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At Lawn Primary and Nursery School, we aim to make our curriculum exciting, engaging and motivational.
As a school, we ensure that we are committed to meeting the requirements of the new Primary National Curriculum from September 2014. In addition, we believe in using a cross-curricular thematic approach to learning so that children can embrace the world around them and make links to real-life situations.
Staff have received training in order to identify the key changes needed in the new curriculum, and therefore, our programmes of study have been updated to reflect the requirements whilst ensuring our thematic approach is maintained. We also use the 'Chris Quigley Essentials' Scheme of Work to supplement our curriculum. Through this, within our topic and subject plans, we embed a range of progressive skills essential for the holistic development of the child. The school is a firm believer in inclusion; we ensure our curriculum meets the needs of all learners.
At Lawn, we ensure breadth in our teaching through basing learning not only within the school environment but also through visits to outside establishments and through external visitors coming into school. We also offer a variety of extra-curricular clubs for all ages, as well as residential trips for Years 4 and 6.
We value the role of parents/carers in supporting the children's learning and encourage support from home. Topic webs are regularly displayed on the class pages of the school website to enable children to share their learning with home. Regular open-ended homework tasks related to our topics are organised in each year group. There are also opportunities for parents and carers to participate in workshops throughout the year as well as attend open afternoons and performances.
For our Curriculum Policies please click here
For our Overview of Topics for 2019-20 please click here
British Values
Here at Lawn Primary and Nursery School, we firmly believe we are a school for all. We are inclusive and are committed to serving our school and local community. We recognise the multicultural, multi-faith nature of our school community and of the United Kingdom as a whole. We also understand the importance of the role we have as a school in promoting core values and principles to enable our children to recognise the role they will play as emerging citizens in British Society. Through our strong provision for social, spiritual, cultural and moral development; we actively promote a range of fundamental British Values.
Our broad and balanced curriculum offers a range of opportunities for children to question and understand what it means to grow up in Britain. We ensure the children have opportunities to explore key themes such as democracy, individual liberty, mutual respect, the rule of law and tolerance of different beliefs and cultures. Examples of how we actively promote these are:
- Children vote for School Councillors, House Captains and Eco Team representatives.
- Y5 and Y6 learn about the voting system.
- Y6 study The Civil Rights movement.
- Upper Key Stage 2 has the opportunity to take on roles such as Playtime Pals, Librarians and Lunchtime Helpers.
- Visitors from a range of faiths and cultures talk to the children in assemblies and in classes.
- We have strong links to the local PCs and PCSOs who talk to the children about the Law and support them with online safety.
- We are committed to ensuring that behaviour is managed positively by all staff in the school and will not tolerate any form of prejudice.
This is underpinned by a strong pastoral system.
- As part of our pastoral care, we have a Nurture Team supporting families and children across the school.
- We teach about key events in the history of Britain and research key figures.
Our school motto is 'Optima Sequi – pursue the best'. Our core values of: 'Confidence', 'Respect', 'Resilience' and 'Excellence', permeate everything we do. Through our curriculum, we aim to ensure that each child has the opportunity to become the best they can be and is equipped with a love of learning for life.
To view the Department of Education's National Curriculum in England for Key Stages 1 and 2 click here


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A public holiday in Finland on the 6th of December. Includes solemn celebrations to honor the gained independence from Russian Empire in 1917.
1Rise the Finnish flag at 8-9 am if you have one.
2During daytime, either take part in a torchlight procession close to the main church of your town, go to a church or visit war memorials. If you are unprivileged and in Helsinki, get food from a man called Hursti.
3Find 2 blue-white candles, lite them, and put them in the window.
4Watch the movie Unknown Soldier from TV.
5Invite your family or friends. Prepare a nice dinner using quality ingredients and a hint of Finnish flavor. Decorate with small flags.
6In the evening, switch on a Finnish national TV channel and follow Presidential Independence Day reception (Linnan Juhlat) broadcast. Comment on the style and etiquette of famous people and spot neighbors. If you are invited, follow the instructions in the invitation.
7At 20.00 lower the flag and blow out the candles.
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Cat on the Threshold
Uncertainty of gray, you hover half-in, half-out,
fearful of the trap, of no-way-out,
eager to explore each mysterious corner,
each furniture cave and ledge.
Curiosity never killed in this house,
though it's been known to get one shooed.
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It's not exactly a sijo but it's sort of in the shape of one.


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An Iraqi Christian refugee, whose relative perished at the hands of the terror group ISIS, says she prays for the terrorist group. Christina Shabo who spoke at the World Youth Day 2016 in Krakow, said that her relative was sadistically murdered and mutilated by the militants.
"I asked Jesus for the grace to forgive every time I would pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet (a Catholic prayer). But instead of praying 'For the sake of his sorrowful Passion, have mercy on us and on the whole world,' I pray 'have mercy on ISIS and on the whole world,'" said 25-year-old Christina Shabo.
Also Read: Prominent Pakistani Christian leader J. Salik condemns bomb blasts at a hospital in Quetta
While speaking on July 29, at the WYD she recalled the events that surrounded her family's flight from their homeland after the advance of ISIS in 2014. "I don't forgive ISIS." Shabo went on: "I've struggled with it, because I haven't gotten there yet. It's a daily reminder," she said.
Christina and her family have settled in the US after gaining asylum status. She said that her family is still stuck in Iraq. She narrated the time when ISIS captured Mosul and presented the Christian residents with three choices, either rot convert to Islam, pay the jaziya or face death. During the attack, one of her relatives was "violently murdered…He was chopped up in a dozen pieces" and was parceled to the family in a bag.
"Imagine someone that you love being delivered to you in a bag in pieces. It's insane. So when I hear stories like that, how could I not be angry?" She said that one of her cousins was killed in recent bomb blasts. While repeating the Chaplet of Divine Mercy that "it just kind of came to me, Pray for them. Use that as a way to kind of think about them, but think about them in a more positive way."
"Anger just makes you angry and bitter, and nothing good comes out of it," she said. "But when you take that and you turn it into mercy and forgiveness, and you see how fruitful that can be, even for yourself, aside from anyone else, you can't stop doing it."


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Hosting a giveaway is something every blogger has to think about when planning a blog strategy. Will you be a blogger that hosts giveaways, participates in giveaways, or doesn't take part in them at all? I had heard a lot of good things about group giveaways so I joined a few. The response was pretty awesome. I felt like I made some great blogger connections and gained a good amount of new followers.
After testing with joining group giveaways I decided to be brave and host my own! I'm going to give you a breakdown of everything I did so that you can easily replicate it if you want to host your own group giveaway.
1. Decide what you want to giveaway. You can either have sponsors donate an item or you can have each of the bloggers participating in the giveaway pitch in! For my first group giveaway I had some lovely sponsors and also added a gift card that all of the bloggers pitched in for.
2. Choose which bloggers you want to participate. Send them an email and include the giveaway form. See exact examples below of an email and form I've used in the past and use as a reference for when you plan your next group giveaway:
3. Create the giveaway. I like to use Raffflecopter because it's super easy, let's me put everyone's links in, and automatically runs the giveaway for you. You can either do the free version or pay about $8 a month for the premium version. Filling out the Rafflecopter form is pretty self-explanatory and easy to get the hang of once you start.
4. Add the Rafflecopter giveaway to your group giveaway blog post & email the code to all participating bloggers so they can also post it on their blogs if they want! You can see an example of one of my past giveaway blog posts HERE
Voila! You have everything you need to put together your first group giveaway. Let me know if you have any tips or ideas for hosting giveaways in the comments!


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During the week, I'm lucky if I eat breakfast at all. Today I had half a bag of Snyder's mini pretzels and called it my a.m. meal.
The weekend is a different story. I love a good brunch, and I'm happy I finally got a chance to try the new-ish brunch at St. Francis. A few friends had raved, so I couldn't stay away for long.
By day, the place was bright and airy, and live music added to the kinetic atmosphere.
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The iron skillet olive oil pancake, studded with chocolate chips and topped with a dollop of whipped mascarpone, was nothing short of kick ass. Nothing like having a killer dessert and calling it the most important meal of the day.
The jumbo asparagus salad was also excellent, with huge, tender stalks, homemade green goddess dressing, crispy capers, crumbled egg, and fresh basil.
One big question mark, though: Why was mizuna listed on the menu description? I ordered the dish expecting a salad that included mizuna -- honestly, mizuna was pretty much the reason I chose this dish over another -- and there wasn't one trace of the greens on my plate. When I asked my server about it, she said it was really only a garnish anyway. She offered to have it replated on a bed of mizuna, and that was very nice of her, but the point was really more about the expectation of a certain ingredient in the salad.
So, yes, the menu can be fine-tuned. Otherwise, this is a great brunch and I'll definitely be back for more.


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How can you reduce an employee's health care costs by $676 per year? Get them to walk another 3,000 steps per day.
According to the Journal of Diabetes Investigation (JDI), a 10-year study in Japan establishes that there is indeed a direct correlation between walking and health care costs.
Spurred by the increasing prevalence of lifestyle-related disease, researchers decided to evaluate the effect of walking on medical costs. Focusing mainly on diabetes, the numbers of subjects with diabetes were 4.3 and 7.3% lower for daily increase of 3,000 and 5,000 steps, respectively.
Lower medical costs were also seen according to the daily increase in steps. In 10 years, total medical costs were 5.2% lower for those who increased their steps by 3,000 per day, and medical costs were 8.4% lower for those increasing their daily steps by 5,000.
These potential savings could be significant for employers.
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation's 2016 Employer Health Benefits Study, U.S. companies contribute an average of nearly $13,000 per employee in healthcare costs. Using the JDI study's findings, increasing an employee's average steps by 3,000 per day would mean a savings of $676 per employee annually – and an increase of 5,000 daily steps would result in a per-employee annual savings of $1,092.
Clearly, the importance of walking on lifestyle-related disease AND medical costs cannot be overstated.


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Art, as well as football, on display at Levi's Stadium
The only place to find the old San Francisco at the new Levi's Stadium is in the art on the walls.
The Grateful Dead and Jefferson Airplane in the Haight, Vesuvio and City Lights in North Beach, the Golden Gate Bridge and the Painted Ladies, the roof-sitters at Kezar and the faithful in floodwater at Candlestick are all glorified in a collection that includes oil and watercolor paintings, wood and metal sculpture, collage and assemblage of found objects.
"It's not typical that you are going to find a lot of these things in a sports venue," said independent curator Tracie Speca-Ventura, who commissioned the art and oversaw its installation.
From an interior designer's point of view, Levi's Stadium is formed of two glassy office buildings with a lawn in between. In each of the buildings are luxury suites connected by corridors that run the length of that lawn, which is more than 100 yards. What breaks up the monotony of these long hallways are 500 vintage football pictures and 200 new artworks. These make up the Art Collection at Levi's Stadium, which is owned by the Santa Clara Stadium Authority and managed by the 49ers.
The collection would appraise at around $3 million, and the plan is to grow and rotate the art, sell prints and offer paid tours to the public, just like a museum (the price has not yet been determined). For the fans who sit in the open, a tour is the only way to see all the art, which ranges from Gold Rush mining pans to an overhang of steel mesh to mimic the fog in San Francisco.
"Some people in the organization were thinking, 'Well, we can just put photography up,' " says Ali Towle, vice president of marketing for the 49ers. "But Tracie (Speca-Ventura) pitched to us that to make it more interesting, it would be not just photography and not just football."
Speca-Ventura and her sister-in-law, Camille Speca, operate Sports & the Arts in San Luis Obispo County. As a tryout, they were given the job of hanging art in the 49ers' headquarters, and they got the stadium contract in 2012.
"We were on the ground running for about four months just meeting artists," Speca-Ventura said. They put out an open call on the 49ers' website and visited art schools, open studios and galleries. From 300 applicants, 32 artists were selected to create at least two pieces each.
The sisters-in-law went to Big Sur to research Jack Kerouac and to UC Santa Cruz to visit the Grateful Dead Archive. Before they commissioned a painting of Vesuvio, they went to the famed bar on Columbus Street and had a drink.
"We do our homework," says Speca, who grew up near Shea Stadium in New York and sounds like it. "We're the best at what we do."
The artist they picked for Vesuvio is Adam Feibelman, whom they met at his studio in the Mission. He took pictures of the corner bar at all hours and in all weather. Then he cut out stencils of the pictures and spray painted them onto a black canvas. The discarded stencils were turned into paper sculpture that hangs alongside, to describe the process.
"Anytime you can have your labor of love put into a fortress that is never going to go anywhere," said Feibelman, 35, "it's something that is almost too good to be true."
Collage artist Derek Gores was given the assignment to create the California bear flag, and the 49ers sent him a box of old game tickets, program covers and pocket schedules from which to make it.
The subject matter of the collection reaches down the Salinas Valley through Steinbeck country to Speca-Ventura's hometown of Nipomo, which is represented by a blown-up charcoal image of Dorothea Lange's "Migrant Mother" photograph. That's something you don't expect to see in the corporate realm of a professional football stadium, and so is a tribute to the Summer of Love. Images of the Human Be-In are across from a wall of psychedelic concert posters from the Fillmore.
Los Angeles painter Liz Walsh heard about the Levi's collection from a friend and ended up contributing five paintings. One is a stadium shot dotted with the backs of the heads of fans. One head of shaggy white hair in the back row represents her late father, Bill.
"I'm usually not attracted to football stuff, but this felt like a chance to collaborate with my dad's memory," Walsh says. "I have some amazing memories from that place and will miss Candlestick."
The Art Collection at Levi's Stadium
-- To see the art or arrange a tour, go to www.levisstadium.com/art.
-- To watch a short video, go to: www.sfgate.com/news/item/Levi-s-Stadium-Art-31935.php
Sam Whiting is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: email@example.com Twitter: @samwhitingsf, #openartsf


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Bank of America Notifies Eligible Mortgage Customers of Second Lien Mortgage Debt Extinguishment
Friday, September 28, 2012 4:20 pm EDT
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As part of Bank of America's ongoing efforts to help customers in need of mortgage assistance, this company is in the process of mailing approximately 150,000 letters to pre-qualified homeowners offering automatic extinguishment of their second lien mortgages. The intention of the program is to place homeowners in an improved financial situation by reducing their monthly debt obligations and, potentially, help them create equity in their property.
The full forgiveness of second lien balances on eligible loans is being extended under Bank of America's participation in the 2012 national mortgage settlement among the five largest mortgage servicers, 49 state attorneys general and the federal government.
Letters that began mailing in July 2012 and continue through the end of this year inform predetermined eligible homeowners that the full balance of their Bank of America-owned and -serviced second lien mortgage will be forgiven and the bank's lien on the collateral property will be released free and clear, unless the customer opts out of this relief offer within 30 days of receiving the letter.
Hummm… really?!? Are they the good guys now?? Let's read on…
Questions and Answers
1. What is the second lien mortgage elimination offer?
We are offering eligible customers who are behind on their home loan payments the opportunity to have their remaining second lien mortgage debt eliminated. With this offer, the full unpaid principal balance on the second lien mortgage will be eliminated.
So what BOA saying is if you have a second mortgage with them, they will make that loan disappeared and you don't have to pay!!!!??? OK, the key words here are "eligible customers" and "behind". Who is eligible? Are you eligible? On Question 3, BOA explained who is eligible without telling how (is one of those official only information). And the other key word is "behind", if you are not behind on your mortgage, now you go behind that disqualified line. In the other word, you have to qualified at BOA's provision and go through their loops and hoops.
2. Why is Bank of America doing this?
These offers are part of Bank of America's ongoing efforts to help customers in need of mortgage assistance and are among the customer relief programs we have launched under the national settlement agreement between the five largest mortgage servicers, state attorneys general and the federal government. The goal is to help customers remain in their homes and avoid foreclosure whenever possible. By eliminating this debt for eligible customers, we are trying to help them get back on track financially with their first mortgage payments and return to sustainable homeownership.
WHY?? That's a good question. It's part of a $25 billion court settlement due to the big 5 banks' "questionable" practices on many troubled homeowners that are facing foreclosure. Basically the Federal court slapped their hands and said you cannot steal the whole thing coz people are starting to notice. Though them a bone back and next time do it while nobody is watching.
3. Who is eligible for the offer?
To qualify, customers must currently have a second lien mortgage owned and serviced by Bank of America that meets certain threshold delinquency or property value criteria, or a second lien mortgage associated with a first lien mortgage that is severely delinquent. Only second lien mortgages owned and serviced by Bank of America are eligible for this extinguishment program. It does not matter who owns and services the first lien mortgage. The vast majority of the second lien mortgages eligible for this program are in default in their subordinate lien position. A small number of second lien mortgages that are paid current will be extinguished if they are associated with a first lien mortgage that meets the program criteria.
The New York Times reported on an article How to Erase Debt that Isn't there explained those who "Eligible" don't even have the debt anymore. And it said "a small number of second lien mortgages are paid current will be extinguished …. meets the program criteria." Part of this criteria is the borrowers had begged and begged the banks to work out something for them but the bank didn't.
4. How are you contacting eligible customers?
Eligible customers will receive letters from Bank of America via Federal Express or certified mail, explaining the offer to have their second lien mortgage debt eliminated. Mailings began in late July. At this time, only customers receiving letters will be eligible for the program.
Sorry for those eligible customers now may be obligated to deal with the IRS due to the debt forgiveness program.
5. Do customers have to accept the offer?
We will eliminate the remaining second lien mortgage debt for eligible customers, unless they contact the bank to decline the offer within 30 days of receiving the offer letter. Customers are asked to contact a Bank of America Home Loans representative at 1.800.496.7831 if they have questions or wish to decline the offer.
For those who may still have choice – make the best choice for yourself. But some of these people might have moved away and this letter would never reach them, yup, they are now stuck with the IRS issue.
6. Are customers who are not contacted by the bank eligible for this program?
We will be contacting customers who are eligible to have their second lien mortgage debt eliminated. Customers cannot request to be part of the program.
7. How will second lien mortgage elimination impact the first mortgage?
The elimination of the second lien mortgage is completely separate from any actions being taken regarding the first mortgage. If the first mortgage is in foreclosure, those foreclosure activities may continue.
8. What happens if the customer is in foreclosure?
Although the second lien mortgage balance is being forgiven and the lien on this second mortgage is being extinguished, this action does not extinguish the customer's first mortgage. If a customer's first lien mortgage is impacted and in foreclosure, this will not stop the foreclosure proceedings; foreclosure activities are likely to continue. Customers should continue to answer and reply to all foreclosure communications from their first lien lender. If customers do not understand the legal consequences of the foreclosure, we encourage them to contact an attorney or housing counselor for assistance.
9. What are the tax implications of the forgiveness?
Bank of America may be required to report the amount of the eliminated second lien mortgage debt to the Internal Revenue Service. Current federal law provides for certain exceptions to tax liability when debt is forgiven in connection with a foreclosure prevention transaction for some customers; however, debt elimination may trigger state and federal income tax liabilities for customers. To understand whether they qualify for one of these exceptions and what other tax implications this transaction may have, we urge customers to contact a tax professional. Additional information on mortgage debt forgiveness can be found at www.irs.gov.
Circle back to earlier issue of the IRS.
10. How does this affect Bank of America's implementation of the terms of the agreement?
The program is consistent with the provisions of the agreement for second lien mortgage debt forgiveness.
11. Are there other ways that customers can have their second lien mortgage debt eliminated?
Additional government-sponsored and proprietary Bank of America programs are available which may involve the partial or full elimination of second lien loans. Interested customers should call 1.800.669.6607 or visit http://homeloanhelp.bankofamerica.com/en/home-equity-modification.html.
12. For a home mortgage loan, what is the difference between principal reduction or forgiveness and lien elimination?
If a lender forgives a portion of a home loan's principal balance, the borrower is responsible for the remaining balance due and the lender retains its lien on the borrower's property as collateral for the loan. In a lien elimination, the entire balance of a mortgage loan is reduced to zero, the lien securing the loan is released and the mortgage note is cancelled. The lender has no further claim to the borrower's property as collateral, and no further monetary claims against the customer.
13. Will a customer benefit if their second lien mortgage debt has been discharged in a bankruptcy filing?
Yes. While customers who have filed for bankruptcy and receive a discharge of their second lien mortgage debt obligations are no longer personally liable for the debt, the bank still remains a lien holder to the extent of the remaining balance on the second lien. This means the bank still has a legal claim to the customer's property as collateral to satisfy the second lien mortgage debt still owed through a court-approved foreclosure, or if the property is sold for a gain. Once the debt is cancelled and the lien extinguished or released (subject to court approval, if required), the bank relinquishes any further monetary or collateral claim to the property. This reduces the debt attached to the property and may provide the opportunity for the borrower to build equity in their home. Because the underlying personal obligation for the debt was discharged in bankruptcy, the bank will not report debt forgiveness to the IRS as a result of this transaction.
14. Will this affect the customer's credit rating?
Through the extinguishment program, we will report to the major credit bureaus that the customer's second lien mortgage is now "paid and closed" and has a zero balance, which could affect a customer's credit rating. A credit score is determined by the customer's credit history and is not controlled by Bank of America. Customers should review information on credit scores at http://www.ftc.gov/bcp/edu/pubs/consumer/credit/cre24.shtm.
15. If the lien is extinguished in a bankruptcy filing, what are the credit reporting implications?
In the event debt is discharged through bankruptcy, the credit bureaus normally reflect that event as a loan or a debt discharge in a bankruptcy filing. Through the extinguishment program, we will report to the credit bureaus that the customer's second lien mortgage is now "paid and closed" and has a zero balance.
16. How will Bank of America help customers who are still in need of assistance following the elimination of their second lien mortgage with the bank?
We want to work with customers to address their financial needs, especially if they are in need of assistance. Customers can always visit one of the 50 Customer Assistance centers in cities around the country or call 1.800.669.6607 or visit http://homeloanhelp.bankofamerica.com/en/home-equity-modification.html to find out about available programs.
Bank of America
Bank of America is one of the world's largest financial institutions, serving individual consumers, small- and middle-market businesses and large corporations with a full range of banking, investing, asset management and other financial and risk management products and services. The company provides unmatched convenience in the United States, serving approximately 56 million consumer and small business relationships with approximately 5,600 retail banking offices and approximately 16,200 ATMs and award-winning online banking with 30 million active users. Bank of America is among the world's leading wealth management companies and is a global leader in corporate and investment banking and trading across a broad range of asset classes, serving corporations, governments, institutions and individuals around the world. Bank of America offers industry-leading support to approximately 4 million small business owners through a suite of innovative, easy-to-use online products and services. The company serves clients through operations in more than 40 countries. Bank of America Corporation stock (NYSE: BAC) is a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average and is listed on the New York Stock Exchange.


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STIS Takes It To The Fringe!
STIS staff and students are involved in a series of Edinburgh Fringe Festival events, showcasing our research and celebrating the 50th anniversary of our department. [04 Aug 2016]
SPS Student Receives Emerging Leaders in Anthropology Award
PhD student, Catherine Whittaker, has been presented with the Emerging Leaders award by the National Association of Student Anthropologists, a section of the American Anthropological Association. [25 Nov 2016]
CAS Research Fellow Wins ASAUK Award
Congratulations to Dr Maggie Dwyer, who was runner-up for the 2016 Audrey Richard Prize offered by the African Studies Association of the UK. [25 Sep 2016]
Sam Spiegel Receives 2016 Chancellor's Rising Star Award
Dr. Samuel Spiegel, Lecturer in International Development, is the recipient of this year's Chancellor's Rising Star Award for Research. [13 Sep 2016]
Daniel Mullen wins Sir William Darling Memorial Prize
Daniel Mullen, a recent graduate in International Relations, has been awarded this year's Sir William Darling Memorial Prize. [22 Sep 2016]
Q-Step Students Present at AMQeN International Conference
Undergraduate students from the Q-Step Centre at the University of Edinburgh recently presented their work placement projects at the highly respected AMQeN international conference on 'rediscovering inequalities: exploring the interconnections between crime, education and urban segregation'. [16 Nov 2016]
Sue Renton Wins 2016 CAHSS Recognition Award
The deserving winner of the 2016 College award for Outstanding Contribution to the Student Experience was SPS Student Experience Officer, Sue Renton. [09 Nov 2016]
Undergraduate Awards 2016
Congratulations to SPS student, Maria Pabolaza Lacambra, who has been awarded a commendation at the this year's Undergraduate Awards. [03 Oct 2016]
Expert Analysis in the Brexit Debate
SPS academics have been active participants in the EU Referendum debate, providing expertise on constitutional and policy implications, political strategy, potential uses of social media, and analysis of results. [30 Jun 2016]
Edinburgh Q-Step Centre Hosts Festival of Social Science Event
Secondary school pupils are invited to the University of Edinburgh on 11 November 2016 to experience a typical afternoon at university and to explore how they might combine an interest in maths and social science during their studies at university. [01 Sep 2016]
MOOC on Social Wellbeing launched
A new Massive Open Online Course on Social Wellbeing starts on Monday 26th September 2016. [22 Sep 2016]
Jay Wiggan wins ISRF grant for Labour market research
Social Policy's Dr Jay Wiggan has successfully won a grant from the Independent Social Research Foundation for his research project "Bringing labour back in: class antagonism, labour agency and Britain's active labour market reforms". [12 Sep 2016]
Angus Bancroft on the Darknet at Cabaret of Dangerous Ideas
Bancroft will discuss some of his current research [04 Aug 2016]
RSE Young Academy of Scotland Welcomes New Members
New cohort includes Dr Sotiria Grek and Dr Niki Vermeulen. [28 Jul 2016]
Brexit and the School
In the wake of the recent EU referendum find out what it means for the University, and what our academics are saying. [11 Jul 2016]
Darcy Leigh joint winner of BISA thesis prize 2016
We are delighted to announce that Dr Darcy Leigh is the joint winner of the 2016 Michael Nicolson Thesis Prize awarded by BISA. [28 Jun 2016]
50 years of Science Studies
The Science Studies Unit, one of the foundational units that formed our STIS subject area, celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. [21 Jun 2016]
Professor Charlie Jeffery Awarded CBE
Professor Charlie Jeffery, Professor of Politics and Senior Vice-Principal at the University of Edinburgh, has been awarded a CBE in the Queen's birthday honours. The award recognised Professor Jeffery's work in promoting social science as a tool to inform public decision making. [13 Jun 2016]
Edinburgh to be the New Home of Cultural Sociology
Edinburgh Sociology to take over editing the BSA/Sage journal [02 May 2016]
Q-Step student and tutor wins EUSA award
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Today, Dairy Farmers of Canada (DFC) hosted an event to highlight Canadian dairy farmers' long standing commitment to high standards of care on their farms, through the public launch of the farmers' sustainability initiative.
Held at the Canadian Museum of Agriculture and Food, the event showcased the initiative's interconnected national standards on milk quality, food safety, animal care, traceability, biosecurity and environment.
"As dairy farmers, we are very proud to collectively demonstrate responsible stewardship of our animals and the environment, sustainably producing high-quality, safe, and nutritious food for consumers," said Wally Smith, president of DFC. "Today's event is a great opportunity for Canadians to see exactly how we are accomplishing this, what measurable standards currently exist, and how dedicated we are to continuing to improve in our responsibility to provide sustainable food."
The initiative, called proAction®, is built on the strengths that have long existed in our industry and new standards that are based on research and practiced by farmer innovators. It will enable farmers to see how their farm compares to their peers on a national basis, which helps foster continuous improvement. Those in the food industry and interested Canadians can also check on overall progress in adhering to the standards, which are reported online at dairyfarmers.ca/proAction.
On-farm food safety is already independently audited on a regular basis. The development of these processes and programs for dairy and other sectors has been funded in part through the federal government over the years, with individual farmers absorbing compliance costs, such as testing water quality or annual equipment check-up.
"We have long been sustainable in our farming practices and are very passionate about what we do," said David Wiens, DFC vice-president. "Our respect for resources, animals and the environment are the reasons the industry is sustainable today. We intend to move forward, building on our strengths, to be sustainable tomorrow."
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Cano's two homers and six RBIs help Moore to a winning debut
It's not always like this, Andrew.
Robinson Cano doesn't hit two home runs every night, but he did Thursday and helped Andrew Moore to a successful big-league debut in a 9-6 victory over the Detroit Tigers at Safeco Field.
"That was unbelievable," Moore said. "It felt like I blinked, and it was over. It absolutely flew by."
Moore came as advertised. An efficient strike-thrower. He held the Tigers to three runs and six hits in seven innings before departing to a rousing ovation as he walked to the dugout for the final time.
"It was a heck of a debut," manager Scott Servais said, "but it was kind of what we've seen out of Andrew Moore since the day he put a Mariners jersey on.
"I think the people at Oregon State saw the same thing. The people at his high school saw it. He's just got a way about him. His mound presence is very good."
The Mariners led 5-3 when Moore closed out the seventh, thanks in part to Cano's first homer, a two-run line drive to center in the third inning against Tigers starter Daniel Norris.
Francisco Rodriguez replaced Norris (4-5) to start the seventh inning and worked himself into a bases-loaded jam with one out. Cano then crushed a 1-0 fastball for his 11th career grand slam.
"I'm not looking at my power numbers," said Cano, whose last homer was June 6. "But like tonight, sometimes you've got men in scoring position, you (want to come through).
"Tonight, I hit a homer, but it's not about how many homers I hit. I just want to do my job with men in scoring position."
Cano's slam made it 9-3, and the game appeared over.
It wasn't.
The Mariners turned to another rookie making his debut in the eighth inning: 6-foot-8 right-hander Max Povse. The contrast to Moore, who stands 6 feet even, couldn't have been more striking.
Povse got two quick outs before finding trouble. Lots of trouble. Alex Avila doubled, Miguel Cabrera homered and J.D. Martinez doubled and Justin Upton single.
With three runs in, the Mariners summoned Tony Zych, who walked Nicholas Castellanos after jumping ahead 0-2 in the count. That got the tying run to the plate, but Andrew Romine struck out.
Steve Cishek then drew the ninth because Edwin Diaz was unavailable after pitching the four previous days. Cishek worked a scoreless inning and got his first save since last July 30.
"Home runs hurt us," Tigers manager Brad Ausmus said. "We kind of fought our way back into the game a little bit, but then Cano's grand slam kind of puts it out of reach."
The victory enabled the Mariners to complete a four-game sweep and, finally, climb above .500 for the first time this season at 38-37. They have won five in a row and 17 of their last 25.
"You've got to give credit to all of these guys who came up (from the minors) and were able to do their job," Cano said. "That's outstanding. Like the guy (Moore) who pitched tonight.
"They've been able to come up (to replace injured players) and help us to win games."
The Mariners broke on top after Norris issued walks in the second inning to Nelson Cruz and Danny Valencia.
Ben Gamel extended his hitting streak to 14 games with a two-run double into the right-center gap and scored when Guillermo Heredia flicked an RBI single into right field.
The Tigers got one run back on Ian Kinsler's two-out homer in the third inning — a 90-mph fastball on a 3-1 count.
The Mariners answered later in the inning when Mitch Haniger yanked a one-out single to left, and Cano followed with a homer that just cleared the center-field wall for a 5-1 lead.
Moore wobbled through a two-run fifth, although the key hit was a bad-hop double past third baseman Kyle Seager. Moore had a chance to limit the damage to one run, but he gave up a two-out RBI single to Kinsler.
But Moore retired six in a row over his final two innings.
"I loved the way he got on the mound and threw the ball wherever he wanted," Cano said. "He didn't try to do too much. He just pitched his game. That's what you want somebody to do.
"You can see you don't have to throw 97 or 98 (mph) to be good, The was throwing the ball where he wanted."
PLAY OF THE GAME: Shortstop Jean Segura might not be fully recovered from a high right ankle sprain, but he went a long way into left field along the line to catch a pop by Alex Presley in the fifth inning.
PLUS: The Mariners matched a season best by winning their fifth straight game…Gamel has hits in 24 of his last 25 games…Cano's six RBIs were a season high…Danny Valencia shook free from an 0-for-10 slump by going 2-for-2 with two walks.
MINUS: Povse had a rough big-league debut: three runs and four hits in two-thirds of an inning…Seager went hitless in four at-bats and is 0-for-7 since his walk-off double in Tuesday's victory…Mike Zunino went 0-for-3 and is 1-for-10 since hitting two homers Monday in the series opener.
STAT PACK: Moore is the 13th pitcher in franchise history to win his debut as a starter. The last was James Paxton on Sept. 7, 2013 at Tampa Bay.
QUOTABLE: Moore on his big-league debut: "It still kind of feels surreal. But these guys did a great job of making sure I was calm. Kyle (Seager) made a few mound visits that were big, just making sure I composed myself.
"I have a quick pace but, sometimes, I try to go too quick. Things start going bad, and I try to go even faster. It just kind of spirals out. So it was big for him to come out there and have me take another breath and execute pitches."
SHORT HOPS: The Mariners appear to have no interest in catcher Stephen Vogt (who was designated for assignment by Oakland) or right-hander Doug Fister (recently released by the Angels)…Moore is the 16th different Mariners pitcher to post a victory this season…the Tigers have lost six in a row.
ON DECK: The Mariners and Astros open a three-game series at 7:10 p.m. Friday at Safeco Field.
Right-hander Felix Hernandez (2-2 with a 4.73 ERA) will return from the disabled list and make his first start since April 25. Houston will start right-hander Joe Musgrove (4-6, 5.09).
The game can be seen on Root Sports Northwest and heard on 710 ESPN and the Mariners Radio Network.
Bob Dutton: @TNT_Mariners


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SHIRLEY, N.Y. (CBSNewYork) — A Long Island man was charged Friday with 61 misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty after a number of dead animals were found at his home.
Alan Warner, 23, was arrested Friday afternoon after officials discovered about 100 animals at the house in Shirley on Tuesday, about 20 of which were dead.
Officials from the Suffolk County chapter of The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals said rabbits, mice, pigeons, chinchillas, a deer, a pig and a cow were among the dozens of animals found on the property.
RELATED: 13 Dogs, 2 Cats Rescued From 'Living Hell' In Rockville Centre | Animal Control Officers Make 'Grisly' Discovery At L.I. Home | Malnourished, Dead Animals Found In Long Island Home
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Two teams forever linked by the 2007 Stanley Cup final meet in Ottawa.
Anaheim Ducks at Ottawa Senators on Jan. 18, 2011
THE STORY: Two teams forever linked by the 2007 Stanley Cup final meet in Ottawa. My how times have changed. While the Ducks are fighting for their playoff lives every night, the Senators will almost certainly miss the postseason for the second time in three years. Fans here have given up on another championship drive and have instead turned their attention to a possible lottery pick in the draft.
THE SUBPLOTS: Senators owner Eugene Melynk has been uncharacteristically silent as the Senators muddle through the middle of the season. Perhaps he doesn't know what to say. Not long ago, he was urging fans to buckle their seatbelts because his team was going all the way. The team has since made a mockery of those words and, instead of planning some far-off Cup parade, Melnyk has to decide who will lead this franchise into the future.
THE WILDCARD: Daniel Alfredsson, Senators. Ottawa is now ranked 29th out of 30 teams in goals per game, so there's plenty of pressure on the team's goal-scoring leader to produce. No. 11 has 14 on the year, which puts him on pace for his 11th consecutive 20-goal season. Unfortunately, he'll need a lot more than that to pull the Senators out of their funk.
THE OPPONENT: The Anaheim Ducks' leader already has 23 goals this season and is on pace for his best output ever (39). Ranked 8th in overall league scoring, Corey Perry has been the Ducks' best player this season, stealing a distinction normally held by Ryan Getzlaf (who is currently out with a broken nose). He's also tough, ranking 18th in the NHL with 82 penalty minutes on the year.
THE QUOTE: "We're in a tough spot. We know that, but we're not going to go down without a fight. We're going to push ourselves as hard as we can. We have to have the effort every night. We know that. We're not getting enough goals where we can play one period or 30 minutes." — Alfredsson on not packing it in, despite the Senators' bleak position in the standings.
THE SICK BAY: Senators — G Pascal Leclaire (lower body, day-to-day), C Jason Spezza (shoulder, indefinite), RW Alex Kovalev (knee, one week). C Ryan Getzlaf (nose), LW Aaron Voros (eye), C Jason Jaffray (knee).THE PREDICTION: The Ducks are a playoff team in the Western Conference, where the competition is incredibly tough. The Senators aren't even close to a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference, where points should be much easier to come by. I've picked a close score, but I wouldn't be surprised if this one got ugly. Senators 2, Ducks 3. (Click here to see who the rest of our prediction panel likes in this one)


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We've been sooo busy around here. Trying to cram everything in before the sun takes off to Southern climes.
I'll add knitting content next time around. Here are just a few of the things we've been up to:
Everyday Routines
Helping big brother with his chores. Dang, look at that big kid.
Bend/Black Butte/Reunion
Our annual family reunion with my mom's side.
Cousins. 12 kids ages 12 and under!
DH, babe and I went to Bend for our 3rd anniv. while the big kids stayed with Nonna (my mom) and the rest of the clan.
First Ice Cream Cone!
Running off the ice cream at the park.
Birthday Party in the Park
How the *&^% have 10 (!!) years gone by already!?!
BoyWonder doesn't like cake, so we had root beer floats.
Quick! Look while you can. I actually came out from behind the camera.
State Fair
DH took the big 2 on rides while the babe and I roamed around the fair. The craft displays were definately inspiring. Maybe I'll enter something next year.
Braving the Super Loop!
After rides, we all did the petting zoo, had dinner and treats, and watched the juggler.
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Having lived in three different apartments since getting married, we were itching to break out the paint brushes and add some colour to our new house.
For the living room we used Venus Teal by Behr.
In the dining room we used Deep Amethyst by Glidden.
In the master bedroom we used Granite Grey by Glidden.
In the guest bath we used Blue Tradition by Valspar.


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WASHINGTON — Democrats on the Senate intelligence committee clashed Wednesday with CIA Director John Brennan over his response to a classified committee report on CIA interrogations a decade ago that included water-boarding.
At a hearing to explore global threats to America, Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) accused the CIA of making inaccurate public statements about the still-secret study, saying the agency set out to "intimidate, deflect and thwart legitimate oversight."
Heinrich personally castigated Brennan, saying he has ignored overtures to "bridge the chasm" with committee Democrats because "it doesn't appear to be in the director's nature to accept these overtures."
"I respectfully but vehemently disagree," Brennan responded.
The report by committee Democrats is said to amount to a blistering indictment of the harsh interrogations of Al Qaeda detainees. It concludes the CIA program was mismanaged and produced little valuable intelligence.
The CIA response disputes that conclusion and asserts a variety of factual errors. Republicans did not participate in writing the report, but the Democratic-led committee adopted it with one Republican vote, that of Sen. Olympia Snow (R-Maine), who has since retired. Its backers are pressing the Obama administration to declassify the report and make it public.
Heinrich and Sen. Mark Udall (D-Colo.) pressed Brennan about an internal CIA review group that former CIA Director Leon Panetta appointed in 2009 to examine the detention, interrogation and rendition practices.
Udall has said the group's conclusions were far more critical of CIA conduct than the CIA's official response to the committee report. Both documents are classified.
The review group's conclusions were not included in the response, and committee members want to see them.
Brennan said he had not fully read the review group's material before he approved the CIA response to the Senate report. He declined to go further in the public hearing.
"Senator, I respectfully would like to say that I don't think this is the proper format for that discussion because our responses to your report were in classified form."
Udall responded: "Are you saying that the CIA officers who were asked to produce this internal review got it wrong, just like you said the committee got it wrong? We had 6,300 pages, 6 million documents, 35,500 footnotes."
Brennan replied, "I didn't say that the committee got it wrong. I said there were things in that report that I disagreed with. There were things in that report that I agreed with. And I look forward to working with the committee on the next steps in that report."
"I am fully confident in the factual accuracy of the report, and nothing in your response so far has persuaded me otherwise," Heinrich said to Brennan.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), the committee chairman, repeatedly cut off her colleagues as they sought to question Brennan about the report, saying it should be discussed in closed session.
[For the Record, 9:43 a.m. PST Jan. 31: An earlier version of this post referred to Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) instead of former Sen. Olympia Snowe (R-Maine) and as Sen. Mark Udall as representing Utah, not Colorado.]
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Mapping is a process of reorganizing and rearranging (moving) the most important ideas and information from your reading or textbook and converting it into a diagram with your own words to help you understand and remember what you read. Because mapping makes it easier to organize and remember what you have read, mapping is a useful studying technique. Moreover, mapping can help you organize your own writing when used as a pre-writing technique.
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Media, Sharpening Colored Pencils, and Sketchbooks
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Media, Sharpening Colored Pencils, and SketchbooksAsk an Artist
by Ursula Vernon
QUESTION: Is there any art media you'd like to try but haven't, because of cost or intimidation or any other reason?
ANSWER: Metalworking. That's mostly the terror and the massive amounts of equipment involved.
More realistically, encaustics. I've seen some lovely work done with encaustics, and I'd love to try it, but it seems to have such a high technical bar to entry (and the waxes ain't cheap!) that I'd really want to take a class or a workshop or something to figure out what I'm doing before trying it myself.
Most of the other media I've been interested in, I've just gone ahead and thrown myself at with my teeth and toenails, and many of them yielded to this. I generally found oil paints too much trouble after a few experiments -- you can do neat things, sure, but who wants to wait all year for them to dry?
QUESTION: How do you sharpen colored pencils? Is there a trick to it? Mine frequently break!
ANSWER: I use a mechanical pencil sharpener. There's really no trick to it, except perhaps to get high quality colored pencils. Cheap leads tend to be more brittle. You also want to store them, if possible, in an area with a certain degree of humidity in the air--really cold or dry air can make the wood more brittle as well.
QUESTION: Do you keep a chronological sketchbook?
ANSWER: Well, insomuch as I go onto the next page when I'm done with one...
I used to keep much more elaborate sketchbooks than I do now. They were partly journals and full of sketches and random commentary. These days, I have so much less to say (as Billy Collins the poet once said, when he was young he had a great deal to say, and now that he's older, he has very little to say, and his poetry has improved immeasurably as a result!) and my sketchbooks have become more utilitarian and last a lot longer. They're mostly for jotting down thumbnail sketches and for when I suddenly get seized with an urge to doodle, which happens once in a blue moon or so.
I also do a lot of drawing on the computer, so I have a number of pages of unrelated sketches when I'm trying to work out a particular idea or something. Some of those then turn directly into paintings, without ever winding up in a sketchbook.
I still frequently dig back through sketchbooks from the last few years when I'm looking for ideas -- usually because I've got a convention on the near horizon and I need to get a lot of small pieces turned out quick! -- but my older sketchbooks are mostly entombed in boxes where I will not be forced to confront how innocent of anatomy I was in the early days.
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Dear colleagues, I am thrilled to recommend Phil for all your doctor recruitment services. I am dealing with Phil for many years now as I have few clinics in Toronto and I highly recommend his service. I am continuously impressed by his professional , respectful way of work . He always takes care of all the details through the process . I always know I could rely on him to meet deadlines and exceed my expectations. With that said, I am highly confident in my recommendation and believe that Phil would be the perfect fit.
It was great experience working with you. We thank you very much for arranging doctor for us on time.
You walked us through it right from beginning till end . You always replied to us promptly and explained everything in a detailed and professional way .
We wish you all the best in your professional career and hope to see you in the future if we need any more doctors.
We are the Consort & District Medical Centre Society and operate in a rural community in east central Alberta. The area our Hospital and Doctors cover is very large geographically and young demographically.
We contacted Phil Martin to recruit physicians for us. Phil has a good understanding of the immigration process to bring new physicians into the Province of Alberta. Because we have limited resources he was able to be our eyes and ears and do the leg work for us in other countries. Phil would send us CVs whenever he found a good fit for our community and works with us and our AHS recruiter whenever a potential recruit was selected.
Earlier this spring we had a physician sign on to practice in our community thanks in large part to Phil and his services. We have engaged Phil to recruit another physician for us as well. This is a testament to how much we valued his services and the working relationship we shared.
I have had the pleasure of knowing Phil Martin for about 4 years now. To date, I have recruited three physicians using his service and support. I am very comfortable with his style and conduct, and appreciate his professional and efficient manner of doing business.
Phil is the first recruiter who does not just want to recruit another physician to fill a position, but instead he is more of a professional matchmaker to our clinic and physicians. He takes great care to search for want we need, and takes into account special requests we might have around a particular vacant position. Because Phil knows most of our physicians and their personalities, he also looks at the available candidates, to find the best match for the position.
He is a very welcoming person to communicate with, and prompt with updates on recruitments. I can recommend Phil to any person who needs to recruit a new physician
For the past 18 months, we have been contracting with Phil Martin to recruit family physicians for our community hospital. Our town found itself with a 50% loss of physicians
because of relocation. How does a rural community of 800 compete with larger centers for recruitment of this scarce resource?
Well we did compete successfully, thanks to the leads provided by Phil Martin. We are now back to our original complement of physicians. I was impressed with the caliber of candidates that were brought forward for consideration. He did not waste our time presenting candidates, unless they were already eligible for licensing in our province. Time is of the essence when a physician expresses interest, and Phil Martin was able to react quickly in facilitating dates for site visits. I believe that maintaining the momentum with a lead was a key success factor that resulted in offer letters being signed.
Communication has been professional and timely. He served as the link with the interested physician and was able to get the responses we needed, very quickly.
I strongly endorse Phil Martin for consideration as part of a community's physician recruitment.
As Administrator for Municipal Health Holdings and the R.M. of Eldon No. 471, the Assistant Administrator and I have found it a pleasure to work with Phil Martin. In a very pleasant, outgoing and professional manner, Phil Martin worked with our organization to complete a placement form that describes the details about our physician vacancy, the community and the expectations our organization has for a physician candidate. In order to find a satisfactory "match" the placement form was provided to potential candidates and an information document describing prospective physician preferences for work and community environments was provided for our organization to review.
Phil Martin is not just a referral service that provides names and copies of CV's for potential physician candidates. Phil works genuinely to successfully match physicians with communities thereby helping to ensure a higher success rate in recruitment and retention. We all know that a happy physician in an accepting community serves to increase the potential for the community to retain the physician long term.
I encourage anyone wishing to discuss the service provided by Phil Martin to contact me.
We have found Phil Martin to be both professional and timely in the recruitment process.We therefore recommend him for any of your placement needs. We have been successful and pleased with the competent services provided.
A trend setter when it comes to medical recruitment. Extremely efficient and dependable, works round the clock to make sure job seekers and employers are very satisfied. If Professionals are paid only for the result and value they bring to businesses Phil would be extremely wealthy!!! I'm extremely satisfied with the quality of service I received. You guys always deliver, you under promise but over deliver, that's a simple way to describe how excellent you guys are in what you do. Thanks again Phil.
It is my pleasure to write to you with reference to Phil Martin. Our clinic retained his services for the purpose of recruiting family physicians and I have been working closely with him over the past three years.
In that time I have found Phil to be attentive and efficient. He responds quickly to requests and offers solutions and advice for any queries. He has always been professional and has a warm and personal approach to his business.
The support received from Phil has always been valued. I am happy to recommend him to any company and I look forward to working with them again in the near future.
I know that the process of recruitment is long but I would encourage clinics to trust Phil Martin to come through with several excellent candidates. We are very pleased with the quality of the two doctors who have just recently joined our practice from Capetown, South Africa. We look forward to the third doctor joining us next year. Thank you for your work on our behalf.
Phil Martin has been a valuable resource in assisting with the attraction and recruitment of overseas Physicians who are interested in relocating to Alberta. He is knowledgeable in regard to the recruitment needed to practice medicine in Alberta, Canada and can educate potential Physicians accordingly. Phil bridges communications between the potential Physician and the Physician recruiter from the first point of contact to the time the Physician arrives in Alberta. This has allowed for a good working relationship with all parties involved, especially when dealing with time sensitive matters such as licensure to practice and immigration assistance.
Phil is very professional and knowledgeable. His approach with working with the Castor Community Physician Recruitment Committee was appreciated as his sense of humor and ability to get a quick sense of people and their approach to business, made working with Phil appealing and positive. Phil persevered and completed all the necessary documents for our committee to complete phone interviews and reference checks. He also encouraged us to scrutinize each potential candidate and ensure we felt we had the best Physician to match our committee needs. He also ensured the timely receipt of resumes.
When our committee wanted to meet with a potential Physician candidate and to have an opportunity to showcase our community, Phil collaborated with the Alberta Health Services (Central Zone) Physician Recruiter, ensuring this potential Physician possessed the necessary credentials required by the Alberta Medical Association and the Alberta College of Physicians and Surgeons to warrant a visit. When the potential candidate signed the contract with our community, Phil again worked with the AHS recruiter ensuring immigration and other documents were in place to streamline the process for both the community and the Physician. He also kept the community abreast of the progress in all business matters.
Phil always followed up in a timely manner and wanted to know if there was further support required after our successful recruitment. His business acumen and respect for the committee members was exemplary. We never felt rushed or less important than another client and if he was going to be away he advised of his availability or referred us to an alternate contact.
Phil continues to consistently check in for feedback and if there is any other business that he can assist us with. His personal integrity, business sense and knowledge as well as his attention to detail is appreciated, as are his positive people skills.
I have had the privilege of working with Phil Martin since early 2014. As CEO of PrimeCARE Health, I contracted him to assist in physician recruitment. I am delighted to say that he delivered by introducing the right physicians for our various practice opportunities.
Phil simplified the process of physician recruitment and kept abreast with the regulatory changes that impact physician recruitment. I am delighted to say that PrimeCARE Health successfully placed six of the many physicians introduced to us. I am positive that PrimeCARE Healh will continue to utilize the services provided by Phil Martin as we grow our business.
As you are aware – May 2012 SIPPA has started!
I had the opportunity to speak with the doctors that a part of the program on Tuesday evening at the SIPPA Welcome Celebration and I wanted to share some the feedback with you.
Nine of the May 2012 SIPPA doctors were sourced by Phil Martin; five of those doctors were a part of the saskdocs contract and the other 4 were regional arrangements. All of the doctors that I had the opportunity to chat with, spoke very highly of Phil Martin and the support they have been provided.
They spoke about the professional manner that Phil supported their inquiries and were very appreciative of the quick response and that commitments were honored. They mentioned that Phil was always available to provide assistance on every aspect of their journey to Saskatchewan.
As we all know, licensure and immigration is a complex, paper intensive process, several of the doctors told me that if it had not been for the end-to-end assistance that they were provided by Phil - they would have given up!
Thanks so much Phil for all you have done to assist these doctors. Keep up the great work!
It gives me great pleasure to be writing a reference for Mr. Phil Martin.
I have personally worked directly with Mr. Martin to recruit Foreign Physicians to work in our medical clinics across the Greater Toronto Area for the last couple of years. Mr Martin is a hardworking and conscientious individual and he spared no efforts in helping us. He always returns our calls and emails 7 days a week regardless if he is at his office or out of town. He always makes sure that appointments with the Physicians are confirmed and he follows up to get the feedback of the interviews.
Mr. Martin is competent and caring with his work. I have received a lot of complements from co-workers and the recruited Physicians. I am certain that Mr Martin will be a great asset and sound member in the success of any team he will work with in the future.