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Jeremy Corbyn hits back at claims he is too old to lead Labour into next election
Leader's spokesman said there is 'no sign whatever that his age is an impediment'
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The head of the Opposition was first appointed in September 2015
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Jeremy Corbyn's office has hit back at warnings from frontbench Labour figures that the party leader could be too old to fight the next election.
A spokesman for Mr Corbyn said there is "no sign whatever that his age is an impediment" and guaranteed he would fight the campaign in 2022.
It comes after The Independent reported comments from frontbenchers warning of the toll of leadership and pointing out that if Mr Corbyn wins he would have to commit to being in Government until aged almost 80.
Corbyn 'too old to lead Labour into election', warn top figures
Speaking after Prime Minister's Questions, the spokesman said: "Jeremy is extremely energetic, works extremely long hours and since he's been doing this job has performed at an extremely effective and high level."
He added: "I've been working since the months after he was elected – I've seen that at close quarters.
"He is extremely vigorous, he has become more effective as a leader since he was first elected. I see no sign whatever that his age is an impediment to continuing to be leader."
Jeremy Corbyn in 2017: A look at the Labour leader's spirited year
The spokesman restated Mr Corbyn's insistence that he will fight the next election adding that it is "nonsense" that the matter has been brought into question.
Senior party figures raised concerns that if he wins in 2022 he would be the oldest prime minister ever to assume office for the first time, but would be telling voters he will lead the country for a further five years.
One shadow cabinet source said: "A leader standing at a general election has to commit to doing a full five years.
Jeremy is in good shape, but by May 2027 he will be nearly 78
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"Jeremy is in good shape, but by May 2027 he will be nearly 78."
Another senior frontbencher told The Independent: "Jeremy has a lot of energy now. But 2022 is a long time away, let alone 2027."
Before last year's election, in which Mr Corbyn exceeded all expectations by demolishing a large Tory poll lead, the leader himself indicated that 68 – his current age – was too old to still be working, when asked about the rising state pension age.
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What Makes a GCG a GCG?
1) Prayer – Groups will spend time in prayer each time the group meets. They will pray for one another and for people outside the group who do not yet know Jesus.
2) Scripture – Groups will spend time reading scripture and talking about how they should respond as individuals and as a group.
3) Accountability – Groups will work together to apply God's word in day-to-day living in specific and measurable ways; they will follow up with one another each week.
4) Commitment – Groups will uphold a one year commitment. During this time they will meet together weekly (bi-weekly if weekly is not manageable). After one year each group will reassess where God is leading them.
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One great aspect of GCG's is that they're extremely flexible. We do not want rigid programs and structures to limit anyone's ability to actively follow and serve God. God has gifted each of his followers in different ways, we hope to build a culture where people are equipped and mobilized to serve God in the best way possible in their day-to-day life. For this reason, GCG's can meet any day, place, and time that works best for the people in their group. We recognize that many people who do not attend a church may have no desire to attend a church service or any event at a church facility – that's understandable. Because we want to provide a space for all people to process spiritual things, it makes sense that there should be freedom for when and where groups meet. Some of our groups might like to hang out in one of their group member's living rooms and share a meal, dessert and coffee, or lunch after church. Others may choose to meet for Saturday morning breakfast. Many of our groups choose to meet on Wednesday night at the church because we provide a free meal and there are classes for children of all ages – yes, even for our smallest babies. Group members decide when and where to meet.
What do GCG's do during their meetings?
Connecting – These GCG's keep the four values while spending time in an environment that facilitates an opportunity to connect with new people. This is a popular option for people who are newer to Faith Alliance and want to get connected with others. These groups have a more laid back feel. Connecting groups might spend some of their time sharing a meal together, doing an activity together, or sharing a hobby. So long as there is time in prayer, reading scripture, accountability in living and sharing God's word, and a year long commitment, it's all good!
Discovery – This is a term we use to describe a specific way to study God's word that is beneficial for all people no matter how long they've been following Jesus. Discovery groups will give the majority of their time to reading and discussing the meaning and purpose of scripture. These groups want to know and understand the Bible better, they want to grow in their faith, and they are interested in living out and talking their faith 7 days a week.
Elective – These GCG's have decided that they would like to use some sort of curriculum that will guide their time together. Groups may choose to use a video series they have found in our online RightNow Media resource, or maybe they want to work through a book study together. There are countless electives that are very beneficial for exploring and growing in faith. Again, so long as they're committed to prayer, scripture, accountability in living and sharing God's word, and a year long commitment, it's all good!
If you're new to the area, are looking for a church family, are interested in exploring more about the Christian faith, or you want to participate in the mission of God with other believers, we'd love to have the opportunity to meet you! We have GCG's that would be willing to welcome you into our community of faith and journey alongside of you (and your family, if it applies). If you have any questions or want to hear more about our Gospel Community Groups please contact Pastor Josh at josh@faith-alliance.org or 419-629-3688.


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The San Giorgio Monastery (St. George Monastery) was a Benedictine monastery in Venice, Italy, located on the island of San Giorgio Maggiore. It stands next to the Church of San Giorgio Maggiore, which serves the monastic community. The old monastic buildings currently serves as the headquarters of the Cini Foundation.

History of the monastery

Foundation
The monastery was founded in AD 982 following the donation of the island by the Doge Tribuno Memmo in response to a request by the Blessed John Morosini, O.S.B., who wished to establish a monastery there, and who then became the first abbot. Among the first monks of the community which developed there was St. Gerard of Csanád () (980-1046), a bishop and martyr who helped establish Christianity in Hungary. He was murdered in Budapest—on the hill which now bears his name—in the course of a pagan insurrection against the Venetian king then ruling the Hungarians.

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Over the centuries the monastery became a theological, cultural and artistic center of primary importance in Europe. The monks had considerable autonomy and close links with Florence and Padua, and thus it became also a favoured location for foreign dignitaries to stay while in the city. In 1177 Pope Alexander III and Frederick Barbarossa met here. In 1223 a violent earthquake destroyed the monastery. In 1433 Cosimo de' Medici, when exiled from Florence, took refuge here.

Between 1560 and 1562 Andrea Palladio built a new refectory for which Paolo Veronese painted the massive The Wedding Feast at Cana which was displayed there. In 1566 began the construction of the new church by Palladio, who later designed also the "Palladian" cloister. Between 1641 and 1680 Baldassarre Longhena designed the new library, the grand staircase, the monastery facade, the novitiate, the infirmary and the guest quarters.

After the fall of the Venetian Republic in 1797, the monastery was deprived of its most precious books and works of art. Napoleon sent The Wedding Feast at Cana to Paris, and at present it is displayed in the Louvre museum. It is now possible, however, to admire a copy in the refectory which hangs in the place for which the painting was originally created.

The monastery was so important that, in 1799, while Rome was occupied by the French Revolutionary Army, the Papal conclave which elected Pope Pius VII  was convened there. The cardinals met in the chorum nocturnis (or Night choir), where the remarkable canvas St George slaying the Dragon by Vittore Carpaccio is still displayed.

The decline
Nevertheless, in 1806 the monastery was suppressed and the monks expelled; many of the monastery's remaining treasures were sold or stolen. Only a few monks were able to remain to serve in the church, while the monastery itself became a weapons depot. For more than a century it was used as a military garrison, undergoing  grave deterioration.

Revival
In 1951 the Italian Government granted the monastery to the Cini Foundation, which restored it and revived its cultural heritage. On 29–30 May 1956 the Venice Conference of the Foreign Ministers of the six Member States of the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC) was held in the San Giorgio Monastery to discuss the Spaak Report of the Spaak Committee. The old and smaller monastic buildings to the left and rear of the basilica still serve as a small monastery of Benedictine monks.

See also
John Morosini

References
World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists - San Giorgio Maggiore
 Guida d'Italia del Touring Club Italiano – Venezia. 3° ed.
 S. Vianello (a cura di) Le chiese di Venezia. Electa, 1993

External links

Visit Palladio
Fotosearch Pictures of San Giorgio Monastery
Satellite image from Google Maps
Pictures of San Giorgio Maggiore

Andrea Palladio buildings
Benedictine monasteries in Italy
Monasteries in Veneto
Religious buildings and structures in Venice
982 establishments
Christian monasteries established in the 10th century
Sites of papal elections
Renaissance architecture in Venice
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bell hooks: an academic whose words re-wrote narratives of Black feminism, whose attitudes moved beyond kindness and towards cultural shifts in love and education, and whose name alone demonstrates the humility of decentring the self and the ego.
"The classroom remains the most radical space of possibility in the academy… Urging all of us to open our minds and hearts so that we can know beyond the boundaries of what is acceptable, so that we can think and rethink, so that we can create new visions…" – bell hooks in Teaching to Transgress
To ask myself what it means to use the classroom as a "radical space of possibility" means I am inspired and grounded in the works of bell hooks, whose writing I revisited when I learned of her passing last month. The question of what it means to be radical as an educator requires me to turn not only inwards but also towards my students, whose liberation is dependent on the programs I build around them. As I do so, I think hooks would ask: What are the structures of oppression that require constant consideration in order to create space for student joy and freedom? I think about how norms, typically viewed as best practice in education, can be challenged in day-to-day teaching. As classroom teachers we don't have the individual power to shift entire systems, but we can transform the classroom experience into one that builds lasting, loving, and trusting relationships.
I have felt a little behind, having only been introduced to hooks' body of writing five years ago, but the reflective journey that she asks us to take as educators will constantly evolve—the work is truly never complete. Her work is both accessible and timeless; her legacy will forever provide us with frameworks for love, healing, and critical thought, which are particularly effective as we grapple with the current realities in front of us, both in our lives and in our classrooms.
"Because of bell hooks, we know we can bring our whole selves to our work. We can trust and believe in our intellect. We can be complicated in our humanity. We can be gentle with our critiques. We can be fierce in our protection. We can keep talking to, and talking with, and talking back, until the last breath." – Noliwe Rooks on bell hooks
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Lucrezia Maniscotti is a bharata nāṭyam (Guru Adyar K Lakshman) and drama artist, teacher and scholar based in Italy. In 1993 she started studying theatre and working on the stage as actress. She begin learning bharata nāṭyam in Italy under late Smt. Krishnaveni Lakshmanan students, Monica Gallarate and Maresa Moglia. Since 2006 she was undergoing intense training under the sage guidance of Padmasree Adyar K.Lakshman and Smt Deepa Baba Prasad at Bharatha Choodamani Academy of fine arts in Chennai where she took her dance Diploma after her Debut Perfomance at Kapalishwara Temple in 2009. She is also learning Carnatic vocal and nattuvangam under Bhagavatulu Seetarama Sharma and abhinaya from Smt Indira Kadambi. Her passion for Indian culture motivated her to complete the MA in Indology from the University of Milan.
On graduating, Lucrezia was awarded a prestigious scholarship by the University of Milan for pursuing one year of advanced studies in bharata nāṭyam in India, so she lived in Chennai for one year and she performed her solo shows during the Madras Music and Dance Season Festivals in 2010, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2017, then in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore as well as many venues in Europe (Indian Embassy of Berlin, Indian Consulate of Milan, Theatre and cultural centers). Lucrezia is also founder of a cultural association for promoting Indian classical performing arts in Italy, in which she is artistic director and teacher of Sangam Academy (Sagome Teatro Association), organizing, a part from regular classes, performances and lecture demonstrations with Indian gurus and teachers.. She is also performer and choreographer for the groups "DuniaTrio" (an ensemble of world music) and "Milon" (dance and music from Rabindranath Tagore's opera). In 2010 Lucrezia received a prestigious fellowship from the UK based organization "Milapfest", for travelling and deepen her bharata nāṭyam studies.
At present she is continuing her studies under the guidance of Prof. CV Chandrashekar, Mavin Khoo, Smt Indira Kadambi, Renjith and Vijna, Smt Leela Samson and TV Ramprasadh for vocal. Her Sangam Academy is the first Italian structured school of bharata nāṭyam that prepare student in theoretical subjects as well as practice in order to present their arangetram and eventually to take dance professionally. She is performing and teaching regularly in India and Europe.
Here a review of her last program in Chennai (August 2016):
http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/A-mix-of-skill-and-energy/article14589526.ece
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Over the past decade, it's become common, in deficit-ridden Ontario, for universities and colleges to strike deals with municipalities for land, buildings and services, usually in the urban core.
These agreements are uniformly characterized as a win-win-win. The school acquires space into which it can export its most portable programs. The city touts the prospect of increased foot traffic in a downtrodden part of its urban footprint. The students get the benefit of refurbished facilities in a downtown environment around which there's a community buzz.
In Windsor, the university is converting an old bus depot, the Windsor Armouries and the former Windsor Star building into a downtown campus. St. Clair College, where enrollment has grown by about 50% since 2000, has already rebuilt a downtown theatre, creating a multimedia lab and performing arts space. St. Clair is studying the feasibility of a satellite campus in Leamington; it already has a presence in Chatham.
The University of Waterloo has satellite operations in Kitchener, Cambridge and Stratford. McMaster University has a presence in Burlington, St. Catharines and Kitchener.
In addition to its satellite campuses in Cambridge, Waterloo, Ingersoll and Stratford, Kitchener-based Conestoga College is trying to bolster its presence in Guelph with a private-public partnership along Baker St., partly in the name of downtown redevelopment. The college is already working with the University of Waterloo, Wilfrid Laurier University and the City of Kitchener in creating the Kitchener Studio Project, aimed partly at boosting downtown revitalization.
So to what extent does the hype these schools generate during the planning and implementation process match reality, once those new satellite campuses get up and running?
Brantford, where the experiment is already more than a decade old, is probably the best indicator.
In a 91-page economic analysis for the Grand Valley Educational Society in 2012, Guelph-based Adventus Research was unequivocal: "The community/academic partnership to revitalize the Brantford downtown has been a significant and notable," it said, adding the relationships between town and gown should be prioritized and deepened. The experiment worked so well, in fact, that the study suggested creation of a Centre of Excellence for Municipal Innovation.
Over at the Brantford Chamber of Commerce, CEO Charlene Nicholson is quick to point out that the consensus among the Chamber's members is clear.
"Because those post-secondary institutions have centred themselves in the downtown, they've been a real catalyst for downtown revitalization," she says, adding that the experiment is still a work in progress.
There are a few downsides too, Nicholson says. Parking has become scarcer while classes are in session and startup businesses — of which there are many — must plan around the fact that the student population is largely seasonal, September through April. The overall impact on downtown, however, has been unmistakably positive, she says, and has breathed new life into a dying core.
But the Fanshawe College proposal for the Kingsmill building, turfed by a deadlocked city council, was probably a $10-million investment the city should have made, if the experience of Brantford holds true here.
If council can find the political will to revisit the matter — or entertain a new motion that involves a partnership with downtown London merchants — it should do so.
Larry Cornies is a London-based journalist who teaches at Conestoga College in Kitchener and Western University in London.


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Can you go back a little bit to Paul Lazarsfeld, and his work? What do you think made the Rockefeller Foundation interested in radio research to begin with? Why would they give so much money for that? I mean, they weren't so interested in the commercial aspects. What were they interested in?
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DATELINE: Orlando, Florida
Officially launched on May 1st, 2011, the 1715 Fleet Society made its first sailing at the FUN show in Orlando, January 5- 8, 2012. At the 1715 Fleet Society table were Ben Costello, Phil Flemming, and Ernie Richards, with some much able assistance from John Pullin and Mike Brown. Visitors from Spain and England attested that the the 1715 Fleet Society has already attracted international attention. Many visitors remarked that the Fleet Society website is becoming a virtual archive for Fleet history second to none. The FUN show and perhaps the ANA will become regular venues for the Fleet Society in the coming years. A grand celebration of the tercentenary is planned in 2015. Please come by our tables and say hello!
Ben Costello
Ben Costello is a director of the 1715 Fleet Society and an attorney in Washington, PA. His full bio can be found here.
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Tiger by the Tail may refer to:

Books
 "Tiger by the Tail" (short story), a 1961 science fiction short story by Alan E. Nourse
 Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail, a 1983 science fiction novel by Jack L. Chalker
 Tiger by the Tail (Chase novel), a 1954 thriller novel by James Hadley Chase
 Tiger by the Tail (Coelho novel), a 2013 novel by Indian author Venita Coelho

Film and TV
 Tiger by the Tail (1955 film), a British crime film directed by John Gilling and starring Larry Parks, Constance Smith and Donald Stewart
 Tiger by the Tail (1970 film), an American crime film starring Christopher George and Tippi Hedren

See also
 "I've Got a Tiger By the Tail," a 1964 country-western song by Buck Owens


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Wild Adventures to cover employees' tuition costs
Theme park also hosting job fair this Saturday
By: WTXL Staff Reports
VALDOSTA, Ga. (WTXL) — Victor Paz is a zookeeper at Wild Adventures Theme Park. He's worked his way up the ranks since 2017.
"My favorite animal would have to be the sloths," Paz said. "Actually started off as a photographer and then liked actually worked my way up to having the position I am right now."
But he has bigger aspirations and Wild Adventures is about to help him do just that.
"When I heard the news, I was very excited like they're really gonna help me with my education."
Wild Adventures and Herschend Family Entertainment announced it will cover tuition for employees.
"You know one of our goals here at Wild Adventures and Herschend Family Entertainment is to lead with love"
Adam Floyd Marketing Communications Manager at Wild Adventures.
"We look at helping our team members pursue their dreams as a goal of ours."
Wild Adventures— also hiring and is looking to fill 500 jobs. Floyd says the theme park is one of the biggest employers in the entire area. Within the past few years, he says it's been a struggle to find workers.
"Over the past couple of years, it has been challenging to find employees here in the area, but we expect that to change over the next year."
Floyd says even with the turnover, they've had employees turn jobs at the park into an everlasting adventure.
"Like with any workplace you'll see a certain amount of turnover, but we have had folks who have made their entire careers here at Wild Adventures including folks here running lines and are now our directors."
Wild Adventures will be holding a job fair this Saturday at the park from 10 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The park officially opens on March 19.


Country Velador, with Super Chunk Sweets & Treats and Cowboy Ciao, shares her taffy recipe.
They asked and fans responded; now Rhinegeist Brewing has a name and recipe for their latest IPA.
The Singapore Sling, a cocktail that was created at the Raffles Hotel in 1915, celebrates its centennial anniversary this year.


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Een doorgangsdissonant is een dissonant tussen twee consonanten naast elkaar, elk één diatonische stap ervandaan, de één een stap hoger, de ander een stap lager. Doorgangsdissonanten spelen een rol in de contrapuntleer, vanaf de tweede soort, 2 tegen 1, en zijn sinds de 15e eeuw een onderdeel van de klassieke muziek.

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Film, Film Review
REVIEW: Language Lessons (2021) dir. Natalie Morales
Now playing at Kendall Square Cinema
by Anna Hoang
During the pandemic, I volunteered in tutoring English to non-native students. At orientation, a veteran tutor had said, "The best thing to hear is when a student makes a joke in English. That's when you know that they get it."
There can be so much structural dissection in comedy that it feels foolish to ascertain the ways that a joke works. It is not so much a language in that there is correct grammar and verbiage to use; sometimes it relies on timing, comprehension, and a kind of conviction that the punchline will come through. In Natalie Morales' Language Lessons, a story about two strangers' uncertain bonding, we are compelled to believe that beautiful things can grow in the strangest places.
The opening scene is familiar territory for those who experienced the oft-too-openness of someone's webcam-keyhole into their private lives. Cariño (Morales) is a young teacher who learns that she will be teaching a hundred Spanish lessons to Adam (Mark Duplass). The surprise, to both Cariño and Adam, is orchestrated by Adam's husband, Will (an off-camera Desean Terry). Instead of a normal introduction, Cariño patiently stands by on Zoom as Adam, in his bathrobe, is shocked by his gift and then chastises his husband in the way that couples do. Marriage, if you will.
Adam actually speaks fluently but had previously expressed to Will that he wanted to reach the same level of mastery that he had when he was a kid. Straight away, Cariño and Adam get along in the way that destined friends should, and it seems like the next ninety-nine should be a breezy gateway into a great, long-lasting friendship. However, the life differences between the two are stark; Adam's wide rooms and spacious pool can be mistaken for one of those fake Zoom backgrounds, while Cariño's clothes are in plain sight. Adam, as well as the audience, might make implicit notes about Cariño's life and her choices to keep mum about sharing certain things. Eventually, personal issues bubble underneath the lessons (including the lightning-bolt event where Will dies by the second lesson), but first: laughter.
The Zoom technique in cinema could have been difficult to follow if it hadn't been for our practicing in using it during the pandemic, but the movie naturally adapts to its unique communication without making it weird or pressing the "This is us now!" schtick. Morales smartly avoids repetitive Zoom sessions to drive the story; the two characters often send each other messages that spotlight individual humor and vulnerability without needing the regular two-person conversational exposition. The unfortunate faltering is the heaviness of friend-intimacy that comes in later. As they become closer, Cariño becomes uncomfortable and communication becomes miscommunication or, sometimes, no communication. This hurdle is somewhat expected to happen, and because the film has to rely so much on dialogue, some of their conversations in which Cariño verbally fends off Adam sounds harsher than it would have to be than if they could make mistakes in their physical presences. Friendship, if you will.
Before you have to ask, of course the film is funny. Morales and Duplass are adept in English, Spanish, and hilarity, which arms them with an array of clever-silly jokes that I haven't seen before in recent times. Duplass approaches his character with a humble gentleness, which could be hard to achieve when he, a Creep, has a couple of Zoom scenes subjected to dark lighting and slightly-downward angles. Morales, who I've generally associated as an actress of recurring character roles, also directed Plan B, which was released on Hulu earlier this year. If directing is the road she's trekking on, I can't wait to see what she can do with an ensemble or a heavily anticipated script.
dir. Natalie Morales
Now playing at Kendall Square Cinema!
Tags: Language Lessons, Mark Duplass, Natalie Morales
REVIEW: Infinity Pool (2023) dir. Brandon Cronenberg
Like father, like son, like murder-clone
Oscar Goff
Sundance Film Festival 2023: Dispatch, Part Two
A cult, a wrestler, a bad date, an aunt, and two kooky ladies
Kyle Amato
REVIEW: THE WANDERING EARTH 2 (2023) dir. Frant Gwo
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Q: Axiomatic Quantum Theory, and the complex numbers In Lucien Hardy's influential paper "Quantum Theory from five reasonable axioms," Hardy states in the abstract:

This work provides some insight into the reasons why quantum theory is
  the way it is. For example, it explains the need for complex numbers
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Can someone explain to me why his axioms explain "the need for complex numbers" ?


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My-TRAC launch of pilot phase 2: a talk with the expert
How to use the My-TRAC app? Watch the tutorial!
My-Trac collaborates with a new COVID-19 application
Ester Sancho, Experis
In September, the second version of the My-TRAC application was launched. After having run the first pilot in 2019 in Greece, the Netherlands, Spain and Portugal, the My-TRAC team has been busy revising the app and releasing a new version. Similar to the first phase, the My-TRAC app will be tested by real travellers in the aforementioned countries, who can win prizes and vouchers by participating.
So, what's new in the My-TRAC app? What has been done with user feedback from phase 1? And what will happen after the pilot ends?
To answer these questions, we spoke to Ester Sancho, R&D Project Manager at project partner Experis, who is part of the team developing and testing the My-TRAC app.
To start, can you give us a brief reminder of the My-TRAC application?
My-TRAC is a mobile application that gives journey advice to travellers based on their preferences and profile by applying artificial intelligence and behavioural transport analytics. The app is part of the My-TRAC project, which is funded by the Shift2Rail Joint Undertaking under the Innovation Programme 4 (IP4). My-TRAC is one of the projects under IP4 that aims to contribute to more attractive railway services for travellers.
By developing this app, My-TRAC aims to contribute to a better journey experience and a seamless multimodal system in Europe.
In 2019 the first version of My-TRAC was launched and in September the second. Can you tell us something about this second pilot?
The second version of the app was launched in September 2020 and will be available until the end of October 2020 for all those users who want to participate in the pilot. This is everyone who regularly uses public transport and owns an Android phone.
Similar to the first phase, My-TRAC allows to organise trips for those users who are going to travel in the metropolitan area of Barcelona, Athens, Lisbon or the Netherlands. The active use of the application allows to score points and the most active users will receive prizes, such as vouchers to spend in certain stores, or transport tickets.
How is this version of the My-TRAC app different than the first one?
After the first pilot phase, we have carefully looked at the feedback given by users of the app. The app has evolved in numerous ways. For example several new functionalities have been added, bugs have been fixed, and we have made some changes to the User interface- & User experience-design.
What are some of the new functionalities of the new app?
One new functionality is the creation of Travel Groups, which allows users to form a group and share itineraries. The app provides individually to each user a route to arrive the common destination and proposes activities along the trip.
Another functionality we have implemented is the "social market", although this is not fully functional. Through this feature, the most active users earn points (the so-called 'reputation algorithm') and currently these points will be used to select the users who will win prizes. Users can see their earned points in their profile.
The final aim here is to reward the most active users with discounts or vouchers from third parties that can be exchanged using blockchain. It will be like a strategy to build user loyalty. But again, this is yet to be developed.
Pilot phase 2 ends late October 2020. What are the next steps?
After pilot phase 2, we'll hold Focus Groups in order to validate the usability of the My-TRAC app, as well as the added value provided by the different functionalities offered by My-TRAC. The feedback collected during the pilot will be used to improve the application, establishing the basis for a development roadmap that will lead us to obtain the commercial version of the application.
And finally, why should someone participate in the pilot?
People should participate in this pilot out of curiosity, to see how this different travel companion can improve their journey. Furthermore they would very much help the My-TRAC team assess the models that are running in the backend and of course, to win tickets or vouchers for the area that he/she is using My-TRAC in!
Putting multimodal transport at the palm of your hand: My-TRAC project draws to a close
My-TRAC Final Event
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Fiver Fest hopes to boost pre-christmas trade in Aberystwyth town centre
Thomas Sinclair
FIVER FEST, a two-week national celebration of Britain's small shops and independent businesses — has returned, starting Saturday 10th October with an exciting line-up of shopping deals.
From bakeries to pet shops and book stores, small companies in 116 towns across the UK – including Aberystwyth – will offer shoppers special £5 deals as a way to help keep their independent businesses afloat — and attract new customers. The deals will run for two weeks.
According to research from Visa, 76% of shoppers believe their high street needs additional support, while 42% of small businesses say that the next three months are crucial to their survival.
Sadly, 29% of small business owners are not confident about the future, with a further 61% of shoppers admitting they could do more to support small businesses by shopping locally.
Dominic White, Head of Merchants and Acquirers at Visa, explained the importance of the event. He said: "We know that 2020 has been exceptionally challenging for small businesses so we're doubling down on our commitment of support.
"Visa is proud to work with Totally Locally in its mission to bring communities together, and we encourage all small businesses to sign up to Fiver Fest ahead of 10th October. The next three months will be such an important period for small businesses, so we are urging the nation to back the spirit of Fiver Fest and shop local, either online or offline, to help communities recover."
For the first time, Totally Locally is also creating a virtual shopping experience to help get local businesses online. The first three towns to launch initially include Hebden Bridge, Leek and Crickhowell, with many more towns to follow.
Whether you want to treat yourself or make a start on your Christmas shopping, there are plenty of ways to give your local high street the love it needs. Take a look some of the Aber businesses taking part below… (Images by Rose Voon/Herald)
Lottery offers £25 off trips to top attractions and experiences in Wales
HMRC urges car enthusiasts in Wales to be aware of post-Brexit changes
BUSINESSES in Pembrokeshire which have been impacted by the move to Alert Level 2 Covid-19 measures in Wales will soon be able to register or apply for Welsh Government funding.
The First Minister announced a £120m package of support for nightclubs, events, retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism businesses and their supply chains, impacted by the move to Alert Level 2.
An eligibility checker for businesses has now gone live.
Businesses are urged to check their eligibility at: https://fundchecker.businesswales.gov.wales/businesssupport?_ga=2.234856926.1944247233.1641292011-360841121.1641292011
The above link also features further information and a series of FAQs about the latest round of support.
The funding will take the form of three elements.
Non Domestic Rates (NDR) linked funding of up to £6,000.
Retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism business who pay Non Domestic Rates will be entitled to a payment of £2,000, £4,000 or £6,000 depending on their rateable value.
Businesses will need to re-register their details with Pembrokeshire County Council through an online process in order to receive their payments.
The Council will also deliver a discretionary fund to support sole traders, freelancers and businesses who don't pay rates, with funding of £500 – £2000.
The Local Authority discretionary fund will be via a short application process with sole traders, freelancers and taxi drivers able to apply for £500 and businesses that employ people but do not pay business rates will be able to apply for £2,000.
Pembrokeshire County Council plans to open the schemes on Monday 10th January for the NDR related fund and Monday 17th January for the Discretionary fund.
See notes below for further information on the way the NDR linked grant and discretionary fund will be allocated.
The third element of the funding is a reopening of the Welsh Government's Economic Resilience Fund (ERF).
On top of NDR based funding, this will see funds of up to £25,000 made available for severely impacted hospitality and leisure businesses – and their supply chains.
As with previous ERF rounds, this will support businesses who have seen a reduction in their turnover of more than 60%.
Details of the application and registration process will be published on the Authority's Business Advice and Support pages: https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/business-advice-and-support
The funding package is designed to support businesses impacted by the spread of Omicron through the period 13 December 2021 to 14 February 2022.
Please note that as a result of the new emergency support packages, the Welsh Government is withdrawing its £35m Business Support Fund, announced in November, in order to process emergency payments as soon as possible.
Any expressions of interest received will be notified of this directly.
£120m financial support for businesses in Wales impacted by Omicron
BUSINESSES in Wales impacted by the rapid spread of the Omicron virus will be eligible for emergency financial support under a new Welsh Government support package.
The Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced the details of the £120m funding which will be available for retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism business and their supply chains affected by the move to alert level two, as announced by the First Minister on Wednesday 22 December.
Under the latest package, retail, hospitality, leisure and tourism business who pay Non Domestic Rates will be entitled to a payment of £2,000, £4,000 or £6,000 depending on their rateable value. Businesses will need to re-register their details, through a quick and easy online process, with Pembrokeshire County Council in order to receive their payments.
Registration will open via local authority website from the week commencing January 10, 2022
The Welsh Government has decided to extend this support to non-essential retail so that smaller shops, and Travel Agents will be supported and our high streets can continue to thrive. In England, support is not available to non-essential retail.
In addition, impacted hospitality and leisure businesses and their supply chains will be able to apply for top up funding from a new Economic Resilience Fund (ERF). Eligible businesses can apply for grants of between £2,500k – £25,000, with grants dependent on their size and number of employees. The application window for ERF will open in week commencing 17th January 2022 with payments starting to reach businesses within days.
Local Authorities will also administer a Discretionary fund for business and sole traders who do not pay rates. The fund will provide £500 to sole trader and freelancers and £2,000 to employing businesses in impacted sectors. Further details to follow on business.wales.
An eligibility checker which will help businesses to gauge how much they can expect to receive under the new support package will be available on the Business Wales website by the start of 2022.
Economy Minister, Vaughan Gething, said: "We fully understand the continued challenges faced by businesses, however we are facing a very serious situation in Wales. A wave of infections caused by the new, fast-moving and very-infectious omicron variant is headed our way, this means taking early action to try and control its spread – and limit the impact on Welsh businesses.
"Since the start of the pandemic, we've provided over £2.2bn of support to businesses throughout Wales to help them manage their way through difficult circumstances.
"We will continue to monitor the impact of the spread of Omicron on businesses in Wales, and will consider whether additional emergency funding is needed in the new year."
Business.Wales will be updated with details, frequently asked question and support guidance.
Seeking advisors from Ceredigion Businesses – Your chance to get involved with the Mid Wales Growth Deal
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ARE you a strategic business leader in Ceredigion and are you passionate and committed to the interests of Mid Wales? If so, you are the business leader we are looking for!
The Growing Mid Wales Board is setting up an independent body, the Economic Advisory Group, to help advise on the Mid Wales Growth Deal Portfolio of programmes and projects – to ensure it delivers tangible outcomes for our economy.
The new advisory group will provide business sector experience and knowledge to help assess the various proposals as they move through to the next stages of development.
We're looking for Industry Leaders from all sectors who are able to demonstrate strategic thinking and have significant direct business leadership experience to help advise the direction of the strategic Portfolio.
For a conversation about the opportunity, email Paul Griffiths, Growth Deal Adviser: paul.griffiths2@powys.gov.uk.


Thinking about trying to get the best deal booking your luxury travel trip for yourself on the Internet? You might want to reconsider. While if you are a budget traveler you should be able to get a lot of the best bargains yourself, the same is not true for luxury travelers. If you desire luxury traveling and you have luxury taste, you are going to need a luxury adviser for many different reasons. In this article, we will be going over some of the main benefits of using a luxury adviser.
If you are going to be traveling in luxury hotels, you are going to want an adviser in order to be able to get upgrades. How do you get upgraded? The best way is by booking through an adviser that is a member of the preferred partner program. That way, you are going to be able to upgrade if it is available at your check in date.
Another advantage of booking with an adviser is the ability to get a free breakfast. The reason why you are going to be able to do this is because they will have connections and be a member of the preferred program. The truth is, a complimentary breakfast at a top luxury hotel is completely worth it compared to what you are going to be getting from a 3 star hotel.
Another advantage of booking through an adviser is the ability to get complete and trusted advice on the hotel and the destination that you are going to be travelling to. The top luxury advisers are not simply going to book their clients' travelling plans, they are going to be able to offer detailed advice because they are travellers themselves. Luxury travel advisers have a wealth of information that you can tap into.
Because your time is money, they are going to be able to save you a lot of 'money' in the form of time by giving you advice that could cut off a lot of time throughout the researching process. They will be able to perfect your traveling plans and your itinerary.
As you can see, there are many different benefits that you are going to be able to get by using a luxury travel adviser. Be sure that you find a good one and you should be good to go on your next luxury trip.


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Clown in a Cornfield is one scary read
By Amelia McAvoy
 Adam Cesare's debut in young adult literature, Clown in a Cornfield, translates the charm of the cheesy slashers of decades past from screen to page. Despite having only been published for a little over a year, the book has generated a lot of buzz on social media. So much so, that both a sequel and a film adaptation are currently in the works.
The story follows teenage Quinn Maybrook whose father has just moved their small family of two to the remote town of Kettle Springs in hopes of a fresh start. However, Quinn does not just find a fresh start. She happens to arrive right in time for the town to be plagued by a homicidal killer masquerading as the town mascot, Frendo the Clown. Cesare builds suspense masterfully, establishing an ominous atmosphere from the very first page. The tension and oddities of the small Missouri town provide a natural transition into the carnage. And carnage, this book is chalk full of. Bodies drop left and right in this fast-paced slasher, and each kill is described in gory detail sure to leave even the most unfazed readers squirming. The sequences involving the clown are chilling and vivid enough for the reader to imagine as a scene straight from a horror movie.
However, while this book does horror and violence well, it lacks flowing dialogue and fleshed-out characters. The author appears as if he is trying too hard to connect with his teenage audience. Instead of helping to establish realistic, 21st century teenage characters, the use of slang and pop culture references in the dialogue actually has the opposite effect. It feels forced and creates clunky conversations between characters that take readers out of the story. As for the characters, none of them have backgrounds beyond the main character and even she, despite being given a tragic past, has no distinguishable personality. All of the characters tend to blend together which makes it difficult for the reader to form any sort of attachment to them or feel any emotions when they are put in mortal peril.
While this book may appear on the surface to be just a mindless bloodbath, Cesare cleverly uses the horror genre to deliver biting political commentary. He plays on the fear of the readers created by the horror aspects of the story to reveal the horrors of the real life political climate during the Trump era. For some, the political undertones of the novel may be a deterrent, but the horror genre is no stranger to politics. Jordan Peele's Get Out received critical acclaim for its discussion about race in America. Even as far back as the 1956 film Invasion of the Body Snatchers, an alien thriller that echoed the McCarthyism sentiments of the era, politics intertwined itself with horror. At times the analogy did become a little too obvious, but the tie-in to real life added an even more frightening layer to the story and left the reader thinking long after the book finished about the future of politics in America.
Overall, the book was a strong three out of five stars for me. It was grisly and fast-paced, reminiscent of the classic slashers we all know and love but with very topical themes. The unremarkable characters made it hard for this book to be more than just a light, scary read for the Halloween season, but as a lifelong horror fan, that didn't stop me from enjoying it. I would recommend this book to fans of slasher movies who can appreciate the horror and bloodshed without taking it too seriously.


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Author: Greg Sebourn
Water Rate Study Ad Hoc Committee Calls On Council to Rescind Water Tax
April 10, 2012 Greg Sebourn
Last night the Water Rate Study Ad Hoc Committee voted unanimously to recommend to the Fullerton City Council that the "in-lieu" franchise fee, or "water tax" as it has become known as, should be suspended indefinitely.
Another motion was made to recommend an audit of the Water Fund. The motion failed 5-5.
Some members stated they had enough reports and felt spending more money would not provide any answers. One member even said that no matter what is discovered in the audit, it would not be enough for some.
Others, like myself, feel it is a disservice to the public to not account for the misappropriated funds. As we look to answer the question of how much was overcharged to ratepayers, we realize we cannot arrive at a fact-based answer. Instead, the city's staff will have the Ad Hoc Committee look at what could or perhaps should be charged to the Water Fund. That may be an appropriate step going forward but without an audit we will never know where our money went.
Why Didn't Norby Speak Up On Fullerton's Water Tax? He Did.
April 7, 2012 April 7, 2012 Greg Sebourn
Back on May 6, 1997 a resident named Tom O'Neill told the City Council that he opposed the practice of transferring money from the Water Fund to the General Fund. O'Neill said it's deceptive and builds mistrust in elected officials. Then Mayor Chris Norby noted that the City attorney was reviewing this issue and would report on it at a future meeting.
Then, in September of 1997, the Water Fund issue rises again as the priorities for Hill Crest Park were being considered. The Water Fund and Redevelopment Fund were being eyed as the primary funding source.
The City's consultant tried to explain why these funds could be used. His logic? If a new waterline and reservoir were to be installed, many of the other park improvements could be logically tied to the water work.
Marie Whaling and Barbara Marr asked questions about the use of Redevelopment Funds and Water Funds for the park.
Mayor Norby explained that Redevelopment Funds were to be used for alleviating blight. He went on to say that the concerns expressed regarding funding sources are legitimate and that Water Fund monies are for water purposes and expenditures must be related to water and its delivery.
Water Main Breaks In Front of Water Reformer's House
March 23, 2012 March 24, 2012 Greg Sebourn
The irony, astonishing. The coincidence, unnerving. The big picture, never clearer.
If you could choose a place to break a water line, would this be at the top or bottom of the list? It's in front of my house this morning…again!
This is just around the corner from the house that exploded yesterday and has many questioning the water systems integrity and capability when taxed with fire services. Did the sudden demand on the system place too much stress on the water lines? One would think so but I have not been able to speak with the Water System Manager, Dave Schickling, or the City Engineer, Don Hoppe, to ask.
After you and I have contributed $27-million through the water tax since 1996 to the City's General Fund, you would think the City would have this under control.
A City of Fullerton representative contacted my wife to tell her that, because the leak is slow, they'll be out TOMORROW, on a Saturday, to fix the line. Can you say OVERTIME? Seriously.
If the City was ever going to try to demonstrate water efficiency and commonsense responsible water management, you would think they might want to expedite a water main break. I wonder how many other breaks occurred since yesterday…
$6,000 Bonuses Part of Fullerton Water Rate Hike
February 27, 2012 Greg Sebourn
As the Fullerton City Council prepares to hike water rates as "pass-through increases" I thought it would be good to share the sweet deal MWD employees get on April 1, 2012 (no, its not a joke) and see just what is being passed through to us.
Come April 1st the employees of MWD get a $6,000 bonus as part of their contract.
9.3 Effective the first day of the pay period that includes April 1, 2012, each employee in the bargaining unit shall receive a one-time only payment of $6,000 which shall not be considered part of the employee's regular pay.
If that wasn't bad enough, July 1, 2013 MWD employees will get a 0.25% raise. And if you think 0.25% isn't much of a raise, consider what else gets slipped in. How about creating "higher steps" for employees who have hit the salary ceiling and giving them raises as well?
9.4 Effective the first day of the pay period that includes July 1, 2013, there shall be an across-the-board salary increase of 0.25%. In addition, all bargaining unit classifications shall be moved two (2) salary grades higher (approximately 2.75% for each grade), and placed at the equivalent salary step in the new grade (e.g. an employee at step 11 on June 30, 2013 would be placed at step 9 of his new salary grade).
All bargaining unit employees will be place on the same evaluation date, and will receive a performance evaluation for the period ending July 1, 2013. Employees will be eligible for a merit increase pursuant to ARTICLE 65—MERIT INCREASES.
These generous employee benefits are being passed along to Fullerton water customers in the form of "pass-through" rate increases. When the City Council pushes for a rate hike this year, be sure to speak up in opposition. The City Council will be happy to pass the buck so long as we sit quietly and let them.
You can read the MWD employee agreement here.
Fullerton's Water Rep to Step Down
December 15, 2011 Greg Sebourn
Amid Fullerton's water rate debacle the City's representative on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California announced Tuesday that he is stepping down. After representing the City of Fullerton for 24 years on the MWD Board of Directors, Jim Blake says he is done.
Jim Blake
It is rumored that Fullerton's retired city manager Chris Meyer is looking to be appointed as Blake's replacement but that will require a majority vote by the Fullerton City Council. Since City Council Members Bankhead and Jones appointed Meyer as City Manager in 2002, there is little doubt that they wouldn't give him the MWD nod as well.
However, with Fullerton's water rates under scrutiny and an illegal tax being batted about City Hall for justification, you have to wonder how much of the water mess can be attributed to Meyer- not to mention the rest of the City's countless woes.
An appointment of Meyer to the MWD Board might bring further outcry to City Hall, something the new Mayor might wish to avoid. Since August the Council members have been cussed at, cursed at, sworn up and down, and yelled at. They are now being held accountable for their general lack of leadership by a campaign to recall three members, Mayor Pro Tem Pat McKinley, and members Don Bankhead and F. Dick Jones.
Many believe that the appointment should be filled by a current council member so that they can be held responsible by Fullerton voters for their actions on the Board. Currently, Blake is answerable only to the Fullerton City Council.
If the appointment is to be held by a non-council member, then the process should be open to ALL candidates equally like any other council appointment to a commission or committee.
Whoever is appointed will be tasked with a massive budgetary shortfall that rivals Sacramento's. The appointee will be asked for double-digit rate hikes and even more spending. They need to know the water industry and even more about public policy and long-term investment solutions. They need to know Fullerton and not just through the myopic eyes of service clubs.
Fullerton deserves an accountable and credible representative on the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
Bankhead Considers Using Public Funds to Bail Out the Civic Light Opera
October 31, 2011 October 31, 2011 Greg Sebourn
Here's an eye-opening story from last winter by Greg Sebourn about one of the most hare-brained Redevelopment boondoggles ever proposed. The fact that it was suggested by Don Bankhead a mere six weeks after his umpteenth re-election is ample evidence that either 1) his mental gears have slipped completely; or 2) he really never had any judgment in the first place. You decide if you really want this king-sized boob in office any more.
– Joe Sipowicz
Mayor Pro Tem Don Bankhead seeks to use Redevelopment Agency funds, originally set aside for combating blight and providing low-income housing, to prop up the Fullerton Civic Light Opera (FCLO).
We're off to see the wizard...
In an article penned by Eric Marchese of FullertonStories.com, Bankhead indicated he is "…investigating the use of Redevelopment Agency funding to assist the Duncans and FCLO."
What would prompt this Republican and self-proclaimed conservative council member with more than 22 years of elected service under his belt to conclude a necessity for a taxpayer bailout of the FCLO?
Bankhead was quoted as saying, "It would be a blow, a terrible loss, to the city if [the Duncans] can't figure out some way of saving [the company]."
And therefore taxpayers must somehow bailout this private endeavor??
Infrastructure lying in ruin from continuous neglect.
What about the public employees who have taken significant cuts in pay (and service hours) to help shore up the financial debacle created by a city council with their collective heads in the sand? Should the Redevelopment Agency also bail out these other departments and public employees?
The short answer: NO! Before the Redevelopment Agency existed taxpayer funds were meant to go toward all of our public services from engineering and education to public safety. But after the Redevelopment Agency was created and expanded, taxpayer funds were redirected to combat blight and fund low-income housing. Meanwhile, our infrastructure lays in ruin from continuous neglect and habitual misappropriation of public funds.
I like the flying monkeys.
If we use Redevelopment Agency funds to bail out the FCLO we will have effectively robbed all of our public agencies so that a select few can be entertained.
I cannot think of a more egregious abuse of public funds except perhaps spending $6-million to move a McDonald's restaurant 200 feet or borrowing $29-million to evict low-income families.
Does the recall effort begin now or do taxpayers wait for further damage to be done at their expense?
A Forthcoming Apology
October 3, 2011 October 3, 2011 Greg Sebourn
It is not often that you find an apology in the Regular Business of the City Council's Agenda. I have a bad feeling this is just the first of many apologies to come.
We apologise for any inconvenience you may have experienced.
The Council's Agenda for Tomorrow's meeting includes a staff recommendation that the Fullerton Police Department publicly apologizes and acknowledge that the department's narcotics unit mistakenly raided the wrong home (read the FFFF backstory).
"On October 20, 2010 Fullerton PD Narcotics Unit detectives were attempting to conduct a probation search on a male adult subject living at 219 S. Ventura Place, in Fullerton. Armed Fullerton PD detectives mistakenly entered the Nordel family residence at 223 S. Ventura Placefrom the rear alley, and ultimately through the back door, believing it to be 219 S. Ventura Place."
It has taken the City nearly a year to issue the Nordell Family an official apology and devise a process to prevent future unlawful entries by our Fullerton Police Department.
I am concerned that had the Nordell family not brought this to the City Council on several occasions, this public acknowledgment and apology would not be forthcoming.
There are a few lessons we can learn from the illegal raid:
First, people make mistakes. Officers are people and are not infallible.
Second, police officers must understand that blindly following their fellow officers into a fight can have deadly consequences. Although it might not always be practical, officers know the circumstances of the fight first. Had officers entered a different wrong house, it is reasonable to conclude officers would have been met by a gun wielding home-owner whose door was being kicked in by a gang of masked thugs all yelling.
The third lesson is that the Nordells have successfully managed to have the Police Department review their actions, recognize the Department's mistake, and develop a policy for conducting future raids. The Nordell family did not have to sue over the raid though they certainly had the right to. Instead, they sought to make their community safer. In the end, the Nordells may have saved many lives by being vocal and active in the administration of their City's police services.
Fourth, the Fullerton Police Department has listened to the public and made changes that will protect officers and the public. This shows that the Department is willing to look at new ways of serving the community.
I commend the Nordells for coming forward publicly and holding the Police Department and City Council responsible.
Reasons to Oppose Fullerton's Water Rate Hike
July 18, 2011 July 18, 2011 Greg Sebourn
Tuesday night's City Council agenda is set and among the many items for consideration by council members is a water rate increase.
The increase would raise water revenue by 7.8% but it is not clear how that increase would be spread among different rate classes. Some will feel the increase more than others. This cloud is just one of the many reasons I oppose this rate increase.
Other reasons include the hidden water tax, economic timing, city management's long-standing philosophy on infrastructure, the likely law suits due to improper notice by the City, shortsighted conservation efforts, and the general feeling of distrust by consumers.
10% of every water bill gets diverted or skimmed from the water fund and transferred into the City's General Fund. 80% of the General Fund goes to cover public safety employee benefits. Outside of City Hall only a handful of people know about this tax. In my opinion, it gives the appearance that the unions are embezzling public funds. The General Fund does not contribute any funds back into the water system. Removing this hidden tax would allow the water system to retain about $2.5-million for pipe replacement.
Fullerton residents and businesses are struggling to survive. The elderly and disabled have never had this magnitude of cuts in services and funding now on the table and being debated in Washington. There are other measures yet to be instituted which could provide a financial buffer for the next year or two. City management must exhaust all avenues before resorting to a rate hike in the midst of the worst recession since the Great Depression.
For decades, city management has turned a blind eye to the infrastructure. Unless the repairs or replacement was in a redevelopment district, the City would put off any work. Instead, the city sought to spend $6-million on moving a McDonalds 200 feet, $30-million* in bonds for housing (*will amount to more than $50-million when paid off), and more than $12-million to revamp the Lions Field athletic complex. Meanwhile, our water lines are failing, our roads are crumbling, our streetlights broken, and who knows what else is in disrepair. The proven ability of city officials, from council members to department heads, to go along with whatever hot new trend presented itself despite the obvious deficiencies in our infrastructure is unforgiveable. While some were getting bronze plaques with their names on it, the rest of us are left to foot the bill. Enough already!
The Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association has indicated that the Proposition 218 rate increase notification received by some water customers last month does not comply with the requirements of the law. Fullerton's notice is insufficient according to Timothy Bittle, Director of Legal affairs for the Howard Jarvis Taxpayers Association. "[T]hey can't tell anyone yet what the new amount of their fee will be. That's not compliance with 218!" says Bittle.
A recent survey of 122 public agencies by the Sierra Club shows Fullerton's water conservation efforts sadly on par with the infamous city of Bell. The survey gives Fullerton 8 points out of 20. Out of the 122 agencies surveyed, only 16 scored worse.
Finally, people have lost a great deal of trust in their government at all levels and why wouldn't they lose trust once they realize the City has been charging them with a hidden tax that does not benefit the water system. Most people who do not deal with City Hall regularly get frustrated at the run around they receive. One person tells them to do one thing and someone else tells them to do something different. Many are simply discouraged by driving on Fullerton's poorly maintained streets. Others, like me, have watched the same section of water line replaced three or four times in just 24 months.
For these reasons and more, I strongly oppose this water rate increase and believe that our city can and should do better to serve the public before considering any rate hikes.
Water Rate Update
July 3, 2011 July 4, 2011 Greg Sebourn
Thursday evening the Water Rate Ad Hoc Committee voted and made some recommendations.
First, the Committee rescinded our May 23rd recommendation to the City Council to use Alternative A which would have raised ALL rates 7.8% or more. All would feel the pain evenly.
Second, the committee voted to recommend "Alternative B". The Committee briefing describes Alternative B as an "Alternative rate structure using 1983 Rate Study meter equivalents for all fixed charges, increasing fixed charge revenue from 12% to 18% and adjustments to commodity charges to better reflect cost of service."
I voted NO and Mr. Jack Dean abstained from recommending Alternative B. Regardless, Alternative B was passed.
Third, I moved to recommend that the City Council exempt from the water franchise tax all new revenue generated from this new rate structure to ensure that ALL new revenue goes strictly back into the water system. The motion was seconded and passed unanimously. There appeared to be too much opposition for recommending that the council abolish the hidden tax.
Speaking to the THREE members of the public who came to the meeting, I explained that 10%-11% (depends on who you talk to and which document they look at) of the money we pay for our water bill does not go into the water system and that the money, $2.5 million FY2010, goes into the General Fund. The General Fund does not contribute any money to the Capital Improvement Program (infrastructure) but does pay for things like parks, fire, police, special club memberships for the city, and other oddities. Similarly, the Paramedic Fee does not go exclusively to paramedics- it goes into the General Fund.
The end results of the Water Rate Ad Hoc Committee work are recommendations to the City Council. Whether or not they agree with our recommendations, we will see on July 19th at the Public Hearing.
How would you spend $193 million?
June 7, 2011 June 7, 2011 Greg Sebourn
The City of Fullerton's Proposed Budget is out and tonight your elected Council will vote to approve it.
$172.6 million represents the "total appropriations" planned for FY2011-12 for the City of Fullerton and the balance, $20.4 million, is what the Redevelopment Agency plans to spend for the same period.
The biennial budget also includes a rough budget for FY2012-13 with $183.2 million in projected additional spending.
If the City had the money to spend, I could see a favorable vote by Council members, however, the 2-year budget falls $8 million short of being balanced.
Unfortunately, this budget is based on the premise that city employees will negotiate and accept a cut in benefits in order to help balance the revenue short-fall or over-extended expenditures depending on your point of view.
5 Council members elected by you to control $193,000,000 and in the end, we get about $4,043,000 to repave our streets and $1,600,000 to fix our water system…
With only 3% of our budget being invested in our streets and water system, its no wonder our water rates will be going up.
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If you have good looks, a killer body, play soccer and woman and men all over the world admire you, then you probably end up taking your shirt of. If you're David Backham on the other hand, you probably end up running around half naked.
For the promotion video for David Beckham Bodywear collection for H&M, David was asked to run through the streets and gardens of Beverly Hills like an action figure while only wearing boxers.
This led to a funny and revealing short film directed by Guy Ritchie.
"Working with Guy was a fantastic experience for me," says David. I hope that everyone who watches the clip has just as much fun watching it as I had making it." The launch of the new Body wear collection comes just before Valentine's Day and includes some new colors, red and blue details and underwear in uniform colors.
Especially for the launch, giant Beckham statues were spread across several city's like LA, New York, San Francisco and London to draw attention to the new collection. But guess what, those giant Beckham Statues are also coming to Holland. So if you want to take a picture with a more silver version of Beckham, or just curious to see how a big statue of a man in boxers looks like, then you should definitely visit the giant Beckham statue before the H & M store on Dam Square in Amsterdam or at the H & M store on the Beursplein in Rotterdam. By doing so, and sharing your picture on social media with #HMBeckham, you are also in the running to win some serious shopping money.
Leuke post Chris! Ik vind het filmpje heel gaaf alleen ben ik op de een of andere manier geen Beckham fan haha.
This video is so cute! I adore David Beckham.
i had never seen this, thanks for sharing!
The product is absolutely good! and he represent it well.
He is cool, but the underwear … mmm … i don't think so!


Bad Shakespeare from Theatre OCU is another company analyzing one of the vast aspects of Shakespeare.
An endless wealth of human behaviour, nothing more fun than actors divining for material culled from the canon on such as love, hate, marriage, war, friendship, death and, in this case, "bad" or evil.
Several have gone down this path (not the least of which is Steven Berkoff, Shakespeare's Villains). Evil is a delicious dramatic tool. And what fun; both for the actors and audience.
OCU successfully offers most of the villains (and some who are not) in their own definitions; they break badness down into five acts (causes). The actors are able and fluid in performance; they offer their research in a very polished production; fast-paced, lively, entertaining.
But, although well done and well researched, they present their characters as bad without the finesse and sympathy of the inclusion of the "why". Shakespeare gives us plenty of opportunity to sympathize and empathize with Shylock, Richard III and Macbeth.