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Law Reporting in a New Media Age
Posted on 26th Apr 2012 in Law Reporting
You can now tweet from inside court, the number of legal bloggers (or blawgers) has risen exponentially and most newspapers publish considerably more content in their online editions than they print.
Meanwhile, the traditional legal correspondent who was able to provide serious newspaper readers and television viewers with expert commentary has virtually disappeared and the number of dedicated court reporters working full time in the law courts has dwindled to an overworked handful.
As a result of these developments has there been a decline in standards of legal journalism? Or is the public now better informed — or at least in a better position to find out what it wants to know about legal issues and make up its own mind?
These were some of the issues put to the panel of bloggers, tweeters and online correspondents by Joshua Rozenberg, chairman of Halsbury's Law Exchange, at a panel discussion hosted in the City of London offices of the law firm Eversheds.
Joshua himself, though an enthusiastic user of Twitter, a keen blogger and a prolific online commentator, is a long-established legal affairs correspondent and court reporter of the traditional sort. One of the last, in fact. He has broadcast for the BBC for many years, and wrote for the Daily Telegraph before moving to the Guardian and Standpoint magazine. So he is in a good position to observe the changing face of "law reporting" in the loose, generic sense used in the title of the discussion (rather than the specialised sense used to describe what ICLR does best – about which more anon). He has obviously adapted his training and skills to the new media.
It was unlikely the panel were going to say that what they did was either a waste of time or represented a decline in standards of legal journalism. Instead, they were each given an opportunity to say why they thought it was a positive development. The whole event (including my own contribution from the floor) was filmed and is to be uploaded onto YouTube, so you can see and hear it all at leisure. What follows is only a summary.
David Allen Green, a practising solicitor who writes the Jack of Kent blog, said he had begun blogging because he realised people didn't understand the law of libel and he was able to explain it. He blogs because he enjoys it, not for the money. A blogger doesn't have to justify his space to an editor, he can take as much as he needs to explain something clearly to his readers; moreover, he can provide links to his sources.
Andrew Sharpe, another solicitor, formerly of Charles Russell, now head of Commercial PSL for LexisNexis, said blogging enabled him to explain a complex piece of law in good plain English. Twitter was useful in particular to pick up trends for stories. Given the decline in traditional court reporting, particularly at the lower court levels, the only way to hear about cases was often through social media, which made up for the lack of coverage.
Adam Wagner, a barrister of One Crown Office Row, writes for the UK Human Rights blog, emphasised that he wasn't providing legal advice when blogging. It was simply one of the ways in which a barrister could promote himself, like giving talks. Although he had no journalistic training, writing a good article was like writing a well structured legal advice. Everything you said had to be backed up by legal authority.
Katie Dowell, a senior reporter for The Lawyer magazine, a trade paper, said blogging and tweeting enabled writers to keep ahead of rivals in the race to cover important news, and to extend the reach of their readership. There was space for both traditional and new ways of reporting.
Siobhain Butterworth, of The Guardian, said that even as a lawyer she had found she was writing all day in one way or another, and being a journalist was not that different. Lots of stories in the mainstream media were simply amplifying voices in social media, but mainstream media had the resources to cover stories in more depth than bloggers and tweeters.
Joshua observed that when a big story came up, such as the Green Paper on secret courts, it was a traditional newspaper like the Daily Mail which (however improbable its stance) was able to make the running and make the government sit up and take notice. As an expert on human rights law, Adam freely admitted that it had been an eye-opener to see how the pros dealt with the issue.
Joshua widened the discussion to take in television coverage, inviting Simon Bucks of Sky News to comment from the audience. Simon said he fully expected forthcoming legislation to enable the use of cameras in court and that this would aid public understanding of the law.
Joshua then invited me, as a representative of law reporting in the more formal, specialised sense, to explain what ICLR did and stood for. I explained that ICLR had been established in 1865 as a not for profit body to support legal education and the administration of justice by ensuring the reliable publication of important cases. For many years, the only way people could have access to legal decisions was if they had been reported, so ICLR was not just a primary source, it was often the only source.
The major development over the past ten or fifteen years had been the huge increase in the availability of raw law — unreported judgments and unedited legislation — and this combined with new media channels meant that the amount of information and comments was huge. But much of it was concerned, as panellists had admitted, with the race to get there first.
What traditional law reporting was about was producing a filtered, processed, revised and approved version of the law: an expert distillation. Where news reporting of cases might constitute the first draft of history, law reporting was a revised draft, written for posterity. That wasn't to say ICLR was not enthusiastically engaging with the new media channels to put its message and content across.
I then posed the question, for the practitioners on the panel, as to how happy they would be to go into court, acting for a client, and base their argument on material derived from blogs and tweets rather than traditional published sources. David answered a different question, saying he would be very comfortable using unreported judgments from BAILII in combination with documents such as skeleton arguments (theoretically public documents, though the practicality of obtaining them at short notice is open to doubt). Adam, however, admitted that he would not as a practitioner want to rely on anything less than the most authoritative sources.
Photo copied (with grateful apologies) from HLE's own report of the event: L to R, Siobhain, Katy, Adam, Joshua, Andrew and David.
Halsbury's Law Exchange describes itself as a ThinkTank, "shaping our legal future". This strikes me as a tad ambitious. On the evidence of this, its first panel discussion since it was founded in September 2010, it may simply be providing a forum, and perhaps some handy publicity for LexisNexis by whom it is sponsored and supported, and many of whose reporters and editors were in the audience and available for comment in the drinks reception which followed.
Coming as it does in the wake of ICLR Encounters, only modesty forbids me to point out that once again ICLR is leading the way in the "thought leadership" stakes.
It's also worth pointing out that many of the same panellists contributed to a very similar discussion about a year ago, hosted at the Law Society, and blogged by myslef here. The subject is clearly one that isn't going away. Watch this space.


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Watford keeper Scott Loach has signed a new contract extension to stay at Vicarage Road until 2012.
Last Updated: 15/04/09 2:04pm
Watford goalkeeper Scott Loach has signed a new contract extension to keep him at Vicarage Road until 2012.
The 20-year-old has firmly established himself as the Hornets' No.1 since manager Brendan Rodgers took charge in November and has committed himself to the club for at least the next three years.
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|1,000 sq. ft.
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If you're in need of a peaceful lakefront retreat, look no further than this lovely Catskills vacation rental cabin, ideally situated on the pastoral shores of Yankee Lake in a quiet, family-oriented lake community!
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The cabin was really nice but my boyfriend suffered terribly from allergies to dust ....the cabin was clean, just we have to be more careful in the future with older homes we book. Lake was gorgeous....great selection of movies too! Had fun on the canoe!
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Stereopsis and stereoblindness
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Psychophysical tests reveal three classes of wide-field disparity detectors in man, responding respectively to crossed (near), uncrossed (far), and zero disparities. The probability of lacking one of these classes of detectors is about 30% which means that 2.7% of the population possess no wide-field stereopsis in one hemisphere. This small percentage corresponds to the probability of squint among adults, suggesting that fusional mechanisms might be disrupted when stereopsis is absent in one hemisphere.
Key WordsStereopsis Squint Depth perception Visual perception
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Since the bandwagon is there to be ridden, here's a little fan-fiction. I don't like this one very much, and I'm fairly convinced it's the worst thing I've ever written, so I don't care about constructive critisim much, just don't compare me to Hitler or anything.
Alright, here it is, in all its nonexistant glory:
Dead Space: Oracle
The jail cell was cold. I suppose it was meant to be, to intimidate prisoners into confession.
I wished there was the presence of some kind of god for me to damn in this church, but I wasn't an idiot; I did my research before a job, which was more than I could say for Sanders and, unlike him, I knew that there were no gods in Unitology. That idiot couldn't find credits to pay for our masks and uniforms – and he was happy enough to make me shell out for them. They were fancy, and I had plenty of contacts that could get me a good price on them once I escaped, but that wouldn't do me any good if I was killed by the nutjobs before I could fashion a lock-pick. I at least wanted my money to be a consoling element for my son, not just the five-thousand I was left with to taunt him.
These doors were old, but sturdy. If they used a hologram lock, I'd have been screwed, but it would seem the Unitolologists wanted glass panes in their doors. What, did they want an uninterrupted view of these same dusty old corridors?
There was the groaning of a motor down the corridor. Somebody groaned in unison – Sanders, perhaps?
"Wait here for the Cleric. I will not be long." Came a monotonous voice from the location of the door. I had heard a voice like that before, though it did not help to recognize something in this seemingly alien church – if anything, it made me nervous.
Recognize it?
Yes, recognize it. What else? Remember it?
From before.
Before didn't happen. I have made that clear. I am no longer the man I used to be. No longer the monster I used to be.
Why was I talking to myself so much? I've been a bit too yappy since I found that rock.
Come to think of it, that may prove useful if anybody tries to stop me on my way out. These guys had guns, and going up against a Divet with a sharp rock was less than appealing, but…
But I'd be careful. That was all I could tell myself.
It's worked fine so far – for me, and my son. He's content in believing I work at CEC. He doesn't really care in what sector I do my work, and I've still got at least five years to find an excuse before he starts asking questions.
"This is the one who broke in?" Somebody said. I was startled from my thoughts for a moment, before my ears pricked up and I started tuning in…
"Yes, but the other one is down the corridor. I am sorry for this one's state. The guards were a bit rougher than I imagined they would be."
"It is a shame the Servants are so hard to control."
"Yes, Cleric."
Sharp, sudden footsteps carried my ears down the corridor.
I blinked, and jumped back when my eyes opened.
Two people were standing before me. They were wearing the smocks and RIGs of doctors, their white jackets lined by the wires required to activate a kinesis device.
Why would a doctor (in a church, no less!) need to operate a kinesis module? Granted, the power at the user's fingertips is immense, but I thought they were illegal unless being used as a miner, engineer, or under very rare circumstances as a Chief Physician, which were few and far between on the Buckler.
"Are you certain he is usable? He may be too attached to his beard…" one of them (the older one, also with a monotone voice) murmured to the other.
I rubbed my goatee and turned to them from my position in the corner. If I could just hide my lock-pick…
"What is that you have there?" the younger one asked. I had just realized that the only hair on either men's faces were minuscule eyebrows, and was somewhat unnerved by the sudden revelation.
I turned to face them, making no attempt to hide my lock-pick. I could always make another from materials in here, of which there seemed to be slightly too many for a jail cell.
"No, not that." The older one (the Cleric, apparently) said.
I reached into my pocket and pulled out the sharp rock. It was my only weapon, but I wasn't going to get impaled to the wall to save a pointy piece of red metal.
Both men stopped their breathing (the glass was surprisingly thin, if only I had thought to try and smash it!) and stared in aghast awe (terror?) at the rock.
The Cleric leaned back, and listened to the Young One's suggestions. Eventually, the Cleric nodded, and leaned forward to his original straight-backed stance.
"Where did you get that?" he asked me.
"I stole it from your main room, before your robed men knocked me and my assistant unconscious." No point in lying now.
The Cleric leaned back again and whispered to the Young One.
"…ill the other…. No, he needs the rite."
They stopped whispering, and the Cleric eyed me strangely, considering something.
The Cleric sighed, and said "Please come with us. We will set you free."
It was odd that he was now going to let me free. Perhaps they'll let me keep the rock, too. It's good that I didn't have to use this to kill somebody – the client wanted it "In utterly pristine condition."
The door slid open, and I was greeted by the air that bordered on unpleasantly warm that so loved to frolic around The Buckler. A small bead of sweat burst from my forehead and made its way to my eye. I kept it closed as the Cleric and Young One led me down the corridors. As we passed, I saw no sign of Sanders, only small shadows that clung to the dusty rock walls of their cells, despite their proximity to the cell toilets. As we passed these shadows, a slight tremor passed over me. The feeling that I was being watched was unmistakable.
"Did you find my assistant?" I asked to neither one of them in particular.
"Shh!" came the sharp reply of the Cleric. A fear took over me, and I was silent. After all, these people could be absolute psychopaths for all I knew - wanting to lead me to the "Hazardous Waste Bins" that dotted the Buckler so they didn't have to carry my body.
"Here." The Cleric said suddenly, and he pointed to a pristine white door down an equally pristine white corridor, both of which stood out in the darkened stone walls of this church.
I looked down the corridor. There was something… surgical about it, as if it leads to great pain and only slightly less great rewards, like a dentist appointment.
Nonetheless, I continued down the corridor. Strangely, neither the Cleric nor the Young One followed me. I looked back – and neither one was there.
I almost burst through the door right then, but the motors of this door were apparently quite old – they took almost a full minute to open after pressing down on the hologram.
Then I burst through the door, and would have dived out again, had it not slammed shut, almost taking off my head.
Several corpses sat on tiled floor, their blood draining into a square drain seldom seen in the modern butcher's room. I pulled back and vomited on the floor – this would undoubtedly haunt my memory for some time to come.
But the important question was not how much this experience would haunt me, but it was as obvious: what the fuck were a load of dead bodies doing here?!
A box fell of a desk to my left. I jumped, and, before I almost vomited again, I stared at the desk and the box, the hair on the back of my neck standing up, sweat leaking out of everywhere, my muscles tensed to run…
One of the dead bodies began to wriggle.
I darted back to the door and banged both my fists on it.
Oh god oh god oh god
I could hear flesh bursting open behind me, and the sounds of blood being sprayed on the tiled floor-
Blood, cold and thick, splashed on my back, coating the back of my head.
I turned.
Hell was revealed.
I still do not understand what I saw then, and I doubt I ever will.
Some sort of bat had pinned one of the corpses to the floor. It had extended a muscular rope-like proboscis, and had violently violated the corpse by stabbing it in the brain with it. It flapped up, and the corpse danced along with it.
I might have snapped then. As of yet, I have not been able to verify my sanity. Perhaps I am sitting in a sanatorium now, babbling on about flesh-bats and crazed Unitiologists. Nonetheless, I darted past the bodies and through an open door on the other side of the corpse-pile. The corridor that was revealed may have once been clean, but had been drenched in blood that had since congealed on the walls and floor, leaving a swarm of flies buzzing about.
Fighting through them, I burst through another door. This room was almost exactly the same as the one before, only this one had a clear plastic wall blocking where I had darted through to get here. Inside this artificial room was assorted medical equipment, as well as a table, apparently for performing operations.
I stepped forward, and the door slammed shut behind me. I was grateful – I may now be recovering from my initial shock, my terror having transformed into affirmative action, but I was still very close – closer than I should be – to tipping a desk over and cowering behind it.
Something slammed about above. Deep, hollow growls aired from above. I stared up, attempting to track the sounds to their origin point.
There was a horrible bang not unlike that of twisting metal and lamps breaking.
To my left, something growled.
I turned my head quickly, though slower than reaction alone warranted.
Jagged teeth greeted my gaze.
They clamped shut near my throat. If I had not raised my arm in defence, they would have torn my jugular free. Instead, they shut around my arm, and refused to let go.
At the moment in which I saw the rest of its head, my own reaction of abject horror could have pulled my arm free.
Time seemed to go in slow-motion, if only to torment me with the cruel details of its face.
The flesh was blackened, as if burned. From within its scarred skull, two glowing yellow eyes stared at me. My eyes were, fortunately, blocked by this glow from seeing the eyes behind.
At that moment, time began its usual course, and two jagged blades rose from the back of this… demon that gripped my arm. One came down, narrowly missing my nose. I was not strong, but my son's face daring me to survive this gave me the strength to do what I did next.
I gripped the creature's skull, and began to crush. The bone gave way easier than it should have, and before long I was squishing little more than dry grey-matter into a pulp. Its skull sufficiently collapsed, I began to pull the stem from the root in the spine. Again, this gave way easier than I had expected, and I fell to the floor, the skull (and its contents) in my hand. Still, it bit down my arm, and I pulled a chunk of flesh free pulling it off. Looking into the wound, I should have been disgusted – I could almost see the bone –but my adrenaline was in full flow by now, and my animal instincts would win over this… thing.
It still stood, swinging its blades about, trying to hit me. Its ears, eyes, smell, and taste disabled, it now relied on touch and random striking to find me.
I fumbled about on the floor, hoping to find something before it found me. I cut my hand on something, and was overjoyed to see a part of the vent it must have burst from had been broken into a sharpened dagger of sorts.
Picking it up, and readied myself. Getting up, I prepared to tackle it. However, there was no need – it sprinted at me, and I was on the ground before I knew what was going on.
I still held the dagger in my hand, and gripped it tightly, despite the blood it was drawing from my fingers.
Breathing deep, I plunged it into the creature's spine. Old blood gushed onto my jacket, but I burrowed deeper into the bones until only a small sliver of metal poked out. It was slowed greatly, but it still thrashed about on top of me.
If I didn't do anything soon, it would disembowel me. I reached around but found nothing. It pushed me to the side, and I was poked by an unpleasant lump in my pocket.
Yes! The shard! If I could just hook my arm around… Yes!
I pulled the rock free and, just as I prepared to stab once again, a high-pitched whine came from the beast, and it stopped moving. I held the stone closer to its flesh, and, before my eyes, it burned parts of it away.
The rock became hot to hold. Pocketing it, I stood up. The battle was won – but I was badly wounded, and my adrenaline would not last much longer.
"You! Get one the bed! I can help you!" Somebody yelled.
I looked around, startled.
"I'm down here!" The voice said. It came from the RIG of the monster I had just killed.
So… it was human?
"Get on the surgical bed! They're coming for you, but I can arm you!"
A loud banging began on the walls – not that of more creatures breaking through, but that of people hitting the walls on the other side trying to get in.
"They're coming! You need to get on the bed, now!"
I dived for the bed, and lay down upon it.
Welcome, Oracle. We shall update you systems and repair your wounds.
"What the fu-"was all I managed to say before I blacked out.
When I awoke, the glass door was sealed. Cleric and Young One had somebody working on the door, trying to get it open.
I felt angry.
Very angry.
I looked at my arm. A kinesis module had been placed on it.
No, not on it, inside it.
The door blasted open. Cleric and Young one were flung to the ground, and the person working on the door was outright incinerated.
Cleric's head flew up into the air as Young One crawled backwards towards the door.
Young One also flew up into the air, and he was drawn towards me. Young One yelled out prayers in Markerspeak as I did so, and his fear was obvious.
"Who are you people!? What's happened to me!?" I yelled. Young One kept on with his prayers, only noticing me enough to be terrified.
"What has happened to me!?" I repeated.
My grip tightened. He stopped his prayers, and screamed in pain. He writhed around, even as I levitated him.
"P-please! Stop!" He screamed.
"What happened to me?" I asked.
He shook his head, and was clearly scared to do so.
My grip got yet tighter on his insides, until he could barely avoid screaming out loud enough to deafen me.
"What happened to me?" I asked yet again.
"You! You were part of the program! This is all set up! The job, the transformation… the…" He screamed out again. I loosened my grip. "The infection!"
He went limp in my grip. I let him flop to the ground.
I looked at the door. Just as soon as I thought of it, I tore the door from its motors, and continued down the corridor.
I stepped outside.
Flames smouldered on wrecked cars. The sprinklers had done their work here.
A shape moved about the wreckage.
A dead shape.


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Altaf Stationwala was appointed President and CEO of Mackenzie Health in 2010. Under his leadership, Mackenzie Health received Accreditation with Exemplary Standing in 2013 – the highest rating a Canadian healthcare provider can achieve – and numerous awards for its commitment to safety and quality patient care, as well as approval to build the organization's second hospital – Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital. In June 2015, Altaf established the Mackenzie Innovation Institute, which includes the first-in-Canada Innovation Unit initiative, a unique integration of advanced technology that transforms the delivery of care. Prior to joining Mackenzie Health, Altaf held the position of Senior Vice President and Chief Operations Officer at Mount Sinai Hospital, and previous to that he was Site Executive - Brampton Civic Hospital and Vice President, Patient Services at the William Osler Health Centre.
In 2007, Altaf was presented with the Canadian College of Health Service Executives Canada's Outstanding Young Health Executive of the Year Award for his demonstrated leadership in improving the effectiveness and sustainability of the country's health system. He has a diverse educational background with undergraduate degrees in Economics, Geography and Business Administration, as well as a Masters in Health Administration. Altaf is also adjunct facultyin the Department of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto and is also a surveyor with Accreditation Canada. Altaf is an ex-officio member of all Board committees and a Director of the Mackenzie Health Foundation Board.
Dr. Steven Jackson, Chief of Staff
Dr. Steven Jackson was appointed Chief of Staff in September 2013. In his most recent administrative position, Dr. Jackson was Chief of Staff at The Scarborough Hospital. Prior to this role, he was Medical Director for Peri-Operative Services and also served in the role of President of the Medical Staff Association during the amalgamation of two independent community hospitals that became The Scarborough Hospital. He has chaired and co-chaired numerous committees and task forces to improve physician and hospital processes.
A senior medical executive with over 15 years' experience in medical leadership, administration and governance, Dr. Jackson is a general surgeon by training specializing in surgical oncology. Dr. Jackson holds an MBA from the Rotman School of Management at the University of Toronto and has successfully completed several other recognized medical leadership programs from the University of Toronto, Rotman School of Management and the Canadian Medical Association. In addition to his professional experience, Dr. Jackson has been published in medical journals such as The Journal of Laparoendoscopic Surgery and The Canadian Journal of Surgery.
Susan Kwolek, Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Executive,
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Susan Kwolek is the Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Nursing Executive of Mackenzie Health. Susan has been with the hospital since June 2014 and is responsible for all care services, including Emergency and Medicine; Surgery; Woman and Child; Chronic Kidney Disease; Mental Health; Seniors Health; as well as Enterprise Risk, Quality and Privacy. Prior to joining Mackenzie Health, Susan was the Vice President, Patient Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Niagara Health System and Executive Lead for the St. Catharines site of the Niagara Health System. Susan has also held a variety of senior leadership positions in teaching and community hospitals, single and multi-site organizations, and has provided operational oversight for significant clinical and non-clinical portfolios.
Susan is a surveyor with Accreditation Canada and Accreditation Canada International, has a clinical appointment, lecturer status, in the Faculty of Nursing, University of Toronto, and is an associate adjunct professor in the Faculty of Medicine, Department of Health Policy Management and Evaluation at the University of Toronto. Susan holds a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Western University and a Masters in Health Administration from the University of Toronto, and is a Certified Health Executive with the Canadian College of Health Leaders.
Richard Tam, Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer
Mackenzie Health
Richard Tam is the Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer for Mackenzie Health. Richard is responsible for numerous portfolios at Mackenzie Health including Clinical Support Services, Support Services, Clinical Utilization and Quality Based Procedures, Finance & Information Management, Information Communication, Automation and Technology (ICAT), Transformation and Innovation. Previously, he was Vice President, Finance and Corporate Services, responsible for Capital Projects, Financial Services, Information Technology, Information Management Decision Support, Business Development, Payroll, Parking, Case Costing, Support Services and Procurement.
With more than 20 years of healthcare related experience, Richard has held various senior leadership roles in different hospitals. He plays a pivotal role in implementing financial best practices, developing strategies, new business models and actively participates in various committees in the health sector and local community. In 2016 , Richard was the recipient of the Innovation in Healthcare Leadership award from the Canadian College of Healthcare Leaders. Richard holds an MBA from York University, a BSc from the University of Manchester and is a Chartered Professional Accountant.
David Stolte, Vice President, Strategy and Redevelopment
David Stolte is the Vice President, Strategy and Redevelopment at Mackenzie Health. Prior to this appointment in January 2012, David was Mackenzie Health's Chief Strategy after joining the hospital in August 2009. David's responsibilities include planning and implementation of the new Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, development of Mackenzie Health's strategic plan and the systems to ensure strategy implementation, and ongoing performance improvement including lean process improvement.
David brings seventeen years of experience working in the Ministry of Health and Long-Term Care. During his time in the provincial government, David held progressively responsible leadership positions and worked collaboratively with hospitals from across the province to resolve planning, program, funding, restructuring and capital redevelopment issues. As well, David held a wide variety of other high priority positions in the ministry including the Director of Executive Support in the Deputy Minister's Office, Capacity Lead for the provincial ER/ALC Strategy, and Project Director for the Ontario Diabetes Strategy. David holds a Master of Business Administration in Health Services Management from McMaster University as well as a Bachelor of Science and a Bachelor of Arts in Economics.
Stav D'Andrea, Chief Human Resources Officer
Mackenzie Health
Stav D'Andrea joined Mackenzie Health in January 2013 as the Chief Human Resources Officer. Stav is responsible for a portfolio of services which includes Human Resources, Organizational Effectiveness, Occupational Health and Safety, Central Staffing Services, Volunteer and Community Resources and Child Care Services. A key responsibility is the 'people' Human Resources strategy alignment with Mackenzie Health's organizational strategic plan.
Stav brings over 25 years of experience working in the healthcare sector in progressive Human Resources leadership positions in both acute and complex care and rehabilitation Hospitals. She has led a variety of strategic initiatives including Talent Development and Leadership programs, as well as Human Resources transition and transformation programs for Hospital redevelopment. Stav is a graduate of University of Toronto in the Arts and Leadership, is a Certified Human Resources Professional (CHRP) and a graduate of Seneca College's Business Administration Program. As an active member of the community, Stav participates in the York Region Community Partnership Council and has served over seven years as a Volunteer, Chair and Parent Council member for the Vaughan Catholic School Board. She was awarded the Vaughan Citizen Volunteer Service Award and the National Life of Canada Award.
Ingrid Perry, President and CEO
Ingrid Perry was appointed as President and CEO of Mackenzie Health Foundation in May 2013. With over 30 years of experience in the not-for-profit sector, Ingrid brings a wealth of experience in capital campaign, annual fundraising and campaign leadership. A key aspect of Ingrid's role is to help launch a major capital campaign in support of the Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital.
Prior to joining the Mackenzie Health Foundation, Ingrid has held various senior leadership positions, most recently as President and CEO of Bridgepoint Health Foundation where she helped to successfully launch a $60 million campaign. Ingrid has also served as President and CEO of North York General Hospital Foundation, President of Women's College Hospital Foundation and Executive Director of St. Michael's Hospital Foundation. She is a graduate of the University of Western Ontario, the Humber College Public Relations Certificate Program and the Not-for-Profit Executive Leadership Program at Harvard School of Business.
Terry A. Villella, Deputy Chief Financial Officer
Terry Villella was appointed Deputy Chief Financial officer in August 2010. As Deputy CFO for Mackenzie Health, Terry Villella is responsible for numerous portfolios including Financial Services, Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Procurement, Decision Support, Business Development, Case Costing, Health Information Services and Wait Time Coordination. She has been instrumental in the implementation of financial best practices and strategic planning for both hospital operations and major capital projects.
Terry has deep and broad experience in the both the private sector and the health care industry focusing on financial leadership for the organization. Terry joined Mackenzie Health in June 1988. Her successful 27 plus years of experience includes several progressive management roles at Mackenzie Health and formerly as a Senior Accountant, Philips Electronics Ltd., Medical Systems Division. As a key member and the Executive lead for the Managed Equipment Services negotiations and implementation, Terry led Mackenzie Health's largest value single contract award to date.
Terry is a graduate of York University's Bachelor of Arts in Economics, is a Certified Professional Accountant (CPA) and a Certified Management Accountant (CMA). In 2013, Terry was awarded the Innovation through Collaboration Award of Distinction.


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Your baby's 1st 2 years are an exciting time of new discoveries and exploration. They have so much to learn and are very busy– almost in constant motion. Children explore their world by touching, experimenting and watching others.
They can't predict the outcomes of their actions, and they can't think ahead—that's what you get to do! Your baby will require constant supervision during her earliest years. Your baby will develop so quickly, seemingly acquiring new skills and tricks overnight! Long before you'll need outlet covers and cabinet locks, there are many ways you can baby proof your child's environment. Use these proven tips to protect her from the 8 most common dangers in her 1st 2 years of life.
Baby needs a safe sleep space, in a crib designed just for babies and that is free of blankets, pillows, bumper pads and stuffed animals. Always place your baby on his back to sleep in order to prevent Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), which is the leading cause of death for children before age 1. Your baby should never share your bed; he can become trapped in the bedding, get rolled onto by an adult or fall out of the bed.
Babies are little wigglers almost from birth. They kick their feet, wave their arms and squirm around; they can move themselves! Prevent falls by never leaving your baby alone on an elevated surface, such as a couch, bed, or changing table—even an infant swing or bouncer becomes unsafe if baby isn't securely fastened into the harness. If you have other children, teach them that they're not to pick up, lift or carry baby without your help and supervision. Little hands can easily drop baby, resulting in injury.
Baby should always be restrained in a car seat every time they're in the car, whether it's your car, your caregiver's car or a taxi. It's safest for baby to ride rear-facing until age 2, when he'll likely outgrow his infant car seat. Baby never rides in a front passenger seat unless you only have a single cab truck; ensure the airbag is disarmed if baby must ride up front.
Baby proof your car and get baby's car seat installation checked at a fire or police station; they're hard to install correctly! And never forget you have baby in the vehicle, especially in temperature extremes. Put a critical item—your purse, cell phone, briefcase or even the shoe from your non-driving foot – next to your baby in the backseat and you'll remember baby each time you leave the car.
Baby wants to put everything in her mouth! This is a huge choking risk. Keep small objects out of her reach. Use an empty toilet paper roll—if the item fits inside, it's a choking hazard. Use caution when introducing first foods; small crunchy bites can choke baby. Avoid round shapes, like grapes or hot dogs (in fact, avoid hot dogs!). Cut foods into small, angular pieces for baby to pick up and enjoy.
By now, baby is upright and likely walking, if not crawling fast and standing up with the help of furniture, chairs and tables. Your kitchen is a new danger zone! While cooking, keep the handles of your pots and pans turned away from the front of the stove so that little hands can't grab them. Baby proof your kitchen and install guards over your stove knobs to keep your toddler from turning the burners on.
While baby may love watching you stir a pot, never cook with baby in your arms—hot oils or liquids can splash and cause serious burns. Other burn hazards include barbeque grills, fire pits and fireplaces.
Remember how everything goes in baby's mouth—that increases her risks for poisoning. Cabinet locks are essential, especially on lower cabinets, but it's an even safer practice to keep dangerous substances like cleaning supplies, dish detergent, vitamins and medications in a locked cabinet well above your child's reach. Never call medicine candy as this makes it more appealing and more likely to be ingested. Post the phone number for poison control near your home phone and in your cell phone—use it even if you're unsure as to what baby swallowed.
Falls are more common during the toddler years. Hello baby gates, especially around stairs and locks and guards are important for all windows, especially on the upper floors. Is your child a climber? Keep chairs, stools and anything stackable away from kitchen counters or tables to baby proof their environment. Heavy furniture, like shelves, bookcases, TV stands, should be bolted to the wall—even a set of drawers can become a tantalizing climber for adventuresome toddlers. For toddlers, climbing is fun!
You don't have to have a swimming pool to risk drowning: Any amount of sitting water poses a risk. A mere 2 inches is enough standing water for a child to drown. Baby proof the home and empty all pails of water, drain bathtubs and sinks, and use safety alarms and fences around swimming pools. NEVER leave your child unattended in a bathtub or pool—even for a single minute. Most people don't know that drowning is typically silent—you will not hear your child struggle.
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And use your back-up camera; your mobile child is now at increased risk of being hit by a car or backed over as you leave the driveway. Always know where you child is and that she's safely in or away from the car before shifting into reverse.
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by Erina-chan
Who borrowed: the Pocket Monsters anime concept and cast; Karlie (KazOhki); Mia (Arrow); Trish; Michelle (*Hotaru_firefly*); Sarah (Sarah the Pokeprincess); Rachel (the late pf14); Dana and Jene; Jacqui.
Overall theme
tune: Mezase Pokémon Mastuaa (Aim To Be A Pokémon Master)
Ending theme tune: Minna ga Ita Kara (Now We're All Together)
THEME TUNE: Give A Reason; Slayers NEXT
Theme Song: 'Aratashii Tomodachi' (New Friend) - Pocket Monsters
"I will write the best Pokémon fanfic…"
The figure sat in the shadows, its' face not even being illuminated by the dull blue light that radiated from the computer screen in front of it.
The figure, decidedly female, clicked onto Fanfiction.net, and typed her own Author Name into the Find Box. Scrolling down, she re-read the list of her favourite authors. "And you lot are going to help me…" she murmured, staring at the first name on the list: Erina-chan
The girl with the fluffy hair was kissing a box.
The man from Sky Digital cast sideways looks at the teen's mother, who seemed unperturbed by her daughter's actions.
"I don't know why you made such a fuss – we were only without satellite for a few days – and you have all your Japanese cartoon crap on tape," said the girl's father, disapprovingly. She looked up at the tall man with a look of playful mock scorn in her grey eyes.
"But being without Sky meant I missed one whole episode of Outlaw Star-"
"Haven't we ordered the subtitled box set of that for your birthday?" cut in her mother, as her father paid the greasy satellite man. The girl continued as if she hadn't been interrupted.
"-and I missed taping an Escaflowne episode that I haven't got taped and you know, new Pokémon could have started suddenly, and I wouldn't have known-" The girl stopped as she realised she was alone in the room.
Shrugging her shoulders, Erin grabbed the finger-print smudged control and sank blissfully into one of her huge orange couches. She reached to one side of her, and grabbed a thick, dog-eared A4 jotter pad that was falling to pieces. She flicked carefully through the pages, full of her looped, tidy writing until she came to where she was making notes for the next chapter of her fanfic, Kaleidoscope. Holding the remote in her free hand, she ritualistically pressed the buttons 106.
The figure skimmed Erina-chan's Author Page. Yes, she'll do fine, she thought, returning to her own Author Page. A smile played on her lips as she saw the next name on her list. Who could have Erina-chan without including KazOhki?
The fingernail of her index finger tapped on the P key on the keyboard to the tune of Rhythm Emotion, as Karlie quickly re-read part seven of her fanfic, True Colours. She made an exasperated noise and deleted half a paragraph in frustration.
Sitting back in her computer chair, and giving her arched back a rest, Karlie pushed her glasses back up her nose and grabbed the TV guide. She grinned as she read that today's Pokémon re-run was 'The Joy of Pokémon'. Hehehehe topless Tracey, her grin seemed to say, as she abandoned her computer in favour of the bandana-ed one, settling on her sofa, and punching 106 onto her remote.
pf14 was the next name on the list – a new Pokémon Fanfiction author, but nevertheless, one who showed more than enough writing talent to be included in the plan… The figure skimmed pf14's Author Page, and saw to her pleasure that she was already acquainted with Erina-chan and KazOhki…
Rachel ran a hand through her short blonde hair, jauntily humming a random SClub7 song as she sat at the table in her sitting room, drawing a kiriban on a piece of paper. Her pencil paused suddenly, and she bit her lip in hesitation…how many spikes did Ash's hair have again? Quickly, she scanned her surroundings for a picture, but found none.
Sighing, she went to leave her comfortable chair, but stopped, upon noticing her watch said 4:09. Smiling, she reached for the remote, turning on the TV, and flicking to Sky One, by pressing the numbers 106.
The next name on the list was different, the figure saw with approval. Not a gawky English teenaged girl, but a full grown Australian woman…yes, it would be beneficial to have an 'adults' view on this story the figure nodded. And of course, nobody could ever dream of writing a better Pokémon/William Shakespeare crossover than: Trish…
On the other side of the world from the other three, Trish was pulling another 'all-nighter'. She vowed to herself that she'd get this next installment of 'Midsummer Magic' up before she allowed herself sleep. She fidgeted with her long, black hair, before pulling it back into a messy pony-tail, and focusing all her attention on the words on her computer screen.
The figure glanced at the Author Page of the next name on her list – few stories, but *Hotaru_Firefly* was not a new author. It was a shame, the figure thought, for she had enjoyed 'Hotaru's' stories. Well…maybe it was time that *Hotaru_Firefly* got back into the Fanfiction business…
In a house not so far away from Erin's, Michelle sat at her computer looking bored as she composed an email.
Hey riny how'd the move go? Wots ur new fone number? I am bored stiff and there isn't ne one online oh yea nic is a twat cya
Luv from, ginger in germany
Michelle laughed as she re-read the email whilst waiting for it to send – she knew Erin would have a fit when she read it. Physically, Erin would complain when anyone used text slang around her. A rare ray of English sunshine caught on Michelle's hair, which was indeed, ginger for the moment. Ah the wonders of hair dye.
After a brief scuffle with her brother over rights to the computer, Michelle gave up, and stalked into the lounge, sitting down next to her toddler brother as he gazed enraptured at Pikachu on the television screen.
Too many die-hard Sakashippy authors… the figure thought disapprovingly. True, she wanted her story to be the best Ash-and-Misty on Fanfiction.net, but it would be useful to have an unbiased point of view. Grinning, she scrolled down, skipping a few authors on her list that was immediately deemed unworthy in the wake of the next addition to her team: Arrow…
Maria sat on her bed, talking on the telephone, lazily twirling a biro between her fingers and stretching her legs out on the sheets. A world apart from the others in America, her day was practically only just beginning. The girl's newly shortened, dark hair spread over her pillow as she argued half-heartedly with her friend on the other end of the line. One of the shoulders of her top fell down, but she made no move to straighten it as she continued her friendly assault.
One more place… the figure thought. One more place in my team…the Elite Eight, she smiled. The chosen six had been chosen well, she complimented herself – they all would get along reasonably well, and their separate personalities and writing talents would compliment each others creativeness. Yes, they were indeed the most dynamic team one could muster in so short a space of time.
Speaking if space…who would be the lucky eighth? She skimmed her Favourite Author List once more. There was something missing… we have an unbearably soppy romance author; a Tracey lover with remarkable plot ideas; a Richie lover that counts as the 'new blood'; the 'adults' point of view; the half-heartened writer, just waiting to be revitalised; and finally, a Gary lover, who had an unbiased view towards the Ash/Misty coupling…
"There," the figure whispered aloud, prodding at the computer screen at one of the names on her list. "There you are number eight…the team is complete. Now, all I have to do is begin…" The girl removed her finger from the screen, leaving a smear over the name: Sarah the PokePrincess
Sarah lounged on the soft carpet of her sitting room. For no apparent reason, which often means for the best reason of all, she began to hum, softly. The single, low pitched note seemed to echo off the walls of the room, and for one brief, epigrammatic moment, the background sounds in the room faded away, leaving Sarah trapped with the eerie note, originating from the depths of her mind.
As abruptly as it had begun, the note trailed off into silence; then the sounds of the droning television and the wind outside filled the void in the room. Sarah blinked her wide, brown eyes, and shuddered slightly as a chill crept in with the wind and ran up and down her bare arms. Moving from a cross-legged position into having her legs stretched out in front of her, Sarah kept half her mind on the now half-over re-run of Pokémon on Sky One, and the other half on her next Lonelyshipping fiction.
The mysterious 'Author' smiled to herself, almost childishly as she picked up an ordinary, lidless biro, complete with chewed end. Author looked down at the blank piece of paper on the typical desk in front of her, pausing as she realised what she was about to start.
The single piece of paper shimmered suddenly, releasing a few lone golden sparks that continued to dance around Author's face, but surprisingly, not illuminating it in the slightest. She smiled with only half her mouth, creating a slightly manic, stereotypically evil look.
With her arm shaking ever so slightly, Author brought the blue biro down to the now appearing 'normal' paper, writing the words 'The Best Pokémon Fanfic' in large letters over the top of the page. "By Me," she continued to write. "With the aid of the:"
In an unbreaking line across the page, Author began to write kanji, one complicated pattern per person.
Power : Innocence : Passion : Soul : Wisdom : Reality : Hope : Sincerity
"Page end.." Author whispered, throatily, and the page gleamed again, wiping the blue lines and words from its surface; but Author knew that the page was safe, off somewhere, marking the beginning of the beginning.
Yes, if there was a clique to quote right about now, thought Author, it would be that, this, is only the beginning…
"Tracey…can I move yet?" mumbled Misty, trying her hardest to maintain her grin whilst speaking. Tracey mumbled something from behind his easel which amounted to 'no you may not' – and Misty sighed from inside her stomach, keeping her facial shape intact.
Nearby, Ash and Gary were locked in a fearsome battle.
"Any nines?" Ash asked, through gritted teeth. Gary looked down at his fanned hand of cards, and inwardly smirked as he saw three nines. He looked up again, meeting Ash's dark, almost black eyes with his lighter, auburn ones, laughing to himself as he saw how involved his rival was in the game.
"Go fish," he purred, in his nasal voice, making Ash sweatdrop, and moan ever so slightly.
In a bored fashion, Brock moved from where he was sitting at the river bank to peer inquisitively over Tracey's shoulder. Brock observed Tracey's charcoal sketch of Misty, which he was planning to paint later.
"Cuh," he jeered suddenly. Tracey's shady green eyes opened wide as his concentration was shot, and he turned to glare at the tall, brown haired boy behind him.
"…What?" he asked irritably.
"They're not that big," Brock scoffed, gesturing at an area of the sketch. Misty's eyes opened widely as she overheard this. Tracey blushed, more out of embarrassment for Misty than himself, as was his easy-going way.
"I was trying to be nice," he whispered, but Misty's sharp ears picked this up, and a scowl overshadowed her forced grin.
"Screw this!" she growled, wearily. Moving away from her restricting pose, she wandered down the river back to where Ash and Gary say, both intently into their game as they sat underneath the dappled shadows of the tree. Wordlessly, Misty sank down to her knees next to Ash, and silently listened to their banter.
"Ash?" she said, after a few minutes.
"Mmm Myst?" mumbled a preoccupied boy.
"You have one King, right?"
"And there are two cards left in the deck, right?"
"But Gary just denied he has any Kings…but unless that pack was minus a King, Gary's lying." Gary sweatdropped slightly, holding his fanned hand of cards closer to his chest under the gaze of the smirking redhead. Ash just looked confused.
"Mwa?" Sighing impatiently, Misty smacked at Gary's clenched hand, sending his cards fluttering out of his grasp and towards the grass.
Suddenly, as he watched the cards flutter downwards, Ash felt a strange sensation in his chest – almost like it was hard to breathe, but more like an unexplainable, unregulated, primitive, fear. Ash was overwhelmed by the sensation of being hunted, being trapped, being watched…
Time seemed to be taking forever as the playing cards inched their way towards the carpet of grass, far, far below them.
"See Ash?" came a voice, snapping Ash out of it. Suddenly he was staring into his best friend's inquisitive teal eyes, as she held his rival in a headlock. Gary was giving off rather undignified squeals from underneath Misty's arm.
"Mmmamtsh mmmmet mjer mmmof mbeww!!!" he complained.
"Ash, get her off me?" Misty grinned, brightly. Suddenly, she stopped as she realised that Ash was staring straight ahead, lightly touching his bottom lip with his index finger. His forehead held beads of perspiration not created by the game, and Misty looked at her friend in concern, her grip loosening on Gary, enabling him to scramble away. "Ash?" she asked, cautiously. "Ash, you okay?"
"Yeah, I'm fine," smiled Ash, turning his eyes onto her, and looking perfectly back to normal to her, making her smile in light relief. "I just had the weirdest feeling that something's gonna happen – something…not very good…like something's just beginning…"
"Something?" Gary sneered, settling back against a tree trunk. "Ladies and gentlemen!" he sniggered, holding his clenched fist up to his mouth like a microphone. "Ash Ketchum has cracked!"
"He's right," teased Misty. "These are lazy, hazy, summer days in Pallet Town. Nothing ever happens." Ash nodded in agreement, turning around so he could lean against Misty's back instead of a tree trunk, moving his cap so it shaded his eyes from the sun. Misty indulged herself in a brief moment of femininity, and began to fashion a daisy-chain.
Suddenly, Pikachu ran towards Ash, shattering the relative peace on the riverbank. Clinging to her tail with her tiny, pointed arms, was Togepi, chirruping in fear, launching herself into Misty's arms at the first possible opportunity. Tracey and Brock wandered over, abandoning the easel.
Ash's face was set hard again.
"You too, Pikachu?" he murmured. His Electric companion 'chuued' a reply, before turning her soulful, worried brown eyes up to a seemingly perfect, cloudless blue sky.
'Innocence…passion…' the newly sprung up wind rattled through the trees, repeating these two incantations over and over. Pikachu looked around warily. 'Disbound…' whispered the trees.
And somewhere very far away, two teenaged girls sat bolt upright on their respective sofas, clutching at their chests as they felt their lungs seize up…


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Francis Duggan
A Ballad Of Wasted Years - Poem by Francis Duggan
I have walked through tougher Harlem where few strangers dare to go
And I've been in London City in the rain and in the snow
And I've worked in inner Melbourne in the searing summer heat
And believe me if I tell you I have earned the bread I eat.
I have laboured in deep trenches with my life I've took a dare
And I've worked in cherry pickers ninety foot up in the air
And the hands of time keep turning and the years go quickly by
And the man who lives on welfare is still better off than I.
And who needs the tag of good worker it's no big deal anyway
He's a wiser and better off man who sits at home all day
And his conscience doesn't prick him isn't he the lucky one
And must I be one great idiot to go labouring in the sun.
I was low in social ladder and I still am way down low
And I feel my life's been wasted for my years have nought to show
Some may say he's a good worker that's of little use to me
All I need is lots of money I don't need your sympathy.
I felt happy for a brief while in a green Land miles away
In that beautiful green Country where I lived for many a day
I felt inwardly contented even though I was quite poor
Listening to the pipits piping in the meads of Annagloor.
Till the wanderlust possessed me I grew restless as the wind
Pity on all migrant workers, pity on all wandering kind
Went to live in foreign city worked with strong hard working men
But I've nought to show for labour I'm poor now as I was then.
In Ireland I cut down pine trees in the hills where bracken grow
And in Wales I picked potatoes many, many years ago
I have laboured for a living on myself I have been cruel
All the World laughs at an idiot all the World laughs at a fool.
I am getting old and weary and what hair I've left is gray
And I'm well beyond the fifty and I've seen a better day
And like the work weary work horse all the better years are gone
And I still work as a labourer and I still keep plodding on.
Please don't say he's a good worker such words I don't wish to hear
For I've nought to show for labour though I've worked for many a year
Words like 'good hard working fellow' does not do a thing for me
All I need is lots of money, I don't need your sympathy.
Comments about A Ballad Of Wasted Years by Francis Duggan
Terry Craddock (1/1/2017 11:14:00 PM)
I have walked through tougher Harlem where few strangers dare to go
And I've been in London City in the rain and in the snow
And I've worked in inner Melbourne in the searing summer heat
And believe me if I tell you I have earned the bread I eat.'
once I believed change, changing jobs travel though working was better than a holiday, I did four long years time chained in place to one job as an apprentice, freedom called long and hard (Report) Reply
Richard Wlodarski (11/14/2016 10:08:00 PM)
Awesome! Your words were conjuring images of Maya Angelou and Joan Baez. The same way that I love reading and listening to them, I will continue enjoying your poetry. Thank you so much for sharing such pain and such strength. (Report) Reply
Saint Cynosure (9/4/2016 6:44:00 PM)
Francis has poets we have the toughest job, pleasing our readers daily...
Blessings, Saint. (Report) Reply
Joe Hughes (7/12/2016 5:02:00 AM)
A lovely change of style for you Francis. I love the lilt and bouncing rhythm of this beautiful poem . Having worked in trade unions for much of my life I can identify with all of the sentiments which you express here. I was always on the pocket line and manning the demonstrations and speaking endlessly to the media on the subject of poor pay for NHS workers. Marvellous and so much more of your work to enjoy. Thank you. (Report) Reply
Louis Rams (6/16/2016 11:19:00 PM)
we are but mere commoners working for a wage, as we are torn apart
with bitterness and rage.
others reap the rewards as we slave day and night just to put food on the table
doing what we think is right.
many are on welfare claiming disability, and driving big Cadillacs- this I just can't see. (Report) Reply
Susan Williams (3/9/2016 3:30:00 PM)
Absolutely well-written poem here. You know what, the heck with commenting on it, I'm going to go read it again and again.. (Report) Reply
Liza Sudina (10/15/2015 2:34:00 AM)
You are a very talented poet! a big story of your life! you know - our life is endless (I have a faith) - and this faith should make you fly over all sorrows and their sympathies or antisympathies.
and not the whole world is laughing at you! I'm not laughing at all! I feel compassion.
all the unjustness - will be punished by God! (Report) Reply
Rajnish Manga (2/22/2015 10:34:00 PM)
Very moving story indeed and inspirational too- on many counts. This is an emotional and soul-stirring commentary on the condition of migrant labourers who get uprooted from their native lands and its relative joys. Following lines are worth pondering: I felt inwardly contented even though I was quite poor... / Till the wanderlust possessed me I grew restless as the wind. Thanks. (Report) Reply
Phyllis Strong (2/22/2015 3:29:00 PM)
This is a great poem; I enjoyed it so much that I had to read some of his other poems. He's a very talented poet. (Report) Reply
Phyllis Strong (2/22/2015 3:27:00 PM)
This is a great poem; I enjoyed it so much that I had to read some of his other poems. He's a very talented poet. (Report) Reply
Brian Stafford (2/22/2015 9:26:00 AM)
Alas, we are all children of chance, the victims of circumstance. well done. (Report) Reply
Edward Clapham (2/22/2015 8:02:00 AM)
I respect this man: he ploughs his own furrow, and asks for nothing from the common purse. Yet he has earnt it: it s not sympathy, but respect of a life lived hard. (Report) Reply
Godfrey Morris (2/13/2015 6:05:00 PM)
I love this poem the rhythm is perfect flows like a song. Great write great poem. (Report) Reply
Words like 'good hard working fellow' does not do a thing for me
All I need is lots of money, I don't need your sympathy.
these words are not from the heart, but from the tired soul..If our social system says that we have to live life like this, who has the guts to change, at least people have the roof, good food and health benefits, though they are tied with mortgages..Nice to read Francis.. (Report) Reply
Heather Wilkins (11/18/2013 6:24:00 AM)
a good ballad about life. It goes by so quickly leaving us not much time to prepare (Report) Reply
marvin brato (11/6/2013 3:00:00 AM)
Well, its reality that we have to do work to earn something to sustain our existence...be it in the form of goods or money. For as long as you earn it the honest way then its worth the money you earn. Nevertheless, we have to save for the future when time comes we are old... retirement is good if it is well-provided! Thanks for sharing this honest sentiments. (Report) Reply
Richard Lackman (4/18/2013 4:21:00 PM)
What a great poem! Such a searing look at life. In the end we are all here for a very short while and beyond being healthy not much else matters. All of the money may be fun while you have it but you sure can't take it with you. So the most valuable thing in life is just time and in that sense you are much richer than Steve Jobs. I rally enjoy your poems.
Dick Lackman (Report) Reply
William Kd (2/11/2013 11:43:00 PM)
Great read!
You should put that on your C.V.
; -) (Report) Reply
Ruby Honeytip (11/15/2012 7:56:00 PM)
Hold the applause...just throw cash! !
I know how you feel...although I am on the female side of this coin.
8711 poems to go, and I think I'm gonna love them all: ^) (Report) Reply
Simon Collins (5/12/2012 10:55:00 AM)
I have been the same mate, I understand, but at least we can sleep well, good words, thanks (Report) Reply
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Good ideas for a trailer trash costume The guy needs greasy long hair, cheap cigarettes (or a can of chewing tobacco, called chaw), a tight torn up oil stained band t-shirt (country, classic hard rock) with the sleeves cut off, draw some bad tattoos on your hand, tight torn up stained jeans with a faded ring on the butt from always sitting on the can of "chaw," and torn up old work boots. Throw in a ratty old straw cowboy hat, a bottle of Jack Daniels, and a Union Flag belt buckle, if you will. A whitetrash chick needs a white denim mini skirt, brightly colored tubetops that are too small and show too much skin, enourmous hoop earrings, large bouncy hair with bangs, too much make-up (bonus points if the eye shadow matches the tube top) with fake eyelashes and really really long fake nails in a bright color. Tall shoes, platform sandals are great. Add some bangle bracelets and Virginia Slims (and maybe a baby [doll] to carry on her hip), and you got it. Basically, go for tasteless, and remember that redneck and trailer trash aren the same. Rednecks are poor but generally working hicks from the country. Trailer parks are a white ghetto filled with trash.


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Show that most enterprises will be on IPv6 by 2013:
Where are you in the process?
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Jul 27, 2011 at 11:12 UTC
As far as adoption of IPv6 goes for us at this SMB, we've not considered it yet. All of our network hardware is capable of using IPv6, but we don't see the need for it on our internal network. Unless there is some problems with address translation between a public IPv6 address and private IPv4 addresses, we'll probably stay on v4 internally.
Jul 27, 2011 at 3:47 UTC
All IPv4 here, with IPv6 capable equipment and OS.
Will we go IPv6? Someday
Are we ready? Hardware, yes - Brainpower, not yet
Am I looking forward to it? No
Am I putting off as long as possible? Yes
What will put me over the edge? MS Direct Access I suspect
Jul 28, 2011 at 7:44 UTC
Unless I'm missing something, I can't see why any organisation would need IPv6 internally.
As MattS says, as long as it's possible to NAT external v6 addresses to internal v4 addresses I would imagine most will stick with v4.
Jul 28, 2011 at 8:02 UTC
I've not even considered it, but our firewall is capable, and our important servers are, too. Eventually our workstations will be, when we make the move to Windows 7.
Jul 28, 2011 at 8:44 UTC
No one has to switch to IPv6 for their internal network. We have no plans too, not sure why I would even have/want to.
Just because the internet is out of ip addresses (for sale anyway) does not mean I have to revamp my entire internal network to IPv6.
My firewall is IPv6 capable, so when my ISP's decide to go IPv6, it will handle it.
To say everyone will be IPv6 by 2013 is just silly...IMO.
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The Akron Art Museum is installing a four-tap draft system in its iQcafe and has partnered with Thirsty Dog Brewing Co. to provide the beer, including a rotating, museum-exclusive brew that will be designed around new exhibits. To read my full story that appeared in Thursday's Akron Beacon Journal, click here.