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All my current female coworkers are married. Job before that, our one woman employee was engaged (and the insanely cute consultant was married). Before that, the only woman was the HR recruiter who was only there a few hours per month. Before that, all married or really nasty looking. Before that, married, engaged, or sleeping with our boss. Before that, it was almost love at first sight except she already had a girlfriend.
So I'm thinking I need to get out of the computer field.
Maybe he needs to get out a little more, too.


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Gresham councilors delay vote to mull over registration fee
Multnomah County Chairman Ted Wheeler may think a vehicle registration fee to pay for $300 million in repairs to Sellwood Bridge is a bad idea. But it's his idea, and he spent the last two weeks hustling around East County, pitching it to local city officials.
'It's a ridiculous way to try to fund critical infrastructure,' Wheeler told Gresham City Council on Tuesday, Dec. 18. 'But those are the cards I'm dealt.'
Wheeler's hand of cards includes the deteriorating Sellwood Bridge in South Portland, a 20-year capital maintenance backlog that will include $450 million for bridges alone, and an 'accident of history,' as he called it, that makes Multnomah County solely responsible for regional assets such as six Willamette River bridges.
All of this explains the urgency and exasperation that Wheeler displayed throughout his presentation in Gresham.
The condition of Sellwood Bridge - the busiest two-lane span in Oregon with more than 30,000 daily crossings - was the purpose of Wheeler's visit. The bridge was built with recycled parts, some of which are more than 100 years old, and has a federal adequacy rating of 2 out of 100. By comparison, the Minnesota bridge that collapsed in August had a rating of 50. The county closely monitors the Sellwood Bridge's deficiencies, and heavy vehicles such as trucks and busses are banned.
But the bridge is a 'poster-child,' Wheeler explained, for the county's transportation morass.
In order to add a $27 county vehicle registration fee, state law requires the county to reach agreements with overlapping jurisdictions, including Gresham, Troutdale, Fairview and Wood Village. If the county manages to persuade all jurisdictions, the proposal goes before voters on the May ballot. If approved, the new revenue would, the county hopes, combine with matching federal dollars to pay for the bridge.
The current state fee of $27 is fourth lowest in the nation, according to a 2006 study by the Idaho Transportation Depart-ment. The new county fee would bring the total annual fee to $54.
Gresham officials said they need time to mull it over and did not set a date for a vote, although Gresham Mayor Shane T. Bemis assured Wheeler they will work through it as quickly as possible.
In the previous week, Wood Village approved the measure, while Troutdale narrowly rejected it, asking Wheeler for revisions. On Wednesday, Dec. 19, Fairview put off a vote but showed support for the proposal.
The proposal is controversial because it burdens Multnomah County citizens alone for a region-wide asset. Multnomah County is the sole custodian of six bridges that cross the Willamette River, which has contributed to the capital maintenance backlog.
According to a study conducted by Metro in 1994, 70 percent of trips across the bridge either originated or ended in Clackamas County, and Michael Pullen, Multnomah county spokesman, said the county has verified that number still holds up.
'I would assume Lake Oswego is the other 30 percent,' Councilor Paul Warr-King quipped at the Gresham meeting.
The proposal is especially controversial in East County, where residents are less likely to use the bridge. The council's feedback to Wheeler steered toward finding more equitable methods of financing repairs, spread over all the region's jurisdictions.
Wheeler agreed, and said bluntly that the county will never be able to cover its transportation maintenance costs. He called for the creation of a regional bridge authority 'to put our local bridges in the hands of the region where they belong.'
'They were planned that way, they should be funded that way, too,' Wheeler said. 'But that does not solve my short-term problem. My short-term problem remains the Sellwood Bridge.'
Wheeler acknowledged the proposal is a tough sell in East County, but that it would be even harder to ask residents in Washington and Clackamas counties - even if they use the bridge more often.
The purpose of getting the proposal on the May ballot is to put the issue in front of federal lawmakers before transportation funds are reauthorized in 2009. Wheeler said the county's chances of getting a federal match is greatly increased if local funds are secured ahead of time. On the other hand, if the county misses the next cycle, the earliest that federal dollars may be available is 2015.
'I don't think the Sellwood Bridge will stand until 2015, to tell you the truth,' said Commissioner Lonnie Roberts, who joined Wheeler in the presentation.
Councilor Carol Nielsen-Hood asked Wheeler what happens to the new revenue if it is not matched at the federal level. Wheeler said it would likely be redirected toward other bridge projects.
'But that would be a worst-case scenario, because I want you to understand that if we raise $100 million for the Sellwood Bridge, and don't spend it on the Sellwood Bridge, the Sellwood Bridge is done,' Wheeler said, emphasizing the need to explain a backup plan to voters. 'I hope you understand what a disaster that would be.'
Wheeler sought to cast the bridge in a larger context of decades of political neglect of transportation issues. When Councilor Mike Bennett questioned why the state has not stepped in to offer a solution for such a critical piece of infrastructure, such as tolling, which the county cannot do on its own, Wheeler did not mince words.
'There's been a lack of spine,' Wheeler said. 'Transportation infrastructure is not sexy. It doesn't create votes. It just upsets people.'
Wheeler also pointedly called on the council to do its part in working for a solution to the long-term problem, which is political. If local governments want to share the county's burden through a regional authority, Wheeler said, they need to use their bully pulpits.
'I really believe, fundamentally, this isn't just a transportation issue. It's a public-safety issue,' Wheeler said. 'This is the best proposal I could think of.'


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An important function
of any professional association is to issue standards that have
as their essential purpose improving the services given by members
of that profession. Because most social workers are employed in
some type of agency setting (public, private, for- profit, or nonprofit),
the National Association of Social Workers (NASW) is concerned
with both the responsibilities of professional social workers and
the environment in which they work.
The environment
in which the professional works is crucial to the provision of
services to clients, and it is important for this environment to
reflect the ethical values that the profession embodies. Otherwise,
it is possible for agencies to create a climate that impedes the
social worker's ability to practice professionally and ethically.
NASW's Standards
for Social Work Personnel Practices was first published in 1968
and revised in 1971 and again in 1975. This 1990 revision reflects
a changing employment climate in which almost all agencies and
businesses that employ social workers now have in place their own
personnel policies. Before the 1980s, many agencies did not have
written personnel policies and many did not operate under good
administrative practices. As we enter the 1990s, the absence of
written guidelines is the exception.
As a result, this
revision of the NASW Standards includes less detailed language
than did previous editions. NASW has reshaped the personnel standards
to reflect the current workplace environment and to augment other
G. Battle, ACSW
Executive Director
National Association of Social Workers
These standards
are based on the principles that effective social service depends
on qualified staff and that staff members can give their best service
when they work under conditions of employment that are conducive
to the maintenance of high quality and quantity of performance.
Because the provision of responsible services to individuals, groups,
and communities is the paramount concern of the social work profession,
these standards are issued with the understanding that they will
always be applied within the framework of this fundamental concern
of the profession.
For social workers
to function at their best, every organization employing them should
have policies pertaining to personnel administration developed
by a cooperative process involving staff, board, and administration.
These policies should be available to all members of the staff
and governing boards. As standards of good practice, they apply
equally to administrative personnel and, except when indicated,
to professional and nonprofessional staff.
An agency's personnel
policies should include a clear, practical plan for affirmative
action to achieve a work force that is free of racial or sexual
discrimination. They also should allow for the nondiscriminatory
administration of personnel matters.
Staff should participate
in the development of personnel policies and in regular periodic
review of them. The policies should include provision for hearing
staff members' grievances and other provisions substantially similar
to those that follow. These policies are endorsed by NASW and recommended
by the association to practicing social workers, to employing agencies,
and to the supporting public as being basic to good personnel administration
and good social work practice.
These standards
represent principles of sound personnel policies and practices.
They are not intended to substitute for specific personnel policies
formulated by individual agencies. However, they have been formulated
to serve as a guide in the development of personnel policies by
social agencies and other institutions employing social workers,
such as health agencies, schools, and courts. When NASW has occasion
to review personnel practices in specific organizations, these
standards serve as a basis for recommendations to improve them.
As part of the
NASW program for improving personnel policies, procedures have
been established under which the association considers complaints
filed by social workers against employers alleging violations of
written personnel practices.1 When
complaints are filed against an employer who does not have written
personnel policies, these standards are used in the process of
adjudicating the complaint.
The agency's policies
and regulations should be consistent with the profession's practice
standards and should provide a climate in which the social worker
can practice according to the principles of sound professional
conduct and responsibility as represented by the NASW Code of Ethics.
Nothing in the agency's policies should jeopardize the social worker's
ability to practice according to the profession's ethical standards
and those of the state regulatory agency.
Most employers
are governed by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 as amended
by the Equal Employment Opportunity Act of 1972 and other state
and federal laws in prohibiting discrimination in employment. Every
employer should have a written affirmative action plan. Conformance
to the policy should be measured on a regular basis, and all management
personnel should be responsible for helping to attain the affirmative
action goals and objectives.
Comprehensive guidelines
and suggestions for the preparation of affirmative action plans
are available from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.
When preference
is given to the selection of an employee or potential employee
because of the requirements of the position, these factors should
be appropriately identified and justified in writing and made known
to all interested parties.
As well as ensuring
nondiscrimination in the workplace, employers should recognize
the rights of employees as private citizens to engage in social
or political activities without any repercussions in the workplace.
Personnel policies
and procedures should be an integral part of the agency and should
be developed and reviewed periodically by the governing body. The
manual should state the philosophy and guidelines that the agency
will use to relate to staff. The agency should ensure that personnel
policies and practices are consistent with current federal, state,
and local laws, regulations, and guidelines. Personnel policies
should be maintained in written form and given to each employee
at the time of employment. Personnel policies should clearly define
hours of work, employment status, staff development, compensation
administration, staffing systems, employee benefits and grievance/disciplinary/termination
NASW reaffirms
that social workers as employees should participate in the formulation
of personnel policies and procedures. NASW also reaffirms that
employees should be protected in their right to organize and to
bargain collectively concerning wages and working conditions. Professional
values should guide the manner in which social workers, whether
management or members of a bargaining unit, participate in any
collective bargaining. The participation in a strike or other work
action by a social worker does not, in itself, constitute a violation
of the NASW Code of Ethics.
Job descriptions
for each vacancy should state the requirements of the position,
the salary range, the qualifications and experience required, and
any other relevant information. Employees internally should be
made aware of job openings, and, insofar as possible, positions
should be filled by the promotion of internal qualified candidates.
All appointments to a position should be declared in writing, with
all conditions of employment clearly stated.
The agency should
ensure that an appropriate classification system is in place and
that positions requiring social work education and experience are
filled by those with this specific educational background.
A job evaluation
system should be used to determine the worth of positions in relation
to other positions in the agency. NASW has prepared standards for
both preprofessionals and professional social work staff that are
available to be used as a basic classification format.
There are two types
of grievances: (1) those instituted by an employee for such things
as an alleged denial of entitlement and (2) those instituted by
the employer for such things as disciplinary or other adverse action.
The grievance procedures
should be defined clearly and should embody the principles of due
process including the right to a fair hearing and the right to
appeal. The allegation should be described specifically, in writing,
with a provision for the employee to have representation, if desired,
by a staff member, or a union representative if applicable. The
provisions for appealing grievance decisions and the person or
persons having authority for final decisions should be delineated
Policies and practices
related to the administration of pay should be written and made
available to all employees. The plan should include a salary range
for each class of position as well as the amount, frequency, and
basis of increments. Pay should be administered in compliance with
all pertinent legal requirements.
The salary plan
should include provisions for promotions when a social worker's
duties and responsibilities are changed. Temporary reclassification
and pay increase should be provided for regular employees who are
assigned duties at a higher level than those they usually carry
or who are required to carry an additional workload because of
the prolonged absence of another staff member.
Policies governing
reimbursement of expenses should include attendance at luncheons
and conferences, actual travel costs (mileage rates should be at
least consistent with regulations of the Internal Revenue Service),
and any other out-of-pocket expenses while on agency business.
Agency policies
should reflect the rights of employees to engage in secondary employment
provided that it does not interfere with their responsibilities
to their primary employment. Social workers must be circumspect
in avoiding any conflict of interest. Clinical social workers should
adhere to the NASW Standards for the Practice of Clinical Social
Work. (For policy regarding client options upon a social worker's
termination of employment, see NASW Standards for the Practice
of Clinical Social Work.)
When the primary
employer's facilities and/or resources are used, there should be
a prior written agreement which should include any reimbursement
for such use.
When paid secondary
employment such as teaching or speaking engagements takes place
during regular working hours, the employee should seek prior approval
from the employer. Agency policy governing these situations should
include a provision for reimbursement to the agency for the time
the social worker is actually absent. Reimbursement may take the
form of requiring the employee to use earned annual leave (other
than sick leave) or of allowing the employee to make up the time
not worked.
Volunteers should
be used primarily to enrich, extend, or otherwise supplement the
services of agency staff for the benefit of clients. They should
not be used to replace staff positions. The policy should delineate
clearly the functions and activities appropriate for volunteers
with provisions for reimbursement of expenses and procedures for
orienting, training, and monitoring the activities of volunteers.
Sound agency practice
includes appropriate orientation for new staff members and for
those moving into new positions in the agency, as well as opportunities
for continued professional growth.
Continued professional
social work growth requires that social work supervision be available
for those social workers in direct practice.
Regular staff meetings
should be planned for discussion of the agency's program and social
work problems and methods. These meetings should supplement a structured
staff development program with qualified training staff.
The agency should
have available professional literature and also disseminate information
regarding professional development activities in the community
as well as in the nation.
The agency should
make provisions for staff to attend conferences, institutes, workshops,
or classes to advance the social worker's skill related to the
services provided by the employer. Wherever feasible, agency time
should be made available for educational purposes so that social
workers may continue to upgrade credentials and further develop
professional skills. Terms of such leave time should be set forth
clearly in writing.
(See also NASW
Standards for Continuing Professional Education.)
Involvement with
a professional association is an integral part of the social worker's
professional commitment. Therefore, agencies should encourage staff
to participate in a range of professional activities. When that
activity coincides with the agency's specific goals, the agency
should allow the social worker time off for such participation,
when this does not jeopardize the daily functioning of the agency.
The agency should encourage staff to submit papers for presentation
at local, state, and national conferences or lead workshops or
institutes. Time off for professional activities under these circumstances
should not result in the loss of vacation, salary, or compensatory
The written standards
of performance should describe the quality and quantity of performance
expected for each position. Evaluations should involve the joint
participation of social worker and supervisor. The time of the
evaluation should be planned in advance and should take place on
a regular, at least annual, basis. The evaluation should be presented
in writing and should cover the points discussed in the evaluation
conference. The employee should have the opportunity to read and
sign the evaluation and to file a statement covering any points
of disagreement. The final authority, however, belongs to the supervisor.
The agency should
include in each employee's personnel record such information as
original application, letter of appointment, copies of any references,
contracts or agreements, description of work assignments, performance
ratings and evaluations, and pertinent correspondence. The personnel
record should be kept confidential and should be available only
to authorized management staff and the employee.
All benefit programs
should be developed in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
There should be no discrimination in administering benefit programs.
The agency should include provisions for health, including coverage
for outpatient and inpatient mental health services, with reimbursement
for clinical social work services, life, long-term disability (LTD),
and retirement insurance benefits. Copies of the group master contracts
and agreements pertaining to employee benefit plans should be on
file in the agency office and a summary description of each benefit
plan and eligibility requirements should be provided to employees.
The agency should
recognize the family responsibilities of caregivers and should
include provision of job-protected family leave for the birth of
a child, adoption, or illness of an immediate family member. To
promote family stability while retaining a cohesive work force,
the agency should provide flextime and should explore other approaches,
such as job sharing, that recognize caregiving responsibilities.
The agency should
define such issues as probation, suspension, demotion, dismissal,
resignation, layoffs, and severance pay. A formula should be established
to govern the order in which employees will be laid off and rehired
when a position is abolished because of reorganization or retrenchment.
Adequate notice of these changes should be defined. Both employer
and employee have obligations, rights, and responsibilities with
regard to employment termination that should be defined clearly
in writing.
Procedures for the Adjudication of Grievances, revised in 1993.
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On Monday, Sept. 24, 2012 , at 7:03 a.m., James S. Davis II of Cambridge began his long awaited journey home to the Lord.
Mr. Davis was born Jan. 1, 1953, at 3 minutes past midnight and was 59 years old. His journey through life started by missing all the presents at birth as he was not the first baby born of the year in Charleston, W.Va. From that point on his life had highs and lows, which tested his faith and in some cases sounded like a story worthy of a novel.
James graduated from Charleston High School and was honored to be a part of the football team which won three straight State AAA Championships. He turned down a scholarship to play football at a distant college. He found his athletic talent re-emerge in Judo obtaining the rank of second degree black belt and winning four straight Heavyweight State Championships from 1979-1982 and coaching several more state champion children and adults.
In 1982, he was invited to train in Colorado Springs at the Olympic training facility for 1984 Los Angeles Olympics. He turned it down and in later years regretted what might have been. In his employment history Jim worked as a manager for Heck's and when they went out of business teamed up with Olan Mills Church division taking photos of many families for the church directories. His last and most rewarding career started when he found a passion for helping people hear. Jim opened and operated Clear Hearing Gallery as a National Board Certified audioprosthologist.
Jim leaves his loving, supportive wife of 27 years, Elaine Kay (Boals) Davis; and his two children, of which he was extremely proud of Nicholas James and Katherine Ann Davis. The newest addition to the family was a granddaughter, Brianna Lynn Davis, of which Jim was already trying to figure out what sport she would excel in; his mother, Sally Neale of Scott Depot, W.Va., father, James S.(Jane) Davis of Palestine, Texas; and a sister, Betty (John) Whiteley of Scott Depot, W.Va.
Calling hours will be from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Bundy-Law Funeral Home, Cambridge, where services will be 11 a.m. Friday with Pastor Greg Kasler officiating. Online condolences can be sent to the family at www.bundy-lawfuneralhome.com.
Jim was the nicest person we have ever dealt with.He truly pracitced his christian values.We are so sad and shocked to learn of his passing.
Bob & Sherry Miller
I am very sorry to hear of your loss and can't imagine how your feeling right now. I will keep you and your family in my thoughts in prayers.


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This author's uncle was General Douglas MacArthur's bodyguard. Under orders from Roosevelt to catch UFOs during WWII, Mac created the very first Men in Black to investigate sightings and retrieve crashes!
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This performance may well miss much of its potential audience simply because it initially presents itself so convincingly as a just another loony ufologist on a soapbox.
In reality it is an alternate history sci-fi novel.
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British government sources told the Daily Telegraph that they believed that the three Irish passport-holders accused of the assassination were Israeli Mossad agents using false documents.
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Annet Futatabi - usually translated as "Annet Again," but a better translation would be "Annet Returns" - is the third and final entry in the series, only for the Mega CD in Japan. It's here that all three titles are officially brought together as part of the "Earnest Evans Series." Unlike its predecessors, Annet Futatabi is a side scrolling beat-em-up that closely resembles Sega's Golden Axe. And "closely resembles" means "could almost be a sprite hack" in this case. Practically everything about the controls is lifted straight from the arcade classic, right down to the stilted combos and obnoxious enemies that can counter attack at a moment's notice. The magic system is sort of similar too - by pressing the A button, you'll summon some kind of skill that uses vaguely impressive Mode 7-style graphics to stretch and squash all of the enemies on the screen, damaging them to some extent. The difference here is that magic is regulated with a power meter, which regenerates automatically. The more power bars you fill, the stronger your magical attack. Anett also wields a sword, but there aren't any other weapons or power-ups, other than health items which are obtained by smashing bits of the scenery.
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DENVER Frustrated for weeks about his diminished role, Rockets guard Aaron Brooks will have no role at all tonight against the Denver Nuggets.
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The tension among Rockets players has seemed to become an increasing issue in recent weeks, with coach Rick Adelman working to squeeze Brooks into the backcourt rotation, often closing games with Brooks and Kyle Lowry playing together. That has limited the minutes of several players, most notably Courtney Lee off the bench and Kevin Martin late in games.
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November 29, 2012
Sly stableboy slays king in waxed waggon wheel fiasco. Olympic Games will be 'Dad's undying legacy' vows brave Hippodamia #twitterfiction— Lucy Coats (@lucycoats) November 30, 2012
From March 12–16, 2014, the Association of American Publishers and Penguin Random House partnered to spearhead the second industry-wide #TwitterFiction Festival.
Over the course of five days, for twenty-four hours a day, a showcase of authors from across the industry crafted fiction on Twitter. Authors like Alexander McCall Smith, Jim Gaffigan, Emma Straub, Gabrielle Zevin, and so many others premiered original stories on Twitter.
An additional group of writers, who won placement by submitting their excellent ideas ahead of time, were showcased during the festival as well, wowing the Twitterverse with their creativity.
During the festival, we invited everyone else on Twitter to flex their own creative muscles by jumping in and telling stories with the hashtag #TwitterFiction.
By the end of the festival, we showcased 50 authors from 10 countries, and the tweets were seen by tens of millions worldwide.
From May 11-15, the Association of American Publishers and Penguin Random House will team up again to present the third industry-wide #TwitterFiction Festival.
We love fiction that uses Twitter functionality in the most creative way possible.
That means perhaps something more than just tweeting out a narrative line-by-line.
Here's a few awesome ways to create fiction on Twitter:
Creating an account that takes on the personality of a fictional, notable, historical, or other persona and Tweets from their point of view.
Elected mayor tonight. Sucked into a time vortex tomorrow. Might as well KICK THIS PARTY OFF RIGHT FUCKING NOW.— Rahm Emanuel (@MayorEmanuel) February 23, 2011
Dan Sinker created a hilarious, foul-mouthed account, Tweeting as Rahm Emanuel.
Twitter allows users to reply to and Retweet content. Writers can take advantage of that functionality in the creation of collaborative fiction.
RT @oliviadyoung Here lies sweet Midget, who was short in stature, but tall in our hearts. #TwitterFiction pic.twitter.com/c2ESdoQI— Jennifer Wilson (@WriterJenWilson) November 30, 2012
Jennifer posted images of mysterious gravestones and crowdsourced fictional epitaphs.
Vine and visual Tweets give users an opportunity to integrate visuals with the creation of fiction.
I sent the lady a glass of wine and a note pic.twitter.com/GttnmQI25P— elan gale (@theyearofelan) November 28, 2013
Elan Gale created an elaborate fiction of a "note war" on his Thanksgiving Day flight home.
The brevity of Tweets allows writers to play with the delineation between a short story vs. a poem.
People rarely look the way you expect them to, even when you've seen pictures.— New Yorker Fiction (@NYerFiction) May 25, 2012
Jennifer Egan crafted a mysterious and lyrical short story from The New Yorker's fiction handle.
Creating fictional accounts to tell a story lends realness to a narrative.
Elliot Holt Tweeted simultaneously from three handles, as if they were party guests who witnessed a woman's death.
Our authors include award-winners and #1 New York Times–bestselling writers from a wide variety of genres. Throughout the festival they'll be tweeting fiction on Twitter alongside our 25 contest winners.


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Washington, DC—Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid made the following statement today after President-elect Obama nominated former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to be Secretary of Health and Human Services and Director of the Office of Health Reform in the White House:
"President-elect Obama has shown great judgment in selecting former Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle to confront our nation's many health-related challenges, both in the Department of Health and Human Services and in the White House. I have known and worked with Senator Daschle for decades, and I have long respected his strong commitment to improving health care for all Americans. I am encouraged to know that we will have such a dedicated and capable leader taking on the crises in our health care system and look forward to confirming him as quickly as possible so he can begin this important work."


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Along the Orange River a variety of Karsten projects are blooming. Excited committee members and the development officer appointed to oversee the implementation shares their joy with us.
The welding course has started and the men under mentorship of Irenaeus van der Merwe produced stands for pots and selling it on demand.
The men are geared to show off with their knowledge and skills in welding.
Women were taught sewing skills and under the mentorship of Tania van der Merwe, these ladies will in future do all mending to the overalls of the pack house staff.
They have been trained to prepare quotations on how to calculate cost.
The renovation at the Yarona building is complete and ready to use for a variety of functions.
The play park in Klein Pella is complete and children attending the crèche are currently enjoying the facility.
The soccerfield at Stofbakkies has been started. The layout of the field is done with levelling the soil and the installation of the irrigation system is in progress.
The progress of the community hall at Koeboeb is on track and one of these days the community will be able to use the facility.
The crèche at Kromhout is complete and the children, as well as the teachers enjoy the facility.
~ Written Veronica van Schalkwyk, Social Development Officer, Karsten ~


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Iran would have to step down from enriching uranium to higher levels and to ship out some of its stockpile.
For Wiles, appearing in Web series has been an enriching experience.
Interestingly, enriching to weapons-grade is a red line that the Obama administration has already laid out.
Iran is currently enriching uranium to 20 percent, far above the levels needed for power reactors, but still below weapon-grade.
Make my day, Mr. Wolff, and try to reply: You are enriching American prison life.
How can the cessation of my being be reconciled with the enriching of my being?
He demands my very best as a condition of His enriching Presence.
While you've been sitting there enriching your fantasy life, I've solved the mystery of mysteries.
Glaze is used for enriching gravies and soups, and for glazing meat.
For five centuries the different emperors took turns in enriching and embellishing it.
late 14c., "to make wealthy," from Old French enrichir "enrich, enlarge," from en- "make, put in" (see en- (1)) + riche "rich" (see rich).
Figurative sense is from 1590s. Scientific sense of "to increase the abundance of a particular isotope in some material" is first attested 1945. Related: Enriched; enriching.


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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:30:09 -0800, Kim C. Callis <kim dot callis at gmail dot com> wrote:
> All of a sudden they are having problems
> with keeping the cameras associated to the access point, etc.
Some more info on the problems might help. From the sounds of that
one problem alone, I'm not sure how they could even point the finger
at "the new guy" (i.e. m0n0wall). Of course that's the easy thing to
do. Keeping things associated with the AP has nothing to do with what
the AP is plugged into.
One guaranteed way to determine the problem would be to take out
m0n0wall and revert to the previous configuration, but that might not
be the best course of action. Might be the only way to prove your
point, or determine with 100% certainty what the problem is.


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After three weeks on holiday I have discovered the flaw in the whole holiday caper – everyone wants to relax. Except of course for the kids, who are keen to party like its 1999. So with various grandparents and uncles and aunties so intent on relaxing, who is going to look after the over excited kids? As it turns out it's the people who need the break the most – mum and dad.
For a range of reasons (not least of which was the arrival of baby Rita), 2009 turned out to be a hectic year for me and Susie. The busier things got the more I dreamed about the Christmas break. The one mental image that helped me drag myself out of bed and off to work each day was of me lying in a hammock, a gentle breeze teasing my hair while the cool condensation from my cocktail glass ran down my fingers. The sound track to this image was of waves breaking on a nearby shore while the trannie kept me up to date with the scores of the Boxing Day test. Perfect.
So this year we set off to a house not a stone's throw from the beach. At the top of our street was my brother John and his four kids, at the bottom of the street was my sister Paulette with her two and just around the corner was nanna's beach-side flat. As far as I was concerned the scene was set for some serious beach action followed by lazy afternoons in the hammock. My dreams were fast approaching reality.
As soon as we arrived at the beach house I threw my suitcase open, grabbed my bathers and a towel and attempted a hasty get-away to the beach. Before I could even get out of the bedroom, Susie shut the door and told me in no uncertain terms I was not going to the beach without her. A scheme was hatched to drop Maisie and Frances at John's house for a quick play session while Susie and I introduced Rita to the surf. We were congratulating ourselves on having created such a master plan when there was a knock at the front door. John's eldest two had come to pay us a visit. "Mum and Dad have gone to the beach" John's eldest cheerfully reported. I immediately remembered that 'cunning' is a well known Kelly family trait.
As it became clear that John was not going to fall for any 'babysitting disguised as bonding' plans Susie and I could hatch, we turned our attention to Aunty Paulette. This proved difficult because Paulette, long used to the types of plans hatched by her brothers, was a constantly moving target. Between trips to the beach, post-Christmas sales and countless rounds of mini-golf, Paulette surprisingly didn't have time for our two hyperactive and hyper-bored kids. It was time to rope in the UN (unoccupied nanna) for Operation Enduring Freedom.
And at the end of it all I can only say one thing – it's great to be back at work.
As was seen in the conflict is Bosnia, there are limits to what the UN can do. In my case, in order for the UN to fully perform its peace keeping (and sanity preserving) duties, nanna must be "unoccupied". When nanna has a flat in the middle of a busy sea-side town, access to miles of unspoilt beach and dinner invitations for every night of the week, then it's safe to say resources are stretched pretty thin. Susie and I faced a horrifying proposition – entertaining our own kids.
So after three weeks holidays, I didn't get to sit in a hammock. And I didn't get to listen to the Boxing Day test. I did, however, get to spend about 100 hours at the beach with Maisie and Frances. I also got to see Fantastic Mr Fox with Maisie while Frances and I just could not get enough of Hanna Montana. And at the end of it all I can only say one thing – it's great to be back at work.
How were your holidays? Do you have a fool proof plan for holiday baby sitting? Discuss this blog.


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Stress follows you everywhere, even into your workouts, and its voice is powerful. It reminds you how much stuff you have to do and how many things you have been putting off. It drags your body down and makes you feel sluggish, convincing you that your workout is hard. If only you could dump your stress and take a break. Your plate is too loaded, though. Time is precious. However, you can combine a workout for your body with a workout for your mind by mind-body walking.
Henry David Thoreau was aware of mind-body walking more than 100 years ago when he wrote, "I am alarmed when it happens that I have walked into the woods bodily, without getting there in spirit."
Mind-body walking is exercise with an internal component. That could mean focusing on breathing while strength training or listening to the rhythm of the water while swimming. Walking just happens to provide one of the greatest vehicles for melding mind with body.
Mind-body walking is something you are probably not used to doing. If you are like most people, your mind never stops doing chores, even when you exercise. You know all too well how high you have loaded your plate, and so while you are exercising, thoughts clang in your head. Mind-body walking means becoming aware of these thoughts and choosing to stop them.
So how do you take a spirited walk? By tuning out the mindless chatter in your head and focusing. Focusing while you walk, though, takes practice. As your mind wanders, you will need to keep pulling it back.
You can set a goal of focusing for 5-10 minutes at a time. You do not have to do this every workout. If you walk with buddies, make a pact to walk in silence for a short stretch.
To experience mind-body walking, try adding these activities to your walks:
Pedestrian and Bicycle Information Center
Walk East
Health Canada
Healthy Canadians
The benefits of walking. American Heart Association website. Available at: http://www.startwalkingnow.org/whystart_benefits_walking.jsp. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Research points to more health benefits from walking. Harvard Medical School website. Available at: http://www.health.harvard.edu/press_releases/research-points-to-even-more-health-benefits-of-walking. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Walk this way. Mindful website. Available at: http://www.mindful.org/walk-this-way. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Walking as meditation. Every Body Walk! website. Available at: http://everybodywalk.org/5-ways-exercise-can-help-improve-your-mental-health. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Walking reduces heart disease in people at risk. NHS Choices website. Available at: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2013/12December/Pages/Walking-reduces-heart-disease-in-people-at-risk.aspx. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Walking for good health. Better Health Channel website. Available at: http://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/bhcv2/bhcarticles.nsf/pages/Walking_for_good_health. Updated June 2015. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Walking mindfully. RMIT University website. Available at: http://mams.rmit.edu.au/qdqjdwrpw3wm1.pdf. Accessed September 24, 2015.
What is walking meditation? Wildmind Buddhist Meditation website. Available at: http://www.wildmind.org/walking/overview. Accessed September 24, 2015.
Last reviewed September 24, 2015 by Michael Woods, MD
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