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Forestry Skills Plan published
The Forestry Skills Forum has produced a five-year plan to promote education, skills, learning and development across the forestry sector in England and Wales, while maintaining close links with the equivalent group in Scotland.
The Forestry Skills Plan identified four key themes for action:
education provision
skills and technical knowledge.
Forestry Skills Plan 2019 – click to download
Each theme has several work strands. The plan takes each theme in turn and develops their work strands into action plans.
Sylva Foundation's Head of Forest Education, Jen Hurst, who currently chairs the Forest Education Network for England, commented:
"The Forestry Skills Action Plan is the successful result of research, collaboration and partnership between many forestry skills and forest education organisations in England. England's forestry sector urgently needs more people all ages and backgrounds to choose a rewarding and exciting career pathway in our woodlands and forests; this action plan identifies clearly how this will be done."
The plan is owned by the Forestry Skills Forum, and delivered by the Forum members. It is hosted on the website of the Royal Forestry Society.
About the Forestry Skills Forum
The Forestry Skills Forum is dedicated to promoting education, skills, learning and development across the forestry sector in England and Wales, and maintains close links with the equivalent group in Scotland. Members comprise the sector's leading authorities, charities, companies, educational institutions and training providers. They represent all areas of the sector, including employers, trade associations, education providers, funders, research centres, and include specialists in all age groups: early years, primary, secondary, further and higher education. The FSF is an independent group, supported by Forestry Commission England.
Category:	EDUCATION
Timber-framing and Raising courses July 2019
We are running a series of one-day timber-framing and raising courses at the Sylva Wood Centre, run by the Carpenters' Fellowship. Come and learn jointing, framing-up, hand-rearing roof trusses, and fitting purlins and ridge pieces using traditional tools and techniques.
House of Wessex timber frame
During this unique timber-framing and raising course you will develop skills and knowledge in the making and raising of a timber-frame using traditional tools and techniques.
You will be working alongside highly-skilled craftspeople, helping to make and raise the timber frame of the House of Wessex during the course. Each one-day course is one of five courses being run between 3rd and 7th July. You may book on more than one day by simply registering separately for each day. Please note that the work will be physically demanding, so please take this into account before booking multiple days!
Teaching will be provided by highly experienced craftspeople in the Carpenters' Fellowship. Learning will include a selection of the following, catering for a wide range of skill and experience :
Completing treewrighting on parts of the timber frame
Fitting of wall plates onto posts which will be set into the ground
Jointing and framing-up the roof trusses
Hand-rearing the roof trusses
Fitting pulins and ridge pieces
Treewrighting and timber framing
At the conclusion of the five days, the frame will be complete and ready for fixing of wattle hurdles on the roof, and other stages of construction including thatching (also offered as a course).
Full training will be provided (no prior experience necessary). The course will be outdoors in all weathers, so you will need to wear appropriate clothing (sun and rain).
Drinks and hot food will be provided, including breakfast, lunch and dinner. Overnight camping (bring your own tent) may be available on the site, or locally. More details will follow your booking.
In addition, a programme of evening events (i.e. beyond the end of the formal course) will take place across the five days (3-7 July). The exact nature of these on any particular day will vary, but may include a range of talks on relevant craft and history, and social events.
Thursday, 4th July 2019
Friday, 5th July 2019
Saturday, 6th July 2019
Sunday, 7th July 2019
Category:	Courses, House of Wessex
Tags: House of Wessex, live-course
Woodland Wildlife Toolkit launched
Today sees the launch of a new online toolkit that provides advice on managing woodlands for wildlife, in particular rare and declining species that are dependent on woodland habitats. The Woodland Wildlife Toolkit is aimed at anyone who owns or manages a woodland, or advises others about woodland management.
The Woodland Wildlife Toolkit contains three main tools:
Search your wood's wildlife to help you:
Find out which important wildlife is likely to be in or near your woodland based on available survey or distribution data
Understand the habitats and features that these species need
Provide these habitats through practical woodland management
Assess your wood's condition to get an overview of the condition of your wood's habitats and identify any issues you may need to address.
Woodland guidance for practical advice on management techniques, information on woodland management issues and legal considerations. A series of species factsheets provides summary information for all the species in the toolkit.
Data behind the toolkit has been sourced from a wide number of sources which are detailed on the website. Examples include data from the Bat Conservation Trust, British Trust for Ornithology, Butterfly Conservation, Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland, British Lichen Society, British Mycological Society, Fungus Conservation Trust, People's Trust for Endangered Species, and the National Biodiversity Network.
Paul Orsi, Director of Operations for Sylva Foundations, said:
We were delighted to be asked to develop the Woodland Wildlife Toolkit by the partnership behind the project. At the heart of good woodland stewardship is a woodland management plan, backed by information about the wildlife it contains. This is why we have also enabled a shared login between the toolkit and our myForest platform which supports management planning.
Helen Booker, Acting SW England Conservation Manager (who leads the project for RSPB), said:
Much of our wildlife that relies on woodland is in decline. This new, innovative toolkit offers locally focussed guidance to woodland owners and managers to help them cater for the needs of this wildlife. We hope it will become the go-to tool for woodland wildlife advice.
The toolkit is being launched today at a special event hosted by the National Forest, during which presentations were delivered by senior staff from many of its supporters.
The Woodland Wildlife Toolkit has been supported and developed by: Bat Conservation Trust, Butterfly Conservation, Forestry Commission, Natural England, Plantlife, RSPB, Sylva Foundation and Woodland Trust.
Visit the Woodland Wildlife Toolkit: www.woodlandwildlifetoolkit.org.uk
Category:	myForest
Tags: wildlife, woodland, Woodland Wildlife Toolkit
Traditional thatching courses
Learn about traditional and sustainable early thatching methods, including those to be used on the live reconstruction of the Anglo-Saxon, House of Wessex.
10th-14th August 2019 (five one-day courses)
Led by Alan Jones, Conservation Carpenter and Master Thatcher, a leading thatcher in experimental archaeology and historical reconstructions since the early eighties. Each of the five one-day courses is centred on the thatching on the newly reconstructed timber House of Wessex at Sylva Foundation, south of Oxford.
Thatching with Alan Jones
You will learn how to use the materials and techniques to be used on the roof including laying turf over wattle hurdles, processing straw into yelms and bundles spar coating the thatch, dressing with a Leggett and gaining the required depth of fixings and overall depth of coat work.
The course will also include slide show and talk about evolution of our relationship with cereals as a food and shelter crop. There will be the opportunity to mill grain into flour and taste bread made from the wheat straw from the roof.
Lecture of history and development of thatching in the UK.
Handling and processing the straw.
Applying turf to the hurdles.
Learning techniques for applying thatch to the roof at required thickness.
Spar coating the straw securely into position.
Dressing of the thatch to gain the desired shape.
Small groups to allow for an intimate learning experience
Delegates can complete one or more days at £75 per day (discount for all five days, see below)
Delegates that complete 5 days may be invited to volunteer and complete the thatch on the House of Wessex reconstruction
Delegates are required to:
Have a good level of fitness
Be able to work at heights
Provide their own clothing suitable for work outdoors in all weathers
Provide their own safety boots
Provide your own food and drink
We are offering five one-day courses, run back-to-back.
Cost £75 per day. Click to book:
Saturday, 10th August
Sunday, 11th August
Monday, 12th August
We are pleased to offer a special discount if you want to attend all five days.
Five days for the price of four, at only £300. Offer only available by phoning us.
Please contact us on 01865 408018 to book for all 5 days, and have your payment card ready.
Sylva Wood Centre
Little Wittenham Rd
Long Wittenham, OXF OX14 4QT
Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund
Opening of the Sylva Teaching Barn
Last Wednesday evening we opened the doors of our brand new Teaching Barn to promote the vision for the Sylva Wood School.
We enjoyed showing our trustees, funders, collaborators and friends from industry around our well-equipped teaching venue and explaining future planned developments for the Wood Centre. Some of the creative businesses we host also opened up their workshops, highlighting the incredible community that has rapidly developed over the past three years – it was clear to see the potential for any students coming onto the site to learn from such a diverse range of experts.
Teaching Barn at the Sylva Wood Centre
The feedback from the evening was overwhelmingly positive. It was wonderful to see the furniture industry well-represented by Dids Macdonald and Tony Smart of the Furniture Makers Company, designer-makers Richard Williams and Philip Koomen, as well as representatives of heavyweights such as William Hands and Ercol. We look forward to further strengthening our relationship with the sector to teach and guide people into the industry.
Joseph Bray, Head of Wood School, shared his thoughts on the future of education in the wood sector focussing on the opportunities to deliver excellence in education and business enterprise.
"Schools have changed from woodwork to much broader D&T and over the past 10 years the decline in entries to GCSE has reduced by well over 50% The emphasis of these courses has significantly moved away from making! Colleges offering vocational furniture training can almost be counted on one hand and University level craft programmes have declined significantly some closing workshops and some closing all together. Often graduates are pushed out into the world with varying levels of support and guidance.
"An exception to the rule is our close neighbour Rycotewood in Oxford. We hope to enhance our close relationship continuing to work closely with staff, students and graduates.
"The future can feel bleak, however we exist outside the formal education system and as a creative and flexible organisation we are able to offer a range of programmes that will plug some of the gaps. We plan to build a schools programme for those unable to access making on the school curriculum. We will provide workshops and skills training to students who cannot access this at college or University and we will continue the excellent work already started in providing support for graduates within the community of creative enterprises that make up our site."
Joseph Bray, Head of Sylva Wood School
Joe with Dids and Tony of the Furniture Makers company
Joseph is midway through an inspiring Churchill Fellowship, travelling to world-renowned institutions delivering furniture craft education in USA and Europe. He is investigating how they continue to support students to learn craft skills in light of the challenges within the education sector and how students are supported on graduation. This experience is especially helpful at this stage of the development of our Wood School. He is off to Europe in March and we look forward to hearing what he has learnt on his return.
We are currently delivering a programme of weekend courses using some excellent external tutors as we build up to the launch of a range courses in the summer and beyond – watch this space for some exciting opportunities. Read more
Sylva Foundation is very grateful to the following funders for their support in constructing and furnishing the Teaching Barn: Aspen Trust, D'Oyly Carte Charitable Trust, Oxfordshire LEADER, People's Postcode Lottery, Shanly Foundation.
Category:	Sylva Wood School, WOOD
Tags: Sylva Wood Centre, Sylva Wood School, teaching, Wood
Sylva launches premium account for myForest
A new premium account has been launched for Sylva's flagship woodland management online software myForest. Users will have access to new tools, while income from regular subscriptions will help the charity invest further in the technology.
Since its launch in 2009, Sylva Foundation's myForest web tool has been growing steadily, just like the woodlands it exists to support. The environmental charity has relied on word-of-mouth and a strong reputation for the increasing popularity of its online tools and resources supporting woodland management.
myForest is used by thousands of woodland owners, managers and educators, to map and manage more than 75,000ha of woodland across Britain. Its development has been supported in part by charitable trusts, government bodies, corporations, and individual donors. However, myForest requires regular funding to support maintenance and development, and the Sylva Foundation receives frequent requests for new features.
Behind the scenes, thanks to core support from The Dulverton Trust, the Sylva Foundation has been hard at work developing a range of additional premium-level tools which it now hopes some woodland owners and managers will opt to use. Paul Orsi from Sylva Foundation, who manages myForest, explained:
"We have introduced these additional tools in response to demands by users. We have kept the costs as low as possible, at only £24/year for a Woodland Owner account and £120/year for an Agent account. We hope that some owners, managers, and agents, will subscribe to a premium account. The income generated will support ongoing maintenance and allow us to invest further in the future of myForest."
myForest feature table
The most significant addition to the service, accessed via the new premium account, is access to digital mapping from the Ordnance Survey (note that additional costs apply dependent on usage). This is likely to be popular with those requiring maps for formal applications, or where existing aerial mapping imagery is poor.
myForest Woodland Manager showing OS background
With a myForest premium account you can now view data layers such as ancient woodland
A new measuring tool is just one of the new features we have added to myForest through a premium account
Alongside OS mapping, various other options are on offer, including: advanced printing, overlaying of data layers such as ancient woodland boundaries, plus a range of reports such as summary reports for species and age-class distributions.
A myForest premium account allows you to download automatically generated reports for your woodland
It is also possible to export a work programme to a spreadsheet so that it can be taken into the field or shared with others.
More features will be added to premium accounts over time and the charity will be developing a myForest mobile app by the end of the year.
www.myforest.org.uk
Category:	Announcements, FORESTRY, myForest
Tags: forestry, myForest
Support for collaborative woodland management
From today, users of our myForest service can query resource information across multiple properties which can help support collaborative woodland management.
Suited equally to woodland co-operatives or managers with multiple clients, the new functionality aims to improve efficiency by enhancing collaboration, with the main outcomes that more woodlands are managed well, and more home-grown timber reaches the market.
Collaborative woodland management tools on myForest
Most of Britain's large plantation forests are managed as part of a crop rotation, but there are many smaller woodlands across the country, often part of mixed farms and estates under separate ownership, which are not being managed as costs can be prohibitive at small scales.
There can be distinct opportunities from scaling-up, such as: combining timber volumes to meet a new market demand; mixing timber from multiple small parcels to reduce haulage costs; or by undertaking similar operations at the same time of year to reduce costs. However, it can be complicated for agents managing data between clients, or for a co-operative project knowing enough about the resources managed by different members.
The new collaborative woodland management functionality in myForest aims to overcome these barriers by allowing users to query information across multiple clients/members. This includes:
search for species plus associated data (e.g. height, stem diameter, quality) across all properties/clients/members.
export sub-compartment information from these searchers into Excel to help with data management and manipulation.
browse sub-compartment locations on a map to view distances and conditions between different properties.
import data from new clients already on myForest, including mapping and inventory data.
search for areas with designations, such as SSSIs.
restrict searches to sites with felling licence applications.
The project arose thanks to collaboration with the Argyll Small Wood Coop. The Coop were working hard to provide their members with management plans, but were looking for a way of being able to query the information they had collected across their membership base to assess opportunities for collaborative management and marketing.
Here's a real-life example of how the functionality can work for a Coop:
Coop member Jamie Smith had a small parcel of oak on his farm that the Coop was trying to market for him. There was a possible market available but because of the small volume of the parcel, haulage costs would make the operation uneconomic.
The Coop searched its member database using the collaborative woodland management functionality on myForest to find out if there are any other Coop members with trees of the right specification that could make the overall offering more profitable.
The Coop coordinator finds that Eleanor Davis has oak of a similar size on her farm. They agree to market jointly both Jamie and Eleanor's oak.
Jamie and Eleanor's woodlands entered active management and the woodland operations became profitable.
Equally the tool could work in the same way for woodland managers with multiple clients.
Sylva Foundation worked closely with Argyll Small Woods Coop and Wyre Community Land Trust to test and improve the functionality. Project funding was provided by Forestry Commission Scotland and Making Local Woods Work, together with core funding support from The Dulverton Trust.
As with all new developments in myForest we reply on feedback from the myForest community to make improvements. Please feel free to contact us with your feedback on this and any other aspect of myForest.
Category:	FORESTRY, myForest
Tags: collaboration, management, myForest, woodland
Give an unusual gift this Christmas and support Sylva
If you're looking for a unique gift for someone special this Christmas, take a look at some unusual offers from Sylva Foundation. Read on to find out about our unique range of courses, an award-winning tree book available signed by the author, and some very special single-edition prints from the book.
Gift a course at the Sylva Wood Centre
Choose from Canoe paddle making, Green wood stool making, Guitar maintenance & repair, Pole lathe working, Saxon building woodwork, Treewrighting and Timber-framing, and Hurdle-Making. Courses will be supported by our brand new Teaching Barn, and overseen by our newly-appointed Head of Wood School.
Via our shop you can also purchase gift vouchers for courses which offer a substantial discount to someone special to use when they book their own course of choice.
See the full range of courses and details
Teaching hurdle making
Simon Fardon, hurdle-maker, demonstrating
Paddle course_Jun2018
Carpenters' Fellowship at the Sylva Wood Centre
Green stool making course at Sylva Wood Centre
Tutor Colin Henwood with students during the canoe paddle making course
Gift a signed copy of The New Sylva
The New Sylva – purchase the book from us and help support the charity
The New Sylva: a discourse of forest and orchard trees for the twenty-first century is a detailed and sumptuous celebration of trees and forests, by authors Gabriel Hemery (our Chief Executive) and Sarah Simblet (former Sylva Artist in Residence). Published by Bloomsbury in 2014, its 400 pages feature more than 100 tree species, accompanied by 200 specially commissioned pen and ink drawings.
Its pages contain not merely descriptions of the appearance of individual species. . . . It is a magisterial work that combines art and history with science. . . . The book is a stimulating read, and beautiful to look at."
Jack Watkins, The Countryman.
"Gabriel Hemery's text is a precise, fascinating, fluent, wide-ranging and hard-headed synthesis: an excellent popular introduction to tree biology and forestry. But the book is more than that . . . Hemery is out to celebrate and inspire passion and love . . ."
Caspar Henderson, Resurgence & Ecologist Magazine
Books of the Year, 2014. Mail on Sunday.
Winner, Trade Illustrated, British Book Design and Production Awards, 2014.
Premier Award, International Society of Typographic Designers.
All proceeds of sales via our online shop directly support our charitable work. Copies are signed by Gabriel Hemery, and a personal dedication can be added on request.
Purchase a single-edition print from The New Sylva
Print and certificate from The New Sylva single-edition offer
The New Sylva by Gabriel Hemery and Sarah Simblet – published to wide acclaim by Bloomsbury in 2014 – contains 200 stunning pen and ink drawings, including whole-tree portraits, botanical parts and forest scenes. They were drawn by internationally-renowned artist Sarah Simblet while she was artist-in-residence for environmental charity the Sylva Foundation. Just 14 remain available for sale.
Sarah Simblet rarely sells her work as prints. This represents a unique investment and a special opportunity for fans of her stunning drawings. Each print is signed by Sarah Simblet, and accompanied by an attractive Certificate of Authenticity, signed by both authors of The New Sylva.
Visit our online shop to see the available prints.
Category:	Announcements
Tags: book, shop
How can more children get closer to nature?
Three of England's leading environmental education charities have joined forces to explore how more children could be better connected with nature. Our interest is in outdoor education in wooded areas and forests, particularly Forest School practice, and we welcome a wide range of views from all outdoor educators and woodland owners.
Survey partners Sylva Foundation, Forest School Association, and The Ernest Cook Trust are running this survey as part of the Forest Schools for All project funded by The Ernest Cook Trust. The project is focussed on delivery in England, while for this survey the researchers are interested in receiving responses from the whole of the UK. This will allow comparison between countries, and provide valuable data for use by others in Northern Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
Bringing Children Closer to Nature national survey
Enabling children to be closer to nature, especially by learning and exploring in wooded areas and forests, was recognised as a key action in the government's 25-year Environment Plan, published earlier this year. Yet despite the well-proven benefits of children spending regular time outdoors—including health and wellbeing, attitudes to learning, and environmental awareness—there is poor understanding about the current level of outdoor activities for young people across England, particularly in wooded areas and forests.
The Bringing Children Closer to Nature survey aims to explore barriers and opportunities to activities in wooded areas and forests, including the practice of Forest School, and it will quantify any issues preventing development and growth. Its three main aims are to:
acquire basic information, including the number and distribution of schools and other organisations who do forest education activities including Forest School, and the levels of training and skills among practitioners;
understand more about barriers and opportunities to establishing and sustaining forest education, including Forest School, among host organisations (e.g. schools, early years nurseries) and practitioners, and explore how these could be overcome;
explore potential interest among woodland owners in providing greater access to woodland sites to support forest education, including Forest School.
This national survey forms part of the Forest Schools for All project, a partnership between Sylva Foundation, The Ernest Cook Trust (funder) and The Forest School Association
Chief Executive of Sylva Foundation, Dr Gabriel Hemery, said:
"Efforts to enable, increase, and sustain activities for young people in our woodlands and other outdoor areas across England have been held back by a poor evidence base. This important survey will provide a powerful voice for those with an interest and expertise in bringing children closer to nature. The survey outcomes will help inform delivery, funding opportunities, and policy development and will be freely available."
Chief Executive of The Ernest Cook Trust, Dr Victoria Edwards, said:
"It's been invaluable to work alongside experienced professionals at Sylva Foundation and Forest School Association to produce such a targeted research survey. The outcomes will influence decisions on how we work at The Ernest Cook Trust in broadening our reach to inspire young people to learn from the land.
The survey was launched in November 2018 and will remain open until the end of the year. Research outcomes will summarised in a freely-accessible report in early 2019. Those people interested in taking the survey can read more and follow a link to it here: www.sylva.org.uk/survey
click here to take part in the survey
Download the press release
Notes for Editors
For media enquiries and to arrange interviews please contact Jen Hurst, Head of Forest Education, Sylva Foundation. jen@sylva.org.uk or 01865 408018
Images are available to download (reproduction free). Please contact us for further information. All images © Sylva Foundation.
About the partners:
Sylva Foundation is an environmental charity helping trees and people grow together. From its base at the Sylva Wood Centre in Oxfordshire, it works across the UK supporting sustainable forest management with thousands of woodland owners. It works widely in partnership with other organisations in delivering environmental and educational projects, under the themes of science, education, forestry, and wood. www.sylva.org.uk
The Ernest Cook Trust, based in Fairford, Gloucestershire, is one of the UK's leading educational charities, inspiring young people to achieve better educational and life outcomes by learning from the land and is rooted in the conservation and management of the countryside. It owns and manages more than 8,900 hectares of landed estates across five English counties. ECT actively encourages children and young people to learn from the land through education programmes (including Forest School training) on its own estates, through partnerships with other organisations, and through its grant-giving programme. Each year its Trustees distribute around £2m in dedicated grants to a range of education initiatives. www.ernestcooktrust.org.uk
The Forest School Association is the National professional body for Forest School, running the recognised providers and trainers' scheme to ensure high quality Forest School. It has more than 2,000 members. www.forestschoolassociation.org
Category:	EDUCATION, Forest Schools for All
Tags: education, Forest School, survey
Courses at the Sylva Wood Centre Spring 2019
We're pleased to release our course programme for Spring 2019.
All courses will be supported by our new dedicated Teaching Barn, and overseen by our newly appointed Head of Wood School, Joe Bray.
Guitar maintenance & repair – with local luthier Steve Kendall
Learn how to perform guitar 'set-ups' so that your guitar sounds and plays at its best.
Saturday 26th January 2019, 9:30am – 4:00pm. Cost £100.
Steve Kendall guitar course
Make a canoe paddle – with award-winning boat builder Colin Henwood
During this two-day course you will learn how to shape a single canoe paddle from Ash using hand tools.
Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd February, 2019, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Cost £225.
Colin Henwood with students making a canoe paddle at the Sylva Wood Centre
Make a green wood stool – with green woodworker Peter Wood
Working with green wood using simple hand tools, by the end of this two-day course you will make a three-legged stool.
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th February, 2019, 9:30am – 4:00pm. Cost £225.
Pole lathe course – with green woodworker Peter Wood
A two-day course to learn how to work with green wood using simple hand tools, and a pole lathe, to create a stool with turned legs.
Saturday 9th and Sunday 10th March, 2019, 9:30am – 4:00pm. Cost £225.
Pole lathe course
Saxon Building Woodwork, or 'Treewrighting' – with Damian Goodburn
Learn about Anglo-Saxon building woodwork, based mainly on the study of surviving wooden remains, including a review of relatively new evidence, with live demonstrations of tools and techniques, and opportunities to watch treewrighting in action. Led by leading archaeological woodwork specialist Damian Goodburn BA PhD.
Saturday 23rd March 2019, 10.00am-4.00pm Cost £75.
Saxon broad axe work
Treewighting and timber-framing – with the Carpenters Fellowship – £100
During this unique one day treewrighting course you will learn and develop skills and knowledge in the making of a timber-frame using traditional tools and techniques. Five one-day courses available which can also be booked as a block.
Available on 20th,21st,22nd 23rd & 24th March 2019, 9.00am-5.00pm. Cost £100 per day.
Carpenters' Fellowship training at the Sylva Wood Centre
Hurdle making – with coppice worker and craftsman Simon Farndon
Students will be taught hazel splitting and how to make hurdles on the Saturday and then will practise making hurdles on the Sunday.
Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th March 2019, 10.00am-4.00pm. Cost £200.
Hurdle-making with Simon Farndon
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th April, 2019, 9.00am to 5.00pm. Cost £225.
Full terms and conditions available at www.sylva.org.uk/courses
Category:	Courses, Sylva Wood School
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New York-based chanteuse Cal Folger Day returns to the emerald isle later this month for a string of dates including accompanying Hammersmith songwriter Alessi's Ark on her Irish tour.
The last time Day visited Leeside it was part of a The G-Man Presents... night that also featured compatriot Angel Olsen, both playing blinding sets within Cork's Half Moon Theatre. Cal's latest release, the gorgeously gentle Ep. Drom-d'reau (take a listen to the short-but-so-sweet 'Sorry, Lonely' - oh my), was released that same weekend so make sure to pick up a copy when attending one of the below dates.


BAGHDAD – The No. 2 U.S. commander in Iraq said Tuesday that the next three to four months will be crucial in determining whether the United States can start to withdraw troops from Iraq without sacrificing security gains since the troop buildup began early this year.
"I think the next three to four months are critical," Odierno told reporters. "I think that if we can continue to do what we are doing, we'll get to such a level where we think we can do it with less troops."
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Bush himself raised the possibility of a reduction in the 160,000-strong U.S. force during his surprise visit Monday to al-Asad Air Base in Anbar province, where Sunni Arab sheiks have been turning against Al Qaeda in Iraq.
Bush said U.S. Ambassador Ryan Crocker and the top commander Gen. David Petraeus "tell me if the kind of success we are now seeing continues, it will be possible to maintain the same level of security with fewer American forces."
Crocker and Petraeus will report to Congress next week on security and political progress since Bush dispatched 30,000 extra troops to Iraq to curb sectarian warfare. Petraeus is expected to point to a dramatic decline in violence in Anbar province thanks to a grass-roots revolt against Al Qaeda.
On Tuesday, an Al Qaeda front group announced on an Islamist Web site that it was forming new suicide battalions to strike at the Americans and their "renegade" allies — an apparent response to the burgeoning revolt against the terror movement.
"These battalions, with God's help, will perform their duties in an excellent manner during the month of Ramadan and the enemies of God will suffer a lot," the statement said, referring to the Islamic season of fasting that begins in about two weeks.
Odierno said U.S. forces were alert to the possibility of increased attacks during Ramadan but in the run-up to the holy month "violence has been going down."
The optimistic tone of recent U.S. statements appears aimed at persuading moderate Republicans in Congress to stand by the president and resist Democratic calls to begin bringing the troops home as soon as possible.
U.S. officials acknowledge privately they have not turned the corner in restoring security, even as they insist that trends are favorable. Last month, civilian deaths across Iraq rose to at least 1,809, the second highest monthly total this year, according to figures compiled by The Associated Press.
Early Wednesday in Baghdad, a roadside bomb exploded on the fringes of the Shiite slum of Sadr City, killing at least 11 and injuring 19, police and hospital workers said.
Blood stained the ground around a small crater caused by the bomb, which exploded shortly before 8 a.m. in an area where minibuses were stopped to pick up people heading to work in the eastern Baghdad neighborhood of Baladiyat, near Sadr City's al-Hamza square, a police officer said on condition of anonymity.
Video from Associated Press Television News showed the scene strewn with broken glass and littered with people's slippers and other items.
At least 42 people were killed or found dead across the country Tuesday, according to police reports.
The Electricity Ministry announced Tuesday that eight of its engineers and technicians were kidnapped and murdered the day before by unknown gunmen in east Baghdad.
The eight were traveling to a training session out of town when they were abducted. Relatives identified their bullet-riddled bodies in a hospital, ministry spokesman Aziz al-Shamari said.
In Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, gunmen ambushed a car in the city center Tuesday, killing three men and a woman, police Brig. Gen. Abdul-Karim al-Jubouri said.
Despite some improvements in security, Iraqi politicians have made little progress in reaching power-sharing agreements among Shiites, Sunnis and Kurds — considered essential to lasting peace.
Iraq's parliament reconvened Tuesday after a much-criticized monthlong summer break. Lawmakers refused to give up their holiday despite outrage in the United States, where American officials and commentators complained that Iraqis were vacationing while American troops were dying.
Parliament in July shrugged off calls from Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to cancel the summer break, saying there was no point waiting any longer for the Cabinet to deliver draft legislation.
Deputy speaker Khaled al-Attiyah told the AP that the assembly had not yet received promised draft legislation to ease the ban on former Saddam Hussein supporters holding government jobs — a key demand of Sunni Arabs.
He also said he did not expect parliament to begin debating a draft bill on sharing the nation's oil revenue before mid-September.
Both bills are among the 18 benchmarks which the United States set down to measure political progress.
Also Tuesday, an appeals court upheld death sentences imposed against "Chemical Ali" al-Majid and two other Saddam lieutenants convicted of crimes against humanity for their roles a massacre of Kurds in the late 1980s.
Under Iraqi law they must now be hanged within the next 30 days.
In addition to al-Majid, the Iraqi High Tribunal upheld death sentences of former defense minister Sultan Hashim Ahmad al-Tai and Hussein Rashid Mohammed, a former deputy director of operations for the Iraqi armed forces.
Al-Tai negotiated the cease-fire than ended the 1991 Gulf War, when a U.S.-led coalition drove Iraqi forces from Kuwait.
Complete coverage is available in FOXNews.com's Iraq Center.


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Excellent individual performances and a first class team spirit saw The Vale Academy, in Brigg, crowned Scunthorpe and District athletics champions.
The academy's 49 students showed determination throughout the event which was held at the Costello Stadium, in Hull.
Vale Academy's Year 7 girls' and Year 9 boys' teams both won their year groups, while the Year 10 girls and Year 8 boys came second.
"The competition was fantastic from start to end," said Emma Taylor, PE curriculum leader.
Third place finishes for the Year 8 and Year 9 girls, as well as fourth place in the tight Year 10 boys competition, and fifth for Year 7 helped the academy to the overall team prize.
Emma added: "We had some excellent team and individual performances.
"These performances gained vital points for The Vale Academy and the overall team total.
Macey Day (Year 10) won all of her points as did Evie Mai Carolan (Year 7), while Year 9 pupil Kurt Robinson also won the 100m and triple jump.
Robbie Wray was a member of the victorious Year 9 boys' team and ran the 1500m.
"We finished first overall which I thought was amazing," he said.
Jessie Meakin also tasted victory as a member of the Year 7 girls' team.
Principal Nicola Williams congratulated the whole team.
"This is a big win for our academy," she said.
"We have some extremely talented students in sport and this triumph gives them and our PE staff a huge boost.


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Leaky Gut Syndrome is a serious problem in the US, primarily because of the types of foods that we ne eat. All of the years that Americans have been eating processed foods are causing a sequence of problems. Sludge that is indigestible or processed foods that have no enzymes accumulate for many years in the digestive tract. If there are no enzymes then they cannot be broken down and used. This builds up over time and within the alimentary canal.
Leaky Gut Syndrome refers to the last part of the digestive tract which is the colon. The primary function of the colon is to keep waste before it is eliminated and reabsorb water and electrolytes to keep the body hydrated and full of nutrients.
When your colon is not working properly, the sludge will cause problems in the openings in the wall of the colon. It's amazing how many adult Americans have this problem. In an improperly functioning colon, some holes get stuck in an open position; others get stuck in a closed position. The ones that are stuck open allow the undigested food to get into the bloodstream. If they get into the bloodstream as undigested food, it becomes difficult to process and eliminate. They then get into the organs and tissues, causing inflammation and filtration problems. Eventually the organs and tissues will fail. This creates what is called Leaky Gut Syndrome. Formally, doctors call this hyper permeability syndrome.
In other words, the colon wall allows indiscriminate transfer of gut contents into the blood. Much of that content was waste which should have been eliminated by normal peristalsis. But because those pores in the colon wall were locked open, the potential waste was permitted re-entrance into the bloodstream, along with the water and electrolytes. The gut is leaky, or too permeable.
The way to cure this problem is to clean out the layers of sludge in the colon. In other words, get rid of the undigested foods. A simple practical way of doing this is using holistic herbal products that are not rough like laxatives. When the undigested foods are gone from the colon, then pores are now open again and can begin the healing process. Then the colon can do its job and open and close as it should in the first place. The colon will eliminate what it's supposed to eliminate and keep the right things in its systems. This will eliminate the leaky gut syndrome and even help with allergenic issues.
Leaky Gut Syndrome is an unlikely condition of the human body. Good thing, there's a solution to leaky gut syndrome. You can find more information here: Leaky Gut Syndrome.
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3 years ago, I took on the challenge to write custom songs for fans all over the world. I never knew how much it would change my life and my path as a musician, and also the lives of my clients. I've completely fallen in love with songwriting on a whole new level, especially when I get to write songs for other people. Below are just a few of the stories from custom songs I've written since I began this new journey.
Katie approached me to write a custom song for her father, after the loss of her mother to a breast cancer battle. Her father has always been a huge support in her life, during her mother's sickness, and even more so during the grieving period. She found it really hard to cope with losing her beloved mother, and couldn't imagine how difficult it would be for her father to go through losing his partner. She asked that the Follow My Lead be healing for the two of them, and to have its focus be on happy family memories and touching future moments to be shared between them as they go through the grieving process together.
As Katie shared her story, she recalled comforting memories of cottage days laughing with her family, back when illness was not in the picture. She also shared new memories that her and her father have been making since the death of her mother. Katie's mother always loved travelling, and to remember her, they have been exploring the world and visiting new countries in her honour after her passing.
Follow My Lead EP by Jessica Allossery Jason and his wife Rachel requested a custom song for their son's first birthday. They wanted to create something deeply meaningful to celebrate his year on earth. Although he won't understand it yet, they knew a song would be something that he will be able to look back on and appreciate when he gets older.
Some of the inspiration of You Are Loved came from their favourite children's books that they read to him. Other bits of inspiration came from naming their son after his two late grandfathers. It was important to the two of them that his grandfathers be included in the storyline of the lyrics in some way, because even though they are no longer here, they will still play a big role in his life by watching over him and loving him every day.
My Little Girl (Bedroom Sessions) by Jessica Allossery After the loss of their 22 year old son, the Pschierers connected deeply with an original song of mine that was being featured on the coffeehouse. They immediately made contact, and asked if I would perform a memorial house concert in their son's honour. 2 years later and we have remained close friends… I consider them a part of my family! They kicked off my 2017 tour with a benefit show and in 2018 they wanted to do something very special for their daughter who just left for her first year in college. They approached me to write a song for her, and I was so honoured.
Since I know Christine on a personal level, the song came naturally. A few ideas from her parents included the fact that she's all grown up, and leaving home for the first time. Also that she had a very rough few years navigating life without her brother. My Little Girl was created and now being featured daily on Sirius XM The Coffeehouse!
Here is another song off the new album 'Open Sea'. It's a commissioned song by a woman who was celebrating her marriage with her husband of 36 years. What rang in my heart the most when she wrote about him was the fact that they are best friends, and their friendship is continually growing, as they grow old together.
Two parents wanted to give something really special to their 16th daughter on her birthday and baptism. They told me the story of her life and how when she was young, she was caught in a terrifying riptide. It was more than traumatic for her as a young child to experience something so scary. The amazing end of the story is that she is growing up as a fierce individual, strong in her own way. After she survived the riptide, they started calling her their little miracle child. I found a lot of beauty in the fact that she remains determined even after such a traumatic event. Her parents are so proud of her and the love they showed resonated with me deeply.
That, in essence, is what Riptide Girl is all about. I wrote it with my ukulele while on my family vacation in South Africa… staring out into the blue waves of the ocean, it was the perfect setting to get into writing mode and create this special song for a very special family.


No more denial, I've got to get organized now!
Even getting physically fit starts here.
Today I decided I would sleep in.
need to do when I wanted it.
I woke up and I thought I had to do the laundry.
I've ran out of things to wear.
I could wear, that I haven't found in years.
what I needed to wash.
almost going to just wait.
Then I thought about my truck.
such a mess in and outside of it.
overwhelming amount of items in the back of my truck.
So today, I took it upon myself to clean the back of my truck.
I swept it and threw away what needed to be thrown.
Mold had accumulated on fruits I've forgotten were there.
And also on one of my favorite pair of shoes.
It sure wasn't the first time.
But I hope it is the last.
that I need to clear the side of my house.
looked inside of my house.
And I took what she said as a challenge.
So I've made up my mind to find a storage for these community items.
extra weight I have been carrying since 2000.
cutting board that was large and beautiful. And the salad spinner.
And the chop it gadget.
As I sat there, I got a little bit sad.
home to eat in our dining table.
table was at parties or events.
And we were okay with it.
I also remember when I was so angry that our kitchen sink clogged.
And we couldn't fix it.
anyone to come into our home.
So for more than 5 years we did not use our kitchen sink.
We used our bathroom sink to wash our dishes.
I hated the life we were living.
I hated the conditions I suffered.
And so I created a field of denial.
I took a shower here.
But I don't "live" here.
I was waiting on moving to another place.
Until my Mother left me permanently.
And now this was all mine.
And I realized, there wouldn't be anyone else to blame for the mess.
I was alone, and I alone was responsible.
I put out all my perfumes.
And I steam cleaned part of the floor.
And I lived even more carelessly.
And I had no rules.
And so it went for 11 months.
And it will be two years a week before Thanksgiving that she would be gone.
And then I think, this is MY home.
A home that has loved and been patient with me.
This home has been good to me.
And I'm sorry to have disrespected it so.
And maybe one day I can freely open the door and have someone look at my restroom.
And maybe I can finally get my electric working in all rooms.
And I can fix them a snack for all their help.
And we will have a wonderful conversation on my dining room table.
And we will have a laugh or two.
And he will never know that he was my very first guest.
In this beautiful house of mine.


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A Celebration of Harry Potter at Universal Studios Orlando has been an annual delight for attendees and those watching the coverage from afar. This year Leaky covered the event live, including interviews, cast panels, expos and exclusives, and even previewed The Nighttime Lights at Hogwarts and CineConcert's performance of Goblet of Fire! In previous years the event has not only attracted thousands of fans, but also seen various Potter alumni return to Hogwarts, Hogsmeade and Diagon Alley, and grace the stages at Universal Studios Orlando to reminisce on their time in the films.
We previously reported on a brand new Cinematic Celebration nighttime show which opened at the park this summer and features immersive moments from the Harry Potter series, as well as their smaller 'Back to Hogwarts' meet-up event which took place on September 1st, and we're hoping there are more special events in store for Potter fans, given that people travelled far-and-wide to come to Celebration in previous years!
Construction on the thrill ride mentioned in the statement has been reported on by various outlets, and in our write-up of photos looking at the shape of the track and the size of the ride, we theorised that this could be Forbidden Forest, Quidditch, or even Fantastic Beasts themed. Universal Orlando's possible construction of a fourth park, and their trademarking of 'Fantastic Worlds', possibly adding fuel to our theories of a land dedicated to Fantastic Beasts in future. It's possible that construction and these plans could have interfered with A Celebration of Harry Potter 2019, leading to the need for smaller events in order to make way for these new experiences and prevent over-crowding, as well as possibly wanting to offer events which are more accessible year-round for fans.
It's looking exciting for the future of the parks, so hopefully having to miss out on the event this year will pay off in the long run… In the meantime, we have another Fantastic Beasts film to look forward to November 16th (see our set visit notes and interviews here) – it's not all bad news!
Rest assured, we'll keep you posted on any future updates from Universal Orlando. What are your hopes for the new thrill ride and 'Wizarding World projects' coming to the park in future?


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Evan Rachel Wood and four other women accuse Marilyn Manson of abuse
by Mike Hitch
Photo: Billboard
CW: Sexual assault, abuse, and manipulation
Actress and activist Evan Rachel Wood and four other women have accused goth-shock rockstar Marilyn Manson of abuse.
Update: Manson's record label, Loma Vista Recordings, have cut ties with the artist in light of the allegations.
33-year-old Wood, who starred in sci-fi series Westworld, identified her abuser as "Brian Warner, also known to the world as Marilyn Manson," in an Instagram post on Monday. The actress had previously spoken out about her unnamed abuser back in 2018.
"He started grooming me when I was a teenager and horrifically abused me for years. I was brainwashed and manipulated into submission. I am done living in fear of retaliation, slander, or blackmail," Wood wrote about the Grammy-nominated artist.
Image: Ryan Pfluger via Variety
"I am here to expose this dangerous man and call out the many industries that have enabled him, before he ruins any more lives. I stand with the many victims who will no longer be silent," the actress wrote.
Manson gained fame in the 1990s with his homage to Charles Manson, his 'gothic scene makeup', and his controversial public image: which included his persona as the self-proclaimed "antichrist superstar."
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Wood and 52-year-old Manson, who is 19 years her senior, began dating in 2007 after ending her marriage to Billy Elliot actor Jamie Bell. The two later got engaged in 2010 but split up seven months later.
Wood also reposted allegations of rape, psychological and sexual abuse, druggings, violence, and death threats from at least four other women.
proud of Evan Rachel Wood and other women who came forward about Marilyn Manson. it's disgusting that we STILL require multiple survivors in order to believe women, esp when they have receipts. survivors truly gain nothing by coming forward so can we just believe them already?thx
— Lane Moore (@hellolanemoore) February 1, 2021
Ashley Walters, a former personal assistant of Manson, accused the singer of "mind control, torture tactics, i.e. using different sound frequencies that would shift your mood or make you nauseous, and spy devices to gather information for blackmailing," according to SBS News.
Another woman, Gabriella (known on Instagram as SourGirrrl) said that she was 22 when she met Manson, who allegedly tied her up, raped her, spread naked photos of her without consent, and threatened to kill her.
"It has taken me five years to speak out and say that I was in an abusive relationship," she wrote on Instagram. "I have been diagnosed with PTSD and still suffer from nightmares."
Sarah McNeilly, an American model, also claimed on Instagram that Manson "threatened to bash [her] face in with a baseball bat" and locked her in rooms when she was "bad".
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Another model, Ashley Lindsay Morgan, said she was physically abused and prevented from eating or sleeping when she was with Manson.
It seems these allegations have been brewing for a while, after a police report was filed against Manson in May 2018 – shortly after the Harvey Weinstein scandal – citing unspecified sex crimes that allegedly took place in 2011. However, the Los Angeles District's Attorney office announced in August 2018 that it would not pursue that case because of a lack of corroborating evidence.
It's amazing that Marilyn Manson could still find a way to disgrace the name Manson.
— Ben Schwartz (@benschwartz_) February 1, 2021
In 2018, Wood recounted her shocking experiences of abuse in the US Congress in an attempt to implement the Sexual Assault Survivors' Bill of Rights Act across all 50 states.
"My experience with domestic violence was this: toxic mental, physical and sexual abuse which started slow but escalated over time, including threats against my life, severe gaslighting and brainwashing, waking up to the man that claimed to love me raping what he believed to be my unconscious body," she said.
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Warning: major spoilers ahead for the Season 4 midseason finale of Arrow.
Arrow isn't exactly the sunniest series on primetime television, and midseason finales tend to be distinctly gloomy. Last year's midseason finale saw Oliver run through with a sword and kicked off of a cliff, and the last thing that he saw as his life flashed before his eyes was his one and only kiss with Felicity. This year's installment - entitled "Dark Waters" - was intense from the beginning all the way through the climactic battle against H.I.V.E., so it felt like a relief when it seemed like last year's final scene of Oliver yearning for Felicity as he died was going to be contrasted this year with a final scene of Oliver proposing to Felicity as he smiled. Huzzah! It was a Christmas miracle.
Sadly, Oliver proposing wasn't the final scene of the episode. The episode continued long enough for a legion of H.I.V.E. bad guys to shred Oliver and Felicity's limousine with machine guns to the tune of "Little Drummer Boy." Our last glimpse of the newly engaged couple saw Oliver on the ground next to the remains of the ruined limo, holding Felicity in his arms as blood gurgled out of her mouth.
Pa-rum-pum-pum-pum. Merry Christmas to you too, Arrow.
The final scene was a surprise in more ways than one. The "Previously On" segment at the beginning of the episode featured a clip of the flash-forward from the Season 4 premiere that featured Oliver weeping at a grave, so it seemed likely that the midseason finale would end with another flash-forward. Instead, it ended with Felicity knocking on death's door in the present.
Subtlety, thy name is not Arrow.
Felicity has always been many fans' top candidate for the big death of Season 4. The show has aired nine episodes and one crossover showing just how crazy in love Oliver is with all things Felicity; given Arrow's penchant for torturing Oliver, Felicity dying after becoming that which he cares about most would be par for the course. It's been hard not to wonder whether Felicity Smoak is going to be the next Gwen Stacy or Rachel Dawes, doomed to die for the development of the superhero in her life.
At the same time, there's no denying that Oliver has already lost his fair share of Gwen Stacys and Rachel Dawes. He's already on the upswing of his journey from poorly-coiffed toolbag Ollie to ruthless murderer to hero who fights in the light. He doesn't need another woman to die for his development. If anything, Felicity dying would set back his development. Hopefully, Arrow will let Felicity live, if only at the very least to prevent another Oliver Queen developmental backslide.
It is worth noting that even if the second half of Season 4 opens on a shot of Oliver clutching a copy of The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and getting ready to pull Felicity off of life support, she won't be the person in the grave in the flash-forward. The funeral in the flash-forward happened six months after the premiere; the midseason finale is still three months short of the deadline. Felicity dying from her injuries sustained in "Dark Waters" wouldn't mean that anybody else is safe.
Arrow won't be back until 2016, so we'll have plenty of time to wonder about just what fate awaits Miss Smoak in the second half of Season 4.


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E-technology encompasses any product, device or mechanism that creates and disseminates information about the CFC or facilitates transactions for the CFC by means of the world wide web, inter and intranets, e-mail, machine-readable and scanned information, hand-held and desk-top electronic devices and any other electronic means.
E-technologies continue to take on increasing importance as these technologies further donor options and increase administrative efficiencies in the CFC.
Campaign automation is desirable because it has expanded donor giving options and increased donor access to information. This has been achieved by offering donors (in some areas) on-line giving options in addition to paper-pledge materials and, where possible, using the internet to reach donor in areas that were previously underserved due to geographic restrictions. On-line charity lists with robust search capabilities also give donors more information, in one location, than was previously available. E-technologies have also streamlined and economized on the cost of administering the campaign. Among a variety of E-technology methods currently in use that have shown these achievements is the scanning of donor pledge cards that reduces processing time and data entry error. Partial on-line pledge options, and direct on line giving and pledge processing through the Employee Express Pilot Program, have also demonstrated significant efficiencies.
Campaigns are urged to become very familiar with the core reference documents and guidance regarding E-Technology usage in the CFC. Comments and questions from campaign administrators and donors are encouraged and should be directed to cfc@opm.gov.


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New ISIL video purports to show Paris attackers
Footage shows nine alleged attackers delivering anti-Western diatribes and making threats before mass killing.
People pay tribute to the victims of shooting attacks at the Place de la Republique [Charles Platiau/Reuters]
A video published by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) group's media centre has purported to show images and last statements of nine people who took part in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people.
It was not possible to independently verify the authenticity of the footage, which showed the men delivering anti-Western diatribes and concluded with an apparent threat to attack Britain.
Laith Alkhouri, of Flashpoint Global Partners, which monitors the group's social media, said the "video meets all the right criteria of an authentic and official [ISIL] release".
The video was uploaded to ISIL's official Telegram channel and showed some of the attackers wearing camouflage fatigues in a desert location before the time of the Paris attacks.
Several of them were shown beheading hostages of the ultra-hardline group, a tactic it has frequently used.
"These are the last messages of the nine lions of the caliphate who were mobilised from their lairs to make a whole country, France, get down on its knees," a narrator in the video said.
OPINION: Don't let ISIL divide France
On the night of November 13, 2015, nine men, split into three groups, attacked a sports stadium, a string of cafes and a concert hall. An arrest warrant has been issued for another man, Salah Abdeslam, who fled to Belgium the following day.
The attackers are identified in the video by noms de guerre referring to their nationalities – three French, four Belgian and two Iraqis, referred to as Ali al-Iraqi and Ukashah al-Iraqi.
The two could be the suicide bombers who tried to attack the Stade de France stadium. They carried Syrian passports assumed to be forged and could not be formally identified. Seven other dead attackers have already been identified.
The video showed footage of British Prime Minister David Cameron expressing solidarity with the French people after the attacks, and concluded by flashing a slogan on the screen saying: "Whoever stands in the ranks of kafir [infidels] will be a target for our swords."
A spokesman for Cameron had no immediate comment.
The French foreign ministry declined a request from Reuters news agency to comment on the video. A spokeswoman for the National Security Council at the White House also had no comment.
Paris, a year after Charlie Hebdo attacks
Source : Reuters
Morocco holds Belgian citizen 'linked to Paris attacks'
Local newspaper quotes interior ministry as saying suspect JA went to Turkey, then Germany and Belgium before returning.
Suspect linked to Paris attacks arrested in France
A 29-year-old man is held in Paris as part of the investigation into the November 13 attacks.


Those that are looking to start a career in the financial services industry learn many skills during college and licensing courses that allows them to serve client effectively as a financial advisor.
However, there are no skills more important than the ones that will enable you to maintain and build the fortunes of wealthy customers.
Adam Rosenfeld Miami knows all about the rules that govern the maintenance of wealth, as he has managed the fortunes of high net-worth individuals for over 15 years.
If you want to achieve the same level of success that he has, be sure to follow these principles of wealth management. If you do, chances are excellent that you will be able to grow a nest egg of which you and your family will be rightly proud.
This is a bit of a misnomer, as anyone who has invested money has lost a decent chunk of change in the past. While losing money is inevitable at some point, crippling losses are almost always avoidable events.
If you do suffer one, recovering from them can take a very long time, as the only thing that is tougher than making money is getting it back to the level where it was once before.
Whether you are building a nest egg from your own savings or taking on capital from investors in a hedge fund, deploying it in a conservative manner should always be your default action.
In the absence of sufficient actionable information concerning other options, the most risk-adverse choice is the right one to pick.
Despite the cautionary advice given in the last point, you probably know that massive fortunes aren't earned by investing it in an index fund and then calling it a day.
Thus, the second imperative of wealth management: make money. In order to do this, you'll need to keep your ear to the ground for investment opportunities where you have an information/expertise advantage.
When they arise, do not hesitate: get in there with your capital, but do not do so blindly. If things change suddenly and you sense that it has the potential to turn into a money-losing proposition, trust your gut and get your money out.
If you are going to get the kind of results that will earn you a promotion at your hedge fund, you need to be all-in mentally and spiritually when it comes to this aspect of your life.
Throwing yourself into studying financial statements, the overall state of the economy, and other factors are all necessary steps if you wish to achieve the hyperbolic rates of return that the masters of the market achieve with regularity.
There's no doubt about it: the financial services business is one of the most notorious meat grinders in the world of work. When you are managing somebody's else's fortune, having to tell them that you lost several million dollars of their net worth is not a fun thing to do.
Even if you are managing your own money, watching a pie-sized chunk of your retirement disintegrate due to a bad decision can crush you if you aren't armed with the proper mindset.
Thus, incorporating stress-reduction activities into your daily routine and modifying your mindset around money is essential if you hope to thrive in this business long-term.


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PHILADELPHIA — Rep. Martina White (R-Philadelphia) will hold two community meetings to help prevent and fight opioid addiction. The meetings will focus on education, prevention, intervention, and treatment in order to give families the tools necessary to help loved ones affected by the epidemic.
"To tackle the growing epidemic of opioid addiction we need a better understanding of how drug abuse begins, how to fight it through education, and where families can find help for those needing recovery," White said. "My focus is to help families identify warning signs before it becomes overwhelming. I want to connect people with the resources available for solving this problem."
The first meeting will be on Thursday, March 22, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at KleinLife, 10100 Jamison Road in Philadelphia, 19116. The second meeting will be on Thursday, April 12, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., at Archbishop Ryan High School, 11201 Academy Road in Philadelphia, 19154.
Residents should call White's district office at 215-330-3711 with any questions.
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Polish Supreme Court judgment dated 19 March 2015 Case No. IV CSK 443/14
art. 1161 § 1 CPC (from 1.7.2009), art. 1206 CPC (from 1.7.2009)
arbitration award, jurisdiction of arbitral tribunal, petition to set aside arbitration award
Polish Supreme Court judgment
dated 19 March 2015
Case No. IV CSK 443/14
Summary by arbitraz.laszczuk.pl:
In 2006, in a public procurement procedure, the contracting entity P. sp. z o.o. entered into a contract for construction of a water and sewer network with contractor Przedsiębiorstwo Wielobranżowe W.-K.-G. sp. z o.o. based on the FIDIC Red Book conditions (1999). The Particular Conditions provided that the appointing authority for dispute adjudication boards under clause 20 of the contract was the president of the Polish Association of Consulting Engineers and Experts (SIDIR) or the president of the Polish Federation of Engineering Associations (NOT), and provided for arbitration before the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce.
In 2009, during the course of performance, a dispute arose over payment for additional water-removal work. The contractor proposed an individual from the FIDIC list to serve as the single-member dispute adjudication board, and reserved the right to seek arbitration if the contracting entity did not agree to the proposed DAB. The contracting entity objected to the person proposed by the contractor, but neither party applied to SIDIR or NOT to appoint the DAB. The contractor commenced arbitration before the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce, claiming over EUR 1.5 million. The arbitral tribunal determined that the additional work had been done and the fee had been correctly calculated, and issued an award in 2012 granting the claim in full.
The contracting entity applied to the regional court to set aside the award, claiming that the award exceeded the bounds of the arbitration clause because the contractor was required to obtain a ruling from the dispute adjudication board before seeking arbitration. The contracting entity also alleged that the award violated public policy because the additional work was not agreed in writing as required under the Public Procurement Law. In 2013, the regional court issued a judgment setting aside the award in its entirety, holding that it was mandatory to obtain a ruling from the DAB before seeking arbitration. The contractor was at fault for not applying to SIDIR or NOT to appoint the DAB; the contracting entity was not at fault because, as the party against whom the claim was made, it had no interest in resolving the dispute.
On appeal, the court of appeal held that the arbitration clause calling for disputes to be resolved by the Court of Arbitration at the Polish Chamber of Commerce had been complied with, and first seeking a ruling from the DAB was optional. The court also held that the provisions of the Public Procurement Law relied on for the allegation that the award violated public policy were irrelevant to the dispute. The court amended the judgment of the regional court accordingly to deny the petition to set aside the award.
On cassation appeal by the contracting entity, the Supreme Court of Poland held that under clause 20 of the FIDIC conditions adopted by the parties, it was generally mandatory to seek a ruling from the DAB before commencing arbitration. However, because the parties failed to reach agreement on appointment of the DAB, and therefore for objective reasons no DAB was in place, an exception under the FIDIC conditions applied permitting the contractor to proceed directly to arbitration. The allegation of violation of the Public Procurement Law was not sustained because it would require review of the substance of the findings by the arbitral tribunal and would not rise to the level of a violation of public policy. The Supreme Court denied the cassation appeal accordingly.
Excerpts from the text of the court's ruling:
1. The FIDIC conditions are a set of procedures and conditions describing the course of construction projects. Among other things, they describe the rights and obligations of the participants in the construction process, including in clause 20 the procedure for disputes and arbitration. … Interpretation of the provisions included in the FIDIC conditions included in the contract in force between the parties is made in accordance with the principles of interpretation of declarations of will (contracts) set forth in Art. 56 and Art. 65 §§ 1 and 2 of the Civil Code.
2. Pursuant to FIDIC clause 20.4, "If a dispute (of any kind whatsoever) arises between the Parties in connection with, or arising out of, the Contract or the execution of the Works, … either Party may refer the dispute in writing to the DAB [dispute adjudication board]". The use of the word "may" in this clause should be understood only to mean that pursuit of claims is a right and not an obligation of a party. But if the party does decide to pursue the claim, according to FIDIC clause 20 it must submit the claim to a dispute adjudication board.
3. Pursuant to FIDIC clause 20.8, "If a dispute arises between the Parties in connection with, or arising out of, the Contract or the execution of the Works and there is no DAB [dispute adjudication board] in place, whether by reason of the expiry of the DAB's appointment or otherwise: Sub-Clause 20.4 [Obtaining Dispute Adjudication Board's Decision] and Sub-Clause 20.5 [Amicable Settlement] shall not apply, and the dispute may be referred directly to arbitration under Sub-Clause 20.6 [Arbitration]." Under the circumstances of this case, the possibility of referring the dispute directly to arbitration arose "otherwise," i.e. by the parties' failure to agree on the composition of the dispute adjudication board and failure by either of them to apply to the appointing authority to appoint the DAB.
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Include noise in Development Plan
The Municipal Commissioner,
C/o The Chief Engineer, Development Plan,
5th floor, Municipal Head Office,
Annexe building,
Mahapalika Marg
Fort, Mumbai 400001
Subject Suggestions/Objection to Draft Development Plan 2034 – noise pollution
We have the following objections/suggestions to the Draft Development Plan of 2034. The concerns expressed in this letter are limited to the aspect of noise pollution in the DP area.
Noise pollution has been identified as a serious environmental and health hazard afflicting almost every citizen of Mumbai in one way or the other. The draft DP states:
16.1.2 They (Noise decibels) exceed the prescribed decibels at practically all over Mumbai in different area categories. The maximum noise levels are recorded in airport area. Besides the State Government strictly follows the norms of court by strictly keeping constant vigil and by attending noise nuisance complaints.
Mumbai is among the first Indian cities to undertake a pilot noise mapping project for some of its new infrastructure projects and the first to construct noise barriers to protect people living close to high density traffic from the ill effects of noise pollution. The conclusions that noise in the area around the airport is highest is based on the noise mapping study conducted for the airport area. While the high noise levels surrounding the airport are indisputable, it is impossible to conclude that the highest noise level in Mumbai are around the airport, since there is no comprehensive noise mapping study of the whole city with which the airport noise levels may be directly compared although spot studies do indicate the high noise levels all over the city.
Other areas with equally high noise levels from other sources require planning in a manner to protect the health and well being of residents from unhealthy levels of noise. This is particularly true since, during the festival season, apparently in spite of the efforts of the Government as stated in the draft DP, noise levels to which citizens are directly and unwillingly exposed regularly exceed the pain threshold of 120 dB. often even in the vicinity of hospitals including ICUs. At other time of years, varying sources of noise including from educational institutions and religious places violate noise pollution laws during the night and day periods and impromptu open air parties, weddings, political rallies, noise from hotels, bars and restaurants, construction, extra-loud horns on roads through sensitive areas etc violate prescribed decibel limits in all zones of the city.
Section 16.2.1. of the draft DP states:
16.2.1 MEIP had strongly suggested adopting an environmental management strategy and action plan. Environment planning seeks to build environmental concerns in the process of land use planning. Since the present development plan of Mumbai operative fro the period 1981 – 2000 did not have explicit role for environmental planning the same can now be done and enforced in respect of major development projects. Challenge is in implementing this without causing high additional costs and avoiding delays. In the next development plan of Mumbai, the environmental considerations in respect of all kinds of development should be in built
It is clear from the pilot studies on noise mapping already conducted by the BMC and the para above quoted from the draft DP that environmental concerns require to be built into land use planning. There is an urgent need to demarcate areas where recreational activities may safely take place and to build appropriate infrastructure to ensure that events generating high levels of noise pollution are appropriately zoned away from residential areas and Silence Zones such as hospitals. There is also an urgent need to ascertain effects on noise levels when changing Residential areas into Residential/Commercial areas and to change zoning only appropriately with the findings of the Noise Map. While demarcating any area as hawking zone, projected increase in noise levels need to be calculated and disclosed on the DP.
Environmental noise is one of the most serious health hazards afflicting citizens of Mumbai, one of the loudest cities in the world. We request that the DP should not be finalized without a comprehensive noise mapping study of Mumbai which is built into the land use planning of Mumbai and which suggests measures to decrease the high noise levels of Mumbai.
Thank you and with regards,
Copy to:
1. The Municipal Commissioner MCGM
Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Municipal Head Office, Mahapalika Marg Mumbai-400 001.
2. Shri Yashodhar P. Phanse, Chairman Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai Municipal Head Office, Mahapalika Marg Mumbai-400 001
For better implementation of Noise Rules and strengthening of Noise Policy


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