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After a week with my best friend, I headed out for some more boondocking, this time in Shenandoah National Park. On the way, I needed to refill my water tanks, as they were getting low and I planned to be out in the forest for a week or so.
I've been getting about five to six days of water from one five gallon tank (I have two), including drinking and washing. It is amazing how my water usage has naturally and quickly adapted to having a fixed, small water supply. I use fewer things so there is less to wash, multitasking tool usage during food preparation, and wash everything immediately after use when food is easiest to get off. When washing dishes, I put several things in the sink and wash one of them held over the others so that the runoff starts to rinse the lower items. And I cannot just let water run, because it is pumped manually by my foot. I was raised to be conservative with water, but now I am fierce about it.
However, I make sure that I drink plenty of water every day, as that is important for my health.
I once called the city water department when my bill showed that my water usage unexpectedly spiked one month, and the lady on the phone told me that they calculate residential water usage based on 60 gallons of water per person, per day. For every man, woman and child in the city, they expect us to flush, shower, wash and drink 60 gallons a day! For the last three months, I've been averaging about a gallon a day. Calculate that, city water planning commission.
So on my way to Shenandoah National Park, I was looking for a place to get water. This has been surprisingly easy so far, as many grocery stores have a large-gallon water dispenser, sometimes there are independent dispensaries in towns or cities, plus I usually fill up at a friend's house before leaving, but forgot this time, and finding water wasn't so easy. I stopped at six grocery stores, two CVS stores, a Walmart, drove through five strip malls and shopping centers that looked promising, a rest stop, and no luck. I just had to hope the ranger station would have a faucet or that I could find a river or stream.
All these stops slowed me down, and though I still could have made it to the park by nightfall, barely, I decided that I'm not in a rush, there is no need to hurry, and I can take my time and enjoy the trip. So I overnighted in Warrenton, VA (aside: this reminded me of the community of Warrent in N.K. Jemisin's brilliant Broken Earth Trilogy, if you haven't read these yet, you need to look them up) at a Walmart parking lot bordering a grassy hill where I sat to enjoy a dinner of garlic naan topped with mixed greens, apple slices, and aged cheddar slices. No cooking required and it was tasty.
The next morning I passed through Amissville, Virginia. What's wrong there? Everything. The whole town is amiss.
My national forest pass worked to get me in to Shenandoah for free, yay! This is only my second time using it, so it still feels exciting.
The park is basically a 105 mile long, two lane road, called Skyline Drive, that snakes along the Blue Ridge Mountains, and the couple of miles of forest to either side of the road. Whenever the road peeks out to the edge of the ridge, with a clear view of the Shenandoah valley, there is an overlook for cars to stop and visitors to take pictures. There are 75 of these gorgeous overlooks.
I had this song stuck in my head the whole time I was there. But looked it up later and was disappointed. Although long popular in Virginia, it refers to the Missouri River and "Shenandoah" is an Indian Chief, not the river or valley in Virginia. In the song, a European trader befriends Shenandoah and falls in love with his daughter. The trader goes back East, only to return seven years later to steal her away and they eventually have several children together.
Sadly, I had only ever heard those first couple of lines. I grew up loving the melody that felt to me so much like a rolling river.
But learning the real story of this song got me thinking. Why hadn't I heard that before?
The Nigerian novelist Chimamanda Adichie gave a TED Talk that I have thought about a lot over the last several years. She argues that when we only have a single story about another group of people, for instance, what "Africans" are like, in her case, or what "Native Americans" are like, or "Blacks," or "the poor," that we loose something very important.
In elementary school, my classmates and I were presented with a single story about the Indians. We were shown pictures of golden skinned men hunting with spears and women squatting around a campfire with small children playing nearby or gathering berries. We learned that the Indians hunted buffalo and grew corn and that they helped the first Pilgrims survive their first winter by giving them food and teaching them how to plant corn. But they weren't all the same. Some of them lived in teepees and some in wigwams. Some were called Navajo and some Apache and the Apache were warriors.
In middle school that story grew a little. Now there were many different tribes of Native Americans and they had different customs and cultures and some fought each other. Now the Apache skinned the victims of their wars and the Navajo wove beautiful blankets. They no longer had such an idyllic relationship with us White folk, spreading disease and sickness among the newly founded English colonies, wiping out Roanoke entirely. But the White men weren't blameless, either. Whites force marched the Natives from their ancestral territories to reservations where they could live peacefully.
In high school, the Native Americans hardly existed. No, in high school we studied European immigrants and our Civil War and World War II. In California, there is a single chapter in the 9th grade history text about the Spanish missionaries trying to convert the Natives in what would become southern California, and we visited a couple of their old Missions. Maybe other states also have a local history segment, I don't know.
Outside of school, the stories I heard included a ballot agenda in California when I was in my teens about "Indian Gaming," and I couldn't understand why some people wanted to ban those poor people from being able to hunt for their dinner—yes, I was a naive child, but I only had a single story at that point, and it was not one that included gambling.
I was fortunate that I moved to New Mexico as a young adult, and that at the same time that I began hearing the story of the modern Native American as drunk and lazy, that I was also living in an area surrounded by several reservations and got to know many Native Americans personally, and so I also got not one or two, but many other stories, from many people.
Like my college roommate, who was Native American and seemed to me as ordinary as anyone else. She added to my stories, sharing her life and her values. She taught me about gardening and about giving unfailing care and love for family members who might not be the easiest to get along with, and that Roanoke wasn't wiped out by disease, that the Colonists and Natives intermarried.
A college professor shared with me the story of how the American government stole Native American children away from their parents and stripped them of their names, their languages, their cultures, their traditions, under the guise of giving them an education or civilizing them, and that many died of White Men's diseases, brutal treatment and even more cruel punishments for the slightest offenses.
A man at my church taught me the story of how the forced marches to reservations were forced on the same peoples, over and over, as pioneers and adventurers moved farther west and wanted their land again and again.
I no longer have a single story of Native Americans, and now I am hungry for more, for authentic, first person stories, and am having no difficulty finding them. I am in the middle of reading Braiding Sweetgrass by the Native American botanist and ecologist Robin Wall Kimmerer. She is a brilliant storyteller, and is teaching me a new depth of respect for the land and all the creatures who live here. I've always heard the story of the Native American's connection with the land, but she is teaching me a small part of what it means to actually have a spirit of kinship toward every living thing. I'll bet no Native inventor would have ever designed a device that flushes away gallons of water at a time.
This grand journey is about listening to new stories, from all sorts of people, and I am learning. One story at a time. One mile at a time.
Far away, you rolling river.
The modern Shenandoah National Park is beautiful, and I did find a spigot for potable water outside the ranger station, thankfully. The main ranger station had a surprisingly in-depth, museum-style exhibit on how the park was established and the local residents whose lives were impacted in the process.
More stories. About poor white locals who sometimes sold their land to the government, sometimes were forced to sell, sometimes were just forced out. And the Civilian Conservation Corps that built Skyline Drive, sometimes employing those same locals. And President Hoover's efforts toward environmental conservation and love for the area as a retreat from the hurly burly of Washington D.C. There is also the story of Black Americans in the park's early years, both employed by the park as cooks and waiters in the fancy lodges, and that families were allowed to visit for recreation, though restricted to camping in the Lewis Mountain Campground, by far the smallest in the park.
This history is plastered all over the park, its literature, even the website, neither by way of apology nor to boast, but as a sort of acknowledgment of both the good and bad stories of our country's past, all of which need to be heard.
The ranger station was also my ticket to a backcountry camping permit. They are free, but you need to get the permit. The very helpful ranger told me about the various areas for camping—I wanted something as out of the way as possible—and then we got to the sticking point. I don't want to camp in a tent, but in my van. Apparently that is not allowed. Not even in the parking lots. Anywhere in the park. The park's website does not specify this, and since "motorized camping" as the ranger called it, is specifically allowed in many National Parks, and where it is not the website usually says that—I've been doing my research—so I didn't think this one would be a problem. I was wrong.
Get this: I can stay in the park, in my van, in any parking lot or legal parking spot I like, for as late as I like, all night long if I like, as long as I am awake the entire time. But if I fall asleep, I am camping and that is not allowed.
Maybe if I had the guts to stay there quietly and pretend I wasn't there, he would figure I was camping and move on, but I am too afraid of lawbreaking and so I opened up, was apologetic and pretended I had just dozed off accidentally because it was a long day. I showed him my camping permit and insisted that I really had intended to camp, but now it's too dark, what am I supposed to do, Officer?
He was kind but firm and ran my license and "let me go with a warning this time." He said I could still camp here tonight but I can't sleep in the van. He actually recommended a young woman alone go stumbling through the forest (for a minimum of two miles from the road) with a load of camping gear in the pitch black (there are no city lights, it was black as tar) to set up camp where I couldn't see a bloody thing. Nice to have gender equality.
These woods are black as tar after dark. Who knows what I might have run into. Or who I might have stepped on. A flashlight just doesn't cut it.
I drove to Luray and stayed at the Walmart.
My breakfast smoothie and the beginnings of a jar of sun tea.
The next morning I came back to the park and made a smoothie and some sun tea and enjoyed breakfast with a view.
I had to close the doors soon after this picture, though, and basically seal myself in the van, popping in and out quickly when I needed to open a door, because of the bugs. Large, brown, oval-shaped bugs with long legs. A ranger said they were stinkbugs, but I never smelled them, and had plenty of opportunity. Even with my caution, I was finding them in my van for weeks. They got in the corners and crevices around doorways, in the vent, the edges of windows, just waiting for the slightest opportunity to crawl in.
I had breakfast at one overlook, positioning the van for a gorgeous view out the back windows and worked for a few hours, before moving to another overlook for lunch and another couple hours of work, and had dinner at a third. Then drove out of the park to the Walmart for the night, then came back in the morning. So it went for three days before I got sick of the arrangement and moved on. It was nice, however, to have an office with such breathtaking views—I got a contract for a few days of editing work: yay, income.
View out my "office" window.
Shenandoah was beautiful, but the camping arrangements left a bitter taste in my mouth. Maybe I'm just too privileged. This place has reminded me, in more ways than one, that discrimination is a longstanding tradition. Many municipalities, and apparently some national parks, have laws and rules against sleeping in a vehicle. To keep away the unsavory elements of society. Because most of us have a single story of what people who live in their vehicle are like. But it is their society too. Our society.
My van dwelling is a choice, but for some, living in a van or car is not. If you kick them out of here, there, and everywhere, where are they supposed to go? Instead of criminalizing their desperation, how about helping them into a better situation?
I decided not to cause potential problems for my friend and moved out to the street a quarter mile away, but I was still around for several days and distinctly overheard—clearly meant to be overheard—three different residents making pointed comments near me about oversize vehicles and enforcing the rules and what parking spaces are for.
References: song "Oh Shenandoah" is a traditional American folk song dating to the early 19th century. Chimamanda Adichie's TED Talk can be found here.


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Anxiety may seem like a modern epidemic, but it's actually got roots in ancient history. While it can feel like a bothersome companion to 21st-century living conditions, anxiety is a feeling that's been necessary to humans basically as long as the species has been around. Anxiety and evolution are inextricably linked, and understanding this might help you feel some relief.
Anxiety, at it's most basic, is a survival instinct. "Although often spoken about with a negative connotation, anxiety has been a key feeling to the survival of our species," licensed marriage and family therapist (LMFT) Jennifer Behnke, Clinical Director at New Perspectives, tells Bustle. "Throughout the course of evolution, humans have vacillated between feelings of safety and insecurity based on the circumstances with which they are presented." Our worries are compounded by the fact that the world around us has changed while our brain, for the most part, hasn't.
"The human brain has remained relatively unchanged for the past 200,000 years," Neeraj Gandotra, M.D., Chief Medical Officer of Delphi Behavioral Health Group, tells Bustle. "But society has evolved tremendously from [previous] times. We have shifted from a society of immediate response to one of delayed responses. The premise of this claim is that up until about 500 years ago people were relatively isolated from each other, living in small groups and or communities, within which individuals decisions would have an immediate return or impact." These delayed responses and social conditions, however, might be making our anxiety worse.
Here are eight ways anxiety is affected by evolution, according to experts.
Anxiety Is Always Present
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It's thanks to our ancestors that anxiety is always at the back of our minds, even subconsciously.
"Recent research [...] speaks about the fact that anxiety is ever present in our system, only stifled when feelings of security exist," Behnke says. Evolutionarily, this means that we're as close as possible to always being ready if danger strikes. However, it also means that sometimes it can be difficult to turn those anxious thoughts off — since they're trying to protect us. Evolution also partly explains why feeling secure, like lounging under a weighted blanket, helps your anxiety feel far away.
It May Be Part Of "Survival Of The Fittest"
Anxiety might tie into the famous evolutionary concept of survival of the fittest. Basically, this means that anxiety has been a helpful tool to keep humans alive for generations.
"As a society, we believe in evolutionary components to natural selection for those most capable of adapting in the ever-changing environment," Behnke says. "Anxiety plays a key role in this dynamic, as it is the internal indicator that something is amiss and high alert needs to be taken." So even if it trips you up, it's there for a reason.
Anxiety Is Preoccupied With Safety
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It turns out, evolutionarily, anxiety is all about safety and security. And to understand why your anxiety is always there until you find a moment of comfort, you may want to understand how that works evolutionarily. See, anxiety isn't about being in danger; it is about seeking relief from it.
In fact, Behnke notes based on research she's studied, that chronic anxiety and stress aren't about the presence of something bad (like fear or immediate threat), but the lack of something good: safety. So if you're feeling metaphorically "unsafe" in your career, your relationship, or your life in general, your brain might be hinting that it wants to protect you, now.
We Share Feelings Of Anxiety With Other Animals
Scientists can see that anxiety has been an evolutionary experience by comparing anxiety in humans with anxiety in animals. After all, anxiety is not a distinctly human emotion.
"The physiological responses in humans can be seen in other mammals and non-mammals as well," Joshua Klapow, PhD, clinical psychologist and host of The Kurre and Klapow Show, tells Bustle. "[This suggests] that the anxiety response is one that has been passed on from species to species as species have evolved over time." You can even see similar anxious behaviors in animals that you see in yourself (hint: your dog in a thunder storm). Anxiety is just another reminder that we're animals, after all.
It's An Emotional Response To Fight-Or-Flight
While you may not think you've personally been in any fight-or-flight situations in your life, every time you're experiencing anxiety, you're experiencing an emotion that is symptomatic of this exact evolutionary response.
"[Anxious] reactions help protect the organism from danger," Dr. Klapow says. "[...] The anxiety response can assure that the person is tuned in to a dangerous situation and is in a position to avoid it (flight) or live and face it (fight). All of this increases the chances that a person will survive in a dangerous situation." These kinds of evolutionary traits can still help us in life-or-death situations, and can even be triggered when a situation isn't life threatening.
"It is a misperception that when it is triggered it is an all or none response," Dr. Klapow adds. "When we feel a sudden jolt of anxiety, a queasiness in our stomachs, a heat flash in our head, [or] sweaty palms — any of these responses represent the natural fight-or-flight phenomena." So you may actually be experiencing evolutionary fight-or-flight much more than you're aware of.
Anxiety Has Become More Long-Term With Evolution
People in the past didn't get anxious about things in the future like you do now. They were more concerned with of-the-moment fears and reactions.
"Anxiety and stress used to be indicators of immediate threat or danger, or the possibility thereof," Dr. Klapow says. "There was an urgency there [...] Nowadays, we live in a very different life. Many times, our actions today don't bear fruit for a long time [...] And to fill in that delay, that gap of uncertainty and 'in-between,' along came anxiety, worry, and stress." This uncertainty also means you deal with anxiety for longer periods of time than your predecessors, which is part of the reason it is now such a major health issue.
There's Less We Can Do About Anxiety Than Our Ancestors
While we have medication and other modern treatment options, we don't have one thing that our ancestors had when anxiety hit: instant gratification. Since we're anxious about more abstract things, we can't make the same concrete changes to protect ourselves that our ancestors could.
"Up until 500 years ago when individuals felt anxiety they could instantly react and change their state," Dr. Gandotra says. "For example, if an individual felt thirsty anxiety would set in as a warning sign, drinking water would satisfy that anxiety. Today it is much harder to immediately resolve anxiety." While we can still change our situation by going for a walk or applying for a new job, we have to sit with our anxiety for longer than our ancestors did when the trait first appeared.
Ancient Anxiety In A Modern Brain Breeds More Anxiety
Unfortunately, although we're largely more safe and secure than our ancient ancestors, we still experience the feeling of anxiety as viscerally as those in immediate danger did generations ago. This lends itself to a viscous cycle where you try to contain your instinctual feelings, only to feel more anxious.
"[Suppressing underlying feelings of anxiety] can lead to a maladaptive state," Dr. Gandotra says. "A maladaptive state is a type of behavior in which someone avoids stressful thoughts or feelings in order to protect themselves from psychological damage. This type of behavior, however, actually creates stress and anxiety, which lowers self-confidence." And you may be feeling tempted towards this maladaptive state because your modern life doesn't make sense with your animal instinct towards anxiety. Luckily, anxiety treatments can keep this from becoming a serious issue.
It may be comfortable to know that there is an evolutionary explanation for anxiety disorders — in many cases, anxiety is just your brain adjusting to your surroundings in the best way it knows how. Understanding the facts of how human brains have evolved to understand danger and safety may help you navigate your symptoms in a bigger-picture sense.
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Milinka Nikolić. Stara Planina Rivers. Serbia.
The two young girls - her grandchildren - recite the poem aloud. Their voices are soft, but still, their words hush the surrounding crowd. Thousands of people huddle together in respectful silence. When the girls finish, however, the crowd erupts in raucous cheers. Some hold back silent tears and most let out loud shouts of defiance against that which threatens them. They are united by these children, by their grandmother, and by the rivers of which they speak. Although a little too young to really understand what is happening around them, there is one thing the two girls know for sure. Their rivers are very special and they stand proudly beside their grandmother who has pledged, along with the rest of the crowd, to fight and protect them.
Milinka Nikolić grew up and lives in the small village of Temska, at the foothills of the Stara Planina (Old Mountain) Nature Park in south eastern Serbia. Her house sits up on the Liska Rock, and from her backyard, she can hear her river down below. The Temštica River flows from a confluence of sources within the Stara Planina Nature Park high up in Serbia's longest and largest mountain range. These mountains harbour rich cultural and natural biodiversity values that are historically and ecologically significant. Over 1000 species of plants, over 200 species of birds and an incredible 166 species of butterfly call these mountains home, making them one of the most biodiverse mountain systems on the entire Balkan peninsula. Important karst systems, canyons, waterfalls and forest, grass and peat communities all rely on healthy river systems that meander through these old mountains. These details, though important to Milinka, are by far not the only reasons she is driven to protect the rivers of Stara Planina.
The river's abundant populations of fish also taught her a love of fishing, and Milinka became a keen fisherwoman
As a child, the river was Milinka's backyard. Everyday, she would play with her friends at the Temštica. Everyone in her village grew up in and around the flowing waters and although a long way from the sea, they all learned to swim here. Milinka made her life-long friends on the Temštica and it was at the river where the important gatherings of the village would take place. Last New Years Eve Milinka and friends celebrated at the river by a bonfire in the freezing night air. Upstream from her village, there is a beautiful deep canyon - the locals call it the "Little Colorado" - that is close to the heart of every "Temštanin" (the residents of Temska). The river's abundant populations of fish also taught her a love of fishing, and Milinka became a keen fisherwoman, even winning national and international competitions. Her son and a daughter have taken after her, and both spend much time fishing on the river. They live in the nearby town of Pirot, but along with their own kids, they regularly come "home" to Temska.
The Temštica is one of many rivers that are the lifeblood of the mountains of Stara Planina. However, these rivers are under enormous threat.
The Temštica is one of many rivers that are the lifeblood of the mountains of Stara Planina. However, these rivers are under enormous threat. Plans for 58 hydropower plants have been drawn up to turn the park into an electricity factory. Two plants have been recently completed and the hydropower companies and their investors are planning more. What they had not planned on, however, is the resilient opposition from people like Milinka and others in her community who have the rivers in their blood and will stop at nothing to save them.
Milinka and others who have lived in the area their whole lives are no strangers to the river destruction caused by dams and river diversions. They started the local struggle against hydropower in Stara Planina almost 40 years ago. They have had some losses - part of the Visočica River was diverted decades ago to form the Zavojsko reservoir - but the community is fiercely united against further hydropower expansion. Hidden behind Milinka's endearing smile is a cunning ability to inspire and organise. Milinka has helped unify 39 local villages in opposition to hydropower in Stara Planina and she has been central to the formation of the Defenders of Stara Planina Rivers (DSPR), an informal organisation that has support and active participants from around the country. The DSPR comprises ordinary people of all ages living ordinary lives doing extraordinary things. They believe in the power of people to make change from the ground up and they meet and organise and support each other against the sheer economic power of investors and an antagonistic government. Recently, two members of the group were fined for "holding an unlawful protest" at the river when what they were actually doing was cleaning up the river. Milinka knows that things can become worse before they get better.
In the end, Milinka believes that people power will be the only thing that will save nature as they cannot wait for the state to act.
Recently, over 1000 people attended a protest in the nearby tiny hamlet of Topli Do. Milinka revelled in the pure energy of this magnificent day and encourages others to come and visit Stara Planina. In the end, Milinka believes that people power will be the only thing that will save nature as they cannot wait for the state to act.
Hardly a day passes without Milinka visiting the river. On a quiet day, when she sits on the bank of the Temštica with her granddaughters, throwing stones into the flowing waters, she imagines the future, and knows she has made the right choice. Asked how she would celebrate if the hydropower companies packed up and left Stara Planina, Milinka responds "We will celebrate here, at the river, of course."
Written by Luke Chamberlain, Austria
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In a letter to Clark, Lewis reports that Drouillard has arrived with 8 recruits from Fort South West Point in Tennessee. Lewis finds several are unqualified for the Expedition. He offers Drouillard a $25 monthly salary.
1Jackson, Donald, ed. Letters of the Lewis and Clark Expedition with Related Documents: 1783 - 1854. Vol 1, Second Edition. University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1978, 144.
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LIL NAS x MSCHF Drop The Shoes Filled With Human Blood
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Following the debut of his new single "Montero," Lil Nas X has collaborated with Brooklyn based company MSCHF on a limited edition (666 pairs) of "Satan Shoes". The custom Air Max 97 comes from the same people that created the Air Max 97 "Jesus Shoes" in 2019.
The shoe comes in an all-black colorway with red embroidered detailing and a bronze pentagram clipped to the laces. It includes "Luke 10:18" embroidered on the front lateral, referencing the line from the Bible, saying "I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven". An exclusive collection of 666 pairs is each numbered "x/666" in red embroidery.
However, the most unconventional detail lies in the soles, which is filled with a drop of human blood mixed in with ink that fills an air bubble in the sneaker. According to the MSCHF's founder, Daniel Greenberg, six of the company employees donated the blood.
Nike was not involved in the process, saying that they do not have a relationship with Little Nas X or MSCHF.
The MSCHF x Lil Nas Air Max 97 "Satan Shoes" drop on March 29th through the MSCHF app with a price of $1,018 USD.


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Advanced Business Solutions scoops Payroll/HR Software Product of the Year at CIPP Excellence Awards
12 October 2011 - Advanced Business Solutions' pioneering human capital management (HCM) system was named Payroll/HR Software Product of the Year at the Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals (CIPP) Payroll and Pensions Excellence Awards in Glasgow on 4 October 2011.
Simon Fowler, Managing Director of Advanced Business Solutions (Commercial) comments, "The CIPP Excellence Awards are considered by many to be the most sought after awards within the payroll industry. Our user-friendly HCM system is already the product of choice for many HR and payroll teams across the UK and winning this prestigious award demonstrates our leading position in the UK payroll software industry."
Advanced Business Solutions fought off stiff competition from five shortlisted companies to have its HCM system recognised at the Excellence Awards. The Awards acknowledge and honour payroll and pensions professionals together with HCM software providers for their achievements and contributions to the industry over the past twelve months.
According to the CIPP judges, the glowing customer testimonials from The Brendoncare Foundation, Oxford Instruments and Denby Pottery helped Advanced Business Solutions to win the award.
Vickie Moss, Associate Director of Marketing and Business Development at the CIPP said, "Advanced Business Solutions won the software product of the year award based on the ease of use and flexibility of its human capital management product. The supporting testimonials from clients were very strong and this made the company a deserving winner."
Advanced Business Solutions' HCM system has been developed with the customer in mind. It can be easily customised to address the complexities of a particular organisation or industry, streamlining HR and payroll whilst cutting costs.
About Advanced Business Solutions www.advancedcomputersoftware.com/abs
Advanced Business Solutions (ABS) provides leading integrated business applications and services that enable public, private and third sector organisations to retain control, improve visibility and gain efficiencies whilst continually improving corporate performance. ABS prides itself on getting close to its customers by understanding their businesses and responding to their evolving needs.
ABS' software systems comprise core accounting/financial management, procurement, human resource and payroll systems, integrated with a range of collaborative, document management and business intelligence solutions to extend the value and effectiveness of the finance, human resource and payroll departments, which can also be delivered as a managed or bureau service option.
Customers come from both public and private sectors and include Companies House, Newcastle City Council, WH Smith, Royal Bank of Scotland, Aer Lingus, National Express Group, DFS, RSPB and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Trust.
Advanced Business Solutions is a division of Advanced Computer Software Group plc, a leading supplier of software and IT services to the health, care and business services sectors.
Liz Ebbrell, Advanced Computer Software Group
pr@advancedcomputersoftware.com
Advanced receives CIPP Award


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Virginia Wesleyan's Marlins compete in basketball and volleyball on the Donald M. Forsyth Court, named after the College's first coach and director of athletics, who was instrumental in the formation of the successful varsity sports program.
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How Santa Claus came to Simpson's Bar.
The Outcasts of Poker Flat.
With 8 full page b/w drawings by Edgard Cirlin. Neat litlle pocket sized editio, with attractive covers.
Some fading of lettering on front. Contents lightly browned, otherise very good.


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De Blasio Doesn't Budge on Pre-K Plan
January 21, 2014 | by Chester Soria
Hours ahead of Gov. Andrew Cuomo's budget announcement, Mayor Bill de Blasio reiterated his promise to tax wealthier New Yorkers as a means to pay for his universal pre-kindergarten plan.
The mayor said that news of Gov. Cuomo's own proposal for pre-K programs was heartening and called the focus on early childhood education "something very positive."
De Blasio argued that there is a growing consensus, both in New York State and nationally, on improving early childhood education. He pointed to his November win, which he referred to as a mandate, as evidence of this groundswell of opinion, as well as various polls showing support for his pre-K plan.
"The discussion from day one, when I put forth the proposal 16 months ago almost, it has had seemingly consistent popular support," de Blasio said today. "It was arguably the No. 1 proposal that I put forth in the election that I won with 73 percent of the vote. I think the jury has come back. I think the jury is in."
The mayor said he welcomes any improvements in education, but intends to remain focused on fighting for his own vision. He acknowledged that his pre-K plan needs the support of some state lawmakers who face reelection and might be pressured to withhold their support.
"The people of this city have given me a mission," he said. "They entrusted me with a mission to this fight. I don't worry about inside baseball, I don't worry about political prognostication."
De Blasio added that the six-member group of advisers tasked with evaluating the pre-K rollout would be formed "in a matter of days." One of the group's priorities remains maximizing the number of seats available for pre-K pupils as early as September, the mayor said.
In its current shape, De Blasio's plan would increase taxes on New Yorkers earning $500,000 or more and cost the city about $340 million over five years. Polling numbers released as recently as Thursday show that 74 percent of New Yorkers support the plan. Yet de Blasio's proposal is entirely contingent on approval by Albany.
Cuomo's budget calls for full-day pre-K across the state, with $1.5 billion committed statewide to the program for the next five years. It would also create a stronger regulatory system to oversee classroom quality. The governor's proposal is a part of his broader plan to cut taxes while generating a surplus, the mechanics of which will be debated over the coming weeks.
The biggest difference between the two pre-K plans remains the reliability of the revenue stream. De Blasio argues that his plan doesn't rely on yearly shifts in budget priorities and instead promises consistent funding through increased taxes on wealthier New Yorkers.
For weeks, de Blasio has fielded questions about how he can reconcile his campaign promise with a governor and a divided legislature keen on cutting taxes. He remained optimistic today.
"Things that have been regarded impossible one day are suddenly possible," the mayor said. "So I have a mandate from the people to pursue this plan. I'm going to pursue this plan."
Photo credit: Rob Bennett/NYC Mayor's Office


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In the face of the current multiple crisis (financial, economic, social, environmental), the need for sustainable policies is self-evident. The Green New Deal is the integrated policy approach that Greens in Europe are putting forward as a solution to the crisis. The current report by the Wuppertal Institute analyzes in depth the climate, environment and energy aspects of this proposal.
Over the past year, billions of Euros have been spent in Europe, the US and other industrialised countries on so-called "recovery packages" to overcome the economic crisis. However, these unprecedented amounts of public money could also be focused on fostering an ecological transformation of our economies, and not on safeguarding the economic patterns that brought about the crisis in the first place. Needless to say, this is no easy task. The present report by the Wuppertal Institute is meant to take stock of the current situation and identify the most suitable areas, the most effective instruments and the best practices for promoting this transformation.
The report gives an overview of the "recovery packages" introduced by governments around the globe and reveals that the European Union is lagging behind the United States and Asia in terms of the Green share of those recovery plans. The authors show the economic and employment potential of a Green New Deal and that the EU has the possibility of leading the way.The report takes a pragmatic approach in the sense that it focuses primarily on how to "green" immediate recovery activities in specific economic areas, and how to support the creation of framework conditions which initiate a dynamic for ecological modernisation and structural change. It also identifies key elements for the implementation of a Green New Deal.
The report ends with a series of recommendations that urge the European Union and its Member States to focus their programmes on investments that will kick-start a Green economy and provide sustainable ways out of the crisis.
"A Green New Deal for Europe. Towards Modernization in the face of Crisis"


Heuristic play is an alternative to the plastic toys that dominate the shelves in toy shops, which offer the same textures, smells and sounds. It is an opportunity for children to explore and discover new materials, scents, sounds and shapes by delving into a basket of treasure. The best part? 'Treasure baskets' are easy to make - they can contain any objects from nature or around the home, as long as they offer something to stimulate the senses.
Heuristic play offers vast learning opportunities for children of all ages. Items used in heuristic play allow children to use their exploratory and imagination skills. Children will explore each item and use these to possibly represent another object. Many of the resources used are everyday objects, some of which may be recycled or reclaimed materials. Children will spend a considerable amount of time exploring the items and incorporating them into their play.
In Early Years, heuristic play covers all aspects of the Early Years Foundation Stage. Practitioners watch and observe children during these play situations and build on from their interests. Heuristic play is one of the easiest types of play to implement into every day practice. Displaying the resources in an attractive manner will help engage children with the resources and begin the learning process.
Heuristic play can easily be introduced at home. Children will demonstrate many types of learning. Babies will begin to develop their Palmer grasp and later on develop more gross and fine motor skills. Older children will enjoy using the materials in a different way to the younger ones as they may introduce more creative and imaginative play ideas.
A mixed basket can contain any household or garden items as long as they have a stimulating texture, colour or shape. Toothbrushes, bath ducks, a soft ball, hair comb, an old remote control - the more objects and contrasting textures the better!
The kitchen is a delight for little eyes and ears so it's no surprise that these types of baskets are often the most popular. Good items to use include a pastry brush, soft spoon, ladel, old pan, wooden spatula, whisk and dish cloth. You can even include used margarine pots or clear jars containing dry spaghetti, raisins or beans - anything that makes an interesting noise or sight works wonders.
You can't beat a good walk around the countryside for some perfect treasure basket contents. Pine cones, bark, leaves (contrasting in colour and texture), grass, rocks, seashells, pebbles, logs, acorns and seed are all perfect additions. At first your little one will simply want to touch, smell and hold them but as they grow older the nature basket will become more of a teaching tool to increase their understanding of the world around them. These are popular in Montessori education and have broad appeal, spanning different age groups from as young as 4 months right up to 4 or 5 years+.
Not only is this a great one for exploring different textures but it also allows them to experience new and interesting tastes that they might not have tried before. Fill different plastic pots with foods that they can touch, feel and taste. Not everything has to be in a pot - pieces of bread for example can simply sit in the basket, as can rice cakes, apples and grapes. Other good options include raisins, dried fruit, banana, citrus fruits, biscuits and pretzels. You can change it around (according to their age) and add new things each week - even older children will love to see what delights are on offer and its a great technique for tempting fussy eaters to try something new!
This is a lovely one for younger babies and can be utilised for older tots too, using different items. Classic objects to include are: a soft sponge, fluffy flannel, cotton wool, a soft toy, velvet powder puff, velour material, ball of wool and a soft baby brush. Let them feel the textures against their hands and skin and see how the different objects vary in their softness.
A basket filled with objects that require your tot to do something is particularly exciting for toddlers - especially if they're at that 'mimmick mummy' stage and love the whole notion of pretending to cook and answer the phone. A plastic tea pot filled with water can be used to 'pour tea' into cups, plastic knives and forks can be used to 'set the table' whilst a mini saucepan and bowls can be used to 'make dinner'. This interesting mixture of items make great teaching tools for toddlers and if you mix the items up now and again, it will remain a firm favourite for months to come.
Children love to hear and make noises - it's comforting to the senses and gives them a great deal of satisfaction when they experience a new or interesting noise - especially if it's made by them! You can fill the basket with a variety of items - a bunch of keys, jars with beads in, bells, an old battery operated toothbrush, rainmakers...anything that makes a pleasing sound is great to include.
Try adding new objects each week to create new sounds. Jars are ideal for filling with different objects such as hair grips, mini fridge magnets, lentils and badges whilst musical instruments like maracas, a triangle or xylophone will add lots of extra play value.
Toddlers adore building things and a stacking basket can be utilised to make all sorts of weird and wonderful structures. Fill it with wooden toys, stacking rings, long tubes of old toilet rolls, used cardboard boxes - anything that has a sturdy base and can be used to build big towers with! As they get older they can start to play around with colour by painting some of the objects and glueing them together to make their own little piece of art - perfect for harnessing their creativity.
Babies are mesmerised by colour and gain great enjoyment from contrasting objects. Younger babies will be happy with a basket full of red, black and white (these colours are supposedly the most appealing in those first few months) whilst older tots up to 2 years old will love a big rainbow collection of objects. Try mixing patterned materials and clothing with block coloured ribbons, card, toys and bags. Coloured hair rollers, satin scrunchie bands and mini bean bags are also lovely to include. Creating this type of basket is easy to do - just search the house and see what you can find, mixing the items up every now and again to give them something new to search for.


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Managed 3 hours 27 mins 35 secs so very pleased.
Thank you Andy for your help, don't think I would have made the start line without you!
It went well . The Iliotibial band didn't flair up at all during the whole thing, I can't quite believe it! Especially as I could feel both just walking around the day before!
I managed to run a 3 45 which in the circumstances I was quite pleased with. I really felt the lack of running from the last 8 weeks or so in the last 6-8 miles but that was to be expected I think!
Thank you so much for all of your help, I am so relieved that I didn't have to go through the agony of doing it with a flair up and the physio was the key part in that.