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During the JAMBANA One World Festival, the next JAMBANA Idol will be crowned and win cash prizes, as well as a coveted spot to perform as part of the JAMBANA 2017 lineup in front of 20,000 + attendees.
Presented by Western Union, JAMBANA Idol is a modern-day twist on the Jones & Jones Talent Search which began in the late 80s in Toronto. JAMBANA Idol gives budding performers the chance to submit their talents in music, dance, spoken word or comedy online via JAMBANA.COM/IDOL. The top five entrants selected will perform in the finals of the contest on Sunday, July 31.
First prize is $1,000, second and third prize is $500 and the 2016 JAMBANA Idol winner secures a spot on JAMBANA 2017. The July 31 JAMBANA lineup includes Judy Mowatt, Glen Washington and Jahmali. First, second and third-place winners will perform again on Monday, August 1 and share the stage that day with headliners King Yellowman and the Sagittarius band, Mikey Spice and four-time JUNO winner Exco Levi.
Jones & Jones has a history of discovering great talent and bringing it to stages both nationally and internationally. Denise Jones, President of Jones & Jones, is the Founding Chair of the Best Reggae Recording Category in the JUNO Awards.
“We continue to get a great deal of email and phone calls from aspiring artists who want a chance to perform on the JAMBANA One World Festival stage,” said Jesse Jones, son of the company’s founders, Allan and Denise Jones. “We know the next ‘great’ is in our midst. JAMBANA Idol creates a stage for those with a dream to shine. We provide the platform and it’s their job to wow the crowd of 20,000. Last year was fantastic and we expect 2016 to continue to raise the bar.”
The JAMBANA One World Festival will be held on Sunday, July 31 and Monday, August 1 at the Markham Fair Grounds, 10801 McCowan Road at Elgin Mills, Markham. The Festival runs from 1:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. both days and doors open at 12 p.m.
Tickets are available for various community outlets and ticketgateway.com. Visit JAMBANA.com for more info.
Fans can follow the progress of JAMBANA™ Idol by following @JAMBANAFestival #JAMBANAIdol on Twitter and Instagram.
For more information call 905-452-1911, or visit Facebook at: Facebook.com/JAMBANA. | http://sharenews.com/jambana-idol-2016-to-be-crowned-at-jambana-one-world-festival/comment-page-1/ | en | 2022-08-17T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/86cf4954a22390ba06a15cf4d466118557ce69e3cc7f0aaa58cb5d80b86bff2b.json |
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By Pat Watson
Wednesday August 17 2016 ByWednesday August 17 2016
By PAT WATSON
Maybe it was the moment 21-year-old track speedster Andre De Grasse shared centre stage with the amazing triple gold-medal winner Usain Bolt that it began to show clearly how little so-called diversity there is within the Canadian Olympic team.
Watching CBC television’s Rio Olympics coverage you might have noticed a stark absence of people of colour representing this country across the vast array of sports.
You begin to ask, for instance, if Black Canadians don’t seem to be siloed into track and field.
On the track, by now we all know De Grasse, the bronze medal winner in the 100-metre race. Other recognizable names wearing the Canadian colours also on the track are Brendon Rodney, Aaron Brown, Mobolade Ajomale, Akeem Haynes, and Oluwasegun Makinde. And of course, decathlete Damian Warner.
There are Black athletes on Canada’s Olympic soccer team as well. But in the sports that require solid sponsorship, meaning good financial input, the boating sports for instance, there is no noticeable ‘diversity’. Cycling? Dressage? Swimming?
When American Simone Manuel shared gold with Canadian Penny Oleksiak, and became the first African-American to win an individual gold in the pool in that 100-metre freestyle race, it must have been a triumph for so many little African-American girls. Similarly, Simone Biles and Gabby Douglas in gymnastics.
Must young African Canadians sports enthusiasts only look to the American Olympians for inspiration?
Looking at the world stage, we see that people of colour including from the poorest war-torn countries, are capable of achieving the height of excellence in every sport. Why are Canadian people of colour so missing in the wide range of sports and what are some of the ways we can change that?
This may seem a departure from sports, but it isn’t. Recall that The Roots of Youth Violence study authored by Alvin Curling and Roy McMurtry back in 2008 recommended accessible youth sports and arts programs be available to all young people. That has to mean more than putting another basketball hoop into a paved over space or giving out a federal tax credit.
If we are to hold a vision of an equitable society with equal opportunities for all, then we have to create and seriously invest in infrastructure to ensure that will happen.
Even if participation in sports does not lead to Olympic level achievement, the benefits are invaluable in terms of building self-esteem, maintaining mental health and in building social cohesiveness through sportsmanship.
It costs far less to build a society through providing equal access to sports participation than it does to take young people down the road to criminal incarceration.
The look of hero worship that De Grasse had on his face when Usain Bolt offered him a few words of encouragement at the end of that 100-metre dash should tell a story for every youth that could have a life changing moment by having other sports heroes that look like them. And, not just in track and field and basketball.
We could see the makeup of the 2016 Canadian Olympic team as a reminder that systemic racism is not just a moral wrong in terms of overt action but also through inaction and acts of omission.
It’s no use arguing that Canada is more of a winter sports kind of place. The season is not the point; level of diversity in participation is the point.
If the issue is the cost to invest in sports infrastructure then it becomes the responsibility of political decision makers to ensure that financing it is properly addressed.
A note on blocking rush hour traffic…
The Toronto Chapter of Black Lives Matter were making their presence felt again this week by staging a morning rush-hour demonstration to raise awareness of the death of Ottawa resident Abdirahman Abdi, 37, this time in the Yonge and Dundas Square area. Witnesses say that Abdi was violently beaten by two police officers during the course of an arrest takedown on July 24. Abdi reportedly had autism. The province’s Special Investigations Unit is now going through the motions of due diligence while the two officers are on paid leave.
Pat Watson is the author of the e-book, In Through a Coloured Lens. Twitter @patprose. | http://sharenews.com/where-is-the-diversity-in-canadian-olympic-team/comment-page-1/ | en | 2022-08-17T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/24d9cf80af1925760e2931c2e6daf0d0d0bf29c9b19512a7b7c11a218213bd47.json |
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Despite representing Canada with success in athletics for a decade and rising to become one of this country’s brightest legal minds, Judge Hugh Fraser still bears the scars of victimization and trauma inflicted by Ottawa Police, among others.
He shared the emotional hurt of some unpleasant things in his distinguished life at the 15th annual Kathleen Jackman Memorial scholarships, administered by Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church, last Saturday night.
In his keynote address, Fraser – who was appointed a provincial court judge in 1993 and a regional senior justice for the East Region of Ontario in 2013 – recalled being unjustly stopped by police a few years ago while taking a legally blind judicial colleague home.
“The officer stopped my car and suggested I had created a traffic infraction,” he said. “I knew I had not and I told him so. He then asked for the usual papers and went to his car. I quickly surmised that he had been puzzled by the sight of a Black man driving a Jaguar in a nice neighbourhood and it just didn’t fit. I didn’t tell him what I did for a living. When he returned to my car after conducting his checks, he handed me my license and just told me to have a good day.”
Fraser migrated from Jamaica at age seven to join his parents, who were in eastern Ontario. After completing his first degree and securing entry into Queen’s University law school, his father (who has since passed) sent for his two children left behind in the Caribbean with their grandmother.
As happens with many young migrants, Fraser was placed a level below where he should have been in his first school in Canada.
“The principal informed my mother that although I had just turned seven, I would be placed in Grade One,” he said. “He thought – as an immigrant – I would have many adjustments to make and perhaps coming from an inferior educational system, I should be held back a grade.”
Fraser’s mother, however, would have none of it.
The nonagenarian persuaded the principal to allow her son to read some correspondence and other material on his desk which he did flawlessly, though with a heavy Jamaican accent. In less than an hour, the new student was promoted to Grade Three.
Shortly after making his high school track team in Grade 11, Fraser was selected to represent Canada at the junior and juvenile track & field championships in Halifax.
“After checking into the hotel, I went with two White teammates to get something to eat, but the owner of the place we went to said he was not going to serve a Black person,” said Fraser, who competed at the 1976 Montreal Olympics in the 200-metre and 4×100-metre sprint relay before retiring when Canada boycotted the 1980 Russia Olympics. “My teammates were upset and were preparing to take physical measures when I convinced them we should leave without causing any disturbance. They brought some food to my room. That was the first time I experienced racism in Canada and it shocked me. I was afraid to go anywhere other than the track for the rest of that trip.”
As the only Black student at Lisgar Collegiate Institute in Ottawa when he enrolled, Fraser said his parents knew he would stand out as a visible minority.
“They however emphasised over and over that we should never use our colour as an excuse for failure,” he said. “If I commented that life wasn’t fair, my parents were unsympathetic. They would remind me and my brother of the sacrifices they had made in order for their children to take advantage of the opportunities presented in our new country.”
Fraser also spoke of the racism he encountered after graduating from Queen’s and was seeking articling positions.
“On one occasion, I waited two hours, but no lawyer came out to see me,” said Fraser, who served on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal and was a member of the Dubin Commission of Inquiry into the use of performance-enhancing drugs. “On another occasion, I made it into the lawyer’s office only to watch while he took about seven phone calls. I was determined after that experience that I would start my own practice.”
Called to the Bar in 1979, he worked in private practice and as a corporate counsel before his appointment to the Bench.
Fraser, whose son Mark is a defender with the New Jersey Devils in the National Hockey League, reminded the scholarship winners that they should be proud of their accomplishment. He also provided them with some sage advice.
“Don’t be afraid to set the bar high,” the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport board director told them. “We live in a country of tremendous opportunity and a diverse nation where your generation could be anything that you want to be.”
The scholarship winners were Cory Bodkyn, Melissa Bridgeman, Aronne-Kay DeSouza, Michael Gibbs, Rose-Mary Harbans, Maya Laylor, Deavon Oliver and Alberta student Keiana Smith, who was unable to attend the event.
Bodkyn is enrolled in York University’s communication studies program, Bridgeman is a second-year George Brown College student pursuing child & youth worker studies, DeSouza is an international student from Trinidad & Tobago who is in the University of Western Ontario geotechnical & geo-environmental Master’s program and Gibbs is enrolled in the University of Guelph-Humber business administration program.
Harbans, whose passion for dancing started at age six, is in Ryerson University’s fine arts in performance dancing program, Laylor – a national weightlifter – is studying physical education at Seneca College, Smith is in Olds College equine science program and Oliver is majoring in community and justice services at Humber College.
“This scholarship will certainly help me in my bid to become a Canada Border Service Agency officer,” said Oliver, who graduated from St. Joan of Arc Catholic Secondary School.
The scholarships are presented in the name of Kathleen Jackman, a member of the Order of Dominican sisters, who came to Canada in 1979 to work as a Lay Sister at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. She was diagnosed with cancer in 1982 and died in January 1985, just eight days after returning to her native Trinidad & Tobago.
Since the program was instituted in 2000, the church has presented 96 scholarships worth close to $80,000.
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In 2007, Dr. Stephen Blizzard won the internationally acclaimed Forrest M. Bird Lifetime Scientific Achievement Award for his exceptional contributions to the safety of civil aviation as a physician and pilot by exercising excellent clinical judgment, logic and common sense in the medical evaluation of airmen.
He’s also the recipient of the Dr. Wilbur Franks award – the highest honour in Canadian aviation medicine – and a member of the exclusive International Academy of Aviation and Space Medicine that limits its membership to 250 individuals worldwide.
Trinidad & Tobago-born Blizzard has also being honoured with Canadian and United Nations Peacekeeping Medals and a Harry Jerome award for Excellence in Health Science.
Blizzard is proud of these achievements. He however says the Distinguished National of Trinidad & Tobago in Canada Award he received last Saturday night is very special.
“This means a lot to me because it is the first time I have been bestowed with any kind of recognition from the land of my birth,” said 83-year-old Blizzard who was the first and only Black to simultaneously become a jet pilot and fight surgeon in the Canadian Armed Forces.
One of just four Black Canadian air force jet pilots, the Queen’s Royal College student and air scout left T & T at age 19 to pursue a government scholarship in veterinary medicine in Scotland. After graduating, he returned to the twin-island republic to work as a government veterinarian.
“After my first year back home, I knew I was not going to stay in that profession,” said Blizzard who, in 1975, presented the first paper on aviation medicine – The Aerial Transportation of Patients – in the Commonwealth Caribbean. “I had always wanted to be a medical doctor.”
Blizzard migrated to Canada in 1958 and spent a year on the faculty of the Ontario Veterinary College as a graduate assistant in the Department of Surgery before enrolling in medical school at the University of Western Ontario. He also registered in the Air Force Reserve Officer Training program that subsidized his studies.
Graduating as a medical doctor in 1963, Blizzard served in the Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) and obtained his wings on the P 33 Silver Star in December 1968. He spent a few months at the RCAF Institute of Aviation Medicine in Toronto as deputy commander of the Central Aircrew Medical Board before answering a call in 1969 to return to the twin-island republic to pioneer aviation medicine.
“The People’s National Movement party was in power at the time and the late Dr. Eric Williams (T & T’s first PM) sent a medical team here to recruit professionals,” recalled Blizzard, a former president of the Canadian Society of Aerospace Medicine, the International Aerospace Medical Association and the Civil Aviation Medical Association. “The then Minister of Health’s – who was the leader of the delegation – exact words to me were, ‘Come back, we need you’. I will never forget that.”
Blizzard spent six years in T & T working as a medical practitioner, pilot medical examiner, flying instructor and a member of the Air Transport Licensing Authority before returning to Canada.
“My time back home was not a pleasant experience and it’s not something I want to elaborate on,” he said. “I however don’t regret going back to serve my country. If I hadn’t, I would have always felt I should have gone back and done something there.”
Blizzard picked up where he left off with the Canadian Forces, serving as Squadron Leader, Major and Deputy Commanding Officer with the National Defence Medical Detachment.
After retirement from the Canadian Forces in 1983, he was a senior consultant for safety and human factors, Chief of the Department of Civil Aviation medical unit for 12 years and a Transport Canada marine medicine senior consultant. He also visited the Soviet Union with a group of American aviation medical specialists in 1990.
A College of Physicians and Surgeons Doctor Emeritus, Blizzard and his wife Merle reside in Nepean. | http://sharenews.com/archives/20110605community-recognition-dr-stephen-blizzard-%E2%80%98special%E2%80%99/comment-page-1/ | en | 2022-08-04T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/e7d93cf4c39de04bf436939ff0078c9f1f48c5be452e7b3487bd947f5c052730.json |
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Retired Toronto Police Service (TPS) deputy chief Keith Forde, who was instrumental in paving the way for The Church of the Nativity to purchase its own building in Scarborough, was honoured with the Order of the Diocese of Toronto last Sunday.
With the Diocesan Council’s approval, the Archbishop of Toronto and the College of Bishops created the award in 2013 to honour members of the laity in the diocese who have made significant contributions over a lengthy period in their volunteer ministry.
Replacing the Bishop’s Award of Merit, the Order of the Diocese of Toronto is a medallion comprising a white dove encircled by a gold disc with blue piping. In the centre is the diocese’s coat of arms and the words, “Their light shines, their words glorify”.
“It’s a way of recognizing the significant contributions of lay people who have made an incredible difference in the life of the church and in the lives of people in their communities,” Archbishop Colin Johnson said when the new award was launched. “They are the real heroes of the church – maybe not quite saints, but saints in the making.”
Forde migrated from Barbados in 1969 and spent three years in Montreal, pursuing an economics degree at Concordia University (formerly Sir George Williams University). In early 1972, he switched careers choosing instead to pursue law enforcement after recognizing the need for more visible minority officers in Montreal at the time.
Arriving in Toronto later that year, he joined the TPS where he spent a decade as a constable working with 5 Division Traffic Unit’s Hit & Run squad and the Morality Bureau Undercover Project. He was promoted to sergeant in 1982, staff sergeant four years later, inspector in 1990 and staff inspector a year later. Forde was elevated to superintendent in December 1999 and Unit Commander in charge of the Charles O. Bick Training College in January 2003.
The TPS’ first Black deputy chief retired in 2010.
Forde used the monetary proceeds from his retirement gala to purchase two pianos for The Church of the Nativity where he was a member of their fundraising committee and worshipped until 2003, and Malvern Methodist Church which he has attended for the past 13 years.
He donated the Malvern Methodist Church piano in memory of his wife, Jocelyn, who succumbed to cancer in 2003.
The two Grand Pianos cost nearly $32,000.
Since 1996, Forde has donated hundreds of dollars in scholarships administered by The Church of the Nativity to high school graduates.
For the past six years, he has been a member of the Anglican Diocese of Toronto Response Team that investigates sexual harassment and exploitation complaints against clergy members.
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By Pat Watson
Wednesday August 24 2016 ByWednesday August 24 2016
By PAT WATSON
There was an ill-conceived armed protest in front of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) headquarters in Houston, Texas, recently. Instead, they should have been at their state legislature buildings protesting what has happened to them because of relentless application of neo-liberal policies dating back to the era of Ronald Reagan in the 1980s.
Instead of blind overreaction and playing on the pain and suffering of fellow countrymen as evidenced by the “White Lives Matter” ornamentation accompanying the protest, they would better serve their troubled circumstances by shouting “neo-liberal economic policies are killing us”.
But then, the U.S. labour market and economy have a distinct history of human exploitation and disadvantaging the low-income segment, first with African enslavement and later, post emancipation, by pitting White workers against Black workers. On through Jim Crow and the labour union movement that sought to exclude Black workers, oligarchs pitting workers against one another by playing the race card have long driven the structure.
The idea that Black people are the problem for such White reactionaries fits easily into this manipulation. Furthermore, their protest against Black people in America is along the same lines of protest action by Black folks in the States that involves burning down their own neighbourhoods as happened in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and more epically in South Central Los Angeles following the 1992 jury decision that let off the cops caught on tape mercilessly beating Rodney King. Meaning, these are safe protest targets for people who are frustrated and at the same time feel powerless.
The true manipulators and decision makers whose invisible hand is affecting how much income they earn and how many jobs are available live in their own exclusive world. Ironically, these oligarchs are openly admired for their material wealth by the same people they are starving economically.
Now with little more than two months to go, so many of these Ku Klux Klan-types plan to vote for the out front oligarch, Donald Trump, even though his economic plan is about further strengthening the so called “one per cent”. He is doing this while in true historic fashion rousing White racism.
Because it’s 2016 apparently, and America is moving toward the end of a long era, the flaring embers of the old social order are raging as they exhaust themselves.
Most people don’t like change, especially if the condition they are already accustomed to suits them, or they have at least grown accustomed to it. Yet, there is no stopping the movement of time and the adjustments that come with them, whether for good or bad.
The ruling class in the United States has dragged the lower socio-economic strata into increasingly untenable economic straits. These struggling people, the apparent 30 per cent that will stay with their decision to vote for Trump come November 8 this year, are what can be called the “Hurtin’ 30”. They are so desperate for security – job security and status security – that they are willing to grab at any straw from a flim-flam man that sells them a fantasy of the way things were while also making them feel justified in their misdirected anger.
Of course it can be difficult to see this clearly when you and all the people around you are standing in the middle of the morass. So when looking for whom to blame it can be very convenient to pick on groups that have been unrelentingly othered both by the leading mouthpiece and mainstream media. When it seems that everyone else in your peer group has drunk the “hateraid”, it is a simple step to do so as well, particularly if you identify with the already insecure circumstances so many are echoing.
There is no question that we are living in interesting times.
A note on saying goodbye to public housing…
Sooner or later Toronto City Council will have to admit that it cannot afford to continue with the current public housing model and adopt a plan that (hopefully) works in the best interest of those in need. For the sake of those people, they had better get on with it.
Pat Watson is the author of the e-book, In Through a Coloured Lens. Twitter @patprose. | http://sharenews.com/misdirected-anger-makes-a-bad-situation-worse/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/9bec701816dd01f095b3bddb0122c5cc5730df26832548c32309fe15fd74362b.json |
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By Tom Godfrey
Wednesday August 17 2016 ByWednesday August 17 2016
By TOM GODFREY
We all cheered as Jamaica’s beloved Usain Bolt captured his historic third gold medal in the 100-metre dash at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro to remain the world’s fastest man.
Bolt handily defeated American Justin Gatlin and Scarborough track phenom, Andre De Grasse, who ran a personal best of 9.91 seconds.
Canadians from coast to coast were cheering for De Grasse, whose mom Beverly is a former high school sprinter in Trinidad & Tobago.
Also making history was Canadian swimmer Penny Oleksiak, a 16-year-old high school student from Toronto who snagged four medals, including a gold, silver and two bronzes.
The Monarch Park Collegiate student also captured the heart of the nation as one of Canada’s most successful Olympians in history.
The pleasant and outgoing teen shared a new Olympic record with Simone Manuel, the first African-American woman to win an Olympic swimming event in the 100-metre freestyle.
And while Oleksiak was all smiles and gushy about her historic win, Manuel wasted no time after copping her gold to tell the world about the treatment received by Blacks at the hands of police in the U.S.
“It means a lot, especially with what is going on in the world today, some of the issues of police brutality,” the Texas-born Manuel told reporters in Rio after her race. “This win hopefully brings hope and change to some of the issues that are going on. My colour comes with the territory.”
“Coming into the race I tried to take the weight of the Black community off my shoulders,” she said. “It’s something I carry with me. I want to be an inspiration, but I would like there to be a day when it is not ‘Simone the Black swimmer’.”
For many U.S. Blacks, the Olympics are an opportunity to show they’re the best America has to offer while recognizing racial injustice. Manuel’s statement on police brutality carries on this legacy.
Manuel, 20, received backlash from some members of the public for talking about racial inequality in the U.S. at the apolitical Olympics. The swimmer deserves much credit for speaking about the many Black men shot and killed by police.
And she is not, and will not, be the only Olympian to blast police in the U.S. for racial injustice against Blacks in their communities.
The ongoing protests have led to 12 people being arrested in Baltimore last week following the killing of hairdresser Korryn Gaines, 23, who was shot to death by a Baltimore County Police officer in her home following a standoff.
And for many U.S. Olympic athletes, the Games have been a source of both pride and deep-seated conflict in that their countries quickly claim their victories while they cannot get service or police protection at home.
The great Muhammad Ali, it is said, threw his 1960 gold medal in the Ohio River when he was refused service at a diner in his hometown of Louisville, Kentucky, shortly after winning for light heavyweight boxing at the Games in Rome.
And how about Jesse Owens at the 1936 Games in Berlin, where he helped America put Adolf Hitler to shame by winning four gold medals in track and field. Hitler refused to shake Owens’ hand and after returning home the track star had to enter a hall through the back door for a reception given in his honour.
Then there were 200-metre medal winners John Carlos and Tommie Smith, who raised their fists in a Black Power salute while on the podium as the U.S. national anthem was being played after they had received their medals at the 1968 Games in Mexico City.
“As soon as we raised our hands, it’s like somebody hit a switch,” Carlos later recalled. “The mood in the stadium went straight to venom. Within days, Tommie and I were suspended from the U.S. Olympic team and had to leave Mexico City early.”
The pair had their gold and bronze medals revoked and received death threats when they returned to the U.S.
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By RON FANFAIR
After eight years on contract as director of the popular Jamaican creole courses at York University, Dr. Clive Forrester has moved on to the University of Waterloo as a full-time professor in the department of English Language & Literature.
He will teach six courses related to academic and technical writing and general linguistics.
Long term stability was the main reason Dr. Forrester made the change.
“When you are on contract, you have to wait for your turn,” he said. “My seniority was now starting to accrue, but there are many other contract professors ahead of me who would like their status to be converted to full-time. It was just time for me to move on.”
A presenter at the Society for Caribbean Linguistics 21st biennial conference in Jamaica earlier this month, Forrester has recommended one of his former University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus students to succeed him at York University.
“That individual has to be approved by the dean of the faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies and satisfy certain immigration requirements,” he said. “Once those hurdles are cleared, I expect that person to be here sometime next year.”
Forrester was a UWI graduate student teaching linguistics courses at the university and academic writing at the University of Technology when he was selected to design a Jamaican creole course that could be taught at York University.
Arriving on campus in the summer of 2008, he created an introductory course for students with no background in the language to help develop their basic aural, conversational, reading and writing skills and an intermediate module for individuals with some knowledge of Jamaican creole.
In 2011, the Calabar Old Boys Association Canada chapter president proposed a third course that was accepted four years ago.
He also successfully applied for permanent residency for himself and Dahlia Thompson who was a UWI research assistant that he married in 2010. They received the status in 2012, the same year that he secured his doctorate in applied linguistics.
The Jamaican Creole courses at York University have been put on hold until Forrester’s successor is named.
“I expect the program will resume in the next academic (year) which will be in September 2017,” he said.
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By Patrick Hunter
Wednesday August 24 2016 ByWednesday August 24 2016
By PATRICK HUNTER
Are you, like me, suffering withdrawal symptoms after the intense period of Olympic watching? I hardly paid attention to the crazy presidential campaign in the United States, the state of politics in Canada and all the other things that cause frustration – well, except for when racism crept into the Olympics.
It is hard not to react to the treatment of Gabby Douglas, the young African-American gymnast, who has been virtually lynched on social media because she did not put her hand over her heart during the playing of the U.S. national anthem. Can you imagine if Simone Biles had not done as well as she did, even though they tried to rock her world with discussions about her parentage? Oh, I suppose I don’t have to mention the willingness to pardon the lying White swimmers.
Congratulations are definitely in order for the Canadian team on their performances. It is hard not to mention the names of Penny Oleksiak and Andre De Grasse for their outstanding individual performances, as well as their respective relay performances. The nature of their sport and outstanding successes made them stand out among their compatriots, but does not diminish the accomplishments of the entire Canadian team.
Of course, as a Jamaican-born, I cannot ignore the remarkable achievements of the Jamaican team as well, including the relatively unknown Usain Bolt. Talk about super heroes.
It was good to see also the remarkable performances of athletes from other Caribbean nations qualifying in not just track and field but other sports as well. That is very encouraging.
Obviously there are political issues around the Rio Olympics that cannot, and should not, be ignored. A few of the stories came through – the removal of people from their homes to make way for the Olympics; the costs, and the impact overall on the Brazilian economy.
The Zika virus scare forced not only many athletes to stay away, but certainly had an impact on attendance as there were a lot of empty seats. Curiously enough, many of the reports I saw that pointed to the empty seats, gave no real sense of the impact of the Zika scare but instead focused on the inability of Brazilians to afford the entrance fees. In previous Olympic Games, it was not unusual for very large contingents of foreigners to attend to support their teams. Given that these Games were a South American first, there would have been an expectation of high attendance.
In four years, the scene shifts to Tokyo. At that time, we will be monitoring to see the new sport stars who will emerge. Will De Grasse emerge as the successor not only to Donovan Bailey as a Canadian world record holder, but to Usain Bolt as a triple gold threat?
Four years from now we will be coming to the end of the first term of the president of the United States who will be elected this fall. Canada will have gone through another general election. The UK will no doubt have left the European Union and Theresa May may or may not be the UK’s prime minister. And the list of leaders all over the world, including the Secretary General of the United Nations, will have undergone changes. There is no question that there will be significant changes in the world’s political systems. The question: How much will they have changed by then and what kind of impact or repercussions will ensue?
But before you start feeling depressed, think. This kind of uncertainty is what we live with from day to day. Notwithstanding the enormous costs – both socially and economically – events like the Olympics and FIFA World Cup provide a period to re-direct our anxieties about the world’s conditions and our personal circumstances. They are like a cup of tea on a warm breezy evening watching the sunset on the horizon of the Caribbean Sea.
As I am preparing this column, the Prime Minister of Canada and his Cabinet are meeting in Sudbury to plan their program for the resumption of Parliament. One of the agenda items that stand out, according to the PM, is the relationship with the United States. The Obama era is about to end, and we are aghast at what the current campaign to replace him has so far produced.
Canada has undertaken to try reconciliation with the Indigenous peoples. In the United States the teeth of racism have been bared. This is not to suggest that Canada’s racism problem is any better. But the vision caused by the emergence and prominence of Donald Trump and his “anti-political correctness” campaign is – in an understatement – troubling.
Frankly, we can only hope that Mr. Trump and the Republican Party get what they deserve: a significant defeat.
Back to reality.
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By Murphy Browne
Wednesday August 24 2016 ByWednesday August 24 2016
By MURPHY BROWNE (Abena Agbetu)
On August 25, 1925, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters and Maids (BSCP) was founded and became the first national union for African-American workers. The BSCP elected African-American labour and civil rights activist, Asa Philip Randolph, as their leader.
The action on August 25, 1925 was revolutionary for African-Americans in the first quarter of the 20th century as it was the era of legal segregation when African-Americans had no civil rights. In spite of threats of dismissal from their employer (the Pullman Company) and the company’s refusal to bargain with BSCP members, the workers persevered with their organizing.
The fear of being unemployed at first made it difficult to attract members. The Pullman Company was a powerful opponent, skilled at “divide and conquer” tactics. At first the Pullman Company ignored the fledgling union but later began taking them seriously enough to attempt sabotage. They attacked the character of Randolph who was the public face of the BSCP. Randolph was accused by the Pullman Company of being a dangerous radical, a Communist and atheist.
The Pullman Company in their divide and conquer tactics after accusing Randolph of being an atheist began making contributions to African-American churches and taking out advertisements in African-American newspapers. Editorials condemning the BSCP began to appear in African-American newspapers that ran full-page advertisements for the Pullman Company. Fortunately Randolph had access to media as a writer for The Messenger, an African-American magazine. Randolph was co-founder and co-editor of The Messenger, which had been established in 1917.
Randolph used his journalism skills to counter the negative editorials in the Chicago Defender which was the most read African-American newspaper, terming it the “Chicago Surrender” and the “World’s Greatest Weakly”. Randolph also exposed another Chicago newspaper, the Chicago Whip, masquerading as an African-American newspaper when in reality it was owned by Daniel J. Schuyler, a White man who was a lawyer for the Pullman Company. In an article published in The New York Age on Saturday, May 1, 1926 it was reported that Emanuel Celler, a Representative from New York, said in the House of Representatives: “Every attempt made by porters to organize has met with an avalanche of Pullman funds to thwart their efforts. Negro publications have been subsidized; Negro pulpits have been bought.” The Pullman Company even tried to bribe Randolph’s partner and co-founder of The Messenger magazine.
On August 25, 1925 at the inaugural meeting, held at the Imperial Lodge of Elks at 160 West 129th Street, in Harlem (between Malcolm X Boulevard and Adam Clayton Powell Boulevard) that launched the BSCP, of the 500 African-Americans who attended Randolph suspected that not everyone was there to join the union. The Amsterdam News (African-American newspaper founded December 4, 1909) reported: “the greatest labor mass meeting ever held of, for and by Negro working men”.
Randolph recalled later: “I told the men I didn’t want one porter to open his mouth in the meeting, lest the stool pigeons reported them. So I ran the whole meeting myself. I told them I would now give the invocation, and I gave it. I told them I was going to sing the Brotherhood’s song, ‘Hold the Fort,’ and I sang it. At the end of the meeting, I moved the vote of thanks, said the benediction and told everyone to go home and not hold any discussions on the street corners.”
The next day, more than 200 porters came to the office of Randolph’s publication, The Messenger to sign up. The BSCP continued to grow and two years after its founding boasted 7,000 members.
The history of the Pullman Company began with White American entrepreneur George Mortimer Pullman who began building and operating sleeping cars on trains in 1859. Pullman was not the first with this idea, sleeping cars were introduced in 1838, providing “hotel” sleeping accommodations on overnight passenger trains. Pullman expanded his company by adding to the number of sleeping cars and won contracts with several railroads. The name Pullman eventually became synonymous with sleeping cars on American railroads. He opened the Pullman Palace Car Company in 1867 to build railroad passenger cars that offered not only comfortable but luxurious long-distance travel.
Pullman took advantage of newly-freed African-American men from southern states as porters on his passenger cars. During its early years the Pullman Company paid porters no wages and their only earnings were tips. The BSCP’s publication, The Messenger, reported in 1926 that a porter’s annual pay was only $810 and even with tips that averaged $600 annually African-American men who worked as Pullman porters were woefully underpaid. At the time the U.S. government estimated that an average American family required an annual income of $2,088 to stay above the poverty line.
Railway sleeping cars were introduced to Canada in the 1870s by the Pullman Palace Car Company and just as in the USA the Sleeping Car Porters in Canada were African Canadians and were barred from employment in other positions with the company. In 1942, The BSCP established divisions in Montreal, Toronto, Winnipeg (and later Calgary, Edmonton and Vancouver) and on May 18, 1945 it signed its first collective agreement with Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR). With this agreement, the working conditions of the porters improved. As unionized workers the porters were able to bargain for better wages and other benefits. As in the USA the BSCP contract with CPR marked the first time that a trade union organized by and for African Canadian men signed an agreement with a Canadian company.
The BSCP was organized in Canada during the Second World War but from the 1960s with changes in the travel industry, the railways were employing fewer sleeping car porters. As we approach Labour Day which this year is on Monday September 6, it is important to remember those who came before us, who struggled under very trying circumstances to make a living, maintain their dignity and continue fighting for their rights in spite of threats and even physical violence.
During a time when Africans in North America experienced harsh, blatant anti-African racism in their workplaces, they unionized and improved their working conditions. The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters led the way and inspired many other groups. In 1999, Heritage Canada unveiled a plaque at Windsor Station, Montréal, Quebec, to honour the sleeping car porters.
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By RON FANFAIR
Born in Oro in 1894 a century before the town merged with Medonte 22 years ago, Susie Thompson relocated to Toronto and wed Albert Hunte.
The couple had two children, Sherwood Hunte – who died in the 1940s – and younger sister, Wilma Mercury who turns 84 in October.
Nearly 3,984 kilometres away in Vernon, British Columbia resides Joan Nemeth, whose father was Thompson-Hunte’s brother.
While researching her family’s roots with her granddaughter’s assistance, Nemeth came across a photograph of Mercury whose husband Al Mercury – a stalwart in the city’s Black community – passed away in April 1998.
“As soon as I saw Wilma’s photo, I knew exactly who she was,” said Nemeth who moved to the west coast from St. Catharines 27 years ago.
The cousins reunited for the first time in 65 years last weekend at the Oro African Methodist Episcopal Church dedication.
“It’s the third time I have come back to Ontario since I moved to British Columbia and this homecoming is special because I was able to reunite with family members and meet some for the first time,” said Nemeth.
Built in 1849 by freed slaves who were granted land after the War of 1812, community members preserved the church for nearly 75 years before it was abandoned in the 1920s. The Township of Oro-Medonte later took ownership of the church and adjoining cemetery to maintain and preserve the site.
It’s believed that the body of Richard Pierpoint and remains of Coloured Corps soldiers are buried in the cemetery. Born in Senegal, Pierpoint – who proposed the establishment of the all-Black military unit that was the Coloured Corps – was captured as a teenager and shipped as a slave across the Atlantic Ocean to British North America, where he was sold to a military officer.
When the American Revolutionary War started, he enlisted on the British side in Butler’s Rangers that was stationed in Fort Niagara. After the war, he was granted 200 acres in St. Catharines.
In 2003, the oldest African log church still standing in North America was designated a national historic site.
Closed to the public because its structural integrity was compromised, the Vaughan African Canadian Association (VACA) stepped up to the plate two years ago to save the historic place of worship.
In October 2014, VACA and the Township of Oro-Medonte collaborated to submit a funding application to the Ontario Trillium Foundation, which awarded VACA a $121,200 grant. A total of $94,200 was used to help restore the church, while the remaining $27,000 went towards developing and distributing a children’s picture book about the church and supporting an interactive historical school program.
“When I first visited the church last year, it was a dilapidated structure and the roof and pews were in bad shape,” said VACA executive director, Shernett Martin. “It was literally falling apart. Our organization has done a lot of important work in its 14 years of existence, but nothing compares with this project.”
The children’s picture book, Facing the Rising Sun, costs $25 and can be obtained through vacaorg.com.
Martin said the money accrued from the sales will go towards producing additional copies and the organization’s youth programs.
“We just want to see this book read, appreciated and shared in the community,” she said.
Ontario’s Lieutenant Governor, Elizabeth Dowdeswell, joined Ontario Black History Society president, Nikki Clarke; historian, Dr. Afua Cooper; former Member of Parliament, Jean Augustine; provincial Progressive Conservative Party leader, Patrick Brown; Toronto Argonauts vice-chair, Michael “Pinball” Clemons and local politicians at the dedication ceremony.
“This church is a substantial presence and a clear testament to the strength of the community that appreciates its great work and seeks to preserve it,” said Dowdeswell. “It seems to me that the church is at the heart of several stories that are fundamental to us all in Ontario and Canada. It’s the story of Black settlement in Canada, the search for freedom and equality and Oro-Medonte, a place where people have settled in search of opportunity and dignity.”
As part of the restoration, a chimney was moved to the centre of the roof, double doors were installed at the front, the floor boards were replaced and a round chandelier with candles hang from the ceiling above the wooden pews and raised pulpit in front of the whitewashed walls.
There is still, however, original wainscoting and ceiling boards.
Oro-Medonte Mayor, Harry Hughes, said the restored church still has some of the markings left behind by the early settlers.
“The thing that stood out for me was that when we removed a section of the log, there were original fingerprints of the Blacks who chinked the church with mud when they built it,” he said.
A few years ago, the Township of Oro-Medonte launched the “Journey to Freedom” fundraising online campaign to raise $140,000 for the restoration project. A total of $95,651 was raised.
The federal government contributed nearly $78,000 towards the church’s restoration.
Members of Parliament, Bruce Smith of Simcoe North and Alex Nuttall of Barrie-Springwater-Oro-Medonte, attended the event.
“As we think back and dwell on the history that this church and area represents, it’s all about legacy today,” said Nuttall. “It’s a legacy that was honoured first with land and opportunity here for lives that were saved and fought for in the War of 1812. Over time, this legacy has been preserved and we certainly honour it today.”
Descendants Rochelle McDowell, who is retired, and her brother, Dennis Jackson, drove from Michigan and Brantford respectively for the dedication of the church located at Old Barrie Rd. and Oro-Medonte Line 3. They are the great-grandchildren of late Oro Medonte resident, George Wallace Thompson whose two marriages produced 14 children, one of whom is Susie Thompson-Hunte.
Succumbing to tuberculosis in 1929 at age 58, he’s buried in the adjoining cemetery.
“This is a very proud moment for us,” said McDowell.
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Southside With You, a movie inspired by U.S. President Barack Obama and U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama’s first date, will begin an exclusive engagement in Toronto at select theatres this Friday, August 25.
The movie recounts the eventful summer day in 1989 when the future president, then a young law associate (portrayed by Parker Sawyers) tries to woo a reluctant attorney named Michelle Robinson (portrayed by Tika Sumpter) during a daylong date in Chicago that takes them to a screening of Spike Lee’s Do the Right Thing and a first kiss outside of an ice-cream parlor.
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By RON FANFAIR
Are you considering starting a business and can’t afford a lawyer?
The Pro Bono Ontario (PBO)-Black Business Law Clinic (BBLC) will address the dilemma by providing lawyers who will volunteer their time to offer free, early level legal support for mainly aspiring Black entrepreneurs in the Greater Toronto Area.
The volunteer corporate lawyers will assist eligible clients with a broad range of corporate, employment, contract, real estate, licensing and other business, commercial and regulatory matters.
The business law clinic will be launched on September 26 with a reception and continuing professional development session for potential volunteers.
Michelle Henry, a partner at Borden Ladner Gervais LLP and Trinidad-born Stephen Benjamin who started a private practice six years ago, spearheaded the ground-breaking initiative.
“Keeping in touch after meeting at the University of Toronto law school, we wanted to do something for the community,” said Henry who graduated from U of T with an undergraduate degree, a Master’s in English and a law degree. “There is a need that we both recognized. I do labour and employment law and I do get a lot of calls from people asking for assistance. It is, however, hard to do this when you are at a big firm.
“When we contacted the Canadian Association of Black Lawyers (CABL) to tell them what we were doing, most of the feedback from lawyers affiliated with that organization was they get calls all the time from people they know in the community who are seeking help. For some of them, it’s not their area of expertise, but they don’t want to brush the callers aside. At the same time, they don’t want to give advice that’s outside their expertise.”
PBO, which develops and manages high quality programs that connect volunteer lawyers with Ontarians who can’t afford a lawyer, agreed to co-ordinate the establishment of the clinic as a new project and will offer ongoing support as a corporate project.
In addition to managing programs that serve children and youth, self-represented litigants, artists, non-profits and start-ups, PBO – which is in its 15th year – brokers partnerships and provides ongoing strategic guidance and risk management to community groups and law associations seeking to manage their own pro bono projects.
Matthew Wiens, the PBO director of corporate projects, said his organization is excited to be co-ordinating clients and volunteers for the project.
“Starting a business could be a daunting task, particularly for young people and minorities,” he said. “What this project does is provide a platform for lawyers to volunteer their time generously to help small businesses succeed and also aid them with building a strong legal foundation. It complements the clinic we are already running and it addresses an amazing need in the community. By engaging the professional bar and lawyers, they are able to give back to their community in a way that previously they had not been able to do. The idea is to create a project where we can help people become job creators and contribute back to the community.”
The clinic will run three times a week from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the PBO corporate law clinic, 393 University Ave.
Volunteer lawyers are scheduled once a quarter and they will spend a maximum of one hour with each client. They can also help create public legal education videos no longer than 15 minutes for small business owners. PBO will help co-ordinate and produce the videos and make them accessible online.
Starting in January, PBO will launch a satellite BBLC that will run one Saturday every month in the Jane & Finch neighbourhood at the office of Benjamin Law, 1018 Finch Ave. W. Suite 301.
“We have not decided how much time will be allocated on the Saturdays,” said Henry, a CABL committee member and elected Ontario Bar Association council member who migrated from St. Lucia and completed high school here before entering U of T. “That will depend on the need and the number of volunteers.”
Benjamin, who was called to the Ontario Bar in 2001, said there is a need for a service for Blacks and other minorities who have minimal or no access to experienced professionals willing to provide them with the appropriate advice and guidance they need.
“It’s one thing to talk about social justice, but we need to create employment opportunities and entrepreneurs within our community for it to grow,” he said. “We have come up with a way to ensure that people have access to the business advice they would need to enter early. Many people don’t know that if they sign a commercial lease, they can’t get out of it for three years. If you leave, the landlord has a right to have you pay the full amount for the term of the lease.”
Lawyers can sign up to join the clinic through the PBO online portal at www.pbovolunteers.org and will be scheduled by PBO staff.
As a PBO project, volunteer lawyers are covered under PBO’s Law Pro policy.
“We wanted to ensure that anyone who volunteers had proper liability insurance coverage,” said Henry. “While we want to help clients, we also want to ensure that our lawyer volunteers are protected.”
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Two months ago, Avis Ottey discarded two garbage bags filled with her daughters’ soccer gear.
A member of Scarborough United Spartans Club, Marsha Ottey was an exceptional student athlete who graduated from Sir Winston Churchill Collegiate and was on her way to take up a track scholarship at the University of Arkansas.
Younger sister Tami, who was in Grade 11 at Agincourt Collegiate Institute, was a forward with the same soccer club.
That was 20 years ago and a bright future was ahead of the teenagers until tragedy struck in its worst form.
Ottey – who was employed with Bell Canada at the time – returned from work on a late summer evening on August 16, 1995 to face a mother’s worst nightmare.
Her only children – ages 19 and 16 – were murdered in the family’s Scarborough home. Autopsies showed they died of multiple stab wounds to the neck and chest.
Rohan Ranger – Marsha’s ex-boyfriend – was found guilty for a second time of killing the sisters. He was originally convicted of first degree murder and manslaughter in 1998. His conviction was upheld by the Ontario Court of Appeal, but his lawyer applied for leave to appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada, which denied that appeal three years ago.
Ranger’s cousin, Adrian Kinkead, was arrested in Florida seven months after the horrific crimes and convicted on two counts of first degree murder in 1999. He’s also serving a life sentence for the murder of Toronto Transit Commission (TTC) ticket collector Dimitrija “Jimmy” Trajceski, who was fatally stabbed during a robbery at Victoria Park subway station two months after the sisters’ murders.
For Ottey, the healing process has been painful, long and arduous.
“I am at a stage where my agenda is to heal, take care of myself and not let this beast destroy me,” said Ottey, who testified for the Crown during Ranger’s second trial. “When I look back at how angry I was, I could have dropped off if I was not strong and healthy.”
Hours after stumbling upon the bloodstained bodies of her children, Ottey almost killed herself.
“I was overwhelmed with shock and I had a sharp pain in my head that I cannot describe,” she said. “While taking a bath in my girlfriend’s home, I dipped my head in the tub and just wanted to submerge myself under the water and erase the pain. At that moment, I literally heard Tami saying, ‘Who is going to bury us’? I am so glad I didn’t because it was important for me to be in court. I am glad I was able to do that because the criminals that killed my daughters might still be on the street.”
Ottey feels betrayed by Ranger, who was a regular visitor to the family’s home.
“I knew Rohan relatively well,” she said. “I fed him dinner at Christmas, I drove him home and I gave him warm socks to wear. How can someone like that do so much harm to someone who was kind to you?”
She pledges to do everything she can to ensure Ranger and Kinkead serve their life sentences.
“I have already asked the parole board to inform me when they apply and I will be at every hearing,” said Ottey.
On August 22, 2000, five years to the day that her daughters were buried, Ottey joined the Toronto Police Service. She was inspired to become a member after observing detectives Mark Mendelson and Ron Whitefield – who were assigned the case – in action during the many months leading up to the trial.
“The volume of work in front of them and the meticulousness with which they went about their job to get a conviction stood out for me,” she said. “I remember Mark going for days without much rest, seeking to get it right. They worked hard to get justice for my daughters. In addition, they were so kind and I am still in touch with them. Ron, in fact, sends me a card almost every Christmas.”
After five years in the Intelligence Unit, Ottey was assigned to Organized Crime and the Toronto Anti-Violence Intervention Strategy units before becoming the Employee and Family Assistance Program co-ordinator.
“In my role, I inform service members that there is help available for them,” said Ottey, who is part of the Service’s psychological services unit. “It’s important they know they can speak to me about personal problems they are having at home, addiction struggles and the bad scenes they have witnessed. If I am unable to provide them with the help they need, I will find it for them.”
Until a few months ago, Ottey wore her daughters’ soccer shorts and slept in their T-shirts. That was her way of clinging on to some of the happy memories they have left behind.
“That was my way of holding on to them because I love them so much,” she said. “I can hardly speak about them without tearing up. While I discarded most of their soccer stuff, I gave my brothers a few T-shirts and I kept some for myself along with some of their trophies.”
To mark the 20th anniversary on Sunday, Ottey will attend Armadale Free Methodist Church – the girls went there too and are buried in the adjoining cemetery.
Twenty ribbons will be tied around the church’s perimeter.
“That’s a ribbon for each year they have been gone and a ribbon for every year of pain that I will release since I have been without them,” she said. “This is the year to release my pain from inside. It’s a hell of a burden I have been carrying and it has done many things to me like stymie my career growth. It’s time for me to be free to live, worship, laugh and heal.”
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By RON FANFAIR
In the last three years, Adaoma Patterson chaired the volunteer-driven transition team responsible for making changes to the way the Jamaican Canadian Association (JCA) operates.
She is now in the hot seat to oversee those changes that will ensure the hybrid organization attracts new members and funding while remaining relevant.
Patterson was elected the organization’s 17th president at the annual general meeting last Sunday. She’s the fifth female leader after Kamala-Jean Gopie, Sandra Carnegie-Douglas, Valarie Steele and Audrey Campbell.
“Running for president was not about personal gain, but about me doing my part in advancing a legacy that was started almost 54 years ago,” said Patterson who was the JCA’s executive secretary for four years up until 2014 and a DiverseCity Fellow in 2010. “Having been a proud and active member for over 15 years, I have become part of the JCA family and know intimately our history and why the JCA is a respected organization.”
Patterson unveiled a 100-day plan that includes attracting new members, creating a fundraising committee that will devise a strategy for the organization to pay off the remaining $200,000 balance on its mortgage, starting a twice yearly JCA speaker series to address some of the critical issues facing the community and implementing a shadow board for high school students to build leadership skills.
Her blueprint will also address a membership benefit program and the JCA teaming up with young filmmakers to document the significant contributions of Jamaican nationals in the Greater Toronto Area.
“I know things are not going to be easy moving forward, but I knew what I was getting into when I decided to run for the presidency,” said Patterson who was the New Democratic Party’s candidate in Brampton West in last year’s federal elections. “I am ready to work with my team to do the heavy lifting that is necessary to bring the organization back on track.”
As part of the restructuring, the JCA was divided into three entities – the Caribbean African Canadian Social Services (CAFCAN), the JCA membership organization and the JCA foundation.
The critical social services delivery, through full and part-time professional staff, is governed by a separate board that sets policy and provides leadership that enables it to develop and grow by fully serving the designated communities within its mandate.
The membership component continues to provide cultural programs that include events that appeal to a younger demographic, while the foundation will raise funds for the other two entities.
Former JCA president, Herman Stewart, supported Patterson’s presidential candidacy.
“This was one of the most significant elections in the history of the organization,” he said. “The JCA needs a leader with experience in grassroots community organizing over a number of years, someone with people skills to go out there and motivate others to volunteer and an individual who cannot be silent on issues that affect our community. For me, the voters got it right in electing Adaoma.” Stewart, who spends the winter in Jamaica, said he considered running for the presidency.
“I was also encouraged by some members to put my name on the ballot,” he said. “However, I believe in renewal and I think it’s time for young people to step up and assume leadership. I am ready and willing to mentor and give advice if I am approached.”
Patterson was the JCA Volunteer of the Year Award recipient two years ago.
Her passion for volunteering was fuelled by her Jamaican-born parents. She was born and raised in Winnipeg, where her late father, Horace Patterson, was a founding member of the African-Caribbean Association of Manitoba. Shortly after turning 18, she was elected a youth representative for the National Council of Jamaicans & Supportive Organizations in Canada.
Patterson’s father migrated to Canada in the 1960s to pursue studies at the University of Manitoba, where he was the student union’s first Black president, a member of the debating team and a lecturer after securing his Master’s in political science.
A decade after the family patriarch’s death in 1982 at age 42, Patterson joined her sister, Chioma and mother, Lois, in establishing the Horace Patterson Memorial Foundation that offers scholarships to young people in Winnipeg to pursue post-secondary education.
Maureen Ennis, who stepped in as the JCA’s interim president last January when Barrington Coke resigned for health reasons just after 19 months, was the other presidential candidate.
Coke was the second president in the last decade to step away from the presidency before completing his two-year term.
David Griffiths, a senior managing consultant with IBM, left in 2006 after serving nearly a year.
Other new board members elected last Sunday are Leo Campbell (vice-president), Renea Douglas (secretary), Glenroy Williams (treasurer), Kerry Ann Thomas (fundraising director) and Yolande Davidson (director-at-large). | http://sharenews.com/adaoma-patterson-elected-jca-president/comment-page-1/ | en | 2022-06-01T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/7851080ce0286f4fb02743f4dab66eff04b7856e1cdd0df40dcb43d5d57650cc.json |
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Wednesday August 24 2016 ByWednesday August 24 2016
By TOM GODFREY
A majority of Toronto residents are warming up to, or even starting to like, Chief Mark Saunders more than a year after he took the top policing job, according to new poll.
The Chief is starting to feel the love even though the force has been dogged by Black Lives Matter-Toronto (BLM-TO) and others for the shootings of mentally challenged men and for a lack of action in dealing with the carding and racial profiling of its Black and brown-skinned citizens.
A Forum Research poll conducted last week for CityNews found that 68 per cent of those surveyed approve of the job Saunders is doing, which is up from 48 per cent last May.
The poll again found that the Chief’s rating was lowest in the downtown core and highest in Etobicoke, East York and Scarborough.
Saunders has been on the road visiting different communities and listening to their concerns. He was met by a full house last week at the Barbara Frum Library on Lawrence Ave. West and was greeted by another packed house last July in Etobicoke.
The Chief for the most part is respectful and a good listener who pays attention to the community. He provides firm answers to questions and is not known for long-winded colourful responses.
“Chief Saunders is doing something right in the face of mounting challenges, as his approval rating has literally leaped 20 points in three months,” said Lorne Bozinoff, the president of Forum Research.
He says the poll of 804 randomly selected Torontonians was conducted ahead of Saunders’ one-year anniversary as top cop last April. It found that 48 per cent of respondents approve of the job that Saunders is doing while 27 per cent disapprove.
Bozinoff says in a release that Saunders has the support of about half the city and “it appears his popularity is rooted in the status quo, but not necessarily in the downtown, or among progressive voters”.
The Chief has to be given credit since he was appointed and headed the force during a turbulent and stressful period.
Const. James Forcillo was jailed for six years after being convicted of attempted murder in the shooting of Sammy Yatim on board a streetcar. Days later, four other officers were charged with perjury and obstruction of justice after a judge ruled that they planted drugs in a suspect’s car to justify a search.
Saunders also faced a lot of heat for not meeting with Black Lives Matter-Toronto, who had camped outside his office for two weeks as they called for, and received, an inquest for Andrew Loku, another mentally challenged man who was shot and killed by police.
BLM-TO is also demanding the force pull its float and support from the Pride Toronto Parade.
The poll also asked respondents whether the relationship between the police and community has improved or worsened over the last year.
Some 23 per cent of those canvassed said the force’s relationship with the community has worsened, as compared to 14 per cent who said it has improved.
The Chief’s approval rating has plummeted in the Black community over his mishandling of the carding and racial profiling issue, which he approves. He failed to stop the dreadful practice that has seen personal information collected from more than 1.3 million non-White men.
The controversial issue was later reviewed by the Ontario government which enacted legislation that takes effect next year.
The poll finally asked whether the city is safer or less safe as compared to last year. Some 27 per cent answered that the city is less safe while 12 per cent said it is safer. About 54 per cent said it is about the same.
The results of the poll, which is considered accurate 19 times out of 20, was quickly blasted by critics online for painting a rosy picture of Saunders’ term in office.
“This does not make sense. Shootings have gone up in Toronto in the past two years,” Mike wrote online. “What is Toronto Police doing to curb the out of control violence in this city?”
Another man added that Saunders is not doing enough to stop the street shootings that are occurring several times weekly in Toronto under his reign. | http://sharenews.com/support-for-saunders-is-growing-according-to-new-poll/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/159914d0f136d2d609c468a96e0ff7037a5710ee24a61ce0c61e998bd5f743c1.json |
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Wednesday December 02 2015 ByWednesday December 02 2015
By Dr. AJAMU NANGWAYA
When many Pan-Afrikanists engage in conversations about Marcus Garvey and the achievements of his Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA), they usually express unbridled praise for the economic development approach of the organization and its founder. But the devil is always in the details.
Marcus Garvey was born on August 17, 1887 in a racist, colonial environment that was hostile to the interests of Afrikan-Jamaicans. During the years 1910-1914, Garvey travelled to a number of countries in Latin America and Europe and this experience brought a high level of awareness of the exploited condition of Afrikans. Garvey created the UNIA in July 1914 in Jamaica and went to the United States in March 1916.
The United States became the organization’s headquarters and prime site of its success and failure. According to Garvey in the book, The Philosophy and Opinions of Marcus Garvey, by 1921 the UNIA had “900 branches with an approximate membership of 6,000,000”. Garvey’s claim about the number of members has not been independently confirmed.
Garvey’s commitment to self-reliance and liberation of the global Afrikan community led him to place a strong emphasis on business development. In Philosophy and Opinions, he declares: “Chance has never yet satisfied the hope of a suffering people. Action, self-reliance, the vision of self and the future have been the only means by which the oppressed have seen and realized the light of freedom.”
Self-reliant economic development is actually a key element of an oppressed group’s strategy to develop the alternative economic institutions and practices today, which will serve as the seeds of the liberated society of tomorrow. Collective self-reliance will bolster the extent to which an oppressed group or country is able to withstand the pressure or punishment of its enemies.
In the promotion of self-reliance and economic development, Garvey presented a compelling vision of racial upliftment to the labouring classes. He believed that the Afrikan working class could be mobilized behind an anti-colonial project.
C.L.R. James remarked on Garvey’s ability to inspire and organize the Afrikan masses:
“He deliberately aimed at the poorest, most downtrodden and humiliated Negroes. The millions who followed him, the devotion and the money they contributed, show where we can find the deepest strength of the working class movement, the coiled springs of power which lie there waiting for the party which can unloose them.”
Even before the independence movements or national liberation struggles in Afrika and the Caribbean, Garvey demonstrated the possibility of bringing the people onto the stage of history. However, Rupert Lewis reported in his text, Marcus Garvey: Anti-Colonial Champion, that the now defunct Workers Party of Jamaica saw the Garvey movement as an “alliance of the proletariat and the petty bourgeoisie albeit under petty bourgeois leadership”.
In the effort to “create a new people”, Garvey practised a race-first economic development framework. The late Garvey scholar, Tony Martin, provides a scope of the UNIA’s portfolio of businesses in his book, Race First: The Ideological and Organizational Struggles of Marcus Garvey and the Universal Improvement Association. The UNIA operated laundries, tailoring business, grocery stores, a printing press, a doll making company, the Negro World newspaper, a hat making establishment, a shipping company, restaurants and a hotel. It had assets such as trucks and buildings and hundreds of employees.
The range of businesses operated by UNIA is still impressive to many Pan-Afrikanists, but they are not mindful of the lessons that should be learned from the UNIA and Garvey’s business practices.
W.E.B. Du Bois’ article “Marcus Garvey” in the book Marcus Garvey and the Vision of Africa, outlines Garvey and the UNIA’s loose financial management practices, inexperience in the shipping business that led to buying unworthy ships at inflated prices and Garvey’s top-down management and leadership style, and lack of knowledge of the investment of capital. Du Bois also said that Garvey “had few trained and staunched assistants” to operate the Black Star Line, the flagship enterprise of the UNIA.
In spite of the positive elements of economic Garveyism, it is not appropriate for Afrikan liberation in the 21st century. Many current Garveyites tend to ignore the fact that Garvey’s economic development approach was based on reproducing the exploitative system of capitalism, which would continue to oppress the Afrikan working class.
Our engagement with capitalism, as enslaved Afrikans and wage slaves today, provides us with lived experience of this economic system that puts profit before the needs of the people. Furthermore, capitalism enables the ruling class minority to economically, socially and politically dominate the working class majority.
Garvey was quite insistent that capitalism was the path to economic development. In the book Message to the People: The Course of African Philosophy, he had this to say about capitalism:
“As a fact, the capitalist of today was the labourer or worker of yesterday… Hence, the man who wants to go into business commercially, industrially or agriculturally, and win a fortune for himself, cannot and should not be a Communist, because Communism robs the individual of his personal initiative and ambition or the results thereof. Democracy (interchangeable with capitalism), therefore, is the kind of government that offers the individual the opportunity to rise from a labourer to the status of a capitalist or employer.”
In Philosophy and Opinions, Garvey asserts: “Capitalism is necessary to the progress of the world, and those who unreasonably and wantonly oppose or fight against it are enemies to human advancement.”
Garvey naively called for the state to place constraints on “capitalistic interests”. He might have been unaware of the fact that the state serves and protects the interests of the economic elite.
Du Bois’ “new economic solidarity” proposal of the 1930s is still relevant to Afrikan liberation. It called for the creation of a network of consumer and worker cooperatives in order to meet the need of Afrikan-Americans for goods, services and employment. Du Bois promoted his program as a way to advance Afrikan political empowerment and challenge the dog-eat-dog system of capitalism. You may explore Du Bois’ cooperative economic thoughts in “A Negro Nation Within the Nation” in the book, W.E.B. Du Bois Speaks: Speeches and Addresses, 1920-1963. | http://sharenews.com/is-marcus-garveys-economic-development-approach-relevant/comment-page-1/ | en | 2022-12-07T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/69439d86f70365befb3906201ca4138faf9156c8e705751f26d052619b1daa4b.json |
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RIO DE JANEIRO: Led by Jamaica’s Usain Bolt, who completed a historic “triple triple”, Caribbean athletes excelled at the recent Olympic Summer Games, which concluded last weekend.
Bolt won gold medals in the 100-metres, 200-metres and 4×100-metre relay. He is the first person to win gold in those events at three consecutive Olympic Games.
Bolt, who celebrated his 30th birthday last Sunday, said he had mixed emotions that Rio 2016 was his final Olympic Games and thanked Brazilians for their support.
“I’m sad but I’m happy too,” he said. “It’s been wonderful and I really appreciate you guys.”
The sprinter was lauded by Jamaica’s Prime Minister, Andrew Holness.
“Bolt has etched his name as the greatest sprinter the world has ever seen,” he said. “Jamaica is fortunate to have a son who inspires so many and ensures our country continues to be the sprint capital of the world.”
Elaine Thompson of Jamaica won gold medals in the women’s 100 and 200-metre races in times of 10.71 secs. and 21. 78 secs. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce ran a time of 10.86 secs. to win a bronze medal in the women’s 100-metres. Both women were members of Jamaica’s 4×100-metre relay team, which won a silver medal.
“I want to make special mention of Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce who got bronze and Elaine Thompson,” said Holness. “Both women epitomize true Jamaican spirit.”
Jamaica’s Omar McLeod won a gold medal in the 110-metre hurdles in a time of 13.05 secs. Jamaica also won silver medals in the women’s 4×400-metre relay and the men’s 4×400-metre relay.
The Bahamas’ Shaunae Miller won the women’s 400-metres in a thrilling race, diving at the finish line to beat Allyson Felix of the United States to clinch a gold medal in a time of 49.44 secs. Shericka Jackson of Jamaica won the bronze medal in a time of 49.85 secs.
The Bahamas has won one medal in seven straight Olympics dating back to the 1992 Games in Barcelona, Spain.
“The only thing I was focused on was the gold medal and I’m glad that I got it,” said Miller. “I just thank God so much for it. I thank God for bringing me home victorious.”
Kirani James of Grenada, who won a gold medal in the 400-metres at the 2012 Games, ran 43.76 secs. to win a silver medal in the event in Rio. Defending Olympic javelin champion Keyshorn Walcott of Trinidad & Tobago won a bronze medal in the event with a throw of 85.38-metres and Cuba’s Denia Caballero won a bronze medal in the discus with a throw of 65.38-metres.holmes | http://sharenews.com/stellar-performances-by-caribbean-athletes-at-olympics/ | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | sharenews.com/221533b1e8461967e76e3b922a9ed5f4b69cfd8099d162d25f9daa2e4eff229c.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:00:53 | null | 2016-08-17T16:25:40 | The chance to stay in one of the country’s biggest castles with the promise of Knight School, Horrible Histories and huge looming turrets to explore was like music to my eight-year-old audience’s ears. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-culture%2Ftravel-review-exclusive-sleepover-at-one-of-the-country-s-biggest-historical-castles-1-7531459.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7531447.1471447761!/image/image.jpg | en | null | TRAVEL REVIEW: Exclusive sleepover at one of the country’s biggest historical castles | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The chance to stay in one of the country’s biggest castles with the promise of Knight School, Horrible Histories and huge looming turrets to explore was like music to my eight-year-old audience’s ears.
“So we get to play all day, then have a knights’ sleepover as well?” Even with mum and dad in tow he knew he was in for something special. And I wasn’t unexcited myself.
At over 1,100 years old Warwick Castle offers its 21st century visitors free reign to explore magnificent stately rooms, dungeons and impressive grounds.
And its owners, Merlin Entertainments have brought history to life with a flaming fireball launch from the trebuchet (the largest in the world ), breath taking displays from enormous birds of prey, blood and guts from the Horrible Histories, spooks and ghouls undergrounds, jousting, archery, knights and endlessly more.
But the best part? Now, you don’t even have to go home. When the castle closes its gates the fun is only just beginning as another exciting adventure awaits – the promise of a sleepover in the shadows of kings.
The castle has been home - and imprisonment - to kings and earls, hosted royal banquets and parties and even has links to the Gunpowder Plot of 1605. So the latest addition of year-round camping lodges at Knight’s Village really does mean a sleepover steeped in history.
No time to make it round the maze or see the joust? We can come back tomorrow morning after breakfast. The words are like magic to my little knight-in-training. And even mum and dad are tingling to wake up in such magnificent grounds after enjoying an evening by the river and some of the best views you could ever wish for.
An afternoon arrival showed us that a day at the castle just isn’t enough. But once evening arrived there really was a whole new adventure waiting.
Families can banquet in the great food hall where majestic thrones, flags and plates of armour take you right back hundreds of years. But what really grabbed our attention was the entertainment and chance for children to go wild.
The castle’s brilliant staff pulled everything out of the bag for the youngsters. Circus skills, archery, more knight and sword training – it was a summer Kids Club, but one where the grown-ups are elbowing to get involved as well. Though the less interested still get to enjoy a superb evening relaxing on the porch, watching the fun and basking in the last of the sunshine.
But of course, the centrepiece of Knight’s Village - the lodges. They’re great. With everything from mod-cons (plugs, and WiFi) to replica weaponry and armour, there’s something to keep all ages happy.
Unless you go for the premium, they’re on the cosy side. But with hundreds of years of history on your doorstep, there’s certainly no reason to want to cram inside and watch television.
And of course if it’s sunny and you have a taste for something a bit more medieval, you can get yourself booked up for Glamping and take on a huge cloth tent, complete with four-poster beds and a pair of thrones to watch over the evening entertainment as the sun sets.
It was as peaceful and entertaining a night as you could hope for, with happy children and happy mum and dad all looking forward to a return to the banquet for a hearty breakfast and another go at flag spotting.
The best bit about sleeping among the trees where inspiring history once unfolded? Waking up to stunning views in complete tranquillity. Looking out over the new camping village (which prides itself on not harming the historic grounds in any way and that not one tree was felled in its construction), you really can imagine yourself hundreds of years back in time.
And being able to head back through the gates to do it all again for a second day of exploring.
Warwick Castle’s Knight’s Village is as magical as you could expect from a stay in a truly historic location, and with activities continuing well into the night, acres of grounds to explore, and a historic town just metres outside, there’s no reason not to be excited.
Earning an excited thumbs up from mesmerised children, the stay really delivered as the perfect place to enjoy history on your doorstep this summer.
Warwick Castle’s Knight’s Village offers seasonal stays in Glamping tents or year-round accommodation in its wooden lodges. Prices start from £41.30 per person.
Visit www.Warwick-castle.com to book or more information. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-culture/travel-review-exclusive-sleepover-at-one-of-the-country-s-biggest-historical-castles-1-7531459 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/63cbdaaec096f7d30df628b11cae4941693286ed0d4b6ad30706a39838493261.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:24 | null | 2016-08-18T06:00:57 | A Leicestershire based band who recently featured on Radio 1 are among a dozen performers at a music festival coming to the area. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fhallatonfest-lines-up-a-dozen-performers-1-7530374.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530373.1471423063!/image/image.jpg | en | null | HallatonFest lines up a dozen performers | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A Leicestershire based band who recently featured on Radio 1 are among a dozen performers at a music festival coming to the area.
The Tin Pigeons and tributes to both Abba and Robbie Williams appear at HallatonFest 2016 taking place on Friday, August 26, and Saturday, August 27.
The Tin Pigeons are a four-piece indie-folk band from Uppingham and have developed a unique and exciting brand of pop music, combining folk lyricism, funky grooves and shimmering vocal harmonies to form an irresistibly fresh sound.
Having caused a stir with numerous sets at Notting Hill Arts Club, Ronnie Scott’s and The Fiddler’s Elbow, The Tin Pigeons are lighting up the festival season with appearances at numerous events.
ABBA Re-Björn is made up of extremely talented and professional singers and musicians who together make the most authentic sounding tribute to one of the greatest and best loved bands of all time.
The tight harmonies, high energy performance, replica costumes and audience participation aplenty is complemented by the authentic Swedish accents to get people up and dancing.
For over the past decade, Tony Lewis as Robbie Williams has been wowing audiences worldwide with his portrayal of the singer.
He has performed all across the globe, leaving audiences constantly asking for more!
Tony’s show covers all of the greatest hits, with a few special surprises, capturing the true spirit of everything Robbie. The show takes you on a journey of the old classics, a hint of swing, right up to date and even a certain boyband.
Other performers include Mia and the Moon, Tantric Specs, Hattie Whitehead, Ralph Taylor, Quigley, Howard Rose, Opaque and Penny Less.
The event starts on Friday afternoon and finishes on Saturday night with camping available.
The festival is raising money for local charities but the main charity is the air ambulance. Camping is available and there will be an inflatable kids zone for the little ones.
Tickets for the festival are available for £10 each for adults and can be bought from www.hallatonfest.co.uk. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/music/hallatonfest-lines-up-a-dozen-performers-1-7530374 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/b14da4bea4f7bada75272db6d6a6231fac7fa7861825cfdfa7465ed681477681.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:01 | null | 2016-08-28T06:00:00 | House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air - leaving it cleaner to breathe, according to new research. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fvideo-house-plants-can-suck-dangerous-toxic-chemicals-out-of-the-air-1-7542204.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7542199.1472053947!/image/image.jpg | en | null | VIDEO: House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Sorry, we're having problems with our video player at the moment, but are working to fix it as soon as we can
House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air - leaving it cleaner to breathe, according to new research.
The study shows certain species act like natural air fresheners - removing harmful chemicals from the air we breathe.
House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air - leaving it cleaner to breathe, according to new research
Research has shown the air in offices and family homes often contains pollutants leading to ‘sick building syndrome’ where people suffer a range of symptoms including headaches, fatigue, difficulties in concentrating and respiratory problems.
It has been estimated to blight the lives of up to three in 10 office workers. A study earlier this year estimates that annually nearly 100,000 people die from the effects of indoor air pollution.
Now new research has found the Scarlet Star (Guzmania lingulata), from South America and a member of the bromeliad family of plants, got rid of more than 80 percent of illness causing compounds.
That performed the best out of five plants tested, although the Dracaena Corn Plant (Dracaena fragrans massangeana) soaked up virtually all of a particularly pungent chemical common in nail salons.
House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air - leaving it cleaner to breathe, according to new research
Native throughout tropical Africa, it is grown in many homes and offices within the UK, US and Europe.
Scientists say their findings show picking the right houseplant can clear the air of dangerous pollutants in homes and offices.
Printers and cleaning products give off potentially harmful chemicals known as VOCs (volatile organic compounds).
Dr Vadoud Niri, of the State University of New York, said: “Buildings, whether new or old, can have high levels of VOCs in them, sometimes so high you can smell them.”
House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air - leaving it cleaner to breathe, according to new research
VOCs are compounds like acetone, benzene and formaldehyde that are emitted as gases and can cause short and long term health effects when inhaled. They can come from paints, furniture, copiers and printers, cleaning supplies and even dry cleaned clothes.
Explained Dr Niri: “Inhaling large amounts of VOCs can lead some people to develop sick building syndrome, which reduces productivity and can even cause dizziness, asthma or allergies. We must do something about VOCs in indoor air.”
The most common solution is to install ventilation systems that cycle in air from outside or methods using adsorption, condensation and chemical reactions.
But using plants to remove chemicals from indoor air, known as biofiltration or phytoremediation, is much simpler - and cheaper.
House plants can suck dangerous toxic chemicals out of the air - leaving it cleaner to breathe, according to new research
In addition to carbon dioxide plants can take up gases such as benzene, toluene and other VOCs.
NASA began studying this option in 1984 and found that plants could absorb these airborne compounds via their leaves and roots.
Since then, other studies have looked at how plants phytoremediate specific compounds, such as the cancer causing chemical formaldehyde, in a closed space.
Most of these studies focused on the removal of single VOCs by individual plants from the ambient air.
But Dr Niri wanted to compare the efficiency and the rate of simultaneous removal of several VOCs by various plants.
So his researchers built a sealed chamber containing specific concentrations of several VOCs and monitored the VOC concentrations over several hours with and without a different type of plant in the chamber.
For each plant type, they noted which VOCs the plants took up, how quickly they removed them from the air, and how much was ultimately removed by the end of the experiment.
The researchers tested five common house plants and eight common VOCs, and they found that certain plants were better at absorbing specific compounds.
For example, all five could remove acetone, the pungent chemical abundant at nail salons, but the dracaena plant took up the most, around 94 percent of the chemical.
Dr Niri said: “Based on our results, we can recommend what plants are good for certain types of VOCs and for specific locations.
“To illustrate, the bromeliad plant was very good at removing six out of eight studied VOCs - it was able to take up more than 80 percent of each of those compounds - over the twelve hour sampling period. So it could be a good plant to have sitting around in the household or workplace.”
Dr Niri says the next step in the research is to test these plants’ abilities in a real room, not just a sealed chamber.
He would eventually like to put plants in a nail salon over the course of several months to see whether they can reduce the levels of acetone that workers are exposed to.
The other three plants studied were Jade plant (Crassula argentea), the Spider plant (Chlorophytum comosum) and the Caribbean Tree Cactus (Consolea falcata.) | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/video-house-plants-can-suck-dangerous-toxic-chemicals-out-of-the-air-1-7542204 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/cd5dec30308b9fb74929989b4caa63fa90fb927208009ef8cc9e976be0e6bd06.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:52:47 | null | 2016-08-19T15:03:00 | Nick Pollard is hoping to lead Harborough Town into the first qualifying round of the FA Cup this weekend. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fpollard-is-eyeing-up-some-fa-cup-success-1-7534721.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7534720.1471597542!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Pollard is eyeing up some FA Cup success | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Nick Pollard is hoping to lead Harborough Town into the first qualifying round of the FA Cup this weekend.
The Bees head to Leicester Road in the preliminary round on Saturday with the winners guaranteeing themselves £1,925 in prize money and a home tie with Bottesford Town or Kirby Muxloe in the next stage.
Harborough picked up their first win of the United Counties League Premier Division on Tuesday night as second-half goals from Barnes Gladman and Ben Williams, from the penalty spot, secured a 2-1 success over Kirby.
And Pollard believes another display like the one after half-time in midweek will give them a chance of advancing on Saturday.
“It’s going to be a tough test,” the Bees boss said.
“I went to watch their (extra preliminary round) replay against Retford and they have two or three very useful players.
“But hopefully we can set up and put ourselves in a position to get a good result.
“There’s £1,900 at stake and that’s money we would love to deliver for the club.
“Every team wants to get through and if we can put in the sort of performance we showed in the second half on Tuesday then we will be in with a chance.”
Pollard admitted the midweek success was “much-needed” after Harborough had suffered 2-1 and 6-0 defeats to Rothwell Corinthians and Peterborough Sports respectively in their first two league matches.
But he insists there was no hint of any panic from within the squad after those setbacks.
“It was a much-needed win,” Pollard added.
“We were nowhere near the point of panicking after the first two league games.
“Our first one was a derby match against Rothwell Corinthians and those can always go either way and then, last Saturday, we played the team who I think will win the league.
“There was no need for our players to get disheartened and it was great to see them put three points on the board.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/sport/football/pollard-is-eyeing-up-some-fa-cup-success-1-7534721 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/d75e96c65e4590fca8450de0a23b09274bc34098425397d623cd6c93e4c595af.json |
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Laurence Robinson can be seen at the venue on Friday September 2.
It is a return to the venue for the operatically trained tenor who performed a similar event last year at the same venue which visitors left.
He is a versatile singer despite his background and uses this as well as his magnetic stage presence to cross musical genres, from grand opera to swing to classical crossover.
He has performed on both the stage and television with some of the world’s top artists including performances with Luciano Pavarotti and Lesley Garrett on Channel Four.
He has also made live appearances with Hayley Westenra and Amici Forever. He has also supported the comedian Peter Kay at his sell out gigs.
Paul Bateman, a producer who has helped with the careers of other classical artists including Russell Watson, Lesley Garrett and Sarah Brightman said: “Laurence is on the right lines to make it to the very top.
“He undoubtedly has a terrific voice”.
Laurence has sung at countless sporting events, including representing the England football team several times and more than 30 appearances at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff for football and rugby finals. These performances culminating in interviews on magazine show This Morning and on GMTV amongst others.
A whirlwind of publicity has resulted in him singing in concerts all over the globe including guest performances on all of the world’s most prestigious cruise lines to great acclaim.
Tickets for the concert cost £15 and include a barbecue.
For further information about the event or to book tickets in advance call the Joules Yard on 01858 or email enquiries@joulesyard.co.uk.
To find out more about the performer and to hear examples of his work visit his website at www.laurencerobinson.com. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-culture/market-harborough-welcomes-top-tenor-1-7543195 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/5d0ffd8969738f7673287cb463a8f10281156f1f99d28bd08fea562fb10fb16e.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:17 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | Six out of ten parents don’t know about a free NHS treatment that protects against decay, a survey has revealed. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fparents-putting-teeth-of-millions-of-children-at-risk-1-7530946.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530944.1471437647!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Parents putting teeth of millions of children ‘at risk’ | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Six out of ten parents don’t know about a free NHS treatment that protects against decay, a survey has revealed.
The lack of knowledge is putting the dental health of more than seven million children in the UK, according to mydentist, which commissioned the research.
Researchers also found that three in ten parents have a daily struggle to get their kids to brush their teeth, and one in five let their children get away without cleaning their teeth the recommended twice a day.
And five per cent of parents admit they only really clean their children’s teeth a couple of times a week or less.
The research also revealed that one in four parents resort to a gimmicky toothbrush, flavoured toothpaste and threats of teeth falling out to persuade their children to take care of their oral health. While one in ten sing a song, offer treats or use a reward chart to encourage children to brush.
Steve Williams, clinical Director of mydentist, said: “It’s shocking to think that seven million children in the UK are missing out on a simple, preventative treatment which offers protection against decay and strengthens teeth.”
The company has launched a nationwide ‘Kids Club ’intended to provide parents and children with ”essential information you’ll need to look after your child’s smile during their early years.
find out more about the Kids club inititaive at mydentist.co.uk.
“Our aim is to change this and help parents take advantage of the free dental care available on the NHS, including fluoride varnish treatment, which helps prevent decay and should be applied to children’s teeth twice a year from the age of three.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/parents-putting-teeth-of-millions-of-children-at-risk-1-7530946 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/dc6e68834f272ca5429958a7bb6eb518d7a13ef604dbbd7b026adc1e4e7d6747.json |
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The Brits went into the double points Medal Race still harbouring hopes of finishing their Games debut on the podium before an ill-timed capsize at the fourth mark put paid to their medal ambitions.
After a tough start to their first ever Olympic regatta, Fletcher and Sign really began to find their feet from race six onwards, moving stealthily through the fleet day by day to engineer a medal shot on the final day of racing.
But having to put four boats between themselves and the Australian London 2012 champions, Nathan Outteridge and Iain Jensen, to stay in contention, and having edged themselves ahead of the Aussies approaching the second downwind mark, the Brits lost control of the boat dropping the kite and also had to do penalty turns.
Fletcher and Sign couldn’t hide their disappointment at not being to end their Games on a high, but were pleased to have been in the mix.
Fletcher said: “We picked out the start wrong, we went out left and got a bit stuck and that put us behind so we just wanted to nibble away at the leaders. We gained a lot on the next lap and got ourselves into a reasonable position but then capsized so that was game over.
“It’s been a week of two halves. The first two days were really bad, we weren’t sailing too good and then we turned it around in the last two days of fleet racing and we are really happy with how we did that to bring us back into contention. Ultimately it didn’t work out for us on the day.”
New Zealand’s Peter Burling and Blair Tuke had already secured gold going into the Medal Race while Outteridge and Jensen wrapped up silver and Erik Heil and Thomas Ploessel (GER) the bronze.
Fletcher and Sign have been sailing together for 10 years and were two of nine British sailors making their Games debuts in Brazil. The pair admit they have loved being part of the Rio Olympic experience.
Sign said: “It’s amazing to be part of the team, how we all muck in and help each other out. That spurs you on when you have a bad day, they pat you on the back and say ‘good job’ when you are struggling out there. It’s been a great experience to witness that.
Fletcher added: “We spent a lot of days here, and it’s made a massive difference to our campaign. The team did a really god job in preparing our sailors for such a difficult venue. But ultimately it was a really tricky venue and we didn’t quite manage to get it together.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/sport/harborough-s-dylan-is-proud-of-his-olympic-achievement-1-7534644 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/0195a2ba97d82580ae1caa6f5e60add3c5b07b0d23a9827e5bc62b76d2a5ec0f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:17 | null | 2016-08-22T10:17:33 | Matt Adcock reviews David Brent: Life On The Road (15) | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmail-listings%2Freview-cringeworthy-david-brent-brings-tragedy-to-comedy-1-7537648.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7537647.1471857440!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Review: Cringeworthy David Brent brings tragedy to comedy | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Matt Adcock reviews David Brent: Life On The Road (15)
“I’m gonna roll you over, and rock you stupid, and leave you there just humming...”
David Brent is back. I never thought I’d write those words but here is the middle-aged master loser – on the big screen as a documentary team follow his dream of a ‘rock tour’ to save him from life as a sanitary products sales rep.
The Office was incredible TV, that made you wince and laugh in equal measure, the likes of which we haven’t fully seen since.
David Brent: Life On The Road picks up the potent unfulfilled dreams of Slough’s favourite office manager and presents the full horror of what happens when Brent cashes in his life savings and pensions to finance a tour for his band Foregone Conclusion. The good news is that this the best Gervais has been in years – capturing the brilliant comedy/pathos at the heart of The Office and delivering big time both in the laughs and the cringe inducing awfulness of Brent’s socially awkward overdrive.
This isn’t for those who are easily offended or just after some gentle humour – Life On The Road is a comedy-tragic-em-up that will rip your heart out even while you’re spitting popcorn.
This older Brent is a lonelier than ever, his hired bandmates won’t socialise with him or even let him on the expensive tour bus he’s shelled out for; he even has to pay them to have an after show drink with him at one point.
The expected adoring crowds don’t exactly turn up and the record company scouts are more interested in the genuinely talented aspiring rapper Dom Johnson (Doc Brown) who Brent has guest rap on some of his songs in an effort to make them both ethically friendly and youthful.
The excellent Tom ‘Love & Friendship’ Bennett is great as Brent’s one Lavichem office pal and Diane ‘Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe’ Morgan has a fun cameo as a PR tasked with the impossible job of making Brent ‘cool’.
Doc Brown, though, steals all his scenes with looks to camera of such sheer uncomfortableness that I’d love to see him get his own spin-off movie.
Life On The Road takes mid-life desperation and blows the door off it in fine comic style.
You’ll laugh, you might even cry but be warned you might also very well hurt yourself due to the unsafe levels of cringe. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/mail-listings/review-cringeworthy-david-brent-brings-tragedy-to-comedy-1-7537648 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/b62c3208bec14e4656115ac510e302ea004d4919a0ce175cd995802d7ade731b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:01:49 | null | 2016-08-17T10:12:27 | People can have a speed drive with a Formula One star at a fun-filled family day out at Rockingham Motor Speedway. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fget-behind-the-wheel-with-f1-star-at-rockingham-speedway-1-7530470.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530469.1471425143!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Get behind the wheel with F1 star at Rockingham Speedway | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | People can have a speed drive with a Formula One star at a fun-filled family day out at Rockingham Motor Speedway.
On Saturday, August 20, and Sunday, August 21, one road show visitor an hour will have the chance to win a lap around the famous Croft racetrack with a pro driver in a race-spec Renaultsport Clio.
Visitors will also have the chance of speeding around Bedford Autodrome on August 30 with F1 star Jolyon Palmer.
The Road Show offers go-karting, competitions, games, a treasure hunt and the first opportunity to test drive the new Renault Mégane on one of the UK’s most popular racing circuits.
While you’re driving, you and the family can take part in an in-car treasure hunt, with plenty of prizes to be won.
For aspiring drivers aged 11–17, there are free driving lessons courtesy of the RED national driving school.
To entertain even younger drivers, there’ll be go-karting fun for four to 11-year-olds throughout the day.
Entry is free for the whole family, but you need book your test drives in advance at www.renaultdrive.co.uk | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/get-behind-the-wheel-with-f1-star-at-rockingham-speedway-1-7530470 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/4bf608760f7704557cd09f0139c69877de867aee4b93fdb94a3c7ecf2accbc05.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:04 | null | 2016-08-22T15:59:16 | August 22, 1916 – medical miracles try to find balance against the weapons of mass destruction | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fjohn-dilley-s-wwi-blog-surgical-miracles-of-war-1-7538456.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7469038.1471877943!/image/image.jpg | en | null | John Dilley’s WWI Blog: Surgical miracles of war | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | August 22, 1916 – medical miracles try to find balance against the weapons of mass destruction
“Mankind is under a sentence of life and petitioning to have it commuted to death.”
These are the despairing words of Victorian poet Francis Thompson, reproduced in the August 22, 1916, edition of the Market Harborough Advertiser in a story headlined: Surgical Miracles of the War.
The story, which runs to more than a full column, is sourced from the Daily Telegraph and details a ‘press trip’, where a number of Fleet Street journalists were shown around half a dozen military hospitals to see for themselves the havoc that is wrought on the fragile human body by the terrible power of mankind’s invention in creating weapons of mass destruction.
The report says ‘it would be indecent to describe the most calamitous of these cases’ as the aim is, of course, to highlight how very clever men are trying to combat the evil of the high explosive bombs, the speed and versatility of the machine gun, and the insidious stealth of the poison gases; in short, the men who are creating ‘surgical triumphs which have restored to life its colour and movement’.
“The outstanding lesson of the military hospitals is that the ravages of war are being more successfully combated than ever before,” says the report.
“Limbs are being saved which formerly would have had to come off for gangrene, and cripples are being uncrippled who formerly would have become cripples for life. The X-rays and the new antiseptic treatments have resulted in miracles.”
The story highlights some incredible case studies, including one about a man whose broken leg was badly set.
“An X-ray showed the two bones of the fracture to overlap by no less than two and half inches (8cm). The surgeons, cutting away only an eighth of an inch of the two bones, brought them together perfectly and fixed them in position with a steel plate, which remains screwed to the bone.”
The tale ends with a triumphant note: “The man will be able to walk as well as ever.”
There was also a case study of a man who had lost four inches of a nerve in his arm. His ever-resourceful surgeon telephoned a number of hospitals and ‘learned that a man was to have his leg off that afternoon’.
The limb was put into a saline bath and then transported across London by taxi where the patient lay waiting, already under anaesthetic. The surgeon then took the nerve from the amputated ‘limb, still blood-warm’ and transferred it into the arm – with successful results.
Two of the most remarkable operations performed in the London military hospitals resulted in removing a bullet from a man’s lung and a piece of shrapnel from another man’s heart – both aided by the relatively new X-ray technology.
The heart operation is described in quite gruesome detail. “The surgeon, during the course of the operation, had to put his hand behind the heart and take away the shrapnel – which was of the size of a half penny – with his fingers.
“Fortunately there was no spurt of blood when the shrapnel was removed and the operation, having been performed in March, the man is now perfectly well.”
The report also highlights the remarkable benefits of anaesthetics with ‘thousands of persons every day’ being put to sleep for operation.
And report also extols the recovery time, in language that a hundred years later brings smile to our 21 st century faces: “Within a quarter hour of the completion of anaesthesia, after an operation which may have lasted three or four hours, the patient can be brought round completely enough to enable him, if he wishes, to smoke a cigarette.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/opinion/john-dilley-s-wwi-blog-surgical-miracles-of-war-1-7538456 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/2f1f96e2fcc8b778cac36d563779824419210fa5e3b6a491ef0dc9dff200ae77.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:50 | null | 2016-08-23T10:17:29 | A car that crashed into a fence on a Market Harborough housing estate had been pursued by the police, the Mail has been told. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fcar-crashes-in-harborough-housing-estate-after-police-chase-1-7539397.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7539447.1471947443!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Car crashes in Harborough housing estate after police chase | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A car that crashed into a fence on a Market Harborough housing estate had been pursued by the police, the Mail has been told.
The car crashed into a fence on Simborough Way, off Ashley Way, east of the town centre. The driver ran off after the crash.
Leicestershire police told the Mail that the crash happened just before 8am on Sunday, August 21.
A police helicopter was soon in the area, helping in the search for the car’s driver, but he was not found.
A Leicestershire police spokesperson said: “The driver made off from the scene.
“NPAS (the National Police Air Service) assisted with the search for the suspect but no arrests were made.”
Leicestershire police added that the Market Harborough crash was related to a “fail to stop” incident earlier the same day in Northamptonshire.
This was confirmed later by a Northamptonshire police spokesperson.
They said: “It looks like this Market Harborough incident is linked to an earlier incident in the Kettering area.
She said the car had been spotted by police at around 7.45am, stopped on a roundabout.
When the vehicle was approached by Northamptonshire police, the driver made off.
“Northamptonshire police officers had been in pursuit of the vehicle, which failed to stop when requested” said the Northamptonshire police representative.
The car travelled along the A14, and then took the A6 towards Market Harborough.
The Mail has been told that the car was not being pursued at the time of the accident in Simborough Way.
The police ceased their chase between Desborough and Market Harborough.
The car’s driver is believed to be male. There were no other people in the vehicle. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/car-crashes-in-harborough-housing-estate-after-police-chase-1-7539397 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/4cd166d583f3eb2e7d0a5148ca5706f4c372e61949b5e3e9cc2a78892e914b9d.json |
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] | 2016-08-27T06:48:34 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | Deus Ex has you spoilt for choice. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-culture%2Fconsole-corner-deus-ex-mankind-divided-review-1-7540408.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540407.1471967403!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Console Corner: Deus Ex Mankind Divided review | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Deus Ex has you spoilt for choice.
Mankind Divided and so am I when it comes to reviewing the latest Deus Ex game after its launch last week.
There is so much to rave about in DEMD and I’m still enjoying it now over a week into the game.
But there are a number of elements which do not quite sit right with me.
Let’s start with the positives, though, and there are plenty of them.
There is layer upon layer in this game all expertly crafted together and beautifully designed.
The gameplay stands up to the high standards set by previous Deus Ex games and goes beyond them in many respects.
This is a game that will suit all types of gamers too.
Looking for a quick blast for an hour, you can jump on and get enough done to enjoy the experience, looking for longer, more involved sessions on your console then the gameplay rewards your patience, curiosity and creativity.
You play augmented human Jensen who is essentially the most deadly Power Ranger on the planet. I mean this guy has everything and would even give Superman a run for his money.
There are so many options to negotiate each scenario
And this is where my first problem lies with DEMD.
Sometimes, dare I say it, there are so many options available to you, so many ways to deal with scenarios and enemies and so much in your arsenal, it actually feels a bit ... easy.
‘Ramp up the difficulty setting!’ I hear you cry.
Well yes there’s that but my point is no matter what level you are playing at, Jensen just has too much at his disposal for his enemies to trouble him.
Sometimes, dare I say it, there are so many options available to you, so many ways to deal with scenarios and enemies and so much in your arsenal, it actually feels a bit ... easy. Damien Lucas, gaming columnist
But don’t get me wrong it’s still great fun entering a room littered with foes and walking out past a pile of them without breaking a sweat.
Another thing that doesn’t quite land for me is the Apartheid type references between the humans (naturals) and the augmented race. It is a poor attempt to give the storyline resonance with real life - for example there are posters dotted around saying things like ‘Augmented Lives Matter’ and it just feels a little frivolous.
I’m being hyper critical, though, and Deus Ex will go down as one of the games of the year of that there is no doubt.
Rating: 8.5/10 | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-culture/console-corner-deus-ex-mankind-divided-review-1-7540408 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/e4f54e7e44a22baf2ff52f9b6ceeeff64ee716fc7977e378653b225759189513.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:06:50 | null | 2016-08-25T06:00:32 | The Vikings of Middle England are set to return to Rockingham Castle this August Bank Holiday to recreate their famous and realistic displays. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fvikings-invade-rockingham-castle-1-7540196.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540195.1471963226!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Vikings invade Rockingham Castle | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The Vikings of Middle England are set to return to Rockingham Castle this August Bank Holiday to recreate their famous and realistic displays.
Enjoy the thrill of a live battle complete with crashing swords and authentic costumes.
The Castle will come alive with battles, pageantry and a living history village providing an immersive and educational environment for all the family to enjoy.
Experience the sights, smells and sounds of a Viking encampment, set against the thrilling background of a battle scene. Step back in time whilst meandering around the village.
Observe craftsmen making weapons and coins, weaving nets and the healer brewing medicines for all those gory battlefield injuries.
Experienced bowmen will be on hand to teach their skills, preparing all members of the family to hold their own in a Viking invasion.
Against all this excitement, a quiet moment can be enjoyed listening to the storyteller weave fascinating tales to spark the imagination.
The Castle will also be open to observe the splendid collection of paintings and armour. Built by William the Conqueror 900 years ago, the castle has been the home of the Watson family since 1530. Standing in 12 acres of glorious gardens and boasting a licensed restaurant and tearoom and a Gift Shop, this is a day out for all the family to enjoy.
The event designed for the entire family is open from 12 noon until 5pm.
The Castle will be open from 1pm. Last entry is at 4:30pm. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/vikings-invade-rockingham-castle-1-7540196 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/1809b1e1f6aac2ee234ea056ac733ac80954e173367b48180e94c9c9676982ef.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:59:34 | null | 2016-08-22T06:00:57 | Expect plenty of dressing up and music from a number of bands in the local area with the return of a music festival. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fparty-time-at-naseby-reservoir-with-pig-and-applestock-festival-1-7531635.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7532159.1471508502!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Party time at Naseby Reservoir with Pig and Applestock Festival | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Expect plenty of dressing up and music from a number of bands in the local area with the return of a music festival.
The Pig and Applestock festival returns to the banks of the Naseby reservoir on the August bank holiday weekend.
It begins on Friday, August 26, with fancy dress party to celebrate its fifth anniversary, with an array of bands and attractions planned for its three days.
A spokesman for the organisers said: “There is a genuine feeling of pride and blessing amongst our team at the quality of this year’s line-up.
“It features some of our beloved regular performers, new out-of-towners, and a cohort of mountain-dwelling Swiss psych rockers – Roy and The Devil’s Motorcycle, Bebe Belge, Trash Mantra and Mystery Park.
“We hope, of course, to see the kind and beautiful crowds of people who always join us for the weekend, and we enthusiastically welcome all you other festival-loving-lunatics.
“Between the efforts of organisers, bands and you, we will surely craft ourselves a weekend of unforgettable bliss.”
Profits go to the Leicestershire MS Therapy centre, which provides facilities to support people with multiple sclerosis.
Headliners for Friday night are some of Rugby’s finest musicians including The Anteloids and Fan Tan Jack. Stupid Boots, another popular Rugby band, are playing the festival for the first time on the Sunday. There will also be various acts such as poets, DJs, musicians and children’s performers coming from across the UK including London, Lancaster, Coventry and Leicester.
Standard tickets for the weekend, including camping and parking, cost £25 in advance via their website and £30 on the gate.
Camper vans cost £5 more than standard tickets and children under 10 are admitted for free.
Day tickets will be available over the weekend on the gate.
For further information about the festival contact the organisers by emailing pigapplestock@hotmail.co.uk.
The festival is held at Naseby Reservoir, NN6 6JF, just off junction 1 of the A14.
For more information or to buy tickets, visit the website www.applestock.co.uk. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/music/party-time-at-naseby-reservoir-with-pig-and-applestock-festival-1-7531635 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/4a69ac944c529ed2054cf62476f917f98bdb11f158795ca3be3499c48d6f086b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T14:54:23 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | Bryony Page may have wowed crowds by becoming the first Brit to win an Olympic medal on a trampoline. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Ftrendy-trampolines-cause-child-injuries-1-7531014.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7531009.1471439036!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Trendy trampolines cause child injuries | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Bryony Page may have wowed crowds by becoming the first Brit to win an Olympic medal on a trampoline.
But new research suggests injuries sustained from indoor trampoline parks are an “emerging health concern”.
The warning comes after a study recorded 40 children needed medical treatment at one hospital in the space of just six months after trampoline accidents at an indoor park.
Last week 25-year-old Bryony won a silver medal in Rio, performing twists and turns at a staggering 30ft.
But while many youngsters may wish to emulate her, researchers stress the danger of using indoor trampoline parks, where many kids bounce simultaneously, on beds placed in close proximity to each other.
Researchers reviewed the medical records of Australian children under 17, who sought medical treatment at a children’s emergency care department between July 2014 and January 2015.
The team focussed solely on injuries sustained whilst at a trampoline park.
During a six month period, the team recorded 40 child patients, 55 per cent of which were girls, requiring treatment for their injuries.
The average age of each child patient was 10, but the youngest was just a year old.
Most of the injuries, a third, occurred while the child was on the trampoline.
And a fifth - 18 per cent - of the injuries were caused by a failed landing.
But in eight cases, the injury was the result of several different children of different sizes using the trampoline at the same time.
The research, published in the journal Injury Prevention, revealed over half of the children (52.5%) injured were simply jumping and not attempting any flips or somersaults at the time.
Six children injured themselves by landing awkwardly on something on the trampoline, such as protective padding designed to prevent falls.
Bruising and sprained ankles were the most common injuries, with 55% of the children’s medical records detailing these.
A third fractured elbow and ankle bones.
But for five children, their injuries were more serious and required surgery and a hospital admission.
Author Dr Christopher Mulligan, from The University of New South Wales said: “Most children were injured while involved in simple jumping activities (52.5%).
“However, five children (12.5%) were injured while attempting somersaults or flips.
“Six children were injured when they came into contact with something while on the trampoline.
“This included two children who landed on balls, and four children who landed on, or caught their feet in, the less elastic padding surrounding them or the hard surface floor.
“In terms of the injuries observed, the majority of patients presented with a soft tissue injury or sprain ( 55%) or fractured bone(s) (37.5%).
“One child sustained a lip laceration. One child presented with concussion, and one with chest pain.
“The lower extremity was the most frequent site of injury (67.5%), followed by the upper extremity (15%).
“The most common sprains were of the ankle. The most common fractures were supracondylar fractures of the elbow and fractures of the ankle.
“There was one fracture/dislocation of a cervical vertebra. No patients sustained a loss of consciousness.”
He added children using trampolines at home are more at risk of falling off it as they are raised above the ground or falling through the padding.
But at centres “double bouncing, or multiple users on a single trampoline, carried a significant risk for injury.
“This occurred particularly when small children were jumping with larger peers
or other adults.”
The study was published in the BMJ’ s Injury Prevention. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/trendy-trampolines-cause-child-injuries-1-7531014 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/aacc65f61c515d3fda9ae8715e7c949c4fe175e81c29b5d935e3ef81224217c2.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:16 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:00 | Fertility experts are calling for tougher regulations around IVF treatment because the solutions used to grow embryos can influence the birthweight and health of babies. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fcall-for-tougher-ivf-regulation-1-7541950.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7541949.1472049540!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Call for tougher IVF regulation | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Fertility experts are calling for tougher regulations around IVF treatment because the solutions used to grow embryos can influence the birthweight and health of babies.
They want firms a clear list of ingredients for the solutions like those used to regulate food such as peanut butter.
The demand follows the results of a trial that shows that the composition of these laboratory cultures influence the health of the resulting embryos and babies.
The trial found that they affected the numbers of viable embryos created, the rates of successful implantation in the womb, the pregnancy rates and the babies’ birthweights.
The findings were published in the journal Human Reproduction, together with a second paper that reviews what is currently known about embryo culture media.
The second paper concludes: “There is a strong case for demanding full transparency concerning the compositions of and scientific rationale behind the composition of embryo culture media”.
The journal’s editor-in-chief, Professor Hans Evers, called for “urgent action” by industry and regulators in the wake of the findings, saying that, just as with foods such as peanut butter, the exact composition of the culture media should be listed.
He said: “Floating an embryo for only a few days in a culture medium affects the birthweight of IVF children nine months later.
“Small differences in birthweight may reflect more subtle disturbances that only will manifest themselves later in life.
“As of today, not knowing the exact composition of their IVF culture media is no longer an option for clinical embryologists.”
Dr John Dumoulin, the IVF laboratory director at Maastricht University Medical Centre in The Netherlands, and his colleagues recruited 836 couples who were scheduled for IVF or ICSI (intracytoplasmic sperm injection) treatment at one of 10 IVF centres.
Dr Dumoulin said: “For the first time, by means of a large randomised controlled trial, we have shown that human embryos that are cultured in vivo are sensitive to their environment and that something is programmed into these embryos during those few days before transfer to the womb that still has an effect nine months later.
“This being the case, we must be aware that David Barker hypothesised that the environment in early life, from foetus to the first two years of life, can have a significant effect on long-term health.
“This means that we should be careful and we should no longer blindly accept new culture media, or other alterations in laboratory or clinical procedures, without first rigorously studying effectiveness and safety.”
In the second paper, a working group of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology, led by Professor Arne Sunde, of the University Hospital in Trondheim, Norway, made the same recommendations.
Their research showed that culture media vary widely, their composition is usually unknown by the embryologists, doctors and patients, and figures about the influence of the media on outcomes are conflicting.
Prof Sunde said: “The key issue is that we must know the composition of the culture media we use, since it seems to induce differences in the make-up of the children born.
“We have no information about long-term consequences of this, but we cannot rule out that the composition of the culture media may affect the health of children as they grow up and become adults.”
At present, there is no uniform regulation of embryo culture media. In Europe, the majority of media approved for use carry the CE mark, but other non-CE media can still be used.
Prof Sunde added: “It is not obligatory to declare changes and the information we might get is far from sufficient.
“We want to know in detail what changes have been made and the scientific basis for the changes, including animal and human clinical data backing the change.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/call-for-tougher-ivf-regulation-1-7541950 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/dd1a8d2cdacc03b6ecfffd6f02c33f2d491fc7577c423c7f62666470042ae49d.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T12:52:22 | null | 2016-08-31T12:16:21 | A 15-year-old girl has died after being struck by a car near a Northamptonshire village. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fgirl-15-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-near-northamptonshire-village-1-7554069.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7554068.1472642481!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Girl, 15, dies after being hit by car near Northamptonshire village | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A 15-year-old girl has died after being struck by a car near a Northamptonshire village.
The victim and a male pedestrian were walking along Welford Road, between Naseby and Welford some distance from the A14 bridge, at about 6.25pm yesterday (Tuesday).
A Ford Ranger, travelling in the same direction, collided with the girl resulting in fatal injuries.
A police spokesman confirmed that the car stopped at the scene and no arrests had been made.
Anyone with information or who witnessed this incident is asked to call the Drivewatch Hotline on 0800 174615. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/girl-15-dies-after-being-hit-by-car-near-northamptonshire-village-1-7554069 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/6d223563e60ec0a7bab1e6b8ca26718faa676497f6a1d4812fc2f234091e4486.json |
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] | 2016-08-31T06:49:58 | null | 2016-08-31T06:00:45 | It’s been the best of times and not the worst of times for actor Jacob Ifan since leaving drama school. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre%2Fcuffs-star-makes-professional-stage-debut-at-northampton-1-7550835.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7550834.1472565057!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Cuffs star makes professional stage debut at Northampton | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | It’s been the best of times and not the worst of times for actor Jacob Ifan since leaving drama school.
He landed the lead part in the BBC cop show Cuffs and now appears in the Royal & Derngate’s production of A Tale of Two Cities playing in Northampton from Saturday September 10 to Saturday September 17 before going on a UK tour.
Interweaving one family’s intensely personal drama with the terror and chaos of the French Revolution, it is an epic story of love, sacrifice and redemption amidst horrific violence and world changing events.
Jacob said: “A Tale of Two Cities is one of Dickens most classic works, such a privilege to do on stage.
“It’s about the plight of the French peasentry under the arostiocuty and we also see the counter plight.
“He was a French nobleman and aristocrat, he gives away his wealth, and lands because he sympathises with them but inevitably he is drawn back to France.”
How aware was he of the book when he started the job?
Jacob added: “More than the part was the play. I had never read Dickens before, I had only watched it on the television and was a massive fan. Started reading the book and fell in love with the writing.
“I heard about the previous production and saw photographs and fell in love with the set. I immediately realised this was something I wanted to be a part of.”
There’s a number of challenges that come with putting on a production set in two places. Jacob has already showcased his English accent in Cuffs, how is he finding the French accent?
Jacob said: “It’s probably one of the better choices that we have decided to keep everyone on the RP English accent because us doing mock French accents would be, it is something I hate when productions decided to do that. Me trying to do it might come out a bit Allo Allo. I think I’d probably think I was doing a really good job but everyone disagree.
“The challenge is putting yourself in that period. Physically and emotionally. It’s finding a nuanced way of emotion when people are not allowed to. And to to justice to the hardship of the times.
“Your responsibility as an actor is to do the research. As a cast, we were all given research topics. I manage to surmise in 15 minutes, what people were drinking, eating.”
For someone who speaks so eloquently about the Victorian author, what does Jacob think is the appeal of the show
“I remember my local arts productions of Oliver Twist and Nicholas Nickleby but I think he is such a marvellous writer because he is so accessible to actors at any age.
“He creates stories that are universal and widely related to audiences of all ages and I think that is why he has lasted so long.
“He’s hilarious, you don’t get in translations, but he is a comic and an actor. He was a show off. He liked to have the limelight on him. I suspect that is why he was the narrator in a lot of his works, you get his voice, but it is unique and special.”
We chat to the star during rehearsals for the show and then comes up with possibly the most unique analogy to describe the process.
Jacob said: “You start and feel precarious, it’s like a tortoise. It’s slow but hopefully by the third week it is more of a lubricated dolphin.
“You’re nervous about people thinking you are the worst actor in the room, especiallu when you are working with a whole load of new people. You are also nervous about learning your lines. The puzzle starts to fall into place and you can see what the play is.
And is he enjoying being back on the stage rather than working on television.
Jacob said: “I think stage and TV are completely different animals. I miss doing stage work, I hadn’t done anything since I was at drama school.
“It’s lovely and being in a rehearsal room makes you use a part of your brain daily.
“You get time to explore rather than working on it at home, then being driven to set and expected to go, bang, deliver it straight away.”
The actor’s big break came on working on the Brighton based cop show Cuffs broadcast on the BBC last autumn. A job which was short lived but one that he was delighted with.
Jacob said: “I was really lucky with Cuffs. We do a showcase at college and we get to go to the Royal Court and perform in front of a couple of hundred casting directors and agents. I think from that I got the audition for the show and then lucky enough to get it.
“It was a fortunate break. I got to spend the whole summer in Brighton which was lovely.
“Julie who wrote the show said she has been writing Prisoner’s Wives for years and she asked herself why have I set a series in the North during the rain and the winter. My next series, I’d love to spend the summer in Bright and she went off and created Cuffs.”
He also speaks highly of one of his co-stars Ashley Walters who he formed a double act with on the show.
Jacob said: “He’s a brilliant, so much fun to work with and he’s so laid back. Ashley really took me under his wing. I didn’t realise until one of the actors said on set, you are very lucky. I didn’t understand and asked what she meant. And she said, she had never worked on a show where the entire ensemble and crew all get on so well. For me that was the norm, I didn’t know anything else.”
And is he still proud of the show despite it being not renewed for a second series.
Jacob added: “You are disappointed when you put a lot of work into something and I thought it was a fantastic show. I think we ended in a good place. Sometimes TV series can go on and on for series and series. At least we can be happy with what we produced. We are really proud of it.”
To book tickets for the show call 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre/cuffs-star-makes-professional-stage-debut-at-northampton-1-7550835 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/bf689d7e38d6bd3f23b0b0242ebc47c88c3a0bd908be45ef3452f6d07381d74f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:29 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | There has been an increase in the percentage of positive tests in this summer’s drink and drug drive campaign, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fpercentage-of-positive-drink-drive-tests-up-1-7531081.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530768.1471439959!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Percentage of positive drink drive tests up | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | There has been an increase in the percentage of positive tests in this summer’s drink and drug drive campaign, according to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC).
A ‘targeted approach’ has led to figures which show a 25 per cent year-on-year reduction in the number of breath tests administered
New targeted testing has seen the numbers of positive drink drive tests increase
However, only an 11 per cent fall in those that were positive, refused or failed, leading to the overall increase.
The campaign, which ran from June 10 to July 10, saw 45,267 tests administered, of which 4,539 (10 per cent) returned positive, refused or failed.
The corresponding figures for previous years are: 8.46 per cent in 2015 (60,096 tests: 5,085 failed); 5.8 per cent in 2014 (63,688 tests: 2,929 failed); and 4.51 per cent in 2013 (100,892 tests, 3,839 failed).
The campaign also featured new drug driving swab kits, in use for the first time. 2,588 drug screening devices were administered, with, 1,028 (39.7 per cent) returning a positive reading.
The NPCC says that officers targeted drink drive ‘hotspots’ and describes the results as ‘encouraging’, while expressing disappointment that motorists continue to drive while under the influence.
However, road safety charity Brake has described the figures as ‘worrying’, saying that it is “impossible to know” whether the targeted strategy was a success.
Chief constable Suzette Davenport, NPCC’s lead for roads policing, said: “It is encouraging to see that our intelligence led approach continues to work – fewer tests administered but increased criminal justice outcomes, with forces actively targeting hotspots and using their local knowledge to get drink and drug drivers off our roads.
“We remind those who drive when intoxicated that police forces across the country are better equipped than ever before to detect and prosecute drivers who ignore the law.”
Gary Rae, Brake’s director of communications and campaigns, said: “The latest national figures from the police show worrying signs, with a large drop in the amount of people being tested but an increase in those who tested positive, failed or refusing the test.
“With traffic police numbers on the decline, it’s leaving those who enforce the law with very little resources to catch those who do break the law and despite the police claims of a successful targeted strategy, the degree to which this is actually the case is impossible to know.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/percentage-of-positive-drink-drive-tests-up-1-7531081 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/bf281109d6a75a662c8e56346356155b07eefb62c5ffd56e96189e0f907b215c.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:57:28 | null | 2016-08-20T06:00:00 | Video game escapism in its purest form. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Farts-culture%2Fconsole-corner-no-man-s-sky-review-1-7528920.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7528918.1471347532!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Console Corner: No Man’s Sky review | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Video game escapism in its purest form.
No Man’s Sky in undeniably a work of art, but have you got time to look around the whole gallery?
No Man’s Sky launched last week after much hype and billed as quite literally the biggest video game ever made.
The self-perpetuating game, which promises to be potentially endless, was four years in the making by a tiny team in game production terms. And you can tell as it will instantly take your breath away.
Make no mistake there has never been anything like this before. As you fly ever deeper into the universe, new planets and solar systems roll silently into view – some will have been seen before, others discovered for the very first time. And you have 18 quintillion of them to choose from...
Each has its own set of flora, fauna and inhabitants. By exploring, players gain information about the planets that they can submit to The Atlas, a universal database that can be shared with other players of the game and for which they are rewarded in currency each time.
Each planet is a work of art you could spend hours studying, analysing and dissecting. These works of art are housed in an endless gallery and for art connoisseurs it will be Manna from heaven.
However, most people’s playing time will be finite.... unless you’re at university and can afford to miss the odd class here and there to squeeze in just one more exploration of a peculiar alien planet.
And that is where one of the game’s key sticking points comes in. As much as No Man’s Sky takes us to Infinity and leaves us wondering what waits beyond, there is also an almost irresistible itch which you can’t scratch because you can never truly “complete” this game in the traditional sense.
But that is very much a personal take on NMS, many people might enjoy jumping on for a couple of hours here and there, discovering lots of different things and logging it to the Atlas, if anything it could be cathartic but many people like a beginning, a middle and an end to their games.
No Mans Sky is undeniably a work of art
The care, thought, time and brilliance that has gone into this utterly original video game is mindblowing and deserves to be experienced by PlayStation gamers.
It is the purest form of video game escapism we have ever seen and should be celebrated as such.
But it will more likely go down as a cult classic than the blockbuster success it’s craft deserves. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/arts-culture/console-corner-no-man-s-sky-review-1-7528920 | en | 2016-08-20T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/6ab3a3a8943a6af7e692e8c207dd8e89f451cc2b2b237ee4affb904b372cd636.json |
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"Diane King"
] | 2016-08-26T13:07:21 | null | 2016-08-24T11:27:46 | The Cola-Cola glass bottle has been voted as the most iconic packaging on the UK’s shelves. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fcoca-cola-bottle-most-iconic-packaging-1-7541247.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7541245.1472034454!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Coca-Cola bottle ‘most iconic packaging’ | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The Cola-Cola glass bottle has been voted as the most iconic packaging on the UK’s shelves.
A study of 1,500 Brits exploring the influence of packaging and branding on shopping habits found that one in six people thought the Coca-Cola bottle was the most identifiable in terms of packaging.
Indeed, it was deemed to be just as recognisable without its logo or the product itself.
The research, commissioned by Easyfairs, organisers of Packing Innovations and Luxury Packaging London, found the Toblerone triangular chocolate bar finished as a close runner up, with Marmite’s glass jar rated as third-best-loved product packaging.
Beauty brands, such as the Tiffany Box and the Chanel No.5 Bottle just missed out on the top ten.
Coke’s success has been attributed to its targeting younger audience, with one in five Millennials selecting the bottle as the most recognisable pack product.Pringles’ iconic cylinder tube, fourth on the overall list, was the Millennial’s second favourite.
The study also revealed barcodes as the greatest packaging invention, ahead of more traditional items such as the cardboard box (21 per cent) - although the younger generation, 18-34 years, voted for 3D printing and re-sealable zips as its top two.
Gerry Sherwood, Event Director for the Easyfairs’ Packaging Portfolio, who commissioned the survey, said: “Millennials have officially passed Baby Boomers as the largest generation in history, and are more personally connected to their favourite brands than ever before. It is therefore not surprising to see 3D printing come out top in our poll for this age group.”
Top Ten Most Recognisable Brand’s Packaging
1. Coca-Cola Bottle
2. Toblerone Triangle
3. Marmite Jar
4. Pringles Tube
5. KFC Bucket
6. Heinz Ketchup Bottle
7. Fairy Liquid Bottle
8. Apple’s iPhone Box
9. Walkers Crisp Packet
10. Amazon Box | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/coca-cola-bottle-most-iconic-packaging-1-7541247 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/e7a75711faca04c6e19c482638c4db4af06264cd0cab9d971342a6f3b2d6e23c.json |
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"Elizabeth Anderson"
] | 2016-08-30T10:51:44 | null | 2016-08-30T10:47:08 | A recruitment firm has been named the best company in the UK for work-life balance. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Frevealed-the-top-uk-companies-for-work-life-balance-1-7550178.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7550177.1472550409!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Revealed: The top UK companies for work-life balance | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A recruitment firm has been named the best company in the UK for work-life balance.
Financial recruiter Goodman Masson took first place in the list by jobs site Glassdoor, based on reviews submitted to its website by current and former staff.
The company, which is based in London and also has offices in Dusseldorf, was praised by staff for its “huge investment” in staff benefits and “great” parties twice a year.
“The attention paid to the wellbeing of staff is at a level rarely matched elsewhere,” said an anonymous employee working in the London office.
In second place was technology firm Cisco Systems, and in third place was insurer HomeServe.
West Midlands-based HomeServe, which employs 1,200 people at its headquarters in Walsall and has 2.1 million customers in the UK, was commended for its attitude towards the treatment of its staff.
“The salary is very competitive and you are rewarded very generously for your hard work and just for carrying out your role. The company has a great framework for career progression and is always looking to promote people internally for job roles,” said a water supply engineer working at the firm.
Greg Reed, chief marketing officer at HomeServe, said: “We believe if you take care of your people, they will take care of your customers. This means creating a culture where people genuinely enjoy coming to work every day because they feel what they do really makes a difference in our customers’ lives.”
Temping firm LOLA and Screwfix completed the top five. Other companies in the top 20 included Apple, American Express Lloyds Banking Group, Unilever and John Lewis.
Google is known for its plush offices, but doesn’t make the top 20 companies for work-life balance. Its new London office has sleep pods so workers can take a nap, although perhaps this is an indication of long hours.
For a company to have been considered, at least 50 work-life balance ratings must have been submitted by UK-based employees in the past year.
The top 20 companies for work-life balance:
1. Goodman Masson
2. Cisco Systems
3. HomeServe UK
4. LOLA Staffing
5. Screwfix
6. American Express
7. BP
8. Peninsula Business Services
9. ARM Holdings
10. Unilever
11.Thomson Reuters
12. Kantar Worldpanel
13. Atkins
14. Téléfonica
15. Credit Suisse
16. Rolls-Royce
17. John Lewis
18. Waitrose
19. Lloyds Banking Group
20. Apple | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/revealed-the-top-uk-companies-for-work-life-balance-1-7550178 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/ee6f1ad51a4a099a10f79d55959ab15021d3db51b0416b5a9502c8a0bf9886bb.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:04 | null | 2016-08-28T06:00:00 | A study has found that half of parents with children under the age of 14 allow them to drink alcohol at home. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fdo-you-think-it-s-okay-to-allow-children-to-drink-some-alcohol-at-home-1-7540293.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540292.1471965034!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Do you think it’s okay to allow children to drink some alcohol at home? | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A study has found that half of parents with children under the age of 14 allow them to drink alcohol at home.
And, perhaps more worryingly, one in 10 respondents to the Churchill Home Insurance survey allow children between the ages of five and seven to drink alcohol.
While it is not illegal for a child between the age of five and 16 to drink alcohol on private premises, it flies in the face of advice from the Chief Medical Officer whose official advice warns: “Children and their parents or carers are advised that an alcohol-free childhood is the healthiest and best option. However, if children drink alcohol underage, it should not be until at least the age of 15 years.
“Parents and young people should be aware that drinking, even at age 15 or older, can be hazardous to health and that not drinking is the healthiest option for young people.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/do-you-think-it-s-okay-to-allow-children-to-drink-some-alcohol-at-home-1-7540293 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/55bcd9a23fd7fbe1e2316a2be1a774acef598ffa409905516ae4478dde2d32b8.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:50 | null | 2016-08-24T10:40:27 | A restaurant in Market Harborough has won an award for its brilliant service. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fharborough-restaurant-wins-accolade-at-the-english-curry-awards-1-7541140.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7541138.1472031612!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Harborough restaurant wins accolade at the English Curry Awards | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A restaurant in Market Harborough has won an award for its brilliant service.
The Cinnamon Lounge in Northampton Road won the team service of the year prize for the East Midlands region in the English Curry Awards, held in Manchester.
The awards recognise “the hard work and commitment of those who work tirelessly to provide us with the nations much loved dish – curry”.
Co-owner and manager at The Cinnamon Lounge, Abdul Bahar, said: “I’m very happy. It’s a prestigious award for our ‘front of house’ staff.
“We have a great team here and a really good mix of staff, and that’s so important. You can never be a one-person business.”
Abdul said he could not be at the Manchester awards ceremony himself because of more good news - the recent birth of his son Naeem.
“I had my fingers crossed and friends there keeping an eye on the ceremony for me” he said, “but family is important to me too.”
The restaurant opened in the town around four years ago.
Since then it has notched up 181 reviews on the notoriously difficult-to-please website TripAdvisor.
Of those 181 reviews, 151 rate the restaurant as “excellent” or “very good”,
Reviews posted within the last two weeks say “food always first class”, “highly recommended”, “beautiful food, great service”, “flawless service, delicious food” and “nothing is too much trouble”. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/business/harborough-restaurant-wins-accolade-at-the-english-curry-awards-1-7541140 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/8369de406d017ccf0ba94a483cece8a3c9963fbd326ec6587ac11570b9ead42f.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:14 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | A petition has been set up calling for roads used by lorries in Desborough to be reviewed and improved. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fdesborough-roads-branded-safety-hazard-due-to-lorry-use-1-7546607.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7546606.1472219710!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Desborough roads branded ‘safety hazard’ due to lorry use | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A petition has been set up calling for roads used by lorries in Desborough to be reviewed and improved.
Residents in the town have voiced their concerns over the number of lorries travelling through residential streets such as Dunkirk Avenue and Rushton Road.
They feel they cause a safety hazard and want more to be done to improve the roads, such as weight limits, cleaning and speed bumps.
The petition reads: “Local residents are concerned by the numbers of industrial lorries using roads in residential areas, such as Dunkirk Avenue and Rushton Road.
“These lorries appear to carry aggregate and landfill.
“Their noise, weight and speed impacts negatively upon the local environment.
“Rushton Road is a safety hazard due to the mud left behind.
“We call on the local authority to carry out a survey and undertake measures to improve the roads in Desborough that are being subject to heavy use by industrial lorries.
“This could include speed limits, speed bumps, weight restrictions, time restrictions and cleaning.”
The petition currently has more than 400 signatures. To sign it, click here.
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:52:16 | null | 2016-08-05T15:07:36 | In 1966, Keith Riseborough was a 16-year-old schoolboy, having a fantastic holiday in London. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fkeith-s-amazing-1966-world-cup-memories-1-7514116.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7514109.1470406005!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Keith’s amazing 1966 World Cup memories | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | In 1966, Keith Riseborough was a 16-year-old schoolboy, having a fantastic holiday in London.
For as well as gawping at the groovy cheesecloth shirts on Carnaby Street and wandering down a (then un-gated) Downing Street, he was watching sporting history being made.
Keith Riseborough during the 1966 World Cup. NNL-160208-112537005
Keith (66), who now lives in Kibworth Beauchamp, had been lucky in a World Cup ballot that netted him tickets to all 10 London games, including the six England matches.
All 10 tickets cost under £4, including his ten shilling (50p) World Cup final ticket.
So he’s one of a select band of people who can say: “I saw England win the World Cup at Wembley in 1966.”
“I’d just done my ‘O’ levels, so for me and my school friend Christopher Harper this was a great adventure” recalled Keith, 50 years on.
Keith Riseborough went to all ten England games. NNL-160208-112630005
“We stayed with my great aunt and uncle in East Finchley for about three weeks.
“We used the tube, walked for miles and saw all the sights as well as all the matches.
“We were just two young lads wandering round London, and every day something exciting happened.”
Keith, a teacher at Robert Smyth, Market Harborough, for 34 years (1974-2008), said the England matches got off to a “thoroughly dull” start with a 0-0 draw against Uruguay.
Keith's programmes from the 1966 World Club. NNL-160208-112643005
“But after that when we beat Mexico and then France, you thought ‘right, we could really get somewhere’.
“The old Wembley was a fantastic place, with probably more atmosphere than a modern stadium because everyone seemed so close together.
“Where was I sitting? We were standing! 96,000 people nearly all standing, although Chris and I were reasonably tall, so we could see most of what was going on.”
The quarter-final, when England beat Argentina 1-0, Keith remembers as “a very niggly, ill-tempered game - although I don’t think we realised how bad it was until a day or two later.” The semi-final however (England 2, Portugal 1) was “a cracking game to watch, with Bobby Charlton scoring two goals”.
Keith's copy of the paper he brought during the 1966 World Cup final. NNL-160208-112551005
As for the final against West Germany, Keith had started celebrating at 2-1, until the Germans scored with a last minute equaliser.
It went into extra time, with a controversial Geoff Hurst third for England, and then the unstoppable “they think it’s all over - it is now!” fourth.
“Afterwards we walked down to the Royal Garden Hotel in Kensington where there was - by today’s standards - quite a modest celebration, with the team on a balcony with the Jules Rimet Cup. That’s a very clear memory.”
What’s Keith’s favourite football moment of the tournament?
“Bobby Charlton scored an amazing goal in the Mexico match.”
And his best non-football memory of his holiday?
Pictures Keith took during the 1966 World Cup final. NNL-160208-112603005
“Seeing the sights of London I suppose, all new to me, Trafalgar Square, Buckingham Palace, Downing Street which you could walk down in those days and Carnaby Street with all those cheesecloth shirts and chiffon scarves.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/keith-s-amazing-1966-world-cup-memories-1-7514116 | en | 2016-08-05T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/c0479f15d7f4789eded310f93b280886655f4a62df5bae76778370bc2840c1bf.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:17 | null | 2016-08-24T16:36:59 | A mum from Desborough who beat breast cancer three years ago is hosting a charity ball to help raise money for a charity which funds essential research into the illness. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-news%2Fdesborough-mum-who-beat-breast-cancer-to-host-glittering-fundraising-ball-1-7542142.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7542141.1472053006!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Desborough mum who beat breast cancer to host glittering fundraising ball | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A mum from Desborough who beat breast cancer three years ago is hosting a charity ball to help raise money for a charity which funds essential research into the illness.
Natasha Goodman was 31-years-old when she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2011.
More than a year of gruelling treatment followed until she was given the all-clear in 2013.
Natasha is now hosting a glittering ball at The Ritz in Desborough on Saturday, October 22, to raise money for the Breast Cancer Now charity – a charity which made Natasha one of its midlands representatives earlier this year.
She said: “I started organising the event earlier this year and I have never done anything like this before but I have found it enjoyable. I want to make this an annual event, bigger and better every year.”
The evening will take place between 7pm and 1am and will feature a three course meal, live music from covers band Dexter, who will perform a number of sets throughout the night, and a disco.
There is also other entertainment, including a ‘candy cart’, two casino tables, a photo booth and a huge raffle which Natasha said had attracted a number of generous donations as prizes – including £100 in cash, afternoon tea at Rushton Hall, dinner for two at the Ritz Tapas and large bottles of Champagne.
Tickets for the evening cost £45 per person.
For more information and tickets, contact Natasha on 07540 473303 or email her on natasha_c_m@hotmail.co.uk.
Alternatively, search for Northants Breast Cancer Now at www.facebook.com. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/community/community-news/desborough-mum-who-beat-breast-cancer-to-host-glittering-fundraising-ball-1-7542142 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/7d44eafc3dc74294fa9b82d6dff8adc5ed6445ea4bccd5e48334de91b4dbf02b.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:06:16 | null | 2016-08-19T06:00:57 | It has been a busy past couple of years for Steve Backshall and it is about to get busier. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre%2Fnaturalist-steve-backshall-chats-ahead-of-northampton-show-1-7530420.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530419.1471424079!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Naturalist Steve Backshall chats ahead of Northampton show | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | It has been a busy past couple of years for Steve Backshall and it is about to get busier.
He’s stepped on to the Strictly dance floor, explored mountains, written a book and he goes on tour later this year, visiting Northampton’s Royal & Derngate on Friday, October 21.
It’s a wild journey, illustrated with photos and films from the Arctic to the Antarctic, from the tundra to the top of the world’s highest peaks, and from the depths of the rainforest to the bottom of the ocean.
Steve said: “There will be some video clips and some deleted scenes and there will be a chance for the audience to ask questions and for me to have an interactive relationship with the audience. To begin with, we were experimenting in the early days but they have got better.”
While he might be one of the most authoritative naturalists on television, he suspected his life would go down a different route.
Steve said: “I always wanted to do something with wildlife but I thought I would be writing. Doing it for television came about by accident really.
“I had this idea for a programme and went off for a few weeks to the jungles in Colombia and just shooting it on my own camera. And that was how it started.
“It is nice to do that even now with some of the shows rather than doing it with several lighting, sound recordists and cameramen all sweating away. I only describe them like that because they’d describe me in the same way.
“But there is a need to make the programmes in a different way.”
He has also had another children’s novel published, Shark Seas, the fourth in the Falcon Chronicle series.
Steve added: “The fourth one is all about sharks which is an animal I am very passionate about.
“One of the first things I got told when I was writing fiction is to base it on my own experiences and that has served me well.
“You do have to write differently for kids but perhaps not in the way that you would expect.
“I write with a lot more facts in the stuff for children than I ever would in the things for adults.
“But that’s because children absolutely adore facts.
“They are fascinated by some of the finer details.”
And you might expect that with all the terrifying things Steve has done, a spot of dancing wouldn’t scare him.
He said: “The dancing really didn’t come naturally to me, it took a lot of work.
“I do look back at Strictly with a lot of happy memories and have made so many friends, many of whom I would never have met in the course of my normal career and some of them are coming to my wedding in the summer.”
Tickets for the show can be bought by visiting www.royalandderngate.co.uk or by calling the box office on 01604 624811. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre/naturalist-steve-backshall-chats-ahead-of-northampton-show-1-7530420 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/0a77c0f3872bfb9f6fa2e3a6fea4edba499354298c3c6d7e045feac4a415cbc6.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:05:39 | null | 2016-08-23T06:00:32 | A band formed at the Robert Smyth Academy is to release a new four track EP. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fharborough-band-releases-first-ep-1-7537563.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7537562.1471854550!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Harborough band releases first EP | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A band formed at the Robert Smyth Academy is to release a new four track EP.
Trilogy will have a launch night of Pocketwatch at The Musician in Leicester on Tuesday August 30.
The band consisting of Adam Marshall, Greg Burns and Jacob Bentley, are hoping the EP will be played on local radio.
Adam, 20, plays guitar, vocals and drums, while Greg, 19 is on keyboard, vocals and drums with 18-yera-old Jacob Bentley on bass guitar.
Although they span three academic years, they met in the rhythm section of the Robert Smyth soul band.
It was through playing in the pit band of the school’s production of We Will Rock You that they worked together as musicians and decided to become a trio.
Greg said: “Starting out as an instrumental three piece we soon started experimenting with vocals and writing our own songs. Being multi instrumentalists we found ourselves able to swap around which helped us to create a rich pallet of sounds; with Adam and Greg swapping on lead vocals/drums and guitars/keys respectively.
“Our first gig was a support slot at The Musician in Leicester in June 2014 where we played some of our own songs for the first time, and started to realise what crowds and critics reacted to and what sounds we wanted to explore.
“Over the next two years we continued to gig and write as each member completed their A-Levels, and finally the decision to record some of the songs that have been several years in the making came about.”
The group have been inspired by new jazz and neo soul artists including Snarky Puppy, Bill Laurance, Hiatus Kaiyote, D’Angelo and Jordan Rakei.
Greg added: “We try to combine with the song writing techniques of John Mayer, Dave Matthews and The Cat Empire. These are just a few of the many artists that we look up to ranging from early jazz like Louis Armstrong up to the neo soul/jazz crossovers of today.
“For the EP we aimed to capture exactly where we are as musicians right now, and also to show the full range of capabilities that the band possesses.
“This resulted in four tracks, two of which were written by and feature Adam Marshall on lead vocals, and two more which were written by and feature Greg Burns on lead vocals.
“We decided not to compromise on length with the tracks, shown by the 5-7 minute lengths of the tracks, as we felt we could show more of our writing without strict time constraints.”
It will be on sale from Tuesday onwards ar MH Music in Market Harborough as well as Spotify, iTunes, Apple music and other music streaming websites. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/music/harborough-band-releases-first-ep-1-7537563 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/4bd1f095f24d79ac312a93daa1f97440f454b2f76c9a566824f80ae72833c2a0.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:58 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | Pokemon GO players who are found to be cheating will have a permanent ban slapped on them, it has been announced. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Flife-ban-for-pokemon-go-cheats-1-7530984.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530983.1471438432!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Life ban for Pokemon GO cheats | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Pokemon GO players who are found to be cheating will have a permanent ban slapped on them, it has been announced.
The game’s developer, Niantic, has altered the terms and conditions to include the condition that a life ban will ensue for anyone caught using trickery to bag Pokemon.
The new clause prohibits: “Falsifying your location, using emulators, modified or unofficial software and/or accessing Pokemon GO clients or backends in an unauthorized manner including through the use of third party software.”
It has been reported that some users have managed to fool the app into thinking they were at a different location. Some Pokemon are region-specific, although taken to extremes, a player could play the game without leaving their home.
“Our goal is to provide a fair, fun and legitimate game experience for everyone,” Niantic said:
“We will continue to work with all of you to improve the quality of the gameplay, including ongoing optimization and fine tuning of our anti-cheat system.”
Anyone believing that have been unfairly banned can access an appeals system. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/life-ban-for-pokemon-go-cheats-1-7530984 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/5d96a22451667a2a261a93242674b540e80a98672ddbc723249cbc53e371824a.json |
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The Market Harborough sailor and his partner Alain Sign were in contention for a top three spot on the final day of competition but capsized on a turn and saw their hopes vanish.
After a disappointing start to the race, Fletcher and Sign battle their way back into the top places.
But, as they pushed hard to finish the job off, they tipped the boat over.
By the time they had returned to the fray they were well off the pace and their chances of a medal had gone.
They finished last in the medal race and in sixth overall.
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:58:16 | null | 2016-08-18T06:00:57 | Global superstar Dame Joan Collins is bringing her brand new one-woman theatre show Joan Collins Unscripted to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate next month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre%2Fsee-dynasty-star-joan-collins-at-northampton-1-7531072.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7531071.1471439510!/image/image.jpg | en | null | See Dynasty star Joan Collins at Northampton | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Global superstar Dame Joan Collins is bringing her brand new one-woman theatre show Joan Collins Unscripted to Northampton’s Royal & Derngate next month.
This all-new show for 2016 provides fans with a once in a lifetime opportunity to spend an intimate, entertaining and unforgettable evening in the company of a true Hollywood legend.
During her all-new show, Dame Joan will share stories and secrets from her celebrated life and career as one of the world’s most glamorous and intriguing actresses.
We chatted to her ahead of her show.
Q) Dame Joan, you are about to head out on your all-new UK Tour, what can we expect?
JC: Well the show is called Joan Collins Unscripted and that is exactly what it will be. We go on stage each night with a blank sheet and that will lead to a different show each night.
It’s going to be an intimate, hilarious and wonderfully stylish night with me, Percy and a few hundred dear friends reliving some great stories, great times and some of the fascinating people I’ve met along the way. In my shows I like to joke about everything – my men, my marriages, my life. Nothing is off limits… within reason!
I so enjoyed my 10 years performing One Night with Joan all over the world that I am delighted to be doing an entirely new show.
Each performance will be different so if you like me in Salford come see me in London…and if you don’t then stay at home and watch Corrie!
Q) Your husband Percy, who you’ve described as ‘the greatest love of your life’, is appearing on stagewith you on this tour. How important is Percy’s support on stage?
JC: We simply love being with each other. Myself and Percy are soulmates – we like the same things, we laugh at the same things and that is so important.
You could say I kissed a lot of frogs along the way, but I finally found the prince!
It is totally a love match, but also a friends match so having him alongside me each night as we tour the country, playing to such wonderful audiences, will be a special moment for use both. We cannot wait.
Q) Given your amazing career you must have plenty of hilarious anecdotes left in reserve. Do any of your former co-stars need to be worried?
JC: Well it depends if they’ve got a sense of humour or not... and of course some of them are dead!
Q) The tour takes you from Brighton to Edinburgh and 10 other towns and cities in between. What is so special about Britain, what do you love most about coming home and what do you miss most when you’re away?
JC: I’m English born and bred and that is in my DNA. I love the London parks, the greenery of the countryside, the London taxis, the morning papers delivered to your door and the cultural and social buzz of the city.
Q) Does the theatre hold many special memories for you?
JC: It certainly does. As a kid I used to go to the London Palladium often with my father and see variety shows. I remember seeing Johnny Ray there, Arthur Askey, Tommy Cooper – all those people that I love. I love variety.
The British theatre is steeped in history, tradition and fun. There are so many venues I have loved performing at down the years and this tour is going to be very special.
Q) This tour shows you are still prepared to put in the hard work. Do you feel this work ethic is missing from the entertainment industry today?
JC: I have never shirked putting the hours in. When I started out that’s how you got on in this business.
There are many young people who want to be ‘celebrities’ but not put the effort or hours in. They don’t want to do the training, go to drama school and study technique. They just want to be famous.
It breaks my heart that people want it on a plate when to be really good and work with the best takes talent and a hell of a lot of hard work.
Q) So you show no signs of taking your foot off the gas?
JC: My mantra is ‘Don’t waste time’. Life is ever so sweet but it sure is short. You have to enjoy life, and I live totally in the present.
I don’t feel any different from when I was 40. You’ve got to keep working and I love my work.
I have a lifestyle I figure I’ve earned, I have three children and three grandchildren to support after all!
But above all the reason why I am so active and so loving new projects is I love the work, the acting, the writing and, of course, my one-woman show.
Q) Where does the energy come from?
JC: I’ve always been restless, from when I was a young child. I have to move around and keep busy. My mother used to call me ‘Miss Perpetual Motion’ because I never kept still for a second. My restlessness became ingrained in me from such a young age. I guess that is why I have always loved to keep on the move, to travel and most importantly work.
One thing in life, I never want to be a crashing bore. I want to be amusing, entertaining and keep busy. I think I do OK on that front!
Q) How do you balance life with work?
JC: I try to spend time with my children and grandchildren as often as possible, in St Tropez especially. And I catch up with friends whenever I’m in town – be that London, New York or LA.
Both myself and Percy like to travel. I’ve always considered myself a wanderer, a gypsy and that will never change. Next year we are really looking forward to seeing some places we’ve never been to before.
Q) Dame Joan, you’ve had an incredibly busy 2016 with a book launch, new cosmetic range, not to mention the Ab Fab movie, shooting a new feature film in France, world travel. What have been your highlights?
JC: The absolute highlight so far has been shooting the movie The Time of Their Lives with Pauline Collins. It has been a fabulous experience to perform in. It just has great script with such a great actress.
On the personal front my daughter Tara is getting married this year and I’m sure this will be a major highlight; I’m very much looking forward to it.
Q) You’ve spent the summer shooting The Time of Their Lives in France. What can you tell us about the project and what is it like working with your good friend Pauline?
JC: I was very excited by the script. There are very few roles today for women aged over 45, let alone over 65. The fact that it’s a buddy movie along the lines of Thelma and Louise, with a hint of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, really interested me.
People are sick to death of watching shoot’em ups, blood and gore and explosions - those films for the 12 to 30-year- old market. It’s time producers realised that people also want to see stories about mature adults, not only teenagers.
Q) Your cosmetics range Joan Collins Timeless Beauty was launched into M&S this year. You look stunning. What is your top tip for looking good in 2016?
JC: Keep healthy, look after yourself and wear what brings out your best features. Beauty is not just for the young. I believe with a little care and attention any woman can look good through her 40s, 50s, 60s, 70s and beyond.
I believe that looking good and feeling great is the right of every woman, and, with the right products and some clever techniques, any woman can look, and feel, fabulous.
Looking good and feeling great is the right of every woman no matter how old she is. Beauty is timeless.
Q) So, once your tour is over what is next for you?
JC: A good long rest!
Joan Collins Unscripted can be seen on Friday September 9 starting at 7.30pm. Tickets for the show are available from £30.50 and can be booked by calling the box office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre/see-dynasty-star-joan-collins-at-northampton-1-7531072 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/cd19832b6837bad4f0d9ae1f929caabdd249cd8b9254b623b45de9bf69cc110d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:44 | null | 2016-08-26T15:55:37 | Planning permission has been approved to build a new Aldi supermarket in Broughton Astley. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fbusiness%2Fplanning-permission-granted-for-new-aldi-store-in-the-district-1-7546721.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7546719.1472223322!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Planning permission granted for new Aldi store in the district | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Planning permission has been approved to build a new Aldi supermarket in Broughton Astley.
The company said it was delighted to get permission from Harborough District Council for its new store off Broughton Way.
The site is part of a wider mixed-use scheme, which is being developed in stages.
An Aldi spokesperson said: “Many residents told us that they currently travel to our existing stores outside of Broughton Astley, so we are pleased that the new store will allow local people to save travel time and costs when shopping with Aldi in the future.
“We are currently planning our build schedule and will keep the local community updated once we have a clearer idea as to when the store will be expected to open.”
Jobs will be also be advertised once the store has a scheduled opening date - visit www.aldirecruitment.co.uk | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/business/planning-permission-granted-for-new-aldi-store-in-the-district-1-7546721 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/488b5b68fffad7814c59bedde7d5d7f77e78cde71f23c11eb8d3594d2ccf8fd6.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:51:20 | null | 2016-08-29T10:46:25 | Nodding off in the middle of the day may be down to pollution generated by traffic, suggests new research. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fsleepiness-linked-to-traffic-noise-and-pollution-1-7548626.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7548623.1472463964!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Sleepiness linked to traffic noise and pollution | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Nodding off in the middle of the day may be down to pollution generated by traffic, suggests new research.
The study shows exposure to traffic pollution is a trigger for daytime sleepiness - and may also trigger SNORING.
More than 12,000 adults were included in the Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) study.
The findings show that people exposed to high levels of pollution had a 65 per cent greater chance of suffering from daytime sleepiness, compared to those who had no exposure.
Traffic noise in the bedroom was also a trigger - with people 46 per cent more likely to feel sleepy in the day if exposed.
And the research also suggests that people are also 29 per cent more likely to be a habitual snorer if they are exposed to traffic noise while they sleep.
Daytime sleepiness affected one in five people involved in the study, while one in four reported habitual snoring.
Ane Johannessen, an epidemiologist at Bergen University in Norway, wrote the study together with Professor Thorarinn Gislason and other Northern European researchers.
She said: “Exposure to traffic should be taken into account when planning treatment for patients with sleep disturbances, because reducing noise and pollution exposure in the bedroom may have a beneficial effect.
“Reducing exposure through relocating the bedroom away from pollution sources or making the bedroom more soundproof to protect against traffic noise, as well as mapping alternative and less polluted outdoor everyday routes may help patients with their sleep disorders.”
The study also showed that men, older subjects, smokers and those with lower education were more likely to report habitual snoring.
They were usually less physically active, with a higher BMI, and more likely to have a diagnosis of obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA).
Women, older people, smokers, and those with lower education were more likely to report daytime sleepiness.
The new research is due to be presented at the European Respiratory Society’s International Congress in London next month.
Professor Jorgen Vestbo, President of ERS and Professor of Respiratory Medicine at the University of Manchester, said: “The question of who snores may be a running joke in some households but for many snoring is a serious issue, with direct links to physical and mental well being and the same is true for daytime sleepiness.
“We want people to think more about the environment around them and the impact it can have - from the way they sleep to the air they breathe.”
To coincide with Congress, the ERS will be holding some free public lung function testing, starting in Trafalgar Square on September 2 and 3. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/sleepiness-linked-to-traffic-noise-and-pollution-1-7548626 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/4662138a501d760b997defd322c60053846c6a89b27e456199ae601eecdb4618.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:32 | null | 2016-08-23T17:08:31 | The internet is 25 years old today and we take a look at 25 things the world wide web changed forever. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fthe-world-wide-web-is-25-today-here-s-25-things-the-internet-changed-forever-1-7540456.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7526907.1471968497!/image/image.jpg | en | null | The World Wide Web is 25 today: Here’s 25 things the internet changed forever | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The internet is 25 years old today and we take a look at 25 things the world wide web changed forever.
Happy 25th birthday to the internet! In August 1991, British computer scientist Tim Berners-Lee published the first web page.
And on August 23, 1991, he gave the public access to it.
Handily, the page told readers how they could set up their own website, whatever the heck a website was.
You can view a version of that original web page here. Compared to what we have now obviously it is very basic but will go down in history as one of the most important developments of all time. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/the-world-wide-web-is-25-today-here-s-25-things-the-internet-changed-forever-1-7540456 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/da972bd883a038c0113f83b9021167f34b470ce8712645b77cfecbba4fd3dab7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:51:45 | null | 2016-08-30T11:28:55 | Around 12,000 visitors made the relaunched Leicestershire County Show at the new Harborough Showground a major success. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-news%2Fvideo-and-photos-county-show-success-might-attract-more-big-events-to-harborough-1-7550287.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7550275.1472558973!/image/image.jpg | en | null | VIDEO AND PHOTOS: County Show success might attract more big events to Harborough | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Around 12,000 visitors made the relaunched Leicestershire County Show at the new Harborough Showground a major success.
Now delighted organisers are talking about expanding the one-day rural show, staged by Leicestershire Agricultural Society, into two days next year.
“Market Harborough has helped us really revive this show” said farmer and show chairman James Webb.
“I think after making our debut here this year, we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
The big 85-acre showground was buzzing all day - until a thunderstorm at 3.30pm brought an abrupt end, an hour-and-a-half early.
Arena entertainment had included Royal Navy gun running demonstration teams, an historic coach and four demonstration, Leicester Tigers, vintage cars and tractors and the Fernie Hounds.
Ashling Toolan, Adam Jaeban, Rupert Harrison, Ben Whittaker, Janet Meek and Andrew Granger of Andrew Granger & Co get ready to meet visitors at the Leicestershire County Show. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102129005
John Calloway of the Royal Navy team, based in Portsmouth, said: “Events like this are always great to do.”
And coach and horses owner Bill Ginns, who lives in Skeffington, north of Market Harborough, and is one of fewer than a dozen coach owners left in the country, said he was keen to support a “local show”.
Traders were pleased too. ‘Raw milk’ dairy Stones of Keyham, north of Market Harborough, said there had been great interest in their unpasteurised milk.
Maureen Stone said: “It’s a superfood because it has more of the good bacteria in that pasteurisation takes out.”
Fun...Isla Rogers 6 and Felix Rogers 4 during the County Show at Market Harborough. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102142005
At Market Harborough-based FarrinHeight veggie and vegan foods, Kerry Height said business had been good.
“Going veggie or vegan is good for the planet, good for your health and good for animals” she added.
Farmers were also delighted. Prize-winning sheep farmer Richard Laban from Gilmorton said: “It looks a success. I think they have got the pricing right. £5 brings the crowds in.”
And winning cattle farmer Oliver Brewin, from Thorpe Langton, added: “I hope this new venue gives the County Show a new lease of life.”
Ruth and Robin Kernohan gained first and second prize with their Jacob Gelscoe flock. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102458005
Following this success, other rural events could be heading for Harborough.
Leicestershire Agricultural Society is in talks with groups who want to put on a vintage festival, a beer and pie festival and an equine sports event at the site.
Oliver Brevin of Thorpe Langton with his South Devon cow. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102510005
Many competitors took part in this years Leicestershire County Show. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102523005
Charles Sore-Brown 8 from Melton Mowbray leads a Highland calf during judging. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102536005
Oscar Sheppard 9 and Charlie Sheppard 14 with a vintage steam roller. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102707005
Youngsters meet the Fernie Hounds in the main arena. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102100005
Charlie Austin 23 months old meets the Fernie Hounds. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102220005 | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/community/community-news/video-and-photos-county-show-success-might-attract-more-big-events-to-harborough-1-7550287 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/1edae865949a537bb908016f742d04e1824817b0a1e02915cc44d820d8440ef2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:59:10 | null | 2016-08-23T15:43:20 | Comedian Jason Manford takes a short break from the upcoming production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by doing a best of show coming to The Core at Corby Cube. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmail-listings%2Fjason-returns-with-a-bang-to-corby-stage-1-7540209.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540205.1471963387!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Jason returns with a bang to Corby stage | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Comedian Jason Manford takes a short break from the upcoming production of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang by doing a best of show coming to The Core at Corby Cube.
The show, on Monday September 19 and Tuesday September 20, features a wealth of comedy anecdotes, misunderstandings and audience banter delivered with Jason’s likeable charm and teasingly intelligent wit.
Sunday Night At The Palladium (ITV1), Live at the Apollo (BBC One), Have I Got News For You, (BBC One), QI (BBC Two) and The Royal Variety Performance (ITV1) have all helped establish Jason as a nationally known comic.
Jason said: “Some of you might think I’ve had a career change what with all the opera and musical theatre I’ve been doing lately.
“Not a chance, I’m excited to be getting back to what I really love the most – stand up!”
The show starts at 8pm and tickets cost £19. People are advised to book tickets as soon as possible as the show is likely to sell out.
For more details visit www.thecorecorby.com or call the ticket office on 01536 470470. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/mail-listings/jason-returns-with-a-bang-to-corby-stage-1-7540209 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/da1b25dd04283120a6402748d6d8f9a320c52f750e88eeb3738278d073cc90e9.json |
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The stunning evening of sport took ‘gold’ in the survey of 2,000 Brits, ahead of Usain Bolt’s golds in the 100m and 200m at the Beijing Olympics in 2008.
Danny Boyle’s epic opening ceremony, featuring David Beckham in a speedboat and James Bond and the ‘Queen’ parachuting into the stadium took bronze
Jessica Bridge, of Ladbrokes, said: “Super Saturday might have only lasted for 44 minutes but it’s an iconic memory that will be talked about for generations to come.
“Patriotic punters all over the country are hopeful Team GB will hit the ground running in Rio and pick up where they left off in London four years ago.”
Jessica Ennis-Hill came top of the charts in terms of popularity, with 20 per cent of Brits picking her as their favourite Team GB athlete - ahead of Mo Farah on 15 per cent and Andy Murray on seven per cent.
The men’s 100 metre final is the most eagerly-anticipated event in Rio, with the USA’s Justin Gatlin and Bolt’s Jamaican compatriot Yohan Blake all set to battle Bolt for gold.
And almost a third of people believe Team GB will equal 2012’s haul of 29 golds, according to the poll.
Jessica Bridge added: “Everyone has their own special memory of London 2012 and it’s provided a generation of young athletes with inspiration to follow their own dreams.
“It’s also hugely encouraging to see that 87 per cent of Brits think that Olympic athletes set a good example for kids, and stars like Usain Bolt, Mo Farah and Tom Daley will surely be front and foremost in Rio, as they were in London.”
THE TOP 10 OLYMPIC MEMORIES
1. ‘Super Saturday’ at London 2012
2. Usain Bolt’s double gold at Beijing 2008
3. The London 2012 opening ceremony
4. Jesse Owens’ four gold medals in Berlin, 2936
5. The Jamaican Bobsleigh team’s appearance at the Calgary Winter Olympics
6. Steve Redgrage wins his fifth gold medal in Sydney in 2000
7. Michael Phelps takes eight golds in Beijing, 2008
8. Female athletes are allowed to compete for the first time in Paris, 1900
9. Athletes in wheelchairs allowed to compete in London in 1948
10. Dame Kelly Holmes wins double gold in Athens, 2004 | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/uk-s-greatest-olympic-memories-1-7509195 | en | 2016-08-03T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/57428cc2e9f4e63cfef55e886f11fe0046c6cfb87394c82dcbba5f9a3b5c2307.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:28 | null | 2016-08-25T11:57:15 | There was much to celebrate at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough today (Thursday) as the school registered its best GCSE results yet. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fgcse-results-robert-smyth-achieves-its-best-ever-results-1-7543477.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7543466.1472212944!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: Robert Smyth achieves its best-ever results | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | There was much to celebrate at Robert Smyth Academy in Market Harborough today (Thursday) as the school registered its best GCSE results yet.
Following impressive A-level results last week, the school’s GCSE results were equally laudable, with another dramatic increase on last year’s outcomes - which themselves were the best for six years.
The A team...Luke Cartwright got 6 A Stars, Amy McArragher four A Stars and Georgia Marshall with seven A Stars at Robert Smyth Academy. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
This year saw 74 per cent of students achieving five A*-C grades, including English and maths, an increase of 9 per cent on the previous year.
Results in English and maths were also the best-ever with 90 per cent earning A*-C in maths and 83 per cent in English.
There were outstanding results in subjects cross the board, said the school, including triple science, media studies, art, PE, food technology, dance, music, religious studies, economics, geography, drama and French.
High numbers of students achieved top marks with a quarter of all entries gaining A* or A grades.
Josh English celebrates with his sister Melissa and her six A Stars. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
This high achievement was reflected in many subjects with half of students achieving A* or A in dance, religious studies and French and 40 per cent in media studies, music and triple science. A third of students gained top grades in maths, textiles, geography, history, drama and PE.
Robert Smyth’s principal Sue Jones said: “I am absolutely delighted by these outstanding outcomes. They are the culmination of the relentless pursuit of academic excellence for all students.
“We are now reaping the rewards for all of the hard work of our students, staff and parents and we should now take a moment to celebrate all that has been achieved as a result of our efforts and partnership.
“The fact that there is high achievement across so many subjects demonstrates that the academy has a very strong core, but equally, has many areas of strength beyond core subjects, allowing students to achieve success in a range of areas.
Ethan Blair celebrates with his parents Daniella and Adam. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
“We have also shown that we have effectively addressed the areas for improvement identified in the last Ofsted inspection [in 2015] which included a focus on English results.
“There has been a collective drive to ensure that all students achieve the best grade possible in each of their subjects through excellent teaching and targeted support in preparation for their examinations.
“I am so proud of what has been achieved and would like to thank everyone involved for all of their hard work and support.”
There were many outstanding individual performances this year with 100 students gaining five or more A*/A grades.
High achievers...Sophie Rayner, Daryanne Scott and Hannah Barrow celebrate their A star achievements at Robert Smyth Academy. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
Will Smith, Georgia Marshall and Hannah Cufflin earned eight A*’s, Sophie Rayner and Anna Pinborough achieved seven A*’s and Daryanne Scott, Abigail Wright, Luke Cartwright, Hannah Barrow and Melissa English bagged six A*’s.
Snap happy...Matthew Stamp and Alex MCcarthy celebrate by taking a selfie. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
High fliers...Amy McArragher celebrates her four A stars results with Emma McGregor at Robert Smyth Academy. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
Abigail Wright celebrates her six A Stars with best friend Hannah Nelson. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/gcse-results-robert-smyth-achieves-its-best-ever-results-1-7543477 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/66af52c6cc69e3f5e9fc758dca2ca63b177b62e5f4136e622a71c243728d9431.json |
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"Alex Blackwell",
"Newsdesk Harboroughmail.Co.Uk"
] | 2016-08-26T13:09:44 | null | 2016-08-25T12:32:07 | English students achieved the best GCSE grades in Lutterworth College’s history as the school celebrated results day today (Thursday). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fgcse-results-more-records-broken-at-lutterworth-college-1-7543647.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7543641.1472124704!/image/image.jpg | en | null | GCSE RESULTS: More records broken at Lutterworth College | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | English students achieved the best GCSE grades in Lutterworth College’s history as the school celebrated results day today (Thursday).
Across the school, in Bitteswell Road, pupils achieved superb results in a range of subjects which will enable them to pursue the next stage of their education, with most staying on to study at the college’s sixth-form.
Shining Stars...Georgia-Mae Hunter and Natasha Moore celebrate their success at Lutterworth College. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
It follows the impressive set of A-level results at the school last Thursday, where more records were set for high-performance.
Headteacher Ben Solly said: “I am delighted for our students and staff who have all worked incredibly hard to achieve these results.
“In particular we are very pleased with achieving, by far, the best English results in the history of the school, given that this subject opens so many doors for students in the future.
“We have built on our good results in previous years and this shows our school has a bright future and is going from strength to strength.”
Class act...Simon Scully, Martin Redmond and Deiniol Sandford. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
The top-performing students were as follows:
Nineteen students gained straight A* or A grades
Lauren Bates, Anna Blankley, Anya Dard, Ellie Francis, Jay Fretter, Imogen Godsmark-Ford, Connor Hampson, Bethany Herbert, Chloe Howes, Georgia-Mae Hunter, Georgie Kirby, Natasha Moore, Matthew Powell, Martin Redmond, Imogen Rudge, Isabella Sorrentino, Morgan Thomas, Alex Whitehouse and Sarah Beynon.
Eleven A*/As
India Bateman celebrates with her parents Elaine and Carl after the results at Lutterworth College. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
Ben Holt.
Ten+ A*/A grades
Lauren Bates, Anna Blankley, Anya Dard, Ellie Francis, Jay Fretter, Imogen Godsmark-Ford, Connor Hampson, Bethany Herbert, Chloe Howes, Georgia-Mae Hunter, Georgie Kirby, Reece Mistry, Natasha Moore, Matthew Powell, Martin Redmond, Imogen Rudge, Lauren Sandford, Isabella Sorrentino, Morgan Thomas and Alex Whitehouse.
Nine+ A*/A grades
Nieeve Quinn, Fraser Howes, Imogen Godsmark-Ford, Alice O'Donnell and Charlotte Long celebrate their GCSE results at Lutterworth College. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
Kajol Basra, Sarah Beynon, Joseph Hadfield, Eve Herne, Olivia Jackson, Katie Mansell, Colin Millington, Deiniol Sandford, Simon Scully, Jack Sharkey, Karin Shergill, Elena Vassalos, Logan Waudby, Kate Wesson, Archie West and Emma Wilson. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/gcse-results-more-records-broken-at-lutterworth-college-1-7543647 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/4970389233e991a30feb686e65b3d2af87b5c04dc7099a184f25a7691068a146.json |
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"Steve Mills"
] | 2016-08-26T13:03:43 | null | 2016-08-26T06:00:32 | Time differences can play havoc when doing interviews with American stars. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmusic%2Fjimmy-osmond-returns-to-northampton-1-7540189.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540188.1471962982!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Jimmy Osmond returns to Northampton | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Time differences can play havoc when doing interviews with American stars.
It is one of the more surreal moments when you see a voicemail from Jimmy Osmond apologising for the problems.
But with interview rearranged, the star is in good form and currently preparing for Moon River and Me coming to Northampton in October.
This brand new show full of award-winning music, nostalgic footage and special memories of Andy Williams features The Moon River Band with special guest stars Charlie Green and Emily Penny. They will perform some of the chart-topping hits that made Jimmy and his brothers famous, including Music To Watch Girls By,Happy Heart, Can’t Take My Eyes Off You, Almost There, May Each Day,Days Of Wine And Roses and, of course, Moon River.
Jimmy said: “It was a show which I have been doing in the States for a little while and it has been suggested that I bring the tour to the UK.
“Both my brothers and I, we got our break on those specials hosted by Andy Williams and it is great to perform songs by him.
“It is just great as it goes along, and it’s great honour to be able sing his songs. It is quite scary.
“But there are some great songs. Can’t Take My Eyes Off of you, Happy Heart and Love Story I really like playing.”
But does he prefer performing other people’s material or his own?
He addedL “There is a lot of pressure when you are performing your own material. In a way I prefer singing someone else’s material. I’ve lost track of the number of times I have sang Long Haired Lover from Liverpool.”
It will be a return to the Royal & Derngate with his new show having performed in pantomime in 2008.
“I absolutely loved coming to Northampton to do Cinderella,
“It was a great experience, we hired a house in the middle of nowhere and spent Christmas over here. It was beautiful.”
He has recently been seen on the small screen when he appeared om Celebrity Masterchef.
“It was a great experience. I am very much a home cook, doing burgers and things like that, so I was very much out of my comfort zone doing something a little bit more professional cookery wise.
“Gregg and John were absolutely lovely as well. They were fantastic every time they delivered something and I had a lot of fun doing the show.”
Moon River and Me can be seen on Monday October 10 at 7.30pm. For tickets or more information call the box office on 01604 624811 or visit www.royalandderngate.co.uk. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/music/jimmy-osmond-returns-to-northampton-1-7540189 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/70ec487934305201509232460691bb0ed39129a03cc26c72d906ff837a632ba7.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T16:51:51 | null | 2016-08-30T17:08:54 | A town hair salon has offered a £250 reward for information leading to the conviction of the thieves who burgled their business earlier this month. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Freward-offered-after-thieves-steal-charity-cash-and-takings-from-hair-salon-1-7551186.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7454534.1472136149!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Reward offered after thieves steal charity cash and takings from hair salon | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A town hair salon has offered a £250 reward for information leading to the conviction of the thieves who burgled their business earlier this month.
Studio 51 in Western Avenue, Market Harborough, had a break-in during the early hours of Friday, August 12.
Thieves took more than £2,000 in takings and charity cash.
Studio 51 co-owner Sharon McCall said: “We’re in shock. It’s horrific to think that our hard work and all that charity money has gone to, probably, a couple of druggies.”
Co-owner Karen Burton said: “We hope these vile thieves will soon get their punishment as the net closes.”
They stressed that they will no longer be keeping cash on the premises overnight.
The duo are particularly upset about £650 in charity money that was taken.
It was destined for the Royal Hallamshire Hospital in Sheffield, where Karen’s son has been treated for a rare brain condition.
“We’ve been here 16 years, and we’ve never had anything like this” said Sharon.
She added: “I suppose people might say this is a ‘minor offence’.
“I would say ‘how dare you call our hard work minor?’ We’ve worked really hard in this business this year, and for someone to break in and take the money we’ve earned, and money in a charity tin, is outrageous.”
The duo reported the theft to the police, but so far there have been no convictions.
They hope the £250 reward will encourage someone to come forward with information about the thieves.
Contact police on .... | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/reward-offered-after-thieves-steal-charity-cash-and-takings-from-hair-salon-1-7551186 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/176c3be0ff2aabaa53bbcf2004c38bd8b160d9d132b9a71b0a721d9b4ee9f41d.json |
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"Matt Allan"
] | 2016-08-26T13:06:33 | null | 2016-08-22T11:09:16 | UK motorists have been hit by a near-20 per cent rise in insurance costs in the last year, new figures show. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fcar-insurance-costs-soar-nearly-20-per-cent-in-12-months-1-7537740.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7537738.1471860539!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Car insurance costs soar nearly 20 per cent in 12 months | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | UK motorists have been hit by a near-20 per cent rise in insurance costs in the last year, new figures show.
The average driver now pays £715 a year for fully comprehensive cover, up 19 per cent on the same time last year.
The figures were revealed by the Confused.com car insurance price index, which tracks quarterly and annual trends.
After dropping for several years from a high of £843 in 2011, insurance costs have been rising since the start of 2015. The latest figures, for the period from April to June 2016 show that costs have risen by 6 per cent since the start of the year and drivers are paying an average of £115 more for their insurance than they were in the same period last year.
Northern Irish drivers have been worst hit by the latest rises, seeing their premiums climb 25 per cent year-on-year. They now face an average premium of £863.
Also feeling the impact badly are motorists in parts of Scotland - the Highlands and Islands saw rises of 24 per cent and drivers in the Hebrides were hit with a staggering 42 per cent annual increase.
Conversely, Orkney’s capital - Kirkwall - was one of only two places to see a drop in costs, with a quarterly fall of four per cent. Hereford, in the West Midlands, was the only other place to see a fall in quarterly premiums - down two per cent on the first three months of the year.
While younger drivers might face the highest premiums overall, they have actually escaped the worst of the rises. Drivers aged 17 saw an annual rise of just eight per cent - the lowest of any age bracket - but still face average premiums of £2,013. A the opposite end, 61-year-old drivers saw a 24 per cent rise - the highest of any age group - but still only pay £418 a year.
And the gender gap persists, with male drivers facing annual rises of 21 per cent in comparison with the 18 per cent faced by women. This continued difference means the gap between the sexes is growing as men pay an average of £92 a year more - up from £27 in 2013.
Confused’s motoring editor, Amanda Stretton, said: “We’ve not seen price rises of this magnitude for five years - a 19 per cent annual increase is substantial to say the least. And these price rises are being felt across the board, for drivers of all ages and genders, across all UK regions.
“If prices continues to rise at the rate we’ve been seeing, we could be facing the possibility of average comprehensive premiums reaching a high not seen since 2011. This, combined with rising fuel prices and increased motoring costs across the board, could result in a sizeable dent in drivers’ pockets.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/car-insurance-costs-soar-nearly-20-per-cent-in-12-months-1-7537740 | en | 2016-08-22T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/33eae76a3b351da1aa749b5176aab0911873be7fe6b77530b24b3716c894b8ab.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:09:05 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | The final closing date for many BHS stores has been postponed because stockrooms are still full of clothes and homewares. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fbhs-final-closing-date-delayed-because-stockrooms-are-full-1-7530952.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7530951.1471599408!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BHS final closing date delayed ‘because stockrooms are full’ | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The final closing date for many BHS stores has been postponed because stockrooms are still full of clothes and homewares.
Official receivers Duff & Phelps have delayed the closing date of Britain’s favourite department store for at least seven days after stockrooms across the country are still full with unsold stock.
The shutters were meant to be down on Britain’s beloved department store by August 20 but the unsold stock has forced receivers to delay until the 28th at the earliest.
After the chain’s collapse, store managers Hilco have brought in thousands of pounds worth of non-BHS stock to boost the income for creditors.
In total 57 stores remain open across Britain selling fashion and homewares as well as all store fixtures and fittings, including signs and mannequins, to try and recoup as much money as possible.
A BHS source said: “The original expected closing date was to be the 20 August but there is a lot of unsold stock so we don’t know exactly what the official closing date will be.
“As the official receivers Duff & Phelps obviously want to sell as much stock as possible.
“As BHS stock has diminished in order to keep customers coming in we have brought in other stock to make the stores look enticing.
“At the moment the administrators are trying to maximise return and having extra stock keeps the store going for longer.
“Stores that were due to close early may stay open longer, it is completely dependent on stock levels and employees will be kept in the loop before any official decisions are made.
“Shop workers are being threatened with losing redundancy pay if they leave before their notice period.
“BHS closing is not ideal but it is not unforeseen and we are hopeful that stores would be closed by the 20th but we are working with employees to decide closing dates.
“Employees are being offered the chance to work for some days after the store closes, but they will not be docked a week’s pay if they choose not to.”
After 88 years the department store’s closure has affected 11,000 jobs and 22,000 pensions and Sir Philip Green is in line to receive the full £35m he is owed.
The chain’s brought the shutters down on its Oxford Street flagship store on Saturday while the remaining stores are plastered with red and yellow “everything must go” signs.
Sir Philip Green was found to be largely responsible for its collapse after a committee of MPs criticised his decision to sell the firm to former bankrupt Dominic Chappell for £1 in 2015. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/bhs-final-closing-date-delayed-because-stockrooms-are-full-1-7530952 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/ce7ef96e9c430ed826b09f05badca39d2dc9ef65ec5da0b68134f499b5e4aeed.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:53 | null | 2016-08-17T09:35:16 | Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as the explosive rock ‘n’ roll musical sensation Footloose bursts onto the stage at The Curve in Leicester. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Ftheatre%2F80s-musical-bursts-loose-on-to-leicester-stage-1-7530370.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7531543.1471449325!/image/image.jpg | en | null | 80s musical bursts loose on to Leicester stage | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Kick off your Sunday shoes and cut loose as the explosive rock ‘n’ roll musical sensation Footloose bursts onto the stage at The Curve in Leicester.
Gareth Gates and Maureen Nolan star in the show which is based on the 1980s hit film that took the world by storm. Footloose the musical sizzles with the same spirit of youth, rebellion and romance.
It can be seen from Monday, August 29, to Saturday, September 3. To book visit www.curveonline.co.uk/ | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/what-s-on/theatre/80s-musical-bursts-loose-on-to-leicester-stage-1-7530370 | en | 2016-08-17T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/41016fb75823f1189525c329474f4364aa74a0217154e870981c8f92084f2bd2.json |
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"Matt Allan"
] | 2016-08-31T10:52:19 | null | 2016-08-31T10:56:59 | For anyone who has found the whole process of internet shopping too much like hard work Amazon has come up with a solution. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Famazon-dash-lets-you-order-your-loo-roll-at-the-touch-of-a-button-1-7553822.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7553821.1472637399!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Amazon Dash lets you order your loo roll at the touch of a button | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | For anyone who has found the whole process of internet shopping too much like hard work Amazon has come up with a solution.
The online retailer today revealed that it is introducing its Amazon Dash Buttons to the UK.
The dinky little gadgets are a one-touch way to order a host of popular products without all that complicated rigmarole of actually logging onto your Amazon account and searching for them.
The Dash Buttons are literally that, small plastic boxes housing a button, which when pressed will connect via wi-fi to your Amazon account and using one-click buying order your selected products.
Each button is linked to a particular item and there are 40 brands available from launch so you can get everything from cat food to condoms and nappies to NERF ammunition delivered to your door.
Daniel Rausch, director of Amazon Dash, explained the thinking behind the devices: “We’ve all experienced the frustration of running out of something we need - Dash Button and Dash Replenishment Service are designed to make that moment a thing of the past.
“Dash Buttons offer the convenience of one-click shopping from anywhere in the home - they can be placed near those frequently used items you don’t want to run out of, and when you see supplies running low, the Dash Button makes it easier than ever to order more. Just press the button and your item is on its way.”
The £4.99 devices are only available to Amazon Prime customers, which means you’ll have to sign up to the £79-a-year service to enjoy the Dash Button’s convenience. The good news is that you’ll get £4.99 back off your first order of each product.
Alongside the buttons, Amazon also announced the UK rollout of its Dash Replenishment Service.
Like the button this links to your Amazon account but rather than having to do the ordering yourself it allows connected smart devices to order supplies themselves.
This means the likes of washing machines, dishwashers and printers from big-name brands including Bosch, Samsung, Whirlpool and Siemens can monitor your consumables usage and order more before you run out.
If they could just design a button that remotely loads the dishwasher too, they could be onto a winner. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/amazon-dash-lets-you-order-your-loo-roll-at-the-touch-of-a-button-1-7553822 | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/ce0bba397939d9026fac53b4c20cfa1519d147665cc54ccd74ddb3b004bcbfea.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:14 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:00 | Are you a drill sergeant, a worshipper, a skipper or a teammate? Experts have identified four types of parent when it comes to teaching their children how to DRIVE. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fwhat-type-of-teacher-parent-are-you-1-7540354.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540353.1471965972!/image/image.jpg | en | null | What type of teacher-parent are you? | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:53 | null | 2016-08-23T18:49:12 | Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a 17-year-old woman in Market Harborough. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fserious-sexual-assault-on-girl-in-market-harborough-1-7540570.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540674.1471981441!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Serious sexual assault on girl in Market Harborough | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Police are investigating a serious sexual assault on a 17-year-old woman in Market Harborough.
They are appealing to the public for information about the assault, which happened just after midnight on Sunday night / Monday morning.
The incident happened in a cut through off Green Lane, which is itself off Cromwell Crescent on Market Harborough’s Southern Estate.
The victim had been walking along Green Lane when she was approached from behind by a man who pushed her to the ground.
The victim was left extremely distressed by the ordeal, police said.
The suspect is described as white, and of medium build with dark or grey hair. He was wearing blue jeans and a coat.
He had a mole between his thumb and index finger on his right hand.
Detective Inspector Tim Lindley, who is investigating the incident, said: “This was a serious assault and it is important that the offender is identified as quickly as possible.
“We want to hear from you if you were in the area at the time and saw the victim, a man matching the description or anything suspicious.”
Police say that incidents such as these tend to be isolated, but they are reminding the public to take sensible personal safety precautions, keep to well-lit paths and to avoid short cuts through remote areas.
Officers are conducting extensive enquiries with scenes of crime officers completing a detailed search of the area.
Anyone with information should contact Leicestershire Police on 101, quoting incident 364 22/08/16 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/serious-sexual-assault-on-girl-in-market-harborough-1-7540570 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/24f0789fe7f5b4ceea4259e5b0dd51fec9a47a9dd3c6ed27f03758ddedf22851.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:08:40 | null | 2016-08-26T13:10:52 | The most popular pet name in the UK is Charlie, according to new research into the names we choose for our animals by Pets at Home. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Frevealed-most-popular-pet-names-1-7546273.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7546272.1472213435!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Revealed: Most popular pet names | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The most popular pet name in the UK is Charlie, according to new research into the names we choose for our animals by Pets at Home.
Pets at Home surveyed more than 800,000 pet owners through its My VIP club and has found the top 50 most popular names for each pet type. Whether the pet is a bird, cat, dog, fish, horse, reptile or small animal, Charlie was the clear winner with almost 34,000 of British pet owners choosing this name for their animal friend, topping the list of most common names for birds, cats and horses.
Poppy also proved to be a popular choice for many pets, particularly canines and felines, ranking at number one for dogs and number two for cats. Other common selections include Alfie, Bella, Billy and Molly.
George also ranked highly across all species with almost 10,000 of those taking part choosing this name within the top 50, again regardless of pet type, suggesting the young Prince’s influence may not end with toddler fashion and toys.
The world of entertainment, particularly children’s cartoons, appear to have had an effect on the names owners select. Bird based film Rio saw the film’s title rank in 10th place for birds, while classic cartoon character name Tweety came in at number 32.
Bestselling book A Cat Called Alfie may have inspired cat owners, with Alfie being the eighth most popular name for cats. Winnie the Pooh fans are meanwhile drawn to Tigger, which ranked at 11 in cat names. Demonstrating that classic films can still influence our decisions, Thumper, who appeared in the 1942 film Bambi, is still the seventh most chosen name for rabbits. Nemo, is the second most popular name for the nation’s fish following Goldie in first.
Gavin Hawthorn, Group CRM Director, said: “It’s interesting to see that just as popular culture and famous faces influence what we name our children, likewise, these trends can help the nation’s pet owners select a name for their animals. It seems likely that children being allowed to name their first animal friend forms a big part of the naming process, particularly among the film and TV inspired monikers.
“However, it also seems that books and even the Royal family are also helping Brits to decide on what to call their pet. Meanwhile Charlie and Poppy scored highly across species, suggesting that cute, traditional names will always appeal when it comes to naming our pets.”
Top 10 names for British pets by species
Top 10 names for dogs
1. Poppy
2. Alfie
3. Bella
4. Charlie
5. Molly
6. Max
7. Daisy
8. Bailey
9. Ruby
10. Lola
Top 10 names for cats
1. Charlie
2. Poppy
3. Molly
4. Bella
5. Oscar
6. Daisy
7. Tilly
8. Alfie
9. Millie
10. Smudge
Top 10 names for small animals
1. Daisy
2. Fudge
3. Nibbles
4. Poppy
5. Rosie
6. Charlie
7. Thumper
8. Fluffy
9. George
10. Harry
Top 10 names for reptiles
1. Spike
2. George
3. Rex
4. Charlie
5. Sid
6. Monty
7. Bob
8. Leo
9. Rango
10. Sheldon
Top 10 names for fish
1. Goldie
2. Nemo
3. Bob
4. Bubbles
5. Fishy
6. George
7. Fred
8. Jaws
9. Dave
10. Tom
Top 10 names for horses
1. Charlie
2. Jack
3. Rosie
4. Molly
5. Harry
6. Alfie
7. Billy
8. Poppy
9. Murphy
10. Lady
Top 10 names for birds
1. Charlie
2. Joey
3. Billy
4. Bobby
5. George
6. Blue
7. Alfie
8. Rosie
9. Sky
10. Rio | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/revealed-most-popular-pet-names-1-7546273 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/161f1ecd0666e2d127bbea68b9a76a33f1283617dcf41ae715aa5ff4c9e17524.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:48:35 | null | 2016-08-19T12:05:00 | Mike English is hoping Lutterworth Athletic can bounce back from two successive defeats and do something they are yet to do – win at Potton United. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fsport%2Ffootball%2Fathletic-go-hunting-a-first-win-1-7534743.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7534742.1471597795!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Athletic go hunting a first win | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Mike English is hoping Lutterworth Athletic can bounce back from two successive defeats and do something they are yet to do – win at Potton United.
Having kicked off the new United Counties League Division One season with a 4-0 win over Stewarts & Lloyds, Athletic went on to suffer a 4-0 loss at Bugbrooke before slipping to a 3-1 home defeat to Bourne Town last weekend.
Potton, who have been one of the most consistent sides in the division in recent seasons, go into the clash on the back of two wins in a row.
But boss English (pictured) believes his team does have what it takes to go and get a positive result.
“We have never won down there but the games against them are usually close and only decided by the odd goal,” he said.
“They are a good side and that has shown in the past couple of seasons because they have been up there.
“I believe we have the personnel to go there and get a result but it is going to be a tough game for us.”
English had no arguments following the heavy defeat at Bugbrooke but he was thoroughly frustrated by the loss to Bourne at Hall Park last Saturday.
“I thought we battled hard against a very, very good Bugbrooke side,” he added.
“They were a little bit more at the races than us and a penalty and a free-kick put us 2-0 inside 10 minutes and it was 4-0 after half-an-hour.
“We changed things at half-time and could have scored a couple of goals ourselves but they deserved the win.
“But the weekend was really frustrating because we dominated for 80 per cent of the game and they have scored from their three attempts on target and two of those came from corners.
“It was one of those games. It was one we felt we should have won. I certainly believe we had enough out there to do that.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/sport/football/athletic-go-hunting-a-first-win-1-7534743 | en | 2016-08-19T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/e324312a299028811b677f148d49611953bb730307ffbcfbcafce07d67b78a7c.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T06:51:00 | null | 2016-08-28T06:00:00 | It could cost airline passengers £25 for making a complaint, following the introduction of new aviation rules. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fba-and-easyjet-passengers-could-pay-25-charge-for-flight-delay-complaints-1-7540331.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540329.1472127200!/image/image.jpg | en | null | BA and easyJet passengers could pay £25 charge for flight delay complaints | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | It could cost airline passengers £25 for making a complaint, following the introduction of new aviation rules.
Passengers traveling with British Airways, easyJet and Thomas Cook will be charged £25 if any claim they make is unsuccessful, as the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will no longer mediate between customers and airlines.
Previously, the CAA would act as the ‘middleman’ in negotiations between customer and airlines in disputes regarding flight delays and cancellations or missing or damaged luggage.
British Airways, along with easyJet and Thomas Cook, have signed up to the Centre for Effective Dispute Resolution (CEDR), which charges customers a £25 fee for unsuccessful claims for compensation.
However, passengers with other airlines, including Flybe and Ryanair will be able to pursue complaints without fear of financial loss as these airlines have signed up with the Retail Ombudsman which does not charge customers to use the service.
Also, Eurowings and Lufthansa will use German company Söp, which similarly does not charge a fee. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/ba-and-easyjet-passengers-could-pay-25-charge-for-flight-delay-complaints-1-7540331 | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/a858965e1c2b8fb8019cb2c256f0d17d7a9e87b41f0d30d61554511b44a90de8.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:51:48 | null | 2016-08-30T11:28:55 | Around 12,000 visitors made the relaunched Leicestershire County Show at the new Harborough Showground a major success. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-news%2Fphotos-county-show-success-might-attract-more-big-events-to-harborough-1-7550287.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7550275.1472552884!/image/image.jpg | en | null | PHOTOS: County Show success might attract more big events to Harborough | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Around 12,000 visitors made the relaunched Leicestershire County Show at the new Harborough Showground a major success.
Now delighted organisers are talking about expanding the one-day rural show, staged by Leicestershire Agricultural Society, into two days next year.
Ashling Toolan, Adam Jaeban, Rupert Harrison, Ben Whittaker, Janet Meek and Andrew Granger of Andrew Granger & Co get ready to meet visitors at the Leicestershire County Show. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102129005
“Market Harborough has helped us really revive this show” said farmer and show chairman James Webb.
“I think after making our debut here this year, we wouldn’t want to be anywhere else.”
The big 85-acre showground was buzzing all day - until a thunderstorm at 3.30pm brought an abrupt end, an hour-and-a-half early.
Arena entertainment had included Royal Navy gun running demonstration teams, an historic coach and four demonstration, Leicester Tigers, vintage cars and tractors and the Fernie Hounds.
Fun...Isla Rogers 6 and Felix Rogers 4 during the County Show at Market Harborough. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102142005
John Calloway of the Royal Navy team, based in Portsmouth, said: “Events like this are always great to do.”
And coach and horses owner Bill Ginns, who lives in Skeffington, north of Market Harborough, and is one of fewer than a dozen coach owners left in the country, said he was keen to support a “local show”.
Traders were pleased too. ‘Raw milk’ dairy Stones of Keyham, north of Market Harborough, said there had been great interest in their unpasteurised milk.
Maureen Stone said: “It’s a superfood because it has more of the good bacteria in that pasteurisation takes out.”
Ruth and Robin Kernohan gained first and second prize with their Jacob Gelscoe flock. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102458005
At Market Harborough-based FarrinHeight veggie and vegan foods, Kerry Height said business had been good.
“Going veggie or vegan is good for the planet, good for your health and good for animals” she added.
Farmers were also delighted. Prize-winning sheep farmer Richard Laban from Gilmorton said: “It looks a success. I think they have got the pricing right. £5 brings the crowds in.”
And winning cattle farmer Oliver Brewin, from Thorpe Langton, added: “I hope this new venue gives the County Show a new lease of life.”
Oliver Brevin of Thorpe Langton with his South Devon cow. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102510005
Following this success, other rural events could be heading for Harborough.
Leicestershire Agricultural Society is in talks with groups who want to put on a vintage festival, a beer and pie festival and an equine sports event at the site.
Many competitors took part in this years Leicestershire County Show. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102523005
Charles Sore-Brown 8 from Melton Mowbray leads a Highland calf during judging. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102536005
Oscar Sheppard 9 and Charlie Sheppard 14 with a vintage steam roller. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102707005
Youngsters meet the Fernie Hounds in the main arena. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102100005
Charlie Austin 23 months old meets the Fernie Hounds. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER NNL-160829-102220005 | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/community/community-news/photos-county-show-success-might-attract-more-big-events-to-harborough-1-7550287 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/9980926de98a908a285506ab7b195907cc7a71a8d36b5278403e8e94c69cbfdc.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:06 | null | 2016-08-23T10:34:00 | DIY retailer B&Q has issued a recall notice after testS showed a power tool could fail, spitting metal shards at its user. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fb-q-recalls-power-tool-over-spitting-metal-safety-fears-1-7539430.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7493078.1471945423!/image/image.jpg | en | null | B&Q recalls power tool over spitting metal safety fears | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | DIY retailer B&Q has issued a recall notice after testS showed a power tool could fail, spitting metal shards at its user.
The internal metal fan of the PP 400W random orbital sander can fail, ejecting fragments of metal through its plastic casing.
The power tool being recalled
The hardware retailer has asked anyone who has purchased the sander - which was sold in its stores between July 2006 and January 2011 - to return it to their nearest store as soon as possible. A full refund will be given.
The affected item is a PP 400W Random Orbit Sander, NLH401ROS - barcode: 05106769. No other products are affected.
Customers who are unsure if they have an affected product or who require further information can contact B&Q’s helpline on: UK: 0300 3034482 ROI: 1800 946327. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/b-q-recalls-power-tool-over-spitting-metal-safety-fears-1-7539430 | en | 2016-08-23T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/1fcf10500fb27049adad2973396956084f4c5e8aa3f490b5a679eaae2b14ca29.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T12:51:44 | null | 2016-08-11T09:12:59 | A Desborough couple will fly out to Rio as their son begins his quest for an Olympic medal tomorrow (Friday). | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Frio-adventure-as-market-harborough-yachtsman-begins-olympic-medal-quest-1-7521533.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7520389.1471441265!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Rio adventure as Market Harborough yachtsman begins Olympic medal quest | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A Desborough couple will fly out to Rio as their son begins his quest for an Olympic medal tomorrow (Friday).
Market Harborough yachtsman Dylan Fletcher, 28, is making his Olympic debut with partner Alain Sign in the 49-er class having bagged a bronze at the Worlds earlier this year.
But mum Jane, who is flying to South America with husband Graham, admits she won’t be watching properly.
The Pilates teacher said: “I feel sick usually, watching him race. Honestly, I watch with my hands over my eyes.
“And then I jump up and down if it’s all gone well.”
The couple will be watching the sailing from Saturday, but saw their son on TV in the opening ceremony with girlfriend Charlotte Dobson, who is also on the British sailing team.
But could Dylan and Alain get a medal?
Jane added: “Yes, they could. But whatever happens, Dylan’s not stopped smiling since he was selected in May.
“It’s a reward for all his hard work. He’s always gone for it. He’s got such focus, such drive, such dedication. We just stand back in amazement.”
“My husband’s always had a boat of some description, but we’ve never been into sailing.
“I like to think that the discipline and dedication we both had to have as dancers might have passed on to him.”
Dylan said: “If we have a good performance and feel like we’ve done everything we can I’ll be vaguely happy.
“But if we’ve got a medal, especially a gold one, I’ll be really, really happy.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/rio-adventure-as-market-harborough-yachtsman-begins-olympic-medal-quest-1-7521533 | en | 2016-08-11T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/9674a9e9a5efecffa9eee7b6f91400341660556de38daae84b441c469a530053.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:15 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | A TV company is on the hunt for separated families and parents across the UK, to take part in a new Channel 5 series. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Ftv-company-s-search-for-modern-family-1-7541867.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7541866.1472047656!/image/image.jpg | en | null | TV company’s search for Modern Family | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A TV company is on the hunt for separated families and parents across the UK, to take part in a new Channel 5 series.
The show, with the working title of The Modern Family, wants to talk to people who would like help resolving any issues they feel are getting in the way of co-parenting, or getting on with an ex-partner for the sake of their children.
Separation affects around a quarter of children in the UK, with the common belief being that being brought up by both parents after separation, where safe and possible, is in the best interests of a child.
“Breaking up with a spouse or partner is one of life’s biggest upheavals,” said a spokesperson for producers Pulse Films. “The difficult part is getting to the stage where separated parents are still able to do things for the sake of the child, like arrange a joint birthday party, or attend a parents’ evening together.”
So the team at Pulse want to film with separated mums and dads who may have moved on to other relationships, and are keen to sort out the issues with their ex for the sake of the children.
Francine Kaye, relationship expert, family mediator and author of Divorce Doctor said: “Kids don’t divorce, parents do. Paradoxically couples need to understand each other more during and after separation, than they did when they were together - in order to parent effectively.”
Working under the guidance of a trained therapist, anyone who has children with an ex and has difficulty with the complicated relationships this has created, can get more information by texting ‘FAMILY’ or call: 07983 640463 / 07555 242 993, by emailing: modernfamily@pulsefilms.co.uk, or by calling Janette Hodds or Lyttanya Shannon on 0207 426 5700. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/tv-company-s-search-for-modern-family-1-7541867 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/662f08789ec196c632c9abbeb0ca53e57da6512906605c52fe133547e26a048c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:07:37 | null | 2016-08-24T12:10:03 | British Transport Police have issued a warning after a gang placed wooden planks across a railway line and watched a train smash into them. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fbritish-transport-police-issue-warning-after-train-jumps-in-the-air-1-7541374.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7541251.1472200741!/image/image.jpg | en | null | British Transport Police issue warning after train ‘jumps in the air’ | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | British Transport Police have issued a warning after a gang placed wooden planks across a railway line and watched a train smash into them.
The gang are currently being hunted by police after the incident in Buckinghamshire on August 11, where a group were caught on camera putting large wooden planks across railway tracks.
A member of the public called 999 but before anything could be done, a train crashed into the planks.
The train was badly damaged but not derailed and there were no injuries. However, passengers said they felt the carriage ‘jump in the air’.
Investigating officer PC Jay Townsend used the incident as an opportunity to fire out a nationwide warning.
“This was an incredibly stupid thing to do and it beggars belief that someone would think this was a funny thing to do,” he said.
“Not only is trespassing on the railway extremely dangerous – with trains travelling well in excess of 100mph – but this could have caused the train to derail, and who knows what might have happened.
“We were lucky this time but acts like this can easily have fatal consequences.”
PC Townsend is now hoping to catch the culprits and bring them to justice.
“Although these images are grainy, we are releasing them in the hope that someone comes forward with information,” he added.
“Do you know who might have done this? Have you seen someone bragging about this on social media, or maybe uploading a video of themselves on the tracks?
“If you have any information, please get in touch.”
Anyone with information is asked to contact British Transport Police on 0800 40 50 40 or text 61016, quoting 505 of 11/8. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/british-transport-police-issue-warning-after-train-jumps-in-the-air-1-7541374 | en | 2016-08-24T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/3bd062510fc78ae1605c4d6552f6ce163ce28df82cf7515edee41e0597cdbdad.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:02:17 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | Can you get 10/10 in our retro games quiz? | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fwhat-s-on%2Fmail-listings%2Fquiz-how-well-do-you-know-your-retro-games-1-7528956.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7528955.1471348453!/image/image.jpg | en | null | QUIZ: How well do you know your retro games? | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The types of cookies we, our ad network and technology partners use are listed below:
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[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:18 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | Being stuck in a dead end job by your early 40s is bad for your health. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fdead-end-jobs-are-bad-for-your-health-1-7540255.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540254.1471964133!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Dead-end jobs are bad for your health | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Being stuck in a dead end job by your early 40s is bad for your health.
Having an unrewarding job as you start out on the career ladder makes you more depressed, worried and had more trouble sleeping.
And if you stay stuck in positions with low levels of job satisfaction it affects you not just you mentally but physically too, including catching more colds, having a bad back and poor heart health.
But if you are happy in your job or finally get your dream job as your career progresses your overall health gets a boost.
The study by Ohio State University sociologists found job satisfaction in your late 20s and 30s has a link to overall health in your early 40s.
While it impacts on physical health, its effect was particularly strong for mental health.
Lead author and doctoral student Jonathan Dirlam said: “We found that there is a cumulative effect of job satisfaction on health that appears as early as your 40s.”
The study highlighted the importance that early jobs have on people’s lives.
Associate professor of sociology Dr Hui Zheng said: “You don’t have to be near the end of your career to see the health impact of job satisfaction, particularly on your mental health.
“The higher levels of mental health problems for those with low job satisfaction may be a precursor to future physical problems.
“Increased anxiety and depression could lead to cardiovascular or other health problems that won’t show up until they are older.”
He added the study was carried out before the credit crunch and said: “The recession almost certainly increased job insecurity and dissatisfaction, and that could have resulted in more negative health effects.”
The study used data from 6,432 Americans followed from the ages of 14 to 22 as part of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979.
Researchers examined job satisfaction trajectories for people from age 25 to 39 and their health on turning 40.
Participants rated how much they liked their jobs from 1 - dislike very much - to 4 -like very much.
They were then divided into four groups: consistently low and consistently high job satisfaction, those whose satisfaction started high but was trending down and those who started low but were trending higher.
About 45 per cent of participants had consistently low job satisfaction, while another 23 per cent had levels that were trending downward through their early career.
About 15 per cent of people were consistently happy at their jobs and about 17 per cent were trending upward.
Mental health was most affected by people’s feelings about their jobs with those in the low job satisfaction group throughout their early careers scored worse on all five of the mental health measures studied.
They reported higher levels of depression, sleep problems and excessive worry and were more likely to have been diagnosed with emotional problems and scored lower on a test of overall mental health.
Those whose job satisfaction decreased were more likely than those with consistently high satisfaction to have frequent trouble sleeping and excessive worry, and had lower scores for overall mental health.
But they didn’t see an impact on depression scores or their probability of being diagnosed with emotional problems.
Those whose scores went up through the early career years did not see any comparative health problems.
Those in the low satisfaction group and those who were trending downwards reported poorer overall health and more problems like back pain and frequent colds compared to the high satisfaction group.
But they weren’t different in physical functioning and in doctor-diagnosed health problems such as diabetes and cancer.
As with mental health, no effects were seen on physical health for those trending upward.
The findings was presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association in Seattle. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/dead-end-jobs-are-bad-for-your-health-1-7540255 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/d7beffe253014b13925ff9fc995b00341876e8edbbb14dcfe8fb4f9d8169344d.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:03:19 | null | 2016-08-21T06:00:00 | The choice of leaf-based beverages on offer has mushroomed in recent years, from builder’s tea or nothing, to every flavour from peppermint to rhubarb & ginger. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fnew-generation-of-teas-could-cure-hangovers-report-suggests-1-7531070.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7531069.1471439382!/image/image.jpg | en | null | New generation of teas could cure hangovers, report suggests | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The choice of leaf-based beverages on offer has mushroomed in recent years, from builder’s tea or nothing, to every flavour from peppermint to rhubarb & ginger.
Now, a third generation of teas is brewing. This will concentrate less on exotic new flavours and more on health benefits as producers look to capitalise on a market that remains huge – with 165 million cups of tea consumed in Britain every day – but faces growing competition from coffee.
Tetley has looked into the tea leaves and predicts we are in for a range of “remedy” teas – enriched with medicines, from painkillers to antibiotics – some of which may even be offered as cures for hangovers and remedies for tiredness, the report suggested.
We can also expect tea to be consumed through an array of alternative “delivery mechanisms” such as tablets, jellies, sprays and sorbets, according to a new report Tetley has done with so-called futurologist consultancy Future Foundation.
“Britain’s love affair with tea is enduring. The way we consume tea has gradually evolved since the 17th century, but now we are entering a period of rapid change,” said Laurent Sagarra, head of product innovation at Tetley.
“The way we consume tea has gradually evolved since the 17th Century, but we are now entering a period of rapid change,” she said.
“We’re constantly innovating, grading, blending and tasting and now’s the time to see what’s next for the iconic British cuppa,” she added.
The proliferation of teas will give High street coffee shops a run for their month, the report suggests, with “tea-total” outlets offering a range of exotic tastes and flavours.
Nick Chiarelli, director of the Future Foundation, said: “Our report predicts that exciting and satisfying new tea formats will develop, and that tea will evolve to deliver personalised health benefits.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/new-generation-of-teas-could-cure-hangovers-report-suggests-1-7531070 | en | 2016-08-21T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/6fd281447f2377f1439e463d721ddd20d5de23876c9087e6f67dbe525b7354c2.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T13:04:05 | null | 2016-08-18T07:55:59 | The Harborough district could soon have its own 400-seat permanent opera theatre. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fplans-for-new-opera-theatre-in-harborough-district-1-7532045.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7532057.1471504231!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Plans for new opera theatre in Harborough district | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The Harborough district could soon have its own 400-seat permanent opera theatre.
A planning application has just gone in to Harborough District Council asking for permission to create the theatre within the attractive, Grade II* listed Stable Block at Nevill Holt Hall, which is about six miles north-east of Market Harborough.
The Hall, owned by highly successful businessman and Carphone Warehouse founder David Ross (51), has hosted short opera seasons in a temporary theatre in the Stables courtyard since 2005.
This year’s Festival, from June 16 to July 3, featured Verdi’s Rigoletto and Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love.
Over the years, the Opera Festival has attracted more than 20,000 visitors, 55 per cent of whom come from outside the Harborough district. The Festival is seen as good for tourism and business in general in Harborough.
Now Mr Ross and Nevill Holt Opera want to build a permanent theatre into the extended Stable Block, creating a 642 square metre theatre.
The theatre’s season would be extended from the current four weeks to around seven weeks.
Outside the opera season, the theatre could be made available to local schools and theatre groups to use.
Under the ownership of Mr Ross, Nevill Holt Hall - which he bought in 2000 - has become known for both its opera festival and its collection of modern British art and sculpture.
Mr Ross has poured millions of pounds into education and the arts, establishing his own Education Trust as well as hosting Nevill Holt Opera Festival at the Hall.
He has said: “It’s brilliant to support the arts and give the best of young British talent an opportunity”. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/plans-for-new-opera-theatre-in-harborough-district-1-7532045 | en | 2016-08-18T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/18875b919d2aba4acf1358cc0c52e63cbf8a6c6c3c00d20ac793b1800a24ca22.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:37 | null | 2016-08-25T14:49:49 | The Sir Frank Whittle Studio School received its first set of GCSE results today (Thursday) with the school desbriving the results as ‘truly outstanding’. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fstudio-school-delighted-with-its-first-gcse-results-1-7544310.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7544308.1472132971!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Studio school delighted with its first GCSE results | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | The Sir Frank Whittle Studio School received its first set of GCSE results today (Thursday) with the school desbriving the results as ‘truly outstanding’.
The studio school, which opened in 2014 in a new building adjacent to Lutterworth College and which specialises in engineering and business, said it was celebrating today after its students ‘excelled’ and achieved ‘truly outstanding results’.
Sam Carter celebrates with mum Julie at the Sir Frank Whittle Studio school. PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER
It said pupils had exceeded their target grades in what was its first year of GCSE results.
Across the school students achieved ‘superb outcomes’ in a range of subjects which will enable them to pursue the next stage of their education. A number will be staying on to study at the school’s sixth-form.
Headteacher Paul Hostead said: “I am delighted for our students and staff and all of the hard work they have put in to achieve these results.
“It is particularly pleasing to see that, on the whole, students have exceeded their target grades and gained results that will really enable them to succeed in the next stage of their lives.
“This is our first set of full GCSE results and the 2014-16 students really have set the standard for those that follow them.”
Of particular note, the school highlighted the achievement of the following students for their ‘outstanding results’ making progress of three-quarters of a grade or more:
Progress 8 Scores
Daniel Ward 1.885
Brad Gallagher 1.458
Jonathan De Haro 1.302
Charlotte Reynolds 1.152
Jake Bailey 0.939
Lewis Palmer 0.812
James David 0.752 | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/studio-school-delighted-with-its-first-gcse-results-1-7544310 | en | 2016-08-25T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/37072a8d31ca0399b6a6d22f4f16fa163472836638d4a1dbdf61abba7d7d137f.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:51:16 | null | 2016-08-29T06:00:00 | Minding your manners, avoiding emotional Facebook rants and knowing what cutlery to use are the modern day signs of class, according to new research. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fquiz-are-you-classy-or-not-1-7541893.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7541892.1472048444!/image/image.jpg | en | null | QUIZ: Are you classy or not? | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Minding your manners, avoiding emotional Facebook rants and knowing what cutlery to use are the modern day signs of class, according to new research.
A study of 2,000 Britons for fashion brand Peter Hahn identified the markers that separate the classy from the hoi polloi and they also include not showing too much cleavage, holding the door for others and speaking more than one language.
So how classy are you? Take our quiz to find out. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/quiz-are-you-classy-or-not-1-7541893 | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/d75455c80d18c78526170db325266c61f0e1993c01d30cf5320a091161085642.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T16:49:45 | null | 2016-08-26T15:42:21 | One of the highlights of Market Harborough’s year, the late-night shopping event, aka the Christmas Fayre, is under threat. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fcommunity%2Fcommunity-news%2Ffight-to-save-the-town-s-joyful-christmas-fayre-1-7546691.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7546690.1472222524!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Fight to save the town’s joyful Christmas Fayre | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | One of the highlights of Market Harborough’s year, the late-night shopping event, aka the Christmas Fayre, is under threat.
Ill-health has led to the chief organiser of the last two Christmas events - Sofi Vaughan - having to step down.
Now the town’s Chamber of Commerce, led by Alastair Campbell, is looking to see if they can save the event.
Alastair told the Mail this week: “If the event disappeared from Market Harborough it would be a sad loss for the businesses of the town centre and for the many generations from the Harborough area who have attended it down the years.”
The chamber has organised an extended meeting on Wednesday, August 31, to try to form a new organising committee and rescue the town’s late night shopping.
The normal monthly chamber meeting will run from 6pm until just before 7.30pm. At 7.30pm “we will focus all our attention on the Christmas late night shopping event” said Alastair.
The meeting is in Joules Yard, off the High Street.
“We are asking local shop owners and members of the public to come along to see if we can save the event which has been running in the town for decades” said Alastair.
“ The hope is to form a mini committee and run the event again at the start of December.
“Previous helpers and anybody from the town who would like to see it run again are all very welcome. We would also be keen to see people representing other groups, from Rotary to Robert Smyth.”
Alastair said the idea was to break the event down into small tasks that individuals could manage.
“This year it wouldn’t be so much about jugglers and fire eaters, but more simply about closing the roads and creating an exciting town centre where people can meet up with friends” he said.
“I hope it will be possible to save the event for the good of the town and the many local shops, bars and restaurants for whom it is such an important event.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/community/community-news/fight-to-save-the-town-s-joyful-christmas-fayre-1-7546691 | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/2e1271ec1198e307157c68a54ae8e924aa2fe41eb8fa380ae3a0a752eb803e47.json |
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] | 2016-08-26T13:10:02 | null | 2016-08-25T16:22:15 | A Desborough woman who claimed to be homeless while owning two properties has been fined almost £2,000. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fdesborough-woman-fined-after-claiming-to-be-homeless-while-owning-two-properties-1-7544758.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7544757.1472208878!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Desborough woman fined after claiming to be homeless - while owning two properties | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | A Desborough woman who claimed to be homeless while owning two properties has been fined almost £2,000.
Carol Rae, 60, of Hazeland House, was convicted at Northampton Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday (August 23) after a prosecution by Kettering Council.
Rae was provided with temporary accommodation and given a secure council tenancy in December 2014 after making an application as a homeless person in May.
However, she failed to disclose that she owned two additional properties for which she also received a rental income.
Rae, whose case was heard and proven in her absence when she failed to attend court, was found guilty of failing to tell the council that she already owned two properties as required by the Housing Act 1996.
She was fined £1,500 for the offence, ordered to pay the council’s costs of £350 and a victim surcharge of £120.
The council is now seeking to evict Rae from the council property in which she lives.
Head of housing John Conway said: “Where housing applicants lie or fail to disclose their true circumstances to us, we will not hesitate to use the powers available to us to prosecute and evict offenders.
“It is wholly unacceptable for anyone to provide false information or withhold relevant information about being homeless in order to obtain housing from the council.”
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[] | 2016-08-26T12:56:59 | null | 2016-07-30T06:00:00 | Sports fans are being urged to be on the lookout for scams in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Rio, which start on Friday. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Frio-olympic-scammers-trick-victims-out-of-300-000-1-7499367.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7499363.1471138500!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Rio Olympic scammers trick victims out of £300,000 | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Sports fans are being urged to be on the lookout for scams in the run-up to the Olympic Games in Rio, which start on Friday.
Action Fraud, the UK’s national fraud and cyber crime reporting centre, says it has already received nearly 50 reports of fraud relating to the games, with victims losing a total of £299,935 to criminals.
Most of the fraudulent activity has so far been related to ticket scams, either through people attempting to buy non-existent tickets or through lottery scams used to gather targets’ personal data.
Some victims believed they were securing last-minute ticket for the games in Brazil, only to find that the tickets did not exist and they have been left out of pocket. Action Fraud warns that people should always be wary of buying tickets at the last minute and should only go through authorised sellers, a list of which can be found here.
Director of Action Fraud, Pauline Smith said: “It is absolutely key that everyone is wary of the fraudsters who are clearly using an iconic sporting event to exploit innocent victims.If people are thinking about buying last minute tickets, they should be particularly careful about where they buy them and it is crucial that they check the genuine seller list published by the Olympic organisers.
Criminals have also been operating lottery scams to gather banking and other details from victims. Targets have received emails or letters telling them they have won a trip to the Games along with a cash prize, courtesy of the event’s organisers.
Pauline Smith warned: “People who think they may have been lucky enough to have won tickets through a lottery should be wary and always protect themselves by asking simple questions around whether or not they have entered in the lottery in the first place.
“If you have not entered a lottery then you cannot have won it. Genuine lotteries thrive on publicity, if they ask you to keep your win a secret; it is likely to be a fraud.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/rio-olympic-scammers-trick-victims-out-of-300-000-1-7499367 | en | 2016-07-30T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/cde6660d85b817d8186e2c64d26a2edf8a95568a3ab1b35b8c8c01f34af88fe4.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T10:51:51 | null | 2016-08-30T10:29:27 | August 29, 1916 – celebrity journalism is no modern-day phenomenon. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fopinion%2Fjohn-dilley-s-wwi-blog-colonel-mobb-s-narrow-escape-1-7550129.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7469038.1472549348!/image/image.jpg | en | null | John Dilley’s WWI Blog: Colonel Mobb’s narrow escape | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | August 29, 1916 – celebrity journalism is no modern-day phenomenon.
News of a shoulder injury to legendary hero Edgar Mobbs dominates the August 29, 1916, edition of the Market Harborough Advertiser.
The former Northampton Saints and England rugby star was the rallying point at the beginning of the war for many Harborough area men who enlisted into the 7th Battalion of the Northamptonshire Regiment – or Mobbs’ Corps as it was affectionately known.
So it is of little surprise the Advertiser editor gives the story its own headline – Col E. R. Mobbs Wounded – and devotes more space to the account than the death of a 21-year- old Harborough soldier who had recently won a Military Medal.
It appears Mobbs had ‘a narrow escape’ as ‘the shell which injured him killed three men and wounded other soldiers who standing close by him’.
The Advertiser sources some of its account from the Sporting Chronicle which says: “By his men he was worshipped and no one rejoiced more in his promotion. If there was danger Colonel Mobbs was prepared to share it. There was nothing he would not tackle himself. That fact gave the men thorough confidence in him.”
The story continues: “News of his well-being will be eagerly awaited, for probably he is the most popular man of the town, by the sport-loving community and by everybody who admires a brave man.”
The editor does also give plenty of coverage to the death of Private Kack Isaac of St Mary’s Road, Harborough.
His parents clearly wanted the Advertiser’s readers to know about their ‘gallant’ son as they have provided the editor with the letter they received from his company.
The report says: “Jack was with his friend Johannsen and Lance-Corporal Brown. They were doing splendid work, sticking to their gun most gallantly, when they were hit by a large shell. They were all killed instantaneously.”
Isaac’s parents also – clearly very proudly – have been interviewed by the editor and provided background information.
“He was a prominent Army Cross-Country runner and on one occasion at some Army sports finished first in a field of 300.
“Two days later he ran in a field of 500, which was started by the King, and he then finished seventh, the general opinion being that but for his exertions earlier in the week, he would have stood a good chance of being the winner.”
It is a terribly sad time for Mr and Mrs Isaac but the worry will not stop. The story concludes with the information that their three other sons are also in His Majesty’s Forces, a situation many of the Advertiser’s readers will know only too well.
There are also brief reports of two other local men who have been injured – Private Stanley Salisbury of Oxendon is in hospital suffering from wounds and shell shock, and Lance Sergeant A Clark of Great Bowden who has been wounded in the head.
In a ‘cheery’ letter to his parents he says that ‘Fritz tried to knock his head off but his helmet saved him from that’. | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/opinion/john-dilley-s-wwi-blog-colonel-mobb-s-narrow-escape-1-7550129 | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/ce231e400800e5ce0f202ba6c95d0184aff73c7d6990064e35eaabddb0769c2b.json |
[] | 2016-08-27T06:50:12 | null | 2016-08-27T06:00:00 | Motorists now change their car more often than they switch their mattress or even their mobile phone, suggests new research. | http%3A%2F%2Fwww.harboroughmail.co.uk%2Fnews%2Fmail-news%2Fmotorists-change-their-car-more-often-than-their-mobile-phone-1-7540214.json | http://res.cloudinary.com/jpress/image/fetch/w_300,f_auto,ar_3:2,c_fill/http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/webimage/1.7540213.1471963421!/image/image.jpg | en | null | Motorists change their car more often than their mobile phone | null | null | www.harboroughmail.co.uk | Motorists now change their car more often than they switch their mattress or even their mobile phone, suggests new research.
The length of time motorists keep a car has plummeted from around five years to two years or less, reveal latest figures.
The data produced by automotive experts, cap hpi, shows that some car makers now see average returns of vehicles in 24 months, and there is evidence of a growing number of 18-month leases in the market.
Mattresses should be changed every seven or eight years to ensure a good and healthy night’s sleep, according to chiropractors, while mobile phone contracts are on average between 18 and 24 months.
Expert say car manufacturers are managing volumes in the used market by varying contract lengths by model and remarketing channels.
Philip Nothard, retail and consumer specialist at cap hpi, said: “What we are seeing is the ‘iphonification’ of the car industry as consumers increasingly pay to drive rather than pay to own their vehicles.
“It’s the same model as the mobile phone industry where people are comfortable paying a monthly fee - only they are now doing this with their vehicles as well as their mobiles.”
He said the growth of personal contract purchase (PCP) and other finance options is having a “profound” effect on the car industry.
Personal Contract Hire (PCH) is also increasing, as motorists increasingly look towards usership rather than ownership.
Around four out five new car sales (80 per cent) are now on finance, according to estimates by cap hpi.
Mr Nothard added: “Not so long ago it was fairly common for motorists to have their cars for a minimum of five years or longer, but that has now changed dramatically and dropped to just two years for millions of motorists.
“After buying a house, the car was usually the biggest outlay for most consumers but now they are far more likely to change their car more often than their mattress.
“Consumer demand remains strong in the used car market and there are lots of used bargains waiting to be snapped up.
“As PCP becomes more popular and accessible in the used market, motor dealers expect its use to double in the future so we’re going to see people changing their cars with increasing regularity.” | http://www.harboroughmail.co.uk/news/mail-news/motorists-change-their-car-more-often-than-their-mobile-phone-1-7540214 | en | 2016-08-27T00:00:00 | www.harboroughmail.co.uk/9863e9e3fda55fff6ac17b024ce8db756494b0b96708ae58f1cf9c30e15cda78.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T08:49:34 | null | 2016-08-31T11:36:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fmovies-under-the-stars%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/web1-5.jpg | en | null | Movies under the stars | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | The summer might be dragging on but for those of us in the city there is a silver lining: the screening of more outdoor films this week. And tonight the classic When Harry met Sally will be screened at the Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation as part of the Faneromeni 16 festival.
Will sex ruin a perfect relationship between a man and a woman? That’s what Harry (Billy Crystal) and Sally (Meg Ryan) debate during their first meeting while traveling from Chicago to New York. And eleven years later, they are still no closer to finding the answer. Will these two best friends ever accept that they are meant for each other… or will they continue to deny the attraction that has existed since the first moment… when Harry met Sally?
This romantic comedy was voted number 60 of Bravo’s 100 Funniest Movies. Producer and writer Nora Ephron received a British Academy Film award, an Oscar nomination and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for her screenplay.
The Constantia summer movie marathon is also still with us until September 19. Tonight, the open air venue will screen the French drama Sansa.
“Sansa is a young man. The camera pursues him, takes a peep at him, tries to catch his face, his look, his cap. The camera gets out of breath running after the man, becoming an observer, a friend into his endless trip between the stations of Paris, the streets of Spain and Portugal, Italy and Hungary, Burkina Faso and Egypt, India, the illuminated roads and boards and lounges of Japan. Sansa is free-minded and impulsive. He is a man who will accost people on the street – women – to be courted, next minute – to be forgotten. He will get into trouble, but behind the next corner he will run away. Maybe the next train will take him to the end of his adventure …” is how popular Internet Movie Database IMDB describes the plot of this film which promises to take the viewers to many places while watching Sansa’s progress.
Next, on Thursday, the Constantia cinema will show the Palestinian drama Eyes of a Thief set in the West Bank and partly based on an incident that took place in Silwad in 2002. Though it won Khaled Abol Naja a Cairo International Festival Film award for best actor, the film was received with criticism by both Israelis and Palestinians. While Israelis criticised the glorification of a murderer, the Palestinians disapproved of the portrayal of the wife seeing her as not entirely faithful to her husband who is held in an Israeli jail.
The biographical drama about Jimi Hendrik’s life which is screened in the same cinema on Friday has also been criticised. In 1966, an unknown guitarist named James Hendrik leaves New York for London, changes his name to Jimi and his career takes off.
Though this is true, some people complain that much of the film never happened. According to many close to the guitarist some of the scenes are complete fabrications. However, biographical or not the 2013 film has been hailed as very entertaining, so one way or another it may well be worth spending yet another evening with a movie under the stars.
When Harry Met Sally
Screening of the comedy as part of the Faneromeni 16 festival. August 31. Bank of Cyprus Cultural Foundation, Nicosia. 9pm. Tel: 22-128157
Sansa
Screening of the 2003 French drama. August 31. Constantia Open-Air Cinema, 15 Solonos Michaelides Street, Nicosia. 9pm. €5/free. With Greek subtitles. Tel: 22-349085
Eyes of a Thief
Screening of the 2014 Palestinian drama. September 1. Constantia Open-Air Cinema, 15 Solonos Michaelides Street, Nicosia. 9pm. €5/free. With Greek subtitles. Tel: 22-349085
Jimi: All is by my Side
Screening of the 2013 biographical drama. September 2. Constantia Open-Air Cinema, 15 Solonos Michaelides Street, Nicosia. 9pm. €5/free. With Greek subtitles. Tel: 22-349085 | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/31/movies-under-the-stars/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/b5fc5827c48ab81f1a48d288dc083fbd3dc9dc044fe3bfe485400693c6eed82f.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T18:49:23 | null | 2016-08-26T21:00:33 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fhair-transplants-make-men-look-attractive-youthful-survey%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/hair.jpg | en | null | Hair transplants make men look more attractive, youthful: survey | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | Balding men who seek to look better or younger by undergoing hair transplants are on the right course, a small new study suggests.
People shown before-and-after pictures of hair transplant recipients rated men with more locks as looking more attractive and younger, researchers found. People also thought the men looked more successful and approachable after the procedure.
“It was satisfying to us,” said senior author Dr. Lisa Ishii, of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore. “I definitely don’t want to be doing a procedure on people that doesn’t make a difference.”
Hair transplant procedures vary by doctor, Ishii told Reuters Health. Generally, individual hairs are taken from the back of the head to fill out areas of the scalp with hair loss.
“We’ve been doing these procedures for years and everyone assumes it does something for your appearance, but we never measured that,” she said.
The lack of data on how much hair transplants may improve a person’s image was bothersome to Ishii, because patients would ask for specific estimates.
In an attempt to get objective opinions on men’s appearances before and after the procedure, she and her colleagues asked 122 volunteers – 58 men and 64 women – to view 13 pairs of images. Seven pairs showed men before and after having had a hair transplant; the other six pairs were of men who didn’t have a hair transplant or any other significant cosmetic procedures between the two photographs.
The participants were asked to rate each image on age, attractiveness, successfulness and approachability.
The reviewers thought the men who’d had hair transplants looked about four years younger in their “after” photos. They also thought the men looked more attractive, successful and approachable after their procedures.
“It showed there were measurable improvements on measures that are meaningful to the patients,” she said.
Armed with the data, Ishii said it’s easier to answer her patients’ questions.
“I find I’m able to make much more scientific and objective conversation with them with regard to what their expectations should be,” she said.
It shouldn’t be surprising that having hair is tied to professional accomplishment and trustworthiness, wrote Dr. Jeffrey Epstein of the University of Miami and the Foundation forHair Restoration, in an editorial published with the study in JAMA Facial and Plastic Surgery.
Still, he wrote, “Crowd theory is clearly limited in establishing the level of attractiveness for an individual, for all that really matters is how one person (the patient) — not a crowd — views one’s attractiveness in terms of personal satisfaction.”
Ishii cautioned that the results are based on a small number of participants, but there are plans to conduct the experiment again among a larger number of people. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/26/hair-transplants-make-men-look-attractive-youthful-survey/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/79214b2434f584681c0629586a8600669ed0dfb11fb9377e86c4371163b1068f.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:49:24 | null | 2016-08-30T17:38:32 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fpolice-helicopter-grounded-cracks-appear-propellers%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/chopper.jpg | en | null | Police helicopter grounded after cracks appear on propellers | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | One of two AgustaWestland AW139 helicopters operated by the police has been grounded after cracks appeared on the main propeller blades, the justice ministry said on Tuesday.
The announcement followed a report in daily Phileleftheros which published a letter from Auditor-general Odysseas Michaelides asking for explanation.
Michaelides said the blades cracked after 1,600 hours of flight when the aircraft’s specifications state that they last up to 10,000.
The ministry said cracks had appeared in some of the five blades of both helicopters. Following consultations with the manufacturers, engineers replaced the problematic blades on one aircraft with blades from the other that were in good condition.
The ministry said it has asked the tender commission to approve the procurement of five reconditioned blades to replace the damaged ones at a cost of around €286,000.
According to the commander of the police aviation unit, the blades were not covered by warranty and the company did not bear any responsibility.
In its statement, the ministry said it has asked the attorney-general to look at the matter and advise whether the blades could be replaced according to the guarantees provided by the manufacturer.
The police have also been asked to inform the ministry of the reasons why the blades were not covered by warranty, if that was the case eventually.
It also expects a report from the force regarding the damage to the blades and whether similar incidents have been experienced elsewhere.
The National Guard operates three helicopters of the same type.
The propeller problem is the latest episode in the particular helicopters’ checkered history.
In March this year, Attorney-general Costas Clerides ordered a criminal investigation into the aircrafts’ procurement in 2007 and 2008 at a cost of around €76m.
The probe also includes former auditor-general Chrystalla Georghadji, currently the Central Bank Governor, in relation to the submission of information to parliament, which released the funds for the purchase.
Reports suggested Georghadji, despite knowing that the cost of the helicopters was excessive, allegedly chose not to divulge the information to the House Defence Committee.
Andreas Hasapopoulos, a senior audit service official who blew the whistle, said at the time that the state had overpaid for the procurement by at least €14m.
The five helicopters were acquired through two separate processes. The National Guard’s was through direct negotiation with suppliers, which was allowed at the time.
Hasapopoulos said the defence ministry pre-selected six companies and asked for bids despite it being obvious from the start that four did not meet the criteria.
Three were Russian, while the specifications mandated Western or US airworthiness certificates, and one, a Swiss company, was not even a helicopter manufacturer.
Out of the other two, one had the lead because of the criteria that were set, Hasapopoulos added.
He said he included all this in a memo to Georghadji who took part in a House defence committee meeting that discussed the matter.
MPs had same concerns, Hasapopoulos said, but Georghadji sought to allay them instead of confirming them.
One of the reasons mooted was the need for aircraft able to carry out search and rescue operations at a time when Turkey was disputing the Republic’s ability.
But Hasapopoulos said that would have been a political decision and had nothing to do with the audit service’s mandate.
An MP at the time, Interior Minister Socratis Hasikos, told the defence committee that the same helicopters were sold abroad for €8.8m. The bid at the time was €12m for the basic model but it dropped to €11m following negotiations.
The final cost was around €15m each, including some extra equipment added later. A year later, the police paid close to €14m for the basic model. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/30/police-helicopter-grounded-cracks-appear-propellers/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/5f980a18a37497775fd6b3679b07a85385dcac779fb6c0163f98268db84d3637.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T14:49:26 | null | 2016-08-30T16:59:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Farsenal-sign-spanish-striker-perez%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Perez-web.jpg | en | null | Arsenal sign Spanish striker Perez | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | Arsenal have signed striker Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna, the Premier League club said on Tuesday.
The 27-year-old netted 19 goals in all competitions last season as Deportivo finished 15th in La Liga.
Arsenal have endured a frustrating close season, snubbed by striker Jamie Vardy, who extended his contract with champions Leicester City. Olympique Lyonnais rejected their bid for forward Alexandre Lacazette.
The deal is subject to the completion of regulatory processes, the London club said. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/30/arsenal-sign-spanish-striker-perez/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/b1d5315229ad09f7a6a0a84685e03361a7b0afb2c85d38ba557f6c805fc901cb.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T14:49:10 | null | 2016-08-29T16:30:07 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fengland-boss-allardyce-defends-decision-omit-barkley%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Barkley-web.jpg | en | null | England boss Allardyce defends decision to omit Barkley | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | England manager Sam Allardyce has defended the decision to leave Everton midfielder Ross Barkley out of his first squad for the 2018 World Cup qualifier in Slovakia at the weekend.
The 22-year-old has enjoyed an impressive start to the Premier League season and many observers felt he had done enough to deserve a place in the 23-man group named on Sunday.
However, Allardyce, who succeeded Roy Hodgson as manager after England’s underwhelming Euro 2016 campaign, said there was still time for Barkley to feature in his future plans.
“We have had to make a few difficult decisions and none more so than Ross Barkley,” Allardyce told reporters on Monday.
“For him it’s disappointing, for me, you have to make these decisions. The door will always be open for Ross but right now I feel the squad I’ve picked is the right one.”
Marcus Rashford also missed out, instead selected for the under-21 squad against Norway, even though the 18-year-old striker featured for England at Euro 2016 and scored Manchester United’s injury-time winner against Hull City on Saturday.
“Having international experience in the under-21s will prove invaluable for us further down the line,” the former West Ham, Bolton Wanderers and Sunderland manager added.
“If he plays for Manchester United on a regular basis, if he is regularly breaking into the United team then it will be a good basis for inclusion in my squad.”
Allardyce, 61, will take his first training session with the players later on Monday with several, most notably Manchester City’s goalkeeper Joe Hart, involved in speculation over their club futures ahead of Wednesday’s transfer deadline day.
“If Joe arrives today, and I’m sure if there’s anything in the pipeline Joe will tell us this may happen. Then we can get ready if it does,” Allardyce said.
Slovakia held England to a goalless draw in their last meeting at Euro 2016, a game Allardyce expects will have little bearing on Sunday’s meeting in Trnava.
“The tactics will be different when we play them in Slovakia. That team will have to come out to attack us, they’re playing at home, whereas in the Euros, we knew that one point was enough for them.
“They were a very sound, solid unit that proved very hard to break down, because they weren’t interested in playing any type of attacking football I don’t think.” | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/29/england-boss-allardyce-defends-decision-omit-barkley/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/3093d0668a674bb5b12d34e7026a31c3e85a24b0b74bb5462b6e5fd4329264ef.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T10:49:05 | null | 2016-08-29T13:34:09 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fnow-real-entertainment%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/whatson-feature-1.jpg | en | null | And now for some real entertainment | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | After the long summer break September brings with it the promise of some top notch cultural events with the holding of the annual Kypria festival.
Created 23 years ago, the festival gives audiences a plethora of choices. The selection aims at including foreign artists of international acclaim as well as giving an opportunity for Cypriot artists and groups to participate without compromising the international character of the festival.
This year it starts with three performances of Socrates Now! on September 1, 2 and 3 performed by the Greek theatre of New York. The solo performance is a political, cultural and entertaining experience starring the Emmy Award-winner actor and director Yannis Simonides.
A very different production highlights the broad spectrum of the festival. The musical puppet tale Agisilagus, about the adventures and unexpected problems of famous chef Agisilagus, by Dimitris Baslam is being performed for kids in the Larnaca municipal theatre and at THOC in Nicosia. It’s about mumps, the chef’s nutrition but not only…
The performance A City Seeking Its Bodies is a show choreographed by German Alexandra Waierstall which treads a thin line between fiction and reality, and promises to be another memorable event.
One of the Cypriot productions is the play The Three Sisters by the legendary Russian author and playwright Anton Chekhov staged by the Cypriot Persona theatre group. Another Cypriot contribution is a choreographic proposal by Machi Demetriadou-Lindahl, in which dance encounters poetry, image, light and darkness.
In addition to theatre and dance, the festival also offers music. Evanthia Reboutsika from Greece presents her new work but also some of her older hits along with the singer Elli Paspala. A musical journey where the East meets the West, with a feminine viewpoint, sensitivity and mood, and the distinctive style of the two performers.
Also from Greece is an unpredictable musical encounter, a mosaic of traditional and contemporary approaches, starring Konstantinos Tsahouridis with his voice and Mathaios Tsahouridis with his Pontic lyra. The two artists communicate through the sounds of Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Hatzidakis, Plessas, Rodrigo and Theodorakis, meeting Stelios Kazantzidis and Greek folklore as well as world music and introducing their own compositions to the public.
On a lighter note The Barber of Seville is a beautiful musical fairy tale by Carmen Rouggeri, based on Gioachino Rossini’s opera, having as components magic, humour and a very interesting plot. These are combined together with narration, theatrical dialogues, dancing sets and colourful costumes.
The ensemble She’Koyokh takes part with Musical Bridges. The ensemble is hailed as “one of London’s musical treasures, playing the best Balkan and klezmer music in Britain” (Evening Standard). She’Kovokh and the trio Monsieur Doumani, which The Guardian branded as an “entertaining, confident and inventive set”, join forces and cross their musical paths based on the music traditions of Cyprus, the Mediterranean, the Middle East, the Balkans and Eastern Europe.
There are many other performances among them one by the Cyprus Symphony Orchestra, which under the direction of Alkis Baltas and in cooperation with the Bi-Communal Choir for Peace in Cyprus presents the music-theatre work The Song of the Dead Brothers by Mikis Theodorakis.
The programme wraps up with the contemporary opera Ra…Patsia…Ou by Cypriot composer Andys Skordis, written in the Cypriot dialect and executed by nine musicians together with electronic elements and pre-recorded Gamelan music.
Kypria festival
Performances by international artists and Cypriots. September 1 until October 7. Different venues around Cyprus. Some performances are free, for the others tickets are €10, €5 for students, soldiers and seniors). Tel: 70002212, www.kypira.org.cy | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/29/now-real-entertainment/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/9576d2f5d1effcc01ef21e14e49e48af0b5c0f32a9c09c7090aa472e156aa527.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T12:48:46 | null | 2016-08-28T15:18:38 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fedf-chief-urges-britain-give-go-ahead-nuclear-plant%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/hinkley.jpg | en | null | EDF chief urges Britain to give go-ahead to nuclear plant | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | The head of EDF Energy has urged the British government to approve the Hinkley Point C nuclear power project, an explict appeal by the French energy giant ahead of a decision due within weeks.
Prime Minister Theresa May intervened last month to delay the 18 billion pound ($24 billion) project, just hours after it was approved by EDF’s board, former cabinet colleague Vince Cable said.
The government says it will make a final decision in the early autumn. Cable said May was concerned about China’s involvement, particularly in terms of national security.
The state-owned China General Nuclear Power Corp (CGN) is EDF’s partner in building the two new reactors at Hinkley Point, southwest England, which would provide about 7 percent of Britain’s electricity.
EDF Energy Chief Executive Vincent de Rivaz said the Chinese, who will provide 6 billion pounds of funding, were a trusted partner with whom the French had worked building two nuclear reactors in China.
“(The Hinckley Point project) brings the benefits of a 30-year partnership between EDF and CGN in nuclear construction in China, a country with the largest civil nuclear programme in the world,” he wrote in the Sunday Telegraph.
“We know and trust our Chinese partners.”
Addressing security concerns, he said all staff on nuclear projects were rigorously vetted and the control systems at Hinkley Point would be isolated from IT systems and the internet.
EDF and its partners have agreed to fund the new stations, and in return Britain has committed to paying a minimum price for the power generated for 35 years. Critics say the price, around double current market levels, is too high.
But de Rivaz said it was fair.
“Hinkley Point C is competitive with all other future energy options, even including fossil fuels like gas when the cost of carbon is taken into account,” he said. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/28/edf-chief-urges-britain-give-go-ahead-nuclear-plant/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/cfa3ddee34e263d4d128bc078fcbe727d917e00868d75ee13dc8aafae5418bbe.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T06:49:18 | null | 2016-08-30T08:31:56 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fone-dead-three-wounded-blast-chinese-embassy-kyrgyzstan%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/oshcity.jpg | en | null | One dead, three wounded in blast at Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | A car exploded near the Chinese embassy in Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday, killing its driver and wounding three people, the healthcare ministry said.
The GKNB state security service said it was investigating the blast but provided no other details.
The interior ministry could not be reached for comment. Kyrgyz news website 24.kg reported that the car appeared to have rammed the embassy’s gate before exploding. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/30/one-dead-three-wounded-blast-chinese-embassy-kyrgyzstan/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/48ac2c3b81ad18ac02a9b61868f214479df1276a8f4951197d8a206de9f1bd7b.json |
[] | 2016-08-31T10:49:33 | null | 2016-08-31T13:14:56 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F31%2Fminute-apostolos-parellis-olympic-discus-athlete%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/minute-4.jpg | en | null | A minute with Apostolos Parellis Olympic discus athlete | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | Where do you live?
I live close to my training centre in Nicosia with my wife and my daughter in a flat.
Best childhood memory?
Going to the beach for camping with my family and staying there the whole night. Playing with my brother and my sister for hours.
Most frequented restaurant and absolute favourite dish?
My favourite food is of course souvlakia which I can’t resist, I can identify the charcoal smell from far away!
What did you have for breakfast?
I love to eat omelet, toast with cheese or halloumi with turkey, some walnuts and yogurt with honey.
Would you class yourself as a day or night person? What’s your idea of the perfect night/day out?
I can consider myself as a day person. Would love to spend a whole day at the beach, having breakfast and lunch, playing around with my little daughter and do some water sports. This is an ideal weekend day.
Best book ever read?
Do not have a favorite book.
Favourite film of all time?
The Godfather – excellent movie with excellent cast. Not much more to say about this movie!
Favourite holiday destination?
My favourite holidays are always in Cyprus, I prefer to go to Paphos to remote beaches, Akamas or Lara and explore the unknown areas with friends.
What music are you listening to in the car at the moment?
I can listen to all types of music except heavy mental and trance music. It is just not my type.
What is always in your fridge?
Water!!!
Dream house: rural retreat or urban dwelling? Where would it be, what would it be like?
I would prefer an urban house, living close to the city but in a quiet neighborhood. I would love to have a small cozy house a big yard with grass.
If you could pick anyone at all (alive or dead) to go out for the evening with, who would it be?
I would choose to meet Ayrton Senna – one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.
If the world is ending in 24 hours what would you do?
Spend one great day with friends and family!
What is your greatest fear?
Death of a close friend or relative. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/31/minute-apostolos-parellis-olympic-discus-athlete/ | en | 2016-08-31T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/54e74dbb8817c87aab60f22c5575611dcde398342a8086d5eda4e757ee0a67ae.json |
[] | 2016-08-29T06:49:00 | null | 2016-08-29T09:07:16 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F29%2Fbomb-explodes-brussels-criminology-institute-no-casualties-broadcaster-rtl%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/brussels1.jpg | en | null | Bomb explodes at Brussels criminology institute, no casualties - broadcaster RTL | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | A bomb exploded at the Brussels Institute of Criminology in the north of the Belgian capital on Monday but the building was empty and no one was wounded, broadcaster RTL said.
Brussels prosecutors confirmed that there had been an explosion at the institute and that there had been no casualties but said the cause had still not been determined.
A car rammed through the barriers at about 3 a.m. local time and one or more attackers exploded a bomb near the laboratories which caught fire, RTL said.
The institute is linked to the Belgian ministry of justice and carries out forensic investigations in criminal cases, it says on its website.
Europe has been on high alert after Islamic State attacks in Paris and Brussels over the past year. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/29/bomb-explodes-brussels-criminology-institute-no-casualties-broadcaster-rtl/ | en | 2016-08-29T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/7b369a8bf286a1b16a47e9b582c6a2c6725eceb332d0a18150f0a8b3220ab980.json |
[] | 2016-08-28T18:48:47 | null | 2016-08-28T20:01:22 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F28%2Fgermanys-gabriel-says-poorly-handled-brexit-see-europe-go-drain%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/download-3.jpg | en | null | Germany's Gabriel says poorly handled Brexit would see Europe go down the drain | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | German Economy Minister Sigmar Gabriel said on Sunday that if Britain’s exit from the European Union was badly handled and other member countries followed its lead, Europe would go “down the drain”.
“Brexit is bad but it won’t hurt us as much economically as some fear – it’s more of a psychological problem and it’s a huge problem politically,” Gabriel, the deputy to Chancellor Angela Merkel in Germany’s governing coalition, told a news conference.
He added that the world now regarded Europe as an unstable continent.
“If we organise Brexit in the wrong way, then we’ll be in deep trouble, so now we need to make sure that we don’t allow Britain to keep the nice things, so to speak, related to Europe while taking no responsibility,” Gabriel said.
Since Britain’s stunning June 23 referendum vote to leave the European Union, all eyes have been on Germany to indicate a way out of danger for the 27 members who will remain.
In an interview with German broadcaster ARD on Sunday, Merkel said: “We all agree in the European Union that Britain’s exit, the result of the referendum, has a big impact.
“Rather than rushing into activities, we should perhaps first take time to think about what we, as the 27 countries, must do better,” she said, adding that this was the direction that talks with partner countries were going in.
On Wednesday, Merkel said remaining member states must listen to each other carefully and avoid rushing into policy decisions.
“If you do it wrong from the beginning and you don’t listen – and act just for the sake of acting – then you can make many mistakes,” the conservative German leader said.
Merkel has met a number of other European leaders during the past week to prepare the ground for a Sept. 16 EU summit in Bratislava aimed at shoring up the battered bloc.
A British government spokesman said in mid-August that Prime Minister Theresa May will not begin formal divorce talks with the EU before the end of the year.
EU leaders are refusing to countenance a “Europe a la carte” by letting Britain select the parts of its future relationship that it may like, such as access to the bloc’s single market of 500 million consumers, while dispensing with EU principles such as the free movement of people. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/28/germanys-gabriel-says-poorly-handled-brexit-see-europe-go-drain/ | en | 2016-08-28T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/1fc2590f1b1111cc6f477dc1d193335b6cfccb86d2f3673fdc3c555d0123398c.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T12:49:27 | null | 2016-08-30T15:27:56 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Ffined-e30000-tobacco-smuggling%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/cigarettes-383327_960_720.jpg | en | null | Fined €30,000 for tobacco smuggling | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | Customs fined a Greek Cypriot man €30,000 for smuggling 277 cartons of cigarettes and 22.7 kilos of tobacco from the Turkish occupied areas in the north of the island.
The contraband was seized by police last Saturday, while the man was arrested.
Following an out of court settlement, the man agreed to pay €30,000 and he was released, a written statement said.
The cigarettes and tobacco were left in the possession of customs.
The law allows the customs department to impose fines up to three times the value of the cigarettes.
Authorities are particularly strict with cigarettes and tobacco coming from the north.
The man could have claimed the cigarettes inside a month but customs would have countered with a seizure request and the case would have gone to court.
It is understood that customs have never lost cases like these since 1960. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/30/fined-e30000-tobacco-smuggling/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/c5983fd799c74cf6ba0452acc3c595b9b64e2a71cd1184a3dce941b389109a09.json |
[] | 2016-08-30T22:49:27 | null | 2016-08-30T23:55:38 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F30%2Fproposal-keep-res-fund-afloat%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/res.jpg | en | null | Further proposal to keep RES fund afloat | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | The government on Tuesday unveiled its latest proposal for keeping the distressed Renewable Energy Sources (RES) Fund afloat.
To date, the RES fund has been solely funded through a special fee on all electricity bills, fixed at €0.005 per kWh.
The power utility pays RES producers the total amount owed and subsequently files for compensation from the fund.
But the fund is currently in the red to the tune of €25 million.
Reduced electricity consumption and falling fuel prices (lower production costs) have contributed to the growing deficit.
At the House commerce and energy committee, government officials presented their proposal for jacking up the green charge from €0.005 per kWh currently to €0.0135 per kWh.
The new rate would apply for the period September 2016 to December 2017.
Once again, the proposal met with the familiar objections from MPs, the main one being that consumers should not be burdened with the extra cost.
A suggestion was re-floated to tap the carbon emissions fund – managed by the ministry of agriculture’s department of environment.
But MPs were told that the revenues of the carbon emissions fund for this year had been grossly overestimated. Instead of the €12 million initially forecast, the carbon emissions fund will only collect half of that.
Ruling DISY suggested that RES producers chip in with consumers for the proposed RES rate hike, and that vulnerable households be exempt from the higher rate.
Another idea would be for the government to subsidise the RES fund, but it’s understood that the finance ministry is opposed to this.
Given the absence of consensus, energy ministry officials said they would be coming back with a final proposal.
Giorgos Papadopoulos, MP with the Solidarity Movement, complained that the government has been taken “hostage” by unfavourable contracts struck with RES producers and has no way out other than shifting the burden to consumers.
He was referring to the fact that the RES fund has prior financing obligations for RES projects (wind farms, photovoltaic parks) and as the electricity utility’s cost of production drops, the financing burden shifts to the RES fund.
As things stand, the difference has to be paid by consumers, because the other side of the equation – RES producers and operators – is inflexible.
The government – and ultimately consumers – are stuck with the old contracts awarded to wind farms and photovoltaic parks.
The contracts were struck when the production cost was much higher.
These long-term contracts did not include a tariff renegotiation clause, so the government still has to pay the agreed price despite electricity production costs going down since. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/30/proposal-keep-res-fund-afloat/ | en | 2016-08-30T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/a5891bcd61cb112ba26d62341d64398ad21e2a4edff04c7d5e91d2bc49dbfa0c.json |
[] | 2016-08-26T12:57:44 | null | 2016-08-26T11:28:24 | null | http%3A%2F%2Fcyprus-mail.com%2F2016%2F08%2F26%2Fsuspects-low-murder-didnt-intend-kill-reports%2F.json | http://cyprus-mail.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/Mehmet-Akpinar-left-and-Sali-Ahmet-770x446-1.jpg | en | null | Suspects in Low murder ‘didn’t intend to kill’ - reports | null | null | cyprus-mail.com | Two men arrested in the north have reportedly admitted to killing Briton George Low two weeks ago in Ayia Napa.
The two wanted men, Mehmet Akpinar, 22, and Sali Ahmet, 43, were captured in Kyrenia on August 19 by Turkish Cypriot police and brought before a north Nicosia court on where they were remanded not in connection with the murder, but for their illegal violation of a military area, a charge levelled at people crossing into the north by means other than a checkpoint.
Low, 22, from Dartford, in Kent, and his friend Ben Joseph Robert Barker were walking along Grigori Afxentiou Street at around 3.20am on the night of the killing, August 14, when the attack took place. Witnesses say they saw two men armed with knives stab the victims and then flee in different directions. Low suffered a fatal blow to his neck, which severed his carotid artery. Barker was stabbed four times in the back, but survived.
Phileleftheros reported on Friday that according to its sources, Akpinar and Salih admitted to the attack but said they did not want to kill Low and his friend, only to intimidate them. The men had a minor altercation earlier that evening.
The pair are to be held in the north for three months and will then appear at a new hearing.
Kibris reported that the court heard that Akpinar was a holder of Turkish citizenship, while his father is a citizen of the Turkish Cypriot breakaway regime. In addition, both Ahmet’s parents hold citizenship in the north.
Cyprus police said earlier this week that a written request had been submitted to the UN bi-communal technical committee on crime and criminal matters for the handing over of two men wanted for the murder. The committee was set up in 2008 so that both sides could cooperate on issues such as money laundering, illegal immigration, trafficking in human beings and arms and drugs trafficking. | http://cyprus-mail.com/2016/08/26/suspects-low-murder-didnt-intend-kill-reports/ | en | 2016-08-26T00:00:00 | cyprus-mail.com/fe79c4cb65b64f863c4d8009707cb48629a69f2ff2d6b25d65b5e77445671628.json |
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