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In this video we will explore the phenomenon of the Two-Headed Boy of Bengal, a boy who lived in India in the 18th century and was famous for having a rare medical condition called Craniopagus parasiticus.

A family faced a £1,000 bill after they turned up at Newport on the Isle of Wight for a holiday – only to discover they’d actually booked a stay in Newport in South Wales. Louise Turner, 37, spent £1,000 on a guesthouse she claims was listed for the island but she and her family were dismayed to realise it was 130 miles away.

This meant Louise and her husband Jose Pacheco, 46, were forced to stump up £1,000 for somewhere to stay – and are now looking for a refund. The mum-of-two says the mistake was made because the Welsh city was listed incorrectly online – under the Isle of Wight section.

Booking.com said it was sorry to hear of the family’s disappointment, but it “would urge all customers to thoroughly check all details before confirming any reservation”. And it insisted its details on the website were correct.

Louise, who lives in Norwich, Norfolk with Jose and their two children, said: “Despite the accommodation mix up and our horrible new hotel, we still had a nice holiday. I just wish this hadn’t happened to us, it’s not fair.

“It was this big rigmarole and now we are £1,000 down for the new accommodation. That’s money we don’t have and Booking.com aren’t giving us our money back.”

Louise, who does not work due to a disability, booked a cottage for their first week of their trip in summer 2021. She said she had also secured guesthouse for their second week in Newport – finding both by searching the area on Booking.com.

Leaving their first cottage in the morning of July 31, the family couldn’t book into the guesthouse until 4pm that afternoon – so enjoyed a day walking around the island. Climbing into their car after a fun day of exploring, Louise entered the postcode from her booking confirmation – and was shocked when it directed her to Wales.

Louise said: “I totally freaked out. ” She claims Booking.com admitted it was an error on the site by putting it in the wrong Newport area however the firm has since said its details were correct.

“It was late in the day, it was the middle of high season, we were just scrambling for somewhere to stay. But we were on a tight budget and Booking.com kept saying they’d refund us but not doing it,” she said.

“We ended up borrowing money from my dad to stay in this horrible hotel which charged us £1,000 to stay for six nights. It was disgustingly dirty.

“There were cobwebs behind the couch, there was rusty cutlery in the drawer, and it smelt so bad that we had to eat out for every meal because we couldn’t eat in there. But we were just desperate for somewhere to stay.”

Louise has since been in talks with Booking.com, which she says has since changed the guesthouse to accurately appear in the Newport, Wales section. She added: “We only borrowed the money from my dad because we thought we were getting a refund from Booking.com but they’ve never done anything.

“They changed the listing on the website really quickly but they have never given us our money back, it’s so wrong. We have never received a refund from either Booking.com or the guesthouse. It was this big rigmarole and now we are £1,000 down for the accommodation and more for the meals we had to eat out because the room smelt so bad that we did manage to find.”

A spokesperson for Booking.com said: “At Booking.com our overarching aim is always to facilitate a smooth and enjoyable travel experience for our customers. We have looked into the reservation in question and have checked that all address details in the original listing were correct, including all of the information sent in the customers confirmation email, which confirmed the property details and location via a map.

“Though we were sorry to hear of the customers disappointment, we would urge all customers to thoroughly check all details before confirming any reservation.”

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At many points while raising children, we come to crossroads where directional choice is complicated, when a parent’s impulse to protect their child collides with the necessity of launching their offspring into adulthood. Parents of children with disabilities have a particular challenge at these crossroads because by definition these children are more vulnerable than others, more at risk than their peers throughout their lifetime. That’s how they come by the designation – that is the very definition of special needs, of intellectual disability. So how does that parent measure risk versus opportunity? How does that parent whose vigilance is ingrained in every cell of their being, loosen the hold, be bold in order to emboldened their child to go forward, to do what’s hard and to take some chances?

Last week I went to a meeting at The Prospector Theater where our daughter is employed. The crux of the meeting was to narrow down a schedule that would allow some predictability in our daughter’s week. Movie theaters, like restaurants and retail, work in shifts and need folks when business is busy. There can not be a guarantee of predictability. Holidays and slow times and seasonal variations all determine what hours and how many hours employees need to be on the job. And there are other considerations – like the popularity of a particular film – will there be crowds or will it be slow? The numbers have to work. I found myself in a somewhat unfamiliar place as a mom. To have a job and the training that our daughter receives at The Prospector is a gift, an opportunity unlikely to fall in her lap ever again. So if she works late in the day into the evening and is tired, that’s when she is needed. It’s a job. Is she safe? Absolutely. Is she stretched? You bet. Will she have to adjust to working weekends and miss some fun stuff? Yes. But as she says “It’s not just that.”

What are the typical worries for the mommy in me? They are many and mostly historical –  a history where any one aspect of daily life, if off kilter, can trigger a chain reaction that alters every other aspect of life. Fatigue, hunger, overstimulation, under stimulation – the images abound. Late nights, family parties, unusual hours for meals, snow days, closed shops, power outages, can push a vulnerable individual over the edge to a place we’ve seen but don’t want to revisit ever again. Those of us who reside in the special needs kingdom know that “change” is monumental; transitions very difficult; unpredictability more than unsettling and a loose structure, an anathema. Even as I type this my heart is beating faster.

But my current reaction to this episode of challenge was interesting to observe. When our daughter’s Ability Beyond staff called me with concern about the changes in her schedule and how upset she was that she couldn’t attend Jewelry Class at SPHERE one evening, I didn’t feel protective. I didn’t rush to coddle her or to ask for special privileges. I didn’t feel frightened. I  felt “What The ….?” The notion of working odd hours is nothing new to a girl whose parents are shrinks and have always worked nights and weekends, who have no paid holidays – just ones they allow themselves to take. Our daughter lives in an apartment staffed by young women who work shifts, some arrive at 8 P.M. and leave at 8 A.M. Some weeks, Sunday’s staff is replaced by Saturday’s staff. Changing staff is the constant. Her world is surrounded by folks who sacrifice fun for salary, rest for responsibility. Models are everywhere and very close to her heart.

Last week’s meeting at The Prospector worked well. I know what they are doing there. They are preparing their Prospects for jobs out in the world, the real world, and I want our daughter to benefit from their commitment, expertise and in my opinion, brilliant model on how best to do that. Their support is exceptional and unusual but the standards they follow are the standards of employment practices dictated by our country’s labor laws. Breaks are allocated according to those standards. No shows are treated according to those standards. Showing up is driven by those standards.

During the five years that our daughter spent at Riverview School in East Sandwich, MA,  I was privileged on many occasions to hear Maureen Brenner, Head of School, speak to her student body with explicit clarity about the values required to achieve success. At these  events, she reinforced the goal of being flexible. She knows her audience. This compassionate and expert educational center emboldened their students to risk, to grow, to face fears and fight for achievements. And what echoes forever in my mommy ears is when, a decade ago, then Admissions Director, Jeanne Pacheco, answered my query, “How can you tell if someone will make it?” with “If the parents aren’t ready, the child won’t make it.” Well, I was ready then. I’ve been ready many times before and now I’m ready again. Some of the ready was “terrifying but ready,” the sick-to-my-stomach-ready when I sent our daughter off to Camp Northwood in the Adirondacks. Some of the ready was just “enough already” when I’d drag her to Regional Special Olympics aquatic tryouts.  This is a new ready – Carpe Diem ready. If we don’t seize this day, it may never pass our way again.

So how to facilitate this change, how to make this concept comprehensible and acceptable to our daughter? How to convey that work trumps fun; fatigue from work is normal; change is part of the job? For one thing, everyone has to be on board – Ability Beyond staff members, family members, we all have to use the models and the mantras of the work place. Empathy can really go awry if misplaced. So yes it sucks that you miss jewelry or a Saturday outing, that your schedule changes from week to week. But you are an employee of a movie theater and like all of us who have to show up when work calls up, that’s the job. It’s a huge mindset change for a young lady who, though proud of her work, is accustomed to accommodations, whose mom finds it so painful to see her disappointed, hurt or mildly deprived.  Yes that is one issue. But the other issue is the intellectual piece, the cognitive piece, how to help our daughter grasp the concept that success on the job means doing what the employer wants. Creating a belief system that floats this boat, that she can feel is her own. So hey, that’s how you keep your job or your customer or your patient. You fulfill their expectations. We all do that, right?

And she can do that. But everyone else has to echo that mantra with kindness, support and certain belief that this is in our daughter’s best interest. She won’t have this chance again, not like this.

We are a strong team, Ability Beyond, The Prospector and The Family. We are aiming toward as much consistency as possible yet also accepting that change is a big part of this job. And what reinforces this fortress of support is that when the movie house is packed, our daughter sparkles. Her job performance soars – so it’s a win-win for everyone.

Fingers crossed.

©Jill Edelman, M.S.W.,L.C.S.W. 2016

The official Government and Legal notices for today [May 18] include list of proposed planning applications advertised and Bermudian status.

Bermudian Status – Section 19A

Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Minister of Economy and Labour, by the following person[s] for the grant of Bermudian status under the provisions of section 19A of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act, 1956, [viz: has been married to the same Bermudian for ten [10] continuous years, during that marriage has been ordinarily resident in Bermuda for seven [7] years, the last two [2] years of which must be continuous to the date of application; has been living together with his/her Bermudian spouse as husband and wife continuously for the two [2] years immediately preceding his/her application; and is of good character and conduct.]

Willmott, Justin Simon, Lemon Grove Road, Hamilton Parish, CR 01

N.B. Any person who knows if any of the above provisions have not been fulfilled, or why Bermudian status should not be granted to the applicant[s], should send a written statement to the Chief Immigration Officer, Department of Immigration, P.O. Box HM 1364, Hamilton HMFX, no later than 2nd June, 2022.

Bermudian Status – Section 19

Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Minister of Economy and Labour, by the following person[s] for the grant of Bermudian status under the provisions of section 19 of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act, 1956, [viz: are at least eighteen years old; have been ordinarily resident in Bermuda for a period of at least ten [10] years preceding his application; have a qualifying Bermuda Connection and is of good character and conduct.]

Mcmanus, Alexander James, 6 Hexham Drive, Hamilton Parish HS 02

Barnes, Rachel Leanna, Apt 9B, 9 Zuill’s Park Road, Smith’s FL 06

Watson, Elizabeth Jane, 22 Hamptons Lane, Southampton SN 02

Bibbings, Meredith Erin, 7 Mount Wyndham Drive, Unit #31, Hamilton Parish CR 04

Jackson, Nicole Mahalia, 13 Chaingate Hill, Apartment 4, Devonshire, FL 01

Tomaz, Eva Carolina Cabral, 7 Brighton Lane, Apartment 4, Devonshire DV 08

N.B. Any person who knows if any of the above provisions have not been fulfilled, or why Bermudian status should not be granted to the applicant[s], should send a written statement to the Chief Immigration Officer, Department of Immigration, P.O. Box HM 1364, Hamilton HMFX, no later than 2nd June, 2022.

List of Proposed Planning Applications Advertised on May 18, 2022

Listing Of Plan Applications Registered [For Advertisement]

Applications Advertised on May 18, 2022. This list was printed on May 18, 2022.

Objections to applications must be received within 14 days of the date advertised [June 01, 2022]

Summary of Application Details

The applications shown below are available for review on the EnerGov Customer Self Service Portal

[https://planningenergov.gov.bm/EnerGov_Prod/SelfService#/home], or during normal working hours at the

Department of Planning, 5th Floor, Dame Lois Browne Evans Building, 58 Court Street, Hamilton HM 12.

Letters of objection should state any interest which the objector[s] may have in property nearby, supply an address

at which notice may be served on the objector[s], and provide a concise statement of the grounds of the objection.

For further information on the objection procedure see the Development and Planning [Applications Procedure] Rules

1997.

P0154‑22
Najee & Nicola Woods
6 Keith Hall Road
Warwick WK06
Proposed Alterations and Additions to Include New Dwelling Unit [2 Units], Second Storey
Addition to Existing House, Pool & Deck, Backwash Pit, Garage and Entrance Addition, Revise
Driveway and Parking, New Pathway, Pit, Steps, 4 ft. Max Depth Rock Cut and Trash Storage.
[Final Approval]

P0155‑22
Department of Public Lands & Buildings
2 Marsh Folly Road
Pembroke HM13
Proposed Extension of Existing Storage and Transformer Building to Create New Pump Room,
New Concrete Slab and Installation of New 2,500 Gallon Pre‑Fabricated above Ground Potable
Water Storage Tank and Installation of 6 ft. High Chain Link Fence Around Tank.
[Final Approval]

P0168‑22
Steve Cristofoli
62 St. John’s Road
Pembroke HM07
New 2,395 sq. ft. Covered Area for unloading Space between Lumber Rack and Lumber
Warehouse.
[Final Approval]

P0189‑22
Deborah Ann Hollis
6 Lismore Lane
Pembroke HM09
Proposed 6 ft. High Fence with Privacy Mesh.
[Final Approval]

City of Hamilton

P0176‑22
Leon Bascome
47 Elliott Street
City of Hamilton HM17
Proposed 1 Bedroom Addition to Convert Existing Studio Unit to a 1 Bedroom Unit, New Covered
Porch with Steps, 4 ft. High Boundary Wall with 2 ft. High Wood Fence on Top [Total 6 ft.
Height], New 6 ft. High Wood Gate and Wood Pergola.
[Final Approval]

S0012‑22
Evan Outerbridge
3 Bayside Lane
Hamilton CR03
Proposed Boundary Adjustment [between Vacant Lot North of #3 Bayside Lane], Abandon a Portion of Right of Way
and Create a 3.66m wide.
Right of Way.
[Final Approval]

P0197‑22
David Mallon
39 Harrington Sound Road
Hamilton CR04
Demolition of an Existing Accessory Structure and Rebuild a New Two Level Structure to Function
as a Gym and Guest Room.
[Final Approval]

P0160‑22
Kevin Minors
23 Trinity Church Road
Hamilton CR04
Proposed Internal Alterations to Existing Dwelling, New 9 ft. High Retaining Wall with 2 ft. High
Planter and 3 ft. High PVC Railing and Proposed External Walkway along existing Right of Way.
[Final Approval]

Bermudain Status – Section 19A

Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Minister of Economy and Labour by the following person[s] for the grant of Bermudian status under the provisions of section 19A of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act, 1956, [viz: has been married to the same Bermudian for ten [10] continuous years, during that marriage has been ordinarily resident in Bermuda for seven [7] years, the last two [2] years of which must be continuous to the date of application; has been living together with his/her Bermudian spouse as husband and wife continuously for the two [2] years immediately preceding his/her application; and is of good character and conduct.]

Francis, Floyd St Patrick, 1 White Hill View, Sandys SB 03

Munoz-Pitcher, Donna Marie, 77 St. David’s Road, St. George’s DD 01

N.B. Any person who knows if any of the above provisions have not been fulfilled, or why Bermudian status should not be granted to the applicants, should send a written statement to the Chief Immigration Officer, P.O. Box 1364, Hamilton HMFX, no later than 2 June, 2022.

Bermudian Status – Section 19

Notice is hereby given that application has been made to the Minister of Economy and Labour, by the following person for the grant of Bermudian status under the provisions of section 19 of the Bermuda Immigration and Protection Act, 1956, [viz: are at least eighteen years old; have been ordinarily resident in Bermuda for a period of at least ten [10] years preceding his application; have a qualifying Bermudian connection and is of good character and conduct.]

Campbell, Aldo Rashford, 5 Junction Lane, Devonshire DV 01

Pacheco Chibante, Michael Joseph, “Garden Cottage”, 3 Sommersall Lane, Smiths HS 01

Pereira Correia, Nicolas Duarte, 114 Ratteray Lane, Sandys MA 06

Sousa, Rebecca Ann, 44 North Shore Road, Pembroke HM 07

N.B. Any person who knows if any of the above provisions have not been fulfilled, or why Bermudian status should not be granted to the applicants, should send a written statement to the Chief Immigration Officer, P.O. Box 1364, Hamilton HMFX, no later than 2 June, 2022.

The official notices above have been republished from the relevant section on the official Government website. If you wish to view ‘hard copies’, the Department of Libraries & Archives prints them and you can visit the main library on Queen Street or the Government Archives in the Government Administration Building on Parliament Street to view them.

The landmark agreement among e-commerce platforms and brand owners, which aims to curb counterfeiting and piracy online, has successfully resulted in more aggressive efforts against infringers and louder calls for more digital economy players to join the accord, according to the Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines (IPOPHL).

During the first annual review of the memorandum of understanding (MOU) on May 12, representatives from Lazada, Shopee, Zalora, Golden ABC, Globe Telecom, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Solar Pictures presented their accomplishments under the MOU.

Representing Lazada, Jason Brasileno, Head of Business and Enterprise Risk, said that the number of listings removed from their platform increased by 118 percent from 74,801 in August to September 2021, to 163,287 in March to April 2022.

Lazada, a Singapore-based e-commerce giant, also established a trust-building awareness campaign through their “Sure Ka Sa Lazada” that guarantees that products are legitimate.

Speaking for Shopee, Public Affairs Manager Jaimmie C. Hans-Segovia reported that removal of counterfeit and pirated product listings increased by more than 400 percent between August to September 2021 and March to April 2022.

For Shopee, there’s also development in terms of IP rights process, showing a “300 percent increase in rights holder-signatories’ use of Shopee’s intellectual property [IP] rights process.”

The China-based e-commerce giant also updated their IP process with tighter sanctions and new algorithms that target copied listings.

Meanwhile, Samantha Poblacion, Country Legal Counsel of Zalora, reported zero reports of incidents of IP infringement due in part to the platform’s thorough onboarding process. Nevertheless, the fashion and lifestyle e-commerce platform has been introducing new ways to address possible incidents, such as establishing a reporting mechanism and educating consumers and merchants of Zalora’s IP policy.

For his part, Mahar Sulayman “Butch” Ibañez, Film Acquisitions Head of Solar Pictures Inc., reported a 148 percent year-on-year increase of IP-infringing listings taken down by different platforms on the group’s request to protect movies and content owned by Solar.

For Golden ABC, Legal Manager for its IP Desk Kristian Nico C. Acosta likewise said there were more IP enforcement efforts made since acceding to the MOU, including an 83 percent hike in reports the company has requested for takedowns.

Meanwhile, Carlos Santos, Head of Analytics and Intelligence for Globe Telecom’s Corporate Communications, found over 1,600 posts infringing against the service provider for the full year of 2021, with almost 60 percent on fake broadband plans.

On the other hand, Angel Chen, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)’s Senior Counsel for Anti-Counterfeiting in the Asia Pacific, reported zero counterfeits on any platform.

Also present at the event were representatives from Unilever, Daniel Wellington, the American Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines, the European Chamber of Commerce of the Philippines and the Philippine Retailers Association.

Observers from consulting firm UK Rouse, through its Philippine partner Baranda & Associates—which provided technical assistance on the MOU—and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) were also present at the event.

In a news statement issued on Wednesday, IPOPHL said among the primary recommendations of the signatories to enhance the MOU was its expansion by having more online platforms, services and other rights holders join and establish an IP Code of Practice.

“I assure you that IPOPHL is constantly campaigning for more brand owners to join,” Deputy Director General Teodoro C. Pascua said in response to the recommendation.

Other recommendations included the following: holding coordination/bilateral consultations between brand owners and online platforms; educating brands, sellers and online platforms on topics like platforms’ IP policy or brands’ product identification; learning from each other’s best practices; incorporating new terms like “non-ori” or “photocopied” to identify red flag listings; and addressing traceability concerns.

Further, the majority of the signatories renewed their commitments to rally behind the fight against the sale of counterfeit and pirated goods over the Internet and implement the MOU.

“We will continue to work closely with all of you to ensure the continuity of the MOU and its delivery of concrete outcomes,” Pascua said.

“We do emphasize this cooperation among brand owners and online platforms established in the Philippines—and based on the MOU in the European Union [EU]—has been considered as best practice and cited by various international institutions already. Hence, we hope to greatly benefit from this,” added Pascua.

For her part, DTI Assistant Secretary and E-commerce Lead Mary Jean T. Pacheco pointed out that inputs from the MOU review will also be used in the DTI’s crafting of the E-Commerce Roadmap 2023-2025 as the existing roadmap ends this year.

“We want an e-commerce environment where all of you will flourish because at the end of the day we want the contribution of e-commerce in the country to grow exponentially,” Pacheco said.

The MOU was signed on March 1,2021. IPOPHL collaborated with the British Embassy under the UK Prosperity Fund Asean Economic Reform Programme in the creation of the MOU.

The arraignment for a UC San Diego graduate student accused of struggling with a California Highway Patrol officer who was shot during the encounter on Interstate 8 in Mission Valley last week was postponed Tuesday so his lawyers could better familiarize themselves with the case.

Yuhao Du, 25, was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder of a peace officer after the April 27 encounter that left CHP Officer Tony Pacheco with a gunshot wound to his right thigh.

Although Du appeared in San Diego Superior Court Tuesday morning, one of his lawyers, Howard Cohn, asked that the hearing be pushed to next week. Cohn also noted in court that Du said he had not been receiving two of his usual prescription medications while in jail.

Anna Demidchik, another one of Du’s lawyers, said the man’s family in China got in touch with her law firm, in part because the firm has attorneys and paralegals who speak Chinese. Demidchik said little else about the case.

“Honestly, nobody knows what happened at this point because nobody even has the facts lined up just yet,” she said after the hearing. “We’re still getting some discovery from the DA and in the coming days we’re going to be looking at everything we got.”

Authorities say Du suddenly attacked Pacheco after he stopped to helped Du, who had crashed his car into a center divide along Interstate 8 under an Interstate 805 overpass during evening rush hour traffic.

Passersby in the slowed traffic saw the struggle, and some people jumped out of their vehicles to help the wounded officer and restrain Du. The aftermath of the incident was captured in several cellphone videos.

“Let’s hold off on judgment, because even though there’s a lot of social media out there, all the videos seem to be of what happened after the alleged incident,” Demidchik said. “There’s no video whatsoever showing what took place immediately before and what exactly unfolded.”

Du has a misdemeanor conviction on his record, having pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace following a 2018 arrest in National City.

He is currently in jail on a no-bail hold. His new arraignment date is set for May 10.