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Brewery crowdfund will help fulfil Innis & Gunn's ‘ambitious’ on-trade vision

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Beer money overflow: Innis & Gunn has raised around £300,000 more than its crowdfunding target
Beer money overflow: Innis & Gunn has raised around £300,000 more than its crowdfunding target

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A ‘Beer Money’ windfall, a new brewery and successful festive trading can help Scottish brewer Innis & Gunn fulfil “ambitious growth plans” in the UK on-trade according to founder and master brewer Dougal Gunn Sharp.

As reported by The Morning Advertiser (MA), Innis & Gunn launched its ‘Beer Money’ whip-round on Seedrs on 11 November in the hope of raising £3m to fund Edinburgh’s first major brewery in more than a century.

However, after almost three months, the crowdfund closed with more than 3,000 investors from as far afield as mainland Europe and Scandinavia collectively pledging £3.3m in exchange for 2% equity in the business – exceeding the brewer’s initial target by around £300,000.

“We’d like to thank each and every one of our investors both old and new,” Dougal Gunn Sharp, founder and master brewer at Innis & Gunn commented.

“We’ve dreamt of building a brewery in Edinburgh since we started this business, and you’re all going to be playing a key role in making it happen.

“Our now 5,000-strong investor community are a part of our success, our proudest advocates and we can’t wait to raise a glass together in the new brewery.”

Innis & Gunn’s latest campaign comes three years after the Scottish brewer’s last round of fundraising, in which time the company’s turnover has increased to £25m.

With debt-funding already in place to cover structural work at the new brewery, Beer Money will fund the kitting out of Innis & Gunn’s interior brewhouse, warehousing capability and visitor experience. What’s more, everyone who contributed to the £3.3m pot will have their name displayed on the wall of the brewery – which will be built at Heriot-Watt University Research park.

It’s also expected that the new brewery will create around 30 new jobs when it opens in 2021.

We’ll grown on-trade numbers this year

Discussing the impact of its overflowing pot of Beer Money on Innis & Gunn’s presence in the UK on-trade, Sharp told MA: “We’ve got ambitious growth plans at Innis & Gunn and the brewery will form a key part in delivering them.

“Being able to brew what we want when we want will allow us to be more experimental and simplifying processes like packaging and warehousing by bringing them all under one roof will be hugely helpful as we expand the business. This, of course, includes expanding our on-trade distribution.

“Innis & Gunn products are enjoyed in over 1,000 on-trade outlets UK wide. We’ll grow that number this year but, for us, it’s always been about finding the right places to sell our beer rather than concentrating on having as many accounts as possible. It’s a strategy that has worked well for us so far and will continue to be our approach to growing distribution.”

While Beer Money will fund the new brewery’s kit out, Sharp is interested in expanding the Innis & Gunn’s on-trade estate given the success of its taprooms – with plans currently afoot to roll out the concept at a rate of two new sites per year over the next three years.

Sharp added: “We had a great 2019 particularly over the festive period, which saw a 16% year-on-year uplift in sales, so we’ll be looking to continue the positive momentum we’ve built.

“As with growing our distribution, it’s important we select the right sites for our brewery taprooms so that will be our focus in the short-to-medium term. We currently operate three Innis & Gunn brewery taprooms in Scotland: Edinburgh, Glasgow and Dundee.”

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Seattle Junior MAC Snow Cave Building - Stevens Lodge

[ORCA POD] Phase 2 trip for Jr. MAC. Join for an over night where you will sleep in a snow cave YOU BUILD :)

COVID-19: Learn about our most up-to-date guidance for participants and leaders on our COVID-19 Response page. All participants and leaders must agree to the COVID-19 Code of Conduct before participating in this Mountaineers activity.
  • Sat, Feb 13, 2021 — Sun, Feb 14, 2021
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  • For Beginners (Getting Started Series)
  • SAT FEB 13, 8:30AM: Meet at the far NW end of parking lots 3 & 4 Stevens Pass
  • Walk to a snowy area of your choosing near, but not right outside, Stevens Lodge. Dig snow caves; sleep in them
  • Sunday AM: collapse snow caves; snowshoe out to cars; drive home

Jr. MAC will use their snow cave building skills to build their own snow caves and sleep in them.

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Required Equipment

Required Equipment

*Mountaineers can provide. Let Katy know by Feb 5.

  • Snowshoes*
  • Trekking poles*
  • Backpack
  • Sleeping bag* (could bring two and put one inside the other if necessary or liner + sleeping bag; Mountaineers can provide)
  • Sleeping pad* (could bring two; foam ones will be more insulated)
  • Tarp (to put under your sleeping bad and wrap over you to protect from drips in the cave)
  • Pack cover or plastic bag for water repellence
  • Wool/synthetic socks (at least three pairs)
  • Boots (insulated, waterproof)
  • Long sleeve (synthetic)
  • Long underwear (synthetic)
  • Warm jacket (fleece or wool)
  • Warm pants (fleece or wool)
  • Snow pants (two ideally so you have a non-frozen pair for the morning)
  • Gaiters*
  • Rain jacket
  • Down jacket or extra fleece layer
  • Underwear (at least three pairs; synthetic)
  • Warm hat (wool or synthetic)
  • Brimmed hat
  • Waterproof gloves/mittens/liner gloves (at least two pairs; you can't have too many pairs of gloves in my opinion)
  • Masks (multiple)/Hand sanitizer
  • Sunglasses/goggles (Polarized, broad spectrum UV protection)
  • Sunscreen
  • Bowl, Cup, Spoon
  • Stove + fuel*
  • Water filtration device
  • Water bottles (at least two liters)
  • Headlamp/flashlight (spare batteries and/or second headlamp)
  • Hand/foot warmers
  • Tea candles (optional)
  • Full change of clothes for sleeping
  • Full change of clothes for in the morning (don't want you to be having to put on frozen clothes you used for digging the day prior)
  • Change of clothes in the car
  • 10 Essentials
  • Toiletries (including blue bag; we won't have access to a bathroom)

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Glaciar Perito Moreno

Perito Moreno Glacier, El Calafate, Argentina, Patagonia, glacier

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Blue ice of the spectacular Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate, Argentina.

Happy new year!!! Here’s a couple shots from the Perito Moreno Glacier near El Calafate in Argentine Patagonia. This is one of about seven or eight glaciers on the Argentina side that flow out from the Southern Patagonian Ice Field into large turquoise lakes.

Glaciar Perito Moreno, panorama, Argentina, Patagonia, glacier, El Calafate, Lago Argentino

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The Perito Moreno Glacier panorama, Argentina

The Perito Moreno glacier is unique because as it flows out from the mountains into Lago Argentino, it smashes directly into a peninsula of land. So, from this peninsula you get this incredible front-and-center view of the snout of the glacier, and you can watch chunks and columns of the glacier crashing into the lake. It’s a huge tourist destination, for good reason!

We’re now in Ushuaia, on Tierra del Fuego at the southern tip of South America. Tomorrow we head out on a six day trek on Isla Navarino – our final adventure of our three month trip!

El Chaltén Dream

Fitz Roy Range, El Chaltén, Argentina
Fitz Roy Range, El Chaltén, Argentina

We’ve just returned to civilization after 8 days camped out in the mighty Fitz Roy range near El Chaltén in Argentine Patagonia. One of my main goals of this return trip to El Chaltén was to capture a photo that I have been dreaming about since my last trip to Patagonia four years ago. I was prepared to spend a week or more waiting for the perfect opportunity to accomplish this photo, and to repeat the efforts with stubborn determination until I did it. I want to talk a bit more about my experience behind this “dream shot” since it epitomizes everything I love about mountain photography!

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The W

Torres del Paine, moon, Chile, moonrise

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A nearly full moon rises behind Cuerno Principal (2600m) - December.
Glaciar Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile
Glaciar Grey, Torres del Paine, Chile

Last week we spent 10 days hiking the popular “W” Circuit in Parque Nacional Torres del Paine. These spectacular mountains rise abruptly 3000 vertical meters (almost 10,000 feet) above a series of huge turquoise lakes. Although the finest views of the range are actually seen from further away across the lakes (like this), the W Circuit offers the opportunities to experience the three main valleys and highlights within the range: the Glaciar Grey, the Valle Frances, and Las Torres lake. Although most people hike this route in about 5 days or so, we took 10 days so that we could spend extra time in each valley along the way.

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Puerto Natales

Puerto Natales, Chile, Patagonia, sunset, December

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A gorgeous sunset seen from Puerto Natales - December.

As I explained in the comments in the last post, we drastically changed our travel plans and caught a flight yesterday from Puerto Montt to Puerto Natales, far south in Patagonia. Though we’re skipping the entire Carretera Austral region, I don’t think we had the time to do that area justice anyways, and now we have a whole month to enjoy the spectacular mountains in southern Patagonia without rushing around.

Puerto Natales is the gateway to the famous Torres del Paine, one of the most unique and spectacular mountains ranges on the planet. This is my third time here, but Claudia’s first. Tomorrow we’re headed out for at least a full week, possibly more, trekking around the range, and there are many locations there that I haven’t visited previously which I’m looking forward to seeing (and photographing).

Jack and Claudia in Puerto Natales, Chile

In other news, we just got word that Claudia’s fiancé US visa application, which we submitted in July, HAS BEEN APPROVED!!!! WOOHOO!!! She doesn’t actually have the visa yet – first the approved application will be processed through the Dept of State and sent to the embassy in Germany (which takes about a month – perfect timing with our trip), and then Claudia has to go there and schedule an interview before she finally gets the visa. But, this approval is the main first step – the tallest hurdle in the whole process. The rest is just a matter of follow-through. We are stoked, and relieved!

Jungle Granite

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Hiking through the wet temperate rain forest in the Cochamó valley.

After waiting in the rain in Puerto Varas for a week, we finally got a better weather forecast and headed out for a six day backpacking trip to the impressive Cochamó valley in Chile. We might have jumped the gun by a day or two, since it rained the entire way up; the ten mile hike was totally wet and muddy, with countless bogs and knee deep creeks to cross.

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Volcán Villarrica

Volcán Villarrica, Pucón, Chile, November

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Volcán Villarrica, above Pucón, Chile - November.

The last several days we’ve been in the town of Pucón, at the northern end of the Lakes District of Chile. The beautiful Mt-Fuji-esque Volcán Villarrica rises behind the town, which is situated on the shore of Lago Villarica. Although totally different geographically, Pucón reminds us of San Pedro de Atamaca, in that it’s super touristy, yet has a great relaxed vibe, lots of delicious food, and heaps of activities to do in the surrounding area.

I visited this town in the winter 10 years ago, and am shocked at how much it has changed and grown since then – I can hardly recognize anything about it. I vaguely remember back then one main strip with a few main dusty dirt roads branching off; now it’s a bustling tourist town with a complete network of paved roads, and probably ten times the size. But it still has a great atmosphere, perhaps better than ever.

Hiking Volcan Villarrica, Pucon, Chile

Of course once I saw the snow-smothered volcano, I knew that if we were going to climb it, I’d definitely have to snowboard down! So, I rented a board again and we figured out how to get up there without having to use guide services like most people are obligated to do (just a matter of showing our crampons and ice axes, along with a printed proof of membership in a mountain club – in my case an old email from the Colorado Mountain Club).

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Volcán Nevado

Vulcan Nevado, Chile

As you could probably guess from the photos in my last post, all the snow in the mountains around Las Trancas had me practically salivating, wishing for a snowboard. Well, on the way down from Valle de Aguas Calientes, we met some skiers and a splitboarder, who told me of a place in town where I could rent a splitboard! Well, I got the board that evening, and the next morning we woke up at the break of dawn and started the long walk to Volcán Nevado, a 3212m (10,538 ft.) glaciated volcano – the tallest one around here. Read more about our big day below! Continue reading “Volcán Nevado”

Valle de Aguas Calientes

Valle de Aguas Calientes, Termas de Chillán, Chile, hot springs

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The hot springs rivers in Valle de Aguas Calientes steam in the cool dusk air.  The water here is scalding hot, though a joining river right around the corner is a perfect temperature for a soothing soak below Vulcan Chillan Viejo.

After our long bus ride south from northern Chile and a quick pitstop in Santiago, we’ve spent the last several days in and around Las Trancas, a sleepy mountain town set in a gorgeous forested valley below two volcanoes. Las Trancas is situated down valley from the famous Termas de Chillán hot springs and ski resort; however, we bypassed the commercial hot springs in favor of a backpacking trek to some remote hot springs on the other side of the mountains. Continue reading “Valle de Aguas Calientes”

La Portada, Antofagasta, Chile, arch

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The sea-stack arch of La Portada, with the lights of Antofagasta behind.

The last three days were spent along the coastline of northern Chile as we slowly made our way down from Iquique. Along the way we camped a couple times along some of the many rocky bluffs, watched sea lions lounging on the rocks, pelicans skimming the ocean, and big barreling closeout waves pounding the shoreline. Now we are having a layover in the town of Antofagasta today before catching our 18-hour bus down to Santiago tomorrow.

Although the first impression of Antofagasta is not particularly flattering, now that we’ve been forced to spend a day wandering around here it seems like a city that is trying hard to provide entertainment and culture – with its beaches, plazas, pedestrian malls, movie theaters, and the obligatory public outdoor gyms. Nevertheless, we are excited to escape northern Chile and return to greener places! Our next stop is Santiago with a mission to find the mountaineering store there to replace some of our stolen equipment, then down to the mountains in the Chillan area to hopefully climb a volcano and find some more remote hot springs!


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Tree-lined Tuscan estate

Stylishly rustic Villa Gallo rests on luxury hotel Fontelunga’s estate. It’s just a short hop away, so all hotel trappings are open to villa guests, too. This elegantly understated villa, in neutral hues, has exposed brick accents, wooden ceiling-beams, and minimalist furnishings. The open-plan living area is split over two levels, and the sleek kitchen has everything you need to preparing meals for dining outdoors. The semi-private pool, shared with neighbouring Villa Galletto, is on your doorstep, and the sprawling grounds have views of the rolling Tuscan hills, fields and cypress trees.

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  • The villa’s rustic style, with exposed brick and wood beams, fits seamlessly into the surroundings.
  • The elegant, open-plan, split-level living room is decorated in neutral tones, with exposed brickwork.
  • The kitchen is in the upper level of the living area; it’s simple, but well-equipped, with white cupboards and wooden worktops on which to prepare meals.
  • In the lower level, there’s a lounge, which has an inviting sofa and opens out to the sunlounger-lined deck.
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Villa highlights

  • Semi-private pool close by
  • Classic Tuscan scenery
  • An open fireplace in the living room

Sleeping arrangements

  • The light and airy 17sq m Master Bedroom has a bath tub steps from the double bed. It’s cosy, with exposed wooden beams, high ceilings, understated furnishings and an ensuite bathroom with a shower.
  • Bedroom 2 (15sq m) has exposed wooden beams, high ceilings and oatmeal-hued furnishings; it can be arranged with a double bed or twins. In the light-filled ensuite bathroom, there are double sinks and a bath tub with an overhead shower.

Key kit

  • WiFi.
  • Air-conditioning.
  • Bluetooth speakers.
  • Coal barbecue.
  • Dogs are allowed on request.

  • The glittering 40sq m pool has paved sides. It’s shared with neighbouring Villa Galletto.
  • It’s 1.5m deep.
  • Two sunloungers.

  • The spacious grounds are tree-filled and hedge-lined, and provide both privacy and views of the rolling Tuscan hillside.
  • Grounds are shared with Villa Galletto.
  • A well-maintained, cypress-tree-lined track leads from the hotel to the villa.
  • There’s parking for two cars.

  • The villa is part of the Fontelunga estate and a short stroll from the main hotel.
  • Historic town Arezzo is 30km away.
  • Montepulciano, Pienza and Siena are all within an hour’s drive.

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Last Biweekly Meeting

We are approaching the end of MURAB and today we had our last biweekly Consortium meeting.

From the beginning of this project, we met regularly online every 2 weeks sharing ideas and progress about our common research.
Besides the project Official Appointments (Project Meetings, Review Meetings) we also met during hackathons, integration days, and Fairs strengthening our collaboration.

In the last months, after the Covid-19 Pandemic, we increased the use of online tools. This helped to keep the Consortium up-to-date with the progress of every single institution. For those working specifically on the robot setup, it was hard to bring their work home, and as soon as it was possible they came back in their Labs.

MURAB project has now given its results, but we are willing to continue working together, finding new ways to collaborate. There’s so much we can do together with the experience gained in these years!

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Inspiration via vlogs

Inspiration comes from many places and many people – we are gaining inspiration via vlogs.

As we wait for Nb Silverdale to be completed so we can take possession, we are taking inspiration from the following vlogs on YouTube

Wildlings Sailing vlog

Wildlings Sailing is the YouTube channel of Mark and Nadiana who, with no sailing experience, bought a motor sailing boat and set off – just like that!

My Northern Story vlog

My Northern Story is the YouTube channel of Yoyo who lives in a tent on an island in Sweden. Inspirational.

Robbie Cumming’s Voyage Logs

Robbie is a legend in narrowboating circles. A single-handed boater who has plied many of the canals of the England and wales, has recently created a TV series about narrowboating and basically all-round great guy – one of the best.

Narrowboat Journeys

Narrowboat Journeys – Philip Ball has been narrowboating for 25 years. He is a solo boater producing regular narrowboating vlogs. I say solo but he also has two cats: Buska and Midge. Philips also creates and produces all his own music under the name Kryfold Sky.

Martin and SV Styrr

Not a vlog series but a one-of video about a one-off boat – Styrr is beautiful.

Simple Living on a Boat vlogs

Simple Living on a Boat is the purest of narrowboat vlogs. It really captures the essence of what narrowboating can be. James made only 23 vlogs but this is the channel that means the most to us. We hope you’re well James…

Exploring Alternatives

Exploring Alternatives provides a jumpstart to lots of alternatives: Tiny Houses, Campervan living, boating… This is where we most recently found My Northern Story.

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Museum Detox launches hardship fund and crowdfunding appeal - Museums Association

Museum Detox launches hardship fund and crowdfunding appeal

Crowdfunding campaign is response to survey on how BAME workforce has been impacted by Covid-19
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Museum Detox, the network for museum and gallery workers who identify as of colour, has launched a hardship fund offering bursaries to its members after a survey revealed many have been disproportionately affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
At the time of writing, the network had raised £5,365 for its campaign, which will support those experiencing financial hardship through £150 bursaries. It has a Go Fund Me crowdfunding page, which is open to donations, and will allow it to offer support to as many people as possible.
“We surveyed our network to understand better how this situation is impacting Museum Detox members and how we could use our collective efforts and resources to support people during this time, as we already seen some concerning patterns around both health inequalities and work inequalities disproportionately affecting people of colour,” says Thanh Sinden, the chair of Museum Detox.
As well as being underrepresented in the sector generally, the survey sound BAME museum workers are often on fixed-term, entry-level contracts; zero-hour contracts working multiple jobs in the sector; or freelancing.
“These are the people who we were at risk of losing in the sector – and the impact of coronovirus lockdown compounds these issues,” Sinden says. “The fund is an immediate way we can help and we leave been so heartened and overjoyed by the support from everyone who has donated or shared our campaign.
“It shows that we don’t have to figure this out alone and beyond this fund we have deeper work to do to support people of colour, not just to sustain but thrive in the sector. The sector support has been amazing and we certainly have a lot of allies to build a sector post-covid19 with diversity and inclusion very much integral to its future.”
Richard Sandell, director of the Research Centre for Museums and Galleries, University of Leicester, made an initial donation that helped start the campaign, and Museum Detox match-funded this through speaker and consultation fees that it undertakes as a committee.
It originally planned to offer bursaries to eight individuals, but this has been increased to 20 thanks to the level of donations received.
The treasurer of Museum Detox Charlotte Holmes, who also set up the fundraising page, says: “We've been blown away by the support the fund has received. We will be able to extend support to more people, and once we've reviewed the first round of requests we will have a better idea as to how we practically maximise the impact of the additional funds raised.”

Applications will be reviewed on a weekly basis. Any person of colour working in, with or for museums can apply by emailing

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From uncertainty to hope - Museums Association

From uncertainty to hope

From a lengthy lockdown to an FA cup win, Leicester and its cultural venues can now see light at the end of the tunnel
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The past 14 months of coronavirus restrictions have affected everyone, with the lockdown in Leicester being particularly protracted. While this has not been easy for anyone it has brought unexpected opportunities.

Our talented and resilient team has adapted and has developed imaginative solutions to the situation. We developed and distributed activity packs via the food hub based at the city’s De Montfort Hall, the charity Action Homeless and migrant support organisations to ensure that families who may not have digital access could enjoy cultural activities at home.

Our front-of-house colleagues have been temporarily redeployed for several months now to support Leicester City Council’s City Reach Covid-19 testing programme. They did a fantastic job working in all weathers throughout the winter, despite feeling understandably disconnected from their usual museum place of work.

It has been a period of uncertainty for the team and everyone’s experience during lockdown has been different. One challenge has been how to connect as a large team with some colleagues being redeployed and at a time when face-to-face interaction has had to be kept to a minimum.

We’ve used digital technology to address this and recently held an online Happy Museum gathering for 57 colleagues. It was fantastic to be able to work together as a large team again and to discuss how we will each play an active role in our work to support the environment and wellbeing.

We have ambitious plans as we evolve and adapt to the post-pandemic world. There are many projects in development which underpin our work as an Arts Council England National Portfolio Organisation.

Work is underway on the first stage of a capital project to transform Jewry Wall, the site of Leicester’s biggest Roman ruins into a world-class visitor centre. The visitor experience will combine immersive digital technology with items from the city’s collection to bring to life Roman Leicester and the ancient bathhouse ruins.

Tourism is a vital part of Leicester’s economy and we are undertaking this work now so that we can help to ensure that visitors return to the city when they are able to do so.

The city’s museums are playing an important role in tackling racial inequality and disadvantage. We are reviewing how black history and culture is remembered and celebrated, as well as identifying and putting into action ways to strengthen this through co-creation, exhibitions reflecting the city’s diverse history and the decolonisation of our collections.

We are also building upon our work to extend a warm welcome to new arrivals to Leicester, including asylum seekers and refugees, after attaining Museum of Sanctuary status last year.

We are developing a Leicester Stories gallery at Leicester Museum and Art Gallery. This is being co-created with Leicester people and will celebrate their lives, the challenges and achievements which they have in common.

At long last, Leicester City won the FA Cup on 15 May 2021. We plan to celebrate this triumph through an event when it is safe to do so.

We had a fantastic response from visitors when we were able to reopen last summer and we launched a new brand and website at the same time. We are looking forward to opening our doors once again to provide experiences which enhance happiness and wellbeing for audiences.

Jo Jones is the head of arts, museums, festivals and events at Leicester City Council

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Title:Harvesting New Mexico’s Cultural Resources
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Publication:MW98: Museums and the Web 1998

Since the beginning of 1997, The Palace of The Governors, New Mexico's State History Museum, has been planning a project and implementing it with the SER Academy, an alternative Santa Fe high school for at-risk, predominantly Hispanic youth, and Santa Fe Community College. The project these partners are engaged in is the U.S. civil war in New Mexico. In it, related photographs, manuscripts, books, and artifacts are being re-photographed, digitized, and catalogued by the teenage students. The students are using these materials to create the civil war in New Mexico Web Site; the site will be available on computers at The Palace of The Governors and on the World Wide Web. What this model project suggests is, one, there are nearly limitless opportunities in New Mexico to translate museum, archival, and library collections into electronic forms which people can access, independent of location. Given the huge quantity of materials that need to be digitally captured, shaped (into databases, web sites, curricula, etc.), and published, a second opportunity presents itself: training young people in work for which there is so obvious a demand and for which, we contend, there will be jobs. This suggests the third and final portion of the paper: there are large sectors of the population today who, like the kids at the SER Academy, are considered by many to be a burden on society; this project suggests that such persons can be trained and employed in meaningful work and thereby become assets to the society which now marginalizes them.


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Tuesday, February 7, 2012

What About Western and Logan, Indeed?

When it comes to cycling around our city not much scares me.  This is not because I am particularly brave. It is just that I do it a lot and I am used to the congestion, the crappy roads and other challenges that exist in our urban streetscape.  There is one exception though:  The area around the intersection of Logan Boulevard and Western Avenue scares the hell out of me.  At the same time I find it necessary to ride through there fairly often.  Logan Boulevard provides a link to the Logan Square neighborhood and places where I shop frequently, Target, Pet Smart, Strack and Van Til, Microcenter, etc.  I suspect I am not the only one.  Logan Square is the sort of unofficial hub of Chicago bicycle culture these days.  If you live here you know.  If you do not, come on over and see what I mean.  We have The Bike Lane, Boulevard Bikes, Milwaukee Avenue, Coles and the Tour de Fat.  A lot of people here do not just ride bikes, they use their bikes as transportation year round to shop, get to work and just to go from place to place. Yet this important link -- Logan and Western -- between our neighborhood and an important shopping district is one of the most dangerous bicycle transit points in the city.

My friends over at Grid Chicago have attempted to analyze crash data from the area, but much information is missing.  There is no immediately apparent engineering solution to the problem; at least not without filling in the missing data points, which Grid Chicago's Steven Vance lists succinctly.

There are several factors which make the ride, both eastbound and westbound, on Logan across Western dangerous.  There is no bike lane, or sharrows designation in either direction.  The bicyclist must ride to the right side of the roadway and motorists are required to provide him or her with three feet of space when passing.  However, motorists face a changes in lighting, a blind curves and somewhat narrow traffic lanes in both directions.  There are no shoulders.  These factors mean that (1) it will be difficult for motorists to see the cyclist and (2) once seen, it may be challenging, depending on traffic conditions, for the motorist to give the cyclist the mandated three feet of space.  It may be prudent for the cyclist to take the lane to prevent the motorist from trying to squeeze by, but the lighting conditions and blind curves mean that a bicyclist in the middle of the lane could be struck from behind by an inattentive driver.

So what is a bicyclist to do?  Riding eastbound, I use the sidewalk.  It is illegal to do so.  In Chicago only children are permitted to ride on the sidewalk.  It is also inconsiderate to pedestrians.  However, I find that traveling east it is the most prudent course.  Just before getting to Western Avenue I hop off of the curb and back into the street, looking carefully behind me first.  Motor vehicles at the intersection are almost always preparing to stop at the light and are slowing down.  Once the light turns, I proceed along the right side of the road, just soaking up the bumps and pot holes on the east side of Western Avenue.  Again, the lane is tight so I am generally disinclined to veer to the left.  At the curb cut to turn into the Target parking lot a bike lane appears and I breath a sigh of relief.

The eastbound approach:

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Riding westbound is scarier.  I generally find myself taking the lane as I wait for the light at Logan and Western.  The lane is so narrow that there just is not much room to ride along the ride side of the road.  I then remain in the lane as I go around that terrifying blind curve past the skateboard park.  I pedal pretty hard through that section because I simply want to get through it as quickly as possible.  After the skate park I hang a right onto the inner section of Logan Boulevard then relax.

The westbound approach:

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Notwithstanding the risks I have described it is important to be absolutely clear about this:  Motorists traveling through this area must follow the law by watching for bicyclists and give them three feet of space.  That it may be more difficult to do so here than at other roadway spots is no defense.  If a driver fails to follow the law and injures or kills a cyclist he or she will and should face significant legal consequences.  (They certainly would if I am involved in the case.)  However, no cyclist wants a "good case."  We want to get where we are going safely.  At and near the intersection of Logan Boulevard and Western Avenue there is, I submit, a greater potential for the inattentive driver to cause harm.

The Chicago Department of Transportation, The Illinois Department of Transportation, and Mayor Rahm Emanuel's office are friendly to bicyclists and are working hard these days to make our infrastructure safer for cyclists.  At Logan and Western, I respectfully request that they roll up their sleeves and find a solution.

  1. "I pedal pretty hard through that section because I simply want to get through it as quickly as possible."

    I do the same thing, here and in other places. I don't think anyone should ever feel the need to "pedal hard" to escape a bad situation.

  2. I totally agree. Hopefully, someday all of the "pedal hard" areas around the city will be eliminated.

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With a heat warning in effect, it’s important Campbell Riverites are aware of the services available to help beat the heat.

As temperatures soar and those experiencing homelessness face increasing health risks, they should stay hydrated and stay in the shade, Campbell River Homeless Coalition coordinator Stefanie Hendrickson tells My Campbell River Now.

Locally, the daytime temperatures from this heatwave will reach 30 or 31 degrees Celsius through Saturday, and overnight temperatures are forecasted to be in the mid to upper teens.

Along with community water stations available at Spirit Square, Robert Ostler Park, Frank James Park, and the Tyee Spit, people can access Campbell River community services at:

  • Kwesa Place, 1342 Shoppers Row – Drop-in centre, showers, laundry, clothing, and refreshments available from 10:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday
  • Hama?Elas Kitchen, 1342 Shoppers Row – Serves dinner nightly at 5:30 pm, seven days a week
  • Women’s Centre at Rose Harbour, 1116 Dogwood St. – Drop-in centre, showers, and refreshments available from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm, Monday to Thursday
  • Salvation Army Lighthouse, 1381 Cedar St. – Lunch service, bottled water, showers, and clothes available from noon to 1:00 pm, Monday to Friday

The City says outreach workers from various organizations are also dropping off supplies to people out in the community.

Plus, the Willow Point Splash Park on Penfield Road is open daily from 9:00 am until 9:00 pm, and Centennial Pool on 4th Avenue has reopened on a first-come, first-served basis. Only 50 swimmers are allowed in the pool at a time, the City notes.

Our previous story — Heat warning for B.C., people urged to take precautions — shares more tips to help keep cool and healthy.

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You can always tell how out of control my life feels by the number of organizing projects I complete in a week.  For instance, there is something intensely satisfying after I clean my desk drawer, delete useless computer files or organize a closet.  It is only Saturday night (yes, I chose to stay home and clean!) and I’ve run out of things to organize while chaotic worries jump around in my brain.  Tomorrow I am going to move to my “creative projects” like the amazingly funky dresser I bought for $15.  Once I clean it up and paint it, I’ll move it into my home office – then I can re-organize for another full day!

I joke with my therapist saying how good my silverware drawer looks after an emotional week.  Organizing my silverware drawer is a technique I use when my emotions are spiraling out of control.  I line up the forks, spoons and knives in pretty fashion and ten minutes later they lie there like little compliant soldiers.  Whatever was bothering me seems long gone.  You may call this crazy but I don’t care — it’s simple and it works.

I can’t control the people and situations in my life but I can control the heck out of my flatware!

I’ll never forget the time a doctor suggested I take advantage of a cognitive behavior therapy program for depression and anxiety at a local medical school.  Yes, a class on depression – for depressed people.  At first I resisted because I could think of nothing more depressing, than sitting around with other depressed people.  After all, I can just organize something to feel better!

Sarcasm aside, this class turned out to be a pivotal learning experience and I am ever so grateful to have participated.  Out of respect to the others in the group, I will not share any details from our discussions.  I will however tell you that I have the highest respect and regard for my classmates and the courage they displayed over the six week period.

Getting by with a little help from my friends, the “FRIENDS” being a few techniques I learned in my class and continue to incorporate into my life.  I have limited my list to 5 because frankly, I have a hard time remembering more than 5 things at a time!

1. Pleasure Principle (I bet that got your attention!)   Think of a teeter totter with the end on the ground holding your negative thoughts, your problems, and anything that is difficult.  On the side up in the air, start to fill the seat with “pleasure providing” activities which begin to balance out the heavy side.

For instance, if I need to have a discussion about our divorce with the X, I make sure I have several fun things planned around that discussion to help minimize the pain (and his toxicity).  If it is time for those lovely monthly/quarterly reports, I write from my favorite place (the library) and I reward myself with something...

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Police were called to a London bus in Dalston this evening (October 25) after reports a man was stabbed on-board.

Officers received a 999 call from another passenger on the number 30 service as it headed along Balls Pond Road at about 10.32pm.

London Ambulance Service also attended the scene, and took a 20-year-old male victim to hospital.

His condition is not thought to be life-threatening.

Police close to the number 30 bus after it was stopped in Dalston

A police spokesperson said: "Police were called to outside Dalston Kingsland BR Station at 10.32pm following a report of a man stabbed.

"Officers and London Ambulance Service attended and found a 20-year-old man suffering stab wounds on a bus.

"He was taken to hospital where he is said to be in a non-life threatening condition.

"No arrests, enquiries continue.

"Cordons are currently in place outside Dalston Kingsland BR Station."

It is unknown which direction this bus was travelling in when it stopped close to Dalston Junction Station.

According to eyewitnesses, officers interviewed other passengers on-board following the incident.

There is a high police presence in the area near the Premier Inn hotel. And pictures show a number of passengers remaining in their seats on board.

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This is just about everything you probably want to know on Jordan Cousins - QPR's newest star who swapped the red of Charlton for the hoops of west London last night.

  • QPR have got a bargain. Charlton wanted £3m - they got something around £1.2m that brings Hoops spending up to the £4m mark on four new faces.

  • Cousins wore the number eight shirt at Charlton. That already belongs to Tjaronn Chery. Rock, scissors or stone to decide who gets it next term?
  • Fulham have reason to remember him well. He scored an injury time equaliser in the London derby against Whites in the 2-2 draw at The Valley last season.

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  • The stat attack: Cousins is a 5"10 midfielder, who made 39 appearances in the league last season scoring twice - one against Fulham (above) and the other against QPR, ironically.

  • He also made one appearance in the FA Cup and two in the League Cup. He has a total of 136 appearances, scoring seven goals for Charlton.

  • In the 3,388 minutes of football that he played last season, Cousins managed one assist and picked up three yellow cards with an impressive 79.7% pass succession.
  • He is a Charlton local lad. Cousins was born in Greenwich in 1994 (22 years of age).
  • Cousins is the cousin of former Arsenal full back Kerrea Gilbert.
  • He was at Charlton all his life before signing for Rangers.

Pain in the Rs: Jordan Cousins scores against Hoops last season
  • He won the League One award for apprentice of the year in 2012 following their promotion to the Championship.

  • Cousins made his professional debut on August 6th 2013 in a 4-0 win over Oxford United in the League Cup.
  • He then scored in his league debut in a 2-2 draw against Barnsley.
  • This lead to a new three year contract signed on October 4, 2013, extended to 2019 at the end of last season.
  • Cousins is almost certain to be deployed in central midfield, but can play on the left or the right.
  • The right-footed player has been named player of the year two years in a row by Charlton fans and the fifth consecutive academy graduate to win the award. The Addicks must be doing something right on the youth front, even if other aspects of a troubled club has brought the current plight.


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ING Your Number: Retirement Calculator Assumptions and Factors

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I was watching TV this weekend and kept seeing commercials about ING’s Your Number, which is an online calculator that supposedly helps you plan for retirement by telling you how much you need to save. Here’s one of them if you haven’t heard of them before:

After trying it out and finding out my 7-digit number, I wanted to see what was “under the hood”. Monte carlo simulations? Spits out random number to mess with your head? Maybe my Google-Fu is weak, but I couldn’t find anything except this Your Number worksheet [PDF] from ING dated 2009. The final numbers don’t match up, but it does provide some insight into how the current calculator works. Using this information and trying lots of permutations, I tried to backtrack how each question affects the final output.

Factors and Assumptions

Current age. This factor appears to be used solely to calculate how many years you have left until retirement. Since the ING Your Number is the amount of money you need at the time of retirement, it increases every year with inflation. This is an important fact to note, as needing $1 million today would be the same as needing $2 million 30 years from now due to inflation alone. (Inflation is assumed to be roughly 3% annually.)

Marital status. The calculator says “We’re not trying to pry into your personal life, but whether or not your married has an impact on your number.” Nosy or not, it actually doesn’t seem to matter. I tried all kinds of inputs, but I couldn’t find any that changed based on being married or not. Let me know if I missed something here.

Current household income. At first glance, you’d think your current household income wouldn’t affect Your Number necessarily, since it later on asks for the actual income required during retirement. I noticed that making slight changes in your current income doesn’t affect Your Number at all. However, large changes do – it appears that this number is used to estimate future social security benefits. If your current income is really low, then your future benefits will also be low, which increases Your Number.

Age at retirement. This factor is used twice – once along with your current age to find how long you have until retirement, and again with your death age to find years in retirement. The more years you plan to spend in retirement, the greater Your Number will need to be in order to maintain a margin of safety.

Annual income required during retirement. A recommended amount is 80% of your pre-retirement income, but I hate that rule-of-thumb. Instead, this is probably the hardest part of the calculator because it requires the most personal and in-depth thought. Is your house paid off and are you going to stay in it? How much of your current income goes towards work expenses? What activities do you plan to do in retirement?

Provide income through what age? As noted above, this “death age” is used to calculate the amount of years you’ll spend in retirement. I kind of wish they just assumed 100 or something for this, it seems a bit morbid to guess when you’ll die.

In the end, Your Number is essentially your annual retirement income multiplied by a factor ranging from 5 to 30, depending on how long your retirement horizon is. It could have just told people to multiply by 25 and be just as accurate (or inaccurate) . As you might expect with any calculator that tries to help plan your retirement by asking five questions, Your Number is mostly a marketing gimmick designed to connect you with ING-affiliated financial advisors and insurance salesmen. That doesn’t mean you still don’t want to try it, though, right? 🙂

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  1. I prefer the simple 3% drawdown rule, and actually wrote about this today:

  2. It just generates a big number to scare people off. Most think they have no chance to reach that number, so they give up instead.

  3. I agree with the previous poster regarding generating a number that scared people off. I calculated “my number” to be less than yours. I think that just having “a number” without taking into consideration what your investment mix actually consists of is not a very smart strategy.

    For example a $100,000 investment in a dividend growth stock portfolio which yields 4% today but grows distributions at 7% per annum could generate $16,000 in annual income 20 years from now.

    Those $100,000 invested in a 30 year Treasury Bond would generate $3,900 for 30 years in a row..

    Just some food for thought…

  4. You pretty much hit the nail on the head when you said: It could have just told people to multiply by 25 and be just as accurate (or inaccurate).

    Most people probably can’t work out the details for themselves, so this is as good as it gets for them.

    Re the responses above about a large number scaring people off: I seriously doubt that this is their intent. They want to scare people just enough that they come in and ask for help.

    Personally, I have run my own numbers in great detail, and I have found that the “Multiply by 25” or “You can take out 4%” theories work pretty well. (I intend to retire at 50, or at least be able to.) So – if I need $100K per year, I need $2.5 million stashed.

  5. Worthless info. Just an add campaign for a TBTF bank.

  6. Wow! My number is way lower than yours. However, I think I’d like to have your number saved up than the number I got.

  7. Wow, inflation definitely is messing with my number. I’m 23, if I want to retire at age 65 and live to 100 my number is about $4,000,000…

  8. @Matt – 3% drawdown is the same as multiplying by 33. 4% drawdown is same as multiplying by 25. Either one will give you a rough number.

  9. My number was $9.2M to replace current salary in 35 years – guess it’s cat food for me.

  10. @Courtney – Ha, with those numbers you’re probably making 100k a year now – not quite cat food time if you fall short. 🙂

  11. Weird… my number goes UP the more I delay retirement. So I’ll need $3.2 mil if I retire at 50, or $3.3 mil if I retire at 55.

    Maybe I should quit now while I’m ahead!

  12. All else being equal, my number increases with my input for retirement age. Shouldn’t less money be required for a later retirement and more be required for an early retirement???

  13. @ Jonathan – Haha, yeah I was being a little sarcastic with the cat food. But I was trying to convey something more along the lines of Eric, Alex and bb about the “big scary number.” The fact is, for people in their (late) 20s like me, trying to come up with a number is pretty worthless – we have no idea what inflation, market returns, taxes, social security, etc is going to do so any formula is really just a wild guess. Right now we’re just doing “as much as we can” and we’ll refine later. We’re middle to upper-middle class I guess, and the idea of needing to save almost $10M to keep up with inflation is pretty crazy to me!

  14. @Jim, Sean – That’s because the number keeps getting adjusted for inflation, and is the amount you need to have saved on the date that you retire. So if you retire later, you need more money simply due to inflation.

    In my opinion, it should tell you Your Number in today’s dollars to avoid such confusion.

  15. Not usually one to plug my blog, but I created an infinite retirement calculator a few weeks ago. It works best in my spreadsheet, where it tells me when I am projected to have enough saved up to retire with my current inflation-adjusted income. The Javascript version is slightly harder to utilize, I think, but maybe it will help someone a bit?

  16. I guess i need to reconsider my career choice. 😉 I will need 3 million if i can make it to 100 years old. I guess if I live that long my adult diaper costs will eat the bulk of my savings. :-p It is a good plan to start a plan, revise your plan, or add a little cushion to the plan you have in place to ensure your financial future.

  17. These simple retirement calculators are the marketing rage among the financial companies. Fidelity has myPlan and BOA has one too. I would guess they probably all have one. They all create some scary numbers which has always been my issue with them. Frankly, they weren’t created for this crowd who can handle the number. They were created for the crowd that will dedicate 20 seconds this year to retirement planning. But they see that number and stick their head in the sand anyway.

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Therefore the law was our tutor to bring us to Christ, that we might be justified by faith. Galatians 3:24 (NKJV)

It’s back to school time for many youth across our country. As they bring lessons home, some students may find they are struggling in one subject area and need a tutor. I was a tutor for a few years, welcoming students into my home after school to help with math and reading homework. Much like a piano teacher who gives lessons, I only saw my pupils for 30-45 minutes each week. We got through a good chunk of homework that was due the next day, but I never felt we were making big progress in our brief time together. I pray my students saw Jesus in me and my family, and that is the lesson they remember the most!

These pupils needed the daily care of a tutor or parent to help them press on in their studies, much like we need Jesus daily to guide us. Just as 45 minutes of tutoring a week might not make a difference to a math student, an hour in church each week may not grow a believer. We need to be in God’s Word and praying EVERY DAY, listening to His Voice through the Holy Spirit, submitting to His will, fighting the good fight of faith.

Paul shows us in Galatians how that’s what God was doing through the Law — constantly tutoring us, showing us the right way, guiding us forward. And since none of us can follow the Law perfectly (For all have sinned, Romans 3:23), God sent His Only Son Jesus to save us and fulfill the Law. Now we live not under Law but under His grace!

…for by the law is the knowledge of sin. Romans 3:20 (NKJV)

For sin shall not have dominion over you, for you are not under law but under grace. Romans 6:14 (NKJV)

What is this Law? It is the Ten Commandments God gave to Moses after he led God’s people out of Egypt, 430 years after God rewarded Abraham with a promise because of his faith. Abraham’s faith led to the Law, which led to the Law showing us our sin, which led to our need for a Savior, which led to Jesus coming, which leads to our faith in Him!

We need the Law to show us our sins and to lead us to Jesus. John MacArthur, in his study Bible, provides additional insight into the Law as our tutor. In MacArthur’s notes for Romans 3:31, he explains how our salvation through faith does not nullify the Law, but rather shows its true importance. Our faith in Christ provides the payment for the penalty of death required by the Law. And our faith in Christ fulfills the original purpose of the Law, to serve as a tutor. In his notes for Galatians 3:24, MacArthur tells how the Greek word for tutor denotes a slave whose duty it was to take care of a child until adulthood. They took children to school and watched over their behavior constantly, making children long for the day they would no longer have a tutor. I love John MacArthur’s quote, “The Law was our tutor which by showing us our sins, was escorting us to Christ.”

I have been crucified with Christ; it is no longer I who live, but Christ lives in me; and the life which I now live in the flesh I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself for me. Galatians 2:20 (NKJV)

Isn’t it interesting that Jesus taught His disciples so many truths, but the one thing they specifically asked Him was, “teach us to pray.” Perhaps prayer, most of all, is where Jesus tutors us the most.

Now it came to pass, as He was praying in a certain place, when He ceased, that one of His disciples said to Him, “Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught his disciples.” Luke 11:1 (NKJV)

Today’s TEA CUPP: A new school year is upon us. Read Romans 3 with a heart open to tutoring. Let us commit to pray daily for children, grandchildren, neighbor children, and teachers in our towns. May they all be guided and tutored by the Word of God and His Holy Spirit. And may Jesus return to schools in the USA! May God also bless the homeschool families. And may we all continue to be tutored by Jesus until He returns!

Teach me, O Lord, the way of Your statutes,
And I shall keep it to the end.
Psalm 119:33 (NKJV)

Teach me good judgment and knowledge,
For I believe Your commandments.
Psalm 119:66 (NKJV)

But grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To Him be the glory both now and forever. Amen. 2 Peter 3:18 (NKJV)

Receive, please, instruction from His mouth,
And lay up His words in your heart.
Job 22:22 (NKJV)

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge… Proverbs 1:7 (NKJV)

P.S. We have a new kindergartener! I want to thank so many of you who have prayed for my granddaughter Kennedy for over a year. Kennedy was diagnosed with T-cell lymphoma cancer at the age of 3 1/2. She is now five years old and starting kindergarten this week! She spent the summer doing gymnastics and swim lessons. God has brought her so far from the time she sat on the sofa and I prayed, “Talitha, Cumi, Little one, arise!” Praise Jesus for His healing! Kennedy still has another year of chemo, but only once a month now. Thank you for your continued prayers!

Thank you to David Kim  and Carrie from Discovery Church for this beautiful song!

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Open the "Settings" menu on your Android telephone or tablet from the application cabinet or by tapping the stuff symbol on the notice board.

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Go to “Apps and Notifications.”

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Android devices have different settings layouts, depending on the manufacturer. Therefore, if you are not able to locate this menu, try instead looking up “Permission Manager” from the search bar at the top of the Settings menu.

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Inside the permission manager, you’ll find a list of all the modules apps can request access to such as your phone’s call logs, location, microphone, SMS, and more. Under each permission’s name, Android shows how many apps have the right to read it.

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When you tap any of these permissions, you can check which apps are allowed to access it and which ones you have denied.

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In case you discover an app with a permission it’s not supposed to have, you can instantly revoke it by tapping the app’s name in the “Allowed” section and then switching to the “Deny” option.

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In Honour Of A Syrian Mother

Death is the ultimate separation, but not being able to attend your parent’s funeral makes it that far more difficult to grieve and deal with the loss. When an unfair bloody war is also taking place in the background and you are in far away exile, there is no option left for the psychological survival but to claim the personal story.

Bayda Asbridge is a 52 year-old Syrian-British artist who is currently resident in Worcester, Massachusetts (USA). When she left Syria in 1994, she vowed to never return. So when her mother died in Damascus at the end of 2012, she found herself alone and without the only four people in the world who could have helped share her pain and with whom to shed the tears.

Bayda has four sisters who are mostly estranged from war-torn Syria. Although they all grew up in Kuwait and used to travel back and forth to Syria, now two are based in the United Kingdom, one in Dubai, one in Syria and Bayda in the US.

Weaving Above Other Art Forms

A versatile artist, Asbridge could have turned to any one of the art mediums that she is highly skilled at for catharsis; she is an accomplished Asian painter, a sculptor and photographer. But instead, she turned to Saori weaving, a recent weaving technique from Japan, to help her with the emotionally charged project of grieving.

She said to Nahla Ink:  “I knew weaving would be the answer to help in our joint grief because it links us to our background and identity as Arab women from Syria. Our country has always been famous for its woven fabrics, looms, damask and other textiles and formed an important centre on the Silk Road route going as far back as the Middle Ages with its celebrated bazaars, crafts and artisans.

“Weaving also makes me feel privileged and honoured every time. It has tremendously helped me with sorting out many issues, especially in dealing with the past and the nostalgia for my homeland, people and language. But, most importantly, it has made the dead ends of my life form a full circle that tells me who I am and what my purpose is here on Earth.

“Ever since learning under the instructions of Mihoko Wakabayashi in Worcester from February 2012 onwards, something deep within me has triggered. On some days, I even feel like getting down on my knees to embrace the loom in love and tenderness.

“I think also about all the women who have ever spent hours in front of their looms making items for their loved ones but how sad that much of their efforts have been taken for granted.”

In Honour of Hayat Nasser

Asbridge’s mother, Hayat Nasser, was herself a seamstress. On every happy occasion, she would stitch nice dresses for the five girls to look good, pretty and presentable. She also sewed every other garment to save money while their father was moaning in the background about the noise of the sewing machine.

The piece in her honour of her mother is still in process, but already it is ten metres long and divided into five sections with different colours to represent each one of the five sisters. Nasser’s face has also been silk-printed in the centre of each section to show how she is still in the depths of their hearts.

The other four sisters are helping out by locating old family mementos and photos of childhood days and growing up. As Bayda has been away so long, she left behind most of her personal history and belongings in Syria and in Kuwait.

With Saori weaving, one starts with an idea, sets a warp and gets shuttles, bobbins and a variety of yarns ready for a special loom that has travelled all the way from Japan to help create a woven piece through a spiritual journey of weaving. The yarns can be wool, cotton, silk, natural fibres or acrylic

After that, you can add roving, felts, paper or even cellophane. Once the woven bit is finished, you have an extra option to decorate it with pebbles, shells, driftwood, beads, pods, dried plants and even tribal jewellery.

Haunting Demons From The Past

The experience of reflecting on the past has for Asbridge, brought back some bad memories and the demons she had originally escaped from twenty years ago, when she was 29 years old.

She said: “Although I felt loved by both my parents as a child, it all changed when I was a teenager and woke up to the fact that my father was an unhappy man. Effectively, all he wanted was a son to carry his name but instead ended up with five daughters. He was even called ‘Abou Yousef’ when he never had a son.

“My father finally alienated himself from us and I could no longer view him as a role model. Even when I got married young, his aspirations for me ceased and I felt let down because my first husband was abusive but he turned a blind eye because he found in him the missing son.”

Perhaps this is what made it easy for her to leave like a nomad to start a new life somewhere far away, even not knowing what would happen to her. But the situation was so bad that she was ready to take the risk.

Asbridge; “I ran away to survive because in the Middle East I felt suffocated just like my mother before me. Yes, she was strong but depressed due to the limits of her life and the restrictions of the society and the cultural expectations to have a son, when all she got was five girls.

“Even though scientifically it has been proven that the man’s sperm is what determines the sex of the child, my mother felt devalued and unappreciated by a tradition that only worships the male. She was a victim of an abusive marital relationship and a system that lets many other Arab Muslim women down.

“I am also angry with her because the five daughters were willing to take care of her if she decided to leave my father. We promised to work and support her but she was scared and stayed in an awful relationship that left her hollow and bitter and without much dignity, pride or hope.

“When the offer of a scholarship came to go to the United States, I didn’t hesitate and left immediately never wanting to go back; because I felt that I should have never been born there in the first place. Now, I am happy to belong to a Western world of openness, logical thinking, freedom of expression and relative gender equality that I don’t have to be punished for being a girl.”

“As for my father, I haven’t included him in the project even though I have a picture of him that my sisters sent me that I could incorporate. Yes, I do feel a bit guilty because he is alive and retired in Syria and I am working on improving my relationship with him especially in his old age. But I can’t dedicate this piece to any one else other than my mother and four sisters.”

Syrian Living In The West

For the past twenty years, Asbridge has built a new life. Happily married with a 15-year-old daughter, Maya, she is immersed in lots of local projects in her adopted hometown. Although her biggest passion and priority is art, she also teaches ESL part-time and works as a medical and legal interpreter as well as giving creative classes at Worcester Art Museum.

She said: ““Even being far away, I am always Syrian and I continue to live Syria every day of my life. It is just that I now have two identities, one Oriental and one Western and I like both. In my mind they don’t clash because I choose the best of both. I also tell my daughter that she must visit Syria with or without me.

“I don’t run or hide from my identity. My first language is Arabic and I use it for my translator-work into English and I still enjoy reading it and writing with it. I am also a woman; and, yes, I struggled with that for many years and felt it as a discomfort but now I have accepted it and am proud of it.

“The conflict in Syria leaves me speechless. Social injustice started the French Revolution and the perestroika in the ex-Soviet Union. Now, it is time for the Arab world to revolt in disgust at what the people in power are doing to the working man and woman and the growing gap between different social classes.”

Healing Fibres – The Future

With the early experience of marital abuse and painfully watching her mother going through so much worse for over thirty years, has given Asbridge the impetus to help others by raising awareness of the problem and using art as therapy.

She has started a local Worcester initiative called ‘Healing Fibres’, calling on students to create art work which addresses social, political, economic, environmental and gender issues in a free-style way. Participants can use weaving, knitting, sculpture or installation, as long as it includes fibres.

As part of it, she is currently and proudly displaying and exhibiting the piece in honour of her mother. She also hopes the project succeeds and lasts well into the future.

For more information about Bayda Asbridge’s Art:

Note: Saori Weaving

Saori weaving originates in Japan and its philosophy is rooted in Buddhist Zen practices. It is based on the idea that weaving doesn’t have to be restrictive and mathematical but that it can be free, inclusive and accommodate different abilities. The Saori loom is user-friendly, light, portable and it also can be folded and put away when not in use.

Unlike traditional weaving where one is restricted to a specific design or pattern that looks perfect and machine-made, in Saori the emphasis is on the spirit of the weaver, her or his abilities, their personal interpretations and feelings that filter through the work.

Note: This article was first published circa February 2014


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    The naira extended its decline on Monday, sliding to an all-time low of 527 against the dollar at the parallel market.

    The local currency, which has been on a downward trend in recent weeks, fell to 524 against the greenback on Friday from 522/$1 on Thursday.

    At the Investors and Exporters’ window, the naira, however, strengthened to 411.63/$1 on Monday from 412/$1 on Friday, according to FMDQ Group.

    The naira had strengthened to 506/$1 on August 4 after plunging to 525/$1 at the parallel market on July 28, a day after the Central Bank of Nigeria stopped foreign exchange sales to Bureaux de Change.

    The CBN Governor, Mr Godwin Emefiele, had on July 27, at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting, announced the stoppage of forex sale to the BDCs, saying they had turned themselves into ‘agents that facilitate graft and corrupt activities of people who seek illicit fund flow and money laundering in Nigeria.’

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    Nyesom Wike, the governor of Rivers, has described as “unfortunate” the actions of Katsina governor Bello Masari of “conspiring” with the federal government to preserve the status quo in matters relating to the collection of Value Added Tax (VAT).

    Mr Masari had threatened to appeal the federal high court ruling directing the Rivers government to begin collecting VAT in the oil-rich state.

    In a statewide broadcast on Monday, Mr Wike said Mr Masari’s support was helping the federal government and self-imposed tax master-general to “rob Peter to pay Paul.”

    Accusing the Katsina governor of laziness to create economic progress for his state, Mr Wike said governors like Mr Masari should put on their “thinking caps” as elected officials and advocate for further devolution of resources.

    He said to achieve fiscal federalism, which remains the right path to economic self-reliance and sustainability for all the states, federating states need more powers.

    “All that is required is for all of us to wear our thinking caps as elected Governors to collectively fight for the greater devolution of resources, responsibilities and powers to the federating states,” Mr Wike said in reference to Mr Masari.

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The decision was announced at the NRPA national conference in Atlanta following a formal hearing before the Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA).

Naperville is only the second park district in Illinois to earn this distinction and the 104th nationally accredited agency in the nation; there are more than 10,000 recreation agencies in the United States. The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies accredits a handful of park agencies each year that have completed a multi-step process involving a self-review by the agency, a site visit, and an evaluation and formal report by the Commission.

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The Park District’s accreditation process began approximately one year ago and included an extensive self-evaluation by staff and a 5-day visit from CAPRA reviewers this past July. Maintaining the accreditation requires annual reports and 5- and 10-year reviews.

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DAO access in Struts Action?

In quite a few projects in the past, I have directly accessed the DAO methods from the Struts Action classes. This strategy makes a lot of sense when we are only retrieving data from the database and populating beans that would be binded to the JSP page.

But there are many who consider including any persistance code or business logic code in the Action classes as 'sacrilege'. Many prefer having a business service layer (aka business delegate) layer that encapsulates all persistance and business-logic.

But for simple CRUD operations, the service layer just becomes a thin layer around the DAO layer. But nevertheless, there are advantages of adding this business service layer.
  1. Consolidates the data access layer to all clients. Every method in the DAO need not be present in the ServiceLayer. You see only the methods that we wish to expose to the rest of the world.
  2. Serves as an attachment point for other services, such as transaction support. For e.g. using Spring.
  3. Presents a single common interface for other applications to use. For e.g. exposing the business functionality as a WebService.

Another reason this extra layer can be helpful is in a real-life scenario- For e.g. A more complex application there are often other business operations you might want to perform besides just calling you DAO. For example, maybe when an "update" is done you need to call some process that sends out an e-mail or some kind of notification. If you don't use a Service class you are stuck now between coding this business logic either in your Action class or in the DAO. Neither of those places is really a good place for that kind of logic - hence we provide an extra service class to handle business rules that shouldn't be in the Action and don't belong in a DAO. Of course for rapid development, you could possibly skip the Service classes and just use the DAOs directly within your Action.

But there is no absolute right or wrong answer. This reminds me of a quote:

"I'm always wary of absolutes. Know the rules, know the reasons behind the rules, know when and why to break the rules, proceed accordingly."

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