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Skype governors to be parachuted into struggling rural schools
Skype governors are to be parachuted into struggling rural schools, as the Education Secretary issues a "call to arms" to business leaders to help avert a crisis in the dwindling numbers of volunteers.
"Flexi Governors", recruited from top management consultancy and accountancy firms, will use Facetime or Skype to join governing body meetings at schools in remote parts of the country.
While using a video call to dial into a meeting is "pretty standard" in the business world, Louise Cooper, chief executive of Governors for Schools, said it represents "quite a culture change" for schools where it is expected that all members will attend in person.
"When you look at London, the south-east and urban areas, it is much easier to fill vacancies because of the population," she said.
"There are schools in some parts of the country where it is hard for us to find governors, and they are struggling to find governors. We have started to think creatively about how we can connect skilled people."
Governors for Schools, a national charity, recruits governors from top city firms - including Deutsche Bank, Allen & Overy and PwC – and places them in schools around the country.
"We recruit mid-career professionals who want to have experience on a board," Ms Cooper said. "Governing boards would normally meet around six times a year. We want to get an agreement from the school that a governor can come in person twice a year, and the other times dial in through Skype or Facetime."
A report last year by the National Governance Association (NGA) found that almost a third of governing boards around the country have one or two vacancies.
The poll of over 5,000 governors and trustees also found that 61 per cent are aged 50 or over, and only four per cent are from black and minority ethnic (BME) backgrounds.
Governors for Schools is working with Accenture and KPMG to pilot the "Flexi Governor" scheme, which, if successful, will then be rolled out more widely.
Speaking at an NGA conference today Damian Hinds will urge business people to "play their part in bringing on the next generation" by signing up to become a school governor or trustee.
He will tell delegate that he is issuing a "call to arms" adding: "I want to urge people from different backgrounds, different professions, to come forward – offer up your time, your energy, your skills, your expertise".
Mr Hinds is to write to 30,000 business leaders and urge them to encourage their employees to sign up as school governors. James Hutchinson, the headmaster at Foxwood Academy in Nottingham, said that his governing board agreed this week to take part in the Flexi Governors pilot.
"Getting governors to run schools is difficult, there is a surplus in some parts of the country and a deficit in others, particularly in rural areas" he said.
"Using Skype and Facetime in governing board meetings is a departure from the norm, but in ten or 15 years time, it might be just as normal as face to face."


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President's Award
Each year Society members are chosen by the President to receive the "President's Award".
The President's Award was originally proposed by then President Peter Arabchuk when he presented awards to Bill Richards and Martin Osis for contributions to the Alberta Mycological Society.
In 2008 the Board redefined the President's Award and proposed two criteria:
- that the award should go to a non-Board member for extraordinary contributions and effort on behalf of the Society, and
- that it was purely the President's prerogative to make the choice.
She is the person who ensures things get done by setting up agendas and meetings. She keeps us moving forward and will no doubt continue to do so.
Prior to being the president she was the membership coordinator. This is also a non trivial job keeping track of all the members and mailouts as this was done (at the time)by snail-mail. We know we will miss her but lucky for us she is still on the board as past president. Thanks for all your years of service Rose.
With this being her last year as President, Rosemarie opted to invite Ryan and Kartini Armishaw to the President's Dinner in lieu of the traditional picture or plaque. Ryan spent inordinate amounts of time in prior years creating our current website and even now continues to assist us in maintaining it. His continual support (along with the tireless hours Barb Shworak has put in) have been critical in keeping the AMS website up and running! (Sorry Ryan, as you did not get a plaque I did not get a picture, Barb). Ryan and Kartini Armishaw both enjoyed the dinner immensely.
Ken Dies has been the regional coordinator for the Peace River region for years. I am sure all the people in his region appreciate the effort he has put in to scheduling forays. What most people do not realize about Ken is the amount of time he spends correcting and updating names in our mushroom database. In preparation for a government survey Ken had to go though all our names in the database going back at least ten years. This was not a trivial amount of data. Ken is a frequent contributor to our newsletter and forum and we all enjoy the articles he writes. His work with mushrooms has earned him the much coveted Red Vest. We are sorry it took so long to recognize him on the website, thanks for all your help Ken!
The President's Award is usually presented at the President's Dinner early in the year. As this year's recipients Bill and Janice Moore did not attend the Dinner, they were given their well-deserved award during the Summer Solstice pot-luck dinner at Moose Hill Hall in June. (Look for the antlers in above photo.) Bill and Janice are the couple who always, always step up to offer and will do any-thing asked of them to help things move along smoothly. They arrive early, and leave after all the work is done. But most importantly, they take full advantage of their AMS membership — if you, too, attend many AMS throughout the year, you will always see Bill and Janice there!
The 2014 President's Award went to Rick Watts. Rick, while not a member of the board, has tirelessly thrown himself into each event in any way that he can, especially in the area of photography, where he has gone above and beyond to create a photo library. This will be critical in completing our fungal database. Ryan wins our first ever outstanding service award. He has done a truly magnificent job developing the AMS website. Due to his efforts we can look up events, sign up for activities, view the mushroom database and browse our newsletters.
The 2013 President's Award went to Hans and Inge Weissenborn. We were all very pleased, and not a bit surprised, to see Hans and Inge Weissenborn receive this award. This couple has tirelessly participated in many years of forays, meetings, EXPOS, and pretty well every event the AMS has held over the years, acting as enthusiastic ambassadors for the AMS. Rosemarie presented the Weissenborns with a framed photo that came from our 2012 Photo Contest. Congratulations Hans and Inge!
The 2012 President's Award went to Chad and Thea Moss. Chad had volunteered to be our Culinary Chair and performed stellar duties serving in that role with Thea by his side. At every foray Chad attended, the stove and pans came out and members had an opportunity to taste some of the mushrooms that were found. Special Kudos for organizing and preparing the gourmet meal at our annual Solstice celebration at Moose Hill Hall. At Bow Valley Parks Day, Chad & Thea prepared tasting samples of the provincial mushroom where it was generally decided that the "Red Top" was the tastiest of all the provincial emblems. This was followed by an incredible selection of mushroom treats serve in our "Wild Mushroom Café" at the annual Expo at the Garden. And finally Chad with assistants presented a first class presentation on getting the most of the mushroom flavours at the "Great Alberta Mushroom Foray" in Hinton.
In 2011, Geri Kolacz served as our Newsletter Editor and layout artist since 2004. In spite of being too busy to attend most club functions she continued to work at producing our newsletter. Thanks to Geri for making our newsletter one of the best in North America. Geri received a framed print of the inky caps, photographed by Thea Moss
In 2010, again, after serving many years on the Board as Membership Coordinator, Alan Fleming continued to work on behalf of the Society as Webmaster, but moreso the President's Award went to him for all the expertise he lent to the Alberta Mushroom Database project. Alan worked on writing much of the code as well as inputting and troubleshooting the system.
In 2009, the Award went to Pieter van der Schoot. Pieter had taken a year off from Board duties but continued to lead groups on walks, host forays on his property, supply the majority of the moss and mushrooms for the Expo and promoted the Society through all his woodlot and forestry contacts. As many of us know, anyone who goes on a foray with Pieter had better be in good shape!
In 2008 President Martin Osis awarded George and Anne Litvin a framed print of the Photo Contest winner. George and Anne have been long time members who participated and volunteered their time attending most events and making a contribution at each one of them. From the Annual Exposition through the "Great Alberta Mushroom Foray" George and Anne are always there lending a helping hand.
In 2007 Dr. Markus Thormann awarded an engraved glass statue to Judy Lasinski and Michael Burnett for their contributions. Judy and Michael had worked diligently for several years organizing the first mushroom meals and tastings at the "City of Champignons" Mushroom Exposition at the Devonian Botanic Garden, turning it into one of our first fund raising events. Not only did they contribute time and effort but many, many mushrooms at no cost to the Society. Michael's "mushroom wontons" are still fondly remembered.

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All over the world people are joining us in prayer and worship via our new Web Cast. In addition, about 30 houses of prayer supplement their prayer meetings by projecting ours when they do not have worship teams available. It has amazed me to think that when my worship team is leading a set that there are sometimes hundreds joining us even beyond what we can see in the prayer room.
Recently, as I was leaving our Encountering God Service, a lady thanked me for leading a worship set. However, this time it was different than the usual thank you. She was at home and tuned in to the web cast. As I was leading at IHOP I began to feel an unusual burden to prophesy in song during the middle of one of my worship songs. I began to sing out of Isaiah 35, "Behold your God will come." She said that it was exactly what she had been dealing with and thanked me for singing. It is amazing to think that my burden for singing this wasn't even for anyone in the room, but was for a women watching over the internet. Who knows what the Lord could be doing all over the world through this web cast with stories we won't hear until eternity?
Silent Prayer Siege
Planned Parenthood, Lufkin, TX
Tuesday, August 22nd
9-10 am
After praying this past month, I have decided to pray again this year outside of the Lufkin Planned Parenthood. We will, like last year, be praying in silence with red tape over our mouth that says LIFE identifying with the silent cries of over 4400 babies that are killed every day in this nation through abortion. With the partial birth abortion ban coming before the Supreme Court this fall, with South Dakota deciding in November whether or not to outlaw abortion and with the Supreme Court's deciding whether to hear the Doe v. Bolton Abortion Case next month, the church must be prevailing in prayer over this issue. For those that live in the East Texas ar ea, I would encourage you to join us in prayer at the Lufkin Planned Parenthood and to spread the word to others who might be interested.
Please pray for me as I lead this Silent Prayer Siege and minister in Lufkin. Thank you again for your prayers and support! I could not do this ministry without you!
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Having no one to talk to when I need
is what drives me mad.
There's only a certain limit I can reach in my
own head.
No ideas or concerns to bounce back and forth
all I seem to come across is closed doors.
When you have emotions you feel to be so
sincere and you have the courage to break
down and release,
yet the person sitting across had not one
single word to speak.
To me, that's incredibly weak.
How can you watch someone with tears in
their eyes,
yet pretend you don't see them cry?
Does it affect you on the inside despite your
hard outer shell?
If it does…
I'd never be able to tell.
These are those I say have grown cold,
lack of empathy for those they say they "love"
the most.
Standing stagnant on their path to emotional
The lost that don't want to be found,
looking for every chance to run you
I'm not saying their path is wrong,
I just have to keep on mine… moving along.
© Susannah White
Excerpt from the book Where the Soul Wanders
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We ended our time in Ayampe, on the coast, with a visit to a nature reserve. It was a sunny day (!!! The only sunny day that week!!!). The nature reserve has a beach (Playa de los Frailes) that is stunning.
I had to laugh about myself; when we walked onto the beach, I saw in the distance a piece of secluded beach. I instantly wanted to go there. While walking there (there were hardly any people on the beach anyway, but still…) I pondered this need to be secluded and alone. Or 'the first one'. Like when fresh snow has fallen and you put your mark on it (or in my case: I HAVE TO eat some of it when it is all fresh and new).
When we neared the area, we passed a couple that looked Dutch. And I realized this could be an urge that comes from being in a country with too many people on top of each other. Maybe.
Eventually we climbed a small hill and ended up in the secluded patch of beach. O wow, it was so beautiful! It felt like being in paradise. When Eric and I went into the water, it was so clear you could see the sandy bottom (which was the first time I saw this in Ecuador) with all the little crabs, shells and fish. A bit further along huge birds (pelicans?) were diving for fish. They didn't find us very scary, so they came up to a meter away from us. The sky was completely blue, not a soul in sight.
It brought tears to my eyes to realise what we have lost (again). My desire would be to be able to live there, on that spot, to be a pioneer and claim a bit of unclaimed land for myself. But we can't do that anymore. That time has passed. Now is the time to learn to live on a very polluted planet with too many people.
But there, in that bit of paradise, I could pretend this wasn't the case for a little while. A guy with goggles disturbed 'our' little patch and reminded me there were more people who like to experience this beauty.
The kids were looking in small rocky puddles, crawling with life and waiting for high tide to change environment, for interesting shells and stones.
It was a beautiful end to our 'official' 'search and travel'.
We arrived in Quito on Thursday the 31st of March. We had booked an Airbnb just outside of Quito, near where our Ecuadorian friends live.
We were going to meet with them on Saturday, so we had some time to rest from the 8 hour drive and the dramatic change in altitude and climate. We arrived just in time to experience the change from wet to dry season. With June, the dry season came. The last rain we saw, fell on the first of June and only sunshine after this, day in, day out. Because of Quito's altitude it doesn't get humid-hot here. It just gets to about 25 degrees, dry warmth, with clear skies and nice cool breezes.
The perfect climate actually.
When we arrived we had to get used to the pollution here. Quito has grown out of proportion and all surrounding towns have become one big mass of urbanisation. The roads are busy all time of day and night. Hardly any cars have filters and the diesel engines spew black smoke. The smell is terrible. Especially in Quito itself, but also in the areas outside Quito. When we have the windows open, we smell the exhaust fumes.
Having lived in one of the most unpolluted areas in the world, this the last year, it was a big change. Yangana falls within the biosphere of the Podocarpus Cloud Forest reserve. Not only the air we breathed, but also the water we drank, came from there and was among the cleanest in the world.
The other thing that is part of being near a big city, is; you can find everything there.
We decided, when the business would bind us here, that would be a good thing. Our kids could do anything they wanted to do. Mar could start up guitar lessons again, or Karate, Lem could go to an American High school (which he feels drawn to for some strange reason), Bear could have Spanish lessons from someone who is specialised in working with kids who have a language problem, etc.
This all sounded good in my head, but of course it could be that the kids have a totally different idea about this.
On Saturday we met with our friends and discussed the business further. We decided to go for it and get a RUC number (Chamber of Commerce number) together. I would be president and Maria would be
the CEO of a so called 'Sociedad de Hecho'.
Eric would be employed by the business (to reduce our taxes in Ecuador) and Ramiro would assist with everything.
When we went to the Notary appointment on Wednesday, to get this legalized, the Notary told us that we needed to start an Ltd instead. This would take a bit more time and money, but would work better for export purposes.
Our Dutch accountant told us the same. We also needed to start a bv in the Netherlands (and in every other country we would be exporting to).
So we left the Notary without having achieved anything official yet.
From Saturday on we were busy every day from morning till night, to arrange all the business- related things and get some order in all the emails and reading material about international trade, the product we want to export, etc. The product is hard to find in Ecuador and would have to come from Peru, which caused some additional import issues.
We noticed that we hadn't used our brains for a while and we were 'rusty', so it took a while to not get exhausted from this.
On Thursday evening we received an unexpected message from our Ecuadorian friends, that they had to stop with the joint venture. They found out that they had some unresolved financial and contractual stuff from a previous business. To resolve this would take a lot of money, time and energy. Without resolving this, we could not start up an Ltd and they realised this would put too much strain, timeline wise, on the success of the business.
This left us in a bit of a shock and doubt as to whether we should continue with the idea without them, or abandon it altogether. We decided to leave it till the next day, Friday and re-discuss it.
On Friday we talked about all the pros and cons of starting up ourselves and of letting it go and doing something else.
At some point I asked for a 'sign' of some sort, because even meditating didn't give me any clarity on it. Immediately after asking for the sign, an email came in from Americans who had the product for us-here in Ecuador- and were interested in doing business with us.
I decided this was a clear enough sign for me and we would continue together.
On Saturday morning we met with our Ecuadorian friends to make sure we would tie this up in a good way and part as friends. We had a good talk, some emotions came out, we understood things better
from them, as did they about us. We parted as friends and can still count on them for practical help and advice, which is great.
All through this, my court case plays a small role in being exhausted and emotionally triggered, as well. At some point I misunderstood a letter from the Court and got into a small panic. I thought they only started the case so they could put the outcome (that I 'lost' the case) in a big newspaper and scare all similar working midwives to death. A colleague/friend put me at ease and told me they do this with every court case; it is a public hearing and the outcome is put in a newspaper. It was not a personal/individual thing.
I realised how easy anything -that is related to the ordeal of the last 2 years- upsets me. It almost feels like PTSD. Nightmares, not seeing things clearly, etc. I will be so glad when it is over.
The hearing will be soon. After this I hope it will be settled with the judgement that I am guilty, should be put out of my profession -or am not guilty- and that is it. I hope to keep the damage to an already very damaged and fearful Health Care System as small as possible. To let it blow over (whatever the outcome) and let it not make things even harder for my colleagues. To let the craziness remain the same craziness and not get fuelled into an out-of-control chaos with more witch hunts on an even larger scale.
Maybe someone - or groups of people- will be able to make a more effective change to the system when the time is right. Because right now 95% of the people would not understand anything about the way I worked. Most people still feel safer when someone else is responsible for their lives and makes the decisions for them, instead of they, themselves.
I just hope that for the group of 5% there will always be a matching Health Care provider. And maybe, in some future, most of the people will be ready to live with the knowledge that it is always and only 'yourself' where everything in your life starts and ends with. And that only they themselves can make all the choices, because no one will ever know what is best for them, but themselves. And that death is an essential part of life that has to be faced openly and not avoided out of fear. And to accept that when push comes to shove, we have no say in this and no control over this and that all else is an illusion.
('Amen' hahaha).
So it has been an eventful week on mental and emotional level. The planning for the next week(s) is as follows:
On Tuesday we go to Olon (the coast again!) to finally see Nikki and JF again and have some fun with them for a week. The Tuesday after we go to Cuenca to meet the American people with 'the product' (more about this in the next blog). We booked an Airbnb there till Friday the 22nd of June. After this is 'the big unknown' still. No idea where to go from there, yet.
But we are free as a bird and we are sure the next step will unfold somehow at some point.


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Side effect of unification of damage handling. Probably ohartenstein23 suggestion to reduce default values will work, not same but usually indistinguishable.
I will try do this in this or next month. Right now I fight with corner cases in craft allocation
Btw. your move order PR was merged into vanilla... I can't cherry-pick it to OXCE+... OXC and OXCE are too different and I have no idea how to resolve all those conflicts.
Are you getting progress with the next version, Yankes?We're really far from the vanilla now, which makes me kinda uncomfortable.
Real men can live with uncomfortable things
As for more serious answer. right now I'm working on this (merge with vanilla). This force me to scrap two features (craft/hangar types and weapon use scripts, two culprits why it take so much time) other wise it would take maybe another month to release this.
We're really far from the vanilla now, which makes me kinda uncomfortable.
Extended/Extended+ is the new vanilla.


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Author: L. Viana
Publication period start: 2001
Publication period end: 2001
Number of co-authors: 3
Number of publications with favourite co-authors
Productive Colleagues
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Medeia, M. N., Viana, L., Ehmman, V. M., Alvao, C. R. Mont (2001): Navigability in Search Sites of Brazilian Internet. In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction , 2001, . pp. 1120-1124.


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Security vendor ESET has unveiled its re-engineered and redesigned range of IT security products for business.
According to a company statement ESET's IT security products for business offer maximum proactive protection with a low impact on company infrastructure, as well as offering a wealth of new features, such as Botnet Protection, Exploit Blocker, Anti-Phishing and Anti-Theft.
ESET chief executive, Richard Marko, said building world-class security products was not new to the Slovakian company.
"We've been doing it for more than twenty years," he said.
"But with the digital revolution having changed the operational landscape so fundamentally, we wanted to go back to basics and really understand what our customers need to grow their businesses today, and in the foreseeable future.
"The key is to balance usability with performance and agility. The results speak for themselves - I think we have certainly earned our gold star."
The new product includes the ESET Remote Administrator.
ESET says it is a platform-independent, remote management console which it rebuilt to enhance usability, improve security and lower the overall cost of implementation and management.
It boasts a built-in task management system to minimize downtime, while allowing actions to be performed automatically based on dynamic group membership.
The new user interface for ESET business security products simplifies the tasks of monitoring, configuring and controlling network activity to ensure the organisation is forewarned and protected against unwanted and malicious actions.
ESET chief marketing officer, Ignacia Sbampato, said businesses were continuing to evolve their inter-connectivity.
Read more: ESET to launch new business line of products in 2015
"They've become a more attractive target for the bad stuff out there, such as targeted attacks and advanced persistent threats," he said.
"Security vendors must offer their customers better solutions that don't hog an organization's resources when fighting off threats.
"That's why we are offering the market unparalleled value in our new products and services.
"We've invested heavily in creating a truly spectacular range of security solutions for businesses.
"Our goal is to exceed our customers' expectations, offering them first-class security that is unbelievably efficient and effective to install, configure and run."


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I'm surprised nobody's replied to this yet.
I'm surprised nobody's replied to this yet.
Hi. My names Rusty and I love Titfights and Sexfights esp trib action. Thank you to all the authors for all their hard work.
What's up everyone!
I'm Dracologist, or if you prefer Draco. I'm a commission writer who specializes in sex fighting and has written quite a few stories. I've posted a couple stories already, but a lot of the are furry related and I'm not sure if they'd fit in a human story based forum. I've been writing professionally since 2011 and I hope that you guys will enjoy my stories.
If you want to talk, I'll always respond. Look forward to talking with you all soon!
Angel, thanks so much for starting this thread! I think it's a great idea! I recently joined after I discovered the Private Eye story, which I freaking love! I'm not so much into the tit-fighting and sex-fighting theme as much as well-written erotic fiction. There are some real gems here.
I'm a bit of an amateur writer myself. I have a few stories I wrote for Literotica. Angeldawn30 actually just peer-reviewed Chapter 5 for me and said it was pretty good. It's not entirely relevant to this forum, but what the hell. I won't make a new thread, but here are the links if anyone is curious. Actually, 4 has a little bit of a sex fight between two chicks. 5 should be up once the mods have a chance to clear it.
The Assassin and the Sorceress Ch. 01 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy - Literotica.com
The Assassin and the Sorceress Ch. 02 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy - Literotica.com
The Assassin and the Sorceress Ch. 03 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy - Literotica.com
The Assassin and the Sorceress Ch. 04 - Sci-Fi & Fantasy - Literotica.com
After seeing how awesome Darkhound's illustrations of Private Eye were, I'm seriously tempted to get this illustrated, too.
I think I have already said so... but Welcome again Rusty! (Hug) Welcome again to you too Draco. (Hug) Loved the two stories you posted!
Welcome Hank... although you have been contributing to the threads for a little while now... it is wonderful to have you here... and I am pleased that we are already friends. (Hug) ... and thank you for the kind words about "Private Eye".
I absolutely love your story, "The Assassin and the Sorceress" !!! And... for the record.. I did not tell you it was "Pretty good".. I said it was "Excellent!" Don't make me go get my whip! (wicked grin)
Thank you Rusty, Draco and Hank for being part of Hostboard!
Welcome people!
MY SEXFIGHT E-BOOKS: Anubisx's Amazon
MY DEVIANTART: Anubisx's DeviantART
MY LAST SEXFIGHT E-BOOK: Resort Showdown
Hello, name is RaVAcolyte and I am a alcoho...*oh, that's not what this is about?*
Um, I mean hi, I'm RaVAcolyte and I'm here to show off some sexfight/titfight/catfight art once I get to the minimum ten posts (which is taking a surprising amount of time given that I don't just want to write 'cool story', 'update soon', or 'nice tits', seems dishonest to do it like that).
Anyway, if you want a sneak peak at some of the images I'll be posting, go ahead and check out this page (EdgarSlam (Dr. Edgar Slam) - DeviantArt).
Take care and hope you enjoy the art!


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I add a folder to PerfectTunes, but I cannot access it as it does not show in the left hand directory.
How can I access it?
Just to clarify when I open PerfectTunes I add the folder. Then when I go into IDTags I cannot access.
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The Abraaj Group announced that it has divested shareholding in Careem, the UAE's leading transportation network company, to the Saudi Arabia's conglomerate Kingdom Holding Company
Commenting on the exit, Ahmed Badreldin, partner and head of Middle East and North Africa at the Abraaj Group, said, "We recognised the opportunity for Careem to scale and rapidly grow its offering across the region. We are proud of the rapid advancements the company made based on our investment and partnership."
"The markets in which Careem operates benefit from a combined GDP of US$3.6 trillion, representing a populous and connected economy and one that will increasingly benefit from the services that Careem provides," he added.
Established in 2012 in Dubai, Careem originally provided web-based car booking services for corporate and businesses in the UAE.
Presently Careem is one of the largest transportation network company across the Middle East, North Africa, Turkey and Pakistan (MENATP) region.
The Abraaj Group, which has a market share worth US$10bn, is a leading investor focusing on the investment strategies across private equity, private credit, impact investing and real estate in Africa, Asia, Latin America, Middle East and Turkey.
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1 (4-pound) chicken, washed and patted dried
2 cups white wine
2 tablespoons chopped garlic
3/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
1 tablespoon chopped fresh sage
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoons chicken fat, spooned from the cooking juices.
1 tablespoon finely chopped onion
2/3 cup reduced wine marinade
1/4 cup defatted chicken roasting juices
3/4 cup Chicken Stock
1 1/2 teaspoons cornstarch
1/8 teaspoon salt (optional)
1 teaspoon fresh chopped sage
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Marinate the chicken overnight in the white wine, turining at least once, in the refrigerator.
Preheat the oven to 425 F. Place the garlic, salt. pepper, rosemary and sage on a chopping board and with a sharp knife, chop and blend them together. Do not do this in a blender as it will ruin the texture. Chop the mixture as fine as you can.
Take the chicken out of the marinade, reseving the marinade for the sauce. Dry the chicken well with paper towels. Loosen the skin, pushing with your fingers around the breast, thighs and back. Stuff 2/3 of the chopped seasoning mixture underneath the skin over the thighs, legs, breast and back. Place the chicken on a vertical roaster, brush it with the olive oil and rub the remaining herb mixture over the skin.
Reduce the oven temperature to 350 F. Roast the chicken in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Remove from the oven, turn the chicken1/4 turn clockwise and brush it well with the juices that have accummulated in the bottom of the pan. Cover the top part of the chicken with a piece of foil just up to the wings to keep it from getting too brown. Roast for 1 more hour, repeating the turning and basting every 30 minutes. Test the chicken to see if it's fully cooked by inserting the tip of a sharp knife in the thickest part of the thigh. If it's fully cooked, the juices that run out will be clear. If they're not completely clear, cook 10 more minutes. Remove the chicken from the oven and let it rest for 10 minutes.
While the chicken is cooking, pour the reserved marinade into a small saucepan and cook over high heat until reduced by 2/3. Remove from the heat and set aside.
When the chicken is done, take the chicken off the vertical roaster, taking care not to spill the juices that have accunulated in the pan. Cut it into serving pieces as you wish. Place the chicken pieces on a warm serving platter and keep warm while you make the sauce.
For the sauce, pour the cooking juices into a defatting cup, reserving 2 tablespoons fat. In a small nonstick saute pan on medium heat, cook the chicken fat and onion for 3 minutes. Add the reduced marinade and cook for 1 minute. Add the defatted roasting juices and 1/2 cup of the chicken stock with the cornstarch and stir into the boiling sauce, stirring well until the sauce thickens, about 1 minute. Reduce the heat to a simmer, taste for salt, adding the additional 1/8 teaspoon if you wish and the sage for added flavor.
When you're ready to serve, pour the accumulated juices from the serving platter into the simmering sauce and seve it in a gravy boat along sice the chicken.
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If you don't have a verical roaster, you can roast the chicken in a more traditional way. Start with the chicken, breast-side-up, for the first 30 minutes. Turn it over onto its other breast and cook for 15 minutes. Turn on each thigh side and its back for 15 minutes each and finish with a breast-side-up, for the last 15 minutes. Remember to baste the chicken at every turn. The chicken will be wobbly as you balance it on its different body parts: just balance it as best you can against the pan.
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Brandon DeQuan Harper, 21, and Justin Darnell Harper, 19, both of Tuscaloosa, were charged with disorderly conduct and transported to Tuscaloosa County Jail, Tuscaloosa Police Department spokesman Sgt. Brent Blankley said. Both bonds were set at $300.
A 17-year-old juvenile also was arrested and charged with disorderly conduct. Blankley said two to three other suspects have been identified and warrants will be obtained for them.
Investigators have determined that the fight was linked to an August robbery, Blankley said. The suspect in the case saw the victim in the Waffle House, then started an altercation that led to the fight.
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(CNSNews.com) - President Barack Obama told the graduating Army officers at West Point on Wednesday that fighting "climate change" will "help shape your time in uniform.
"Keep in mind, not all international norms relate directly to armed conflict," Obama said at the commencement ceremony for the U.S. Military Academy. "We have a serious problem with cyber-attacks, which is why we're working to shape and enforce rules of the road to secure our networks and our citizens. In the Asia Pacific, we're supporting Southeast Asian nations as they negotiate a code of conduct with China on maritime disputes in the South China Sea. And we're working to resolve these disputes through international law.
"That spirit of cooperation," Obama said, "needs to energize the global effort to combat climate change--a creeping national security crisis that will help shape your time in uniform, as we are called on to respond to refugee flows and natural disasters and conflicts over water and food, which is why next year I intend to make sure America is out front in putting together a global framework to preserve our planet.
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While Obama views climate change as a national security crisis, many Army officers will not have learned about it during their time at West Point.
The phrase "climate change" is mentioned only six times in the U.S. Military Academy's course catalog for the class of 2016.
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A Meterology course includes "a brief look at climate and climate change."
An Environmental Security course offers a "case study approach" to environmental issues affecting national security, including "global climate change."
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I wrapped up my first trip to Kyrgyzstan earlier this week. I spent fifteen days in the country, exploring the tiny Soviet resort town of Bosteri, walking the streets of Cholpon Ata, watching in awe at the athleticism on display at the World Nomad Games, and relaxing in the Russian banya and Korean Chicken oasis of Bishkek. However, my trip, while freaking fantastic, was not without a few boneheaded mistakes. Here are ten pieces of Kyrgyzstan travel advice I wish I could go back and tell myself before my trip.
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Bring Your Own Sun and Dust Protection
Throw sunblock, a baseball cap, and a scarf to cover your mouth into your backpack, and try to have them available to you every day. Trust me, you'll be grateful for them when you are the only one around not fried to bits and choking on dirt. Unless you're going to stay in Bishkek, you'll need to be able to keep your skin and lungs protected. The dry roads (and diesel engines) meant I was constantly coughing. And the only sunblock I could find outside of Bishkek had a whitening agent in it that destroyed the top layer of skin on my arms (rendering me ghostlike and covered in a layer of extra-thick sunblock sweat). Bring a sunblock that you know works well with your skin, but if you do end up picking one up in one of the smaller villages try to see if they have any without a whitening agent. As for your hat, it needs to protect your face, and your scarf should be light enough that you can wear it over your mouth comfortably. I got lucky, and I was given a baseball hat after I arrived, but if not I would have needed to purchase one.
Wear Layers
I visited Kyrgyzstan in late August and early September. The mornings and evenings were cool to chilly, while the days were very hot (especially in direct sunlight). I was always thankful whenever I could make adjustments by adding or subtracting a layer of clothing. At night, I wanted a full jacket and a blanket on my lap, while during the day I wanted as few clothes as possible. If you're going up to higher altitudes, you'll need to make sure your clothes can handle the cold temperatures, but you'll still want some cold-weather layers even if you're not going too high. The team behind the World Nomad Games thoughtfully gave the members of the press an extra vest, baseball hat, blanket, and glasses cleaner, which helped me add a few layers of clothing and tackle the sun and dust, but I gladly would have purchased each of these as I ended up using them every single day in the country.
Watch Where You Step
Maybe this is a mistake that only I could make, but I sprained my ankle early in my trip by tripping on the world's smallest pothole. Afterward, I started keeping my eyes on the pavement, and I noticed quite a few potholes and other tricky spots. If you sprain your ankles easily, you'll be glad to pay attention to where you're stepping. A sprained ankle slowed me down a bit, but it would have been much worse if I was planning on doing more hiking or any horse trekking on this trip.
Listen to Your Body
I had some nasty food poisoning, a sprained ankle, and the beginnings of a vicious cold while there. I thought I was slowing down and taking care of myself by sleeping in and ducking out early here and there, but after two weeks of pushing through, I was exhausted. It wasn't until I left the country and settled down in Almaty for a week that I took proper care of my ankle and got the swelling to go down and the pain to subside. My body basically shut down in Kazakhstan and forced me to take care of it, but I wonder if I had paid better attention and care to some of these issues on the front end if I wouldn't have crashed so hard at the end of my two weeks. Even if it's your dream trip, stop and take care of minor aches and illnesses before they balloon into much larger problems.
Get Cash Before You Leave the Airport
This one isn't as critical if you're going into Bishkek (though you'll still need some cash for a taxi). However, if you're heading straight to a village (especially if you're being picked up and transferred directly), this might be the only easy chance you have to get cash. While there are ATMs (bankomats in Russian) in the "bigger cities" like Cholpon Ata and in places like the Narodny supermarkets, there weren't any in the smaller places I stayed like Bosteri or any at the Hippodrome where some of the major events of the World Nomad Games were held. I'm not saying you'll never run into an ATM out in the wild, I'm just saying that I wish I'd grabbed cash at the airport. It would have saved me a lot of time. Since Kyrgyzstan outside of Bishkek is almost purely cash-based, you won't make it far if you don't have some Kyrgyz som on you.
Download the Yandex Taxi App ASAP
Negotiating with taxi drivers is a necessary evil in Kyrgyzstan. Every driver I had (except one), was extremely kind, polite, and thorough. However, I found prices on Yandex (a popular taxi app in countries of the former USSR) to be about half of what I could negotiate on my own. If negotiating stresses you out, then get the app ahead of time. You'll need to register it with a local number (unless you register it ahead of time), but you can easily pick up a Kyrgyz sim card as long as your phone is unlocked. Also, data in Kyrgyzstan is super cheap.
Bring Your Own Seasonings
I found that I loved Kyrgyz cuisine, but after eating it for days on end, I was thrilled to pull out my emergency green Tabasco sauce and change up the flavors a bit. In Bishkek, you'll find fantastic restaurants from a wide variety of cuisines (I loved the Korean Barbeque place called Chicken Star and the nachos at Metro Club). But in the villages, you'll be eating more traditional food. I loved Lagman, borsht (technically Ukrainian, but who doesn't love borsht?), and manti, but after two weeks I needed to mix it up. Other travelers I know who are regional experts have their own preferences, like Megan Starr will bring in her own cayenne pepper.
Have Toilet Paper and Hand Sanitizer with You AT ALL TIMES
The ubiquitous squat toilet may or may not have a sink next to it, and that sink may or may not have soap. While travelers worldwide should have a personal stash of toilet paper and hand sanitizer in case of emergency, I found mine came in handy more in Kyrgyzstan than most places. This is less true in Bishkek, but even in Cholpon Ata, I needed these with me most of the time. You might also want to make sure you have other basic toiletries with you since some hotels don't provide shampoo or soap. You can pick up anything you're missing at one of the magazines or other stores, provided you're not going to be completely off-the-grid immediately.
Make Sure You've Got Your Prescriptions with You
I was running low on few meds, and so I popped into a Kyrgyzstan pharmacy to fill up. These meds are things that are prescription-only in the US, but over-the-counter in most countries I've been to, so I never worry too much about getting refills while on the road. However, in Bishkek, they didn't have them in stock. After trying two more pharmacies, I gave up trying to get them, knowing that I could grab them in Almaty. This wasn't a case of them being prescription-only, but just a situation where they didn't have pretty common medicines available at all. I was able to pick them up in Almaty, but don't get stuck in Kyrgyzstan worried about having access to your medicine.
Bring Your Own Tampons
(Obviously, this is not universally applicable). I'm not saying that there aren't tampons in Kyrgyzstan. What I am saying is that I couldn't find them in the three pharmacies I went to, and who wants to spend any more time than that looking for tampons? Bring them with you ahead of time so you can avoid being the weird girl looking at every box of panty liners to see if you're actually mistaken, and this is the magical box of tampons you've been searching for all over Bishkek. Like the prescriptions above, I found them easily in a pharmacy in Almaty the next day.
More Kyrgyzstan Travel Tips
- Learn Cyrillic ahead of time. I've been able to read Cyrillic since college, and it makes it so much easier to travel around parts of Eastern Europe and the former USSR. It's also one of the reasons I love living in Bulgaria.
- Spend some time in Bishkek! A lot of people skip Bishkek in order to spend more time hiking and doing outdoor adventure sports. I found Bishkek a great place to relax after the craziness of the World Nomad Games.
- Don't ONLY see Bishkek! Kyrgyzstan outside of the major cities is very different. You need to see both sides to get a better feel for the country.
- If you go trekking or spending time outside, make sure to wear appropriate layers for hiking!
- Wall outlets are the same as most of Europe (type C or F), and the voltage is 220V. You'll need a converter if you want to use North American plugs.
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- Lonely Planet Central Asia which is available as a paper copy or in a Kindle edition.
- Sunscreen before you get there to avoid the kind with whitening in it.
- Full Sized Travel Towel This is the best travel towel in the world. It's pretty enough for the beach, large enough that you forget it's a microfibre towel, and quick-drying, which is crucial if you're going to be hiking or going from place to place. Even in hotels, I found I used my own travel towel often. Here's a whole post about why I'm obsessed with my travel towel.
- Altitude Sickness Pills If you get altitude sickness (like I did in Quito), you'll want to be able to take these right away. My altitude sickness in Kyrgyzstan was mild, but I didn't go up too high. Even in Cholpon Ata or on Issyk Kul, I could still feel the effects for a few days.
- Trekking Poles Critical for anyone afraid of heights who wants to get out and see nature. I wish I'd had these with me in Kyrgyzstan and in Spain when walking the Camino.
Final Thought: Triple Check Your Travel Insurance Policy Information (Or Get One)
It's not the most glamorous side of travel, but I always make sure to have a current Travel Insurance Policy because things happen on the road. I pay for World Nomads, and I happily recommend them. It's especially important to get travel insurance if you're going to be doing any horseback trekking, hiking, or adventure sports while in Kyrgyzstan.
I have been a paying customer of World Nomads for travel insurance for two years, and I happily recommend them. It's especially important to get travel insurance if you're going to be doing any adventure sports like horseback trekking, hiking, or traveling off-road. Even in Bishkek, you'll be happy when you're able to replace your stuff if it's lost or stolen.
More about Traveling to Kyrgyzstan and Central Asia
- The World Nomad Games (podcast episode)
- How to Get a Kyrgyzstan Sim Card
- Things to Do in Bosteri on Issyk Kul
- Big Almaty Lake in Kazakhstan in Pictures
- How to Get to Big Almaty Lake by Taxi
- Tamgaly Tas: How to Visit Kazakhstan's Enchanting Buddhist Rock Art Sanctuary
- Visiting Nomad's Land: The Abandoned Movie Set in the Kazakhstan Steppe
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- A completed Graduate Admission Application. (Apply online at www.msj.edu/apply).
- An undergraduate degree from a regionally accredited university
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- Names and contact information for two individuals who will give a reference on the applicant's behalf.
- A one-page, typed personal statement
- A current resume
- Official transcripts should be submitted to the Office Graduate Admissions.
- Successful completion of an interview with the MBA Admission Committee
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Memories of St. Nicholas: A Treasured Place
We headed to social media to ask people to share their memories of St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church before it was destroyed on September 11, 2001. We received some wonder responses.
"The first time I visited St.Nicholas (1993) I was walking on my lunch hour and saw someone go in. I was so happy the doors were open. I entered and felt like I was at home. The warmth and beauty made you forget you were in downtown manhattan. This was the first of many weekly visits I made, as well as attending Holy Week services. It was a place I treasured and shared with many co-workers, friends and family. My mother and I had my YiaYias 1 year memorial there. I look forward to bringing my children to the new St. Nicholas Greek Orthodox Church and begin new memories."
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Get rid of the things that cause you harm. It seems obvious, right? So why do we have such a difficult time following through? Stop beating yourself up, let go of what needs to be left behind, and embrace what will grow your future.
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Anna (voiced in the English-language version by Hailee Steinfeld) is pretty down on herself. We don't really know why, but she wants to hide herself away from the world. Her worried foster-mother sends her to stay with relatives (the Oiwas) in rural Hokkaido, hoping it will somehow help. In the countryside Anna discovers a lot more than fresh air. When Marnie Was There is reviewed after the jump.
The Wind Rises
Acclaimed director Hayao Miyazaki's last feature film The Wind Rises, may be his most personal film yet. An ode to the machines he so dearly loves and a stunning, but slightly problematic goodbye. My review of The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ ) is after the jump.
Film Link Goodness: Late September 2012 Edition
There is no better procrastination that reading the awesome film reviews, articles, and discussions written by insightful and intelligent people from all corners of the globe. After the jump check out the film link goodness I've been reading recently.
From Up On Poppy Hill
The highest grossing Japanese film of 2011, From Up On Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から) was written by the master of animation Hayao Miyazaki (with Keiko Niwa, and based on the comics written by Tetsuro Sayama), directed by Goro Miyazaki, and was produced by animation powerhouse Studio Ghibli – What a pedigree! Thankfully the film lives up to the reputation of the names behind it. It's a heartfelt and charming story, anchored by historical facts and the strong female characters which Ghibli films are known for. Review after the jump!
Reel Anime 2012
Madman Entertainment is again bringing some of the freshest and most exciting animation direct from Japan to centres around Australia in September.
Four fantastic animated films wills screen in the show case held September 13-26. Details about the films (courtesy of Madman Entertainment) and the official showcase trailer can be found after the jump.
Princess Mononoke/もののけ姫 (1997)
Princess Mononoke is the tenth feature film produced and released by the Japanese Animation studio, Studo Ghibli (スタジオジブリ), and the seventh film directed by Hayao Miyzaki. It took Miyazaki over sixteen years to fully develop the story; and at the time it was the most expensive anime ever produced. It currently sits at #98 on the IMDB Top 250 films, and at 94% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
Check out our review of the fourth film in our Miyazaki Month, Princess Mononoke after the jump!
Spirited Away/千と千尋の神隠し (2001)
Spirited Away is the third film in our 'Miyazaki Month'. Released in 2001, it went on to win the Golden Bear at the Berlin Film Festival, and also the 2002 Academy Award for Best Animated Feature. It remains Japan's most successful film, taking in over US$274 million worldwide. The film currently sits at number 45 on the IMDB Top 250, and is rated 97% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes.
This review has kindly been written by media student and blogger Ruth Richards. Be sure to check out her other great writing over on her blog. Thanks Ruth!
Check out Ruth's guest review of Spirited Away/千と千尋の神隠し after the jump!
My Neighbour Totoro/となりのトトロ (1988)
This review of My Neighbour Totoro has been kindly written by Sydney screenwriter and film critic, Chris Elena. Please check out his great blog for more of his work.
Thanks Chris!
My Neighbour Totoro is the 2nd film in our Miyazaki Month, and my (Sam's) personal favourite. It is the third film released by Studio Ghibli and also the third film directed by Hayao Miyazaki. It currently sits at 90% fresh on Rotten Tomatoes, and is currently at #170 on the IMDB Top 250 movies list.
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Parts of Earth's crust are rising very slowly owing to post-glacial rebound, but using GPS, researchers have found that West Antarctica is rising faster than almost anywhere else in the world. And, ESA's GOCE gravity mission has, in turn, helped them to understand that the mantle below is unusually fluid.
Around 20 000 years ago, vast expanses of Earth's surface were covered in thick ice. In some places the ice was 3 km thick – just like central Antarctica and Greenland today.
According to ESA on June22, Earth's hard rocky crust sits on top of the mantle. The mantle layer, which is some 2900 km-thick, is relatively soft and behaves like a viscous fluid that allows the crust, when weight-laden with thick ice, to be pushed down. It is estimated that during the Ice Age, land below the thickest ice sunk by as much as 500 m.
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© ChildForum 29 June 2007
On 1 July 2007 the Government introduces up to 20 hours free early childhood education a week for three and four-year-old children in teacher-led services.
Playcentre parents can only access the Free ECE funding if they change to a childcare or kindergarten centre or use one of these centres in addition to playcentre. This devalues the parents' role in children's learning .
The 20 hour funding levels are designed to make services increase the number of hours children attend to over four hours a day. It has been argued (within numerous political press releases) that quality ECE (to regulatable level with qualified teachers) is better for children than other choices parents might make for their child's care and learning.
The government is also telling services it is okay to charge for extras ordinarily provided as part of looking after children, such as food and outings, and to ask parents to agree to pay for these extras. Once agreed parents have to pay (services can ask a debt collector to collect). Enrolment policy is up to individual centres, and therefore children whose parents do not agree to pay the extra or top-up charges may perpetually stay on the waiting list.
The early childhood sector is arguing that setting the funding rate to cover the average cost of providing care and education to basic regulation level will mean that standards in many centres will fall dangerously (below regulation level) unless parents can be persuaded to pay top-up charges.
Is this in the best interests of children?
The interests of children are being pushed to one side in the argument over money. Kindergartens and childcare centres are in danger of becoming battlegrounds as teachers have to explain to parents wanting "free" early childhood education that they have to pay extra charges. Yet, positive parent-teacher relationships are vitally important for children to feel relaxed in, and to benefit from, being in the early childhood centre setting.
Teachers are in the difficult position of having to tell parents they must pay for something the government repeatedly tells them is free or their centre will have to withdraw from the scheme or lower standards. The amount parents will have to pay will continue to increase to reflect increased staffing and other costs but the amount the government pays will only increase when the government decides.
Parents who can afford least to pay the top-up charge will not be able to get access to the "free ECE". It will create a two-tier early childhood system of centres catering for families barely able to pay top-up charges and those with financially well-off families (in the same way that low decile schools struggle with getting parental financial support as compared to high decile schools).
The early childhood sector is set to become more like the school sector. Parents are being told that to start their child's learning they must enrol in an early childhood education service, for 20 hours and with registered teachers. There is no evidence to support an earlier start to education being better for children's long-term learning outcomes. Evidence points to parents and home background being a more powerful influence on children than either ECE or the quality of ECE, and so it is a puzzle why playcentre as a service that involves parents in learning is being discredited by Government Policy. More hours of ECE is associated with increased behaviour and emotional problems for young children and so it is also a puzzle why the government wants children attending more than the traditional three hour five day a week sessions at kindergartens.
The policy and associated advertising is sending a strong message to parents that they are not teachers and that children's education from age 3 is now the responsibility of the State. NZ already rates poorly amongst developed countries for our record in children's health and safety. Parenting and opportunity for parents to learn to parent well seems to be the key. This key will be lost if parents continue to get the message that they are no good because they are untrained.
There are no benefits of the policy the way it is for children
It is reducing flexibility for parents to determine the hours they want to use.
It is going to result in the extension of kindergarten into childcare by changing from sessional to all-day licenses, and
We are likely to see a decline in the availability of part-day/sessional (less than 4 hours) preschool options.
The policy needs to be urgently modified with more thought on how the money going into this could be better spent to make a difference for the children and families who would most benefit.
The constant focus on funding levels has covered up the Government's intention to institutionalise children's early education.
The Education Minister Steve Maharey says this move is about making early childhood services more like the compulsory education sector.
Parents are not told about the motivation behind this new policy. The policy is not really about making ECE more affordable to families, though it is advertised as such and it certainly will at least, temporarily reduce the costs quite substantially for parents of 3 & 4 year olds. The policy is being brought in to make early childhood services more homogeneous in funding, hours of operation and quality. It will mean many more teachers will need to be employed to cover the higher ratios necessary in services will all-day licenses. Workforce growth and increased demand for teachers is highly desirable from the perspectives of the teachers union and teacher education institutions.
Contrary to what the Government has claimed the 20-hour policy won't lead to higher quality services or better learning. In other words it won't make kids wiser because its simply reducing the cost of ECE for parents already using teacher-led services. It doesn't give financial incentives for more places to be offered. It won't deliver more places in early childhood services, and may result in a reduction of places as kindergartens move to provide 4 hour plus days meaning a reduction in the number of children they can cater for in a day.
Since the publication of the article above one letter of disagreement has been received. The writer, a teacher working in the Wellington Region Free Kindergarten Association says: "This policy certainly in the kindergarten where I work and to many similar centres and kindergartens is a fantastic policy. Our parents now truly have free ece and our kindergarten is now funded to a level that we no longer have to fundraise just to stay open and cover basic running costs. The children benefit from the staff having more disposable income for equipment and resources. Even if there may be teething troubles I don't think you can knock the philosophy behind it." (14 Aug 2007).
Kindergartens have always operated on direct public funding and voluntary family donations, but in recent years due to government funding shortfalls they have had to make voluntary donations more formalised with parents being given invoices or accounts and asked to go to Work and Income support if they couldn't meet the requested "donation" or "family payment" amount.
The 20 Hour Free ECE policy now makes it official that kindergartens charge "fees" - because the government has set the fee level for services signing up to the scheme. Auckland Kindergarten Association in deciding not to opt into the 20 Hours scheme earlier this year said that "... the effect of the funding rate is 91 c per child per hour. For the AKA the average donation requested is about $1 per child per hour so a shortfall immediately exists" (EDUVAC, 19 March, 2007). NZEI's president Irene Cooper notes that "many kindergartens, which relied on fundraising and donations for their services, believed parents would no longer contribute work and funds if they believed the Government was fully paying for the service. If the Government funding rate was set too low, that meant they would be left out of pocket" (NZPA, 9 April, 2007)
It seems even with the introduction of the Free ECE policy some kindergartens, at least, continue to struggle to pay for basics. For example, in early Sept 2007 a kindergarten in the Wellington Region Free Kindergarten Association held a display at a shopping mall of children's paintings with a listing of children's full names alongside which their parents and shoppers could write a bid, with the minimum bid being set at $10.00 for each child's work. The kindergarten needed money to purchase a replacement water play structure for the children's play.
NZEI's President Irene Cooper echoes what seems to also be the government's real intentions in bringing in the 20hour Free ECE policy: "it will enable more children to access ECE with qualified staff", and "we believe it is essential that there is a network of publicly provided ECE centres". (press release 8 August 2007)
Playcentre Federation President, Marion Pilkington, notes that "in advertising the Free ECE policy the government has equated quality with teacher-led services. By doing so it ignores Playcentre, an innovative, high quality form of early childhood education indigenous to New Zealand which provides education for parents as well as children ... Having parents and children learn together produces a quality environment that research has shown has very positive outcomes - for both the parent and the children ... [parents bring] a wide range of experience and qualifications to their teaching". (press release 24 August 2007).
Montessori co-president Jan Gaffney described the design of the 20hour Free-ECE policy as "morally wrong" and said it would undermine the quality of service offered. (1 May 07, The Dominion Post)
Parliament's own creche is reported to have dropped its fees by only 25% for parents signing up to Free ECE . Parliament's crèche operates rent-free, but the level of Free ECE funding meant that to cover costs it would also have to charge more for hours parents used beyond 20 hours. "Being a Government crèche we thought ... it wouldn't be a good look if that particular creche didn't implement [the 20 hour Free ECE policy]", said licensee Chris Banks. And the Kids Reserve crèche which operates from the second floor of the Reserve bank building and is a not-for-profit centre looks likely not to sign up because its costs and charges were high and the Free ECE fee rate was too low. Also committee member Rosemary McLaren added that "the rules not been easy to work within". (July 12, 2007 The Dominion Post)
A Dominion Post Editorial (3 July 2007) suggests "Education Minister Steve Maharey would better serve his party and the public by acknowledging the considerable hurdles still to be overcome and ensuring government funding does not, over time, become a subsidy for early childhood centres rather than for parents and children.
If what is happening to schools is anything to go by, early childhood services that do not agree to provide the Government's 20 hour Free ECE scheme may be financially better off and less constrained in their service to children and parents. A government report issued in December 2006 showed that even well-managed publicly funded schools regularly ended up in deficit. The Review of Schools Operational Funding said schools now got one-third of their funding through parent "donations", fundraising and enrolling international students. NZEI president Irene Cooper said "The government should not turn a blind eye to these locally raised funds and pretend that our public education system is still free". (20 Dec, 06, NZ Herald).
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Whitespace for the WiseGraphic Design | January 31, 2019
Ask any designer about whitespace and they will tell you that they couldn't live—or work—without it. Whitespace, or negative space, is space that is intentionally left blank in a layout or design. It is intended to draw attention to itself due to the nature of being empty. It is purposely left without pictures, information, or graphics—though whitespace isn't necessarily white. Sometimes, it can become a point of contention because that space may be looked at as being wasted or not being utilized to its fullest potential. However, when your ad or website is too cluttered, nothing will stand out and your message will be lost amid the chaos. Using whitespace wisely will allow your audience to receive your intended message without being overwhelmed—which may even lead them to seek out more information on your business or organization.
3 Reasons for Whitespace
In many cases, creating more whitespace is as simple as adding extra space between lines of text. The text is easier to read, and by default, it is more likely to be read. Extra space allows readers to rest their eyes in between content, consume the content more quickly, and absorb meaning without a lot of effort.
With whitespace, you automatically need to use less words. This fact forces you to condense text, which can be a great exercise to make your language more concise and impactful. Making your text smaller just to create more whitespace is not effective if it becomes illegible. Instead, write with a purpose and only include what is absolutely necessary in your messaging—whether you're creating a print ad, a brochure, a landing page, or an entire website.
When a page is full of content, the audience doesn't know where to look first, and it won't take long for them to stop looking entirely. Whitespace will help capture your reader's attention, and when coupled with intelligent design, you can guide your reader through an ad or website implicitly. Knowing where the reader will look allows you to place the most important content in strategic areas and make sure your readers are seeing exactly what you need them to.
Examples of Whitespace
You may remember Apple ads for the iconic iPod. They used silhouettes of various people rocking out against a bright background with just the iPod and the headphones in solid white. Those were great examples of negative space having a big visual impact. You noticed them because they were simple, yet powerful at the same time. There didn't need to be a ton of information about the iPod, just enough room for you to notice the ad. Your mind filled in the blanks. It was unique because of its simplicity.
Similarly, old ads for the Volkswagen Beetle used whitespace to creatively remind readers that "small" didn't necessarily mean "lesser." Readers were drawn to the ad because of the lack of content, compared to the page next to it, which was likely full of large images and huge blocks of text—the style at the time. The strategic use of whitespace allowed the VW ad to stand out more than its competitors, and they're often considered some of the greatest ads in history.
At Archer & Hound, our goal is always to marry the messaging with intuitive design, creating the most effective ads, websites, and collateral materials for our clients. Most of what we communicate on a regular basis can't be summed up without any words at all, but the premise still holds true. Proper use of whitespace invites your eye to notice your message among all the competing cluttered messages that surround it.


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Gauge: 21
Metal type: Natural Brass
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This item is used for bead linking. Bead linking is the old world style of linking. Use head pins like you would string for a bead. Simply slide on the bead and close and loop the straight end to make a bead link perfect for connecting to chain in your jewellery. Unlike the eye pin, this item has a flat end that can be ideal for hanging and dangling from your jewellery.
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