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The most popular types of home espresso machines are semi-automatic because they offer the espresso aficionado a nice balance of automatic functions, such as a pump and temperature controls so you don't have to boil your own water, with some manual functions to control when the pump is activated so you can tweak the final result. In most cases you'll still need a top coffee grinder, though, and we cover those in a separate report. If you prefer that the machine do all the work, see our discussion of super automatic espresso machines elsewhere in this report. On the other hand, if you're a very hands on type of person who wants to control every step of the process, see our discussion of manual espresso machines.
Although most semi-automatic espresso machines do not include a built-in grinder, one that does, the Breville BES870XL (Est. $600), gets a lot of praise from both experts and owners. The BES870XL has been around for a while -- it won a 2013 Best New Product Award for equipment from the Specialty Coffee Association of America -- and it continues to please. Recent reviews from testers at TheSweethome.com and CNET give it nothing but the highest praise -- although Cale Guthrie Weissman at TheSweethome.com tends to be leery of any all-in-one machine.
With the option of pressurized or non-pressurized portafilters (which hold the coffee grounds) and the single hole, articulating steam arm, you can use the Breville BES870XL as a semi-automatic or super automatic machine (we specifically discuss super automatic espresso machines elsewhere in this report), which is something users love because that makes it more suitable for families with a range of skills as well as for beginners who want the option of becoming an expert barista. You can start by using the BES870XL as a super automatic espresso maker, then, with practice, become more hands on with your espresso prep. We even found quite a few folks who use the BES870XL both ways -- as a fully automatic machine when they're in a rush, yet taking the time to customize their brew when they're not.
The BES870XL has a built in conical burr grinder that users describe as very accurate and highly adjustable. The bean hopper is removable so you can easily store leftover beans to keep them fresh. The hot water dispenser means you can make other types of drinks as well, such as Americanos, making it an incredibly versatile machine.
Many owners say they came to the Breville BES870XL after getting tired of having to use two separate appliances to grind and then brew -- they love having the built-in grinder option, thus saving space and a step in the process. However, this feature is more popular with those who don't like the inconsistent results of having to be more hands on; it's not a darling of serious espresso aficionados, who feel it's a bit too much like an automated coffee maker and who are often scornful of any espresso machine that's not manufactured in Italy (Breville is an Australian company); but most users are plenty pleased.
If you are one of those Italian-espresso purists, you can't do better than the Rancilio Silvia Espresso Machine (Est. $700). Reviewers say it's built like a tank, with a stainless-steel housing and marine brass group head (which holds the portafilter) and boiler for better heat retention. The multidirectional steam arm offers a user-friendly experience and it has an ergonomic portafilter that users appreciate.
Most experts say that the Rancilio Silvia is the only sub-$1,000 machine that ranks up there with the top, far more expensive espresso makers, and it pulled the best espresso shot in testing at TheSweethome.com. Many owners and experts at coffee enthusiast sites say it boasts close to commercial quality construction. Users also note that the Silvia's resale value is excellent and replacement parts are readily available, important for a machine that can be expected to last 10 to 15 years or more.
There's a learning curve to mastering every espresso maker, and the Rancilio Silvia is a bit finicky in terms of temperature, tamping density and grind fineness. Overall, though, it's very user-friendly and its design makes it suitable for a wide range of users. That includes anyone from beginners who are serious about learning, to hard-core espresso devotees who will appreciate the option of adding extra features such as proportional-integral-derivative (PID) technology, which allows for highly precise temperature control.
Several owners suggest buying a higher-quality tamper than the one included, and a Pod Adaptor Kit (Est. $120) is available for those who prefer the convenience of coffee pods. Since a precise grind is essential for optimal use and taste, experts and more experienced owners recommend using the Silvia in combination with a top-quality burr grinder, which we cover in our separate report on coffee grinders.
The semi-automatic machine that TheSweethome.com names the best (albeit for beginners), is the Breville BES840XL the Infuser (Est. $500) and it's a good choice for those who want to get started on espresso making, or for those who are already pretty savvy home baristas, but don't need or want the built-in grinder.
In testing at TheSweethome.com, the Breville BES840XL, "stands out for its ability to replicate very good shots of espresso for such a reasonable price." says Cale Guthrie Weissman. It's also very easy to use, she notes. Owners agree, saying it's faster than most other machines they have owned, yet makes as good of an espresso, or even better than, more expensive espresso makers. Of course, you'll need a grinder as well, which some experts feel makes this not quite as good of a value as the Breville BES870XL, since it's not quite as versatile.
One semi-automatic espresso machines that gets generally good reviews and is considered mid-priced is the Gaggia 14101 Classic (Est. $380). It earns praise from both professional reviewers and owners, with several saying it rivals the Silvia. The Gaggia has a 72-ounce water reservoir and stainless-steel housing, and boasts many of the same high-end features as the Rancilio. The Classic's frothing head is easy to use and clean, and users like that it produces perfect crema (the thin layer of foam that sits on top of the espresso). Complaints that keep it out of the top spot include a dark water reservoir that makes it difficult to judge water levels and an aluminum boiler that's more susceptible to corrosion than brass.
Besides price, the Classic does have one advantage over the Silvia: It can make espresso from freshly ground coffee or Easy Serving Espresso (ESE) pods without having to purchase a separate adaptor. The Gaggia Classic's build quality is also applauded in reviews, with multiple users saying they've owned this machine for years without a single issue.
One espresso machine that's far cheaper than any other semi-automatic espresso maker we review is also one of the most popular: the DeLonghi EC155 (Est. $100) gets more feedback than any other model at online retailers -- most of it highly positive. Users say it gives you a lot of bang for the buck and experts agree: One consumer testing organization gives it an Excellent rating for taste and a Very Good score for frothing ability. At CNET, Brian Bennett says that, while it lacks the power to pull excellent shots, the milk foam was impressive and vastly improved the taste of even bad espresso shots. Owners agree, saying it makes a tasty brew and they love that it's compatible with both fresh grounds and ESE pods.
We saw a few complaints that the frothing wand is poorly positioned, making it difficult to fit a steaming pitcher underneath. Others say that only small demitasse cups will fit under the portafilter or that the machine brews too quickly to achieve proper crema. Still, most agree that these are minor inconveniences considering the low price.
It's a bit more expensive than the DeLonghi EC155, band there are no professional reviews that we found, but the Mr. Coffee ECMP1000 Café Barista (Est. $170) gets a lot of love from thousands of satisfied owners. It's simple to use they, say, and they love the included recipe book that walks you through making cappuccinos, lattes, a vast variety of flavored and specialty drinks, and, of course, espresso. This espresso machine accommodates taller cups than the EC155, although not larger travel mugs -- think short and squat rather than tall and thin.
This Mr. Coffee espresso maker offers the option of one or two espresso shots, and the automatic milk frother is reported to work well, with some even saying you have to be a bit careful on double shots or it will overflow the mug. Overall, most say it's a great value to be able to make a wide variety of coffees in an easy-to-use machine. In addition to stainless steel the Café Barista comes in red and white. However, unlike the EC155, the Mr. Coffee does not work with pods.
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Good company: very focus on safety
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Varied project experiences. Always learning
Lack of support for overloaded projects
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Ensure Project managers are not left exposing the company to liabilities.
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Great company to begin your career, the work structure keeps you on toes as you have to deal with multiple customer at any given time. Happy work culture and people are willing to help out and show you how they expect certain things to be done.
Great ERP software to track the progress of your jobs and to effectively manage it. Management focuses on "Working safely" instead of just getting it done is a great asset and it shows management's character and sense care for their employees.
Compensation / salary vs work expectation is comparatively low and could have been better as per the industry standards.
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Learned a lot on the job, gave me an opportunity when it was tough to get elsewhere. Great marketable skills received.
Disposable, no incentive to stay. Seems like they use professionals as much as they can for a project and then dispose of them after.
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Work on better incentive programs to keep employees. There needs to be better rewards through pay increases.
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Great bunch of people. Just like a family and everyone treats you like an equal. Not a number
No opportunity to transfer to an other projects.
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None that I can think of. Should have made another choice in an employer.
Everything. Management lacking in ethical responsibility. Glad to quit. Much happier now.
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Hire good people.
I have been working at Black & McDonald full-time (More than 5 years)
Great benefit. Provide schooling as needed. Room to move up in the company quickly. Growing company with many job opportunities.
Salaries are very good once you begin to rise in the company but if you like where you are at the lower levels the company ignores you.
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Treat the employees at the lower levels of the company better because they are more essential to your success than you might think
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July, 2013 also marks the return of the biannual Trans-Pacific Yacht Race, one of the most prestigious and challenging sailing races in the world. Every two years, three categories of sailing yachts, expert captains and crews converge on Long Beach's Rainbow Harbor for the start of this incredible race across the vast Pacific Ocean to Hawaii. For a complete list of events and dates, check out our website at www.longbeachseafestival.com.


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The Russian oilfield services market is growing fast, and this growth is fueled by both technology innovation and structural changes in the petroleum industry.
Since the last issue of this report, Russian companies have rapidly increased the scope of applications involving advanced well stimulation and enhanced oil recovery techniques. The beginning of 2013 saw the closing of a mega deal as Rosneft acquired TNK-BP, which made Rosneft the world's largest petroleum company.
These developments have already affected the makeup and financial performance of the oil services market, and this impact is likely to be felt over the next two to three years. For these reasons RPI has turned its focus back on studying the oilfield services market.
RPI has published studies on the Russian Oilfield Services Market since 2005. The company has been closely following the changing oilfield services market in order to be able to give the readers conclusive results of exhaustive analyses relying on the knowledge base and expertise accumulated.
This version of the report covers activities of a broad range of oil and gas companies. The drilling market analysis section has been updated with details on horizontal drilling techniques and outlook for their application over the next few years. The report showcases several oilfield service market segments, such as cementing and well completion, and MWD/LWD (measuring while drilling/logging while drilling) services. The report offers market size valuations for all of the oilfield services segments it reviewed.


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Confidence, entanglement, objectivity, social signaling, personal impact, and altruistic impact. Those are six properties of a belief where deep points of disagreement lie which can easily cause a discussion to degrade into a fruitless argument if you're not aware of them. And that's key - be aware of them - you don't necessarily want to explicitly mention these points in a discussion - in fact doing so can easily cause an argument!
For each of you, how confident are you that you're right? And really, what is that confidence based on? What is the thought process by which each of you acquire confidence in your belief? When the thought process itself diverges too much, any disagreement you have about the issue you're arguing about is only a surface level disagreement. The real disagreement lies with the thought process itself. If someone believes trusting their gut is a legitimate way to acquire a belief, and you're a rationalist, it's very unlikely you'll get anywhere in an argument. Abortion can be an impossible topic to argue because the confidence underlying the belief is often based on gut feelings.
For each of you, how entangled are your beliefs in your other beliefs? For example, a belief in God tends to be highly entangled with other beliefs. In comparison, the belief that Atkin's diet works, unless you've used it and now swear by it and run seminars on it, is probably something that you could acquire or drop, without really affecting any of your other beliefs. Entangled beliefs are far harder to discuss than unentangled beliefs, and are probably pointless to discuss if you differ in the thought processes by which you and the other person are confident in your beliefs.
For each of you, do you consider your belief to be universally true or just true for you? Broadly speaking, universal truths are generally scientific in nature, while subjective truths tend to be about ethics and aesthetics. Some beliefs entail a complex mixture of both. Now of course some people claim their ethical and aesthetic judgements are objective truths, and others claim scientific truths are subjective. Even then, the most extreme advocates of these positions will reluctantly acknowledge a "superficial" difference between such beliefs. That itself - a person's philosophical stance regarding objectivity - is key information to be aware of in an argument. If I'm arguing with someone about astrology, and they claim truth is relative - I can stop right there - we're never going to agree if I think the truth is objective and they think it's subjective.
For each of you, what does your belief signal socially? Does it portray you in a certain light, or align you with a particular group? The belief that Global Warming is real aligns you with environmentalism, while the belief that Global Warming is bunk aligns you with conservatism and skepticism. "How outrageous!" you might be thinking. Whether or not you or the other person likes or agrees with being aligned with a particular group based on a belief is itself something you have to be aware of in an argument. Politicians are masters of being aware of the signals a belief sends to others.
For each of you, what does your belief personally impact? Any entangled belief has a high personal impact because it permeates your world view. Beliefs that send strong signals define your identity, and also have a high personal impact. However, other beliefs might have a high personal impact, in that they can still strongly affect your decisions. For example, the belief that house prices are going to crash, could have a huge impact on the biggest purchase decision most of us ever make. Thinking about the personal impact a belief has can be a handy reality-check on a belief you might be taking too seriously. You might say you believe in life after death, but if on reflection you're going to not act any differently regardless of the belief, then the belief is in nearly every sense immaterial.
For each of you, what positive impact does your belief have on the world? In real world arguments, some people tend to focus on idealistic impacts, while others tend to focus on realistic impacts. The idealistic impacts come from considering the best case scenario for your belief. Your vote changed the election, or your Hybrid tipped Earth's environmental balance. The martyr is the hero of the idealistic impact. In contrast, realistic impacts come from considering the most likely scenario for your belief. Perhaps your vote made no difference, and perhaps your Hybrid, even if it did have a small positive effect on the environment, was a foolish use of your money if you really wanted to help the environment. The economist is the hero of the realistic impact. Idealists focus on stories; realists on spreadsheets, idealists want to revolutionize politics; realists accept realpolitick as the name of the game.
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North Shore News, Feb. 01, 1981 By Susan Cardinal
Angry parents and teachers attended a meeting of the West Vancouver School Board Monday to protest a provincially administered reading test they call "ridiculous and silly."
Although West Vancouver students in Grades 4, 8 and 12 scored well in the provincial test, one woman charged that the tests themselves were "farcical" and "Mickey Mouse."
"It's a phony test. It makes them (the students) look good," said Tunya Audain, a parent on the panel assigned to review the results of the Grade 8 test.
"I'd really like to underline my feelings of dismay that the test itself is 'inadequate' and 'flawed',
"It makes me question the quality of education itself, if that's the means by which it's tested," she said.
The provincial assessment was conducted under the Ministry of Education in 1980 to test the reading skills and comprehension of students.
The review process by the three parent and teacher panels began in late October. The panels were supposed to examine only the results but members studied the vehicle of testing as well.
Audain called on the school board to take a stronger approach with the ministry to publicize the inadequate assessment.
Sylvia Rayer, chairperson of the Grade 8 panel, charged that the wording of the test was 'ambiguous' and that several of the questions solicited such simple answers that the test didn't measure the comprehension of the students. Other questions, said Rayer, were also so ambiguous that a bright student would become confused.
Ron Fenwick, district director for the board, said the problem with the tests is not a new one.
But he said "we're slightly skeptical about the usefulness of taking these complaints to the Ministry of Education."
The same recommendations to change the wording and make the test tougher were taken to the ministry in 1977, explained Fenwick, but three years later the same questions were asked despite protests by the board in 1977.
It's extremely frustrating to deal with the province, said Fenwick, and to see the same items come up again is "particularly frustrating" he said.
Two representatives of the school board are scheduled to meet with the ministry officials, February 6, to discuss the assessment.
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Lloyds bank who are one of the biggest financial groups in the United Kingdom and the bank which holds the biggest ppi claims provision among all other UK banks – is now on the verge of being fully privatised, as the UK government prepares to off-load it's two percent stake in the company.
The UK taxpayer was forced to bail out Lloyds during the financial crisis of 2008 and since then Lloyds has paid back the UK taxpayer to the tune of some £20 billion, with only the UK government needing Lloyds to pay back a remaining £300 billion which would completely cover the investment that UK Plc made into Lloyds.
An article in the Financial Times had more news on the plans by the UK government to sell it's stake.
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The government needs to offload a further 1.4bn shares to sell out of Lloyds completely — it initially owned 27.6bn — a process that analysts expect to complete before the end of May.
The Office for Budget Responsibility estimated in February that, based on the bank's share price at the time, the government would make a £100m profit from selling Lloyds. Bankers briefed on the selldown expect the gain to be higher. The exit will draw to a close one of the biggest bailouts in the global financial crisis.
In the UK, the Lloyds rescue was dwarfed only by the £46bn injected into Royal Bank of Scotland, the largest casualty of 2008. It is already seven years since US banks repaid their bailout money, with Citigroup and Wells Fargo — which received $45bn and $25bn respectively through the Troubled Asset Relief Program — the last to reimburse the US government in 2009.
For Lloyds, the return to private ownership will mark a transformative decade in which the bank rescued HBOS and was subsequently bailed out, with the UK government taking a 43 per cent stake. Lloyds has since shed billions of pounds of toxic assets, replaced short-term wholesale funding with deposits and is eyeing the end of the payment protection insurance debacle, which has cost the bank more than £17bn.
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In the title of her book, "Three Generations Left?" Dr Christine Parkinson sounds an urgent note – a wake-up call. She follows this with a succession of well-researched and wide-ranging facts to substantiate this warning.
She addresses those readers who are likely to remain sceptical of her predictions, piling fact upon fact, ending with the entreaty, "Look at the evidence".
Elizabeth believes that however entrenched in scepticism the reader may be, a close consideration of the evidence set out by Dr Parkinson must surely cause such a reader to at least reconsider his or her opinion.
She indicates some steps that could be taken to ward off the coming destruction – asking: "But will they be taken? And will they be taken in time?"
Christine Parkinson's book, "Three Generations Left? Human Activity and the Destruction of the Planet", outlines how so-called progress has combined with a host of other factors, including free trade, a market economy, population increase and the development of a super-rich minority owning most of the wealth of the planet, to bring about global warming and climate change which could lead to a loss of many species and mass human extinction before the end of this century. It is quite constructive, despite its title. Her target audience is aged 15-18 and any adult new to the subject.
John Bunzl comments, "Christine Parkinson lists the essential pointers towards a just and sustainable global economy. Many of the policy recommendations she lists are likely to require a transnational approach because of the first-mover competitive disadvantage problem, so Simpol would potentially be one way to approach it. With the Simultaneous Policy (Simpol) campaign citizens don't need to hope politicians will act, they can force them to do so.
"By using our votes in a completely new way that makes international cooperation in politicians' vital best interests, Simpol offers us a useful electoral lever for achieving global solutions. To see how it works and how you can join in, go to http://uk.simpol.org"
And Caroline Whyte, who worked with our late friend and colleague, Richard Douthwaite, has written a detailed review of Christine's book for FEASTA which will be published in full on this website.
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Next week John Bunzl will be co-hosting and speaking about the Simpol solution at the Laszlo Institute's conference: "New Paradigm in Politics & Economy" which will be held on the 23rd-24th May 2017 in Bagni di Lucca, Tuscany, Italy.
This conference will bring together some of the world's thinkers who recognise that a new approach to economics that can underpin new political structures is urgently needed, requiring creativity and resourcefulness as well as the willpower to change an outmoded 'Establishment'.
They recognise this need for change and will be presenting innovative and sometimes radical examples of real world initiatives that are changing the face of politics and economics and introducing more adaptive approaches to world problems.
Rupert Read reviewed Colin Hines' ebook, Progressive Protectionism in RESURGENCE AND ECOLOGIST May/June 2017
Rupert Read, Chair of the Green House thinktank, described Colin Hines' new book as a 'feisty clarion call' to greens and 'the Left' – and, we add, small 'c' conservatives.
It calls for a change of direction: away from acquiescence in the trade treaties which shaped the deregulated world that spawned the financial crisis — and toward protection of nature, workers, localities and national sovereignty, as the key locale where democracy might resist rootless international capital.
Progressive protectionism' is completely unlike the 'protectionism' of the 1930s, that sought to protect one's own economy while undermining others; this by contrast is an internationalist protectionism, aimed, "at reducing permanently the amount of international trade", and making countries around the world more self-reliant/resilient. '
Read believes that too many 'progressives' have sleepwalked into tacitly pro-globalisation positions incompatible with protecting what we most care about.
And partly because of this, a new political power is rising that threatens to trash the future: The Brexit vote and (in particular) the election of Donald Trump have restored the word 'protectionism' to the popular political vocabulary.
Hines argues that we need to take back protectionism from the Right. He means that only policies of progressive protectionism can make real the idea of "taking back control". Read thinks that's right. If we embrace progressive protectionism, we've something better to offer the voting public than they have.
The chapter on 'free movement' will be the most controversial of all. Hines (Ed: rightly) points out that countries such as Romania and the Philippines are being stripped bare of their medical personnel, and argues that no decent internationalist can support this sucking out of 'the brightest and the best' from their home countries.
We can take control of the agenda, rationally and seek to minimise such movement; for example by helping to make conditions better in home countries, tackling dangerous climate change, stopping foreign wars of aggression, encouraging 'Site Here to Sell Here' policies everywhere, and bringing back capital controls which helped the world prosper safely from 1947 till 1971 (and which certain countries, such as Iceland, have already brought back).
Capital controls are crucial, because they stop the threat of relocation which multinationals have used to 'discipline' democracies for too many years now (Ed: and capital can then be reinvested in the communities from which that capital was accrued).
Hines argues that the Treaty of Rome needs transforming into a 'Treaty of Home' that will allow peoples to protect what they hold dear – and Read thinks politicians on the Continent need to read his book if they are to prevent further exits, starting possibly with France. Read ends:
"This book is a necessary read. Perfect it ain't; it's slightly repetitive, and there are problems of substance too: most Resurgence readers will (rightly) dislike how soft Hines is on economic-growthism, and will wish that he were readier to embrace the post-growth future that is demanded by the acceptance that we are already breaching the limits to growth. But if there is to be a future, then progressive protectionism will surely be part of it. This book is crucial thought-leadership for us, away from the political dead-end of globalisationist fantasy, and toward a localisation that can transform the debate – and then the world".
Progressive Protectionism – Park House Press, 2017; ISBN 978-0-9544751-2-3
Read's review may be read here: https://britain2020.wordpress.com/papers-reviews-reports-well-worth-reading/rupert-reads-review-of-colin-hiness-ebook-progressive-protectionism/
A tribute to the Environmental Law Foundation
In addition to an amazing array of other commitments, Diana Schumacher is co-founder and vice president of the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF)
It was therefore particularly pleasing to receive this letter forwarded (but not written) by Peter Walker, the Chairman of the lively award-winning Stirchley Neighbourhood Forum in Birmingham:
You may have read the news on Twitter already but, for those of you who haven't, here is an update on Birmingham City Council's planning decision to approve demolition of Fitness First/PSL Bowling in favour of a Lidl supermarket on the site.
Thanks to ongoing free legal support from the Environmental Law Foundation (ELF), a national UK charity that helps people use the law to protect and improve their local environment and quality of life, we have some good news to report. With ELF's tremendous help in checking over the planning case, and a Stirchley resident and a SuperStirchley supporter willing to be named as the person challenging the public body, we sent a Pre-Action Letter for Judicial Review to Birmingham City Council.
Last night (20 March) SuperStirchley attended a public meeting at Stirchley Community Church called by Cllr Rob Sealey on the topic of Tesco's withdrawal from its planned Stirchley site. Simon Turner (Planning Officer responsible for city south planning applications) and Ian MacLeod (Assistant Director of Regeneration and Planning) were in attendance. However, before the Tesco discussion began, Cllr Sealey made an announcement on the Lidl application:
"Following the pre-action letter setting out grounds for a judicial review that was sent to the Council by ELF on behalf of local residents, BCC has accepted that the decision had been incorrectly decided. The council will therefore agree to quash the planning permission previously granted to Lidl. This will not prevent Lidl from making a further application but such an application will be treated as a new application".
Lidl could still submit another planning application – which would be their third – but it's possible that would be more difficult to approve following this consent to judgment. We don't want to raise false hopes if there are implications yet to come out – we are merely stating what was said at the meeting by council officials.
We want to thank Environmental Law Foundation for their incredible help. Please consider becoming a member to support their work – without them we wouldn't have been able to do this.
Peter adds: "We hope this shows other locals that standing up for things that matter really can make a difference. And as we have always maintained: we are not against Lidl, we were opposing the loss of our facilities".
Background information
Reading around the subject it emerged that Birmingham University has joined the growing national network of pro-bono ELF student law clinics. The University of Birmingham Law Clinic Contact Birmingham FLAG has No 5 Chambers in Birmingham as their supervising partner. Two very interesting cases were initially sent for their students to work on – the first was a matter concerning a Parish Council's statutory duties to local people to provide allotments (where private allotment space had been promised and not delivered.
News from John Bunzl: The Simpol Solution – solving global problems could be easier than we think.
John writes:
Climate change, mass migration, unfettered corporate power, religious fanaticism, inequality, the rise of the far right . . . Individually these problems are tough enough; combined, they're surely insurmountable. Or are they?
The Simpol Solution explains why our efforts to deal with these issues are failing and proposes new ways of thinking that can help us tackle them. Drawing on a multinational movement already gaining momentum among politicians and academics, this game-changing book proposes a solution which shows that solving global problems could be closer than we think.
'The Simpol Solution takes a welcome fresh look at political/economic reality and clearly explains the psychology behind why we need new eyes to see how we might force politicians to change the world on our behalf.' – Joris Luyendijk, author, journalist and talk-show host
'I nodded until I got a crick in my neck. I haven't read a book for years that I agreed with so deeply and so consistently – nor felt so keenly that these are messages the world needs to hear.' – Simon Anholt, founder, the Good Country Index
'The Simpol Solution shows the real possibilities of a worldcentric paradigm shift, transcending from a competitive to a cooperative evolution and mode of consciousness. A real pleasure to read and a potential political pathbreaker.' – Professor Ugo Mattei, University of California
'A courageous and urgently needed book.' – Ervin Laszlo, author, philosopher and evolutionary systems theorist
Published by: Peter Owen Publishers, London & Chicago www.peterowen.com. Keep up with all the latest on the book at http://www.simpol.org/index.php?id=545
John Bunzl – Founder & Trustee
International Simultaneous Policy Organisation (ISPO)
Blog: http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/john-bunzl/
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/johnbunzl
YouTube: http://www.simpol.org/index.php?id=19
A question from Julian Rose: Will a brighter future belong to the 'micro' farmer (2-5 acres)?
After reading Ian Potter's downbeat dairy news posted on the Political Concern website, Julian Rose writes by email:
"Ian is an enduring stalwart of the dairy industry. I bought and sold quota through him back in the 1990's. His prognosis is all too true, it is indeed the supermarket and the global marketing casino that continue to ensure that the price of milk is subject to the roller-coaster ride it has become tragically accustomed to. A roller-coaster which continually forces dairy farming onto its knees.
But at the other end of the spectrum, as Tom Levitt also points out, a revival is taking place of the small herd supplying fresh, local and mostly unpasteurised milk direct to the public – micro-dairying:
"Unlike the product we pick off the shelf in the supermarket, the milk from micro-dairies is invariably unhomogenised. It is often still pasteurised to kill harmful bacteria, but even the semi-skimmed varieties are sold with the almost forgotten creamy top.
"The difference in the quality of milk, when the focus is on producing quality over quantity, is remarkable and it feels strange to call what we produce and what you pull off the supermarket shelves, by the same word – milk,' says Josh Healy, who runs North Aston Dairy, a 19-cow herd in Oxfordshire, providing organic milk twice a week for 250 local customers".
Julian ends: "There could hardly be a more contrasting scenario within the world of dairy farming. I believe that the brighter future might belong to the 'micro-dairy' practitioners. Not least because their product is about as close as one can get to 'real food', whereas the process of 'denaturing', performed on milk from wholesale suppliers destined for supermarkets, is wholly destructive of all the most valuable elements of this once excellent food.
"Ultimately the buyer will come to recognize this difference".
News from Rashneh and Katy in Mumbai
Rashneh Pardiwala (below left), Katy Rustom and the CERE team write:
"This is wonderful news that Andrew would like to develop a biodiversity park. Also we read about the amazing work the Stroud Community is doing in agriculture".
(Andrew is beginning to make a forest/biodiverse garden in a Bordesley park. Molly Scott Cato helped to set up a very successful community supported agriculture scheme).
Rashneh and Katy continue: "Please do let us know if there is anything we can do to help. All the material on our Biodiversity Garden is on this portal: www.spbiodiversitygardens.com"
The Native Biodiversity Garden is spread over one acre of land at the edge of Teenvira Dam, in the coastal town of Alibaug, Maharashtra. The website tells us:
"This garden is an earnest attempt to conserve nature, attract native species of flora and fauna back into our ecosystems and most importantly, serve as a Learning Resource Centre for students, teachers, parents and all visitors . . .
"This garden showcases the beauty and wonder of native plant species. These plants form a vital component of our ecosystems by providing habitats for insects, birds, amphibians and mammals, being an important source of food and medicines and providing ecosystem services such as air purification and preventing soil erosion.
"This is an eco-friendly and sustainable garden, and visitors are requested to enjoy it with care. It is powered by solar energy with the aim to promote the use of renewable energy and uses drip irrigation to ensure water conservation. Pathways have been designed to facilitate wheelchair access.
"The garden has 17 different thematic sections namely sensory, medicinal, butterfly, wetland or pond ecosystem, grasses, ficus, orchids, ferns, bamboo, palms, spices, kitchen, vertical, adaptation, celebration and a sacred grove. Most importantly, there is a special section on the Western Ghat species since Raigad District falls within this Biodiversity Hotspot where many species are on the verge of extinction. The garden plays host to over 500 native species of plants, some of which are extremely rare and unique with saplings having been procured from across India . . .
"The project commenced in April 2015 and in a brief span of 9 months, a barren plot of land was converted into a lush green garden with the plantation of over 45,000 saplings across 500+ native species.
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DISCLAIMER: The usual warnings, I claim no ownership of these characters, they are simply borrowed with love and adoration from the original creators to have their stories, thoughts or circumstances embellished on a little more than the original format had done. Not for any profit.
Breathing, by MissMishka
The veterinarian doesn't want to let him in and the man had enough magic protecting the place that Isaac knows he won't be able to force the issue. His hands curl into the wooden door frame; made from mountain ash to dispel creatures of the night like himself. His claws extend and bore into the wood as he puts on his more innocent and harmless expression.
"Come on," he urges as Dr. Deaton keeps his body solidly placed in the opened doorway to physically bar the entrance.
"They need rest," the man sighs, finally stepping aside with obvious reluctance.
Isaac rushes inside without acknowledging the comment.
The back door leads almost immediately into the operating where Scott is lying motionless on the cold stainless steel table. Something lurches within him at seeing that; McCall lying unmoving.
His eyes dart around the room and he finds Derek leaning tiredly against the wall; watching him.
"Where's Erica?" the Alpha asks with a familiar glower taking shape on his face.
"Taking care of Boyd," Isaac answers with the speed and honesty of a teen that knows fists tend to accompany expressions like the man wore.
A curse and sigh escape Derek at those words; he slumps back against the wall with the glower wiped from his face.
"I forgot," he confesses softly, rubbing wearily at his forehead. "He should have been brought here."
"He went back to the station…"
"You need to bring him here."
Isaac hears the order but for a moment balks at it, his eyes inexplicably drawn to the still form on the table.
"I haven't figured out how," yet, Derek's tone implies, "but the doc seems to know something about what he's doing. Scott'll be ok."
Isaac jumps guiltily at the rare reassurance from his Alpha and determinedly looks away then forces himself to leave the building as quickly as he had entered it.
He passes Stilinski on his way out and growls low in his throat when the other teen is granted entrance to the establishment without any challenge to his right to be there.
Just for that, Isaac doesn't hesitate to hop up into the kid's abandoned Jeep. He's fully prepared to tear out the steering column to get at the wires to hotwire the vehicle, but, regretfully for him and lucky for Stiles, the keys are in the ignition. He starts it and tears off without a backward glance.
He doesn't get to drive often; never having been allowed much time behind the wheel of his father's car and never having been given an allowance or permission to work a job so he could actually save up to buy his own vehicle. He grinds the gears a little as he finds the right one to pick up the most speed and he grips the steering wheel tightly while bearing down on the accelerator.
This has been one hell of a night and the confusion of it leaves him craving distraction; an outlet for his churning thoughts. Reckless driving and high speeds are the perfect release; especially in Stilinski's Jeep because if he wrecked it, what the hell could the kid do to him?
He arrives at the entrance to the old subway stop far too quickly for his liking; causing him to curse yet again the smallness of this damned town. He jams on the breaks, grinds the gears into park, turns off the engine and takes the keys from the ignition.
One seriously could not just trust in the goodness of people and leave the keys in the ignition of a vehicle no matter how small the town; Isaac being case and point of that lesson which he is happy to teach Stiles.
He hurries past the barricades across the entrance to keep people from poking around the abandoned depot and navigates the defenses Derek has added to keep out any who might want to explore the Alpha's new den.
"How's he doing?" he asks Erica as soon as he makes it into the railcar where she's tending to Boyd.
She looks up with an angry twist to her lips that does nothing to hide the worry in her eyes.
"How the hell should I know? He's still breathing," she dabs at the other wolf's face as sweat rolls off it. "I think it's getting worse."
"We're getting him outta here," he nudges her aside to bend down and pull Boyd up.
Even with the strength given to him from the werewolf, Boyd is no lightweight and with him unconscious while his body struggled to fight the Wolfsbane the other teen is a literal dead weight. He doesn't struggle with the burden; could have managed just fine on his own, but Erica slips herself under Boyd's right arm while Isaac pulls the left across his own shoulders. Between the two of them they get their packmate to the Jeep in minutes.
"Stiles?" she stutters to a stop at the sight of the Jeep and looks around as if expecting to see the bumbling teenage.
Resisting the urge to roll his eyes at her for having any kind of reaction to Stilinski, Isaac continues onward to dump Boyd in the backseat of the vehicle.
"Stiles let you borrow his Jeep?" Erica asks with an arched bow and disbelieving sneer as he digs out the keys and gets behind the wheel.
He doesn't acknowledge the question because the answer is really obvious to anyone with even the basest brain function. She gives up waiting for a response when he starts the engine; rushing to jump into the passenger seat before he can leave without her.
He pushes the speed limits of the old beater on the way back to the vet's office; grinning with satisfaction when Erica's hands move to brace, white knuckled, on the dash to keep her from being thrown around during the ride.
Dr. Deaton is waiting for him this time and ushers him inside with a red carpet virtually rolled out for his return. He follows the veterinarian's direction to put Boyd in another room then gladly steps aside to let the man work. Erica remains, watchful as Boyd's shirt is cut away to reveal the bullet holes Argent's men had put in the guy.
An unexpected wall stops him from backing too far, too fast from the room and only the familiar sense of his Alpha keeps him from startling like a little girl. Derek's hand clamps down on his shoulder and helpfully shoves him out of the way so the man can move into the room to watch the vet work on the wounded member of the pack.
One watchdog down, Isaac thinks, seeing his Alpha nicely occupied with Boyd.
One to go, he steps into the room where Scott still lies unmoving on the table and glares at the teenager bowed over the unconscious werewolf.
"You have any idea how dumb it is to just leave your keys in the ignition?"
Isaac twirls said keys around his index finger as Stiles's head whips around to gape at him.
The fish out of water impression is spot on, as always, and Isaac smirks maliciously to prod the other teen into action.
Stilinski rushes to grab the keys from him; mumbling curses and threats as he races out the door to check on his beloved Jeep.
Left alone with McCall, Isaac finds himself at a loss for what to do.
His feet move slowly to the table until he assumes the position Stiles has just abandoned. He braces his hands on the cold metal edge of the gurney and drops his head forward to hang over the still form.
He hears the wheezy rasp of air still struggling to move through Scott's lungs; hears the irregular beat of the boy's heart. He can smell the foul traces of the Wolfsbane that that bitch had used to try killing the kid.
If it had been anyone else, Isaac could understand the malice of Mrs. Argent's plan; could have applauded the creativity. But she had focused her venom on Scott McCall, of all people, and werewolf or not Isaac doesn't understand how anyone could want to kill this one.
Sure, Isaac has fought the guy and would undoubtedly battle him again, but never with the intent to kill. Even before tonight he'd never had any desire to hurt Scott.
After tonight he's left with this insane urge to do something like protect the other boy.
Scott's too trusting; too earnest to deal with some aspects of this life; the harsh realities that have been the only thing Isaac has ever known. He wants to shield the young man from those realities. He's used to the brutality that leaves it's scars inside and out of a body, there's no reason for a person as good as Scott to take such abuse as well at this point in his life.
Isaac was given a choice to become this; Derek had sought him out for his weaknesses and offered him strengths that he was all too happy to accept along with the consequences. Peter made the decision for Scott without any consultation with the teenager.
Scott's body jerks suddenly; jarring him from his thoughts. The tanned torso rises as a breath labors to enter McCall's lungs while his throat seems to be constricting.
Unbidden, Isaac's hand moves to touch that bare skin, sliding over warm flesh until he can press against the center of Scott's chest to force the boy back down on the table. He's seen CPR enough to know the basics and his other hand moves to position Scott's head to a better angle to aid in breathing before he bends to put his mouth over the other boy's.
Thinking only of that wheezing breath struggling in Scott's lungs; Isaac breathes deeply to force air past the resisting muscles of the werewolf's throat. He feels the chest beneath his fingers expand with the breath, but knows it isn't enough until Scott's breathing on his own. He puffs another breath into the boy's mouth then pulls away to apply pressure to the sternum and force the lungs to expel the air.
Once the lungs are deflated of the breath he has given them he immediately moves to force fresh air into them; repeating the process until Scott suddenly rears up under him with a gasp of breath all his own. Isaac falls back; both relieved and regretful that Scott appears revived.
The kid sits up and immediately doubles over; sucking in oxygen with the greed and gratitude of any asthmatic would after a near death attack, his hands grip the edge of the table with enough force to dent the stainless steel before he gains enough control over himself to let go.
"Jackson?" Scott gasps out.
"Got away," Isaac replies softly, shaking his head in wonder and disbelief that the guy's first thought after all of that was concern for their objective of the evening.
"Are you ok?"
He can't help but laugh at that and once started the sound doesn't stop; he knows he sounds like a maniac but he allows himself the excuse that it's been a long and rough night. He finally winds down when he realizes that Scott's studying him with some real concern in those dark eyes of his.
"Have you noticed that you're back at the vet's office having nearly been killed yourself and you're asking if I'm ok?"
Scott's head tilts to the side; considering him and his words.
"Are you?"
Any urge to laugh is sucked from him along with his breath as those eyes just look at him. It's not just that Scott has these eyes that can seem to see into a soul; it's that the guy seems to want to see what's in your soul and, even more troubling, he cares about what's inside of you no matter how bad or dark or secret.
Until earlier tonight Isaac hadn't let himself notice that, but Scott had gone and shattered his deliberate ignorance of how powerful those eyes were by adding words to the mix.
"I don't want you to get hurt."
It's hard not to read into a statement like that with the guy looking so intent and sincerely at him. Harder still to brush it aside as meaningless when Scott's sitting there with a hint of pallor still leeching at his tanned features and all he cares to know at that very moment is that Isaac hasn't been hurt.
So, really, no. Isaac isn't ok.
Because all he wants to do is put his hand back on Scott's chest to push the body back down then put his lips back over Scott's so that he can allow himself to learn what that mouth feels and tastes like during a kiss.
~Title and inspiration for this fic/possible series is from the Lifehouse song "Breathing."~


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Yes. And thank you for the clip; I hadn't seen that one before.ReplyDelete
My husband says he married me for comic relief.
I'm blessed to have a brother with a wonderful manic sense of humor (and he & SIL are huge Vicar of Dibley fans!) I've found that my sense of humor has changed through the years -- as a young person, never appreciated certain kinds of humor like the Marx Brothers or Monty Python. Maybe as you get older things in general seem more absurd. ;>)ReplyDelete
Humor is what gets me through the difficulties of life... especially with my health, and the boys' autism. It helps if you can laugh. :) And I married a man who can joke about almost anything!!ReplyDelete
My mother's side of the family has quite a unique sense of humor - which I have always enjoyed, even though I am more reserved like my Father's family. My son and I tend to like the same sort of humor - the Marx Brothers, Fawlty Towers, any sort of word play or puns, a lot of "British humor" which my husband does not find funny at all.ReplyDelete
My FAVORITE Vicar of Dibley bit is the scene with the sexton sharing her opinion about "I Can't Believe It's Not Butter."
Carlyn - I actually posted that video along with the dialogue a little over a year ago! I love it too. http://prayingwithmyfeet.blogspot.com/2010/04/i-cant-believe-its-not-butterdibley.htmlReplyDelete
I've just been inspired to write a post on my blog and included that scene! We must be kindred spirits. :)ReplyDelete
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Add binding to Key Vault
Functions often need password, API keys, and connection strings to connect to other services and retrieve data. It would be great if those secrets could easily be obtained from Key Vault.
This is a good idea. We'll look at this later when we're ready to start adding more bindings (likely after we GA).
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Has this been implemented by any chance. All clients want to maintain their security information in Key Vault
Ahmet Arsan commented
Can't use Functions without this. This is an absolute must. ETA?
Adam Modlin commented
Any updates here? My customer requires all connection strings be stored in KeyVault and this is a problem for using functions.
Parry Kitchner commented
Add this binding and Azure Function usage will hit an all new high! It would be great not to have to re-store the secrets in the App Config.
Gary Mitchell commented
Any idea when this might become available? I really need it. The cert approach didn't get approved by IT Security.
Henrik Gundersen commented
A necessary feature, and overall great idea. Examples of securables are tokens (like Github, Slack) and certificates.
Joshua Toon commented
This would be great.
Gerald Wiltse commented
Food for thought, this recent development in .NET Core might reduce the amount of custom code you need for this.
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I always thought that most of the people who favored expensing stock options really would be happier just getting rid of them. Now, with Cisco's latest proposal for valuing options, we'll find out if I was right.
Cisco has proposed issuing securities that would have most of the characteristics of employee stock options--i.e. they would be options on the company's stock, but they would take time to vest and they would be difficult or impossible to trade. Then the market price of the securities would represent the true value of employee options, which in turn would determine the amount that Cisco has to expense.
In theory, using the market to price employee options in this way is far superior to using Black-Scholes or any other rule. If the people who favor expensing stock options really just wanted to make the accounting better, they would leap at Cisco's proposal.
However, the market-based approach is likely to put a lower value on stock options than Black-Scholes, precisely because the new securities won't be tradeable and will take time to vest--maybe a much lower value. That's why I predict that the pro-expensing crowd will come up with plenty of technical reasons why Cisco's proposal won't work, despite its superiority. The real motive for expensing options was to drive companies away from offering stock options, not make it easy for them.


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