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NHS trust mops up after electronic patient records mess
Oxford University hospitals NHS trust is dealing with patient contact and data quality issues following a major project to implement Cerner Millennium. A roll-out of the Cerner Millennium electronic patient record (EPR) system caused delays in treating patients at Oxford University hospitals NHS, its board has found. There were …
Massive business change project (looking like a software rollout) fails to provide enough training
While the main benefits will take 2 years (at least) to start showing through.
I suppose the patients should be grateful it's actually working and the trust is not paralyzed with a worm.
It's now better, but still far from being acceptable
It was, indeed, a complete shambles as it was taking about 5 minutes to retrieve each caller's data on the computer. Hence the backlog and huge delays on the phone.
It appears that some parts of the OUH may have anticipated problems because they have carried on running their own appointments systems independently of the patient contact centre. In fact, they are still advising patients to call them directly about appointments and not go through the PCC.
However, it hasn't helped that the PCC has been giving out contact numbers to other hospital areas that don't have anyone to answer the phone (just endless answer-phones where no-one ever calls back). It seems you need to know the special handshake before you can get a contact number for someone who will actually arrange an appointment for you.
And this is after the problems have been "fixed".
Good Lord
Whatever next?
Not necessarily the software
Cerner and its main competitor EPIC are in use in literally thousands of health care facilities around the world. AFAK the majority of these places use them to good effect and they do create benefits in patient care and development of lines of treatment.
This sounds, to me, like the consequences of a bad training program.
Cover up
it was not the rollout that was bungled particularly - it is just a heinous piece of software, which was turned into a vanity project by the ex-Medical Director of BT Health who is now CEO at Oxford.
There is now a lot of egg on people's faces and people expect the rest of the hospital to be paralysed if/when they go live with the rest of it.
The effects have been so bad that the Trust has not submitted any figures from the new system to the Strategic Health Authority in a desperate attempt to keep their Foundation Trust application alive.
Let's hope that people don't submit FOI requests to find out what the real performance has been, rather than the made-up figures sent to the SHA - now that would be awkward !
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The elite art set were out in force to support him, each one more leggy and more swanlike than the last. There was Dasha Zhukova wearing a fairy like confection from Rodarte, and the ever elegant Caroline Sieber, who hugged her jacket around her shoulders as she feared her sparkling Mark Fast dress was just on the reckless side of revealing. "Such a sweet and charming guy," she said of Mark, "but so racy!"
We had to stop Giovanna Battaglia, darling of the blogosphere and a vision in red Givenchy. Wasn't she tired after a whole month of fashion parties and endless style? "Ah but Frieze it is different to Fashion Week," she said, "still the parties but at least I am allowed to go home early!"
Brush-off of the night came from the beautiful, the chiseled, the debonair Mr Tom Ford, who breezed in wearing a suit so sharp we thought we might cut ourselves when we brushed against his arm. When we asked him whether we might take his picture for Grazia Daily he drawled, "it sounds really grand dear but if you don't mind I think just now I'll pass." Be still our beating hearts!
Everyone was enthusing about the art – huge, apocalyptic canvasses with titles like Sick Feathers and Marvellous Ass - ever more as the evening wore on and the vodka on the rocks unleashed peoples' inner art critics. Alison Mosshart of The Kills was gazing at one painting so intently that we wondered whether she might be buying. "Oh I would," she said, "if only my walls were big enough!"
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Within a half hour we had all the information confirmed by Everst Metro Police, and were on our way to speak to the bartender who recognized the fugitive and called police. We were the only news outlet on the scene for hours, and had the story first, thanks to the twitter tip.
This was a great example of how new media can serve our station in ways we haven't experienced in the past. We monitor twitter for talk about local events, and users can quickly send us tips with just a few keystrokes. @socialmatt wrote a great blog entry on our twitter exchange and the use of social media for mainstream news at his blog here.
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A message from President Robert L. Head, Ph.D.
Just as our GIs have served, we aim to serve them
Dear students, faculty and staff:
A new federal program will help many veterans who are seeking a higher education.
As described by the Veterans Administration, the Yellow Ribbon GI Education Enhancement Program (Yellow Ribbon Program) is a provision of the Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2008. It allows institutions of higher learning (degree granting institutions) in the U.S. to voluntarily enter into an agreement with the VA to fund tuition expenses that exceed the highest public in-state undergraduate tuition rate. The institution can contribute up to 50 percent of those expenses and VA will match the same amount as the institution.
Rockford College is pursuing an agreement to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program. Veterans who served 36 months of active duty after Sept.10, 2001, are eligible for the benefits. We are in contact with various service agencies in the area to create partnerships ensuring a quality experience for any veteran using this program. Last Thursday, about 10 veterans attended an information seminar hosted by Rockford College and sponsored by the Illinois Department of Veterans' Affairs. Frank Delatorre, veterans' educational specialist, facilitated the session.
I strongly believe that veterans deserve the best we can offer for their unselfish and dedicated service to our country. Most of you will agree that Sept.11th, 2001 has radically changed our society.
My younger son, Jason, experienced that time with much reflection. He was motivated by a call to serve and shortly before graduating from high school, enlisted in the Ohio Army National Guard. Jason has since served in Iraq and taken on a full-time assignment as a trainer, moving from base to base to help prepare our forces to defend our nation. I have said before that as a father, I preferred a non-military career for my son. When Jason and I discussed his choice and I shared my concerns with him, Jason simply responded that if he and others like him didn't serve, who would? Jason was absolutely right and I am so proud of him for accepting the call as his personal responsibility. The new GI Bill provides those like Jason an opportunity to further their education.
Rockford College currently has 16 veterans enrolled. To these veterans, and those who might enroll in the fall under the Yellow Ribbon Program, I thank you for your commitment and your service.
Have a good week.
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FORT WAYNE -- Several offices of a local doctor accused of recklessly prescribing pain medication were raided Wednesday.
Search warrants from Allen Superior Court were served at four locations of Dr. William Hedrick, the founder and president of Centers for Pain Relief.
Hedrick is currently facing discipline from the state's medical licensing board, stemming from a complaint filed against him last month by the Indiana Attorney General's Office, which alleges some of his patients have died from multiple drug toxicities.
And while no criminal charges have been filed, the raids show the investigation into Hedrick and his medical practice now includes a plethora of state and federal law enforcement agencies.
The Allen County Prosecutor's Office, Fort Wayne Police Department, federal Drug Enforcement Agency and the state Attorney General's Office Medicaid Fraud Control Unit are all involved, according to a statement from the prosecutor's office.
So, too, is the Office of Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Resources, which had agents help serve the warrants Wednesday.
The Office of Inspector General typically looks into fraud, waste and abuse of programs such as Medicare and Medicaid, a spokesman said.
Officials would not comment on what, if anything, was taken from the offices.
Hedrick's practice has more than a dozen locations throughout northeast Indiana, according to his web site, but several in Fort Wayne were closed Wednesday in lieu of the raids.
One, Health Now Urgent Care, had a sign posted in its door apologizing to patients for the inconvenience and noting that it is expected to be open today.
A spokeswoman for Hedrick said the doctor is cooperating with law enforcement officials.
Hedrick came under fire early last month when the state Attorney General's Office sought an emergency suspension of his license before the Medical Licensing Board.
An official with the attorney general's office said at the time that Hedrick "poses a clear danger to his patients and the public," noting that he aggressively prescribed pain medications.
Later that month, the attorney general's office filed a formal complaint with the licensing board against Hedrick alleging that he:
- Treated chronic, non-cancer pain with opiate drugs without sufficient education, training or experience, causing negative effects in his patients.
- Recklessly prescribed highly addictive pain medications for non-medical purposes.
- Overused steroid injections beyond what is medically acceptable.
- Operated a pain clinic outside the bounds of legitimate medicine.
- Failed to apply current theories of appropriate pain management to treat patients.
- Failed to adequately supervise advance practice nurses and physicians' assistants with whom he was required to collaborate and monitor for patient care and safety.
Initially, Hedrick had reached a proposed settlement with the attorney general's office that would have seen his license suspended for two years, after which he would have needed to show that he was fit to practice.
That would have led to him being placed on probation for four years.
But last week, the licensing board rejected that proposal. Instead, board members wanted to hear specific information about the allegations.
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|Black Forest
|150 km (93 mi)
|Range coordinates
|48°18′N 8°9′E / 48.300°N 8.150°ECoordinates: 48°18′N 8°9′E / 48.300°N 8.150°E
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The Black Forest (German: Schwarzwald, pronounced [ˈʃvaʁt͡svalt]) is a wooded mountain range in Baden-Württemberg, southwestern Germany. It is bordered by the Rhine valley to the west and south. The highest peak is the Feldberg with an elevation of 1,493 metres (4,898 ft). The region is almost rectangular with a length of 160 km (99 mi) and breadth of up to 60 km (37 mi).
The Black Forest consists of a cover of sandstone on top of a core of gneiss and granites. Formerly it shared tectonic evolution with the nearby Vosges Mountains. Later during the Middle Eocene a rifting period affected the area and caused formation of the Rhine graben. During the last glacial period of the Würm glaciation, the Black Forest was covered by glaciers; several tarns (or lakes) such as the Mummelsee are remains of this period.
Rivers in the Black Forest include the Danube (which originates in the Black Forest as the confluence of the Brigach and Breg rivers), the Enz, the Kinzig, the Murg, the Nagold, the Neckar, the Rench, and the Wiese. The Black Forest occupies part of the continental divide between the Atlantic Ocean drainage basin (drained by the Rhine) and the Black Sea drainage basin (drained by the Danube).
Some of the highest mountains in the Black Forest are:
- Feldberg (1,493 m (4,898 ft)), highest mountain of the Black Forest
- Herzogenhorn (1,415 m (4,642 ft))
- Belchen (1,414 m (4,639 ft))
- Schauinsland (1,284 m (4,213 ft))
- Kandel (1,241 m (4,072 ft)), highest mountain of the Central Black Forest
- Blauen (1,165 m (3,822 ft))
- Hornisgrinde (1,164 m (3,819 ft)), highest mountain of the Northern Black Forest
Political jurisdiction[edit]
Administratively, the Black Forest belongs completely to the state of Baden-Württemberg and comprises the cities of Pforzheim, Baden-Baden and Freiburg as well as the following districts (Kreise). In the north: Enz, Rastatt and Calw; in the middle: Freudenstadt, Ortenaukreis and Rottweil; in the south: Emmendingen, Schwarzwald-Baar, Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald, Lörrach and Waldshut.
Ecology and economy[edit]
The forest mostly consists of pines and firs, chiefly a mixture of the European native Norway Spruce and American imported Douglas Fir and White Pine. Some of them are grown in commercial monoculture. Similar to other forested regions, the Black Forest has had areas that were annihilated by mass logging. Due to logging and land use changes the forest proper is only a fraction of its original size and the original hardwood trees were replaced by fast-growing conifers. The cyclone Lothar downed trees on hundreds of acres of mountaintops in 1999. This left some of the high peaks and scenic hills bare, with only primary growth shrubs and young fir trees.
The main industry is tourism. In addition to the towns and monuments noted below, the Black Forest is crossed by numerous long distance footpaths, including some of the first to be established. The European long-distance path E1 crosses the Black Forest following the routes of some of the local long-distance paths. There are numerous shorter paths suitable for day walks, as well as mountain biking and cross-country skiing trails. The total network of tracks amounts to around 23,000 kilometres (14,000 mi), and is maintained and overseen by a voluntary body, the Schwarzwaldverein (Black Forest Society), which has around 90,000 members (figures from Bremke, 1999, p. 9).
Black Forest clockmakers are renowned for their precision clocks. Most of the mechanical clocks are now sold as antiquities as many factories were shut down after the First World War and the Second World War. A few factories survived the structural change.
Points of interest[edit]
There are many historic towns in the Black Forest. Popular tourist destinations include Baden Baden, Freiburg, Calw (the birth town of Hermann Hesse), Gengenbach, Staufen, Schiltach, Haslach and Altensteig. Other popular destinations include such mountains as the Feldberg, the Belchen, the Kandel, and the Schauinsland; the Titisee and Schluchsee lakes; the All Saints Waterfalls; the Triberg Waterfalls, not the highest, but the most famous waterfalls in Germany; and the gorge of the River Wutach.
The Black Forest Open Air Museum is an open-air museum that shows the life of 16th or 17th century farmers in the region, featuring a number of reconstructed Black Forest farms. The German Clock Museum in Furtwangen portrays the history of the clock industry and of watchmakers.
For drivers, the main route through the region is the fast A 5 (E35) motorway, but a variety of signposted scenic routes such as the Schwarzwaldhochstraße (60 km (37 mi), Baden-Baden to Freudenstadt), Schwarzwald Tälerstraße (100 km (62 mi), the Murg and Kinzig valleys) or Badische Weinstraße (Baden Wine Street, 160 km (99 mi), a wine route from Baden-Baden to Weil am Rhein) offers calmer driving along high roads.[1] The last is a picturesque trip starting in the south of the Black Forest going north and includes numerous old wineries and tiny villages. Another, more specialized route is the German Clock Route (Deutsche Uhrenstraße),[2] a circular route which traces the horological history of the region.
Due to the rich mining history dating from medieval times (the Black Forest was one of the most important mining regions of Europe circa 1100) there are many mines re-opened to the public. Such mines may be visited in the Kinzig valley, the Suggental, the Muenster valley, and around Todtmoos.
The Black Forest was visited on several occasions by Count Otto von Bismarck during his years as Prussian and later German chancellor (1862–1890). Allegedly, he especially was interested in the Triberg Waterfalls.[3] There is now a monument in Triberg dedicated to Bismarck, who apparently enjoyed the tranquility of the region as an escape from his day-to-day political duties in Berlin.
In addition to the expected kinds of wildlife to be found in a European forest area, the following types of animals may be observed in the Black Forest.[4]
- The Black Forest cattle belong to the rare breed of Hinterwald cattle.
- The giant earthworm Lumbricus badensis is found only in the Black Forest region.[5]
- Black Forest Horses are a breed of horse, previously indispensable for heavy field work.
- In some regions of the Black Forest, the Western Capercaillie can be found.
Dialects spoken in the Black Forest area are Alemannic and Swabian.
Wood-carving is a traditional cottage industry in the region and carved ornaments now are produced in substantial numbers as souvenirs for tourists. Cuckoo clocks are a popular example; they have been made in the region since the early 18th century and much of their development occurred there.
In the past singing bird boxes were produced as well.
Black Forest ham originated from this region, and so, by name and reputation at least, did the Black Forest Cake. It also is known as the "Black Forest Cherry Cake" or "Black Forest Gateau" and is made with chocolate cake, cream, sour cherries and Kirsch.[6] The Black Forest variety of Flammkuchen is a Badisch specialty made with ham, cheese and cream. Pfannkuchen, a crêpe or crêpe-like (Eierkuchen or Palatschinken) pastry, is also common. The Black Forest is also known for its long tradition in gourmet cuisine. No fewer than 17 Michelin starred restaurants are located in the region, among them two restaurants with 3 stars (Restaurants Bareiss and Schwarzwaldstube in Baiersbronn)[7] as well as the only restaurant in Germany that has been awarded a Michelin star every year since 1966. At Schwarzwald Hotel Adler in Häusern, three generations of chefs from the same family have defended the award from the first year the Michelin Guide selected restaurants in Germany until today.[8]
The German holiday of Fastnacht, or Fasnet, as it is known in the Black Forest region, occurs in the time leading up to Lent. On Fasnetmendig, or the Monday before Ash Wednesday, crowds of people line the streets, wearing wooden, mostly hand-carved masks. One prominent style of mask is called the Black Forest Style, originating from the Black Forest Region.
The Feldberg
View from the Belchen towards the Alps
Cattle near Simonswald
Titisee, popular year-round
River Kinzig passing through the Black Forest
The Black Forest is known for its native clockmakers
Paragliding above Baden-Baden
See also[edit]
- ^ "The Independent". The Independent. 2014-03-19. Retrieved 2014-08-09.[dead link]
- ^ Apropos Werbung, Telefon 07721-98770. "German Clock Route Location". Deutsche Uhrenstrasse. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Ken Barnes (2007). A Rough Passage, Volume II: Memories of Empire. The Radcliffe Press. Retrieved 2014-08-09.
- ^ Enjoy nature with all the senses / Nature / Home / Inhalte – Schwarzwald Tourismus GmbH
- ^ Lamparski, 1985
- ^ http://www.europeancuisines.com/German-Schwarzwalder-Kirschtorte-Recipe-Black-Forest-Cake-Cherry-Kirsch
- ^ Michelin Restaurants. Via Michelin. Retrieved 18 June 2011
- ^ "The Michelin Guide and the Zumkeller Chefs". Schwarzwald Hotel Adler. Retrieved 18 June 2011
- Bremke, N. (1999). Schwarzwald quer. Karlsruhe: Braun. ISBN 3-7650-8228-7
- Lamparski, F. (1985). Der Einfluß der Regenwurmart Lumbricus badensis auf Waldböden im Südschwarzwald. Schriftenreihe des Institut für Bodenkunde und Waldernährungslehre der Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i. Br., 15. ISSN 0344-2691. English summary
- German Wikipedia "Pfannkuchen" disambiguation
- Barnes, K. J. (2007). A Rough Passage: Memories of an Empire
Further reading[edit]
- Käflein, Achim (photographs); Huber, Alexander (German text); Freund, BethAnne (English translation) (2012), Schwarzwald: Natur und Landschaft, edition-kaeflein.de, p. 228, ISBN 978-3-940788-16-0}
External links[edit]
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|Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopædia Britannica article Black Forest.


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Displaced Persons (DPs) and DP camps in central Europe 1945-1953
Jewish refugees after 1945 because anti-Semitism in Eastern Europe does not stop -
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-- Displaced Persons; In: Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971, vol. 6
-- Vienna; In: Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971, vol. 16
(from: Displaced Persons; In: Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971, vol. 6)
<Displaced Persons (DPs), term used to describe people who had been driven out of their homes as a result of Nazi decrees and World War II. [[and after World War II by pogroms of anti-Semitic fascist Poles]]. It was applied primarily to those who had been imprisoned in concentration and in forced labor camps.
At the end of World War II there were (col. 75)
approximately 8,000,000 DPs [[of all religions]] in Germany and the Nazi occupied territories. The victorious Allied Powers gave high priority to the rapid repatriation of the DPs so that close to 5,000,000 were returned to their home countries by August 1945 and a further 1,000,000 by the end of the year. The remainder, persons who could not or would not be repatriated for political reasons [[2 mio.]], were put into special camps under the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA).
[1944: Jews returning back see they are not wanted any more or they are alone - drive to the DP camps for special refugee category]
The general DP problem was being solved rapidly by repatriation. The Jewish DPs, however, presented a problem of an entirely different nature. At the war's end an estimated 50,000 Jews were liberated from concentration camps in Germany and Austria. Some of these joined the main stream of persons returning to their countries of origin; others managed in various ways to reach Italy in the hope of continuing from there to Palestine. Most of the Jewish survivors soon came to realize that they had no place to return to, as their communities had been destroyed and their families were no longer live. A reverse trend set in, wherein Jewish survivors began making their way to the DP camps in Germany; these were Jews who had been in hiding, had joined the partisan units, or had succeeded in posing as "Aryans". They joined into a concentrated mass of Jewish DPs in the hope of being recognized by the Allies as a separate category of refugees. Their purpose was to be rehabilitated in a new homeland rather than to be included in the groups of refugees treated by country of origin.
<Perhaps a million Jewish refugees were alive in camps in Europe in May 1945.>
(from: Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971: Zionism, vol. 16, col. 1058)
<The end of the war in Europe in May 1945 [...] was necessary to aid in the rehabilitation of hundreds of thousands of survivors of Nazi camps.>
(from: Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971: Zionism; vol. 16, col. 1087)
[1945: Harrison's investigation: The question of the recognition as a nationality of "Jew" - emigration]
On June 22, 1945, President Truman commissioned Earl G. Harrison, dean of the Faculty of Law of the University of Pennsylvania, "to inquire into the conditions and needs of displaced persons in Germany, who may be stateless or non-repatriable, particularly Jews." Harrison's report, submitted to the President on August 1, 1945, described the harsh conditions prevailing in the camps and stressed the special character of the Jewish problem: "The first and plainest need of these people is a recognition of their status as Jews. Refusal to recognize the Jews as such has the effect of closing one's eyes to their former persecution."
He also pointed out the Jewish refugees' desire to settle in Palestine and the *Jewish Agency's demand for the issue of 100,000 immigration certificates for Jewish refugees in Europe. "For reasons that are obvious most Jews want to leave Germany and Austria. The life which they have led has made them impatient of delay. They want to be evacuated to Palestine now ...
In conclusion ... the only real solution of the problem lies in the evacuation of all non-repatriable Jews in Germany and Austria, who wish it, to Palestine ..."
[[And the Arabs and the Palestinians are not asked...]]
[since 1945: DP Camps set up - immigration certificates for Palestine - special Jewish camps]
President Truman transmitted the report to General Eisenhower, Supreme Commander of the U.S. Forces in Europe, for action. In consequence, the American authorities recognized Jews as a special category of refugees, who had been persecuted for being Jewish. Conditions in the existing camps were improved, new camps were set up to reduce the overcrowding, and a considerable number of Jewish refugees were settled in "DP Assembly Centers" in the towns instead of in outlying camps. Food rations were increased and UNRRA was instructed to appoint Jewish refugees to posts in the administration of their camps. The Jews achieved autonomous internal administration as well.
President Truman also recommended to the British Government to issue 100,000 immigration certificates to Palestine. The British Zone authorities did not officially adopt the policy of defining the Jewish refugees as a separate category, but they did in fact place them in separate camps.
[Postulations for rights of recognition - Zionist organizations in the camps - claim for a Jewish state in Palestine]
At the same time, the refugees formulated and expressed their central demands: recognition of the Jewish people, establishment of a Jewish state and aliyah of the She'erit (col. 76)
ha-Peletah (meaning both "the surviving remnant" and "the saving remnant") as they called themselves. Camp committees were elected, newspapers published, and branches of the Zionist Organization set up. At the end of July 1945, 94 delegates, representatives of liberated Jews in the American, British, and French Zones of Germany and Austria, held a conference at the St. Ottilien camp near Munich. They called for immediate establishment of a Jewish state in Palestine, for recognition of the Jewish people as an equal member of the Allied nations, and Jewish participation in the peace negotiations. A central committee of the liberated Jews in Bavaria was also elected.
[Parliamentary organization of the DP-Jews]
In September 1945 liberated Jews in the British Zone of Germany held a conference at Bergen-Belsen; in October, a unified Zionist Organization held the founding convention at Landsberg; and in January 1946, the She'erit ha-Peletah in the American Zone of Germany held its first congress in Munich, which elected its executive bodies.
[October 1945: David Ben-Gurion in Germany foresees the block of the Soviet border - suggesting of a "temporary haven" in the "US" zone]
In October 1945, David *Ben-Gurion, chairman of the Executive of the Jewish Agency, visited the DP camps in Germany. He was deeply impressed by the vitality displayed by the She'erit ha-Peletah and by the instinctive sense of history demonstrated by the survivors, which had led them to leave Eastern Europe and trek to the camps in Germany. He was, however, afraid that an end would soon be put to unhindered passage from Eastern Europe to the West, and this led him to propose to Generals Eisenhower and Beddel-Smith the establishment of a "temporary haven" for persecuted Jews from Eastern and Central Europe in the American Zone.
[British zone is blocked - Morgan states that a secret organization is working for Jewish flight - 3-500,000 expected]
The American commanders accepted this principle, and on Eisenhower's recommendation it became the guideline for American policy. The British, on the contrary, prohibited the further entry of refugees into their zone on December 5, 1945. in a press conference held on January 2, 1946, the British general Frederic Morgan, who was UNRRA director for all the zones of occupation, alleged that the flight of Jews from Eastern Europe was directed by a secret, politically motivated Jewish organization. Many of these refugees, he stated, had large sums of money with them, and he warned that unless a halt was put to it, 300,000 to 500,000 Jews would be brought into Germany within a year.
[96.8% of Jewish DPs say they want to Palestine - 100,000 immigration certificates]
But in a poll conducted by UNRRA, for the Anglo-American Commission of Inquiry, 96.8% of the Jews in the DP camps expressed their desire to settle in Palestine, and as a result, the Anglo-American Committee of Inquiry recommended in its report of April 20, 1946, that the British Mandatory government immediately grant 100,000 immigration certificates for Palestine to Jewish refugees in Europe. (col. 77)
[Repatriation of some 140,000 Polish Jews from inner "SU" - big influx of Polish Jews after Kielce pogrom]
At first, the westward movement of Jews from Eastern Europe was only a trickle, due to political difficulties and the harsh winter conditions. A change took place after February 1946, when the repatriation of Polish citizens from the Soviet Union began. By mid-1946, some 140,000 Polish Jews were repatriated under this scheme. Most of them could not find their place in Poland and left for the camps in Germany, at the rate of over 5,000 a month.
After the *Kielce pogrom on July 4, 1946, their number grew enormously. Between July and October alone, 90,000 Jews from Poland arrived in the American Zone - 70,000 in Germany and 20,000 in Austria. This influx trebled the number of Jewish DPs from less than 80,000 at the beginning of 1946 (55-60,000 in Germany, 6,000 in Austria and 12,000 in Italy) to an estimated 247,000 a year later (184,000 in Germany, 44,000 in Austria, and 19,000 in Italy).
Although this number may have been slightly exaggerated, it is safe to assume that there were in fact 220-230,000 Jewish DPs at this time; of these, 150,000 were in the American Zone of Germany (including the American sector of Berlin) - approximately 100,000 in the camps, 40,000 in the cities, and 10,000 in various youth institutions and "Kibbutzei Hakhsharah" (agricultural groups training for settlement in Palestine).
The demographic composition of the refugees also underwent a change: whereas the "original" DPs had been mostly single persons, the new arrivals comprised complete families, and an educational network had to be set up for the children.
[1947: Stream of refugees from Romania - haven closed - and Jews from Hungary and Czechoslovakia]
In the spring of 1947, a new stream of refugees began to arrive, this time from Romania; However, the American authorities put an end to the policy of "temporary haven" and on April 12, 1947 prohibited the further entry of refugees into the camps. Nevertheless, some 20,000 Romanian Jews succeeded in entering the American Zone, about half to the camps in Germany and the others to Austria. Several thousand Jews from Hungary and Czechoslovakia also succeeded in infiltrating into the zone.
[Palestine remains closed - illegal immigration for war in Israel]
International pressure to facilitate the resettlement of the Jewish refugees in Palestine did not succeed in persuading the British Government to open the gates. Only the British Zone received a monthly quota of immigration certificates as of March 1947, and in "Operation Grand National" some 6,000 Jewish refugees from this zone arrived in Palestine up to the establishment of the state in 1948. In this period, the other zones received only 1,460 certificates. The refugees themselves insisted on aliyah and, as no immigration certificates were forthcoming, they took the road of "illegal" immigration.
Some 30,000 Jews from the camps in Germany, joined by another 10,000 who had not passed through these camps, took part in the Aliyah Bet movement ("illegal" immigration to Erez Israel). Of their many heroic ventures, there were two that gained world-wide attention - the La Spezia episode in the spring of 1946 and Exodus 1947 in the summer of that year (see "*Illegal" Immigration). The depth of the She'erit ha-Peletah feelings for Erez Israel found its most exalted expression in the large number of volunteers from their ranks that participated in Israel's War of Independence (7,800 from Germany and 1,600 from Austria).
[The DP camps administration - schools - cultural programs in the camps]
In the course of their stay in the camps, the Jewish refugees established their own internal administration which also gained the recognition of the authorities (the Central Committee in Munich was recognized by the zone authorities on Sept. 7, 1946, as the competent representative body of liberated Jews in the American Zone). They were also given assistance by voluntary Jewish organizations affiliated with UNRRA, primarily the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee and the Jewish Agency for Palestine.
With their aid, a network of Hebrew schools was (col. 78)
established, which at its height encompassed 10,000 children, with another 2,000 attending kindergartens. A highly diversified social and cultural program was conducted in Yiddish and Hebrew, including newspapers, theaters, orchestras, youth movements, sports organizations, etc. Thousands of young people underwent agricultural training or were taught a trade in the *ORT vocational schools or in workshops maintained by the Central Committee and the Joint. However, there was also the enforced idleness of thousands of people, which had demoralizing effects such as black market activities and, during a part of this period, the disintegration into splinter groups and exaggerated political dissension.
[since 1948: Emigration to Israel - 1950-1953: DP camps closing down]
With the establishment of the State of Israel the process that brought about the solution for the problem of the Jewish DPs began. By the end of 1949, 75,000 Jewish DPs from Germany and many thousands from Austria and Italy had gone to Israel. Only 30,000 were left in Germany and about 10,000 in Austria.
The Jewish Agency Mission wound up its operations in Germany early in 1950, and the office of the Adviser on Jewish Affairs to the U.S. Supreme Commander was also abolished. By the end of the year, the Central Committee of the She'erit ha-Peletah also ceased to exist. Four Jewish DP camps were still operating in 1951, of which three were disbanded in the course of that year and the last one in 1953.
About two-thirds of the total number of Jewish DPs settled in Israel; a quarter emigrated to other countries, especially the U.S. and Canada; and the rest remained where they were and were absorbed by the existing local Jewish communities. By their steadfast loyalty to the Jewish people and their decisive cooperation with the vishuv [[Jews in Palestine before Herzl Israel foundation, before 1948]] in the struggle for a Jewish state, the Jewish DPs made a significant contribution to the course of Jewish history. (See also *Berihah; * "Illegal" Immigration).
[[And the Arabs and the Palestinians were not asked]].
-- Jewish Agency for Palestine: Jewish Case ... (1947)
-- F. Fuss (comp.): Displaced Persons: A selected Bibliography, 1939-1947 (1948)
-- K. R. Grossmann: Jewish D.P. Problem (1951)
-- Ch. (Yahil) Hoffman: Report of the Jewish Agency Mission in Germany (1949)
-- S. E. Bloch (ed.): Holocaust and Rebirth. Bergen-Belsen 1945-1964 (1965)
-- M. J. Proudfoot: European Refugees 1939-1952 (1957)
-- L. W. Schwarz: Redeemers (1953)
-- G. Woodbridge: UNRRA, 3 vols. (1950)
-- L. H. Hardman and C. Goodman: The Survivors (1958)
-- K. Gershon: Postscript (1969)
-- Z. Warhaftig: Uprooted (1946)
-- N. Muehlen: The Survivors (1962), 1-40
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Encyclopaedia Judaica: Displaced Persons, vol. 6, col. 77-78
Encyclopaedia Judaica: Displaced Persons, vol. 6, col. 79-80
Jewish survivors and DPs in Vienna since 1945
(from: Vienna; In: Encyclopaedia Judaica 1971, vol. 16)
<Postwar Period. Shortly after the end of World War II the number of Jews in Vienna was estimated at about 4,000 people, who had survived either in hiding or in concentration and labour camps. Their number decreased due to excess of deaths over births, and emigration; the loss was soon more than compensated for by the return of several thousands of Austrian Jews, and the addition of a number of *Displaced Persons and refugees who had settled in Vienna. The population of the community reached its postwar peak in 1950 with 12,450 registered Jews, and decreased to 8,930 in 1965. It was estimated that there were at least 2,000 Jews living in Vienna who did not register with the community.
Vienna was the main transient stopping-place and the first refuge for hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees and emigrants from Eastern Europe after World War II. This applies to the greater part of the exodus of Polish Jews in 1946 (see *Berihah), and, to a lesser degree, to Jews from Rumania [[Romania]] and Hungary in 1946-47, when the Rothschild-Hospital of the Viennese community became the main screening station on the way to the D.P. camps of Germany, Austria, and Italy.> (col. 128)
[[In other regions of the "American" zones there were other towns with against hundreds of thousands of Jewish refugees and emigrants from Eastern Europe, e.g. around Munich]].
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1939. An uncaptioned portrait possibly of photographer John Vachon's wife, Millicent (Penny) Leeper. 35mm nitrate negative. View full size.
Presumably Ms. Leeper was nicknamed "Penny" as short for Milli-CENT.
The combination of a talented photographer and a striking subject knows no decade, century or millenium. Wonder if either of them thought at that moment that, 72 years hence, we'd still be admiring their work. Thanks for this one, Dave.
The natural pose, the flowers and the interesting angles. Love it!
I hope that boo-boo has healed by now.
I am stuck on store-brand adhesive bandages, 'cause store-brand adhesive bandages are stuck on me.
Maybe she ought to have stubbed out her smoking habit as effectively as she appears to have stubbed her toe; maybe her shirt pocket was her only pocket.
Surely one so elegant and at ease can be forgiven her peccadilloes, though, for providing such a super picture as she sits deep in thought in that meadow.
This is the spitting image of someone I once knew, who is probably about 60 years younger than the model in this photograph. Nostalgia compelled me to click the "colorize" button on my viewer (along with the "correct minor scan glitches" button). Sorry for the interruption, please continue browsing.
There are so many angles in the picture, wooden, arms, and legs. I wonder what hurt her right great toe? A great photograph.
Is that a cable release that I see? Was she doing something with her own camera at the time or is that just a prop?
[Note the gear visible through the crook in her arm. This one of about half a dozen shots, none of them self-portraits. - Dave]
I didn't notice the "gear visible through the crook of her arm," or more accurately I didn't recognize it as photographic equipment (I thought it was part of the fence). Nevertheless, her use of a cable release on her own camera doesn't necessarily mean that she was doing a self-portrait. Even if she were doing a self-portrait it would not necessarily be included in a group of shots taken by another photographer.
Now THAT's a dame! Band-aid on the big toe from stubbing it on the clutch and a pack of smokes at the ready. Regardless, this photo could have been taken yesterday.
The one thing that I notice first about this photo is the cigarettes in her shirt pocket. I know smoking was much more common back then, but women usually did not carry a pack around in their shirt pocket. That is where men carried their cigarettes.


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General Considerations
•vaginal and vulval tumors are the 2nd most common canine reproductive tumor and account for 2.4%-3.0% of all canine tumors
•majority of vaginal and vulval tumors are benign:
•leiomyoma and fibroma in cat
•leiomyoma and lipoma in dog
•86% of vaginal and vulvar tumors are benign smooth muscle tumors (i.e., leiomyoma and fibroma)
•majority of leiomyomas arise from vestibule of vulva rather than vagina
•extraluminal and intraluminal forms have been described:
•extraluminal present with a slow-growing perineal mass
•intraluminal are attached to vestibular or vaginal wall by variably sized pedicle and can be multiple
•mucosa is generally intact but ulceration may occur with exposure and irritation
•leiomyoma may be hormone dependent:
•leiomyoma has not been diagnosed in dogs ovariectomized < 2 years
•15% local tumor recurrence rate in intact and 0% in dogs following ovariohysterectomy
•mean age 10.8 years
•breed predisposition: Boxer
•incidence of leiomyoma higher in nulliparous bitches
•33% associated with cystic endometrial hyperplasia, ovarian cysts, and mammary gland tumors
•lipoma can arise from perivascular or perivaginal adipose tissue and attach to tuber ischii
•lipoma can lie within pelvic canal and are usually well-circumscribed and relatively avascular
•mean age 6.3 years
Transmissible Venereal Tumor
•transmissible venereal tumors occurs in 4-5-year-old dogs with increased risk in free roaming dogs
•cell origin of transmissible venereal tumors is unknown, but an undifferentiated round cell tumor of reticuloendothelial origin is most likely
•transmissible venereal tumors have a common origin as chromosomal aberrations are constant and highly specific
•virus particles have been identified in transmissible venereal tumors
•however, viral etiology is unlikely as the disease cannot be transmitted by cell-free filtrates
•transmissible venereal tumors are transmitted by contact with genital mucous membranes during coitus
•transmissible venereal tumors appear as multiple tumors along the mucosal lining of the vagina and vestibule
•benign tumors: sebaceous adenoma, fibrous histiocytoma, benign melanoma, myxoma, and myxofibroma
•malignant tumors: leiomyosarcoma, ADC, SCC, TCC, HSA, OSA, MCT, and epidermoid carcinoma
•carcinoma of bladder or urethra may present with palpably enlarged urethral papilla
Clinical Signs
•duration of clinical signs longer for extraluminal compared to intraluminal leiomyoma
•intraluminal leiomyoma often presents as mass extruding between vulval lips, particularly during estrous
•other clinical signs include vulval bleeding or discharge, enlarging vulvar mass, dysuria, hematuria, tenesmus, excessive vulval licking, and dystocia
•lipomas usually present with a slowly growing mass impinging on adjacent structures
•vaginoscopic examination, retrograde vaginography, and urethrocystography may delineate mass
•ultrasonography, FNA, and histopathology
Medical Management
•local tumor recurrence rate is high for dogs with transmissible venereal tumor and surgery is not recommended
•transmissible venereal tumors are very response to chemotherapy and radiation therapy
•chemotherapy: vincristine 0.5-0.7 mg/m 2 IV 4-8 times ± doxorubicin
Surgical Management – Benign Tumors
•exploratory celiotomy for ovariohysterectomy (due to hormonal dependence and local tumor recurrence)
•conservative surgical resection
•wide resection probably not required if ovariohysterectomy performed concurrently
•dorsal episiotomy may be required to provide adequate visualization and ensure complete resection
•dorsal episiotomy indicated for extraluminal vaginal and vulvar tumors as tumors are usually well-circumscribed and poorly vascularized resulting in good probability of complete excision
•perineal approach or pubic split is rarely required
Surgical Management – Malignant Tumors
•malignant infiltrative vaginal tumors treated with complete vulvovaginectomy and perineal urethrostomy
•sternal recumbency in perineal stand with perineum elevated
•urethra catheterized
•fusiform skin incision performed around vulva
•deeper tissues sharply dissected from labia and vestibule
•constrictor vestibuli and constrictor vulvae muscles are dissected from the vestibule
•dorsal labial branches of the ventral perineal artery are ligated or bleeding controlled with electrocautery
•catheterized urethra identified and dissected free from encircling constrictor vestibuli muscles
From: Bilbrey SA, et al: Vulvovaginectomy and perineal urethrostomy for neoplasms of the vulva and vagina. Vet Surg 18:450-453, 1989.
•vagina dissected with transection of ischiocavernosus and ischiourethralis muscles
•dissection continued cranially between paired levator ani muscles to level of cervix
•vaginal branches of vaginal and uterine arteries and veins ligated
•vagina transected immediately caudal to cervix in intact bitches or cervix and uterine stump removed in spayed dogs
•deep tissues closed to reduce dead space
•perineal urethrostomy performed with transected urethra tractioned caudally, distal end spatulated, and closed in 2 layers with final layer mucosa to skin
From: Bilbrey SA, et al: Vulvovaginectomy and perineal urethrostomy for neoplasms of the vulva and vagina. Vet Surg 18:450-453, 1989.
•complete surgical excision is usually curative
•guarded to poor prognosis with ADC, TCC, and SCC due to high local tumor recurrence and metastatic rates


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Annual Plant Sale
Sunday 11 May
11am – 2pm
An annual highlight for gardening enthusiasts, the Friends of the Holburne Museum Plant Sale will take place on Sunday 11th May. With fewer parking restrictions on a Sunday, visitors will be able to stock up on even more horticultural delights. Held in the front grounds of the museum, the sale will run from 11am-2pm.
Regulars and newcomers will find the usual quality, variety and value for money offered by the Friends' own plant stall, and irresistible collections from eight specialist nurseries, including Beans and Herbs, Chase Plants, Eric Rambridge, Hilltop Nursery, Ivy Cottage Nursery, The Mead Nursery, NW Plants, Special Plants, and Wild Thyme.
Not only will visitors be able to stock up on the most attractive and interesting shrubs, annuals, perennials and vegetables, but experts will be on hand to provide gardening information and advice.
There will also be a second hand gardening and cookery book stall.
After all that shopping you will be able to relax and enjoy refreshments and home made cakes in the Clore Education Room located just inside the entrance to the museum, or a more substantial lunch in the Holburne café.


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1. The English Patient (1996)
directed by Anthony Minghella
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2. Bride and Prejudice (2005)
directed by Gurinder Chadha
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The very British sensibilities of Jane Austen are introduced to the exotic flavors of the Bollywood musical in this romantic comedy with songs from ... More
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3. The Brave One (2007)
directed by Neil Jordan
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Neil Jordan's The Brave One stars Jodie Foster as a happy woman whose life changes irrevocably after a brutal assault leaves her partner (Naveen ... More
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4. Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
directed by Mira Nair
featuring Indira Varma, Sarita Choudhury, Ramon Tikaram, Naveen Andrews, Rekha
In this visually striking saga of one woman's search for personal and sexual freedom in 16th century India, Maya (Indira Varma) is a servant girl who ... More
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5. The Buddha of Suburbia (1993)
directed by Roger Michell
featuring Roshan Seth, Naveen Andrews, Susan Fleetwood, Steven Mackintosh, Brenda Blethyn
In the new tradition of "Tales of the City," this long, complex British satire profiles a decade in the life of a British family. The story opens in ... More
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6. Diana (2013)
directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel
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Kate Snell's intimate biography Diana: Her Last Love serves as the inspiration for Oliver Hirschbiegel's biopic starring Naomi Watts as the ill ... More
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7. The Ten Commandments (2006)
directed by Robert Dornhelm
featuring Dougray Scott, Mía Maestro, Linus Roache, Naveen Andrews, Omar Sharif, Padma Lakshmi
Dougray Scott, Linus Roache, Omar Sharif, and Naveen Andrews headline this epic mini-series from director Robert Dornhelm, and following the Prince ... More
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8. Rollerball (2002)
directed by John McTiernan
featuring Chris Klein, Jean Reno, LL Cool J, Rebecca Romijn, Naveen Andrews
This remake of the classic 1975 science fiction film follows the same basic story line but focuses far more on the sports action of the fictional ... More
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9. Easy (2004)
directed by Jane Weinstock
featuring Marguerite Moreau, Brian F. O'Byrne, Naveen Andrews, Emily Deschanel, Caroline Goodall
American independent filmmaker Jane Weinstock makes her feature debut with the romantic comedy Easy, shot on digital video. Marguerite Moreau plays ... More
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10. Drowning on Dry Land (1999)
directed by Carl-Jan Colpaert
featuring Barbara Hershey, Naveen Andrews, Carol Lynley, John Joe, Stephen Polk
Barbara Hershey stars in this understated road movie. Kate (Hershey) flags down a cab one rainy night in Times Square and tells the British-Indian ... More
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11. Animals (2008)
directed by Arnold Cassius
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12. Double Vision (1992)
directed by Robert Knights, Robin Spry
featuring Naveen Andrews, Christopher Lee, Kim Cattrall, Macha Meril, Gale Hansen
When Caroline (Kim Cattrall) begins to have nightmares and visions of her twin sister Lisa's watery demise, she rushes to London to try to reach her ... More
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directed by Jag Mundhra
featuring Aishwarya Rai, Miranda Richardson, Naveen Andrews, Rebecca Pidgeon, Nandita Das
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directed by Timothy J. Disney
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Hello, my main is a feral tank and I'm wondering what you recommend for Lich King 25 tanking.
To survive soulreaper, is it best to go max stamina or to try migitate the dmg with an armor trinket as second? (glyph of indominability)
I was thinking to go Satrina's Impeding Scarab + Skeleton Key.
That should give me 66k hp. Armor trinket would give me 62.5k hp.
I do not have Unidentifiable organ yet but wouldn't the uptime be shit cause the Lich king casts a lot?


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Very Much Impressed - the place is real refreshing and a very suitable place for hard working people to come and destress after working hard. its vegetation is out of this world. the lake is so beautiful
Nice - Lusaka is very "South African", with stores and restuaraunts that would be very familiar and recognisable to South Africans.
Siavonga? Depends on What You're Looking For - Located on the Zambian side of Lake Kariba, Siavonga is the poor sister to its counterpart across the lake in Zimbabwe. There are a small number of resorts that dot the shoreline, overlooking sweeping views of the lake and offering a peaceful refuge from what was likely a long and arduous drive. No matter which side you're on, this man-made lake is beautiful, a literal oasis in the bush, especially in the hot dry winter months.
That said, getting in and out of Siavonga is a constant reminder of where you are: Zambia is a country where the vast majority live on less than R8 per day. This poverty cannot be missed as you wind your way down into Siavonga Town on a dusty road surrounded by huts and shacks. In essence, real Africa will likely back right up to your hotel as you pass through the gates to a resort that shelters guests from what exists outside the walls. As a result, your time in Siavonga will likely be limited to what your hotel provides in terms of food, tours, boats, etc.
Sheltered resorts in a developing country are hardly unique to Zambia, however, those who choose to vacation in Lake Kariba have two choices - scruffy Siavonga or its well developed competition, Kariba, just a short drive across the border in Zimbabwe. Siavonga is the cheaper of the two options, but it will never let you forget that you are living lavishly in an impoverished community that subsists outside the gates. So should you go to Siavonga? It depends on what you're looking for in your Africa vacation.
More than you imagine - I spend a fair bit of time in Lusaka, and I grew rather fond of the city. It's pretty much an Africa city like so many others, with it's very evident distinction between the affluent and the poor, but I felt a sense that things are changing, and the city is growing for the better. It has it's share of entertainment too!
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Seychelles or Payless?
Time for another spot the difference! This is a bit different to our usual choices, because the expensive shoe isn't really that expensive, at $79.99 from mid-level brand Seychelles (left). But for the target audience of young girls with Mary-Kate & Ashley obsessions, the Kafe flower pump from Payless for $22.99 (right) is an even cheaper option, if they can stand to wear PU instead of leather. There's barely any difference, with the same heel height, tiny platform and flower corsage. All you're missing is a bit of decorative stitching and a pattern on the sole which'll no doubt rub off after one wear!


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November 7, 2012
Gerald Ondrey
Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.; www.airproducts.com) has been awarded the contract to supply two oxygen plants at the site of a copper smelter being built in Zambia by Kansanshi Mining Plc. The scope of the agreement includes Air Products supply of two 750 metric ton (m.t.) per day oxygen plants, and all air separation unit (ASU) related equipment and design. The construction of the facility will be undertaken by Kansanshi Mining Plc, with cooperation from Air Products. The ASUs are planned to be onstream in 2014.
Air Products has oxygen plants operating at other copper mines also located in Zambia and the local expertise and work at those facilities was of benefit in winning this contract. "The basis for the design of this new plant for Kansanshi comes from the previously constructed plants. Being able to reuse the design for these cold boxes created a win-win for our client and Air Products. We were able to demonstrate that our technology offering was a competitive and proven product," says Aled Williams, project manager for Air Products.
"This project strengthens our global position in the non-ferrous sector," says Mark Northwood, regional sales manager - Europe, Africa and the Middle East at Air Products. "It is a typical example of Air Products drawing on its leading technical expertise to provide solutions and add value for our customers." Air Products has had industrial gas operations in Zambia since 2001.
In 2011, Kansanshi Mining Plc., the largest copper mine in Africa, produced 230,000 m.t. of copper. Kansanshi is in the process of increasing its current production capacity by 60% to 400,000 m.t. by 2015. The first production from this multi-phase expansion project was realized in mid-2012.
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Solid day today. Unfortunately I didn't sell any of my tips :-(
Hi. Nice to meet you. My tips is now on. Try me and good luck.
Tipped 4 today, but only two start - UGH. Thankfully 1 of the two got home at a healthy dividend. Hopefully you all had a good lick at it ;-)
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|cup water to be mixed with the coconut milk
|cups sugar
|cans coconut milk
|cup tapioca pearls
|can jackfruit (langka), cut into strips
1. Mix glutinous rice flour and water into dough. Add more water if needed. Shape into balls depending on what size you want your bilo bilo to be. I prefer a size of an olive. These will expand as they get cooked. I use only half of what was made and freeze the rest of the dough for future use.* (I'D LIKE TO MAKE THEM ALL AT ONCE TO SAVE SOME TIME FOR NEXT BILO BILO) 2. In a large pot, bring 1 can coconut milk, 1 cup water, 2 cups sugar, and tapioca pearls to a boil. Tapioca pearls are cooked when they turn transparent in color, and rice balls.are soft and chewy. 3. Add remaining coconut milk and jackfruit when tapioca pearls and rice balls are cooked. At this point taste and adjust the sugar. Boil for 5 more minutes. 4. Serve hot. How to freeze the dough balls. Arrange them on a sheet pan like you would a cookie dough and put in the freezer uncovered for few minutes or until it hardens. Then transfer in a freezer bag. Freeze for future use.
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Olive Green Chunky Pocket Scarf from Miss Selfridge
There is nothing better on a blustery day, than being all wrapped up in soft chunky wool, and what with chunky-knits having cropped up all over the catwalk last week, scarves are no longer just a practical item, they are an essential piece of fashion uniform! The weather has got awfully cold this week, so I have had my eyes peeled for the latest addition to my scarf collection. I was delighted then, to come across this Olive Green Chunky Pocket Scarf new in at Miss Selfridge. I particularly like the olive green colour, but what caught my eye about this one was the pocket detail. It's like a scarf and gloves in one, genius! The chunky pocket scarf is priced at £15 and is machine washable, so wont matter if you spill a peppermint mocha all down it!


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Emmit Smith, Bobby Bowden, and Bruce Smith headlined the Class of 2007, enshrined into the College Football Hall of Fame on Saturday.
It was a star-studded night at the Century Center. The dinner and show was the culmination of a great weekend in South Bend. The event was hosted by Terry Bowden. Newscenter 16's Jeff Jeffers served as the field reporter.
Saturday began with the annual parade. The popular flag football game followed at noon with a kids' clinic immediately after that.
The kids' clinic allowed youngsters 14 and under to get tips from the hall of famers.
Among the big names enshrined Saturday were Florida State coaching legend Bobby Bowden, who has won more games than any other coach in college history.
University of Florida alum Emmitt Smith was the biggest player enshrined. Smith, played three seasons for the Gators before moving on to the NFL. He won three Super Bowl rings with the Dallas Cowboys and finished his career as the NFL's all-time leading rusher.
Another NFL great, former Buffalo Bills defensive tackle Bruce Smith, was the top defensive player in the new class. Smith is a Virginia Tech grad.
Three quarterbacks joined the list: 1993 Heisman Trophy winner and Florida State grad Charlie Ward, Georgia Southern's Tracy Ham, and Purdue's Mike Phipps.
Phipps is the only quarterback to ever beat Notre Dame three seasons in a row. He joked during the enshrinement about how he always loved playing the Irish because of their defense. He said, with a laugh, that he always wondered how others couldn't beat Notre Dame.


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Associated Industries of Florida President Barney Bishop said his group opposes the re-appointment of Public Service Commission members Nancy Argenziano and Nathan Skop, whose first terms expire this year.
"We are going to do everything we can to make sure that doesn't happen," Bishop said about their re-appointments after a Sun Sentinel editorial board meeting this week. Florida Power & Light is a member of Associated Industries, a group representing Florida businesses, and helped with a press conference the group held last year targeting Argenziano for sending instant messages to her advisor. Associated Industries was the only business group that formally participated in PSC rate hearings to support FPL's request for a base rate hike that was all but denied by the commission this year.


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In 2009, the Director of RECSAM, Dr Azian Abdullah, and Deakin's Dr Ian Robottom have set up a program for a group of ten young graduates from Aceh Province in Indonesia to come to Deakin to complete a Master of TESOL. These students, who are funded by the Aceh Provincial Government, all possess an approved four-year University qualification and are seeking further academic qualifications in Education.
Since the launch in 2009 a number of successive Aceh cohorts of students have come to Deakin for postgraduate study.
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Book reveals new details about young Jimmy Carter's role in Chalk River crisis
Randy Boswell, Postmedia NewsPublished: Tuesday, April 05 2011
There was a crippled nuclear reactor, contaminated water everywhere and teams of heroic workers clad in protective suits assigned to the life-risking task of radiation cleanup -in shifts of no more than 90 seconds per man.
But this was not Fukushima, the site of the tsunami-triggered nuclear emergency 240 kilometres north of Tokyo, where three workers died as a result of the initial March 11 earthquake and three others were reported this weekend to have suffered severe radiation exposure.
This crisis occurred in 1952 at the Chalk River research reactor about 200 kilometres northwest of Ottawa, and among those who risked their lives to contain what was then the world's first major atomic accident was a young naval lieutenant and future U.S. president: Jimmy Carter.
Carter's memories of the Canadian crisis almost 60 years ago -an event that he says helped shape his understanding of nuclear issues, including arms negotiations and the Three Mile Island disaster during his presidency -are set down in a new book to be launched this month that highlights the 86-year-old statesman's special relationship with Canada.
At a time when the world is gripped by the sacrifices of Japanese power-plant workers facing potentially fatal radiation risks at Fukushima, the Canadian chronicler of Carter's Chalk River assignment says the Nobel Peace Prize laureate is one of a handful of people on the planet who can personally relate to the plight of the so-called "Fukushima 50" and hundreds of others now striving to prevent a full-scale nuclear meltdown.
On Dec. 12, 1952, a series of mechanical malfunctions and human errors resulted in the sudden overheating of Chalk River's NRX reactor, major damage to the nuclear core and a significant spill of cooling water in the basement of the reactor building.
"It's 1952, so it's scary because it's so mysterious," says Arthur Milnes, a Queen's University fellow in political history and editor of the just-published Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter: A Canadian Tribute, to be launched later this month at the Jimmy Carter National Historic Site in Plains, Ga.
The book describes how, at the time of the Chalk River accident, Carter was a 28-yearold U.S. navy scientist working on nuclear submarine development at a research lab in Schenectady, N.Y.
Carter was promptly sent to Canada to lead a 24-man U.S. military team that -along with scores of Canadian soldiers and Chalk River employees -shared the task of entering the flooded basement of the damaged reactor facility to carry out repairs and cleanup work, with the shifts carefully timed to minimize each individual's exposure to radiation.
Each man was permitted to spend no more than 90 seconds near the reactor's overheated core. A mock-up of the reactor was built on a tennis court so Carter and the others involved in the decontamination effort could practise their assigned tasks before dropping into the radioactive basement area to complete the job for real.
"Carter is a scientist. But at the same time the unknowns must have been terrifying," Milnes, who interviewed Carter about his duties at Chalk River, told Postmedia News on Monday. "To be physically lowered in -Carter is a very smart man, so he would have known (the danger)."