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Your Brand’s Flaws could be Your Biggest Marketing Tool
Wouldn’t it be great if you could take everything ‘wrong’ with your business, and turn it into a powerful marketing tool? This kind of marketing isn’t right for every organisation, but for brands with a sense of humour and an edgy approach to communications, it can be incredibly effective.
When a brand’s offering aligns with the concept of being ‘intentionally flawed’, its visual presentation is probably rough, its advertising simple, and its promises underwhelming. So, why would anyone deliberately draw attention to something strange about their own product or service?
It gives the brand a human-like quality. Humans are pretty terrible at being perfect — it’s an endearing characteristic we all share. When brands portray themselves as imperfect, they’re immediately relatable. They connect with consumers because we all identify with having flaws. The brand becomes more approachable, more believable, and more authentic.
There’s nothing like company dishonesty to rattle customers. No one likes feeling cheated, mistreated, lied to, or like they haven’t got their money’s worth. By embracing (or even promoting) your company’s faults, you’re telling consumers exactly what they can expect.
Hans Brinker, a hotel in Amsterdam, is a brilliant example of this. Their website makes it clear that their accommodation isn’t fancy — or even above average.
“We are here, your bag is here, you will probably be somewhere else.”
“Note, we do not refund for damaged expectations.”
They’ve turned their flaws into their biggest marketing tool, and are using wit and honesty to appeal to their market (and we think they’re totally nailing it).
It’s our oddities that make us stand out, and it turns out people like ‘different’ — in whatever context it may be. In his book, Non-Obvious, marketer and best-selling author, Rohit Bhargava, dissects this trend of ‘liking different’.
“Polarizing looks — people with unique features or lots of tattoos — get 10% more messages and dates than conventionally attractive people. A lot of people are put off by them, but the people who like them, really like them. In other words, we are attracted to people who are more unique and stand out, even if they happen to be less perfect by traditional measures.”
It’s the same in business. Dieffenbach’s Potato Chips, Pennsylvania, expertly capitalised on being different with their chips, Uglies. They’re made with visually imperfect, perfectly edible potatoes that farmers would normally throw away. The company leveraged the product’s tagline, ‘Always Ugly, Always Delicious’, to put a positive spin on a negative notion.
Being imperfectly perfect isn’t about intentionally selling a bad product or providing poor service — it’s about standing out. With the right framing, what seems like a weakness (a young team, a small space, a limited supply) could be the strongest selling point. When done right, portraying your organisation as not-so-perfect and promoting quirks can prove invaluable. | <urn:uuid:cbff2088-67d8-498a-b03b-29aab440f39c> | CC-MAIN-2019-47 | https://heliumdigital.marketing/your-brands-flaws-could-be-your-biggest-marketing-tool/ | 2019-11-14T01:50:24Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2019-47/segments/1573496667767.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20191114002636-20191114030636-00152.warc.gz | en | 0.945674 | 707 |
McDonald's testing all-day breakfast menu in Ontario
The sun sets behind a McDonald's in Ebensburg, Pa. on Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015. (AP / Gene J. Puskar)
The Canadian Press
Published Wednesday, January 11, 2017 7:03PM EST
TORONTO -- Craving an Egg McMuffin and hash brown for dinner?
Soon, you can order the breakfast staples all day at select McDonald's Canada locations across the country.
The fast-food giant says it's currently serving its breakfast menu at 17 restaurants in Ontario, Quebec and B.C.
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- 1 garlic clove, crushed
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- small bunch mint, roughly chopped
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- zest and juice 1 lemon
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- 350g wholeweat spaghetti
- 50g raisins
- 100g bag baby spinach leaves
Whizz the garlic, walnuts, herbs, lemon zest and juice with some seasoning in a food processor until finely chopped.
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Freemason District Norfolk Engagements | Christian & McKenzie
You’ll just have to take my word for it, but trust me when I say these two are just as cute in real life as in pictures! 😉 I literally did a happy dance in my car after this session because it was super easy and the light was AH-MAZING! Since we planned their engagements in the Freemason District literally months in advance, a short weekend when schedules would bring them back to town we were having to make it happen regardless and we did! The weather was perfect for the end of August, a short reprieve from the intense heat, and the light was incredible!
McKenzie and Christian have quite the made for the big silver screen love story in how they met. They were set up for a school function called the Carolina Cup, a big to do at USC. Christian’s fraternity brother knew McKenzie from high school and after their first date they discovered their parents actually knew each other from college and they have mutual family friends! Before school started, McKenzie’s mom my mom was telling her about her friend of a friend’s son who would be a freshman with McKenzie and remarked that maybe they would meet, but McKenzie totally blew it off thinking no way! USC has a huge incoming undergrad class and the chance they would bump into each other, let alone meet and date, so SLIM but mom’s know best ya know? ;D
They’ve recently spent a lot of time apart while McKenzie finished PA school and Christian was in law school in Atlanta, but now she’s graduated (Wahoo!) and they will finally get to be together again! I am already so ready for their spring wedding, with incredible vendors and I have a sneak peek at her dress..WOW!!
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Creating a digital marketing strategy for a local business is quite different than creating one for an online-only business. Your local digital marketing strategy should specifically target and appeal to potential customers in your geographic area.
To better reach local customers for your store, restaurant or other locally focused business, take a look at the local digital marketing tips below.
Local Digital Marketing Tips
Have a Mobile Friendly Website
This is an important local digital marketing tip for any business. But for local businesses, it can be even more essential. Customers who are looking for a restaurant, store or other local business are likely to do a search on their phone or mobile device. If you don’t have a mobile optimized site, not only will it be difficult for them to interact with your site, but it will also be difficult for them to find it in the first place.
Tiffany Monhollon, director of content marketing for ReachLocal, said in an email interview with Small Business Trends, “Google recently updated its mobile algorithm so that businesses that don’t have mobile friendly websites may not show up in mobile search results when consumers search (and other prominent search engines followed this pattern).”
Optimize Your Site for Local Search
If you want local customers, either on mobile or desktop, to find you, you have to have a comprehensive search strategy. Your website should include information about the products and services you provide, your location, and other relevant keywords.
Have a Clean, Professional Design
Local customers who are browsing websites to decide where to eat, shop or obtain various services are going to make a judgement about your business based on its website. So you need to make sure that it looks professional and offers all the relevant information they might be looking for.
Include Address and Hours
One of the most common things customers look for on websites of local businesses is the location and hours. Make sure that information is clearly marked and easy to find so customers won’t be left guessing.
Offer Multiple Contact Methods
You should also make it easy for people to contact you if they have additional questions. Offer a phone number, email, social media accounts, live chat, or some combination so that people always have a way to get in touch.
Have a Clear Call to Action
The main goal of your website is likely to help your business gain customers. So you need to make it clear to people who visit how they should go about doing business with you. Do they need to call and make an appointment? Should they just stop by during business hours? Have a clear call to action so that customers will know exactly what steps they should take.
Regularly Post on Social Media
This may be an obvious local digital marketing tip as social media can also be a great tool for targeting potential customers online. But you have to actually engage people on those sites. That means you have to post regularly to stay top of mind.
But Always Keep Your Audience in Mind While Posting
You also have to post things that are actually relevant and useful to your audience. If you offer heating and cooling services, maybe that means you could post links to helpful articles about keeping your home cool enough during the summer or warm enough during the winter. That type of content gives people more of an incentive to follow and interact with your business online.
Include Multimedia Posts
Media like photos and videos can also be helpful to your social media strategy. Make sure that they always fit with your overall goals and include a call to action.
Consider Social Media Advertising Targeting Your Area
Advertising on social sites like Facebook can help you increase your reach and gain an audience for your business online. Just make sure that your campaigns target relevant customers in your area.
Leverage Locally Targeted Advertising
Whether you’re advertising on Facebook, Google or other online platforms, targeting is essential. Always target customers in your city or community and use other relevant factors as well.
Monhollon says, “One of the main ways to ensure you are maximizing your budget with local advertising is to leverage targeting capabilities to reach local consumers. That way, you are focusing as much of your budget as possible on people most relevant to your business.”
Use Search Engine Advertising — Again Locally Targeted
Search engine advertising can be another great way to get your business in front of relevant customers. Platforms like Google allow for local targeting. And with the right strategy, you can reach customers that are looking for exactly what your business offers.
Create Locally Optimized Keywords
Part of your local digital marketing strategy should be choosing keywords that are both relevant to your business and your location. Targeting people who are looking for an Italian restaurant in some other state won’t do your business any good. So make sure you include your location information in keywords.
Choose Relevant Landing Pages
When people click those advertisements, you need to think about where you want them to land on your website. Should it be the main page or the page for a particular product or service? You could also create a landing page specific to an advertising campaign if you feel that is necessary.
Refine Your Advertising Strategy Based on Response
Through the process of advertising, you’ll need to monitor your results and make changes based on what’s working. If a particular keyword phrase isn’t bringing you any clicks or actual business, it may be necessary to switch it up.
Monhollon elaborates, “Once it’s set up, you should regularly refine these configurations to those variables and components that are driving the right results — conversions in the form of calls, web form fills, emails, etc. — and not just clicks. A good cost per click rate is important, but it’s more important to make sure that you are driving people to actually contact your business.”
Bring Previous Visitors Back with Retargeting
Retargeting also provides a great opportunity for your business to convert leads who may have been interested before but just didn’t complete a purchase for whatever reason.
Claim and Optimize Your Local Listings
Sites like Yelp, Google and others also provide a lot of information to online customers about local businesses. So it’s important that you claim the listings for your business so that you can control the basic information.
Keep Your Information Continuously Updated
If your business ever changes its hours, location or other information, you need to make sure that those local listings are updated so that customers don’t get confused.
Monitor Online Reviews
Online reviews are also incredibly important for local businesses. Make sure that you regularly monitor sites like Yelp and Facebook to see if any action needs to be taken.
Respond to Negative Reviews When Appropriate
When people share negative reviews about your business, it may be necessary for you to respond. Every situation is different, but an apology and acknowledgement of their experience can sometimes go a long way.
Accept Constructive Feedback
Receiving criticism from online reviewers can be tough. But it can also help improve your business if you allow it. Take what your customers say to heart and see if it can help you make relevant improvements.
Keep an Eye Out for Themes
If online reviewers are constantly sharing the same complaints, you likely need to make a change in that area. Or if they share something positive about your business, that could also help you create some talking points about your business for your marketing efforts.
Share Concerns With Your Team
Share the concerns gained from online reviews or otherwise with your employees. If you need to make improvements, they should know what and why.
Create a Customer-Focused Mindset
But you don’t always have to wait for customers to point out a flaw in order to address it. Try to think like a customer and encourage your employees to do the same. If you do this, you could prevent some of those negative reviews from ever being posted in the first place.
Remind Happy Customers to Share Feedback
Of course, some customers are just more likely to share complaints over positive comments. But you need some positive reviews to maintain your online reputation. So remind happy customers that they can leave feedback on sites like Yelp.
Put Reminders in Follow-up Emails
It can help to remind people to leave reviews or feedback when you send them a follow-up email after completing their purchase. This also helps to ensure that they were happy with the experience and to keep your business at the top of their mind.
Promote Your Online Presence in Your Signage
You can also ask customers to leave reviews or visit your website or social accounts by including that information on the signs at your location. That could increase your reach online and encourage customers to do business with you again.
Tell In-Person Customers Where to Find You Online
Whether you put it on signs, in pamphlets or just tell people, make sure you let in-person customers know where they can find you online in case they have any questions or just want to follow along with your latest business updates.
Target Hyper-Local Customers With Apps
Mobile apps now offer unique opportunities to target customers who are in very close proximity to a business. So if your business has an app, you could use it to send alerts or offers to your customers who are nearby. You could also use other location-based apps like Foursquare to send out such offers.
Measure the Full Impact of Your Marketing Efforts
No matter which local digital marketing strategy you choose for your local business, it’s important to track your progress and find out what is working and what isn’t.
Constantly Tweak Your Efforts Based on Results
Over time, you’ll be able to determine which tactics give your business the best return on investment. This likely means that you’ll want to refocus some of your efforts on those local digital marketing tactics that are bringing you the most customers.
Read the complete Small Business Advertising Guide:
- Introduction to Small Business Advertising
- How Can Advertising Help Your Business?
- What Is The Difference Between Advertising And Marketing?
- Where Can You Advertise Your Business?
- What’s The Cheapest Way To Advertise?
- Where Can You Advertise For Free?
- How Much Do Small Businesses Spend On Advertising?
- How to Plan your Small Business Advertising Campaign (Checklist)
- 50 Small Business Advertising Ideas
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I absolutely agree with the other answers declaring this to be unsurvivable. But I'm going to try and make the case it could be survivable, just because I don't think anyone has tried sufficiently hard at thinking of ways it could be done.
Firstly, everyone has assumed the planets would inevitably approach at escape velocity. This does not have to be true! If we're going to give ourselves the best chance of surviving, then we have a bit of preparatory engineering work to do.
So, we start with the planets orbiting each other, in a binary Klemperer rosette. Then, we induce the collision by gradually slowing them down, so that they gradually approach each other, until they just touch - still orbiting around their barycenter. Their relative velocity at impact is zero.
To minimize disruption at the area of impact, they'd have to be tidally locked, too, so their surfaces don't scrape across each other.
Exactly how to reduce their orbital velocities with such finesse is unspecified. Perhaps you can paint one half of the planet white and the other black, then wait a long time? There are fictional precedents of such planetary engineering feats, but they involved a reaction-less, inertia-less drive.
Without any orbital velocity, the planets would messily coalesce, churning crusts and mantles and cores, ejecting huge chunks into space to rain down afterwards, shedding every last whisp of oceans and atmosphere.
But with the orbital velocity, that can't happen. The planets remain suspended, each looming across half a sky. They won't remain the same shape of oblate spheroid as they originally were, of course. They'll flex and buckle, thrusting parts of the planet clear out of the atmosphere, while other parts drown in oceans of magma, hundreds of miles deep. God's own storms as half the atmosphere slews off into space. The sloshing oceans scraping a mile-deep layer off the crust as they go. Tidal forces yawning open all the old tectonic seams, and popping a hundred new ones too, as the rocks liquify under local strain variation.
And yet... somehow, the result is kind of stable. Not geologically, maybe. But for hours, or maybe years, they remain, a curious whirling hourglass of two kissing spheres. Long enough for someone who somehow predicted which small patch of crust would remain intact, to stand on it, in a space-suit, in a bunker, and say "I survived the event", before getting picked up and flown the heck out of dodge. Just before the 500 mile wave of ferociously radioactive liquid iron spurts out from the core, taking everything in its path. Who can say?
I'd originally planned to speculate about thousands of survival capsules spread around the planet, each equipped with miraculous ways of deriving power, and oxygen and water and... crap, what are they going to do for food? No, that's not going to work. Long term survival is, I concede, impossible. | <urn:uuid:a06299c0-b228-4292-a1ee-fe0d451a23b6> | CC-MAIN-2020-29 | https://worldbuilding.stackexchange.com/questions/151887/surviving-a-planet-collision/151930 | 2020-07-02T15:18:55Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-29/segments/1593655879532.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20200702142549-20200702172549-00207.warc.gz | en | 0.956116 | 629 |
Ethiopia/Somalia: Camaboker camp to close
UNHCR is set to close the Camaboker camp in eastern Ethiopia at the end of this month, completing the repatriation of nearly 18,000 Somali refugees from the camp to Somaliland, north - west Somalia. Camaboker, which opened in 1988, will be the sixth of eight refugee camps for Somali refugees to be closed in Ethiopia in the last three years.
With the completion of the Camaboker repatriation, UNHCR will have assisted the return home so far this year of nearly 30,000 Somalis from Ethiopia, almost halving the number we were assisting at the beginning of 2002. At the end of this phase of the return operation, there will be 37,363 Somali refugees left in Ethiopia.
One of the last convoys from Camaboker arrived in the town of Burao, east of the Somaliland capital, Hargeisa, yesterday (Thursday, Oct. 24) - - several days after it left Camaboker on a 300 - km journey that should have taken only a day. More than 600 refugees on board the 35 - truck convoy spent three nights in the town of Daror when the vehicles got stuck in muddy road conditions. The journey between camps in eastern Ethiopia and Somaliland normally takes 7 to 10 hours.
Heavy rains continue to drench the area, making the departure schedule for the last two convoys uncertain. We'll wait for a break in the rains so the roads are passable, then try to complete this return operation before the end of next week. Nearly 4,000 refugees remain in Camaboker, which is to be closed after the last convoy. Repatriation from the eastern Ethiopia camp was started in May 2002.
UNHCR has already closed Hartisheik B, Darwanaji,Teferiber, Rabasso and Daror camps, all in eastern Ethiopia. We hope to move the repatriation programme to Hartisheik A camp next month. Hartisheik A has 11,714 refugees. Convoy schedules may, however, be affected by the Muslim holy month of Ramadan to be observed during November and the upcoming elections in Somaliland.
Many of the refugees in camps in eastern Ethiopia have lived in exile for over a decade, having fled to Ethiopia during Somaliland's war of secession in 1988. Hundreds of thousands more fled following the collapse of the Siad Barre regime in Somalia and the ensuing outbreak of civil war. | <urn:uuid:76fc1159-bb38-4715-866c-6e77e1b60e2a> | CC-MAIN-2023-50 | https://www.unhcr.org/uk/news/briefing-notes/ethiopia-somalia-camaboker-camp-close | 2023-12-07T08:13:48Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-50/segments/1700679100650.21/warc/CC-MAIN-20231207054219-20231207084219-00611.warc.gz | en | 0.940585 | 510 |
NEW YORK (AP) — Clayton Kershaw, Matt Kemp and Andre Ethier became the first trio of Los Angeles Dodgers to win NL Gold Gloves in the same year, and Adrian Gonzalez, Dustin Pedroia and Jacoby Ellsbury became the first three Red Sox in 32 seasons to win the AL honor together.
Kershaw became a first-time winner at pitcher when the awards were announced Tuesday. Ethier earned his first Gold Glove in the outfield and Kemp regained the NL award he also earned in 2009.
Gonzalez earned his first AL Gold Glove to go along with two he won in the NL while with San Diego, Pedroia won at second base for the first time since 2008 and Ellsbury picked up his first Gold Glove.
"I try to be a complete player. You can always go into offense slumps," Gonzalez said during the awards show on ESPN2.
The previous three Red Sox to win in the same year were shortstop Rick Burleson along with outfielders Dwight Evans and Fred Lynn in 1979.
Chicago White Sox pitcher Mark Buehrle was the lone AL holdover, winning for the third straight year. Baltimore's Matt Wieters won at catcher, the Angels' Erick Aybar at shortstop, Texas' Adrian Beltre at third, and Kansas City's Alex Gordon and Baltimore's Nick Markakis in the outfield.
Beltre won for the third time, after gaining the award in 2007 and 2008.
The St. Louis Cardinals' Yadier Molina became the first NL catcher to win in four straight years since Charles Johnson from 1995-98.
Cincinnati first baseman Joey Votto and second baseman Brandon Phillips also won along with Colorado shortstop Troy Tulowitzki, Philadelphia third baseman Placido Polanco and Arizona outfielder Gerardo Parra. Phillips and Tulowitzki joined Molina as the NL holdovers, with Phillips winning for the third time in four years.
"It just shows my hard work really played off," Phillips said on the show.
Polanco also won AL Gold Gloves in 2007 and 2009.
Rawlings announced the winners Tuesday. Managers and coaches vote for players in their leagues and can't pick players on their own teams.
Breaking with the recent format, outfielders were picked for specific spots. The AL had Gordon in left, Ellsbury in center and Markakis in right, and the NL had Parra in left, Kemp in center and Ethier in right. | <urn:uuid:c5986644-eaa1-4610-a21f-9863fe7dd131> | CC-MAIN-2015-06 | http://www.monroenews.com/news/2011/nov/02/gold-glove-winners-announced/ | 2015-02-02T01:28:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-06/segments/1422122122092.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20150124175522-00045-ip-10-180-212-252.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.98146 | 506 |
I ordered these from a hatchery and they came in the middle of March. I ordered two of each kind but the other Pekin died within hours of arrival. When they arrived I noticed the white Pekin in the picture above had a spot on her side. I dismissed it as a skin discoloration. She acted fine and was eating and drinking so I thought nothing of it. After about a week I noticed the spot had grown quickly and was turning green and I had absolutely no idea what to do. I was scouring the internet looking to see if anyone had encountered something similar, no luck. I made the decision to use the knowledge I had from treating my chickens. I gave her a shot of Tylan (which is mainly for respiratory issues). I knew it may not work but I had to try because I could tell it was an infection and she was so small I knew it would kill her quickly. I also coated the infection with vaseline to seal it. (That was an idea I got from another blogger). After giving her the first shot she was tired but the next morning seemed a tad better. I gave her three shots of it total and then I just waited. She limped around for about two weeks because the infection had gotten into her side under her wing. She was also picking at it a bunch so I coated it with Blu-Kote and then she left it alone (she quickly learned it tasted nasty….which was obvious from her having a purple bill the next day). I have been waiting to put them on here until I knew for sure she was going to be OK. Well, the Tylan worked. The infection is all gone and her feathers grew in over the area. She is the sweetest girl! We have named her Mango after my daughters favorite fruit:)
We had our first Easter party on Saturday and boy was that fun! I invited a few of my kids friends and it was crazy! I spent friday prepping and boiling about 85 eggs. That way each kiddo could dye a few and take them home. I gotta say….Kool-aid works REALLY well on brown eggs! I used green , blue and red colored Kool-aid and they turned out fantastic! I was peeling one earlier for lunch and boy did it smell fruity!
I set up my incubator on Monday (in the kitchen) and I am praying that some of them hatch! I felt like I had no idea what I was doing so I spent a lot of time on my laptop Googling on Monday. I ordered the eggs off of eBay. I wanted some new kinds to add to my flock and the hatchery I went through for my march order was sold out of some of what I wanted. I ordered 8 Black Copper Maran eggs, and 6 Olive Egger eggs. The sellers were kind enough to add plenty of extras! They all arrived intact so I was ecstatic. Last year I ordered some off of eBay and put them under a broody hen and that worked out great! The best broody hen I have is my Silkie. I can’t recommend them enough! She is actually sitting on 3 banty eggs as we speak. Poor girl doesn’t go too long before she has to go sitting on some.
Back to the subject at hand! I am using the Farm Innovators 4200. Love it! So easy to set up. Plus the foam interior is protected by a hard shell exterior. There are temp and hygro gauges on the top as you can see in the pic. I bought it off of Amazon.com for a good price. I also purchased another temp and hydro gauge made by Meade. Works perfectly! I just set the included probe from the gauge on the eggs and then I can compare the different gauges to make sure my eggs are at a close temp of 99.5. The hygrometer is essential so that I know I am not adding too much water.
Apparently I am ultra paranoid because I also found myself taking our forehead thermometer and swiping the eggs to see their exact temp.
I feel like a new mom who has no clue what they are getting into and tries way to hard to make sure everything is perfect for the upcoming baby. But don’t worry I won’t be decorating the brooder when they hatch out!
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Dear one, Welcome!
It is possible to create a lifestyle that supports your high sensitivity & empathy and to be thriving in life, business and relationships too!
But I guess you have been struggling with overwhelm, fatigue, boundaries and confidence, right? Leaving you frustrated, stressed and unfulfilled. And wondering what to do about it.
I know...I have been there, as have been all the HSP I have been supporting on their path since 2000. It is time to stop adjusting, experience deep belief in yourself and step into your True Power, Your Way!
It's my mission to support you in living your full potential, by being true to the beautiful you.
My name is Sabijn Arts, I am a Psychologist, Healer and High Sensitivity & Intuition Expert, guiding HSP since 2000. Highly sensitive and Empath myself :-). Creator of the From Head to Heart Method for HSP.
I will share tools and insights so you experience the skills to get clear and lovingly take care of your sensitivity, trust & be true to yourself and express your full potential in your life, business and relationships. Yes, you can!
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You can do the Full From Head to Heart Journey or choose step 1, 2, or 3.
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From Head to Heart is a beautiful practical, grounded creative , heart centered journey. It is build on the strong foundation of my traditional psychological expertise, integrated with energy work and intuition. Not focusing on one aspect of your hsp, but at the totality of who you are, while tapping into your strengths. Other courses focus on one of the pillars and not on all 3 necessary components to thrive as a highly sensitive.
Furthermore it is a very extensive professional program compared to other e-courses:
Every module consists of:
* a video, textbook, and audio on the theme of that module.
* clarity sheets
* intuitive journaling exercises
* guided grounded visualisations and energy-sheets
* get creative focus & visionboard
* selfcare date
Yes. There is zero financial risk in buying the program. If within the first 15 days, you feel that this program was not meant for you, then I’m happy to offer a full refund. All you have to do is show that you’ve completed your exercises and activities of Module 1, so I know that you were committed to your personal growth through the program and gave it your all.
The program is broken up into 11 modules, delivered to you at once. All of the content is housed in a private Members’ portal, accessible by a unique login you’ll receive when you sign up. The material has lifetime access, which means ‘for the life of the program.’ (You will be given plenty of notice before anything is ever taken down and you can download whatever you need onto your computer).
My advice would be to take 2-4 weeks for each module, depending on your time, personal intention and unique situation.
I have participants who 'only' do the video and claritysheets, with great results, that takes about 2-3 hours per module.
There are also participants who do every exercise and who love the creative focus (which takes some time), that will take about 10 hours per module.
Sometimes participants focus on a few modules and a year later do some more or revisit.
The content is designed to be enjoyable, valuable and nourishing, not depleting, restrictive or heavy in any way. So find your own flow. You have lifetime access.
This FHTH online journey you can do by yourself and there also is the opportunity to get personal support in 1-on-1 private sessions (quite some participants do a combination of the online journey and private coaching with great results) or in one of the HSP women retreats in nature (wonderful for connection).
You will need a computer, tablet or smartphone to login to the private Member’s portal. Once inside the Member’s area you can view the videos, listen to audios and read the PDFs. You can download all of the exercises to your computer, print them out and complete at your own pace.
The biggest percentage of partipants identify as woman, but we are a safe inclusive community. Whether you are queer, nonbinary, straight, man, gay, transgender, you are very welcome and we are happy to support you on your HSP journey.
There are many things I love about my hsp. I have a deep connection to nature. I love art, good food and beauty in all its forms. I'm creative, wise and super intuitive. But that’s not to say it hasn’t come without its challenges - like dealing with overstimulation, learning how to assert myself, listening to and honouring my own needs, and learning to let go of feelings of guilt and overwhelm. I know you know what I’m talking about... I want you to know you don't have to hide away and make yourself smaller. Your sensitivity is not a problem to be ‘fixed’. You can be present and proud of who you are and expand fully into the person you came here to be.
My story is probably a lot like yours. As a young child, I felt the energies and emotions of people and my surroundings very clearly. An angry teacher, or upset friend or parent could affect me deeply. I learnt very quickly to adjust to the expectations and needs of others and to keep my sensitive inner world to myself. Moving away from my true self. It has been a true journey of self-discovery learning to embrace and accept my feelings and to act on them.
I discovered how to step into my own authority and trust deeply the guidance within instead of looking outside of myself for answers and confirmation. The path to embracing my hsp has not always been an easy one, but I dared to make authentic choices, connect to my heart and intuition and had the courage to make the necessary changes. Along the way I have experienced panic attacks, burnout and being in unfulfilling long term relationships. It has been a process of growing into myself, listening to my inner wisdom and learning to trust it. All of which has allowed me to follow my soul calling. My personality is passionate, positive and enthusiastic - I’m a big yes to life. I love dancing, singing, creating art and I have a deep soul call to be of service.
Guiding hsp in connecting with their own heart and soul is work I love. My favourite quote is one from Mr Shakespeare himself ‘To thine own self be true’. I could not possibly hope to help others if this was not also the way I live my own life. With truth, deep integrity and purpose.
When you are intrinsically motivated and not looking for connection and live support: Then doing the journey in your own sacred space works best.
When you know you need some external input to keep yourself going, are looking for connection with like minded travellers and like the possibility of working with me live: Then you will like combining it with private sessions or the Annual Women Retreat.
When you are not sure yet if the program is a fit for you, but you are curious and longing for a shift in your life: you can also try, there is a 15 day 100% Money Back Guarantee :-). You can also book a free discovery call to get some help with choosing your right fit.
Sylvie: So much experience and knowledge Sabijn has an enormous amount of knowledge, empathy and experience on hsp with both traditional psychology and energy & intuition work. Lot's of recognition, tools and insights. You are something special. I learned a lot about how my high sensitivity works, this helped me understand myself and prevent overwhelm!
Leonie: I can trust my intuition. I learned I am already connected to my intuition and can truly allow myself to trust it more. Signs and signals happening throughout the From Head to Heart journey. Sabijn is an enthusiastic, warm and wise guide.
Leonoor: Great insights from the start. The first module immediately gave me great insight into my own HSP and I had many more aha moments, laughs, clarity and comfort. The practical tools that Sabijn provides have helped me with simple yet profound changes, like changing our morning routine (no more jumping kids on the bed), adjusting my working hours and making more time for deeper, inspiring conversations.
Giulietta: Love the design and creativity! I love the design and beautifully structured sheets. It invites you to be creative, and do it your way. LOVE IT! I have a much deeper awareness of my boundaries and how my high sensitivity works, this helps me understand myself and prevent overwhelm!
Maaike: I matter! Not everyone has to support my choices - as long as I make my decisions based on sincere feelings, I can assume that these are the right ones. Regardless of what someone else may think. I try manifesting this in everyday things, but also with bigger issues. This really strengthens me! Your knowledge and empathy is so spot on.
I strongly believe that we are the visionaires, creatives, healers, communicators, lightworkers & spiritual examples of today.
It is time to step into the full embodiment of who we are and what we are here to share, in small and big ways. HSP Soul Power it is, yes!
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This is a continuation of my last post. At the start of the year I want to share a bit about what goes on behind the scenes as a working artist. In part 1, I talked about my daily rituals, which include journaling, planning, and reflecting. Today I want to share my bigger picture review process. Again, I want to share some of the resources that I’ve found useful in hopes that they’ll be helpful to others.
Annual reviews I've used and liked:
Each November and December I like to set aside some time to do an annual review. The timing isn't so much because it’s the end of the year, as much as I really like to step back and take stock during these dark days of winter. There are many ways to do a review. I like this resource that Alyson Stanfield (at Art Biz Coach) published for artists. It is an Annual Review that looks at all aspects of your art business, from building community and contacts to time spent in the studio. At the end of the blog post there is a handy pdf document that you can print and fill out. You have time sign up for her e-mail list, but I enjoy her weekly e-mails so I recommend it.
For the last couple of years I have also followed Lisa Jacobs’ “New Year for a New You” review series on Market Your Creativity. She just wrapped up this year’s review on her blog, and you can follow along and do it for yourself anytime. I like that she asks some tough questions about what is working and what isn’t. I always uncover something that I didn't expect by going through her questions. Lisa also leads you through a process of looking at how you spend your time, setting goals for the next year, and then breaking those goals down.
In addition to her review, Lisa Jacobs also publishes a workbook called Your Best Year. I’ve gotten the digital edition the last couple of years. I read it on a device and print out the worksheets. Some of the review questions overlap with the series I wrote about above, so it can be nice to use the two together. Also, Your Best Year is that it is a yearly workbook, so you keep checking in with your goals and doing mini reviews all year. I haven’t always been so good at following the exact workbook, but I do step back several times a year and assess my progress. For example if I haven’t been getting something done I decide if it’s time to buckle down and do it, or if I need to be spending my time elsewhere and remove it from my list. Sometimes it’s a bigger goal than I originally thought and I just need to break it down more. There are so many people who do a good job writing about setting goals and productivity, I don't want to go too far in that direction. I just want to share some things that I’ve found that have worked for me.
The Even Bigger Picture:
I have one more planning resource to share. A few years ago the Alaska State Council on the Arts hosted a workshop with Creative Capital for artists in Alaska. They brought and gave out their Strategic Planning workbooks. I think this is one of the first times I really sat down and looked at the big, big picture. What I love about their workbook is they have you look at all timescales from what to you want to accomplish in one, three, five and ten years, to even writing what you want your obituary to be (to get an idea you can look at the picture of the table of contents below). I remember feeling a bit frustrated because in my mid-twenties I didn’t really know everything that I wanted to accomplish in life. But it has been a really good frame of reference and something that I keep in mind when I sit down and do this work.
Inspiration and remembering there isn't one way:
I try to search for a balance between planning and doing the work. It’s important to step back and think about where I’m going and how I’m going to get there, but after a while I just need to sit down and draw. To keep me inspired throughout the year I enjoy listening to a couple of podcasts where artists talk about the work of being artists. There is no one way to do this, and everyone finds a system that works for them. Here are two of my current favorite podcasts on this topic. They can keep you company in the studio or wherever you work:
Personal projects for this year:
Lastly I wanted to share a couple of projects I am working on this year as a result of my review and evaluation. These are personal art projects, which I’ll do in addition to illustration, commissions, and teaching.
- Back to field sketching – I love field sketching, but I’ve been a bit inconsistent in my practice recently. I got all inspired when putting together this post on Lara Gastinger’s Perpetual Journal and am going to start my own perpetual sketchbook. I’ve also got some awesome trips lined up and I want to take you along with me. I’m going to create zines or mini sketchbooks when I travel to Vietnam and Cambodia in February and when I hike the Chilkoot Trail as artist in residence in July.
- Work Bigger – I wrote about creating larger paintings on wood in a recent blog post. I’m going to keep this up and finish about one painting a month, or twelve for the year. Each one needs to be 16 x 24” or bigger. That is the current size I was working (and it’s still a stretch for me), but I’ve got some bigger panels sanded and ready to go!
- Make More – I’ve tried to do the daily sketching or art-making thing, and it just doesn’t work for me. I’m not an everyday the same amount of effort person. Some days I need to do nothing. Last winter I started making cyanotypes of drawings, and I want to make more. I got pretty excited about that work, but I am still not entirely sure the direction it is going. This year I’m going to make 100 cyanotypes. I’m hoping that with quantity I can learn more about the technical process and experiment with new directions to take the work.
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Gymnastics: Knights shift focus to NCAA qualification
For all of its history-making accomplishments at the Livingston Recreation Center, the Rutgers gymnastics team understands none of that means anything right now.
The Scarlet Knights’ days of competition at home for this season are over, and they must travel again for two more meets to push for a berth in the NCAA Regionals.
That starts when Rutgers will compete in a dual meet tomorrow night with former conference foe Towson.
The Knights are peaking, having produced two scores more than 195 in the last three weeks, while the Tigers eclipsed a 194 Saturday for just the first time this season.
But in order to make the NCAA Regionals, Rutgers must increase its Regional Qualifying Score of 194.315 — ranked 39th nationally — into the top 36. Iowa State currently holds the last spot with an RQS of 194.715.
The statistic is calculated through a team’s six best regular season scores, three of which must be away. The highest score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged.
“I feel like if we do exactly what we did on Saturday for the next two meets, our RQS will bump us up higher to the spot that we need to be to make it to regionals,” said freshman Jenna Williams.
That much is likely, but the problem for Rutgers has been maintaining its routines — not elevating them.
The Knights no longer possess the emotions and adrenaline their packed home crowd evoked on Senior Day, when they scored a school-record 195.975.
Rutgers has been far less consistent on the road, averaging a 193.740 score in away meets in contrast with a 194.450 average at home.
For the Knights, it boils down to a mental game — one in which they must stay within themselves and hone their potential.
“We just need to carry the momentum from Saturday, and we need to realize that the crowd wasn’t the one who got us the [195.975],” Williams said. “We got ourselves the 195, so we need to keep thinking in our minds that we can do this — with or without a big crowd. The capability is there.”
Much of that will start with leadership from junior co-captain Alexis Gunzelman, who produced a career-high Saturday in the all-around competition.
Early in the season she stressed a more focused mindset in practice, and the Knights have since cleaned up some of the little things in their routines. But Gunzelman knows they must continue to push.
“I think it’s important to stay within the meet,” Gunzelman said. “Don’t get sidetracked by everything else that’s going on and really focus on our team and cheering for everybody — and everybody staying cohesive and as a group like we did this past weekend.”
Head coach Louis Levine believes the motivational factor has not wavered, despite Rutgers already stamping its name in the record books.
An appearance in the NCAA Regionals remains the only satisfying prize.
“It’s going to take just going back and continuing to do what we’ve been doing and not being satisfied, and this team hasn’t been satisfied,” Levine said. “They could’ve been satisfied when we scored a 195 [for the first time]. … They have goals, and obviously their goals aren’t met yet, and so I fully expect them to just come back in and continue to attack.”
Since the beginning of February, Levine has seen his gymnasts become progressively more comfortable with their routines, even if it has not always been visible in the scores.
He insists now is simply Rutgers’ time.
“Look, we’ve had really good meets three out of the last four, other than some mistakes at Kent State on balance beam,” Levine said. “I think we’ve been pretty consistent over the last few weeks. Obviously the scores have been a little up and down, but the performances have really continued to get better and better.”
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whipping and spanking for beginners - An Overview
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Nature loss means deadlier future pandemics, UN warns
Future pandemics will happen more often, kill more people and wreak even worse damage to the global economy than Covid-19 without a fundamental shift in how humans treat nature, the United Nations' biodiversity panel said Thursday.
Warning that there are up to 850,000 viruses which, like the novel coronavirus, exist in animals and may be able to infect people, the panel known as IPBES said pandemics represented an "existential threat" to humanity.
Authors of the special report on biodiversity and pandemics said that habitat destruction and insatiable consumption made animal-borne diseases far more likely to make the jump to people in future.
"There is no great mystery about the cause of the Covid-19 pandemic—or any modern pandemic," said Peter Daszak, president of the Ecohealth Alliance and chair of the IPBES workshop that drafted the report.
"The same human activities that drive climate change and biodiversity loss also drive pandemic risk though their impacts on our agriculture."
The panel said that Covid-19 was the sixth pandemic since the influenza outbreak of 1918—all of which had been "entirely driven by human activities".
These include unsustainable exploitation of the environment through deforestation, agricultural expansion, wildlife trade and consumption—all of which put humans in increasingly close contact with wild and farmed animals and the diseases they harbour.
Seventy percent of emerging diseases—such as Ebola, Zika and HIV/AIDS—are zoonotic in origin, meaning they circulate in animals before jumping to humans.
Around five new diseases break out among humans every single year, any one of which has the potential to become a pandemic, the panel warned.
IPBES said in its periodic assessment on the state of nature last year that more than three-quarters of land on Earth had already been severely degraded by human activity.
One-third of land surface and three-quarters of fresh water on the planet is currently taken up by farming, and humanity's resource use has rocketed up 80 percent in just three decades, it said.
IPBES conducted a virtual workshop with 22 leading experts to come up with a list of options that governments could take to lower the risk of repeat pandemics.
It acknowledged the difficulty in counting the full economic cost of Covid-19.
But the assessment pointed to estimated costs as high as $16 trillion as of July 2020.
The experts said that the cost of preventing future pandemics was likely to be 100 times cheaper than responding to them, "providing strong economic incentives for transformative change".
"Our approach has effectively stagnated," Daszak said.
"We still rely on attempts to contain and control diseases after they emerge, through vaccines and therapeutics."
The IPBES suggested a global, coordinated pandemic response, and for countries to agree upon targets to prevent biodiversity loss within an international accord similar to the Paris agreement on climate change.
Among the options for policymakers to reduce the likelihood of a Covid-19 re-run are taxes or levies on meat consumption, livestock production and other forms of "high pandemic-risk activities".
The assessment also suggested better regulation of international wildlife trade and empowering indigenous communities to better preserve wild habitats.
Nick Ostle, a researcher at the CEH Lancaster Environment Centre, Lancaster University, said the IPBES' assessment should serve as a "withering reminder" of how reliant humanity is on nature.
"Our health, wealth and wellbeing relies on the health, wealth and wellbeing of our environment," said Ostle, who was not involved in the research process.
"The challenges of this pandemic have highlighted the importance of protecting and restoring our globally important and shared environmental 'life-support' systems."
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The Boy has always loved being read to, but getting him to read on his own was a bit of a journey. I think a lot of it has been simply being patient and letting his brain decide when it's ready to catch on to things... he's one of the youngest kids in class as his birthday falls just before the cutoff date, and so in things like reading, spelling, and handwriting, the key has been for his father and me to chill out and work in Boy time instead of school time. Hell, they expect such a ridiculous level and amount of stuff from elementary kids these days anyway. When did kids start learning subtraction and addition in kindergarten? We just learned to color inside the friggin' lines.
Anyway, over the summer last year, he really got reading. The tests that the school runs show that he's now capable of reading at a 5th-grade level, but up until now, he still hasn't been interested much in reading on his own. Every now and then over the past few months, he'll offer to read a picture book to the Girl, but in general, he gets pretty grumpy when we ask him to read a book of his own, and although he loves chapter books, he always wants us to read them to him.
Right now we're reading the Droon series. We're on something like book 17. Last week was a difficult week for the Boy, and we suspect that a lot of it had to do with decreased sleep related to the increased daylight, Easter holiday, and busy schedule, so we're cracking down on a strict 8:00-8:15 lights out. Last night, then, we had time to read only one chapter. And of course, every chapter ends in a bit of a cliffhanger. "Pleaaaaaase," the Boy pleaded, "just one more chapter!" "Sorry buddy, but it's bedtime." "But MOM, you just don't understand, I am SO excited about this story right now!" And he grabbed the book and started reading it. He got 4 pages in before I convinced him to let me put in a bookmark, that he could read it first thing when he got up in the morning. Which is what he did...and after breakfast, and in the car on the way to school, according to his dad. I cannot fully express how amazingly happy and proud and sentimental and fortunate I feel about this moment. | <urn:uuid:ea9afbe9-1307-442d-b3fe-76e11e842e28> | CC-MAIN-2017-30 | http://sbfh.blogspot.com/2006/04/eureka.html | 2017-07-24T20:34:06Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2017-30/segments/1500549424910.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20170724202315-20170724222315-00516.warc.gz | en | 0.987228 | 498 |
I went upstairs and sat in the same spot. I loved surfing and I almost loved watching people surf more. I watched Jake go back out and surf till everyone got início from school. When everyone came início from school they stopped and greeted me.
oi Loryn! Is Jake treating you like a princess? Paige asked.
I just smiled and said yes.
Paige said that she could tell that he liked me but I hadn't given any signs away that I knew that could even give a hint to me liking Jake.
Well good! You deserve it! She said.
Paige! Let's go, your late for training. Gary yelled
Oops! See ya! Paige said as she left my room.
I could believe that I had managed to get myself hurt in the first couple of week here. The waves were perfect, well to me that is but any wave is good for me. At início the waves were always mush. They hardly ever had any good form to them.
I wondered what was going through Jakes mind. I knew something was bothering him but I think he hates me now. I saw Jake starting to walk towards the house. This was my chance to talk to him, nobody was in the house. Bec and Gary were both out there helping train and give helpful tips on their surfing. I had too! I listened closely for clues that he was in the house. I heard the door open and then slam shut. Yep that was him for sure. I heard the refrigerator open and then slam shut. Defiantly Jake. I heard footsteps up the stairs.
Jake! I said as he quickly passed por my door without looking in.
Jake, I need help. I said.
He came into my room with an angry look on his face.
What do you want? He mumbled.
Could you help me set this suitcase on the cama please? I asked.
He pick the suitcase up and let drop on lumber.
Thank you. I said.
Whatever. He said.
Alright! I said a little too loudly.
What is your problem? I said.
He slowly turned around and looked surprised.
What? You think I didn't notice you being rude? I said.
Jake walked over to me.
Look, you don't know how it feels to go and rescue someone you like and then pull them out of the water to see that their eyes are open and they aren't breathing. He said yelling at me.
I dont know that feeling if saving a life. I wasn't that lucky to bring him back. I said with tears rolling down my face.
Jake just turned around walked towards the door.
Jake, thank you for bringing me back to lifeand not giving up on. I whispered.
He turned back and nodded his head like he had heard what I had said.
That night I went to sleep but not as soon as I layer down unfortunately. It was really dark outside and it was storming. Like really bad. Wind, rain, thunder and lightening but I was use to it. I sat por my window and looked out at the lighting striking far off in the ocean. It was beautiful. I had so many things held up inside of me that I started crying.
I really did care about Jake and I hoped that he had really heard my apology. I could stop thinking about the man I couldn't save. I remember that dia like it had just happened.
It was a beautiful morning on the beach. I had an opportunity to go and stay at the de praia, praia for a whole summer to be a lifeguard. It was the most perfect job for me. Senior lifeguard Nathan and I were on duty one afternoon. I had noticed a man struggling in a rip current. I quickly jumped off of the Four wheeler and grabbed the rescue board. I paddled and paddled to get out to the man. I could see him just going up and down. I got to him and pulled him onto the rescue board. He was unconscious. I paddled quickly back to costa and Nathan helped me bring the guy up to dry sand. While I started CPR, Nathan ran and called in the radio to call an ambulância and to bring a defib. Nathan came back and tried to tell me to rotate and I was running in adrenaline.
I've got this, Nathan. I can do this. I said quickly looking up.
Finally the defib. got to us and we shocked him. Every time the machine said continue CPR, I started back immediately. We ended up shocking the man two mais times before the EMT's called time. Sadly, I had to help them, cover the man and then help them get him up to the ambulance. It was the worst thing I had ever done in my life. I went to locker room and washed all of the sand off of me and then I had to go back to work.
I worked for a couple of hours and then Nathan told me to go home. He was kind of the head boss.
Loryn, if you need to go home; then it's okay. Nathan said.
I'm fine, sir. I told him. Clearly telling a lie.
I can tell your not okay. Nathan said.
I'm fine. I tried to reassure him.
Well, at least go take a break for a little bit and cool off. He said.
With that I was off to the main tower.
I was pulled from my thought when I heard a knock on my door.
It was Jake. I was majorly surprised.
Are you okay? He asked.
Yeah. I said looking back out the window.
Why are you crying? He said walking closer to me.
Memories and other stuff. I said.
Good memories? He asked.
No terrible ones. I told him.
Oh, I'm sorry about earlier. Jake said.
It's okay. Sorry for being worried earlier. I just know what a board to the head can do. I told him.
It's okay and me too. Jake told me.
Well good night then. He said.
Goodnight. I said.
I started thinking about the rest of the dia I had, when I didn't save that guy. Then I started dreaming. I could always tell somehow that I was about to have a dream, it was strange but what was really weird was that I could actually feel emotions in my dreams.
[i] As I was walking up towards the tower, I couldn't hold the tears back anymore. They just kept flowing down my face.
All I could picture in my mind was that guys face. When I got to him, his eyes were open and that was the first thing I saw. It was scary. I knew this job was going to have things like this happened but I didn't expect it to happen so fast.
I didn't go straight upstairs to the main part of towers. I didn't want anyone to see me cry but I couldn't get myself to stop crying. I went into the locker room and went and sat in a corner. I sat with my knees to my chest, arms wrapped around my legs and then I laid my face on my knees. I cried for what seemed like hours. I still had my wallis take which was attached to my fanny pack that had some first aid items in there. I could hear the wallis talkie speaking but I wasn't really paying attention until I heard my name mentioned over the feed.
Has anyone seen Loryn? I heard Reidy say.
No, I haven't seen her since I told her to go to the tower. Nathan said.
Haven't seen her since the accident. Cody said.
Okay, look around everyone. She is probably having a hard time taking the death. Nathan said.
After I heard everything, I just turned my radio to the lowest volume I could still hear it at. U didn't want to be found. Nathan was right, I was having a hard time taking the death. I knew I should have let Nathan take over once I had gotten him back to shore. It was all my fault that he was dead. No matter what anyone thought it was my fault. [\i]
I was brought back to real life por a big clap of thunder. I was looking around the room and noticed that my clock said 1:45am. I had to get in bed. I was going to he exhausted tomorrow from today's activities and from crying. I laid down and quickly fell asleep but then I only started dreaming.
I was dreaming that I was surfing and I had pearled again. It was my surfing accident all over again except this time I was watching it happened. I could tell that Jake was really upset when he pulled me from the water after the EMt's came and got me it switch scenes. It went from me being dead to the dreaded dream I've had over and over, the dream where I had to watched myself let the guy die over, again. It killed me to watch to the dream but I couldnt ever get myself awake. After the people came and got the guy that I killed or didn't save, I had to continue working. It was hard keeping all of the tears and anger from escaping but I had a job to do. I tried putting it all behind me but It was right there in the back of my mind during every rescue. Every person I rescued that day, I made sure that they were okay and I asked them several times.
Loryn, why dint you take the rest of the dia off and come back for a debrief after all the shifts end. Nathan said.
Alright. I said.
I started walking to the main tower but then I decided to go to the locker room. I couldn't hold the tears back as I was walking towards the locker room. When I ducked into the locker rooms I went and sat in the corner and hugged my knees. That was the first time I had to deal with someone that wasn't alive.[\i]
Loryn. I could hear someone calling my name.
Yeah. I answered.
We have an hora before school starts. Lila td me.
Okay thanks. I don't know if I'm gonna go my ankle and shoulder is really hurting me. I told her.
Okay, I'll tell Bec for you. She said.
Thanks. I responded.
I rolled back over and stared at the wall. I didnt want to fall back asleep and have that dream over again.
I don't remember a dia that I haven't cried about that guy I didn't save. Everyone kept saying that it wasn't my fault but I just felt responsible for his death. Lifeguards are suppose to be able to resuscitate someone and yet I failed to do that so I am responsible for that guys death.
After I was suppose to go home, I just sat in the locker room. I could hear my name being called over the radio but I didn't care about anything. I was just thinking and talking to myself.
I remembered that my neck was feeling cramped from looking down for awhile so I leaned it against the mural and just looked straight ahead.
Loryn, you in here? Matt was calling
Matt was another lifeguard here on the beach. He was only two years older than me.
Guys, I found Loryn. She looms okay but hold on. Matt said into his walkie talkie.
Alright. Over. Someone said through the talkie.
I didn't look at Matt. I just continued to stare straight at the wall.
Loryn? Are you okay. He asked.
I'm fine. I said trying to find my voice.
I wiped the tears out from underneath my eyes and tried to stand up. I grabbed onto the mural for support. I was dizzy.
No you aren't buddy. Matt said.
I'm fine. I told him.
Loryn, it's okay. I know what your going through but don't beat yourself up over it. He told me.
I was really getting light headed and my breathing was starting to get shallow.
Okay Loryn, let's get you upstairs. He said.
I was carried upstairs and Matt made me sit and lie down on the little cama in the tower.
I didn't listen to him though when he told me lay down. I didn't like laying down on the mesa, tabela because they were treating me like I was sick and i wasn't. Nathan came in and starting taking my temperature, oxygen levels and other stuff.
Loryn, how long have you been in the locker room? Nathan asked.
Since you told me to go inside. I told him.
So 4hours you have been sitting in the locker room floor? He asked.
I guess so. I said.
All of the guys were now in the lifeguard tower for the debriefing session that was suppose to be going on but I was holding it up. Nathan, Matt and Cody were all taking car of me. Cody put oxygen on me, Nathan was trying to figure out what I had been doing and Cody was telling me to drink water.
Yes i had been feeling dizzy and a little nauseous but I was find now. I was in air conditioning.
Finally the debriefing started. There were of course mais guys than Nathan , Cody and Matt in the tower but I didn't know the other guys too well and they didn't seem to like me very much.
My thoughts were interrupted por someone knocking on the door.
Yes. I said.
We are leaving for school. Jake said.
I'm not going. I told him.
Oh okay. He said.
With those words he left my room.
I finally ended up rolling out of my cama around 10:30 and going downstairs. I was quite hungry from not really eating anything yesterday so I went and grabbed me some poptarts and Sweet tea! While my poptarts were warming in the torradeira I went and got my iPod plus earbuds, my journal and then my sunglasses. I went to eat on the patio since it was so beautiful outside.
I saw someone surfing and they were really good. I couldn't tell who it was or if it was anyone I knew. All I could tell was that it was boy.
I started composição literária in my journal what I had dreamed last night. My journal isn't really for talking about boys or normal girl stuff you would worts in one but it was for my dreams that would reoccur. I wrote them down so I could keep track of how many times I have dreamed certain dreams and then to see if there were any little differences to them. It took a pretty long time to write my dreams out but when I looked up I had noticed that the guy surfing was walking towards the house.
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Heidi Swapp chipboard
Heidi swapp plastic alphabet
I used Jenna Lynne's Jamila kit and printed on pink bazzill cs. It was fun trying new stuff.
We were in downtown in Sigló and walked a lot. Later we met Afi Kiddi (my grandpa). Afi Nonni (my dad) took pics of you together. Afi Kiddi fooled about his hat and made you laugh like crazy. You all had so much fun together. Sigló, aug. 2006.
My grandpa, friend and my dd having lotsa fun.
My grandpa is called Afi Kiddi. Afi means grandpa. My dd call my dad AFi Nonni.
Afi = grandpa
'sigló' is a town where my grandpa lives in north of Iceland.
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Elf Magic Message Board
Look the part on Christmas day with the Elf Magic Message Board! Featuring a board and an elf scriber, pull out from the right to erase your old messages, and push back in to re-use. Ideal for your creative children, and will keep them entertained for a long time, jump into the festive season in style.
If the goods are faulty they can be exchanged for a replacement. If you change your mind about your purchase we can issue you with a refund via a credit note. | <urn:uuid:ea2b6d3d-0394-4f60-a767-7f04b40be0c9> | CC-MAIN-2020-50 | https://www.bowgardencentre.co.uk/product-page/elf-magic-message-board | 2020-11-29T05:09:53Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-50/segments/1606141196324.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20201129034021-20201129064021-00690.warc.gz | en | 0.924713 | 105 |
Speaking at the occasion, Rajinikanth said that he was not aware of Sivaji being converted to 3D until 15 days ago. The makers of the film kept it as a secret and he was amazed when he saw the movie in 3D. But he did not see the complete movie, as he watched the colourful songs of the film thrice. He also thanked Shankar and AVM Saravanan and Guhan for making it in 3D.
The superstar further added that he wishes that his movies like Endhiran and Padayappa will also be converted to 3D, as Rajinikanth believes that the movies are worth watching in it. However, around 400 people worked in multiple shifts to convert the film to 3D. However, Sivaji is likely to release in September in maximum number of screens.
Sivaji is a political-thriller directed by Shankar. It had AR Rahman's music and it was produced by MS Guhan-M Sarvanan. The movie featured Shriya Saran and Suman in the key roles. The movie tells the story of a NRI, who comes to India to do something good to the society. But falls into the trap of politician's devised plan to lose out all his properties. | <urn:uuid:c7837308-bc00-4365-bdf3-ef47beed2396> | CC-MAIN-2015-22 | http://www.filmibeat.com/tamil/news/2012/rajinikanth-endhiran-padayappa-3d-098377.html | 2015-05-28T18:40:02Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2015-22/segments/1432207929561.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20150521113209-00192-ip-10-180-206-219.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.987243 | 262 |
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Aug 23, 2010
Today I explored Split…enjoy the pictures. I'll try and explain as much as I can in the picture (I think you have to click on it to see the description). It really is an awesome place. Shopping abound! Good shopping. Shopping I can’t afford. Makeup out the wazoo. Shoes everywhere you look. Beautiful clothes everywhere you look. Ah, lifestyles of the rich and the famous! | <urn:uuid:f531ffbb-3d6d-424a-8046-11344aa93137> | CC-MAIN-2014-49 | http://www.travelpod.com/travel-blog-entries/tanzamarie/1/1276803973/tpod.html | 2014-11-22T10:31:08Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-49/segments/1416400377225.6/warc/CC-MAIN-20141119123257-00162-ip-10-235-23-156.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.953779 | 97 |
Welcome to the web site for Computational Biology, course number 250.353.
Here you will find links for the course material and information on homework assignments.
The instructor for the course is Dr. Patrick Fleming, UTL G85, and the
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ACT OF APRIL 4, 1911.
SECTION I.--Compensation by action at law. 1. When personal injury is caused to an employee by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment, of which the actual or lawfully imputed negligence of the employer is the natural and proximate cause, he shall receive compensation therefor from his employer, provided the employee was himself not willfully negligent at the time of receiving such injury, and the question of whether the employee was willfully negligent shall be one of fact to be submitted to the jury, subject to the usual superintending powers of a court to set aside a verdict rendered contrary to the evidence.
2. The right to compensation as provided by Section I of this act shall not be de feated upon the ground that the injury was caused in any degree by the negligence of a fellow employee; or that the injured employee assumed the risks inherent in or incidental to or arising out of his employment or arising from the failure of the employer to provide and maintain safe premises and suitable appliances; which said grounds of defense are hereby abolished.
3. If an employer enters into a contract, written or verbal, with an independent contractor to do part of such employer's work, or if such contractor enters into a contract, written or verbal, with a subcontractor to do all or any part of such work comprised in such contractor's contract with the employer, such contract or subcontract shall not bar the liability of the employer under this act for injury caused to an employee of such contractor or subcontractor by any defect in the condition of the ways, works, machinery or plant if the defect arose or had not been discovered and remedied through the negligence of the employer or some one entrusted by him with the duty of seeing that they were in proper condition. This paragraph shall apply only to actions arising under section one.
4. The provisions of paragraphs one, two and three shall apply to any claim for the death of an employee arising under an act entitled “An act to provide for the recovery of damages in cases where the death of a person is caused by wrongful act, neglect or default, approved March third, eighteen hundred and forty-eight, and the amendments thereof and supplements thereto.
5. In all actions at law brought pursuant to Section I of this act, the burden of proof to establish willful negligence in the injured employee shall be upon the defendant.
6. No claim for legal services or disbursements pertaining to any demand made or suit brought under the provisions of this act shall be an enforceable lien against the amount paid as compensation, unless the same be approved in writing by the judge or justice presiding at the trial, or in case of settlement without trial, by the judge of the circuit court of the district in which such issue arose: Provided, That if notice in writing be given the defendant of such claim for legal services or disbursements, the same shall be a lien against the amount paid as compensation, subject to determination of the amount and approval hereinbefore provided.
SECTION II.-Elective compensation. 7. When employer and employee shall by agreement, either express or implied, as hereinafter provided, accept the provisions of Section II of this act, compensation for personal injuries to or for the death of such employee by accident arising out of and in the course of his employment shall be made by the employer without regard to the negligence
of the employer, according to the schedule contained in paragraph eleven, in all cases except when the injury or death is intentionally self-inflicted, or when intoxication is the natural and proximate cause of injury, and the burden of proof of such fact shall be upon the employer.
8. Such agreement shall be a surrender by the parties thereto of their rights to any other method, form or amount of compensation or determination thereof than as provided in Section II of this act, and an acceptance of all the provisions of Section II of this act, and shall bind the employee himself and for compensation for his death shall bind his personal representatives, his widow and next of kin, as well as the employer, and those conducting his business during bankruptcy or insolvency.
9. Every contract of hiring made subsequent to the time provided for this act to take effect shall be presumed to have been made with reference to the provisions of Section II of this act, and unless there be as a part of such contract an express statement in writing, prior to any accident, either in the contract itself or by written notice from either party to the other, that the provisions of Section II of this act are not intended to apply, then it shall be presumed that the parties have accepted the provisions of Section II of this act and have agreed to be bound thereby. In the employment of minors, Section II shall be presumed to apply unless the notice be given by or to the parent or guardian of the minor.
10. The contract for the operation of the provisions of Section II of this act may be terminated by either party upon sixty days' notice in writing prior to any accident.
11. Following is the schedule of compensation:
(a) For injury, producing temporary disability, fifty per centum of the wages received at the time of injury, subject to a maximum compensation of ten dollars per week and a minimum of five dollars per week: Provided, That if at the time of injury the employee receives wages of less than five dollars per week, then he shall receive the full amount of such wages per week. This compensation shall be paid during the period of such disability, not, however, beyond three hundred weeks.
(b) For disability total in character and permanent in quality, fifty per centum of the wages received at the time of injury, subject to a maximum compensation of ten dollars per week and a minimum of five dollars per week: Provided, That if at the time of injury the employee receives wages of less than five dollars per week, then he shall receive the full amount of wages per week. This compensation shall be paid during the period of such disability, not, however, beyond four hundred weeks.
(C) For disability partial in character but permanent in quality, the compensation shall be based upon the extent of such disability: In cases included by the following schedule the compensation shall be that named in the schedule, to wit:
For the loss of a thumb, fifty per centum of daily wages during sixty weeks.
For the loss of a first finger, commonly called index finger, fifty per centum of daily wages during thirty-five weeks.
For the loss of a second finger, fifty per centum of daily wages during thirty weeks. For the loss of a third finger, fifty per centum of daily wages during twenty weeks.
For the loss of a fourth finger, commonly called little finger, fifty per centum of daily wages during fifteen weeks.
The loss of the first phalange of the thumb, or of any finger, shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such thumb, or finger, and compensation shall be one-half the amounts above specified.
The loss of more than one phalange shall be considered as the loss of the entire finger or thumb: Providing, however, that in no case shall the amount received for more than one finger exceed the amount provided in this schedule for the loss of a hand.
For the loss of a great toe, fifty per centum of daily wages during thirty weeks.
For the loss of one of the toes other than a great toe, fifty per centum of daily wages during ten weeks.
For the loss of the first phalange of any toe shall be considered to be equal to the loss of one-half of such toe, and compensation shall be one-half of the amount above specified. The loss of more than one phalange shall be considered as the loss of the entire toe.
For the loss of a hand, fifty per centum of daily wages during one hundred and fifty weeks.
For the loss of an arm, fifty per centum of daily wages during two hundred weeks.
For the loss of a foot, fifty per centum of daily wages during one hundred and twentyfive weeks.
For the loss of a leg, fifty per centum of daily wages during one hundred and seventyfive weeks.
For the loss of an eye, fifty per centum of daily wages during one hundred weeks.
The loss of both hands, or both arms, or both feet, or both legs, or both eyes, or of any two thereof, shall constitute total and permanent disability, to be compensated according to the provisions of clause (b).
In all other cases in this class the compensation shall bear such relation to the amounts stated in the above schedule as the disabilities bear to those produced by the injuries named in the schedule. Should the employer and employee be unable to agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid in cases not covered by the schedule, the amount of compensation shall be settled according to the provisions of paragraph twenty hereof.
The amounts specified in this clause are all subject to the same limitations as to maximum and minimum as are stated in clause (a).
12. In case or death compensation shall be computed but not distributed on the following basis:
(1) Actual dependents.
If orphan or orphans, a minimum of twenty-five per centum of wages of deceased, with ten per centum additional for each orphan in excess of two, with a maximum of sixty per centum.
If widow alone, twenty-five per centum of wages.
If grandparents, grandchildren, or minor, or incapacitated brothers or sisters, twenty-five per centum of wages.
Compensation in case of death shall be computed on the basis of the foregoing schedule, but shall be distributed according to the laws of this state providing for the distribution of the personal property of an intestate decedent, unless decedent has in fact left a will.
(2) No dependents.
In computing compensation to orphans or other children, only those under sixteen years of age shall be included, and only during the period in which they are under that age, at which time payment on account of such child shall cease.
The compensation in case of death shall be subject to a maximum compensation of ten dollars per week and a minimum of five dollars per week: Provided, That if at the time of injury the employee receives wages of less than five dollars per week, then the compensation shall be the full amount of such wages per week. This compensation shall be paid during three hundred weeks.
Compensation under this schedule shall not apply to alien dependents not residents of the United States.
13. No compensation shall be allowed for the first two weeks after injury received, except as provided by paragraph fourteen, nor in any case unless the employer has actual knowledge of the injury or is notified thereof within the period specified in paragraph fifteen.
14. During the first two weeks after the injury the employer shall furnish reasonable medical and hospital services and medicines, as and when needed, not to exceed one hundred dollars in value, unless the employee refuses to allow them to be furnished by the employer.
15. Unless the employer shall have actual knowledge of the occurrence of the injury, or unless the employee, or some one on his behalf, or some of the dependents, or some one on their behalf, shall give notice thereof to the employer within fourteen days of the occurrence of the injury, then no compensation shall be due until such notice is given or knowledge obtained. If the notice is given, or the knowledge obtained within thirty days from the occurrence of the injury, no want, failure, or inaccuracy of a notice shall be a bar to obtaining compensation, unless the employer shall show that he was prejudiced by such want, defect or inaccuracy, and then only to the extent of such prejudice. If the notice is given, or the knowledge obtained within ninety days, and if the employee, or other beneficiary, shall show that his failure to give prior notice was due to his mistake, inadvertence, ignorance of fact or law, or inability, or to the fraud, misrepresentation or deceit of another person, or to any other reasonable cause or excuse, then compensation may be allowed, unless, and then to the extent only that the employer shall show that he was prejudiced by failure to receive such notice. Unless knowledge be obtained, or notice given, within ninety days after the occurrence of the injury, no compensation shall be allowed.
16. The notice referred to may be served personally upon the employer, or upon any agent of the employer upon whom a summons may be served in a civil action, or by sending it through the mail to the employer at the last known residence or business place thereof within the State, and shall be substantially in the following form: To (name of employer):
You are hereby notified that a personal injury was received by (name of employee injured), who was in your employ at (place) while engaged as (nature of employment), on or about the (-) day of (- --), nineteen hundred and (- --), and that compensation will be claimed therefor.
-). but no variation from this form shall be material if the notice is sufficient to advise the employer that a certain employee, by name, received an injury in the course of his employment on or about a specified time, at or near a certain place. Notice served at the office of, or on the person who was the employer's immediate superior, shall be a compliance with this act.
17. After an injury, the employee, if so requested by his employer, must submit himself for examination at some reasonable time and place within the State, and as often as may be reasonably requested, to a physician or physicians authorized to practice under the laws of this State. If the employee requests, he shall be entitled to have a physician or physicians of his own selection present to participate in such examination. The refusal of the employee to submit to such examination shall deprive him of the right to compensation during the continuance of such refusal. When a right to compensation is thus suspended no compensation shall be payable in respect of the period of suspension.
18. In case of a dispute over, or failure to agree upon, a claim for compensation between employer and employee, or the dependents of the employee, either party may submit the claim, both as to questions of fact, the nature and effect of the injuries, and the amount of compensation therefor according to the schedule herein provided, to the judge of the court of common pleas of such county as would have jurisdiction in a civil case, or where there is more than one judge of said court, then to either or any of said judges of such court, which judge is hereby authorized to hear and determine such disputes in a summary manner, and his decision as to all questions of fact shall be conclusive and binding.
19. In case of death, where no executor or administrator is qualified, the said judge shall, by order, direct payment to be made to such person as would be appointed administrator of the estate of such decedent upon like terms as to bond for the proper application of compensation payments as are required of administrators. 20. Procedure in case of dispute shall be as follows:
Either party may present a petition to said judge setting forth the names and residences of the parties and the facts relating to employment at the time of injury, the injury in its extent and character, the amount of wages received at the time of injury, the knowledge of the employer or notice of the occurrence of said injury, and such other facts as may be necessary and proper for the information of the said judge, and shall state the matter or matters in dispute and the contention of the petitioner with reference thereto. This petition shall be verified by the oath or affirmation of the petitioner.
Upon the presentation of such petition the same shall be filed with the clerk of the court of common pleas, and the judge shall fix a time and place for the hearing thereof, not less than three weeks after the date of the filing of said petition. A copy of said petition shall be served as summons in a civil action and may be served within four days thereafter upon the adverse party. Within seven days after the service of such notice the adverse party shall file an answer to said petition, which shall admit or deny the substantial averments of the petition, and shall state the contention of the defendant with reference to the matters in dispute as disclosed by the petition. The answer shall be verified in like manner as required for a petition.
At the time fixed for hearing or any adjournment thereof the said judge shall hear such witnesses as may be presented by each party, and in a summary manner decide the merits of the controversy. This determination shall be filed in writing with the clerk of the common pleas court, and judgment shall be entered thereon in the same manner as in causes tried in the court of common pleas, and shall contain a statement of facts as determined by said judge. Subsequent proceedings thereon shall only be for the recovery of moneys thereby determined to be due: Provided, That nothing herein contained shall be construed as limiting the jurisdiction of the supreme court to review questions of law by certiorari. Costs may be awarded by said judge in his discretion, and when so awarded the same costs shall be allowed, taxed and collected as are allowed, taxed and collected for like services in the common pleas court.
21. The amounts payable periodically as compensation may be commuted to one or more lump sum payments by the judge of the court of common pleas having jusisdiction as set forth in the preceding paragraph, upon the application of either party, in his discretion, provided the same be in the interest of justice. Unless so approved, no compensation payments shall be commuted.
An agreement of award of compensation may be modified at any time by a subsequent agreement, or at any time after one year from the time when the same became operative it may be reviewed upon the application of either party on the ground that the incapacity of the injured employee has subsequently increased or diminished. In such case the provisions of paragraph seventeen with reference to medical examination shall apply.
22. The right of compensation granted by this act shall have the same preference against the assets of the employer as is now or may hereafter be allowed by law for a claim for unpaid wages for labor. Claims or payments due under this act shall not be assignable, and shall be exempt from all claims of creditors and from levy, execution or attachment.
SECTION III.-General provisions. 23. For the purposes of this act, willful negligence shall consist of (1) deliberate act or deliberate failure to act, or (2) such conduct as evidences reckless indifference to safety, or (3) intoxication, operating as the proximate cause of injury.
Wherever in this act the singular is used the plural shall be included; where the masculine gender is used, the feminine and neuter shall be included.
Employer is declared to be synonymous with master and includes natural persons, partnerships and corporations; employee is synonymous with servant and includes all natural persons who perform service for another for financial consideration, exclusive. of casual employments.
Amputation between the elbow and the wrist shall be considered as the equivalent of the loss of a hand, and amputation between the knee and the ankle shall be considered as the equivalent of the loss of a foot.
24. In case for any reason any paragraph or any provision of this act shall be questioned in any court and shall be held to be unconstitutional or invalid, the same shall not be held to affect any other paragraph or provision of this act, except that Sections I and II are hereby declared to be inseparable, and if either section be declared void or inoperative in an essential part, so that the whole of such section must fall, the other section shall fall with it and not stand alone. Section I of this act shall not apply in cases where Section II becomes operative in accordance with the provisions thereof, but shall apply in all other cases, and in such cases shall be in extension of the common law.
25. Every right of action for negligence, or to recover damages for injuries resulting in death, existing before this act shall take effect, is continued, and nothing in this act contained shall be construed as affecting any such right of action, nor shall the failure to give the notice provided for in Section II, paragraph fifteen of this act, be a bar to the maintenance of a suit upon any right or action existing before this act shall take effect.
26. All acts or parts of acts inconsistent with the provisions of this act are hereby repealed.
27. This act shall take effect on the fourth day of July next succeeding its passage and approval.
NEW YORK, [The compensation law of New York (elective) was printed in Bulletin No. 90, pp. 709–712, and in Bulletin No. 91, pp. 1091-1095.j
ACT OF MARCH 14, 1911.
Section 1. The common-law system governing the remedy of workmen against employers for injuries received in hazardous work is inconsistent with modern industrial conditions. In practice it proves to be economically unwise and unfair. Its administration has produced the result that little of the cost of the employer has reached the workman and that little only at large expense to the public. The remedy of the workman has been uncertain, slow and inadequate. Injuries in such works, formerly occasional, have become frequent and inevitable. The welfare of the State depends upon its industries, and even more upon the welfare of its wageworker. The State of Washington, therefore, exercising herein its police and sovereign power, declares that all phases of the premises are withdrawn from private controversy, and sure and certain relief for workmen, injured in extra hazardous work, and their families and dependents is hereby provided regardless of questions of fault and to the exclusion of every other remedy, proceeding or compensation, except as otherwise provided in this act; and to that end all civil actions and civil causes of action for such personal injuries and all jurisdiction of the courts of the State over such causes are hereby abolished, except as in this act provided.
Sec. 2. There is a hazard in all employment, but certain employments have come to be, and to be recognized as being inherently constantly dangerous. This act is intended to apply to all such inherently hazardous works and occupations, and it is the purpose to embrace all of them, which are within the legislative jurisdiction of the State, in the following enumeration, and they are intended to be embraced within the term "extra hazardous” wherever used in this act, to-wit:
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What Is PCI
Introduction to the PCI DSS Framework & Becoming Compliant
Payment Card Industry compliance is a multi-faceted set of requirements developed by many leading organizations within the payments industry. Ultimately, compliance with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards, commonly known as PCI DSS, requires having a large number of operational, information security, and business specific policies and procedures. The solution are the PCI Policy Packets, available for immediate download today from the company that’s been helping merchants and service providers since 2009 in becoming PCI DSS compliant.
The World’s Leading Authority on PCI Policies and Procedures
Need to become PCI DSS compliant, but not sure where to start? Have questions on what it takes for actually becoming compliant with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standards (PCI DSS)? We’re here to answer all of your questions, along with providing merchants and service providers with the very best set of PCI DSS policies, procedures, forms, checklists – and more – for becoming PCI DSS compliant quickly, comprehensively, and cost-effectively.
We offer a wide variety of PCI DSS policy packets & templates for numerous industries, along with the following PCI policy packets for the PCI DSS Self-Assessment Questionnaires (SAQ):
- SAQ A
- SAQ A-EP
- SAQ B
- SAQ B-IP
- SAQ C
- SAQ C-VT
- SAQ P2PE-HW
- SAQ D for Merchants
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Gardening hints and tips from the green experts at Starke Ayres, West Coast Village.
Plant Strawberries directly into garden beds, raise the beds to allow good drainage. Now only R35. Perlite is excellent to help aerate and provide adequate drainage. Strawberries also grow very well in planter boxes, barrels, hanging baskets and pots, making them ideal for small gardens, decks or veranda’s.
All the summer organic vegetable seedling varieties are now available from tomatoes, green peppers, brinjals, chillies, baby marrow, beans to the fantastic selection of herbs to plant alongside all to grow in the suitable pots or containers. Growing organic vegetables means you can enjoy healthy, tasty food fresh from your garden. For most vegetables, that means full sun (at least 6 hours of direct sun a day). If you have poor soil, amend it with organic matter such as Vermiculite, Perlite, Palm Peat, Compost. Feed your vegetable garden with Talborne 6:3:4 or worm tea for best results.
Hot on the tables in our Vegetable seedling area, are a variety of chillies. The plants average a height of 30 cm and are ideal for some fresh homegrown chillies in early summer. The varieties are Passion Chilli, Bravo, Durga, Giant Ristra, Bhut Jolokai and Star 6603, Starke Ayres’s very own cultivar. For the seed enthusiast, you can further your selection of Chillies by growing the following varieties from seed. Caribbean Blend, Habenaro Mixed Colours, Long Slim Cayenne, Pepperone Corno di Torro Rosso, Ghost Chilli / Bhut Jolokia, Tracer, Cayenne Blend and Hot Chilli Mix.
What would a summer be without the voluptuous Hydrangea? Try spots against south-facing walls or hedges or under tall trees. Gardeners who have left it late to feed their Hydrangeas should now use Starke Ayres Acid Loving and Hydrangea food to help intensify the blooms.
Mulch flower beds with a good quality mulch to help with water retention in the soil and keeping root zones cool. Adding a good handful of Gypsum based Golddust, Volco Rock or Zeolite will also improve the drainage and mineral composition of your soil and reduce chances of water evaporation and runoff.
The heat can take a lot of nutrition out of the plants in the garden. Add some nutrients in the form of a water-soluble fertiliser such as Hortisol, Seagro or Multikelp once monthly (particularly indoor plants).
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When preparing to relocate, you should always make sure that you have planned every detail and that you have made contingency relocation provisions in your travel plans. If you are in the UK, moving can be as simple as hiring a moving company that will handle every moving detail for you.
All you need to in order to prepare for your phenomenon relocation is research on which moving company is the best in the UK. While doing the research, make sure to check on important factors such as pricing, years of experience, services included in their moving plans and their reputation both in the UK and in other countries where they operate their moving company.
Just some of the services offered:
- Removal boxes only
- Free storage up to one month
- Part load shipping – shared container
- Dedicated shipping container
- Packing service
De-stress the move
The professional moving firms hire the compassionate employees that are well trained as well as well aware on how one can handle as well as manage transport & shipping of different types of the durable & non durable stuff or articles. For example, transporting the fragile & delicate items is the matter of concern. When relocating the business, packaging & transportation of the heavy, profound as well as sophisticated machinery, the layout is cumbersome task of the anxiety, which needs the continuous tracking.
Continuum of the moving services generally includes everything from the local and state wide moving for international shipping. The companies give services like the article box packing & unpacking, truck loading & unloading, handling, storage facility or warehousing, reorganizing and rearranging home and commercial setups. Nowadays, the services is given at the economical & affordable cost, thus the budgetary constraints may not pose the constraint for move.
Main goal of the professional moving firms is safely deliver & dispatch the durables with the utmost care, security as well as to gain the client satisfaction. The movers also plan the moves individually as well as will help you with the pet moving & shipping, or customize the move according to the specific requirements & priorities.
The professional movers are the licensed professionals as well as you may get benefits of insurance cover that they give. The professional movers give services 24 x 7 that one may use according to the needs & requirements throughout a year without any jeopardy of the losses. Nowadays, version online of the services is accessible for customers searching for the relocation of goods from place to place. The professional movers might give various size of the cartons & stuffing to pack durable & sophisticated articles
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I'm getting a weird problem with Visual Studio 2010 Premium. I use two PCs, on the first there is no problem on the second the "Solution Platforms" popup menu disappeared, the configuration is the same (Windows 7 x64). The problem occured when I opened a project from a mercurial repo, I was not able to restore the popup. I reset the Visual Studio settings and done a Repair from the installer. No change. If I create an blank project (framework 2.0, 3.0, 3.5, 4.0) the "Solution Platforms" popup is still missing. Also if I change the target platform with Build --> Configuration Manager there is no effect on the build (no compilation for x86 for example).
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The opening cinematic of Resident Evil 6 for Jake Muller and Sherry Birkin.
The opening cinematic of Resident Evil 6 for Chris Redfield and Piers Nivans.
Take a look at some gameplay from Jake, from GamesCom 2012.
Leon gameplay from Resident Evil 6, from Gamescom 2012.
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Open your Heart to Country Competition Terms and Conditions
To celebrate Open your Heart to Country, we are giving away a Magabala Books pack featuring five of our newest titles.
The competition giveaway includes: - 1 x 30–45 minute modelled reading lesson with Jasmine Seymour delivered via zoom (Lesson structure: Modelled reading of Open Your Heart to Country, followed by a literacy activity and concluded with a Q&A).
Information on how to enter form part of the Terms and Conditions. Entry to the competition is deemed acceptance of these Terms and Conditions.
The Competition is only open to Eligible Entrants. An “Eligible Entrant” is an individual who, at the time of entry is a resident of Australia aged 18 years or older.
Competition commences 07/06/2022 and closes 11:59PM AWST on 15/06/2022 (Entry Period).
To enter, an Eligible Entrant must follow the entry instructions in these conditions.
1. Be signed up to the Magabala Books Education e-newsletter
2. Enter the competition via the entry form during the competition dates.
The winner will be selected at random using a random number generator.
All entrants must ensure that they have completed the enty form within the Entry Period. The Promoter takes no responsibility for any late entries or for any delays or failures in any telecommunications service or equipment.
All entrants agree to give Magabala Books the use of their name and image in any publicity material.
WINNERS AND PRIZE
The Magabala Books Marketing Team will randomly choose one winner after the Entry Period closes.
Only the winner will be notified by email within three days of the closing date. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within eight days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.
Each winner will be required to provide the Promoter with details requested by the Promoter to redeem their prize. The Promoter will notify the winner when the prize can be redeemed.
The date and time of the Modelled reading lesson and activity is up to Jasmine's availability and will be confimed between the Promoter and the winner.
Magabala Books shall have the right, at its sole discretion and at any time, to change or modify these terms and conditions, such change shall be effective immediately upon posting to this webpage.
Magabala Books also reserves the right to cancel the competition if circumstances arise outside of its control.
The Competition is in no way sponsored, endorsed, administered by, or associated with, Instagram.
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Lessons from the New York International Auto Show
The bottom line is the industry is embracing electrification, but cautiously. Hybrids and plug-in hybrids are much more prevalent than battery electrics, which reflect both the tepid marketplace so far and the less-than-optimal range offered by today’s batteries. But read on to see how the Nissan Leaf has been dramatically improved.
The show featured a fair number of big SUV introductions, because there’s still gold in them thar hills. But very few of them will be deployed without hybrid versions. I went to the introduction of the Nissan Pathfinder hybrid, and now we’re talking about 26 mpg combined. Not bad, considering the 2010 4WD Pathfinder was 16 mpg combined. The seven-passenger Pathfinder benefits from being on a car chassis now—it’s a crossover. So add the hybrid drivetrain to that and what you get is not exactly a member of Greenpeace, but it’s incrementally better than any Pathfinder ever.
And speaking of utility vehicles, outside the show I got a chance to briefly drive the Ford Fusion Energi, which is the company’s second plug-in hybrid (the C-Max Energi is already on the road). New York’s mean streets weren’t ideal for a test ride, but I got to wring it out a little in battery mode. Ideally, there’s 21 miles of range available, but cold days—and using the heater—will sap some of that.
The Fusion is a nice package in most respects. It accelerated with alacrity in zero emission mode, handled well, and offered a nicely appointed interior. It disappoints only in available trunk space. I understand that there’s a 7.6-kilowatt-hour lithium-ion battery back there, but as a ground-up design I think Ford engineers could have found a way of avoiding compromising the cargo space. The battery, by the way, is small enough that you don’t get the full federal income tax credit—it’s $3,750 instead of $7,500 as in the Chevy Volt.
I also drove the new made-in-U.S.A (Tennessee, actually) 2013 Nissan Leaf around lower Manhattan, and like the way the company responded to consumers. They wanted a cheaper car. Check (entry price is now $28,800). They wanted charging improvements. Check (a new 110 cable). They wanted a heater that didn’t sap so much power. Check (it’s now a heat pump). They wanted more interior convenience features. Check (a new automatic climate control and energy-efficient Bose stereo option). Here’s the new car on video:
Subaru unveiled its first hybrid, a version of its Impreza-based XV Crosstrek. You get 31 mpg combined, which is reasonable enough, though the standard vehicle with the CVT tranny is 28 mpg. It’s something of a cautious dip into electrification from the company, though there’s undoubtedly more to come. “We have embraced vehicle electrification as a key theme for the future of Subaru,” said Tomohiko Ikeda, global sales and marketing with parent company Fuji Heavy Industries.
As my friend Jim Henry noted in Forbes, “The Subaru hybrid is long-awaited because the Subaru brand and ecology are a logical match. Subaru buyers tend to be an outdoorsy group, and it’s natural they would be interested in cutting down on tailpipe emissions.” Indeed. Have you noticed that Outback wagons carry the “PZEV” title on their tailgates? That stands for “partial zero emission vehicle,” a California designation, and explaining what it means it would take the rest of this page.
Some of the most exciting news happened offstage. Mercedes-Benz and Tesla Motors (which wasn’t even in New York this year) announced they will collaborate on a B-Class Electric Drive model that will appear on the American market next year. The car will have 115-mile range and speeds of up to 100 mph. I think this is a match made in heaven, which also brings in the really cool and previously unseen B-Class to America.
And over in New Jersey, I had a vivid driving experience in a three-cylinder 1-Series BMW. That car isn’t headed for production, but the engine will soon be seen in the plug-in hybrid and ultra-high-performance i8. It was also in the sub-1-Series Active Tourer concept that BMW did show in New York. Here's the three-cylinder BMW on video:
But it’s the engine itself that’s the big news. Three-cylinder engines can and will offer the same performance as four-cylinders, and they could become a staple on the roads of tomorrow. The tendency with three pots is for the engine to shake front to back, but BMW has addressed this with a balance shaft. In an actual 1-Series production car, I’d expect more than 40 mpg on the highway, with full Ultimate Driving Machine performance. The car we tested ran on gasoline, but the forthcoming diesel version should do even better.
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Selling Printables is a fairly easy way to make money because you make them once and they sell over and over. Selling printables is the perfect work-from-home business for making a passive income. Follow these tips on how to make money selling printables.
Equipment Needed to Create Printables
You’re going to need a computer and software such as Canva or Adobe Illustrator. I’m currently using Canva Pro, which is very affordable and has a lot more features than the free version. I’d recommend getting started with the free version and then upgrading to paid once you start getting sales.
You may eventually wish to create custom templates in which you’ll need the pro version so that you can send a link to your customer to be able to edit the template they purchased.
You will also need a printer so that you can test each printable before you put them up for sale.
Best Course to Learn How to Make Printables
The quickest way to start creating printables and getting your shop set up is by following the tutorials in the E-Printables Course.
This course, created by Cody and Julie shows you how to make Printables on both Canva and Adobe Illustrator.
To get you started quickly, there are 12 done-for-you templates provided that you can edit and make your own. Included in your purchase is a 30-day free trial in the VIP Membership that starts immediately after purchase.
If you decide to stay in this membership you’ll receive 5 new free commercial use templates each month along with lots of other benefits. Find out more about what’s included here.
How Much Money Can You Make Selling Printables?
This all depends on how much effort you’re willing to put into your printable business. You could make a few pounds to a few thousand per month, some people are making more than 5-figures selling digital downloads. The secret is to be consistent and grow your business gradually so you don’t burn out.
This ebook will teach you how to capitalize on seasonal trends to make sales. It’s free for a limited time.
Is There a Market for Selling Printables?
Yes, there definitely is a market and there are many different types of printable products that you can create as you can see in the list below.
Best Places to Sell Printables
I recommend selling on Etsy, it’s a fantastic platform for selling printables and has plenty of buyers looking for these types of products. If you have a blog, you could sell them from there using the Woocommerce plugin. Some people use Shopify, however, I find it quite expensive.
Ideas for Printables
The list below will give you a few ideas of what you can create and sell, this list is not exhaustive:
Banners, signs, and posters
Etsy shop banners
Graphics for other sellers
Menus and recipes
Media Kits for bloggers
Pinterest pin templates
Printable art, quotes, and sayings
Social media templates
As you can see there are plenty of niches that you could focus on, or, if you’re like me I don’t have a niche and create a mix of different printables. I get bored creating the same thing.
Where to Get Graphics and Fonts for Your Designs
My go-to place is Creative Fabrica, I have the all-access subscription because I am constantly using the design elements for KDP books and printables. It works out much cheaper by paying one monthly fee, rather than paying for each design element separately.
Canva also has free and paid design elements that you can use to create your printables.
Creative Tools I Use Daily
Canva – I use this daily for banners on my blog, creating pins for Pinterest, logos and book covers, interiors and more. In fact, I couldn’t be without it!
Book Bolt – Create KDP covers and interiors with ease. Get 20% off at checkout with my code: suefoster
Creative Fabrica – The best place for graphics and fonts for your designs.
Selling printables is just one way of making a passive income online. If you like the idea of this, I recommend that you take the time to learn how to do it and follow the steps in the E-Printables course. You may also like to look into creating Low Content Books or Affiliate Marketing as ways to create passive income streams. | <urn:uuid:3de431c9-bd37-4de6-b250-f81c15bee768> | CC-MAIN-2023-40 | https://suefoster.info/how-to-make-money-selling-printables | 2023-09-21T23:05:17Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2023-40/segments/1695233506045.12/warc/CC-MAIN-20230921210007-20230922000007-00197.warc.gz | en | 0.912658 | 1,037 |
5 Hacks for Better Presentation Design
Designing a presentation? These five tips can make your slides, pitch deck, or any type of presentation stunning and unforgettable!
You've been in the (home)office preparing for the start of a big work week, and while you sip your third cup of black coffee, the clock slowly ticks closer and closer to that fateful time you've been dreading...
As you wait for your coworkers to slowly appear online, you get ready to unveil what you've been tirelessly working on all weekend: a presentation that your ENTIRE company will see!
Okay, so maybe it's not that big of a deal, but while some people are absolutely brilliant at making gorgeous presentations that look like they were made by someone with a Masters in Graphic Design, many of us non-designers tend to be a bit more nervous when it comes to making visually appealing presentations and showing our work to others.
In either case, whether it's a presentation for a class, a slide deck for a manager, or a pitch deck for investors, there are ways to make your presentations and slides seriously savvy and completely unforgettable. Let's see how you can blow your audience out of the room with your next presentation.
How to Create Mind-Blowing Presentations
Each type of presentation, from all-hands meetings to quarterly summary decks, requires some sort of story to be told. Most of the time numbers, figures, and words will represent an important part of this story, but let's be honest, reading takes effort and can be tiring, which means that a presentation with tons of text is likely to be exhausting or even worse...BORING.
Presentations need to excite! They need to jump off the projector, grab the viewer's attention and never let go. Luckily, there are different ways to create a stunning and unforgettable presentation.
So to avoid a dull white page, the key is to have slides that are visually stimulating. Of course, not all presentations, decks, or slides are the same, so here are a few ways to add that stylish touch.
1. Illustrations > Words
Color, shapes, and illustrations are an excellent way to start filling in that pesky space that needs something extra. In addition to filling these blank areas, a well-placed doodle can often be key for replacing long text!
As Taras Bakusevych notes in his article '20 tips for better presentation design', "reducing the text and using visual aids for support will help keep the audience's focus."
It's clear that people have an easier time looking at pleasing visuals over wordy jargon. Doodles are an excellent way of cutting down on this text or replacing long explanations that can be simplified with one graphic.
Mailchimp provides a great example of illustrations replacing text. They use an illustration system that includes characters to picture how the platform works, and just as these principles work for Mailchimp's UI, it will also work for slides and decks!
But what if your deck needs a bit more of a storyline?
Sometimes creating a narrative for presentations is a reliable way to snag your audience's attention. Adding a reliable character as a visual element will increase the chances of captivating the viewers.
For example, let's imagine making a deck to pitch a company idea to some hot-shot investors, and it needs a fun and compelling doodle character to represent the ideal customer. The hand-drawn illustrations in Fresh Folk can be customized to bring this "ideal customer" to life in the eyes of potential investors.
The bottom line is that there are tons of ways for illustrated characters and fun doodles to liven up slides.
2. Design with continuity in mind
While it would be amazing if slapping on a bunch of nice-looking illustrations was the answer to all presentations, it usually takes a little more than that to create one that is high-quality and persuasive.
Presentations should have the type of flow where going from one slide to the next feels natural. That means you should create a plan based on the designs and format. It shouldn't look like you randomly picked colors, fonts, and illustrations at the last minute because that would be no bueno!
Check out the graphic below to get a quick glimpse at the planning process that should go into making a quality presentation.
Each aspect of your presentation's design needs to have a consistent feel in order to be top-notch. Creating with continuity will help cut down on distractions.
Luckily, the excellent thing about creating with our completely customizable doodles is that it is easy to maintain continuity within illustrations. And unlimited downloads means that you will never run out of options for your decks, whether they are one slide or one hundred slides (but let's hope it doesn't get that far).
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So now that you have an idea of how to beautify slides, it's time to start planning what tools you'll use to make your jaw-dropping presentation. This will represent a very important part of the creation process because having the right toolset will make the entire process much quicker and much easier to manage.
PowerPoint, Keynote, and Google Slides are reliable classics that continue to help millions of people make professional decks, slides, and presentations. These tools are all phenomenal for creating layouts and giving quality structure to projects.
In addition to these slightly more recognizable products, there are a ton of tools and companies that are making serious waves in communities that frequently use presentations.
Here are is just a small list of presentation tools that we've found to be an excellent addition to any presentation arsenal:
4. Color is crucial
We've mentioned color as being important before, but take a moment to do a quick google search of "awesome presentation examples." What do all of these wonderful examples have in common? They use a nice and consistent color palette.
Striking spot illustrations and bright abstractions are an excellent way to excite an audience with a dose of brightness, plus a fun way to establish a theme for your slides.
As Rebecca Gross mentions in her article in how to design a better pitch deck, "Like visuals, color has the power to convey meanings and messages without words, and can influence how a potential investor might perceive or interpret the personality of the brand."
This is 100% accurate. Color gives another dimension of spirit that can be the defining element of a presentation. Plus, colors can unveil hidden layers that a presentation might be missing, and provide the tone the presentation is aiming to achieve.
If you need a little help curating a set of colors, here are a few of our suggested color palettes:
5. Creative is always cool
A presentation that is creative and bold is always going to stick in the mind of an audience longer.
There are a ton of crafty ways to be visual outside of illustrations as well. GIFs, for example, are an excellent way to get a crowd hooked on your work. If you want to go even further, adding things like 3D graphics, video clips, or even adding unique fonts can help make your deck live rent-free in the minds of your audience.
It can be tricky finding inspiration for your visuals, but that's where having thousands of customizable illustrations comes in handy. Once that visual inspiration is found, the path towards a memorable message is a smooth ride.
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SAVE THE DATE!!!
...on our special event scheduling in early November/2012'
We all expecting this greatest artist is coming to Hong Kong to say HELLO to everyone!
the artist is planning to show the latest artworks, and giving an amazing demonstration.
the details will be announced after the Stamp Show!
if you missed to view Tsubuan Stamp' amazing Demonstration in two years ago,
we strongly recommend you to save the date, not to miss this chance again!!!
unfortunately we are not likely to repeat inviting the same artist...
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Do Not Complain Reboot 30 Day 9 –
I found myself starting to get cranky today and thought about it. I realized two things were involved. First, I was quite hungry but kept putting off getting food so I could plow through my work load. Clearly that wasn’t a good plan :). So I took a break mid-project to get a nice salad and a glass of wine.
Second, I have TweetDeck running continuously on my PC so I can glance over occasionally and see what news is active in my feed. That lets me then forward interesting studies on health, news on ebook publishing, or so on. Usually this is a wonderful way to easily keep a quick eye on my areas of interest, by following certain hashtags.
I want to phrase this part not as a complaint :). Someone I follow enjoys swear words. They use them fairly frequently in tweets and often with unflattering intentions toward others. When I see those posts my serenity is reduced. If there’s a flurry of them in a row, it can wear at me. I use that area of my life to uplift and help others, so it impacts my mood.
I tried for quite a while to try to see them differently. To accept that we’re all unique and on different paths. But today, at last, I decided that this just wasn’t healthy for me. Yes, she can be on her own path, and that’s great! At the same time, I need to best bolster my own path. I’m just juggling so much right now that I need to make my environment best supports me in that.
So I wrote her a (hopefully) gentle note explaining that I did still like her immensely, and her posts are undoubtedly great for others, but they just can’t be in my feed any more. It’s interesting in our modern world that “unfollowing” or “defriending” can be such a traumatic experience.
But I know for me it’s the right choice.
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No wonder Britney couldn’t resist marrying Kevin Federline….just look at him! The former backup dancer/baby daddy showed off his post-Brit physique in all it’s glory on last night’s Celebrity Fit Club premiere. He even revealed to the audience that he “looks like a pregnant man.” Sexy.
K-Fat rang in at a hefty 232 pounds for his “before” pics and didn’t seem to mind stripping down to some tight camaflouge boxers. As if he had any dignity left to begin with. He recently told the press that his weight gain was due to emotional distress after his breakup with the pop star, admitting that “I went through a lot of things and I definitely say that those things contributed to my weight gaining for sure.”
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Because of yesterday's rain, the courts were crowded today at the Olympic Games in London World number 1 Victoria Azarenka advanced to the second round with a win over Irina-Camelia Begu, 9th seed Venus Williams defeated Sara Errani, and Brits Heather Watson and Laura Robson both won their first round matches.
Caroline Wozniacki defeated Yanina Wickmayer in the second round, and will next face Daniela Hantuchova.
Serena Williams and Petra Kvitova both advanced to the third round, beating Urszula Radwanska and Peng Shuai, respectively, and yes, it took Kvitova three sets to get it done. Flavia Pennetta took out grass court specialist Tsvetana Pironkova, but the other veteran Italian player, Francesca Schiavone, lost to Vera Zvonareva.
Of note is the first-round defeat of some good grass court players: Petra Cetkovska retired against Angelique Kerber, Zheng Jie lost to Nadia Petrova, and Marina Erakovic lost to Aleksandra Wozniak.
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Coronation Street spoilers: Sudden death, serious illness and killer exit
Lives are on the line in another dramatic week of Coronation Street as Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) faces up to the dangerous Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) in court, his threats ringing in her ears. Will she testify against him?
Meanwhile, Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) collapses and is later faced with a life changing diagnosis while news of a sudden death rocks Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall)
Sunday June 20 at 8pm
Hour long episode.
Having given his mum the slip, Sam calls with a Father’s Day card for Nick. Harvey’s sidekick watches on. Sharon tries to talk Rhys out of Harvey’s plan to turn the screws on Leanne, but to no avail.
As Nick and Sam head towards the car, a returning Leanne is horrified to hear the sound of gunshots. Seeing Nick and Sam sprawled on the ground, Leanne and Steve race towards them, fearing the worst. Sharon watches from a distance, heart in mouth.
In her hideout, Sharon’s about to do a runner when Rhys bursts in. Later, Leanne realises she needs to stand up in court and tell the truth.
Summer takes Billy and Todd for Father’s Day lunch at the Bistro, but when she keeps going to the toilet, then makes an excuse to leave to get back to her revision, Billy’s worried.
Todd suggests it’s time he moved in properly, but when they return to the flat to find Summer has collapsed after a dizzy spell, all thoughts are put on hold.
Bernie and Paul put pressure on Gemma to allow Aled his operation. Tyrone is overwhelmed when Alina buys Curtis’s motorbike for him. When Nina presents Roy with her dad’s scrabble rack, he’s deeply touched.
Monday June 21 at 9pm
Hour long episode.
Rita is shocked to find Sharon in her flat, having taken a beating from Harvey’s gang for trying to warn Leanne. Sharon begs Rita to give her the £10,000 back so she can disappear and start a new life. Rita calls the bank to arrange the transfer.
Nick tells Natasha that Leanne is going to give evidence and it would be best if she and Sam moved back to London for their own safety.
Gail is horrified and advises Nick that, for Sam’s sake, he should leave Leanne.
Summer is horrified to realise Billy and Todd think she has got an eating disorder. But as Billy tries to reassure her, she faints again. In hospital, they’re all floored as Summer is diagnosed with type one diabetes. Summer struggles to take in the news that she’ll need to manage her condition with injections.
Sean hosts a seminar for new Double Glammy recruits, but he’s distracted by Carol, who admits she hasn’t managed to sell any of her products and is behind with the rent. Bunging her £50, Sean hurries back, telling his audience that Carol’s a homeless person he helps out with his earnings. Carol is hurt.
Summer and Amy discuss lads. Aadi takes Summer’s comment on board that she quite likes boys in make-up.
Emma flirts with Curtis in the Bistro until Tracy advises her that she needs to play hard to get and stop appearing too eager.
Wednesday June 23 at 9pm
Hour long episode.
As Harvey’s trial gets under way, Leanne enters the witness box. Staring her tormentor in the eye, will Leanne dare tell the truth?
Sharon is then called as a witness, giving a damning report of Harvey’s violent nature and how he exploits vulnerable children for his own gain.
Back on the street, Rita welcomes Sharon, explaining to Jenny how she did the right thing and her evidence will put Harvey behind bars.
Carol calls at The Rovers, saying she wants out of Double Glammy. Sean suggests to Daisy that as a one-off they could tear up the contract, but Daisy’s not having any of it and urges Carol to get out and sell.
When a horrified Sean finds Carol unconscious on a bench, he calls a doctor. Sean confides in Eileen that she was right about Double Glammy – it’s destroyed Carol’s life and he needs to put things right.
Curtis is confused by Emma’s noticeably cooler attitude and confides in Steve. Steve talks to Emma, who admits that on Tracy’s advice, she has been treating him mean.
Steve urges Emma to ignore Tracy and follow her heart. Dressed to kill, Emma heads out just in time to see Curtis approaching a glamorous woman. Has she missed her chance?
Putting on a brave face, Summer tells Billy and Todd how the doctor has shown her how to check her blood sugar and inject herself with insulin. With Summer home, Billy tells Todd that he has changed his mind and reckons he should move in. Todd’s thrilled.
Tyrone is forced to admit to Alina that he failed his motorbike test. Fiz is highly amused.
Friday June 25 at 7:30pm
Hour long episode.
As Fiz continues to mock Tyrone, he reveals he has booked them a mediation session. But when Fiz catches sight of his new ‘T&A’ tattoo, she reckons it’s just another example of his mid-life crisis.
Back home, Tyrone finds a police officer at the door, who informs him that Kirsty is dead. In shock, Tyrone turns to Fiz as they prepare to break the news to Ruby.
Sharon packs her bag and tells Rita that after giving evidence, she fears for her life. Rita offers to give her the £10,000 to help her start afresh.
Daisy suggests to Jenny that she take out a loan and they buy the pub together. Determined to put things right, Sean asks Daniel to write a news article exposing Double Glammy for the rip-off it is. So when Daisy returns from the bank, announcing she has secured a loan off the back of her Double Glammy earnings, she’s incandescent.
As Jenny tells Johnny to cancel the viewing as she and Daisy are buying the pub, Daisy begs Daniel not to submit his article.
A gutted Emma tells Steve how she saw Curtis with another woman and has missed her chance.
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The Lions started practice Monday thin at running back and they ended it looking downright svelte.
Stephfon Green hurt his knee in a drill, forcing him out of practice on a day when the team was already without Jahvid Best and Mikel Leshoure. Best still hasn’t been cleared for full practice and Leshoure sat out once again with a hamstring injury. He’s resumed running, but his return date is still unknown and coach Jim Schwartz intimated that there might be a change at the position coming soon.
“Our numbers are dropping there,” Schwartz said, via Tim Twentymen of the team’s website. “We’ll have to see with Green how he bounces back from this, but our numbers are a little light there right now. But that could change in the next 24 or 48 hours.”
That could mean Leshoure’s return or a good diagnosis on Green, but it could also mean that the Lions, who finished practice with five healthy backs, look outside the organization. Ryan Grant has been linked with the team during the offseason, although there hasn’t been much heat on that front for a while.
The Lions also don’t know when they’ll get safety Louis Delmas back on the field. Schwartz remains adamant that Delmas’ sore left knee won’t cost him any time during the regular season.
“We’re worried about short-term and how that approach is,” Schwartz said. “We’re not worried about regular season; I’ve said that a lot of times.”
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Yeah, it’s a bold statement, but hear me out. The mechanics of successfully performing a handstand will amp up all of your other exercise endeavors, making you stronger, more stable, and better coordinated, while the discipline required to master the move will make you a better human being overall. It will force you to take a long, hard look at the time you are willing to invest in reaching a specific goal. It will also allow you to win money in a bar bet, steal the spotlight at any wedding and of course get the girl (or guy). Results may vary on the last three.
For thousands of years, athleticism has been demonstrated through feats of bodyweight strength and skill, with fit individuals judged not just by their bodies’ tone, but by how skillfully they could use their bodies. Even in the golden age of bodybuilding, Arnie and the boys were known to challenge each other post workout with hand balancing and bodyweight strength contests. We then saw a lull in these activities, with the popularization of the fixed-axis weight-lifting machine and single-plane isolation “robot training,” but luckily for you and me (and the human race), the idea of skills practice and self-mastery is making its way back into fitness.
My favorite field, progressive bodyweight training, includes a multitude of exercises that are always sure to elicit an envious “I’ve always wanted to do that!” Pistol squats, muscle-ups, human flags, HAND BALANCING – these moves are sure to catch the eye of any fitness enthusiast. And the great thing is that any of these feats are possible to learn with the proper progression training, time commitment, and, most importantly, consistency.
Just as it takes a baby about 12 months of daily conditioning and practice to eventually stand on their own, it can take an adult months or years of repeated practice to build the neural grooves associated with a perfect handstand. Are you willing to invest that kind of time? I can guarantee that it will be one of the most humbling and gratifying journeys that you’ll experience.
While performing a great handstand is certainly a worthy goal unto itself, you’ll find that the skills you build in the process will transfer over into your other training, making you a better athlete and enhancing your quest toward a better body. Here are some examples of the tremendous carry-over you’ll see:
The Kinetic Chain
Let’s start with a simplified definition of the very complex concept of the kinetic chain: everything in our body is connected to everything else. A handstand is a prime example of the connectivity of the kinetic chain, with each position, alignment, and movement requiring constant communication and neuromuscular efficiency in order to maintain that perfect balance. If just one thing changes during our hand balance, such as flexing our toes instead of extending them, then our body must immediately adjust to this new shift.
Hand balancing is, obviously, performed on your hands, so that’s a great place to start thinking about how everything is connected. Your fingers are some of the densest areas of nerve endings on the body, and have the best tactile feedback and positioning capability. Kicking up into your handstand initiates a sort of neuromuscular “super highway,” with all of those little finger receptors sending and receiving information throughout the body. Your body’s communication must be perfectly orchestrated to keep you in balance, like a super effective emergency dispatcher taking calls, sending reinforcements, and keeping you safe (aka preventing you from crashing onto your head.)
The body has to adjust to the hand placement in relation to the shoulders; to the elbows being over the wrists but under the shoulders; and the hips, where are the hips in relation to the shoulders?; and it goes on. So if we do this efficiently, and amp up our body’s abilities to communicate and make minute adjustments in a flash, you may already see how handstand training can benefit other athletic goals. But, I promised that handstands will make you better at everything, so let’s keep on going.
A tense body is a strong body. Why is it so easy to balance a ruler or a bat vertically on your hand? Because the object is rigid, with no bends or “leaks.” Whether you are lifting your own body or grinding out a 1000 pound deadlift, the concept is the same – you need to create a rigid structure from which you can pull, push, lift or balance. In Progressive Calisthenics, there is no room for any part of your body to lose connection or leak tension, and you learn very quickly about any leaks in your chain. Mastering total body tension will not only accelerate your handstand training, but will be directly applicable to most of your other training as well.
In addition to “tense the whole body,” you’ll hear a lot of HB coaches tell you to “grip the ground.” In our foot we have the luxury of a heel which plays a clever game of leverage to make walking and standing fairly easy tasks. Unfortunately, we don’t have the same advantage in our hands. So, the fingers must DIG into the ground, countering the body’s tendency to over balance (topple over), or let up to counter an underbalance. It’s this constant battle between the finger extensors and flexors trading off between the rolls of agonist and antagonist that keeps us upright. And along the way you’ll be conditioning for some brutal forearm strength.
Few exercises can compare to a handstand for building shoulder stability. And let’s face it, nobody is going to be staring in amazement while you’re performing more band internal/external shoulder rotations.
The shoulder – so incredible, so complex, and so commonly abused – can be an important source of power, but also a source of hidden weakness impacting your training in ways you don’t even realize. Over repetition syndrome, poor form, and especially faulty postures can create imbalances that lead to injury or instability. But even if you don’t feel pain, if your body senses a weakness in the shoulder, it will automatically restrict the amount of power passing through that joint, and can actually dial down the surrounding muscle excitation. I’m going to assume that everyone would rather be tapping into all of their strength for their efforts. As the saying goes, “you can’t shoot a cannon from a canoe.”
In Hand Balancing, the shoulder is the first line receiving all of that information from the sensors in the hands and forearm musculature, reacting to the head and hands below and the rest of the body above. The muscles at the shoulder joint have to fire up like a synchronized light show to adjust to the constantly changing center of gravity over such a limited base of support, from the deeper muscles like Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis (rotator cuff), to the bigger and more powerful Lats, Pecs, and Delts. Even with the elbow completely locked, the heads of the Bicep and Triceps that cross the shoulder joint play a role in stabilizing the shoulder. And that’s not even mentioning the other muscles that keep your Scapula strapped to your back.
Simply put, handstands will make you stronger through increased activation and stabilization.
Handstands require not just spinal, or core, stabilization, but true multi-planar stabilization involving inversion of the body.
Now, I realize there are many views on spinal stabilization and some debate over its efficacy and “functional” carryover to life or sport (“You have to draw in to activate TVA!” “No, bracing is the only way!” “Let’s fight!”). But we can probably all agree that the surrounding musculature of the spine (ie the core) needs to be able to properly stabilize to protect the spinal cord, and that the spine needs to be able to fight gravity’s constant pull, distributing the load while generating force and, more importantly, accepting external forces (whether that’s gravity, or a linebacker). It flexes, extends, rotates, laterally flexes and in the case of the handstand, stays perfectly still, and STABLE.
When we are upright, we know that the core musculature should be firing to allow for gait pattern as in walking or running, or bending over to snatch up a kettlebell. But get inverted and everything changes. The anchor or base is now the shoulder girdle, sitting on top of those mechanically disadvantaged hands. So now the spinal stabilizers have to figure out how to balance the pelvis over the shoulders, with the big legs riding on top. This is true multi-planar stabilization! In a hand balance, all of the spine’s muscular units have to play their part to keep the spine in perfect alignment – i.e. spinal stabilization.
GETTING STARTED: TUTORIAL
I am constantly asked, “What’s the key to learning handstands?” And there is a clear answer: “To get good at handstands, you practice handstands.” There is no other weighted exercise that will make you better at handstands – you just need to put in the time to practice the handstand-specific progressions and conditioning exercises. It IS skill specific training.
So here’s the part where you get to see what you’re made of. Are you willing to put the time in to taking this challenge on? Are you ready to approach it with discipline, practicing often, even daily if necessary? You are no longer trying to merely increase your reps; now you are working to improve yourself, master difficult skills, and achieve long-term goals.
I can tell you from my own experience that the handstand can be an allusive opponent. I first learned an arch-back style handstand, which is common for most beginners, before I was challenged by a gymnast friend to learn the flat back style. That process of re-educating took months! It was probably a year before I could easily switch between the two, along with other body positions, and stay up for multiple minutes. I learn more about Hand Balancing every single day and am humbled by it constantly. I’m certainly a lot better now than I was a few years ago, and I definitely have more goals yet to reach. It’s clear to me that it’s a life-long practice. There’s no turning back now.
Intro to Handstand Conditioning: The Wall-Assisted Handstand
Begin your handstand training with the simple Wall Assisted Handstand. It may seem like the most basic conditioning exercise, but remember, a baby has to crawl before he could stand. The exercise itself is as simple as it sounds, but I have some tips to help make it wildly successful for you:
First of all, you should have your front, not your back, facing the wall. Otherwise you’re automatically training in an arch back handstand. While the arch back is a legitimate handstand in itself, the mechanics are different and you may not get the same benefits I mentioned earlier.
Follow these steps to get yourself safely into place: Start by facing away from the wall. Bend forward and place your hands on the ground at roughly shoulder width. Place your feet on the wall and walk them up until the body is elongated. Walk your hands towards the wall until they are about 6 inches or so away from the wall (this may vary – just find a distance that feels comfortable psychologically). The toes should be pointed with the top of the foot flat on the wall.
Once in position, SET the body: Grip the ground with your fingertips. Lock the elbows completely, driving down into ground, creating as much space as possible between your toes and the ground. When you successfully fire the traps, the space between your ears and shoulders will close. Squeeze the glutes and quads, and draw in or brace the abdominal wall. Make sure not to hinge at the hips.
Don’t forget to breathe!
Time yourself to see how long you can hold this perfectly tensed handstand. Your goal is to first work up to one minute, then two. Once you can hold for two minutes, begin bringing your hands closer and closer to the wall.
And here’s an important Bonus Tip: If you’re not used to twisting or summersaulting out of a handstand, be sure to leave enough strength to get back DOWN the wall!
Expect to be humbled by this isometric conditioning. But keep up with your handstand practice, and it will absolutely fast track your way to being better at EVERYTHING!
For more information on Hand Balancing, check out our new 5-part video series, Hand Balancing for the Bodyweight Athlete, available as downloads or on DVD.
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In this Perspective Project Podcast, Rudi and I have a conversation about his well-established meditation practice Vipassana style, as well as his 4500+ km walk around South Africa. We also touch upon several different themes and topics during the conversation. The opening guitar riff is Rudi’s creation too; the full acoustic track can be heard after the conversation. Enjoy.
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|I'll go back about a year and a half when I began researching an online learning system for two of my clients. What keywords to use -- online learning. Well no, that brings up all sorts of colleges, universities, technical schools, software certification schools with hundreds of listings of classes. Okay, how about "writing courses online." No again, these words simply tell me where to go to find about writing courses online.
The subject is really rather obscure. This might be because authoring systems are generally for large companies who can afford to purchase customized software specifically written for their company. Okay, let's try "online authoring course." Good, a little closer, but now I'm coming up with software packages to purchase. And they are not inexpensive. What I was looking for was a tool on line where I could have my own account and do the following at an affordable price:
- Log in to my personal account
- Create courses that have
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-- Final test
-- The ability to print
-- The ability to use PDF files with the course
-- Learners can start a class, leave class and come back to work on their class with their own personal log in.
-- Do a final quiz
-- Have the quiz graded and if successful, receive a certificate of successful completion
- Track the results of Learners
- Edit the course content on demand
- Have several different courses within one account
- Not have to worry about downloading software and publishing programs to my web site and creating login screens
And I needed a Pay as You Go price for a small start up online course business where I can increase the service as I increase business.
When I didn't find this solution a year and a half ago, I created my courses as E-books and sent them out to Learners who ordered them and wanted the ability to do their classes from the convenience of their homes. Although easier than printing and mailing booklets, it did cause new problems, like "I couldn't get my course to download," I didn't receive the email," I can't find the Enrollment Code," but at least they weren't telling me "the dog ate my course." However, those Internet gremlins do show up occasionally.
At last I stumbled upon my perfect solution and a free 30 day trail! This is a 100% web based e-Learning toolset. I've created my first course. It really is quite easy. You don't need programming skills - simply copy and past your material. If you are a coach, consultant, tutor or teacher and have courses to share, you should really try this tool. It's easy to get started.
Visit E-Course Management at http://www.ecoursemanagement.com to learn more about the system and to learn about the basics of writing online courses. Take a tour and then sign up for a free 30-day trial to try it out. Customer service has been terrific. It's a "virtual" blessing.
About the author:
Kathy Sparks began building her successful Virtual Assistant practice after being certified with AssistU in 1998. She has partnered with clients worldwide in a multitude of professions and is editor and contributor for "The Virtual Advantage," an online newsletter for VAs and their clients. Web site: Your Virtual Resource at http://www.yourvirtualresource.com"I feel so good - it's like having a "busy bee" working behind the scenes to help me. I'm loving it." ~ a client
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Board office closed
The Ottawa County Board of Elections will be closed Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. Normal office hours are Monday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. For more information, call 419-898-3071.
The winter’s continued onslaught of freezing temperatures, ice, sleet and snow has made it more difficult for local residents to stay warm, as is evidenced by the increased number of people seeking assistance from the Emergency Home Energy Assistance Program (EHEAP), administered by WSOS Community Action Commission, Inc.
In December 2008, 646 households in the WSOS four-county service area were approved for assistance to keep the heat on in their homes, up from the 501 households who received help in December 2007. Assistance was provided in the amount of $163,744.
Between the bad economy, rising heating bills and a bad winter so far, we find that people’s budgets are stretched very thin,” said WSOS Basic Needs Specialist Tony Lindenberger. “We are doing all we can to assist those who come to us.”
EHEAP provides income-eligible families who are in danger of losing their heat with one-time assistance with heating bills to resolve the energy crisis.
Boating course offered
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Watercraft is offering a one-day Ohio Boating Education Course Feb. 14 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Gander Mountain, 1320 Holland-Sylvania Rd., Holland.
The course covers state and federal laws, navigational “rules of the road” and basic boating safety practices. The course meets Ohio’s boating education requirement, which requires anyone born on or after Jan. 1, 1982 to successfully complete an approved boating course or a proficiency exam before operating a boat greater than 10 horsepower. Successfully completing the course also may qualify boaters for a discount on boat owner’s insurance.
A $5 fee covers the cost of materials. For more information or to RSVP, call 419-836-6003.
Board members sought
The Lucas County Commissioners are seeking applicants to serve on the newly formed Lucas County Dog Warden Advisory Committee, an 11-member committee charged with providing insight and recommendations to the board on issues relating to the dog warden.
Two of the 11 members are to be members of the community at large. The remainder is to be comprised of members recommended by Lucas County animal welfare agencies, the Toledo Police Department, the Toledo-Lucas County Health Department and the Toledo Veterinary Medical Association.
Members must reside in Lucas County and not have received a first-degree misdemeanor citation from the Dog Warden Department.
Those interested must fill out an “Application for Public Volunteer” form and provide a detailed resume. Applications are available at the Board of Lucas County Commissioners office at One Government Center, Suite 800, Toledo, by calling 419-213-4500 or online at www.co.lucas.oh.us. Applications will be accepted through the end of the business day Jan. 30.
Case still open
February 28 will be the three-year anniversary of the death of Kelly Norman, Jr., who was found by a passerby in a field on Sterns Road in Wood County just north of the city of Fostoria.
Det. Sgt. Terry James of the Wood County Sheriff’s office heads the case, which is considered open and active. “We believe that Kelly was struck by a vehicle headed westbound on Stearns Road in Wood County, just north of Fostoria,” Det. Sgt. James said. Anyone with information about the incident is asked to contact Det. Sgt. James at 419-373-6529 or email@example.com.
The Ottawa Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors will hold their regular scheduled meetings the second Tuesday of each month at 8:30 a.m. at the Agricultural Complex Building, 240 W. Lake St., Unit B., Oak Harbor.
Owens Community College will be closed Jan. 19 in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. There will be no classes and the college offices will be closed for business.
Classes will resume and administrative offices will re-open Jan. 20.
FDS project meeting
On Jan. 21, FDS Coke Plant, LLC (FDS), will host a meeting for Harbor View residents to learn more about the coke plant project and a proposed Community Improvement Program (CIP) for the village. The meeting will be held at 7 p.m. at the City of Oregon’s Municipal Office Complex at 5330 Seaman Rd.
FDS representatives will provide information and receive feedback from residents on the environmental aspects of the project, results of the Ohio EPA approved ambient air quality analysis for the village and an overview of a proposed Community Improvement Program (CIP). The CIP would be financially supported by FDS to directly benefit village residents. Refreshments will be served at the meeting | <urn:uuid:50336d26-54b0-4cca-804d-ad2f30b970a8> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://www.presspublications.com/weekly-features/newsbriefs/1255-for-the-week-of-11909 | 2016-07-24T22:23:37Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257824185.14/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071024-00145-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.939713 | 1,069 |
Morgan is one of the most important members of the cast of the phone hacking scandal. He was the first of a long line of Murdoch editors forged in the crucible of the Sun’s show business column “Bizarre”. One of his proteges was Andy Coulson.
Morgan was singled out by Sun editor Kelvin Mackenzie as a future editor and it was his patronage that led to his appointment as News of the World editor at the age of 29. There Morgan singled out a young reporter and promoted her to Features Editor: her name was Rebekah Brooks. Morgan was destined to edit the Sun but when Daily Mirror boss David Montgomery — a former News of the World editor — offered him the editorship of the Mirror, Morgan accepted.
By 2003, the troika of Morgan (Mirror), Coulson (News of the World) and Brooks (The Sun) had an iron grip on Britain’s tabloids. Morgan was at the Mirror for nearly ten years — a decade that saw the paper embrace the “dark arts” of illegal news-gathering.
The plan is to produce a readable, balanced picture of a talented but flawed individual.
I’m a retired television producer so I don’t need to be paid for my time.
But researching, writing and publishing a book as ambitious as this one does not come cheap, especially since it needs to be read for libel.
Last month’s civil ruling about Mirror Group phone hacking has revealed valuable new information about the industrial scale of voice mail interception at the newspaper group, and following some forensic leads, Paddy French at the Press Gang has begun to put a picture together of the industrial levels of intrusion into personal records commissioned by the Mirror Group.
The whole account ought to be read in full because it proves phone hacking was the more innocuous tip of a much darker iceberg, and once again explains how central Southern Investigations was to the corruption of Fleet Street: as a senior police officer once told me “without doubt the cradle where the dark arts were born.”
The following extract shows that, like News of the World, the Mirror Group were not only tracking celebrities but also political targets. Continue reading →
The Press Gang have another exclusive on the Mirror Group’s involvement in the dark arts, which has recently been exposed in ongoing civil cases into phone hacking.
But as I’ve discovered over the past few years, phone hacking is only the more benign tip of a much larger murkier iceberg of illegal story gathering, surveillance, burglary and police bribes, which ultimately leads back to the Murder of Daniel Morgan.
Not so long ago, at a press event with Alastair Morgan, a senior Mirror journalist said they could never cover Daniel’s murder and the police cover-up for “political reasons.”
There’s a political reason a major newspaper group can’t cover the most investigated unsolved murder in British criminal history?
It’s not widely realised that the first big investigation into corrupt private investigators, police officers and the press, was Operation Nigeria (which morphed into Operation Two Bridges) in 1999, seven years before the first phone hacking inquiry. That investigation specifically looked at two senior named News of the WorldJournalists.
But as Paddy French, who has indefatigably stood up details from this era in his Press Gang site reports today, it wasn’t just the News of the World which was compromised by the ‘No 1 Corrupt Detectives Agency’. The Mirror Group were involved as well. This partly explains why – as Alastair Morgan was told by a Mirror journalist very recently – the story of his brother’s murder is ‘too political’ for the Mirror Group to cover.
Some new details from Jim Cusick at the Independent about the civil phone hacking cases involving the Trinity Mirror group.
The company has also been co-operating with the Metropolitan Police’s Operation Golding, by handing over evidence that could be connected to potential wrong-doing. Among the material given to the Met, and subsequently disclosed to victims’ lawyers, is a bundle of 22 emails, a cache of 587 calls from MGN landlines, and 51 invoices from private investigators which relate to four hacking claims.
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Whilst I always recommend you move up to group lessons (with ideally 8 students!) as soon as possible (they work out financially and academically better for all involved – after all it’s much more fun talking in English to your friends rather than just the teacher!) many of us did of course start with one-on-one lessons.
And, compared with other systems, Genki English gets really great results.
Elisabeth has just sent in this email of her first one-on-one lesson in Canada with Genki English:
I finally started my first lessons. I teach one to one. Not too easy but…….it was a great succes !!
Even the most shy kids were moving and singing together with me. They all like your games very much.
This afternoon a very shy five year old, who cried a lot when his mom left, wanted to stay at the end of the lesson and play the game. His mom came to pick him up and asked him what he learned. Although he almost didn t say anything during the lesson, he whispered in her ear: What’s your name? My name is Emile.
Can you imagine how proud I was of him??!!!
Greetings from Elisabeth
I’m always very happy to get emails like this! What success stories have you had with Genki English?
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Expect to see a lot more of Andre Leon Talley on the big O day. Laura Ziskin, 79th Academy Awards producer, announced at the
Celebration of Oscar Fashion show this morning that the Vogue editor-at-large will be the voice of fashion for “Road to the
Oscars,” the Oscar red carpet arrivals segment. Ziskin said Talley would be one of four commentators tapped to co-host
the pre-show. Natch, Talley’s comments will focus on red carpet
fashions and will likely make actresses quiver with anticipation over
his reviews. But fear not. For he will probably be gushingly reverent, not irreverent, intrusive, insulting or overtly
obscene, the way Isaac Mizrahi was for his E! network fashion coverage. Touching actresses breasts. Dear Lord, what was he thinking?
“You can bet that you will be hearing something other than "Who are you
wearing?," Ziskin promised. Indeed. Talley is such an international
fashion universe insider, he will know
a gown’s designer from 10 paces. He was responsible for historic
Oscar gowns such as Nicole Kidman’s absinthe green John Galliano gown and he just decked out Jennifer Hudson for her Golden Globes night. In addition to being Vogue’s editor-at-large, Talley pens the rag mag’s
“Life with André” column — a witty and completely self-obsessed (but in
a good Dominick Dunne kinda way) account of his exploits in the fashion
world which began at Vogue in 1983 as fashion news director, then
creative director from ’88 to ’95. "Road to the Oscars” will air on Feb. 25 on ABC,
right before the live Oscar telecast. Definitely Tivo-worthy.
Photo Credits: Andre, Laurie and several of today’s Oscar fashion show models, including one — just to the right of Andre’s grin — wearing Cher’s Bob Mackie Oscar gown. For anyone dying to see the back of this gown worn to pick up her "Moonstruck" Oscar, keep reading …
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Photo Credits: A model shows why we loved Cher in this see-through Bob Mackie so long ago. Strangely, it doesn’t seem quite as risque now as it did back in ’88. What a difference almost 20 years makes.
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Once in a while, just at the right moment, a truly gorgeous real-life love story appears out of the blue, or in this case out of a chance purchase on eBay. Thanks to a serendipitous sequence of connections, including a perspicacious dealer and a fast-moving literary agent, the wonderful (and superlatively edited) seat-of-the-pants romance of Eileen Alexander and fellow Cambridge student Gershon Ellenbogen has been saved from oblivion.
Having survived a serious car accident on the eve of World War Two with her only-just-platonic friend Gershon at the wheel, Eileen begins writing him some of wartime’s funniest, most unexpected and possibly unintentionally sexiest letters as she reports on her convalescence. During the unfolding correspondence of some 14,000 letters over six years, liberated in tone from any self-conscious intention of future publication, the brilliant but tentative young English literature graduate seduces and hopes to secure for romantic perpetuity the man she already knows she loves ‘on the other side of idolatry’.
During the first few illusory months of the Phony War, the friends manage to meet; but as the war gathers momentum Gershon is posted abroad with the RAF and Eileen, having recovered, volunteers for work at the War Office, so the letters enable the relationship to move towards declarations of love and maybe more. Living at home in Primrose Hill, she occupies a state of ‘emotional claustrophobia’ with her intellectual, eccentric, opinionated Italian-Jewish and Polish-Jewish parents, a nanny, two young, annoying brothers and an aunt ‘with a boil in some remote and unmentionable zone’.
In her almost daily communications Eileen describes for Gershon her distinguished boss and her lust-deprived colleagues. She eavesdrops in buses, shops and air-raid shelters and overhears exchanges in ladies’ cloakrooms concerning the discrepancy in coupons required for ‘open or closed French knickers’. In the Savoy hotel she observes the ‘spat and polished guardsmen and flat-chested ladies of leisure and unimpeachable virtue’. In the National Gallery an acquaintance displays a ‘bosom of the majesty of the Niagara Falls’ and Eileen witnesses a fight in the street between an Italian waiter and a ‘desiccated’ woman wielding ‘an enormous pot of beer’.
Never far from quoting her favorite poets, among them Donne, Wordsworth and Shakespeare, Eileen has an insatiable eye for funny stories amid the strange circumstances of war. There are echoes of intimate, Mitfordian shorthand — ‘mollicking’ stands for kissing, ‘wantonness’ for copulation and ‘wild oats’ describes those who are rather too free with their favors — and a touch of the self-deprecating, self-doubting Bridget Jones about her.
Putting her foot in it with her out-spoken grittiness, an Emma Woodhouse is also at work here as Eileen relishes, encourages and prudishly disapproves of romances that acquire a peculiar concentration during wartime lockdown. Her best friend Joan leads a life ‘like one of those electric toasters that keep shooting out pieces of toast which hit you in the eye’ and to whom calamities cling ‘like lichens on a rock’. Crazy about a Canadian officer who unfortunately has a wife and child back home, Joan despairs when the liaison ends, entangling herself instead with dubious Robert, about whom Eileen is wary. Speaking her mind to her own impulsive Harriet, Eileen thereby jeopardizes a precious friendship.
But there is nothing coy about her urgency to discuss the delicious sex life that will be hers and Gershon’s once their separation is over, as she laments the deficiency of her flat chest and promises that peppermints will disguise her taste for cigarettes when the time arrives for kissing.
Beneath the heady intoxication of romance, however, the stress of an unending, cacophonous war threatens to topple her. As London falls under constant bombardment and becomes what she sees as T.S. Eliot’s ‘Unreal City’, she feels like a ‘dead leaf lying on the ground or an old chimney cowl revolving aimlessly in the wind’. When St Paul’s suffers a direct hit in October 1940 she senses ‘the monuments and symbols of our stability have been bruised’, fearful that after the war is over her world will look ‘new and strange’.
Becoming increasingly aghast at the ominous talk from Germany of Jewish persecution, her writing is at its most beautiful as she yearns for the Wordsworthian care-freedom of the Scottish landscape, when ‘to be young was very heaven’ and the sound of river water was ‘almost more hushed than silence’. But during the earthquake of war and at other moments of national catastrophe when loneliness, fear and uncertainty can bring despair, flares of hope and Eileen’s discovery of the ‘core of warm serenity’ found in letters, in reciprocated love and within inspirational people can reverse the mood. These are such letters, theirs was such a love and Eileen Alexander such a delicious inspiration. | <urn:uuid:1e82022b-7480-46bb-b950-a2c968bccacc> | CC-MAIN-2020-40 | https://spectator.us/love-blitz-eileen-alexander/ | 2020-10-01T04:31:04Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2020-40/segments/1600402130615.94/warc/CC-MAIN-20201001030529-20201001060529-00367.warc.gz | en | 0.933434 | 1,122 |
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The Soldotna City Council has public hearings and action slated for three ordinances at tonight's meeting, scheduled for 6:30 p.m.
Topping the list of ordinances is a measure to ask Soldotna voters to exempt Soldotna officials from state financial disclosure laws, and instead establish city financial disclosure guidelines. Soldotna City Manager Larry Semmens has said the state's requirements "clearly discourage people" from wanting to serve as elected and appointed officials.
Also on the agenda is a measure to amend city code to more clearly define reimbursable and nonreimbursable expenses and to reflect current rates established by the federal government for city employees' business travel, and an ordinance to accept funds from the Alaska Police Standards Council for the purpose of police-related training.
Resolutions on the agenda include a measure to award a contract to the Alaska Public Entities Insurance Pool for property, liablitiy and workers' compensation insurance, and a measure to award a sole-source contract to Severn Trent Water Purification Inc. for a hypochlorite generation system as part of the Well House C renovation.
The council's consent agenda includes introduction of ordinances to:
* Rezone a lot in Dawn Glow Subdivision No. 2 to Limited Commercial;
* Accept grants from the Alaska Highway Safety Office for traffic enforcement and safety; and
* Increase revenues and appropriations in the Centennial riverbank restoration capital projeject fund to account for a state grant to install stairs at the Kenai River bridge.
A resolution on the consent agenda would authorize the disposal of outdated city records.
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Evidence-Based Treatment Decisions In Transplantation: The Right Dose & Regimen for the Right Patient/Individualized Treatment
The following originally appeared on fda.gov:
The Food and Drug Administration is announcing the following public workshop titled “Evidence-Based Treatment Decisions In Transplantation: The Right Dose & Regimen for the Right Patient/Individualized Treatment. This public workshop is planned and presented in collaboration with the Transplant Therapeutics Consortium (TTC), a public-private partnership between the FDA, transplantation societies and members of the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, founded by the American Society of Transplantation (AST), the American Society of Transplant Surgeons (ASTS), and Critical Path Institute (C-Path) in March 2017. The workshop is intended to discuss potential candidate biomarkers to determine organ transplant patients’ immunologic risk for organ rejection or tolerance. The meeting will include discussion of the biomarker qualification process and how it could be used to develop biomarkers for use in clinical trials in transplantation, to develop new drugs to address unmet needs, and in clinical practice to guide patient treatment selection. Patient speakers will provide perspective on challenges of living with a transplant, managing immunosuppression and perspectives on tolerability, adherence and risk that may inform PRO and patient focused drug development.
Presentations and discussions will cover identifying potential candidate biomarkers that could
- be considered for the biomarker qualification process
- be used in identifying patients at high immunologic risk or low immunologic risk
- be used in clinical trials to develop drugs to address unmet individual needs in transplantation
- be used to make appropriate immunosuppressive regimen treatment decisions
In addition, patient speakers will provide perspectives on
- challenges of living with a transplant,
- managing immunosuppression, and
- tolerability, adherence and risk of therapy
The goal of these presentations is to inform PRO and patient focused drug development.
Date and Time:
The public workshop will be held on September 27, 2018, from 8:00 a.m. to 6 p.m. and September 28, 2018, from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)
The public workshop will be held at FDA’s White Oak campus, 10903 New Hampshire Ave., Building 31 Great Room, Silver Spring, MD 20993. Entrance for the public workshop participants (non-FDA employees) is through Building 1 where routine security check procedures will be performed. For parking and security information, please refer to Public Meetings at the FDA White Oak Campus.
To register, please provide complete contact information for each attendee, including name, title, affiliation, address, email, and telephone to [email protected] by September 14, 2018. Registrants will receive email confirmation when they have been accepted. Persons without access to the Internet can call 301-796-1300 to register. Onsite registration on the day of the meeting will start at 7:00 am and will be provided based on space availability.
Requests for Oral Presentations:
During online registration, you may indicate if you wish to present during a public comment session or participate in a specific session, and which topic(s) you wish to address. We will do our best to accommodate requests to make public comments. Individuals and organizations with common interests are urged to consolidate or coordinate their presentations, and request time for a joint presentation, or submit requests for designated representatives to participate in the focused sessions. Following the close of registration, we will determine the amount of time allotted to each presenter and the approximate time each oral presentation is to begin, and will select and notify participants by September 14, 2018. All requests to make oral presentations must be received by the close of registration on September 10, 2018. If selected for presentation, any presentation materials must be emailed to [email protected] no later than September 19, 2018. No commercial or promotional material will be permitted to be presented or distributed at the public workshop.
If further information is needed, please contact Derek Alberding, PharmD, or Ramou Pratt, Food and Drug Administration, 10903 New Hampshire Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20993, 240-402-0963, [email protected] or 301-796-3928, [email protected].
This public workshop will also be webcast at https://collaboration.fda.gov/ebtd092018/. If you have never attended a Connect Pro event before, test your connection at https://collaboration.fda.gov/common/help/en/support/meeting_test.htm. To get a quick overview of the Connect Pro program, visit https://www.adobe.com/go/connectpro_overview.
The agenda, speaker slides and other meeting material will be posted here a few days prior to the workshop. Please note that only printed copies of the agenda, affiliations and disclosures will be provided during the meeting. Please print/bring your own slides, as these will not be provided on the day of the meeting as printed copies.
A recording(s) of the workshop will be posted here shortly after the completion of the workshop.
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The patient has V Tach (Ventricular Tachycardia) with a pulse. After amiodarone is given the patient’s blood pressure drops and the patient becomes unstable. The patient is still awake, so cardioversion would be very painful and these physicians would need to get anesthesia to sedate the patient. I know – that anesthesia requirement is a bad policy and completely unnecessary for the safety of the patient, but it is politics in that facility. However, sedation for emergency cardioversion is very important.
There are other medications that might be effective at terminating V Tach.
What might happen if epinephrine is given?
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If take an ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) class, where the protocolized treatment of arrhythmias is taught, the instructor may tell you that you just killed the patient with epinephrine.
There were three patients treated with epinephrine for V Tach. They were not in the artificial environment of an ACLS class, and had not been taught by the epi for unstable V Tach = death ACLS instructors, so the patients did not know that they were supposed to die.
The physicians treating the V Tach patients had read the ACLS books, as well as a lot of other research on the treatment of arrythmias. The physicians chose to treat these patients with epinephrine.
47 year old male, 125/86 mmHg, heart rate of 170 with the rhythm above. 300 mg amiodarone over 5 min did not get rid of the V Tach, but it did appear to drop the blood pressure to 89/46 mmHg with profuse sweating, but without loss of consciousness. Perhaps that was also true of those taking care of the patient.
1 mg (1,000 μg) of 1:10,000 epinephrine given over less than 60 seconds was followed within 30 seconds by the changes below.
Heart rate increased to 180, briefly, blood pressure increased to 130/84 mmHg, then the rhythm converted.
Not to V Fib (Ventricular Fibrillation), but to a stable sinus tachycardia at a rate of 110.
The side effects of epinephrine were chest discomfort, nausea, and anxiousness.
Well, he was only 47, so we got lucky with epinephrine at that young age.
How about a 64 year old male with a heart attack history, low ejection fraction and an AICD (Automated Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator), on bisoprolol 10 mg daily and amiodarone 200 mg daily for recurrent NSVT (Non-Sustained V Tach), conscious with a pressure of 85/50 mmHg and now a sustained V Tach at 140 beats/min?
A lower dose of epinephrine was given – 0.5 mg (500 μg) over less than 30 seconds was followed within 30 seconds by an increase of rate from 140 to 148, followed by conversion to a nice slow sinus rhythm.
The third patient had V Tach storm, which might seem even less likely to benefit from epinephrine.
A patient with a history of two heart attacks, taking carvedilol (12.5 mg twice daily) and amiodarone (200 mg daily) with an AICD, presenting with a pressure of 90/45 mmHg and a rate of 140+. He received six AICD shocks within 5 minutes in the hospital, but the rhythm returned to V Tach each time. 150 mg amiodarone was given over 15 min and the pressure dropped to 70/40 mmHg. Overdrive pacing was attempted with only a conversion of V Tach to V Fib, which was shocked by the AICD. Within 60 seconds, the V Tach was back. Blood pressure continued to fall to 65/30 mmHg.
Epinephrine was given – 0.5 mg (500 μg) over less than 30 seconds was followed within 30 seconds by an increase in blood pressure to 125/85 mmHg, followed by termination of V Tach within 90 seconds.
In cases of drug-resistant poorly tolerated VT, immediate external electrical cardioversion must be attempted. However, there are cases in which VT recurs immediately after the shock, and cardioversion involves the need for anesthesia when the patient is still conscious.
Based on the cases reported herein, low doses of IV epinephrine may be able to terminate sustained monomorphic VT, when the arrhythmia is refractory to amiodarone used alone or in combination with beta-blockers and electrical cardioversion.
I would not refer to 1,000 μg epinephrine, or even 500 μg, as low dose.
Dr. Scott Weingart discusses the use of epinephrine as a bolus dose pressor, but at much smaller doses.
0.5-2 ml every 2-5 minutes (5-20 mcg)
No extravasation worries!
Do not use epinephrine for V Tach without discussing it with your medical director and obtaining permissions, assuming you work some place where the medical director has the authority. If you are a doctor, discuss this with cardiology before using it.
Read the discussion of the many possible confounders in the full text of the paper and learn a bit about cardiology and the ways that physiology misleads us.
Low doses of intravenous epinephrine for refractory sustained monomorphic ventricular tachycardia.
Bonny A, De Sisti A, Márquez MF, Megbemado R, Hidden-Lucet F, Fontaine G.
World J Cardiol. 2012 Oct 26;4(10):296-301. doi: 10.4330/wjc.v4.i10.296.
PMID: 23110246 [PubMed]
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How To Choose The Best Medical Equipment For Your Office
Choosing the correct medical equipment for your office is an important step in keeping your office as functional as possible. You need to be sure that you have chosen to right equipment, but you must also balance the price that you pay. Someone who is having issues with the medical equipment they buy needs to find a better place to shop. You must also choose something that you believe will give you the most value.
Choose The Right Gear
You might need something like the Baxter IV pump. You must search an equipment catalog that will give you the best possible options you can find. Someone who have a pard time with their equipment must search for better brands, and you must find a brand that you can trust.
Choose A Better Brand
You need to choose a better brand because that brand will give you the value you have been looking for. You should see if there is a company that will always give you the best option for buying products that last longer, and you can even check the reviews online because that will tell you a lot about the brand itself.
Get Better Prices
You need to get better prices on these items, and you must be sure that you have saved the most money possible on each purchase. You are trying to save money over the long term because that will help you save yourself headaches, and you also need to be sure that you have thought over how much you are willing to spend on something specific. You also need to be sure that you have found prices that you think would be fair if you are asked to spend a little bit more than normal.
Assembly Or Service
You should assemble or service your devices not he schedule that you have been given by the company that you bought from. They will let you know what the plan is for their device, and they will talk to you about how long it takes to service something like this. There are a lot of people who will help you with this that include local service companies, or you can budget the money that you need to make it easier for the machine to continue working. Someone who has bought the wrong brand spends too much on their service.
You need to be sure that you have found the equipment that you really need. You must buy something that will help you save money, and you also much buy something that gives you real value. That value that you are getting from the machine will make you feel comfortable using it, and you will also notice that you can buy from a place that is practically guaranteeing that you will save money. They can offer you a warranty on these things, they will show you many of these items are available in the sizes that you need for your office. | <urn:uuid:cd79c9f8-5461-4b2f-8775-13fdfe654c73> | CC-MAIN-2022-49 | https://www.holons-news.com/how-to-choose-the-best-medical-equipment-for-your-office.html | 2022-11-29T05:10:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2022-49/segments/1669446710685.0/warc/CC-MAIN-20221129031912-20221129061912-00044.warc.gz | en | 0.980511 | 545 |
This shell measures 5 1/2" long and 4 1/2" wide.
Carved in Italy a cameo of a woman.
3 slight imperfections on the underside shell rim edges.
Sold as is.
Mid Century Italian Cream and brown Onyx Votive candle lantern cup. Beautiful stone that casts a warm glow with a lit votive. This was inventory from the 60s that my Grandparents sold in the SF Mart showrooms. Perfect condition and ready for a new home. Size H 6.5" rim W just under 4.5" 3 lb
A very large recumbent jade horse turning his head sharply to look behind, mane hangs in graceful lines down his neck, and eyes and mouth are in a serene expression. Legs are tucked beneath and the horse rests on a carved wooden stand. A very impressive statue that holds it own in any setting. Measures 7.5 high x 13.75" long x 4.5". Circa 20th century.
Japanese several Mother of Peal Artistic carved pieces, 2" x 3/4" wide for carved Pagoda chips, 1 3/4" x 1 3/8" wide for Baby Jesus and Mary, 1" round for several chips, as is condition.
Width: 4 cm (1.6 in)
Depth: 1.4 cm (0.4 in)
Weight: 21 g (0.75 oz)
Fine New Zealand green jade spiral carved pendant; accompanied by two green jade beads; good condition
A mother of pearl necklace, the double-sided pendant inlaid with pieces of various shades of MOP to harmonize with the motives of a palace and a pagoda. Korean? Diameter of the pendant is "1 ¾ / 4.6 cm, length of chain "21 / 55 cm. The necklace is restrung and the present string is elastic. Condition: fine.
An archetypal pair of Art Deco book ends made of what we believe is marble with contrasting grounds of black, white, russet constructed as faces of stone. Although the condition is very good, it is not pristine, meaning that small nips, nicks, and 1 very small chip are scattered randomly about the ends. We consider these defects minor, and would deter only the perfectionist collector.
There is some background reflection in the pictures.
Dimension: 6" x 3 7/8" x 2 7/8"
~17" H x 5"Sq
Two large stone obelisks on square base. Covered in panels of lapis lazuli. Darkness of each lapis piece varies from sculpture to sculpture.
Offered for sale is an expertly crafted Scholars Mountain. This is a vintage/antique piece that would have sat on the scholar's desk and that would inspire the in his artistic or literary achievements. This is a figural scene of a mountain with ornate trees, pathways, quiet hide-a-ways. all meant to inspire thought and creativity of the scholar. This fine work of art measures 9.75 inches wide, 8.0 inches high and 3.0 inches in depth
Beautiful Art Deco design! Variegated rouge marble bookends in geometric form with curving elements. A silvered metal sphere floats upon the surface. Made in Belgium circa 1925. Dimensions: 4 1/2" H, 3 1/4" W, 5" L each.
Lovely group of three gem stone sculpture of birds
good condition except one with repaired tail
dimension: 3 inches high
wonderful carved figure of bird holding a flower in his beak, 4.5 inches in length and 3 inches high on a wooden base. Good condition
Vintage handpainted red fox on slate. Signed by artist. Ready to hang with hemp hanging loop. Slate is 10" X 10". Fox nestled in leaves and branches. Believe its origin is Northeast USA region. If you love a good fox portrayal, this is it. Beautifully done from the head to tail....and those eyes! Excellent condition. Normal pitting in slate but no cracks or chipping around edges.
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This is a kind of greenish soap stone carving with typical chinese landscape, a nice piece of scholar table art object, made in circa 1950s or earlier, by anonymous chinese craftman in China, please ask for more photos....thank you for looking at our gallery, please come back again!!!
Silver mounted agate sculpture in the form of a Kiwi or a similar bird. The silver is well worked and complements the rich brown shadings of the agate. The silver mountings are marked "P. Rata 833". 20th century. Size: 2.25" tall. Condition: Excellent, with some natural pits in the stone are exposed to the surface (lower right of last photograph).
Natural hand carved rock crystal bangle bracelet.
Almost perfect crystal clear .
Measurement: 3 1/8 inches (8 cm) outside measurement , 2 1/2 inches inside (6.5 cm) measurement. 7/8 inches ( 2 cm) thick.
Rare blond tortoiseshell case, circa 1930, is considered the most desirable of all tortoiseshell. This handmade case was originally made to hold cigarettes but is a perfect size for business cards. Having a rich amber color and inlaid with a gold diamond shape monogram SH, slightly domed and grained surface, arm swings out from base to create a stand. Measurements: 5"x 3 1/2"x 1/4". Very good vintage condition with minor surface scratches and small chip inside lip.
This is a Chinese Scholar's table art object or ink stone for calligraphy art and used with ink cake. It is of vintage /old used piece, circa 1950s or earlier with some kind of seal make or workshop mark on it, it is of the chinese lion pattern, moulded and very heavy...please ask for more photos. TQVM | <urn:uuid:502a8185-2d5e-4111-81da-78d9714b7792> | CC-MAIN-2021-49 | https://www.trocadero.com/directory/Vintage-Arts/Decorative-Art/Minerals/?&start=0&l=18&view=list | 2021-11-30T00:54:32Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-49/segments/1637964358847.80/warc/CC-MAIN-20211129225145-20211130015145-00333.warc.gz | en | 0.928105 | 1,277 |
Investment property information
You've purchased property with the intention of renting it out, and/or you've decided to sell your rental property...here's some helpful hints.
Visit the Residential Tenancy Office website where you can obtain fact sheets and review the constantly changing forms required to end or modify a tenancy agreement, a generic online residential tenant application form, a residential tenancy agreement, a fact sheet reviewing what you need to know when selling a tenanted property, a notice to end tenancies (for the Landlord), a notice to increase the rent, read through deposit information, plus a wealth of other information.
Or, check out the CMHC website, where you can obtain housing market information including forcasts and analysis for your desired area, statistics data, housing outlooks. Plus, homeowner and landlord information, and home-buying step-by-step process.
Alternatively, check out the Metro Vancouver website for key facts and monthly indicators.
Join the Building Owners and Managers Association of British Columbia (BOMA) and learn from other owners and property managers all the ins and outs of owning investment property.
Some tenants prefer to pay their rent online. Check out tenantpay.com and get set up for this convenient service.
And once your first tenant is moving out....well, you'll have to calculate what the interest is on the deposit. Here's a link to the Government of BC's deposit interest calculator.
Ready to find out more?
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1976 Gibson L-6S Deluxe
|Strings suitable for this guitar|
The Deluxe version of the L-6S was shipped from 1975 to at least 1979. The last price list it featured in was from June of that year, however Gibson did continue shipping most models for a little while beyond the last price list appearance, and although no shipping figures are available, it is likely some were still shipped in 1980 and maybe 1981. So the guitar pictured is an early one. Tobacco sunburst is the rarest finish for this model, with just 164 guitars shipped (less than 5% of the total) and just 23 shipped in 1976. For further details, see the L-6S production totals.
The hardware on this guitar changed very little over the course of it's production. Pickups are plastic-covered L6S Deluxe super humbuckers, part numbers 13654 and 13655. The bridge is a German-made Schaller tune-o-matic, as used on most solid body Gibson guitars of the mid seventies. Kluson machine heads and Gibson speed knobs. The case (see image below) is a fibreglass Gibson 'Protector' case, which came as standard with the L-6S Deluxe in the late seventies, although 1976 and early 1977 price lists only list a faultless (plush) case.
The Gibson logo on the L-6S Deluxe is a decal, and in between 1975 and early 1977 the serial number was a decal too. This is an eight digit number with the first two numbers representing the year. Interestingly, the decal on this guitar has faded considerably, except for the first two digits ('00' representing 1976), underlining the fact that these are separate from the rest of the serial number.
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[mythtv-users] MediaMVP (mvpmc) with .18
geoff.scott.mail at gmail.com
Fri Jun 17 16:16:08 UTC 2005
On 6/17/05, Mudit Wahal <mwahal at gmail.com> wrote:
> This should be in the FAQ. I did file a bug against it in the
> sourceforge in mvpmc. Seems like its not a bug. Just a message. The
> 0.18 should work. I've it working with 0.18.
> Just stick the new dongle.bin file from the website (april ?). It should work.
I recently setup a mvpmc box and built a MythTV combo box (FE and BE)
for a friend. The mvpmc worked fine, but did have the protocol
messages in the log. I was using both mvpmc versions 0.1.5 and 0.1.6
and all was fine.
It seems everyone gets these messages.
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We have been extremely busy this month with updates and improvements. We are very proud to offer you Lightyears new PO feature. This feature is an excellent addition to the Lightyear system. You asked and we listened. Feel free to read through the article below and familiarise yourself with the PO feature. It is currently in BETA and running brilliantly but as always, we appreciate feedback.
Enhancement on PO's
PO workflow will now show an email icon for Ordered and Completed tabs. Once an email is sent it will show as below:
Statements functions have been revised and will now match according to more refined comparisons.
Send Bill Tasks
Send Bill Task function would allow you to send a task without a bill date populated. Now, unless an invoice had a bill date Populated, the Send Bill Task will not send.
Show Notes on Mobile Fixed
Notes were previously not showing. This has now been fixed and will work accordingly.
Automate Task Approver by Supplier
Under a specific suppliers rules in your "suppliers" tab, you can now select a custom Approver.
By populating the "APPROVER" box with the relevant user, each time the supplier sends a document in it will automatically be sent to them as a task for approval.
Changes to Lightyear Wording
We have made a few changes in regards to the titles and descriptions of some aspects of Lightyear. All functionality remains the same.
- Multi-site ID is now known as Keyword Rules in Supplier Tab and also in all panel headers.
Multi-site ID change
- Supplier Settings is now known as Supplier Rules. (shown above)
Bill Task Actioned Lists and more
You can now add an attachment in the "My Tasks" screen on desktop to an approval by clicking the attachment icon to the top of panel 2:
Also, in the mobile app you can add an attachment in your "TASKS" icon. The task will show the attachment icon if an attachment is on the task, and you can swipe to the left to attach also.
Send Bill Task "SENT" tab
There is now the ability to review previously sent tasks, and to whom they where sent to. In the "MY TASKS" window, you will be able to click the new tab and review this information
This is a quicker way to see pending, actioned and sent tasks that you have sent.
Abcom Export Issue
Export message is now logging when export is actioned when using ABCOM.
500+ Lined invoices stalling the browser
Invoices with over 500 lines had been stalling the browser. This is now fixed.
Oct 17th Lightyear Purchase Orders (BETA)
Lightyear has now created a PO function, you can now activate, create and action PO’s to your suppliers from within the lightyear application. The below introduction and hyperlinks will tell you more.
Welcome to Purchase Orders
The Purchase Orders Feature is currently BETA, functions and features will be updated and added throughout the BETA stage.
With Lightyears Purchase Orders Feature, you can create, send, receive and complete PO's in a few quick and easy clicks.
The following tutorial will take you through the different main sections of the PO feature with links branching off to more in depth looks into each part.
First of all, we need to enable the purchase orders function in your Lightyear profile. Follow the guides below to get set up.
As we're developing out this feature, we welcome any feedback you have in relation to Purchase Orders.
Alternatively, you can also download Loom
for free to share a short video of your feedback/suggestions.
Oct 12th Incorrect Export date on exports to Fedelta
Previous issue with wrong export date on exported bills/invoices to Fedelta has now been fixed and works accordingly
Oct 11th Statement mapping failure
Previously mapping Statements with no date would be unsuccessful. Now, Statements will default to date received if it is not available or cannot be mapped.
Oct 6th WCBS Integration
Lightyear now has a devoted setup to WCBS accounting software. We can now integrate with WCBS and import all accountancy details in csv files, seamlessly. Simply choose WCBS as your accounting software from the drop down when you are setting up. For more information on this, follow this link
Oct 1st Xero attachments issue
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Sadly, my favorite bass mag, the UK Bass Guitar Magazine will no longer be distributed to stores in Canada and the US. They've offered a subscription rate to match the newstand price, which is fine and I don't fault them for making a business decision, but if you like paying for the (expensive) mag on an issue-by-issue basis, you're out of luck. Again, i don;t fault them - it's just one of those unfortunate things. I have enjoyed every issue since their inception and Adrian Ashton was always responsive via e-mail. Great articles, the best published lessons around (IMHO) and just great reading in general. Sure, maybe they aren't as "polished" as BP, but I found their articles to be timely, interesting and informative. They did one of the best Jaco spreads I've seen in a mag. | <urn:uuid:03969012-10a4-4a67-b1fa-51585425c43e> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | https://www.talkbass.com/threads/uk-bass-guitar-mag-going-subscription-only-in-na.184282/ | 2018-06-22T07:36:35Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267864364.38/warc/CC-MAIN-20180622065204-20180622085204-00291.warc.gz | en | 0.983986 | 178 |
Gabbard hit out at Clinton on Oct. 18 after Clinton said during an interview, without presenting any evidence, that Russia has “got their eye on somebody who is currently in the Democratic primary and are grooming her to be the third-party candidate.”
She later said that person, who was identified as Gabbard, is “a Russian asset,” along with Jill Stein, who ran for president in 2016 in the election that Clinton lost to President Donald Trump.
“Let me tell you what this is about: this is about Hillary Clinton sending a very strong message because I am and have long been calling for an end to our country’s foreign policy of waging one regime change war after the next, the likes of which we’ve seen in Iraq, and Libya, and ongoing in Syria, and because I’m calling for an end to this new cold war and nuclear arms race, that I am a Russian asset and I am a traitor to the nation I love,” Gabbard, who served in the military, said during an appearance Friday night on Fox News’ “Tucker Carlson Tonight.”
“Not only are they saying that about me, they are basically sending this message out to every veteran in this country, every service member, every American … who is fighting for peace,” she added.
The reason Clinton tried smearing her as working with Russia, Gabbard alleged, is that the former secretary of state knows she can’t “manipulate” the outsider candidate.
“The reason why she’s doing this is ultimately she knows that she can’t control me. That I stand for against everything that she represents. And that, if I’m elected president, if I’m the Democratic nominee and elected president, that she won’t be able to control me, she won’t be able to manipulate me. She won’t be able to continue to work from behind the curtain to continue these regime change wars that will be so costly,” Gabbard said.
“Thousands of my brothers and sisters in uniform were killed in Iraq, a war that she championed. Their blood is on her hands. I am calling for an end to these regime change wars, this is why she’s speaking out strongly and smearing my character and trying to undermine my campaign.”
She also said she’s been facing smears since she announced she was running for president.
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How to act when you’re in a workplace “productivity theatre”
Jobbio contributor Aisling O’Toole explores a new workplace trend on The London Economic this week. “Productivity Theatre” was born as a result of over-eager managers worrying about their staff’s productivity on a day-to-day basis, resulting in staff hamming up their productivity levels at peak moments.
Essentially, it is the virtual equivalent of that person who rushes around the office with an armful of files, and it assumes that staff can’t be trusted to work at home on a day-to-day basis. New research from Microsoft calls it out as one of the biggest stressors for employees, but what can you do if you find your 9-5 is turning into a performance, rather than a pleasure?
Oscar worthy performances: jobs.thelondoneconomic.com
Why pay transparency could work against you
While you might think the 17 U.S. states that now have laws surrounding pay transparency are paving the way for a more inclusive and equal future, full disclosure is not always the best policy, writes Jobbio content editor Aoibhinn Mc Bride on Venturebeat.
She cautions that it can backfire, especially when it comes to negotiating a new salary with your current or future employer. That’s according to a study by Harvard Business School and Brown University. It found that salaries in states that protect an employee’s right to discuss pay fell by 2%, as employers were more reluctant to pay higher wages in order to avoid renegotiations with other staffers.
Then there’s the argument that pay transparency works against people of colour and female employees as it gives a false sense of pay equality, and doesn’t address the issue of representation, or lack thereof, in more senior roles.
Show me the money: jobs.venturebeat.com
3 red flags for a workplace with a bad culture
We hear a lot about culture at work these days, writes Jobbio’s senior content manager, Kirstie McDermott, on City A.M. While it can be hard to define, according to Stacy Norman, COO and founder of BizClik Media Group and March8, “Culture is surprisingly tangible.”
Speaking at the recent Women in Business and Tech conference in London, she said, “It can be deliberately shaped and leveraged to allow for employee engagement. It determines turnover rate and impacts company performance, and research proves it affects profitability.”
Norman says companies have certain behaviours that define their culture; good and bad. She points to a blame culture, lack of investment in people and work happening in silos as three immediate red flags to indicate a poorly performing workplace.
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Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2014, 11(6), 6433-6458; doi:10.3390/ijerph110606433
Published: 20 June 2014
Abstract: Climate change is anticipated to have several adverse health impacts. Managing these risks to public health requires an iterative approach. As with many risk management strategies related to climate change, using modeling to project impacts, engaging a wide range of stakeholders, and regularly updating models and risk management plans with new information—hallmarks of adaptive management—are considered central tenets of effective public health adaptation. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has developed a framework, entitled Building Resilience Against Climate Effects, or BRACE, to facilitate this process for public health agencies. Its five steps are laid out here. Following the steps laid out in BRACE will enable an agency to use the best available science to project likely climate change health impacts in a given jurisdiction and prioritize interventions. Adopting BRACE will also reinforce public health’s established commitment to evidence-based practice and institutional learning, both of which will be central to successfully engaging the significant new challenges that climate change presents.
Mounting evidence, assembled in numerous national and international-level scientific assessments, strongly indicates that climate change will have broad and significant impacts on infrastructure and a wide range of sectors, including agriculture, transportation, water, and energy management [1,2]. At the nexus of these impacts lie the societal consequences of climate change, well illustrated by the range of challenges to public health. Climate change is likely to have broad public health impacts, from the direct impacts of weather extremes to shifting geographies of infectious diseases and the potential for destabilization of critical societal support systems such as food, energy and transportation. This has led the Director General of the World Health Organization to declare that climate change will be the defining issue for public health in the 21st century .
The public health community has identified several potential constraints and barriers to public health adaptation to climate change. These constraints and barriers are not unlike those facing several other sectors . The barriers in public health arise from various sources and include uncertainty about future socioeconomic and climatic conditions as well as a range of financial, institutional, and cognitive limits within public health institutions that can constrain recognition of and action on climate change . To address these barriers, Huang and colleagues have argued that public health needs to put a high priority on research clarifying the potential health impacts of climate change, including scenario-based projections of climate change health impacts; to clarify health co-benefits of potential mitigation strategies; and to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of potential adaptation options . While some of these activities build on established programs and conventional strengths in public health , others—particularly scenario-based projections of climate change health impacts—will require the public health community to develop new skills and methodologies, forge new tools, and build new partnerships.
The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through the work of its Climate and Health Program, is one of the lead entities supporting state, tribal, local and territorial public health agencies to adapt to climate change in the U.S. . One difficulty that has been identified in readying public health agencies is that climate change is a relatively novel concern and frontline actors in state and local agencies feel unprepared to address the challenges posed by climate change as a result of incomplete knowledge, inadequate staffing, and insufficient training in activities required to facilitate climate change adaptation . Linked with these challenges is the diversity of exposures and health impacts affected by climate change, which includes direct and indirect exposures and associated health impacts that will unfold via place-specific pathways . In many cases our understanding of the systems in which these impacts will unfold is incomplete.
To build climate change adaptation capacity in the public health community, CDC has devised a comprehensive framework for developing local climate change adaptation plans. The Building Resilience Against Climate Effects (BRACE) framework is an iterative approach to adaptively manage the health effects of climate change. The adaptive management approach has shown promise in other sectors, such as the water and natural resources management sectors [11,12] and has been proposed as a potentially useful strategy in public health [11,12,13]. Moreover, BRACE is designed to clarify and assess the most concerning public health risks in a given region, acknowledging the place specificity of many emerging climate change health threats . The CDC’s Climate and Health Program is elaborating BRACE through its implementation in the Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative cooperative grant program. Through this grant program BRACE is being deployed in 18 public health agencies.
Adaptive management is an iterative, learning-based approach to the design, implementation, and evaluation of interventions in complex, changing systems . Adaptive management explicitly acknowledges that complex systems are incompletely understood, that management interventions can affect system behavior in unexpected ways, and that management strategies need to be regularly updated as system managers and stakeholders learn through interactions with the system and each other [14,15]. Systems well suited to an adaptive management approach are typically incompletely understood and sometimes exhibit unexpected attributes in response to management efforts; ecosystems are an oft-cited example . Adaptive management principles posit that the key to managing these complex, non-linear systems is a learning-based strategy that uses models and emphasizes the need to periodically gather information about their behavior, particularly in response to management actions and shifting stressors over time.
As set forth by the National Research Council in 2004, the adaptive management approach is best applied in settings that exhibit six key elements:
Management objectives that are regularly revisited and revised;
A model of the system(s) being managed;
A range of management choices;
Monitoring and evaluation of outcomes;
Mechanisms for incorporating learning into future decisions; and
A collaborative structure for stakeholder participation and learning .
BRACE incorporates adaptive management principles in its recognition that the public health impacts of climate change are complex and that the many systems involved are incompletely understood. BRACE relies explicitly on the use of modeling to project climate change health impacts and regular, iterative reassessment of risks and management priorities as well as integration of new knowledge about how the systems under management are likely to respond to management interventions. In recognition of other barriers and constraints to public health adaptation to climate change identified in the literature, BRACE also requires vulnerability assessment and evidence-based evaluation of potential intervention options. Altogether, these principles are aimed at including recent scholarship on climate change adaptation more generally as well as scholarship on the social determinants of health and integration of learning in public health systems, policy development, and planning [17,18,19,20,21,22,23].
We present the five sequential steps of BRACE and explain how the steps align with the adaptive management principles mentioned above.
2. Building Resilience against Climate Effects (BRACE)
BRACE provides for the systematic use of climate projections to inform public health adaptation efforts at a local or regional level . The framework incorporates an assessment of climate change impacts, a vulnerability assessment, the modeling of projected health impacts, an evidence-based evaluation of intervention options, a strategy for implementing interventions, and systematic evaluation of all activities in an iterative framework. Broad stakeholder engagement, adaptive management, and a long range planning frame are key elements.
“Adaptation” can be defined as adjustments in ecological, social, or economic systems in response to actual or expected climatic stimuli and their effects or impacts. It refers to changes in processes, practices, and structures to moderate potential damages or to exploit beneficial opportunities associated with climate change [25,26]. In the context of BRACE, public health adaptation can be defined as any short- or long-term strategies that can reduce adverse health impacts or enhance resilience in response to observed or expected changes in climate and associated extremes . Interventions are an important component of adaptation for climate change. An intervention is defined as a set of actions with a coherent objective to bring about change or produce identifiable outcomes. These actions may include policy, regulatory initiatives, single strategy projects or multi-component programmes. Public health interventions are intended to promote or protect health or prevent ill health in communities or populations . In this paper, we regard interventions as actions that will bring about a change or produce an outcome that reduces adverse health impacts. Adaptations other than interventions can be considered strategies that prepare more resilient systems by focusing on building capacity and key capabilities in the public health agency and its partners.
There are five sequential steps in BRACE. Each step aligns with key elements of adaptive management. See Table 1.
2.1. The Five Steps of BRACE
|Table 1. There are five sequential steps in BRACE.|
|Step No.||BRACE Step Title||Description of Functions||Corresponding Adaptive Management Element|
|Step 1||Anticipating Climate Impacts and Assessing Vulnerabilities||Identify the scope of climate impacts, associated potential health outcomes, and populations and locations vulnerable to these health impacts.||1, 2, 4, 5, 6|
|Step 2||Projecting the Disease Burden||Estimate or quantify the additional burden of health outcomes due to climate change.||1, 2, 4, 5|
|Step 3||Assessing Public Health Interventions||Identify the most suitable health interventions for the health impacts of greatest concern.||1, 3, 4, 5, 6|
|Step 4||Developing and Implementing a Climate and Health Adaptation Plan||Develop a written plan that is regularly updated. Disseminate and oversee the implementation of the plan.||1, 4, 6|
|Step 5||Evaluating Impact and Improving Quality of Activities||Evaluate the process. Determine the value of information attained and activities undertaken.||1, 3, 4, 5, 6|
In line with a key element of adaptive management, BRACE is iterative and enables the incorporation of learning into future decisions. The novel consideration of climate change as a public health concern purports the need for flexibility to insert new or revised information, and improved analyses to assure better decisions can be made. BRACE allows for the inclusion of such information and the re-visit of the Steps to improve decision making and prioritizations throughout the cycle. See Figure 1.
BRACE enables systematic prioritization of adaptations for resource challenged public health agencies. From the overarching information detailed in Step 1, the hazards of greatest concern can be identified for projection. Step 2 enables further narrowing of scope by providing future disease burden estimates that may help a public health agency choose what issues are of the highest priority for taking action. Additionally, Step 3 allows for decisions about the most effective and locally suitable means for taking action, further prioritizing interventions. These steps culminate in the development and implementation of a locally tailored adaptation plan for public health. See Figure 2.
We describe the steps of BRACE that can be implemented by public health agencies of various sizes and locations and the key considerations for agencies embarking on becoming climate-ready.
2.2. Step 1: Anticipating Climate Impacts and Assessing Vulnerabilities
The first step of BRACE involves two inter-related tasks: (1) working with weather, climate variability, and change data sources to identify climate sensitive health outcomes; and (2) identifying vulnerable populations. More specifically, the first task focuses on finding data sources, relating weather to health outcomes and identifying the range of health outcomes that may be affected by climate change and variability within the jurisdiction. Our description includes a summary of key features of climate change projections. By the conclusion of this task a public health agency will have the information to prepare a climate and health profile report (CHPR) that compiles the list of health outcomes of concern for a jurisdiction and details the climate-health exposure pathways.
Then after familiarizing itself with the range of likely climate changes and public health impacts, a public health agency will characterize vulnerability within a jurisdiction. For this second task, we detail multiple methods for describing vulnerability. The CHPR and vulnerability assessment outputs generated in Step 1 serve the purpose of summarizing the range of climate change impacts of concern in the geographic area for policy makers and key stakeholders, and will present information to inspire further investigation and analysis by the public health agency or other interested entities.
2.2.1. Task #1: Working with Weather, Climate Variability, and Climate Change Data Sources to Identify Climate Sensitive Health Outcomes
The public health community will use these data sources to: (a) understand projected climatic changes; (b) identify local weather/climate variability and human health relationships; and (c) obtain climate change projections for quantifying the future disease burden (BRACE Step #2). This can be challenging as public health practitioners are not routinely trained to find, manipulate and interpret this type of information. Working with weather, climate variability, and change information requires specialized technical knowledge. Public health agencies are encouraged to consult with local or regional climatologists who are primary stakeholders for this first task of BRACE.
Organizations skilled in translating climate information (e.g., the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency’s Regional Integrated Science and Assessment Centers, State Climatologists) can also help a public health agency to acquire data if pursuing its own analyses (see task #2). Globally, there is significant variance in the development of comparable weather or climate service institutions. The WMO highlights this variance, while demonstrating the importance of such services when available. For example, the WMO highlighted examples of how climate information was improving decision making in Haiti, Mozambique, Fiji, Australia, and China . In addition to these institutions, multiple websites aggregate and direct users to reliable sources of global weather information [29,30,31]. Atmospheric scientists and climatologists have also shared “best practices” for translating and using climate variability and change information to improve decision making . Similar to adaptive management, important practices include mutual education and trust building, joint-knowledge production, sustained collaboration, and sensitivity to organizational and cultural structures that may limit using climate information [33,34,35].
We provide background on climate change projections which are produced by multiple global climate models (GCM) that are driven by future greenhouse gas emissions. GCM are complex computerized simulations of the Earth’s surface, oceans, cryosphere and atmosphere. Models project conditions over relatively large areas (~50–200 km). The clearinghouse for global projections is The World Climate Research Programme Coupled Modeled Intercomparison Project 5 (CMIP5) . Over twenty global climate modeling consortiums share their GCM projections through the data portal. Projecting climate 30 or more years into the future is difficult because uncertainty is created by natural climate variability, incompletely understanding climate feedbacks and climate sensitivities, and societal actions and behaviors [37,38].
Projections are often used to quantify a range of uncertainty surrounding future conditions. Projections are derived from multiple GCM and involve representative concentration pathways (RCP) which cover a broad range of future greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions levels [39,40]. The upper end of the RCP range corresponds to rapid GHG emissions growth (RCP 8.5) while the lower RCP presumes aggressive GHG limits will be enacted (RCP 2.6). The middle pathways suggest that GHG stabilize at different levels (RCP 4.5, 6.0) by the end of the century.
Global data may not be detailed enough for some public health applications. Downscaling translates global climate data into locally relevant climate information. The North American Regional Climate Change Assessment Program and the United States Geological Survey provide state-of-the-art, dynamically downscaled, regional (~50 km) U.S. climate information [41,42]. Comparable initiatives exist for the Mediterranean, South America, East Asia, and Europe (e.g., ). We refer readers to in-depth discussions of climate models and downscaling techniques [44,45].
Global climate is projected over different multi-decadal periods from the year 2006 to 2300. Multiple GCM projections are made for each period and RCP since the modelling process is sensitive to initial conditions. Therefore, climate impact studies commonly work with the ensemble or average of GCM runs (1–9 runs) from each model. The ensemble is frequently more accurate than any individual projection . The averaging process tends to cancel random GCM run errors which create an ensemble with the most agreement between runs. Researchers commonly employ two strategies to select GCM projections to use in impact studies. The first strategy presumes GCM have similar levels of skill to reproduce key climatic processes and selects all GCM or a random sample (~10 models) (e.g., ). The second strategy selects a subset of GCM that best simulate observed climatic processes. Each global climate modelling group projects future conditions and retrospectively simulates recent climatic conditions (e.g., 1986–2005). For example, researchers concerned with monsoonal precipitation may select GCM with the strongest correspondence between the seasonality and geographic pattern of retrospective simulations and observations (e.g., ).
International and national climate change and human health assessments provide an overview of the large range of health outcomes sensitive to climate [9,49,50]. Many climate and health relationships are location-specific. A classic example is an extreme heat event in Oslo, Norway may have the same physical characteristics as an average summer day in Mediterranean Montpellier, France. On average, residents of Montpellier may be more acclimatized (physiological, behavioral, built environment) to extreme heat than people in Oslo . Public health agencies would, therefore, have to develop evidence for local climate and health relationships. Developing these relationships occurs in Step 2 of BRACE by using existing surveillance systems that collect morbidity (e.g., syndromic surveillance) and mortality information. The CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network is an example of a complementary resource that integrates health, exposure, and hazard information into a web-based tool to analyze health impacts associated with environmental exposures that can be used to determine local climate and health relationships. [52,53]. Locally customized efforts are underway in other parts of the world, for example tailored heat response plans are being developed and implemented in India and similarly customized early heat warning systems have been found to be effective in China and Hong Kong .
2.2.2. Task #2 Identifying Vulnerable Populations
A vulnerability assessment typically evaluates “the degree to which a system is susceptible to injury, damage, or harm” . Key vulnerability concepts are exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity. Exposure refers to the magnitude, frequency, and duration of an environmental exposure or disease risk. Sensitivity is the ability to withstand the exposure and its aftermath. Adaptive capacity refers to the broad range of responses and adjustments to the potential impact.
There are several methods used to conduct a vulnerability assessment. Vulnerability assessments can take on both qualitative and quantitative components. Quantitative studies tend to assess magnitude and location, to efficiently analyze vulnerability on a large scale. Qualitative studies tend to provide insight of household and individual level pressures from societal factors that are difficult to assess through quantitative methods.
Two approaches to identify vulnerability using Geographic Information Systems include: overlay analyses of risk factors and spatial ecologic studies. Both study designs require locational information (e.g., latitude, longitude) where cases are potentially exposed to hazards. An overlay analysis combines multiple layers of risk factors to spatially define and assess potential vulnerabilities to climate change [57,58,59]. This approach can efficiently analyze vulnerability over large areas, which may be beneficial to populous areas. Publicly available sociodemographic data (e.g., U.S. American Community Survey, tax parcels) provide information on societal vulnerability. Many countries periodically collect comparable census information (e.g., Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) at geopolitical units that can be as small as the neighborhood level . In the absence of existing information, carefully planned household surveys may also provide useful vulnerability assessment information [61,62]. Remotely sensed information (e.g., satellites, Radio Detection and Ranging (RADAR)) can provide neighborhood-level environmental exposure information such as outdoor heat exposure or extreme precipitation rates.
A spatial ecologic study can build upon overlay analysis [63,64,65]. The study determines the most important exposure and vulnerability characteristics associated with a health outcome from observed data. For example, after controlling for population size and other confounders, investigators in Philadelphia, USA, learned that increasing the proportion of vacant households in a local neighborhood by 10%, increased the odds of extreme heat mortality by 40% . Further analysis can be undertaken to assess infrastructure systems that may compound risk, such as distance to hospitals and clinics or utility service areas.
In summary, Step 1 of BRACE draws from multiple elements of adaptive management. For example, management objectives derived from prioritizing climate-sensitive health outcomes and their corresponding planning time frames are chosen in consultation with stakeholders such as local public health agencies, elected officials, planners, academics, community members, and non-governmental organizations (Elements 1, 6). Such consultation can be formal, informal, and structured or unstructured, including meetings, focus groups, open discussion fora, and surveys, among other approaches. Partnering with climatologists will help public health agencies to interpret and work with climate and climate change information (Element 6). Models of climate-sensitive health outcomes can be used to consider both public health risk and societal vulnerability (Element 2).
2.3. Step 2: Projecting the Disease Burden
At the conclusion of Step 1, a public health agency has developed a profile of how the climate is changing, the likely effects on health, and the populations and systems most vulnerable to these changes. In Step 2, the agency examines shifting disease burdens more closely. Step 2 can be done qualitatively to yield a general impression of how climate change may affect the risk for certain outcomes, at least capturing general climatic trends and environmental exposures, population vulnerability, and expected human health impacts. However, a quantitative effort, the results of which can be used in comparative health assessments and cost-benefit analyses, is likely to be of greater use to a range of stakeholders if the relevant exposure pathways are adequately understood and if there is sufficient data to drive projections.
From a conceptual standpoint, climate change health impact projections have several major components, as noted in Figure 3.
While a detailed presentation of this process is outside this paper’s scope, the literature on projection of climate change-related health impacts is growing rapidly and there are several different studies that detail relevant methods [66,67,68]. Regardless of the specifics of the chosen approach, the initial step is to define the health outcomes of interest (identified in Step 1 of BRACE) and the climate-health exposure pathway(s) to be assessed. The changing climate presents a novel type of public health challenge in which historic climate and health relationships need to be revisited. Formal quantitative risk assessment using anticipated future disease burden is an unfamiliar exercise for many local public health agencies .
There are multiple methods for analyzing and quantifying existing climate and health exposure pathways. We briefly discuss two of the most common statistical methods. Time series and case-cross over studies are similar methods of retrospectively associating weather and climate with morbidity and mortality . These popular study designs have been applied to air pollution, extreme heat, and infectious diseases (e.g., [70,71,72,73]). In a time series, the proportion of cases that temporally coincided with weather events is potentially attributable to weather . Similarly, a case-crossover study compares individual exposures (e.g., ambient pollen levels) before a case-defining event (e.g., an emergency department visit for an asthma exacerbation) to exposures at comparable periods (e.g., ambient pollen levels on the same day as the emergency department visit one week prior or hence) .
A population (time series) or individual (case-crossover) is compared against itself to implicitly control for time invariant confounders. Some exposure-response functions are likely to vary by location; if this is anticipated, developing location-specific response functions, if data allow, can help address this heterogeneity. Time series statistics can also be used to evaluate the efficacy of a public health intervention (Adaptive Management Element 4) [76,77].
Several different methods have been used to project disease impacts. While there is no firm consensus regarding the most appropriate approach , the most commonly applied technique is the Delta Method, in which changes in the relevant climatic exposure are determined by comparing each GCM’s projected climatic variables (e.g., temperature, humidity, precipitation, etc.) in a specified future period with model simulated historical baselines. This standardization process removes model-specific biases common to both the future and simulated historical baseline. Next, the relative difference between the two (the delta) is added to historical baselines. This often provides a more accurate measure of shifting environmental exposure than adjusted GCM variables for projecting future disease burdens. For example, in examining the health impact of increasing temperatures, investigators might examine changes in summertime average maximum temperatures in June, July, and August projected to 2035 and compare these projections with historical data from the specified baseline time period of 1980–2010. The shifted exposure is entered into a function that also contains an exposure-outcome association variable, often a relative risk (typically expressed as a change in relative risk of a specified outcome, e.g., heat-related death, per some fixed interval change in an environmental exposure variable, e.g., 1 °C change in temperature above a particular threshold). The simplest exposure-outcome associations are linear, though any function can be used. If possible, exposure-outcome associations relevant to the population being studied should be used and stratified by relevant demographic information and other factors, but in practice, such detailed information may not be available.
Climate change health impact projections can be data intensive. However, many uncertainties arise, and efforts to increase the precision of projected outcomes may result in unstable estimates due to small sample sizes and other potential biases. In general, the longer the time horizon used in the projection, the greater the uncertainty in the estimates. At a minimum, the data needed to apply the delta method include baseline disease rates (preferably incidence, though prevalence can be used), exposure-outcome associations for the climatic variables being projected, demographic projections for the region being studied, and scenario-based GCM projections of shifts in climatic variables in the study region for the study period. Considerations regarding data sources for projections in Step 2 are listed in Table 2.
A public health agency should consider whether adaptation should be included in the model. Adaptation activities have the potential to reduce the adverse impacts of climate change . Reasons for including adaptation include general plausibility and methodological consistency specifically if other factors, e.g., demographics shifts that may affect vulnerability are included in the model, in which case it would be reasonable to include adaptation as well. Reasons for leaving out adaptation include a lack of consensus regarding how to model adaptation or an approach in which other factors affecting vulnerability are explicitly left out. Depending on the length of study period (i.e., how far into the future health impacts are projected), projections of likely adaptations—active and passive, planned and unplanned—will be more or less important, as more adaptations will presumably be employed with longer timeframes. There are many different adaptations, some passive (e.g., physiologic adaptation to increasing ambient temperatures) and some active (e.g., usage of mechanical air conditioning) that might be considered.
|Table 2. Common data sources used in climate change health impact projections (adapted from Hess et al. with permission from Springer®).|
|Category of Data Required||Common Data Sources|
|Baseline rates of disease||Ongoing public health surveillance; published and unpublished regional and national datasets (e.g., National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey; Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project; Nationwide Emergency Department Sample; Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System).|
|Exposure-outcome associations||Published literature; retrospective analysis of local health outcome datasets merged with local weather and climate data from the National Climatic Data Center or another source; CDC National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network.|
|Demographic projections||Demographic projections available for the country as a whole from the United States Census; available for individual states via the Federal-state Cooperative for Population Projections.|
|GCM projections||There are a number of climate models worldwide and certain outputs have been made publicly available; one commonly used source is the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project (CMIP), which issues ensemble model runs for various scenarios (e.g., CMIP3, CMIP5) that are available for download [40,79]; these projections use standard scenarios (e.g., Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Special Report on Emissions Scenarios and RCPs) .|
Including adaptations presumably reduces the likelihood that projected disease burdens will be systematic overestimates, particularly in the long term, and several different methods have been used, but there are no agreed-upon approaches. In some cases, physiologic adaptation to the exposure of concern has been incorporated into exposure-outcome response functions . This approach is viable when there is physiological adaptation, as is the case with ambient temperature changes. In other cases, adaptation has been accounted for by systematically adjusting or discounting estimates of future impacts ; this approach is more generic and can be used as a proxy for many different types of adaptation or a mixed combination of adaptation strategies.
While projecting disease burden can be time- and data-intensive, the investment can potentially pay dividends going forward as the models can be used to guide several different types of decisions over time and to engage with various stakeholders to help prioritize risk management decisions. The models can also be further developed and modified as additional information becomes available and thereby feed into adaptive management processes .
2.4. Step 3: Assessing Public Health Interventions
The focus of Step 3 of BRACE is identifying the most suitable interventions to adapt to the climate change related health threats identified as of greatest concern in Steps 1 and 2. For various clinical and public health interventions, the evidence-based public health (EBPH) approach provides practitioners an opportunity to assess the efficacy of alternative interventions . While the EBPH literature on public health interventions in response to climate change is meager, a recent review lists a wide range of such interventions and outlines the relevant evidence.
The general EBPH approach entails the following steps: (i) assessment of the problem; (ii) a systematic review of the public health literature to identify relevant interventions; and (iii) assessment of the efficacy of interventions [83,85]. In the case of climate change, the problem assessment step includes both assessment of the shifting exposures resulting from climate change and the likely health impacts . Step 3 of BRACE is focused, in particular, on the latter parts of the EBPH process, in which intervention efficacy is examined closely.
While the literature on some potential public health impacts of climate change (e.g., problem assessment) is substantial, there is relatively little information published on specific adaptations and interventions that may avoid or limit these projected impacts. For instance, a recent structured review of population-level interventions to reduce the impacts of extreme heat identified only 14 studies, all of which were cross-sectional or retrospective, and the authors were unable to generate a specific estimate of impacts . As instances of agencies designing and implementing these health interventions across different jurisdictions increase, established guidelines like the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses could be used to evaluate and compare intervention efficacy.
Even when a range of evidence-based health interventions are available, budget constraints may necessitate comparisons based on cost to help public health agencies prioritize and select across potential alternatives. The comparative cost-effectiveness paradigm provides public health agencies an approach to choose among available intervention and adaptation strategies in this context. By adapting the definition of comparative effectiveness in clinical research developed by the Institute of Medicine , this approach requires systematic comparison of available estimates of costs and benefits associated with prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and monitoring of alternative strategies designed to reduce the adverse health impacts from changes in climate-sensitive exposures. Established protocols on conducting comparative effectiveness research using observational data and cost-effectiveness analysis can be adapted to evaluate and identify intervention strategies. While higher levels of evidence are particularly useful for more costly interventions, other forms may be very important in guiding day-to-day decisions that many public health officials encounter in the course of their activities. Some locales may decide it is more appropriate for them to collect their own evidence to guide interventions. Public health practitioners also frequently use anecdotal evidence conveyed through informal professional networks in making ad-hoc decisions when infrequently studied issues arise, such as strategies for promoting the use of cooling centers and making decisions about when to issue heat-health warnings.
Evidence may also not be available for certain potential risks, particularly those associated with cascading system failures like electrical blackouts or sewage treatment failures after extreme precipitation events. In such cases, public health officials may need to access literature outside of public health to identify strategies for promoting resilience across a range of linked systems upon which public health relies.
Overall, while systematic review of the literature and identification of efficacious interventions is of paramount importance, it is also clear that other, less robust forms of evidence will also enter into deliberations regarding the interventions to pursue. As the field matures and various interventions are implemented, public health practitioners may consider prioritizing the reporting of these interventions and their effects using relevant guidelines already in the literature.
In addition to assessing literature and cost-effectiveness for interventions, a public health agency may also consider assessing the suitability of interventions to their political, cultural, and logistical environment. In this instance, a public health agency may consult with a range of stakeholders that will be affected by or play a role in proposed interventions. For example, considering adaptations to extreme heat may require coordination inside public health agencies, with other health partners, local weather forecast offices, non-government organizations and community groups to establish critical temperature thresholds, consider the dissemination of information to vulnerable populations and identify locally appropriate response measures such as the activation of cooling shelters or transportation of immobile seniors to protective environments. Consultation might consider the resources needed and available for the considered interventions, the skill sets and technological assets available or needed, cultural and political palatability and the opportunity cost of taking action. Assessing these elements can provide insight as to the likely acceptance of the action and the likely barriers that will be faced.
Both assessments of intervention efficacy and suitability for the specified setting will feed into the process of identifying interventions that are most likely to be suitable for the jurisdiction. The combined assessments enable the ranking of a set of focused actions that will form the core elements of a locally specific and manageable adaptation plan for public health. Undertaking Step 3 of BRACE employs several elements of adaptive management. This step studies and considers a range of management choices (Element 3) and in its most collaborative form enables extensive opportunities for stakeholder participation and learning (Element 6).
2.5. Step 4: Developing and Implementing a Climate and Health Adaptation Plan
The focus of Step 4 of BRACE is synthesizing information generated in the prior steps into a focused climate and health adaptation plan. BRACE emphasizes the need for a unified adaptation plan for the public health sector to foster collaboration across disciplines and interest groups and to align efforts to a common objective of protecting and promoting health. Creating such a plan is not a substitute for integrating public health considerations into broad climate change plans in other sectors. Rather, it should complement and add greater specificity to public health considerations that will be ideally included within a cross-sectoral, jurisdiction wide plan for climate change action.
With respect to adaptation, in practice, stakeholders may use disparate interpretations that reflect different underlying goals and priorities . Explicitly recognizing these differences is important for reconciling goals and developing evaluation metrics for adaptation planning . Frameworks, heuristics, and “best practices” from the climate and global change adaptation and sustainability science literature have been incorporated into BRACE [20,95]. For example, stakeholder engagement, communication, iterative learning, and adaptive management are key principles of both “successful” adaptation frameworks [25,94] and BRACE, and are reflected in BRACE guidance for climate and health adaptation plans.
A climate and health adaptation plan might aim to coordinate, highlight, and, potentially instigate a series of activities aimed at preventing, or at least reducing, the anticipated impacts of climate change in the area. Activities in the plan may be comprised of new, enhanced, or established programs and activities and the plan may outline or reinforce how these activities will be implemented and their success measured. The sponsoring public health agency may also consider including a means to engage with other key sectors that have responsibility for policies, programs, or oversight that will ultimately affect public health outcomes. For example, developing memorandums of understanding that foster greater exchange of information, skills and resources between a public health agency and agencies responsible for housing, planning, transportation and water quality, might spur earlier input into development plans that can further optimize public health benefits or mitigate unintended harm. A public health agency might consider a means for the adaptation plan to be periodically updated, and ensuring public accessibility of the plan.
In preparing an adaptation plan, a public health agency should aim to be comprehensive, considering options for action that cut across all of the essential public health functions from surveillance to regulation to outreach and education . However, a plan must also be balanced with the feasibility considerations detailed in Step 3 to increase the probability of plan uptake and implementation. A plan should identify how stakeholders can integrate adaptations into their existing programs and should detail how activities will be evaluated. The scope of the plan should be intersectoral while maintaining a focus on public health outcomes. The planning horizon for the activities contained within the plan should span several years.
In preparing a climate and health adaptation plan, a public health agency can adapt the key elements and structure found in many jurisdiction wide, multisectoral climate change adaptation plans. A typical Climate Change Adaptation Plan has the following elements:
Community profile which includes background information
Most appropriate” regional/municipal climate change scenario
Scoped local climate change impacts
Prioritized consequences/prospects of risks and opportunities
Maps showing priorities
Adaptation planning principles
Table of recommended adaptation policies and actions indicating priority, lead responsibility and fit with existing program (if applicable)
Action plan for tasks to be accomplished in the community
Community engagement process
List of key stakeholders
Inventory of risks and opportunities
Inventory of consequences and prospects
Gap analysis of programs useful for adaptation actions
Public health agencies should anticipate that climate and health adaptation plans will be used as internal and external communication documents. Therefore plans should clearly outline the resources required to undertake the series of activities, detail how established programs may need to be modified to cater for changing risk factors and environmental conditions, and identify the parties responsible for executing the activities. As discussed earlier, some responsibilities may lie in partnerships with other agencies. The role of these agencies, the mechanism for their engagement and the means for coordinating should be included in the plan, and the nature of the collaboration must be well described. The public health agency should include clear language expressing its commitment to communicate its findings and updates to stakeholders throughout the course of the plans implementation. For stakeholders outside of the public health agency, the plan will provide a vision for protecting health against the effects of climate change in the jurisdiction and can be used to educate prospective partners on ways they can contribute to the strategy. Finally, the plan should explicitly detail future review and periodic revisions of the plan to ensure that the projected health threat and adaptation strategies do, in fact, represent the most appropriate path forward for protecting the public’s health.
To initiate implementation of the plan the public health agency must assure its comprehensive dissemination among a wide range of stakeholders that may play a role in implementing the stated activities.
The process of developing and implementing a climate and health adaptation plan crosses all of the elements of adaptive management. In particular, a plan is a means for defining the management objectives (Element 1) of the strategy, the prioritized interventions and adaptations (Element 3), measures for monitoring and evaluating progress (Element 4), quality improvement processes (Element 5) and the role of stakeholders (Element 6).
2.6. Step 5: Evaluating Impact and Improving Quality of Activities
Implementing BRACE is an iterative process. Climate change considerations are relatively new for the public health community, therefore, gathering information on the processes used to address the health effects of climate change and the potential outcomes and impacts of those processes are critical. It is important to note that, while evaluation is positioned in Step 5 to better accommodate discussion and communication, in reality, monitoring and evaluation of processes, outcomes and key indicators are central considerations throughout the entire process. The value of explicitly making processes iterative is that management decisions can be revisited with new information, not only general knowledge about the threats being managed, but also information gleaned from experience since the process began. This ability to continually improve interventions is a fundamental adaptive management tenet.
At any point in the implementation of BRACE, process evaluation measures can help to validate methods employed and to reveal flaws in the plan. In addition to assessing the execution of key methods, process metrics can help to determine if the most appropriate stakeholders have been engaged and if the stakeholders’ engagement added critical input. Evaluation can also identify the outcomes that resulted from the combined series of activities, for example, improved capacity to develop models, stronger partnerships with key stakeholders, identification of additional surveillance needs, and awareness of synergies across programs. Ultimately, the evaluation step can help to determine the impact of implementing BRACE by determining the extent to which the interventions improved public health outcomes. Evaluating impact is influenced by the quality of assessment performed in Steps 1 and 2 of BRACE. Rigorously evaluating public health intervention requires baseline climate and health relationships (Step 1) . Similarly, adaptations can be evaluated against counterfactuals (Step 2) that estimate climate change attributable disease burden in the absence of adaptation.
While a comprehensive discussion of evaluation methodology is outside the scope of this paper, it is expected that monitoring and evaluation methods will be used in the implementation of BRACE to gauge progress. While each agency will have different evaluation resources, the agency should be able to answer some basic questions after its evaluation activities:
Does the public health agency have a reasonable estimate of the health impacts of climate change in its jurisdiction?
Has the process allowed the public health agency to prioritize health impacts of greatest concern and the most suitable interventions?
Has the public health agency prepared an adaptation plan for the public health sector within the jurisdiction?
Are climate change considerations accommodated in public health planning and implementation activities?
Are public health considerations accommodated in climate change planning and implementation activities?
Are indicators in place that will evaluate the interventions implemented as a result of utilizing BRACE?
How can the process be improved in the next iteration?
What are the agency’s top learning priorities in the next iteration of BRACE?
The long-standing tradition of institutional learning from responses to novel threats places the public health community in a strong position to overcome many of the potential constraints and barriers to climate change adaptation identified in the introduction . Public health agencies can accelerate the learning needed by programs to more effectively address the health impacts of climate change by employing rigorous monitoring and evaluation processes. To achieve this public health agencies may consider how they can sustain their commitment to learning, the need for new skills and consideration of longer planning horizons .
3. Key Considerations for Implementing BRACE
There are some key points to consider in the implementation of BRACE. First, eliciting stakeholder viewpoints and perspectives can add significant value to the overall process. While stakeholder engagement is critical in each step, BRACE is an adaptive management framework and therefore calls for periodic revisions to the stakeholder network in order to better align with the specific goals of each step. For example, in Steps 1 and 2, where the emphasis lies on the integration of climate change scenarios into the projection of health effects, a public health agency may gain significantly from engagement with the climate science community, as the expertise of generating and using climate projections may not exist within the agency. In Step 3, which focuses on the assessment and identification of appropriate public health actions and interventions, it would be appropriate to solicit input from the larger public health practitioner and health care provider communities and other non-health agencies that may share co-benefits.
A second point to consider while implementing BRACE is the temporal scope for assessing changing climatic conditions and for choosing adaptations or key interventions. Factors such as quality of data and certainty must be balanced against considerations of a public health agency’s level of readiness and the future capacity needed to assure that the public health system will be able to cope with novel threats or significant increases in high risk exposures. A public health agency may anticipate needing to deploy certain interventions, which provide insight into key timeframes for planning and assessment. For example, a public health agency that anticipates that extreme heat events are of concern may target interventions linked to city planning. While the public health community operates on short-term horizons, the planning community deals with long term issues, mediating the use of space and shaping future development . Typically, city or regionals plans are prepared with a 20–25 year planning horizon [99,100,101,102,103]. Planners need to have the understanding to integrate future health matters into their day-to-day considerations . In order to provide scientifically credible inputs into these planning processes, public health agencies can benefit from modeling disease outcomes that may be influenced by environmental conditions in similar time periods.
A public health agency anticipating the effects of sea level rise on drinking water and wastewater infrastructure may consider a longer planning horizon. For example, the American Water Works Association estimates that drinking water and waste water pipes laid in post-World War II can be expected to last about 75 years. A public health agency that seeks to assess threats associated with sea level rise may need to focus on projected exposures and risk factors closer to a 75-year timeframe, to accommodate wastewater and drinking water infrastructure planning considerations .
The third key point relates to how a public health agency prioritizes the health impacts to be addressed and the interventions to be employed. Changing climatic conditions will directly or indirectly impact many health outcomes. This broad range of health outcomes, combined with limited experience with using and interpreting climate change projections, can be disconcerting and overwhelming for a public health manager considering a course of action to manage these threats [8,105]. Shrinking resources and competing demands on public health agencies further compound the challenges associated with taking action [106,107]. BRACE provides a system to manage the information provided in climate change projections, triage the health outcomes of concern, and prioritize the most suitable interventions for the jurisdiction.
4. Summary and Conclusions
Climate change is an evolving concern. For public health agencies, climate change presents a number of adaptation challenges, not least of which is the incompletely understood nature of the impacts and the ecological systems in which these impacts will unfold. Managing the public health risks associated with climate change requires an iterative framework consistent with the principles of adaptive management. BRACE incorporates the features of adaptive management into a stepwise process tailored for public health agencies. BRACE is currently in a proof-of-concept phase and is laid out here for dissemination beyond the locales in which it is being piloted. Following the steps laid out in BRACE should enable a public health agency to use the best available science to assess current and future climatic conditions and prioritize the health outcomes and interventions that are most important and suitable for the jurisdiction.
BRACE implementation thus serves as an opportunity for learning in public health. We support efforts of public health agencies implementing BRACE, to evaluate how the framework helps them negotiate various barriers and limits to climate change adaptation, and where it can be revised. BRACE incorporates “best practices” from the broader climate change adaptation literature while providing flexibility for public health agencies to develop innovative and rigorous adaptation case studies. Similarly, these agencies will evaluate how well adaptive management facilitates working with complex systems that they attempt to influence. BRACE pragmatically recognizes that public health and climate change are two of many considerations for making adaptation policy decisions.
Preliminary feedback from participants in CDC’s Climate-Ready States and Cities Initiative, points to the complexity in accessing, interpreting and using climate model projections for empirically projecting the disease burden. This necessitates the use of sophisticated modeling expertise that may prove challenging for public health agencies. The level of specificity needed for disease projections will become more apparent as this information informs public health adaptations going forward. How successfully public health agencies navigate this challenge depends on the collaborations built with agencies involved in developing climate projections.
Acknowledging that BRACE may need to be refined as evidence regarding its implementation accumulates, we feel it is important to highlight that adopting BRACE serves as a ratification of public health’s established commitment to evidence-based practice and institutional learning. Both will be paramount as public health wrestles with the significant new challenges that climate change presents. The implementation of BRACE across a variety of settings serves as an opportunity for evaluation of the framework’s utility and, indirectly, of the utility of the principles of adaptive management upon which it is built. In this way, BRACE may serve to advance the science related to climate change adaptation not only within public health but more generally.
The authors gratefully acknowledge internal reviewers at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention for their assistance in strengthening the manuscript.
Gino D. Marinucci, Jeremy J. Hess, and George Luber conceived of the manuscript, and all authors participated in drafting and revising the manuscript.
Conflicts of Interest
The authors declare no conflict of interest.
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THE BOOK OF TRUTH
505. Allow Me to Lift You, from All Harm, to Safety Away from the Antichrist.
Tuesday, July 31st, 2012 @ 20:00
My dearly beloved daughter hear Me now as I inform you that My Time is almost upon the world. Your time is short as the days of darkness fade and a new dawn, a new..
506. Virgin Mary: I Ask of All God’s Children To, Once Again Dedicate the Month of August to Save Souls.
Wednesday, August 1st, 2012 @ 16:45
My child there is much change, much of which has been disclosed to you in the past, about to be witnessed in the world. There will be much destruction, much unrest and..
507. God the Father: Just as My Son Was Crucified So, Too, Will His Church on Earth Be Crucified.
Thursday, August 2nd, 2012 @ 22:06
My dearest daughter the trial of My Son’s Church on earth has already commenced. The scourging, the persecution is about to begin. Just as My Son was crucified so,..
508. To Dissidents in the Catholic Church: Desecrate the Laws of My Church and You Will Be Punished.
Friday, August 3rd, 2012 @ 16:45
My dearly beloved daughter the earth is about to shake as My Father’s anger will spill over those nations who defy My Father’s Laws. No mercy will be shown as His..
509. When They Deliberately Bribed Liars to Deny My Resurrection, the Pharisees Denied Generations of Jews the Right to the Truth.
Saturday, August 4th, 2012 @ 10:35
My dearly beloved daughter mankind must understand the weakness of human nature before they can truly entrust themselves into the arms of God. To those faithful amongst..
510. If You Believe in the Existence of Satan Then Know That Everything That is Unjust and Evil in the World is Caused by Him
Sunday, August 5th, 2012 @ 17:40
My dearly beloved daughter I am calling out to everyone, young and old, who is unsure about their faith in God. I appeal to those amongst you, who do believe in Me, but..
511. When Such Souls Attack My Holy Word With Such Venom, This is a Sign of Satan’s Confirmation That These Messages Are Authentic
Monday, August 6th, 2012 @ 18:06
My dearly beloved daughter there are many of My devoted followers who are plotting a campaign to destroy this mission. To those who believe that it will be the non-Christ..
512. This is My Last Mission on Earth where Holy Messages from the Blessed Trinity Are Being Given to the World
Tuesday, August 7th, 2012 @ 15:50
My dearly beloved daughter My Love for you is as strong, as it is as intimate, although it does not seem like to this to you at this time. You need to spend more time in..
513. By Declaring the Voice of the Holy Spirit to Be Evil You Are Guilty of a Blasphemy of Such Magnitude Proportions
Wednesday, August 8th, 2012 @ 23:20
My dearly beloved daughter when people ask what I mean by the Word of God let Me explain. The Word of God, as contained in the Holy Bible, both the Old and the New..
514. Don’T You Know That You Are Nothing Without Me? an Empty Vessel, Which Nothing Can Satisfy.
Friday, August 10th, 2012 @ 12:45
My dearly beloved daughter know that when you postpone prayer to Me, Your Divine Jesus, that you become weak and distanced from Me. You must never postpone prayer or..
515. The Rains, the Floods and the Destruction of Crops to Come Will Be the Result of a Chastisement from Heaven.
Saturday, August 11th, 2012 @ 20:10
My dearly beloved daughter the rains which will fall all over the world represent the deluge of tears which fall from My Eyes as I watch God’s children wander so far..
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UPMC St. Margaret Achieves ANCC Magnet Recognition® Status
PITTSBURGH, February 20, 2009 — UPMC St. Margaret has achieved ANCC Magnet Recognition® status, granted by the American Nurses Credentialing Center. Only five percent of hospitals nationwide have been granted Magnet™ status, the highest international recognition for nursing excellence and leadership.
The coveted and difficult-to-get designation means that UPMC St. Margaret clearly demonstrates the strongest commitment to excellence for every aspect of nursing care and leadership. The program is based on 14 Forces of Magnetism, evidence-based building blocks that when put into action achieve the highest results in patient care and nursing satisfaction. The sentinel research for the Magnet Recognition Program was conducted by Fellows in the American Academy of Nursing in 1983, which explored―in the middle of a nursing shortage―what characteristics differentiated hospitals that were best able to attract and retain excellent nurses. Today, the elements of magnetism provide the framework for the rigorous appraisal process for those who apply for recognition through the Magnet Recognition Program.
“We are immensely proud of our nurses for achieving this high status, which is not an award. It’s an ongoing strife for excellence begun by senior leadership with a commitment to build essential components of a thriving culture to which each and every member of the health care team contributes every day,” said David Martin, president of UPMC St. Margaret.
Magnet hospitals are recognized for building and supporting a continuous culture for nurses of transformational leadership, structural empowerment, exemplary evidence-based practice, advanced training, new knowledge application and innovations with measurable results for the highest quality patient care. More specifically, at UPMC St. Margaret, these forces include: strong visible leadership at all levels, accountable and autonomous nursing practice, teamwork with peer review, active shared governance, evidence-based practice and research, high marks on clinical and operational scorecards, performance systems that support professional practice that ignites passion for lifelong learning, consistent patient care delivery models, and high customer satisfaction from patients, staff and physicians.
“The Magnet quest for excellence is a continuous journey designed to transform cultures and create environments where patients receive the finest care from the best nurses. Magnet status at St. Margaret means that this hospital is being recognized for its excellent outcomes among the best of the best,” said Pamela Klauer Triolo, Ph.D., R.N., chief nursing officer, UPMC.
The lengthy Magnet appraisal process follows a daunting years-long application and documentation process by the hospitals’ nursing leadership, who must provide to the appraisal team a detailed report of their structure, process and measurable outcomes that fall into the criteria for Magnet excellence. Once achieved, Magnet designation requires re-appraisal every four years.
“A true Magnet environment provides the leadership, voice and infrastructure to nurses, enabling them to work at their highest level for patient care. Achieving Magnet status means we live and breathe it at every moment with every decision and interaction with each patient and the rest of the health care team,” said Susan Hoolahan, M.S.N., R.N., NEA-BC, 2008 Robert Wood Johnson Executive Nurse Fellow, Vice President Patient Care and Chief Nursing Officer, UPMC St. Margaret.
Named among the nation’s top 100 hospitals and Consumers Digest’s list of 50 Exceptional U.S. Hospitals, UPMC St. Margaret is a 250-bed acute care and teaching hospital situated on a 21-acre campus near Aspinwall. It begins its second century of service with renewed dedication to more than 250,000 residents of northeastern Allegheny County and the Alle-Kiski Valley, providing residents convenient access to the area’s finest physicians and health services.
UPMC is an integrated global health enterprise headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and one of the leading nonprofit health systems in the United States. As western Pennsylvania's largest employer, with 50,000 employees and $7 billion in revenue, UPMC is transforming the economy of the region into one based on medicine, research, and technology. By integrating 20 hospitals, 400 doctors' offices and outpatient sites, long-term care facilities, and a major health insurance services division, and in collaboration with its academic partner, the University of Pittsburgh Schools of the Health Sciences, UPMC has advanced the quality and efficiency of health care and developed internationally renowned programs in transplantation, cancer, neurosurgery, psychiatry, orthopaedics, and sports medicine, among others. UPMC is commercializing its medical and technological expertise by nurturing new companies, developing strategic business relationships with some of the world's leading multinational corporations, and expanding into international markets, including Italy, Ireland, the United Kingdom, and Qatar. For more information about UPMC, visit our website at www.upmc.com. | <urn:uuid:0a7dfc80-73df-4eca-b8d2-0b4b77defde6> | CC-MAIN-2018-26 | http://www.upmc.com/media/newsreleases/2009/pages/st-margaret-achieves-magnet-status.aspx | 2018-06-19T16:02:14Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-26/segments/1529267863100.8/warc/CC-MAIN-20180619154023-20180619174023-00149.warc.gz | en | 0.938957 | 1,010 |
Development of Salt Pan Lands
Government of Maharashtra (GoM) has appointed MMRDA as implementing agency for development of salt pan lands in Mumbai by GR dated 14/06/2004.
This Salt Pan lands admeasuring 2177 Ha are located in MCGM area at Dahisar, Goregaon, Mulund, Bhandup, Kanjur, Nahur, Ghatkopar, Turbhe, Mandale, Chembur, Wadala and Anik. The Salt Pan lands are distributed in 31 Salt Works and 4 Salt factories; out of which 24 salt works (107 Ha) are under license and 7 salt works (1032 Ha) are under lease. These lands are located in 13 revenue villages. 5 revenue villages viz. Malvani, Pahadi, Ghatkopar, Chembur and Dahisar admeasuring 346 Ha has no development potential as the land is encroached (156 Ha), transferred to GoI (18 Ha) and balance under CRZ (172 Ha). The land in other 8 villages viz. Kanjur, Bhandup, Nahur, Mulund, Turbhe, Mandale, Matunga and Anik admeasuring 1831 Ha has development potential of 256 Ha and balance 1575 Ha is in CRZ-I, II, III, NDZ and Forest. The 256 Ha potential developable land is located in Bhandup Salt Factory in villages Kanjur (56 Ha), Bhandup (65 Ha), Nahur (31 Ha), Mulund (52 Ha), Matunga (Wadala Salt Factory) (52 Ha).
Details of Project
GoI on 31/07/2001 has communicated sharing principle to GoM as follows:
i. The land already allotted to GoM & GoI should be kept out of the sharing formula.
ii. 667 ha developable land would be shared between GoM and GoI on 50:50 basis with GoI having the right of first choice. GoM will make every effort to modify the development plan of the area of 321 Ha out of the above which falls within NDZ and CRZ –II and CRZ –III.
iii. 923 ha lying within CRZ -1 will be given to GoM for development by way of tree plantation and other environmental upgradation measures. In case subsequently, notification declaring the land under CRZ-I is amended by GoI and GoM resulting in relaxation of the present restrictions and development, the GoI will have the first right to choose and take back 50 % of such developable land in CRZ- I.
iv. The land under encroachment will be transferred to the GoM who will undertake the evaluation and recover the amount from the encroachers and deposit 50 % of the same to GoI.
v. 134 Ha of land under ownership dispute would be shared equally between MoUD and GoM as is the case of developable lands and GoM would undertake to vigorously pursue the case.
vi. The acquisition charges payable to the lessees or licensees for the unexpired lease and license would be borne by the GoM and GoI for the respective shares.
vii. The GoM will make necessary changes in the records to ensure that the land in question belongs to GoI.
Out of the 2177 Ha of Salt Pan land, after deducting land lost in Court cases (10 Ha), CRZ- I (923 Ha), Ownership disputes (134 Ha), Encroachment (156 Ha), Slums (18 Ha), Transfer to GoI (75 Ha), Transfer to GoM (194 Ha), CRZ-II (79 Ha), CRZ- III (204 Ha), NDZ (82 Ha) and Dumping Ground (46 Ha), the balance net developable land remaining is 256 Ha.
Total land under lease is 1033 Ha and under license is 814 Ha. These lands are under litigations.
A Meeting of Group of Ministers under Chairmanship of Shri P. Chidambaram, Minister of Home Affairs was convened to discuss the issues relating to management of surplus salt pan lands in Mumbai and its suburbs and similar salt pan lands in other places on 30th July, 2010 at New Delhi.
Decisions taken in the above meeting are as follows:
(a) Ministry of Law to come up with Draft legislation for retrieval of all lands to the Government of India (GoI). Legal claim (if any), to be compensated. The proposed law not to be interfered with the existing law related to Forest, CRZ, Environment, etc.
(b) Right of Way for 700 mt missing link of Wadala granted by Group of Ministers.
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Kenneth Chang is no longer a member of the Storage Systems Research Center.
Kenneth Chang is a Ph.D Graduate student who started in 2016. His interests lie in computer systems security, performance and storage. He did his undergraduate career at USC, majoring in Computer Engineering and Computer Science.
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Beautiful addition to the Never Lands Saga
Andi Lawrencovna writes such beautiful books, they’re almost like reading poetry. Forevermore is no exception. With a dark, romantic story, and a high-stakes adventure, Ms. Lawrencovna has added another beautiful addition to the Never Lands Saga. I’d definitely recommend this book to anyone who loves fantasy books.
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Posts Tagged show not tell
Sometimes writers have to state the obvious or
put in a scene everybody is expecting. But that’s
not a licence to coast. Here’s how Stephen King’s
The Green Mile makes an obligatory scene into
Some writers might coast here – surely the material is startling enough that you don’t have to do anything else with it, right?
Here’s what The Green Mile does.
It shows two execution scenes, in stark contrast.
The first isn’t real, it’s a rehearsal. One guard plays the ‘condemned’ man. He gibbers like a loon and makes lewd last requests. When the other guards throw the switch he writhes and screams with glee. The prison governor allows them to lark about, knowing he is seeing nervous men struggling with a difficult job. He also tries to keep the joking to a minimum because there is a newcomer who needs to be trained. This allows us a way in – in several ways: the prison governor trying not to let the hi-jinks get out of hand, yet realizing the men need to let off steam. The guards themselves, coping with the stress the best way they can. And the new guard, seeing all this for the first time. It also gives the author a licence to dump in as much exposition as he wants. Masterful.
And then he goes one better by showing an actual execution. And how different it is. The prisoner is frightened. The governor handles him with great sensitivity. The guards who were roaring with laughter before are nervous and gentle.
The Green Mile could have gone straight to this scene, relying on the content to speak for itself. But because he put the other one before it, the real one becomes much more appalling. We see how strange and difficult a thing it is to extinguish life.
I often see manuscripts in which the writer assumes there are some things they don’t have to explain. Execution is a nasty business – who’d have thought? Surely you don’t have to spell that out.
Wrong. For two reasons.
1 One of the things audiences have paid their money for is details of the grisly process. They need to get it somehow. What they don’t realize they want is for you to make it way more powerful than they were expecting. So you can’t just cruise with scenes like this.
2 In the world of your story, anything is possible. You could have, if you wanted, a bunch of prison guards who were completely blase, and no more affected by executing a man than if they were squashing a fly. You set the rules of the story, what is right, what is wrong, what is difficult and what is easy. And you have to demonstrate them.
So, an execution must be shown and it must be shown to be a difficult job. But The Green Mile turns this into storytelling gold.
Have you got any favourite examples of exposition and obligatory scenes that have been handled with panache? Have you solved similar problems?
We usually do all we can to ensure readers suspend disbelief.
But there is a story technique that directly invites the reader to reject everything they are seeing.
I call it challenging the reader’s oath of faith (although more literary types call it distancing or alienation).
Here’s an example. In the film Total Recall, the action stops and a psychiatrist tells the MC, Doug, that he is not on Mars, but in Rekall Inc’s offices on Earth, dreaming a pre-ordered fantasy – go to Mars, get the girl, kill the bad guys, save the planet. Now the psychiatrist tells Doug it’s gone wrong and he must exit.
The audience knows this may be true. Right at the start of the story, we saw Doug go to Rekall Inc for a virtual vacation to Mars. Everything has happened as he asked and now somebody has appeared to tell him the fantasy has to stop. It is a question not just for Doug but the audience. Choose logic, or know you are going with a delusion.
Done badly, it’s asking for disaster. But done well, it’s powerful indeed.
It tests our faith and reinforces it. We are given evidence that Doug’s whole adventure might be a dream – and we decide we don’t care. We give him and his cause our wholehearted commitment.
There’s a classic oath-of-faith moment in The Matrix. Morpheus tells Neo: ‘You take the blue pill, the story ends. You wake up in your bed and believe whatever you want to believe. You take the red pill, you stay in wonderland and I show you just how deep the rabbit hole goes.’
Here’s another example, from Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho. We have shared Marion Crane’s confusion and guilt, been chilled by the creepiness of Norman. Then, in a long scene at the end of the film, a man perches on the edge of his desk and analyses everything Norman did in clinical, academic terms. Norman’s dead mother is living as an alternate psyche in Norman’s mind and that explains everything.
We think, is that all? Can this experience be summed up by psychobabble? Some commentators even complained this was Hitchcock having an off day – telling not showing, blatant use of exposition, stopping the action etc etc. They missed the point – it’s meant to make us pull back and think, this cannot be the truth.
In both these examples, the ground was prepared. Doug went to Rekall for a virtual vacation to Mars, and his adventures have been just what he asked for – so the logical objections have to be despatched at some point. And with Psycho, we do seek an explanation. But when we hear it, we shake our heads and say, no there’s so much more to it than that.
The writer’s skill was in tackling the question at the right moment. Slipping in the moment of distancing that would make us choose with our hearts.
Stories are about belief and faith. Yes, they must work logically, but that is just the surface. Underneath this, good stories tap into what we want, what we love, fear and care about. We respond to people we like and dislike, what is right, satisfying, inexplicably wrong – and what we feel to the core of our souls.
If you dare, tell the reader it isn’t real.
If Doctor Who was being made as a Hollywood movie, two lazy, cobbled-together storytelling problems would have to be sorted out.
I love Doctor Who. One of my earliest TV memories was Patrick Troughton drowning in a room of foam, which sounds cheap and silly but actually was bizarre and horrible. 1970s Doctor Who became my weekly tutorial in creativity. It was ‘what if everything around you was different’, on LSD. Shop dummies came alive and drove the Doctor away in a car, and turned around to look at him with blank faces. A storyteller couldn’t have a better start in life.
The reborn Doctor Who is different, of course, and in many ways better. However, the writers have got lazy when they have to extricate the Doctor from trouble. Husband Dave touched on this on Mirabilis Year of Wonders (which you can read here after his rant about the Daleks– strange how if you put our names together they make Davros).
These are the two storytelling sins I’m seeing worryingly often in Doctor Who.
1 The Doctor deals with a crisis with an outburst of gangsta-like posturing – ‘Yo, I’m the Doctor, be very afraid.’ Like he’s channelling Kanye West.
I like a character with attitude, and can get my groove on to Kanye West. But Kanye West Doctor Who is embarrassing. It’s not that the Doctor can’t be a remarkable, fear-inspiring creature – the problem is that the writers don’t show it.
Sherlock Holmes, a chap not known for modesty, doesn’t tell enemies to give in just because he’s Sherlock Holmes; he does something brilliant. But telling readers what to think and feel, instead of showing it, usually backfires. When Kanye West Doc says ‘be afraid of me’, my response is, ‘I’ve met plenty of plonkers like you’.
Yo, show not tell.
2 ‘Solve the situation by giving the bomb counselling’.
In the new Doctor Who, aliens, bombs and errant Hoovers are often talked into finding their inner humanity and then renouncing their evil intentions.
Actually, this would work if the writer had set up a weakness early on in the story that could be exploited in that way. You can pull absolutely anything out of the hat to solve a problem if it has been seeded properly. But in Doctor Who it often isn’t done, and so counselling the bomb looks like sentimental rubbish and the last resort of a writer who couldn’t think of anything better. Sir Terry Pratchett calls it makeitupasyougalongeum in his guest blog post on SFX. (He also points out that in more academic circles it is known as deus ex machina.)
You might say that I shouldn’t take these things so seriously. In that case, I urge you to look at the climax of GalaxyQuest. Although it’s a spoof, it played fair by the audience. The crew dragged a magnetic minefield behind the ship and tricked the enemy to wander into it. It was properly set up – earlier in the story we saw them have a tricky encounter with the minefield. It wasn’t plucked out of the vacuum as a thing they’d suddenly found and could use.
(This reuse of ideas seeded earlier is called reincorporation. It’s extremely satisfying and you can find more on it here.)
In Doctor Who, makeitupasyougalongeum surfaces in another guise: ‘get out the sonic screwdriver’.
The sonic screwdriver can get the Doc out of any hotspot if convenient. Some producers of earlier series minimized its use, because they didn’t want a gadget that could cure all. But now it’s a magic wand that writers can wave to solve any problem. Handily, they have it malfunction or make up new characteristics for it when they want the problem to last a while longer. Eg in Silence in the Library it apparently won’t open a door made of wood. I bet it’s opened plenty in the past.
The first rule of magical or powerful devices is to give them boundaries but this has none. What the sonic screwdriver can do is entirely governed by what is convenient for the writers in each episode.
As I’ve said, I love Doctor Who and regard it as essential brain food for creatives, young and old. But often it is plying audiences with major story cheats – ones that Hollywood movies, for instance, wouldn’t allow. Hollywood storytelling may sometimes push obvious buttons, but its principles are underpinned by what we respond to as intelligent life forms. We don’t like fudged explanations and we snigger at plonkers.
It’s kind of a law of the universe. Yo, don’t mess with that, Doctor.
Do you have any examples of makeitupasyougalongeum or Kanye West Doctor Who? Share them here!
If you simply must explain a process or procedure in your story, make it into a bit of an adventure. Like this recipe…
I wanted to do a festive post. Many blogs I follow offer recipes for brain-stimulating confections, Holly Cupala and jmartinlibrary to name but two. With a handle like Dirty White Candy it surely was my duty to create a signature goody. Especially as no one can tell me what the real stuff was.
I imagined the photo that would accompany the post. Heaps of something yummy, mainly white, streaked with trademark ‘dirt’. Perhaps chocolate. Or coffee.
I polled some friends. ‘Suggest a recipe that could be Dirty White Candy.’ Try divinity fudge with a twist, said one. How about bashed up biscuits instead of nuts? Perfect.
Only, in order to take the sumptuous picture, I would have to make the darned stuff. And, as any of you fudgemeisters will know, this entails faffing with molten sugar and thermometers.
I don’t have a sugar thermometer. I have never dabbled in such things. Years ago, chemistry A level put me off heating sugar vigorously. It’s a short step from caramel to tar-plating your pan. But I am an optimist. And I had set my heart on posting a festive recipe for dirty white candy.
I am also not patient. I could have waited to buy a proper thermometer, but I wanted to do it right away. Besides, knowledgeable souls said a bowl of iced water might do. That’s all I needed to hear. After all, I have chemistry A level. Surely I could manage.
I’m not saying I felt totally confident. I chose a pan I didn’t mind ruining. I read the instructions several times, even though they seemed simple. Put sugar, corn syrup, salt and water in a pan and heat until boiling. When it’s soft ball, dollop a spoonful into the beaten egg whites. Somehow, keep beating the egg whites with one hand and your volcanically hot sugar with the other. Steady the pan with your tail, if you have one.
I started. The sugar melted and in seconds was bubbling violently. Cripes, it was a monster. I spooned gobbets into the iced water until one drop formed a tiny pearl. Hooray, soft ball. Or maybe beyond. (Wished I got that thermometer; black tar was possibly moments away). I whisked a bit into the egg white and it took on a glossy appearance, like meringue. So far, so good.
Now I had to keep stirring everything, while testing for light crack, or something. Here my confidence got shaky, as did my multitasking. A spoon in each pan AND dropping stuff into water? That required three hands. And the testing instructions were alarmingly vague. It would leave streaks in the air when you pulled the spoon out, apparently. Even better, it would happen VERY FAST and if not turned out immediately would stick in the pan like a pot of set glue. As if the first stage hadn’t been fast enough. Eek.
By now I had no idea what I was doing. Every time I dropped it into the water it looked the same. But wasn’t it supposed to change VERY FAST?
Perhaps it had already.
I lost my nerve, whipped it off the heat, whupped it into the egg whites, shook in the bashed biscuits, spread it on a tray and heaved a sigh of relief. Whoo, I made dirty white candy. No blackened disaster, and no glue.
Except it didn’t set. It remained there like a big white splat. I had peaked too early.
‘Um, what is it supposed to look like?’ said Dave.
‘Divinity fudge,’ I said.
‘And what does that look like?’
‘Actually, I’ve no idea.’
(In England, we don’t have divinity fudge.)
We prodded it. Ate spoonfuls (several in fact). We left it, in case it wanted time to think. It developed a light skin, like custard does, but that was as solid as it got.
I’d come this far. Darn it, I wanted my signature candy. But in no way could I cut this up and display it on my prettiest plates, as cake gurus insist you must. Pretty plates wouldn’t hide the truth.
I wondered about doing it all again. No; without a sugar thermometer there might be worse outcomes than a big white splat.
Dave said: ‘Let’s smear it on ginger biscuits and make it look as though it’s worked, then you can take the picture.’ We did. It looked like sticky white stuff smeared on biscuits, (although it didn’t taste bad). I reckoned even if we didn’t have a clue what divinity fudge looked like, you guys would spot the subterfuge.
We ate spoonfuls until our teeth felt like they were wearing socks. Considerable amounts remained. We squashed it into a bowl and stuck it in the fridge. Next morning it had not transformed. It reproached me every time I went to get the milk.
In desperation I spooned dollops onto a baking sheet and shoved it in the oven at 200C. In 12 minutes they had swollen into golden cookies, light as clouds, and sticky within. Delicious.
And so, after much ado, I can present to you, dirty white candy… the cookies! Happy holidays. Or as we say in the divinity fudgeless world, merry Christmas and a happy new year. It’s not what I set out to make, but hey that’s part of the fun.
Stories are like that too. The best scenes or anecdotes, expositional or not, don’t turn out as anyone expects.
How have you handled scenes that were in danger of being exposition?
And have you tried making my cookies 😉 ?
As NaNoWriMo gets under way, how are you doing?
Are you finding NaNoWriMo easier than you thought it would be, or harder?
I’ve never done NaNoWriMo because other projects have got in the way, but I have had to write several novels to tight deadlines – 50,000 words in two months, finished and ready for a publisher to see. It was effectively two NaNoWriMos back to back, which I did several times. I had detailed synopses, but I had to just get my head down and pound out the words. It taught me a thing or two about keeping myself at the keyboard.
Here are my top seven tips.
1. Are you getting into the scenes enough? If you’ve written a synopsis, you’ll have summarised everything. The first draft is where you turn it into living, breathing scenes. That’s how you meet the wordcount, because it takes a lot more words to write a scene blow by blow than it does to say ‘Vanessa confronts the woman who betrayed her’. In your NaNo draft, DO NOT summarise anything. Show, not tell. Try writing to music – it can help you immerse yourself. If scented candles do it for you, give yourself a Proustian boost!
2. Are you worried about the quality of what you’re writing? Don’t be. NaNoWriMo is about inventing. Editing is not allowed until the month starts with a D but you might be better leaving it until J is involved. You can’t edit as you invent, your brain doesn’t work that wayand you’ll never make the wordcount if you stop to fret over what you’ve written. So let the scenes unfold in your head, write down what’s happening and to hell with how it reads.
3. Are you getting stuck in your story? Use reincorporation. Find a thing or a character you put in the story before and work it back in to solve your problem. This is the single most useful way to solve a story problem.
4. Are you giving yourself enough credit? Make yourself visual awards. Find a way to visually represent how far you’ve got – a thermometer with coloured bars, a graph climbing slowly skywards, or any combination of these. Put them up in your work area. Yes this is just like in infants’ school where the teacher puts up rows of stars. We are primitive at heart. Reward your inner child for writing so much.
5. How NaNo is your environment? Theme your writing area. If you’ve made an ideas scrapbook for your novel, put up pictures and make the edges of your monitor or your desk into a mood board. Change them regularly to keep your interest and sense of immersion, or to kick-start your writing for the day. In December, tinsel and stuff helps you feel Christmassy; in November, decorate for NaNoWriMo.
6. Will you be derailed if you miss a day or fall behind? Everybody falls behind a little, because we all have lives to live as well as books to write. A sudden birthday or crisis need not derail your NaNo plan. Make sure your writing plan includes some slack so you can steal back time if you need to. If it doesn’t, rewrite it NOW, while you still have plenty of room for manoeuvre.
7. Remember NaNoWriMo is an experiment. You are experimenting with your muse and your writing habits by setting yourself a challenge – and a difficult one. Experiments don’t fail or pass; they produce what they produce. Some of it will be nonsense, and some will be sublime invention. This is why it’s a good thing to do, despite what its critics will say. Stay the distance and see what happens. Enjoy the journey and the surprises. That’s what it’s all about.
If you’re doing NaNoWriMo this year, how’s it going? Post up a link in the comments to let us all cheer you on! If you’re a past WriMo, what advice would you give to this year’s runners?
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Thursday, March 8, 2012
You are all my heart longs for
The treasure and the hunger
I've tasted and I must have more
Of Your presence God.
You call me deeper than before
I'm falling further into you God
You are just so beautiful
I love Your presence God.
The lyrics from the song Presence, written by one of my favorite worship leaders and writers, Kathryn Scott. Not a well known song but one I love; and one that was on repeat in my car and in my heart today.
Such a reminder to sit in the presence of God; bask in the presence of God; acknowledge the presence of God; honor the presence of God.
My dad has often said through the years that instead of praying God be with us, we should pray God make us aware of Your presence. He is with us, omnipresent by nature. We sometimes fall short in acknowledging or making ourselves aware of His presence. We don't always meditate on it or sing about it.
At worship conferences where I have sat under Kathryn Scott's teaching, I have heard her encourage writers to write in the gap; pen worship songs that lyrically address themes that aren't as commonly sung about as others. The presence of God is such a gift. Sitting in it and acknowledging it is a discipline that brings about such peace and reward, a discipline that becomes such a joy that you do indeed long for more. I love that Kathryn wrote about presence.
My heart connects with those lyrics. Today I sing to God with tears in my eyes...
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I am looking for a story, with not much luck.
It is Sunday afternoon and I have a deadline for this newspaper on Monday morning. Though I am aware that stories cannot be sought—rather, they seek the writer out—I am desperate and continue my search, walking with my husband, Karl, down Emory Place. I stop to show him a regal shop called Bangs and Blush owned by my friends Jamie and Christian. (It’s a hair and makeup agency that specializes in on-location services.) The store itself has high ceilings and beautiful French furniture—and were it not for the fact that I know the owners, a place I would be too intimidated by its elegance to walk into.
Two nights ago I had stopped by around 10 p.m. to pick something up and I asked Jamie, the wife of the duo, if she was not afraid to come here alone at night. For despite the chic grandeur and simplicity of the block, its impeccable neatness and beauty, it is daunting in its isolation during the evenings.
“I don’t even think about it,” she said, brave, hard-working girl that she is. The next day we read in the paper that a brutal beating took place shortly after we left. Appearances can be deceiving.
Now, at 1 in the afternoon, the heat is already scorching my skin and my clothes are getting wet with perspiration, but I soldier on. An attractive couple in a blue Chevrolet sedan slow down and the woman calls out, “Are you hungry or thirsty?”
“Well, in fact, I am both,” I reply, though it hadn’t occurred to me before. She hands me two bottles of cold water and two boxes of sesame crackers on which a note has been placed: “Jesus Loves You! Ask Jesus to come into your heart!” I am deeply touched by this, remembering my high-school days when I would go out on missions for Jesus, such as approaching strangers and asking them if they were saved. After which I would give them a pamphlet by Billy Graham telling them how to become saved. I was deeply embarrassed by doing this but did it anyway because if I didn’t I might go straight to hell and burn in flames forever.
Still, I am touched to the core by this couple’s kindness and their non-intrusive way of spreading the love of Jesus.
We walk on, sipping the water gratefully, toward the library. The difference between the temperature in the shade and under direct sun is amazing, and spying a shady place underneath an elm tree I flop down. “Let’s rest,” I tell Karl, and he sits beside me and lights two cigarettes. Rows and rows of lavender have been planted alongside the sidewalk. I bury my face in it and close my eyes and am transported into another land: a place of blue coolness where there is no summer and no heat. I jump up after a few seconds and begin walking rapidly, as if I have an urgent appointment to get to.
“Hurry up,” I tell my husband, and he laughs, knowing I am unable to be still anywhere for very long.
When we get to the library, two girls of about 10 are hanging off the railing, as carefree as only a 10-year-old can be. One of them asks me what I do.
“I’m a world-famous writer,” I tell them, jokingly.
“Really?” they ask in unison, eyes large.
“No, not really,” I say, a bit ashamed of myself. Undaunted, they ask for my autograph, which I write in their school notebooks.
“To my good friends Stephanie and Nicole,” I write, and they skip gleefully down the sidewalk hand in hand. I remember being 10, when your best friend was the most important thing in your life.
After checking out movies in the library, we stop by Preservation Pub for a beer. A pretty girl with braids I have chatted with a few times before about absolutely nothing—something like this story—tells me she has a job working with elephants.
“I’ve always felt connected to you but I was afraid to talk to you because you might want to write about me,” she says.
“Really?” I ask, becoming less interested in the woman by the minute. Just for the hell of it I ask, “Can I have your autograph?”
“Of course!” she replies, and signs her name in my notebook as if this is the most natural thing in the world to her. Then she asks if we might exchange telephone numbers. “Let’s have lunch sometime!”
“Sure,” I say indifferently. I actually do call her, deciding that someone who works with elephants can’t be all bad. Not surprisingly, she doesn’t call me back, and I wait until I see her next in Market Square and we hug and faun over each other as if we actually like one another.
After going in and out of a few stores, which is torturous for me, we wander toward Fourth and Gill and home. Dusk is falling over the tall sunflowers and makeshift garden planted by the patients of Helen Ross McNabb, across from Friendship House, and the cicadas are beginning their nightly raucous melody. There is a vague crispness in the air and a feeling of something coming to a close and something else beginning. I take my husband’s hand and we look up at the new moon, just happy to be together and alive.
Donna Johnson describes herself as a person who thrives on breaking the rules other people have made while also creating rules for herself that do make sense. “My rules do not necessarily follow the law set out by the government and law-abiding citizens,” she says. “They follow an inner law, one unto myself, and when I attempt to go outside this, to conform, disaster follows.” Her stories are often about people who are not recognized by others, who may even seem invisible, but “they often have a great truth to share if one but listens.”
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Amma does Maavilaku for Thai Velli, Aadi Velli, Thai Krithigai, Aadi Krithigai, Purattasi Saturday and Aani Ammavasai. She uses to grind the rice using the traditional grinding stone, but then now since her age n health are not supporting her enthusiasm, so she gets help of the modern technie Mixie!!!
The Measurement of Rice is more important while doing Maavilaku, it is often 1/4 padi + oru Pidi, meaning Quarter a Padi(yesteryear’s measuring Cup) + one fistful. 1/4 a Padi is nothing but 2 Cups, and a fistful of rice goes into the making of Maavilaku Maavu. Whereas while doing the same Maavilaku for Goddess/Shakthi, it is often only one cup of rice is used. Now, Let’s go the recipe now.
- Take Rice in a Bowl, add 1/4 Cup of Milk to it and Mix well. Let this Mixture sit for an hour. Stir it 2/3 times during that time. This is done for the Rice Mixture to remain wet uniform or else the top portion will get dried and the moisture will settle @ the bottom.
- Take the Soaked Rice in a Mixer and Grind it to a fine powder. Now while grinding, use a Flour Sieve/Salladai/Channi to get a fine powder. The Coarse Rice can be ground again to get a fine powder. After Grinding n Seiving for 4 times, you will be left with a handful of coarse rice, which cannot be ground further fine, that can be used to make Kheer/Payasam later. Store it in a Air-tight Container.
- Wash your hands well. Take the Fine Rice Powder in a Wide Plate, add honey, powdered jaggery and the ghee and mix well with your hands.
- Now to make Diya-shaped dough, add the 2 tbsp milk little by little to the center of the Plate and form a ball out of the flour.
- Make a Oval Shaped Dough ball and Poke two finger in the middle to make a dent for holding the ghee for the Diya.
- Decorate the plate and Diya-shaped dough with Vermillion. Shape Cotton to a Wick and place in the diya’s, Add a tsp of Ghee and prepare for the Pooja.
- Since amma was doing the Maavilaku for Aadi Krithigai which is special to Lord Muruga, she decorated accordingly and did the pooja.
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The Psychoanalysis of Hamlet, a Shakespeare’s work
By: Syayid Sandi Sukandi
A Former Student of English department, Faculty of Letters, Andalas University, for the academic year 2003-2007
Reg. No. 03185014
Literature is writings that are valued as works of art, especially fiction, drama, and poetry (Hornby, 1995:687). English Literature is literature written in English (Long, 1950:2). Obviously, English Literature is drama, fiction and poetry written in English. In English literature, we know some elements of literary work. One of them is character. Character is all the mental or moral qualities that make a person, a group, nation etc. different from others (Hornby, 1995:186). In this definition, there is a word ‘mental’. This word has a relation to psychological condition of the character. Meanwhile, dealing with the psychology, it is defined as the science or study of the mind and how it functions (Hornby, 1995:935).
Literature and psychology cannot be made and seen distinctively. Bernard Paris on his book The Uses of Psychology (233) stated that it is extremely valuable to bring literature and psychology together. The psychologists and artist often know about the same areas of experience, but they comprehend and present their knowledge in different ways (Fish, 2000:85). It means both artist and psychologists have statement that literature and psychology ara able to be in one body. Psychology helps us to talk about what the novelist knows; the fiction helps us to know what the psychologists are talking about. For writing about drama, analysis (a separation into elements) is an especially useful method (Kennedy, 1991:1523). This analysis method can be used to analyze Hamlet. The base of the analysis is related to character analysis. The character is Hamlet. In analyzing Hamlet, we will not be able to analyze it as we want to. We have to use theories so that the work can be analyzed.
2. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
The plays of Sahkespeare are so full of contradictory thoughts expressed so convincingly in different context, that it is not possible to formulate a system of psychology out of them (Quennell, 1973:47). One of them is the system of psychology. Besides, it is also supported by the characteristics of Elizabethan play. It is long in written and poetic dialogues (Waluyo, 2001:67). The short synopsis taken from Hidayat (2003:10-19) and Ketut (1993) as follows: The drama or play is started with the scene about the situation after the late king is dead. The deaths of the king of Denmark make the people wondering. And also they wander why the Claudius, brother of the late king appoints himself as a new king and marries the queen Gertrude whereas Hamlet as prince of Denmark has right to be a new king of Denmark. The death of Hamlet’s father makes him so sad. Previously, he was known as an active, energetic, and cheerful man. Nowadays, he becomes a melancholic and sullen. He feels that there is something wrong with his father’s death. But his uncle Claudius whispers him that his father’s death because of snake’s bite.
Hamlet does not believe it, he thinks that his uncle is the snake who bites his father. Then, there are some guards guarding on platform before the castle of Elsinor. The time is midnight and the weather is very cold. Some guards are relieved; the new sentinels have brought their friend Horatioo, a scholar of Witterberg to guard with them. Horatio tells Hamlet that there was an awful event. It was when they were discussing, the fearful spectacle, the ghost, reappears so that sentinel who have been skeptical, is forced to believe. For the first time, Hamlet does not believe but Horation convinces him. At least Hamlet wants to watch it together with them. Hamlet feels curious to know why his father wanders in the night. Hamlet pretends to be mad. He acts this to avoid Caludius’ suspection. Because Hamlet’ successful, the king and the queen become sure that Hamlet has been mad. They consider that the death of his father makes him sorrowful, so that he gets mad. When they are on the platform, they discussed about the bad habit of the aristocracy. The king and his followers often make the drunken feast, so they forget their duty to the kingdom. While they discuss, the ghost reappears. Hamlet approaches the ghost and the ghost about say to secret of his murder. Then, the scene change into an action of Hamlet’s mourning being left by the king. Then, the scene comes to the Polonius family.
Polonius gladly gives a second blessing to his son, as it enables him to show off some superficial knowledge of the world which he calls wisdom. This time, Hamlet is described about Ophelia. A second night has come. The prince has going to meet his royal father’s spirit. With perfect moral courage he approaches the ghost. The ghost reveals to his son alone the secret of his violent death at the hands of a brother. He asks Hamlet to revenge for his foul. Hamlet seems doubt about the spirit of his father. It is real or it just a devil. In another side, he had a conflict with Ophelia and then showing his attention to his mother. (You can read the synopsis through the book we use to read it further)
3. Psychoanalytic Criticism
Based on the Oxford dictionary, psychoanalysis means a method of treating somebody’s mental problems or disorders by making them aware of experiences in their early life and tracing the connection between these and their present behavior or feelings (Hornby, 1995:935). In literary criticism, we also can call it as psychological criticism. For literary criticism, aside from the obvious biographical clues, psychoanalysis ha illuminated the whole province of imagery and symbolism (Muller, 1973:155). Imagery and symbolism means a part of the analysis on the literary work, which for this context is character. Until this time, the most obvious used theory in psychoanalysis is the theory of Sigmund Freud (1856-1989) stated by Ratna (2005:62). Freud’s main principles are so familiar and so generally accepted today that they no longer require explanation or defense; their usefulness has been thoroughly demonstrated, both in practice and theory (Muller, 1973:144). In addition, it can also turn from the author and the work to the reader seeking to explain why we, as readers, respond in certain ways (Barnet, 2003:114). Fundamentally, Freud’s view of mental life is congenial to the artist, even apart from the ease with which it maybe translated back into the ancient dramatic terms of the conflict between the powers of light and darkness, good or devil (Muller, 1973:156). Moreover, the most important issues on psychoanalytic criticism are the center of literary criticism recently, and it is focused on the unconscious processes (Muller, 1973:152). There are psychoanalysts focused on the unconscious processes in literary criticism. They are not only Sigmund Freud but also Carl Jung, Maud Bodkin, Ernest Jones, Jacques Lacan, and Julia Kristeva (Selden, 1992:222).
4. Psychoanalysis on Hamlet
There are some statements from psychoanalysts about Hamlet. The Shakespeare and the character are central to any discussion of Shakespeare’s work. Hamlet has been described as melancholic and neurotic, as having and Oedipus feeling, as being failure and Indecisive, as well as being a hero, and a perfect Renaissance prince. These judgments serve perhaps only to show how many interpretations of one character may be put forward (Carter, 2001:80). The example of Hamlet usually illustrates the different kinds of Freudian. Interpretation which are possible. Freud threats Hamlet as a subject for psychoanalysis. He finds in him a conflict between impulse and repression. While Hamlet’s instinct (his oedipal feelings) are repressed, he remains ‘normal’, but once his drives are force into consciousness, he is flung into a state of neurosis. It is not clear whether Freud believes that Shakespeare possessed psychoanalytic insights, or that the play projects the dramatist’s own psyche (Selden, 1992:223). In Hamlet and Oedipus (1949), Ernest Jones amplifying some comments by Freud, argued that Hamlet delays killing Claudius because Claudius’ (who has killed Hamlet’s father and married Hamlet’s mother) has done exactly what Hamlet himself wanted to do. For Hamlet to kill Claudius, then, would to kill himself (Barnet, 2003:114). The word ‘Oedipus Complex’ means the unconscious sexual desire of a child for the parent of the opposite sex, especially, of a boy for his mother and the resulting jealous feelings toward the other parent (Hornby, 1995:81). Based on this definition, the feeling of jealousy tom Caludius in marrying his father has led him to the process of unconsciously wanted to kill Claudius. But then, he realized that it was a simple victim so he changes to Polonius.
In a whole definition based the psychoanalyst, we conclude that the Oedipus complex in Hamlet existed because the feeling of jealousy to Claudius after Hamlet’s father death. The culture of marrying brother of the dead husband has caused a conflict internally to Hamlet’s character. As we can see, the feeling of Oedipus complex is not only in Hamlet but all of human being felt that. Nevertheless, it is not as harmful as Hamlet.
(If you want to have the books that I use, you may click the link that I have provided for you under each item that you think important)
- Barnet, Sylvan. 2003. A Short Guide to Writing about Literature. Ninth edition. New York; Longman. Short Guide to Writing about Literature, A (11th Edition)
- Carter, Rolland. Et al. 2001. The Routledge History of Literature in English. Britain and Ireland. 2nd edition. London and New York; Routledge. The Routledge History of Literature in English: Britain and Ireland
- Fish, Thomas. 2000. A Handbook of Literary Criticism; Eight Critical Approaches and A Gliossary of Literary Criticism. Online at: http://cc.cumberlandcollge.edu/acad/english/licritweb. Appalachian College Association.
- Hidayat, Arif. 2003. Oedipus Complex as seen In D.H. Lawrence’s Sons and Lovers. A thesis. Padang; English Departement, UNAND.
- Hornby, A S. 2003. Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary of Current English. Ocford; Oxford University Press. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary
- Kennedy, X.J. 1991. Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry and Drama. 5th edition. New York; Haper Collins, publishers.Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (6th Edition)
- Ketut, Pangestu. 1993. Tragedy and Distraction in Shakespeare, ‘Hamlet Prince of Denmark’, antropos of love, murder and revenge. Unand.
- Muller, Herbert J. 1943. Science and Criticism; A Humanistic tradition In Contemporary Thought. London; Yale University Press. (Science & Criticism: The Humanistic Tradition in Contemporary Thought (Essay index reprint series)
- Quennell, Peter. 1973. A History of English Literature. Great Britain; G & C Merriam Company (History of English Literature DVD) and (The Oxford Illustrated History of English Literature (Oxford Illustrated Histories)
- Ratna, Nyoman Kutha. 2005. Teoti, Metode dan Teknik Penelitian Sastra. Yogyakarta; Pustaka Pelajar.
- Reaske, Christopher Russell. 1966. Analyze Drama. USA: Monarch Press. (Get the book here: How to Analyze Drama)
- Selden, Raman. 1992. The Theory of Criticism; From Plato to Present. Londond and New York; Longman. (Get the book here: The Theory of Criticism: From Plato to the Present)
- Spencer, T.J.B. 1996. Hamlet by William Shakespeare. England; Penguin Group. (Get the source here: Hamlet by William Shake-Speare, 1603; Hamlet by William Shakespeare, 1604: Being Exact Reprints of the First and Second Editions, with a Bibliographical Preface by S. Timmins)
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“Eight years after his memorable Open triumph, Tiger Woods was reunited with Hoylake on Saturday. Yet it was difficult to tell which was the more changed: the course or the golfer?” James Corrigan writes in the Telegraph, examining the state of Woods’ game and mind.
“Listen you guys, 20-year-olds don't get rattled by (anything) - trust me on that one,” Jordan Spieth said while dropping in on a conversation about Oklahoma’s victory over Alabama in the Sugar Bowl and a critique of Nick Saban and the Crimson Tide. “Two people left behind at the coffee machine stared at each other for a moment, wondering if the kid knew what he had just said. Spieth is 20,” Doug Ferguson of the Associated Press writes in this look at Spieth’s poise and maturity.
Englishman Harry Vardon won (by his count) 62 tournaments, including six British Opens. He designed courses, wrote instructional books, taught younger players and introduced plus-fours to the game. To start British Open week, Dave Anderson in the New York Times looks back at Vardon’s career and influence on the game.
Even with Adam Scott holding the No. 1 spot in the World Ranking, Australian golf has several problems, former Aussie star Jack Newton writes in the Australian site news.com.au: “The handicap system is flawed; our junior programs are too focused on high-performance rather than grassroots participation; we lack playing opportunities for aspiring young professionals; and there seems to be a lack of cohesion between the organisations that are tasked with running the game.” | <urn:uuid:f425fda9-5a67-46d0-9cef-87e13f17119e> | CC-MAIN-2014-35 | http://www.golfdigest.com/blogs/the-loop/2014/07/missing-links-scottish-golfers.html | 2014-08-27T18:57:50Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2014-35/segments/1408500829754.11/warc/CC-MAIN-20140820021349-00473-ip-10-180-136-8.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.962635 | 454 |
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BOSTON — John Valentin, batting .077 entering the game, hit two homers to drive in five runs.
Valentin hit a two-run homer in the second inning and a three-run shot in the fourth, both off John Farrell (1-3). Three of Valentin's four hits this season have been home runs.
John Dopson (2-1), who never had a shutout or a complete-game victory in six seasons entering this year, allowed three hits in 7 1/3 innings and came close to his second shutout in 11 days. California scored its run with one out in the eighth on Damion Easley's RBI double.
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Erica Nicole Becomes First Female to Win Music Row CountryBreakout Independent Artist of the Year
Since it's inception in 2002, the Music Row CountryBreakout Awards have never awarded a female "Country Breakout Independent Artist of the Year"...that is until now. Erica Nicole became the first female to win Independent Artist of the year on February 8th, 2016 at the 14th Annual Music Row CountryBreakout Awards.
The award is based upon spin count among Country Radio stations, making Erica Nicole the most played independent artist of the year and the highest ranked independent of 2015.
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There’s something to be said about the learning process. For Erica Nicole, the past couple of years have been a whirlwind of performances, interviews, and recording sessions. She has toured all over the United States making fans and friends at radio, and that – combined with her powerful vocal range and tireless work ethic – have made her one of the top newcomers in town. The release of I’M MAKING MINE – her brand new album – will definitely add some fuel to that already strong flame......read more | <urn:uuid:f02c51ac-97e1-4835-a68f-d9426c47d614> | CC-MAIN-2016-22 | http://ericanicolemusic.com/ | 2016-05-29T15:18:13Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-22/segments/1464049281363.50/warc/CC-MAIN-20160524002121-00138-ip-10-185-217-139.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.959527 | 229 |
Note: Stuart from Biggar gin sent me a sample to try, but as always I’ll let you know what I think.
Back at the start of 2019 (do you remember that far back? You know, when we were allowed out and stuff), the team from Biggar gin sent me some of their gin to try and I LOVED it. I was just sad it wasn’t a BIGGAR bottle (see what I did there?). Sorry, I’ve been alone for eight weeks now, I’m finding bad jokes very amusing. Their new gin is bottled at 57% ABV (their original gin is 43% ABV) and made in small batches (hence my little Biggar sample), making their navy strength gin the third in the brand’s line up.
Alongside their original gin they have a Clyde Valley plum gin which is a limited edition gin infused with South Lanarkshire plums (FYI this is bottled in batches of 400 per harvest). As they are based in what is basically the centre of Scotland and far away from any oceans, they felt strange calling this new gin “navy strength” (hence, Biggar strength), and they didn’t just want to cut their original gin at a higher ABV. Instead, they took three of their original botanicals (rowan berry, rosehip and nettle) and added locally grown hawthorn berries, which when dried are similar to cranberries with a hint of apple. They wanted to make a gin that was recognisably Biggar, but with a twist and that also worked in classic cocktails. | <urn:uuid:0a5f8949-c2e6-44b8-bbe9-2d99991a84fd> | CC-MAIN-2021-39 | https://jennyinbrighton.com/tag/biggar-gin/ | 2021-09-18T20:38:34Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2021-39/segments/1631780056572.96/warc/CC-MAIN-20210918184640-20210918214640-00371.warc.gz | en | 0.977925 | 338 |
July is upon us, and for our rug edit this month, we’re thinking about sitting outside and enjoying the (sometimes unreliable!) sun’s rays. In Sweden, easy access to nature is a must whether residing in the country or city. Balconies, terraces and patios are integral to Swedish houses and apartments as they enable that much loved connection with the outdoors direct from home.
‘The balcony is a very important element. Almost all apartments and houses have balconies, terraces or decks. Even the smallest ones have one. It’s a way of connecting the inhabitants with everything that’s surrounding them and a way of opening up the home to the exterior.’ Simona Ganea – homeedit.com
Inspired by these Swedish slices of nature at home, we’ve compiled a hot list of products from Skandihome to make sure you make the most of your home’s outside spaces (no matter how small!).
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3: Nora large blue jeans rug, W170cm x L230cm, £129
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Prompted by the availability of David Harvey’s lectures, I have been reading Marx’s Capital and am sure to have all sorts of mind-numbing posts about the insights I’ve derived from it in the new year. (Look forward to my close reading of footnote 39 in the chapter about large-scale industry.) But I was glad to read that, like Sarkozy I am part of a current fad for Marx, prompted apparently by the end of capitalism as we know it and all that. The Times of London reported on the Marxmania in October:
Visitors to Karl Marx’s birthplace in Trier have soared – 40,000 so far this year – with many coming from China, eastern Germany, Cuba and Bolivia.“I can’t tell you how many times I have heard people say: ‘The man was right!’,” says Beatrix Bouvier, chief curator of the museum. Alexander Kluge, the film director, is preparing to make a blockbuster film out of Das Kapital. Little wonder, since Marx comes highly recommended. President Sarkozy of France has been seen flicking through the book, while the Peer Steinbrück, the German Finance Minister, recently admitted: “Certain parts of Marx’s thinking are really not so bad.” The Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams, gave him a decent review last month: “Marx long ago observed the way in which unbridled capitalism became a kind of mythology, ascribing reality, power and agency to things that had no life in themselves.” Even the Pope has put in a good word for the old atheist – praising his “great analytical skill”.
The implication of Marx’s renewed popularity is that capitalism is now universally accepted as being fundamentally broken, with the financial system at the heart of the problem. Marx’s description of “the fetishism of commodities” — the translation of goods into tradable assets, disembodied from either the process of creation or their usefulness — seems entirely relevant to the complex process of securitization, in which values seem to be hidden by obscure transactions.
(James does warn against adopting the Communist Manifesto as solution to the financial crisis, however.)
The most relevant part of Capital to the current crisis that I’ve read thus far comes in chapter 3, about money, section 3(b) (here in a somewhat lackluster translation):
The function of money as the means of payment implies a contradiction without a terminus medius. In so far as the payments balance one another, money functions only ideally as money of account, as a measure of value. In so far as actual payments have to be made, money does not serve as a circulating medium, as a mere transient agent in the interchange of products, but as the individual incarnation of social labour, as the independent form of existence of exchange value, as the universal commodity. This contradiction comes to a head in those phases of industrial and commercial crises which are known as monetary crises. Such a crisis occurs only where the ever-lengthening chain of payments, and an artificial system of settling them, has been fully developed. Whenever there is a general and extensive disturbance of this mechanism, no matter what its cause, money becomes suddenly and immediately transformed, from its merely ideal shape of money of account, into hard cash. Profane commodities can no longer replace it. The use-value of commodities becomes value-less, and their value vanishes in the presence of its own independent form. On the eve of crisis, the bourgeois, with the self-sufficiency that springs from intoxicating prosperity, declares money to be a vain imagination. Commodities alone are money. But now the cry is everywhere: money alone is a commodity! As the hart pants after fresh water, so pants his soul after money, the only wealth. In a crisis, the antithesis between commodities and their value-form, money, becomes heightened into an absolute contradiction. Hence, in such events, the form under which money appears is of no importance. The money famine continues, whether payments have to be made in gold or in credit money such as bank notes.
In troubled credit markets, all collateral is suspect.
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FEATHER RIVER CAB RIDE 2 DVD SETRide the cab of the Feather River Express on June 26, 1999, from Oroville to Keddie in this remarkable program. See the entire trip through the windshield of Union Pacific No. 9326 as it pulled the Sacramento 99 NRHS and R&LHS passenger special over the former Western Pacific's California Zephyr route. Includes all the famous spots such as James Loop, West Fork Bridge, North Fork Bridge, Poe, Pulga, Merlin, Rock Creek Trestle, Tobin, the Honeymoon Tunnels, Virgilia, Paxton, and the famed Keddie Wye. All bridges and tunnels shown in their entirety. Video digitally recorded and mastered with Hi-Fi sound and no narration for the true cab ride experience! Rock steady picture with no shaking or vibration. Packaged in double plastic library case with printed full color cover. Length approximately 4 hours on two DVD discs. A really outstanding cab ride!Note: This comes as two cases with one disc in each. | <urn:uuid:bf6f42aa-e42f-47f8-845c-875793d4d106> | CC-MAIN-2018-39 | https://pentrex.com/DVD-Feather-River-Express-Cab-Ride----Sacramento-1999---2-Disc-Set_VFRCAB | 2018-09-24T03:39:00Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-39/segments/1537267160142.86/warc/CC-MAIN-20180924031344-20180924051744-00465.warc.gz | en | 0.913644 | 214 |
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Web Presence Update: Do you favor a favicon?
The Web Presence Task Force is really excited about the work that @SevenHeadsDesign continues to do for our website redesign! We’re still on track to launch the new site design at the Annual Meeting in November, but we’ll post some bits and pieces here on the blog before then. You could say we’re trying to get some buzz going.
One topic of intense debate in the Task Force’s discussions has been the favicon, also known as the tiny image that you see in the browser tabs. You can see several recognizable favicons in the following screenshot from my Firefox tabs:
So, from left to right, I have Gmail, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, The ASIS&T Blog, and YouTube pinned. The Weather Channel and CNN are not pinned, but their favicons are still present.
The favicon may seem like an overlooked element, but we also subconsciously internalize them as part of a website’s brand. This is why we’d love to hear your opinions on a few potential favicon designs. Which one do you like and why? For the sake of discussion, we’ll call them #1, #2, #3, and #4, from top to bottom:
Please share your opinions by replying in the comments sections of this post before Monday, September 15. The Annual Meeting is approaching quickly, and we want to have a fabulous new site to share with you there. See you then!
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You'll notice I talk about Jojo and Chloe a lot. This is because I have no children.
Chloe has one blue eye (don't worry, she's not blind!). We call it her magic eye, although we haven't actually discovered its powers yet. Jojo doesn't have a magic eye, but she does have a vicious play-snarl that has caused us to dub her "demon dog". | <urn:uuid:01fbf43b-f3f3-4fd0-ad41-1f0bfdffd77c> | CC-MAIN-2018-05 | http://www.brownsparrowart.com/home/even-their-drool-is-awesome | 2018-01-16T09:55:16Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2018-05/segments/1516084886397.2/warc/CC-MAIN-20180116090056-20180116110056-00732.warc.gz | en | 0.987847 | 85 |
One of the vendors at my craft show last weekend makes great cards! I stock up on Ellen's cards every year. I've asked her to make special cards and journals for friends, and she is very quick with custom orders.
Her etsy shop Cards by Carlos offers cards for birthdays, babies, holidays, best wishes, thinking of you, congratulations, graduation, thank you, weddings, anniversaries, get well, sympathy and more, as well as journals.
Each card is one of a kind. Here are a few samples with links to the listings for sale:
My friend at work entered this photo of her dog Buddy in an online costume contest at work. This face cracks me up.
Here are some of my grandkids' Halloween costumes.
Everett was a "cheeseburger."
Jocie was an Autumn Tree.
Scott and family were the Avengers. Meg made her own shield out of a pizza box, paint and duct tape. Paige made her hammer out of floral foam, duct tape and a stick from the yard! My son Scott is unrecognizable with a green face. :) | <urn:uuid:54704971-c8cb-4120-bbc7-3c221fb2f066> | CC-MAIN-2016-30 | http://artsyclay.blogspot.com/2012_11_01_archive.html | 2016-07-24T10:36:15Z | s3://commoncrawl/crawl-data/CC-MAIN-2016-30/segments/1469257823996.40/warc/CC-MAIN-20160723071023-00178-ip-10-185-27-174.ec2.internal.warc.gz | en | 0.97379 | 230 |
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