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Trovex have been favoured to be included in multiple projects at Teddington Memorial Hospital over the years and have indeed been included on projects for the same NHS trust on other sites.
Through passion and interest in the system, Hounslow and Richmond NHS have been a consistent investor in the Hygipod system at the Hospital and have experienced the advantages of using the system, both whilst carrying out the project and the ongoing serviceability of the Hygipod system once it has been installed.
Working with a selection of different contractors, large and small projects have been taken on and one particular project of note included 30no consulting rooms to carry out in tight shifts to ensure minimum downtime for the consulting rooms. In this scenario it was critical that the units were on site on time and even delivered ahead of time for storage on site so they could be installed on a just-in-time basis. Every unit was delivered pre-plumbed with the Markwik Thermostatic tap and the Contour 21 back outlet basin and pressure-tested to ensure total peace of mind once they were in service only after they were installed.
The Hounslow and Richmond Community Healthcare NHS Trust looked at their level of compliance with the HBN guidelines at the Teddington Memorial Hospital, and took the decision to upgrade the facilities in the walk-in centre. This involved replacing handwash stations, laying new vinyl flooring and fitting hygienic wall cladding, making the areas as easy to maintain as possible.
The Hospital Trust chose the Trovex Hygipod as the preferred solution for the handwash station units due to its simplicity and ease of installation. Trovex has worked with the Hospital previously, and were pleased that Trovex could supply the products that were required for the refurbishment works.
It was critical to the Hospital to be able to operate as normal during the works, and the phased refurbishment works allowed rooms to be closed one at a time on a rolling program. The Hygipod's speed of installation enabled each consulting room to only be out of action for 24hrs, offering minimal disruption to the normal operation of the Hospital.
The Hygipod offered the best value for us, not just in terms of cost, but in terms of installation.
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Is it possible to have a perfect childhood? Maybe. I've certainly met lots of people who have claimed it. Some of these folks became good friends of mine. But, with further exploration, they discovered that they had unconsiously dry cleaned the not so perfect parts of their history so they could be seen as "normal".
No matter what environment we were born into, poor, wealthy or middle-class, whether we had no parents, one parent, two parents or the entire community involved in guiding us towards what they believed would be a better life, somewhere along the way, in those early years, most of us ended up adopting a lie that somehow our life wasn't completely our own. We owed somebody for who we were, what we had over other children, and how lucky we were to be born to the parents we had.
For years, I believed I had a great childhood. I have wonderful memories travelling with family through the United States and Canada in an RV. It was so much fun.
In my twenties, people described me as a happy, bright, well adjusted, and an open book. I think I was these things…and much more. Like most folks, I presented my best self to the world. Is it possible to experience heaven without acknowledging the existence of hell?
Renuka's Secret Confession
Renuka: Have you ever felt the need to just run away from everybody, maybe somewhere no one could hear you, and just cry at the top of your lungs, for no apparent reason? I have had these feelings on and off for as long as I can remember.
Last week I felt like this again for several days. I couldn't sleep or shut off my leaky eyes. My body felt drained, and and at times, I had difficulty formulating coherent sentences. The trigger was being in a room full of extremely courageous men and women.
You might be asking, why would being with courageous people make me feel like shit? Shouldn't I be inspired and motivated? Let me share with you how they did that too.
A courageous person confessed about having an exciting childhood dream of making a massive positive impact on humanity. When she shared that dream with the most influential person in her life, her father, he quickly extinguished her confidence with discouraging words resembling, "don't be a silly girl, you can't change the world". She believed him and went on to doubt herself and her worth.
Another courageous person confessed to not knowing who she really is. Despite her vast education, skills, travels, and confident personality, she locked away her history so tightly that even she couldn't access it if only to simply acknowledge who she may have been.
Another courageous person confessed to being showered with love, parents who set aside their own needs so he could have every available opportunity. Motivated by guilt, he did what he believed they wanted, denying his own choices. Several decades of repression had taken it's toll on a boy who had no right to voice his needs and independance over his parent's sacrifice.
Another courageous person confessed to faulting her body for almost two decades for not being able to house the babies she would never get to kiss.
Another courageous person confessed to being born to parents who were deeply committed to the cultural conditioning that boys were superior and cherished over girls. She continued to hand down this disempowering tradition to her own daughter before facing the impact it has had on her life so far.
Yet another courageous person confessed to having a father who was overflowing with rage and the only way he knew how to release some of that rage was to that rage on all of his children physically, mentally, and emotionally. Fifteen children suffered under his house of horror.
Finally, another courageous person confessed to being betrayed over and over by a woman she needed most, her mother. The little girl who needed love, protection and safety instead was used as bait to get her mother attention and importance.
They all had one thing in common with me. Through very different circumstances, we ceased to exist as individuals and ended up either being abandoned or had to abandon ourselves in order to belong in the environment that supported our survival. The seeds of self doubt for emotional orphans are planted at a very young age.
The raw vulnerability of these men and women allowed me to see glimpses of myself in them. Their courage gifted me with deeper levels of compassion for myself, for others, and for these amazing men and women. I wept for them. I wept for me. In the end, I was left in awe, flooded with gratitude to have witnessed the breaking through their shells that encloses understanding. I am inspired to step up to a higher level of purpose and step out to a greater commitment of service.
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Yesterday was a VERY. BAD. DAY.
I've been under a lot of stress lately. As crazy as it sounds, I actually don't even realize it until I start getting extereme headaches that border on migraines and I can feel the stress in my neck. Yesterday was one of those days. It seemed like nothing was going right. I was hurting people's feelings (not on purpose!). There wasn't enough time in the day. It was just one thing after the next. All day long.
There were several things that almost led to tears.
I grabbed my computer bag out of the front seat of my car only to get my bad thumb caught in the strap. It hurt. BAD. I had tears in my eyes. I was afraid to pull back the band-aid and look. I'll spare you the details, but it's definitely going to add to the healing process.
I thought retail therapy would help. I finally went through my closet several weeks ago and got rid of EVERYTHING that gets on my nerves when I wear it. It actually wiped my closet clean. Now that winter is lingering, it doesn't seem like it was the brightest decision I've ever made, but that's a whole different story. I couldn't find anything I liked at the first three stores I went in. So, I decided to venture to the mall.
That's when real tragedy struck.
I was walking into the mall when my phone flew out of my hand and landed about a foot in front of me on the sidewalk. Not sure exactly what happened because it all happened fairly quickly. What I do know is that it didn't seem to hit the ground that hard, but when I picked it up, the glass was shattered. Not just a crack or two. More like 72.
I don't even want to admit all the relationship mishaps me and my iphone have been through. And I don't want to admit how many I've had in my possesion. But this isn't the first run-in I've had. If you're interested, you can read about the time my iphone jumed in the toilet here. Or how I couldn't live without it here, here, or here.
The point is, I know it's a "thing" and I shouldn't be as attached to it as I am. But the fact of the matter is, I am. I love it with every fiber of my being, but I do know that we cannot continue this relationship like this. It's just not healthy!


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The legacy of Rev. Dr John Stott, who is popularly known as Uncle John among African Intervarsity Christians, will live on. Uncle John passed on 27th July 2011, he was 90 years old. I came to know him while studying at Theological College of Central Africa, Ndola Zambia, where he delivered three days of lectures in 1986. I had the privilege to sit under his feet one afternoon with a small group of students. My first question was why he was not married. Before he responded he asked my name; that was the start of a lifelong mentoring relationship.
One year later, when I was serving theLord at Prison Fellowship Zambia, a death row inmate who had come to the Lord after reading Uncle John's Basic Christianity in prison wrote him requesting materials which would help him grow in Christ. Uncle John wrote to me and asked for more information about this inmate. For the next ten years Uncle John sent me money every Christmas to buy basic needs for inmates serving on death row. Every year I would visit these inmates around Christmas bringing greetings from Uncle John along with gifts of bibles, soap, sugar, and toothpaste.
In 1996 he invited me to attend the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity. My wife attended the same course in 2001. One Sunday he invited me to his home. As Chaplain to the Queen I concluded he would surely be occupying a house next to Buckingham Palace. I said to myself, "Buckingham Palace, here comes Lawrence!" Somehow the address he gave did not lead me anywhere near Buckingham Palace. Uncle John lived in an apartment that contained basic necessities of life. He chose to live a simple life which enabled him to use his excess income to, among other things, empower under resourced pastors in Asia and Africa with a minimum of three books each year.
I was the beneficiary of Uncle John's generosity on more than one occasion. Uncle John wrote a recommendation for me to attend Wheaton College when I applied for Graduate School. After I got accepted I wrote him a long typed letter expressing gratitude for his help and encouragement to me over the years. He responded with a hand written letter and said, "Lawrence it is mutual." In 2000 I travelled with Uncle John to Uganda where he was giving lectures to Intervarsity staff and friends. Though I was not associated with Intervarsity he invited me at his expense because he thought the time with Christian thinkers would do me good.
In some ways the Jubilee Centre can be traced back to Uncle John. Over twenty years ago I read his book Issues Facing Christians Today. He explored questions of social ethics from a biblical perspective. I had recently come out of prison and was doing my theological studies. I wanted to know more about what the Bible said about justice, compassion, forgiveness and mercy. Later Uncle John would write,"Having enjoyed Lawrence Temfwe's friendship, and admired his vision for a number of years, I am glad to endorse the Jubilee Centre. It is a fine contemporary example of our Christian commitment to both justice and love."
I am far from the more influential Christians Uncle John has impacted. That he would identify me and seek to encourage me in my service in the Lord shows how Uncle John wanted to reach out to everyone irrespective of their position in life. What a life! Uncle John's legacy lives on!
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Dental Professionals
Since introducing THE WAND into my practice new patient referrals have skyrocketed. My patients benefit, and so does my bottom-line. I will never go back to the techniques I used before.
– Dr. Charles Patterson
THE WAND System is by far the best asset to our practice. The ease of administering anesthesia to the single tooth has cut the trauma out of the dental experience for our patients.
– Christine Maggio, Office Manager
I absolutely love the THE WAND device from Milestone. It shortens my treatment time allowing me to see more patients and increase productivity for each patient. Best of all, pain management for the patient is phenomenal. Some patients don't even realize that I just anesthetized them. I virtually eliminated lower blocks for my restorative and endodontic procedures. It's good for the practice and even better for the patient. You would be insane not to use this technology. True practice builder!
– Dr. Paul J. Kim
THE WAND system is absolutely awesome! I've been using it in my practice for eight months and I could never go back to giving conventional blocks again. It is one of those technologies, like digital radiography, that are so much better than their predecessors. Let's put it this way …if I need a local anesthetic for treatment I'll search out a WAND dentist!
– Dr. Tom Gallivan, Jr
We dentists are often over-promised by dental manufactures about products or equipment that sometimes fail to live up to expectations. I am pleased to report that THE WAND local anesthetic delivery system has exceeded mine! I can anesthetize any single tooth in the mouth for any operative procedure I need to perform (yes lower second molars). This is accomplished by simply holding a handle containing a small needle against the neck of the tooth. Upon completion of the application of the anesthetic, you can go to work. No waiting – a great time saver. The placement of the anesthetic is completely painless, the tooth is totally anesthetized (no more missed mandibular injections) and you can go to work immediately. But the greatest benefit is realized by our patients. My patients leave the office without a numb tongue, cheek or lip and since I did not give them an injection, there are not puncture wounds to create post-operative discomfort. The comments that they will shower upon you and your staff about how terrific this system is will "make your day" over and over again. This system is the BEST internal marketing program ever!
– Dr. Chuck Stratton
I have been using THE WAND for the past 12 years. My patients have appreciated the comfortable injections from a device that doesn't look like a syringe. I have recently upgraded to the new WAND and have been extremely happy with the new advances. Although I have used THE WAND for all local anesthesia, I never had such predictability with single tooth injections as I now have. The STA Mode/ Cruise Control is a fantastic addition. I would recommend this device to anyone who values their patient's comfort, and would like a predictable approach to single tooth anesthesia.
– Dr. Rob Wortzel
THE WAND system has literally changed my life! I would say there have only been a handful of dental tools that have greatly impacted the way I practice dentistry, and THE WAND system is one of them. THE WAND system has impacted my practice in the following ways: It has decreased my stress in trying to achieve a lower mandibular block every time. By achieving anesthesia so quickly, I am able to see more patients on a daily basis and my overall production has increased. My patients are impressed with this "The state of the art" technology and even happier with the comfort of the injection. They are quick to tell their friends and family which has sky-rocketed my patient referrals. Many of my patients who work would never schedule a procedure in the middle of the day because of profound and lasting anesthesia. With THE WAND system, patients are now willing to come in at any time, knowing they will be able to communicate effectively at their job. This has also been a huge benefit in keeping our schedule filled during those mid-morning and mid-afternoon hours. As with most dentists, I spend the majority of my time in my office. To have a tool like THE WAND system to have such a dramatic impact on my daily life has been incredible! I highly recommend incorporating THE WAND system into your practice!
– Dr. Anna C. Ashley
Imagine going to a dentist and having no fear. Imagine being a dentist and truthfully saying to your patient that this process will be painless. THE WAND system makes that happen. Since I started using the system both me and my patients' stress levels has dropped dramatically. When I inform them that there will be no more traditional syringes used in my practice they seem a bit skeptical, yet once I use the system on them they are totally convinced. In the first week using the system I have done an extraction, a root canal procedure and many fillings each using only THE WAND system. Each procedure was completed without pain and the patient left without any observable numbness, totally comfortable. This system is the future of dentistry, no one will want to practice without this system.
– Dr. Mitchell Adler
I wanted to let you know how THE WAND has changed my practice. Our patients are absolutely AMAZED as to how we deliver anesthetic! We hear on a regular basis, 'What was that? Did you just numb my tooth?' – I even have patients ask if the specialists I refer to use it as well. It's nice to see children, who have never experienced dental anesthesia, leave their visit never having to experience the "anxiety" associated with "Syringe-Type" delivery methods. It's stress free for the patients AND the Team! THE WAND is also very accurate, as well as less threatening. Anesthetic is delivered and almost immediately we can begin treatment! We, as well as the patients, appreciate the ability to maximize their visits by doing several quadrants of dentistry at a time. With the STA technique, we can work on both sides of the lower arch without losing complete feeling of the entire lower arch. As soon as I put THE WAND down, I can pick up the hand-piece and start preparing the crown! We have many patients referring to our practice purely for THE WAND experience! I would never go back to the 'old school' way of delivering anesthetic. Not when there is a less threatening more accurate method of delivery available. I can't say enough of about it!


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Which of the 4 Eco-Personality Types are You?
This is the 3rd article in series of 6 on how to increase your eco-influence by 60x.
Once you know what stage someone is in, and the strategies that will work for that stage, the next step is to laser-focus your approach to the individual's unique eco-personality type.
Jacquelyn Ottman is a renowned green marketing consultant and the author of The New Rules of Green Marketing, along with many other books. Her company has advised Fortune 500 companies, including: GE, Johnson & Johnson, and Procter & Gamble, along with the US EPA Energy Star Label. When I read her book in 2011, something clicked.
Ottman writes of her 4 green interest segments:
[E]ven the most eco-aware consumers tend to prioritize their environmental concerns… [We] derived the segmentation from empirical evidence and offer it as a supplement the NMI (Natural Marketing Institute) segmentation.
NOTE: The Natural Marketing Institute is the leading research group on environmental consumer behavior, and we will discuss them next week.
Notice that Ottman isn't replacing NMI's work, but offering us a supplement – an added bonus.
She's saying that the greenest of green consumers have clear priorities. Their eco-personality lends them to be a one of 4 types: a Resource Conservator, an Outdoor Enthusiast, a Health Fanatic, or an Animal Lover.
But what about non-fanatics?
I truly believe, and experience has taught me, that everyone has potential. They are an environmentalist-waiting-to-happen, and deserve to be treated as such.
To support this, I like to look at history.
As civilizations have evolved around the world over time (from hunter-gatherers to agricultural tribes to villages to states to empires to nations) we have progressed in one direction. Longer life. More complex social structures and technology. Civil rights for increasing groups of people. And greater scientific awareness of our planetary ecological impact.
Influenced by society, individual develop through similarly progressive worldviews — from magic to mythic to rational.
It occurred to me that if the greenest consumers end up in 4 segments, they likely had that potential from an early age — it didn't magically appear when they became aware of environmental issues. So, I began to trace those 4 segments back to their origin.
In this way, Ottman's research (while great for helping businesses sell environmentalists more stuff) could be useful for what I wanted — environmentalists everywhere to increase their ability to influence all of those "environmentalists-waiting-to-happen." In other words, persuading for the planet.
No one starts out a "fanatic." But people do care about their health from an early age and demonstrate subtle behavioral and verbal hints. Where a fanatic may run marathons, someone with potential likely takes walks or eats vegetables (likely from a box store grocer).
TYPE 2 – Happiness Focused
Animal lovers are usually born — you know it from a young age. But some come to support animal protection later in life. Those people tend to empathize with others and have an interest in social issues. They care for children and try to give a voice to those perceived as under-served. With time, animals — especially those exhibiting human emotions and expressions — begin to benefit from their inner sense of justice and fairness.
TYPE 3 – Resource Focused
Conservation may not be everyone's first cause. But many start out from meager beginnings and are taught the value of thrift. Being raised on a farm makes one resourceful, hording things for future use. A need for efficiency and a do-it-yourself attitude are great indicators that someone may be heading in that direction.
TYPE 4 – Recreation Focused
Outdoor enthusiasts have usually experienced a place they love threatened by environmental harm. Those with potential likely recreate outdoors, but have limited environmental awareness. They might ride ATVs, rock climb, hike and camp, or hunt and fish with little thought to preserving their playground.
Confused? Here are some helpful hints to clarify:
- Your friend is a runner, but on trails. Ask them why. She may tell you how much she loves being outside (recreation) or that this is the only group she could find that paces at the desired heart-rate (health).
- Your boss wants to donate to a habitat restoration project. Inquire further. Is it because she feels it's unfair we have destroyed wild animals' homes (happiness) or because she believes in ecosystem services that we humans can't replicate without spending a fortune (resources).
Asking good questions, and active listening, are your two best friends.
ecofluencePRO Part 3: Types & Tips go into tons of details that I can't list here. It includes the 5 Levels of Commitment within each Type; how to identify; and good activities, sources of information, and organizations to suggest. It even spells out the values driving this type, which you can use to translate your own cause into a language they will resonate with.


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STRATHAM — The New Hampshire SPCA is holding four rabies clinics in 2008 starting Sunday, March 16. Each clinic will be the opportunity for pet owners to microchip their cats and dogs.
Rabies is a fatal disease that is communicable to humans. Transmitted through the saliva of an infected animal, bite wounds are the most common method of infection, but any contact with saliva to an open wound or sore can cause infection. Fox, raccoons and skunks are the most common mammals to catch, carry and spread the rabies virus.
The first clinic will be held on Sunday, March 16 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. The cost is $10 for a 1-year vaccination and $15 for a 3-year vaccinations. Microchipping will cost $35 per animal and will include the registration of the chip with HomeAgain, a leading brand for pet recovery microchipping.
Microchipping a pet is the best way to ensure that if he or she is ever lost, runs away or is stolen that they will be returned to the rightful owner. Microchips are about the size of a grain of rice and are injected into the skin at the back of the neck. The painless procedure makes it possible to track a pet no matter where they may turn up. A shelter, veterinarian's office or a pound can scan the pet for a chip and determine its rightful owner.
Clinics will also be held Sunday, April 20, Sunday, May 18 and Sunday, August 10. All the clinics run from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. No appointment is necessary, but pets must be on a leash or in a carrier.
The New Hampshire SPCA is a community resource center that provides animal adoption, education, investigation and sheltering services in a professional and compassionate way. The Adoption Center is open from 11 a.m. top 4 p.m. on Monday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Thursday, and closed on Wednesday.
For more information about the NHSPCA, visit www.nhspca.org or call 772-2921.
Rabies, microchipping clinics at NHSPCA
STRATHAM — The New Hampshire SPCA is holding four rabies clinics in 2008 starting Sunday, March 16. Each clinic will be the opportunity for pet owners to microchip their cats and dogs.


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I have three kiddos in school that keep me pretty busy! Halloween essentially begins the season of teacher and student gift-giving at school. Having three elementary kids, If I choose to do something hand-made, it has to be easily replicated! This Halloween Treat Bag features die-cuts that have been color customized with ColorBox® Stephanie Barnard Premium Dye Ink Sprays!
The bag topper is constructed of white paper and die-cuts that have all been customized with Spray Inks! The colors and die-cuts can be easily switched up for variation and fun!
To begin, I gathered up sprays of my choice-ones that are typical Halloween-themed colors. I cut out several electronic die-cuts using white cardstock only; there is no need to continually load different color cardstock to the machine!
Simply spritz the die-cuts with the Premium Dye Ink Sprays-so easy! The best thing about these sprays is that a little goes a long way, they are light-fast, and warping isn't an issue. For me, all of those things are important especially when I'm duplicating several items.
The circle has been spritzed with Premium Dye Ink Spray in "Grape," and given a coat of some very pretty Donna Salazar Twinkle Dust Glitter! What's Halloween without glitter!?
All that's left to do is to adhere the die-cuts to the bag toppers and to fill with goodies! It has quickly become that time of year! Will you be making handmade gifts this year? We would love to see!
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And I really suck at secret keeping. So here goes:
I'm 6 weeks along today. I know some prefer to hold on to their news until 12 weeks, but seeing as I am very open with my previous miscarriage and TTC journey, I don't mind sharing this so early. The Facebook announcement will definitely wait.
I found out on October 3rd (at only 8 dpo) it was honestly really surprising because I had become so accoustomed to seeing negative tests that my mouth literally dropped open when a faint 2nd line appeared. I saw faint second lines that early with my pregnancy with Carter and with Rose so seeing a line gave me a good feeling. With the chemical pregnancy I had in June, I didn't see a super faint line until 11 dpo, and it never darkened. And you can be sure I've taken a million tests since then and they all have been super dark. I actually took one the other day and the test line was so dark the control line was barely visible.
I had my first beta test on October 11th at 16 dpo, it came back at 247. My 2nd beta test on October 13th came back at 751 with a doubling time of 33 hours. That definitely gave me some relief, but naturally I'm still on pins and needles and consumed with fear. My 1st ultrasound is on November 3rd, (TWO MORE WEEKS AWAY), normally he does them at 6 weeks, but I'll be out of town when he originally wanted me to do it (next week). I might try to work it in sooner. I just want to make sure this bub is in the proper place and has a heartbeat.
So until then I'll be cautious.happy.scared.excited.worried.hopeful and terrified. Sounds about right.
And while I know this is good day for me, this might the source of someone's bad day. I'm sending so much love and strength to you ladies trying to conceive out there.


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Dispatch from the SSC Team
Ever heard of the phrase "random acts of greenness"? If you have, you know it's not a good thing! "Random acts of greenness" are haphazardly employed sustainability initiatives that bear no clear link to each other or an organization's overall strategy. We've said it before and we'll say it again: sustainability must be cohesively integrated throughout the entire organization and not hidden on the to-do list of one person, in one department.
This point is successfully driven home in a recently published study, conducted by three professors from the John F. Donohue Graduate School of Business at Duquesne University, that cites the necessity of weaving sustainability throughout an organization's culture while utilizing the skill sets of human resources professionals to do so.
Deciding to become a sustainably minded organization is no small undertaking. It essentially requires that a company overhaul its entire business plan. Any time you launch a program that will drastically change the scope of your daily and long-term business, you first collaborate with other departments to ensure a smooth execution and integration. In fact, your first stop would probably be a visit to your organization's human resources department. Why? Because launching company-wide initiatives through the utilization of strategic communication, training, recruiting and organizational design is HR's job! So, it's a no brainer that the department should be heavily involved with the implementation of your organization's sustainability initiatives.
The previously mentioned study found that organizations that mesh social and environmental initiatives are able to launch long-term sustainability measures while enjoying the support and engagement of employees. In compiling the progress of the organizations surveyed, researchers identified three types of companies: leader firms, people-focused firms and laggard firms (ouch!). Leader firms successfully integrate social and environmental initiatives throughout an organization; people-focused firms have mastered the deliverance of social initiatives; and laggard firms – well, there's not a whole lot going on in the way of social or environmental strategy within those organizations. Not surprisingly, a key tactic utilized by both leader and people-focused firms is the heavy involvement of HR when launching social or environmental programs. It just makes sense. When cementing sustainability into the core of your business strategy, you need the assistance of professionals who are trained in engaging employees and ensuring that initiatives have long-term effects. By not involving the HR department, you risk deploying sustainable measures in a scattered, non-strategic manner, thus deteriorating the seriousness with which employees take the initiatives.
At Strategic Sustainability Consulting, we get it. Not every company is as well equipped to plan and deliver cohesive sustainability plans. There are many obstacles to conquer along the way, as shifting the culture of an organization is no small feat. Perhaps your organization has resource constraints or lacks employee motivation (we're talking to you, creatures of habit!). The good news is that sustainability is about creating value and making strategic, long-term decisions. When properly understood and embraced, sustainability is a concept that everyone can get on board with.
To us, it doesn't matter which level you are on, be it leader, people-focused or, yes, even laggard. There is always room for improvement and sometimes it's hardest to progress when you're on the top. We're happy to talk you through the planning process or even create a customized sustainability plan targeted to every department within your organization. Sustainability is best served with a side of strategy and we're here to help you integrate it throughout your organization.
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SEMIFURNISHED - 4 Bedroom penthouse available for long term rental. The entrance hall has an open plan living space which offers space and comfort with both dining and seating areas. The living room has four large panoramic windows with views west to the sea and Gibraltar. Fully fitted kitchen with a kitchen island. The master bedroom is on the main floor with a spacious bathroom and a large terrace with sea view to the east.
Upstairs from the living room you will find the private area with an office space that can be turned into a bedroom as well as guest room and another bedroom with separate bath and toilet. From all these spaces, you can reach the stunning upper roof terrace. The terrace has a fireplace that you can also use from inside the apartment as well as a practical outdoor kitchen.
The apartment has a completely new AC unit with climate control. Lift up to the apartment as well as comfortable stairs between the different floors.
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This time of year, I hear Joni Mitchell's song, "It's coming on Christmas, They're cutting down the trees, They're putting up reindeers, And singing songs of joy and peace…."
I walk down Highland Drive and see another incredible 100 year old tree cut down. The canopy was phenomenal. Standing under the tree, I was in the cathedral of joy and peace.
In 2007, an old Queen Anne house was on the chopping block for a new multimillion dollar home with connecting townhouses. The first thing that came out of the contractor's mouth, "Your tree has to go!" "But my 100 year old maple is on my property!" I said. "My utilities are going to run right through its roots. It has to go!" He said.
I called the mayor's office. I went to see the contractor's plans at City Hall. I begged the City Council to listen to the tree and me. A blessing came through our city arborist, who became my constant assistant in helping me protect this beautiful stately tree.
One family who had five brothers and sisters lived across from this large maple. They spent summer nights climbing up the tree to be safely held in it while they watched the sunsets. One can see tiny slats of wood left, reminding us of what children cherish in their memories.
When I was a young girl the abundance of large trees delighted us. Long ropes that swung from towering tree limbs kept us entertained for hours. "Who can swing the farthest? Who can do tricks on the ropes? Who can jump off and never get hurt?"
One day someone started a fire where the trees had grown up so protected. Within a short time, firemen were called in to battle the flames. We were told not to go down and watch but every child in that neighborhood was there. Each time the flames were doused or beaten down, we yelled with yeahs and applauded these brave men.
Looking down at the fresh cut tree stomp, I wished I could have been there to protect it. The canopy of trees may soon all be gone and we should have protected them. We should have.


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AquaIllumination Nano LED Exposed: Unboxing & Initial Thoughts
The first thing you'll notice is the simple yet sophisticated design of the AI Nano box; clean lines and an image of the fixture make it clear as to what's inside.
Additionally, on the back of the box, you'll find details about what's included inside, along with some basic specifications about the light itself.
Upon unboxing, the first thing we noticed was how small the fixture was; At 4.28 x 5.57 x 1.47 inches (10.9 x 14.1 x 3.7 cm), it's less than half the size of the 12'' AI Sol. The fixture includes (2) Cool White XM-Ls, (4) Blue Cree XP-Es and (4) Royal Blue Cree XP'Es mounted in a pair of five-in-one lenses. With 35 watts of LED power, this fixture is extremely energy efficient but at the same time packs a punch when it comes to light output.
The touch controls are visible on the front side of the unit. Owners can adjust the three different LED colors independently to tailor the color and intensity of the AI Nano to their aquariums. Simply select the LED bulb you want to adjust and swipe left and right to increase and decrease intensity.
Aside from the module itself, included is a user manual, power supply and cord, data cable and a mounting arm. The black plastic arm is lightweight and very easy to mount on glass/acrylic up to half inch thick. While perhaps not the most elegant design (especially compared with the sleek fixture itself), the mounting arm blends well and hides the cords neatly.
Our initial reaction of this LED fixture is that it's a great fit for nano aquariums from 10 to 35 gallons. The efficient, compact, and all-in-all design represents a nice new product from the folks at AquaIllumination that's surely going to get the nano crowd excited.


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A fragile and depressed university student disappears from his apartment on a cold winter's night. Four weeks later he is implicated in social media and the mainstream media as "Suspect #2" in the Boston Marathon bombings. The search for truth derails with tragic consequences as collective fear and suspicion rain down upon a vulnerable family. Exclusive access and never released footage reveal the enduring love of a family in crisis.
Neal Broffman grew up in his father's darkroom where he was mesmerized by the powerful and iconic images of the American Civil Rights Movement his father had taken. Those early influences inform his work to this day. He solidified his credentials as a journalist working at CNN International for a decade. Working with One Production Place since its founding in 2001, Broffman's work has received many awards. Hot Spots received a 2012 southeast Emmy nomination for Best Documentary.


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This intensive Bootcamp will provide for purpose professionals with the opportunity to work alongside like-minded individuals to develop the critical skills required to navigate the policy development process and make change happen. This session will also have a focus on advocating in elections given the upcoming South Australian State Election. At the end of the Bootcamp participants will be able to develop tailored advocacy strategies for their organisations with innovative tactics to achieve your desired policy outcomes.
The program will cover the following topics:
- Theory on how social change happens
- The policy development cycle
- The political process and points of influence
- Articulating a clear problem and ask
- Communicating clear messages and making the case for change
- Developing advocacy strategies
- Tools for change
- Identifying innovative advocacy tactics
- Case studies from across the for purpose sector
Who should attend this Bootcamp? This program has been developed for people working in the not-for-profit of for purpose sector. It is for anyone seeking to influence government, particularly people working in policy, advocacy, government relations and communication roles.
About the facilitator: Caterina Giorgi is the Founder of For Purpose, a social business working with for purpose professionals to develop their skills, share ideas and work collaboratively to create innovative solutions to complex problems. Caterina has worked in the for purpose sector in a range of policy, advocacy and sector development roles, including as Director or Policy and Research at the Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education. She has presented at national and international conferences on public health policy research, advocacy, government relations and public policy. She also delivers policy, advocacy, social change and government relations training across Australia.
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Style Spots on a Wednesday? Bold...I know. :) But I only went on one thrifting adventure this weekend that turned up one thing, so I thought it could wait until I was home and had my camera available.
Sunday afternoon, my sis-in-law Molly and I went to the St. Vincent de Paul on South Congress in Austin, followed by a huge Salvation Army about 10 minutes from there. The former seemed like a great place to go for clothing, but all the really cute stuff was put in the boutique area at the front, and the dresses were $10 up to $25, which I know isn't horrendous, but definitely not what I'm used to.
I tried on a couple things and ended up putting them back since I'm trying to be more selective on my thrifting adventures, but I did pick up a set of six cut glass berry bowls in the housewares section for $1.50. As much as I love the Butterfly Gold pattern I've collected for our everyday dishes, I think I'm slowly going to change them out for a more eclectic collection, and these bowls fit right into that plan.
The Salvation Army was definitely impressive as far as size, and the furniture section looked like something out of a showroom, but overall, I was really surprised at the prices (I found a dress that was NWT for $35!), and just ended up buying some shirts and a pair of swim trunks for the hubs that were 50% off (only the trunks fit though...oh well!) and a yellow/orange moo-moo-like dress for me to lounge around in at home (definitely nothing worth taking a photo over).
So in the end, it was an okay thrifting day. Definitely not the worst I've had (remember when I thrifted in NY? Those prices were crazy!), but far from the best, and certainly not as good as my Dallas adventure this past Christmas. Luckily, now that the hubs's parents have moved to Austin, I'll have many more opportunities to see what else is around. We'll be back in September to meet our new niece, and again in November, so if any of you have recommendations, let's here 'em! :)
Style Spot: South Congress Way
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Ooooooh! Those are exactly like my grandma's bowls that my cousin's wife snatched out from under my nose when grandma moved into a nursing home.ReplyDelete
Down on So-Co, the prices at thrift stores tend to be a little higher. You're better off hitting the bigger stores in North or South Austin. Thrift Town, Savers and the Goodwill Blue Hanger are some of my favorites!ReplyDelete
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The songwriter and musician collaborated with the band on their recent single 'Heavy'
Julia Michaels has spoken about working with Linkin Park on their song 'Heavy'.
The songwriter and musician, who has also written tracks for the likes of Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez and Gwen Stefani, co-wrote the band's recent single with Chester Bennington, Mike Shinoda and Brad Delson, as well as her songwriting partner Justin Tranter.
"They were so excited about putting our new music and just so happy and just so lovely so it's really strange that these circumstances have happened," she told Billboard. "I have a really hard time listening to the song now because of it."
Frontman Chester Bennington died last month (July 20) by suicide. He was 41 years old.
"I've listened to Linkin Park for years," Michaels said. "When I was growing up, my brother was such a huge fan of theirs, so it was always around in my house. So it was really cool getting to work with Chester and Mike and Brad."
She explained that the song's themes of self-care and "dragging around" personal issues came from Bennington. "He was like, 'I wanna write a song about how sometimes you get really weighed down by your problems, and sometimes it's really hard to get out of that'," she explained. "I was like, 'Yeah, let's do that.' And we wrote the song in about two hours."
Of working with the singer in the studio, she said: "He came in and was really funny and really warm, and had the biggest smile on his face. He was just cracking jokes and having the best time, and Mike and him were going back and forth, just making each other laugh."


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Double Your Gift To The Salvation Army Through Your Employer's Matching Gifts Program
Employer matching gifts are a great way to double your gift to The Salvation Army in Broward County. Ask your company if there is a matching gift program in place. Processing an employer match is easy. Just complete and send your section of the matching gift form provided by your employer — we'll handle the rest! If you've already made your donation, you can still send us the completed matching gift form, and we'll verify it directly with your employer.
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Boy, 5, tests positive for cocaine, police say
Detroit police are investigating after a 5-year-old boy, whose mother took him to Children's Hospital because he was "acting erratically," tested positive for cocaine.
It was 5:40 p.m. Tuesday when the boy's mother took him to the hospital, which evaluated the boy and administered a drug test.
Police arrived and met with hospital staff and a social worker and learned of the positive result. The department's child abuse unit and Child Protective Services are investigating the incident.
The boy's mother was taken into custody.
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The "hottest issue for federal contractors today is Cybersecurity awareness and defense. So, you may be thinking; "I'm just a subcontractor to the Primes why would they want to penetrate my internal IT system?"
Those nation states who are committing cyber theft are doing so on a grand scale. No matter how good the protection there is a small amount of information that leaks out from the defense prime contractors and that is why targeting first, second and third tier subcontractors as well as the prime contractors has become more important to the international cyber thief. If they are able to acquire information on pieces and components the incomplete picture that they may have stolen from the primes becomes clearer to them. This is especially true if you are manufacturer of defense pieces, parts or complete sub-assemblies.
Think about it: you are passing manufacturing information from the engineering staff to the manufacturing staff electronically. Your manufacturing drawings, process and procedures are all digital, moving around the office and factory at lightning speed. At the same time that is exactly the information that you don't want to share with your competitors, you developed it, built it and made it work with other equipment… for you it is your Intellectual Property and you're not going to share it with the US Government. So why would you allow it to be shared with an international cyber thief.
You may not think it's all that important but if you are not protecting and monitoring your IT systems there is an elevated possibility that your IT system has already been penetrated and your IP is in the hands of cyber thieves.
The Defense Department has imposed requirements to protect ""unclassified controlled technical information"," and it recently expanded these obligations via interim rules with immediate effect.
In a recent addition of FCW The Business of Federal Technology Magazine, author Brian D. Miller gives us a "heads up", telling us: We are going to see new cyber protection requirements in many solicitations and contract modifications. And an unwary contractor might become a casualty when it certifies compliance, even implicitly, with "all IT security standards." For example, the second draft request for proposals for GSA's Alliant 2 subjects' contractors to "all ordering activity IT security standards … and government wide laws or regulation applicable to the protection of government wide information security." How can a contractor certify before it knows what "sensitive data and information" will be part of the performance of a task order? Or even what all the standards will be? Yet if a contractor does not certify or impliedly certify, it may lose the chance to compete for award. What we are being told here is that failing to certify can and most likely will be pursued by the government under the False Claims ACT (FCA). You can be sure that when it imposed on the "Primes" it will be a "flow down" to the "subs" for full compliance.
To get started be aware that the FBI provides assistance upon request. The Cyber Action Teams were established by the FBI's Cyber Division in 2006 to provide rapid incident response on major computer intrusions and cyber-related emergencies, the team has approximately 50 members located in field offices around the country. They are either special agents or computer scientists, and all possess advanced training in computer languages, forensic investigations, and malware analysis. And since the team's inception, the Bureau has investigated hundreds of cyber-crimes, and a number of those cases were deemed of such significance that the rapid response and specialized skills of the Cyber Action Team were required. Some of those cases affected U.S. interests abroad, and the team deployed overseas, working through our legal attaché offices and with our international partners.
So, don't have your IT folks just respond to the "Help Tickets". Proactive monitoring of your IT systems has become a requirement that cannot be overlooked, no matter how benign your activity. Then if an intrusion is detected the FBI is there to help.


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What do you get when you take the perfect, picturesque DC location, gorgeous fall weather, a set of amazing families, and a photographer extraordinaire? :-D You get what might be my favorite day of minis yet!
I loved meeting some new, beautiful kids, and catching up with some of my all-time favorites <3 What. A. Day.


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How To Work With Me in 3 Simple Steps/
Step 1: determine if coaching or training is a better fit for you. What is coaching? What is training? Understand the policies and procedures before moving to step 2.
Step2: call my office (mon-fri 10am-6pm) to have your questions answered and to schedule your free 30-minute Clarify & Connect call.
Step 3: prepare for your first call (or training module) by thoroughly reading all paperwork, returning a signed agreement, and noting appointments in your schedule.
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Ryan Michael Men's Sonoma Valley Embroidered Shirt
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Ryan Michael Men's Sonoma Valley Embroidered Shirt. Everyone's favorite denim embroidered shirt is back for Fall! Indigo. Imported.
- We've added a split rail pocket to our super soft, cotton & tencel blend shirt
- It's embellished with stunning embroidered details in blues, greens and brown along the sleeves, yoke and back.
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Founded in 2003, Katz Coffee is a small-batch, custom roasting operation based in Houston, Texas. Katz Coffee creates and roasts custom and proprietary blends for many of Houston's most highly-acclaimed and discriminating chefs and restaurant owners.
Katz Coffee is passionate about the quality of your coffee. At Katz Coffee, we live by our values of exceptional quality and service. We strive for perfection in every cup and we stand behind the quality of our products. We take every measure to ensure that our coffee exceeds specialty coffee standards by cupping (taste-testing) all of our roasts to assess quality and flavor.
We want to be sure that you enjoy every cup.
House Blend - Guatemala Estate
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Grown in the midst of volcanoes, this Fair Trade Organic coffee excites the senses with its lingering aroma, unique and subtle tastes of sweet syrup and smokiness. Guatemala produces outstanding coffees that are very balanced. The high acidity and smoky fragrant overtones create a nice clean well-balanced finish.
Medium Roast - Jumping Mouse
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The name, Jumping Mouse, comes from the Native American legend of 7 Feathers, whose story inspired the creation of this blend. Jumping Mouse is a pre-roast blend of Central American, South American and exotic African beans yields a subtle body, a rich, nutty complexity and a lingering milk chocolate finish.
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Post Roast Blend of Full City & Dark Roast / Low Acidity
Bayou Blend is richly aromatic, hefty, earthy and distinctly lush, much like Houston's Buffalo Bayou, the fascinating urban greenscape that inspired this coffee and traverses from the outskirts of Katy through downtown Houston to the Ship Channel. Bayou Blend delivers a cup of coffee that is smooth in body and offers a hint of chocolate, dark fruit and citrus.
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New Year's Eve Party at The Irish Village
Monday 31st December 2018
Ring in the New Year at The Irish Village where the atmosphere will be electric and spirits will be high!
You can expect to find a stellar live performance from venue favourites, the Maplejacks who always keep the party rocking and also a venue regular, DJ Marky Mark. He will be playing those classic tunes that will have you on your feet, busting out those hip shaking moves on the dance floor and into the early hours of the brand new year.
Best wishes for 2019!
AED 125 includes 2 selected beverages
Strictly over 21 years and above
For information please call The Irish Village on +9714 282 4750 or visit www.theirishvillage.com
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Download the code from GitHub : Current version 1.0.0
Update 04/01/2013
This plugin is now available on the Jenkins update center, so can be installed through the Jenkins plugin manager.
JSLint plugin for Jenkins
Coding standards are essential at Box UK. We use JSLint to check our JavaScript in all non-legacy projects (and have even added it to some legacy projects where the scale was not prohibitive). We're all about automation here, so here's how we went about getting JSLint into our builds!
Initially we started out running JSLint on commit, but there are several reasons we switched to running lint in Continuous Integration (CI):
- Having JSLint run as part of a CI job alongside our other checks makes it easier to track quality progress, particularly on legacy projects.
- We work on lots of projects and don't want to have to set up the hooks on every single repo.
- We use Git for newer projects so any repo hooks we build for Subversion would have to be recreated for Git.
First steps in Jenkins
The backbone of our production floor is the Jenkins CI Server – every project has at least one job that runs on commit. Therefore, early on in our journey into automation, we started linting Amaxus 4. All we did was run a shell script that triggered Rhino and output to the regular console log. We then used Jenkins text finder to scan the logs and see whether JSLint had returned a clean bill of health. If not, the build was marked as "Unstable".
Well, this was working, but only for Amaxus, and here came problem set #2:
- It wasn't transferable to other projects.
- It was clumsy – devs had to read the console logs to find the failing lines. I ended up being "build monkey" a lot of the time, going through other people's build logs to tell them why we had a red build on the wall.
- We couldn't track progress over time.
- All our build slaves needed Rhino installed
Looking for options
We'd made progress, but we didn't feel it was easy enough to integrate JSLint into a build. So, we looked at options:
- Violations plugin: this initially looked good – it takes JSLint output, presumably the raw console output. However, we didn't go with it because we'd still need some way of running JSLint. Because we have to be able to run Rhino or Node, this meant our slaves would have extra dependencies in their Puppet manifests.
- JSLint4Java.jar via Ant: this looked promising but it required Java on the slaves. Furthermore, our version of JSLint is slightly modified from the "official" Douglas Crockford version, and I couldn't find an easy way to specify our in-house JSLint fork.
Building a plugin
We'd made a few plugins for Jenkins – particularly our Amaxus plugin which allows us to set up a customer's CI process including PHPMd, JSLint, PHPCodeSniffer and PHPUnit in less than a minute. It seemed logical to build a Jenkins plugin that produced logs that we could integrate into the build results. I toyed with the idea of JUnit format output but then plumped for a Checkstyle format – after all, this isn't a unit test.
Firstly, our modified version of JSLint outputs to Checkstyle format. There were some difficulties with this initially that we had to overcome:
- While the plugin worked fine on a single Jenkins instance, once we started to run it in a master/slave configuration it threw exceptions saying it couldn't serialise the builder. This was fixed by using the launcher and extracting our LintRunner functionality into a Callable class. See this Stack Overflow thread for more info.
Up and running
So, here is our plugin's results page. We've found it really useful to have the information right there in the build report!
How did I get it?
Head over to https://github.com/boxuk/jslint-jenkins-plugin to get the plugin, and clone away!
You'll need Apache Maven installed to build it. Just type "mvn" in the project root and it will output an .hpi file in the target directory.
You can then install this plugin by going to the plugin manager in Jenkins and uploading it:
You can then go and set up a job like so:
What's next?
As mentioned earlier, we made a bunch of modifications to JSLint for our requirements. Since we did that, JSLint has been forked to the less opinionated JSHint so we might switch to that at some point.
Right now, this plugin is only set up with the JSLint options that constitute the Box UK JavaScript coding standard. The plugin should add options exposing the JSLint options. Maybe we'll do it ourselves, but feel free to get involved on GitHub!
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Janet Echelman: Taking imagination seriously/
Thanks to my friend Ann Medlin Hall for pointing out this really interesting talk on video I hope you'll enjoy too, from TED Talks: "Janet Echelman found her true voice as an artist when her paints went missing -- which forced her to look to an unorthodox new art material. Now she makes billowing, flowing, building-sized sculpture with a surprisingly geeky edge. A transporting 10 minutes of pure creativity." View this talk here: http://www.ted.com/talks/janet_echelman.html
an example of her art:
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Tsunami 1.26, 2011 - Sydney, AustraliaGo here: http://www.echelman.com/site/portfolio.html to see more of her imaginative work.


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Shorthand is a writing skill which is used to write oral communications in fast and effective manner. And for that stenographers are recruited by various establishments. The role of stenographer is very important in an oral interaction. Shorthand is a practice of writing languages in shortened symbols that is learned by stenographers. In a meeting, stenos write transcript which helps to recall the communications that are made. It is more convenient and organized way than to record audio-visuals. Some stenos are specially trained for steno types – a short hand typewriter, which also helps in translating their notes to readable content.
For getting into this type of profession, one should first know what is a stenographer and his/her role. Stenographers work as a court correspondent. They transcript all the conversations held in a court including what judge, witness and lawyer says. Whenever there is need to recall for statements made within the case for any dispute, stenos show the references through their transcripts straight away. Such records are also helpful to the lawyers involved in a case who can any time refer the records for their sake. Judges may go through the case again before giving any final judgment.
In order to be perfect for what a steno writes they have to cross check with audio records if available. Stenographer double checks the transcript against audio records and make important changes. If the errors are too minute still they have to change the differences to be faultless in their records.
Stenos have many roles to play and they mainly get in demand in the business world where permanent records of corporate filing is done for every meeting held. Nevertheless, they have the opened doors for getting their skills work into corporate world. Stenographer's records are sometimes useful for taking final decision on a controversial issue of a corporate company.
To become a stenographer, lot of awareness and concentration is needed. Work to a precision is must to get recruited. No learners are appointed for any steno jobs. Stenos who want to get in to this job should have mentally alert, immediate and to be able to work for longer time. There are Universities who provide degree education programs but one has to be specialized and have a sound knowledge before entering to a job. Shorthand writing is taught within the education program. Further they can improvise their skills and meet requirements with the help of equipment like stenotype.
Stenotypes are typewriter-like machines that are small in size and hold a small display. The keys consist of words combination and symbols of shorthand, making it easier for a trained steno to type a transcript. There is a technology of dictating the conversation proceedings to make notes of the speech. In this a steno repeats the speech into a segregated mask. The speech is then automated and instantly turns the aural in to a printable text.
For government jobs like court reporters, one has to get a certificate from a well recognized institute. The seeker often has to go through many examinations and exercises. But at the end, to meet the requirement all the skills are important with certificate in hand.


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On Tuesday 22nd April a packed Bridgwater Railway Club hosted a very special event. Bridgwater Trades Union Council invited all sections of local communities, including farmers and others affected by the recent floods, to reflect on their experiences and discuss what the future holds.
Unlike some unfortunate and high-profile party-political posturing, including those by the local Bridgwater MP, the wide raging discussion gave ample time and space for Environment Agency workers, firefighters, farmers and flood-affected residents to show their anger at what happened, gratitude for delivered solidarity, and reflect on their own and others' feelings a few months on.
Tam McFarlane of the Fire Brigades Union spoke of the 1,000 Levels' residents rescued; Kevin Warden-Prospect Union- and others from the EA workers on how they had been physically threatened and spat at, following ignorant politicians attacks on the EA; Theo Simon spoke eloquently and passionately about Somerset's future in an era of rapid climate change; while Julian Taylor, Bridgwater Labour Councillor, and flooded Fordgate resident, informed, persuaded and moved a rapt audience in equal measure.
It was unanimously agreed to hold another similar retrospect in a few months time: watch out for it!
Certainly an unusual trade union-hosted event, when one conservative Levels farmer was spotted at the bar deep in friendly conversation with a notoriously militant local shop steward!"
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Dominus is hoping to capture some of that badassery in a bottle via its bounty hunting system, and a new update on the game's official website has all the details. In a nutshell, players are able to place bounties on four of their enemies at a time, and the only other consideration is the amount of money you're willing to put toward your revenge.
Hunting a bounty involves accepting a contract via an NPC, and you'll be alerted as to your target's zone location if he's online. After you make the kill, you'll be paid on the spot, and any other players who accepted the same bounty contract will find it removed from their mission log. There's more, but you'll need to head to the Dominus website to read it.


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Welcome to Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School. We are a happy and successful one form entry Catholic primary school in the village of Hartley, Kent. We have strong links with the Parish of St. Francis de Sales.
We are an outstanding school (Ofsted 2013) and very proud to be part of the Kent Catholic Schools' Partnership (KCSP).
Please use our website to provide you with information about our school community and to keep you up to date with news and events.
Headteacher: Ms P Begley
Our Lady of Hartley Catholic Primary School
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Tel: 01474 706385
Website address: http://www.ourladyhartley.kent.sch.uk/


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The Oxford Economics Society is a dynamic, fast-growing student-run society, focused on giving Oxford students access to a diverse range of innovative and influential economic ideas.
We seek to promote and facilitate engaging discussions and debates of cutting-edge research in Economics, current economic affairs, and topics in related fields at the University of Oxford.
Find out about Oxford Economics Society, our events, our committee, and the opportunities we offer members.


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Why Get Hold Of Cranes For Hire Rather Than Purchasing Your Own
There exists a period of prosperity going on in Western Australia (WA) as of late. In infrastructure development, there is a surprising amount of demand for heavy lifting. Where there is usually a need to lift heavy loads, you will have a demand for cranes for hire.
Why rent rather than purchasing one?
Cranes are sizeable equipment. They must be, so as to lift the cargo and convey those to locations and altitudes you wish that cargo to be. This type of job is the reason why it is more economical to merely look for a crane hire in WA and never get your own.
Operating cranes demand not only instruction by a more knowledgable operator about what the knobs and levers do. Actually, you require a certificate to operate a crane. The ins and outs of a crane may look simple to an viewer. The loads to handle along with the distances and heights that it should travel means someone proficient must be behind the controls. Your construction company might not have enough time or funds to get a man get a license, in contrast to a crane hire in WA.
In addition, cranes are complex machines that need regular servicing. The specialists along with the components used to keep one crane in tip-top shape can unnecessarily boost your cost to do business. Better to find cranes for hire as these specialized services have dedicated staff and logistics for meeting the complex demands of such machines.
Considerations while looking for one
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31/5/16 Geneva - International Organization for Migration reports an estimated 204,311 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea in 2016 through 30 May, arriving in Italy, Greece, Cyprus and Spain.
After a surge in reported shipwrecks and other incidents at sea during the past eight days, estimated deaths through 30 May this year have risen to 2,443 on all Mediterranean routes now is a 34% increase over the first five months of 2015.
It is worth noting that a week ago, when IOM gave a briefing on the situation on the Mediterranean traffic, we reported confirmed fatalities were running 24% lower than last year's total through all of May. That estimate--1,828 on all known migrant routes—was less than half of the final total for 2015, which came to 3770. For the first three weeks of May this year, IOM estimated just 13 fatalities had been reported in just three incidents, none occurring on the eastern Mediterranean route between Turkey and Greece, where through the first four months of 2016, nearly 400 migrants and refugees drowned. We saw this as a hopeful tend.
The events of this past week—with an estimated 968 deaths—obviously have changed our assessment. The past eight days marks one of the deadliest periods yet in the emergency now in its fourth year.
To recount some important benchmarks:
• Over 13,000 migrants have been rescued in the channel of Sicily from Monday 23 May to Sunday 29 May, bringing the total through the month of May 2016 to 47,600 men, women and children.
• Despite the increase of arrivals recorded in these days, the number of migrants arrived to Italy this year is almost precisely the same number registered last year during this period (47,463 as of 31 May 2015).
25 May 2016
1 woman
Off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy
25 May 2016
4 women
Off the coast of Lampedusa, Italy
26 May 2016
Off the coast of Zawiya, Libya
26 May 2016
40 children
35 nautical miles north of Zuwara, Libya
26 May 2016
Between North Africa and Messina, Italy
28 May 2016
Off Sabratha, Libya
28 May 2016
Off the coast of Sicily's Agrigento Porto Empedocle, Italy
29 May 2016
Off the coast of Reggio Calabria
30 May 2016
Off the coast of Brindisi, Apulia, Italy
The biggest incident occurred last Thursday and involved an engineless wooden boat with over 550 people on board. IOM understands this craft was being towed by another smuggling boat, which had an estimated 800 on board. After several hours, the smaller boat began to take on water. According to testimonies IOM gathered once survivors landed in Italy, that after captain of the towing boat cut its tow line, the second vessel continued to take on water and, eventually, capsized. Initial reports indicate almost all the migrants aboard drowned, with just Only 87 survivors. Many of those migrants involved were Eritreans, but there were also Ethiopians and Sudanese on board.
IOM staff interviewed one survivor, Stefanos, a young Eritrean, who said, "There were many women and boys in the hold. We were taking on water, but we had a pump that helped us to push the water out. When the pump ran out of fuel, we asked for more fuel to the captain of the first boat, who said no. At this point there was nothing left to do: the water was everywhere and we slowly started to sink. There were between about 35 and 40 children next to me: all died."
Another deadly incident, reported by IOM last Friday, occurred on Wednesday, May 25. After having met survivors, IOM staff reported that the number of confirmed fatalities now is 250—not the100 initially estimated. Other survivors, rescued last Thursday by the vessel "Reina Sofia"—which recovered 45 bodies—gave testimony stating that their boat was carrying some 350 people. About 280 of those migrants remain missing.
Federico Soda, Director of the IOM Coordination Office for the Mediterranean explained: "The increase in numbers of arrivals is attributable, in part, to better weather and in part to the use of bigger wooden boats that can carry more people than the rubber boats that are usually used. Smugglers put more than 700 migrants on the wooden boats, whereas the rubber ones generally carry 100 to 120 people. During the last few days we have had major accidents involving unsafe wooden boats. This also explains the increase in the number of migrants that are dead or missing: once accident can result in hundreds of fatalities."
In the case of the incident that caused 500 dead, that boat went out without an engine. Survivors reported they did not want to leave in such conditions, but were forced by smugglers to board.
"This is a humanitarian emergency in the desert and at sea where thousands of people are dying. For the moment, number of arrivals is the same as last year but the number of deaths registered this year already is higher compared to the same period in 2015. Without the outstanding work of the many rescue ships which patrol the Channel of Sicily, the death toll would have been even higher," added Mr. Soda.
He also said: "The rescue operations are indispensable and must continue–we commend all those involved in the life saving efforts. However, these operations are not in and of themselves a solution. We must come together to change irregular, dangerous and highly costly migration to one that is legal, safe and orderly."
On 27 May a boat with 64 migrants issued a distress call while navigating south of Crete. Hellenic Coast Guard, along with two fishing vessels, managed to transfer the migrants to the Port of Siteia. On 28 May, IOM personnel in Crete visited Siteia. Among those rescued were 13 people from Afghanistan: (6 male; 7 female), 17 from Iran (13 male; 4 female), 28 from Iraq (14 male; 14 female), 5 from Syria (2 male; 3 female) and from 1 from Pakistan (1 male child). There were two pregnant women, both between 5 and 6 month of pregnancy. The youngest person among the migrants was an Iraqi aged 9 months, while the oldest was an Iraqi woman, 71 years old, travelling on her own.
According to the migrants' testimony, they were forced to pay to the smugglers between $5000 and $7500 for their passage. A 40 year old Iraqi man told IOM: "Before the war and the terrorists our life in Iraq was wonderful. I owned a super market, a truck and I also had a beautiful house. Now I have nothing. I sold everything to save my family and myself. In 2014 I managed to send my 3 children and my wife in Glasgow. I paid $25,000 for each one of them to issue false passports and they travelled from Turkey by air. I've missed them so much and I decided after two years to leave Iraq. Meanwhile the situation with terrorists has been deteriorated. We are not safe. Every night I see the terrorists 300 meters away from my house. Our lives are constantly at risk.
"I found a smuggler in Iraq who transferred me to Istanbul, Turkey. In Istanbul it is very easy to find smuggler. Every coffee-shop is full of smugglers. They ask you "Where do you want to go? –Germany?" they send you to Germany. Turkish Police and smugglers are working very close. Turkish policemen ask for bribes from the migrants in order to let them leave without documents. From Istanbul the smugglers took us to Dalamar district, city of Marmaris where I spent 10 days on a house, along with other migrants. We were locked in the house and couldn't leave it, in fear of the Turkish Police.
"After 10 days, they transferred us to the port. We saw the ship at midnight. The smuggler asked if we want to get on board. It seemed to be seaworthy and thus I paid $5000 in order to go to Italy and then to Scotland to find my family. The Turkish Police was in front of the whole operation. They assisted us to get on board and they escorted us 200 meters away from the coast, and then they turned back!
"At the ship the smugglers took our mobiles, and locked us in for the most of the journey. They were on the upper deck, where they were driving and smoking marihuana. They didn't let us see them; they were only shouting with Russian accent "Shut up! Shut up!" They didn't give us food or water for 36 hours. Moreover there was no toilet on our deck.
The ship was descent, but the weather was inclement. At once big waves, 9 meters high broke the window of our ship and water came in. Everyone was crying, vomiting and some lost conscious couple of times. We were scared and thought we were dying. At this point we called the Coast Guard and asked to rescue us.
Now I want to go to my family more than anything else. I can't wait for six months until the asylum procedure ends. I have money. I will pay someone to take me to my family. I sold everything, just to be with them. I will go. I don't care if I live or die during the journey. Six months is too long, he said and he turned into tears.
A 28 year-old woman from Baghdad, traveling with her infant, told IOM: "I left Iraq with my 9-months son, without my husband knowing it. I informed only my parents who supported me in this. I decided to do it that way, because in Iraq there is no freedom for women. I was really depressed by my husband. I wasn't allowed to do anything without his consent. Women are human beings, and they should be equally treated with men. He cheated on me thousand times, and it was like 'no harm done'. If a woman in Iraq cheats on her husband everyone would agree that she must be beheaded. I left Iraq without a plan. I knew only that I wanted to leave.
Our journey was really bad. The baby and I were on the lower deck with four more persons in a room, a little bigger than a telephone booth. The weather was bad. We thought we were dying. Big waves were hitting our ship. My son was constantly crying and vomiting. I was also scared. No one helped me.
We were so disappointed to hear that we are in Greece. Our destination was Italy. I contacted my parents and they told me to go back to Iraq. But I am not listening to them. I made my own decision. I want to live free, without being patronized. I will try to go to the Netherlands or to Germany, despite the fact that I have no one to look after us in Europe.
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Gathering Sky: New Music
More exciting news!
We've just begun working with the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to record an entirely brand new score for Gathering Sky! We've brought on the phenomenal composer Dren McDonald and will be making use of the brand new recording studio that just opened up at the conservatory (in conjuction with the new TAC program at SFCM). The players at the SFCM are some of the finest, and we're excited to work with them for the game.
The new soundtrack will be far more unified and dynamic (we're creating the new score to react to the gameplay itself), and we'll have the best of Dren's mystical home-made instruments at our disposal to really create something unique.
We'll be showing a few sneak peeks of the new music (and perhaps the recording process itself) down the road, so if you're interested in hearing more, sign up for the list at http://gathering-sky.com or use your favorite RSS reader and click the button below.
And if you're interested, take a look at the full press release here.


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It's been a while since I last wrote, and I've seen so many interesting things, so it's difficult to know where to start. Maybe I'll mention some of the 'cultural highlights' of the past weeks.
Well, this past week started off in a very memorable way - at 9am on a misty, damp, Monday morning a dozen or so work colleagues and I gathered at the staff entrance of Tate Modern, where whisked down some hidden corridors, and led up to the entrance to the Rothko exhibition, where we were let loose amongst the vast, empty rooms. The museum is closed to the public on Mondays and we were the lucky few who had the chance to take in the beauty of the room full of warm, glowing canvases that Rothko was originally commissioned to paint for the Four Seasons restaurant in the Seagram building in New York. The exhibition also includes some of the harsher, cleaner looking Black-Form paintings, his large-scale Brown and Grey works on paper, and his last series of Black on Grey paintings, which were created later on in his career. I can't describe what a difference it made seeing it in this calm, silent ambiance, compared to my first visit weeks ago on a busy lunchtime. What a wonderful way to start the week.
What else have I been up to? Well, last Sunday I went to see Kazan's wonderful Streetcar Named Desire at the BFI. Of course, both I and the friend I went with had seen it before, but both of us agreed it's totally transformed at the cinema. It was a real treat to watch the larger-than-life characters, acted by a brooding Marlon Brando and simpering Vivienne Leigh, battling it out on the big screen, accompanied by that wonderfully foreboding music. I'm hoping I'll have time to catch at least one more Tennessee Williams film before the BFI retrospective ends.
The other week, I finally made it to see the Francis Bacon retrospective at Tate Britain. I had always been rather sceptical about Bacon's work, but I totally changed my mind on seeing this fantastic show. I think I just hadn't seen enough of his work. It was so interesting to follow the progression from his earlier, more restrained approach to colour to his later, more exuberant compositions. I adored his interpretations of Velasquez' paintings of Pope Innocent X. One of the best parts of the show was the room in which we're given a glimpse of his work process. There are glass cabinets filled with art books he used for reference, alongside torn out pages from newspapers and medical magazines. There are also some stunning black and white photos on the wall, taken by the artist and friends, in his studio. One wall is covered with a blown-up photo of what the studio looked like, with its round mirror and dozens of paint brushes splaying out from glass pots. I'm hoping I can go back and see the show once more before it closes.
Tonight I'm going to see Othello at the Lyric Hammersmith. It's one of my favourite Shakespeare plays and I've never actually seen it on stage, so I'm very excited. Tomorrow I intend to go and see the Miró, Calder, Giacometti, Braque show at the Royal Academy.


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