl erreichte Champagney bereits im Jahr 1876 mit 4356 Personen. In der ersten Hälfte des 20. Jahrhunderts nahm die Einwohnerzahl langsam aber kontinuierlich ab. Seit Beginn der 1960er Jahre wird jedoch wieder ein Bevölkerungswachstum verzeichnet.

Persönlichkeiten
 Hélène Henry (1891–1965), Dekorateurin und Innenarchitektin

Wirtschaft und Infrastruktur

Champagney war schon sehr früh durch den Bergbau, Glaserzeugung und metallverarbeitende Industrie geprägt. Dank des ausgedehnten Gemeindegebietes haben auch die Landwirtschaft (Ackerbau, Obstbau und Viehzucht), die Forstwirtschaft und die Fischzucht eine gewisse Bedeutung. Heute ist Champagney ein Regionalzentrum mit zahlreichen Betrieben des Klein- und Mittelgewerbes. Zu den wichtigen Branchen zählen das Transportgewerbe, Holzverarbeitung, Feinmechanik sowie ein Unternehmen, das Garagentore herstellt. Daneben gibt es Betriebe und Dienstleistungsunternehmen für den täglichen Bedarf. In den letzten Jahrzehnten hat sich das Dorf auch zu einer Wohngemeinde gewandelt. Viele Erwerbstätige sind deshalb Wegpendler, die in der Agglomeration Belfort-Montbéliard ihrer Arbeit nachgehen. Champagney verfügt über ein Collège.

Die Gewässer von Étang des Ballastières westlich des Ortes und Bassin de Champagney werden als Naherholungsgebiet sowie für Wassersport (Baden, Segeln, Fischen) genutzt.

Die Ortschaft ist verkehrstechnisch gut erschlossen. Sie liegt nahe der Hauptstraße N19, die von Belfort via Vesoul nach Langres führt. Weitere Straßenverbindungen bestehen mit Plancher-Bas, Ronchamp und Étobon. Champagney hat einen Bahnhof an der Bahnstrecke Paris–Mulhouse, welcher von TER Franche-Comté Zügen bedient wird.

Weblinks
 Offizielle Website der Gemeinde Champagney (französisch)

Ort in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté
Ersterwähnung 1016


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Job Satisfaction Growth and Voluntary Turnover: A Dynamic Multilevel Investigation
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There is a popular rhetoric in managerial arenas which stresses that one should attempt to increase satisfaction in the workforce in order to improve company performance. Such rhetoric presumes the presence of a phenomenon, which is seldom studied in the field of organizational behavior: dynamic unit-level satisfaction. More interestingly, the question arises how change in satisfaction at the level of the organizational unit relates to change in satisfaction at the level of the individual. The second question is: does it matter? In other words, does change in satisfaction at the level of the unit or to level the individual explain performance or turnover rates?
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Discussions afterwards were interesting and stimulating. We talked about the conceptual meaning of different forms of dispersion at the level of the unit and their relations to turnover. Also, we talked about the use of complexifying relationships. Should one increase complexity, or parsimony? Richard Dawkins says that complexity is the science of 21st-century. That seems like an exciting promise.
Tom Lee is a former president of the Academy of Management and a former editor in chief of the Academy of Management Journal. Further, he has published in many of the top-tier academic journals in the field of Organizational Behavior. Currently, he is associate dean for academic and faculty affairs at the Foster School of Business.

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Q: PHP MySQL insertion not working I am trying to insert data into phpmyadmin. I am kinda new to this. I am trying to insert data with an HTML form. I have the following HTML code:
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        Bericht:

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        <input type="reset" name = "reset" value = "Opnieuw" id = "reset">
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And the PHP:
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//Prepare your query
$stmt = $conn->prepare($sql3);
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A: If you don`t want to insert value into db you can just omit it.
You should use for example now() to enter current time, or date() function or default field type from mySQL db itself.
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The placeholder :question / :afbeelding, have to match binding names below, and you have to bind all your variables to placeholders:
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I always prefer to build make queries like below, it`s easier for read:
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$sth->bindParam(':afbeelding', $afbeelding);
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A: In addition to my comment, you are mixing vraag and question in your query (see the last line).
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Argument On CTO: Case Study Of Josh
The prescriptive nature of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) has led to debate about the coercive nature of this
legislative development. This debate helps to show the interface between ethics and the law in mental health practice. On what basis is it just to lawfully deprive a person of freedom(s)?  Discuss this question taking into account
Case Study 1: Josh.
Please see the question above. This is an essay topic from the Unit Foundation of Mental Health HLTH 510, for Master of Social Work, for university of New England. Please see attached few stuffs as well which I think is useful to write an essay. APA references model please.
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Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) is a legal order under the Mental Health Act which was introduced to provide treatment to psychologically impaired patients irrespective of their consent, while residing in the community. A CTO provides a legal right to the physician to treat psychologically impaired patients who meets specific criteria to provide treatment irrespective of the patient's consent. However, the introduction of CTO as a compulsory treatment has been controversial. This essay is aimed to describe the argument that on what basis it is justified to deprive a psychologically impaired patient of his basic right to consent and freedom. Firstly, the theoretical, legal, ethical and policy frameworks in relation to case study of Josh will be discussed that will attempt to answer some of the questions regarding the coercive nature of this legal order. Secondly, critical appraisal using EBP to understand the impact of mental health and illness on Josh and his family and the psycho-social dimensions of the illness experience will be elaborated. A final conclusion will be drawn after the critical appraisal and discussion regarding the involuntary nature of this legal order.
Laws providing the legal right for coercive treatment have been the most argued concerns in mental health law in the past decade. However, the main aim of providing involuntary treatment to mental health patients is to ensure public safety and provide access to treatment to psychologically impaired patients without restricting their environment and public relations. Two rationales that provide the basis for justification to deprive a psychologically impaired patient of his basic right to consent and freedom include the power of parens patriae and police powers (Levy et al., 2017). The power of parens patriae states that the state is ought to act in the best interest of the citizens and to protect them from any psychologically impaired person who might pose a threat to the safety and health of the citizens residing in his vicinity (Light et al., 2017). While, police powers empowers them to restrict the freedom of any potentially threatening individual who might be dangerous for the citizens. In the provided case study, Josh's mother stated that on several occasions she found him screaming and yelling on the neighbors and even he was found physically assaulting their property by punching on their walls (Harris et al., 2018). Under obligation of the power of parens patriae and police powers, state is forced to restrict his freedom to protect his neighbors before he does anything harmful to his neighbors under psychologically impaired condition. Moreover, his own mother feels afraid of him as Alice stated that she feels safe when he remains absent from his home. Any individual who has lost his capacity for rational decision making and might be a threat to the citizens in his surroundings is ought to be restricted from his basic right of freedom (DeRidder et al., 2016).
Theoretical frameworks for mental health practice
Josh's mother has stated that her son shows symptoms similar to schizophrenia as he often reports her hearing unusual voices. Also, as he is often found yelling and shouting on his neighbors and is found punching holes in their walls. Therefore, a CTO is essential for him as he has lost his rationale decision making ability due to mental illness (probably schizophrenia). Also, he has drug abuse history as his mother found used needles in his bedroom. These two factors are enough to justify that a CTO is essential for him. Moreover, Josh has no idea about his mental illness as his mother has stated that Josh doesn't think he has a drug problem. Mentally unstable patients like Josh often think that they have no health issue; however, a CTO is essential for such patients who lack insight about their mental health issues (Light et al., 2017). Patients like josh, fail to consider that they require immediate medical attention and treatment; therefore, community treatment orders are essential to involuntary and coercively restrict his freedom and focus on his well-being and safeguard the safety of the persons living in his community (DeRidder et al., 2016).. Mentally unstable patients require constant emotional support from their family and friends in this recovery phase; thus, isolating them by admitting them in the hospital will be an additional emotional burden for their mental instability (Harris et al., 2018). CTO provides them the chance to receive proper treatment without isolating them from their family and friends. Realization of the fact that law had a discrepancy which was depriving the psychologically impaired patients from medical attention from the concerned health authorities led to the introduction of this legal order.
Legal frameworks for mental health practice
As per Alice, Josh remains non-compliant to treatment medication for his depressive episodes prescribed by his physician. Psychologically impaired individuals who are a constant threat to the citizens in their vicinity and who exhibited unusual and abnormal behavior could not be legally questioned until they did something dangerous, or committed crime in the past (Harris et al., 2018). The relatives, friends, family members and mental health professionals remained incapable of acting in a timely manner to prevent such instances until serious consequences such as theft, robbery or murder posed legal restriction to the freedom of such individuals. However, the introduction of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) as a legal order under the Mental Health Act can be a weapon to prevent such instances in future. It will help the state to restrict such individuals like Josh, before they turn into illegal activities or crime. This legal order thus, not only protects the citizens from such threats, but it also provides support to mentally impaired individuals without restricting their environment and social relations.
It is essential that CTO laws must be coercive in nature on patients like Josh to prevent them from taking leverage from compliance to the treatment. Coercive nature of such laws is vital to gain patient compliance with treatment and thus prevent the community members from harm (Harris et al., 2018). Lack of patient compliance can be due to patient's unwillingness, however; literature reports suggest that various other external factors also lead to non-compliance in mentally unstable individuals. An external factor primarily includes reasons that are beyond the control of the patient such as lack of funds for transportation, childcare or illness (DeRidder et al., 2016). Such external factors were found to be the reason of non-compliance of the patients rather than patient reluctance to receive treatment as the only factor. In addition to such coercive laws, the government should provide assistance to such patients in terms of childcare help, transportation facilities which is likely to increase their treatment compliance. Legal action is compulsory to prevent harm to the patient a well as the people living in the community near such patients requiring immediate medical attention.
Ethical & Policy frameworks for mental health practice
Community Treatment orders have led to widespread ethical and human rights issues. It has caused a debate among the people who believe that CTO cause violation of human rights and restriction of civil rights and liberties. The debate has led to a conflict due to the coercive nature of this law promoting the authority of the doctor on the patient even if it requires violating the power of autonomy of the patient. However, proponents of this belief violate this by stating that this law is further allowing such patients and health authorities more liberty. This is due to the fact that mentally unstable patients are given the chance to escape hospital treatment even when it is necessary. The physicians are more likely to discharge the patients admitted in the hospital for mental health illness on a CTO, instead of waiting for the patients to exhibit complete recovery (DeRidder et al., 2016).
According to a literature report, Victoria had the lowest number of psychiatric hospitalization. This was not due to any state policy, but rather due to the use of CTO. Their point of view is that the laws of community treatment, if coercive in nature, are accessed with doubt and suspicion as ethical solution. It rather relies on the recognition of the libertarian rationality of minimal mediation and common belief that such community treatments are more humane, corrective and less defamatory. It prevents people with psychological instability from being flexible with restrictions; but it consolidates the positive beginning of freedom (Harris et al., 2018).
Critical appraisal of the Impact of mental health and illness
Majority of the problems in mental health patients result due to non-compliance with the treatment and inability of the patients to realize the need for medical attention. In the provided case study, Josh is clearly mentally unstable as evident from his actions in the past. His mother stated that he often hears unusual noises; also, he has a history of intravenous drug abuse in addition to smoking weed and drinking alcohol. Moreover, he remains absent from his home for several days without any intimation to his mother. The impact of mental illness is not only on the patient but also on patient's dependents. In this case study, Josh's mental illness is impacting the mental health status of his mother as she remains afraid of her own son when he visits home. Also, the impact of mental illness can be seen on his neighbors as well, whom Josh has often verbally abused and screamed under the influence of his mental state.
Negative impact of mental illness is so severe that the person who is affected by psychological disturbance often fails to realize the harm that he is causing to himself and the people living in his surroundings. By losing the ability to make rational decisions, they often commit dangerous crimes. Therefore, before it becomes too late, the family members of the concerned patient should seek medical help for such patients, even if it amounts to restricting the patient's freedom.
DeRidder et al (2016) states that due to the impact of the use of the law, the patients will be more influenced by the physicians as the regulator as they will have the power use their control over the patient to ensure treatment. In this respect, it can be stated that compulsory treatment is in fact beneficial as it will ensure the safety of the patient and the safety of his dependents as well. It has also been found by a number of RCT that CTO is likely to reduce the number of hospitalization from 3.7 to 0.7 per 1,000 days and reduce the financial burden on the state economy (DeRidder et al., 2016).
The psycho-social dimensions of the illness experience
CTO was initially introduced to ensure proper treatment of mentally unstable individuals, without alienating them from the society. However, Maughan et al. (2014) states that the mentally unstable individuals are already carrying the burden of social isolation and deprivation, and at this point, if these individuals are forced to accept treatment then it will become another instance of hostility. They might feel this as another method of punishing them for remaining isolated from the social norms. Therapeutic relation between a physician and a patient is based on trust and confidence on one another (Newton-Howes & Ryan, 2017). However, in CTO, the physician assumes a position of monitoring and control, where trust cannot be achieved due to which the psyco-social dimension of this law remains unfulfilled.
In case of Josh, it is beneficial that he is ready to receive medical support. He is willing to comply with the treatment although he is currently unaware about his mental health state. The physician can utilize this situation by initially trying to build a therapeutic relation of trust with Josh. Instead of attaining a controlling position by the physician, he should be made to understand that he is suffering from mental illness. This will help the physician in building a therapeutic relationship with Josh (Newton-Howes & Ryan, 2017).
The effects on the family and significant others
Slade et al. (2014) found that there are two different perspectives of the effect on the family and significant other. On one hand, CTO gives the power to the family members to remain with the patient throughout the treatment process. On the other hand, it has been found that some family members feel relieved by the state of community treatment orders as the responsibility of handling a mentally unstable patient shifts to the health care professional (Rugkasa, 2016). In this case study, Josh's mother will be relieved by the order of the CTO as she feels afraid of him and also feels afraid that he might harm someone else. After the order of CTO, and after seeking health professional's support, Alice will feel relieved that her son will be getting the needed medical attention and she will have to worry about his treatment compliance instead of worrying about Josh harming himself and others (Szmukler, 2015).
Also, she will be able to support him in his recovery phase as he is allowed to remain with his family and friends. Alice cares about Josh and she is trying to help him by gaining medical support for him. This decision will prevent his further deterioration and the inevitable crisis (Maughan et al., 2014). Emotional support from his mother and family members will help in the development of good relationship between Josh and his family. Spending more time with family will prove to be more effective than attending courses on crisis management. However, CTOs can be successful only if they allow the therapeutic relation of trust between them.
It was believed that CTOs will not be needed if the government provides community services. However, this belief is not applicable in case of mental health patients. Psychologically impaired patients remain unaware about their mental state of health, and thus constantly refuse treatment due to the stigmas that are attached with mental health support and their own lack of insight about their mental health. Coercive nature of this law is justified on the grounds that mentally unstable patients lack the capacity to make rational decisions for them. CTO thus puts the physicians in a controlling position, where they need to make decisions for the welfare of the patent as well as his family members even without the patient's autonomy. However, certain clinicians argue that as the physician attains a dictatorial position in this law, it prevents the building of therapeutic relation of trust between the patient and physician. There are many arguments to criticize this law, but when the risk benefit evaluation is done, the number of benefits will definitely outnumber the number of risks involved with CTO order. The only amendment that needs to be done in this law involves providing further support to increase patient compliance, such as provision of transportation and childcare facilities. It remains to be seen whether this is sufficient leverage to ensure that services are actually provided.
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The management of the school premises is vested in the Governing Body of the school, subject to the directions of the LA. The Governing Body's powers and composition are defined in the Instrument and Articles of Government. The Governing Body is empowered to make rules governing the use of the school premises, or to withdraw or amend them.
The Governing body of Loughton Manor First School wishes to encourage the use of the school premises by outside parties for the benefit of the school and the local community.
1. Use of Premises
Use of the school's premises and its facilities is subject to the following conditions outlined below:
2. Equal Opportunities
The premises shall be available to all members of the community regardless of race, colour or nationality, sex, religion, marital status or disability.
3. Applying to use the School
Application for use of the School shall normally be made to the Headteacher 21 days before an event.
Hiring of the school's premises is subject to the availability of the caretaker or other responsible person appointed by the Governing Body, or the Headteacher acting on its behalf.
Should the hirers damage the buildings, fittings, fixtures of furniture, or have subjected them to undue wear and tear or are in any way guilty of a breach of the rules of the Hiring Agreement, the Headteacher or Chair of the Governing Body shall have the power to terminate the hiring agreement with immediate effect.
The Governing Body reserves the right to refuse any application to hire the school premises, unless directed by Milton Keynes Council under its Directions on the use of School Premises out of school hours, or legislation.
4. Hours of Opening
Facilities at the school are normally available during term time to be hired between the hours of 18.00 and 21.30 on weekdays 09.00 and 22.00 on weekends. In exceptional cases, these hours may be extended by application to the Headteacher.
5. Facilities
The school is able to offer the following facilities:
Hall space (with kitchen and stage) – seating is available for up to 160 persons (tables may also be supplied).
The minimum facilities in any letting shall be furnished room and toilet facilities.
Telephone or internet facilities will not usually be available unless specifically arranged with the Headteacher prior to booking other than in the case of an emergency telephone call.
6. Charges:
The current charges are set out in Appendix 1. It is the responsibility of the Headteacher acting on behalf of the Governing Body to agree all charges.
The setting of charges will take account of the cost of maintenance, heating, lighting, etc. All charges will normally be levied on an hourly basis, rounded up to the nearest full hour wherever appropriate. The charges will be reviewed at least annually. Unless otherwise agreed, charges shall apply from the start of the school year in September.
7. Safety Requirements
The School has not been granted a public entertainment licence. All conditions attached to the granting of the licence and the School's Health and Safety Policy, which will be supplied with the hire agreement, shall be strictly observed. Nothing shall be done which will endanger the users of the building, or invalidate the policies of insurance relating to it and to its contents. In particular:
Obstructions must not be placed in gangways or exits, or in front of emergency exits, which must be available for free public access and egress at all times;
The emergency lighting supply must be turned on during the whole time the premises are occupied, and must illuminate all exit signs and routes.
Fire-fighting apparatus shall be kept in its proper place and only used for its intended purpose.
The fire brigade shall be called to any outbreak of fire, however slight, and details of the occurrence shall be given to the Headteacher.
Performances involving danger to the public shall not be permitted.
Highly flammable substances shall not be brought into, or used, in any part of the premises. No internal decorations of a combustible nature (e.g. polystyrene, cotton, hay etc) shall be undertaken or erected without the consent of the Governing Body.
No unauthorised heating appliances shall be used on the premises.
The First Aid box shall be readily available to all users of the premises. It is located in the medical room. The Headteacher shall be informed immediately of any accident or injury occurring on the premises and shall be provided with a written report of the incident.
All electrical equipment brought into the building shall comply with the Electricity at Work Regulations 1989. The Governing Body and Milton Keynes Council disclaim all responsibility for all claims and costs arising out of or in anyway relating to such equipment.
At the start of any event, direction to any exits and meeting points should be given to attendees.
A risk assessment of activities to be undertaken will be submitted by the hirer.
8. Supervision
The hirer and persons in charge or on duty shall have been informed of the procedure for evacuation of the premises and shall be familiar with the fire-fighting equipment available.
9. Intoxicating Liquor
No intoxicating liquors are permitted to be bought, sold or consumed on any part of the premises without the permission of the Governing Body, whose written consent must also be obtained prior to seeking any Occasional Licence or Permission for the sale of alcoholic liquor.
10. Betting, Gaming and Lotteries
Nothing shall be done on or in relation to the premises in contravention of the law relating to betting, gaming and lotteries, and the persons or organisations responsible for functions held in the premises shall ensure that the requirements of the relevant legislation are strictly observed.
11. Other Licences and Permissions
Permission or licence must be obtained from the copyright owner, the owner of the sound recordings (if appropriate) and the publisher of any public performance of music, musicals, opera or stage plays. The borrowing of music scores or plays from a local library does not constitute permission to perform.
It is the responsibility of any user that uses recorded music in its activities to check if it requires a licence from Phonographic Performance Ltd (PPL) and, if so, to obtain one.
Any user performing live music is responsible for checking whether a Performing Rights Society (PRS) licence is required.
Public music, singing and dancing can only take place on premises that have an entertainment licence that the hirer must obtain from Milton Keynes Council.
Hirers are reminded that it is illegal to photocopy music or plays without the express permission in writing of the copyright holder save in certain circumstances. Any infringement of this is liable to prosecution.
The permission of the Governing Body must be obtained before goods or equipment are left or stored at the School, except that the Headteacher is authorised to grant permission for the overnight storage of goods and equipment brought to the School for a particular function or event.
13. Loss of Property
The Governing Body and Milton Keynes Council cannot accept responsibility for damage to, or the loss or theft of, hirers' property and effects.
14. Car Parking
Cars shall not be parked so as to cause any obstruction. In particular the Hirer must ensure that access to the school by emergency vehicles is not obstructed or delayed.
Where parking accommodation is provided and available, cars are to be parked in the marked bays.
15.Nuisance
Litter shall not be left in or about the school premises.
Except in the case of trained guide dogs for the blind and hearing dogs for the deaf, animals shall not be permitted on the school premises.
Hirers and organisers of events on the school premises are responsible for ensuring that the noise level of their function does not interfere with other activities within the building nor cause inconvenience for the occupiers of neighbouring houses and property.
15. Block Bookings
Block Bookings, period bookings or bookings more than 3 months in advance will only be accepted provisionally. The Governors reserve the right to refuse any application or terminate/amend a booking. Every effort will be made to ensure that there is reasonable notice (normally no less than 15 working days) but this cannot be guaranteed.
16. Care of the Premises
Premises are let as they stand and no alterations or additions shall be made to lighting, heating, seating, gangway, fittings, fixtures or other arrangements of the accommodation except with the express permission of the Governing Body, or the Headteacher acting on its behalf, and in writing.
No bolts, screws, nails, tacks or adhesives, shall be driven into, or used on, any part of the premises, other than for materials displayed on boards provided specifically for that purpose.
Any specific requirements, e.g. seating must be requested in the application. Additional costs incurred by the school as a results are to be paid for by the Hirer.
The hall floors are used by children for physical education, therefore, no substances are to be applied to floors e.g. to prepare them for dancing or any other activity. No footwear that can damage floors may be worn in the school buildings.
17. Caretaking
The charges levied include the cost of the caretaker or responsible person for the building.
The school must be left tidy after use. Should the premises require more than half an hour cleaning/caretaking time after the letting, hirers will be subject to an additional charge to cover the full extra cost.
For all activities, the caretaker or person responsible for premises will be available at the start of the letting period to ensure that all is in order. He/she will also be available at the end of the letting to ensure the premises are vacated on time, in a suitable state and that the building is secure. For some lettings the caretaker will be present throughout.
The hirer shall accept full responsibility to reimburse Milton Keynes Council for any additional staffing costs where costs are incurred in reinstating grounds or reinstating, repairing or replacing any part of the accommodation or any property in or upon the accommodation which is damaged, destroyed, stolen or removed during the letting. The Hirer shall undertake to accept as final and conclusive the decision of Milton Keynes Council as to the fact of any such loss, injury, or destruction and as to the amount of such expenses.
18. Indemnity and Insurance
Lettings are made on the understanding that Milton Keynes Council and Governing Body are indemnified by the Hirer against any loss, damage, costs and expenses during the use of the school premises by the Hirer except where such loss, damage costs and expenses are directly attributable to the negligence of the employees of Milton Keynes Council or the Governing Body.
The Hirer shall insure with a reputable insurance office approved by Milton Keynes Council, against such funds as the Hirer may become liable to pay as compensation, arising out of bodily injury or illness (fatal or otherwise) to any person and/or costs, fees, expenses, loss or damage caused to property or the premises by any act or neglect of himself, his servants, agents or any person resorting to the premises by reason of the use of the premises by the Hirer.
Unless specifically agreed by Milton Keynes Council, the insurance cover shall provide a limit of indemnity of not less that £2,000,000 in respect of any one incident and to include liability for the premises including liability for fire and explosion risks arising from the hire of the premises.
The Hirer shall produce the policy of insurance and receipts for the current premium or premiums upon request by the Headteacher or Governing Body.
The Hirer must ensure such fire, health and safety and other precautions as are required by the Governing Body are properly implemented and observed. The Hirer must complete an Accident Report Form in respect of any accident occurring during a letting and report it to the Headteacher as soon as possible.
19. Election and Parish Council Meetings
In accordance with the Local Government Act 1972, school premises must be made available for Local, National Parliamentary and European Parliamentary elections and to meetings of parish councillors if required.
Charges made in these circumstances may only relate to costs incurred by the letting in respect of heat, light, caretaking and cleaning costs.
Lettings Policy, Appendix 1: Hire Charges 2017 - 2018
Available Time
Hourly Charge
Hall and/or outside
Community £25
Commercial £30
Caretaker paid at 1 1/2 time.
Caretaker paid at double time
Block bookings may attract a discount to be negotiated.
Appendix 2 – Standard Condition of Hire of the School Premises
1.THE HIRER shall ensure that the general rules governing the use of the school, as supplied, are complied with.
2.THE HIRER shall, on making the booking, inform the school of his/her intentions as to the provision of, and shall be responsible for, any extra charges thereby incurred, and for meeting all statutory requirements.
3.THE HIRER shall, during the period of hiring, be responsible for the protection of the fabric and contents, proper supervision of car parking arrangements so as to avoid obstruction of the highway, safety from damage howsoever caused of the premises and contents, and the behaviour of all persons using the premises whatever their capacity.
4.THE HIRER shall be responsible for obtaining any licenses necessary in connection with the booking. THE HIRER should confirm with the school the licenses it holds.
5.THE HIRER shall be responsible prior to hiring for arranging a policy of insurance against any third party claims which may lie against his/her organisation whilst using the school premises. (The school is insured against any claims arising out of its own negligence).
6.THE HIRER shall be responsible for the observance of all regulations relating to the premises stipulated by the Licensing Justices, the Fire Authority (in accordance with Rule 5 and 6), the Local Authority and all statutory requirements.
7.THE HIRER shall not sub-let the premises or use the premises for any unlawful purpose or in any unlawful way nor do anything or bring on to the premises anything which may endanger the premises, their users, or in any way invalidate the insurance policies relating thereto.
8.THE HIRER shall comply with the Smokefree legislation. There is to be no smoking on any part of the property, either inside or outside.
9.THE HIRER shall indemnify the school Governing Body and the Milton Keynes Council for the cost of repair of any damage done to any part of the property including up to the boundaries or the contents fo the building during or as a result of a booking.
10.THE HIRER shall, if selling goods on school premises, comply with Trading Standards legislation and any local Code of Practice. In particular, the Hirer shall ensure that all goods are safe, correctly described and clearly priced. Any claims for price reductions shall be in accordance with the Code of Practice on Price Indications. A notice giving the seller's name and address shall be prominently displayed. At one-day sales, the Mock Auction Act 1961 shall be complied with by not giving free gifts, restricting bidding or reducing prices in competitive bidding.
11.THE HIRER shall not partake in any unlawful discriminatory activities.
12.The Governors and Milton Keynes Council will not accept any responsibility for any loss, or other expenses howsoever incurred by the Hirer, in the event of a cancellation by the Governing Body of the letting as a result of circumstances beyond its control (including without prejudice to the generality of the same industrial action by its employees, or others, oil shortage, failure of electricity/gas supply). The decision of the Governing Body or Milton Keynes Council as to whether a letting should be cancelled shall be binding on the hirer.
13.The Governing Body and Milton Keynes Council accept no responsibility for loss or damage to any goods, materials, clothing, etc. brought into or left on the school premises or withing the boundaries of the site.
Loughton Manor First School, Hiring Agreement for School Premises


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Hot Dog.
About a week ago, I was randomly looking at all the available dogs on our county's animal center website. I found this yellow lab named Angel who looked so unbelievably depressed and lonely in her picture. We knew we were going to get a dog eventually since we moved into our own house, but we were planning to wait until after Sam started school and were all used to the new routine. But after I saw this poor dog's picture all those plans went out the window.
I called the shelter and they told me that Angel was on a stray hold (she had a microchip and they were in the process of contacting the previous owners to see if they wanted her back). Nobody ever responded to them and they put her up for adoption. We got her the first day she was available.
She is the perfect dog. I can't find anything bad to say about her. Nothing. And I don't think I have ever been around a dog that did not have at least one fault. She is so great with the kids, patient, doesn't bark, doesn't push past anyone on the stairs, doesn't stare at you while you eat....it's kind of weird how great she is. The kids are also in love with her, of course. Sam walks her by himself and he is so proud that she is his dog.
But here's the heartbreaking part: Last night I got an email from the shelter saying that Angel's previous owner got in touch and wants Angel back. The information on the microchip was not up to date when she went missing, which is why they did not claim her.
I'm sick about it. Totally disgusted. Giving her back is the right thing to do, and that is what we will do, but that doesn't mean that it doesn't still suck. I wish things had not worked out like this. We are crushed.


Quite possibly within minutes, you are going to be flying over super-cool landscapes, capturing video to send to all of your friends, or even building your business presence with flyovers. Now that it has arrived, you may be wondering if you really have everything to operate it to its full potential. As you begin to assemble your new drone, you may wonder if you have appropriate battery power, all of the extras for a smooth flight, and which items may not be fully necessary. Here we'll show you all the great phantom 4 accessories out there that you can add on to your purchase, giving you more mobility, versatility, and enjoyment while taking to the skies.
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A simple and cheap way to help find your drone in the event of a flyaway or a crash. This isn't a gps tracker but it's also only 29$. If you get within 100 feet of your drone it will send an 1alarm to your phone. If you want to spend more and get a GPS tracker, check out the Flytrex 3G, or Trackimo.
But for only 29$ you can't go wrong, this thing is definitely going to make you feel better about flying your 1000$ investment out of sight or far away!
The Trackimo GPS tracker is a great product. If you're worried about losing your costly investment then this is the product for you.
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This is absolutely the most important and necessary of the Phantom 4 accessories that you will need to man your new device. The DJI App is readily available for most IOS and Android devices out there, but there are some tiny bumps in the road you may experience with some of your options here.
The Ipad Minis are said to work the best overall to fully utilize all of the controls, as well as the Ipad air. Experienced pilots have said that the ipad air makes for somewhat of a heavier controller, and it is very nice to have the sun hood option the minis provide.
The maps are another issue to consider before you invade the skies, and you can link the iPad directly to a phone will flying, or get the maps loaded on your device before you even begin your journey. At around $350, this is one purchase that is about as mandatory as it gets to fly your beloved new Phantom 4.
This is what actually allows you to output the video that you are capturing to any monitor that accepts the HDMI signal. If you are doing work for sports, news, or anything that needs to be quickly rendered and looked at, you are going to need this to be able to monitor everything on a bigger screen.
If you are capturing images to be fully edited and looked over at a later time, you probably won't need this, but even some hobbyists that may want to have a group of folks watching the live flight will need this to get a blown-up image. They run around $100, and will fully give you the juice to monitor on a device other than the Ipad or smartphone.
While not necessary to operate the drone, you will definitely eventually want one of these, just due to the sheer issue of flight time and longevity in the air. Especially within the surveying realm, 20-some odd minutes is not really enough to get serious about what you are doing, but it sure beats the 8-10 minutes available on some of the starter drones out there.
The reason why this purchase becomes so important is that at any park, campsite, or lake you are flying over you may not have power available to even charge the one battery you are using. Having the ability to insert a fresh one and continue you fun will provide you much enjoyment in the long run, and cost you around $160.
Read our post on the best Phantom 4 case.
The Phantom 4 does thankfully come with an extra set of propellers, and has a very amazing obstacle avoidance feature. The main reason why extra propellers are so important is the fact that you may be doing something in reverse.
If you are flying backwards, you may have a crash that could do some damage. The Phantom 4 also has a much better prop structure that is easier to set up: you do not have to screw them in like you had to on the Phantom 3. They only cost around $10 per extra set, and will really help you in the long run.
If you are flying the drone around on a very important task, you are going to be pretty frustrated when you show up and cannot even see the screen to control the drone because of the glare. DJI has a sun hood that is specifically made for the iPad Mine and IPhone 6s, the two prime gadgets of choice to pilot.
At about $15, this is about as essential as the tablet or smartphone themselves, because you will lose the drone, or have trouble locating the return to home button while the sun beats down.
With a brand-new unit, you will have an SD storage card that comes with about 16GB of storage. What this boils down to is about 40 minutes of video recording, and so if you show up to the park or job site with extra batteries, you will want more memory to use as well.
You can simply have just one or two and dump the contents on your computer after every use, but having 64GB cards in plentiful supply will be necessary for any surveyor, real estate photographer, or even hobbyist. These will run you around $20 each, and just knowing you have more space for the killer footage you are collecting will put you at ease.
Check out this parabolic antenna to extend the range of flight of your Phantom 4.
This year, many are going to get pretty excited about the Phantom 4, as more and more features are available with each drone release. From surveying, concerts and festivals, and property advertising, there will be tons of applications that pilots will enjoy. Since there is now an exemption that allows more novices to enter the air space, many will be jumping at the chance to purchase one of these futuristic and fun devices. We hope that this review helps you with the decisions about extra purchases and accessories: we'll leave the rest of your drone adventure up to you, and wish upon you many happy hours of traversing over different terrain!
Great info!. If you ask me the extra battery and nd filter is a must for newbies fly their drone as much as they could and record more fluid footage.


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Emerging Trends: Seismic Shifts Will Require More Than an Incremental Response
Registration is from 7:30 - 8:00 A.M. | Continental Breakfast for Attendees
Response To Today's Trends Will Determine The Winners And Losers Of Tomorrow.
FMI will give a synopsis of the current and emerging construction trends the construction industry is facing.
This presentation provides insights into some of the construction industry's complex business challenges and will highlight what the General Contractors, Construction Managers, Architects and Engineers of the future should be doing.
Investigate value migration and its impact on the A/E/C industry
Discover the explosion of mega projects and what it means for your business
Determine where funding for projects is coming from and where it is going
GREGG SCHOPPMAN
Principal and Florida Consulting Manager/ FMI
As a principal with FMI, Gregg specializes in the areas of productivity and project management. He leads FMI's project management consulting practice. He also heads the consulting management group of FMI's Florida office.
Prior to joining FMI, Gregg served as a senior project manager for a general contracting firm in central Florida. He has completed complex and sophisticated construction projects in several different niches and geographic markets. He has also worked as a construction manager and managed direct labor. Furthermore, Gregg has expertise in numerous contract delivery methods.
Gregg was named one of the Top 25 Consultants of 2014 by Consulting Magazine, receiving the highest number of nominations for that year's recipient group. Additionally, he was a two-time finalist for the Association of Management Consulting Firms award for "Change Management" in 2012 and 2013. Gregg has been a guest speaker for the ABC, AGC, IFMA, DBIA, NECA and CFMA. He has been the Gulf Coast director of the Design Build Institute of America and regularly speaks to students in the civil engineering graduate school program at the University of Florida. Gregg has also spoken to similar groups around the state of Florida.
He has successfully completed project management and productivity implementation engagements for general and trade contractors across the country. In addition to his implementation engagements, Gregg facilitates strategic planning and evaluation services focused on organizational transformation. He has also been an instructor with FMI's Project Manager Academy and regularly trains individuals from foreman to CEO.
Gregg holds a bachelor's degree and master's degree in civil engineering from the University of Florida, and a Master of Business Administration with a concentration in international business from the University of Tampa. He was recognized as a Beta Gamma Sigma honor graduate at the University of Tampa and Tau Beta Pi honor graduate at the University of Florida. He possesses a Lean Six Sigma Black Belt from Villanova University and an Executive Certificate in International Management from Thunderbird University. Gregg possesses an Engineer Intern certificate from the State of Florida as well as a Florida General Contractors license. He is a member of the American Society of Civil Engineers, International Facility Management Association, Leadership Tampa and Leadership Pasco.
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