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Noel Fitzgerald McGrath was an Irish rugby union international who played once for Ireland during the 1933/34 season.

He was the eldest son of Sir Charles McGrath of Stanley Grange, Wakefield RFC and was educated at Stonyhurst College, Leeds University and Oxford University where he gained a blue.

He played his club rugby for Wakefield, Headingley and London Irish and played 16 times for Yorkshire.

He made his only international appearance for Ireland in their 13-0 defeat to Wales at Swansea on 10 March 1934.

The Wakefield Express described him "Strong, dashing player who goes in search of work and never appears to tire"

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1974 deaths
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Opponent Scouting Report
2018 opponent scouting report: Week 1, Bengals offense, probably better than last year!
By Chris Shepherd@NFLscheme Sep 4, 2018, 10:30am EDT
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On September 9, 2018 the Indianapolis Colts will host the old-look Cincinnati Bengals. In this week one match-up I sought to understand our opponent and get a better idea of how they may attack our new-look offense.
The Bengals finished 2017 with 7 wins and 9 losses, their second straight 9 loss effort. The last time these two teams faced off the Bengals came out victorious, winning 24 to 23 in week eight of 2017. Our Colts held a lead until the 7:05 mark of the fourth quarter when Jacoby Brissett threw a pass intended for Jack Doyle that was tipped, intercepted and returned for a touchdown by Carlos Dunlap. The Bengals moved ahead and the Chuck Pagano led Colts seemed uninterested in mounting a 1 point comeback in the final seven minutes of the game. Let's hope 2018 yeilds different results.
Let's figure out what we can expect in week one.
The Bengals Offensive Scheme
Offensive coordinator Bill Lazor runs the same (for the most part) Air Coryell system that was used by former Bengals OC and current Cleveland Browns head coach, Hue Jackson. Staples of the Air Coryell include:
Single back sets
Pass heavy
Using a lot of pre-snap motion
Option routes
Pass catching TE's
Trips formations (3 receivers on one side of the field)
I know, you're thinking that every team in the NFL uses all of those things. You're correct. It's why so many people credit Don Coryell with crafting the modern NFL game. The Bengals scheme uses a lot of the same principals that Coryell began using in the 1970's.
The idea of the Air Coryell is to stretch the field with deep passing concepts while trying to exploit the called defense. It relies on timing and most called passes will have at least one deep route to really stretch the defense, opening throwing lanes and creating holes in zone coverage. Like all schemes in the NFL, no matter how perfect a play is designed, someone still has to go out on the field and execute it against a group of 11 professionals who are trying desperately to stop it.
All we know about the 2018 Colts defense is what they've told us and the very limited amount of what they've shown us in the preseason. We know they're going back to a 4-3 base set and we've been told they're going to play a boatload of cover 2 defense. I don't trust anything we've seen because it was the preseason and you should never trust the preseason.
The challenge becomes predicting the concepts that the Bengals are planning to use to attack our cover 2 defense that fit in their Air Coryell based system. Looking for answers I went back to the Bengals 2016 match-up against the Dallas Cowboys. While the team has changed offensive coordinators, the system they use is largely the same as the one Jackson used all those years ago. So in theory, while the play calls may be different with Bill Lazor at the helm, the concepts used against the Cowboys who employed current Colts defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus, should be very similar.
The Bengals had a lot of plays designed specifically to beat cover 2 and they used them with mixed results.
Getting the tight ends involved:
There's a lot going on here given the fact that it's such a short gain, but make no mistake this play was designed to get someone open.
The defense ends up in a man cover 2 look. Pre-snap Andy Dalton sees that he has 2 high safeties so his read is pretty simple. If it's man coverage a tight end is probably going to be open. If it's cover 2 one of his wide receivers is going to fit nicely in a hole created by the zone between 10 and 20 yards down each sideline.
To start, both Bengals receivers start bunched near the line and run a vertical route with a mandatory outside release, it's the outside release that gives the offense the spacing it needs to make this play happen.
If the defense is in cover 2 the hole between the corner and safety will be bigger given the release, if the defense is in man it means the corner will be running in the opposite direction, unable to make a play on the tight end who should always beat the linebacker in one-on-one coverage.
Again with the outside releases:
Dalton was able to extend this play and that extra second was just enough to get someone open.
Here we see the Cowboys come out in a Tampa 2 defense. The Bengals have dialed up a 4 verts concept designed to beat it. Once again both outside receivers are using an outside release in an effort to stretch the zones as wide as possible so that the Bengals receivers have bigger holes to sit down in. It's a smart move.
If Dalton has more time he might have seen the receiver on the bottom of the screen come open deep. He came open deep because the safety started to make a choice (which 4 verts tends to do) to cover the middle of the field. Instead, Dalton noticed he had a window in the middle of the field because as good as a healthy Sean Lee is, he can't cover 2 guys at once.
Ultimately someone was going to be open and barring a defender making a great play, or you know, Andy Dalton throwing a bad pass, this was going to be a completion.
Play action working like a charm:
You'll notice, after the first two plays I looked at the receivers have an inside release and that was by design as well.
It means that A.J. Green will be open sooner if the play action pulls up the linebackers like it should. Working inside put him in position to box out the corner and safety and sit down in the zone.
If I'm the coach, I wish Dalton had this ball out just a touch earlier but he found the open man regardless. Also if you notice the corner on the bottom of the play he was in cover 2 but was able to go deep with his receiver as no one ran a route underneath on his side of the field. I have to believe that was due to the max protect look they gave, but you would think getting one of the two tight ends lined up on that side of the field into that flat would create room to hit the deep out.
The bottom line is, this Bengals team understands what they need to do, scheme wise, to win against cover 2 looks. I don't think it's a secret what the Indianapolis Colts are going to do, nor is it a secret how the Bengals are going to try to attack it. Ultimately it's going to come down to who executes their plays better and as much as I hate to say it, anytime your defense is starting a lot of first and second year players, execution probably isn't going to be as good as it could be.
Quarterback: The definition of average
No one is going to confuse Andy Dalton with an elite quarterback, few will confuse him with being a good quarterback and many will wrongly call him a bad quarterback. Dalton is none of those things, he's the definition of average. If you have a very good supporting cast, the guy can do enough to get your team to the finish line more often than not. If his supporting cast isn't full of all pros, well you better plan on drafting well because you're probably going to be picking early.
For every nice ball he throws there always seems to be one like this:
Andy Dalton throws an errant pass into the waiting arms of Quandre Diggs for the INT!!! pic.twitter.com/x8dq8Nu55e
— TheRenderNFL (@TheRenderNFL) December 24, 2017
Running Back: They hope to have a bellcow
In 2017 Joe Mixon took a beating behind an offensive line that was somehow worse than the Indianapolis Colts line. Mixon looks like a fluid athlete that flashes the ability to break long runs. He's big, he's fast, but he isn't Barry Sanders and due to that fact, he struggled to gain positive yardage while consistently getting hit 2-3 yards behind the line of scrimmage.
Mixon at his best:
Joe Mixon destroys Jabrill Peppers. pic.twitter.com/UDTXc3Jmx9
— Fusue Vue (@lifesyourcup) November 26, 2017
2018 is going to tell us a lot about Mixon. We'll talk more about the Bengals overhauled offensive line in a moment but let's just say if Mixon doesn't produce this year he'll be out of excuses.
I believe Mixon is in for a big day, he has a lot to prove and I don't think the Colts defense is up to the task of slowing down the talented back.
Pass Catchers: We've seen these guys before
You've heard of A.J. Green. He's big (6'4"), he's fast, and the seven year pro has made seven pro bowls. For his career he averages 5.5 catches and 80 yards per game. He has also averages a TD catch in every other game he's played. These numbers, by themselves, are impressive for any wide receiver over a 7 year career. When you consider that he's done it with Andy Dalton as the starting quarterback for all but three games for his entire career and then it becomes more clear how amazing those numbers are.
This is actually a nice play from both Green and Dalton:
Oh my lawd AJ Green is still unatoppable #Bengals pic.twitter.com/u3geULPKof
— VENUE KINGS (@VKingsCin) August 27, 2018
Tyler Eifert's career has been decimated by injury. When healthy Eifert is a great target for Dalton. There's only one thing he can't seem to do; stay on the football field. During his five year career Eifert has played in fewer than 50% of his teams games. If he can stay healthy and play against our Colts we're going to see our young linebackers test their athleticism.
firsr tyler eifert play is i think an RPO but with half the line run blocking but with the other half pass protecting, we don't know if it's just play action or not. pic.twitter.com/Iya9xMjh9w
— John Sheeran (@John__Sheeran) August 27, 2018
Here we see Eifert line up as a wide receiver, he clearly still has the athleticism to make plays catching the football.
The rest of the receiving corps is hit or miss (leaning heavily towards miss). 2017 first round pick John Ross ran the 40 yard dash in a record 4.22 seconds at the combine, he's really fast, but that's about it. It isn't often that teams select a wide receiver in the top 20 picks of the draft only to consider moving him to cornerback less than a year later, but that was reportedly something the Bengals considered doing with Ross. With that said Ross has had a good preseason and might be someone who breaks out this year. He will be interesting to watch to see if the lights start to come on for him in year 2.
#NFLPartner #NFLGamepass You can't teach speed, and John Ross has as much of it as any player in the NFL. A healthy John Ross is going to really open things up for Andy Dalton and the Cincinnati offense. See his speed on display at https://t.co/fGpg5mSEeu pic.twitter.com/Rl2pAHIl3Q
— Bill Barnwell (@billbarnwell) August 31, 2018
Another guy to watch out for is Auden Tate, a seventh round pick out of Florida State. Tate was an odd guy to follow during the pre-draft process. Draftniks liked his tape but his 4.68 40 yard dash time hurt his stock. Ultimately Tate dropped to the final round where the Bengals took a flier on the 6'5" target. Tate had a good camp and preseason and while Tate may not be ready to shine in week one, I wouldn't be surprised to see him draw some red zone targets early on.
Offensive Line: Draft Picks, Trades and Hope
The 2017 Cincinnati Bengals had one of the worst offensive lines in football. The 2018 Cincinnati Bengals have tried desperately to improve upon that. They were able to bring in left tackle Cordy Glenn in a trade with the Buffalo Bills. Glenn isn't going to be confused for Anthony Munoz, but he is absolutely an upgrade along the Bengals front if he can stay healthy.
The team also went out and used it's first round pick (number 18 overall) on Ohio State product Billy Price. At the time Price was recovering from a torn pec sustained at the combine while doing the bench press. Price has recovered and is penciled in as the day one starter at center. Watching the rookie should be interesting as the Colts defensive tackles will be debuting Matt Eberflus' new 4-3 one gap scheme. This should be a favorable matchup for a group of veteran players, with that said, the talent level of those vets is questionable and watching Price, a rookie, battle should be an entertaining subplot to the game (that literally no one who isn't named Chris Shepherd will likely care or talk about).
This is the kind of play I expect from their oline:
Billy Price >>> Bodine pic.twitter.com/ql6E9XUwpj
— Dadio McDuck (@dadiodefacto) August 26, 2018
It's not awful but someone is getting pressure somewhere, that seems to be the current Bengals talent level on the offensive line.
Outside of those two players the Bengals have been locked in a three way battle for the starting right tackle spot. Bobby Hart, a free agent addition whose a career has been, what I will generously call, unspectacular, Jake Fisher a former 2nd round pick and career underachiever and draft bust Cedric Ogbuehi. All three men will have ample opportunity to play this season but as of right now it seems that Hart will get the start on Sunday. I do hope, regardless of what Bengals player lines up on the right side of the line, the Colts rotate every pass rushing option they have directly at the right side of the Bengals line because while they've improved in some area's up front, I'm not sure they should be comfortable with the right side of that offensive line.
What to Expect from the Colts Defense:
This is a hard question to answer given all of the question marks the team has on defense. if somehow, against all odds, all of the first and second year players turn into legitimate NFL caliber defenders, then this will be a much better defense than anyone expected.
Based on what I believe the strengths and weaknesses of the defense will be I expect Joe Mixon and A.J. Green to have big days, That's not to say there won't be any exciting plays or forced turnovers, because I think there is a great opportunity for that. It's the first game of the year against Andy Dalton. If Malik Hooker is completely healthy (he looks like he is), I'm not going to guarantee an interception because there are so many factors that go into creating an INT, but I will say I wouldn't be shocked to see several passes broken up and a turnover created by #29.
What to Notice About the Colts Defense this Week:
The One Gap Defense is Back:
This is a very simplistic look at what a one gap defensive system is. I'm not going to take the time to get into all the variations that may come, not right now anyway. The bottom line is, I believe the difference you're going to notice right away is the speed of the defense, much of that will be due to the one gap scheme. If you notice above, every gap, A-D has a defender who is responsible for it.
In the picture above I took a basic look at what gap responsibilities may look like with an inline TE on the right side of the offensive line. From 2012 to 2017 the Indianapolis Colts used, primarily a two gap system. In a two gap system the picture above would look different, to start there would probably only be three defensive linemen and each of those linemen would have two lines pointing to the two gaps they were responsible, a two gap system requires the defensive linemen to read the play and defend the appropriate gap. This is something that Henry Anderson excelled at, though I believe he could have done well as a 3-tech in this system as well.
Instead each arrow above points to a gap that is being filled and every gap has a defender assigned. There are dozens of reasons a coach would prefer a one gap or two gap system but ultimately I feel the biggest selling point for a one gap system is speed and penetration. By only having one gap to focus on the defensive player isn't wasting time processing what he's seeing in front of him, instead he's focused on controlling his gap and getting up field in a hurry. Creating penetration is key for this defense, the idea is, if you can make a running back change course in the backfield and everyone has done their job, filling their gaps, the back will have no where to go.
We can debate the merits of each system but we can't debate that a fast system is back in place in Indianapolis and I feel this will be the thing (schematically) you notice the most about the Colts defense in week one.
Indianapolis Colts vs Cincinnati Bengals: 2018 Week One Game Hub
Impact Plays: Colts vs Bengals week 1 film breakdown

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namespace Tests\Behat\Gherkin\Node;

use Behat\Gherkin\Node\ExampleTableNode;
use Behat\Gherkin\Node\OutlineNode;
use Behat\Gherkin\Node\StepNode;

class OutlineNodeTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
{
    public function testCreatesExamplesForExampleTable()
    {
        $steps = array(
            new StepNode('Gangway!', 'I am <name>', array(), null, 'Given'),
            new StepNode('Aye!', 'my email is <email>', array(), null, 'And'),
            new StepNode('Blimey!', 'I open homepage', array(), null, 'When'),
            new StepNode('Let go and haul',  'website should recognise me', array(), null, 'Then'),
        );

        $table = new ExampleTableNode(array(
            array('name', 'email'),
            array('everzet', 'ever.zet@gmail.com'),
            array('example', 'example@example.com')
        ), 'Examples');

        $outline = new OutlineNode(null, array(), $steps, $table, null, null);

        $this->assertCount(2, $examples = $outline->getExamples());
        $this->assertEquals(1, $examples[0]->getLine());
        $this->assertEquals(2, $examples[1]->getLine());
        $this->assertEquals(array('name' => 'everzet', 'email' => 'ever.zet@gmail.com'), $examples[0]->getTokens());
        $this->assertEquals(array('name'  => 'example', 'email' => 'example@example.com'), $examples[1]->getTokens());
    }

    public function testCreatesEmptyExamplesForEmptyExampleTable()
    {
        $steps = array(
            new StepNode('Gangway!', 'I am <name>', array(), null, 'Given'),
            new StepNode('Aye!', 'my email is <email>', array(), null, 'And'),
            new StepNode('Blimey!', 'I open homepage', array(), null, 'When'),
            new StepNode('Let go and haul',  'website should recognise me', array(), null, 'Then'),
        );

        $table = new ExampleTableNode(array(
            array('name', 'email')
        ), 'Examples');

        $outline = new OutlineNode(null, array(), $steps, $table, null, null);

        $this->assertCount(0, $examples = $outline->getExamples());
    }

    public function testCreatesEmptyExamplesForNoExampleTable()
    {
        $steps = array(
            new StepNode('Gangway!', 'I am <name>', array(), null, 'Given'),
            new StepNode('Aye!', 'my email is <email>', array(), null, 'And'),
            new StepNode('Blimey!', 'I open homepage', array(), null, 'When'),
            new StepNode('Let go and haul',  'website should recognise me', array(), null, 'Then'),
        );

        $table = new ExampleTableNode(array(), 'Examples');

        $outline = new OutlineNode(null, array(), $steps, $table, null, null);

        $this->assertCount(0, $examples = $outline->getExamples());
    }
}

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Stormzy has launched his very own scholarship with the University of Cambridge which will see him fund four students' undergraduate study over the next two years.
Stormzy has unveiled his own scholarship at the University of Cambridge for British black students.
The 25-year-old grime star is going to fund four students' fees and maintenance grants for an undergraduate course at the prestigious higher education establishment in England, over the next two years.
The 'Momma's Prayer' rapper made the announcement from his own secondary school, Harris Academy in Crystal Palace, London, where he achieved six A*s, three A's and three B's at GCSE, but opted out of college to pursue his passion for music, on Thursday (16.08.18).
The 'Big For Your Boots' hitmaker - who is dating presenter Maya Jama - hopes his funding and support will help push up the number of talented black kids attending universities in the UK.
He said: ''There are so many young black kids all over the country who have the level of academic excellence to study at a university such as Cambridge - however we are still under represented at leading universities.
''We, as a minority, have so many examples of black students who have excelled at every level of education throughout the years.
This year's entries will be self-funded by Stormzy however, he hopes to engage more support from additional investors to become part of the scheme.
In 2017, the University of Cambridge admitted 58 black students on to undergraduate courses.
However, they are determined to increase their intake of young black kids, and believe Stormzy has what it takes to inspire the next wave of professionals to achieve the grades they need to attend higher education.
To be eligible for a 2018 entry 'The Stormzy Scholarship' applicants must be of black ethnicity and be holding an unconditional offer. Applications must be submitted no later than August 31.


This evening, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge attended a reception at Government House in Victoria, hosted by the Province of British Columbia.
Kate dazzled in a 1950's inspired red cocktail dress by London fashion label Preen by Thornton Bregazzi, making this a designer debut for the Duchess.
She wore the brand's 'Finella' midi dress (£1,000), a piece from Preen's Pre-AW16 collection. The frock is crafted from heavyweight satin, and has a classic fit-and-flare silhouette that's elevated with a wide asymmetric neckline, front pleated wrap, and box pleats at the skirt.
For the second time since touching down in Canada on Saturday, Kate wore Queen Elizabeth's diamond Maple Leaf Brooch, paying tribute to the host nation's emblem through her jewellery.
Kate accessorized with a new Jenny Packham 'Casa' clutch rendered in red pony hair.
I have only been able to find a stock photo showing it in ink blue pony hair from Singapore based retailer Laprendo.com.
You may recall that the Duchess also owns this style in silver/gold which she carried to the James Bond movie premier last year.
Kate wore her Gianvito Rossi red suede pumps, which she debuted for the Garter Day service in June this year.
Kate's glamorous up-do was enhanced by her Soru Jewellery Baroque Pearl Double Sided earrings.
The reception at the grand house where the Cambridges are staying was attended by 200 leaders in British Columbia's legislature, government and judiciary.
Before the reception William & Kate joined around 25 guests, including First Nations representatives, in the drawing room for a reconciliation ceremony between indigenous people and the government. Assisted by two Indian chiefs, Prince William added a ring of reconciliation to the Black Rod, a ceremonial staff used on formal occasions when the monarch or her provincial representative, the Lieutenant Governor, is present in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia.
The Duke and Duchess have another busy day lined up tomorrow. They will fly to Kelowna, a city in the beautiful Okanagan Valley before leaving British Columbia for the territory of Yukon where they will stay overnight in Whitehorse.
Looking great in asymmetrical dress is not always easy. Kate pulls off a great look.


According to a recent survey, only a minority of executives believes that the risks associated with IoT have the potential to become the most significant threats on their networks.
The study, conducted by Atomik Research on behalf of Tripwire, surveyed 404 IT professionals and 302 executives from retail, energy and financial services organizations in the U.S. and U.K. It examines the security impact of connecting Internet of Things (IoT) devices to enterprise networks..
Less than one in four IT professionals are confident in the secure configuration of common IoT devices that are already on enterprise networks, including VOIP phones (21 percent), sensors for physical security (20 percent), and smart controllers for lights and HVAC (16 percent).
The 2014 Trustwave Global Security Report identifies retailers as the top industry target for cybercriminals, comprising 35 percent of the attacks studied. However, nearly half of retail IT professionals (46 percent) were "not concerned" about cybercriminals targeting IoT devices on their network.
Only eight percent of energy IT professionals are concerned about cyber criminals attacking industrial controllers, but 88 percent are not confident in the secure configuration of industrial controllers.
Chris Conacher, Security Development Manager for Tripwire, believes this survey's results indicate that most enterprises are not adequately prepared to address the risks associated with connecting IoT devices to their networks.
This disregard for security permeates all aspects of the Internet of Things. As Mark Stanislav of Duo Security wrote in a recent article for Tripwire, the fact that many IoT devices are being crowd-funded means that the people responsible for developing these products likely have little security experience. This means that IoT devices are being developed insecurely, whereas in actuality, companies have a responsibility to make sure security features are in place at the beginning.
You can also download the full whitepaper of the Atomik study here.


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Readin', Ritin', Rithmetic, and now, Redundancy?
Old college electrical grids are feeling the heat from today's college …
Erik Kennedy - Nov 18, 2003 4:38 am UTC
Check a typical college student's dorm these days, and you'll find the usual paraphernelia: a full collection of Rush CDs, a working MacQuarium, a poster of John Belushi from Animal House wearing the sweatshirt that says "COLLEGE" -- okay, so that's just what mine would have in it. Turns out I'd better budget for a sturdy UPS as well as potential increases in student fees, according to this AP report.
As students take more appliances and gadgets to school, colleges are spending hundreds of thousands of dollars to upgrade electrical systems. The costs are often recouped by increasing room rates. "It looks like Circuit City in some of those rooms," said Dan Bertsos, director of residence services at Wright State University near Dayton. "What's happening today on college campuses is as we renovate buildings we are having to double or triple the electrical service to student rooms," Bertsos said. "Instead of having five or 10 amps to a room, you've got 20 or 30."
Now, to be fair, students aren't necessarily entirely to blame for the power drain. Lots of older campus buildings need extensive rewiring to bring them up to today's electrical code standards, and those shiny new computer labs add up, even with EnergyStar-compliant equipment mandatory these days...
Andrew Matthews, of the Association of College and University Housing Officers-International, said many dorms were built in the 1950s and 1960s and don't have the electrical capacity for power-dependent students. "I'm not so sure the students using more electronics is the problem," said Matthews, chairman of the association's facilities and service committee. "I think it goes back to the buildings."
In a time when school budgets are squeezed tighter than ever, it's a hard call for some colleges to make. Do you spend big amounts of cash to upgrade your infrastructure, knowing that it's likely to fill up anyway? Or do you put it off and try to control the drain at the source, by limiting what students can and can't bring to their rooms? Neither choice seems very appealing.
Ars has a pretty healthy college-level audience; what do you think? Are your dorms underpowered? Do you tend to run out of outlets quickly? Had to pony up extra cash to cover "infrastructure improvement costs" at your school?


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An Interview With A Local Member - Sonja Elwood
Meet Sonja Elwood: Founding Member of Sydney Wildlife Rescue
Flying Fox Rescue
It's 5 pm on a Monday and Sonja Elwood is sitting in her car feeding grapes to the little flying fox she's just rescued. The megabat found himself trapped and then got stuck between someone's balcony and garage door. Sonja is one of the few Sydney Wildlife Rescue carers qualified and vaccinated to handle grey-headed flying foxes. So when the rescue call came in, just as she was leaving work , Sonja made the little guy her first priority. It's exactly what you would expect of one of Sydney Wildlife Rescue's founding members, Sonja dedication and passion for our local wildlife is unwavering and one of the driving forces of founding Sydney Wildlife Rescue back in 1997
"The vision for Sydney Wildlife Rescue was first and foremost to care for our local wildlife," explains Sonja. "But we also wanted to educate people about the needs and the habitat of our wildlife and helping people understand the impact of habitat loss,"
Grey Headed Flying Fox Sonja rescued
Valuable Volunteers
Today, more than twenty years on Sydney Wildlife Rescue is delivering on that vision daily. Sonja is constantly awestruck by the volume of valuable work our volunteers perform every day.
"I am so proud of the work we get done," says Sonja. "We are a team of 500 volunteers who rescue anywhere between 12,000 - 15,000 animals a year. In fact, I think our biggest year was 18,000 animals. The amount of work that gets done just blows my mind."
Sonja's pride in the work of our organisation is well deserved. Sydney Wildlife Rescue operates full time, eight hours a day, seven days a week and runs a 24hr rescue hotline. Plus we're out in the community doing educational talks every week. And of course, there's our Sydney Wildlife Mobile Unit run by volunteer veterinarians who are experienced at treating wildlife.
Black Summer Fires
It's no exaggeration to say that Sonja spends almost every waking hour thinking, talking and helping our local wildlife. When she's not out rescuing injured animals, she's busy representing Sydney Wildlife Rescue at the NSW Wildlife Council and then of course, there's her day job as Biodiversity Officer with Northern Beaches Council. Lately, she's been spending her weekends helping regional wildlife carers rebuild after the devastating bushfires of last summer. It's a project she'd love to invite more volunteers to join.
The legacy of those fires, now almost twelve months on, are fuel for Sonja's passion.
"I get frustrated when I see the levels of development in Sydney and the lack of regard for our environment and threatened species legislation," says Sonja. "But I always consoled myself that there were lots of forests out there for the animals to live in. After the black summer fires, the forests are really quiet, it was such a terrible, terrible season. And that's why it's even more important that we look after our Sydney wildlife because they just might end up being founder populations when those forests regenerate."
Sonja in February 2020 at Bredbo emergency triage centre - with Carolyn Press Mckenzie of HUHANZ and Elena Guarracino of LAOKO
Helping Hedgehogs
Sonja's love of wildlife started early. As a little girl in New Zealand, she would scrape dead hedgehogs off the road and put them into the hot water cupboard hoping it would fix them. The experience put her in good stead for the heartbreak that often comes with caring for injured wildlife but it certainly did not deter her.
When Sonja moved to Australia she turned her love for native animals into a career. That passion turned into a slew of qualifications including a Masters in Wildlife Management and Masters of Research in Urban Ecology and Bandicoots, who she calls little eco-engineers.
"I suppose the lights really went on when I arrived in Australia and I discovered the diversity of the native wildlife here,' says Sonja. "And those lights have never really gone out. I still don't understand why people take our animals for granted. I still run around like like they're magic."
Flying Fox Feast
And that brings us back full circle to the little flying fox Sonja has just rescued. She's going to give him a thorough check over when she gets home and - then he's in for a treat.
"He looks like he's in pretty good shape but I want to go over him," says Sonja. "Then I'll register him with the flying fox coordinator and decide if he needs to see the local vet. If he's good to go I'll either take him down to the release avery or release him in a local colony…. But I've just bought a whole swag of yummy fruit so he's in for a feast tonight!"
Thanks to Sonja for taking the time to talk with us. If you find a native animal in need call Sydney Wildlife Rescue on 02 9413 4300. Our hotline operates 24hrs, 7 days a week.
If you find an injured or distressed flying-fox do not touch it. Handling of flying-foxes should only be attempted by licensed wildlife carers who are trained, vaccinated for Australian bat lyssavirus and wearing protective gear. Read more on the NSW Government website.
Read more about how you can help local wildlife in your very own backyard HERE.
Sonja doing an education talk during the first year of Sydney Wildlife Rescue


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Tel Aviv Hotels: A Good Story
Everyone like a good story, and while no Tel Aviv properties are located in haunted houses or ancient urban palaces, some tell a small tale, for piquant "extra value".
The Sharon Hotel, Herzliya, which opened in December 1948, the year Israel declared its independence, was planned to operate during the spring and summer only, the idea being to have it staffed and managed by a northern Dead Sea hotel.
relexing view
However, since the Dead Sea hotel was located in an area that was no longer under Israeli control when the War of Independence ended, its managers moved to the Sharon, which began to operate all through the year - adding an outdoor swimming pool some years later and opening up its lawn area for the pleasure of guests.
Even before the Sharon's pool was inaugurated, its Herzliya neighbor, the Dan Accadia, with its spacious lawns, outdoor pool and cinema hall, was drawing guests with a concept built on an experience that was in fact, Israel's first resort hotel. The hotel's need for trained staff gave rise to the Tadmor Hotel in Herzliya, part of a complex that also includes the Tadmor School of Hospitality.
In Ramat Gan too, the Kfar Maccabiah Hotel developed as part of a concept first built around huts and a dining room set up on the grounds of the headquarters of the Maccabiah Games, Israel's Jewish Olympics, to house and feed Jewish athletes every four years, that come to Israel to compete in the games.
In Tel Aviv, which saw Sheraton as its first international brand, in the early 1960s, the Sheraton brand was moved to a new seafront property not far away, built on the site of the Red House, where efforts in pre-State Israel had been coordinated to smuggle in illegal Jewish immigrants. It h later served as headquarters of Israel's fire Prime Minister David Ben-Gurion and as headquarters of the supreme command of the Israel Defense Forces.
famous visitors in the hotels
The Dan Tel Aviv, just south of the current Sheraton, which was developed in the 1950s from the old Kate Dan, a small pre-State seaside hotel, and on land adjacent to it, was the first property in the city planned to accommodate the needs and pleasures of upmarket tourism. The only seafront hotel in the city not developed as a high-rise, it owes its horizontal configuration to the fact that municipality rejected the owners' original high-rise plans.
Not far from the Dan, the former Yamit Hotel, on part of the property named the Orchard Park Plaza Tel Aviv, opened in the late 1980s as Tel Aviv's first apartment hotel. Elsewhere in Tel Aviv, where many small hotel have been launched in recent years, some interesting properties have developed in Bauhaus heritage buildings, with all the attention to rigid preservation standards hotel development of this sort entailed.
The Cinema Hotel was created out of the old Esther Cinema, with original cinematic elements left by the Atlas Chain, which manages it, as part of the concept – an old-time Tel Aviv cinema hall experience. The Rothschild, Alma, and Norman, all elegantly appointed Tel Aviv "City" properties, are located in Bauhaus buildings as well.
Jaffa, with a history going back thousands of years, lends itself to hotel stories, since most of the properties there have been converted from longstanding buildings. The Atlas Chain's Market Hotel, located in Jaffa's flea market area, opened a few years ago, over the ruins of a Byzantine chapel, and parts of the original building are visible via a glass floor near the entrance.
the view from old Jaffa
Two other Jaffa "story" hotels are opening later this year: Work is being completed on Starwood's W Tel Aviv, the former School of the Sisterhood of St Joseph and the 19th-century French Hospital, while the Orchid Chain's Setai Hotel is being completed on the site of – and incorporating - one of Jaffa's oldest buildings, constructed in the 17th century by the Ottoman Turks and used over the years as a jail, prison and execution facility.
After the establishment of the State of Israel, it was converted into a police station and detention center. The most notorious detainee held there was Nazi war criminal Adolph Eichmann.
These are but some of the little stories that are part of the history and lore of the Tel Aviv region's hotel industry, but the most important story of all – the one you'll recall again and again after you visit our amazing area and sample its joys – remains to be told.
New stars in tourism – new hotels rating system implemented in Israel
Tel Aviv's Beachfront Hotels


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Photos: Playboy founder Hugh Hefner dies at 91
File – Hugh Hefner (C) poses with Playboy Bunnies Playmate of the Year 2013 Raquel Pomplun (2nd L) and Miss December 2009 Crystal Hefner (2nd R) at Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event on January 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for Playboy)
By Dean Musgrove | dmusgrove@scng.com | Daily News
PUBLISHED: September 27, 2017 at 9:36 p.m. | UPDATED: September 28, 2017 at 11:23 a.m.
Playboy founder Hugh M. Hefner, the pipe-smoking hedonist who revved up the sexual revolution in the 1950s and built a multimedia empire of clubs, mansions, movies and television, symbolized by bow-tied women in bunny costumes, has died at age 91. Hefner died of natural causes at his home surrounded by family on Wednesday night, Playboy said in a statement.
Hugh Hefner, publisher of playboy magazine shown in 1970. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo)
FILE – In this April 7, 2006 file photo, Playboy founder Hugh Hefner poses at the Playboy Mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles.Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)
Los Angeles, CA – OCTOBER 25: Hugh Hefner and Crystal Hefner attend Playboy Mansion's Annual Halloween Bash at The Playboy Mansion on October 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy)
In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Hugh Hefner is seen surrounded by books at his home at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling)
Hugh Hefner, publisher of Playboy magazine, poses with actresses Vivian Blaine, left, and Rita Hayworth, right, in front of a replica of the famous "Hollywood" sign at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles during a fundraising party to save the Hollywood sign, June 30, 1978. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Hugh Hefner, left, and girlfriend Barbi Benton, center, are served by N.Y. Playboy Club Bunny Cheri upon arrival at La Guardia aboard the Big Bunny, Heffners personal $5 million dollar DC-9 jet, March 1970, New York. (AP Photo)
Publisher Hugh Hefner, second from left, poses with his new DC 9 jet plane, February, 1970. The women are unidentified. (AP Photo)
Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, left, and girlfriend Holly Madison walk along the beach during the 59th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 25, 2006. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner and his former girlfriend, actress Barbi Benton, share a moment at the luncheon announcing Sara Jean Underwood as Playboy's Playmate of the Year for 2007 at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, Thursday, May 3, 2007. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
LOS ANGELES, CA – OCTOBER 24: Model Crystal Hefner (L) and Hugh Hefner attend the annual Halloween Party, hosted by Playboy and Hugh Hefner, at the Playboy Mansion on October 24, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy)
Bill Cosby, perennial host of the Playboy Jazz Festival, right, and Playboy impresario Hugh Hefner greet each other at a party to announce the lineup of the upcoming 30th annual festival, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2008. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
Hugh Hefner, left, and Holly Madison are seen during the Playmate of the Year luncheon at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles on Thursday, May 8, 2008. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Playboy publisher Hugh Hefners new DC 9 jet plane shown, February, 1970. The women are unidentified. (AP Photo)
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is photographed at the Playboy Mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles Friday, April 7, 2006. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)
Playboy magazine founder and publisher Hugh Hefner, left, stands with Kimberly Conrad during a news conference, Wednesday, March 10, 1988, Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Marilyn Weiss)
Chicago Bears Quarterback Jim McMahon gets a handshake and a new Toyota car from Playboy Magazine Publisher Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion, Feb. 4, 1986, Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Lennox McLendon)
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner shown with a Playboy Magazine and Playboy video Nov. 11, 1982. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner shown speaking in an interview at his home says that the criminal obscenity charge against him is just a politically motivated publicity attempt by a Georgia prosecutor, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 1978, Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, second from left, arrives with his girlfriend Barbi Benton, center, and film director Roman Polanski, left, Aug. 21, 1970, Paris, France. The woman at left is unidentified. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/ Michel Lipchitz)
Hugh Hefner, publisher and owner of Playboy Magazine, and his girlfriend Barbara Benton, 19-year-old coed turned actress, are surrounded by Bunny Girls at the Playboy Club in London, on September 5, 1969. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family.(AP Photo)
Hugh Hefner poses in front of his five and a half million dollar black jet plane with unidentified Playboy Bunnies, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 1970, Chicago, Ill. (AP Photo/Edward Kitch)
Publisher Hugh Hefner, right, and companion Barbi Benton shown after their arrival of the Playboy jet at Hollywood-Burbank airport, March 17, 1970, Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/George Brich)
Hugh Hefner leaves in his Mercedes Benz limousine, March 17, 1970. Playboy jet in background. (AP Photo/George Brich)
Playboy publisher Hugh Hefner, right, arrives with film director Roman Polanski, left, Aug. 21, 1970, Paris, France. (AP Photo/ Michel Lipchitz)
Playboy boss Hugh Hefner, right, and Miss Barbi Benton are pictured on their arrival at Gatwick Airport from Copenhagen, Sept. 3, 1969, London, England. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo)
Hugh Hefner, publisher and owner of Playboy Magazine, and his girlfriend Barbara Benton, 19-year-old actress, are pictured at the Foreign Press Association in Rome, Italy, on August 6, 1969. (AP Photo)
Playboy Enterprises impresario Hugh Hefner poses next to a laser-generated image of his head on a computer screen following a laser scanning session, Tuesday afternoon, Sept. 26, 2000, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles, Calif. The resulting image will be used to create an exact wax model of his head for a figure at the Hollywood Wax Museum. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon)
FILE – This Oct. 13, 2011 file photo shows American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Hugh Hefner at his home at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling)
In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Hugh Hefner poses for a photograph at his home at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling)
Hugh Hefner arrives at the premiere of "The Rum Diary" in Los Angeles, Thursday, Oct. 13, 2011. "The Rum Diary" opens in theaters Oct. 28, 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
In this Oct. 13, 2011 photo, American magazine publisher, founder and Chief Creative Officer of Playboy Enterprises, Hugh Hefner is seen surrounded by books at his home at the Playboy Mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Kristian Dowling)
FILE–Playboy Magazine founder Hugh Hefner poses with January 2000 Playmates Carol, left, and Darlene Bernola, Dec. 2, 1999, at his home in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)
FILE – In this April 26, 2010 file photo, Hugh Hefner, left, and Crystal Harris arrives at the premiere of "Iron Man 2" at the El Capitan Theatre in Los Angeles. The 86-year-old Playboy magazine founder exchanged vows with his "runaway bride," Crystal Harris, at a private Playboy Mansion ceremony on New Year's Eve. Harris, a 26-year-old "Playmate of the Month" in 2009, broke off a previous engagement to Hefner just before they were to be married in 2011. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)
File – Playboy founder Hugh Hefner is photographed at the Playboy Mansion in the Holmby Hills area of Los Angeles in this Friday, April 7, 2006 file photo. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, FILE)
File – Hugh Hefner, king of the Playboy empire, poses in this Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2000 file photo, at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, FILE)
Hugh Hefner, executive producer of the Playboy Jazz Festival, takes questions from reporters at the Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, June 17, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Playboy founder Hugh Hefner attends the TCM Classic Film Festival Opening Night Gala and World Premiere of the film "An American In Paris" at Grauman's Chinese Theatre on April 28, 2011 in Hollywood, California. (Photo by Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images)
File – Hugh Hefner relaxes in red satin pajamas with the first copy of Playboy magazine in his Holmby Hills estate in Los Angeles recently. Hefner turns 70-years-old Tuesday, April 9, 1996. The first magazine in 1953 featured a nude Marilyn Monroe. (AP Photo/Playboy, Elayne Lodge)
Hugh Hefner at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles in September 2009. Hefner, Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (Monica Almeida/The New York Times)
Playboy Editor-in-Chief and Chief Creative Officer Hugh Hefner poses for a photo at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles Thursday, April 5, 2007. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)
Flowers and other tributes adorn Hugh Hefner's star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, the day after the Playboy magazine founder died at age 91. (Photo by John McCoy/Los Angeles Daily News)
The masthead in the current issue of Playboy magazine on September 28, 2017. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
Edgar Hernandez displays a copy of the current Playboy magazine at the Whats 's News JR news stand in Woodland Hills on Thursday, September 28, 2017. He said his supply of the curret issue will go quickly. Hernandez remembers one of his favorite covers was the Marge Simpson Playboy issue in October of 2009, it sold more than 100 copies. He expects the next magazine will feature Hugh Hefner who passed away yesterday. (Photo by Dean Musgrove, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
File – Cooper Hefner (L) and Hugh Hefner pose with Playmate Bunnies at Playboy's 60th Anniversary special event on January 16, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Charley Gallay/Getty Images for Playboy)
Hugh Hefner was a Daily News subscriber, and the newspaper announcing his death is seen early Thursday, Sept. 28, 2017, on the Playboy Mansion driveway in Holmby Hills, as seen on this picture that appeared on ABC7 reporter Marc Cota-Robles' Twitter account, @abc7marccr.
File – Playboy founder Hugh Hefner (center) arrives at Stansted Airport on June 2, 2011 in Stansted, England. The photograph is a recreation of a picture originally taken in the 1960's, with ten of the new London Bunnies. Mr Hefner was back in the UK to mark the launch of the new Playboy Club in Mayfair, (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)
File – Hugh Hefner and his girlfriend Crystal Harris, left, tour the rooms at Children of the Night with founder and president Lois Lee, Thursday, November 18, 2010, in Van Nuys. Children of the Night presented Hugh M. Hefner with the organization's first Founder's "Hero of the Heart Award" in appreciation of his dedication and commitment to COTN for over 30 years. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
Hugh Hefner, left, accepts the Alpha Male award as Jeremy Piven, center, and Snoop Dogg look on during the Spike TV "Guys Choice" awards in Culver City, Calif., Friday, May 30, 2008. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91. The magazine released a statement saying Hefner died at his home of natural causes on Wednesday night, Sept. 27, 2017, surrounded by family. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
At a bunny reunion held on June 29, 1986, Playboy empire founder Hugh Hefner bid farewell to some of the women who worked in his clubs through the years. (Photo by Leo Jarzomb/SCNG)
File – Playboy magazine publisher Hugh Hefner holds a copy of the magazine and a video cassette from the Playboy Channel, an all-night cable television venture Playboy Enterprises has undertaken, during an interview at the Playboy mansion in the Holmby Hills, Nov. 29, 1982, Los Angeles, Calif. (AP Photo/Nick Ut)
File – Hugh Hefner, 44, boss of the Playboy Empire, poses with girlfriend Barbi Benton on his circular bed aboard his private jetliner The Big Bunny on arrival at Londons Heathrow Airport, July 30, 1970, London, England. (AP Photo/Bob Dear)
File – Children of the Night founder and president Lois Lee, left, applauds with Hugh Hefner and his girlfriend Crystal Harris during a ceremony honoring Hefner for his support of Children of the Night, Thursday, November 18, 2010, in Van Nuys. (Michael Owen Baker/Los Angeles Daily News)
File – Perennial bachelor Hugh Hefner, 63, and Kimberley Conrad, 26. (AP-photo/28.6.1989
File – Playboy Founder and Editor in Chief Hugh M. Hefner (L) and 2014 Playmate Of The Year Kennedy Summers and the MINI USA Mascot attend Playboy's 2014 Playmate Of The Year Announcement and Reception at The Playboy Mansion on May 15, 2014 in Holmby Hills, California. (Photo by Mike Windle/Getty Images for Playboy)
File – Hugh Hefner (L) and Cooper Hefner attend the Annual Midsummer Night's Dream Party at the Playboy Mansion hosted by Hugh Hefner on August 16, 2014 in Holmby Hills, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for Playboy)
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Vantiv, Warburg Pursue RBC and BMO's U.S. Payments Unit
Payments processor Vantiv Inc. and buyout firm Warburg Pincus are among suitors seeking to buy a U.S. payments business owned by Royal Bank of Canada and Bank of Montreal, according to people familiar with the matter.
Moneris U.S., a division of Canadian payments processing giant Moneris Solutions Corp., could fetch as much as $600 million in a sale, the people said, asking not to be identified as the process is private. The unit has also drawn interest from rival payments processors Cielo SA, based in Brazil, and First Data Corp., among more than a half-dozen potential bidders, the people said.


Many years ago I recall the Water Corporation were criticized because the Derby Wastewater Treatment Plant was discharging to the environment. It seemed odd at the time because discharges in that location did not seem to be likely to cause problems. One of the last things we did on our recent trip out the Gibb River Road was to visit the Derby Wetlands. This is a wetland created by allowing controlled discharge from the very same wastewater treatment plant. It seems the discharges created an internationally important wetland and now this has to be maintained!
I think these are black winged stilts. Very elegant.
This entry was posted on October 17, 2012 by ianwiese. It was filed under Birds and was tagged with Derby, environment, international, nature, reflections, stilts, wastewater treatment plant, wetlands.


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SCOTTISH cashmere firm Dawson International, which employs 180 people in Scotland, has gone into administration.
The move came after the pensions regulator and the Pension Protection Fund (PPF) last month rejected the company's attempt to put its pension plans into a protection fund.
The company, which owns Barrie Knitwear in Hawick, has been struggling with a large deficit in its pension scheme for many years.
Dawson is continuing to trade as normal for time being and its US import business is not affected by this move.
Administrators at KPMG said the firm's pension debt was £129 million. The group had a turnover of £9.7 million last year and made pre-tax profits of £1.1m.
Joint administrator Blair Nimmo said that the administration "represents an excellent opportunity to acquire a well known and profitable Scottish cashmere knitwear business with over 100 years of trading history, a portfolio of recognised brand names, including Barrie, Glenmac, John Laing and Kinross, and a worldwide customer base".
David Bolton, chairman of Dawson, said: "This is a sad day for Dawson International, and for British manufacturing.


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Nicki Minaj Is the Créme de la Créme on August Alsina's "No Love" Remix
Nicki Minaj recharges the August Alsina single with a bright new verse. The Pink Print is on the way.
By Steven Goldstein
Gen F alum August Alsina had offered a clear warning on the original version of the song — "Ain't no lovin' me, so don't come looking for love," he belted over the air-thin R&B beat. Who better to offer a counterpoint than Nicki Minaj? On the remix of "No Love," Minaj tears down Alsina's facade, swerving between smooth croons and a fast-paced verse to introduce a character that's both comforting and confrontational. "No Love" is the latest of a slew of singles that have received remix treatment from Nicki, including Rae Sremmurd, YG, Young Thug and more, as she readies for the release of her 3rd studio album The Pink Print.
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Howdy! I've got another Name That Trauma query.
I also remember a killer leaving poems for their victims, including one that ends with the line, "Will they wire your coffin with cable?" This might be from the same novel as the tentacle-monster, or it might be a different one.
Could it be The Ashton Horror by Laurie Bridges? That was part of the Dark Forces series of YA horror in the early 80s and the cover features a tentacled monster. I read it when I was a kid but don't remember anything about the story. There was another series from the same era called Twilight (nothing to do with the more recent vampire series) that could potentially have what you're remembering.
Could be! I just ordered a copy–I'll let you know. Thanks for the rec!
I know this one! It has to be The Yearbook by Peter Lerangis!


We are delighted to reveal that Cape Town, South Africa is our host city for WYSTC 2015.
In celebration of our partnership, South Africa's Deputy Minister of Tourism, Tokozile Xasa, has confirmed that she will be attending WYSTC 2014 to discuss youth and student travel trends within South Africa with the conference's international attendees. Ms Xasa will also address the delegation during a networking reception on the evening of Wednesday, 24 September.
As preparations continue apace for WYSTC 2014, which will bring the youth, student and educational travel community together in Dublin this September, the foundations are already being laid for the annual event's first visit to Africa next year.
With the continent offering a wealth of untapped potential for one of the travel industry's fastest growing segments, especially for developing language learning as a form of travel, Cape Town – declared 'World Design Capital' in 2014 – was deemed an ideal location for next year's gathering of the youth travel community.
Derek Hanekom, South Africa's Minister of Tourism, added: "I am delighted that WYSE Travel Confederation chose the African continent and specifically South Africa to host this important conference in 2015. We are looking forward to welcoming you to our beautiful country with the warmth and hospitality that South Africans are known for.
WYSTC 2015 will be held at Cape Town's International Convention Centre from 22 – 25 September. Registration will open early next year.
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For as long as he can remember, Ichigo Kurosaki has been able to see ghosts. But when he meets Rukia, a Soul Reaper from the Soul Society who battles evil spirits known as Hollows, his life changes forever. Now, with a newfound wealth of spiritual energy, Ichigo discovers his true calling: to protect the living and the dead from evil. And when he vows to defend Rukia from the ruthless justice of the Soul Society, he and his friends must cross over and do battle in the spirit world . . .
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