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Why I decided to do a "first look" with my dad at my wedding
For as long as I can remember, my dad has always been my biggest fan. Literally. At 6'2 and 200-something pounds, he can seem a bit intimidating at first glance. But, as my sister and I know very well, he's actually a teddy bear with a heart of gold — which is why I knew I wanted to share a special moment with just him when I got married.
Growing up, I relished the opportunity to look at my parents' wedding album — what, with my mom's long-sleeved gown with the puffy shoulders and my dad's pseudo-fro (hey, this was the '80s, y'all!). They looked so young and so happy, so in love.
My mom would tell me and my sister the story about how our dad cried as she was coming down the aisle (as for my mom's reaction — well, she's always been one tough cookie). From a young age, I looked forward to the day when my dad would walk me down the aisle.
After all, he's the first man I ever loved. And, if we're being completely honest, he's probably the reason I remained single while my friends cycled through less-than-stellar boyfriends.
They say you can tell a lot about a man by the way he treats the women in his life. And my dad treated my mom, my sister, and me like royalty.
Yes, I had high standards, but that's because I refused to settle for less.
So when I met Jeff, I knew he was The One. He shares similarities with dad: cool, calm, and collected. Their patience, especially in dealing with me, is unsurpassed. But, perhaps more important, they both shower me in love and always make me feel safe and protected.
When Jeff proposed, I was all smiles and giggles — until we went to meet my family for lunch, which actually turned out to be a surprise engagement party with my extended family and closest friends. The moment I hugged my dad, that was it, and the ugly-cry commenced.
My dad has always been there for me, whether it was setting up a makeshift camera crew with my uncle as I delivered my valedictorian speech during eighth-grade graduation, or suffering while he sat through an all-day high school cheerleading competition.
There's also the time he swiftly donated a gym bag from Georgetown University after I was rejected (Loyola was my first choice anyway!), and he's pretty much read and/or saved every article I've written ever, which has been many over the course of my professional career.
In fact, it's my dad who nurtured my love of writing by encouraging me to add a "book" I'd written about dinosaurs in outer space to my summer reading list at our local library.
(And, in case you were wondering, the title of said book was Dinosaurs in Outer Space — hey, I was 7!)
My point being, my dad helped me realize at a young age that no dream was too big. So of course I wanted to honor him on my special day.
As a former wedding writer for the local newspaper, I was familiar with first looks between the couples, and I thought it would be fun to do something similar with my dad.
How nice would it be to share a quiet moment, just the two of us, before the true hustle and bustle of the day began? Our photographer had talked my fiancé and I into doing a first look due to the timing and location of our ceremony — so why not add my dad to the mix?
After my mom and sister helped me into my dress, and my mom diligently pinned one of my dad's firefighter patches (my something blue) to my dress, I anxiously awaited the elevator to see my dad for the first time as a bride.
Would we both start crying? What if he doesn't like my dress? Did I remember to put on deodorant???
And as I walked down the steps, all I could think was "don't fall, don't fall, don't fall." But as soon as I got to the bottom, I ran to hug my dad. He gave me the classic dad pat on the back and told me I look "sporty," the same compliment he's given me since I was a little girl. Some things never change.
He'll always be my Daddy, my hero, my biggest cheerleader, and my greatest supporter. I'll always be his little girl.


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By Darren Isaacs - 30 April
Today we are holding our monthly team meeting after work, or as we call it, "Whine with Wine".
Of course, lots of businesses have lots of team meetings. We have a regular slot at 9.30am every morning to check in on everybody, another regular slot for fortnightly training, and various other things in the diary.
But this particular meeting is a bit different. It's a monthly open forum where people can have a drink and raise any issue they would like to put out there for discussion. By "issue", I mean some sort of HR or office-related matter, not some boring legal question they are pondering (they can raise that during our training session or, frankly, any other time).
So what do we chat about? Well, historically, the topics have ranged wide and far but often come down to the more mundane aspects of office life.
All riveting stuff.
On the one hand it's an hour of delving into absolute trivia as we debate the relative merits of buying a new kettle and, if so, what type. On the other hand, it always makes me thankful - if these are the types of pressing "issues" people would like to raise in our workplace, then it basically says things are, on the whole, chugging along quite smoothly.
We are continuing these meetings even though we are all in lock-down. But the topics have now, unsurprisingly, shifted to less physical and more virtual issues: do we like Zoom or Teams more? Should we organise a remote working lunch? What are people doing about their hair? That sort of thing.
It is making a nice change from debating what system we should put in place for emptying the office dishwasher or replacing the office loo roll, for a while anyway ...
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Tackle Meningitis
GSK launches #TackleMeningitis awareness campaign with rugby stars Rory Best and Matt Dawson
A new survey shows that Irish parents are misinformed when it comes to diagnosing the disease: nearly 45% incorrectly believe that a rash is the first symptom to appear
According to a new survey conducted by GSK, 44% of Irish parents think a distinctive rash is the first symptom of meningitis, despite the fact it often appears after other symptoms, or not at all.1
To mark World Meningitis Day, GSK has announced the launch of the Tackle Meningitis campaign in partnership with Irish Rugby captain Rory Best and former England Rugby player, Matt Dawson whose son previously contracted the disease. The initiative is aimed at raising awareness of meningitis, which is a rare but potentially fatal disease. The campaign is backed by Irish charities, Meningitis Research Foundation and ACT for Meningitis.
Tackle Meningitis aims to increase understanding of the disease, its symptoms and the fact that there are different strains of meningitis that can affect both children and young people, using the influence of sport to reach as many people as possible. As part of GSK's campaign, a survey of 700 Irish parents revealed that awareness of the signs and symptoms of meningitis remains worryingly low despite 92% of parents surveyed being either concerned or very concerned about the disease. 1
The survey also flagged a number of other important barriers to greater awareness, including a lack of knowledge about the age ranges at risk and how the disease is passed on, with over a third unaware how the disease is contracted. Also nearly half of respondents were unaware how many strains of meningitis there are.1
The campaign will raise awareness of existing information and materials that can be used to help spot suspected cases of meningitis, in hope that parents better understand this disease, how to spot symptoms and how it can be prevented. It also aims to increase understanding around the solutions to the disease: whilst raising awareness that no single vaccine protects from all strains, there are vaccines available to prevent the meningococcal B and C strains, which cause the majority of the disease in Ireland, both of which are part of the national immunisation programme.2
Matt Dawson has first-hand experience of meningitis after his three-year old son, Sami, contracted meningitis and remained critically ill on a life-support machine for two weeks afterwards. Sami subsequently recovered from the disease and Matt now wants parents and families to receive the knowledge and education that he feels he lacked.
Matt said: "I wish I had known more about meningitis and what to look out for. People only think of the glass test, but there are other lesser known symptoms that it's very important to be aware of. In truth, I was fairly ignorant about how dangerous it can be, but thankfully we turned out to be incredibly lucky. With this disease, even a matter of minutes can make a huge difference to the outcome. I feel passionate about standing behind a campaign which uses the power and influence of sport and its ability to reach people of all ages."
Ireland Rugby Captain Rory Best, himself a father of two, and friend of Matt, wanted to support him in helping raise awareness of meningitis in Ireland.
Rory said, "As a parent myself, you always fear meningitis and when I heard what happened to Matt's son, I realised that I myself was perhaps not as informed as I could be around this disease. It was important to me to stand beside Matt and help him educate people around meningitis".
Caroline Krieger, Medical Information Officer with the Meningitis Research Foundation, said: "Meningitis is a devastating disease that can kill or cause disability in a matter of hours. Amongst those most at risk are babies, children and young people, but anyone can be affected. Knowing the signs, symptoms and steps to take is crucial in order to act fast and improve outcomes. The narrow-time window for diagnosis of meningitis and the absence of effective vaccines for all strains of the disease means that it is essential for parents, carers and health professionals to be aware of the signs and symptoms of the disease. Our hope is that campaigns like Tackle Meningitis will help to ensure that all parents are aware of meningitis and septicaemia and know when to seek medical help."
Siobhan Carroll, CEO of ACT for Meningitis commented: "We welcome GSK's efforts to create greater awareness around meningitis and applaud Matt Dawson's courage in using his experience of the disease to help save lives. We know how important the awareness message is, having distributed over 200,000 free signs and symptoms cards to date which provided clear and accurate information for more people than ever before. As parents like Matt Dawson have found, the early symptoms of the disease can be overlooked. In some cases, may have devastating consequences. We are particularly excited to see how 'Tackle Meningitis' utilises sport to reach those who still don't know about the disease."
[1] Gsk, tackle meningitis survey, april 2017
3bacterial meningitis and invasive meningococcal disease, frequently asked questions, http://www.hpsc.ie/A-Z/VaccinePreventable/BacterialMeningitis/Factsheets/
4hse health finder, meningitis, http://www.hse.ie/eng/health/az/M/Meningitis/ accessed april 2017
5meningitis now. https://www.meningitisnow.org/meningitis-explained/what-is-meningitis/meningitis-vaccines/april 2017


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Washington, D.C. — President Donald Trump's advisor Kellyanne Conway took to the airways following Super Bowl 51 to congratulate the Atlanta Falcons on their historic win. Ms. Conway, who's been the focus of several recent media-related controversies, wanted to make it clear that President Trump and Russian Federation Vladimir Putin, whom the latter possesses a Patriots Super Bowl Ring, were pleased in the Falcons 40 point victory over the weak New England Patriots.
"The Falcons were able to draw on their love for America and raw talent to dominate a defensive game that drove their team to an offensive, yet factually correct, finish," said Ms. Conway speaking to a confused FoxNews team after the game. "They won by a 40 point margin that contra-indicated the scoring system in place. Modern scoring systems fail to account for the sheer willingness to succeed that some Super Bowl contenders achieve. Scores don't matter when it comes to winning."


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Their faces told the whole story. Despite having played on par with Sweden for 90 minutes their was no satisfaction that could be taken off of the pitch at the Parc des Princes. With a 1-0 scoreline Canada had been defeated by Sweden in the Round of 16 at the Women's World Cup.
Whenever a team goes out of a World Cup early there is always a period in which those closest to the team diagnose what specific moments went wrong. Against Sweden the moment that sticks out the most is that of the penalty kick in the 65th minute. Although they were down a goal already, the opportunity to equalize could shift the balance of the match. With Christine Sinclair, one of the greatest goalscorers in soccer, on the pitch it seemed as if CANWNT were destined to level the score.
But a funny thing happened on the way to a tied game and possibly extra time: Sinclair didn't take the kick, Janine Beckie did. Beckie missed her penalty and while it is not fair to point the blame at either player (Beckie does have 25 goals for the senior national team) Canada did miss an opportunity to get back into the match.
The Sweden loss underscored what was a very strange tournament for Canada. Although they got results against New Zealand and Cameroon they never quite looked like the side that has made deep runs at both the World Cup and the Summer Olympics. Their loss against the Netherlands perhaps showed more of what they can do even though the result wasn't exactly desirable.
Canada's World Cup seems to point towards a changing of the guard within their roster. Fourteen players on their roster were under the age of 25 and four of their players were over the age of 30 which suggests that Head Coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller and the Canadian Soccer Association saw this tournament as an opportunity to give players more experience. That certainly happened with their back four of Kadeisha Buchanan, Shelina Zadorsky, Rebecca Quinn, and Lindsay Agnew becoming one of the top units in the world.
What will be interesting to see is how this integration works at the striker position ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics. Sinclair has already said she will be there but what will her role be? It is up to Moller and the Canadian staff to find the right role for her while also giving opportunities for younger players to shine. Tokyo has the possibility to be a big moment for CANWNT but they have to make the right moves to make it happen.


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Increased swelling or pressure, also known as compartment syndrome, is dangerous in that swelling can block blood supply to certain parts of the body. Our hands can be hypersensitive to this because they are smaller body parts and more easily affected, and can cause loss of function. This is usually fixed by creating a small incision to release the pressure.
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It's late July when after taking care of the various recommended health screenings, my friend Carolyn has a biopsy. She calls to tell me she's diagnosed with stage zero breast cancer.
Stage zero! Stage zero? What does this mean? In the course of our conversation I feel myself in repeat mode…Stage zero! Stage zero?
Diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS), she explains the cancer cells are contained. They've not spread outside of the ducts or lobules into surrounding breast tissue.
Carolyn, a visual artist, problem solves. Research, discipline and commitment are all part of the creative process in the studio. She now directs these well-honed skills towards creating balance in her health and wellness. She chooses to clean up her system. For Carolyn, this means going vegan.
She surrounds herself with an integrative medical team including her regular primary care physician who is a D.O. (internal medicine), a medical oncologist, a cancer surgeon, a plastic surgeon, a radiation oncologist, a naturopathic physician, a physical therapist, a lymphedema specialist and she brings in a licensed acupuncturist.
August 23 she undergoes a 5 1/2 hour surgery for stage zero breast cancer followed by a traditional course of radiation which she completes November 6th. Carolyn opts out of the 5 year hormone (suppressing) therapy that often follows radiation.
I photograph and outline her body the following Saturday afternoon. I return to my studio and Carolyn heads to the Grand Avenue Street Festival.
Carolyn is open about her medical history and consequently I know a fair amount…of interesting things. Her medical records are impressive. They are carefully organized with an object-like quality almost like the cut-outs she collects to work her drawings. Still, I never expected to draw her.
Back in the studio, it's been a while since I work out a full-scale human. In the interim I've learned much more about body organs and systems. And I crack the door and peek into microorganisms and the human microbiome. I am curious to see how the latter will enter the picture plane.
As I work, I recall a few years back, a conversation with Carolyn about the ileum (highlighted below ↓ in orange). It's a space in the small intestine where the body stores Vitamin B12. I'm fascinated that such an area exists. #thebodyamazing
Carolyn takes B12 regularly these days.
I lay out the structure as I consider the narrative of this new work. It is a very good time to talk about women's health and wellness.
A body human: portrait of the private and the public, the social and the biological.
Carolyn is an artist who lives in Phoenix, AZ. I know she'll appreciate me telling you she grew up in Washington, outside of Seattle. She is married to a good guy. Brian surprised (and impressed) me when he handed me an article about the benefits of cilantro.
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The Roanoke Times (circulation 97,000) has weighed in on the Virginia Tech controversy with an editorial defending the University's "diversity" policies and condemning NAS and FIRE as "conservative groups" that "overreacted." The RT editors promote the idea that when a campus official says the word "diversity," we should know he is endorsing the stuff that "enriches" the campus, "strengthens the educational mission," encourages "respect for and appreciation of differences."
Efforts to promote "diversity" can go "too far" say the editors, if they stifle free speech or impose quotas. But perish the thought that the Virginia Tech administrators would ever do that.
The editorial is an almost perfect specimen of contemporary political correctness, which adopts the tone of reasonable moderation to advance a very unreasonable and far from moderate position. A blogger named Jerry Fuhrman catches them out on this. Fuhrman came to our defense (and FIRE's) by pointing out that the Roanoke Times sets out a sorry caricature of our ideas. Furhman can see, as we trust many people can, that "diversity" these days has several conflicting meanings. It can mean the determination not to let racial barriers stand in the way of anyone's access to college or a job. NAS supports that kind of diversity. Or it can mean recognition that robust intellectual debate is at the heart of higher education. NAS supports that kind of diversity too.
Or "diversity" can mean the dogma that some "identity groups," by virtue of a history of oppression, should have privileged access to college admissions, appointments, and other services. NAS emphatically does not support diversity in that sense.
Virginia Tech is among a handful of institutions that are intent on adding one more meaning to this overworked word. The VT administrators this spring have launched an idea of "diversity" as a creed that the whole University—students, faculty, staff—must follow. The creed specifies that the pursuit of diversity has to be part of everything, including the evaluation of ideas. This is breathtaking and so absurd that we suspect that many people hearing it can't believe it means what it sounds like. It means that Professor X's idea isn't to be judged right or wrong until you know Professor X's skin color, chromosome content, or sexual orientation. It means that Student Y doesn't get a grade until the faculty member has taken into account Student Y's identity group.
Will faculty members at Virginia Tech submit to this silliness? Do President Steger and Provost McNamee simply mouth the increasingly radical slogans of the powerful VT "Diversity Committee" and the mysteriously under-qualified but enthusiastically identity-conscious dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Human Services, Sue Ott Rowlands—or do they really believe what they've been saying? Neither answer does them much credit.
It seems to me not very difficult to realize that "diversity" has become a code word—one that attempts to draw people in with the positive resonance of its first two meanings, and then attempts to sneak in the third meaning too, and sometimes the fourth. The editors at the Roanoke Times, however, don't seem to have much of that old journalistic investigative curiosity. "Diversity" is just diversity to them, and Virginia Tech should by all means "foster" it.
I have emailed a letter to the Roanoke Times as follows:
To the Editor,
Your editorial, "Foster Diversity at Virginia Tech," misrepresents the National Association of Scholars and our criticism of Tech's policies. We are not a "conservative group." NAS is an independent association that seeks to foster intellectual freedom and academic integrity. Our position on "diversity" is simple. We favor a university that is open to everyone. We fight against speech codes, group favoritism, and ideology masquerading as education.
Higher education these days is full of deceptive slogans. When someone says he favors "diversity," you need to ask what he means. Does he favor treating all people fairly? Or does he mean that some people are more equal than others? We took the time to figure out what the Virginia Tech administration is really doing. You ought to have done the same.
Peter Wood
National Association of Scholars
In truth, I suspect that the editors knew exactly what they were doing. We have entered an era of strange pretense, one in which many people have adopted a "let's pretend" view of reality. Let's pretend that ideological litmus tests are just occasional instances of someone taking a worthy principle a little "too far." Let's pretend that we can suspend intellectual standards as a fast-track way to a more "inclusive" campus and still offer a worthwhile education. Or, on a larger stage, let's pretend that we can double the number of students earning college degrees by 2020.
"Just pretend," or "hope," or whatever anodyne label we put on it, is a reckless basis for public policy. The citizens of Virginia deserve better from their public universities, if not from their banal newspapers.


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|YZ wrote on Tue, 18 January 2011 14:56
All of the above for free: meds, MRI, appointments, ultrasound, acupuncture, phys therapy, yoga, meditation etc and I even grabbed some free condoms on the way out of the state clinic here in S
Post by: Gio on January 18, 2011, 07:40:48 PM
Post by: YZ on January 18, 2011, 08:06:56 PM
Oh yes. When I was someone else's employee, part of my salary was discounted towards the state medical and welfare systems, and my employers also had to pay their part on top of that.
Now I am self-employed and I do, by my own choice, pay a monthly contribution towards our social security system (which includes health care).
Any deficits at the health care side are covered in the federal, state and municipal budgets; health care is considered here as one of the basic services that the government has to provide.
Now, before anyone thinks that we achieved perfection... no, the system is far from perfect and in several locations of the country it is actually a very poor service.
But here where I live it works, so I use it.
PS: in several locations in my city, the state provides free and open yoga, meditation, liam-gong classes/sessions (and other similar alternative medicine stuff) because those have been proved to reduce stress and prevent other ailments that cost much more to treat later on.
Post by: MagnetoSound on January 19, 2011, 03:49:04 AM
It is possible to be both progressive and economical.
Post by: Tidewater on January 19, 2011, 11:13:29 AM
Post by: YZ on January 19, 2011, 05:53:07 PM
Post by: Bubba#$%Kron on January 19, 2011, 08:17:38 PM
Post by: Tidewater on January 20, 2011, 12:53:36 AM
If you are sick, you are treated. I still fail to see the big problem, but I guess it's because I don't own a congressman.
This pre-existing condition thing has me thinking I should let my car insurance lapse, and then get new insurance that doesn't discriminate against pre-existing conditions.. but that isn't really insurance, that is just a sugar daddy..
"Thanks for calling GEICO! How can I help you today?"
"I wrecked my new Volt!"
"I am so sorry! Are you ok?"
"Yeah, I am fine, but it's totaled!"
"Can I get your policy number sir? We will get an agent right on that for you."
"I don't have a policy with you, yet."
You understand that, I am sure.
Do you want doctors, and medicine to feel the same pain as the record industry? Imagine illegal downloading of expensive services. What to do when the medical business goes suburban. Cancer treatment clinics in garages? Not literally, but again, an analogous pointer, no?
Imagine when the government is printing money to pay for everyone to have a boob job. Boob jobs will cost $95,000.00, everyone will have huge lopsided tits, and dollars will be worth about a penny.
It's amazingly cruel, but we weren't promised all these freebies in life. They are resources that are not at all like low fruit to be plucked by the basket.
20% of the population would have to be slaves working on a med farm.
Life is a bitch, and then we die. I haven't heard that since just before everyone lost their minds in this insane downward spiral we demanded from unqualified people.
Post by: Tidewater on January 20, 2011, 01:01:58 AM
I had a good run.
Post by: YZ on January 20, 2011, 01:23:06 AM
In your example, you as a client _knew_ that your car was wrecked.
In the case of someone's health, unless he/she had already been to a doctor and had exams done, how can he know that he has, say, stage II liver cancer?
And I respectfully disagree on pretty much everything else you wrote...
One thing is plastic surgery to reconstruct the face of a burn victim, a 'breast augmentation' is something else.
And I was talking about state clinics, not private enterprises charging whatever they want for whatever procedures they wanted to perform, needed or not, actually performed or not.
A doctor from the state judging which exams, procedures, meds and stuff the patient needs; if the needed procedure is rare and not available at the public health network, then a suitable private entity is chosen to perform it, under the state's supervision.
And as happened to me if I, the patient, am not happy with the doc's decision I can go back to the queue and try another doctor.
Post by: Bubba#$%Kron on January 20, 2011, 02:25:25 AM
why dont we charge $30 for one apple, just because "lifes a bitch man"!!!
what tiny percentage of the huge amounts of cash being spent on unneccisary foreign wars would actually just get people basic care. I dont see people angry about that money being spent!! But hey, as long as .007 percent of the population gets an extra summer house- its totally worth it!!!
Lets deny people with bad infections basic shit because we know when that thing grows big enough, we can really charge them a bunch of cash because they will have to or die. Hard working people who contribute so much to our world/country and dont get paid a lot for it should be blackmailed out of their life savings ,which they accumulated through HOURLY wages, just to get a basic operation!! If you are an artist at all in life, this would be your masterpiece!???!! Have fun with that man!!! I'm gonna go deny a starving person food and demand an extra ordinary amount of cash for it, tell them to come up with that ransom or "else"!! WTF?
Some one needs 15 extra rooms in their house for 2 people, while some one sharing a 1 room apartment with 5 people cant have basic anti-biotics? whats next?? poor people cant use the sidewalk either? some things are meant for all that only nature owns, at some point the monoply game of capitalism needs its small kinks worked out!!! It really would not even make that much of a difference in the giant system!!!
Post by: Bubba#$%Kron on January 20, 2011, 02:37:35 AM
Post by: KB_S1 on January 20, 2011, 06:30:49 AM
If you have the funds, private care is available too.
I always look at it from emergency scenario.
The question of funds and insurance should be the very last concern when someone is injured in an accident. Everyone in the country will potentially require emergency health care. To spread the costs throughout society is no bad thing.
Private pharmaceutical development is big money business. Some of the principles and practices are not very caring.
Post by: Jon Hodgson on January 20, 2011, 07:52:43 AM
Left to its own devices it optimizes for the profit of the vendors, that's it's natural state, and in addition without occasional shakeups you get false optimums, so it's not even perfect in that respect.
However the optimum for healthcare from a social and national economic perspective is the least amount of illness for the lowest expenditure.
Post by: bblackwood on January 20, 2011, 08:02:11 AM
Post by: ssltech on January 20, 2011, 08:12:25 AM
-But it got a bit weird at the end there!
Post by: Bubba#$%Kron on January 20, 2011, 10:44:35 AM
Post by: Tidewater on January 20, 2011, 02:55:14 PM
You should have seen the middle.
Post by: Tidewater on January 20, 2011, 03:00:26 PM
California is paying for sex changes here.. just sayin'...
In my example, there was a pre-existing condition. That is all that is important.
I don't want people to be denied care. They are not as it is now.. the conversation about what is really wrong has been subverted from the real issues, in my opinion.
Post by: YZ on January 20, 2011, 05:32:01 PM
Well, if the people of California, represented by their elected officials, believe that the state should pay for sex change surgeries but not offer basic universal health care... that's their option. What can I do? I don't vote there.
Hold your horses there... "that is all that's important"? Respectfully no. My point was that car insurance is different from health insurance and my OP was NOT about health _insurance_ but about State Health Care; the only pre-existing condition here is "are you ill? then we'll take care of you; if you're not ill, we won't".
Who defines if I am ill and what illness I have? The state doctor, to avoid private interests to interfere with proper care and administration.
Well, my OP was about my visit to the state clinic here in my underdeveloped third world country where people go to work by hopping from vine to vine, where monkeys and snakes roam the streets and whose main export is bananas (real 'explanation' of what Brazil is given by a 'developed' guy in another internet forum a couple of months ago).
TBH, a lot of fellow middle-class paulistas (that's Portuguese for 'citizen of S
Post by: Bubba#$%Kron on January 20, 2011, 05:34:53 PM
That would be on every news channel if that was true!! come on?!?!?!
Post by: DarinK on January 20, 2011, 05:59:57 PM
You're kidding here, right?
Post by: Tidewater on January 20, 2011, 07:24:20 PM
Be safe.
Post by: Jay Kadis on January 20, 2011, 09:00:53 PM
The main advantage of civilization is that we don't each have to do everything ourselves. I make use of it.
Post by: YZ on January 20, 2011, 10:32:55 PM
Wanna drive your car from NY to LA? Pave your own road, dammit, who says the government HAS to provide you with tarmac? Wanna drive on MY dime, you lazy-a$$? No way.
And why should _I_ pay school for that irresponsible bum who had 6 kids? I did my family planning and have ONE kid, I shouldn't pay for more than that.
I want my freedom!
So let's end now the political/ideological stuff, this thread was started by me to show how the public health system works here in my city...
Now, I'd like to hear from our fellow audio engineers in other countries how they go about getting a doctor's appointment in their state health systems.
I'd prefer first-hand reports: until I actually used the local public health care, I had the worst possible image of it.
I believe that if the forum members from all countries can see the various different approaches to public health care around the world as told by people they know from this forum it will be a great resource and provide good food for thought.
So, how about France, Germany, the UK, Canada, etc? Please let us know!
Post by: resolectric on January 21, 2011, 07:46:02 AM
Now were bankrupt so it's gone. There are traces of free but it now includes a tax (wich takes the free out of it) and some not-very-healthy care if you go to Public hospitals or clinics.
And be ready to wait for more than a year for surgery.
It's way too expensive to maintain such a benefit if you don't have oil being drilled somewhere.
So, yes, it was nice while it lasted.
Post by: Jon Hodgson on January 21, 2011, 08:14:28 AM
Tell that to the Cubans.
The reality is that in any country, the population on average pay X% for their healthcare, whether that is through private care (payed directly), state care (payed through taxes) or some combination of both.
The reality is also that systems which are founded on a socialist perspective (though details of implementation change, and may include components or lessons from the private sector), are, shocking as it may seem to those who worship capitalism, capable of providing considerably better value for money, so if you don't have oil being drilled that's the system you want.
The recent healthcare bill in the USA was I suspect a terribly wasted opportunity. Lots of people fought having one at all, probably even before it was announced (which may have led to it already being a messed up compromise).. wrong argument. The arguments should have been about WHAT system of public healthcare to bring in, not about whether you should keep the existing expensive, inefficient and also uncivilized system.
Other countries pay less than Americans, they're as healthy (if not healthier), and noone goes bankrupt because they contract an illness... what's not to like?
Post by: mgod on January 23, 2011, 04:01:11 PM
Mmmm.... Kool-Aid. So good with added sugar!
Post by: zakco on January 24, 2011, 02:41:43 AM
In Canada it basically works. The quality of care is not up to what is would be in a high priced, American "specialty" hospital, but from what I understand from talking to my family (they're ALL Americans) and friends is that it is considerably better than what the majority of americans are seeing. And most importantly, its thorough and affordable.
My father is currently recovering from 18 months of chemo and radiation after having a malignant tumor removed from his brain. He has received fantastic and timely care. No excessive waiting and NO CHARGE. None.
If you lined up 1000 canucks, you would be hard pressed to find one that wouldn't be happy/proud to have done their part to help him.
I don't think that Americans are fundamentally uncaring, but I do believe that there is a unique sickness in its society that heralds the "every man for himself" mentality as something to be proud of.
Watching the corporate media manipulate the least educated (and arguably the least fortunate) of its society to mobilize to fight social medicine in the form of pseudo patriotism is hard to take. What the teabaggers (sorry tidewater) don't seem to realize is that Rupert Murdoch (and the corporate criminals he operates on behalf of) are the very ones that benefit from your misguided anger. Meanwhile the middle class is systematically eroded.
Making health care a basic human right is NOT THE SAME AS COMMUNISM! You CAN have a free market economy AND a social safety net. The two need be mutually exclusive. If you've been taught otherwise, then you've been LIED TO. Repeatedly.
The fact that we're even having this conversation blows my mind...
Post by: Tidewater on January 24, 2011, 03:55:04 AM
Really? The truth probably is between us. You like me, you really like me.
Post by: YZ on January 24, 2011, 07:34:14 AM
Well Miles, I'm waiting for you to point to reliable sources of information that corroborate your statement that "the development of most modern treatment is funded by America".
In my understanding, "funded by America" means "paid for by the government of the USA", please enlighten me if that is not correct.
Post by: mgod on January 24, 2011, 12:00:39 PM
Or at least "truth-like".
As Colbert points out, for certain microcosms of mentality, it feels good to believe. And there are a number of for-profit concerns that make a lot of money by feeding beliefs like that. The US, after all, is a very special place. Far more special than anywhere else - so it must be true, because it feels so good, like a gun in the hand.
Post by: mgod on January 24, 2011, 12:03:43 PM
Yeah, but you're a Canadian, man - what do you know? Here in The Greatest Nation That Ever Was or Ever Will Be, we all know that any Canadian who denies hating his health care system or envying us ours is just lying for some ignorant patriotic purpose.
Post by: Berolzheimer on January 24, 2011, 12:49:24 PM
Yeah, & that 8 year ban on stem cell research really helped things along, didn't it?
Post by: DarinK on January 25, 2011, 05:04:19 PM
Post by: mgod on January 25, 2011, 05:12:51 PM


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Seeing the sights in New York City during the day is how many tourists like to spend their hours in the city, but there's something more magical when you explore the Big Apple at night. After all, New York is also known as "The City That Never Sleeps," so there's bound to be a lot of things to do once the sun goes down and the city streets light up.
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To make the best out of your visit, however, you need to ensure that you're staying in a hotel that's located near New York's best nightlife venues and attractions. For example, the Westgate NYC Hotel is on 42nd Street, which is a few blocks away from Bryant Park, Grand Central Station, and Madame Tussauds. When you're ready to hit the city, here are five things you need to do to make your night in New York City an unforgettable one:
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Going on a New York City tour at night has a lot of advantages. There's less traffic, popular attractions have less crowds, and you get to see the city in all its illuminated glory. Indeed, there are quite a few tour companies that have taken advantage of New York's evening offerings, providing travelers a different way to take in the city's sights.
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The Bachelor star Madi Prewett has been spending fairly a little bit of time with NBA participant Michael Porter Jr. currently— and a few followers are satisfied that there may be one thing severe between the 2.
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No Footprints with 4 Nights Upstream Cruise
- Accommodation on twin sharing basis as per the above mentioned Hotels OR Similar
- One time entrance of all Entrance fees at the Monuments/ National Park as per the itinerary.
- Yoga on the Deserted Island
- One Elephant & Jeep Safari in the Kaziranga National Park.
- Visit Remote Village on Brahmaputra River.
- Boat Safari on river Brahmaputra.
- Visit Mishing Tribal Village.
- Visit Majuli Island (Largest river island in the world)
- Monk Dance performance.
- Visit Sibsagar.
- Visit Shiva Dol (Temple) - The Tallest Shiva Temple.
- Lunch at Tea Garden.
Destinations Covered
Kaziranga National ParkThe haven of one-horned rhinos
A UNESCO World Heritage site, Kaziranga is famous as the abode of the one-horned rhinoceros. Made unique with a vibrant, well preserved and sustained ecology this park has a very versatile bio diversity which makes Kaziranga National Park a very important and popular tourist destination.
SivasagarImprints of Ahom Dynasty
Sivasagar, previously spelled Sibsagar, is a city in the Sivasagar District of Assam, about 360 kilometres northeast of Guwahati. It is the headquarters of the Sivasagar district. This city is surrounded by the Dehing rainforest, where the Dihing and Lohit rivers meet.
MajuliWorld's Largest Fresh Water Island
Mājuli or Majoli is a river island in the Brahmaputra River, Assam and in 2016 it became the first island to be made a district in India. It had an area of 880 square kilometres (340 sq mi) at the beginning of the 20th century, but having lost significantly to erosion it covers 352 square kilometres (136 sq mi) as at 2014. Majuli has shrunk as the river surrounding it has grown. Majuli is currently listed as the world's largest river island in the Guinness Book of World Records.
JorhatTea Capital of India
Jorhat is the cultural capital of Assam; home to the largest Tea research station, there are as many as 135 tea gardens in Jorhat.
Detailed Itinerary
Day 1
Arrive Guwahati | Drive to Kaziranga National Park : 211 kms | 5 hours drive
Kaziranga National Park
Arrive Guwahati & drive to Kaziranga National Park.
Kaziranga National Park is a protected area in the northeast Indian state of Assam. Spread across the floodplains of the Brahmaputra River, its forests, wetlands and grasslands are home to tigers, elephants and the world's largest population of Indian one-horned rhinoceroses. Ganges River dolphins swim in the park's waters. It's visited by many rare migratory birds, and gray pelicans roost near Kaziranga village.
On arrival check-in to the hotel.
Spend the evening at leisure.
Overnight at the Hotel (D)Accomodation
Day 2
Kaziranga | Silghat - Board MV Mahabaahu: Approx. 45 Kms/ 1.5 hour drive
Kaziranga National Park
We rise very early today and drive towards the Kaziranga National Park. The most prized inhabitant of Kaziranga is the Greater One-Horned Indian Rhinoceros, but the Park is home to as many as 180 different mammals including wild elephants, tiger, deer, Asiatic wild buffalo and a rich variety of birds.
We reach the Kohora Mihimukh range of the National Park and are ready to start our morning adventure; once-in-a-lifetime elephant-backed safari where we search for the elusive rhinoceros, tigers, swamp deer and hog deer and more and a large number of very interesting birds. The park never ceases to surprise us.
After relaxed breakfast, we drive on to Bagori, the Western Range of Kaziranga and get into the open jeeps for some more wildlife adventure and an extensive coverage of this magnificent park.
Later, return to the hotel, and in the afternoon check-out, and drive towards Silghat where we will be welcomed on-board MV Mahabaahu. We will be allotted the cabins and soon after start sailing towards Bishwanath Ghat as we enjoy a leisurely lunch and a relaxed afternoon.
We get into the excursion boats to reach the shores of Bishwanath Ghat. We walk through the village and are struck by the simplicity of life while the weaver women surround us with their silk and cotton weaves. We enjoy some happy interaction with them.
We return to the ship to enjoy an evening on a deserted island and then proceed for dinner.
NOTE: (Bonfire may be avoided if a suitable sandbank cannot be found or if we experience inclement weather conditions)
Overnight on board MV Mahabaahu (B, L, D)
Day 3
Boat Safari
Kaziranga National Park
This morning, enjoy a relaxed breakfast over a talk on 'The River Brahmaputra and the life that exists alongside'.
We proceed for the boat safari viewing roof turtles on protruding drift wood, water lizards, otters, elephants, wild buffaloes, rhinos, darters, herons, pied kingfishers, white throated kingfishers, serpent eagles and many more. (The sightings are determined by the weather conditions)
We return to the ship for hot lunch. This evening, we enjoy the Chef's Cooking Demonstration and sample the snacks. The evening on a deserted island with bonfire is always exclusive! We enjoy dinner on-board.
NOTE: (Bonfire may be avoided if a suitable sandbank cannot be found or if we experience inclement weather conditions)
Overnight on-board on MV Mahabaahu (B, L, D)
Day 4
Mishing Village
After Yoga and breakfast, we enjoy the sail towards the Mishing Village.
The Mishings live on the bank of river in 'Chang Ghars' -houses with raised platforms. All Mishing women are expert weavers. We can buy the ethnic colorful cotton weaves and indulge in a dhoti tying and Mekhela Chaadar wearing demonstration.
We return to the ship to enjoy a talk on 'Sibsagar and the Ahom civilization' and proceed to get ready for a Traditional Assamese evening.
Overnight on-board on MV Mahabaahu (B, L, D)
Day 5
MV Mahabaahu - Majuli Island and Sibsagar
After breakfast, we enjoy a talk on 'Majuli the seat of Neo - Vaishnav Culture' and then proceed in our excursion boats to the mainland. Here on, a drive takes us to a scenic corner of a Satra (Monastery) for an interesting cultural performance by Satriya singers and dancers.
Next, we proceed to Kamlabari Satra to witness the Vaishnavite priests dancing to the rhythm of cymbals, drums and chanting in the temple premise. The humble dwellings of the monks are a revelation of utmost simplicity.
We enjoy lunch on MV Mahabaahu as we sail towards Neamati Ghat.
Post lunch, we drive through the countryside to reach Sibsagar, the ancient city, built around a huge man made water tank ordered by the Ahom queen. A town that literally means 'the ocean of Lord Shiva'. We notice the district is strewn with the tell-tale ruins of a powerful empire of the Ahoms. Sibsagar was the capital of the Tai-speaking Ahoms who came in the 13th Century AD to the area from the north-east and were essentially of Tibeto-Burman origin.
The Shiva Dol, constructed in the year 1734 is believed to be one of the highest Shiva temple in India.
We visit Talatal or Kareng Ghar which was the palace of the Ahom Kings and after a leisurely stroll in and around the monument, we go on to Rang Ghar which was a place for hosting wrestling bouts and buffalo fights and other entertainment or important meetings of the Royals and their guests.
We return to MV Mahabaahu by sunset for the dinner.
Overnight on-board on MV Mahabaahu (B, L, D)
Day 6
MV Mahabaahu - Neamati Ghat - Jorhat & Departure : Approx. 35 kms/ 45 mins drive
We start the day with Yoga and/or go for a nature walk along the swamps to catch a sight of owls, aureoles, yellow footed green pigeons, changeable eagles, adjutant storks, quails, sea gulls hunting with the dolphins and pied kingfishers, swallows and martins diving to fish.
We have a relaxed breakfast. Disembark MV Mahabaahu & drive towards Jorhat. En route the airport we visit a Tea Estate for a relaxed afternoon where we enjoy a traditional Assamese lunch with the Tea-estate family to get a peep into the lifestyle of the families that have been involved in the tea business over a period of a century. Here we sip our beverages and indulge in tea tasting as we explore the lawns and proceed to enjoy a traditional Assamese cuisine.
We arrive at the Rowriah Airport in Jorhat a couple of hours before the flight schedule and bid adieu to the land of Ahoms.
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Executive Room
|Kaziranga National Park
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|Kaziranga National Park
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Superior Cabin
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Superior Cabin
|MV Mahabaahu
Superior Cabin
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- Accommodation on twin sharing basis as per the above mentioned Hotels OR Similar
- Meal Plan: As specified above
- One time entrance of all Entrance fees at the Monuments/ National Park as per the itinerary.
- Yoga on the Deserted Island
- One Elephant Safari in the Kaziranga National Park.
- One Jeep Safari in the Kaziranga National Park.
- Visit Remote Village on Brahmaputra River.
- Boat Safari on river Brahmaputra.
- Visit Mishing Tribal Village.
- Visit Majuli Island (Largest river island in the world)
- Monk Dance performance.
- Visit Sibsagar.
- Visit Shiva Dol (Temple) - The Tallest Shiva Temple.
- Lunch at Tea Garden.
- Land transport by exclusive using Air Conditioned Vehicle.
- All applicable government taxes.
- Expense of personal nature like laundry, telephone/fax calls, internet, imported wines & spirits, camera/video camera fee at monuments/National Park, medical expenses, Salon/massages, etc.
- Any Insurance.
- Any further tax levied by the government of India.
- Evacuation charges in case of medical emergencies, insurance is available on request.
- Expenses caused by factors beyond our control like rail and airplanes delays, roadblocks, vehicle malfunctions, political disturbances, taxes, lost luggage, etc.
- Any tipping
- Any other services not mentioned in the inclusions.
- Supplement of peak period from 20th December 2020 till 10th January'21 will be advised on booking request for that period.


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Broncs clinch MAAC Tournament berth during final homestand
By Carlos Toro
The volleyball team started its final regular season road trip with a pair of losses, but the Broncs have won their last two games and punched their tickets to the MAAC Tournament for the second year in a row.
The Broncs (15-13, 9-7 MAAC) defeated Iona on the road on Nov. 2 and Saint Peter's at Alumni Gym on Nov. 6.
Head Coach Christopher Feliciano said qualifying for the MAAC Tournament is a testament to how far the program has come.
"It's a very different feel from last year," Feliciano said. "Last year, we started out hot and we kind of fell apart at the end. This year's team has done the complete opposite. We struggled at the beginning, but the kids have not given up. The team is more positive and engaged and they have developed well."
Rider needed a herculean effort to defeat Iona (5-22, 3-11 MAAC). The Gaels won the first two closely contested sets of the match.
The Broncs got off to a good start in the third set. After a 5-4 start to the set, Rider then went on a 9-2 scoring run to get a comfortable lead. The Broncs did not look back, winning the third set 25-17.
The offensive onslaught continued from Rider in the fourth set. Rider had a 12-3 lead to kick off the set. The Broncs kept their lead strong, finishing the set with a 25-16 victory. The fifth and final set was a lot more competitive early on. With the score tied at five, sophomore right-side hitter Hailey Riede's kill jumpstarted a 5-0 run in which Rider took care of business and completed the comeback with a 15-8 fifth set victory.
Riede led the Broncs with 12 kills and junior setter Veronica Koval had 42 assists in the win. It was the second time this season Rider came back from a 2-0 set deficit and won the match.
Against Saint Peter's (0-20, 0-15 MAAC), Rider had far less trouble getting the win. The Broncs had a clean sweep against the Peacocks, winning three sets by scores of 25-18, 25-13 and 25-17.
The third set had the Broncs put its entire starting team on the bench as the second unit came in and still delivered a solid performance. Feliciano was satisfied with the performance of several of the players that came off the bench.
"There were a lot of positives [against Saint Peter's]," Feliciano said. "We got an opportunity to get a lot of people to showcase what they've been doing."
Junior libero Emma Aldaya also moved into second place all-time in career digs at Rider. She finished with 11 digs in the game and now has 1,584 career digs.
"We've really focused on playing one match at a time," Aldaya said. "We just have to know that every touch matters, whether it's in practice or in a game. Everything we do contributes to everything we've done."
Rider will finish the regular season at home against Siena (9-16, 8-7 MAAC) on Nov. 12 and against Marist (11-15, 10-5 MAAC) on Nov. 13. The Broncs will be competing in the first round of the MAAC Tournament on Nov. 18. Feliciano is very confident in the team's chances at making a run in the MAAC Tournament.
"We have 13 kids that believe in us, that believe in our system," Feliciano said. "I can't say enough about our kids that have worked tremendously hard. The team camaraderie is great. I think we have a team that can win a match in the MAAC Tournament."


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A Tale of Kitty's Tail (and Video)| by Linda Brendle
Published in the Rains County Leader on July 31, 2018:
Kitty plays favorites – she's definitely partial to David and spends much more time with him than she does with me. That's not really news, but it continues to be a source of disappointment to me – most of the time.
In the last several months, she has begun to warm up to me more. She sometimes rubs against my legs and then stands with her left rear foot on top of my left foot. I'm not sure exactly what that means, but she does it to David frequently, and it seems to imply some sort of ownership. She's also allowing me to pet her more, and she sometimes asks me for attention, especially when we first get home in the afternoon. If she's awake when we arrive, she greets us from the chair by the front door, pushing her head against any part of us she can reach, especially if it's a hand. She used to save this kind of affection for David, but now I'm included as well.
Another new bid for attention involves my rolling computer stand and the TV table that has become one of her favorite napping places. Because of spatial limitations, the tables are close to each other, and the "mouse ledge" of the computer stand overlaps the edge of the TV table by several inches. When Kitty is lying on her TV table, she rests her head on the computer stand. This is no problem at all except when I'm using my mouse, and Kitty decides she needs my attention. Sometimes she tries to take the mouse out of my hand, and since she doesn't always remember to sheath her claws, this can be painful for me. Other times she will put her paw on my hand and give that I-know-you-want-to-pet-me look. My typical response is to rub just above her eyes with one finger. She likes that until she doesn't, and then she bites me.
For quite some time, one of Kitty's favorite places to lie has been the back of the sofa where David usually sits. It's high enough to allow her to look down on her loyal subjects, and it's close to David. It's also fun to dig between the cushions and the back of the couch unless, of course, David has the spray bottle close at hand to give her a squirt for scratching the furniture. Lately, she has been spending some time on the back of the love seat where I sit. Her favorite place is right behind me. That puts her in the perfect spot to swish her tail and whop me upside my head. Who knew a fluffy tail could pack such a wallop.
Occasionally, instead of lying lengthwise along the back, she lies across it so she can look out the window better. She scoots her backside down until she's sitting on my shoulder. It's nice and cozy, and she allows me to lay my head against her like a pillow from time to time. Thankfully, she chooses the left shoulder instead of the sore one, and I enjoy the closeness – until, that is, she swishes her tail. Then, instead of hitting me in the ear, she gets me in the face. Oh well. I guess since I'm number two in her affections, I have to take what I can get, even if it seems like I'm getting the bad end of the deal.


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New council promises to deliver results
Promises of living up to citizens' expectations and gratitude-filled opening statements dominated the swearing-in ceremony for the newly elected City Council.
Tuesday marked the start of a new era in Corpus Christi as four City Council members and Mayor Dan McQueen assumed their roles after the November general election.
Four council members, Michael Hunter, Carolyn Vaughn, Lucy Rubio and Rudy Garza, won their re-election bids.
"It's a great challenge that we've got going and I look forward to moving ahead," said District 4 Councilman Greg Smith. "The time for talking has gone and the time for working has started."
Most of the opening remarks from councilmembers centered on thanking God, their families and campaign teams, and sharing hope-filled visions for the next two years.
Ben Molina, who beat incumbent City Councilman Brian Rosas for the district 2 seat, said it was a "new day" in Corpus Christi. At-large City Councilwoman Paulette Guajardo likened Tuesday to "starting your new job of your dreams."
"We hope that 24 months from now you'll come back and say, 'job well done,' " At-large Councilman Joe McComb said.
Mayor Dan McQueen, who bested former-Mayor Nelda Martinez for the job, joined many of the others in thanking the previous council and city leaders that preceded them while promising efficiency from the dais.
He added that he and Martinez have spoken "almost daily" since the election as he prepared to take over the city's top elected position.
"The leadership before us has succeeded in creating the foundation of our city," McQueen said. "We'll have different visions and we'll have different processes, but all of us, our concern is the citizens of Corpus Christi."


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Becoming a climate-resilient green economy: planning for climate compatible development in Ethiopia
Ethiopia has emerged as one of Africa's champions in responding to the implications of climate change. This is demonstrated by the strong commitment shown by the country's political leadership on the issues. Much of this commitment has been driven by the impacts of climatic events in Ethiopia, mainly the drought episodes that have hit the country since the early 1970s. These experiences have contributed to the widespread understanding that climate change can have severe consequences, and has the potential to hold back economic progress and reverse the gains made in Ethiopia's development. Although climate change poses significant threats, the international response – especially capacity-building and climate finance initiatives – offers considerable opportunities for poor countries like Ethiopia to leapfrog to adopting green technologies. Recognising this, Ethiopia has actively pursued sustainability objectives as part of its overarching national development plans, namely the first and second Growth and Transformation Plans, which cover the periods 2010–2015 and 2016–2020 respectively. This working paper documents Ethiopia's lessons from the study 'Lesson learning from national climate compatible development planning', which aimed to capture and share institutional experiences of climate compatible development, and provide recommendations for the future.


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Back in July we looked at the Pirates of the Caribbean and Transformers franchises as examples of when the filmmakers have apologised for the quality of previous instalments before the release of the latest film in the series. We wanted to see if the apologies affected the reception of the new films, both in critical acclaim and at the box office.
Because Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides was still in cinemas at the time we could only look at opening weekend gross to gauge the success of the films (taken from Box Office Mojo). This figure was plotted alongside the "freshness" (aggregated critic score) for each film from Rotten Tomatoes to see whether the quality of the film had improved as promised by the film-maker. The original conclusion was that opening weekend box-office continues to decline after the apology with the critics score either continuing to decline or increasing, but not to the heights of the original series.
It looked like saying sorry and admitting your film was bad didn't work, but things have changed…
Pirates of the Caribbean
The second and third films in the Pirates series were dubbed as confusing by viewers and cast alike, Johnny Depp then promised the fourth film would be more fun and much less confusing. Did they follow through and make a better film, and did this make for a better box office? This time we've included Worldwide Lifetime Gross and the Audience Freshness from Rotten Tomatoes, determined by user (rather than critic) ratings.
The first thing to notice is that the general public are a lot more friendly when it comes to rating the films, with none of the original trilogy slipping below 70% fresh. More importantly, despite the quality of the films continuing to decline (as agreed by critics and fans) the total box office went back up after Depp had promised them a better film. We can't prove causality, but we can wildly speculate!
After the second Transformers film came out the critics were falling over each other to pan the sequel and were soon followed by both its lead actor Shia LaBeouf and director Michael Bay. Megan Fox also had plenty to say but was then swiftly removed from the franchise. LaBeouf and Bay did not leave the series, instead they both promised that the third film would be better than its two predecessors and that they had learnt from their mistakes.
While the general audience may have felt that the quality of the films fell after the apologies, the critics were much more forgiving. If critics are to be believed the third Transformers film was much better than the second; not only had Bay and LaBeouf promised a better film, they had delivered. The promise of a better film combined with a film that was indeed an improvement led to a huge increase in total box office gross.
In Conclusion
Using that ability to wildly speculate, we can say that confessing to a lacklustre film and pledging to make a superior follow-up feature will give audiences confidence in your franchise and help you out at the box office. What really seems to help however, is following through on your promise. Both franchises suffered a drop in their opening weekend takings but by actually making a better Transformers film, Michael Bay was able to give the total box office a big increase.
The moral of the story kids; say sorry and keep your promises.


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Anderson Quigley are delighted to have supported Camden & Islington NHS Foundation Trust in the appointment of two Associate Non-Executive Directors; Claud Williams and Dani Saadu.
Claud Williams graduated with a degree in Sport Management in 2012 from Loughborough University. He then went on to create several very successful creative projects and flourishing businesses. His current venture, Dream Nation, is a practical personal development platform, which blends artificial intelligence with psychology and creativity to develop revolutionary learning and coaching experiences. Additionally, Claud also provides marketing and branding consultations for businesses and non-profits.
Dani Saadu is Global Head of People Development at Collinson and is a passionate learning and development professional. With a track record in developing and implementing global L&D strategy, development programmes and interventions, he has a strong focus on ensuring that L&D concepts and theories are translated into practical and sustainable programmes. He has 12 years' experience in L&D in pharma, retail and travel.
The Associate Non-Executive Director (Associate NED) role is used successfully in the NHS to support Board succession strategy and achieve a balance of Board level skills. The Associate NED role is a 'step up' role aimed to attract potential Non-Executive Director candidates who do not yet have (sufficient) Board-level experience, or currently do not have the required availability – but have the ability and potential to succeed in a Trust Board-level role.
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The following items have been addressed in the application maintenance update:
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Passenger Designated Responsible Party is Added to Count on Calendar
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Customize the airport and custom hours at specific airports through the airport directory. Set whether info, warning or critical, so the information is available at the trip level or flags accordingly based on the itinerary details.
Airport Classification
An operation can create airport categories in Airports > Classifications. These categories are defined by the operation. After created, select the classification on the airport in the airport directory. This allows an operation to automatically display airport classification among documents like a trip sheet for the crew members.


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Difference in Differences Analysis in Antitrust: What Does it Really Measure?
10 Pages Posted: 7 May 2007
Date Written: May 4, 2007
Merger retrospectives often use a difference in differences (DID) approach to measure the price effects of mergers. As used in these studies, this approach implicitly assumes that the price in the control market fully controls for supply and demand shocks in the treatment market if the two markets experience the same demand and supply shocks. In this paper, we first show that this is only true if the parameters that determine how supply and demand shocks affect price are the same in the two markets. We then show that in many plausible circumstances the DID approach could either overestimate or underestimate the price effects of a merger.
Keywords: merger retrospectives
JEL Classification: L1,L4,K21
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LAKE BALBOA, Calif. (KABC) -- A tearful vigil was held Saturday as friends said goodbye to Detwon Harris, who was shot and killed on a Metro bus in Lake Balboa during a vicious shooting spree last week.
"This is insane. It doesn't make any sense, I am at a loss for words," said Harris' friend, Christopher Butler.
They gathered with flowers and candles at the Orange Line's Woodley Station, where the shooting occurred on July 25.
Harris was on a bus when he was killed during an apparent random shooting, the fourth victim in a series of shootings throughout the San Fernando Valley during a roughly 12-hour span.
Gerry Dean Zaragoza allegedly first shot and killed his father and brother and wounded his mother at an apartment in Canoga Park. He then allegedly killed an acquaintance at a gas station in North Hollywood.
Police say he eventually ended up in Lake Balboa, where he reportedly walked onto the bus and shot Harris in the head. It doesn't appear there was any connection between the two, and witnesses said there was no interaction or provocation before the shooting.
"He was an amazing man, as you can see by the diversity of people that are there. So many, everybody loved him, everybody loved him," the victim's friend, Breann Bonnell said.
Harris' friends say he was a recovering addict who had finally turned his life around. They say he fought hard for what was the most important thing in his life: His son.
"He was finally getting his life together and doing the things that he needed to do, and he had his son back in his life, and I mean he was a proud dad and he worked really hard to get where he was with his son," said Harris' friend, Christine Hale.
His friends said they will be in Harris' son's life in any way they can.
Zaragoza is being held without bail and may make his first court appearance Monday.


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People drive cars, so there needs to be places for them to park. Development standards in practically every American community require developers and property owners to provide specific amounts of parking for new construction. Most Americans believe they deserve a good parking spot wherever they go. A century of intense marketing from the car industry has resulted in a culture that associates driving with personal freedom, and that promise of freedom doesn't mean much if you can't park in front of your destination—right?
But any closer examination of development patterns and practices calls this popular assessment of parking policy into question. We think we build parking because people drive, but in fact it's the reverse: more people drive because we build too much parking. A 2016 study used rigorous statistical methods to confirm that in American cities, the parking comes first, then the driving. In other words, by requiring large amounts of parking, local governments encourage more people to drive, which then leads to the conclusion that we need to build more parking. It's a downward spiral.
In fact, it's even worse. Requirements for off-street parking result in buildings that are more spread out. Often, more space is taken up by parking lots than by buildings. The result is greater distances between destinations, which makes it harder to walk, bike, or take the bus. Current parking policies not only encourage more people to drive—in some ways they require it.
In fact, the demand for parking is so deeply ingrained in modern American life that minimum parking standards have even escaped our growing political polarization, often unifying liberals (who view it as part of well-regulated, orderly development) and conservatives (who normally oppose regulations like this, but really want a place to park their cars).
But the cost of minimum parking requirements is high. These requirements add a significant amount to the cost of building housing and stores, which contributes to our affordable housing crisis and increases the price of retail goods. They cause us to pave over more and more land, destroying habitat and increasing polluted runoff. And they cause more driving, which is the biggest and one of the fastest growing sources of greenhouse
gas emissions in the country.
It's time to overturn the political and cultural consensus we inherited from the twentieth century and get rid of minimum parking standards. New development should be required to provide alternative transportation amenities—such as sidewalks, bike racks, and bus passes—and provide parking only for those who truly need it—such as people with disabilities. Our communities and our climate will both be better off.


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Fox 9 news anchor Heidi Collins leaves station
KMSP Fox 9 anchor Heidi Collins has left the station, the Star Tribune reports.
Collins co-anchored the 9 p.m. news with Jeff Passolt for three years, as well as Fox News at 5.
Before that, she worked for eight years at CNN as an anchor and reporter.
"It has been gratifying to contribute to the success of Fox 9 during these three years," Collins said in a statement Friday. "However, I have decided to explore new opportunities. I am blessed to have several opportunities both in television and global business to pursue. Neither of which will be without my continued non-profit work of 17 years supporting our brave troops and their families."
Collins, who is a Minnesota native and graduated from Mounds View High School, made the announcement while on vacation. She last appeared on the air July 29.
Fox 9 has not yet named a replacement, and a station spokesperson said a variety of people will fill in until a new anchor is found, the Star Tribune says.
Collins' exit follows the departure of Fox 9 general manager Bill Dallman, who left the station at the end of May to become vice president of News at Fox Sports One in Los Angeles.


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The NHS Borders President and CEO have warned of complacency after news that the health council is showing "financial progress".
Last week it was revealed that NHS Borders had moved to Stage 3 of the Scottish Government's performance escalation framework.
Posted on June 10, NHS Borders is one of six health boards that are currently at stage 3 or higher in the framework.
The region's board of health was previously in step 4 of the âfinancial management and positionâ framework, but has now been lowered.
NHS Borders will receive "tailor-made support" at this point, the government website says.
In a joint statement, NHS Borders President Karen Hamilton and Managing Director Ralph Roberts said: 'As part of their normal review process, the Scottish Government has recognized the progress made in the NHS Borders in over the past 2 years. and reduced our escalation levels to:
Step 2 for governance, leadership and culture
Step 3 for financial standing and financial management
âThis reflects the hard work of staff across the organization and the board is grateful for this work and commitment.
"However, we must not be complacent, especially when it comes to finance where there is still considerable work to be done to achieve financial sustainability and we must continue to show progress.
âWe recognize that this work will be difficult, especially as we continue to deal with the impact that the pandemic has had and continues to have on our services.
âWe welcome the tailor-made support program that will be underway by the Scottish Government as it will provide ongoing support and review.
âOn behalf of the Board of Directors, we would like to thank our staff for their hard work and dedication which was recognized in this decision. "
A report produced by Audit Scotland for 2019/20 said NHS Borders was struggling to become 'financially balanced', with the health council needing £ 8.3million in 'brokerage' from the Scottish government 'in order to 'balance your revenue budget' for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2020.
In response to the report, NHS Borders said that âFinancial plans for 2021/22 and beyond are currently being prepared and this will include an assessment of additional costs and potential opportunities resulting from the impact of the pandemic on the NHS in Scotland â.
According to the government website, Stage 3 for the NHS borders means it is "considered to require a higher level of support and oversight from the Scottish Government and other high level external support".
Step 3 means that a formal recovery plan will be agreed with the Scottish government, relevant government directors 'engaged with CEO and management team'.
Other stage 3 health boards are: NHS Ayrshire & Arran (financial management and position); NHS Highland (financial management and position, leadership and governance culture, mental health performance); NHS Lothian (mental health performance); and NHS Tayside (mental health performance).
Meanwhile, the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is in stage 4 due to 'QEUH & RHC (infection control and related issues)'.
The government website states: âThe decision to move a board to Stage 3 is made by the Board of Health and Social Services Management (HSCMB) which may be motivated by awareness of a known weakness. or the identification of an increasing level of risk in relation to a particular advice. Regarding step 4, the decision rests with DG Health and Social Protection, where consideration of the board's position in escalation would normally be motivated by the fact that a board no " has not implemented the corrective actions agreed in step 3 or the identification of significant weaknesses considered to present an acute risk to financial viability, reputation, governance, quality of care or patient safety .


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Adding a Spatial Module Centrus Database Resource
Whenever you install a new database resource or modify an existing database resource you must define it in Management Console in order for it to become available on your system. This procedure describes how to install or modify a Spatial Module database resource for a Centrus database. Centrus data is used by the Closest Site and Point in Polygon stages.
- If you haven't already done so, install the database files on your system. For instructions on installing databases, see the Spectrum™ Technology Platform Installation Guide.
- In Management Console, go to .
- Click the Add button to create a new database or select an existing database resource then click the Edit button to change it. You can also create a new database resource by copying an existing one, by clicking the Copy button .
- If you are creating a new database, enter a name for the database resource in the Name field. The name can be anything you choose. If you creating a new database by copying an existing one, rename the default name as needed. You cannot modify the name of an existing database resource, because any services or jobs that reference the database resource by its original name would fail.
Change the Pool Size value if needed, by specifying the maximum
number of concurrent requests you want this database to handle.
Note: This setting represents the number of threads on the components that are listening for service requests from the Spectrum™ Technology Platform or executing a Spatial Module stage (that is, the maximum number of managed connections). Every web service request enters Spectrum from the platform and is passed to the components. The default value of 4 can be increased to accommodate greater request loads. A pool size that matches the number of CPUs is recommended. The maximum setting should not go above twice the number of the CPU core; for example, on a 4 CPU machine the combined number of threads for all services should not exceed 8. Performance tests should be run with various settings until optimal performance is achieved for the usage.
- In the Module field, select Centrus.
- In the Type field, select Centrus Database Resources.
- In the Path field, click the Browse button to select the full path to the Centrus database file. This file must have a .gsb or .txb extension.
In the Cache Size field, select the amount of memory to use to cache
data. In general, the larger the cache the better the performance. The options
- None—Do not cache data.
- Medium—Use up to 5 MB of memory to cache data. Use this setting if there is a small amount of memory available for caching.
- Large—Use up to 20 MB of memory to cache data. Use this setting if you are processing a large number of records.
- Huge—Use up to 100 MB of memory to cache data. Use this setting if you are processing a large number of records.
Click Save. If you select the new database resource from the list
and click the Edit button , you will see this information:
- Name—The name you have given the database. This is the name to use when referencing this database from a stage or service.
- Path—The location of the database file.
- Cache size—The amount of memory to use to cache data from this database.
- Feature Type—Indicates the type of spatial data contained in the database (Points, Polygons, or Lines). Points databases can be used with the Closest Site and Point In Polygon stages. Polygon databases and Line databases can be used with Point In Polygon.
- Buffered—Indicates whether or not the database supports buffering, which is a Point in Polygon feature that allows you to define areas that are close to the edge of a point, polygon, or line.


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The 7 Levels of Perspective: How Do You See the World? Introduction to the 7 Levels
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One of my absolute favorite quotes is by artist and author Alice Walker. Before we go into the actual quote and its meaning, let's first take a quick look at this amazing gal's life. Alice Walker, most famous for her book The Color Purple, is an African American woman who grew up during the Jim Crow laws. If you're not familiar with these laws, they were state and local laws to enforce segregation in the South. One of the most unfortunate results of these laws was that black