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Dr Marika Davies, senior medicolegal adviser, at Medical Protection advises:
GPs frequently deal with scenarios such as this. In a Medical Protection survey of over 500 GPs in England, 76% said that patients from other countries with different practices may have higher expectations of receiving antibiotic prescriptions.
A patient's idea about treatment options and the consultation process will be influenced by what they have been used to. When considering a request such as this you should apply the usual principles of good medical practice in prescribing, as set out by the GMC, and take into account the cultural differences that may require additional management of expectations.
Patients cannot demand a particular treatment. Guidance set out by the GMC says that you are not obliged to provide treatment if you do not consider it to be of overall benefit of the patient, even if asked by the patient to do so. The GMC is also clear that you must prescribe drugs only when you are satisfied that they serve the patient's needs, and that you must provide effective treatment based on the best available evidence.
It may be helpful to explore the patient's concerns, and explain why the prescribing of antibiotics might not be in their best interests. If you decide not to prescribe you should explain your reasoning to the patient, who will understandably be concerned that they will not have the medication they feel they need. If required, you could also give them the opportunity to seek a second opinion.
Communication is key
Good communication is key in avoiding a complaint. You should be open and honest with the patient, and offer your complaints process should they remain dissatisfied. Even with the most open and clear explanation, however, some patients will remain angry. It is difficult not to take this personally but if you are able to step back, it often becomes clear that the anger is not actually directed at you. It may sometimes seem easier to just accede to a patient's request and remove yourself from the firing line. But this is unlikely to be useful in the long-run, if you are called upon to justify your actions.
The GMC expects you to be prepared to explain and justify your decision when prescribing medicines. Document the reasons for your decision carefully, as well as details of the discussion you have with your patient. This will be helpful should they decide to pursue a formal complaint. If you receive a complaint, contact your medical defence organisation for advice.


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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Yale men's track and field team competed at the Sam Howell Invitational Saturday, with a number of athletes setting new personal bests. As Saturday's meet marked the season debut for many Bulldogs, the team is looking poised to have a successful spring.
The 4x100m relay squad of Ekrem Ayhan, Kyle Macauley, Juma Sei and Vincent Vaughns started the day on a high note, placing second with a time of 40.90, an improvement on the Elis' 2018 best of 40.95. That time is now ranked second in the Ivy League, behind Princeton's 40.80. The Bulldogs also fielded a team in the 4x400m relay of Chris Colbert, Connor Hill, Alex McIntyre and Macauley, which placed third with a 3:17.06.
The Bulldogs were successful in the sprinting events, with a number of notable finishes across the board. Macauley had a busy day, competing in both relay events as well as the 100m dash, in which he placed seventh wth a season best of 11.00. Ayhan, coming off an impressive week at the Raleigh Relays, set a blazing-fast new personal best of 21.51 in the 200m dash, which ranks him third in the Ivy League. Sei finished close behind Ayhan in fifth with a time of 21.75, good enough for fifth in the league. Alex Young and Phil Zuccaro also competed in the 200m dash, placing 15th and 19th, with times of 22.14 and 22.23, respectively. Hill and Fergal Burnett Small competed in the 400m dash, with Hill placing 16th with a time of 50.15, and Burnett Small placing 24th with a time of 52.09. Jackson Chapman placed ninth in the 400m hurdles with a time of 56.25, the second-fastest mark of his career.
In the high jump, Spencer O'Neill placed eighth with a leap of 1.93m (6' 4"), his best mark of 2019. Austin Laut secured fourth place in the pole vault with his jump of 4.86m (15' 11.25"). In the horizontal jumps, Darius Jing placed sixth in the long jump with a mark of 6.63m (21' 9"), while Jimmy Shih placed fifth in the triple jump with a mark of 14.20m (46' 7.25"). Jack Dunn was the sole representative of the Bulldogs' throws squad, placing 14th in his first hammer throw competition, with a mark of 50.06m (164' 3").
In the 800m run, Cameron Wyman earned a lifetime best with a time of 1:52.50 to place sixth overall. Kohl Swift also competed in the 800m run, starting off his season strong with a time of 1:56.56, one second faster than his season opener in the 2018 outdoor season. Robert Miranda and Harrison Smith represented the Elis in the 3000m steeplechase. Miranda finished with an exceptional time of 9:16.13, just 1.7 seconds off the Yale top 15 all-time list in his first ever steeplechase competition. In the final results, Miranda stood seventh overall and first among first years in the race. Smith, also in his first steeplechase, finished close behind in 9:32.14. Closing out the day for the Bulldogs in the 5000m run, Evan Pattinelli bested his personal record by 13 seconds to finish in 15:14.63.
Full results from today's meet can be found here. The Bulldogs will return to action April 13 at home for the Harvard-Yale match.
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This eservice enables applicants to apply and pay for equivalence certificate via Irembo platform. All people who attended their general education from foreign institutions are supposed to apply for the equivalency certificate from REB so that their programs are equated to the Rwandan General Education. Once REB receives the application, they undertake recognition of qualifications and examine the content of the respective training/education programmes and if it is authentic REB will notify the applicant through an SMS or email to come and pick up the Equivalency Certificate
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Our business is about eliminating manual workarounds in scaling businesses' billing process from the initial sale of their service, through upsells and renewals, to revenue recognition. When I was an accountant, my training and education centered around basics of double-entry bookkeeping, credits and debits, T accounts, etc. It turns out I learned and implemented 500-year old methods to keep my clients' books in order.
Our business is about eliminating manual workarounds in scaling businesses' billing process from the initial sale of their service, through upsells and renewals, to revenue recognition. When I was an accountant, my training and education centered around basics of double-entry bookkeeping, credits and debits, T accounts, etc. It turns out I learned and implemented 500-year old methods to keep my clients' books in order.
Sameer Gulati recently shared insights on scaling a startup outside of Silicon Valley with the audience at the Tom Tom festival in Charlottesville, Virginia. He took the stage with Entrepreneur's Editor in Chief, Jason Feifer, Revolution's Rise of the Rest Seed Fund Partner, David Hall, and STORD's Co-founder and CEO Sean Henry.
Throughout the panel discussion, Jason as moderator was able to explore the differences between East Coast and West Coast Venture Capital (traction vs potential). The four panelists also discussed how to prove product market fit during the early phase of an organization's life cycle, and what it means to scale a business outside of a major tech hub like New York City, Silicon Valley, or Boston.
Topics: operations, Software, startup, performance economy
This series of blog posts is exploring companies in the emerging performance economy. Performance based pricing—also known as outcome-based pricing or results-based pricing—refers to a pricing model where the product is priced based on the customers' expense reduction or revenue gained as a result of the adoption that product.
In the first two posts of this series, we covered performance-based pricing models that use revenue gained as the lever for shifts in pricing.
- [24/7].ai leverages artificial intelligence and machine learning, combined with human intelligence, to create a personalized, predictive, and effortless customer experience.
- Clerk.io helps companies drive sales by using artificial intelligence to power a personalized shopping experience, for every customer in their online store.
In performance economy spotlight #3, we'll look at the other side of the performance-based pricing coin—using expense/cost reduction, rather than revenue gained, as a mechanism for setting customers' price. What better industry to examine cost reduction than sourcing and procurement? LevaData stood out as an interesting company planting a flag deep into the performance economy.
Topics: SaaS, operations, Pricing, Software, metrics, performance economy
In the first of four posts exploring companies that are embracing the emerging performance economy we highlighted [24]7.ai. [24]7.ai is redefining the way companies interact with consumers by leveraging artificial intelligence and machine learning—and a performance-based pricing model—to deliver customer acquisition products and customer engagement products.
Topics: Pricing, Software, metrics, performance economy
Over a series of four posts, we'll explore companies that are embracing the emerging performance economy. Aligned incentives and transparency of metrics are key to performance-based pricing that fuels this new trend. Technology and software are allowing business leaders to share both upside and downside risk with their partners, customers, and vendors.
Topics: Pricing, Software, automation, metrics, performance economy
Swing by Ordway booth #425 and learn more about how 2019 can be a year of adopting a billing process you don't dread.
Topics: billing, SaaS, operations, Software, automation
Recently announced as one of DC Inno's 50 on Fire, a "collection of the people, companies and organizations that are heating up D.C.'s innovation economy across six categories," Ordway is on a mission to eliminate manual invoicing and revenue management workarounds by building the world's most effective billing and finance platform.
Customers across many industries use Ordway to automate billing and revenue recognition. The platform simplifies finance operations so teams can focus on strategic growth activities. Ordway is efficiently solving the age old problem of getting paid by your customers, by marrying modern technology and talent, with decades of finance, accounting, and billing expertise.
The technology stack you choose not only supports growth, it shapes it.
Software is such a integral part of the modern work environment that it impacts all areas of your business, from how you do things, to who you hire.
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- Companies are at risk if they don't adapt to customer desire for flexibility
- Playing it safe on productivity software can inhibit growth
- Safety means paying for enterprise-software salespeople's boats
- Smart companies are reevaluating legacy software
- Modern approaches lead to better outcomes.
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The Chicago City Council Public Safety Committee today (June 18) unanimously adopted an Emanuel administration proposal that would tighten restrictions on gun retailers while still allowing gun sales in the city.
The committee vote followed a hearing at which the Jewish Council on Urban Affairs and several organizations spoke in support of the measure.
"We urge the City Council of Chicago to be bold enough to enact this common sense ordinance to reduce the supply of and access to illegal guns in this city, in an effort to reduce easy access to guns and resulting fatalities," said JCUA executive director Judy Levey in her testimony to the committee.
"It is far too easy for gun traffickers and violent offenders to get their hands on guns that were stolen or purchased illegally, destroying lives, families, and far too much human potential. JCUA worked on gun titling legislation in Springfield last year, which did not pass. We endorse the ordinance and urge our City legislators to respond urgently and responsibly in order to protect Chicago's families from the devastation of gun violence," Levey testified.
Faced with a federal court decision preventing the city from an outright ban on gun sales, Mayor Rahm Emanuel proposed a set of controls designed to reduce the prevalence of guns in the community. The ordinance accepted by the committee today would:
- Require gun stores to make video recordings of sales
- Mandate a 72-hour waiting period for buying handguns and 24 hours for rifles and shotguns
- Limit sales to only one handgun per month per buyer
In addition, proposed zoning restrictions would prevent gun stores from setting up except in areas that make up only a half of one percent of the city's geographic area, according to the mayor's office.
With the Public Safety Committee's endorsement, the measure requires adoption by the full City Council before it can become law. And, of course, the same court system that has struck down previous anti-gun ordinances in Chicago may be asked to consider this one, too.
» DNAInfo coverage of the hearing and committee vote
» Chicago Tribune coverage of proposed gun store regulations


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SIZE: 77 Acres
Apache County, AZ
Property City: St Johns
Terrain: Level
Zoning: Agricultural General
Allowed Activities: Reside, camp, outdoor activities, etc.
Taxes: $483.14/year
HOA: $210/year
Discounted Cash Price: $24,900
Owner Financing: $4,000 down payment and, $399/month for 84 months
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Shanelle is a Middlesex University graduate with a degree in Advertising and Public Relations in Media. She is a motivated individual who is able to work in a busy environment and produce high standards of work. An excellent team worker, she forges successful working relationships with colleagues.
Prior to joining MPG, Shanelle was a graduate trainee in housing options at Barnet Homes and had also worked in the retail sector.


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The monthly University Council meeting on Feb. 14 had a late start due to an absent speaker for the scheduled opening tribute. Once the meeting was underway, the conversation returned to the topics of the previous meeting: sustainability, international relations and transparency.
The first topic of the day was the university's redaction of transcripts in a freedom of information request, discussed at length in the previous meeting. Chair Jay Wilson said the co-ordinating committee met in January to discuss the issue and was "satisfied with the response of the president" as they are waiting to see how the courts proceed on the matter.
University of Saskatchewan President Peter Stoicheff addressed a concern raised in the January council meeting regarding the university's dealings with China, in light of the news of one Canadian being sentenced to death in China. Stoicheff says it is not necessary for the university to call attention to China in particular.
"There are 21 other countries that the Government of Canada has designated with a higher travel risk," Stoicheff said. "If we start identifying which countries we want to have educational relationships and which we don't, we'll find in short order that we have very few countries left to work with."
Stoicheff also continued the conversation from the previous meeting concerning the university's sustainability target, explaining that some proposals are currently under investigation.
The biggest initiative mentioned was a $40-million cogenerational plant to generate steam and electricity from natural gas, which is expected to reduce carbon emissions by 40,000 tons of CO² yearly or 120 per cent of the university's target. The university is hoping to get a federal grant to help finance it.
U of S Students' Union President Rollin Baldhead gave an update on the union's activities. He said that the Face-toFace initiative, through which the executive interacted with students in different programs, ended on Jan. 24. Baldhead says the new Elder-in-Residence initiative is "exceeding expectations in numbers but also with how comfortable students feel within that space."
Baldhead also mentioned the joint efforts of the USSU, Saskatoon Transit and the university in using a chipbased U-Pass. Finally, Baldhead introduced the new USSU campaign InvestInUs, aimed at convincing the provincial government to support the university financially.
Baldhead finished his report with a call for the land acknowledgment to be given in Cree.
"When I stand up here, I miss my language," Baldhead said. "I miss it so much — I would like to hear it in our land acknowledgment. That way, it actually feels like an acknowledgment."
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Physical Education
"PE is Powerful Education"
Colorado Academic Standards
Comprehensive Health and Physical Education
The Colorado Academic Standards in comprehensive health and physical education are the topical organization of the concepts and skills every Colorado student should know and be able to do throughout their preschool through twelfth-grade experience.
1. Movement Competence and Understanding (Physical Education)
Includes motor skills and movement patterns that teach skill and accuracy in a variety of routines, games, and activities that combine skills with movement; demonstrates the connection between body and brain function; and creates patterns for lifelong physical activity.
2. Physical and Personal Wellness (Shared Standard)
Includes physical activity, healthy eating, and sexual health and teaches lifelong habits and patterns for a fit, healthy, and optimal childhood and adulthood; examines society, media, family, and peer influence on wellness choices; practices decision-making and communication skills for personal responsibility for wellness; and identifies the consequences of physical inactivity, unhealthy eating, and early sexual activity. Includes health promotion and disease prevention, and teaches responsibility and skills for personal health habits as well as behavior and disease prevention; sets personal goals for optimal health; examines common chronic and infectious diseases and causes; and recognizes the physical, mental, and social dimensions of personal health.
3. Emotional and Social Wellness (Shared Standard)
Includes mental, emotional, and social health skills to recognize and manage emotions, develop care and concern for others, establish positive relationships, make responsible decisions, handle challenging situations constructively, resolve conflicts respectfully, manage stress, and make ethical and safe choices; examines internal and external influences on mental and social health; and identifies common mental and emotional health problems and their effect on physical health.
4. Prevention and Risk Management (Shared Standard)
Includes alcohol, tobacco, and other drug prevention; violence prevention; and safety; teaches skills to increase safe physical and social behavior in at home, in school, in the community, and in personal relationships; provides specific knowledge on avoidance of intentional and unintentional injuries; and practices decision-making and communication skills to avoid drug use, bullying, and dating violence.
The standards are organized in the following manner:
Physical Education Standards
1. Movement Competence and Understanding
2. Physical and Personal Wellness
3. Emotional and Social Wellness
4. Prevention and Risk Management
Comprehensive Health Education Standards
2. Physical and Personal Wellness
3. Emotional and Social Wellness
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I have finished the Ghost of Christmas Present. I'm hoping to get all five dolls done before Christmas, but only being able to work on the weekend is making it difficult. I will take better photos of them when they are all done, but for now here is the Ghost of Christmas Present…
I don't normally create Christmas items, but this year I decided to do A Christmas Carol display at work. I'm making 1/12 size art dolls of Scrooge, Marley, the Ghost of Christmas Past, Present and Future. I haven't quite figured out the display yet but I'm using the same table and Victorian Canvas's that I had up for Halloween. Everything will be Scrooge'y and not overly Christmas'y.
Here is the WIP of the Ghost of Christmas Present;
Today is the day of the Little Angels, a day to honor deceased children.
My children that I have lost have been of the four legged furry nature. I have wanted for many years to build them an alter for the celebration, adding their favorite treats and toys, but have never done so. Instead I will honor them by making an electronic version today. Their may not be treats and toys involved but I will do my best to include stories of each.
I will try to put them in order of adoption. They were all rescue's in some form or another. I typically gave AKC names to my dogs, not because they were AKC dogs, more because it gave me free reign to give them really long names, heh!:
Name: Shade
Full name: Gizmo's Shadey Lady, Shades of Gizmo
Nickname: Zoomy Zoomy, Zoomy
Breed: Pomeranian
Shade was my first dog as an adult. Shade was purchased from a friend of my husbands, when she was three weeks old. This friend had taken two puppies and the Momma dog away from his Sister due to the Sister being a drug addict and not taking care of the Momma dog, which in turn had stopped feeding the puppies. I only agree to pay for her to get her out of the situation.
Shade fit in the cup of my hand and only grew to be 3 1/2 pounds as an adult.
She was the first to pass, going due to congestive heart failure at 13 yrs.
Name: Smokey
Full name: Smoke Lass Hoppin Flip
Nickname: Moke, MokeMoke
Breed: Pomeranian
Smokey was adopted at roughly a year of age. Quirky story behind getting Smokey…my husband and I had stopped by a local pet store in the mall, which we did regularly to just 'look' at the puppies. One afternoon we were in the store staring at this adorable 8 week old Pomeranian puppy that was staring back at us while she chewed on the bars. We were discussing buy her just because she was so cute, but couldn't afford the $800 they were asking for her. We fell in love with her but had to walk away. The next day my Mom calls me and tells me that they had broken down and bought my brother a Pomeranian. He had fallen for Shade and wanted a little bundle of fur himself. I asked where they got it and she stated from the Mall. I perked up and said, was it a little cream colored female that was 8 weeks old? She said it was and I squealed, telling her that we had seen her the day before and fell in love with her.
To shorten the story, they kept Smokey for about a year and decided to let us adopt her due to her and their German Shepherd not getting along. She was finally ours.
Smokey passed due to complications of Cushings Disease at the age of 14yrs.
Name: Quest
Full name: El Pelon's Quest for Excellence (this was her previous AKC name)
Nickname: Qu'ety
Breed: Chinese Crested – Hairless
Quest was adopted from a local breeder. The breeder had purchased her from a puppy mill breeder in the states for $1500. The local breeder 'purchased' her to get her out of the situation she was in and because she wanted to start breeding Chinese Cresteds. Quest had one pregnancy and the puppy was severally Hydrocephalic and died a few weeks after birth. The breeder had Quest spayed due to the potential of having more birth defects. I spoke to this breeder often due to the fact that she frequented our Vet Clinic with the puppies and adult pregnant dogs she had. I mentioned to her that I was looking for a Chinese Crested that I could adopt and she told me about Quest. I adopted Quest within a few days of hearing about her. Quest had many behavioral problems due to coming from a puppy mill. She was caged from birth, before the local breeder bought her, which wasn't long, due to her being a year and half when I adopted her.
Quest passed due to Liver Cancer at the age of 11yrs.
Name: Whisper
Full name: Careless Whisper Caravelle N'Co (her previous AKC name)
Nickname: Woo, Woodees
Breed: Chinese Crested – Hairless
Whisper was bought sight unseen from Ohio. I always wanted to have four dogs total and really wanted another Crested. I started searching the internet for another hairless and how I came upon Whisper I don't even remember. The odd thing was, I had planned to name a dog Whisper before I even found her and then there she was. I purchased her for $150 without even meeting her. She was a 'pet quality' 11 month old, that also had some behavioral problems. She was the only other dog that I truly set out to buy and not truly rescue.
Whisper passed of Liver Cancer at the age of 13yrs.
Name: Ashley
Full name: Ash a Lee Punk a Do
Nickname: Punky, Bug
Breed: Pomeranian
Ashley was adopted at an unknown age and was also a 3 1/2 pound adult. She was adopted with one other dog, Grizzley. The story behind Ashley was that she was living with the human owner of Shade's dad, along with two other dogs. The other two that I also came to adopt where Shade's brother Grizzley and Shade's dad Gizmo, Ashley was unrelated. The trio of dogs fell on hard times when the humans that owned them split up. They suddenly found themselves in an abandoned apartment, not being taken care of or fed properly. The quirky thing about this story was that no more than a week previously I had a premonition about the dogs. I told my husband that if for some reason those dogs need a home we will be taking them in and he adamantly agreed. We were sitting in a restaurant having lunch a few days later and a friend that knew the human couple stated that they had split up and the dogs were living at the apartment by themselves. He said there was mention of the dogs going to the pound. The next day I looked up the phone number of the female, I told her that I had run into so n' so and he told me the dogs were going to the pound. She started crying saying she didn't know what she was going to do. I stopped her and said, 'Your bringing the dogs to me'. She had already given Gizmo to someone else but he wasn't doing well health wise. I told her to bring me Grizzley and Ashley ASAP and to tell the person she gave Gizmo to that if she couldn't keep him or pay for his medical bills, she was to bring him to me. The dogs were brought in, I worked at a Vet clinic at the time, covered in matted fur and feces, Ashley had urine burns and could barely walk because the hair had been matted so badly to her backend and legs. The story goes on to their rehab and I did end up with Gizmo as well.
Ashley passed of congestive heart failure at roughly at 14yrs. She was the first dog I performed CPR on, I was successful until we got her to PET Emergency and ended up putting her down due to her condition.
Name: Grizzley
Full name: Gizmo's Grizzley Boo Beer Bear
Nickname: Griddy, Boo
Breed: Pomeranian
Grizzley was adopted with Ashley and you can read how he was adopted in her story. Grizzley has more of a story though. He was actually supposed to be my first Pomeranian. The people that had Shade had a litter previously and Grizzley was the only one in the litter. The girlfriend of the human that had the Dad dog, trumped me on getting him. Grizzley had a bit of a drinking problem. When he was with the previous owners he would frequently steal sips of their alcoholic drinks that they had sitting on the floor. He quickly became addicted to them and would sit and stare at you if you didn't give him any, occasionally growling. Since I am not a drinker, that behavior wasn't a problem.
Grizzley passed at 16yrs due to Lung Cancer.
Name: Gizmo
Full name: Gizmo
Nickname: Gizzy
Breed: Pomeranian
Gizmo was the father of Shade and Grizzley. His adoption story can be read in Ashley's story. When he finally came to me he was severally depressed. He had been separated from the dog family that he had known since he was one year old. He wasn't eating and drinking very little. The lady that had adopted him surrendered him to me because she couldn't afford to take him to the Vet to get him checked out. The day that she brought him to me I was working at the Vet clinic. I happened to have Grizzley and Ashley with me that day to have their dental's done. When Gizmo first saw me he instantly perked up, he knew me since he was a puppy, but when I took him to the back to put him in with Grizzley and Ashley he turned into a different dog. He was so happy he was yip whining and licking all over them. The only thing wrong with him was he needed a dental and to be reunited with his family.
Gizmo died shortly after Shade, he never came out of his depression from her dying. He was 14yrs old.
No picture of Gizmo
Name: Bear
Full name: Prince Bear Von Charmy Charm
Nickname: Bubba, Boo, Charmy Charm
Breed: Pomeranian
Bear was adopted from a friend that fell on hard times, Bear was roughly 8 yrs old. I received a call one day from a friend, he asked if I still rescued Pomeranian's, I told him I did but wasn't looking for another dog at the time. Something told me to check it out anyway. He and his girlfriend and children had been evicted and was living with his parents. Bear was living in the garage. I had him bring Bear to me. At first I was thinking I would take him in to find him a home, the decision to keep him was quick in the coming.
Bear was put to sleep due to a condition called FCE or Fibrocartilaginous Embolism, it's also known as a Spinal Stroke. There is no known reason why they happen, he had no injury to cause it. He was almost 14 yrs old.
Name: Wicket
Full Name:
Nickname: Wickumus, Sexy Face,Wicky
Breed: Brussels Griffon, rough coat
His story was this: Wicket was rescued by the Police Dept. and Animal Control on January 12th 2012. He and 38 other dogs were found to be living in disgusting conditions. The floors were covered in feces, urine and yuck and there were cages everywhere filled with dogs. The cages were also filled with feces, urine and yuck. The dogs were covered in sores, matted fur, infection and they were also malnourished. The 'men' that did this were Dog Show fanatics that were hoarding and attempting to be a puppy mill.
I saw Wicket on the Polar Pug Rescue and Friends website in March 2012. I had just lost my Whisper to cancer and still had my Bear, with his own health issue. I watched Bear to see how he was doing being an only dog. I didn't want to go on impulse, even though I was totally taken by Wickets picture, and instead wanted to make sure that Bear would be ok with getting another dog. I thought about Wicket almost everyday until I could take it no longer. I put in my application for him, I believe near the end of March and heard back rather quickly from Vickie Young of PPRaF. I went to meet him… I was done, I wanted to run out the door with the little guy in my arms! He had me wrapped around his little stubby tail from first muzzle nudge. I believe that was a Friday and I had the little guy at my home by Monday. I was and still am, inside out in love with that little man. I have never had such a strong connection with any of my dogs. I don't want to make them sound less loved, no…not what I mean. Wicket and I connected, he read me, I read him…he was my puppy soul mate.
Wicket was put to sleep Oct. 20,2013 due to a suspected brain tumor. We guess his age to be 8 years'ish. He was only with me a year and a half and he changed my heart for the better, not loosing him, but being able to love the little Sexy Face and have his unconditional love in return.
I miss you all very much and carry you in my heart everyday. You were all awesome little Rock Star's. Mama kisses…
Happy Halloween everyone! Hope you all have an awesome evening!
The Pumpkin Diorama went for $250 at the Auction at work. Woooo Hoooo!!! The new owner was very excited, which made donating it totally worth it. I have no plans for the evening. I'm going to play to my introvert and turn off the lights, close the blinds, light some candles and watch Halloweeny movies.
I have finished the Pumpkin Diorama with three days to spare… woohooo!! I did set an earlier deadline for myself so that it could sit on display at work before the Auction. I didn't keep track of time it took on this one, I was having fun doing it, so keeping track slipped my mind. As for cost to create, I lost track of that too but if I had to guess it would be under $30. I had to buy the Pumpkin, foam and some of the wire, the rest is stock from The Skullery, or as my Fama calls it, Mini Michaels. Heh!
The price that I would put on this one, if I was going to sell it, is $200. I'm hoping it brings close to that at the Auction. The one I made last year, which wasn't as detailed, went for $75.
Here are a few more WIP pictures:
Here are the finished pictures:
I decided to create another Pumpkin Diorama this year for the United Way auction at work. I created one last year that can be found here.
This year I'm using the same size pumpkin but it is white instead. I had seen a white pumpkin online that had been antiqued with glaze and I liked the look. The concept was going to be a haunted house but I wasn't sure if I wanted to do an inside scene of a haunted house or make the pumpkin the house instead. I chose to do both.
The house itself I was going to make out of wood but I really didn't want to. It was going to be a lot of small cuts, etc. I decided to use fun foam instead. The house form is 1/4 foam, then the smaller stuff is the thin foam. Much more easy to cut!
Here are the pictures up until now. I'm at the stage now where I am using expanding foam inside the pumpkin to build up the area the house will sit on. I will paint the brick chimney while I wait for the foam to dry.
I put up the Halloween display at work and the ghost made her debut along with the canvas's that I created earlier. I'm slowly adding things to the table as I go so I may update later with more pictures.
She is almost finished. I have her strung up and will add a bit more large mesh Cheese cloth to her once she dries over night. I cut her off the dress form and then repaired the area. Will take pics once she is in her display at work.
I finished the Victorian canvas's that I was working on from the last post. The picture below shows them both, with a little touch ups left to do on the left canvas.
I started working on a full sized ghost as well. She will actually be a half ghost but the flowing fabric will make it look full sized, and she will be hung from the ceiling. The upper half will be layers of Cheese Cloth that is soaked with Paverpol, and then I will attach fabric over the complete form to make it look like one piece.Below are a few pictures of the progress:
I started working on the canvas backdrops for my Halloween display at work. I think I mentioned before that I'm doing a Haunted Victorian scene. I have 8 large, 4′ x 3′ canvas's that I had bought at auction numerous years ago with the intention of re-purposing them. They are the 'Made in China' ones that you can get at retail stores that have different scenes painted on them. I got all 8 for $47, with the auction fee. I think they run around $30-$40 each normally, so I scored!
I am using two of them long ways, since the 'table' that will be in the display is 8ft long. I have bought black and white Victorian Damask fabric that I'm using as the wallpaper. I used Instant Coffee in warm/hot water to uniformly stain the fabric, then threw it in the dryer. In the picture below the fabric on the right is the original and on the left is a test for the distressing I wanted to do.
I then laid it out on the canvas to figure out where I wanted the seams of the wallpaper to be, which I didn't want to be centered on the canvas.
Once I had it where I wanted it, I marked on the fabric so that I could line it back up. There are three strips of fabric in the above picture, I removed one at a time, put down Paverpol on the canvas and wet and wringed the fabric before laying back in place. The Paverpol takes about 24 hours to dry so I had time to adjust the fabric and make it look like 'failing' wallpaper. The reason I wet the fabric is two fold. One it is easier to work with and secondly, I wanted to use Alcohol inks and more Instant Coffee to distress it, they both take better to wet fabric.
After the fabric was laid back on the Canvas, I puckered the fabric in places and made the seams more visible, like old wallpaper would fail. I lifted some of the edges and placed balled up plastic wrap underneath for support. Below is a picture when it is still wet.
I spritzed it with alcohol ink in places then dabbed it so that it didn't have a spritzed look. Then I added dry Install Coffee chunks in places and dripped water over the top to make the dark spots.
The fabric is dry this morning but I am adding a few more distresses to it. I will post more WIPs or when it is finished.


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Location: United States
Born in Bogota, Colombia and US citizen.
MASTER IN FINE ARTS from the National University of Colombia.
ARCHITECTURE from the National University of Colombia. 4 years. Full-time painter.
Since my childhood, I have been traveling all my life between USA, Europe and Latin America. My work has an expressionist-symbolist style by using Mythologies from Eastern and Western Civilizations. I use Syncretism to develop patterns that reveals how our current culture opens to its different functions in art to reflect our way of living and our hopes.
Between 1975 and 2019 more than 150 Group Shows, 35 One-Man Shows and won 50 Awards in USA, Europe and Latin America.
Europe and Latin America.
Web site: www. ardilaart.com www.fineartamerica.com search: Luis Ardila
My work has an expressionist-symbolist style and I use mythologies from eastern and western civilizations. I use Syncretism to develop patterns that reveal how our current culture opens itself into its different art's functions to reflect our way of living, hopes and mistakes.
Syncretism is the combination or fusion of different beliefs, Philosophies, Mythologies or Religions, emphasizing an underlying unity that allows an inclusive approach to other faiths. Syncretism commonly have expressions in art and culture that can join together.
As we transition from one 5TH Root Race to THE 6TH Root Race in the period of Aquarius (the transition covers next 2500 years), these species factors, such as the physiological functions of the human body, are rapidly responding to the massive alterations that are occurring in the earth body. This means that the collective human Blueprint and human bodies are responding to the impending biological evolution that is required as a result of the planet's structural shift but, it must be done by Nature itself. The current evolutionary pressures are causing (energy to form) anomalies to occur, especially within many environmental and physical factors. This new evolution requires specific physiological adaptations to the genetic changes that are occurring in the human race, in order to acclimate to the new set of conditions and energies that we are being further exposed to, as they are related to the human evolutionary process. Those awakening now are in the forefront of embodying these adaptations as they are the consciousness bridge spanning into the future birth cycle of the next Root Race of the human species.
Within certain potential timeline cycles, humanity was being spiritually prepared to achieve greater and greater levels of enlightenment and ultimately become fully connected, powerful Multidimensional God Beings of Chrystal design. The core turns into a crystal form, and Galatea (Nature) with produce the changes with the help of Heaven without the intervention of a group of humans that without the knowledge want to assume the role of God being Demiurges of the new cycle.


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I usually quite like the beers coming from Collective Arts in Hamilton, Ontario, but IPA No. 10 bends my palate and mind into a space I don't want to go!
While it is only 3.2 percent abv, and unfiltered, it is muddy, top to bottom, and therefore unrecognizable as beer.
Sorry, perhaps juicy is the new vernacular.
No, it is actually, really turbid.
This beer is hopped with Simcoe and mosaic hops, as if you would notice among the mango-mashed mud flavour.
It is undrinkable. I dumped it
Damn. It is okay. I paid for it!
Please, all breweries, stop brewing this murky stuff.
I might swear if this becomes the new norm.
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The Black Madness Overall Button Down Jumpsuit with Pockets is super fun and trendy. This fabulous jumpsuit is made from a denim material and features a button down front, wide pant legs with a frayed hem, pockets on each hip, and adjustable shoulder straps.
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Some call it the 'curse of the gifted'
By Phil Han
University of Technology
Sidney UTS:Law
It's called the silent killer;
and its name is depression. It's a disease that one in five Australians
deal with on a day to day basis and it's a disease that tragically claims
hundreds of lives each year. Tristan Jepson, a graduate law student who
struggled to find permanent employment was one of its victims. He was only
26. Jepson was one of many in the law profession that dealt with
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occurrence of depression in the legal profession is up to four times the
rate of the general population. Some call it, the 'curse of the gifted.'


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The Korean daily media headlines and humor
Tuesday May 16, 2017
Your Excellency:
Here are The Korea Post notices and a roundup of importantheadlines from all major Korean-language dailies, TV and other news media of Korea today:
Very Respectfully Yours
Lee Kyung-sik
Korea Post Media
Number of foreigners in S. Korea grows quickly over decade
The number of foreigners residing in South Korea has been rising at a fast clip over the past decade, with their tax payments rising more than fourfold, government data showed Tuesday.
Foreign residents in the country numbered 1.89 million in 2015, 2.5 times the 747,000 recorded 10 years earlier, according to the data by the Justice Ministry. The figure accounted for 3.7 percent of South Korea's population of 51.43 million as of end-2015.
The number increased further to 2.05 million last year, surpassing the 2 million mark for the first time.
With the rise in the number of foreigners here and their economic activity, their tax payments have also surged over the 10-year period. Foreign residents' income tax payments more than quadrupled to 694.7 billion won (US$621.9 million) during the period, according to data by the National Tax Service.
Foreigners working in South Korea paid an average income tax of 1.28 million won in 2015, roughly 80 percent of the tax paid by South Koreans. (Yonhap)
What's ticking in Korea today?Here is a quick roundup of important news stories from the major Korean news media today:
The Korea Post media (www.koreapost.com) in English, (www.koreapsot.co.kr) in Korean.
KBS (http://world.kbs.co.kr/english/news/)
UN Security Council Condemns N. Korean Missile Launch
Member states of the UN Security Council (UNSC) have strongly condemned North Korea's latest ballistic missile launch. The council issued a statement on Monday urging North Korea to immediately show sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action. The council demanded North Korea halt all further nuclear and ballistic missile tests, adding it was ready to impose more sanctions on the regime. While calling Sunday's missile launch a "highly destabilizing behavior," the 15-member council said the launch contributed to the development of nuclear weapons delivery systems.
White House: Trump Looks Forward to Talks with Moon over N. Korea
The White House said U.S. President Donald Trump anticipates talks with South Korean President Moon Jae-in on how to deal with North Korea's nuclear and missile threats. White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made the remark during a regular media briefing on Monday, when he was asked whether Washington advises against the new South Korean government reaching out to Pyongyang after the North's latest missile test. Spicer declined to comment on the question, but said instead that Trump looks forward to Talks with Moon and "discussing the way forward."
Pres. Moon Orders Temporary Shutdown of Old Coal-fired Power Plants
As an urgent step to reduce fine dust levels, President Moon Jae-in ordered the temporary suspension of operations by coal-fired power plants that are more than 30 years old. Moon unveiled the measure on Monday at an elementary school in Yangcheon District in Seoul when he inspected a program on ways to respond to fine dust. Under the measure, coal-fired power plants that have been in operation for more than 30 years will shut down for a whole month in June. Starting from next year, the government will regularize the suspension of such plants' operations for four months between March and June.
Yonhap (http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr)
U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's missile test
The United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea for its latest ballistic missile test, warning that it will implement further sanctions over its provocative acts. In a statement, adopted unanimously, the 15-member council urged the communist nation to show "sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action." "To that end, the Security Council demanded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conduct no further nuclear and ballistic missile tests," the council said, using the official name for the North.
Seoul, Washington set for talks on summit, N. Korea
Senior White House officials were set to hold talks with their South Korean counterparts in Seoul on Tuesday on a possible summit between their leaders and ways to deal with communist North Korea. The U.S. delegation, led by National Security Council (NSC) director for East Asia Matt Pottinger, was scheduled to meet with Chung Eui-yong, a former ambassador to Geneva who leads a foreign affairs and security advisory group for South Korean President Moon Jae-in. Moon has yet to name his top national security officials, let alone a new foreign minister. The new president took office last Wednesday, one day after a rare presidential by-election caused by the March 10 ouster of his conservative predecessor Park Geun-hye over corruption allegations.
Global sales of Galaxy S8s reach 5 mln
Global sales of the Galaxy S8 smartphones reached 5 million units in less than a month after their official release, Samsung Electronics Co. said Tuesday, casting a brighter outlook over its mobile business for 2017. "Although we cannot provide a detailed figure, the sales are going smoothly around the globe," a Samsung Electronics official said. "The combined sales already are beyond 5 million units." Samsung released the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus in South Korea, the United States and Canada on April 21. The sales gradually expanded to other regions, covering most major countries in Europe.
U.N. Security Council condemns N. Korea's missile test
The United Nations Security Council on Monday condemned North Korea for its latest ballistic missile test, warning that it will implement further sanctions over its provocative acts. In a statement, adopted unanimously, the 15-member council urged the communist nation to show "sincere commitment to denuclearization through concrete action." "To that end, the Security Council demanded the Democratic People's Republic of Korea conduct no further nuclear and ballistic missile tests," the council said, using the official name for the North. The adoption of the statement came after Pyongyang announced the success of a mid- to long-range ballistic rocket test Sunday.
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New NK missile poses test for Moon Jae-in
North Korea said Monday it had successfully tested a new type of a mid- and long-range missile capable of carrying a "large, heavy nuclear warhead" a day before, warning it could strike the US mainland. The Hwasong-12 flew 787 kilometers, reaching an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometers as planned, according to the official Korean Central News Agency. Witnessing the launch, leader Kim Jong-un called it a "great success," ordering additional development of "highly sophisticated, various nuclear weapons and means of nuclear strike," it said.
Moon Jae-in orders shutdown of old coal-fired power plants
Outdated coal-fired plants, aged 30 years or over, will be temporarily closed down as part of the government's emergency measure to combat fine dust, Cheong Wa Dae said Monday. Under the plans, 10 out of 59 coal-fired plants, located in the Gangwon, South Jeolla, South Chungcheong and South Gyeongsang provinces, will stop operating for a month in June. The concerned power plants have been in operation for 32 to 44 years. The government also plans to shut down the 10 plants for four months next year, from March to June, when power demand is relatively low and fine dust level is high.
Korea on alert for ransomware attack, some damage reported
Korea remains on alert for the ransomware attack called WannaCry that has hit more than 230,000 computers in 150 countries since Friday. As of Monday evening, a total of eight companies, including Korea's top theater chain, and thousands of Internet Protocol addresses were reported to have been infected. No government organizations were found to have been hit by the attack yet.
"The figure (for the infections) is expected to rise as the week begins. We need thorough measures to prevent further damages on growing concerns about the spread of ransomware," said Yoon Young-chan, chief presidential secretary for public relations, during a briefing Monday.
The Korea Times (http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)
N. Korea: New ballistic missile can fly to US mainland with 'heavy nuclear warhead'
North Korea announced Monday that it successfully test-fired a "new surface-to-surface medium to long-range" ballistic missile "capable of carrying a large-size nuclear warhead" and reaching the U.S. mainland. Calling the new missile "Hwasong-12," the North's Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) said the missile fell precisely onto a designated target 787 kilometers away in the sea after reaching a maximum altitude of 2,111 kilometers. Military analysts say if the North's claim is confirmed to be true, the move marks a considerable technical advance in its development of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), believed to have a range of more than 10,000 kilometers.
Korea to shut old coal-fired power plants to fight air pollution
President Moon Jae-in ordered the shutdown of old coal-fired power plants, Monday, as a means to tackle high levels of fine dust blanketing the nation. The new president announced the measure at Eunjung Elementary School in western Seoul, in a class on fine dust. The visit was organized for the president to hear students and parents talk about the issue. Fine dust levels have worsened of late _ warnings were issued in 12 cities and counties nationwide the first weekend of May, as concentrations reached up to 330 micrograms per cubic meter.
White House delegation arrives to discuss Korea-US summit
A White House delegation arrived in Seoul, Monday, to fine-tune the schedule for a summit between President Moon Jae-in and U.S. President Donald Trump and also their agenda, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The delegation is led by Matt Pottinger, the senior director for East Asia at the National Security Council (NSC) and Allison Hooker, director for Korea at the NSC. They will leave the country, Tuesday. The possible topics to be included at the summit are North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile threats, the ongoing deployment of a U.S. Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery here and China's retaliatory measures, defense-cost sharing and a possible renegotiation of the Korea-U.S. free trade agreement.
DongAIlbo (http://english.donga.com)
U.S. to tighten the screws on Kim Jong Un
United States Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley blasted North Korea's attempted ballistic launch and said, "Until he (Kim Jong Un) meets our conditions (for the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula), we (the U.S.) are not sitting down with him." In an interview with ABC News on Sunday, Haley was asked to specify the right circumstances that President Donald Trump mentioned. Mr. Trump said in the past that he would be willing to meet with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un "under the right circumstances."
Daniel Yoo appointed as major general of USPACOM
Daniel D. Yoo has been appointed as the first Korean American commanding general of U.S. Marine division, becoming the commander who takes control of the special warfare unit in the U.S. Pacific Command. Daniel D. Yoo, the Operations Officer of U.S. Special Operations Command (SOCOM), has been appointed as the major general of the Special Operations Command Pacific (SOCPAC), said Military.com, a website specializing in military news, reported on Friday (local time). It is the first time that a Marine Corps general serves as the commander of SOCPAC.
Kim Si-woo becomes youngest ever to win Players Championship
He was ranking 205th in driver shots, 203rd in iron shots and 183 in putts. Can anyone ever imagine that a player with this poor performance will win the Players Championship, dubbed one of the PGA Tour's top five tournaments? "It would be the biggest surprise ever in the history of golf." This is what Brandel Chamblee, a PGA tour player-turned commentator on Golf Channel in the U.S., had to say about Kim Si-woo's win.
Kia Motors unveils Niro plug-in hybrid
Kia Motors will release a plug-in hybrid model of its sports utility vehicle Niro, the first plug-in hybrid model for Korean SUVs. Niro PHEV has maximized fuel efficiency with 840 kilometers of mileage when fully charged, the Korean car maker said on Monday. Kia has also unveiled the latest 2018 Niro equipped with upgraded batteries. Its supplementary battery, which was embedded at the back of the trunk, is now made of lithium ion rather than plumbic acid and is combined into the high voltage lithium ion battery.
ChosunIlbo (http://english.chosun.com)
China to Catch up with Korea in Steel, Smartphones in 5 Years
Korea's steel, petrochemical and smartphone industries are expected to maintain a competitive edge over China for only around five more years, studies suggest. The Korea Institute for Industrial Economics and Trade in a report earlier this month said Chinese companies are catching up with their Korean rivals in terms of quality and technology. The report covered the automotive, shipbuilding, general machinery, steel, petrochemical, textile, food, home appliance, mobile communication device, display and semiconductor industries.
Poster for Bong Joon-ho's 'Okja' Released Ahead of Film's Cannes Premiere
A poster for Bong Joon-ho's upcoming film "Okja" was displayed on the Facebook page of the film's producer, Netflix, on Saturday. Its cast includes Korean actress An Seo-hyun and Hollywood stars Tilda Swinton, Paul Dano and Jake Gyllenhaal. "Okja," which also stars Korean actor Byun Hee-bong, has been invited to the competition section at this year's Cannes Film Festival, which opens on Wednesday. The film follows the story of a little girl living in a mountain village who risks everything to rescue her best friend -- a massive, genetically modified pig named Okja who has been kidnapped by a multinational company.
N.Korea Tests 'New' Missile
North Korea launched a ballistic missile on Sunday that flew some 700 km before splashing into the East Sea. The missile was fired from Kusong, North Pyongan Province around 5:27 a.m. Sunday, according to the Joint Chiefs of Staff here. The provocation comes just a few days after South Korea's new president, Moon Jae-in, said he would be willing to meet North Korean leader Kim Jong-un in Pyongyang and after U.S. naval forces massed in waters off the peninsula. Moon called an emergency meeting of the National Security Council, telling officials to respond "resolutely." The White House in a statement said, "Let this latest provocation serve as a call for all nations to implement far stronger sanctions against North Korea."
HanKyoRehShinmoon (http://english.hani.co.kr)
President Moon calls for stern response to North Korean ballistic missile launch
After North Korea unexpectedly launched a ballistic missile on May 14, the fifth day since the inauguration of Moon Jae-in as president of South Korea, Moon took prompt and stern measures by chairing a meeting of the National Security Council's standing committee to take the wind out of North Korea's sails. During his presidential campaign, Moon had promised to inherit and develop the policy of engagement toward North Korea, but on Sunday he criticized North Korea's missile launch and called for a stern response and for cooperation with the international community.
North Korean missile launch presents early challenge to President Moon
On May 14, just four days after Moon Jae-in was inaugurated as president of South Korea, North Korea launched another ballistic missile. Regardless of what Pyongyang may have intended, the likely result is that the new administration will have fewer options to work with. The remarks Moon made during a meeting of the standing committee of the National Security Council that he chaired on May 14 can be interpreted in the same context: "We must respond firmly to provocations to prevent North Korea from coming to the wrong conclusion. We must show the North that even if dialogue is possible, it will only be possible when there is a change in North Korea's attitude."
Trump open to dialogue with North Korea "under certain circumstances"
US President Donald Trump sent a message on South Korean President's approach to North Korea, saying he did not oppose dialogue but that the conditions would have to be appropriate.
"Moon is more open to discussion," Trump said in an NBC interview transcript released on May 12."I don't mind discussion, but it's under certain circumstances," he added. By "certain circumstances," Trump appeared to mean a signal from Pyongyang that it is ready to approach negotiations on the condition of its denuclearization. With the Trump administration currently adopting an approach of "maximum pressure and engagement," his remarks could be read as indirectly telling Seoul not to move too far ahead toward dialogue with Pyongyang.
JoongAngIlbo (http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/)
Pyongyang claims missile can carry nuke, hit the U.S.
North Korea on Monday said the missile it successfully tested a day earlier was a "new ground-to-ground medium long-range strategic ballistic rocket" capable of carrying a "large-size heavy" nuclear warhead - and striking the U.S. mainland. "The test-fire aimed at verifying the tactical and technological specifications of the newly-developed ballistic rocket capable of carrying a large-size heavy nuclear warhead," the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), North Korea's official mouthpiece, reported in English. KCNA said the missile, named Hwasong-12, flew 787 kilometers (489 miles) and soared to an altitude of 2,111.5 kilometers along its planned flight trajectory.
Five envoys of Moon fan out across the globe
President Moon Jae-in has chosen five special envoys to coordinate with important foreign nations, including the United States and China. The Blue House announced Monday that Hong Seok-hyun, former chairman of the JoongAng Ilbo and JTBC, will visit Washington as a special envoy to the Donald Trump White House. Moon's envoy to China is former Prime Minister and seven-term Democratic Party (DP) lawmaker Lee Hae-chan. The envoy to Japan is DP lawmaker and former Vice National Assembly Speaker Moon Hee-sang. Rep. Song Young-gil of the DP, who is former mayor of Incheon, will deliver Moon's message to Moscow. For the European Union and Germany, Cho Yoon-je, a professor at the graduate school of international studies at Sogang University, will serve as envoy, the presidential office announced.
WannaCry malware brings tears, hassles to some Koreans
The malware strain called WannaCry, which holds users' computers hostage until they pay money, hit Korea and seems to be spreading. Since Friday, some nine malware attacks were reported, including on the computer systems of Korea's biggest movie theater franchise, CGV. Some 13 suspected cases were found as of 5 p.m. Monday, according to the state-run Korea Internet and Security Agency. As of the same hour, the agency received 2,931 phone calls at its 118 emergency call number from users wondering if their computers were attacked by the malware, which in other countries has been demanding ransoms paid in Bitcoin.
Loan issuance continues to rise amid record debt
Despite the previous government's efforts to curb the country's rising household debt, more Koreans took out loans last month than the previous month, raising the specter that the new administration under liberal President Moon Jae-in might adopt stricter policies to scrutinize lending practices. Koreans took out 7.3 trillion won ($6.5 billion) in new loans in April, the Financial Services Commission said Monday, much larger than the 5.5 trillion won borrowed in March. Compared to the same month a year ago, though, the figure fell 19 percent, suggesting government policies in the past year have done some work in managing new loan issuance.
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Government to Dispatch Special Envoys: Hong Seok-hyun to the U.S., Lee Hae-chan to China, Moon Hee-sang to Japan, Song Young-gil to Russia, Cho Yoon-je to the EU On May 14, it was released that President Moon Jae-in had selected the special envoys to dispatch to South Korea's four major neighboring states?U.S., China, Japan, and Russia?and the European Union (EU) as the new government entered office. Reportedly, Hong Seok-hyun, former chairman of the JoongAng Daily and JTBC will be dispatched to the U.S.; former Prime Minister Lee Hae-chan will go to China; the Minjoo Party of Korea lawmaker Moon Hee-sang will go to Japan; and the Minjoo Party lawmaker Song Young-gil will go to Russia. Cho Yoon-je, a professor at Sogang University's Graduate School of International Studies will be sent to the EU and Germany.
President Moon, "Firm Response" to North Korea's Missile Launch
On May 14, President Moon Jae-in said, "We must respond firmly to North Korea's provocations so there will be no misunderstanding." This morning, President Moon said these words as he presided over the standing committee of the National Security Council (NSC), which was convened for the first time since Moon's inauguration to discuss our response to North Korea's ballistic missile launch. "We are leaving the possibilities of dialogue with the North open." Although he added such conditions, experts believe Moon sent a strong message against the North's provocation, which occurred just four days after Moon's inauguration.
The Korea Economic Daily (http://english.hankyung.com/)
Prez. Moon Promises to Shut down Old Coal-based Power Plants
As part of a policy measure to address the fine dust problem, the government will shut down eight out of ten obsolete coal-fired power plants older than 30 years for the month of June. Beginning next year, it will close the power plants for the spring months from March to June when dust is at highest levels. President Moon Jae-in announced the plan on May 15 at Eunjeong Elementary School in Seoul's southwest in a class on the fine dust. In addition to shutting down old coal-based power plants temporarily, the government will close for good ten old power plants including two plants in Samcheonpo in the nation's southeast, with the time for closure moved up before the originally scheduled 2025.
Seoul's Commercial Districts to Be Enlarged by 7.6%...Seoul City Mayor
The Seoul city government will designate 1.92-million-square-meter land within its jurisdiction as new commercial districts as part of a plan to facilitate development of underdeveloped pockets. Seoul Metropolitan city Mayor Park Won-soon announced on May 15 the "2030 Seoul City Living Sphere Plan" by which the city government designates 53 new commercial districts across the city. Of the 53 districts, 43 are out of Gangnam districts including Gangnam, Seocho, and Songpa. In the northeast, 17 areas were selected including Surak, Gunja, and Wolgye. Seoul's southwest, 20 places were designated including Gaebong, Dangsan, and Shinrim while six places in the northwest such as Eungam and Shinsa.
Effect of Coal Power Plant Shutdown Will Be Only 1-2% Fine Dust Reduction
The policy measure again the fine dust announced by the government on May 15 focused exclusively on shutting down old coal-fired power plants. Given as much as 30-80 percent of the problem comes from China in the form of the yellow dust, however, it is questionable whether the measure is adequate enough. According to the Ministry of Environment and environment research organizations, the share of external factors in Korea's fine dust problem is estimated at 30-80 percent. In normal times, it is 30-50 percent but it is often more than 80 percent when the strong westerly winds come from the Chinese deserts.
"Euljiro Committee" Eyes Bigger Role and Power
Back in late March, the Euljiro Committee, a group that mediates industrial disputes and works to protect workers' rights, visited the Bucheon city government, asking it to reexamine the land purchase contract with Shinsegae. Instead of making reexamination, the city government pushed to finalize the contract. In contrast, however, it was not easy for Shinsegae to ignore the committee's request, particularly given that the status of the committee would likely to be greatly upgraded under the new administration. The Euljiro Committee was founded in May 2013 by the now-ruling Minjoo Party with the goal of protecting subcontractors from contractors' abuse of power. The role of this committee is expected to be expanded further during the new administration.
AJU Business Daily (http://eng.ajunews.com/korea)
N. Korea missile test triggers plenty of speculation and doubt
North Korea's new ballistic missile test triggered plenty of speculation and doubt especially over whether the nuclear-armed country has mastered reentry technology, though experts regard it as a prelude or a substantial advance to developing an operational intercontinental ballistic missile. Pyongyang insisted the successful launch of a "medium long-range strategic" missile verified "the homing feature of the warhead under the worst re-entry situation and accurate performance of detonation system". "The test-fire aimed at verifying the tactical and technological specifications of the newly developed ballistic rocket capable of carrying a large-size heavy nuclear warhead," according to the North's official KCNA news agency.
Moon orders temporary shutdown of old coal power plants to fight fine dust
South Korean President Moon Jae-in ordered a temporary shutdown of eight aged coal-fired thermal power plants amid growing public concerns about a health hazard caused by particulate pollution largely originating from China. Out of 59 coal-fired thermal power plants, eight aged 30 years or older will be closed for 30 days starting June 1, the president's office said."The temporary shutdown of coal-fired thermal power plants reflects the president's strong will to address the problem of particulate pollution as a national agenda," chief presidential press secretary Yoon Young-chan told reporters.
National park trekkers asked not to step on protected toad hatchlings
South Korean national park trekkers have been asked to pay special attention to where they walk, in a campaign to protect young toads on risky migration from their swampy birthplace to woodlands.
Migration by two-week-old toad hatchlings could be seen at this time of the year in South Korea's southern regions such as the Mudeungsan National Park some 260 kilometers (161 miles) south of Seoul. "Toad hatchlings are very small. They are hard to see from humans eyes," said a national park official. "Trekkers should be extra cautious not to step on them." Mout. Mudeung is one of the country's most popular trekking courses because of its well-preserved natural environment and unique ecosystem.
Maeil Business News Korea (http://www.pulsenews.co.kr/)
Mout. Mudeung is one of the country's most popular trekking courses because of its well-preserved natural environment and unique ecosystem.
Samsung Electronics Co. has applied its voice-activated personal assistant Bixby debuted on the latest flagship Galaxy S8 series to its smart refrigerators and plans to apply it to other appliances later to take on global rivals Google, Amazon and Apple in the smart home market. The Korean tech giant said on Sunday that it started to install the Bixby in its Family Hub 2.0 refrigerator last week, the first application of the digital assistant to its home appliances. It will also enable automatic update of the Bixby software in the Family Hub refrigerators that were already sold.
Hyundai Grandeur likely set 6-month-long 10,000 sales milestone
South Korea's largest automaker Hyundai Motor Co.'s new flagship Grandeur, known as Azera overseas, is near setting a milestone of selling 10,000 units for sixth straight month in May. According to Hyundai Motor Sunday, the Grandeur IG has sold over 10,000 units from December to April, matching the record its predecessor Grandeur HG set from February to June 2011. If the new Grandeur sells over 10,000 units this month as well, it would become the nation's first full-size sedan to be sold over 10,000 units for six months in a row.
Hyundai Merchant Marine extends operating loss streak in Q1
South Korea's Hyundai Merchant Marine Co. being groomed as the sea flag carrier after Hanjin Shipping went under on Monday reported an eighth consecutive operating loss in the first quarter of this year, pointing to still-weak demand and higher fuel cost. Hyundai Merchant Marine said in a regulatory filing in Monday that it posted an operating loss of 131.2 billion won ($116.9 million) on a consolidated basis in the January-March period, narrowing 31.5 billion won in the red figures against a year-ago period. Sales jumped 7 percent to 1.3 trillion won over the same period. Debt was 3.08 trillion won, slightly below its assets of 3.8 trillion won as of the end of March.
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