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"Выход" (vykhod) literally means "the way out" in Russian. "Силы" (sily derived from "сила") means "force", "power", "strength". So the slavic title of the podcast is tightly interlinked with the musical concept. The music is the power and drum'n'bass is the force (сила) which is being released through a certain way (выход). So with all that VS is a strong and powerful channel for releasing musical force both through podcast and digital label.
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Final testing of the Soyuz launch site at Europe's Spaceport in French Guiana began on 29 April 2011 with a simulated launch campaign that ended on 5 May 2011.
This dry-run ensured that the Soyuz and the new facilities work together perfectly, while allowing the teams to train under realistic launch conditions. It also validated all the procedures during the final phase before launch.
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Solo Exhibit of CRUFT at Manifest
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September 30 - October 28, 2005
OPENING RECEPTION: Friday, September 30, 6-10 p.m.
2727 Woodburn Avenue, East Walnut Hills, Cincinnati, Ohio 45206
MANIFEST kicks off its second season in serious fashion by offering two solo exhibits by two veteran artists with international experience (see Kelly release provided separately). CRUFT by Robert Spahr marks the launch of Manifest's new media pilot program, with project support provided by a grant from the Fine Arts Fund, and sponsorship by Tri-State Visual Products, Inc. This exhibit brings a Cincinnati area native, but long-time NYC resident, back to town to present his most recent politically loaded work.
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The combination of these two artists, in two simultaneous solo exhibits at Manifest, represents the reunion oftwo classmates (Art Academy) who both pursued careers in art in New York City, who both began as sculptors but have since adopted 2D media, and who both incorporate elements of 'pop culture' into their work. The similarities and differences promise to make for an interesting and artful cultural experience.
BigBro Cruft created for Manifest Gallery
Exhibition Catalog
CRUFT by Robert Spahr and
Drawings by Kevin T. Kelly
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Download the exhibition announcement card (PDF)
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After 27 years of selling its high-end office supplies through a showroom in Utah and 11 years on the Web, ABC Office has finally entered the world of catalogs. On June 29 the marketer mailed 50,000 copies of its inaugural book to customers. The merchant previously mailed a CD catalog to those who requested a catalog.
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Just a quick post whilst I am on my way to work...a quick and dirty smartphone snap showing the dwarf warband so far.
The double handed weapon adventurer is not in the best condition as his sword is mostly missing and he was very tarnished so I still need of a replacement.
Behind the sally port door you can just make out the dwarf thief that is pictured on the watch tower in a tasteful floral green number.
Sneaking in on the right is the Tom Meier Wraith that was zapping the door. The figure is dated 1976- which if I check my own base... yep... its as old as me. Its one of the first dynamically posed models as far as I can tell, and a masterclass in drapery. This puts it firmly in the most influential minis of all time in my opinion.
It, like a handful of the undead minis pictured are Ral Partha imports. Citadel handled the license in Europe at the time. You can still buy these from the pleasantly perky folk at iron wind metals.
Which reminds me... must find a broken Jabberwocky too. I already have one done up in the same colors (previously blogged) but a submerged undead munchy one would be brilliant.
I am thinking I should make some 40mm multibases of undead, and make sure my bridge and arch can take that width.
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|Small, but richly colored Cold Spring rainbow
|Aerial map of Wayne Kirch Wildlife Management Area
|Dusty road headed to Highway 318
|Great fishing on Haymeadow!
|Small, but richly colored Cold Spring rainbow
|Aerial map of Wayne Kirch Wildlife Management Area
|Dusty road headed to Highway 318
|Great fishing on Haymeadow!
I was just looking for some info on sunnyside and ran accross your blog. I don't get to fish much (vacations and 1 or 2 trips to Kolob thrown in) but I have been hearing good things about sunnyside.I read your first post. I haven't thought about Betsy Herbst in a long time. She was my sister in law and a good woman.
Wow, it really is a small world. Were you married to Betsy's sister?
Sunnyside is a stange-looking place, but the fishing is productive if you can get out on the water (shore fishing is difficult due to the reeds along the shoreline). If you go, let me know how you do.
It was great reading your blog. My wife, son and I have fished Eagle Valley many times, but have never made it to Sunnyside. I heard of a back road from Sunnyside to the 93 that puts you right by Pioche. I think next time we travel north we will check it out, then travel to Eagle Valley to camp. Your article peaks my interest, and I can never pass up a good spot to throw Wooly Buggers.
Thanks for the info.
Tim, that road your refer to is likely the Bristol Wells road. It connects to US 93 about 15 miles north of Pioche, and maybe 8 to 10 miles south of Sunnyside on Highway 318. I believe it passes through Muleshoe Valley and the southern tip of the Schell Creek Range, maybe about 25 to 30 miles in length. Lots of roads back there so bring a good map and compass/GPS.
In my opinion, Wayne Kirch fishing is considerably better than Eagle Valley if you have a boat or float tube to get on the water.
Best of luck.
Thanks for the info on the road. We are actually going to Sunnyside in two weeks, the 13th - 15th of March. We are excited being that we have never been there, and I'm hoping you are right about the fishing being better than Eagle valley. While we always catch a bunch of fish there, they are usually small. Typically we take our 14' fiberglass boat to Eagle, but we are renting a travel trailer for this trip since I know there is little cover up there and it will likely be cold. That said, back to the float tube (I can't tow doubles). My wife and I used to float tube a lot before my son was born. He turns 9 this month so I finally bought him a float tube and some waders. We are looking forward to some good family time.
I am planning of fishing Cold Springs, but Haymeadow will definietly be on the list as well. Any tips for this time of year. I plan to start by throwing some wooly buggers on the fly rod. My wife will be giving it her first go on the fly rod, but I'm sure her and my son will definitely be throwing spinners as well.
Any info is good. Thanks for keeping up the blog. It's really the only good info on the web for Sunnyside, and I always like conversing with others who truly enjoy the whole experience of fishing as much as I do.
Thanks again,
Tim --
Glad to hear you're taking the family. Do some exploring on all the reservoirs in the WMA. I think early spring is a great time to be fishing the Kirch WMA, but the nights will be cold as will the water. Looks like high temperatures will be around 50 degrees with overnight lows in the 20s. I hope your float tubes are the pontoon type as opposed to the round tire-tube type; your wife and son will want to keep their upper legs and fannies out of that cold water.
Last week's NDOW report (see link on my blog) indicated there were patches of water free of ice; perhaps by mid-March it'll be more open. They did report muddy roads, and I see rain/snow is forecast around this coming weekend. There'll be a new report posted on the NDOW site on Thursday; you might want to look at that new report when it comes out (http://www.ndow.org/fish/report/index.shtm#kirch).
The earliest I've fished Kirch WMA was the first week in April (http://www.fisherdad.com/2008/04/cold-springs-wayne-kirch-wma.html). The action was a little slower than normal, but the trout were large and fat. The best part about the early spring fishing is the weed growth is low. Casting spinners and lures will be easier with the open water, especially for your son. The larger trout should be preparing to spawn, so they might not be so intent on feeding. I think you'll have good luck if you get your lures down to the 3 to 4 foot range. Start with a green wooly bugger, but brown and black should work, too. Small streamers or large nymphs in green and brown should also work. Experiment a little until you find the depth, speed, and color that seems to work the best that day. It'd be great if you posted a note on the blog of your experience when you get back.
On the spinning rod, for my sons I have attached a small swivel on the end of the spinning reel line, with a 1 - 2 foot "tippet" attached to the other end. I then use a split shot above the swivel and attach a wooly bugger or streamer on the terminal end of the tippet. The swivel presents the nymph, streamer or whatever without it "spinning" around, and makes a good "stop" to prevent the split shot from sliding down towards the fly. So, you can fish a fly with a spinning rod... just something to consider.
All the best!
I have definitely been checking the weather forcast myself. Unfortunatley we do not have the "toon" style setups. I'm hoping the water temp is high enough to at least let us tube for a little while. I know the ice is still coming off but was hoping it was all clear but next weekend. If not, oh well. You still can't beat a weekend spent fishing with the family. If we can't tube to much we'll adventure around the shore, and maybe just do some wading here and there. I'll definitely post some info when we get back.
Well, we are back from our maiden trip to Sunnyside. The weather actually cooperated, except for the early morning lows near 10 degrees. The days were nice, highs almost reaching 50. The breeze did pick up Saturday afternoon but weren't enough to hamper the enjoyment of being out of the city.
We arrived around 2 PM on Friday, and the warm weather prompted us to fill the float tubes and hit the lake. My son caught a trout on his firts cast, which ended up being a misleading look into the fishing forecast. An hour later, we had no more fish, and we couldn't feel out feet due to the low water temp.
Saturday morning we awoke to ice everywhere. The lake was free from the hard stuff, so we began fishing from the Cold Springs damn with some friends. Although I casted my fly rod at least a hundred times, bait fishing seemed the only method drawing any strikes. To say the least, the fishing was SLOW. However, the fish we did catch were large, beautiful and had delicious pink meat.
My son and wife caught new personal bests, with my wife landing a trout just over 20". I ended up with only one fish for the weekend, but it was a beautiful 19" rainbow.
I am planning on going back in about a month when I can stand sitting in my float tube longer. Hopefully the fish are done spawning and a little more active.
Overall it was a great outing. Our group ended up with about 20 people, and time with family and friends around a campfire is hard to beat. Maybe we can meet up there and I can steal some of your "Sunnyside" fishing tips. I'll post some pics when they are ready.
Tim --
Overall it sounds like your trip was successful. Frankly, I was a little concerned that you were trying it too early, especially with your wife and children in tow (it can be cold and windy there in the late winter). I, too, am targeting a run up there in early April if I can find a workday to escape (I'm not anti-social, but I so love solitude in the outdoors). It would be great if you wanted to join me. Based on my work schedule I'm targeting April 8th or 9th right now. I'd plan on leaving Vegas at 7:00 am and be fishing by 9:30 am, then leave for home around 5:00 pm (just a day trip). Email me at email@example.com if you want to connect.
By the way, I had an interesting encounter at a local pond today which you can read about at http://www.fisherdad.com/2009/03/new-fly-rod-on-cold-creek.html.
-- Mark
As for a weekday trip to Wayne Kirsch,it is highly unlikely. My work unfortnately does not lend itself to too many days off other than weekends (trust me, I'm not complaining). So although I share in your fondness of solitude I typically end braving the weekend crowd. There is a chance I will be making the trip this coming Saturday, weather permitting. It does not look too promising at the moment, but I will keep my fingers crossed and let you know.
I actually read your Cold Creek post right before I read your response here. I too have spent some time there when I was lucky enough to see they had stocked it. It seems the fishing was just a bonus during your last adventure, and I must honestly say that as I have gotten older I find that to be true on many occasions. The time I spend with my family and the memories of just being together outside the city boundaries is what I cherish the most. Fishing just happens to be the extra little piece of that sparks the adventure. I can remember my son's first trout when he was two years old as well as I remember the last trout he caught, now 9 years old. At 30 years old I know I will learn many more life lessons, but I have a firm grasp on what happiness is...
just got back from sunnyside. it was a bit windy for the float tube but i managed to get out in the early morning monday/tuesday. didnt have much luck before the wind picked up, only a few caught on a spinner. shore fishing was good, with green powerbait seeming to work a bit better than the orange and the corn scented i had. had one on my light rod (4lb test trout rod) that started taking my line out as fast as you can say "jesus". broke my leader. i managed to land about a 16 incher on that rod, so my guess is this one was quite a bit bigger. anyway, thanks for all the great reviews on this blog, thought i would give my .02cents - wont be back to sunnyside untill duck season opens! maybe drop a line in while im hunting.


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Time Inc. has named former News Corp. comms exec Teri Everett EVP of corporate communications, effective March 5. Everett stepped down from her role at News Corp. — SVP of corporate affairs and communications — on February 10. She'd joined News Corp. in 2000. At the time her departure from News Corp. was announced, Everett said, "While it may be a tired cliche, I am ready for something new."
At Time, she will manage all of the corporate communications for the company (from the employee comms to the company's philanthropic endeavors), reporting to the company's CEO Laura Lang.
Another of Murdoch's News Corp. advisors, Gary Ginsburg, left the company two years ago to join Time Warner. And just a few weeks ago, News International's marketing director Alex Lewis left for Warner Brothers in the U.K.
Over at CNNWorldwide, Lynn Brindell has been hired as SVP of marketing, working across all of the CNN brands to develop strategy, engage with audiences digitally, and perform other duties. Brindell's previous experience includes branding, strategy, and digital marketing work for The Weather Channel, Food Network, and Lifetime Television.


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DICK DODD - "First Evolution Of" (Sparton Records ST 5142) October 1968
I bought this album by Dick Dodd back in March 2002 for $40 played it a couple of times then more or less ignored it as it wasn't the kind of sound I wanted to hear. Things change of course and I've now got a less blinkered view of most things, especially music.
So, I decided to get the album off the shelf and digitize it to CDR. As far as I know Dick Dodd's solo work has never been released on CD. There is scope for such a retrospective as the ex Standells lead singer and drummer released three singles as well as this studio album.
Most of the material is late 60s rock tinged with soul. It has a polished commercial sound and would have been chart friendly but it seems that no one was listening as none of the singles or this album sold in any quantity.
The songs were co-written by Buddy Bowie (Buie) & Ed Cobb but there are covers of "Lonely Weekends" by Charlie Rich and "Tell The Truth" by Ray Charles. My pick from the album is the driving soul rock of "Twenty Four Hours Of Loneliness."
Special mention too for the bizarre album illustration showing Dick Dodd standing between what looks like two fetuses, with the Earth far off in background space..... perhaps showing his "First Evolution"
"Fanny" / "Don't Be Ashamed To Call My Name"
"Little Sister" / "Lonely Weekends"
"Guilty" / Requiem 820"


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The Para-Taekwondo Committee is a policy and program development committee that assists the Board by providing guidance and advice on policy and operations in relation to the Para-Taekwondo Program and how the program can continue to evolve to be best practice through continuous improvement.
The Committee has the responsibility for making recommendations to the Board in the following areas:
- Administration and management of Para-Taekwondo sport, athletes, officials, community development and education programs as an integrated part of Australian Taekwondo.
- Expansion, promotion and improvement of the Australian practice of Taekwondo among persons with an impairment based on the educational and cultural values of the sport teaching fair play and working for youth development.
- Ensure the appropriate representation of Para-Taekwondo exists at all levels of the organisation's operations.
- Ensure a productive and collaborative relationship with appropriate committees, organisations and Para Committees including APC, AIS and WTF.
- Develop and maintain effective governance and reporting on all Para-Taekwondo projects and programs.
- Facilitate Board approved Para-Taekwondo projects, programs and events.
- Continuous monitoring and reporting on all processes and programs related to Para-Taekwondo.
- Prepresent the interests of all Para-Taekwondo and Deaf-Taekwondo participants and their families.
- Provide confidential support services for APC, athletes, officials, coaches and clubs in accordance with the directions of the Board.
- Maintain portfolios within the guidelines and expectations of the organisation.


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Take an Eco Spa Chalet Environmental Accommodation holiday near Margaret River! Be at one with the environment. Feed friendly local fauna from your chalet in this amazing sanctuary. Enjoy local food, wine and eco linen, as well as peace and quiet. This is the way humans are supposed to holiday!
From your arrival at this hundred-acre unique conservation, relax and enjoy the Australian bush at its best. Be approached by handsome grey kangaroos and other furry and feathered friends. Special food for the animals is provided and you're welcome to contribute any of your own fruit or vegies. There are three endangered native species protected at this eco resort. Enjoy watching the nocturnal antics from your private spa under the stars!
Awake each morning to a continental breakfast, including eggs, orange juice and museli.; unwind with supplied leaf tea or plunger coffee and and enjoy the sights and sounds of the bushland around you. Spend your days exploring the property, or take the option to be picked up from the gate for a tour of the local Margaret River wineries. This retreat includes a private spa on your doorstep. Whilst you'll bring most of your own food for the BBQ, the basics are supplied in their purest form; freshly-baked bread, local milk, butter. Each evening, snuggle up with your choice of organic cotton or hemp. This wildlife sanctuary is a true innovator in environmental living, and you will enjoy every second of your serene stay here.
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This experience is a two-night stay. Check-in is from 2pm and departure by 10am. If you want to take this experience on a long weekend there is a minimum 3-night stay, and over Summer Holidays, Easter & Christmas it's a minimum 4-night stay. This will be an increased price, please discuss at the time of booking.
Please note that whether you choose a one room or two room chalet, this experience is for two people only. Additional people will incur additional charges.
Bring along a camera, and groceries for barbeque lunches and dinners. Basics are supplied, from sunscreen and cooking utensils, to bread, milk, butter, cereals and condiments.
Once this experience has been confirmed, changes are at the discretion of the experience provider and arranged directly with them according to their policy.
Please note that whether you choose a one room or two room chalet, this experience is for two people only. Additional people will incur additional charges.
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In a Dutch oven over high heat, bring sweet potatoes, enough cold water to cover, and 1 tsp. salt to a boil, covered. Uncover and boil until potatoes are very soft, about 10 minutes. Drain in a colander.
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Return potatoes to Dutch oven. Add syrup and butter, and salt and pepper to taste, and beat with an electric mixer, starting on low speed and increasing as necessary for desired consistency; for a smoother puree, blend potatoes in a food processor. (Whipped potatoes can be made several hours ahead; cover tightly and reheat in oven.) Transfer to a bowl and, if desired, top with pecans. Serve hot.


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I process 8x10 negatives in trays and get great results that I don't get when I use hangers in 3 1/2 gallon tanks. There must be a better way of washing such la rge negatives than by transferring them to hangers while wet? I've been doing 4 x5 for years, and made a nifty washer out of plexiglass with slots, not that muc h unlike a print washer but without the dividers. My fear is that the larger fi lm is not as ridgid as 4x5 and the turbulence of the water will make the 8x10's pop out of the slots and possibly scratch one another. I seem to have problems with photoflo drying on 8x10 negatives and not doing wh at it is supposed to do. I have tried diluting it more and it still dries to a mess. Any suggestions would be welcomed.


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Australian rapper, Terry Peck, also known as 2Pec (yes, you read right), was on the run from the law recently. His crime? Trying to avoid a seafood bill that cost more than $600.
According to Gold Coast Bulletin, Peck was dining at Omeros Bros Seafood Restaurant and was dissatisfied with his meal. "There was oyster shell in the oyster and he (a staff member) said he was going to take care of the bill," Peck told reporters. Peck's meal was said to include a couple of lobsters, a baby octopus, 17 oyster shots, and "a number of" Coronas. It's interesting that after all this, Peck finally realized that his meal was "overcooked." When the staff billed him $600, Peck leaped into the ocean in an attempt to swim away. Peck was apprehended by cops on jet skis.
According to him, his dip in the ocean was an attempt to look for his friend who was about to have a baby on the beach. "I couldn't find her and I was going to pay the bill if I found my wallet, but I lost everything," the rapper said. Peck also told reporters that he challenged rapper Eminem to a rap battle in Australia, but he has not yet agreed to "come down to Australia to have a go."
Peck eventually was charged with two counts of obstructing police and one count of stealing. When speaking of the restaurant, he insisted, "They should be apologizing to me for the shell in the overpriced food." The Omeros Bros restaurant has contested Peck's claims. The manager, Robert Rank, told News.com.au, "It wouldn't have been overcooked…I'm pretty confident of that."
Peck is barred from eating at Omeros Bros and his next court appearance is set for May 4.
This Aspiring Rapper 2Pec Jumped Into The Ocean To Avoid Paying For Lobster Dinner was originally published on globalgrind.com


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Tudor Street
Client: Jones Day
Location: London
The Tudor Street staircase is an unsupported elliptical construction designed for international law firm Jones Day.
Elite Metalcraft provided the entire stair structure including the curved glass balustrade to the staircase and surrounding floor edge. The stone treads were supported on individually shaped mild steel trays, each formed with a faceted underside using a varying angle fold. We believe that Elite are the only company with the manufacturing skill to achieve such a complex tread design on this scale.
This project was completed within the program timescale and was greatly admired by the client who considered the staircase the focal point of their London headquarters refurbishment.


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I find my owner rather cumbersome. Relating to him is impossible. I've done nothing to deserve what he gives me. Not one solitary thing....
His wife on the other hand, is beautiful, gracious and loving. She holds and pets me, perhaps too much.
Relaxing in the living room one rainy summer night. An insect went racing across the floor in front my perch next to mom's sewing box.
I pounced on it. After batting the bug around for awhile I felt my owners' hand upon me, "Alright dumb cat! You are going out!" He grabbed me at the back of the neck like I was going hurt him and hauled me to the door and threw me out on the porch, slamming the door behind me!
Can you believe it, like a common alley cat! What had I done to deserve that?
Nothing! Mom was asleep and couldn't defend me.
My eyes took seconds to adjust to the dim light, the air was cool. In the bushes directly across from my perch, two eyes stared at me, that's all I could see, two eyes. They were staring at ME!
Macky Mac
12/7/2013 09:23:43 am
Cats always have cool perspectives on life. Great description of the cat's view!
12/7/2013 11:29:27 am
Good feedback Andy! That is some cool kitty perspective alright...!
12/7/2013 11:31:23 am
Poor guy, just mindin' his business...
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Clickjacking is also known as the User Interface (UI) Redressing or UI Redress Attack. In this type of attack, the attacker tricks the victim into clicking and activating a malicious code or script that is 'redressed' or disguised as something safe, and most of the times, as something catchy and attractive. This is a client-side vulnerability and is addressed by the behavior of the web browsers.
How does Clickjacking work?
Successful clickjacking attack requires an effective use of the <iframe> HTML tag. By using this tag, the attcker can hide his malicious code, script or website behind an actual webpage, web application, a button etc. The attacekr creates a seemingly harmless web page that loads the target website by the help of the <iframe> tag.
Let us understand Clickjacking by means of an example.
Let's assume Bob (user) is fond of playing games on the internet. At the same time, Bob aslo his social media accounts for different purposes. Eve (attacker) gets this information and decides to hack Bob's social media account by using clickjacking. Eve prepares a malicious website that will change the users' passwords. Eve disguises his malicious webpage as a math game and sends it to Bob via his social media account. Bob is logged in to his account. Bob, being fond of playing games, clicks on the game and when he opens that webpage, and plays the game, Bob has no idea he is changing his account's password, unintentionally, which is what Eve wants.
Prevention against Clickjacking:
There are two main ways to prevent Clickjacking:
Employing Defensive Code: Employing defensive codes in the UI to make sure that the current frame is the top most window, and there are no further frames or windows behind it.
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Using video to market software is no-brainer. That's my expert* opinion* and there are a few great reasons why: Video allows you to quickly and concisely deliver the high-level value proposition of your software. Video can engage viewers &


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Sad new's reaches us that Amy Winehouse has pulled out of the rest of her European tour following a performance that can only be described back to "the old Amy". Appearing slightly out of it and mumbling words to her track Just Friends, the singer fell on stage, took her shoes off and appeared lost and disorientated. Check out the video below ( if you can )
We were thrilled to hear of here come back a few months ago, however we think she is trying to run before she can work. From all at SCP Ms Winehouse, get yourself sorted and comeback to why we love you, like the below!


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Authorities Will Not File Charges Against Football Player In Saggy Pants Saga
Deshon Marman, the 20-year-old college football player who was kicked off a plane and arrested in San Francisco for his sagging pants, will face no charges related to the incident.
The San Francisco Chronicle reports:
... In a statement today, San Mateo County District Attorney Steve Wagstaffe said no charges would be filed against Marman.
"While we believe the officers on scene acted appropriately and professionally during the over one hour that they were in contact with Mr. Marman and repeatedly attempted to resolve the situation without difficulty, and while Mr. Marman could have quickly obviated the need for further intervention, we do not believe that criminal charges are warranted in light of all the circumstances surrounding the incident," Wagstaffe said.
We've been following this story since Marman was arrested back in June, after a U.S. Airways employee asked him to pull his pants up, because they were "below his butt and his boxer shorts were showing." The story got more interesting in late June, after a U.S. Airways passenger revealed that just six days before Marman was arrested, the airline allowed a man wearing women's panties and thigh-high stockings to fly, despite complaints from other passengers.
Marman's mother, Donna Doyle, told the Chronicle she was pleased with the decision.
"I knew that my son hadn't done anything. It's just a process that we had to go through," Doyle told the Chronicle. "I'm saddened that the district attorney took so long to do so, but I'm grateful that they have come to this decision to not pursue anything because there was nothing to pursue."
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I'm glad you are all enjoying my review on the Harmony Guides from yesterday's post. I hope it proves useful to some of you when you figure out which ones to buy. When I get Volume 2 of the old set that is on backorder, I'll post about it, too.
I've been on an alpaca kick this year, as you all may have guessed from the numerous Capitan Hats I've knit. Particularly Catalina Alpaca yarns. I just finished the shrug design for them last night. Wait til you see it! It's very flirty-girly!
I have this yarn that I picked up at Rhinebeck last year. It's not Catalina, but it is Alpaca. Henry's Attic Prime Alpaca it's called. I only have one picture for you but I'm sure that's all you need in this particular case. It's a gorgeous latte color.
I'm trying to decide what to make with this yarn. Should I cast on for a sport-weight shawl with a good part of it? Should I triple it and make the Nob Hill pattern from the new Knitty? Should I double it and make a cardigan? Throw your suggestions at me!
Here's the specs:
- Sport / 5 ply (12 wpi)
3 skeins = 1995.0 yards
Gauge: 24 sts = 4 in.
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A relentless barrage of whys is the best way to
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For every failure, there's an alternative course
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If you can't describe what you are doing as a
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HUD's HOME Program: Can It Really Work for People with Disabilities?
Opening Doors is a publication of TAC and the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD) Housing Task Force that provides housing information for the disability community. This issue provides information to help the disability community learn more about the HOME program, how it works, and how it can be used to expand affordable housing for people with disabilities. (Issue 16, 2001)


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Walls Can Wait
This story appears in the August 2000 issue of Entrepreneur. Subscribe »
Bob Propst, who invented the cubicle in 1964, has surely learned to hate Dilbert. Still, as somebody who toils in a newsroom for The Cincinnati Post when I'm not walking the Entrepreneur beat, what I wouldn't give for an office cubicle. Co-workers' telephones ring in my ear, nearby sports reporters shout scores, field trips make routine visits to my desk-it's a little like working on the sidewalk.
But I know I'd be trading a sidewalk for something that inspires daydreams of John McCain rotting in a colorless cell. Which is why employees can't be blamed if they leave your cubicle-crammed company for something better.
Fortunately, the cubicle industry is on the job. Social psychologists are always studying the ever-evolving work force and trying to improve on office space for the cubicle companies and their communities-and that office space isn't likely to go anywhere soon, even with the inevitable rise of telecommuting. "We make our money off of the creative process," says Scott Adelson, 37, a co-founder of extension11 Inc., a company that constructs and consults e-businesses. "We thrive because of our ability to collaborate."
So if you run a cube farm, your staff shouldn't have to feel like cattle. Research suggests that if an employee has control over even just the lighting or office temperature, that's freedom, baby. Right angles and overhead lights are out; curves and natural light are in. Even if you can't afford those luxuries now, someday you'll have to. It's the face of the future.
And some of that future looks fun. Expect everything from video-telephones to chairs that can give you a backrub. And your company may grow without moving an inch. Some companies have been going the route of "hoteling," where several people share a single cubicle. If your staff often telecommutes and is not in the office full-time, then you could theoretically have twice as many employees as you do cubicles.
Some companies, like extension11, have literally thought outside the box, giving up cubicles in favor of, Adelson says, a newsroom-style approach. (Groan.) But in a spacious, reconverted movie theater, this sounds retro and cool. There's the issue of privacy, Adelson admits, which is why extension11 is considering using dividers on wheels, so people can build walls when they want them. If cubicles keep evolving, Propst may reclaim his legacy yet.
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Vertical beats horizontal in machine learning
The best products in the world are made by vertically integrated businesses: Apple's hardware to software; Amazon's warehouses to websites; and Carnegie's mines to mills [1].
Zetta is completely focused on investing in data and machine learning startups. We see lots of horizontal platforms and APIs that anyone can use to add some machine learning models to their application. However, machine learning has advanced to the point where customers expect better than commodity performance. We like to see startups vertically integrating their technical skills with the skills of domain experts and unique data acquisition to build applications with the level of accuracy required in commercial and industrial settings.
This article will describe the state of machine learning, focusing on the importance of domain expertise in feature development and labeling data when building high accuracy models. We will then explore ways in which startups can get the requisite domain expertise and labeled data to build such models. Finally, we will consider some of the challenges in working with customers to develop software based on such models. We won't teach anyone in the field anything (we recommend that ML practitioners skip the next section) but do hope that you benefit from our perspective having seen thousands of startups and talked to hundreds of customers, and understand a little more about how we think.
Background on Supervised Machine Learning
Machine learning (ML) makes computers intelligent; it enables computers to do many things humans can but at scale, and even many things human cannot. Developing the ML models requires a lot of up-front, human effort. Much of this human effort is in figuring out and programming the features a ML model can use to identify things. In ML (and statistics), a 'feature' is a distinct, quantifiable property of what you're trying to predict.
Sometimes one can just figure out some useful features without much help. For example, we all know that the pupil is a feature of an eye and that it is a black circle. So, when writing an ML model to identify eyes, we would include a feature that is activated when a geometrically circular, black (hexadecimal value #000000) group of pixels is in a given image.
Other times, feature engineering will require the involvement of people with expertise in a particular domain. Everyone can identify a pupil but not everyone can identify the fender from a 2001 Chevy Silverado, for example. Furthering the example, figuring out if that fender is damaged beyond repair or can be banged back into place requires you to know how to fix car parts.
Other times again, one can't distinguish the features of an object up-front, even if one can generally identify the object. Or, one can't articulate the features in a way that a machine can generally understand when applying the model to noisy data. For example, I know a zebra when I see it but I couldn't tell you the typical distance between black and white stripes that means it's a zebra rather than another thing [2]. We need to know that distance if we want a machine to do lots of zebra recognizing. So, we give a machine a bunch of images and let it learn that typical distance.
Humans can supervise a machine's feature learning by giving it a set of data that is labeled with inputs and outputs. For example, image x is a zebra and image y is not a zebra. The machine will then find a set of features that it notices in all the x images and not in the y images, in this case the typical distance between black and white stripes in the x images.
Machines can also just work their way through unlabeled data sets, completely unsupervised or semi-supervised. The machine will use various methods (programmed by people) to group the data then conclude that certain groups are significant features of something. Many people around the world are making fantastic progress in unsupervised ML and it is undoubtedly a key way we will move the field forward. However, we won't discuss it here because both the accuracy and tractability of unsupervised learning-based models is not high enough for mission-critical commercial and industrial applications.
Summarily, when writing ML models we need to define the features of the things we want to identify and:
sometimes those features are straightforward for anyone to identify;
if not straightforward, we might bring in a domain expert to define some features; then
if still not straightforward, we might write an algorithm to figure out some features by studying labeled things.
A greater number of salient, predictive features make an ML model more accurate so one will often use all three steps above when developing a ML model. Given that number 1 is generic, we'll now focus on numbers 2 and 3. The background above means that we can quickly get through the remaining points in this article.
The Importance of Domain Experts
Despite the brilliant ways in which ML engineers solve problems everyday, it's fair to assume that any given ML engineer doesn't know everything about everything. Thus, we often need domain experts to define features so that the ML engineers can test the predictive value of those features.
Alec Ross's new book, "The Industries of the Future", includes a nice example of utilizing domain expertise to make software for cattle farmers: Pasture Meter uses grass measurements to recommend where farmers should send cows for feeding. Today, the recommendations are based on sensor readings of grass height. In future, you can imagine the app predicting where one should herd cattle based on how long the cattle stayed on the paddock last time (i.e. how much grass they munched), obviating the need for expensive and unreliable sensors. The key piece of expert knowledge required to build such a predictive model is how much grass one head of cattle munches per day. One could derive that from first principles of bovine nutrition but it would be more efficient and productive to get this information from someone who raises cattle for a living.
Here's a contra example from Marvin Minksy in 1956 that shows you can't develop a model of something without having some idea of the features that make up the model [3]:
"My friend Nat Rochester, of I.B.M., had been programming a neural-network model…on the I.B.M. 701 computer. His model had several hundred neurons, all connected to one another in some terrible way. I think it was his hope that if you gave the network some simultaneous stimuli it would develop some neurons that were sensitive to this coincidence. I don't think he had anything specific in mind but was trying to discover correlations — something that could have been of profound importance. Nat would run the machine for a long time and then print out pages of data showing the state of the neural net. When he came to Dartmouth, he brought with him a cubic foot of these printouts. He said, 'I am trying to see if anything is happening, but I can't see anything.' But if one didn't know what to look for one might miss any evidence of self-organization of these nets, even if it did take place."
The strength of supervised, representation learning algorithms is that you don't need any domain knowledge at all if this knowledge is contained in the labels. We'll talk about this in the next section.
The Need for Labeled Data
Where we don't have domain experts to figure out the features of a thing up-front, or it's just too hard to do that in a way that a machine can generally understand, then we can try getting the machine to learn from a labeled set of examples. That way, the machine can delineate the set of features that differ between the examples of what you want to identify and the examples of other, random things.
Labeling often requires engineers to use other data processing techniques before applying the labels. For example, it is very hard for a machine to figure out anything from a set of 1M customer service emails without any labels related to the products about which customers are complaining, categories of complaints, etc. In this case, an engineer will use something like Natural Language Processing to find the segments of these emails where customers talk about products, then clustering to built up categories, then label the data with this information.
Machines generally need lots of examples to delineate features. Getting lots of labeled examples for specific domains is hard. For example, where would you find 100,000 images of 2001 Chevy Silverado fenders and 100,000 images of fenders that are not from a 2001 Chevy Silverado? Leo Polovets nicely categorized some ways in which startups can build datasets [4]. However, crowdsourcing, running surveys or building a tool for car mechanics are not likely to yield 100,000 images of 2001 Chevy Silverado fenders in short order. One probably has to procure such data from a company that has been photographing cars for years, like a car manufacturer, chain of body shops or insurance company.
Incidentally, capturing this data can be the start of a competitive 'moat' around your business. We've seen that accessing and owning clean data to feed models can be the single hardest problem in starting a vertical, ML-based business.
There are some promising transfer and semi-supervised learning techniques that, we gather, may provide alternatives to gathering these domain-specific corpora of data, especially for generic domains such as image, video and language understanding. However, the state of the art doesn't seem to offer enough just yet, and particularly not for specific domains.
Building a Business on Machine Learning
We started this article with a strong statement: the best products in the world are made by vertically integrated businesses. Now that we appreciate the importance of domain expertise and large, labeled data sets in building ML models we can hopefully see that any startup based on such ML models needs to integrate their business with a cadre of domain experts and troves of labeled data. Ideally, that startup would have exclusive access to these things to prevent other companies building ML models of similar accuracy.
Vertically integrating domain experts and data sources by paying salaries and licensing fees, respectively, is often too expensive. Rather, we'd suggest a sort of 'virtual integration'. This was a term coined by Michael Dell to describe, "stitch[ing] together a business with partners that are treated as if they're inside the company." [5]
Bringing on Domain Experts
Ideally, the founders of a startup would have relevant domain expertise. However, it's not always realistic to expect a 2–3 person founding team to incorporate domain experts in addition to the ML, software engineering and business talent required of any startup in this space. Startups can access domain expertise by:
working very closely with customers. Just listening to customers through a good customer development process will yield valuable insights from these domain experts on drivers of predictive models;
bringing on advisors with many years of experience in a particular domain;
hiring consultants; and
many other ways, including just reading about the first principles relevant to their domain.
Incidentally, domain experts can also:
help to contextualize algorithms and analytics to the business case and domain;
help to empathize with customers; and
prevent you from using the inevitable nonsensical or spurious operations of your model.
Acquiring Labeled Data
Ideally, a startup would have a trove of great data so that it can just get to feature engineering on Day Zero. However, data sets come in different degrees of volume and veracity. Often, the dataset one uses to build a proof of concept won't be big enough or of a high enough quality to build a model with level of accuracy required in commercial and industrial settings. Startups can access big, labeled datasets by:
working very closely with customers to find data they already have;
scouring the real world and the Web (including the Dark Web) for both free and paid data sets;
setting up a network of sensors that deliver some basic analytics to customers, collecting the data along the way;
building a domain-specific app that collects data; etc.
We've found that it's somewhat impossible to find data that is labeled adequately for training a ML algorithm so there will also be significant amount of effort beyond the above. Tractable, a company we work for, is building some interesting technology to help with this labeling.
We can see that a very likely source of both domain experts and labeled data is your potential customers. The startup has the ML, software engineering and product expertise but the customers have everything else. Some customers may thus ask for an economic interest in your company if they're significantly and positively contributing to the development of your core technology. They will almost definitely ask if you're planning to sell to their competitors. The cost/benefit of these asks is an important discussion to have with your team and investors because entering into such agreements can significantly affect the potential revenue and thus value of your company.
Customers may argue that your models only exist because of their data, so they should get a royalty from any use of your models. Often, negotiating away such a royalty requires educating the customer about the difficulty of building the models, infrastructure to run them, and other aspects of ML. Hopefully, they will see that data is an important but ultimately small contributor to the value of your startup. Matt Turck has some good options for startups that find themselves negotiating this with customers[6]:
a. Negotiating upfront and in full disclosure that, while the data will strictly remain the property of the customer, the data learnings will be owned by the vendor
b. A contributory model where the customer needs to join the "customer learning network" to benefit from what the product learned from all other customers
c. A tiered pricing where the customer pays more if they decide to not join the "customer learning network"
d. Early in the life of the startup, targeting startups as prospective customers, as they tend to have a more progressive attitude towards those questions.
Finding a Market Through Focus
Startups find markets by specifically addressing customers' needs. Startups can only specifically address customers' needs with the power of ML if they build models that make accurate predictions. Building accurate models requires accurate input data and programming of features that are predictive in your customers' domain. Thus, any company hoping to derive their competitive advantage from ML technology should figure out how to incorporate domain experts and form a data acquisition strategy on Day Zero.
Thanks to Andrew Tulloch, Benjamin Hamner and Alexandre Dalyac for their comments on this post.
A substantive discussion of vertical integration, starting with Coase's Nature of the Firm is beyond the scope of this article but something about which we're always interested in talking.
Interestingly, some have theorized that zebras developed their alternating black and white stripes so that the heat difference between the adjacent spaces generates turbulence on the surface, making it hard for the disease-carrying flies to land and bite them. Source: http://www.nature.com/ncomms/2014/140401/ncomms4535/full/ncomms4535.html
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Safer Recruitment and Selection
Little Miracles Day Nursery pays full regard to 'Safeguarding Children and Safer Recruitment' guidance. We ensure that all appropriate measures are applied in relation to everyone who works in the setting and who is therefore likely to be perceived by the children as a safe and trustworthy adult. This includes volunteers and staff employed by contractors. Safer recruitment practice includes scrutinising applicants, verifying identity and academic or vocational qualifications, obtaining professional references, checking previous employment history and ensuring that a candidate has the health and physical capacity for the job. It also includes undertaking interviews and checks with the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).
See Appendix 1 – Flowchart of Disclosure and Barring Service criminal record checks and barred list checks
In line with statutory changes, underpinned by regulations, the following will apply:
- DBS and barred list checks will be undertaken for all posts that are deemed regulated activity, and for all other posts an enhanced DBS check will be undertaken unless they are supervised roles that are deemed not to meet the definition of regulated activity;
- This setting is committed to keeping an up to date single central record detailing a range of checks carried out on our staff
- All new appointments to our setting workforce who have lived outside the UK will be subject to additional checks as appropriate
- Our setting ensures that supply staff have undergone the necessary checks and will be made aware of this policy
- Identity checks that must be carried out on all appointments to our setting workforce before the appointment is made
- Staff responsible for recruiting and appointing to be suitably qualified to do so
Safe Practice
Our setting will comply with the current Guidance for Safer Working Practice for Adults who work with Children and Young People and ensure that information in this guidance regarding conduct is known to all staff, visitors and volunteers who come into the setting.
Safe working practice ensures that the child is safe and that all staff:
- Are responsible for their own actions and Behaviour and should avoid any conduct which would lead any reasonable person to question their motivation and intentions;
- Work in an open and transparent way;
- Work with other colleagues where possible in situations that could be open to question
- Discuss and/or take advice from setting/establishment management over any incident which may give rise for concern;
- Record any incidents or decisions made;
- Apply the same professional standards taking into account of diversity issues;
- Be aware of information-sharing and confidentiality policies;
- Are aware that breaches of the law and other professional guidelines could result in criminal or disciplinary action being taken against them.
Information about safeguarding for children
Through curriculum opportunities, children are helped to talk about their feelings and to deal with pressures and know whom they can turn to for advice and help.
We inform children of whom they might talk to, both in and out of setting, their right to be listened to and heard and what steps can be taken to protect them from harm.
Partnership with Parents
- The setting shares a purpose with parents to educate and keep children safe from harm and to have their welfare promoted. We are committed to working with parents positively, openly and honestly. We ensure that all parents are treated with respect, dignity and courtesy. We respect parents' rights to privacy and confidentiality and will not share sensitive information unless we have permission or it is necessary to do so in order to protect a child.
The setting will, in most circumstances, endeavour to discuss all concerns with parents about their children. However, there may be exceptional circumstances when the setting will discuss concerns with Social Care and/or the Police without parental knowledge (in accordance with the London Child Protection procedures). The setting will, of course, always aim to maintain a positive relationship with all parents.
Partnerships with others
Our setting recognises that it is essential to establish positive and effective working relationships with other agencies that are partners of the Waltham Forest Safeguarding Children Board. There is a joint responsibility on all these agencies to share information to ensure the safeguarding of all children.
Setting Training and Staff Induction
- The settings designated safeguarding lead and the nursery manager will undertake multi-agency safeguarding awareness and child protection training for designated safeguarding leads and refresher training at regular intervals.
- All other settings staff, including voluntary staff, will undertake appropriate induction training or safeguarding training to enable them to carry out their responsibilities for safeguarding effectively, which is kept up to date by refreshing training at two yearly intervals.
- All staff (including temporary staff volunteers, supervised volunteers and staff employed by contractors) are provided with the settings safeguarding policy and informed of the settings safeguarding arrangements on induction.
Support, Advice and Guidance for Staff
Staff will be supported by Miss Kaye and in her absence Sava Gurra. The DSL will be supported by the Nursery owner Shyamalie Ranasinghe.
The DSL will know how to access the on-line London Child Protection Procedures.
If you are not sure whether or not to make a referral to Children's Social Care, you can contact the Waltham Forest Multi Agency Safeguarding Hub (MASH) Team/Children's Referral and Advice Team) based at Juniper House.
See Appendix 2 – Key Contacts for Child Protection Issues in Waltham Forest
Supervision of Staff
Developing effective staff supervision in early year's settings is crucial in ensuring safe practice and staff training needs. At Little Miracles Day Nursery staff are being supervised on a regular basis by their Room Supervisor and the Nursery Manager.
Related Setting Policies
Safeguarding covers more than the contribution made to child protection in relation to individual children. It also encompasses issues such as pupil health and safety, bullying and a range of other issues, for example, arrangements for meeting the medical needs of children providing first aid, setting security, drugs and substance misuse, positive behaviour etc. There may also be other safeguarding issues that are specific to the local area or population'.
While bullying between children is not a separate category of abuse and neglect, it is a very serious issue that can cause considerable anxiety and distress. At its most serious level, can have a disastrous effect on a child's wellbeing and in very rare cases has been a feature in the suicide of some young people.
All incidences of bullying should be reported and will be managed through our anti-bullying procedures. All child and parents receive a copy of the anti-bullying procedures on joining the setting and the subject of bullying is addressed at regular intervals in the personal, social and communication (EYFS) curriculum. If the bullying is particularly serious, or the anti-bullying procedures are deemed to be ineffective, the manager and the DSL will consider implementing safeguarding procedures.
The setting recognises that its children will use computers at some time. They are a source of fun, entertainment, communication and education. However, we know that some men, women and young people will use these technologies to harm children. The harm might range from sending hurtful or abusive texts and emails, to enticing children to engage in sexually harmful conversations, web cam photography or face-to-face meetings.
The setting has an e-safety policy that is known to all staff and children.
Photography and Images
The vast majority of people who take or view photographs or videos of children do so for entirely innocent, understandable and acceptable reasons. Sadly, some people abuse children through taking or using images, so we must ensure that we have some safeguards in place.
To protect child we will:
- Seek their parents' consent for photographs to be taken or published
- Use only the child's first name with an image
- Ensure children are appropriately dressed
- Encourage child to tell us if they are worried about any photographs that are taken of them
- Have a policy regarding staff use of mobile phones within the workplace
- Have a policy regarding parental phone use in the nursery
- Only use the nursery camera and IT equipment to take photographs of children
- Store all photographs on password protected equipment
- Maintain ICO membership
Children Missing from Setting
The setting follows the Safeguarding Children Practice Guidance; Children Missing from School from the London Child Protection Procedures and will refer all cases of concern to the Safeguarding Team or contact the Family Information Service for guidance and support. Please see our missing child policy for full details of the procedures
Prevent Duty and Promoting British Values
From 1st July 2015 all schools, registered early years childcare providers and registered later years childcare providers are subject to a duty under section 26 of the Counter-Terrorism and Security Act 2015, in the exercise of their functions, to have "due regard to the need to prevent people from being drawn into terrorism". This duty is known as the Prevent duty.
At Little Miracles Day Nursery we will:
- Provide appropriate training for staff as soon as possible. Part of this training will enable staff to identify children who may be at risk of radicalization.
- We will build the children's resilience to radicalization by promoting fundamental British values and enabling them to challenge extremist views (for early years providers the statutory framework for the EYFS sets standards for learning, development and care for children from 0-5, thereby assisting their personal, social and emotional development and understanding of the world).
- We will assess the risk, by means of a formal risk assessment, of children being drawn into terrorism, including support for extremist ideas that are part of terrorist ideology.
- We will ensure that our staff understand the risks so that they can respond in an appropriate and proportionate way.
- We will be aware of the online risk of radicalisation through the use of social media and the internet.
- As with managing other safeguarding risks, our staff will be alert to changes in children's Behaviour, which could indicate that they may be in need of help or protection (children at risk of radicalisation may display different signs or seek to hide their views). The Key Person approach means we already know our key children well and so we will notice any changes in Behaviour, demeanor or personality quickly.
- We will not carry out unnecessary intrusion into family life but we will take action when we observe Behaviour of concern. The key person approach means that we already have a rapport with our families so we will notice any changes in Behaviour, demeanor or personality quickly.
- We will work in partnership with our LSCB for guidance and support.
- We will build up an effective engagement with parents/carers' and families. (This is important as they are in a key position to spot signs of radicalisation).
- We will assist and advise families who raise concerns with us. It is important to assist and advise families who raise concerns and be able to point them to the right support mechanisms.
- We will ensure that our DSO's will undertake Prevent awareness training (as soon as this becomes available) so that they can offer advice and support to other members of staff.
- We will ensure that any resources used in the nursery are age appropriate for the children in our care and that our staff have the knowledge and confidence to use the resources effectively.
Promoting British Values
The nursery will aim to promote the following British values through age appropriate experiences, as described below.
Democracy: Making decisions together
- Managers and staff can encourage children to see their role in the bigger picture, encouraging children to know their views count, value each other's views and values and talk about their feelings, for example when they do or do not need help.
- When appropriate demonstrate democracy in action, for example, children sharing views on what the theme of their role play area could be with a show of hands.
- Staff can support the decisions that children make and provide activities that involve turn-taking, sharing and collaboration. Children should be given opportunities to develop enquiring minds in an atmosphere where questions are valued.
Rule of Law: Understanding that rules matter
- As part of the focus on managing feelings and Behaviour, staff can ensure that children understand their own and others' Behaviour and its consequences, and learn to distinguish right from wrong.
- Staff can collaborate with children to create the rules and the codes of Behaviour, for example, to agree the rules about tidying up and ensure that all children understand rules apply to everyone.
Individual liberty: freedom for all
- Children should develop a positive sense of themselves. Staff can provide opportunities for children to develop their self-knowledge, self-esteem and increase their confidence in their own abilities, for example through allowing children to take risks on an obstacle course, mixing colours, talking about their experiences and learning.
- Staff should encourage a range of experiences that allow children to explore the language of feelings and responsibility, reflect on their differences and understand we are free to have different opinions, for example in a small group discuss what they feel about transferring into Reception Class.
Mutual respect and tolerance: treat others as you want to be treated
- Managers and leaders should create an ethos of inclusivity and tolerance where views, faiths, cultures and races are valued and children are engaged with the wider community.
- Children should acquire a tolerance and appreciation of and respect for their own and other cultures; know about similarities and differences between themselves and others and among families, faiths, communities, cultures and traditions and share and discuss practices, celebrations and experiences.
- Staff should encourage and explain the importance of tolerant behaviours such as sharing and respecting other's opinions.
- Staff should promote diverse attitudes and challenge stereotypes, for example, sharing stories that reflect and value the diversity of children's experiences and providing resources and activities that challenge gender, cultural and racial stereotyping. A minimum approach, for example having notices on the walls or multi-faith books on the shelves will fall short of 'actively promoting'.
What is not acceptable is
- actively promoting intolerance of other faiths, cultures and races
- failure to challenge gender stereotypes and routinely segregate girls and boys
- isolating children from their wider community
- failure to challenge behaviours (whether of staff, children or parents) that are not in line with the fundamental British values of democracy, rule of law, individual liberty, mutual respect and tolerance for those with different faiths and beliefs
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), is a form of physical abuse against children. FGM is also known as female circumcision or female genital cutting. FGM has no health benefits, and it harms girls and women in many ways. It involves removing and damaging healthy and normal female genital tissue, and interferes with the natural functions of girls' and women's bodies.
FGM is defined by the World Health Organisation as "all procedures involving partial or total removal of the external female genitalia or other injury to the female genital organs for non-medical reasons".
FGM has no health benefits for girls and women and procedures can cause severe bleeding and problems urinating, and later cysts, infections, infertility as well as complications in childbirth.
The Female Genital Mutilation Act was introduced in 2003 and came into effect in March 2004. It was made illegal to: practice FGM in the UK; take girls who are British nationals or permanent residents of the UK abroad for FGM whether or not it is lawful in that country; and aid, abet, counsel or procure the carrying out of FGM abroad.
The age at which girls undergo FGM varies enormously according to the community. The procedure may be carried out when the girl is newborn, during childhood, adolescence, at marriage or during the first pregnancy. However, in the majority of cases FGM takes place between the ages of 5-8 and therefore girls within that age bracket are at a higher risk.
In London we have a number of affected communities that come from areas where FGM is practiced, these include; Somalia, Sudan, South Sudan, Eritrea and Gambia, this is not an exhaustive list but highlights the affected communities that have been working with professionals to eradicate FGM and raise awareness of the health risk to those who have had FGM or may be considering it.
The sign that children may be at risk of FGM are as follows: Child is female, from a culture where FGM is practised, and parents request an extended summer holiday to the country of origin.
If staff are concerned that a child is at risk of FGM, they must tell the safeguarding lead. The safeguarding lead must request to meet parents in private, and ask them directly if they are seeking to take their daughter abroad to have FGM carried out on her. If the safeguarding lead is dissatisfied with their response and has real concerns that FGM may be imminent, they should refer the matter to First Response or to the Police. The parents should be told about the referral only if it is felt that it will not bring further risk to the child
The school will operate with regard to Information Sharing: Guidance for practitioners and managers (2008), and have a clear and explicit confidentiality policy.
"Where there is a concern that the child may be suffering or is at risk of suffering significant harm, the child's safety and welfare must be the overriding consideration."
We will aim to work with parents at all times to ensure the children's safety, however there may be times where this would put children at further risk of harm. In that case the setting is required to work directly with children's social care or the police where the child is at immediate risk.
Child Information
The settings record-keeping policy for child welfare and child protection is consistent with the EYFS guidance, which is known to all staff.
In order to keep children safe and provide appropriate care for them, our setting requires accurate and up to date information regarding:
- names and contact details of persons with whom the child normally lives
- names and contact details of all persons with parental responsibility (if different from above)
- emergency contact details (if different from above)
- details of any persons authorised to collect the child from setting (if different from above)
- Any relevant court orders in place including those, which affect any person's access to the child (e.g. Residence Order, Contact Order, Care Order, Injunctions etc.)
- if the child is or has been subject to a child protection or care plan
- Name and contact detail of G.P.
- any other factors which may impact on the safety and welfare of the child
The setting will collate, store and agree access to this information.
All child protection documents will be retained in a 'Child Protection' file, separate from the child's main file. The main file will clearly show an alert that a child protection file exists and the location of this. This child protection file will be locked away and only accessible to the manager and senior designated person. These records will be copied and transferred to any setting or setting the child moves to, clearly marked 'Child Protection, Confidential, for attention of Designated Person Child Protection. Original copies will be retained according to setting policy on retention of records.
Roles and Responsibilities
Our manager will ensure that:
- the setting has a safeguarding policy and procedures in place that are in accordance with local authority guidance and locally agreed inter-agency procedures, and the policy is made available to parents on request;
- the setting operates safer recruitment procedures and makes sure that all appropriate checks are carried out on staff and volunteers who work with children;
- the setting follows the London Child Protection procedures for dealing with allegations of abuse against staff and volunteers
- a senior member of the setting leadership team is designated to take lead responsibility for safeguarding (and deputy);
- they have a named owner lead for safeguarding;
- staff undertake appropriate safeguarding training, at regular intervals;
- they remedy, without delay, any deficiencies or weaknesses regarding safeguarding arrangements;
- where services or activities are provided on the setting premises by another body, the body concerned has appropriate policies and procedures in place in regard to safeguarding children and liaises with the setting on these matters where appropriate;
- they review their policies and procedures annually and provide information to the LA about them and about how the above duties have been discharged
Our manager will ensure that:
- The policies and procedures adopted by the Proprietor are fully implemented, and followed by all staff;
- Sufficient resources and time are allocated to enable the designated person and other staff to discharge their responsibilities; and
- All staff and volunteers feel able to raise concerns about poor or unsafe practice in regard to children, and such concerns are addressed sensitively and effectively in a timely manner in accordance with the agreed Whistle Blowing Policy (Appendix 3);
- They have completed Safer Recruitment training;
- The procedure for managing allegations against staff is known to staff and displayed in staff rooms;
- Operate the procedure for managing allegations effectively and refer relevant concerns to the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO);
- Appoint a deputy senior manager to deal with allegations against staff in the absence of the manager
Senior Member of Staff with Designated Responsibility for Child Protection will:
- Refer cases of suspected abuse or allegations to children's social care and maintain a record of all referrals;
- Act as a source of support, advice and expertise within the educational establishment and have access to the online London Child Protection Procedures;
- Liaise with the manager to inform her of any issues and ongoing investigations and ensure there is always cover for this role.
- Recognise how to identify signs of abuse and know when it is appropriate to make a referral;
- Have knowledge of the escalation policy, the Local Authority Designated Officer (LADO) role, conduct of a child protection case conference and be able to attend and contribute to these;
- Ensure that all staff have access to and understand the setting's safeguarding policy;
- Ensure that all staff have induction training;
- Keep detailed, accurate and secure written records;
- Obtain access to resources and attend any relevant or refresher training courses at least every two years.
Raising Awareness
- Ensure the safeguarding policy is updated and reviewed annually and work with the Governing Body regarding this;
- Ensure parents are made aware of the safeguarding policy which alerts them to the fact that referrals may be made and the role of the establishment in this to avoid conflict later;
- Where a child leaves the establishment, ensure the child protection file is copied for the new establishment ASAP and transferred to the new setting separately from the main pupil file.
All staff and volunteers will:
Fully comply with the setting's policies and procedures, attend appropriate training and inform the designated lead of any concerns.


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10. Scareships
Just previous to the First World War, as Germany prepared to release the Zeppelin air ships, a spate of phantom airship sightings took grip on the world. London was just one city in the UK to become besieged by the mysterious aircraft that had no definitive origin. Were they the first UFOs? How did such craft seem to vanish or escape pursuit? Here's a chronicle pertaining to the capital:
Although 'real' Zeppelins were often reported across the UK, several reports concerned craft of unknown origin. Were these some of the earliest recorded UFO sightings? In many cases such ships, often perceived as spy ships, travelled at great speeds and also vanished without trace; and although they were reported in vast numbers, such ships were never proven to be of earthly origin.
By Neil Arnold
Sources: Nigel Watson – The Scareship Mystery 2000. Image taken from larksflem's Flickr Photostream under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.0 license.