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One mom, 14 children, and the grace of caring
CHICAGO – Margaret Coleman likes to joke that it took one mother to care for 14 children and now it takes 14 children to care for one old mom. Coleman — Marge to her friends — turned 92 this month.
For 15 or so years, after her youngest child left home, she lived alone in the 19th century three-story frame house where she and her husband raised their family. During her child-rearing days, life in the house was a pleasant, controlled riot, kids and toys and books everywhere, her parents installed upstairs.
Back then, in the 1950s and '60s, a family of 14 kids wasn't remarkable, not in the South Side neighborhood of Beverly.
"Years ago," Coleman says, asked whether she'd wanted that many children, "you took them as they came. There wasn't anything like Planned Parenthood," at least not for an Irish-Catholic family such as hers. She was known as a warm mother who enjoyed her big brood, and in the crowded house, the Coleman kids learned to depend on each other and to be independent.
If you wanted lunch for school, you made it yourself. When you went somewhere, you walked or took the bus. The older kids took care of the younger ones. Then the Coleman kids, who now range in age from 47 to 67, grew up.
John, Mike, Tom, Tim, Maureen, Maribeth, Peggy, Terry, Patty, Rich, David, Diane, Cathleen, Dan. One by one, they moved out, to work, to marry, to have their own children. Finally, the day came that Marge Coleman was alone — and determined to stay in the old house until the end, which worked just fine until, inevitably, it didn't, leaving her and her children in a quandary familiar to many elderly parents and their children: What now?
SOMEBODY WOULD BE AROUND
"Your hands are freezing," Coleman said to one of her daughters who was visiting on a recent Sunday.
Coleman's eyesight has dimmed but from her new hospital bed in the living room, she fixed a worried maternal gaze on one of her girls. Still eager for the details of her children's lives, she drew her daughter closer.
"Are your eyes puffy?"
If taking care of an elderly parent is a common experience, what's not common is how the Coleman siblings are managing the challenge of giving their mother the gift of finishing life at home.
Every week, each of them — all 14 — takes one 12-hour shift. They coordinate the calendar online, conduct teleconferences and convene in person for a crisis. Twice a day they share texts updating each other.
"Good news," Dan Coleman, No. 14, texted a few weeks ago. "Terry, Tom and I were able to move Mom to the twin bed and moved the couch to the curb. Also, Terry, Tom and I have officially been removed from the will. Just kidding. Mom put up a little fight, but I think she will be glad once she is able to get some rest."
For several years, after climbing the stairs to her bedroom grew hard, Coleman slept on the living room couch. She liked the couch but not long ago her children bought her the twin bed, which was wider.
When she rolled off the twin bed, she reluctantly agreed to a bed with railings.
Getting old is a series of steps, many of them so tiny they're imperceptible until they add up to something big, the kind of "what now?" moments that demand decisions. One of the siblings' first "what now?" moments happened at a Super Bowl party when their mother fell. After that, she took to using a walker. Another "what now?" moment soon followed with the news that Coleman had a respiratory illness.
In October 2014, they established their caretaking plan.
Since then, Coleman and her children have learned to adapt to successive difficulties. She breathes now through an oxygen tube. She recently stopped walking. Her kids bought her a speaker for listening to TV so she didn't have to turn her shows up so loud.
She likes "Law & Order" and "The Golden Girls." "Only a couple of bites of grilled cheese and tomato," David Coleman, No. 11, recently texted the crew. "Speaker broke, can't hear tv or anything else for that matter but seems peaceful."
When Coleman was a robust woman taking care of all those kids, she rarely thought about who would take care of her when she was old.
"I figured somebody would be around," she says.
By now, though, most of her friends are gone. So are her younger siblings. Her husband, an internist she met while working as a nurse, died in 1997. The story goes that they met at Mercy Hospital when she helped him get the plunger out of a glass syringe. They married soon afterward, quickly had their first child and when a second one didn't follow immediately, she took to saying novenas in the hopes of more.
Her novenas, one of her sons says jokingly, are paying off in her old age in the form of caretakers.
JUST GIVING BACK
Marge Coleman's children want to make a couple of things clear. "We are not the Brady Bunch," says Maureen Kelly, No. 5. "We can be testy. She can be testy."
Dealing intimately with their mother's body hasn't been easy for her or for them.
"She has told a couple of us we should go to nursing school," says Tim Coleman, No. 4.
They also want to make it clear that they know how lucky they are. Many other people are doing the same things for an elderly parent — helping them eat, bathe, go to the bathroom, stay as comfortable and engaged as possible — and doing it with far fewer resources.
"We're lucky we have a big workforce," Maureen says.
Coleman's doctor, Richard Farrell, says, admiringly, that even among the tight-knit Irish families he knows, the Colemans stand out.
"In my practice, there are times when I didn't even realize patients of mine had children," he says. "They are the most doting family. She is the matriarch. They respect the way she wants to live and eventually die."
Fourteen caretakers, of course, can mean 14 opinions. Sometimes the Coleman siblings argue. A few months ago, they debated whether their mother was ready for hospice, and ultimately agreed she wasn't.
But even in disagreement, under the stress of imminent grief that can break a family apart, they stick together. They've found pleasure in the complication too, such as the chance to have long talks sitting at their mother's bedside, without the clamor of the entire family.
"It's special to have one-on-one time with her," says Patty Griffin, No. 9.
Lately, Marge Coleman has been wistful about the summers she spent when she was young along the lakeshore in Michigan, those long, warm nights when people talked outside after supper instead of retreating to the TV. She has mentioned to her kids that she'd like to see the lake one more time, and so Friday — though not all her kids thought it was a good idea — they took her, guided by the idea that it's better to live than to just exist.
"I'm a very lucky woman," she said on the day I visited her at home.
Maureen reached for her thin hand.
"Ma," she said, "we're just giving back what you gave us."


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L'Open de Moselle 2010 è stato un torneo di tennis giocato sul cemento indoor. È stata l'8ª edizione dell'Open de Moselle, che faceva parte della categoria ATP World Tour 250 series nell'ambito dell'ATP World Tour 2010. Si è giocato all'Arènes de Metz di Metz in Francia, dal 20 settembre al 26 settembre 2010.

Partecipanti

Teste di serie

* Le teste di serie sono basate sul ranking del 13 settembre 2010.

Altri partecipanti
I seguenti giocatori hanno ricevuto una wild card per il tabellone principale:
  Thierry Ascione
  Marin Čilić
  Adrian Mannarino

I seguenti giocatori sono passati dalle qualificazioni:

  Thomas Fabbiano
  Édouard Roger-Vasselin
  Igor Sijsling
  Miša Zverev

Campioni

Singolare

 Gilles Simon ha battuto in finale  Miša Zverev per 6-3, 6-2.

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 Dustin Brown e  Rogier Wassen hanno battuto in finale  Marcelo Melo e  Bruno Soares per 6-3, 6-3.

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Sunday Update: Disney's Thor: The Dark World had a successful start this weekend with an estimated first place take of $86.11 million. The Marvel superhero sequel starring Chris Hemsworth debuted in line with expectations, which ranged anywhere from $80 million to $100 million heading into the weekend. Thor: The Dark World opened 31 percent stronger than the $65.72 million start of 2011's Thor; an increase which was no doubt due in part to the ongoing goodwill from last year's Marvel's The Avengers. Thor: The Dark World debuted just below the $88.36 million start of Skyfall last November (which grossed $90.56 million when counting early Thursday shows). Without adjusting for ticket price inflation, Thor: The Dark World delivered the ninth largest opening weekend on record for the month of November. The film registered the fourth largest opening weekend of 2013 to date (behind only Iron Man 3, Man of Steel and Fast & Furious 6).
Thor: The Dark World did experience a bit of a roller coaster ride throughout the weekend. After a healthy $7.1 million late night Thursday start, the film didn't have the greatest expansion on Friday as it grossed $31.63 million as a whole on its opening day (including Thursday night grosses). But the film then held up extremely well on Saturday to gross $31.66 million. Strong early word of mouth, appeal with family audiences and the Veterans Day holiday falling on Monday all contributed to the film's Saturday hold. Thor: The Dark World is estimated to fall 28 percent on Sunday to gross $22.82 million. The film generated an estimated opening weekend to Friday ratio of 2.72 to 1, which is very strong for a film with a sizable Thursday night start.
With only one new wide release scheduled for next weekend (Universal's The Best Man Holiday), Thor: The Dark World could hold up relatively well next weekend. Though obviously, competition will become much fiercer the following weekend when Lionsgate's The Hunger Games: Catching Fire enters the marketplace.
Thor: The Dark World received an A- rating on CinemaScore (which was slightly better than the B+ rating Thor received on CinemaScore). The audience breakdown for the film skewed heavily towards male moviegoers (62 percent) and moviegoers over 25 (61 percent). Couples accounted for 62 percent of the film's audience, while families made up 21 percent. Thor: The Dark World grossed $5.3 million from IMAX locations, which accounted for 6.2 percent of the film's overall gross this weekend.
It was a very tight three-way race for second place this weekend between Paramount's Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa, Relativity' s Free Birds and CBS Films' Last Vegas . Bad Grandpa currently has the edge for second place with an estimated $11.3 million, while Free Birds and Last Vegas followed closely behind with $11.18 million and $11.10 million respectively. It is close enough between the three films that the order could still change between now and tomorrow when actual grosses are released.
All three films held up well this weekend, especially when factoring in the added presence of Thor: The Dark World in the marketplace. Bad Grandpa was down 44 percent, Free Birds fell just 29 percent and Last Vegas was down a healthy 32 percent. Respective total grosses stand at $78.75 million for Bad Grandpa in 17 days, at $33.53 million for Last Vegas in ten days and at $30.196 million for Free Birds in ten days. All three films will hope to continue to hold up well next weekend, especially with only one new wide release entering the marketplace.
The news wasn't anywhere as good for Lionsgate's Ender's Game. Last weekend's top film was down four spots and a sharp 62 percent to land in fifth with an estimated $10.25 million. Clearly, Ender's Game took a big hit from the arrival of Thor: The Dark World, which had been widely expected. Ender's Game has grossed $44.00 million in ten days, which places the film 5 percent behind the $46.10 million ten-day start of After Earth earlier this year.
In its first weekend of wide release, Fox Searchlight's 12 Years a Slave grossed an estimated $6.6 million to place in seventh. After a very strong hold last weekend, the awards season hopeful increased a more modest 38 percent this weekend upon expanding into an additional 734 locations. 12 Years a Slave earned a per-location average of $5,769 from 1,144 locations for the frame. The 24-day start for 12 Years a Slave stands at a very solid $17.35 million.
Meanwhile, Universal's About Time placed in ninth in its first weekend of wide release with an estimated $5.17 million. That represented a 381 percent increase over last weekend's limited start (when the film was playing in just 175 locations). For the frame, About Time earned a per-location average of $4,310 from 1,200 locations. About Time has grossed a so-so $6.69 million in its first ten days of release, but will hope to hold up well going forward. The audience breakdown for the film skewed heavily towards female moviegoers (71 percent) and towards moviegoers 40 and older (56 percent).
Saturday Update: Disney reports that Thor: The Dark World earned $31.633 million on Friday, including Thursday night's $7.1 million haul. BoxOffice is projecting the Marvel sequel to land around $81 million for the weekend as Saturday business is sure to be strong for matinee-friendly family audiences.
The Dark World's opening day marks a 24 percent improvement on Thor's $25.5 million back in 2011, also representing the same increase in the sequel's audience size due to current ticket prices being relatively the same as they were then. For comparison, Iron Man 3's first day was 54 percent higher than The Dark World, 34 percent over Iron Man 2's first day, and sold approximately 20 percent more tickets than Iron Man 2.
Online activity across Twitter, Flixster, and Facebook had consistently been pointing to a larger bow for the Asgardian flick, although Disney itself noted on Wednesday that they were expecting a debut weekend in the $80 million range. Word of mouth appears healthy thus far with 86 percent of Flixster users having enjoyed or still anticipating seeing the movie. Reception will be key for the film's chances at hitting $200 million domestically as The Hunger Games: Catching Fire prepares for what is expected to be a big run starting on November 22.
Friday Update #2: Thor: The Dark World looks to be on pace for $88 million based on early Friday grosses. A surge this evening is likely, and the sequel could end up with more than $90 million if everything goes well.
Thor: The Dark World is the latest effort to benefit from the success of The Avengers. An opening of $88 million would represent a 34% increase over the $65.7 million debut of 2011's Thor.
The first two weekends of release are crucial for The Dark World because the release of The Hunger Games: Catching Fire on November 22 will definitely hinder it.
Check back tomorrow morning for official studio estimates and updated projections.
Friday Update: Disney reports that Thor: The Dark World took in $7.1 million from Thursday evening shows.
That's a very healthy start for the sequel. To put it into perspective, Iron Man 3 made $15.6 million from Thursday shows on its way to a $174 million debut frame this past May. It's clear that Thor: The Dark World will end up shattering expectations this weekend on its way to improving upon the $65.7 million debut of 2011's Thor.
Word of mouth is healthy at this early stage. Nearly 140,000 Flixster users have combined to give the sequel an impressive 86% approval rating.
Thursday Update: Fandango reports that Thor: The Dark World accounts for a staggering 85% of Fandango's weekend advance ticket sales. The sequel's sales are on par with Fast & Furious 6 at the same point in the release cycle.
- 81% identify themselves as "Chris Hemsworth fans"
BoxOffice.com currently forecasts a $97 million debut for Thor: The Dark World.


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Q: Http request not caught by nginx server block? I have an nginx server with exactly one site configuration (the default site).
I keep seeing the following lines in my access.log
xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx - - [10/Jul/2018:16:32:14 +0200] "GET / HTTP/1.1" 400 37 "-" "-"

I know for a fact that this happens if the request doesn't send a Host:header, as in curl -v -H "Host:" https://{{ server_ip }}
root@mypc:~# curl -v -H "Host:" http://{{ server_ip }}
* Rebuilt URL to: http://{{ server_ip }}/
*   Trying {{ server_ip }}...
* Connected to {{ server_ip }} ({{ server_ip }}) port 80 (#0)
> GET / HTTP/1.1
> User-Agent: curl/7.47.0
> Accept: */*
>
< HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request
< Server: nginx/1.14.0 (Ubuntu)
< Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2018 08:14:07 GMT
< Content-Type: text/html
< Content-Length: 182
< Connection: close
<

<title>400 Bad Request</title>

400 Bad Request

nginx/1.14.0 (Ubuntu)

* Closing connection 0

I did configure my site to respond to requests with no Host: header with an 444 error code. Obviously, this doesn't work. I assume I did misunderstand the docs and my config is incorrect. I would be glad if someone could point out what's missing:
ssl_certificate /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ hostname_fqdn }}/fullchain.pem;
ssl_certificate_key /etc/letsencrypt/live/{{ hostname_fqdn }}/privkey.pem;

# Respond to requests without a host header with HTTP status 444
server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name "";
    return 444;
}

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    server_name {{ hostname_fqdn }};

    if ($allowed_country = no) {
        return 444;
    }

    return 301 https://{{ hostname_fqdn }}$request_uri;
}

server {
    listen 443 ssl;
    #listen [::]:443 ssl;

    include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
    ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;

    server_name {{ hostname_fqdn }};

    if ($allowed_country = no) {
        return 444;
    }

    location / {
        include uwsgi_params;
        uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/{{ django_project_name }}/socket;
    }

    location /static/ {
        root {{ django_static_root }};
    }
}

server {
    listen 80;
    listen [::]:80;

    listen 443 ssl;
    #listen [::]:443 ssl;

    include /etc/letsencrypt/options-ssl-nginx.conf;
    ssl_dhparam /etc/letsencrypt/ssl-dhparams.pem;

    server_name api.zeitschrift.hausbesitzerverlag.de;

    if ($allowed_country = no) {
        return 444;
    }

    location / {
        include uwsgi_params;
        uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/{{ django_project_name }}/socket;
    }

    location /pmx-api/ {
        auth_basic "Restricted Content";
        auth_basic_user_file /etc/nginx/htpasswd;

        limit_req zone=api burst=5;

        include uwsgi_params;
        uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/{{ django_project_name }}/socket;
    }

    location /komtrigon-api/ {
        limit_req zone=api burst=5;

        include uwsgi_params;
        uwsgi_pass unix:/run/uwsgi/app/{{ django_project_name }}/socket;
    }

    location /static/ {
        root {{ django_static_root }};
    }
}

A: HTTP requests without a Host: header are not valid in HTTP/1.1 (or later), and nginx is correctly sending a 400 Bad Request error without even attempting to serve it with any server block. From RFC 7230 section 5.4:

A server MUST respond with a 400 (Bad Request) status code to any
HTTP/1.1 request message that lacks a Host header field and to any
request message that contains more than one Host header field or a
Host header field with an invalid field-value.

Your server block which serves requests without a Host: header will only be hit when a request comes in with the ancient HTTP/1.0. You can simulate this using curl with the -0 command line option:
curl -v -0 http://203.0.113.87/

From the man page:
       -0, --http1.0
              (HTTP)  Tells  curl to use HTTP version 1.0 instead of using its
              internally preferred HTTP version.

A: Beginner's mistake. I forgot to add listen 443 ssl default_server; to the first server block.
...

server {
    listen 80 default_server;
    listen 443 ssl default_server;
    listen [::]:80 default_server;
    server_name "";
    return 444;
}

...

Although Micheal is completely correct about the RFC, it wasn't true in regards on how nginx works, as nginx has no built-in functionality that returns a 400 in that case.
It also didn't specifically answer my question. Since 10 out of 10 times my web server receives a request without host header, the request is sent by a spammer, I decided to ignore the RFC and just close the connection without letting the spammer know (return 444;).

A: I think you misunderstood something.

I did configure my site to respond to requests with no Host: header with an 444 error code. Obviously, this doesn't work.

You does not configure specifically your site to respond to requests with no Host header with 444.
It is: you configure your site that any host value that do not match other server_name value in server blocks, will come to the default_server block.
It's the default_server directive that actually matters. you can put any logically invaild value in server_name, within the default server, server block.
https://nginx.org/en/docs/http/server_names.html

There is nothing special about this name(server_name ""), it is just one of a myriad of invalid domain names which never intersect with any real name. Other invalid names like "--" and "!@#" may equally be used.

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The dead were fast becoming the underlying (sorry) theme of our trip to Uppsala.
First it was ancient DNA.
Then, as day two dawned – actually, it was long after dawn – it was the turn of Viking burials.
Replete with smoked salmon, mustard sauce and dark brown bread, we set out for the bus.
After what felt like miles of tromping – and the sight of the requisite bus heading in the opposite direction – we finally en-bussed.
As we headed out of town, to Gamla Uppsala, all seemed set fair. But.
We arrived in the outer suburbs, to what looked like a building site. And no obvious signs.
Had we reached the wrong place?
There was the museum. Buzzing with children … behind a locked door.
A little boy indicated we should wait and we'd be let in.
We were. Only to be told the museum was shut.
'But we've come from England to see this,' I exaggerated.
'You can come back tomorrow,' she said, smiling.
I didn't return the smile.
Stomping down a track the real goal came into view. A trail of mounds.
As I sit here typing, at 2.35 am, in the close, dark time of the night (snuffles keeping me awake), thinking of those mounds, I begin to feel the magic.
Thoughts of sleeping lords and ladies, of dragons and hideous trolls (the real kind), of monsters, spells and… well, you get the idea.
But at the time, I was becoming more and more grumpy.
I've not only seen lots of mounds. I've climbed lots of mounds.
Like Etowah Indian Mounds, Alabama. Awesome, #biggly mounds.
So this string of hummocks, like the knotty spinal cord of great a sleeping giant, was tempting.
But the sign said to keep to the paths. So, with an ill, will we did. Unlike the locals. Or their dogs.
By now even the archaeologist was more interested in a nearby church than mounds behind fences, so off we set.
Why do rooks and ravens find churches such a magnet I wonder?
'A funeral is in progress,' read the sign.
For a moment we thought our run of bad luck was continuing.
But the church was empty.
Then a man began vacuuming the aisle.
The church was a delight. I'd thought, on our last trip to Uppsala, that the painted church and cathedral were unusual, but perhaps not.
After much oohing and aahing over the paintings behind the organ, out we went, into the graveyard, to scrutinise an odd building we'd seen from a distance. It had fascinating wooden shingles and appeared to be resting on lumps of stone. There was no clue to its function.
If you know what this is please comment and tell me, It has a face, don't you think?
As we puzzled, the unmistakable sound of digging arose. Not an archaeologist at work, but a new grave in the making.
It was turning chillier, both physically and spiritually. We hurried to investigate the remainder of the church exterior, where one more treasure lay in store: a rune stone built into the wall.
Despite the robust breakfast, lunch was now sounding tempting. We took the bus back to town (and there's a tale for another day, perhaps, of immigrants and liberals).
A vegetarian buffet, all we could eat for 99 krone, set us up nicely for the next brush with death.
The University's Gustavianum Museum is an intriguing landmark of a building. Its distinctive cupola sets it apart from the other buildings around it – no mean feat given the massive spires of the cathedral. But it is what's inside that's really impressive.
I must confess we didn't 'do' the Egyptian stuff, or even the Augsburg Art Cabinet.
We did the deathly bits.
First the octagonal seventeenth-century dissection theatre. Which was spectacular – and scarily vertiginous. Climbing huge steps to the top tier of the viewing galleries was bad enough, descending would have been perilous without the iron handrails.
Nearly got it all in!
I imagine the narrowness of the gap between the barriers and standing spaces – there were no seats – was to stop people falling over when they fainted during dissections of the criminal corpses.
Because Professor Rudbeck's intention was to allow students and member of the public to see, smell and taste the dissection of the corpses.
But the highlight of the day was still to come.
The best archaeological exhibition I've ever seen.
Old hazy black and white pictures – of the excavation of a Viking boat burial at Valsgärde, between the 1920s and early 1950s – had been melded together to form a slow-moving video, totally capturing the essence of the excavations.
Pipe-smoking men in white caps and knickerbockers. Women in dungarees.
Diligently recording the resurrection of a burial.
An intimate glimpse of their lives and work and fun.
Turning to a large area covered in glass, lit from beneath in the dimly-lit gallery, I saw two children take off their shoes and walk on the glass.
I looked closer. Sure enough, there was a boot jack to take off your shoes and images of feet on the edge of the glass.
The whole ship burial was underneath us – not the real thing obviously, but the site illustrated in graphic format just as the archaeologists had found and recorded it. There were some real finds in place, such as the rivets – which threw shadows over the two-dimensional lines of the illustration.
There were swords, a shield a helmet. Gaming marbles. A drinking horn, a dog's collar, a horse's harness, fire irons… so many delights – too many to share. And anyway, hard to take decent images with a compact camera and no flash (that's my excuse!).
I found it hard to tear myself away. But we did, for the day was not yet over. More to do, more to see.
It wasn't till later I thought, I'm not sure about this digging-up-the-dead lark.
I'll leave it there for now. So, adjo, till the next instalment.
When there may be chocolate.
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What an ungracious museum guardian…she needs a troop of Hattifatteners to arrive during a thunderstorm.
I would have enjoyed the excavation video and the mock up of the excavation site, but do not somehow think I would have been walking over it either.
Oh, Helen, what you would have missed! It was odd but really wonderful walking on the glass. And I agree about the Hattifatteners. Moominmamma would have let us in and probably fed us too after our long journey.
This is absolutely amazing. Your photos are wonderful. I love the altar in the church. And the decoration of the columns and ceilings look like grasses blowing in the wind. The dissecting theater…amazing. I think how creatively Viking burial display was arranged. Wow!
I'm so glad you felt the magic – I thought the pics were a bit disappointing but yes, the Viking burial thing was awesome. The feeling of walking over it in socks in the dim light – especially when you've done so many digs – to see it all laid out so beautifully. Ahh!
This is just so cool I can't stand it.
Fabulous helmet and sword hilt.
Glad you liked it – wish I could have shown you the dog collar, given your interests 😉 but it was a terrible picture!
Never been to Gamla – sounds interesting. Shame the museum was closed (and yes, the curator was rude!). Hope you found Moomins and chocolate!
Is it past the Science buildings? If so, I MIGHT have been there visiting a friend who has a house outside the city. We went for a walk among the mounds just before dinner. But, I don't remember any museums.
The Gamla Uppsala museum is worth a visit, they have free guided tours a couple of times a day, lets hope you get in next time.
The wooden building by the church is the bell tower.
We flew to Stockholm from Manchester – also easy. I wondered about the bell tower – thanks for that!


Forwarding is a technique for providing default attribute definitions in attribute grammars that is helpful in the modular implementation of programming languages. It complements existing techniques such as default copy rules. This paper introduces forwarding, and shows how it is but a small extension of standard higher-order attribute grammars. The usual tools for manipulating higher-order attribute grammars, including the circularity check (which tests for cyclic dependencies between attribute values), carry over without modification. The closure test (which checks that each attribute has a defining equation) needs modification, however, because the resulting higher-order attribute grammars may contain spurious attributes that are never evaluated, and indeed that need not be defined.
C. Simonyi. Intentional programming: Innovation in the legacy age. Presented at IFIP Working group 2.1. Available from URL http://www.research.microsoft.com/research/ip/, 1996.
S. D. Swierstra. Simple, functional attribute grammars. http://www.cs.uu.nl/groups/ST/Software/UU_AG/, 1999.


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Heysham Port
Your first port of call for the Irish Sea
Enjoying an ideal location with excellent transport links to the M6, we offer fast, efficient access to the Irish Sea and are perfectly placed to become a major distribution hub serving the Isle of Man, Ireland and mainland UK.
We're close to existing industrial areas and have a wealth of experience working with nearby offshore wind, gas and nuclear energy industries. Our port is at the heart of the Irish Sea RoRo hub and our facilities cater for numerous daily sailings from providers like Seatruck, Stena Line and Isle of Man Steampacket.
Our flexible service and resourceful attitude allows us to accommodate both accompanied and un-accompanied RoRo traffic. CONTACT US.
Andrew Darnell
Terminal Manager Port of Heysham & RoRo Operations
Jayne Bickerstaffe
Located roughly half way up the west coast of mainland Britain we're ideally placed to serve a wide range of industries. Our unique site benefits from a port centric location within a secure facility that's just six miles from the M6 motorway.
We also enjoy easy access to a choice of airports, with both Manchester and Leeds being under 70 miles away and you needn't go on a magical mystery tour to find Liverpool's John Lennon Airport which is just 76 miles away.
Here at Heysham our quayside location also offers speedy links to Ireland, the Isle of Man and other nearby UK ports.
Port of Heysham Head Office
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Commodities at Heysham
Ideally placed to become a distribution hub serving the Isle of Man, Ireland and the UK, we're an integral part of the Irish Sea RoRo hub. Our port has unrestricted access to the Irish Sea and excellent transport links with close proximity to the M6 and the new Heysham link road.
We have a range of skills which are as varied as our clients are diverse and our Project cargo solution helps us service the nearby off-shore, gas and nuclear energy industries. We also have the capacity to move large numbers of vehicles through the port quickly and efficiently. This service currently makes up a significant percentage of daily RoRo traffic and during peak demand Heysham operates as a secure overspill facility holding up to 2000 cars for shipment.
Driven by excellent transport links to the M6 and the Heysham link road, and unrestricted access to the Irish Sea, cars make up a significant percentage of the daily RoRo traffic. In fact Port of Heysham is vital to the import and export of vehicles in the Irish Sea Hub and during peak demand we can operate as an overspill facility capable of holding 2,000 vehicles in a secure, safe environment.
Staff are fully trained and experienced in the careful loading and unloading of vehicles and we can tailor our service to suit your individual needs.
At Port of Heysham we have expertise in handling and storing a diverse range of energy products and components. We can offer deep water berthing, and the ability to handle some of the world's largest vessels. Our unique location in the Irish Sea hub with unrestricted access to the Irish Sea plus our proximity to offshore wind farms and nuclear facilities along with great transport links to the M6 means we are perfectly positioned to handle your energy products.
Our proximity to the renewable, off-shore, gas and nuclear energy sectors makes us perfectly positioned to support Project cargo. Our Project cargo berth currently has a 35t/m² load capacity and benefits from excellent road links with close proximity to the M6 and the new Heysham link road. Heavy and large loads can also be shipped by rail as we have a branch line connected to the North West costal line with one service a day that has lots of capacity available. Past Project cargo projects include heavy lift of 230t transformers and wind turbines with blades over 35m long.
At Heysham our RoRo terminal is a 24/7 operation. We have a 120,000 m² multi-user terminal with 1km of berths including three roll-on roll-off berths and we can accommodate both accompanied and unaccompanied traffic. Our annual RoRo unit throughput is 265,000 and we have invested heavily in the terminal management system. Our port has unrestricted access to the Irish Sea, a fact which benefits leading providers such as Seatruck, Stena and Isle of Man Steampacket.
Solutions at Heysham
At Heysham we believe in offering a range of solutions as diverse as the companies who use our services. Our strength lies in our ability to tailor what we offer to the needs of the businesses we work with.
With unrestricted access to the Irish Sea and excellent road, rail and air links to the rest of the UK and the world, Port Heysham is an integral part of the Irish Sea RoRo hub.
We have a wide variety of solutions which can be combined in the way that best benefits our clients and these include: Offshore support, Automotive logistics, Stevedoring, Marine services, Property, Port Security and Rail.
Here at Port of Heysham we have the systems, technology and state-of-the-art car handling facilities to keep you in control and make your supply chain as agile and efficient as possible. With unrestricted access to the Irish Sea and excellent road links to the UK we are perfectly placed for both the import and export of cars, vans and lorries. We have secure handling and storage facilities for up to 2,000 vehicles and have a dedicated team of specialists with over 20 years of experience in supplying automotive logistics solutions.
It's plain sailing all the way thanks to the full range of Marine services we can offer at Port of Heysham. From marine pilotage and pilot transfer service to hydrographic surveying and navigation assistance we have the solutions you need to keep your supply chain flowing smoothly. Our experienced and resourceful marine team can also assist with mooring services.
At Peel Ports Heysham we're more than just ports. And nowhere is that truer than with our offshore fabrication and installation operations. For instance, with wind farming, we're unique in the UK, combining our land, facilities, fabrication and installation capabilities and partnerships, to offer you a one-stop-shop for storage, supply, logistics and O&M. With direct access to the Irish Sea we can offer easy access to offshore windfarms.
It's a service portfolio that perfectly complements our own renewable energy, marine and project cargo offerings. One which offers specialist commercial, upgrade, conversion, fabrication, engineering and refit opportunities.
Security and safety is paramount at Port of Heysham and imports and exports are rigidly controlled and protected 24/7 using sophisticated surveillance systems and experienced Port Police. You can rest assured that Port of Heysham is one of the most secure ports in the UK.
At Port of Heysham we have big plans for you with no less than 14 acres of prime land ready for potential development or storage. We have secure warehousing, offices, meeting rooms and modern facilities which are available short and long term. But our solutions don't end there, we also offer purpose built compounds for haulage operating centres.
We have a team of highly trained and experienced professionals working for us full time here at Port of Heysham. Currently we have 60 stevedores operating the complex machinery and offering a service which is second to none. You will benefit from their friendly resourcefulness, knowledge and experience in handling a wide range of commodities through the port.
Marine information for Heysham
Notices to Mariners
HNTM 2021-01 - Notices Remaining in Force (2Mb) new
HNTM 2021-02 - Temporary Closure of Linkspan No.3 (171Kb) new
HPF1 - Pilotage Exemption Guidelines and Examination Syllabus.pdf (177Kb)
HPF2 - Diving Consent Request (119Kb)
HPF3 - Pilotage Exemption Certificate Application Form.pdf (130Kb)
HPF4 - Pilotage Exemption Certificate Tripping and Towage Endorsement Log.pdf (223Kb)
HPF5 - Request for Consent to Immobilise a Vessel (123Kb)
HPF6 - Request for Consent for Hot Work (138Kb)
Regulation & Guidance
HRG1 - Pilotage Directions (v2).pdf (566Kb)
HRG2 - Heysham Harbour Bye-Laws 1979.pdf (505Kb)
HRG3 - Navigation Guidelines 2016.pdf (951Kb)
HRG4 - Bunkering Guidelines And Regulations (v2) (896Kb)
HSM1 - PMSC Letter of Compliance 2018.pdf (161Kb)
HSM2 - PMSC Port Safety Plan 2018-2020.pdf (398Kb)
HSM3 - PMSC Port Safety Report 2017.pdf (495Kb)
HPL-ST02 Terms and Conditions for Handling General Cargo (Revision May 2018).pdf (403Kb)
HPL-ST03 Terms and Conditions HPL Licence to use a Berth (Revision May 2018).pdf (342Kb)
HPL-ST01 Terms & Conditions for Handling RoRo Traffic (Revision September 2018).pdf (335Kb)
Towage Information
HTI1 - Towage Guidelines (v3) (1Mb)
HTI2 - Minimum Safety Standards for Tugs.pdf (92Kb)
Port Charges
HPC1 - Schedule of Port Charges - 2021 (v1) (392Kb)
Hydrographic Information
HHYI1 - Hydrographic Survey Charts.pdf (196Kb)
News & media for Heysham
24 September 2020 Blog Sustainable Shipping for a Sustainable Planet - World Maritime Day 2020
07 September 2020 News How Ports are Enabling the Supply Chain of the Future
26 August 2020 Campaign The Supply-Chain of the Future...
02 July 2020 News Peel Ports recognised as the safest port operator in the UK
02 July 2020 News Introduction to Enviro 365
21 April 2020 Campaign Retail Storage & Supply-Chain Solutions
20 April 2020 News Bringing our Community Together
25 March 2020 Campaign Vessel Lay-up
20 March 2020 Blog Going alone to preserve links in the supply chain
18 March 2020 Campaign Unaccompanied freight
10 March 2020 News PEEL PORTS CELEBRATES BUSINESS STRATEGY WIN
10 March 2020 News NEW STENA EDDA FERRY MAIDEN VOYAGE FROM NEW BIRKENHEAD QUAY
13 November 2019 Campaign Special Cargo
06 September 2019 Blog Why northern ports must work together to deliver multimodal freight solutions
06 September 2019 Case Study Supporting the EU's largest decarbonisation project
20 May 2019 News PEEL PORTS EXPANDS LOGISTICS SERVICES WITH ACQUISITION
02 April 2019 News Group and Ports praised for gifting land to charity
18 March 2019 News PEEL PORTS CELEBRATES WIN AT MERSEY MARITIME AWARDS
04 March 2019 News The Building Blocks to Success: Modular Housing and Port-Centric Solutions
16 January 2019 News PEEL PORTS TO INVEST £300K IN APPRENTICE TRAINING
17 July 2017 News PEEL PORTS COMMENCES SECOND PHASE OF LIVERPOOL2
01 January 2016 Campaign Group Marine Enquiry Form
Properties at Heysham
To find out more about our property solutions at Heysham please contact our property team here: property@peelports.com.

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I've been on Tawra and Jill's Living on a Dime mailing list for years, and I want to tell you about the best post they have ever sent out. It's called "When Queens Ride By" and discusses a woman of nearly a century ago, overwhelmed by the same things many of us struggle with, who made a breakthrough discovery.
This is a wonderful, inspiring and important story that I really want to share with you. I first read this myself 30-some years ago and it has had more of an impact on my thoughts, feelings and attitudes toward being a wife, mother and homemaker than anything else in my life ever has.
I highly encourage you to read the blog post and then to download the story. There's a good chance it may revitalize (or even revolutionize) how you see your role and relationship.
Blessings to you all as you consider or reconsider these ideas on how to love your husband and help support your family.
Disclosure In this post I'm just sharing a wonderful piece of inspiration. I receive no compensation of any sort for recommending this story.
Thank you! I look forward to gleaning from the wise words.
I just downloaded the story and will read it on my ipod.
I wanted to let you know I answered your questions about making fermented beets on my blog. Here's what I said.
You can just bake the beets in the oven. I should have said that instead of roasting. I just poke them with a fork and place them in a baking pan. I think cooking them in water would work but you would lose some of the nutrients to the cooking water.
The whey from your yogurt is perfect! I usually strain some yogurt into yogurt cheese and use the leftover whey.
I hope you enjoy the story. And thanks so much for the information about the beets.
Thank you for this story. I (and even my husband) enjoyed reading it. I tend to be the type who gets grouchy in the evenings after a hard day's work with the young ones, so this was an eye-opener for me. My husband works hard as a foreman on a construction crew doing foundations, so he's exhausted when he comes home. I really should try harder to be pleasant and do better at cleaning the house. Things would run so much more smoothly, I think. Thank you again for the post.
You're very welcome, Hannah, and thank you for letting me know what it meant to you. I hope it will bless your family.


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Capstone Strategic Advises H&H Medical Corporation on Sale to Safeguard Medical
As Business Owners Age, the Future of Their Companies Often Left in Doubt
Capstone Strategic Advises Accurate Group on Acquisition of Coast to Coast Title & Escrow
By David Braun in Capstone News
Capstone Strategic, Inc. (Capstone) announced today that Accurate Group, a leading provider of technology-driven real estate appraisal, title data, analytics, and e-closing solutions, has acquired real estate title and closing company Coast to Coast Title & Escrow (CTC) of Seminole, Florida. Capstone advised Accurate Group on this strategic, not-for-sale acquisition.
Accurate Group is a real estate technology and services lender delivering innovative solutions including property appraisal, title, data, analytics and digital closing, to banks, credit unions, services, non-banks and capital market firms.
The acquisition of CTC furthers Accurate Group's national title insurance and closing resources and expands its capabilities to service purchase mortgage closings in the fast-growing southeast US market. The deal also combines CTC's strong brand name and title and closing technology platform with Accurate Group's existing platform and loan origination system integrations.
With this acquisition Accurate Group is better equipped to continue to meet the demand for digital appraisals, title, closing and compliance services. As a third-party M&A advisor, Capstone identified CTC as an acquisition prospect, guided executing the letter of intent, and provided due diligence assistance and deal advisory to bring the deal to a successful close.
"Capstone's unique approach to not-for-sale, strategic acquisitions proved invaluable in helping us join forces with CTC and accelerate our growth with expanded title insurance and closing resources. With CTC's capabilities, we are excited to bolster our innovative offerings and continue delivering high-quality services to customers in a market where demand for digital services is strong," commented Paul Doman, President and CEO of Accurate Group
"We are pleased to help our client Accurate Group build on their strong organic growth with the acquisition of CTC. The deal adds to Accurate Group's innovative technologies and platforms and enhances their services for customers," said David Braun, CEO, Capstone.
"We enjoyed working with the team at Accurate Group and CTC and crafting a deal to bring two strong companies together. We are very excited to see our clients realize their goals and look forward to helping Accurate Group continue its strong growth trajectory," said Matt Craft, VP, Capstone.
About Accurate Group
Accurate Group is a real estate technology and services leader delivering technology-driven property appraisal, title data, analytics and digital closing solutions to banks, credit unions, servicers, non-banks and capital market firms. By combining modern process automation, accurate data and innovative SaaS and mobile technologies, Accurate Group provides its clients with the best combination of speed, quality, regulatory compliance and price. With Accurate Group, the real estate finance community and consumers benefit from market-leading solutions that enable modern digital frameworks, improve accuracy, lower costs and improve compliance across all types of real estate loans, mortgage-related assets and real estate portfolios. Visit www.accurategroup.com.
Capstone Strategic, Deals, Mergers and Acquisitions


As Easter approaches each year, the watch world's collective eyes get drawn to the imminent watch sales that form the spring auction season in Geneva. The four main houses (Sotheby's, Christie's , Phillips and Antiquorum) all assemble world-beating sales that draw in the great and the good. The world's horological hard hitters go into paddle-battle to win some of the most important watches that money can buy. Before the May madness kicks off, Sotheby's has a pre-season offering in London. It's a small, but perfectly formed sale that has been curated very much with the philosophy quality not quantity in the forefront. And it's a sound move as outstanding pieces become ever harder to find, especially in the vintage sector. I spent a very pleasant hour with Sotheby's Benoit Colson at the London office taking a closer look at some of the lots for the April 16th sale.
There has been a definite rise in the interest in the vintage Rolex GMT-Master recently, which has certainly been helped by the reboot of the line by Rolex. The current-collection steel GMT-Master with blue and red ceramic bezel is one of the most sought-after watches at the moment with long waiting lists and sky-high 'grey market' prices. Lot 80 is a watch that seemingly keeps on giving. It's a GMT-Master reference 1675 dating to around 1960 with a number of desirable attributes, a single one of which would be enough to make it special but this watch has them all: Gilt dial? Check. Tropical dial? Check. Faded bezel? Check. Pointed crown guards? Check. Exclamation dot? Check. Small 24-hour hand? Check. This 1675 really does pack a punch and I'm sure will be keenly bid on.
It's not uncommon to hear or read the phrase the art of watchmaking. Sometimes a watch can truly be a work of art and Lots 16-27 contain examples that without question meet this brief. The lots comprise a single collection of lady's watches, the majority of which are by Piaget and combine high-end jewelry and watchmaking.
Piaget was well known for its stone dial watches in the first half of the 1970s and this collection has such dials in malachite, coral, bloodstone, lapis and opal. Many are set in serious yellow gold cuffs, that whilst in one way are stylistically pure 1970s, they are in another way totally timeless. My personal favourites are Lot 22 and 26.
Lot 22 is a rectangular lapis lazuli dial watch with simple, elegant dauphine hands. The watch is built into a cuff that is significant in both size and weight… this is a serious chunk of gold! The 37mm width gives it a presence well beyond what one would traditionally expect from a lady's watch.
Lot 26 is described in the catalogue as a piece of avant-garde jewelry and it's the perfect description. The watch dial is made from a piece of malachite, but it's almost camouflaged as the whole piece is set with discs of malachite set in yellow gold wreath-esque creations. Impressive to say the least and I believe watches that are still a little under the radar with serious collectors.
No sale would be complete without some representation from the Rolex Daytona. There are number of good examples in the sale. I've picked one vintage and one modern piece for my highlights. The vintage, Lot 47, is an incredible example of a 6263 Big Red and the condition is unbelievable. The first thing I noticed on closer inspection of this watch was how stiff the clasp on the bracelet is. The rest of the watch is as mint as the bracelet including a well-preserved caseback sticker. The dial is perfect, the case is as close to new as you could want and the reasonably delicate bezel is unmarked. The estimate of £30,000 to 50,000 is a pipe dream for bidders – this will do well on the day!
The second Daytona is modern and maybe one of the most iconic modern Rolex. So much so that it's the cover lot. Lot 85 is a Rolex Daytona Rainbow, the most recent of the triology in Everose. There really isn't a lot that I can say about this watch that I haven't said before, other than it's very rare to see one at auction. Actually, it's very rare to see one full-stop! We were the first people to get hands-on with the pink Rainbow at Baselworld 2018 and Team Revolution was blown away. The Sotheby's lot is the rare version with full pave dail, but the original order was for a plain, non-pave, Everose bracelet. It's the headline for a reason! Watch this space.
Lot 82 is one of those fabulous examples that is both rare and also direct from the family of the original owner. An original owner watch is an easy claim to make, but a hard one to evidence. This one has evidence… plenty of it. In fact, I'd be hard pressed to remember any watch that I've ever seen that is so well documented. And it's rare – a Rolex Submariner reference 5513 with a 3-6-9 Explorer style gilt dial. Explorer-dial Subs are serious watches, commanding serious prices. This one is a little extra-special as it has an exclamation dot dial and a rare depth-rating that is missing the 'm' after 200. The watch has been serviced in the past and has picked up a service bezel, but in this case it really doesn't matter a jot, as it's the dial that makes this watch as special as it is.
Collectors love limited edition watches and Lot 71 is a limited edition Patek Philippe – say no more. The watch is one of 20 pieces commissioned by UK jewelers Boodle and Dunthorne to celebrate their 200th anniversary in 1998. The offered lot is number 71 and is a reference 5049 perpetual calendar with moon phases and leap year indicator. The watch is discreet at 35mm, but the stealthy platinum case gives it a reassuring heft that on the wrist feels nothing short of world class. The watch is in beautiful condition and comes with an archive extract and other papers and a watch winder. This is a great opportunity to grab a rare modern classic.


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CAIRO, 9th February, 2019 (WAM) -- H.H. Sheikha Jawaher bint Mohammed Al Qasimi, wife of H.H. the Ruler of Sharjah, noted that Egypt is witnessing a renaissance, both institutionally and in developing their human capital, under the leadership of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and the efforts of Egyptian society.
The statement came during Sheikha Jawaher visit to the National Training Academy for Youth Leadership in "6th of October city", Giza Governorate, where she was received by Mohamed Saber Al Arab, Egypt's former Minister of Culture, and Dr. Rasha Ragheb, Executive Director of the Academy.
This was part of an official visit to Egypt during which Sheikha Jawaher met with Intisar el-Sisi, wife of the president, to discuss ways to strengthen relations and promote cooperation between Egypt's social entities and their counterparts in Sharjah.
Sheikha Jawaher toured the academy's departments and facilities, learnt about the courses taught, met trainers and employees, and interacted with the students who presented the academy's vision and mission. She introduced the experiences and success story of the Rubu' Qarn Foundation for Creating Leaders and Innovators, and said, "I am pleased we share the same goals in nurturing our youth, developing their abilities and celebrating their achievements. Being united in purpose unites us as one nation."
"Egypt is fuelled by its youth's energy; the future of the Arab world rests on the values we instil in our children. At Rubu' Qarn, we embed the values of citizenship, creativity, innovation, inclusion, impact, and care amongst the youth of the UAE, so they are capable of carrying the weight of the nation on their shoulders. The National Training Academy for Youth Leadership does much the same. Both are major projects, essential to secure the future of the Arab world," she added.
She pointed out that President el-Sisi's positive response to the recommendations made by Egyptian youth at the World Youth Conference 2016, confirms that the country's leadership is embracing the aspirations of its people and reflects its readiness to integrate the complete potential of the Egyptian youth in their nation-building process, at all levels.
"Human capital is at the core of both the UAE's and Egypt's current and future plans. There are several examples to show the Egyptian leadership's capability in developing effective strategies to nurture their human capital, and strengthen their ability to innovatively promote a developmental equilibrium, which ensures sustainability," Sheikha Jawaher observed.
She has praised Egypt's achievements in the past few years in vital sectors such as health, agriculture, industry, trade, and mentioned the recent construction of cities, academies, mosques and churches, saying, "There is no doubt that Egypt's long-term plans will help achieve security, stability and prosperity. These steps confirm that Egypt is the heart of the larger Arab nation and the driving force of its advancement."
The academy aims to develop the youth's capacities, horn their skills and unleash their potential in all sectors. The curriculum is designed in cooperation with a number of international scientific institutions and follows the curriculum of the 'Ecole Nationale D'Administration', France.


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Project launched to strengthen integrity at all school levels
Ljubljana – An integrity project has been launched to mark International Anti-Corruption Day, with President Borut Pahor noting at the event that raising awareness and education on fighting corruption and strengthening integrity was key to boosting trust in society. Other speakers also called for greater integrity at all levels of education.
To mark the international day, the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption presented the project Integrity: A Common Goal of Generations, whose main purpose is strengthening integrity through all levels of the educational system and, consequently, in society in general.
The project has been endorsed among others by President Borut Pahor, who said in his video-address at Wednesday's event that corruption did not only hamper economic development, but also eroded social justice and the rule of law.
Pahor assessed that the situation regarding corruption risks in Slovenia is not great despite certain positive shifts, and that open conversations needed to be conducted about this.
This assessment means that general distrust in political and judicial institutions is deepening, so it is of key importance that individuals and representatives of institutions do everything in their power to raise awareness, educate and train people for fighting corruption and strengthening integrity, he added.
Justice Minister Lilijana Kozlovič said that, by establishing a special body for combatting corruption, Slovenia had put the value of integrity very high on its value scale. But she added that sensibility of the society to integrity has died out recently.
The perception of what is right and what is wrong also depends much on the individual, so young people should be worked with in this respect. "We are in for a long journey before integrity becomes not only a term standing high on the scale of our value system, but our internalised behaviour."
The education function of the anti-graft watchdog is also recognised by the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport. Minister Simona Kustec said that the ministry's "social responsibility is to support voices against corruption."
For this reason, the ministry, the National Education Institute and the Ljubljana faculties of education and of arts are signing a cooperation agreement with the Commission for the Prevention of Corruption.
Kustec believes that many other institutes and institutions will join in, as "positive and true values need to be cherished from childhood."
Commission president Robert Šumi said that the project was based on a new vision in which a greater emphasis was put on prevention, with activities focused on creating conditions, environment and society in which corruption would be completely unacceptable.
While the most senior representatives of the state are expected to possess the highest level of integrity, "integrity of all of us is important, as integrity of society depends on integrity of individuals," said Šumi.
According to him, the right path to such society is teaching people on the concepts of integrity, ethics and morality from the earliest age.
In an online panel debate that followed the presentation, National Education Institute director Vinko Logaj said that educational institutions needed clear rules that would also cover ethical behaviour at all levels.
This would allow a systematic approach in the coming years to training of head teachers and creating plans for achieving higher levels of integrity of employees, as well as improving teachers' skills for improving integrity of students, he added.
Janez Vogrinc, the dean of the Ljubljana Faculty of Education, said that topics related to integrity had to be included in the curriculum in a didactically appropriate way, including conversations, project and group work and creation of posters.
Miha Lovšin of the Education Development and Quality Office added that teachers needed to set an example also outside the educational institutions and that the system should appropriately reward such conduct.
Ljubljana Faculty of Arts Dean Roman Kuhar admitted that integrity-related content was not featured prominently at the faculty, while there are possibilities to include such content in programmes, and to train future teachers in this regard.
Simon Slokan of the Inspectorate of Education and Sport said that a very important step would be made once people realise that social responsibility and integrity was the fundamental postulate in the social system.
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Drivers competing in next year's Toyota Racing Series in New Zealand will be eligible to earn Formula 1 Superlicence points.
Toyota New Zealand has confirmed that the FIA will award the top five finishers in the series points, which will likely boost its appeal to international drivers.
The competition has traditionally been used as a training ground over the Australia/New Zealand summer for European drivers, with the season packed into January and February.
A Superlicence is required to compete in Formula 1, so it's hoped the addition of points for next season tempts more drivers to the category for the 2019 season.
"It's a boost for our series and will certainly make it more attractive for young international drivers to race TRS in New Zealand," said Mark Whittaker, Toyota New Zealand's Motorsport Manager.
"We have been lobbying for inclusion in the (Superlicence) points system.
The Toyota Racing Series has produced a number of drivers who have made it to Formula 1, including Brendon Hartley, Lance Stroll and Daniil Kvyat.
Shane van Gisbergen, Tim Slade, Earl Bamber, Scott Pye, and Richie Stanaway have also competed in the series, while Super2 racer Thomas Randle won the competition in 2017.


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Enter to Win the BGA College Green Captain Prize for Achievement in Greener Theatre
October 30, 2014 Broadway Green Alliance, Open Calls
This post comes to you from the Broadway Green Alliance
As you saw in the last edition of Sightlines, the Broadway Green Alliance has launched a new prize to reward College Green Captains for their greening efforts on campus productions. They have now shared details of the requirements and the deadline.  To apply for the prize, College Green Captains should submit a one-page summary statement explaining their greening efforts and a pdf of a 18″x 24″ cardboard poster showing off the best elements of their greening program. Additional documentation can include a 3-5 minute video or up to 10 pages of written reports or spreadsheets documenting the greening.  Photographs with captions explaining the greening program are encouraged.  Winners will have brought innovative, creative, and/or widely-applied greening and energy-efficiency methods into the design and/or production of theatre at their campus. The posters of finalists will be displayed at the BGA booth at the USITT Expo in March.
Greener practices can involve – but are not limited to – designing theatrical productions in a greener manner (e.g. alternate materials, energy, lighting, costumes or set pieces); running the show in a greener manner (e.g. energy-efficient lighting, rechargeable batteries, or educating the cast and crew about better practices); striking the production in a way that reduces waste (e.g. re-use, recycling, or composting); or changing front-of-house operations to reduce waste and encourage greener audience practices (e.g. alternative advertising, programs, or tickets).
Entries are due by March 1, 2015 and a winner will be announced at the USITT conference in Cincinnati.  Entries can be sent to green@broadway.org. Though groups can apply, only two people in the group are eligible for the tickets to a Broadway or touring show (WICKED or LION KING) and the professional backstage tour.  The entire group will receive a plaque commemorating their win.  Any student or faculty/staff member interested in helping to green their theatre department is encouraged to volunteer to be a College Green Captain and to sign up at BroadwayGreen.com/college-green-captains. All prize applicants must be College Green Captains. The Broadway Green Alliance is also inaugurating a Green Production Design Award at SETC (Southeastern Theatre Conference) in March, 2015.
More information about the BGA and the Prize for Achievement in Greener Theatre:
The BGA College Green Captain program is modeled on the successful BGA Broadway Green Captain program, in which a cast or crew member of every Broadway production volunteers to serve as a BGA liaison/go-to member of the production for all things green/environmentally friendlier. College Green Captains are self-selected members of a college or university theatre department who are committed to greening one or more of the department's productions. The BGA provides a kit of better practices, sample timelines, and links to resources and professionals to educate college Green Captains about how to green their productions. The College Green Captain program works best when there are one or more student Green Captains and a faculty or staff Green Captain to ensure continuity of the greener practices. This faculty or staff Green Captain is the likely person to nominate one or more student Green Captains for this award.
The BGA seeks to encourage artistic growth and the highest standards of excellence in theatre, while including a growing commitment to resource and energy efficiency, reduced toxicity, and environmentally friendlier practices in the design, production, running, and striking of a college production. We are creating this award to recognize and encourage outstanding BGA College Green Captains for college theatrical productions.
Winners will have brought innovative, creative, and/or widely-applied greening and energy-efficiency methods into the design and/or production of theatre at their campus.
In short, this award seeks to
champion those students whose dedication and commitment to greening help lead their college theatre productions to be more environmentally friendly;
recognize, and celebrate the greener changes brought to theatre productions produced in university and college theater programs;
encourage colleges and universities to research, invest in, and put into practice more environmentally friendly pre-, post-, and production practices in theatre.
The winner of the BGA College Green Captain award will receive tickets to the Broadway or touring production of either WICKED or LION KING along with a professional backstage tour of the production and a meeting with a current Broadway Green Captain, subject to availability.
The Broadway Green Alliance was founded in 2008 in collaboration with the Natural Resources Defense Council. The Broadway Green Alliance (BGA) is an ad hoc committee of The Broadway League and a fiscal program of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights Aids. Along with Julie's Bicycle in the UK, the BGA is a founding member of the International Green Theatre Alliance. The BGA has reached tens of thousands of fans through Facebook, Twitter, YouTube and other media.
At the BGA, we recognize that it is impossible to be 100% "green" while continuing activity and – as there is no litmus test for green activity – we ask instead that our members commit to being greener and doing better each day. As climate change does not result from one large negative action, but rather from the cumulative effect of billions of small actions, progress comes from millions of us doing a bit better each day. To become a member of the Broadway Green Alliance we ask only that you commit to becoming greener, that you name a point person to be our liaison, and that you will tell us about your green-er journey.
The BGA is co-chaired by Susan Sampliner, Company Manager of the Broadway company of WICKED, and Charlie Deull, Executive Vice President at Clark Transfer<. Rebekah Sale is the BGA's full-time Coordinator.
Go to the Broadway Green Alliance


Members have a €4,50 discount. Your Member Discount Code will be sent to you with your July e-zine and by email. If you have not yet received this code, call or email the membership team. Call 01 872 14 71 or email info@coeliac.ie. Please enter the code by clicking the blue link "Enter promotional code", select the number of tickets you want and then hit 'Order Now' button!
The Gluten Free Living Show takes place on the 6th October 2018, 11am-5pm, in the Red Cow Moran Hotel, Co Dublin.
The event sponsored once again by SuperValu is aimed at those interested in living gluten free as well as diagnosed coeliacs, and the exciting line-up promises visitors a food focused, interactive and informative day on gluten free living.
The line-up comprises a food fair with around 25 exhibitors, including many Irish gluten free food producers and international brands. Our theater also offers: cookery demonstrations, dietetic talks, etc... and the Kids Academy sponsored by McCambridge will ensure that even the little ones get entertained during the day.
In 2017 we got around 600 visitors with a 97% overall rating from visitors on their level of satisfaction.
Check the space for updates!!
The Coeliac Society of Ireland (CSI) is a registered Charity (CHY7484). We are also registered as a company limited by guarantee with the companies registration office. We are a not for profit organisation based in the Carmichael Centre for Voluntary Groups in Dublin 7.


The Telangana Rashtriya Samithi (TRS), the ruling Congress party in the last assembly elections held on December 7, retained power. Of the 119 seats in the ruling Telangana Rashtriya Samithi won 88 seats.
Chandrasekara Rao, who contested the Kajewal assembly seat, defeated Congress candidate Pratap Reddy by 51 thousand votes. Chandrasekara Rao's son KD Rama Rao and his son-in-law Harish Rao also won by a large margin.
Following this, Telangana Rashtriya Samiti started functioning. Chandrasekhara Rao resigned as a new government. The resignation letter was sent to the Governor. Then a meeting of MLAs took place in the DRS party head office located in Banjar Hills. At the end of the meeting Chandrashekara Rao was unanimously elected as the Legislative Party leader.
Following this, the new government has begun to take office. Arrangements for the swearing-in ceremony took place today at the Governor's House. There was a large number of party volunteers in the region. The traffic was modified and the security was strengthened.


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Saturday, June 21, 2014 at 7 p.m.
Come to the Baltimore Frassati Fellowship's monthly night of worship at Saints Philip and James Church! Adore the Lord in the Eucharist with praise and worship. There will also be a talk and opportunities for confession.
This month continues our seven-month series on the gifts of the Holy Spirit with a talk on the gift of understanding. Our guest speaker this month will be Brother Luke Hoyt, OP, a Dominican brother who studies at the Dominican House of Studies in Washington, D.C. during the academic year and has an assignment at Saints Philip and James Parish this summer.
After our time of worship, we'll have a social in the parish hall.
RSVP and invite your friends via our Facebook invitation!
Parking is available in the parish parking lot on East 28th Street between St. Paul and North Charles Streets, across the street from the Saints Philip and James Rectory. Check out this map for information on parking and the grounds of Saints Philip and James: http://tinyurl.com/ssphilipnjames.
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First Cobalt aims to create specialist EV battery materials facility in North America
Automakers are racing to boost their electric vehicle offerings, which need quick and easy access to materials such as cobalt and nickel used to make the lithium-ion rechargeable batteries that power these cars.
LONDON - Canada's First Cobalt aims to create North America's first specialist facility for producing electric vehicle battery materials such as cathode chemicals, it said on Sunday, as it announced a name change to Electra Battery Materials.
Some battery metals, such as nickel and cobalt, are already produced in North America, but the Electra facility could be the first dedicated specifically to EV battery materials.
The company is aiming to produce battery-grade nickel and cobalt and precursor chemicals for the cathode component of the batteries for North America.
Chief Executive Trent Mell expects Electra to be producing cobalt sulphate by the fourth quarter of next year, which is also when its expanded hydrometallurgical battery recycling facility will be producing 5,000 tonnes of cobalt.
"Globalisation has created an electric vehicle supply chain that is too long, too costly and increasingly unreliable," said Mell.
"Our automaker clients have a strong interest in greater localisation of the supply chain to achieve greater reliability, security of long-term supply and a lower carbon footprint."
Electra is in talks to secure nickel for its nickel sulphate facility in 2024-25 which, when combined with its near-term cobalt output, could supply sufficient raw material to build more than 1.5 million electric vehicles a year.
The Biden Administration's 100-day review of critical supply chains said earlier this year that the U.S. government should invest in nickel refining capacity in coordination with its allies.
EV battery material
lithium demand
EV battery
EV & future mobility
cobalt production


Expecting perfection from the first draft will probably paralyze you. On the first draft, the most important thing is to write something and then you can turn it into a coherent, clean masterpiece later. When you're writing the first draft, it may help to think of your job as giving your internal self-editor material to work with rather than writing a story fit for public consumption.
2) If you get stuck on what happens in one part of the story, summarize it in a few sentences and move on. You can fill it in later.


This Small Crumbler makes light work of breaking up heavy soil, loosening it to allow for optimal plant growth. The downward facing prongs have sharp tips that break through hard ground. The 7cm width of the tool head, combined with the ergonomically designed 25cm long handle, makes it ideal for use in closely planted beds, borders and containers.


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Media Release: Website has the wow factor for CHILDREN 1ST
LEADING children's charity, CHILDREN 1ST, is launching a new website to increase awareness of what they do and why people should support them.
The revamped site www.children1st.org.uk, which goes live today (Wednesday 26 June) is designed to be user-friendly and interactive, with increased multi-media content and social networking opportunities.
Chief executive, Anne Houston, said: "We hope people will like our fresh, new approach. CHILDREN 1ST has expanded a lot over recent years, with more than 50 local and national services across Scotland.
"We've also developed our fundraising activity, enabling people to support our work in a host of new ways, while our role in providing a strong public voice for vulnerable children and young people has also grown.
"We realised that we needed a brand new online portal to enable key audiences to engage with us more easily by having all our digital media outlets in one place. We hope that the inclusion of social media features, such as Twitter, Facebook and Youtube, will encourage more interaction with stakeholders, supporters and potential volunteers and help us develop an ongoing relationship with them.
"The new website also enables online trading and payments, including direct debits, for donations, merchandise and events. It also offers a wealth of information to parents, carers, professionals and the media on a host of issues, ranging from child protection to fund-raising ideas.
"The new design makes better use of our distinctive corporate identity including our illustrative characters, colours and logo – all of which helps to strengthen our visual identity and brand recognition among the public. We hope our supporters will agree that the new website is a big improvement and a great tool for effectively communicating who we are and what we do.
Note to editors:
Further information from Barry McPherson on 0131 446 3981. A screenshot of the new website is available.
About CHILDREN 1ST
• At CHILDREN 1ST we listen, we support and we take action to secure a brighter future for vulnerable children and families in Scotland. Our work is founded on over 125 years as the RSSPCC. We deliver services in homes and communities across Scotland. We work to safeguard children and young people, to support them within their families and to help them to recover from abuse, neglect and violence. We speak out for children's rights and we campaign to change attitudes.
• CHILDREN 1ST provides local services across Scotland as well as national services including ParentLine Scotland and our kinship care helpline, for parents, carers or anyone concerned about a child. ParentLine Scotland can be contacted on 08000 28 22 33 or by emailing parentlinescotland@children1st.org.uk
• Registered Scottish Charity No: SC 016092.
MEDIA RELEASE posted by CHILDREN 1ST. You too can post media releases (aka press releases) on allmediascotland.com. For more information, email here.
Contact: Barry McPherson
Email: barry.mcpherson@children1st.org.uk
Website: http://www.children1st.org.uk
By Barry McPherson · June 26, 2013 at 12:45 · Comments Off
CHILDREN 1ST · Charity and the voluntary sector · Scotland-wide


Steel frame production/warehousing, forms part of wider terrace. The unit was comprehensively refurbished in Winter 2018.
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We're always working on something exciting – here's a glimpse of what we've been up to lately.
New slate of projects for tpr media this spring
I'm delighted to tell you about two new projects we're working on this spring: the Great Exhibition Road Festival in South Kensington, London (28-30 June), and the UK cinema release (from 14 June) of Five Seasons: The Gardens of Piet Oudolf, a film about the visionary Dutch landscape designer.
Leading food writer Diana Henry and West London community recognised at the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards
The Hubb Community Kitchen, a group of West London women whose community was affected by the Grenfell Tower fire, won a prestigious award for their book Together: Our Community Cookbook on 40th anniversary of awards in a celebration of home cooking.
VR is for everyone - and it's coming soon to an arts venue near you
It was great to be contacted last week by Catherine Allen, a BAFTA-winning immersive media specialist and founder of Limina Immersive. She approached tpr media to promote an exciting VR-only arts festival, Limina VR Weekender, which is taking place at Picturehouse Central this weekend (1&2 December 2018).
Dartmouth Films' new documentary The Ballymurphy Precedent
We were privileged to have been involved in the release of Dartmouth Films' new documentary The Ballymurphy Precedent in UK and Irish cinemas and Channel 4 this Sunday (9 September), directed by Callum Macrae.
tpr media consultants appointed to promote two Storyville documentaries this summer
We're thrilled to be promoting two BBC Storyville documentaries this summer Accidental Anarchist (Hopscotch Films) and Out Of Thin Air (Mosaic Films).
Inside Dior
In the run-up to London Fashion Week (17-21 February 2017), this two-part observational documentary series from Finestripe Productions takes an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at Dior's billion-dollar brand on its 70th birthday, providing a talking point for discussions about fashion and female identity.
Remember Baghdad
Last Tuesday evening the tpr team were involved in the screening of Fiona Murphy's new documentary-film, Remember Baghdad. This fascinating film tells the story of Iraq through the eyes of the last Jews of Baghdad, who lived there for 2,600 years until only a generation ago. With vivid home movies and footage from Iraq today, eight characters tell their remarkable story. We held the event at the impressive Jewish community centre, JW3, where almost 300 people attended.
Al Jazeera launches investigative journalism in game format
In the lead up to Al Jazeera English's 10th anniversary, we've been involved in the exciting launch of their new web-based app #HACKED: Syria's Electronic Armies. It's a ground-breaking project where investigative journalism is presented in a game format.
Our week of colourful cosplay and kawaii celebrations at Hyper Japan with NHK WORLD TV
Last week, the team tpr had great fun at Hyper Japan, the festival celebrating all things Japanese at Olympia, where we enjoyed learning lots about Japanese culture. We were working with NHK, Japan's English-language broadcaster.
tpr loves docs
We've just returned from Sheffield Doc/Fest where we saw some inspiring films. tpr media is fiercely dedicated to documentary as art form and in the spirit of documentary filmmaking, we aim to create campaigns that open conversations and debate, working with talented and trusted journalists across print, broadcast and online to stimulate discussion.
Last Whites of the East End
In the usual heady rush of TV scheduling, we were contacted at the last minute a few weeks ago – just two weeks before transmission – to promote the thoughtful and provocative documentary Last Whites of the East End (Lambent Productions, BBC One, Tuesday 24 May).
Jamie Oliver says no reason why PM can't do right thing on childhood obesity at André Simon Awards
Last Thursday night we had a great evening at the Goring Hotel celebrating the André Simon Food & Drink Book Awards, which showcase the best of contemporary food and drink writing.
Artists Against TTIP and the social importance of PR
At tpr, it's really important for us to work on projects that make a difference and we feel very lucky when we have the opportunity to share powerful messages that help to influence real political change.
Millennials and mobiles
This week we're celebrating our client Newstag's success at the 2015 Asian Digital Media Awards in Hong Kong. The video news platform clinched an award for 'Best News Website', and we couldn't be prouder.
Happy anniversary TIMA, marking three years in Washington DC
tpr media at Hyper Japan 2015
Reuters-TIMA Penthouse Launch Party
Congratulations to the André Simon Food and Drink Award Winners
No Fire Zone released in Sinhala
Laura Poitras' CITIZENFOUR Awarded Oscar for Best Documentary in 2014
100th Dragon Cafe
Holocaust: Night Will Fall
London's Magnificent Musical Warehouse
My Big Fat Greek North London Premiere
Magical therapy leads to new tricks for children with partial paralysis
TIMA hosts the launch of AIB 2014 Awards in style with penthouse views of London's landmarks
Spring is the season for documentaries at tpr with three thought-provoking programmes hitting screens in one week
ITV4's new signing Warren United, takes to the big screen for his debut with help from tpr.
Robotics evening at Artem
Build up to IDFA
Don't miss Bedlam
Grierson Awards 2013
"Ars est celare artem" the art is to conceal the art.
This week at tpr…
Busy week at tpr
The BAFTAS – in the Best Possible Taste
One Mile Away
The Kogi
We're off to sunny Sheffield for Doc/Fest
Christopher Hird, Founder/Managing Director, Dartmouth Films
"It is always a great challenge to get media attention for an independent documentary. The key is strategically focusing on the coverage which gets the attention of your target audience. tpr excel at this, helping to fill cinemas for us."
Paul Elson, CEO, Brave New Media
"I have worked with Sophie and tpr media for four years now, and by choice would not work with anyone else. Sophie has the experience which gives me confidence not only that a campaign will go well, but that she will go above and beyond what a normal PR agency does to make sure the campaign is a success."
Jon Snow, anchor, Channel 4 News
"tpr are brilliant, original and manage to obtain coverage and promotional opportunities in unexpected quarters."
Nick Broomfield, award-winning director
"I loved working with tpr and we achieved amazing publicity."
Tim Albone, Co-director, Out of the Ashes
"Wonderful people and wonderful PR. If you want huge coverage for your film you need tpr. It was, without a doubt, some of the most important money we spent on the film. They did an amazing job and are a complete joy to work with."
Andy Glynne, director, Mosaic Films
"Passion, dedication and professionalism combined with excellent results, visibility and coverage. I wholeheartedly recommend tpr."
David Pearson, director, Screenwriters' Festival
"A PR agency with passion, excitement and commitment."
Alain de Botton, author and philosopher
"tpr manages to reach parts of the media that no one else can. The company is a joy for any film-maker to work with."
Peter Kosminsky, award-winning director
"tpr did a wonderful job on the publicity campaign for Britz – among the most comprehensive I have known. I can recommend them without reservation."
Jan Younghusband, BBC, Music & events
"tpr are extremely dynamic and work sensitively with top artists. Brilliant coverage"
Elliot Grove, director, Raindance Independent Film Festival
"The tpr team totally understood what we were trying to do, took our message and amplified it. We have never had so much useful coverage."
Emma Wakefield, managing director, Lambent Productions
"Sophie and her team at tpr are extraordinary. Their insight, dedication, determination and sheer passion gave our film the boost we all felt it deserved and never thought we could achieve. It was an absolute joy working with them and the results speak for themselves."
Ronan Bennett, writer, Top Boy
"tpr did a brilliant job promoting Top Boy and made a big contribution to the success it turned out to be."
Neil Crombie, director, All in the Best Possible Taste According to Grayson Perry
"tpr put their all into promoting the series and got us everywhere from the Sun to Start the Week, helping make these the most talked about tapestries since Bayeux."
Yvonne Farquharson, managing director, Breathe Magic
"tpr committed a huge amount of time, passion and energy to securing media coverage. We are delighted with the coverage and it has driven a large increase in the number of enquiries coming into the organisation."
Brian Hill, Century Films
"tpr are the best people around at getting press coverage for productions."
Eamonn Matthews, Quicksilver
"tpr's press campaigns were instrumental in ensuring not just solid audience figures but also the commissioning of future series."
David Brindley, Commissioning Editor Channel 4
"I've worked with Sophie on several big series. She and her team provide attention to detail and you feel your films are very carefully and looked after in her hands. I'm looking forward to continuing to work with tpr media on many future projects."
Angus Macqueen, Ronachan Films
"tpr are the right place to go to make sure an audience knows about a film."
Roger Graef, Roger Graef Productions
"The best media relations I've had in years…"
Sue Summers, Finestripe Productions
"We got the kind of coverage that factual producers would kill for."
Fran Silman, Justice for Health
"tpr media ensured we got our message out, in a way that we felt was truthful and honest. They helped us to work out how to explain what was a complex nuanced legal argument to the public, and we thank them for all their hard work and absolute commitment to the project."
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Changes to the Teachers' Pensions Scheme (TPS) came into effect from 1 April 2015. From this date a new scheme will be introduced which will be based on career average earnings. The new Scheme will be called the Career Average Arrangement by the TPS.
A member's Normal Pension Age (NPA) will be equal to their state pension age (SPA). Not all members will move to the Career Average Arrangement as transitional protections will be put in place for those closest to retirement.
Pensions will be calculated on the Career Average Revalued Earnings (CARE) Scheme basis.
Members who have accrued benefits in their final salary scheme prior to being moved to the new TPS, they will have their existing benefits protected. For members, who will have benefits in both final and career average schemes, will receive benefits that include the benefits they have built up in their final salary arrangement and the benefits built up in the career average arrangement.
Which members will be affected by the changes?
Existing members are split into three groups depending on how far they were from NPA at 1 April 2012 How a member will be affected by the changes then depends on which group they are in.
Protected Members: Those who were active members of the scheme on 31 March 2012 and were within 10 years of their normal pension age on 1 April 2012, either 60 or 65, will remain in final salary.
Transition Members: Those who were active members but more than 13.5 years away from their NPA on 31 March 2012 will enter career average scheme on 1 April 2015.


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SPECIAL BLENDS VOL. 1&2 - DELUX by MF DOOM
Artist MF DOOM
Title SPECIAL BLENDS VOL. 1&2 - DELUX
Label METAL FACE RECORDS
Catalog # MFR 100DLX
Format Vinyl - US2LP
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Deluxe version inside a custom-printed burlap bag. From his early days in 90s collective KMD to his reinvention as a masked supervillain leading the indie hip-hop revolution, MF Doom has consistently pushed the boundaries of hip-hop in new and unexpected directions. While Doom's lyrical genius is well-documented, he has quietly become an important figure behind the boards as well. Doom has always produced his own music, and in the early 2000s he released the acclaimed ten-part Special Herbs instrumental series, introducing the world to the dusty, lo-fi loops that define his production aesthetic.In the years since, Doom has supplied soundscapes for Ghostface Killah's classic Fishscale album, produced an entire album for Masta Ace, and witnessed a new generation of emcees (including Joey Bada$$, Capital Steez, and Bishop Nehru) using Special Herbs beats on their breakthrough mixtapes. Now, the villain is putting the spotlight back on his production with the official vinyl release of Special Blends, Vol. 1 & 2. Originally self-released in extremely limited quantities back in 2004, Special Blends Vol. 1 & 2 pairs vintage Doom-produced Special Herbs instrumentals with classic hip-hop and R&B vocals. Mixed by Doom himself, this collection incorporates vocals from a wide range of iconic records. Special Blends Vol. 1 & 2 is available in standard 2XLP vinyl format, as well as a deluxe version inside a custom-printed burlap bag.
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SPECIAL BLENDS VOL. 1&2
SPECIAL HERBS VOL 7 & 8, INCL 7 INCH
SPECIAL HERBS VOL 5 & 6 (incl. 7inch)
SHUNGU
A BLACK MARKET ALBUM
GRUP SES & ELEKTRO HAFIZ
VARYETE
WACKIES DISCO ROCK BAND
WACK RAP
BLU & EXILE
TRUE & LIVIN
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A recent release by AIMS is this handy little upgrade for Bf 109s. A nice little PE detail set for landing gear bays.
It is a small little set, consisting of 17 parts.
Instructions consist of a small, 6" x 8" one-sided paper sheet with easy to follow verbiage and diagrams.
Another well done detailing set for German aircraft by AIMS! Highly recommended.
Available direct from the AIMS website.
Note: My photo of the package shows two sets. That is because I ordered two; only one set is normally provided.


Relax, restore and rejuvenate in an intimate, revitalizing retreat at the easily accessible yet remote and luxurious beachfront Baja eco-resort of Prana Del Mar. Designed for those desiring to learn or review the foundational basics of Jin Shin Jyutsu (JSJ), a gentle touch Japanese healing art and simple daily self-care practice for vibrant aging and recharging health. Revitalize yourself with guided sessions of deeply restorative JSJ and yoga.
Jin Shin Jyutsu combines beautifully with yoga to offset the effects of modern day living — stress, poor nutrition, illness, old injuries and bad patterning. Having a body that allows us to do what we want to do, when we want to do it, leads us to joy.
We are here to take away the complexity of life and go to the simple.
5 nights (December 8-13, 2019). Early bird pricing ends May 15, 2019.
$500 non-refundable deposit – please pay by May 15th to lock in Early Bird price. Balance due by September 1, 2019. Refunds will not be issued if cancellation occurs after September 1, 2019.
To register, please submit deposit above, and fill out Registration Form.
"The JSJ and restorative yoga instruction by Susan was kindly and compassionately delivered, paying special attention to each person as we all had varying degrees of topic understanding and ability. Susan comported herself as a consummate professional throughout. It was my pleasure and delight to participate in this retreat with Susan. I cannot wait for the next time to gather together for Oh Be Joyful.