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Dane County Jail could be renovated for $75 million, half of previous cost, consultants say
Wisconsin State Journal's David Wahlberg reports.
A scaled-down version of a long-awaited renovation of the Dane County Jail could be done for $75.2 million, less than half the cost of more comprehensive proposals released in December, consultants said Friday.
The new plan forgoes some space for programming, youth inmate housing and in-person visitation in the previous plans — which cost $152.1 million to $164.5 million — and puts a Sheriff's Office relocation at a separate cost of $23.9 million.
But the trimmed plan includes what officials have said is the main reason for revamping the jail — replacing jail space on the upper floors of the City-County Building, one of three jail locations. The facility, built in the 1950s, is unsafe and inhumane, requiring many inmates with mental illness to be kept in solitary confinement, according to Sheriff Dave Mahoney.
The new plan "addresses a number of my concerns with earlier proposals," County Executive Joe Parisi said in a statement. "It's half the original estimated price tag, allows for more mental health treatment and programming space (than exists today), eliminates solitary confinement and reduces the number of jail beds, making it easier to address the root causes of why people end up in jail in the first place."
Dane County Supervisor Paul Rusk, chairman of the County Board's public protection and judiciary committee, said he hopes the plan leads to approval this year and the beginning of construction next year. His committee will discuss it Tuesday, with the full County Board to review it Thursday. Action isn't expected until later.
A jail renovation, discussed for more than a decade, has involved $2 million in studies, Rusk said.
"We need to have a path forward now or something terrible is going to happen up there (in the City-County Building) and the loss of life and the lawsuits that come after that is a phenomenal risk to the county," he said.
Call for crisis center
Mental health advocates, who agree with the plan to replace the City-County Building portion of the jail, say, however, that the proposed project doesn't go far enough in preventing people with mental illness from landing in jail. They're calling for a separate center where police could bring people with mental health crises day or night, saying it could be paid for by scaling back the jail's capacity.
"What we strongly disagree on is the need to plan for as many inmates in the jail as our current system incarcerates and using the jail as a de-facto psychiatric unit," Lindsay Wallace, executive director of NAMI Dane County, told Rusk's committee this week.
The new plan calls for 922 beds, 91 fewer than exist today and down from 944 beds in the main proposal from December. But Wallace noted that the average daily population of the jail, according to the consultants, is 757. That includes some people with mental illness who shouldn't be there, she said.
In a report Friday, consultants Mead and Hunt, who are working with Potter Lawson and Pulitzer/Bogard and Associates, outlined a pruned-down version of the least expensive of two jail remodeling options they proposed in December.
The new plan, like both of the earlier ones, would consolidate jail operations at the Public Safety Building in Downtown Madison by closing the nearby City-County Building jail and the Ferris Center for work-release inmates on Rimrock Road.
Like one of the earlier options, which cost $152.1 million, the new plan would add four floors to the Public Safety Building. But it wouldn't expand into a parking lot as the costlier proposal did.
The second previous option, which cost $164.5 million, appears to be off the table. It would build an addition to the Public Safety Building on two adjacent properties.
$75.2 million plan
The $75.2 million plan would provide more programming and mental health treatment space than currently exists, but less than under the costlier proposals, Rusk said.
It would include space for youth inmates from Dane County but not additional space for youth inmates from elsewhere, and it would replace in-person visitation space with at-home visitation through Skype-like technology.
By reducing total beds by 9 percent, in a county with a growing population, the plan would encourage the continuation of reforms to divert people from jail, Rusk said. However, if more beds were needed, the Sheriff's Office could be moved out of the Public Safely Building as part of an additional $23.9 million project.
A group called MOSES — Madison Organizing in Strength, Equality and Solidarity — is calling for a mental health urgent care center, sometimes called a restoration center, to keep people with mental health crises who commit minor offenses out of jail.
"Individuals can be assessed, stabilized and immediately connected to community services" in such a center, said Paul Saeman, a member of the group.
Kathleen Fullin, co-president of the League of Women Voters of Dane County, said, "If we don't spend time and resources on approaches that offer a chance to save money and better serve our citizens, we will surely spend extra millions of dollars building extra cells and incarcerating people who should be getting treatment instead."
Rusk said restoration centers, found in some other states, are costly and not always secure, which can raise liability concerns.


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I learned a valuable lesson this week: ditching the "plans" and going with some tangents and my children's interests is a GOOD thing. We kept our normal schedule with math, grammar and writing, but really just let the spirit lead us with everything else. I did try to get in a couple of history lessons (we are getting so close to the Civil War) so we didn't lose our good flow of history, though. I was very happy with our week!
One oft he highlights of the week. was our trip to see the BBC Orchestra play at the Fox Theatre in downtown Atlanta. The conductor was Keith Lockhart. I had heard so many wonderful things about him, and finally got to see him in person. They played an all Russian program, and in the second half played Rachmaninov's Second Piano Concerto. Just Miss B and I went, and we really enjoyed ourselves! We talked a lot about instruments of the orchestra, seating arrangements, audience etiquette, etc... We need to do a full unit about the orchestra after Thanksgiving.
Tuesday we had a clay class with a fabulous art teacher. We have taken classes with her before, but this was the first time GMan participated. Miss B made a huge mug with leaf impressions. She did it all by herself. I was so proud of her - I was busy helping GMan with a shaker he was making so I didn't have time to assist her. She did great all on her own. We go back in two weeks to paint the pottery.
I had seen this very cute fall leaf craft posted at Heart of the Matter, and decided to give it a try. The kids spent a lot of time outside this week because it was so beautiful. One day I just sent them into the yard and told them to collect as many interesting leaves, berries and grasses as they could find. Then, I asked them the create their own picture with the materials. Miss B enjoyed it very much. GMan enjoyed picking everything, but once inside the house seemed frustrated with the activity and wound up just drawing something on his own.
Miss B's finished masterpiece was called "Turkey in the Woods". So cute.
Thursday was such a fun day. We took a trip to Zoo Atlanta with some other homeschooling friends. We had the BEST time. The zoo just welcomed a baby panda two weeks ago. Of course we didn't see the mom and baby, but we did see two other pandas, and we saw a picture of the baby (who is about the size of a stick of butter!). You can also see the panda on the zoo's panda cam.
I told my kids to each choose one animal they wanted to research further in the upcoming weeks. Miss B chose the giant panda, and GMan chose the orangutan. One of the keepers talked to us about the orangutans at the zoo and told us they are training them to do simple matching games on the computer (which is inside a tree and the animals interact with it!)... the orangutans get the game right 80% of the time!
In honor of our trip to the zoo, we read a Boxcar Children book - The Mystery of the Mixed Up Zoo. We love Boxcar books, and this one didn't disappoint us.
We also continued reading Stories of the Pilgrims online. Right now the Pilgrims are going to be led to the new world by Captain Miles Standish. We can't wait to journey with them more next week!
Gman completed a very cute free unit from Simple Schooling called "Autumn Fun Book". It had copywork, coloring, puzzles, alphabetizing, and some comprehension questions. He loves written work and this was right up his alley.
Miss B finished the second book in the Percy Jackson series, The Sea of Monsters. She read it in just a couple of days and wants the third book quite badly! I love that she has so much time to read and that she enjoys reading. I'm a sucker for books and she knows that if she reads them I will be happy to add to her library (which I know will be her brother's library one day!).
At the very end of the week I discovered a GREAT game for the iPhone/iPad/iTouch called Math Bingo. If you have one of these devices you HAVE to get Math Bingo. It makes drills so much fun and even I'm addicted to playing Bungee Bugs! I can't say enough good things about this app!
My favorite thing about the week was that it was very unstructured. I was a little worried my kids wouldn't handle that well, but they are getting better at it. This morning while I was fixing breakfast they got out an animal matching game and starting playing together happily. They were chatting with each other about the animals in the game and facts they had learned about those animals at the zoo yesterday. It was one of those warm, fuzzy moments where I was so glad to be homeschooling. (Trust me, sometimes the warm, fuzzy moments are far and few between, so I savored this.)
Next week we are taking the whole week off and I plan to take a big blogging break. Happy Thanksgiving!

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Pyongyang, July 25 (KCNA) — The premier soccer league matches began in the DPRK to mark the 60th anniversary of the victory in the Fatherland Liberation War. They are to last from July 25 to August 3.
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bourbon caramel chai and the hideous beauty of holy discontent
It began with whiskey and water, along with a bag of spicy decaf chai. This holy discontent: when the plans I've tried to piece together become simultaneously more clear, more frightening, and less tangible. The boozey tea was an acceptable replacement for a hot toddy, though I've never been satisfied with acceptable.
See I was born the second child/ with a spirit running wild, running free.
I was born a restless child/ and I could hear that world outside calling me.
It needed a touch of sweetness to counter the abrasive burn of the bourbon. I suggested we make a caramel, the flavor of burned sugar a natural complement. I am a planner. Whether a rough outline of the potential routes my life could take over the next 10 years; a detailed spreadsheet of finances, schooling, job options and apartment prices, with cells that can be easily changed to know the affect a particular purchase, vacation, or relationship could have on the proposed trajectory of life; or just a sense that change is coming and I am unable to maintain my beloved control, I plan for the days ahead.
There was no cream to halt the process of cooking sugar, so we tossed in a dab of butter instead. I was nervous that the higher fat content of the butter would not fully emulsify at the addition of alcohol, yet we had to work with what was before us and butter it was, not cream.
Lately my plans have seemed to assemble into a clear and exciting journey, a culmination of the things that I love, the convictions that I hold, and the foretastes of the future God has given me in past years. Yet I forget, I am not working towards a culmination – I am not training for a point when I will just be, utilizing the skills acquired in my training. I am constantly learning and changing, training and utilizing, and when I think that there will be a plateau, then I become overwhelmed with a need to be there right now. But there is no time for coasting – the plan, however beautiful, however complex, however perfect a collection of my dreams and desires, must always be open to evolution. And that openness to evolution incites in me a beautiful restlessness that wants to know what to expect all the while basking in the mystery of what my life could become.
Once the caramel was complete, we added our hot water, whiskey, and tea. We'd not forgotten our original intentions, only detoured to make them so much more. A bit of lemon juice and a touch of salt, the buttery front prepared the palette for a kick of bourbon mellowed by caramel undertones, finished with a slight tingling on the sides of the tongue as the lemon juice drew the flavors to a close.
As I sipped on this warm, buttery cocktail creation with a dear friend in that busy city I hardly know but already feel is home, I felt that small nudge in my heart that incites this holy discontent. I was reminded that God has not yet given me a complete map, only outlines that might by carried out in a direction far different than I expect. I hold my plans loosely before Him, and He is picking them up and changing their orientation. A restlessness that reminds me that my plans are not my own, but they are exciting, and beautiful, and good.
So here I am, wholly content with this holy discontent, peacefully restless and ready to go.
"Be patient towards all that is unsolved in your heart and try to love the questions themselves, like locked rooms and like books that are now written in a very foreign tongue. Do not now seek the answers, which can not be given to you because you would not be able to live them. And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now. Perhaps you will then, gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer."
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The King is alive and well and travelling discount airlines/
While waiting in London Gatwick airport for a long-delayed flight (because apparently I have the air travel karma of a diseased goat), I managed to take a snapshot of Elvis.
Yep. That Elvis.
Apparently, even the King can't resist the £3 RyanAir flights to North Turkey (Lost Coast of the Baltic).
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Winter Solstice with the Yale Humanist Community
December 20, 4 PM, Upper New Haven Green across from Phelps Gate, New Haven, CT
Winter Solstice: Creating Light and Warmth During the Coldest, Darkest Time of the Year
Most of us can identify with the sentiment behind Shakespeare's words: "Winter, thy breath be rude." On the eve of the Winter Solstice, despite winter's ill-bred manners, join members of the Yale Humanist Community for a celebration of winter's beauty and unexpected gifts—including the announcement of an exciting public art project, with details about how you can get involved. Mary Johnson will facilitate a celebration of our ability, even during the coldest and darkest time of the year, to come together to create light and warmth, as we re-commit to the well-being of the people who inhabit our city, nation, and world. All are welcome to the recption following the celebration. The recpetion will be at The Grove, 760 Chapel Street, New Haven, Connecticut.


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Gilbert and George: We have to agree or we'd be finished
The pair shot to fame as "living sculptures" and have collaborated since meeting at art school.
Artists Gilbert and George have unveiled their new work The Beard Pictures and told how they "have to agree" or "we'd be finished".
The Beard Pictures show the duo wearing beards made of wire mesh, beer foam and standing in front of and behind barbed wire.
Their Fuckosophy, also on display at London's White Cube, is a collection of nearly 4,000 pronouncements and mottoes created by the pair, who shot to fame as "living sculptures".
Gilbert and George, known for their distinctive, suited appearance, have collaborated since they met at Central Saint Martins art school in 1967.
Asked whether they ever disagree on their creations, Italian-born Gilbert, 74, told the Press Association: "I think we have to agree. Otherwise we would be finished!
"We have a great sense of purpose. We know where we want to go… You don't have to be one person only to have a view."
George, 75, said: "It's a secret. It's a great secret. … It's two people but one artist."
#GilbertandGeorge's THE BEARD PICTURES AND THEIR FUCKOSOPHY previews tomorrow evening, 21 November from 6–9pm at #WhiteCube Bermondsey. The exhibition will run until 28 January 2018. pic.twitter.com/iaigsaYDoW— White Cube (@_WhiteCube) November 20, 2017
And he added: "When we're asked, 'What happens if one of you dies?' We say 'fall under a taxi or a bus you mean? Fear not, we always cross the road together'."
Their latest, huge, brightly coloured pictures were inspired "when we started to see beards all over the place, Muslim beards, Jewish beards, Sikh beards, hippy beards, tramps' beards", Gilbert said.
"We started to see barbed wire all over Europe, all over the world in a new way, burglar alarms all over the world, and beards sticking through the wire."
Gilbert And George The Beard Pictures And Their Fuckosophy is at White Cube Bermondsey from Wednesday until January 28 2018.
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Accepting Differences
This program feathers Mark Riley who has Cerebral Palsy, Renaldo Rodriguez who is blind and Ellen Jane Peterson who has Down syndrome. Despite having Down syndrome Ellen Jane explains that she's just like other kids her age. Ellen Jane says "I guess I am just like anyone else my age. I go to high school, and I like to hang out with my friends. Oh and there's this one boy in my class that I really like. I have big plans for when I get older, well just like anyone else my age." Mark and Renaldo talk about how they may have to do some things a little different than other kids but they still like to do most of the things that other kids their age do. Script material also covers the use of a walking stick, and wheel chair, a definition of Down syndrome and Cerebral Palsy, and that a disability doesn't prevent personal growth and development.


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A Police investigation into how around $500,000 allegedly went missing from the Customs Office in Marsh Harbour sometime in May of this year has come to a close with no suspects brought in. The investigating officers in Nassau were contacted but up until press time no answers were given.
Sometime in May, deposits – which comprised cash and cheques – left the port in Central Abaco with a customs officer and went missing during the short drive to the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC).
Based upon procedure, when money is brought into account, it then goes to the customs cash book and then they take the money and cheques combined to the bank. In this case the bank is RBC, which is a mere two-minute ride from the port.
On the way to the bank on that short journey five deposits never made it to the bank with a cumulative value around $500,000, according to reports.
Because most of the importers and customs brokers pay by certified check the majority of the money (about $470,000) is recoverable leaving about $30,000 in cash to recover.
The office in Marsh Harbour alone brings in around $40m in customs duty every year. When the Deputy Prime Minister, Philip Brave Davis, was questioned about the alleged missing funds, he said he only heard of it through the media and that it is under investigation.


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The international signing window has officially opened and the Cubs made a quick splash, signing 16-year old SS Gleyber Torres out of Venezuela to a signing bonus of $1.7M. Torres ranked second on Baseball America's Top 30 International Prospects List. Who is he behind? None other than outfielder Eloy Jimenez, who to many is a foregone conclusion to be a future Cubs prospect. Baseball America provided a video of Jimenez, courtesy of the International Prospect League.
The Cubs also landed 18-year old right-hander Jefferson Meija (who did not rank on BA's Top 30) to a $850K signing bonus, leaving the Cubs with about $2M to sign Jimenez, meaning that they may have to trade for more international pool money in order to land the big outfield bat.
In less fortunate news, Jorge Soler's injury may keep him out for the remainder of the season, leaving the potential for an Arizona Fall League appearance. Soler had been a strong candidate to move up to AA Tennessee with Javier Baez, but unfortunately, it will not happen this year. It is a shame, as the Cubs' lone Futures Game representative is now Arismendy Alcantara (Baez missed out in the final voting for the last spot).
UPDATE: The Cubs acquired the once highly touted right-hander Jake Arrieta along with Pedro Strop (both have ERAs over 7 this year) from Baltimore for Scott Feldman and Steve Clevenger. While neither are prospects, though Arrieta spent time in the minor leagues this season, the Cubs did get an extra $388,100 added to their international cap. The Cubs then traded second base prospect Ronald Torreyes to the Houston Astros to add another $784,700. The Cubs also sent $209,700 to the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Carlos Marmol – yes, he is finally gone – for Matt Guerrier. In total, the Cubs upped their cap to $5,520,300. Subtract $850,000 for Meija and $1,700,000 for Torres and the Cubs have about $2,970,300 left to spend in their pursuit of Jimenez.
UPDATE2: The Cubs have signed 16-year old right-hander Erling Moreno out of Colombia for $800K, leaving the team with $2,170,300 to spend on Jimenez or any other signing they make.


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Wembley's U21 boss would jump at the chance to lead the football team at the Olympic Games.
England U21 manager Stuart Pearce admits he would be open to the idea of leading Team GB into the London 2012 Olympic Games.
The Football Association are keen for Pearce to be involved in the tournament as most of his U21 players will be called up for the opportunity.
The FA's of Scotland, Wales and Ireland have banned their stars the chance to compete over fears it may create Fifa pressure to unite the teams in future.
Other managers have also been linked with the role, including Sir Alex Ferguson, Harry Redknapp and Roy Hodgson.
But their day jobs mean it is unlikely they will be called upon.
No decision has yet been made but Pearce would jump at the chance if he was offered the post.
"I've no idea about the Olympics," he said. "I might be throwing the hammer.
"If I was asked to take a team to the Olympics, I'd be delighted to accept."


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Sputnik International's news which covers Director of TURKSAM A. Gencehan Babis's recent interview and the link of it is given below.
"S-400 and Silk Road: Is Ankara Pivoting Towards Russia, China Instead of West"
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi and his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu agreed to enhance cooperation in combating terrorism during their recent meeting in Beijing. Sputnik spoke with a Turkish analyst about how this agreement could be a new beginning for Turkey's pivot toward the Shanghai Cooperation Organization.
During the meeting the Foreign Minister of Turkey announced that "China's security is considered by Turkey as its own." In this regard, Turkey will not allow any organizations on its territory to engage in activities that threaten China's interests and its territorial integrity and sovereignty.
Ahmet Gencehan Babish, director of the Turkish Center for Strategic Studies, in an interview with Sputnik said that these statements may point to a new geopolitical direction that Turkey might be considering.
"First of all, it should be noted that the visit of the Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu to China was made in light of a strong deterioration of Turkey's relations with the EU and the US. One cannot help wondering if Ankara may be currently considering the Russian-Chinese direction as an alternative to the US-European one?" Babish said.
He further said that Cavusoglu in his speeches in Beijing emphasized the strengthening of cooperation in the field of security.
Taking into account the fact that the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is based on collective security, it can be assumed that from now on Turkish foreign policy may include expanding interactions with the organization.
"It is known, that the SCO, unlike the EU, which puts on foreground concepts such as human rights and democratization, focuses primarily on such issues as border security, economic and political cooperation, etc," Babish said.
According to the analyst today's problems between Turkey and the West are largely due to the differences in their interpretation of such terms as human rights and democratization.
"However, there are no such problems with the SCO, which makes this structure much more attractive for Ankara," he added.
The analyst further said that despite all this Turkey is still a part of NATO and is integrated into the NATO air defense system.
Nevertheless, today there are talks on the purchase of the Russian S-400 surface-to-air missile system by Turkey and if this contract is signed and Turkey owns these systems, it will further bring Ankara closer to the SCO in general.
The Russian-Turkish talks on the delivery of S-400 systems have taken place since 2016. In March, Sergei Chemezov, CEO of Russia's Rostec Corporation, said Ankara was ready to buy the systems with a loan granted by Moscow. On July 18, Chemezov said the technical issues of the contract for the supply of the S-400 systems to Turkey had been resolved, with only administrative ones remaining.
Later on, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said only a few nominal issues are left to be cleared up in a generally formalized contract on the delivery of Russia's S-400s to Turkey.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in late July announced that Ankara and Moscow had signed a document on supplies of the S-400 Triumf systems.
Apart from the S-400 deal, Turkey is also interested in participating in projects such as the revival of the Silk Road. It is primarily due to its geographical location that Turkey wants to be a part of the "One Belt, One Road" project.
According to Babish, "Similarly, today Russia and Turkey are implementing colossal joint projects in the energy sector. Also the sectors of humanities, trade and tourism are developing. The meeting also raised the topic of the construction of a third nuclear power plant in Turkey, which Ankara intends to build jointly with Beijing."
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The popular resistance is a strategy implemented on the ground in Judea and Samaria and integrated into the political, economic, propaganda and judicial campaigns currently being waged by the PA against Israel. As far as the PA and Fatah are concerned, the popular resistance is used to maintain constant, controlled tension in Palestinian relations with Israel...the popular resistance [is] an acceptable alternative to Hamas' "armed resistance" which the PA and Fatah feel is not, at the present time, useful in the Palestinian struggle against Israel.
...the popular resistance is not the placid, non-violent protest the PA pretends it is. It makes massive use of violence employing cold weapons, mainly involving the frequent throwing of Molotov cocktails and stones, and sporadic stabbing and vehicular attacks...The scope of the popular resistance has increased in recent months, although the popular resistance has not yet turned into a mass uprising. Occasionally the popular resistance claims casualties (killed and wounded) among Israeli civilians and soldiers, as well as Palestinians...
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In July 2013 Sarah Ali, a pro-Palestinian Canadian activists of Pakistani extraction was deported from Israel for her involvement in attacking an Israeli policewoman in Hebron. She was a volunteer activist in "Youth Against Settlements" (Ma'an News Agency, July 21, 2013).
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And I'm Melissa Block. The U.S. economy unexpectedly slammed to a halt in the last quarter of 2012. The Commerce Department said today that the nation's growth rate shrank during the last three months of the year, falling a tenth of a percentage point. That decline raises big questions about the strength of the economy going forward.
We're joined now by NPR's Jim Zarroli. And Jim, these numbers we're talking about for the fourth quarter seem to have caught everyone by surprise. Put it into some context of the year overall. How big a slowdown does this represent?
JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: Well, it was a surprise. I mean, nobody predicted this. In the third quarter of the year, the economy was growing 3.1 percent and we knew that growth wouldn't keep up at that pace, but if you believe the numbers that the Commerce Department put out, we actually saw a slight contraction. I mean, growth reversed course.
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And these are the things that affect the growth rate, but they are unlikely to be repeated and you also have to say that there were good things going on in the economy. I mean, the housing market was doing better, consumer spending was up a bit. Now, you know, how can you have consumer spending going up when the economy is shrinking? It's really one of the paradoxes here.
BLOCK: Well, officials from the Federal Reserve met today. After that meeting, did they give any sign that the weak growth rate we saw in the last quarter is going to have an impact on their policy?
ZARROLI: Yeah, I mean, Fed officials have sort of been proceeding as if the economy is already too weak. I mean, they've been pursuing these quantitative easing measures, which basically amount to buying a lot of Treasury bonds and mortgage-backed securities and then the idea is they put money into the financial system, which brings interest rates down.
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BLOCK: On Friday, Jim, the Labor Department is supposed to release the January unemployment report. Does this slowdown in growth foreshadow, do you think, a disappointing jobs report at the end of the week?
ZARROLI: Well, I think the jobs report will certainly tell us something about how weak the economy really is, I mean, whether the decline in growth that the Commerce Department is talking about was an aberration or not, because there's a lot of other evidence right now that the labor market is doing okay. We've had a drop in first-time unemployment claims. We had an increase in payroll numbers from the payroll company ADP.
So if the economy were really beginning to contract, you wouldn't see that kind of a thing happening.
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Holocaust Memorial Day. I am not of the Jewish faith, but learned of the annual remembrance at a recent talk by Thomas Buergenthal, a rare child survivor of years in the ghettos and camps, who has devoted his life to the protection of human rights.
Buergenthal spoke about his wartime experiences, many of which are mentioned in his book "A Lucky Child." In the retelling of the horrific events of his young life, Buergenthal repeatedly became emotional. He was apologetic and seemed somewhat surprised by his tears, wondering aloud if it was due to his old age. Never, in the many lectures I've attended, has an audience of nearly 1,000 people -- adults, teens and children -- been so intensely and quietly engaged. It was powerful.
We can learn so much from the experience of others. What were my takeaways? Those who have endured great suffering can teach us not only how to cope, but how to move on. How not just to survive, but to thrive.
Buergenthal's story involves the most extreme conditions. A helpless child who is able to find ways to cope, despite being alone, separated from his parents. He describes years of long days, each bringing another challenge to endure. Ultimately, as decades have passed, those days measured only a fraction of Buergenthal's life. Those days formed a foundation for his future, but did not define him. He grew from the experience and dedicated his life to serving others.
His talk reminded me of "Man's Search for Meaning," a book written in 1959 by Viktor Frankl, another survivor of the Holocaust. During his time in the concentration camps, Dr. Frankl, a neurologist and psychiatrist, closely observed his fellow inmates, looking for common factors amongst those who were able to hold on to life and those he witnessed giving up, often by walking into the electrified fence that surrounded the camp. He concluded that the survivors had a basic belief that suffering and life, even in the most dehumanizing situations, can be meaningful. "When we are no longer able to change a situation -- we are challenged to change ourselves," he wrote. It's imperative to search for meaning during our bad times, even if it is only, as Frankl said, to endure suffering "in the right way – an honorable way."
Decades later, that same proposition was put forth and amplified in yet another book. "Don't waste your pain; use it to help others," wrote Rick Warren in The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for? "Other people are going to find healing in your wounds."
It is important, I think, to seek out, listen to, and learn from these stories and ideas. The perspective we gain can help us manage our own struggles and provide a glimmer of hope, or a push in the right direction, on our darker days. Real life can have triumphant ups and traumatic downs. It's good to be well-prepared for both.
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It's never been easier to split the bill with your friends — from "Venmo-ing" $20 for a birthday gift or Facebook messaging $12 for your share of last night's pizza. But brand new peer-to-peer (P2P) payment systems backed by big players, including established banks, are hitting app stores this year. Apple plans to debut its own P2P app this fall, while the big banks are banding together for a product called Zelle. With so many competing services, how will you decide which system (if any) to use?
Sure, you might be confident enough to download an app based on your friends' recommendation (or simply because they owe you money), but you might be better served if you do a little investigating on your own.
From knowing your legal rights, to understanding just how long you have to wait before your cash is available to withdraw, there's more to P2P systems than silly app names and convenience.
Here are five questions to ask when looking for a peer-to-peer payment system.
Can I Talk to a Human?
No one imagines running into an issue when sending their friend a quick $10 to split some happy hour cocktails, but when you use an service to send money — things can go wrong. For example, it can be easy to send a payment to the wrong contact.
No matter the issue, sooner or later P2P users will want to contact customer service. But when you do, will you get to talk to an actual person or will you have to rely on a 'bot for help? That's a question you should be able to answer before picking a system, said Christina Tetreault, our colleague and staff attorney for Consumers Union.
"The reason that's the first piece of advice is that some P2Ps might have something in their contract that says 'we aren't going to help you, or we aren't going to help you, but you should talk to your bank," she tells Consumerist. "Having that information is crucial."
While automated customer service might help in some situations, talking to a real person can typically serve to resolve issues more quickly and thoroughly.
Additionally, if you're dealing with a business, like a store, you may need to contact the merchant instead of the payment app. For example, Venmo suggests customers contact the authorized merchant to attempt to resolve your issue before filing a dispute or claim with the P2P provider.
For those seeking to file a complaint about Facebook's payment system, the company provides specific contact plans for different types of customers in certain states.
Is This Business or Personal?
There are a plethora of peer-to-peer payment options on the market, but many have very specific intended uses; some are for paying your friends, others are for buying goods or paying for services. Some can be used for both, but may require different accounts.
Because your use of the service can influence your rights, Tetreault notes that it's crucial to read the terms and conditions to ensure you're using the system for what it was designed to do.
For instance, if you're using an app for commercial purposes, like cutting grass, you want to make sure you're using a system designed for businesses.
"Even if you don't think of yourself as a business, you could be," Tetreault says, noting that even doing something as minor as yard work or snow shoveling could constitute a business in the system's terms.
If you're using a personal peer-to-peer app for business purposes, you might not be covered legally if something were to happen, like a payment bounced.
For example, Venmo offers separate business and personal accounts for users. Personal accounts are to be used only for person-to-person transfers with friends and family, and others you may know. These accounts may not be used to receive business, commercial, or merchant transactions.
Venmo specifically notes that using a personal account for business purposes, or a business account for personal, family, or household purposes would constitute as a breach of contract, which could result in holds or transaction reversals.
As for Facebook, the company notes in its payment terms that the P2P service "is not intended to be used for business, commercial, or merchant transactions and such use may be discontinued without notice by us at any time."
Additionally, the company may place a hold on transactions or place a reserve on funds if evidence of business, commercial, or merchant use is discovered.
What Does It Cost?
While using a P2P payment service can be a quick and rather effortless process, there could be fees that will impact which service is the best fit for you, Adam Rust, research director for Reinvestment Partners told Consumerist.
Different payment services offer different fee structures depending on the type of transaction and which payment method is linked to your account.
For instance, Venmo charges a standard 3% fee for some transactions, including those when a credit card is used to send money. However, that fee is waived when the transactions are funded by Venmo balance, bank account, or debit card.
Additionally, Venmo notes that users may be subject to third-party fees, such as insufficient fund fees, reversal fees, or ACH insufficient fund fees that a bank may charge if your payment is rejected.
Square Snapcash doesn't charge fees for sending or receiving money, at least not right now. However, the company says it reserves the right to charge for and/or change the fees associated with use at anytime.
Facebook also notes that it doesn't charge any fees for P2P transfers, but that customers could be on the hook for fees in the future if the payment is later invalidated for any reason.
Where's The Actual Money?
Simply hitting "Pay" or "Transfer" doesn't necessarily mean that funds will appear in your bank account. For many services, funds don't actually go straight to your bank account. Instead, they appear as credit in your P2P account. For instance, if a friend sent you money to pay for a pizza you split, those funds would go into your P2P account. You could keep the credit in the P2P system, and then use those funds then to send another friend money for last night's drink.
As with depositing a check or making a payment via a debit or credit card, it can take days for a peer-to-peer payment service to process a transaction that involves your bank. Rust tells Consumerist that while non-banking P2P services, like Venmo and Facebook, seem to transfer funds quickly within their systems, they must still traverse the traditional banking system in order to deliver actual cash to you — meaning that you'll likely have to wait for a payment to clear before being able to access your funds outside the service.
Reading the terms and conditions for each service is crucial to knowing where and when you might expect funds to appear in your bank account.
"You need to check how quickly you can use the money, not just within the service, but to other accounts," Tetreault said. "It's complicated, and these are things people don't think about, they want to spend it on what they want, but it could add a few days."
Venmo, for example, says it will provide customers with an estimated arrival date when transferring funds from your Venmo account to your actual bank.
If a transfer is submitted before 7 p.m. ET, they will typically reach a user's bank account in one business day. However, Venmo notes that all withdrawls could be delayed or blocked if a problem arrises.
When receiving a payment, the funds are automatically transferred to the customer's Venmo account. If the funds aren't transferred to a bank account or used after 30 days, Venmo will send the user a reminder to withdraw the funds or return them to their attached bank account.
Rust tells Consumerist that the systems are being forced to evolve with the addition of Zelle to the marketplace. Zelle is the bank-backed P2P system, and because this service is the service is fully-integrated into the banks that support it, the transactions are quicker, with near immediate payments.
According to its website, Zelle claims that customers can transfer funds to friends in a matter of minutes. However, the website notes that is only possible when the transactions are made between financial intuitions that both use Zelle. If this isn't the case, it could take one to three days.
Where's My Information Going?
Using a P2P service means sharing a wealth of personal information, not just your name and email, but also data pertinent to your bank account.
Knowing what these companies do with that information is critically important to users, and that means reading your chosen service's terms and conditions and privacy policy. Here's the privacy policy for Venmo, for example.
Privacy policies don't necessarily guarantee you privacy, but they do provide you with information on what you can expect a business to do — or not do — with your data. Read the policy carefully. Look for phrases like "third-party sharing" and check to see if your consent is required for your information to be shared, sold, or used for marketing.
"Generally speaking, you want to use a reliable service provider," Tetreault says, explaining that answering just few questions by reading the fine print can help you decide if a service will work well for you. It's also a good idea to see if the service is generally popular with its userbase — or if there seem to be a lot of problems.
"You also may want to look online to see what complaints are for any given service," she adds.


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Tuesday, August 10, 2010
On the Street... Via Piazza dei Mercanti, Milano
Posted by wahdi at 12:16 PM
Labels: Italy, On the Street
3 comments:
- The Queen Bee said...
yang sape punye the lady ke the guyy? hehe
- August 22, 2010 at 12:36 PM
- Nilcha said...
lookin at these on the street pictures make me feel as if im there. nice touch!
- October 13, 2010 at 5:39 PM
- wahdi said...
Hanis- yg gegirl and guy, leh? hehe
Nil-thnx Nil!!
- January 27, 2011 at 12:21 PM
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Pans out
Virginia House "Republicans have had more African-Americans on key committees than when the Democrats were in control."
— PolitiFact Virginia
on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019
Let's look at the word "nearly"
Says "nearly half" of House Republicans have supported a nonpartisan redistricting bill.
— PolitiFact North Carolina
on Friday, February 15th, 2019
There's a lot more to it
"A 'gerrymander' is by definition and common understanding, a strange looking 'monster' drawing. This map is clearly not that."
— PolitiFact North Carolina
on Wednesday, January 10th, 2018
Not even close
North Carolina has "the strictest anti-gerrymandering standards in the entire country."
— PolitiFact North Carolina
on Thursday, October 5th, 2017
He exaggerates a little
Last year, Democrats won nearly 50% of the vote, yet they hold only 38% of the seats in the state House and 30% of the seats in the state Senate.
— PolitiFact North Carolina
on Wednesday, August 9th, 2017


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Hotel Review: PARKROYAL on Beach Road (Premier Room)
There are three PARKROYAL hotels in Singapore and together with the other two Pan Pacific hotels in Singapore, they participate in the Global Hotel Alliance (GHA) program. Even though many travellers have criticised the GHA program for being inconsistent, I personally feel that the benefits are highly consistent in the Singapore properties at least. Last year I checked out one of PARKROYAL on Beach Road's Orchid Club Premier King rooms and have found it to be of excellent value (click HERE to check out my previous review of the Orchid Club Premier room). This year the PARKROYAL on Beach Road has unveiled their newly refurbished Premier Rooms. Having found a really good rate on an OTA, I decided to give the Premier Rooms a go during the Lunar New Year break (particularly because I did not have any visiting to do too).
Even though the hotel was running at 100% occupancy, I managed to check-in and get the room of my choice despite arriving early at 11am. GHA Black (which can be earned with 30 eligible nights a year) gives you a 9am check-in and 6pm late check-out where available and I have found this benefit to be excellent especially for staycations. GHA Black generally also gets you a double-upgrade (upon availability) and in the case you do get upgraded into a Club room, club benefits are generally not given to you (unlike in Hilton or other larger hotel loyalty programs). GHA Black members will also get a S$10 Minibar credit which I believe is a one-off amenity.
The Premier King room (35 sqm) is slightly smaller when compared to the Orchid Club Premier room (42 sqm) and you will not have a personal balcony or a bath tub in this room type. Even though I personally value a bath tub highly during a staycation, I think the newly refurbished rooms are truly a breath of fresh air. While the PARKROYAL on Beach Road has a good location, it is starting to show signs of age and the dated decor of the previous Premier room was starting to fall behind in terms of competition.
Those of you who have been to the PARKROYAL on Pickering will find the Premier room here to be relatively familiar with the signature nature-inspired colour scheme. At first glance, you will notice that the Premier rooms look absolutely nothing like the old room types before refurbishment (in a very good way). The room comes with an executive work desk and complimentary internet access (remember you also always get complimentary internet access with the GHA membership).
The Minibar comes stocked with some beverages and beers with ample space for you to store your own food/drinks. Cold beverages are at S$4.50++ a can and a can of Tiger Beer will set you back S$9.50++ so be sure to BYO.
Power outlets are readily available around the room and even by the bed so you can be sure that your power-hungry devices will never run out of juice. There are multiple light controls and buttons which are located by the bed to allow you to obtain the right dimness (or brightness). If you are a fan of natural lighting like I am then you will be happy to know that the full-length windows will bask the room in a warm natural glow. There's no better way to lounge spend the afternoon than to laze by the modern chaise lounge set by the bed.
The view from my room on Level Two wasn't particularly spectacular but it was quiet and despite being just a level above the street, you will not be getting any noise pollution from ground level at all (and trust me, I am a light sleeper).
As mentioned earlier, the new Premier rooms do not have a bath tub. That being said, you will find a tastefully appointed shower area in the beautifully refurbished bathroom. Bath amenities are provided by the award-winning St. Gregory Spa which was voted as the Best Luxury Hotel Spa in 2011.
Instead of getting the 50ml bottles like you do in the Orchid Club Premier rooms however, you will receive smaller 30ml bottles in the normal non-club rooms. In case you run out, just ask a friendly housekeeper in the corridor!
The new Premier rooms are absolutely beautiful and for the price point that they are at, I simply cannot think of some place I'd rather be. Check out the SG50 Staycation package which comes with complimentary breakfast (for two) and S$50 in-house credit (cumulative daily) for selected hotel services and dining outlets. For more on the facilities (e.g. gym and swimming pool) located in PARKROYAL on Beach Road, please refer to my previous review which can be accessed HERE.
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The Core is the Core
Whether the topic is education or exercise, core content and core activities tie everything together. In education, core content includes the specific information upon which the course is based. Students are expected, at the very least, to demonstrate mastery of the core content.
Summer has arrived and, on the weekends at least, many of us have replaced our boots, oxfords, heels, and pumps with sandals and flip-flops. We want to lose all traces of the long winter and revel in warm, fragrant summer breezes.
Do you have frequent neck, shoulder or back pain? You may have a recently identified condition called "text neck." The repetitive strain injury occurs when you spend considerable time looking down at your phone.
Here Comes the Sun
Summer is here and, although you may not be actually "dancin' in the streets" as famously proclaimed by the beloved Motown group Martha and the Vandellas, you will likely be spending much more time outside. One of the great benefits of our increased time outdoors is the biochemical activation of vitamin D synthesis triggered by exposure to ultraviolet rays in sunlight.
Good Pain vs. Bad Pain
Being able to distinguish between a good pain and a not-so-good pain is critically important for all of us who engage in regular vigorous exercise as part of a healthy lifestyle. Even highly trained athletes such as those on high school and college teams, dancers, and those training for long distance races or multi-sport events may have difficulty knowing when they are able to work through some pain and discomfort verses needing to pay attention to a real injury.
We are all of us beginners in some aspects of life and quite advanced in others. With respect to useful knowledge in a specific subject area or meaningful practical expertise as related to a specific skill or competency, most of us could accurately assess our particular level of ability.
Hydration for Health
According to the U.S. Geological Survey, approximately 71 percent of the earth's surface is composed of water. Similarly, 60 to 70 percent of the average adult human body is composed of water.
Now that autumn is in the air, summertime recreational activities such as camping, going to the lake or beach, volleyball, and surfing begin to take a back seat and we look to focus on more prosaic forms of exercise.
Today's Forecast
Regardless of the type of weather, meteorological events have a big impact on all of us. Beyond the sunscreen, floppy hats, raincoats, umbrellas, snow shovels, and
de-icers, there are the physiological effects of weather itself.
Beam Me Up, Scotty!
The ultra, high-tech world depicted in the popular television series "Star Trek," is what many may envision when thinking of the future. And while it's yet to be seen if its advanced fictional inventions such as molecular transporters and tractor beams could become reality,
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Let's see how long this lasts.
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Can a blip on the cultural world named Kristina Wong even last on wikipedia for more than a week?
Btw, looking up your colleagues and mentors on wikipedia is a surefire way to feel under accomplished and old. I was knee deep in colleague stalking and just about to seep into that horrible place in my head called "wah wah wah, my past! my past!" when the UPS truck rolls up to the beach house and they drop off this awesome gift basket from my friends Mike and Nancy.
Just in time! I am loved. I am living the good life. And I'm looking forward to having my own little picnic by the sea. Who will join me?
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Forget Time Management, Focus on Self Management
After my son's parent teacher conference the other week, we sat down to discuss his performance. Overall, he is performing well receiving high marks in most of his subjects. He's a smart kid who grasps concepts easily.
However, if you do a little digging, you find comments like "inconsistent", "distracted", and "could improve his organization."
Sound familiar?
I asked my son what was the ONE thing he would like to improve this year. His response was typical of my clients -- "I would like to learn how to use my time better."
Lucky for my son and for you, I'm going to save you a lot of painful moments. We all get the same 24 hours in a day. As far as I know, not even the geniuses at Google have figured out how to bend space and time.
So, if you want to learn how to use your time better, you will need to learn how to manage YOU better.
9 Strategies to Help you Ditch the concept of Time Management
1. Be clear on your values.
Get clear on your 3-5 personal and business values. Define what each value means to you. Visualize what it means to embody and uphold these values throughout your life. These values become a metric for HOW you spend your resources, including your time.
2. Be clear on your vision.
Create a 10 year vision for where you are going in your life and your business. What will you have accomplished in that period of time? Who are you with? Where are you living? What impact and contribution will you be making?
Then create a vision for the next year asking yourself the same questions. Read your vision daily or weekly. When making decisions and making commitments make sure they align with this vision.
3. Set goals.
Identify what outcome you want to achieve and by when you want to achieve it. Why is this outcome important to you? How does it fit into your vision? How do you want to feel when you have achieved this goal?
When you are sure you have the right goal, write it down on a piece of paper and post it somewhere you can see it everyday.
Studies show that you're significantly more likely to achieve your goals when you have them written down and review them on a regular basis.
4. Ask yourself this key question.
A lot of the time when I'm speaking to executives, entrepreneurs, professionals and small business owners, they start to get pulled in so many different directions. When this happens, there's one critical question to ask...
What am I being paid to do or what is going to generate revenue for my business?
5. Create a list of ten 'heck yesses'!
What are your 'heck yesses' in life? What really gets you out of bed in the morning? What energizes you? What aligns with your strengths? What's relevant to your mission? Print them out and look at them every day, because when something starts to creep into your time, it had better be on your 'heck yes' list, if it's not, it's a 'heck no', and it's got to go!
6. Maximize when you're in flow.
When you're doing the stuff that lights you up that you forget time exists and it comes pouring out of you, you're in flow. Become aware of when this time is for you, and how you got there.
Sometimes we can hack our way into flow through a great morning, a brisk walk, or maybe through a quick meditation. Working when in flow is the most productive use of your time. Trying to force things drains you and takes much longer.
7. Sleep.
When we are tired we make poor decisions and become more easily distracted. Getting adequate sleep or taking a midday nap when feeling unproductive might be just what you need to get you back in the zone.
8. Manage your calendar.
You have to put everything in your calendar. Look at what's not getting done -- is it marked on your calendar? Even if it seems rote, silly and simple, it needs to go on the calendar.
For me, self-care is huge. I have health issues that leave me chronically fatigued and with poor stress adaptation. It's important for me to schedule breaks, time to disconnect and recharge on a daily or weekly basis. It all goals on my calendar or else I will keep working through it. As someone who is hardwired for achievement, my default is to work not rest.
9. Learn the art of a well-crafted no.
Master how you say no and feel comfortable with that no.
Maybe it's a not right now and in that case you can say: "This sounds exciting to me, I'm really interested in collaborating with you but it doesn't work with my initiatives right now. Can we push this out and check back?
If it's something that absolutely doesn't align and it's a 'heck no', you can say: "It doesn't align with where I am right now." If you know someone who would be a good fit for them to speak with, make the introduction.
As we become more successful, I find that the people who want our time for things becomes greater, which is when we have to focus on our best no. As parents we get really involved in other things, and it's really easy to say yes to being class parent or to having a bunch of kids over for a playdate, but if it doesn't work for your schedule or inhibits you in any way, then you have to make it a 'heck no'.
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The development of this way for Christian Māori Social Work arose from a combination of factors. These included the need for a social work practice that reflected Māori values and beliefs, Christian Te Ao Māori world view, and provided a practical way to further develop the bi-cultural journey Open Home Foundation has embarked on.
Te Aho Takitoru was developed by a project team of Māori social work practitioners in Te Whare Kaupapa Āwhina to enable our organisation to offer culturally appropriate support to whānau and their tamariki. The development and practice of Te Aho Takitoru is looked after through Te Roopu Māori. All OHF social workers have initial induction in Te Aho Takitoru.
Te Ahurea Pūtahi
Cultural advice, support and assessment is available to our social work teams and whānau to help ensure whānau receive support from people who understand their cultural needs.
Te Aho Takitoru
Te Aho Takitoru is a way of working together using Māori cultural processes and values to assist whānau to make the changes they believe are necessary to ensure the safety and mauri ora for their tamariki and mokopuna.
Te Whare Kaupapa Āwhina social workers are guided by Te Aho Takitoru when working with whānau and tamariki Māori who are in TWKA/OHF care. When they first meet with whānau, the social workers will offer them the opportunity to work with them using this framework.
Te Aho Takitoru
Te Aho Takitoru supports whānau on a Journey of Hope to discover their rangatiratanga ability to make the changes they believe necessary to reach their goals. This journey is taken in three stages:-
Time is given for whakawhanaungatanga to get to know one another and to decide how best to work together to achieve the whānau goal.
Together with the social worker, whānau look at what's worrying them using some helpful tools such as the Kōpū and whānau hui. The strengths of the whānau and the views of the tamariki also play an important part in looking at what needs to change and how.
The social worker will support whānau as they make their planned journey of change to reach their goal.
The Kōpū is a framework that helps whānau to shape their perspective about the problem and its solution. Whānau use the Kōpū to map their information in a way that helps them see where and how they need to make the changes necessary on order to reach their goals. Information is written into any of the areas that whānau feel is right for them. Each area focuses on an important whānau value and whānau write in what is working well and what they are worried about.
Tapu Whakapapa Tūmanako
Safety, protection Connectedness, belonging Hope, future goals
Houhanga Rongo Mauri Īhu Aroha
Reconciliation, peace Capacity to care
Kotahitanga Mana Whakapono
Unity, working together Respect, behaviour Trust, openness
The Mauri Īhu area is left until last when whānau will use their map to decide what needs to change to reach their goal.
Te Aho Takitoru enables social workers to work with whānau Māori in a culturally appropriate manner using intervention strategies generated from Māori knowledge and world-view.


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SDSU would like to invite all San Luis Rey Band of Mission Indian youth & parents to our college workshop
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