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Comparative Life Cycle Assessments: Carbon Neutrality and Wood Biomass Energy
AbstractBiomass energy is expected to play a major role in the substitution of renewable energy sources for fossil fuels over the next several decades. The US Energy Information Administration (EIA 2012) forecasts increases in the share of biomass in US energy production from 8 percent in 2009 to 15 percent by 2035. The general view has been that carbon emitted into the atmosphere from biological materials is carbon neutral—part of a closed loop whereby plant regrowth simply recaptures the carbon emissions associated with the energy produced. Recently this view has been challenged, and the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is considering regulations to be applied to biomass energy carbon emissions. A basic approach for analyses of environmental impacts has been the use of life cycle assessment (LCA), a methodology for assessing and measuring the environmental impact of a product over its lifetime—from raw material extraction through materials processing, manufacture, distribution, use, repair and maintenance, and disposal or recycling. However, LCA approaches vary, and the results of alternative methodologies often differ (Helin et al. 2012). This study investigates and compares the implications of these alternative approaches for emissions from wood biomass energy, the carbon footprint, and also highlights the differences in LCA environmental impacts.
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Abstract. The article addresses the problem of detecting presence and location of a small low emission source inside of an object, when the background noise dominates. This problem arises, for instance, in some homeland security applications. The goal is to reach the signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) levels on the order of 10−3. A Bayesian approach to this problem is implemented in 2D. The method allows inference not only about the existence of the source, but also about its location. We derive Bayes factors for model selection and estimation of location based on Markov Chain Monte Carlo simulation. A simulation study shows that with sufficiently high total emission level, our method can effectively locate the source or indicate its absence. 1.
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Go Behind the Scenes with the Sound Team from 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug'
Michael Coleman is back with another terrific SoundWorks Collection video. This time we've got the sound team from Peter Jackson's second film in the Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug. With such a large and expensive project, there is a lot that has to go into making the movie feel as large as it should, and the sound designers, mixers, and composer play a huge part in that. Check out that video below, as well as some more involving the sound from both films.
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In this exclusive SoundWorks Collection sound profile we visit Park Road Post Studios in Wellington, New Zealand to talk with the sound team of Director Peter Jackson's "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug".
Featured interviews include re-recording mixer Michael Hedges, re-recording mixer Chris Boyes, re-recording mixer Michael Semanick, re-recording mixer Gary Summers, composer Howard Shore, and producer and co-screenplay writer Philippa Boyens.
Michael Semanick at around 1:29 reveals a pretty interesting detail about when we first see Bilbo, how the sound starts forward and then fills the rest of the channels as the camera moves up. Playing with sound in that way may not be immediately noticeable, but it's something the audience can feel at a subconscious level (another reason sound is so important).
The Dolby Atmos tech is really interesting, and while the arguments are constantly being made for and against going to theaters, a more immersive sound experience like Dolby Atmos really changes the way you watch a movie. It's clear that it is more challenging to make full use of, but for films like this that have huge action sequences, it adds another dynamic. I had a chance to see Oblivion in Atmos last year, and now having seen the movie at home with regular surround sound, the theater experience was on a completely different level, and I hope more theaters and films take advantage of the format.
Another great video we shared before about Smaug involved the importance of a theme in the score:
If you missed the SoundWorks Collection from the first Hobbit film, here it is:
Link: The Sound of "The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug" — SoundWorks Collection
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Erwin on 01.23.14 @ 8:01AM
This is the good stuff. Keep adding these kind of articles to the NoFilmSchool website!
My favorite of the production blogs…. Speaking about the sound,scoring and mixing somehow makes the filming process so much more important and intimate… Love this.
Adam C on 01.23.14 @ 1:14PM
Michael Coleman gets such amazing access for his SoundWorks collection. Now we just need someone who is equally as dedicated to creating a series of camera-centric BTS videos, similar to what Michael has done with the audio realm.
Great stuff.
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4.13/5 rDev +14.7%
A: Cloudy blonde with two fingers of white head, good retention and lacing.
S: Not too potent, floral, a hint of hops, grassy.
T: Sweet, fruity, malty, light citrus, lemon, light bitterness.
M: Smooth, light, well-balanced, refreshing.
D: Both Rogue and lagers are hit-or-miss with me. I think they pulled this one off well though.
03-07-2009 07:57:09 | More by Lepley
Ontario (Canada)
3.98/5 rDev +10.6%
22 oz bottle from the LCBO.
Pours a clear light amber yellow, very thick and chunky white head forms, quickly settles down to a thin ring around the glass, some lacing sticks on in clumps, decent retention. Smell is nice, very malty, some caramel and toast, grassy, light floral, biscuity malt, not very complex but has a bit more sack behind it than the average Euro pale. Taste is very sweet and malty up front, honey and caramel, toast and biscuit, quite nice, light floral hops, orange peel sweetness, grassy, lightly sugary in the finish. Mouthfeel is medium bodied with medium carbonation, very smooth and drinkable. As noted before, just has more to it than the average Euro pale, bigger and more flavourful malts, better body, quite nice. I like this stuff.
03-07-2009 04:29:55 | More by Viggo
3.55/5 rDev -1.4%
To begin, I do not really like lagers. I am an ale man myself.
Poured from 650 ml bottle a nice white fulffy white head which is dissipating quickly. Color is of light straw which doesn't make me think theres much flavor in this one.
Aroma is very faint. Mild malt is about all I got.
The flavor and mouthfeel is where this beer picks up. Mild notes of apricot and green apple kick in at the tale end of the sip.
Still not a lager fan, although this is a nice beer to drink as far as lagers go.
03-06-2009 22:24:03 | More by ABOWMan
South Carolina
4.03/5 rDev +11.9%
It pours a hazy golden color with a thick white head. The aroma is understated, with very subtle hops detectable. The flavor is mild, more on the malt side. Again, you can't detect much, if any hop flavor. It has a crisp beginning and a slightly sweet finish. The aftertaste is brings in a slight fruit undertone. They call it apple on the label.
My favorite aspect of this beer which separates it from other light lagers is the body and mouthfeel. It actually has some substance to it, unlike the American Standard counterparts. It's a beer that I can drink and feel good about myself. The flavor is pretty mild, so that might be why I enjoy it, despite it being a lager.
03-03-2009 01:35:45 | More by untamedbeer
3.78/5 rDev +5%
A - Pours fairly clear straw, nice head reduces to ring. Thin, sudsy lacing.
S - Light. Some light malt, honey, wheat and apple.
T - Better than smell. Malt met nicely with a bite.
M - Good balance, nice overall mouth. Hits several areas of mouth really well. Good carb and coating.
D - Very! At 12 degrees Plato, I can't believe this one is much more than 5-6 ABV.
Good beer.
02-28-2009 05:47:04 | More by srandycarter
4.05/5 rDev +12.5%
22 oz bottle, poured into a pilsener glass. Tall fluffy white white head creates a need to pour slow. Very slow to dissipate, in fact whipped cream cap sits on the surface to the very end. Fleck of lacing cling to the glass. Color is a clear pale straw yellow with very active carbonation.
Smell is mildly floral, grassy and dusty. Taste has a smoothly sweet golden delicious apple flavor. A little bit of lemon, and floral hops.
Very refreshing, though slightly filling. This would be great for the summer months.
02-27-2009 05:11:51 | More by bort11
3.8/5 rDev +5.6%
Pours very clear golden yellow color. Crisp white head that dissipates quickly, leaving moderate lacing.
Not much nose, what is there is light wheat and a hint of citrus.
Nice clean taste, fruity/citrusy, with a slightly sweet finish. Good mouth feel for a lager! Slight muskiness on the aftertaste. No real hop presence.
All in all a good representation of an Irish Lager. It would definitely go down easy on a hot summer day. Also doesn't seem to have much ABV, so it would probably do well as a St. Patty's session beer.
02-18-2009 03:15:47 | More by Point
3.85/5 rDev +6.9%
Pours a pale straw color, very clear, white head that quickly dissipates. Very much a lager
Not much smell but hints of citrus and wheat.
Nice easy drinking lager with just enough flavor to keep it interesting and actually complex. Bright carbonation with a mellow hops and a subtle malty background; finishes with a sweet citrus flavor.
Great on the palate and very drinkable. This would be perfect on a hot day or such.
02-16-2009 02:30:24 | More by WalterSobchak
3.5/5 rDev -2.8%
Poured into a giant ruination mug.
Straw yellowish with a decent fluffy white pillow on top.
Smells of light hops with a little malt sweetness.
Moderate bitterness with a little tart kinda thing mixed in as well. moderate bitter aftertaste but pretty smooth for the most part.
not sure ill ever buy this again, but reasonably drinkable.
02-15-2009 00:31:21 | More by SShelly
4/5 rDev +11.1%
This was the first beer that pulled me away from my staple of Bud. I was with a buddy of mine (tehankh) and we just decided to try something we had never had before. I cant honestly say this was the best beer every, but at the time with only Bud to compare to it was heaven. It has been only a few months since this happened but i can happily admit that both me and my friend have since affectionately taken on the title of beer geek.
Now the review. Trying to do this from memory so bare with me.
A. Poured a crystal clear golden with a nice white head.
S. A small amount of citrus and hops.
T. Taste like it smells, nothing crazy but well balanced.
M. Crisp light and refreshing.
D. Very drinkable, would love to get some more of this.
02-09-2009 05:25:48 | More by Chapter40z
4.33/5 rDev +20.3%
Poured from a bottle into a pint glass. Poured a cloudy golden color with a very thick sticky white heading. A nice malty smell with a good blend of hops. Again taste is malty,hoppy, and a good citrus taste. A very easy beer to drink would like to have another but I don't want to get up.
02-07-2009 03:54:57 | More by TheFightfan1
3.33/5 rDev -7.5%
Bomber poured into a Pilsner glass...
Pours a bright golden color, very clear with a decent foamy white head that left good lacing throughout the drink.
Well carbonated with bubbles rising from the bottom for the entire drink.
Taste is very typical of a Euro lager, reminded me a lot of many different macro beers I tried while in Poland this past summer.
Overall a nice light and easy drinking beer but nothing special really stuck out in my mind to set this beer apart.
02-03-2009 02:05:59 | More by hawks10
3.68/5 rDev +2.2%
A - This beer poured a golden yellow color that produced a nicely sized, fluffy white head had some retention and laced sparesly along the glass
S - The aromas produced by this beer had grainy malt characteristics and grassy hops
T - The taste of this beer had a light, grainy malt start, the hops in this beer is not the "in your face" American style that we are used to, but it this beer it is very level and well intergrated
M - The mouthfeel of this beer had a light body with a moderate amount of carbonation
D - This beer was a very good session beer, but since I cannot get it in 6-packs, it has to get some points taken away for the cost of it
01-30-2009 21:44:05 | More by cvfish
Alberta (Canada)
4.1/5 rDev +13.9%
Lovely straw colour--nice drinkable crispness--pleasant finish--very palatable mouthfeel.
The Rogue guys really brewed a pleasant session 'pils-type' lager here--great bottle design.
The touch of wheat adds a nice bit of sharpness to the barley malt.
01-22-2009 04:57:45 | More by LuckyLucanite
3.88/5 rDev +7.8%
Bomber poured to pilsner.
A: Pours a golden color with a two finger head that has amazing retention and leaves lacing all the way from top to bottom with bubbles of carbonation flowing for the entire drink.
S: Smells slightly hoppy with a bit of malt and some fruit.
T: Tastes about the same as it smells, noting special, nicely balanced. Fairly dry with no bitterness.
Best things about this drink were the look, mouthfeel, and drinkability. Could drink this one all day and it stays extremely crisp. Will buy again, great for some social drinking.
01-18-2009 03:37:25 | More by AdmiralDiaz
New York
4.38/5 rDev +21.7%
Beautiful straw colored lager with a nice foamy white head. Smells of vienna malt, sweet and inviting. The beer has no discernable hop aroma, but that totally works for the style.
This is a wonderfully balanced beer. Wonderful malt flavor balances perfectly with the hop bitterness. The beer is dry and thirst quenching. There is an odd flavor at the end...kind of an earthy frutiness. It's not bad, but I have never tasted anything like it before.
The mouthfeel and drinkability are very good. Crisp and lager-like, I could drink gallons of this stuff. My only issue is that it seems slightly overcarbonated. Other than that...LOVE it!
01-15-2009 22:19:46 | More by joerodiii
4.38/5 rDev +21.7%
smell: i think it smells very inviting. first whif reminds me of honey and you can notice the hops more here than in the actual flavor.
taste: yummy. no flavors are over the top here. it gets a bit frothy but i think its needed to add body to the over-all feel. its probably attributed to the bisquit notes from the famous yeast that rogue uses in there beers. its clean. you get a grassy fragrance toward the finish thats over almost before you notice it. the finish goes on and on and its leaves a good taste of fruits on the tongue.
01-13-2009 01:39:29 | More by mgmvh
3.55/5 rDev -1.4%
a: This was a very pale golden color. It poured with a fairly long lived fizzy white head.
s: Not much, a little sweet grain.
t: Sweet, slightly biscuity malts and little to no hops to speak of.
m: Crisp and long lasting active carbonation.
d: This was good for what it is, but I won't look for another.
01-05-2009 11:38:49 | More by DIM
3.55/5 rDev -1.4%
It poured golden in color with little to no head.
smell was kind of fruity, grassy, grainy. It smell of light citrus noble hops. Not a strong overpowering aroma but its followed by a light malt presence.
taste was pretty good if you like non adventurous Euro lagers.
12-31-2008 21:30:13 | More by bataround
3.85/5 rDev +6.9%
Appearance: Golden Yellow with hues of orange. The beer is cloudy and there is some carbonation in the glass. There was a head, but it only lasted but a few seconds, leaving a thin white line.
Nose: Toasted malts, green apples, pears, spices, and sweet honey with a yeasty hint. There was hints of citrus, ester, cut grass, and butterscotch.
Taste: A nice complex toasted malt a bit different from the nose. There was green apples, pears, honey and spice. The notes were citrus, resin, and hops.
Overall: Another descent beer from "Rouge Ales". I was slightly disappointed I felt it was a bit thin. The mouth feel had a little bit of carbonation with a nice fresh cut green apple finish that is astringent. I noticed that is kinda had a pilsner feel but it was heavier than a Pils.
12-23-2008 06:39:03 | More by colts9016
3.75/5 rDev +4.2%
Well this is drinkable. That's fo' 'sho
Pours a straw yellow color, grassy smell, slight malty taste. I'm not sure of the age of this beer as it was in the discount section, it doesn't taste skunked.
Nothing really to write home about, I could see drinking for our five of these bombers on St Patty.s
12-20-2008 21:54:59 | More by cadenwhitaker
2.78/5 rDev -22.8%
Reviewed 3/17/2006 (bottle):
Pours an amber golden colored body, with a good sized head, that is quickly diminishing, not much lacing, small, fizzy looking. Has a strong aroma of malts. A very warm mouthfeel, bitter, slight apple finish, malty taste, light tasting.
12-19-2008 22:22:19 | More by jujubeast6000
3.68/5 rDev +2.2%
Rogue Kells Irish Style
From a 22 ounce bomber. Pours light amber into the glass with about a 1" head.
Some lacings. I paid about $3.49 US for the bottle. Slightly fruity aroma.
Tastes like a high quality macro with a little bit more character.
A good session beer, but most micro drinkers will be dissapointed.
I would say this compares well with some of the bigger name European beers. Drinkabilty is very good.
Overall a bit of a let down from a fine brewer.
12-18-2008 03:17:45 | More by Spikester
3.45/5 rDev -4.2%
Very nice lager. Pours clear gold with a surprisingly thick white head. Good carbonation, not too bubbly. Nothing really stands out in the aroma; mostly grass and yeast. The flavor is more of the same. Good mix of malt and yeast, with some hops for that pilsner taste. Balanced, but not spectacular.
12-16-2008 16:44:51 | More by magictrokini
2.3/5 rDev -36.1%
This beer is a perfect example of what happens when a very good brewer tries to flood the market with too many new products....every now and then, they are really gonna hit a loser. If someone had offered me this beer in an unmarked glass, I would swear I was drinking a lower grade BMC product or Caribean lager.
Pale yellow with little carbonation, thin white head and a grainy nose. Flavor was, again, the grainy quality of a cheap BMC, and the palate was watery, metallic and stale.
Stick to quality and not quantity, Rogue!!!
11-30-2008 20:40:22 | More by kimcgolf
Kells Irish Style Lager from Rogue Ales
82 out of 100 based on 628 ratings.


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We just got home after a 10 day vacation out west. We spent the first half of our trip in this condo in Driggs. We absolutely loved it. It was spacious and had everything we needed and more. No small things were forgotten. We were pleased to find everything we needed in the kitchen. There were plenty of extra towels as well as toilet paper, paper towels etc. We were able to use the wifi without any problems. The decor was simple which was perfect for our family with 2 kids. They were able to enjoy themselves without having to worry about being careful of everything around them. We really like that there were 2 bathrooms. The only thing that was challenging was getting the condo cooled off in the evening because the temperatures were so high while we were there. We opened all the doors and windows to let the mountain breeze in. Surprisingly, there were hardly any bugs. The location in Driggs was less than an hour from Jackson and Teton National Park. It was a little further to Yellowstone. We would also recommend a stop in Victor for a shake at Victor's Emporium. This condo was perfect and the price can't be beat.
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This was the perfect house for our family of seven. We were visiting our daughter and son-in-law who live in Driggs and work at Targhee. We were central to all we wanted to do and very comfortable in the house. We stayed for a week, but wished for more time there. The house afforded the most incredible sunsets on the Tetons. It was"fire on the mountain" every evening. Gorgeous!!! Activities included: downhill skiing at Targhee, cross country skiing in Teton Canyon, movies in Victor, hot springs above Flagg Ranch, snow coach into Yellowstone out of West Yellowstone, Audubon bird count, great restaurant/distillery in Jackson,etc. We were always happy to come back to our amazing home away from home where we ate many delicious meals. Expect to go back whenever we visit our children. Thanks to the owners for sharing your home with us!!


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The Virtues of Oxygen by Susan Schoenberger is a wonderful novel. It not only was a story that touched my heart but also one that makes you think about how precious the gift of life is. Taking place in a small town during the recession The Virtues of Oxygen is an emotional tale of love and friendship but even more so about making each moment in our lives matter.
The story revolves around Vivian and Holly, both very different in their circumstance in life. Vivian has been confined in an iron lung since having polio as a young child. Although she has her bad moments she really has a strong spirit and amazing strength that keeps her going each day. As the years passed Vivian earned a degree in business and has been successful despite not being able to live as a normal person. Being a sweet lady the small community has always rallied around Vivian and many volunteer to sit with her as she has to have constant supervision. She literally depends on the machine to live – to breathe.
Then there's Holly, a widow with two boys. She began sitting with Vivian when she moved back to her hometown after getting married and they formed an instant bond. Holly works at the local newspaper but she's struggling. With help from her mother she's been able to at least keep up with her bills but now her mother has has a stroke. Holly's world is quickly closing in on her. Although she's never discussed her troubles with Vivian she knows that things aren't going well for Holly. She wants to help but even more she wants Holly to realize that she can reach for anything she wants and get it if only she wants it bad enough.
This book really makes a person think of life in a different way. I had heard of iron lungs but didn't know what one looked like until I looked it up. I can't imagine being confined in one for a minute let alone a whole life. The one thing Vivian craved was a even a moment alone because she'd never had that and I know I would feel the same. This novel made me realize that you have to take the time to enjoy your family, friends, and even that moment in which you can step outside and take a breath of fresh, beautiful air.
I listened to the audiobook of The Virtues of Oxygen which is narrated by Tanya Eby and Laural Merlington who both did a wonderful job. I've listened to Tanya Eby before and always enjoy her narration but Laural Merlington was new to me and was perfect as Vivian. I felt that the two of them really brought out the emotional side to this novel and as a warning – be sure to have a Kleenex nearby!
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Season of the Dragonflies by Sarah Creech is a magical novel of family, old secrets, and love. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but I love books that are full of magical happenings. I delved headlong into this one and it captivated me fully at a time when I really needed a book like this. The characters and story worked their way into my heart and I truly regretted turning the last page and having the story end.
Generations of the Lenore women have been manufacturing a unique perfume. A perfume with the power to change a life. This perfume sells only to the most wealthy and powerful and has made the Lenore women very successful. Up in the Blue Ridge Mountains they grow their own flowers to create the perfume along with a few of their own secret ingredients. When making a perfume a certain secret ingredient can be the key to the success or downfall of a client. But in desperation could this be taken too far – far enough to be dangerous?
I loved the women in this novel. Willow is the head of the family and single mom to two now grown girls, Mia and Lucia. These sisters could not be more different. Mia, the elder sister has always been the one with the 'nose' for scent and has been working alongside her mother for years. She should inherit the presidency of the company but as things begin to spiral downward in her life Willow begins to question that decision. Making her question it even further is the homecoming of Lucia. Lucia has always been the one who seemingly had no magical talents with the perfume business but now that she's come home Willow is seeing a different side to her. Should Lucia be made the president of the company? Willow knows that this will tear the sisters apart even further…but what choice does she have as it seems Mia is bent on a path of destruction that could ruin the business.
I listened to the audiobook of Season of the Dragonflies which is narrated by Kate Turnball who I've not listened to before but wouldn't hesitate to again. She does a wonderful job telling this tale with its mystical air and I felt she really brought this story and these characters alive in my minds eye. Very enjoyable indeed!
For fans of women's fiction and magical realism, Sarah Creech's debut novel Season of the Dragonflies is wonderful and the audio even more so!
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There are many reasons I read and love historical fiction. One is to learn about a time past but another is to be taken away to a time long forgotten. Sinful Folk by Ned Hayes is both. It is a passionate and beautifully written tale taking place in medieval times that tells of the pride and determination of a woman who captured my heart.
It all starts with a devastating fire that takes the lives of four young men living in an isolated village. It is here that we meet Mear, a former nun who has been living as a mute man for over a decade to protect both herself and her son. Now her son is gone, burned in the fire. Along with the other village men she wants justice for her own boy and the others. They then travel many, many miles across England encountering many obstacles in order to exact justice from the King. For Mear this journey is difficult as she is considered an old man now but even more than that she has to make sure to hide her real identity as the consequences for this long told lie would be dire.
As Mear relates the winter journey they have undertaken you can feel her fear both at the hardships of the journey but also of being discovered. As they travel instances arise where Mear is even accused of being a witch, which in medieval times was a death sentence. It becomes increasingly clear that Mear is not who the men thought she was and when they finally learn she is actually a woman and the details of her past they are shocked but will Mear be safe now that they know who she is or is she in even more danger from both the village men and others. Mear is a beautiful soul and one whose story I won't soon forget. I felt such a intense connection to her in her strength of character and ability to forgive and forge on in her life. Hers is a story of overcoming adversity made even more admirable by the times in which she lived.
I was lucky enough to listen to the audiobook of Sinful Folk and as is clear I thought the novel amazing but still the narration of Anne Day-Jones made it even more so. She is absolutely the perfect narrator for this medieval tale. She brought alive the time and place and more importantly the characters. I felt as though I was inside this book living alongside the travelers and feeling both their hardships and triumphs.
For fans of historical fiction Sinful Folk is fantastic and if you're a lover of audiobooks as I am the audio is extremely well done. Highly recommended!
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Cancel the Wedding is the debut novel of Carolyn T. Dingman and it is utterly fantastic. For me it was one of those books that I just loved from the very beginning. It is an emotional tale about love, loss, family, and deeply buried secrets. With it's lovely characters and wonderful storyline it's sure to touch every reader's heart as it did mine.
Olivia and her sister Georgia lost their mother to cancer almost a year ago. Both are shocked by their mother's final request to have her ashes scattered in her hometown of Huntley, Georgia. Their mother really never spoke of her hometown and never about her life back then so why would she now want to be buried there. Well Olivia is more than curious and being anxious to escape her seemingly perfect life and fiancé she jumps right in and tells everyone that she is going to take a trip to Huntley to see if she can learn more about her mother's past before she and her sister spread their mother's ashes.
What should have been a fairly short trip begins to drag out more and more as Olivia and her niece Logan become attached to the charming townspeople – well except for a few choice people and neither is in any hurry to leave. Logan has met a nice boy and Olivia is more than attracted to Elliott despite being engaged. Olivia hasn't been happy in her relationship with her fiancé for a long time and in getting to know Elliott she begins to realize what real love looks like. As she, Logan, and Elliott dig deeper and deeper into her mother's past many long buried secrets come to light and leave Olivia stunned. As the story weaves from past to present it leaves Olivia rethinking her whole life and learning just what it is that she really wants for herself and her future.
I listened to the audiobook of Cancel the Wedding which is narrated by Tavia Gilbert who I adore. She is a wonderful narrator and a true pleasure to listen to. I've listened to a few books by her now and when I see her listed as the narrator I know I'm in for a treat. She has a real talent with changing her voice to suit the characters and in bringing a story to life. Just a delight to listen to!
I really loved Cancel the Wedding. I listened to the book any chance I had and I can attest to never having seen eleven hours fly by so quickly before. Highly recommended for fans of women's fiction!
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The Labor and Workforce Development Committee will meet Tuesday afternoon to vote on bills it has been vetting this session, but one that will not be ready for a vote is House Speaker Robert DeLeo's proposed increase in the minimum wage and reform of the unemployment insurance system. DeLeo, in a speech last week to the Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce, outlined his preference for a phased-in hike in the minimum wage to $10.50 by mid-2016 and reforms of the unemployment insurance system to shave costs for businesses. DeLeo, however, said it could be a week or two before the details are written into a bill, and House Chairman Rep. Thomas Conroy pointed to Tuesday's executive session as a possible reveal date. However, an aide to the committee told the News Service that the minimum wage and UI bill will not be ready for a vote when the committee meets at noon, suggesting action could come later this week or next week. The Senate last year approved a bill to raise the minimum wage to $11 an hour and earlier this year passed unemployment insurance system reforms. Wednesday is the biennial deadline for legislative committees to make decisions on most bills.
Continuing their campaign to raise or eliminate the cap on charter school enrollment, the Massachusetts Charter Public School Association released a letter on Tuesday morning signed by 154 business leaders urging the Education Committee to release a reform bill that would authorize additional charter schools in underperforming school districts. "The evidence shows that regardless of where a child comes from, education can help predict where they are going in life," the leaders wrote. "We are committed to a Massachusetts where all students are college- and career-ready, because that will help establish a sought-after, locally grown, talent pool to attract employers from around the globe." The letter was addressed to Education Committee co-chairs Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz and Rep. Alice Peisch. House Speaker Robert DeLeo and Senate President Therese Murray were also copied on the letter. The bills before the committee (S235/H 425) would eliminate the cap on charter enrollment in underperforming districts and give so-called Level 3 schools on the cusp of falling into underperformance new tools to change curriculums and make decisions regarding hiring. Chang-Diaz and some teachers union leaders have expressed concerns about charter school expansions siphoning money away from traditional public schools. The deadline for joint committees to vote on most bills is Wednesday, though committees may seek extensions. The Education Committee is scheduled to meet Tuesday afternoon, but it is not certain whether a charter bill will emerge for action. The letter was signed by business leaders from around the state, including Joshua Boger, founder and former CEO of Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Richard Burnes, general partner at Charles River Ventures and George Conrades, chairman of Akamai Technologies. - M. Murphy/SHNS
On-duty police officers in 51 communities will be empowered to respond to public safety emergencies in other participating jurisdictions under an agreement announced Tuesday by a police chiefs group. According to the Middlesex County Chiefs of Police Association, the Massachusetts Interagency Mutual Aid Agreement gives police chiefs "a formal method of requesting immediate mutual aid assistance from neighboring communities during a critical incident or crime in progress." It also authorizes an on-duty police officer to act if they observe a drunk driver or other unlawful behavior while traveling through another community. The agreement, which covers most of the communities on the Boston Marathon route, has been signed by 51 of the 54 communities in Middlesex County and police chiefs in Waltham and Winchester have submitted the agreement to municipal officials for a vote. Cambridge has not signed the agreement. The agreement has also been signed by officials outside Middlesex County, in Wellesley, Lynnfield, and Saugus. "Police officers are expected to always be police officers, and they should never have to put themselves or others in danger by hastily rushing to stop a reckless driver or wanted felon before the town line," Weston Police Chief Steven Shaw, president of the association, said in a statement. "Crime doesn't stop at the border, and this agreement will help ensure that criminals can't escape the law by escaping one community." The association said a 2013 court ruling cleared the way for communities to establish mutual aid agreements and address a 1990 Supreme Judicial Court ruling in which a drunk driving case was thrown out because a Natick police officer followed a speeding driver into Framingham. - M. Norton/SHNS
Community hospitals are struggling financially as more patients visit more expensive teaching hospitals for routine care such as births, contributing the escalating cost of health insurance in Massachusetts, according to a new report. The report, published by Healthcare Equality and Affordability League (H.E.A.L.) and David E. Williams of Health Business Group, concluded that pricing disparities between health care providers are "compromising the viability of community hospitals in lower-income areas and making health care less affordable for middle and lower income families." H.E.A.L. was founded in 2013 by Steward Health Care System LLC and 1199SEIU United Healthcare Workers East. The impact on overall health care costs from pricing disparities between larger teaching hospitals and smaller community-based providers has been a theme behind the cost containment debate in Massachusetts. The report recommends that the state's health care cost growth benchmark, established by the 2012 reform law, be set lower for high cost providers to help address the price differences in public and private sector reimbursements. H.E.A.L. also suggested that providers with a high percentage of Medicaid patients be compensated through higher Medicaid or commercial insurer reimbursement rates, and that the state implement a Medicaid accountable care organization to reward quality and cost containment. The report also recommends that insurance companies be encouraged to set up plans that reward members for using lower cost providers. - M. Murphy/SHNS
Following a change in the rules incorporated in the new federal farm bill, Gov. Deval Patrick's administration announced on Tuesday that the state would be investing $3 million in additional home heating assistance for families to avoid the potential loss of up to $142 million in food stamp benefits for 163,000 families. Under the initiative, the Department of Transitional Assistance will be partnering with the Department of Housing and Community Development to provide at least $20 in heating assistance to eligible families through the H-EAT programs. The subsidy will qualify those families for an additional $80 in monthly Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program benefits that might have been lost under new federal rules included in the farm bill that made qualifying for the SNAP benefits more difficult. "Reversing the cuts from the Farm Bill is a major step in helping Massachusetts families work toward economic stability," Secretary of Health and Human Services John Polanowicz said in a statement. "Any cut in benefit, no matter the size, has a real impact on low-income families, and this funding supports a program that makes a difference every day." Families previously qualified for the additional SNAP benefits if they received at least $1 in home heating assistance. The Heat and Eat program started in Massachusetts in 2007. - C. Quinn/SHNS


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If you had lost money due to your employer going bust you would want to vent your frustration too and I daresay use this or any other forum which you found in which to do it.
You should spare a thought for the former employees of Halliwells who were totally shafted by the Partners.
To Robert Shaw (23/6 @ 4:46), I think that you are missing the point.
The animosity comes from the activity, rather than the people involved. In previous cases (the Hogans Partner, Ince & Co Partner) defenders of them were defending their actions on the basis that they were "really nice" or "jolly good chaps".
Frankly, it doesn't matter a damn what they were like socially or around the office; they nicked £1M and £1M+ (respectively) from their Partners (mates) / Staff / (potentially) clients.
This is little different - it is at the "sharp" end of legal practise and whether it is illegal is yet to be seen.
The profession should be improving its own PR by not engaging in these acts and therefore creating this disgust against the profession.
It isn't just the equity partners involved in the £20m reverse premium that are being chased but fixed share partners too.
One such ex-partner has just received a letter that has gone out to all such partners stating that he owes circa £70,000 and has to pay up pronto!
This person knew nothing of the financial woes nor the £20m and the £70k is drawings which was just basic salary (ie not a bonus) so this person is being pursued for their salary over a certain time period.
How is that fair?
In all likelihood this could result in bancruptcy, not being able to practice and therefore no job. Aren't there about 100 or so fixed share partners who will be in the same position?
I have just looked at this page again and I despair at more anonymous posts. Having said that, I think the 5.07pm comment is fair in that it reflects my understanding. I believe it was a group of a dozen or so inner circle equity partners that took the money out of the firm and that the other partners knew nothing of it until after the firm went into insolvency. If that is true then it seems unfair to blame all partners.
My concern is that there seems to be a lynch mob mentality to matters that none of us really understand and weren't party to. We are turning into tabloid journalists - all of us.
24.06.11 at 5:07pm is bang on.
A large group of FSMs were kept completely in the dark by the full members. They were not party to the reverse premium. They were not even told about it.They were strong-armed into making significantly increased capital contributions during 2009. When they raised questions about the state of the business before doing so, they were given highly misleading information. They were not partners in any real sense. Now, that group find themselves on the receiving end of demands for huge sums of money from administrators, founded on the basis of losses incurred by others without their knowledge. Something is very wrong here.
I suspect the reason for all the anonymous commentary is that a lot of the people (including me) have had prior experience in dealing with Austin et al. Remember we are talking about a law firm which once threatened to sue somebody for slander when a partner overheard two solicitors gossiping on a train. In some cases the lynch mob mentality is thoroughly justified. You claim you have no connection to Halliwells and I do hope you never have to deal with some of the less affable partners that wrecked the place. Do you not see an issue for serious alarm that Austin is now the Head of Audit at a public charity (Salford) with an annual income of £200m? What qualification does he possess to judge on issues of risk management or financial probity? This is nothing short of a public scandal.
Robert Shaw, I think you'll find that a lot of the people posting know a great deal of what went on. The website's called The Lawyer, so attracts many lawyers. Halliwells used to employ a lot of lawyers. The animosity comes from our familiarity with what went on - the greed, the dishonesty, the manipulation of people from junior partners to support staff and outside suppliers.
The reason for anonymity is because we still have careers and want to be free to say what we like. By all means take the moral high ground if it makes you feel better but I doubt you'll get much credit from most of the people more directly involved.
I can feel the mob turning on me ! Seriously though, I don't defend the wrongdoing and I agree with those that want the miscreants brought to book. I have criticised those that post vitriol anonymously (not everyone) because it presents the profession in a bad light but I accept that greedily breaching fiduciary duties and duties of good is even worse. My starting point was, to pick up on the theme of some more recent posts, to suggest that criticism and censure should be directed at the few who are guilty rather than at anybody that was in the wrong place at the wrong time - if I understand what I have read, somewhere between 15-20 of the 100 odd partners took the reverse premium?
I wonder how many of us would know if something like that was happening at our firms if it was being done behind closed doors.
32 took the reverse premium.
A dozen of those went to gateley waring and as part of the deal with the administrator they included the transfer of their overdrawn current accounts.
These same people made representations as to the financial well being of Halliwells prior to strong arming the fsm's to contribute capital of 20k each.
Those fsm's have now lost their capital and are being pursued by the administrators for 6 figure sums. The reverse premium crew are not being pursued for their overdrawn current accounts. This is an absolute disgrace. Those who wrecked the firm and lied to the fsm's are sitting pretty whilst hard working people who did not take the reverse premium are hammered.
Very very wrong
Lots of talk about the FSMs being legged over because they were told this or that or not told this or that. Would they advise a client to deal on that basis? How about checking the position themselves? They were presented, I suspect with an equivalent of 'take it or leave it' and they chose to take it. Tough life isnt't it....
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Aubrey L. Allmond, Jr. passed away May 13, 2013 at his home in Sun City Center, Florida at the age of 74. He is survived by his wife, Easter, son Aubrey L. Allmond, III and daughter Stephanie Lauffer (Darin) all of Colorado; step children, Patricia Farr, William Payne, and Marsha Lee Davis (Bobby); and brother Joseph Allmond of Sun City Center. He is also survived by a number of grandchildren and great grandchildren. Aubrey was born in West Palm Beach and moved to this area in his early childhood. He worked at First Ruskin Bank for more than 25 years and also at Gun Craft in Ruskin for a number of years as a gunsmith.
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Sunday Surprise from Pond's
Guess what was suddenly delivered to my door last Sunday? A personalized kit from Pond's!
Let's see what's inside shall we?
Stocking Up on Basic Tops
I'd like to say that I prefer basics because they never grow out of style and then pretend that I'm a classic dresser that way, but I'd be lying. I'm now comfortable enough with myself to admit that I will never be fashionable and frankly, I don't give a sh*t.
Instead of being fashionable and following the trends, I try to go for clothes that flatter my body type and fit well. That means playing up my slender figure without drawing attention to my less than defined waist. Through the years I've come to realize that I look best in loose tops and tight fitting bottoms, or the reverse, tight tops with loose bottoms. And with my mommy pooch, I mostly favor loose tops these days.
Also, how can you go wrong with basic pieces? They go well with everything, they age gracefully and are every frugalista's bestfriend.
Going Natural and Organic with Zenutrients
Just how much do I love my Zenutrients coconut shampoo? Enough to buy a big-ass one liter bottle! Whoa!
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No food in our house? Let's go to BF and do our grocery shopping in my parents' house!
Bored? Let's go to BF and hang out with my siblings and parents!
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And then the day we all dreaded happened. My dad retired, and he and my mom moved to Biliran.
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I can find my glass of milk in the dark now!
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Highway 14 is a dangerous highway. Going 100 on that road can easily cause a crash, and believing otherwise is only an effort to reduce the risk in your mind so you can enjoy your ride.
I own a bike, and I know how much fun it is. I also know that near misses at or near the speed limit could have been deadly crashes at higher speed. Ride your own ride, take your own risks, but don't blame anyone else when you crash.
If you come up on a dark red gold wing and the rider has a yellow riding jacket on, and you want to pass safely, just flick your high beam at me. I'll give you plenty of room to get by. But don't be butt-hurt if you crash, and I stop and laugh at you after I call 911 so your carcass can get hauled away. Don't forget to tell your family to keep the life insurance current, and you want to be an organ donor.
I don't believe a bunch of stupid people live off 45th in Washougal. I believe all sports of people from everywhere become selfish idiots when they drive, no mater where they live.
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I blame criminals for how much it costs to keep them incarcerated. The costs are in large part due to lawsuits prisoners brought about how they are treated, their rights and entitlements, etc. the other parts of the high cost have to do with the prisoners not doing anything to help pay their way. This may have something to do with why some desire to go to prison: the ease of knowing that taking care of yourself is largely someone else's responsibility.
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Which prisons in Washington state are privately owned and operated?
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Feel sorry for him all you want. *No one* made him make the choices he made that led up to robbing a business that never harmed him in any way.
Now that he's gotten sober and some treatment, he's seeing his mistakes with new-found clarity. Boo-hoo.
Hard heated, mean spirited, call me what you like, I won't harm anyone in order to survive. That is wrong. Or does it not say that in your bible, too? When you throw away your religious crutch, and realize that this man is where he is due to his choices, and no other reasons. You will see that society forgave him twice, and he spat in our eye.
He earned his life sentence. Let him have it and allow the society he cannot reconcile with be a little safer.
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It's a funny thing about prisons, everyone in there is innocent, and we wouldn't even have them if people weren't found guilty of felonies.
The purpose of three strikes legislation was to protect society and force criminals to regret what they did. In this case, it looks like it's working.
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This attempted murderer got a stiffer sentence than some that kill their victim.
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The letter was a simple request. The WSP cannot demand the sales records of FFL's without a warrant, but the BATFE, as the license issuer, can inspect those records at any reasonable time.
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CNN reports on why drug cartels are employing Fortune 500 practices to grow their businesses. Unfortunately, this means dealing in human trafficking.
Wenzhou, China, is known as the "Jerusalem of the East" because of its large Christian population, a population that had, until recently, enjoyed the Sanjiang Church for worship. A massive structure, Sanjiang Church took over 12 years to build and was a site of pilgrimage for Chinese Catholics.
Last week, however, the Chinese government (which had previously lauded the structure's architecture) deemed the structure "illegal" and destroyed the entire building, bricking off massive statues to hide them from sight. The government cited bribery on the part of at least 5 officials as the reason for the church's demolition.
The authorities' behaviour is reminiscent of the smashing of church property during the Cultural Revolution," another member of the city's Catholic community told UCA News's Chinese-language service.
The removals, news of which emerged Wednesday, took place on Saturday, 48 hours, before government demolition teams razed a Protestant church in the same city.
Wenzhou's Sanjiang church became a symbol of resistance to the Communist Party's draconian religious policies in early April. (more…)
In some parts of the United States, it is legal to hire a surrogate to carry a baby. The surrogate is paid for her services, and then surrenders the baby to the adoptive parents. Shared Conception in Texas (a "surrogacy-friendly" state, according to their website) puts it this way when discussing fees:
Sure there are a myriad of ways to make $20,000+ a year! To be honest, when you factor in morning sickness, sleepless nights, swollen ankles, doctor appointments, clinic visits, injections, labor pains and everything else associated with pregnancy, no logical and reasonable person would apply for that job…unless they have a yearning and a calling to profoundly help a couple or individual who is unable to have kids.
They are certainly right: it's impossible to put a price tag on motherhood…but they're going to try! (more…)
"It's not OK to buy and sell us. We are not for sale."
Vednita Carter wants this to be perfectly clear: human beings are not for sale. It's a battle, she says, one where she is on the front lines.
Carter used to be a prostitute. But don't think of a woman wearing outrageous outfits, standing on a street corner. No, think sex trafficking.
At 18, she was hoping to make money for college when she responded to an advertisement for "dancers." At first, she danced fully clothed, but her bosses and then-boyfriend soon pressured her into stripping and, eventually, prostitution.
Carter eventually left the streets, with the help of a friend. She realized, though, that many women in the same situation had no one to help, so she created Breaking Free, a non-profit that helps sex trafficking victims over the age of 16 get off the streets and re-build their lives. Breaking Free provides rehab services for those with addictions, help with education and job skills, and an intensive 14-week course called "Sisters of Survival." (more…)
For one Obama supporter, Obamacare was such a relief, she wrote the President to thank him. The hope and success of Obamacare wasn't all she thought it would be.
According to Investor's Business Daily, over 300 businesses are cutting employee hours and jobs to avoid Obamacare. If employers restrict employee work hours to 30 per week, then they avoid Obamacare mandates for health insurance. Jed Graham of Investor's Business Daily says, "Data also point to a record low workweek in low-wage industries."
Casinos are one industry that exemply these cuts. In Grantville, Penn., the Hollywood Casino has told part-time workers they are now limited to no more than 30 hours a week. Gene Barr of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry had this to say:
Government has decided that you as a business will pay this if you meet a certain size. They've put these conditions on and of course companies will have to work around and with those conditions in order to make sure they can stay as a successful business. Businesses have to take the steps they can to keep themselves profitable and keep the people that are now employed employed.
"Let us not forget: we are a pilgrim church, subject to misunderstanding, to persecution, but a church that walks serene, because it bears the force of love." ― Oscar A. Romero, The Violence of Love
It is no secret to Christians that being one is not easy. However, the public practice of Christianity is becoming more and more difficult world-wide. The recent kidnapping of two Orthodox bishops in Syria is but one story of the on-going violence towards Christians in that country. Nigeria was recently cited for its attacks on Christians and Christian churches. Cadida Moss, a professor at the University of Notre Dame, is questioning the existence of Christian martyrs in the early Church. Rather than dying for their faith, she asserts, the stories of martyrs are myths created by a young church eager to establish itself as something worth dying for. Now, John Blake of CNN reports on American Christians as a "hated minority." (more…)
Acton's director of research Samuel Gregg's reaction to last night's GOP presidential debate is up at NRO's The Corner. Like most people who saw the debate, he didn't like the childish bickering, of which he says "the trivializing effects upon serious discussion are hard to deny."
"There were, however, two useful moments," he says:
One was several candidates' efforts to put the contemporary disease of identity politics in its appropriate place (i.e., the grave).
The second was a number of candidates' willingness to make the hard-to-hear but nevertheless accurate observation that the best way to address the slump in housing prices in places likeNevadais to allow the housing market to stabilize under its own volition. No matter how noble the intentions, government mortgage-relief programs have proved economically ineffective, and, in many instances they are deeply unjust. Who knows? If GOP presidential candidates are willing to make this point, maybe some of them will eventually dare to talk seriously about entitlement reform.
Hope springs eternal!
Director of Research Samuel Gregg is among those reacting to last night's CNN/Tea Party Debate on National Review Online. His first point is that "when CNN hosts a Tea Party–sponsored debate, you know we're not in 2008 anymore." Gregg's take is that the debate was a lot more mainstream than the network wanted us to think, and that the economic questions raised and debated are going to be the central issues of the 2012 election:
Almost all of the candidates demonstrated their ability to raise sharp questions about the present administration's specific policies but also about the basic philosophy informing those positions. The question running through my mind was how the president was going to provide convincing (let alone coherent) responses to the critiques I heard of policies ranging from Obamacare, to his administration's not-so-subtle association with some of America's worst examples of crony capitalism, to the ramping up of deficit spending that has produced so few tangible results in terms of employment and growth.
Gregg doesn't see the Tea Party's influence declining anytime soon:
It was also revealing that the economic questions asked at this forum closely mirrored many of the issues raised at the previous debates. This suggests that all the talk about the Tea Party's running out of steam since 2010 seems less convincing than ever. Whether the Republican party likes it or not, the Tea Party is still galvanizing American conservatives and also, perhaps more importantly, independents. And that spells deep trouble for the Left in 2012.


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The Feel the Vibe Expo will lift the taboo on sex and disability, providing adults with a physical disability, their families and carers with a safe space to discuss and share issues surrounding sexuality and disability.
The expo will be held in Parramatta on March 14 and is being described by organisers as a first of its kind. The expo will cover two sessions, with each session featuring a screening of SBS documentary Scarlet Road which follows the groundbreaking work by sex worker Rachel Wotton; who will be on hand to discuss her experiences working with people with disability.
People attending will have the chance to purchase accessible adult products and enquire about services. The afternoon session will focus on carers and families, while the evening session will allow people attending to have a chance to look at the "nuts and bolts' of sexuality, dispell myths and create discussions on the barriers people living with disability face to achieving sexual goals.
"Having a disability should be no barrier to making choices in life but many people with disabilities are still denied the chance to make choices in the area of sexual fulfilment," Northcott Chief Executive Officer Kerry Stubbs said. "In this day and age that's unacceptable and only a shift in attitudes will change this."
Stubbs said by hosting the Feel the Vibe expo, Northcott hopes to give people with disabilities, parents, carers and disability sector staff the chance to get information that could help them achieve their goals.
"We know that this expo might be seen as controversial by some people but we believe that every person has the right to achieve their goals and are committed to helping them do that.
"And that's even if the goal happens to be achieving basic sexual fulfilment – something many of us take for granted."
The Feel the Vibe expo will take place on March 14 at the Northcott Function Centre at 1 Fennell Street, Parramatta. RSVP is essential.
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May 07, 2014
Too many women still die in the process of giving new life, yet most of these deaths could be prevented by improving access to health centers and better-trained, qualified and more numerous staff, especially in rural areas. The Sanofi Espoir Foundation supports in-the-field programs to ensure better access to healthcare for every mother and newborn child, with the aim of fighting more effectively against maternal and neonatal mortality.
July 2nd, 2014
The Grand Oscar in Corporate Philanthropy in 2014 was awarded by a unanimous jury to the Sanofi Espoir Foundation from among 55 contenders at the official ceremony held at the Cité Internationale Universitaire de Paris on July 1, 2014.
June 14th, 2014
Fondation Sanofi Espoir's commitment to the fight against childhood cancer through its "My Child Matters" program was recognized with a special solidarity prize at the 2014 "CSR Challenges" Awards on June 10th. The foundation was among nine winners distinguished out of 21 companies and organizations nominated.
June 6th, 2014
The Sanofi Espoir Foundation reaffirmed its commitment to midwives at the Congress of the International Confederation of Midwives (ICM) that took place June 1-5 in Prague (Czech Republic), which brought together nearly 3,500 midwives from around the world.
Our major partnerships around the world to help reduce healthcare inequality