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The insurance companies operating in Southeast Europe (SEE) had to cope with a restrained economic momentum in the region in 2014 when the effects of the financial crisis continued to dampen the recovery of consumer spending and overall business activity. Read more
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The logistics sector in Southeast Europe (SEE) is relatively underdeveloped as compared to the rest of Europe. However, the region's location determines its strategic role in trade within the continent, as well as between Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Read more
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The market capitalisation of the SEE TOP 100 listed companies in 2014 rose to 46.08 billion euro, as compared to 44.7 billion euro of the entrants in the ranking a year earlier. Read more
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Economies in Southeast Europe (SEE) now appear to be solidly in recovery mode, after having one of the weakest performances in the last 5 years. Read more
Greece in the eye of the Balkan beholder
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The slow recovery in the European Union, Southeast Europe's (SEE) main trading partner, the sluggish prospects facing nearly all economies in the region and shrunken domestic demand all left their mark on corporate bottomlines in 2013. At the same time, long overdue structural reforms, fiscal and regulatory volatility and poor infrastructure continued to be a drag on local businesses. Against this backdrop, the performance of the companies in the SEE TOP 100 ranking was expectedly lackluster – their combined revenues in 2013 were flattish, with nearly half of the entrants seeing a decline in their revenues. Read more
SEE region's top 100 listed companies boost capitalisation in 2013
The market capitalisation of the entrants in the 2013 edition of the SEE TOP 100 listed companies ranking totaled 44.7 billion euro, compared to 39 billion euro for the firms that made the 2012 list. Most entrants in the ranking – 65, saw their market capitalisation rise, with 30 posting a decline. Read more


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Tyee Lakes Trail is a 5.5 mile moderately trafficked out and back trail located near Bishop, California that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail is primarily used for hiking, walking, nature trips, and birding and is best used from July until October. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
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This is one of my standard warm-up hikes for the start of summer hiking season. Good to get acclimated to elevation gains.
Really awesome area to backpack to. Trail gets a little rough after second lake but its worth the climb. Beautiful lakes and good fishing. Small brown trout at upper lake bite like crazy. Nice area to set up camp right by the water, but does get a bit chilly at night as expected with the high altitude.
Trail was great it had it spots where it got tough but nothing you can't handle. Elevation was a killer after 2nd lake.
One of my favs in the Eastern Sierras. I know that a bold statement when there are so many great hikes to choose from but for a day hike, its the best. It didn't hurt that it is fall and the aspens were showing off at Tyee Lake #1 and #2. Didn't continue to #3 and #4 so I saved them for next time.
After you cross the short footbridge, well-marked switchbacks leads you to the first Tyee Lake at 2 miles and then another .5 mile is lake two. For the hike to all four lakes its an elevation gain of 2000 feet.
Hiked this trail from Sabrina to upper Tyee lake. Good hike with beautiful views of jagged peaks. The trail is fairly difficult to follow leading to george lake. (especially so if you do it in the dark!) First uploaded photo is of george lake, second photo is from the top of the trail climbin table mountain. Good fishing in both upper tyee and george lakes.


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I have a tree full of ripe plums. While they are super delicious to eat, there's just too many of them. Last year I made tons of jam (still have some).
Does anyone have any ideas that I can do wtih them? Has anyone incorporated them into a decorated layar cake or made fillings with them?
If so, are there any recipies you'd like to share? I've searched for ideas and only come up with jam, pie and traditional plum cake.
Could you dry them and use them in cakes that way? Or try making an upside down plum cake instead of pineapple?
Sorry I never did either so dont know how they would work.
If your plums are the purple exterior, green interior prune plums, I have a plum pie recipe that is excellent- don't know how the other types of plums would work in that recipe.
Also I did a quick google and found plum quick bread and cobbler recipes. Since you have tree which is producing, why not freeze them for the winter desserts.


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John C. Wright (John Charles Justin Wright, born 1961) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy novels, and a Nebula Award finalist for the his fantasy novel Orphans of Chaos. Publishers Weekly said he "may be this fledgling century's most important new SF talent" when reviewing his debut novel, The Golden Age.[1]
A former attorney, newspaperman, and newspaper editor, he graduated from the Marshall-Wythe School of Law at the College of William & Mary in 1987. As an undergraduate, he studied the Great Books program at St. John's College of Maryland in 1984. He was admitted to the practice of law in three jurisdictions (New York, May 1989; Maryland, December 1990; Washington, DC, January 1994). His law practice was unsuccessful and drove him into bankruptcy soon thereafter. He then worked for the newspaper St. Mary's Today. He currently works as a technical writer in Virginia, where he lives with his wife, fellow author L. Jagi Lamplighter (St. John's College of Maryland, class of 1985), and their three children, named Orville, Roland, and Justinian Wright. At the age of 42, Wright converted from atheism to Christianity. In 2008, he converted to the Roman Catholic Church, of which he approvingly stated: "If Vulcans had a church, they'd be Catholics." For several years Wright has made regular posts to a LiveJournal page on many topics, especially sci-fi, writing, economics, politics, and culture in general, often sparking lively debates and occasional controversy[2].
The Golden Age
- The Golden Age (2002)
- The Phoenix Exultant (2003)
- The Golden Transcendence (2003)
War of the Dreaming
- Last Guardian of Everness (2004)
- Mists of Everness (2005)
Chronicles of Chaos
- Orphans of Chaos (2005)
- Fugitives of Chaos (2006)
- Titans of Chaos (2007)
Other Novels
- Null-A Continuum (sequel to A. E. van Vogt's The World of Null-A, 2008)
Stories in the Night Land setting
- "Awake in the Night," (novella) William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Eternal Love, edited by Andy W. Robertson, Wildside Press (December 2003).
- "The Cry of the Night Hound," (novella) William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Nightmares of the Fall, also edited by Robertson (August 2007[1]).
- "Silence of the Night", as of 2008 only published here at Robertson's thenightland.co.uk website.
- "The Last of All Suns," (novella) William Hope Hodgson's Night Lands: Nightmares of the Fall.
Other publications
- "Farthest Man from Earth," (novella) Asimov's Science Fiction, Vol. 19 # 4 & 5, No.229-230, April 1995.
- "Guest Law," (novella) Asimov's Science Fiction, Vol. 21 # 6, No.258, June 1997.
- Reprinted in Year's Best SF 3, ed. David G. Hartwell, HarperPrism, 1998, and in The Space Opera Renaissance.
- "Not Born a Man," (short story) Aberrations, #24, October 1994.
- Reprinted in No Longer Dreams, ed. Danielle McPhail, Lite Circle, 2005.
- "Forgotten Causes," (short story) Absolute Magnitude, #16, Summer 2001.
- Reprinted in Breach the Hull, ed. Mike McPhail, Marietta, 2007.
- "Father's Monument," (short story) No Longer Dreams, ed. Danielle McPhail, Lite Circle, 2005.
- "The Kindred," (short story) No Longer Dreams, ed. Danielle McPhail, Lite Circle, 2005.
- "Peter Power Armor," (short story) Breach the Hull, ed. Mike McPhail, Marietta, 2007.
- "Choosers of the Slain," (short story) Clockwork Phoenix: Tales of Beauty and Strangeness, ed. Mike Allen, Norilana Books, 2008.
- "One Bright Star to Guide Them," (short story) The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction, Vol. 116, #4 & 5, Whole No. 682, April/May 2009.
- Interview conducted by Nick Gevers of Locus Online
- Review at SFSignal, features a detailed account of Wright's conversion story in the comments below.
- John C. Wright- Libertarian -- Advocates for Self-Government[2]
- Interview on the SciFiDimensions Podcast
External links
- John C. Wright's Journal his blog.
- John C. Wright at the Internet Speculative Fiction Database
See also
- ↑ Publishers Weekly, April 24, 2002
- ↑ John C. Wright's Journal


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"He came to his own, and his own received Him not. But as many as received Him, to them gave He power to become the sons of God, even to them thatbelieve on His name; which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God."
St. John, ch.1 vv.11-13
Dear Sisters and Brothers,
1. Another Christmas is upon us and still we seek Peace for this Holy Land amidst continuing hardships. At the sane time it is important for us to reflect carefully on what the Evangelist is trying to put before us about God's gift to us of Jesus, born in Bethlehem's manger, together with the clear response God asks of each one of us.
Amidst our difficulties, we need to meditate upon what links us in the sametime to God and this land. In this Land, we ask for our freedom, for the end of the Occupation. We mention the difficulties coming from "the Wall of Separation" that has transformed our cities into big prisons. With God, weare linked because our dignity comes from His dignity, and we are His children and the work of His hands.And we must keep in mind that it is not fleshly descent or human effort which makes us the children of God, and it is not human strength alone that makes us strong. Rather it is faith in our Lord Jesus Christ, the Eternal Word of God. Christmas reminds us that our faith is not only a human belonging to a group, or to a community different from the others by its religion, We are called to make a personal commitment to Jesus. Such acommitment tells the world and particularly those around us that we are prepared to witness and live by our reliance on Jesus the Word of God, bornin Bethlehem, and who brought to us durable and firm peace in our hearts.
2. So often human beings believe they are capable of making peace through their own efforts; demanding conditions of their own choosing. However, whenGod gave us His Son to be born of a human mother and to experience all aspects of human life He did so in order that we might discern the way to resolve our difficulties from His example and teaching. Therefore we pray for ourselves in order to understand the strength God gave us when He gave us His Eternal Word born in Bethlehem. So we pray for our political leaders that God may inspire them and make them examine their conduct and demands in the light of God's commandments always remembering their own accountability to Him, in this very life and in the process of the conflict itself..
So dear Sisters and Brothers whilst we are truly conscious of the many problems of unemployment, poverty and frustration which many of you continue to face each day, we would still urge you to remember the words of the Apostle:
May "the peace of God rule in your hearts ..." and "the word of Christ dwell in you richly in all wisdom." Colossians ch.3 vv. 15, 16
We as Christians must continue to offer our prayers to God for all those around us who are struggling to care for their families, not least the young children and the elderly. We rejoice with those families now enjoying the company of those recently released from prison whilst persisting in our efforts to encourage the release of thousands more who have the same right to have back their freedom and return to the joy of their families andchildren.
Amidst our sufferings, we share the sufferings of the others. We have a particular thought for the countless thousands across the world who have endured great disasters as a result of the devastating cyclones and subsequent floods of recent months. We pray for them. And for all of us we repeat the verse of the Gospel:
"God so loved the world, that He gave His only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life." St. John ch.3, v.16
3. To our Sisters and Brothers across the world: we are greatly encouraged by your continuing pilgrimages to this Land: we thank you for your presence with us. During your pilgrimage as well you learn at first hand of the difficulties of your fellow Christians here as well as following in the footsteps of our Blessed Lord. Thank you for your prayers and the many expressions of your love and care for everyone here.
If Peace is to come to this Land it needs even greater effort from all concerned - ordinary citizens as well as Political leaders. Christmas reminds us that God gave us the Prince of Peace to be born in Bethlehem so we must all seek that peace for everyone in this Holy Land, bethey Palestinian or Israeli, Christian, Moslem, Jew or Druze. He tells usthat we are able to make peace and overcome all obstacles with the power which the Prince of peace, born in Bethlehem, brought us.
We wish everyone a truly Happy Christmas and God's richest blessings on their homes and families.
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Strong rent control laws will slow rent hikes & homelessness
A recent report on rent increases by Zillow reveals that rising rents create more homelessness!
Strong rent control laws will slow rent hikes & homelessness
By Lynda Carson - April 4, 2017
Rent control and just cause eviction protection measures will help to solve the housing crisis by stabilizing communities where low-income renters are being displaced and made homeless by rent increases, and no-cause evictions.
As rent increases in California and across the nation create more homelessness and force low-income renters from their housing and local communities, in recent years rent control battles have heated up in Alameda, Healdsburg, Lafayette, Glendale, Oakland, Los Angeles, Pacifica, Richmond, Mountain View, San Diego, San Jose, San Mateo, Santa Rosa, Sacramento and elsewhere.
The California Apartment Association knew that it lost it's battle against rent control and the campaigns of the members of Tenant's Together in Richmond and Mountain View when it suspended it's challenges to rent control in both cities.
In Oakland which has weak rent control laws, according to records from the City of Oakland from 1/1/2016 through 12/31/2016, it received 8,551 eviction termination notices. According to additional records from the Housing and Community Development Department in Oakland, there were around 12,050 eviction termination notices served in Oakland from 1/1/2015 through 2/29/2016. The City of Oakland did not state why most evictions occurred, but the Anti-Eviction Mapping Project revealed who the mega evictors are in Oakland.
Reportedly there were around 16,766 to 20,927 persons who experienced homelessness in Alameda County during 2015. Additionally, it was reported in Alameda County that there were around 61,000 extremely low-income households, with approximately only around 20,000 affordable housing units available. This left an estimated shortfall of 41,000 affordable housing units, that were needed to meet the housing needs of the population.
According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), in their 2016 Out Of Reach report they claim that rents are so high in Alameda County that people need to earn as much as $27.60 an hour to afford a studio apartment, and as much as $27.60 an hour for a one bedroom apartment.
Rent Increases Create Homelessness - Strong Rent Control Laws Needed To Help Solve Housing Crisis
A recent report on rent increases by Zillow reveals that rising rents create more homelessness. Since the housing industry and the members of the California Apartment Association fail to build enough affordable housing units, it is evident that strong rent control laws, and just cause eviction protections slow down rising rents and evictions, that are often at the root of homelessness.
In Los Angeles which has a homeless population of 59,508 during 2016, Zillow reports that the rents have increased by 4.2% during the past year, and if the rents rose by 5% the estimated gain in homelessness would be an additional 1,993 persons, according to the report.
According to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), in a report to Congress during 2016 it was reported that around 550,000 persons experienced homelessness across the nation.
In a different report from the NLIHC, there is a shortage of 7.4 million housing units for extremely low-income households. If the Trump regime has it's way on proposing to slash HUD's budget by over $7.2 billion, reportedly there would be a loss of over 250,000 housing vouchers that presently assist the elderly, disabled, chronically ill, and poor with their housing needs. There have been rallies in the Bay Area and across the nation against Trump's proposed budget cuts in an effort to save our nation's affordable housing programs.
As Budget Cuts Harm HUD's Housing Programs, Executive Wages Increase In Affordable Housing Industry
In response to an article I wrote about a local non-profit housing developer raising the rents on it's tenants while the Trump regime is pushing for a massive budget cut to HUD's housing assistance programs, I received an email reply from Phil Ritter, the Board Chair member of the California Housing Partnership Corporation. Phil Ritter was appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to the California Housing Partnership Corporation (CHPC).
In a June 6, 2017 email, Phil Ritter commented on how executives in the affordable housing industry have received massive wage increases during periods when budget cuts have been slashing HUD's housing assistance programs. For the record, executives in Public Housing Authorities have salary caps regarding their wages and salaries, but executives in the non-profit affordable housing industry do not have salary caps regarding their wages.
On Tuesday, June 6, 2017 7:12 AM, Phil Ritter wrote:
"Hi Lynda … Thanks for the story in Bay View on affordable housing and the local nonprofits.
I am a CPA/Consultant and worked for ten years for Mid-Pen Housing and Burbank Housing in Santa Rosa and have worked with many of the organizations in your story.
You ran down some of the high salaries paid to senior management and how they have grown.
If you want to go further with the story I can help you with the details so you can get into the various governmental funding programs and how they provide the revenue to support those salaries.
The story gets pretty technical pretty fast and may not be all that interesting to the average reader, but it does "follow the money".
Turns out – surprise surprise – that the for-profit developers are walking away with a lot more of the housing cash than the nonprofits, and doing it with much less transparency.
At least the nonprofits have to file public 990 returns every year and make their annual audits available.
Best regards, Phil Ritter, CPA, Sammamish, WA."
In a different June 7, 2017 email, Phil Ritter wrote:
"My clients are all still in the Bay Area and I have been on the board of California Housing Partnership Corporation, a San Francisco nonprofit that does housing policy work and financial consulting, for several years and was appointed board chair in 2015. CHPC is a self-supporting nonprofit created by the legislature thirty years ago to preserve affordable housing in California and all the board members are appointed by either the Governor or the Speaker of the Assembly or the Senate President Pro-Tem."
Rent control and just cause eviction protection measures will help to solve the housing crisis by stabilizing communities where low-income renters are being displaced and made homeless by rent increases, and no-cause evictions.
Lynda Carson may be reached at tenantsrule [at] yahoo.com
Correction: Need to earn $27.60 an hour for studio, $33.13 an hour for 1bdrm
According to the National Low-Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC), in their 2016 Out Of Reach report they claim that rents are so high in Alameda County that people need to earn as much as $27.60 an hour to afford a studio apartment, and as much as $33.13 an hour for a one bedroom apartment.


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Effectiveness of guideline-based care by occupational physicians on the return-to-work of workers with common mental disorders: design of a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Environmental and occupational health
Sickness absence due to common mental disorders (such as depression, anxiety disorder, adjustment disorder) is a problem in many Western countries. Long-term sickness absence leads to substantial societal and financial costs. In workers with common mental disorders, sickness absence costs are much higher than medical costs. In the Netherlands, a practice guideline was developed that promotes an activating approach of the occupational physician to establish faster return-to-work by enhancing the problem-solving capacity of workers, especially in relation to their work environment. Studies on this guideline indicate a promising association between guideline adherence and a shortened sick leave duration, but also minimal adherence to the guideline by occupational physicians. Therefore, this study evaluates the effect of guideline-based care on the full return-to-work of workers who are sick listed due to common mental disorders.
This is a two-armed cluster-randomised controlled trial with randomisation at the occupational physician level. During one year, occupational physicians in the intervention group receive innovative training to improve their guideline-based care whereas occupational physicians in the control group provide care as usual. A total of 232 workers, sick listed due to common mental disorders and counselled by participating occupational physicians, will be included. Data are collected via the registration system of the occupational health service, and by questionnaires at baseline and at 3, 6 and 12 months. The primary outcome is time to full return-to-work. Secondary outcomes are partial return-to-work, total number of sick leave days, symptoms, and workability. Personal and work characteristics are the prognostic measures. Additional measures are coping, self-efficacy, remoralization, personal experiences, satisfaction with consultations with the occupational physician and with contact with the supervisor, experiences and behaviour of the supervisor, and the extent of guideline adherence.
If the results show that guideline-based care in fact leads to faster and sustainable return-to-work, this study will contribute to lowering personal, societal and financial costs.
Trial registration
Sickness absence due to common mental disorders (CMD), such as depression, anxiety disorder and adjustment disorder, is a problem in many Western countries, including Sweden, Germany, the UK and the Netherlands
In 2000, the Netherlands Society of Occupational Medicine (NVAB) developed a practice guideline entitled 'The management of mental health problems of workers by occupational physicians' and revised it in 2007
Aim of this study
To evaluate the effect of guideline-based care by OPs on the full RTW of workers sick listed due to CMD.
In describing the design of this study the CONSORT 2010 statement was followed to improve the reporting quality for randomized controlled trials (RCT)
Study design
The study is designed as a two-armed cluster RCT with randomisation at the OP level (Figure
Figure 1
Flow diagram of the study design.
Flow diagram of the study design.
The Medical Research Ethics Committee of Elisabeth Hospital in Tilburg approved the study design, protocol, information letter and brochure, questionnaires, and informed consent. Participation of workers is voluntary and all participants signed an informed consent. Each participant was informed about their right to withdraw from the study at any time.
Intervention/guideline-based care
The Dutch guideline 'The management of mental health problems of workers by occupational physicians' promotes an activating approach of the OP as case and care manager to enhance the problem-solving capacity of the workers to achieve RTW. The guideline is based on cognitive behavioural principles to enhance the problem-solving capacity of workers in relation to their work environment, and process-based evaluation.
The guideline consists of four consecutive steps:
1) Problem orientation and Diagnosis: an early involvement of the OP is promoted (first assessment and start of counselling about 2 weeks after the worker reported sick). A simplified classification of mental health problems is introduced in four categories: i) Stress-related complaints, ii) depression, iii) anxiety disorder, and iv) other psychiatric disorders. Furthermore, problem inventory should focus on factors related to the worker and their work environment and the interaction between these two.
2) Intervention/Treatment: the OP acts as case manager by monitoring and evaluating the process of recovery (process-based evaluation). When recovery stagnates OPs should intervene by acting as care manager by using cognitive behavioural techniques to enhance the problem-solving capacity of the worker, providing the worker and work environment with information/advice on the recovery and the RTW process, contact the general practitioner when problems remain the same or increase, and refer the worker to a specialised intervention when necessary. In addition, the OP should advise the work environment (e.g. supervisors, managers, human resource managers) how to support the worker and enhance the recovery and RTW process.
3) Relapse prevention: Integration of relapse prevention from the first contact with the worker by enhancing the problem-solving capacity of the worker.
4) Evaluation: During follow-up meetings evaluation of the recovery process includes the perspectives of the worker, supervisor, and other involved professionals. Follow-up meetings with the worker should take place every 3 weeks during the first 3 months, and then every 6 weeks thereafter. The supervisor or work environment should be contacted once a month. Follow-up contacts with the general practitioner or other professionals should take place when the recovery process stagnates or when there is doubt about the diagnosis or treatment.
Content of the training
OPs participating in the study and allocated to the intervention group received training in the guideline before the start of the study. This training was specifically designed for the purpose of this study and consisted of 8 meetings within 12 months. Each meeting took 2 h and was provided in groups of 4-6 OPs under the guidance of a trainer. The aim of the training was to enhance guideline adherence of the participating OPs by focussing on barriers that prevent OPs from using the guideline and finding solutions to overcome these barriers. This is considered to be a successful strategy for the implementation of guidelines
During the 8 meetings the (key) recommendations within each consecutive step of the guideline were discussed. These discussions first focussed on barriers that would hinder OPs from using the specific recommendation in practice. The analysis of barriers was structured and based on an existing framework of barriers
Care as usual
The OPs in the control group do not receive additional training. They provide care as usual to workers on sick leave. In the Netherlands this means that the OP guides the sick-listed worker during sickness absence, recovery, and RTW. In this process the OP makes a diagnosis, assesses the ability to work, gives advice on work adaptations to the worker and the work environment, and provides relapse prevention. Although OPs are expected to work in accordance with the Dutch guideline, their actual adherence is low
The extent of guideline adherence of the participating OPs will be measured by auditing the medical records of workers.
Recruitment of OPs
All 66 participating OPs were recruited between October 2010 and January 2011 from the collaborative OHS. A researcher presented the study during OP meetings at several agencies of the OHS, provided written information about the study, and provided a registration form and informed consent. OPs participated on a voluntary basis; after completing the training the OPs in the intervention group received educational credits.
Recruitment of participants
The study is conducted in the southern part of the Netherlands. The workers eligible for this study are on sick leave due to CMD diagnosed by the OP, counselled by an OP participating in the study, have had a first meeting with the OP, and are aged 18–65 years. From all eligible workers data on sick leave and RTW will be extracted from the registration system of the OHS anonymously.
Workers eligible for the data collection by means of the questionnaires work at one of the ± 320 companies served by this collaborating OHS that gave permission to invite their workers. The companies vary in size and serve different sectors. These workers are selected from the registration system of the OHS after their first consultation with the OP. They are sent an invitation letter from the OHS, as well as written information about the study. Workers who do not want to be contacted further can indicate this on a reply card. All eligible participants are contacted for additional information, and to check the inclusion and exclusion criteria. If the worker is willing to participate in the study and meets all the selection criteria, an informed consent and the baseline questionnaire will be sent to the worker.
Inclusion criteria for this study are: 1) CMD is the primary reason for sick leave diagnosed by an OP according to the Dutch Classification of Diseases (CAS) which is based on the ICD-10, 2) on current sick leave when selected from the registration system of the OHS after the first meeting with the OP, and 3) adequate command of the Dutch language. Exclusion criteria are: being suicidal, and a physical problem being the primary reason for sick leave at the time of study inclusion.
Primary outcome
The primary outcome is the time to full RTW. For this purpose the number of calendar days between the first day of sickness absence due to CMD and the first day of full RTW is calculated. Working the same hours as prior to the sickness absence in own or equivalent work for at least 4 weeks is considered full RTW. This means that reporting sick within 4 weeks of full RTW is not considered as a new period of sickness absence.
Secondary outcomes
•Partial RTW is defined as the number of calendar days between the first day of sickness absence due to CMD and the first day of RTW, irrespective of the number of working hours per week.
•Total number of calendar days of sick leave is calculated for the 1-year follow-up period.
•CMD symptoms are measured by the Four Dimensional Symptoms Questionnaire (4DSQ), a self-report questionnaire measuring the four dimensions of common psychopathology: distress, depression, anxiety and somatisation. The 4DSQ consists of 50 items (each scored on a 5-point scale) and refers to symptoms during the past week. The 4DSQ has good psychometric properties
•Burnout symptoms are measured by the Utrechtse Burnout Scale-General Survey (UBOS)
•Workability is measured by three questions (items 1, 2, 3) of the shortened version of the Work Ability Index (WAI)
Prognostic measures
•Personal characteristics such as age, gender, level of education, sick leave in the previous year, history of mental disorders, and expectations about full RTW are measured at baseline.
•Work characteristics such as number of working hours, contract type, type of work, profession and job content are measured at baseline. Job content is measured with the Dutch version of the Job Content Questionnaire (JCQ)
Additional measures
Factors which can be influenced by the intervention and thereby can influence RTW are also measured. The results of these additional measures will be reported separately from the results of this RCT.
•Coping style is measured with the shortened 19-item version of the Utrecht Coping List (UCL)
•Self-efficacy with regard to RTW is measured by the RTW-SE for workers with mental problems. The RTW-SE is a self-report questionnaire which assesses the self-efficacy in the RTW process. The RTW-SE shows promising reliability, validity and prediction of actual RTW within 3 months
•Remoralization (perception of recovery) is measured with the 12-item Remoralization Scale (RS-12). The RS-12 is a self-report questionnaire which indicates the level of morale in mental health care and has shown promising reliability and validity
•Workers' experiences with the consultations with their OP, and the contact with their supervisor, are measured. For example, the number and content of the consultations, and the topics of the conversations. Satisfaction with the counselling by the OP is measured with an adapted version of the Patient Satisfaction with Occupational Health Professionals Questionnaire (PSOHPQ)
•Experiences of the supervisor are measured using self-formulated questions. This questionnaire includes topics such as the contact with worker and the OP, previous experience with CMD and sick leave in general, and policy on sick leave and RTW [see Additional file
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Sample size
A power analysis was performed to determine the sample size needed to detect a difference between the control and intervention group with respect to the time workers fully return to their work (primary outcome measure). Proportions of full RTW were adopted from previous studies
Randomisation takes place at the OP level, because workers cannot be randomly allocated to an OP in the intervention group or an OP in the control group since every OP is allied to a specific company. All participating OPs are randomised by computerised allocation to the intervention group or control group at OHS agency level.
Workers and companies are blinded for randomisation since they are not aware of the allocation of their OP. The researcher who performs the analyses (KvB) is blinded for allocation to intervention or care as usual.
Statistical analysis
Survival analyses will be used to analyse the primary outcome (time to full RTW) and the time to partial RTW comparing the intervention and the control group, while taking into account the effect of clustering of workers within OPs. Longitudinal multilevel analysis will be used to analyse the secondary outcomes.
To detect significant differences in the baseline characteristics between the intervention group and control group descriptive analyses will be used. If necessary these differences will be taken into account in the effect evaluation.
The societal relevance of this study consists of substantial personal, social and financial savings if guideline-based care leads to faster and sustainable RTW of workers with CMD. Since previous studies indicate that guideline adherence of OPs can lead to a shortened sick leave duration
Strengths and limitations
A strength of this study is the collaboration with one of the largest OHS in the Netherlands; this provides a diversity of companies covering many sectors, yielding a heterogeneous population which allows to generalise the results to a larger working population. Furthermore, because the innovative training is spread over one year, OPs can explore the barriers, apply solutions, evaluate their experiences, and adapt the solutions until they are useful in daily practice. This is in contrast to earlier studies which evaluated short term training only. Another strength is that the participating workers are selected by the registration system of the OHS and not by OPs; this may prevent selection bias from the individual OPs. Finally, the workers are blinded for randomisation to the intervention or control group to prevent performance bias.
Limitations: although the extent of guideline adherence by OPs will be measured by auditing the medical records of workers, there is a risk that this will not provide accurate information on guideline adherence: e.g. OPs might not document everything that occurred during the counselling. Another limitation might be that 232 workers are needed and followed during one year, whereas earlier studies had a problem recruiting sufficient workers. However, collaborating with one of the largest OHS in the Netherlands should ensure sufficient sick-listed workers, i.e. 60 OPs need to counsel 3-4 workers each to reach the total of 232 workers.
Impact of study results
This study will show whether guideline-based care in fact leads to faster and sustainable RTW. If the results are promising, this study will contribute to lower societal and financial costs and less negative consequences for workers with CMD. The training may also give OPs the tools to better handle the guideline in daily practice. Moreover, the approach applied in this study may be relevant for the implementation of this and other (occupational) guidelines in daily practice. Results of this study will become available in 2015.
CMD: Common mental disorders; RTW: Return-to-work; OP: Occupational physician; OHS: Occupational health service; NVAB: The Netherlands society of occupational medicine; CAS: Dutch classification of diseases; 4DSQ: Four dimensional symptoms questionnaire; UBOS: Utrechtse burnout scale; WAI: Work ability index; JCQ: Job content questionnaire; UCL: Utrecht coping list; RTW-SE: Return-to-work self-efficacy scale; RS-12: 12-Item remoralization scale; PSOHPQ: Patient satisfaction with occupational health professionals questionnaire
Competing interests
BT is the copyright owner of the 4DSQ and receives copyright fees from companies that use the 4DSQ on a commercial basis (the 4DSQ is freely available for noncommercial use in health care and research). BT received fees from various institutions for workshops on the application of the 4DSQ in primary care settings.
JvdK was manager and main author in the development of the NVAB guideline. JvdK does not receive fees for the use of the guideline.
KvB, EB, MJ declare that they have no competing interests.
Authors' contributions
EB, BT, JvdK, JvW, KvB, MJ designed the study and developed the intervention. KvB drafted the manuscript and is responsible for the data collection of the effect study. All authors provided comments on the drafts of the manuscript and approved the final version of the manuscript.
This study is a cooperation between research and practice: the organisations involved are Tilburg University and Arbo Unie. This study is financially supported by ZonMw (grant number 208030001).
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Cost effectiveness of guideline based care for workers with mental health problems
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My theory for the opening scenes of Season 6 is as follows:
I predict that the scene will be the same scene that began Season 3 (O815 crash seen from Barracks), up until the moment in which the plane is begins to break up over the Island. At this point, there will be a flash/earthquake, signifying a deviation from the original/meant-to-be timeline. When the flash ends, the plane will be seen flying over the island and out of view, without crashing. We will then see Ben staring up in awe and confusion, wondering what just went on. He'll then ask Ethan to accompany him to the Flame, in an attempt to determine which plane he saw. Upon their arrival, Ben will call for Mikhail, but he will be answered with "Sorry, you just missed him, brotha...". The door will open to reveal Desmond: "I'd be glad to give you a hand, though." Ben will respond with "Desmond, I'm afraid there's no time for pleasantries. We need to figure out who was on that plane."
Cut to clear blue skies, with land seen in the distance. The camera pulls back through the windshield of O815, between the pilot and co-pilot's seats. The pilot (Seth Norris, not Frank) will page back to the cabin: "Cindy, could you make the announcement now, please? We're comin' in." Cut to Cindy telling the passengers that the plane is coming in for a landing. We then see quick cuts of all the passengers (including Boone, Shannon, Michael, Walt, Charlie, Claire, Rose, Bernard (on his way back from the bathroom), Arzt, the Marshal, Ana-Lucia, Libby and Eko, and NOT including Nikki and Paulo).
Now here comes the catch: the wheels of the plane are seen touching down, followed by a brief flash of light. After this, our main characters (and a handful of extras) will be seen looking around at the other passengers, who are ALL DEAD, seemingly of heart attacks. After a few moments of shock and reaction shots from the named characters (the plane has stopped moving by now), a man (an extra), surrounded on all sides by other dead extras, will yell, "What the hell just happ-" interrupted by the guy EXPLODING! Cindy is then seen screaming, "GARYYY!!!!"
After this, there will be shots of Jack, Kate, Sawyer, Hurley, Locke, Sun, Jin and Sayid (the people who Jacob touched). There will be a brief flash of the scene in the pilot where Gary Troup gets sucked through the engine, causing it to explode. After this, Jack and Kate will be seen shaken and confused, but quickly playing off the flash as a weird vision.
Cut to the cockpit, where Norris, scared from the death of the co-pilot, yells back, "Cindy! What was that?" Cut back to Jack, who hears a blood-curdling scream from the cockpit. Doctor that he is, he runs up to the cockpit. Kate (brushing off the shell-shocked Marshal) and Charlie follow him. Jack grabs the fire extinguisher from beside the door and uses it to break the door open (simultaneously with another memory flash of Jack doing the same on the island). The trio then see the pilot's bloody corpse, strewn across the dashboard of the plane.
Another memory flash of the past: Jack, Kate and Charlie looking at Norris' body in the tree. Charlie is seen saying: "How does something-"
Back in the plane: "like that happen?" Jack and Kate tear their gaze away from the body to stare at him. Charlie (who hasn't been having the flashes) says: "What?", and then finds his way back to his seat. Jack and Kate then stare at each other, realizing that they are both having the flashes, and (for now) it is left up to the viewer to decide whether or not they remember everything, or just what they have seen.
Smash cut to black.
So, what do you think? Is it cool? Is it confusing? Is there any chance in hell that we'll actually see something like this? Questions?
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I liked the Hamilton pick at the time and I like it now. Ditto for Leake. Of course there were a couple others I may have preferred, but I can live with 'em.
Meanwhile, I just wish the Reds would take a couple big chances later (or earlier) in the draft. I'd like to see some premium talent brought into the organization. In the end, that's all I'm asking for.


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CinemaCon 2012: Anna Faris Press Conference Interview Talks about 'The Dictator' and the next 'Scary Movie'
Funny girl Anna Faris made her comedic presence at CinemaCon in Las Vegas last week.
Faris was honored with "CinemaCon Comedy Star of the Year Award" by the convention of movie theater owners.
She will be seen starring opposite to actor Sacha Baron Cohen in the upcoming comedy "The Dictator."
The actress had a long comedic film career with films such as "Yogi Bear," "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," "Alvin in The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," "Take Me Home Tonight," and the "Scary Movie" franchise. She also had roles in serious movies such as "Lost in Translation," and "Brokeback Mountain."
She discussed with the reporters about her upcoming role in "The Dictator," and the desire to make another "Scary Movie."
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South Lincolnshire farms have been hit hard by rural crime this year, with more than £2million worth of damage done since January.
A major project to improve boating facilities on the River Nene and bring visitors into Peterborough has been completed.
The occasion is being marked with events today (Thursday 10 November) with the Environment Agency and Peterborough City Council at new moorings and canoe access at Orton Lock, Orton.
The project, which took five months to complete, has included re-profiling the riverbank, replacing damaged piles and creating a fixed landing stage and 48-hour visitor mooring. Canoe access, a portage and new slalom posts have also been put in place.
Paul Separovic, Environment Agency Waterways Partnership Officer told Heart "The project at Orton Mere has really helped to breathe new life into an area of the river close to the city centre.
People deserve to be able to enjoy their local waterways and the new facilities at Orton will help Peterborough establish itself as an inland waterways destination.
This should help to support the local economy and nearby tourist attractions by drawing visiting boaters into the city and bring benefits now and in the future."
Local canoe clubs, the Nene Valley Railway, Nene Park Trust, Peterborough Yacht Club, the contractor Team Van Oord and Halcrow will be joining representatives of Peterborough City Council and the Environment Agency to formally launch the new facilities on Thursday, 10 November.
Mr Separovic added: "By working together with Peterborough City Council to encourage greater use and appreciation of one of the city's hidden gems, we hope to help the River Nene take its rightful place as the jewel in the city's crown."
The new mooring and landing stage has been constructed from the most up-to-date materials to maximise the lifespan of the facilities and minimise maintenance costs.
Peterborough City Council helped fund the project as part of a package to help ensure that as the city grows, access to green-spaces and waterways are improved.
The Environment Agency currently has 1,241 registered boaters on the River Nene and 5,870 across all its navigations in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire. Projects such as Orton Mere make navigating the river easier, safer and more enjoyable.
By increasing the provision of riverside facilities, the Enviromment Agency told us they want to encourage more people form a wider background onto our rivers and entice visiting boaters off the river and into Peterborough."
A public opening will take palce at Orton Lock, Orton Mere between 1 and 3pm today.
South Lincolnshire farms have been hit hard by rural crime this year, with more than £2million worth of damage done since January.
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Let's get something out of the way: I hate pandas. I don't hate pandas for anything they do; it's what pandas don't do that makes them so awful. In particular, pandas don't like to mate or reproduce. Chinese pandas continue to approach extinction, which is a bummer except for the fact that they really aren't helping themselves out. Along with actively avoiding sexual reproducing, it seems that pandas are incapable of raising twins. Instead, the mother panda will pick one of the two panda babies to raise, and ignore the other one, leaving it to die. Pandas are the worst.
Whoever the guy is that studies panda twins must be having a monster day, as a giant Chinese panda at an Atlanta zoo expectantly gave birth to twin panda babies today. The giant Chinese panda was artificially inseminated several months ago (Remember, Pandas hate sex!) and surprisingly gave birth to two panda babies this morning. Workers at the zoo only expected one panda baby, but did not rule out a possibility of twins.
As mentioned, panda mothers can't handle raising more than one child. In the wild, a panda mother will choose one of the two twin babies to care for, leaving the other to die. To skirt this panda reproduction malfunction, the baby pandas will be cycled in and out of the mother's care so that she raises each one. Luckily, pandas are also too stupid to decipher one baby from another.
To be fair, the panda mother, Lun Lun is an all-star in the high-stakes panda-birthing game. The two unnamed panda babies are the fourth and fifth children from mother Lun Lun and her sperm-donating "mate" Yang Yang. Quick, name another animal that would be world-renowned for giving birth to five kids in fifteen years.
Best wishes to the new panda babies. As is Chinese custom, the two panda babies will receive names in 100 days. Hopefully, one of the new panda babies will shatter the panda mold by being interested in sex. You know, like literally every other mammal on earth.


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Enabling equitable collective action and policy change for poverty reduction and improved natural resource management in the Eastern African highlands:
"The role of local and external institutions in natural resource management (NRM) is gaining attention in the literature, fostering greater understanding of the relationship between collective action and poverty, collective action and equity, and the conditions under which collective action institutions take root. It has also led to increased understanding of how uncritical practices by external development institutions can propagate social inequities in NRM. Yet little research has been conducted to understand how to foster local collective action institutions where they are absent, or to improve institutional practice. This research integrates empirical and action research in an effort to generate 'working solutions' to problems facing rural communities in their efforts to manage their natural resources in the highlands of Ethiopia and Uganda. Following a brief introduction to the literature and the research, findings are presented according to two distinct phases of research. Data are first presented on existing forms of collective action, the influence of local and external institutions on economic development, and NRM problems that persist despite their negative livelihood consequences. Action research themes selected from a list of identified problems are then presented in greater detail, with lessons learnt thus far in attempting to overcome institutional barriers to improved NRM. The paper concludes with a discussion of the implications of findings for research, institutional practice, and policy." authors' abstract
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Youth hostels in and around Northwest, Skåne - 21 matches
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Youth hostels | Our lodge is located in the main building. The lodge is a good option if you are a group of 8-10 people, then you can rent the whole floor.
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Bed & breakfast | Beautifully located, half-timbered farm run by EFS (National Evangelical Institute). Cosy atmosphere, children's activities. B&B, conferences.
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Youth hostels | Helsingborg Hostel and B&B, Nyckelbo is a perfect starting point for your trip into this area. We can offer single, double, three-bed rooms and family rooms with four beds. Shared shower and toilet in the corridor. There are self catering with a l...
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Hotels | A modern hostel that keeps hotel standard in Helsingborg – 2.5 km south of the city centre and the central Station, Knutpunkten. Please note: Check-in between 5.00 and 8.00 p.m. only.
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Youth hostels | Stay at Helsingborg's newest hostel in the city centre! We are situated within walking distance from the central bus and train station and ferry terminal.
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Youth hostels | Welcome to a wonderful countryside environment on the Kulla peninsula. STF Hostel Jonstorp/Kullabygden is the perfect place for everything from individual accommodation to business conferences, family get-togethers, training courses and sports gro...
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Youth hostels | If it's adventure and wilderness you are after, look no further! Stay at the top of the Söderåsen Ridge, in a freshly renovated hostel. In total, there are 39 beds in 5 rooms and 3 cabins. There is a well equipped kitchen for the guests and a gene...
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S:t Olovsgatan 15, 26136 Landskrona Map
Youth hostels | Please note: Check-in latest at 7 pm. The STF youth hostel is within walking distance of the city centre in one of Landskrona's most picturesque older neighbourhoods.
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Lerbergets Byaväg 19, 263 52 Lerberget Map
Youth hostels | The Lerberg Garden Holiday Home is located in Gamla Lerberget 1 km S of Höganäs beside Öresund & its great swimming beaches.
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Lingvägen 19, Skälderviken, 262 61 Ängelholm Map
Youth hostels | We have over 200 beds in single and double rooms and large dormitory. There are also some small cabins for rent.
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Kustvägen 152, 31261 Mellbystrand Map
Youth hostels | Solstickan,Mellbystrand STF Hostel is located 150 m from Sweden's longest sandy beach, 12 km long.
Marieholmsvägen 2, 268 68 Röstånga Map
Youth hostels | Youth Hostel in the style of a genuine Skåne inn. In a central position in Röstånga close to Söderåsen National Park.
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Youth hostels | Röstångagården is owned by Röstånga Community Association and is situated in a peaceful setting close to training grounds and beautiful countryside. Group accommodation and camps for around 24 people. Cooking facilities. Also available for functio...
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Youth hostels | Welcome to Skäralid – the hidden gem of Söderåsen ridge If you like spending time outdoors and are looking for a fascinating and unique area to explore while staying in a tranquil and pleasant environment, you've come to the right place! Elisab...
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Youth hostels | Welcome to Villa Soderasen, the hostel by the unique National park Soderasen in Rostanga in the northwest of Skane, 40 km west of Helsingborg. The villa was built in 1904. We have fourteen rooms with 2 to 6 beds. All are individually furnished....
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Youth hostels | The City Hostel is located in central Helsingborg, only 200 m from the central station, Knutpunkten. Great shopping and plenty of attractions lie just around the corner. Nice and modern, newly renovated rooms with TV and refrigerator! Secure garag...
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Youth hostels | Between Bjäre beaches and inland forests are deep Vallåsens Inn - a family run hotel, restaurant and conference center overlooking Hallandsåsens beech forests.
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