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I have lived in the Greater Boston area my entire life and have been to Logan many times for my flights, friends and family flights and just driving by. He was the first state commander of the American Legion, President of the National Guard Association, Boston city councilor, representative and senator in the Massachusetts General Court, as well as president of a number of charitable institutions.
Category Archive: History and Mythology
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Sep 23 2008
New American Ambassador To Armenia Arrived Recently
Washington has had no full-time ambassador in Yerevan since May 2006 and has attached great importance to sending Yovanovitch there at a time of increasing Russian influence in the region and a worsening conflict with Iran over its alleged development of nuclear arms, officials said at the time.
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Apr 30 2008
Today In History: George Washington Takes Oath
Today in 1789, George Washington takes the oath of office as the first President of the United States. I was going to write more, but I am not feeling well, sorry it's short, but enjoy the quick history fact 🙂
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Mar 22 2008
What Is Holy Saturday And Why Do We Commemorate It?
41: Let thy mercies come also unto me, O LORD, even thy salvation, according to thy word. 76: Let, I pray thee, thy merciful kindness be for my comfort, according to thy word unto thy servant.
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Feb 02 2008
Similarities Between Assassinations of Lincoln and Kennedy
Lincoln Kennedy Lincoln was elected to Congress in 1846 Kennedy was elected to Congress in 1946 He was elected President in 1860 He was elected President in 1960 His wife lost a child while living in the White House His wife lost a child while living in the White House He was directly concerned with Civil Rights He was directly concerned with Civil Rights Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy who told him not to go to the theater *1 Kennedy had a secretary named Lincoln who told him not to go to Dallas **2 Lincoln was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife Kennedy was shot in the back of the head in the presence of his wife Lincoln shot in the Ford Theatre Kennedy shot in a Lincoln, made by Ford He was shot on a Friday He was shot on a Friday The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters The assassin, Lee Harvey Oswald, was known by three names, comprised of fifteen letters Booth shot Lincoln in a theater and fled to a warehouse Oswald shot Kennedy from a warehouse and fled to a theater Booth was killed before being brought to trial Oswald was killed before being brought to trial There were theories that Booth was part of a greater conspiracy There were theories that Oswald was part of a greater conspiracy Lincoln's successor was Andrew Johnson, born in 1808 Kennedy's successor was Lyndon Johnson, born in 1908 *1 Note: It is an urban myth that Lincoln had a secretary named Kennedy.
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Dec 14 2007
'Sound of Music' Song: Edelweiss Trivia and Lyrics
🙂 Edelweiss Lyrics Edelweiss, Edelweiss Every morning you greet me Small and white, clean and bright You look happy to meet me Blossom of snow may you bloom and grow Bloom and grow forever Edelweiss, Edelweiss Bless my homeland forever
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Nov 23 2007
This Day In History: Doug Flutie's Hail Mary Pass For BC
Doug Flutie is one of the most notable names in college football (and that whole pro thing he did). He had the Heisman trophy won since before his famous game since voting took place prior to November 23rd even though some people think that the final game locked it up.
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Sep 21 2007
The Republic Of Armenia Could Get It's Learner's Permit
On this day in Armenian History 1991, the Republic of Armenia declared it's freedom from the (former) Soviet Union to be apart of the New Independent States which later became the CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States).
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Jul 03 2007
Today In History: The Final Day Of The Battle Of Gettysburg
On the third day and final day of the battle, fighting resumed on Culp's Hill, and cavalry raged to the east and south, but the main event was a dramatic infantry assault by 12,500 Confederates against the center of the Union line on Cemetery Ridge.
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Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir has signed a new power-sharing constitution – intended to put the final seal on two decades of civil war – and has also sworn in former rebel leader John Garang as his deputy.
Al-Bashir was re-sworn in as president on Saturday with a pledge to uphold and respect the new charter.
Shortly after the signing, Garang took the oath of office as first vice-president, a historic move that many see as the first real evidence of a peace deal signed earlier this year.
Garang, who returned to Khartoum a day earlier, for the first time in 22 years, will be second in command only to the president.
He will be the first southerner and Christian to hold such a high position in the largely Muslim government.
Garang and al-Bashir also signed an interim constitution that for the first time lays down freedoms of religion and expression as human rights.
The new charter also finally brings to an end the state of emergency, in force on and off since al-Bashir seized power in a 1989 coup that saw all political parties outlawed.
Peace deal
Sudan's former first deputy president Ali Uthman Taha will be sworn in as the country's second deputy president, reports Aljazeera's correspondent in Khartoum, Muhammad Fal.
Garang (L) received a warm
A number of foreign dignitaries, including UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, US Undersecretary of State Robert Zoellick and South African President Thabo Mbeki attended the ceremony.
"For the first time in many years, a lasting peace for all the people of Sudan is now within reach. To secure that peace, no effort must be spared," Annan told the gathering.
"This is a great day. A new Sudan is being created which gives us a lot of hope for the future and for the Sudanese,"
added Amr Moussa of the Arab League.
Saturday was declared a public holiday because of the events.
Garang's appointment is part of a January peace deal to share power and wealth with long-marginalised southerners.
Al-Bashir, late on Friday, dissolved the Council for the Southern Provinces, a move that was meant to pave way for Garang to form the southern transitional government, Aljazeera correspondent said.
Islamic law
Garang, who arrived triumphantly in the capital on Friday for the first time since the civil war began in 1983, was welcomed by al-Bashir and later by hundreds of thousands of ecstatic Sudanese at a rally in northern Khartoum's Green Square.
"For the first time in many years, a lasting peace for all the people of Sudan is now within reach. To secure that peace, no effort must be spared"
The 60-year-old founder of the Sudan People's Liberation Army was central to the southerners' fight for autonomy and greater rights against Khartoum governments that sought to impose Islamic law throughout Africa's largest nation.
Some two million people have died from fighting, famine or disease as a result of the war, which began in 1983.
Although Islamic law remains the basis of governnance, the constitution says it will not be applied in the south, and removes a requirement that the president should be a Muslim.
In another first, the constitution also allows women, as well as men, to pass on Sudanese nationality to their children.
It provides for a coalition government, wealth and power sharing and democratic elections within three years. The south will also have a referendum on secession after six years.
Darfur unresolved
The peace deal gives al-Bashir's party 52% of government and parliament and the Southern People's Liberation Movement (SPLM) 28%, with northern and southern opposition groups taking the remaining 20%.
Over two million people have
It also shares oil wealth roughly equally between the north and the south, where the main oil fields lie.
But the southern peace deal does not cover a separate conflict in Sudan's western Darfur region, which has been raging for more than two years. Tens of thousands of people have been killed and more than two million have fled their homes.
A smaller revolt has recently expanded to the east of Sudan, Africa's largest country.
Annan told Garang and al-Bashir that it was important to reach a settlement for Darfur and begin talks in the east, as well.
"The peace process between north and south must be made irreversible – which it will not be unless it takes root in the East and in the West, as well," he said. "As an immediate priority, therefore, the government… must work to resolve the conflicts in Darfur and in eastern Sudan."

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WANdisco Releases Non-Stop Hadoop 1.9.6
SAN RAMON, Calif., Sept. 4 — WANdisco, a leading provider of continuous-availability software for global enterprises to meet the challenges of Big Data and distributed software development, today announced the release of Non-Stop Hadoop version 1.9.6, which introduces zoning and support for rolling upgrades to complement the 100% uptime, performance and scalability offered by prior releases of Non-Stop Hadoop.
Zoning enables virtual clusters or sub-clusters to be defined within a single Hadoop deployment. Leveraging WANdisco's active-active patented technology, this new version of Non-Stop Hadoop enables a mix of servers of different specifications to be deployed in a single environment. At runtime, high volume real-time analytics applications are automatically routed to the virtual cluster with servers having the highest memory and CPU specifications, while batch applications that are less demanding can run on lower spec, less costly servers.
This ensures optimal performance and significantly reduces hardware costs by eliminating the need for high-cost, high-memory, high-CPU hardware across the entire deployment.
"Hadoop, from a software perspective, is rapidly developing into a true multi-purpose Big Data platform capable of supporting both batch processing and real-time analytics workloads on a single cluster. While this means enterprise practitioners can consolidate multiple clusters, it also makes maximizing hardware efficiency more challenging as different workloads require different hardware configurations. WANdisco Non-Stop Hadoop version 1.9.6 provides a software-based solution to this challenge, allowing practitioners to deploy and efficiently support multiple applications on a single Hadoop cluster without the need to procure expensive, specialized hardware." — Jeff Kelly, Senior Analyst, Wikibon.
Non-Stop Hadoop's 1.9.6 release combines zoning with existing features such as selective replication that automatically moves data only where it's required, and an active-active architecture that eliminates idle standby hardware both within and across data centers to enable 100% use of all compute resources. This enables Non-Stop Hadoop to deliver far superior performance, scalability and availability at much lower cost than any other solution. Customers have estimated as much as a 35% reduction in TCO with this set of capabilities.
"We have to respond to our customers' needs," said David Richards, WANdisco CEO and Co-Founder. "This new release of our Non-Stop Hadoop product suite significantly reduces deployment costs for an enterprise rollout of Hadoop. This is a big win for anyone deploying Hadoop for a variety of applications."


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UPDATE: Missing Vulnerable Adult Curtis Sutton Has Been FoundThe Brooklyn Center Police Department says a vulnerable adult who went missing from his family's home Tuesday night has been located.
Police Seek Suspects In Brooklyn Center Bank RobberyAuthorities are looking for two suspects after a bank robbery in Brooklyn Center late Friday morning.
Man Seriously Hurt In Brooklyn Center Shooting, 1 In CustodyA man was hospitalized with serious injuries and a suspect is in custody after a shooting in Brooklyn Center Wednesday afternoon.
Police Seek 2nd Suspect In Brooklyn Center ShootingPolice in Brooklyn Center are searching for a second suspect in a shooting that occurred Tuesday evening.
Police Investigate Shooting At Brooklyn Center WalmartPolice in Brooklyn Center are investigating a shooting that occurred in a Walmart parking lot Tuesday afternoon.
Shooting In Brooklyn Center Leaves 1 InjuredPolice say it happened on the 2900 block of Northway Drive. One person was hit in the arm, and the shooter fled the scene, according to investigators.
Police Seek 4 Suspects In Brooklyn Center Home InvasionThe Brooklyn Center Police Department is on the lookout for four men responsible for a home invasion. A home in the 5000 block of Drew Avenue was the target. Police say the men entered the home, made demands and then shot four people inside.
4 Shot, Injured In Brooklyn Center Home InvasionFour people were shot after a home invasion in Brooklyn Center early Wednesday morning. According to Brooklyn Center police, around 3:15 a.m. officers responded to a shooting in the 5000 block of Drew Avenue North.
Police: Male Shot In Brooklyn Center, Suspect At LargeAuthorities say a suspect is at large after a male was the victim of a shooting Sunday night at the Brooklyn Center Transit Center. Police were called to a report of a shooting at about 7 p.m. on the 2900 block of County Road 10.
Police: Suspect Arrested In Brooklyn Center HomicideAuthorities said a suspect is in custody in connection with the Jan. 31 death of a man after an assault at a Brooklyn Center motel.
Brooklyn Center Police Ask For Help Identifying Prowler Brooklyn Center Police are asking for the public's help in identifying a man who has been caught on surveillance video peering into a home on the city's southwest side.
Cop Who Shot, Killed Man Carrying Rifle In Brooklyn Center Identified Authorities have identified the officer who shot and killed Dontaylo Wright late last month in Brooklyn Center after Wright was ordered to drop a rifle he'd been carrying down the street.


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Property TypeResidential – Single Family
SubdivisionBUCKEYE CREEK ESTATES
Listing Date04/02/20
Year Built1971
Lot Size3.60 Acres (156,816 SqFt)
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Fabulous Buckeye Creek Home! Enjoy the 4 large bedrooms and 5 bathrooms in the main house. The wet bar in the game room keeps your guests happy, while the eat-in kitchen allows plenty of space for socializing! After a long day of play enjoy the media room or take in views of the Mount Elbert and Mount Massive from the deck. You'll even hear the ramblings of the creek running right through your property! The attached 2 bedroom/2 bath apartment has many possibilities!
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Written by Kiersten Roth and Rachel James, Ohio State University College of Pharmacy Students, Class of 2018
Many parents are hesitant when their doctor offers a generic medication for their children, rather than the brand-name version. They may be concerned that it is not the same medication and won't have the same effect. They might also think the dramatic difference in price is an indication of decreased quality. Some parents also fear that certain side effects are associated with the generic drug but not the brand-name medication.
In reality, generic drugs are required to be just as safe and effective as the name-brand product. All medications have two main components: an active ingredient and inactive ingredients. The active ingredient provides the therapeutic benefit, while inactive ingredients are added for various reasons, including look and flavor.
In order for a generic medication to be approved by the Food and Drug Administration, it must meet specific criteria. First, it must have the same active ingredient as the brand-name version. The generic medicine must also be taken the same way and have the same strength and dosage as the brand-name product. That means generic medications deliver the same amount of drug as the brand-name version. The only difference is in the inactive ingredients.
In rare cases, inactive ingredients can cause reactions in patients switching from one manufacturer of a drug to another. These unlikely events can occur whether the patient is switching between the brand and a generic or between different generic manufacturers. However, in a vast majority of cases, the patient cannot tell the difference.
With so many similarities, why are generic medications often 80-85% cheaper than the brand-name product? The difference can be concerning to parents who believe "you get what you pay for."
In order for a new medication to make it to the market, it has to go through a long and costly process. The manufacturer must develop the drug and put it through multiple phases of clinical trials. If the drug is found to be safe and effective, the manufacturer submits an application to the FDA for it to be approved and put on the market. This process can last upwards of 20 years and costs hundreds of millions of dollars.
When a medication first reaches the market, it is protected under a patent and can only be sold by the original manufacturer under the brand name. Once the patent expires, the "recipe" for the drug becomes available for other manufacturers to use so that they can develop a generic equivalent. Since they are not starting from scratch or testing in clinical trials, production costs for generic medications are significantly less. Generic manufacturers also spend little to no money on advertising, since many people and insurance plans will automatically switch to a generic because of the price difference. Overall, a cheaper process for the manufacturer translates into savings for the patient.
Parents should understand that generic drugs are not of lesser quality, and are overall beneficial to both patients and the entire healthcare system. They provide cost savings and more access to medication for patients and their insurance companies. Ultimately, the availability of generics is an indication of a safe and successful drug.


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Arcturus Reissue LPs on Kyrck Productions In Stock Now
Out Now on Kyrck Productions Greece. Officially distributed in the US by NWN. Both LP with small booklet and poster. I have various vinyl colors but not enough to honor requests.
Arcturus "Constellation" LP
The legendary mini cd released by Nocturnal Art in 1994 with the original sound and artwork plus the 1991 "My Angel" EP, 2 trax from 1996 (Morax 1996 Ev. + Radiant Star Befallen), 4 pre-constellation rehearsal trax from 94 and a rare preproduction version of Chaos Path. 16 Page booklet cd and over 65 minutes of rare material.
Arcturus "Aspera Hiems Symfonia" LP
One of the pioneer albums from the mid 90′s for the first time on deluxe LP, including an early version of the Bodkin track as bonus track, silverprint 8 page booklet and poster.


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Law Firms Can Get Publicity from Their High Profile Cases
Nigel Keane | Oct 05, 2011 | Comments 0
Solicitors often find themselves handling cases of public interest that would enable to them to get media coverage and help with their law firm marketing.
Each case will different of course and so will need to be handled differently.
The best case scenario is when you are dealing with a confident client who is happy to speak to the media. The solicitor can then simply write a press release outlining the main points of the case and describing what part his law firm played in bringing it to a successful conclusion.
The media will then probably want to speak to your client as well to get his reaction to the outcome and to explain how the case has affected him.
This can sometimes prove a problem in terms of marketing your law firm, however, because if your client comes across well, the media may focus entirely on him and neglect to even mention your firm and the part you played.
You can usually get round this by providing good quotes outlining the significance of the case and how it may be important to other people in future. This makes it more likely that the media will quote your directly and give your law firm a mention.
Of course, there is always the chance that your client refuses to allow any publicity about the case. Your options are limited if this happens but if the case is interesting enough, you may still be able to get some valuable publicity by writing about the significance of the case without revealing the identities of the people involved.
This should still enable you to market your firm. Ironically, it may even provide you with better publicity because the client is no longer on the scene acting as the main focus of the media's attention.
Another potentially difficult situation that sometimes occurs is that the client may not be in the right frame of mind to deal with the media, even if he is willing to do so. Clients can be vulnerable after a traumatic court case and sometimes need to be protected from saying something to the media that they may regret later.
This can cause a crisis of conscience for a solicitor with an eye for a law firm marketing opportunity. If you feel that your client is unable to stand up to media scrutiny then obviously you should advise them against getting involved.
However, many clients want to be heard because they want everyone to know what they have been through.
One way to deal with this kind of situation is to write a press release that gives all the information we mentioned earlier. This could give the client's name but then make it clear that he doesn't wish to speak directly to the media and all supplementary questions should be directed to you, his solicitor.
This would enable the client to be heard without being personally subjected to media pressure. It also, of course, means that you can continue to market your law firm.
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About the Author: Nigel Keane is a former journalist who now works for Media Coverage providing press releases for law firms and other marketing services.


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South likes: Fitzcarraldo at Yautepec, Mexico City
South likes: Fitzcarraldo at Yautepec, Mexico City
Yautepec, Mexico City, Mexico
15 May – 26 July 2014
The hardcore punk band Fitzcarraldo, composed of Andrew Birk, Nico Colón, and Yann Gerstberger, disbanded in 2001 during a tour in South America, after discussing the book Empire by Toni Negri and Michael Hardt. With a straight edge political vision, the lyrical content of their songs dealt with the hegemony of Western culture in the Third World, issues of inequality and colonialism. The choice of the band's name had to do with their political commitment and with their franco-american origins. Fitzcarraldo was in fact a reference of the use of economic privileges in order to start a cultural endeavour—namely a opera house in Werner Herzog's film. After reading Empire the member of Fitzcarraldo came to the conclusion that they had betrayed their anti-imperialist ideals; for imperialism had changed and wasn't anymore the domination of one state over another but rather a conglomeration of all states, nations, corporations, media, popular and intellectual culture. After the band disbanded, its three members decided to move in Mexico City, to start a career as contemporary artists.
The narration about a hardcore punk band named Fitzcarraldo works as a fictional frame to gather the works of Andrew Birk, Nico Colón, and Yann Gerstberger under the assumption that "race" is an artificial and constructed human category. The three artists, work and live in Mexico City, come together at Yautepec with works very different between them. And yet they are grouped by a shared origin from Western developed countries and by a common choice to live and work the thriving Mexican scene. Andrew Birk's paintings are simple enamel's representations of clouds on a blue background, a subject that could difficultly be attributed to any geographical or political provenance. Nico Colón's work is a series of canvases reproducing a semi-abstract motive of jungle leaves, which remind of the interaction between natural and artificial environments as well of the relationships between distant cultures and everyday landscape. The work of Yann Gerstberger is a textile that joins practices related to craftsmanship and at the same time relating to issues of race and cultural divide. The juxtaposition of these three artists, especially in the narrative fiction conceived for the show, raises in fact relevant questions regarding the art scene of peripheral countries and their relations to issues of imperialism and cultural hegemony. For it is true that in the rise of the global South the notions of centre and periphery might need a deep reassessment indeed.
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To move journalism forward, researchers, students and other innovators need a place to brainstorm and experiment. They need a place that offers both the freedom to think big and the resources to turn their big ideas into practical products and processes.
RJI's Futures Lab is the place — a real-world testing venue for new journalism and advertising methods and technologies. The lab provides an environment where students, faculty and visitors prototype journalism innovations for delivery to media audiences. The most promising prototypes will be used in the Missouri School of Journalism's real-world print, broadcast and online media, where practicing journalists can help determine what works and what doesn't and offer tips for fine-tuning.
The Futures Lab will routinely open its activities and experiments to visits from media professionals and citizens. It will make findings available to both technology and media organizations as a service to industry and the public.


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Delicious Deviled EggsMar 27, 2015 10:48AM ● By Brandi Barnett
What's Cookin'April 2015
By Lana Granfors
Photo: Kara Stewart
If you have an Easter egg hunt planned this month, you'll no doubt have lots of colorful, hard boiled eggs on hand. A classic way to use them is to make this quick and creamy recipe for Deviled Eggs. They are perfect for your Easter table or a great crowd-pleasing party snack - easy and delicious!
There are traditional recipes for deviled eggs, but I like to use horseradish instead of hot sauce and champagne vinegar instead of white vinegar. Add to other ingredients and you will have a go-to recipe that everyone loves. You may already have a fail-proof method of boiling eggs that works for you. If not, I have boiled a lot of eggs and have been happy with the recipe's method.
To make them pretty, try piping the mixture using a decorating tip. Otherwise, just spoon into the eggs. Top with a caper and a sprig of dill… voila... great eggs!
12 eggs
¼ cup mayonnaise
1 tsp. champagne vinegar
½ tsp. horseradish or to taste
1 tsp. yellow mustard
Salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
Fresh dill
For perfect boiled eggs, place eggs in a single layer in a saucepan and cover with 1 ½ inches of cold water. Bring to a full boil, cover, turn the heat to low, and cook for 10 minutes. Remove from heat, drain and fill saucepan with cold water, changing out as needed to keep the eggs in cool water. Let eggs rest for at least 5 minutes in the cool water.
Tap eggs to crack shells and carefully peel under cool running water. Gently dry with paper towels. Slice the eggs in half lengthwise. Remove the yolks to a medium bowl, and place the whites on a serving platter. Mash the yolks into a fine crumble using a fork. Add mayonnaise, vinegar, horseradish, mustard, salt and pepper, and mix well.
Depending on the desired texture, adjust the mayo and vinegar and mix. Evenly disperse heaping teaspoons of the yolk mixture into the egg white halves. Or, for piping, add more mayo and whip with an immersion blender. Place mixture into a piping bag fitted with a cake decorating tip and pipe mixture into the eggs. With either method, sprinkle with paprika, top with a caper and a sprig of dill. Enjoy!
TOTAL TIME: 30–35 minutes
PREP: 10–15 minutes
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Lactoferrin Special Issue
XIIIth International Conference on Lactoferrin
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The time schedule for Special Issue pubblication will be April with a submission deadline selected papers beginning of January.
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Rye Bread the Editors of Publications International, Ltd.
Rye Bread
Makes 2 loaves
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|tablespoon sugar
|cups warm water (105° to 115°F)
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|to 3 cups bread flour, divided
|cup molasses
|tablespoons caraway seeds
|tablespoons white vinegar
|tablespoons vegetable oil
|teaspoons salt
|eggs, divided
|tablespoon water
|Additional caraway seeds (optional)
- To proof yeast, sprinkle yeast and sugar over 1-3/4 cups warm water in large bowl; stir until yeast is dissolved. Let stand 5 minutes or until mixture is bubbly.
- Gradually beat 2 cups rye flour and 1 cup bread flour into yeast mixture with electric mixer at low speed. Add molasses, caraway seeds, vinegar, oil and salt; beat 1 minute. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes.
- Reduce speed to low. Beat in 1 egg and remaining 1 cup rye flour. Increase speed to medium; beat 2 minutes. Stir in enough additional bread flour, about 1 cup, with wooden spoon to make soft dough.
- Turn out dough onto lightly floured surface; flatten slightly. Knead dough 10 to 15 minutes or until smooth and elastic, adding remaining 1 cup bread flour to prevent sticking if necessary. Shape dough into a ball; place in large greased bowl. Turn dough over so that top is greased. Cover with clean kitchen towel; let rise in warm place about 1-1/4 hours or until doubled in bulk.
- Punch down dough. Knead dough on lightly floured surface 1 minute. Cut dough in half. Cover with towel; let rest 10 minutes. Grease large baking sheet. Shape each half into oval loaf about 9 inches long. Place loaves 6 inches apart on prepared baking sheet. Cover with towel; let rise in warm place about 1 hour or until doubled in bulk.
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine egg white and 1 tablespoon water in small cup. Make 3 (1/2-inch-deep) diagonal slashes with tip of sharp knife across top of each loaf. Brush loaves with egg white mixture. Sprinkle with additional caraway seeds, if desired.
- Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until loaves are browned and sound hollow when tapped. Immediately remove from baking sheet; cool completely on wire racks.
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Welcome to the CIC Hamilton Branch. The Canadian International Council (CIC) is Canada's foreign relations council. It is an independent, member-based council established to strengthen Canada's role in global affairs. Our 15-nationwide branches hold over 100 events a year to engage the public with international issues. The CIC is generously supported by a network of Canadian business leaders from all economic sectors. Our corporate sponsors recognize that the CIC's mission to advance Canadian global engagement and to generate innovative policy ideas aligns with their agendas for strategic and sustainable growth. The CIC is further supported by a large constituency of Canadians who believe that Canada's foreign policy directly impacts the lives and prosperity of its citizens.
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Oral Conscious Sedation Dentist
Dental anxiety is not unusual, for it is quite natural for a person to be uncomfortable when placed in a position in which they feel that they are vulnerable, as occurs in the dental chair. In most cases, simply discussing the planned procedure is all that is necessary to alleviate the patients fears. When this is not enough, other highly effective and safe sedation techniques can be used to alleviate the anxiety.
Dr. Bruno is licensed in the use of oral conscious sedation for those patients that feel they may need a little more than just a pep talk. The patient is given a sedative drug to be taken by mouth prior to the planned treatment. If the individual has an even greater degree of dental anxiety, he may prescribe an oral sedative to be taken at home one hour prior to going to sleep on the evening before the appointment. Patients receiving this type of sedation are not permitted to drive a vehicle for 24 hours following their appointment. Commonly administered oral conscious sedatives include: Valium, Halcion, Dalmane, and Versed.
Oral conscious sedation dentistry is most effective in the management of milder degrees of dental anxiety and for the use in patients that have a considerable amount of treatment to lessen the amount of chair time.


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Limited = Limiting Reading of Social Constructionism: A Reply to Carl Ratner's "Epistemological, Social, and Political Conundrums in Social Constructionism"
RATNER's "Epistemological, Social, and Political Conundrums in Social Constructionism" provides ample illustration of how a grossly negligent, read both limited and limiting, exegesis of social constructionism has the demonstrable effect of installing the impression of the subject matter forming a homogeneous unity and an utmost negative one at that. The present commentary will show that the irony of RATNER's article is not that it has gotten social constructionism completely wrong but that it conceals that he himself is a (hyperreal) constructionist and that his account might be used for pinpointing how the construction of (hyper)reality works in textual practice. To rebut RATNER's assertion that social constructionist theorizing engenders a relativistic worldview of "everything goes" on the basis of his own account, it will be shown that though his truth is (partly) random, temporary and thus alterable it does have real implications (both existent and potential) for those referring to it, in either positive or negative terms. The commentary will close with tentative suggestions for an ethos of reading that seeks to cultivate a sensitivity towards the singular spirit of social constructionist writings as well as the necessity of creative inheriting and hence invention. URN: urn:nbn:de:0114-fqs0801474
social constructionism; conjuring trick; hyperreality; metonymy; ethos of reading; author/discipline-less production; inheriting
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.17169/fqs-9.1.348
Copyright (c) 2008 Pascal Dey
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.


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By STEVE MASCORD
"WHEN he walked into training, the session stopped," Hull coach Lee Radford says. "That doesn't happen for me, I can't do that."
It's early in the season. The wind howls in off the North Sea. It's pretty much dark by 5.30pm. Not far from the front door of Hull FC's striking KC Stadium, past a chippy more battered than anything it sells, boarded up shops and convenience stores with reinforced glass, there are what's known in England as Estate housing.
Outsiders use words like "bleak" and "grim" to describe Hull. But for Frank Pritchard, posing for photos with a few lingering fans in the cold, it's not foreign. Not at all.
"We were brought up in housing commission, out west in Campbelltown, everyone waiting for hand-me-downs," 'Frank The Tank' tells A-list, in a corridor outside the KC's media room.
It wasn't just the Airlie Birds players who took an instant shine to Pritchard, as Radford recounted. Fans immediately recognised him as one of their own. "Super Frank, Super Frank. Super Frankie Pritchard" they chanted during a pre-season derby against reviled Hull KR, in which he set up a try with his first touch.
Frank is now 32. While the road from humble beginnings to success is what rugby league is made of, the former New Zealand and Samoa international hasn't taken the most direct route.
Along with being blessed with size and speed and power and delicate hands, Frank has always had something which coaches increasingly see as a liability – a personality.
In 2006 alone, this correspondent can remember quoting him, while at Penrith, as saying he was sick of playing for peanuts, that Karmichael Hunt would be made to regret choosing Australia over New Zealand (Hunt was smashed in the first tackle of the Anzac Test) and that Melbourne's Ian Donnelly had eye gouged him.
The move to Canterbury in 2011 seems to have made Frank more circumspect. It's easy to imagine him being gagged by a famously inward-looking club. He argues not.
"It was just growing as a player," he says, giggling a little at his early utterances. "I was a bit immature then, I didn't know how to handle the media and all that stuff. I could have been a bit more mature with my words, thought before I spoke. I could have chosen better words to use at the time.
"At the time, I was 21 and coming off contract and I had all the clubs chasing me. It's overwhelming but you've got to just keep your feet on the ground."
On the field, there have always been suggestions Pritchard could have done more, become more. Now, he played well over 200 first grade games and 30 Tests, but….
"On the field, early in my career, I could have been a lot more dominant instead of just sitting back, waiting for something to happen, waiting for the other player to do something.
"I got to the Bulldogs matured a lot, let the game grow a bit. It was good to play around those guys – Mick Ennis, James Graham and that who are dominant blokes in their own right."
But can some coaches get more "out" of Frankie than others, as commentators have suggested? Yes, he admits. And Des Hasler is one of those men.
"There're some coaches that you learn to go that extra mile for," he answers
"Just a lot of belief in myself … I was out at Penrith there, had a few good games here and there at Canterbury it was c confidence builder. I got to a club that had a winning culture and it just rubs off on you when everyone is willing to win.
"Dessy's a mastermind, he's a magician. During his time there, he'll get one. I wish I could have won a premiership in my time there, with Mick Ennis and the rest of the boys."
And of all Pritchard's seasons at Canterbury, 2013 was the most problematic. Perhaps one day, a book will be written about how the protracted departure of the previous year's Dally M medallist, Ben Barba, tore the club apart.
"We had a lot of in-house drama there with the Benny Barba saga and stuff like that," he says, as fellow reporters grow impatient waiting for us to finish.
"Things like that were out of our control. There was stuff like that that shouldn't affect a team, which it did.
"We made the eight and then we lost the first game of the finals series. It was a bit of a shock and Des blew us up at the Leagues Club, after that game. He blew us up. So he should. He said not enough of the boys wanted to bleed for their brothers. Thirteen wasn't a good year."
It was at the end of 2014, during the Four Nations, that Pritchard first heard that Canterbury might be willing to release him early. First it was Catalans, then Salford, and the Warriors posted an 11th hour bid after he had agreed to terms at Hull.
"I gave the club my word …," he explains, when asked if it was an offer he considered. "I've come over here to do a job so the moment I get comfortable, I need someone to kick me in the arse."
He likes Hull and Hull likes him. "Rough streets" aren't just a cliché for Frank. In 2007, his brother Tom was stabbed in the heart as they each tried to protect their sister in Penrith.
"I almost lost my brother and two of my relos," he says. "I come from a family that are big believers in Christ and faith had its role. My brother got another life."
And so the circle is about to be completed. Football is many things but amid the gossip and adulation we often forget it is a way out for many families, a way to make things better from one generation to the next.
"Rugby league has helped my family financially, it's given them a better start in life," Frank reflects. "I was able to help my family get ahead.
"To every kid out there looking to play footy, it's a great job. You get to travel and if you're smart with your money, you can invest it and buy a couple of houses.
"Football's been great to me."
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Annual Tournament – Divisional Singles
This year saw the reintroduction of the Divisional Singles for Divisions 2, 3, 4 and 5.
Division 2
There were 7 entries and in the first round Andy Challenger saw off his Wetherby team mate, Robin Maxfield in straight sets, Phil Kenny still fresh as a daisy after competing in the over 70's, beat Rob Crichton in 4 sets and Colin Bateman, making a welcome return to the tournament accounted for Sarah Jackson in straights sets, an impressive victory considering how well Sarah is playing in the league.
The Semi Finals saw Andy beat Phil, who must have been tiring at that stage, in 3 straight, 7, 2 & 6. In the other Nick Morton, given a bye in round 1, beat his team mate Colin in 4 sets – a tough battle but Nick knows Colin' s game backwards which gave him the edge.
The final then was a battle between Andy and Nick, both players riding high in the divisional averages, with Andy at 84% compared to Nick on 71%. As it turned out the averages tell only half a story as Nick came through in straight sets: 12-10, 11-7, 11-5. It's all down to styles of play with Nick able to work through Andy's chop defence.
So Division 2 singles champion of 2016/17 is Knaresborough Cricket Club's, Nick Morton.
Link to division 2 results - Div 2 Results.xlsx
Division 3
There were 12 entries and in the first round Tanya Waller saw off her Racquets team mate, George Chan in straight sets, Ryan Jowsey with a lower divisional average, overcame Richard Blunden also in straight sets. Tony Lupton with an impressive 92% divisional average beat Nathan Crocker in 4 sets and finally Lewis Bush, from Racquets F, defeated Nidge O'Brien in straight sets.
The quarter finals saw the introduction of 4 players receiving byes from the first round, Jim Shannon edged Sabrina Wild in 4 sets, Lewis overcame Ian Boardman also in 4 sets, and Tony had an epic struggle with James Lofthouse, the game going to 5 sets and Tony winning through 11-8 in the 5th. Tanya, with a divisional average of 95%, eased through in 3 straight against Ryan, which was no disgrace to Ryan given the tournament Tanya had – even reaching the ladies final.
Both Semi Finals went the full distance. Tanya had drawn Tony, so a battle between the very best of the division in the semi final. In a superb match that saw Tony take a 2 sets to 1 lead, Tanya eventually came through 11-5 in the deciding set, Tony possibly running out of steam given the number of events he was in. In the other match, Lewis finally overcame Jim and again coming from 2 sets to 1 down and Jim seeming to have the momentum having taken the second and third sets, 11-1 & 11-8. The fourth and fifth sets saw Lewis come through taking them 11-9 and 11-6. A great come back by an up and coming player.
The final then was a battle between Tanya and Lewis. Tanya started out as favourite and yet Lewis took the first set 11-9. Unfortunately for Lewis this was as good as it got, Tanya started to dominate the match and with her stronger shot selection and consistency took the match by winning the next three sets, 11-5, 11-2, 11-9. For Lewis no disgrace in losing to Tanya, who is clearly a very good player, and no doubt we will see her in Division 1 or 2 next year.
So Division 3 singles champion of 2016/17 is Racquets F's, Tanya Waller.
Link to division 3 results - Div 3 Results.xlsx
Division 4
Sadly there were only 4 entries for the Division 4 event and three players, Fuad Foric, Jim Walker and Eric Mitchell were from the Burnbridge B team with Mellis Allan from Wetherby Methodists B making up the fourth player.
A straight knock out and so two semi finals:
In the first, Fuad beat Mellis in straight sets, 11-8, 11-9, 11-4. The other was a much closer affair with the two Burnbridge players battling it out for a place in the final. In a match going right to the fifth set, Jim finally overcame his team mate Eric 12-10 in the 5th. It was a real see saw game, Jim taking the first game 11-8 only to see Eric fight back to take the second 12-10. Jim again held the ascendancy winning the third 11-5 and yet only to see Eric come back again to win the fourth 11-6. With momentum seemingly now in Eric's favour it was actually Jim that saw the game out with that 12-10 final set win.
So to the final, Burnbridge B team mates, Fuad and Jim, two players who wouldn't give an inch and who fought for every point. The first game was a close affair, Fuad taking it 11-9. Buoyed by this Fuad took the second set 11-2, but jus t as it seemed as if Fuad would take the match in straight sets Jim came back to take the third game 11-9. Sadly for Jim the fight back ended there and Fuad ran away with the fourth set 11-5 to take the match by 3 sets to 1.
So Division 4 singles champion of 2016/17 is Burnbridge B's, Fuad Foric.
Link to division 4 results - Div 4 Results.xlsx
Division 5
There were 11 entries and so the first round had only three games. In the first, it was father, Nick Kelly, against son Theo. Youth prevailed and Theo came through in three straight sets, 11-9, 11-9 and running out the winner 11-4 in the third. In the second game, Kate Reid, fresh from the ladies singles and a good win in the handicap singles, took on the legendary Charles Usher, again youth prevailed and Kate came through 11-9, 11-7, 11-5. In the final round 1 game, it was a battle of the 70+% averages, Howard Innocent overcoming John Halbert in a very close match which Howard took in 4 sets overcoming a loss in the first set 11-13 to win the final three sets, 11-7, 11-9 and then a tough 13-11 fourth set.
The quarter finals saw the introduction of those 5 players handed a bye from the first round. Theo overcame a spirited performance from Kate and came through in 4 sets, but not one set was easy, Theo taking it 11-9, 10-12, 11-8 and a tight 12-10 in the fourth. Howard still fresh from his round 1 win took on the young and improving Tom Barlow, a player with a good future ahead of him. Howard started well and took a tight first set 13-11 and then ran away with the second 11-3. Fair play to Tom his head didn't drop and he took the third set 11-8 and it looked as if the game could go all the way, Howard had different ideas and took the fourth set 11-7 to win the match 3-1. Luke Furlong another promising junior from St John Fisher was drawn against Burnbridge's Neil Pell. The divisional averages had them pretty well matched although they hadn't played each other this season. It ended in a victory for Luke in three straight sets, 11-9, 11-9, 11-9. The final quarter final pitched Dennis Oram against David O'Brien. Dennis proved a little too strong and experienced for David and came through in three straight sets, 11-5, 11-6, 11-6.
The Semi Finals kept the Saint John Fisher juniors apart. In the first Theo took on Howard and the speed and power of Theo proved to be too strong for Howard. Theo powered into a two set lead, 11-7, 11-5 but fair play to Howard he came back strongly to take the third set 11-7 but Theo regrouped and came through 11-4 to reach the final. In the second match, it was a real battle of youth against experience, Luke against Dennis – with over 65 years plus between the two of them! Luke, who played well all day, proved to be too strong on this occasion for Dennis. The juniors are all well coached and drilled in good serves and attacking shots, both forehand and backhand. Luke came through in three straight, 11-2, 11-4, 11-7. A pat on the back to Dennis who improved with every game played and didn't give up at any stage.
The final then was a battle between the St John Fisher juniors, Theo and Luke. Theo started out as favourite and quickly established a two set lead, 11-5, 11-4. Luke was a little overawed but began to settle and came back to take the third set 11-8. So were we set for a Luke fight back? Theo's answer was a definite no! He stormed to victory with an 11-4 win in the fourth set. It was good to see the juniors doing so well and no doubt they are destined for higher leagues next year and beyond.
So Division 5 singles champion of 2016/17 is St John Fisher C's, Theo Kelly.
Link to division 5 results - Div 5 Results.xlsx


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By Reyne Rice, ToyTrend Analyst and Trend-Spotter, New York, New York
First posted on the YourToyCom.com blog forum and community website serving the toys, games and childrens' technology industries, on behalf of the Spielwarenmesse. Spielwarenmesse is the leading and largest International ToyFair in the world, held annually in Nuremberg, Germany in early February.
Monopoly Game Tokens: The vote has been cast and the cat is in, and the iron is flattened.
Fans were asked to vote on Facebook, for their favorite replacement token for the Monopoly game, in a worldwide crowd-sourced vote, and the tally is in. 120 countries voted on the final token. I was particularly partial to the robot, as a symbol of both nostalgia and the new tech toys, but I guess my vote was not the most popular. Cats are, after all, the most widely viewed YouTube topic, so cats are crowd favorites.


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Depression - you are not alone
- Health & Wellbeing
Sometimes it is easy to feel like there is no hope if you are going through a particularly difficult time. However, thankfully there is help at hand if you or someone you love is suffering from depression or anxiety.
One of the most difficult factors in seeking help for anxiety and depression is knowing what to do. It can be hard to recognise the symptoms, and even if we notice things aren't quite right, making the decision to talk to someone about what's going on can feel like a huge hurdle.
Three million Australians live with anxiety or depression. But the good news is that today there are more ways than ever to take charge of the situation.
So, what can you do if think that you, or someone you love, might need help?
Talk it out
You can find someone to talk to about what's going on for you – and what you should do next – without leaving your own home.
The organisation Beyond Blue is dedicated to helping people understand depression and "empowering all Australians, at any life-stage, to seek help".
It offers a 24-hour, seven-day-a-week phone line tel: 1300 224 626 or you can chat online to one of their helpful staff between 3pm and midnight every day. Prefer to send an email? Write here and receive a reply within 24 hours.
Beyond Blue's website also has a list of other helpful organisations, self-diagnosis tools and even professionals who will be able to help you get back on track.
Go online
The MindSpot Clinic offers a free online assessment to help you decide whether you are suffering with anxiety and/or depression.
Developed with the Centre for Emotional Health at Sydney's Macquarie University, the comprehensive assessment takes about 15 minutes, after which you'll receive a report summarising your symptoms and pointing you in the right direction for help.
You can follow this up with free online treatment course, or the clinic will help you find local face-to-face help if that's what you'd prefer. You can also call the clinic for information on tel: 1800 614 434.
Find a support coach
If you live in Canberra, Adelaide or on the north coast of New South Wales, you can take part in a free trial, which offers you a coach who'll guide you through a tailored program to get back on track to mental wellbeing.
Set up by BeyondBlue and using coaches trained at Adelaide's Flinders University, the New Access program offers six free phone or face-to-face sessions focused on practical goals and steps you can take to help you move forward.
It is aimed at people experiencing a number of difficulties including work stress, financial worries, health concerns and long-term isolation or loneliness. And the best part is that, by helping yourself, you'll also be helping others. The trial will be evaluated in 2016 with a view to rolling it out more widely.
Here's how a couple of the people in the trial have found it so far:
John says, "With each successive meeting I felt more confident in myself to be able to overcome my attitude towards each problem I faced."
Meanwhile, another participant Kate says, "After only five weeks, my breathing troubles, low mood and overall peaks of anxiety have dulled to almost non-existent. I'm truly a happier person and my life is much more fulfilled.
Get a referral
A visit to your GP could be just the tonic you need, because you could be entitled to see a Medicare-funded professional for face-to-face counselling.
Your doctor will first have to assess you as being eligible, according to your symptoms, but if you are you'll be referred to see a clinical psychologist for up to six sessions, with a further four sessions during the year if deemed necessary.
In some cases, Medicare will cover the full cost and in others (depending on how much the psychologist charges) you may need to pay a gap fee.
Talking through your situation and problems with a qualified professional, who can offer feedback and strategies to help you take action, could make all the difference, so see your doctor for more information.
Try 'man therapy'
It's a fact that men are less likely than women to seek help for any health condition, and this is especially true for depression and anxiety. That's why Beyond Blue has created Man Therapy, a website fronted by cheeky chappy Davo, who describes it as an "essential ripper resource for blokes of all kinds".
"If you feel like a tonne of wet concrete is starting to set around you, then take the Mind Quiz now. It only takes a couple of minutes and it may just enlighten you like a MIG welder," Davo says.
Another service specifically for men is The Shed Online, which has discussion forums, articles, an events list and local 'sheds' you can join wherever you live to help you connect with other guys, talk things through and reduce isolation.
Train your mind
Mood Gym is an online program that will help you learn skills to cope with anxiety and depression. Put together by the Australian National University in Canberra, it uses the techniques of cognitive behaviour therapy and interpersonal theory that train your thinking and encourage you to look at life differently.
The ANU has also put together eCouch, based on the same therapies and providing evidence-based information and strategies, as well as offering recommendations for forms of relaxation and physical activity that help with anxiety and depression.
Finally, MyCompass is another online program (developed by the Black Dog Institute) that you can use to track your moods and learn techniques to manage them better, build your coping mechanisms and improve your wellbeing.
With all these resources at your fingertips, there's no need to feel you don't have anyone to turn to. Hit the keyboard, pick up the phone or make an appointment – whatever you do, don't suffer in silence.
Have you or someone you love been through a difficult time and sought help? Join our conversation below….


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Coming to Campus is a section announcing visiting speakers of note.
Those who wish to submit items for this section should send a brief description (maximum 300 words) of the event, including the date, time, and place, and giving the name, title, outstanding accomplishments and, if available, a color photo of the speaker to: Visiting Speaker, Advance, 1266 Storrs Road, Storrs, CT 06269-4144 or by e-mail: email@example.com, with Visiting Speaker in the subject line.
The information must be received by 4 p.m. on Monday, a minimum of two weeks prior to the event.
Publication will depend on space available, and preference will be given to events of interest to a cross-section of the University community.
Paul Kagame, President of the Republic of Rwanda and central figure in the civil war that ended the 1994 genocide in Rwanda, will speak on "The Challenges of Human Rights in Rwanda after the 1994 Genocide" on Monday, Sept. 19 in the Student Union Theatre, beginning at 11 a.m.
He will be introduced by retired Lt.-Gen. Roméo Dallaire, a Canadian who served as the top UN commander in Rwanda in 1994. Dallaire has written a book titled Shaking Hands with the Devil: The Failure of Humanity in Rwanda.
Kagame has been the dominant figure in Rwandan politics since the genocide just over a decade ago. In 2003, he won a clear victory in presidential elections marking the end of nine years of transitional government, having campaigned on a platform of national unity, economic growth, strengthened governance, and the delivery of justice.
Since coming to power, Kagame has consistently downplayed any ethnic agenda in Rwanda, and has taken a strong stand against corruption. In addition to addressing poverty, he has also emphasized security.
The event is part of the UNESCO Chair in Comparative Human Rights lecture series.
Hernando de Soto, an internationally renowned Peruvian economist who has helped redefine the debate on development theory regarding free markets, law, and property ownership, will deliver the RBS Greenwich Capital Economic Seminar, "Opening the Door to Economic Human Rights," on Monday, Sept. 26. The event will take place at 1 p.m. in the Dodd Center's Konover Auditorium, and will be followed by a public reception.
De Soto is founder and president of the Institute for Liberty and Democracy, a private non-profit organization headquartered in Lima, Peru, that was formed to help developing and ex-communist nations in the transition to a modern market economy. The institute has conducted decades of work on behalf of property rights for the poor.
In 1979, after a successful business career in Europe, De Soto returned to a Peru plagued by poverty and years of military rule. Having made enough money to retire, he decided to devote his life full-time to solving the riddle of development: Why are some countries rich and others poor?
During the early 1990s, de Soto served as principal adviser to the president of Peru, initiating a series of legal and economic reforms that modernized the country's economic system. Between 1988 and 1995, de Soto and the Institute for Liberty and Democracy ran Peru's property system that gave titles to more than 1,500,000 families, brought under the law some 300,000 firms that previously operated in the black market, and streamlined government procedures. These initiatives helped stabilize Peru's economy, tamed inflation and allowed Peru to return to international financial markets.
Today, de Soto is helping design and implement capital formation programs to empower the poor
in Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.
His best-selling books, The Other Path and The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Triumphs in the West and Fails Everywhere Else, have been translated into many languages.


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I have a pacemaker. Is it still safe to get my teeth cleaned?
Yes. However, some dental procedures and equipment could damage or otherwise affect your pacemaker. Always be sure to always tell your dentist that you have an implanted device so that they can take the necessary precautions.
Cardiovascular implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) use electrical impulses to maintain proper heart rhythm. They are becoming more common as the initial population into which they were introduced ages with an increased life expectancy, and as implantations have increased.1- This means patients, dental professionals and staff are more likely to have CIEDs, increasing the possibility of electromagnetic interference from electronic dental equipment. The link below contains information related to procedures that can safely be completed in the dental office:
My medications are making my mouth dry. Do I need to worry about getting cavities?
Dry mouth, also called xerostomia (ZEER-oh-STOH-mee-ah), is the condition of not having enough saliva, or spit, to keep the mouth wet. Dry mouth can happen to anyone occasionally—for example, when nervous or stressed. However, when dry mouth persists, it can make chewing, eating, swallowing and even talking difficult. Dry mouth also increases the risk for tooth decay because saliva helps keep harmful germs that cause cavities and other oral infections in check.
Dry mouth occurs when the salivary glands that make saliva don't work properly. An unwanted side effect of many over-the-counter and prescription medicines is dry mouth which can often result in patients developing cavities. The site below lists medications that can put you at risk of developing dry mouth. Please make your dentist aware of any medications that you are taking.
Is my water Fluoridated?
Almost all water contains some naturally-occurring fluoride, but usually at levels too low to prevent tooth decay. Many communities adjust the fluoride concentration in the water supply to a level known to reduce tooth decay and promote good oral health (often called the optimal level). This practice is known as community water fluoridation, and reaches all people who drink that water. Given the dramatic decline in tooth decay during the past 70 years since community water fluoridation was initiated, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) named fluoridation of drinking water to prevent dental caries (tooth decay) as one of Ten Great Public Health Interventions of the 20th Century. Check the link below to see if the water in your city is fluoridated:
Are my amalgam fillings safe?
The safety of amalgam fillings has been a hotly debated issue for some time. Concerns have been raised about the use of amalgam because it contains mercury. Amalgam critics argue that claims have been made since the 1840s that amalgam is unsafe because it may cause mercury poisoning and other toxicity. However, dental amalgam has been studied and reviewed extensively, and has established a record of safety and effectiveness.
The links below contain governmental agency position statements as well as full reports from expert panel reviews of scientific literature focusing on the potential adverse human health effects caused by dental amalgam.
Which foods do I need to eat during my pregnancy to get the nutrition I need for myself,
and my baby?
Now more than ever, it's important to eat a well-balanced diet. That's because what you eat during your pregnancy affects the development of your baby, including the teeth. A baby's teeth begin to develop between the third and sixth months of the pregnancy. A sufficient quantity of nutrients—especially vitamins A, C, and D, protein, calcium and phosphorous—are needed. The site below can help you choose the best nutrition for you:
When will my child lose their teeth?
Between the ages of about six months and three years, you watched as your child got all of his primary teeth. Starting around the age of five or six, you get to enjoy the process all over again, as those teeth fall out and the permanent set erupts. Although it only took a few years for your child to get his primary teeth, it can take a decade or more until the final permanent tooth comes in. To help, you can use a permanent teeth chart to keep track of which adult teeth come in and when. When a child's teeth start growing can vary, but they generally erupt in the same order for everyone.
I don't eat candy or drink soda. Why do I still get cavities?
One possible explanation could be hidden sugars within your diet. Tooth decay, or 'dental caries', can occur when bacteria living in your mouth make acid that then begins to eat away at your teeth. Sugars in food and drinks play a major role in the development of dental caries. Bacteria within dental plaque use the sugar as energy and release acid as a waste product, which gradually dissolves the enamel in the teeth. When thinking of sugary foods, you more than likely think of candy and soda. However, patients at a higher risk of developing cavities need to be mindful of the hidden sugars and carbohydrates found in common everyday foods. The sites below contain information on how to find out if the foods that you are eating have hidden, cavity causing sugars.


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Supporters sign 25K petitions to block pastor's deportation
Supporters of a longtime Iowa City pastor and father of four facing deportation to Honduras plan to deliver more than 25,000 petitions to immigration officials in Omaha and call for his release.
Family, friends and advocates of 41-year-old Max Villatoro stopped in Des Moines Tuesday as they transported six boxes filled with the signatures of at least 25,518 people to the Omaha Immigration and Customs Enforcement office.
Villatoro was arrested last week as part of a five-day nationwide operation targeting convicted criminals living in the country illegally, yielding the arrest of 2,059 people.
ICE officials say a 17-year-old drunken driving conviction classifies Villatoro as an enforcement priority.
The petitions seek to block Villatoro's deportation that would separate him from his family, claiming he has turned his life around.


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Research Repository
Occupational distress in nursing: a psychoanalytic reading of the literature
Evans, Alicia, Pereira, David and Parker, Judith (2008) Occupational distress in nursing: a psychoanalytic reading of the literature. Nursing Philosophy (2008), 9 (3). pp. 195-204. ISSN 1466-769XFull text for this resource is not available from the Research Repository.
Occupational stress in nursing has attracted considerable attention as a focus for research and as a consequence multiple objects of nurses' stress, or 'stressors', have been identified. This paper puts into question the dominant conceptual and methodological approach to occupational stress in nursing research by both foregrounding the notion of anxiety and juxtaposing it with the notion of 'stress'. It is argued that the notion of 'stress' and the domination of the questionnaire have produced a narrow reading of the topic. Some of the literature on occupational stress/anxiety in nursing is reviewed and our analysis illustrates how the identified objects of stress have a tendency to multiply contingent on the number of studies undertaken. Thus definitive objects of nurses' stress remain elusive. We argue that a return to the notion of 'anxiety' and methodological approaches other than empirical ones can bring both depth and breadth to the consideration of occupational distress in nursing. Further,we argue that the object of 'anxiety' is unconscious, thus unknown, and given this, a more informative approach is to map nurses' response to anxiety, the discursive formations arising out of anxiety, rather than attempt to define those objects of anxiety.
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Newington's Daniel Stern looks at the local elections and what the results might mean for the upcoming general election
With all the excitement around the snap general election called for June, you could be forgiven for forgetting that there are local elections taking place later this week. However, Theresa May's announcement has given the elections an added significance and will likely have all eyes across the country looking for an indication of how the national political landscape is likely to change when the nation goes to the polls in June.
Not since 1992 has a General Election taken place out of sync with the local elections of the year. In that case, the local elections took place one month after John Major's triumph over Neil Kinnock and saw Labour receive its lowest vote share for 10 years on the way to losing 402 council seats. Labour's position since Corbyn's election has frequently drawn comparisons to that period in the Party's history and, if the polls are anything to go by, the current Labour leader is staring down the barrel of a similar result at the ballot box – albeit on a smaller scale due to the fact that there are less councils with elections this year.
It's initially worth noting that local elections differ greatly from general elections and the former will not provide an accurate representation of what share of parliamentary seats we can expect each party to win. To begin with, not all regions have local elections this year, London being perhaps the most notable example. More generally, turnout in local elections is much lower, local issues come to the fore and often they can be seen as an opportunity to express dissatisfaction with the governing party. This is slightly different in years where they take place at the same time as the General Election, where voters are more likely to vote the same way in both elections. While these differences will skew results in terms of predicting the likely share of parliamentary seats, the local elections will still provide a useful indicator on some key areas.
Places like Cornwall, a unitary authority, holding all out elections in the south west will be particularly worth watching. As an authority with a traditionally strong Lib Dem vote and a population that voted for Brexit, a major swing to either the Lib Dems or the Conservatives could provide an early indication of which way national opinion is leaning in an election that the Prime Minister has sought to frame entirely on Brexit. Election results in Wales and Scotland should also prove interesting and will provide some insight into whether we can expect the big Conservative successes predicted in recent polling.
Regardless of the results, national parties will be on the lookout for early signs of where to allocate their time and resources in a shortened General Election campaign where days can't afford to be wasted. Corbyn could certainly use a boost to help counter those who have already written off Labour's chances. If the Conservatives perform as has been predicted, we can expect an emboldened Conservative Party with campaign teams on the ground that have renewed confidence that on June 8 they can make further gains in traditional Labour heartlands.
Newington will be monitoring the all of the local election results. If you would be interested in receiving a briefing on a particular election, please get in touch.
Local elections will be taking place on Thursday 4 May. In England, all out elections are taking place in 27 county councils, seven unitary councils and one metropolitan borough. All 32 local authorities in Scotland will also go to the ballot along with all 22 local authorities in Wales. Six elections will be taking place to determine the new metro mayors in six combined authorities; Greater Manchester, Liverpool City Region, Tees Valley, West Midlands, West of England and Cambridgeshire and Peterborough. A further two mayoral elections are taking place for single local authority areas Doncaster and North Tyneside.


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Since her tragic death Saturday, Whitney Houston's music has become one of the top sellers on iTunes and Amazon.
"Extra" counts down 10 of her best songs through the years.
Whitney Houston's 10 Best Songs of All Time
10. 'I'm Every Woman' (1993)
Whitney Houston did her own version of this Chaka Khan song for "The Bodyguard" soundtrack, and it became a huge hit. Whitney is pregnant with Bobbi Kristina in this video, which also features her mother, Cissy Houston, and Chaka.
9. 'Where Do Broken Hearts Go' (1988)
Mentor Clive Davis persuaded her to record this song, and it became Whitney's record-breaking seventh consecutive No. 1 hit.
8. 'I'm Your Baby Tonight' (1990)
L.A. Reid and Babyface wrote this song for Whitney, which reached the top of the Billboard charts.
7. 'Didn't We Almost Have It All' (1987)
This song is about Whitney's failed relationship with football player Randall Cunningham.
6. 'Saving All My Love for You' (1985)
Whitney turned this Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis Jr. 1970s hit into a chart topper.
5. 'So Emotional' (1987)
This song was Whitney's sixth consecutive No. 1 hit, tying her with The Beatles and The Bee Gees.
4. 'I Wanna Dance with Somebody (Who Loves Me)' (1987)
This upbeat song was the first single released from her second album "Whitney," and it went on to win a Grammy for Best Female Pop Vocal performance.
3. 'How Will I Know' (1986)
This was one of Whitney's three biggest hits from her self-titled first album, helping to put her on the map.
2. 'Greatest Love of All' (1986)
Houston's version of this 1977 anthem remains one her signature tunes.
1. 'I Will Always Love You' (1992)
This song from "The Bodyguard" was Whitney's biggest hit, topping the charts for 14 weeks after being released in the film. It was written by Dolly Parton.


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More of what he needs….less of what he doesn't
My son doesn't like noise, traffic, crowds, busyness, unexpected things happening or neighbours. He's lived his whole 4 and a half years in the inner city, which is filled with all of the above. He's spent months at a time preferring to stay inside our house, at times refusing to venture even into our back yard. A couple of months back, his anxiety reached the point that we were considering medication to help him.
Instead, we decided to try one very big change, even though he hates change more than he hates any of the above combined. We knew it would turn his world upside down, but we hoped the result would be a calmer little boy.
We made a tree change.
We said goodbye to our inner city lifestyle and moved out to a semi-rural village – admittedly one with some really ace coffee shops and pretty decent wifi.
We changed his environment in an attempt to improve his quality of life.
We told him three weeks before the move and the tears and outrage made us wobbly with second guessing our decision. His home is his anchor and we were about to pull up that anchor and take away his refuge.
I asked my trusted friends how they had managed moves with their autistic kids and I thought about how I have managed the many house moves I've made as an autistic adult. My coping strategy is to tunnel in deeply to planning mode, researching the location I'm moving to, its history and its services. I planned the move like a military operation and thought of NOTHING else for the weeks leading up to it. I could feel my brain edging closer to burn out, but I couldn't stop.
My son's way of dealing with it was very different to mine. His way was to enter deeply into his sadness and anger. He lost sleep. He fretted. He collected fluff compulsively from the old house to bring to the new. He didn't want to see photographs of the new place or drive past it. Like many autistic children, he could see right through any attempts by us to influence his feelings about the new place. We knew well enough by now that promises of more yard space or more native animals would all be rejected outright, risking the chance that he would call a forever ban and never allow himself to enjoy those things.
So instead, we held him while he cried. We told him we understood his sadness. We understood his anger. I told him I don't like moving either. We made no promises of how he would feel after the move, because honestly, we didn't know. For three weeks his body and emotions moved constantly and I sat with my fear and guilt and apprehension and let myself move along with him. It made me feel physically ill and filled me with fear about what he might do on the day of the move.
On the morning of the move, I drove him to our new house. A house he had never seen and he was primed to reject.
There are trees everywhere. There is the quiet of nature and the smell of grass. There is birdsong.
He opened the gate, walked all around the inside and outside of the house and found a spot in the sun to sit. Each day he returns to that spot. He now recognizes the Rainbow Lorikeets that feed in the tree above this spot each afternoon. He has cockatoo friends and kookaburra friends and no people to get between him and them. Not once has he lamented leaving the inner city, which is surprising given how much he holds on to his feelings about change.
He was growing up in the wrong place, in the wrong environment for his neurology. We radically changed his environment. He is calmer. More content. For now, he won't need medication.
He is autistic. He is anxious. That is the way it will always be. But here, he can avoid more of what he doesn't need and take in more of what he does.
What can you change in your life to give your autistic children more of what they need and less of what they don't?


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Executive Summary: Previously, we alerted our clients that the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) issued the final version of its "persuader rule," which requires employers, third-party lawyers and other labor consultants to disclose to the DOL any arrangement to persuade employees directly or indirectly concerning the right to organize or bargain collectively. The rule applies to all types of union avoidance advice and other related activities, such as responses to an actual union organizing campaign, certain activities associated with collective bargaining, or simply day-to-day preventive training and policy making done with an "object to persuade."
Although direct persuasion has always been reportable, the new rule seeks to cover "indirect" persuader activity. Specifically, the new rule requires employers and consultants, including lawyers, to report when, without having direct contact with employees, and with the object to persuade, they:
Under the new rule, legal advice is still exempt, but only so long as there is no underlying purpose to persuade. Both the attorney and the client will be required to report all agreements and understandings in which "an object" of the services is to persuade employees concerning their rights to organize and bargain collectively. These reports must be filed electronically and, once filed, become publicly available records. The rule will apply "to arrangements and agreements as well as payments (including reimbursed expenses) made on or after July 1, 2016."
Since the publication of the final rule, and our initial Legal Alert, several important events have occurred. First, various law firms, business groups and industry associations filed three separate lawsuits in federal courts in Texas, Michigan and Wisconsin aimed at enjoining the implementation of the new rule. Ten states have intervened in the Texas lawsuit arguing that the rule infringes on their right to regulate the legal profession. Rulings are expected on these suits before the July 1 effective date. Second, and most significantly for this Legal Alert, the lawsuits forced the DOL to clarify its position concerning the effective date of the new rule. Specifically, the DOL has indicated that the new rule will not apply to any agreements or understandings, even multi-year agreements or understandings, entered into prior to July 1, 2016, even if the performance and/or payment takes place after July 1.
As a result of this clarification by the DOL, we recommend clients enter into written engagement letters before July 1, 2016 that define as specifically as possible the scope of indirect persuader activities to be performed or that could be performed in the future on their behalf. Doing so will enable the parties to those agreements to avoid filing the required LM-10 (Employer form) and LM-20 and LM-21 (Consultant forms). Assuming the DOL does not retreat from its latest position, these pre-July 1 agreements will enable our clients to continue to rely on trained and experienced labor lawyers to provide the same services they have historically performed without concern over having to complete and file government reports, which will become public records and which may be obtained by unions and other similar groups.
If you have any questions regarding this alert or other labor and employment law issues, please feel free to contact Al McKenna, firstname.lastname@example.com, Paul Beshears, email@example.com, Gary Lieber, firstname.lastname@example.com, or Lash Harrison, email@example.com. You may also contact the FordHarrison attorney with whom you usually work.


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Oil prices have come down steadily but the global food crisis continues to worsen. What's driving the food crisis at home and abroad?
Joel Berg, the author of All You Can Eat: How Hungry is America, Arun Gupta, Editor of The Indypendent, and Max Fraad Wolff, an economist and freelance writer discuss possible solutions.


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Britton Name Meaning & Origin
Origin of the name Brittany:
Derived from the name of the peninsula and the former province of northwestern France: hence, "from Brittany, a Breton." Var: Brittainy. Short: Britt.
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- Comments and insights on the name Britton
- LOVE this for a girl!!
- April 2013: When we chose this name for our daughter (7 yr old), it sounded different enough from "Brittany" that we didn't think it would be an issue. We were wrong. It bugs her that people most often just assume her name is "Brittany", even when it's enunciated clearly.
Cute name for a girl!
- Personal experiences with the name Britton
Have seen it on TV and on multiple children in the past year or two. Will be using it if we have another daughter.
- Nicknames for Britton
Britt, Britty, Bri, Toni
- Meanings and history of the name Britton
A traditional English male name, derived from "a Breton." In recent years parents have occasionally used it for girls, apparently as an "updating" of Brittany.
- Famous real-life people named Britton
Britton Grace Jones, one-fifth of the Jones quintuplets made famous on the TLC reality television show, Quints By Surprise. Parents are Ethan and Casey Jones. Older sister, Eliot McKenna. The rest of the quints are Brooklyn Faith, Jack William, Lila Addison and Ryan Elizabeth.
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Albers Brings Consistency, Veteran Presence to Indians
During Spring Training the DTTWLN staff will profile and examine the coaches and players that make up and are vying to be part of the 2013 Cleveland Indians—A Team With A New Direction. Today, we examine one of the 15 newcomers to the 40-man roster this winter and the role they can play moving forward.
By Craig Gifford
Matt Albers could probably be considered a forgotten man. In the end, he is likely ok with that because it means he does not need to sweat out whether or not he will wearing an Indians uniform when the regular season opens.
The veteran right-hander has a job in the bullpen pretty well secured. He gets little attention in Goodyear, Ariz. because the general assumption is he will be a middle reliever who will generally get the job done.
Last season was a breakout year, of sorts, for the 30-year-old hurler. Albers had by far his best season pitching for both Boston and Arizona. After several seasons of inconsistency, the seven-year pro turned it up a notch in 2012. Between the two clubs and two leagues he appeared in 63 games, recording a very good 2.39 ERA. Switching leagues had little affect on him as the ERA was 2.29 with the Red Sox and 2.57 for the Diamondbacks.
When the Tribe made its three-team deal with Reds and Diamondbacks the major players were Shin-Soo Choo going south to Cincinnati, Trevor Bauer and Drew Stubbs arriving in Cleveland and top shortstop prospect Didi Gregorius going from the Reds to Arizona. Albers and fellow reliever Bryan Shaw were almost afterthoughts in the deal in going to the Indians from the D-backs.
Cleveland manager Terry Francona, who managed Albers on the Red Sox in 2011, is thrilled that the veteran was a part of the blockbuster deal.
"I had Albers in Boston and liked the fact he'll take the ball every day," Francona said. "He could almost survive on one pitch – which is his two-seamer – when it's good, it has so much life in the zone."
Albers is one of six pitchers who can feel as though their spot in the Indians bullpen is pretty safe. Obviously closer Chris Perez, set-up man Vinnie Pestano and late-inning ace Joe Smith are going to be there. Lefty Rich Hill was recently added to the 40-man roster meaning his spot is now all-but-guaranteed. It was reported Friday evening that Cody Allen had also earned a spot in the bullpen, leaving just one or two spots remaining.
As for Albers, he has two things going for him. Unlike, Shaw, he is out of options. If the Indians were to want to send Albers to Triple-A he would first have to clear waivers. That is unlikely as teams would surely swoop in on a reliever who has had past success in the majors. The other thing going for Albers is he pitched for Francona in Boston in 2011. Despite a 4.73 ERA that year, Albers was considered a solid contributor to a team that nearly made the postseason. Francona is not worried about a potentially high ERA because of the intangibles Albers brings to a team.
"He's one of those guys that knows when a staff is struggling, he'll take the ball," Francona said. "That's commendable. You might see a little higher ERA at the end of the year because he took a couple for the team, but he's always got a job somewhere because people respect that."
One more lefty will likely be added to the pen between Scott Barnes, Nick Hagadone and David Huff. The two that do not make the club will likely be in Columbus. Matt Capps, if he is fully healed after last season's injury-marred season, and Shaw are the likely other two candidates. Albers should beat them both out if it comes down to a decision.
One issue for Albers is he has struggled in Spring Training. As of Friday, he had a bloated 10.80 ERA in five innings. He has coughed up six runs, walking two and striking out four. Still, it is hard to trust spring stats as he could have been working on lesser pitches when he was hit hard. Should the struggles continue, then he might have to sweat it out. However, a veteran struggling in the spring is different from a rookie who has no track record. Albers has proven he can get outs in the big leagues.
Barring a horrendous final couple weeks in Arizona, Albers will almost surely be with the Tribe when the team breaks camp and heads to Toronto for the season opener. He could be on a short leash if he reverts to the pitcher of 2009-2011 who had ERAs above 4.00 each year. However, the fact his name is rarely coming up only means the time to worry is not now. There seems to be little news around Albers that should jeopardize his place on the Opening Day roster.
Photo: Chuck Crow/Cleveland Plain Dealer


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When Engage Me started back in 2013, we had a vision for the kind of company we wanted to be. We knew that if we really wanted to be employee engagement experts in the business of creating incredible workplaces, we needed to walk the talk.
As we've gotten older, we've brought on more staff, some of whom are parents. That's given us a chance to ensure that our vision fits in with what they want out of a great working environment.
Here's how we did it.
We figured out what we were already getting right
One of the most gratifying things we found as we grew was that many of the values and practices we'd built as a company lent themselves to Engage Me being a great place for parents to work.
Take our annual leave for instance. Once you factor in national holidays, we provide more than is mandated by UAE law. That means our working parents get to spend more time with their children, especially during the long school holidays.
We've also always been confident enough in the people we hire to allow them to work remotely when the situation allows it. To any parent with a sick child, this can be a massive help.
The family atmosphere we work to create at Engage Me plays an additional role in making us a parent-friendly company. Knowing that your teammates have your back at all times, makes it that much easier to focus on what's really important during personal emergencies.
Finally, we do everything in our power not to contact employees with work matters when they've taken time off. Whether they're parents or not, this is downtime that allows them to recharge so that they can come back to us full energised.
We created a welcoming office environment
One of the mandates we had, when we designed our offices, was that they shouldn't feel like a typical corporate office.
Instead, we wanted a space that anyone would feel comfortable hanging out in.
This means that on the odd occasion one of our parents has to bring their kids in, for whatever reason, they don't feel overawed and uncomfortable.
In fact, they can be a spark for creativity, especially if we let them loose on the office chalk wall.
We take an interest in our family's families
As much as we consider ourselves a family at Engage Me, it's vital that we remember our employees have families too.
The truth is, we wouldn't be much of a family if we didn't take an active interest in those families. It just takes a few words before a meeting or during a tea break.
Because of who we are, it's something we would do anyway, but it does have the effect of bringing us all closer together and increasing our general sense of unity.
We recognise and value their skills
Many parents (especially those who've taken time off to raise their kids before re-entering the workplace), find it difficult to regain their professional identities.
This isn't helped by companies who start questioning their ability as soon as they've had children.
At Engage Me, we recognise the value and skills provided by our employees, regardless of whether they work full-time or part/flexi-time.
Being parents doesn't take away their skills or qualifications and no one should ever treat them like that.
We challenge ourselves to do better
As much as the culture we've created has adapted well to working parents, we're constantly challenging ourselves to do better.
We're a company firmly committed to taking the road less travelled, pioneering solutions and setting standards – rather than simply meeting them.
That applies to our attitudes to everything, including the way we treat the parents who work for us.


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