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Cognitive Rosters allows you to use valuable data from your business to predict, build and fill rosters with the click of a button. Cognitive Rosters follows on from Predictive Workforce, with Tanda building Vacant or Filled Shifts for you.
Cognitive Rosters is currently an Add-on Feature in Tanda, so will need to be enabled in your account before you can use it. When you ask for Cognitive Rosters to be enabled, Tanda Support will ask you which type you want enabled:
Cognitive Creator: uses the Predictive Workforce Shifts to build Vacant Shifts on your Roster
Cognitive Creator - Shift Filling: Use the Predictive Workforce Shifts to build and fill Shifts with staff names on your Roster
The only difference is Shift Filling will automatically assign staff to the shifts built on your Roster. You can switch between the two at any point, just let us know.
Once it's enabled, you can follow the instructions below:
Connect and Configure Sales & Revenue Data
The first part of setting up Cognitive Rosters is to ensure you have connected your Sales & Revenue data. If you haven't done this already, the following article will step you through how to do this: Import your Revenue Data
The next step is to configure the imported data. You may have already done this if you've been using Predictive Workforce, otherwise you can follow the two steps below:
Go to the Data Stream management page, located under Settings > Integrations > connect your POS system > Manage my Datastreams> Add My Data
- Data Stream Cards linked to Teams - this is explained in the Import your Revenue Data article, however specifically for Cognitive Rostering you just need to ensure you have Data Stream Cards linked to your Teams that you want to roster against:
In the example above, we have Restaurant Bookings and Sales data feeding into Tanda and we have linked them with our Team: Front of House.
2. Set Rostering Ratios - this tells the rostering model how many staff you require per data source, set in 15 minute increments.
In the example below:
- For every 1 table booking in 15 minutes, we want 1 employee rostered or
- For every $500 of sales in 15 minutes, we want 1 employee rostered
You need to have at least one Data Stream Card with a ratio set, however you can adjust the figure if it's not quite right once you're in the Roster.
Check Predictive Workforce is now enabled
Once you have configured the steps above, go to Rosters > Current Roster:
In the sidebar, select Day view and select a day:
In the sidebar again, ensure you have ticked the Team(s) that you linked your Data Stream Cards to. In this example, we only linked data to Front of House, so we only have that Team ticked:
You should see Predictive Demand appear in the middle of the screen:
At this point, if your Roster doesn't show like it does above, you might not have configured your Data Stream Cards correctly or set your Ratios. Revisit this article tio help you out.
Configure Roster Data
Before building your shifts, you can apply some settings to ensure the prediction best suits your business:
Manage Demand Data
To the left of the Predictive Workforce box, you have Predicted Demand Data:
Date Range
This allows you to set which historical time data is used to assist in forming the basis for the prediction. You can either select an Average of a particular Day and the number of weeks or a Specific Date in the past.
- If you use the Auto Pick Dates, the systems will choose the dates for you on the same day for the including the past month
- If you use a Select a Date, you can use the calendar date picker. This is useful if you want to use an event where you know it was busy to model against the current roster.
Business Hours
Click the pencil icon and assign the business hours for each working day of your business:
In the example above, the business is open from 10am to 12am every Wednesday.
Click the pencil icon in the Predicted Demand option so you can then enter a percentage by which you think staff numbers will increase or decrease on this day. For example, if you enter 10%, your staff numbers prediction will increase by 10%. You can also enter a negative, if you think your staff numbers will be less than predicted, you would enter -10 in the field:
In the table view of the Predictive Workforce box, next to the Team Required, you will see a settings cog, click on here to apply settings to your business:
You can apply settings to Staff, Shift Length, Open/Close and some Advanced settings. Each tab has an explanation as to how the setting applies so have a read through to familiarise yourself.
One setting of particular importance is:
- Min shift length: you should change this to the minimum shift length required by your Award. If you're not sure you can contact Fair Work or have a look at the Award document in Tanda under Compliance > Award Template > Manage
Interpret the Prediction
Now you have configured the data you can look at what the Predictive Workforce information means.
Still in the table view, at the top you can see your Data Sources, and their data split across the day:
You will also see the Ratio that you set in the Data Stream management page reflected here. If you don't think you've set the Ratio quite right, want to change it or play around with how changes affect predicted shift numbers, just change the number and you'll notice the Staff Required number change.
The row below is based on the Team selected in the filter on the left, how many staff are required across the day.
You'll also see the Build! button. When you start building shifts or making changes, you'll notice the shift boxes may change colour. If the box is:
- Red - you still need to roster this many staff to meet demand
- Grey - you are staffed just right
- Blue - you are over-staffed
At any point you can see what your predictive information looks like by switching over to the graph view:
Building Shifts: Cognitive Creator
Once you've applied your Ratios and Settings and you're ready to build your shifts, you can click Build! at the end of the Team row:
The Vacant predicted shifts will then be build below:
From here, click on Vacant to assign an Employee to each shift and repeat until you've filled all your shifts.
Just keep in mind, Predictive Workforce is there to guide you, but you still have full access to make any amendments as you normally can in Rosters:
- You can delete shifts, change the Start and Finish times, change break lengths and assign specific break times.
- You can also add in extra shifts. It may update the box above to show in blue that you are overstaffed but it won't stop you from rostering the employee on.
If you have more than one Team, just press Build! at the end of each row.
Building Shifts: Cognitive Creator - Shift Filling
If you have Shift Filling enabled, when you click Build! at the end of the Team row, your shifts will be created and filled with Employees:
As before, you can change any of the information, including swapping out staff by clicking on their name and selecting another employee.
Updated Predictive Workforce
Once you've built your shifts, you will notice the Predictive Workforce box updates.
The graph will update with a solid rostered staff line:
For the table view, you don't need to stress about having all the boxes grey to show you're staffed just right, it's not always possible to roster perfectly, as you might need to roster staff longer than needed to meet Award minimum shift conditions.
You can also hover over the individual boxes to show why it is showing the status it is. In this example, we have 6 staff rostered at 8pm which is perfect, but then based on the data at 8.15pm, we only need 5 staff.
Error Messages:
When you click Build! you might see the following error message on the left in the Manage Demand Data box:
Error With Business Hours: Your Business Hours have been set inside the hours that data has been imported. You might close the restaurant at 11pm but served customers until midnight, therefore in order to see those shifts you just need to set the Business Hours to match the Required Shifts. From there, once you can see all the shifts you can change the finish time, if you don't want to be rostering staff that late.
Comparing the data
You can use the graph to compare your data to your rostering.
Once your current day Sales data has imported, you can see whether the prediction was accurate or whether there were events that occurred that day that need to be taken into account for the same day next week and you could alter your ratio or settings.
You can select from a variety of sources in the panel for these comparisons e.g. Team vs Actual Sales, Expected Sales vs Total Staff or Expected Sales vs Actual Sales.
Once you've built one day, click on the next day in the week to start the process for the next day. You can change your Ratios and Demand Data for each individual day, or keep them the same, depending on how your business operates.


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Dear Ann,
Oh jeez. What can I say. I have been away from here for far too long. I am well, I am knitting, the kids are back in school tomorrow, I am buying ever-lengthening pairs of men's (men's!) trousers and jeans at the Gap without managing to keep up, Day Job continues to keep me limber, and the Jewish Holidays are coming at us fast and furious.
OK, so: knitting.
Whitby's front and back were finished by the end of June. The first sleeve took all of July and August, mostly because I wasn't knitting on it very much. Then yesterday I got the idea that it would be fun to wear a gorgeous denim sweater to a handmade-everything get-together THIS WEEK, so I am spending every waking hour (by which I mean when I am not Instagramming or tweeting) trying to knit the second sleeve. This kind of ridiculous deadline (which won't be met; I see that, Ann) is the only way I've ever found to actually knit a second sleeve. It's a delusion, but it's helpful.
Confession: despite my self-proclaimed status as Denim Maven, I have no idea what length the sleeves will be. It's not just the denim and the shrinking. It's the Very Eighties drop shoulder on this sweater. The sweater is 3/4 as wide as it is long. That puts the shoulder seam somewhere in the vicinity of my elbow. We will see. I love this sweater. I don't care how long the sleeves are. Or how short. I can fix it, come what may.
That grellow stripe piece you see is my Official Subway Knitting, the cover wrap from Wear With All.
I got 5 of the 9 prescribed skeins of Isager's Tvinny this past summer in Ulm, and now have laid in some more greys and blues and I'm off to the races on the third long stripe. It's for a friend. The friend may be me.
This is a top I saw on Columbus Avenue this afternoon. I would like a drapey and/or floaty knitted fall/winter 2013 top with a split back like this. Just a little bit longer closed part at the top to obscure the Foundation Garment. Knitwear designers, please get on it.
Happy week, everybody!
Dear Ann,

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"Safe bet over new writing."
by Edwin Reis on 07/02/15
Staging a new writing season at this time of year was a ballsy move by the Courtyard Theatre, and perhaps to anchor the tidal wave of experimentation, they have included this painstakingly familiar Pinter classic. The decision appears a wise one, from a commercial point of view at least, as on this night it draws in over twenty punters, far more than it's studio space buddy The Mountain Bluebird, or upstairs' adaptation of Therese Raquin.
The actors lounge placidly on the dimly-lit stage as we enter – Pinter's claustrophobic setting mixing awkwardly with music from the bar. One expects a certain amount of realism from The Dumb Waiter, at least from an aesthetic point of view, but the set seems hastily cobbled together – the period appropriate beds juxtaposing the pragmatically-challenged dumb waiter hatch and pantomime-esque painted door. The actors also appear uncomfortable at first, having to almost hunch over to avoid clanging their heads on the stage lights.
Soon, however, we are swept away by Pinter's genius. The dialogue sizzles with subtext and double-entendre, and the famous pauses are held to perfection. Pinter supplies his actors with the most fantastic opportunities, and reaps his rewards by toying with them – lighting a match on a shoe? Good luck.
Director Matthew Bosley has done well to resist yielding to the atmospheric influence of his new writing colleagues – this production could have come straight out of the sixties (save for, perhaps, the actors wearing braces and belts).
Charlie Cussons is delightful as the tea-loving Gus. His consistently bewildered delivery is as funny as it is warming, and the production becomes very quickly about following his story. Almost verging on camp at times, he makes each line of dialogue sound fresh and exciting, and, accompanied by an amusingly furrowed brow, gives the audience a clear figure to empathise with.
Warren Brooking's Ben allows Cusson free reign to light up the production, offering simply a stern glare or sobering bark to Gus's flamboyant protestations. There are moments when it seems that Brooking pre-empts the action, and he could perhaps have applied slightly more light and shade to his performance. Any underlings unfamiliar with the story may have guessed the twist after fifteen minutes: "He'll look at us, we'll look at him" … Geddit?
The safest of safe bets, The Dumb Waiter will give you just what you are expecting. This is the Courtyard balancing the financial odds of #NewYearNewWriting, but even so, it would have been nice to have something with slightly more interpretive potential. Pinter is Pinter, and always will be. If you try to improve him, you will look a fool. This trap avoided, perhaps next year the venue will show slightly more conviction, and place more faith in their own philosophy. As Gus says, "We never let him down. We're reliable". In a new writing season, who wants reliable?
|Other recent reviews by Edwin Reis
Harajuku Girls
Glamorous temptations fuel coming-of-age rebellion by Edwin Reis
A chaste maid in cheapside
Jarringly modern but pleasantly entertaining by Edwin Reis
Time for heroes
Immature attempt at liberal preaching by Edwin Reis
Delightfully ambitious trio of monologues by Edwin Reis
The Trials of Galileo
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Save at least 10% on tickets for most performances. Group minimum as low as 10.
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When available, we can provide you and your group with show information to help promote your group outing.
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A dedicated staff of professionals will meet your every need to ensure that your group outing is a memorable experience for everyone. Please inquire about services for patrons with disabilities.
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Catering options are available from simple receptions before the show to a full-scale dinner or luncheon. Wharton Center takes care of everything and has a location that's right for your group.
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Have questions or want to make a request? Call the Group Sales line at (517) 884-3130 or fill out the online form and we will get back to you as soon as possible.
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Andri Björgvinsson | Der Raum für drastische Maßnahmen, Berlin.
Der Raum für drastische Maßnahmen, Berlin.
Opening on 4th of November 2016 at 7pm.
Breath goes on, night and day without us being conscious of it.
You can control it but non the less it will always continue on its own with out your conscious control.
Just like the most basic musical gesture can be controlled, it can also continue on its own when the mind goes elsewhere.
Above and below is a fantasy about the machines that control our impulses. That we are not a starting point of impulses and actions but rather just one link in a chain. We are the drumstick in somebody´s hand, the link between a force and an instrument.
This is Andri's first solo exhibition in Berlin. His extensive installations are bridging the gaps between acoustic and optic as well as the inner and the outer.
Andri Björgvinsson (b.1989) is an Icelandic artist, he graduated from the Fine Arts department of the Icelandic Art Academy in 2015. He has since been working and living in Berlin.


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]TUNE YOUR LOOP: Questions to keep you sharp.
1. Which type of drawing provides detailed piping and process information, in addition to instrumentation and control information?
- Loop Wiring Diagrams
- Piping and Instrument Diagrams (P&IDs)
- SAMA Diagrams
- None of the above[/ordered_list]
2. Which variable does the control system attempt to hold at a constant value?
- Measured Variable
- Manipulated Variable
- Controlled Variable
- Disturbance[/ordered_list]
3. In which of the following types of processes is material first added to a vessel,
some operation takes place, and then material is removed from the vessel?
- Batch
- Continuous
- Discrete Parts Manufacturing
- Open Loop[/ordered_list]
4. If a standard electronic pressure transmitter has a range of 50 to 250 psig (345 to
1724 kPa gage), and the pressure is 150 psig (1034 kPa gage), what is the
output in mA?
- 4 mA
- 12 mA
- 20 mA
- 50 mA[/ordered_list]
5. Which of the following level measurements is based on the weight of the liquid?
- Ultrasonic
- Pressure transmitter
- Capacitor Probe
- Radioactive[/ordered_list]
What are your answers before you read ahead?
1. b
2. c
3. a
4. b
5. b
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Robert L. Heath(PhD, University of Illinois, Professor Emeritus, University of Houston, Houston, Texas, USA) has recently edited two editions of the Handbook of Public Relations (Sage), several other edited books, and two editions of the Encyclopedia of Public Relations (Sage). He has served as an area editor for the International Encyclopedia of Communication. He recently published a Master Work on Public Relations for Routledge and is developing a Master Work on Strategic Communication for Sage (in process with Anne Gregory). These master works are a compendia of previously published articles and chapters framed with introductions that he drafts. He has contributed original chapters for numerous edited books and handbooks. He has written entries for various encyclopedias, including those mentioned above. Other encyclopedia contributions appear in Encyclopedia of Science and Technology Communication (Sage), Wiley Encyclopedia of Operations Research and Management Science (John Wiley & Sons), and 21st Century Communication: A Reference Handbook (Sage).
Heath has three decades experience in corporate communication and positioning research.
He has conducted research on risks related to various hazards, including those associated with chemical manufacturing and community right to know—key themes in community relations.


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27 February 2013
The Word of Christ Is Near to You
It's a rough and tumble world, and it's easy to get caught up in the crush of the crowd, with so many people, all pushing and pulling at you, threatening to trample you beneath their feet, or else, to drown and destroy you with their endless chatter, everybody talking at you, telling you what's what, and what to do, and what you should be like. There's lots of noise and confusion, lots of words and information, and lots of competition and jockeying for position.
It is both overwhelming and, in its own way, enticing. Against the onslaught of the crowds, you are tempted to impress them and appease them, to protect yourself from the critics, and to promote yourself with the movers and shakers, in the hopes of becoming someone important.
But none of the people, neither the celebrities nor the crowds, are able to save you or destroy you. They can neither make you nor break you. For each and all of them are mortal, like yourself, subject to death and decay, and held accountable to the judgment of God.
It is in the presence of the Lord your God that you live your life and die your death: Coram Deo, that is, before God, the Creator of the heavens and the earth and of all things. He is the One with all authority—the authority to judge all of creation—because He is the Author and Giver of Life.
Therefore, He is the One, not only with power to hurt and kill, such as fallen man presumes to do with those who are smaller and weaker than himself; but God has genuine authority to condemn both soul and body forever: To "Gehenna," Jesus says (although it is sometimes translated "hell").
Gehenna was the name of a valley alongside Jerusalem, where, at various times, even the Israelites had resorted to sacrificing their children, and where an ongoing fire served the potters' kilns and the constant burning of rubbish and every manner of refuse. It provides a vivid picture of hell on earth, but only God Almighty has the authority to consign both body and soul to such a place.
And He alone has the power and authority to save you, in body and soul, for the life everlasting.
Therefore, the Lord Jesus exhorts you, not to be afraid of the world and its power-brokers, but to fear, love, and trust in the Lord your God above all things.
A beautiful example is found in the case of St. Polycarp, whom the Church commemorated this past week. He was a pastor, the Bishop of Smyrna (an ancient city in what is now Turkey), at a time of persecution in the second century. As an old man, he was arrested and brought before the governor, where he was threatened with martyrdom if he would not renounce his faith in Christ and burn incense to the Roman Emperor. He refused. For he was threatened with a fire that would burn for but a little while, whereas he truly feared God and the judgment of eternal fire.
Besides that, St. Polycarp also loved the Lord, his God, who had for so many years been faithful to him; and the old bishop trusted that the same Lord God, who had raised Christ Jesus from the dead, would raise him also from death and the grave (or from the scattering of his ashes to and fro) to live with the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit in the Kingdom of heaven forever and ever.
This salvation is real and true, and it is for both body and soul. For the one true God is the Creator of both the body and the soul, which together comprise the true Man who is made in His Image.
Not only that, but the almighty and eternal Lord, who changes not, has Himself become a part of His own Creation, by the conception and birth of the Son from the Blessed Virgin Mary. He has lived and died in the Body, with flesh and blood like yours, and God the Father has also raised this incarnate Son, Christ Jesus, bodily from the dead. So shall your body likewise be raised at the last, and glorified, like unto the crucified and risen Body of your Lord, unto eternal life in Paradise.
Do not doubt that it is true. For the One who created the sparrows and still cares for them, though they are but a dime-a-dozen, also cares for you, and provides for you all that you need, for this life on earth, and for the life everlasting. You are precious to Him, and valued most highly. Consider the price that He has willingly paid for you: not gold or silver, but His own Body and His Blood.
For He who was crucified for you, who has also risen from the dead for you, and lives and reigns to all eternity for you, always interceding for you at the Right Hand of His God and Father, He now serves you in body and soul with His tangible Means of Grace, that is, His Word and Sacrament.
The Word of the Word-made-Flesh penetrates your heart and mind, your soul and spirit, through the ears of your body. And your conscience is cleansed before the Lord your God by the washing of your body with pure water, that is, with water included in God's command and combined with God's Word in Holy Baptism. And your Savior, Christ Jesus, the incarnate God, feeds you with His true Body and gives you to drink of His true Blood, which you eat and drink with your mouth.
Therefore, your body also is justified and saved by the Gospel of God; and, in fact, your soul is not saved apart from your body, for it has no access to God apart from His Word and Sacraments.
Now, then, take this to heart, that the life which is yours in Christ Jesus, which you have by grace through faith in Him, is lived not only in your head and in your heart, but likewise in your body: in your words and in your actions; in what you say with your mouth and do with your hands.
But you already know that your insides and your outsides don't always match. You know that what you say is not always what you're thinking and feeling. You know that your actions are not always in accord with your own convictions and your actual preferences.
Those differences are not bad, but good and right, when they stem from the discipline of your sinful flesh, so that you do and say what you should, instead of what your old Adam desires.
At other times, however, it isn't a matter of self-discipline, but of hypocrisy, in which you make an outward pretense for the sake of good impressions, but out of synch with your conscience.
In this respect, there is actually a two-fold danger of hypocrisy: There is, on the one hand, the outward show of false piety, in which you act the part of godly reverence, and you go through the motions of the fear and faith of God, while your heart and mind are still far removed from Him. Then you are like a white-washed tomb, decorated pretty on the outside, but hiding death within.
On the other hand, there is the hiding and disguising of the Christian faith and life, as though you could carry on with Jesus privately, while outwardly you live like a pagan and talk like a pirate; whether it be out of fear of "persecution" (be it martyrdom or being laughed at), or maybe to compete with the world on its terms, contesting for popularity, power, and prestige—whatever.
One and the same person can be as pliable as Play-doh, shaped by the expectations, or perceived expectations, of the people around him. So he may be pious at church, profane at school or work, and something else altogether by himself: probably lost and lonely without the crowd to play to, without an audience to perform for.
But the truth will come out. It will. Jesus says so. And that is both a warning and a promise. Your secret sins are not hidden from the Lord your God. But, so too, your faith and life in Christ are also known to Him, who loves you. There is no concealing of your conscience before Him.
Where you actually stand with the one true God will be made known — in your life and in your confession; and in the final Judgment — whether for everlasting life or everlasting punishment.
So, here is what you need to know: True Life is found only in Christ Jesus, crucified and risen, and it is had only by faith in Him: in His Gospel of forgiveness. Not by your works, but by His. And yet, such faith in Christ cannot be kept hidden in the heart. It can't. Not without suffering loss. No, faith in Christ is exercised, as it is expressed, with your mouth and with the rest of your body: In worship, and in works of love; and in words of confession, that is, to speak as the Lord your God has spoken to you, and to say what He says. That is how you know and speak the Truth.
Both faith itself, and the words and works by which you confess the faith, are the gracious work and the good gifts of God the Holy Spirit. He is near to you, He is actively present and at work in you, by and with the preaching of Christ Jesus.
The Holy Spirit calls you and brings you to faith in Christ by the Word of Christ. There is no other way by which you believe and are saved. And He likewise strengthens and sustains you in this true and saving faith by the same Word of Christ. Apart from this Word, you die. By it, you live.
The Holy Spirit preaches Christ to you, so that you believe in Christ, and call upon His Name in prayer, praise, and confession of His Word. Thus, what He speaks into your ears, comes out of your mouth. For this is how the Spirit works, in and with the Church, which is the Body of Christ.
The power and authority of this Word is the Gospel. For by the Word of Christ, your doubts and fears, your denials and failings, and all your many other sins, are freely and fully forgiven: Just as He was crucified for your transgressions, and God raised this same Christ Jesus from the dead.
So it was that Simon Peter, who denied Him, was forgiven and restored to faith and life in Christ.
But to set your heart and mind against the preaching of the Word of Christ, is to resist and reject the Holy Spirit and His gracious work. So it was that Judas Iscariot ended his own life in despair.
Beware that you do not harden your heart and mind in this way! Lest you be condemned to the fire that burns forever, and your soul and body be consigned to a worse Gehenna than earth has known.
Rather, hear and heed the Word of Christ that is preached to you. Hear and receive His Word of Absolution, that is, the forgiveness of all your sins. For with this Word of His, He sets His own Cross and Resurrection before your eyes, by which He saves you from the fire, forever and ever.
You need not (nor can you!) scale the heights of heaven, as though to bring God down to you. Nor can you raise yourself or anyone else from the deep dark abyss of death and the grave. But the Lord your God has come down from heaven, and has gone into the depths, into Sheol, and into Gehenna, in order to raise you up with Himself. God the Father has sacrificed His own dear Son, in order to atone for all your sins, and thereby to rob death and the devil of any claims on you.
Now the Son draws near to you in peace, and He befriends you with His Word and Holy Spirit. He reconciles you to Himself, by the way of repentance and forgiveness of sins. In this way, He returns you daily to your Baptism, and He raises you up from sin and death to life with God. For the Lord has surely set apart the godly for Himself, and you are godly by the grace of His Gospel.
With this Word of Christ, the Holy Spirit teaches you what to confess, and He likewise gives you the confidence and courage to do so, come what may.
Cling to that Word in both body and soul, as He gives it to you generously in so many different ways: by preaching and teaching, by the Holy Scriptures, by the Catechism, and by the Hymnal.
And for God's sake, teach these things to your children, and to your children's children, as you are given the opportunity; that they, too, may live forever with God, and not die. Read the Bible to them. Sing hymns with them. Pray with them, as well as for them. And bring them to church.
This Word of Christ is not powerless, but living and life-giving. Indeed, the Lord your God is very near to you, in and with this Word of His: as He preaches it into your ears, as He lays it upon your heart, and as He brings it to confession in your mouth. So is He a very present help in trouble.
By His dying and rising, He has received all authority in heaven and on earth, that is, the true power and authority of the New Creation, to forgive sins and to save sinners; to comfort you with His forgiveness, life, and salvation; to justify and save you in body and soul, for now and forever.
So does He grant you a quiet night, a restful sleep, and peace at the last. And so does He raise you up in the true joy of His mercy, which is new every morning, and ever shall be, world without end.
In the Name + of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
Chicken Rice Congee (Khmer Borbor Sach Mouan)
Chicken Rice Congee (Khmer Borbor Sach Mouan)
This is Khmer comfort soup when you have a cold.
1 small chicken cook in 16 cups of water until the chicken is done, you can add more water if needed (you need this broth to cook the Congee) when the chicken is done shredded the meat and set aside. You can through the bone away, but sometime I put it back in the broth for flavor.
If you follow these recipes you can do the same with fish, pork blood, and pork belly. For pork blood you have to cook it ahead of time, cut to cube bite size and put it last when the rice soup is almost done.
Use 8 cups of broth
Cooked shredded chicken or shrimps
1 cup of long grain rice (use American measuring cup) wash and rinse
1/4 cups of dried shrimp (soak rinse set aside)
1/4 cup of preserved cabbage (wash rinse set aside)
4 garlic gloves pound in mortar pestle to paste with 1 t of salt
A handful of big flat dried rice noodle (this is optional, but I like it)
Soak wash and rinse set aside.
2 T of fried garlic or shallot for garnish
2 green onions cut to 1 inch long for garnish
2 T of fish sauce (if you don't like fish sauce put salt)
1 T of sugar
For the bowl:
Soy bean paste
Chili sauce
Black pepper
Lime wedge
Green onion
Bean Sprouts
Saw tooth (Jee Bonlar)
In a big pot on high heat bring the chicken broth to a boil
When the broth is boiling add rice let the rice cook until it is soft and not raw in the middle
Then add chicken, dried shrimp, preserve cabbage, garlic paste cooked for 5 minutes to let the flavor come and the rice is soft (is like borbor)
Then add the flat noodle to it cook until it is soft
Now add sugar, salt or fish sauce to it, taste and adjust the flavor
Turn the heat off
Garnish the soup rice with fried garlic or shallot and green onions
If you soup rice is too thin don't worry, when it is cold it will be thicker, but if it is too thick do add more broth to it. You can use chicken broth from the can if you like.
When ready to serve you can ladle the soup rice into a serving bowl and add the bean sprouts, lime wedge, green onion and so on according to your taste.
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Hi Bong! Thank you for sharing your recipe. I'm a younger generation that has been looking for Cambodian cooking classes. I am very interested in learning. Do you have more to share?ReplyDeleteReplies
Hi Linda I have fb page for video call tevy's kitchen. Go check it out.Delete
I am not teaching cooking class anymore, but if you have any question I can answer you just email me. I have lot of khmer food, it is over 100 recipes in this blog.ReplyDelete
So glad I strolled on to this blog. I too am the younger generation, and don't have much access to Khmer food recipes. My mom passed away 7 years ago and I really don't have any close Khmer family members to teach me the ropes. Thanks for the recipe! :)ReplyDelete
I am British and have just had a over a month in Cambodia - what a wonderful varied country and such kind and smiling people. I am 81 and do not walk so easily now with replacement knees but lovely tuk tuks everywhere. I discovered Borbor and will be making some for breakfast to-morrow - thank you for the recipe. MaureanReplyDelete
PS It is getting a bit hot there just now!!
How do you make sour soup?ReplyDelete
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For the last couple of weeks. I've been super busy with work, garden planning, school, and health problems. At 1:36pm I submitted my final project for my business class. Woot Woot! 😀 And now I have a two-week break.
On November 20, 2015- I had a fibroadenoma surgery to remove a huge lump on my right side. Not even 3 months. I discovered I had another lump. I thought it was super weird that a lump grew so quickly.
So I made an appointment at the breast center. I got an ultrasound done. Guess what!? The radiologist told me that I had 2 lumps and they made sit up while getting ultrasound down. They found 3 more by accident. So in total, I have 5 lumps ranging from 1 to 2 cms in size.
I asked him again what causes fibroadenoma. He told me that just being a woman and having hormones might be the cause of it. The cause of Fibroadenoma(s) is still unknown.
He recommended me to not get surgery. Just to keep an eye on it. And have an ultrasound every 6months. Or if I noticed any changes to make an appointment right away. If I decided I to get surgery it will create a lot of scar tissue which can be bad and can affect my breast if I ever wanted to breastfeed. Therefore I decided not to get surgery and just keep an eye on the fibroadenomas.
Another issue that I been having is that my wisdom teeth are giving me issues. Three years ago, my dentist warned me to get my wisdom teeth to remove, however, I ignored her. On (Feb 2016) I made an appointment with an oral surgeon, he told me that my upper wisdom teeth are out and the bottom ones are both impacted. Ouch!
The one of the right side has been causing me a lot of pain. I brought some Orajel -Severe Triple. And putting on the site of my impacted wisdom tooth and taking Advil.
The good thing is that I already made an appointment for Next Thursday to get all 4 of my wisdom teeth removed. So I'm excited. Not!!! haha 🙂


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After I finished NaNoWriMo this year, I set a goal to take a small break from writing. No more until 2012! I know. Seems drastic, right? It only sounds that way because 2012 is a freakishly large number (can you believe it's already almost 2012???!?) Really, my break was only for one lousy month. December. 31 days. Not too long, right?
I worked really hard to complete Jaded this year. Then, I chose to
become certifiably insane begin an entire new project during NaNoWriMo in November—58,735 words, to be exact. Conclusion? I. Wrote. A. Lot. Why not take one month off and come back in 2012 (seriously, isn't the world supposed to end in 2012?) with a fresh pair of eyes? I've heard from so many other writers about how good it is to sometimes take a step back before editing or evaluating your work—to separate yourself from your writing in order to figure out how to make it better. Plus, I had already sent Jaded off to my beta readers to scrutinize and judge during the months of November & December. So, really, I found myself at a natural stopping point while I waited on that much needed feedback before making my final edits and diving headfirst into querying literary agents—AKA, crazy-depressing-land-full-of-rejection-letters (don't yell, I'm being realistic, here).
As December draws to an end and the New Year sneaks up on me (seriously, it came out of NOWHERE), I'm finding it harder and harder to stick to my goal of enjoying this little ole thing called a writing break. More so with Jaded than Ugly Parts, which is most likely because I've only spent a quick 30 days with my NaNoWriMo manuscript. In case you're unaware, I've been working on Jade Henry's story, on and off, for approximately four years. I started in the fall of 2007 and while I took many long sabbaticals—often stepping away from it for months and months at a time while I figured out if I really wanted to be a writer—that's still quite a significant chunk of time to spend on one story. And now? Almost a month removed from it?
I miss it.
I miss Jaded. I miss Jade Henry. I created her and her world and her feelings and I've come to know her inside and out, better even than I probably know myself. She has so much of me in her that I sometimes forget where her fictional life ends and my real one begins. When I talk about her with my friends and beta readers, I speak of her by name. Jade did this. Jade did that. Jade thought this about that. I discuss her like she's a real person and not just some fictitious character I conjured up and happened to write about. Because for me, she is real. I'm invested. 100%.
I've discovered that taking an intentional month off from her is far different from all those months I merely stepped away mid-novel with every intention of coming back and finishing. My hand is itching to type about her again. I keep finding my mouse hovering over that rough draft file that's hidden away in my computer, ready to double-click and open it up to get my fix. BUT I promised myself I wouldn't!
So, I haven't. I've kept my word, despite the many many MANY unholy temptations to do otherwise. Even as that aforementioned feedback begins trickling in from my beta readers, I have yet to double-click on that rough draft file. I've left it to collect its imaginary computer dust until the start of 2012. And, as I'm writing this, I'm starting to think this whole break is going to turn out as a good thing.
All this anticipation has me excited. I'm
terrified excited to start querying agents for representation. I'm excited to begin my journey of getting Jaded published and somehow on that Discover Great New Writers bookshelf at my local Barnes & Noble (I'll even settle for the normal, alphabetical fiction shelf). This waiting has me excited for 2012.
So, for all those crazies professing the world is going to end in 2012 because some ancient civilization forgot to include it on their calendar…well, I hope to God you're all wrong. I'm betting the Mayans either couldn't count that high or were just too lazy to do so. Because I'm not going anywhere until I see Jaded on a real, actual, physical bookshelf somewhere.
Somewhere other than in my own house would be even better.
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Baglioni Hotel, London
It is not that my general mood has been down. Far from it.
I can't imagine that you could ever be down in this gilded property. It is just that everything goes so much more "up" when I am shown to my second-floor room.
My allotted junior suite at the Baglioni Hotel in Kensington is beautifully styled, there is a great view over Kensington Park and my roomie appears to be Sophia Loren. What more could a chap wish for?
And the sun has come out. All inclusive, too.
I look out over Lycra-clad sweat-balls as they jog through the park. The sensible souls are lying under trees, licking ice creams purchased from the café just off the leafy Broad Walk. London is magical on days like this and an Italian hotel backdrop adds to the feel-good factor.
Sophs, sadly, is represented in pictorial form, in a black and white portrait hanging on the wall, rather than in the flesh. But you can't have it all.
The Baglioni may be new to you, as it was to me, but do not mistake a lower profile for a lower level of comfort or service.
This small, five-star hotel has just 67 rooms, the majority of which are suites, and the manageable scale enhances the atmosphere of intimacy. It's not snooty, I can report; and this makes me happy, too.
The Baglioni group's London outpost, which opened nine years ago, was its first foray outside Italy and France, where there are eight hotels and a residence. There are some very fine properties in very fine palazzos.
A stunning suite is opening on the top of the eight-storey Regina Hotel Baglioni Rome. The whopping Roman Penthouse is 560m-sq, including 290m-sq of private outdoor terraces. You can have dinner cooked by your private chef as you look out to the Colosseum. Apparently, they are dying for me to try it out…
The Kensington hotel, housed in a Victorian building, captures a less formal style without sacrificing luxury design. So the walls have gold leaf.
Baroque collides with contemporary throughout the public and private spaces.
A central water feature in the lobby, which divides reception from the bar/lounge area and restaurant, hints at burbling fountains from the old country. The effect could be silly, but it isn't.
There is a spa at the Baglioni but, to be honest, I am content to kick-back in my suite. Attractions like the Natural History Museum and the Royal Albert Hall are within striking distance but the tourist trail can wait.
I have stayed in more expansive, palatial accommodation, but some of those places are not always terribly easy to relax in. This suite is, and I rather love it.
From the living area, double doors open into the bedroom. There is an internal hallway leading to the chrome-decked bathroom, so the place really does feel like your own private living quarters rather than a room with a loo and a bath tagged on. You can tell it is Italian designed – there are mirrors everywhere in the bathroom. There's no hiding place.
(Anorak note on the bathroom lighting: there is subdued, ground-level blue night-lighting that means you can stumble out to powder your nose during darkness without (1) stubbing your toes; (2) blinding yourself by turning on the bathroom light, thereby waking yourself up for several hours.)
The Baglioni is an optimistic place when it comes to the British weather and the management has opened a new terrace opposite the park for drinks and light dining.
I arrive for aperitifs just in time to catch the last rays of the day, the sun dipping down over Kensington High Street. One of the Italian waiters tells me it is the first time he has seen the sun in six months.
A plate of antipasti, Italian cheeses (salty and sweet varieties) and breads arrive with a fruity French martini. I'd be quite content to sit here for several hours, drinking and nibbling, but feel obliged to try the Brunello Restaurant. A chap needs to do a bit of research in the field. It turns out to be a far from arduous task.
It is a Sunday evening but there is a decent turn-out in the tastefully blingy dining room. The restaurant may be upscale, with big velvet armchairs, glass candelabras, golds and greens and a team of slick, effortlessly groomed waiters. But the food is approachable, big on flavour. The blurb suggests the chef, Claudio Milani, enjoys reworking classic Mediterranean cuisine and I am a fan of the unfussy concept.
There is one of those lunatic London wine lists to slobber over but there are reasonably priced wines by the glass for mortals. The sparkling Bellavista, from Franciacorta, is great for the price, which I can't remember, because I am hopeless with numbers.
The hit of the dinner is a starter of delicious burrata cheese tortelli with burnt butter and hazelnut. It makes me wish I had also ordered the fettuccine with peas, broad beans and asparagus. I love pasta when it is like this.
There are some big mains, like beef tagliata with roast potatoes, and pistachio and marjoram crusted rack of lamb with mash. Such dishes are indicative of the generous approach to cooking here rather than the unnecessary refinement that blights too many five-star London hotel restaurants.
I follow the tortelli with pan-fried monkfish, served with a tomato, black olive and caper sauce, then a simple vanilla panna cotta with wild red berries. Frankly, I over-cooked it on the antipasti.
As I retire to bed, I bid goodnight to Sophs and close my eyes safe in the knowledge that I have found a new hotel to add to my growing list of places to recommend. It's all rather bellissimo at the Baglioni.
Baglioni Hotel, 60 Hyde Park Gate, Kensington, London SW7 5BB UK.
Tel: 0207 368 5700.
A junior executive suite is from £599 + VAT.
*Richard McComb stayed at the Baglioni Hotel, London, as a guest of Baglioni Hotels.


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Talking About the Presidential Scandal in the Classroom
|When it comes to discussing sexual behavior and values, Clinton, Lewinsky, Starr, and the rest have handed educators the greatest teachable moment in recent memory.
In the midst of a presidential sex scandal and the release of the 453-page report from Independent Counsel Kenneth W. Starr to Congress and the public, millions of children and adolescents are now back at school. How should educators handle the story? Recent back-to-school media reports indicate that many are planning a duck-and-cover strategy, running from the subject at breakneck speed and hiding behind such bromides as "kids are too young to discuss this," "kids will be embarrassed," "kids will giggle," "it's too controversial," "parents won't want their children to come home and ask questions," "this is a topic that only parents should discuss with their children," "it's a personal matter between the president and his family," and "it's better to stick with the constitutional issues and avoid the sexual ones."
But educators can't get off that easily. This school year, the S-word will be all around us. After months of speculation, denial, and leaks from the grand jury, we finally had the president's terse admission of an "inappropriate" relationship with a White House intern; then we had delivery two weeks ago of Mr. Starr's report to Congress, displayed on the Internet complete with its 500 references to "sex," and the media's dissection of every salacious, sordid detail.
Any adult who is even remotely in tune with children and adolescents must be aware that they are already talking about the scandal--sharing words, whispering, giggling, expressing their opinions, and repeating jokes and comments they have heard at the dining room table, on television, or on the Internet. Will educators leave children to sort this one out on their own? Or will they seize this opportunity to do what they were trained to do--educate?
If they stop running and ducking for a moment and think, educators will realize that, when it comes to discussing sexual behavior and values, President Clinton, Monica S. Lewinsky, Mr. Starr, and the rest have handed them the greatest teachable moment in recent memory. If it is handled forthrightly and openly, everyone in the school community can actually benefit from the scandal. Instead of shrinking from it, educators should help children in elementary, middle, and high schools bring discussion of the scandal in from the playground to the classroom where educators can offer them a safe place to ask questions and get accurate, age-appropriate answers; sort out their values; and develop important critical-thinking and communication skills that will enable them to lead healthier, happier sexual lives in the future. If educators are unable or unwilling to open the door to such discussion, then the sex scandal--and, perhaps, sexuality itself--will remain, for many young people, a series of jumbled words, furtive talk, dirty jokes, and confusing messages.
Children of all ages, but young children especially, may have concrete sexual questions related to the story. Picture a teacher encountering a group of giggling, early elementary school students and discovering that the cause of their giggling was a comment related to the presidential scandal. As a way of creating an environment where children feel comfortable asking questions, a sensible teacher might try to find out what the students already know about the matter. "What have you heard about that?" she might ask. Some might respond, "We know the president had sex with Monica Lewinsky." The teacher could acknowledge that they were right and perhaps add that the president said his behavior was wrong and that most people think his behavior was wrong, too. The teacher might then ask the children whether they think the president's behavior was wrong--and why. Discussion could center around lying, how being lied to makes people feel, and how lying can get people, including a president, into huge trouble.
A teacher who creates an open environment will encounter, and should be prepared to answer openly and honestly, all sorts of sexual questions: What is semen? (A whitish fluid produced in males, beginning when they are teens, that contains sperm.) What is sperm? (Sperm are male sex cells.) How does semen get on a dress? (It spurts out of the penis.) What is oral sex? (It's a pleasurable activity that can be part of having sex or making love.) Teachers can use such factual questions as a jumping-off point for delivering important messages about sexual values: Sperm can cause a pregnancy. It's very important not to cause a pregnancy accidentally. Sex is for adults. Children are not ready for sex. Teachers need to know that, when answering young children's questions, less is better than more. Kids are usually satisfied with short, quick answers. The most important lesson teachers can convey to young children when it comes to the scandal is that adults are willing to talk to them about sex--a lesson that may prove invaluable later when those children are teens and ready to ask such questions as "How do I know when I'm ready to have sex?"
|Teachers need to know that, when answering young children's questions, less is better than more.
Middle school students are likely to be more interested in the scandal, more sophisticated in their understanding of it, and more inclined to try out what it means to be an adult by using sexual slang and repeating comments--both serious and humorous--they've heard adults make. They also are likely to have more sources of sexual information and misinformation--peers, older siblings, TV.
In addition to helping preteen students sort out the facts about sex, teachers should not shrink from discussing the nonbiological aspects of the story with them. Middle school students are not too young to begin considering such questions as: What are the responsibilities of marriage? What makes a healthy relationship? What is the difference between love and sexual desire? Are there different rules for males and females when it comes to sex and relationships? Is lying about sex OK? Should much older men have relationships with young women?
High school students frequently complain that their health courses focus too much on the biology of sexuality. Most want the opportunity to talk about the emotional, social, and psychological aspects of sexual relationships. Many are beginning to engage in romantic and sexual relationships themselves. Many are not significantly younger than Monica Lewinsky was when she was engaged in an affair with the president. High school students are also fast approaching the time when they themselves will be marrying and entering the workplace.
The scandal offers educators the opportunity to discuss with these young adults a myriad of issues that lie at the heart of sexual behavior: What role does honesty play in marital and nonmarital relationships? What is intimacy and how is it created? How do age and power differentials affect relationships? What are the potential consequences of different types of sexual behavior--infidelity, for example? What are some of the reasons people engage in extramarital affairs? How should couples handle things like conflict and breaches of trust? What is consensual sex? What is nonconsensual sex? What are the implications of each? What is sexual harassment and why is it harmful? How should individuals behave toward each other in the workplace? How does the media present sexuality and to what degree should we accept that presentation?
The list goes on and on. If permitted to discuss such topics, teenage students will gain a deeper understanding of human sexual behavior and learn the important value that each of us, whether adolescent or adult, must constantly consider how we are going to conduct our sexual lives and how we can make choices that do not harm ourselves or other people.
Opponents often criticize school-based sexuality education programs by alleging that they teach only the mechanics of sex and remain neutral when it comes to values. Now, it is up to schools to show opponents that they are wrong by boldly and clearly encouraging discussion of the Clinton-Lewinsky story and the questions about values that it raises.
If they find their courage failing in the face of new and more graphic reports about the scandal, educators can take inspiration from these words of William Shakespeare: "Out of this nettle danger, we pluck the flower safety."
Susan Wilson is the executive coordinator of the Network for Family Life Education at Rutgers University's school of social work in Piscataway, N.J. Ann Schurmann is the network's program manager. The network provides resources, advocacy, and technical assistance for school sexuality education programs.
Vol. 18, Issue 3, Pages 36, 38Published in Print: September 23, 1998, as Talking About the Presidential Scandal in the Classroom
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As a general rule most hotels will allow guests to check-in from 2pm. Please note that the price of your tour does not include guaranteed early check-in. Therefore please advise us if you would like to ensure that your room is available for an earlier arrival. This is particularly relevant on the first day of the tour and for early morning arrivals. One option is to pre-book and pay for an extra night at the beginning of your tour which will guarantee your accommodation is available irrespective of what time you arrive. Please contact us for information and costs.
It should also be noted that on many of our tours we have set-aside Day 1 of the itinerary as an 'arrival day'. For this reason and because tour participants are likely to be arriving at different times, and often from different countries, guided sightseeing or other activities are not included. If you are arriving early or before the start date of the tour and would like to organise some extra arrangements on a private basis please contact us.
Accommodation Rating
The majority of this tour stays in comfortable mid-range accommodation and you can expect to have private bathrooms throughout. In general you will find that hotels have a restaurant and/or bar.
We welcome solo travellers and single rooms will be allocated subject to the applicable tour supplement. Please note that on occasions you may not always be allocated a double or twin room, as some hotels have designated single rooms. These may be smaller in size. However, the supplement payable takes this into consideration.
Service Standards
Please note that standards of service in much of Africa are not comparable to those of more developed countries, especially in the more off the beaten track locations. Service is often slow and lacks the same attention to detail, and your patience and understanding will be appreciated.
Food & Drinks
The daily meal basis is shown in the tour itinerary; breakfast (B), lunch (L) and dinner (D). Please note that lunch may be a picnic. Drinks are not included and will be payable locally in cash.
Dietary Requirements
If you have any special dietary requirements you must notify us at the time of booking. While we will make every effort to cater for you, we cannot guarantee that this will be possible.
Budgeting for your Tour
You will need some extra money to cover meals and drinks not included in the tour price, any optional sightseeing, souvenirs and items of a personal nature such as laundry.
The costs for meals may vary depending upon location, type of restaurant and number of courses eaten and so the prices given are an average guide. Local restaurants located off the beaten track may be less expensive, whereas an upmarket restaurant located in the centre of a major city may charge more.
The prices for drinks can vary greatly depending upon location and the prices detailed below are an average guide. In general you would expect that drinks purchased in a supermarket or local bar to be less expensive, whilst drinks in an upmarket bar or restaurant may be more expensive.
Tipping – Guide and Drivers
Tipping is common practise throughout the region. If your local guide has been helpful then you could think about tipping. This amount can obviously be left to you. When tipping a driver, a guide or hotel staff a few dollars will always be gratefully received.
Foreign Exchange
ATM Availability: We do not recommend that you rely on ATM machines – where they do exist (rarely) they are often unreliable
Credit and Debit Card Acceptance: We do not advise using cards as these will not be accepted in the vast majority of places
Local Currency: CFA
Recommended Currency for Exchange: Euro
Where to Exchange: Your guide will advise you
Joining your Tour
Flight Information
Our advertised prices do not include the cost of international flights. Please contact us if you would like a quotation to book a 'flight inclusive' package. Your flight inclusive package will be fully protected by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) ATOL protection scheme.
Joining Tour Abroad
Customers booked on the 'Land Only' arrangements will receive a free airport transfer, both on the advertised start and end dates of the tour. In addition arrival and/or departure transfers will be provided in conjunction with any pre and/or post tour accommodation that has been booked through Undiscovered Destinations. In all other cases charges may apply for airport transfers. Please advise the date, time and flight number for your arrival/departure. If we have not been advised of this information at least 2 weeks before travel, then you will be required to make your own way to the hotel on Day 1 of your tour.
Travel Insurance
It is a condition of booking with Undiscovered Destinations that you have adequate valid travel insurance. It is your responsibility to arrange appropriate travel insurance and ensure you have read and understood the full terms and conditions of your travel insurance policy to ensure that you are covered for all activities you intend to undertake whilst on the tour, including all optional activities. Your Insurance Policy must fully cover you for medical expenses and emergency repatriation to your home country and be valid for the entire duration of your holiday.
Visa Information
As of 1st May 2015, UK nationals do not need a visa for a short stay in Senegal. Other nationalities should check with their nearest embassy.
Regulations can and do change and so we recommend that you check with your nearest embassy or consulate for the most up to date information.
It is your responsibility to ensure that you are in possession of a full passport, valid for at least six months after the date of return to the UK. We strongly advise that your passport contains a minimum of two blank pages, as this may be a requirement of the local immigration authorities. In addition certain countries will stipulate that the two blank pages are opposite each other. If you are unable to meet these requirements you may be refused boarding by your airline or denied entry by the immigration authorities.
For specific information about the requirements for your destination please check with the country's embassy or consulate. Alternatively UK citizens can visit www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice
Vaccinations & Protection
As with travel to most parts of the developing world, we strongly recommend that you contact your doctor's surgery or a specialist travel clinic for up-to-date information, advice and the necessary vaccinations. For a visit of less than one month, almost certainly you will be advised to have immunisations against the following: Diphtheria and Tetanus, Hepatitis A, Typhoid, Meningitis. Anti-malaria medication will also be required and the use of a DEET-containing insect repellent is highly recommended.
The legal status and regulation of some medicines prescribed or purchased in your home country can be different in other countries. If you're travelling with prescription or over-the-counter medicine, read this guidance from NaTHNaC on best practice when travelling with medicines. For further information on the legal status of a specific medicine, you'll need to contact the embassy, high commission or consulate of the country or territory you're travelling to.
Preparing for your tour
The best time to visit the region is between October and March – outside of this time it can be very hot. Rainfall is rare at this time but cannot be ruled out. From June to September the region experiences most of its rainfall.
When it comes to clothing it is usually recommended that lighter clothes are worn through the day and warmer ones at night, although you shouldn't expect it to be cold here. A hat is also advised to be worn through the day to protect from the sun. Senegal and Guinea-Bissau are fairly relaxed in terms of clothing but you should bear in mind that these are Muslim countries. There is no dress code and you should also bring a bathing suit. Shorts are generally acceptable for men but not worn by local men. You should make sure that you have sufficient long sleeved tops and trousers for entering any mosques.
The first thing on your list should be a first aid kit. Whilst there is no undue cause for alarm, travellers are best advised to travel well-prepared: adequately immunised, with sufficient supplies of prescription drugs, along with a medical kit. If you are bringing a digital camera it is also advisable to bring a spare battery, as there will be occasions when electricity is not available.
Footwear is a main priority on this tour. Comfortable walking shoes are recommended but also take lighter shoes such as sandals for general travelling.
Luggage on tour
Your luggage should not exceed 20kgs (44lbs).
Electric Supply & Plugs
Electrical supply is 220V and plugs usually have two round pins.
Tour Itinerary Versions
Please ensure that you have an up-to-date copy of these tour notes immediately before you travel, as from time to time our itineraries may be amended, either for operational reasons or in response to feedback from customers. You will be informed of any major changes to your tour but small changes may just be added to these tour notes. These tour notes were prepared 9 January 2020


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Godzilla Opened With Biggest Weekend For a Monster Movie! [POLL]
We all know and actually kinda love Godzilla. He's been around forever! I remember watching the Godzilla movies on T.V. as a kid. The new Godzilla movie that opened this past weekend proves we all still love that big scary lizard!
Over the weekend Godzilla brought in $93.2 million! Which is the second highest opening weekend this year. But, here is where Godzilla Rules! It now holds the honor of having the biggest opening weekend ever for a monster movie!
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IN the movie ''Last Action Hero,'' a boy who has been sucked into an action movie tries to convince the skeptical adults around him that they are fictitious. To prove it, he asks for the phone number of the store he is in.
A female customer says, ''555-2310.''
''And what's your home number?'' the boy asks her.
She replies, ''555-3812.''
Case closed, says the boy, arguing that only in movies do ordinary phone numbers begin with 555.
That was close to the truth in 1993, when ''Last Action Hero'' was released. For decades, telecommunications historians say, the Bell System and its successors had reserved numbers with the 555 prefix for special uses. They were thus ideal for television and movies, where their mention would not prompt prank calls to real people.
That ended in 1994, when a contractor to the Federal Communications Commission, the North American Numbering Plan Administration, began accepting applications for these numbers from the public. They were meant to be dialed nationally or across broad regions of the continent, without regard to area code, on the model of 555-1212, the directory assistance number.
Attracted by the prospect of catchy nationwide numbers like 555-TRIP for travel reservations or 555-TAXI for cab service, applications poured in from newspapers, airlines and radio stations. Entrepreneurs applied for numbers that spelled famous corporate names, much as speculators reserve Internet domains. An assignment cost nothing, but it was left to the assignee to work out activation and payment arrangements with local phone companies. But today, with all but 2,000 of the 10,000 numbers assigned, no one seems able to name even one that works as hoped. A few have been activated in small cities, but require area codes; more than 100 have been put into service of sorts, with cumbersome dial-around prefixes (like bypassing the local carrier with a number on the order of 10-10-321-212-555-1234). But the dream of summoning food coast to coast with, say, 555-TACO remains elusive.
Proponents blame major telephone companies, which they assert have thwarted activation of 555 numbers for fear that they might divert revenue from 800 numbers or other products.
''I underestimated the greed and arrogance of the regional Bell operating companies,'' said Richard C. Bartel, president of Communications Venture Services of Maryland, a company that does consulting work for 555 assignees and itself maintains several numbers, including 555-TAXI, none of which can be reached nationally except by dial-around.
Mr. Bartel said that Qwest Communications and Verizon had been the only Baby Bells to offer activation of the 555 numbers, and that neither offered services in keeping with the promise of 555 numbers: to offer uniform dialing across multiple area codes. In Qwest's case, he said, 555 numbers were put into service at a ''not unreasonable'' price but can be dialed only from a few Western cities. Spokeswomen for Qwest did not respond to requests for comment made over several days. He had harsher words for the Verizon Easy Number Deluxe service, which carries a $2,500 service establishment fee for each local access transport area -- a term that usually means one area code -- in which the number is activated.
''It's predatory, absurd and concocted,'' Mr. Bartels said of the Verizon service, ''and I wouldn't touch it with an 11-foot pole.''
Officials for Verizon said that the charges for the service, introduced four years ago, had been approved by public utilities commissions in six states and the District of Columbia and were based on the costs of converting the 555 number into a routable 10-digit number. They said Verizon recommends the 1-800 number as an alternative to 555, which they described as a ''select, elite'' product.
Al Novell, a manager in Verizon's federal regulatory group, said the clamor for inexpensive 555 service ignored technological complexities. ''People have been coming to us over the past year or so and saying: 'Do this for me. It's easy. It's inexpensive.' But it isn't.'' Mr. Novell said a national 555 system would require broad application of Advanced Intelligent Network, which adds new services to existing switches, and would cost Verizon at least $108 million.
Leo A. Wrobel, chief executive of Premiere Network Services of DeSoto, Tex., said the Baby Bells had exaggerated the costs and difficulties in an effort ''to keep this off the market.'' His company has tried to deploy national 555 service, he said, but ''Bell deliberately installed blocks.'' Mr. Wrobel's company has filed several related complaints with the F.C.C.
He compared the practice, used by several large carriers, of routing all 555 numbers to directory assistance and billing the caller for them to ''hijacking.''
Mr. Wrobel said that Premiere had activated about 200 of the 555 numbers nationally through a dial-around service, using software for the necessary conversions. ''We did it in a day and a half,'' he said. While 17-digit dial-around numbers defeat the purpose of 555 numbers, Mr. Wrobel said, they protect the numbers from reclamation by the telecommunications industry by placing them in service.
Since an aborted move several years ago, the industry has made no effort to reclaim the numbers. Meanwhile, the numbers, if activated, would be more valuable than ever, as perhaps the last seven-digit numbers in the United States. The F.C.C. exempted 555 national numbers in 1999 from mandatory 10- or 11-digit dialing in areas like Maryland and, recently, New York City, where even local numbers must otherwise now be dialed that way. (State utility commissions, however, can still require area codes with 555.)
And the numbers still work in movies and television shows, although when real-life assignments began nine years ago, only 100 numbers, from 555-0100 to 555-0199, were reserved for fiction. Recent films do not always heed the limits, but does it really matter if the cellphone number for Vin Diesel's character in the 2001 film ''The Fast and the Furious'' (555-6439) is actually assigned to Katrina Contee of Maryland? Only one of them, the movie character, can afford to put it into service.


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Regardless of my departure, today was as rich and exciting as the last two! Girolamo is the best tour guide. I now know for sure never to travel anywhere without making it a point to do a homestay, make friends with locals etc. We woke up bright and early for a solid half day of work at the WWF Riserva Saline di Trapani e Paceco (check out the website here). The reserve serves as a bird sanctuary for over 120 species, including fenicotteri (flamingos) and fratticcelli (friar-birds? don't know the translation). It also has some contact with the coast, so has cooperated with the Lampedusa Turtle Group in releases and conservation efforts. This is not your average reserve, though. It kind of reminded me of the Adirondacks case that I studied in Professor John Wargo's class last semester, at least in the economic sense. It was actually a vast expanse of large-scale commercial artificial salt flats. It has been taken over by the WWF because of its significance for bird breeding and feeding, but still has local and corporate salt 'farming' provided compliance with conservation regulations. It's not picturesque (although the windmills are obviously cool!) but has an incredible history!
Salt pans 2,3,4 of a commercial section of the reserve, with Trapani in the background
I had several science lessons courtesy of Gerardo Cortellaro, one of the rangers that took me out to do maintenance and surveying while Girolamo took care of administrative business in the main office. I learned about the algae->shrimp->flamingo feeding chain, engineering the transport of sea water from salt pan 1 all the way to 5, harvesting techniques and plants that are salty grazie to osmosis. I got lots of complementary salt as a souvenir. Thanks y'all. Essentially the experience was hugely appreciated by my part because I was able to see a very unique (in my mind) reserve/conservation model, understand some of the work that rangers do, and appreciate local culture and economic history.
My last Sicilian hurrah was a stop by Erice, a medieval mountaintop village accessible via ski lift from downtown Trapani. Girolamo and his excellent communication skills gave me absolutely no warning. After a pleasant casual lunch of nocciola gelato on brioche, I was literally kicked to the curb at the lift station and told to be back in 3 hours. Okay. SO WORTH THE STRUGGLE. It was quite literally a castle in the clouds. Originally built to be a temple of Venus and known for its lovely collection of Vestal Virgins, the small town was built around a Narnia-like castle above the tree and cloud lines with breathtaking views of turquoise water, the Sicilian countryside, and Trapani (including the WWF reserve!). I wandered around without a map for the first time in my life and was completely happy. An absolute must-see.
Photo courtesy of a man from Togo who plays the drums up here to make money and played Waka Waka by Shakira form me because he thought I was Colombian (I wish)
Absolutely awestruck - view of part of the Spanish addition to the castle and some of Sicily


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Pretty Please...Tuesday, September 24, 2013
I know I'm on a spending hiatus right now... but I really want to just break down and buy a couple of these dresses for Kate. I saw these first on Jackie's blog and fell immediately head over heels in love... and, to make matters even harder to resist... they're on sale.
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Five Scarborough Gymnastics Academy gymnasts and coach Nikii Walker will be heading to the European TeamGym Championship in Slovenia.
The final selection event took place on Friday August 12 in Crewe and all teams taking part were successful.
Selection is the highest accolade a teamgym gymnast and coach can achieve and five of the club's gymnasts have done just that.
Alice Morbey, Brodie Aziz, Damien Quinton, Megan Abigail Coates and Megan Rebecca Coates will officially represent Great Britain at the Championships along with coach Nikii Walker, who has been chosen as a national coach for the women's GB Teamgym squads.
A delighted Walker said: "This is the club's highest achievement to date and couldn't have happened without the amazing support of all the SGA coaching team, personal coaches (Kadie and Evy Walker), zonal coaches and the commitment of the gymnasts and families.
"This is a proud moment for the club, so huge congratulations goes to everybody.
"We are very excited to be involved in such a prestigious event.
"We have set up a Crowdfunding / Just Giving page for the zonal gymnasts to help reach their fundraising target of £5,000 to enable them to attend the event.
"Also if anyone knows of any businesses who may sponsor the gymnasts please email email@example.com"
"We would like to say a huge thank-you to everybody who has donated so far."
The link to donate is: https://crowdfunding.justgiving.com/SGA-GB-zonal-gymnasts


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Consumed time is the cornerstone of our analysis. Deploy Plus shows in-depth measurements of not only how many events were reported but also how much time was spent handling them by every responding officer. Also presented are summaries of officer-initiated activities and other administrative duties that they must manage during a shift.
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A plan for efficient operations wouldn't be complete without an effective beat plan. Once appropriate staffing levels are determined, we can design a suitable beat plan so that your on-duty officers each have a fair balance of workload. We offer district and beat design with Deploy Plus or as a stand-alone service.


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