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But mindfulness has recently become increasingly mainstream, making its way into the daily lives of celebrities, sports people, office workers, and more surprisingly, school children.
Many of these people likely practice a form of meditation based on MBSR (Mindful Based Stress Reduction), a programme created by professor Jon Kabat–Zinn in 1979. After studying Buddhist teachings, the professor found there was a natural way to reduce stress, anxiety, depression and pain. He adapted the techniques he learnt, removing the religious connections and bringing it west.
The mindfulness techniques of the MBSR method are about bringing attention to our surroundings and focusing on our thoughts and feelings in the moment, through a variation of breathing exercises and sensory techniques; the most common of these is known as the body scan. This is where we close our eyes, and mentally scan ourselves from head to toe, trying to feel sensations from each part of our body on the way.
There are now many variations of mindfulness, most of which have been condensed; bite sized, to be as convenient as possible, a form that has been dubbed "Mcmeditation." One of the most successful versions of this I found through a Podcast on meditation by Rich Roll: ultra endurance athlete, and health guru. He was interviewing Andy Puddicombe, former Buddhist monk and part founder of smartphone app, Headspace. The two were discussing Andy's journey through meditation, and the health benefits it can provide: reduction of anxiety, depression, blood pressure and troubled sleep. Andy explained that Headspace, with its exercises starting at one minute long, was an ideal way for someone new to meditation to incorporate it into their daily routine. And it is nice to switch off, to listen to what's going on in the world around us. Especially when we think how every free moment we have now is spent visually inhaling information and blue light, giving our minds little respite. Children stand to benefit most, as it is rare for youth to be without a cellphone, laptop, or electronic connection of some sort. Those of us over 25 may remember a childhood outdoors, but this is becoming less and less common.
So, mindfulness has a huge following of people that believe in it, but scientifically does it work?
JAMA (The Journal of the American Medical Association), published a report in 2014 of research conducted on 3,500 adults, on the effects of mindfulness when it comes to psychological stress. The report stated that mindfulness was as effective in reducing stress as exercise, muscle relaxation, or cognitive behavioural therapy.
In 2010, CAMH (The Centre for Addiction and Mental Health) in Toronto wrote that when it comes to warding off a depression relapse, mindfulness is as effective as medication, and that brain scan studies in adults have shown that regular practice can bring about positive changes in regions of the brain associated with memory and stress.
More recently in 2017, JAMA published the results of a two-year clinical trial on "mindfulness based stress reduction vs. cognitive behavioural therapy, or usual care, for chronic lower back pain."
After two years, the participants treated with cognitive behavioural therapy showed greater improvement in function over those in standard care. Those who were treated with mindfulness based stress reduction did not differ significantly from usual care or C.B.T at 2 years, but did show 30% more improvement from baseline than usual care.
At the very least, mindfulness can be considered positive for our wellbeing, especially since one of its core attributes is to reduce stress, and stress is a lot worse for us than we realise. Chronic stress in particular has been known to raise catecholamine and Suppressor T cells that lower the efficiency of the immune system and make our bodies prone to inflammation and less able to fight off infections. Some studies are considering stress a major factor in autoimmune disease, which means that those who grow up in poverty, violence, or with a lack of good nutrition are more at risk. This is a serious issue here in New Zealand, where we are considered the worst in the developed world when it comes to child trauma.
At the other end of the spectrum, there are also some claims of mindfulness leading to harmful results, such as increased anxiety, psychosis, and the triggering of traumatic memories, and this is tough for scientists to verify because of the differences in technique and the mental well being of the practising individual. Mindfulness is currently a field that is largely unregulated, which makes it ill defined and hard to measure. This lack of concrete knowledge can be worrying for parents, given mindfulness programmes are gaining momentum in schools. A further concern is that often mindfulness can be viewed as a religious practice.
Across the world in countries where mindfulness in schools is prominent, there has been significant backlash. In the U.S.A, Canada and New Zealand, schools have been inundated with complaints about their children practicing what could be considered Buddhist techniques.
Ray Chwartkowski, a Vancouver dad, has formed a petition directed at the Quebec minister of education, saying that mandatory mindfulness practice in schools is unlawful. His argument is that legislated meditation is not lawful in Canada and that there are no known long-term case studies that prove the safety of children practicing mindfulness meditation.
With these variant viewpoints in mind, I wanted to learn more about how the activity has been received in New Zealand. I interviewed Grant Rix, Director of Training and Programmes at the Mindfulness Education Group, and creator of the Pause, Breathe, Smile programme, which is an evidence based mindfulness programme taught in over 200 hundred schools nationwide.
Some parents are worried their children are taking part in a religious activity, is the meditation you practice religious in any way?
No, Pause, Breathe, Smile is not a religious programme. It was developed by the Mental Health Foundation of New Zealand and was peer-reviewed during its development by experts in education, psychology and mental health, and with cultural advice provided by the kaumatua of the Mental Health Foundation. It is a fully secular mindfulness programme.
What differences have you experienced in the attitudes of the children after they have practiced meditation?
Our research (led by AUT and Auckland University) shows increased calm, focus and attention, enhanced self-awareness, improved conflict resolution skills and statistically significant increases in wellbeing. Feedback directly from children shows that they are using the strategies learned to better regulate their emotions during times of stress, to help them sleep at night and to help focus on their school work
Have you ever experienced a negative reaction from a child practicing meditation?
No. Some kids may tune out and not engage fully, but that is the nature of learning any subject. The feedback we hear is positive and our research results back that up.
I think we also need to acknowledge that the term mindfulness has become a huge catchall term and we need to make sure we don't fall into the trap of comparing apples with oranges. In schools, we are teaching kids mindfulness-based strategies that are delivered in bite-sized chunks to help give them an increased range of options for responding to the normal stresses of everyday life and to see the positive benefits of being present for the good as well. As well as the experiential elements of Pause, Breathe, Smile, we are teaching wellbeing science, neuroplasticity, curiosity and kindness.
Essentially this is all about effective attention regulation (with kindness), which is important to both the learning process and for wellbeing. In fact, attention regulation is our number one executive function—if we can't effectively regulate attention all our other executive functions, such as problem solving, creativity and emotion regulation are offline. As an example, think of those times when your attention becomes hijacked by a troubling train of thought, and you start to feel anxious. Sometimes this happens at 3 in the morning when we are, objectively speaking, in the most stress free environment you could imagine—a soft pillow, a good mattress and warm blankets! Yet, there our attention goes on that train of troubling thoughts. When that happens, our emotions fall in line like a wagon pulled by the train of attention and we experience all manner of anxieties. Until we learn to regulate our attention properly (again with kindness, which walks hand in hand with good mindfulness practice), then it is very hard to get off that train and move out of the red-zone of stress and worry, back into the green-zone where mind and body are balanced in the moment.
Are there any teachers who are not willing to take part in the sessions?
Up to this point we have been working mostly with the 'coalition of the willing.' Now we are working more with whole schools, so it is inevitable that there will be some sceptics and fence sitters. Usually, once we have trained them and they see the results in their classroom, they are either converted, or at least more open to the opportunities presented.
You practice meditation; do you find it has changed the way you respond to stress?
Yes, as a young man I suffered a lot from social anxiety to the point where it was debilitating. I isolated myself in an attempt to avoid the pain of social situations. Mindfulness training has had an enormously positive impact for me personally in helping to transform that anxiety (which is a 'curiosity crusher' and hence why it is valuable to teach in schools).
Do you see meditation becoming a part of school curriculum in the future?
I have some reservations. The moment you force schools to do anything, the risk is a loss of quality. There has to be some intrinsic motivation for schools and teachers to see that mindfulness is both personally and professionally beneficial for them and their students. So let's take it mindfully by expanding the reach of well-structured and researched programmes like Pause, Breathe, Smile, and continue the research.


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How can you think about air in a way where you can feel the scale of the relationship of air to the Earth. Here's one: Imagine you have an onion.
Peel off the brown outer layer. When you reach the ball within, you will see a fine film on the outside of the onion. Gently peel that film back. It's so fine you can see right through it. That film is our atmosphere and the onion is the Earth.
Like water, there is no substitute for air. When you run out of air to breathe, when it lacks the requisite oxygen for your body to use to process sugar for energy and breaking down what you eat to stay alive, you die.
We think there is a never ending supply of air available to us as a species. We think the air is limitless and can absorb any amount of our pollution and a good breeze will clear the air after a day or two.
The air has limits. The air is mobile, but not always. Smog over cities can linger for weeks, making air quality quite toxic in the long term. Triggering asthma, allergies, and reactions to chemicals and particulates trapped in such conditions.

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Nighthawks (1981)
This is one of those Sylvester Stallone gems that both seems like it's gained a respected following, but has never become a high profile hit. It doesn't fall into the light hearted fare like Tango & Cash or Demolition Man or the substantive drama of Rocky or First Blood. Instead, this is a very good gritty cop thriller with a definite 1970's aesthetic boasting a great performance by Rutger Hauer that foreshadows his acclaimed work in Blade Runner and The Hitcher. Nighthawks has its definite merits, but surely demonstrates why it's a lesser noted film for Stallone.
When Europe's most feared terrorist known as Wulfgar (Rutger Hauer) explosively announces his presence in Manhattan, two elite undercover NYPD cops (Sylvester Stallone and Billy Dee Williams) are assigned to stop him before he strikes again. However, the ruthless terrorist has other plans for the city – and the detectives – as he begins to hold its citizens in the grip of fear.
In the wake of big blockbuster successes like the Rocky and Rambo movies, and films with more flash and crowd pleasing excitement, you can understand how Nighthawks kind of flies under the radar. It's very grounded and much more low key. It is also a slow building film with a focus on the psychological aspects of its main adversaries, and capturing that gritty, urban New York street cop vibe. Still, within that context, you've got a very admirable crime thriller here lead by some strong casting choices across the board.
I really believe Stallone leads this film quite well. Detective Sergeant Deke DaSilva is a solid cop who doesn't back down easily. He takes on crime with intensity and fierce dedication, even if it costs him his marriage or his well being. Stallone makes DaSilva a tough cop, but one with a morality and heart. Despite the fallout with his wife, Deke still desires that loving connection, and he won't become the cold blooded assassin that the British counter-terrorism specialist wants him to become. Stallone does a solid job keeping DaSilva true to who he is sticking to his principals as a seasoned cop, doing his duty, but doing it his own way. We see him as a perceptive, smart cop that is dogged in his pursuit of Wulfgar.
As DaSilva's partner, Detective Sergeant Matthew Fox, Billy Dee Williams entirely carries his own. Fox can be more even tempered and flexible than DaSilva, allowing for him to keep his more passionate partner grounded and focused. Billy Dee also has some playful moments adding a few minor moments of levity as, again, a counterbalance to Stallone's harder edge intensity. Still, when the situation gets serious, Fox is as solid of a cop as anyone.
Rutger Hauer has shown his talent for brilliance, and Wulfgar is no exception. He brings a cold, calculating sophistication that forges his gravitas. When Hauer is on in a film, he captivates your attention with a electrifying presence, and he does that here. As Wulfgar, he can be frightening because as dedicated as DaSilva is, Wulfgar is equally so to his cause. You know he's a sociopathic killer who is a vehement believer in these radical causes. He's more than just a hired gun, and that makes him immensely more dangerous. It's not about money for him. He inflicts this death and terror for a political purpose that he believes in, and he is not going to stop. As the British counter-terrorism specialist says, "He's only beginning."
I also have to give some praise to Joe Spinell who portrays Lieutenant Munafo. While his role is minimal, he's damn good carrying a commanding weight and authority. He mainly works opposite Stallone, and keeps the somewhat hot headed DaSilva in line very convincingly. Of course, Persis Khambatta complements Hauer extremely well as the dangerous, cold-hearted Shakka. It's a polar opposite turn from her role in Star Trek: The Motion Picture, and that is largely welcomed along with her rich, beautiful black hair.
Like I said, this feels entirely like a 1970's cop film with the gritty style, Earth toned fashions, Stallone's beard, and sort of a streetwise funky vibe of the score. It might be an early 80's film, but you can find plenty of bleed over from the previous decade through to about 1983. Considering this started out as a second sequel to The French Connection, it's easy to see why this works so well in that context. The pacing is methodical lending more towards the dramatic development than excitement. The film could probably use a little more excitement to ramp up the danger and stakes in the second act, but especially for its time, this was quite good.
Now, Nighthawks surely has a few action set pieces including a great foot chase through the New York streets and into the subway. However, it is very much a thriller built on suspense and tension. Stallone and Hauer create this electrifying connection which drives the entire film. The sequence on the Roosevelt Island tram is a great example of those personalities at conflict enhancing the peril of Wulfgar's game. His terrorism is no longer just about a cause, but a game of wits between both men. Wulfgar toys with DaSilva, bringing him in so close, forcing the Sergeant to look him in the eye time and again, but denying him at choice to fight back. This results in a nicely solid and taut piece of work. The ending is superb focusing on a great deal of suspense and imminent peril, but I would think a modern audience might feel it's not as climactic as it could be. This ending has become the most memorable aspect of Nighthawks, and it is executed with great care and a few inspired visuals.
As I said, this is a film build as a slow boil thriller than an exciting action ride, and I feel it succeeds at that. Surely, more could have been done to intensify the narrative and build more momentum going into its climax. Regardless, I've always appreciated and enjoyed Nighthawks. Stallone does a really solid job complemented well by Billy Dee's supporting role, and greatly counterbalanced by Rutger Hauer's chilling brilliance. If you enjoy the work of either Stallone or Hauer, I definitely believe this is one you should not overlook. Bruce Malmuth did a fine directing job here, but in a fourteen year career, he never had a breakout hit. His only other high point was the decently effective Steven Seagal action vehicle Hard to Kill. With Nighthawks, it's a nicely solid film that likely won't blow you away, but may indeed intrigue you through the high quality performances it offers.
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009)
Growing up in the 80's I was a fan of G.I. Joe, and owned many of the toys that the cartoon generated. However, I was never that hardcore of a fan. As I grew up, the franchise didn't stick with me as I gravitated towards Transformers overall. When this live action movie, directed by Stephen Sommers, was being made and released, it didn't grab my attention. I didn't give it a chance until a strongly opinionated friend of mine, who was a big G.I. Joe fan, stated that he did enjoy this movie. One iTunes rental later, and I was approving of this movie. Yes, it has problems, and has some serious unfaithfulness to the source material, but it's a big, enjoyable science fiction stylized action movie, regardless.
Two soldiers stationed in Kazakhstan, Captain "Duke" Hauser (Channing Tatum) and his partner Ripcord (Marlon Wayans), are ordered to transport special warheads created by MARS, an arms manufacturer controlled by James McCullen (Christopher Eccleston). When they are attacked by a highly advanced terrorist group, led by Baroness Anastasia DeCobray (Sienna Miller), they are saved by a top secret, international special forces unit known as G.I. Joe. The leader of G.I. Joe, General "Hawk" Abernathy (Dennis Quaid) is on the trail of these thieves: an evil organization called Cobra. While Duke and Ripcord train to join the Joes, McCullen is secretly working for Cobra and plotting to recapture his metal-eating "Nanomite" warheads. Duke and Ripcord, with help from Heavy Duty, Snake Eyes, Scarlett, and the rest of the Joes, must prove that they are Real American Heroes by stopping the launch of these warheads before Cobra uses them to take over the world.
There are several alterations to characters and their relationships from the familiar comic book and cartoon source material. Why filmmakers have this compulsion to make changes of these kinds escape me. I don't mind adapting a concept or idea to suit the live action filmed media as opposed to the more fantastical mediums of comic books and cartoons. However, the changes here didn't need to be made to make the idea of G.I. Joe work as a live action movie. They were simply creative decisions made for whatever reason to tell the story these filmmakers wanted to tell, despite whether or not it fit into who these characters had been for over a quarter century. I'll touch on these as I comment on some of the cast, as I have done some light research to understand the divergences at hand.
This movie has some acting talents that seem questionable to me at both the time it was released and in retrospect. Obviously knowing Marlon Wayans from increasingly badly received comedic vehicles, he was the most peculiar casting choice. While Wayans' character of Ripcord does have a playful, somewhat silly personality at times, he's decently enjoyable once you begin to take the film as a light, popcorn movie adventure. He even has a moment or two of charm as he begins to develop some friendly relations with Rachel Nichols' Scarlett. As the film goes on, and the threats become more serious and imminent, Wayans rises to the occasion to make for a nicely respectable cog in this action centric cast.
Channing Tatum is someone that I've come to know as a rather uncharismatic actor with not much to offer. While he surely doesn't give us anything close to the Duke fans knew from the original cartoon series, who was a very strong, authoritative commanding officer, he is fine in this younger iteration of Conrad "Duke" Hauser. It's not a particularly dimensional performance, which could have helped in some instances, but Tatum decently fits the role as written. It's fortunate that the film has so many characters you can fixate on so not to be distracted by Tatum's limited abilities. It's not an outright groan inducing performance, just a flat one that is aided by some decent comedic chemistry with Wayans. Still, a far better actor was surely available to cast in this role to make him a more standout lead instead of blending into the ensemble.
Thankfully, we have some strong, vibrant villains to enjoy. Christopher Eccleston is sophisticated, intelligent, but also despicably vile. He injects charisma and slick savvy into McCullen, aka Destro, that is distinctly different from his Sunbow cartoon incarnation, but ultimately, follows the character as he has been developed through other media over the years. Eccleston has a very good presence conveying a contemptuous weight towards the world without it feeling one dimensional. He has a very elaborate, smartly devised plan to place himself in control of the world. He works greatly as a global level villain whose motives nor agendas are shallow in the least. Plus, the English actor works a very solid Scottish accent.
The filmmakers made serious changes to the Baroness, who is supposed to be an Eastern European straight-up villain, but is now simply Duke's American ex-girlfriend Anna Lewis who has been specially manipulated into being a villain. Regardless of this, Sienna Miller is endlessly and immensely hot in this very femme fatale role. She plays it with a lot of bite and sexy assertiveness. She is a bad ass villain that would've been perfect if the filmmakers played it faithful, but as it is, she does a damn good job making the Baroness alluring, dangerous, and intriguing. Essentially, this character change was made in order to create a romantic relationship for Duke to grapple with, and while it's nicely executed, it still would've been more pleasing to see the real Baroness here.
Lee Byung-hun and Ray Park are probably the best parts of this movie portraying Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes, respectively. Both characters are straight awesome here. Storm Shadow is beautifully lethal and stealthy with a real cutthroat, edgy presence. I think he truly lived up to many fans' expectations through an excellent, sharp performance. Obviously, Snake Eyes has no dialogue, but Ray Park's expert athletic and martial arts talents shine through.
Cobra Commander is here in this movie, but doesn't declare himself to be as such until the end. We are essentially given an origin story for him that is very much inline with that of the Baroness. For those that haven't seen the movie, I don't wish spoil the film's intended surprises, but let's say that it's not the Cobra Commander you're used to or expect. He was my favorite character from the 80's cartoon series due to being a rather excitable, egotistical fool, and even there, his back story was never entirely consistent. What we even got in the animated movie was not very palatable to me. So, when I saw this movie, none of this new back story really hit a bad nerve, but it would have been nice if the filmmakers attempted to make him look like Cobra Commander in his final moments on-screen. Reportedly, they were fixated on the hooded look for the character, and avoided using it for understandable iconography reasons. Still, as the sequel demonstrates, the chrome masked version was easily adaptable, and its absence comes off as even stranger since the filmmakers put an odd translucent mask on him at the end, anyway.
The question is if all of these objectionable changes make this a poor movie. I suppose that depends on your perspective. I would imagine many very serious G.I. Joe fans with a knowledgeable and loyal history for the franchise would be upset by these arbitrary alterations. For a more casual fan, like myself, they don't break the movie, but certainly make it less than it potentially could have been. It's a tad surprising that this movie was co-written by Stuart Beattie, who I recently gave vast amounts of credit for his screenplay for Michael Mann's Collateral. That was a brilliant, introspective movie of great, unique depth. This is far from that. Beattie's co-writers have shallow filmographies with nothing much to really say they are exceptionally good or bad screenwriters. I'm not saying that this script is bad, though it has some shortcomings and flaws, but in terms of attempting to be a faithful adaptation, it has a lot of wrong turns that I'm not sure who is to directly blame for them.
Now, the quality of the CGI here is about standard for a Stephen Sommers movie, unfortunately. The effects in The Mummy were really good for 1999, and still hold up fairly well today. However, Sommers' films have since become larger scale productions requiring more elaborate visual effects, and this is evidence of that. The CGI is used extensively, and is not really that good to be given so much screentime. Among six visual effects companies that worked on this, there's no real distinguishing level of quality. I would be hard pressed to say any of the visual effects shots are anywhere in the neighborhood of great.
Still, despite the lacking digital effects, Sommers delivers some solid action sequences. They are big, explosives scenes with some inventive ideas and nicely choreographed fights. All of this action is very well shot showing that Sommers knows how to present and construct action sequences very competently. Plus, he knows how to inject a real sense of entertainment value into everything, even if some of the funny bits are somewhat extraneous. Still, the sprinkles of comedy entirely suit Sommers' style that we saw in The Mummy and so on. A definite action highlight is seeing Snake Eyes and Storm Shadow battle, and Sommers treats it as a special attraction. There's an early on battle between them, but the climax gives us the real juicy stuff. It's just bad ass all the way through, if delivered sparingly, and I only wish there was more of it. Hopefully, I will get my wish in the sequel.
While G.I. Joe always had a bit of advanced technology giving it all a slight science fiction edge to it, this movie really pushes that full boar by even stating it takes places in the "not too distant future." This is a movie of very advanced technology with people communicating through holograms, using nanomite weaponry, energy based weapons, entire underwater Antarctic lairs, and various other fantastical items. It does fit alongside much of the established franchise mentality, but it probably pushed the envelope further than it needed to. I like a little high tech gadgetry in G.I. Joe to make it feel special and unique, but I think a live action movie should probably ground the ideas more. Take it more away from the cartoony aspects, and make it a little tougher, more hard edged with contemporary weapons. While I found the film fun, this film franchise really does need to go that direction so it can plant its feet in the ground and push forward with a strong foundation. Take away the almost cyborg-like accelerator suits and the energy guns, and give us more down and dirty stuff. Ultimately, I think that sells easier and stronger to a wide audience. We can take a little fantastical science fiction every now and then, but if you're setting the film in a recognizably contemporary time and not the especially distant future, sell it that way. Give us a bad ass military guy unloading live rounds from a machine gun. Laser weapons were used in the cartoons because they were cartoons. You couldn't show people getting shot with bullets and dying in that medium. This is a live action PG-13 movie. Mature the content a little, and give action fans and the adults who were kids in the 80s something that appeals to them more. Don't make it too violent, but do enough to be bad ass, which is what the soon-to-be-released sequel, G.I. Joe: Retaliation, seems to have done. Still, we'll see about that in a few days.
The climax itself is full of plenty of action with both Ripcord piloting a Night Raven jet to intercept McCullen's nanomite warhead missiles, and the assault on McCullen's Antarctic lair. Like with the whole film, it's tightly edited with constant energy propelling the story forward. The dramatic tension is kept high, and these intercut storylines flow very well. We get some very good, heroic pay-offs, but we ultimately understand that this is just the setup. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra is the story that puts all the heroes and villains into their proper places to give the franchise a launching point. Plots have still been set in motion by Destro and Cobra Commander that will be followed up on in the next film.
Again, this is a film that I do find enjoyment from, but surely not frequently as I've watched it maybe four times in three years. It's a nice, enjoyable ride with some very well executed action sequences that do aim to please, and a fine dash of humor and levity to keep it fun. It has a decent cast that generally does enough to be closer to Stephen Sommers better work, but it's still a movie that could've benefitted from some better creative direction. I'm hesitant to give it a big endorsement because, again, there's plenty of bad CGI all over the place and it fails to faithfully adapt the source material. For what it is, I think it's mostly well done. It's not the G.I. Joe movie that fans wanted or expected. The animated movie really diverted into very strange territory that I still find not to my taste. I don't own that movie, but I do own this one. It's closer to what a G.I. Joe movie should be focusing on terrorism and advanced technological warfare, but it did need someone at the helm that could shape it into what the fans desired. I do think it's a better movie than reputation has seemed to label it with. There is plenty of entertainment value that surely never gets to the annoying levels of Michael Bay's Transformers movies. I would recommend giving it a chance, but knowing that it still falls short of its potential in several areas. If for nothing else, it's worth seeing Storm Shadow and Snake Eyes clash.


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All hell breaks loose when a strange force animates the puppets up for auction at a convention, setting them on a bloody killing spree that's motivated by an evil as old as time.
Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich is a 2018 horror-comedy film written by S. Craig Zahler and directed by Sonny Laguna and Tommy Wiklund and is the eleventh entry in the long-running Puppet Master franchise. It is a reboot of the series and it stars Thomas Lennon, Kennedy Summers, Barbara Crampton, Udo Kier. It was released on August 17, 2018 by RLJE Films.


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A British pensioner who paid to watch underage girls in the Philippines being sexually abused online has been sentenced to prison.
Peter Booth was jailed for seven years and four months after pleading guilty to four charges of 'causing or inciting the sexual exploitation of a child under 13 by paying to view the live abuse via Skype'.
The 74-year-old, of Llandudno, in north Wales, had also admitted charges of possessing indecent images of children and distributing such images, and having extreme pornographic material of children on a laptop and mobile phone.
Jailing him at Caernarfon Crown Court yesterday (Thursday, April 11), Judge Timothy Petts said: "What you did to these girls was absolutely horrific. It was all done for your perverted pleasure.
"In addition, investigations showed you were collecting images of child abuse and sharing these with others.
"These are very serious offences and only a lengthy prison sentence can be justified."
The judge was told Booth was a married man with no previous convictions. However, his family had now disowned him and only a sister was standing by him.
Richard Edwards, prosecuting, said police became aware that indecent images of children were being uploaded to the internet from Booth's address.
Officers raided his home, computer equipment was seized and Booth was arrested and interviewed.
Officers found two videos on a phone in which a man, later identified as Booth, could be seen masturbating in an inset screen as two girls — aged about six and nine — were being abused.
He had paid for access to the abuse and was "actively directing" what was happening, the court was told.
Further investigations showed Booth had made 250 transactions to eight recipients in the Philippines between September 2015 and June last year, which amounted to just under £20,000 — or about 1,300,000 pesos. According to the North Wales Pioneer, Booth claimed he gave financial support to a "ladyboy".
After his release, Booth will be monitored by the Probation Service, is the subject of a lifelong Sexual Harm Prevention Order, and is banned from working with children or vulnerable adults. His details will remain on the Sex Offenders Register for life.
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If you have not heard about the changes coming in Medicare reimbursements to hospitals. The changes are significant and could severely impact hospitals that do not demonstrate the delivery of quality care to their patients. Hospitals are concerned, and they should be but these changes should positively impact the patients experience both in the hospital and after discharge.
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In October of 2012 Medicare will launch the hospital VBP program, in which pay-for-performance programs will receive incentives for demonstrated excellence and improvements in patient safety and effective care. Under this program Medicare will reward hospitals that provide high quality care for their patients through the new Hospital Value-Based Purchasing (Hospital VPB) program. For the first time, hospitals across the country will be paid for inpatient acute care services based on care quality, not just the quantity of the services they provide.
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According to Georgian whiskey company, JIMSHER received silver medals in different categories.
"The first round of the competition, Europe – Blended Standard, produced two Silver med
International Competition is held annually and representatives of various countries and companies participate in it. Other participants were as follows: European Countries, Georgia, Canada, South Africa, Australia, India and others.
The first Georgian whisky "Jimsher" is a brand that appeared on the Georgian market not so long ago. Jimsher Chkhaidze, the owner and founder of the brand, says that Jimsher is made by traditional technology and Georgian grains. For him, winning several silver medals at a prestigious World Whisky Masters means that the Jimsher whisky will definitely have an honorable place among Georgian export produce. According to him, the Jimsher whiskey may soon become one of Georgia's main reasons to visit.
There are three types of Jimsher – aged in Saperavi wine barrel, in Tsinandali wine barrel and in Georgian brandy barrel. The design of bottle and label was created by Georgian designer Zviad Tsikolia.
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Hundreds of American soldiers are remaining in Syria to occupy its oil reserves and block the Syrian government from revenue needed for reconstruction. Trump said openly, "We want to keep the oil."
By Ben Norton
Continue reading "US troops are staying in Syria to 'keep the oil' – and have already killed hundreds over it"
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Monday night I knew I would be teaching some new students the swing. So I'll save my snatch WO for tomorrow, not knowing how much demonsration I could be doing.
I wanted to have a short 30 min. swing warm-up before yoga class today so I decided to go back to my roots and do some sets that were at least 2min. long.
8:00 am KB
2 hand swing w/26lb. x 3 sets.
1 min. on 1 min. off, 6 min. total (40reps)
1 swing 1 transfer x 40 (20 L, 20 R) 2 min. set w/ 1 min. rest
20 1 hand swing L trans. 20 1 hand swing R, 1 min. set w/ 1 min. rest
I alternated those 2 sets 5 times for a total of 25 min.
31 min. total WO time.
9:00 bikram yoga
6:30 Swing Class
I was lucky enough to share swinging with 4 motivated students tonight. Two had some prior experience the other 2 were new.
I had a "scooper", a "squatter" and a "thruster" and a "lifter". A perfect opportunity to use my trouble shooting techniques I learned at the cert. And all improved by the end of instruction.
Very excited to see more interest in KB training. It has truly been life changing for me. Not only has it transformed my body, but knowing that I never need to step foot in a gym ( or pay for a membership ) ever again is a huge realization. Especially since we used to own a gym.
I have trained in my garage mostly, but also on my patio, at the park, even in my kitchen!
Looking forward to the next class on Thursday.
Todays Menu
7am-9am coffe w/cream 100cal.
11:30 lg. apple 100cal.
1:00 homemade veg soup w/lasange 450cal. *see break-down of ingredients
3:00 coffee w/ cream 50cal.
5:00 broccoli salad w/egg and bacon, low calorie dressing 375cal.
misc. 150cal.
3 liters of water throughout the day
Total calorie count 1225
* I can make soup from just about any leftover in my fridge. I took a serving of lasange 3x3 inch slice and diced it into 1/2 inch pieces. Then I added about 2 1/2 cups of veg soup and 1 tomato.
Lasagne 3x3 inch piece
150cal. pasta
150cal. ground beef/italian sausage (3 oz.)
150cal. cheese
It wasn't my intention to have so few calories today, but the 6:30 swing class threw me off. We stayed to talk about diet and food after swinging and I didn't get home from Palo Alto until almost 9pm. Way too late to eat, besides I wasn't even hungry.
Today was a good day.
Tuesday, November 14, 2006
Swing Class
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An old traditional toy that is still as popular as ever
Emma Bradburn
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Generation after generation of kids has been enthralled and entertained by the simple marble.
From admiring the pretty colours, to playing competitive games, marbles can provide hours of fun.
This Little Box of Marbles set is the perfect introduction to this traditional game and is sure to encourage today's youngsters to start their very own marbles collection.
The box contains a lovely selection of marbles with a cotton marble bag to transport them in.
There's also a useful booklet of games to enjoy.
The box measures 7cm x 7cm x 2.5cm.
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YouTube Gets Disconnected in China
Posted by Vaibhav Kalamdani on March 26, 2009
Social media is all about user-generated information and knowledge sharing. But sometimes giving leeway to the users can create problems for your site. One such example is of YouTube, which has been banned in China over protests in Tibet. The Google-owned video sharing site is identifying a way out of this problem, not knowing the exact cause of the ban.
China, which recorded 298 million Internet users at the end of last year, had blocked YouTube temporarily last March as well, following the biggest Tibetan protests in 20 years. It is known that the site had also been blocked in few other nations like Indonesia, Thailand and Turkey over certain controversial issues.
The Chinese government is stringent towards managing the Internet, and has banned several content and sites it found profane for its users or against its law. The current ban on YouTube is believed to have taken place due to video images of Chinese police beating Tibetans, which were uploaded on the site. Though there has been no official confirmation yet from China over the ban, it has been learnt that the video was released by the Tibetan 'government-in-exile', which quickly found a place on the site and has been freely accessible in China from the time when Beijing Olympics took place in August 2008.
However, nothing has been confirmed yet, and YouTube is working on the issue to get it sorted out as soon as possible. The site has faced problems with the Chinese law earlier as well, and hopes the situation doesn't get worse from here.


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Municipal Bank is the leading bank for financing local authorities, municipal corporations and water and sewage corporations in Israel. The Bank has the expertise and close familiarity with the municipal sector and its unique characteristics, and provides its customers with banking services and tools adapted to their specific needs. Being the leader in financing local authorities is in the Bank's DNA.
The Bank was initially established as "Otsar Ha'Shilton Ha'Mekomi" and, following the acquisition of control of the bank in 2001 by the international Dexia Group, changed its name to "Dexia Israel Bank." In March 2018, the international Dexia Group sold its controlling interest, and the Bank continues its operations, as a bank without any controlling interest, under its new name – "Municipal Bank." In November 2018, an agreement was signed to merge the Bank with and into Mercantile Discount Bank. This merger has not yet been completed.
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In September 2018, following the merger process with Mercantile Discount Bank, the Board of Directors resolved to delay implementation of the strategic plan, including continuation of the distribution of dividends and entry into additional areas of activity, as well as the postponement of the date in which the plan's financial targets are expected to be achieved.
For further details regarding the Bank's strategic plan, see the Bank's financial statements and immediate reports.
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Levana Shifman (Fintz)
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Year of birth: 1968
Education: LL.M., (Business Administration; Bar-Ilan University); B.B. (Business Administration, Specializing in Finance and Marketing – the College of Management); B.A., (Social Sciences, Specializing in Economics, Political Science and Sociology – Bar-Ilan University).
Current Position: Chairperson of the Board of Directors, Municipal Bank Ltd.
Past Positions: Deputy Chief Executive Officer – Regulations – Profound Investment House Ltd.; Banker and Investment Advisor – Mizrahi-Tefahot Bank, Citibank and Leumi Bank, External Director and Member of the Finance Committee – Modi'in Economic Development Corporation City of the Future Ltd., Member of the Board of the Green Party – Modi'in Maccabim Reut Municipality.
Olivier Gutman
General Manager & Chief Executive Officer
Year of birth: 1972.
Education: M.A., Mathematics and Economics, Ecole Polytechnique, Paris, France; M.A., Finance and Economics, Ecole Nationale de Statistique et de l'Administration Economique, Paris, France.
Current Positions: General Manager & Chief Executive Officer – Municipal Bank Ltd. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer – Municipal Issuance Ltd.
Past Positions: Deputy General Manager – Dexia Israel Bank Ltd.; Chief Financial Officer – Dexia Bank Israel Ltd.; Director and Head of Finance- Dexia Israel Issuance Ltd.; Director of Asset and Liability Management Department – Dexia Credit Local, France; Senior Adviser at the World Bank in Washington D.C.; Adviser at the Finance Ministry, Paris, France.
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It's back—and cooler than ever. Ying yang symbols not required.
It's no secret that sooner or later all fashion trends experience a revival, such as this choker necklace from the 90's. I will dare to predict that this will make it among the biggest trends in 2016. And I must silently confess: I'm already head over heels in love with this choker necklace trend.
I had fallen in love with choker designs years ago when we wore them to look almost gothic, often black beading placed low against the neck. However, it appears that the lovely fashions are back. From semiprecious jewels to luxe leathers, this is a welcome spin on last year's gold standard—the collar necklace.
And for all those who are still unsure about what to think about this revival, why not try something in between a normal necklace and a real choker necklace. If you develop a taste for it, you can simply go a step further.
Everyone's been rocking these necklaces as of late, from street style stars to celebrities. That is all the proof I needed to realise that this style is here to stay.


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Note: This article contains spoilers from Australian-pace Home and Away episodes, which some UK readers may prefer to avoid.
Home and Away's Mason Morgan has threatened to risk his own freedom for a second time, for the sake of his younger sister Raffy Morrison.
The siblings are currently taking centre stage in a medicinal cannabis storyline, as Mason (Orpheus Pledger) believes that CBD oil was helping Raffy to manage her epilepsy.
Recent episodes in Australia have seen Mason escape with a slap on the wrist, after being caught with marijuana that he'd bought to produce his own CBD oil at home.
Despite this lucky escape, today's episode on Channel 7 (June 17) – which broadcasts Home and Away in Australia – saw Mason consider taking the law into his own hands yet again.
After Raffy had another seizure on the beach, Mason was left more convinced than ever that she needs the CBD oil.
Not wanting to wait around for Raffy to be accepted onto a medical trial, Mason secretly contacted his former dealer to get their previous arrangement going again.
When Justin's girlfriend Leah Patterson-Baker (Ada Nicodemou) walked in and overheard the surreptitious phone call, she urged Mason not to make the same mistake twice. Mason responded by snubbing her advice and warning her to back off.
Tuesday's episode in Australia (June 18) will see Mason remain determined to go ahead with the illegal transaction, despite stern protests from Leah and Justin not to. Is he playing with fire?
Home and Away fans in the UK will see these scenes on July 17, as Channel 5 is currently airing episodes one month behind the Australian screenings.
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The Trust had organised a special event at Felbrigg Hall in Norfolk, marking 50 years since the decriminalisation of homosexuality. It's part of its Prejudice and Pride campaign.
Some workers refused to wear the rainbow badge or lanyard and had been told they would have to work behind the scenes.
After days of criticism that the decision was too politically correct, the National Trust backtracked and made wearing the badge optional for volunteers.
In a statement, the conservation organisation said the purpose of the idea to wear rainbow badges was to make all visitors feel welcome.
It said: "We remain absolutely committed to our Pride programme, which will continue as intended, along with the exhibition at Felbrigg.
"However, we are aware that some volunteers had conflicting, personal opinions about wearing the rainbow lanyards and badges. That was never our intention.
"We are therefore making it clear to volunteers that the wearing of the badge is optional and a personal decision. We will be speaking to all our volunteers at Felbrigg over the coming days about this issue."
The National Trust also addressed the recent backlash it faced over "outing" Robert Wyndham Ketton-Cremer, the late owner of the Jacobean Hall, as gay.
The organisation commissioned a short film narrated by comedian Stephen Fry which featured the lives of various LGBT people who owned the Trust's properties. The people highlighted kept their sexuality private when they were alive.
Ketton-Cremer's relatives wrote to The Daily Telegraph complaining that the "intensely private" historian and poet, who died 48 years ago, shouldn't have been exposed as homosexual.
The National Trust said: "We are using the 50th anniversary of the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality as an opportunity to tell the stories of the people at some of our places, whose personal lives were outside the social norms of their time.
"We hugely value our volunteers and many across the country have taken the opportunity to get involved in developing our Prejudice and Pride programme, which explores LGBTQ heritage.
"At Felbrigg, many volunteers have enthusiastically supported a new exhibition, which looks at the life of the extraordinarily generous Robert Ketton-Cremer.
"His decision to leave the house to the Trust was the result in part of the fact that he had never married and had no heirs."
At least 10 of the mansion's volunteers refused to wear the rainbow badges in protest of the Trust's decision to reveal Ketton-Cremer's sexuality.


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All Mainstream Media Must Publish the Charlie Hebdo Cartoons
January 9, 2015 in Blogs
To all those media outlets who have convinced themselves that they don't need to publish the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Mohammed in reporting the recent events in Paris: you are profoundly wrong.
Your raison d'etre is to present news. The Hebdo cartoons are a natural part of the story of the murders in Paris. To assert that a description of an image is anything like the image, itself, is a rationalization of cowardice. The only reason to "describe images" without publishing them is fear of the consequences of publishing.
The official reason offered by many Western media outlets for not showing us the images that have at least in part provided the excuse for three fanatics to murder is "so as not to cause offense."
First, you can't cause offense. Offense is always taken, never given. Western society depends on that — on responsibility for one's emotions, and if not for one's emotions, then for what one does with one's emotions. Many of us get offended on a weekly basis. The "right" not to be offended is not a right at all. Rather it can only ever be, by definition, a claim made to limit the rights of others.
Some people and organizations do indeed get-off on causing offense for attention or for its own sake. I have little time for such behavior. Indeed, all my political work is geared to mutual respect and finding common ground.
But that is not at issue here. Any sane person can see that the presentation of the Charlie Hebdo cartoons of Mohammed in stories about the murders in Paris is a very natural and legitimate part of telling the story of those murders — a purpose that is entirely and necessarily consistent with the much greater and deeply necessary purpose of the media in a civilized society.
This is all very basic stuff. Murders have been committed because (among other reasons) the murderers dislike the way their victims exercised their freedom of expression. Some media organizations whose existence depends on that freedom, and that have the greatest responsibility to defend it (because they exercise that right every day), are giving it up without a fight. That responsibility to defend it is a responsibility to self-interest, let alone to the free …read more
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Huskies hit century mark in rout of West Virginia
None of the offensive struggles plaguing the UConn women's basketball team from its loss to Villanova carried over Tuesday night in its 100-72 rout of West Virginia in the regular-season finale.
The Huskies (24-3, 14-2) made 58.2 percent of their shots on 39-of-67 shooting to break the century mark for the first time since topping Pepperdine 109-48 last season.
More importantly, the balanced scoring returned.
A season-high six players scored in double figures, led by center Jessica Moore with 20 points. The most UConn had in double figures prior to Tuesday was five, which was accomplished in the 82-57 rout of West Virginia (19-9, 10-6) earlier this season.
"We played the way we wanted to play and no better night to do it than Senior Night and coming off a loss where you can easily come in and walk through things," All-American guard Diana Taurasi said. "We came out with a certain juice and a certain fire."
In their last game at Gampel Pavilion in front of 10,167, the three UConn seniors combined for 31 points and 12 rebounds.
Taurasi, appearing to play pain-free for the first time in several games, finished her first double-double of the season with 17 points and 10 assists. She remains in fifth place in career scoring (2,017) and second in assists (610).
Point guard Maria Conlon tied her season high with 12 points, and her four 3-pointers tied a career best.
Morgan Valley made her first start of the season, in honor of Senior Night, tallied two points and three rebounds.
"I thought tonight, for the most part, they went according to play," UConn coach Geno Auriemma said. "The script was for Maria to make a lot of 3s because it's Senior Night and she's supposed to do that. For D to make that half-court bomb or that 3 from 40 feet. For Morgan to do the things that Morgan does. It was one of those Senior Nights where all the seniors got to enjoy pretty much the things that they always enjoyed doing the four years they were here."
Also notching a double-figure scoring game were Willnett Crockett, tying a career high, and Barbara Turner adding 14 apiece. Turner grabbed 12 rebounds for her second double-double of the season.
Turner's rebounding efforts led UConn to a 52-20 advantage in rebounds. West Virginia's 20 rebounds are the fewest the Huskies held an opponent to this season.
"That was a huge factor today because we outrebounded Villanova but we didn't dominate the boards like we did tonight," Turner said. "That was one of our focus to dominate the boards and I think we did a good job of that."
The Huskies were coming off a lethargic offensive output in their 59-56 loss to Villanova on Saturday.
"We just took the Villanova game in stride," said Moore, who added nine rebounds. "We knew that we lost and we were really, really upset about it, but we weren't going to treat it like when we lost to Notre Dame and when we lost to Duke and we just went into a big slump. It's too late in the season for that."
The rebound came quickly this time.
UConn reverted back to its rhythm Tuesday, equaling their total for the entire game against the Wildcats in just the first half - the Huskies led 56-36 at the half - against the Mountaineers.
"Anything could have been better than the other night," Auriemma said.
The offense was a bit out of sync at the start of the game with back-to-back turnovers on the first two possessions. There was reason for some confusion.
Auriemma used a different starting lineup for the first time this season, giving Ashley Battle and Valley the nod to let the original 2000 signing class on the floor at the same time.
"It was special for us to go out there with Jess and A.B. and that was really special," Conlon said.
Once the players got adjusted, they erased an early 3-0 deficit and went on a 9-0 run to take the lead for good.
West Virginia remained within single digits of the lead until UConn went up 24-12 with 9:33 to play in the half. Moore converted a layup as she was fouled by Kate Bulger and made the free throw to convert the three-point play.
West Virginia guard Sherell Sowho led all players with 24 points. Reserve guard Meg Bulger added 21 points in the loss.
UConn 100, West Virginia 72
Carter 0-2 0-0 0, Dunlap 1-3 0-0 2, Paige 2-12 3-4 7, Sowho 8-18 2-2 24, K.Bulger 5-17 0-0 14, M.Bulger 8-13 3-3 21, Glusko 0-0 2-2 2, Williams 1-2 0-0 2, Costello 0-0 0-0 0. Totals 25-67 10-11 72.
M.Valley 1-2 0-0 2, Battle 1-5 0-0 2, Moore 9-12 2-4 20, Taurasi 6-16 2-2 17, Conlon 4-6 0-0 12, A.Valley 0-0 0-0 0, Robinson 0-0 1-2 1, Marron 0-0 0-0 0, Crockett 6-8 2-3 14, Turner 6-7 2-3 14, Sherwood 1-2 1-2 3, Strother 5-9 2-2 15. Totals 39-67 12-18 100.
Halftime-Connecticut 56-36. 3-Point goals-West Virginia 12-26 (Sowho 6-13, K Bulger 4-9, M.Bulger 2-4), Connecticut 10-21 (Conlon 4-5, Strother 3-5, Taurasi 3-9, Moore 0-1, Turner 0-1). Fouled out-None. Rebounds-West Virginia 20 (M.Bulter 4), Connecticut 52 (Turner 12). Assists-West Virginia 13 (Paige 6), Connecticut 29 (Taurasi 10). Total fouls-West Virginia 15, Connecticut 12. A-10,167.


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The former Army Surplus site now the U of W Buhler Centre / Plug in Gallery at Portage and Memorial.
Tuesday, 13 July 2010
Portage and Memorial transformation
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- John Dobbin said...
To be honest, I don't like the look of the building. I haven't liked the look since I saw the drawings for it but thought maybe the artist hadn't captured what it would really look like. Now I know the artist did catch the look and I am still going... blech.
- 13 July 2010 at 13:40
- Christian Cassidy said...
I'm still not 100% sure about it myself but waiting for the landscaping and signage to pass a final judgment !
- 14 July 2010 at 02:38
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Important: the butterflies must be released in the warm temperatures of Queensland. We will not provide butterflies to areas of Australia that are now currently too cold, it is essential that the butterflies are not transported to a cold location as a release will not be successful (the butterflies will be unable to fly) and the butterflies will not be able to survive.
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text: The Star Wars Insider, which is the official Star Wars magazine, features a small article about our favorite 3.75" toy line from Hasbro! The small article highlights the beautifully designed Imperial Assault Tank from Rogue One. Next time when you are at a newsstand, make sure to check out the Insider!


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Home Care Services provide a custom plan of care
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- Written by Jessica Riel
- Published: 29 January 2015
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard* are in their late 80s. Thanks to help from their retired son Jack* and LifePath, they still live in their own home. Mrs. Bernard has dementia and needs a caregiver, but she only wants Jack in her home. Through the Consumer Directed Care (CDC) program at LifePath, the family chose to hire Jack as a paid caregiver. Jack receives payment for 14 hours of service a week to care for both his aging parents (*names have been changed).
Select your own caregiver
The CDC program is one of many programs within LifePath's Home Care Services department. This program is special because it allows you to choose to select your own caregiver. A neighbor, friend, or even a family member can receive payment to care for you.
"Consumer Directed Care allows the client greater control over how they receive services in their home," says Cindy Ray, Home Care Program Director. "It's a great option for those who prefer to 'hire' someone they already know and trust, or it can provide a means of payment to those in the community who may already be helping a senior in need."
Making a referral and getting started
You, or your caregiver, can make a referral for Home Care Services by contacting LifePath. Just tell the receptionist you want to make a Home Care Referral. A resource specialist will then take your information. Within a few days, a case manager meets with you and others of your choosing in your home to learn more about your situation and develop a plan of care.
During the initial visit, the case manager uses financial information you provide to determine your deductible. For most individuals, the copay equals only a fraction of the cost of the services.
Once services are in place, your case manager stays in touch to ensure that your needs are met. The case manager offers support and resources and can make modifications to your care plan as your needs change.
More about Home Care Services
Home Care Services may include light homemaking, chore services for heavier jobs, personal care and/or home delivered meals. For people with dementia or other mental health needs, supportive home care aides are available, as well as respite services to give stressed caregivers a break from their dedicated work. Adaptive equipment such as bath benches, grab bars and Lifeline services are also an option.


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Sundown Festival 2019
- Norfolk Showground, Norwich, United Kingdom
- 30 August - 1 September 2019
For the bass heads
Sundown returns to Norfolk Showground this year, once again showcasing the very best in bass and pop music.
2019's lineup will feature headline sets from Anne-Marie and Tinie Tempah, as well as performances from Andy C, Hannah Wants and DJ EZ, who'll all play out across the sites variety of stages.
And between the music, festival-goers will also be able to check out the funfair, or strolling through the magical woodland, where hidden stages will be lighting up the trees alongside quirky art installations.
- Anne-Marie
- Jax Jones
- Example
- Disciples
- Artwork
- Horse Meat Disco
- Charlie Sloth
- Crucast
- D Double E
- Danny Howard
- Friend Within
- James Hype
- Kelli Leigh
- Kelvin Jones
- Lazcru
- Low Steppa
- Mabel
- Monki
- Not3s
- Ocean Wisdom
- Problem Central
- Riva Starr
- Sonny Fodera
- Together
- Darkzy
- Bru-C
- DJ Target
- Shift K3Y
- Mr Virgo
- Window Kid
- Alice Chater
- Jaguar
- Tinie Tempah
- Andy C
- Bushbaby
- Detlef
- Distink
- Ella Eyre
- Ellie Cocks
- George Mensah
- GW Harrison
- Hannah Wants
- Holy Goof
- Jess Bays
- Jonas Blue [DJ set]
- Latmun
- Maleek Berry
- Mason Collective
- Paul Woolford
- Randall
- Sam Divine
- Sammy Porter
- Tonn Piper
- Will Wiley
- Stefflon Don
- Balcony
Norfolk Showground is an area of glorious parkland just four miles from the centre of Norwich. It is home to the world renowned Royal Norfolk Show, as well as sitting next to an 18-hole championship gold course.
Norfolk Showground, Dereham Road, Norwich, NR5 0TT, United Kingdom
From the North: Easily situated just off the A47, exiting at the Longwater Interchange. Follow signs for Sundown Festival.
From the South: Whether you are travelling to Norwich via the A11 from London or the A140 from Ipswich, take the A47 bypass westwards and follow signs for Sundown Festival.
Norwich Railway Station is situated 5 miles from the Showground. Shuttle buses will run from the station to the Showground on a regular basis throughout the weekend.
Sundown is open to everyone aged 5+. Anyone aged under 16 (15 or under) must be accompanied by a responsible adult aged 18+. There is a limit of one person aged under 16 per adult aged 18-20 and maximum of three under 16s per adult aged 21+.
Anyone aged 16 or 17 may attend unaccompanied but we strongly advise that you have the consent of a parent or legal guardian. The festival does not accept any parental or supervisory duty of care or liability for any under 18s on site.
Everyone attending the festival must bring ID. At the entrance gate the festival will accept a Photo Driving License, Provisional Photo Driving License, Passport and PASS card from the national Proof of Age Standards Scheme. ID must be original, no photocopies will be accepted.
There is no dedicated family campsite, however, there is a quiet camping area available on a first come first served basis.
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Eaglesville (GNIS FID: 617615) is a populated place located within the Town of Athol, a minor civil division (MCD) of Worcester County.
The elevation of Eaglesville is 528 feet. Eaglesville appears on the Orange U.S. Geological Survey Map. Worcester County is in the Eastern Time Zone (UTC -5 hours).
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The book, published by Ridenbaugh Press in Carlton, traces the evolution of individual papers from locally, often family-owned publications to the ownership consolidation of larger groups.
(MCMINNVILLE) - Steve Bagwell, adjunct professor of mass communication at Linfield College and managing editor of the McMinnville News-Register, is co-author of a book that examines the newspaper industry in Idaho, Oregon and Washington.
"New Editions: The Northwest's Newspapers as They Were, Are, and Will Be," written by Bagwell and Randy Stapilus, reviews the evolution of every newspaper produced in the Northwest. The newspaper industry has always been in a state of change and its demise has consistently been a topic of discussion. Bagwell and Stapilus argue that newspapers of the future may be quite different from those of today.
The book, published by Ridenbaugh Press in Carlton, traces the evolution of individual papers from locally, often family-owned publications to the ownership consolidation of larger groups. It also discusses the reasoning behind publishers' and editors' decisions to produce, or not produce, online editions. Many of the region's editors and publishers offer their own comments and observations on the present and future of Northwest newspapers.
Bagwell, who has taught at Linfield since 2000, has nearly 40 years of newspaper experience, primarily in the Northwest. He has been a photographer, reporter and editor at numerous newspapers including the Coos Bay World, Springfield News, The Daily Astorian, The Oregon Statesman, Salem Statesman Journal, The Idaho Statesman, The Bulletin in Bend and the News-Register. He has a bachelor's degree in history from Stanford University and a master's from the University of Oregon.
His co-author, Stapilus, is the publisher of Ridenbaugh Press. Stapilus has also been a reporter in Idaho. "New Editions" is available through an array of venues, including Ridenbaugh and Amazon online.
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For years I've been asking people: What is the most important thing in the world? I was trying to understand why people did what they did, the better to encourage peace with nature. I had originally expected a few obvious answers, but what I got was an extraordinary number of quite different ones. A hundred of these are listed below. They reveal serious diversity among the most deeply-held beliefs of people all around the world. They are all equally 'true'.
|A hundred Most Important Things
|Beauty, Birds, Certainty of enlightenment, Community, Compassion, Connectedness, Consciousness, Conservation, Crop circles, Curiosity, Dào, Death, Development of the self, Earth/soil, Education, Eliminating greed, Empathy, Ending suffering, Ending violence against women and children, Energy, Entropy, Environment, Equality, Evil, Evolution, Fair distribution of resources, Family & friends, Fire, Following one's dreams, Foresight, Fossils, Freedom, Fulfilment, Gaia: the world herself, God, Grace, Gratitude, Gravity, Happiness, Happiness for all, Harmony, Health & vitality, Home, Hope, Humility, Jesus, Justice, Kindness, Knowledge, Language, Laughter, Leadership, Life, Logic, Love, Loyalty, Luck, Magic, Making a difference, Making connections, Mathematics, Mind, Music, Mystery, Nam Myoho Renge Kyo, Nature, Nothing, Now/time, Open-mindedness, Other peoples' histories, Oxygen/air, Patience, Peace, People, Photosynthesis, Plants, Purposeful optimism, Qì, Racism, Rational thought, Realism, Religion, Respect, Science, Seasons, Self-control, Serenity, Sex, Sleep, Stability of the biosphere, Story-telling, Sun, Survival, The people-nature relationship, Tolerance, Trust/faith, Turning point festivals (celebrations, initiations, funerals, etc.), Understanding, Water, Wisdom, Wonder.
The findings can be used in all sorts of ways. For example, by looking at the origins of the words that people have chosen, we can trace them back in time and space, often for thousands of years to ancestral cultures on distant shores, or to alien cultures beyond mountains, oceans and deserts. Their meanings have evolved, combined or divided like living organisms, but despite occasional mutations their lineages are intact. Some even stand for ideas that must have been among the first things that ever needed to be named at all, so they are 'scars of evolution' – the traces of challenges faced by beings who were just becoming human a couple of million years ago. They reveal aspects of our underlying nature as humans – what was important to us first, and what is still important to us now – so helping to answer questions like: who were we, who are we, and what directs our relationships with each other and with the natural world?
This is too big a subject for one person, so I decided to seek help by opening the answers I already have to a much broader audience, and by inviting new ones, and trying to understand them all in relation to each other and everything else we know. This blog is designed to share and explore some of the Most Important Things that have people have already proposed. I'll do this in a 'Thing o' the Week' post (or 'Tweek'), featuring my take on one of those that have been suggested. But this is a fast-changing world and there is also a need to keep examining what happens from the point of view of the eternal values that we have already identified, and as new ones emerge. So the blog is also a platform for commentary and reflection. I'll update it often from now on, so please feel free to follow and participate!


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Bisham Abbey have three state-of-the-art football pitches which are frequently used by professional national and international teams as well as local clubs and colleges.
The pitches feature moveable goals of various sizes to match specific training requirements.
Desso Pitch
A world class playing surface representing a precise replica of the Wembley pitch - in terms of both dimensions and playing surface. The pitch is recommended by FIFA and used by the top European football clubs including Liverpool, Manchester City, Internazionale and AC Milan.
Footwear: Moulds, studs or blades only.
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A high standard natural grass pitch being developed to recognised Uefa standards.
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A UEFA standard third generation playing surface with a long piled tufted carpet featuring rubber and sand infill. The 3G pitch provides maximum comfort under foot, exceptional ball bounce as well as superb ball roll and control.
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