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The beautiful colors of nature show up brilliantly in one of Tourmaline's most unusual crystal formations. It's juicy pink red color surrounded by a pale zone that ends in a vibrant green outer layer invites you to take a bite. The naturally vertical growing Elbaite crystals can be one color or bicolor, or in the case of the Watermelon Tourmaline, … Read More
Travel Gems: The Tanzanite Gemstone
What better souvenir than jewelry to help you remember a fun adventure? So with summer upon us we felt it was the perfect time to start our "Traveling Gems" blog series. We've chosen Tanzania to get things started where the ever popular Tanzanite gemstone is mined. Having only one commercial mining source, the hills of Merelani in northern Tanzania, makes … Read More


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Google "I hate Brussels Sprouts" and you come up with 128,000 hits. There are surveys from Australia and Britain naming Brussels sprouts the "most hated vegetable", an "I Hate Brussels Sprouts" Facebook page, and an "I Hate Brussels Sprouts" forum, where you can share your hatred with like minded individuals.
Dig deeper and you'll find a study conducted by The Spanish National Research Council that finds Neanderthals hated Brussels sprouts 48,000 years ago. With press like that, it's no wonder they have such a bad reputation. Either Miami never got the "I hate Brussels sprouts" memo, or our palates have evolved since Caveman times, because Brussels sprouts are popping up on the menus of some of Miami's best restaurants and even made our 100 Favorite Dishes list. Next time you're dining out, consider the Brussels sprouts at one of these restaurants.
Prime 112 serves celebrities, athletes and power brokers steaks and sides. Recently President Bill Clinton dined with Cameron Diaz and A-Rod. We're sure they tried Prime 112's roasted Brussels sprouts with pancetta and balsamic glaze. At $11, it seems pricey, but portions are made to be shared, family style.
Prime 112, 112 Ocean Drive, Miami Beach; 305-532-8112
Michael's Genuine Food & Drink is a place for simple responsible food. Chef and Restaurateur Michael Schwartz said this about America's aversion to Brussels sprouts "That's a statistic that I was made aware of four or five years ago. They're terrific and everyone I know loves them. I love them, people love them and I think someone's conspiring against Brussels sprouts." Michael's love shows in his wood roasted Brussels sprouts with pancetta and lemon aioli ($8).
Michael's Genuine Food & Drink, 130 NE 40th Street, Miami; 305-532-8112
Sugarcane Raw Bar & Grill in Midtown Miami features an ecclectic tapas menu with items such as tripe, veal kidneys, bacon wrapped dates, bone marrow and duck & waffles. Along with these delectable small plates you'll find Brussels sprouts flavored with orange and sweet soy ($8).
Sugarcane Raw Bar & Grill, 3250 NE 1st Ave, Miami; 786-369-0353
Sakaya Kitchen's Brussels sprouts are so good, they've been named on our "100 Best Dishes" list. Sakaya Kitchen's ginger Brussels sprouts can also be found on their food truck Dim Ssam a Gogo, currently driving around Miami. At $3.49, these sprouts are easy on the palate and the pocket.
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Sakaya Kitchen, 3401 N. Miami Avenue, Miami; 305-576-8096
Meat Market on Lincoln Road allows for great people sighting with your dining. Enjoy their caramelized Brussels sprouts with bacon and almonds while checking out the girls coming out of neighboring Victoria's Secret.
Meat Market, 915 Lincoln Road, Miami Beach; 305-532-0088
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We believe gifted and talented students must have appropriate challenges through enrichment, acceleration, and various differentiated educational experiences. Students are assisted in developing their gifts and talents through inclusive identification, continuous and systematic programming, and socio-emotional guidance and counseling. In partnership with parents,we will help each student to develop their unique potential.
What is EXCEL?
EXCEL is the title for the MPSD gifted and talented program. By law, school districts are required to provide appropriately challenging programming for all students who "give evidence of high-performance capability in intellectual, creative, artistic, leadership, or specific academic areas and need services or activities not ordinarily provided in a regular school program in order to fully develop such capabilities."
Teachers modify schoolwork to provide an appropriate challenge for those students identified as having strengths in math, reading, writing, language, science, social studies, music, and art. This challenge is most often provided by the regular classroom teachers at the elementary level, by the classroom teacher in "cluster-grouped" classes or by individualized differentiation at the middle school level, and by class choice at the senior high level.
How are students identified for EXCEL?
The MPSD uses multiple criteria including:
To learn more about EXCEL, please speak to your child's teacher or call the MPSD Education Office at 920-686-4779.


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Christians families serving others together is a cornerstone of a healthy family and developing authentic faith in our children. Lafayette Church has supported Room at the Inn for many years. In addition to our small groups ministry, the teenEPIC youth ministry at Lafayette helps twice a year in directly supporting the Room at the Inn ministry. We ask families of 6th-12th graders to jump in and help. We need a variety of helpers! Ideally all the jobs would be parents and teens working together to serve. If you can help, please let us know by contacting Cindy Fields at firstname.lastname@example.com. Please volunteer as soon as you know you can so we can make sure to have all the slots filled.
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Here is a list of the jobs that need to be done. Names of families will appear after the jobs as they are taken.
- Host family to spend the night
- Drive van on Saturday night and Sunday morning
- Prepare dinner/serve/clean up
- Set up beds
- Visit/provide entertainment for our guests
- Breakfast
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You are what you eat and in terms of sexual health it's essential to have the precise gasoline, particularly as you become old. And it is not simply vitamins D and E. The Physicians' Well being Examine additionally seemed into vitamin C and a one-a-day multivitamin and found the identical results: no impacts on the danger of most cancers mortality or the incidence of cardiovascular disease In fact there are exceptions — folic acid is mostly a good suggestion for pregnant women — but the information more and more means that most people merely do not profit from dietary supplements.
Zinc deficiency has also been implicated in diarrheal illness, supplementation may be effective within the prophylaxis and treatment of acute diarrhea. If we don't eat sufficient dietary fats, we do not properly take up these vitamins. Above is our range of the recognized vitamins required by the physique for optimal wellbeing. Vitamin B3 (niacin) could cut back the chance of heart disease.
This group of vitamins is also involved in making pink blood cells , which carry oxygen throughout your body. One of the best methods to remain healthy is by getting enough of the right vitamins and vitamins. It's exhausting to know what to consider calcium: A current evaluation of 59 research designed to measure the position it plays in preventing fractures for men and women older than 50 found that rising calcium intake—both from meals or dietary supplements—was not more likely to significantly cut back fracture danger.
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Spoiler image from the Christmas special being filmed now, below the jump.
That's rather a lot of hat. I would say it's fantastic but it looks a bit crumpled on the top. Could be fantastic anyway. Would have to see more.
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After declaring that 2014 will be the year the Securities and Exchange Commission decides whether to move ahead with a rule to put brokers under a fiduciary mandate, Mary Jo White directed SEC staff to compile a list of "all of the potential options" available to the agency that could be used in drafting a fiduciary rule.
Why? "If the decision were made to impose a uniform fiduciary duty, there are a number of ways to do that," White told IA in an exclusive interview in mid-April.
White announced in a late March speech that "in order to more fully inform the commission's decision on this matter," she had directed SEC staff to compile the list, "including a uniform fiduciary standard for broker-dealers and investment advisors when dealing with retail customers, and other measures that may be more targeted and achievable in the shorter term."
As it stands now, White told IA that she has gotten "some initial recommendations and analysis from the staff," to which she has "raised some questions and given some reactions. I'm actively in discussions with the staff on those recommendations and analysis."
The priority, she continued, "is to get those [staff] recommendations before the commission on what I consider to be a very high priority issue for investors."
White decides what those recommendations should be, and then the five-member commission considers them.
In her mid-April talk with IA, White said that she's "driving this [fiduciary] issue because of how important that I think it certainly is." But she stressed, it's a "complex" issue. "It's hard."
White declined to give a formal deadline on when the agency would decide whether to move forward on a fiduciary rulemaking, stating only that deciding whether to reform the advice regulations governing brokers and advisors "is a priority for 2014."
When asked by IA if she believes that investors do not understand the difference between a broker and an advisor, White replied: "I think the data certainly shows that, that there is that investor confusion."
Another "very important aspect" of deciding whether to use its authority under Section 913 of Dodd-Frank is for the commission to determine whether to harmonize the rules for brokers and advisors, which White said would be a separate rule to any fiduciary rulemaking.
Increasing the number of advisor exams is also a "No. 1" issue for White. "You really can't overstate how pressing the need is to increase the exam coverage of investment advisors," White said during the interview. "The metrics are pretty stark. We were able to examine 9% of advisors last year; that's 25% of assets under management."
Despite being "a lot smarter" by using risk-based exam methods to single out which advisors to examine, White said "that's just not sufficient coverage." While declining to comment on whether a self-regulatory organization should help in that coverage, White said that the agency "should be funded" by Congress so that it can boost those exam numbers. "I'm pushing very hard for that."
As to critics' complaints that the SEC is not doing enough when it comes to high-frequency trading, White said she doesn't believe that's true. "It's a high priority for the staff and Commission to really view the range of equity market structure issues, which includes fragmentation and high-frequency trading issues," she said.
She noted that agency exams have been focused on high-frequency trading and that enforcement actions have been brought in this area. The commission has "ongoing investigations into high-frequency traders and other market participants. So this has been a high priority for a long time, and it continues to be," she said.
While high-frequency traders are "getting a lot of attention lately, it's important though to distinguish between abuses and misconduct in that space."
Even critics of high-frequency traders, White continued, argue "that they've added liquidity and some price advantages, […] but there are also concerns about the level playing field; 'is there any unfairness [and] ultimately do high-frequency traders or a subset of them add or detract from market quality?'"
The public discussion, she added, also tends "to lump all high-frequency traders into a single nomenclature, but the reality is that it's much more complex than that—you have different high-frequency trading strategies and different issues."
Bottom line: "It's an issue that we are intensively focused on, and if we think changes should be made, we'll make them."
(Check out Investment Advisor's full IA 25 for 2014 list on ThinkAdvisor.)


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Things You'll Need
Used motor from sewing machine or other small motor
2-by-4 lumber
3 bicycle rims
Bicycle gear
Bicycle chain
3 carriage bolts
Metal or wood poles
Plumbers strapping
No-stretch fishing line
Lightweight witch prop
Fishing swivel eye
A realistic Halloween display isn't complete without a resident witch, especially if you can make her fly. Creating an animated flying prop to add to your display is a little bit of technological genius that almost anyone with some minor mechanical skills can garner. A simple motor and wheel mechanism can turn your favorite witch prop from boring to sky high, and your Halloween display will be the talk of the neighborhood.
Step 1
Design a loop course for the witch to fly through your display where the area is clear of obstructions and you can set up pole mounts for the guide wire.
Step 2
Set the motor on a length of 2-by-4 lumber. Drill a hole where the arm of the motor will extend down with enough clearance to allow the arm to spin clearly.
Step 3
Mount the motor to the 2-by-4 with plumbers strapping by bending it around the motor and 2-by-4 and screwing into place. Make sure it is tightly strapped so the motor does not wobble during use. Attach the pulley wheel to the bottom of the motor arm below the 2-by-4. Extend the bicycle chain on the gear to its full tension and insert the gear into the chain. Mark the center hole of the gear on the 2-by-4.
Step 4
Drill a hole for the carriage bolt. Insert the bolt through the 2-by-4, and then mount one of the bicycle rims on the bolt. Below the rim, mount the gear with the chain tensioned on the gear. The chain will drive the gear and turn the bicycle rim, which will in turn move the guide wire with the witch to make her fly.
Step 5
Cut the remaining end of the 2-by-4 off. Cut 2 pieces of the extra 2-by-4 to mount the remaining 2 bicycle rims with the carriage bolts as you did the first one. Mount these to two of the poles with the plumbers strapping and screws, then place in the ground in the locations you plotted out.
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Secure the third pole into place and mount the motor assembly onto the pole. Stretch your fishing line tightly around the three bicycle rims. Attach the witch to the line with the fishing swivel eye. Turn the motor on, watch the witch fly around the course, and make any necessary adjustments.


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Audi will showcase in Geneva next week the A3 Sportback g-tron, together with the e-tron plug-in hybrid variant.
Audi will showcase in Geneva next week the A3 Sportback g-tron together with the e-tron plug-in hybrid variant.
The g-tron has two gas tanks and a regular 1.4 TFSI engine producing 110 HP (81 kW) and 200 Nm (147 lb-ft) of torque, enough for a 0-62 mph (0-100 km/h) in 11 seconds and a top speed of 118 mph (190 km/h). The performances are the same whether it runs on gasoline or on gas.
Those tanks can carry up to 7 kg (15.3 lbs) of CNG at a max pressure of 200 bar and are installed under the boot floor. Audi says it has a fuel consumption of 3.5 kg / 100 km when running on gas and a range of 242 miles (400 km). These tanks are made from carbon fiber-reinforced polymer and each tank weighs 27 kg (59.5 lbs) when full.
Using gasoline provides a range of 559 miles (900 km), while the total range stands at 807.7 miles (1,300 km). The Audi A3 Sportback g-tron benefits from an electronic gas pressure regulator which can reduce the high pressure of the gas flowing from the cylinders. During low-speed driving it enables a low-pressure gas, but when greater performance is required it allows for a high-pressure flow.
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text: Testimonials Testimonials Sincerest thanks to all for everything - your love for Joe whilst in your care. We were all so very thankful to have him in a place where we could walk away and know he was O.K. Colleen, Ray, Jenny, Donald, Gary, Karen, Russell and Julie. To all the wonderful staff at Bellevue Care Centre, On behalf of myself and family, I would like to thank you all so very much for the care you gave my Great Aunt, Elsie Buck, during her stay at Bellevue. She was an intensely private person and as she aged, always told me that she didn't want to be placed in care and just wanted to 'go' in her sleep and cause a minimum of 'fuss' when 'her time care around.' Hence, I had a very difficult decision to make in respecting her wishes but maintaining her quality of life when her health deteriorated and a placement was offered for her at Bellevue. I was just so very grateful that she was able to spend her final years in the care of such caring and compassionate people and in such a lovely environment. It was her home away from home. Thank you also for making us feel so welcomed when we visited. You are all such very special people. You are the ones who make the world go around and deserve the very best that life can bring! Anne Maree Cameron and Family My family and I would like to thank you for the care given to Leo in the two years he was with you. The home was an atmosphere of tranquility and peace which we always found comforting. A special thanks to Judy – also the Tracies and not forgetting Pam, who always gave a cheery hello and goodbye. Yvonne Gaile Dear Friends, I am compelled to write again to thank you all for your continuing care and support of Mum (Joan Collier). It is always gratifying to speak with staff members and to know just how well mum is cared for. Thank you, Dan, Renae and Kathy for the chat we shared on my last visit to Bellevue. I know just how stressed and busy you must all get at times. Anyhow, it has been remiss of me for not corresponding sooner, but time is always short for me. I realize how fortunate we were to have Mum come into Bellevue and I can't extend enough gratitude for all of you involved with her care. Fond regards, Jill Wiechmann Mr. and Mrs. Green. Jon, Judy, Sister Jo and staff of Bellevue, Jo-Anne and I wish to thank you for the special care and attention that you showed Mum whilst she was with you. It is rare to find such personalised treatment these days and rarer to find such a caring nursing team. We could not have asked for nicer people to care for Mum in her final weeks. It was especially nice of Mrs. Green and Judy to attend the funeral service as we appreciate that your duties at the home take up considerable time. This personal touch was much appreciated by Jo-Anne and myself. Paul & Jo-Anne Barnes Dear Mr and Mrs Green and family, I want to send my family's and my feelings to gratitude for your care and love you gave Bill since he went to Bellevue. Being the sort of fellow he was, I'm sure he wasn't very forthcoming with words of appreciation for the treatment he received, but I can assure you that he often told me of what he called his good luck in spending his last years in such a caring environment. With love. Anonymous Thank you all very much for your kindess and caring during Rita Miller's time with you at Bellevue. From the day we arrived with Rita, everyone was very welcoming and helpful, from the cheerful men who work in the laundry to the nursing staff and diversional therapists. You are a very special group of people, doing a great job. Thank you all again. Sue & Kevin Miller


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Samantha & Paul's relaxed countryside wedding at the beautiful South Farm in Cambridge was a great pleasure to be a part of.
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We loved the chance to make some unique decoration's like the vintage bike and the hand made willow arch.
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- Went to band camp
- Formed a band
- Started learning to play the electric bass
- Laid down a simple but pretty decent bass line using the three chords that our guitarist knew
- Rewrote it a couple of times to cover for her when she couldn't find the chords fast enough
- Cut music herstory class so that I didn't smack anyone
- Wrote a simple call-and-response instrumental and taught it to the guitar player
- Repeated it eleventy billion times while she learned her part
- Got up at 7 a.m. both days (WTF?!)
- Heard some fabulous music
- Kept track of where we were in our song and signaled the other band members when changes happened
- Covered for them when they didn't catch the changes
- Remembered that I like playing music
- Didn't embarrass myself too badly
- Improvised the bass part quite a lot to keep myself from getting bored
- Attended mandatory karaoke
- Performed at the Starry Plough
- Met some cool people
Things I didn't do:
- Lose patience
- Sleep enough
- Embarrass myself too badly
It was a lot of fun, but it was also exhausting. The dynamics of the band that we formed were such that my drummer friend and I had to take charge and get it all glued together-- while I figured out what the musical foundation sounded like, the drummer whipped the lyrics into some semblance of shape. It was very much exercise in remembering that things that come easily for me aren't always as easy for other people. Still, it was a huge net win.
I think I'm going to work on learning electric bass technical fundamentals and maybe take a few lessons.
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Every year, we invest a lot of time to enhance and fine tune our production process. Here is in a few lines, the differents technologies used to create the SELECT foil.
Exclusive technology: Part manufacturing in high pressure full carbon prepreg.
All masts / front wings / stabilizers profiles of our windfoils are made of carbon.
For our fuselages, we offer 2 different technologies: full prepreg carbon or Aluminum Aero: alloy specific to aeronautics, this material is solid, lightweight and ultra-rigid.
This technological development allows us to maintain the level of performance of our foils whilst reducing production costs to offer more attractive retail prices.
Our Alu Aero fuselages are machined directly in our workshop in France.
Whatever the technology used, they are built by SELECT / SM COMPOSITE.
The advantages of the SELECT technologies :
- The moulding and machining ensure a high precision manufacturing and a constant production.
- Thanks to the use of pre-preg, we can put reinforcements in differents directions to get the twist and flex values we are looking for.
- We master of production process end to end : our hybrid carbon / aluminium foils benefit from the same hard work and dedication as the SELECT fins…no compromise on quality !
CONSTRUCTION DETAILS OF THE ProFOIL.F1
Construction : monolithic full carbon prepreg
– UD carbon fiber hi-modulus 390 GPA HM
– Biaxial carbon 430 GPA HM
Length : 90 cm
Fuselage fixture : stainless steel screws and bolts / Additional security lateral fixture
Finishing : Sanding 1200 grit
2 – FUSELAGE : 2 fuselages available
– Alu.Aéro 890mm
– Alu.Aéro 1060mm
3 – FRONT WING : 2 sizes available : W850 ou W750
Construction : full carbon prepreg.
Powerful profile with strong acceleration reserve
Finishing : sanding / grain 1200 > water on water contact
Fixing : 3 stainless steel screws / Diameter 6 mm
Construction : Carbon fr4 > High precision machining
Stabilizer built into the fuselage : very low drag
Finishing : sanding / grain 1200
Fixing : 2 stainless steel screws / Diameter 6 mm.
5 – FIXATIONS Mast / Fuselage / Wings / Stabilizers
High quality Stainless steel screws / M6
6 – FIXATION Board / Foil : 2 connection plates + stainless steel bolts and barrel nuts.
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Bionic RelaxGrip Golf Gloves
Do what you do better, with Bionic Gloves! Our RelaxGrip™ golf gloves are designed to help you achieve a lighter, more relaxed grip on the club. Built with our patented relief pad system, these golf gloves help even out the contours of your hand, providing better grip. Lycra gussets prevent the leather from bunching between your fingers while providing a more natural range of motion. Why wear golf gloves? Check out these 5 Reasons to Wear Bionic Golf Gloves.
Orig. Retail Price $16.99 - Limited sizes and quantities are available - ALL SALES ARE FINAL.
• Patented relief pad system help even-out the surface of your hand.
• Lycra gussets, alongside web and motion zones, minimize bunching of material to provide a better range of motion, fit and feel.
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Brian Rowan
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I have been using Bionic gloves exclusively for some years now and I have had experience with all of them and so I have a pretty good grasp on their products at this point. I play golf in the middle east and of course the weather is hot and humid most of the year and so these gloves really get pushed as far as durability goes. I found with all of the other gloves that since the back of the hand is leather that there is no airflow through the glove and thus sweat will begin to show on the backside of the gloves and this creates a problem where the area around the velcro strap will be weakened and will tear. The Relaxgrip gloves are made of a synthetic material on the back side of the glove and thus breathe much much better and therefore last longer for me in my particular location. I did find that I am one size smaller in the RelaxGrip and they will stretch a tad bit over time because of that synthetic material but they are my favorite Bionic glove nevertheless.
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WASHINGTON – Today the CEO of the League of Women Voters, Virginia Kase issued the following statement in support of the Justice in Policing Act:
"Americans agree, federal policing laws in our country must be changed. For far too long, Black people and communities have been subjected to unimaginable abuse at the hands of law enforcement. The issues with policing are not simply the result of a few bad apples. It is the result of systems and policies born from the legacy of racial discrimination and oppression where Black people and people of color are treated as dangerous enemy combatants, rather than human beings with equal rights under our constitution. This problem cannot be trained away. The Justice in Policing Act of 2020 is a necessary first step towards creating systems of accountability that will make communities safer and begin the process of eliminating police brutality in America.
"This bill follows the strong police accountability framework that the League contributed to along with nearly 500 civil rights and justice organizations across the country. It includes measures that would ban police chokeholds like the one that killed George Floyd and prohibit police from using no-knock warrants in drug cases, like the one that killed Breonna Taylor. Additional pieces of the bill would transform how we handle police abuse in this country by creating a police misconduct registry and providing the Justice Department authority to investigate and prosecute police misconduct.
"Like all legislation, this is not a perfect bill, and we look forward to continuing to work with leadership in Congress to improve it before it reaches the floor of the U.S. House. The League of Women Voters looks forward to working with our partners in the civil rights community to support this important effort to advance a comprehensive justice reform bill towards passage."
Deborah Turner, MD, JD, serves as the 20th president of the League of Women Voters of the United States (LWVUS) and chair of the Board of Trustees of the League of Women Voters Education Fund (LWVEF). She was elected board president at the 54th National Convention of the League of Women Voters in June of 2020 and will serve in this position until June 2022.
Dr. Turner joined Des Moines Metropolitan League in 2010 and became president in 2011 when the League was at risk of disbanding. She served in that role until 2015 helping revitalize membership and focus the board leadership. At the same time, she also served on the LWV Iowa board as the state vice president from 2011 to 2015, becoming co-president in 2015. In her dual roles with state and local Leagues, Deborah has provided leadership to strengthen relationships between local leagues and the state Board.
Turner was elected to the League's national board of directors in 2016 where she served on the Finance committee, Governance Committee, and chaired the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Committee. As chair of the DEI Committee, Deborah and her colleagues focused on organizational culture changes to the League's mission work, emphasizing not only racial equity but also intergenerational dynamics, socioeconomic differences, gender identity, and interpersonal engagement.
Dr. Turner received her BS from Iowa State University and her MD from University of Iowa where she completed her Residency in OB-Gyn. She completed her fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at MD Anderson Cancer Institute in Houston Texas. She practiced gynecologic oncology for 35 years, enhancing university programs at the University of Nebraska, University of Iowa, and the Medical College of Wisconsin teaching residents and students. She also served the private sector bringing her specialty to Genesis Medical Center in Davenport, IA, Mercy Cancer Center in Mason City, IA, and Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. In July 2015 she left active practice to become Vice President of International Programs Medical Programs of The Outreach Program. She participated in twelve medical missions to Tanzania since 2011 and worked with Singida's Medical Center, Outreach's Children's Feeding Centers, and Rotary International. She received her JD from Drake University in 2007. She has served as Associate Medical Director of Planned Parenthood of North Central States since 2016.
Turner was inducted into the Iowa Women's Hall of Fame in 2013 and received the Gertrude Rush Award from the National Bar Association in 2015. She was awarded the Louise Noun Visionary Women of the year award from Young Womens Resource Center Des Moines in 2018. Her most treasured award is a certificate from the Schwartz Center for Compassionate Care. She lives in Nebraska and has two grown children – a son and a niece.


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Joe Manganiello With No Facial Hair | Pictures
Who Are You, and What Have You Done With Joe Manganiello?
Joe Manganiello hit the red carpet for the Style Awards in NYC on Wednesday night looking, well, not like himself. Joe arrived at the event with designer John Varvatos but without his famous facial hair — and we have to admit: we almost didn't recognize him! The True Blood star did away with his manly mustache and silver-flecked beard and somehow looks years younger. Joe may have gotten rid of the scruff as a way of mourning the HBO show after news broke this week that it will be going off the air after its seventh season. Just last month he was spotted at a rugby match in Sydney with a much more rugged look (see below). Whatever the reason, we think the new look fits Joe pretty well.
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Science Fair
Brandi Blankenship
Tuesday, February 20, 2018
All students in grades 3-8 will be participating in the science fair on March 20th. Students will be bringing home information this week! If you would like to purchase a Tri-Fold board for your child you will need to contact Ms. Blankenship before the end of the day on Friday Feb 23rd. Boards are $3.00 each and can be payed for when they get in. If you have any questions about the science fair you can contact your child's classroom teacher or Ms. Blankenship.


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Education System in Australia
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Australian Education System
The Australian education system is built around the Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF). It was established back in 1995 and covers higher education and vocational training along with school leaving certificate and secondary certificate of education. It brings together all levels of the education system viz. school and university as well as vocational. This education system brings about transparency and an easy pathway from one level of education to the next with a great guidance for career prospects and opportunities. If the qualification that you are obtaining is AQF certified then it is listed in the Government directory and is nationally accredited and you receive a genuine certificate of completion.
The Australian Universities Quality Agency (AUQA) and a National Training Quality Council are two recent Australian Government initiatives to further strengthen Australia's existing accreditation and quality assurance processes throughout Australia.
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The Australian education system is broadly broken down into:
University is the highest level of study in Australia. There are 40 public (government funded) universities and two private universities in Australia. All Australian universities are unique and you need to find the one that best suits your needs.
- Bachelor Degree - basic level for most professions with a duration of 3-4 years; many universities also offer Diplomas and Advanced Diplomas.
- Bachelor Degree with Honors - if you achieve outstanding results you can do a further year of study and apply for honors.
- Graduate Certificate - intensive programs of study, building on an undergraduate degree with a duration of 6 months
- Graduate Diploma - building further upon an undergraduate degree with a duration of 1 year
- Masters Degree - coursework or research with a duration of 1-2 years
- Doctoral Degree - also known as a PhD (Doctor of Philosophy), is the highest level of University qualification with a duration of 3-4 years
- Vocational Education and Training - The duration of vocational courses varies depending on the institutions offering these courses
The major difference between vocational courses and university courses is that vocational courses are practical and skill based whereas university courses have theory in them as well. Vocational education and training is provided at Technical and Further Education (TAFE) institutes, which are government owned or even at private institutions.
Many vocational institutions have a tie-up with universities and with the help of this, universities offer up to one year of advanced education into a Bachelor degree as well as guaranteed entry into the university course, as long as the grades match the requirement.
Also read: Complete List of Universities in Australia
Foundation Studies and Bridging Courses
A foundation studies or bridging course will give you the knowledge and skills you need if you want to enter a university undergraduate course but your academic background does not meet the minimum academic requirements. These courses were developed especially to prepare international students for university undergraduate studies. They are usually for one year and are divided into steams of study (business or science). There is no examination involved with the Foundation program. Your teachers and lecturers will assess you and give you exams to test your level.
English Language Study
English language courses are for those international visitors who need to improve their English language skills, whether for study, traveling or business. Many universities and vocational education and training (VET) institutes have English language centres attached to their campuses. There are around 100 private English language centres in all capital cities and some rural areas. English language courses do not usually have any entrance requirements. A wide range of courses are offered to suit all levels.
Also read: TOEFL Exam
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School Study
In Australia, it is compulsory for children aged between 6 and 15 to go to school. Australian schools are either public (run by the government) or private (often linked to religious institutions). There is a general match in the level of schooling in Australia and other countries. However, a student may need to start at a lower level to make sure that they adjust to Australian conditions and studies in English.
Starting dates
The start dates of the education system in Australia depend on the type of course selected. Doctoral or PhD courses begin after checking and negotiating with the Supervisor. Undergraduate and Postgraduate courses usually start in February or March but can vary depending on the course and the university. Vocational courses usually begin a month earlier from university courses, i.e. somewhere around February. Schools begin in late January or early February again depending on the school in question. English language courses take place throughout the year.
Average course costs (2016)
- Graduate Degree Courses: $10000 to $33000 per year
- Postgraduate/Masters degrees: $20000 to $37000 per year
- Doctoral Degree Courses: $14000 to $37000 per year
- English Language Courses: $300 per week
- Vocational Courses: $4000 to $22000 per year
IELTS Exam
IELTS is a mandatory if you are applying as a student or as an immigrant to Australia.


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Texts and Tweets and Profiles--Oh My!
From cover stories in Fortune to millions of everyday interactions and conversations, social media and their role in the job search and career transition process seems to be on everyone's mind these days. Besides the obvious enabling aspects of these tools and their particular strengths and quirks, one persistent question comes up over and over: Do these build stronger relationships or are they more transactional, making us feel that we are building something meaningful that may ultimately be something far less than that.
There is no question that these new tools, when used well and as part of a disciplined approach to transition, are powerful and help the process to move along more smoothly and quickly. They do, however, have the quality of lulling us into thinking that these connections are as real and meaningful as those we have created through face to face meetings and interactions. The reality is that they do not.
We believe that meaningful connections take time to create, requiring a mindful and nurturing approach to building a longer-lasting relationship. Social media allow us to be and feel connected, but they are not designed for, nor do they encourage the building of real relationship. Instead, their use (and overuse) can create a dependency, a laziness, if you will, that actually can inhibit the building of strong relationships. Furthermore, in our experience, it is these deeper relationships that are key to finding and keeping meaningful work.
As many who are searching for meaningful work realize, social media have a powerful and growing place in how we drive the process. We encourage the adept and savvy use of these tools to support and even accelerate a well thought out job search or career change. However, if your plans do not also include a vigorous commitment to "traditional" networking, including regular face-to-face and voice-to-voice connections with old friends and colleagues and new contacts, all the tweets, texts, and well-written profiles will probably not get you where you want to go.
Best wishes.
Mark Guterman


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I make up imaginery lives in my head
I'm a normal 17 year old girl,pretty but ever since I was in 6th grade I would always fantasize about different lives. Different names,houses,boyfriends,parents,richer, and everything. I do I regularly I have conversions in my head when im fantasizing about my life, over the past 5 years I have done this with a number of different lives. I also have made up lies in real life about numerous things, like being a cheerleader at my old school, having a brother and being an only child lying about random stuff like parties and memories.I have figured out where it came from was when I was in middle school and it started I was kinda ugly and didn't have any friends. hope I'm not crazy
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I do the same, trust me.
I've been doing this since forever I think ... but nowadays, it is becoming more and more intense. I am 16.
There is a thing called Maladaptive Daydreaming, and I think it is that.


text: Entering 2017, the investment market has the least certain outlook since the depths of the downturn. This is mainly due to the large volume of property that has transacted since 2012. Private investors will continue to buy property as an income generating, real asset. There are still good opportunities in major Irish towns and cities at prices well below replacement cost.


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Prior to entering education I felt I had to explore other potential careers first. Eager to be outdoors, I initially sought a B.Sci in physical geography, and in my last semester of this degree, specialized in GIS systems (the computer software integrated with geography). I just couldn't be sold that this is where my interest was, as I seemed more interested in getting a Master's in something to allow me to teach at the university than to work in the field of physical geography. This was the proof that education was what I was meant to do. I immediately returned to school, got a B.Ed. and found my way into the work place.
Though it was not this book alone, returning to read about the brain of an adolescent, and attempting to better my ability to empathize with how they thought ultimately led me down the path that had me thoroughly enjoying education of them, but always wondering what I could change to best serve how their minds receive instruction. This curiosity ultimately led me to seek a Master's degree in which I would be looking into how these minds operate. While it was a degree in Counselling Psychology, in almost every paper I wrote (with a couple exceptions) I would often bring neurology into the picture. This education of my own self ultimately led me to want to be a catalyst for students to find what truly interests them.
With the exception of math classes, where I find this idea far more difficult, I really look to have students discover areas of science that they really love and enjoy. I encourage any and all of you to try this. In my class I call it their Ph.D. project, and they make a 7-10 minute presentation followed by a 5-7 minute activity to reinforce what they taught. This is an idea I stole from a colleague what called it her "Genius Hour." Not only does it face that fear of speaking, it teaches them to plan a lesson, and to get people truly interested in topics that their peers may only know the surface of. The students get a partial reality of what teaching is like, and some of them (notably at grades 11 and 12) begin to get a sense of metacognition.


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This project consists of three subprojects:
1.1 Frame & Gabor Multiplier:
Recently Gabor Muiltipliers have been used to implement time-variant filtering as Gabor Filters. This idea can be further generalized. To investigate the basic properties of such operators the concept of abstract, i.e. unstructured, frames is used. Such multipliers are operators, where a certain fixed mask, a so-called symbol, is applied to the coefficients of frame analysis , whereafter synthesis is done. The properties that can be found for this case can than be used for all kind of frames, for example regular and irregular Gabor frames, wavelet frames or auditory filterbanks.
The basic definition of a frame multiplier follows:
As special case of such multipliers such operators for irregular Gabor system will be investigated and implemented. This corresponds to a irregular sampled Short-Time-Fourier-Transformation. As application an STFT correpsonding to the bark scale can be examined.
This mathematical and basic research-oriented project is important for many other projects like time-frequency-masking or system-identification.
- O. Christensen, An Introduction To Frames And Riesz Bases, Birkhäuser Boston (2003)
- M. Dörfler, Gabor Analysis for a Class of Signals called Music, Dissertation Univ. Wien (2002)
- R.J. Duffin, A.C. Schaeffer, A Class of nonharmonic Fourier series, Trans.Amer.Math.Soc., vol.72, pp. 341-366 (1952)
- H. G. Feichtinger, K. Nowak, A First Survey of Gabor Multipliers, in H. G. Feichtinger, T. Strohmer
- Talk Frames and Frame Multiplier at the LMA, CNRS Marseille (Peter Balazs)


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YOUNGSTERS at our youth group in Immingham are hopeful of a cash injection for activities through a token scheme in the Grimsby Telegraph.
The local newspaper are running a £4,000 giveaway in conjunction with Sentiments Funeral Home, which will see four local charities sharing £1,000 each, dependent on the number of star-shaped tokens that are collected.
Printed daily in the newspaper, up until Saturday 28 November, the tokens can be filled out with the charity you wish to support and then returned to either Grimsby Telegraph or Sentiments.
And young people who attend the Monday youth club at Immingham Resource Centre are already collecting the tokens in earnest.
Year 8 students Megan and Courtney have collected plenty of tokens so far and they are banking on support from friends, family and the general public to help them collect enough to earn £1,000 for YMCA.
The pair said: "We come to youth club every Monday night and we really value the support Jocelyn (Dennis, Community Youth Worker) and her team give us.
"They provide us with so many different activities and opportunities that we otherwise wouldn't get in our local communities.
"We have been cutting out the tokens to show our support from YMCA and we have been trying to get our friends and family members to do the same too and it would be even better if everyone reading this did the same!
The group has being running for over 12 months now and averages 40 young people per session, recently moving to Immingham Resource Centre on Margaret Street, after previously being held at the Oasis Academy in the town.
Leanne Thompson, 23, is a volunteer at the project and spoke of how the possible cash injection would have a positive influence on the young people's lives.
She said: "I have been volunteering with the group for about nine months now and I have seen the positive impact it has had on these young people's lives.
"They take part in activities that they wouldn't be able to do elsewhere in the town and it keeps them off the streets and away from the lure of anti-social behaviour.
"We would love to do so much more with the group; a £1,000 donation would allow us to buy some improved equipment for games and activities, develop a 'quiet room', which would allow for young people to have the space and time to 'step out' and reflect and also begin to explore the more spiritual nature of YMCA's work."
Leanne continued: "One of our main aims for the group is to take the young people away on enriching trips that they can learn from, develop ideas and that look to use the support of YMCA to bring that activity or something similar to their local communities"
The Grimsby Telegraph/Sentiments charity token collection runs until Saturday 28 November. If you are collecting tokens for YMCA Humber then these can be returned to Sentiments or Grimsby Telegraph, as per the information in the newspaper, or you can return them to us at:
YMCA Humber Communications Department
c/o St Aidan's Church
Hart Street
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Traxstech wants to grow with you so if you have rod holders already we can adapt. If you own Big Jon pedestal mount holders they can now be fastened to our new 3" tall adaptor base that gives you the flexibility to slide them into our tracks for greater positioning, as always our base provides you the 45 degrees of side to side rotation so you can turn the entire set-up and point the rods out and back for better use when running planer boards.
Standard Clear Textured Finish
Traxtech Lexan reel with an aluminum clamp will fit secure on a round rail. The pulley will allow the line to roll not rub as it goes out, 150′ of 200# high-strength mono-line with 375# snap swivel to attach your planer board.
150′ of 200# Test line with Snap Swivel
When using a planer board mast system, this pulley slides on to the line allowing for retrieval. This is an ideal safe way to add more clips to the planer board line. Pulleys can also be used on downrigger's for retrieving the cannon ball from water surface to boat. Molded from lexan, with all stainless steel hardware, these pulleys will offer you a lifetime of service.
Same great profile & strength but now allows the use of one piece of clamp per set of holes in our standard mounting tracks. This allows for more clamping power over a greater span especially when using the longer tracks.
We recommend one clamp for every set of mounting holes in each track to help spread the carrying load across your rail.
Single Beverage Holder to fit in Traxstech track
Star design allows better finger grip for tightening or loosening. This design also has an opening in the top of the Star for dropping an allen wrench into and tightening directly on the stainless steel screw. Made from super tough nylon.
Inserts are made out of marine grade starboard; the finest material available that will not warp, crack, peel, or change its color. The insert provides a clean surface when inserted into the mounting track that allows a combination of uses; acts as a step pad upon entering and exiting the boat, also protects the inside of the track when fishing equipment is not in use, and transforms the boat back into a pleasure craft.
The inserts improved design utilizes a coated brass insert pressed into the starboard, ensuring a secure holding power, when snuggling the screws to hold in place.
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|6″ Track Insert
|RBI-6 (White) / RBIB-6 (Black)
|12″ Track Insert
|RBI-12 (White) / RBIB-12 (Black)
|18″ Track Insert
|RBI-18 (White) / RBIB-18 (Black)
|24″ Track Insert
|RBI-24 (White) / RBIB-24 (Black)
|36″ Track Insert
|RBI-36 (White) / RBIB-36 (Black)
|48″ Track Insert
|RBI-48 (White) / RBIB-48 (Black)
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The Ultimate Holiday Gift Guide for Police Officers
The holiday season is undoubtedly exciting and it's easy to get wrapped up in the bright lights, green trees, copious amounts of food and, of course, the gifts. Even if you're the type who can always spot that perfect present, there's a chance that one person always gives a run for your money.
You know—that person who has everything, the one who's really picky or the one who will be happy with nearly anything. They're all difficult for different reasons. If that person in your life happens to be a police officer, look no further. These gift ideas for police officers will help you out. And don't worry—we went beyond guns and knives, mostly.
10 holiday gift ideas for police officers
1. Thermal coffee mug
Cops have long days and long nights, so coffee is a necessity. They're also always on-the-go, so a portable container is handy. A thermal coffee mug will keep that coffee piping hot long after it's poured at the station. Good Housekeeping says the Contigo Extreme Stainless Travel Mug gets the job done without leaks or spills and won't dent if dropped.
2. An extra-special pizza cutter
Let's be honest, it can be hard to leave your job at the door when you get home. But that's not necessarily a bad thing. Pizza loving police officers use their on-the-job skills to make sure they cut their slices just so with a Tactical Laser-Guided Pizza Cutter.
3. An LED flashlight
Fighting crime is not limited to daytime hours, so it's not unusual for officers to find themselves in the dark—literally! A high-quality flashlight is essential and can help make the dark a whole lot easier to navigate. The Streamlight Stinger DS LED Flashlight has two light switches, long battery life and durable coating.
4. A Zappos gift card
Whether your police officer needs some heavy-duty boots or a cozy pair of slippers to hang out in when they're off duty, knowing exactly what to get when it comes to footwear can be difficult. A gift card to a shoe retailer like Zappos makes the most sense if you aren't quite certain about size or style.
5. Golf essentials
Gifts for police officers shouldn't be relegated to everyday needs. If the cop in your life enjoys golfing in his or her downtime, police-themed golf balls and golf tees are two less things they have to worry about before stepping up to take a swing. Not a golfer? Think about other hobbies like tennis, biking or fishing.
6. A magazine subscription
Keeping with the downtime theme, cops who enjoy reading and like to keep up on the latest developments in the field would likely find a magazine subscription useful. Some industry favorites to consider are Law Officer, Police Magazine and Police Chief.
7. Tactical pens
Unfortunately, citizens speed and commit traffic violations even in poor conditions. This means police officers need pens that work in all types of weather. A good tactical pen, like the Acantha pen, is waterproof so rain and snow won't even be a consideration.
8. A sentimental reminder
Everyone needs to hear how much they're appreciated and while police officers may be tough, they are no exception. Luckily there's no limit to the number of clothing or decorative items you can buy to remind them how you feel. Check out the baby onesie, a personalized piece of art, a wooden police officer sign or a Christmas ornament.
9. Leatherman OHT
Cops need a lot of gear, so a multi-tool would certainly be appreciated. The Leatherman OHT can be operated with only one hand, which is another big plus for cops who always have their hands full. There are 16 tools in the device, including a saw, bottle opener, serrated knife, strap cutter and oxygen tank wrench.
10. Galls gift certificate
If you want to help your favorite police officer out with gear but you don't know exactly what they need, a gift certificate might be just what you're seeking. Galls has everything officers need, from shirts and shooting gear to badges and batons. You know what they say: the best gifts come in small packages—especially when they get to pick it out themselves!
Got another great idea for gifts for police officers? Share in the comments below what you bought for the special police officer in your life!


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About Z Tejas Downtown Austin
Our 6th Street location, the first Z Tejas, is located in a charming turn-of-the-century Victorian home. This Z Tejas is conveniently located in downtown Austin, close to many businesses and leisure activities, and features a large patio for outdoor dining. Z Tejas on 6th Street is a popular Austin destination and in 1999 celebrated it's 10th year. A recent expansion has added a treetop bar as well as banquet and special events facilities that can accommodate up to 70.
Jack Gilmore, Chef at Z Tejas Downtown AustinI've worked in kitchens for 22 years. From the gulf coast of Texas and Louisiana to the desert of Arizona. I started at Z' Tejas in Austin nine years ago. My philosophy of cooking was very simple - put together everything you have learned and use it. Be humble when it does not work out and be glad when it does. I try to make all our guests satisfied. It is great when eight different people come in and every one orders something different and all is enjoyable.It all started in a little place in Austin, Texas where four friends, who were also chefs, agreed to disagree. These chef/friends had come together to create a new dining experience and to open their first restaurant, Z Tejas Grill Austin. In developing the menu, one chef enjoyed cooking with a Southwestern flair. A second preferred the Cajun and Creole flavors of New Orleans. The other two chefs prepared their recipes with the creativity and freshness of California.
Soon, the chefs of Z' Tejas Grill began to borrow and share ingredients and recipes with each other that created a cuisine we've dubbed "Dining South by Southwest" and result in the flavors you'll find at Z' Tejas Grill. At Z' Tejas Grill, we pride ourselves on having a menu that has something for everyone. You can come in for lunch or dinner, or share appetizers at the bar with friends while enjoying our famous frozen margaritas.
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Sway on South 1st street offers Modern Thai cuisine in a uniquely communal ambiance that features a high level of style and craftsmanship.
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Tuesday night I was honored to attend an event at the MSG studios across Seventh Avenue from the Garden to preview MSG's March 1-4 series on the 1986 Mets.
Had long talks with Davey Johnson, who expressed sympathy for the Wilpons here, and with Bill Buckner, who was extraordinarily patient in discussing you-know-what. He said card shows paid for his children's college educations.
(I was there for Game 6, BTW, sitting in the loge behind third base for the outrageous ticket price of . . . $30!)
(Buckner looks so much like Daily News sportswriter Wayne Coffey it is creepy.)
I also spoke at the party to MSG's Walt Frazier, who told me what he plans to wear for the Lakers game Friday night. I will share that information . . . when I feel like doing so.
Boomer Esiason and Craig Carton were there. I had a brief conversation with the latter about the Mark Sanchez-dating-a-17-year-old story with which they opened Wednesday morning's WFAN/MSG show.
Bobby Baccalieri was there.
What do I think about the Sanchez story? Journalistically, nothing. As the father of teenaged daughters . . . I consider it an excellent lecture topic.
High-ranking MSG poobahs Hank Ratner, Mike Bair and Dan Ronayne also were there. Mr. Dolan was not, so I was unable to ask about 'Melo.
There were some Rangers in the house, but I was not familiar with them. Landry Fields was there, wearing a Nuggets cap for some reason. (Just kidding. He was not. Wearing a Nuggets cap, I mean. He really was there.)
The highlight of my Tuesday was when the great @EricStangel made a Twitter joke about the NFL arranging for Cameron Diaz to feed popcorn to the 400 displaced Super Bowl ticketholders.
I beat him to that by more than a day! The incident led to an exchange of direct Twitter messages between the two comic geniuses. In no way did I suspect him of lifting the idea. I know he came up with it independently. I was just honored to be in his comic company.
Meanwhile, Dave Anderson wrote a column about the Packers in the Times. Only Dave could casually mention that he was on the Packers bench for the 1962 NFL Championship Game and that he was in the stands for the 1944 title game and saw Don Hutson play.
In my next sportswriting life I hope to be Dave Anderson.


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If you're any kind of writer these days, chances are you've been asked to Skype into a classroom or book club or festival. Sometimes the invitation comes from teachers, organizers, or club members; other times--and, probably, more frequently--your publisher. If you're like me, you want to a) connect with your audience, potential or otherwise and b) please people, whether that's your editor, your publicist, a friend of a friend, etc. No one likes to say no, and the invitation to speak--the idea that people might find what you have to say interesting or want to learn more about you--is very appealing, especially when you spend SO many hours slogging over a hot keyboard with only your cat for company who, let's face it, loves you only so long as you're holding the can opener.
So, the question isn't only should you Skype, but is Skyping in your best interest? Forget being nice or pleasing people. Forget flattery. Will Skyping really help you?
Because, let's be frank here: any appearance is a marketing tool, pure and simple. That's it. You are showing up to market your product. In part, you're marketing yourself, so it pays to learn how to perform in front of an audience. That's what an author appearance is: a performance. You are attempting to persuade people to buy YOU and, only secondarily, your book. Really, it's true. If an author is just filthy or drunk or a complete boor or obnoxious or so introverted that watching paint peel is more interesting . . . you're not going to buy the book, or even glance through it. An author appearance is your way of inviting people to crack the spine and take a peek. You are marketing yourself and your work, that book you've worked so hard to produce. So your performance may make or break a sale. It's really that simple.
Now, this isn't a tutorial on performance, although--yes--I used to do a lot of stage work; I've presented tons of academic papers at various conferences well before any book festivals. I'm a physician, and a shrink; being with people--learning how to engage and keep them that way--was part of my training and vital to my job. Because when you're trying to help people change things that aren't doing them a whit of good, you are also selling them a different approach. It's all about marketing: how you present your product. For a shrink, it's selling your patient the idea of, say, refraining from swallowing that bottle of pills and, instead, giving you a call or finding their mother or getting to an emergency room. To do that, a patient needs to have faith. A patient needs to buy your approach. A patient must believe that the product you're peddling is better than that nasty cola she's been drinking for years.
If you think about Skyping in that way--as a marketing opportunity to engage with a target audience--then you need to decide if this particular gimmick (and it is a gimmick) works in your favor. Yes, yes, I know that Skype is the new darling because people think it will save them money; they won't have to put authors on tour; etc., etc. But I'll bet none of them have thought of Skype as COSTING them sales, which I believe it can, and perhaps more frequently than they think.
I will be frank. For me, is Skype a great marketing tool? Most of the time, for me . . . no. And let me tell you why.
In some ways, it's very simple and no mystery. It's hard to engage anyone through the filter of a medium like a teeny, tiny computer screen (or a big one, for that matter; I've had it both ways). Not only can I NOT see everyone in the room, I can't read visual cues (other than complete boredom, but we'll get to that). I don't know about you, but every performer--or at least, I--always try to home in on people who will make eye contact or have just the most exquisite facial expressions that let you know how you're doing. You look for changes in expression; you may make quick jokes or smile or single someone out for prolonged attention. It's all part of reading the audience.
Doing that is nearly impossible with Skype. It just is. In much the same way that I would never dream of Skyping with a patient because I might miss something I would otherwise catch if I'm in the same room, you tend to miss things when you're confined to a single view through a camera. I can't see everybody; sometimes I'm only looking at pieces of people. Frequently, we won't even be making eye contact because cameras on laptops or mounted on computers don't often catch people full-on. People are usually looking down, up, sideways. There's no human engagement whatsoever, and so ability to read people well.
Another huge problem with Skype or any similar tech is. . . the tech. There are glitches; you get booted out; sometimes the picture sucks, or the sound quality, or (frequently) both. And no one knows how to fix these things. If you're Skyping into a school, you can be pretty certain that their tech isn't all that current. If it's some poor hapless teacher who's really not that skilled with this stuff, then he gets flustered or she has to find the AV person . . . blah, blah. Like that. The tech that is supposed to be so freeing and facilitate all this great communication ends up being a pain in the ass.
And try Skyping into a setting where people have accents with which you're not familiar. If you think it's hard to parse the words in person, magnify that about a thousandfold over Skype through crappy mikes or around bizarre echoes. What's worse is when you can't understand the helpful teacher with an accent that's just as thick.
An even bigger problem--and I think this is the one that most people don't think about--is this: kids don't have the same relationship with a screen that they do with a person. Think about people in movie theaters these days. Think about yourself during a television show. And how often have you seen kids multitasking? (Which is really just a silly word that means doing many things not very well, and don't let anyone tell you otherwise; there are plenty of studies on diminished efficiency and attention span when a person pursues multiple activities simultaneously.) That's right; all the time. Those kids are, maybe, doing homework while they are also texting, tweeting, Facebooking, maybe on the phone (but, heaven forbid, they actually use the phone to make a call), with music on and a minimized computer game they hope their moms won't notice. (And those social media themselves FOSTER limited attention span and contact, too. Think about it. Do you REALLY engage in long, deep, soulful and altogether life-affirmingly meaningful discussions over Twitter? Or Facebook? Uh . . . no. Twitter is a cocktail party; you drop in for a quick chat; you leave. Facebook is the same.)
My point is that kids are used to not paying attention to a screen. A screen is practically an invitation to do something else. In the case of a computer screen and a talking head, a gnat with ADHD still has better attention--and yet, here you are, trying to demand that a kid pay attention in a setting and with the stimuli that foster inattentiveness. I've been in settings where dogs wander in and out of the room; kids wander in and out; adults hold private conversations; people deliver food because, all of a sudden, people have forgotten, you know, manners . . . Really, it's a losing proposition.
If you're getting the idea that I think Skype is a terrible idea in terms of a marketing tool, you're right. Think of it this way: are you more likely to buy something from someone with whom you have a personal connection--who, you know, actually spoke to you, or on the basis of a commercial? Because that really is what Skyping boils down to: you are trying to overcome the limitations of a television commercial, albeit with a more flexible script and crummy graphics. If the medium doesn't help you--if you run the risk of being boring because you can not engage a real human being--then why ever should you do it? (And, seriously, on a more academic level, do we really want to encourage children not to be with real people in the same bloody room? Do we really believe that a computer screen fosters better human connectedness and interaction and socialization than a person? Get real. If that were true, we'd have all infants cuddle inflatable dolls instead of mothers with arms and facial expressions and voices. Remember: a child sees herself as she is reflected in her parents' eyes. Think about it.)
You might think you're being cooperative and nice and accommodating your publisher or editor or teacher or what have you . . . but if you shoot yourself in the foot and cost yourself sales because the medium does not help you market effectively, what good did you just do for yourself or your publisher?
Can Skype be made to work for you? Yes--but only under very tight and limited circumstances (and even then, it's Murphy's Law all the way; anything that can go wrong will)--and for me, they are:
a) A small group (no more than ten) of interested people. Notice I said interested. For me, that translates to kids or adults who've either read my work or been sufficiently prepped that they have questions and want to engage in a conversation. Have I most often gone in cold, to an audience that's never heard of me? Oh, sure. I don't mind that either; remember, it's all about performance. But in that situation--when I'm there--I can read the audience; I know how to engage people; I can use humor and make people laugh; and humor is often infectious. When you're on a roll--when you've got people hooked and interested in the story of how the last third of a novel is like the time that Palomino rode away with you, bareback--it's great and it doesn't matter if they've never heard of you before. But it is nearly impossible to do the same through the barrier of a computer screen. At least, it is for me.
b) A visit that is very short. Remember what I said about attention spans and screens? Keep it brief. A half hour is plenty of time. Always leave an audience wanting more (and that's a good rule of thumb all the way around).
c) A small setting. In other words, a small room or a table where everyone is gathered and you can pretty much see everybody. Easier to play to people; easier to see how people are reacting; easier to gauge how you're doing all the way around.
d) A test run. Insist on it. You want to make sure your tech works. Life is hard enough already.
e) A discussion with the teacher/book club leader/festival host, etc., about expectations. What do they want their kids to get out of seeing you? Have they done this before? What works best? Hey, how about they do a bit of work and draft some questions or what they're interested in? Make them your partners in this process, and believe me, things will go much more smoothly.
I'm sure you can come up with other caveats, but for me, these are the basics. As I've said, I've had some good Skype experiences, but they are the exceptions and conform to most of the above.
All things being equal, though, I prefer up close and personal. It plays to my strengths and what I'm good at and enjoy: being with people. If I want a meaningful interaction via a machine, I'll go hug my Siri.


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Mitt Romney and President Obama are currently fighting over who is more against outsourcing. Obama slams Romney for Bain Capitals outsourcing of jobs to China. Romney counters by labeling Obama Outsourcer in Chief. John Boehner and Harry Reid are both outraged over Americas Chinesemade Olympic uniforms. Burn them! thunders Reid.
Republicans and Democrats agree that outsourcing is destructive and unpatriotic, and that the practical and patriotic thing to do is to Hire American.
Wrong on both counts. Count one: Protectionist economics is as fallacious in regard to importing labor services as it is regarding importing goods. Count two: Hire American, far from being patriotic, is un-American.
Americanism means individualism, but Hire American is collectivist, urging businesses to pay more just to patronize our guys. This is not rational patriotism, it is not Americanism, it is primitive tribalism.
An individualist makes his purchases based on economic merit, not nationality. Lets be clear: Economic nationalism is as outrageous as racism. Men, their products and their services must be judged on the basis of their individual, factual qualities, not on issues of race or nationality.
Purchasing labor services abroad, if it saves money, is beneficial to everyone, including American workers. Outsourcing does not destroy American jobs, it simply changes the kind of work Americans specialize in. If fewer Americans need to work in manufacturing, then more Americans will be hired in nonmanufacturing jobs. Thats the Law of Comparative Advantage, covered in any decent economics text. It pays each country to specialize in producing the things in which it is relatively more efficient.
Outsourcing reduces cost per unit. That means more can be produced with the same supply of capital. More products mean a higher standard of living. The equation is: cost-saving = more for less.
Outsourcing reflects the win-win nature of all forms of international trade--in fact from all trade on any scale. The mutual gains from trade do not depend upon lines drawn on a map. There is no economic difference between outsourcing a job to India and outsourcing it to a firm across the street. If the outsourcing saves money, it saves resources and is to be applauded.
Hire American assumes everyone must cling to his own tribe and fight all the other tribes over share of a fixed pie. China is getting richer? Then we must be getting poorer.
But the interests of nations do not conflict. It is in Americas interest that other nations be prosperous and productive. Just ask yourself: Which nation adds more to your standard of living--Germany or Uganda? And would you be better off if Germany were reduced to the economic level of Uganda? Yet the Hire American attitude implies we should fear other nations productiveness--as if we should desire a world in which everyone but Americans were starving.
Its time to drop the xenophobia and paranoia. No one benefits from the poverty or incompetence of others. Its in your interest that other men--in every country--be smart and productive, not stupid and incompetent. Would you be better off if Thomas Edison and Steve Jobs had been dim-witted? Nothing is changed if its an inventor in India and an entrepreneur in China.
Cost-savings are good for all men, everywhere. He who cuts costs saves money, expands production and raises the global standard of living. The money saved goes into the global capital market--to fund existing production and technological innovation.
Any outsourcing that saves costs and increases profits is to be celebrated. A Congressional Medal of Honor should go to the CEO who cuts his costs the most, whether he does it by outsourcing or any other means. He is the true friend of humanity.
Harry Binswanger is a member of the Ayn Rand Inst itute s Boar d of Directors and has taught philoso phy at Hunter Co llege (City Univers ity of New Yor k) and the Univers ity of Texas at Aust in.


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It seems a lot of people have a hard time telling fellow red-headed Brits Rupert Grint and Ed Sheeran apart, but the Hogwarts alumnus isn't going to let it get him down.
Over the years he's made numerous references to the perceived resemblance between the two. First there was the video where Rupert sung along to Ed's song "Lego House." Then, earlier this month, he told James Corden people often mistake him for the "Thinking Out Loud" singer, and just as often he finds himself playing along.
"It's kind of 50/50 now," he told the late-night talk show host. "It's like, if someone stops me, it could go either way: I could be Ed, or I could be me."
Then Yahoo News asked the Snatch actor to read aloud the touching lyrics to Ed's latest hit "Shape of You," currently riding high on the Billboard Hot 100, having topped the charts in over 30 countries.
Rupert put on a brave face, delivering each lyric with as much seriousness as he would lines by Shakespeare. Take a look, and we guarantee you'll never be able to hear the song's refrain "Oh, I" the same way again:
"I don't see it, myself," Rupert says at the end of the video, referencing the resemblance, but that doesn't mean he's finished having a bit of fun with it.
Yesterday (March 21), he took the joke a big step further, when MTV presenter Josh Horowitz welcomed him to After Hours as Ed. At first Rupert didn't seem fazed. But then, after a few deep breaths, and shocking the studio audience by removing his guitar and glasses, he was forced to admit that he'd invented the entire character of "Ed Sheeran" after leaving Harry Potter behind.
"After Potter, all I wanted to do was stretch myself," he said tearfully. "You know, create some real magic. So, I created a character. He had the voice of an angel. Impossibly wispy facial hair. So I bought a guitar and a bunch of flannel. And I called him Ed."
Watch his admission here:
Aw, shucks. To think, after all this time, that Ed Sheeran was just Rupert Grint wearing fake sleeve tattoos.
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- 60 rooms
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Guests will wake each morning to a golden sunrise and the melodic sounds of a bird's song. With a breakfast catered for all tastes, you can start your day with sumptuous food and attentive staff. Following this, guests can choose to spend their day in the sun, lazing on a daybed on the pristine beachfront enjoying the balmy climate or by their pool, with cabanas allowing you to laze in luxury. Alternatively, enjoy a gentle massage or a detoxifying spa treatment to continue this state of relaxation in The Cape Spa.
The hotel offers easy access to the town's authentic street markets and restaurants, although guests can delight in a dining experience to be savoured at the resort itself. Overlooking the pool, the Rocks Restaurant offers a delicious fusion of Euro and Asian cuisine, with expert Chefs preparing dishes that are enticing and incredibly satisfying. Why not enjoy a cocktail in the Rock's Bar, which specialises in imported cigars and whiskies. For those wanting a more private dining experience, guests can be served in their own rooms or have a romantic soirée under the stars with a candlelit dinner on the beach.
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Awkwardness can arise from professional situations, but they don't need to be that way. Here are nine tips to ensure that you're practicing proper business etiquette throughout not only your career, but life in general.
- When meeting someone, always stand up – This is an important one that people often seem to forget. By standing when meeting someone (and giving the person a nice handshake), you're making your presence known, and it shows that you're showing interest; and showing interest is very important.
- Find out when is a good time to discuss something – You know it, and I know it, we're busy most of the time. At your place of work, if you need to meet someone, it's important to contact them beforehand, whether it's over the phone or by e-mail. Catching someone off guard about something, when they're in the middle of a project, for example, can be rude.
- Understand that the time of others is limited – Again, people are busy. After determining when is a good time to meet and discuss something with someone, also try to keep it as brief and to the point as possible. Get to the point that you're trying to make, come up with a solution if possible, and let both yourself and your colleague get back to their work.
- A firm handshake is key – A great handshake can go a long way in kicking off any business dealing the right way. Extend that right hand of yours, with the thumb up and palm flat. It's important to remember that a nice, firm handshake displays confidence as well, and confidence is a necessity in the business world.
- Put the electronics down, and focus on the task at hand – In the digital age that we're living in today, there are electronic distractions everywhere, specifically with mobile devices. Especially when you're in a meeting, keep the phone away. Direct your focus on the task at hand, and who it is that you're speaking with.
- Who is on the Conference Call? – In the business world, we have all had our share of conference calls, right? It's important that prior to a conference call beginning, that everyone on the call is aware of who is present. If you're leading the call, this needs to be one of the very first things you do, as you lead the charge.
- Dress the part –If you are somewhere where it's a 'casual dress code,' it doesn't mean that you can dress down. Always keep it neat and clean, and that isn't just limited to your clothes. Keep your hair fresh, and keep that breath fresh, too.
- Always be confident – Confidence can bring about great results, and it's important to carry yourself in that manner. I learned early on in my career the importance of making your presence known through your level of confidence, and it will prove to be an asset in your future business meetings and dealings.
- Don't get involved with gossip – Stay professional, and avoid gossip in the workplace. Not only does it come off as unprofessional, but you will give off the impression to your other colleagues that you may be talking about them behind their backs, too. Gossip in the workplace can be toxic. Avoid it at all costs.
Are there any business etiquette rules that you always stand by? Let myself and others know in the comments below.


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- Gynaecological oncology
- Gynaecology
About me
I have been a consultant since 2004 - training in the northeast, Wales and Manchester. Much of my training and research was in specialist centres for cancer and this is my main area of work in the NHS. I am the Lead Clinician for Gynaecological Cancers in County Durham & Darlington NHS Trust, with experience in cancer investigation and diagnosis - such as for bleeding, cysts, vulvar lesions. The Cancer Network officially recognises my role in this and authorises me to operate on endometrial cancer pateints.
This specialist experience has also given me expertise in the management of a broad range of benign gynaecological disorders - pelvic pain, menstrual disorders, fibroids, endometriosis.
I am also involved in training doctors in gynaecological surgery, colposcopy, vulvar disease, cancer investigation and management.
I have also been the local Principal Investigator for a number of national research trials - with successful recruitment to agreed targets - benefitting patients who thus have a high standard of care.
Consequently, the care I offer is always evidence-based and my private practice is in line with my NHS scope of practice.
Areas of interest
My NHS Scope of Practice covers the following practice areas.
Cancer symptom investigation and diagnosis - including post-menopausal bleeding, Ovarian Cysts, Endometrial cancer
Genetic cancer (ovarian/uterine) advice
Colposcopy & Cervical screening (examination of cervix and vagina, abnormal smear management)
Vulval symptoms and lesions
Chronic pelvic pain
Heavy menstrual or irregular bleeding
Menopause and hormone replacement therapy (HRT)
Hysterectomy - open and laparoscopic procedures ('keyhole surgery') with early discharge
Ovarian cysts - including laparoscopic removal
Cancer risk-reducing surgery
Hysteroscopic surgery - polyps; endometrial ablation
Endometriosis & complex surgery
Reversal of sterilisation
Removal of fibroids
Insertion of "intrauterine coils"/Mirena IUS
Medical secretaries
- Angela Lawson (NHS)
- University Hospital Of Durham North Road DURHAM DH1 5TW
- 0191 333 2258
- Rachel Moore
- Spire Washington Hospital Picktree Lane WASHINGTON NE38 9JZ
- 0191 415 1272
- email@example.com
Anaesthetists worked with
- Dr William Q Smith Fee Assured
Current NHS consultant posts held
Consultant Gynaecologist, Trust-wide Gynaecological Cancer Lead Clinician & BSCCP Accredited Colposcopy Clinician
Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Family Division, County Durham & Darlington Foundation Hospitals NHS Trust
Research interests
Gynaecology representative for the surgical specialty research group in the NHS NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) CRN (Clinical Research Network) NENC (Northeast & North Cumbria)
Obstetrics & Gynaecology Directorate Representative on the NHS Trust Research and Development Committee
Principal local site investigator (PI) (Durham) for several NIHR CRN trials & Industrial Trials (leading recruiter nationally 2016 & 2017 for ROCkeTS ovarian cyst study)
2008 - present. Local site PI for the following national studies - UKFOCSS, PsyFOCS, RT3VIN, OPT, PaCT, Cervical Cancer symptoms in young women, MEDAL, FEMME, SEARCH endometrial & ovarian cancer genetics studies, PREMIUM, ROCkeTS
Awards received
2017 Level 6 Clinical Excellence Award
2010-17 NIHR CRN/Local R&D Funding
2015 Recognition Tier Three Educator Postgraduate Education & Training, Faculty RCOG Medical Educators
2014 NIHR Certificate Achievement "PI & Research Team, Successful Recruitment to Time & Target"
2013 Commendation Consent to Exam/Treatment Policy by Medical Director
2012 Maternity Unit Miracle (MUM) NE-region Award (Team award)
2009 WHO Best Practice Award (Team award; Annual Network Meeting Prison & Health, Spain)
Mittal S, Sripathy A, Mussunoor S, Chasi I, Sengupta P. Ectopic Ovarian Leiomyoma Presenting as Chronic Pelvic Pain - A Case Report. Journal of Gynecologic Surgery. 2013
Crosbie EJ, Winter-Roach B, Sengupta P, Sikand KA, Carrington B, Murby B, Slade RJ. The accuracy of the sentinel node procedure after excision biopsy in squamous cell carcinoma of the vulva. Surg Oncol. 2010
Harris D, Delap M, Sengupta PS, Wilkinson PM, Welch RS, Swindel R, Slade RJ, Reynolds K and Jayson GC. Carcinosarcoma of the Ovary. British Journal of Cancer 2003
Sengupta PS, McGown A, Bajaj V, Blackhall F, Swindell R, Bromley M, Shanks DJ, Ward T, Buckley CH, Reynolds K, Slade RJ and Jayson GC. Immunohistochemical analysis of p53 and related proteins in human epithelial ovarian cancer. European Journal of Cancer 2000
Sengupta PS, Shanks JH, Buckley CH, Ryder WDJ, Davies J, Reynolds K, Slade RJ, Kitchener HC & Jayson GC. Requirement for expert histopathological assessment of ovarian cancer and borderline tumours. British Journal of Cancer 2000
Sengupta PS, Jayson GC, Slade RJ, Eardley A & Radford JA. An audit of primary surgical treatment for women with ovarian cancer referred to a cancer centre. British Journal of Cancer 1999
o (editorial comment: Chan KK. Does surgeon matter in management of ovarian cancer? British Journal of Cancer 1999)
Slade RJ, Sengupta PS & Shaw RW. Utero-colonic fistula following endometrial ablation with rollerball diathermy. Current Obstetrics & Gynaecology 1995
Management of Ovarian Cysts in Postmenopausal Women. RCOG Green-top Guideline No. 34, 2016 (2nd Edition)
Skin conditions of the vulva. RCOG Patient Information. Participated in "road-testing" information by women attending vulvar clinics in Aberdeen, Belfast, Durham, Gateshead & Kirkcaldy
BGCS Ovarian & Endometrial Cancer Guidelines 2017.
Chattopadhyay SK, Sengupta BS, Sengupta PS (Ed's), (Associate Ed). Gynaecology for Undergraduates (The Five Fingers) (2nd Edition). BI Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi 2008.
Sengupta BS, Chattopadhyay SK, Varma TR (Ed's), Sengupta PS (Associate Ed). Gynaecology for Postgraduates & Practitioners (2nd Edition). Reed Elsevier India Private Limited: Elsevier 2007.
Sengupta BS, Chattopadhyay SK, Thornton JG and Sengupta PS (Ed's). Obstetrics for Postgraduates & Practitioners. (Aspects of fetal & maternal medicine). New Delhi: BI Churchill Livingstone Pvt Ltd, 1999
Courses offered to GPs
I have given many presentations and teaching sessions on Gynaecological Cancer, Colposcopy, Vulvar disease, General Gynaecology locally and nationally. This includes presentations to GPs.
Hence I am available for both free and paid talks to GPs at practices or other locations for the above topics.
- MB BS (Medical Degree) University of Newcastle upon Tyne 1987
- MRCOG Royal College of Obstetricians & Gynaecologists, London 1993
- MD (Gynaecological Oncology) University of Manchester 2002
- BSCCP British Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Pathology, Birmingham 2005
- MSc (Advanced Gynaecological Endoscopy) Post-Graduate Medical School, University of Surrey 2016
GMC registration
Reference number 3200061
Professional bodies (positions held - last 3 yrs)
- Gynaecological Cancer Unit Lead Clincian Representative NHS England Gynaecological Cancer Services Commissioning Group 2017
- Gynaecology representative for the surgical specialty group NHS National Institute for Heath Research (NIHR) Clincial Research Network (CRN) North-East & North Cumbria (NENC) 2017
- Gynaecoogical Cancer Unit Lead Clinician Representative BGCS (British Gynaecological Cancer Society) 2016
- CTC (Certification & Training Committee) Member BSCCP (British Society for Colposcopy & Cervical Screening) 2013
- Northern Deanery Regional Preceptor for Advanced Training Skills Module (ATSM) in Cervical Disease Management RCOG (Royal College of Obstetrics & Gynaecology) 2012
- Senior faculty member for Surgical Skills Training Programme (Cadaveric training ST3 & ST5 level) School of O&G, Health Education England (North East) 2015
Details of entry to specialist register
- GMC Registration (Full), 1988
- Certificate of Completion Specialist Training (GMC), 2005
- GMC Medical Revalidation, 2015
Affiliations / memberships
2014 - Present Member of the Northern Clinical Networks & Senate
2014 - Present Northeast Association of Advanced Gynaecological Laparoscopic Surgeons (founder & member)
2005 - Present Northern England Strategic Clinical Network Gynaecological Oncology Site Specific Group
2000 - Present British Gynaecological Cancer Society (BGCS)
1999 - Present British Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology (BSCCP)
Post treatment communication
Following treatment of a Bupa member, I will communicate with GPs in line with Department of Health, GMC and appropriate professional bodies guidelines.
In the event of an urgent query following treatment, Bupa members should use the following contact details
Rachel Moore (private secretary - Spire Washington 01914151272)
Angela Lawson (NHS secretary - Durham 01913332258)