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Dangote emerges most valuable brand for 2020
For the third consecutive year, the pan-African and fully integrated Conglomerate, Dangote Group, has again emerged as the Most Valuable Brand in Nigeria for the year 2020, the outcome of the 2020 edition of the Annual Brand Evaluation, "TOP 50 BRANDS NIGERIA" has revealed. Though, still themed Top 50 Brand, however, 60 brands were evaluated as being top of the pack in commemoration of Nigeria's Independence Diamond Jubilee as announced by the organizers earlier at the beginning of the year. The emergence of Dangote brand as the most valuable for the third time in Nigeria is coming a year after the company was named the most admired African brand, of African continent origin, by consumers in the Continent ahead of the telecommunication giant, MTN in a survey of 100 Africa best brands which was announced in Johannesburg In a statement by Top 50 Brands, made available to journalists ahead of the formal public presentation of the brands, Taiwo Oluboyede, Chief Executive Officer said "In this special edition of the annual top brands evaluation, I am glad to inform you again that Nigerian brands have taken the shine by maintaining their leadership positions. We are particularly delighted that locally made brands don't just top the list, they also record the majority among the top 10, with seven of the 10 brands being Nigerian." A brief summary of the 2020 report as published on their website, reveals that Dangote Group topped the list of the Most Valuable Brand 2020. This is followed by MTN which also doubles as the Most Valuable Multinational and Telecom Brand.The post Dangote emerges most valuable brand for 2020 appeared first on Linda Ikeji Blog.
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Movie Mayhem – Dumbo (2019)
Dumbo — 2019; Directed by Tim Burton; Starring Colin Farrell, Michael Keaton, Danny DeVito, Nico Parker, Alan Arkin and Eva Green
Over the past few years, we've seen a handful of live-action remakes of some of Disney's classic animated films. Some have been almost shot-for-shot recreations (Beauty and the Beast) and some have diverted a little from the source material (Cinderella, The Jungle Book) to offer a fresh look on the story. Each one has found success at the box office, which means only one thing — more. And we are about to get it. The first of three new live-action remakes that will hit theaters in the next four months is Dumbo, which turns the simple story of an elephant learning to fly into a loving portrait of the importance of family and how anyone has the ability to spread their wings and fly.
Because the original Dumbo was just over an hour, director Tim Burton had no choice but to alter the story in order for the remake to work. He does so by expanding on the last couple of the minutes of the original, in which a montage shows Dumbo becoming famous for his ability to fly. Instead, Burton introduces us to V.A. Vandevere (Michael Keaton), the owner of a massive citywide circus, who entices Max Medici (Danny DeVito), the owner of the small but family-oriented Medici Brothers Circus, to partner with him and make Dumbo a star.
Another way Burton helps expand his world for a new audience is by focusing a lot of his attention on Holt Farrier (Colin Farrell), a wounded soldier returning from World War I to rejoin the Medici Brothers Circus where he and his wife performed as horse wranglers/cowboys. Unfortunately, during (and possibly because of) his absence, the Medici Brothers Circus has lost it's zeal and his wife succumbed to an illness, leaving behind two children, Milly and Joe (Nico Parker and Finley Hobbins, respectively), which forces Max to sell most of Holt's assets — including his valuable horses.
In order for Holt to continue to work (and perform) with the circus, he must become the chief elephant wangler. His first task — make the newborn elephant's oversized ears disappear. After all, Max didn't pay for a deformed elephant. During Jumbo, Jr.'s first appearance, in which his ears are tucked inside a baby bonnet, an accident occurs (as is a normal occurrence for Dumbo), revealing his new name to an audience of scorn.
What to do with the elephant? Make him part of the clown troop. There are two sequences in the original film in which Dumbo jumps off of a burning building, the last of which is when he flies for the first time in front of an audience. Burton cuts this to one, but does a fantastic job in recreating the sequence, and doing so in a way that will help him merge this into the second half of the film.
On that note, Burton does a great job making sure to include most of the iconic sequences. Most of the changes work well, including a beautiful homage to the pink elephants sequence and a much stronger story arc for Dumbo and his mother, which Burton structures the overall story, giving it a much stronger purpose.
One of the most obvious changes between the two films is the move away from the talking animals aspect. To do this, humans become surrogates for the animals, most glaringly, the crows and Timothy Q. Mouse, who befriended Dumbo and traveled with him along his entire journey, including being there whenever he flied. The majority of their purpose now rests on the shoulders of Milly, and Parker does a great job building a loving bond between the the two outcasts, conveying empathy with Dumbo in relation to her own character's circumstances.
Although Burton does provide a nod to Timothy Q. Mouse in the film, it doesn't do much except show that Burton knows he's missing and has no idea what to do with him. For the most part, he's just one of three mice that Milly uses to try and keep Dumbo company when no one else is around. But consider this…
In the sequence in which Dumbo first flies, he's stuck on the ledge of the burning building and Milly climbs up to give him his magic feather. I understand why this is important, but in the overall scheme of things, her doing this isn't absolutely necessary. What if, instead of Milly climbing up to Dumbo, her father refuses to let her go, so she tasks the mouse to climb up with the feather. Once there, he gives Dumbo the feather and then rides him back down to the ground. This would have provided hardcore fans one last perfect homage and given the mouse more importance to the film.
Like a lot of great directors, Burton likes to recast similar actors in his films, and it was great seeing a reunion between Batman Returns co-stars DeVito and Keaton, especially because their roles are slightly reversed this time around. As for as the rest of the cast, outside of some characters getting the short shrift or forcefully given some "Burton-esque" qualities, everyone plays their part perfectly in creating the usual sense of wonder you'd expect from a Tim Burton film. He does well to keep all of the action and the special effects poignant and necessary for the story he's trying to tell. He doesn't do too much, but doesn't hold back either, and the mix sets a somber, yet whimsical tone that fits perfectly in the era the film is set.
Films like Beauty and Beast are already terrific films, so changing them up would do a great disservice, which is why I expect both Aladdin and The Lion King to follow similar recreations. But with a film like Dumbo, which doesn't have a whole lot of meat on its bones to begin with (and one that you may not remember the same way after years of having not seen it), in order to tell a cohesive story for a new generation, you need to give it some weight, and I think Burton was an aoutstanding choice to bring the story to life. He does exactly what I expected, giving us a story that pays great homage to the original, but takes it in a direction that satisfies the child in us all.
My Grade: A-
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Unplanned, the story of former Planned Parenthood clinic director Abby Johnson, who became an anti-abortion activist after witnessing an abortion on an ultrasound, may be a little one-sided when it comes to discussing such a controversial debate, but with some disturbing and graphic sequences of what could happen during an abortion, the film doesn't hold back when it comes to its deeply-rooted convictions. A-
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The road is sometimes bumpy. Is that always a bad thing?
A friend, referring to a questionable relationship in which he was involved, recently stated, "This must be okay, since everything is going so smoothly. I mean—it just feels right!" The problem is—it wasn't right.
We step out into a situation of which we know God does not approve, and wonder what steps we need to take to find out if it's okay with Him.
When it comes to sin, or God's clear instructions in scripture, do not look for exceptions to the rule. He doesn't make exceptions to sin.
My friend decided to throw out a fleece—not usually a great idea no matter what, but certainly not when sin is the issue.
Yeah, I know. But lo and behold, soon thereafter, she did. Amazing, right? Must be God saying it's okay? Well as simple as it is to you and me, he saw this as his 'go ahead' from God.
Instead of asking us to give up our faith, sometimes Satan suggests that it's okay with God to go down a crooked path—a path that's clearly prohibited to others.
Bumpy roads may not be the sign that we're on the wrong path. In fact, it may be just the opposite. When did God ever say that if we're following Him, the way will be easy and the problems few?
Satan would love to have us believe that something must be right if it feels right. If he can get into our heads, he can make things feel right, no matter what. At best, this is a questionable standard of measure, and an unreliable moral compass.
The true barometer of right and wrong is still scripture—it always will be. Most importantly, you can rest on that when you stand in front of Jesus one day.
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Shining Line is the name of an international Album-oriented rock project born from a collaboration between the Italian musicians Pierpaolo Monti and Amos Monti. They have worked with legendary producer Alessandro Del Vecchio, as well as Italian guitar players Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea and Mario Percudani. The band has also recorded with session musicians Erik Martensson, Robin Beck, Harry Hess, Mikael Erlandsson, Michael Voss, Michael Bormann, and Vinny Burns, amongst others.

Mixed and mastered by Michael Voss in his Kidroom Studios in Germany and released in 2010 by German label Avenue Of Allies Music, the debut album received positive reviews.

In 2011, the Shining Line's backing forces Pierpaolo Monti and Amos Monti started to work together on a new AOR project called Charming Grace, involving in it their label mate Davide "Dave Rox" Barbieri (of Wheels Of Fire). The result of this collaboration is the same-titled debut album, released once again by Avenue Of Allies Music in April 2013.

Track listing
  "Highway of Love" - with Erik Martensson
  "Amy" - with Harry Hess
  "Strong Enough" - with Robbie LaBlanc
  "Heaven's Paths" - instrumental
  "Heat of the Light" - with Robin Beck
  "Can't Stop the Rock" - with Mikael Erlandsson
  "The Meaning of my Lonely Words" - with Michael Shotton
  "The Infinity in Us" - with Michael Voss
  "Still in your Heart" - with Sue Willets & Bob Harris
  "Homeless' Lullaby" - with Urlich Carlsson & Carsten Shulz
  "Follow the Stars" - with Phil Vinzent
  "Unbreakable Wire" - with Brunorock, Jack Meille, Graziano De Murtas, Alessandro Del Vecchio
  "Under Silent Walls - Part I " - instrumental
  "Under Silent Walls - Part II" - with Michael Bormann
  "Under Silent Walls - Part III" - instrumental

Personnel

Band members
Pierpaolo Monti - Drums & Percussion
Amos Monti - Bass
Alessandro Del Vecchio - Keyboards & Backing Vocals
Marco "Dandy" D'Andrea - Guitars
Mario Percudani - Guitars

Full guestlist
Erik Martensson - Vocals
Harry Hess - Vocals
Robbie Lablanc - Vocals
Brian Lablanc - Backing Vocals
Robin Beck - Vocals
Mikael Erlandsson - Vocals
Michael Shotton - Vocals
Elisa Paganelli - Backing Vocals
Michael Voss - Vocals, Guitar Solos
Carsten 'Lizard' Schulz - Vocals
Ulrich Carlsson - Vocals
Bob Harris - Vocals
Sue Willetts - Vocals
Johan Bergquist - Backing Vocals
Phil Vincent - Vocals
Bruno Kraler - Vocals
Jack Meille - Vocals
Graziano 'Il Conte' De Murtas - Vocals
Michael Bormann - Vocals
Michael T. Ross - Keyboards Solo
Douglas R. Docker - Keyboards
Ivan Varsi - Guitars
Tank Palamara - Guitar Solo
Vinny Burns - Guitar Solo
Tommy Ermolli - Guitar Solo
Tim Manford - Guitar Solo
Marko Pavic - Guitar Solo
Matt Filippini - Guitar Solo

References

External links
 Official Website

2010 albums

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The migrant crisis has triggered challenges across Europe. FRA encourages rights-compliant responses.
We provide practical expertise on this complex issue. This includes regular updates, focus papers and toolkits. We outline policy alternatives and best practices.
Article 18 - Right to asylum
Article 19 - Protection in the event of removal, expulsion or extradition
Handbook / Guide / Manual
Handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration - Edition 2020
The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of case law by the European Court of Human Rights relating in particular to Articles 3, 5, 8 and 13 of the ECHR. The Court of Justice of the European Union is increasingly asked to pronounce on the interpretation of European Union law provisions in this field. The third edition of this handbook, updated up to July 2020, presents this European Union legislation and the body of case law by the two European courts in an accessible way.
Fundamental rights of refugees, asylum applicants and migrants at the European borders
Council of Europe (CoE) and European Union (EU) Member States have an undeniable sovereign right to control the entry of non-nationals into their territory. While exercising border control, states have a duty to protect the fundamental rights of all people under their jurisdiction, regardless of their nationality and/or legal status. Under EU law, this includes providing access to asylum procedures.
FRA work in the 'hotspots'
'Hotspots' are facilities set up at the EU's external border in Greece and Italy for the initial reception, identification and registration of asylum seekers and other migrants coming to the EU by sea. They also serve to channel newly-arrived people into international protection, return or other procedures.
Download FRA Opinions on hotspots
Download guidance for initial-reception facilities
Periodic updates / Series
Practical guidance in the area of asylum, migration and borders
Based on its findings and research FRA provides practical guidance to support the implementation of fundamental rights in the EU Member States. This series contains practical guidance on: Initial-reception facilities at external borders; Apprehension of migrants in an irregular situation; Guidance on how to reduce the risk of refoulement in external border management when working in or together with third countries; Fundamental rights implications of the obligation to provide fingerprints for Eurodac; Twelve operational fundamental rights considerations for law enforcement when processing Passenger Name Record (PNR) data and Border controls and fundamental rights at external land borders.
December 2021 Update – Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) regularly collects data on NGO vessels involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean. This includes any legal proceedings against them, as well as any difficulties disembarking migrants in safe ports. The International Organization for Migration estimates that from January to 10 December 2021 about 1,654 people have died or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe to escape war or persecution or to pursue a better life. This is an average of more than four people per day. Deadly incidents have also occurred recently in the Channel (La Manche).
Read all updates on SAR operations in the Mediterranean
Migration: Key fundamental rights concerns - Bulletin 3 - 2021
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has been regularly collecting data on asylum and migration since September 2015. This report focuses on the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in Member States and EU candidate countries particularly affected by migration. It addresses fundamental rights concerns between 1 July and 30 September 2021.
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Access all updates
Forced return monitoring systems - 2021 update
Since 2014, FRA has been publishing an annual update of the forced return monitoring systems EU Member States have set up under Article 8 (6) of the EU's Return Directive. This overview describes different indicators for an effective forced return monitoring system. It includes the organisation responsible for monitoring forced return, the number of operations monitored in 2020, the phases of monitored return operations, the number of staff trained and working as monitors, and whether the monitoring body issued public reports about their monitoring.
Access all monitoring updates
Unaccompanied children outside the child protection system – Case study: Pakistani children in Greece
This report sheds light on the realities faced by unaccompanied migrant children who are not in the care of child protection systems in the EU. Presented as a case study, it tells the story of children and young adults from Pakistan who travelled alone to the EU without their parents or other adults.
Legal aid for returnees deprived of liberty
This report outlines to what extent legal aid is available to those held in pre-removal detention in the 27 EU Member States, and in North Macedonia and Serbia, during procedures related to their return. These involve decisions on return, on detention pending removal, the removal itself and on bans on entry. The report also examines when people are entitled to free legal aid and how this aid is funded, as well as who provides representation and various factors that limit the scope of legal aid.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has been regularly collecting data on asylum and migration since September 2015. This report focuses on the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in Member States and EU candidate countries particularly affected by migration. It addresses fundamental rights concerns between 1 January and 30 June 2021.
European standards on legal remedies, complaints mechanisms and effective investigations at borders
This note sets out human rights standards stemming from both the European Convention on Human Rights and European Union (EU) law that apply to effective remedies for human rights violations at borders, together with those on complaints mechanisms and investigations into complaints of rights violations at borders.
Protecting migrants in an irregular situation from labour exploitation – Role of the Employers Sanctions Directive
The Employers Sanctions Directive was primarily enacted to dissuade employers from recruiting migrants in an irregular situation, but it also contains provisions to protect workers. It facilitates access to justice for exploited workers and sets out workers' rights to claim back payment of outstanding wages. The directive also contains provisions to enhance the effectiveness of labour inspections. This report describes how the 25 Member States bound by the directive have been implementing its protective provisions, focusing on the impact these provisions have on migrant workers in an irregular situation who are victims of exploitation and other labour
law violations.
June 2021 Update – Search and Rescue (SAR) operations in the Mediterranean and fundamental rights
The International Organization for Migration estimates that about 813 people died or went missing crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe to escape war, persecution or to pursue a better life in 2021, up to 15 June. This is an average of almost five people per day. The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) collects data on NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean, legal proceedings against them, as well as difficulties in disembarking migrants in safe ports.
Fundamental Rights Report
Fundamental Rights Report 2021 – FRA opinions
The year 2020 brought both progress and setbacks
in terms of fundamental rights protection. FRA's
Fundamental Rights Report 2021 reviews major
developments in the field, identifying both
achievements and remaining areas of concern. This
publication presents FRA's opinions on the main
developments in the thematic areas covered, and
a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions.
Fundamental Rights Report 2021
FRA's Fundamental Rights Report 2021 reviews major developments in the field in 2020, identifying both achievements and areas of concern. It also presents FRA's opinions on these developments, including a synopsis of the evidence supporting these opinions. This year's focus chapter explores the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on fundamental rights. The remaining chapters cover: the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights; equality and non-discrimination; racism, xenophobia and related intolerance; Roma equality and inclusion; asylum, borders and migration; information society, privacy and data protection; rights of the child; access to justice; and the implementation of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
The coronavirus pandemic and fundamental rights: A year in review
This focus looks at COVID-19's impact on fundamental
rights. It underscores that a human rights-based
approach to tackling the pandemic requires balanced
measures that are based on law, necessary, temporary
and proportional. It also requires addressing the
pandemic's socio-economic impact, protecting the
vulnerable and fighting racism.
Committing to human rights at the Samos migration centre
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty visited the island of Samos, Greece, in April 2021 to get a sense of the reception facilities there. In this video, he acknowledges the efforts being made to improve facilities. He offers the Agency's continued commitment to support these supports. As an example, he refers to FRA's guidance on respecting fundamental rights at such facilities that could benefit both migrants and locals.
Video blog Michael O'Flaherty: Protecting migrants' human rights together
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty, in his latest vlog, reflects on the migration situation at the EU's external borders. He highlights the need for sustained joined-up efforts from all relevant bodies, including civil society, to protect the wellbeing and human rights of migrants. He underlines the importance of working with local communities as we receive migrants into our communities. He also points to room for improvement is our treatment of unaccompanied children.
Initial-reception facilities at external borders: fundamental rights issues to consider
This note outlines how to help ensure a dignified stay for third-country nationals who are apprehended or intercepted at external borders. Specifically, FRA identifies twelve points for protection-sensitive and fundamental rights-compliant planning and design of initial-reception facilities at such borders. These are based on the agency's work at external borders, including data collection and research activities.
FRA work in the 'hotpsots'
FRA Director on the migration situation in the Canary Islands
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty visited the Canary Islands in March 2021 to get a sense of the migration situation there. He highlights the need to support the Canary Islands in relocating unaccompanied children and providing clear procedures on asylum applications.
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights has been regularly collecting data on asylum and migration since September 2015. This report focuses on the fundamental rights situation of people arriving in Member States and EU candidate countries particularly affected by migration. It addresses fundamental rights concerns between 1 October and 31 December 2020.
Access all quarterly updates
December 2020 update - NGO ships involved in search and rescue in the Mediterranean and legal proceedings against them
In 2020 (until 15 December), the International Organization for Migration estimated that about 1,054 people have died or gone missing while crossing the Mediterranean Sea to reach Europe to escape war or persecution or to pursue a better life. This is an average of almost three people per day. In the past years, a significant number of migrants in distress at sea have been rescued by civil society vessels deployed with a humanitarian mandate to reduce fatalities and bring rescued migrants to safety. Since 2018, however, national authorities initiated some 50 administrative and criminal proceedings against crew members or vessels, also seizing the latter. In some cases, rescue vessels were blocked in harbours due to flag issues or the inability to meet maritime safety-related and other technical requirements.
Migration: Fundamental rights issues at land borders
This report looks at fundamental rights compliance at the European Union (EU)'s external land borders, including rivers and lakes. On 30 January 2020, the European Parliament requested the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) to prepare a report on these borders. It noted that the report should focus on the correct application of the safeguards in the European asylum acquis and the provisions of the Schengen Borders Code (Regulation (EU) 2016/399).
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty visits Moria migration facility
This video statement by FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty was recorded on 15 October 2020 at the Moria migration facility that was destroyed by fire in September 2020.
FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty visits temporary camp at Mavrovouni, Lesbos
This video statement by FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty was recorded on 14 October 2020 at the temporary facility at Mavrovouni. This temporary camp was built to re-house people after the fire at the Moria migration facility on the island of Lesbos, in Greece.
Practical guidance for protecting unaccompanied children in the relocation process
Based on the lessons learned from relocation
experiences and on existing international and EU legal
standards, FRA has developed a number of practical
suggestions for the adjustment of relocation efforts to
the protection needs of unaccompanied children. This
guidance aims to be a practical tool for Member States
that wish to engage in the relocation of unaccompanied
children and in any future responsibility-sharing
mechanisms, and to gain knowledge on how this can
be done while respecting the child's best interests.
FRA Director speaks with Greek authorities about migration
Greece needs solid, sustained support and solidarity as it faces great migration challenges, says FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty after 2 days of meetings in Athens with authorities.
Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: situation in Greek hotspots
In this edition Michael O'Flaherty reports back from his visit to the asylum seeker facility in Lesbos and calls for the support of all EU Member States to improve in particular the situation of unaccompanied children.
Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: rescue in the Mediterranean
In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the migration situation in the Mediterranean Sea and makes three proposals.
Severe labour exploitation: A Woman Captured - Trailer
A Woman captured – a film by Bernadett Tuza-Ritter
Rights holders perspectives of severe labour exploitation
A short documentary related to labour exploitation in some sectors of the agricultural and transport industries.
Ongoing challenges to advancing child rights
Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Not all children benefit equally from efforts to guarantee child rights.
Some groups face particular difficulties.
Migration remains politically charged
Fundamental Rights Report 2019: Although migrant arrivals to the EU continue to drop, it remains a divisive issue politically and
across society. Nearly 4 in 10 Europeans think immigration is more of a problem than a solution.
And nearly a half overestimate the number of irregular migrants in their country.
Video Blog by Michael O'Flaherty: Looking ahead to 2019
Michael O'Flaherty focuses on the challenges and projects coming up in 2019.
Being black in the EU often means racism and poor jobs
Black people in the EU face unacceptable difficulties in getting a decent job because of their skin colour. Racist harassment also remains all too common.
EU IT systems, biometrics and human rights
This infographic illustrates the positive and negative impact on fundamental rights of using large-scale IT systems for security and border management.
Video blog by Michael O'Flaherty: Five migration issues that need urgent action
For the past two years, FRA has been visiting reception centres for migrants across the EU.
Discrimination: Experiences from immigrants and ethnic minorities across the EU
This infographic illustrates the main experiences immigrants and ethnic minorities across the EU have when it comes to discrimination. It draws from the findings from FRA's EU-MIDIS II survey.
Victimisation: experiences from immigrants and ethnic minorities across the EU
This infographic illustrates the main experiences immigrants and ethnic minorities across the EU have when it comes to victimisation. It draws from the findings from FRA's EU-MIDIS II survey.
Inclusion: Experiences from immigrants and ethnic minorities across the EU
This infographic illustrates the main experiences immigrants and ethnic minorities across the EU have when it comes to inclusion. It draws from the findings from FRA's EU-MIDIS II survey.
ODIHR event focuses on border technology and human rights
The OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR) launched its policy brief Border Management and Human Rights.
Training Schengen evaluators
FRA contributed to training Schengen evaluators on 6-10 December in Lisbon in the field of return and external borders.
Border treatment still a top fundamental rights concern
The treatment of migrants at EU borders continues to be a pressing fundamental rights concern. Recurring deaths at land and sea are a tragic reminder of the urgent need for fundamental rights-compliant solutions, says the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) on the eve of International Migrants Day on 18 December.
Download latest migration bulletin
Forced return monitoring across the EU – an update
Each year, FRA updates its overview of forced return monitoring systems across the EU. The overview of 2020 returns is now online.
Access 2021 update
Eurodac right to information leaflet translated
Migrants and asylum applicants have the right to get information about why their fingerprints are collected in Eurodac, EU's IT system for asylum seekers and apprehended migrants. To guide authorities, a joint leaflet on how to understandably explain what Eurodac does is now available in various EU languages.
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Better protection for unaccompanied migrant children
Violence, exploitation, terrible living conditions or limited access to healthcare and education. These are the realities unaccompanied migrant children face in Europe. A new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) suggests steps the EU and its Member States should take to offer better protection to unaccompanied children and ensure their rights are respected.
Download report on unaccompanied children
Another preventable tragedy at sea
The recent drownings in the English Channel/ la Manche are a sad reminder of the extreme dangers people face at the hands of unscrupulous people smugglers.
Annual conference of German-speaking migration lawyers
FRA gave a presentation at the annual conference of the 'Migration Law Network', the largest professional hub of German-speaking migration lawyers and academics.
Piloting the training of guardians
FRA held four guardianship training sessions between 9 and 18 November.
Strengthening cooperation with Malta
Between 8 and 9 November, the FRA Director visited Malta.
Need for strengthening human rights protection at external borders
The EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) is deeply concerned about the worsening situation at the EU external borders with Belarus.
Effective access to legal aid: key safeguard for migrants in return proceedings
Effective access to competent legal assistance is a key safeguard to enable people in return proceedings to exercise their rights to an effective remedy and access to justice, finds a new report from the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA). It identifies current practices and issues, and suggests how national authorities could improve effective access to competent legal aid.
EASO workshop on asylum detention for judges
FRA provided fundamental rights input during a professional development workshop on the detention of applicants for international protection, organised by the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).
Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights issues annual report
The Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights published its annual report for 2020. FRA co-chairs the Forum together with UN Refugee Agency since 2020.
EU Agencies present first full overview of actions to detect and protect victims of human trafficking
The European Union agencies active in the field of justice and home affairs have presented the first full overview of actions to help victims of trafficking in human beings. The main operational activities are listed in a joint report of the Justice and Home Affairs Agencies Network (JHAAN) published today at the occasion of EU Anti-Trafficking Day under the leadership of Eurojust. The report is a key building block of the EU Strategy on combatting trafficking in human beings and serves as a key reference document for national authorities engaged in tackling human trafficking.
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Frontex Management Board focuses on fundamental rights
FRA attended the extraordinary Frontex Management Board meeting which took place on 6 October.
Major European conference focuses on the EU's new migration and asylum pact
FRA joined the annual conference of the Odysseus Academic Network for Legal Studies on Immigration and Asylum Law in Europe.
Legal expert workshop on access to information in national security-related immigration cases
FRA gave a presentation at an expert legal workshop on the right to know – access to classified data in immigration cases.
Webinar explores migration-related implications of the situation in Afghanistan
FRA took part in an online roundtable exploring the EU's response to the situation in Afghanistan and its migration-related implications.
Training on the risk to rights of large scale EU IT-systems
FRA helped train eu-LISA staff on the fundamental rights implications of large-scale EU IT-systems.
Training on the fundamental rights implications of large-scale EU IT systems for migration
On 18 January, FRA will speak about the fundamental rights implications of the large-scale EU IT systems used in migration.
Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights
The Frontex Consultative Forum on Fundamental Rights meeting will take place on 20 October.
European Parliament to discuss FRA's Employers Sanctions Directive report
FRA will present its study on role of the Employers Sanctions Directive on protecting irregular migrants from labour exploitation to the European Parliament.
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European Guardianship Network provides feedback on draft FRA manual
The European Guardianship Network will discuss on 22 June the training materials for guardians that FRA and its contractor Defence for Children International Italy are developing. The draft manual targets trainers of guardians. The content covers ten modules.
CEPOL webinar to focus on data protection in EU IT systems
FRA will speak to law enforcement officers about data quality in EU migration and security IT systems.
Next Frontex Consultative Forum
The next Frontex Consultative Forum meeting takes place on 3 February.
Presenting FRA's land borders report to the European Parliament
FRA will present its report on fundamental rights issues at EU land borders to the Schengen Scrutiny Group of the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE).
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European Parliament dialogue with religious and non-confessional organisations to focus on unaccompanied migrant children
The FRA Director will address the situation of unaccompanied migrant children during a European Parliament seminar.
Presenting FRA's Fundamental Rights Report 2020 to the European Parliament
The FRA Director will present key findings from the Fundamental Rights Report 2020 to the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE).
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Launching the updated asylum legal handbook
FRA and the European Court of Human Rights will launch the 2020 edition of the FRA and Council of Europe handbook on European law relating to asylum, borders and immigration. This online book launch will take place on 17 December. It is being organised in collaboration with the International Association of Refugee and Migration Judges and the European Asylum Support Office (EASO).
Promoting human rights through film
This year, FRA again teams up with the This human world international human rights film festival.
This human world
Third Euro-Mediterranean Communicators' workshop to look at migration narratives
The third Euro-Mediterranean Communicators´ workshop will tackle the question what is next for the migration narrative in the Euro-Mediterranean region?
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Frontex Consultative Forum to meet
The Consultative Forum of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, Frontex, will meet on 15 October. FRA currently co-chairs the forum together with UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR).
Download the 2019 Annual Report
FRA eMedia toolkit to feature at International Migration Reporting Congress
FRA's migration reporting toolkit for journalists will feature in two workshops and be discussed with media partners during the III International Congress of Migration Reporting. The workshops will present how journalists' knowledge of fundamental rights affects migration reporting.
Discover the e-Media Toolkit
Strengthening cooperation with Frontex
FRA, as co-chair of the Frontex Consultative Forum, will chair a meeting with Frontex Fundamental Rights Officer on 24 June.
Fundamental Rights Report 2020 out soon
FRA will launch its Fundamental Rights Report 2020 on 11 June.
FRA joins European Parliament migration and COVID-19 discussions
The FRA Director will address the European Parliament's Committee for Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) on 2 April.
28 November 2019 - 10 December 2019
Supporting this human world international film festival
FRA will be a partner of the international human rights film festival, this human world, for the third year.
FRA Director to deliver keynote during EASO Consultative Forum
FRA's Director will deliver a keynote speech during European Asylum Support Office's Consultative Forum.
European Parliament committee discusses situation in the Greek migration hotspots
FRA's Director will exchange views with the European Parliament's Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs in Brussels on 6 November.


Red eyes can spark questions like "are you sick?" and are often accompanied by irritation, pain, and swelling.
A bloodshot appearance results from swollen or dilated blood vessels on the outer surface of the eye, known as the sclera.
White, yellow, or green discharge in addition to redness may be a sign of bacterial conjunctivitis, which affects the white of the eye. Bacterial conjunctivitis can be sight-threatening without appropriate treatment.
If red eyes are accompanied by sensitivity to bright light or blurry vision, or both, you may have a condition known as uveitis. Uveitis can present with or without pain and should be treated promptly by your doctor to prevent lasting problems.
Materials like metal shavings, sawdust, and sand can become embedded in the cornea and cause a serious infection. If you experience redness as well as pain that gets worse when you open or close your eye, you may have a foreign body in your eye. This corneal condition requires urgent attention from a doctor.
Am I at risk of developing red eyes?
If you work in a healthcare setting or with young children, you are more likely to be exposed to viruses and bacteria that can result in red eyes. You are also at an increased risk if you are surrounded by allergens such as pollen or chemicals like chlorine, as these can irritate your eyes.
Also known as pink eye, conjunctivitis causes the blood vessels in the lining of the eye to swell. Conjunctivitis is one of the most common eye infections and may be caused by a virus, bacteria, or irritant.
When your tear glands do not produce enough quality tears, your eyes may become scratchy and inflamed. Dry eyes can develop as a result of age, health conditions, and extended computer use.
If you come into contact with an allergen, your immune system will react by releasing histamine. Histamine causes the blood vessels in your eyes to dilate, making them appear red. Allergies also tend to make the eyes itch, and rubbing your eyes in response can add to the problem.
A broken blood vessel on the sclera, also known as a subconjunctival hemorrhage, can cause part or all of the eye to appear bright red. Despite its appearance, a broken blood vessel typically causes no visual problems or discomfort.
It is important to clean your contact lenses after use to prevent deposits from building up on the surface, which can irritate your eyes. Developing red eyes while wearing contacts can also be a sign of a fungal infection.
Uveitis is an inflammation of the middle portion of the eye. If it is not treated in a timely manner, uveitis can cause the retina to detach and increase ocular pressure, both of which can result in permanent vision loss.
In response to an ocular injury, the blood vessels in your eyes may enlarge to encourage more blood flow. Though dilation promotes healing, it also causes the eyes to look red.
How do I keep my eyes looking and feeling healthy?
If you regularly experience red, irritated eyes, simple lifestyle changes may relieve your symptoms and prevent issues from recurring.
A nutritious diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids can reduce inflammation. You can find omega-3s in fish, seeds, and nuts, or you can take daily omega-3 supplements. Drinking eight cups of water a day can also keep your eyes strong and healthy.
If your eyes become red after wearing contact lenses, you may consider a different type of lens or a new solution. Some solutions contain ingredients that are not compatible with all lenses. This combination may be irritating your eyes.
How will my doctor diagnose red eyes?
Diagnosing red eyes will depend on the underlying source of your concern. Your doctor can review your medical history and conduct a thorough examination. If an irritant is a likely culprit, your doctor may flush your eye with a saline solution. If you need to administer drops at home, the doctor can demonstrate the easiest and most effective way of doing so.
An exam can take anywhere from 15 minutes to one hour or more.
In cases of subconjunctival hemorrhage, treatment is simply time. The condition should clear on its own in one to two weeks.
If you have allergic conjunctivitis, your doctor may recommend anti-inflammatory or antihistamine eye drops to relieve symptoms. Keep in mind that in cases of viral conjunctivitis, eye drops will not cure the condition but only minimize discomfort.
To address dry eyes, you may need artificial tears to lubricate the eyes. Prescription eye drops may be recommended in more advanced cases. This can help to reduce inflammation as well as moisten the surface of the eye.
If your condition is caused by a corneal abrasion or a foreign object in the eye, you may need a more aggressive form of treatment. Surgery can repair the eye and restore your sight.
Are you tired of being asked about your eyes?
Because there are so many possible causes of red eyes, the best way to determine appropriate treatment is to schedule a visit with an eye care professional. At your exam, be prepared to discuss your medical history as well as any medications you are currently taking. You should also take note of any circumstances that aggravate or improve your condition.


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We welcome you to our booth and will be pleased to demonstrate the latest measurement systems to advance your field research.
Meteorological Technology World Expo is a truly international exhibition of the very latest climate, weather and hydrometeorological forecasting, measurement and analysis technologies and service providers for a global community. Visit EKO Instruments and see our latest products. This year we reveal our latest technologies and products. We look forward to see you at our booth.
EKO Instruments USA Inc. has an immense history of innovation, developing quality products for the worldwide photovoltaic market. EKO products include the MP-11 and MP-165/180 for PV testing and characterization. EKO is a primary manufacturer of solar radiometers, with a calibration laboratory accredited under ISO 17025. Recently, EKO improved their system offering by introducing the STR21G-S1/S2. Each system includes a two-axis sun tracker, fast response MS-57 pyrheliometer, diffuse/shaded and global horizontal pyranometers. Lastly, EKO stands alone in producing highly advanced field deployable grating spectroradiometers, MS-711.
EKO instruments will be present during the Intersolar South Amerika 2018. Our partner RoMiotto Industria e Comercio de Instrumentos de Medicao Ltda will show our latest products for the PV industry.
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The TERN OzFlux 2018 meeting will bring together the Flux communities of Australia and South East Asia, in Australia's most unique and exciting environmental research destination. Meet with EKO team during the event and see our latest products.
Visit EKO at the Top Flag booth E1-317 during the Shanghai International Green Architecture and Construction Materials Expo (ESBUILD). It is the only international professional building materials trade fair which provides "overall green building solution".


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Forest protection officer is 'gonna happen'
Members of a large wedding party float through the North Star Nature Preserve last summer. An Aspen events planner was later fined $1,000 for ignoring rules that prohibit commercial trips in the preserve. County officials hope a new forest protection officer will help enforce parking and other rules at North Star and other county locations.
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Plans to hire a forest protection officer to help supervise the North Star Nature Preserve and other popular outdoor areas in Pitkin County are zooming right along.
The city of Aspen and a private landowner who lives in the North Star subdivision have already committed $5,000 each toward funding the $25,000 position, while other sources of money may be forthcoming, said Gary Tennenbaum, assistant director of Pitkin County's Open Space and Trails Program.
Further, a part-time U.S. Forest Service employee who lives and works in Pitkin County and has been trained as a forest protection officer has already been identified as a prime candidate and is interested in the job, said Martha Moran, the Forest Service's recreation staff supervisor for the White River National Forest.
"It's a good fit for this person," Moran said. "She's very interested."
Tennenbaum and Moran made the comments Thursday at the regular meeting of the Pitkin County Open Space and Trails board, whose members were mostly supportive of the somewhat unorthodox though not unprecedented public-private, county-federal partnership.
However, board member Hawk Greenway voted against the proposal, saying he wanted to send a message to "Colorado politicians who believe the White River National Forest doesn't matter."
Greenway, who recently announced plans to run for the county board of commissioners, said it is "unconscionable" for the federal government to continue to cut the Forest Service budget. The White River National Forest makes more money in annual fees than it receives in funding, which means employees and budgets for the forest continue to be slashed, he said.
"It makes me furious," Greenway said. "We're in the role of the enabler. I don't think we should use Pitkin County funds to supplement (the federal government)."
The idea of a forest protection officer grew out of problems associated with the growing popularity of float trips through the North Star Nature Preserve, located just east of Aspen. The stretch of flat water provides a cool summer excursion for scores of paddleboarders, rafters and tubers.
But that popularity has caused serious parking issues at the Wildwood put-in, including cars blocking access to the Wildwood School, clogging fire lanes and parking along the entrance road and Highway 82. The problem lies in the fact that the Forest Service owns the Wildwood put-in but does not have the personnel to patrol the area and enforce parking rules. The rest of the preserve is owned by the open space program.
Open space officials initially hoped to simply deputize the county's open space rangers to be able to enforce the parking situation. However, because they are neither law enforcement officers nor federal employees, that wasn't possible.
Tennenbaum then hit on the idea of a forest protection officer, which has been used to patrol the Hanging Lake area near Glenwood Springs in recent years. The position would technically be a Forest Service employee, though the person would be paid by local entities, Tennenbaum has said.
As the idea has received more publicity, it has become more popular with government entities as well as private landowners, Tennenbaum said. In addition to the city of Aspen and the one private landowner who have already committed funds, another private landowner has expressed interest in doing so and the Healthy Rivers and Streams Board also might contribute, he said.
"It's gonna happen," Tennenbaum said Thursday.
Moran said the new forest protection officer will also concentrate enforcement efforts in the Smuggler/Hunter Creek area as well as in the Castle Creek Valley. The position will not be a law enforcement officer and will only have the power to write misdemeanor citations, she said.
The forest protection officer will work Friday through Monday between May 15 and Sept. 30, Moran said. The person she has in mind for the job currently drives a bus in Snowmass Village and has been a Forest Service seasonal employee for the past 15 years, she said. Moran declined to release the woman's name Thursday.
Open Space and Trails board members voted 3-1 to recommend that county commissioners fund the position. Board member Tai Jacober was not present Thursday.


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Home | Explore Buda | The Garden
Buda Garden Vista
Buda Pleasure Garden c.1910
The Buda Pleasure garden
Spring bulbs in the Pleasure Garden
Buda Rose Garden
Tennis Pavillion
The Buda aviary in autumn with 100 yr old Tokay grape
The newly refurbished Buda paths
120 Year old Rat's Tail Cactus
Aeonium on the west side
In order to truly appreciate Buda's garden an acceptance of the local conditions and climate of this region need to be understood.
The Buda garden is not a 'display garden' as such, designed for year round flowers and lush surrounds – that would be unrealistic and impractical here in Central Victoria.
This garden has its value in the fact that it has survived virtually intact as a wonderful example of a late nineteenth/early twentieth century suburban garden, which was developed and tended for the most part by one family over 118 years.
It is a reflection of the Leviny family's aspirations, creative influences, the fashions of the times in which they lived, and their changing lifestyle throughout those years from 1863 to 1981.
The idea is to preserve and maintain the garden as much as possible as it was left by the family, keeping the crucial elements of the garden intact and renewing the old plantings with their own progeny as much as possible in order to retain its authenticity – A huge challenge considering gardens are a living entity, constantly growing, dying and changing.
We hope that you will respect and enjoy the seasonal changes that bring:
the fabulous foliage colours during the warm, balmy days of autumn
the grandeur of plant structure and garden layouts exposed by the chill of winter
the hope of new life with the flush of bulbs and colour in the crispness of spring
and the relief of shady places to sit and ponder the end of the growing season and plant dormancy period in the heat of summer
Castlemaine is located 118 kilometres north of Melbourne at an altitude of 300 metres above sea level
The seasons are typical of inland Australia: hot and dry in summer; cold and sometimes wet, with frosty nights with sunny days also prevalent in winter. (Note: the annual rainfall of 611 millilitres has been much lower in recent years)
The landscape consists generally of underlying sandstone reefs and rock with a thin topsoil of gravel and clay and a soil ph of 6.5. (This is partly due to the degradation caused by the alluvial goldmining that took place here in the 1850s)
Buda provides a typical example of the challenges of gardening in Central Victoria.
What makes Buda's garden unique
A Statement of Significance for the garden at Buda was includedin the Buda Conservation Analysis and Policies report undertaken by Nigel Lewis and Associates in 1988.
It states:
The garden and grounds at Buda are significant:
as one of the most significant large nineteenth or early twentieth century suburban gardens surviving in Victoria;
for the compartmentalised nature of the layout and relative intactness of those constituent elements from periods which contribute to the overall significance of the property;
for the survival of two highly significant garden buildings (viz. aviary and former tennis pavilion) and a range of other structures and hard landscape elements;
for the manner in which it reflects the lifestyle and creative aspirations of the two generations of owners;
for the manner in which it evokes qualities particularly associated with the provincial towns and cities in Victoria's central goldfields area.
The challenges of maintaining the garden at Buda
Poor soils combined with a harsh climate of extremes in temperature and long periods without rain have shaped the region's gardening traditions.
Maintaining the 1.2 hectare garden at Buda, for its historical significance as well as for the education and enjoyment of those who visit, comes with challenges. Our part-time Garden Curator, Carol Henderson, is assisted by a dedicated team of volunteers. Carol works to a comprehensive annual maintenance plan adhering to heritage guidelines and best horticultural practice to retain the historic features and significance of the garden.
As well as general maintenance, conservation and rejuvenation projects are ongoing in the garden with the occasional unforeseen incidents occurring. Seeking grants and sponsorship or fundraising to undertake urgent and special conservation projects is another important additional task. This may lead to some maintenance jobs in the garden having to be rescheduled on the priorities list.
We hope that you will understand and respect that as an organisation reliant mostly on volunteers
We do not always have the resources to fully maintain all areas of the garden year-round.
For further information on the history and issues surrounding the garden, please see our publication Buda Garden by Peter Cuffley available from the Buda Giftshop.
The Buda nursery has its origins as a stock of replacement plants all grown from seeds, cuttings, bulbs, corms or tubers collected from our historic garden.


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Record high temperatures in late February have led to countryside fires in a number of areas right across the UK. Fiery images have made media headlines and led, especially at the time of year when managed burning is allowed, to heated discussion about the role of fire as a countryside management tool. Dry peatlands with a heavy fuel load, such as heather, are clearly a fire risk – so wouldn't wetland management for moss-dominated blanket bogs be a better way to reduce fire risk in the uplands?
In the summer of 2018, major fires (so called wildfires) occurred throughout the United Kingdom with major vegetation fires recorded in Greater Manchester (Stalybridge) and Lancashire (Winter Hill). The Stalybridge fire encroached onto Dove Stone, an area of land managed by the RSPB on behalf of United Utilities. A major fire-fighting effort was required to bring both fires (declared as major incidents) under control. Even after both fires were out, pockets of peat smoldered for almost 6 weeks after the fires started. Once ignited, peat fires are difficult to extinguish. Whilst both fires generated significant public interest, many other fires occurred across the UK, on a range of habitats.
The Stalybridge and Winterhill fires had a significant impact on air quality and local people, with homes evacuated and residents reported suffering from respiratory and other problems associated with the inhalation of smoke and ash particles. At the height of the fires, exposure to particulate matter (PM10) in Greater Manchester exceeded the ECs legal limit of 50 ppm on five occasions.
The UK's climate is changing. The Met Office climate change projections show that all areas of the UK are heading to be warmer (more so in summer than in winter) with hot summers more frequently recorded. As we have seen this winter, these changes in climate could lead to an increase in the frequency and severity of out of season countryside fires posing an increasing threat to the natural environment.
In contrast to managed fires, which occur in the agreed burning season, wildfires often occur outside the burning season, and can burn intensively when a period of prolonged hot and dry weather dry out the highly combustible surface vegetation (e.g. a mix of grasses and shrubs). Whilst some vegetation communities may be tolerant to fire, out of season and unplanned fires often generate much higher temperatures (largely because the fuel load is greater and more combustible) with the result that these fires often burn into the soil resulting in major damage to the ecosystem.
The UK's blanket bogs are of international importance, storing vast amounts of carbon as peat, which has built up over thousands of years. The restoration and positive management of blanket bogs has a key role to play in making these habitats more resilient to a changing climate and to locking up important stocks of carbon and other pollutants associated with the industrial revolution. Heathland and peatland habitats may be especially vulnerable to fire, particularly when in poor condition. For example, peatlands are more vulnerable when the water table is low and the surface vegetation has dried out. Under such circumstances, fire may damage sensitive peatland vegetation, including peat-forming mosses, and even ignite the peat. These fires are difficult to extinguish and are likely to exacerbate climate change through the direct loss of carbon into the atmosphere as CO2 and in other forms (e.g. as Dissolved and Particulate Organic Carbon).
Spring and early summer fires also pose a major threat to wildlife, particularly to breeding birds, and animals unable to get out of the way of an advancing fire e.g. reptiles, amphibians, small mammals and invertebrates.
In the UK, whilst there is evidence that some wildfires start as managed fires, most vegetation fires start accidentally, or a result of a malicious act (e.g. arson), typically during hot dry periods or periods of drought which are associated with increased visitor numbers. Research in the Peak District found that the risk of fire was greater in April-May and July-August reflecting the interplay between visitor numbers and the changing flammability of moorland vegetation associated with periods of hotter, drier weather and build-up of increasingly combustible older grasses and shrubs (e.g. heather).
Despite the international importance of our peatlands, land managers are still using fire to burn blanket bogs and other peatland habitats, largely to generate young heather for red grouse to feed on. Defra and Natural England are now taking steps to end routine, rotational burning of peatland vegetation. The cessation of burning would help these important habitats to recover and make them much more resilient to the impacts of wildfires. At Dove Stone, where the RSPB has been working to re-wet and revegetate areas of dry and sometimes bare peat, the re-wetted gullies helped slow the passage of the wildfire across the bog and caused much less damage to the underlying peat - see more here.
It is increasingly clear that the incidence of wildfire is increasing. Work is now required to raise awareness of the risk of wildfire and to reduce the incidence of fires starting. Even if the number of accidental fires can be reduced by improving public communications (e.g. at times of high risk or in known high-risk areas), some wildfires may start as managed fires or be started maliciously.
There is much debate about how to reduce the impact of fire, particularly out of season and out of control fires, on carbon-rich peat soils, with some advocating that we need to reduce the amount of combustible surface vegetation (fuel load) - if a fire does occur, the reduced fuel means that the fire will not burn too hot. Somewhat ironically, those arguing for the need to reduce fuel load to protect against fire, believe that fire is the best way of reducing the fuel load. Using fire to manage the fuel load locks the land manager into a cycle of burning. The RSPB believes that re-wetting has a key role to play both in protecting existing stores of peat (carbon) and to create the conditions for peat-forming mosses to recolonise bogs. Healthy bogs should be wet underfoot at all times of year - our bogs need water not fire!


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Charmaine's voice and demeanor totally sealed her spot on my list! Her beauty is no longer a question for she is indeed THE FACE OF THE COMPETITION.
I was also impressed by Parul Shah, I like the way she talks and her philosophical views.
This one puts me in a state of quandary. Inasmuch i love Elima to be in my top spot, there's this voice inside me saying "Parul can do better"…and as the days pass by, I catch myself imagining Datul strutting on the runway while doing an Irene Esser flirtatious moves will surely catch judges attention in MU and with her megawatt smile- she is a breath of fresh air! Reading one's final take on who's who is something to look forward to this weekend.
i take off a piece of my clothings for every letter of your favorite to win MUP. Deal ? to begin I am takin off 2 pieces (takes off right and left shoe). Thal'll be 2 letters for you bud.
my birthday suit ? you'll provide it. I wear large. LOL !!!!
* I hate that my friend was able to choose Hannah Sison first. So far, she's the only one whom I feel can put my free dinner buffet in danger.
I thought the age limit is 17-25 yo. Ellore Punzalan is already 26 yo. Anyway, it is interesting to watch diverse pinays from all walks of life. From the rich to the poor, Manila girls to probinsiyanas, kolehiyalas to career girls. It is nice to see the human side of the candidates. I felt bad for Datul. I hope she wins one of the crowns but not because of her story but because she is deserving. Even though she is crying, she still looks stunning!
I laughed and I wept and in the end, I felt so proud of being Filipino. Whether they intended it or not, parang this milestone of the country's premier beauty pageant has painted a true portrait of the Filipina- 50 different facets and then some. In hindsight, parang tama yung policy ng BPCI to disqualify girls who've had risque backgrounds. Sabihin man nating na old-fashioned or hypocritical but shouldn't we aspire to have beauty queens who are in essence both beautiful and pure?? Kahit sa reign man lang nila and after which they can do whatever they want like end up in the hell hole that is showbusiness or as a trophy wife ha ha.
lower her natural pitch to sound better.
Listening to the videos, it made me love Parul Shah even more. She has what it takes to be a MUP. I think it's between Charmaine and Parul for MUP. Thanks for sharing the videos of the primer with us.
What is this Visa issue with Ms.Ria Rabajante,Norms?I'm sorry to hear about her ordeal but I'm worried about it especially that she's poised to win Miss Universe-Philippines.So if that happens and the venue for Miss Universe 2013 is Las Vegas, then she has to go through the US immigration again.Anyhow,whatever happens I wish her the best on all her endeavors and struggles as well.
I'm as puzzled as you are with this visa problem, Nick. And since MU2013 is rumored to be held in either Puerto Rico or Panama, the same issue might pop up once more.
I'm pretty sure she applied to immigrate when she got denied. This time she'd need only a tourist visa and she has the MUO to vouch for her IF indeed she wins MUP. I don't think it will be an issue unless the US embassy considers her a high-risk defector because of her previous unsuccessful applications.
Norm? I heard lots of foul cries and photographers favoritism during this primer that charmaine had the most exposure. Did you or anyone notice ? I dont have time to count how many exposures she had but she really is first class tele and photogenic.


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Böda socken is a former socken of Åkerbo Hundred on Öland, Sweden. Since 1974, it's part of the Borgholm Municipality on the island of Öland, Sweden. It covers 107 square kilometers and had 773 inhabitants in 2000.

History
The oldest parts of Böda Church date from the late 12th century, although the church was heavily reconstructed in 1801–03. Böda parish is mentioned in a transcript from about 1320 ("de Bødhum"), and in the Böda missal from the first half of the 14th century ("ecclesie Bødhe"); there is an attestation from 1346 ("in parochiis ... bodha"). The medieval boundaries of the socken were about the same as those from the 1950s, with the exception of the village Binnerbäck, which was transferred around 1649 from Böda to Högby socken. The village Bocketorp was shared by the two socken.

After the municipal reform in 1862, the responsibility for the ecclesiastical and civil organization of the socken was transferred to the Böda landskommun. The latter was incorporated into Öland's Åkerbo district in 1952, and this in turn was incorporated into Borgholm Municipality in 1974. In 2010 the parish became part of Northern Öland's Assembly.

Much of the sockens area is taken up by the Böda kronopark.

Archeology
The socken has various burial mounds from the Bronze Age and graves from the Iron Age.

Sites of interest in Böda socken
Långe Erik, a lighthouse built in 1845
the wreck of the Swiks, which stranded in 1926
Grankullaviken, a bay occupying the northern tip of the island
Trollskogen, a windswept pine forest and nature reserve

See also
 Mörbylånga

References

External links
Archeological finds in Böda socken, from Swedish History Museum
Map with locations of archeological finds in Böda socken, from Swedish National Heritage Board

Öland
Sockens in Sweden


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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith said in a statement this morning that the Embassy in Caracas will close its doors temporarily, on April 1.
"We have been monitoring circumstances related to the operations of the Embassy, both in the wider context of our diplomatic representation review, as well as in the particular circumstances of the mission in Caracas. The Ministry along with its Embassy have been experiencing significant challenges in the operations at the post for some time, and temporary closure is now the practical solution," she said.
During the period of that closure, the Foreign Minister explained, the management of Jamaica's relations with Venezuela will be undertaken from the Ministry's headquarters in Kingston.
Johnson Smith added that over the past two years, her Ministry has been reviewing its resident diplomatic presence overseas, due to the ever changing global environment and the emergence of new patterns of trade and investment as well as technical and economic cooperation.
And she said that later this year, there will be further announcements regarding Jamaica's diplomatic representation overseas, "including openings where we believe our presence could be mutually beneficial to us and our host country".
Venezuela's opposition leader Juan Guaidó, who declared himself interim leader last month, continues to be supported by the United States and other Western nations in his attempts to force President Nicolas Maduro from office.
Amid the political battle, citizens continue to deal with food and medicine shortages that have driven more than three million people from the country since 2015, according to the United Nations.
The UN human rights chief Michelle Bachelet also charged today that Venezuelan security forces, backed by pro-government militias, have quashed peaceful protests with excessive use of force, killings and torture.
Addressing the Human Rights Council, Bachelet cited allegations that the National Police's Special Actions Force had executed 37 people in January in Caracas in illegal house raids in poor areas supporting the opposition.


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Credit Union CEOs Earn Up to $846,600: Onsite Coverage
MONTREAL NAFCU reveals executive compensation survey results.
By Natasha Chilingerian | Updated on June 25, 2015
Jack Clark reveals the results of the 2015 NAFCU-BFB Executive Compensation and Benefits Survey in Montreal.
MONTREAL – Top credit union executives' annual compensation ranges from $17,053 to $846,600 per year depending on asset size, according to the results of the 2015 NAFCU-BFB Executive Compensation and Benefits Survey. The results were revealed by Jack E. Clark of the Charlotte, N.C.-based Clark Research Associates, whose company performed the survey, at NAFCU's annual conference in Montreal Thursday.
The $17,053 figure represents the 10th percentile (the lowest) of compensation for top executives at credit unions with less than $10 million in assets, while the $846,600 figure represents the 90th percentile (the highest) of compensation for top executives at credit unions with $1 billion or more in assets.
Natasha Chilingerian
Natasha Chilingerian has worked in the credit union space for over a decade. She joined CU Times as managing editor in 2015 and was promoted to executive editor in 2019. Before that, she served as a communications specialist for Xceed Financial Credit Union (now Kinecta Federal Credit Union) in Los Angeles from 2013-2015, and as a CU Times freelancer from 2011-2013. She has been a professional writer and editor for more than 17 years, specializing in news and lifestyle journalism as well as marketing copywriting for companies in the finance and technology space.


Tell us about the amazing fiction series you've written on bullying for younger kids.
It's been a wonderful experience working with lifelong friend, Illustrator Paula Heaphy, and Free Spirit Publishing to create The Weird Series. It contains three books: Weird! Dare! and Tough! Each tells a true-to-life story of bullying told from three perspectives: the target, the bystander, and the child doing the bullying. Paula and I have had our own personal experiences with bullying and we wanted to use our experiences and talents to help make a difference. Weird! tells the story of a wonderful little girl named Luisa, who changes everything about herself to avoid being bullied and ends up learning important lessons about being true to who she is. We wanted to explore the roles that the bystander and the child doing the bullying played in Luisa's story. This is how Dare! and Tough! came to life. We let the characters take us where they needed to go, and in doing so, I think the end result is a real sense of learning and healing from all three perspectives.
The Weird Series is completely unique in terms of books on bullying for younger children. What can this series help parents and teachers do in a way that no other books can?
Bullying doesn't involve just one person. The Weird Series helps parents and teachers dig deeper into the roles that we all can play in putting an end to bullying. The books can be read separately or as a set, and regardless of the order in which they are read, each perspective opens a pathway to the other two books. If children wonder why the bystanders don't speak up at first, or why the child doing the bullying acts so mean, or how the bullying made Luisa feel, parents and teachers can turn to these books for answers. The stories and illustrations are engaging and true-to-life, which means children will relate to the characters and will want to know more about their struggles. Each book includes "activity club" pages and discussion ideas that give parents and teachers even more ways to explore the topic of bullying with children.
What are some important things parents need to know if their child is being bullied?
Here is what I have learned. Bullying can affect every area of your child's life. If your child is being bullied, don't ignore the signs. For example, is your child suddenly more withdrawn or acting out of character? Has your child's sleep habits changed? Have you noticed any unexplained physical injuries or does your child ask to stay home from school often? Targets of bullying are often ashamed and afraid to speak up about bullying. Help your child open up, and reassure him you'll see to it that things don't get worse as a result of doing so. Then, make sure to follow through.
How can teachers and parents help kids resist bullying their peers and classmates?
The greater the empathy, the greater the resistance to cruelty. To build empathy, it's important to provide children with experiences and opportunities which allow them to put themselves in someone else's shoes. Children who bully often experience a disconnect between their behavior and its effect other people's feelings. When children can define and understand their own feelings, it becomes much easier to take on another person's perspective and feel their feelings. When feelings are put into the equation, bullying becomes less likely.
What can parents do to help their children avoid becoming a target of bullying?
Start talking about bullying early on. Raise awareness so bullying doesn't catch your child off guard. Help your child develop a strong sense of self, and along with that, positive self-talk to build confidence or regain confidence in the face of bullying. Often, children who've been bullied say, "I didn't know what to do." Our reflection and dialogue regarding bullying must be such that children have no question about what to do. The Weird Series provides many specific guidelines on this.
If we raise awareness early on, and cultivate empathy, then children won't have to be on guard. They can be who they are within a supportive culture of kindness rather than one of cruelty. They can go back to being kids.
What else do you want to share with us?
Before writing The Weird Series, my understanding of bullying came from personal experiences as a child, mother and teacher. While working on the books, I felt a deep responsibility to further that understanding, given the seriousness of the topic. I turned to the research and experience of individuals who have made a difference in bullying prevention. It would be impossible to mention everyone. But if I could share a few with parents and teachers: Barbara Coloroso, Stan Davis, Michele Borba, Rosalind Wiseman, Trevor Romain, and . . . Naomi Drew! Paula and I have also provided links to some wonderful anti-bullying associations on our website: www.theweirdseries.com.
Thanks for the opportunity to talk about something that means so much to me!


Incanto Vallarta is thrilled to welcome back Lady Zen, an internationally known award-winning lyric fusion poet and vocalist/jazz singer to their entertainment lineup in November and December. As both a poet and a singer, she possesses the powerful voice of a mezzo-soprano and the excitement of a brilliant storyteller. Lady Zen will perform her engaging and unique style of show, 'Songs I Want to Sing,' featuring music from Bessie Smith, Nina Simone, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin and more. Accompanied by musicians, Jesus Estrada on percussion, Javier Claudio Nunez on bass and Miguel Rodriquez on piano, Lady Zen's live performances are a thrilling musical experience, not to be missed!
Currently living in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico, Lady Zen has been performing for nearly 20 years in both large and intimate venues around the world. She was awarded a J. William Fulbright Scholarship in Opera Performance through the University of Arkansas, and a Community Service/Social Justice award through the University of Southern Maine. She received a Stonecoast MFA in Creative Writing in 2014. She has studied with renowned poets such as Carol Ann Duffy, Kevin Young, Jennifer Clement, Francine Ringold, and Annie Finch. In her spare time, she volunteers with the Trans Youth Equality Foundation and has founded the TransWorld Health Organization.
Lady Zen's new show, 'Songs I Want to Sing' features songs from iconic female singers. She explains her new show as a mixture of songs that influenced and inspired her over the years. You'll hear favorite music performed by a world-class singer/performer.
Lady Zen's new show is an exciting opportunity to see some of the best entertainment available in Puerto Vallarta. 'Songs I Want to Sing,' will be performed on Nov 9, 12, 15, 16, 23 and 26 at 7 pm. In December you can see the show on December 3, 5, 7 and 10 at 7 pm. A final show is scheduled for December 14th at 9:30 pm. Don't miss Lady Zen's superb vocals and stellar performance. For tickets or information about Incanto Vallarta shows, go to www. incantovallarta.com.