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~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 INTRODUCTION This Strategic Plan document is designed to provide a road map for the activities of the East Bay Environmental Education Network (EBEEN) from 2009 through 2011. From its origins nearly five years ago as a loose network of environmental education (EE) professionals, EBEEN has grown in both participation and leadership, and is poised to marshal collective resources towards specific goals in professional development and collaboration. 2009 brings a host of timely reasons to create a strategic plan for accomplishing regional EE goals. Not only is 2009 the national Year of Science, but the confluence of economic pressures and environmental awareness provides strong motivation for both expanding the capacity of environmental educators and seeking economies of scale available through collaborative efforts. Climate change is in the news and on people's minds, while local support for environmental innovation is strong – EE organizations offer the needed support to integrate new ideas into classrooms and curriculum. Residents are feeling pressure to conserve water and energy and reduce waste – EE organizations offer real support for fostering environmentally responsible behaviors. State and national curriculum initiatives (through EEI, NCLB, and NCLI) and state funding for green schoolyards and gardens are growing – EE organizations offer the on-the-ground support these efforts require. Cuts to California's educational budget are causing massive teacher layoffs, larger class sizes and possible elimination of specialized student programs – EE organizations offer highly trained staff and EE programs built on best practices that provide additional support to classroom curriculum and instruction. The following plan outlines EBEEN's response to these opportunities, with a focus on leveraging existing resources to provide valuable outcomes for our community as well as for EE organizations. While the specific activities during the three years remain flexible, the overall program is aimed at developing a sustainable organization that will allow a variety of opportunities for EE organizations to pool resources—people, skills, and funding—in order to coordinate and amplify their effectiveness in accomplishing shared goals. The plan consists of the following sections: I. Why We're Here summarizes the reasons for creating a local EE networking and professional development organization, as well as EBEEN's history, constituency, and the need presented in the community for such an organization. II. What We Do provides background on the organization's approach as well as EBEEN's program and organizational structure and ongoing activities. III. Action Plan lays out broad goals and objectives for EBEEN over the next three years, as well as basic organizational and program milestones for measuring progress. IV. How We'll Do It presents a rationale for resource/fund development for EBEEN's future. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 1 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 I. WHY WE'RE HERE EBEEN's Mission and Role in the Community East Bay Environmental Education Network (EBEEN) is a collaboration of individuals and organizations working to build capacity for quality environmental education in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties, CA. In order to accomplish our mission, EBEEN works to provide or facilitate • Professional development and networking opportunities for environmental educators • A continuum of environmental education experiences for Pre-K through college students and teachers • Career opportunities and job training • Promotion of environmental education and the EBEEN network The outcomes we seek are environmentally literate students, teachers, and community members who engage in environmentally responsible behaviors. Our network strives to be inclusive, accessible, and diverse. Who We Are and Who We Serve EBEEN is a network of organizations and individuals who help connect learners with their built environment and the natural world, while exploring the impact of an individual's actions and promoting knowledge and awareness about the environment. EBEEN members represent agencies, organizations, and individuals from all sectors who support environmental education. Participation is open, and includes program staff, administrators and managers, and engages other experts for support and professional development. EBEEN benefits a wide range of direct and indirect stakeholders, including: • Formal education providers and participants, including teachers, administrators, students, school- site program coordinators, and pre-service teachers • Environmental and community organizations such as environmental education organizations, environmental justice organizations, after-school program providers, public health providers, religious organizations, and government agencies • Funders • Policy-makers • Parents and families EBEEN's volunteer Steering Committee takes responsibility for developing the long- and short-term goals of the network and for identifying and leading its program direction. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 2 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 History and Mandate EBEEN was formed in 2004 by environmental educators in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties with three years of funding to support the group's coordination. Environmental Educators joining the network were interested in sharing information and working together on addressing shared issues and amplifying outcomes. The East San Francisco Bay Area (East Bay) is a large area with an incredibly diverse geographic and demographic profile: from densely-populated urban areas to vast open spaces; from pristine wilderness and well-used parkland to miles of coastal access and industrial parks; with a broad spectrum of socio- economic strata, and residents hailing from every part of the globe. There are more than 100 organizations in Alameda and Contra Costa Counties providing educational resources related to the environment, and some of the world's leading environmental thinkers and innovators living and working in the East Bay. This wealth of talent and opportunity provides a strong motivation for environmental educators to join forces to leverage positive environmental change in our area. Other influences that support EBEEN's mandate: • School issues: Schools and teachers need help to integrate environmental education into the curriculum, and to engage students in improved environmentally responsible behaviors. EBEEN works to promote best practices in environmental education and provide needed teacher professional development as well as to raise awareness about effective classroom and enrichment programs. • Community issues: Environmental education programs tend to be promoted and utilized by only a small representation of the community. In particular, schools and students in economically disadvantaged communities and people-of-color often have less opportunity and face more barriers in participating in environmental education programs or training in the field of environmental education, despite the fact that their environments are often heavily impacted by pollution and waste, resulting in environmental health and safety issues. EBEEN works to help organizations increase cultural competency in order to make programs more relevant for the communities they serve in addition to engaging underrepresented communities. • Marketing issues: Environmental education organizations are challenged by engaging new audiences as well as sustaining ongoing program participation from existing audiences. EBEEN supports the development of EE best practices and works to cross-promote these practices through collaborative marketing efforts and new opportunities to increase knowledge and awareness about the environment. • Organizational and structural issues: Environmental educators often find it hard to collaborate or coordinate efforts – both locally and with larger/statewide initiatives. Additionally, EE organizations would like to participate in building ―green jobs‖ but struggle to provide career ladders within small/budget-challenged organizations. EBEEN actively promotes collaborations among EE organizations, both to leverage education outcomes and to identify and support professional growth for employees through cross-organization training. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 3 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 By bringing together environmental educators from a wide range of organizations based in or serving the East Bay, these issues can be addressed in a thoughtful and systematic way so that participants' programs and organizations can become increasingly effective in accomplishing the shared goals of improving knowledge and awareness about the environment and increasing behaviors that result in creating a more environmentally literate community who make informed choices and take actions, individually and collectively, for a healthier, more beautiful and just world. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 4 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 II. WHAT WE DO Approach In order to address local challenges and opportunities, environmental education providers need an organized approach to sharing information and resources, coordinating programs, leveraging outcomes, and providing professional development for the advancement of the profession. EBEEN provides a flexible, leadership-driven model for responding to the opportunities and challenges facing our diverse local environmental education community. Current Programs and Structure EBEEN's programs are driven by its members, and organized by the Steering Committee. The programs are designed to meet the networking, professional development, and collaborative needs and interests of a wide variety of members. Ongoing Programs: Building Capacity for Environmental Educators The primary emphasis of EBEEN's program has been building capacity for environmental educators. Networking Events are the main focus of EBEEN's program. Events are organized approximately twice each year for East Bay environmental educators. These events generally provide an opportunity for professional development, networking time and often a tour of the host organization's site and/or programs. EBEEN aims to offer two Networking Events each year. Conferences provide an opportunity to offer a variety of workshop sessions on environmental education topics of interest to a wide range of professionals in the field, from field educators to managers, and to provide opportunities for broader networking and information exchange. EBEEN aims to present one Conference and/or Event approximately every 18 months. A secondary focus for EBEEN is providing communications and linkages outside of meetings, and offering opportunities to share information about programs and developments of interest to the field. This is currently accomplished through a list-serve for meeting invitations and notifications. Organizational Structure: EBEEN's work is coordinated by a volunteer Steering Committee, which meets four times a year. Specific roles including Chair, Past Chair, Event Coordinator, Outreach Coordinator, Secretary, and Treasurer, job descriptions, and terms have been identified. Other ―At Large‖ Steering Committee Members attend occasional Steering Committee meetings, join working groups or sub-committees and assist with other tasks according to their interests and the network's needs. ―At Large‖ Steering Committee members have the opportunity to pursue leadership positions overtime within the steering committee if interested. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 5 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 III. ACTION PLAN The emphasis of the Action Plan for 2009 – 2011 is to expand on the existing program plan and organizational structure in order to accomplish the strategic goal of coordinating and amplifying EBEEN participants' effectiveness in accomplishing shared outcomes. Goals and Objectives EBEEN's long-term (three-year) goal is to create a sustainable structure for amplifying the environmental education outcomes of participating East Bay organizations. In order to accomplish this broad goal, we have also set specific program and organizational goals: 1) Expand participation from East Bay environmental educators in professional development and networking activities. The outcomes of this expansion will be more environmental educators getting access to high-quality professional development about best practices in EE, as well as broader understanding by participants of the EE community and the roles and opportunities available for them and their constituents. This goal will be accomplished by: • Offering regular professional development and networking opportunities for EE program providers at a range of EE organizations around the East Bay. • Coordinating periodic EBEEN conferences (themed around timely opportunities such as green schoolyards, EEI, green jobs) that bring together experts in a variety of fields to provide workshops and training for EE professionals at all levels. • Exploring additional informal networking/professional development opportunities such as Green Drinks or Science Cafés. • Providing support for additional conferences and summits on a case-by-case basis. 2) Build EBEEN sustainability through clarifying and solidifying participants' roles and commitment. The outcomes of this work will be better understanding by participants and eventually community members about the reach and saturation of EE programs, identifying opportunities to collaborate and/or leverage programs, and clear commitments by EBEEN participants about their role and responsibilities relative to the network. This goal will be accomplished by: • Creating MOUs for participation and advocating that participants include EBEEN work in their organizational job descriptions. • Developing an EBEEN program ―map‖ that captures program presence in schools and communities across the East Bay in order to leverage existing resources and build collaborations between EE organizations. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 6 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 3) Promote EE in the East Bay through shared communications and outreach. The outcomes of this effort will be stronger participation by teachers and students in East Bay EE programs, as well as improved efficiencies (lower costs, less paper/mail) in marketing EE. This goal will be accomplished by experimenting with some or all of the following opportunities: • Development of an EBEEN website and/or blog that will support both internal (among EE providers) and external (with EE consumers) communications. • Development of an EBEEN brochure that could provide shared publicity for participants and be funded through contributions from participants' organizations. • Shared teacher outreach, through experiments with coordinated school or district presentations, and/or a local ―share fair‖ or East Bay version of the Bay Area Environmental Education, held in Marin, CA. 4) Coordinate teacher professional development offerings and/or enrichment program offerings. The outcomes of this effort will be removing barriers to teacher participation in EE professional development, and increasing behavior change by providing students with a larger cumulative program impact. These outcomes could be amplified through coordination with initiatives such as EEI and/or Green Schoolyards. This goal will be accomplished by initiating plans for: • Exploring the possibility of creating an EE progressive experience for teachers in the form of a shared EE professional development menu or certification, or for students in the form of consecutive/cumulative EE experiences. • Shared Teacher Institutes, in which multiple organizations coordinate to offer a ―one-stop‖ or ―sampler‖ of EE professional development experiences to teachers. 5) Develop funding and fiscal agency plan to support an EBEEN Coordinator position. The outcomes of this plan will be improved administrative and coordination capacity for EBEEN, leading to long-term sustainability of the organization. Outcomes could be amplified by connecting the Coordinator's work, and fundraising, with the EBEEN Conference. This goal will be accomplished by: • Researching and developing a job description to serve the organization's needs. • Identifying a fiscal agent to host the position and provide contractual/supervisory accountability. • Developing a fundraising plan to meet salary/overhead needs for the Coordinator. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 7 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 Activities and Timeline Year Professional Development and Communication, Collaboration, and Outreach EBEEN Organizational Development and Networking Sustainability 2009 • Two small, targeted • Plan and initiate EBEEN website through • Finalize and roll-out strategic plan professional development Sharepoint • Develop working groups for specific events • Create EBEEN blog (if needed) projects/outcomes • Plan and pilot teacher • Create EBEEN brochure or postcard • Conduct feasibility/planning process for cluster presentation (fall) • Create EBEEN logo Coordinator position; initiate fundraising (leverage with 2010 Conference) • Initiate program mapping project and create participant MOUs 2010 • One small, targeted PD • Launch marketing piece(s) in conjunction with • Hire Coordinator with initial events (only one small event Conference responsibilities around Conference during conference year) • Research models for progressive/cumulative EE • Initiate leadership transition (new • Initiate shared staff PD experiences and create a framework for steering committee members) model implementing continuum using best practices • Manage fundraising for continuing • EBEEN Conference Coordinator position 2011 • Two small, targeted PD • Launch remaining marketing piece(s) • Convene new three-year planning events • Create case study of a progressive/cumulative EE process • Pilot shared Teacher experience between at least two EBEEN Institute(s) providers and disseminate outcomes to EBEEN Network. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 8 ~ EBEEN STRATEGIC PLAN 2009-2011 ~ Edits 4-16-09 IV. HOW WE'LL DO IT Organizational Structure and Funding Resources EBEEN is organized by a volunteer Steering Committee consisting of positions with specific roles; additional EBEEN participants take part in committee work and planning on an ad hoc basis. Steering Committee members have job descriptions and signed agreements regarding their terms and responsibilities. EBEEN Steering Committee Officers 2009-2010: Cassie Bartholomew, StopWaste.Org Chair Laura Powell, CREEC Past Chair Sheela Shankar, KIDS for the BAY Event Coordinator Susan Silber, TransForm Outreach Coordinator Alicia Moore, Save the Bay Secretary Jeanine Sidran, StopWaste.Org Treasurer In order to accomplish the goals laid out through the strategic planning process, EBEEN will need to investigate the feasibility of funding and hiring a paid Coordinator. This will entail some significant organizational development work on the part of the Steering Committee to: • Research successful models in other organizations, including job descriptions and pay scales • Identify funding source(s) and initiate fundraising plan • Identify fiscal agent and develop a working relationship • Create a job description and supervisory structure • Undertake a hiring and training process It is the intent of the Steering Committee to link fundraising and hiring for the Coordinator position with the EBEEN Conference scheduled for 2010. Additional resources for organizing and coordinating EBEEN activities are currently donated in-kind by participants and their organizations, including staff time for meetings, leadership, and committee work; and meeting hospitality and logistics (space, food, coordination, communications, copying, etc.). It will be important during the coming organizational and fund development phase of the organization to account for these contributions. Following meeting 2/10/09 – page 9
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The Bletchley Circle
|The Bletchley Circle
|Written by
|Guy Burt
|Directed by
|Andy De Emmony
Jamie Payne
Sarah Harding
|Nick Green
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
|Original language(s)
|No. of series
|No. of episodes
|7 (list of episodes)
|Executive producer(s)
|Simon Heath
|Jake Lushington
|John Pardue
|Running time
|45 minutes
|Production company(s)
|World Productions
|Original channel
|Original release
|6 September 2012– 27 January 2014
The Bletchley Circle is a television mystery drama miniseries, set in 1952–53, about four women who used to work as codebreakers at Bletchley Park. Dissatisfied with official failure to investigate complex crimes, the women join to investigate for themselves.[1]
The first series of the miniseries, produced for ITV,[1] was originally shown in the UK in 2012, and had its U.S. audience premiere in April 2013, on PBS.[2] A second series was broadcast on ITV in January 2014, and on PBS in April 2014.[3] Both series were later aired by Australia's ABC TV.[4]
The programme was not renewed for a third series.[5]
Susan Gray, Millie, Lucy, and Jean work together at a secret facility at Bletchley to decipher German military codes for the British military during World War II. The series begins in 1952, seven years after the war ended, when Susan, Millie, and Lucy have returned to their ordinary lives, having signed orders of secrecy. As the story begins, Susan learns about a series of murders that has occurred in the London area and begins to recognize patterns connecting the murders. This inspires her to return to her codebreaking past, and she reaches out first to Millie and then to Lucy and Jean after unsuccessfully trying to convince the police to investigate her theories about the crimes.
The women disguise their activities from their husbands as a bookclub. Failing to secure police involvement, they move from codebreaking and investigation into the realm of field work, with dangerous consequences on several occasions. Scenes of domestic tranquility are contrasted with scenes of the killer stalking and torturing his victims. While initially skeptical about becoming involved, Millie, Jean, and Lucy are convinced to help Susan once they realize that the lives of many women are on the line.
The series draws a contrast between the conventional but very different lives of the four women and the sense of usefulness they felt doing codebreaking work during the war. Throughout the series, Lucy and Susan both need to conceal their activities from their husbands. In the Series 1 finale, the women are forced to confront the man they suspect to be the killer.
Cast and characters[edit]
- Anna Maxwell Martin as Susan Gray
- After her service during the war, Susan Gray begins life as a homemaker and the mother of two young children after meeting Timothy Gray and becoming pregnant. Others in the circle are drawn into the investigation when Susan contacts Millie after her suspicions first emerge and she is unable to convince the police to investigate the patterns she identifies. Susan's character is troubled by the mundanity of her current life, especially as she remembers the satisfaction she felt doing codebreaking work during the war.
- Rachael Stirling as Millie
- Millie is an independent-minded single woman who vows never to be ordinary. She and Susan lose touch after the war, when Susan decides to pursue a more conventional life. Millie travels the world and seeks adventure after the war, but eventually returns to London when she runs out of money. Millie makes the decision to bring Lucy and Jean into the investigation in order to help, and quits her job at a diner when she is sexually harassed.
- Sophie Rundle as Lucy
- Lucy is the youngest character in the circle, and the most troubled by events surrounding the investigation. Her brother served in North Africa during the war and she is married to a violent man named Harry, who beats her. Lucy has an extraordinary memory and specializes in recalling and processing data.
- Julie Graham as Jean
- Jean is the oldest character in the circle, who worked as the supervisor of the younger girls at Bletchley. Jean is working as a librarian after the war, and Susan seeks her out to help the team uncover secret information due to her many connections and her knowledge about how to get the right information.
- Mark Dexter as Timothy Gray
- Timothy Gray is a war veteran, and the husband of Susan Gray, who is now employed at the Department of Transportation. He is unaware of Susan's service as a codebreaker during the war, and her character also conceals the investigative activities of the circle from him, although this causes some strain on the relationship. He believes his talented wife is simply "very good at crossword puzzles" and did clerical work at the foreign office during the war. Timothy is growing ambitious and pursuing a promotion at the office, and fears that Susan talking about her theories with the deputy commissioner will jeapordize his advancement, although he is promoted to Supervisor of Vehicle Licensing
- Ed Birch as Harry
- Harry is the controlling husband of Lucy, who beats her harshly on several occasions and constantly tracks her whereabouts. Harry beats Lucy severely when he suspects her of infidelity after she is attacked. Harry's character is suspicious and easily provoked to violence.
- Michael Gould as Deputy Commissioner Wainwright
- Also a war veteran, Commissioner Wainwright served with Timothy Gray during the war and now heads the division. Commissioner Wainwright deduces Susan's secret role during the war and investigates some of her early theories, but he begins to politely resent Susan's interventions when he feels her theories are leading him in the wrong direction. He is eventually convinced of Susan's usefulness and apologizes to her.
- Simon Sherlock as DCI Compton
- Inspector Compton is an incompetent officer who fails to understand the significance of patterns in complex crimes and is dismissive of Susan's theories when assigned to speak with her after Deputy Commissioner Wainwright becomes skeptical.
- Simon Williams as Cavendish
- Cavendish is a high-ranking operative who helps Susan by providing information from Malcolm Crowley's personnel file once Susan becomes suspicious. Cavendish is willing to break the rules for Susan despite his reservations once he becomes convinced that her theory may be correct and there may be lives at stake.
- Steven Robertson as Malcolm Crowley
- Malcom Crowley is a disturbed veteran that worked with Cavendish on psychological techniques during the war. He becomes deeply troubled after an incident involving a bombing, and carries a deep obsession for a former colleague of his.
- Hattie Morahan as Alice Merren (series 2)
- Faye Marsay as Lizzie Lancaster (series 2)
Episode list[edit]
Series 1[edit]
|Directed by
|Written by
|Original air date
|UK Viewing Figures (millions)
Sourced by BARB; includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1
|"Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 1"
|Andy De Emmony
|Guy Burt
|6 September 2012
|Seven years after WWII, four women who worked as codebreakers at Bletchley Park have taken up mundane civilian lives. Susan, now a housewife, has collated data about a series of murders. She tells police she knows where another body is, but they are unable to locate it and dismiss her. Susan turns to her friends Millie, Lucy and Jean. They work out where the next victim will be taken, find the body, then decide only they can find the killer.
|"Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 2"
|Andy De Emmony
|Guy Burt
|13 September 2012
|The women collate information about the schedules of trains the victims had been on and use this to identify suspects. Susan gives the police names of three potential perpetrators. Jean and Lucy discover seven similar murders that the police have solved, but the women believe innocent men have been framed and convicted. The police arrest a man whose name was given to them by Susan. The women devise a plan to trap the killer using Lucy as bait but it backfires when she goes with the wrong man. Another suspect emerges from a top secret war department headed by Cavendish. Susan comes face to face with the killer at a closed mental hospital.
|"Cracking a Killer's Code, Part 3"
|Andy De Emmony
|Guy Burt
|20 September 2012
|Susan returns with the police, but the killer has gone. She finds a coded message in her home with Cavendish's address, and going there finds him dead. A postcard on Cavendish's desk provides a clue; Susan, following the thread, walks alone into a trap set for her by the killer.
Series 2[edit]
This series is made up of two 2-part stories totalling four episodes.
|Directed by
|Written by
|Original air date
|UK Viewing Figures (millions)
Sourced by BARB; includes ITV1 HD and ITV1 +1
|"Blood on Their Hands, Part 1"
|Jamie Payne
|Guy Burt
|6 January 2014
|Former Bletchley Park colleague Alice Merren (Hattie Morahan) is awaiting trial for the murder of a distinguished scientist (Paul McGann). Despite the overwhelming evidence, Jean is determined to prove Alice is innocent and reassembles the women to prove it. Their investigation reveals the misguided reason Alice is willing to hang for a crime she did not commit.
|"Blood on Their Hands, Part 2"
|Jamie Payne
|Guy Burt
|13 January 2014
|The circle's investigation discovers three men with chemical burns in a truck crash on Salisbury plain near the chemical warfare establishment at Porton Down. They suspect a high level cover-up involving the death of the scientist and the framing of Alice Merren, whereupon they themselves come under surveillance.
|"Uncustomed Goods, Part 1"
|Sarah Harding
|Guy Burt
|20 January 2014
|Due to her notoriety, Alice cannot get a job, so Millie offers help. Millie is involved in the post-war black market. When she disappears, the women must search for her because the police will not take them seriously. Millie is being held hostage by Soho Maltese gangsters until her shady business partner Jasper (Rob Jarvis) pays money he owes them. While in captivity, Millie discovers the gangsters are importing Eastern European girls to be sold into prostitution.
|"Uncustomed Goods, Part 2"
|Sarah Harding
|Guy Burt
|27 January 2014
|Jasper is murdered and corruption in the vice squad leads to no action by the police. The women plot to catch the gang red-handed by buying contraband goods, a ruse that enables Lucy to memorise the gang's encrypted ledger. The women return to Bletchley Park, now a college where Alice's daughter is studying, to take a Typex machine from the derelict huts, but instead find an old Enigma machine. However, they still have to find a way to inform Customs and Excise about the contraband, which includes the trafficked girls.
Allusions to real events[edit]
In the second series, one character refers to the history of sarin gas, as having been developed by the Germans during World War II, along with other such chemical weapons, then taken up by the former Allies. The UK did have an incident of a young man killed from experiments with the gas in 1953; in 2004 his inquest was reopened and the cause of death was altered from death by misadventure to death by "application of a nerve agent in a non-therapeutic experiment".[6]
The premise of the series is based on the women who worked at Bletchley Park as part of World War II, who for the most part did not continue in intelligence work, and under the rules of the Official Secrets Act 1939 in the UK never shared the nature of their work in crucial aspects of the victory for the Allies.[7][8][9][10]
Upon its U.S. premiere—which occurred in prime time following U.S. episodes of Call the Midwife and Mr Selfridge—Variety called it "smart, addictive and situated in a fascinating historical moment".[2] In a review of the first series, The New York Times said the series finds "a clever, entertaining way to pay tribute to women who in their time were often overlooked and underestimated, and nevertheless found ways to never be ordinary".[11]
- ^ a b "ITV press release". ITV. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
- ^ a b "TV Review: The Bletchley Circle". Variety. 17 April 2013. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ^ "PBS press release". PBS. Retrieved 12 March 2014.
- ^ The Bletchley Circle at ABC TV, September 2014. Retrieved 8 September 2014
- ^ Taylor, Francis. "Digital spy". Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ^ "Nerve gas death was 'unlawful'". BBC News Online. 15 November 2004.
- ^ Emily Langer (17 November 2013). "Mavis Batey, Bletchley Park code breaker in World War II, dies at 92". The Washington Post. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "Bletchley Park History". Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ "WWII's Female Code-breakers in Bletchley Park". War History On Line. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Ruth Styles (13 January 2014). "The REAL Bletchley Circle: Fascinating work of female codebreakers of World War II revealed". Mail Online. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
- ^ Stanley, Alessandra (19 April 2013). "Secret War Heroes, Hiding New Work From Husbands". The New York Times. Retrieved 20 April 2014.
External links[edit]
- The Bletchley Circle at the Internet Movie Database
- The Bletchley Circle at PBS
- Did the writers get it right? from bletchleyparkresearch.co.uk, on the show's historical accuracy

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Phil Richards follows up on Dan Orlovsky's winless season with Detroit: "I have moved on," said Orlovsky, a seven-year veteran whose wife, Tiffany, is due in a month to deliver triplets. "I love football. I work as hard as I can at it. It's important to me, but it's not what I use to say who I am. . . . Did I ever want to be a part of (0-16)? No."
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Take the restaurant workers who line up for paychecks after twelve hours of work only to be told there's no money, or the nursing home aide who routinely works well into the night without extra pay, or the temp worker who packs food in an ice-cold warehouse without protective gear only to have the temp agency illegally deduct money from her wages every week.
Clearly, the authors never operated a business. Home health aids work one extra second without extra pay? I can rest assured you have no experience with them. I had them for years from various agencies. They won't stay one second extra.
As someone who owned a business in Hunts Point Market for many years, I can tell you that sending a worker into a walk-in refrigerator or freezer without an insulated coat is counter productive. Hands freeze, feet freeze, and they need thirty minutes to thaw out before working again. It's economics. But I am sure in a college classroom making up stories to position yourself as some sort of champion is OK. Perhaps the authors should find out who pays those wacky protesters from NYU at Union Square Park. They seem to lack the proper clothing for winter protests.
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Arcadia Hotel Günzburg, Swabia (Bavaria)
- Free WiFi
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- 100 guestrooms
- Breakfast available
- Bar/lounge
- Self parking
- 4 meeting rooms
- Terrace
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- Front desk safe
- Laundry service
- Conference space
- Multilingual staff
- Free newspapers in the lobby
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I have an 05 Odyssey that has a steering wheel shimmy around 70-75. it comes and goes at those speeds. comes on slowly and builds then goes away after about 20-25 min. comes back 30 minutes later??? sometimes is more pronounced when engine is under power. sometimes shimmies at 65 when engine is coasting??? Have changed tires and had them balanced, also had torque converter changed because of grind at 40-45. Any ideas. - shimmy
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Long before American Idol & The Voice, the Country Showdown found country music stars across the USA. Now, you can start the journey!
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Halloween Haystack Mummies Recipe
These adorable white-chocolate "wrapped" mummies are a great addition to your Halloween treat lineup. Flavored with peanut butter and butterscotch, the potato sticks give them just the right amount of salty flavor and crunch.
Before You Start:
White chocolate melts differently than regular chocolate; it takes very little heat to get it to the desired consistency.
1 cup butterscotch chips
1/2 cup smooth peanut butter
2 1/2 cups shoestring potatoes
2 cups white chocolate chips
30 mini chocolate chips
1. Add about 1 inch of water to a medium saucepan. Top the pan with a heatproof bowl making sure that the bottom of the bowl does not sit directly in the water.
2. Add butterscotch chips and peanut butter to the bowl and heat over medium-low heat. Stir occasionally until completely melted and combined then remove bowl from heat.
3. Add shoestring potatoes to the butterscotch mixture and stir to coat completely. Cool for 3 minutes.
4. Place a piece of parchment paper on the back of a baking sheet.
5. Using a medium cookie scoop, measure out scoops of the haystack mixture packing it in quite firmly against the side of the bowl and leveling off the top with a butter knife or offset spatula before pressing the scoop flat on the baking sheet and releasing the contents.
6. Allow haystacks to cool and harden in the refrigerator for at least one hour.
7. Place hardened haystacks on a wire rack and place the wire rack on a baking sheet.
8. Fill a clean heatproof bowl with white chocolate chips then place the bowl over a small amount of water in a medium saucepan.
9. Heat the water on LOW heat and whisk the melted chocolate until smooth.
10. Remove from heat and cool for just a minute or two.
11. Place the melted white chocolate in a piping bag fitted with a long skinny icing tip like those used for flower petals.
12. At two thirds of the haystack mound begin coating with chocolate in a ribbon effect overlapping with each pass.
13. Start again at two-thirds but make the first pass a bit rounded to leave room for the eyes. Continue until the top of the mound is covered.
14. After all of the mounds are "wrapped" in chocolate, use a toothpick to place a white-chocolate dot for each of the eyes in the spaces you left. Insert a mini chocolate chip upside down on each dot of white chocolate while it is still soft (Images 1 and 2).
15. Place in refrigerator to cool completely before trimming away any excess chocolate around the bottom of the treats. Display stacked on a plate or slide each haystack into a cellophane bag to hand out as party favors (Image 3).
Prepping For Eyes On Your Halloween Haystack Mummies
In step 4, after all of the mounds are covered, start over by placing just a dot for each of the eyes in the spaces you left. Insert a mini chocolate chip upside down in each dot of white chocolate while it is still soft.
Adding Chocolate Chips Eyes To Your Halloween Haystack Mummies
In step 5, after all of the mounds are covered start over by placing just a dot for each of the eyes in the spaces you left. Insert a mini chocolate chip upside down in each dot of white chocolate while it is still soft. Place in refrigerator to cool completely before trimming away any excess chocolate around the bottom of the treats. Display stacked on a plate or slide each haystack into a cellophane bag to hand out as party favors.
First Prep Tips For Your Halloween Haystack Mummies
In step 1 of this recipe, add about 1 inch of water to a medium saucepan. Top the pan with a heatproof bowl making sure that the bottom of the bowl does not sit directly in the water. Then, add butterscotch chips and peanut butter to the bowl and heat over medium low.
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Holiday Inn Manhattan View sets the bar high for Manhattan area hotels. With views of the unmistakable New York City skyline, our NYC hotel provides an exceptional backdrop for both business and pleasure. At our affordable Queens hotel, just minutes from Manhattan, New York City's legendary landmarks have never seemed so accessible! Explore the Empire State Building, Central Park, the Museum of the Moving Image, and the Statue of Liberty.
Of course no visit would be complete without visiting other nearby sights including Times Square, Broadway, and Madison Square Garden. Holiday Inn Manhattan View is a nearby neighbor to many Fortune 500 companies, offering easy access to Citibank, MetLife, the United Nations, JetBlue, Delta, and Mount Sinai Medical Center. Our hotel is conveniently located within a short drive of all the major New York airports: LaGuardia, JFK and Newark. Our Queens hotel offers guests free high-speed Internet access. Ideal for international travelers and vacationers, this Astoria, Queens hotel is located just one block from the N and Q subway lines and just a few blocks from the E and R subway lines. Start planning today and enjoy the great hotel room rates and deals at our new Holiday Inn. Limited parking is available for fees plus tax. Photo ID and valid credit card is required at check in for incidentals.
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STORRS, Conn. -- Connecticut point guard Marcus Williams said Tuesday he will forgo his final year of eligibility and enter the NBA draft.
The 6-foot-3 Williams is considered one of the nation's top playmakers. He appeared in 70 games at UConn, starting 51 and averaging nine points and 7.3 assists.
Williams is the third underclassman to announce he will leave UConn early this year, joining junior forward Josh Boone and sophomore swingman Rudy Gay. Boone is the only one of the three who has said he won't hire an agent, allowing him to possibly return to school next season. He has until June 18 to withdraw from the draft.
Williams said he plans to hire an agent soon.
"I just want to get to the next level and hopefully provide for my team," Williams said.
Williams missed most of the 2003-04 national championship season because of poor grades and was suspended from the team for the first half of the 2005-06 season after being charged with trying to sell laptop computers stolen from campus dorm rooms.
He was eventually granted a special form of probation for first-time offenders and will have his criminal records erased if he successfully completes 18 months of probation.
Williams said he tried to turn that experience into something positive.
"I think it made me grow up a lot faster than I wanted to, but I needed it," he said.
Coach Jim Calhoun praised Williams for accepting responsibility for his actions and handling the taunts of opposing fans.
"I just believe 100 percent in Marcus Williams, and he's reinforced that belief every step of the way," Calhoun said.
Williams' father, Kelly, said the decision was the culmination of years of hope, hard work and close family bonds.
"Every parent wants this for your kid. I'm not going to lie, but you always want to be realistic about whether it can actually happen," he said. "It's a good day for all of us, a really good day."


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Houston and Killellan Kirk Senior Citizen's Club
The members really enjoyed their visit from The Rev Sorenson who gave an amusing talk on being "Addicted to Ancestry".
Pauline Vallance came with her harp and entertained us with playing and singing a repertoire of Scottish and Irish songs most of which we were able to sing along to.
On 25th March Ms Irene MacKenzie will talk about The School of the Air.
8th April is our Guest Afternoon and AGM when Charles Donnelly and Friends will entertain.
Isobel Sharp would like to thank everyone for their cards and kind wishes on the occasion of her 90th birthday.
Please feel free to come along and join us on any of the above days but if you wish to come along on the 8th April we require at least two weeks notice.
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Agenda for 2015
14/01/15 - An afternoon with the Hilite's
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25/02/15 - Addicted to Ancestors. Rev. A Sorenson
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08/04/15 - Guest afternoon with Mr C Donnelly and friends (Musical entertainment)
We have a full programme for 15 and we invite you to join us either permanently as a group member, or on an occasional visit to join in the social aspect of our group.
We have regular guests to entertain us with overhead slides, songs, quizzes and even dances. We have the occasional games afternoons.
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