Three communities of nuns from around the world have joined the English Benedictine Congregation were welcomed by the General Chapter of the Congregation held at Buckfast Abbey Abbot President Christopher Jamison said: "Having communities of nuns and of monks as equal members is a strength of our congregation Three new communities from across the globe adds greater international diversity as another strength The General Chapter ran from the Feast of St Benedict on 11th to 21st July the agenda covered areas of monastic life that had emerged as key issues during the twelve-month period of preparation The Chapter spent a day of healing and prayer considering the impact of child abuse Chief Executive of the Religious Life Safeguarding Service from Durham University's 'Breaking Boundaries' project the Chapter agreed to instigate a three-month period of shared formation for novices from all its monasteries develop the visitation process and to identify the needs of the increasingly diverse membership of the Congregation was re-elected for a further four-year term He said: "This General Chapter was a moment of grace we will better serve others as we offer them a monastic wisdom rooted in Christian faith." Kylemore Abbey is home to a Benedictine monastery of nuns founded in Ypres in 1665 who fled Belgium in World War One. In 1920, they moved to Kylemore Castle, in Connemara, County Galway. www.kylemoreabbey.com Mariavall Abbey has its origins in the Sisterhood of Jesus' Mother Mary, a Lutheran community established in 1957. They were received into the Catholic Church in 1983 and moved into their new monastery in Southern Sweden in 1991. www.mariavall.se The Jamberoo Abbey community was founded at Rydalmere, near Sydney in 1849 at the instigation of the English Benedictine monk Bede Polding, who was the first Archbishop of Sydney. The nuns have moved twice, finally settling in 1988 at Jamberoo, near the South Coast of New South Wales. www.jamberooabbey.org.au New Abbot Primate of Benedictine Confederation elected Filipino Bishop in UK calling banks to stop financing fossil fuels We offer publicity space for Catholic groups/organisations. See our advertising page if you would like more information ICN aims to provide speedy and accurate news coverage of all subjects of interest to Catholics and the wider Christian community As our audience increases - so do our costs You can support our journalism by advertising with us or donating to ICN Bexon Harrison recently focused full time on swimming after doing that and water polo for much of his high school career Louisville head coach and CSCAA President Arthur Albiero co-led an NCAA Division I breakout session where coaches discussed the marketability of the sport who has worked with swimmers to optimize performance through data and analysis of stroke techniques Breaststroke specialist Landry Liston has announced her commitment to continue both her academic and athletic careers at George Mason University The university reduced the fundraising goal to save the swimming and diving program by $5 million after an April meeting with organizers July 25th, 2013 College, NCAA Division II, News The University of Tampa’s 2013 Incoming class includes 24 total swimmers (9 females The Lady Spartans look to improve upon their 13th place showing at the 2013 NCAA National Championships as well as defend their Sunshine State Conference title The incoming class is led by Danielle Bach (Wyckoff YMCA/Upper Saddle River who looks to immediately help in the backstrokes and medley relays Transfer Morgan Jones (Limestone College/Loganville GA) will look to add backstroke depth with Bach while Nelly Hansson(Malmö kappsimningsklubb/Tomelilla Sweden) and Jesse North (York YMCA/Airville Marisa Barton (Palatine Park District/Crystal Lake IL) bolsters a potent sprint freestyle group and already arrives with a personal best in the 50 free that is under the current school record and previous year’s NCAA invited time Their male counterparts enter the 2013-2014 season looking to move up from a 15th place finish at 2013 NCAA National Championships and a 3rd place finish at the 2013 Sunshine State Conference meet The international trio of Runar Borgen  (Tromsoe Svoemmeklubb/Bodø Damen Pheiffer (Mandeville Dolphins/Johannesburg Norway) will help strengthen an already strong sprint freestyle corps while American transfer Jonathan Hofrichter (Lenoir-Rhyne University/Tampa Nicholas Stoski (Long Island Aquatic Club/Lido Beach NY) will make an immediate impact as a Junior National Qualifier breaststroker Danielle Bach (Wyckoff YMCA/Upper Saddle River Marisa Barton (Palatine Park District/Crystal Lake Nelly Hansson (Malmö kappsimningsklubb/Tomelilla Morgan Jones (Limestone College/Loganville Samuel Boatwright (City of Atlanta Dolphins/Atlanta Gregory Chocko (Schenectady-Saratoga Swim Club/Queensbury Javiar Diaz (Florida Atlantic University/Miami Jonathan Hofrichter (Lenoir-Rhyne University/Tampa Gennady Mashtalyar (University of Cumberlands/Moscow Ricardo Moscoso (University of Cumberlands/Rio de Janeiro Philip Nordenberg Dahlgren(Skellefteåsim/Skellefteå Jake Parrott (Aquatic Team of Mecklenburg/Charlotte Conrad Polys (Parkway Swim Club/Manchester Nicholas Stoski (Long Island Aquatic Club/Lido Beach Connor Zazzo (Monmouth Barracudas/Oakhurst Follow the University of Tampa Swimming on Twitter here.  Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_2" ).setAttribute( "value" More from Gold Medal Mel StewartSee All Subscribe to our newsletter and receive our latest updates Altro Ensemble modular flooring has helped create a comfortable and elegant reading and learning environment for children and adults in a Swedish library The old library in Smedstorp was squeezed into a school which meant visitors had to go through the school building to access it Tomelilla Municipality moved the library to new premises and decided to allow visitors to access the library after hours on evenings and weekends with a library pass They needed to find a floor for the new library that improved sound reduction and provided comfort underfoot Award-winning Altro Ensemble is a modular flooring system that gives complete design freedom to create stunning floors for interior spaces From colour blocking to geometric patterns the possibilities are as endless as the imagination The flooring has up to 15dB sound reduction with added comfort underfoot making it perfect for front of house areas in hotels offices and student accommodation – any environment where design is key you can mix and match to create unique patterns using colour and design “We chose Altro’s LVT flooring mainly because of its acoustic benefits,” says Lars Axelsson “We have invested in sound absorbents on walls and acoustic solutions in the ceiling but we wanted to dampen the noise as much as we could to promote peace and quiet when reading and that’s where Altro’s solution fitted in well “Altro Ensemble was incredibly easy to handle which is always an advantage to an installer as the underside of the tiles offers both sound reduction and provides a nice surface to walk on The process was smooth from start to finish and the result was very good.” For more information visit www.altro.co.uk or email sarah@stcom.co.uk To have your industry news published in the pages of FMJ’s news section, Month in FM, and here online on fmj.co.uk, please send your news and image to Danny Grange danny.grange@kpmmedia.co.uk The view or information contained within these unedited press releases are that of the company producing it and not necessary the views of kpm Tagged with: Cambridge co-trainers Murray Baker (left) and Andrew Forsman Quite often trainers tend to talk about luck but anyone who has ever had anything to do with horseracing will tell you it's got more to do with the strong willed having faith in cause and effect Enter Cambridge co-trainers Murray Baker and his younger charge who are proof that their good fortune is a residue of preparation before the final leg of the Bostock New Zealand Spring Racing Carnival in Hastings today Although Forsman won't be here today their stable of thoroughbreds is enough to make anyone miss a heartbeat or two In the marquee group one $250,000 Livamol Classic race the pair has Lizzie L'Amour (jockey Matthew Cameron) in barrier 1 Tomelilla (Jonathan Riddell) in barrier 6 and Saint Emilion (Leith Innes) in barrier 8 of the 2040m weight-for-age race for stayers rivals must cast a cursory glance at the fields in the group two Sacred Falls Hawke's Bay Guineas at 2.50pm to find little respite Thomas Aquinas (Michael Coleman) in barrier 10 Madison County (Cameron) barrier 12 and Qiji Express in barrier 13 for the self-made men although Lisa Latta's line up can't be ignored - Sir Nate (Johnathan Parkes) in barrier 5 Platinum Mam'selle (Chris Johnson) barrier 8 and Princess Amelie (apprentice Ryan Elliot) in barrier 16 Is it simply a case of the "super trainers" covering as many permuations as possible "We're lucky to have a few good horses to be able to get in there "I mean they are all individuals so you place them in the best race that suits them in the hope they can compete." who comes across as a journeyman who is progressively getting better over the distance and classic savvy "He's an older horse that has won now 13 or 14 races which means to run a weight race suits him because he carries effectively the set weight," he says adding the 7-year-old son of Mastercraftsman is an on-pace runner which adds to the gelding's other attributes required to outclass the others in a field of 13 Lizzie L'Amour has had one fewer win in the last five outings and a runner-up placing so what's the drift there because she's only had the one run leading into this so she was a little bit disappointing the other day in Hastings in her first-up run but she's improving with it," he says of the 6-year-old mare who finished 12th out of 14 in the 1600m group one Windsor Park Plate from barrier 8 on September 22 The daughter of Zabeel is partial towards a softer track and Forsman anticipates the watering process here will work in her favour with even a good 3 today "Hopefully that's not an issue with a track that's too firm because she's drawn well .. so if she runs her best she'll be up to winning it." Consistency appears to be the name of the game for Tomelilla and does she demand attention having left everyone for dead at the $50,000 listed 1600m dash in the Haunui Farm Karaka Classic in Pukekohe on September 23 "She is in very good form but she's probably been racing in lesser company than she strives to in her first go at this level while the other two have proven that she hasn't had a go yet," he says of the 6-year-old Tavistock mare with a few question marks Forsman says they have been blessed with good luck although it doesn't matter with Saint Emilion who has a tendency to lead have no preferences on who they'd like to win but the latter's wife who was bought as a $15,000 yearling and has earned more than $200,000 Forsman while covering their bases is part of the blueprint they hadn't intended to have that line up at the start of the season and it appears to have panned out that way "It's just a matter of the horses are in form and the timing's right then that's why they have ended up in these races." is the best suited to etch their names on the silverware but if the track's too firm it'll go against him "On ability Lizzie L'Amour is probably the more brilliant of the three but perhaps Saint Emilion is best suited to the race conditions Tomelilla has had several races leading into the classic while the other two have had one neither of the pair have won the classic in six years in tandem with several group ones but Baker has won it when it was the million-dollar Kelt Capital Classic in 2002 on Prized Gem Forsman agrees with the bookmakers in reckoning Savvy Coup under the tutelage of Michael and Matthew Pitman is the one to beat when Chris Johnson charges out with the mare from barrier 7 "It's stating the obvious but she was certainly unlucky the last time," he says of the 4-year-old daughter of Savabeel who finished fifth and second in the group one Tarzino Trophy and Windsor Park Plate Matamata trainer Jamie Richards is on track for a personal treble with Our Abbadean (Opie Bosson) in barrier 12 after a double whammy success with Melody Belle (Shafiq Rusof) in the first two legs Forsman attests to a you-have-to-be-in-it-to-win philosophy "Theoretically one of them will get a good run so on ability they are there for a reason because they are good enough so if they get a good run they'll be in with a chance." He hastens to add it's never easy no matter who trains them so Latta's line up comes under similar probabilities Forsam says Baker is the senior presence between them but at this time of the year they've been taking turns with horses to Melbourne "We have six horses racing over there so it helps ease the load a little bit," says the younger trainer who left on Thursday for Melbourne "I'm very lucky to have someone like him to feed off and learn from." He doesn't expect Baker to "train forever" but Forsman anticipates his senior partner will make his decision in the next couple of years in what should be a "natural progression" for him to go solo Forsman hopes he'll have done enough by then to make a fist of assuming the mantle of a position that Baker is filling with aplomb The Saturday closure comes amid a proposal to shut Napier Library for at least two years.