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Hanna Ingber Win, for the Pulitzer Center
Tengatoli, India
The air crackles as a team of medical staff and crew walk across a peanut field, lugging a big generator from their boat into a village of 850 people. Near a collection of thatchroof homes, the crew sets up a projector on the dirt floor of a small bamboo structure that also serves as the community's schoolhouse. Well, it occasionally serves as a schoolhouse. The teacher lives on the mainland, a three to four-hour boat ride away, and only makes the journey along the Brahmaputra River to Tengatoli village in lower Assam to teach once a month. Sometimes once every two months.
Barefoot children and mothers holding infants trickle into the school-turned-cinema hall. The boat staff, part of a boat clinic run by the Centre for North East Studies and Policy Research with funding from the Indian government and UNICEF (see previous blog post on C-NES and the boat clinics), show a video on maternal and child health, including the importance of family planning.
Some of the video clips are in Assamese, and even though many in the crowd only speak Bengali, the language barrier does not seem to dissuade them from watching. Many who live on this island without electricity or televisions have never before seen a video.
One of the women watching is Anuwara Begum. Dressed in a vibrant yellow, orange and red sari, she wears her head covered, an assortment of bangles and a nose ring. Begum, who does not know her age but thinks she is about 30, grew up in a village on the mainland. Like many of the girls in her community, she got married at 12 or 13. She left her family and friends and moved to her husband's village on the island. Begum had her first child at around age 15, she says as she slowly rocks her fourth and youngest in her arms. This baby will be her last, she says through a translator.
She also says her husband agrees, which is crucial in a world where the wife – or, in this case, one of the wives – makes few decisions on her own.
"I belong to a poor family so we don't want more children," Begum says while sitting in a neighbor's home. Kids from the village gather outside the door, peering into the home of bamboo walls and a tin roof. Begum says three sons and a daughter are enough to help around the home and in the fields. Her husband does relatively well as a farmer, earning around 8,000 – 9,000 rupees a month ($174 - $196), depending on the harvest, but that income must cover him and Begum plus his other two wives and all 10 of his children.
"If there is another child, there's a problem of food, buying clothes and then educating him," Begum says.
Begum says she was a little jealous when her husband married his second wife, but she understood the need for her. She says that early in their marriage she fell sick and was not able to fulfill her responsibilities as a wife.
"My husband is a rich man; he has a lot of agricultural land. But I was sick so I couldn't do the household work," she says. "If I had been well, he wouldn't have had to marry again."
She says she now gets along well with the second wife, who has always shown her respect and has become like a sister to her. The third wife, who is about 16 or 17, lives in Guwahati on the mainland, where her husband has other business. Begum says that while her father had only one wife, most of the husbands in this island village have two. Asked if she wants a second husband, Begum turns her head to the side and laughs.
"No need for two husbands," she says.
The family's decision to have fewer children marks a dramatic change from previous generations of communities in lower Assam like Begum's. She comes from a family of eight children, and her husband is one of 10.
Less than a quarter of married women between the ages of 15 and 49 living in rural Assam use a modern form of contraception, according to the government's 2005-2006 National Family Health Survey. Factors such as early marriage correlate with higher rates of fertility.
While a change in family planning practices is coming slowly and is far from universal, public health experts in Assam say they are seeing an increase in the use of contraceptives in villages like Tengatoli.
Once Begum's menstruation cycle restarts after the birth of her latest child, she says as a chick walks over a sack of produce next to her, she will begin taking an oral contraceptive provided to her from the boat clinic. She tried using it in the past, but she forgot to take the pills regularly and eventually stopped. This time, she says, she is committed to it.
Family planning is considered an important aspect of maternal health and would help reduce Assam's maternal mortality rate, which at 480 deaths per 100,000 live births is the highest in India.
Fewer births means fewer maternal deaths. Furthermore, giving adequate spacing between the births of children enables a mother's body to fully recover after a pregnancy. Having fewer children also increases the chance each individual child will receive enough nutrition and medical care and have an opportunity for an education.
After the interview, Begum takes us on a walk down a dirt path running through the village, past clucking hens and a man chopping bamboo, to see her one-room home. We meet her 10-year-old daughter who has long brown hair, a sweet smile and a flower-shaped nose ring that matches her mother's. But not everything matches.
Begum says she and her husband will send their daughter to high school on the mainland. She wants her daughter to wait to get married until she is 18 and then have only two to three children. She agrees that it would be a big difference from the life she has known.
"I expect my daughter's life," she says, "to be better than my own."
Follow Hanna on Twitter: @Hanna_India
This blog post also appeared at The Huffington Post.


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Hi BrianGreat ride and report. A group of us did a BB Gold from the start of Mississippi to Venice LA in April this year. The year before we rode from Angle Inlet the most norther point in the US to Key West Florida in 48 hours. I have a personal appreciation for what you have accomplished.I am curios as to how many miles per tank and how much fuel you were able to put in the stock tank.Again congratulations.
I'm the ass who left him on the beach. I knew better, but Brian was being overly polite and promised he was just running into town for a phone. I shoulda stayed with him, just his random mumblings shoulda kept me there. So, note to self and any others who meet up with a rider who has completed this kinda event. Stay with them till they have some other support. Brian was exhausted, no doubt about it. Aint Brians fault, it was mine. I coulda called and asked for grace from work, they wouldnt had an issue, heck, they was in total awe that anyone would do something a dumb as ride CtC in under 50 ON A MOTORCYCLE! So, guys/gals, take it to heart, never leave before they leave, the smallest chore becomes a mountain and any help will prove valuable. As punishment, I will redraw his route in a coupla years and best his time to boot! So, Brian, I'll let ya know the when and since I aint got no family out that way I may need a couch for a coupla days
Opps- I forgot to mention that part. I was trying for an Iron Butt recognized CC 50, or Coast- to Coast in 50 hours or less. Just like you rode 1,000 miles in 24 hours or less for a Saddlesore 1000. As it works out, I also made two SS 1000's, back to back, as well as two Bun Burner Golds, back to back (1,500 miles in 24 hours). I didn't apply for any of those though as I already have the Saddlesore tag from some time ago and besides, the CC 50 kind of trumps all the runs contained inside of it. Because I traveled a route so far north, the CC-50 will be labeled 'The hard way'. The much more common route is between Jacksonville, FL and San Diego, CA and is 'only' about 2,350 miles. My run was over 3,100.The trip itself was to see my son who lives in Tacoma, the CC-50 was just something I squeezed in along the way. My wife flew both ways like most sane people would have done. Brian
Don't you just hate it when a newbie shows up and resurrects an old thread? I know sorry, but I'll do it anyway.I can't help but wonder what you are running for tires and how they held up after 3k highway miles? Did you need to buy a new set for the ride home?
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Here is a collection of the all-time best famous Franz Werfel poems. This is a select list of the best famous Franz Werfel poetry. Reading, writing, and enjoying famous Franz Werfel poetry (as well as classical and contemporary poems) is a great past time. These top poems are the best examples of franz werfel poems.
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Things have been good so far. I've fed a baby lamb from a bottle, seen something absolutely disgusting come out of a sheep and nearly lost one of their dogs.
The dogs are my favorite part. They got so worked up when a lamb gets away from the herd that they practically fall over themselves having a conniption and are almost too enthusiastic to do anything about it. Apparently they used to have a really good farming dog, but it died, and they got these two together which meant it was difficult to train them because whenever the dad scolded either one of them, the other thought it'd done something wrong too and stopped working.
I'm very excited to get on the horses. They're the friendliest group of horses I've ever seen. The whole herd comes across the field to greet me when I step under the fence. Unfortunately, they need to get their shoes on before I can ride them, so I still have to wait a couple days.
Right now I'm sleeping in the big house with the family, because the dad was worried I'd be lonely if I was out in the cabin by myself. That might've been true because right now the guest house is empty and it's a ten minute walk from the house. There's a gravel road that goes out past the house and the farm to the guest house and then out beyond around the lake. I took April (one of the dogs) out for a walk with me and enjoyed watching her sprint among the moors chasing birds until she vanished out of sight. Not knowing her name, I yelled "Dog!" until she came back around, feeling very Audrey Hepburn. By the end of our walk, we'd worked out a better system and by that I mean she was so tired she thought about listening when I told her to come back to me. When I turned around though, she followed immediately and herded a group of rams off the property in excitement.
It seems having a useless animal is the highest form of compliment an animal can get on the farm. The dogs are clearly having the time of their lives. They were useless enough, however, that I got to be a herd dog in the evening and went into the pastures with the sheep and their lambs to herd/wrestle/get trampled by the group as I tried to move them out of the barn and out of doors.
I'm having a little problem with the life of the sheep. I asked if they were used for their wool and Steve (I don't know/can't pronounce/don't have the right alphabet to know his real name. This is the younger brother. He's cute, very nice, speaks fluent English, has a great sense of humor and lives here with his girlfriend. And he looks like a Steve, though his name has a rolled H (yes, that's a thing) and a couple r's masquerading as other consonants) laughed in my face. They're raised for their meat. He used to work at a slaughterhouse and now their older brother works there in Akureyrei.
They have over 1,000 sheep with lambs right now and I'm telling myself that it's fine because they wouldn't be alive without the farmers and they have a really good life and they don't have to feel the pain of getting sick and dying, as they probably would have to in the wild/they wouldn't be alive in the wild. Sheep 394 is my favorite. He's a little black lamb who lets me pet him because I also feed him from the bottle.
All of the farmers got sad because one of the lambs died, which surprised me, because they're raising the animals to get killed. But I guess they see it as giving them a good life or else don't think about the death of the animals, since it happens off the farm. I also feel gross about the idea of a breed animal, but I've been observing the sheep and am fairly convinced they're not that smart, as they will trample their own young to get food/lose them a couple times a day and panic/will walk right off the edge of the wooden feed thing and topple over on their heads.
Sometimes the lambs will hop up onto the rack where the hay is put and wander down, which produces widespread panic among the dogs. The newly born lambs are the funniest, because they sit and shake over the trauma of what's just happened.
The people are good. I like the dad, Steve and Ran the best. Steve and Ran are perfectly fluent and seem funny. Unfortunately, all of the jokes are told in Icelandic. Dinner last night was a little rough, with them, their mom, their older brother, their cousin and Steve's girlfriend, all speaking very animatedly and humorously in Icelandic. I was too tired to know if it would bother me normally, so I went to bed.
An eye mask is clearly the most necessary thing. Even with cloud cover, it's so bright here that electricity is unnecessary. All of the hot water in the house is geothermal and I was told to "shower for however long that I wanted" though I couldn't figure out how to get it beyond warm and it smelled like sulfur. Through my window cover, my eye mask and a pair of shorts that I wrapped around my head, the brightness was enough to wake me at 8 this morning. I'm not sure when the sun "goes down" but it was perfectly light at 1:30 this morning, when I woke in disorientation.
Icelandic is such a specific language that they don't translate it for the television. I wonder if this is why all of the young people are so good at English. They have subtitles, which the adults watch, but if they want to listen to sound, it's in English.
The farm is actually less isolated than I thought. By that I mean it's off the road. When I say "the road" I do think I mean the only one that goes through Northern Iceland, but I could be wrong. There are also at least seven other farmers around because Steve says they have partial shares in the lake. Land is very Icelandic here. They have a couple "split-owned" areas which seems to just mean they can each use it for whatever/whenever they want. Ran was out of the house most of the day yesterday because in Iceland the "government" (and they put that in quotes, not me) pays for mentally disabled people to be taken care of one to two weekends a month, so that their parents can get a break. Steve and his dad were also out of the house until late yesterday because they, along with the rest of their all-male, all-farmer's choir, were singing in a hot spring.
School is different here. They have "high school" from 6-16 and college from 16-20. Steve's graduating class was 6, of which he was the only boy, and he says the entire "high school" isn't usually more than 60 people.
Food was fine. Ran apparently know I don't eat red meat, though her dad thinks that's stupid. We had pasta, salad, and something that was probably ground beef, though I ate it anyway. They drink coffee at all hours and gave me a "classic Icelandic snack" which was dough fried in sheep fat. Breakfast this morning was anything that I could find, so I had cereal and went out to help the dad feed the sheep.


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USC Law Taps Former Warner Bros' John Schulman To Start Showbiz Law Program
The USC Gould School of Law just made this announcement:
Long-time Warner Bros. Entertainment executive John Schulman has been recruited by the USC Gould School of Law to head its new Entertainment Law Program.
Schulman, who retired from Warner Bros. last year after serving as executive vice president and general counsel for 25 years, joins USC Law on Aug. 1.
"I've always been interested in education and have lectured at USC, Southwestern, Berkeley and UCLA. This seemed like a great fit for me," said Schulman.
As executive director, Schulman will launch the program in fall 2010 for J.D. students interested in specializing in entertainment law. Courses will include entertainment law, plus classes taken from the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the Marshall School of Business.
"There is no more accomplished lawyer in the entertainment industry than John Schulman," said Dean Robert K. Rasmussen. "USC Law is fortunate to have John take the leadership in developing and enhancing our entertainment law program. I am confident that with John's vision, we will have a program that is second to none."
Describing the Entertainment Law program, Schulman said: "This is part of my next adventure. I am very excited about joining USC Law and creating one of the nation's best entertainment law programs."
Schulman is the ideal director of the Entertainment Law Program, said Stanley Gold, who serves on USC Law's Board of Councilors and is a USC trustee. "He is experienced with respect to everything that is going on in the industry. USC is very lucky to have him."
USC Law has a long history of attracting top entertainment executives to teach courses in entertainment law. Michael Grizzi of Paramount Pictures, Jeff Schneider of Lifetime Television, Jonathan Stern of Red Bull and Larry Stein of Liner Grode Stein Yankelevitz Sunshine Regenstreif & Taylor currently teach courses at USC Law, including Legal Issues in the Music Industry, Legal Issues in Television, and Entertainment Law.
Schulman is familiar with creating highly successful programs in the entertainment industry. When he joined Warner Bros. in 1981, Schulman was tasked with launching, staffing and building Warner Bros.' legal department. When he left, Warner's legal department was considered among the best in the industry.
At Warner Bros., Schulman oversaw 150 attorneys and was involved with several high-profile cases, including a breach-of-contract case against Francis Ford Coppola over the production of "Pinocchio," and a suit claiming Oliver Stone's "Natural Born Killers" was responsible for a copycat killing spree.
Bruce Ramer, an entertainment attorney at Gang, Tyre, Ramer & Brown, has worked with Schulman in his private practice and while he at Warner.
"We have struggled through many difficult negotiations, and I have the highest respect for his abilities, his experience, his knowledge, his determination and his integrity. I can say USC Law School and its students are blessed to have him. Besides, I really like the guy," said Ramer, a member of USC Law's Board of Councilors.


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If there are things we can do to help us enter into God's realm, we need to also be aware of things that can keep us from ascending. After spending the last few months dealing with on-ramps into Heavenly realms, I thought it necessary to comment on specific things that can block our progress in each of the areas we have looked at. As a review, here are the on-ramps we have discussed.
#1 Quieting your spirit
#2 Re-entering you past dreams and visions
#3 Other people's dreams and visions
#4 Going into the Word
#5 A Godly imagination
#6 Geographical locations
God has extended an invitation to us through the open door of Rev. 4:1 to "Come up here". He also tells us in Eph. 2:6 that we are seated with Him in Heavenly places. One of the most basic ways to access this reality is in learning to quiet ourselves, to listen for His voice, to be at peace. We discussed this at length in the postings from Dec. 3,'12, Dec. 17,'12 and also at the end of Dec. 31,'12.
If having a disciplined and quiet spirit is helpful in ascending into Heavenly realms with the Lord, then the opposite can actually prevent us from getting there. Although this seems obvious, it's helpful to stop at times and take inventory. Most of us lead very busy lives. But how much of that busyness is actually necessary? Are we involved in things that will really count for eternity and bear fruit for His Kingdom? Are we spending quality time with the One we love? The spirit of this age is designed to keep us away from Him and even to trick us into being involved in busy work that is masked as ministry, especially in many churches. We can be running in circles always doing things, going to meetings, running programs, until any meaningful time with Him is edited out of the picture. It's like eating less and less until finally we become sick and wonder why.
In very busy times of ministry and travelling I have had to rely on "in-flight refueling"… trying to spend time with the Lord on an overnight flight or finding a quiet place in an airport waiting lounge. This is at best like grabbing a snack here and there instead of a full meal. When I arrive at the place of ministry I'm always careful to explain that I need some time alone with the Lord. If I have no time with Him I'll have nothing to give anyone else. Sometimes that works and sometimes it doesn't since plans have already been made for me. Even in meetings where God is moving mightily and His Presence is tangible I find this is not a substitute for private time with Him alone. A corporate anointing is awesome and necessary but we can be swept along in that without ever being encountered personally. I simply must be with the One I love. And when I return home from that busy time I often find it so difficult to get back into spending that quiet time with Him that I have to start over as I did in the beginning by disciplining myself to just sit quietly and "be" with Him until He reprograms me back into intimacy once again. This is what I was created for and where my heart truly longs to be.
For many people, their time is not their own. They are responsible to families, employers and others who have need of them. Mothers with small children, caregivers and those with demanding jobs are in this category. Of course God understands this. This time in your life is temporary. Children grow up and jobs change. In some cases God may have a way out of a demanding job into something better for you. But even where you are now, if you stop and listen you will hear His voice calling you to quiet yourself and come to Him. He is not just another demand on your list. He's in love with you and your heart longs for Him as well. Ask Him to create a space of time for you just to be with Him. I've seen Him do that. Then be very sensitive when that time appears out of nowhere. Remember that it's for Him. Spend it with Him and you will be rewarded by His Presence and His peace.
Remember as always that this is a relationship, not a duty or a formula. We do not simply check Him off the list of things to do. This is a love affair!
If learning to quiet ourselves and spend time with Him is an on-ramp into Heavenly realms (and it is) then being too busy for Him, physically, mentally or emotionally is definitely something that can block us from getting there. He can help us fix this if we let Him.


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Photo caption: Dr. Howard Harris, Founder of Peoples' Family Workshop | Photo credit: Submitted by PFW
What do Kirk Whalum, Beyonce and Yolanda Adams have in common?
Besides being top music and entertainment industry artists who have reached the pinnacle of success in their respective fields, each walked through the doors of The Peoples' Workshop in their formative years.
A Houston-based 501 (c) 3 arts educational corporation, the workshop is a showcase for talent across all artistic genres and provides an artistic development component that aims to groom artists for careers in the creative and fine arts while fostering personal growth and development.
Now known and doing business as ''The Peoples' Family Workshop," the organization returns to present its program in an even more exciting, and meaningful way, according to founder and president, Howard Harris, A.Mus.D.
The organization seeks to use the arts as a catalyst for community camaraderie, mentoring, cultural arts awareness, and fine arts appreciation and extends its reach into small towns and deprived municipal areas where arts programs are absent.
The program provides a platform for engaging in talent exhibitions, learning activities, creative projects, and professionally adjudicated competitions while serving to ensure that the talent of aspiring, gifted artists is wholly realized and fully expressed.
The Peoples' Family Workshop is more than a talent show, "It's a movement" toward a higher level of responsible excellence in artistry and creativity, says Harris.
Participants are encouraged to "raise the bar" in setting new standards for themselves–artistically, intellectually, financially, morally and socially.
"No longer can we wait to counteract the adverse effects of blatant vulgarity exemplified in much of the commercial arts entertainment media today. Much of it – from the music to the movies and beyond, serves to keep the human mind in the gutter," says Harris.
An advocate for excellence in the arts, Harris believes that works of literary, visual and performing arts can take us beyond the images and thoughts of illicit sex, drug abuse, obscene language, violent acts and human inhumanity. An important side of arts utility is to stimulate our minds and nourish our lives aesthetically.
"Classic artists and their works 'lie dead to many.' This is especially true for youth. That is why PFW opens its program to all ages and genres of artistry. While originality will always be strongly encouraged, classical artists and their works will always be honored and remembered in our program. Shakespeare, Picasso, Beethoven, Martha Graham, Mahalia Jackson, Michael Jackson, Chick Chorea, John Coltrane, Duke Ellington, Robert Frost, John Biggers, Sidney Poitier, Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Leontyne Price, Dave Brubeck, Baba Olatunji and Sammy Davis, Jr. are just a few from the infinite list of all-time greats who set the standards to strive and build from," says Howard.
A composer, author, full professor and Director Emeritus of Jazz Studies at Texas Southern University, and the only Houston composer of color to have had works performed by the Houston Symphony and other orchestras
in the U.S., Harris views arts engagement as essential to educational curricula for providing holistic human
"This notion is espoused in PFW's program, because man's condition is mirrored through the arts. Learning is deepened through it. Because the human spirit is central to it, man can confront reality more fully, through the arts," says Harris.
Activities are presented on an ongoing basis around PFW's Worldwide Arts Expo and Talent Competition. Competition winners and other qualified acts are showcased live and online around the world.
Activity examples:
• Auditions captured on video and uploaded online to reach a global audience
• Interactive workshops to enhance and improve the performance and presentations of participants
• The "Mirror of Life" and "Sammy Awards," the annual awards show, to showcase winning performances
• Performances for and in conjunction with other events
• Educational sessions on various genres of literary, visual and performing arts
• Charitable performances for the elderly and other special audiences and causes
• Special features on individual winners in the Worldwide Expo and Competition
• Presentations on a given theme or title for exercising creativity and imagination
• Creative works tying in the arts with Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) for the purpose of developing
social and emotional competencies—Self-awareness, Self-management, Social Awareness and Relationship skills
In summarizing PFW's curriculum as an arts educational entity, Harris points to the common thought of an ever-growing pool of educators who share his sentiments regarding the importance and urgency of arts engagement. He cites a quote by Amelia C. Rosales, a noted educator, who spoke to this urgency in her speech, 'Humanizing the Curriculum Through Culture and the Arts,' saying, "…education, after all is, not only molding the individuals to be economically successful, but more important still is, making each person a total person, one who is not only a thinking person but also a feeling one."
Harris' perspective on the utility of the arts is reflected in the above ideas. Along with providing opportunities for exposure and development for striving artists, the broader aspect of purpose is accomplished by using the arts as an opportunity for creative collaboration, and a catalyst for wholesome camaraderie among people and peoples' of the world today.
That's the People's Family Workshop for the Arts/The Peoples' Workshop.
Above article featured in the Summer 2014 Print Issue of Empower Magazine.
Photos: Submitted by Peoples' Family Workshop
The Peoples' Family Workshop
Staff and Administrative Officers
Claude Robinson, Artistic Director
Joining forces with Harris as Technical Director for
the Peoples; Family Workshop, is Claude Robinson,
a former winner in the producer category with the
original Peoples' Workshop, and an active music
educator in the Greater Houston area for 20-plus
Dwight J. Baxter, Artistic Director
Dwight Baxter has been passionate about the
performing arts since the age of eight. He was born
in Houston, Texas, Educated at Purchase College of
S.U.N.Y in New York, trained at Pasty Swayze's School
of Dance and the Dance Theater of Harlem.
Sonja Leonards
Clerical Supervisor and LaPorte Talent Coordinator
Shelita Kimble
Website Managing Consultant
Executive Board Steering Committee
Howard Harris
Nicholas Allen
Kelvin Webster
Advisory Board Committee
Jonathan Carrington Dee Allen
George Thomas Alma Brown
Bobbie Blackwell Eugene Harris
Talent Adjudication Coordination
Leamon Green, visual arts
Joan Hubert, performing arts (voice)
Dianne Jemison-Pollard, performing arts (theatre)
Shirley Moore, literary
For more information and direct ticket purchase, visit PFW's website at www.pfwonline.org. PayPal is
available. Also, visit PFW on Facebook at Facebook.com/pfwonline.


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Competition for a Bridge in Novi Sad
[Honourable Mention]
International Competition for a Bridge In Novi Sad
The bridge is located at the tender required location, on the existing pillars of the former railway bridge Franz Josef built in 1883, under the Petrovaradin Fortress.
Basic postulates of the solution are: 1) the bridge has to be visually different from the existing – grid has been chosen 2) that the bridge has smaller longitudinal slope – small depth of the structure deck, 3) structure deck has to be inexpensive, resistant to fatigue and to atmospheric effects, cheap for maintenance – composite deck structure, 4) main load bearing system has the minimum of the required steel material.
According to the previous structural and architectural considerations, the system of composite steel-concrete trusses, chords with the wave motion through the space was chosen. That's how the whole project was named – The Danube wave.
freelance for DEL ING
team of authors:
bridge structure / project leader
Aleksandar Bojović
pillars and foundations
Nenad Jakovljević
Petar Bojović
Mišo Maksimović
roads and urbanism
Dušan Pačić
December 2009. Serbia, Novi sad


text: I am so excited and stoked to have released my new single MELODY this month! Really hope you enjoy it and if you do, please Share the video, Like & Comment over on Youtube as it all really helps spread the word of my little music adventure and I love to hear what you think! Thank you 🙂


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Dark Iron Legacy
DescriptionYou will find Fineous Darkvire beyond the Ring of Law, in the Hall of Crafting. Kill the miserable cur and recover Ironfel.
Take Ironfel to the Shrine of Thaurissan and place the hammer in its rightful place: In the hands of the statue erected in my honor.
When this is done, the compartment in which I stored the master key will open. More importantly, Ironfel will remain forever in my grasp. Should they make an attempt to remove the hammer; both the statue and hammer will shatter, lost forever.
The statue looms ominously above you.
The hammer slides firmly into place, within the grasp of the massive Dark Iron monument. A tiny compartment opens at the base of the statue. Inside you find...
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Obituary: Charles Myles Corey, "Bub", "Charlie", 49, of Stratford
Charles Myles Corey, "Bub", "Charlie", age 49, beloved companion of Danielle M. Smith, of Stratford, died March 28, 2014 at home following a sudden illness.
Born in Bridgeport on October 17, 1964, he was the son of the late Frank Kerekes and Eilene Corey.
Charlie was raised in Bridgeport and graduated from the University School. He was an avid motorcycle enthusiast and enjoyed road trips on his Harley Davidson.
He will be remembered for his passion and dedication for his family, especially for his cherished grandchildren and his love of the open road.
In addition to his beloved life companion and grandson Jeffrey Adam Stanley, with whom he made his home, he is survived by a daughter, Melissa S. Corey of Waterbury; his grandchildren, Derich Cayden Hartley and Gabriella Sue deLima, both of Waterbury an aunt, Irene Lucas and her husband, Michael of Bridgeport; a brother, James Corey and his fiancé Kelly of Shelton; as well as many, many friends.
In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his maternal grandmother, Regina "Grams" Corey, by whom he was raised.
Family and friends are invited to attend a Memorial Service and Celebration of Charlie's life on Saturday, April 5, 2014, from 2:00 to 5:00 PM at 170 Silver Lane, Stratford. The Wakelee Memorial Funeral Home, 167 Wakelee Ave., Ansonia is in care of arrangements.
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Pobalscoil Iosolde, Palmerstown
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Requirements for enrolment – Click Here
Enrolment/Admissions Policy
Relationship to School's Mission, Vision/Aims
The school community works in a holistic manner to ensure that dependence is gradually replaced by responsibility for self, society and the world. The dignity of each student, staff member and parent is honoured and reflected in the school's policies and structures, including this policy. While educational excellence is promoted, it is the needs of the learner that direct the educational and social development of the school. Where possible the school will engage with alternative approaches to education especially for those who are deemed disadvantaged.
Section 1 : Scope, Rationale & Legal Framework
This document sets out the policy of the school in respect of admissions to the school in the following circumstances :
- Students applying to the school in first year
- Students from outside the school applying for a place in any other year, group or programme
- Students applying to repeat any year of any programme within the school, including repeating the Leaving Certificate Programme
- Students from within the school applying for a place in any programme within the school (e.g. Leaving Certificate Traditional, Leaving Certificate Vocational Programme, Leaving Certificate Applied, Transition Year).
This policy should be read in conjunction with the following school documents:
- Mission Statement
- School prospectus
- Special Educational Needs Policy
- Student Code of Behaviour
- Student Suspension and Expulsion Policies
- Student Attendance Policy
- Substance Use Policy
- Anti Bullying Policy
- Religious Education Policy
- Guidance Plan for the school
- Internet Safety: Acceptable Use Policy
- Crisis (Critical Incident) Management Policy
- Educational Tours and Out of School Groups Activities Policy
- Code of Practice for Processing Complaints by Parents/Guardians of Students (who have reached the age of 18 Years) against Community and Comprehensive Schools
- Code of Practice for Processing Claims of Sexual Harassment of a member of Staff by a Student in Community or Comprehensive Schools
This policy aims to ensure that appropriate procedures are in place to enable the school
- To make decisions on all applications in an open and transparent manner consistent with the Mission Statement of the school, the Admissions Policy as defined by the Board of Management and legislative requirements
- To make accurate and appropriate assessments of the capacity of the school to cater for the needs of applicants in the light of all resources available to it and
- To put in place a framework which will ensure effective and productive relations between students, parents and teachers where a student is admitted to the school.
Legal Framework
Section 9 (j) of the Education Act specifies, that "A recognised school shall….. subject to this Act and in particular section 15 (2) (d), establish and maintain an Admissions Policy which provides for maximum accessibility to the school."
Section 15 (2) (d) states that the Boards of Management shall "publish…..the policy of the school concerning admission to and participation in the school and ensure that as regards that the policy principles of equality and the right of parents to send their children to a school of the parents' choice are respected."
Section 27 (1) states that "A board shall establish and maintain procedures for the purpose of informing students in a school of the activities of the school" and (2) that "the procedures established and maintained under subsection (1) shall facilitate the involvement of the students in the operation of the school, having regard to the age and experience of the students, in association with their parents and teachers"
The Education Welfare Act, 2000 [Section 19(1)] requires that a Board of Management shall not refuse to admit a child except where such refusal is in accordance with the school's Admissions Policy. Section 19(2) requires that parents must provide relevant information to the school while Section 19(3) requires that the Board of Management shall, as soon as is practicable (but not later than 21 days) after receiving information " make a decision in respect of the application concerned and inform the parents in writing thereof".
The Equal Status Act, 2000 [Section 5 & 7 (2)] prohibits discrimination on the grounds of "gender, marital status, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, race or member of the Travelling Community " regarding admission, access to programmes, participation in the school or regarding expulsion or any other sanction. There are limited exceptions regarding single-
The Education for Persons with Special Needs Act 2002
This Act outlines in Section 3 the preparation of an education plan by the school (including steps preliminary to such preparation), Section 4 & 5 referring to the assessment of the child and modes of assessment, Section 7 outlines the provision of services, Section 8 & 9 outline the preparation of the education plan and its content while Section outlines the duties of the school.
The school shall have in place appropriate channels of communications and procedures
- To inform parents about the school, its programmes, activities and admissions procedures
- To enable the applicants for admission to the school to be handled in an open, transparent and accountable manner subject to the terms of the defined Board of management admissions policy
- To put in place criteria under which applications shall be considered
- To ensure that these criteria are informed by our Missions Statement, ethos and current legislation
- To specify what information is required by the school concerning the student applicant at the time of their application for enrolment at the school.
It should be clearly noted that Pobalscoil Iosolde, under the Deed of Trust, is a multidenominational school. It is not a non-
Section 2 : Procedures Application. Enrolment Criteria & Decision. Appeal
Application for First Year
Our admission procedure complies with all current legislation such as the Education Act 1998, Education Welfare Act 2000 and Equal Status Act 2000.
Admissions Procedure for Students who meet the criteria for enrolment.
Application for enrolment may be made using one of the following methods :
1. Attendance at Pobalscoil Iosolde on an annual specified enrolment date for students in 5th class in primary school.
2. Attendance at Pobalscoil Iosolde at any time prior to the annual specified enrolment date by appointment with the school office.
The following procedure must be followed :
(i) Personal attendance of a parent/guardian and student at the school.
(ii) Provision of Personal Public Service Number (PPS No.) and birth certificate.
(iii) Accurate and full completion of the application form including signature of parent/guardian and student.
(iv) Payment of a non-
(v) A copy of the School Code of Behaviour, Attendance Policy and Internet Safety Acceptable Use Policy signed by both the parent/ guardian and the student. (Please read, available on website www.palmerstowncs.ie and/or from the school office)
Any application made after the annual specified enrolment date shall be deemed as late.
Any late application regardless of school attended, area of residence or sibling attending/ attended the school will be considered after all applicants fulfilling the above criteria have been allocated places in the school and/or on the waiting list.
Parents/Guardians may be required to complete a further information form regarding their child's educational progress at a later date and/or co-
Any of the following may result in a child being refused admission to the school and/or the offer of a place being nullified :
- Failure to fully and accurately complete the application form
- Failure to disclose any information or documentation deemed relevant for and by the school
- Failure to supply any relevant documentation requested by the school
- Failure to make a reasonable arrangement to meet with the school to discuss the application.
The school organise an "Open Night/Information Night" so that parents may inform themselves about the school. The Information Evening/ Open Night is open to all eligible students for enrolment and their parents/guardians who will then have to choose a school for their child. The parent(s)/guardian(s) are required to accompany the student to this evening. The school also organises an "Open Day" in which all 5th and 6th class students of the three local feeder schools visit Pobalscoil Iosolde as part of the transfer programme from primary to second level school.
Decision Making Process
Decisions regarding student admissions are a matter for the Board of Management. The Principal will refer all enrolment applications to the Board of Management for a decision.
Any applicant who is deemed to cause a threat to the health and safety of students and/or staff may be refused enrolment.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) will be advised of the outcome of their application in writing in September of the school year prior to the students' start date, and must complete the enclosed acceptance form and return it to the school by the date specified. Any applicant who does not return the enclosed acceptance form will put their admission at risk.
The Board of Management will determine the number of students to be accepted into 1st Year –
Class Size
In deciding the number of students to be enrolled in any class, the educational programme or in any school year, the Board of Management has adopted a policy on the maximum numbers of students to be accommodated in any class group. Conscious of the available classroom space, the level of equipment available for student use in that subject area, sound educational concerns, opportunity for student achievement, experience of best practice, special needs facilities, good order, grade and level of subject area, health, safety and welfare of students and staff, and a desire for an ongoing calm industrial relations climate in the school. These class sizes vary from subject to subject with 30 students in general academic subject areas (e.g. English, Irish, Mathematics etc), to 24 students in some of the practical subject areas (e.g. Science, Metalwork, Art, etc) 20 students in Home Economics to a maximum of 17 students in the core subjects of the Junior Certificate School Programme classes. Further details on these class size limits may be secured from the School principal on request.
Enrolment Criteria/Admission Criteria
Children will be enrolled in Pobalscoil Iosolde on application subject to the terms of this admissions policy.
Places will be allocated to first year students according to the criteria as laid out below in order of priority:
(i) Students whose school is within the catchment area of Palmerstown or Chapelizod, i.e. St. Bridget's, St. Lorcan's, St. Patrick's National Schools, that meet the admissions criteria and have fully completed the admissions procedure.
(ii) Those living in the local catchment area of Palmerstown or Chapelizod that meet the admissions criteria and have fully completed the admissions procedure.
(iii) Those who have/had a brother or sister in Pobalscoil Iosolde that meet the admissions criteria and have fully completed the admissions procedure.
(iv) If there are still places left, applicants not attending any of the designated schools and not resident in the area shall be accepted in accordance with the sequential date in which a fully completed application was lodged with the school.
At any stage when the enrolment reaches its maximum specified number a waiting list will ensue. The criteria above will still apply. Where necessary a lottery will be invoked to order the applicants to be placed on the waiting list.
Any late application regardless of school attended, area of residence or sibling attending/attended the school will be considered after all applicants fulfilling the above criteria have been allocated places in the school and/or on the waiting list.
Secondary school students must be aged 12 on 1st January on the calendar year following the child's entry into 1st Year. Evidence of age, a Birth Certificate must be produced on enrolment of any student.
Students with Special Needs
Pobalscoil Iosolde strives to create an inclusive environment for students with special needs, unless such an environment would be inconsistent with the best needs of the student or those of the wider student body. The school's ability to provide for such students is restricted to the resources made available to do so from the Department of Education & Science.
Applicants with special needs must meet the entry criteria set out for all students in this policy. The regular admissions procedure must be adhered to. The existence of special needs requirements does not give any individual applicant any prioritised entry entitlement.
The school's Special Needs Policy sets out how the school will
- Take steps at an early stage to identify those children who enrolled at the school with special needs within the terms of the school admissions policy, and to become familiar with their particular educational needs.
- Request a copy of the child's medical/psychological report, individual educational plan and/or
- Request a new assessment if required, in order to assist the school in establishing educational and training needs of the child relevant to his/her ability or special needs and to profile the support services required.
- Request in a timely manner, from the Department of Education & Science any additional resources deemed necessary e.g. Special Needs Assistant, specialised equipment or furniture, transport etc.
- Meet the parent(s)/guardian(s) to discuss and disclose the child's needs, the special staffing or equipment or resources received by the school from the Department & Science to assist that child achieve their potential and the school's actual capacity to meet the child's needs.
- Through the Department of Education & Science, do all it possibly can to identify, plan and provide for the needs of a student with special needs or a disabled child who is accepted as a student at the school under the terms of the admissions policy.
Right of Appeal
Where a student is refused admission to the school their parent(s)/guardian(s) will be advised of their right to appeal that decision to the Board of Management and the Secretary General of the Department of Education & Science under the terms of DES Circular letter No. M48/01.
Assessment Test
Assessment of all incoming 1st Year students takes place at a date which is notified to parent(s)/guardian(s) of children accepted for admission to Pobalscoil Iosolde, but generally takes place on the first Saturday in February in the school year prior to the start date. All applicants shall be obliged to sit for the school's Assessment Test. A candidate, who fails to sit for the test without good reason (as judged by the school) supported by appropriate documentation, will put their admission at risk. The Board of Management may decide to revoke an earlier decision to admit such a student, and to offer the place to a student on the school waiting list.
The Assessment Test will be used to help the school to identify whether a student may have special educational needs and the result may be used as a basis for seeking additional teaching or other resources from the Department of Education & Science, in line with the school's Special Educational Needs Policy. The Assessment Test may guide the school in its assignment of students to classes. Parents/Guardians should note that the assignment of a student to a particular class group is a matter for the school Principal alone subject to the direction of the school Board of Management.
The school commits itself to working with the SENO in ensuring students with special needs are given every assistance subject to available resources to achieve their educational potential.
Section 3 –
All such applications will be considered on an individual basis, subject to the availability of a place at the time of application.
The following procedure must be followed :
(i) Provision of Personal Public Service Number (PPS No.) and birth certificate
(ii) Submission of copies of their last two school reports that set out the actual results of in-
(iii) Submission of a copy of the results of any state examination which they have presented for
(iv) Provision of a written reference from the Principal / Deputy Principal of all previous second level schools attended
(v) Consent be given to permit the Principal of Pobalscoil Iosolde formally contact any/all previous schools
(vi) If an applicant has a medical/psychological report and/or individual educational plan a copy of these must be provided
(vii) If an applicant has been excluded from a previous school, the school must be informed and all relevant information regarding this must be forwarded to the school.
When all of the above documentation is in place
(viii) Personal attendance of a parent/guardian and student at the office by appointment
(ix) Accurate and full completion of the application form including signature of parent/guardian and student
(x) Payment of a non-
(xi) A copy of the School Code of Behaviour, Attendance Policy and Internet Safety Acceptable Use Policy signed by the parent/guardian and the student. (Please read, available on website www.palmerstowncs.ie and/or from the school office)
(xii) The Principal may seek an appointment with parent(s)/guardian(s) and the student to discuss the enrolment application and/or conduct a formal interview.
All procedures must be followed and all documentation must be provided before an application for enrolment will move on to the decision making process.
Any of the following may result in a child being refused admission to the school and/or the offer of a place being nullified:
- Failure to fully and accurately complete the application form
- Failure to disclose any information or documentation deemed relevant for and by the school
- Failure to supply any relevant documentation requested by the school
- Failure to make a reasonable arrangement to meet with the school to discuss the application.
Decision Making Process
Decisions regarding student admissions are a matter for the Board of Management. The Principal will refer all enrolment applications to the Board of Management for a decision.
Any applicant who is deemed to cause a threat to the health and safety of students and/or staff may be refused enrolment.
Admissions for any school year will be considered as soon as possible after the completed application is received. The school will respond to each application within 21 days of receiving it, but may not be in a position to make a decision on some applications until later in the school year when its current students have given an indication to the school authorities of their intention to return to the school in the forthcoming academic year. This will certainly be so in the case of applications for senior cycle courses, as the school may not yet have begun to survey its own students about their preferences for senior cycle.
A decision will be made in respect of each application following the timing above and the selection criteria set out below and is subject to the maximum number in each year group, class size for different subject areas and the capacity of the school to provide the academic subjects sought by the student at an appropriate level i.e. higher/lower. All of these limitations are imposed by the Board of Management.
Any student offered a place must enter into a written contract signed by the parent(s) / guardian(s) regarding behaviour, attendance and work. A breach of the contract will necessitate the student finding an alternative school.
Enrolment Criteria
Applicants must meet any criteria laid down by the Department of Education & Science from time to time e.g. applicants must not have already spent six years at second level or apply for a course which would necessarily result in their spending longer than six years at second level.
The behaviour/disciplinary record of a student in their previous school(s) shall be an important factor. The school reserves the right to refuse to admit a student whose behaviour in their previous school has been deemed unsatisfactory, where the student may cause a threat to the health and safety of student(s) and/or staff, where there has not been a satisfactory level of cooperation between the previous school and the student's parent(s)/guardian(s). The attendance record of a student in their previous school shall also be an important factor.
The availability of suitable places in any given year group shall be of paramount importance and shall be one of the determining factors of admission.
Applicants who have been excluded from another post-
Note the following regarding Senior Cycle : At an appropriate time each year the school will take steps to determine what are the intentions of its own students for the following school year. Students in Third Year and Transition Year will be required to complete a re-
Right of Appeal
Where a student is refused admission/enrolment to the school their parent(s)/guardian(s) will be advised of their right to appeal that decision to the Secretary General of the Department of Education & Science per the terms of DES Circular letter No. 48M/01.
Section 4 –
All such applications will be considered on an individual basis, subject to the availability of a place in a specific class or subject area at the date of application. From time to time it may arise that the demand for a particular subject or at a specific level for any subject or a particular programme may exceed the number of places normally available on that programme. The school will make every effort, within the constraints of the accommodation, teaching resources, accommodation and equipment, to accommodate all such students. Where all students cannot be accommodated the following shall apply :
- Priority shall be given to students from the school.
- Priority shall be given to students who return application forms before and subsequently by the final date specified by the school.
- Meet the school's specific entry criteria.
- Furnish full and honest reason for seeking such admission.
Where it is not possible to accommodate all applicants:
Entry to specific subject levels Entry to specific subject levels will be determined by the student's previous performance at that school relative to the other applicants; their results in state examinations where also available will be considered.
Entry to specific subjects Entry to specific subjects will be determined by reference to the preferences indicated by students on their application form and reference to the student's previous performance at that subject relative to the other applicants; their results in state examinations where available will also be considered. Where this does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the school may survey the students' previous teacher(s) about their suitability for the subject or alternative subjects and the school may also take into account the availability of other suitable subjects available to the competing applicants.
Entry to specific programmes Entry to specific programmes will be determined following a review of the application forms and an interview process designed to ascertain the relative suitability of the applicants for the specific programme. Where this does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the school may survey the students' previous teachers about their suitability for the programme. The school may also take into account the availability of other suitable courses within the school to competing applicants.
Admission to repeat a year
All such applications are subject to Department of Education & Science Guidelines. The Department normally restricts to a maximum of six years at second level and does not allow students to repeat a year unless there are exceptional circumstances.
- Applications to repeat a year will be considered in the light of DES Circulars and Guidelines.
- Furnish to the school a full and honest reason for seeking a repeat year placement.
- Applications will be considered in the light of actual places available on the relevant programme and subjects (including appropriate level), class size limitations, and overall enrolment restrictions set out elsewhere in the policy.
- Applications must be in writing and must state the relevant circular and the particular clause(s) being invoked in support of the application.
- Applications must be accompanied by supporting documentation as appropriate.
- Applications will not be considered until the written application and supporting documentation has been submitted to the school.
- The school must be satisfied that the applicant, in light of special circumstances that gave rise to the application, applied him/herself to the best of their ability.
- Students taking a programme for the first time may be given priority in terms of subject choices within the programme.
- In the light of the student's previous academic record, application to study, attendance etc
Appeals Procedures
All applicants will receive a written answer to their request as set out above. Where possible this will be done within 21 days of receipt of the application. Where it is not possible to make a decision on an application at the time it is received, the procedure to be followed will be explained in writing to the applicant within 21 days of receipt of the application.
A decision to refuse admission may be appealed to the Department of Education & Science under Section 29 of the Education Act. The name and address of the persons to whom an appeal should be addressed will be included in the notification to refuse admission, as will the time constraint involved.
Success Criteria
The applications process is managed effectively each year. There is clarity and transparency about the process. Applicants are informed in good time about the status of their application and, where an application is refused in accordance with this policy, has reasonable opportunity to make alternative arrangements.
Review Procedures
The policy is reviewed regularly by the Board of Management and with its School Education Partners every five years. Any staff member, board member, parent/guardian, or student who is unhappy with the content or the implementation of any school policy may request a review of their particular case by the Board of Management at any time and such a request will be dealt with as soon as possible.
Parent(s)/ Guardian(s) and/or Applicants for admission to Pobalscoil Iosolde are requested to note the following :
The Board of Management reserves the right to refuse an application for admission to the school where such an offer would pose a risk to the health and safety of students or staff, would be deemed to interfere negatively on their education or where such an applicant's conduct is deemed to be in complete breach of this school's code of behaviour. The applicant and his/her parent(s)/guardian(s) will be required to accept the conditions of entry to Pobalscoil Iosolde which may be set out by the Board of Management and which will have been communicated in writing.
Pobalscoil Iosolde seeks from the Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of new enrolees at the school a voluntary contribution of €25 per student for the Parent/Teacher Association.
Parent(s)/Guardian(s) of students enrolled at Pobalscoil Iosolde are requested to work in partnership with the school and support where at all possible at all school activities.
This admissions policy was agreed by the Board of Management of Pobalscoil Iosolde on the
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Man charged over €120k cannabis herb seizure
A 23-year-old man was yesterday (Tuesday) expected to appear in court charged in connection with the discovery of over €100,000 worth of cannabis at the weekend.
Liam Kelly, with an address at 42 Cloverwell, Edgeworthstown, Co Longford was brought before a special sitting of Longford District Court on Saturday evening.
The hearing, which lasted only a matter of minutes, followed the seizure of €120,000 of cannabis herb from a house in the Legan area 24 hours beforehand.
Mr Kelly was charged under Section 3 and Section 15 of the Misuse of Drugs Act 1977 at 22 Foxhall Crescent, Legan, Longford and was remanded in custody to appear back at Longford District Court on Tuesday.
As revealed by the Leader on its website, longfordleader.ie on Friday evening, the Legan find is the second such haul of cannabis detected by gardai over the past two weeks.
Officers, backed up by officials from Revenue's Customs Service discovered cannabis herb with a street value of €120,000 following a raid earlier today (Friday).
The house, which lies in the Legan area, was targeted by search teams shortly before 11am.
A man was arrested at the scene before being brought to Longford Garda station under Section 2 of the Criminal Justice (Drug Trafficking) Act, 1996.
The emergence of the Legan seizure comes just days after gardai retrieved around 114 cannabis plants from a growhouse in Ballinamuck.
That seizure was estimated at €91,000, bringing the total haul of cannabis seized in Longford since the turn of the year to over €200,000


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Thanks to our friends at Temple Beth Shalom, any Needham resident can have a delicious hot dinner delivered to their door on Christmas Day. In 2014 over 100 dinners were delivered along with a visit from a friendly volunteer and/or family. As the Temple kitchen is under renovation this year, we are grateful to the Needham Masons for sharing their facilities in order for this holiday tradition to continue.
Call the Council office at 781-444-2415 by Monday, December 21
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We write to update you on an issue which is affecting those involved in road traffic accidents.
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Very popular face hair removal method because of it's long lasting results and relative low cost. This method removes the hair by it's roots through applying a hot wax on a piece of cloth. When the wax is cold the cloth is ripped of the area and the hair comes with it. Cost: $10 - $30. Pain: you must have a high pain factor for this one.
Using Spring Bar.
Spring bars are available on the internet and in beauty shops in your area. The spring bar works as a tweezer but better and faster. Cost: $12 - $35. Pain: same as tweezing.
An ancient method to remove facial hair is threading, they use a cotton thread to pull your facial hair out with a twisting motion. This chemical free method is fast and efficient. Cost: $12 - $50. Pain: almost none.
This expensive method delivers some great results. With a fine needled shaped electrode an electric current is applied to each hair follicle. Cost: $45 - $60 per 30 min. session. Pain: little bit of annoying pain through the stinging and pricking.
Laser Hair Removal.
Also a device with outstanding results. The hair follicles get impaired through the pulsed light from the laser. The hairs fall out with two weeks and stay away! Cost: average total between $200 - $900, depends on how much treatments you need. Pain: none to little.
The best thing to do is to discover yourself which method is best for you, it also depends on how much money you want to spent on facial hair removal.


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The Price You Pay for not Going to the Vet
Today's guest post is from Denise van Lent, a Dutch biologist specializing in feline behavior.
American research1 shows that cats visit veterinarians less frequently than dogs. The number of owned cats however, keeps increasing. Why do more and more people refuse to go the vet? This phenomenon can partly be explained by a lack of funding. People can simply not afford the increasing costs of medical care for their animals. But there are other factors that also play a role. Some cat owners just don't understand the importance of going to the vet. A lot of cats find a visit to the vet extremely stressful and therefore their owners find the visit very stressful.
Which is a shame, because the cat has great talent when it comes to hiding pain and sickness. The only one that can see through this façade is the veterinarian. Some relatively minor ailments that are easy to fix, can turn into serious (chronic) diseases if left untreated. So it is often more expensive to not go to the vet compared to a visit to the vet.
Cats: masters of hiding illness and pain
This behavior actually protects them in the wild. When cats openly show disease or pain, they risk losing their territory. In addition, they are more easily caught and eaten by predators. Coyotes find cats a tasty snack. So cats that are talented in hiding signs of weakness (pain and illness) survive longer. Following from this, most illnesses in cats are not apparent until it is too late. When their normal behavior changes such that pain becomes noticeable, the cat is already so weak that it has no energy left to hide it. This is often the time that cat owners go to the veterinarian. Visiting your veterinarian regularly is the best way to detect diseases early. Unfortunately, 40% of the cat owners only visit the vet for vaccinations. This became apparent from research conducted by Bayer HealthCare.
It is a castrated tom and 6 years old. A few weeks ago Simba started licking his abdomen excessively. Simba meowed a lot and became very restless, especially at night. His cat owner found the meowing really annoying. She didn't think anything was wrong with Simba because he still ate and drank well.
In reality, Simba was already quite ill. All subtle symptoms of pain and disease (meowing, restless, excessive licking) were overlooked or not taken seriously by his owner. A cat that normally eats and drinks is not necessarily healthy. If the behavior of Simba had been reason enough to go to the vet, the cost at this stage would have been:
- Consultation costs $45
- Urine sample testing $20
- Pain killers $12.00
- Vet exclusive diet for 1 month $ 31.99
- Total: around $100 dollars
Note: Costs are estimated.
At the vet Simba would have been examined and his urine would have been analyzed. Under the microscope bladder stones would have been found. For 100 dollars Simba could have been healthy again with no permanent damage.
The price of not going to the vet
But, unfortunately for Simba the cat owner did not go to the vet, so his problem was left untreated. Simba begun to visit the litter box more frequently, sometimes up to 8 times in fifteen minutes! His owner did not understand why because Simba was not urinating or defecating. The meowing eventually stopped and Simba barely responded to his name. He would not eat or drink at this point which the owner did find upsetting enough to make an appointment with the vet. Additionally, Simba began vomiting regularly.
The same evening Simba fell to the ground, not able to get up. Because Simba's' bladder stones were left untreated he was now suffering of urinary tract obstruction. When the bladder is infected, there are always inflammatory cells formed that can form a plug in the urethra in combination with bladder stones. This plug clogs the bladder so that the cat cannot urinate. As a result, the bladder is filling up and the kidneys cannot clear the body of waste. Simba is in a lot of pain. Whenever a cat is suffering from an obstruction he should be operated within 24 hours to remove the stones, otherwise he dies.
At this stage, the costs to make Simba healthy again are significantly higher than $100.
- Consult weekend $105.50
- X-ray or ultrasound $85.00
- Urinalysis $46.25
- Blood test to determine kidney damage $76.50
- Anesthetics $50.75
- Flush urethra $10.25
- Operating costs $57.25
- Pain relief $12.99
- Bladderstones solving food per month $40.25
Total costs? Ranging from $ 450 to 2,000 depending on the (permanent) damage that Simba suffered to his bladder, kidneys and heart.
How many additional treatments Simba needs to get back to normal is difficult to say. He will have to get special food for the rest of his life. The costs to make Simba better could have been much lower if the owner went to the vet straight away. Although the prices in this blog are realistic, they can obviously vary per veterinarian. Visit your vet annually to detect illnesses early.
Behavioral problems become worse when left untreated as well.
1. People, JO, Felsted, KE, Thomas, JG, & Siren, CW (2011). Executive summary of the Bayer veterinary care usage study. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 238 (10), 1275- 1282
Denise van Lent is a Dutch biologist specialized in feline behavior and obesity. She is the owner of the institute for animal welfare and behavior 'lekker in je vacht' which translates to "comfortable in your fur". It is an organisation for research and knowledge transfer regarding the well-being and welfare of pets. The institute offers personal support per email consultation.
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This is a great informative post! I didn't know that excessive licking could be a symptom of kidney problems.
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