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Back Exercises
Back arch
A targeted exercise for the lower back that activates the small muscles that support the vertebrae and the back muscles in general. Even though the impact is the strongest in the lower back area, the entire back from the bottom of the spine to the shoulders is activated.
- Stand straight on the base with the belt in front of you and the poles behind your shoulders. Adjust the height of the belt so that it rests on your pelvis. The belt length is correct when you can stand in an erect position with the belt sitting tightly against your front. Keep your arms relaxed either on the sides of the poles or in front of you.
- Keep your knees and ankles straight; do not rock your body but keep your legs straight. Push your pelvis forward against the belt and arch your back slowly backward. Keep your abdominal muscles slightly tensed throughout the motion.
Return to the starting position slowly and repeat this movement 20–30 times.
Remember the correct breathing technique: Breathe out slowly during the tensing stage (when tensing your muscles against the poles) and breathe in slowly when you are relaxing back into the starting position.
Tip: You can vary the exercise by moving your elbows backward while arching your back (keep your hands down, otherwise the motion will target the upper back) to activate the latissimus dorsi muscles.
Upper back exercise
This exercise targets the area of the neck and shoulders.
- The starting position is the same as in the previous exercise. Stand straight on the base with the belt in front of you and the poles behind your shoulders. Make sure that the belt is tightened so that it is pressed tight against your front when you stand up straight. This gives the poles the tension required for the motion and the pelvis is pressed against the belt, the lower back becomes activated, and the impact on the entire area of the back is intensified.
- Raise your hands in front of you, up to the level of your shoulders. Push your elbows back and your shoulder blades toward each other as far as you can. You should feel tension in your shoulders and in the area of the upper back.
Relax back into the starting position and repeat this movement 20–30 times.
Tip: You can make the exercise more effective by keeping your elbows bent at a 90-degree angle during the motion.
Back twist
The exercise activates the flexor muscles and improves the mobility of the spine.
If you have spinal disc problems, be extra cautious when doing this exercise!
Never try to twist your body further than it will go easily.
- The starting position is the same as in previous exercises.
- Twist your body slowly to one side; you should feel how the poles offer more resistance the further you twist. Keep your body upright.Continue the motion slowly as far as your body will go naturally and easily. Maintain a slow and steady motion.
- Now twist your body in the opposite direction, maintaining a slow, smooth motion.
Aim to use only your upper body and keep your legs as motionless as possible.
Repeat this movement 20–30 times.


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Wichita, Kan.—(March 8, 2019)—Wayne Chambers, President and CEO of High Touch Technologies, has made his retirement official. He's ready to trade his fast-paced life of leading one of the Wichita's largest technology companies for the quiet life with family on his southeast Butler County farm.
Chambers began his tenure at High Touch in 2005 following three decades of experience in finance, operations, marketing, and franchising. A graduate from Wichita State University, accepting the position at High Touch was a homecoming of sorts for Chambers. Prior to serving as High Touch's President and CEO, Chambers served as Executive Vice President of Administration for Advance America.
Why Now?
For Chambers, 35 years has been enough time buttoning up a suit and tie. Now, it's all about lacing up his boots. "I've accomplished a number of things I set out to do and have a good team in place to move the company forward," states Chambers. "I'm ready to spend time with my family and raise cattle full time now."
Chambers' leadership has been essential in moving High Touch to its next growth phase. When he started his tenure at High Touch, he knew there was a fountain of potential he could tap into. Since he moved into the big corner office, Chambers diversified High Touch's portfolio from one main source of revenue to five major lines of business, doubling the size of the company in terms of revenue and number of employees.
In the beginning, approximately three-quarters of the company's revenue depended on supporting the rent-to-own industry with software. Chambers led multiple product innovation initiatives to diversify High Touch's client portfolio, such as expanding High Touch's IT Solutions offerings, diversifying the number of industries High Touch supports, and most recently, applying High Touch's point of sale software development skills to the restaurant industry.
Not only did Chambers help position High Touch as a leader in the Wichita area, but through diversification, he helped expand the company's Midwest footprint by completing a number of acquisitions during his tenure. Currently, High Touch supports several thousand clients in 50 states, 2 countries, and 6 territories.
His leadership success hasn't gone unnoticed. High Touch has received many honors and awards while Chambers has been the chief executive, including national recognition as a Top-100 Managed Service Provider, being named to the VAR 500 and CRN Solution Provider 500 lists, being named an outstanding business partner to such multinational corporations as Dell, Microsoft, ShoreTel and HP, and being named by The Wichita Business Journal as Best in Business, Healthiest Employer, two-time winner of Newsmaker of the Year award, and as a Best Places To Work company. Other accolades in the community include the recipient of the Over the Years Award by the Wichita Chamber of Commerce and the Hometown Hero Award by Special Olympics for hosting the National Softball Tournament in 2015.
In addition, under Chambers' leadership, High Touch transitioned to a 100 percent employee-owned company.
Development Through Community Involvement
As President and CEO, Chambers developed a reputation as a skilled community leader and mentor. He's been recognized for his leadership skills, serving as a commencement speaker for Butler Community College and Wichita State University. Currently, he serves on the boards of many well-known organizations, including Greater Wichita Partnership, Wichita Community Foundation, and the National Advisory Council for the WSU Foundation and several for-profit companies.
Chambers' passion for philanthropy also includes services to Rainbows United, Kansas Special Olympics, and Girl Scouts of Kansas Heartland.
Looking to the Future
"I might be retiring, but I'll still be hanging around to support High Touch and Wichita when I can," states Chambers. "I'll continue serving on High Touch's Board of Directors as well as serve my board positions in the community."
While this notice comes as Chambers' official public announcement, High Touch's Board of Directors has been working to identify a successor for several months. Once confirmed, Chambers will help High Touch through a month-long transition period where he will visit clients and outer markets, introducing High Touch's new chief executive and gradually handing over the reins.

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Brand Loyalty
Brand loyalty relationship implies to the dedication of customers to re-purchasing the services or product from a specific brand, yet individual has alternative or choices existing within the market. Unending relationship promotes the positive characteristics of a product to other people. the first of which is that the customer makes repurchases of the product even if they can choose from a wide range of them with similar characteristics, and the second element is that it continues to choose even when the other product is more advantageous for in price, location or quality.
The Brand of choice -Apple
- Quality and reliability
Apple engineers regard themselves as a authentic consumers even as they design the gadgets. Therefore the gadgets are first-class.
- The ease of use
the apple products are incredibly easy to recognize, comprehend and manage, encompassing all the most recent technologies however can be used effortlessly.
- Products simplification
An Apple product like the phone doesn't have alternatives and has only one model with recurring series .The 'iPhone', is a handset with recurring updates helps the buyers in making swift and efficient decision.
- Exhibits strong spirited advantage
Apple has constantly been at the forefront of its opponents with respect to technology, progression as well as product advancement. Apple works at length and comprehensively on all its gadgets to stay ahead of its competitors. Case in point, the 'iPhone' which was first launched in June 2007 was designed, developed and worked on for about two years.
- Exemplary customer service in addition to in-store experience.
The Apple Brand essentially spotlights on providing commendable customer experience and ensuring the customers are well happy about their in –store experiences. Apple employees a number of capable and educated executives who individually pay attention to the service aspects is executed without any problem.
The consumers are devoted towards the brand name since the company's are delivering better-quality products at sensible prices. In addition, the majority of these organizations offer excellent customer service. These organizations have in their service pleasant and considerate workforce that offers a cheerful shopping experience to the clienteles. Regardless of what the brands promises the consumers, it delivers.To push customer loyalty many organizations offer discounts, loyalty points to the consumers. It encourages the consumers to continue being loyal towards the Apple brands. To further enhance consumer loyalty the Apple brands can endow with financial or non-financial incentives to their clients. Besides, the steadfast clientele ought to be given exceptional treatment in comparison to the new clients
In the case of Apple brands iPhone, whenever an individual purchases an Iphone , which has a way of maintaining the business style of the late Steve Jobs, the founder of Apple. Steve talked about the brand as marvelous, and his idea in relation to Apple as well as the prioritization that clienteles make prior to buying their products is driven by the customer appreciation of beauty creativity along with exclusivity.Typically, brand loyalty is like religion, as the consumers experience some form of guilt at the notion of purchasing a different brand, which the at the end of the day discourage them from purchasing it, these are circumstances of true brand loyalty, consumers sense they are betraying their individual way of life or passion.


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Institute Innovation cell
Under MHRD's Innovation Cell, Government of India
CMRIT has established Institute Innovation Cell (IIC)' to systematically foster the culture of Innovation amongst all Students. The primary mandate of IIC is to encourage, inspire and nurture young students by supporting them to work with new ideas and transform them into prototypes while they are informative years. IIC has envisioned encouraging creation of 'Center of Excellence' . A network of these Centers will be established to promote innovation in the Institution through multitudinous modes leading to an innovation promotion eco-system in the campus.
Major focus of IIC
To create a vibrant local innovation ecosystem.
Start-up supporting Mechanism in the Institute.
Prepare institute for Atal Ranking of Institution on Innovation Achievements Framework.
Establish Function Ecosystem for Scouting Ideas and Pre-incubation of Ideas.
Develop better Cognitive Ability for Technology Students.
Dr. B. Sridhar Babu,
Prof. of ME & Dean IIIIC
Prof.P. Pavan kumar
Co-Dean IIIIC
Functions of IICs
To conduct various innovation and entrepreneurship-related activities prescribed by Central IIC in time bound fashion.
Identify and reward innovations and share success stories.
Organize periodic workshops/ seminars/ interactions with entrepreneurs, investors, professionals and create a mentor pool for student innovators.
Network with peers and national entrepreneurship development organizations.
Create an Institution's Innovation portal to highlight innovative projects carried out by institution's faculty and students.
Organize Hackathons, idea competition, mini-challenges etc. with the involvement of industries.


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- Faux fur fabric, 1 1/2 yards
- 1-inch thick elastic
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A fluffie, or cyber fluffie, is a large leg warmer made from faux fur. The fluffies are often made from an unusual fabric color, such as blue, pink or a bright pattern. These leggings are added over tights as a way to transform the look of boots or other shoes. Cyber fluffies are most often worn with skirts, to showcase the fluffy leggings. You can make the fluffies fit tightly around your calves, or add additional fabric around the leg to make them fuller. Adjust the width of the rectangles to change the final size of the fluffies.
Measure the circumference around the widest part of your calf. Add 1 inch to this measurement. Measure the length from just below the knee to the top of the ankle. Add 1 inch to this measurement. Draw a rectangle equaling these measurements and cut it out for a pattern.
Pin the pattern to the back of the fur. Cut out the rectangle of fur. Cut a second rectangle for the other leg.
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Arsene Wenger has given a fresh injury update ahead of Saturday's FA Cup final with Chelsea and has admitted Gabriel is definitely out of the clash.
The defender picked up a knee problem in Sunday's win over Everton and will miss the next few months although the injury is not as bad as first feared.
Arsenal are facing a defensive crisis ahead of the game with Shkodran Mustafi still suffering from concussion and a huge doubt although there was better news Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain.
"Gabriel is out for 6-8 weeks. We had a scare about his cruciate but it's medial. He avoids surgery," he told a pre-match press conference.
"Alexis Sanchez is OK, Oxlade-Chamberlain is in contention for final. Mustafi is still sick and hasn't trained yet."
Wenger is also optimistic top scorer Alexis Sanchez will feature in the final although he did admit he is not 100% confident he will be fit to face Chelsea.
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"He needs to go through some tests at the moment. We'll see how well he comes out of that," he added.
"Knowing the player, knowing his commitment to the club, he'll do everything to be fit for Saturday."
It sounds as though Arsenal may have to cope without Mustafi on Saturday and with Gabriel and Laurent Koscielny also out that will be a huge blow.
However, it seems likely that Sanchez will be fit for the game, and although that is a huge boost, Wenger certainly has selection problems ahead of the weekend.


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Simon Coveney says no credible alternatives to the backstop have been put forward by the British government.
The government here is open to changes if they achieve the same goals as the backstop, preventing a hard border with the North.
But Simon Coveney says there's now a level of frustration at a lack of movement from the British government:


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Bingham elected president of North American Patristics Society
D. Jeffrey Bingham, Southwestern Seminary's dean of the School of Theology, was elected president of the North American Patristics Society (NAPS) during its annual meeting, May 25-27, in Chicago. He has been a member of NAPS for more than 20 years.
"Dr. Bingham's election signifies the respect for his work among scholars from across the theological and religious spectrum," says Stephen Presley, director of Southwestern's Center for the Study of Early Christianity. "Students at Southwestern have the opportunity to learn from the wealth of knowledge and expertise that Dr. Bingham brings to the seminary. Those who take his courses in systematic theology and church history can know that they are learning from one of the top scholars in his field. At the same time, students sitting in his courses know, Dr. Bingham researches and teaches theology out of a sincere love for Christ and His church."
During the past year, Bingham served as vice president of NAPS and assumed the responsibility of organizing the annual conference this past May. At the conclusion of this year's meeting, Bingham transitioned to the position of president for the coming year. "The appointment serves as a reminder that students at Southwestern are learning from top-notch professors and scholars who are preparing them to think well as they engage the culture and carry out the Christian mission to proclaim the Gospel," says Presley.
Founded in 1970, NAPS is one of the most prominent organizations in the world for the scholarly study of the history, literature and theology of early Christianity. Among the society's major activities are the sponsorship of its annual conference in Chicago and the publication of The Journal of Early Christian Studies. Bingham's specialty is in second-century Christianity, which is important for understanding the development of Christian thought after the New Testament. He is also well-known for his work on the history of biblical interpretation.
"We heartily congratulate Dr. Bingham on his election as president of the North American Patristics Society," says Craig Blaising, executive vice president and provost at Southwestern and member of NAPS. "Dr. Bingham is an internationally known patristics scholar and is well deserving of the honor bestowed on him by his peers."
"Dr. Bingham has trained a number of patristics scholars who are currently serving in a variety of colleges, universities and seminaries, and who, in turn, are making valuable contributions to the study of early Christianity," Blaising continues. "We are blessed to have Dr. Bingham serving as the dean of the School of Theology at Southwestern. He is not only an able administrator but is a highly favored professor and sought-out mentor of students. Southwestern has several patristics scholars on its faculty serving alongside Dr. Bingham, and it is becoming well-known as the key evangelical institution for graduate study in early Christianity."


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This guide serves as an overview of the cost of senior care in Omaha for seniors and their families. In addition to a break down of the various costs and financial assistance programs available, more resources for affording senior care are listed at the bottom of this article. For those interested in understanding what senior care looks like across the state, please refer to our guide highlighting paying for senior care in Nebraska.
In Omaha, the cost of senior care is near the average for the state of Nebraska, with adult day care costs even falling a few hundred dollars below the state median. According to the Genworth 2018 Cost of Care Survey, both adult day care and nursing home care costs are cheaper in Omaha than the national averages.
Of the metropolitan areas surveyed by the Genworth team, Omaha has assisted living costs that are in the middle — at $4,285 per month. The Lincoln area has the most expensive assisted living costs in Nebraska, with monthly fees accumulating to $1,100 more than in Omaha. However, the Grand Island area's assisted living costs are much more budget-friendly. Prices in this region are nearly 25 percent cheaper than in Omaha.
Omaha's home care costs are $4,338 per month, the most economical throughout the state, landing home care in Omaha between $200 to $300 less expensive than in Grand Island or Lincoln and $143 less than the state median of $4,481.
Less expensive home care costs can be found within Nebraska's neighboring states, such as in Kansas where monthly prices in Wichita are just under $4,200.
Adult day care costs in Omaha are $1,354 per month, $200 cheaper than the state median. The other metropolitan areas that responded to the Genworth survey in Nebraska, Grand Island and Lincoln, both boast more affordable adult day care costs, with prices just over $1,000.
Some of the more expensive adult day care costs in the Nebraska region are in Wichita, Kansas with monthly fees almost hitting the $2,000 mark.
With a monthly price of $6,965, Omaha's nursing home care costs are only $60 more than the Nebraska median. These prices are right in the middle of costs throughout the state. On one end of the spectrum is the Grand Island area, with nursing home care costs that are more than $1,000 cheaper than in Omaha; on the other is Lincoln, with prices that are 11 percent higher than in Omaha.
Nebraska Medicaid Program
Through the statewide Medicaid long-term services and support programs, seniors residing in Omaha can get funding for many services, including:
In order to be eligible for these Medicaid services, seniors must meet both the asset and income restrictions. Individual applicants cannot have an income that exceeds $1,041, or 100% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). Assets cannot exceed $4,000. Seniors who are looking to "spend down" their assets to qualify for Medicaid might wish to speak with a Medicaid expert before doing so. Applications for the statewide Medicaid program can be found online at ACCESSNebraska. All who apply and qualify will receive benefits.
Aged and Disabled Medicaid Waiver
The Nebraska Aged and Disabled Medicaid Waiver, also known as the Home and Community-Based Services Waiver for Aged and Adults and Children with Disabilities, is a waiver program designed to help seniors remain living at home or in an assisted living facility, rather than be placed in a nursing home. This waiver can provide services such as:
To qualify for this waiver, an Omaha senior must be at least 65 years of age or older, require a nursing home level of care and meet the statewide Medicaid financial requirements. Because this is a waiver, there is limited funding, and a waiting list might apply. Fortunately, the state doesn't have a history of waiting lists for this waiver program.
Applications can be made by contacting the local Area Agency on Aging, the Eastern Nebraska Office of Aging, at (402) 444-6536. More information about this program and its requirements can be found by reading our waiver guide.
Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) Program
In Omaha and throughout the state, Nebraska's Assistance to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (AABD) Program was established to offer low-income seniors cash assistance or medical care. Seniors aged 65 or older can receive both cash benefits or medical aid, depending on eligibility.
To receive cash payments, a senior's income and resources must be less than the AABD program's payment standards. These standards are difficult to understand, and applying for the program is encouraged, even if a senior doesn't think they will be accepted. More information about the payment standards can be found in our AABD guide.
Eligible seniors can use their cash payments to pay for a variety of services:
Seniors who are interested in this program can complete the application online.
Disabled Persons and Family Support (DPFS) Program
The Disabled Persons and Family Support (DPFS) Program assists seniors with disabilities by allowing them to choose their own caregiver (including family members) who will then be paid through the state's funding. Seniors can spend up to $300 per month, with the hourly rate for the caregiver determined by the senior and the chosen caregiver. Omaha residents can use these funds to pay for services such as:
Additionally, this program covers expenses for home modification and accessibility, including such items as walk-in showers or wheelchair ramps.
Eligibility for the DPFS program depends on whether or not the senior has a formal disability and if they are living at home. Financial limits are as follows, with additional requirements for assets:
The DPFS program is not an entitlement, which means waiting lists might be a barrier to entry. Interested seniors can apply online or by calling (402) 471-9220. Read our DPFS guide to learn more about this program.
Lifespan Respite Subsidy Program
The Lifespan Respite Subsidy Program exists to give respite to an elderly loved one's full-time caretaker by paying for an additional, temporary caregiver through a maximum monthly subsidy of $125. This respite care can be given at the senior's home, in an adult day care or in other approved facilities (such as a senior center).
In order to be eligible for these services, the senior in need of care must meet the following requirements:
Seniors might wish to be aware that anyone living in a nursing home or assisted living facility is not eligible for these services. Additionally, those receiving other respite care services through an other federal or state program do not qualify for the Lifespan Respite Subsidy Program.
The application for this program is found on the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services webpage. Interested applicants can also call (402) 471-9188 for more information. Read more about this program on our Lifespan Respite Subsidy Program page.
Personal Assistance Services (PAS) Program
Through the Personal Assistance Services Program, family members can be paid caregivers to elderly loved ones in Omaha (as long as the family member is not a legal guardian for a minor). To be eligible for the PAS program, a senior must:
To apply, Omaha seniors can visit any of the local Health and Human Services offices. Because PAS is part of Medicaid, all applicants who meet the requirements can receive these services. Additional information about the PAS program can be found here.
Social Services for Aged and Disabled Adults (SSAD) Program
The Social Services for Aged and Disabled Adults (SSAD) Program helps elderly Omaha residents to live independently as long as possible by providing services to the senior and the senior's caretaker.
Because this program serves a variety of people, qualifications are complicated and may vary. Omaha seniors are eligible for the SSAD benefits if they:
Benefits from this program include, but are not limited to, the following services, and are dependant on the initial assessment of the senior:
Omaha residents can find more information and apply for this program by visiting one of the three Health and Human Services offices in Douglas County, found here. More details about eligibility can be found by referring to our SSAD webpage.
|Phone Number
|Douglas County Housing Authority
|(402) 444-6203
|The Douglas County Housing Authority oversees Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher program. This program enables low-income seniors to find affordable housing throughout Omaha. A list of affordable housing options can be found here.
|Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging Personal Care Services
|(402) 444-6536
|The Personal Care Services program provides care aides to perform personal care services for Omaha seniors for a low cost (based on income and a sliding scale fee). These services, which include assistance with Activities of Daily Living, such as bathing and grooming, are not denied to anyone because of inability to pay.
|Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging Care Management Services
|(402) 444-6536
|Care managers assess the needs of every senior and make recommendations about appropriate resources throughout the community that a senior might need. These care managers do not charge a fee unless the senior's income is more than 150 percent of the poverty guideline.


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This holiday season, we resolve to put a little more thought into a gift for the host or hostess. Here's what we're planning:
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A late-night shooting left one person injured and another man dead, spawning a homicide investigation derailing the new mayor's community cleanup initiative on Bond Street Saturday morning.
"We are still going to do Bond Street," Mayor Reed Gusciora said Saturday afternoon after he and a team of volunteers removed truckloads of garbage from nearby Sanford Street. "It got sidelined by the investigation, but we are going to continue on. It turned out Sanford was an all-day job anyway."
Authorities identified the deceased victim as Jibri Chisholm, 26, of Trenton.
Gunfire erupted in Trenton's North Ward about 11:55 p.m. Friday on Bond Street near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, triggering a ShotSpotter activation in the 600 block of MLK. Officers quickly arrived on scene and found one man suffering from a gunshot graze wound and Chisholm suffering from multiple gunshot wounds just before midnight, authorities said.
Both victims were rushed to Capital Health Regional Medical Center for treatment. Chisholm, also known as Chisolm, was pronounced dead a short time later. The other man was treated for a non-life-threatening injury, a Mercer County Prosecutor's Office spokeswoman confirmed Saturday.
The latest homicide in this 7.5-square-mile capital city occurs at a time when the Trenton Police Department was implementing operational partnerships with the Mercer County Sheriff's Office and other law-enforcement partners to arrest more lawbreakers in response to the recent spate of gun violence that has rocked Trenton since June.
Eight victims since June have been killed in the capital city.
"It's a result of economic conditions and the lack of hope you see in these neighborhoods," Gusciora said in an interview. "That's why cleaning them up is so important."
The City of Trenton under Gusciora's leadership planned to host a North Ward community cleanup on Bond and Sanford streets Saturday morning. The homicide prevented the Bond Street cleanup from occurring and resulted in the city exclusively focusing its energy on removing truckloads of junk, rubbish and debris from nearby Sanford Street.
"This is so much more than trash," the mayor said as volunteers, including students from The College of New Jersey, gathered around him off Sanford Street near Brunswick Avenue. "You see the challenges here."
The lack of jobs and lack of opportunities pushes some residents into "doing illegal stuff" to make a living, Gusciora told The Trentonian. "Once guns become involved you get the turf wars. We have to create better educational opportunities for them and create jobs."
North Ward Councilwoman Marge Caldwell-Wilson and East Ward Councilman Joseph Harrison participated in Saturday's cleanup. "Never seen so much garbage," Caldwell-Wilson told the newspaper.
"These problems are fixable," Harrison said in an interview. "You have to take pride where you live at. You want to see it get better for the next generation of kids. I want to see these kids be doctors, be the future."
John Harmon, a former Trenton mayoral candidate who grew up on Sanford Street, said this side of Trenton used to be defined by entrepreneurs and working-class spirit.
"It's not the same neighborhood," he said, "but hopefully we can turn it around. I wouldn't be here if I wasn't optimistic we could get the city on the right trajectory."
So far this year, Trenton has experienced 17 killings, which includes three vehicular homicides and the death of Tahaij Wells, who was killed by police during an early morning shootout at a 24-hour arts festival.
TPD in recent weeks has executed a number of operational deployment strategies designed to crack down on those responsible for perpetuating violence as well as those who contribute to it, according to Trenton Police Capt. Stephen Varn, who issued a news release last week saying these strategies were developed based upon the analysis of current crime patterns and criminal intelligence information.
Between Aug. 6 and Aug. 31, officers made over 250 arrests for various offenses, police said. Included in those arrests were nine arrests for unlawful possession of a handgun, one arrest for unlawful possession of an assault rifle, six arrests for robbery, over 80 drug-related arrests, 70 arrests for active warrants and 29 juveniles were taken into custody for curfew violation.
Twenty firearms were confiscated or recovered and over 3,500 decks of heroin were seized during that time period last month, police said, adding cops also seized over 500 grams of marijuana, more than 135 pills and over $43,000 in suspected drug money.
Trenton Police officers were able to take these enforcement actions while still responding to over 8,000 calls for service, Varn reported in that Sept. 7 news release.
TPD continues to strategize with local, county, state and federal partners to develop plans and operations to address the violence, Varn said, adding Mayor Gusciora and Interim Police Director Pedro Medina have met with New Jersey's highest-ranking law-enforcement officials earlier this month to examine the recent spate of violence that has afflicted the City of Trenton during Gusciora's first three months in office.
But none of that was able to prevent Friday's bloodshed.
The Mercer County Homicide Task Force is investigating Friday's slaying. Authorities as of Saturday afternoon have not announced any arrests in the case, and no suspect descriptions have been released. Anyone with information on the fatal shooting may contact the task force at (609) 989-6406.


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SPORTS CHAT: Discussing the Cape Breton Eagles, Capers soccer and Pink in the Rink games
October is a busy month when it comes to sports in the Cape Breton community.
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League regular season is well underway, while the Atlantic University Sport soccer regular season is in the home stretch with team attentions quickly turning to the championship tournament.
The Cape Breton Eagles are off to their best start through 13 games since 2008-09.
The team currently has a 10-3-0-0 record, a promising sight for fans who hope this could be the year to bring the island its first major junior hockey championship.
Eagles general manager Jacques Carrière was in town last week for the team's games against Charlottetown and Halifax. He also traveled with the team to Halifax for Saturday's game before returning to Quebec. There's no surprise he's happy with the start, and rightly so.
Cape Breton proved it is among the top teams in the league over the past 13 games. The club's road trip through Quebec — which saw the group make stops in Rimouski, Baie-Comeau and Chicoutimi — solidified that fact.
Despite suffering a tough loss to Rimouski to begin the road trip, the team answered with back-to-back wins against Baie-Comeau and Chicoutimi, who are expected to be among the contenders in the league this season.
The club also picked up wins against Charlottetown and Halifax, both of whom have had good starts to their respective seasons.
Carrière has been on record as saying the team will make its final assessment at Christmas time, noting he planned to let the players decide what direction the team takes at the winter trade period in December.
As of now, one can assume the Eagles will likely be buyers come the trade period. With that being said, there's lots of hockey to be played, but things are certainly looking good for the time being.
Along with starting 10-3-0-0 in the 2008-09 season, the club also started 10-3-0-0 in 2007-08. The club's best start through 13 games in team history is 11-2-0-0, a feat accomplished in 2003-04.
The Cape Breton Capers soccer teams are in the home stretch of their AUS regular seasons and there's no surprise both clubs have already secured playoff berths in the Atlantic University Sport championship tournament.
The men's team continues its strong play in the league.
The club has a 9-0-1 record and sits first in the standings with 28 points. The team picked up big wins last weekend against St. Francis Xavier, a club which is in second place with 25 points, and the Memorial Sea-Hawks.
What many people don't realize is that the Capers, who over the past two weeks have been ranked No. 1 in the country, have not lost a regular-season game in the AUS since 2016. From 2017 to present, Cape Breton's regular-season record is 30-0-4 — remarkable by any standard.
As for the women's team, the club is surprising many in the league this season and has an 8-2-0 record, currently one point back of St. Francis Xavier for second place in the standings.
With seven rookies on this year's team, many believed the club would take a step back, but once again veteran coach Stephen (Ness) Timmons has his team in position to secure a playoff bye, but will need help from another team to do that.
The women Capers will need to win the next two games against New Brunswick and Moncton this weekend, while needing Acadia to beat the X-Women on Friday in Wolfville.
If Cape Breton finishes third in the standings, they will be forced to play in the quarter-final in the AUS championship tournament, something the Capers haven't done since 2014.
Both the men's and women's AUS championship tournament will take place Oct. 31 to Nov. 3 at the Cape Breton Health Recreation Complex in Sydney.
October is breast cancer awareness month.
In recent years, a number of local hockey teams have held Pink in the Rink games, wearing specially designed pink jerseys and socks in an attempt to bring breast cancer awareness to the community and show support for those who are currently fighting the disease or have beaten it.
Pink in the Rink is a trend that was started a number of years ago. Some teams raise money during the games for breast cancer research, while others simply bring support with the pink jerseys.
In previous years, teams including the Cape Breton Eagles, Eskasoni Eagles, MacIntyre Chevy Panthers, Cape Breton West Islanders and Joneljim Cougars have traded in their regular jerseys for pink ones. Other teams have also done similar events beyond October.
This month — as far we're aware — four teams have/will host events for breast cancer awareness.
The Islanders held their Pink in the Rink on Oct. 12 at the Al MacInnis Sports Centre, while the Joneljim Cougars held their fifth annual event last Saturday when they hosted The Rangers of East Hants. Eskasoni held its Pink at the Rink last Sunday.
The Cape Breton Eagles Pink at the Rink event will take place Saturday when they play Sherbrooke at Centre 200.
Over the weekend, I attended the major bantam team's Pink in the Rink event and kudos are in order to the organization, the players and the fans, many of whom wore pink to the game.
Saturday's contest was bigger than the game and more for the cause. The Cougars wore their pink jerseys and socks, while players from both teams had pink hockey tape on their sticks.
Well done, Cougars and Rangers.
More local teams should consider hosting important events like these — there's more to life than a game and Pink in the Rink is one way to prove that.
Jeremy Fraser covers sports for the Cape Breton Post. If you have a column idea, sports story or would like to give feedback about this week's Sports Chat, contact Jeremy by emailing email@example.com or follow @CBPost_Jeremy on Twitter.


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MySanAntonio.com reported that San Jacinto College and Houston Community College are offering programs for both careers – all of which allow graduates to work after testing.
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"In the fire program, students typically attend lectures two or three times a week and the remainder is hands-on skills sessions that involve ladders, hoses, ventilation, forcible entry and search and rescue," Alvin Collins, dean of Houston Community College, said.
At Houston Community College, fire classes are offered for 18 weeks full-time day, 28 weeks on weekends only and 36 weeks for night/weekend students. At San Jacinto College, two programs are offered and classes are held annually, four days a week, eight hours a day for 18 weeks. They also provide night classes.


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Of the many firms seeking to profit from it, Telit - founded in Israel in 1986 - has emerged as a standout.
Chief executive Oozi Cats is trying to boost profit margins by expanding into the lucrative collection and analysis of data sent by "smart" machines.
He has also made acquisitions to position Telit as a supplier for Internet-connected cars, a fast-growing area, according to tech research firm Gartner.
"The world is swimming with small, ankle-biter companies," said Gartner analyst Eric Goodness. "Very few can say they've been around a long time in the legacy manufacturing and industrial community, yet are able to play in the very dynamic IoT market."
Telit began as a research and development shop for international telcos. It went public in London in 2005, largely as a maker of machine-to-machine wireless gear.
As costs fell and wireless bandwidth opened up, it widened its scope. Its products now collect, transmit and analyse operational data for firms in at least nine sectors, including healthcare and security, according to an investor presentation.
"Telit is playing data aggregator," Mr Cats said in a phone interview. He owns 20 per cent of the firm.
He said Telit's solution is "the most intelligent and elegant way" to take data from edge devices and deliver it to companies' management software.
Investors should temper optimism about stocks tied to IoT because the greatest beneficiaries are likely to be non-tech firms that use machine data to wring greater efficiencies from operations, said fund manager Ben Rogoff.
The pace of tech adoption is also uneven and hard to predict, said Mr Rogoff, who oversees US$2 billion (S$2.8 billion) in tech stocks for Polar Capital Partners in London.
"What Telit is tackling is about as good as it gets, but the truth is, the near term is still far more prosaic," he said. "Investors should be mindful of that."
Telit's net profit for the first half of the year was up 34 per cent year-on-year at US$13.4 million, while revenue rose 13 per cent. Adjusted earnings after income tax came to 10 per cent of revenue, up from 9 per cent previously.
Full-year sales are forecast to increase to US$350 million. Mr Cats says he is aiming for US$500 million in revenue by as early as 2017.
He is betting on Telit's investments in cloud computing and cyber-security software for cars to fuel that growth. It bought assets from NXP Semiconductors last year to set up an automotive unit, and Mr Cats says it has 10 car customers so far, including Audi.
"People are thinking they can replicate large contracts with other car manufacturers," said Berenberg Bank analyst Benjamin May. "For a US$300 million revenue business, it can be material."


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[Disclaimer: Looks like I was wrong about Hillary getting the nomination; please ignore the following smug predictions]
She's been endorsed by the Rothschilds, enjoys cozy relationships with every elite power group that matters like the CFR, the Bilderbergers and the Trilateral Commission through her husband, who is a member of all three, and has won the financial support of defense contractors, most of the US weapons industry and the military industrial complex at large. She's been wooed by uber-Zionist Rupert Murdoch, the most powerful media mogul on the planet, and to top it all off, she's Wall Street's favorite, raking in the lion's share of support from investment banks and other powerful corporate interests.
Hillary knows how to play politics - that is to say, she knows where the money is, and she knows how to suck up to AIPAC. She secured massive dollar-support from pro-Israel organisations last year, and you can bet that AIPAC is instructing its Zio-PAC underlings to funnel their cash her way this year. As a side note, many of these pro-Israel PACs are actually operated by AIPAC directly, as the Wall Street Journal reported in June 1987:
despite AIPAC's claims of non-involvement in political spending, no fewer than 51 pro-Israel PACs—most of which draw money from Jewish donors and operate under obscure-sounding names—are operated by AIPAC officials or people who hold seats on AIPAC's two major policymaking bodies. [source]
Hillary learned not to mess with the lobby in November 1999 when she hugged and kissed Suha Arafat, wife of PLO leader Yasser Arafat, at a function she attended in the West Bank when she was still the First Lady. The lobby spat the dummy over this outrageous faux pas, and by the next day Hillary had totally changed her mind about Suha and her "inflammatory rhetoric". By October the next year she was telling a reporter from Jewish Week that the whole thing was a big mistake and she shouldn't have gone to the West Bank at all, adding that it led to "a misimpression [sic] about my strong feelings and support of Israel."
She raised the ire of the Israel lobby again in 2000 when she accepted a $50,000 donation from the American Muslim Alliance (AMA) during her bid for election to the US Senate. When the lobby huffed and puffed and got all upset, she fell over herself to return the cash, saying "All $50,000, every penny of it, is going back." She even insulted her Muslim benefactor by adding that she was offended by remarks allegedly made by members of the organisation, remarks that were supposedly 'antisemitic'. She went even further and gave back $1,000 donated to her by an American Muslim Council official who had nothing to do with the AMA fiasco, just for good measure. She may have overdone it in her rush to appease Jewish voters and the lobby at large though: later she was forced to apologise to the Muslim community, assuring them that she didn't mean to offend anybody, it was 'just politics'.
Hillary the Zionist is about as fervently pro-Israel as they come. Hillary, like fellow Democrat Nancy Pelosi, is an AIPAC girl. She has a Jewish step-grandfather [source], and her voting record on pro-Israel issues is flawless. She believes that Jerusalem is the "indivisible eternal capital of Israel" and supports a proposal to move the US embassy there from Tel Aviv, despite the fact that East Jerusalem is occupied territory and belongs to the Palestinians. She supports the apartheid wall or "security fence" that snakes through Palestinian land, land which has been illegally confiscated from Palestinian ownership, effectively making the day-to-day lives of West Bank Palestinians a living nightmare by dividing the land and separating towns and families. The wall violates international law, something Hillary is "deeply disappointed" about. That is to say, she's disappointed in the law, not the illegal wall. In her own words, she has "taken the International Court of Justice to task for questioning Israel's right to build the fence." In Hillary's callous opinion, the wall "is not against the Palestinian people," but "against the terrorists," which demonstrates how little she knows about Palestine, or how little she cares. Hillary has visited Israel more than six times [source], but since most congressional visits are funded and arranged by AIPAC's sister organisation, the American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF), she's been thoroughly brainwashed and conditioned over the years to be sympathetic to the Israeli position, which may have played a part in making her the Zionist she is today. From an article by former United States Senator Jim Abourezk:
These trips are defended as "educational." In reality, as I know from my many colleagues in the House and Senate who participated in them, they offer Israeli propagandists an opportunity to expose members of Congress to only their side of the story. The Israeli narrative of how the nation was created, and Israeli justifications for its brutal policies omit important truths about the Israeli takeover and occupation of the Palestinian territories.
What the pro-Israel lobby reaps for its investment in these tours is congressional support for Israeli desires. For years, Israel has relied on billions of dollars in US taxpayer money. Shutting off this government funding would seriously impair Israel's harsh occupation.
One wonders what policies Congress might support toward Israel and the Palestinians absent the distorting influence of these Israel trips - or if more members toured Palestinian lands.
Last year Hillary lashed out at the Palestinians by claiming that the PA was using "hate-filled" textbooks with which to teach Palestinian school kids. The only problem with that claim is that it wasn't true. The source of the allegations was a hardcore Zionist propaganda outfit with ulterior motives called the Center for the Monitoring of the Impact of Peace (CMIP), led by an associate of arch-Zionist Lukidnik Benjamin Netanyahu. Outraged that the Palestinians might be teaching their kids to hate Jews, Nathan Brown, Professor of Political Science and International Relations at George Washington University, looked into the matter and found that the claims were almost totally unfounded:
"[W]here do persistent reports of incitement in Palestinian textbooks come from? Virtually all can be traced back to the work of a single organization, the "Center for Monitoring the Impact of Peace." The Center claims that its purpose is "to encourage the development and fostering of peaceful relations between peoples and nations, by establishing a climate of tolerance and mutual respect founded on the rejection of violence as a means to resolving conflicts". Critics charge that the Center's real purpose is to launch attacks on the Palestinian National Authority, and it would be difficult to contest such a conclusion... The Center's own reports suggest such suspicions are well-founded ... the purpose is clearly to indict the textbooks and the PNA rather than analyze and understand the content of the books."
There's much more to that story: you can read an excellent debunking of the "hate-filled" textbooks claims at Lawrence of Cyberia, but in instances like this, the truth is only a quiet follow-up to the deafeningly loud propaganda circus that precedes it, and has no chance of undoing the damage done once the Zionist media decides to make a public issue out of complete falsehoods. Of course, Hillary continues to be hailed as a "leading voice against antisemitism" for her efforts. Good job, Hillary. In any case, the true Semites of Palestine are totally justified in teaching their children that Zionism is the enemy and that Israel has no right to exist on their land, but Hillary the Zionist doesn't think so. Hillary will stand with the Israelis all the way, and will not force Israel's hand to act justly on the Palestinian issue as president of the United States. Most of what you need to know about Hillary's position on Israel is here.
In her May 24, 2005 speech to AIPAC, Hillary said, "Israel is not only, however, a friend and ally for us, it is a beacon of what democracy can and should mean." Now that one's a crack-up. Israel is a racist, apartheid, exclusivist Jewish state that treats its Palestinian population like cattle, denies them equal rights and (joyfully) tortures and slaughters them - not exactly what a democracy "can and should mean." If Israel is Hillary's idea of a democratic utopia, I hate to think what she'll do to America as the next US prez, and to the world, for that matter.
When Americans go to vote in November 2008, they'll have a 'choice' between Democrat and Republican, probably Hillary and McCain. The Bush regime has totally stuffed it for the Republican party, so it's a safe bet that the Democratic candidate will win. The Democratic candidate will be Hillary. The American people don't like where their nation is headed and they're sick of war. They want change, and Hillary represents that change. The only problem is, Hillary won't be the change they're looking for.
Hillary's campaign committee is a recycled offering of the usual suspects, the same old CFR Zionists that have been here all along and that together constitute exactly what America doesn't need right now. Hillary belongs to AIPAC, the CFR, the MIC, and the rest of the Zionist elite, and will repackage the status quo and sell it to the American people as 'change'. Despite Bush's massive increases in military spending, Hillary believes it's not enough. Hillary the Hawk beats the war drums for a strike on Iran even harder than Bush does, and has even criticised him for being 'soft on Iran'. Along with the other Democratic 'front-runners' like Obama and Edwards she insists that "no option can be taken off the table", scaring the shit out of us all with the spectre of nuclear war, but unlike her colleagues, she was the only Democratic candidate to vote in favor of a resolution to declare Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps a "terrorist organisation", a stunningly ridiculous notion. She voted in favor of the Iraq war, refuses to acknowledge that it was a mistake, and doesn't support a full withdrawal from Iraq:
Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton foresees a "remaining military as well as political mission" in Iraq, and says that if elected president, she would keep a reduced military force there to fight Al Qaeda, deter Iranian aggression, protect the Kurds and possibly support the Iraqi military.
She said ... that there were "remaining vital national security interests in Iraq" that would require a continuing deployment of American troops.
The United States' security would be undermined if parts of Iraq turned into a failed state "that serves as a petri dish for insurgents and Al Qaeda," she said. "It is right in the heart of the oil region," she said. "It is directly in opposition to our interests, to the interests of regimes, to Israel's interests."
Ah, of course, Israel's interests. I forgot about Israel for a second there. Maybe it's time we forget about Israel's interests, since it was Israel that got us there in the first place.
A recent (February 8, 2008) article from the Sydney Morning Herald tells us that which is already blatantly obvious: that 'Hillary has won the tacit support of the Israeli establishment.' It reports that Danny Filc, a political scientist at Ben-Gurion University, believes that the majority of Israelis would like to see Hillary take the presidency, and Gabriel Sheffer, Professor of Political Science at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem says the Israeli government probably feels the same way:
"Nobody will say anything openly, for diplomatic reasons, but I'd assume that the Israeli Government would like to see the general election being fought between John McCain and Hillary Clinton, rather than McCain and Barack Obama, and I think of those two they'd prefer Clinton."
The Palestinians know who runs the show in Washington. Again, from the article:
Mustafa Barghouti, an independent Palestinian politician, said he believed whoever won the US election, the power of the Israel lobby would ensure that US policy was largely unchanged.
Hillary brings no answers to the table, only frightening "options". She has nothing to offer except more of the same, and maybe worse. People who cross the Clintons have a strange tendency to wind up dead, and we could be next, after most of the population of Iran, that is. Everyone that matters is backing Hillary Clinton in this race, and by all indications, she will be the next president of the United States.
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Hillary - "a true friend of Israel"
Hillary Clinton, War Goddess
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10 Things I Hate about Liberty, starring Hillary Clinton
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What Hillary Clinton Doesn't Know About Palestine
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Dear Senator Clinton: About Those Palestinian Textbooks...
Hillary's Blackwater Connection
Hillary Clinton on Military Policy
www.senate.gov: Senator Hillary Clinton's Position on Israel and the Middle East
Hillary Clinton's Wall Street Windfall
Hillary Exposed, (YouTube)
Mena Connection: Compromised: Clinton, Bush and the CIA (Google video)
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Dedollewaitor (471) Odense, Denmark | March 15, 2011
Messed up place. Slow and rude service. 24 taps - we gave up after the first 4 which were all in bad shape (Old). 100 meters from Slovanske Lipy . . Will not go next time though!
Christian (278) Odense, Denmark | March 14, 2011
Many beers to choose from, but maybe not worth it? We had four beers in more or less bad shape, and very slow service, to the point of being rude. If I come back, it's for the ticks
gunnar (1100) Sandnes, Norway | March 12, 2011| Updated October 2, 2011
Small place, formerly known as U Radnice Restaurant. Small place, 10 tables. 24 different beers on tap, mostly Czech micros, but also some from Belgium. Frequented by students and other beer lovers. Fair pricing as well. Re visited October 2011, nearly empty place, Just beers on 2 taps. Not worth a visit.


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Las Vegas – We are deeply saddened by the horrific tragedy that struck the Las Vegas Strip Sunday night. Our thoughts and prayers are with everyone affected by this terrible incident. We commend the officers of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department (LVMPD) and all our first responders for their swift action. At this time, the LVMPD is asking for blood donations to help those in need. United Blood Services is accepting donations at 6930 W. Charleston in Las Vegas; 601 Whitney Ranch Drive in Henderson; or at University Medical Center (UMC) inside the Delta Point Building at 901 N. Rancho Lane in Las Vegas.
If you are looking for loved ones, please call the hotline at 1-866-535-5654 or visit the family reunification center at LVMPD headquarters located at 400 S. Martin L. King Blvd., Building B.
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- 98% oppose the Narrabri coal seam gas project, but it is weeks away from approval
- We could use the European 'neighbourhood' model to solve our aged care problem
- No, the pandemic will not be nature's great comeback
- Climate change and the great death we're living through
- Federal departments had no specific COVID plan for aged care, commission finds
The evidence might be strong, and their acts of violence appalling, however many NSW police officers who cross the line are being cleared by internal investigations.
Police officers swear an oath to uphold and enforce the law, but what happens when officers are themselves charged with violent sexual offences?
It has been reported that since October 2016, thirty New South Wales police officers have been charged with offences ranging from reckless damage and common assault through to child sex offences.
Domestic violence-related charges have been laid against 17 officers in our state since February 2017 – ranging from stalking and intimidation, to assault occasioning bodily harm, choking and sexual assault.
While the figures currently show the number and type of charges laid, they do not reveal the outcome of the allegations.
NSW Police Minister Troy Grant has called the figures "very disturbing", adding that the cases are in the hands of the courts to determine.
However, it is a positive indication that the officers are being prosecuted, unlike many others who are cleared of any wrongdoing after "internal investigations", despite the evidence appearing to be strong.
Victims reluctant to report police officers
There are specific concerns that victims whose perpetrators have personal connections to the police force are reluctant to report crimes, and that when reported, police often fail to investigate let alone discipline or charge the culprits.
The problem can be exacerbated in regional areas where there are limited options for a complaint, and the mentality of protecting one's own can be pervasive.
That said, nine of the seventeen officers charged with domestic violence-related offences were based in regional areas.
The other issue in remote and regional areas is the lack of support services – sometimes people need to travel to get support, or to file a complaint at a police station where the alleged perpetrator is less well known.
Of the police officers charged with domestic violence offences across the state, just one was female.
Domestic violence escalates during holiday period
The end of year corresponds with an increase in domestic violence offences, as mixing alcohol with financial pressures and unrealistic expectations can lead to violence.
Domestic violence helplines expect at least a 20% rise in calls during the Christmas-New Year's break.
The New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research (BOCSAR) statistics show that reports of domestic violence jump 25% over the festive season, and at a time when victims need support the most, many services shut down for the holiday period.
Domestic violence leave for victims
Earlier this year, the Government passed a guaranteed entitlement of five days' unpaid family and domestic violence leave incorporating it into the National Employment Standards for the first time.
Under the entitlement, family and domestic violence means "violent, threatening or other abusive behaviour by an employee's family member that seeks to coerce or control the employee or causes them harm or fear".
Employees can take leave if they need to deal with the impact of family and domestic violence and it is impractical to do so outside their ordinary hours of work.
It's been hailed as a great step forward for victims of domestic violence, but there are still strong calls for Australia to follow the New Zealand Government's introduction of ten days paid leave.
ACT public servants to receive DV training
Recently the ACT State Government announced that family violence recognition training will be rolled out to all ACT public servants from next year.
From administration staff to bus drivers, the course will be rolled out in an effort to help these workers to be better trained in noticing the hallmarks of domestic violence, including little-understood controlling and coercive conduct, how to respond to victims with empathy, and where to find them help.
Frontline health workers, including paramedics, will receive more advanced training. The ACT government is offering the programme, in the hope that as a result the state's 21,000 employees will have "capacity to respond in some way appropriately", and hopefully make a bigger impact on the current domestic violence crisis than simply "raising awareness".
Domestic violence continues to be a devastating social issue in Australia. According to the Australian Institute of Criminology, on average, one woman a week is killed by her current or former partner.


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