Website developments

Our group of volunteer Online Chum Mentors have been refreshing our website and, where possible, attempting to make it as accessible as possible. However, there is much that still needs to be achieved to address shortfalls in accessible content. Yet, there is much to do and hopeful we will have additional funding to assist in addressing this important need. Anyone with observations that help us achieve this, please leave a comment. https://www.parkviewprojectne.com/

A literary explorer’s guide to blogging — A year of reading the world

Enjoyed reading this about making your blog stand out from the crowd.

In October 2011, I registered the domain name ayearofreadingtheworld.com and started this blog. I didn’t know it then, but the website would change my life. The original quest to read a book from every country in the world in a year turned out to be mind-blowing in ways I’d never anticipated: it reconfigured my imagination, […]

A literary explorer’s guide to blogging — A year of reading the world

Cyberbully the movie — healthy international students blog — Chateau Cherie

Following Cherie’s insights into online bullying raises important issues to share to our online friends and families.

In our everyday lives at work and at school we are bullied a lot. People are bullied for all kinds of reasons whether it is a disability or looks or some other reason. 33 more words


Cyberbully the movie — healthy international students blog — Chateau Cherie

Abilitynet: Tech4good Awards 2020

An important role we play in supporting volunteers who provide a critical peer support, by digitally befriending individuals struggling with maintaining or using online processes, is to acknowledge there commitment and selflessness in creating a safe and secure space for all our beneficiaries to maximise their involvement of using technology and software applications that increase their social circles of support, create learning opportunities, access health & social care and secure financial support. This year we are currently reviewing how to single out an individual amongst so many who have equal worth in our organisation for this prestigious award. We will reveal our intentions in due course……..

How I Triumphed Over Workplace Bullying and Mobbing – In The Beginning — Chateau Cherie

This blog and subsequent blogs from Cherie raises important issues that go beyond the work place.

Before I go into the story, I want to tell you that very few people ever come out the winner if they’re a victim of bullying in the workplace. 560 more words

How I Triumphed Over Workplace Bullying and Mobbing – In The Beginning — Chateau Cherie

Working together: Volunteer Online Chum Mentors

Matching volunteers to those who need support remotely has become a more challenged environment for some of our users and digital befrienders. Technology is central as well as having access to the right mix of accessibility features. Unfortunately, we don’t have the full suite we think it is necessary to maximize our interactions, but are constantly looking for donations/funding for a small group to realize it’s ambitions and aspirations. However, what we we lack in access or know-how is admirably mitigated by the passion of all involved in helping those on the digital periphery play a central role in managing their day-to-day digital needs, including increasing their social circles of support. The role of Online Chum is varied and spans different areas of interests that we hope we can ensure a good match between befrienders and beneficiaries. We are always looking for more volunteers to help us continue to serve our local neighborhoods and borough wide community. You can find out more by visiting our public-facing website: https://www.parkviewprojectne.com/ or email office@parkviewproject.org.uk

History about the learning tower

The Leaning Tower of Pisa (ItalianTorre pendente di Pisa) or simply the Tower of Pisa (Torre di Pisa[ˈtorre di ˈpiːza, – ˈpiːsa]) is the campanile, or freestanding bell tower, of the cathedral of the Italian city of Pisa, known worldwide for its nearly four-degree lean, the result of an unstable foundation. The tower is situated behind the Pisa Cathedral and is the third-oldest structure in the city’s Cathedral Square (Piazza del Duomo), after the cathedral and the Pisa Baptistry.

The height of the tower is 55.86 metres (183.27 feet) from the ground on the low side and 56.67 metres (185.93 feet) on the high side. The width of the walls at the base is 2.44 m (8 ft 0.06 in). Its weight is estimated at 14,500 metric tons (16,000 short tons). The tower has 296 or 294 steps; the seventh floor has two fewer steps on the north-facing staircase.

The tower began to lean during construction in the 12th century, due to soft ground which could not properly support the structure’s weight, and it worsened through the completion of construction in the 14th century. By 1990 the tilt had reached 5.5 degrees. The structure was stabilized by remedial work between 1993 and 2001, which reduced the tilt to 3.97 degrees.