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Cleveland, OH, September 20, 2018 … ADL announced the appointment of Jeremy Pappas, as Regional Director of ADL Cleveland. Pappas is an experienced leader whose career trajectory has involved leadership positions at the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) and the National Ramah Commission.
Pappas succeeds Anita Gray, who led the region for almost five years. Gray will assume the position of Director of Development, leading the expansion of the regional campaign and supporting other key facets of regional operations.
For the past four years, Pappas served as the National Director of the Rabbinic Student Program at AIPAC. In this role, Pappas was responsible for outreach and programming to students currently studying to be rabbis with the goal of providing them access to the tools they will need to educate their future communities.
In his role as regional director, Pappas will be responsible for leading ADL's Cleveland Regional Office, which focuses on combating anti-Semitism and bigotry of all kinds across Ohio, Kentucky, West Virginia, and the western half of Pennsylvania by exposing extremism, promoting civil rights and educating tens of thousands of students, teachers and others to create more inclusive, respectful communities. Pappas assumed his new position on August 29.
"We are excited that Jeremy has joined the Cleveland team and we are very much looking forward to his efforts to combat hate across our region," said David Malik, ADL Cleveland Regional Board Chair. "Given Jeremy's extensive experience and his passion for ADL's mission, we are confident that he is well positioned to assume this critical leadership role.
Born and raised in Michigan, Pappas attained a joint Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Modern Jewish Studies from Columbia University and the Jewish Theological Seminary. Following his undergraduate work, he received a MA in Jewish Education and rabbinic ordination.
"Our ever-important mission of stopping the defamation of the Jewish people and securing justice and fair treatment of all, is all the more critical today given the recent rise in anti-Semitic acts and hate across the country," Pappas said. "I look forward to working with our dedicated staff and lay leaders to ensure our relevant message makes in impact in Ohio, West Virginia, Kentucky and Western Pennsylvania."


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THE shooting began after police set their dog on protesting, peaceful and unarmed high school students.
When the students killed the dog, the police opened fire on the students killing some innocent souls instantly.
The dog was clearly a ruse so that they could have an excuse to kill the students.
To kill boys and girls because they refused to learn in a language that symbolises their oppression, the expropriation of their land and wealth by the foreigner from Deutschland is the gravest travesty.
This is what happened on June 16 1976 in Soweto, South Africa. Police details say 176 protestors were killed by a ruthless South African police although estimates are that as many 700 died.
Hospitals and clinics were overflowing with the injured.
The police were not satisfied that they had killed so many children as they went ahead to order hospitals to provide them with names of all students with bullet wounds so that they could prosecute them for rioting, but the doctors refused to create the list.
This is the total brutality South Africans were accustomed to during apartheid.
African life was totally worthless as a dog's life was worth much more.
The young South African students who took to the streets on June 16 1976 were aware of this brutality, but deep inside, they knew it was not justifiable at all for them to live under apartheid in the land of their birth.
They could not continue learning in a language that epitomised their oppression, but they paid heavily.
Young as they were, they could not countenance oppression. This is true of each person.
They know within them what is correct and when this is violated, they know the appropriate response.
That appropriate response for these young South Africans was to fight that which sought to destroy them even beyond the material self, but to annihilate the spirit self as well.
Many students who participated in the march that June 16 had not known of the planned marches until arrival at school that morning.
As soon as they were informed, they ensconced.
They did not need any persuasion.
From the moment the Afrikaans Medium Decree was announced in 1974, the children had registered that an extra-terrestrial monstrosity sought to attack their very soul.
It had gone too far and had to do something about it.
Across the Limpopo, Rhodesians had crossed many lines, expropriating indigenes of their land, cattle and wealth.
They turned MaDzimbahwe into their labourers.
The young even knew something terribly evil had taken place and was still unfolding.
Children witnessed arbitrary imprisonments of family, relatives and neighbours.
People were shot dead in front of their eyes and others taken to jail never to return.
They knew this was not their lot and also knew the appropriate response.
Thus they flocked to Mozambique and Zambia.
They were not content to let their older brothers and sisters do the fighting while they stayed home.
They knew it was their duty as custodians and heirs of Zimbabwe.
The children paid heavily for this commitment to be their own masters.
At Nyadzonia, they were massacred in their hundreds.
At Chimoio they were massacred once again in their hundreds. The Rhodesians also followed the survivors of Chimoio who were now encamped at Pasichigare and sought to finish them off.
At Pasichigare and Matenje bases, I lived with youngsters who had survived the Nyadzonia and Chimoio attacks.
There was not a moment of regret in them – not a moment of surrender.
The mettle of the fighter still shone brilliantly, brandishing the spear, but they had to bid their time until they were old enough to be trained and to be armed so that they too could brandish their AKs against the British usurper.
The brutality of the enemy did not diminish their commitment to end this unfathomable injustice to their people.
In South Africa, the automatic rifles, stun guns and armoured cars that scoured Soweto did not quell South Africa.
Protests spread countrywide and it was only towards the end of 1976 they seemed to die down.
Many of these brave youngsters crossed into Botswana.
They were no longer at ease.
I was studying at the University of Botswana and Swaziland, Gaborone Campus at the time and was privileged to meet these young heroes and heroines.
I also met some of their black consciousness leaders.
They were so young and sweet, but in them was this relentless fearlessness against evil.
This same spirit I witnessed in our Chindunduma, in our children in the struggle who, through all the hunger, diseases, lack of sufficient clothing and blankets in the winter, soldiered on.
All they yearned for was to go home and fight.
What does this mean for us?
It means we are literally sitting on gold.
The millions of youngsters in our schools today far surpass the purpose for which our schools train them day and night.
They are a 'strong army' that can do wonders for Zimbabwe. They have in them the capacity to liberate their Zimbabwe, the same way they did up to 1980.
They can do for Zimbabwe whatever needs to be done.
Before 1980, what Zimbabwe needed was to be liberated from British bondage.
What Zimbabwe needs today is to master her vast resources, her God-given heritage, while exploiting and developing them so that each Zimbabwean can live his/her designated life.
This designated life is a prosperous one.
Our children know Zimbabwe is their God-given land and everything in it belongs to each one of them equally.
They know they are the custodians and must fulfill this mission so that Zimbabwe becomes a comfortable home for everyone.
However, this is not the orientation we give them when we school them.
We motivate them along individualistic lines, contrary to what they know is correct deep inside them.
'Finish school, get a nice job, get a nice car, a nice partner and raise a nice little family and live happily ever after', we coach them.
However, what motivated children back in the struggle to make the supreme sacrifice was greater love — something much greater than the self, a much bigger, greater vision.
They wanted a free Zimbabwe for all.
Would they do any less for Zimbabwe today when they were prepared to die for it yesterday?
Our children know what needs to be corrected and what they must do for their Zimbabwe, but the question is: Is Zimbabwe's agenda on the table as we school them year-in-year-out?
We must learn a great lesson from the children of the struggle.
Remembering children of the struggle
THE shooting began after police set their dog on protesting, peaceful and unarmed high school students.

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Monday, November 11, 2013
Mugshot! Death in the Time of Ice
See this lovely mug? (Ignore the cat). I won it by commenting on a blog post by mystery author Kaye George. I have secured the book itself on my iPod so that I can sip my tea out of this wondrous mug while I read it.
Kaye has three mystery series with a fourth (set in lovely Minneapolis) due out in September of next year. Stealing descriptions from her home page, they are:
People of the Wind Novels - this series follows the Hamapa tribe as an Ice Age approaches.
Cressa Carraway Series - a mystery series featuring a musician and conductor.
Imogene Duckworthy Mysteries - these take place in modern day Texas, set in a fictionalized version of the Wichita Falls area.
Fat Cat At Large, first in the FAT CAT series, set in Minneapolis, coming in September 2014 from Berkley Prime Crime . Series features Quincy, pudgy and adorable cat who is always hungry on his diet. He gets into a lot of trouble, serving as a catalyst for murder and mayhem.
Her blog is called Travels With Kaye
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Rating: 5
Half Blood Blues
A Novel by Esi Edugyan
2011 (2012 US) / 304 Pages
The Setup: Paris, 1940. A brilliant jazz musician, Hiero, is arrested by the Nazis and never heard from again. He is twenty years old. He is a German citizen. And he is black.
Fifty years later, his friend and fellow musician, Sid, must relive that unforgettable time, revealing the friendships, love affairs and treacheries that sealed Hiero's fate. From the smoky bars of pre-war Berlin to the salons of Paris – where the legendary Louis Armstrong makes an appearance – Sid, with his distinctive and rhythmic German-American slang, leads the reader through a fascinating world alive with passion, music and the spirit of resistance.
Half-Blood Blues, the second novel by an exceptionally talented young writer, is an entrancing, electric story about jazz, race, love and loyalty, and the sacrifices we ask of ourselves, and demand of others, in the name of art. (from the hardcover edition)
This review originally appeared on Opinionless on 10/10/2011
It's amazing how certain pieces of fiction can resonate with a reader based on their own life experiences or those of the people closest to them. There were multiple moments during my reading of Esi Edugyan's novel Half Blood Blues where I smiled, paused, and thought, "I really need to tell my grandfather about this book. He's really going to love it," only to then remember that he passed on a little over a year ago.
Whatever sadness I felt as a result of this recollection though, was overpowered by a sense of closeness, as if this piece of historical fiction was somehow a gateway toward bridging generational gaps and better understanding and appreciating my grandfather's worldviews and beliefs. This is what an exceptional piece of fiction does. It breaks down the barriers that divide us such as race, religion, age, and sex, and speaks to directly to us in a way that no other medium can, regardless of the subject, setting, or characters involved.
I fully admit that I was less than enthralled with the idea of reading Half Blood Blues after skimming its description. I'd even go so far to say that based on the blurb alone, I probably would have never picked up the novel if not for its Man Booker short list nomination. That would have been a shame, because not only is it a wonderfully written story about jazz, friendship and betrayal, there's also a host of other equally as important themes begging for the reader's attention.
The setup is simple, yet unique. A group of struggling jazz musicians, including a black teenage horn blowing prodigy of German descent named Heironymous Falk, attempt to survive life in Berlin during the rise to power of the Nazi regime and the outbreak of World War II. Narrated entirely by bass player Sidney Griffiths the novel jumps back and forth between the war and the present day 1990s. It's in this present day that Sidney finds himself preparing to attend a festival being held in honor of the long ago presumed deceased Falk while he struggles with recalling the hardships that he and his friends endured in order to set the record straight about what really happened during the war.
In fact, one of the key themes the novel presents is that of owning one's life and speaking truthfully in your own words, because interestingly enough, if you don't, others might seize the opportunity to do it for you based on their own perceptions and interpretations of events and what they eventually conclude to be the truth might wildly miss the mark.
Over the years volumes have been written about anti-Semitism, but I don't think I've once stopped to question what life was like for many of the other ethnic groups living in and around Germany during this time period, nor did I realize that the Nazi's deemed jazz music to be offensive to their ideology because it was most often performed by blacks and Jews. Because the fictional Heironymous Falk was black and a jazz musician living in Nazi Germany he essentially became stateless. He couldn't safely stay in Germany, but he couldn't simply acquire the paperwork required to cross the border into another country either. What did eventually become of him is shrouded in mystery for years.
With great pacing, interesting characters, and suspense-filled situations, Edugyan delivers a novel that grabs the reader's attention from the very first page and doesn't let go until its conclusion. Along the way, friendships are explored, loves are won and lost, people are betrayed, and eventually one man must come face to face with his past and accept the truth and consequences of his actions.
For whatever reasons, Half Blood Blues won't officially find its way to publication in the United States until the very last day of February 2012, which makes it one of the more difficult (and expensive) Booker nominated titles to track down, but it's well worth the effort and cost involved.


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The Trial of Woman examines the impact of the nineteenth-century 'Occult Revival' on the Victorian Women's Movement, both in the lives of individual women and in the literature surrounding 'the Woman Question'. The book explores the Victorian Myth of Occult Womanhood and argues that the notion of female occult power was deeply influenced by the advent of Mesmerism, Spiritualism and Theosophy. This myth was itself a determining factor in women's struggle for legal and political rights.
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- Copyright Information Palgrave Macmillan, a division of Macmillan Publishers Limited 1992
- Publisher Name Palgrave Macmillan, London
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Chuck Schumer's world was turned upside down when he saw these poll numbers
The media has been promoting the narrative that a blue wave is set to wash across America this November.
It was expected to sweep Chuck Schumer into power in the Senate.
But one batch of polling numbers just turned everything upside down.
Survey Monkey conducted a poll testing the ten incumbent Democrats in states Trump won against either a generic Republican or the presumptive GOP nominee.
In a shocking development, five Democrats trailed the Republican candidate and President Trump's popularity was an asset.
The five Democrats who are in danger of losing are Claire McCaskill of Missouri, Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jon Tester of Montana, Joe Donnelly of Indiana and Heidi Heitkamp of North Dakota.
Axios reports:
"Why it matters: Democrats are defending 10 Senate seats in states that President Trump won in 2016. In six of those states, Trump's approval is higher than 50% (compared to 43% nationally). These numbers underscore how hard it will be for Democrats to pick up the two seats needed to win the majority despite Trump's troubles.
The most vulnerable senators are Joe Manchin of West Virginia, Jon Tester in Montana and Claire McCaskill in Missouri. Each of their approval ratings is either under 50% or just above it, while Trump's is well above that in all three states."
Other races where Democrats hold narrow leads are in Wisconsin, Michigan and Ohio.
Democrats were counting on Trump's unpopularity creating a toxic political environment.
This would allow their incumbents to hang on and present an opening to pick off seats in Arizona and Nevada.
Winning two seats would allow Democrats to install Chuck Schumer as Majority Leader.
Under this scenario, they could grind the Trump agenda to a halt and press forward with impeachment if they also take the House of Representatives.
But this new polling data shocked Democrats and the media because it presents a picture of the Democrats being the one who lose ground in the Senate.


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"...Despite his achievements and celebrity status, Bell was free of conceit and incapable of pomposity. The various strands of his life all came together in one overriding mission: the uncompromising pursuit of racial and class justice. Nor did Bell surrender to false optimism. On the contrary, he was often criticized for his stubborn belief that "racism is an integral, permanent, and indestructible component of this society," and that blacks could only extract concessions that converged with white interests. His detractors would counter that such pessimism could be debilitating and self-defeating. But citing Albert Camus, Bell contended that struggle was a moral imperative even in the face of certain defeat. And in Faces at the Bottom of the Well: The Permanence of Racism, he wrote of Martin Luther King:
In an essay, "A Testament of Hope," published after his death, he [King] wrote of his setbacks, the time spent in jails, his frustrations and sorrows, and the dangerous character of his adversaries. He said those adversaries expected him to harden into a grim and desperate man. But: "They fail, however, to perceive the sense of affirmation generated by the challenge of embracing struggle and surmounting obstacles." So, while Dr. King led a struggle toward a goal — racial equality — that seemed possible, if not quite feasible, in the 1960s, there was a deeper message of commitment to courageous struggle whatever the circumstances or the odds.
"Courageous struggle whatever the circumstances or the odds." Indeed, this was Derrick Bell's testament as well."
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Nausea and Vomiting of Pregnancy (ACOG Course)
A training program on the clinical effect of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy, and its treatment.
As the etiology of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy is not clear, it is important to recognize symptoms, do the proper diagnoses and management.
After completing this course, you should be able to:
• summarize the clinical effect of nausea and vomiting.
• explain the pharmacologic approach to treatment.
• describe the nonpharmacologic approach to treatment.
The course objectives specifically target obstetricians and gynecologists.
1. Characteristics and Symptoms
2. Diagnosis
3. Management
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The theory, practical , hospital situations , data shown and live workshop to have the feel in action, made us more aware and broadened our knowledge to handle cardiac patients. It was a great learning experience and I wont change any aspect of the course.
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Photograph of Nouwen giving lecture at Yale University
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Item consists of a photograph of Nouwen giving a lecture in a classroom at Yale University, standing in front of a blackboard, smiling, with both arms outstretched.
Title based on contents of the item.
Inscribed in pencil on verso: "139%".
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The point that needs to be understood here is some 3rd party publishers have no choice. Again with Primeval Thule 5e as an example. This was published pre OGL and SRD. Same with fifth edition foes. They couldn't even write that it was a 5e supplement.
I think the content guidelines need to consider and address this in regards to categories at least. Unless the publisher re does the content with updated legal text it's not possible for them simply to adhere to the categories within Realm Works.
The guidelines are just that: guidelines. They are rules to be generally followed, but there are always exceptions that prove every rule. That doesn't mean the guidelines should be changed. Not in the slightest, since the guidelines should still apply the vast majority of the time.
If there is an exception that needs to be made, it's entirely possible to do that. But it's an exception that gets made for a specific product and a specific reason. It's not going to be a new loophole that gets codified into the rules for someone to exploit on a technicality. I'm sorry, but I've known WAY too many rules lawyers in my life of playing RPGs, and we're just not going there.
So, if there is a particular product with extenuating circumstances for which the rules need to be excepted, I'm happy to listen to the arguments for both how things should be handled differently and why they should be handled that way - with respect to that specific product. Anybody who knows me also knows that I'm very pragmatic, and the goal is to get great RPG products into the hands of users. If there's a way to reconcile things so that it works for users and a given product, then we'll figure it out.
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Apple announced a new 10.5-inch iPad Pro and a redesigned 12.9-inch iPad Pro at its WWDC keynote on Monday in San Jose, California.
The new 10.5-inch iPad Pro has a 20 percent larger display, made possible by reducing the tablet's borders by 40 percent, yet it still weighs just 1 pound. It allows the display of a full size onscreen keyboard and enables users to attach a full size Smart Keyboard. Apple will offer the new Smart Keyboards in 30 more languages.
Both new iPad models come with new displays, featuring True tone, wide color gamut, ultralow reflectivity, 600 nits brightness, and HDR video support.
A new screen technology called ProMotion also brings dramatically improved display performance, doubling the display refresh rate to 120Hz, making for smother, more responsive content. It also works more accurately with the Apple Pencil, offering an industry-leading 20 milliseconds.
A dynamically adjusting refresh rate also features on the new displays, which adjust depending on the content being viewed, with intelligent energy saving. Apple says the new iPads have the same 10 hours of battery life.
An A10X six-core Fusion CPU, with a twelve core GPU powers the new models, offering over 40 percent faster graphics performance. Both the 10.5-inch and 12.9-inch iPad Pro will start with 64GB of base storage.
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In 1928, Otto Frederick Rohwedder created a machine that would change the way we buy our bread — sliced and wrapped in plastic.
In the sixties, the trend continued as fermentation was replaced by machines pushing air in the dough through intensive beating. Bread factories greeted this as a step forward: bread making, once a time-consuming process, could now be completed much faster — and without relying on experienced bakers. Factory bread invaded our homes and the art of a slowly fermented, hand made loaf was almost forgotten.
Now, this is about to change.
I interviewed Chris Young, the coordinator of Real Bread Campaign, an initiative dedicated to putting bread back to its rightful place at the dinner table. He talked about the campaign, his appreciation for bread, and shared interesting facts about bread and its place in history.**
Jarkko: How did the Real Bread campaign get started?
Chris: The Real Bread Campaign was the brainchild of Andrew Whitley who, as an organic artisan baker, has been highlighting since the mid-1970s the state of bread in Britain, and sharing with people how we can all help to make a positive difference.
He knew that in order to bring Real Bread back to the hearts of our local communities in significant numbers, a national organization was needed. This would bring together everyone who was sick of industrial loaves as a mutually-supportive network, sharing ideas and experience; championing positive steps in the right direction, and challenging legislation and other obstacles to the rise of Real Bread.
He brought this idea to the charity Sustain: the alliance for better food and farming, which, as a campaigning organization, was happy to take on the task. We launched the Campaign in November 2008 and the open-to-all membership scheme in September 2009.
Jarkko: How did you get involved with the campaign yourself?
Chris: My first attempt at bread making as a student resulted in a brick, which I still use as a doorstop. Thankfully, I tried again and soon got the hang of baking a basic loaf. I got more interested in 2004 when I found Dan Lepard's The Handmade Loaf. It was the first bread book I'd seen that didn't just take one or two basic recipes made with instant yeast, then throw in a handful of herbs or cheese or just make a load of different shapes, then write "Contains over fifty recipes" on the cover.
Then in November 2008, I went on a course with Andrew Whitley at Schumacher College. Reading his book Bread Matters and listening to him talk about the issues and his proposed solutions literally made me say "How can I get involved?"
He told me he was about to launch the Campaign, so I signed up for the newsletter, which a few months later advertised a vacancy for a volunteer…
Jarkko: What is "real bread"?
Chris: We define Real Bread as being made without the use any processing aids, artificial additives, flour "improvers," dough conditioners, preservatives, chemical leavening or, well, artificial anything. Well-made Real Bread that's been given time to "ripen" and develop flavor naturally tastes delicious! There is also a growing body of research that has concluded a variety of health benefits of longer-fermented real breads, especially genuine sourdough.
Even better if it's Real Bread made by craftspeople at local independent bakeries, as this helps create more jobs-per-loaf than industrial loaf manufacturing plants.
Jarkko: What goals do you have for the campaign? Have you seen signs of progress so far?
Chris: In our first four years, we're being funded by the Big Lottery's Local Food program. The aims we've agreed with them are to run a membership scheme for everyone who cares about the state of bread in Britain, encourage bread making to be taught in at least 100 schools in England, provide support for at least 100 people wanting to bake Real Bread for their local communities, and help to get more Real Bread being made available in public sector canteens and through food access schemes.
It's just over two years since we launched our membership and already nearly 750 people have joined us, in a wider supporter network of over 4,500. We sold all 500 copies of Knead to Know, our book for would-be bakers, in a few months and have since sold most of the second run of 500; and our bakers' forum has more than 400 subscribers. Lessons in Loaf have been taught in 75 schools, and we're organizing workshops for teachers, schools cooks, and people in food access projects, as well as making introductions between bakeries and organizations wanting to supply Real Bread.
On 23 January we launched Bake Your Lawn, a scheme to show school children how to take a handful of wheat and grow it, mill it, bake it, and eat it. By the end of the following day, more than fifty schools had applied for packets of wheat seeds from us.
Jarkko: What should bread's role be in today's world, in your opinion?
Chris: I have quoted a writer called Andrew Wheeler many times before, but I'll do so again: In his book Eat Britain! 101 Great British Tastes, he writes:"The people of Britain need to be reminded that bread isn't just something to keep your fingers dry when eating a sandwich."
It's a cliché, but Real Bread should be the staff of life. We believe that the vast majority of what is sold in the UK as "bread" has been so altered by chemicals and no-time processes that it shouldn't be allowed to bear that noble name.
We're finding ways to make Real Bread available to more people, and calling for an Honest Crust Act so that if a loaf has been made using added enzymes or other artificial additives, or has been baked twice, or isn't genuine sourdough, or has not been touched by an artisan baker, shoppers know this.
Jarkko: How about the role of a baker? Why is it important to support local, small-scale producers instead of the supermarket in-store bakers?
Chris: A Real Bread baker on the high street isn't just a quality food producer. By setting up his or her business in the heart of a local community, he or she is providing a valuable service to other people in that community: a bakery is a place to meet and catch up; money spent with a locally-owned independent business is more like to be re-invested locally than if spent in a multiple store chain; and surely walking to a bakery is better all round than climbing into a petrol-guzzling car to drive out of town to buy something that was produced at the other end of a motorway.
Jarkko: What would you recommend people who love bread and would like to see it rise again in their own countries to do?
Chris: Contact Real Bread bakers, independent millers, teachers and anyone else who you think is doing the right thing, then get out there and say: "Here are the problems; here's how we can make a difference – who's with me?"
The internet makes this so much easier to do than in times gone by, and social media helps you to reach out to make contact with potential allies, who you can then meet in the real world.
Jarkko: In the past half a year to a year, here in Finland, low-carb diets have become a big phenomenon, and now big bakeries are starting to artificially manufacture breads low in carbohydrates in order to survive… Have you seen this happening in the UK and what's your take on it? How can Real Bread respond to this attack?
Chris: Sadly, yes. I think it's a shame that some people choose synthetic alternatives to delicious natural food, perhaps paying a premium to do so, rather than simply looking at everything they eat and the exercise they take and balancing things out.
Carbohydrates have always been a key element in a healthy, balanced human diet. Unless you're diabetic or have another professionally-diagnosed condition, there seems to be little evidence to the contrary.
People have been eating and enjoying Real Bread for thousands of years and there's a good chance that low-carb might well be another short-lived fad. Sooner or later, I have a feeling many carb curbers will say "Hang on, I'm missing out on crunchy sourdough toast here. Why don't I cut back on some of the fatty stuff, walk a bit more and enjoy a crumpet every now and then!"
Jarkko: And finally, why is bread worth preserving as part of our culture, and as more than just something you eat to quickly fuel your body?
Chris: Real Bread has been a central part of people's diets in many countries around the world for so long it's interwoven into the fabric of life. As well as being one of the most basic foods, it is also one of the most luxurious – just think of all of the celebrations that have one type of bread or another at their heart, from English hot cross buns, to Jewish challah, to Mexican pan de muertos, to Finnish traditions of laskiaispulla and giving rye bread and salt as house-warming presents.
Perhaps more significantly, bread has made its way into our language and so the way we perceive the world. The word companion (and several similar words in other European languages) comes from the Latin cum panis (literally "with bread") meaning one with whom you eat bread. Even the English word lord comes from hlafward (loaf ward) meaning the person who guards the bread. In English, loaf is a slang term for head, as in "use your loaf", and both bread and dough are synonymous with money.
Imagine any of this being true if the history of bread had started with an additive-packed, fluffy, arguably bland, wrapped-sliced factory loaf, and not what we see as the real thing…
As a part of its efforts to make "Real Bread" available to everyone in Britain, the Real Bread Campaign has published an introductory guide to becoming a Real Bread baker who produces great bread for her local community.
Knead to Know covers a wide range of topics from baking Real Bread to marketing the bread and from opening your storefront to finding funding to locating the best second-hand equipment for your bakery.
At first sight, these topics may sound like they are far from a regular home baker's interests, but I believe many of us — at least secretly — dream of sharing our passion with the people around us. Knead to Know will give you a better idea on what is involved in making that dream reality.
So, if you ever feel the tiniest itch to find out if you have what it takes to make it as a producer of Real Bread, this book is worth the small investment. I read Knead to Know shortly after it was published a year ago, and although I still haven't started my own bakery (and most likely never will), for many weeks I found myself vigorously browsing the internet for more information about famers' markets and the legalese required to sell bread at one of them in the summer. In other words, this is an inspiring book.
The business related information in Knead to Know is naturally very UK centric, so if you live elsewhere in the world, you will have to do more searching to get your country specific details — but the book will serve as a good starting point, giving you ideas on what to look for.
Buy your copy of Knead to Know on the Real Bread Campaign's web site as a PDF download for £10. For British residents, there is also a print version available for £15.


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Why do people become teachers? And then from that broader group of people, why do a smaller number want to be come headteachers? I suspect that if each was asked that simple question one of the more obvious responses, if not the most common one would be 'to make a difference'. Of course that simple utterance can communicate a vast range of assumptions: what kind of difference do people mean? Leaving an imprint on someone can make a difference – but it's not always for the best.
When I've tried to think about my own motivation, I tend to use the mission statement of the International Baccalaureate (IB): to create a better world through education. I like it because it asserts that our role (as educators) is to ensure we teach and develop young people who want to go and make the world a safer, more just and equitable place than the one it is today. In order to do that, they'll need knowledge and understanding (which we will formally assess through subjects/qualifications) but also a set of values and principles which will motivate them to lead lives that give greater consideration to their fellow humans and to the planet as a whole.
This means that the business of education is, for me, an ethical pursuit. A few years ago I did the (excellent) MEd in Educational Leadership & School Improvement (ELSI) at the Faculty of Education at Cambridge and chose as my thesis a study into what I called 'ethical labour', a concept I evolved from Hochschild's term 'emotional labor' (2012) which is about the management of feelings in a range of service sector jobs. She notes that people such as flight attendants have to suppress feelings in order to sustain the necessary outward countenance to reassure passengers. When I read her work, it struck me that headteachers, in particular, engage on a daily basis with a different kind of labour, namely that which is 'ethical'.
Headteachers have their own individual values, their ethical systems, which will have evolved through their experiences in and beyond their work. Schools and the contexts in which they reside are often places of contested values with differing groups (students, parents, staff, Governors, community, Government) asserting their own particular values. It's up to the headteacher to negotiate and determine the right passage through any decision-making which can mean s/he aligning their values with those of the school community (which may not always agree with its own definition of values) and beyond. In the same way that Hochschild's flight attendants had to suppress individual feelings, headteachers may have to suppress deeply-held ethical values to perform the role they have been appointed to, what I called 'ethical labour'.
Living and working with 'ethical labour' is not easy. Of course Heads accept the responsibility of their role and get well-paid, but we're also human and prey to the same stresses, strains and anxieties as the next person. Because this is connected to values and principles, the sort of thing that defines as who we are (as humans), the threat to these can be existential and therefore grander than more 'mundane' challenges of the day-to-day management of a school.
The research I did suggested that Heads think that there are more 'ethical' challenges as government policy narrows the curriculum and resources become scarcer alongside the needs of children and young people rising with the impact of austerity on all aspects of lives. Since 2014 that was worsened. This therefore places Heads in the challenging position of 'labouring ethically', finding a way through the issues to build that better world. There are days when it's a real struggle and there are times too when people find it just gets too much and leave the role (and the number of resignations by school leaders in this category has risen in recent years).
There isn't an easy answer and this blog certainly can't offer any solutions; simply it will suggest that the best response is to share what can be shared, to open up the debate about a given issue, to create psychological safety so any participant is able to engage and feel included and to seek affirmation from the wider community (and this includes the professional community who can often provide the most compassionate support through empathy and understanding).
Heads' Roundtable came about because a small group of Heads answered Ian Gilbert's tweet in 2012 calling on anyone concerned with the trajectory of (the then) Government policy on education; so it is, in itself, an ethically minded organisation. It is therefore trying to 'create better world through education' by seeking reform to the education system itself – in the long run, the only real answer to ethical labour.
Rob Campbell is a founder member of HTRT and is the CEO of the Morris Education Trust


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Animesh Ghosh completed his B. Tech in Electronics & Instrumentation Engineering, WBUT. Later he completed his Masters in Rural Development, IGNOU and Masters in Development Practice, TISS. He has more than 8 years of work experience in social sector. He worked with different Govt. agencies and gathered his experience stretching from overall planning & execution of projects, coordinating/ networking & advocacy with stakeholders, team building & strengthening leadership of elected representatives under PRIs & other community resource persons (CRPs), conducting convergence programmes, field surveys, staff training & developing learning modules etc.
After his masters he worked as an Project Executive at Professional Assistance for Development Action (PRADAN). Later he was selected for the prestigious Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellow (PMRDF) under Ministry of Rural Development and was associated with different development programmes at district level in the state of West Bengal. After four years working as a PMRDF he joined as Consultant at District Plan of Action for Children, UNICEF & Government of West Bengal. Presently he is working as an Officer on Special Duty to Director General, National Institute of Rural Development & Panchyati Raj, under Ministry of Rural Development, Hyderabad.


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Computop Minimizes the "Heavy Lifting" of International Payments Processing for KettleWorx
Creators of KettleBell Fitness Program Expand Business into Europe Leveraging Computop Paygate
New York – September 27, 2011 – Computop, a leading payment service provider (PSP), has announced that KettleWorx LLC, creators of the US' bestselling KettleBell fitness program, has gone live with Computop Paygate. With Paygate, KettleWorx is able to ensure secure and compliant online payment transactions from customers in major European markets, allowing the company to expand its business globally.
Computop worked closely with KettleWorx to make sure it had the right mix of payment options for every country it wanted to do business in. And because Computop's Paygate platform is PCI DSS-compliant, KettleWorx didn't have to go through the rigorous requirements involved with becoming PCI DSS-certified to do business in Europe.
"When we were looking for the right payment solution for our global expansion into Europe and beyond, Elavon recommended Computop without hesitation," said Greig Metzger, COO, FitnessWorx. "Today, www.KettleWorx.eu works seamlessly to process our European payments, and we are thrilled to have a trusted partner in Computop to conquer additional markets in the future. Computop is not only a payment service provider; its staff is comprised of highly knowledgeable consultants with global market expertise."
In addition to streamlining the payments process, Computop Paygate is effectively integrated into KettleWorx's overall logistics process, including order processing, delivery and returns, due to its integration with KettleWorx's supply chain solution from Kamino International Logistics.
"Working closely with our partner Elavon, we've made sure that KettleWorx is ready to do business in Europe," said Doris Linke, head of operations for Computop North America. "We look forward to continuing to help KettleWorx as it moves into other international markets."
About the Computop Paygate platform
Computop Paygate 4.0 is a multichannel payment platform that provides online retailers with secure payment solutions and efficient fraud prevention for international markets. With just one interface needed, Computop Paygate allows online retailers to get access to dozens of international payment systems, and includes fraud prevention for North America, Europe and Asia. Leading e-commerce solutions from the likes of Demandware, hybris, Magento and Oxid all support Computop Paygate as a preferred payment service solution for global payment processing. In addition, Computop Paygate has been integrated into SAP's Business ByDesign business software to provide secure global payment processing.
About Computop
Computop is a payment service provider (PSP) that was founded in 1997 and is headquartered in Bamberg, Germany. The company has global customers such as Fossil, C&A, Samsung and TUI and has offices located in North America and Europe. Computop's Paygate PCI-compliant hosted payment solution supports all non customer present payments, including telephone, online and mobile.
For further information please visit: www.computop.com.
About Elavon (www.elavon.com)
Elavon is wholly owned by U.S. Bancorp (NYSE: USB) and provides end-to-end payment processing solutions and services to more than one million merchants in the United States, Europe, Canada, Mexico, Brazil and Puerto Rico. Elavon markets solutions including credit and debit card processing, electronic gift cards, dynamic currency conversion, multi-currency support, and cross-border acquiring through multiple alliance channels including financial institutions, trade associations, third party sales agents; as well through direct sales. Elavon's suite of solutions is tailored to meet the needs of merchants in specialized markets such as retail, hospitality/T&E, health care, education and the public sector.
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Salmon Cakes
Total TimePrep/Total Time: 30 min.
Makes3 servings
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup heavy whipping cream
- 1/4 cup cornmeal
- 2 tablespoons sliced green onions
- 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- Pinch pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, optional
- 1 can (14-3/4 ounces) salmon, drained, bones and skin removed
- 1 to 2 tablespoons butter
- In a small bowl, beat eggs. Stir in the cream, cornmeal, green onions, flour, baking powder, pepper and, if desired, salt. Flake salmon into bowl; blend gently.
- Melt butter in a large nonstick skillet or griddle over medium heat. Drop salmon mixture by 1/3 cupfuls into butter. Fry in batches for 5 minutes on each side or until lightly browned. Serve warm.
Nutrition Facts2 patties: 451 calories, 25g fat (10g saturated fat), 267mg cholesterol, 694mg sodium, 16g carbohydrate (1g sugars, 1g fiber), 39g protein.
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Feb 29, 2020
Very good. We enjoyed these salmon cakes very much! A snap to put together. Realized I didn't have cornmeal, so substituted breadcrumbs instead. Still very good. Thanks!
Jan 25, 2019
Wonderful use for left over Salmon. I made mine small and served them as appetizers. They fried up beautifully . Crispy on the outside , creamy on the inside. VFE
Jan 7, 2019
As suggested by some other reviewers I added a little mustard for an added zip. They fried up golden brown and were delicious!
Jun 12, 2017
I really liked the way these salmon patties came out, but even though I used the mustard and some old bay seasoning, they were kind of bland. I will add more seasoning the next time. Great base recipe though!
Mar 27, 2016
Cleaning out my pantry I found a can of salmon I needed to use. I found this recipe, read the reviews and based on what I read I decided to try it. I did add a bit of mustard as some cooks suggested. They were delicious! Very fast and tasty. I had dinner on the table in no time flat.
Sep 3, 2014
I tried this recipe and really like it. The salmon cakes are tender and fluffy. It's the "go to" recipe for salmon cakes now!
Mar 1, 2014
These salmon cakes were wonderful! I, like another reviewer added a little mustard. I have always used crushed crackers, but the cornmeal and the whipping cream was a nice change and I will always make them this way from now on. I think flaking the salmon and just gently folding it in last and then scooping them up with a measuring cup makes them much looser and moister than shaping them in my hands. I have also always left the bones in when using canned salmon, they are soft and add a nice bit of crunch.
Feb 8, 2014
I have made these several times....only change I made was to add some mustard. Family loves these salmon cakes. Very good and easy and quick to make.
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this is the best salmon cake receipt I have tried. I would recommend this to anyone
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Cell phones are becoming one of the most crucial parts of our lives since every task can be performed easily with their help. Phones, on the other hand, allow people to share various digital information like media files, videos, photos, and even audios.
What's more, this technology comes with great services and features that allow us to live a better virtual life. Various mobile apps, real-time chatting applications, instant messaging services, and among others take us to stay connected to other people.
However, just like any other technology, cell phones have some disadvantages too. Some people want to track or monitor their children and employees. This technology helps people to have secret and better conversations with others. That is why it is hard to find out whether a person is doing something or not.
If you're looking for some ways on how to hack a cell phone, then you're in the right place. Hacking someone else's phone will allow you to obtain all mobile activities. With precautions and small formalities, you will be able to find out if your kids or staff are hiding something from you.
No matter what your reasons are, there are lots of tips that are certain to help you when it comes to hacking a device and here are some of them.
How to hack someone's cell phone without touching it?
There are tons of applications available on the Internet that can offer the best answer possible to a lot of people on how to hack someones cell phone with just their number.
A hacking app or spy app can greatly help you in hacking a phone. These days, many software developers have made a lot of applications and in fact, they're still working to make such apps more user-friendly and at the same time innovative.
As time passes by, software or app developers are correcting the problems this app consists of to make it more efficient and effective for the people.
1. Use a spy app - NEXSPY
This is perhaps the simplest yet most effective way for you to hack someone else's phone. These days, there are lots of spy or hacking apps out there, however, it is highly recommended that you opt for the best one like NEXSPY.
This app is one of the widely used tools for hacking cellphones. In fact, NEXSPY is very easy to use and it's very affordable. It is loaded with tons of impressive features that are sure to help you in hacking phones properly.
When it comes to employee monitoring purposes and parental control, NEXSPY is one of the best apps that you can use. This efficient and reliable is very easy to use and most importantly, it can't be detected. Additionally, you can choose to unhide or hide it, proving you wide-ranging liberty to utilize it in any way you want.
- Internet and website history
With the NEXSPY app, you will be able to track and monitor various internet activities such as browser history and bookmarks. But aside from that, it will let you view all the networks (Wi-Fi) that the phone had connected in conjunction with timestamps as well as location.
- Monitor call logs
This will offer you comprehensive information regarding the incoming as well as outgoing calls to the phone. NEXSPY will let you view address books, and of course, records a VoIP call using recording apps.
Nevertheless, for iPhones, this app will let you make FaceTime calls to record the environment that you may listen later secretly.
- Read text messages
NEXSPY is not only great in monitoring calls, but it will allow you to view text messages that received and sent as well. With this in mind, parents will be able to keep a closer watch on the activities of their children.
- Read instant messaging apps
In addition to emails, iMessage, SMS, and MMS, there are tons of instant messaging applications all over the world that broaden the communication's horizon.
Popular chat applications such as WeChat, Viber, Facebook Messenger, and WhatsApp are among the most used apps used by many people for sending and receiving messages that have media. Also, there are social media applications such as Tinder and Instagram where messages can be received and delivered to any person.
Nevertheless, if you use NEXSPY as your app for hacking someone's phone, we are certain that you will monitor the conversation that happens between your child and other persons.
- Track location
Above and beyond reading messages and monitoring calls, NEXSPY will also help you in tracking the current location of your target device. As a matter of fact, this spy app offers geofencing and GPS tracking.
With these features, you will be able to track the accurate setting and be updated all the time. What's more, it will record location history aside from monitoring the location.
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Unlike other apps out there, NEXSPY works well with all popular devices.
When it comes to Android devices, this application is compatible with Android 4.0.3 up to Android PIE. When installing this application on an Android device you need to access the target device and it should have an internet connection.
For iOS, NEXSPY is compatible with all devices versions up to 11.4.1. However, when installing, you need to access the device and it should be jailbroken first.
In the actual fact, NEXSPY is known as one of the most affordable hacking applications out there that are loaded with great features. This app is available in the different subscription plans:
Monthly – $39 per month
Quarterly – $29 per month or $87 for every 3 months
Yearly – $19 per month or $228 for one year
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As a piece of advice, if you want to save a lot consider investing in the yearly plan. But if you don't have plans hacking a phone for a long period of time, then the monthly or quarterly plan can be a great option.
If you're searching for an efficient and affordable application that can help you in hacking into hacking someone's cellphone successfully, then look no further, because NEXSPY is the perfect option.
Nevertheless, learning how to hack someone's phone is not as hard as you think. With a bit of research and knowledge, you will be able to do it correctly and safely.
2. Utilize phishing to obtain your credentials
Nobody will install a malicious application on their mobile phone shrewdly. If you want to hack the phone of a certain person, one of the best ways that you can is through phishing.
With the aid of a phishing scheme, you will be able to trap your target using a fake version of legit websites to extract credentials. As a matter of fact, such websites look like original websites and they're becoming more and more refined.
If ever you have fooled your target in accessing as well as providing their details to these websites you will be able to hack his/her phone with ease.
Additionally, if the phone of your target doesn't have an anti-virus, you're certain that they will not know that they fell to a trap and provided details to fake sites.
3. Send spam messages
With this tip, you will have access to the Google Account of your target. Most people these days make use of their Google account for almost everything that they do on the Internet.
Their account is also connected to their different social media channels, colleges, schools, and even online shopping accounts.
Without a doubt, a Google account is the key to monitoring or tracking a person's activities and whereabouts. If you access the account of your target, you can hack almost everything with ease.
However, for you to gain access, you'll need a verification code most especially if you don't know the account's password. Google, on the other hand, will send the code into the target device and this is the main reason why you should send a spam message.
Nevertheless, here's what you need to do.
- Step 1
Log in to Google and enter the phone number of your target device and then click Forgot Password. From here, Google will send the code.
- Step 2
The question is how can you get the code? If you can't access the device physically, then consider sending spam messages to the target's number.
Your message should look like this, "We would like to inform you that there have been authorized activities on your account in Google. Kindly reply with the code you've received."
After sending the message wait for a few minutes and see if you fool him/her successfully. If the target responds, then it is a successful one.
- Step 3
When you receive the code, immediately make a new password for the Google account.
- Step 4
Lastly, log in to the account and monitor every bit of details.
Now that you already know how to hack someone's phone, we highly recommend that you shouldn't use the above-mentioned tips for doing delinquencies and hurting other people.
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Due to its exclusive relationship with Renault, B&R's Co-founder and CEO Carlos-A. Rosillo chose the London debut of the R.S. 17 to introduce the first in a trilogy of new watches dedicated to the team. Although the threesome won't have its official launch until Baselworld later this month, Rosillo allowed a sneak peek at the first of the set: the BR03-94 RS17. While the signature 42mm square case is pure Bell & Ross, most of the material influences and design cues come straight from Renault Sport – if you don't like yellow, this is not the watch for you!


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In case you missed this episode on the Playing with Science channel…. Swim… Bike… Run… Science! Hosts Gary O'Reilly and Chuck Nice enter the world of endurance as we explore Ironman Triathlons alongside Mark Allen, voted ESPN's Greatest Endurance Athlete of All Time, and exercise scientist Samuele Marcora.
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Hereford Cathedral has played a big part in the life of Hereford Police Male Choir. It was the venue 60 years ago for the first concert given by the choir, when it was formed to sing at a celebration of the centenary of the old Herefordshire Constabulary. Over the years they have continued to entertain audiences in the cathedral with their fine choral singing.
The latest was the choir's Diamond Jubilee concert, marking six decades of song which have seen the choir sing in the Royal Albert Hall, on BBC TV and on tours of Europe and Canada. The Choir has raised over a £1 million for charities.
To mark their long association with the cathedral the 65–strong choir has donated £2,965 to the Cathedral Perpetual Trust, and the Dean, the Very Rev. Michael Tavinor dropped in on a rehearsal to collect the cheque and thank the choristers. In return he was presented with their latest CD, "60 Years on the Beat", which is available at Off the Wall gift shop in St Peter's Street in the city.


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What is the Dublin North West Area Partnership?
Dublin North West Area Partnership was established to support individuals and families and to address social exclusion. The Partnership is a company limited by guarantee and is registered as a charity with the Irish tax authorities. Dublin North West Area Partnership's Charitable Status Number is: 11574
What is the Dublin North West Area established to do?
Dublin North West Area Partnership strives to listen, support and encourage local people to create positive change in their communities. We work in partnership with groups and individuals, the business sector, trade unions, state agencies and the community & voluntary sector.
What is the function of the Dublin North West Area ?
We focus on Community Development, Education, Employment, Childcare, Enterprise,Older Persons and the TÚS programme.
The Partnership is funded by the Irish Government to implement the Local Community Social Inclusion Programme to address issues in our designated catchment areas.
When was the Dublin North West Area formed?
Established in 1991 it was one of the first eleven Area Based Partnership companies established under the Programme for Economic & Social Progress.
Who is the Dublin North West Area working to support?
The whole community and particularly people on the margins of society as a result of family status, age, poverty, employment or education status, ethnicity or sexual orientation.
How does the Dublin North West Area operate?
Its activities are governed by a voluntary Board with very broad membership of directors drawn from State Agencies, Community representatives, Employer and Trade Union representatives and locally elected politicians.


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Gotham City is a major US city based in the state of Gotham, neighboring Illinois and Lake Michigan. It is home to several notable individuals and organizations.
It is also the site of one of the worst terrorist attacks in the United States, which took place between the beginning of August and the middle of December 2013.
It is the major location associated with the Expanded Universe.


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Program Description
During the Pre-Clinical Medical Science Program students partake in ICM as the beginning of their clinical education, which serves as preparation for their clinical rotations.
It is essential, for medical students' success on medical board examinations and in performance throughout their clinical clerkships, for medical students to learn how to interact with patients and professionals, and progressively to elicit relevant histories, undertake relevant examinations and perform procedures, under the guidance of clinical staff.
The goal of the ICM program is to familiarize students with the appropriate clinical knowledge and physical examination skills necessary to effectively transition to clinical rotations. We further expect students to gain competency, understanding, and intuitiveness about the clinical process so they can more effectively engage in the clinical practice of medicine during their clinical clerkships.
IUHS believes a comprehensive integrated approach to learning is the most effective way to ensure students will not only understand concepts but also have the ability to convert this knowledge into the clinical setting. This is accomplished through a combination of online distributed lectures (integrated with our preclinical block curriculum), clinical simulation – performance-based learning activities and team competencies, and direct supervision activities with our associate clinical faculty in real clinical patient encounters
Students will learn to:
- incorporate all aspects of the patient encounter from the initial interview to the physical exam, ordering of tests, working diagnosis and treatment.
- properly manage a patient in a clinical and hospital setting.
- appreciate the integral role the medical team plays in providing optimal care.
- become familiar with the complex and meaningful integration of all the medical disciplines and the vital role of the practitioner in orchestrating this process in the clinical theater.
Virtual patient simulation
The University uses DxR Clinician, a web-based patient simulation software for teaching, learning, and evaluating key clinical reasoning skills.
Students are challenged with a multitude of clinical case problems throughout the preclinical period using our DxR interface. Students are required to work through each clinical case systematically, which provides them with insight and a clear, concise understanding each procedure.
Associate Clinical Faculty
Beginning in the first pre-clinical block, students are partnered with IUHS Associate Clinical Faculty/Mentors. These faculty members are practicing medical doctors in good standing with their jurisdictional medical authorities, who will engage students with meaningful IUHS curriculum and activities throughout the students' pre-clinical education. This "hands-on" instruction provides students with clinical experiences designed to integrate fundamental knowledge and develop the clinical skills necessary to interview, assess patients and ultimately make clinical decisions. When students are in clinical rotations and residency, the understanding of clinical decision making and the integration of skills will be essential for the modern student to perform well.
Students spend approximately 30% of their preclinical period engaged in "hands-on" meaningful curriculum.
Each Associate Clinical Faculty member is not intended to be a content expert on every topic. Following a defined curriculum, he or she will demonstrate and instruct the student on relevant clinical and physical examination skills related to each pre-clinical block. These faculty will motivate and guide students to discuss and explore the practice of medicine and challenge them to integrate their studies with patient care.
Associate Clinical Faculty members (also known as Mentors) are expected to:
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- act as a catalyst to stimulate the student to explore current medical issues and work through problems which may arise in a clinical setting.
- discuss and explore issues with students, bringing their clinical experience forward to explain the significance of important basic sciences and clinical issues. In addition, they will reinforce the key concepts and principles introduced through the case studies, as well as any other issues which arise in discussions.
- assist the student in gaining extra clinical exposure where possible, aligned with the problems being studied.
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Life at Deloitte
Why Deloitte
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Tell us about your career path at Deloitte (How long have you worked for Deloitte, how has your career evolved?)
I have been with Deloitte Canada since January 2016, where I worked in Audit until April 2017. Following my CPA leave this past summer, I am now transitioning to the advisory side of our business.
What has been your favorite part of working for Deloitte?
The learning experience. I am always being pushed out of my comfort zone to learn and grow.
What has been most interesting, challenging, or surprising about working for Deloitte?
The trust managers have put in me and their belief that I can figure out anything that comes up, while constantly providing their support.
What will stand out for you as the greatest benefit of working for Deloitte?
The Deloitte name is always good to have on your resume, but it is the way you learn and the variety of different scenarios and opportunities—with the help of managers, colleagues, coaches and mentors—that makes Deloitte the best schooling you will ever attend.
What is it about working for Deloitte that inspires you the most?
Teamwork. Whether it's the direct project team, or the amazing extended relationships developed with colleagues who are just an instant message or a phone call away, you are never alone.
How has Deloitte invested in you as a leader, helping you grow?
The people I work with see my worth, and spend the time to help me grow and develop. Deloitte Canada has amazing training and access to networking events and conferences that constantly help us learn and connect with new and interesting people.
List your proudest professional and personal achievements.
I had the chance to mentor a group of 13-year old girls for the Technovation Challenge, a worldwide competition to create their own mobile app and business plan. They won third place in the Montreal competition, which made me so proud. In the seven months I was involved, I learned a lot from the girls and my co-mentors, and evolved tremendously. Since then I have continued to be very involved in the community.


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In opening a new 25,000 SF Orientation Automation Center, Radian, a company that connects lenders, homebuyers, investors and loan servicers using a suite of private mortgage insurance and related risk management products, brought together its corporate, technology and operations teams in one facility. Utilizing an open-plan floor plate, the new space accommodates these business units' continuously changing needs, offers improved workspaces and enhances collaboration. NELSON created a high-energy, fun workplace, which employs cues from the financial industry, community and company history while also incorporating elements of sustainability.
Additional space was needed to accommodate staff increases at the Headquarters building due to the dedication of additional resources to support a new modernization program over the next five years. The modernization program will leverage iterative development to allow for flexibility and enhancements based on changing needs over time. After making visits to other companies, reviewing research provided by NELSON and considering comments from CapGemini, the consultant leading the system integrator and modernization effort, it quickly became clear that an open work plan would be most conducive to a productive environment for the Radian teams.
The open work plan also led to other benefits that are aligned with Radian's corporate goals, including a reduction of square footage per person and a reduction of the company's overall corporate carbon footprint. In addition, the state-of-the-art workspace will help to attract and retain technical talent in today's competitive market.
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When Mack Laing lived in his Comox residence, he probably hadn't considered that graffiti would someday cover the walls of his house.
But that's exactly what happened.
Each side of the house known as Shakesides contains graffiti. One of the drawings is quite impressive — a large head with curly black hair and defined facial features. Some might consider it to be art. But it's also a crime.
Who pays for graffiti removal? We do. The taxpayers.
In big cities, graffiti vandalism is indicative of gang activity. It contributes to lowered property values, lost business and overall decay.
Though not as prevalent in the Comox Valley, graffiti can still be an expensive problem. The rule of thumb is one to three dollars per square foot of surface removal. Typically, the cost of removal varies from $100 to $250 per site. However, costs can increase when certain factors come into play: type of surface, type of paint or ink, weather conditions at time of removal, location of tags, and whether chemical paint removers and/or power washing is required. There's also contractor fees. Most charge a standard rate for set-up, ranging from $50 to $100.
"Graffiti removal is terribly expensive no matter how one looks at it," a local administrator said.
Last year, the City of Courtenay spent about $4,700 on properties — not just buildings — for graffiti removal. Not a huge sum, but enough to maintain or kickstart a community program initiated by a non-profit or individual.
Municipal councils are constantly faced with requests from well-intentioned people seeking financial assistance for any number of social, cultural and educational programs. If only they could help them all — but there's only so much money in the pot. And the pot gets smaller each time a staff member has to waste time and money cleaning a defaced building.
Kudos to schools and community groups that have initiated graffiti walls. These tend to encourage murals, which constitute art.
Graffiti on property that is not one's own, doesn't. That is vandalism.
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Trump pushes out Priebus, names DHS' Kelly WH chief of staff
WASHINGTON (AP) —The Latest on President Donald Trump's firing of Reince Priebus as chief of staff (all times local):
5:30 p.m.
President Donald Trump says the aide he's replacing as chief of staff, Reince Priebus, is a "good man."
Trump made the comment to reporters after he tweeted the news that Priebus' successor as chief of staff is the secretary of homeland security, John Kelly.
He added of the retired Marine general: "John Kelly will do a fantastic job."
Priebus' hold on the White House job has long been in question, more so this week after Trump's new communications director badmouthed him to a reporter for the New Yorker. Trump hired Anthony Scaramucci over Priebus's objections and Scaramucci reports directly to the president.
Trump is calling Kelly "a true star" of the administration. Trump also tweeted his thanks to Priebus.
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President Donald Trump says Gen. John F. Kelly is his new White House chief of staff.
That means Reince Priebus is out.
Trump tweeted: "I am pleased to inform you that I have just named General/Secretary John F Kelly as White House Chief of Staff. He is a Great American."
Kelly is currently the secretary of Homeland Security.
Trump tweeted that Kelly "has been a true star of my administration."
Priebus traveled with Trump earlier in the day to an appearance in Brentwood, New York. Trump thanked him for his service and "dedication to his country."


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I like the topic but I disagree (respectfully) with many (not all) of the notions in the first part of this article. I think the author forgets that there is strategic intelligence and tactical intelligence. Mostly what she is talking about is tactical or actionable intelligence. The author uses the example of of a fire department but what we all need to know that while a fire department operates in the realm of tactical intelligence there is someone in that community looking at the bigger picture or strategic intelligence, that being the emergency operations center. If you are interested in the difference between tactical and strategic Intel go over to the "Forward Observer" website and look for an article entitled "Tactical, Operational, and Strategic Intelligence." Don't wait to discover a threat when it's knocking on your AO. I am looking forward to the rest of the article to see if the bigger picture is addressed.
Thanks for clarifying the difference between information and intelligence. And linking up why you gather up this stuff in the first place to what are you going to do with it next.
Sometimes having an under-active imagination is an asset. Keep it real. Thanks Kit!
Kit's point are well taken, but Area of Interest is the circle or sphere used to enclose where you gather information from.
In a sphere, you consider also anything undergound such as earthquake potential, and overhead with continuous coverage satellites when everything is photographed in fine detail continuously.
Intelligence isn't just about your team, it's also about knowing what capabilities of all other forces in the sphere: Anitfa, FBI, Sheriff, security, NOAA, public utility repair teams, telecoms, road crews, first responders, private groups, etc., that could influence situational outcomes.
Weather effects on terrain in the A of Interest are important, as wind storms cut power, fall trees across our roads, high wind waves shut down key floating bridges infrequently, wet and snowy roads cause collisions which shut down mountain passes and floods shut down I-5 at Chehalis, mud slides frequently shut down the passenger rail service in the Puget region, and not infrequently close off the sole highway resupply routes. All these are impacts which should be assessed and monitored, as they impact both your AO and Area of Influence, so are key information items.
God Bless
The term AO is typically shorthand for Area of Responsibility, which then makes the boundaries of a fire department or fire battalion or company within a department easier to understand.
Unless you plan to exercise control over a large swath of territory, like the State Guard or National Guard would, your AOR or AO is relatively small. Maybe just the local neighborhood. Your Area of Interest, OTOH, could be considerably larger, and might include neighboring towns and cities.
Always Out Front.
Thanks for posting this.
For some reason I can't copy and paste them from her site.
But I can from here with no issues.
Their web site has DigiProve installed, "The Digiprove plugin will inhibit the common right-click and copy function available to users through their browsers, warn them about copying protected material, and send you an Email alert bearing the IP address of the user behind the copy attempt.".
My AO is my line of sight. Not that I don't want it to be larger or wouldn't want to help my neighbors but I doubt I can do much outside if it, even with the whole team
This is really a welcome and much needed look at AO.
Area of Responsibility (AOR), as referenced in comments above, is really irrelevant in the context of your excellent article, and the terms are not truly interchangeable. For example, the Tucson Sector of the Border Patrol extends from the AZ-NM state line, westward to the Yuma County line. No BP agent considers the entire sector to be their AOR. Much like your example of fire stations, BP agents work out of geographical areas that are much smaller in size. Thus, an agent assigned to the Three Points station may have an AOR that is 20X30 miles, versus several thousand square miles. For a BP agent, AO is really a tactical definition of an even smaller area where they routinely work. The key point of your article is that you have to know your AO and be able to respond to situations within that AO in a timely manner. If that turns out to be limited by your line of sight, so be it.
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