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The Ulster Historical Foundation's graveyard database is an interesting find. It is called History from Headstones. Whatever urge has us wandering into old graveyards and reading headstones can now be indulged online. The website is for researchers and the generally interested. You can browse via theme. For example, I selected 'Geographical' then narrowed the enquiry to 'Honduras' (a former home of mine). Two gravestones in Northern Ireland mention the Central American country. The texts are presented in a graveside manner:
Tombstone in Clifton Street graveyard, in Belfast's Shankhill, from History from Headstones. This is a highly notable graveyard, a stone-written history of Belfast. Read a BBC article about this graveyard here.
There are maps on the site too. The charted graveyards can be filtered in various ways. With a brief look it seems Catholic, Church of Ireland, and Presbyterian graveyards are fairly evenly spread throughout Northern Ireland, with the exception of Fermanagh's shortage of Presbyterians.
Coloured dots give the locations of all graveyards in Fermanagh charted by History from Headstones
The four Presbyterian graveyards in Fermanagh
Lately I have been working in the Built Environment Library in the Cathedral Quarter, Belfast. I go there to gather data for The Map of Watchful Architecture. This library is another excellent resource. It has been especially useful for plotting World War II structures. Thank you to all the staff who have helped me. I notice the digital maps I examine there mark famine graves and sites where unbaptised children were buried. In the landscape these sites are usually unmarked, they certainly do not have headstones. So, it is no surprise that History from Headstones does not include these kinds of sites. After death, we may need a stone stood in our stead so not to be forgotten.
But History from Headstones does have the category 'other.' This includes Reformed Presbyterian, Non-Subscribing, Moravians, and Quaker. Looking at the maps I wondered if there is any such thing as mixed-denomination graveyards in Northern Ireland. Dr William Roulston, Research Director of the Ulster Historical Foundation, tells me that 'other' also includes graveyards of antiquity not associated with any particular denomination now. "For example, graveyards on the site of a former monastery or medieval parish church. Such graveyards can be considered mixed-denomination in the sense that persons of all religious backgrounds lie buried together. There would be around three hundred such graveyards in Northern Ireland."
It is too bad the database does not extend beyond Northern Ireland into the rest of Ulster. Of course the limitation is understandable, the creators of the database had to stop somewhere. Also, assuming they used some pre-existing information, surveys from both sides of the Border are not always compatible. This is something I am discovering as I continue compiling The Map of Watchful Architecture. Alas, the Built Heritage Library does not have a direct southern equivalent. I bet there were World War II pillboxes built in the southern Border counties too, but this information is not easily accessible.
I will have to keep digging.
Links: The Northern Ireland Environment Agency: Built Environment and the Ulster Historical Foundation's History from Headstones.
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Points of control and observation
Here are the military Border structures built and manned during Operation Banner. I have divided them into watchtowers and checkpoints although, as discussed below (20 January), it is not a clear distinction to me. In addition, I use the term 'checkpoint' for a fort built by a roadside whereas, as a Newryman told me lately, 'checkpoint' commonly meant any stretch of road the army chose to occupy for a few hours. To many 'checkpoints' were movable points where one was pulled-over and questioned.
Border structures, Operation Banner.
I consider this map part of a work in progress rather than a finished piece. I will not be publishing it beyond this blog. Note that it only marks structures reasonably close to the Border, nor does it include RUC stations that may have also housed soldiers.
Border structures, Operation Banner.
I consider this map part of a work in progress rather than a finished piece. I will not be publishing it beyond this blog. Note that it only marks structures reasonably close to the Border, nor does it include RUC stations that may have also housed soldiers.
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Please make your whisky more widely available in the lancaster/morecambe/carnforth area
Recently, the Japanese whisky has started competing with Scotch as the "sip of choice". This is why when the popular spirits writer Jim Murray named the 2013 edition of the Suntory Whisky Yamazaki Sherry Cask as the best whisky in his 2015 Whisky Bible, this Japanese whisky have made it big.
According to Suntory, it's all about the sherry. The company chooses Spanish casks that were utilized for sherry storage, and it's the cask that added flavor to the single-malt whisky under the Yamazaki variety. Its complex blending process adds to its richness and mystique as well. The whisky product isn't sourced only from the single cask, but a combination of many of them.
The officials of Suntory made it clear that the 2016 edition will be its own, a variety that differs from the popular 2013 edition. They assured customers, however, that it is from the same family; expect a little more depth to the 2016 edition.
The 2016 edition is said to be hot in the market. Suntory only released 5,000 bottles worldwide, and according to their brand ambassador Gardner Dunn, only a limited number of bottles will be sold in America. He also said that previous versions of Sherry Cask were sold out.
According to Suntory, it can be enjoyed in any way you please, with ice or on a little water. "We're very much about never telling anyone how to drink your whisky," said Dunn. But he suggests that it is best drunk neat, so you can taste its flavorful notes.
The 2016 Sherry Cask is an ultimately good whisky, with rich and refined taste all at once. It is delicious but not overpowering with a hint of chocolate and cocoa. It is clear that aging whiskies in those carefully chosen sherry casks definitely took the spirit to another level.
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When you walk by Luke's Lobster, what do you do but stop and have a lobster roll? After all the hype and positive press lately, I had to have one.
TC and I opted to split one, because we were on our way to get burgers at Brindle Room (review of our experience to come). This is the lobster roll before they cut it in half for us.
Funny story: as I picked up my half of the lobster roll, a teeny tiny fruit fly flew into it. I looked at it and debated picking it out, but realized I'd have to contend with getting mayo all over my hands, possibly not getting the fruit fly anyway, and maybe dropping lobster on the sidewalk. So I ate the darn thing inside my lobster roll. Nom nom nom- extra protein?
Not too much mayonnaise, and tons of lobster, I was pretty happy with my half. Very fresh sweet lobster. Love!
Yvo says: I enjoyed my half of the lobster roll very much (thanks TC!). It was an interesting experience standing on the street facing Union Square and eating a lobster roll, trying not to drop it down my front. Very tasty – if you see the truck, especially with no line as we saw it, you should definitely stop and get one!
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This is the fair copy of 'The Freedom of the Press', which George Orwell wrote as a preface for his novella Animal Farm. The piece was eventually not included in the first edition of the work, and it remained undiscovered until 1971. Orwell's essay discusses his difficulties in trying to publish Animal Farm, and accuses liberal publishers and journalists of censoring dissenting political positions.
'Is every opinion, however unpopular…entitled to a hearing?'
In his introduction Orwell makes the anti-Stalinist meaning of his fable explicit, claiming that the popularity of the Soviet Union with British intellectuals was to blame for publishers' refusal to print his work. He argues that during the years of the war the most radical sort of censorship has not been enforced by government bodies but by publishers and editors. According to Orwell's indignant essay, the liberal press only defends freedom of expression when it doesn't contradict their views:
The issue involved here is quite a simple one: Is every opinion, however unpopular - however foolish, even – entitled to a hearing? Put it in that form and nearly any English intellectual will feel that he ought to say "Yes". But give it a concrete shape, and ask, "How about an attack on Stalin? Is that entitled to a hearing?", and the answer more often than not will be "No". In that case the current orthodoxy happens to be challenged, and so the principle of free speech lapses.
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Aim to Be a Card Master!!
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Monday, October 7th - Members *only* Gathering
Welcome - Colleen Marsh, interim board of directors
Business Updates:
Upcoming event with Buy Fresh/Buy Local: Local Harvest Festival, Sunday October 27, $25 ticket p/p, at Allentown Brew Works, 1-4pm (vip hour available ahead of time)
Update from Summre for the Craft Fair - the co-op made about $1200 from that event
Guest Speaker: David Woo (board member of Weaver's Way, nationally recognized co-operative organizer)
Speaking points: Consumer owned cooperative is an enterprise that you get to keep, assuming bills continue to be paid and the doors stay open.
As a group, decisions for the direction of the store, and compromises, will need to be made to be successful. Balance between the wants and needs of the community as a whole, not the needs/wants of a few.
To be successful, it will require the common 'wealth:' - volunteer their time and expertise, cashflow, and a collaborative effort between the entire community. The co-op could be a great cause for change even in stores that aren't the co-op - might influence some changes in other for-profit grocery stores.
Co-operatives are not 'go it alone' organizations. There are always opportunities to give and receive guidance and assistance through cooperative collaboration!
Lastly: VOLUNTEER TO HELP YOUR BOARD!
Member Update: John Soden, treasurer, run finance committee
Total membership - 133 as of 10/7/13, total projected membership needed to open store is 1,500.
Would prefer to rely mainly on membership support as opposed to taking on debt to fund the opening.
Financial Update: looking to raise $1.5 - 1.8 million
Total funds needed to open: est. $400k to $1 million + bank loans, possible grants, and/or member loans (member loans an opportunity to donate to the funding with friendly terms)
Payment process: pay membership up front ($300) or in installments of $25 until paid in full (both automated and not) - preference towards automated for ease of everyone
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*Sign up/create an account to keep up to date with all the mailings, informative emails, and help the co-op keep in touch with you!*
Call to members: Cathy What can you do to help/participate within your co-op?!?
Membership dinner parties! Have a dinner party and tell them about the co-op! To arrange a date with a board member, contact firstname.lastname@example.com - it's a really simple *and fun* way to get the word out there.
Join a committee! Communications - firstname.lastname@example.com, Finance - firstname.lastname@example.com, Outreach - firstname.lastname@example.com, Membership - firstname.lastname@example.com.
Brochures - take ten brochures to get to ten new/prospective members!
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Co-chair for outreach committe (if you love organizing, getting out the the community, this could be for you)
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Community Planning Project: Joe and Amber - when we get to the design build step in the organization, we'll need ideas for what things we'll carry, how the store will work and look. Start emailing Joe (firstname.lastname@example.com) with some ideas. Sustainability is a part of this project as well.
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New Mexico is a tinderbox ready to spark. In its third consecutive year of drought, the state is currently experiencing the warmest, driest conditions on record.
According to New Mexico state climatologist David DuBois, the trees, plants, and wildlife in more than 93 percent of the state are struggling to survive in extreme or exceptional drought conditions.
The combination of drought and triple-digit temperatures is creating fuels so dry that the smallest spark creates a flame, and minutes later another deadly inferno is raging in the Southwest.
On June 30, 19 members of the Granite Mountain Hotshots, a wildfire firefighting unit based in Prescott, Ariz., died working the front lines of a fire outside Yarnell, Ariz. The wind shifted suddenly, leaving them with little or no time to seek shelter. A few weeks earlier, the Granite Mountain Hotshots were in New Mexico fighting the Thompson Ridge Fire in the Jemez Mountains, alongside members of the Santa Fe Fire Department's Atalaya Hand Crew.
As firefighters mourn the loss of their friends, they continue to fight seven wildfires actively burning in New Mexico, while watching the skies for rain. They hear thunder and their hearts pound with hope for relief from the Southwest monsoons. Instead, the storms bring cloud-to-ground lightning but little moisture, increasing the possibility of even more wildfires.
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The Southwest monsoons start in northern Mexico, which receives moisture from two sides: California and the Gulf of Mexico. When the land reaches its peak of heat late in the summer months, often with triple-digit temperatures, the winds change direction and the monsoons begin.
But Dr. DuBois, the state's climatologist, has few encouraging words for those waiting for the Southwest monsoons.
"There is a chance of some improvement in the situation in the southwest portion of the state, a glimmer of hope, but not for the central and eastern portions of New Mexico," DuBois said in a recent interview. "Some areas have already received good precipitation, but it may take more than a year of rains to bring the forage back that is necessary for livestock and wildlife."
DuBois is working closely with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Climate Prediction Center in an effort to advise ranchers, city managers, wildlife groups, and wildlife refuge managers on the possibility of rain. He meets quarterly with the governor's Drought Task Force and offers a monthly webinar for residents that explains water levels and flows, and any departures from the seasonal forecast.
Competing interests
The drought, extreme heat, wildfires, and destruction are all part of the circle of life in the Southwest, says Charna Lefton, spokeswoman for the state Fish and Wildlife Department.
"In the Old West people had a popular saying about water," Ms. Lefton says. "They said whiskey is for drinking and water is for fighting. That's the way it's been for many years in the American West. Everyone wants to make sure their personal interests are met."
A look at the numbers goes a long way toward explaining the concern. According to NOAA's National Climatic Data Center (NCDC), in 2012 there were 11 weather and climate disasters that caused damage exceeding $1 billion each in the US, including the ongoing drought in the Southwest.
In addition to cities, those competing for the dwindling water supply include ranchers, who are often forced to sell their herds early to avoid the loss from the drought; farmers, who are dependent on water for their crops; animal activists fighting to protect endangered species struggling to survive as lakes go dry; and managers of the state's nine wildlife refuges.
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According to Rob Larrañaga, a wildlife refuge manager for the Northern New Mexico Wildlife Refuge Complex, numerous lakes and wells are drying up on the wildlife refuges in New Mexico, and if the drought continues the consequences could change migration patterns for the many species of migrating birds that use New Mexico as a resting stop before moving on to Mexico.
"One lake at the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge, Maxwell 13, went dry in May, and this lake hasn't been dry since 1978," Mr. Larrañaga explains. The lake received rain a week later. However, Crane Lake, a popular tourist spot at the Las Vegas Wildlife Refuge, went dry on March 15 and remains dry.
The Las Vegas Wildlife Refuge has solar-powered wells for the elk population, and the bald eagles remained for the summer, but the geese and ducks that use the refuge on their annual migration continued on their flight seeking water.
"We do not have the grains or water required for their habitat," Larrañaga explains. This is the second year that the Las Vegas Wildlife Refuge was unable to plant crops and the third year for the Maxwell Wildlife Refuge.
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Disagreements over water are as common as resources are limited in states with a desert climate. "Sometimes states will disagree with each other about the amount of water they should receive from a river, and sometimes environmental organizations decide to challenge decisions regarding water issues," Harvey explains. Some of these disagreements will be played out in court as resources become scarce, he says.
"In recent times we've had a greater need for water, particularly with growing urban areas," Harvey says. "It's always a balancing act when discussing the limited amounts of water in the West."


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When I started looking at a Home Server replacement back in October the plan was to get some new hardware and transition to it when Vail was released. Then Vail was gutted when when Microsoft removed drive extender and it became just another OS with nothing unique, at least not for me. Luckily this system build is flexible and I have options. In it short life it's already run Windows Home Server Vail and Ubuntu 10.04.1.
The Parts List
Case: COOLER MASTER HAF 932 RC-932-KKN1-GP $130 (although it's currently on sale with an additional rebate). I talk about the case here.
Power Supply: Corsair Professional Series Gold High Performance 850-Watt Power Supply CMPSU-850AX for $180 which I wrote about here.
Motherboard: GIGABYTE GA-P55-USB3 LGA $103.50 (currently down to $95)
CPU: Intel Core i3-530 $114 (now down to $100)
RAM: Two sets of G.SKILL 4GB (2 x 2GB) 240-Pin DDR3 SDRAM DDR3 1333 (PC3 10600) Model F3-10600CL8D-4GBHK for a total of 8GB at $160 (and now way down to $90)
I wrote about the motherboard/cpu/ram choice here.
Drive Cages: I write about by trials and tribulations looking for a drive cage, preferably one that was hot swappable. I ended up going with the Cooler Master 4 in 3 cage at $20.
To hold the two 2.5" drives in one 3.5" bay I went with a Connectland CL-HD-MRDU25S Removable Enclosure 3.5-Inch for Two 2.5-Inch SATA Hard Disks for $32. This is open above the drives to it the drives can breath a little more than my first choice which wrapped the drive in metal.
Hard Drives: Most of the hard drives would be ones I already had, but I did but two Western Digital Scorpio Black WD3200BEKT 320GB 7200 RPM 16MB Cache 2.5″ SATA 3.0Gb/s Internal Notebook Hard Drive -Bare Drive at $60 each. I'd be using these mirrored for the operating system.
Video: The motherboard doesn't have onboard video. The spare card I have has a noisy fan, so I picked up the cheapest fan less video card I could find on Newegg which was MSI N8400GS-D512H GeForce 8400 GS which was $30. Eventually the server would be headless, but I decided I would have the video connected for awhile while I was testing, a didn't want the noise from the card I usually use. So far I haven't needed to use anything but the built-in Windows and Linux drives.
NIC: Intel PWLA8391GT 10/ 100/ 1000Mbps PCI PRO/1000 GT Desktop Adapter at $30. I generally dislike on-board NICs and find the Intel's to be rock-solid.
Fans: The CoolerMaster case has a lot of fans. But with all the hard drives in there I decided to replace the top 230mm fan with three Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F 120mm Case Fans at $15 each. The intent here is to pull more heat out the top of the case.
Fan Controller: I picked the Scythe KM02-BK 5.25″ Bay Fan Controller to handle 4 of the 7 fans. Motherboard connections could handle the rest.
SATA Controller: The hardest decision was to spend $325 on the 3ware 9650SE-4LPML 256MB PCI Express to SATA II RAID Controller for the additional SATA ports I needed. Rather than go low cost to add 4 ports I decided to go with a quality controller that can do real RAID, even though Windows Home Server does it's own file duplication. This should also give me many years of use.
This wasn't exactly a budget build, costing me over $1,200. (Not including the drives I already had) A quarter of that was the added RAID controller which was the biggest single opportunity to save. But I looked for quality parts that would server me for a long time and into future builds or years of upgrades.
The Build
The build was fairly straightforward except for the problems with finding drive cages. The end result was the lowest cost, simplest solution. Since the internal drives wouldn't be hot swappable I not concerned about that loss. Replacing drives in the 4-in-3 is a pain, needing to remove the entire cage to get at the drives.
This was my first build using a full size case and it was great. No problems with space or getting at the components. Also plenty of room to run cables and keep them out of the air flow.
The only BIOS settings I needed to change was to enable AHCI for all drives (really only needed for the OS mirror which are hot swappable but I use it exclusively now) and to set the memory timings since they weren't standard.
Vail Install
The Vail installation went fine. The two 2.5" drives were configured for RAID in the BIOS (using the Gigabyte controller that had only two SATA ports) so Vail just saw the drive. I've never really trusted the RAID provided by motherboards but this seemed to work find for the time I ran Vail. Performance was fine. I'd break the RAID by removing a disk or pulling a cable and the rebuild went without a hitch. I was also able to boot using just one of the drives and rebuild the mirror.
Ubuntu 10.04 Server Install
Since Vail has a questionable future in my house I decided to install Ubuntu server on the box to see if I could use it as my home server. Some research shows Linux is sketchy with the fake RAID provided by motherboards (or cheap controllers) I went entirely with the software RAID provided by Ubuntu. The two 2.5" drives still have the OS mirrored. Mixing controllers in a RAID scares me so I did RAID 5 for the 6 drives on the Intel controller and another RAID 5 array for the 3Ware controller drives.
Ubuntu Server 10.04.1 x64 had all the drivers I needed cooked into the install DVD. I didn't need to download or add any drivers. I'm not using a GUI, just the console so video is simple. The on-board and 3ware drive controllers were seen just fine and seem to be performing well. Copying from my PC to the new server is faster than copying to the old Windows Home Server but I haven't done any benchmarking.
All the drives are 2 TB drives but I do have a mixture of manufacturers. The 4 drives on the 3Ware are all the same since I had 4 Hitachi's. Although I noticed one had a different BIOS. The Intel has two each of Hitachi, Samsung and Western Digital.
I've only been running Ubuntu a few hours but so far it's going well.
I'm really happy with the build, which is a problem since I'm impatient. Performance has been considerably better than my current Windows Home Servers, both for Vail and for Samba on Ubuntu.
My plan was to wait until Vail and use that time to research some home media solutions while I waited. I had already started using Vail for my easier to move shares because it worked so well. Ubuntu also seems to be working well but I'm not far enough along to know it's my permanent solution.
I could move Windows Home Server v1 over to the box but if I do that there will be another big move in a year or so since WHS v1 end-of-life's in January 2013. It's easiest enough to copy files from one box to another. But if I need to replace/upgrade my production home server I'd need to find storage for all those files and that could be a problem.
So we'll see. I liking the hardware so I foresee the move starting in the next few days (I have several days vacation so it's a good time). If I was smart I'd install Windows Home Server v1 and use that for the next year. I'm probably not that smart and will keep Ubuntu and move it in to replace my current Windows Home Server. In theory a Linux box is more flexible, but that flexibility comes at the cost of complexity.
So, do you think Ubuntu would be a good home server choice or will I crash and burn, reverting back to Windows Home Server V1?


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Anne Perry thought she wanted to be a doctor. Two years into med school (this was back in the 60s) she spent a summer working in a teaching hospital. That's when she had second thoughts about her career choice. The doctors she observed seemed to distance themselves from their patients and their approach was more disease than patient-focused.
"I wanted more of a relationship with patients," she said. "I definitely had a more holistic idea of what healthcare was about and didn't like just looking at a person's disease. I wanted to see more than that. I decided I'd rather be a nurse." She switched to a four-year nursing program. After 28 years of being a nurse (she retired in January 2018), Anne said it was one of her best decisions.
A nurse practitioner in primary care
She started her career as an obstetrics nurse in upstate New York. Over the course of 18 years, she worked in various capacities including outside the hospital, in the community. As a nurse social worker, she helped establish a local Head Start program. That led her to work with a group that started a family planning clinic. "I'm telling you this," she said, "because nothing like nursing offers such a wide variety of opportunities."
She'd always thought about becoming a nurse practitioner and when her family moved back to Maine in the 90s, she enrolled in a program at Husson University that allowed her to continue working and take classes Friday and Saturday. Three years later, at the age of 50, she was a licensed nurse practitioner.
Anne found a job in a primary care physician's office in Calais, a small rural town in Down East Maine on the Canadian border. Exactly what she wanted. "I wanted a small community," she explained. "I wanted to be part of that community. Not everybody wants that, some people like other challenges, but to me, it was important to be part of the community and get that holistic look at how can I best serve my patients. It was phenomenal because it allowed me to do something that I had envisioned myself doing as a doctor but ended up doing as a nurse."
"Nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses
Working in that environment can also give nurses a wider view of things that might be happening in the community at large. A case in point is something that Anne noticed in the first two years of being a nurse practitioner in Calais. She had four patients with hepatitis C, which was more than she had seen in her previous two decades of nursing. She realized that the common denominator in the cases was drug use. "I called the Maine CDC and asked for the epidemiologist," she said. "I told him who I was and where I was from and I said do you have any statistics on hepatitis C? His comment to me and I will never forget it, was, 'Washington County? Boy, do you have a problem.' As it turned out, we did have a problem because our hepatitis C rate went from two to five to 27."
Anne and other members of the community banded together to bring addiction treatment resources to the area. Had she not connected the dots and taken a wider view, it may not have happened.
Nurses needed in rural Maine
Most of Maine is considered rural and in dire need of healthcare providers. Nurses, particularly advanced practice nurses, can help fill the gap. It's especially critical as the state grapples with the looming shortage of nurses. As we looked at in part 1 of Nurses Needed, Maine could face a shortage of 3200 nurses by 2025 as the population ages and more people need more care. At the same time, the nursing workforce and nursing school faculty are also aging and (like Anne Perry) are starting to retire. In Washington County alone, 48 percent of the nursing workforce is on the verge of retirement.
Nursing "upstream" in the community
Jennifer Morton explained that since the Affordable Care Act was launched in 2011, there has been more of an emphasis on community-based nursing at the federal level. UNE is one of nine sites in the country that were awarded federal grants to create a pilot program for nursing students that integrates more community health.
For the past two years, UNE has run the Upstream Practicums in Nursing Program in partnership with Greater Portland Health. The federally qualified health center offers a wide array of healthcare services to people with and without health insurance. The term upstream comes from the United Kingdom, explained Jennifer. It means health promotion versus a downstream or disease management paradigm.
Twelve UNE nursing students have gone through the program. They all worked at the center, where, among other things, they learned how to coordinate and provide community-based primary care, how to try and prevent chronic diseases, and how to work as a team. Unfortunately, not everyone agrees with this approach to training nurses.
"An argument against it," said Jennifer," is that if nurses aren't trained in the acute care setting where we've trained them since the beginning of time they won't pass their licensure exam and they won't be as skilled or as competent."
She was quick to point out that all 12 of their students passed their boards the first time around as was the case for the other pilot programs. All of the programs are also compiling data to show that their approach to training nurses can work.
"I would definitely say that the workforce is going to need many more nurses who want to work in the community," she said. "The fact that the federal government is putting some resources toward community nursing is a step in the right direction. Part of what they wanted to prove was that we could cultivate very skilled nurses by training them in the community. In other words, it's not one or the other, it's both. We really need to train nurses in a variety of settings, but if we train them in a community setting, they're going to be just as skilled as they would be if they were trained in the acute care setting."
Half of the 12 nurses who have graduated chose to work in an acute care setting and the other half in community settings. UNE is waiting to hear if the program will be re-funded. If not, they'll find a way to keep it sustainable bare bones. If it is, UNE will expand the program's reach. "We plan to add rural sites, do immersions with students, and send them up north," said Jennifer. "That's very new and innovative."
At the same time, Dr. Dora Anne Mills, UNE's Vice President for Clinical Affairs and Interim Vice President for Research and Scholarship, is waiting to hear about another nursing-related grant. It would allow the school to provide tech-based training for existing nurses in rural settings that have limited resources for development. "If we both get funded," said Jennifer, "we're going to be implementing that type of distance education with healthcare professionals across the state in rural areas. Professionals who wouldn't otherwise be able to have the education."
Where you'll find community-based nurses
We've been talking mostly about nurses who are working in primary care settings. While that's important, community nursing encompasses so much more. Any nurse who works outside the hospital — school nurses, home health and visiting nurses, hospice nurses, occupational health nurses, nurses who participate in community clinics, public health nurses, nurses who work in outpatient settings — are all practicing community-based nursing. (I'm sure I've missed some, so please feel free to comment at the end of this post.)
Laurie Dorr manages the OA Centers for Orthopaedics Surgery Center. Because their patients have surgery and go home the same day and everything related to their procedure is planned and executed outside the hospital setting, she and the nurses she works with can also be considered community-based nurses. She said that sometimes it's a challenge to find nurses who are qualified to work in their OR.
"It takes a different set of skills to be a nurse outside a hospital setting," she explained. "You're free-standing. You have to be trained and ready for anything. New graduates often don't have hands-on experience. I have an opening right now. If I found someone I thought might be close, I'd have to train them because they often can't just jump into OR nursing."
A new partnership between Maine Medical Center and St. Joseph's College could serve as a model for the kind of specialty training that Laurie is talking about. Unfortunately, it won't help with her situation.
Having more opportunities to do hands-on clinical training in various parts of the community (maybe even at ambulatory surgical centers like OA's) is necessary for two reasons, said Lisa Harvey-McPherson. She's co-chair of the Maine Nursing Action Coalition.
"Number one, that's really the direction of where care is transitioning to," she said." And number two is because community nursing encompasses so much. "It's important that nursing students have all these clinical experiences," she said, "and to understand different practice environments."
No matter where nurses choose to practice, Anne Perry says it is a phenomenal profession because you can keep learning and move up the ladder. Or use your talents in another way. For example, she became a nurse practitioner and at the urging of her community, also ran for the state legislature. She currently represents Calais and several other communities in the House of Representatives. Until her recent retirement, she worked part-time as a nurse practitioner for Calais Regional Hospital's Family Medical Services. The hospital gave her the leeway to see patients on weekends and to make house calls, continuing to give that one-on-one care that was so important to her from the beginning.
She laments the fact that there are too few nurse practitioners or even doctors in rural parts of Maine. She admits that it's a challenging place to practice, but if you know that going in, you can succeed. "I think it takes a real understanding of what you can do and learning what you need to do," she said.
At the end of the day, Anne finds that anyone who goes into nursing is committed to what he/she is doing, no matter where they choose to practice. "There are always some who do it better than others," she said, "but most nurses when they find their niche, end up doing what they love doing."
National Nurses Week
And no matter where you work and in what specialty or capacity, if you are a nurse, this is your week to be celebrated. May 6 to May 12 (2018) is National Nurses Week. Thank you for all the hard work you do.
Don't be shy about saying thank you to a nurse who made a difference in your life. Either mention them in the comment section below this post or send me an email and I'll add them to another blog post later this week.
Upcoming segments of Nurses Needed
The next segment of Nurses Needed runs Wednesday, May 9. I'll explore a specific type of community nursing in Maine — our public health nursing system.
Friday, May 11, in honor of nurses week, we're going to show our nurses a little love. If you have a story you'd like to share about a Maine nurse, send it to me.
Monday, May 14, we'll wrap things up with a look back at the history of nursing in Maine.


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This JUNE, 19 GoodnessMe Box, Australia's largest health food sampling service will reignite its sellout event, the GoodnessMe Box Wholefood Night Markets. Back by popular demand at the innercity oasis – The Grounds of Alexandria, the wholesome food fair is set to be bigger and better than ever before, with over 50 media and influencer guests and almost 1,000 health conscious consumers.
For one night only, the picturesque foodie hot-spot will be transformed by GoodnessMe Box into a Wholefood Winter Wonderland, enticing guests to explore, engage, sample and shop under the fairy lights. This boutique experience will be opened up to just 30 of the most innovative food companies in the wellness space right now.
The GoodnessMe Box Wholefood Night Markets offer a selection of wholesome brands the opportunity to place their product in front of a highly targeted and engaged health-conscious audience.
The ticketed event includes talks and cooking demos from some of Australia's leading health and wellbeing gurus, previous guest speakers have seen the likes of; Leah Itsines, Lyndi Cohen, Luke Hines, Melissa Ambrosini, Taline Gabrielle, Lee Holmes, Scott Gooding and Lola Berry. Each guest will also go home with a special edition, take-home GoodnessMe Box, including products from key brand sponsors.
Creator of the event and founder of GoodnessMe Box, Peta Shulman says the markets have been a phenomenal success year on year, with tickets selling out in just three days on occasions. "The event has been designed to promote some of the most pioneering brands in the health space. The Wholefood Night Markets are a way for new and established brands to showcase their products to a passionate and loyal audience, all in an intimate setting. In past years, we had such positive feedback from stallholders and together, we want to continue inspiring consumers to nourish their bodies with pure wholefoods."
The GoodnessMe Box Wholefood Night Markets will offer a range of interactive features for visitors to experience on their wellness journey like never before including:
• Product Sampling and Tastings
• Laneway Carts
• Market Stall Courtyard
• Alfresco Garden Seating
• Health Inspired BBQ
• Juice Bar & Soda Bar
• Interact with Media
• Celebrity Cooking and Demonstration Theatre
What: GoodnessMe Box Whole Food Night MarketsWhere: The Grounds of Alexandria, 2 Huntley Street, AlexandriaDate: Wednesday, 19 June 2019Time: 5:30PM – 10:30PMTickets: Tickets will be available from May 2019 for $37, or cheaper for early birds if you join the waiting list! https://goodnessmebox.com/pages/wholefood-markets
Source: GoodnessMe Box
The Undercard training model fuses traditional boxing with full-body conditioning to include TechnoGym skillmill free-runner treadmills and ranged free-weights to personalise the level of resistance — incorporating boxing, running and lifting all in the one superior workout.
"I visited the United States last year, specifically New York where I have a lot of friends in the health and fitness industry. The goal was to simply observe the different methodologies and structures of various studio's and examine how they offered not only boxing but fitness in general. New York is definitely at the forefront of the fitness industry and the trip offered a lot of insight that has shaped what we've built here in Sydney," says Undercard founder, Zach Vickers.
Vickers is renowned within the Australian fitness community for shaping some of the countries most recognisable bodies, including New York-based male model Dougie Jospeh; Victoria's Secret model Georgia Fowler; former Miss Universe Australia turned media personality Jesinta Franklin; global men's style icon and Business of Fashion 500 lister Justin O'Shea; P.E Nation founder Pip Edwards; and NRL player Thomas Burgess.
In response to the evolution of wellness spaces and the changing nature of indoor fitness environments, the Undercard studio is a contemporary, light-filled space with a generous two-storied ceiling height, fresh white walls and custom-built wood cabinetry and parquetry floors.
"The customer experience is our primary concern. If you're not providing a product that's desirable and effective then you're essentially building an empty kingdom. With that in mind, we wanted to create a space which is both comfortable and simplistic in nature, and accessible to everybody," says Vickers.
At street level the airy interiors house a formal reception and glove check-in, a barista espresso and protein-driven smoothie bar, numbered lockers and luxury bathroom amenities and change-room facilities. Also located on the ground floor is a break-out, personal one-to-one boxing studio equipped with high-end Assault AirBikes, WaterRower rowing machines and SkiErgs.
Downstairs the blackout room features 18 21" 190 lbs heavy-duty water-filled Aqua Training Bags suspended from the ceiling and numbered on the floor. Similarly, lined around the perimeter of the room are 18 TechnoGym skillmill treadmills coupled with an adjacent workbench and select range of free-weights to choose your personal level of resistance and workout.
Certified boxing instructors lead the 36 person class through the step-by-step routine while wall-to-wall mirrors allow participants to gauge and improve their technique. The blackout room features two 58" LED screen monitors, showcasing the instructors moves at varying angles, a state-of-the-art sound system, and is dimly-lit in the brands signature orange hue.
"The classroom had to be functional and we've considered the workout journey from every angle and played with the height and symmetry of the space to ensure a seamless consumer experience," says Commerford. "The decision to invest in the highest-quality technology was an obvious one." he adds.
Undercard Sydney will be a welcomed addition to Darlinghurst's already thriving fitness and wellbeing precinct joining 98 Riley Street, Cycology Club, Fitness First Darlinghurst Platinum and Fluid Form Pilates all in the immediate vicinity.
Undercard will offer six classes per day beginning with a 5:30am session through until 7:00pm and is located at 82 Oxford Street, corner of Oxford and Crown Streets, Darlinghurst. Undercard Sydney will officially open its doors from April 12th.
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During the Elite Spinal Physiotherapy and Pilates launch event, Former PM Malcolm Turnbull gave a warm welcome to the crowd sharing the story of his own back surgery and how Brigitte Seelin and Elisha Renton, Physiotherapists and Co-Funders of Elite Spinal Physiotherapy and Pilates helped him through his recovery. He even went on to claim that he can do 100 push ups!
"I think the other great thing that you do is not just the exercises that you instruct your patients in, it's also the way in which you are both so highly trained that you know so much about how the body works and how the back works that you're able to give me a much better understanding of what is essentially a bit of flesh and blood and bone and machinery – which is our bodies. Getting a better understanding of how that works and keeping it moving, effective, efficient and strong. "
Elite Spinal Physiotherapy and Pilates is Sydney's premiere spine and headache treatment centre. The clinic has recently been expanded and undergone a full refurbishment. The brand new clinic provides client-focused care, with state of the art hands on spinal treatment and tailored Physiotherapist led clinical Pilates sessions.
The new clinic in Bondi Junction is a tranquil oasis where clients can enjoy relaxing Physiotherapy treatments and clinical Pilates sessions. Boasting a modern interior with soft finishes, clients can truly unwind when they arrive. The founders sought out the award winning Architect Tom Mark Henry to create a beautiful space that functions as a Physiotherapy and Pilates clinic but feels like a exclusive health resort.
All practitioners have a particular interest in back pain physiotherapy. Providing a targeted approach to treatment followed by a rehabilitation program aimed at restoring your body and spine back to optimal function. It is a one-stop shop where you can receive second to none hands on treatments and then be set up with a tailored exercise program, which you can access via their app wherever you are. Elite Spinal works closely with many of Sydney's top Neurosurgeons, Sports Physicians, Pain Specialists and GP's. In fact they also have an in house Pain Specialist and Clinical Psychologist.
Elisha Renton, Co-Founder commented: "After struggling with my own neck and pelvis issues following a car accident, I realised there was a real need for a clinic that focuses solely on the spine. The spine is such a fascinating and complicated part of the body. Unfortunately that means that many different things can go wrong with it. People can suffer from an array of different issues. These all need to be treated very differently. Our aim was to create a clinic where our staff were highly experienced in this area so our clients could achieve the best possible outcomes."
Co-Founder, Brigitte Seelin added: "It has been quite the journey for Elisha and I since establishing Elite Spinal Physiotherapy and Pilates in 2013. It has been a privilege to be able to help so many of our clients who suffer from complex and chronic spinal conditions. We are passionate about not only treating our patients with a hands-on approach but also empowering them to help themselves through tailored exercise, strength and flexibility programs."
Elite Spinal has become the industry leaders for clinical Pilates in the Eastern Suburbs with over 50 classes now on the timetable. Using a range of Pilates equipment, Elite's expert physiotherapists are able to work closely with clients to treat an array of conditions from lower back pain to headaches. They run semi-private clinical Pilates sessions with a maximum of four clients per session or private sessions.
In addition, many of the practitioners within the clinic have taken a special interest in physiotherapy for headaches and completed post-graduate training in the treatment of headaches and migraines. Many local GPs, Specialists and Dentists refer to Elite Spinal for the treatment of migraines and headaches so they are very experienced in this area.
Source: Elite Spinal Physio & Pilates
World Sleep Day is just around the corner, celebrating healthy sleep and drawing attention to the burden of sleep problems. Shleep have partnered with sleep specialist Olivia Arezzolo to share the importance of sleep.
The first of its kind, the ShleepSkinTM Blanket elevates the covers to a ridiculously, guiltily soft and beautiful place. The only question you'll have about the luxuriously soft and thick, one-of-a-kind blanket is whether to sleep on or under it.
"Like everyone I worked with, or competed against, I was a victim of the 'no-sleep cool' falsehood that made me less insightful, creative and decisive. Everything gets worse without sleep — from our appearance to our energy levels, productivity, mental and physical health and even relationships," says Indi McCullough, founder of Australian sleep brand Shleep. "Then to improve our sleep many of us lean on prescription pills or just choose to ignore our symptoms, which leads to chronic health conditions."
A transplant from the US, McCullough found herself in Australia, where she rediscovered wool. "I'd always thought of wool in the context of bulky, scratchy crew-neck sweaters that keep out the cold but mess up your hair in winter! Then I discovered how Australians sleep in wool and decided to launch Shleep."
Importantly, though, this wasn't just any wool — McCullough's revelation was pure Australian merino wool, which is ultra-fine and therefore ultra-smooth and soft. Shleep treats the wool to enhance these attributes even further. "Each fibre is crimped, which results in a woven or knit product that has a natural pillowy loft and breathability," she says, "The fibre is so fine that it soothes you to sleep faster than cotton or synthetics. It also naturally wicks away perspiration, absorbing up to 35% of its own weight in moisture so your body stays dry, which keeps you in deeper sleep throughout the night. For knits, we add a patented technology that gives extra breathability and thermal and moisture regulation."
Since introducing wool into her bedroom, McCullough sleeps "like a baby". But more than that, she says, "I understand the importance of sleep to health and wellbeing."
Source: Shleep Well


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Examples of Organization in the Workplace
In business, the term "organization" commonly refers to the ownership and management structure of a company. It describes who does what, and how the company ultimately produces and delivers value to consumers. Organization in the workplace, though, often refers to the actual physical arrangement of people, equipment and other objects within a business facility.
Organization of Overall Work Space
The overall layout of the space that workers occupy is an example or workplace organization. Businesses often organize workers into different physical spaces based on the type of work they perform. For instance, a company's marketing team and sales team might be located in two different corners of an office, allowing workers to interact with other people in their work own area more easily. Workspace organization is especially important for businesses where workers perform physical labor, such as in factories and warehouses, since adequate space may be required to perform jobs safely.
Organization of Individual Work Spaces
While business managers determine the overall layout of people and equipment within a workplace, workers themselves are responsible for organizing their own work areas. Periodically sorting and ordering materials and throwing away unnecessary items can reduce time wasted sifting through unorganized materials. Different workers may prefer to use different methods to organize their personal workspaces.
File Organization
Businesses inevitably produce paperwork that workers and managers may need to refer to in the future. Alphabetical filing systems are common to help businesses keep paperwork organized. Workers should be aware of the types of paperwork a company files and the procedure for filing paperwork to ensure that records are complete and properly organized. Digital file organization is another important aspect of record keeping, as workers are increasingly working with computer data rather than paper files.
In a small business, workplace organization might not seem like a pressing issue, but as a business grows and records accumulate, the need for good organization increases. As a company grows, it may have to periodically rearrange the work spaces and filing systems to keep itself organized. Fast growing companies may have to rent more space to make room for new workers and equipment.
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There are 3 techniques to apply: make contact with DVAP, apply in particular person at one of the legal clinics, or make contact with LANWT (described above). But you may have to contribute towards the expense of your legal representation from your revenue or capital. And we have bold signage all through the school to let staff and visitors know exactly where initial help can be identified. The questionnaire permits folks to give the information courts demand with out possessing to realize the law, mentioned Angela Tripp, who is co-director of the Michigan Poverty Law System and program director of Michigan Legal Aid.
Consequently, a lot of people—especially these who are poor or otherwise disadvantaged—are left with out any actual access to legal counsel in both criminal and non-criminal matters. Legal Aid of West Virginia (LAWV) has been notified that other websites and telephone numbers are claiming to be LAWV and offering legal services if you pay them a fee. Legal Aid lawyers I know empathsize with their clients but do not go beyond their skilled boundaries to attempt to resolve the crises of individual lives.
Employees in schools have no statutory responsibility for offering First Aid to youngsters but it would be a really negligent school certainly which didn't give some type of initial aid therapy. For rural Canada it has been a challenge for years to find young lawyers wanting to reside in smaller sized communities. But for these who can not walk in, the group worked with LawHelp to develop a internet site that takes men and women step by step through legal processes and completes all essential types.
Men and women who get legal aid may have to pay a user charge and repay element or all of their legal aid fees. Legal aid may possibly be offered for people who are charged with criminal offences and cannot afford their personal lawyer. This was heavily criticised by the opposition pro-democracy camp for jeopardising neutrality of the provision of legal aid.


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Here's a sample of an email I received a few minutes ago. I noticed that it was full of long-winded writing, old-fashioned terminology and grammatical errors. Can you spot everything that's wrong with it?
Dear Sir/Mdm,
We are in receipt of your feedback dated last week, 3 March 2010.
We are sorry that we have delayed the sending of your requested document due to some mistakes in the information presented in it. Please be informed that our marketing dept is in review of your complaint and will respond soonest with your revised document.
We seek your sincere understanding for the delay and we offer our sincerest apologies for any unneccesary incovenience caused. We look forward to send you the latest document at the soonest.
Kindly contact our cust serv dept if you need any assistance in the meantime. Have a G8 day!
Yours sincerely,
[Company Name omitted to protect privacy]
Here's how I re-wrote the same letter in a modern, natural style:
Dear Mr. Wong,
Thank you for your feedback of 3 March.
I am very sorry to hear about the delay regarding your document. I have personally looked into this and learnt that some critical information is incorrect and needs to be updated. Our Marketing Team has been working on the neccessary updates to ensure that the document you'll be receiving is accurate. I will have the document arranged to be sent to you tommorow morning.
Please accept my apologies for the inconvenience caused. Meanwhile, please give me a call if you need my help.
Yours sincerely,
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WB Police Sub-Inspector Jobs Notification 2018- WB Police Online Applications are invited from the eligible candidates for direct recruitment of 161 Sub-Inspector Vacancies in West Bengal Police. Registration of Online Applications will be done through the website of WB Police i.e. www.policewb.gov.in. Application filling and online submission of application form is from 02.02.2018 to 04.03.2018., thereafter Recruitment link will be disabled. The candidates are strictly advised to apply online well in advance without waiting for last date of submission of online application form. No other means of application form will be accepted.
WB Police Jobs 2018
All the Applicants who are applying for WB Police Jobs are advised to read the WB Police vacancy Notification, instructions and Recruitment procedures carefully before start filling the Online Application Form. Candidate should satisfy themselves that they fulfill the eligibility conditions prescribed in the Employment notification in all respects. All the applicants should keep visiting WB Police Careers Page for regular updates. Candidates who are looking for Government Jobs, can apply for the WB Police Sub-Inspector Recruitment 2018.
WB Police Sub-Inspector Vacancy 2018
Post Name& Job Vacancy Details:
Number of Vacancies- 161
Scale of Pay: Rs.16400-40500 /-
WB Police Recruitment Eligibility
Educational Qualification: Bachelors degree.
Age limit: 27 years (Age relaxable for SC/ ST/ OBC/ ESM/ PWD etc. as per Government rules)
Selection Process: Preliminary Written Examination, PMT, PET and Final Combined Competitive Examination.
Filling& submission of online Application Form
Application Fee: Rs.250/- for General category candidates; NIL/- for Reserved Category candidates.
How to apply: Candidates must read the instructions and eligibility conditions carefully before applying for the job vacancy. Candidates can apply online only through the WB Police Online Application Form which is available at website: www.policewb.gov.in. The online application can be filled up from 02.02.2018 to 04.03.2018. No other means of application will be accepted.
Apply online for WB Police Sub-Inspector Jobs
WB Police website: www.policewb.gov.in
Important Dates:
Starting date for submission of online application Form: 02.02.2018
Last date for submission of online application Form: 04.03.2018
For more details regarding WB Police Recruitment Eligibility, Recruitment Procedure, Filling& submission of online application forms Registration , Vacancy notification, Jobs in WB Police , Educational Qualification, Age limit, scale of Pay, Selection Process, Application fee, Written Test/ Interview details, Exam syllabus, Test Pattern, Exam center, Interview venue, Admit cards, Application download link etc., refer WB Police recruitment notification link given.
All the readers are requested to discuss regarding the Recruitment Notification, Number of vacancies issued, expected cutoff, Previous question papers, Study material, Reference books etc. in the Comments section given below.


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What is the forum all about?
The purpose of the forum is to provide a place for our advertisers to be contacted by people interested in their individual service.
The forum is a bulletin board of sorts. It is set up in sections as you will see when you visit.
You can visit and look around all you wish, but if you wish to post a question or comment you must register first.
Registration is a free and easy process. Just look for the register link on the main page. There is also a quick tutorial in the "How To" section.
In order to not be blasted with "viagra" spam, you will need to answer the question.
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The Forum also contains a section where you can post free classified ads for items you wish to sell.
All sales are between members, and management is not responsible or liable for any deals made between members.
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Skirball Cultural Center
Time Out says
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Something of a local powerhouse, the Skirball aims to look at connections between 4,000 years of Jewish heritage and different communities around LA. Those with an interest in Jewish history will get the most from some of the exhibits (the 30,000-object collection is one of the largest holdings of Judaica in the US), but this is an egalitarian enterprise that should interest most visitors with a sense of cultural adventure.
Visions & Values: Jewish Life from Antiquity to America, the central exhibit, offers a lengthy but interesting trawl through Jewish history and culture, taking in everything from Jewish holidays to the Holocaust. It is joined by Noah's Ark, a wonderful kid-oriented exhibit that explores cultural differences through a retelling of the old animals-two-by-two tale. Folk art-esque animals hang from the ceilings and peer out from a mock-ark; hands-on interaction is encouraged as part of the most enjoyable family-friendly exhibit in the LA region.
These two headline-grabbing permanent exhibits are supplemented by a decent café and a pleasing garden; a lively program of temporary exhibitions on everything from teenage immigration to Bob Dylan; talks and discussions, many related to ongoing displays; and an unexpectedly rich schedule of concerts and other performances. The Skirball might be off the beaten tourist track, but it's well worth the diversion.
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Indian Commerce Minister Suresh Prabhu has invited Swedish firms to explore business opportunities in India and assured potential investors all support….reports Asian Lite News
According to the Commerce Ministry statement, the "Make in India: Sweden 2017" event began on Thursday in Stockholm in order to enhance Indo-Swedish cooperation and explore new areas of partnership.
The Indian delegation for the two-day event is being led by Prabhu and includes Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis.
"Sweden is an old and trusted friend who came to invest in India when it was a tough time to do business, now it is the time of business oriented structural reforms and time is ripe for these partnerships," Prabhu said at the event.
He also noted that almost all top Swedish companies are present in India.
Fadnavis said huge business opportunities are available in Maharashtra in areas like development of smart cities and invited Swedish companies to visit India and assured them full support, according to the statement.
"We look forward to collaborate with technology providers into solid and liquid waste management," he said.
According to the Ministry, Prabhu also called on Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Lofven, who said: "I look forward to intensely working with you. We are dedicated to making the relationship develop further."
SAAB, a leading Swedish company in India, has expressed interest in introducing into India the full scope of industrial systems, from design and engineering to production, the statement added.


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HPU Grad Finds Herself through Service
It was a Saturday, less than 15 minutes after graduation, and Shannon Barr was still in her black graduation gown when she got a text message from one of her professors, Amy MacArthur.
"Are you still on campus? I have an offer for you."
She went looking for MacArthur and found her along with the Rev. Dr. Joe Blosser, the Robert G. Culp director of service learning. That's when Blosser asked Barr if she wanted to be part of something big – HPU's AmeriCorps VISTA program.
She'd work with local non-profits and service organizations and connect them with students in HPU's new social justice endeavor known as the Bonner Leader Program.
Barr jumped at the chance.
That was nearly two years ago. Barr is now 23, and she is still part of HPU's AmeriCorps VISTA program.
A Leap of Faith
As an exercise science major from Lexington Park, Maryland, Barr graduated summa cum laude, and at her 2014 May graduation, she was named one of the major's two most outstanding seniors.
She knew the job she accepted as a VISTA would challenge her in new ways. It was liberating, she says, and terrifying.
All at the same time.
"I was out of my academic element, but I gave myself grace," she says. "I allowed myself to stumble, and I learned from that. And now, I still learn something new every day."
In her first year as a VISTA, Barr led the charge to re-launch the Community Writing Center in its new location at Mt. Zion Baptist Church. The CWC began as a collaboration with the church and Kirkman Park Elementary School. Since then, Barr has helped increase membership, expand programming and add partnerships to include support from Walmart, the High Point Community Foundation, the Hayden-Harman Foundation and Used Pages bookstore.
It's one of many ways she helps support community revitalization.
It's also how many HPU students get involved, too. Barr helps place Bonner Leaders in the right volunteer roles, and coordinates students on campus to tutor children in the CWC. For many students, it is their first introduction to serving in the community. For others, it's an extension of their commitment to give back.
"This is Everything"
Barr says she loves building bridges with the people who make up the High Point community.
Take one recent afternoon, for example.
Once again, Barr is helping Jakki Davis with the local non-profit D-Up's after school program, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Academics and Character Development, better known as PNAC.
Davis stands inside a building near campus called The Ritz, holding a handful of dresses for children to try on for their Christmas celebration. As always, she is happy to see Barr. She says she couldn't operate PNAC without her and HPU's Bonner Leader students.
But Barr isn't inside. She is outside playing soccer with a second-grader whose hair is braided and tied with plastic hearts.
"This is everything," Barr says between kicks. "It's not about the emails I send or the research I read. At the end of the day, it's this. Relationships.
"Throwing the football with kids playing outside while we're door knocking for community events. Drawing or reading with kids at our after school programs. Being welcomed into communities, homes, hearts, and lives. Those are the moments that I cherish most."
And that is why she stayed.
"You walk along with them on the journey, and you understand, 'It's not about me,'" she says. "I've met the most inspiring people and learned about myself, and I've become more humbled and thankful more than anything."


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What is dry eye disease?
Tears are a complex composition of oils, mucin, and liquids. In order for our tears to adequately lubricate the structures of our eye's they need to have the correct saltiness (osmolality), liquid, mucin and oily component. If any of these are not in the correct proportion, we may experience symptoms of dry eye disease.
What are the symptoms?
- Dryness
- Grittiness or scratchiness
- Contact lens discomfort
- Redness
- Fluctuating vision
- Soreness or irritation
- Burning or watering
- Eye fatigue
- Light sensitivity
What are my treatment options?
Over-The-Counter Artificial Tears
Patients who have been diagnosed with poor tear production can be treated in a variety of ways. For patients with relatively mild dry eyes, the use of artificial tears can often relieve their symptoms. There are a variety of artificial tears that your doctor can prescribe, all of them are over-the-counter.
These can be used as infrequently as once or twice a day to as frequently as every half-hour and more often. For patients who are allergic to the preservatives in some artificial tears and for those who will be using it frequently, your doctor may prescribe preservative free artificial tears.
Punctal Plugs
In addition to doing the above, your doctor may suggest occluding the tear drainage canals, punctum, in order to allow the tears you produce to linger on your eye longer instead of being drained away. There are several techniques used to occlude the punctum: some temporary and some permanent. What is best for you should be discussed with your doctor.
Autologous Serum Tears
For those patients who have moderate to severe dry eyes associated with poor tear production there is medication that can be used, such as Restasis, that has been shown to help restore tear production. In addition some patients have found relief in the use of autologous serum tears. Ask your doctor which treatment or combination of treatments is right for you.
TearScience Lipiflow
Omni Eye Specialists is the first center in Colorado, Nebraska, Wyoming and New Mexico to offer our patients the groundbreaking technology of Lipiflow dry eye treatment. Lipiflow is a procedure that has been shown to help moderate to severe dry eye patients achieve long term relief from their symptoms.
It is a 12-minute procedure that is done in our offices. A thermal pulsator is placed along the upper and lower lid of each eye. This instrument directs heat to the oil producing glands of the lids and gently massages the oil glands to allow the dried oil to be expressed. In the majority of cases, significant clinical relief is achieved that last from nine to in excess of thirty-six months.
However in order to appropriately screen those patients with the greatest opportunity of achieving these results, a comprehensive dry eye evaluation is done in our office. The oil glands are evaluated. The tear osmolality is determined. The lids and cornea are examined for disease that may contribute to the underlying dry eye disease. An instrument called a tear layer interferometer, or LipiView, is used to determine the frequency and completeness of the patient's blink as well as the depth of the tear oil level. If it is determined that you are a candidate the procedure is scheduled. See Frequently Asked Questions below for information on what you can expect post-procedure.
Dry Eye Treatment DOCTORS
Frequently Asked Questions
By one month's end you should notice significant relief. You will be seen by your doctor at the one month visit. Most patients will notice relief from their symptoms that lasts from nine to twelve months. Dry eye disease is a chronic condition. Like all chronic conditions, the symptoms and the causes are addressed, but not cured in the traditional sense. The procedure may need to be repeated if and when symptoms recur. This is typically sometime between nine and excess of 36 months.


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Even after the "parent shell" of the screen is killed, the screen is still alive and "attached"!
--[ Essential] How to tell if I'm in a screen
--[ Essential] reattach
keep a session alive after I log out. Almost like windows mstsc.exe
--feature - log the screen output
See http://www.rackaid.com/blog/linux-screen-tutorial-and-how-to/
The log file is created in the current dir ...
--feature - Run a long running process without maintaining an active shell session
See http://www.rackaid.com/blog/linux-screen-tutorial-and-how-to/ -- using top as a long command
--(untested) feature - monitor a screen for inactivity as a sign of job done.
See http://www.rackaid.com/blog/linux-screen-tutorial-and-how-to/
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SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — If gold's a safe haven, it certainly hasn't been acting like one.
Gold futures GCQ2 ended May with a loss of 6%, the metal's fourth-straight monthly decline.
"We are in the midst of a cash crunch globally due to the banking issues in Europe," said Vedant Mimani, lead portfolio manager of the Atyant Capital Global Opportunities Fund, a precious metals-focused fund based in Miami.
"Whenever liquidity becomes problematic, such as it is now, assets will be sold down to meet loan and margin calls and get accounts back in line — and that is precisely why we are seeing gold sell off alongside other risk assets," he said.
These days, any investment appears to be risky and it's tough for investors to find safety in any asset, though the U.S. dollar and Treasury bonds have attracted more attention.
"People are rushing toward bonds, especially Treasurys, which push the U.S. dollar higher and gold lower," said Chris Mayer, editor of Capital & Crisis.
All the while, gold has followed global equities, and other so-called riskier assets, lower.
"We've just gone through a period where everything has basically danced to the same tune and the Pied Piper was the U.S. [Federal Reserve's] monetary policies, but that won't continue forever," Mayer said.
While some investors perceive U.S. Treasurys as a safe haven, they may be the "riskiest asset of all," with holders poised to suffer "good-sized losses" in the event of a small jump in interest rates, Mayer said.
Still, as the euro crisis drags on, it's clear that investors see Treasury bonds and the dollar as the safer bets right now, at the expense of gold.
Treasury prices have climbed, with yields on 10-year notes
By contrast, the euro
"Many investors used to confuse the euro for gold, buying the single currency just to escape the dollar," said Adrian Ash, head of research at BullionVault. "This year's dollar rally to date has confused a lot of traders again, only this time the other way around."
All of which is taking a toll on gold's safe-haven appeal. Gold's "identity crisis still needs resolving," said Ash.
And just what constitutes that identity remains a topic of debate.
Long term, many analysts still see the metal as refuge for investors, but some don't think it is or ever really was one.
"Gold is an academically and historically proven safe haven over the long term," said Mark O'Byrne, executive director at GoldCore.
And Peter Grant, chief market analyst at USAGOLD, says the notion that gold is falling, or has fallen, out of favor as a safe-haven asset is "completely misplaced."
Data from the World Gold Council show a more than fourfold increase in bar and coin retail investment to 2011 from 2002. "Make no mistake — physical gold buying is alive and well," Grant said.
Indeed, it was a safe refuge, he says, "even when the price was fixed at a ridiculously low $35 per ounce for nearly 40 years."
Still, for gold in the short term, "there is also a proven correlation with risk assets," said O'Byrne. That is because "more speculative market participants... often close all paper positions (including paper gold positions) when there is volatility and price falls in equity and commodity markets."
Since late April, gold futures and the Dow Jones Industrial Average
Gold does have "a bit of an identity crisis day to day," said Edmond Bugos, director of mining finance at Strategic Metals Research & Capital.
But that "makes perfect sense because there are more people in gold this past year than who really understand it," he said, explaining that "a lot of people were literally 'scared' into it last year, and .... the market has to consolidate to adjust."
Gold rose 10% last year, its 11th-straight yearly climb, according to FactSet Research data.
Yet even with that track record, some analysts wouldn't quite characterize gold as a safe haven.
"Money jumps from sector to sector for a variety of reasons," said Darin Newsom, a senior analyst at Telvent DTN. "At this time, it is about the resurgent U.S. dollar index, faltering euro and getting out of commodities. The big three (gold, crude oil and corn) have all taken it on the chin in 2012."
Cash rush
For now, investors have turned to cash.
Uncertainty in the euro has "created demand in dollars in the short term as European corporations are exiting the euro," said James Carrillo, senior portfolio adviser for precious-metals investment firm Swiss America Trading Corp.
Remember that the dollar is still the world's reserve currency so it is seen as a safe haven "despite its poor fundamentals," he said. Added to that, "we are in the midst of the digestion phase of enormous long-term gains in gold."
And gold can't quite compete with the dollar or bond market.
"The market in gold is far too small to accommodate the capital fleeing Europe," said Julian Phillips, an editor at GoldForecaster.com. "Gold is not seen as in the same category of liquidity or size so does not compete on this front."
And until then, gold may be poised for further declines, to as low as $1,200, in Carrillo's view. "Everything is debt- and liability-driven," he said. "Gold has no debts or liabilities attached to it."