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Roundup: Lakeview baseball sweeps Portage Northern
In a doubleheader featuring two of the top teams in the Southwestern Michigan Athletic Conference, the Lakeview baseball team earned a sweep over host Portage Northern on Thursday.
Lakeview took Game 1 by a score of 7-2 before winning the nightcap, 6-3.
In the Game 1 victory, Jalen Watkins recorded three hits including a double and three RBIs, while Nate Jones added a double and a RBI. Taylor Perrett picked up the win over six innings, allowing two earned runs on five hits with four strikeouts. In Game 2, Ethan Eldridge got the win on the bump over five innings, allowing two runs on seven hits with seven strikeouts. At the plate for the Spartans, Jones had two hits, including a double and two RBIs while Josiah Kitchen had a pair of base knocks.
COLDWATER 2-10, MARSHALL 0-0: Coldwater earned a pair of shutout victories over Marshall in Interstate Eight Conference action. In Game 1 for the Cardinals, Kameron Miller earned the win over six innings with seven strikeouts while allowing two hits, while Cameron Barnes picked up the save. At the plate for Coldwater, Lucas Santure doubled with a RBI. Marshall's Mason Griffith allowed two runs on five hits with six strikeouts over six innings. In Game 2, Mitchell Duda earned the win over five innings with one strikeout while allowing three hits. Offensively for the Cardinals (6-3), Bryce Barringer had a hit, a RBI and two runs scored while Eric Bach added a double.
LOY NORRIX 12, CLIMAX-SCOTTS 3 (WED.): Dylan Butler and Nathan Vickery had two hits apiece in the season-opening defeat for Climax-Scotts.
DECATUR 9, BELLEVUE 0: Nathan Bessey took the loss for Bellevue despite not surrendering an earned run over 4 2/3 innings, finishing with seven strikeouts.
PARMA WESTERN 11-13, PENNFIELD 0-6: Katie Baird had a double and a RBI, Alicia Lake had two hits including a RBI and Brianna Abercrombie drove in a run in the Game 2 defeat for Pennfield (1-3, 0-2 Interstate Eight Conference).
COLDWATER 11-13, MARSHALL 0-2: In Game 1 for Coldwater, Drue Mullin had two hits including a home run and two RBIs; Tyler Scheid allowed one hit over six innings with 12 strikeouts while helping her cause with two doubles and three RBIs; and Jamie Wellet and Isabella Foley each had doubles. In Game 2 for Coldwater, Darlene Horn allowed one run on one hit over five innings; Mullin had two hits including a double and two RBIs; Wellet had two hits and three RBIs; and Avery Milnes had a hit and two RBIs.
ATHENS 15-14, TEKONSHA 4-3: Leading Athens were Jaiden Hurst with a double, two triples and a grand slam; Noelle Fuller with a six hits including a double and a triple; Tayler Eutsey with five hits including two doubles and a triple; Madison Hoard with four hits; Josie Lamson with three hits including a triple; Jillayne Wheeler with three hits including two doubles; Chloe Cromwell with a single and a home run and Aubrey Cole with three hits.
LAKEVIEW INVITE: Host Lakeview ran away with the victory with 223 points. Battle Creek Central was third in the six-team competition with 60 points.
Posting wins for the host Spartans were Rose Tecumseh in the high jump (4-9.1) and 100 hurdles (17.84); Maggie Farrell in the 1,600 run (5:02.77) and the 3,200 run (10:40.10); Bryanna Carey in the discus (95-3.5); Lindsey Fisk in the shot put (34-3); Logan Haluszka in the 800 run (2:29.61); the 3,200 relay team of Haluszka, Avery Truex, Hannah Lyon and Sarah Lyon (10:08.83); the 800 relay team of Claire Tobin, Taylar Coyer, Anna Vroman and Taylor Wilsey (1:56.34) and the 1,600 relay team of Coyer, Sarah Lyon, Tobin and Kaylee Ross (4:29.02).
Battle Creek Central saw first-place finishes from Hailey Hill in the long jump (14-6.75); Eirion Traylor in the 100 dash (12.99) and the 200 dash (27.40).
LAKEVIEW INVITE: Portage Central won the six-team competition with 149 points, followed by host Lakeview with 132 points and Battle Creek Central in third with 76 points.
Posting wins for the host Spartans were Michael Miller in the discus (140-2), Percy Bean in the shot put (44-5), Ayodeji Jubreel in the 110 hurdles (15.71); and Keegan Aimsbury in the 800 run (2:08.51).
Leading Battle Creek Central with first-place finishes were Austin McKinney in the long jump (21-6); Antonio Postell in the 100 dash (11.30); and the 400 relay team of Cory Loosier, Darrell Banks, KeOndre Glass and Postell (45.13)
MARSHALL 7, LESLIE 0: Kate Face scored two goals and added an assist in the win for Marshall. Lauren Terry, Taylor Horn, Katie Foster, Danielle DeVine and Olivia Zulewski each had goals, with Sam Onkka and Jill Konkle notching two assists apiece for the Redhawks (3-2).
ALLEGAN 4, LAKEVIEW 2 (WED.): Hunter Garland scored a pair of goals for Lakeview while Jess Genier had eight saves in goal.
QUINCY 7, ONSTED 2: Peyton Hines netted a hat trick for Quincy in the win. Hanah Kaser had a goal and an assist, while Katie Ratbun, Hailey Bean and Cailyn Cook also found the back of the net for the Orioles.
LAKEVIEW 8, KALAMAZOO CENTRAL 0: Lakeview improve to 3-1 on the year behind singles wins from Megan Wendt (No. 1), Michelle Zhang (No. 2), Autumn Babas (No. 3) and Hailey Lesiow (No. 4). Winning doubles tandems were Mei Abe and Breh Ruger (No. 1), Kyla Marquez and Co Nguyen (No. 2), Kendall Johnson and Madison Schrader (No. 3) and Brigitte Colquhoun and Kelsey Marquez (No. 4).
HACKETT 6, MARSHALL 2: Marshall received wins from the doubles tandems of Karns and Graves (No. 2) and Townsend and Longman (No. 3).
THREE RIVERS 7, GALESBURG-AUGUSTA 1: Winning for Galesburg-August were the No. 1 doubles duo of Natalie Hosmer and Kylie Klomparens.
COLDWATER INVITE: Marshall placed third in the 21-team tournament with a score of 328, followed by Olivet in fourth with a 324. Host Coldwater placed fifth with 342, Harper Creek was 12th with 364 and Quincy was 18th with 405 and Pennfield was 20th with 422
Marshall was led by Jack Welke (76), Matt Flynn (81), Haydon Chapman (85) and Isah Strand (86).
Leading Olivet were Drake Norton (78), Chase Collins (81), Dan Higgins (87) and Levi Burgett (88).
Coldwater was paced by Cameron Ruge (78), Alex Keplinger (86) and Tanner Bowers and Cameron Bopp (89s).
The top golfers for Harper Creek were Alex Johnson (78), Jack Kyger (90), Nate Haughey and Darien Costa (98s).
Leading Quincy were Lawson Tell (96), Mason Shilling (99), Austin Tell (102) and Cody Smith (108).
Pennfield was led by Landon Saxton (99), Andrew Charameda (102), Jaydon Butson (109) and Alex LaChance (112).
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A standard chess engine will find the move it considers best assuming best play from both sides. But this move might lead to an insignificant advantage or a tricky line that can easily result in mistakes for a human player of a specific ability. Is there a program that finds the best "practical" move for e.g. intermediate players? For example, it might pick a move that leads to a very strong attacking position where the opponent will most likely make a mistake, even though it could be defended against with perfect play.
5Very interesting question, but I think implementing something like this could be difficult because "practical", could be very different depending on the situation. For example, would the same move be equally practical against an opponent 200 points above and 200 points below? What about classical game vs. blitz game? – Akavall Oct 3 '19 at 16:27
Seems you want something closer to expectimax than minimax? – user541686 Oct 4 '19 at 6:35
This reminds me of poker. I think most pokerbots always play practical moves instead of assuming a Nash equilibrium and trying to play theoretical best moves. – Paul Oct 4 '19 at 10:13
One way to think about this is that you're looking to quantify a different objective function. When you're losing, you don't want to just minimize how much you're losing by (who cares if you lose by a centipawn or a queen). Instead, you want to minimize how much you're losing by, subject to there still being a line that your opponent could reasonably fall for. You might quantify "reasonably fall for" by counting "only" moves or situations where only the top move (or two) continue their advantage, but other moves lead to your having the advantage. – ddunn801 Oct 4 '19 at 11:32
As an analogy, in American football you onside kick because it gives you a (slim) opportunity to score quickly even though the expected result would put you worse off. – ddunn801 Oct 4 '19 at 11:33
You're describing something that's very similar to contempt. The idea with contempt is that if you keep more dynamism in the position, a weaker opponent is more likely to make mistakes that you can then exploit. Therefore, given two moves that yield similar evals, an engine with high contempt score will choose the one that keeps more dynamism in the position. The current-strongest traditional engines all have contempt implemented (example for Komodo).
The danger of contempt is, against a strong opponent, high contempt can get you killed - you are after all forcing the engine to play a weaker move just to keep the game alive.
1Thanks, that's similar to what I'm looking for, but my question is even for players of the same ability. For example, one move might lead to a win 9/10 times considering the likely moves the opponent will make. – Ari Oct 3 '19 at 1:40
3@Ari it's similar though. Take two moves, one of which will lead to a draw and the other might lead to a win 90% of the time and a loss the remaining 10% of the time. An engine with a very high contempt setting might pick the latter (and lose against perfect defense). – Allure Oct 3 '19 at 1:44
1Without contempt engines would probably draw most games against inferior opponents by not excluding forced repetitions at any point. – Inertial Ignorance Oct 3 '19 at 2:45
1May be very good if the other player is running out of time on their clock. – Ian Ringrose Oct 3 '19 at 15:02
1Also, if your goal is to become a better chess player, then leaning on contemptuous play is probably going to end up being more of a crutch than anything. Bluster and bravado can take you only so far before you actually have to start sharpening your core skills. – J... Oct 4 '19 at 12:57
I realized this question applies mainly to standard chess engines that use minimax functions to evaluate moves. However chess engines like alphazero use monte carlo tree search to simulate many different games so they're not only looking at the best possible moves. It's possible that they already could be used to find the best "practical" move, or that they could be adapted for that purpose. For example the monte carlo search algorithm could be updated to look at "reasonable" moves and simulate what happens.
2Relevant link en.chessbase.com/post/komodo-mcts-the-boa-constrictor-approach – JollyJoker Oct 3 '19 at 10:44
But then you have to program "reasonable" into the algorithm. – Inertial Ignorance Oct 3 '19 at 18:05
Not really.
Databases are useful because they can tell you often a move is played and what the result is however they are not perfect for a variety of reasons.
Fritz 12 (not sure about later versions) has a "hotness" meter which tells you how complex a variation is.
Bottom line. it's a combination of things. You're looking for moves where the most principled moves turn out to be bad. No engine can tell you that.


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Here are the two asked-about and requested recipes from yesterday's Preacher Food Menu.
Sawdust salad is an under-the-hairdryer name for a congealed salad, with Strawberry Jello the preferred congealer. And stacking the layers into pretty strata, for display upon a lettuce leaf on a salad plate---well---that's just the pinnacle of a luncheon hostess's ambitions in some circles. It certainly TASTES good, and is easy to make; though the "steps" are five, there's no difficulty to the assemblage.
And it's a little hidden Russian Doll of a recipe---leave off the last two steps, and it's the classic Pretzel Salad, known and served for decades at Bridge, at Club, and at Church Suppers around the South. (Though you CAN come back with that tub of Cool Whip and anoint the top layer if you wish, making swirly twirls with the spatula, and laying in halved strawberries marching in across-and-down-rows for the cutting).
A hostess or two has been known to stir a teensy clop of Blue Plate into that top coat of Cool Whip, to make it into "A Real Salad."
First Layer---CRUST
2 cups crushed pretzels
1 stick butter, melted
1/2 c. sugar
Mix and press into bottom only of 9x13. Bake 10 @350. Cool completely. A glass pyrex looks prettier, but remember it will take much longer to cool for the next step.
SECOND Layer---Filling
1 (8 oz.) cream cheese, softened
1/2 c. sugar
1 (8 oz.) Cool Whip
Beat cream cheese and sugar together, then stir in Cool Whip
Spread over cooled crust. Chill while Jello is cooling.
THIRD Layer---Jello
2 c. boiling water
Large Strawberry Jello---take out 1 tsp. of dry mix for topping
2 c. strawberries, chopped
2 T. sugar
Stir sugar into strawberries, set aside.
Mix Jello and water, chill til beginning to set.
Mix in strawberries---spread over CC layer. Chill til firm.
FOURTH Layer---Topping
1 tall can crushed pineapple
1/4 c. sugar
2 T. cornstarch
1 t. Jello powder
Mix dry. Stir in pineapple and cook until thickened. Cool and spread onto firm Jello.
Fifth Layer---Cheese shreds.
Sprinkle on 1 cup finely-shredded sharp cheese.
Make crust and set the pan on a rack to cool.
Make up the Jello and set bowl in fridge to cool and start to thicken.
Make the filling. Spread it on crust, put in fridge.
Make topping, keeping an eye on Jello so as to pour it before it sets.
When Jello is about the consistency of egg whites, pour it onto filling and put in fridge to set up completely. Spread cooled pineapple topping, sprinkle cheese, wrap, chill. Takes WAY less time to make than tell about.
Chill several hours before serving.
3 egg whites, room temp
1/4 t. cream of tartar
1/4 t. salt
1 t. vanilla
1/2 c. sugar
Pam a 9" pie plate. Oven 300.
Put a little vinegar into the bottom of mixing bowl, and wipe it around the insides with a paper towel. Beat egg whites, cream of tartar, and salt until soft peaks form. Add vanilla, and slowly beat in sugar until very stiff and glossy. Spread mixture into plate to form a shell. Bake for 50 minutes. Turn oven off, and leave meringue in oven for an hour. Cool.
3 c. fresh or frozen blueberries
2/3 c. sugar
2 t. cornstarch
Dash of salt
1 T. fresh lemon juice ( and some grated zest if you like)
1 t. vanilla
Wash fresh berries, but don't dry; thaw frozen. Put berries and lemon juice into non-stick skillet and crush them a bit with a spoon. Mix sugar, cornstarch and salt, and add to pan. Stir over medium heat until berries pop and get juicy, and mixture comes to full boil, stirring constantly with flat paddle until thickened like sauce.
Cool and spoon into meringue shell. Chill until serving time, then top with dollops of whipped cream or some pretty rosettes from the Redi-Whip can. And filling that shell with a made-up Lemon Icebox Pie Filling (take those leftover 3 egg yolks, a can of Eagle Brand, 1/2 c. lemon juice, stir them together and let sit a minute to start firming up) will make a Pavlova that you could serve in Paris.
A few more of these and we'll be publishing a little spiral-bound cookbook.


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Boyle ladies in VHI Mini Marathon
Pictured are some of the Boyle ladies who participated on Bank Holiday Monday in the VHI Mini Marathon in Dublin.
The ladies raised money for SHOUT (Sligo Hospital Oncology Unit Trust).
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text: Hiking the Oorlogskloof Rock Pigeon Route Posted by Alison Westwood on 7 November 2019 Tags:hiking, multi-day hike, Nieuwoudtville, northern cape, Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve The Rock Pigeon Route through Oorlogskloof Nature Reserve near Nieuwoudtville in the Northern Cape is one of South Africa's best multi-day hikes. But it doesn't come easy. The five-day, 52km circular trail starts and ends at Groot Tuin, where there's safe parking for vehicles and an overnight hut. The ablution block wasn't completed yet so there's just a long-drop loo. Groot Tuin is the only place where fires are allowed. You receive a detailed map and route description on arrival and there are markings along the trail. The Rock Pigeon Route After a steep climb out of the kloof on Day 3, Pirate Jones looks back on the long winding bends hiked the previous day. Groot Tuin To Brakwater Day 1 4km: 2–3 hrs Looking at the time and distance for Day 1's hike, you might be tempted to combine it with the next day. Don't. If you're short on time, hike straight to Brakwater on arrival instead of overnighting at Groot Tuin. The first day's hike is a pleasant introduction to the varied terrain and Wessel's unconventional path-finding, eventually leading down to a hut in a large meadow. This hut was in good repair although (as with all the other huts) the shower and taps weren't working when we were there. You can bathe and get drinking water at the nearby river. Brakwater to Kameel se Gat Day 2 9km: 7–8 hrs This is a strenuous day. Not only do you ascend and descend the full height of the kloof twice, you'll also be constantly scrambling over large boulders. Set off early and take it easy, with plenty of rest stops. Although the map directs you to sleep at Driefontein at the top of the cliffs, that hut was destroyed in a storm, so you'll need to continue on the long, steep descent to Kameel se Gat. The hut here has lovely views but was in poor repair, with a treacherous staircase and a couple of broken window panes. The nearby spring is an unappetising water source, so we bathed and collected water at the river, which is a five- minute walk downhill. An easy walk on Day 1 brings you to a pretty green valley where zebras roam. Thanks to its diversity of habitats, the Oorlogskloof Reserve boasts 36 mammal and 94 bird species. Kameel se Gat to Doltuin Day 3 11,5km: 6–7 hrs Thankfully, this is a much easier day. The only real challenge is the immediate, steep ascent back out of the kloof and onto the plateau. But this has the bonus of a fun rock chimney to climb and fabulous views at the top. The rest of the route is a moderate meander along the plateau, then a gentle downhill into another valley, where the delightful Doltuin hut is close to a stream and has a stone dam to splash around in. Doltuin to Pramkoppie Day 4 17km: 6–8 hrs This route is the highlight of the trail, passing under 10 rock arches and along the edge of an escarpment. You can leave out the optional 2.5km round-trip to Arrie se Punt, although the views there are apparently phenomenal. I chose to 'guard the packs from baboons' and didn't feel view-deprived, as there are plenty more to come. Take your time on the last, spectacular stretch along the clifftops – the Pramkoppie hut is just a short descent away, next to a wild olive forest and a burbling brook. A hand-up on the first of two cliff ascents on Day 2. Pramkoppie to Groot Tuin Day 5 11km: 5 hrs There are plenty of playful 'Wessel moments' on Day 5. And, since your packs are much lighter now that all your food is in your belly, the diversions are more enjoyable. Visit the rock art near Pramkoppie hut, then ascend through indigenous forest onto the plateau, where you can see Vanrhyns Pass in the distance. The trail's final tour de force snakes up and down the kloof's sides, through another chimney and over more rock jumbles, before meeting up with the path back to Groot Tuin. One of 10 natural rock arches on Day 4. Plan Your Trip Getting There Take the N7 from Cape Town to Vanrhynsdorp (300km), then 44km along the R27 towards Nieuwoudtville. Turn right at the Oorlogskloof turn-off 6km before Nieuwoudtville and follow the 10km gravel road. Need to Know This trail is suitable for fit and experienced hikers only. People with ankle, knee or back issues should approach it with caution (and a very light pack). A comprehensive first-aid kit is essential. When To Go August to October is ideal, as the veld is in bloom and there is water at most of the points shown on the trail's excellent map. It can be very hot and dry in midsummer, while wet weather makes the slippery rocks dangerous. A sense of humour and warm, dry clothes are essential after a day in the rain for Patrick Madden, Riki Lawson and Karen Mosmer. What To Pack You carry all your food, eating utensils and cooking equipment. No fires are allowed so cooking must be done on gas stoves. The bunks have comfortable mattresses so you just need a sleeping bag. The huts have solar lights and a plug point. Phone reception is spotty and infrequent. The taps don't work but the river water is drinkable. Use biodegradable soap for washing, as the river is home to endangered endemic fish. The Oorlogskloof River usually only flows between May and November. The water is clean and safe to drink. How To Book The four-night hike costs R550 per person; Groot Tuin cottage is an additional R240 (sleeps 10). 0272181159, [email protected] On The Rocky Ground Wessel Pretorius developed two five-day hiking trails in the Oorlogskloof Reserve, and a great deal of love and effort went into building them. But, since his death, they've been sadly neglected. The second trail – the Rameron Pigeon Route – has been closed because staff can't maintain it, and the huts along the Rock Pigeon Route are falling into disrepair. The staff say they've been doing their best with insufficient resources and without a manager. However, the Northern Cape government, which runs the reserve, has just appointed a new manager, and assures us the trail will be maintained going forward. Wessel's incredible legacy could still be lost but there is now, at least, reason for hope. 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"Ghost Hardware," Sean Dack's latest exhibition at New York's Daniel Reich Gallery, builds a visual language, in photography and sculpture, from the limits of technological legibility. Over a series of unique c-prints, thoughtfully hung throughout the gallery, Dack coats a panoply of sourced images with thick layers of digital interference: glitches that "tangle and halt the flow of information," but in so doing also provide the precondition for the exhibited art-objects. Formally, these images are beautiful, their striated lines of pixels at times staining underlying images in cyan and magenta; at others, reducing them to wholly abstract geometries. These techniques prove most effective when echoing the sourced images, as when Dack's pixels form postmodern building block analogues to the structural units of the unfinished, contemporary skyscrapers in Building (Hotel, Pyongyang) (2008) and CCTV #2 (2007). Yet on a broader level, Dack's choice of images risks belaboring his conceptual inquiry. Shots of isolated women, an airborne helicopter, unmarked CIA airplane and a missile test quickly move the exhibition into well-trodden, conspiracy theory terrain. One wonders whether Dack's Pop sensibility - most explicitly manifest in his rubber encasings of obsolete tape decks and CD changers, also on display - extends into the realm of his photographs' subject-matter and thus justifies the indulgence. Whether or not this is the case, the artist's formal investigation of the psychic life of digital technology would be far more interesting without its narrative props. - Tyler Coburn
Nan Hoover, 1931-2008
American artist Nan Hoover passed away last week, in Berlin. She left behind a large body of work that has had a pioneering influence on the fields of performance, video, and photography. In a statement about her photos Hoover says, "I am a painter. Everything I do is seen through the eyes of a painter. I only use brushes from time to time." Buried between the lines of this message is an indication of Hoover's tight relationship to her materials--which varied to include not only new media, live performance and photographic media, but also drawing, installation, and perhaps most significantly, light. If there is one thing that cannot go unsaid about her work it's that Hoover owned the light. Indeed, it proved better, more searing, and more beautiful than paint in her many decades of practice, ultimately "shedding light" on the sublime beauty inherent in objects ranging from otherwise banal domestic interiors to majestic outdoor landscapes. In an art world which has, at various times, sought to polarize beauty and intellectual rigor, Hoover consistently proved that the two could live in harmony. An exhibition of her lens-based work just opened at Mannheim's Sebastian Fath Contemporary Art Gallery. The show was in the works before her passing, but is now a retrospective of sorts--a show developed in conversation with Hoover about what it meant to continue her signature first-person visual experiments in a world increasingly mediated by digital experience. A memorial will be held at Amsterdam's Montevideo Institute for Time-Based Art on June 20th. Meanwhile, an online condolence page has been established for the many who were touched by her work to stay in touch. - Marisa Olson
Image credit: Nan Hoover, "Moving Towards 13 degrees," video room installation, Galerie Ulrike BUschlinger Wiesbaden, 2000. Photo: Horst Ziegenfusz
Into the Void
Loss, reduction, vacancy and dissolution: all topical buzzwords the New York art world has come to expect from the emergent generation of European artists. After the Vincent Honoré-curated "From a Distance," at Wallspace in 2007, and artist Matt Saunders' group enterprise, Out Riding Fast, this past winter at Harris Lieberman -- both of which tipped the scales towards the Old World -- Foxy Production's current exhibition of seven continental practitioners feels a bit superfluous. Curated by English artist Dick Evans, "Nul" muddles through the post-historical morass, with many of its participants masquerading vintage modes of object- and image-making to little effect. Anders Clausen builds wooden pedestals and sculptural busts, in the fashion of Jacob Epstein, that lack the verve and ingenuity of similar works by contemporaries Steve Claydon and Matthew Monahan. Salvatore Arancio's photo-etchings rehash the type of psychically-fraught Gothic imagery that made its rounds on the market a few years past. More promising is the work of Lars Laumann (here only partially represented by a screen-print, entitled Hatful of Cocteau, of a posthumous article on Jean Cocteau), whose videos about Morrissey, Princess Diana and Eija Riitta Berliner-Mauer drew buzz at White Columns, in 2007, and most recently at this year's Berlin Biennial. Simone Gilges' installation also excites, with its oblique mix of photography and sculpture. Attempting to draw connections between her hanging curtain, framed piece of black silk and ornately framed photograph of a cupid statuette makes for the most interesting -- and irresolvable -- experience in the show. - Tyler Coburn
Image Credit: Simone Gilges, MATERIALPROBE II (SEIDE), 2008
The Tomorrow People
In his 1971 essay on post-Holocaust culture "In Bluebeard's Castle," George Steiner notes that in nineteenth-century Europe "an odd school of painting develops: pictures of London, Paris, or Berlin seen as colossal ruins, famous landmarks burnt, eviscerated, or located in weird emptiness among charred stumps and dead water." Comparing these visions to 20th century photographs of war-ravaged Warsaw and Dresden, he wonders "how strong a part of wish-fulfillment there was in these nineteenth-century intimations." Or self-criticism: Gustav Doré and Blanchard Jerrold's 1872 book London: A Pilgrimage depicts a dark metropolis teeming with the bodies of the poor, then ends with an eerily serene image of a future London, crumbling and overgrown like the remains of ancient Rome-- a urban memento mori. One recalls these European precedents while viewing the exhibit "AMERIKA: Back to the Future" at Postmasters Gallery in New York; the key to this tightly composed set of works lies in Jennifer and Kevin McCoy's Big Box (biosphere), a set of two miniature suburban landscapes. Each one depicts a typical American shopping mall, comprised of the facades of familiar chain stores and restaurants-- Chili's, Target, Bed Bath & Beyond, The Sports Authority and so on-- reconfigured into a circular structure that slowly rotates on a mechanical table (the exact order of the businesses taken directly from a specific mall in Nyack, New York). Tiny cameras feed live images to screens above, enlarging the scale models to strangely lifelike dimensions. In one part of the installation, the mall includes a mesh-wire dome at its center, overgrown with green moss and trees, with small plots of vegetables and flowers planted outside. In the other, the same structure, now hollow at its center, is burned and crumbling, surrounded by bloodstained human figures; letters have been torn off of logos ...
Identity Art: Alive and Flickr'ing
Identity art long predates electronic art. Even among the avant garde, artists were using their work to sort out their personae long before we plugged-in machines to perform our computations. In many ways, this genre hit its heyday in the 1970s, after the emergence of video, and coasted through the '80s and '90s only to take on a stale whiff in the '00s, particularly after 9/11 and the Iraq War upped the ante for artists to look beyond themselves as subjects. So, if nothing else, it is incredibly bold for this year's EMAF (Electronic Media Arts Festival) to take up "Identity" as its theme. Running April 23-27 in Osnabrueck, Germany, the fest will present the work of a wide range of artists in over 300 installations, films, and videos, host two conferences, and act as a platform for a range of student projects by people apparently just learning about identity. All jesting aside, the festival's organizers have succeeded in arguing that a category of artistic practice previously kicked to the academic recycling bin is still alive and operating under new conditions. Afterall, it's no longer just Bruce Nauman and Cindy Sherman pointing cameras at themselves, but every person who maintains an account with social networking sites like Facebook and MySpace. And, of course, the question of digital reality (even digital indexicality) has taken well-cooked debates about the documentary status of reality TV and similar forms to a new level, when aimed at Second Life and machinima. In a statement signed by "The Festival Team," prospective attendees are asked, "How do digital technologies change all areas of private and public life?" Ralf Bendrath's lecture on "Digital Identity" will respond to this weighty inquiry by investigating "the forms and consequences of the increasing capture of private data ...
Traces from Memory
Johannesburg-based artist Marcus Neustetter explores the potential for communication and exchange across a variety of mediums, including digital photography, video and installation, giving particular consideration to how the limits or irregularities of a given medium can constitute new conceptual, aesthetic, and even social territory. This investigation finds its most formal treatment in Disruption (2007), a series of photographs taken with a damaged camera, and Afterimages (2005), in which Neustetter used sensitized paper and an ammonia fume development process to generate analog "scans" of light and space. On the social end of the spectrum is UrbaNET: Hillbrow/Dakar/Hillbrow (2006-7), an ambitious project conceived by Neustetter and frequent collaborator Stephen Hobbs endeavoring to produce a "comparative analysis" of Hillbrow, a depressed neighborhood of Johannesburg with a large population of Senegalese immigrants, and Senegal capital Dakar. In 2006, while preparing for a two-week residency in Dakar and their participation in the Dak'Art Biennale 'Off' Program, the artists asked Hillbrow-based Senegalese immigrants to draw memory maps of their home city, which they would use to navigate the capital during their stay. Over the course of the residency, the artists documented their journey in photographs and video and even visited friends and relatives of the mapmakers. For the 2007 exhibition of their project at University of Johannesburg, Neustetter and Hobbs conducted a twenty-person walk from the campus, in Auckland Park, to a Congolese nightclub in Hillbrow, where the project was discussed by art-goers, neighborhood residents and the mapmakers. Neustetter and Hobbs' project thus does not profess to establish any authoritative study of the respective cities it maps, but rather overlays remembrance, map-making, navigation and the documentary image to tell the specific tales of a group of immigrants and a broader story about home, migration and place. - Tyler Coburn
Image Credit: Ali Jaiteh, Memory ...
Life Transformations
There's a very nepotistic event happening tonight at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute's Center for Biotechnology and Interdisciplinary Studies (the new venue with a whopper of a name presenting great science-related art), and it looks good! Chris, Birgitta, and Geoff Bjornsson happen to be siblings with some shared interests--go figure, maybe they had similar childhoods--but they are each making distinct "artworks that represent living biological systems." The common thread in the work they'll present at tonight's panel, "Essence: Transfigure," is an interest in "transformation from one state to another," whether that shift happens in a single cell, an entire organism, or a larger ecosystem. The Bjornssons use a variety of media to address and imagine these transfigurations. Birgitta Bjornsson's project, The Space of Disgust employs photography, film, sculpture, installation, and drawing to explore the terrain between the idealized no-place of utopian environments and the reality of the disorder and decay wrought by the very nature of our own biological existence, if not our culture's compulsion to pollute. Real-life scientist Chris Bjornsson's The Illuminated Veil, uses "immunohistochemistry and spectral confocal microscopy to highlight specific cells within the brain." The end result is a series of large-scale microscopic images that seek to map and pinpoint the identifying characteristics and relationships between every cell of our brain. If Chris's creative impetus seems to entail an almost impossible feat, his brother Geoff Bjornsson's work is more fantastical. Inspired by a constellation of interests in minimal Japanese animation, science fiction, and the tradition of hand-crafting, his sculpture, Sleeping golem II, is a vessel made with the potential to "enshrine a spirit." The container sleeps until aroused by a spirit, though that spirit will suffer karmic damage by choosing the vessel as its home. Obvious mechanical challenges ensue... Each ...
Mixing It Up at Eyebeam's MIXER
In New York or any other busy urban nexus, it's all too easy to submit to the tyranny of rushing from one destination to another. How much more pleasant -- and artistically fruitful -- it can be to drift through one's environment, sampling its many sensory experiences at leisure. Last Saturday, at Manhattan's Eyebeam, a new media art party called MIXER offered many delights, from cerebral to bawdy, for those who took the time to explore and savor them. First launched in November last year, MIXER is the art-and-technology center's quarterly event featuring performances by acclaimed video and audio artists, as well as interactive installations inviting creative play by the attendees.
One highlight on Saturday was London-based VJ group D-Fuse's performance of "Latitude", an ambient cinematic exploration of everyday life in the rapidly developing Chinese cities of Shanghai, Guangzhou, and Chongqing. Inspired by the Situationists' notion of "la dérive" (drifting through cities in response to their emotional impacts), the piece wanders among all sorts of urban tableaux, from the mundane and intimate to the grandiose. Fragments of conversations, shots of crowds, and architectural forms such as the vein-like loops of a Shanghai overpass combine to create an evocative portrait of cities in growth.
In one stunning opening clip, we see a girl emerging onto her apartment balcony -- then the camera slowly (and vertiginously) pulls back in midair, gradually revealing the immense grids of her high-rise and the construction sites that make up her neighborhood. In another shot, kids perform a dance routine on a dull green field, their sheer numbers and the vivid blue-and-white colors of their uniforms forming a kaleidoscopic pop of energy. While many scenes of street life and urban architecture might recall U.S. cities, other footage is suffused with ...
Desire in Digital
Pornography was one of the internet's earliest forms of content and has arguably propelled the development of online imaging and video formats. Consistently the net's most financially viable material, the heavy presence of online porn has also contributed to the social formation of desire. Despite the growth of Porn Studies as an academic field of inquiry, creative and intellectual studies of digital porn are scarce. Digitalia: Intimacy in the Hyperreal is a group exhibition curated by Evan J. Garza at Houston's Deborah Colton Gallery to address this gap. Artists Charles Cohen (pictured), Graham Guerra, Tracey Emin, Daniel Handal, Sean Johnson, Steven Miller, Ray Ogar, Alexander Reyna, and Robert Yarber present work drawing on the broad spectrum of online sites of desire, moving beyond the hardcore to also consider internet dating services, social networking sites, and even instant messaging applications in order to articulate the role of these technologies in constructing intimacy, and the shape that these shared connections might take. Underlying the show's organizational logic is an interest in questions of reality as they relate to the supposed intangibility of the electronic currents and pixels that comprise the source material at hand. But just as theorists have demonstrated the corporeal aspects of fantasy, the work selected for Digitalia ultimately points to an important sense of materiality in relation to web surfing, image downloading, and other aspects of situational voyeurism. If intimacy is about the space between people, Digitalia carves out a markedly poignant space for considering the libidinal realities of digital culture. The show is open January 12-March 1, 2008. - Marisa Olson


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Actress Freida Pinto, whose breakthrough movie was Oscar-winning Slumdog Millionaire, said that "strong female characters" are more important than female stars taking place of leads in films. She is glad the concept is re-emerging in Indian cinema.
There is a common thread that ties Freida's films like Slumdog Millionaire, Miral or Trishna together and that it is the presence of strong female characters.
Freida opened up about the changes in Indian cinema during a session with director Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra and actor Anil Kapoor at the ongoing 17th edition of the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) Awards in Madrid.
She said: "Since I don't necessarily work in Bollywood, I can give you my views as a spectator about Indian films. There has been a great shift. When I was launching Girl Rising India last year, that's when nine wonderful Bollywood stories came on board to tell stories about India. I feel with films like Priyanka Chopra's Mary Kom, Kangana Ranaut's Queen, I definitely feel that there will be more female protagonists taking over the lead and it has actually helped people understand on the grassroots level as well."
Freida also emphasised that it is the depth of the role that matters the most.
"It is not just about female characters taking the lead in a film, but strong female characters also matter. My dad loved Shabana Azmi's work and Smita Patil's films - these are strong women. I feel 1990s had a slight lack of (strong) female characters. I see resurgence of it now. Acceptance from audience makes it easier to make change at grassroots level. Definitely the change is happening," she said.
In the short span of her career in the entertainment industry, this Mumbai-born girl has carved out a niche of her own in world cinema through her roles in films like Slumdog Millionaire, Miral, Day of the Falcon, Immortals, Desert Dancer and Rise of the Planet of the Apes.
She has also done her bit for social issues - be it joining hands with campaign - Girl Rising campaign for a social cause or getting together with female stars for a production house to solve the issue of gender disparity in Hollywood.
The actress said that all her "life-changing experiences" started from India.
"My social change and life experience also started in India in 2012 when I was shooting for Trishna. And as part of research of my film, I went to rural Rajasthan. The country is so diverse," she added.
Freida also shared that "we want to tell stories that are interesting but we also want to tell stories that can probably make you think and generate interest about what else we can do with this beautiful weapon called storytelling".
When it comes to those kinds of stories, Freida said budget "doesn't really matter".
"As long as story is great, I am game for it. I am focused on women-driven films," she added.
She questioned: "Who say you can't make films in limited budget?"
"It is possible that some of the best films in India have small budgets. It is for actors and technicians to come willingly to take pay cut. We can't make revolutions without making few sacrifices and these are the few sacrifices you have to make," Freida concluded.
(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)


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Operation Raven Takes Flight
In July, we hosted Operation Raven, an active shooter tabletop exercise designed to coordinate emergency procedures in response to a simulated attack at the Javits Center. Led by Vice President of Security and Safety Solutions, Ken Dixon and the Security team, more than 150 individuals participated and observed the exercise, the first of its kind at the Javits Center.
In conjunction with law enforcement and public safety agencies from the city, state and federal levels, Operation Raven explored the response to a hypothetical terrorist attack during New York Comic Con, including the review and discussion of response protocols and procedures. Located in the Special Events Hall, the half-day exercise was part of an ongoing dialogue among security officials on
"The Javits Center is one of the busiest buildings in New York City, and it is important to work closely with our partners in law enforcement and public safety to ensure a proper response to any major emergency," said Ken Dixon. "From barriers along 11th Avenue to electronic locks, we have made tremendous improvements to our security systems in recent years, and this exercise is another critical step toward better protecting our customers, business partners and employees in event of a major incident. Thank you to all those who helped organize a very successful event."
Among the participates agencies included the NYPD, FDNY, New York City Emergency Management, New York State Police, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, FBI, Joint Terrorism Task Force, U.S. Department of Homeland Security and U.S. Secret Service.


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PDFs of this policy document and the Diocese of Manchester Safeguarding Policy
March 2019
Charter for Children and Adults at Risk in St James and Emmanuel Church
We are a Christian community giving equal value to adults, children, women, men, young and old irrespective of sexuality, gender identity, socio-economic background, ability or race.
Children and adults are equally valued in the life of the church. We will listen to our children's views and perspectives and respect their wishes and feelings as well as those of adults.
Fellowship is for all – each belonging meaningfully to the rest.
Safeguarding those who are vulnerable or young is an adult responsibility.
Learning and worship are for the whole church – adults and children – sometimes together and sometimes in age appropriate groups.
The Holy Spirit speaks powerfully to and through both adults and children.
The exploration of gifts in children and adults is vital.
As gifts, natural and given by the Spirit are discovered, their use should be encouraged to benefit the whole body of the church.
Service is for children and adults alike.
The call to evangelism comes to adults and children alike.
We commend this handbook of Policy and Good Practice to those working with children and adults at risk.
I would like to express my gratitude and appreciation to those involved in the preparation and production of this document.
Nick Bundock, Team Rector
Parish Safeguarding Policy
This statement was reviewed and agreed at the PCC meeting held on 20th March 2017 and will be reviewed annually by the PCC.
- As members of this church, we commit ourselves to the nurturing, protection and safekeeping of all, especially¬ children and adults at risk.
- It is the responsibility of each one of us to prevent the physical, sexual, emotional and spiritual abuse and neglect of children and adults at risk and to report any abuse discovered or suspected.
- We recognise that our work with children and adults at risk is the responsibility of the whole church.
- The church is committed to supporting, resourcing and training those who work with children and adults at risk.
- The church is committed to following the guidelines and procedures published by the Diocese of Manchester in the document "Safeguarding Children and Adults at Risk".
- Each worker with children and adults at risk must know the recommendations and undertake to observe them.
- Each worker will be asked to complete a church declaration form and provide references, and to apply for a DBS Check at the enhanced level through the Diocese.
- Each shall be sent a copy of the Parish's agreed safeguarding policy handbook by the Parish Safeguarding Officer prior to commencing service.
- As part of our commitment to children and adults at risk in our community¬, the PCC has appointed Lisa Headley to be the Parish Safeguarding Officer. The responsibility for the protection of children and adults at risk rests with the incumbent and the PCC.
- All group leaders will be given a copy of the Parish Safeguarding Policy and will be asked to sign that they agree to adhere to this policy, and all community members will have access to this handbook in church and via the church website.
Safeguarding Children and Young People
1. Adult/Child Ratios
Recommended numbers of leaders to children:
For 0 to 2 years – 1 leader to every 3 children (1:3)
For 2 to 3 years – 1 leader to every 4 children (1:4)
For 3 to 8 years – 1 leader to every 8 children (1:8)
For over 8s – 1 leader for the first 8 children, followed by 1:12
2. More Than One Leader
There must always be at least two leaders for any group, irrespective of age, preferably one male/one female.
3. Time Alone
Church workers should try to ensure that they are not alone with a child or young person at any time. If there is no alternative, ensure that either the parents or another leader are informed immediately of where you will be and why. If there is a need to communicate privately remain in the view of another leader. Try never to be behind a closed door with an individual and ensure someone knows of your meeting.
4. Obtaining Parental Consent and Registering Children in Church Groups
A yellow consent form should be completed by a parent or carer on behalf of every child or young person when he/she first joins a church group. A separate form is required for each group the child attends. The form/s should be updated annually and include the following:
- Name and address
- Date of birth
- Emergency contact details for a parent or carer
- Medical information
- Any specific needs including for activities that the child is unable to take part in and serious allergies and dietary requirements
- Consent for the activity
- Consent for emergency medical treatment
- Consent for photographs and videos if relevant
The consent forms should be stored together in their group folder, and kept in a confidential place (the front office of the Parish Centre) during the week. They must always be available to the group leaders throughout each session, for example on a Sunday morning, so that they are easily accessible in an emergency.
A daily group register of all adults and children present must also be taken, for example at the beginning of every Sunday morning session. It must be kept in the front of the group folder, which remains with the group leaders throughout each session.
5. Health and Safety
- All leaders should know the location of the nearest telephone, or have access to a mobile telephone if there is no phone in the building (e.g. No.6 Barlow Moor Rd).
- Adults must be aware of a safety/fire procedure. A fire drill should be carried out regularly. Fire extinguishers should be available and regularly checked.
- Children with infectious illnesses must not attend.
- No smoking is permitted on the Church premises.
- Children should submit a health form before a residential or hazardous activity. Take health forms when going off site.
- Accidents should be recorded with a note of any action taken and signed by the leader involved and the parent or carer.
- A first aid kit should always be available and its location must be well-known. No medication should be administered without written parental consent. One leader should ideally be a first-aider.
- Preferably two adults should take responsibility for opening the premises in good time and locking up afterwards. Children under 11 should always be collected at the end of the session unless being returned to church by the leaders.
6. Volunteers aged under 18
Volunteers aged under 18 should be supervised, managed and supported effectively, and may not be counted as part of the staffing or have responsibility for children. They should be aware of whom to approach if they have any safeguarding concerns.
7. Casual Visitors
Casual visitors, i.e. those who have not been authorised by the Church or other users as leaders or helpers, should not have access to children.
8. Risk Assessments
Risk assessments should be undertaken on all activities, in order to identify hazards and to take actions to minimise risk. The same approach should be taken if buildings are hired or let for church activities involving children. Risk assessments must be made covering outside activities, including travel arrangements, and a copy provided to the PCC.
9. Insurance
The parish insurance covers our regular activities for children and youth. PCC need a record of any other activities that may take place and it must be checked that insurance cover is adequate. External users will be required to have appropriate, adequate insurance.
10. Premises Requirements
- Toilets – the ideal is 1 toilet and 1 hand basin per 10 children.
- Warm & Clean – group areas should be warm, adequately lit and ventilated. Maintain high standards of cleanliness.
- Special Needs – be able and willing to accommodate children with special needs. Be aware of access to your building and toilet facilities.
- Entrances & Exits – should be well lit and easily accessible.
- Registration – Social Services need to register premises where activities take place for more than 2 hours in any one day or if a holiday club runs for more than 6 days a year.
11. Trips and Residential Activities
Church groups may plan a range of outings, day trips and residential events for which it is expected that approval will have been sought from the PCC and insurance cover checked. The organisation of events can be shared amongst a group of people; however, one person should have overall responsibility for planning, supervision and conduct of the event. The group leader is responsible for ensuring that all reasonable preparation has been made for the event.
Detailed guidance on the safe organisation of trips and transport can be found in the Diocese of Manchester Safeguarding Policy.
12. Transport Arrangements
These guidelines apply to all drivers transporting children by private car, organised on behalf of the church group. They do not apply to private arrangements made by parents.
- Only adults approved as group leaders should transport children.
- Signed parental consent is required for all transport of children including to and from a meeting or as part of an activity.
- Under no circumstances should an adult be alone in the car with a child.
- Consideration should be given to suitable additional adults to support a child with special needs or challenging behaviours.
- When dropping off after the event, ensure that children are met or have access to their homes.
- Drivers need to have appropriate insurance and to comply with the law in relation to seat belts, child seats and booster cushions.
- Transporting children related to church activities is part of a regulated activity and DBS checks are required for those adults involved.
13. Uniformed Organisations
Where an organisation is a tenant of the church building, they take full responsibility for their children and leaders and adhere to the Parish Child Safeguarding Policy.
14. Finance
If money is collected, an account of this should be given to the PCC.
15. Communication
Clergy and parents should be clearly informed of all activities organised by the church and taking place on church premises, in which children and young people may take part.
16. Good Practice of Workers
- Treat all children and young people with respect and dignity befitting their age; watch language, tone of voice, and where you put your body.
- Do not engage in any of the following:
invading the privacy of children when they are showering or toileting;
rough, physical or sexually provocative games;
making sexually suggestive comments about or to a young person, even in fun;
inappropriate and intrusive touching of any form;
any scapegoating, ridiculing, or rejecting of a child or young person.
- Control and discipline children without using physical punishment.
- Do not let youngsters involve you in excessive attention seeking that is overtly sexual or physical in nature.
- Do not invite a child or young person to your home alone, invite a group and ensure that someone else is in the house. Make sure the parents know where the child is.
- Adults should not share sleeping accommodation with children or young people.
- Do not spend time with a child or young person alone at home – or isolated in their room.
16. Touch
Touch is an important part of human relationships: for example, it can be necessary to stop a young child from hurting herself or himself; it can also be a natural way of responding to someone in distress. However, everyone working with children should be sensitive to what is appropriate and inappropriate physical contact, both in general terms, and in relation to a specific individual. Leaders need to be conscious of situations in which their actions, however well intentioned, could be misconstrued by others or be harmful.
17. Good Practice with Colleagues
If you see another member of staff acting in ways which might be misconstrued, be prepared to speak to them or to your supervisor about your concerns. Leaders should encourage an atmosphere of mutual support and care which allows all workers to be comfortable enough to discuss inappropriate attitudes or behaviour.
These measures will protect both workers and children.
What is Child Abuse?
There are 4 categories of child abuse that are used by every local authority in England and Wales.
Neglect: Where adults through carelessness or indifference ignore a child's need or fail to protect a child from any kind of danger.
Physical Harm: Where a child has suffered actual physical harm or where it seems likely that injuries have been caused non-accidentally.
Sexual Harm: Where there is actual or LIKELY sexual exploitation of children or adolescents.
Emotional Harm: Where there is persistent or severe emotional ill treatment or rejection.
In addition,
Spiritual Harm: Church communities must be particularly vigilant to identify the inappropriate use of any religious belief or practice which may harm somebody spiritually, emotionally or physically.
Domestic Abuse: Children and young people may be harmed in homes where there is domestic abuse. Guidelines have been produced: 'Responding to Domestic Abuse' Archbishops' Council 2006.
Who Abuses Children?
- An abuser is most often someone known to the child. It may be a parent, sibling, other relation, family friend, baby-sitter or neighbour. Very rarely is it a stranger.
- Sometimes, the abuser may be an adult who holds a position of authority over children, such as teacher, youth leader, children's worker, or very sadly, a church worker/leader.
- Abusers can be people of any background.
- There is no certain way of identifying a would-be abuser; they don't appear different from the rest of society.
- Abusers are people who are themselves in desperate need and require help.
- Many adult abusers have been abused themselves as children but not all children who are abused go on to abuse as adults.
- Sometimes, paedophiles and others set out to join organisations (including churches) to obtain access to children.
What to do if you receive a report of abuse
The following procedures are designed to support you in dealing with disclosures of abuse that may arise in the course of your work with children and young people. For the purposes of this work, a child is a person under the age of 18 years.
Dos and Don'ts
- Make it clear that you cannot be asked to keep a secret.
- Listen to the child or young person, let them express their views and feelings without interruption, accept what they say.
- Reassure the child or young person that they have done the right thing in telling someone.
- Explain that you must pass this information on.
- Make notes of what was said using the child or young person's words whenever possible, signed and dated.
- Speak to the Parish Priest or Parish Safeguarding Officer.
- If the subject of the allegation is the Parish Priest, contact the Archdeacon or Diocesan Safeguarding Officer. (The Bishop cannot be involved as per clergy discipline measure).
Do not investigate any allegation.
- Show shock or disbelief.
- Agree to keep the disclosure a secret.
- Make a promise or suggestion that you can stop the abuse.
- Ask questions seeking further detail – you risk contaminating evidence.
- Investigate any allegation – specially trained professionals undertake this role.
- Contact the alleged perpetrator.
- Make any statement or comment to the press.
Remember, you DO NOT investigate under any circumstances.
Referral Procedure
See flow chart at the foot of the article.
Any child exposed to danger of abuse must be protected without delay.
Think clearly about the cause for concern, make brief notes recording facts as you understand them. You have a duty to refer your concern.
Unless it would cause delay, discuss with the Parish Priest or Parish Safeguarding Officer unless he/she is the cause of concern.
If the child is in immediate danger you should contact the police straight away.
Safeguarding Adults at Risk
Vulnerability and risk of being abused or harmed may change with time and according to circumstance. All human beings are subject to change and chance happenings which may affect their capacity to manage themselves and their situation. While some people may appear to be strong, we know that no-one is invulnerable and at different times in our lives and in different circumstances, strengths can change and grow, diminish or disappear. Some people, because of their physical or social circumstances, have higher levels of vulnerability than others, and it is our duty as Christians to recognise this and support those who are vulnerable in a way that affords them as much independence and autonomy as possible. We must do this in a way that allows compassion and empathy without undermining dignity.
Who is an adult at risk?
An adult is someone over 18. Some adults, because of circumstance or particular vulnerability or risk, may be in need of protection. The Care Act 2014 stipulates that adult safeguarding duties apply to any adult who:
- Has care and support needs
- Is experiencing, or is at risk of abuse or neglect and
- Is unable to protect themselves because of their care and support needs.
Types of Abuse – Adults at Risk
Elder Abuse: The national charity, Action on Elder Abuse (AEA), defines abuse as 'a single or repeated act or lack of appropriate action, occurring within any relationship where there is an expectation of trust, which causes harm or distress to an older person'. It is generally recognised that the perpetrators of abuse or neglect are most commonly people who are trusted and relied on by the older person, such as family members or care staff.
Physical Abuse: This is the infliction of pain or physical injury, which is either caused deliberately, or through lack of care.
Sexual Abuse: This is the involvement in sexual activities to which the person has not consented or does not truly comprehend and so cannot give informed consent, or where the other party is in a position of trust, power or authority and uses this to override or overcome lack of consent.
Psychological or Emotional Abuse: These are acts or behaviour, which cause mental distress or anguish or negate the wishes of the adult at risk. It is also behaviour that has a harmful effect on their emotional health and development or any other form of mental cruelty.
Financial or Material Abuse: This is the inappropriate use, misappropriation, embezzlement or theft of money, property or possessions. Adults at risk can be prey to people taking advantage of them by taking gifts of money, food and other items from them, when the adult has little idea of their true value, does not realise this will leave them with insufficient means or believes that the people they are helping are their friends. Such abuse may also involve the use of a position of authority or friendship to persuade a person to make gifts, to leave legacies or change a will.
Neglect or Act of Omission: This is the repeated deprivation of assistance that the adult at risk needs for important activities of daily living, including the failure to intervene in behaviour which is dangerous to the adult at risk or to others. Someone may be suffering from neglect when their general well-being or development is impaired and where access to necessary health or medication is denied.
Discriminatory Abuse: This is the inappropriate treatment of an adult at risk because of their age, gender, race, religion, cultural background, sexuality, disability etc. Discriminatory abuse exists when values, beliefs or culture result in a misuse of power that denies opportunity to some groups or individuals. Discriminatory abuse links to all other forms of abuse.
Institutional Abuse: This is the mistreatment or abuse of an adult at risk by a regime or individuals within an institution (e.g. hospital or care home) or in the community, for example, care provided in a person's home. It can be through repeated acts of poor or inadequate care and neglect or poor professional practice and is more about the needs or the organisation rather than the needs of the person.
Hate crime: This is an act of violence or hostility directed at people because of who they are or someone thinks they are. For example, a person is disabled or thought to be gay/lesbian.
If you suspect mistreatment of an adult at risk, or they disclose that they have been abused, follow the same advice relating to children on pages 16-17, and the referral flow chart on the back page of this handbook.
More detailed information about adults at risk can be found in the Diocese of Manchester Safeguarding Policy.
The possible consequences of making a referral can be difficult, but the consequences of not passing on concerns about a child or adult at risk's welfare could be more dangerous.
|Team Rector:
|Nick Bundock
|0161 434 6518
|Team Curate:
|Tracy Marshall
|07837 624872
|Parish Safeguarding Officer:
|Lisa Headley
|07810 886594
|Children's Workers:
|Rachel Bundock
|0161 434 6518
|Tom Phipps
|07806 696789
|Diocesan Safeguarding Officer:
|Abbey Clephane-Wilson
|0161 8281451
|For out of hours advice
|0845 120 4550
|Manchester Child Protection Unit:
|Social Services
|0161 234 5001
|Police Family Support Section:
|Immediate danger to child
|0808 800 5000
|0800 1111
|Helpline for clergy
|01322 660011
PDF of St James and Emmanuel Safeguarding Policy and Good Practice
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Rosie Crosby raised £90 from 7 supporters
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We've raised £90 to help fund The Birth Tear Support Website which provides free information & support to birth tear sufferers
- Bournemouth, UK
- Funded on Wednesday, 20th March 2019
What is crowdfunding?
Crowdfunding is a new type of fundraising where you can raise funds for your own personal cause, even if you're not a registered nonprofit.
The page owner is responsible for the distribution of funds raised.
I (Rosie) suffered a severe birth tear in 2015. Due to the huge lack of support during my days of healing, I decided to start a free support group on Facebook in early 2016.
In early 2017, our group reached 400 members so I decided to research, design and write a website dedicated in providing free information to help support other birth tear sufferers around the world. The website get at least 200 new visitors every month and our Facebook group is now at 930 members.
It costs £120 per year to keep the website live. Please help me to keep it alive!
It is purely non-profit.
www.birthtearsupport.org.uk & https://www.facebook.com/birthtearsupport/
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Annabelle Fulcher
Aug 25, 2018
Well done Rosie
Aug 24, 2018
Thanks x
Emily Roffe-Silvester
Aug 24, 2018
Thank you for supporting those that have experienced (what can be life altering) perineal lacerations. As a Obstetric Violence survivor, I suffered a 3B tear and really appreciated this support.
Amy Gibbs
Aug 24, 2018
The website and facebook group are a great source of information and support - thank you!
Nicola Evans
Mar 21, 2018
Thank you for continuing to run this invaluable service... it's been such a huge help to me. Xx
Sofia Keigher
Mar 20, 2018
This site has helped me so much. Sorry I can't give more right now...baby no. 2 on the way and all that. X
Claire Bond
Mar 20, 2018
Thank you so much for the group and website. It helped me so much during my second pregnancy. There is not enough awareness and help for those that suffer severe tears and you are changing that.xxx
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Cinnamon Apple Cider Monkey Bread
I use the cold-weather staple apple cider—plus apples and more cinnamon—to turn plain cinnamon rolls into monkey bread. My boys love the sticky sweetness. —Kelly Walsh, Aviston, Illinois
Total TimePrep: 20 min. Bake: 45 min. + standing
Makes16 servings
- 5 envelopes (.74 ounce each) instant spiced cider mix
- 3 tubes (12.4 ounces each) refrigerated cinnamon rolls with icing
- 2 medium Granny Smith apples, peeled and chopped
- 1 cup chopped pecans or walnuts
- 6 tablespoons butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- Preheat oven to 350°. Combine cider mixes. Separate cinnamon rolls, setting aside icings; cut each roll into quarters. Add to cider mixture; toss to coat.
- Arrange a third of the dough pieces in a well-greased 10-in. fluted tube pan; top with half of the apples and half of the pecans. Repeat layers once. Top with remaining dough.
- Mix melted butter, cinnamon and icing from 1 container until blended. Drizzle over top of rolls. Bake until golden brown, 45-50 minutes. (If needed, cover top loosely with foil during last 5 minutes to prevent overbrowning.)
- Immediately invert monkey bread onto a serving plate; keep pan inverted 10 minutes, allowing bread to release. Remove pan. Meanwhile, microwave remaining icing, uncovered, until softened, about 10 seconds. Drizzle over monkey bread. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts1 serving: 329 calories, 17g fat (5g saturated fat), 11mg cholesterol, 553mg sodium, 41g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 4g protein.
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Dec 1, 2019
This is a delicious, sweet treat for brunch or anytime. Heed the advice to let the bread rest for 10 minutes before removing the pan, or the bread will come apart. I found 40 minutes to be plenty of cook time, even then the last layer gets quite brown.
Oct 31, 2019
Delicious and tasty, especially when warm! Easy to make also!
Nov 21, 2017
Is the cider mix a drink or just spices?
Oct 16, 2017
This was quick and easy. All in all it was good but it needed more icing so I advice to you two icing cups instead of just one.
Sep 24, 2017
This sounds delicious and I'll look forward to making it when our Thanksgiving company arrives.


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Hoka One One Bondi Speed running shoe review
Dear Izzy, Max, and Kate,
I get to try out a lot of different shoes. Lately that's meant a number of minimalist shoes. It's rare that I find something "completely different" on the running shoe market. But the search is always fun!
However, when I was given the chance to try out the Bondi Speed made by Hoka One One I discovered an entirely new running experience.
When I opened the shoe box I was stunned. This shoe….looks….weird. Sorry, but I can't find another way to describe the appearance of Hoka One One operating under the paradigm of opening shoe boxes to find tiny minimalist shoes of late. These Hoka One One's were BIG. Really big. Like, moon boot big.
Don't get me wrong. The colors are nice and it's a cool looking shoe… but they're BIG.
My first thought: "How am I going to run in these things? I bet they weigh a ton."
Hoka One One says:
The word Hoka One One is derived from the ancient Maori language and roughly translates to "now it is time to fly". That's just how it feels to run in a pair of Hoka One One shoes. With each and every step your foot takes flight.
I was skeptical.
Surprise #2 (#1 was the appearance): The Bondi Speeds are light! Their appearance is deceptive. The shoe weighs in at an efficient 9.5 oz. Considering the size of the shoe I'm still not sure how its so light – but it is. Hope renewed. Maybe I COULD run in these after all.
Here's a little about the shoe from Hokaoneone-na.com:
COMFORT AND CUSHIONING: The midsole foam is 30% softer than the material used in traditional running shoes, and there is 2.5 times more volume than in most running shoes. The extra cushioning dissipates up to 80% of the shock associated with heel striking when running and allows for as much as 20mm of compression in the heel, plus extra protection allowing you to soar over asphalt surfaces.
ROCKERED MIDSOLE GEOMETRY & LOW HEEL-TOE DIFFERENTIAL: A 4.5mm heel to toe drop and rockered profile creates a unique rolling motion that encourages proper form by allowing a runner to easily strike the ground near the midfoot.
CONTROL: The unique, patented bucket seat is recessed up to 20mm within the midsole unit so as to best position your foot for optimum precision. This high degree of control also ensures you maintain responsive contact with the ground at all times.
STABILITY: The 25% wider outsole platform is designed to counterbalance the excess height of the oversized midsole. This large surface area ensures that you will maintain a stable footing, no matter how hard you run.
SUPERIOR TRACTION: The outsole is specially designed for use on the road, the high surface volume of the lug pattern as well as the shallow treads ensure good grip on even wet surfaces and high levels of abrasion resistance even when you push your shoes to the limit.
FEATHERLIGHT WEIGHT: Relative to its size, lighter than most road running shoes at less than 10 ounces, they make running uphill as much fun as they make running downhill and with less body fatigue.
BENEFITS: Engineered for maximum cushioning, comfort, protection and energy return, while still offering lightweight, nimble performance and uninhibited movement. Run more efficiently with less injury and quicker recovery.
Surprise #3: I was even more surprised by the shoes comfort than by it's speed. When I put these on and walked around the house I started to get excited about going for a run. The extra cushioning felt great and the modest gradient from heel to toe felt very similar to some of the zero drop I've been wearing.
No more surprises: The Bondi Speed felt great on the road. I've run in them a number of times now and am pleased with their performance. They are noticeably different, but in a good way. The extra size adds some stability and the cushioning is a nice change from recent trend towards less cushioning. I found that my paces remained the same in this BIG shoe. The major difference maker for the Bondi Speed is the cushioning. It's as close to running on air as you're likely to come.
The Bondi speed is Hoka One One's "Tri" shoe so it comes equipped with a quick lacing system. A nice touch. They also have an Ortholite sock liner and minimal tongue, both of which make sockless running more comfortable. Perhaps in future editions they will also add drainage holes in the bottom of the shoe.
Overall impression: I like it. It's a nice edition to my running shoe arsenal that I'll likely use for longer runs and for when I'm nursing tweaks and nagging injuries. It could just as easily be a race shoe though.
I love you,
– Daddy
* I was given this shoe for purposes of this review: however, I was under no obligation to provide a favorable review and my opinions are my own.


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On the Beaton Path
It's been several months since my last "Beaton Path" newsletter. So here's an update about what's going on now and what's being planned.
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SHENZHEN, China, July 1 /Xinhua-PRNewswire/ -- China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc. ('The Company' & 'CSST')(NYSE: CSR), a leading provider of digital surveillance technology in the PRC, today announced that it was added to the U.S. small-cap Russell 2000(R) Index after the equity markets closed on June 27 as Russell Investments reconstituted its comprehensive family of global indexes. Membership in the Russell 2000, which remains in place for one year, is based on membership in the broad-market Russell 3000(R) Index. The stock also was added systematically to the appropriate growth and value indexes.
Guoshan Tu, Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are pleased that CSST has been added to the Russell indexes, which reflects strong continued progress of our operating results. Our inclusion in these indexes represents a further milestone for our company and provides CSST greater visibility among index investors and funds."
The Russell 3000 also serves as the U.S. component to the Russell Global Index, which Russell launched last year.
Russell indexes are widely used by investment managers and institutional investors for index funds and as benchmarks for both passive and active investment strategies. An industry-leading $4.4 trillion in assets currently are benchmarked to them. These investment tools originated from Russell's multi-manager investment business in the early 1980s when the company saw the need for a more objective, market-driven set of benchmarks in order to evaluate outside investment managers.
Real-time market analysis on the Russell 2000 and other Russell Indexes is available at http://www.russell.com/Indexes/performance/real_time_market_analysis.asp .
About Russell:
Russell Investments aims to improve financial security for people by providing strategic advice, world-class implementation, state-of-the-art performance benchmarks, and a range of institutional-quality investment products. With more than $213 billion in assets under management, Russell serves individual, institutional and advisor clients in more than 40 countries. Russell provides access to some of the world's best money managers. It helps investors put this access to work in corporate defined benefit and defined contribution plans, and in the life savings of individual investors. Headquartered in Tacoma, Wash., Russell has principal offices in Amsterdam, Auckland, Hong Kong, Johannesburg, London, Melbourne, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Singapore, Sydney, Tokyo and Toronto. For more information on Russell indexes, go to http://www.russell.com .
About China Security & Surveillance Technology, Inc.
Based in Shenzhen, China, China Security manufactures, distributes, installs and maintains security and surveillance systems throughout the PRC. China Security has manufacturing facilities located in China and an R&D facility which maintains an exclusive collaboration agreement with Beijing University and Wuhan University. China Security has built a diversified customer base through its extensive sales and service network that includes numerous points of presence throughout the PRC. To learn more about the Company visit http://www.csst.com .
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Until not long ago the old city of Jaffa was a nest for crimes, drugs and violence. In 1965 this place became a lively artisan, with galleries and picturesque allies, cafés and restaurants. In our tour we will see the Suspended Orange Tree, the Gate of Faith and the famous sculpture of Jonas Whale. We will visit some colorful galleries located in ancient building and hear the stories of the art and the artists.
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As previously mentioned, property owners have a duty to keep their properties reasonably safe for anyone who is legally on the property. If you are found to be trespassing, you may have a difficult or even impossible time recovering compensation for your damages. Additionally, if you are found to have been acting negligently—for example, entering a gated area with warning signs about existing hazards or petting a crated dog that the owner has stated is dangerous—you may be unable to recover compensation.
So, how can you tell if a property owner was negligent? In most cases, the answer depends on whether or not there were dangerous property conditions. If a property owner knows of or should have known of dangerous conditions but failed to take reasonable action to fix, warn of, or otherwise address those conditions, and you were injured as a result, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your damages.
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Please note that this list is not exhaustive. If you were injured as a result of dangerous conditions on any type of property or in any type of accident/incident, reach out to our Miami premises liability lawyers today for a free and confidential consultation.
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