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Annual animal count
A keeper records the number of penguins living inside England's famous London Zoo on Jan. 2 during the annual stocktake of animals.
The annual headcount requires keepers to document every single invertebrate, bird, fish, mammal, reptile and amphibian — a whopping 850 different species in all — living within the zoo's walls.
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Kumbuka, a Western Lowland gorilla, stands next to a chalkboard documenting the number of individuals living in his enclosure at the London Zoo.
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A keeper records a jungle nymph stick insect during the zoo's annual stocktake of animals.
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Meerkats gather around a keeper as she performs a headcount in their enclosure at the London Zoo.
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Judy Kensley McKie and Todd McKie
A Marriage of True Minds
At the Rose Art Museum, June, 1990.
(Originally published in The Boston Phoenix, June 1990)
Todd McKie is an abstract painter and Judy Kensley McKie makes furniture, but both are artists who transform the terms that define them. Todd McKie brings unexpected qualities of narrative, humor, and irony to abstract art; Judy McKie brings the static forms of furniture to life with wonderful carvings of animals and birds.
Both Judy and Todd McKie were born in 1944. They met while studying painting at Rhode Island School of Design; after art school, they got married. In their early years as struggling painters, they shared a small studio, and in 1969, they painted banners with the signs of the Zodiac for Woodstock, which people pulled down to use as tents and blankets in the rain.
The McKies support and admire each other's work, but for many years they have had separate studios, and they never work collaboratively anymore. They now spend half of each year in New Mexico.
Judy McKie began making furniture in the early 70s to furnish their apartment. One day she impulsively carved two crouching figures into the arms of a butcherblock couch. Since then, she has carved leopards, lions, dogs, lizards, and birds into tables, couches, chests, and beds. Many of Judy's pieces feature animals working together in harmony. The thick glass top of her Proud Dogs Table is supported by two ebonized cherry dogs with long, straight backs and elegant necks. The panthers of her bronze Panther Table crouch and hold the table between their teeth. The back of her bleached mahogany Leopard Couch is two leopards, face to face; the pure curves of their tails curl into armrests.
The animals that Judy carves have a powerful sculptural presence, and they convey the physical intelligence and mysterious otherness of real beasts. Her animals remind me of Wittgenstein's phrase from Philosophical Investigations, "If lions could talk, we could not understand them."
Todd McKie's work is witty, and like all good wit, it has an edge. In Crime and Punishment, the sentence "I will not make fun of Conceptual Art" is repeated many times in white on black, as if scrawled on a blackboard.
His watercolor paintings simultaneously spoof and respect the conventions of abstract art. They work as formalist compositions — smooth-edged biomorphic shapes dividing the picture plane in colors that deepen and fade; but those abstract shapes behave like characters in a contemporary novel. They fall in and out of love, argue, sulk, look at pictures, eat dinner, and talk about art. "I'm an abstract artist, but I've never made just abstract art," says Todd.
"We like to look at the same stuff. More than sharing an aesthetic, we like the same sources," says Todd. "We respond to the same things," says Judy.
This double show of the two artists affords many pleasures, including the McKies themselves. It's beautiful, in this day and age, to see a marriage in which love and work come together so completely. Theirs always makes me think of Shakespeare's phrase:
"the marriage of true minds"
bu also Rainer Maria Rilke's:
"Love consists in this: two solitudes that protect and touch and greet each other."
by Rebecca Nemser for rebeccanemser.com
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Message from Judi Zitiello
My husband Tom and I met JT and his family in fall 2005, one year after the "incident" on the football field at Episcopal High School that left him paralyzed. Our longtime friends and neighbors, Pro golfer Fred Funk and his wife Sharon wanted us to meet this inspiring young man. After that day our lives were never the same.
Years before, Tom and I had formed a neighborhood fan club "Funk's Punks" to add some fun to The Players Championship week. Now it was time for our growing group to take on a new purpose. We wanted to help the Funk's, who had taken care of the big things (locating land purchased by the PGA Tour, a builder, furniture and appliances) to build and fill the house with everything needed for JT and his family to move in with nothing more than a suitcase. So, we went to work.
We called upon every group we had contact with, from Girl Scout groups, youth sports organizations, local restaurants and news anchors to help us challenge the community to fill the house. I registered JT with retailers and created wish lists of small appliances and household items. With the help of local news channels as quickly as I added new items to the list, the community responded.
The Certificate of Occupancy was issued the week between Christmas and New Years. That was the best week ever! Our family and friends went into high gear. We cleaned, we unpacked, we decorated. And finally, the house was presented to JT and the Townsend family. It was our own "Extreme Home" dedication.
The First Coast community has always answered the call to ANY deserving family that needs help. I am proud to be a part of a community that truly understands the blessings that are realized by helping others. That is why we have taken JT's "incident" full circle and formed The JT Townsend Foundation – "JT GIVES BACK". JT graduated from UNF May 2013 while successfully running his own foundation. A foundation with a vision to help other local disabled individuals with the things they need to make their lives as comfortable and as full as possible and provide important funding for SCI research. The formation of this non-profit 501(c)3 gives JT the opportunity to show people of the First Coast his deep gratitude while providing others with a hope for as normal a life as possible.
Sadly, our friend, JTTF President JT Townsend, passed away suddenly on June 5th, 2013. We know that JT would want us to continue his good works and keep his legacy alive. So, we have agreed to do just that. We wish to carry it forward and LIVE LIKE JT.
Tom and I are proud to call the Townsend's our extended family. We hope you will join us in supporting this worthwhile cause by donating or volunteering today!
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Mom's Classic Potato Salad is an old family favorite. Creamy, and just right!
Happy Monday, everyone – and happy July 1st!
I hope you had a lovely weekend filled with fun in the sun. I laced up my walking shoes for the first time in over a week to zip around some trails, then Ben and I spent a few hours walking around the Des Moines Art Festival on Saturday. The weather was crazy! These dark storm clouds kept passing over the festival every 30 minutes or so, but never let loose – as long as we were there, anyway. I can't imagine a worse scenario for a traveling artist. RAIN!
I also whipped up a batch of my Mom's Classic Potato Salad for you. I promised I'd post this recipe before the 4th, and here she is!
If you attend a BBQ at my parent's house in the summer, you are 99% guaranteed to be served Judy's Baked Beans, Grandpa's Pasta Salad, and Yo' Mama's Dirt Cake, or any combo of the three, but always, always, always Mom's Classic Potato Salad. It's a summertime staple.
My Mom (she cracks me up. Yes, Mom, I know who you are!) has made this recipe so many times that it's ingrained in her memory, but last week I had her write it down ingredient by yummy ingredient, step by simple step. I've never actually made this classic potato salad myself – afterall, Mom always seems to make it best – and was so surprised by the recipe. Not nearly as much mayo as I thought, and a secret marinating step that gives the salad flavor from the inside out. You'll see!
She's fine-tuned the recipe over the years to fit our family's tastes – eliminating add-ins like chopped onions and celery, which we don't love – so feel free to jazz this recipe up with any mixins you like. The base recipe, which I'm sharing here, is a classic, creamy, dare I say, clean, tasting Potato Salad. The only one I'll eat. It is SO good!!!
Start with zee potatoes. 2-1/2lbs potatoes, which is about 4 medium-sized potatoes. Make sure they're all roughly the same size so they cook evenly. I used Russets.
Scrub the potatoes then place in a HUGE pot of cold water and bring to a boil. Boil for 20-30 minutes or until a knife can be inserted into the center of each potato.
Remove the potatoes with tongs then let cool slightly. When they're cool enough to handle, but still warm, use a paring knife to help peel (it should be very easy) then chop into big chunks and place into a large bowl.
Meanwhile, mix up the dressing for the potato salad. Part of this dressing will be swirled over the warm potatoes, and part will be stirred in at the very end before serving.
In a small bowl combine 1/4 cup canola oil, 1 Tablespoon cider vinegar (same as apple cider vinegar) and 1 Tablespoon lemon juice. Then add 1/2 teaspoon sugar, a scant 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and a heavy dash of paprika.
Give 'er a little stir with a fork to combine.
Pour 3/4 of the dressing over the warm potatoes then stir and stash in the fridge for at least an hour or up to overnight. This is the "marinating" step that gives the potato so much flavor!
After making the dressing, while the potatoes are still cooking, hard-boil 4 large eggs. Just pop them into a saucepan then cover the tops by 1″ with cold water. Bring to a boil, place a lid on top, then let them sit off the heat for exactly 12 minutes.
Plunge the eggs into ice water, or run under cold water for a few minutes, then lightly smash each egg against a cutting board, roll so the shell cracks all the way around the center, and then peel. I find that still-warm eggs peel the easiest. Chop the eggs up then place 'em into the refrigerator.
Before serving, add the remaining dressing, 1/2 cup light mayonnaise, the chopped hard boiled eggs, and a dash of salt to the marinated potatoes then stir to combine, adding up to 1/4 cup more light mayo to achieve a creamier consistency.
That's it! Classic, right?! Refrigerate until ready to devour, then dig in!
Classic Potato Salad
Mom's Classic Potato Salad is an old family favorite. Creamy, and just right!
- 2-1/2lbs medium-sized potatoes (about 4-5 potatoes - make sure all are same size)
- 4 large eggs
- 1/2 - 3/4 cup light mayonnaise
- dash salt
- For the dressing:
- 1/4 cup canola or vegetable oil
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- scant 1/2 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- dash of paprika
- Place potatoes in a very large pot of cold water then bring to a boil. Boil for 20-30 minutes or until a knife can be easily inserted into the centers.
- Meanwhile, place eggs in a saucepan then cover with cold water 1" above the tops. Bring to a boil, place a lid on top, and then remove from heat and let sit for 12 minutes. Drain then plunge into ice water or run under cold water for a few minutes. Peel eggs then chop and place into the refrigerator.
- Mix dressing ingredients together in a small bowl then set aside.
- When potatoes are tender, remove to a colander with tongs. When cool enough to handle, but still warm, use a paring knife to help peel potatoes then chop into large pieces and place in a large bowl. Drizzle 3/4 of the dressing over the warm potatoes then toss to combine. Cover then refrigerate for at least 1 hour, or up to overnight.
- When ready to serve, add remaining dressing, 1/2 cup mayonnaise, chopped hard boiled eggs, and salt to potatoes then mix to combine, adding more mayonnaise to reach desired consistency.
This recipe is courtesy of Iowa Girl Eats, http://iowagirleats.com.
Creamy and SO dreamy, I hope you love this salad as much as my family and I do!


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Baby girl beats the odds
A woman who nearly died after suffering an ectopic pregnancy has given birth to a healthy baby girl.
Emma Stafford, from Shelthorpe in Leicestershire, had an emergency operation earlier this year to remove a foetus from her fallopian tube.
But nine weeks after the life-saving surgery at the George Eliot hospital in Nuneaton a scan revealed one of two twins she had been carrying had survived.
Baby Freya was born on Tuesday weighing seven pounds and one ounce.
Ms Stafford said: "She certainly wasn't supposed to be here - she proved them all wrong.
"I was extremely poorly after the ectopic pregnancy - I only just survived the surgery.
"To come out with something after all the pain that I went through and all the suffering the whole family went through... something like this is quite amazing."
Dr Suzy Matts, a consultant obstetrician at the hospital, said: "In a hospital of George Eliot's size we would only expect to see a case like this once in every 20 years.
"Obviously we were absolutely delighted when Emma continued with the pregnancy and has now had a health daughter."
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Distraught relatives of several passengers aboard Flight MH370 on Sunday launched a USD 5 million reward to "entice" a whistle-blower who can provide key information and help their search to trace the Malaysian jet that vanished mysteriously three months ago.
Many of the families believe there has been a cover up by Malaysian authorities and they are hoping the money will tempt someone to come forward, for example an insider from the world of commercial aviation or the military.
The 'Reward MH370' campaign aims to raise at least USD 5 million "to encourage a whistle-blower to come forward with information".
The money will be collected from donations through the fundraising website Indiegogo. Part of it will also go to funding private investigators to follow up on any leads. The Malaysia Airlines Boeing 777-200 jet disappeared from radar screens on March 8 en route from Kuala Lumpur to Beijing with 239 people, including five Indians, aboard. Malaysia believes the plane was deliberately diverted by someone on board. The plane is believed to have crashed in the remote southern Indian Ocean, but an extensive search has turned up no sign of wreckage so far.
"We are convinced that somewhere, someone knows something, and we hope this reward will entice him or her to come forward," said Ethan Hunt, who is heading the campaign. "We are taking matters into our own hands," said Sarah Bajc, whose partner Philip Wood, 50, was on the flight. "The relatives hope they turn up a whistle-blower who says, 'I know where to find this,' or a flight controller who can access new data, but expect they will also encounter some unethical people."
Investigators, including the FBI, are looking into a range of aspects, including hijack, sabotage, personal and psychological problems, that may have caused the incident. Meanwhile, Australian authorities are now moving to a revised underwater search zone in the Indian Ocean.
The search will enter a new phase covering a 60,000-sq km area along MH370's probable flight arc over the southern Indian Ocean, but only after a bathymetric survey map of the sea floor is completed within a three-month window.
"The latest information and analysis confirms that MH370 will be found in close proximity to the arc," the Australian Transport Safety Bureau said in a statement. "At the time MH370 reached this arc, the aircraft is considered to have exhausted its fuel and to have been descending."
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Message from the Principal
Dear Parents and Guardians,
Please note that Interim Reports are being mailed out tomorrow (Friday). The interim report is intended to indicate work habits only as we are still early in the second semester. Also included in the interim report will be your child's final marks for Semester 1. A more comprehensive report will appear in our Midterm Report Cards which will be issued in advance of Parent -Teacher Interviews scheduled for Thursday, April 27th. Further information regarding Parent-Teacher Interviews, including how to book appointments online, will be forthcoming as we get closer to the date.
If you have any questions, thoughts or concerns regarding your child's education please contact me via return email or by phone at (604) 892-5261 ext. 105.
If you have specific questions or concerns regarding any of your child's classes please contact his/her teachers directly by email. A complete list of staff email addresses is available on our school website by clicking here.
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This is part three in the Forté blog series on Content Marketing. In this installment, Bill Pemberton makes the case that—no matter how relevant your content is—it's of no value to those who don't know it exists. The good news is that there are several high-impact and low- cost channels to merchandise your content in very attractive ways—without seeming pushy or pre-empting your actual content "bank."
In my last post, I championed the need to create lots of compelling online content to attract your prospect through their driving need to learn. That is imperative—but not enough. Here's why.
Your content bank is largely a passive reservoir of current, highly relevant information, replete with plenty of dynamic, multi-media catnip. But you can't just push dozens of pages of content on anyone—they have to come and "info graze" as their time permits. Content marketing offers a relaxed "parlor" to learn specialized information—ultimately leading to: one, a conversation, and then to the first of (hopefully) many transactions.
By contrast, your content "merchandising" program should be vigorous, regular, and actively engage those with whom you would like to share your content. Of course, it requires a studied approach.
For starters, you should reference your content in traditional media as appropriate; press releases, advertising, direct mail and top tier web pages on your marketing web site. Never fail to include a link or two. But the workhorse for content evangelism will be the digital channels of email and social media
Email delivery can take the form of automated emails to your user base, perhaps with an e-newsletter approach to alerting readers to new content with direct links to selected content. Pick your schedule. However, using social media requires that you have someone with the skills to share your content sizzle in short bursts—a short paragraph on Facebook or 140 characters on Twitter—on a very regular basis. These content "alerts" need to be made at least every other day, if not daily (but no more than once per day.)
Social media audiences prefer reading your original content over shared content, so avoid inserting links to content found at other sites—rather, send your "friends" and "fans" to your own website, even if it's to see information you've aggregated from other websites. It's also important to include visual elements—graphs, artwork, photos or video frames as often as you can—as this improves engagement rates with your content. Obviously, it's vital to also put the link to your content directly into your tweets, Facebook posts, etc.
Since space and numbers of characters are a major limitation with social media, I recommend that you always compress your links to the shortest possible length before embedding in your post or tweet. You can do this easily at websites such as bitly.com or tinyurl.com, and while you're there you can also get some great instructions on leveraging links in your social media to attract new readers and viewers.
Still, building a follower and fan base can take a while, and you often attract folks outside of your core audiences. But there are ways to proactively hit your targets. Both Facebook and Twitter can direct your content toward certain interest groups by using their #hashtag –but don't use more than two per update.
Facebook also lets you purchase select geographic areas, allowing you to include content in the news feeds of Facebook users in that selected area. This is ideal for local community outreach for senior living communities, as your updates come right into their new feed and appear as editorial content.
For content marketing at the corporate level, say, to connect with potential investors or other strategic partners, LinkedIn should be your channel of choice. LinkedIn is used mainly by business people wanting to literally "connect" and network with other business people. You can post key content updates and links directly into special interest groups, whether it's one you start or an already existing group.
If you do it all correctly, you should see an increase in traffic to your online content, and be able to track it back directly to your content merchandising program. You should also see a rise in your Klout score, a social media presence rating that can be tracked by setting up an account at klout.com. As an added benefit, all of this social media activity will boost your overall search ranking as well—if a proper keyword strategy is in place.
Being a content evangelist is a key role at any organization, and the elements of any good evangelist make for success; know the message, know your audience and never stop sharing enthusiastically!
Take a minute to review this overview of Klout as offered by the Wall St. Journal.
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Halloween, the 31st of October, is a time bound deep in American history. Traditionally, it is the time when Americans remember those who have passed, and 'laugh' in the face of death. Although it has long been an American holiday, it is becoming bigger and more popular in Australia with each passing year.
Today, Halloween has lost most of its original meaning, and the day is instead a time to delve in to the humorously macabre by watching scary movies, telling scary stories, and dressing up in all manner of ghouls and ghosts.
While that may be fun and exciting for us humans, it can be a completely different story for our beloved pets.
Take superstitions for example – we're happily told from a young age not to walk under a ladder, crack a mirror, or even to let an innocent black cat cross your path.
Now, I have a big soft spot for black cats. I have two of my own and I love them to bits – my family calls them black panthers. They're gorgeous. However, black cats are popular targets for sick 'celebrations' of Halloween traditions. A lot of black cats are abused, tortured and even killed on Halloween. In America, it has become common for people to adopt a black cat a few days prior to Halloween, only to return it a few days later, once the day has passed – these are considered the 'lucky' cats. Some American shelters have even banned black cat adoption during the entire month of October to prevent this from happening.
If you're worried that your pet may be targeted, keep your pet out of harm's reach.
Australians love to have a good time, whether it's a simple barbecue at the park, a beer with a friend, or dressing up in crazy costumes just because you can. Halloween in Australia is no exception.
With multiple parties at various entertainment and private venues celebrating everything Halloween, people are going to be acting and dressing differently. For instance, we already know that the family barbecue is a trigger for serious Resource-Guarding Aggression problems. So combine the barbecue with people in crazy costumes, people acting differently, and people under the effect of alcohol, and it's a recipe for disaster for the family pet.
There may even be noisy celebrations such as fireworks and firecrackers. For anxious pets, this can all be cause for concern. Pets don't understand that it's just a bit of fun and games for us humans and that everything will be back to normal the next day. Pets don't understand that fireworks aren't going to hurt you, that they'll be gone in just a few minutes. Pets don't know that people are deliberately walking weird (as zombies), hissing (vampires, witches), or howling (ghosts, ghouls, werewolves). To pets, these loud noises are catastrophic and these people really are the monsters they are imitating, and it's all very scary.
Scared and fearful pets are unpredictable. This is where the age-old notion of "fight/flight" comes in to play. If pets can't run away, which they likely can't if they're confined in an area that has easy access to these "monsters", they can become aggressive and that's when disaster strikes.
If you're having a get-together, have a plan in place to ensure your pet's happiness and your visitors' safety.
This can include:
The most well-known part of celebrating Halloween is Trick-or-Treating. Kids of all ages dress up in their spookiest garb and travel their neighbourhood in packs, targeting their friendly neighbours with the cry "trick or treat!"
While this is great fun for humans, the constant traffic to and from the front door and the repetitive ringing of the doorbell may cause increasing levels of mood arousal, stress or anxiety in some pets. Combine this with the known factors of young children in costumes and crazy get-up and you could be in for a tough night.
And while we're on the topic of Trick or Treating, just be mindful of the types of treats that could be within reaching distance of your pet.
While not every neighbourhood will be brimming with costumed kids wanting treats, it's best to again have a plan in place.


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BAPCo® RELEASES SYSmark®2004 - The latest version of the premier PC performance metric
Burlingame, California - December 15, 2003 - The latest version of the premier performance metric that measures and compares PC performance based on real world applications was released today by the Business Application Performance Corporation or BAPCo®, a non-profit consortium of leading computer industry publications, independent testing labs, PC hardware manufacturers, semiconductor manufacturers and software publishers.
SYSmark® 2004 extends the SYSmark family of productivity benchmarks, which have been widely accepted by IT Managers, PC OEMs, press and analysts worldwide. It represents a ground-up development, featuring new user driven workloads and usage models developed by application experts using the applications in manners which reflect current and emerging computing trends.
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Your professional title might be nurse manager, but sometimes it could just as easily be nurse mediator.
Staff members are bound to hold different values, beliefs, and interests, and thus some conflict is almost unavoidable. But nurse managers often are not aware of how to best address these clashes when they occur.
"There usually isn't a lot of time and energy focused on learning leadership skills to resolve conflict," says Kelly Smith Papa, RN, MSN, director of education, research and dementia care consulting in the Alzheimer's Resource Center of Connecticut in Plantsville, who spent years in various nurse leadership roles. "But if you ignore conflict, it festers and infects the entire [department's] culture."
Invisible sources of conflict
Conflict may arise from a variety of sources in healthcare facilities, but some are not always so apparent to the busy nurse manager.
"In my experience, most staff conflicts are based on a lack of communication and a perception of what someone else may or may not be doing," says Papa.
Judi Williams, RN, MHA, NE-BC, director of organizational development and ANCC Magnet Recognition Program® director at the Medical Center (TX) of Arlington adds covert behavior as another source of conflict, such as a staff member talking behind another's back, not helping out another nurse when it is busy, and leaving tasks for nurses on the oncoming shift to complete.
"These passive aggressive behaviors can cause great distress to a nurse who is experiencing them, but often fly under the radar of the nurse manager because they are somewhat invisible," Williams says.
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Still, when conflict arises, nurse managers are frequently compelled to sort them out so they do not escalate into more serious situations. Identifying an equitable resolution can be a struggle.
"Nurses by nature are 'fixers' and in general, our personalities lead us to be conflict avoiders," says Williams. "While this is beginning to change, in that nurses are taught to advocate for patients, we still have a hard time doing this for ourselves or our staff."
Williams says some of the biggest slip-ups nurse managers can make are:
"Managers who are not skilled in conflict management may jump to conclusions and write up the other nurse without discussing the situation and [hearing] their side of the story," Williams says.
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Nurse managers can begin settling a staff dispute by assessing the nature of the problem. Taking a step back from the situation before reacting allows time for managers to separate themselves from high emotions.
Consider the following questions before taking action:
Papa suggests managers first sit with the involved staff members separately to listen to both parties' perceptions of what happened. Then, give them time for reflection.
In a second meeting, Papa listens to staff members' reflections. "I want them to tell me what words they could have used to relay their opinions differently," says Papa.
Papa brings resources to the meeting that staff can take with them to sharpen their communication skills and enhance teambuilding.
"I ask staff to reflect on someone they work well with, whether this be a supervisor or peer," says Papa. A manager's next move should be having staff identify why they work well with that person and if any of those same elements can help them collaborate with other staff.
During a third session, Papa asks staff to educate her about how they are going to approach the situation differently the next time around.
Peer-to-peer accountability can also help managers when addressing conflict, which requires a nurse to discuss behavioral concerns with the nurse involved to reach a mutual solution to the conflict.
"In order for the process to work effectively, staff need training on communication skills and conflict management, and they need to be empowered by facility leadership to hold each other accountable," says Williams. "Leadership needs to set the expectation and they need to follow up and follow through [with] these actions."
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Configuring Radius Properties
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More U.S. companies than ever are outsourcing what they deem "non-core" functions to contractors, as reported by Lauren Weber. Some of the biggest employers have removed receptionists, mailroom clerks, analysts and even marketing functions from the payroll because these positions are more efficient and less expensive to hire out.
This trend toward a fully contingent workforce raises questions about job security, yes, but also the purpose of place. How can we tailor the workplace of the future to employees that aren't technically on board? An inclusive culture goes a long way. Create a universal brand experience for people in and outside the office, on and off the payroll. Allocate workspace for contingent workers and make sure you have the tech and conference solutions for teams to work from wherever.
A connected workforce means more than digital communication or physical collaboration. Those factors are smart ways to bring people together, but a truly unified workforce hinges on employees who understand each other's work language, and how their teammates work. A connected workforce is one where all employees understand job functions and experience of their peers.
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So how can you get it right? Make sure your physical layout helps break down silos and encourages cross-collaboration. A neighborhood or activity-based environment encourages interaction, fuels accidental collisions and builds understanding in a shared space.
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Since 1990, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) has ensured that employees with disabilities of all kinds are treated fairly and accommodated in the office. Now that the office is evolving, many employers are incorporating universal design, which goes beyond the basic ADA requirements to create a truly inclusive workplace. JLL's Kim Vanderland outlines the business case for universal design and lists eight ways your office can incorporate inclusive elements—which, she adds, are not a huge investment.
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Occupational health expert, Sir Cary Cooper CBE, says businesses often "confuse perks with culture." These nice-to-have features are backseat to the meaningful aspects of culture like a guiding mission and company values.
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"Supposing we should do essential service"
Yesterday I quoted a complaint from Philip Callbeck and Thomas Wright, royal officials from Charlottetown, St. John's (Prince Edward) Island, about how American schooner captains had treated them in November 1775.
Gen. George Washington had sent those officers, Capt. Nicholasson Broughton and Capt. John Selman, up into the Gulf of St. Lawrence to intercept British military shipments. The commander's orders had said nothing about landing at towns along the way or seizing officials.
As Callbeck and Wright noticed, Broughton and Selman felt totally justified in arresting them and grabbing their property, and in going after anyone else who seemed unfriendly. While the captains were motivated in part by profit, they also seem to have been sincere about seeing neutrals as enemies of the American cause.
Here's how Selman described the cruise decades later in a letter to Elbridge Gerry:
…the people on short allowance [i.e., reduced rations] willing to do something, boarded two Jersey-men [ships from the Isle of Jersey? from New Jersey?], took the pilots out of them which was acquainted with the Island St. Johns.Released! After all their work! As Broughton, Selman, and their men saw the situation, they had stopped royal officials from sending more fighting men to Québec, disabled "a number of cannon," and brought home some valuable prisoners. Even Callbeck and Wright's long complaint indicated that the men from Marblehead had ransacked only the houses of royal officials.
Understanding by them that a number of cannon was there in the fortress and recruiting was going on for Quebeck, we with the advice of the officers, supposing we should do essential service by breaking up a nest of recruits intended to be sent against [Gen. Richard] Montgomery, who commanded our forces at Quebeck,
the winds came southerly, we went through the Gut of Canso with the two pilots aforesaid declaring to them should they run us ashore death to them would be inevitable, they behaved true and honest. The fall weather carried us safe into the harbour by the lead and anchored us about a mile and a half from the shore,
Broughton armed his boat with six men and took a southerly and westerly direction to the shore. I was to proceed to the northward, six men in my boat armed including the pilot, the people assembled on the Bank, the Pilot let me know the Governor Colbeck by a sign.
I went and took him and sent him on board the Franklin with Judge Wright, which as we were informed was the official officer, swearing those men in behalf of George the 3d for Quebeck. There were woollen goods &c. in the stores.
Commodore Broughton called the officers together for the purpose of their opinion—where the articles were for the recruiting service it was answered in the affirmative, they were taken and sent on board Broughton's vessel and mine; the people being alarmed sent expresses over the Island. Governor Colbeck and Wright intercession to be restored to their families, had worked up the human pashions in the breast in their behalf they were allowed to go on shore that night and come on board the next morning; I verbally remonstrated against such conduct giving them the advantage, but on the morning they came on board and we put to sea. . . .
[Selman added this paragraph later in his letter:] at the island of St Johns there was a number of cannon in the Fortress, what with the alarm given and the weakness of our boats, having only one each from 13 to 14 feet long—could not obtain any scows or we should endeavored to brought them away at any risk, it was judged prudent to spike them and come away. . . .
Arrived at Gut of Canso, here another attempt by Colbeck and Wright for their return endeavoring to insinuate that we should be blamed by the Government, I tell them I would never give my consent they should go back. I think it was Wright said to me if we come acrost a Brittish Frigate I will have you hung to the yard arm. I let him know I would venter [i.e., venture, or take my chances], that (take care you are not hanged) our aim was to break up this recruiting business and the next was to such men as Governor Colbeck and Judge Wright might answer to redeem Montgomery or some others of his army provided he met with a defeat on the walls of Quebeck which he did, these were our reasons for their detention and bringing them to America. . . .
We arrived at Beverly with these goods brought in the two vessels Broughton's and mine; when landed near Col. [John] Glover's dwelling, Colbeck and Wright went to Head Quarters at Cambridge where they and their goods were released.
True, Broughton and Selman hadn't caught those ships from Britain, but those vessels had probably already gotten into the St. Lawrence before they arrived, so they had improvised other ways to support Gen. Montgomery's invasion. And that was what the mission was all about, right?
Washington didn't see it that way. He quickly released Callbeck, Wright, and their property. Furthermore, the generalissimo had already ruled that all of Broughton and Selman's captured ships were illegitimate. So they and their crews saw no profit at all from this voyage.
At the end of December, the two captains went to Washington's headquarters in Cambridge to have a serious talk about this situation.
TOMORROW: Oh, yeah, that'll go well.
(Photo of cannon at Charlottetown, P.E.I., by Martin Cathrae, posted at Flickr with a Creative Commons license.)


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|Bios NatureCure Clinic
Bios NatureCure Clinic
Profile of Dos Adele
About five years before 1984, I had a serious accident which left me in a coma for six weeks. It also resulted in the partial loss of sight in my right eye. All this occurred just 4 months before my finals at London University where I was studying sciences.
In the event, with much determination, I managed to get my first B.Sc. degree in Biochemistry and Applied Physiology.
From being a child, at home in Africa, our family practiced using herbs and resins to treat all medical conditions that came along and with success. Studying for this degree opened my eyes to the stepping stone of marrying the two fields of biochemistry and botany together to harness the wonderful power of nature to heal and treat the sick.
So I had always wanted to study science in order to embark on a career in Alternative Medicine. In further preparation for this, I enrolled with the College of Natural Therapy.
I trained in Naturopathy, Herbal Medicine and Homeopathic Medicine and also did further studies in anatomy and physiology.
I became a member of the British Herbal Medicine Association (BHMA).
Then I began to investigate the Old Wives Tales and folklore medicines about herbs and their uses in treating illnesses and diseases. I ordered herbs from here and around the globe.
With my scientific knowledge, I set out to investigate three things:
From this I derived an Empirical formula against the background of old pharmaceutical codices which use herbs, plants, roots and stem for medical preparation. I then logged the Empirical formula of the specimens. This gave me a reference guide – you could say I created my own Herbal Medicine recipe book.
I learnt another thing: many of the Old Wives Tales and the folklore medicine do work.
An important aspect of my success was Professor Eglan who was the Medical Herbalist in the Lancashire town of Blackburn from the early 1900's. When I moved north from London whilst carrying out research I met Professor Eglan's daughter, Dorothy, who had taken over her fathers herbalist shop during his illness and then carried on the business after his death. Dorothy used to order herbs for me during my research and I would interpret for her what vitamins were for. This was the age before the internet and this information was not easily available.
It has always been a deep regret that I was never able to meet Professor Eglan because from the work notes and documents he left behind, he truly was a remarkable and intellectual man.
I had come north because of the high instances of cancer mortality in the region with other constitutional diseases so when Dorothy told me she was retiring and selling up it was a natural progression for me to buy the premises and set up my Bios NatureCure Clinic. After all, the building had been steeped in all things herbal and traditional medicine for almost a century. It was like stepping back in time with all the old pharmacy equipment and I swear Professor Eglan's spirit is still here.
So in 1984 the Bios NatureCure Clinic (BNC) and BNC Herbal & Homeopathic Dispensaries were launched.
The BNC Clinic takes the Holistic approach in all its practices. Because we believe that each individual is made up of three parts: the Physical part, the Mental part and the Spiritual part in relation to the individuals environment. There should be harmony among the three parts. This trilogy is the basis of Holisticism. Hence we seek to find the root causes rather than symptoms.
With this concept, I am able to successfully treat many ailments and details of these are expanded in the BNC Concept. The success of the treatments we have developed and used over the past three decades has been spread by word of mouth and so we have patients who seek our help from all over the country and abroad.
As a member of the Research Council for Complementary Medicine (RCCM) I attended a symposium at Kibble College, Oxford University the aim of which was to put Alternative Medicine and practice on a fairly scientific level in an attempt to minimise the bias between the Conventional Medicine and the Alternative Medicine practice. Consequently, I learned how to set up research protocols.
One of the advisors at the two-day symposium was David Canter, Ph.D., FPsS, FBIM, Professor of Applied Psychology; Head of Dept. of Psychology and Director of the Health Research Unit, University of Surrey involved in many research projects including questionnaire study research concerning Complementary Therapy and university training in research methods. In all there were thirteen advisors from all major research universities.
Later on I was invited by Professor Canter to take in part in research at Surrey University. The research was to quantify the efficacy of Alternative Medicine and Complementary Medicine and as a participant I regularly submitted data from case studies of patients treated at the Bios NatureCure Clinic.
I have attended numerous seminars and workshops arranged by the RCCM. I receive a periodic magazine from the RCCM the purpose of this is to create awareness and to promote knowledge and its application.
From the RCCM I have been able to set up research projects and am able to prepare methodologies ever since. I am currently carrying out research into the validity of Ozone Therapy.
I use Biofeedback System in Clinical Practice as a technician and as a practitioner in Behavioural Medicine.
I have national qualifications in Life-coaching, Mentoring and NLP.
As a medical journalist I have had many articles published in various magazines and publish my own newsletter The Health Monitor. I make contributions to radio discussions and give interviews to both radio and newspapers on health issues and give public talks to health groups and workshops.
I have found great personal satisfaction in working in the field of Alternative Medicine and I believe that this is where the future lies. I believe that it will be much more beneficial when the three can work together… that is the Conventional, the Alternative and the Complementary without prejudice and for the good of the health seeker.
|Copyright © 2020 by Bios NatureCure Clinic. All rights reserved.
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Paris, March 19, 2014: Thanks to Atlas Copco Rental PTS 1600 air compressor, Concorde, this legendary aircraft that many of us dreamed about, makes its last trip to the Aéroscopia museum that is under construction near Toulouse, France.
19 March 2014
The air supplied by the PTS1600 to company Navallon – specialist in lifting jobs - has been decisive to accompany the Concorde on its last journey to the Aéroscopia museum that is currently under construction in Blagnac, right next to the Airbus A380 production lines.
We are very proud that Navallon chose to work with Atlas Copco Rental for this delicate operation."
To position the Concorde inside of the museum it was necessary to align this giant aircraft of almost 62 meters long, 26 meter wingspan and 70 tons to the exact centimeter. And the most delicate operation of all, which was performed by Navallon, was the final rotation of the Concorde inside the building, meaning in a particularly constrained space.
At first, the aircraft was lifted and placed on a system of air cushions: 5 cushions under each of the sides and 3 under the front undercarriages, in order to provide stability and an optimum rotation possibility in this quite narrow space.
The PTS 1600 compressor used for this operation allowed to pressurize the air cushions, and then to maintain a constant pressure for the duration of the operation. Thanks to Atlas Copco Rental the people from Navallon could fully concentrate on their moving of the Concorde, which was a high risk project for them.
This major logistics mobilization is expected to last three weeks since the same operation is planned for an Airbus A300 (wide-body jet airliner, developed and first manufactured in 1974) and finally for a Super Guppy (a large, wide-bodied cargo aircraft used for hauling outsized cargo components).
The PTS 1600 is a 100% oil-free diesel driven air compressor, Stage IIIB / Tier 4 compliant - making it the most environmentally friendly solution currently available on the market.
Atlas Copco is a world-leading provider of sustainable productivity solutions. The Group serves customers with innovative compressors, vacuum solutions and air treatment systems, construction and mining equipment, power tools and assembly systems. Atlas Copco develops products and service focused on productivity, energy efficiency, safety and ergonomics. The company was founded in 1873, is based in Stockholm, Sweden, and has a global reach spanning more than 180 countries. In 2015, Atlas Copco had revenues of BSEK 102 (BEUR 11) and more than 43 000 employees.
Specialty Rental is a division within Atlas Copco's Construction Technique business area. It serves customers in the industry segments around the world with temporary air, nitrogen, steam and power rental solutions. The specialty rental services are offered under several brands. The divisional headquarters is located in Houston, USA.
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This song is also part of Kontor Trapical 2018 compilation (scroll down).
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Just So Singers
Just So Singers choir started in September 1994. Run by Alison Wrigley, Professional Lead for SEND music for Surrey Arts, Musical Director of Just So Singers (young persons SEND choir) Musical Director of High Notes and Wholenotes (adult SEND choirs).
We have about 50 members from six schools and local colleges:
- Carwarden House
- Park School
- Philip Southcote
- Brooklands College
- Pond Meadow (post 16)
- Meath
Any student from a Surrey SEND school, full time education within Surrey or home educated can come between the ages of 9 – 19 years. We aim to develop life skills, team work, communication and hopefully a love of singing through the choir.
We do this through weekly rehearsals working together and by offering performance opportunities of the highest calibre with professional musicians to raise expectations and achievements and develop confidence and self-esteem.
Just So rehearses on Wednesday evenings (term time) at The Park School, Woking 3.45 – 4.45pm and Carwarden House, Frimley 3.30 – 4.30pm.
Reasons to join Just So Singers
- To be part of a team
- To develop life skills
- Increased sense of achievement
- Performance opportunites
For more information, read the Choir Mission Statement
How do I become a member of Just So Singers?
Membership is free and open to students aged 9 – 19 and educated in Surrey and specifically for students with SEND.
To join:
- Woking: Contact Ambie Desoutter, firstname.lastname@example.com
- Frimley: Contact Alison Wrigley, email@example.com
Conductors and tutors
Just So Singers is lead musical and founder Alison Wrigley BEM, Ambie Desoutter and is supported by Caroline Pearce.
For this work Alison Wrigley was awarded the British Empire Medal in the New Year's Honours list 2016.
Alison Wrigley is Professional Lead for SEND music, Surrey Arts.
We sing a variety of songs from musicals, folk songs, ballads and pop which extends the knowledge and understanding of different musical genres.
Concerts and Events
We have numerous commissioned works by Paul Ayres, Gareth Giles, Nick O'Neil and Simon May. We have sung in the House Of Commons to MP's, met and talked Ed Balls and Lord Adonis as well as sing to about 300 VIPs at the commons.
We have worked with The Globe Educational team producing music for Shakespeare productions at Gosden House School and recently working with the Lighthouse project at Gosden House whose patron is Julie Walters.
We have sung with VOCES8 – internationally acclaimed a cappella group – at the Yehudi Menuhin School in a concert to a packed concert hall (2011 and 2013). This was the highlight of 2 days of workshops (200 SEN students from 9 schools around Surrey) with the a cappella singing group VOCES8.
As a result of this the Director of Surrey County Council David McNulty (who attend the concert and was very impressed) offered sponsorship of £90,000 to develop a singing residency over 6 years with VOCES8 and to develop gifted and talented SEN work and support future work with Just So Singers.
How we sound
Have a look at some of our performances
The Gallery
See some of our talented musicians in action in our photo album
Many of our members now sing with High Notes Adult SEND Choir and Wholenotes SEND Choir.
Previous concert venues the choir have sung in
- St John's Smith Square as part of John Tavener's celebration of his life weekend – we sang the UK premiere of one of his compositions with the St John's Smith Strings conducted by John Lubbock
- Albert Hall on several occasions through our work with Surrey Arts
- The Barbican – as part of a massed choir
- The Anvil – as part of a massed choir
- The Electric Theatre Guildford as part of an SEN show written by Alison Wrigley
- Farnham Festival at the Maltings with specially commissioned work by Paul Ayres for choir and percussion
- Rhoda MaGaw Woking collaborative show with SEN students from around Surrey commissioned work by Gareth Giles
- Guildford Cathedral on numerous occasions – sponsored by Surrey Arts and involving 18 of the SEN schools from around the county
- Camberley Theatre – ABBA presentation for Just So and High Notes adults SEN choirs
- Live on BBC Southern Counties Radio
- Filmed for BBC working lunch with a commissioned piece by Simon May
- The Mermaid – commissioned work for Just So and percussion by Nick O'Neill and performed at Losely House
- Collaborative Christmas concerts around the county with SEN schools from Surrey
- Christmas concert at Wellington College chapel
- We have sung with the Epworth choir, Occam Singers (David Gibson director) and Cantique (Chris Gardner director) and a local orchestra singing Bond songs
- In 2012 as part of the Olympics themed concert in the Albert Hall, we sang a song written by me to 4,000 including the Duke and Duchess, Sophie and Edward and some of the students went with me to meet the Duke and duchess
- 2015 – we again sang to the Duke and Duchess as part of an opera written by Hannah Conway and Richard Stilgoe to celebrate the Magna Carta's 800 anniversary in the Albert Hall
- 2016 – filmed by ITV Meridian on Wednesday 16th March – which went out on 11 April 2016.
Read how Just So Singers makes a difference to people's lives
- Director: Alison Wrigley
- Email: firstname.lastname@example.com
- Telephone: 07814 430442


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Series: The Mortal Instruments, book #3
Published: March 24th 2009 by Margaret K. McElderry
Details: Hardcover 541 pages
My grade: 5/5
My Summary:
WOW!! What a great ending to a mind-blowing series! Yes, not the most original but great writing and amazing characterization! The growth of the characters is palpable – have now come to love them all, Jace, Simon, Clare, Luke, Magnus Bane..and the world of shadowhunters & downworlders. Eagerly anticipating fourth book, City of Fallen Angels, out next year.
My Full Review:
This is the third installment of the Mortal Instruments trilogy. And I've just warily started reading it. Warily, because I know that once I'm a few chapters in it will result in a "bye bye social life". I'll retreat into the house and will not get out until I've finished it. That's how addicting I predict it to be. Needless to say, I'm a big fan of The Mortal Instruments series. A fourth book in the series to be released in April next year, City of Fallen Angels. Yay!
I forced myself to read this over a week, just to savour it as long as possible, all though it was hard, really hard, especially nearing the end. Let me just say, what a great ending to a fantastic trilogy! I know I know.. another book is coming – and will get to follow these characters yet again, all though from Simon's point of view – but it was meant as a trilogy from the beginning. And you can tell that this was the original end. Everything is wrapped up beautifully in this one.
I thought the two first books were great too, but I felt like this was the best, possibly because I'd grown so attached to characters and the story. Basically, I just I loved it, from start to finish. Yes, it may not be the most original story, but the world-building and the characters, and the witty dialogues, and the heart-pounding romance..it all makes up more than well for the lack of originality. I felt completely transported into to the land of the shadowhunters, Idris, where they travel in this book, to participate in a looming war against Valentine, and frankly, I never wanted to leave. Thank god for that fourth book, I'm just saying.
Ok, so beware of:
As I said before, I loved the characters in this book, and the witty dialogues..
– Magnus Bane for one is a brilliant character. I was a bit worried at first that he wouldn't participate as much in this book as the rest, but I needn't have to worry, as he shows up pretty soon in Idris.
– Sebastian. I may be blind but I didn't see this coming. At first I thought it was going to develop into a love triangle between him, Jace and Clary. Then I started to realize that something was up with him, and began pondering that if he is Valentines son, how does Jace fit into all this?
– Jace. My oh my. Of all the characters he is the best. Tortured, strong, vulnerable, sarcastic, romantic, casanova, hero..I mean seriously, I have not come across such a complex character in some time. And the relationship he has with Clary is the core of the book. I just wanted more of them, all the time. Each one of their encounters was so emotional, tense, romantic and fierce that it blew me away each time. Absolutely wonderful!!
Valentine. Wonderfully drawn evil character, who believes, actually believes that he is doing the shadowhunter world a favor. He is that crazy. And I think that somehow he loved Jace, and he definitely loved Jocelyn. He wasn't always mean. That is what makes him fascinating and more real somehow.
Even though the ending was pretty neatly tied up, there were a few loose ends left hanging. For instance, we know how the angel blood is affecting Clary making her being able to create runes. But Jace, what are his abilities? Apart from being able to move and jump faster and higher than others, we don't know much about that. Also, Sebastian's body was never found so expect that to continue in the fourth book. And, the fairy queen tells Clary that she does not know all the secrets of her past, implying this may somehow affect her and Jace. How? Well, I suppose that's to find out in City of Fallen Angels as well. Can't wait!!!


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Hi Everyone ! I have attached an article that was recently published on the Toronto Pictures network (link attached). The more I learn about Daria and Bruno – the more impressed I am by their commitment to change the world and make it a better place. I will be playing "Valerie" in this movie – a runaway trying to make it on the streets. You can see my picture below (2nd from right). I have been doing my research on child abuse and runaways – I owe it to this production and to all the victims of child abuse to bring a great performance. I am also trying to arrange an interview with a runaway who had been living on the streets and currently is at a Boston shelter. I am throwing myself 150% into this role – I might appear to be "in character" on and off the set as we are filming as these emotions are not always easily turned off and on. I am looking forward to joining the crew soon in Brosov and taking my place in history.
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Hi Meredith,
My name is McCarton Ackerman. I'm one of the writers for the Hopkinton Patch, a community news website that covers all the events and happenings in the neighborhood.
We want to run a feature profile on you that's centered around your acting career, as well as the anti-bullying video that you were recently a part of. If you're interested, would you be available for a brief phone interview sometime this weekend or early next week? Let us know when would be good for you.
Because you're still in high school, please just check with your parents to make sure the interview is okay with them. They can reach me with any questions at firstname.lastname@example.com. They can also contact my editor, Gene Cassidy, if necessary at firstname.lastname@example.com
Feel free to check out the site to get a sense of who we are at http://hopkinton.patch.com/
McCarton Ackerman
Although, I may be speculating, it appears you may have been taking a little peek into Strasberg and Stanislovski, and decided to approach your role from the perspective of a method actor. Is this the case? If so, kudos to you.
Study it, live it, be it……………………your character is not just a character. She is a facet of who you are and represents the plight of the human condition.
I look forward to other posts young lady.
Beauty is nice and personality/intellectualality important as well. you've got all those 3, and more. You'll be famous also in Japan.


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