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Mylo - Destroy Rock & Roll: Destroy Rock & Roll' is exponentially more than the sum of its parts. Mylo may not be quite dance music's Strokes, the new act that will suddenly thrust their music back into the zeitgeist. "Destroy Rock & Roll" is very 80's inspired: the title track is a witty list of some dire (although some are great) artists by some god awful American D.J. who pronounces Bowie as Boo-hee, set to more luscious textured keyboards! Mylo is 24 year old Myles Macinnes from Scotland and he's produced a fresh warm dance album that while it breaks no new ground whatsoever has a corporeal humanistic touch via the glowing instrumentation and occasional judicious use of samples. Mylo makes the wise decision of not loading the album, with hard-hitting dance numbers, and instead fuses smooth electronica, with upbeat-electro & couple of big-beat/techno tracks. A great single and a definite buy if you are to remember the dance year that was 2004. (5/5)
HOT SHOT RECORD Ashanti - Only You: "Only U" is one standout song with its grimy, sinuous rock beat and grinding bass. It's a catchy track with a slightly rock-ish edge, and one that manages to rise above "guilty pleasure." Here, once again shows her new style with the guitar and all, much "harder" than any of her old stuff, good dose of the "Concrete." Although the lead-off single "Only U" has only been met with a mediocre amount of success, that says nothing about the potential of this material to storm up the pop charts. You love it, but I found I got bored of it very fast. It was kind of like DC's "Lose My Breath". But then the first time I heard both tracks, I listened to them over and over and over: nice rock/hiphop blend. I have to keep in mind though, how much I LOVED this song when I first heard it. The video is also very cool, and different. (4/5)
Ashlee Simpson - LaLa: I'm a big fan of Stevie Nicks and Fleetwood Mac. I like every song Stevie has ever sang and even sing songs like, "Stand Back" while I make some breakfast in the famous nook in the morning. Ashlee is a breath of fresh air in the smog that is the rock music scene. Ok, she is not a rock singer, she is a pop singer. I wish people could figure that out. When I picked up this single I was a little skeptical. I had read the bad reviews, but let me tell you, they are just trying to put shame to her (bunch of squares). We need more artist like Ashlee Simpson who know how to make a tune. I do not care if she is Pop / Rock / Country or Hip-hop act, I enjoy to hear 'La La' on my favourite radio station... (3/5)
Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never: "It's Now Or Never" was almost operatic in its delivery. This was a side of Elvis we had never recognized in any of his previous works, and he showed exactly how good a voice he had to work with. For those of you who grew up hearing these songs being played as the background to the movie of your everyday lives, each brings back some dusty memories. Simply, the ultimate 'classic' track of this week, the is not any need to rate it!
Hanson - Penny And Me: Penny and Me is a very catchy happy tune! It shows that they can sing live and in tune without having the need of the equipment to make them sound better on just disc. Realy If you want a happy bouncy single this will be the one. Also, it shows how Hanson has grown and matured musically over the years. Great musicianship and the vocals are amazing. This song is one of the highlights on their CD Underneath. It's a great song to listen to while drivig down the road and it was a great song for the 2004 summer. Yes, the single is coming to UK with 10 months delay. So, congratulations to their Label: nobody will buy it because everybody are having it in their collections. At least, Hanson are back and are better than ever! (3/5)
Houston - Ain't Nothing Wrong: Houston may not be breaking any new ground with this record, but he has a nice voice that's used to deliver good songs like "Ain't Nothing Wrong." 'Ain't Nothing Wrong' is an ode to men pressuring women into sex. Prototype? "Ain't Nothing Wrong" was produced by the Underdoggs in Miami during the VMAs. In a final analysis of Mr. Houston's debut 'It's Already Written' - I have to say 'I Already Have Confessions' by Usher so I don't need this... ever. (1/5)
Lemon Jelly - Shouty Track: The second single taken from the 2005 album '64-95'. The title track is backed with one non-album track 'Nice Weather For Ducks' (live on Jo Whiley's Live Lounge). "'79 AKA The Shouty Track" is an evocation of the kind of post-glam heavy metal that prospered in Britain in the wake of punk: stuff like Judas Priest and maybe even a little bit of Def Leppard. The Shouty Track" is as simplistic as it sounds - but this is just one big group hug of an LP. (4/5)
Phixx - Strange Love: They may have ended as runners up in the UK Idols' "The Rivals" and they may have hooked up with a trio of boy band luminaries (ex-Westlifer Bryan McFadden, Blue's Lee Ryan and Liberty X's Theo), but Phixx actually sounding like your average reality TV teen pop purveyors. Savvy fellows that they are, they've tuned into the fact that... retro is always cool. So what worst way to launch your career than with a facsimile set of infectious, hook-laden synth-pop sounds straight out of the 80s? Phixx are looking good on TV, but when the screen monitor leaves someone has to close all others (radio, cd-players, iPod, ect.) SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR SOMETHING DECENT. (0/5)
The Used - Take It Away: It's hard to produce a "5 stars" album, especially when your debut album is already a "5 stars", because of the expectation of the audiences is extremely high. "In Love & Death" is the follow up of the The Used overwhelming self-titled debut, which they pretty much kept their own style, combine style-merging rhythm with emotional energetic vocal. "Take It Away" starts the albulm off on the right foot. Fast paced, kind of heavy, not too much screaming. The verse is great and has a touch of their older style. I personally enjoy listening to it very much, it deserve a nomination fot the album of next year... (4/5)
X-Zibit - Hey Now (Mean Muggin'): everyones heard this, a tight club tune from Timbaland. The production is solid even with Dre not involved! I have to say each beat is unique from what you might expect in a westcoast single. Xzibit has definitely stepped his game up and I look forward to his future releases of the album 'Weapons of Mass Destruction'. I strongly recommend this single, one of the best 'R&B' tracks albums coming from the west this year. (3/5)
OTHER SINGLES RELEASED THIS WEEK Amsterdam - The Journey Ashanti - Only You Ashlee Simpson - LaLa Biffy Clyro - Only One Word Comes To Mind Breed 77 - Shadows Buff Medways - I'm A Lie Detector Butch Cassidy Sound system - Rockers Galore Ch3vy - Fur Coat, No Knickers Commander Tom - Attention Crispin J Glover - This Is Not A Love Song D:Rail - How Do I Say Goodbye Editors - Bullets Elvis Presley - It's Now Or Never Emanuel - Hey Man/New Violence Feist - Inside And Out Freefaller - Do This Do That Funky G Ft Shauna Jenson - Everytime HAL - What A Lovely Dance Hanson - Penny And Me Hard Fi - Cash Machine Houston - Ain't Nothing Wrong Juliet Turner - Vampire Lemon Jelly - Shouty Track Little Barrie - Free Salute Lovefreekz - Shine Midnight Movies - Mirage Mylo - Destroy Rock N Roll One World Project - Grief Never Grows Old Phixx - Strange Love Respect Ft Hannah Jones - Young Hearts Run Free The Used - Take It Away X-Zibit - Hey Now (Mean Muggin')
Singles Release Schedule
January 31 22-20's - Such A Fool 24 - Longest Day Autums - Every Sunday Sky Aventura - Obsesion (Si Es Amor) Ben Watt - Outspoken Part 1 Bloc Party - So Here We Are Cam'Ron - Girls Deeyah - Plan Of My Own Delta Goodrem and Brian McFadden - Almost Here Demon Summer - Burn Duran Duran - What Happens Tomorrow El Presidente - Rocket Elvis Presley - Are You Lonesome Tonight? Eminem - Like Toy Soldiers Erick Morillo Ft Terra Deva - What Do You Want? The Flaming Lips - Spongebob & Patrick Consult The Psychic Ga Gas - Sex Galaxy Records Star Search Finalists - Guardian Angel Good Charlotte - I Just Wanna Live Hammerfall - Blood Bound Head Automatica - Beating Heart Baby Heather Small - Proud Hugh Cornwell - (Under Her) Spell Jacquii Cann - I Believe In You/I'll Stand By You Kimberley Locke - Coulda Been Lil John Ft The East Side Boys - Roll Call/What U Gon' Do Ludacris - Get Back Massive Ego - Supernature Mattafix - 11:30/Dirtiest Trick In Town Matthew Bayott - Your Favorite Fruit Mendeed - Ignite The Flames Narco - Evil Brother Patrick Wolf - Libertine Raw T - Where We Live Soilwork - Stabbing The Drama Sunshine - Electric Kill Kill EP The Wedding Present - I'm Further North Than You Your Code Name Is:Milo - Rapt Dept
February 7 Adam Green - Emily Alicia Keys - Karma Alison Krauss and Union Station - Restless/Cluck Old Hen Amusement Parks On Fire - Venosa/Eighty Eight Apartment - Everyone Says I'm Paranoid/June July Beautiful South - This Will Be Our Year Bright Eyes - Drunk Kid Catholic Bright Eyes vs. Her Space Holiday - Split Single EP Daniel Bedingfield - Wrap My Words Around You Destiny's Child - Soldier Dizzee Rascal - Graftin' Doves - Black And White Town The Duke Spirit - Lion Rip Elvis Presley - Wooden Heart Fierce Girl - What Makes A Girl Fierce? Glitzzi Girls - Be My Baby Hall & Oates - I Can Dream About It Immediate - Never Seen/Say This Josh Rouse - Winter In The Hamptons Joya - You And Me EP The Kills - The Good Ones The Little Flames - Goodbye Little Rose M83 - Don't Save Us From The Flames Mando Diao - You Can't Steal My Love Motiv8 Ft Jocelyn Brown - Riding On The Wings My Morning Jacket - Sweatbees EP Noise Next Door - Calendar Girl Northern State - At The Party Paddy Casey - Saints And Sinners Postal Service - We Will Become Silhouettes Raghav Ft Jucxi & Frankey Maxx - Angeleyes Rammstein - Keine Lust Readers Wifes - Scumpop Roots - Don't Say Nuthin' Soundtrack Of Our Lives - Breakdown Sun Connection - Love Me Like A Flower Tony Christie - Amarillo U2 - Sometimes You Can't Make It On Your Own Wee Phillie Vs DJ Gotti - Bang On The Drum The Wonder Stuff - Bile Chant/Rubbish Island Yeah Yeah Yeahs - Machine
February 14 Aberfeldy - Love Is An Arrow Akon - Locked Up Ambulance Ltd - Stay Where You Are Angel City - Sunrise Atomic Kitten - Cradle 2005 Britney Spears - Do Somethin'/Megamix Cherry Falls - My Drug Dogs - She's Got A Reason Ed Harcourt - Loneliness Elvis Presley - Surrender Embrace - Looking As You Are Emiliana Torrini - Sunny Road House Of Love - Love You Too Much James Yorkston & The Athletes - Shipwreckers Jennifer Lopez - Get Right Kings Of Tomorrow - Thru LL Cool J - Hush Low - California Mark Joseph - Lady Lady Miss Kitten - Happy Violentine Nathan - Come Into My Room New Found Glory - I Don't Wanna Know New Rhodes - You've Given Me Something That I Can't Get Back Petey Pablo - Vibrate Phantom Planets - California Presidents Of The United States of America - Love Everybody Rachel Goswell - Coastline/Plucked Razorlight - Keep The Right Profile Six By Seven - Ocean/Clouds Stephen Fretwell - Run Stereogram - Go Trick Daddy - Let's Go Whitey - Non Stop Willy Mason - Oxygen Xavier Floyd Firebird - Boss Man You Scare Me
February 21 AB/DC - This Feelin' Annie - Heartbeat Charlotte Hatherley - bast*rdo DT8 Ft Andrea Britton - Winter The Earlies - Bring It Back Again Elvis Presley - (Marie's The Name) His Latest Flame The Frames - Fake Futureheads - Hounds Of Love Girls Aloud - Wake Me Up Green Day - Holiday Groove Cutters - We Close Our Eyes Idlewild - Love Steals Us From Loneliness Iron and Wine - Woman King EP Kaiser Chiefs - Oh My God Kaptain Black - Drone The Queen Bee/Overeaten Keisha White Ft Cassidy - Don't Care Who Knows Knife - You Take My Breath Away KT Tunstall - Black Horse And The Cherry Tree LCD Soundsystem - Daft Punk Is Playing At My House Live Ambient Workshop - Nighthawkes EP LnM Projekt ft. Bonnie Bailey - Everywhere Maximo Park - Apply Some Pressure Nelly - Over And Over Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Get Ready For Love Nine Black Alps - Shot Down Rakes - Retreat Ray Lamontagne - Trouble Simple Plan - Shut Up Tears For Fears - The Closest Thing To Heaven Tokyo Dragons - What The Hell Usher - Caught Up Verbalicious - Don't Play Nice
February 28 Bjork - Triumph Of The Heart The Black Velvets - 3345 The Bravery - An Honest Mistake Brendan Benson - Spit It Out The Delgados - Girls Of Valour Elvis Presley - Can't Help Falling In Love The Features - Blow It Out Fightstar - They Liked You Better When You Were Dead EP The Glitterati - Back In Power The Good Life - Lovers Need Lawyers EP Helene - Marking Time Il Divo - Mama The Mad Capsule Markets - Happy Ride My Chemical Romance - I'm Not Okay (I Promise) Portobella - Viva La Difference The Rasmus - Funeral Song (The Resurrection) Rufus Wainwright - The One You Love Shania Twain - Don't! Stereophonics - Dakota The Thrills - Irish Keep Gate Crashing Tyler James - Foolish
March 7 50 Cent - Disco Inferno Agent Blue - Children's Children Anastacia - Heavy On My Heart/Underground Army British Sea Power - It Ended On An Oily Stage The Donnas - I Don't Want To Know Elvis Presley - Good Luck Charm Estelle - Go Gone Hanson - Lost Without Each Other Lady Sovereign - Random Mariah Carey - It's Like That The Mars Volta - Widow McFly - All About You/You've Got A Friend New Order - Krafty
March 14 Ana Johnsson - Don't Cry For Pain Avril Lavigne - He Wasn't Basement Jaxx - Oh My Gosh Beverley Knight - Keep This Fire Burning Brandy - Who Is She 2 U? Elvis Presley - She's Not You The Engineers - Forgiveness Mercury Rev - Across Yer Ocean Natalie Imbruglia - Shiver The Paddingtons - Panic Attack Queens Of The Stone Age - Little Sister Shaznay Lewis - Nasty Boy/TBA
March 21 Do Me Bad Things - What's Hideous? Elvis Presley - Return To Sender Hot Hot Heat - You Owe Me An IOU I Am Kloot - Over My Shoulder Jimmy Eat World - Work Martha Wainwright - Factory Sophie Ellis Bextor Ft Busface - Circles
March 28 Elvis Presley - (You're The) Devil In Disguise Garbage - Why Do You Love Me? Kylie Minogue - Giving You Up


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Osteoarthritis Causes and Symptoms
Osteoarthritis defines the failure of the synovial lined, movable joint. The basic factor in Osteoarthritis is the destruction of the articular cartilage that lines the dealing with facet of the bone that forms a joint.
Osteoarthritis is the Most Common Form of the Potentially Debilitating Rheumatoid Illness
The disease finds it's most victims in older adults age twenty-five or older. In 2006, nearly twenty-one million People in america were living with this form of arthritis. Also called degenerative joint disease, osteoarthritis assaults the bone's cartiledge.
Osteoarthritis is thought to be hereditary, as well as associated with aging, in which the wear and tear has thinned the normal cartilage. This type of osteoarthritis is termed primary. Some researchers attributed the disease to be brought on by an infection, accidental injuries, hormonal imbalance, obesity, allergies, and even pregnancy. Treatment plans is termed secondary osteoarthritis.
Causes of Osteoarthritis Include Abnormal Bone Alignment
In the foot, the most common cause is faulty foot mechanics. If the foot is not in alignment and not functioning properly, this causes abnormal stress on joints in the foot, ankle, knee, hip and back. Stress is a well known cause of arthritis.
Knee osteoarthritis also increases its incidence with women after their menopausal, suggesting a great link with the disease and also estrogen deficiency. A lot more recent studies factor in changes in bone density that accompany combination with hormonal changes that take place within postmenopausal women.
12 Foods To Avoid For Gout
To learn more about the health benefits of food, visit: http://www.benefitsoffood.blogspot.com Here are 12 foods to avoid in order to potentially assist with gout.
The Symptoms of Osteoarthritis Vary, as Do Treatment Options
Osteoarthritis pain relief is the goal of most treatment plans, although preventing further deterioration of the cartilage protecting the joints is also a primary concern. Here we have an overview of the symptoms of osteoarthritis, as well as dietary options for osteoarthritis pain relief.
However, omega 3 fatty acids are well known in order to benefit both brain and cardiovascular health. So to think you can take something that will improve your overall health whilst perhaps alleviating your osteoarthritis pain, it makes a lot of sense.
Omega-3 Fatty Acids are Excellent Natural Anti-Inflammatory
They play a vital role in our overall health including brain and cardiovascular health, skin health, and digestive system and much more. Their supplements in our diet in the form of fish oil health supplements can help a lot in controlling inflammation and also providing relief from osteoarthritis pain.
- Symptoms of osteoarthritis consist of deep pain in the joints especially after heavy exercise or excessive movement.
- However, the pain can subside after ample rest.
- If you suffer from osteoarthritis, you may also experience stiffness in the joints during the early morning and after doing large exercise.
Traditional methods of choosing osteoarthritis pain relief may not work for all arthritis sufferers. One may have to changes their lifestyles, such as warming up just before performing certain activities, resting frequently during the activities, or avoiding certain activities totally may be necessary.
Degenerative Osteoarthritis is the Most Common Cause of Disability in the United States
The American Arthritis foundation reports that 21 million Americans suffer from degenerative osteoarthritis. Higher figures compiled by the CDC include rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, gout, fibromyalgia and other joint disorders.

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Mrs Denise Davies
I took up the sport of archery in 1970 and in the same year helped to form Cardiff Nalgo archery club with some financial help from Cardiff City Council. Some years later the club was renamed Castle Bowmen. I held the position of secretary in the club for many years till I retired in 2004. I also organised the coaching in the club from 1980 to 2004.
With the help of my husband we organised and ran the annual Castle Bowmen Record Status FITA shoot from 1982 to 2004.
In 2005 my husband and I formed our present club Celyn Archers. I am the secretary and also coach the intermediate and advanced archers in the club.
I have held various positions on the County and Regional Committees: Glamorgan County Coaching Officer and ran the County Squad for a few years. Records Officer for the South Wales Archery Society prior to becoming the Welsh Archery Association (WAA) and later Records Officer for the WAA.
In 1974 I qualified as a Master Bowman and in 1975 was invited to attend the British Masters Tournament.
In 1976 I qualified for the British Team to compete in the European Championships in Denmark.
I held Master Bowman classification from 1974 to 1995. During this time I also held Grand Master Bowman classification for seven consecutive years.
British Champion in 1984. Highest Record Status Hereford round shot-1180 in 1988. Highest FITA Star round shot-1253 in 1990.
I qualified as a County Coach in 1986 and coach archers to Master Bowman standard and above. Since 1984 I have held annual coaching clinics for archers of all abilities and disciplines. I also give private tuition in my club.
I organised and ran the Welsh Senior Squad for two years and the first Welsh Youth Squad in 2007 and 2008.
In 2010 I attended a ten week course at Cardiff University and qualified as a Mentor.
In the last two years with the help of my husband a level 2 coach I have organised and run a number of workshops for coaches and archers to improve their knowledge of archery and coaching.
I still enjoy shooting both the recurve and compound bows and when time permits participating in tournaments.
I am a retired civil engineer. My other interests are art and calculus.


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The Monmouth Police Department has a full time staff of fourteen sworn officers, a Records Supervisor, a part time Community Service Officer, a part time Records Clerk, a part time Evidence Technician and a complement of up to six reserve police officers.
Darrell Tallan has served Monmouth as the Chief of Police for 19 years. He has 32 years of law enforcement experience in the Monmouth/Independence community. A lieutenant and three sergeants assist with management duties by supervising patrol, investigations, and special projects.
Current staffing allows for professional operations in the areas of patrol, crime prevention, investigations and interagency drug enforcement. One officer is assigned to a detective position working primarily felony investigations, and also serves as a member of the Polk County Major Crimes Team. Another officer is assigned to a detective position on the Polk Interagency Narcotics Team (POINT).
Reserve officers augment the functions of the full-time patrol officers. All reserve officers attend the Mid Valley Reserve Training Academy which is sponsored by several agencies in Marion, Polk and Yamhill Counties. Many of Monmouth's reserves are students at WOU, and most are majoring in a field within the criminal justice program. Many reserves also complete their practicum with the department. The experience gained, coupled with their education, greatly enhances future career opportunities upon graduation.
The budget for the department is approximately 2.5 million dollars. This level of budgeting allows the city to pay comparable salaries and benefits in relation to other cities of similar size. It also provides adequate money to fund purchasing of modern equipment.
Monmouth Police Department has utilized the most modern of technologies to streamline job responsibilities, mostly due to partnerships with multiple agencies. MPD utilizes the Willamette Valley Communications Center for dispatching services in order to take advantage of an enhanced 9-1-1 system and to operate mobile data terminals in patrol vehicles. We also participate in a Records Management Consortium and RAIN, Oregon's COPLINK Node, which allows us to share information with many surrounding agencies.
The City of Monmouth maintains a full service Municipal Court that handles a wide variety of violations, misdemeanors, and traffic offenses. The courtroom is located behind City Hall in Volunteer Hall; 144 S. Warren Street. The Court Clerk's office is located in City Hall.


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Thousands Gather to LP Field for 12 Hour Solemn Assembly
For twelve hours straight, thousands cried out to God in repentance and hunger for revival and justice to come to our nation. Like Esther long ago, we came before our King believing that we could move the heart of God towards mercy for America. I believe that TheCall has sent shock waves throughout our nation for repentance and revival.
Repentance Walk
20,000 Silently March up Church St. to Titan's Stadium
The Call began early with a Repentance Walk that shut down city streets in Nashville as a crowd of 20,000 people walked in silent prayer down Church Street, repenting for their sins and the sins of the church. It was a moving moment for me personally as my dad and I made the 2.7 mile trek in silence to Titan's Stadium. Many, like myself, wore LIFE tape over our mouths crying out for the deliverance of the unborn.
US Senator Repents to Native American Leaders
At 10 am we started with repentance to the Native American Peoples. Lately, I have been studying Amos 1:6-13 which describes the evils of four nations in the days of Israel. I have been sobered to discover that our nation has committed these four evils precisely. First, the trail of tears where we "deported an entire population" (Verse 6). Second, the hundreds of covenants that we have broken (Verse 9). Third, the Civil War where brother "pursued his brother with his sword" (Verse 11). Fourth, and most chilling, the Sand Creek massacre where our US Soldiers "ripped open the pregnant women…in order to enlarger [our] b orders" (Verse 13). When the Lord passes judgment He says in each instance, "I will not revoke its punishment." We must cry our for mercy and repent for the sins of our fathers!
Senator Sam Brownback led out in the repentance. He repented to Native American Christian leaders including Jay Swallow and Nigel Bigpond (pictured). He then told about an official apology he is seeking from the US Government to the Native American people. Other leaders then led us into individual repentance.
Later Senator Brownback repented to African American leaders for slavery and the injustice of segregation. Then, he repented to leaders from the Hispanic community for some of the hurtful and disrespectful ways the Senate debated during the recent immigration debate.
TheCall is not over. Seven more regional Call gatherings are going to lead to TheCall DC on the national mall on 8-8-08 in Washington, DC where we are hoping for a gathering of one million for worship and repentance. For dates and registration please visit www.TheCall.com.
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People are crying enough but they do not get any thing from God. Why ? Because they do not know how to pray and how to make the God please? In the Bible, you read about Elijah, a man who is well-known for prayer. He was a man of God, who moved the hand of the Almighty God through his prayer and performed glorious miracles (Bible, James 5:17,18). The people of the nation were far away from God. In order to manifest the mighty power of God to those people, Elijah prayed, according to the will of God. When the people of nation prayed earnestly that it would not rain, the Lord shut the heaven. So, there was famine all over the land. Similarly, with great zeal and earnestness, Elijah again prayed, "Lord, send us rain." Then the heavens opened and there was a heavy down pour. Hearing Elijah's prayer, the Almighty God worked accordingly. This is the reason I am showing you right path to fallow. Do not be anxious about anything, but in every situation, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. (Bible, Philippians 4:6)
This is the only way to please the God. If you do so, God will accept your request and He will perform glorious miracles. If you do not know how to pray, you need not worry thinking, "Will it happen if I pray? How to pray? What words should I use? Pour out your heart to the Lord (Bible, 1 Samuel 1:15). Then put your request before God by prayer and petition with thanks by saying "Almighty God, I know that You are able to make me live well; You are mighty to work miracles in my life. God, It is you who love me dearly, please do perfect everything that concerns me." Saying so, let Him know of your needs. As you talk to your Lord, say "I don't have a job; grant me a good job Lord" or "My business is not doing well; O God, increase my business" or "I've lot of debts. Yet, You are the Master of both heaven and earth. Silver and gold are Yours (Bible, Haggai 2:8). " Pray earnestly with faith believing that He will do a miracle for you. When you thus pray earnestly in the midst of your sufferings, your weaknesses, your shortcomings and remorse will disappear, the Lord's presence will fill you. He will do perfect everything for you. Thus, now pour out your heart in the presence of the Lord. Receive miracles and blessings from His hands. Lord told – "Call to me and I will answer you and show you great and mighty things, which you do not know." (Bible, Jeremiah 33:3) As, hearing Elijah's prayer, the Almighty God worked accordingly. Even today, dear one, you can move the hand of the Almighty God, through your prayers. Earnest prayer is powerful. It is He who is the God, who hears your prayers. This time, God has come down on this earth with new name "Lord Kalki". This is the correct time to check my advice whether I am showing you right path or not. Thus you must put your request before Him by pouring out your heart in the presence of the Lord and see whether He is performing miracle for you or not?


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The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 looks towards better homelessness prevention
With rough sleeping in UK having risen 134 percent since 2010, and the national charity Crisis estimating the core homeless population reached 236,00 in 2016 more than ever needs to be done to tackle all forms of homelessness, with improved and increased focus on prevention and a greater understanding of productive relief work, long gone are the days of a "sticking plaster" approach.
With the arrival of the Homelessness Reduction Act 2017, which comes into force in England and Wales on April 3, do we dare be optimistic about the future of homelessness prevention? well yes, we should be optimistic, after all it's always good to try something new.
The Homelessness Reduction Act 2017 will place new legal duties on English councils so that everyone who is homeless or at risk of homelessness will have access to meaningful help, irrespective of their priority need status, as long as they are eligible for assistance. The Act will amend part VII of the Housing Act 1996.
Currently LAs in England are required to make inquiries to establish what duty, if any, is owed to someone seeking homelessness assistance. As part of LAs' investigations, they must determine if an applicant has a 'priority need' for homelessness assistance. Categories of priority need are set out in section 189 of the 1996 Act, and are extended by the Homelessness (Priority Need for Accommodation) (England Order) 2002. Those who are found to be in priority need and unintentionally homeless are owed what is referred to as the 'full housing duty' meaning LAs are obliged to secure that suitable accommodation is made available for them. However, non-priority need households, which are most likely to be single people without children, or childless couples, are owed the 'advice and assistance' duty only. The 2017 Act would legally oblige LAs to assess and provide more meaningful assistance to all people who are eligible and homeless or threatened with homelessness, irrespective of their priority need status.
With new approaches to homelessness strong in the third sector, statutory services could learn valuable lessons on how to prevent and mitigate crisis for all those who face homelessness, this will tie in nicely with the real need for LAs to form stronger bonds with charities and embrace partnerships for the benefit of those in need, for decades the biggest and best solutions and ideas have been developed by charities and not for profits.
We're confident that future is bright for the prevention of homelessness as long as LA's continue to work better with the third sector and local organisations. Here are the five key points of the new act explained by Homeless link.
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In a recent interview published in the Wall Street Journal, outgoing American educated Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Illves said "What's there to be nervous about", when asked about Donald Trump's comments on redirecting NATO's trajectory from being a Cold War dinosaur to being an effective body to combat international terrorism.
The statement, innocent though it may seem, has revealed the entire anti-Russia hysteria propagated from the Baltic Sea to the sea of faces at the Democratic National Convention as the utter sham that it is.
In the interview, Illves said that Trump's statements were just election rhetoric. By reversing this logic, one could easily say that anti-Russian hysteria is mere political rhetoric.
The sad truth is that Estonia is a European country with the least to fear and most to gain from good relations with Russia. Estonia, though small, has a sophisticated digital infrastructure whilst Russia with her vast resources and talent is a valuable trading partner for any country.
Wouldn't a country like Estonia be better off by offering hope rather than fear to her citizens? A small country whom most Hillary Clinton supporters could scarcely locate on a map, could benefit immensely from having better cooperation with Russia.
The fact that Estonia has a vastly higher number of Russian speakers, native and otherwise, than most European countries, surely puts her in a good place to do business.
Russia's only main grievance with Estonia is the treatment of ethnic Russians, many of whom are refugees in their own birthplace, a present reality which violates the principles of the European Convention on Human Rights to which both Russia and Estonia are signatories.
One of Donald Trump's main selling points on a global scale is that the world should be run more like a shopping mall than a battle field. Whilst the vulgarities of modern capitalism are readily criticised, conspicuous consumption is an admirable alternative to frivolous conflict.
By propagating an 'us and them' mentality, politicians can enrich themselves and their corporate partners, but not the lives of their people.
I've personally spoken to many people in Estonia and I know their real worries. The list includes dreadfully stagnant wages, shrinking job opportunities in industry and agriculture, the future of the European single market, migrating abroad and the weather.
At no time does 'imminent Russian invasion' come across the lips of a normal Estonian, except for those who aspire to make a career out of professional Russia hatred, something which seems to be a prerequisite to entering politics in far too many European countries and indeed prior to Donald Trump, also in America.
Deep down, apart from ideological maniacs, people on both sides of the Atlantic increasingly realise that portraying Russia as a threat is good business for some, bad business for many and increasingly unbelievable to most.
When the anti-Russia merchants are finally put out of business in Europe and America, which I do believe will happen in a few years, they might well look to a surging Russia at the forefront of a widespread Eurasian union and Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and want a seat at the table.
At that time Russia may well turn to Europe and say 'what have you to offer us'? Because Europe has spent so many years wasting critical policy making time on sanctioning and debasing Russia, the answer from Europe may be 'not a hell of a lot'.
When Europe realises that the shopping mall is preferable to the battle field, they may just find that the shops have closed due to lack of customer interest.
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Cook the pasta according to the package directions. Drain and return the pasta to the pot. Add the steamed broccoli, pine nuts, Brie, 3/4 teaspoon salt, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Stir until the cheese melts. Divide among individual bowls.
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View of Srebrenica, Spring 2003. View Slideshow After a full day of weaving carpets, a group of Bosnian women gather for a coffee break. They crowd around a table – sometimes crying, sometimes giggling like young girls – and read each other's fortunes in the patterns of dregs in their cups.
To Americans, a coffee break might seem like a trivial event, but to these women it serves as a kind of informal support group. Many are missing sons or husbands presumed to be among the 7,000 Muslim men killed by the Bosnian Serb army in the 1995 Srebrenica massacre, considered the worst mass killing in Europe since World War II.
Graduate student Marta Schaaf captures the scene in a weblog that chronicles her summer spent working with Bosfam, an advocacy organization that provides support to displaced women and refugees in Bosnia.
Bosfam offers assistance to about 300 women. Most are between 40 and 60 years old and have little formal education. The organization pays the women to weave rugs and knit clothing and provides space for them to meet.
The group is "helping them to reconceptualize their role in the family and in society," Schaaf says. "In many cases they have lost that role as wives or mothers."
Many of these women spend the bulk of their time wondering where their sons are and where their next meal is coming from.
"There are women crying almost every day," she says.
Schaaf is one of eight summer interns affiliated with the Advocacy Project, a nonprofit organization in Washington that works with Non-Government Organizations, or NGOs, around the world.
Each intern, who assists advocacy groups in Bosnia, Nepal, Lebanon, Israel, Kosovo, Italy, Nigeria and the Czech Republic, has her own weblog.
The Advocacy Project is using the blogs to raise awareness about its work and to present an inside look at its projects.
"These blogs can provide a picture of what the tragedies that Westerners see on the news mean to the people who live here," Schaaf says. "Bosnia isn't something that people talk about anymore, but there is still a lot of work to be done."
Unlike most weblogs, which include updated links to sites from points all over the Web, the interns' blogs function mainly as journals of their experiences and a window into the lives of the people with whom they are working.
While Schaaf writes about her experiences with the Bosnian women, her fellow interns are posting accounts of their work on the prevention of illegal trafficking of women and children in Nigeria, advocating for Roma (gypsies) in the Czech Republic and social justice in Nepal.
A popular topic on the blogs is the wonder – and sometimes the shock – of living in a culture very different from their own.
Courtney Radsch, an intern at the Middle East Reporter and the Daily Star in Lebanon, writes that she was surprised to be unable to log on to Hotmail during a trip to Syria, finding the word "forbidden" on her screen.
Erica Williams, an African-American interning in Nigeria writes about her strange "mind trip" when she discovers that some Nigerians consider her to be white:
"I didn't realize that I would be called Oyinbo by bus conductors, taxi drivers, drummers at parties and passersby," she writes. "I didn't foresee that children would stare and point at me or that a teenage girl would ask my host sister, 'Why don't you take her in a taxi? White people's legs aren't made for walking.'"
The Advocacy Project saw a spike in traffic when it first posted the blogs, and the project's section where they are posted is the most popular area of the site, according to Teresa Crawford, technical director for the organization, who spearheaded the idea.
The blogs "make the projects a lot more accessible," says Richard Blane, intern coordinator for the Advocacy Project.
"A lot of time this information gets contained within the organization that the intern is working for," he says. "It may be that the information gets tied up in a report that only a few people read and it comes out two months after the project is finished."
Weblogs are an excellent tool for nonprofit organizations, according to Ross Mayfield, CEO of Socialtext, which makes Web publishing tools for groups.
"Weblogs are the cheapest way for an individual or organization to communicate," he says. "It's a more natural, human voice than what someone could generate with a press release."
Mayfield says blogs can also help nonprofits keep their donor base and supporters updated. Plus, "there's a wide body of fairly influential and growing body of (weblog) readers that pay attention on a regular basis."
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Elvira & I at Mission San Francisco de la Espada
Where in San Antonio is the Kia
You know the "Where is the World is Carmen Sandiego" game to teach geography? Well this week I was test driving the 2016 Kia Sorento and I decided to do a version of this game. I wanted to take the Kia (I named her Elvira being Halloween week and all) around several of San Antonio's famous landmarks for photo ops while Elvira and I get to know each other.
This sporty SUV is a peppy Turbo gas direct injection 4-Cyl engine(that's about as technical as I get) with lots of get-up-and-go on the freeway and easy maneuverability on the streets of downtown.
The Merlot Nappa leather bucket seats were comfortable to sit in for the tour and the drivers side seat is fully adjustable with the touch of a button so it makes sure you sit perfectly to your preference. Both front seats are heated and cooled to keep your tush sitting comfy no matter what the weather is outside. In Texas, temperatures go from hot to cold to hot in a matter of hours, so this is a great feature. Elvira's designers must have been thinking of Texas when they added this feature. No matter the weather, I was very comfortable!
I hate letting others drive my car only to find out that they adjusted my seat to fit them and I spend literally days trying to get it set back the way I like it. With the memory driver's seat position all you need do is push a button and bam, it's back where you had it. Love this feature! And the power lumbar support is such a must for a day on the road like Elvira and I have had the last couple of days touring San Antonio. Elvira was taking me all over the city in comfort!
The panoramic roof gave great views of all the San Antonio landmarks and thanks to the power sun shade, we were good on these beautiful sunny days. Another added feature I loved on this Kia are the pull-down window shades on the back passenger windows. Moms with children in tow to the San Antonio Zoo or Kiddy Park will love this feature too.
Opening and closing the tailgate after a day of shopping was a breeze with the smart "hands-free" power liftgate. Yep, with the roomy cargo area and that smart liftgate, you will find yourself looking for things to haul. I say it's time to go shopping and have a nice lunch! I would like to mention that Elvira didn't eat too much either. We spent a week driving all over the city and she only used less than half a tank of gas!
Listening to music on SIRIUSXM or from my Pandora app was quite literally awesome with the infinity surround sound audio system. With the super quiet ride Elvira offers, I could hear every note of every song.
And talk about all the bells and whistles, Elvira was constantly talking to me to keep me safe. Her blind spot detection system warns you if the coast isn't clear when you go to change lanes. She also has a lane departure warning signal if you are one to venture outside your lane. And her navigation system was spot on for getting me where I wanted to go.
Other safety features include airbags for all front and back seats, surround view monitor, forward collision warning system, smart cruise control and tire pressure monitor just to mention a few. Elvira is so safety conscious she has earned her stars (she has several government 5-star safety ratings). That makes me feel good when I am out and about, especially with all the bad weather here in Texas lately.
If you haven't driven one of these new Kia's lately, you need to check them out. They are pretty awesome in many ways.
And for your information, Elvira and I got along just fine. Goodbye Elvira, I am going to miss you!!
**Full Disclosure: I was invited to test drive the 2016 Kia Sorento for a week. All opinions are 100% my own.


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While discussing Al Gore's book, An Inconvenient Truth, with British filmmaker and climate change skeptic Phelim McAleer, the following inaccurate exchange took place:
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What I dont understand is that why is this a left or right issue? I mean you have to be a republican to disagree with this argument?
Regardless of whether or not you believe global warming is real or not (and I do believe), it still shouldn't give you a reason to totally poo-poo things that are better for the environment.
Even if you dont believe, what's wrong with recycling? What's wrong with hybrid vehicles and reducing our dependence on foriegn oil? I mean, besides the global impact, it also severs our ties with relying on corrupt nations, it builds our economy and gives us renewable sources of energy. What the hell is wrong with that?
I guess if you are a republican, you hate all of that too? I dont know or understand.


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There is literally no legitimate ground anymore for someone to hedge concern around Series S on that idea anymore, when we can look at games like SOM alone as well as the logical reality of how MS will prioritize software development (or already have). At this point, it comes off almost as concern-trolling.
What Microsoft have NOT said they're doing (and goddamn them if they do) is making a crippled shell of a product for the old console just to say it's on there, the way you're talking about with Shadow of Mordor. That would be fucking ridiculous if Halo Infinite wasn't just about feature-complete with its cousin (especially since we're assuming the PC, One, and Series X versions will be cross-play.)
Shadow of Mordor on next-gen wasn't held back by it's past-gen versions because those aren't the same game; those PS360 versions are the equivalent of PSP ports of the game, ported down by an external studio (Behaviour Interactive, the same studio that made the not-at-all-the-same PSP version of Dante's Inferno, so yeah, pretty equivalent.) Different boxes of the game, different builds of the game inside the box, different studios making them each. SoM isn't relying on scaling or optimization or anything like what we're talking about with the One/Series X transition because it was handed off to some external studio who were told, "Here, this ain't our problem, you go shove it into the old shitboxes somehow, we're too busy making the real game." It couldn't have been hurt by the prioritization of versions, because developer Monolith in their Washington studio was 100% prioritized on the only version of the game that they made, and all they had to do was share some assets and design docs and builds with the studio in Canada that had 0% affect on the core product because they were miles away working on their facsimile.
There's no evidence that this is the plan with any of Microsoft's 1st Party games. I'm not saying I expect the One versions to be 100% the same if there's something the next-gen version does that can't be replicated on past-gen, but for this first year that MS is saying to count on every game to be on both, I would be surprised and very disappointed if the Xbox One products were bullshit connected in name only to the Series X products. They may employ external studios to assist (and this doesn't always go badly; the Xbox 360 port of TitanFall 1 was really surprising,) but MS is saying that Bungie is making the Halo Infinite they are advertising right now (though to be fair, you cannot actually pre-order any version of Halo Infinite right now, so they may clear up that messaging when the SKUs get set,) and whichever copy of Halo Infinite I reach for, I'm currently expecting Bungie's hands to have molded it.
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Lunch at the Budden's home is the kind of experience that makes you slow down and appreciate the simple joy of gathering around a table and sharing real food. And we were lucky enough to partake in one a couple of weeks ago. There was laughter, great conversations, and of course, organic meat with a beautiful depth of flavour and incredible richness. Combine all of that with some freshly picked home-grown vegetables and salads, one or two or three glasses Tim's homemade cider and we had ourselves a wonderful feast.
Here Jo shares the recipe for the star ingredient – ORGANIC BEEF SHORT RIBS…
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1 rack of Higher Hacknell Farm jacobs ladder / short ribs
¼- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper,( according to taste)
1 teaspoon paprika
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ginger
1 teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon salt
4 crushed cloves of garlic or ½ teaspoon garlic powder
25g butter
25g sugar
2 tablespoons wine vinegar
1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
Juice of half a lemon
Mix all the spices and seasoning together for the marinade and rub all over the ribs. Leave them overnight if possible in the fridge.
Melt the butter for the glaze in a saucepan over a low heat, add the sugar and vinegar and stir until dissolved, then add the Worcestershire sauce and lemon juice and stir.
Place the ribs in a roasting dish and cook very slowly at 110 -120c for at least 3 hours or until the ribs are meltingly tender. I've put a big rack in the bottom oven of the Aga or left to cook all day which works well. Baste frequently with the glaze, particularly towards the end of cooking.
For a wonderful smoky flavour, you can finish them off on a barbecue, making sure you brush on plenty of the glaze to make them deliciously sticky. They are still amazing even if you don't get the BBQ out.
You can serve everyone with a rib bone each or simply pull the tender beef off the bones and eat in a bun with salads. You can vary the recipe and try different spices in the marinade, I seem to do it differently every time!
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Today I discovered the origins of life. It all started in the primordial soup that has been evolving in the bottom of the vege bin in my fridge. Perhaps it was the recent close flying meteor that caused the evolutionary spark but, whatever the inspiration, the only vege unaffected is a bag of suspiciously flouro-orange inorganic carrots that someone got for me when I had the flu. Apart from the evolving veges, I had to face the truth.. there was no way I could fit another thing in there - not even using the 'close eyes, close door and walk away' maneouvre. What was I going to do with my five bags of newly bought, pricey organic food?
It was really time for a fridge cleanout. I've been procrastinating the event and there was good reason to be afraid, very afraid. Like many people whom have overcome eating disorders I tend to shop with an apocalypse mentality. What I experience in the supermarket could be compared to the 'en route to the airport' panic that causes me to pull over for yet another inventory of passport, tickets and credit cards.. even though I know they are there. I'm in the supermarket and I know I have, for example, enough eggs for the week, but in the moment I just have to get more - in case I had a lapse of memory.. or in case some weird mist floats over and removes all eggs from planet earth overnight. According to what I discovered in the fridge, I am most nervous about quarg, hommous, eggs, gherkins, mussels and veges. At the back of the most upper shelf I discovered a sealed tupperware that contained what I think must have been bacon.. months ago.
My original idea was just to clear the worst, squeeze my new shopping in there, and then happily embrace denial regarding the rest of it. However The Programmer discovered me standing there with arms full of half empty containers and mistakenly thought I was actually cleaning the fridge. Helpfully, he showed me how to take out the shelves and then, when I didn't respond with a rush of enthusiasm, he removed the shelves and the vege bin and pointed me outside in the direction of the high pressure hose. My workouts consist of exercises that are 'functional'. That is, you use your body in ways that are supposed to make you strong and capable in the real world. I now have an idea for a 'wet room' where your whole workout consists of wrestling a high pressure hose into submission because all of my functional muscles weren't much of a match for this thing. In attempting to figure out the nozzle attachment (while also trying to maintain my grip on the hose-beast and stay upright) I managed to break it off, aiming a jet of water into the primordial soup which instantly became a tidal wave of smelly vege mush and of course I was right in the soaking zone. Lovely.
I have decided to relax my shopping behaviours so that I never have to clean the fridge again. I'm reformed.
Saturday, September 30, 2006
The Fridge
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LMAO! And I thought I was the only one who took the "quick - throw all the new stuff in the fridge and ignore the old, possibly mouldy stuff" approach.ReplyDelete
I have learned not to shop in anticipation of an impending nuclear disaster. It took some prctice, but I believe I am cured.
Clean... cleaning the fridge? What's that? It sounds less fun than pulling teeth... :PReplyDelete
I did not realize that ex disordered eaters tend to stock pile certain food items... but I definitely do it too. I just thought I was quirky.
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Aligning with the Standard
To implement a Psychological Health and Safety Management System in a way that supports the principles outlined in the Standard, you may wish to consider looking at psychological health and safety as an integral part of all your operations. For example, you can integrate concerns about psychological health and safety into business activities such as hiring, training, promoting and redeploying employees.
The free resources and approaches provided in this section are aligned with the framework of the Standard to assist you in developing a Psychological Health and Safety Management System that can be integrated throughout the employment lifecycles of your organization.
The framework includes:
- Commitment, Leadership and Participation
- Planning
- Implementation
- Evaluation and Corrective Action
- Management Review and Continual Improvement
Mary-Lou MacDonald, a pioneer in the field of organizational health, credits the Standard and the introduction of the term psychological safety for shifting the conversation for occupational health and safety professionals.
Frequently Asked Questions
The following are some general questions and answers that help explain the value for organizations in implementing a Psychological Health and Safety Management System.
Why should our organization implement a Psychological Health and Safety Management System?
A Psychological Health and Safety Management System can help ensure that your organization is effective in maximizing employee potential. It can also contribute to a healthy bottom line. You can embed psychological health and safety as an integral part of all your operations.
For example, you can integrate a psychologically healthy and safe approach into business activities such as hiring, training, promoting, and redeploying employees.
Is this about employee mental illness?
No. The adoption of a Psychological Health and Safety Management System is not about assessing an individual employee's mental health. It is about considering the impact of workplace processes, policies, and interactions on the psychological health and safety of all employees.
A percentage of the working population will have a diagnosis of a mental illness, such as depression or anxiety. Human rights, labour, and employment law speak to workplace obligations and responsibilities for addressing issues concerning this group of employees, including the duty to accommodate. While a Psychological Health and Safety Management System can be helpful for this population, it is primarily intended to be preventive for mental injuries to the entire workforce in the same way that occupational health and safety systems are preventive for physical injuries and illnesses.
Are you suggesting that organizations are solely responsible for the psychological health of all employees?
No. Many factors, including those that are outside of an employer's control, can have an impact on psychological health. These include factors that are not necessarily related to the workplace such as genetics, personal issues, family concerns or financial challenges.
Generally, each person is responsible for their own health and well-being, whether in or out of the workplace. However, organizations should do no harm to employee health.
An analogy can be found in considering exposure to a chemical in the workplace. If the identified physical risk from the chemical is significant enough, that chemical should be eliminated. If the chemical cannot be eliminated, potential risk should be reduced. Safety training or guidelines may be offered to those whose job requires exposure to the chemical, or new procedures may be put in place to help mitigate the risk of exposure. Even with high risk chemicals, it is likely that not every employee will be harmed, but this does not mean that the organization would not take steps to reduce the risk.
It is just as important to identify potential risks to the psychological health and safety of employees, even though all may not be harmed. Taking steps to eliminate or limit those risks for employees is part of the overall Psychological Health and Safety Management System.
Will the process of implementing a Psychological Health and Safety Management System open up the proverbial "can of worms"?
This is a common concern among employers in deciding whether to implement a Psychological Health and Safety Management System. The reality is that avoiding or denying issues can allow problems to escalate into serious damage to employee health and productivity.
Taking action to consider psychological health and safety issues can help prevent expensive, time-consuming and morale-damaging situations from arising. In his book Preventing Workplace Meltdown, Dr. Martin Shain cites several legal decisions that have held organizations accountable for not ensuring that managers or leaders had the competence to manage people safely. Had psychological health and safety measures been in place, these organizations may not have incurred the costs of legal expenses, court-ordered remedies, and potential damage to reputation.
While management approaches are part of psychological health and safety, so is the way employees interact with each other. By communicating effectively that every employee has a responsibility for psychological health and safety, you can shift focus away from looking to blame anyone, and instead consider how each employee contributes and resolves potential workplace issues. This can reduce or eliminate the escalation of issues or opening up a "can of worms".
Will a Psychological Health and Safety Management System create a lot more stress for managers?
Some managers may worry that a Psychological Health and Safety Management System is aimed at uncovering individual manager shortcomings. This is not the point of the System.
Managing employees can be challenging, especially in times of emotional distress or conflict.
Management style is only one of several factors that may impact psychological health and safety in the workplace. Improving professional and organizational effectiveness is part of the overall implementation of a Psychological Health and Safety Management System.
Could this approach violate employee confidentiality and privacy?
The Psychological Health and Safety Management System does not focus on any individual employee. Rather, it is intended to help organizations address organizational approaches, strategies, policies, procedures, and interactions that have the potential to impact the psychological health or safety of any employee.
Where should we start?
There are many ways to begin to improve psychological health and safety in your workplace. Where do we start? provides tips and strategies that can help you get on track, even if your resources are limited.
Every organization is unique and the approach to establishing, documenting, and maintaining a Psychological Health and Safety Management System should respect its needs and resources. Helpful approaches and strategies are available through these sections free of charge, and can be modified to the unique nature of your organization.
The Standard describes a worker as "a person employed by an organization or a person under the day-to-day control of the organization, whether paid or unpaid, which includes employees, supervisors, managers, leaders, contractors, service providers, volunteers, students, or other stakeholders actively engaged in undertaking activities for benefit to the organization. French: travailleur, travailleuse. [Reference: CAN/CSA-Z1000 (adapted wording) (see Annex G).]" The term "employee" has been used throughout these resources and is intended to include the Standard's definition of worker.
Additional Resources
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An easy to use Implementation Guide to the National Standard for Psychological Health and Safety in the Workplace. This guide offers four key steps and is one approach to implementation of the Standard. Developed by the Mental Health Commission of Canada and CSA Group with our support.
See Policy Recommendations for more information about considering the impacts of psychological health and safety at all stages of the employment lifecycle.
CivicAction's MindsMatter program provides an online tool designed to provide you with a quick snapshot of your organization's current approach to workplace mental health as well as some free resources that can help you improve.
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The EMN National Contact Point (NCP) in the Slovak Republic is composed of institutions as specified by the Agreement between the Government of the Slovak Republic and International Organization for Migration (IOM) on coordination of the European Migration Network Activities signed on 20 July 2009. The coordinator of the Slovak EMN NCP is the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The National Contact Point implements the EMN activities based on the Annual Work Programme.
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9 Ways To Fall In Love With Your Postpartum Body (Because It's Not Always That Easy)
Like many women who've had a baby, I unnecessarily stressed over my postpartum body. I resented what pregnancy had put my body through, and I would unfairly pick apart every single change I noticed. It's been almost two years since I delivered my second (and last) child, and though I'm still not 100 percent confident in my body, I can confidently say that I've come a long way. I realized there are so many ways to fall in love with your postpartum body, even if it never looks exactly the way you want it to, or envisioned it would.
I get that my body did an amazing thing, twice, but that doesn't keep me from unfairly evaluating its added scars or pounds or curves. Although I consider myself a fairly body positive person, the many changes that created my postpartum body admittedly threw me for a loop (especially at first). When I looked at my stretch marks or the muffin top trying to squeeze into my old jeans or the slightly loose skin on my lower abdomen, all a result of carrying my two boys, all I saw was something imperfect; something flawed; something used.
My postpartum body felt foreign to me, and the inner angst that my outer shell was causing me was far from healthy or fair or justified. Eventually, I realized that I was spending way too much time critiquing my body, and not nearly enough time appreciating it or loving it or even using it to do the things that I love. It's taken some time, and I feel like it's still a process, but I've developed a mindset that has allowed me to embrace my postpartum body.
Recently, a friend of mine had a baby and was feeling some of the same resentful feelings towards her own body that I felt towards mine. Having been through the same emotions, I offered her my own perspective. "You need to write that down," she told me as I could already see the relief in her face. So, I did. The following nine things are a result of that advice, and have no doubt helped me fall in love with my postpartum body (despite thinking for a very long time that I would never again wear anything other than yoga pants). If you're struggling with your postpartum body image, my hope it that these things will help you, too.
Give It Time
Your body spent nine or more months changing to accommodate your growing child, so why would you think that it wouldn't take that long, or longer, to return to its previous state? Don't trick yourself into believing that you should look just like Jessica Alba immediately after giving birth. Part of a celebrity's job is to look the part, so if they look like a million bucks mere weeks after having a baby, it's because they probably spent a million bucks to do so.
They've got personal trainers and chefs and nannies all at their beckon call to help get their bodies camera ready. It's likely that you don't, so if you're feeling inadequate because you didn't immediately "bounce back" into your skinny jeans, don't.
Don't Worry About "Getting Your Body Back"
You walked away from giving birth with the same body you had before you were pregnant. Maybe you'll walk away from pregnancy looking exactly like you did before you gave birth. Then again, maybe you won't. I don't look the absolute same way I did before I gave birth, but I can assure you, I didn't lose my body somewhere along the way. It might look different, but it's still the same body, so please don't let anyone tell you to "get your body back."
Wear Things That Are Comfortable
Like I said, it can take some time for your body to return to a place where you're comfortable with it. In the meantime, don't try to squeeze into those skinny jeans just yet, especially if they aren't comfortable.
After I had my boys, I wore leggings and tunics a lot and until my other clothes felt comfortable again. Even though the number on the scale isn't all that different from when I was sporting tunics on a regular basis, my body looks different because it's had plenty of time to adjust. My skin has tightened and all of my organs are back in their respectful places, and yes, it has made a difference in how I look. I can wear my jeans comfortably now, even though I weigh the same as I did when all I wore was leggings.
Try Not To Stress Over Your Old Clothes
I used to look at my college jeans and cry after I had my first son. Yes, really. The thing is though, those jeans didn't really fit me before I got pregnant, at least not for a very, very long while. (Plus, things shrink over time and once they've been washed enough). Even if I hadn't gained a pound during my pregnancies, there's a good chance that those jeans wouldn't have fit me regardless.
Try not to stress too much over the old clothes in your closet, because it's likely that they aren't giving you a fair or accurate depiction of your postpartum body.
Buy Some Staple Pieces That Fit You
This is one of the best pieces of advice I have to offer in terms of feeling comfortable with your body right now. Instead of trying to squeeze into your old clothes, buy yourself a few staple pieces that fit you at the size you are now. That way, you won't dread getting dressed since you have some clothes that fit you properly.
It's amazing how different you look when you're actually wearing the right size. I didn't want to spend money on something that I assumed I would only be wearing for a few months, especially in a size that I didn't want to accept for myself, but it made a huge difference. Before I bought some pants that fit me properly, making a public appearance gave me major anxiety because I felt like all of my old clothes that I tried to wear were bursting at the seams. Afterward I bought clothes that actually fit (and when I didn't care about the size associated with them), I felt like a normal person who didn't want to jump out of her own skin. It makes a major difference. Trust me.
Remember That No One Is Perfect
Really no one. Even the celebrities you see on television and in magazines have been photo shopped or airbrushed. Chrissy Teigen famously pointed out her stretch marks in one of her Instagram pictures, and women everywhere thanked her for admitting that she had them. No one has a flawless body, not even the person whose body you think you'd pay big money for. Please, don't hate your postpartum body just because it doesn't look like some celebrity's.
After I had my first son, I was working in a medical clinic and I would frequently ask women lift their shirts off of their stomach for various reasons, and I can assure you that pretty much all of them told me to ignore their stretch marks. We're all a little self-conscious, not just you.
Try To Get Active
Putting your body in motion has so many benefits that have nothing to do with losing weight. I started going to the gym a few months after I delivered my second son and, almost immediately, I felt different. I didn't notice a huge different on the scale, but I did notice a change in how I felt.
Being somewhat active again made me feel so energized and able. It helped with my stress and anxiety and boosted my overall mood. After getting into an active routine, I noticed that amount of time I would spend critiquing my body had decreased drastically. I felt good, and that was way more important than looking good, though incorporating some cardio definitely didn't hurt the way my jeans fit me.
Set Goals
Setting physical goals for yourself is a great way to get and stay motivated. The goals you set don't necessarily have to be about weight, either. For me, I wanted to be able to run a mile without stopping. Then, once I reached that goal, I made it two, then three, and so on and so forth. Then, I wanted to run a 5k, and now I've started setting goals for strength training in the short term, and bigger things, like hiking certain trails, in the long run.
Whatever it is that you want to do (whether that's climbing a mountain or hiking a trail or running a triathlon) working towards those goals and actually meeting them will make you appreciate all that your body is capable of, rather resent it for not looking a certain way.
Treat Your Body Well
Your body is a temple, and it should be treated as such. Putting good food into it, and keeping it active, are both great ways to treat your body with the respect it deserves. I was self-conscious for years about my body and after my babies were born, but once I started to focus on all that my body was capable of, my mindset completely changed. Keeping active made me feel strong, and eating better made me feel nourished. Kayaking and hiking made me feel adventurous and free, and thinking about all that my body did to create my babies makes me feel incredible.
Just remember to take time for yourself and your body. That might mean going to the gym to work out, or going to a spa for a massage, or even just perusing the clearance racks of your favorite store. Either way, treat your body the way you want to be treated. Respect it; appreciate it; most of all, love it, because it gave you a truly beautiful gift, and it deserves your gratitude.


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Here it is in the flesh; the Nokia Booklet 3G. Unboxed by YouTube user Titanas, who remarked that it's got, "Pretty amazing hardware in terms of design and elegance. 3G, HSDPA, Bluetooth, WiFi, GPS, Windows 7 Home Premium."
Looks like a netbook to me, maybe a bit nicer-looking than the majority of netbooks out there but a netbook nonetheless. And at the equivalent of $1,000, the (hopefully) subsidized price once it hits the US will be the true measure of its popularity.
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