Some people need help in their home to enable them to live independently.
emotional support, counselling and advice.
You can get help if you are a Council tenant or if you live in your own home.
Supporting People is a network of agencies that offer housing-related support to vulnerable people.
The aim of the scheme is to allow people to live as independently as possible by funding agencies to supply assistance to cover the tasks that there is local demand for.
It is a nationwide scheme to improve the quality of housing-related support services for vulnerable people in England. It is run in partnership with local authorities, the probation service, health services, service providers, service users and other interested groups.
This type of service can help people who need temporary support to learn to live independently. Over time, as independence increases, the level of support is reduced until it 'floats away'.
An example of this would be a resettlement service. This type of service generally provides practical assistance in setting up and maintaining a home and assists with finding suitable accommodation and moving.
This type of support is attached to the person and not the property and can follow a service user if they move to another address.
The accommodation service provides a higher level of support than floating support for people who need help with life skills and managing a tenancy. The support will only be available while the user is based at a specific address, as the support is attached to the property.
This service provides an alarm to call for help whenever it is needed. An example of this would be sheltered housing or safe homes for victims of domestic violence.
Housing related support is available to Council tenants and people who live in their own homes. There are different kinds of support available for different groups of people. Find where to get help here.


PALM SPRINGS – The Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians invites the community to its groundbreaking at 9 a.m. Friday May 11 of its new 5.8-acre cultural center in the heart of downtown Palm Springs that celebrates the history, culture and traditions of the Agua Caliente people.
The groundbreaking will be at the corner of Indian and Tahquitz and kicks off a two-year construction cycle to build a new cultural museum, Agua Caliente Spa and Bathhouse that celebrates the Tribe's ancient Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, a Gathering Plaza, gardens and an Oasis Trail. The project is on target to open in 2020.
The cultural center will feature a new cultural museum, a new Agua Caliente Spa and Bathhouse that celebrates the Tribe's ancient Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, a Gathering Plaza, gardens and an Oasis Trail.
Crews will transplant the Washingtonia filifera palm trees on the construction site to a temporary location.
Crews will install the construction fence to secure the site following the groundbreaking celebration.
Starting this month, the museum location at 219 S. Palm Canyon will no longer be open to visitors so it can be remodeled.
Starting April 30, the surface parking lot at the corner of E. Calle Encilia and E. Andreas Road will no longer be open through the duration of construction.
Inspiration for the cultural center's design includes Agua Caliente traditions such as basket weaving and pottery (ollas) and elements found in nature including desert landscapes, Andreas Canyon rock formations, the Andreas Canyon stream and the Washingtonia filifera palm trees – the only native palm tree to the California desert.
JCJ Architecture, of Phoenix, is the project designer. JCJ Architecture's design concept for the cultural center reflects the Tribe's values and ongoing commitment to the Agua Caliente people. In addition, the center draws upon the rich history of experiencing the healing mineral water.
The cultural center will include numerous outdoor activity spaces, including a Gathering Plaza adjacent to the Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring, originally known as Sec he (the sound of boiling water), which serves as a commemorative focal point for the new development. Here, Tribal Members and visitors can celebrate community, history and pay respect to the life-giving waters that helped shape the Palm Springs region.
Visitors can readily access from the Plaza either the Museum or the Spa and Bathhouse along landscaped terraces and pathways that serve as an extension of the Gathering Plaza. An interpretive green belt, the Oasis Trail, meanders through the property and provides an interactive, cultural learning environment. This trail recreates, on a smaller scale, the distinctive character, geology, flora and beauty of the nearby Indian Canyons, one of the ancestral homes of the Agua Caliente.
The new Museum includes approximately 48,000 square feet and will feature collections in a main gallery, changing gallery and art gallery. The new Museum, a repository for cultural artifacts, stories and history, will also include an education center and garden.
The Spa includes approximately 40,000 square feet to celebrate the ancient healing waters of the Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring with treatments rooms, men and women's bathhouses, a tranquility garden, a salon, fitness center and outdoor mineral pools.
The water from the Agua Caliente Hot Mineral Spring is estimated to be upwards of 12,000 years old and is truly unique as it contains a mineral make-up that has not been found anywhere else in the world. The Tribe has shared the healing water with visitors for more than 100 years. This new Spa will be the fifth bathhouse or spa at the site, with the first one operating in the late 1880s.
The Oasis Trail will meander between the Museum and Spa and will include terraces, a waterfall, sandy beach, fire pits and meditation labyrinth. Building upon the traditions of the Agua Caliente people and the world-renowned natural features of their ancestral lands, the new Agua Caliente Cultural Center will encompass a wide-range of experiences and learning opportunities that conveys the values and legacy of the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians.
As an integral part of the strategic Vision Agua Caliente process that the Tribe initiated several years ago, the Cultural Center will serve as a cornerstone to the long-term goals of the Tribe, and has been designed to be woven into the Master Plan that the Agua Caliente have established for this site in downtown Palm Springs.
"This Cultural Center will allow us to reconnect to our own cultural heritage while sharing it with others," Chairman Grubbe said.
JCJ Architecture is a nationally recognized planning, architecture and interior design firm with offices in Phoenix, San Diego, Los Angeles, Atlanta, Boston, Hartford and New York City. Since its founding in 1936, the firm has worked with a diverse range of clients, including over 50 Tribal Nations, on projects ranging from hospitality and leisure, to cultural, community, gaming, education, public safety, and civic. With a comprehensive planning and design process that is formulated to address each project's unique challenge, context and purpose. JCJ is made up of more than 100 employee-owners who are proud to have created buildings and places of exceptional and enduring quality.


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Player B played Bill's Analysis.
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This stunning looking table that we have previously made from all timber, was in this instance made with a metal base in a galvanized finish.
This base can also be created with a more 'forged' look that has the hand beaten markings visible.
Another finish option is powder coating in the colour of your choice but it's hard to go past matt black.


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September 24, 2008 • Bureau of Governmental Research
BGR's release, School Facilities Plan Leaves Financing Questions Unanswered, examines the financial component of the School Facilities Master Plan for New Orleans.
BGR's public comment letter
BGR's letter in The Times-Picayune
Jefferson Parish School Board member Cedric Floyd said Tuesday (Nov. 21) that he wants voters to reconsider an 8.45-mill property tax that was rejected on Saturday. The tax, estimated to generate $27 million a year, would be dedicated to teacher and...
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject property tax for schoolteacher raises
Jefferson Parish voters on Saturday narrowly rejected an 8.45-mill, 10-year property tax that would have paid for salary increases for school system employees, tossing aside arguments that the parish's teachers need to be paid more to make the system...
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly reject school tax increase
Jefferson Parish voters narrowly rejected a new 8.45-mill property tax Saturday (Nov. 18) that school officials requested to boost teacher pay. With more than 41,600 votes cast, the tax was rejected by a margin of 484 votes. The tax was proposed...
Jefferson Parish voters to decide on new tax for teacher raises
Jefferson Parish schools are asking taxpayers to vote "yes" on Saturday to a new 8.5 mil property tax. The money would be used to give teachers and school employees their first across the board pay raise in 10 years....
Jefferson School Board asking voters to approve new tax for teacher raises
The Jefferson Parish public school system is asking voters to approve a new 8.45-mill property tax on the Nov. 18 ballot that school officials say is needed to boost teacher pay. The tax would help increase the starting pay of first...
Jefferson Parish voters to decide on 8.45-mill tax hike to pay for school employee raises
It's been a rocky few months for the Jefferson Parish School Board: Longtime member Ray St. Pierre died, parents protested shifting attendance zones on the east bank, and board member Cedric Floyd tried to get Superintendent Isaac Joseph suspended....
Early voting begins Friday, continues through Nov. 10 for runoff election
Early voting begins Friday across the state for the Nov. 18 election, with the runoffs for New Orleans mayor and two city council seats drawing the most attention, along with a statewide race for treasurer and other local tax...
New Orleans school taxes earn renewal from voters
New Orleans voters opted to renew three property taxes that fund public school employee salaries, supplies and disciplinary programs. The three 10-year millages, which will continue at their current rates through 2028, were on the path to resounding approval...
On The Ballot: Tax Renewal To Support Orleans Parish Schools
On Saturday at the polls, voters will decide whether to renew three millages, or local taxes, that support the public school system. Voters have approved the millages each time they've appeared on the ballot since 1988. If voters approve...
'Yes' on three Orleans Parish school tax renewals | Editorial
The Times-Picayune editorial board makes the following recommendations for the Oct. 14 ballot. Early voting is open through Saturday, Oct. 7. ORLEANS PARISH SCHOOL BOARD PROPOSITION A To renew a 1.55 mill property tax for textbooks for 10 years Yes...
BGR Wins National Honors for Research
BGR won two awards from the Governmental Research Association (GRA) at its national conference in Pittsburgh, Pa., on Tuesday, July 26, 2016. BGR won the award for Outstanding Policy Achievement for the report The Accidental Steward: The Orleans Parish School...

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PowerWave 7.5 Car Charger Arrival!
Wow, that looks awesome! I wish I had wireless charging!
I feel like Anker got a lot of people's hopes up at CES for a variety of products that still have yet to be released.
To be fair they have released a lot of products this year. But I agree they should be more aggressive releasing products when they announced so many.
Yep PowerHouse Mini, PowerWave Duo among other wireless chargers, a unique USB-C PD hub, and Journey U... plus more things from IFA last year, including PowerCore+ II.
I'm still waiting on the Journey U!
Worth the wait, they'll be available very soon. @joshuad11 is the best person to ask for the release time frame.
I sure hope so, but not seeing any signs of them yet!
I have a real good feeling they will be available in the next month or so just in time for Xmas.
Hopefully, I know its been delayed three or 4 times. It was initially supposed to start shipping at the end of July.
Now, that I do not know.
Really?! I knew Anker said summer at CES, but wasn't for sure what the exact timeframe they had planned was.
Yep. I hope it comes before Black Friday. I've got Christmas presents to buy!
@thetonyclay what kind of cable does it use to plug in, is it Micro USB or is it USB-C? And does it come with the cable?


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Our walnut picture frames are not laminated fiberboard. They are solid hardwood and walnut through and through. This example has a natural finish with a satin sheen. It also features our very popular traditional profile.
Tall and Narrow Oval Frames made of Walnut. The shape of this frame suits the photo very well. Shown with a Narrow Oval Mat that is Light Brown. Our Walnut Picture Frames are a favorite among many customers. The color and grain pattern will match nearly any decor.
Our Oval picture frames are now available with the "Crone's Favorite" profile as shown. The design is perfect for virtually any setting. Missouri walnut is known for it's rich dark color and beautiful grain pattern.
Red-stained Walnut hardwood closely resembles Mahogany. We think you'll love the classic look!
Shown with our most commonly requested profile, "The Traditional". A simple and elegant Walnut frame with a natural finish, it is always one of our best-sellers.
This a truly narrow profile–only 1 1/4″! The Narrow profile serves as a simple accent, emphasizing and enhancing the artwork, without drawing undue attention to itself.
As you can see, this is actually a double frame with six imitation rivets. Perfect for a room with a marine or nautical theme. This could also be a porthole window for a door, which is what this particular client chose to do.
Round Mirror Frame with extra wide profile. The Walnut profile on this frame is 8″ wide. Dress up your mirrors!
Circle Picture Frame, shown with our "Crone's Favorite" profile A favorite profile, very elegant and one of our best sellers. Typically 2 3/4″ – 3″ wide.
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We build Large Picture Frames on a regular basis, so please contact us with your request.
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This tall, skinny, Oval shape would be perfect as a Mirror Frame. Envision your project and send us the details. We'll make it a reality.
Our Round Frames can be made to fit any clock on the market. If you've been looking for an Oval Clock Frame, your search is over. We've got them.
Walnut stained red looks very much like mahogany. The easy flow of the walnut grain and the eye-catching color are very appealing!
Walnut is our biggest seller and upon looking at this frame, it's no wonder. Shown with a natural finish, the Round Walnut Frame with oak rivets create a wonderful contrast.
This Oblong Picture Frame is made of Walnut and displays our "Inside Cove" profile. This is a natural finish, no stain.


My knee-jerk reaction to Ben Affleck being cast as Bruce Wayne (Batman) in the sequel to Man of Steel could be summed up with "What? Why?" The first thing that comes to mind is Daredevil, which isn't exactly a notable comic book movie.
You can't entirely blame Affleck for Daredevil; the directing and the script had problems. But Colin Farrell certainly salvaged the movie as Bullseye. What I'm trying to say is that there's a lot of factors to weigh in. Zack Snyder will direct Affleck just fine.
It seems like an odd casting choice, considering that there was word that WB initially asked Affleck to direct Justice League. Things quieted down; then he was announced to play Batman.
Nevertheless, I'm reserving judgement until the film comes out. Ben Affleck might surprise us like George Clooney Heath Ledger.


Crowds charge to see Yuri Gagarin when he visited the Tower of London, 13th July 1961.
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) the Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut visits Prime Minister Harold Macmillan, 13th July 1961.
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) seen in car at London airport, 1961.
Yuri Gagarin waves to the photographers at London airport, 11th July 1961.
Yuri Gagarin (1934-1968) the Russian Soviet pilot and cosmonaut visiting London in 1961.
It was claps all round as Yuri Gagarin walked down from his aircraft at London airport, 11th July 1961.


Waiting for hot water can be frustrating, especially if you're pressed for time because you woke up late. If you're tired of worrying about whether your morning shower will be hot or not, it might be time to consider a few ways you can give your hot water heater a little extra help.
If your main heater doesn't have the power to deliver instant hot water, you may be able to boost its strength with a smaller, tankless heater. These models are typically used to provide instant hot water to a single room or even a single faucet, and are ideal for homes with only one bathroom.
As the name suggests, the main benefit of a tankless heater is that it lacks a water reservoir, so there's no waiting for it to heat a new batch of water. Instead, these appliances are hooked up to your hot water line directly, and the heating element is so powerful that it warms up the water as it flows through the pipes. This means a tankless heater can give you hot water as soon as you turn the handle.
In larger households, tankless heaters can be a great way to extend the life of your hot water. Once the first person has had their bath or shower using a tankless heater, the main system should be ready to deliver water for everyone else to use. If the water in the pipes is already hot, the tankless heater won't be activated when you turn on the tap. This way, you can eliminate waiting for hot water without having to waste energy leaving your heater on overnight.
Often, the delay between turning on the tap and actually getting hot water is due to the amount of water already in the pipes that has gotten cold. If your home doesn't already circulate water back to the heater, you'll have to manually drain out most of the cold water before any of the hot stuff can get to you. For fixtures far away from the main heater, this can mean quite a long wait.
Circulating systems fix this problem by returning cold water to your heater, which keeps all of the water in your hot lines at a uniform temperature. Like tankless heaters, a circulation system can be set up to turn off when the water is already hot enough throughout your pipes. This helps save energy and reduce the strain on your plumbing and heater.
If you have a set schedule for your baths, showers, dish washing, and clothes washing, then the solution for your home may simply be a heating timer. Like any other timer, a water heating timer can be set to go off at certain intervals, turning on your heater before you ever touch the tap. You can also set the duration the timer will remain on, after which it will turn the system off again to conserve energy.
By setting the timer to a few minutes before you'll need the hot water, you can ensure that you never have to wait for your water heater to get going. You can also still turn on your heater manually if you need to run some hot water outside of your normal routine. In households where the water heater is always running, installing a timer may significantly help you cut down your monthly expenses.
Hot water is best enjoyed right when you want it, not a few minutes later. If your hot water heater is straining to get the job done, maybe one of these solutions will help it speed up. Won't it be nice to see baths as relaxing again, instead of one more daily irritation? You may be able to learn more about these solutions by contacting a plumbing company at http://www.firstclassplumbinginc.com.


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A photographic journey from Vancouver to Yukon
Photo: Rachel Kristensen
Rachel Kristensen
My partner and I had dreamed for years of navigating the British Columbia coastline. We wanted to explore the abundant wildlife and wilderness that extends from the rocky shore, and the former fishing and logging outposts that were the backbone of the BC economy for much of the 20th century. And, we yearned to explore the remote stretches of the area above the 60th parallel.
We decided to paddle and peddle from Vancouver to Whitehorse with stops in Southeast Alaska. We'd tow two foldable kayaks behind our bikes; cycle nearly 1000km; ascend 5200m of elevation; and paddle for weeks in areas so remote that we might go days without seeing a sign of human life. We lived our plan in an extraordinary journey, with glaciers and bears outnumbering people, and where tidal charts and weather reports were the only information that mattered.
Editors note. All of these photos are the author's own and originally appeared on Meander the World's Instagram. Follow their adventures in real time here: @meandertheworld.
Highway 19, Vancouver Island, BC
The first part of our cycle journey was on Vancouver Island, a 495km section of highway that weaves through old growth temperate rainforests of Sitka spruce, Douglas fir, arbutus, and beech trees. Rain and hail fell every day.
Johnstone Strait, Vancouver Island, BC.
The northern tip of Vancouver Island has some of the clearest cold water in the world and is home to rich marine life in an area known as a "whale superhighway." Base camps for kayaking explorations are easily established on the rocky shorelines across the 110km channel.
Broughton Archipelago, Vancouver Island, BC
Hundreds of islands dot BC's largest Marine Park, from a little rocky bluff to a densely forested island. We worked with the ebb and flow of the nearly 4m high tidal changes, where the water's current could turn into river-like rapids in a matter of minutes. Our nights were spent watching the sky turn from gold to pink with a soundtrack of humpback whales breathing, ravens cawing and wolves howling.
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Cruising the Inside Passage, British Columbia
The entire length of the BC coast from Victoria to just north of Prince Rupert is 1000km. With limited time and much we wanted to see, we opted to take the BC Ferries from Vancouver Island, along the Inside Passage and into the Great Bear Rainforest. The inland sea route follows narrow channels where dense forest broken up by abandoned pulp mills, lighthouses and glacier-fed waterfalls.
Home is where you hang it, Great Bear Rainforest, BC
The Great Bear Rainforest has few beaches. Any exposed cliff is submerged as the tides change. We'd paddle 20km to find any viable shoreline, only to find that the ground surface was too rough for camping. We began looking beyond the rocky bluffs to hang our hammock in between the giant cedars, or lanky red alders.
Away from the cruise port we found trails that meandered through wildflower-filled meadows and a deep valley, leading towards glacially capped Tongass National Forest peaks and mountainsides.
Glacier Bay National Park, Alaska, USA
Glacier Bay. from the forested hillsides at the mouth near Icy Straits to the absolute wilderness found 63 nautical miles within the bay at John Hopkins Glacier is wildly diverse: emerald and topaz waters; glaciers cascading from mountain tops; sheltered inlets filled with feeding whales; seals floating on icebergs, sea lions sunning themselves on rocky outcrops and bears searching the shoreline for their next meal.
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Before starting on a backcountry adventure in Glacier Bay, one must attend a 'Bear Safety Meeting' with rangers: tents need to be positioned high on the shoreline to avoid being washed away with the changing tides, and everything from dining to bathroom breaks must take place in the intertidal zone. Leave no trace, keep all items with scents locked away, and take only photos.
Haines Pass, Yukon Territory
Thousands of thousands of prospectors during the Gold Rush arrived on the shores of Haines and Skagway, Alaska to make their way over the mountains into the Yukon. We followed the historic Dalton Trail, towing well over 200 lbs in gear and food, and cycled the Haines Highway for over 245km of road in pure solitude. The highway climbs above the tree line into the alpine where rolling hills are flanked by some of Canada's highest peaks of the St Elias mountain range.
Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory
Cruising downhill on the last stretch of our journey, into Haines Junction, a town of 900 is the Yukon's 4th largest community, we felt relief and joy. The town acts as a basecamp for explorers into a region with Canada's largest grizzly bear population; sprawling icefields; Mt. Logan, the highest mountain peak; countless glacial lakes - and borders the world's largest contiguous protected park land. Haines sees an absurd amount of summertime RV traffic cruising the 2200 km-long Alaskan Highway - as well as a few crazy cyclists.
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Be'er Sheva's mosquerade
A wine and beer festival to be held in a former Great Mosque is an exemplar of contemporary Israeli history.
Ben White
Ben White is a freelance writer specialising in Palestine and Israel.
Published On 4 Sep 20124 Sep 2012
Plans to hold a wine and beer festival in the Great Mosque in Be'er Sheva has provoked outrage [CC / Daniel Bar?nek]
This week, the Israeli city of Be'er Sheva (Beer el-Sabe) will hold a wine and beer festival in the courtyard of the city's former Great Mosque. The municipality's plans have provoked anger from the country's Palestinian citizens, including a legal challenge by minority rights group Adalah, as well as a protest tent and condemnation by community leaders and politicians.
This episode is a microcosm of Israel's hidden history, a country where town and country alike is strewn with reminders of the ongoing ethnic cleansing at the heart of the establishment of a "Jewish and democratic" state.
The Palestinian population of Be'er Sheva was expelled in 1948, with the operation order for the town's conquest calling for the "demolition of most of the town". Some residents ended up in refugee camps in the Gaza Strip.
The mosque had been built in 1906 and was used for prayer until the Nakba. Afterwards, it was initially used as a prison and then a courthouse, before being opened as a museum. A sign seen earlier this summer in the Negev Museum reads: "The toilet rooms are in the building formerly used as a mosque". Such a transformation is not without precedent: the mosque of ethnically cleansed Palestinian village Al-Khalisa is now the museum of Qiryat Shemona.
Palestinian citizens have long sought to restore Be'er Sheva's Great Mosque as a place of prayer and worship. Last year, and almost a decade after petitioners went to the High Court of Justice, the judges ruled that the building be used as an Islamic museum. Even this was better than the position of the Be'er Sheva municipality, who sought to open a "Museum of the Cultures of the Sons of Abraham", and have opposed the use of the mosque for prayer on the basis it will "create violence and disturb the public order".
The case was noted in the most recent US State Department International Religious Freedom report on Israel, which noted the "governmental and legal discrimination against non-Jews and non-Orthodox streams of Judaism".
The story of Be'er Sheva's mosque reminded me of a recent exchange I had with reporter for The Jerusalem Post Lahav Harkov. Responding to her tweets about a visit to a winery in northern Israel, I reminded Harkov that the kibbutz in question stood on the land of the ethnically cleansed Palestinian village of Saliha (where Israeli forces killed 60 to 90 villagers gathered in a house).
Harkov subsequently tweeted that "it was a war" and "tragedies happened on both sides", saying "there are tourist sites on battlefields across the world. It's not that big of a deal IMHO". Revealingly, the journalist then added: "Also, I'm an unabashed Zionist & I think Israel rightfully & historically belongs 2 Jews."
Simply pointing out the history of 1948 provoked a series of justifications that resulted in a frank defence of ethno-religious privilege. As Gideon Levy wrote in Ha'aretz recently about Tel Aviv, a city "whose reputation for enlightenment and openness is world renowned, is built in part on ruined [Palestinian] villages, and it is unwilling to acknowledge it".
This refusal stems in part from the scale of the ethnic cleansing that took place in the Nakba. Around 90,000 immigrants were settled in Palestinian homes in Jaffa, downtown Haifa and Acre, and in 1954, more than one third of Israel's Jewish population lived on absentee property. Ninety five per cent of new Jewish settlements established between 1948 and 1953 were on absentee property. By 1951, the Jewish National Fund's "Naming Committee" had assigned 200 new names as part of the process of removing Palestinians from the map in more ways than one.
But this is not just "ancient history". In many cases, the Palestinians expelled from their homes and villages live just a few miles away in refugee camps across the border, forbidden from returning because they are not Jewish. Some are even citizens of the state, but despite this, are still stripped of their property by the systematically discriminatory land regime.
Furthermore, remembering 1948 – and its ongoing consequences – goes hand in hand with resisting the ongoing acts of ethnic cleansing, whether in the West Bank or in the region around Be'er Sheva itself, where tens of thousands face forced eviction in the name of the "development" of the Negev. While Israel's apologists urge people to "move on" from the events of history (for obvious reasons), it is even harder to do so when Palestinians' homes are still being demolished in 2012.
Ben White is a freelance journalist, writer and activist, specialising in Palestine/ Israel. He is a graduate of Cambridge University.
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Croft Lane in Liverpool L9 consists predominantly of semi-detached houses. Properties on Croft Lane typically have values around £200,000 - £300,000, ranging upwards of £300,000 for larger semi-detached houses.
Map showing Croft Lane in Liverpool.


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Features Agronomy Insect Pests
Variable weather and finding solutions to increased European corn borer pressure
By Top Crop Manager
European corn borer larvae move in and out of the stalk.
Insect Pests
European corn borer larvae move in and out of the stalk. That might not seem like too bold a statement, but for a grower caught by an unexpected explosion of ECB pressure, this news can save a crop.
ECB pressure across the Maritimes and through the northeastern United States has been increasing. The mild winter of 2009/2010 did not help. "With the recent milder winters we've had more larvae survive the winter than in the past," says Jim Dwyer, the University of Maine's area crops specialist based in Presque Isle. "The larvae overwinter in the stalks."
Several fields in Maine were hit hard with ECB in 2010. "If you have a significant insect population and add drought on top of that, you can get a significant yield impact," says Dwyer. "Fields that had significant ECB activity saw a lot of crow damage, such as shredded vines, as they went after the larvae. In a couple of fields the bird damage as a result of ECB was more significant than the damage from the ECB themselves."
Dwyer and other researchers have a theory that the increase in ECB pressure is partly due to the decrease in foliar-applied insecticides. "Historically, as we applied foliar materials for control of Colorado potato beetle, unknowingly we were controlling ECB too," says Dwyer. "We're not applying the foliar materials for CPB control in late June and early July like we used to, and ECB has become a significant issue for us."
That is what Dr. Christine Noronha, an entomologist with Agriculture and Agri-food Canada in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, also sees. "In the last 15 years (since about 1995) we started to see an increase, and by 2002, growers were seeing significant damage."
Changes in weather patterns are not only affecting ECB overwintering; variable summer temperatures are making it harder for consultants when it comes to recommending whether or not to spray a crop. Danny Blanchette is a crop consultant with the Grand Falls Agromart in Grand Falls, New Brunswick. In 2010, he stood in a field of potatoes that was on the verge of being decimated by ECB. Temperatures had gone from consistently cold to hot very quickly. "I've never seen anything like it," says Blanchette. Both he and the processor were scouting. "I've never seen it go from so cold to so hot so quickly. We couldn't even find the eggs or the hatch. It was done in a week and a half. The moths came in and laid eggs before we could monitor."
"Typically, we try to get material out to control the larvae," says Dwyer. "That gives us a three-day window, from egg hatch to when they enter the plant. Within that window the larvae are extremely vulnerable. Assail (acetamiprid) has some ovicidal activity to control eggs. Pyrethroids do a good job of controlling the larvae. Coragen (rynaxypyr) does a good job of controlling the larvae and is a translaminar material with a longer residual."
Dwyer admits that it can be difficult to hit the right timing, especially for growers farming a large number of acres.
"We usually spray when the eggs hatch," says Blanchette. But the larvae got into the stalks of the potato plants and everything looked dire.
Blanchette spoke to Dwyer in Maine, who recommended Coragen, an insecticide from Group 28, the Anthranilic diamides. It causes both rapid cessation of feeding but also has excellent residual, multi-stage control of ECB.
Advantages of residuals
ECB has an Achilles heel that growers can use to their advantage. The pest tends to enter and exit the stalk multiple times. When a product has a longer residual, the ECB pick up the material as they exit the stalk. Dwyer has seen a residual insecticide work in the past in fields that appeared too far gone. "We have seen between 60 and 70 percent control of the larvae after they had entered the plant," says Dwyer. "Historically, once larvae have entered the plant, we've had a tough time getting material to them. I was pleased."
The field in New Brunswick was saved and produced 250 barrels to the acre. Blanchette estimates that the plants would have died and the field would have produced 150 barrels without the spray. "We were shaking ECB carcasses out of the holes in the stems," he says.
Timing of application is still key but Jim Irish, specialty products manager at DuPont, says it is important to know that ECB moves in and out of the stalk. "With its unique properties, we see why Coragen widens the window of application," he says. "Along with the extended residual and translaminar activity, Coragen controls hatching insects all the way through to adult stages. These are huge benefits when trying to control ECB, and Coragen often replaces two or three applications."
It is important to use a product that controls ECB at various stages. Egg hatch can vary tremendously from farm to farm, says Dwyer. When a grower sees dramatic weather change like that, Dwyer says eggs can hatch in as few as three days. It helps to have a product that controls insects at various stages while trying to get fields sprayed at the right time.
A sudden hot spell can cause complications. But during a cold summer, the egg-hatch season can spread over a much longer time period. "During cold summers, the moths keep laying eggs for a longer period of time," says Noronha. She says sudden temperature spikes can cause a sharp increase in egg laying.
Brian Beaton, potato co-ordinator with the PEI Department of Agriculture, remembers 2009 when people were scouting and not doing cumulative counts. People made the mistake of scouting and counting egg masses one week and then starting from zero the next week. "The summer was cool overall," says Beaton. "The moths were laying and hatching at different times during a three-week period. People were doing their counts for egg masses but they should have added all the counts together."
In 2010, Beaton says it was drier and hotter than in 2009 and there was a faster, shorter flush of hatching.
It seems that variable weather is here to stay. Therefore, growers would be advised to consider their insecticides carefully to give themselves some extra breathing room to control ECB.
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The quarterfinals are Friday. Fisher and Tuckerman, the U.S. junior men's double team, will compete in Lane 1 at 6:06 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (12:06 p.m. in the Czech Republic).
Fisher attended Oak Ridge High School last year, and he signed with Temple University in February.
In the Czech Republic on Wednesday, Fisher and Tuckerman finished the 2,000-meter race with a time of 6:42.720. They were behind the Czech Republic (6:31.720), Belgium (6:36.650), and Japan (6:40.060) in Heat 2, but ahead of Chile (6:44.920) and Israel (06:57.640). You can see the Heat 2 results with Fisher (bow) and Tuckerman (stroke) here.
You can see the results for all five heats here. Greece had the best time in those heats, 6:28.830, and Germany had the second-best, 6:28.950. Italy had the third-best time, 6:29.480. You can read about the five heats in the Junior Men's Double Sculls (JM2x) event on Wednesday here.
The weather was reported to be hot Wednesday, the water warm, and the heats fast.
After finishing ninth nationally in the 1x at the 2018 USRowing Junior National Championships, Fisher trained this summer at the Vesper Boat Club in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, according to the Oak Ridge Rowing Association. He will row for the lightweight men's program at Temple University this fall.
Fisher and Tuckerman swept the Men's U19 2x at the USRowing National Team Trials in July, winning the best-of-three format handily with victories in both the first and second event, the ORRA said.
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Bruce V. Bigelow
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Tom Steinke says he founded San Diego's Minnow Medical out of an abiding conviction of the limitations of the medical stent, a mesh tube inserted in arteries to help prop open clogged blood vessels.
Steinke came to this view after spending 20 years developing medical devices in the cardiovascular industry. His previous startup was San Diego-based Reva Medical, which he founded in 1998 around a novel slide-and-lock design for a metal stent that does not deform as it expands. Before that, he was a product group director for Medtronic, director of engineering for Sonotek, and a development engineer at Advanced Cardiovascular Systems, which became Guidant, the maker of heart pacemakers and defibrillators.
"I know the industry," Steinke says. With a metal stent, he says, "you're going to have an ongoing inflammation to a foreign body… Even a [stent with a] drug coating doesn't last forever; eventually the coating dissolves." As Denise has reported, drug-coated stents represented a major innovation for the industry, and one that caught Reva off-guard. As the industry shifted to drug-coated stents, Steinke helped Reva reinvent itself in 2003 by developing a bio-absorbable stent that fully dissolves over time.
By the end of 2003, though, Steinke had moved on.
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He founded Minnow Medical that year, and tells me the company sprang from his "altruistic desire to improve health care for the masses." Now, after six years of development, Steinke is working to commercialize the technology that sprang from his convictions.
Steinke tells me that during his first couple of years at Minnow, he searched for alternatives to vascular stents. The founder and CEO says he self-funded Minnow until he had identified a way to improve the medical device used in balloon angioplasty to treat arteries that have narrowed and hardened due to atherosclerotic disease, the build-up of waxy plaque along the inside walls of an artery. In the process, Steinke also focused on … Next Page »
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.storage to have pricey second sunrise
Kevin Murphy, July 31, 2017, 12:33:33 (UTC), Domain Registries
The .storage gTLD is to get a second sunrise period after being acquired and repurposed by XYZ.com.
The registry will operate a "Trademark Landrush Period" for three weeks from November 7 as the first stage of .storage's reboot as an open-to-all gTLD.
It's not technically a "sunrise" period under ICANN rules — that phase was already completed under previous owner Extra Space Storage — nor is it restricted to trademark owners.
Basically anyone with the money will be able to buy a .storage domain during the period, but at a price.
One registrar is reporting that registrants will have to pay a $1,500 application fee on top of the soon-to-be-standard higher $699-per-year registration fee.
That's considerably more than most new gTLDs charge during their regular sunrise phases.
There's no need to own a matching trademark, so neither the registry, registrars or Trademark Clearinghouse have any trademark verification costs to bear.
But that also means anyone can pick up any generic, dictionary .storage domain they want without the need for paperwork. XYZ has previously said that all domains will be available at the same price, regardless of their previous "premium" status.
I can see some intellectual property interests being uneasy with how this relaunch is handling trademarks.
Under its former management, .storage was set to be tightly restricted to the physical and data storage industries, reducing the chance of cybersquatting, so some brands may have avoided the sunrise period.
After the relaunch — general availability starts December 5 — there will be no such restrictions. However, the high price of standard registrations is likely to deter all but the richest or dumbest cybersquatters.
XYZ.com acquired .storage for an undisclosed sum in May. There are currently about 800 domains in the .storage zone file.
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VTCs defy the new law and continue to work as taxis in Barcelona
Despite the entry into force three months ago of the decree-law of the Generalitat that severely restricts the operation of rental cars with drivers, the large digital platforms that offer this type of vehicle with VTC licenses as if in truth were taxis continue to work in Barcelona and its metropolitan area as always.
Despite the entry into force three months ago of the decree-law of the Generalitat that severely restricts the operation of rental cars with drivers, the large digital platforms that offer this type of vehicle with VTC licenses as if in truth were taxis continue to work in Barcelona and its metropolitan area as always. On December 31, the term to regularize the licenses that meet the new requirements ended. This sieve reduces the 4,000 permits that worked in Catalonia before the new framework to about 600.
The taxi drivers demand that the administrations wake up as soon as possible, that they force Uber, Cabify and Bolt to abide by the rules, that the Urban Police and the Mossos d'Esquadra begin to fine offenders, that they put an end to this confusion. It seems as if the new scenario had arrived without anyone –except the taxi drivers– noticing it. And he sees that all those involved came to think about it for years.
To remember that things have changed, about twenty rather fed-up taxi drivers set up a picket in front of Sants station on Tuesday. Some already have a list with the license plates of the more or less 600 rental cars with drivers that have already obtained permission from the Institut Metropolità del Taxi (Imet) to continue operating in the metropolitan area or that are pending some fringe to solve in brief.
The taxi drivers' patience ran out as a long succession of vehicles bearing the Cabify and Bolt logos dropped their customers off in front of the station. None of the license plates of these vehicles were on his list. About a thousand rental cars with drivers work with these applications.
"What you are doing is illegal from day 1," the taxi drivers snapped at the drivers. "The fine is 4,000 euros, and they will put it on you; Not to Uber, but to you, do you understand? And the drivers questioned replied that they know nothing, that the managers of the fleets for which they work – which in turn agree with the large digital platforms to offer their services through their applications – only told them to go out to work as usual and bring money. "Fuck, I break my back eleven and a half hours a day, and I've barely been at this for a month, I need a job!" "They changed my car and they told me that I could work with it without any problem". Don't come to me... you are not the law!
Yes, there were some moments of tension, they even punctured a tire... But it was the arrival of the Urban Police and the Mossos d'Esquadra that ended up exasperating the picket taxi drivers. None of the agents in question was aware of the entry into force of the new decree law, none had received the pertinent instruction from the City Council, the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB) or the Generalitat, none knew what had to be done. to do...
Although municipal sources assure that controls are being carried out to guarantee compliance with the decree law, none of the agents who traveled to Sants had the list of authorized VTCs that many taxi drivers already drive. Faced with this situation, those on the picket line in front of the station decided to hold an assembly of the sector right there tomorrow, Thursday, in order to decide which protests to carry out imminently "and stop this armed robbery of the platforms."
In the Department of Territory, author of the new legal regulations, they consider that they have already done their job a long time ago and now who must ensure compliance with the law is the IMET. The president of the organization and councilor for Mobility of Barcelona, the socialist Laia Bonet, picks up the gauntlet: "We will work to guarantee compliance with a decree that advances the objective of making Barcelona a benchmark in public services and quality jobs" .
The large digital platforms, for their part, understand that the new decree law of the Generalitat is leaking, that the courts themselves will knock it down in a few months, that in reality they are not doing anything illegal... The owners of the VTC licenses consider that the permits issued less than four years ago have not yet exhausted the extension granted by the central government with the aim of compensating them before allowing the autonomous communities to restrict their activity.
In addition, on this side of the trench, everyone thinks that the recent non-binding opinion of the lawyer for the Court of Justice of the European Union who censors limiting the number of VTC shows the fragility of the rule. So Uber, Cabify and Bolt continue to operate in Barcelona as usual, dodging pickets from taxi drivers.
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NBCUniversal International's SVoD service has announced its upcoming expansion into Norway – and then Finland, Sweden & Denmark. Launching first with Norway's TV 2 in Q4 2017, this strategic territory expansion will extend hayu beyond the UK, Ireland and Australia.
These upcoming launches are a key milestone in the continued growth for the all-reality service, extending the number of hayu subscriber markets to seven countries by the end of 2017. The news comes on the heels of recent announcements about extended distribution for hayu via strategic partnerships in the UK with Amazon Channels; in Ireland with eir mobile; and, in Australia with Fetch TV. Further, the 2018 launch of hayu on NOW TV was also announced by Sky Media.


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Matchmaking Summit - Pure Michigan Business Connect - Cobo Center Detroit
Detroit Three, Tier 1 suppliers join together for first ever state-sponsored PMBC matchmaking summit
July 22 at Cobo Center, Detroit
Application period open now through June 20 for Michigan businesses
Pure Michigan Business Connect is partnering with Chrysler Group LLC, Ford Motor Company, General Motors and 42 Tier 1 suppliers to host an invitation-only supplier summit on Tuesday, July 22 at Cobo Center in Detroit.
"Michigan's automotive industry is roaring back, and this matchmaking summit is a unique opportunity for Michigan suppliers to tap into the comeback of this vital industry and find their niche in the automotive supply chain," said Gov. Rick Snyder. "We commend Chrysler, Ford, GM and their Tier 1 partners for their commitment to working with Michigan suppliers and growing our economy."
Hosted by Pure Michigan Business Connect, a Michigan Economic Development Corporation program, and the Detroit Regional Chamber, this invitation-only summit will help Michigan companies gain procurement opportunities with the Detroit Three automakers and 42 of their Tier 1 suppliers. The participating companies have provided more than 400 procurement needs for which they are committed to finding and qualifying Michigan suppliers. Businesses from around the state will be invited to attend pre-arranged, exclusive purchaser-supplier matchmaking engagements at the summit.
The procurement needs can be viewed at http://www.puremichiganb2b.com/b2b-web/#DetroitThree. Michigan companies interested in attending must complete the online application and identify their qualifications based on the needs listed. Each application will be reviewed, and invitations will be sent to those companies that are the best fit for the specific opportunities. Each invited company will receive at least one private meeting to discuss potential opportunities with one of the procurement teams present at the summit.
Priority Deadline:
The priority deadline to apply is June 20, 2014. All applicants will be notified by July 3 whether or not they have been selected to participate. Applications received after that date will only be considered if there are needs that have not been addressed through the initial application window.
"This matchmaking summit will give Michigan companies opportunities with the Detroit automakers and their key suppliers that they might not otherwise have," said MEDC President and CEO Michael A. Finney. "We estimate that since Pure Michigan Business Connect launched, the program has facilitated $1.7 billion in revenue for Michigan companies, and that translates into approximately 8,500 jobs created across the state. This supplier summit, with more than 400 procurement needs, will mean even more growth opportunities for Michigan businesses."
Launched in 2011, Pure Michigan Business Connect is a public-private alliance of the MEDC, state agencies and major Michigan companies and organizations that connects in-state companies to business resources. Companies can find new ways to raise capital, get access to professional business services at little or no cost, connect with each other through a new business-to-business network, and identify potential supplier opportunities, while developing resources to improve their supply chains.
About Chrysler Group LLC
Chrysler Group LLC, formed in 2009 to establish a global strategic alliance with Fiat S.p.A., produces Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram, SRT, FIAT and Mopar vehicles and products. With the resources, technology and worldwide distribution network required to compete on a global scale, the alliance builds on Chrysler Group's culture of innovation, first established by Walter P. Chrysler in 1925, and Fiat's complementary technology that dates back to its founding in 1899. To learn more, visit http://www.chryslergroupllc.com/Pages/Home.aspx.
Ford Motor Company, a global automotive industry leader based in Dearborn, Mich., manufactures or distributes automobiles across six continents. With about 180,000 employees and 65 plants worldwide, the company's automotive brands include Ford and Lincoln. The company provides financial services through Ford Motor Credit Company. For more information regarding Ford and its products worldwide, please visit http://corporate.ford.com.
About General Motors
General Motors Co. (NYSE:GM, TSX: GMM) and its partners produce vehicles in 30 countries, and the company has leadership positions in the world's largest and fastest-growing automotive markets. GM, its subsidiaries and joint venture entities sell vehicles under the Chevrolet, Cadillac, Baojun, Buick, GMC, Holden, Jiefang, Opel, Vauxhall and Wuling brands. More information on the company and its subsidiaries, including OnStar, a global leader in vehicle safety, security and information services, can be found at http://www.gm.com.
Pure Michigan is a brand representing business, talent and tourism initiatives across Michigan. These efforts are driven by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, which serves as the state's marketing arm and lead advocate for business growth, jobs and opportunity with a focus on helping grow Michigan's economy.
For more on the MEDC and its initiatives, visit michiganbusiness.org. For Michigan travel news, updates and information, visit michigan.org. Michigan residents interested in seeking employment with any of Michigan's growing companies should check mitalent.org, where more than 76,000 jobs are currently available in a variety of industries.
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Two new images have dropped for Stephan Elliott's highly anticipated new Australian comedy, Flammable Children.
Flammable Children's incredible cast includes Guy Pearce, Kylie Minogue, Radha Mitchell, Julian McMahon, Asher Keddie, Jeremy Sims and the legendary Jack Thompson.
1975: A 200-ton blue whale gets washed up on a local beach and the kids think it's the biggest thing that's ever happened in Australia. Behind closed doors, the Mums and Dads of a quiet suburban cul-de-sac are going to celebrate in their own special way, by joining the sexual revolution and throwing a wife-swapping key party. And like the rotting whale, it's all about to go spectacularly wrong.
Flammable children is expected to hit Australian cinemas late 2017.


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CHKF-FM is a radio station that broadcasts multicultural content, including a major Chinese programming block entitled Fairchild Radio at 94.7 FM in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. It is owned by Fairchild Group.
CHKF's studios are located on 37th Avenue Northeast in Calgary, while its transmitter is located near the Arbour Lake neighbourhood in northwest Calgary near Stoney Trail.

CHKF's programming is primarily Cantonese with some Cambodian, Croatian, Filipino, German, Hindi, Hungarian, Irish, Italian, Japanese, Lao, Macedonian, Mandarin, Polish, Punjabi, Russian, Spanish, Thai, Urdu and Vietnamese programming during the evenings and on weekends.

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