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3 bedrooms | 3 bathrooms | sleeps 6
Set in the heart of the small, country village of Ventenac-Cabardès, close to Carcassonne, this is a fully restored family home offering 3 bedrooms and a private garden and heated pool.
Lovely setting amongst the rolling countryside and vineyards with a grocery shop only 50m from the property for supplies / bread. Famous Canal du Midi is close-by with its shaded tow-paths and waterside restaurants. Shops, restaurants and supermarket just 5 minutes away in nearby Pennautier.
Carcassonne, the capital of the Aude region, has the largest walled medieval fortress and city in Europe and is a major tourist destination in the summer. Many movies about the Crusaders and medieval knights were filmed there, including the movie Robin Hood staring Kevin Costner. Restaurants and shops selling local goods fill the ancient Cité.
Renovated living accommodation over three floors; ground floor with fully-fitted and equipped kitchen. Living room with flat-screen TV and Wi-Fi internet.
Three bedrooms, all with ensuite bathrooms.
Air-conditioning throughout.
Lawned garden with dining terrace and BBQ.
Heated pool 8m x 4m with shallow area with steps and built-in jacuzzi.
Pool-side shower and sun terrace with loungers.
Table tennis and bikes.
Games room with pool table, table football and TV.
Jacuzzi and sauna. Exercise bike, treadmill and weights machine.
Accommodation details
Entrance hall.
Kitchen with dining table and chairs. Flat-screen TV, dishwasher, fridge freezer, microwave, coffee machine, hob and oven.
Utility room with washing machine, dryer and sink.
Living room with with sofas and armchair. Large fireplace, large flat-screen TV, DVD player.
Wi-Fi internet.
Doors to terrace and garden.
Separate WC with hand basin.
Stairs to 1st floor;
Bedroom 1, double with flat-screen TV. Ensuite bathroom with WC, bath / shower and hand basin.
Bedroom 2, double (or two singles) with flatscreen TV. Ensuite bathroom with WC, Italian shower and hand basin.
Stairs to 2nd floor;
Bedroom 3, double with flat-screen TV and Juliet balcony. Ensuite bathroom with WC, shower and hand basin.
Mature garden with lawned areas.
Covered dining terrace with table and chairs for 6. BBQ.
Heated pool 8m x 4m.
Shallow area with steps and built-in jacuzzi.
Pool-side shower.
Sun terrace with loungers.
Table tennis.
4 bikes available.
Separate access to garden games room.
Table football, pool table and TV. Jacuzzi and sauna. Exercise bike, treadmill and weights machine.
Shower room with WC and hand basin. Fridge and sink.
Gated driveway and parking for several cars.
Free municipal tennis court 150m.
Calendar 2022 2023
Rental Rates
|Changeover dayChg. over
|Minimum stayMin. stay
|27 Aug 01 Oct
|€ 1,450
|01 Oct 31 Dec
|4 nights
|€ 129
|€ 900
|31 Dec 25 Feb
|4 nights
|€ 129
|€ 900
|25 Feb 29 Apr
|4 nights
|€ 158
|€ 1,100
|29 Apr 13 May
|7 nights
|€ 208
|€ 1,450
|13 May 24 Jun
|€ 1,450
|24 Jun 02 Sep
|€ 2,495
|02 Sep 30 Sep
|€ 1,450
|30 Sep 30 Dec
|4 nights
|€ 129
|€ 900
|Refundable security bond
|€ 500
Tourist Tax
Where applicable, Pure France is required to collect and remit local government tourism taxes on behalf of our property owners. These taxes are calculated and collected from guests at the time of booking. Pure France then remits collected taxes to the applicable tax authority on the property owners' behalf.
The property is located in the small village of Ventenac-Cabardès, amongst lovely countryside, close to the famous Canal du Midi and Carcassonne (10 km). The village has a grocery shop (approximately 50 metres from the property).
Nearby Pennautier (4 km) with magnificent château and restaurant, bakery and supermarket.
Carcassonne, the capital of the Aude region, has the largest walled medieval fortress and city in Europe and is a major tourist destination in the summer. Many movies about the Crusaders and medieval knights were filmed there, including the movie Robin Hood staring Kevin Costner. Restaurants and shops selling local goods fill the ancient Cité and on Bastille Day, July 14, the fireworks are the most spectacular in all of France.
Beautiful countryside for walking or hiking. Canal du Midi with its shady tree-lined tow-path ideal for cycling and long waterside lunches at local auberges and restaurants. Many historic sites to see including the famous Cathar trail.
Ventenac-Cabardès, Aude, Occitanie, France
Customer Reviews [11]
Bullens and Townsends - Helsby, UK
This has been our first villa holiday and you have certainly spoilt us for the future! We don't know how Maison Albarels could be bettered. You have done a fantastic job in converting your old family home into such a lovely villa.
Many thanks for your hospitality, especially your wine and juice on arrival and your lovely cherries - and also for trying to sort out the TV for us to watch the World Cup in English... Even if England were rubbish!
We loved Carcassonne - we went once by car and once by walking along the Canal du Midi at Pezens. Also Château Pennaultier - a mini Versailles - was impressive and helpful staff in the restaurant / shop. Special mention to the lovely lady in the shop next door, always smiling and helpful even if our French was a bit limited!
Frank, Joan, Lynda and Ted
Thank you for providing your guests with such a lovely environment for their vacation.
We have had a most enjoyable week using all the excellent facilities. Au revoir.
Turnbulls - Edinburg and London
We would recommend eating at L'Ambrosia in Pezens, La Bergerie at Aragon and the restaurant at Le Château de Pennautier (quite local). Narbonne was a pleasant surprise (including its plage) for a day trip.
Bracknells and Louhouts - Sheffield, UK
We had a really pleasant holiday in the villa and enjoyed the swimming pool and the view from the garden in particular.
The air-conditioning is fantastic!
We found the bedrooms large and spacious and appreciated the fact that they were all ensuites.
Thank you!
Lynn and David - Cornwall, UK
Had a wonderful holiday with good friends as usual. Freat area with lots to see. Recommend the Moulin à papier for an interesting visit - beautiful area. Love the views from this villa. Thank you.
Pools - Cambridge, UK
Thank you so much for your hospitality. The view is fantastic. We have had a lovely relaxing week. Carcassonne and Castelnaudary were lovely. We had fantastic day in the Pyrénées and Andorra. Despite the rain when we arrived, the weather has been sunny and warm. Au revoir!
Ward family - Bristol, UK
Many thanks for your kindness, we loved the figs, wine et the apple pie. The pool was very nice and the house perfect. Thank you for this fabulous fortnight!
Recommended trips with children: Narbonne and Gruissan beach, aerospace Museum in Toulouse, at least 2 trips to Carcassonne, Perpignan worth the drive, Saturday market in Carcassonne.
Byletts - Kent, UK
Superb week. Thank you warmly.
Lac de Cavayère, a favorite! Carcassonne city, excellent... Bram-Motor boats, fun! Horse-ridding... Looking foreword to a relax when we get home.
Lovely house, gardens beautiful, pool and vélos superb. Great memories to take back. Thank you again.
Cotton-Wilcox family
Wonderful house, pool and garden. The weather was perfect and we really have enjoyed our stay.
Briggs Family - Staffordshire, UK
We have had such a wonderful holiday in your wonderful house. We've thoroughly enjoyed the pool and the fresh toys! Thank you ever so much as well for the wine and cakes which were lovely. We wish you all the best and hope to return to France soon!
Fitzgerald family - Malaga, Spain
The house was very comfortable and the facilities were great it made a good centre for touring the area so we would be happy to recommend the house to anyone else.
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For our first trip of 2017 we decided to take a trip to Texas. We flew into Dallas on a Saturday afternoon. Upon arrival we immediately headed south. Our destination for the night was Austin. We went south on I-35 before getting off near the city of Milford. We continued another five miles and entered Hill County near the city of Mertens. In town we headed east on Highway 22, went about one mile, then crossed into Navarro County. From there we turned around and went back.
We then headed towards Waco. As we traveled down Highway 31 we got off to try and pick up Limestone County. According to Google Maps there was a parallel road that ran by Highway 31. And there was. But it was a dirt road through a field. And unfortunately it ended before we reached the county line. Google Maps had failed us. We doubled back and found an alternate route – through another field and a very rickety wood bridge. But we crossed over. No county left behind!
After leaving Limestone County we got back on the highway. And it was a straight shot to our hotel, the Homewood Suites by Hilton in Austin. Along the way we picked up McLennan, Falls, Bell, Williamson and Travis Counties.
On Sunday we had a full day planned. We started it by heading west. Our destination was the Lyndon Baines Johnson Ranch. We drove through Hays, Blanco and Gillespie Counties before arriving at the home of our 36th President. We took the tour of house and encountered the free roaming cattle. The house tour is fascinating and well worth the $3.00 admission.
Once we left the ranch we headed to San Antonio. Heading south on Highway 87 we entered Kendall County. The road briefly crossed into Kerr County as well. As we approached San Antonio we took a detour on the north side near an area called Fair Oaks. In a wealthy residential neighborhood (filled with dozens of non-spooked deer) we crossed into Comal County. Our next stop was the Alamo. So we entered Bexar County – a county that we had been to four years earlier.
After leaving the Alamo we took the boat ride and had a late lunch on the River Walk. With full bellies from our Mexican meal, we headed south. Our destination for the night was Corpus Christie. We took I-37 all the way down. We picked up Atascosa, Live Oak and San Patricio Counties. We made a brief stop in the city of Mathis so we could drive an extra five miles and pick up the bonus county of Jim Wells. Our last new county of the night was Nueces County – where our Corpus Christie hotel (the Embassy Suites by Hilton) was located. We spent the night at the Embassy Suites by Hilton.
On Monday we headed to Padre Island National Seashore – and Kleberg County. We took a stroll down to the beach and ended up stumbling upon a bunch of sea turtles that were being put back to sea after being rescued. Before we left we had to do the obligatory drive on the beach as well.
After leaving Padre Island we started our long drive back north to Dallas. We crossed Corpus Christi Bay and after crossing into San Patricio County once again, we continued north into Aransas and Refugio County. We stopped at the Burger King in Refugio to pick up some lunch for the road. Incidentally the restaurant has a trough for a urinal. From there we ventured onto Highway 202 to briefly enter Bee County before Turning north and heading into Goliad County. Just prior to going through the city of Goliad, we pulled over to see the Presidio La Bahia – location of the Goliad Massacre during the Texas Revolution.
Our next stop was outside the city of Bastrop. We sought out the location where one of the opening scenes from The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was filmed. To get there we drove through Dewitt, Karnes, Wilson, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Caldwell and Bastrop Counties. We'd heard there was a barbecue place there – just like in the movie. But it wasn't open. And it didn't appear to have been open for awhile. But it was very cool – complete with green van and all.
For our final stretch back to Dallas we criss-crossed through Central Texas picking up Lee, Burleson, Milam, Robertson and Freestone Counties. We stopped in Corsicana to eat dinner at Chili's. From there we headed straight to our hotel – the Embassy Suites by Hilton Dallas Love Field.
When it was all said and done we'd picked up 36 new counties. What's next? Well that remains to be seen. We are tentatively planning a long summer road trip – possibly through the northwest U.S. But that's not yet set in stone. I'm sure we'll have a few weekend road trips before then too. But the locations are not yet known. So stay tuned!
7/17/17 UPDATE: We recently realized that in putting our county list together, we had inadvertently failed to include two counties that we had previously entered. On a summer, 2014 road trip, we went to Disneyland in California (Orange County). And upon leaving Disneyland for Las Vegas, we entered Riverside County as well. So even though it says 1557 total counties in this post above, the actual number at the time was 1559.
7/17/17 UPDATE: We recently realized that in putting our county list together, we had inadvertently failed to include two counties that we had previously entered. On a summer, 2014 road trip, we went to Disneyland in California (Orange County). And upon leaving Disneyland for Las Vegas, we entered Riverside County as well. So even though it says 1557 total counties in this post above, the actual number at the time was 1559.


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As the intellectual cousin of the word selfie, a shelfie is a photograph of someone's bookshelf. In the next few months, the FERSA blog will occasionally feature shelfies taken by graduate students in the Faculty of Education, accompanied by reflections about some of their favourite books. The first person to share a shelfie is PhD student Julie Blake.
I've just moved house and right now books are less a matter of shelfies and more a matter of Asda carrier bags stuffed in cupboards. But I have organized one bookcase of PhD essentials and that's what you can see here.
The top two shelves mostly house my data set: a pile of poetry anthologies specified or recommended by exam boards in England since the introduction of the National Curriculum in 1988. To the left of the orange research journals are books close to my heart. Glyn Maxwell's On Poetry is simply the best – and laugh-out-loud funniest – book written about teaching poetry: I'd give body parts to write as brilliantly as this. Next to that is Francis Spufford's The Child That Books Built. I like the idea that childhood reading shapes the person, though in my case I should now either be in a crack SAS squad or in prison, having mostly read horror novels and SAS survival handbooks. Next to that is the Poetry By Heart anthology. Alongside my PhD research, I direct Poetry By Heart, a national schools poetry recitation competition I set up with Andrew Motion, the former UK poet laureate. This is the competition anthology. My name's in it. I like that.
Before I committed to a PhD at Cambridge in poetry education I was going to read for one at Bristol in Historical Sociolinguistics so on the next shelf are key books for a journal article I'm finishing about the representation of early Jamaican Creole in 18-19th century British newspapers. There's also a biography of Peter Mark Roget of Roget's Thesaurus fame. "Everyone knows his name; no-one knows his story." That's the pitch for my as-yet-unwritten screenplay that I'm not allowed to start until I've finished the PhD…
Below that are my intellectual touchstones. Edward Tufte's books on different aspects of visual communication of information are still the best: beautiful, rigorous and challenging us to think harder about how we 'see' information. This will be an important thread in my thesis, one that underpins the use of a methodological tool-kit I'm adapting from quantitative approaches to literary and cultural history. Stanford's Franco Moretti is my all-time hero; his Distant Reading is quite brilliant on how literary history can be better understood by working with number and pattern. Next to him is Uncharted, a popular book about using big data for cultural analysis written by the guys who created the Google n-gram viewer (go and play with it, but don't blame me if those three chapters you promised your supervisor by Friday don't get written…). Then there's Matthew Jockers and his how-to book about R-coding the quantitative crunches that Franco Moretti writes about. Me and semantic topic modelling are about to become intimately acquainted…
When I left school, a rough-and-tumble London Comprehensive, one of my teachers told me never to forget where I came from. Maybe I took it a bit literally, but that promise drives a lifetime commitment to mass education, as a teacher, a senior leader, a curriculum hustler, and now as a researcher. It also drives my constant re-telling of the story of a day in 1979 when the curiously posh Mrs Thompson swept into our third year secondary English classroom in a state of high dudgeon and declared, "Just because you're poor, it doesn't mean you shan't have poetry!" I research school poetry anthologies because without school I would have had nothing but TV jingles. For this, Jonathan Rose's The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes is foundational. In its extensive testimony, this book speaks over and over of the richness and expansiveness of people's interior lives when they have access to reading widely, not only through schooling, but also at the many different sites in which working class people have historically had access to learning. Catherine Robson's Heartbeats pursues a related line, insisting on the remarkable phenomenon of mass education and exploring the experience of poetry recitation as a significant everyday classroom practice in Britain and the US in the 19th century. This is an academic who cites Nigel Molesworth and Jacques Derrida in one sentence and if in my thesis I manage to do something half as good with equally good intellectual cause I will know I'm done.
Professor Robson is my number two Fantasy League Examiner. Number one is Anne Ferry, just along the shelf with her pioneering monograph on poetry anthologies. I wish I'd had the chance to meet her. I owe her a huge debt of gratitude and I should have liked to thank her.
So, that's my shelfie. What's yours like?
Suggested Readings from Julie's Shelf:
- Glyn Maxwell, On Poetry
- Francis Spufford, The Child That Books Built
- Motion et al, Poetry By Heart: Poems for Learning and Reciting
- Edward Tufte, The Visual Display of Quantitative Information
- Franco Moretti, Distant Reading
- Erez Aiden and Jean-Baptiste Michel, Uncharted: Big Data as a Lens on Human Culture
- Matthew Jockers, Text Analysis with R for Students of Literature
- Jonathan Rose, The Intellectual Life of the British Working Classes
- Catherine Robson, Heartbeats: Everyday Life and the Memorized Poem
- Anne Ferry, Tradition and the Individual Poem: An Enquiry Into Anthologies
Julie Blake is in the fourth year of a part-time PhD at the Faculty of Education in Cambridge. Her thesis will examine the nature of the poetry specified for study by some 14 million people in England since its mandatory inscription in the National Curriculum in 1988. She is interested in digital and quantitative methods, large archives, and processes of mass cultural transmission. Follow her on Twitter at @felthamgirl.


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Edyta Dembińska, MD-PhD
Faculty of Psychotherapy of the Jagiellonian University Medical College
University study is a period when the risk of occurrence of various mental health difficulties, including the first episodes of mental disorders, increases. This is caused by a number of factors. The major one is related to the typical course of a mental illness. Most of them begin at the end of puberty and in early adulthood (Table 1).
|Mental disorders
|The most typical age of onset of mental disorders
|20-30 (the first peak of incidence)
|Bipolar affective disorder
|Anxiety disorder
|Obsessive-compulsive disorder
|Eating disorders: Anorexia
|Eating disorders: Bulimia
|Conversion disorders
|Somatoform disorders
|Personality disorders
|17-30 (diagnosed from the age of 18)
Another risk factor is the transition time between puberty and adulthood, which is when young people become students. This period and the developmental changes related to it such as the need to define your own identity, which includes decisions about your future professional career, establishing your role in a peer group and entering into the first stable emotional relationships, cause great emotional pressure, which increases susceptibility to stress factors.
Additionally, when taking up university study, one must often confront a number of serious life changes such as separation from the person's family, friends and acquaintances he or she has had so far, the need to fit into the new environment, a different way of studying, greater independence with regard to the person's style of studying and own budget, the ability to find his or her own place in the complex university structure, making new friends and entering into romantic relationships.
This is why a student's worrisome behaviour, which includes a sudden and violent expression of emotional difficulties or a slow and gradual change of behaviour, may be first recognised among the academic community. Unexpected, risky behaviour demonstrated by students is not always related to the onset of chronic mental health disorders as it may also be caused by psychoactive substances, the student's difficult personal situation, poor resistance to stress caused by a build-up of difficult situations in a short time.
During an unexpected onset of mental health difficulties, it is extremely important that the student's environment (university teachers, other students, other university employees) be able to respond to it in a professional way. Further on in this article I will focus on some selected difficult situations that might occur in the academic context and recommend the best response to each of them.
Suicide attempt
The population of students is not characterised by increased incidence of suicide attempts. Suicide thoughts in this group are usually related to mental disorders (depression, a mixed anxiety-depressive disorder, abuse of psychoactive substances, a bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders or schizophrenia). Most people who have suicidal thoughts never act upon them; nevertheless, the mere occurrence of them should be treated as a potential life threat. The factors that increase the risk of suicide are, above all, earlier suicide attempts, having a detailed plan of suicide and suicide attempts and depression among family members. Additionally, but to a lesser extent, they include a negative vision of one's future, the feeling of hopelessness and helplessness, the feeling of isolation and alienation, seeing death as a way of escaping problems, abuse of psychoactive substances.
Usually, people intending to commit suicide leave tips as regards their plan prior to it. These might include a farewell letter, sudden fascination with the subject of death, talking directly about their plans or making allusions to them in conversations with other people. Sometimes it may be a suicide attempt before the eyes of others or informing them about such an attempt in a text message, letter or e-mail. What to do if you are certain or able to guess that a person you know has suicide thoughts?
How to behave
- Talk to the student in a private conversation, ask openly about his or her feelings and plans related to suicide. A question about suicide thoughts will not evoke thinking about suicide and persons who have such thoughts respond well to the interest they have been shown.
- Remember that all suicide threats must be treated as potential life threats.
- Treat the student's confession about suicide plans or suicide attempts before your very eyes as a cry for help – call emergency services if it happens and stay with the student until they arrive.
- Be calm and composed, express your concern about the student and your willingness to help.
- Make sure that the student receives medical assistance because only a professional may diagnose the student's current condition and the risk of death.
- Tell the student where to ask for help in the future (DSS, Crisis Intervention Centre)
What to avoid
- Do not try to downplay the situation by telling the student that in fact he or she does not want to kill himself or herself.
- Do not get involved in a discussion about the absurdity of taking one's life or the moral aspects of suicide.
- Do not ask other students to take care of their friend.
- Do not ignore your own limitations related to providing assistance – do not start any "therapeutic conversations" with the student.
Bizarre behaviour, incomprehensible for the environment
The onset of many mental health disorders that include psychotic symptoms leading to losing touch with reality occurs at the time when young people take up university study. Psychotic symptoms include delusions, hallucinations and complete disorganisation of one's behaviour. Delusions are false convictions that fail to be adjusted despite the evidence to the contrary. Hallucinations are false sensations, such as hearing voices.
The background of psychotic disorders experienced by students may vary. They may occur after taking psychoactive substances, especially the ones with hallucinogenic properties or a sudden withdrawal of the psychoactive substances taken for a long time. Also, they may accompany schizophrenia, depression, an affective bipolar disorder (the period of mania or depression) or brain infections. Characteristic symptoms include incomprehensible, illogical way of speaking, inability to participate in a logical conversation, extremely bizarre behaviour, emotional reactions which are completely ill-fitted for the situation or no reactions at all, strange behaviour indicating hallucinations (talking to the person that no one can see, covering your ears with hands), strange convictions that lead to serious distortions in perceiving reality (delusions), withdrawal from social contacts, excessive and entirely unjustified suspiciousness.
What to do when, suddenly, a student in class starts to behave in a way that is incomprehensible for his or her environment, makes bizarre declarations or shouts statements which are ill-fitted for the situation?
How to behave
- If the student's behaviour is very much disorganised or you fear for his or her health or the health of other people – call an ambulance.
- In other situations, contact DSS in order to determine later steps.
- Be direct and specific when you talk to the student, focus on the current situation.
- Express your fears related to the student's behaviour and your concern that he or she needs help.
- Ask for explanation if you cannot understand what the student is saying.
- Pay attention to the student's feelings and concerns but without confirming false convictions.
- Reduce stimulation of senses (turn off the radio, silence other students, if you feel safe, invite the student to another room but remember that your own safety comes first).
- Remember that in this kind of a situation the student may represent a potential danger for himself or herself because his or her behaviour is based on irrational premises and his or her perception of reality is totally distorted.
What to avoid
- Do not enter the student's intimate zone, do not touch him or her and prevent other people from surrounding the student – all this behaviour may cause his or her fear and trigger an aggressive reaction in defence.
- Do not assume that despite the symptoms the student is able to take care of himself or herself.
- Do not deluge the student with questions about the causes of his/her bizarre/different behaviour.
- Do not get involved in a discussion with the student's delusional thoughts.
- Do not assume that the student will understand what you are saying.
- Be flexible in your approach to the student – there is more than one way of behaviour.
- Do not chase the student who decided to escape – report the incident to the police or the security service at the university.
- Do not ask other students to take care of their friend.
Bouts of anxiety
Anxiety disorders are the most common mental disorders that affect about 30% of the population. These statistics are also true for students. Because of apparently mild symptoms, they tend to be overlooked. Sometimes, professional medical assistance is provided a few years after the first anxiety episode.
Anxiety may occur in many different situations or be constrained to one specific situation (e.g. public speaking, being in a group, travelling by bus, crossing a bridge, contact with spiders or rats). It may occur as recurrent bouts or chronic symptoms (on-going tension, restlessness, inability to relax). Feelings that usually accompany anxiety include: the inability to relax, excessive fear, problems with sleep, accelerated heart rate, shortness of breath, tremor of hands or the entire body, excessive sweating, vertigo, nausea, the feeling of fright and the fear of the loss of control. How to behave if a student in your class has a bout of anxiety?
How to behave
- Talk to the student one-to-one.
- Allow the student to tell you about his or her feelings related to fear as it often helps him or her to relieve symptoms and reduce tension.
- Provide the student with a quiet and calm place until his or her symptoms go away.
- Remain calm, speak in a clear way.
- Assure the student that heor she needs professional help as regards treating anxiety symptoms.
- Indicate DSS as a place that provides information on treatment options.
What to avoid
- Do not question the student's irrational fears (e.g. fear of rodents or spiders).
- Do not downplay the symptoms of anxiety experienced by the student.
- Do not convince the student that symptoms do not require a therapeutic intervention.
- Do not overwhelm the student with a surfeit of ideas on how to solve his/her situation.
Aggressive arguments in class
Students may express their anger verbally, which is a way of responding to difficult situations, especially the ones they are unable to deal with. Often, they pass on their anger on persons who are not the direct cause of their frustration. It should be remembered that, in fact, the student may not be angry directly with you – you just happened to be around when he or she needed to vent his or her anger. Mild symptoms of verbal aggression might be demonstrated when arguing about a grade, in arguments with other students and by excessive involvement in discussions concerning controversial topics. What to do when we are dealing with an argumentative student?
How to behave
- Prevent the build-up of the student's anger and frustration.
- Emphasise that you can see his or her emotions: anger, fury and frustration.
- Limit the stimulation of senses – if you feel safe, talk to the student one-to-one in calm surroundings.
- Allow the student to tell you what made him or her lose his or her temper and listen to him without interrupting.
- Put up boundaries – tell himor her that you cannot accept the behaviour when he or she is shouting at you, tell him or her to move away if they are trespassing upon your intimate zone at the same time showing that what you do not accept is his or her behaviour, not the student himself or herself.
- If the student's anger prevents a peaceful conversation, arrange with him or her that you will talk again when he or she calms down.
- If, instead of calming down, the student's behaviour escalates, do not hesitate to call the university security service or the police.
What to avoid
- Do not get involved in an argument; do not raise your voice.
- Do not act in anger (do not shout, do not try to embarrass or ridicule the student).
- Do not make the student explain the reasons for aggressive behaviour if he or she does not want to do it.
- Do not touch the student as it may increase aggression.
Bouts of verbal or physical abuse
Other types of aggressive behaviour include a number of symptoms ranging from intimidation and verbal threats to physical aggression directed at items or people. Aggression can also be expressed by e-mails, phone calls and letters with threats. Although it is very difficult to predict a bout of aggression before it occurs, some factors increase the likelihood of its occurrence. These are: earlier tendencies towards aggressive behaviour, excessive suspiciousness, a paranoid attitude, unstable studying history (changes of university or the programme of study, dropping out of university, conflicts with university teachers or other students), abuse of psychoactive substances, fascination with weapons, cruelty against animals and problems with controlling one's emotions. It should be emphasised that bouts of increased verbal or physical aggression are not common among students. Only some personality disorders (e.g. borderline personality, dissocial personality) increase proclivity to aggressive reactions. As for other mental health difficulties, various forms of aggression occur as often as in the general human population.
How to respond to the students' aggressive behaviour such as breaking objects in class, pushing or beating other people, insulting them or threatening with weapons?
How to behave
- Take care of your own safety – if you feel in danger, call the police or the university security service (indications for calling the police include, e.g., direct verbal threats, threats with weapons, direct physical danger from other people, breaking objects, destroying property).
- Take care of other students' safety – tell them to leave the classroom or other room where there is an aggressive person.
- If you think you should stay with the student until the security service arrives, remain in open space with access to a way out (remain closer to the door, do not allow the student to block your escape route).
- Make sure that you are assisted by at least one more person from the university staff.
- Remain calm – there is a greater chance that your calmness will have a positive impact on the student.
- Indicate to the student in a non-aggressive way what behaviour is unacceptable for you.
- Use simple language, express yourself clearly and precisely.
- Promise the student that you will talk to him or her again when he or she calms down.
What to avoid
- Do not remain in the situation where you are being threatened.
- Do not talk to the student alone.
- Do not respond with anger, fury or aggression because it increases the student's aggressive behaviour.
- Do not criticise the student.
- Do not ignore the signals indicating that the student's fury is increasing.
- Do not touch the student; do not enter his or her intimate zone.
- Do not ignore your feeling of danger.
- Do not make sudden movements.
The above-mentioned emergency situations are not the only ones that may be encountered by university teachers. The ones described are the most difficult situations that may come as a shock and arouse fear. In this kind of moments, it is important that the teacher does not panic and remembers about the fundamental rules of behaviour in emergency situations: taking care of your own safety and remaining calm so that you can control the situation all along. You should also remember that the recommendations presented here are general guidelines of behaviour. There is no one effective way of responding and flexibility is advised in each situation.
- Bilikiewicz A., Pużyński S., Rybakowski J., Wciórka J., Psychiatria, t.1-3 [Psychiatry, Vol.1-3], Urban & Partner, Wrocław 2002
- Golec S., Kokoszka A., Postępowanie w nagłych zaburzeniach psychicznych [What to Do in Sudden Onsets of Mental Disorders], Medycyna Praktyczna, Krakow, 2002
- "Mental Health of Students in Higher Education", collective work, Royal College of Psychiatrist, London, 2003


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Resource4thePeople announced today that its attorneys are investigating claims from consumers who are alleging that they suffered liver damage or failure problems because of their use of Tylenol and other acetaminophen medications.
"We have been receiving an increasing number of inquiries from consumers about what legal options may be available to them in connection with alleged serious liver problems that they are attributing to the use of Tylenol products," said Resource4thePeople.
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Resource4thePeople is learning that many of the consumers who have made inquiries were unfamiliar with some of the possible side effects from Tylenol products that could cause liver damage or failure. These are now being detailed on the Tylenol official web site.*
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Resource4thePeople also is informing consumers inquiring about Tylenol claims about a health update** issued by the Food and Drug Administration that warns about liver damage due to large doses of the medication, using it with other acetaminophen-based medications or with alcohol or other drugs.
The FDA cites the dangers of liver damage or failure, kidney failure or heart problems, seizures, and death.
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The hearing on the petition is scheduled to be heard this month at the United States Courthouse Annex, Courtroom 15B, 333 West Broadway, San Diego, Ca.
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"Resouce4thePeople remains committed to providing updates about the progress of this litigation and is also providing free legal consultations to individuals who may have suffered liver damage from Tylenol use. We welcome their inquiries and will investigate the merits of such cases."
The petition to the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation states that "Centralization and consolidation of the Tylenol is beneficial to both plaintiffs and defendants, and reduces duplicative discovery, avoids conflicting rulings from different judges."
Attorneys for the plaintiffs requested that the 28 cases currently pending against McNeil PPC Inc., McNeil Consumer Healthcare and Johnson & Johnson be coordinated and consolidated at the federal courthouse in Philadelphia.
"All of the products liability cases referenced by the plaintiffs' lawyers allege that McNeil marketed and sold its over-the-counter Tylenol products in a manner that concealed the margin of risk of liver toxicity and liver failure," according to the filings for the petition.
If the federal judicial panel decides to consolidate the cases before a single judge that judge would oversee pre-trial evidence-gathering, legal motions and settlement talks in the litigation.
The same judge also would decide on whether to grant class-action status to the litigation based on judicial efficiency, common claims by plaintiffs and common defendants.
Resource4thePeople said that the consultations with Tylenol liver damage allegation attorneys can provide legal options to men, women and children who allegedly have suffered liver damage or failure due to their use of Tylenol and other products containing the ingredient acetaminophen.
Legal assistance also is available to those who may have lost a loved one and may be seeking information about the facts involved in a wrongful death.
Resource4thePeople also is alerting consumers to a 2011 Drug Safety Communication about pain-killers containing acetaminophen in which the FDA announced that Tylenol and other drug manufacturers were being asked to limit the strength of acetaminophen in prescription drug products out of concern about liver problems.****
Soon afterward, McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, was among the companies announcing that it was reducing the recommended maximum daily dose of its Tylenol products.
Resource4thePeople said that it is imperative that consumers familiarize themselves with the current dosage requirements established by the FDA, which has warned that against overusing the medication in this flu season.
Acetaminophen is contained in many of the most popular cold and flu remedies, aids for sleeping, relief mixtures for headaches as well as being an ingredient in prescribed pain-killers.
Consumer4thePeople is urging consumers to complete familiarize themselves with the warning labels on such medications because these dosage changes that have been made at the direction of the FDA.


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The Michigan Supreme Court is banning all electronic communications by jurors during trial, including the nearly essential for human life "tweets" on Twitter, text messages and Google searches. This will require Michigan judges for the first time to instruct jurors not to use any handheld device, such as iPhones or Blackberrys, while in the jury box or during deliberations.
The National Law Journal reports that In Florida, Miami-Dade Circuit Court Judge Scott Silverman declared a mistrial in a civil case after discovering a witness — a company executive — was texting his boss on the stand during a sidebar conference. "I never had this happen before," Judge Silverman stated. "This is completely outrageous."
I appreciate the problem. Logistically, taking away cell phones from people in 2009 will be a problem. A good number of jurors – usually a minority, but still – are angry about spending the time required to serve in the first place. This will not help matters. I am in the minority of injury lawyers who think the existing rules that already incorporate all the actual concerns we have should be underscored in the instruction to the jury, but that we should otherwise leave things as they are.


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April 24 is the day to celebrate poetry by carrying a poem in your pocket.
There are many ways to acknowledge this special day.
For me, it is a chance to combine two of my favourite past-times — poetry and upcycling. To frame your poem, you can upcycle a few commonplace items: a piece of paper such as a flyer with print on one side; a brown paper bag; a small section of a cereal or matzo box; part of a greeting card.
Once you select a home for this poem, you can select a favourite poem to copy onto this surface. Then, you are set to place a poem in your pocket tomorrow as you start the day.
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You, also, could write a poem of your own to carry in your pocket or to gift to someone else.
For this special day, I was inspired by a recent visit to the shores of Lake Huron where I took a photo of the horizon, now posted at MyNews. I have written a haiku inspired by the amazing Great Lake Huron that I would like to share with readers.
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But Parliament has already adopted a resolution that expressly supports the training mission beyond July, 2011. That resolution of March, 2008, called for an end only to Canada's presence in Kandahar. It went to say that Canada, with its allies, including Afghanistan, "must set firm targets and timelines for the training, equipping and paying of the Afghan National Army, the Afghan National Police, the members of the judicial system and the members of the correctional system." The Canadian government's decision to stay in Afghanistan to train soldiers is entirely consistent with that resolution. For quite a while now, Mr. Harper has given the public the impression that Canada's military would be leaving the country entirely. But there is nothing in the resolution's letter or spirit to suggest that.Wow. That is a strangely familiar line of dialog.
Oh right! From back in 2008, 26 months ago, when I wrote virtually the same thing and predicted exactly how Harper would mislead the public a la the Globe and Mail editorial writers' newly astute observations.
How... coincidental.
OK then. Having been involved with several meetings and having been out in the bazaars (the likes of which Harper, MacKay and the G&M are denied entry) I will have a post tomorrow which will shed even more light, present even tougher questions and make even more concrete predictions.
I may even suggest that certain editorial writers lay their dinks on the table and let me take a few swings with a ball peen hammer. (I don't do this for money. I just like to watch the elitists squirm, or scream, as the case may be.)


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April 04, 2018
Thank you to everyone who entered our Pick a Holiday Challenge!
All of your projects were beautiful as always!
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Please email Jeanne within 7 days for your Gift Certificate info.
Take a look at Beth's beautiful card!
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Buying on the margin is where you put up a percentage of the actual purchase price of the stocks and your broker or bank lends you the rest. As much as 90 percent of the value of the stock could be put on the margin. The Great Depression


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CAP-funded forestry consulting in Germany's eastern Brandenburg.
A project that combines research, environmental education and forestry practice and is aimed at small and medium-sized private forest owners who are severely affected by climate change.
A results-based agri-environment scheme (AES) for permanent grasslands in Baden-Württemberg.
A family farm invested in soil conservation practices to increase its capacity to store water and its microbial biomass activity.
The project took nature-friendly vine cultivation on a family farm a step further to develop zero-waste processing methods that valorise all by-products of grapes in a sustainable and fully circular way. The resulting seeds, oil and flour have proved very popular with customers.
The construction of a treetop path that enhances visitors' experience in one of the oldest oak forests in Europe.
Using RDP support to turn a farm into a nature reserve; contributing to tackling biodiversity loss.


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Can Trade Receivables achieve greater recognition to become a leading alternative asset class? – Part 1
Today's low interest rate is obliging investors the world over to look for better returns and Trade Receivables have grabbed the attention of Private Equity, Hedge Funds, Family Offices, Pension Funds and Corporate businesses alike.
What are Trade Receivables? In simple terms, a Trade Receivable is the amount invoiced by a supplier for goods shipped or services delivered to a customer. Since invoices are typically payable within 30 to 90 days from the date of issue, the supplier must finance the work required for each transaction during the intervening period and this can lead to cash flow complications.
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American Gothic by Grant Wood
'American Gothic' by Grant Wood is one of the most popular and recognizable paintings in the history of American art. In fact, there have been countless parodies of this particular art piece made around the world. One may be surprised that such a simple painting can make such an impact. After all, the painting only features a man and a woman standing side by side in front of a wooden house. However, Wood's well-known masterpiece conveys much more than what is seen by the viewer.
The focal point of the painting are the two subjects, the aforementioned male and female. The man, a 19th century farmer, was modeled by the painter's dentist BH McKeeby from Cedar Rapids. The woman, who is supposed to be the farmer's spinster daughter, was modeled by Wood's sister Nan. The 19th century wooden house found in the background actually exists in real life. The structure, which was built in the American Gothic style, is a tourist attraction in the southern town of Eldon, Iowa. The title of the painting refers to the architectural style of the said house.
Grant Wood is from Iowa. He saw the house in Eldon, and became inspired by it. The realm of small towns has always been special for Wood, which is why most of his paintings reflected small town living. 'American Gothic' was created in 1930, a time when the United States was facing the Great Depression. It is said that the art work is a representation of the strict yet persevering nature of Middle America. Wood is a known figure in Regionalism, an art movement that focused on the life of rural America as opposed to the scenes of big cities and cosmopolitan living. As expected, this movement originated from the Midwest. While Regionalism is seen as an attack on European art, the influence of Europe on Wood cannot be denied. As seen in 'American Gothic', the style and austere arrangement of the subjects is a nod to Northern Renaissance art.
The Scream (The Cry) by Edvard Munch
'The Scream' (also known as 'The Cry') is the creation of Edvard Munch, a printmaker and impressionist painter from Oslo, Norway. He gained fame and worldwide recognition because of this specific art piece. Munch is best known for art with strong and suggestive emotional and psychological themes. Most of his works deal with sickness, death and misery. This is the reason he became an influential figure in the development of German Expressionism.
Munch created 'The Scream' in 1893. The painting was included in his collection entitled 'The Frieze of Life,' wherein all art pieces were inspired by his personal experiences. In 'The Scream,' there is a figure that stands on bridge; his hands are on his ears as his mouth is open, as if to let out a piercing cry. In the background of the figure is the setting sun, as depicted by the bright red and orange curves. The painting is quite disturbing, and has been described as the ultimate image of anguish. He created several versions of 'The Scream' between 1892 and 1896.
It is said that the painting was inspired by an event wherein Munch was strolling across the bridge with two friends in tow. He described that particular time in his journal, where he wrote, "The sun began to set. I felt a breath of melancholy. Suddenly the sky turned blood-red…My friends walked on and there I still stood, trembling with fear – and I sensed a great, infinite scream run through nature."
The best indicator of a particular painting's popularity is mass production. A truly popular painting becomes ubiquitous, as its image will be used in various media and merchandise. The image will be seen as reproduced in posters and printed on everything from cups to refrigerator magnets. Another sign of fame is parody. Famous paintings get parodied often. If these two factors are to be considered, then 'The Scream' by Edvard Munch is truly a famous masterpiece.
Rembrandt van Rijn is one of the world's most famous artists and the most notable Dutch painter. He has made many art works during his time, but probably the most well-known among his collection is 'The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp,' This remarkable masterpiece, which was created in 1632, is actually a portrait. This painting is so exceptional that even Vincent Van Gogh was impressed.
Rembrandt was only 26 years old when he made his famous painting. A few years prior to the creation of the masterpiece, he was first a student of master Pieter Lastman in Amsterdam. After studying under Lastman, Rembrandt returned to Leiden, where his talent was noticed by an art-loving statesman and an art dealer. It was the latter who was responsible for commissioning the Dutch artist to make a group portrait with Dr. Nicolaes Tulp.
During that time, group portraits were very popular. It became the status symbol of an emerging middle class. As the middle class became successful financially, they sought to see themselves and their new wealthy lifestyles depicted on paintings. Most of them did it to show others that they were in the company of the powerful and privileged. Rich families, famous people and statesmen all commissioned group portraits.
One of the most famous people in Amsterdam during that time was Nicolaes Tulp, an anatomist and surgeon. The painting shows him giving an anatomy lesson to seven individuals: five rich middle-class men and two physicians. What makes this painting so extraordinary is the trademark of its artist: movement and attention to human detail. While other group portraits during that time were formal and rigid, Rembrandt's was casual and showed motion. Meanwhile, what made Van Gogh stunned was the flesh tones in the painting. The contrast between the white sheet that covered the body and the pale face of the dead man is astonishing.
The Anatomy Lesson of Dr. Nicolaes Tulp may seem like just a group portrait, but Rembrandt's talent and skill in painting makes it so much more.
Girl With A Pearl Earring by Johannes Vermeer
Johannes Vermeer may not be a household name like other artists such as Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van Gogh or Pablo Picasso, but his masterpiece speaks for itself. His artwork, 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is one of the most famous paintings in the world. In fact, Vermeer's piece is so famous that it inspired a novel (penned by Tracy Chevalier) and a movie (which starred Colin Firth and Scarlett Johansson).
There is a reason Vermeer is not as well known as other painters: there are only 36 paintings attributed to the Dutch artist, some of which are unaccounted for. Because his art pieces are rare, his name was forgotten after his death, even though he was a notable figure in Delft when he was still alive. Thankfully, the fame of 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' kept Vermeer alive in public consciousness.
The appeal of the Vermeer's 'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is similar to da Vinci's 'Mona Lisa': it thrives on mystery. The subject of Vermeer's painting is an unknown girl, and it has caused the art community to speculate about the girl's identity. People wanted to know about the subject, and they wonder if the piece is meant to be a portrait or not. In her novel, Chevalier speculated that the subject was a maid of Vermeer, one of the servants living with him. The subject was given the name Griet, a 16-year-old Dutch girl who catches the eye of the painter. As the speculations continue, one thing is for sure: just like the Mona Lisa, the subject's eyes and smile are enigmatic.
'Girl with a Pearl Earring' is a fine example of Vermeer's skill as a painter. Like his other paintings, this one shows solitary females still and radiant in domestic environments. The best thing about them is that they are paintings but they seem like photographs, with their bright areas, sharp contrasts and striking perspectives. It is a great thing then that Vermeer left exceptional paintings behind, works to be appreciated for many years to come and will remind people of his extraordinary gift.
Starry Night by Vincent Van Gogh
Almost anyone who sees the 'Starry Night' painting knows it is a Van Gogh creation. 'Starry Night' is not only the most popular painting ever made by Van Gogh, but it is also one of the world's most notable masterpieces. It is this painting that gave the artist worldwide recognition, though he never lived to enjoy it. Van Gogh succeeded in selling just one painting when he was alive ('The Red Vineyard'), but after his death his fame grew and he became considered as one of the world's best painters. He is deemed as the greatest Dutch painter after Rembrandt van Rijn.
'Starry Night' is known all over the world not only because of its popularity but also because of its influence. This particular painting of Van Gogh has inspired poetry, fiction, songs (the most famous of which is Don McLean's 'Starry, Starry Night') and CD-ROMs. The image has also been used in countless posters and products, making Van Gogh's painting almost ubiquitous.
Completed in June 1889, 'Starry Night' was created by Van Gogh in the mental asylum in Saint Remy de Provence, Bouches-du-Rh, France. The painting was finished a little over a year before Van Gogh killed himself at the age of 37. The Dutch artist suffered from depression, and it was his mental instability that caused his demise. When he admitted himself in the psychiatric center at Monastery Saint-Paul de Mausole, he often painted in the garden, which became his favorite subject. Unfortunately, Van Gogh was not able to paint his famous painting outdoors as he wanted. Because of the erratic behavior caused by his mental condition, he was forced to stay indoors. Van Gogh had painted 'Starry Night' from just his memory, which is probably why the painting is the most emotionally powerful among all of his works during this period.
People would be surprised to know that "Starry Night' is not the only painting of the night sky that Van Gogh ever created. 'Starry Night Over The Rhone' was first. However, it was his second depiction of the starry night that cemented his status as one of art's best figures.


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All roads lead to Houston as heavyweight champion Cain Velasquez and former champion Junior Dos Santos prepare to complete their epic title trilogy.
If you missed the television airing of 'Countdown to UFC 166' have no fear, all three-parts are here for your viewing pleasure.
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New Infiniti Q30 is 'not a copy of the Nissan Qashqai' | Autocar
Etherea concept previews the Q30's design. Infiniti says it will rival cars like the Audi A3 and Q3
Etherea concept previews the Q30's design. Infiniti says it will rival cars like the Audi A3 and Q3
The new Infiniti Q30 will be launched in the next two years and sit in a niche that brand boss Andy Palmer describes as being "between the Audi A3 and Audi Q3". It is believed that this will be made possible by a new three-way adjustable ride height system.
The car was previewed by the Etherea concept at the Geneva motor show in 2011 and was described at the time by its maker as a four-door coupé. Infiniti's willingness to cross established car segments follows the example of parent company Nissan, which has enjoyed sales success with the Qashqai and Juke crossovers.
However, Palmer said the Infiniti was "not a copy of the Nissan Qashqai, but a car that can span established brackets within the market". He added that Infiniti will strive to differentiate itself from the established premium brands using styling. "Infinitis should be more evocative than the establishment," he said.
Palmer added that there are no plans to create a new flagship saloon larger than the current M, a BMW 5-series rival. "The 7-series market is declining, so we're more likely to follow the trend to smaller vehicles," he said. "Before we can do that, however, we have to build our brand cachet in other areas."