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|0. H5part - H5Part is a very simple data storage schema and provides an API that simplifies the reading/writing of the data to the HDF5 file format.
|Activity Percentile: 75.00
Registered: 2006-11-27 17:32
|1. BeStMan (Berkeley Storage Manager) - Berkeley Storage Manager (BeStMan).
Info: http://sdm.lbl.gov/bestman
and [email protected]
By accessing these softwares, the copyright and license agreement is enforced:
|Activity Percentile: 62.50
Registered: 2009-04-26 18:58
|2. BDM (Bulk Data Mover) - Bulk Data Mover (BDM). Info web: http://sdm.lbl.gov/bdm and support: [email protected] By accessing any of these softwares, the license agreement is enforced: https://sdm.lbl.gov/wiki/Software/BDM/License. Oracle/SUN Java 1.5 or later is recommended/supported.
|Activity Percentile: 50.00
Registered: 2011-02-07 21:17
|3. Scylla - Scylla simulates gas dynamics and plasma flows on cylindrical domains with 1D (radial) symmetry.
|Activity Percentile: 37.50
Registered: 2010-07-17 01:06
|4. SDM pilot projects - SDM testing projects
|Activity Percentile: 0.00
Registered: 2013-01-28 20:18
|5. DML (Data Mover Lite) - DataMover-Lite info web: http://sdm.lbl.gov/dml and support: [email protected] By downloading the software, the licensing agreement is enforced: http://sdm.lbl.gov/wiki/Software/DMLLicense. Web start: http://datagrid.lbl.gov/dml4/jnlp/dml.html
|Activity Percentile: 0.00
Registered: 2009-04-26 18:59
|6. SRMLite - SRM-Lite Download. Info web: http://sdm.lbl.gov/srmlite/ and support: [email protected] By downloading any of these softwares, the licensing agreement is enforced.
|Activity Percentile: 0.00
Registered: 2009-04-26 18:59
|7. charybdis - Charybdis is a 2D/3D fluid dynamics code that simulates problems in fluid mechanics and plasmas using adaptive mesh refinement on structured grids with embedded boundaries.
|Activity Percentile: 0.00
Registered: 2011-03-28 20:15
|8. Chombo - The Chombo package provides a set of tools for implementing finite difference methods for the solution of partial differential equations on block-structured adaptively refined rectangular grids.
Registered: 2010-06-24 16:47
|9. ADAPT - Adaptive Data Access and Policy-driven Transfers (ADAPT) project. http://sdm.lbl.gov/adapt/
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Registered: 2013-06-20 01:15


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{jcomments on}Click on the links below to access useful websites:
Cloudesley Charity (manages Richard Cloudesley's bequest of the Cloudesley Estate in 1517)
Cloudesley: 500 Years in Islington by Cathy Ross (excellent research report commissioned by the Cloudesley Charity)
Bradshaw's Handbook to London, the Cloudesley Estate (no 62)
Islington Past by John Richardson (many fascinating photos)
Islington Archeology & History Society
Streets with a Story - The Book of Islington (A-Z of Islington streets, downloadable for free)
A History of Islington, by Mary Cosh (Amazon link - pricy, but good!)
Nextdoor Barnsbury This is part of a nationwide social networking service which allows Barnsbury neighbours to post and view articles on a wide range of subjects of local interest - crime, lost and found, job offers, things for sale, recommended tradespeople etc. If you haven't yet joined it's well worth checking out, though you may need to apply filters to avoid being swamped with emails!

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New Zealand takes significant step towards new Patents Act
On 5 May 2009 the New Zealand Patents Bill had its first reading before the New Zealand Parliament. The first reading marks a significant step towards New Zealand enacting new patent legislation that will replace the Patents Act 1953 and Patents Regulations 1954. The reading means that the Bill has now entered a formal legislative process, triggering a sequence of events that should result in new legislation being enacted within the next 1-2 years.
The first reading before Parliament was not the first public exposure of the Bill. The desire to implement new legislation has been in gestation for some ~25 years, culminating in a draft version of the Bill being released for public comment in December 2004.
The public consultation process is a relatively new initiative by the New Zealand Government in an attempt to obtain preliminary feedback on any contentious issues proposed in a Bill, before the Bill enters the formal legislative process.
In 2005, submissions on the draft Bill were made by a number of interested parties. Davies Collison Cave took a proactive role in assisting the Institute of Patent and Trade Mark Attorneys of Australia (IPTA) in making submissions on the content of the draft Bill. IPTA represents over 90% of registered Australian patent attorneys, most of whom are also registered as New Zealand patent attorneys. The submissions made by IPTA urged the New Zealand Government to align New Zealand's patent laws with those of Australia where possible. Areas where closer alignment would seem to be possible include certain patentability criteria, such as the threshold for inventive step and what information should constitute the prior art base for its assessment, as well as prosecution and divisional application requirements. Unfortunately it is not clear whether the submissions were properly considered because the Bill that was recently read before Parliament is much the same as the draft Bill released in 2004.
In our September 2008 edition of this emagazine, we reported to you some of the most significant changes which the Bill proposes to introduce. Specific proposed changes include:
- raising the novelty threshold to "absolute novelty" so that prior publication or prior use anywhere in the world will be considered noveltydestroying;
- examination for inventive step and utility in addition to novelty and adequacy of description;
- providing specific patentability exclusions on methods of diagnosis and treatment of human beings; and
- abolishing the current pre-grant opposition process and introducing a pre- and post-grant re-examination procedure.
The existing Patents Act 1953 has often been criticised for providing a patentability threshold in New Zealand that is lower than the patentability thresholds set by its major trading partners. The patent system works by granting an exclusive right to the patent owner in return for public access to new information and technology. If the right balance is not struck it can negatively impact on innovation and technology, particularly in a global economy where innovation is an increasingly internationalised activity. The Bill therefore attempts to address fundamental deficiencies in the existing law by harmonising key aspects of New Zealand's patent law with the rest of the world.
There is now a further opportunity to make submissions in relation to the Bill. Following its first reading before Parliament, the Bill was referred to a Select Committee as part of the formal public consultation process. Written submissions must be made to the Select Committee before 2 July 2009. Please contact your Davies Collison Cave representative should you wish to discuss any aspect of the New Zealand Patents Bill.
It has been a long road to reach this point, but it is pleasing that the Bill has now reached a formal legislative stage. We will continue to monitor the progress of the Bill and report any significant events to you as they arise.


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Matter, earthly forces, True North, gems, money, reality, products, and embodiment are the material understanding we have of life. This suit of cards relates best in Qabalah to Malkuth, the sephirot in the tree of life where all the energy and creativity, feelings and dreams, expressions and tools come to fruition. I'd say this suit is the closest suit to the Major Arcana, therefore, because it holds all the other Minor Arcana Suits within its abundance. It could be also thought of the furthest in that it cannot be what it is without all the other suits in action.
In Kosmic Egg Tarot my plan is to use 10 expressions of things that have been made and are successful or failures in my lifetime. Hopefully, we can consider then how they relate to all that is part of the Tarot cosmology for the suit of Pentacles or Disks. The Court Cards will be the people best known for their productivity at the levels of Novice, Advocate, Embodiment, and Sage.


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The Human Risks of Digital Transformation
Leaders who implement digital transformation through a top-down approach, consultant-led approach, or IT-led approach often ignore the conditions that prompted the need for digital transformation in the first place. They decide how to solve the problem without considering the organizational dynamics, behavioral habits, and culture that created the problem. In a rush to make a significant change, leaders decide to postpone dealing with human issues until after critical decisions are made and the transformation is underway. This approach spells failure. If your organization is rife with weak managers, a wholesale talent upgrade will be required. Digital transformation is a waste of time until you clean house. If you have good managers whose decisions have, nonetheless, created problems, then an understanding of the environment that led to those decisions is in order.


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How Quebec Cree avoided the fate of Attawapiskat
Habfanman posted a topic in Current eventsHow Quebec Cree avoided the fate of Attawapiskat On the eastern shore of James Bay, a very different story. By Terry Milewski, CBC News Posted: May 14, 2013 9:33 PM ET Last Updated: May 14, 2013 11:07 PM ET Read 119 comments119 Freezing, mouldy homes. Sewage contamination. Sick kids. Unemployment. A blockade on the road to the mine. A hunger strike by the chief. That, it seems, is the news from the Cree of James Bay — at least, as it's defined by the desperate community of Attawapiskat, in northern Ontario. Before that, there was the news from nearby Kashechewan. Flooding. Despair. Suicide. And both James Bay towns endured fresh emergencies this spring as the annual meltwaters exposed, again, their rickety infrastructure. But bad news makes headlines and good news usually does not. So we've heard all about the mess on the Ontario shore of James Bay — and next to nothing about the success on the eastern shore, in Quebec. Little noticed by the world outside, the Cree of northern Quebec are writing a startlingly different story than their cousins on the western shore of James Bay. Self-government. Revenue-sharing. Decent schools and new development. Mining companies being welcomed instead of blockaded. And no hunger strikes. Schoolchildren in the northern Cree community of Wemindji, Que., enjoy decent schools, in contrast to their Ontario cousins in Attawapiskat, who have been in portables since their school closed more than a decade ago. It's taken 40 years, but a long struggle is paying off. The neat streets of Wemindji or Oujé-Bougoumou feel like they're on a different planet than Attawapiskat. If the stop signs weren't in Cree, you'd think the rows of warm, solid homes were in a suburb down south. Shiny new courthouses, band offices, recreation centres and police stations are being completed. There's no crisis to summon reporters from Toronto or Montreal. So why is it so different on the Quebec side of James Bay? [...] http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/story/2013/05/14/pol-james-bay-cree-northern-quebec-attawapiskat.html


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16. Rovaniemi, Lapland, Finland
The best place of Finland to celebrate Christmas, Finland provides the best home for Santa at Christmas time. The natives celebrate Christmas with events like husky-dog rides, tobogganing in the deep, pristine snow, viewing the Northern lights or even taking a sled-led reindeer safari at the Sirmakko reindeer farm. For the best frosty experience, you must stay at the Arctic Snow Hotel, constructed entirely of snow and ice; it also comes with hot tubs in frosting temperature.


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Sysco Infotech Walkin 2019 is getting ready to hire all the Graduated candidates. For that purpose, the representatives of Sysco Infotech has planned to conduct the Sysco Infotech Walkin Drive for Desktop Support Engineer in Chennai from 22nd January 2019 to 25th January 2019. Furthermore, 1-year experience candidates can also attend the Sysco Infotech Walkin Interview.
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BBC Question Time this week takes place in Swindon, with Fiona Bruce once again grilling a host of guests in the build-up to the general election.
We take a look at who will be on the flagship show tonight.
Brandon Lewis - Conservatives
The former Party Chairman for Theresa May is a regular face to many who follow 24-hour newscasts and political shows. The minister of state for security famously campaigned for Remain but has since said he would vote Leave as he is "first and foremost a democrat" While he is a safe pair of hands for the Conservatives, you can expect much more party rhetoric and "get Brexit done" statements from him on the panel tonight.
.@BrandonLewis from the @Conservatives is on the #bbcqt panel pic.twitter.com/a7xfCcYuXP— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) November 27, 2019
READ MORE: Panellists revealed for BBC Question Time in Glasgow
Andy McDonald - Labour
The shadow transport secretary will appear on the panel for Labour with the Remainer representing his Middlesborough constituency who voted to leave by over 65%. The shadow cabinet minister, who joined Corbyn's top team in 2016 rarely speaks on Brexit but may get more drawn into the topic tonight.
.@AndyMcDonaldMP from @UKLabour is on the #bbcqt panel pic.twitter.com/BfOez3VZaH— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) November 27, 2019
Caroline Lucas - Greens
The former Greens leader was the only Green MP in the last Parliament. The pro-Remainer and former MEP voted against the triggering of Article 50 and will no doubt be a strong voice for the pro-Remain side tonight. The candidate for Brighton Pavillion is a member of the Unite to Remain alliance and a backer of a second referendum.
.@CarolineLucas from @TheGreenParty joins the #bbcqt panel pic.twitter.com/GtZvFt8yOb— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) November 27, 2019
Zanny Minton Beddoes
The first female editor in chief of The Economist will be on the panel tonight for Question Time as a political commentator. The pro-Remainer is a former advisor for the Polish Government and has previously written on the subject of Brexit. She also worked at the International Monetary Fund. Expect highly-charged debates with pro-Brexit panellists.
READ MORE: Question Time from Glasgow review
.@zannymb is also on the #bbcqt panel this week pic.twitter.com/A8rww916J6— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) November 27, 2019
READ MORE: YouGov Poll: The Scottish seats predicted to change hands at the general election
Lionel Shriver
The American author is best known for her novel 'We Need to Talk about Kevin' but tonight she will be saying that we need to talk about Brexit. The leave campaigner who writes for The Spectator has long courted controversy over comments on the #MeToo movement and inclusion policies.
Author Lionel Shriver joins the #bbcqt panel this week pic.twitter.com/TKdU5iWpVe— BBC Question Time (@bbcquestiontime) November 27, 2019
Question Time airs on BBC One at 10:45pm tonight.


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The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor and how China came to Hollywood
The Mummy: The Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
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The summer of 2008 broke history, and rebuilt it. America suffered through a bitter presidential election on the road to a globewrecking financial crisis. In theaters, cinematic generations were rising — and falling. Superheroes, Will Smith, George Lucas, Guillermo del Toro, Emma Stone, Mike Myers, Sisterhoods and Step Brothers, Batman, and ABBA, adaptations of TV shows we still tweet about, new installments of movie franchises studios won't stop rebooting: everything Hollywood was before, alongside everything it still is.
In our weekly column Two Thousand Late, we'll explore the big hits and curious flops from a summer that has never really ended. Last week: The end of Will Ferrell's golden age. Next week: Traveling Pants' sisterhood and Pineapple Express' brotherhood. This week: Brendan Fraser's last mummy movie… so far.
On Aug. 8, 2008, the Beijing Olympics began with an opening ceremony for the ages. Acclaimed film director Zhang Yimou used thousands of performers and a kamillion-dollar budget to stage an operatic rendition of Chinese history. Half of the living human race tuned in — and that's a lowball estimate, could be closer to two-thirds. Roger Ebert summed up the consensus reaction: "China is here, big time."
It was always here, of course. But from the perspective of a Westerner — and, more specifically and more blinkered, the perspective of Hollywood — there was the feeling of an arrival throughout summer 2008. Two months pre-Olympics, Kung Fu Panda reflected the ongoing Hollywood fascination with martial arts, a sincere wuxia comedy that launched a whole four-quadrant franchise. And that franchise's box office returns tell the tale of shifting financial realities across the past decade. The Kung Fu Panda sequels steadily earned less in the U.S., but the grosses skyrocketed in China, $26 million to $92 million to $152 million. (The latter represents an-ever-more-frequent Rubicon crossing: a Chinese box office outgrossing the domestic take.)
And then, one month before the Beijing Olympics, the biggest movie of the year/decade featured Batman making a memorably non sequitur trip to Hong Kong. But only one Hollywood blockbuster in the summer of 2008 filmed in mainland China, with a narrative exploring China's history and mythology.
That film, unfortunately, was The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, a threequel so purposefully goofy that even discussing it in Big Picture terms seems offensive, unfair. Dragon Emperor is one of those sequels that mainly exists to highlight the perceptibly better qualities of its predecessors. With 1999's The Mummy and 2001's The Mummy Returns, writer-director Stephen Sommers pinpointed a jaunty, lighthearted spirit. He had the good fortune to cast effervescent Rachel Weisz, whose chipper Egyptologist remains one of the most believably smart people in any summer movie.
Sommers was just a producer on Dragon Emperor, leaving writing duties to Smallville's Miles Millar and Alfred Gough. Weisz was gone, replaced by Maria Bello with a why-not British accent. Director Rob Cohen expelled Sommers' throwback camp with diffident over-editing and digital effects that looked old on arrival.
The main thing you notice rewatching the movie is how completely Brendan Fraser showed up, man. This was, in hindsight, a brutal period for the actor. He got divorced in the midst of making Dragon Emperor. And based on a fascinating GQ profile this year, he was in the brutal physical shape. "By the time I did the third Mummy picture in China, I was put together with tape and ice," Fraser said. "Screw-cap ice packs and downhill-mountain-biking pads, 'cause they're small and light and they can fit under your clothes. I was building an exoskeleton for myself daily." It's a stunning image to hold in your head — the hero of The Mummy franchise, all wrapped up. You look closer at his pretty-solid stuntwork, hoping that the biking pads helped:
Little moments in his performance that shine through the slog. Fraser, exhausted from fishing, attacking trout with a revolver. Fraser, remorseful about hurling a man out of a car, apologetically hurling dollar bills in his direction.
But the most compelling person in Dragon Emperor is, well, the Emperor. Beijing-born Jet Li rose to martial arts cinema stardom in the Once Upon a Time in China franchise. In his Hollywood career, Li was usually paired opposite an English-speaking action hero: Mel Gibson, Jason Statham, two marvelous occasions with DMX. The posters for Dragon Emperor sell that idea, with Li as antagonistic equal to Fraser.
The truth is more depressing. The Dragon Emperor prologue introduces us to Li's never-quite-named Emperor, a warlord seeking immortality. Cursed by Michelle Yeoh's Zi Yuan, Li disappears behind unrecognizable CGI for his way-too-occasional appearances in the rest of the movie. It's the worst idea any blockbuster has had in the digital age. Here's a performer renowned for his brilliant physicality; let's turn him into pixel blocks!
We learn some intriguing tidbits about this Emperor, though. He built the Great Wall. He's buried with an army of statues — and the bodies of his concubines. The prologue establishes this man in his "long ago" time. "The country was torn by Civil War, with many kingdoms struggling for land and power," the narrator explains. "But one King had a ruthless ambition, to make himself Emperor by the sword." The dream comes true. "Kingdom by Kingdom, his army swept away anything in its path… the country was his. He was now Emperor of all under heaven."
Though never explicitly stated, this Emperor is almost certainly meant to be a fictionalized (and more magical) version of Qin Shi Huang, first ruler of unified China, builder of the Great Wall, creator of the imperial terminology Huangdi (which is generally translated to "Emperor," though it's more complicated than that, and I apologize so much for any and all cultural misconceptions, I write about cartoon ducks for a living.)
Notable to mention, by the way, how this prologue frames the Emperor's activities around "a mythic battle between good and evil." Without ever quite stating who's who, the battle lines get drawn. Li's Emperor seeks immortality and brutal power. He executes Zi Yuan's lover via equine dismemberment. We're miles away from the comparably understandable stakes of the first Mummy reboot, with a titular antagonist killed for the crime of love. In the movie's perspective, this soon-to-be-Mummy was already up to no good.
Understandable given his cosmic historical status, Qin Shi Huang appeared as a character numerous Chinese productions throughout the 2000s. Most famously, he was played by Chen Daoming in Hero, a 2002 martial arts epic directed by Zhang.
Hero was, in its time, the most expensive Chinese film ever made. It earned a lot of money in China — and even more when it finally arrived in America two years later. A nation of early torrenters caught an early, poorly subtitled version of Hero in 2003 — not me, your honor, some guys I knew.
Hero is a complicated story built on unreliable narrators, but the main narrative is straightforward. Emperor Qin Shi Huang faces down an assassin. That assassin is played by Jet Li.
Given this context, Dragon Emperor becomes a hundred thousand times more interesting. In the span of a few years, Li played one of the most famous figures in world history — and also played the guy planning that famous figure's assassination.
It becomes even more interesting given how the films present their respective rulers. Hero ends with Li's assassin deciding not to kill the Emperor, reasoning that his dominion will usher in greater peace. This ending — and the fact that Hero represented a massive expenditure within the more restrictive censorship of the Chinese film industry — opens the film to an easy critique as glossy government propaganda, bloody complex history reframed as triumphalism.
There are counterarguments about Hero's meaning I won't get into, except to say it's a complicated film made within thematic restrictions by a director who could be subverting those restrictions or could just be putting on a hell of a show. (Any single shot of Hero makes Dragon Emperor look videotaped.) And I won't pretend to know anything else about Qin Shi Huang beyond the most basic research; any mega-powerful historical figure looks like a benevolent demigod or a tyrant, depending on your perspective.
What's more interesting, in hindsight, is that a few years later, Hollywood produced a film that boldly cast the nigh-mythic ruler of China as a fire-breathing corpse-bot who occasionally transforms into a dragon. If Li himself was trying to subvert the apparent meaning of Hero, I can't imagine a better method. But Dragon Emperor was a cross-cultural co-production; the film's last credit declares it was "Supervised by China Film Co-production Corporation." In a piece published by Variety, Cohen explained how the co-production negotiation affected the movie. "We had to depoliticize the script," he said, "To keep certain things as fantasy and not so historical."
It's funny to imagine any version of a Mummy reboot that was remotely political, and it's possible that the whole good/evil demonization of the mythic Emperor was so ludicrous that nobody at China Film Co-Production Corporation took it seriously. Certainly, Li's participation in the film feels more like an example of the lame options granted actors of his background in Hollywood. There's a nearly magic moment late in Dragon Emperor when Li swordfights with Yeoh. It's a minor reunion for the Tai Chi Master costars, filmed miserably with indifferent closeups, mistimed slow-mo, editing that seems to hide more action than it shows. And yet, it can't help but be jolting, because these are the characters this movie is actually about, a millennia-old enmity obscured behind a lame caper about tourists visiting from abroad.
Dragon Emperor grossed around $17 million at the Chinese box office — less than Kung Fu Panda and The Forbidden Kingom, another Jet Li-starring Hollywood-China coproduction, but more than Iron Man. I'd love to know how the movie played for audiences there. The climactic battlesees the Emperor's victims rising against him out of the Great Wall — yeesh, a veritable populist uprising, with sword zombies!
Certainly, a villain like the Dragon Emperor seems unlikely to appear in a major blockbuster today. One year after this film, a remake of Red Dawn went into production. It was supposed to be about young Americans battling an invading force of Chinese soldiers. In a lengthy postproduction, with an eye on the international box office, the filmmakers infamously swapped the Chinese flags with North Korean ones, a decision that seems more offensive the more you think about the particulars — although it becomes kind of funny when you remember two of the heroic American characters were played by Australians.
It's not a bad thing, necessarily, this new economic incentive to not cast foreigners as national-symbolic demons. Occasionally, you spot a new timidity, even fealty, emerging in the blockbuster trade — most famously in Michael Bay's second-worst Transformers movie, Age of Extinction, with its propagandistic plot-pointless cutaway to Beijing, a politician declaring, "The Central Government will protect Hong Kong at all costs!"
Since 2008, Chinese companies have risen in prominence as Hollywood investors, even as the Chinese moviegoing audience has generally continued to grow. Last year, Universal rebooted The Mummy franchise away from Dragon Emperor, back to Egypt (though really, inevitably, London). Tom Cruise's Mummy was a financial disappointment, grossing only $80 million domestically. It made more in China.
Complete Summer 2008 Schedule:
May 2: Iron Man and Made of Honor
May 9: Speed Racer
May 16: The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian
May 22: Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of Crystal Skull
May 30: Sex and the City
June 6: Kung Fu Panda
June 13: The Happening
June 20: The Love Guru
June 27: WALL-E
July 2: Hancock
July 11: Hellboy II: The Golden Army
July 18: The Dark Knight
July 25: Step Brothers
Aug. 1: The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor
Aug. 6: Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 and Pineapple Express
Aug. 13: Tropic Thunder
Aug. 15: Vicky Cristina Barcelona and Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Aug. 22: The House Bunny
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35 Traveller reviews from Holiday Watchdog
the best
" We went there for a holiday last June 2015 it is without doubt the best hotel i have stayed in Spain, the food was to die for, the staff wonderful, Hotel was spotless, we are going back in September 2016 this year for longer."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 16th May 2016
"My partner and I have been to this hotel 6 years on the trot. What can I say!! This is a fabulous hotel and couldnt wish for anything better. Clean rooms, lovely food, friendly and helpfull staff, lovely pool and outside bar area. I read some reviews and was very dissappointed in them. Quite a few said that you had to pay 1 euro for a sunbed which included a towel!! This is totally not true!! My partner, myself and grandson (15) all returned here in August (hight of season) There was NO CHARGE at all for a sunbed, if you wanted to HIRE A TOWEL it was 1 euro a day!! We picked our sunbeds and put our own towels on them and didnt pay a penny!!. We have been given lovely gifts over the last two years, I think this is because of our returning visits, one was a clock and this year I got a lovely beach bag. I would reccommend this hotel to anybody, it is a little bit of luxury you can afford!!!."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 16th October 2012
Fantastic for families
"Went to the Onabrava with our grand child ages 4. She abolutely loved the stay. Nice pool area, super friendly staff. Nice and tasy buffet food - but you have to add some spices aswell as salt. The childrens entertainment team was absolute fantastic. Impressive how they handled children from all over Europe and got them to join the mini disco. A chean and well run beach hotel!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 3rd July 2009
Fantastic Hotel
"Just got back from 2 weeks holiday at the Onabrava and we had a wonderful time. The hotel is by far the best hotel I have ever stayed at. Well worthy of its 4 stars. The rooms are very spacious with two huge double beds. The towels got changed every day and the floor cleaned. The hotel was spotlessly clean. The gardens were well maintained and the pool area is lovely. We definetely stayed in the best hotel in Santa Susanna. The food was of a very high standard with lots of choice. The animation team were really good and friendly and our kids loved it in the kids club. Despite other comments that I have read there was no charge for sunbeds or the t.v. The only charges were for the gymnasium and indoor pool which is pretty much standard in any hotel abroad. The beach is nice but it is only shingle so quite tough on the feet and the sea is quite rough. The hotel also has a lifeguard on duty everyday which is normally unheard of. There is 3 british pubs to mention for a cheap beer,The Station, Murphys and The Ship(which is also good for karaoke evenings and sporting events). I would recommend going to Barcelona for the evening to see the fountains and lights as it is breathtaking."
Holiday details
- Travel date: 15th June 2009
Onabrava hotel
"NIce area, not too busy in Oct. Stayed out ofthe main bit with all the shops but preferred that, short walk to the busier area. Walked up the pretty hill behind Santa susanna .On a brava hotel excellent, clean, food fantastic and varied, staff friendly. Bar drinks expensive though. Pool too cold out side in oct and indoor pool there were charges which i think shouldn't apply. Night life not up too much but we walked into santa susanna ,found a karoke bar, and some nice place to have a quiet drink as well. Clean quiet beaches. "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 18th December 2008
Nice Hotel - Shame about the Area
"Just got back from half term holidays in Spain, we booked flights directly with Ryan Air and from Bournemouth to Girona the flight time was only 1hr 45. The flights only cost £140 for four of us so a bargain really. Taxi from airport cost 60 Euros including tip and it was the same coming back. The hotel is listed as 4 star and we found it modern, clean and appealing. Dinner was amazing for the choices available, carvery, soups, salads, fish, meat, vegetarian etc all in a massive buffet operation, but while quantity was outstanding, quality was average, some things were tasty, other items had us getting new plates and choosing again! We obviously went at the very end of the hotel season, so it wasnt full and I can imagine the race for sunbeds in the height of summer must be a pain, the pool is fabulous and if like us you have a rainy day there is an indoor one too, but the hotel charges 6 Euros per adult and 3 per child to use it. The hotel also charges for safe hire and fridge hire in your room if you want them, require a deposit of 15 euros per towel hire, you can pay 20 or 35 euros for a mini bar pack (drinks only). Our kids loved the Kids club and kids entertainment (aimed really at 4 to 10 year olds) there were two tabletennis tables outside and a very small amusements so again whilst not affected I think that maybe teenagers would be bored here a little other than using the pool there is not much else for them. BAr drinks were expensive for spirits 7.20 euros for a southern comfort and lemonade, spanish beer and wine great value though. The area of Santa Susanna is basically a 10 year old 2 mile strip of hotels along the seafront on the way to Malgrat de Mar, this is where you find the souvineer shops, discos, british pubs and local bars. The boulevard walk into Malgrat is modern and pleasant with cafes and bars along the way but this time of year they were mostly closed. In between the hotel boulevard and the sea runs the local train service which takes you all the way into Barcelona for 6.5 euros each. This was a 1hr 10min journey and we enjoyed the daytrip to the city. The beqach at Santa Susanna is not pleasant. Think of lovely sandy beaches at Bournemouth, Cornwall or Scarborough and then you have this, what can really be described as gravel. The beach slopes steeply into the sea meaning young ones should stay well clear. Our 10 year old, a good swimmer could not stand up, with the gravel giving way under his feet and the waves knocking him over we only lasted 20 minutes on the beach before coming off. I know other Spanish resorts will have much better beaches than Santa Susanna. All the staff at the hotel were very friendly and helpful even if not all spoke english and our Spanish was limited we still got on ok. Being a popular hotel with the Spanish too, who bus in for shows in the mini theatre and while we were there, weddings took place in the hotel. This leads to a bit of noise in the hotel corridors upto about midnight. On our last morning we even had the maid burst in on us sleeping at 8am expecting the room to be empty but the manager did apologise. During our stay there was an equal mix of Brits, dutch, german and french. Everyone got on well and seemed very sociable. We got a 1st floor room so had no sea view but if you go I suggest asking for a room on floor 3 or higher!!! All in all a lovely hotel, a great choice of average food in an average location. We are glad we went, the kids loved it but we wont be back to Santa Susanna!!!"
Holiday details
- Travel date: 1st November 2008
holiday at santa sussanna
"I have just returned from a brilliant two weeks at the Aqua Hotel Onabrava with my wife daughter and son in law,food was of a very high standard and varied too. The staff were pleasant at all times. Only down point was having to leave at the end of the holiday as every norning at breakfast if you wanted there was bottles of cava which you just helped yourself to by the glassful if you felt like can recommend this hotel to anyone thinking of going there, anybody reading this and does go to the Ona Brava if they see Francis around the restuarant please tell him Ron and Shaun were saying hello he is usually on the desk in the restuarant or at the door of it welcoming guests. "
Holiday details
- Travel date: 23rd October 2008
only arrived back home yesterday after a...
"only arrived back home yesterday after a weeks family holiday in this fantastic hotel,this was the first family holiday abroad with 3 children the youngest 3 and twins at 6,the hotel is spot on the highest understand of cleaniness i have ever seen staffs were excellent and the food was to die for..the twins had a great time in the kids club which was open most of the day the youngest had a great time in the swimming pool outside although it was icy cold to cold for me and my partner but kids thought it was great. The area in general was ok but theres not to much to do theres one main strip of shops,pubs etc once you have walked it then thats it,there is a park for kids just up the road from the onabrava the sea is just across the road the beach isnt sand though its more like gravel but still enjoyable,we have a lovely first family holiday abroad all in all we enjoyed it and so did the kids.."
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- Travel date: 8th October 2008
This Hotel was first class, could not fi...
"This Hotel was first class, could not find a bad thing to say about it! We stayed for 14 nights and from arriving to leaving we had superb service from all levels of staff. The rooms were cleaned daily plus change of towels daily. Dinning room service was excellent, and the food well what can I say, I have been travelling around the world for the last 30 years, and I have never come across a Hotel that is good at everything, from helpfulness of staff, at all levels. Good choice of food and quality was excellent, I am a very fussy eater! but the choice of food men't I was always satisfied. The Hotel was in a good postion, near to beach , resort, all the shops. Santa sussanna is not the prettiest of places but it has lot's of character, and is a very flat area so good for walking. And across the road is the rail station you can visit other resorts from here very cheaply. The hotel I think is far superior to other 4 star hotels I have stayed in. The hotel is a very nice building, lots of rooms large Reception area with bars, night club, piana bar. The pool area is also very organised, plenty of sun beds, so no need to get up at 4 in the morning to grab a place! lol. nice large pools 2 of them nice pool bar also. All I can say is that i had a great holiday in great surroundings, with excellent staff that went all out to make sure that everybody is having a great time. Can't wait to go back"
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- Travel date: 24th September 2008
Just returned from our two week holidays...
"Just returned from our two week holidays at the hotel aqua onabrava in Santa Susanna. No doubt was the best hotel we have stayed at on all the Costa Brava. I truly could not fault the hotel, the staff we very friendly and glad to help all they could. The hotel was spotlessly clean with the rooms being cleaned daily. The Animation team must be the best on the costa with all activities for all age groups, from aqua gym,archery,football, tennis, table tennis, water volleyball, water rugby, rifle shooting etc . All the team was very friendly and between them all i think they spoke all languages. The bar was very nice with entertainment on every night whether it was on the terrace or in the music bar the entertainment was very professional from parrot show, flamenco dancing, belly dancing, acrobatic comedy act also the animation team shows which are very funny. My overall review of this hotel is well worth 4 stars excellent rooms super pool indoor and outdoor,spotlessly clean restaurant with lots of variety, its an excellent family holiday hotel and would recomend this holiday to anybody. We will definately be going there again in the near future."
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- Travel date: 6th August 2008
I can agree with all stated by others re...
"I can agree with all stated by others regarding the hotels standards, cleanliness food etc, I can only add the following: The hotel was quite busy with unattached youngsters when we were there 16/19 year olds mostly German 22/06/08 ---- 06/07/08 there was a minority who liked to continue their partying upon their return from the club(s) until the early hours 1 / 3am one night 5am, reception agreed if the perpetrators could be found this would be stopped but that was easier said than done. Lastly I donât know if this is new but the hotel has introduced a 1 euro sun bed charge per bed, this is during their high season, the cost is per day, this includes a towel, I thought this was a bit of a poor do for residents & families alike, you could now be totting up an extra 50euros or so for a 2 week stay for a family of 4, especially when the beds are not at their best, we just went to another hotel close by on the resort where like most other hotels the sun beds were free, I donât know if they have really thought this one through, the hotel lost all our pools side food and drinks business, my only last grip was the early morning towel brigade, bearing in mind it was costing to bathe now, I was annoying to find my bed not quite where I remember it being, sorry to say mostly English were restructuring / claiming the most favorable bathing positions, I confronted one who said he had been coming for 6 years and this gave him the right, anyway donât let me put you off we have been twice and I am sure we will be back."
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- Travel date: 8th July 2008
I found the hotel to exceed my expectati...
"I found the hotel to exceed my expectations, which were high having read the reviews here and elsewhere! The hotel was kept exceptionally clean throughout, the staff were friendly and helpful and were able to speak English. The rooms were barge, nice comfy beds, nice bathroom with a great shower! All seemed to have a balcony, although the view from where we were staying had nothing to offer so didn't really spend any time there! The drinks were about average for the area, 2 euros for a can of coke, about 12 euros for house wines (didn't really like these, tasted way too cheap). Food was priced reasonably but only tried it once so can't really comment on that. The only thing this resort seemed to lack was a good restaurant, we walked around all over but could only find the same menu's and average food - the Hotel Mercury offered a reasonable steak and chips with helpful staff but thats about it. The best thing we found at this particular hotel was the entertainment staff, Abel and Jack from Spain and Holland were the main entertainers during the daytimes and evenings. I somehow managed to get dragged up for the Mr Onabrava too (which I won!), well worth watching some of the entertainment acts they put on, they are fantastic! One warning, if you watch the parrot show, they come around taking pictures with you and the parrot(s), they charged us 20 euros for 2 photos for this, so be ready with plenty of money if you want these! The pool area is great here, large and never really seemed to be a lack of sun beds. The male life guard didn't like anyone having any inflatables in the pool however, so be warned! The female life guard didn't seem too bothered though! Out of the hotel, the train station is immediately opposite the hotel and can take you through many different areas for almost no cost - we paid 6.40 euros each for a return ticket to Barcelona - and thanks to the helpful lady working at the train station, we were able to find a couple of things we hadn't heard about, such as a market a few junctions down. We had a go on a buggy from Daves Rentals, not cheap at 60 euros, but was nice for an hour, fun to drift around on the sandy areas of the mountains (dont worry, you follow a staff member, so wont get lost!). We also visited Blanes which seemed nice, although not too much to do there! Had a go on one of the flying blue boats you see whizzing up and down the coast all day, expensive and to be honest, rubbish! Its very very windy, nauseating and expensive! We went to the Medieval night, which is about 46 euros per person, the coach picks you up just round the corner and takes you there before the show starts (and returns you when its finished). Along with the medieval show, you also get the flamenco dancing show afterwards too. In all honesty, I felt this was a great build up event, you turn up to a very realistic looking castle, internally is all realistic too, you walk to the main hall where you line up in classic old style rows, lots of drinks in front of you to drink in your own time. The show however was a huge let down, very fake and childish, good for kids, bad for adults! The food was also awful so I would eat prior to going to this event! The last thing to mention really is a small pub about 10 minutes walk from this hotel, The Ship, a scottish bar. Great atmosphere and friendly staff, Karen and Kay in the evenings and Paul during the daytimes. Its on the other side of the road just after the promenade, if you cross over on the bridge (theres only one of these!) its a 2 minute walk to the left after this."
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- Travel date: 1st July 2008
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The father is Winfried (Peter Simonischek), a divorced music teacher and relentless joker. In the film's opening scene, he turns the mundane act of signing for a parcel into an extended gag, informing the delivery man that the package is for his brother, and that it is in fact a bomb. Later, he attends a family dinner party in ghoulish facepaint, much to the exasperation of his ex-wife and daughter, Ines (Sandra Huller), who have long since had enough of his never-ending pranks.
Ines is her father's polar opposite. While he's a shaggy, unkempt trickster, she's an uptight corporate downsizer, permanently clad in crisp pantsuits with a phone glued to her ear. Ines' relationship with her family has clearly disintegrated, particularly with her father, who jokes that he's hired a substitute daughter. When Ines' job takes her to Bucharest, Winfried decides to visit her out there and what follows is initially a culture clash comedy, an endlessly embarrassing dad humiliating his daughter in front of her high-powered colleagues.
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Cape Town - Leolin Zas played in 15 of the Stormers' 16 Super Rugby matches in 2016 – not bad for a 20-year-old who many rugby fans had never heard of at the start of the year.
The only game Zas missed was against the Sunwolves on May 14. He was suspended following his red card for a dangerous tackle on Waratahs flyhalf Bernard Foley the week before.
Zas had just one Currie Cup cap to his name when he got his big Super Rugby break; a sign of how highly Stormers coach Robbie Fleck rated this youngster after having worked with him in the U-21s.
It was a decision that paid off as Zas finished the competition with an impressive 8 tries.
Now the Hermanus High School product has turned his attention to the Currie Cup – a tournament he vividly remembers watching as a young boy.
After seeing matches on TV, Zas used to beg the other kids in the neighbourhood to kick a rugby ball with him.
"They never wanted to play with me," Zas laughs.
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The story of how Zas became a wing is quite comical, and years from now Dawie Theron could be credited with the discovery should Zas make it on to the big stage as many expect him to.
In 2013 Zas was a part of the SA U-18 side that was set to play in a quadrangular against France, England and Wales.
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He has a burst of pace that can rival anyone in the country, while he considers his physicality one of his major strengths.
And despite being a centre at school, Zas's hero was a wing.
"My favourite player at that time was a wing … Bryan Habana," he remembers.
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With Habana now 33, the chances of him and Zas sharing the field are slim to none.
"That would be amazing," Zas laughs.
"I just hope I can fill his shoes (at Western Province and the Stormers). He's a great player and I still look up to him. If there ever was a possibility to play next to him … that would be incredible."
It is early days yet for Zas, but what young rugby player hasn't thought of playing for the Boks?
"I think I'm still going through a lot of phases and there's a lot I have to work on first," he says.
"But that's definitely in the back of my mind.
"Firstly I have to give my all to my team and make my team win."
For now, the aim is a trip to the Golden Lions in the Currie Cup on Friday night.
Western Province are coming off the back of a 34-27 win against the Sharks, and Zas is excited by what is happening at Newlands.
"The type of game that we're playing now, I love it," he says with the confidence of a seasoned veteran.
"We use a lot of width and I love having the ball in my hands.
"I want to win this competition badly."


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Emergency Flat Roofing & Repairs
Have you got a leaking roof and are looking for emergency flat roofing repairs, then speak to Hems Ltd. Here at Hems, we specialise in flat roofing and flat roof repairs for a variety of buildings. Our service extends to both the commercial and domestic sector and over the years we've provided emergency call outs for garages, extensions, conservatories/ garden rooms, outbuildings, outdoor outlet stores, warehouses and more.
Emergency Flat Roofing Repairs for Commercial & Domestic Properties
Don't be fooled into thinking just because Hems Ltd offer an emergency repair that it is a short-term fix. At Hems Ltd, we only use the best rubber roofing materials for our repairs. Stocking some of the world's leading manufacturers of EPDM thermoplastic roofing materials your flat roof is built to last and withstand the harshest conditions the UK has to offer.
Manufacturers such as Proton and Firestone has been tested in some of the most extreme weather conditions such as Scandinavian winters and summers, passing with flying colours. At Hems Ltd, we're extremely confident that your flat roof will last around 50 years.
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If you would like to know more about our flat roofing throughout the area of Shropshire please get in touch today. Here at Hems Ltd, we're happy to discuss your flat roofing needs in full as well as providing you with the best possible solutions.
We have over 20 years in the industry, so you can trust in our team to get the job done properly and professionally. If you would like to make an enquiry please contact us via telephone, email or by filling out one of our enquiry forms found at the bottom of our home page.
We look forward to hearing off you and getting your project started right away.


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Chipside contributes to smart cities debate at WCIT
A team from Chipside is heading to the annual World Congress on Information Technology in Yerevan, Armenia next week, from 6-9 October.
Paul Moorby, Chipside's CEO, will join more than 2000 technology industry leaders, government officials and academics from 70 countries across the world to address 'The Power of Decentralization: Promise and Peril'. Essentially the Congress will explore how information and communications technology is transforming and impacting our lives, for better or worse.
While discussion topics are as diverse as artificial intelligence to climate change, Paul's primary focus will be on smart cities and how to build these most successfully. A crucial element of smart city infrastructure is managing transport and parking effectively, including easing traffic congestion and flow. Chipside works with 130 councils in the UK using digital platforms to improve traffic management, including through its MiPermit cashless parking and permit application, so Paul has plenty of experience to bring to the table.
WCIT is a prime opportunity for industry leaders and experts to share different experiences on key technology issues, including smart city development. WCIT is the key event for the World Information Technology & Services Alliance (WITSA), a consortium of ICT associations that represent 90% of the overall industry. With this comes a very high calibre of knowledge and presents a huge opportunity to learn and shape many global ICT issues.


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4 portion(s)
Ingredient list
- 1 clove garlic
- 1 medium onion, halved
- 1 stalk Celery
- 40 grams olive oil
- 300 grams arborio rice, rinsed well
- 1 tsp vegetable stock
- 1 tsp Dijon mustard
- 1 tsp lemon juice/apple cider vinegar
- 210 grams pumpkin, diced
- 500 grams chicken fillet, cubed
- 125 grams Lite Cream
- 1 cup Baby Spinach Leaves
- 720 grams water
30minPreparation 15minBaking/Cooking
Recipe is created for
TM 5Please note that the TM5 mixing bowl has a larger capacity than the TM31 (capacity of 2.2 liters instead of 2.0 liters for TM 31). Recipes for the Thermomix TM5 may not be cooked with a Thermomix TM31 for safety reasons without adjusting the quantities. Risk of scalding by spraying of hot liquids: Do not exceed the maximum filling quantity and observe the filling level markings of the mixing bowl!
Recipe's preparation
1. Place garlic, onion and celery into mixing bowl and chop 3 sec/sp 5.
Scrape down sides of bowl.
2. Add 40g olive oil. Saute 3 min/Varoma/sp 1.
3. Insert butterfly whisk. Add risotto rice and saute 1 min/Varoma//sp 1.5, without measuring cup.
4. Scrape bottom of mixing bowl well to loosen rice (this is an important step).
5. Add stock, mustard, lemon juice/acv, diced pumpkin, cubed chicken. Cook 13 min/100 deg.//sp 1.5, put simmering basket instead of MC on the mixing bowl lid.
6. Add lite cream. Mix 2 sec/no heat/ sp 2.
7. Transfer to Thermoserver. Add the baby spinach leaves to wilt. Serve.
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Stephanie Neroes
I moved to Los Angeles from Dallas with a dream to become an editor and I have fulfilled that dream. Having been editing for 15+ years, I feel it's time to chase another dream. Therefore, I have just recently began writing/directing/producing my own short films and I love it.


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Posts Tagged 'bullying'
Cyberbullying–Protect Yourself with Knowledge
Posted by: carolliu128 on: July 6, 2012
I always told myself that my kids "aren't involved in that cyberbullying stuff." I spoke openly with them about the subject, listened in to their conversations when I drove carpool (the BEST source of inside scoop!), talked to them about the online rules for our family when they did begin to venture into social cyberspace. I was all set, no problem here, I thought.
But a recent perusal of facebook and twitter was a slap to the side of my ignorant head. The comments and postings that were swirling through my kids' social circles were eye-opening–and very concerning. Come on, why would I think my kids are above all that? It's just a fact–most are vulnerable to it. We need to adjust accordingly.
Not to say we have to cut them off from social media–that's where it all happens, apparently. (Is it like middle school dances? The arcade? What is the 80's equivalent of facebook?) But we really do have to be aware, and we really do have to monitor. Not in some kind of suffocating way, but just openly and honestly. Like this is the cost of doing business on facebook. Sorry…dude.
I heard about this great post on cyberbullying with an amazing graphic. Check it out:
Source: Accredited Online Colleges
Arlene On the Scene Goes to Hollywood!
Posted by: carolliu128 on: March 28, 2012
Boy I wish I were announcing that Arlene On the Scene is about to made into a blockbuster motion picture!
Unfortunately…not yet! I've had several students tell me recently that they have "connections" to the industry and will put in a good word for me. That's terrific! I think these kids really just want to see Plumpy rolling down the hill, flattening Joey and his buddies! If you don't know what I'm referring to, you really must read the book! 🙂
But we did make it to sunny CA. Only to find it 20 degrees colder than on the east coast! What gives?
I want to give a big shout-out to Dahlia Heights and Rockdale elementary schools for being such great audiences and great listeners. It was so great to meet you!
Now, it's on to Rhode Island. Oh, you know I have to go back home again! We'll visit eight schools in RI in mid-April, talking to kids about differences, disability, and the power we have to change the world!
Check out our School Outreach Program: we'll come to your school for free and donate a few copies of Arlene On the Scene for your library! We discuss how it's really our job, using our empathy skills, to create a safe place for all of us to be ourselves, our true selves, including difference, disability, whatever you bring to the group. It's all sponsored by the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation to raise awareness of Charcot-Marie-Tooth, which is the condition that "Arlene" deals with. Along with the more tricky issues that a fourth grader has to face: friends, teachers, homework, parents, big brothers…
A recent survey tells us that kids with autism are much more likely to be bullied. The new movie, Bully, coming out this week will bring needed awareness to this important issue. We hope to continue to contribute as much as we can to this awareness effort, school by school, student by student.
Let us know if we can come to meet you–contact us today! We just need a few schools in the same general area, and we'll be on our way!
A "Novel" Approach to Our Bullying Problem
Posted by: carolliu128 on: April 15, 2011
The National Council on Disability (NCD), in a recent briefing paper, describes the compelling issue of bullying as it affects children with disabilities. The NCD found that despite the significant personal and social impact that bullying has on both individuals with disabilities and on their peer group as a whole, this issue has been glossed over by educators and policy-makers alike.
Research clearly demonstrates that the inclusion of students with disabilities in the same school setting as their non-disabled peers benefits both groups. These benefits can only be realized, however, when significant efforts are made to create what the NCD calls a "welcoming environment." The briefing paper outlines research demonstrating unequivocally that students with disabilities face more bullying than their non-disabled peers.
What can be done about this? We believe that educational programs such as the one created by the Hereditary Neuropathy Foundation and the National CMT Resource Center can effectively address this issue by fostering a greater understanding, and more importantly, a connection, among students of all abilities.
Books like Arlene On the Scene attempt to bridge the gap by relating disability to any personal difference. The character compares her disability to a wide range of differences: from not knowing how to ride a bike to a hidden musical talent. As Arlene puts it, people are like a mosaic collage, and packaging your peers into a neat little box, with a single label slapped on the side, just doesn't work. People want to be recognized for all that they are, and any difference—race, culture, disability, disease—is a part of the human mosaic.
HNF and the National CMT Resource Center will continue to spread this message through free school presentations that offers a new way to look at disability and difference. It is time to address the disparate impact of negative social behaviors like bullying by forging connections and understanding among school-age children and by developing attitudes that will create a more supportive environment for all.


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August 15, 2019 (JUBA) – A civil society activist has urged the regional bloc (IGAD) to invite civil society organizations for face-to-face meeting with leaders involved in the South Sudanese conflict.
- South Sudanese civil society activist Edmund Yakani (The Niles/File)
South Sudan's rival parties will meet in Ethiopia next week to salvage the peace deal ahead of the formation of a new unity government.
Speaking to reporters in the capital, Juba on Thursday, the executive director for Community Empowerment for Progress Organization (CEPO), Edmund Yakani said the civil society are signatory to the revitalized peace accord signed in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia last year.
He further said the media should also be part of the consultation meeting between President Salva Kiir and rebel leader, Riek Machar.
In May, the South Sudanese rival parties agreed on a six-month extension to implement next steps in the fragile peace agreement. The latest extension came after the main opposition group threatened to boycott formation of a unity government on May 12.
"The chance of trust and confidence deficit among the principals of the parties to the peace agreement returning the country back to war after failure to comply with 12th November 2019 is higher," Yakani observed.
"It is a time for IGAD to take straight action oriented steps for obligating the parties to the Revitalized Agreement on the Resolution of Conflict in South Sudan to comply with 12th November 2019 since still we have three months ahead of the deadline, he stressed.
Meanwhile, CEPO has urged the IGAD Council of Ministers to make the proposed August 21, 2019 meeting on South Sudan's peace process inclusive and participatory for all parties and stakeholders.
"Keeping stakeholders away from the deliberations on finding best options for delivering peace in South Sudan is against the principle of the agreement on inclusive and diversity engagement of South Sudanese on making peace happen," stressed Yakani.
South Sudan plunged into civil war in December 2013 when President Salva Kiir accused the country's former vice-president, Machar of plotting a coup.


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The fitness industry as a whole seems to be on an upward trend over the past couple of years. With the rise of social media, thousands of people are creating fitness profiles and trying to help others meet their fitness goals. Fitness is much more than just going to the gym and trying to lift a bunch of weights or run on the treadmill.
Everyone's body is different, and this is why my first bit of advice would be to sit down and make a list of goals you would like to meet. For instance, you may want to lose weight, or gain some mass, or you could circuit train like crossfit. You should design your workouts to match whatever your goals are.
Fitness and physical activity is great for the overall health of the human body. It can help to prevent several diseases and health conditions, such as heart disease, stroke and high blood pressure. A big thing that I can personally gain from the gym is stress relief and also anxiety relief. I can get all of my stress out in the gym while also bettering my overall physical health.
It also helps build self esteem. As you keep going to the gym, and watch your body progress, it makes you feel good about yourself and gives you a sense of moral victory. For those of you who have ADHD, like I do, I have found it very helpful to go to the gym before I sit down to study or go to a class. I have found that this helps me focus on the task at hand and helps structure my day along with my time management.
Many people don't like going to the gym because they feel as though they are being judged by how much weight they can lift or what they look like. When I first started on my fitness journey, I felt the exact same way. However, as I kept going to the gym that quickly became irrelevant. Most people at the gym are extremely nice and willing to help you out if you have a question or need a spot. The best possible way to learn more is by asking questions. The gym is a place where you can push yourself and strive to better yourself, and it shouldn't matter what anyone else is doing around you. At the end of the day, it should be a judgment free zone, and everyone should be encouraging and helping others. That is the true beauty of the fitness culture.
Throughout the term, I will be writing about different body parts, how to train them and different techniques to use during your training. Next week I will discuss diet. Diet is probably the biggest thing to follow strictly to reach your fitness goals. As I write more about diets and the different body parts, I hope I can help some of the students that are getting started with their fitness journeys, or students and faculty that are interested in transforming their bodies and meeting their fitness goals.