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FRS inspections 2018/19 – tranche 3 - service press release
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services has today published the third, and final, tranche of the first independent inspection into fire and rescue services (FRSs) for 12 years. There are 15 reports in this release (the first 14 reports were published in December 2018, and the next 16 in June 2019).
Services were assessed against the following areas:
How effective they are in keeping people safe from fire and other risks;
How efficient they are in keeping safe from fire and other risks; and
How well they look after their people.
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Please click on the headings below to see each press release, and a link to each service-specific report.
Inspectorate raises concerns over some aspects of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service:
'requires improvement' at effectively keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks;
'requires improvement' at how efficiently it manages its resources; and
is 'good' at looking after its people.
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service
HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Matt Parr said:
"I know Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service will be disappointed with the grades we have given, but in large part this is due to circumstances beyond their control, and we found much to admire in the way the Service is run. Ultimately, the service is operating in a tough financial environment and cannot afford the firefighters it says it needs. To its credit, it has developed and implemented an innovative resourcing model, but funding does not sustain this model in the medium or long term. As a result, we found it unable to properly resource its prevention, protection and response activities.
"It carries out a lower rate of home fire safety checks than many other services, and isn't auditing its high-risk premises in the most effective manner. The service also has much lower overall fire engine availability than other services and is missing targets in its response times and standards.
"But I think this is a well-run service. It has a good understanding of its local risk profile which draws on a wide range of data. This understanding is informed by site visits, collaboration with third parties and use of geographical software.
"And the service is to be commended for its resilience in the face of these challenges. Our main concern is that it does not have enough resources to meet demand. It needs to better prepare for present and future financial constraints, which includes developing contingency plans.
"On a more positive note, the service looks after its workforce well. It provides a range of wellbeing programmes, including counselling and physiotherapy. Recruitment is generally good, with fairness, transparency and respect for diversity enshrined in its recruitment processes. It does, however, need to refine its leadership development programmes.
"We will inspect Buckinghamshire Fire and Rescue Service again in due course to see what progress it has made."
Cleveland Fire Brigade is performing to a good standard
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Cleveland Fire Brigade. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that Cleveland Fire Brigade:
is 'good' at effectively keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks;
is 'good' at how efficiently it manages its resources; and
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Cleveland Fire Brigade
HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Phil Gormley said:
"I am pleased to report that Cleveland Fire Brigade performed well in each of the main areas of our inspection. This is also impressive given that the brigade has faced some of the largest cuts to its government funding.
"The brigade thoroughly assesses the risk to the community and its average response time to primary fires is faster than other fire and rescue services in England.
"We found that Cleveland has taken an innovative approach to staff working patterns, which has improved flexibility and productivity of the service.
"As with many other services however, Cleveland does need to do more to ensure its workforce reflects the diversity of the residential population it serves.
"This is an excellent performance from the brigade – the people of Cleveland can be confident that they are being well-served."
County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service is performing to a good standard
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service:
'requires improvement' at looking after its people.
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service
"Most aspects of County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Service's performance are good. However, the service requires improvement in how it looks after its workforce.
"Prevention activity is prioritised in a clearly laid out community safety strategy. To ensure it can better direct prevention activities, it has refined its information management systems to identify individuals at greater risk of harm. Staff also showed a good understanding of safeguarding procedures.
"As part of its prioritisation of prevention work, the service promotes community safety through a variety of initiatives. It participates in several communication and outreach campaigns, including an annual 'safer futures' event that reaches over 7,000 schoolchildren.
"However, although the service's prevention activities are good, there is no clear risk management strategy. The service's integrated risk management plan is unclear and uncoordinated, and it needs an improved understanding of the general local risk profile.
"We found that emergency response was good. The service has a quicker response time to primary fires than other predominantly rural services by about two minutes.
"It manages its budget and makes savings effectively. We were encouraged to see that, despite having made about £3 million worth of savings in the last few years, it has never used financial reserves to balance its revenue budget and it has never had any external debt.
"We found evidence the service's approach to its workforce requires improvement. There are gaps in its workforce plan, leading to questions over staff numbers and engine availability. In addition, we have concerns over the fairness and transparency of its recruitment processes, as well as its leadership development schemes."
Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is performing to a good standard
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service:
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service
"I am pleased with most aspects of the performance of Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service in keeping people safe and secure. However, it needs to improve how it looks after its people to give a consistently good service.
"Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service is good at providing an effective service, in particular in relation to its prevention, protection and response functions. It has allocated response resources following a thorough assessment of risk of the local environment.
"The service has a strong track record of achieving savings. We found it to be good at making the best use of resources, and at making its services sustainable now and in the future.
"Cumbria Fire and Rescue Service requires improvement to the way it looks after its people. Some staff are not aware of the service's values and feel the service's senior management could do more to adequately respond to their concerns. More could also be done to manage staff performance. However, it is good at training its staff and providing them with the right skills.
"I am encouraged by the positive aspects identified in the report and look forward to seeing what improvements are made when we next inspect."
Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service rated as 'good' by Inspectorate
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
We found that Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service:
is 'good' at efficiently; and
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service
HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Zoë Billingham said:
"Derbyshire Fire and Rescue Service is doing a very good job of keeping people safe from fire and other risks, like flooding. I am extremely pleased to report that the services is performing well across the three areas of our inspection. This is an excellent result and testament to the hard work of the all the people working for the fire service.
"The service is good at keeping people safe from harm. It carries out a wide range of prevention activities, including safe and well visits, fitting fire alarms and providing health and safety advice.
"Emergency response is generally good, with the service meeting its standards on response times for the first fire engine that arrives at an incident. The service recognises the need to improve times for the second engine arriving in rural areas and ensuring that firefighters have access to the most up-to-date risk information.
"I am particularly impressed by the way Derbyshire Fire and Rescue service supports its staff and promotes the right values. It is one of only four services in England to be graded as outstanding in this area. The service excels at instilling a positive and respectful culture for which they can be proud. Staff can access comprehensive information on wellbeing via the service's intranet and a 24-hour phone helpline. They also benefit from clearly defined health and safety policies.
"The service allocates its resources efficiently. It has a good understanding of its financial climate and pressures, including how to use reserves. It uses some of these funds to invest for the future, such as in improved IT systems.
"The people of Derbyshire can be proud of their fire and rescue service. I am confident that the service will also further improve and look forward to seeing how it has progressed in a years time."
Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service needs to make improvements
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service:
'requires improvement' at looking after its people.
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service
HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Wendy Williams said:
"We are satisfied with some aspects of the performance of Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service. But there are several areas where it needs to make improvements.
"Devon and Somerset is good at understanding the risk of fire and other emergencies and preventing fires and other risks. It is also good at protecting the public through fire regulation and responding to national risks. It does, however, require improvement in how it responds to fires and other emergencies, not least as it is failing to meet its response standards. That said, it works well with Hampshire and Dorset & Wiltshire fire and rescue services so that the quickest resource will be mobilized to an incident.
"The service needs to improve how efficiently it operates. Resources are not currently aligned to current risk. The service also needs to establish if operational crews are productive and used efficiently to support prevention, protection and response activities.
"The way that Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Service looks after its people also requires improvement. At the time of our inspection, it hadn't tested the fitness of its operational staff for over three years so could not assure itself that all members of operational staff met the minimum fitness levels required to perform the role of a firefighter. We also saw behaviours that were not aligned to the service's values.
"While we saw some good practice, I hope to see improvements in the year ahead. I am confident that the service will work hard to build on the strengths and address the areas for improvement we have identified in this report."
Inspection reveals a mixed picture for East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
We found that East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service:
'requires improvement' at effectively keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks;
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service
HM Inspector of Fire and Rescue Services Dru Sharpling said:
"Our inspection of East Sussex Fire and Rescue Service revealed a mixed picture. Although we did identify several areas in which the service is performing well, others require improvement.
"The service understands local risk well. It engages with the public to build up its understanding of risk, which it uses to help keep its integrated risk management plan profile updated. However, we are concerned that this profile doesn't match with the service's operational work in a comprehensive way. We also identified issues regarding training on site-specific risk information.
"There are also issues surrounding prevention methods. For example, last year the service failed to meet its target to complete 12,000 home safety visits (although it is important to note that the service still carries out a higher rate of visits per 1,000 population compared to the rate for England).
"Emergency response is more positive. It has the fastest response time to primary fires out of any significantly rural fire service in the country. We were also pleased to see the service's effective use of evaluation and debrief procedures after each incident, which help to refine its overall response process.
"I am also pleased with how the service manages its resources. It has realistic and robust financial plans in place, including business continuity plans. A dedicated programme management office oversees project progression to ensure benefits are realised.
"However, the service needs to improve how it manages and looks after its workforce. It doesn't adequately promote its values and culture throughout the organisation. Workforce planning needs to be better outlined, with performance management a particular issue.
"I look forward to seeing what progress is made when we next inspect".
Essex County Fire and Rescue Service requires improvement, says Inspectorate
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published its first report into the performance of Essex County Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and have now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that Essex County Fire and Rescue Service:
'requires improvement' at efficiently keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks; and
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Essex Fire and Rescue Service
"Essex County FRS requires improvement overall in each of the three areas of 'effectiveness', 'efficiency' and 'looking after its people'. We found a very mixed picture – but within this there are good areas of performance. Importantly the service is good at responding to emergencies, and to national risks. Response times are in line with other significantly rural services and the service works well with other fire services and agencies to deal with major incidents.
"I am pleased to see that the FRS understands the needs of its local communities. It works hard to identify risk and does so with some success – it's targeting of visits to elderly and disabled people, who are often at greater risk from fires, is above the national average. To improve further, the service needs to develop how it stores and manages this information.
"However, the way that Essex County FRS manages fire prevention and protection is a concern. Its level of prevention activities is low, and staff are not guided by any central plan. The FRS's approach to the enforcement of fire safety legislation, making sure buildings are safe for the public, is incoherent. The service has not invested enough resources in this important area.
"The new leadership team in Essex County FRS inherited a very poor cultural legacy with unacceptable levels of bullying and pockets of toxic behaviours. Much commendable work has been done by the new Chief Fire Officer and her team, supported by the Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, to address these deep seated issues. But cultural transformation will take time. The service has been graded as inadequate in terms of promoting the right values and culture. It still has a long way to go before inclusive and ethical behaviours are the norm across the organisation.
"My inspectors visited the fire service again in November 2019 to check on how much progress had been made since the initial inspection. I was pleased to find a suitable action plan was in place, supported by strong governance arrangements to oversee the work. A good start had been made on addressing my concerns with positive feedback from staff on visible improvements. Staff told us that they welcomed the new approach of senior managers, and the service is good at developing leaders. Vital posts in the fire safety team have now been filled, and improved fire safety checks are underway.
"Overall, this is a service with challenges to address, some of which are deep rooted and will take time to resolve. I welcome the work of the new senior leadership team to tackle them, which is already proving positive benefits. I expect to see further improvement in due course."
Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service needs urgent improvements
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service:
'requires improvement' at how efficiently it manages its resources; and
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service
"Gloucestershire Fire and Rescue Service is in need of improvement in a number of significant areas.
"We were especially concerned to find that the service lacks a coherent fire protection strategy. It also doesn't have the resources it needs to ensure building owners are complying with fire safety regulations. Because of these concerns, we revisited the service in November 2019 and I was encouraged to see real progress being made.
"Emergency response is also an area requiring attention and the service needs to ensure it sends the quickest resource to an incident. It also needs to quicken its implementation of national operational guidance.
"The service should make better use of its resources. While it is to be commended for the savings it has made over the past five years, these savings have sometimes come at the expense of operational capability. The service's overall financial sustainability is uncertain.
"We rated the service as 'inadequate' in its promotion of values and culture. The service's values are not evident in practice and we have recommended that they be refreshed. In our staff survey, 41 percent reported that they felt bullied or harassed at work in the past 12 months and 32 percent felt discriminated against. These results are concerning and need to be addressed without delay.
"We were pleased, however, to note that the service has made good progress in recruiting female members of staff. Indeed, it has the greatest proportion of firefighters who are female in the country – the service is to be congratulated for this.
"There are clearly many challenges that the service needs to overcome. I am encouraged by some early signs of progress, and will continue to monitor the service to ensure improvements are made."
London Fire Brigade needs to make improvements
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of London Fire Brigade. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that London Fire Brigade:
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – London Fire Brigade
"This is a disappointing report: there are too many areas where London Fire Brigade needs to make improvements.
"Criticism should be balanced, however, by the things the Brigade does well: it is good at understanding the risk of fire and other emergencies, and preventing fires and other risks. It also responds well with other emergency services to national risks. But it should improve the way it protects the public both through fire regulation, and how it responds to fires and other emergencies. It is well-resourced and exceeds its own standards on response times. But its operational policies don't reflect national operational guidance, even for risk-critical areas such as incident command. And its incident commanders and emergency drivers are not as well trained by the Brigade as they should be. This is something that needs to be urgently addressed.
"We have concluded there is a long way to go before London Fire Brigade is as efficient as it could be. We have criticised both the way it uses resources and makes its services affordable now and in future. In some areas it is wasteful. While it has made savings, these are not of the level made in other services.
"Worryingly, the Brigade is inadequate at getting the right people with the right skills. It also needs to improve how it promotes the right values and culture, ensuring fairness and promoting diversity as well as managing performance and developing leaders.
"The tragic fire at Grenfell Tower in 2017 was one of the biggest challenges London Fire Brigade has ever had to face. The incident has had a profound effect on how the Brigade now performs. Although our findings are broadly consistent with those of the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, it must be emphasised that this was an inspection of the Brigade in 2019. We found that while the Brigade has learned lessons from Grenfell, it has been slow to implement the changes needed. This is unfortunately typical of the Brigade's approach to organisational change.
"I expect to see improvements in the year ahead."
North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service needs to make improvements
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and published its first tranche of inspections in 2018.
HMICFRS found that North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service:
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
"Some aspects of North Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service's performance are good. Others, however, require improvement.
"The service is generally effective at keeping people safe and secure from fires and other risks. Its emergency response is good with arrangements in place to always deploy the quickest vehicle. After larger incidents, the service has an effective debriefing process to identify lessons learned. However, the service doesn't have a publicly agreed response standard agreed and its average response times to primary fires have increased since 2010.
"The service's understanding of risk requires improvement. It doesn't use a sufficiently wide range of data to identify risk, instead relying too heavily on historical risk data, which may not take into account recent changes to the built environment.
"We also have concerns around its financial sustainability. The delayed introduction of tactical response vehicles has contributed to an estimated budget deficit of £2.5 million. More generally, the service's current financial plans rely on using reserve funds, which is unsustainable.
"The recent transfer of governance to the North Yorkshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner should improve the service's efficiency, including increasing its collaboration activities.
"The service takes the wellbeing of its staff seriously, offering a range of mental and physical wellbeing programmes. It promotes a system of positive values, though it could do more to make sure all staff understand these. More is also needed to embed diversity across the service and increase the diversity of the workforce. Leadership development procedures should also be refined.
"I look forward to seeing how the service implements the improvements contained in our report."
Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service performing well
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
We found that Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service:
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
"I am very pleased with the results of our first inspection into Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service, which revealed that the service is performing to a high standard.
"Our inspection showed that the service has a good understanding of local and regional risks. It uses information from a wide variety of sources, including partner organisations. Working with other county bodies, it uses this information to compile a comprehensive community risk register and corporate safety plan.
"This risk profile is used to carry out a range of risk-based operational preventative measures, such as safe and well visits. Emergency response is also generally good, although the service does not always meet the standards it has agreed with the public for how quickly it will respond to incidents.
"The service makes good use of its resources. Its understanding of the local risk profile allows it to direct resources to risk in an appropriate and efficient manner. We were also pleased to see that the service manages its funding well and has solid budgetary controls in place.
"It also looks after its workforce and takes their wellbeing seriously, with a range of support programmes available. What was most impressive, however, was the way it promotes its values and culture, which I graded as 'outstanding'. Its core values, which were refreshed and restated in 2018, are easily accessible to all staff via the service's intranet. In our staff survey, over 90 percent felt that they were treated with dignity at work. Staff also think that their leaders demonstrate and embody the values of the service.
"The service is to be commended for these significant achievements."
Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service rated 'good' by Inspectorate
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
We found that Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service:
is 'good' at efficiently keeping people safe and secure from fire and other risks; and
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service
"Suffolk Fire and Rescue Service is doing a very good job of keeping people safe from fire and other risks. I am pleased to report that the services is performing well across the three areas of our inspection. This is an excellent result and testament to the hard work of the service.
"The service has a good understanding of the nature and level of risk it faces. It collates information from a variety of sources and uses this to improve its understanding of the regional risk profile. It has in place a comprehensive integrated risk management plan.
"Emergency response is also good. Using an effective system of dynamic mobilisation, in addition to well-trained control room staff, the service is able to quickly send the most appropriate response to any emergency.
"However, the service does need to improve its approach to fire prevention. While it carries out a range of preventative measures such as safer home visits, it needs to do more to ensure that these are all properly evaluated and quality assured.
"We found that the service is generally efficient in its management of resources. It has a medium-term financial plan, driven by its integrated risk management plan, in place. The service has improved efficiency through collaboration arrangements with external organisations, as well as better use of technology.
"I was pleased to find that the service is also good at looking after its workforce. It has a range of policies to guide and assist members of staff. It takes the wellbeing of its staff seriously, and is committed to improving even further
"The people of Suffolk can be proud of their fire and rescue service. I am confident that the service will also further improve and look forward to seeing how it has progressed in a years time."
Inspectorate rates South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as 'good'
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service:
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
"I am pleased with South Yorkshire Fire and Rescue's performance, which we have rated as 'good' across the board.
"The service has a sound understanding of local and community risk. It collates a wide variety of data to build up a local risk profile, which is used to model groups of people and areas at higher risk. The service then prioritises its prevention activities towards these groups.
"Response is also generally good, although we would like to see a formally published response standard. Control room dispatch is well-organised, with collaboration with West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service maximising efficiency. The service is in the process of fully adopting national operation guidance, which should improve response still further.
"I am concerned about the financial sustainability of the service. I recognise that the service is operating in a tough financial climate and anticipates a budget deficit of £4.3 million by 2022. It does not currently have an agreed plan to address this shortfall which is a concern.
"The service promotes the wellbeing of its staff. We heard positive feedback from those members of staff who have accessed the service's occupational and welfare support programmes. However, it could do more to make sure all staff are fully aware of how to access these programmes.
"Recruitment is transparent and fair, with respect for diversity throughout the process. However, the service should refine its grievance procedures to ensure that, when there are issues, these are properly addressed.
"I look forward to seeing the service build on its already impressive performance by implementing the areas for improvement in our report."
West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service is performing to a good standard
Her Majesty's Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire & Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has today published a report into the performance of West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service. HMICFRS took on responsibility for inspecting fire and rescue services in 2017 and has now inspected every fire and rescue service in England.
HMICFRS found that West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service:
Fire and Rescue Service inspections 2018/19 – West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service
"We rated West Yorkshire Fire and Rescue Service as 'good' in all three aspects covered by our inspection process. This result is a credit to the service.
"The service's integrated risk management plan is based on a good understanding of risk. Drawing on a wide variety of data, it effectively maps the current local risk profile, as well as anticipating future risks resulting from demographic changes and changes to the built environment. This plan also directs its prevention activities.
"Emergency response is good. Control room staff place 'markers' on particular incident types and addresses; this means that staff can quickly dispatch the most appropriate response. Incident command is generally effective, though we did find that some commanders are not always aware of how to employ operational discretion.
"I was impressed with the service's understanding of its financial climate. It has made savings of over £25 million since 2010 and has future financial sustainability plans in place. However, we would like to see a more clearly defined business continuity plan.
"I was pleased to identify a culture of support for staff wellbeing, with trained welfare officers providing a variety of support. In addition, the service maintains a staff wellbeing fund, which offers a bursary towards projects designed to promote good mental health.
"While recruitment processes are generally fair and transparent, we were concerned by the lack of black and minority ethnic staff. As of 31 March 2018, only four percent of staff identified as BAME, compared to a BAME residential population of 18 percent.
"Overall, the people of West Yorkshire should be proud of the service they receive from their fire service."
This report is part of HMICFRS's third tranche of inspections into the fire and rescue services in England. There are 15 fire and rescue services reports released today. This marks the final 15 services inspected in HMICFRS's first programme of FRS inspections.
The FRSs inspected in this tranche were: Buckinghamshire, Cleveland, County Durham and Darlington, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon and Somerset, East Sussex, Gloucestershire, London, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, West Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk.
Reports on fourteen services in phase one were released in December 2018. The second phase was released in June 2019. All 45 fire and rescue services in England have now been published. Services were graded as 'outstanding', 'good', 'requires improvement' or 'inadequate'.
HMICFRS is an independent inspectorate, inspecting policing and fire and rescue services in the public interest. It assesses and reports on the efficiency and effectiveness of police forces and fire and rescue services.
HMICFRS inspects all 45 fire and rescue services in England. It also inspects all 43 police forces in England and Wales together with other major policing and law enforcement bodies.
For further information, HMICFRS's press office can be contacted from 8:30am – 5:00pm Monday – Friday on 020 3513 0600. HMICFRS's out-of-hours press office line for urgent media enquiries is 07836 217729.
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Buckinghamshire, Cleveland, Cumbria, Derbyshire, Devon and Somerset, Durham and Darlington, East Sussex, Essex, Gloucestershire, London, North Yorkshire, South Yorkshire, Staffordshire, Suffolk and West Yorkshire
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The town of Locke is located in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta and is a unique place to experience the history of Chinese-American culture. The community was built by Chinese immigrants in 1915, and at its peak was inhabited by over 600 Chinese-American residents. Nowadays, there are less than 80 people living there, but the town retains its culture and charm. Locke is considered the largest and most complete example of a rural agricultural Chinese-American community in the United States. The Sacramento County historical society added Locke to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970, based on the fact that Locke is the only town in the United States that was built completely by the Chinese, for the Chinese. Coming up on May 12, the community is celebrating the town's history with the Asian Pacific Spring Festival, which will be taking place on Main Street in Locke. The celebration will include Taiko drumming, martial arts demonstrations, music and dance, food, vendors, raffles and more. Chinese calligraphy lessons are also being offered at 11 a.m. on May 6 at the Locke Chinese School Museum. The festival runs from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m., and all ages are invited to attend. Admission and parking is free. For more information, visit Locke-foundation.org
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Father Linus Burke, C.P., Holy Cross Province (1896-1959)
Home / Biography / Father Linus Burke, C.P., Holy Cross Province (1896-1959)
Born June 7, 1896 in Mater Dolorosa Parish, New Orleans, Louisiana. His parents, Edward and Mary had seven children: five girls and two boys. Baptized Harvey Archie he was educated locally. In 1911 two Passionists conducted a mission at Mater Dolorosa and Archie served the Mass. Impressed, it was not long before he was on his way to the Passionist Preparatory Seminary located at Norwood Park, Illinois. It was an old white frame building. In 1912 the Prep moved to Holy Cross Monastery, Cincinnati, Ohio. Archie was called Simon at the Prep. He was sensitive and if teased could cry quite easily.
In August 1912 seminarian Simon Burke entered the Passionist novitiate at Sacred Heart Retreat in Louisville, Kentucky. His Master of Novices was Father Denis Callaghee and again Burke's name was changed to Linus. On December 11, 1913 Linus Burke professed his vows.
After profession, Burke was back at Immaculate Conception, Norwood Park for theology or "classics" studies, as they were called at that time. He stayed there, except for one year at St. Paul, Kansas, until 1921 when he was ordained. Burke was a good student. He learned how to converse in the Spanish language from the Spanish-speaking Mexican Passionist students who were exiled from Mexico due to the 1914 Mexican Revolution.
Burke was ordained on August 14, 1921 at Holy Angels Church, Chicago, Illinois by Bishop Gavick. Burke's first assignment was Sacred Heart Retreat, Louisville where he went out to conduct Forty Hour Devotions, Days of Recollection, Conferences to Sisters, and Short Retreats, and eventually parish missions.
From 1938-1941 Father Burke consistently said the late Mass at the parish at Norwood Park.. He was considered a popular and pleasing preacher. From 1941 to 1946 he was at another assignment. In 1946 he returned to Norwood Park for a Silver Jubilee celebration. Father Burke died shortly after 6 P.M. on September 9, 1959 at Mt. Carmel-Mercy Hospital, Detroit, Michigan.
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A. While Ridge Haven is affiliated with the PCA (Presbyterian Church in America), we welcome all denominations of churches and groups. We do not impose PCA theology on visitors. However, our summer camp speakers do hold the beliefs and values of the PCA.
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A. Yes, all Ridge Haven lots have water available. Residents may drill their own wells or for a modest fee tap into the Ridge Haven community water system.
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First Motion participant wins a Student Oscar
With his crossmedia project SUPERHERO-BLOG, a multiplatform story about the ups and downs of an ambitioned superhero intern, the Hamburg-based up-and-coming producer Stefan Gieren convinced First Motion and its partners during the first run of the New Media project which is part-financed by the EU.
SUPERHERO-BLOG was developed with First Motion's support and mentoring in 2010 and premiered as an 80 mins feature at this year's International Film Festival in Berlin.
Today we proudly announce that Stefan Gieren could convince another jury: not any jury, but the jury of the Student Academy Awards of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Hollywood. His postgraduate production RAJU, directed by Max Zähle, his former co-student at the Hamburg Media School, got him - with four other short films - on the Student Oscar shortlist at the end of last April.
Yesterday the Academy published the last three nominees who are invited to Los Angeles to get connected to the heart of the Hollywood film business and to receive one of the treasured trophees during an Award Ceremony on 11th June 2011 in Beverly Hills. We have to wait until then before we know whether the First Motion participant of the first call will travel back home to Europe with a bronze-coloured, a silvery or a golden statue.


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RICHMOND – Gov. Ralph Northam today designated April in Virginia as Highway Safety Month. With highway fatalities alarmingly on the rise in the commonwealth and nationwide, Gov. Northam called on his public safety and transportation agencies to coordinate efforts to elevate awareness to save lives.
In 2017, 843 people died on Virginia's roadways, a 20 percent increase over the commonwealth's low of 700 highway deaths in 2014.
"The month of April is our opportunity as a commonwealth to recommit ourselves to making sure that every one who uses our roads gets where they're going safely," said Gov. Northam. "We can all work to decrease deaths on our roadways by making conscious decisions to obey traffic laws and being mindful of the consequences of dangerous decisions. The only acceptable number of highway deaths is zero."
During each week in April, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV), Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), and Virginia State Police will work with the commonwealth's vast network of safety partners to call the public's attention to behaviors that lead to crashes, injuries, and fatalities. The coordinated, high-visibility effort will remind all Virginians how to stay safe while in vehicles, on motorcycles and bicycles, and when walking or running.
"Last year, 114 pedestrians were killed in Virginia. As motorists and pedestrians, we need to be mindful and respectful of each other by sharing the road," said Secretary of Public Safety Brian Moran. "These are tragedies that are completely preventable. During the first week in April, through radio, television, social media, and scheduled programs, we will focus attention on road users that state data indicates are particularly vulnerable – pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists."
In 2017, Virginia recorded 26,000 crashes resulting in 208 deaths stemming from some sort of driver inattention behind the wheel.
"Texting while driving, although against Virginia law, continues to be one of the leading factors in distracted driving crashes, and is one of the most visible unsafe motorist behaviors," said Secretary of Transportation Shannon Valentine. "While a driver is distracted, he or she may not be able to react to a changing environment on the road."
April 9 through 14 is Work Zone Safety Awareness Week. VDOT has planned a series of activities to remind motorists to slow down in work zones and that safety is everyone's responsibility. April is also national Distracted Driving Awareness Month and Virginia will announce the winner of DMV's Take Action Against Distraction license plate design contest for high school students. Distracted driving is an increasing threat to road users. The Virginia Transportation Construction Alliance and Drive Smart Virginia are partnering on statewide radio commercials to raise awareness of distracted driving.
The final week of the month will focus on the critical importance of seatbelt usage, maintaining safe speeds, and driving sober.
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Lands' End Pulls Gloria Steinem From Catalog
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Updated Apr. 13, 2017 5:51PM ET / Published Feb. 25, 2016 5:31PM ET
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Traditional clothing retailer Lands' End has pulled feminist leader Gloria Steinem from a catalog in which she was featured and apologized for having been seen as endorsing her feminist views. Pro-life customers called the company "anti-child" when they saw the ad that depicted Steinem as part of a "Legends Series," featuring people who've made a big difference in their industry or the world at large. "Our goal was to feature individuals with different interests and backgrounds that have made a difference for our new Legends Series, not to take any political or religious stance," an apologetic Lands' End statement said. "We understand that some of our customers were offended by the inclusion of an interview in a recent catalog with Gloria Steinem on her quest for women's equality. We thought it was a good idea and we heard from our customers that, for different reasons, it wasn't. For that, we sincerely apologize."
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Andrew Garfield Says Being On Set With Tobey Maguire And Tom Holland Was Pretty Special (And Hilarious)
By Shania Russell/Jan. 7, 2022 10:28 am EST
At long last, the time for lies is over! Andrew Garfield has been freed from the shackles of Marvel secrecy and now that he's no longer forced to lie directly to our faces, he can talk about his thrilling appearance in "Spider-Man: No Way Home." This means a couple of very important things are finally in play: first, we can spend all our time showering Garfield with much deserved praise for being the funniest and most loveable part of the movie. Second, we can hear all the fun on-set gossip! The "Amazing Spider-Man" actor is already kickstarting the second, as he recently sat down to chat with Variety about working with the other live-action Peter Parkers, Tom Holland and Tobey Maguire.
Be warned, Garfield's gets specific about the filming experience so the rest of this article contains spoilers for "Spider-Man: No Way Home."
The Spider-Meme Came To Life
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You know that rush of excitement we all felt when three different iterations of Spider-Man were swinging in unison to take down (i.e. save) the bad guys? Turns out the cast felt it, too. Except ... imagine the same scene minus the web-swinging and the dramatic backdrop of a boss battle on the outskirts of New York. In fact, just imagine a movie set and three actors strolling around in costume. It sounds a little less exciting until you remember that the actors in question are Garfield, Maguire, and Holland, the Spider-Men of the past decades finally on the verge of sharing the screen. According to Garfield, it went in a pretty meme-tacular direction:
I think the first time we were all in the suit together, it was hilarious because it's like just three ordinary dudes who were just actors just hanging out. But then also, you just become a fan and say, "Oh my god we're all together in the suits and we're doing the pointing thing!"
While the meme-inspired pointing is certainly the most important thing the three did on set, they also shared in some hilarious conversations. It actually mirrors one of the funniest moments in "No Way Home," when the three Peters start comparing stories and Tobey's ability to shoot webs directly from his body becomes a subject of morbid fascination. In place of such odd, biology-defying abilities, our Spider-Man actors compared suits:
"There was talk about going to the bathroom and, you know, padding around the package. We talked about what worked for each of us. Tom was jealous because I have little zippers in my suit that I can get my hands out of very easily. To work his phone, he had to use his nose because he couldn't access his hands. We would have deeper conversations, too, and talk about our experiences with the character."
The Love of a Spider-Bro
Prepare yourselves, because this next bit is the most Andrew Garfield-esque thing I've ever heard in my life. It turns out that he improvised one of his most memorable lines in the movie, when obvious middle-child Peter bursts out to tell his fellow Spider-Bros that he loves them. Garfield shared:
"There's a line I improvised in the movie, looking at [Maguire and Holland] and I tell them I love them. That was just me loving them."
The Amazing Spider-Man is back and (unsurprisingly) he's swinging for the fences! This has always been true of Garfield as a performer, clearly represented by an illustrious 2021, where he starred in two back-to-back releases, "The Eyes of Tammy Faye" and "Tick, Tick... BOOM!" The latter has a particular sheen of excitement around it, earning Garfield some well-deserved Oscar buzz for his leading role, but his talents aren't just reserved for award contenders. Garfield brought similar depth to his initial outing as Spidey many years ago and keeps it going with his grand return. This time, he had Maguire and Holland to bounce off of, and their dynamic fed into their characters:
"We talked a lot about mentorship. We talked a lot about brotherhood and about what it is to be the older brother, younger brother, and the middle brother. There's also a thing of seeing someone you love walking down a path that you've already walked down, and you know it doesn't lead the place where you ultimately meant to go... That character is isolated in his emotional experience and physical experience. But what happens when that aloneness gets blasted open, and you come to realize that you've never been alone and there are other brothers going through the exact same thing? That's a big spiritual journey to go on, man. And then we just milked out all the fun that we could possibly have."
"Spider-Man: No Way Home" stars Tom Holland, Andrew Garfield, Tobey Maguire, Zendaya, Jacob Batalon, Marisa Tomei, Willem Dafoe, Benedict Cumberbatch, Thomas Haden Church, Alfred Molina Jamie Fox, and more. You can still catch the three Spideys in theaters now.


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Historical Stats for Chi Chi Rodriguez in the MajorsPrintBack
Results at a Glance: 43 Starts, 33 Cuts Made, 4 Top Ten(s), Rounds: 147, Scoring Avg: 73.91, Earnings: $54,026, Best Finish: T-6th
U.S. Open, Pebble Beach, CA
Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,815 Yards, Par 72
0 115 85 0 +10 154
Masters, Augusta, GA
Augusta National G.C., 6,925 Yards, Par 72
301 $1,667
U.S. Open, Ardmore, PA
Merion G.C. (East Course), 6,544 Yards, Par 70
Oak Hill C.C., 6,964 Yards, Par 70 83 0
U.S. Open, Springfield, NJ
PGA Championship, Birmingham, MI
Oakland Hills C.C. (South), 7,014 Yards, Par 70
U.S. Open, Toledo, OH
Inverness G.C., 6,982 Yards, Par 71 73
U.S. Open, Englewood, CO
Cherry Hills C.C., 7,083 Yards, Par 71 74
PGA Championship, Pebble Beach, CA
U.S. Open, Tulsa, OK
Southern Hills C.C., 6,873 Yards, Par 70
U.S. Open, Duluth, GA
Atlanta Athletic Club, 7,015 Yards, Par 70
PGA Championship, Akron, OH
Firestone C.C. (South), 7,180 Yards, Par 70
PGA Championship, Clemmons, NC
Tanglewood G.C., 7,050 Yards, Par 70
+11 291 $817
U.S. Open, Mamaroneck, NY
PGA Championship, Cleveland, OH
Canterbury G.C., 6,852 Yards, Par 71
British Open, Troon, Ayrshire, Scotland
Royal Troon G.C., 7,064 Yards, Par 72
U.S. Open, Oakmont, PA
Oakmont Country Club, 6,921 Yards, Par 71 75
Pebble Beach Golf Links, 6,815 Yards, Par 72 71 75
Augusta National G.C., 6,925 Yards, Par 72 74
Merion G.C. (East Course), 6,544 Yards, Par 70 70
PGA Championship, Palm Beach Gardens, FL
PGA National Champion Course, 7,096 Yards, Par 72
Southern Hills C.C., 6,962 Yards, Par 70 77 74 0
U.S. Open, Chaska, MN
Hazeltine National G.C., 7,151 Yards, Par 72
PGA Championship, Dayton, OH
NCR G.C. (South Course), 6915 Yards, Par 71
Baltusrol Golf Club, 7065 Yards, Par 70
Augusta National G.C., 6925 Yards, Par 72
U.S. Open, San Francisco, CA
The Olympic Club (Lake Course), 6719 Yards, Par 70
PGA Championship, Ligonier, PA
Laurel Valley G.C., 7090 Yards, Par 71
U.S. Open, St. Louis, MO
Bellerive C.C., 7191 Yards, Par 70
PGA Championship, Columbus, OH
Columbus C.C., 6851 Yards, Par 70
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U.S. Open, Bethesda, MD
Congressional Country Club - Blue Course, 7053 Yards, Par 70


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Andrea Levy becomes first writer of colour to have pen added to Royal Society of Literature collection
ANDREA LEVY has posthumously become the first writer of colour to have her pen entered into the Royal Society of Literature's (RSL) collection.
Levy, whose work chronicled the Windrush generation, is one of two new pens have also been added to the RSL's collection for Roll Book signing, the other is from Jean Rhys.
Bill Mayblin, Levy's widower, said: "Andrea always wrote her first drafts by hand and it would be nice to be able to say that she used this pen from that time onwards. But the truth is that to her mind it was too posh and valuable to be used for scribbling in her notebooks. She kept it neatly in its box on her work desk and took it out for certain tasks – signing books, writing special letters, birthday, Christmas and thank-you cards – for 'ceremonial purposes' you might say."
Mayblin added: "Certainly as a gift from the world of literature it had a symbolic importance for her and she always used it with pride and treasured it as a possession. She would be thrilled to know that it will now continue its ceremonial role with the Royal Society of Literature."
The RSL's collection features pens from some of the most historically influential UK writers including Charles Dickens, George Eliot, T.S. Eliot and Lord Byron.
Today in celebration of its 200th birthday, the RSL has also announced RSL 200, a five-year festival launched with a series of major new initiatives and 60 new appointments that aim to champion the great diversity of writing and writers in the UK.
Founded in 1820, the charity, which honours and supports emerging and established writers, has launched two new initiatives – RSL Open and RSL International Writers Programme.
Over the next two years RSL Open will elect an unprecedented 60 new fellows from communities, backgrounds and experiences currently under-represented in UK literary culture. The new fellows will include writers of colour, LGBTQ+ writers, writers from lower socio-economic backgrounds, writers who identify as having a disability and writers outside of London.
Readers and writers from across the UK will be asked to recommend writers for nomination who will then be considered by a panel made up of some of the UK's most prolific writers. Booker prize winning author Bernardine Evaristo, who was announced today as a new RSL vice-president, will chair the panel.
RSL International Writers programme will recognise the contribution of writers across the globe to literature in English, and "the power of literature to transcend borders and cultures to bring people together". As with RSL Open, readers and writers will be asked to recommend writers outside the UK for nomination.
Evaristo said: "It's so important to create new initiatives designed to help make our culture more inclusive for writers from under-represented communities. There are so many stories waiting to be told and I'm looking forward to discovering and nurturing the next generation of talented writers through this mentoring award."
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import {
  ChangeDetectorRef,
  Component,
  EventEmitter,
  Inject,
  Input,
  LOCALE_ID,
  OnChanges,
  OnDestroy,
  OnInit,
  Output,
  TemplateRef,
} from '@angular/core';
import { Subject, Subscription } from 'rxjs';
import {
  CalendarEvent,
  CalendarEventTimesChangedEvent,
  DayViewHour,
  getDayViewHourGrid,
  getWeekView,
  getWeekViewHeader,
  WeekDay,
  WeekViewEventRow,
} from '../../../utils/calendar-utils/CalendarUtils';

/**
 * @hidden
 */
const SEGMENT_HEIGHT: number = 30;

/**
 * @hidden
 */
const MINUTES_IN_HOUR: number = 60;
/**
 * Shows all events on a given week. Example usage:
 *
 * ```typescript
 * <novo-agenda-week
 *  [viewDate]="viewDate"
 *  [events]="events">
 * </novo-agenda-week>
 * ```
 */
@Component({
  selector: 'novo-agenda-week',
  template: `

      <novo-agenda-week-header [days]="days" [locale]="locale" [customTemplate]="headerTemplate" (dayClicked)="dayClicked.emit($event)">
      </novo-agenda-week-header>

          <novo-agenda-week-event
            [weekEvent]="weekEvent"
            [tooltipPosition]="tooltipPosition"
            [customTemplate]="eventTemplate"
            (eventClicked)="eventClicked.emit($event)"
          >
          </novo-agenda-week-event>

        <novo-agenda-day-hour-segment
          *ngFor="let segment of hour.segments"
          [segment]="segment"
          [locale]="locale"
          [customTemplate]="hourSegmentTemplate"
          (click)="hourSegmentClicked.emit({ date: segment.date })"
        >
        </novo-agenda-day-hour-segment>

  `,
})
export class NovoAgendaWeekViewElement implements OnChanges, OnInit, OnDestroy {
  /**
   * The current view date
   */
  @Input()
  viewDate: Date;

  /**
   * An array of events to display on view
   */
  @Input()
  events: CalendarEvent[] = [];

  /**
   * An array of day indexes (0 = sunday, 1 = monday etc) that will be hidden on the view
   */
  @Input()
  excludeDays: number[] = [];

  /**
   * An observable that when emitted on will re-render the current view
   */
  @Input()
  refresh: Subject<any>;

  /**
   * The locale used to format dates
   */
  @Input()
  locale: string;

  /**
   * The placement of the event tooltip
   */
  @Input()
  tooltipPosition: string = 'bottom';

  /**
   * The start number of the week
   */
  @Input()
  weekStartsOn: number;

  /**
   * A custom template to use to replace the header
   */
  @Input()
  headerTemplate: TemplateRef<any>;

  /**
   * A custom template to use for week view events
   */
  @Input()
  eventTemplate: TemplateRef<any>;

  /**
   * The precision to display events.
   * `days` will round event start and end dates to the nearest day and `minutes` will not do this rounding
   */
  @Input()
  precision: 'days' | 'minutes' = 'days';
  /**
   * The number of segments in an hour. Must be <= 6
   */
  @Input()
  hourSegments: number = 2;

  /**
   * The day start hours in 24 hour time. Must be 0-23
   */
  @Input()
  dayStartHour: number = 0;

  /**
   * The day start minutes. Must be 0-59
   */
  @Input()
  dayStartMinute: number = 0;

  /**
   * The day end hours in 24 hour time. Must be 0-23
   */
  @Input()
  dayEndHour: number = 23;

  /**
   * The day end minutes. Must be 0-59
   */
  @Input()
  dayEndMinute: number = 59;
  /**
   * A custom template to use to replace the hour segment
   */
  @Input()
  hourSegmentTemplate: TemplateRef<any>;
  /**
   * Called when an hour segment is clicked
   */
  @Output()
  hourSegmentClicked: EventEmitter<{ date: Date }> = new EventEmitter<{ date: Date }>();
  /**
   * Called when a header week day is clicked
   */
  @Output()
  dayClicked: EventEmitter<{ date: Date }> = new EventEmitter<{ date: Date }>();

  /**
   * Called when the event title is clicked
   */
  @Output()
  eventClicked: EventEmitter<{ event: CalendarEvent }> = new EventEmitter<{ event: CalendarEvent }>();

  /**
   * Called when an event is resized or dragged and dropped
   */
  @Output()
  eventTimesChanged: EventEmitter<CalendarEventTimesChangedEvent> = new EventEmitter<CalendarEventTimesChangedEvent>();

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  days: WeekDay[];
  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  hours: DayViewHour[] = [];

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  eventRows: WeekViewEventRow[] = [];

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  refreshSubscription: Subscription;

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  currentResize: {
    originalOffset: number;
    originalSpan: number;
    edge: string;
  };

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  validateDrag: Function;

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  validateResize: Function;

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  constructor(private cdr: ChangeDetectorRef, @Inject(LOCALE_ID) locale: string) {
    this.locale = locale;
  }

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  ngOnInit(): void {
    if (this.refresh) {
      this.refreshSubscription = this.refresh.subscribe(() => {
        this.refreshAll();
        this.cdr.detectChanges();
      });
    }
  }

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  ngOnChanges(changes: any): void {
    if (changes.viewDate || changes.excludeDays) {
      this.refreshHeader();
    }

    if (changes.events || changes.viewDate || changes.excludeDays) {
      this.refreshBody();
    }

    if (changes.viewDate || changes.dayStartHour || changes.dayStartMinute || changes.dayEndHour || changes.dayEndMinute) {
      this.refreshHourGrid();
    }
  }

  /**
   * @hidden
   */
  ngOnDestroy(): void {
    if (this.refreshSubscription) {
      this.refreshSubscription.unsubscribe();
    }
  }

  /*
    resizeStarted(weekViewContainer: HTMLElement, weekEvent: WeekViewEvent, resizeEvent: ResizeEvent): void {
      this.currentResize = {
        originalOffset: weekEvent.offset,
        originalSpan: weekEvent.span,
        edge: typeof resizeEvent.edges.left !== 'undefined' ? 'left' : 'right'
      };
      const resizeHelper: CalendarResizeHelper = new CalendarResizeHelper(weekViewContainer, this.getDayColumnWidth(weekViewContainer));
      this.validateResize = ({rectangle}) => resizeHelper.validateResize({rectangle});
      this.cdr.detectChanges();
    }

    resizing(weekEvent: WeekViewEvent, resizeEvent: ResizeEvent, dayWidth: number): void {
      if (resizeEvent.edges.left) {
        const diff: number = Math.round(+resizeEvent.edges.left / dayWidth);
        weekEvent.offset = this.currentResize.originalOffset + diff;
        weekEvent.span = this.currentResize.originalSpan - diff;
      } else if (resizeEvent.edges.right) {
        const diff: number = Math.round(+resizeEvent.edges.right / dayWidth);
        weekEvent.span = this.currentResize.originalSpan + diff;
      }
    }

    resizeEnded(weekEvent: WeekViewEvent): void {

      let daysDiff: number;
      if (this.currentResize.edge === 'left') {
        daysDiff = weekEvent.offset - this.currentResize.originalOffset;
      } else {
        daysDiff = weekEvent.span - this.currentResize.originalSpan;
      }

      weekEvent.offset = this.currentResize.originalOffset;
      weekEvent.span = this.currentResize.originalSpan;

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80 Funding Organizations Launch Open Research Funders Group (ORFG)
Filed by Gary Price on December 16, 2016
From a Joint Announcement:
Eight highly-visible organizations today announced the launch of the Open Research Funders Group, a partnership designed to increase access to research outputs. With nearly $5 billion in combined annual grants conferred, these organizations are committed to using their positions to foster more open sharing of research articles and data. This openness, the members believe, will accelerate the pace of discovery, reduce information-sharing gaps, encourage innovation, and promote reproducibility.
Inaugural members of the Open Research Funders Group (ORFG) include the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, the American Heart Association, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, the John Templeton Foundation, the Laura and John Arnold Foundation, Open Society Foundations, and the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.
"The Open Research Funders Group provides a unique opportunity for funders to speak with a single voice regarding open access, open data and open science," said Trevor Mundel, President of Global Health at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. "It amplifies our shared commitment to accelerating access to the work we fund and the knowledge it generates."
Added Dr. Ivor Benjamin, Chair of the American Heart Association Research Committee, "The ORFG aligns with the American Heart Association's strategic goals and our core belief that investment in research is maximized through its wide availability to an expanding community of stakeholders and end users. We look forward to learning from peer organizations that have developed and implemented open access and open data policies, and, in turn, to sharing what we have learned from our own experience."
The Open Research Funders Group will confer regularly to develop actionable principles that can be used by research funders to accelerate access to research and underlying data. The ORFG will compile and curate resources and best practices to help funding organizations develop and communicate open policies to internal and external stakeholders. Additionally, the group will identify opportunities to develop and/or support infrastructure that can accelerate openness globally. The ORFG will be assisted in its efforts by SPARC (the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition), which will serve a coordinating role for the project. The group arose out of a forum of open access stakeholders convened by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and SPARC in late 2015.
More information on the Open Research Funders Group may be found at www.orfg.org. Membership is open to nonprofit organizations around the globe that maintain or aid charitable, educational, or other activities serving the public good. Potential members must fund and/or directly undertake scholarly or scientific research, select award recipients based on objective merit using a review procedure that is clearly documented, and make a list of awarded grants freely available to the public through publication of an annual report and/or publishing the list of grants on the organization's website.
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As work places continue to trend towards having a remote workforce, it's important to continually adapt to changes to maintain productivity and communication among teams. According to Global Workplace Analytics' research, nearly 50% of the U.S. workforce participates in at least partial telework and approximately 20-25% of employees work remotely at some point in their career. Among the non-self-employed since 2005, the number of work at home employees has increased by 115% and nearly 3.7 million employees work from home at least part-time.
Technology: It's important that everyone is engaged and functioning with the most current technology. Be sure employees receive any needed training to be productive. Whether they need a refresher in PowerPoint, training on how to feel comfortable when teleconferencing with Skype or software to help them build virtual presentations, reviewing team needs will provide optimal business results. Employees will also need priority access to company IT resources to help with troubleshooting, especially connecting to virtual private networks (VPN) while traveling.
Motivation: Make it a point to keep your team motivated, challenged and encouraged. To build team camaraderie have your staff gather on occasion offsite to participate in fun team building activities to improve productivity and to have occasional face time with fellow team members. This may not always be realistic, but an annual or bi-annual gathering at a tradeshow for a team dinner along with bi-weekly calls will assure that everyone is in the communication loop. Whether employees are in the office or offsite, planning an occasional gathering along with scheduled calls will improve morale and contribute to enhanced communications.
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The workplace is changing and today global Fortune 1000 companies have revamped their office space because employees working remotely are not at a company desk nearly 60% of the time. Today 40% more U.S. employers offer remote work options than five years ago, especially to full-time employees. So whether you are starting to explore the option of having your employees work remotely, or already have your workforce telecommuting, it's important to stay in touch, connect with those not in the office and be sure they have all the needed technology for optimal contributions.


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2012: Michael Murphy lifts Sam Maguire as Donegal take second All-Ireland senior title
Donegal's second All-Ireland win
THE MOMENT: Michael Murphy lifts Sam Maguire as Donegal take second All-Ireland senior title
A goal from Michael Murphy after two minutes and 25 seconds followed by a second from Colm McFadden on 10 minutes was the perfect start for Donegal to the 2012 All-Ireland final against Mayo.
Donegal were never headed and supporters were able to savour the victory in some style before Murphy went up the steps to collect Sam Maguire and then lead his team and the supporters in a verse of 'Jimmy's Winning Matches' - the fitting tribute song penned by Kilcar's Rory Gallagher from his Lanzarote base.
It was a perfect year for Jim McGuinness and Donegal as they retained their Ulster title, defeating Cavan, followed by Derry, Tyrone and Down in the Ulster final. They overcame Kerry in the All-Ireland quarter-final; Cork in the semi-final and Mayo in the final on a scoreline of 2-11 to 0-13.
MOMENT BROUGHT TO BY KAVANAGH'S SUPER VALU
The second win will remain as part of folklore and the players involved will always be held in the highest regard by the people of Donegal. Jim McGuinness had the unique distinction of being part of the 1992 panel and then managing Donegal to the 2012 success.
The 2012 team and panel: Paul Durcan; Paddy McGrath, Neil McGee, Frank McGlynn (0-1); Eamon McGee, Karl Lacey, Anthony Thompson; Neil Gallagher (0-1), Rory Kavanagh; Mark McHugh, Leo McLoone, Ryan Bradley (0-1); Patrick McBrearty, Michael Murphy (1-4,3f), Colm McFadden (1-4,3f). Subs., David Walsh for Bradley 40; Martin McElhinney for McBrearty 48; Christy Toye for McLoone 57; Dermot Molloy for McElhinney 72. Rest of panel: Michael Boyle, Marty Boyle, Stephen Griffin, Daniel McLaughlin, Martin O'Reilly, Declan Walsh, Adrian Hanlon, Antoin McFadden, Gary McFadden, Peter McGee, Thomas McKinley, Kevin Rafferty, Peter Witherow.
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Scope Note: Tribology is the science and technology of friction, lubrication, and wear, derived from the Greek tribos meaning "rubbing". Formally, it is defined as the science and technology of interacting surfaces in relative motion and all practices related thereto.
Numerical tribology of a dry contact. [July 22, 2011].
The tribology properties of alumina/silica composite nanoparticles as lubricant additives. [July 22, 2011].
Tribology of electroless nickel coatings – A review. [July 23, 2011].
Discussion of the paper: Micro CNC surface texturing on polyoxymethylene (POM) and its tribological performance in lubricated sliding. [July 22, 2011].
Open-ended evolution as a means to self-organize heterogeneous multi-robot systems in real time. [July 23, 2011].
Polymer tribology by combining ion implantation and radionuclide tracing. [July 23, 2011].
Tribology of artificial joints. [July 23, 2011].
Influence of silicon contamination on tribology in low earth orbit. [July 23, 2011].
Structure, mechanical properties and tribology of W–N and W–O coatings. [July 23, 2011].
Elevated-temperature tribology of metallic materials. [July 23, 2011].
Role of silicon in resisting subsurface plastic deformation in tribology of aluminium–silicon alloys. [July 23, 2011].
Tribology of thermal sprayed WC–Co coatings. [July 23, 2011].


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This year, our CAS Writing Program community is once again grieving the loss of a beloved colleague, Martin Fido, who passed away on April 2nd, 2019. Martin's nearly twenty years at Boston University were ones of dedication, thoughtful attention, and a high estimation of the potential of all of his colleagues and students, to everyone's great benefit. We will miss his wisdom, kindness, and humor, and this edition of WR is dedicated to Martin as a way to begin to acknowledge all that he gave to us.
In order to perpetuate Martin's legacy, the Editors have created the Martin Fido Award for Prose Style, a commendation that rewards a published piece in WR for its precision and fluency in writing. Martin once referred to himself as an "unashamed, prescriptive grammarian," and though he said it in jest, his love of a well-crafted sentence was legendary among our faculty. The first recipient of this award is Elinor Yeo, for her research paper entitled "First Responders: The Evolution of Presidential Roles and Rhetoric in the Era of School Shootings." Ms. Yeo's writing in this well-crafted, sophisticated paper is elegant and a pleasure to read.
The Editors are also proud to give the second annual Tony Wallace Award for Writing Excellence to Emma Rademacher for her paper entitled "Responses of urban gray squirrels (Scurius carolinensis) to humans and conspecifics in an area of Boston Common." Ms. Rademacher developed a clever and brilliant research project that she could do in Boston's own backyard, and the paper that resulted from her work is rigorous, vibrant, and engaging.
The Editors would also like to note that "From Mugshots to Masterpieces: Identities Revealed Through Immigration Portraits of the Chinese Exclusion Era," a research paper by Matthew Yee that appears in WR 11, was also recently accepted for publication in Young Scholars in Writing, a peer-reviewed journal for undergraduate research writing.
The primary goal of this year's edition of WR is to demonstrate the various successful ways instructors have brought into their classrooms curricular initiatives driven by the BU Hub, an innovative new general education program. Accordingly, the Editorial Board sought pieces from among the nearly two hundred submissions that could serve as models as we continue to refine our new teaching methods. The Editors also asked the instructors of the students with accepted works to provide introductions to the published pieces describing how they can be used in classroom learning; these introductions appear in the journal alongside the works themselves.
WR 11 contains traditional academic papers and also several pieces in a variety of other genres, including a podcast, a poster, two graphic memoirs, and a high school lesson plan; together, this varied group of works demonstrates the Writing Program's commitment to helping students learn to communicate multi-modally with a diverse array of audiences.
The Editors would like to thank Alyssa Hall, Academic Administrator of the CAS Writing Program, who served as Managing Editor for the preceding ten editions of WR. Ms. Hall's contributions to this publication, which constitutes the public face of our program, have been profound. The journal itself, including this year's edition, exists only because of ideas she had and procedures she created.
The Editors would also like to thank Dr. Chris Walsh, Director of the CAS Writing Program, for his steady, patient leadership.
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Federal Medical Marijuana Bills Introduced Today in Anticipation of Patient-Led Congressional Lobbying Effort
Washington, D.C. -- More than a dozen Members of Congress co-introduced legislation today that would reclassify marijuana for medical use and provide federal defendants the right to use state law compliance as evidence in medical marijuana trials, a right they're currently denied. Rep. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) authored H.R. 689, the "States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act," which in addition to rescheduling marijuana will allow states to establish production and distribution laws without interference by the federal government, and will remove current obstacles to research. Rep. Sam Farr (D-CA) authored H.R. 710, the "Truth in Trials Act," a separate bill which seeks to overturn the prohibition on medical marijuana evidence in federal court. Both bills were introduced in anticipation of a national medical marijuana conference to be held next week in Washington, D.C. during which hundreds of advocates are expected to meet with their Congressional representatives about the legislation.
"Nineteen jurisdictions have passed laws recognizing the importance of providing access to medical marijuana for the hundreds of thousands of patients who rely on it," said Congressman Blumenauer. "It is time for the federal government to respect these decisions, and stop inhibiting safe access." Initial co-sponsors of H.R. 689 include Representatives Cohen (D-TN), Farr (D-CA), Grijalva (D-AZ), Hastings (D-FL), Honda (D-CA), Huffman (D-CA), Lee (D-CA), Moran (D-VA), Nadler (D-NY), Polis (D-CO), Rohrabacher (R-CA), and Schakowsky (D-IL). On H.R. 710, the "Truth in Trials Act," Congressman Farr said that, "The federal government for too long has denied due process to defendants who can demonstrate that they were using medical marijuana legally under local or state law. This bill would ensure that all the evidence is heard in a case and not just the evidence that favors conviction."
"Congress has the opportunity to establish a sensible public health policy on medical marijuana, and do what the Obama Administration has been afraid or unwilling to do," said Steph Sherer, Executive Director of Americans for Safe Access (ASA), which has been working with Members of Congress to advance this legislation. "Patient advocates intend to push Congress to take heed of the abundant scientific evidence showing marijuana's medical value, and act in accordance with the overwhelming popular support this issue receives."
H.R. 689 is partly a response to the Drug Enforcement Administration's (DEA) recent denial of a petition to reclassify marijuana for medical use. In 2002, the Coalition for Rescheduling Cannabis (CRC) filed a petition, which was denied by the DEA in July 2011. The denial was appealed in January 2012 and just last month the D.C. Circuit refused to reclassify, instead ruling in favor of the Obama Administration's effort to keep medical marijuana out of reach for millions of Americans. The bill also dismantles a cumbersome and often prohibitive research application process for medical marijuana, currently run by the National Institute on Drug Abuse, which almost exclusively favors studies on the alleged harmfulness of cannabis.
H.R. 710, the "Truth in Trials Act," attempts to bring 'fairness' to federal medical marijuana trials. Because of the government's insistence that marijuana has no medical value, federal prosecutors are easily able to exclude any reference to medical marijuana in trials involving cultivators and distributors who have been acting in accordance with their own state laws. Because of this, federal defendants are all but guaranteed a conviction at trial and, as a result, are forced to take plea bargains that impose years of prison time. Just in the past few months, several defendants were convicted and sentenced to between 5-10 years in prison. Since he took office, President Obama has been responsible for nearly 100 medical marijuana-related prosecutions, despite establishing a Justice Department policy that indicated he would do otherwise.
Similar versions of both bills have been introduced in prior Congressional sessions, but the Obama Administration's aggressive and intolerant stance on medical marijuana has brought the issue to a head. Next week, ASA will be holding a National Medical Cannabis Unity Conference, "Bridging the Gap Between Public & Policy," in Washington, D.C. from February 22nd-25th. The conference will feature medical and legal experts, Members of Congress and other policymakers, as well as a wide array of workshops and panels focusing on scientific research, strategic planning, and skills building. On Monday, February 25th, ASA will host a press conference, followed by a lobby day with hundreds of patient advocates seeking co-sponsors and demanding policy changes of their Congressional representatives.
H.R. 689: States' Medical Marijuana Patient Protection Act: http://AmericansForSafeAccess.org/downloads/States_MMJ_Patient_Protection_Act_2013.pdf
H.R. 710: Truth in Trials Act: http://AmericansForSafeAccess.org/downloads/Truth_in_Trials_2013.pdf
Statement by Rep. Blumenauer (D-OR): http://AmericansForSafeAccess.org/downloads/Blumenauer_Statement.pdf
ASA Report on federal government's obstruction to medical marijuana research: http://AmericansForSafeAccess.org/downloads/Research_Obstruction_Report.pdf


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