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Home Planning & Construction News Willmott Dixon bags Kensington & Chelsea housing schemes
Willmott Dixon bags Kensington & Chelsea housing schemes
Willmott Dixon has landed a £25.6m contract to deliver two housing schemes in Kensington & Chelsea
Procured under the SCF framework, the largest housing scheme is at Kensal Road, where Willmott Dixon will deliver a £17.1m development to create 37 homes above new ground floor commercial accommodation.
The five-storey building, which rises to six-storeys at key points, will be complete in the autumn of 2022 and will benefit from shared garden space and a podium deck with a large, landscaped terrace.
Willmott Dixon will also deliver a £8.5m scheme at Hewer Street to provide a further 20 homes that will complete in winter 2022/23.
Both Kensal Road and Hewer Street projects include air source heat pumps that eliminate the need for gas, providing a sustainable heating solution.
'Addressing local needs'
Councillor Kim Taylor-Smith, deputy leader and lead member for housing, said: "Seeing the first spades in the ground at these sites is an exciting moment in our mission to provide much-needed good-quality homes across our borough, including at least 300 at social rent.
"There's no single, simple solution to London's housing crisis and that's why we have committed to reduce the number of empty homes, push developers to provide more social housing and develop a policy to provide affordable housing for key workers."
Roger Forsdyke, managing director for Willmott Dixon's London & South region, commented: "We are delighted to be working with Kensington & Chelsea Council on their bold New Homes Delivery Programme, creating much needed homes for local residents and providing a minimum of half for social rent.
"We have a proud history of delivering housing for local authorities across London, through our specialist local supply chain, and are looking forward to the opportunity to generate local prosperity within the community through our social value programmes."
Adam Sanford, SCF operations lead, added: "We're proud that SCF have been able to support Kensington & Chelsea Council in delivering their New Homes Delivery Programme, addressing local housing needs in a sustainable and affordable way, this scheme will be a real asset to the local community.
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Revista de Ocddente (Western review), an international journal of humanistic inquiry, was founded in 1923 by the Spanish philosopher José Ortega y Gasset. Its publication history is divided into four distinct periods, the first of which runs from the year of its founding to 1963, the second from 1963 to 1975, the third from 1975 to 1977, and the fourth from 1980 to the present. In addition to continuity of name, the magazine's four stages are linked by their shared commitment to providing the cultured, though not necessarily erudite, reader of Spanish with a cosmopolitan variety of rigorously conceived writings on contemporary issues in the arts, humanities, social sciences, and physical sciences. They are unified by the pursuit of the ideals displayed in Revista de Ocddente's first epoch prior to the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War, when the charismatic Ortega himself controlled the journal's editorial agenda.
In the period previous to the founding of Revista de Ocddente, during which Ortega wrote hundreds of newspaper articles, participated in the founding of four journals and one newspaper—Faro (1908–09; Beacon), Europa (1910; Europe), España (1915–24; Spain), El Espectador (1916–34; The spectator), and El Sol (1917–37; The sun)—and published his celebrated Meditaciones del Quijote (1914; Meditations on Quixote) and España invertebrada (1921; Invertebrate Spain), he conceived of the process of Europeanization largely in terms of the goal of radically transforming Spain's political culture. By 1923, however, his doubts about the possibility of effecting such profound political change in his country (which had come to light as early as 1916 when he founded El Espectador as a self-styled refuge from political speculation) led Ortega to adopt an intellectual approach that was markedly less "Spanish" and "political" in its focus. The most immediate fruits of this new, more "universalist" orientation, which would only be reinforced by the fear of falling foul of the censorship of the Primo de Rivera dictatorship (September 1923–January 1930), are the appearance, in the summer of that year, of the essay "El tema de nuestro tiempo" (The modern theme), in which he outlines what would later become his concept of ratiovitalism, and the first issue of Revista de Ocddente.
Within months of its debut, Ernst Robert Curtius compared the Revista de Occidente favorably with the Nouvelle Revue Française (New French review), the Criterion, and the Neue Rundschau (The new review), widely considered to be the most prestigious cultural journals in Europe at that time. A look at its impressive list of collaborators would appear to confirm this judgment. From the German-speaking countries, which supplied the largest number of foreign contributors, came articles from, among many others, Carl Jung, Thomas Mann, Max Scheler, Georg Simmel, Albert Einstein, and Werner Heisenberg. From the English-speaking world there were contributions from Aldous Huxley, Bertrand Russell, George Santayana, Joseph Conrad, William Faulkner, Sherwood Anderson, D.H. Lawrence, and Eugene O'Neill. Notable collaborators from other European countries included Jean Cocteau, Luigi Pirandello, Benedetto Croce, and Johan Huizinga.
Because Revista de Occidente did so much to promote the work of trans-Pyrenean luminaries within Spain, it is possible to overlook its important role in stimulating homegrown cultural production. In the magazine's foundational period, Ortega's famous tertulia, or discussion group, held regularly in the editorial offices of the Revista de Occidente, was, in the eyes of many, the epicenter of Spanish intellectual life. This gathering, together with the Revista's allied publishing company (the purpose of which was to make the latest developments of intellectual thought in other countries available in Spanish translation) and, of course, the magazine itself, did much to promote the development of what became arguably the most cosmopolitan and widely read generation of Spanish intellectuals since the country's vaunted Golden Age in the 16th and 17th centuries. Included in this impressive group of young writers were Rafael Alberti, Vicente Aleixandre, Dámaso Alonso, Max Aub, Francisco Ayala, Américo Castro, Luis Cernuda, Rosa Chacel, Federico García Lorca, Ramón de la Serna, Jorge Guillén, Benjamin Jarnés, Gregorio Marañón, José Antonio Maravall, Ramón Pérez de Ayala, and María Zambrano. Ortega had also originally hoped to encourage the broad participation of Latin American intellectuals in Revista de Occidente. Though important Latin American figures such as Jorge Luis Borges, Pablo Neruda, Eduardo Mallea, Victoria Ocampo, Alonso Reyes, and Torres Bodet did contribute articles to the journal, the vision of creating a truly pan-Hispanic intellectual forum was never fully realized.
What Ortega did undoubtedly accomplish with Revista de Occidente, however, was to create an institution which greatly furthered the process of more fully integrating what he liked to call the "select minorities" of Spanish society into the larger, and perhaps more intellectually demanding, context of modern European culture.


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Ronald Reagan meets with the New York Giants football team after their Super Bowl XXI victory, February 13, 1987.	 (Ronald Reagan Presidential Library )
Reagan: An American Journey, by Bob Spitz (Penguin Press, 880 pp., $35)
Is there a place for a new 880-page biography of Ronald Reagan, the subject of more biographical studies than any other American president, with the possible exception of Abraham Lincoln?
After all, there are Steven F. Hayward's comprehensive two-volume political biography, The Age of Reagan; Craig Shirley's scrupulously detailed chronicles of the 1980 and 1984 presidential campaigns; Ed Meese's insider account of his years with Governor and then President Reagan; Edmund Morris's fictionalized but often insightful "authorized" biography; journalist Lou Cannon's rightly praised trilogy; and other works sufficient to fill a Barnes and Noble display window.
So, should we bother to read Reagan: An American Life, by Bob Spitz, an entertainment journalist and celebrity author who has written biographies of Julia Child, the Beatles, and the Partridge Family and who in an earlier life professionally represented singers Bruce Springsteen and Elton John?
Yes, we should, because he brings to bear a nonpolitical but professional eye in describing the remarkable all-American life of Ronald Reagan. Spitz begins by contrasting the influences of Reagan's Irish Catholic father, Jack, weighed down with the Irish "curse" of alcoholism, and his fundamentalist Protestant mother, Nelle, who instilled a love of the theater in her younger son. We learn about young Reagan's early popularity in school, his debating skills, his love of reading, his perennial optimism, his determination to be a "star" in radio and in far-off Hollywood.
Spitz conducted hundreds of interviews with Reagan's family members and friends and with his political advisers and aides, including Richard V. Allen, John Sears, Peter Hannaford, Tom Reed, and Fred Ryan. He was given rare access to the personal papers of Ronald and Nancy Reagan, reviewed the twenty-some interviews that Edmund Morris conducted of the president, and read almost every book ever written about Reagan — even trashy ones such as Kitty Kelley's Nancy Reagan.
The best and most revealing part of the biography is the first 500 pages, leading up to the presidency. The author uncovers Hollywood tidbits such as Jack Warner's denying "Ronnie" a plum role in the Oscar-winning movie The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and documents that the once-liberal Reagan devoured conservative publications from cover to cover.
However, Spitz has a thin understanding of the conservative movement's influence on Reagan. There are only two brief references to William F. Buckley Jr., with whom the Reagans had a close personal relationship for many years. There is no mention of the lasting impact of conservative works such as F. A. Hayek's The Road to Serfdom and Whittaker Chambers's Witness. When Hayek visited Reagan in the Oval Office in 1983, the president made a point of saying that he had been a "student" of Hayek for decades.
Spitz rightly highlights the importance of the 1976 New Hampshire presidential primary, which Reagan narrowly lost to President Jerry Ford. But he devotes less than a page to the ensuing North Carolina primary, which Reagan won, thanks to the organizational efforts of Senator Jesse Helms and his political aides Tom Ellis and Carter Wrenn. Observers are agreed that if Reagan had lost the Tarheel State after losing five primaries in a row, he would have withdrawn his candidacy and that would have been the end of Ronald Reagan as a major player in American politics. Instead, he went on to win Texas and a string of GOP primaries, only to narrowly lose the presidential nomination at the Republican National Convention.
The author is at his storytelling best when recounting the attempted assassination by John Hinckley Jr. — Reagan was closer to death than was generally known — but succumbs to conventional wisdom with his prolonged examination of the Iran-Contra "scandal." Iran-Contra was more of a scandal to the mass media and partisan Democrats than to the American public.
It was not Watergate redux. Unlike Nixon, Reagan did not try to cover up the affair but directed his attorney general to conduct an immediate and thorough inquiry. He invited John Tower, a Republican, Edmund Muskie, a Democrat, and Nixon's former national-security adviser Brent Scowcroft to undertake an investigation. The Tower Commission concluded that "there was no constitutional crisis, no systematic disrespect for the internal rule of law, no grand conspiracy."
Spitz says little about a major legal accomplishment of the Reagan administration, the appointment of 386 federal judges, including three Supreme Court justices led by the inestimable Antonin Scalia. Like Edmund Morris, the author displays scant interest in supply-side economics, which, through Reagan's historic 1981 Economic Recovery Tax Act, sparked an unprecedented period of prosperity into the 1990s.
Understandably, given the open access to the Reagan papers granted by the former first lady, Spitz emphasizes the role of Nancy Reagan, regarding not only personnel matters but public policy as well, especially in the second term. However, the president did not automatically follow Nancy's advice, as when she pushed him to withdraw from the 1976 Republican presidential campaign before the miracle comeback in North Carolina. She also opposed a second term, concerned about the possibility of further attempts on her husband's life. She lobbied the president to soften his rhetoric about the Soviets — he kept talking about the "evil empire." And she favored negotiation with the Sandinistas in Nicaragua — he chose to support the Contras.
Spitz makes a significant contribution to the Reagan literature with his examination of the post-presidential period, including the details around Reagan's being thrown from a horse in the summer of 1989 while riding in Mexico. Doctors determined Reagan had suffered "minor abrasions" — bruises to his ego. However, six weeks later, during his annual Mayo Clinic checkup, a CAT scan revealed a subdural hematoma. Two blood clots required immediate attention and were drained. The 78-year-old Reagan recovered rapidly from the operation, resumed his daily schedule, and began preparing for trips to Japan and Europe. But friends and aides noted a change in his usual upbeat temperament — he was often moody and nonresponsive to those around him.
After a battery of tests at the Mayo Clinic in the fall of 1994, a doctor informed Nancy that Reagan had Alzheimer's. On November 5, 1994, while Nancy discussed the future with the doctor and Fred Ryan, a close aide, Reagan sat down at a small table and wrote an extraordinary farewell to the American people. He ended with these words: "I now begin the journey that will lead me into the sunset of my life. I know that for America there will always be a bright dawn ahead. Thank you, my friends. May God always bless you."
Doctors predicted that a man of Ronald Reagan's sturdy constitution might live another five to eight years, but a decade passed before, on June 5, 2004, Reagan "slipped the surly bonds of earth to touch the face of God."
Summing up the Reagan presidency, Spitz gets it mostly right, writing that Reagan rebuilt the American military, beat back inflation, appointed the first woman to the Supreme Court, cut the top personal tax rate from 70 percent to 50 percent, encouraged free trade, oversaw the creation of 16 million new jobs, produced a nuclear-arms agreement with the Soviet Union, and "effectively ended the Cold War." Straining for balance, Spitz also writes that Reagan had no "empathy" for those in financial straits and for AIDS victims, engaged in "reckless" spending on the military, and would not concede "the implausibility of the Strategic Initiative." He became "beloved," says Spitz, "even as many forgot the details of what he actually did."
But the hundred million Eastern Europeans living behind the Iron Curtain did not forget the details, nor did the 16 million Americans who went back to work, nor did the Americans of all classes, colors, and creeds who had lived through the murders of John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King Jr., Vietnam and Watergate, and Carter-induced malaise and recovered their confidence in themselves and in America. And it all began with the seemingly impossible dreams of a small boy in a little town on the Illinois prairie who grew up to lead an epic American life.
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All the Nations Airports is the third studio album recorded by the indie rock band Archers of Loaf.  Although the band was still signed to Alias Records the album was released by Elektra Records in 1996, making it the first to be distributed by a major label.

Track listing
All songs written by Eric Bachmann, Eric Johnson, Matt Gentling and Mark Price.
"Strangled by the Stereo Wire"
"All the Nations Airports"
"Scenic Pastures"
"Worst Defense"
"Attack of the Killer Bees"
"Rental Sting"
"Assassination on X-Mas Eve"
"Chumming the Ocean"
"Vocal Shrapnel"
"Bones of Her Hands"
"Bumpo"
"Form and File"
"Acromegaly"
"Distance Comes in Droves"
"Bombs Away"

Personnel
Eric Bachmann - vocals, guitar
Matt Gentling - bass
Eric Johnson - guitar
Mark Price - drums

References

External links
 All The Nations Airports at Discogs

1996 albums
Archers of Loaf albums
Elektra Records albums
Alias Records albums
Merge Records albums
Fire Records (UK) albums

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The Mexican Peso was initially based on Spain's official currency, which is the silver dollar. The Mexican name originated from the 8-real coins that were issued by Spain for Mexico, which were cast from pure silver. It was the first currency to use a discrete border and accurate weight to guard against counterfeits, which made it very popular.
The Mexican economy is supported by the private sector. And its economy was based on manufacturing, though agricultural sector went down, it was still considered the source of employment.
The Mexican economy went from a deep transformation since 1980s, which is a result of economic laissez-faire and becoming a member of the North American Free-Trade Agreement.
In 2003, mining reached a GDP of 1.4%, yet it devalues the significance of oil production in the economy. Oil exports symbolized 11.3% of the entire export earning of the country.
In the late 18th century, the Mexican Peso was used as a benchmark for all North American countries. On July 6, 1785, the US Dollar was valued at a rate comparable to the Peso, and was widely used as currency in the United States well after USD bills were introduced.
After gaining independence from Spain in 1821, Mexico continued to use the Peso as its currency.
In 1863, the first centavo coins were issued; a centavo was one-hundredth of a Peso. Another series of 1 peso coins was issued the following year until 1897.
In 1905, the value of golden Peso was reduced to 49.3%, but the silver Peso remained unchanged.
After the Oil Crisis of the 1970s, Mexico faced many years of inflation and debt defaults, leading to the replacement of the currency with the Nuevo Peso. The Nuevo Peso was valued at 1000 Mexican Pesos.
Symbols: $, Mex$
Nicknames: varos, morlacos, money, lana, lucas, papiros, marimba, varonil
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Centavo = 1/100 of a Dollar
Bills: $20, $50, $100, $200, $500, $1,000
Coins: 5¢, 10¢, 20¢, 50¢. $1, $2, $5, $10, $20, $50, $100
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Mayor Durkan not satisfied with Seattle head-tax plan, still at work on deal
Originally published May 9, 2018 at 5:37 pm Updated May 9, 2018 at 9:28 pm
Mayor Jenny Durkan remains open to some sort of tax but says the measure should include an end date and wants to get big-business leaders on board.
Daniel Beekman
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is still working on a deal with City Council members pushing a new tax on large employers and with business leaders arguing the tax for subsidized housing and homeless services would be misguided, Durkan says.
In its current form, the legislation under consideration by the council "doesn't meet the requirements I have as mayor," she told reporters at the Westin Hotel after delivering a speech at an education-related luncheon there Wednesday.
Five of the council's nine members are backing the proposal — a tax of about $500 per employee, per year on companies that gross at least $20 million annually in Seattle.
Durkan's dilemma
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Proponents say the so-called head tax would raise about $75 million per year to help address the city's lack of affordable apartments and its severe homelessness crisis.
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Labor unions are split. When Amazon paused planning on a new office tower last week pending the outcome of the debate, Durkan expressed concern.
Durkan is in the middle of the debate partly because the tax needs six council supporters to override a mayoral veto. A final vote could come as soon as Monday.
The mayor remains open to some sort of tax but contends it should include a potential end date and wants to get big-business leaders on board, she now says.
"We need to say there's a beginning and an end, we need to see it working and we need business at the table with us," Durkan said, calling for a review after five years to determine whether the tax would still be needed.
"I've heard from voters over and over again … you put a tax in place and it never goes away."
At a council committee meeting Wednesday, Councilmember M. Lorena González said she and the legislation's co-sponsors are willing to consider imposing the tax for a set period of time and then reassessing it.
A different, smaller Seattle head tax adopted in 2006 was repealed in 2009, after the recession hit.
Durkan didn't spell out what she thinks it would take for business leaders to tolerate a new tax. The Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce has vehemently opposed the idea.
But Durkan described the tax as problematic for construction workers, among others, and hinted she may want the size of the tax changed.
"We've got to get the size right," the mayor said.
Union home-health, hotel and supermarket workers are advocating for the measure, while union construction workers are opposing it over worries it could slow development.
Durkan recalled promising to protect blue-collar jobs at a picnic with carpenters last summer, during her campaign for mayor.
"If Amazon's building stays paused, we could lose hundreds of jobs just for the carpenters," she said Wednesday.
At the committee meeting, Council President Bruce Harrell and Councilmember Debora Juarez — who haven't signed on to the proposal — expressed interest in reducing the tax rate.
Durkan said she's received more than 1,000 emails about the proposed tax in recent days.
"I've been meeting with council members, with business, with labor trying to see if there's a way we can forge a path forward together so we can have a very vital economy here in Seattle and at the same time do more to bring people off the streets," she said.
At the council Wednesday morning, homeless-services workers and construction workers took turns testifying for and against the tax proposal.
Members of the group Speak Out Seattle said the city should spend its money more wiselyand warned about the tax driving up grocery prices.
But outreach worker Chloe Gale compared homelessness efforts to holding an umbrella against a waterfall. More funding is needed, she said.
Iron workers trompedthrough City Hall and chanted against the tax. Councilmember Kshama Sawant plans to lead a "March on Amazon" in favor of the tax Saturday.
"The most important thing for us as a city is to show we can be different than what we see on the national scene … where they yell at each other but never listen," Durkan said.
Staff reporter Jessica Lee contributed to this report.
Daniel Beekman: 206-464-2164 or dbeekman@seattletimes.com. Twitter @DBeekman


Lautaro Martinez struck late for Inter as they took three points at the Stadio Ennio Tardini in Parma as the Crociati's home problems worsened on Saturday, falling to a 1-0 defeat to the Nerazzurri.
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Our man Conor Clancy was at the Tardini to take in the action for us and he gave us his post-match thoughts after the final whistle.


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Acquire Inc. Sets Up Shop in Midtown Plaza in North Hills
Raleigh, NC, March 13, 2018 –(PR.com)– The team at Acquire Inc. recently announced their plans to move their headquarters to the new Midtown Plaza building in North Hills. According to National Director of Operations at Acquire Inc., Zack Schuch, the move couldn't have come at a better time for the company.
"We've grown considerably in the first quarter, so it makes sense to move our business to a part of the city that is expanding as well," explained Schuch.
The team's new headquarters is currently still under construction, but it is estimated that they will be moving in by the end of April 2018. Their new office design will be atop the new All Scripts tower with views of Midtown and Downtown Raleigh. It will also feature multiple conference rooms, a State-of-the-Art Training Facility, and beautifully designed utility/all purpose community center and kitchen with multiple Smart TVS throughout the common areas.
"The process of designing a brand-new office from scratch has been so exciting, but we are eager and more than ready to start making our mark on North Hills. Being able to utilize the training facility and AT&T's new services will be a gamechanger for the team while also allowing us to support one of our largest clients," commented Executive Assistant, Julie Banks.
The Midtown Plaza building itself is 12 stories tall and is highly visible from the 1-440 Beltline. The building also includes easily accessible parking in 2 adjacent 7-level parking decks and a café located on the first floor of the building.
On top of the many amenities included at Midtown Plaza, the interior design of the building is both modern and luxurious with many rest areas including park benches and waterfalls to help calm stress during the work day.
"The building is just beautiful," commented co-director, Gulledge. "We couldn't have picked a better location in my opinion."
Surrounding the Midtown Plaza building are three districts that will house many restaurants and retailers that are all within walking distance. Popular restaurants in the area include: Ruth's Chris Steak House, Fox & Hound Sports Tavern, Chuy's, The Capital Grille, Vivace, Midtown Grille and many more.
On top of the many dining establishments, the team will also have access to exceptional entertainment venues including the outdoor concert events at Midtown Park, upscale bowling at King's Dining & Entertainment, Regal Cinemas North Hills Stadium 14, and Artsource Fine Art Gallery & Framing.
"I can't believe how quickly the area has grown and I'm so excited to see what else they add," remarked Schuch on the new additions to his hometown.
With the new office adding fire to the Acquire Inc. team's drive, there's no telling how big their second quarter will be. According to the directors, the company has doubled in size since opening in the Raleigh area and they don't see the growth stopping any time soon.
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Theatre Mirror Reviews-"Far From Heaven"
"Far From Heaven" is a rugged, contemporary musical plunge into the 1950s, when conformity reigned supreme, and a crackling undercurrent of bigotry, racism and homophobia growled under an idealistic "Ozzie and Harriet," "Stepford Wives'" veneer.
We're not talking about Birmingham, Ala. We're looking in our front yards, in Hartford, Conn.; but in 1957, it could have been any New England community.
Based on the 2002 Focus Features/Vulcan Productions romantic melodrama-film, written and directed by Todd Haynes, award-winning playwright Richard Greenberg's two-act "Far From Heaven" tackles then-taboo issues that were gossiped about, but not openly discussed. Racial prejudice and homophobia remain hot topics today, but New England society is more enlightened and educated. Nevertheless, old prejudices remain behind closed doors.
SpeakEasy Stage Company's production is buoyed with award-winning Scott Frankel's music (he wrote the scores for "Grey Gardens," "Finding Neverland," and more) and his lyricist partner, Michael Korie (also of "Grey Gardens," "The Grapes of Wrath," "Harvey Milk," and others)."Far From Heaven's" songs aren't their greatest coup, but they help tell the story, serving as the characters' dialogue at times, and revealing their innermost torments, troubles, hopes and revelations.
Director Scott Edmiston has gathered a superior cast, crew, and six-piece band, under the apt leadership of award-winning Music Director Steven Bergman, who lends dramatic heft on keyboard. Charles Schoomaker's costumes are a 1950's visual feast, as is Karen Perlow's richly-hued lighting.
Unfortunately, some of Boston's finest performers have smaller roles, but they're a treat to watch, such as versatile Will McGarrahan, as Dr. Bowman and Morris Farnsworth, and Ellen Peterson as gossipmonger Mona.
SpeakEasy Producing Artistic Director Paul Daigneault was fortunate to enlist Boston favorite, Jennifer Ellis, to replace Erica Spyres in the starring role of Cathy Whitaker. Spyres left before rehearsals began, to star in a national touring company production.
Ellis is ideal as the "perfect" Hartford upper-class wife of successful, handsome Frank Whitaker (Jared Troilo). In the opening song, she rejoices in "Autumn in Connecticut," against an autumnal orange background, with leaves gently falling on her. She and Frank are the envy of their friends. Besides being the pretty, feminine idol, she's the charming feature story of fawning newspaper society editor-reporter Mrs. Leacock (Kerry A. Dowling).
Cathy's world is shaken when Frank is arrested for "loitering," and she must go to the police station to get him. He's upset. Enraged. He insists he's a victim of mistaken identity. Suddenly, Cathy's world is shattered.
Yes, Frank is a wonderful father to their two children, Janice (Audree Hedequist) and David (Josh Sussman). Yes, he's a successful, admired pillar of Hartford's society, until Cathy discovers him in a compromising tryst with another man, when he's "working late at the office".
Instead of confiding to her best friend, Eleanor Fine (Aimee Doherty), Cathy bonds with her African-American widowed gardener, Raymond Deagan (Maurice Emmanuel Parent), igniting a flurry of gossip that ends disastrously. Raymond, a single father with a 10-year-old daughter, Sarah (Sophia Mack), is atypical. He's educated, attends art exhibits, is well-spoken - a real mensch.
During the Whitakers' downward spiral, Cathy and Raymond grow closer in duet "Sun and Shade," and Cathy later experiences what it's like to be "The Only One," in a stirring duet with Raymond, when he takes her to a restaurant on "the other side of town". Despite psychiatric counseling and a "second honeymoon" trip to Miami, Frank is increasingly tormented with his "affliction" and can't fight it any longer. Also, Cathy and Raymond can't fight the erupting violent racist tide, banning their relationship. Portraying a Miami nightclub crooner, Darren Bunch draws big applause performing a mood-setting, "Wandering Eyes," and Audree Hedequist shines in her duet with Ellis in "Once Upon A Time".
"Far From Heaven" isn't your usual song-and-dance, happy-tappy, escapist 1950s musical, but its message resounds loud and clear.
BOX INFO: SpeakEasy Stage Company presents the Boston premiere of Richard Greenberg's musical, two-act play, "Far From Heaven," featuring a Boston star-studded cast, with music by Scott Frankel and lyrics by Michael Korie, appearing through Oct. 11,at Boston Center for the Arts, Stanford Calderwood Pavilion, Roberts Studio Theatre, 527 Tremont St., South End, Boston. Performances:Wednesday, Thursday, at 7:30 p.m.; Friday, 8 p.m.; Saturday, 4,8 p.m.; Sunday,3 p.m. Check for post-show events. Tickets start at $25. For more information, visit www.SpeakEasyStage.com,call 617-933-8600.


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RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice Azman Jaafar authored an article titled "Asean's regional integration: Look beyond the South China Sea" for The Business Times
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice Azman Jaafar authored an article titled "Asean's regional integration: Look beyond the South China Sea" for The Business Times.The article was first published in The Business Times dated 30 August 2016.Asean's regional integration: Look beyond the South China SeaSMEs in Singapore have reason to stay the course on the Asean Economic Community despite simmering South China Sea tensions.Source: The Business Times © Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.Date: 30 August 2016Author: Azman JaafarRecent developments have not been too kind to Asean's efforts towards regional economic integration, but small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Singapore should not lose faith in the region and the vision of the Asean Economic Community (AEC).The Brexit vote in the United Kingdom and anti-globalisation rhetoric from the United States may have indirectly affected Asean's integration efforts by making the political conditions for integration more challenging. Asean's recent struggle to find common ground in the South China Sea dispute has raised questions about the unity and political will of Asean leadership.Despite the challenges, there is a silver lining in these developments. We must understand that Asean is a unique regional grouping unlike the European Union (EU). Asean member states retain national sovereignty. Asean does things the "Asean Way", with consultation and consensus as its central pillars. Without unanimous agreement, no decision or action will be made or taken by Asean.Despite criticisms, the Asean Way has been credited with fostering close economic and socio-political cooperation in a region that is far more diverse in culture, religion and ethnicity than any other part of the world. Over the course of time from its inception in 1967, Asean has emerged as the most successful regional economic cooperation outside of the EU with trade growing from US$123.8 billion in 1995 to US$609 billion in 2013.The perceived lack of political clout in relation to the South China Sea dispute should not be confused as a lack of political will to pursue the agenda of economic integration. Asean leaders recognise the economic benefits that regional integration will bring to its people. It is only a question of when - and not if - the AEC will be fully implemented. To this end, Asean has given itself to the year 2025 to achieve the vision of a highly integrated and cohesive regional economy.SMEs in Singapore should remain confident of the positive outlook in the region. The Asean leadership has shown its commitment in pursuing deeper regional integration by constantly seeking ways to improve connectivity. Action plans issued by the Asean leadership are increasingly more detailed and definitive. Efforts in engaging the private sector, in response to survey findings which showed a general lack of awareness of the AEC within the business community, have also increased.The Asean leadership views the development and progress of SMEs to be an essential aspect of the regional integration agenda. To this end, Asean has already implemented action plans to support Asean SMEs. Recent initiatives include the Asean Technology and Business Incubator and the Asean SME Guidebook.The Asean focus on the development of SMEs complements our national initiatives to support Singaporean SMEs, by both government and non-government bodies. The provision of financial support to SMEs has always been a key item in the Singapore government's Budget.Non-government entities are also stepping up support for SMEs as part of their corporate social responsibility. For example, OCBC Bank has been very active in supporting its SME customers through financial and non-financial initiatives.While there is still more to be done to lower non-tariff barriers in the AEC, the virtually zero-tariff environment today provides the impetus for Singapore SMEs to move production to Asean member states with lower production costs. With the streamlining of customs procedures, the costs of outsourcing will be reduced further.SMEs engaged in the high-value services and investment sectors would benefit from the progressive implementation of initiatives towards freer movement of capital and services. In addition, improving infrastructure and education levels, and a rising middle class in emerging Asean economies are also motivating SMEs to expand into the region.One of the fast-emerging markets in Asean today is Vietnam, where a "tech boom" is manifested by the rise in the number of high-technology parks and the emergence of a thriving tech startup sector. If these trends continue, Vietnam will soon realise its ambition to be the "Silicon Valley" of South-east Asia.Likewise, Myanmar, considered to be among the "last frontier" economies in Asia, has pursued political and economic reforms that are fast attracting foreign investment. Indonesia, the largest economy in South-east Asia, has also been moving away from protectionist policies with the recent revision of its Negative Investment List.Other macro-economic factors are also sharpening the international investment focus on the Asean region. Rising manufacturing costs in China are driving foreign investors southwards. The uncertainty in Europe following Brexit, and the possibility of the establishment of mega-regional free trade areas through the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership and the Trans-Pacific Partnership have also put Asean under the spotlight.Singapore SMEs are well placed to draw on the potential of the AEC, given the strong reputation that goes with the Singapore brand and Asean. Singapore SMEs need to constantly monitor regional trends and developments so as to capitalise and leverage them. Economic integration will bring about not only greater opportunities and market access but also unprecedented levels of competition within the region. Singapore SMEs must constantly innovate and review their strategies, or risk falling behind.While concrete steps have been taken towards deeper economic integration at the government-to-government level, it may take a longer time for the reality on the ground to reflect the effects of the establishment of the AEC. The private sector is a key driver of Asean economic growth and integration. SMEs form the backbone of the Singapore economy.The road to regionalisation can be very painful for SMEs without adequate professional support. To facilitate the various initiatives, professional advisers must also be ready and willing to support the integration agenda. The ability to deliver multi-jurisdictional practical and specialised advice to our SMEs will give them the edge in their expansion into Asia.The writer is deputy managing partner and one of the founding members of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing LLP. He heads the firm's Indonesia Practice and manages the Asean Plus Group
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice Azman Jaafar quoted in The Straits Times
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing's Deputy Managing Partner and Head of Corporate Practice, Azman Jaafar, was quoted in The Straits Times article titled "Insolvency cases running high".The article was first published in The Straits Times on 30 August 2016.Insolvency cases running highSource: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.Date: 30 Aug 2016Author: Rennie WhangThe number of firms in Singapore being wound up after encountering financial trouble is set to be on a par with last year's number, which was the highest in 11 years.These figures may even understate the levels of distress as such a formal procedure is always the last resort, industry observers note.More companies seem to be going under, and the number of these cases could creep up to higher levels than during the global financial crisis, said Mr Chua Beng Chye, partner in the restructuring and insolvency practice at Rajah & Tann."What we are seeing now is a confluence of factors from various sectors leading up to a perfect storm - including escalating costs, record low oil prices, dampened property market and a slowing Chinese economy," he noted.A total of 118 court winding-up petitions were filed in the first half of this year, compared with 129 in the same period last year, according to Ministry of Law figures.And a total of 85 firms were actually wound up in the first half, compared with 97 previously.In all, 255 court winding-up petitions were filed last year, while 189 firms were wound up. Both were the highest figures since 2004.The continuing high figures come as no surprise amid a slowdown in economic growth. The Singapore economy grew 2 per cent last year, the slowest pace since the global financial crisis, and is tipped to grow just 1 to 2 per cent this year, noted UOB economist Francis Tan.Six applications for judicial management - a less drastic step, leaving open the chance of regrouping - were filed in the first half of this year, compared with five in the same period last year.Five of these orders were granted, up from four previously, according to figures from the Supreme Court.Companies to have been wound up recently include boutique developer C&C Development. California Fitness is in liquidation.Others which have opted for judicial management or are looking to restructure debt include energy sector victim Swiber Holdings, Technics Oil & Gas, interior design firm Serrano, Mercator Lines (Singapore) and Sembawang Engineering and Constructors.Also, locally-listed China Fishery Group and its Hong Kong parent Pacific Andes Resources Development have filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States.The sectors affected include shipping, oil and gas, commodities , construction and retail, said Mr Peter Greaves, restructuring leader at PwC Singapore.Most of these sectors are set to face more heat in the coming months, he added. "Many of the current difficulties are rather unprecedented. Globally, shipping for example, is probably in its worst position since the early 1970s."On a positive note, though, companies and their creditors appear to be more prepared to weather the storm, compared with during the global financial crisis."Complaints about the challenging global conditions have been on the cards since early last year. Many companies have already been preparing for the worst... (This) has helped both creditors and debtors," said Mr Azman Jaafar, deputy managing partner and head of corporate practice at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing.Still, the number of cases of liquidation and its alternatives may not fully reflect the number of firms under financial pressure, said Mr Thio Shen Yi, senior counsel and joint managing director of TSMP Law."When times are very bad, companies just don't have the money. If creditors wind them up, and there is nothing, they still incur legal fees. So the creditors may not bother."But in a situation where the economy is a bit better, creditors may make a court winding-up application as it could be an effective way of getting a debtor to pay up."In this environment, liquidation might be a last resort, or resorted to when there is suspicion of management wrongdoing. Certainly, among the local banks at least, you see greater sensitivity to the different types of restructuring options available," Mr Thio added.So, to get a fuller picture of the levels of distress, we need to consider other negative indicators such as increasing debt levels or falling revenues or profits; and also consider when a firm's debt is maturing, noted Mr Greaves of PwC."The increasing trend in defaults in Singapore dollar denominated bonds also reflects the pain felt across a number of industries. Companies have to face a new normal of trading conditions, such that they may not be able to service existing debt levels."
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Head of Capital Markets Ch'ng Li-Ling quoted in The Business Times
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Head of Capital Markets Ch'ng Li-Ling was quoted in The Business Times article titled "JTC makes early-buyback offer for Jurong Country Club notes".The article was first published in The Business Times on 26 Aug 2016.JTC makes early-buyback offer for Jurong Country Club notesBut it draws noteholders' ire by offering S$35,800 less than par valueSource: The Business Times © Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.Date: 26 Aug 2016Author: Lee MeixianJTC Corporation has agreed to buy back some S$23.5 million worth of debentures from noteholders, who are also Jurong Country Club (JCC) members, 17 years ahead of the maturity date - but at a discount.In an offer letter seen by The Business Times, which was sent out to all 196 JCC debenture holders, JTC said it is offering each person S$84,200.The notes - which are due in September 2033 - were issued at the par value of S$120,000 in 1993, when the club was raising funds to refurbish its facilities.The notes came in a package with a membership, costing S$150,000 altogether - which implicitly suggests that the membership cost S$30,000.The early redemption now stems from the fact that the land on which JCC sits will soon be taken back by the government for the building of the Singapore terminus of the Singapore-Kuala Lumpur High Speed Rail.JTC said that it had arrived at the purchase price of S$84,200 after engaging KPMG Services to determine a range of offer prices for its voluntary buyback.In its letter, JTC also provided details of its methodology, revealing that KPMG had used the discounted cash flow method to estimate the present value of the amount to be received in September 2033. KPMG had used statutory boards' and Singapore government securities' zero-coupon rates as the discount rates.JTC added that noteholders have a choice to monetise their notes now, or continue to hold them until the redemption date in 2033. Nothing in the offer will change the conditions in the notes.But this failed to appease the Debenture Note Working Committee (DNWC).When contacted, DNWC chairman Lim Hung Siang said in an email response: "The Debenture Note Working Committee is deeply disappointed with the JTC repurchase offer, which we feel is unfair and has not addressed the facts in the claim raised by the DNWC. (These claims were also published in a letter to the editor in BT on Aug 4.) The DNWC will be meeting our lawyer to discuss the matter further."In his earlier letter, Mr Lim (who was group business development and special projects officer at ComfortDelGro before he retired) had said: "JTC needs to understand that the 2003 JTC note is an interest-free loan and is not an investment product which generates a yield and can be freely traded like JTC corporate bonds."The subscription of the JTC notes was conditional upon a subscription of a JCC membership in 1993 and these notes cannot be freely traded in themselves, unless sold together with the JCC membership. The notes are, in substance, debts owed and guaranteed by JTC to the noteholders that must be repaid in full."He added that noteholders are merely asking for the redemption of the notes at par when the club closes this year. "We believe our request is fair and not at all unreasonable."Checks show that JCC memberships were trading in the open market at around S$100,000 in 1993, making a S$30,000 membership a good deal. Even after paying a transfer fee to the club, members would have pocketed a good profit had they sold their membership in the mid-1990s.In response to noteholders' unhappiness, a JTC spokesman said on Thursday evening: "We understand that some noteholders may not want to hold the notes till maturity in 2033 and want to sell the notes before that. As such, we have decided to provide noteholders with an option to do so by making a repurchase offer that is consistent with market practice."In arriving at the offer price, we have engaged KPMG to advise us on what would be the market practice for such a repurchase. For noteholders who wish to hold on to the notes, we continue to honour our obligation to redeem the notes at their maturity in 2033."The offer expires at 5pm on Sept 23, which is also by when acceptance forms must be submitted. JTC will hold a briefing next Thursday at its Jurong office to address noteholders' questions on the offer.Weighing in on the case, Ch'ng Li-Ling, partner at RHTLaw Taylor Wessing, said: "This is indeed a human interest story, with the funds of members who are retirees being tied up in the notes. Without the benefit of the notes documents, it is futile to speculate on which party is right. If the matter goes to court, the court will review the terms and conditions of the notes."Henry Heng, a partner at Kennedys Legal Solutions, added: "Given that JTC is considering an earlier redemption of the bonds, parties should perhaps consider alternative dispute resolution, such as mediation, to explore an amicable resolution of the matter."
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing Partner Jonathan Kok quoted in The Straits Times
RHTLaw Taylor Wessing's Intellectual Property & Technology Partner Jonathan Kok was quoted in The Straits Times article titled "VPN tech being reviewed under Copyright Act".The article was first published in The Straits Times on 24 Aug 2016.VPN tech being reviewed under Copyright ActSource: The Straits Times © Singapore Press Holdings Ltd.Date: 24 Aug 2016Author: Irene ThamThe legality of virtual private network (VPN) technology, which allows unauthorised content from overseas to be accessed, is being reviewed.The review is part of over a dozen wide-ranging revisions the Ministry of Law (MinLaw) is suggesting to be made to the Copyright Act, which was last majorly updated in 2004.MinLaw did not recommend an outcome on the use of VPN in the consultation papers released yesterday. But it called for public feedback on whether current rules governing the circumvention of digital locks on copyrighted work need to be updated. These locks restrict access to or use of the content.The Intellectual Property Office of Singapore (Ipos), which had a part in putting together the consultation paper, recognises that there are "some complications" surrounding the use of VPN."There are some concerns that bypassing geographical blocks could infringe copyright," said Mr Daren Tang, chief executive of Ipos. Nevertheless, Singapore remains a strong supporter of parallel import, which is essentially what VPN allows in the digital world, he added.The law generally does not allow digital locks on copyrighted works to be circumvented. But there are a few exceptions. For instance, tertiary educational institutions can unlock short clips of films to critique them, and libraries are allowed to unlock old software to preserve it in an operational state.The law is silent on the use of VPN technology for accessing blocked content. Consumers in Singapore have been using it to stream content meant for other markets from legitimate video-streaming sites.But there is pressure from content publishers to change that.The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, which represents more than 1,000 producers and distributors of sound recordings, believes VPN users should not be allowed to circumvent geographical blocks."This idea of parallel import is based on pricing alone," said Mr Ang Kwee Tiang, its regional director for Asia. "It is effectively a race to the bottom, forcing Singapore to become an importer of content instead of a producer or distributor of content domestically."Experts say it is impossible to outlaw VPN, which also has legitimate uses - for instance, securing corporate access to information over the Web. "But the law can clarify that VPNs cannot be used to access certain types of restricted content," said intellectual property (IP) and technology lawyer Jonathan Kok of RHTLaw Taylor Wessing.IP lawyer Cyril Chua of Robinson LLC said that if the law were to be amended to regulate the source of content, shops selling Android media boxes preloaded with apps for movie streaming could be hit.Other revisions proposed include legalising data collation for data mining even as analytics becomes increasingly important to economic growth, and allowing public schools to reproduce and share content on websites for teaching purposes. The consultation will end on Oct 24."These reviews will further strengthen our regime and allow it to keep current with technological advances, business needs and societal developments," said Senior Minister of State for Law and Finance Indranee Rajah, speaking at the opening of the fifth annual IPWeek@SG 2016 event at Marina Bay Sands yesterday."IP is not just about law. IP is also about business and innovation."


Brexit: the grand repeal of EU law?
Wakefield MP Mary Creagh tabled broadly the same question to all major Government Departments last week, asking what proportion of existing EU legislation within each Department's remit could not immediately be brought into UK law when the UK leaves the EU?
The Government will bring forward legislation in the next session that, when enacted, will repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and ensure a functioning statute book on the day we leave the European Union. This 'Great Repeal Bill' will end the authority of EU law and return power to the United Kingdom. The Bill will convert existing EU law into domestic law, wherever practical and in that context all relevant legislation is currently being identified and assessed.
On 23 June, the EU referendum took place and the people of the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union. Until exit negotiations are concluded, the UK remains a full member of the European Union and all the rights and obligations of EU membership remain in force.


Oakhurst Neighborhood Association, Fort Worth, Texas: Merry Christmas!
From neighbor to neighbor...may you and your family enjoy a peaceful and safe holiday season.
Oakhurst Neighborhood Association is a volunteer organization, chartered in 1981, representing the residents of Oakhurst, a 1920s-era neighborhood in Fort Worth, Texas, and a designated Historic District on the National Register of Historic Places. Our mission is to promote better communication, neighborhood unity, civic spirit and good will among area residents; to protect and promote the best interest of residents; to promote the improvement of public facilities and services, and to cooperate with government agencies and other civic public organizations for the general welfare of the residents of Oakhurst. Visit the pages on this site to discover what we are all about!
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Yesterday the 2018-2022 Board of Worcester County Commissioners took the oath of office. The new board's first official act was to re-elect Commissioner Purnell as president and to elect Commissioner Mitrecic as vice president through December 2019.
On Tuesday, Dec. 4, the 2018-2022 Board of Worcester County Commissioners took the oath of office. The new board includes incumbents Diana Purnell, representing the Central District – District Two; James C. "Bud" Church, representing the Sinepuxent District – District Three; Theodore J. Elder, representing the Western District – District Four; Anthony W. "Chip" Bertino, Jr., representing the Ocean Pines District – District Five; Madison J. Bunting, Jr. representing the Northern District – District Six; and Joseph M. Mitrecic representing the Ocean City District – District Seven; and newly-elected member Joshua C. Nordstrom, representing the Southern District – District One.
Commissioners Mitrecic and Purnell have served since being elected to office in 2014. As president, Commissioner Purnell will chair board meetings. Though she will neither make nor second motions, she retains her ability to vote on each of the issues reviewed by the board. As vice president, Commissioner Mitrecic shall assume the duties of the president in Commissioner Purnell's absence.


Do You Know the Difference Between Goats and Sheep?
Keeping goats with chickens is possible and can benefit both species.
Got Milk? Make Cheese! Making goat cheese is an easy way to use that surplus milk for your family.


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The United Network of Young Peacebuilders (UNOY Peacebuilders) is a global network of young people and youth organisations active in the field of peacebuilding and conflict transformation. UNOY Peacebuilders was founded in 1989 and is working with youth mostly in violent conflict and post war regions. The core activities of UNOY Peacebuilders are capacity building as well as advocacy and campaigning.

The organisation is non-political, non-religious and non-governmental and welcomes youth membership regardless of gender, colour, ethnicity, social class, religion, sexual orientation or any other status.

Activities
Besides the core programs on capacity building and advocacy and campaigning, UNOY Peacebuilders support its members by providing networking possibilities, sharing information, providing a pool of resource persons, carrying out research, fundraising as well as giving administrational support. UNOY Peacebuilders also runs a gender program that aims to mainstream gender within the network.

Since the start, UNOY Peacebuilders has organised a number of international working group meetings, peacebuilding training seminars and global and regional conferences. An important focus of UNOY's peacebuilding activities has been on Eastern Europe (Russia, Belarus, Caucasus, Ukraine), Africa and Latin America. In 1996, 1997 and 2006, UNOY Peacebuilders organised peacebuilding training seminars in Crimea. Young people who have participated in former UNOY events have created effective local and regional organisations or projects working for peacebuilding in the Balkans, in the Caucasus area, and in Africa with extensive outreach capacity to local youth.

History
In 1993, UNOY convened the International Conference of Young Peacebuilders on Axes of Conflict and the Role of Youth in Non-Violent Conflict Resolution and Reconciliation in the Peace Palace in The Hague, Netherlands. The aim of this conference was to explore the possibilities in conflict regions for youth to play a more dynamic role in the prevention, transformation and solution of conflicts, as well as in the promotion of mutual understanding and reconciliation between the conflicting sides. The young participants then recognised a unique peacebuilding role for UNOY and suggested that it adopt the following objectives:
- to provide youth NGO leadership training in the field of non-violent conflict resolution and reconciliation;
- to organise conferences and cross-conflict working groups for representatives of youth peace organisations, networks, and initiatives;
- to develop a global peacebuilding, reconciliation and solidarity network focusing on youth

Following these recommendations, UNOY successfully organised three major regional peacebuilding conferences and training seminars for the Caucasus and Crimea, and the UNOY Global Youth Peace Conference (GYPC) which took place in May 1999 in the Netherlands. In addition to this event, UNOY created a global network designed to interconnect a vast range of young peacebuilders and activists.

Inspired by the success of its regional work in Eastern Europe, UNOY extended its work to empower the capacities of African youth committed to building peace in Africa. In June–July 2001, the UNOY African Youth for a Culture of Peace Training Conference in South Africa gathered 90 youth activists (17–30 years old) from all regions of Africa. As a result, the African Network of Young Peacebuilders (ANYP) was created, setting up working groups and starting the organising of regional and national activities.

In November 2002, UNOY and ANYP organised the African Young Peacebuilders Training Seminar in Cotonou, Benin; it was followed in December same year by the National Training Conference on a Culture of Peace, Networking and NGO Project Management in Freetown, Sierra Leone. A large number of other projects carried out at a local level have followed since these landmark events.

Since 1999, UNOY has organised the annual African Students Conference (ASC) at the Institute of Social Studies (ISS) in The Hague, Netherlands. Since 2005, UNOY has organised training seminars twice a year.

In 2005, UNOY Peacebuilders was invited by the Municipality of The Hague to move its headquarters to The Hague in the context of developing The Hague as the International City of Peace and Justice. The same year, UNOY was invited to take part in and contribute towards the Global Partnership for the Prevention of Armed Conflict (GPPAC) global conference in New York. Furthermore, in 2005 UNOY held the first Dutch Building Peace Skills Training, celebrated the International Day of Peace for the first time and sent their Youth Advocacy Team to visit UN in New York.

2006 and 2007 marked a great deal of organizational changes at UNOY, and the network developed from a loose network into a Membership-based one. The International Steering Group also held its first meeting in the Hague in 2007.

In 2008, UNOY started developing their Gender Programme, and the following year they participated in the COE Study Session on Gender Equality in Youth Peacebuilding Projects as well as held two gender trainings in the Netherlands. Aside from that, UNOY published "Youth Advocacy for Culture of Peace" in 2008 and "Partners for Peace" in 2009.

In 2010, UNOY marked the end of Decade for a Culture of Peace and non-violence for Children of the World, which they had been participating in since 2001. Throughout the year, UNOY took part in coordinating the Civil Society Report on the International Decade for a Culture of Peace. The report was presented in December at the End of Decade conference in Spain.

In 2015 UNOY's advocacy efforts culminated in the adoption of the United Nations Security Council Resolution 2250 on youth, peace and security. The UNOY advocacy work is mainly coordinated and run by the Youth Advocacy Team. The team consists of representatives of member organisations, young peacebuilders active in their own local communities making their voice heard globally through the Youth Advocacy Team. Additionally, UNOY has permanent advocacy representatives based in New York and Geneva who work on a voluntary basis to represent young peacebuilders towards different United Nations bodies.

See also
 Conflict Resolution
 Peacebuilding
 Culture of Peace
 NGOs

NGOs working in peacebuilding
 Search for Common Ground
 Global Youth Action Network
 International Crisis Group
 International Alert

References

 Website of UNOY Peacebuilders

External links
 Website of UNOY Peacebuilders

International nongovernmental organizations
International organisations based in the Netherlands


The Management Development Program (MDP) was developed to support all managers at A&T in their leadership role. As a middle-level leader, you face many challenges as well as responsibilities. Middle managers are the bridge between senior leadership and the various administrative units that support the success of the institution. As the bridge, you are responsible for implementing on a day-to-day basis strategic objectives directly linked to institutional goals and align competing demands between direct reports and strategic objectives. In an effort to develop and support middle managers at A&T, the Center for Leadership and Organizational Excellence (CLOE) has launched two tracks under the Manager Development Program (MDP).
This one-year development track is designed to explore in-depth the unique needs and challenges of middle-level leadership at NC A&T. The program is composed of 6 half-day training sessions scheduled over the academic year. The following training sessions use real life application and active learning as part of their teaching methodology and are taught by content matter experts. All participating managers will receive a certificate of completion presented by the Chancellor.
In order to participate in the MDP Development Track you must be nominated by your manager, nominations open Spring 2018.


A new shop promoting art, homewares and gifts by independent artists, makers and designers has opened its doors in Ashbourne.
The Makers has been created by 32-year-old Sally Bryan from Derby, who has a passion for all things creative.
"It was a case of finding the perfect premises and then I could start working on my plans," she said.
The shop is open Tuesday to Saturday. Go to The Makers Ashbourne on facebook for more details.
Sally updates it frequently with details about the artists and makers in the shop.
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Carolina Biological Launches New Science Kit Series for Educators to Engage Students in Formal or Informal Settings
Carolina Biological introduced a new Next Generation Science Standards® (NGSS)-aligned science kit series for educators of elementary students in both formal and informal education settings. Carolina launched Phenomenal Explorations™ kits for grades 3 to 5, which each explore an interesting focus question about a phenomenon that can be completed in two weeks or less. Carolina's new three-dimensional science kit series turns students into inquiring scientists during short investigations that easily fit into the busy elementary school day or informal settings, such as science clubs, afterschool sessions, or summer camps. The lessons are designed to complement any core science curriculum that teachers are using with concise, high-interest topics to help them explain the most difficult concepts that are challenging to present in an interesting way to students. Each lesson is broken into four student-driven investigations.
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Phenomenal Explorations kits are available in five topics. In How Can We Keep Pets Cool During Hot Weather? Fido is panting and students are challenged to find ways to keep him cool. Students identify the potential problems outdoor pets face during a heatwave and design an outdoor habitat to keep pets cool during hot weather.
Students consider phenomena related to wet objects drying overnight in How Does Matter Change When an Object Dries? They develop initial models and then gather evidence to evaluate the flow of matter under different conditions. Students analyze their data and use the evidence to revise their models.
Students investigate the phenomena of one organism being a habitat for another in Why Can a Sloth's Fur Be a Habitat? Students develop a model to describe relationships among animals, plants and the environment. They plan and conduct an investigation to gather evidence for the needs of organisms. Students apply what they learn and use evidence to develop a claim to explain why a sloth's fur can be a habitat.
Teachers help students spread their wings in How Do Airplanes Fly? Students learn the structures of an airplane and then work in pairs to construct a model glider. Pairs test their glider under different conditions and observe how these conditions affect motion during flight.
What Can Fossils Tell Us About Past Environments? has students explore fossil formation and analyze fossil location data through an analysis of fossil shark teeth. Students observe different environments and identify adaptations that sharks have. Students apply what they have learned about sharks and fossils to explain what a past environment may have looked like.
Online for all of the kits at CarolinaScienceOnline.com, educators can access digital resources to facilitate instruction. This includes the Teacher Guide for each lesson in eBook format, printable student investigation sheets, and ready-to-present editable slideshows to use in class to explain each investigation and give students instructions. Educators can show students the slideshows by projecting them to a screen or students can assess these themselves on devices to highlight, circle and make notes. Printable PDF versions of student investigation sheets and teacher sheets are also available.
The Teacher's Guide includes a pre-assessment, post-assessment, and a scenario-based assessment. At the end of each activity, there are two or three activities for students to make a claim for what they have done. A detailed grading rubric is included to help teachers determine students' level of understanding. Scenario-based assessments blend science and reading comprehension and relate to the fundamental scientific concepts from the lesson. Students apply their knowledge to answer questions based on a lesson-specific scenario.
Phenomenal Explorations hands-on investigation kits with digital resources are available now, for each grade 3 through 5. Each of the five kits includes a print-format Teacher Guide, a class kit of hands-on materials to supply up to 32 students, and digital access to the Teachers Guide in eBook format, editable instructional slideshow, student assessment rubric and student worksheet PDFs for teachers. Prices start at $94.95 for one kit through Carolina. For information, visit Carolina's website or https://www.carolina.com/phenomenal-explorations/32002.ct, call (800) 334-5551, or e-mail curriculum@carolina.com.
Carolina Biological Supply Company
From its beginnings in 1927, Carolina (www.carolina.com) has grown to become the leading supplier of biological and other science teaching materials in the world. Headquartered in Burlington, NC, Carolina serves customers worldwide, including teachers, students, and professionals in science and health-related fields. The company is still privately owned by descendants of the founder, geology and biology professor Dr. Thomas E. Powell Jr.
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