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A Look Back: A Macro View
6.27.10 (G.Lucas)
Gazing back over the past month, there are many aspects to the first leg of summer tour that deserve discussion in detail. But before delving into subject-specific posts, let's begin with some general thoughts on a month that represented a huge step forward in the re-evolution of Phish.
The band showcased bold confidence during June and early July, and this re-found musical urgency brought a sense of tension and drama back to their improvisation. Whether they sat amidst a structured or open jam, Mike and Trey routinely led the band with dynamic interplay of the likes we hadn't seen since the late '90s. Often starting jams in minimalist style, Trey allowed Mike to direct improv, as Gordeaux essentially played "lead-bass" throughout the tour. But the beauty of their partnership quickly became apparent – Trey's chops had finally caught up to Mike's – a factor that elevated the duo's output to the the next level and provided an unparalleled core for their music.
Phish began to reach a balance of open and structured improv before reeling things in a bit through the end of tour, favoring energetic forward rock and roll to exploratory jamming. Busting out of the gate in Chicago and Blossom with "Light," "Ghost," "Rock and Roll, and a "Number Line" that still sits amongst the most creative pieces of tour, it seemed that experimentation would, once again, become a focus of Phish. But as tour moved on, the band backed off their exploratory mission, leaving "Light" as the only guaranteed sonic experiment, but their playing and their shows remained strong. A Hartford-heavy weekend in the Northeast, led by 6.18's second set, was promptly blown away by the tour's peak the following weekend in Camden and Merriweather.
7.3.10 (W.Rogell)
In a weekend that featured the most adventurous playing of the month, Phish seemed to reach a breakthrough on the second night of Camden, taking the unsuspecting anthem of "Chalk Dust" for one of the most transcendent rides of its career. Playing a stunning second set, Phish also included a thick exploration of groove in "2001" and one of the tour's most experimental versions of "Light." Riding this cresting wave, Phish tore apart two nights in Merriweather with, arguably, the two strongest second sets of the moth. The first night shone with one of the tour' s top excursions in "Rock and Roll" and a demonic "Tweezer," while the second night's main event takes the cake for the most conceptually unified and Phishy set of the summer – not to mention massive exploration of "Piper" that stood at its center. Overlooked in this set is also a swampy "Meatstick" jam that preceded the "I Saw It Again" sequence that whipped the crowd into a frenzy.
After the weekend in the Mid-Atlantic, the community looked at the final five shows, salivating with anticipation. But while the final stretch of shows boasted consistently strong two-set efforts, with stellar flow, the shows never reached the cosmic liftoff that we experienced the previous weekend. Raleigh's "Light," Charlotte's "Drowned," and Atlanta's "Caspian > Tweezer" and "Piper > Ghost" provided stellar musical treks that came as a side dish with the fiery energy, precise playing, and non-stop setlists of the final stretch of shows.
In conjunction, one of the most encouraging trends of leg one was the revitalization of Phish's structured jamming, an element of the band's repertoire that had grown stale in their latter years. This summer, songs like "Harry Hood," "David Bowie," "Reba," "Bathtub Gin," and "Stash," have taken on new life, providing considerably more engaging jams than in their recent past. The creativity of their structured jamming has fomented the unknown rather than the routine, providing excitement where there used to be stagnation. This upswing has given the overall contour of Phish shows a huge boost over the past month. The same trend has held true for newer songs such as "Ocelot," Stealing Time," "Twenty Years Later," and "46 Days." Thus when Phish wasn't in the stratosphere, their shows always maintained a fresh and creative energy that had lacked through '09.
And then there was the onslaught of new covers. Evoking memories of Summer '98, Leg I saw the debut of several one-time covers. The question now remains, "Which, if any, of these songs will stay in rotation?" Highlighted by Led Zeppelin's "The Rover, The Beatles' "I Am the Walrus," and the now-famous July 4th rendition of Rage Against the Machine's "Killing In the Name," Phish has more than a few choices. Coupled with several new originals, setlists took new twists during the opening stretch of 2010.
With four strong sets in Alpharetta, Phish punctuated a tour that oozed progress and positivity, while forging a new sound for the new decade. With less than a month before the band hits the Greek Theatre, we'll barely have enough time to inspect the amazing month that was before heading west for Leg II. But every journey has a first step, so off we go.
"Chalk Dust > Caspian" 6.25.10 II
This wide-open exploration of "Chalk Dust Torture" in Camden, New Jersey, sparked one of the most adventurous second sets of summer.
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6.25.2010 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ < Torrent
6.25.2010 Susquehanna Bank Center, Camden, NJ < Megaupload
Official Camden Poster
This second show in Camden sparked a three-night stretch that stood out among the rest Summer's opening leg.
I: Alumni Blues > Letter to Jimmy Page > Alumni Blues, Big Black Furry Creature from Mars, Runaway Jim, Army of One, Free Man in Paris*, Summer of '89, Split Open and Melt, The Sloth, Time Turns Elastic, Golgi Apparatus
II: Chalk Dust Torture > Prince Caspian > Heavy Things, Alaska > Also Sprach Zarathustra** > Light > Possum, Character Zero
E: Shine a Light
*Debut, Joni Mitchell
** w/ "Wanna Be Starting Something," "Billie Jean," and "Thriller" teases
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Lycanthropist Says:
July 7th, 2010 at 11:01 pm
Miner droppin in on the late night
garretc Says:
Hey Mr. C, just had a chance to look back and check on those recs, thanks alot!
I'll save those for a special occasion, fer sure
McGGGGG Says:
July 9th, 2010 at 1:40 am
Are we gonna get hit with 10 phat new tracks for FRIDAY ????????
Europe 72 was my intro to the Dead… has good clean examples of many classics with a little more of the special sauce that the studios don't have.
jenisis Says:
so I totally agree and got chills reading your summation.. But I feel that there was one aspect that was overlooked.. and that was the raw, almost mosh-able songs that were threaded thru the last 8 shows.. Starting with Big Black Furry Creatures, then Carini>phunk my face, I saw it again (and again), sanity, and culminating with the harpua>killing in the name of.. all this was to me reflective of the need for both the boys and the crowd to "let it all out". With all of the global and climactic drama that is going on in the world (the gulf, the middle east, the disappointment of the obama admin.) I felt that they felt that they needed to come really hard.. This was a side of phish that I fell in love with when I started seeing them in 94, when they would do alot of crowd experimentation BBFCM>fast enough for you>BBFCM>if I could.. these extremes were something that brought an original energy to the band, at that time trying define itself from the other more "jam" bands, and led to the phan base expanding to the punk rock scene.. I for sure remember a time when there were = amount of mohawks to dreads on lot… This was a thing for me personally, that defined them, and something that they evolved very far from as albums went the way of Billy Breathes, farmhouse etc.. I couldnt have been happier to see the raw edge return, and hope that it begins a trend of that element being just as there as the funk of ghost, the psychedelic nature runaway etc.. I think that we needed the release and I think that the band saw the response to it in the shows leading up to the july fourth Killin in the name of.. Just my humble opinion..


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News / Local / Perth & Kinross
100 beer cans and 'raging' bonfire left by wild campers at Loch Rannoch
by Ross Gardiner
June 6 2019, 8.04am Updated: June 6 2019, 9.12am
Mess/fire left behind at Loch Rannoch.
With the summer months barely under way, irresponsible wild campers have already blighted a scenic corner of Highland Perthshire.
Issues with littering and noise from people holidaying on the shores of the region's lochs have been raised repeatedly in recent years.
Killichonan resident Maggie Marullo noticed a group camping on the shore of Loch Rannoch on Saturday and was astounded by the "shameful" mess left in their wake.
She said: "Six grown men came down to the loch bank here in Killichonan on Saturday at 6am and proceeded to fish all day, get very drunk and scream foul language all around the neighbourhood.
A group of campers left a bonfire raging on the banks of Loch Rannoch
"People walking their dogs were concerned at how drunk they were and the language coming out of their mouths.
"On Sunday at 8am, they proceeded to get into their vehicles, two of them being carried into a blue car because they had passed out from intoxication and they sped off."
Maggie and her neighbour could see smoke coming from the banks of the loch after the group had left, so went to investigate.
The pair approached to see a huge bonfire left raging on the shore near grass and trees, along with around 100 beer cans and camping equipment tossed on top of the flames.
Maggie gathered up about 100 beer cans.
The pair extinguished the blaze using wet sand but want to see the group brought to justice.
She added: "We managed to douse the fire with wet sand after 20 minutes and did as much as we could but it was still smouldering underneath.
"Something needs to be done. It's heartbreaking to see this. Six grown men with absolutely no respect for the land that they utilised for 24 hours, or the wildlife. I hope that justice is done because their license plates were documented.
"It happens around our loch too often, sadly. I'm not the only one who has cleaned up after many campers. We have a conservation team of volunteers and loch warden who monitors it daily."
Highland ward councillor Mike Williamson added: "We need to do everything we can to protect the environment and its beauty. This is totally irresponsible.
"We've been working with the Loch Tummel and Loch Rannoch riparian groups to see how we can better support the tourism industry through protecting the environment."
A Perth and Kinross Council spokesperson said: "The council would urge all visitors to the countryside to act responsibly and not affect the environment for others. Nevertheless, the council is aware that some visitors, including wild campers, do sometimes display inappropriate behaviour.
"All visitors should be aware that they must comply with the Scottish Outdoor Access Code. Litter or waste found can be reported to the council.
"Waste operations staff in Highland Perthshire will continue to monitor countryside locations over the summer and take appropriate action as required."
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Singapore-based architecture practice WOHA is currently showing an inspiring exhibition at the German Architecture Museum in Frankfurt.
During 2011 WOHA has started to gain recognition for their green practices and distinctive approach to making commercial buildings. This year they also received the renowned Lubetkin Prize, awarded by the Royal Institute of British Architects RIBA.
Themes such as creating value through communal areas and permeability for climate and nature are all addressed in WOHA's first monographic exhibition opening in Frankfurt on December 1, 2011. The exhibition will use examples of open tropical family homes, green high-rises and projects (still in the completion phase) and real examples such as their office and hotel complex in Singapore'PARKROYAL on Pickering'.
The exhibition showcases 19 of WOHA's projects in total, all presented with large-format photos and plans. Excerpts from interviews and project texts will also be displayed with digital images and models as background.
WOHA Architects made their name in Asia in the late 1990s with the creation of open, single-family dwellings suitable for the tropics. Today they mainly design high-rises and large structures such as a mega residential park in India, or office and hotel towers in Singapore. Air-conditioning is merely an additional feature in most of these open structures, because the building structure itself provides the cooling. Natural lighting is standard, solar modules harvest energy for use in the building and water for domestic purposes and rainwater are reused.
WOHA architects from Singapore – Wong Mun Summ and Richard Hassell – have realized buildings and landscapes, interiors and exteriors in projects such as the Singapore School of the Arts and the seminal residential high-rise The Met in Bangkok, the latter which received the International Highrise Award 2010.
Habitusliving supports and acknowledges this kind of practice and hopes the exhibition will travel to South Asia and Australia very soon.
For more information visit: Dam Gallery Online.
A catalogue accompanying the exhibition is being published by Prestel Verlag.


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Ask Curbed: What Do I Say To My Naked Neighbor?
By Dakota Smith Jul 17, 2008, 2:37pm PDT
"Hi Curbed. Some background first: I have a very pleasant relationship with my kooky artist neighbor. Now my question: I noticed a few weeks ago a tarp went up in front of his fence (it faces the side of my house) and I didn't think much of it. But this morning at 7 am, I was walking by his fence to take out the trash and the tarp had fallen down on one side, and there he was, buck naked, riding a stationary bike in the middle of his lawn. (Oh, he was naked, but he had big 80s stereo headphones on his head). So he turned at that moment and there was a sort of awkward "HI!" exchange (I'm female, by the way) before I sprinted off. NOW, I don't give a shit about what he does, but I feel like I need the perfect line to break the ice when I see him next around the neighborhood, a clever line, IE, something that acknowledges his nakedness so we can move on. What do I say? Or do I say nothing?"
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The Limni Site, an area from Yialia to Polis on the north coast of the island, is a major nesting site of Loggerhead turtles and has been included in the Natura 2000 network (known as the Polis-Yialia site). The area includes a 10 km long beach and the adjacent marine area. However, the land and marine areas included in the site have been reduced very significantly compared to the original proposals (500m), and the width of the coastal area now is on average about 100m and in some places less.
There are still no management measures in place and development in the immediately adjacent area (in some cases 60m from the sea) has proceeded very rapidly on some stretches of the site, with no regulations to guide it in such a way as to minimise impact (e.g. lighting etc). The relevant provisions of the Town and Country Planning legislation included in the Countryside Policy for Polis are evidently receiving little attention, but even if they did, the Countryside Policy for Polis, does not include the Yialia area.
Although the Government's 2010 Report states that the area is protected under "several national laws", protective measures are not actually implemented.
Following a tender award by government, a management plan for the Polis-Yialia area (as proposed to the EU as a Natura 2000 site) is now complete and covers the area in its now reduced form (in comparison to the 1998 LIFE Project), while a permit is being considered to develop beyond the site what could be the biggest golf course and villas complex in the Mediterranean. Because of this, implementation of the management study, however good, is unlikely to effectively protect turtles either on land or in the sea.


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Asbestos in Schools
Written evidence submitted by Mr Michael Lees
1. More than three quarters of the schools in Britain contain asbestos. One of the more dangerous forms of asbestos, amosite (brown asbestos), was extensively used and much is in locations vulnerable to damage from pupils. Because the Government's policy is to manage asbestos for the remaining life of the building rather than removing it, most of it remains in situ. In the 1980s the Association of Metropolitan Authorities had a policy of identifying the most dangerous asbestos and progressively removing it, because they considered it was not only safer but in the long run it was cheaper.
2. Asbestos consultants visit most schools and they conclude that the majority are neither effectively nor safely managing their asbestos. Despite this asbestos training for school governors and staff is not mandatory. This has resulted in numerous asbestos incidents where staff and pupils have been exposed to cumulatively significant levels of fibres, sometimes regularly from common classroom activities. The government has cancelled the system of determining whether schools are managing their asbestos. As increasing numbers are leaving local authority control, the responsibility for ensuring they are safe rests on the governors, who invariably do not have the knowledge or expertise to ensure asbestos is allocated the resources it warrants.
3. Significant numbers of school teachers, support staff and former pupils have died and are dying of the asbestos related cancer mesothelioma. Based on U.S estimates it is possible that more than 100 former pupils are dying every year. The risks to pupils are such that in general asbestos risk insurance is not available.
4. The Government have not assessed the scale of the problem and have excluded asbestos from the Property Data Survey Programme, despite the fact that it is probably one of the most expensive items when a school is maintained or refurbished. This means that their financial forecasts will be meaningless. There is a lack of transparency and the risks are played down so that the public are generally unaware that there is a problem, which has meant that successive Governments have felt able to indefinitely delay taking the necessary action to make schools safe. This position is no longer sustainable.
Michael Lees
5. My wife Gina was a primary school teacher who died of mesothelioma at the age of fifty one. At her inquest the coroner gave a verdict of death from industrial disease. Over the course of a thirty year teaching career she taught in twenty five schools, some as permanent posts and some as a supply teacher. Most of the schools contained asbestos, in some the asbestos was in a dangerous condition, in some the asbestos was regularly disturbed. In a number of schools there was no system of asbestos management and the school authorities were unaware of the location of asbestos, to the extent that in one school two former headteachers had no idea that the school contained any asbestos, let alone that all the ceilings were asbestos insulating board.
6. After my wife's death in September 2000 the coroner asked me to determine where she had been exposed to asbestos. It soon became evident that she had regularly been exposed to low levels of mainly amosite fibres (brown asbestos) over the course of many years. The other teachers, school support staff and pupils had also been exposed to asbestos. It also became clear that this was a lot wider problem than just the schools my wife had taught in, as there is evidence that many other schools are failing to protect staff and pupils from the dangers of asbestos.
7. My concerns are also held by a wide body of interested organisations and individuals who consider that there is a considerable problem of asbestos in schools and that too little is being done to address it. In 2007 we therefore founded the Asbestos in Schools Group (AiS) to bring together our practical experiences and expertise in a coordinated operation to make schools safe from the dangers of asbestos.
8. The AiS Chair is Annette Brooke MP, our members and supporters include all the teaching and school support unions, the asbestos consultants association ATAC, solicitors, members of the medical profession, risk experts, the independent bursars association, the asbestos victims support forum, the Hazards organisation, the London Boroughs Asbestos Group and people who have been directly affected by asbestos in schools. I am also a named member of the DfE Asbestos Steering Group.
9. There is a serious problem of asbestos in schools. In February 2012 the All Party Parliamentary Group on Occupational Health and Safety stated that this is a national scandal and urgent action is required. [1]
10. More than three quarters of schools contain asbestos, [2] all the asbestos is old and much of it is deteriorating. 14,210 schools were built during the period 1945-1975 when the use of asbestos was at its height, and many others were refurbished. Amosite was used extensively in their construction, some contain blue asbestos (crocidolite), and the majority contain white asbestos (chrysotile). [3]
11. Britain has the highest mesothelioma incidence in the world at more than twice that of France, Germany or the USA. An HSE report concluded that is because we imported more amosite than any other country. [4] All types of asbestos can cause the asbestos cancer mesothelioma, but amosite is up to 100 times more likely to cause the disease than chrysotile, and crocidolite is up to 500 times more likely to. [5]
12. The occupants of schools are being exposed to asbestos and increasing numbers are subsequently dying from mesothelioma. The number of school teachers dying from mesothelioma in Britain has increased from 3 a year in the 1980s to 14 a year in the last ten year period. More than 253 school teachers have died of mesothelioma since 1980 with more than 139 dying in the last ten years. [6] Perhaps some have been exposed elsewhere, but many are known to have been exposed at school and because of teachers' career pattern the occupation recorded on their death certificate is likely to be the occupation in which the exposure occurred. [7]
13. T he occupational statistics do not include mesothelioma deaths above the age of 74, although almost as many people die of mesothelioma above that age as below. Studies have shown that lower exposures on average have longer latencies, [8] and therefore in a profession such as teaching it is reasonable to assume that as many, or perhaps more, teachers have died over the age of 74. If so, the occupational statistics significantly understate the actual numbers of teachers who have died. School caretakers, cleaners, cooks, secretaries, teaching assistants, nursery nurses and former pupils have also died of the cancer. [9]
14. Schools are unique workplaces because they not only contain the workforce, but they also contain children who are more at risk from asbestos exposure than adults. Every child in the United Kingdom is required to attend school so the numbers facing potential exposure are much larger than in any other workplace. A report commissioned by the Medical Research Council examined the extent of asbestos in school buildings and concluded "It is not unreasonable to assume, therefore, that the entire school population has been exposed to asbestos in school buildings... Exposure to asbestos at school may therefore constitute a significant part of total exposure." [10] It is equally reasonable to assume that the widespread exposure of a large number of people at a very young age has contributed to the exceptional mesothelioma incidence in Britain.
15. In 2011 the Supreme Court confirmed the judgment that Dianne Willmore had been negligently exposed to asbestos as a pupil at school and the exposure had materially contributed to her mesothelioma. They also accepted the expert medical opinion that there is no known level of exposure to asbestos below which there is no risk. [11]
16. Although it is known how many teachers have died it is not known, because of the long latency, how many children have subsequently died. The USA assessed that for every teacher and support staff death from mesothelioma nine former pupils would subsequently die from their asbestos exposure at school. [12] Proportionately that would equate to significantly more than 100 deaths a year in Britain. That is clearly a matter of national importance, but it has never been properly addressed.
17. The Government's advisory Committee on Carcinogenicity (COC) are assessing the relative vulnerability of children to asbestos. Their provisional conclusion is that children are more vulnerable than adults because they will live longer for the disease to develop. A child of five years old is about five times more likely to develop mesothelioma by the age of eighty than an adult aged thirty. [13] Although there is scientific uncertainty whether children are also more vulnerable because of their physical immaturity, it is known that if a child younger than five years old suffers serious damage to their lungs the damage will remain for life. [14]
Government Policies – Flaws in Basic Assumptions
18. At the February 2012 Parliamentary debate on asbestos in schools the Minister stated that "We will review our policy on asbestos management and our advice to schools when we receive the (COC) committee's report later this year." [1]
19. It is essential that government policy on asbestos in schools is reviewed as there is increasing evidence that the present policies are outdated and do not give adequate protection for the occupants of schools. They are a short term expedient and do not provide a long term solution.
20. The Government's policy on asbestos in schools is: "Asbestos which is in good condition and unlikely to be disturbed or damaged is better left in place and managed until the end of the life of the building as this presents less risk of exposure to the occupants than the process of removing it." [2]
21. Because successive governments have had the same policy most of the asbestos remains in situ. The longstanding policy is now flawed and outdated with the Education Capital Review concluding that "Significant parts of the school estate were and are in an unacceptable state." It is in a dilapidated state through lack of maintenance, long term under investment, fair wear and tear and vandalism. The CEO of PfS stated that 80% of the school stock is beyond its design life. [3]
22. All the asbestos is now old and, as the buildings have deteriorated, so has the asbestos they contain. Consequently much of the asbestos is no longer in good condition and has been disturbed or damaged.
23. The techniques of asbestos removal have also advanced so that if carried out correctly they do not present a risk to the occupants. Some schools have already had asbestos removed safely as have many other buildings including the Houses of Parliament, Department of Education offices and the Department of the Environment HQ.
24. In addition there is an ongoing risk to occupants as numerous asbestos incidents have occurred, and are still occurring in schools. [4] If asbestos is present then there will always be the possibility that it will be disturbed and asbestos fibres released.
25. Although the total removal of asbestos must be the goal, it cannot be achieved overnight. In the 1980s the Association of Metropolitan Authorities had a policy of phased removal by prioritising the most dangerous materials, as it is safer and, in the long run, is also cheaper. [5] The practice stopped when the organisation ceased to exist, however phased removal remains the policy of Nottinghamshire. If this is adopted as a national policy the problem will eventually be resolved, but if phased removal is not adopted asbestos will remain a problem in schools indefinitely.
Financial flaws in the policy
26. Effective asbestos management is a continuous drain on resources and the presence of asbestos in a school means that extra costs are incurred for even the smallest maintenance task. The services in thousands of buildings have passed their design life but, if asbestos is present, they can only be replaced if the asbestos is removed first. If a school is refurbished or demolished then the cost of asbestos remediation can be one of the major costs and considerable cost overruns have occurred through unexpected asbestos remedial and removal work. [1] However the scale of the asbestos problem in the nation's schools is not known so realistic financial forecasts for maintaining, refurbishing or replacing schools cannot be made.
27. The Schools Capital Review was critical that the government does not know the condition of its £110billion school estate. They recommended that "The Department urgently needs to build up a better picture of the condition of the educational estate that it funds.... The first step should be to collate all existing information sources and to establish a simple, well-designed database to manage this information." [2] Despite the recommendation DfE has specifically excluded asbestos from the Property Data Survey Programme and will collate no information on asbestos into its database. [3] This will mean that any future financial forecasts based on the audit will be meaningless. [4]
28. DfE have stated that the decision to exclude asbestos could not be reversed until after the present five years contracts have expired, and at a meeting with the Minister in January DfE claimed that the condition surveys of schools was too far advanced to include asbestos. [5] Perhaps the excuses are valid if the intention was to include asbestos in the surveys of school buildings, however that is not the case. The proposal is that data on asbestos that is already available in schools and local authorities is entered on the DfE Asset Management Software system. Expert advice has been sought and there is no valid technical [6] or logistic reason that cannot be achieved, even at this stage of the process.
29. Data should be collated on DfE's Asset Management Software on asbestos in schools, so that the overall scale of the problem is known and those schools and local authorities with the worst asbestos problems can be identified. This would allow the government to make sound, long term financial forecasts. It would enable them to allocate proportionate resources so that the limited funds are targeted for maintenance, refurbishment or replacement at those schools in the greatest need and those that present the greatest risk.
Training and Management flaws in the policy
30. Government policy relies on schools having rigorous and effective systems of asbestos management with the necessary resources available and all members of staff trained in asbestos awareness or asbestos management. However the evidence is that the policy has failed over a prolonged period of time.
31. Members of the asbestos consultants association visit thousands of schools throughout the country and they conclude: "The evidence is that the system of asbestos management in many schools is not of an adequate standard, in some it is ineffective, in others it is almost non-existent, and in some it is at times dangerous... These are not minor problems that have crept in over recent years; rather they are fundamental problems that are endemic in schools in the UK..." [1]
32. In 2011 HSE published the results of inspections they had carried out in academies and schools outside local authority control to determine their standards of asbestos management. [2] The inspections resulted in enforcement action being taken in 17% of schools for failures in asbestos management. More than half of the eighty schools that carried out their own maintenance and building work had failed to train their staff. [3]
33. Two previous rounds of inspections of local authority schools resulted in enforcement action being carried out for failing to manage asbestos in their system built schools. In the first round of inspections improvement notices were issued in 17% of schools [4] and in the second round they were issued to 24% of the 42 local authorities inspected, in addition the remainder were given formal guidance to improve their asbestos management. In some cases the local authorities had failed to follow critical asbestos guidance in all their schools. [5]
34. In October 2012 a Welsh secondary school was closed with immediate effect on receipt of a report that identified damaged asbestos, widespread asbestos debris and classroom heaters that were blowing asbestos fibres into the classrooms. The school had failed to safely manage its asbestos and had even failed to follow guidance that had been issued thirty years before that warned of the potential for asbestos fibre release from the heaters. The type of heaters was one of the most common in schools, therefore the Asbestos in Schools Group asked DfE to issue an urgent warning to all schools about the inherent dangers of these heaters. As at 20th February 2013 this has not been done.
35. The Minister for Education at the National Assembly of Wales asked all local authorities "To confirm that they were undertaking their statutory duties in accordance with the legislation, along with copies of Asbestos Management Plans." After analysis of the returns the Minister stated "I do not feel sufficiently assured at this stage that local authorities are discharging their statutory duties to manage asbestos and have sufficient plans in place." [6] This adds to all the evidence that a significant number of schools are not safely managing their asbestos.
36. A new problem is that increasing numbers of schools are leaving local authority control to become academies. By doing so they will normally lose the expertise of the local authorities, and in many cases the governors and school authorities do not have the training or expertise to effectively manage their asbestos.
No proactive inspections in local authority schools
37. If a comprehensive system of inspecting the standards of asbestos management had been in place at the school in Wales then their failure to manage their asbestos would have been identified many years before, and the asbestos exposure of generations of staff and pupils could have been prevented.
38. A second round of HSE inspections is programmed in England, Scotland and Wales for 150 schools outside local authority control, but this is a one off project that will inspect only 0.5% of all schools. Neither HSE nor local authority inspectors will carry out proactive inspections in local authority schools. [1] Once the project is complete there are no plans to undertake further inspections, instead HSE will rely on school staff to report flaws in asbestos management. Also, depending on the seriousness of an incident, they will decide whether to carry out a reactive inspection after an incident has occurred. [2]
39. This is not a satisfactory long term strategy for ensuring safe standards are achieved. Proactive inspections have proved their worth, and if schools are expected to manage their asbestos there has to be a proper system in place to ensure that they are.
Workplace Control Levels should not be applied to schools
40. Workplace airborne fibre control levels for asbestos are applied to the occupants of schools. This is unsafe and inappropriate as there is no known threshold exposure to asbestos below which there is no risk.
41. The Clearance Indicator is a workplace level for asbestos contractors, but, by default it has been adopted as a level at which classrooms can be re-occupied following work on asbestos or after an asbestos incident in a school. But it is not a safe level as a person will inhale 6000-10,000 fibres an hour. HSE advise it is not an acceptable environmental level for normal occupation, and revised guidance will reinforce this. [1]
42. A report commissioned by the Medical Research Council concluded that the background asbestos fibre level in schools with asbestos in good condition is 0.0005f/ml. [2] The courts and expert medical opinion is that exposures above that level are "significant" and can materially increase the risk of mesothelioma developing. [3] The Clearance Indicator is twenty times greater than the background level and will therefore materially increase the risk of mesothelioma developing.
43. In 1979 the government's advisory committee on asbestos warned about the increased risk to children "As children can be expected to live longer than adults they have more chance of being affected by carcinogens with long latent periods." [4] In 1983 the Department for Education concluded that "It may therefore be not unreasonable to suggest that in schools the levels should be lower than those for an "average" population and a factor of, say, 1/80th to 1/100th of the occupational limits should be adopted." [5] The proposals have never been adopted, however the Netherlands Government are considering a report by the Health Council of the Netherlands that considers that their present occupational levels are unsafe and recommends an occupational exposure limit for amosite some 300 times less than the EU level, and an environmental level at 3,000 times less than their present occupational level. [6] The proposals have been accepted by the Netherlands Ministry of Social Affairs and are scheduled to be implemented from April 2013 onwards. [7]
44. An environmental airborne fibre level should be adopted in schools in the United Kingdom.
Air sampling identifies risk
45. There have been a number of cases in schools where air sampling has identified that asbestos fibres were being released into the rooms. In some cases it is probable that the releases had been taking place for many years but had passed unnoticed. For instance the release of amosite fibres from classroom cupboards, slamming doors, hitting walls and columns, from displaying children's work and from heaters was only identified by air sampling. [1]
46. The hazard is the presence of the asbestos, but the risk to the occupants is when the asbestos fibres become airborne and can be inhaled. Because the danger is the inhalation of airborne fibres there should be a method in schools of identifying whether asbestos fibres are being released into the rooms. (HSE disagree as they consider that air sampling has no place in the management of asbestos in schools, but they have offered no other solution to determine whether asbestos fibres are being released. [2] )
47. An asbestos survey identifies the hazard, but rarely identifies the risk, whereas widespread air sampling in schools would identify the risk and would allow targeted measures to be taken to prevent further releases. It would be cost effective as remedial measures could be targeted at those schools, and even rooms, where there really is a problem. In the long run it would not only save lives, it would also save money.
48. AiS propose that a trial is carried out to perfect the methodology for widespread air sampling in schools.
In general pupils are not insured for asbestos risks.
49. There are increasing numbers of asbestos related claims against schools and local authorities, which will inevitably continue so long as asbestos remains in schools. Despite this children and non-employees are generally no longer insured. A Parliamentary written answer confirmed "there is a general asbestos exclusion for public liability insurance." [1] The fact that insurance companies will not provide insurance cover for pupils puts the risks from asbestos into perspective. However, in the absence of commercial insurance, future claims can still be met in local authority schools as they self insure. But most academies and free schools do not have the resources to do so.
50. In February 2013 there were 2,673 academies and the legal responsibility for the safety of pupils and non-employees rests on the academy trust. Therefore they are legally liable for any claim that may be made against the academy. The Government have stated that they will not accept any liabilities but have not provided an answer to how future claims will be met. Instead DfE have said that they will deal with any future claims on a case by case basis. [2] This is a flawed policy because the long latency of mesothelioma will mean that the first claim from someone exposed in an academy might not be for thirty years, at which time it is far too late to realise there are no funds to meet the claims.
51. A government policy of managing asbestos cannot be considered viable if there is no credible means of meeting future asbestos claims.
HSE advises the Government but fails to follow its framework for the management of risk
52. An HSE publication describe s the framework for their decision making o n the management of risk:
"The framework makes clear that:
· Both the level of individual risks and the societal concerns engendered by the activity or process must be taken into account when deciding whether a risk is unacceptable, tolerable or broadly acceptable;
· The decision-making process and criteria adopted are such that action taken is inherently precautionary." [1]
HSE have failed to follow the framework in their advice to the Government on the management of asbestos risks in schools. The following is an analysis of these failings:
U.S Government assessed risks and considered them unacceptable. No assessment in Britain.
53. When decisions are taken and policy made the evidence that should be taken into account is that t here is an individual risk to many teachers, school support staff and pupils .
54. The Medical Research Council document concluded that there was extensive use of amphiboles in system built schools and that it is not unreasonable to assume that the entire school population has been exposed to asbestos in school buildings. Their assumption has been confirmed by frequent evidence of asbestos fibre release in schools and the exposure of the occupants . T he inevitable consequence is that school teachers, school support staff and former pupils are dy ing of asbestos related disease .
55. I n the 1980s t he U.S Government assessed the scale of the asbestos problem in schools and the risks. They also took into account the greater vu lnerability of children and the probability that they are being exposed to asbestos at the same time as their teachers . They therefore had a sound scientific basis on which to conclude that the risks are un acceptable. Consequently in 1986 they introduced specific asbestos regulations for schools where preventative actions were taken to reduce the risks to staff and in particular to pupils. [1]
56. This has not happened in the UK although the risks are far greater. Instead, d espite considerable evidence to the c ontrary, the HSE has advised the Government that the risks from asbestos in schools are very low. Because of this advice t he Minister has stated that if that is the case then spending large sums of money on mitigating the effects of asbestos cannot be justified. [2]
HSE claim that decisions are inherently precautionary cannot be justified
57. The HSE advice and Government policy are not based on sound scientific evidence. Successive Government s have failed to collate data on the scale of the problem and have cancelled the process of assessing whether their policy of managing asbestos is working. In stead they base their policies primarily on advice from the HSE. T here is , however, a considerable, and growing, body of expert opinion that considers that the HSE advice is wrong.
58. Instead of taking all the evidence into account H SE cherry pick s those aspects that support their advice that the risks from asbestos in schools are very low. An example is a paper they submitted to both the Government's advisory committee on science (WATCH) and to the Committee on Carcinogenicity. The paper had been requested by WATCH to "Summarise the knowledge it has on airborne levels of asbestos in buildings for the next WATCH meeting." [1] The HSE paper included irrelevant data and excluded relevant data, it excluded any tests that had shown raised fibre levels and only included two exceptionally low levels that were an order of magnitude lower than had previously been found in UK buildings.
59. The same unbalanced and misleading summary was then supplied to the COC secretariat for the committee's assessment of the relative vulnerability of children to asbestos. [2] Both committees acc epted the evidence on face value , despite the COC being given author itative evidence that showed that disturbance and fibre levels can frequently be considerably higher than HSE were telling them. Both committees advise the Government and yet the "scientific" basis for their decisions and policy are flawed.
60. Because all the teaching and support staff unions are concerned about the risks to their members from asbestos in schools they have com e together to coordinate their resources to make schools safe from the dangers of asbestos. They have advised the Government , HSE and DfE that their policy of managing asbestos has not, and is not working . B ecause of it their members are dying , and will continue to die unless fundamental changes are made . The asbestos c onsultants ha ve confirmed that many local authorities and schools are not effectively or safely managing their asbestos. The HSE are ignoring what they are told by expert organisations whose members are on the ground. The HSE assurances to the Government that their policy of asbestos management is working are not soundly based on the practical realities of what occurs in schools or on a proper analysis of the evidence.
61. The Government took the decision to exclude asbestos from the audit of school buildings despite advice from the local authorities, the unions, asbestos consultants and others. In addition HSE dismissed the request to undertake a trial of widespread air sampling in schools. These decisions cannot be justified as they deliberately exclude essential data that is required if there is to be a sound basis for assessing the risks and the financial costs .
62. When Coroner's Courts have found evidence of significant exposure at school they have given verdicts of death from industrial disease at the i nquests of school teachers and support staff. But those exposures have been dismissed by senior HSE officials and Government Ministers with the inference that they happened anywhere other than a school. In addition, without examining the evidence, HS E has also dismissed the verdicts , with the implication that the coroner s were wrong. [3] Because they have dismissed the evidence of exposure and the findings of the Courts, valuable lessons have been lost.
63. HSE claim that their policy is "inherently precautionary." But they have failed to collate data, they have selectively chosen dat a, ignored what experts on the ground are telling them and have dismissed the growing evidence that people have been, and continue to be exposed to asbestos in schools and that those exposures have already caused people to die , and will continue to do so . That is not inherently precautionary, rather it is a blinkered approach that excludes or dismisses unpalatable evidence. By doing so they have failed to provide successive Governments with a sound scientific basis on which they can base their policies.
64. Successive Governments have been advised by HSE that the risks to the occupants of schools are very low. Consequently they have felt able to justify their policy th at it is safer to leave asbestos in place and manage it than it is removing it . If HSE now publicly admi t that they have been wrong then that would not only be embarrassing for them but also it would be embarrassing for the Government . It would mean that the Government would have to publicly acknowledge that their policies have been , and are, flawed . The direct implication of that would be a tacit acknowledgement that generations of school staff and pupils have been, and remain, at risk.
65. A European Environmental Agency paper published in January 2013 is directly relevant to HSE and their advice . It says:
"The scientific elites have also been slowly losing public support. This is in part because of the growing number of instances of misplaced certainty about the absence of harm, which has delayed preventive actions to reduce risks to human health, despite evidence to the contrary." [4]
66. HSE has provided advice to successive Governments for almost forty years. That advice has played down the risks and provided the Government with the evidence they need to support their policy. Because of this each Government in turn has felt able to delay taking the fundamental preventative actions that are desperately required to reduce the risks to the occupants of schools from asbestos.
A lack of transparency avoids having to address "S ocietal " concerns
67. So long as the Government can keep the facts from the public then the problem of taking society's concerns into account are also avoided. But if people were aware of the extent of the problem then one must question whether society would consider it acceptable that school teachers, support staff and children are being exposed to asbestos and subsequently dying from the simple act of attending school.
68. It is apparent that successive governments have considered the pr oblem of asbestos in schools too big to handle. This has led to a la ck of transparency. Government s are concerned that if the public were aware of the true scale of the problem they would panic and demand the removal of all asbestos from their children's schools. [1] This irrational fear is the reason why an assessment has never been made of the scale of the problem and has meant that proportionate action has never been taken. The policy has led to "spin" being put on public statements and even science. [2] It has also meant that many staff and parents have not been informed of asbestos incidents or of their exposure and that of their children. [3] This lack of transparency is contr ary to the open policies of both the Opposition and the Government.
69. As the facts have been kept from the public there has been no pressure on successive Governments to tackle the problem, and they have therefore been able to delay indefinitely having to take the action that is required. That policy is no longer sustainable as there is increasing public awareness so that parents, teachers, school support staff and the unions are questioning whether the assurances they have been given are justified. They are understandably concerned whether the schools they work in, or their children attend, really are safe. And if they are not safe they now expect positive action to be taken.
70. In contrast for more than twenty five years the USA has required parents and teachers to be annually updated on the presence and condition of any asbestos and the measures taken to manage it. [4] This has not created panic, but it has meant that staff and parents are aware of the dangers of asbestos and has in general led to schools achieving acceptable standards so that the occupants are safe.
71. A decision making process often relies on a cost benefit analysis that weighs the financial cost of taking action against benefits. In the case of asbestos one of the benefits is measured in terms of the number of lives saved. Particularly where children are involved the process must be open to public scrutiny and decisions and policy must take into consideration society's concerns. That has happened in the USA, but not in Britain. In Britain the scale of the problem and the risks have not been assessed, so decision making and cost benefit analyses have not been based on sound scientific data. In addition, because of a lack of transparency, the public have not been included so that calculations and decisions have been without public influence and scrutiny.
72. All Governments, of whatever political party, have failed to properly address the considerable problem of asbestos in schools. All the parties should now practice their commonl y stated policy of transparency , assess the scale of the problem and the risks and work together to solve the problem of asbestos in schools .
It is recommended that:
· A policy of openness should be adopted. Parents, teachers and support staff should be annually updated on the presence of asbestos in their schools and the measures that are being taken to manage it.
· Data on asbestos in schools should be collated on the Asset Management System as part of DfE's Property Data Survey Programme, so that the overall scale of the problem is known, financial forecasts made and those schools and local authorities with the worst asbestos problems can be identified and targeted.
· Standards in asbestos training should be set and the training should be mandatory. The training should be properly funded.
· Pro-active inspections to determine the standards of asbestos management in all schools should be reinstated.
· An environmental airborne fibre level is adopted for schools
· A trial of widespread air sampling for schools is commissioned.
· The Government should set a programme for the phased removal of asbestos from all schools, with priority being given to those schools where the asbestos is considered to be most dangerous or damaged.
· A review of government policy on asbestos in schools is carried out. The review has to be independent of the government. It is therefore considered that the Education Select Committee is the ideal body. Implementation of most of the above recommendations should not be delayed by the review.
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[1] APPG on Health and Safety: Asbestos in Schools the Need for Action Feb 2012 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/APPG%20report%202012.pdf
[2] DfE Asbestos management in schools: What asbestos is and when it becomes a risk 22 Oct 2012 http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/adminandfinance/schoolscapital/buildingsanddesign/managementofpremises/b00215518/asbestosmanagementschools/whatasbestosis
[3] Fibrous Materials in the Environment. Medical Research Council Institute for Environment and Health. P72 . 1997 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/MRC%20Fibrous%20Materials%20in%20the%20environment%20IEH%201997%20complete%20document.pdf
[4] HSE Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in Britain. 2009 . IMIG Congress Abstract 25-27 Sep 2008
[5] The Quantitative Risks of Mesothelioma and Lung Cancer in Relation to Asbestos Exposure Ann. Occup. Hyg. , Vol. 44, No. 8, pp. 565–601, 2000 Hodgson and Darnton Is there a threshold?
[6] HSE Mesothelioma occupational statistics: Male and female deaths aged 16-74 1980-2000 Table 3,4 Southampton Occupation Group. 5 year time period 1980-2000 excluding 1981. E-mail HSE Statistics Unit/Lees 15 Jul 2008. Mesothelioma deaths in the education sector for males and females 2001-2005. HSE Mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain: Analyses by Geographical area and occupation 2005 Tables 11, 13 (2002-2005). HSE Epidemiology Unit CSAG, table 0977/Lees 2 Mar 2011 HSE Epidemiology Unit, table 0925./Lees 25 Feb 2011 . E-mail HSE Statistics Unit/Lees 21 Nov 2012 . Mesothelioma deaths in the education sector for males and females 2001-2010.
[7] E-mail DCSF Workforce Group /Lees 27 January 2010 15:47 Case Reference 2010/0004693 " The average length of service for full-time teachers is about 30 years " . And Scottish Parliamentary written answer S2W-15080 18 Mar 2005 http://www.theyworkforyou.com/spwrans/?id=2005-03-18.S2W-15080.h Death certificate is based on last occupation. Therefore occupation on retirement or death. Average length of service at retiring age, early retirement or because of ill health is about 33 years.
[8] Asbestos exposures in malignant mesothelioma of pleura; a survey of 557 cases Bianchi Industrial health 2001,39, 161-167 . Malignant mesothelioma due to environmental exposure to asbestos: follow up of a Turkish cohort living in a rural area. Chestp2228. Metintas
[8] Mesothelioma: cases associated with non-occupational and low dose exposures Hillerdal Occup Environ Med 1999:56:505-513
[9] See: Asbestos in Schools. The scale of the problem and the implications. P34-42 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/AiSreportonASBESTOSINSCHOOLS.pdf
[10] Fibrous Materials in the Environment .Medical Research Council Institute for Env ironment and Health. P72 and 73 . 1997 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/MRC%20Fibrous%20Materials%20in%20the%20environment%20IEH%201997%20complete%20document.pdf
[11] Supreme Court Judgment Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council v Willmore 9 March 2011. .High Court QBD Liverpool District. The Hon Mr Justice Nicol . Dianne Willmore and Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 24 July 2009 Para 4 .
[12] EPA Support document for the proposed rule on friable asbestos-containing materials in school buildings EPA report 560/12-80-003 p92. American Academy of Pediatrics Asbestos Exposure in schools Pediatrics vol 79, no 2 Feb 1987 p301- 305 Reaffirmed May 1994 .
[13] HSE Statistics Branch Darnton The quantitative risks of mesothelioma in relation t o low-level asbestos exposure BOHS 17 Oct 2007 . Watch Annex 2 Darnton 27 Oct 2010 p 15 http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/iacs/acts/watch/271010/watch-asbestos-annex-2.pdf
[14] Committee on Carcinogenicity. Lees contemporaneous notes 12 Jul 2012
[1] Debate House of Commons Asbestos in Schools - Tuesday 7 February 2012 -(Hansard text) penultimate paragraph.
[1] Also House of Lords Written answer Lord Hill HL15579 16 Feb 2012 : Column WA184
[1] http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld201212/ldhansrd/text/120216w0001.htm#12021640000237
[2] Parliamentary Written Answer Minister of State for Schools 8th February 2011
[3] Chief Executive PfS Today programme 1 Apr 2010 . 4 mins 24 secs http://news.bbc.co.uk/today/hi/today/newsid_8598000/8598276.stm
[4] See examples of asbestos incidents: http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/npaper%20articles.htm http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/ASBESTOS%20INCIDENTS%20IN%20SCHOOLS%2014%20Dec%2009.pdf and:
[5] Association of Metropolitan Authorities. Asbestos Policy and Practice in Local Authorities. Sep 1985 para 2,2.8 p 2
[1] For example: Select Committee on Education and Skills Jarvis plc memorandum >£1.4m Jun 2003. Para 5.5. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200304/cmselect/cmeduski/112/112we07.htm .
[1] Capital Programme Urgent works Nightingale Junior School £700,000 Derby CC Corporate Policy Cabinet meeting 24 May 2007. http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/Nightingale%20mothballing%20700000%2024%20May%2007.pdf
[1] William Parker School: Approximate increase in cost of project due to discovery of asbestos in ceilings: £495,800 IEA Refurbishment and re - cladding of 1970s classroom and laboratory block p149 http://www.annex36.com/pdf/uk1.pdf South Ayrshire Council Proposed closure of Mainholm Academy Report by the Director of Education, Culture and Lifelong Learning January 2007 . £13.9m . " .. maintaining the school buildings has proved far more costly and troublesome than anticipated with asbestos making access a problem." Evening Times 19 Apr 2006 . Also see: Issues of Using CLASP to transform learning – Nottinghamshire County Council 24 Nov 2008. Refurbishment 94% cost of new build. P3 and 6 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/ISSUES%20OF%20USING%20CLASP%20TO%20TRANSFORM%20LEARNING%20NOTTINGHAMSHIRE%20CCclaspreportupdateappendix126012009.pdf
[2] Review of Education Capital April 2011 Para 2.25
[3] Property data survey programme memorandum of supplementary information 17 Oct 2011 p8
[4] See an analysis of the exclusion of asbestos from the audit of school buildings: http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/AUDIT%20EXCLUSION%20OF%20ASBESTOS.pdf
[5] DfE Asbestos Steering Group meeting. Lees contemporaneous notes. 12 Sep 2012. Meeting Minister of State for Schools/AiS. Lees contemporaneous notes. 10 Jan 2013
[6] Letter Annette Brooke MP/ Lord Hill Property Data Survey Programme asbestos data from an IT perspective. 16 May 2012
[1] Assessment of asbestos management in schools Asbestos Testing and Consultancy Association 24 Jan 2010 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/ASSESSMENT%20OF%20ASBESTOS%20MANAGEMENT%20IN%20SCHOOLS%20ATAC.%2022%20FEB%202010.pdf?zoom_highlight=atac#search="atac "
[2] Press release http://www.hse.gov.uk/press/2011/hse-asbestosinschools.htm list of schools inspected: www.hse.gov.uk/services/education/asbestos-management-1011.htm
[3] Summary of enforcement action http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/HSE%20ENFORCEMENT%20SUMMARY%20%20NOV%2010%20to%20Jul%2011.pdf
[3] http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/HSE%20ENFORCEMENT%20ACTION%20%20%2011%20Oct%2011.pdf
[4] HSE Inspection of asbestos management in clasp and other system buildings 2007/2008. Annex 1 Inspection Findings – C onsolidated Divisional feedback . undated
[5] For example: South Gloucestershire council. Thurrock Council, Glasgow Council, Bedford council http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/npaper%20links/update%20114.htm?zoom_highlight=enforcement
[5] Doncaster Council http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-south-yorkshire-11388784
[5] Harrow http://www.harrowtimes.co.uk/news/8407723.Harrow_primary_schools_warned_over_asbestos/
[6] Written Statement by the Welsh Government. Leighton Andrews, Minister for Education and Skills Asbestos in schools. 27 Nov 2012 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/%20statement%20Welsh%20Government%20Asbestos%20in%20Schools%2027%20Nov.pdf Parliamentary debate Wales 27 Nov 12 P70 Link : http://www.assemblywales.org/bus-home/bus-chamber-fourth-assembly-rop/rop20121127qv.pdf?langoption=3&ttl=The%20Record%20%28PDF%2C%20903KB%29
[1] Good Health and Safety for Everyone. Targeting and Reducing Inspections 21 Mar 2011 para 3 iii p 9
[2] HSE Head of Government, Defence and Education Unit Public Services Sector Operational Strategy Division. DfE Asbestos Steering Group 14 Jun 2012 Lees contemporaneous notes.
[1] HSC CAWR 2006 Work with materials containing asbestos ACOP para 17 p68. Personal correspondence HSE Gibson/Lees 1 Dec 2012
[2] Fibrous Materials in the Environment Institute for Environment and Health. P71
[3] High Court QBD Liverpool District. The Hon Mr Justice Nicol . Dianne Willmore and Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council 24 July 2009 Para 8, 57b . Supreme Court Judgment Sienkiewicz (Administratrix of the Estate of Enid Costello Deceased) (Respondent) v Greif (UK) Limited (Appellant) Knowsley Metropolitan Borough Council (Appellant) v Willmore (Respondent) 9 March 2011
[4] Asbestos. Vol 1 Final report of the advisory committee. The risk to children. 1979 Para 112 P60
[5] DfEE AM on asbestos AB 20/17/02 D 2 Jun 1983
[6] Asbestos Risks of environmental and occupational exposure Health Council of the Netherlands 3 June 2010 para 8.2 P83
[7] Professor A. Burdorf/Lees personal correspondence 2 Dec 2012
[1] Asbestos in Schools The scale of the problem and the implications. 30 Oct 2011 P11-25 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/AiSreportonASBESTOSINSCHOOLS.pdf
[2] DfE Asbestos S teering Group meeting contemporaneous notes Lees 14 Jun 2012
[1] Parliamentary written answer Schools asbestos. Ian Lavery MP/ Minister of State Nick Gibb MP 21 Mar 2012
[2] Insurance. See comment and parliamentary written answers: www. asbestosexposure schools. co. uk/ npaper links/ children uninsur able. htm also http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/INSURANCE%20response%20to%20DfE%2010%20Sep%2012%20_2_.pdf
[1] HSE Reducing Risks Protecting People 2001 p3 http://www.hse.gov.uk/risk/theory/r2p2.pdf
[1] AHERA US code: title 15,2643. EPA regulations Chapter 53. EPA Fact sheet AHERA 1986 Statement EPA Administrator 23 Oct 1986
[2] Meeting Minister of State for Schools/AiS Contemporaneous notes Lees 10 Jan 2013
[1] WATCH committee papers annex 3. WATCH committee minutes. 10 Nov 2009 paras 4.38 and Actions para 4.49 (iv) http://www.hse.gov.uk/aboutus/meetings/iacs/acts/watch/101109/minutes-nov09.pdf WATCH committee papers 23 Feb 2010 Annex 3: Update of published asbestos concentrations in buildings under normal use and occupation. [15] 27 Oct 2010
[2] See Asbestos in Schools. The Scale of the problem and the implications. AiS. Annex D p64. http://www.iacoc.org.uk/papers/documents/AiSreportonASBESTOSINSCHOOLS.pdf
[3] HSE Education Sector Briefing. HSE Head of Asbestos Policy. Contemporaneous notes Lees. 13 Dec 2006 . House of Lords written answer HL648 Baroness Quin/ Baroness Morgan of Drefelin 15 Dec 2009
[4] Late lessons from early warnings, science, precaution, innovation. European Environmental Agency Report No 1/2013 Vol 2 p6 http://www.eea.europa.eu/publications/late-lessons-2 Vol 1 http://www.rachel.org/lib/late_lessons_from_early_warnings.030201.pdf
[1] DfES Asbestos Briefing pack for meeting at the HSE 18 June 1998. Line to take. P7. DfES EF/09/94/04 Ministerial brief. PS/Mr Squire. Asbestos in schools. Meeting with Doug McAvoy 14 Dec 1994
[2] For example: Asbestos in schools. The scale of the problem and the implications. P 64 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/AiSreportonASBESTOSINSCHOOLS.pdf
[3] Informing staff and parents following an asbestos incident in a school 15 Jul 2012 http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/pdfnewslinks/INFORMING%20following%20an%20asbestos%20incident%20in%20a%20schoo%2015%20Jul%2011.pdf
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module Cms::Reference
  module Role
    extend ActiveSupport::Concern

    included do
      embeds_ids :cms_roles, class_name: "Cms::Role"
      permit_params cms_role_ids: []
    end

    def cms_role_permissions
      return @cms_role_permissions if @cms_role_permissions

      @cms_role_permissions ||= {}
      cms_roles.each do |role|
        permissions = role.permissions
        permissions &= SS.current_token.scopes if SS.current_token
        permissions.each do |name|
          key = "#{name}_#{role.site_id}"
          if level = @cms_role_permissions[key]
            @cms_role_permissions[key] = [level, role.permission_level].max
          else
            @cms_role_permissions[key] = role.permission_level
          end
        end
      end
      @cms_role_permissions
    end

    def cms_role_level(site)
      3
      # cms_roles.site(site).pluck(:permission_level).max
      # TODO cms_roles.site(site)が空のときnilになってしまう
      # TODO そもそもまったく関係の無いかも知れない全てのroleのlevelの最大値を取っても仕方ない
      # TODO 関連するモデルを引数に取って正しいroleだけの中から最大値を取るようにする
      # TODO nilを返さないようにもする
    end

    def cms_role_permit_any?(site, *permissions, level: 0)
      Array(permissions).flatten.any? do |permission|
        cms_role_permissions["#{permission}_#{site.id}"].to_i > level
      end
    end
  end
end

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Summer Babies è un cortometraggio muto del 1911 prodotto dalla Essanay di Chicago. Il nome del regista non viene riportato nei credit.

Trama

Produzione
Il film fu prodotto dalla Essanay Film Manufacturing Company.

Distribuzione
Distribuito dalla General Film Company, il film - un documentario di 180 metri - uscì nelle sale cinematografiche USA il 22 agosto 1911. Nelle proiezioni, veniva programmato con il sistema dello split reel, accorpato in un'unica bobina con un altro cortometraggio prodotto dall'Essanay, la commedia Gossiping Yapville.

Note

Voci correlate
Filmografia della Essanay

Collegamenti esterni

Cortometraggi muti statunitensi
Film documentari statunitensi

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Britain is a country steeped in history from sleepy backwaters to cathedral cities. From iconic buildings such as Big Ben to traditional cream teas, it has something for everyone says Sue Parker.
London is my home city so I admit to being a devotee. From London Walks that give you about two hours on varioustopics from The Old Jewish Quarter to Jack the Ripper to more well-known attractions such as the Houses of Parliament and Buckingham Palace the choices are endless. Smaller cruiseships come right up the Thames and moor close to the Tower of London. From here there are many sights within easy reach such as St Paul's Cathedral, art gallery Tate Modern and Shakespeare's Globe Theatre.
London may not be paved with gold but some comfortable shoes will ensure you can get the most out of your day without too much discomfort. Of course the iconic London red bus and black cab can take the strain and are part of the history of this exciting capital. If you want to get a view from above, the London Eye is worth a visit but if you want a culinary experience at the same time, head for the 1,016ft Shard designed by Renzo Piano where there's a choice of three restaurants on floors 31, 32 and 33 – Oblix, Aquashard and Hutong. You can pay to get a bird's eye view from floor 72 but at a cost which I'd rather add to my lunch bill.
If you are already a connoisseur of London, downstream Greenwich (where some of the ships call) has its own unique offerings: the world's only surviving tea clipper Cutty Sark, the Royal Observatory of Greenwich Mean Time fame and the National Maritime Museum. It has more of a village feel and a wonderful market and local pubs where you can sample Britain's unique real ale.
Falmouth is a picturesque town and harbour with stacks of character. Nearby Pendennis Castle was built by Henry VIII to defend the Carrick Roads in 1540. These days it's a treat to take a peaceful stroll through the town dipping in and out of local shops and visiting the Falmouth Art Gallery and shop. The latter stocks work from local artists and crafts folk. En route stop off at one of the many outlets for a Cornish pasty or Devonshire cream tea. Both are part of the fabric of England's southwest.
Begin or end your visit at the waterfront which is not far from one of the circular shuttle bus stops. Stunning classic yachts are often moored alongside. For the enthusiast the National Maritime Museum Cornwall is definitely worth a look and covers everything from search and rescue to the history of packet ships. At nearby Rick Stein's Fish you can pick up a takeaway fish and chips or take your time in the restaurant. If you feel a bit lost look out for the Falmouth Ambassadors, volunteers dressed in pale blue, who come out on cruise days to share information and local knowledge. For those wanting to explore further afield, there are some beautiful gardens in the vicinity. Trebah and Trelissick come to mind. For literary connections author Rosamund Pilcher has roots in the region or for the artistic, nearby seaside town of St Ives is home to art gallery Tate St Ives. Lastly I should mention the tidal island of St Michael's Mount. Just make sure to get back along the causeway before high tide.
Tudor artefacts in the world.
A short walk away is HMS Warrior, Britain's first iron-hulled, armoured warship launched in 1860, as well as the National Museum of the Royal Navy. Less worthy, but more fun is Action Stations where visitors can battle with the Royal Marines, command a warship or fly a helicopter. If the sun is shining or even if it's not there's a 45-minute harbour tour providing great views of Britain's warships and the historic buildings of the city. Following the theme of war, the D-Day Museum houses unique archive film as well as memorabilia and an LCVP landing craft. For light relief Gunwharf Quays houses 90 designer outlets plus bars and restaurants, and a host of entertainments.
For Charles Dickens fans it is possible to visit the bedroom where he was born. On certain days members of the Dickens Fellowship dress up in period costume and conduct readings. For those wanting history of a different kind, nearby World Heritage site Stonehenge dates back as far as 2,500BC and is now complete with a new visitor centre. Whether it was a Roman Temple, built by Druids or a computer for calculating the dates of eclipses, we may never know but it is rooted in our past and has spiritual significance for many.
Susan has been writing about cruise shipping for 20 years, for much of that time as editor of the highly-respected Lloyd's Cruise International. She has travelled extensively to destinations around the world and visited many of today's latest ships both on the water and while they were under construction.


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Tabula Rosa Systems Blog For 3/16/19 - Chiasmus Definition
Ethopoeia: The Art of Rhetorical Impersonation
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March is the official month for:
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Chiasmus
Chiasmus Definition
Chiasmus is a rhetorical device in which two or more clauses are balanced against each other by the reversal of their structures in order to produce an artistic effect.
"Tea for two and two for tea"
Let us try to understand chiasmus with the help of an example:
"Never let a Fool Kiss You or a Kiss Fool You."
Notice that the second half of this sentence is an inverted form of the first half, both grammatically and logically. In the simplest sense, the term chiasmus applies to almost all "criss-cross" structures, and this is a concept that is common these days. In its strict classical sense, however, the function of chiasmus is to reverse grammatical structure or ideas of sentences, given that the same words and phrases are not repeated.
Grammatical Terms-This section is for grammar Links
In addition to this blog, I maintain a radio show on BlogtalkRadio and an online newsletter via paper.li.I have established Netiquette discussion groups with Linkedin and Yahoo. I am also a member of the International Business Etiquette and Protocol Group and Minding Manners among others. I regularly consult for the Gerson Lehrman Group, a worldwide network of subject matter experts. My work has appeared in numerous publications and I have presented to groups such as The Breakfast Club of NJ and PSG of Mercer County, NJ.
The Environmental Corner - Dedicated to the restoration of our Mother Earth
A study was just published about how damaging the Trump Administration's policies really are:
PER. YEAR. That's enough to erase decades of progress in the fight to prevent climate change and slow the rise of our planet's sea levels.
This can't wait Paul: Sign your name if you believe Trump should reverse his dangerous rollback of CO2 regulations
Reverse the rollback
Cities, states, and countries all across the planet are ramping up their efforts in historic ways to reduce their carbon footprint and reduce greenhouse gas emissions.
But Trump? He's trying to reverse all of that hard work in order to appease to Big Oil & Gas as well as climate change deniers:
Part of Trump's rollback includes axing fuel efficiency and vehicle standards put into place under Obama.
The price tag for drivers without these efficiency standards? As high as $236 BILLION over the next 15 years.
And that doesn't even take into account the fact that Trump completely TRASHED President Obama's Clean Power Plan -- An item at the top of the fossil fuel industry's wish list.
We need to reverse Trump's "virtual surrender" on climate change: Demand he REVERSE his dangerous regulatory rollbacks
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Netiquette IQ Security Bulletin US-ISAC Releases Security Primer on TrickBot Malware
MS-ISAC Releases Security Primer on TrickBot Malware
The Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center (MS-ISAC) has released a security primer on TrickBot malware. TrickBot is a modular banking Trojan that targets users' financial information and acts as a dropper for other malware. An attacker can leverage TrickBot's modules to steal banking information, conduct system and network reconnaissance, harvest credentials, and achieve network propagation.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) encourages users and administrators to review MS-ISAC's White Paper: Security Primer – TrickBot for more information and best practice recommendations.
Netiquette IQ Technical Term - Data Lake
A data lake is a storage repository that holds a vast amount of raw data in its native format until it is needed. While a hierarchical data warehouse stores data in files or folders, a data lake uses a flat architecture to store data. Each data element in a lake is assigned a unique identifier and tagged with a set of extended metadata tags. When a business question arises, the data lake can be queried for relevant data, and that smaller set of data can then be analyzed to help answer the question.
The term data lake is often associated with Hadoop-oriented object storage. In such a scenario, an organization's data is first loaded into the Hadoop platform, and then business analytics and data mining tools are applied to the data where it resides on Hadoop's cluster nodes of commodity computers.
Like big data, the term data lake is sometimes disparaged as being simply a marketing label for a product that supports Hadoop. Increasingly, however, the term is being accepted as a way to describe any large data pool in which the schema and data requirements are not defined until the data is queried.
Data lake vs. data warehouse
Data lakes and data warehouses are both used for storing big data, but each approach has its own uses. Typically, a data warehouse is a relational database housed on an enterprise mainframe server or the cloud. The data stored in a warehouse is extracted from various online transaction processing (OLTP) applications to support business analytics (BA) queries and data marts for specific internal business groups, such as sales or inventory teams.
Data warehouses are useful when there is a massive amount of data from operational systems that needs to be readily available for analysis. Because the data in a lake is often uncurated and can originate from sources outside of the company's operational systems, lakes are not a good fit for the average business analytics user.
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'Someday his dream will come true': How Terry Fox continues to inspire a nation 40 years later
Celine Zadorsky CTV News London Reporter
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Published Wednesday, September 16, 2020 2:48PM EDT
LONDON, ONT. -- Four decades after the first Marathon of Hope, Terry Fox continues to be an inspiration for Canadians.
Terry Fox was born in 1958, son of Betty and Rolly Fox, he was one of four children. His older brother Fred Fox says Terry was always determined from a young age.
"We kind of saw it in all kinds of things, he was very competitive and didn't like to lose. Our parents always taught you finish what you start and you work hard," Fred says.
Terry enjoyed sports, and basketball became his passion. He got a spot on the varsity basketball team at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia.
Unfortunately, in 1977 at the age of 18 he was diagnosed with cancer.
"Terry was told he was going to have to lose his right leg in four days and go through chemotherapy for a year-and-a-half," says Fred. "It was a shock and being 18 years old, as Terry was, I can't imagine what he was feeling."
Terry's determination kicked in and two years after losing his right leg he started training to run across Canada to raise money for cancer research.
"Our mom got upset, being a protective mom, and kind of yelled at him and said why would you do a crazy thing like that? Run through BC and raise money that way, and Terry's answer was, 'Mom, not only people in BC get cancer. People across Canada do.'"
Terry started his Marathon of Hope on April 12, 1980 in St. John, NL where he dipped his artificial leg into the Atlantic Ocean before beginning his run.
"It was 40 years ago and I remember it like it was yesterday," says St. Thomas-native Bill Vigars. "In my position my boss came to me and said, 'There's a young man running across Canada with one leg.' And that's how I got involved."
Vigars, who worked for the Canadian Cancer Society at the time, met Terry Fox in New Brunswick. He became Terry's campaign manager, and he says he will never forget joining Terry's team and seeing him run.
"It was the very first morning we were driving out into the darkness on the Trans Canada, which was basically a two-lane highway, and I watched him out of the mirror coming out of the darkness with the silhouette of the truck coming behind him and it was a riveting moment for me."
It's that moment of seeing Terry run for the first time that also stuck with his brother Fred.
"I only saw Terry running from the footage on TV, I never saw him run in person until I saw him run in Toronto and it's one of those things I will never forget."
Throughout his run, Terry inspired people from coast to coast. From professional athletes, to cancer patients and their families. His artificial leg was not meant for running, so it caused him pain during his run, but no matter how tired or sore, he pushed on.
"Terry was so determined, even if one of us has suggested maybe you should take a break and take it easy or not run anymore, he was going to do it anyways," says Fred.
Running a marathon a day may seem impossible to many, but Vigars says Terry had a way of not getting too overwhelmed.
"When people would say, 'How do you do it?' He would say, 'I run from one telephone pole to the next telephone pole because If I thought about running across Canada I couldn't do it.'"
Unfortunately his run came to an end on Sept. 1, 1980 in Thunder Bay. Terry, who had started coughing earlier on his journey, was rushed to hospital where it was discovered the cancer had moved to his lungs.
Terry Fox, who lost his right leg to cancer three years earlier, was forced to stop his cross-Canada marathon to raise funds for cancer research in Thunder Bay, Ont., Sept. 2, 1980. (THE CANADIAN PRESS)
It was a heart-breaking moment for Terry and his family, but it was also the moment a nation pulled together to fulfill his dreams
"Even though September the first was the end of his physical run. It was the beginning of Canada's run," says Vigars.
Terry inspired the nation and many in London, Ont. From street signs, to a memorial, even a parkway being named after him, signs and memories of Terry Fox are strong in the Forest City.
"It was phenomenal the reception we got in London," says Vigars.
Terry ran into London on July 17, 1980 and was greeted by the second-largest reception he would receive during his Marathon of Hope.
"Dundas Street East, where that curve section is, there were 10 people deep on either side," says Vigars. "My brother organized 50 people to run behind him, he was a track coach at Western [University]."
Once Terry hit Victoria Park, he was greeted by a large crowd that filled each corner of the downtown green space.
"The city was ignited, it was absolutely ignited, and he stole the heart of London," says Lori Lee, the daughter of the late Ron Calhoun.
Calhoun was the national coordinator for the Marathon of Hope. He's also the one who coined the phrase Marathon of Hope for the event.
"It's Terry's Marathon of Hope, it's Terry's team's Marathon of Hope, but really life can be a marathon of hope and I think really that's the underlying message that there is hope," says Lee, who was 16 years old when she met Terry.
He stayed at their family home in Thamesford, Ont. and Lee remembers when Terry hit the road to London and she and her family got to run with him.
"I could see his silhouette come over the peak of the hill as the sun was starting to rise behind him and I could see the cherries of the police car in the silhouette as well and it was beautiful."
Forty years later and that memory still holds strong for Lee, but also for many others who were inspired when they saw Terry run.
"I had seen him, and I was at Argyle Mall and he shuffled along and I got teared up and thought wow that's amazing," says Keith Tapp.
Tapp was so inspired by seeing Terry run, that he has now run in each and every Marathon of Hope in the Forest City since 1981.
"When they decided they were going to have a run I said to myself, Keith, he did this on one leg, you have two legs, you can train and do this, so we've been doing it ever since."
Tapp, who's 75, says he will continue to run for as long as he can and will be running in this year's Marathon of Hope on Sept. 20.
Due to COVID-19, this year's marathon will be different than any other, it will be virtual.
However, Vigars says it just shows how much Terry's influence holds strong when it comes to continuing his dream for cancer research.
"His dream continues and there have been massive advances in cancer research and someday his dream will come true and we will get rid of cancer, I truly believe that."
In this undated photo, Terry Fox is pictured during his run across Canada to raise money for cancer research. (The Canadian Press)
Participants taking part in the Army Run, to raise funds and awareness to aid families of ill, injured and disabled soldiers run past the statue of Terry Fox, during a run, walk or roll event in Ottawa, Sunday, September 20, 2015. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Fred Chartrand
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CNY Radio Archive - Who are Bud and the Manchild?
Who are Bud and the Manchild?
More details about SportsRadio 620's mysterious new afternoon sports talk show Bud and the Manchild are gradually being revealed on the station's web site. The new show, which debuts next Monday, will be hosted by the station's new program director Jim 'the Manchild' Lerch, and Syracuse Post Standard sports columnist Bud Poliquin.


Our systems are 100% encrypted cellular communication which means they are secure and do not require phone service or even internet service. Our Vintage Interactive service allows for control of your system from anywhere from your smart phone, tablet, computer or other internet connected device. Our service also allows for the integration of locks , lights, thermostats and garage door control for complete home management. Add cameras to see what is going on at your home. We can also monitor or upgrade your existing system and save you money on your existing monitoring rate.
Security System Packages IQ Pro Control is a dedicated and secure wireless monitoring system with remote access from smartphone, tablet or computer. It has a 7" color touchscreen, an integrated 5MP camera for alarm and disarm photos as well as bluetooth disarming. Includes 1 motion detector, 4 door or window contacts and 1 smoke detector.


STEP 1. Start by drawing the thick, bold frame outline for the glasses like so. STEP 2. Next, draw in the lens' on each side of the glasses like so. STEP 3. Next and lastly, you will be finished with this lesson after you draw in the mustache. Erase those mistakes and that's it. STEP 4. The black line art looks like the drawing you see here. Now you can color it all in. Step 1. Step 2. Step 3. Step 4.


Under the LOLER regulations of 1998 (Lifting Operations & Lifting Equipment Regulations) it is law that all powered access platforms and material handling equipment must be inspected and tested at regular intervals. For powered access platforms this is every six months. By ensuring your machines are in perfect working order, you are also making sure your team are able to work as effectively and efficiently as possible. Your equipment will also last longer, perform better, and in the long term, this will save you money.
Regular maintenance, repair, servicing and even complete overhaul of your lifting equipment are all after-sales services offered by Platform Sales. Our experienced team of field engineers can work on your machines on-site. Repainting and the application of new safety stickers can also be carried out.
Annual service contracts are a good way to coordinate and organise servicing. We can carry out repairs and servicing at your place of work, or at our Milton Keynes workshops.


I first met Frieda Pinto on a Friday, two days before her big event at TIFF, representing L'Oréal. She has been one of their style icons for some time now.
I was shown many outfits and was asked to pick those that would best exemplify Freida's beauty and would appear brilliantly on camera. Our fitting session went well beyond the planned two hours, but in the end we chose some spectacular pieces. Now the I was asked to make them fit perfectly in less than 36 hours.
My experience with Freida was very successful. After another fitting, another hug and a few laughs, the pieces were dropped off to her hotel before midnight, just hours before her appearance. Such is the nature of the biz.
Freida Pinto first appeared to many of us in the Oscar winning Slum Dog Millionaire in 2008, followed by Immortals in 2011, amongst many others. Freida continues to work in Hollywood and Bollywood while also having recently added film production to her already impressive career. One particular project is a film she will be producing, which for Freida is a manner of addressing a critical social issue plaguing many women in Asia today.
Frieda is a professional actor and producer. She has razzle dazzled us on the screen, but what is she really like? She has a smile that embraces you at first sight. She is gentle and kind. I will always remember this lovely young woman with great fondness.


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Ljubljana, Slovenia, 15-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Following receipt of all payments from investors and the registration of commercial paper with central securities clearance corporation KDD on 6 June 2016, NLB successfully concluded the new issue of 12-month commercial paper of Poslovni sistem Mercator d.d. with a total nominal value of EUR 200 million under designation MEL10. The commercial paper will be listed for trading on the Ljubljana stock exchange.
The reason for issuing the commercial paper is to manage liquidity, finance operating capital and diversify the sources of funding of the Mercator Group. Mercator commercial paper, which has a first interest date of 6 June 2016 and a due date of 5 June 2017, has the lowest interest rate to date: just 1.75% per annum.
The high level of interest from institutional and private investors, which exceeded the final or target value of the commercial paper issue by 90%, indicates confidence in the competitiveness of the Mercator Group's operations and the continued successful realisation of its strategy.
Following an issue of commercial paper in June 2015, NLB has now for the second time successfully organised the issue of 12-month commercial paper for Mercator and, as the leading financial institution in Slovenia, continues to provide the Mercator Group with a combination of credit financing and alternative financing.


We have been saying that church is FAMILY. But the question that we should be asking ourselves today is why did God put us together as family? Did God have anything in mind when he planted us here in this place. Did God had anything in mind when He called us to be part of South Calgary Community Church ? Or you think we are here by accident? I am convinced that He had something in mind. He established us here with a purpose.
In the past few years God has developed South Calgary into a church of love and service. Along the way He has led us into times of confession and times of equipping each other. We believe that God has prepared us to be a church of outreach and discipleship. The question in this sermon is , "What is God wanting to do in your life?" Are you willing to commit to increasing the love you have for others, and the service you do for others? Are you ready to commit, as an individual, to being a person of outreach and discipleship?
Beginning in November 2012, I experienced a difficult time of my life. At one point, in prayer to God I said "I didn't sign up for this!" What I learnt through the experience is that I needed to trust God even when it didn't make sense. This message looks at the experiences of Gideon, Moses and the Apostle Paul as we explore the idea of trusting God when it doesn't make sense.
The mission that Jesus gave the church is to "be witnesses", to "make disciples" of Jesus Christ. As we celebrate Pentecost we are reminded that the Spirit of God has been given to us; the Spirit is in us. We will not presume to be able to fulfill the mission of Jesus on our own. As individuals and a church, we will rely on the power of God's Spirit in us to be witnesses of Jesus.


Emergency funds are a way to protect yourself and your family in times of crisis. Below are five important reasons to start one right away.
The primary reason financial emergencies occur is job loss. Many times it's difficult to find employment immediately after the loss of a job, especially if it's unexpected. However, bills and hungry mouths still need taken care of during unemployment. This is why it's a good idea to have between three and six months of living expenses in an emergency fund.
When a medical emergency happens, recovery can be strained by worrying about paying for medical bills. Even if it seems daunting to save up enough to cover any medical emergency, it is better to save some amount up than to pretend that medical emergencies won't happen. Everyone is prone to accidents and all accidents have the potential to be medical issues.
Sometimes people in financial emergencies find they need to withdraw from their retirement funds to cover their bills. Your retirement is there as a cushion after you are finished working, not before. If you don't replace the funds you remove, this can cause you issues in the future. Finally, taking money out too early from retirement funds can cause tax penalties.
By lowering stress, you are allowing yourself and your family to live healthier lives. If you are married, emergency funds can eliminate arguments with your spouse over monetary issues. All of this adds up to a happier life for those around you.
You won't always know when a good investment is going to appear, but you can always be ready with an extra fund to bank on. The flip side of this is not needing to lose good investments by selling in a bad market for monetary support.
These are only a few of the reasons to start an emergency fund as soon as possible. If you are still unsure about the benefits a fund like this could provide, look into financial counseling. For example, D. Thode & Associates Inc. provides free consultations and can help with bankruptcy and financial counseling. Protect yourself and your family today by starting an emergency fund.


My first reaction to this is: eh, why?
Anarchs have the best fracter in the game in-faction: Paperclip and it's not due to rotate for quite a while.
Due to how Yusuf first requires charging by making runs and then allows you to break ice without paying money it seems designed like a secondary breaker. However it's 2. That level of memory hungriness is typically reserved for extremely efficient breakers that rarely see use in practice and very efficient economy cards like Magnum Opus.
Ok, I guess I should review this under the assumption that Yusuf is installed on Progenitor or with MemStrips to give it a fair review. The thing is though, if you're going to do that you need a Progenitor just for Yusuf. Pulling off a combo just to get a secondary breaker feels inefficient, to say the least. MemStrips is a bit better though you'd better have a use for that remaining 1 as well.
The only thing Yusuf does really well is generate virus counters. If there were a card that lets you use the virus counters on Yusuf for something else it could be a viable support tool. However I didn't find such a tool. Maybe one will be revealed later in the cycle but until that time I simply don't see Yusuf as a useful breaker.