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OLDSMAR, FL - A 29-year-old Clearwater man was killed Friday night when a pickup truck ran over him, the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office said.
According to the report, the crash happened just before 10 p.m when 53-year-old William Cowan of Tampa was pulling out of a driveway on the 3600 block of Tampa Rd. in his 2011 Dodge Ram pickup truck. He was attempting to access the westbound lane of the roadway. Vitalii Karpenko was riding his bicycle east on the north sidewalk when Cowan accelerated and the truck struck him.
The impact pinned the cyclist under the pickup truck. Karpenko suffered fatal injuries at the scene of the crash.
Cowan was not injured. Detectives say alcohol may have been a contributing factor in the incident but it is still under investigation.
There is a debate among some cyclists over whether it is safer to ride on the sidewalk or on a road. Each side firmly believes they are right. There is nothing to say this tragic bike crash couldn't have happened if the cyclist was on the road, rather than riding on the sidewalk.
The reality is many drivers aren't looking for a cyclist on a sidewalk. But, drivers have the greater responsibility because of the danger their vehicle presents to a cyclist or a pedestrian. Under Florida law, bicyclists have every right to be on the sidewalk, regardless of which direction they are riding.
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Comedy's Favorite Comedians
Who are the best comedians out there right now? Splitsider surveyed members of the industry-comedy creators and producers-to find out who they look to when they want to be entertained. Some of these names will be very familiar to you and some you will never have heard of, but you'll want to read the whole list to see who landed where.
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Walking tours are not only for tourists. They are a great way for locals to discover something new about their hometown while enjoying some fresh air and exercise. Summer is a great time to check out one (or more) of the many walking tours offered in Queens.
Long Island City Gallery Walking Tour
(New York Tours)
The two-hour tour takes contemporary art lovers from Long Island City's MoMA PS1 to local galleries and artists' studios. Only ages 13 and up are allowed on the tour.
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Queens Scenes NYC – Around The World With A MetroCard Tour
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NEWrotic describes its tours as "urban adventures" that are "not about visiting conventional landmarks or cultural organizations where others go." Its Queens Scenes tour travels through Elmhurst and Jackson Heights, where you'll take a ride on the 7 subway line, visit the McDowells fast food restaurant made famous in the Eddie Murphy movie "Coming To America," wander around ethnic supermarkets and more.
For rates and more information, call 718-575-8451 or fill out an online form.
The Geography of New York City with Jack Eichenbaum
Jack Eichenbaum, who holds a doctorate in urban geography and was appointed Queens Borough Historian in June 2010, offers tours that go through several Queens neighborhoods, including Flushing, Long Island City and Jackson Heights, and have different themes, such as "Planning & Redevelopment," "Life Along a Subway Line," and "Changing Cultures."
For tour schedules and more information, visit GeogNYC.com or email email@example.com.
Queens Streetwise Tour
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$300 (6 hours – full tour)
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Native New Yorker Walking Tours
Licensed tour guide Charles Schwartz gives three different tours in Queens—a four-hour tour of Forest Hills and Roosevelt Island, a 6-hour tour of the Jamaica Wildlife Refuge and a tour of Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson Heights, Corona and Flushing, which varies according to preference. If you are not interested in any of the tours offered, the company will create one for you.
Rates (groups of 1 to 6):
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$200 (Jamaica Wildlife Refuge tour and Astoria, Sunnyside, Jackson Heights, Corona and Flushing tour)
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Food lovers can choose from 14 different walking tours, focusing on the culinary delights of Queens. You can taste Greek food in Astoria, Chinese in Elmhurst, South Asian in Jackson Heights and more of the borough's many ethnic foods. Each tour is approximately three hours.
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The creative process must be revered as a spiritual search, says Paulo Coelho, one of the world's best-known authors. His quest straddled the conventional pilgrimage and hippiedom. But the answer was to be found in a basic humanity and social entrepreneurship, he tells Bachi Karkaria
Where do get your spiritual underpinnings? How much of this influences the way you are and the way you write? How much of Paulo Coelho, the man, and Paulo Coelho, the writer, can be attributed to your Roman Catholic upbringing?
I grew up, like almost all Brazilians, in a strictly Catholic family. Later, at the age of rebellion, I doubted Catholicism, and felt that I must try something new. Then I became a hippie. During this time, I travelled a lot, met people of different backgrounds, and learnt different paths to come closer to spirituality. After I did a pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, I returned to the Catholic faith – just because it is in my blood, not because it is the best religion. I am a Catholic, but I don't think you can put God in a church.
In the end, all religions tend to point to the same light. In between the light and us, sometimes there are too many rules. Some of these rules are important, other should not blind us or diminish the intensity of this light, the soul of the world.
You write a book once every three years. Do you spend the intervening time on researching the book or doing other things? For instance, how long did you take to pick up all the details of the film and fashion world which make your latest, The Winner Stands Alone, almost a work of faction?
Regarding the creative process, I only allow myself to write every two years because I feel that I've gathered enough emotional energy to come up with a story. Every time that I write a new book, I am experiencing the sensations of death and rebirth. When I write, I am a woman. I get pregnant from life, and I don't know what the baby will look like.
My pregnancy cycle is what takes two years. During this time I don't take notes, I don't make plans. The only thing that I know is that life put inside me a seed that will grow when time comes. Then, when the time comes, I sit and write. Every creative act demands a respect for mystery, and I respect the mystery, without trying to understand it. For my latest book, The Winner Stands Alone, I was inspired by the Cannes Film Festival that I attend every year. There I had the possibility to understand the "behind-the-scenes" mechanism of the movie and fashion industries.
You've described yourself as an "internet junkie". Is that a hip term or just New Age egotism?
An internet junkie is neither a hip term of a new age egotistical thing – it's just a realization. I spend hours in front of the computer surfing the web and chatting with friends and readers.
To what do you attribute the huge success of The
Alchemist? (At 67 languages, it holds the Guinness record for being the world's mosttranslated book). Given this,
are you weighed down by its baggage?
I really don't know why my characters are so popular in different parts of the world and in different cultures. I don't have a ready-made formula to apply when I embark on a new book, but I'm always controlled by many elements: discipline, compassion and a sincere eagerness to understand myself. When I start a new book, I try to approach myself from a different angle. In The Alchemist, for example, I was trying to explain to myself what writing meant to me. The way I found to do this was through a metaphor. In Eleven Minutes, I started with the question of why sexuality is considered one of the major issues in life. But I had my doubts. And that's why the hero asks if it's true that the world could revolve around 11 minutes. In The Zahir, there is a kind of a snapshot of my present moment as a famous writer. In The Winner Stands Alone, I wanted to explore the world of fashion and unravel why we tend to adopt dreams that are not our own so easily.
What difference does a book, even one that has sold millions of copies and is the most
translated, make to the
scheme of things?
First, I think you should define "the scheme of things" — what for you is the scheme of things.
For me, the scheme of things is to share my soul through writing. Books have always made a lot of difference in my world. They set me free when all those around me said that life had to be in a certain way and not in another. They enabled me to dream when all around me was trying to lure me to the great illusion of "security".
For some people, music holds this sacred place, for others, medicine or gardening or cooking or religion… At the end of the day, the great scheme of things is the consequence of every individual choice.
In India, even mainstream
media is obsessed with celebrity culture, and the public, while pretending to be
snobbish about it, laps it up.
What does this say about a
society more interested in the divorce of a distant singer
called Madonna than in the
poverty it sees under its nose? Do you think "celebrification" is seen as part of a nation's
entry into the Big League?
I am not here to judge the priorities of any given society. What I don't understand in your question is the correlation between "celebrification" and "Big League Nations". I don't see how buying gossip magazines may raise the GDP of a country…
Furthermore, I don't subscribe to the view that there are "Big League Nations" and "Minor League ones". I grant that there are huge disparities but I think there is also an international community (despite the constant effort of the media to diminish this reality) that thinks and operates beyond this simplistic way of seeing the world. Not mentioning the string of social entrepreneurs that actively work towards a better equilibrium inside their societies.
Rio de Janeiro, like many big Indian cities, is undergoing
major change, physical and
social. Which of these disturbs you and which do you
In today's world, disparities cross every single city (may it be in Brazil, India, the US or Europe). So in regards to the changes we see in all great cities of the world, I would say that:
• What disturbs me the most is the violence — which is the consequence of a profound rift in society: when those who are at its base are denied their intrinsic dignity.
• What I celebrate is the constant battle of the warriors of light that work without rest to shorten the disparities.
I met in the 90's a mother and a daughter who were taking care of underprivileged children in a slum next to my house in Rio. They firmly believed that by granting these children chances they were changing the spiralling-down dynamic of poverty. I decided to join them in their fight to bring hope and change to these children and their families. The project today, called Solar Meninos da Luz, grants to more than 450 children education and many extra-curricular activities.
I think that changes start at the individual level and slowly tend to gain a social one: at my level, I'm trying to make a difference and this in my eyes, is reason enough for celebration.


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ARVC has made an offer on new office space in Castle Rock, Colo. Having signed a purchase and sales agreement with the sellers, the national trade association is currently going through the various steps of due diligence, and their real estate lawyer is working on closing requirements.
The ARVC board overwhelmingly voted to authorize purchasing the building, which consists of the entire second floor of a new three-story office complex.
"The new building is just fantastic," said ARVC Executive Committee member Michael Gelfand of Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.-based Terra Vista Management, Inc., whose properties include Newport Dunes Waterfront Resort and Marina in Newport Beach and Campland On The Bay in San Diego. "I think it's a great move and is a significant upgrade that will benefit the whole organization. I wholeheartedly agree that purchasing the new office space in Castle Rock is the right thing to do."
Several ARVC board members noted that the headquarters location really doesn't matter to most park operators, who typically only meet with ARVC representatives during the annual InSites convention and tradeshow held in different cities each year. Nor does the headquarters location matter to the association's legislative affairs, media relations, advertising and website consultants, who conduct much of their work by phone and Internet from various locales across the country.
Former ARVC Chairman Jason Sheaffer formed a nine-member task force in 2005 to establish criteria for the move and to research various headquarters options, including staying in Virginia. The task force, whose members represented the diversity of America's campground industry, ultimately determined that Denver was the best location, citing the city's prominent rankings for quality of life and low cost of living, ample labor supply, as well as its proximity to major highways and airports and all of these facts still stand today.
"What is important is the quality of work coming out of our office," reports ARVC Chairman David L. Berg, "and I feel as we go forward owning professional class A office space will be but one factor in our ability to attract great employees and leadership. To continue to pay rent at commercial prices is throwing money away. And being able to purchase office space without a mortgage puts us miles ahead of where we were several years ago, and we start building equity day one."
"ARVC is in the process of completing various paperwork and expects to be able to close very soon, putting all of our efforts in moving ARVC into the future," says Berg. "There is still much to accomplish, and we appreciate all of the support we've received. Change can be a good thing. When one door closes another opens. Working together for the betterment of ARVC and our members we can accomplish great things."
In other ARVC news:
ARVC's Profaizer Extends InSites Invite: It's not too early to start thinking about attending InSites, Dec. 1-3 at the Rio All-Suites Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas. As you know, Vegas is a great destination at that time of year and there is so much more to do than gamble. Of course, attendees will be kept very busy for those few days of the conference with numerous seminars, panels, special events, networking and FUN! Come and join us. This will be my last conference and I sure would like to see all of you. To learn more about the InSites 2010 Convention & Outdoor Hospitality Expo visit www.arvc.org or call (800) 395-2267.
Green Supplier Skyway Joins New ARVC Program: ARVC is pleased to announce it has made it easier for members to "green" their properties. Skyway Supply Inc., which offers a variety of environmentally preferable janitorial products and office supplies, recently became an ARVC Member Benefit Provider.
Skyway Supply specializes in affordable, easy-to-implement, eco-friendly products. A family owned business founded in 2006, Skyway Supply serves hundreds of customers all over the U.S.A. The company provides an affordable and proven track record of great performance and cleaning solutions. More information about this new ARVC Member Benefit Provider can be found at www.arvc.org.
ARVC Supports National Parks Tourism Office: ARVC and five other major tourism and recreation organizations have urged key congressional leaders to increase funding for the National Park Service Office of Sustainable Tourism.
In a joint industry letter initiated by ARVC, the chairmen and ranking members of the House and Senate appropriations subcommittees responsible for the NPS budget have been asked to provide a modest $1 million for the NPS Tourism Office.
Although the mission of the NPS from its beginning nearly a century ago has included a commitment to ensure that the national parks provide for the enjoyment of the public, the current agency tourism office budget only allows one staff position and includes no money to implement the comprehensive national tourism strategic plan adopted in 2008.
Administration's New Great Outdoors Initiative: Following an April White House Conference, President Obama has called for a new Great Outdoors Initiative. A series of "Listening Sessions" have been called for more than a dozen locations around the nation, which are expected to culminate in a report to the president on a 21st century Great Outdoors Strategy by mid-November that will help shape future Federal budget priorities.
Among the issues thought likely to be considered for this new initiative – in which ARVC is participating — are revitalization of the National Park System in time for its 100th anniversary in 2016, designation of a number of new national monuments on U.S. Bureau of Land Management land and an increased focus of interagency collaboration on tourism and recreation.
GoCampingAmerica Develops Mobile Site: Go Camping America, ARVC's consumer arm, is delighted to unveil the mobile version of GoCampingAmerica.com – GoCampingAmerica.mobi.
Thanks to mobile web design by ITI Marketing, the web-based version of GoCampingAmerica.com has been condensed to a mobile site to allow a quicker page load with the most pertinent information appearing on the homepage. With the introduction of mobile websites, the most important information from the site is made readily available as soon as the mobile website loads.
Travelers may search for a park by a number of criteria and the phone number is clickable – meaning that the user is able to call the park with just one touch. ARVC staff thoroughly researched all the various options and after speaking to many companies and members, the ARVC board decided that a mobile website is the best option at this time.


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Franklin D. Raines is Executive Chairman and co-founder of XAPPmedia. In that role he provides strategic guidance, assists in marketing and fundraising, and leads the board in oversight of the management team.
He is the retired Chairman and CEO (1999 to 2004) of Fannie Mae, the biggest U.S. home mortgage lender. He was vice chairman from 1991 to 1996. Fannie Mae has assets of $924 billion and is the second largest financial institution after Citigroup in the U.S.
In 2004, Franklin Raines, was forced out as Fannie Mae's leader after regulators concluded the company had manipulated its accounting, spurring a loss of about $30 billion in market value.
Franklin Raines is one of just a few African-American to become CEO of a Fortune 500 company.
Raines worked for 11 years at investment banking firm Lazard Freres and Co., where he was a general partner providing financial advice to public and private clients.
Raines served in the Administration of President Jimmy Carter as Assistant Director of the White House Domestic Council and Associate Director of the Office of Management and Budget from 1977-1979. He served in the Cabinet of President Bill Clinton from 1996 to 1998 as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. In that role he led negotiations with Congress that resulted in the first balanced federal budget in thirty years
Frank Raines grew up in Seattle, Washington. He attended public schools, graduated from Franklin High School, and graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College in 1971. He attended Oxford University in England as a Rhodes Scholar and graduated from the Harvard Law School, cum laude, in 1976. He has received honorary doctorate degrees from Howard University, Lafayette College, Amherst College, the University of Maryland, and the University of Puget Sound. He is also the recipient of the Harvard Medal. He has been elected as a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Social Insurance and as a member of the Trilateral Commission and the Council on Foreign Relations.


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Our two film columnists, Morgan P. Salvo and Holly Grigg-Spall, spent the year liking and hating films, and thinking others were merely OK. Here's who they think should win Oscars this weekend, even when they know their pick won't necessarily take home a little golden man - because James Cameron probably already has it down his pants.
Best Picture
Holly Grigg-Spall: An Education. For this weekend it almost seems easier to say which films I absolutely don't want to win - Avatar, Up In The Air, District 9 - and it's definitely easier to say which film I think is the best of the lot: An Education.
Morgan P. Salvo: A Serious Man. No way in hell it will win but it was the best movie I had the pleasure to view all year. Hurt Locker and District 9 were my runner-ups.
Best Actor
Holly Grigg-Spall: Colin Firth, A Single Man. He'd give the most entertaining speech, but again, this is the populist Oscar night and he'd be winning it for playing a gay man in an uber-arty film made by a fashion designer, not for his turn as Mr. Darcy.
Morgan P. Salvo: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart. If it weren't for Jeff Bridges' excellent performance in Crazy Heart and deserving it for so many roles and years, I'd like to see Jeremy Renner take the Oscar for his amazing command of the screen in Hurt Locker.
Best Actress
Holly Grigg Spall: Carey Mulligan, An Education. I'm going with Carey Mulligan for playing the enchanted school girl in An Education, but here's the thing about Blind Side star Sandra Bullock: We can assume now that she is not a bad actress, she has just always chosen not to act. And the Academy loves it when stars suddenly act their hearts out after years of dormancy.
Morgan P. Salvo: Gabuorey Sidibe, Precious. I know that Sandra Bullock will walk away with this, but my vote goes to the newcomer and star of Precious.
Best Director
Holly Grigg Spall: James Cameron, Avatar. Oh they might be trying to make us think that James Cameron's ex-wife Kathryn Bigelow (The Hurt Locker) has a chance - but Cameron is set for this win. He took 3D technology and created an entire world. Before him it had all been about actors throwing Yo-Yos in the audience's face.
Morgan P. Salvo: Kathryn Bigelow, The Hurt Locker. Forget her alien-loving ex-husband... for the movies nominated, Bigelow wins over Quentin Tarantino.
Best Original Screenplay
Holly Grigg Spall: Quentin Tarantino, Inglourious Basterds. I liked Inglourious Basterds and enjoyed seeing Hitler and the Nazis die so theatrically, but it's the only Quentin Tarantino film I can stomach. This one could work out being Kathryn Bigelow's consolation prize.
Morgan P. Salvo: Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, A Serious Man. I'll go out on a limb here and say that the Coen Bros cannot write a bad movie, well, unless they wanted to.
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General Data Protection Regulation
Our Commitment:
Gloucester & Forest Alternative Provision School is committed to the protection of all personal and sensitive data for which it holds responsibility as the Data Controller and the handling of such data in line with the data protection principles and the Data Protection Act (DPA).
Guide to data protection | ICO
Changes to data protection legislation (GDPR May 2018) shall be monitored and
implemented in order to remain compliant with all requirements.
The legal bases for processing data are as follows –
(a) Consent: the member of staff/student/parent has given clear consent for the
school to process their personal data for a specific purpose.
(b) Contract: the processing is necessary for the member of staff's employment
contract or student placement contract.
(c) Legal obligation: the processing is necessary for the school to comply with the
law (not including contractual obligations)
The members of staff responsible for data protection within our school is Amanda Peacey, School Business Manager. However all staff must treat all student information in a confidential manner and follow the guidelines as set out in this document.
We have also appointed Gloucestershire County Council as our Data Protection Officer and they can be contacted on 01452 583619 or email@example.com
The school is committed to ensuring that its staff are aware of data protection
policies, legal requirements and adequate training is provided by Gloucestershire County Council..
The requirements of this policy are mandatory for all staff employed by the school
and any third party contracted to provide services within the school.
Our data processing activities will be registered with the Information Commissioner's
Office (ICO) as required of a recognised Data Controller. Details are available from
the ICO:
Register of data controllers | ICO
Changes to the type of data processing activities being undertaken shall be notified
to the ICO and details amended in the register.
Breaches of personal or sensitive data shall be notified within 72 hours to the
individual(s) concerned and the ICO.
Personal and Sensitive Data:
All data within the school's control shall be identified as personal, sensitive or both to
ensure that it is handled in compliance with legal requirements and access to it does
not breach the rights of the individuals to whom it relates.
The definitions of personal and sensitive data shall be as those published by the ICO
for guidance: The principles of the Data Protection Act shall be applied to all data processed: Key definitions of the Data Protection Act | ICO
• ensure that data is fairly and lawfully processed
• process data only for limited purposes
• ensure that all data processed is adequate, relevant and not excessive
• ensure that data processed is accurate
• not keep data longer than is necessary
• process the data in accordance with the data subject's rights
• ensure that data is secure
• ensure that data is not transferred to other countries without adequate
Fair Processing / Privacy Notice:
We shall be transparent about the intended processing of data and communicate
these intentions via notification to staff, parents and pupils prior to the processing of
individual's data.
Notifications shall be in accordance with ICO guidance and, where relevant, be
written in a form understandable by those defined as 'Children' under the
Privacy notices, transparency and control | ICO
There may be circumstances where the school is required either by law or in the best
interests of our students or staff to pass information onto external authorities, for
example local authorities, Ofsted, or the department of health. These authorities are
up to date with data protection law and have their own policies relating to the
protection of any data that they receive or collect.
The intention to share data relating to individuals to an organisation outside of our
school shall be clearly defined within notifications and details of the basis for sharing
given. Data will be shared with external parties in circumstances where it is a legal
requirement to provide such information.
Any proposed change to the processing of individual's data shall first be notified to
Under no circumstances will the school disclose information or data:
that would cause serious harm to the child or anyone else's physical or
mental health or condition
indicating that the child is or has been subject to child abuse or may be at
risk of it, where the disclosure would not be in the best interests of the child
recorded by the pupil in an examination
that would allow another person to be identified or identifies another person as the source, unless the person is an employee of the school or a local authority or has given consent, or it is reasonable in the circumstances to disclose the information without consent. The exemption from disclosure does not apply if the information can be edited so that the person's name or identifying details are removed
in the form of a reference given to another school or any other place of
education and training, the child's potential employer, or any national
body concerned with student admissions.
Data Security:
In order to assure the protection of all data being processed and inform decisions on
processing activities, we shall undertake an assessment of the associated risks of
proposed processing and equally the impact on an individual's privacy in holding
data related to them.
Risk and impact assessments shall be conducted in accordance with guidance
given by the ICO:
Information security (Principle 7) | ICO
Security of data shall be achieved through the implementation of proportionate
physical and technical measures. Nominated staff shall be responsible for the
effectiveness of the controls implemented and reporting of their performance.
The security arrangements of any organisation with which data is shared shall also
be considered and where required these organisations shall provide evidence of the
competence in the security of shared data.
Data Access Requests (Subject Access Requests):
All individuals whose data is held by us, has a legal right to request access to such
data or information about what is held. We shall respond to such requests within one
month and they should be made in writing to:
Mrs Elisa Entwistle
Head Teacher
Gloucester and Forest Alternative Provision School
Russet House
35 Russet Close
Gloucester GL4 0RQ
No charge will be applied to process the request.
Personal data about pupils will not be disclosed to third parties without the consent
of the child's parent or carer, unless it is obliged by law or in the best interest of the
child. Data may be disclosed to the following third parties without consent:
- Other schools
If a pupil transfers from Gloucester and Forest Alternative Provision School to another school, their academic records and other data that relates to their health and welfare
will be forwarded onto the new school. This will support a smooth transition
from one school to the next and ensure that the child is provided for as is
necessary. It will aid continuation which should ensure that there is minimal
impact on the child's academic progress as a result of the move.
- Examination authorities
This may be for registration purposes, to allow the pupils at our school to sit
examinations set by external exam bodies.
- Health authorities
As obliged under health legislation, the school may pass on information
regarding the health of children in the school to monitor and avoid the
spread of contagious diseases in the interest of public health.
- Police and courts
If a situation arises where a criminal investigation is being carried out we
may have to forward information on to the police to aid their
investigation. We will pass information onto courts as and when it is
- Social workers and support agencies
In order to protect or maintain the welfare of our pupils, and in cases of
child abuse, it may be necessary to pass personal data on to social
workers or support agencies.
- Educational division
Schools may be required to pass data on in order to help the government
to monitor the national educational system and enforce laws relating to
- Right to be Forgotten:
Where any personal data is no longer required for its original purpose, an
individual can demand that the processing is stopped and all their
personal data is erased by the school including any data held by
contracted processors.
Photographs and Video:
Images of staff and pupils may be captured at appropriate times and as part of
educational activities for use in school only.
Unless prior consent from parents/pupils/staff has been given, the school shall not
utilise such images for publication or communication to external sources.
It is the school's policy that external parties (including parents) may not capture
images of staff or pupils during such activities without prior consent.
Location of information and data:
Hard copy data, records, and personal information are stored out of sight and in a
locked cupboard or office. The only exception to this is medical information that may require immediate access during the school day. This will be stored with the school medical officer.
Sensitive or personal information and data should not be removed from the school
site, however the school acknowledges that some staff may need to transport data
between the school and their home in order to access it for work in the evenings
and at weekends. This may also apply in cases where staff have offsite meetings, or
are on school visits with pupils.
The following guidelines are in place for staff in order to reduce the risk of personal
data being compromised:
• Paper copies of data or personal information should not be taken off the
school site. If these are misplaced they are easily accessed. If there is no
way to avoid taking a paper copy of data off the school site, the
information should not be on view in public places, or left unattended
under any circumstances.
• Unwanted paper copies of data, sensitive information or pupil files should
be shredded. This also applies to handwritten notes if the notes reference
any other staff member or pupil by name.
• Care must be taken to ensure that printouts of any personal or sensitive
information are not left in printer trays or photocopiers.
• If information is being viewed on a PC, staff must ensure that the window
and documents are properly shut down before leaving the computer
unattended. Sensitive information should not be viewed on public
• Laptops and USB sticks that staff use must be password protected.
These guidelines are clearly communicated to all school staff, and any person who is
found to be intentionally breaching this conduct will be disciplined in line with the
seriousness of their misconduct.
Data Disposal:
The school recognises that the secure disposal of redundant data is an integral
element to compliance with legal requirements and an area of increased risk.
All data held in any form of media (paper, tape, electronic) shall only be passed to
a disposal partner with demonstrable competence in providing secure disposal
All data shall be destroyed or eradicated to agreed levels meeting recognised
national standards, with confirmation at completion of the disposal process.
Disposal of IT assets holding data shall be in compliance with ICO guidance:
The school has identified a qualified source for disposal of IT assets and collections.
The school also uses Printwaste to dispose of sensitive data that is no longer required.


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- Grab your current read
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- Share two (2) "teaser" sentences from somewhere on that page
- BE CAREFUL NOT TO INCLUDE SPOILERS! (make sure that what you share doesn't give too much away! You don't want to ruin the book for others!)
Share the title and author, too, so that other TT participants can add the book to their TBR Lists if they like your teasers!
The Summoning by Kelley Armstrong. I have never read this YA series even though I love Armstrong's Women of the Otherworld series. I decided now was the perfect time to try this YA paranormal.
I wondered whether they had books about his sort of thing. Fifty Ways to Tell the Living from the Dead Before You Wind Up in a Padded Room. Yep, I'm sure the library carried that one.I am enjoying the story so far and wondering when I will see some connection to the Women of the Otherworld series. I hope I do.


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GSC Game World Closing, STALKER 2 Future Uncertain
GSC Game World, best known as the Ukrainian developers behind the immensely original open-world, FPS franchise, S.T.A.L.K.E.R, is closing down. The future for the highly anticipated S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 now remains uncertain.
According to Ukranews [via NeoGaf] the Ukrainian government was ready to step in and take control of GSC due to financial problems, but the company's owner wasn't going to have any of it. Instead, CEO of GSC, Sergei Grigorovich, has decided to shutdown operations instead of selling the assets to the government. An additional reason for the closure was because Grigorovich wasn't pleased with the direction of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 and decided it just wasn't worth fighting for.
According to the above sources, employees of GSC Game World will be paid through to February 2012.
Rock, Paper, Shotgun wasn't necessarily satisfied with the shady reports since GSC didn't actually officially announce the closing and are continuing to seek actual word from Grigorovich himself on the actual state of GSC Game World but they haven't received word yet.
For PC gamers this is real sad news given that S.T.A.L.K.E.R. was probably the only FPS franchise that was actually trying to do new things and move the genre forward without all the handholding, pre-scripted events and linear gameplay. The future for S2 is still uncertain, but hopefully a publisher will step in to save the project.
You can check out some concept art for S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2 over at the Ascension Gaming Blog.
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Silence, is after all, a form of intimacy. That is why Christ comes to us when our hearts and minds are silent and still. Quaker silence is pregnant with holy expectation. It is filled with anticipation that Jesus will be there. And not in some abstract, vaguely spiritual feel-good way, wither. We believe that Christ comes in a physically present way in the same way Catholics believe that when the host is elevated it becomes the literal body and blood of Jesus. It is not just some symbol. As Flannery O'Connor the great Catholic writer, once said of Eucharist, "Well, if it's a symbol, to hell with it. It is the center of existence for me; all the rest of life is expendable. Friends feel that way about silence. The deep silence of the soul is our Eucharist. Rufus Jones, a Quaker mystic and writer of the 20th century, said of sacramental silence, "it may be an intensified pause, a vitalized hush, a creative quiet, and actual moment of mutual and reciprocal correspondence with God, The actual meeting of man with God and God with man is the very crown and culmination of what we can do with our human life here on earth." Silence is something we do, not something done to us. It is a participatory act. It engages our heart, mind, soul, and body in listening for the voice of the Beloved. Quaker silence is not passive. After all, how could Holy Communion, which deepens our faith and fills us with passionate love for God ever be inactive? ~J. Brent Bill
how can we really be strangers? and who do you disown along the way?
inquiry for today~ peace and fear are always present….can you see how they hold each other?
as we move deeper
into this mysterious river, I pray
we don't turn every thing
we touch into us,
that we help each other listen more
deeply than we have ever listened,
that we baptize each other
with what we find there
that we heal each other's
blindnesses by pouring love like
water on each other's eyes
and that waking in this way,
we make the unseen breath of God
visible, the way wind can only lift
a tree that has grown in the open.
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I have this set and I was just terribly disappointed with my lack of skills with a teeny tiny brush. Since I find the mini brushes so hard to work with I sort of just threw the set on the back of a drawer :(
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Our top five picks
On Tuesday March 8th, the hammer will be ready to start the action at Sotheby's Watches auction in London for the auction house's first watch sale of 2016. Among the impressive lot of modern and vintage luxury timepieces are some standout Rolex pieces. Here's a roundup of our top fives picks for the upcoming auction.
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Military Submariner 5513
Estimate: $21,521 – $35,868
Circa 1976, this Rolex Milsub 5513 was commissioned from the British Ministry of Defense to equip the divers of the Royal Navy. As with all MOD Military issued Rolex diving watches, its black dial includes the large letter "T" to indicate levels of tritium, an engraved caseback, and presented on a NATO strap. Other details include Mercedes-style hands rather than sword-style hands found on some Milsubs and a bezel calibrated to only 15 seconds instead of 60 seconds.
Milgauss 6541
Estimate: $35,868 – $50,215
Originally introduced in 1954, the Rolex Milgauss ref. 6541 was explicitly made for those scientists who were regularly exposed to high magnetic fields. The Rolex Milgauss can withstand up to 1000 gauss of magnetic induction, hence its name, and this specific watch is from 1958. Of particular interest is the black webbed dial, fashioned from webbed laminated copper to shield the caliber from magnetic field exposure.
Cosmograph Daytona 6241 "Paul Newman"
Estimate: $57,388 – $86,082
The Daytona Paul Newman pieces are still the most sought after vintage Rolex sports watches out there, and this particular ref. 6241 with a black dial, white subsidiary dials, and red outer track, is a beautiful example. Circa 1970, this ref. 6241 is equipped with a black bakelite bezel rather than the engraved steel bezels found on previous references.
Cosmograph Daytona 6241 "Paul Newman"
Estimate: $86,082 – $114,776
Another Daytona Paul Newman ref. 6241 will be for sale during the auction, however, this time in yellow gold rather than stainless steel. As most of the Daytona Paul Newman chronos produced were made in stainless steel, this 14k yellow gold version is an even more rare member of an already rare collection. The champagne dial with black sub dials is particularly attractive and sets the perfect stage for the black bakelite bezel.
Panerai 6152-1
Estimate: $100,429 – $129,123
One of the major highlights of the auction is this very rare Panerai 6152-1 made by Rolex circa 1955. In the 1950s the Italian Navy commissioned Panerai to manufacture military-grade watches to withstand extreme marine conditions while remaining precise and accurate. The Italian company Panerai sourced all their calibers from Rolex and it is estimated that only 300 examples of this specific Panerai by Rolex were ever created. Circa 1955, it's also worth noting that the watch's 48mm size was considered enormous during its era.


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In 2002, when Paula Lumbard founded FootageBank, she wasn't exactly sure what high-definition was. But her TV colleagues kept asking for this emerging format, so she went for it. Along with VP Carol Martin, Paula has carefully built the rights-managed library into an eclectic collection boasting award-winning shooters and clips from big-budget TV productions.
"I fell into the film industry by accident," says Paula Lumbard, founder of FootageBank. With a fine art background and ending up in Los Angeles for grad school, Paula realized she was living in the city of dreams. When it was time to get a job, that job was in the film industry.
Eventually Paula put her love of visual images to work and found herself producing visual effects for film and television, along the way making friends with VFX camera operators, optical artists, and animators. When the films she was working on called for special effects footage, there was none to be found except 16mm outs from the original Cosmos series, and that material could not be cut into a big-budget Hollywood film.
Coming from a family of entrepreneurs, Paula saw an opportunity. So, with eight boxes of 35mm special effects footage in hand, she began her first company, Film Bank. It grew into one of the top independent Los Angeles footage companies to service the burgeoning television and theatrical marketplace.
As 2000 rolled in (and two companies later), Paula was getting more requests for HD content from her TV colleagues. "'We're going to be needing high-definition material,' they'd say. 'Do you have any?' We didn't. We didn't even know what it was." Much like 4K today, HD technology was in its infancy. For Paula, it was a leap but also an opportunity to build something different in a visual, creative business. So in 2002, she founded FootageBank.
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The FootageBank m.o.
From the start, careful curation has been key to FootageBank's rights-managed collection. And with most of its customers being in scripted programming, non-fiction television, or feature films, one of the main curation considerations is rights and air-tight releases.
"Released locations and people is where I've pitched my tent," says Paula. "It's not okay to shoot a concert as long as you put up a 'This concert is being filmed' poster. Just because you post a sign doesn't mean the people are released. They're not. We can't take that clip."
Ease of use, service, and quality are also part of FootageBank's guiding principles. Paula and FootageBank VP Carol Martin keep a close eye on their clients' needs as they build the collection. They won't take content they don't believe will license, nor will they duplicate content or step on current shooters' stylistic toes. They look for material that complements the collection. That often sees them working with, and educating, cinematographers to ensure they're producing high-value, usable content. "We know the medium. We know the equipment that's required," says Paula.
Stock is like Kleenex
For editors working in television or movies, "stock" isn't a bad word; it's simply a part of their palette. "We all know we need it and use it," says Paula. "Stock is like Kleenex: everyone uses it but no one talks about it." In her experience, editors' issue isn't with using footage, it's with finding it and getting it — quickly.
As far as Paula is concerned, stock isn't "B-roll." "If you have beautiful footage, and it's artfully curated, stock footage doesn't have to be seen that way."
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Then and now and beyond
The stock footage industry has obviously changed a lot since Paula entered it. Thirty years ago, the players were limited to movie studios and a few independent libraries. Now there are dozens and dozens, which changes the game significantly.
And media is now story- not image-based. "It's no longer about selling a watch — it's about telling stories." As a result, FootageBank keywords its footage in a more story-centric way.
Where will the industry be in five years? "I have no idea," Paula says. "All I know is: more media, more screens, more stories. Maybe movies will be licensed via Google Glass."
She also knows there's a great democratization in video happening at the moment (her 7-year-old nephew recently spent a weekend with her making movies), and footage is an entrepreneurial business. "So who knows."
A few of her favorite things
Paula enjoys getting full films and breaking them into clips. Because all actors, locations and music must be released, this doesn't happen often, but when it does, she loves it. The B-movies are fun to work with (the B-horrors even more so), and she likes working with documentaries because they learn so much and see some beautiful cinematography as well.
These days, many professional photographers who have done well with stills want to transition into motion — and that presents a wonderful teaching opportunity. "It's not easy," Paula explains. "What people look for in motion is very different than in stills. It's a tough transition, but it gets back to the idea of telling a story with a clip."
Working with young filmmakers is another of Paula's loves. FootageBank gives young filmmakers a leg up by giving them footage, licensing it at reduced fees, or arranging a trade whereby the up-and-comers receive footage in exchange for them bringing footage from their film back to FootageBank. "And then we make them money," says Paula. Some have even gone on to win awards with those films. "Those are the memorable moments."
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We further reported on allegations that 180solutions "violated the policies of two affiliate marketing networks by soliciting commissions from merchant members, and redirecting to itself commissions that should have gone to other affiliates".
Here is 180solutions' reply to the charges, which we reprint here in full:
In your story Pop-up goes the commission, you name N-case as an "Active X program which automatically installed itself onto desktops through online ads..." 180solutions has never caused its software to download automatically or without user consent. 180solutions' software, N-case and Zango included, is opt-in only. The only time 180solutions' software has ever been downloaded unknowingly was when a third party affiliate exploited holes in Internet Explorer and installed the 180Search Assistant without user consent and without 180solutions knowledge or consent. The number of computer affected by this were minimal. This company was in direct breach of contract with 180solutions and is currently being sued by 180solutions for its illegal practices.
Edelman has accused 180solutions of being in violation of Commission Junction and Linkshare policies. 180solutions is actually in total compliance with the regulations of these networks and would be removed from the networks if it was not following policy. 180solutions constantly monitors its practices and changes are ongoing for us to remain in compliance with these networks.
Edelman's research also suggests that 180solutions tags "hidden windows" that are used to re-direct commissions and displays 180solutions-tagged pop-ups that cover competitors sites. There are a couple issues to be addressed here. First, the hidden windows are empty windows, with no tagging whatsoever that the user does not see. These windows work as a check for the 180solutions server, preventing it from displaying a Web site (or ad) when a commission is about to be sent to another affiliate. This is in place to ensure that commissions are not sent to the wrong party.
Secondly, when a 180solutions window is presented to a user, the top of the window is labeled to make sure the user knows where the offer is coming from. For example, if you have Zango installed on your computer and you are searching Google for Las Vegas hotels, and your search returns a listing of hotels, a window might pop up displaying the Web site for Mandalay Bay, (this is only an example) at the top of this window you would see: "Brought to you by the Zango Search Assistant" to inform you of where the offer is coming from.
This window would also not completely cover the Google page, it would simply be shown on top, so you could view both at the same time. 180solutions is not tagging windows to overpower a competitor's site, the labeling is there so the user knows who is responsible for the Web site displayed.
Edelman also reports 180solutions overwriting cookies. 180solutions does not overwrite or manipulate cookies. The occurrence of double pop up windows, which led Edelman to believe that we were overwriting cookies, is a brand protection mechanism for customers who want it. Some affiliate networks do not agree with this method, and 180 makes sure to disable this part of its software on networks where it is not allowed or wanted.
The most important point to be realized is that Edelman does not have access to see where the commissions go or who they are paid to, that information is not public. Edelman has himself admitted that he has not and cannot see where the commissions are paid. His research is missing vital facts. His report overall is based on assumptions that lack information to be complete and correct.
Additionally, 180solutions does not display pop-up ads. 180solutions' software shows users a limited number of targeted Web sites based on searches and Web surfing behaviors.
180solutions absolutely denies and gives no validity to the allegations posed by Edelman's report.
Ashley Wolfe
Barokas Public Relations 180 Solutions


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Discussing the World of Crypto with @JoelComm / @BadCrypto #FutureOfData
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In this podcast Joel Comm from The Bad Crypto Podcast sat with Vishal Kumar, CEO AnalyticsWeek and discuss the World of Crypto Currencies. The discussion sheds light into the nuances in the rapidly exploding world of Crypto Currencies, some of the thinking behind the currencies. The discussion also sheds light into the opportunities and risks in the industry. Joel sheds his insights about how to think about theses currencies and long term implications of the algos that run these currencies. The podcast is a great listen for anyone who wants to understand the world of crypto currencies.
*please note, this podcast and / or its content in no ways advocate any investment advice and nor intended to generate any positive or negative influence. Crypto Currencies are highly volatile in nature and any investor must use absolute caution and care while evaluating such currencies.*
Joel's Recommended Read:
Cryptocurrencies 101 By James Altucher http://bit.ly/2Bi5FMv
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As a knowledgable & inspirational speaker, Joel speaks on a variety of business and entrepreneurial topics. He presents a step-by-step playbook on how to use social media as a leveraging tool to expand the reach of your brand, increase your customer base, and create fierce brand loyalty for your business. Joel is also able to speak with authority on the various ways to harness the marketing power of technology to explode profits. He offers an inspiring yet down-to-earth call to action for those who dream of obtaining growth and financial success. As someone who went from having only 87 cents in his bank account to creating multiple successful businesses, Joel is uniquely poised to instruct and inspire when it comes to using the various forms of new media as avenues towards the greater goal of business success. He is a broadcast veteran with thousands of hours in radio, podcasting, television and online video experience. Joel is the host of two popular, yet completely different podcasts. FUN with Joel Comm features the lighter side of top business and social leaders. The Bad Crypto Podcast makes cryptocurrency and bitcoin understandable to the masses.
Joel is the New York Times best-selling author of 14 books, including The AdSense Code, Click Here to Order: Stories from the World's Most Successful Entrepreneurs, KaChing: How to Run an Online Business that Pays and Paysm Twitter Power 3.0 and Self Employed: 50 Signs That You Might Be an Entrepreneur. He has also written over 40 ebooks. He has appeared in The New York Times, on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show, on CNN online, on Fox News, and many other places.
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Lynne Greenwald is OUT of prison!
She has done her time, and to quote lynne, "I'm home and all is good!" She got out yesterday, and went directly to the Federal Building in Tacoma where she met with the folks in the Probation Department. I understand that while there she met fellow ex-con and fellow Disarm Now Plowshares resister Sr. Anne Montgomery who was there with attorney Blake Kremer; a most pleasant surprise indeed (a small, small world).
Lynne says "Thanks to everyone for all the support."
That's three out and two to go – Susan Crane is still playing the clarinet (among other activities) at the Dublin Federal Correctional Institution, and Fr. Steve Kelly still resides deep in the belly (Special Handling Unit most likely) of the SeaTac Federal Detention Center. Funny… I've never thought of Steve as someone needing "special handling."
Susan and Steve still have a long way to go until they walk out of prison. Each got 15 months, and won't be out until roughly the end of June 2012. Check out the Contact page for their current mailing addresses and drop them a line.
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Based in San Francisco, this woman owned architectural practice has a strong body of site sensitive work, listening primarily on the "topography, microclimate, vegetation and solar orientation" and most importantly, the client's requests. Studying their work, you see a wonderful use of natural materials.
Carmel Valley Turnbull Griffin Haesloop
Sebastopol Residence
Sebastopol Residence
This home in Carmel Valley incorporates many sustainable materials and design features. Portions of the exterior walls are built using gunned earth (PISE), a mixture of soil excavated from the site and concrete that is sprayed against a form. The other exterior walls were built using recycled re-sawn cedar siding. The floors are recycled oak, and all other lumber used in the project was either certified or sustainably harvested. Visit Site here: http://www.tgharchitects.com
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Stanislav Khromov
👋🏻 Hello! My name is Stanislav Khromov and I am a full-stack software engineer based in Stockholm, Sweden.
👨💻 My main competency lies in modern JavaScript and TypeScript. I like to work with React and Svelte as well as frameworks like Next.js, SvelteKit, and Express.
🐘 I have many years of experience with modern PHP-based development in WordPress and Laravel. I am a WordPress Core contributor and developer of dozens of WordPress plugins. Lately I've been working a lot with Gutenberg – the new React-powered content editor in WordPress.
🐳 I am passionate about containerized development using Docker and have experience running complex applications on Amazon Web Services.
🔨 I work at Schibsted in the development team responsible for the most popular website in Sweden – aftonbladet.se, which has over 4 million daily visitors. There are a lot of unique scaling and infrastructure challenges associated with this that I'm thoroughly enjoying.
Below you can find some more tidbits about me.
I work as a software engineer at Aftonbladet (Schibsted Media Group). My days are mostly spent working with Node and PHP-based microservices, React / Next.js frontends and WordPress. Check out my LinkedIn profile for more information.
Open-source is one of the most important fundamentals to a free and open world. Most of the code I write outside my job is on GitHub. I also develop and maintain several WordPress plugins.
I co-organize the WordPress Stockholm Meetup Group, where we hold meetups about every facet of WordPress.
I was the lead organizer of WordCamp Stockholm 2016 and WordCamp Stockholm 2017.
Speaking at events
I mostly speak about WordPress-related topics. You can see the talks that have been recorded here.
I have also been a recurring teacher in web fundamentals and web development at Berghs School of Communication.
I blog mostly about technical topics on this blog. I also have a blog filled with hundreds of general-purpose snippets.
I occasionally make music.
I have worked on hundreds of open-source projects, which you can find on my GitHub profile.
WordPress plugins
Over the years I have published and maintain a number of WordPress plugins on WordPress.org as well as on GitHub.
Useful Snippets blog
The Useful Snippets blog started as a personal project in 2013 where I wrote down how to accomplish common day-to-day computer tasks, such as checking for open ports on your computer or importing MySQL database dumps.
I quickly noticed that the blog proved to be popular on Google and more than 300 posts later the site recently celebrated its one millionth visitor.
You can visit the blog by clicking here.
Docker containers
The recent development in containerized and serverless applications presents a shift in how we will run our infrastructure in the future, and who doesn't want to be part of that? 😊
You can find some of the Docker containers I've built on Docker Hub or GitHub.
Sälj Smart
The Swedish real estate market is one of the hottest and most crowded in the world. This makes it difficult for individual apartment sellers to be seen in the noise.
Sälj Smart offers sellers the opportunity to be seen by more prospective buyers by boosting their real estate ads in the channels where spend hours every day – social media.
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Dear Affy Clinches Clinches Nollywood No 1 Spot At Box Office
Nollywood's talk of the town romantic comedy, Dear Affy which debuted at the cinemas on Valentine's Day wasted no time in taking the number one spot at the end of sales on Sunday.
The movie which is Samuel Olatunji's first directorial debut took the shine off Sugar Rush, Birds of Prey, Fantasy Island, Queen and Slim, Small Chops, The Perfect Picture and The Legend of Inikpi.
'Dear Affy' is a romantic comedy film that tells the story of a beautiful career lady on her to getting married to the man of her dream who is on the verge of sealing millions of Naira worth of contract. However, he is faced with the devil and the deep blue sea as sealing the contract is hinged on him having an intimate affair with the female billionaire contractor by all means just few weeks to his wedding.
The hilarious movie starring Kehinde Bankole, Toyin. Abraham, Enyinna Ewigwe, Chinedu Ikedieze, Odunlade Adekola, Hafeez Oyetoro, Bimbo Ademoye and a host of others still showing at the cinemas nationwide.
"One of the most spectacular Nollywood movie I have seen. You cannot guess the end" – this is how someone described 'Dear Affy'.
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Rita Dominic allegedly debunks reports she gave birth to twins
Veteran Nollywood actress, Rita Dominic, has debunked reports that she welcomed a set of twins with her husband.
Reports made the rounds on Wednesday that the Nollywood star who tied the knot with her husband, Fidelis Anosike, a few months ago, welcomed a set of twins.
Reacting to the report, many social media users trooped to the actress' social media pages to express their immense joy and congratulate the couple.
However, in an apparent reaction, Rita Dominic took to her official Twitter handle to affirm that the claim was false.
Taking to her Twitter handle on Wednesday night, she shared a GIF displaying a surprised look while reading through a publication with the headline, "FAKE NEWS."
See her post below,
— Rita Dominic (@ritaUdominic) September 21, 2022
Lancelot Imaseun makes powerful cinema return with Gbege
The audacious movie producer and actor, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen, has made a big comeback to the cinema with the release of Gbege.
Known for his love for cultural preservation and projection in his works, Imaseun was able to creatively infuse tradition in his new film that would be released on October 7, 2022 in cinemas near you.
Gbege is a story of a troubled man, whose father died while he's serving a life imprisonment. All he wants is a chance of release to perform his father's burial rite, but the law is no respecter of tradition.
According to the award winning producer and master storyteller, the twists in the storyline are so captivating, moviegoers are assured a worthy time at the cinemas.
Gbege parades some top Nigerian thespians like Jide Kosoko, Ebele Okaro, Sam Dede, Mercy Aigbe and Ini Edo.
Others include Zubby, Sanni Muaizu, Charles Inojie, Harry B, Broda Shaggi, Nosa Rex, Junior Pope, Angela Equeavoen and so on.
Imaseun, who also doubles as a director, has worked in the film industry since 1995 and his films feature unexplored aspects of the African experience including tribalism, witchcraft, crime, poverty, religion, and folk beliefs.
In 2008 a Canadian documentary Nollywood Babylon co-directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, and produced by AM Pictures and the National Film Board of Canada in association with the Documentary Channel, followed Imasuen while he was shooting his 157th film Bent Arrows.
Ada Ameh: Benue community, Nigeria lost an entertainment colossus – Abba Moro
Benue South Senator, Abba Moro has described the death of Nollywood actress, Ada Ameh, as a monumental loss to the Idoma people and Nigeria at large.
Moro said Ada lived an eventful and impactful life in her 48 years sojourn on earth.
The lawmaker stated this while paying his last tribute to the actress at her funeral service held in Ogobia, Ugboju in Otukpo Local Government Area of Benue State on Friday.
Moro urged her family to take solace in the fact that Ada made everyone happy and the world would continue to watch her.
He said, "This is a very sad day for all of us. For us, the Idoma people, for us in Benue State, and for Nigeria.
"Ada Ameh was a colossus in the entertainment Industry.
"Many of us who listened to the pastor's sermon earlier, what would you be remembered for when you leave this earth?
"I watched Ada Ameh yesterday night and I know we will continue to watch her after now.
"Ada Ameh was a very effective ambassador of the Idoma people in the entertainment industry.
"For us, this is a very monumental loss, a colossal loss. But as it is said all the time, God has configured for every person a time to be born and a time to die. And this time it is the time for our sister to die.
"But I dare to say, that in this life, it is not how long you stay on the surface of the earth here but how effectively and how impactful you have lived.
"And all of us will agree with me that Ada Ameh had lived a very effective and impactful life, so, all of us here, both the family, young and old, it is a clear testimony that Ada Ameh had lived an eventful life and that is supposed to be a consolation for the family because I do know that when beggars die there are no comets seen. The heavens themselves blaze forth the death of princes. And so Ada Ameh, goodbye until we meet to part no more."
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Slow to recover but something to remember…
John Cowart's Daily Journal: A befuddled ordinary Christian looks for spiritual realities in day to day living.
• Please, visit my website for more www.cowart.info and feel free to look over and buy one of my books www.bluefishbooks.info, posted by John Cowart. Or contact John at johnwcowart (at) gmail (dot) com.
Greetings. I was a big fan of John's blog and his books. I had chatted with him through e-mail a couple of times over the years. I hadn't visited his blog in some time, and went recently hoping to read a new post. I was very sad to hear of his passing. I would like to send my condolences to the family. Although I had never met John, I consider him a friend. As a brother in Christ, I look forward to the day that I do get to meet him.
God Bless,
John Henderson
Thank you for your kind words and for being Dad's friend. He went on to sing a new song and was glad to see God and his Ginny.
God bless and keep you,
John's Daughter


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Our Message Presented at the Vivekananda National College, Sri Lanka
Published on Sun, May 18, 2014 ∙ Program ∙ Sri Lanka
Over 2500 students at the Vivekananda National College embraced the message of Kalki Avatar Ra Gohar Shahi on the 13th of May, 2014. The event was organised by a team from Kalki Avatar Foundation Sri Lanka, who delivered the teachings and message of Lord Kalki Avatar in the morning assembly. The students were told about the divine signs of Kalki Avatar Ra Gohar Shahi on the Moon, Sun and Maha Shivling (Holy Black Stone), and were given free spiritual healing rendered by the image of Kalki Avatar Ra Gohar Shahi.
Overall, the programme was extremely successful as many students found our message to be highly inspirational.


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Last day. Normally a time to look back over our history and reflect on how far we have come. Today I want to look at some living sheros doing things that show that women don't retire or sit around waiting patiently for things to happen.
This week House Speaker Nancy Pelosi celebrated her 80th birthday. I am pretty sure she did not think she would spend the 80th year of her life battling a lunatic who had been elected president. She has represented the 12th District in California, San Francisco area for 30 years. She is in her third term as Speaker of the House.
Many of us can testify to grandmothers or aunts who reach this age and continue to work diligently for the family. She is living something many of us believe, which is that the work never ends, only we do.
In the midst of this pandemic another woman who stands out to me is Yamiche Alcindor, a White House correspondent for PBS Newshour, has been covering the President during the crisis. Also a contributor to NBC and MSNBC, she has found herself at the end of the president's wrath because of her because she asked the tough questions. Alcindor didn't show a tiredness of his berating her, but continues to do her job.
An experienced reporter, she has also worked for the New York Times and USA Today. Alcindor has this amazing stamina to keep on fighting the good fight. It is easy to cheer for someone doing good work.
Speaking of good work, there is a woman that blew my mind. During a time of crisis in our nation she reached out to people and helped them where they hurt. Their pocketbooks. On social media Roxane Gay has repeatedly given cash donations to people who are affected by the pandemic.
She would start a tweet with leave your venmo here is you could $100 for whatever. You didn't have to say why. Gay is a contributing opinion writer for the New York Times, author of several books and university professor. Yt as you can see one thing does not describe her or any other these women.
I can say these women have done things I have not see men in their positions do. I am encouraged by their stamina. I am inspired by their strength and depth. I am proud to belong to their gender.


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What does the president of the US (whoever that might be) actually DO that improves your life and helps provide the essentials necessary for survival? What would you like him (or her) to do that would improve your life without harming anyone else. Is that even possible? You don't really want to harm other people, do you?
Think about it.
Nothing at all comes to my mind. In fact, I can think of dozens of things various presidents have done over the years that did exactly the opposite. Those actions damaged my ability to live peacefully and productively, and managed to harm a great many other people as well, in my name and with money stolen from me.
Same for the Vice President, the congress, the courts. Think of all the other politicians and bureaucrats in Washington D. C. What do any of them do that actually promotes peace and prosperity, and harms nobody? I can't think of anything they do to improve my life either.
Take a look at the politicians and bureaucrats that control the state government. The county? How about the cities, towns and wide spots in the road. All of those folks are promoting peace, freedom, creation of wealth and providing services everyone is glad to have and pay for? No?
Representative government is the silly notion that ordinary people are too evil and stupid to control their own lives and property, but are smart and good enough to elect others (just like them) to do it for them!
So, what would happen if the politicians and bureaucrats were all fired and required to find honest jobs? Would your life suffer? Would you be unable to live in peace with your neighbors? If so, I wonder why. Might it be because you actually benefit in some way from the coercion and theft that originates in Washington – or city hall? Surely not…
It's hard to pin down exact statistics on government "jobs," since no two sources tabulate it the same, but this is a fairly good overview. That's an awful lot of people producing little or nothing. What IS IT all these people are doing? For whom? Why?
Think about it!
Every source I did look at indicated that government employment was an important and beneficial part of the economy, but I think that needs to be looked at a little more closely. There is benefit, no doubt, to those who receive a paycheck, and at least the appearance of benefit when they spend that money, but it is best to look at the big picture and realize some hard truths.
When you produce something, like food or clothing, machines or even widgets, you are making something that you and other people want and need. Why else would you make it? Those others are willing to exchange the things they produce for the things you make, whether directly or through a medium of exchange such as "money." We won't discuss money here, but that is another fruitful avenue to explore, and an important part of the big picture.
Production of things people want to buy is the creation of wealth. Taking raw materials and making things is the first essential step. When people have created enough wealth beyond their immediate needs, they can begin to exchange some of that wealth for services and even abstract things such as art and music. They will have enough excess to provide for children, their elderly, and others of the community who cannot support themselves.
So, the question is now, just what product or service does the government produce that people need and want, that creates wealth? What does government do that encourages others to create wealth? What do government employees do that you value enough to pay for out of your saved wealth? Is there anything the government claims to do – those things you want done – that could not be done without an involuntary government monopoly?
Are you prepared to go up to the courthouse and buy some new restrictions on how you use your property? Do you really want to buy a "permit" to own a dog, a chicken, or a gun? How much longer before you need permission to even have a child? You've already lost most of your natural authority over whatever children you already have. Think not?
Do you need a politician's permission to defend your life or that of your child from attack? Is theft ever justified? Who owns your life and body? Why would you need or want your every activity to be tracked, "registered," and regulated?
Do you volunteer to pay as much tax as possible so your life can be controlled, in excruciating detail, by bureaucrats who laugh in your face when you complain about mistakes they make? Are they mistakes?
Seems inescapable that non-voluntary government does not create any wealth at all. It does not provide anything, even those things people truly want and need, without theft, coercion and fraud.
And the worst of all is the presumption of this non-voluntary government that all of the people and all of their property is actually owned by the government itself. Remember that control is the essence of ownership. The proof of this is the very fact that ordinary people cannot exempt themselves, can't opt out, cannot say, "no thank you" when the tax man comes around selling his "services." Nobody can choose not to be robbed, controlled and defrauded by their benevolent government.
If you don't believe that, just consider what happens if you don't allow the theft of your goods, the sale of your home for "back taxes," or refuse to obey the commands of the elite "rulers." If you resist, they will put you in a cage. If you resist that strongly enough, they will kill you. And they might just kill you anyway…
America, the land of the free.
Think about it.


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Packing for a trip is hard. Packing for a 2 week long trip when you have no plans of doing laundry is even harder. Every item you bring has to match every other item you bring, and they all have to fit in a suitcase like Ikea items fit in a shipping box.
When it came down to really deciding what I was bringing, I went with a lot of white tees, a few pairs of pants, and the hopes of finding a really great spring jacket along the way (see denim jacket in photos). Parisian people always look great in the simplest of outfits, so my plan was to take a note from them, and simplify.
I tried to leave the house each morning in outfits that I would be comfortable enjoying drinks in in the evening, so aside from the backup sneakers in my tote, this was it.
Photos by Pat O'Rourke
Jacket - Thrifted (Similar here)
Tee - Uniqlo
Pants - Vintage Dickies (Similar here)
Bag - Le Mont St Michel
Shoes - Everlane
Earrings - Vintage


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Danny was a typical teenager—until the ghost of her dead grandfather crashed her thirteenth birthday party to give her one very special gift: his legacy, the ability to travel into books.
Now, Danny leads a triple life.
An 18-year-old high school dropout who works at the local bookstore . . .
A young wood elf attending university in a living forest . . .
A 24-year-old hunter who travels between books, her form ever changing, bending reality with her words and scouring the worlds for things that don't belong . . .
Note: Danny's Story: Chronicles of a Bookwalker is unfinished, with no recent updates. It contains some graphic violence and harsh language.