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Skip to 0 minutes and 4 seconds PADDY UPTON: Recently, when I started working as head to with a new professional T20 cricket team, as usual I began the review process asking players to highlight all the things that people did well. Firstly in the days leading up to the game, and then in the game itself. As usually happens early on in this process, players tend to be hesitant to speak up because this isn't something they're familiar with. I added my few acknowledgments before moving to discussing some of the aspects of the game where things didn't work out as planned. Things that could be done better next time I highlighted each phase of play that didn't work.
Skip to 0 minutes and 43 seconds For example, at the end of the batting powerplay we had 40 runs and we were three wickets down. Everybody knows this is not an ideal result from the first six overs. I then asked, if we had those six overs over again, which will happen in the next game, what are the things we would do differently? I asked that players only speak about what they would do differently, not what they thought others should do differently, but themselves. I was interested in creating solutions for future games, and I wanted individuals to take the lead in their own learning and to take responsibility for their parts in the things that didn't work.
Skip to 1 minute and 22 seconds Again, with this new team the process was fairly slow and players were reluctant to speak up. Most would have been used to the coach telling them what they did wrong, and what they need to do next time to fix the mistake. Within the first few meetings, though, players warmed up to speaking about what their teammates did well, which incidentally made the team environment feel really warm and fuzzy. That's referring to those aspects in the bottom left quadrant where team building and team connection happens. You can't really see or measure it, but you can feel it. After two of these review meetings, one player came up to me and opened up.
Skip to 2 minutes and 3 seconds He said that he'd arrived at each meeting knowing he had made a mistake in the previous game. And he he sat through the meeting wondering which mistakes I'd point out, what I'd say about them, and how he would explain or defend himself. His acknowledgment was that he never really listened to what was being said in either meeting, because he was bracing himself and preparing his defence. What enthused me was when he said, now that I know you won't point out my error, I can listen in team meetings. And I also know I can come and talk to you, not so much about what mistake I made, but what the solution is for next time.
Skip to 2 minutes and 42 seconds From that day, our relationship moved to an entirely new level.
Practical examples of reviewing success
To gain buy-in from players, coaches need to move toward solutions for the future, rather than focus on mistakes from the past.
The example of the implementation of a player-centred review process in the video highlights the importance of using this approach.
By the player's own admission, he hadn't been listening in the team meetings because he was waiting to be reprimanded for his mistakes and told what he had to do to fix them.
However, as the team became more comfortable with the player-centred coaching approach players started shifting their focus from what they had done wrong to working out a solution for next time.
The introduction of a player-centred review process enabled me to gain the team's trust, as well as to have the players analyse what had gone wrong and identify possible solutions.
Another benefit was the team bonding that occurred as players became more comfortable with being included in the review.
It might take time for the change in coaching style to be accepted by players and senior officials, however the benefits for both the players and the coach are extensive.
Your task
In the video I demonstrate how to review success as a coach. As you can see, coaches often focus on mistakes and this can lead to players disengaging and not paying attention during the post-match review.
Taking a player-centred approach, coaches often empower players to focus on solutions rather than errors.
In your context, how do you empower people to focus on solutions in ways that grow their performance personally and professionally?
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Thesis Track
The thesis track is considered essential for students with career goals in advanced research or academic fields. The thesis track entails 30 semester hours (sh), of which 15 must be at the 6000 level and may include up to 6 sh of thesis. The remaining hours must be 5000 level or higher. With approval from the faculty advisor, some of these hours may be completed outside of the department.
Research conducted by graduate students reflects the core specializations of the Department (human-environment interactions, coastal science, meteorology/climatology, geographic information science, and soils science). Within each of these broad areas, there are numerous opportunities for students to pursue their interests in collaboration with faculty. To learn about specific research areas, prospective graduate students should review the research interests of the faculty, and the descriptions of current graduate research opportunities.
Students should formalize, no later than the end of the second semester, their Thesis Advisor and Thesis Committee members. Completion of the thesis track is contingent upon identification of a suitable Thesis Advisor. Applicants who intend to pursue this track are strongly encouraged to contact faculty in their field of specialization during the application process to secure a Thesis Advisor. Once a faculty member has agreed to act as a Thesis Advisor, the student will submit a detailed Research and/or Course Plan (the Program of Study) to a Thesis Committee consisting of at least three faculty including the Thesis Advisor; at least two Committee members must be Environmental Studies faculty. The Thesis Committee guides students through their course of study and their research. The Committee will advise the student on the acceptability of the Program of Study and will decide on any further steps to be taken in shaping the thesis research project. Students are expected to maintain an active discourse with, and seek advice from, their Committee. Committee meetings should be scheduled by the student or Thesis Advisor as specific problems or accumulated research demands.
Non-Thesis Track
The non-thesis track entails 30 semester hours (sh), of which 15 must be at the 6000 level and may include up to 3 sh of internship. The remaining hours must be 5000 level or higher. With approval from the faculty advisor, some of these hours may be completed outside of the department.
Students who select or are advised into the non-thesis track must maintain an active discourse with, and seek advice from the Graduate Coordinator regarding program requirements. Non-thesis students will be given a Comprehensive Exam by the end of the student's last semester of residence. Students will be required to demonstrate competence in their area of emphasis as well as ability to relate this competence to practical environmental problems.
For more information, please click on the following downloadable pdf: Graduate Handbook 2018.

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Frothing milk with the serrated Cappuccino stirring head increases the milk volume by 250%, frothing with the smooth stirring head increases the volume by up to 140%.
Whether for Café au lait, Espresso Macchiato, Cappuccino, Latte Macchiato or a deliciously creamy hot chocolate – this is a must for every coffee and Cappuccino aficionado.
A novelty with this electric milk frother is the induction heating technology which provides for easy cleaning of the milk foam container and the two stirring heads in the dishwasher. Thanks to the induction heating technology, no electric or electronic components are included in the milk container.
Easy and fast, for perfect coffee enjoyment at the push of a button, thanks to induction. The power cord is stored in the base, and the appliance includes a fixture for the stirring head. All removable components as well as the stainless steel milk container are dishwasher-proof.
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Project: Foreign Aid and Democracy in Africa
Foreign aid can exhibit multiple impacts on a developing country's political economy. This project aims to better understand how aid influences the democratic process, with a specific focus on Africa. In particular, the project asks the following question: When, why, and how has foreign aid facilitated, or hindered, democratic transitions and consolidation in Africa?
In order to answer this question, this project will primarily involve a comparative case study analysis conducted in eight of Africa's multi-party democracies. Within these countries, attention will be given to the 2000-2010 period and to democratic consolidation in three domains:
- presence of genuinely competitive party systems,
- respect for and legitimacy of political institutions, and
- accountability to citizens.
These case studies will be supported by three additional studies analyzing the existing literature on aid's impact on Africa's democratic transitions in the 1990s, the theoretical challenges of democratic consolidation in developing countries, and whether aid's impact on accountability varies according to a country's existing level of democracy.
The aim of the project is to delineate for policymakers, development practitioners, and researchers which features of aid and which characteristics of recipient countries determine the magnitude and direction of aid's effectiveness on democratic transitions and consolidation. Understanding these factors hold important implications both for development economics and for the broader good governance agenda pursued by much of the donor community.
10 May 2012
ReCom Results Meeting: Democracy & Fragility
8 June 2012
Seminar: Donors, Democracy and Development - Unraveling the Impact of Aid in Africa
17 May 2012
Seminar: Foreign Aid and Democracy in Africa
18 April 2012
Seminar: Two Steps Forward, One Step Back? Progress, Setbacks, and Possibilities for Democratization in Africa
2012 WIDER Working Papers
- 61 Foreign Aid in Dangerous Places: The donors and Mali's democracy
- 40 Ghana: The Limits of External Democracy Assistance
- 37 Donor Assistance and Political Reform in Tanzania
- 33 Beyond Electoral Democracy: Foreign Aid and the Challenge of Deepening Democracy in Benin
- 28 Two Steps Forward, One Step Back: The Limits of Foreign Aid on Malawi's Democratic Consolidation
- 20 Foreign Aid and Democratic Development in Africa
- 18 The Changing Dynamics of Foreign Aid and Democracy in Mozambique
- 16 Foreign Aid and Democratic Consolidation in Zambia
- 15 Foreign Aid in Africa: Tracing Channels of Influence on Democratic Transitions and Consolidation


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About the Algal Bioenergy Special Interest Group
What do we hope to achieve?
The objectives of the ABSIG are:
To ensure that project developers fully understand the environmental implications of any planned algal commercialization activity in the fields of bioenergy and commodity chemicals
To connect academia and industry in developing the evidence base for the sustainable production of algal products
To help UK businesses operating in the fields of algal bioenergy or using algal-derived products, to profit and grow through new biosciences-inspired innovation
The key anticipated outcome of the AB-SIG is the generation of opportunities for the research community to focus on developing the evidence base to inform decisions on, for example:
the best algal feedstock for the UK
the most appropriate locations for and environmental implications of macro- and micro-algae production
predictive modelling of the implications for the environment of scaling up macro- and micro-algae production
Critically, the network enables early evaluation of the environmental and economic impact of algal bioenergy and biochemical production through development of a 'sustainability framework' using analogues developed for terrestrial bioenergy deployments. The network will also ensure close engagement with technological developments in this area.
An advanced or third generation biofuel
Innovate UK (formerly known as the Technology Strategy Board) published their Biosciences strategy in October 2009 which has three priority areas: genomics; industrial biotechnology; agriculture and good (agrifood).
The strategy states that they "will invest to support and encourage: technologies that enable advanced generation biofuels".
Algal bioenergy is often referred to as an advanced or third generation biofuel. The economic potential of using algal biomass as a feedstock for liquid biofuels has yet to be realised in a commercial context. There are a number of technological innovations that will be required before this can be achieved; however, economic opportunities exist today for the manufacture of high value chemicals (e.g. carrotonoids, polyunsaturated fatty acids, bioactives) and energy products (e.g. aviation fuels) from algal biomass.
The Partners
Innovate UK will partner this activity with the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) through the Bioscience & Biotechnology Community of the Knowledge Transfer Network.
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John & Noelle Micek
Born and raised in the San Francisco Bay Area, John and Noelle Micek have long shared a passion for fine wine and the beauty of the California wine country. First meeting during their time at Goldman Sachs, the two have shared many trips to wine regions around the world including Argentina, France and Italy. They have also completed Viticulture courses at the University of California at Davis, including Sensory Evaluation of Wine and the Wine Marketing curriculum.
Noelle graduated from Boston College and after a successful career in finance, founded Noelle Micek Interiors, an interior design firm delivering residential design to many of the Bay Area's most discerning residents. John graduated from the University of Notre Dame and has spent his entire career in finance. He is currently a partner at Criterion Capital Management in San Francisco. John and Noelle have two children, Charlotte and Jack and live in the Bay Area.


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The bar will be closed Thursday. Monday-Wednesday are prime for picking up wholebean coffee at the bar. Actually Monday there should be four coffees 24 hours out of roast, perfect for a long weekend with the family.
The bar will be closed Thursday. Monday-Wednesday are prime for picking up wholebean coffee at the bar. Actually Monday there should be four coffees 24 hours out of roast, perfect for a long weekend with the family.
very difficult to bike through wind on a single speed bike. sometimes it feels like a knife through butter, others oatmeal. sometimes we are tired and hungry, others well rested and full of energy. All coffee moves wrapped safe (?) in vinyl or hypalon lined messenger bags, or in food service tubs. We think it is worth the struggle.
Over the weekend we stitched some new repairs onto our bags. Some messengers have been drying out at our bar, and washing their hands in our washroom after on the fly repairs (and they are more than welcome). It has been both quieter at our bar this week, and at the same time a little more work to get the coffee places, but we love it.
As the holidays draw nearer we want you to know we will totally deliver wholebean coffee to you by bike, we would be thrilled, as long as you reside in bikeable Portland. sixteen a pound for almost all our offerings, no more, unless you would like it packaged in a mason jar.
this week we have been working on hotter "to go" milk based drinks, latte, hot chocolate, mocha. I think we are winning. We have been studying more about different ways we are losing heat, and there has been some surprises. give us feedback at the bar please! it is great to see everyone both on the biking front, and the bar.
We were asked today when Courier closes (when was the latest they could call)- we never close. A customer at Courier's bar spotted the oven and asked if the cookies were warm, they were hot (lucky), and yes we do run a bakery. These were just a few episodes from today. The bar was a nice hideaway for more than a few people. Alex biked down freshly roasted coffee
Wholebean coffee available for sale today (Saturday) at our bar, was roasted Thursday/Friday. A list of neighborhood markets and businesses that sell our coffee wholebean has been updated (located to your right in the links). We recommend purchasing coffee soon after it is roasted. Coffee is best within the first week (this is when it will open up and peak). Really at our homes we find coffee still enjoyable up to two weeks out of roast, but with some coffee that is really pushing it. We are very upfront at the bar selling wholebean coffee about roast dates, and almost all sales are within 48hrs of roast. We also think plastic production is killing the earth, which is why one will not find it in our bag liners.
So please check out your neighborhood market as well as our bar for wholebean coffee. Half pounds at Courier are $8. The roastery sells coffee by appointment/ coordination.
Oh and one last thing, we are doing cold brew coffee at our bar still! Since it is now really cold outside we have been making those "to go" hot drinks slightly hotter as well.
coffee's most likely on bar (all organically grown)
Peru Cajamarca San Ignacio
Ethiopia Yirgacheffe Biloya Coop. washed removal of cherry
Ethiopia Sidamo Teramisa Coop. dry hulled cherry
El Salvador Rosario farm
El Salvador Las Delicias pacamara varietal
Decaf Honduras agriculural producers coop. water decaf method/no bad chemicals
Liberty Glass starts brunch this weekend, one of the accounts we roast coffee for. Located down hill from the intersection of Fremont & Mississippi, in the house. They will be brewing one liter at a time, between making bloody mary's, beer, and dishing out breakfast.
The espresso batch we tapped into this week (at our bar) is an improvement over last. Tuesday and Today were pretty killer for making Little Buddy's, and straight espresso with the El Salvador Rosario farm coffee of 11/7/5am. Last week espresso was a ?touch dark for our taste, and actually we still want to go yet lighter with our espresso roast. Much improving to go! Always feel free to tell us your thoughts on drinks please, we are here to help.
Bakery items have been switching up quite a bit on bar. We are reworking the molasses cookie recipe to include more butter than before, and then attempting to rework a second recipe of the same that is entirely vegan (at the suggestion of Dovetail Baking). Each milk drink made "for here" is now getting plated with a tiny molasses cookie (of the butter recipe), last weeks cookies were gingerbread. ?The Muffins especially we are working to cram as much healthy stuff in as possible (more whole wheat, amaranth, house milled golden flax). Keep in mind almost all of our grain and seed is Bobs Redmill, and all our molasses is organic. Above we are running tests on non-gmo dairy alternatives. Everything except bars and granola we are baking off each morning!
The Coyote sculptures will be up all month. Seven creatures are poised leaping around the room (at our bar).
We have had talk of creating a coffee menu for the bar, now all there is left is the actual doing. Currently the mirror has been upgraded. The lines have been drawn for where our new product shelf will go, and with a new shelf we will be motivated to create things like t-shirts for sale. looking at the long list of bike parts we have purchased this year for the Roastery one can only assume we are ready for delivering to our wholesale accounts all winter long. Which by the way Liberty Glass deserves a notable mention as they are gearing up to start weekend brunch service. Unlike the evenings french press coffee at their bar, mornings will have drip coffee (so a little cleaner). From what we tasted at a brunch trial it should be great!
As daylight savings time has started we are keeping to our hours of opening at seven and closing at 5 m-f. so no changes on that front, and we are still keeping our 10-4 hours saturdays at the bar. all the best


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27 September 2016
The Straits Times Index (STI) ended 10.29 points or 0.36% higher to 2860.23, taking the year-to-date performance to -0.78%.
The top active stocks today were Singtel, which gained 0.76%, UOB, which gained 0.16%, DBS, which gained 0.66%, Ascendas REIT, which gained 0.81% and OCBC Bank, with a 0.59% advance.
The FTSE ST Mid Cap Index gained 0.42%, while the FTSE ST Small Cap Index declined 0.01%.
The outperforming sectors today were represented by the FTSE ST Technology Index, which rose 2.16%. The two biggest stocks of the Index - Silverlake Axis and CSE Global- ended 2.31% higher and 2.44% higher respectively.
The underperforming sector was the FTSE ST Basic Materials Index, which slipped 6.63%. Midas Holdings shares gained 2.27% and Halcyon Agri Corporation declined 24.3%.
The three most active Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) by value today were:
IS MSCI India (+1.09%)
DBXT MSCI Indonesia ETF (+1.58%)
SPDR Gold Shares (-0.07%)
The three most active Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) by value were:
Ascendas REIT (+0.81%)
CapitaLand Mall Trust (unchanged)
CapitaLand Commercial Trust (+1.25%)
The most active index warrants by value today were:
HSI25000UBeCW170126 (+12.28%)
HSI22800MBePW161028 (-21.62%)
HSI24200MBeCW161028 (+33.33%)
The most active stock warrants by value today were:
DBS MB eCW170201 (+2.78%)
UOB VT eCW170213 (+5.63%)
DBS VT eCW170213 (+3.25%)
Singapore Stock Market
Tuesday Monday
*ST Index 2,860.23 +10.29 2,849.94 -7.01
Volume: 1,385.4M 1,251.6M
Value: $852.9M $662.4M
Gainers/Losers: 213/156 162/226
Daily Market Commentary (Securities)
27 September 2016
The FBM KLCI index lost 4.78 points or 0.29% on Tuesday. The Finance Index fell 0.57% to 14276.12 points, the Properties Index dropped 0.54% to 1205.6 points and the Plantation Index down 0.03% to 7961.44 points. The market traded within a range of 5.11 points between an intra-day high of 1666.69 and a low of 1661.58 during the session.
Actively traded stocks include SANICHI, HIAPTEK, CONNECT-PA, VIVOCOM, PERISAI, HSI-C36, TEKSENG, TOPGLOV-C6, HIAPTEK-WB and MNC. Trading volume decreased to 1487.49 mil shares worth RM1854.14 mil as compared to Monday's 1639.46 mil shares worth RM1565.60 mil.
Leading Movers were AXIATA (+8 sen to RM5.45), YTL (+2 sen to RM1.80), BAT (+54 sen to RM50.12), MISC (+8 sen to RM7.60) and PETDAG (+8 sen to RM23.48). Lagging Movers were IHH (-12 sen to RM6.31), RHBBANK (-8 sen to RM4.70), GENTING (-12 sen to RM7.99), SIME (-11 sen to RM7.67) and MAYBANK (-10 sen to RM7.59). Market breadth was negative with 338 gainers as compared to 426 losers.
The KLCI tracked overnight losses in US market and closed lower at 1664.72 points as investors turned cautious ahead of OPEC meeting.
Trade Summary
Date As of: 27 September 2016
Description Volume Value Frequency
Stock 7,759,640,524 10,797,122,390,332 278,750
Warrant 3,570,800 218,159,900 128
Total 7,763,238,024 10,797,357,588,032 278,888
Trading Summary
As of 27 September 2016 Unit: M.Baht
Type Buy Sell Net
Institution 3,204.46 3,492.44 -287.98
Proprietary 5,803.83 3,784.22 2,019.60
Foreign 9,827.44 10,862.48 -1,035.04
Individual 15,812.73 16,509.32 -696.58
Total Trading Value 34,648.46 M.Baht
SE Asia Stocks-Indonesia hits over 4-wk high on rupiah surge
Indonesian stocks recouped early losses to hit their highest in more than four weeks on Tuesday after the rupiah IDR=ID surged to a 17-month peak on likely inflows from a tax amnesty programme.
The Indonesian currency hits its highest level since April 2015 on suspected inflows into the first phase of the country's
tax amnesty programme, where participants will be charged with the lowest fee and which ends on Sept. 30.
Risk appetite also improved after investors judged U.S. Democrat presidential runner Hillary Clinton the winner of the first debate with Republican opponent Donald Trump.
In signs that investors awarded the debate to Clinton, Asian shares recovered from an early bout of nerves, while most
regional currencies strengthened including the Philippine peso, which rebounded after hitting a 7-year low early in the day.
Basic materials and energy stocks led gains in Indonesia .JKSE with Vale Indonesia Tbk PT INCO.JK and J Resources Asia Pasifik Tbk PT PSAB.JK among the best performers.
"Trump is not very foreign-friendly," said Harry Su, an analyst with Jakarta-based Bahana Securities. A win for Hillary would benefit Southeast Asian countries, particularly Indonesia
because "we are basically Islamic-based," he added.
Trump is seen as negative for emerging Asian countries as he is perceived to be more protectionist on international trade, vowing to renegotiate some trade agreements.
Singapore shares .STI closed higher with blue-chips such as Singapore Airlines SIAL.SI and Singapore Telecommunications Ltd STEL.SI among the top gainers.
Philippine stocks .PSI fell for the third straight session, dragged down by consumer non-cyclicals and financial stocks. JG Summit Holdings Inc JGS.PS and BDO Unibank Inc BDO.PS were among the top losers.
Vietnam stocks .VNI closed up over 1 percent, driven by gains in financials and energy sector.
Market Current previous Pct Move
Singapore 2860.23 2849.94 0.36
Bangkok 1489.39 1490.14 -0.05
Manila 7557.34 7632.46 -0.98
Jakarta 5419.604 5352.139 1.26
Kuala Lumpur 1664.72 1669.5 -0.29
Ho Chi Minh 684.89 677.04 1.16
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Anna Kendrick attended the 2014 Vanity Fair Oscar party on Sunday (March 2) in West Hollywood, California following the main event.
It's not often, if at all, I put the words Anna Kendrick and sexy in the same sentence, however, Versace and sexy go hand-and-hand.
The actress wore a fitted black gown with plunging neckline and a fully beaded skirt with nude underlay from the Atelier Versace Spring 2014 collection.
Admittedly, I would never have picked this gown for Anna – Gisele Bundchen, Sofia Vergara or Halle Berry would have been my first choices – however, she looks outstanding.
A small black clutch and side swept tresses completed her sexy and sensual look.
I think she totally nailed it. Do you agree?
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Delete Cyberbullying
The Kék Vonal Child Crisis Foundation participates in a European project co-financed by the DAPHNE programme. The project started in February 2013 and finishes in June 2014.
The main goals of the project are:
- To call attention to the phenomenon of cyberbullying as a real and high-level danger for children
- To set up working groups to collect and share good practices on recognizing and preventing cyberbullying at school and family level.
- To develop recommendations about this issue for decision makers at national and EU level.
- To develop an online, user-friendly campaing material
- To organize a European conference in Madrid 2014
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On behalf of the residents of the Rowell Estates Condominium Association, an over 55 complex, we are writing in support of Warrant Article #28. The association is comprised of 40 units clustered around a 1/5 mile long cul-de-sac named Ash Drive.
The Association has been occupied since 2003, and the remaining units were completed in 2005. During that period of time, the Association has maintained the road and paid an additional fee to have trash pick up within the property.
We have petitioned the Board of Selectmen through the warrant process to accept our road as a public road. At the deliberative meeting held on February 2, the selectman stated that the road was always intended to remain private. They also inferred that the residents did not read their condo documents prior to purchasing the property because, if they had, they would realize that that was the case. Nothing could be further from the truth. A close reading of our condominium documents reveals that there is not a single place within the document where it states that the road will remain explicitly private.
In the Declaration of the Condominium filed with the Rockingham Registry of Deeds on May 16, 2003, it states that the Declarant (Developer) will create… a public road…for the benefit of said community. Further, in the same document the definition of the public road states…means a sixty foot (60') right-of-way…. To be constructed by the declarant in accordance with the plan and to be deeded to the Town of Kingston as a public way.
There is no language within the documents (Declaration, By Laws, Certificate of Registration) all filed at the Registry in 2003 that suggest anything other than the fact that the road was to be public and to be deeded to the town.
As property owners we are paying and have paid the full tax rate without receiving the benefit of the services that were clearly intended to be provided at the outset of our contracts. Whether it was intended by the Planning Board and Selectmen to be private and paid for exclusively by the residents of Rowell Estates or not, the net result is we have been paying out of pocket for something that should have been provided by the town from the outset. To suggest that we simply did not read our documents is not fair and neither is it fair to charge us for a service we are not receiving.
We are simply asking for the Town to now do the right thing. The right thing is to vote yes on Article 28.
Larry Heath, President
Board of Directors
Rowell Estates Condominium Association


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Tuesday, 5 May 2015
I DONT Wanna Be The Minority
There are rumours that Ed Milibland is seriously giving consideration to forming a minority Government. There are further rumours that Balls and Co favour this over a Coalition and actually believe they can make it work. If the rumours are true then the Shadow Cabinet must either be the biggest group of deluded idiots ever to sit in Parliament or they totally suck at history. Here is why...
I think you have gathered by now that I have a less than positive opinion of our Electoral System and an even further lower opinion of the main two parties. Things get even crazier when you consider the possibility of moving into hung Parliament territory. For those of you that didn't know, the winning post for any party is set at 326 as this will secure the majority of seats in the House of Parliament. 2010 saw a Hung Parliament with the Conservatives awarded 307 seats and Labour 258, the Coalition formed with the Liberal Democrats pushed the Tories past the magic number with an extra 57 seats. If you have a look at the chart below you will see the variance and the problem that is about to descend onto our political community.
You will note that the Conservative and Labour Parties are tied with the Liberal Democrats halved at 25 seats. Even if either party entered into a Coalition with the destroyed Lib Dems it would still not give them a workable majority. As Labour have ruled out working with the SNP and there is no way the SNP will work with the Conservatives there are very few options available. It is rumoured that
both parties are preparing for a second Election with an appeal for a greater turn out from the voting public. However, Miliband and his cronies favour a minority government and seem to be certain they can make it work. I would suggest that they look back at governments in very recent history and rethink this course of action.
In 1974 Harold Wilson led a Labour Minority Government, it lasted until October where the Labour Government received a tiny majority of 3 seats. The subsequent Government was also a minority one after an agreement between Labour and the Liberals collapsed, James Callaghan's government lasted a little longer but fell in 1979 to a vote of no confidence. A vote of no confidence that was carried by a single vote! In more recent times, John Majors Government was eventually diminished to a minority and we all know what happened to him. Anyone with half a brain can see that the prognosis isn't good, yet Miliband is so focused on getting into power and through the doors of Number 10 he seems to have forgotten what happens to minority governments. Westminster and the media regard them as ineffective and weak governing bodies who are unable to hold onto power and pass decision making laws. This is true, every single law, every single change will be subject to a possible overturning from the opposition and other smaller parties. Every single law will need shoring up with support and that support will cost Labour. It will take longer, much, much longer to pass any resolutions and they will be subject to amendment and redraft. This is why Minority Governments dont last the full 5 year term as they are exhausting and soul destroying.
If Miliband does opt for the Minority Government route he risks any future of a Labour Government and as people are already dubious about his leadership skills this could be another nail in the coffin for our beleaguered Electoral System. We have already had to endure the laughable pretence that was the Coaltion, a coalition that will have destroyed any shred of integrity Clegg had and almost certainly set the Lib Dems back decades. So come on Miliband, patience is the best option, if you wait then you will get your chance and perhaps learn from the considerable mistakes Compo and Clegg have made!
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text: SAVE It has been a fiery discussion online as to who will replace Angel Locsin as the Pinay superhero Darna. Most have given their choices and indicated their reasons why their pick would fit the prized role best, mostly because of facial value, popular following, fit and sexy physique, and incredible charisma and appeal known as the hallmark of Mars Ravelo's prime komiks creation and cultural icon. And they gave names of those who would swallow that white stone and take those spectacular head gear, starry chest attire, iconic gold accessories and legendary red tight short pants and boots to more spectacular heights than ever before. These include Liza Soberano, Nadine Lustre, Jessy Mendiola, Arci Munoz, Ellen Adarna (not really because of her name), Jane Oineza, Julia Montes, and Maja Salvador. Star Cinema has not yet named the replacement for Angel, who pulled out from the project due to health reasons--a growing disc bulge in her spine. But, the director Erik Matti posted an Instagram pic of a mystery girl in a hoodie, who was purported as the chosen actress for the role. A photo posted by erikmatti (@erikmatti) on Dec 15, 2015 at 12:48am PST Who is she? Is she the real pick for role in the much-anticipated Star Cinema film? Regardless if she is the real Darna or not, it is quite evident that choosing the right person to be wearing those boots of the legendary icon has been quite an interesting topic. If that mystery girl is who we think she is, then you be the judge! It may not be difficult to determine. And, please make your choice on who can be the next Darna, maybe the one who closely resembles the woman in the picture:


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This is a Q/A guide to help walk you through the possibility of requests for accommodations. They might be for people with disabilities (some visible and some invisible), language needs, transportation or childcare needs to attend programs or events.
When arranging any accommodation, it is always a good idea to have a direct conversation with the person requesting it. A conversation will clarify what a person needs, what is being provided, how long it will take to provide it, and any preferences or other essential details.
Sometimes, the accommodation request will change after a chat about the request and the specifics of the event or program. That's great too!
After a conversation, everyone has a better idea of what's needed someone to be fully present and participate in an event or program—including the person themselves, so they may ask for something different than their original request.
So, what's next?
Take a moment to breathe. Having a discussion about someone's accommodation request is not so different from talking about what any person might need to attend and truly be part of something we are doing.
During and after the conversation, you might consider asking yourself:
1. Can I do the thing the person is asking for?
YES! If so, do it!
A person gets what they need and you get a community member who is more fully engaged in the fabulous work you are doing. A win-win.
It takes some courage for someone to ask for something they need. Many people have past experiences of hearing "no," so it can be reassuring to immediately hear YES! and that they'll get what they ask for.
"BUT… (I can hear you saying) …what if?...
2. I don't understand why they need the thing they are asking for!
If an accommodation request doesn't make sense to you, it is perfectly okay to admit that you're a little confused and ask how to best provide what they are asking for or what sorts of changes or supports have allowed them to be part of other programs.
Getting clarification not only helps you determine whether or not the request can be provided, but also eliminates any guesswork. Feel free to ask follow-up clarifying questions and assure the requester that you want to make sure you get it right.
Some examples of clarifying follow-up questions:
What NOT to do
While curiosity about something different to your own life experience is natural, this is not the time to fulfill that curiosity itch. It is not okay to ask for private medical information (like someone's diagnosis), expect the person to "prove" anything to you, or expect them to satisfy your curiosity about their disability or how they do everyday things.
Examples of questions that are not okay:
3. I don't know how to do the thing they are asking for!
Stumped by how to arrange an interpreter? Puzzled by what size "large font" is large enough to meet the individual's need? Not sure what "fragrance free," is?
Ask the person for more information! Even accommodation needs that you think you know how to meet are best met with input from the person who is asking. (For instance, people who use interpreters often have preferred individuals or companies. And what kind of fragrances someone needs to avoid may differ from person to person. People generally know how to explain what they need to others and offer some beginning steps on how to accomplish it.
And don't forget to ask your coworkers or manager about your organizations policies or procedures around arranging accommodations.
4. I have a better idea!
Share it, and see what the other person thinks. People often ask for the accommodation that has worked best for them in the past, and may not know about different options or new technology. Or they may find that other organizations have met their need in a specific way and defaulted to asking for that.
Just don't forget to listen to the response. If someone is sure that your suggestion won't work for them, that needs to be okay too. The conversation continues…
5. I don't have the time or money to do the thing they are asking for!
Since disability and cultural accommodations are required under federal law, hopefully you or others in your organization have set aside the time, budgetary, and other resources to meet requested needs in a reasonable amount of time.
If the request is last-minute or more complex than you planned for, don't despair! This is a great time to be honest with the person who made the request with the goal of collaborating with the individual to discover what could work with the resources and skills you DO have.
For example, it might be impossible to create and print a large print document 30 minutes before a meeting, but perhaps you could send an electronic version for the person to open on their laptop. Or maybe you find that it is too late to schedule an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter for a movie showing tonight, but you can make sure to turn on the film's captions.
The important thing to remember is that when someone asks for an accommodation, it is not a "yes or no" question. It's the beginning of a conversation.
Over time, through having this conversation with people who ask you for something ordinary or extraordinary so they can participate in your programs, events, and other opportunities, you will find that your organization becomes more welcoming and inclusive for everybody.


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DeLorenzo quits Democratic party
"This has been a difficult time in state party politics, when one of our leaders made unacceptably insensitive statements about sexual harassment, dismissing a state representative's experience and that of many women in our society; this is an issue Democratic leaders have fought to combat," said Rhode Island Democratic Party Chair Joseph McNamara said Thursday. "In the aftermath of this, state Party 2nd Vice Chair Joseph DeLorenzohas issued an apology, and today, disaffiliated as a member of the Rhode Island Democratic Party. He is, therefore, not eligible to serve as a member or officer of the Rhode Island Democratic Party State Committee."
Just a technicality.
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eComply is about your Compliance Assurance needs and managing your program the way you want to manage them. eComply provides the owner those OSHA related Safety Programs from mandatory training to the training that the company feels important for their employees. eComply is about truly being mobile for a Towing Industry that is constantly mobile 24/7. It allows the company to provide training on mobile devices in remote locations; one employee at a time or all employees sitting in one room. From remembering all those driver records to documenting that an equipment inspection has been performed when required by the operator. It is the system that supports the owners' verification and documentation that all of these activities have been performed. And finally, eComply is that compliance tool that assists the company with Environmental and DOT Compliance as specialized requirements are identified.
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I recently spent three days in San Francisco at a Global Technology and Media conference. I was there to investigate sectors that I have yet to cover as an analyst. There were some very clear takeaways, including feelings of rampant euphoria for early stage, high-growth tech companies, and ideas to follow up on (more on these in subsequent posts). What I found really interesting was how big the appetite for risk is right now – this includes investors, analysts and company management teams. For example, investors were wondering why company revenues "only" grew by 30% last year. They were also interested in knowing about big acquisition or buyback decisions. It was an interesting contrast to a couple years ago when investors didn't want management teams spending money or buying back stock. Investors also didn't seem worried about growth as much as they were about leverage and the impact that the "fiscal cliff" or U.S. defaulting on debt would have on their businesses. The answer was none in most cases.
With the market up nearly three-fold since the depths of the crisis and with 2013 having been a great year for most investors, animal spirits have returned and "good" isn't "good enough". To help provide context, I looked back to see when the S&P 500 Index last experienced an official correction. It has been almost 2.5 years ago or 885 days since we saw what most would agree is a healthy correction. My point isn't to scare anyone. I am trying to highlight that now may not be the time to start investigating the riskiest segments of the stock market, or to pay 10 times revenue for a software business that doesn't generate any cash because it promises to grow revenue 30%. You can't pay your employees or dividends with revenue.
I actually came away from the conference with a number of ideas and leads in both tech and media. Although, these were not given away for free, and in many cases, I am doing the work hoping that they disappoint in the future by "only" growing revenue 28% so we can buy them 15-20% cheaper. I am being facetious but you get the point. Growth at a reasonable price is not easy to find these days but it's there for those willing to do the work. This year, we have had some great trades already with U.S. retailers that have disappointed the market by reporting weaker sales amidst harsh winter weather but whose underlying businesses are strong and already beginning to recover.
2013 was a year where the tide came in and lifted all boats. We were fortunate to have participated despite our significant cash levels (10-20% in most cases). For 2014, we will be ready and willing to buy those high-quality core companies run by smart management teams with meaningful amounts of insider ownership who do "good" but not "good enough" in the eyes of those focused too much on the short-term.
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Lesotho. The coup that never was
After the murky events of 30 August, peace has formally returned to Lesotho. However, the roots of the crisis run deep and many questions are still open in Maseru
On 30 August, the people of Lesotho felt that they had been involved in something bigger than them. The true nature of the events that occurred in those hours, however, was – and to some extent still is – unclear. For sure, military personnel attacked and briefly occupied the police headquarters and other key points of the capital, Maseru, killing one police officer in a gunfight. This prompted the Sports minister and Basotho National Party (BNP) leader, Thesele Maseribane, to denounce a "coup" against the shaky coalition government headed by Thomas Thabane.
The PM himself fled to neighbouring South Africa, blaming his political enemies for trying to overthrow him: one of them was renegade general Tlali Kamoli, the former army chief of staff, whom Thabane himself had replaced with a close ally of his own, Maaparankoe Mahao.
Even if the army, threatened by a reaction from South Africa and the Southern African Development Community (SADC), withdrew from the streets shortly afterwards and Thabane was able to return to the country, the crisis was far from over, as shown by the protection provided to the PM by South African policemen. On the one hand, Kamoli was said to have taken refuge in the mountains around Maseru with some 200 highly trained and heavily armed men. On the other hand, the roots of the 30 August 'attempted coup' ran much deeper: the military, in fact, alleged that they intervened because the police were arming civilians against "political opponents". In other words, they were quite openly accusing PM Thabane of planning recourse to violence a mere two months after he persuaded the King, Letsie III, to suspend parliament, where the government risked facing and losing a no-confidence vote.
In such a situation, many observers – including the prime minister himself – saw in Thabane's deputy, Mothetjoa Metsing, the man behind Kamoli's move. In fact, the vice-PM and his Lesotho Congress for Democracy (LCD) were the ones who threatened to break up the fragile coalition set up after the 2012 elections and were widely expected to join Pakalitha Mosisili, the former head of government – now leader of the opposition party Democratic Congress (DC) – in his efforts to get rid of his successor and of his All Basotho Congress (ABC).
Mediation efforts
For some weeks "people weren't able to look after their business freely", recalls Archbishop Gerard Tlali Lerotholi of Maseru, even if they tried to behave normally. "The crisis affected their lives in a very negative way", the prelate adds. Even Pope Francis, on 7 September heeded the Catholic bishops' call for peace in the kingdom, but an effective mediator was still badly needed. Some hoped that the church itself could take up this role, as it did many times before, including after the 2012 elections. Indeed "religious leaders talked to politicians, trying to find a solution", says Fr. Tumelo Pone, a Salesian priest based in the capital, but at a grassroots level the effort has been that "of showing that we did not take sides between the politicians", encouraging common people to do the same and pray for peace he explains. That is when SADC stepped in, trying – on its part – to defuse tensions and to find a political solution acceptable for all.
However, the efforts of the regional organization were at risk of being marred by the rivalry between South African president Jacob Zuma and his Zimbabwean counterpart, Robert Mugabe. Both leaders hold a key position in the SADC (Zuma is the head of the defence and security organ, while Mugabe is the rotating president of the whole community) and both saw the Lesotho crisis as an occasion to improve their international image at a moment when they were facing rising difficulties at home. Mugabe had to deal with the internal rift in his own party, where key leaders – including the president's own wife – were struggling for the succession to the 90-year old leader, while Zuma was under fire from the internal opposition because of long-standing corruption allegations.
The South African president, on his part, also had to defend his country's economic interests in Lesotho, in particular the 15 million rand-worth (more than 1.36 billion dollars) second phase of the Highlands water project: this series of dams is aimed to provide South Africa with much-needed water. Zuma and Mugabe finally managed to go beyond their lack of communication and Cyril Ramaphosa, South Africa's deputy president, was appointed as a mediator. On 2 October he managed to bring the political leaders of the tiny kingdom around a table in Maseru, to sign a declaration which outlined a roadmap to end the crisis. The parliament – much to Thabane's disappointment – was to reconvene in two weeks but the outgoing PM still had the possibility to contend the elections, which were due to be brought forward from 2017 to the end of February 2015.
Even if Thabane now vows that he wants to "fight for every vote" and let the ballot papers solve any issue between him and his foes, there are still many open questions in Maseru. Many believe that only the presence in the country of Namibian, Zimbabwean and South African police under the SADC banner will prevent another outburst of violence. The army and the police, let alone the politicians, are still at loggerheads and shootings took place even on the eve of the much celebrated peace agreement. Moreover, General Kamoli is still at large, his intentions are unknown and even Ramaphosa was not at ease when asked – on that same 2 October – who actually was in charge of the military. Nevertheless, Archbishop Lerotholi is still confident that the people – who long for peace – will manage to make their voices heard: "We will overcome this crisis", he says.


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Daniel Woodrell reflects on how his small novel became a big movie.
By Ashley Fantz
JANUARY 31, 2000: West Plains, Missouri, population 10,000, has a few familiar hot spots. Casey's convenience store, the Minimart, Ryan's Family Steakhouse, the West Plains Motor Speedway. The closest thing to Hollywood is the town's sole Blockbuster Video.
"I suppose there are more people now who know me than before," says Daniel Woodrell, author of "Woe To Live On," the novel on which director Ang Lee's latest film "Ride With the Devil" is based. "It was easy to go unnoticed, but that's getting to be a little harder lately."
Lee found "Woe To Live On" through a fluke -- someone on his staff read the book when it was published in limited quantity (it was out of print within a year). At the time, Lee was wrapping up "Sense and Sensibility," a prim project that would have driven any director to change his focus to dirt and danger. Lee's assistant handed him the copy, he read it in one night, and sought out Woodrell for the rights.
The film has stirred controversy among critics for its depiction of the savage Kansas/Missouri border wars during the Civil War and its empathetic portrayal of the Confederacy. Stars Tobey Maguire, Skeet Ulrich, and Jeffery Wright have received as many "Oscar-worthy"s from reviewers as Jewel has laughs for her performance as a demure young widow.
While most reviewers praise the film and novel's storyline, others denounce its unapologetic portrayal of the Civil War South.
"One of the things that bugs me is that there's an assumption by Northern critics that the film and novel are inherently racist due to the language or the characters," the author says. "It's a complicated tale with diversely noted characters. Many audiences just aren't willing to look at the humanity of the people."
Although he's not Southern and has lived in the Ozarks along the Missouri-Arkansas border for most of his life, Woodrell considers himself a Southern writer. And his previous novels, such as "Tomato Red" and "Give Us a Kiss," reflect the colloquial dialect for which the author is praised by such writers as Pinckney Benedict, Annie Proulx, and Roddy Doyle.
"My grandfather was a great storyteller; he sounded like Shelby Foote," Woodrell recalls. "He would tell us jokes that wouldn't fly in today's world and several sayings that rang out like smokey bullshit. He was a sly country guy with a ferociously dry wit. I hear his voice in my head when I'm writing."
The novelist has always tried to meld his experiences with a purely fictionalized narrative. He's at work now on a novel that takes place during the Vietnam War, a time particularly sensitive and mysterious to Woodrell, who at 17 years old joined the armed forces after dropping out of high school -- not too far a stretch from Rides's baby-faced protagonist Jake Roedel.
"Throughout the film, you never forget how young Jake is. Tobey captured Jake's vulnerability," he says. "Skeet was great as an anguished Southern aristocrat transplanted into an environment that was nothing of the gentility that he wanted to preserve."
Unlike many writers who complain that Hollywood's manipulation of their work ends in creative shellshock, Woodrell reports non-scary cinematic experiences. Screenwriter James Shamus changed very little of "Woe To Live On"'s original story. Because most audiences are not familiar with the Kansas/Missouri border wars, the visual narration of the film is aided by a storyline that stays true to the book's dialogue while explaining Quantrill's Raid, an 1863 massacre in which 450 Confederate soldiers attacked Lawrence, Kansas, and slaughtered 150 innocent civilians.
"It's guerilla-like warfare," says Woodrell. "The violence is dramatic but the violence of any war is extreme. I think Ang was sensitive to that. On any side, there are reasons for fighting that the other side will never comprehend."
Lee and Shamus have gone out of their way to credit Woodrell during interviews, he says. The filmmakers also brought the author along for Ride With the Devil's London Film Festival premiere.
"It was a bunch of guys in tuxedos in a 200-seat theater," he recalls, with a heightened Ozarkian twang. "They all looked like dukes to me and when they started pumping my hand... then Emma Thompson came up and said she loved it. It was a heck of an ambience."
Woodrell jokes about how out of place he was in the swank hotel the moviemakers reserved.
"The most amazing thing is that I've written six novels and this movie appeared in more places in two weeks than "Woe To Live On" was mentioned in two years," he says. "This is the book that was closest to my heart, but it sold only 2,600 copies without ads and it wasn't in bookstores. So, when retrospectively, people praise the book it's ironic but mostly a pleasure."
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Many congratulations to Lynn Jarrett of central Oklahoma in the US, and to Annie Ozawa of Yokohama, Japan: our two winners of the contest for signed, advanced reading copies of The Good Shufu! Copies will be on the way to both of you soon!
And many thanks to all 307 people who signed up to enter the blind drawing! I'm so touched by your interest in reading the book.
PS. Special thanks to Susan Blumberg-Kason (author of the book Good Chinese Wife) who withdrew from the drawing to increase other entrants' chances, after she won a free copy of Shufu in the Goodreads giveaway contest.


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What does Christmas smell like to you? It's the sweet yet spicy scent of mincemeat as you open the jar ready to fill your home-baked mince pies; the cloves, cinnamon and citrus fruit in a hot cup of mulled wine; the powerful fragrance of fruit-packed Christmas cake, fresh out of the oven; the tangy burst of the orange at the bottom of your stocking as you peel it open.
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The aromas we smell at Christmas time are extremely powerful at conjuring up memories of Christmases past - scents we perhaps wish we could bottle in a capsule and sniff every time we need to feel cosy and comforted, even when it's no longer winter.
Well, this is exactly what we've tried to do with our Winter Spice fragrance, which we believe smells just like Christmas itself. All of those scents from the mulled wine spices to freshly-baked Christmas cake can be found in the products in our Winter Spice range - the perfect addition to your festive decorations.
Our Winter Spice Reed Diffuser and Winter Spice Candle in a Tin provide the perfect festive fragrances for your home - add one of these to your Christmas dinner table for an extra sensual dining experience, thanks to its beautifully heady mix of citrus and spices.
Alternatively, wash with our Winter Spice Soap Bar in the mornings so that the scent of Christmas follows you around all day long, while you put in your hours in the office and count down the days until Santa's arrival.
A long relaxing soak in the bath on Christmas Eve accompanied by the Winter Spice Candle in a Glass and with the Winter Spice Soap Bar would be the perfect treat after all that last-minute shopping and wrapping, before slipping into new cosy pyjamas. There's no more appropriate way to wake up smelling on Christmas morning.
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Historic Pubs on Romney Marsh
There are many historic pubs on the Marsh, ranging from old village inns that have hardly changed over the years to more modern pubs.
All have histories, some with stories of smuggling and the like and all offer a warm welcome, with most serving food and some having accommodation.
On this page, you will find all the inns listed in alphabetical order and by location, together with some information about each one, a link to their own website and any Tripadvisor reviews they may have received. By all means, add your own review.
Ales by the Rails Dungeness
Bailiffs Sergeant St Mary's Bay
Bell Inn Ivychurch
Botolphs Bridge Inn Burmarsh
Britannia Inn Dungeness
Captain Howey Hotel Littlestone
Cinque Ports Arms New Romney
City of London Dymchurch
Dolphin Lydd
George Hotel Lydd
Jolly Fisherman Greatstone
Hidden Treasure Micropub Dymchurch
Neptune Inn Dymchurch
Ocean Inn Dymchurch
Pilot Inn Lydd-on-Sea
Plough Inn New Romney
Red Lion Snargate
Rose & Crown Inn Old Romney
Royal Mail Lydd
Royal Oak Brookland
Royal Oak Lydd
Shepherd and Crook Burmarsh
Ship Hotel New Romney
Ship Inn Dymchurch
Smugglers Alehouse New Romney
Star Inn St Mary in the Marsh
Warren Inn New Romney
Woolpack Brookland
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Cadillac will offer people their first look at the company's new XT4 compact crossover via a series of television ads set to air Sunday during the 90th Academy Awards.
The ads were released online Friday and show that the XT4, based on the brand's new design language, will apparently boast a more sculptured look than Cadillac's current range, with a new LED headlight signature borrowed from the Escala concept car featured in last year's Oscar ads.
Each of the three Cadillac spots will feature upbeat pop songs as background music but, curiously, some won't include any spoken dialogue, instead letting the visuals and some text do the talking.
The Cadillac XT4 will make its debut late this month in New York. Details on the compact SUV are scarce, save for the fact it's essentially a scaled-down version of the company's popular XT5.
Together with its flagship Escalade, the two SUVs outsell Cadillac's cars by roughly two to one. The XT4 is thus expected to fill a very important gap in the Cadillac lineup.
Buyers can expect the XT4 to hit Canadian dealerships this fall.


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Narrowly focused, single-disciplinary science alone cannot adequately underpin policies and solutions to resolve major sustainability challenges. We must rapidly refocus intellectual and economic investments toward multiscale, integrated, interdisciplinary approaches that consider social, economic, and environmental aspects, that look across and between borders and sectors, and that identify feedback or the co-benefits of a policy or management decision, before it is made.
Local, national and pan-regional sustainable development can no longer be seen as disconnected from developments at the global scale. There are multiple feedbacks and teleconnections in natural, economic, and social systems which link local and regional developments to transitions processes at regional and global scales. This is also the case for the Alps region. The sustainable future here would not only depend on how climate change would play out on, for example, biodiversity and winter tourism, but also on things like global energy prices which depend entirely on global economic processes and developments. It is therefore imperative, both in the scientific underpinning of sustainable development agendas as well as in actual decision making and investing in sustainable local and regional developments, to consider interactions with the processes at higher (up to) global scales.
One example of this approach is the Global Energy Assessment (GEA), a multilayer, multidisciplinary study (coordinated and performed by IIASA). The GEA links energy to climate, air quality, human health and mortality, economic growth, urbanization, water, land use, and other factors at both global scales as well as for important regions and individual countries around the world. The GEA scenarios find that energy access for all (by 2050) is possible with co-benefits of limiting warming to 2°C, improving air quality and human health, and stimulating economic growth within a green economy framework.
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The Global Climate and Health Alliance is an alliance of health NGOs, health professional organizations, and health and environment alliances from around the world. Apply for organizational membership.
Founding Board of Directors
The following organizations constitute the founding board for the Global Climate and Health Alliance.
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Jeni Miller joined the Global Climate and Health Alliance in October 2016. Dr. Miller leads the work of the Alliance, implementing its strategic direction and representing the Alliance publicly. In addition to her role at the Alliance, Dr. Miller currently serves as Chair of the Environment Section of the American Public Health Association. Dr. Miller has over fifteen years' experience working on place-based, policy- and systems-change strategies to improve community environments for health, on leading initiatives addressing childhood asthma prevention, obesity prevention, climate change, health equity, and healthy community redevelopment.
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Frances MacGuire leads the Alliance's Unmask My City initiative, supporting Unmask My City partners to implement health-professional led initiatives in cities around the world to reduce air pollution, improve health, and mitigate climate change. Dr. MacGuire started work on climate change over 25 years ago as the ecologist on the UK's first risk assessment of sea level rise. Dr. MacGuire went on to work in the English National Health Service as a Public health Registrar. MacGuire has a PhD in environmental and health risk assessment and a Masters in Public Health. She joined GCHA in August 2018.
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19 novembre 2015
Where Lemons Blossom attended the States-General of Tourism organized by the Municipality of Pesaro at Villa Caprile last year and will be taking part to tomorrow's States-General of Tourism at Villa Cattani-Stuart (another awesome 17th-century villa in the surrounding hills of Pesaro).
I remember that last year all speeches had one theme in common: that of building a shared strategy and of establishing a collaborative working relationship between all actors (public bodies, trade associations and private sector) in order to make Pesaro, and our beautiful province of Pesaro and Urbino, more attractive and more tourism-oriented.
I also remember somebody saying last year that 70% of the GDP of Rimini (renowned sea-side resort in the neighbouring region Emilia Romagna, about 30 kms north from Pesaro) is due to the tourism sector, whereas only 8% of Pesaro GDP is generated by tourism (and yet our Province has so much to offer: Urbino – the nearby 'ideal Renaissance city', UNESCO Wolrd Heritage Site; Pesaro, hometown of composer Gioachino Rossini and home to the Rossini Opera Festival; beach, art, history, culture, sport, natural landscapes; and to top it all: wine, olive oil, cheese, truffle, just to mention a few local delicacies).
What about the past season? Has something changed? What needs to be improved to make Pesaro an attractive sea-side resort? We'll find out tomorrow. Hopefully 😉
"I love PU" is a section written entirely in English and dedicated to foreign tourists, where you will find short report on appointments, events, history, people, culture, sport and curiosity of our beautiful territory: the province of Pesaro and Urbino.
Questa è una sezione interamente scritta in inglese e dedicata ai turisti stranieri dove, all'interno, troverete delle "pillole" informative su appuntamenti, eventi, storia, personaggi, cultura, sport e curiosità del nostro splendido territorio: la provincia di Pesaro e Urbino.


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'New country' KSON-FM on top for third straight month
San Diego, home of sun and sand, Shamu and the zoo, and everybody listening to the radio for … country music?
Don't laugh.
For the third straight month and the eighth time in 10 months, KSON-FM (97.3 and 92.1), San Diego's "New Country" station, finished atop the Arbitron ratings for persons 12 and older. And the gap between No. 1 and No. 2 — KHTS-FM, Channel 933 — jumped from tiny in November (5.9 share to 5.8) to rather significant in December (7.2 to 5.4).
"I'd love to take all the credit for it, and I'm sure Kevin (Callahan, program director) would, too, but the format is just so strong," said Rick Jackson, general manager of Lincoln Financial Media, which owns KSON. "Nationwide it's doing well. There's a lot of diversification, from Taylor Swift to Eric Church to Jason Aldean … a lot of people selling a lot of records and driving strong radio play."
Jackson knows KSON's success doesn't mean country is the most popular format in San Diego. But it's probably more popular than outsiders would think (never underestimate the diversity of our county), and KSON is the only station playing it; the station's last competitor, Clear Channel-owned KUSS-FM, switched away from country in 2011.
And the ratings aren't the only indication that Jackson and Callahan are doing something right. In September the station won a Marconi Radio Award from the National Association of Broadcasters as "Large Market Station of the Year."
• In the San Diego ratings, KPBS-FM (89.5), KYXY-FM (96.5) and KIFM-FM (Smooth FM 98.1, another Lincoln station) rounded out the top five in December. KFMB-FM (100.7 Jack FM), KGB-FM (101.5) and KIOZ-FM (Rock 105.3) were close behind.
Golden weekend
NBC is going all-out for the Golden Globes on Sunday, and San Diegans get extra programming thanks to the local affiliate, KNSD Channel 7/39, being owned by the network.
Instead of programming starting at 4 p.m. as in most cities, NBC 7/39 will begin at 3 p.m. with "1st Look Live on the Red Carpet," hosted by Shaun Robinson of "Access Hollywood" with correspondents Ali Fedotowsky, Sara Gore and Lilliana Vazquez. It's an extra hour of red carpet interviews … and who doesn't love those, right? That precedes the national red carpet show at 4 hosted by Carson Daly, Natalie Morales and Jeannie Mai.
The ceremony, hosted by Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, begins at 5.
• For those looking for an alternative, E! Network will have Ryan Seacrest — he must need the work — and Giuliana Rancic hosting red carpet coverage starting at 3 p.m., with a "Countdown" show beginning at 2.
Now Hear This
Tonight at 6 p.m. marks the 30th anniversary of the launch of 91X, which makes many of us feel pretty old.
Chris Cantore, U-T San Diego director of lifestyle and entertainment and a 91X alum, will be writing more about this next week, but we'll mark the anniversary with a trivia question:
What was the first song played? Answer at the end of the column.
Now Watch This
"Girls," 9 p.m. Sunday, HBO
Don't hate HBO's "Girls" because its 20-something heroines are totally self-absorbed and sometimes partially nude. Clutch creator Lena Dunham and friends to your heart because they are messy and funny and totally unlike any women in the TV universe.
On the new season of this button-pushing comedy, there are new characters (look for Donald Glover of "Community"), relationship nightmares (Sorry about your ex, Marnie), and what should be the unforgettable sight of Hannah on a controlled substance.
You'll laugh, you'll blush and you might hurl the remote, but you will never be bored. For that, you've got to love "Girls."
Karla Peterson
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The first song played on 91X on Jan. 11, 1983, was "Sex (I'm A …)" by Berlin.
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DARIEN — A burning vehicle shut down a southbound lane of Interstate 95 in Darien late Tuesday afternoon and slowed traffic in the area for hours.
Trooper First Class Kelly Grant said State Police responded to reports of a crash at 5:30 p.m., and that life-threatening injuries were reported. Grant said further details were not available as of 8:50 Tuesday night.
The state Department of Transportation reported that the passenger vehicle was burning between exits 9 and 10, and causing traffic delays back to exit 13 as of 6:45 p.m., with the far right travel lane closed.
The burning vehicle, which appeared to be a mini-van, was in a wooded area just off the highway, near the Darien rest stop.
At 6:45 p.m., the DOT estimated the accident would cause traffic delays on I-95 for up to four hours. The Darien Volunteer Fire Department was still at the scene as of 6:50 p.m., but officials said they did not have information on what caused the fire.
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Is the Jan/March Canola Futures Spread Sending a Signal?
The January/March canola spread on the ICE Canada Exchange is sending anything but a bullish signal. This spread closed at minus $8/metric ton on Tuesday, which represents a bearish level when compared to full carry between the January and March contracts, while reflecting the actions of commercial traders in advance of the November production estimates due to be released on Dec. 6.
It is interesting to note that this signal comes at a time when current estimates suggest that ending stocks are expected to contract for a fourth straight year in 2017/18 to 1 million metric tons given Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada's latest projections. That would be the lowest stocks seen in five years. This is indicated by the forecast on the accompanying graphic, represented by the green bar, which is measured against the secondary axis on the right.
The current $8/mt spread is the weakest seen on this date since November of 2013/14 (black line with markers) when the spread was reported at minus $9.40/mt, a year when ending stocks reached a record 3 mmt as seen on the accompanying graphic, three times larger than the current AAFC forecast for the current crop year.
Heavy front-end deliveries may be partially to blame. As of week 15, or the week ending Nov. 12, a reported 6.08 mmt of canola had been delivered into licensed handling system, a record volume for this period, up 5% from last crop year and 19.6% higher than the five-year average. Over the past five years, an average of 31% of total licensed crop-year deliveries were delivered in the first 15 weeks of the crop year. This average pace would project to total potential crop-year deliveries of 19.6 mmt for 2017/18. This is roughly equal to the total volume delivered by producers in the 2016/17 crop year.
While basis has shown some modest strengthening in recent weeks, Tuesday's average prairie basis based on accessible internet bids is $27.37/mt under the January. That's close to equal to the three-year average for this date -- again, years when stocks were much higher than the current crop-year projection.
Current signals could suggest that there was more canola taken off than previously thought, or the current pace of demand is not expected to continue.
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At long, long last, Verizon has pulled back the curtain on the HTC Thunderbolt. After months of covering the various rumors surrounding this thing (not to mention watching it change names constantly, from the Zeus to the Incredible HD to the Mecha to the Thunderbolt), finally seeing it get announced conjured up some pretty strong feelings of Deja Vu.
With that said, I'm glad it's here — and I'm even more glad that Verizon was down to give me a quick video run-through of the handset immediately after its debut this evening. Alas, they wouldn't let me touch it, so I've got no real "Hands On" impressions to share. (Though I did sneak a poke at the soft-touch back. Shockingly, it was soft to the touch.)


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Crystal and her family weren't expecting the devastating, mile-wide tornado that leveled much of southern Joplin, Missouri, six years ago. Neither were the weathermen for that matter. But Crystal says no other experience affected her more spiritually.
The life-threatening storm gave her new eyes to view everything about this life.
The Tornado That Wasn't Supposed to Happen
Crystal Hornback, her husband, Derrick, and their three children weren't bracing themselves for a tornado. It was a busy Sunday for the youth pastor's family. They were buzzing around, getting ready for a student-led service followed by a fundraiser dinner. They were aware there were thunderstorms in the area, but it had been a sunny, windy day. Crystal and their youth group were busy planning, and they had no idea there was an unplanned storm swirling on the horizon.
"About an hour before service was to start, we were scrambling to prepare for the fundraiser, and the tornado sirens went off," Crystal recalled.
The adults went outside to check the sky for anything ominous while Crystal gathered everyone to safety in the hallway. The sirens stopped, signaling the all clear, so Crystal and her crew dove right back into prepping for the evening ahead. But nothing could have prepared them for what came next.
Ten minutes later, they heard sirens again. The students groaned as they were ushered back to the safe area again to wait for the all clear.
But the all clear never came.
"The electricity went out. Then we heard the monstrous roar, and at that point, we knew," Crystal said.
What Crystal and her youth group knew was that something big and bad was outside.
It was a multi-vortex, EF-5 tornado—the strongest on the scale, producing intense winds at rates of over 200 miles per hour. And that tornado was ripping their building to shreds—along with over half their city—while they piled on top of one another, clawing for safety in that hallway.
Crystal's instinct was to cry out to the God of the storm. She said prayers were going up like crazy. She prayed for a bubble to be placed around them and for glue to keep them to the floor. Crystal believes He provided both. Most of all, Crystal felt an overwhelming peace while the storm raged outside.
"I knew that regardless of what happened, He was with us, and that He would make beauty out of it," she said.
Dazed and Confused
"When we realized it was over, I immediately made sure my kids (who were lying underneath me) were breathing," Crystal remembered.
As everyone got up and checked each other for injuries, they realized they were covered in what was left of the ceiling tiles that had once hung above them. Crystal said there was debris all around them from other areas of the church. Looking up, she saw the roof directly overhead was still there.
"The sanctuary roof was gone. Light shone in and huge wooden beams were everywhere."
Crystal was floored when she discovered the extreme damage on the other side of the wall that had been their shield. Those who took shelter within the church only sustained minor injuries. Crystal was truly grateful for that, and she knew exactly whom to thank.
"No one really knew the magnitude of what we'd just survived until they went outside to see that every direction the eye could see was flattened," she said.
Flattened was a good word to describe it. Trees were de-barked. Cars had been picked up and dropped miles from where they had been parked. Wreckage was everywhere. Instead of a city, Joplin looked more like a dumping ground.
Crystal remembered the chaos that immediately followed the tornado. People walked into the church gym—which had minimal damage—for shelter.
"The panorama outside was like that of a movie," she said. "People walked the streets with their animals and children in disbelief, like an Armageddon scene. There really are no words to describe the initial feelings after the storm."
Bringing It Home
Crystal and Derrick lost their home, vehicle and the majority of their personal belongings.
"I sat in our front yard with my kids on a bench that had once been in the back yard. I had found a bag of unopened Doritos inside our damaged home, and my kids sat drenched, eating chips," Crystal recalled.
Crystal's parents tried to come to the rescue from Oklahoma, but because of the severity of the damage, the roads had been shut down. Crystal was at a loss for what to do. A couple who lived several miles from town drove in to check on things. They offered to let Crystal and her family stay with them. The Hornbacks didn't have transportation anymore, so another couple gave them a ride.
Crystal's friends gave them their master suite, where they spent the next few weeks. Though Crystal's family had somewhere safe and warm to stay, she remembers it as an emotionally heightened, sleepless first night.
"My family huddled together in relief, fear, disbelief and more emotions than I even knew existed," she said. "There wasn't much sleep that night—or the many nights to follow. But we were fortunate enough to still have one another."
Rebuilding From the Inside Out
God proved Himself an amazing provider to Crystal's family after the storm. Though they had next to nothing, there was such a deep joy in serving others who literally had nothing. Crystal knows that joy came straight from the hand of God. Crystal shares a snapshot of that awesome provision on her personal blog:
"It was the most beautiful display of servanthood that I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing and participating in.
Sometimes, I miss those days. Did I just say that?
I don't miss the wake of that storm…the heartache and pain, the loss and utter chaos. I don't miss watching the struggles, hearing constant emergency sirens, seeing the count of lost lives rise. I don't miss the nervous breakdowns every Sunday from my five-year-old son as we headed to church (in rented spaces). I don't miss the tears from my kids as they struggled to sleep for fear of not waking up. There is so much that I don't miss about those days. So. Very. Much.
But what I do miss is how unoccupied we were with stuff. We were thrust into a different world… a different way of living."
A Good Different
God poured out blessing upon blessing and eventually restored all the Hornback family had lost. And Crystal says her family's lives have been made over by the Joplin tornado. In a good way. Crystal saw her church and her community in a new light.
"Everyone had a calling. A calling to serve. To pray. To unite. And it was beautiful," Crystal said.
Through one of the most horrendous trials Crystal and her family had ever known—it resulted in children who suffered symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and the loss of almost all their stuff—they found the love and strength of God.
"I want my children and those around me to know that they mean so much more than a couch, a building, things," Crystal explained. "I want my Jesus to know that He is everything I need… and then some.
When I leave this Earth and go home, I want to leave a legacy, not things.
You can have all of my stuff. Just give me Jesus."


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Axmouth United well beaten at Clyst Valley
PUBLISHED: 21:54 05 November 2018 | UPDATED: 21:54 05 November 2018
Having only conceded one goal in their previous two games Macron Devon and Exeter League Division Three side Axmouth United were shocked to find themselves a goal behind away to Clyst Valley 2nds after just 90 seconds, writes Chris Salter.
It then got worse when they conceded a penalty in the 10th minute, one that was slotted home to make it 2-0.
Axmouth's play was well below the level of their recent good performances and it was not until five minutes before the break that Reece Hales had their first shot on target to test the home keeper.
Prior to that Axmouth's stand-in keeper Scott Dyer made two great saves to prevent Clyst Valley increasing their lead.
Axmouth improved in the second half, but they were still unable to make headway against a new look Clyst Valley side that included a number of players making their first appearances.
Instead, the home side added two more goals that resulted from good free-kicks that Axmouth failed to deal with.
Twenty minutes from the end the visitors pulled one back with a headed goal from Charlie Clarke and a minute later they also hit the woodwork.
This led to a period of pressure from Axmouth, but no more goals. Near the end, Clyst Valley added another to compound Axmouth's woes.
Axmouth manager Asa Sandman said: "Sadly, I felt we really did not turn up. This is certainly a game for the team to quickly put behind them and move on to the next one!""
That next game is Saturday's (November 10) home game at Boshill Cross with the opposition set to be second placed East Budleigh.
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