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When I first arrived here in South Korea, I noticed something interesting in the subway: people are either sleeping (which is normal) or their eyes are glued on their smartphone. Later on, I tried to peek 😀 and look at what they are actually doing with their smartphones, and I found out they are chatting (in Kakaotalk), watching a Korean drama, or reading an e-book.
(I would never witness that scenario in the Philippines. People don't display their phones in any mode of transportation, because it is a way of giving it out voluntarily to the bad guys hehe)
I decided to buy a smartphone as well, thinking it would really be helpful in my stay here in Korea. True to that, it has been a reliable friend. I love using Kakaotalk to easily communicate with friends; then there's a subway app for an efficient transportation, and all those creative innovations accessible in just a click. Indeed, technology has never failed to make our life easy.
Our parents must have repeatedly bragged that during their time, there was no Google, Facebook or Twitter. Every research project was a product of blood and sweat, as they need to work with that huge typewriter ( that was the time when correction liquid was very useful 😀 ) and do library-hopping. And then I'm sure that most of you have answered them back "That was your time! See, I'm more efficient now."
But, no matter how good any invention is, it has side effects.
Last Saturday, we went to this KOICA event for high school students. We were told to prepare a quiz question for a game to test their abilities. A disclaimer was provided that the kids are really intelligent. So there, we entered the hall, introduced ourselves then started the quiz. Truly, the students are so smart! They can easily answer some trivial questions about our countries. But, we noticed that when the question was really tough, it was a matter of how smart is your smartphone.
So what happens when the battery is dead? Where would we rely? Aside from making us too reliant to it, sometimes it makes us anti-social. My introverted self has been benefiting from my smartphone because instead of trying to have an interesting conversation with the person seated next to me, I would just give my full attention to the phone, all alone in my world. I am also guilty of trying to document everything to the point of forgetting how to live the moment.
We need to think more how to maximize the ingenuity of humanity in the form of this gadget. We need to take advantage of the creativeness of those who believed that this generation has the power to change the world, thus giving us all the means to do that. But more than anything else, we need to take control of it, as what the campaign says, "Think before you click".
I will always be thankful to the smart guys who invented this uber smart gadget. I have appreciated it especially now that I'm miles away from family and friends. With just a click, I can communicate with them. But with also just a click, I can destroy relationships, or spread hatred. So, I must say, "think not just once, twice or thrice before you click. Think a million times."
I will not ask you to surrender your smartphone (because I will not do that either), what I'm trying to say is that the next time you are itching to update your status to tell your friends you are eating the best dish in the world or you are seeing a captivating view by the beach, remember that your brain has the power to store amazing memories, so savor and live each moment.


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Service & Leadership
LAS takes pride in broadening students' horizons and helping them to become more globally conscious and empathetic citizens. Our service opportunities highlight the importance of helping those in need both within the community of Leysin and beyond. Students who are interested in becoming involved in compassion- and character-building initiatives are encouraged to look into the following LAS groups:
National Honor Society (NHS)
The National Honor Society is a US organization that was established to recognize outstanding high school students. The NHS celebrates those students who have demonstrated excellence in the areas of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. At LAS, not only do we recognize students for their accomplishments, but we also challenge them to grow further through active involvement in school activities and community service. At our school the NHS is involved in fundraising for the Terry Fox Run, the Mercy Trust orphanage in Thailand, and many other worthy causes. Members also organize and participate in numerous events throughout the academic year, such as hosting the refugee center Christmas party.
Habitat for Humanity
LAS has been sponsoring annual trips with Habitat for Humanity since 1996. As an organization that is focused on building "strength, stability, and self- reliance through shelter," students' participation in this group teaches them about compassion, empathy, and setting up practical, purposeful steps to achieve their goals. Throughout the year, students who are involved in this club learn about Habitat for Humanity as an organization, develop an understanding of housing crises around the world, and learn how to fundraise, create compelling and informative presentations, and build. At the end of the year, students participate in a building project in a European country, spending three days on site and one day touring the region. In recent years, students have contributed their time and efforts on building sites in Hungary, Macedonia, Poland, Portugal, and Romania.
Student leadership plays an essential role in a close-knit residential community like ours. Our student leaders help to establish and maintain a welcoming, supportive, and forward-looking school environment. Students at LAS have a number of opportunities to take on leadership roles and regularly interact and work together with their peers on different projects. Students are encouraged to become further involved in the LAS community by participating in the following groups and programs:
Student Council (StuCo)
Student Council is a student-run organization that serves as a voice for the LAS student community. StuCo maintains a channel of communication between the student body and the school's administration, inviting student feedback on various school-related topics and communicating with the administration on behalf of their peers. StuCo invites students to be bold, practice effective teamwork dynamics, and actively work to shape community life and make their time at LAS unforgettable.
The Fred Ott Leadership Program
The LAS Fred Ott Leadership Program was launched to give students the means to hone their leadership skills and give back to the communities in which they live- their dorms, school, and the world beyond. Student leaders selected for the Fred Ott Leadership Program fall into three groups - Prefects, Student Ambassadors, and Senior Proctors. These school leaders are chosen at the beginning of the school year through a formal recruitment process and actively contribute to the betterment of LAS life.
Prefects are responsible for generating positive morale in the dorm and assisting the Dorm Head and Team with dorm- related duties and events. Student Ambassadors act as mentors and role models, and establish themselves as strong planners, problem solvers, and leaders within the LAS community. Lastly, Senior Proctors work together to enrich student life in the Belle Époque Dorm, create, plan, and host dorm socials throughout the year, and work with administration to improve life at LAS.
International Award
LAS Alpine Club assists students who are interested in pursuing the Duke of Edinburgh's International Award, the world's leading youth achievement award. This award invites young go-getters to set goals and pursue different service-oriented, skill-building, and adventure-filled activities. Students who excel in their pursuit of the International Award are able to earn Bronze, Silver, or Gold awards- accomplishments that are looked on favorably by universities. The process of earning this award also teaches students the value in setting personal objectives and becoming more well-rounded, passionate, and driven citizens of the world.
Honor Council
The Honor Council highlights the importance of integrity. When a student at LAS is involved in a major conduct infraction the Honor Council, composed of both students and faculty members, gathers together to decide whether a conduct violation has indeed occurred and reports their opinion to the Dean of Students' Office. Students who are members of the Honor Council have a clear sense of justice and ethics, and are courageous enough to determine when a fellow classmate has erred.

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There was no lack of drama in either game for the Vikings on Wednesday. Evans, a red shirt freshman, was pitching for the first time in his college career and gave the Vikings an outstanding performance in game 2. He went 4.2 innings allowing one hit and no runs. 'We could not have asked for more out of a guy who was on the hill for the first time. We needed that because our bullpen was wearing a little thin.' said Coach Olney. Offensively the Vikes plated three in the fourth when with two on and one out Alex Wheal sent a Scorpion pitch deep over the left field wall for his second homer of the day. Evans was relieved by Andrew Herian who once again got a huge strike out to end a Scorpion threat in the fifth. In the Viking half of the fifth Tanner Bombenger led off the inning with a double, was moved to third by Braden Raskob-smith, and scored on errant pickoff attempt at by the Scorpions. In the sixth The Scorpions loaded the bases with none out and Herian was relieved by Matt Gottwalt who induced a ground ball that slipped through the right side of the infield scoring two runs. Jason Beilke then entered the game and ended the threat on just twelve pitches. The Vikes added a bit of insurance in their half of the sixth. After a triple to start the inning by Chauncey Calhoun, Wheal hit a ball to right that was just deep enough for Calhoun to tag and score. In the seventh Calhoun earned his second save in as many chances allowing two runs in the process but giving the Vikes a 5-4 victory.
In game one VCSU led 6-2 into the fifth but starter Grant Kragness ran into trouble and could not work his way out. The Scorpions scored four runs in the inning to tie the game and added the go ahead run in the sixth off of the Viking bull pen. The offense could not muster another run and the Vikes fell 7-6.
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Hey my friends! Thought I had kicked the bucket?? Hehehehe…
Truth be told, my under-maintenance post was a way of softening the fact that my lap top had broken down; a way of keeping my faith in the possibility of posting again at some time in the near future.
However, it did not take too much time to realize I was in the face of a slightly more complex situation: it turned out to be that my computer didn´t serve me just as a type writer machine (word processor, in the most broadly sense) but also as an alarm clock, phone device, T. V. set, movie theater, newspaper, stereo, library, friend´s club… you name it. "What a great invention!" I thought to myself –not too much of a great life though. Basically because without my computer I started feeling a little bit awkward, and I became aware of how dependant I had become not just on it but basically, on technology, and that did not really seem to be "natural" to me.
So I decided to start living a techno-free life, whenever that was possible, until fully recovered. I have to confess that it was not easy at all but little by little, with strong effort and self-determination, I began recuperating some basic abilities: first, the ability to say "hi" and smile to my neighbors; then the capacity to take short walks through the hood, looking at its surroundings, focusing my attention on its details and so on… I even got a brand new bicycle!
Living unplugged for a while was definitely one of the best experiences in my whole life. I understand that it would be kind of difficult (at least for me) to keep up with this particular human lifestyle, to avoid letting the means become the ends. But I am sure that I won´t miss any chance to ride my brand new bicycle through the city and who knows? Maybe get lucky and meet a precious bicycle girl!


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Day three. By now I would be suffering a touch of jet lag if this tour was non-virtual.
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While the typical narrative of how unmanned drones have affected warfare typically runs somewhere along the lines of "they're soulless robots" or "they turn war into a videogame" (promoting human detachment), William Saletan makes the opposite argument, based on a handful of reports: "A drone pilot can think more clearly and at greater length before firing."
It's an interesting way to consider drone warfare: There's more awareness of what's happening on the ground, thanks to the drone's advanced sensors, relatively long observation times and computer models showing potential effects of firing. Meanwhile, the drone pilots are sitting far, far away in an environment that's way less stressful than a jet cockpit, so they can make better decisions. Moreover, there's around 180 people that are involved in every drone mission, so there's a lot of people thinking about whether or not to fire.
The trick, says Saletan, is to make sure that level of human oversight isn't replaced, which would turn drones into the soulless killing robots people are afraid they might be. [Slate]


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…then you'll love "Lil' Baby Blood-in-Her-Stool"
This needy plague-bearer will infect your heart with joy and AIDS as it leaks puss from every orifice.
Bounce her on your knee and you'll be sure to fall in love with your new bucket of death as her emaciated viscera rattles like a sack of chestnuts.
Just squeeze her distended anus to hear syphilitic rantings like, "My insides feel itchy" or "My goiter is moist".
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The University of Twente is accelerating. As a university, we are embracing a bold new set of ambitions and raising the bar even higher. We are the leading entrepreneurial university. We constantly anticipate future developments and respond rapidly and effectively to the changing world around us. Our staff are experts in their field and set the agenda for public debate. Our ongoing interaction with industry, research institutes and government generates ground-breaking research and world-class innovations. We produce outstanding graduates who excel by combining expertise from a range of fields as they design solutions that meet the demands of the future, in the Netherlands and throughout the world. That is Vision 2020.
We have an outstanding track record in value creation, starting up and spinning off new businesses (with some 1,000 successful ventures to date) and giving shape to new expressions of social and industrial engagement. The core value of entrepreneurship is perfectly illustrated by the Gallery, which stimulates the spirit of enterprise at the University of Twente by providing a home for spin-offs founded by its student entrepreneurs.
Many students and members of staff come to Twente from other countries. The university also enjoys extensive contacts with universities and firms abroad and attracts a significant share of its funding from international companies. These close international ties encourage students to complete part of their studies abroad and widen their horizons. Such international input enables them to develop into the global citizens of the future.
Societal impact
In the world of scientific research, there is always a danger that a project will be shelved on completion, with no wider significance being given to the results. The University of Twente is dedicated to making a real difference through its research and aims to ensure that its results are used to help improve and perhaps even save people's lives.
Excellence in combinations
The University of Twente stands out among other universities by offering unique and highly successful educational programmes. It does so by leading the way in responding to the demands of society and creating relevant combinations between disciplines. The ever-evolving world of technology showers us with opportunities but also gives rise to new questions and dilemmas. By combining research areas, the University of Twente provides an effective response to these challenges and succeeds in answering the questions posed by society: High Tech Human Touch.


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Pitch Promotes Xanthe Wells to Chief Creative Officer; Adds Gage Clegg to Creative Team
Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) January 31, 2014
Jon Banks, CEO of Pitch, today announced the promotion of Xanthe Wells from ECD to Chief Creative Officer and addition of Gage Clegg as Group Creative Director. Both joined the agency from TBWA\Chiat\Day LA. Wells, hired last year, was previously Executive Creative Director of Pitch and Clegg was previously GCD at TBWA\C\D. Previous CCO, Eric Springer, left last year for CCO post at Draftfcb LA.
âAs thrilled as we were to bring Xanthe on board last year, we couldnât even imagine just how much she would bring to our creative departmentâ"raw talent, grace under pressure, and an intuitive understanding of what it takes to make great, successful work,â said Banks. âPromoting her to Chief Creative Officer was an easy and obvious decision, plus we have the added pleasure of Gage joining our creative ranks. Weâre excited to watch these two thrive.â
As a boutique, full-service creative agency, Pitch has a deeply engrained entrepreneurial spirit. Their proficiency in leveraging pop culture trends into award winning campaigns, coupled with their broad offering of services, has attracted some of the nations most well-known brands to their roster from Burger King to Meineke, Asics, Living Spaces, Xbox, Nickelodeon, Universal Studios, NBC, and more.
Pitchâs new Chief Creative Officer, Wells, was integral to the success of their recent complete rebranding of Meineke Car Care, boasting the first ever appearance of YouTube sensation Kid President in the TV spots. Since she joined Pitch she has also ushered in the complete rebranding of Living Spaces and Maaco and helped the agency land the Burger King general market TV assignment this month.
Having joined the agency last year from TBWA\Chiat\Day Los Angeles with an accomplished and enviable resume working with Pepsi, Kraft, PlayStation, Pinkberry, and ESPN among others, Wells now steps in to helm all of the agencyâs creative output.
As GCD at TBWA\Chiat\Day LA, Clegg spearheaded the past three Olympic campaigns for Visa, was instrumental in winning the Visa global business and produced Visa's first global brand campaign. Recognized by virtually every major awards show over the course of his career, he has worked on some of the most revered brands from Playstation to Pedigree, Anheuser Busch, Subaru, Honda, Pioneer, Apple and Las Vegas Tourism, among others. Clegg was also instrumental in NKLA (No Kill Los Angeles), an animal rescue effort created to turn LA into a no kill city.
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The Beauty of Birth Control
Forget what I recently said about the people of Colorado and their drivers. They've just gained some clout in my book after authorities handcuffed an eleven year-old girl for being rude and argumentative in school.
Some may say, "How dare they," but until the girl's lawyer comes a calling, it will be one small step for all teachers and one giant leap for mankind, that is, until the lawyers come a calling.
I've long since learned that some parents and their mini mes could make Ahmadinejad look like Ward Cleaver. For I have known those who have accused their teachers of lechery after glancing at their Pop-tart and Cheeto ridden frames, who fall asleep in class and accuse the teacher of not knowing how to teach once they wake up and get their report cards, and who spurt out whatever comes into their rap and Cheeze It ridden minds regardless of who is talking or what is going on. Meanwhile, the school often sides with the Cheeto-riddled to avoid getting sued, which is often what winds up happening anyway.
I don't believe my eighth grade math teacher is around to see this. He used to sweat over our papers, which recently led me to believe he either had a condition or a conference period before class when he went jogging around the field behind the school. But no one ever commented about their moistened papers because we knew it would have been curtains and a trip to the principal's office before being sent home, where things would really start to go bad and not to our advantage, either. Nowadays, they would try and have him written up or leave the room the first time he broke a sweat.
Having been part of the system, I already know how this one played out. The teacher asked the Dorito-ridden one to do something that she didn't feel like doing, like change seats. Several minuets went by, so the teacher asked again throwing in some "please" and "thank yous" to avoid being labeled as a racist. The Dorito fueled one refuses and calls the teacher a racist and some unprintable names. After the teacher calls security, they show up and repeated the whole process. The girl threatens to sue and/or get them fired before flailing like a beached whale and being led away. Testing by the school psychologist will reveal that the child has ODD, or oppositional defiance disorder, and will be let off while the teacher will be required to take sensitivity training and classes about the disorder.
When learning of her child's arrest, the girl's mother said, "They're treating them like criminals, and they're not. They're kids."
But she is only half right. They are criminals in training.
Rather than paying people to have children like we've been doing, we should be paying them not to have them and offer perks like expense-paid vacations and free cars and washers and dryers as added incentive. I would even be happy to donate my own Sears-Kenmore washer and dryer or pay higher taxes as a responsible member of society.
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Imperium Trailer (2016)
Trailer for Imperium, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Toni Collette.
Nate Foster (Daniel Radcliffe), a young, idealistic FBI agent, goes undercover to take down a radical right-wing terrorist group. The bright up-and-coming analyst must confront the challenge of sticking to a new identity while maintaining his real principles as he navigates the dangerous underworld of white supremacy.
It turns out that production photos showing Harry Potter rocking a shaved head was newsworthy alone, with photos from the set hitting websites September, 2015. It was not as newsworthy, however, as Daniel Radcliffe's role of a dead guy in Swiss Army Man.
Lionsgate's smaller division, Lionsgate Premiere, will handle the film's limited theatrical release.
Wow, Daniel Radcliffe makes for one convincing skinhead. Playing the fish out of water agent, it's hard not to be impressed with the actor's ability to transition into any role. And he's not the only big name either. Though the film is expected to have a limited run, the cast is impressive. If you are having a hard time trying to figure out how you recognize so many faces, let's set up some six degrees of separation. Leaving Toni Collette out, we can match up a number of the cast just by watching HBO's Game of Thrones and True Blood. Top it off with Showtime's The Knick with a splash of The Dark Knight, and we pretty much round out the leads.
The trailer for Imperium showcases a thriller that seems to pull the same suspenseful chords as The Departed, which makes sense considering Daniel Radcliffe is in a very similar position to Leonardo DiCaprio. While the limited run will make this film hard to see, expect a solid following once it lands on a premium network.
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Colour Matcher
Drag the coins to the same coloured box before the time runs out.Match all coins to the same coloured boxes to get a bonus and proceed to the next level. Timer gets faster as you proceed through the levels. Get power-ups to help you finish levels.*** For better Scoring play it using a touch screen. It is easier.
Use mouse or touch to drag the coins to the same coloured box. Fill all the five coloured boxes before the time runs out to get a bonus.When you get a bonus the number of cycles increases by one and the available time is decreased by one for the next cycle. When the time runs out the cycle ends and a new one starts.The game ends when you do not have any more cycles left. *** For better Scoring play it using a touch screen. It is easier.Watch out for power-ups as you need those to finish more levels and get higher scores!


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by Carrie
I am new to soap making and I have watched lots of videos and read a few books... But I always end up asking the same question.
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JAPANESE POLICE HAVE arrested the alleged ringleader of a sex home delivery service specialising in women weighing up to 150 kilogrammes (330lbs/23.5 stone), a force spokesman said today.
Keiko Saito, 41, and one of her employees are suspected of conspiring to run a prostitution business under the name "Makkusu Bodi" (Max Body), which boasted that it catered for men who like "explosive boobs and bums", police said.
Saito is alleged to have had about 30 overweight women in her employ, including one who tipped the scales at more than 150 kilogrammes, Jiji Press reported.
Police say punters in Tokyo could telephone to request a visit in their home or hotel room, a service called "deri-heru" (delivery health) that is widespread in Japan, where it is illegal to sell penetrative sex.
Saito, who is believed to have earned about 400 million yen (€3 million) over three years, had previously worked as a prostitute, Jiji said. She began her business because she believed larger women were popular with customers, the agency added.
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Are You a Millennial Mom? New Data Says You're a Minority
Motherhood in America looks different than the rest of the world. When you think of American mothers, you may think of things like how we helicopter our kids more, or worry more, or have less childcare support or maternity leave. You may picture us as over-tired and over-stressed and while those things may very well be true (the bags under my eyes speak volumes there!) there is also one very significant way that motherhood is changing in the United States:
According to data from Chase, the face of motherhood in America encompasses a lot of challenges and changes, from single-parent households to the decisions that women make regarding having children while also providing for themselves and others financially. Here's what the data can tell us about the changing face of motherhood in the United States:
The majority of women are postponing having a family for their careers
According to the data, a whopping 89% of women over the age of 25 reported intentionally postponing their families in order to focus on their careers. This is a major change because it affects pretty much everything. I mean think about it: women postponing having kids could change the landscape of jobs, of child care, even of the fertility and infertility worlds themselves. Schools might have to change eventually to meet the needs of new parents who are unable to pick up their kids at 2 or 3 PM every day (I mean, really, how has this not changed already? I'm home and I still feel like it's impossible!)
{ MORE: To the New Moms of the Future: I Promise I Won't Forget }
I find the data very interesting because it also didn't dig deep enough to specify if women feel like they have no other choice other than to postpone their careers because they couldn't afford to have kids or if they just felt passionate about their careers and wanted to be sure they were secure and confident in their choices and life situation before plunging into parenthood. Knowing why women make the choices they do are so important because it can help us determine if we need to advocate differently or support the changes that women are making in order to support themselves.
Millennial moms are the minority
This one surprised me the most, probably because I happen to be a millennial mom. From my perspective, it seems like there are a lot of us millennial moms who are caring for kids, figuring out flexible work schedules as we straddle a new job landscape built for nuclear families that had 9-5 jobs forever that were lucrative enough to retire and buy a home on (spoiler: those don't exist anymore!), and basically forging a new path as parents.
But the data reveals something else: only 19% of mothers are millennial moms with kids under the age of 18. Millennial moms also represent 27% of single moms and of those who are partnered, 14% out-earn their partners. In other words, this is a strong, determined bunch of ladies and I'm not surprised one bit.
Two-parent households still make up the majority
While 23% of children in the United States live with a single mother, 58% of children live in a two-parent household. This data could point to a lot of things, whether it be that people are choosing to partner in order to make work and family possible, that couples still want to choose to be together, or that couples are choosing to stay together, but remain unmarried. The data also reveals that 4% of households are headed by single fathers.
Most single mothers were once married
Although single mothers make up nearly a quarter of American households, the majority of them were, at one time, married. 50% of single mothers today were once married and have either gone through the experience of being widowed or divorced. (Those seem like very different things to me, so I'm confused why they are lumped together, although I suppose a divorce is also a death of sorts.)
On the other hand, 44% of single mothers have never been married and 8% of mothers who classified themselves as single mothers reported having an "absent" spouse.
What does all of this data about moms in America tell us? Well, namely, that there is such thing as a "standard" mom anymore. We are all different and we're all changing the landscape of motherhood in American each and every single day. And hopefully, it's all for the better.
{ MORE: Just the Facts: The Chances of Having a Miscarriage Week-By-Week }
Where do you fall into the data? Are you a millennial mom? Single mom? Tell us in the comments!


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I have been extremely hungry lately. Not snacky…more like I could eat an entire Chipotle burrito I'm so hungry! (Those things are enormous– I've never seen anyone eat the whole thing!) So, needless to say, I've been stepping up my meal game lately.
One of the biggest things I'm REALLY trying to consistently be better at is eating vegetables. Of course they're nutritious, but they're also filling. I found the easiest way for me to do this is to trick myself into thinking I'm eating pasta. I spiralize EVERYTHING. Do you have a spiralizer?!! It's game-changing and makes cooking veggies so much more exciting. I bought this exact spiralizer on Amazon for $30. I can't say enough good things about it.
Also, the crock pot, people! Don't forget about your crock pot—it's the easiest possible way to cook a meal without really thinking about it.
And lastly…stir fries are SO easy, so healthy, and so tasty. Slice any leftover meat you may have (or grill/bake some chicken), chop up any leftover veggies you have hanging around, buy a bag of frozen, mixed vegetables, HOMEMAKE your own sauce and wam-bam-thank-you-ma'am, you've got a healthy, delicious, home-cooked meal!
These are the recipes on heavy rotation in our house right now.
I used red beets instead of golden beets so it turned all my veggies pink- but this is the biggest variety of raw vegetables that I think I've ever eaten! Tangled Thai Salad is going to be a once-a-week meal around here!
Easy Chicken And Broccoli Stir Fry
Cold Citrus Shrimp Zoodle Bowl
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What is greywater?
It is the waste water that comes from our washing machine and laundry tub, and our showers, baths and hand basins. It does not include water from the toilet or other sewage water, including water used to wash cloth nappies. Kitchen water is technically grey water but is generally not recommended for re-use in the garden, because of the high concentrations of food waste and, usually, chemicals.
How can you use grey water?
Different areas have different rules about the reuse of grey water, however a good rule of thumb is to only collect what you can use immediately unless you have an approved grey water treatment system installed. In some areas grey water irrigations systems must distribute the water under the soil.
You can collect grey water by keeping a bucket in the shower to pour onto the garden afterwards or to use for flushing the toilet, or you can divert the water directly from your washing machine hose.
Some general Dos and Don'ts for using grey water
- Only use as much water as the soil can absorb at any given time.
- Wash your hands after using grey water.
- Stop collecting or diverting grey water when during wet times.
- Stop using grey water if you notice any odours developing, or if plant look unwell.
- Use grey water friendly laundry detergents and shower products.
- Use your grey water as soon as possible after collection.
- Rotate the areas of the garden on which you use your grey water.
- Check out the regulations in your area (if you are in Australia, see the links at the end of the article for more information).
- Don't use grey water on vegetables that will be eaten raw.
- Don't use any grey water with faecal contamination, including from washing or soaking cloth nappies.
- Don't use grey water in a pond or pool.
- Don't use kitchen water (except overflow from running water until it's hot, which you can collect in a bucket).
- Don't store grey water for more than 24 hours without treating it.
- Don't let anyone drink grey water, including pets.
- Don't let grey water run off your property.
- Don't use grey water when members of the household are unwell.
Resources – Australian Regulations
- National: http://www.nwc.gov.au/www/html/914-waterlines-10.asp?intSiteID=1 – National Water Commission, Requirements for the installation of rainwater and greywater systems in Australia
- ACT: http://health.act.gov.au/publications/fact-sheets/greywater-use – Grey Water Use – Guidelines for Residential Properties in Canberra; http://www.thinkwater.act.gov.au/water _savingtips/Greywater_faqs.shtml – Greywater – frequently asked questions
- NSW: http://www.waterforlife.nsw.gov.au/recycling/greywater – contains link to PDF: NSW Guidelines for Greywater Reuse in Sewered, Single Household Residential Premises
- NT: http://www.nt.gov.au/nreta/water/wise/factsheets.html – NT Waterwise Factsheets, including one on Greywater Reuse
- QLD: http://www.dpi.qld.gov.au/26_16147.htm – Gardening with greywater – water quality; http://www.derm.qld.gov.au/water/regulation/recycling/greywater.html
- SA: http://www.dh.sa.gov.au/pehs/branches/wastewater/alternative-onsite-systems.htm – Greywater & other Alternative Onsite Wastewater Systems
- TAS: http://www.environment.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=106 – Environmental Guidelines for the Use of Recycled Water in Tasmania
- VIC: http://www.epa.vic.gov.au/water/reuse/reuse.asp – Household greywater reuse


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Apologies for the lack of posts, I will be travelling for the next couple of weeks and will have limited web access. I promise you many fascinating stories of urban heritage in Hong Kong, Singapore and Macau upon my return! I think Stefan may also stick up a few posts in the meantime.
Cheerio, David
Saturday, February 25, 2006
Traveling Hiatus
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- Bill Scott, Sr. said...
I look forward to hearing about your experiences. Blog on.....and keep blogging.
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Yak Image - Free Image Download
Printing and Framing Yak Prints (Artwork) for Your Home or Office
This page is designed to give you ideas on types of prints that might work and some general information around your chosen animal prints theme. Order prints and have them carefully rolled and safely secured in a cardboard cylinder and delivered to your door.
Mammal Animals:
Yak Prints
Young yak name: calf
Female yak: cow
Male yak: bull
A group of yaks is called: herd, cabinet
Yak class: Mammal
The yak (Bos grunniens) is a long-haired bovine found throughout the Himalayan region of south Central Asia, the Qinghai-Tibetan Plateau and as far north as Mongolia. In addition to a large domestic population, there is a small, vulnerable wild yak population. In Tibetan, the word gyag refers only to the male of the species; a female is a dri or nak. In most languages which borrowed the word, including English, yak is usually used for both sexes.
Yaks are herd animals. Wild male yaks stand about 22.2 meters tall at the shoulder, the females about one third of that size, and domesticated yaks about 1.61.8 meters. Both types have long shaggy hair to insulate them from the cold. Wild yaks can be brown or black. Domesticated ones can also be white. Both males and females have horns.
Domestic yaks mate in about September; the females may first conceive at about 34 years of age, calving April to June about every other or every third year, apparently depending upon food supply. This gestation period is approximately 9 months. In the absence of more data, wild animals are assumed to mirror this reproductive behavior. Calves will be weaned at one year and become independent shortly thereafter. Yaks may live to somewhat more than 20 years.
Wild yaks (Tibetan: drong) can weigh up to 1,200 kg (2,400 lb) and have a head and body length of 33.4 meters. They usually form groups of between 10 and 30 animals. Their habitat is treeless uplands such as hills, mountains and plateaus between 3,200 m (10,500 ft) and roughly 5,400 m (18,000 ft). Yak physiology is well adapted to high altitudes, having larger lungs and heart than cattle found at lower altitudes, as well as greater capacity for transporting oxygen through their blood. Conversely, yaks do not thrive at lower altitudes. They eat grasses, lichens and other plants. They are insulated by dense, close, matted under-hair as well as their shaggy outer hair. Yaks secrete a special sticky substance in their sweat which helps keep their under-hair matted and acts as extra insulation. This secretion is used in traditional Nepalese medicine. Many wild yaks are killed for food by the Tibetans; they are now a vulnerable species. Historically, the main natural predator of the wild yak has been the Gray Wolf.
Thubten Jigme Norbu, the elder brother of Tenzin Gyatso, the 14th Dalai Lama, reports on his journey from Kumbum in Amdo to Lhasa in 1950 that:
Domesticated yaks are kept primarily for their milk, fiber and meat, and as beasts of burden. They transport goods across mountain passes for local farmers and traders as well as for climbing and trekking expeditions. They also are used to draw ploughs. Yak dung is even burned as fuel. Yak milk is often processed to a cheese called chhurpi in Tibetan and Nepali languages, and byaslag in Mongolia. Butter made of Yaks' milk is an ingredient of the butter tea that Tibetans consume in large quantities, and is also used in lamps and made into butter sculptures used in religious festivities.
Yak fibers are soft and smooth and come in several colors, including shades of gray, brown, black and white. They are about 1.2 inches long and are combed or shed from the yak and then dehaired. The result is a downy fiber that can be spun into yarn for knitting. The animals' hair is turned into ropes, rugs and various other products. Their hide is used to make shoes and bags and in the construction of coracle-like boats.
Yak Trivia
What do you call a baby yak?
What do you call a female yak?
What do you call a male yak?
What do you call a group of yaks?
Question: What class is a yak in?


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Lately, all the buzz these days seems to be about gluten and the big question: should I be gluten-free? Today I'll review what all the fuss is about, beginning with what gluten is, and whether or not you should consider removing it from your diet (my answer might surprise you). What is Gluten? In a […]Continue reading
One of the things in life that can cause some serious chaos is email. Am I right? These days it seems we're bombarded with email after email until they pile up so high we decide to ignore them and hope it goes away. It doesn't. That inbox will keep getting bigger and bigger. The Clean […]Continue reading
So, we've decided last week that we are going to purge a few of our belongings to make space for what truly inspires us. That seems all well and good but how do we go about doing it? I got you started with a couple of action items last week. To take it even further, […]Continue reading
One of my weaknesses is good granola. It's a crunch thing. Yes, I'm a crunchy girl, but only because I love crunchy food. I used to buy granola, trying to find the healthiest version. I was able to find some that we like, but it was a bit pricey. With my husband eating it too, we […]Continue reading
Hello, 2018! To get started, I want to wish you a Happy New Year! My celebration was quiet. It seems the older I get the more introspective the night before the new year becomes. I wrote my annual letter to myself – dated a year in advance, I thanked the Universe for everything I experienced throughout […]Continue reading
It's that time of the year when we gather with our family and friends and eat until we can't move. At least, that used to be the case with me. Now, I'm more mindful of how I eat and that includes all holidays. There is always the day after Thanksgiving to eat more, right? Here […]Continue reading
"Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."~ Confucious Have you ever accepted a job you hate? Or settled for a career that drains you instead of making you feel energized, fulfilled and inspired? At some point, many of us have accepted such less-than-ideal jobs for […]Continue reading
Have you ever had that feeling where you think you've been asleep too long and need to wake up? Sometimes our lives become so mundane and regular that we start to operate on autopilot. I know that was true for me. My last episode of "being asleep at the wheel" lasted for almost a decade. […]Continue reading
Yesterday, at 3:30 pm, I experienced a pretty severe panic attack. I wasn't doing anything that should have triggered such an event, but alas, it did. I was alone. It started with that funny feeling in my head like I'm going to either fall over or pass out. Then the heart rate went up – […]Continue reading
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A child is accused of taking deliveries from the porch of a home in Lake County.
Elf decorating is serious business – these contestants competed for the best elves in the room
Welcome to the Holiday Showdown! These expert wrappers had to wrap up bowling balls in the most discreet way possible
This modern, lightweight hairdryer from Dyson will totally transform your hair routine!
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After my 5 minutes at the pool, it was go, go, go as my schedule only allowed 30 minutes for each player to be styled! It was warm hugs all round as I had met and styled most of the players last year. Many had in mind what they wanted. Some wanted fitted, others no black, others wanted two piece. There really was something for every taste and body … [Read more...]
Time To Shine Empire Rose
WA brand, Empire Rose is riding high. Their clothes are edgy, cool and very wearable!! A chance meeting with Designer Kath, gave me the opportunity to tell her just how FABULOUS her clothes really are! Some of my favourite, never to part with, wardrobe staples are timeless Empire Rose pieces from many seasons ago. Kath is an amazing … [Read more...]
Opening Night Runway at Perth Fashion Festival
Iconic local labels, One Fell Swoop, Zhivago, Morrison, Empire Rose, Flannel and Ruth Tarvydas ruled the runway at PFF's 15th Anniversary VIP Opening. Celebrate WA style and swoon over the fabulous looks below, captured by leading Perth photographer, Adam Nalapraya. If you'd like to see more click here at ilikesyou or follow Adam … [Read more...]
2012…Perth Fashion Highlights!!
2012 is drawing to a close. Perfect time for a little reflection and a few highlights of the AndAndrea year that was… Ooo groovy baby… hippi, hippi, shake! We shared my 'Peace, Love and Beads' dress-up, in my all time fave, original Levis flares. We shared loads of fashion tricks and tips… such as how to wear a … [Read more...]
Perth Fashion Festival 2012:Floralstyle
After 1 2 3 4 5 6 seven consecutive nights out, I hit the 'bloggers' wall! Ker-put!! Hence, no PFF posts for a few days… but my batteries are now recharged and I'm back on track to reminisce and pick up where I left off… The much anticipated Designer Capsule#3, featuring Empire Rose, Breathless and Nikki … [Read more...]


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Butterfly party ideas
A butterfly themed party seems like a perfect way to celebrate any upcoming fall birthdays, no? Plus, it's a nice little shift from the fun creepy, crawly birthday party we featured last week. If weather permits, a backyard or garden space with these decor items, would be a total win.
Have you thrown a butterfly themed party? Let us know if we've missed anything!
1. Crepe paper butterflies diy via Oh Happy Day!
2. Floral fiesta straws
3. Striped paper napkins
4. Butterfly bouquet
5. Butterfly stamp
6. Watercolor garland
7. Floral fiesta paper plates
8. Butterfly favors
9. Handmade fringe straws
10. Orange honeycomb fans
11. Fiesta poms pics
12. DIY butterfly paper crown
13. Polka dot paper cups with lollipop name tags via Oh Happy Day
14. Butterfly wings and wand set
15. DIY paper butterfly party decor


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Modern external radiotherapy is delivered in many ways, each with advantages and disadvantages.
3-Dimensional Conformal RT
The tumor is measured in 3-dimensions and a radiation pattern is computed in software and beamed at the tumor by an X-ray emitter that circles the patient, minimizing the radiation to surrounding tissues. The beams can be shaped in real time to match the shape of the tumor in the current direction of treatment. This is an improvement over 2-D X-ray RT where
Updated 02-17-2017 at 03:13 PM by ddessert
Time for a little rant about cancer research.
I would like to see more research devoted towards helping today's cancer patients.
Not for early detection - we already got it.
Not for prevention - we already got it.
Not for a treatment in 10 years - we won't be here.
For Today's Patients. The ones going through it right now. The ones whose surviving family you'll solicit for money after we're gone.
I have two very concrete research
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my favourite winter buy - cougar moola boots.
i mentioned them in my cougar boots post as a style i'd like to buy after trying out the brand. i ending up getting them last month off sears.ca and they've become my go to footwear. comfy, warm, winter appropriate and worn here with my floral aritzia leggings.


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Friday, December 1, 2017
Fall 2017 Architecture Sustainability Colloquium
Colloquium | August 25 – December 1, 2017 every day | 112 Wurster Hall
College of Environmental Design
FRIDAYS - AUG 25 through DEC 1. CHECK THE SCHEDULE FOR SPEAKERS. Bay Area Leaders discuss topics in sustainability.
canceled - Colloquium: Claire Chase
Colloquium | December 1 | 125 Morrison Hall | Canceled
Presented by Cal Performances in association with the Department of Music at UC Berkeley.
Claire Chase is a soloist, collaborative artist, curator and advocate for new and experimental music. Over the past decade she has given the world premieres of hundreds of new works for the flute in performances throughout the Americas, Europe and Asia, and she has championed new music throughout the... More >
TS-04 Improving Safety at Intersections
Course | November 29 – December 1, 2017 every day | 10 a.m.-12 p.m. | Online
Nazir Lalani, PE, President, Traffex Engineers, Inc
Institute of Transportation Studies
About 65 percent of all crashes in urban areas and 40 percent of those in rural areas occur at or near intersections or driveways. Safety improvements at these locations have always been a priority and pose a challenge for most transportation agencies in California.
Botanical Illustration: Winter / Holiday
Workshop | November 30 – December 1, 2017 every day | 10 a.m.-4 p.m. | UC Botanical Garden
This two-day class will introduce you to the fascinating world of Botanical Art. Catherine Watters will teach you to observe, measure and draw plants in great detail and with botanical accuracy. Students will work with graphite, colored pencil and watercolors. All levels are welcome.
$190, $175 members
Register online or by calling 510-664-9841, or by emailing firstname.lastname@example.com
Europe and the Euro: The way ahead
Panel Discussion | December 1 | 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. | N270 Haas School of Business
Barry Eichengreen, UC Berkeley; Gabriele Giudice, European Commission; Gérard Roland, UC Berkeley
Institute of European Studies, Haas School of Business
Ten years after the crisis struck the European economy, wind seems to be back in Europes sails. How can the European Union exploit this window of opportunity to strengthen the Economic and Monetary Union, increase the resilience of individual economies and relaunch economic and social convergence between its Member States?
RSVP by emailing Viviana Padelli at firstname.lastname@example.com by December 1.
Labor Lunch Seminar: "$15 Minimum Wage Policies: Early Evidence."
Seminar | December 1 | 12-1 p.m. | 648 Evans Hall
Dancing for Fun and Fitness (BEUHS605)
Workshop | December 1 | 12:10-1 p.m. | 251 Hearst Gymnasium
Nadia Qabazard
Fit some fun and fitness into your day with these free, beginner dance classes. Zumba will be on 9/8 and 12/1, Samba will be on 10/6 and Polynesian/Hula will be on 11/3. No partner required. Comfortable clothing and athletic shoes recommended.
Ground Penetrating Radar for Archaeology
Workshop | December 1 | 1-5 p.m. | 101 2251 College (Archaeological Research Facility)
Scott Byram, Research Associate, Archaeological Research Facility, UC Berkeley
Archaeological Research Facility
At 1pm the workshop will begin at the UC Faculty Club lawn where subsurface features are being mapped.
Workshops cost $50 for non-UC attendees. The workshops are free for students, faculty, and staff. Make reservations online
Solid State Technology and Devices Seminar: Antenna-LED for on-chip optical communication
Seminar | December 1 | 1-2 p.m. | Cory Hall, 521 Cory (Hogan Room)
Seth A. Fortuna, UC Berkeley
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Using an optical antenna, it is now possible to make spontaneous emission faster than stimulated emission. This alludes to the exciting possibility of an LED faster than the LASER. Such an antenna-coupled LED (or simply antenna-LED) is well-suited as a light source for on-chip optical communication where small size, fast speed, and high efficiency are needed to achieve the promised benefit of... More >
Talking About Combinatorial Objects Student Seminar: Grassmannians, Matroids, and Flags
Seminar | December 1 | 1-2 p.m. | 748 Evans Hall
Charles Wang, UC Berkeley
We will study the relationship between matroids and the geometric structure of the Grassmannian in terms of Schubert cells and other related objects. We will briefly extend these geometric ideas to the more general setting of flag varieties and flag matroids. Time permitting, we will discuss various ways to realize matroid polytopes for matroids associated to the Grassmannian.
Translating Nanotechnologies into Clinical Settings to Measure Response to Novel Cancer Agents: Nano Seminar Series
Seminar | December 1 | 2-3 p.m. | 180 Tan Hall | Note change in location
Prof. Alice C. Fan, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine, Oncology
Berkeley Nanosciences and Nanoengineering Institute
My laboratory studies how kinase inhibitors modulate protein signaling in patients with cancer. A barrier to this work has been the requirement for serial tumor samples from patients in order to measure changes in protein activation. To overcome this barrier, I use nanotechnologies to profile proteins in small numbers of patient tumor cells.
Our work addresses a series of questions at... More >
Student Probability/PDE Seminar: Large Deviation Principle for random graphs II
Seminar | December 1 | 2:10-3:30 p.m. | 891 Evans Hall
Fraydoun Rezakhanlou, UC Berkeley
Functional Analysis Seminar: The Paulsen problem, continuous operator scaling, and smoothed analysis
Seminar | December 1 | 2:10-3 p.m. | 748 Evans Hall | Note change in location
Tsz Chiu Kwok, University of Waterloo
The Paulsen problem is a basic open problem in operator theory: Given vectors $u_1, ..., u_n$ in $\mathbb R^d$ that are $\varepsilon $-nearly satisfying the Parseval's condition and the equal norm condition, is it close to a set of vectors $v_1, ..., v_n$ in $\mathbb R^d$ that exactly satisfy the Parseval's condition and the equal norm condition? Given $u_1,..., u_n$, we consider the squared... More >
MENA Salon
Workshop | December 1 | 3-4 p.m. | 340 Stephens Hall
Center for Middle Eastern Studies
Every Friday in the semester, the CMES hosts an informal weekly coffee hour and guided discussion of current events in the Middle East and North Africa, open to all and free of charge. Check the calendar the Monday before the Salon for the current week's topic.
BLC Fellows Forum
Presentation | December 1 | 3-5 p.m. | Dwinelle Hall, B-4 (Classroom side)
FAll 2017 BLC Fellows, UC Berkeley
Berkeley Language Center
Teaching French Listening Comprehension and Cultural Awareness through Regional Variation
Elyse Ritchey, GSR, French
At the university level, French language instruction in the US traditionally includes a course on phonetics and pronunciation. While the major aim of such courses is to improve students speaking and listening competence, they also emphasize speaking correctly using... More >
Hydrogenase- and ACS-Inspired Bioorganometallic Chemistry
Seminar | December 1 | 4-5 p.m. | 120 Latimer Hall
Prof. Marcetta Darensbourg, Department of Chemistry, Texas A&M University
Enzyme active sites such as the [FeFe]- and [NiFe]-H2ases, as well as Carbon Monoxide Dehydrogenase and Acetyl coA Synthase, ACS, have inspired chemists to use well-established principles and synthetic tools of organometallic chemistry in the development of biomimetics. The usual purpose of such studies is to understand how first-row transition metals are rendered by nature into molecular... More >
Dissertation Talk: Meta Learning for Control
Presentation | December 1 | 4-5 p.m. | 730 Sutardja Dai Hall
Yan Duan, UC Berkeley
Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences (EECS)
Dissertation talk on meta learning for control: policy learning algorithms that can themselves generate algorithms that are highly customized towards a certain domain of tasks.
Logic Colloquium: What is ordinary mathematics?
Colloquium | December 1 | 4:10-5 p.m. | 60 Evans Hall
Marianna Antonutti, Munich Center for Mathematical Philosophy
The term "ordinary mathematics" is used to denote a collection of areas that are, in some sense, central to the practice of most working mathematicians, typically taken to contain such fields as number theory, real and complex analysis, geometry, and algebra. This notion has been taken for granted by both philosophers and logicians; for example, reverse mathematics is often described as the... More >
QB3 Postdoc Seminar: Examining Eph/ephrin signaling pathways that regulate adult neurogenesis and migration of hippocampal stem cells
Seminar | December 1 | 4:30-5:30 p.m. | 177 Stanley Hall
Kira Mosher (David Schaffer lab)
QB3 - California Institute for Quantitative Biosciences
Approximately two decades ago, the longstanding dogma that the adult CNS is incapable of generating new neurons was overturned with the acceptance that adult neurogenesis truly occurs in mammals. With this understanding also came excitement that in maintaining some level of plasticity in adulthood, diseased brains may be capable of regeneration. While adult neurogenesis has become an important... More >


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Rummage Sale Benefits Missouri River Relief
COLUMBIA - More than 30 people gathered Friday morning to shop at a benefit rummage sale. Volunteers are helping sell everything from baby cloths to power tools, all to support Missouri River Relief.
Missouri River Relief is a non-profit organization dedicated to bringing communities to the Missouri River for on-the-river clean-up projects all the way from St. Louis to Yankton, S.D.
Sarah Pennington, a volunteer for Missouri River Relief says this is the second year she is fund raising for the company.
"We get communities involved, do clean-ups, have a lot of education groups...so this it's just a big fundraiser for them," said Pennington.
The sale runs Friday and Saturday from 8am to 3pm on 419 Parkade Boulevard in Columbia.
Last summer, volunteers raised almost $2,500 from a similar sale. "The funds will help the organization keep going: to get volunteers out there, feed them and get them aware. Sometimes schools need our support to get out there..." said Pennington.


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Hi all,
As Christmas is fast approaching and with many of you about to put your feet up for a well-deserved break over the festive period, I wanted to take this opportunity to firstly pass on a sincere thank you to all of our clients, partners and suppliers for your wonderful support for DTS throughout 2017, and we look forward to continuing to work together to supply excellent business grade services into 2018 and beyond.
On reflection, 2017 has been a very challenging year for us here at DTS as we have experienced a significant period of change internally over the past 12 months, however we've continued to grow at a rapid pace in terms of new customer uptake, and as a result we've grown our support team to ensure that our clients get (or continue to get) the high level of technical support they require.
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Initiatives by Partnership
The following initiatives have been undertaken in partnership with:
Agency for Clinical Innovation
Clinical Practice Improvement (CPI) Advisors Group
Aim: The CPI advisors group aims to bring quality managers together to share their knowledge and experiences with each other as well as working together to develop resources for use across the NSW public health system. This group communicates by monthly teleconference and meets face to face annually for a professional development workshop. Members have also been involved in a collaborative workshop with Clinical Redesign leads.
Benefits: The program enables quality managers to meet up with peers in a similar position, who can assist with directing or sharing policies or procedures. CPI advisors share how their organisation has responded to changes within the system around accreditation and national standards and how they are implementing or supporting CPI initiatives in their Local Health District (LHD) / Specialty Health Network (SHN). The group has a shared HSnet site where articles of interest or resources can be uploaded to share.
Ready to Implement Added: 2 June 2014|Last updated: 2 June 2014
Clinical Analytics Initiative
Aim: To extract data from the electronic medical record and work with clinicians in using information to deliver quality and efficiency initiatives, and research the future needs for clinical analytics.
Benefits: Enable clinician led improved quality, safety and efficiency initiatives using data from the electronic medical record; Increase clinician engagement with information from the electronic medical record.
Pre-implementation Added: 2 June 2014|Last updated: 2 June 2014
Pressure Injury Prevention Project
Aim: To foster best practice in the prevention and management of pressure injuries within NSW health facilities.
Benefits: Enhance patient safety by promoting pressure injury prevention and management among health care professionals and patients, in line with the Pan Pacific Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Prevention and Management of Pressure Injury 2012 as evidence based practice.Support local health districts (LHDs) and Networks to meet the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care, National Safety and Quality Health Service Standards - Standard 8, Preventing and Managing Pressure Injury.
Pre-implementation Added: 7 November 2013|Last updated: 2 June 2014
Supervision for Safety
Aim: It is proposed that the Supervision for Safety project address NSW Health system deficiencies related to supervision at the point of clinical care. Specifically related to ensuring patient care plans are appropriate and deterioration in patient condition is escalated to the most appropriate level.
Benefits: The Supervision project aims to ensure the appropriate support is provided to less experienced clinicians.The expected project outcomes include:Supervision of the clinical workforce is built into core work practices; Supervision is structured to allow clinicians to be trained without compromising patient care; Supervision provided by clinicians at the point of care is appropriate for the level of expertise of the clinicians involved; Practices are in place to establish the level of expertise of less experienced staff; Supervision is treated as...
Pre-implementation Added: 2 June 2014|Last updated: 2 June 2014
NSW Falls Prevention Program
Aim: To reduce the incidence and severity of falls among older people. To reduce the social, psychological and economic impact of falls among older people on individuals, families and the community.
Benefits: The goal is to prevent falls and harm form falls for older people living in the community, NSW Health residential aged care services and when admitted to hospital.
Ready to Implement Added: 6 November 2013|Last updated: 20 January 2014
Clinical Practice Improvement (CPI) Training Program
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Benefits: The methodology, once learned, can be applied to a variety of clinical settings and enhance patient care and clinical quality. There can be savings both monetary and in decreased length of stay. Some projects successfully manage to reduce variation in what they do and therefore improve processes and standardise care. Teams are interdisciplinary and can work more closely together towards a common goal. The training helps created a pool of staff skilled in quality improvement. Participants can use being on...
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Friday, March 8, 2013
Freebie Friday: Free Hotel Stays in Great Britain with Airfares on British Airways
Every year, at this time, British Airways drum up business by offering 2 free hotel nights with the purchase of airfare. As always, the hotels are perfectly fine and quite well located (in short, places you might have booked yourself even without this deal).
This is, what?, the fourth year we've seen this promo.
Not that we're complaining, especially because 2013's offer also includes discounted sightseeing across Great Britain (including two-for-one admissions to the special exhibits at the splendid Imperial War Museum in London).
Travel must take place before May 31, and prices will vary by dates. For full information, go to www.ba.com/bigbritishinvite.
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CEO of Brooklyn-based Duck Down Music Inc, otherwise known as Buckshot is releasing his fifth collaboration album, Backpack Travels. Produced by New Zealand's own P Money, the album features the likes of Joey Bada$$, David Dallas, CJ Fly, T'Nah Apex, Chelsea Reject, Steele of Smif N Wessun and Raz Fresco. Alongside his business partner and long-time friend Dru Ha, he now manages the likes of Pharoahe Monch and Talib Kweli. Wordplay got to speak with the New York rap legend to get his views on the new generation of hip hop, female rappers and how the genre has branched out across the globe.
How did you meet P Money and what was your first impression of him when you started working on BackPack Travels?
I met P Money before the BackPack Travels and Dru Ha actually introduced me to P initially. I respected P and his work before, which is what caused us to work together. I thought he was an awesome producer.
What was it about his work that captured you, especially as he was all the way in New Zealand?
I'm in the heart of where hip hop was birthed, so for me to hear a producer in New Zealand that had the same breath of life that producers from New York have got was even better. I know that it's got to be in his chest, it's got to be in his heart. He's got to love hip hop no matter where he's at. He also has a place in New York, but it wasn't about that. It was about the hip hop love that's from him, and growing up in New Zealand gave him such an influence that he just had a natural sound, and I knew could fuck with that. I said to myself, "Wow, you know what, you could tell that if you go out to New Zealand, the hip hop scene is crazy. You just know, a place where they respect it."
With hip hop 'turning 40' this year, is that something you see as something that can be measured?
It's a beautiful thing for me to even recognise hip hop as being 40 years-old. I'm not running from hip hop like a lot of people do. A lot of people run from certain things because they don't want to be limited, as I understand it. They don't want to be measured, and that's the reason why I'm not mad at 'em, do you feel me?
I ask because of what you were saying about Money being from New Zealand. You recognise that we do have a lot of respect for the culture down under. Is it a buzzy experience for you, coming from where it was born, to realise the affect your culture, that was built from pretty extraordinary circumstances, had had such a huge affect on the world?
I mean… Why not? Hip hop was started here for us as a way out culture, imagine if you will, some people being quote on quote bullied and shoved into a fate, where people are told "You can't do this, you can't do that, you can't be this, you can't be that," and then all of a sudden we create this culture called Hip Hop and people are like, "What the hell is that!?" And then all of a sudden it grew big people had no choice but to respect it.
I feel like it gave a lot of us around the world something to relate to and in a sense, adopt as our own.
Yeah it becomes the same influence over there, like "Yo, you know what, we too can recognise what it feels like to be culturally oppressed." Where you want to speak out against the things that are handed down to you as a package, and you're like, "Look I didn't ask for this meal. Why are you giving me something I didn't ask for?" Socially, culturally, politically, "I didn't ask for this." And then you look over to hip hop and hip hop says, "Well hey, we have an outlet for you to change that." You know Barack Obama's our president and he listen to hip hop!
Today's Tupac's birthday. [Ed. Note: Aleyna spoke with Buckshot on Tupac's birthday June 16th.] I wanted to ask you about your song Killuminati on BackPack Travels and whether you thought, if Pac was still alive, would there be a stronger movement in hip hop and rap to maintain a political and social consciousness as opposed to the huge commercial route that happened for the culture in the late 90's/early 2000's.
If you're asking would I have had a more politically-influenced impact on the people as far as the BackPack Travels itself? Look, I always was a backpacker subconsciously and on my first album I said: "Booming like a speaker with my 100-dollar sneakers. Baggy black jeans, knapsack, and my beeper".
I also said: "Get on my skateboard and do a motherfuckin' driveby." I was always in tune with the culture, you know what I'm saying? I was always in tune with the culture of the back pack, I was always in tune with the culture of a back pack, skateboard and the whole underground culture. I aint gon' front. Like I said everybody from KRS One to me, I always was an underground dude, and I always had some traction underground. I was never a commercial type of dude. I love hip hop, I don't even think, truthfully, I'm not against commercialism for everybody else, I'm just against it for myself. I let it be known that I'm not with it, but I'm not saying that it's a bad thing. Personally I just take another route.
I wanted to talk about you featuring T'Nah Apex and Chelsea Reject on Backpack Travels, what was it about those female emcees in particular that made you want to work with them and put them on the LP?
I'm such a fan of T'Nah,I damn near want to cry sometimes because I'm such a fan of hers. She doesn't even understand it! She really doesn't get that I'm such an avid fan and it's crazy – if she puts out a record – I'll know all the lyrics, know all flows, wake up to her, go to sleep. I know all her verses on the CJ Fly record she got, so for me, it just was a blessing to be able to work with her. And, Chelsea Reject is one of the dopest females out there. For me to have two dope females on the record, that's light.
After hearing BackPack Travels and hearing those two, it felt like in terms of women in rap, there's hope of some actual, hard core, substance to come out. I'm wondering if you feel Nicki Minaj has been a positive or negative thing for female rap — in your opinion.
She's also dope. I think she's a positive influence, only because she decided to go commercial. That's what I'm trying to tell you, if you decide to go commercial, it's not like I think anything's wrong with it. That's her and that's the style that she chose, that's what she wanted to do and she's a dope emcee I think she's impeccable, and damn gorgeous. I think if you hear some of her new stuff, she's just dope. Again, the problem is like any female – if you 'stay on my level' as far as an artist you're not going to go anywhere. Once you start going quote on quote, "I want to be a superstar," not just a star, people start judging you automatically. The ones who care stop and say, "Oh you fell off, you sold out blah, blah, blah." The ones who don't care start saying "You're a great entertainer," and I admire entertainment anytime.
As I have a record label I'm kind of compromised. Instead of me being a superstar, I'm actually a CEO — which to me is better than being a superstar,because you have longevity and scalability. Once I sign Pharaohe, I get his fans. Once I sign Talib, I get his fans, you know what I'm saying? A person like Nicki Minaj has to do whatever she has to do to keep being a superstar and that's an impressive thing because [those] people have to do shit that I would never do. But I don't think Nicki has compromised herself as much as it looks that way, the only thing is probably the fake tittes and she still would have done that if she got a little money and was an underground artist. It only costs a couple of g's and she really did want to get some fake boob-tits anyway.
Do you recognise the idea of she's doing what she does and letting others through the door type of a deal?
I mean, look, you know… sure. But if you want to be that type of emcee, like Chelsea Reject and T'nah, they fall under the Lauryn Hill category and once again she just created that genre for politically conscious, culturally aware females that loved to bring their style of music in.
It's hard for females in that Lauryn Hill category to find their spot, we have some dope female emcees here and it feels as though it's tough for them to find their spot.
It's hard for anybody that's not on some Nicki Minaj shit to find a spot. But the problem with that is there's so many emcees or so many females that's not on it like that and the ones that do come on don't get the light because they seem fake, they seem corny, they're sound is trying to be after Nicki you know it sounds made up — Nicki has her own style, she was never made up.
On Chelsea Reject's Radi-8 EP on Soundcloud, an emcee named Keemie said, "Too many rappers rapping, but they need be fans"…
I mean, lyrically, I try to get at anybody that's good. I'm a lyrical emcee, Chelsea is very creative like that. She won't just create rap that will get by, she's very explorative even in her lyrics; even the way she breaks down songs is very creative. She will get some of the artists and all of the artists opinions. When you do an album you might be going in a creative direction and write about songs like this or that, but when you're making a mixtape. who knows where you're going to go? But that's when you usually get the best shit.
With Joey Bada$$ and CJ Fly on Flute, how did that come about?
Just having a relationship with them. They're both from Brooklyn and they respect the hip hop era of the 90's, and respect our music from the 90's. All those things build up and it just becomes something like: "I got this beat and it starts to sound like it can't be done no other way but to have Joey on it!" He's just dope.
And what's something that you're appreciating about the next generation of hip hop rappers?
That the underground of today respect the underground of yesterday; that's what I respect about the hip hop artists of today, like the Flatbush Zombies, the Pro Era cats and the Kendrick Lamars, those kids growing up; those are the examples of the ones who say, 'No, we do respect the 90's'.
Y'all always talk about the artists that don't respect the 90's but here we are – Kendrick is on the west coast, Joey's on the east coast, the reason why everybody's still complaining is we just ain't got nobody from the South yet with that. Once somebody comes from the south, it's a wrap because you got people from New Zealand that's on that, people from Australia that's on that, people from Toronto that's on that, people from Spain; everybody on that back pack hip hop shit except from the south. The south are the only ones who are on that commercial level. Once we gain that commercial light, it's a wrap! We almost had it with Kanye, but then Kanye decided to switch over and go commercial.
What's something that you feel is whack about the new generation?
I don't know because as much as I feel like rappers from down south is straight garbito — like garbage – I think that they have influence because they're entertainers and not emcees. So I really don't know. Their beats are pretty dope so it's like, "Whatever, I ain't mad at you." I think the only thing that's whack is when rappers make records about complaining. That's what's whack to me, like, "Yo they don't respect New York, they don't respect the underground," or "Yo this is the real hip hop," I don't like that. I try not to complain, I try to just say respect people and they will respect you back.
And what's your favorite shit to listen to?
I've got a lot of different shit. For me, a lot of my shit is single-based so I might hear a Nicki Minaj single, Look At Them N*ggas, I might have a Wiz Khalifa like We Dem Boyz or I might have Joey Badass 95 Til Infinity. I just have different joints, I'm all over the place. It's not really just one joint that I dig.
By Aleyna Martinez
Backpack Travels – Buckshot and P-Money can be purchased from the Duck Down website here.


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