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We could have several polls tonight, given most of last month's polls ended up being conducted over the same weekend. The first one out is ICM's monthly poll for the Guardian. Last month's Guardian poll had shown a Tory lead of five points, this month it slips back to a rather more typical figure – CON 36%(-4), LAB 37%(+2), LDEM 14%(-2), Others 13%(+4). Certainly that others figures looks like something of a reversion to the mean – 9% really was unusually low.
There is also an interesting question on trust in the NHS, repeated from 2006 early in David Cameron's leadership. Back then 14% said they trusted the Tories a lot on the NHS, 47% trusted them a little and 31% didn't trust them at all. The figures now at 13% who trust the Tories a lot (down 1), 42% who trust them a little (down 5), 40% do not trust them at all (up 9). This suggests a drop in the proportion of people who trust the Tories a little on the NHS, though the hardcore of people who trusted them a lot was minimal to begin with.
On the same question for Labour 23% trust them a lot(up 4), 46% trust them a little (up 2), 25% do not trust them at all (down 7).
We've certainly got the daily YouGov poll for the Sun to come tonight, I don't know if Populus and Ipsos MORI's monthly polls will also turn up today or tomorrow, or whether they'll be done next weekend.
UPDATE: The monthly Populus poll for the Times has now been released, topline figures are CON 37%(nc), LAB 39%(+1), LDEM 11%(-2). Putting aside the usual variation we get between different companies Liberal Democrat scores we are actually getting quite a consistent picture on the Con vs Lab horse race – YouGov's daily polls have been averaging a Labour lead of about 1.5 points, ICM tonight are showing a 1 point Labour lead and the Populus are showing a 2 point Labour lead.
UPDATE2: And finally (assuming MORI don't pop out of the woodwork), the Sun politics team have tweeted the YouGov figures for tonight. Topline figures are CON 39%, LAB 38%, LDEM 10%, so while the lead is bouncing back and forth (much as we'd expect from normal variation within the margin of error), it's still very much in line with YouGov's average position of a small Labour lead (and the 7 point figure for the Lib Dems yesterday does appear to have been an outlier).
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Also though an NHS Trust will be allowed to provide 49% of its services to the private sector, I think it says somewhere in the reforms (anyone here read them in full?) that this is only if their is no demand for those services by the NHS or some waiting list requirement, didn't really understand it. Also by doing private opps, hospital has added revenue to hire doctors, cleaners, new equipment etc. You would be a strange CEO of a Trust if you were to go up to 49% because of the backlash from the local population-pensioners picketing scares everyone.
This monster provides health service at approximately 8% of GDP compared to 15% in the U.S
@ Colin
However if waiting list double, whilst the car parks are closed to anything smaller than a Rolls Royce, then DC will obviously not be PM for very long & Labour can implement their plan for funding the NHS.
I think Labour have a duty to oppose before things get to that stage, Colin, despite what the man from the Telegraph wrote.
SMUKESH………You're comparing apples with pears. :-)
I predict that the more Conservative commentators refer to the NHS as a 'Overgrown Monster', the more protective people will get about it. Even those in this country who have 'small government' ideals most of the time, would mostly pale at the thought of 'shrinking' the NHS.
@Colin – "Labour can implement their plan for funding the NHS."
Looking at debate on the web – that is one scenario that is being discussed.
Various contingency plans in the various tiers of the organisation for how to cope if the bill is passed… or if the bill is passed with significant sections dropped.
Consensus is that there will now need to be another major reorganisation within five years.
I notice the Telegraph blogger you cite quotes Alan Milburn as the clincher to his argument… forgetting perhaps that Milburn consulted widely before attempting reform, and he has slammed Lansley's bill as a recipe for chaos, more bureaucracy and increased costs.
The only firm advice coming to down GP's from their professional bodies is to secure the services of an expert lawyer.
BBC also reports that a Conservative MP has apologised after failing to declare he is paid 50 K per year by a private healthcare firm when he spoke in the debates on NHS reform…I wonder how many MP`s are being paid as advisers by private healthcare companies
JAYBLANC…………It's frustrating to know that a vast amount of money is being wasted every hour of the day on an organisation that is structually dysfunctional and yet so necessary. The horrible reality is, that it will grow and grow, and the flaws will grow with it, imagine a bigger colander, bigger holes. It needs root and branch reform, and the public needs to know that it doesn't exist to service whims.
@Ken (11.33)
"Too many users are taking advantage of the institutional incompetence and the laissez faire of the 5th biggest employer in the world, how on earth did we allow this monster to grow ?"
have you ever been ill? People don't go to the docs or to hospital for the sake of it, they go because they are ill. In fact a major problem is that many (particularly men) don't go to the docs until it is too late. I can't think of any reason why anyone would wish to undergo tests, receive medication etc without good reason. As one who has had cancerous growths removed from the bowel and kidney in the past 4 years I feel qualified to make this point and to speak in favour of the NHS. Yes it needs reforms, but not the reforms proposed by Lansley.
"The horrible reality is, that it will grow and grow, and the flaws will grow with it, imagine a bigger colander, bigger holes."
I would have thought 'bigger colander, more holes' would be a more appropriate analogy?
If the colander is badly designed or isn't maintained, bigger holes. :)
If you read the story he did properly declare his interests in the register of members interests, although failed to redeclare them verbally at the start of the debate and has since, accordingly apologised as a point of order.
Of course, presenting the full story wouldn't have served your purposes of trying to do a bit of partisan point scoring would it?
See, you say those things as if they are given whole truths.
But studies after studies have shown that the NHS is one of the most efficient health care systems in the world. Pritchard & Wallace's "Comparing the USA, UK and 17 Western countries' efficiency and effectiveness in reducing mortality" showed that we were in the top two. (Ireland coming in first, but with the huge caveat that Ireland spends less but benefits with ties to the NI NHS.)
@Colin (11.01)
"Don't you realise how much of the NHS capability is provided by private sector companies already?
What sort of healthcare would we have now if all drugs were developed & produced by THe State Pharmaceutical Company?
Where is all the technological innovation in treatment coming from?-The MInistry of Medical Equipment ?"
This is a red herring. no-one is questioning drug production or medical equipment. What those of us against the bill are questioning is :
– the huge bill relating to reorganisation of the NHS
– long term increase in cost of administration despite Lansleys claims to the contrary.
– competition between various health agencies rather than the co-operation which is necessary.
– privatisation of the health service. As amber has stated , 49% potentially opened to fee paying patients. Even right wing Tories must see that this means much less availability
for those of us who can't afford to go private. Perhaps the truth is that they don't care!!
PETER BELL……….I'm sorry to hear of your health problems, and indeed, hope you are now well. But my experience of the NHS, not as a patient, but as an observer at a number of hospitals, is that the system is abused, mainly by people who abuse themselves, smokers, gluttons, drug abusers, drunks, and assorted sociopaths………I have watched groups of patients, hooked up to mobile contraptions, smoking, outside Guys/St Thomas's, and don't get me started on, health tourists'. The problem is, that no one seems to know the value of money, ' a million here, a billion there, soon you'll be talking real money' used to be a joke, but since Gordon, a billion isn't a lot of money, it's a statistic. Anyway, I wish you good health in the future. :-)
What sort of healthcare would we have now if all drugs were developed & produced by THe State Pharmaceutical Company?
There's a rather good article in the Independent today saying we made need to do that for antibiotics. Pharma companies are not investing in researching new types of antibiotics but bacteria (particularly e-coli strains) are becoming increasing resistant to existing antibiotics.
States may have to fund the research needed to develop new antibiotics because private companies aren't interested.
YG still neck and neck- as is ICM if you add this and last months together.
It looks like the Tories have retained about half their boost from Camerons summit walk out and Labour have clawed the other half back.
Oh and the Lib Dems continue to perform abysmally across all pollsters.
JAYBLANC………..The analysis of various national health systems is a quagmire of conflicting statistics….for instance, your example of US/UK ……you're quite right, the US does spend 16% of GDP against UK 8.4%. However, public spending on healthcare ( % of total spending on healthcare ) the US spends 45% and the UK 82%. ( Source: WHO/OECD health data 2009 ). I'm sure we can back up our arguments to suit our beliefs, but the problem remains, the money isn't there, we have to borrow it.
STATGEEK……….Quite. :-)
@ Ken (12.32)
Thanks for the good wishes – as far as I can tell everything is OK but my regular 6 month visit to urology and colorectal clinics tomorrow should hopefully give more reassurance.
Re your comments about smokers, gluttons etc. IMO this is a totally different problem. In a civilised society you can't refuse these people treatment but I certainly agree that action should be taken to try to prevent these conditions in the first place. However this would cost even more money in terms of education, preventative procedures, eradication of drugs/provision of drugs on a legal but controlled basis etc.
As other have pointed out the idea that the NHS is intrinsically inefficient is an example of what is often called the "big lie-" one that is repeated so often that it attains the status of unassailable fact.
In fact the NHS and other free at the point of use services are more efficient than any other services, ruthlessly so in fact. This, if anything, is the problem, insufficient funding because politicians view any spare capacity or expenditure in the same way that an anorexic views fat, even though both are essential for the functioning of a system. Even social insurance systems like the continental ones spend more on administration and profit and all marketisation initiatives in the NHS have created more costs, blunting the impact of extra investment without improving outcomes. All developed health care systems are facing problems of cost containment. This is because of technological advances and the fact that the end goal of healthcare, i.e. limitless life and health is a goal forever out of each. The NHS actually does better at this than most other systems.
Ken's implication that future healthcare costs in some way act as a driver of individual choices and risk taking, simply does not play out in reality. What has been shown time and again is that more equal (e.g. continental and Scandinavian) societies have better public health than more market driven ones (such as the US). Also the distinction he draws between public and private expenditure is meaningless. The cost of modern healthcare is so astronomical and the need for it so unevenly spread throughout the population that only the very wealthiest of individuals can hope to pay for even a small fraction of it out of pocket. Costs are therefore spread throughout the population, either by tax or insurance, and the effect on the public pocket of both, is the same.
United Kingdom (United States)
87.3/12.7 (45.8/ 54.2) public/private spend ratio
2,815 (6,719) total per capita dollars spend.
80 (78) life expectancy.
So, US is still spending 3,077 dollars per head on public health provision (UK 2,458 dollars).
Looking at tonight's YG poll, it looks more like the previous poll was an outlier after all. Also starting to see more data since the week of low samples in London, and the graphs are equalizing a little. I must take a quick look at only the samples which were above the average versus those below. One wonders if the trends are really that bad on the small samples, or if we look for bad trends in small samples and good trends in large samples (when in truth all the samples are too small to take a single poll as significant).
"So, US is still spending 3,077 dollars per head on public health provision (UK 2,458 dollars)."
Was always told eveything in the US is bigger. Bigger heads means for more cost per head, surely?
/runs before Socal appears :D
I'm convinced that the latest revised ComRes calculations for the IoS/Sunday Mirror poll are either (a) wrong, producing a different headline figure or (b) subject to a major undeclared methodological change compared to the calculations in the equivalent January and December polls. Here's why.
If you look at the Jan and December polls, it is possible to take the data in ComRes Q2 on Page 5 and apply weightings according to likelihood to vote to come up with the exact final poll tallies they use for headlines in Q3/4/5 on Page 19. In the February tables, it isn't.
To take the example of the February poll, using the Labour column on Page 5, the calculation weighted by turnout values should be
387 x 1 + 72 X 0.9 + 77 X 0.8 + 33 X 0.7 + 12 X 0.6 + 19 X 0.5 = 553.2 = 553 (rounded)
But instead of the expected Labour figure of 553 on Page 19, you instead find that a figure of 484 is used in calculating the % Labour share. And instead of the expected Con figure of 537, you find that 491 is used for the % Con share. Note that Lab would be expected to be 16 ahead but are shown by ComRes as 7 behind, hence the 1% reported Con lead in the press release.
But apply the same method to the January poll and you find that the exact figures of Lab 554 and Con 565 used on Page 19 CAN be derived exactly from Page 5. Likewise for December.So something's wrong or the method's changed radically in February.
Applying ComRes's previous methodology to their Feb data on Page 5, you will get the following after rounding, for use as headline figures:
Con 537
Lab 553
Green 54
Other 12
Total 1454
Percentage shares are
Con 37%
Lab 38%
Others 15%
OK, it's only the reversal of an apparent 1% Con lead. But the ComRes poll has already generated quite a few media reports along the lines of "Labour loses lead for first time in a year". So I suggest that the discrepancy's significant and an explanation is due from ComRes.
Fascinating. That's why I like this site!
Goodness. It's been about a year since I was last on here and it's neck and neck still between the Conservative Party and Labour. I think the reason for this is obvious – Ed Miliband simply does not resonate with the voters. I can see this remaining more or less where it is for another 18 months before the economy starts to turn around. I think the Conservatives will then start to build a lead of around 8% by the time of the next election and that will be enough to give them a majority by themselves. The only thing that will act as a game changer for Labour is if they change leader and bring in David Miliband. But I can't see that happening before the next election.
@ Billy Bob
87.3/12.7 (45.8/ 54.2) public/private spend ratio
2,815 (6,719) total per capita dollars spend.
80 (78) life expectancy.
So, US is still spending 3,077 dollars per head on public health provision (UK 2,458 dollars)."
This is why Obamacare had to be enacted. The rising healthcare costs are a drag on the economy and not advancing the public health. The high costs too are not going to increasing doctor or nursing salaries and not going to increased patient care either (which I think was the case with increased NHS spending under Blair and Brown). Obamacare's changes are going to slowly but surely change the system and hopefully for the better. There's a lot we can learn from your system (both what to emulate and what we desire as well as what we want to avoid…..Obamacare does that and I think it strikes a good balance).
@ Statgeek
"/runs before Socal appears "
Lol. (I don't bite!) I don't know whether Billy Bob has the exact figures right but I'm pretty sure he's correct in terms of our healthcare costs being amongst the highest.
Admittedly, my natural area of expertise (though I'm learning quite a bit….now having been subject to being denied healthcare coverage for "pre-existing conditions").
One thing that drives up our cost of public healthcare (when we don't have a national health service) is that we have people who essentially rely on emergency room care. They go to the emergency room for conditions that would likely have been preventable had they had regular medical care and are more expensive to treat (think things like a bacterial skin infection) and then people who use the emergency room for regular care when they get sick.
The public cost is also amplified though by the fact that devastating illnesses can lead people into economic ruin and bankruptcy. The cost of treating illnesses like cancer for example is prohibitively expensive and if you don't have insurance, you might lose everything trying to pay for treatment (also, a lot of insurance companies will drop you if you develop a terminal cancer and they will obviously deny you coverage if you have a terminal disease). You're allowed to get social security (I learned this from a friend who works in this industry) if you have less than 6 months to live (or 12 months to live or something like that) and that becomes a neccessity for people looking for treatments. That helps drain resources too.
Then you have public spending that results from the lack of healthcare (I gave an example to Old Nat a while back about the schizophrenic depressed teenager who's immigrant mom couldn't afford his medication and committed suicide) though I'm not sure that's factored into the cost overall.
Ken @ 9.08pm said.. "…it's just a shame that change is always painful."
True. And the quicker DC abandons the NHS reforms the less pain he will suffer.
I still think that early March will be the decider of the NHS bill, at the LibDem spring conference.
Polls show LibDem voters/members are against the NHS reforms and they've obtained enough member signatures to put it to a vote at the conference, even if the leadership try to block the vote.
So if LD members vote against the reforms, then blocking the reforms becomes official LD policy.. which puts Clegg in a very awkward position.
But it would give Cameron an excuse to drop the bill without it being a u-turn, he blames the LibDems and the LibDems can claim victory to supporters it lost to Labour. Win-Win, surely?
Then Cameron can enact the reforms in his second term, if he wins in 2015.
Phil – That Com Res guy likes to go on Telly but I don't he will now asmay be too embarrassed.
Best route may be a latter, email to IoS asking for clarification/explanation.
Yup I think that kind of exit for the Bill is more likely than a straight U-Turn.
"Notice the Guardian are going with ICM on there front page. They really are desperate. And it's a shame – because no one beside their small readers will even read it!"
I'm sorry to disappoint you, and don't forget either all the readers who look at the paywall-free Guardian on-line, but the Radio 4 Today programme (7 million listeners) gave the ICM poll quite an airing this morning by dint of it being a headline story in the Guardian. That's quite a lot of people who now know that Labour have turned round a 5% Tory lead inside a month and that Cameron is taking serious political flak on his NHS reforms.
You mustn't mislead/console yourself with mere circulation figures in terms of calculating how widely publicised a political story may become. PMQs are another case in point. According to BARB's viewing figure estimates, something like 28,000 people watch PMQs live on the Parliament Channel every week, but upwards of 6 million people watch the evening news bulletins on BBC and ITV. All they see are the brief and highly selective excerpts and clips and these are quite often unrepresentative of the parliamentary exchanges that have taken place that day. Accordingly, if you are one of 28,000 political junkies watching it live and salivating over another masterful Cameron performance, you may well then be very disappointed to see the one good quip Miliband made getting quite an airing on the Six O'Clock news bulletins later in the day and Cameron's bon mots sometimes ignored. This can sometimes play the opposite way, but you get my gist.
Talking of the Today programme this morning, did anybody else catch the Stephen Twigg interview? He's the Shadow Education spokesman and was talking about his proposal to create an educational equivalent of the Office for Budget Responsibility so that education policy could be informed by impartial and objective evidence rather than selective data that is bent to serve a particular argument. Sounds an interesting idea and he sounds an interesting politician in the making. One to watch, perhaps?
Interesting comments re the LDs, DC and the NHS reforms.
At first glance Tingedfringe's suggestion of an exit sfor DC from this growing furore/dilemma s eems plausible.
But surely DC has invested far too much of his own personal support in these reforms?
This is crisis for the government and especially for DC who has created the crisis by his actions.
For me, this is a LOSE/LOSE situation which could and should have been avoided. Whatever the outcome DC is IMO damaged.
As I have posted before, I think DC wants to secure his palce in Tory history and be the Tory PM who got rid of that cornerstone of socialism – the NHS. He will not IMO give up this dream.
James W.
You may or may not be right about EM but replacing him with DM would not work, he is tarnsihed inside the Labour Party and I think not particularly popular with voters.
I agree with you about the cons winning most votes in 2015 but am less certain about an 8% lead. It will be close between them getting an OM and another hung parliament.
As you haven't visited for a while i will repeat my view that if Lab manage to close the gap to 5% or less thay will have done well considering the Electoral mountain they have to climb.
Re ICM and Today.
Regardless of the reach and the fact that Today are portraying as a 3% swing, NHS etc which favours my party I find it annoying.
We all know that there has probably been a 1% or so swing Con-Lab since the last ICM poll but moe, sample variation etc is suggesting more.
Just as the 1% Coms Res poll was raised by right wing media commentators the use of one poll in islolation is frustrating.
As Anthony has said 'poll shows no little or change' isn't a very eye-catching headline so only 'interesting polls get extra coverage even if they are unreliable on their own.
At least at GE time one rogue or extreme moe poll will normally be drowned out by plennty of others and averaged out by the 'poll of polls' (which have their won issues of course)
ICM is always my yardstick so I was a little surprised at last months result.
I'm as sure as I can be that the result of the next GE won't be much different from those figures.
"I'm as sure as I can be that the result of the next GE won't be much different from those figures."
I agree, sort of. I still don't believe that next election the incumbent Tories can increase their 2010 total by 4% or more to win a majority. Labour's gonn need 40% plus though to win though.
Around 38-39% for both parties looks a good bet…and the only game changers are likely to be pro Lab. Even Thatcher didn't improve her vote share as an incumbent in the 80s. Nor did Blair in the noughties.
It's all in Labour's hands. I think they need to take a leaf out of Salmond's book and go for progressive policies.
@"the huge bill relating to reorganisation of the NHS"
A one off cost of any reorganisation is justified -or not-by the length of time needed to recoup it in annual savings. Quoting the cost of change in isolation is meaningless.
@"- long term increase in cost of administration despite Lansleys claims to the contrary."
Evidence that AL is wrong ?
@"- competition between various health agencies rather than the co-operation which is necessary."
IAL & DC have both emphasised the role of local CCGs in intergrating healthcare for an area more closely-bringing all agencies together in order to ease the burden on hospitals of conditions which can be treated / managed in the community.
@"- privatisation of the health service. As amber has stated , 49% potentially opened to fee paying patients."
I agree that this is an area of concern.
If DC/AL really "don't care" ( as you put it) that a half of existing NHS capacity will no longer have NHS patients as a priority, then of course they will pay the price politically, as will the Conservative Party.
I happen to believe that they both "care"-and neither intends the outcome you predict.
Doesn't the 49% figure refer to proportion of income rather then number of beds?
Surely 'paying customers' will expect a higher standard of service, so will private cases take up more than 49% of staff time?
And what % of Consultants' time will be devoted to private patients compared to NHS patients?
Public Finances-January 2012.
£ bn This Year / ( Last Year )
January Surplus £ 7.75bn ( £ 5.20 bn )
10 months to January Deficit £ 93.45 bn ( £ 109.1 bn)
Last OBR forecast 2011/12 Deficit £ 127 bn ( £ 137bn )
@"Doesn't the 49% figure refer to proportion of income rather then number of beds?"
And it is a maximum.
And it must not compromise NHS patient care.
I accept your point about 49% being a maximum but my questions remain – about the share of staff time and resources required to generate the 49%, given that private patients will surely expect higher standards.
@Jim Jam – "… he is tarnsihed inside the Labour Party and I think not particularly popular with voters."
I think the polling evidence such as it is, flatly contradicts that assertion.
I doubt David would now want to campaign for the leadership if it became vacant. Miliband followed by Miliband is probably no more realistic or accepable a prospect (that is why Ed decided to stand in the first place) than the Miliband/Miliband opposition leader/shadow chancellor duo (which Ed envisioned) would be.
Nick,before the last general election the tories were heading for a small but workable majority until cleggmania swept onto the scene.We just really do not
know what will happen by 2015.
I don't know-but does it necessarily mean more private patients-could it not mean research income from pharma companies?
And presumably Hospitals can increase private sector income streams by adding private sector capacity , without compromising existing NHS capacity?
Nevertheless it would be silly to ignore the concerns in this area.
It is for DC/AL to allay them.
I think that all your points are valid. There are many imponderables. The cynical side of me has no faith in performance statistics no matter which party is in power. Generalised sentiments about NHS standards not being compromised have even less value IMO and belong on a nail in my smallest room.
(smiley thingy here, how do you do them?)
":)" = :) Leave a space each side and lose the inverted commas. ;)
Polls asking if lab had different leader and giving scores for DM that are higher are pretty much meaningless as anthony has covered before on a few occassions.
If you see a smiley you like, copy and paste it into your comments box, and it will appear in text form.
@Jim Jam
I did say "polling evidence such as it is": no evidence that DM is "tarnished" and unpopular as you assert.
many thanks for the tips :)
Re the NHS reforms, I am slightly in favour of these, even though I don't share the politics of AL/DC.
The problem for AL/DC is that they want the private sector to have more access to NHS patients, on the basis of delivering better outcomes for them. The NHS bill has been amended to state that this must be on a quality basis and not on cost. When I say problem, I mean that people generally don't like to feel that they are a commodity that is being used to generate revenues. This probably already happens within the NHS where the cost of treatment is more than the labour/materials etc being used. But as this cost is hidden and come out of NHS budgets, nothing is seen as wrong. When private companies get involved and they start making profits from NHS patients which are then published in annual accounts, this will be seen as wrong. This will be particularly the case, if local NHS hospitals are having to make cuts, because they have lost work to private companies.
Labour increasing involved private companies in providing services to NHS patients, but I think this was to get the waiting times down. I think they realised that if there was too much private company involvement in the NHS, that the existing NHS may suffer. This is the fear that I have, where local NHS budgets come under pressure as they lose work to private companies. We could then start to see arguments about the closure of NHS facilities or these carrying debts, as they struggle to compete.


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Stránka je přístupná i mimo doménu utia.
The fourth conference on Information Geometry and its Applications will be held on June 12-17, 2016, at Liblice Castle in Czech Republic. It is organized by the Institute of Information Theory and Automation of the Czech Academy of Sciences.
Prof. Nejat Olgac Mechanical Engineering Department University of Connecticut, Storrs, USAhttp://www.engr.uconn.edu/alarm/
Invitation to the lecture on Tuesday, December 5, 2017at 14:00 (2 o'clock p.m.) in the lecture room 3, in UTIA's buildingPod Vodárenskou věží 4, Prague 8
June 6-9, 2018, Třeboň, Czech Republic
A series of Workshops on Uncertainty Processing (WUPES) has been held in the Czech Republic every third year since 1988. Proceedings from several previous workshops can be found on their websites ( WUPES'15, WUPES'12, WUPES'09, and WUPES'06).
September 11-14, 2018, Prague.
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PGM 2018 is the ninth edition of the meeting. Previous meetings in the series were held in:
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Out in the beautiful Berkshires lies the incredible opportunity to call a piece of Massachusetts history your own. The Bishop Estates Carriage barn, an antique 1894 carriage house situated on over 20 acres of pastoral grounds, offers unparalleled features in an impressive living space that are sure to make living easy. After enjoying the property's various amenities including a tennis court, guest house, studio, pond and more, stop by the center of Lenox, which is located just around the corner. Old-fashioned charm is everywhere you turn at this classic New England estate!
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Resting on over 4 acres of professionally landscaped grounds on the Stamford/Greenwich border, this classic Connecticut property, better known as "The Mill House Estate," dates as far back as the 1850s with additions occurring in the 1920s. Upon approach, electronic gates welcome residents and visitors to the vintage retreat, which boasts finely maintained millwork, craftsmanship and historic detail. Making sure to stay true to this old-world style and charm, the current owners have made meticulous updates and renovations, adding the ideal balance of modern amenities and luxuries without compromising the integrity of the residence. New features include a roof, windows and shutters, three new bathrooms, an updated farmhouse kitchen with gourmet appliances, hardwood flooring, a new master bathroom and more. Start planning that summer gathering! On the estate grounds, one will find a recently renovated in-ground pool and pool house, which includes two changing rooms, bathroom facilities and a party room with a refrigerator and sink that is wonderful for entertaining. The sweeping property additionally offers a four-car garage with a legally rentable upper-level five-room apartment/guest cottage, in excellent condition. A champion-style clay tennis court with new cedar posts and a tennis storage shed completes the property.
22 Althea Lane—Larchmont, NY
At the end of a private cul-de-sac in the Westchester County town of Larchmont lies a magical historic Tudor home, which has been recently remodeled and renovated to preserve its one-of-a-kind traditional qualities. Constructed in 1927, this stylish and sophisticated residence boasts the highly appealing blend of original architectural details with modern luxuries of today. A few home highlights include its spectacular designer kitchen, an open floor plan for entertaining, additions to the master suite, a re-designed great room and more. Regardless of these added contemporary features, upon entering the property, visitors will still feel as though they are stepping back in time and into the distinct antique lifestyle of Westchester County in the roaring twenties.


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Life is a Series of Illnesses
Okay, seriously. Y'all must be just as tired of me saying "I'm sick" as I'm tired of typing it. I can hear some of you grumbling out there, wondering if I'm shouting "wolf" or playing hookey. Or maybe I'm a hypochondriac? I dunno. :P
The sad truth is, I've been sick more times this year that I have in years past. I wonder why that is? Granted, in years past, I've been struck down by the harsher maladies, such as "Walking Pneumonia" and "Acute Labyrinthitis" (no snickering), however, 2006 seems to be "the year of the cold". Is there such a year on the Chinese calendar? Cause I think this is it.
I sometimes feel like that story in the Bible when Pharoah ordered the Israelites to make bricks without straw, but their daily quota of bricks could not diminish. Well, I'm not an "Israelite", but I'm a mom, and I don't make bricks, but I do the dishes/laundry/cleaning/schooling and I don't need straw, but I do need my health. LOL Perhaps that was a bad analogy. hehe But it's a sad fact that regardless of how you feel and how badly you want to curl up on the couch and rest, the world doesn't stop at your feet. :P
But my DH, sweetheart that he is, made dinner for the family tonight. Blueberry pancakes, complete with thick, crunchy bacon (the best kind) and whipped cream. It was yummy in my tummy and *almost* made the day bearable.
On a brighter note, I was able to bang out 10 more pages of the book I'm writing; the second in my B.E.A.S.T. trilogy. Woohoo!


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melia Earhart's adventures were quite well-documented in her own time, and historians have continued to add to our knowledge of the pioneer aviator and her accomplishments. Nevertheless, some essential mysteries remain, and Earhart's life continues to intrigue us even today.
Playwright Kathryn Schultz Miller's "Amelia Earhart" tells the story in a straightforward way. In a brief, family-friendly presentation, the play examines the facts and investigates some speculations as well. Saturday and Sunday, the Acting Ensemble presents "Amelia Earhart" at the Moreau Center for the Arts at Saint Mary's College.
Nicole Brinkmann Reeves, who plays Earhart, has enjoyed preparing for the role.
"It did make for more research than what I usually do for a character," she says. "There are so many historical documents -- newspapers, biographies, her own autobiography. There's so much to work with to get authentic insight and back story for the character. But what was she dealing with that's not documented?"


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And invite the interdimensional sex-bots of all Gazorpazorp this excellent collection, from Justin Roiland and Community's Dan Harmon, was able to locate itself a nice-sized crowd on Monday nights and was awarded a Season two. After the series first began back in December, it came as an enjoyable, twisted drama on Doc Brown and Marty McFly's connection from Back to the Future. And for some episodes after the pilot, it had been clear that spoofing famed sci-fi films are a part of this show's DNA. Not the complete height of imagination, but Rick and Morty managed to perform quite funny, first things while riffing on theatre classics. Then came "Rixty Minutes," the incident that, in a marginally hipster-y publicity movement, got released by means of a collection of 15 minute clips on Instagram. Since Rick and Morty lovers, seemingly, were all of the ilk that could be "up to the battle" Whatever. Plus it got Morty and Rick that weekend. But I'd more easily feel that Rick and Morty fans would not dare forfeit the true comedy of the series to see it on a wonky medium. I checked out a couple of clips yup - it murdered the laughs.
And lots of an "obviously improvised from the recording studio" series was screened. Adding a series in the world where hamsters reside in people's butts along with also a edition of Who Is The Boss? From a universe where all nouns begin with "Shmluh" Oh, and additional points given to Rick and Morty's casual dialogue concerning the intertwining voice-over professions of Bill Murray and Lorenzo Music. It would be a simple move for a series to utilize the encompassing household unit as peripheral gamers, just bringing them every time a scolding or a "WTF?" Response was to be able. However, Rick and Morty used all of the household members superbly - particularly weak-willed, delusional Jerry and his nutso narcissism. And most episodes, even if matters did not end with the destruction of this world, they shut out with Jerry and Beth possibly on the point of divorce, either wallowing in the approval of their melancholy, or a detecting newfound lust for one another.
The first season of the American animated television series, Rick and Morty originally aired in the United States on Cartoon Network's late night programming block, Adult Swim. It premiered on December 2, 2013 with "Pilot" and ended on April 14, 2014 with "Ricksy Business", with a total of eleven episodes. The first season received critical acclaim.
Like how Rick sometimes spoke to the crowd and the conscious invention of the catch phrase. And though it felt as the reset button was pushed on top of most episodes, we all discovered in a few of the subsequent chapters that enormous plot points really did take over. And it is here that we find the form of storytelling and humor which we adore on NBC's Community. From the summer finale - "Ricksy Business" - we heard that of the turmoil and death that occurred in "Rick Potion #9" actually happened. And that, really, Morty's corpse was buried in the yard. And Rick's "Wubba Lubba" mantra was real a sign he was depressed and lonely. Amazing. Bringing them out somewhat more intentionally in the last two episodes of this year, where Rick ensured with Morty at "Close Rick-Counters of this Rick Kind", then with the two of his grandkids at "Ricksy Business".
Here is the part where I attempt for you guys to see this series when you have not already. It is terrific. It is smart. And it will, sometimes, completely f*** with your head. It has been some time as an animated show really entertained just like that one has - not forfeiting comedy for strangeness, but incorporating them together flawlessly. The first season has 11 episodes and that I will discuss every one of its episodes soon, but I will comment upon every one of its characters and the general narrative and technical facets. I enjoy Morty and those two have a fascinating, certainly original connection unlike any other. He's to me too aggressive with his comedy, overly rude and just plain unlikable for the vast majority of the episodes. Both have an interesting dynamic, but it hurts he's this unlikable because it finally renders the whole series annoying in ways.
In terms of the Smiths, I enjoyed them more in reality. Summer is a standard, forgettable teenage girl, however, Beth is very memorable and incredibly funny. Her horse builder profession is intriguing and played for laughs very well. Jerry is the standout nature of this series in my novel as his insecurities make him realistic and I truly enjoyed his connection with everybody else, especially Beth. The series has such a primitive, average and ultimately unmemorable cartoon. Nevertheless, the sound design and score are all great with all the opening and closing theme being very atmospheric and memorable. The storyline is strong and at times even first. I enjoy its science fiction components quite a little, but in my own view it's so-so as a humor. Occasionally it can be very funny, but it's chiefly amusing with Beth and Jerry since Rick is simply too annoying with his driven, immature comedy. The series certainly tries a lot to be hip, trendy and mature it contributes to a clear lack of assurance and confidence.
Pilot is a strong first installment and it will introduce you to its personalities in a fantastic manner and the story is great, but it is not especially memorable in the long term. Lawnmower Dog is excellent and is really among the very best, if not the very finest, episodes of this season. The fantasy subplot with Rick and Morty is well recognized and occasionally even creative and funny, but it's the opposite subplot with puppies getting clever that's the highlight because it absolutely comments about the complex history between dogs and humans as well as the ethical ramifications of these connections. Anatomy Park is just another very powerful episode with Jerry being really nice and that the duo's journey to your body is recognizable, but done very well and in a fun way. Again contains exceptional Jerry, but the whole narrative, though strong, is at the end too typical.
Meeseeks and Destroy is quite good with all the titular animals being a great deal of fun and very memorable, but it was interesting viewing Morty wonder his part from the duo's experiences too. Rick Potion #9 is quite predictable and unoriginal in its own narrative, but it succeeds in these tiny moments with Jerry again stealing the show completely. Raising Gazorpazorp is really rather smart and honest in its own parenting subject and concept, but in addition, it includes a very great, if again average, subplot with Rick and Summer and it was interesting seeing both have an experience for a shift. Rixty Minutes finished in such a sweet, decent spectacle for Beth and Jerry, but the whole alien TV commercial narrative, though unique, was finally overplayed and it became really insistent. One thing Ricked This Way Comes has its moments, but is unquestionably among the weakest and strangest episodes up to now.
Close Rick-counters of this Rick Kind is too action-oriented, however, it includes an extremely nice and complicated examination of the association between the two protagonists. Ricksy Business is quite gratifying in its funny, heartwarming finish and though it was forced in the majority of its own jokes, the incident still functioned with its intriguing premise and a brilliant, humorous subplot with Jerry and Beth. In the long run, the first period of Rick and Morty is rather strong, but maybe not as good as critics make it out to be. Jerry is great along with the duo is intriguing, but Rick stays bothersome and the comedy is mostly too pressured. However, its science fiction stories were largely memorable and even exceptional it's definitely worth a watch.
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Can't Open by http and https the websites on an AWS EC2 Server... Maybe Firewall Port problem?
Budget €8-9 EUR
We have some websites on a EC2 AWS server and we need someone that let this stuff open from http and https.
Still, if we do a ping, we get no response. There is a private IP that is [login to view URL] and a public IP that is [login to view URL] . Actually there is installed Plesk on this server and we can open the control panel from [login to view URL] (everything here is working properly).
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Friday, 14 October 2011
Japanese Block Quilt
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This quilt top looks amazing - I really like the 'antique' look of it. I have enjoyed watching you post the blocks so its great to see it all together.
Robyn, you have made a wonderful job of the quilt, it really is just beautiful. Congratulations.ReplyDelete
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Having been in the quilting wilderness for a few months, I was looking for some "shot in the arm" inspiration. Thought I would check out Patchwork Passion's website to see what Robyn was up to and was excited to see that she has been busy with a blog. Curled up on the sofa under my favourite old quilt and have just read every entry from the beginning. I want to make everything! Just off to the sewing room to find some hand work - will just listen to the rugby! Thanks Robyn it's all as lovely as ever. Alison WReplyDelete
the quilt is amazing. it has been great seeing the individual blocks up close as you made them.ReplyDelete
Wow, it's beautiful! Such a great reuse of that vintage kimono tanmono bolt. I'll link your blogpost to my blog.ReplyDelete


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To get acquainted with the entire workflow in the packaging pre-press stage and to understand the connections between the individual production processes.
Target Group
Managers, quality management staff, project managers, product managers, key account managers, marketing, sales, print buyers/technical purchasers in packaging manufacturing sector. The seminar is suitable for newcomers from other sectors of the printing industry.
Main Themes
- Overview of the entire gravure packaging printing workflow
- Handling incoming data from agencies and pre-press companies
- Producing the repro/creating digital proofs
- Colour management during the process
- Creating cylinder layouts/full-ups
- Preparation and production of printing cylinders/using various imaging techniques
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The depth of value of a thing
is in how much, when it's gone,
it's missed.
The depth of value of a thing
Roshi Bob says things
The depth of value of a thing
is in how much, when it's gone,
it's missed.
Before you could ever know
what would happen,
you happened.
After you've known you happened,
there'll come a day you will not know
you had happened.
No history is unrepeatable. Even the worst returns with vengeance for having been beaten before, but comes in different dress, from other quarters, as ravenous and bloodthirsty, civilization notwithstanding.
The outlines of truth are
shamelessly naked.
They stare you in the face
There are stars.
We collect them into constellations which we name.
We learn how they're composed
—but why?
Beyond beyond that, who knows what goes?
Before the beginning is the end of another beginning.
Student: Does the unknown exist?
Roshi: How would I know?


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There Is No Job Security In This Era
There Is No Job Security In This Era
There Is No Job Security In This Era
In our society today, there is absolutely no job security. If you looked back through the industrial age, your father, or your father's relatives live to retire in a corporation.
There are not any guarantees in life. So, do not think for one minute that you cannot be replaced, no matter how indispensable you may think you are in the workplace.
Remember these tips:
*Always have a plan - know where you are, know where you are going
*Never ever listen to the rhetoric, from other co workers, or the voice in your head, that you cannot be replaced, it can happen, so be prepared
*Do Not allow your career to control you, you should be controlling your career
*Plan for retirement If you think it is an attainable goal
*Evaluate what it would be like to work that Dream Job, or maybe own your own Company
*I cannot stress enough about saving money, save, save, save, and more save.
*Last thing to remember is that you ALWAYS have options, and you can do anything in your life you choose to do! Never allow anybody to place boundaries on your life!
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2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Worker flexes its muscle
Pushing a simple design and straightforward equipment roster, the 2017 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Worker model bowed in Chicago offering a blank canvas for various trades that need commercial vans for rolling workspaces. Aimed at trades like plumbing, electrical, general contracting and heating/air conditioning specialists, the Worker model comes with a 2.1-liter 161-horsepower 4-cylinder diesel engine mated to a 7-speed automatic transmission.
"We are pleased to announce the new Sprinter Worker model, which is every bit as capable as the rest of our Sprinter lineup at an even more attractive starting price: $32,495 [plus $995 destination]," said Bernie Glaser, vice president of Mercedes-Benz Vans in the USA. "The Sprinter offers the best value as well as simple and straightforward packaging for our toughest customers. Together with creative financing solutions from Mercedes-Benz Financial Services, it has never been easier to own a Sprinter."
More than 300 cubic feet of space
Riding on a 144-inch wheelbase, the standard height Sprinter van offers a 137.4-inch long cargo floor and 66.5 inches of standing height. It boasts 319.1 cubic feet of cargo volume and its roof can support up to 660 lbs. Available in any color so long as it's white, the Sprinter Worker comes with such creature comforts as air conditioning, power windows, Bluetooth connectivity, 4-speaker audio system, adjustable armrests and 5 cup-holders. Mercedes also touts the long service intervals of up to 20,000 miles on the Worker.
There are also three affordable option packages. The first is the $1,499 Convenience that includes cruise control, heated outside power mirrors, automatic lights and windshield wipers, multifunction steering wheel and trailer hitch pre-wiring. Buyers can opt for a $2,999 Utility package which includes all Convenience features plus a wooden cargo floor, rear step bumper, LED cargo area lights, glass windows in the rear cargo doors and grab handles. Finally, the Overtime package, priced at $4,499 includes all the items in the first two packages as well as an upgraded audio system, high-beam assist, blind spot assist, rear view camera, first aid kit and an emergency flashlight.


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Do you know that Dankook University (DKU) has one of the world's most prominent 100 scientists according to the United Kingdom's IBC? If not, you may have heard of 'Modern People and Pets,' a liberal arts class. If you want to enroll in 'Modern People and Pets,' you have to beat the stiff competition in Cheonan campus. DKH interviewed Prof. In- Ho Kim (College of Bio-Resources Science) who is both a humorous person and one of the world's top scientists. He has been very influential in the pig industry through developing foodstuff free of antibiotics and increasing pig productivity.
|▲ In-Ho Kim is a famous scientist in the world.
DKH : You have strong influence in the pig industry. What made you decide to be a scientist of animal husbandry?
In-Ho Kim : I was very interested in live animals in my childhood, so I entered the Dept. of Animal Resources Science at DKU. At that time, I met my academic advisor who totally changed my life. My academic advisor recognized my attachment to animals, and he drew on my talents and interests. When I graduated from DKU, I decided to be an outstanding professor like my mentor, who was also my role model. So, I worked hard to achieve my goal.
DKH : What was the most difficult thing in your journey as a professor?
In-Ho Kim: When I started studying, I worked and studied in poor surroundings. I
always had to pick up experimental pigs and pig's feed in my car because at that time, DKU did not offer a truck for them, so the disgusting smell was always in my car. Due to that situation, I decided to concentrate on my studies further. My colleagues and I were not disappointed and frustrated by our situation, but we just concentrated on overcoming it and making improvements. Now, DKU has more excellent infrastructure for research than other universities because of our efforts. I feel it was worthwhile making these surroundings for the next generation of students to do research on high-quality experiments in biotechnology.
DKH : So, what kind of work do you do now?
In-Ho Kim : European pigs are coming into Korea duty-free because of the FTA
between Korea and Europe. So, we have to prepare a high quality pig farming management system by ourselves. In other words, my research is focused on constructing a pig welfare system to decrease pigs' stress in order to produce high-quality pigs. Also, I concentrate on making experimental pigs because the pig body resembles the human body. To develop pigs which can produce high amounts of insulin and lots of milk, we are collaborating with many other universities. I will focus on making high value pig models. DKU is the first to conduct this research in Korea.
DKH : Finally, what do you want to say to young dankookians?
In-Ho Kim : My motto is 'Where there is a will, there is a way.' Students should have a goal. In my case, I desperately wanted to be a professor, and finally I achieved it. Also, if I had entered the College of Engineering, I would have been a poor student. What I mean is, it is very important to find your aptitude. If you want to find your aptitude, I recommend you to find good professors and meet them frequently. That way you can use better judgment in your career choice and be more absorbed with realizing your future goals. I hope that my younger alumni find their role models and achieve their goals like I did.
He finally said now he is very happy to have achieved his goal. Before I met him, I thought he was just a humorous person, but, unexpectedly, he is a serious adventurer. Even though he is always humorous in his class, actually he is a perfectionist and a serious scientist. From now on, how about focusing not only his funny words but also his progressive spirit and optimistic thoughts? As he said, "I was not disappointed by my situation, but I just concentrated on overcoming it."
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Nine zero four — that was his house number on one of the streets where I walk the dogs. I never asked his name.
Nine zero four — that was his house number on one of the streets where I walk the dogs. I never asked his name. He would smile. I would smile, and we would both admire the dog I was walking. I think he was from one of the Latin countries, but not Mexico. I remember how much he cared about and fussed over his lawn. You could tell he was proud of his house, his lawn and his neighborhood.
When I first met him, I could feel the exuberance and desire to make good in Rockford. Nine zero four was the kind of guy Rockford needs, a positive person and a person not afraid to try new things.
Sadly I watched 904's dream in Rockford turn into a nightmare. The housing collapse, the adjustable rates, and the economic recession took a toll on 904. His house went up for sale almost two years ago. With no success, he tried roommates to help pay the now almost doubled house payment. Finally last week I saw two U-Haul trucks parked outside 904. The battle was over.
There were no winners, only losers. Nine zero four had surrendered to market forces, the same forces that enabled 904 to purchase the house.
Nine zero four is gone, gone from the neighborhood and maybe gone from the Rock River Valley. Nine zero four was another missed opportunity in the valley to keep a good, hardworking person who cared. The neighborhood has missed out on an important player in its safety, a male concerned and not afraid to call the police at times of trouble. In short, the neighborhood lost a protector.
While walking the hounds I see close up the slow rot that is happening to neighborhoods all over the city. I see abandoned houses and unmowed grass.
I see a city in need, a city that once put all its hopes on an immigrant population, a population it now wants to go away because the jobs that have brought them have dried up.
Nine zero four was part of the Latino immigration that left home because of unfair economic systems in other countries, some of which the United States supports.
Now because of discrimination and lack of economic prosperity here, many of these immigrants are returning home. To many of the returnees, America was not the land of opportunity, but instead a land of loss and even fear.
Nine zero four is gone and with him a chunk of the hope I have for a Rockford with a healthy mix of races and incomes. Rockford needs that influx of new people from different lands with different ideas and different wants and desires.
Rockford needs to stop being stale and stuck in the mud. I was counting on people like 904 to help Rockford out of its doldrums. I was counting on 904 to be a small but significant voice in the neighborhood to rally behind a program that would help stem the slow rot that is happening in our city blocks.
This housing crisis has taken more than taxpayers away from Rockford. It has taken good people away, too. Wherever 904 is, I wish him the best. I'm sorry things didn't work out.
We really needed him, and I believe in a lot of ways he needed us.
Take care, 904, wherever you are.
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Obviously, I like to photograph bees. They're easy to find, relatively large (for bugs), and very hairy. I took these in the garden at about 1.5:1 macro magnification. The biggest difficulty is not blurring the image (hand-holding the camera) and managing depth of field (which is quite narrow for any aperture I can hand-hold).
I like this one because it clearly shows the pollen basket, an indentation on bees' legs where they store pollen as they collect it.
Sunday, February 11, 2007
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11109 Angleberger Rd.
Thurmont, MD 21788
New 2017 Winnebago Minnie Winnie 31K
This Minnie Winnie class C coach can make all of your camping trips more enjoyable. Imagine having everything you need no matter where you stop. Model 31K offers a large slide out, a rear master bedroom, and plenty of space to enjoy.
As you enter notice the wide open living and kitchen area combined with the large slide fully extended along the driver's side. There is a sofa/bed and u-shaped dinette both with seat belts for safe traveling, along with overhead cabinets above the sofa/bed for your things. You can also choose the optional TrueComfort+ sofa in place of the sofa/bed if you like.
Above the cab seats there is also a 57" x 95" bunk that the kids will certainly enjoy.
To the left of the main entry find a counter area with location for a 32" HDTV above. There is also a double sink, a three burner range, pantry, and refrigerator. You will easily be able to prepare and cook food for your family in this Minnie Winnie kitchen.
Next, a sliding door leads to the rear bedroom and bath that features a shower on the left and a private toilet area with vanity and sink on the right.
The rear queen bed features a nightstand with shirt closet above on one side, and a larger wardrobe on the opposite side. Off the foot of the bed on the left side there is a place for an optional TV along the exterior shower wall, plus so much more!
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The die cut is from Memory Box - Glowing candles. I couldn't resist adding the tiny red flat back rhinestones for a bit of colour and bling. I have left a space under the die cut which was popped up on 3D foam squares to stamp an appropriate Christmas sentiment.
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Our response to injustice calls us to personal and social transformation
We see spirituality and justice as one and commit ourselves to live this out in all our relationships. Systemic evils deprive people of their intrinsic rights and working to help restore these rights is the work of justice.
Living Justly
In Pope Francis I newest apostolic exhortation on the call to holiness in today's world, a section entitled "The Great Criterion" speaks to the inextricable link between spirituality and justice. Realizing that Sisters of St. Joseph of Brentwood have sought to recognize this link and live it out, there is an urgency to offer his text for everyone's prayer and renewed self-offering to the call to live justly. Here are some passages distilled from that text.
Rosalie Carven, CSJ
Passages entitled "Fidelity to the Master
"In the 25th Chapter of Matthew's Gospel (vv.31-46) Jesus offers us one clear criterion on which we will be judged. "I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me."
"If we truly start out anew from the contemplation of Christ, we must learn to see him especially in the faces of those with whom he, himself, wished to be identified. In this call to see him in the poor and suffering, we see revealed the very heart of Christ, his deepest feelings and choices, which every saint seeks to imitate."
"Given these uncompromising demands of Jesus, (it is the Christian's duty) to acknowledge and accept them in a spirit of genuine openness . . . without any "ifs or buts". Can holiness somehow be understood apart from this lively recognition of the dignity of the human being?"
"For Christians, this involves a constant and healthy unease. Biblical understanding is about more than simply performing certain good works. It also means social change. For later generations also to be released, clearly the goal has to be the restoration of just social and economic systems, so there can longer be exclusion."
Passages entitled "Ideologies striking at the heart of the Gospel
(There are) ideologies that lead us at times to two harmful errors. On the one hand, there is the error of those Christians who separate these Gospel demands from their personal relationship with the Lord, from their interior union with him, from openness to his grace. Christianity thus becomes stripped of luminous mysticism. For great saints, mental prayer, the love of God and the reading of the Gospel in no way detracted from their passionate and effective commitment to their neighbors. Quite the opposite."
"The other harmful ideological error is found in those who suspect the social engagement of others, seeing it as superficial, worldly, secular, materialist, communist or populist. Or they relativize it, as if there were other more important matters, or the only thing that counts (to them) is one particular ethical issue or cause they, themselves, defend. For example, our defense of the innocent unborn needs to be clear, firm, and passionate, for at stake is the dignity of human life which is always sacred and demands love for each person, regardless of his or her stage of development. Equally sacred, however, are the lives of the poor, those already born, the destitute, the abandoned and the underprivileged, the vulnerable infirm and elderly exposed to covert euthanasia, the victims of human trafficking, new forms of slavery, and every form of rejection."
"We cannot uphold an ideal of holiness that would ignore injustice in a world where some revel, spend with abandon and live only for the latest consumer goods, even as others look on from afar, living their entire lives in abject poverty."
"We often hear it said that the situation of migrants, for example, is a lesser issue … a secondary issue compared to the "grave" bio-ethical questions. For a Christian, the only proper attitude is to stand in the shoes of those brothers and sisters of ours who risk their lives to offer a future to their children. Can we not realize that this is exactly what Jesus demands of us, when he tells us that in welcoming the stranger we welcome him? "
"This is not a notion invented by some Pope, or a momentary fad. In today's world we are called to follow the path of spiritual wisdom proposed by the prophet Isaiah to show what is pleasing to God. "Is it not to share your bread with the hungry and bring the homeless poor into your house; when you see the naked to cover him; and not to hide yourself from your own kin? Then your light shall break forth like the dawn."
"Which actions of ours are noblest? Which external works best show our love for God? St. Thomas Aquinas answered unhesitatingly that they are the works of mercy toward our neighbor even more than our acts of worship saying: "We worship God by our outward sacrifices and gifts, not for God's own benefit, but for that of ourselves and our neighbor. For God does not need our sacrifices, but wishes them to be offered in order to stir our devotion and to profit our neighbor. Hence, mercy, whereby we supply others' defects, is sacrifice more acceptable to God as conducing more directly to our neighbor's well-being."
"Those who really wish to give glory to God by their lives, who truly long to grow in holiness, are called to be single-minded and tenacious in their practice of the works of mercy. Jesus' words are few and straightforward, yet practical and valid for everyone, for Christianity is meant, above all to be put into practice."


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Interviewer: Hello everyone! So in today's show we are going to be chatting to a music video director Riona Drangsfeldt and her main star 'Justin Bieber'! Welcome!
Interviewer: So what inspired you when creating your music video?
Director: I did a lot of research on a variety of different music videos and artists. I used the codes and conventions of music videos by Andrew Goodwin so that my music video would create verisimilitude when viewed by an audience.
Together, Justin and I looked into several DJs that he wanted to collaborate with and we agreed on JackU, which we both thought would be able to create music that would convey the message he wanted to get across to his fans.
Interviewer: And from your music video I see that the main performers are a combination of males and females. So who is the audience you are aiming this video at?
Director: my target audience are 14 to 22 years old females and males and then my secondary audience is 14 to 11 years old.
Justin Bieber: Yeah, I wanted to aim this mainly at my fan base which are mostly teen girls and for JackU they wanted to aim it at older teenagers so together we all decided these were the best age groups.
Interviewer: Ah! Very nice, another thing which I found to be interesting was that the DJ's and you Justin, seem older, do you think that creates an issue for the younger audiences?
Director: The age I chose for my performer was in his 20's as I thought that if the singer is older it will attract an older audience of teenagers and young adults to watch the music video. As well as his much younger audience. The male DJ that I chose was around 20 years old an adult. I decided to have my DJ young as many of the recent EDM artists are young males. A few examples of young DJ's are Martin Garrix who is a Dutch DJ, who came out with a tune called 'Animals' that became rapidly trendy in 2013. He was only 17 years old but using the same idea of the DJ's being young and therefore creating a role model figure for teenagers to aspire to become.
Interviewer: And Justin Bieber, being a young male did you feel that the audience, mostly females would watch you're new music video especially since you took a few months off? You don't think they would've forgotten about you?
Justin Bieber: male artists seem to still dominate the genres of music like EDM, Rock, Rap and Hip Hop. And Riona and I looked at the theorist Laura Mulvey who believes that the male gaze is an important part of films and music videos. As the main protagonist is a male singer, the female gaze would apply as females would maybe find the performer to be attractive and also since my fan base has become bigger I know a lot of them would watch my new music video and they've been really supportive in my decision to become a respected artist.
Interviewer: Well I know I was very excited to see you're music video and many of the fans here at the studio are very overwhelmed to see you. In this music video you seem to show more of a softer side, why did you decide to show more emotion?
Justin Bieber: I was going through some rough patches in my life and I wanted to convey to my fans that although I have been in the spotlight for a long time I'm still just an ordinary person who goes through the same things that some of these young teens will/will have been going through.
Interviewer: And Riona any reason why you chose to signify this softer side and how you chose it?
Director: For the gender, being a non-Caucasian male would be stereotyped as performing in a more hip-hop to rap style. But with EDM music there is no specific person that can't fit in to the EDM vibe. Another stereotype of a non-Caucasian male is that they would be aggressive and very expressive in their views of society whereas my performer was very expressive in his singing and conveyed many emotions throughout the video. Thus showing a softer side to himself and a more exposed self to the world. A theorist that relates to this is 'Levi Strauss's 'Binary Opposition' in which the male vs female would come into the fact that I decided to choose a male solo artist rather than a female solo artist. And as a female director, I had to consider a few choices in how I could represent my main protagonist. I wanted to make sure it was unconventional to an audience.
Interviewer: That's very interesting! And so with the DJs how did that work out? Since in the music video you Justin are always filmed alone and not together with the DJs? Why is that?
Justin Bieber: Yeah umm the DJ's were both on some solo tours so that we decided it was going to be easier to try and film everything separately. Although Diplo and I were at the same green screen studio for some shoots we otherwise filmed everything separately.
Interviewer: Did you Riona, have any concerns about how the DJ's would be represented? Especially as we don't usually see females in the EDM genre.
Director: Well no I had for the gender of my DJ's decided to have both a male and female DJ. I wanted to use a duo with a female DJ to express the idea to my audience that there are female DJ's and that being a DJ does not have to be something that men are only good at. Using Levi-Strauss's binary oppositions, the male vs female would come in but as working together not as opposites.
Interviewer: and how do you think your music video will relate to your audience?
Director: Using the uses and gratifications theory, I can deduce that my audience would be able to relate to the couples situation as they are young and also the singer is going through a break up which I'm sure many teens will have gone through a similar situation in their lifetime.


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Affair: Author Event with James Dashner
When: Thursday, February 1, 2018 @ 7PM
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Deets: Meet James Dashner when he joins us to celebrate book three in the New York Times bestselling Maze Runner series, The Death Cure! This special movie tie-in edition features an eight page full-color insert with photos from the film. WICKED has taken everything from Thomas: his life, his memories, & now his only friends---the Gladers. But it's finally over. The trials are complete, after one final test....
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Shaping the future shapers: Animal Education teacher workshops begin in India
A conscientious individual is an outcome of numerous factors. Responsible parents and good teachers are the most evident, and ones, that can have over-riding effects on the growth of a child.
Implementing our Animal Action Education (AAE) programme in schools in India, we have been trying to reach out to the children and sensitise them about wildlife conservation and animal welfare. Our vision is for these children to think for nature and animals in whatever profession they choose to enter.
Read more: AAE student programs about tigers and elephants.
This is important, because conservation is not a responsibility of conservationists alone. Just like ensuring human rights is not the responsibility of the activists alone. It's about building a society that cares about others, or more realistically does not step on other's toes for personal growth.
Accordingly, we are reaching out to teachers as 'shapers of futures', to make them aware of the crucial role they play in wildlife conservation and animal welfare. Not just as individual members of the society who can bring about positive changes, but also as propagators of knowledge and designers of futures of their students.
To understand empirically how crucial getting the teachers involved is, one only requires a guess as to how many students can a teacher inspire in his or her lifetime. The ideal student to teacher ratio as mandated by the country's Right to Education Act, is about 30-35:1. Taking this as a baseline, and supposing that a teacher remains active for 30 years in his or her lifetime, every teacher influences about a thousand students.
This is of course a conservative figure. A teacher normally would be teaching more than one classroom in any given year. And in a country like India, where in parts there are 50-100 students to a teacher, the number of students that can be influenced by a teacher is much more. (This, without taking into account the respect that teachers receive from other members of the society including the students' parents)
The first workshop was held today in a government school called Jilla Parishad Vidyalaya in the remote village of Shenda (Gondia district) in central Indian state of Maharashtra. It was a small one, meant for teachers of 12 schools from the Nagzira-Nawegaon Tiger Corridor in the Central Indian tiger landscape. It was another matter that students from the school joined us and so did a few construction workers who were at the venue. This was of course encouraged because the idea is to join forces and increase the number of potential voices for the cause of the tiger and the forest.
To be fair, the workshop was not about teaching really. Its never about teaching. Its about sharing and learning from each other, where every participant is a teacher and everyone a student.
Our team included my colleagues Anil Kumar Nair who coordinated the whole activity on ground and Achintya who helps out at our HQ.
Anil has been implementing community initiatives in this landscape, to save 6% of the world's wild tiger population that it harbours, as part of our holistic Central Indian Tiger Conservation Project. The project also looks at capacity building of frontline staff, ecological research, and illegal trade control activities.
The effort of the workshop therefore was to drive towards the project goals to secure this landscape for tigers and for other wildlife.
Following an introduction about the region and its values, by Anil, we started our interaction, asking the audience to share their experiences. Turning these experiences into learning for all, we tried to give them the context of conservation when we could.
A young girl told us about a tiger that she'd seen, and a biology teacher told us the reason for increasing conflicts between man and animal bringing the discussion towards food chain and ecological balance.
When a lady teacher told us about the animals they see when they travel, we spoke about threats that the transport system poses to wildlife in India. When they told us that people do not listen when they tell them not to extract wood from forest, we discussed the compulsion of poor people and potential solutions like the improved cook stoves.
Screening the AAE documentary Born to be Wild: Saving the Majestic Tiger, we drove discussions towards the tiger. These discussions also worked to encourage the teachers and participating students to take positive actions, and help stop negative ones.
Achintya spoke to the teachers about the AAE programme and with Anil and the teachers, laid out ideas for potential activities that they could undertake in their respective schools. We also offered them our support in case of any difficulties, planting the seeds for long-term association with these schools to carry out green activities involving their students.
It only takes one generation to shape a future. All that is needed is an intense tsunami (for lack of better word) of change to sweep through the present.
Our effort through AAE therefore has been to reach as many schools as possible, now, making teachers the agents of change.
Being an agent of change or a 'shaper of future' however does not require any special skills. All that is required is a will to do so. The future needs you.
For more information about IFAW education efforts around the world, visit our Animal Action Education pages.