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Valerie Grove Artist
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Nature Strikes Back
Reassuringly Certain
I have never feared death. Fear, uncertainty and unpredictability are parts of life, whereas death is an indisputably reliable fact.
On September 21st 2013, my brother stepped off a station platform in front of a train. T
his time he had to be absolutely sure.
The suicide of a sibling changes everything. It legitimises the act. It suddenly seems like a much more reasonable course of action than it did before. In the devastating and complex psycho-emotional pain that follows, this is very dangerous. Especially if you are alone. Death remains as
certain as ever but now there is an awareness of agency, that on the bad days verges on compulsion.
You find you have no choice but to negotiate an accommodation with optional death. On the good days it has become almost comfortable. Companionable. Like a mirror with which I exchange views on the option
I now seem to have reserved.
That doesn't mean I'll take it, but
being aware of it
keeps me in control of the situation. Talking about it keeps me safe.
Interior with seated woman and nonchalant death
Esther Neslen
Tomorrow is the fourth anniversary of my brother's suicide.
He was very ill. There was no doubt about that. In the nine tortuous months between his first, and his fifth and final attempt, he had extreme paranoia and ghastly delusions absorbed from a news cycle that was on a particularly horrible loop at the time. There was also the constant struggle with an NHS mental health service that was chaotic, unresponsive and completely unable to cope.
Ultimately we were trying to save a deeply lonely, middle-aged man, finally being dealt the ultimate hand by a lifetime gambling addiction for which there was
support or understanding. A man who could have had no notion that almost 400 people would be at his funeral and would give him a standing ovation.
It was not my brother's final, devastating day that triggered the post-traumatic anxiety I still experience. It was the extended trauma of that 9 month period with its constant stream of incidents and uncertainties. Sometimes the reason for my rapid emotional and mental disintegration would be obvious but at others I didn't understand why at all. Even now I never really see it coming but after the event I can usually piece it together.
What I have learned is that suicide changes those close to it so profoundly you become a stranger in your own body and your life becomes a stranger to you. There is a chasm between the person you were and the person you will become. You fall into that chasm numerous times. You have to drag yourself out the same amount of times. Each time is more exhausting than the last. The gaps between the falls eventually grow longer but the risk of falling never goes.
Another thing I have learned is that each member of an affected family goes through this process in a different way and on a different timescale. The death of a sibling has little in common with the death of a child. In other words it is as difficult for the parent to understand the grief of their surviving children as it is for them to understand the grief of their parent. Confusion, frustration and pain is unavoidable. Even with good communication relationships within the family become temporarily and sometimes permanently unrecognisable. Each person is ultimately faced with the metamorphic isolation of their own grief.
Listening to others talk about their own experiences of bereavement by suicide has made me realise that in some ways I am lucky. I had a closeness with my brother and had enough time and involvement in his last chaotic months to reach an understanding of his pain and of his situation. I have come to realise that my experience of being there relieves me of the far worse pain of never knowing so never having the comfort of understanding at least some of the how and the why.
Because of my brother's suicide, death has become a constant prescence in my life both as a reality and a subject. What has emerged is this project which connects the artist I thought I was before, with the person I am in the process of becoming. The project enables me to embrace the subject of death from many angles and I have discovered an emerging network of people who work with death and talk about life. Realistically, empathetically, creatively and ethically.
Fear, uncertainty and unpredictability are parts of life, whereas death is an indisputably reliable fact. I like facts.
Nicholas John Grove
January 19th 1966 - September 21st 2013
Prelude to Suite No. 1 in G major
Johann Sebastien Bach
Played by Mtislav Rostropivich
Everything you need to know about life - in 1 minute, 57 seconds.
Blind Wille Johnson & Willie B. Harris
Soul of a Man
Death underpins so much of American blues, gospel and folk so it is a natural fit with this project. This track was recorded in 1930.
Entrance - Grim Reaper Blues
Raucous, discordant and fun. A thoroughly enjoyable approach to the subject.
Memphis Slim - Mother Earth
The epic,,14 minute cover version of this song by
Eric Burdon and War
should have been here. However, the video above is just too perfect .
The Lover's Ghost - Ness
This old folk song, also known as 'the Grey Cock' tells of the night visitation of a ghost who must bid her lover a final farewell before the sound of the cockerel breaks the dawn. This version was recorded in 1989 by my sister,


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Course Title: Apply effective communication skills in nursing practice
Part B: Course Detail
Teaching Period: Term2 2009
Course Code: NURS5141C
Course Title: Apply effective communication skills in nursing practice
School: 155T Vocational Health and Sciences
Campus: City Campus
Program: C4203 - Certificate IV in Nursing (Enrolled/Division 2 nursing)
Course Contact: City: Carylin Lenehan/ Bundoora: Erica Keen
Course Contact Phone: 9925 4837 / 9925 6649
Course Contact Email: email@example.comemail@example.com
Name and Contact Details of All Other Relevant Staff
Nominal Hours: 40
Regardless of the mode of delivery, represent a guide to the relative teaching time and student effort required to successfully achieve a particular competency/module. This may include not only scheduled classes or workplace visits but also the amount of effort required to undertake, evaluate and complete all assessment requirements, including any non-classroom activities.
Pre-requisites and Co-requisites
No prerequisities for his course l
Course Description
Assessment may include:
Observation in the workplace.
Written Assignments/projects, case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Questioning: written or verbal
National Codes, Titles, Elements and Performance Criteria
National Element Code & Title:
HLTEN502A Apply effective communication skills in nursing practice
1. Use effective communication skills in complex situations
2. Deliver complex information effectively
4. Evaluate effectiveness of communication in complicated situations
5. Use information technology
6. Lead small group discussions
7. Give and receive feedback for performance improvement
8. Use the principles and processes of open disclosure effectively
Learning Outcomes
Details of Learning Activities
Participation in formal lectures
Participate in simulations of communication with clients, family and staff
Perform elements of competence as designated for this learning segment to the required standard during clinical placement
Teaching Schedule
Delivered as ten sessions throughout phase one of the program.
Learning Resources
Prescribed Texts
Crisp, J and Taylor, C. 2005. Potter & Perry's Fundamentals of Nursing. 2nd Ed Elsevier: Sydney
Other Resources
McCabe, C. 2006. Communication skills for nursing practice. Palgrave Macmillan England, New York
Nelson Thornes (Publisher) 2006 Communication in clinical settings. London
Munoz. C. 2005. Transcultural communication in nursing. 2nd Edition. Thomas Delmar Learning. Clifton Park New York
Balzer-Riley, J. 2004. Communication in nursing. 5th Edition. Mosby
Overview of Assessment
Assessment may include:
Observation in the workplace.
Written Assignments/projects, case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Questioning: written or verbal
Assessment Tasks
Observation in the workplace with questioning to address appropriate application of knowledge.
Written tests/ assignments
Case study and scenario as a basis for discussion of issues and strategies to contribute to best practice.
Assessment Matrix
Assignment will be handed out at the commencement of the course, for completion once all the hours have been delivered.
The Assignment will constitute 100% of the required marks.
Observation in the workplace and assessment of clinical competencies will be ongoing during clinical placements.
To achieve competency assignment must be completed by due date and related clinical competencies achieved.
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We had a follow-up shopping excursion yesterday. This time the focus was on outdoor furniture, bedding, bath and pillows. So many, many pillows. You could buy a very nice camera lens for what we ended up spending on pillows. Yes, decorative pillows are crazy expensive. I've never been willing to spend serious money on pillows before, but having destroyed our third or fourth round of cheap pillows in Phoenix, I figured it was about time.
I had browsed the R&B website in advance and wasn't super impressed with the bedding/bath/pillow selection. Or the outdoor furniture. So I didn't go in with the thought that we would be selecting a whole lot. Of course, I was wrong. We did some scouting at a couple of stores on Monday afternoon, just for comparison. Then the snow started. By the time we ventured out on Tuesday for our appointment, there were at least seven inches on the ground and it was continuing to come down.
So the store was dead. Our designer spent the morning assembling pillow vignettes for our approval. We did some tweaking, but for the most part we went with his suggestions. Bedding pretty much went the same way, although I drew the line at sheets. I buy all of our sheets at Costco and we've been very happy with them, at half the price of designer ones. The designer was totally fine with that. By the time we finished, the entire house was wrapped up. Tomorrow we shift gears and head back to Phoenix to wrap things up there.


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Have you ever owned a good wool coat? Man, I gotta say, it's good stuff. Most people I know especially here in Seattle, which is notoriously damp, own at least one fairly serious coat. I'm surprised however how many of them focus on synthetics for the coat. Wool man. Wool is awesome. It keeps you warm, even when it's wet! Denim doesn't do that! DENIM GETS SUPER COLD AND KILLS YOU. Wool would never do that.
Some of you are going to mention down. Down is great… FOR THE FIRST TWO OR THREE YEARS. Down is on an inexorable downward slide in quality. Little by little the feathers and fluff will come out, your coat will get thinner, and then you're just wearing a mediocre synthetic jacket. Awful.
Wool. Good enough for your grandpa's suits, and good enough for you.


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Top of the Line: Beautyrest Black
In addition to the all the sofas and chairs we road-tested while at Market, we gave a few mattresses a try. At Simmons we tried out four lines and their "Black" series is top of the line. They are blinged out, not crazy expensive and comfy.
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First Sun has acquired the rights to remake Dario Argento's classic 1977 horror movie "Suspiria" an plan to remake it as an English-language film.
"'Suspiria' has a unique style that we want to reinvent for today's generation. We intend to create a concept that will encompass cinema, videogames, fashion and music and that revives the original for those who did not experience it. The Gothic resurgence is very strong around the world at the moment … and we feel that a new version of 'Suspiria' will fit very well" said 'Sun' co-founder and director Luca Guadagnino ("Melissa P.") at a press conference in Cannes yesterday.
Guadagnino added that he is seeking an international director not necessarily associated with the horror genre. First Sun is also in talks with writer Scott Heim ("Mysterious Skin") and David Gordon Green to adapt, and production is slated to begin next year.
The original refurbished Italian-language version of the film is set to screen today at Cannes in honor of the 30th anniversary of its release.


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Wednesday 9th December 2015 - Public Viewing Night
Hey Astrofans!
Are you looking for an Astronomy Fix, or perhaps an idea for a special Christmas present? Look no further!
We have an upcoming public viewing:
- 8pm Wednesday December 9th 2015
Public Viewings are designed for members of the Public who would like to visit the Observatory to see what we do, who we are, and, with the help of our friendly Outreach team, do some viewing of the night sky through our telescopes.
Public Viewings cost $15 per adult, $10 concession and $5 per child (12 years and under). All money raised goes towards maintenance and preservation of the Observatory.
Please note, if the weather is not good, the sessions will be cancelled and you will be able to rebook for a later date (we expect more sessions to run in 2016). If you have any further questions, just ask!
"Hi!" Iridium 37 flare and the pointers, Alpha and Beta Centauri from @MBObservatory https://t.co/l6poDw6BvS pic.twitter.com/2a8fFXbPgi
— cafuego (@cafuego) December 9, 2015
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Get started with Test Driven Development (A beginner's guide)
Wondering what Test Driven Development looks like? Then this is for you. Why not give TDD a try and see how you like it?
So what is TDD?
Can you actually write a test before writing a single line of implementation logic? How do you know what method, class, or interface will contain the method under test? Sounds a bit odd… That's exactly how I felt when I first read about TDD.
Test-driven development (TDD) is a software development process that relies on the repetition of a very short development cycle: requirements are turned into very specific test cases, then the software is improved to pass the new tests, only.
— Test-driven development. (2016, November 20). In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 23:45, November 20, 2016
But once I got the hang of it I realised, that's the whole point! It guides you through the design.
TDD concept was introduced or developed by Kent Beck and in his book Test Driven Development: By Example he explains the pains of traditional development process and how adopting test driven development helps. And also the foundation and key concepts are explained with lots of code samples.
All that is great! But how do you practice TDD in Java development? Well, I started by applying it to a 'hello world'. Too trivial, I know, but I like it to be as simple as possible.
Requirement: I want to print 'hello world'
1 | Writing the test
We think of the outcome first, and write an assert to test if we get what we want. In this case, we want the string 'hello world'.
2 | Writing the minimum code in order to pass the test
3 | Refactor both the test and the implementation
It's that simple. So what's keeping you from practicing TDD? Let's get started.
For the majority of us who are so used to writing the method or function first and writing the unit tests later or may be skipping it altogether, it may feel like swimming upstream, but like anything, a bit of practice will make it a lot easier and natural.
Following are a few things that motivated me and planted the foundation of TDD in myself.
- Test Driven Development: By Example" by Kent Beck - Reading this book, set my mind up for it and it really extracts the essence of test driven development.
- Writing great unit tests i.e. simple, understandable, and maintainable unit tests.
- TDD Kata - Small practice exercises that help you master it.
Yes, the quality of unit tests does matter as much as the quality of production code.
Why it's so important to write good unit tests?
If unit tests lack quality (i.e. if the tests are not easily understandable by a person other than the one who wrote it, or if they inter depend on other tests causing multiple tests to fail if one test is broken, or if unit test suit take ages to run, or etc…) maintaining those unit tests would become a nightmare in the long run and would ultimately lead to ignoring all the tests one by one as they fail. Don't believe me? Then you may want to read this open letter from an ignored test
Some qualities of a great unit test
- Each unit test should be able to run independent of other tests.
- Each test should test just one thing (single behavior, method, or function)
- All external dependencies should be mocked.
- The assumptions for each test should be clear and defined within the test method.
- name of the test method should be meaningful.
- Unit tests should be fast, so that it could be run as often as required.
Like anything, the key to TDD is practice. But how do you practice? TDD KATAs to the rescue.
KATA has it's roots in Japan, and it means a detailed or defined set of movements to be practiced over and over again. Hope it makes sense :)
TDD Kata is a tiny bit of coding that you could repeat over and over again, not a new one every day but the same coding exercise until you get sick of it. So, head over to this repository where you can find a list of Katas to practice and start now.
Please leave a comment and let me know if you liked it!


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Japan won its first-ever Olympic medal as they defeated Great Britain by 5-3 in Saturday evening's Olympic Winter Games PyeongChang 2018 bronze medal game in the Gangneung Curling Centre.
Gangneung, South Korea - The Japanese team that made history was skip Satsuki Fujisawa, third player Chinami Yoshida, second Yumi Suzuki and lead Yurika Yoshida, supported by alternate Mari Motohashi and coach J.D Lind.
The British team were skip Eve Muirhead, third Anna Sloan, second player Vicki Adams and lead Lauren Gray, supported by alternate Kelly Schafer and coach Glenn Howard.
In a cagey, defensive encounter, Great Britain opened with last stone advantage. But neither team could make a breakthrough as they swapped single points in the first five ends.
Britain scored one point in the first end and then Japan's skip Fujisawa drew her last stone of the second end inside two British counters to level the score with a single point. In the third end, Britain scored another single point with a nose-hit by Muirhead.
Then in the fourth end, Japan could only score another single point when Fujisawa could not undo an earlier British freeze.
In the fifth end, Muirhead also had a chance for two points, but her tap-back did not succeed and Britain went into the break with a 3-2 lead.
Japan opened the second half by blanking both the sixth and seventh ends but had to settle for another single point score in the eighth end, to level the game again at 3-3.
The ninth end changed the flow of the game when Muirhead missed a take-out attempt, to give Japan a steal of one point and the lead for the first time in the game, at 4-3.
In the tenth end, Great Britain had a shot to score two points and win the game, but Muirhead's hit rolled the wrong way to give Japan another single-point steal for the 5-3 win that gave them their historic bronze medals.
The 2018 PyeongChang Olympic Curling programme now concludes with the women's gold medal game between hosts Korea and Sweden on Sunday (25 February) morning at 09:05 Korean Standard Time (KST).


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10 questions to check your [design] health
So, is your organisation design-driven? Are you getting the most value from design? Or could you be doing more to fully harness the opportunities that considered and well crafted product design, strategic design thinking principles and practices can deliver? Take our 10 question health check below to find out or print your copy using the link below.
Over the last few blogs we've been talking a lot about design and the value it can bring to organisations when implemented at all levels within the business – strategic, process and product / service level. When fully integrated within an organisation, design also brings significant financial rewards. According to the Design Value Index (DVI) study, companies that implement and embed design management practices across their organisation show 10 year returns yielding 2.11 times (211%) that of the S&P 500 companies1.
Companies that are considered truly design driven by the study include recognised design companies such as Apple, Herman Miller, Nike and Whirlpool. The list also includes companies not traditionally associated with design such as Proctor and Gamble, SAP, Starbucks and Target. In order for companies to be included in the Index they must meet six criteria:
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Brooklyn Bride announced earlier this week all the info for their fourth annual Holiday Card Swap. You've got until Nov. 25 to get in on the action!
How many of you have participated in swaps like this before? Do you like to get extra mail during the busy holiday season?


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Research into CSG-methane link to be released soon
New research could reveal how the coal seam gas industry affects methane levels in the atmosphere and water.
Two Southern Cross University doctors have been comparing methane levels in northern New South Wales with those in the established gas fields of southern Queensland.
The findings of the study will be presented at a free lecture at SCU's Lismore campus tomorrow.
Doctor Isaac Santos says the information is scientific and offered without bias.
"We don't have any views in terms of whether that is good or bad, we just want to assess the claims that are made by the industry," he said.
"The industry is saying that they are clean-and-green energy, Lock the Gate is saying that they are (a) dirty and bad industry, so we are trying to assess those claims from an independent angle.
"Methane is (a) measure of greenhouse gas, and that's the gas that coal seam gas companies are targeting.
"So we are trying to figure out whether the mining activities is driving leakages and releasing those gases into the environment, both into the water and into the atmosphere," Dr Santos said.
Meanwhile, Metgasco says it should have gas for sale in the region next year.
The gas company's managing director says recent seismic testing near Casino was successful.
Peter Henderson says it will now focus on drilling three core wells.
He says one will be north-east of Casino, and the others closer to Grafton.
"Well it's not as challenging as drilling a lateral well or a deep conventional well, but we have to take all our wells seriously and manage our costs and make sure we do a good job," Mr Henderson said.
"Certainly we need to go through very rigorous approvals to even drill a core well.
"I've got the environmental submissions for one of the core wells on my desk and it's about an inch thick, printed on double sides."
"We're hoping to have our first gas sales next year through both a pipeline from the Corella-11 area... into Casino, and also through compressed natural-gas sales to the broader Northern Rivers region."
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Well, that didn't take long. At around 3:45 a.m., Belgrade time, Radovan Karadžić was taken to the aerodrom in Serbia's capital for the short flight to the Netherlands and his date with the ICTY. He will finally face trial there for some of the crimes that left so many of his fellow citizens dead in Sarajevo (Lav cemetery, left) and elsewhere in Bosnia.
Letting the largely-impotent protest happen and then flame out (with Serbia's president Boris Tadic not even deigning to stay in Belgrade for the carnival of hate) looks to be a total triumph for the new government. They look strong and fair in the face of the protest, and also very competent and efficient in managing the circus.
The mystery of Karadžić's appeal is one of the few loose strings left to ponder. His lawyers claimed to have sent it right at the deadline via Serbia's postal service, but Serbian officials involved in supervising the country's cooperation with the tribunal said that it never arrived.
Update (7:45 am): Eric Gordy at East Ethnia lays the smack down more emphatically on the Radicals' pathetic rally: "What the failure of last night's meeting shows is that without support from the regime in power SRS is simply another extremist party with severely limited support and little capacity to organise anything. They could build a small base of support when they had the ability to hand out commercial real estate on the Zemunski kej."
What remains worrisome to me is the chaos that violence targeted against reformers could sow in Serbia. Having failed at the ballot box and failed on the street, nationalism doesn't have much left in its quiver. That last arrow needs to be broken as well. And Karadžić's trial has to be run in as effective and efficient a manner as possible. The ICTY has put itself on trial as well. This is the chance for the tribunal to put its problems behind it.
What the Karadžić episode shows is that Serbs will not rally to the colors of war criminals. But as I pointed out in my American Prospect article, Kosovo is a different prospect altogether. The province is effectively independent. Let it be independent quietly for a few months. (Not forever, mind you. Maybe 'til Christmas.) Give Serbia time to arrest its two remaining war crime fugitives and get the Stabilisation and Association Agreement with the European Union signed and ratified and bearing some fruit. Then start talking about Kosovo again in a cooler and more dispassionate climate.
Update (8:23 a.m): B92 has a brief article that addresses the mystery of the appeal. There was no appeal.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
Karadžić Flown to The Hague Tribunal (Updated)
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I was interested to see the article in the 'papers' about how Harriet Harman plotted to remove Gordon Brown as leader of the Labour Party!
In the last few years I have not had much respect for Labour, either locally or nationally, but now hats off to them, they have a consistancy I did not realise!
Nationally they have their plotters to seize control of the Party, and locally it seems the knives are out as well. In the interests of the Conservative Party I wish Clive Hart well .


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Life After Loss Never Let It Go
I had several quite difficult days recently. I was very blue and feeling very down. I always try to give every creature that I encounter a smile, but when I was so drained, I felt like I was covered by dark clouds. When I saw myself in the mirror of my car, I couldn't believe my own eyes. I looked so tired, sad and my eyes had no light in them at all. I knew I needed to save myself, again.
It all started right before the 6 month mark of my husbands passing. I had a painful dream where he was dying, again. Somehow, all the details of that dream made it feel like he went through reincarnation and came back to hurt me again. I know it sounds very silly, but I felt he left me again. One side of me is very selfish and I hope his spirit will stay with me forever. But on another hand, the reasonable me understands that he needs to move on too.
Most of the time, the logical side of me controls my emotions. I know my man has really gone and I need to learn to not lean on him anymore, not even his spirit. So, I tried to cut myself off from him. I stopped talking to him and stopped thinking of him. This didn't go very well, I just felt like I was drowning in a pool of sadness, deeper and deeper everyday. Then one day, I read a letter from his co-worker telling me how much my husband had influenced them and how much they miss him. That was a super sunny evening, my garden was very beautiful and my pool was super blue, but I was just sitting on the ground, holding that letter and wailing.
Later, I put my head on the box of his ashes, sobbing. I didn't know what to do to make myself feel better. I miss him SOOOO much! I still can see him sitting on the couch, smiling at me. He had never seen me cry like this before. I never even knew I could cry like this either. He probably felt very bad because he hated making me cry. All he wanted was to make me happy.
Suddenly I realized, all my sadness was because I tried to let him go.
I went to the painting of him hanging in our dinning room and started talking to him, again. It instantly felt so much better. In the end, I made a deal with him. I will let go of the sorrow of losing him, but hold onto the love we shared. How silly was I to think he just left me again? I should know he would choose to live with me if he could, even if he is a ghost. He did exactly like the song says, "I'm gonna love you till my lungs give out. I promise till death we part like in our vows"
Now I know, I will never let our beautiful love go. Even the death can't make us part because he will be always in my heart.
You can read all Life After Loss series here and Living with Cancer series here.
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Merry Christmas everyone!
Merry Christmas to you too and all the best in 2013!
Felices fiestas!
Happy holidays!
♥♥♥♥♥♥ Love ♥♥♥♥♥♥
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Men, stövlarna! Vilken underbar tomtegubbe. God Jul, Camilla!
happy holidays to you, you little art elf.
so nice to see this latest smattering of art. I enjoy your creativity so much.
Merry Christmas to you, from rainy [yay!] Southern California!
Dear Camilla, merry christmas to you and Ingvar!!
Beautiful illustration! Happy holidays!
Merry Christams, Camilla! :)))
Never-ending inspiration!
Thank you! :)
God Jul Camilla, and a Happy New Year
Happy Christmas Camilla and enjoy holidays with family and friends, also happy new year, love from Spain!!
hope you had a good Christmas time.
Will miss your calender in 2013
Hope you've had a Merry Christmas!! I wish you a Happy New Year!! Hugs
Happy New Year !
Happy New Year!!
Happy New Year! Love your tiny tree bearing tomte.


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Introducing the Nine West Pick Your Pump Collection
Launching TODAY, Wednesday, December 3rd for a limited time, Nine West is pleased to introduce the "Pick Your Pump Collection". This collection offers shoe lovers the chance to choose from 3 different materials, and 8 different colors in order to customize the PERFECT pump!
Take a look at the 8 different options and share which you love the most. There is also a contest which can win you a pair of your choice. More info below. Suede will be available in Disco Blue, Sour Apple Green, Purple Amethyst, Hot Pink Orchid and Tomato Red (shown below) Faux Snake Skin will be available in beautiful Blush and Grey options (shown above) and lastly a Leopard/Floral fabric. I got the chance to see the entire collection a few weeks ago and the colors are all rich and bright and bold! This will be the perfect shoe to cheer you up during the drab winter months ahead.
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U.S. agriculturalists on balance will make less money in 2018 than they did in 2017, a new government report projects.
Farm-sector profits will fall in the Upper Midwest, too, though by less than the national average, the report finds.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Economic Research Service on Feb. 7 released its 2018 Farm Income Forecast. Key findings of the report, presented by ERS economist Carrie Litkowski during an online presentation to the news media, include the following:
• 2018 net cash farm income is forecast at $91.9 billion, down 5.1 percent from 2017 and the least since 2009.
• 2018 net farm income is estimated at $59.5 billion, down 6.7 percent from 2017 and the least since 2006.
Net cash farm income includes cash receipts from farming, as well as farm-related income, including government payments, minus cash expenses.
Net farm income, a broader measure of profits, incorporates noncash items, including changes in inventories and economic depreciation.
The difference between net cash farm income and net farm income reflects, in part, whether crops and livestock raised in one year are sold in that year or a subsequent year. That decision affects inventories and consequently net farm income.
Less in, more out
A short explanation of why farm-sector profits are projected to fall? More money going out, less money coming in.
ERS projects that higher production expenses, declining crop and livestock receipts and lowered government payments will continue the estimated drops in net cash farm income and net farm income.
Increased interest expense and higher fuel and hired labor costs will push up production expenses, ERS forecasts.
Though soybeans and cattle/calves will fare relatively well in 2018, receipts for most other major crops and livestock groups, particularly cotton and dairy, will decline, the report projects.
Government payments are projected to fall $2.1 billion, or 18.6 percent, much of that due to large declines in Agricultural Risk Coverage and Price Loss Coverage payments, ERS says.
Regional differences
The report projects significant regional differences in farm-sector profitability. Though farm profits will drop nationwide, some areas will be hit less than others.
The Northern Great Plains region - which includes North Dakota, South Dakota and most of Minnesota and Montana - will see a 3.5 percent drop in average net cash farm income for farm businesses in 2018, according to ERS.
That compares with a projected average decline of 7.3 percent for all farm businesses nationwide.
Cattle and calves are relatively important in the Northern Great Plains, so the projected upturn in their profitability this year helps cushion the overall decline in the region this year, ERS says.
What the report calls the "Heartland" - an area that corresponds closely to what's often referred to the Corn Belt - will see a 6.2 percent drop in average net cash farm in 2016, according to ERS.
Soybeans are important in the Corn Belt, and cattle and cattle/calves are common in parts of the region.
Despite the projected 2018 downturn in farm profits, however, farm-sector solvency remains relatively strong by historic standards, Litkowski said.
To see highlights of the forecast: www.ers.usda.gov/topics/farm-economy/farm-sector-income-finances/highlig....
To see a fuller version of the forecast:
The ERS's mission "is to anticipate trends and emerging issues in agriculture, food, the environment and rural America and to conduct high-quality, objective economic research to inform and enhance public and private decision making."
As part of that mission, the ERS releases annual farm income statement and balance sheet estimates and forecasts in February, August and November.


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Ah, body odor — that seriously awkward human byproduct. Despite our best efforts (and the best efforts of our deodorant), the stink can rear its ugly head anytime, any place. It doesn't matter if you've just showered or if you've got a date tonight. B.O. does not discriminate.
Well, The Huffington Post has done some sleuthing, and it turns out that spicy scent can be linked to a number of rather curious culprits. For example, some of us already know all too well that stress can cause some serious underarm drama. But, did you know that eating cruciferous vegetables, like broccoli or Brussels sprouts, can bring the funk, as well? Drinking alcohol has been shown to increase odor, and some people report B.O. problems after switching to a low-carb diet (maybe rethink that New Year's diet resolution?).
Another common offender, apparently: overworking (and underwashing) your favorite bra. On a scarier note, excessive odor could indicate a more serious condition, such as diabetes.
Click through to HuffPost for the full list. And, just in case, here's a list of super-effective natural deodorants! No judgement. It happens to the best of us. (Huffington Post)


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The Healthy WellSpiritual, Mental, and Physical Refreshment: Grab a Cup
Archive for June, 2010
Losing the Fat Race
In Romans 7, Paul talks about the things we don't want to do, we do; and, the things we want to do, we don't do. He's referring to the spiritual vs. the physical, the battle we all have with the flesh and overcoming all of those habits that so easily beset us. My walk with the flesh was pretty weak, today. In fact, I just laid down, rolled over, and got my belly rubbed!
After church, my husband, aunt, and I headed to the Cheesecake Factory (we don't have one where we are in Georgia). Of course, socializing was part of the agenda since it had been several years since I'd seen my aunt.
Taking into consideration that the portions are humongous, I ordered a lunch time salad to be on the safe side. It turned out that also became my dinner. Then, there was the Cheesecake menu. I could have passed that up, but I didn't. After all, weren't we at the Cheesecake Factory?
An Overweight Body is a Sign
Stress is everywhere. The television show Hoarders is a perfect example of how stressful clutter and the accumulation of "stuff" depletes our energy. When we don't know where to start, we become overwhelmed; there is nothing left to do but shutdown. Too many choices and too many obligations cause us to run amok.
The inner man is revealed through outward behaviors. A stressful life can lead to poor diet. We're too busy and too tired to plan and cook a decent meal after working all day. It's just too convenient to stop and pick up fast food. Sadder, yet- it's cheaper than buying live, nutritious foods.
Eating well should be a priority; but, when there are too many distractions, we lose focus of the essentials. An overweight body is a sign of an unbalanced life style.
What is causing your stress?
What are your consumption habits?
Sugar and Osteoporosis
When I broke my leg, I simply chalked it up to falling off my exercise Skechers until a friend of mine who is a nurse made a comment. It shook me when she said that breaking the lower part of the leg or wrists is a sign of osteoporosis, and that I was fortunate to have done it now while there was time to reverse the effects. REVERSE THE EFFECTS! I've never been in poor health, let alone break anything.
Terri is a great resource for healthy living. She had given me a nutritional package of reading material a few months ago. I finally made time to read it. I was shocked to learn that sugar depletes our bones of calcium and is a leading cause of osteoporosis. I was a prime candidate. Sugar has always been my downfall. If not in desserts, then in bread. I knew it was time to get off sugar no matter what form it took.
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I Look at Clouds From Both Sides, Now
I love clouds. Not just any clouds. Cumulus nimbus: billowy tufts of white, waiting. These are a sign that there is moisture in the air. Most likely, a thunderstorm is around the corner.
I love thunderstorms, too. There's nothing like listening to thunder and rain, and actually feeling the air take on a freshness.
Since we've come home to New York, I've been taking a lot of cloud pictures. One reason is there are very few cumulus nimbus cloud formations on the Georgia coast. The second reason is that clouds are very difficult to paint. I'm hoping these pictures will help me to perfect my sore attempts. Read the rest of this entry »
Winning the Weight War
Well, no wonder I had such a hard time dragging my butt around on crutches! I want you all to realize how difficult taking this picture was. I am balancing on my left leg. On top of that, by the time I got balanced and got my camera in focus, the stupid scale would turn off. I must have tried it half a dozen times before I got everything in sync.
I'm not sure how much my cast weighs. I'd love to say it weighs 5lbs, but that's probably wishful thinking on my part. It's probably only 3 lbs. I'm getting re-evaluated this Wednesday. The doctor will take the cast off and x-ray again. I'd like to think that maybe he will give me a boot over another full cast.
Let the games begin.
Putting My Best Foot Forward
Life has taken a very different course for me over the last several weeks. What started out as an innocent trip with my husband to Virginia, has become somewhat of a set back: far from what a "foot loose and fancy" summer ought to be. (Read about my D.C. excursion, here.) I'm doing my best to take it all in stride and accomplish as much as physically possible. Perhaps breaking my leg isn't so terribly bad. It certainly made me realize several things. Read the rest of this entry »


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The Sparkle Car Wash Club
Becoming a member of the club allows us and you to interact for additional cost savings programs available through the use of our Laser Wash® drive thru Touchless Automatics. By joining the club you will receive discount specials via e-mail to be used at our Laser Wash®! All you need is to give us your e-mail address and city to start saving.
The Access Entry System (Auto Cashier) allows us to build a loyalty program that has both impact and is relevant to you. Best of all, it lets us implement and manage your loyalty program securely over the Internet with a standard web browser.
After joining the club we will send you a loyalty card (wallet card) that can be used at any of our car washes. On it will be your special member codes. You will take these codes to the auto cashier at the wash you use. We have created a debit account for you in order to take advantage of club member specials. You fund this by putting $'s in your account with either cash or credit card. Once you join we will send you specific instructions on how, as a club member, to use our auto cashier.
Creating and funding this member account allows us to send you special coupons or schedule emails to club members with low balances or announcements of new promotions. Just for becoming a member we will put a credit of $2 in your account right off the bat!
The Club can be used for fleet accounts too!
Becoming a member means saving time and money!
If you have not tried us please stop down and experience the newest in car wash technology the "Laser Wash® Drive thru Touchless Automatic".
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Net Promoter Score and Customer Experience
Over the last decade Net Promoter Score, NPS ©, has become the measurement of choice for Corporates who aspire to delivering the best customer experience . It provides a simple way of measuring customer satisfaction, and challenges the business to focus on the importance of the customer. Implementation of NPS is a declaration that doing just enough is no longer good enough.
How does Net Promoter Score measurement work?
NPS uses an 11-point Likert measurement scale to record the response of the customers when they are asked a simple question; on a scale of 0 to 10 with 10 being extremely likely, how likely are you to recommend our company's products or services?
But, NPS is more than just a score. It forces organisations to listen to their customers by asking them, why have you given us this score?
To understand how NPS works, only the customers that have given the top two scores are considered as promoters while the ones that have given the seven lowest scores are classified as detractors. Subtracting the percentage of the detractors from the percentage of the promoters gives you your overall score. This method of calculation gives a negative score to any company that provides an ' average' experience.
This is why we say NPS is suitable for companies that are committed to put their customers at the centre of everything that they do.
Somewhere on the customer journey, a promise has been broken
All interactions with customers are circular; they start with customers and end with them. It is your customers that decide whether they are delighted with your products and services not your KPIs and SLAs.
We work with a hypothesis that interactions with customers have three primary reasons.
- The customer has a concern or an issue that needs to be addressed.
- The service provider have new services or products that they believe could add value to their customers.
- The service provider need something from the customer to enable them to fulfil their promises.
These interactions have one thing in common, in all cases new commitments are being made. To delight the customers, service providers need to listen to their customers, make promises that matter to them, and have processes in place to reliably fulfil those promises. These are the building blocks of achieving mutually beneficial customer relationships.
Our Approach
We see processes as networks of promises people in organisations make to each other to satisfy customers. This lens enables us to generate nuances and insights which always bring measurable value.
Our engagements start by us listening to your customers, the supporting network of promises (promise makers and takers), and the strategy setters. This allows us to identify the most common and costly breakdowns together with their root causes.
Our solutions always focus on improving value to and from our clients' customers, and uses NPS as one of the early indicators in the journey to improve business performance.
- A solution capitalising on all our expertise
- Understanding the root cause of poor experiences
- Our customer centric lens to a structured improvement programme
- Grounded forecast results prior to investment in a large scale implementation
- Co-invention and joint ownership while committing to deliver business results
- Repeatable and sustainable change through skill development
We demonstrate where you need to take action to improve customer interactions in three weeks. Typically, we start by applying our diagnosis phase into one functional area. This will demonstrate the main challenges our clients face in improving their NP scores as well as the insights and value which we can bring.
Contact Pathfinder net promoter score consultants today. Please contact us at our Ireland and Scotland office to find out more.


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Houston Texans Know Who They Want
The NFL Draft is approaching on May, 8th, and for many teams it could determine their future for a long time to come.
The Houston Texans have the first pick over-all in the draft -- and they think they have a pretty good idea who they're going to select next Thursday. General Manager Rick Smith spoke to Fox News Southwest about the upcoming draft.
"I absolutely know who I want," Smith said in an interview with "Texans Huddle." "I know the guys we like. The fortunate thing about having the first pick is I've got the pick of the litter, so I will know exactly who I want at that point."
"Now where the game is played is if there's an opportunity to move and, in this case, obviously to move back if somebody else wants to come up to that first pick," Smith said. "Then you weigh what the opportunities are versus who the individual is that you want to take and what that value is relative to the value that somebody might be offering you. But as you move through the draft, obviously you don't know who's going to be picked when."
Johnny Manziel and Jadeveon Clowney are the two most hyped prospects going into a draft that is full of talent. Both prospects are being compared to once in a generation type of players. Clowney may be able to give a team an immediate impact from the start of the season compared to Manziel according to some analysts.
Sports Illustrated listed the top 100 draft prospects for the upcoming 2014 selection. The first overall pick they would select is Teddy Bridgewater from Louisville.
"Bridgewater's a mobile, intelligent, competitive player with outstanding field vision and the ability to make most NFL throws. Does he have a laser rocket arm? No, but he can throw on the run, and throw off-balance, and throw across his body accurately," according to SI.com.
Defensive End Jadeveon Clowney, OL Greg Robinson, LB Khalil Mack, and OL Jake Matthews round out the top five prospects for the magazine.
NFL Draft coverage begins May, 8th at 8 p.m. EST on the NFL Network, ESPN, and Fox Sports.


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The tabernacle has been relocated to the sanctuary area ! With the presence of the Eucharist now situated behind the altar, extra reverence and respect need to be given before and after mass, so please look at the following:
Before Mass
Please enter the sacristy either through the back door (that faces the rectory), or the door that connects to the side hallway (where the side bathroom is). Please try not to come in and out using the sacristy door that leads to the sanctuary and altar.
When bringing books to the ambo before Mass, please go around the back hallway, and enter the sanctuary area through the music sacristy door. When you come out of the door, and if you are carrying something, please make one respectful and reverent bow in the direction of the altar and tabernacle. Please try, as much as possible, not to walk across the sanctuary area.
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[Source: Ryan Gabrielson, Tribune] -- Glenn A. Wilt Jr. has taught scores of Arizona State University students about finance and real estate investment during his 45 years as a business professor. But officials in Superior are puzzled at what guided Wilt to purchase many of the tiny mining town's abandoned theaters, shops and houses only to neglect the structures. The professor has amassed a vast real estate portfolio the past two decades, including most of downtown Superior. But dozens of his buildings are collapsing; a few have become unsalvageable ruins. "He seems to feel these falling-down structures are going to be beautiful someday and that there will magically be the money," said Todd Pryor, Superior's fire marshal.
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- Free software session presentation
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Dingo: 2D molecule and reaction structural formula rendering library
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2D structural formulae are widely accepted as a way of representing chemical compounds and reactions. High-quality visualization of those formulae can greatly facilitate scientist perception.
We are proud to present a tool for such visualization, called Dingo [1]. It is capable of rendering molecules, reactions and queries along with a wide range of attributes on Windows, Linux, Solaris and Mac OS in accordance with IUPAC recommendations [2].
Dingo accepts common file formats, such as MDL Molfile [3] and Rxnfile, SMILES [4] with several extensions and more. The result can be stored as a PDF, SVG, PNG or EMF file. One can also embed Dingo in an application and use it via simple C interface or a C# wrapper to produce image files or render directly to a Windows HDC.
Dingo is a strong competitor for existing proprietary tools on the market, while it is available under the terms of GPLv3 free of charge.
The aim of the project is to provide a simple and efficient mechanism for 2D structural formula rendering. High quality and the variety of supported formats allows inclusion of resulting images in scientific papers, further editing of the output in a vector form or embedding the library in more complex applications.
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Margo Guryan - 29 Demos - Finally makes it's way to vinyl.
At last, the follow up to Take A Picture. 29 fully-fleshed-out soft-pop masterpieces from Margo's songwriting vault, available on vinyl for the first time ever.
In the 1960s, a decade where tragedy, beauty and societal change cascaded over a booming population of young adults, popular music was evolving in multiple directions. Blues-based rock, Brill Building pop, British Invasion madness, Motor City soul, funky southern syncopation, acid- laced psychedelia, and more all developed more or less concurrently. Indeed, music progressed at such a rapid pace that even a few weeks could reveal major changes. Assessing the music of this period requires an attention to detail and an appreciation of the artists who created pivotal moments in its evolution. That is to say, an artist like Margo Guryan.
Songwriter, singer, musician, and lyricist Guryan grew up in the NYC suburbs and was a musical prodigy. Signed as a writer to Atlantic Records at age 19, she immersed herself in the jazz world and attended the Lenox School of Jazz where she worked with Ornette Coleman and Don Cherry, and studied with Bill Evans, Max Roach, Milt Jackson, and others. Meanwhile, her compositions were recorded by Harry Belafonte, Cass Elliot, Jackie DeShannon, and many more. Married to jazz trombonist and pianist Bob Brookmeyer, her course seemed set.
All of that changed when her friend, pianist-songwriter David Frishberg, raved about The Beach Boys'Pet Sounds album and especially the song "God Only Knows." Guryan took his advice, gave it a spin, and it proved to be a life-changing event. "I thought it was just gorgeous," she said. "I bought the record and played it a million times, then sat down and wrote 'Think of Rain.' That's really how I started writing that way. I just decided it was better than what was happening in jazz." Along with "Think of Rain," Guryan continued writing in this new pop direction, eventually landing a deal with Bell Records.
The resulting 1968 album, Take a Picture, was a sunshine pop masterpiece, full of inventive arrangements, lilting melodies and Guryan's gossamer voice. Lauded by Billboard Magazine which predicted "strong sales," marketing for the album was hampered by Guryan's refusal to perform. Having seen the life of a musician up close through Brookmeyer's career, she wanted no part of it. Consequently, Bell Records withdrew promotion funds and let the album wither on the vine.
While that might be the end of most music careers, interest in Guryan's music has grown steadily over the decades, largely due to Japanese record collectors. Take A Picture was first reissued in Japan, followed by Spain (for Europe) and the USA.
In 2001, a CD collection titled 25 Demos was released; a group of intricately-recorded songs featuring imaginative instrumentation. Now, for the first time on vinyl, Modern Harmonic gathers these songs and adds four tracks for 29 Demos. In stores on 8/26/16, 29 Demos is a double colored vinyl (one red, one blue) masterpiece and finally gives Guryan a proper follow-up to Take a Picture. This release is a must for any connoisseur of timeless melodies and offers insight into a time when pop music's possibilities seemed endless. You'll file this album alongside Brian Wilson, Claudine Longet, The Mamas and The Papas, Spanky and Our Gang, and The Left Banke. Eventually. When you can bring yourself to take it off the turntable.


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The Air Recovery System is designed to accommodate a returned pressure from the process that can be 'recycled' back through the compressor.
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Gardner Denver have developed a heat recovery system which works with the Belliss & Morcom compressors. It utilises the cooling water used to cool the compressor and the air during operation. Once the water has passed through the compressor it will be need cooling through a cooling tower built within the compressor system.
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For example a Belliss & Morcom WH40 compressor with a 400kW motor would provide energy reduction equivalent to 90kW.
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If you're looking for a friendly, intimate, great sounding room to play, we'd love to consider you for a show at Atwoods. Although we're small (85 capacity), we still expect that you have a fan base and that you'll work hard in promoting the date. Some types of music aren't a good fit for the room so regrettably we won't book metal or hardcore punk. We'll consider booking most any other genre, we have a particular fondness for Roots/Blues/Folk/Americana artists.
Our stage is small but has been known to fit 7 musicians. Any more than that could be a very tight squeeze. Dimensions are 10 x 10 for the main part of the stage. There is an additional 4.5 x 3.5 section front stage right. If more than one band plays in a night, be prepared to share all your gear since space is limited.
Our sound engineers are great and should be trusted to set the perfect volume level for your show. By being here night after night, they know the room inside out, so trust their expertise and you'll have a brilliant music making experience at Atwoods.
Our current P.A. specs are:
- Mains: (2) QSC KW153's
- Monitors: (2) JBL 15" floor wedges
- Allen & Heath Qu-16 Digital Mixing Console
- mics:
- (2) Shure Beta 58's
- (4) Shure 58's
- (2) Shure 57's
- (1) Audix OM5
- drum mics, stands and cables
To be considered for an Atwoods show, please contact:
National/International Bookings:
Randi Millman
Local/Regional Bookings:
Ben Vosk
Please include all appropriate info about your band. Include links to music, videos, social media, etc. Our calendar tends to be booked 6-8 weeks in advance.


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Kinshasa (Agenzia Fides) - The President of the Democratic Republic of Congo, Joseph Kabila, confirmed on October 4 the postponement of the presidential elections which were to be held before 19 December, the expiry date of his second term. Previously the Independent Electoral Commission announced that the elections would be postponed to the end of 2018, after the completion of the revision of the electoral lists (see Fides 03/10/2016).
New protest demonstrations have been announced for October 19 from "Le Rassemblement", the opposition coalition that supports historic leader Etienne Tshisekedi and is not participating in the "national dialogue" between the government and other opposition parties to find a solution to the political crisis. "Le Rassemblement" had launched the protests of September 19, which had degenerated into violent clashes with a toll of more than 50 dead, 127 wounded and 368 arrests. "Le Rassemblement" has however expressed its willingness to "a genuine inclusive dialogue" to resolve the crisis
According to a note sent to Agenzia Fides by the Peace Network for Congo, "the solution to the crisis could be the search for a compromise between the two positions on the question of the date of the next presidential elections which should be organized on a date that comes as close as possible to that laid down by the Constitution, now impossible to respect". In order for elections to take place as soon as possible, it would be necessary to organize them with priority, separating the elections from legislative and local elections. In addition, the possibility of shortening, to the extent possible, the time needed for the elaboration of the electoral register could be taken into consideration.
Thus, it would be possible to organize the presidential elections in the year 2017, on a date that does not exceed the months of October or November. "It is a realistic possibility, because the electoral register would already be available from June-July, the election district would only be one and would not require, therefore, the operation of distribution of seats according to various election districts, the amount of material would be reduced in the presidential election and would require only a relatively short time both for its production and for its territorial distribution. The training of electoral agents could be held simultaneously with other logistical operations", the statement concludes. (L.M.) (Agenzia Fides 05/10/2016)
AMERICA - CELAM: An ethical, political, economic and cultural crisis has grown throughout Latin America and the Caribbean
ASIA/INDONESIA - Joko Widodo confirmed President, the Bishops: "it is important to accept the result of the vote"
AFRICA/SOUTH AFRICA - After elections; the Bishops: "Now we have to face the challenges of poverty, unemployment and inequality"


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Council bosses say "investigative drilling" will take place this week on a piece of land in Manton as part of a future housing development - which will see two properties demolished.
Bassetlaw District Council and A1 Housing carried out a public consultation in June and July 2015 to ask residents what kind of development they would like to see on an area of land known as the "Old Allotments', located between Lincoln Street and Furnival Street, which has previously been a fly-tipping hot spot.
Following the consultation, which received 178 responses, residents said they would like to see some form of council housing with a mix of two, three, and four-bedroomed properties.
The site will require a new access point, which will mean that a pair of semi-detached houses, which have already been identified and are both managed by the council and A1 Housing, will need to be demolished. The council say they are working with the affected tenants, who will receive "priority rehousing."
Councillor Steve Scotthorne, cabinet member for housing at the district council, said: "Firstly I would like to thank those residents of Manton who took part in the consultation and who spared the time to come to see us and share their views. We had some fantastic feedback and this will all help to shape the development as plans move forward.
"It's still early days but residents may start to see some works take place on the old allotments site this week in preparation for future development. As things progress we will keep residents as informed as we can."
The district council and A1 Housing are currently looking at options of how the project can be funded, in addition to meeting with potential developers ahead of a formal tender process later this year.
The authority is also looking at additional sites in the immediate area where facilities such as open spaces or play facilities could be provided and/or improved.


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FAQs on Pelvic Pain – Answered by a Phoenix Pain Clinic
Chronic pelvic pain is defined as pain in the pelvic area that is present for six months or longer. Many people with this condition also experience changes in mood, anxiety, and depression. For many patients, doctors cannot pinpoint the exact cause of pelvic pain, so treatment is often challenging. The pelvic pain specialists in Phoenix at Arizona Pain are experts in pain relief.
How common is chronic pelvic pain?
Studies show that around 10% of women aged 15-50 have some type of pelvic pain, and around half of these women feel less active and depressed due to the condition. For many women with chronic pelvic pain, the doctor is unsure of the diagnosis.
What causes pelvic pain?
The main causes of pelvic pain include:
- Interstitial cystitis – This is a long-term condition where the bladder becomes inflamed and irritated, giving a sensation of having to urinate frequently, along with chronic pelvic discomfort.
- Endometriosis – When the uterine lining grows in places other than the uterus, it can cause irregular bleeding, bowel problems, infertility, and pain.
- Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) – With this condition, there are excessive production of androgens (testosterone). This condition results in pelvic discomfort along with excessive hair growth and other symptoms. The main characteristic of this syndrome is multiple small cysts on the ovaries.
- Fibroids – These growths are inside the uterine wall, and they range in size from pea-sized to potato-sized. This pelvic pain is typically associated with cramping and heavy bleeding.
- Chronic prostatitis – For men, chronic swelling of the prostate gland can lead to pain, difficult urination, and sexual dysfunction.
- Pudendal neuropathy – The pudendal nerve supplies the sexual organs, perineal area, and rectum. This causes pain in the pelvic women, pain with sex, and discomfort when having a bowel movement.
- Ilio-inguinal nerve disorders – The nerves that feed the pelvic cavity often are damaged related to abdominal trauma, surgery, or an injury. This can lead to serious pelvic pain.
- Musculoskeletal problems – Any alignment problems with the pelvic bones can result in pelvic pain. In addition, after an injury has healed, muscle damage can remain.
What symptoms are associated with pelvic pain?
Pelvic pain is described as discomfort in the pelvic area, which is described as stabbing, burning, and heaviness. The pain often ranges in intensity, from mild to severe. It also can be constant or intermittent. Women who experience pelvic pain often describe cramping, bowel movement irregularity, irregular menses, fatigue, constipation, diarrhea, abdominal pain, and painful urination.
How is pelvic pain diagnosed?
The doctor will use a variety of diagnostic tests and procedures to determine the cause of your pelvic pain. The doctor will ask you questions about your symptoms, take a detailed medical history, and conduct a physical examination. Tests ordered may include blood tests, urinalysis, pelvic ultrasound, computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), laparoscopy, colonoscopy, x-ray, and sigmoidoscopy.
What are the treatment options for someone with pelvic pain?
There are several treatment options for someone with pelvic pain. These include:
- Medications – For those patients with hormonal problems, the doctor may prescribe birth control pills, analgesics, antidepressants, anti-inflammatory agents, and/or muscle relaxants.
- Trigger point injections (TPIs) – For painful trigger points on the body, the doctor will inject a long-acting anesthetic into these regions. This is often done for conditions where muscle contractions are involved.
- Relaxation techniques – These include deep breathing, biofeedback, and massage. Relaxation is good for patients who experience anxiety and mood disorders along with chronic pelvic pain.
- Acupuncture – This ancient Chinese therapy involves insertion of fine needles into the skin and subcutaneous tissue. This stimulates endorphin production and restores energy flow.
- Transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) – This is an external device worn on the outside of the body. A small box contains the battery, and wires connect to electrodes placed along the spine. The unit sends mild electrical currents that block pain signals.
- Celiac plexus block – During this procedure, the doctor injects a long-acting anesthetic onto the celiac plexus nerve bundle, which supplies the pelvic area. According to research studies, the success rate of this block is 85-90%.
- Sacral nerve simulation (SNS) – A sacral nerve stimulation device is surgically implanted. The unit delivers mild electric current to the nerves that supply the pelvic region. In a recent clinical study, SNS had a 71% efficacy rate.


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Data Integration Remains a Major IT Headache
Study shows that data integration is still costly and requires a lot of manual coding.
Ever since I mistakenly took an EDI training class at the height of the dotcom mania, I've been curious about this integration protocol. I mean, it was "cloud" via wire (or, at least, Value Added Networks) before cloud was cool, right?
Whenever I talk to a B2B integration vendor, I just have to ask: What's up with EDI these days?
"Has EDI become less or more popular because of the cloud?" I blurted, knowing full well there's no way it had grown because of the cloud.
I'm pretty sure Gross wanted to laugh, because B2B vendors have changed with the times, embracing the cloud just as much as everyone else. In fact, that's what we were supposed to talk about - the company's growth strategy, which relies in no small part on handling integration for companies engaging in heavy e-commerce. But, very kindly, she did not laugh at me.
"You know," she said, "it has not skyrocketed. Let's face it, even if I'm a midsize company or even a smaller company, if I'm adopting the cloud, I am probably going to implement something maybe a little more flexible than EDI."
She might go with XML, because it's more relevant, agile or flexible, she said. But sometimes, yes, companies still need EDI because that's what a supplier or customer uses - so Hubspan still supports the EDI data format.
If you're thinking about B2B integration, though, you probably shouldn't focus too much on choosing data formats, Gross added.
"My recommendation would be is number one, leverage whatever data format your assistant can provide. Don't bother going into another format," Gross said. "For example, SAP can send out an IDOC. Send an IDOC out to ... in our environment, for example, send the IDOC to us. We'll handle all the interoperability between that IDOC and the end customer."
We also talked a great deal about how the lines between B2B and EAI are blurring thanks to the cloud, and Hubspan's approach of using channel partners to go to market - a strategy that helped the company grow 41 percent last year.
I edited out the EDI discussion from the full interview, because, obviously, there's no rationality to my obsession with EDI, except that somewhere, I have a certificate that I was trained on something to do with EDI. But secretly, I'm glad it's still around as an option - just in case this whole cloud thing suddenly bursts.
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hanyang precision robot co. ltd. founded feb. 1988 as a hanyang engineering in seoul, south korea provides gantry loading/unloading machine for plastics injection molding machine. right now hanyang is a designer, manufactures and marketer of gantry type loading and unloading robot including variety factory automation as well as automated controls. the company capacity of machine size is from swing type small size(50~150ton) to traverses type big size robot (4000 ton)for plastics injection molding machines. also the specification of robot are air actuator method and inverter motor method and 1,2,3 axis servo motor method. the company developed the servo type robot arm and achieved the 80% of reducing processes, 41% of high speed and 750% of high precision. making a considerable contribution to reliving the labor shortage and improving the productivity in the injection molding industry. it also developed the program for production management of the molding factory, achieving 85% of reduction in labor, 505 of preventive preservation rate. all the efforts led to the award. the only way to achieve the company's prosperity in this open competition era is to meet customers' demand with continuos technology development. the company will make more investment into the technology with an aim of building fa system in plastic molding factories based on the company's outstanding servo and computer control technology. to achieve that goal as soon as possible, it is planning to make the company itself the exemplary one fa system. and to enhance the competitiveness it will strive to enter the top 10 companies in the world robot market with its unique products.


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Suburban: When our boys were growing up we lived in the suburbs of Denver and loved it! Our jaunt with rural living had me wishing that our boys could have experienced that and I was telling my oldest this and he responded that he LOVED living the suburbs as a kid. So not knowing anything different I guess it was the best for them! We lived in one middle class subdivision for 9 years, then "moved up" a bit into a newer neighborhood and my boys enjoyed it there. We did too! It was what we needed and wanted in that season.
Urban: We lived in urban areas when our boys were babies (Denver); for a 6-month stint when Austin was a Sr. in high school and loved it both times! I loved being able to walk to just about anything we needed. Homes were older but had way more character!
Rural: When we moved back to Texas we wanted rural... and we LOVED it! We had almost 3 acres; had chickens and a garden; were neighbors with goats, sheep, donkeys and horses. We loved the quiet and how bright the stars are at night. We loved not having to keep up with the Jones' with our "yard". We loved the slow pace and the down home folks. The only reason we left this lifestyle was to venture into nomadic living.
Nomadic: As most of you know, we lived and traveled in a fifth wheel for a year. We knew that this was probably a short term arrangement for us but we loved it all the same!
Small-town living: Where we are now. We live in a town with a population of about 6000 people. We can walk to just about anything and can actually walk to the end of town in any direction and it wouldn't be hard at all! We love the quiet, the simple, the down-home folks. We have multiple Mexican food restaurants as well as many other very good places to eat. We have a very nice HEB, hardware store, department store and lots of convenience stores. We have a town square and a library and many churches. We have big store shopping anywhere from 15-40 minutes away depending on which big store you want to shop. We've only lived here 6 months but we feel like we have enough to realize which one we really like the most.


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The image of gold clad Kinkaku-ji reflected in the waters of Kyoko-chi is one of the most recognizable in Japan so I thought it would be a great place to take my friend from work, Cassie, on her first trip to Japan while we were in Kyoto a month ago. I actually visited Kinkaku- ji on my very first trip to Japan and thought it would be fun to visit again over seven years later.
After the third Shogun of the Ashikaga Shogunate, Ashikaga Yoshimitsu (足利 義満), abdicated to his son he purchased the site from the Saionji family in 1397 to build his retirement villa which he called Kitayama-den. Kitayama-den was converted into a Zen Buddhist temple of the Rinzai sect upon Yoshimitsu's death in 1408 per his wishes. The official name of the temple is Rokuon-ji (鹿苑寺, Deer Garden Temple) after Yoshimitsu's posthumous name, Rokuon-in-den, however the gold pavilion became so famous that it is more popularly known as Kinkaku-ji (金閣寺, Temple of the Gold Pavillion).
Although the rest of the buildings in Ashikaga Yomitsu's complex were destroyed through war and fire, the golden pavilion stood the test of time until 1950 when it was burnt down by Hayashi Yoken, a 22 year old monk. The current pavilion was built in 1955 as a replica of the original and was restored with thicker gold leaf in the late eighties. In 1994 it was registered as a World Heritage Site.
Kinkaku-ji was our first stop of the day in Kyoto and as Cassie and I walked through the entrace gate we could see the first initial signs that the some of the leaves were just beginning to turn color.
The disc shaped end cap tiles, called gatou, on this building near the entry displayed the 5-7-5 leaf paulownia kamon (家紋, crest). Emperor Godaigo conferred this crest on the Ashikaga family in the 13th century during the Ashikaga Shogonate. In modern times this kamon, known in Japanese as go-shichi-no-kiri, is used by the Office of the Prime Minister of Japan and is a symbol of the Japanese government.
Soon we approched the lovely golden pavillion which serves as a shari-den (舎利殿, reliquary hall) to enshrine relics of the Buddha. During Ashikaga Yomitsu's time the pavilion served as a guest house where he met with foreign dignitaries and Japanese aristocracy.
Each of its three floors of the pavilion are designed in a different architectural style. The first floor, Hosui-in (The Chamber of Dharma Waters, 法水院), was built in the Shinden style used for palaces in the Heian period. With white plaster and unpainted wood it is the only floor not covered in gold leaf.
The second floor, Cho-on-do (The Tower of Sound Waves, 潮音洞), was built in the Buke style of samurai houses.
The top floor, Kukkyo-cho (Firmament Top, 空竟頂), was built in a Zen temple style with beautiful bell shaped windows. The tiled roof is topped with a bronze statue of a phoenix leafed in gold.
Set within Kyoko-chi (鏡湖, Mirror Pond) are several beautiful islands with pine trees.
These Jizo Buddha statues in the temple's garden are a popular place to toss coins for good luck.
Built during the Edo period the Sekkaitei (夕佳亭, Place of Evening Beauty) tea house is perched on a hill with a lovely view of the golden pavilion and is currently the oldest building on the temple grounds. Inside features a famous pillar made from nandina wood.
After seeing Sekkatei Cassie and I stopped in the visitor's tea house so that she could try matcha for the first time. Matcha is finely milled green tea that is used for Japanese tea ceremonies. Because of matcha's bitter taste it is traditionally served with a wagashi sweet which you eat prior to drinking the tea.
Our last stop before leaving the grounds was to visit Fudo-do (不動堂). The small shrine houses a stone statue of the Buddhist deity Fudo-myo-o. Although it is normally not on public display the statue can be seen during Setsubun in early February and on August 16.
Kinkaku-ji is a truly beautiful spot and definitely a great place to visit while in Kyoto. Located in northern Kyoto you can get to Kinkaku-ji by taking the 101 or 205 bus from JR Kyoto Station and getting off at the Kinkaku-ji machi stop. From the bus stop it is a three minute walk marked by signs. Kinkaku-ji is open from 9 am until 5 pm every day with a 400 yen cost of admission for adults and 300 yen for children.


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Though I do not know them personally, Kim and Jenn are two gals who have been building their own tiny house about as long as I have. They put beautiful work into this house, and it looked to be very near completion with furniture, trim work, cabinetry and the loveliest little porcelain lights. I can barely hold back crying for them even just writing now, because they have lived my greatest nightmare and lost their home before it ever had a chance to become as such.
A barn fire burned it to the ground last Sunday, and all their care, hard work and planning has crumbled to a blackened pile. Every single thing was destroyed.
I know the love I have for Little Yellow, and how much my tiny house has become part of my life and who I want to be. To think of what Jenn and Kim are going through just makes my heart break.
I'm extremely impressed that these girls are not giving up on their dream, but are picking themselves up and have started raising money to rebuild. Jenn had this to say:


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MILAN (Reuters) - The Roman Catholic chaplain for one of Italy's biggest prisons has been arrested on charges of demanding sexual favors from inmates in exchange for cigarettes and basic necessities such as soap, shampoo and hair brushes.
Father Alberto Barin, 51, was arrested late on Tuesday.
Police said he had forced at least six male inmates, all of them non-Italians jailed for minor crimes, to have sex with him in his office or elsewhere in the San Vittore prison, in Milan.
A magistrate's arrest warrant said Barin used his power and influence within the prison to "almost obsessively satisfy his sexual urges".
When Barin managed to help get a prisoner released early, he would ask the inmate to come to his office before leaving to re-pay the favor by having sex, police said.
The investigation began after an inmate told prison authorities, who then set up hidden video cameras in his office and elsewhere in the prison.
The Roman Catholic Church around the world has been hit by various sex accusations. The most serious ones involve sexual abuse of minors by priests and attempts to cover up the scandals by moving abusers from parish to parish instead of defrocking them.
Reporting By Philip Pullella; Editing by Silvia Antonioli