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Past a discerning memory
of Anna Akhmatova
reading her poetry notes
with dim eyes over
the warm stove
and curved mirror
turning a white headband
on a courageous life
we witness to your laurels
as you press in your quotes
from your astonishing passages
on a lost lover and husband
with a warm quarrel of regrets
at the turn of a century
at lucid secrets emerging
at the miracle spin of her survival
calling out all of Stalin's criminals
as trembling whispers
of passing voices rival
in her paucity of letters
she does not yet send by mail,
for Akhmatova's nature expands
reaching us after death exhales
in knowing our time better
when on a winter pilgrimage
to greet Osip Mandelstam,
an exiled friend,
camped out with luggage
along the dark Russian river
who sailed away in exile
who shares another language,
in a passing visit over kvas
and a sparkling glass
of herbal mint tea,
it is snowing for the poets
with the snowy wind covering
her brown coat and bandana
by a smile then laughter
at the mouth of the cold Neva
everyone is awaiting saplings
planted under a bridge's beach
near fathomless shadowy
reaching branches of a knout
and blackened whip
when birch twigs will bend
in a coming deliverance
from the long fathomless thaw
for a Russian wintry penance
as children shout their warring
yet loving confessions of love
in a thousand wonders
of an Easter nascent rain
as you hear the priest's language
in purple procession and song
everyone wondering
at the spring's arrival
as this everlasting poet
covers over her tense glances
and she reaches out on the sand
to us in benevolence
from an age without end.
(February 8, 1819)
Aware he is
a minor prophet
of art for art's sake
in a poet's lore and literature
dipping in his watercolors
over the aura he wakes up
for an Italian cup of coffee
and his painted murals,
with maps of geography at home
over London and Rome
tapping into the wit and culture
resting by his catalogs
of floral and fauna
at his Victorian age
with fine architecture
at the structure of wide lines
in his travel guide to Italy
with his Stones of Venice,
Ruskin adored all birds,
just turn the plumage page
of his brilliant words on plants
yet he was no sycophant
as an expert in ornithology
he even contributed
his sectarian share
with lectures on theology,
instead as a back-bench patron
connected with art and society
with his analysis of landscape
on a canvas of honorable basis
of Mr. Turner and Constable
with his beautiful variety of lines
in Sesame and Lilies
always on my aunt's table
with croissants and green tea
and a French Bordeaux wine.
(born February 27, 1912)
Petunia is all masked
for the evening ball
rushing from the library
to her Junior prom
dressed in a pink taffeta
puts on pearl earrings
and high heels in a moment
which she fixes
over a beige picket fence
whispers as a coincidence
of a quick sidewalk push
Petunia suddenly reveals
to tell me
she has a life-long
literary crush
upon Lawrence Durrell
with his travel journals,
asked me what I think
of his aesthetic sense,
telling her I was not yet familiar
with his exemplary
but probably minor poet,
yet later secretly learn
of this diplomatically
serviced and wisely
dramatically wrought writer
who was immediately
spotted by his English critics
for his literary character studies
yet arbitrarily asking myself
what his poetic life taught
for him to crave in literature
more cultural advance,
Petunia laughed out loud
at my evasive journalist answers
about love, jealousy and romance
in this petulant chance encounter
at this one forgotten event
on the curb
with a nervous question
to her in the sunset
if she could accompany me
to the dance
as a pageant tour
of high school movers,
and tournament of cheerleaders
waves to us in a limousine,
later in a quest of a Eurasian life
I will welcome Durrell's diet
of travel and diary
as this continual night-owl friend
climbed with me on divine heights
over explicit sex scenes
howling at the hectoring lovers
under his laurel covers
of The Alexandria Quartet,
that desire all the company
at the Copts Society set
with their family quarrels
out of Cairo with Egyptians
attired at his text,
by uncovering a manic betrayal
in the pride of complex novels
by which students freely
make out his dramatic destiny
out of an episodic history
as of sexting fragrant dreams
when he was a guilty libertine
brilliantly enlightening Justine
Lawrence Durrell still riding
over the Ionian sea
wondering of Jason's fleece
and onto the classic language
of his discovered Hellenic revival
as he sails on
as an Athenian to Greece.
When musicals played
invading a new luminosity
for me in adolescence
in a consenting language
on grandfather's Victrola
this talking machine
embracing shadows
of an engaged melody
at his own poor dream
in making a living
delayed from his final hours
of a forty-day rehearsal
we made our lyrical notes
interwoven in a duet
on the open piano
as we were in a recital
as he heard me play
a sonata of Beethoven
then he recited my poem
the words of a secret prelude
in English and German
within the key of G minor
in a quartet dedicated to him.
A bard at a coffee house
always at his artistic best
picks up his packet
of avant-garde postcards
quickly counting nine
you may regard this Beat poet
with knowing affection
in San Francisco at City Lights
his sounding direction
riding on a motorcycle
over his invading grounds
as he is spot-on deciding to buy
the most clever of lyrics
over these poetic Valentines
along a bookstore wall
on this February Twelfth night
as he puts his literary signature
brightly red on the dotted line
and shares a valentine with guests
from West Los Angeles
who are about to visit him
at his backyard retreat
who read his prose
from his folio of keen quotes,
as he puts his feet up
over the desk
with newly discovered
yet not secretive love notes,
spilling and drawn out
in an artistic form fulfilling
his ideas on a colorful obelisk
that are beautifully designed
in starry skilled structure covers
as he slowly recovers
from his latest nature's outburst
at his last heavy metal storm,
here with shortness of breath
under a burlesque black book
from the Sixties pictures he took
of his art critic friend Elizabeth
that he seems almost reformed
waiting for the open theater's
comic humoresque to perform,
not wanting to throw a tantrum
keeping all St. Sebastian arrows
adjusted in his quiver
he discovers his own grave past
in the lines he must deliver
tonight playing
a dreamy young vital upstart
who waits for love
of an expressive tomorrow
resembling the grave Malvolio
reacting a bit grotesque
in a poetic text of Twelfth Night
as he casts his bright narrative
like a robotic blue fish
with a live line on a sinking hook
restoring up inky metaphors
by his outlook of good wishes
that make his history stand out
at rehearsing an artful solo part
by handsomely staring
into a double mirror
convex and concave
with all his troubles to behave,
and looks fairly misunderstood
remembering his first rendition
of doing Romeo and Juliet,
or at his first reading
at a starlet's picture edition
over daring movie sets
with charismatic vital actors
always bursting out dramatically
in temperamental condition
shouting about past regrets
cursing themselves for being
once of a good nature,
with the worst of pretenders
to engender their stand-up lines
and innovate for
their own personal nomenclature
so super-sensitive
and berated it seems
by any sex and gender,
among cultured and cultivated
the poet shilling the text
given out to drama queens
in those receptive lines
from his artsy picture book
as he listens and quietly divines,
weighing in on a '78 recording
of a soul on the basement floor
quietly reading Rimbaud
Baudelaire and Verlaine
by the casement window
near the stage door,
here the poet tries
in his masked shadowy word
to write free verse
about a wreck asking for love
as suddenly he runs
outside the studio
under a hammock of rain,
as twigs fall off the woody Elms
from the heavy breeze
at the last storm remembering
his past feat at a quatrain
when a flock of blue birds
from Capistrano
rested above the branches
at the back yard shed
near crabapple trees
feasting at bread in the nest,
explaining the moment
his eyes shut out the light
which would glow
on the soft elephant lamp
he built with his own hands
after the last ride in a night cab
when he paid the tab
from a lottery's advance
as a gift of chance
from the mayor's charity,
he goes off to the loft's bed
with only poetry and prayer
returning as his sole guest
from the masked ball dance
remembers the correct answer
about the poet
Giacomo Leopardi
on a snowy T.V.'s Jeopardy
then does a crossword puzzle
in the latest Chronicle,
not laughing about years ago
about the libelous article
on the lie of Mr. Bell
that daily city sports reporter
was revealed against him
before he was fired
that caused us so much unrest
the one in his Bermuda shorts
who is now retired
was hidden by unlocking
his Harvard clock by watching
unlawfully wrong statistics
so his kindred nephew
Rocky Arvid easily won
at our risky marathon run
when all we wished
was to court some wild fun
now it's water under the bridge,
the bard refills his forty years
in a cup of black coffee
with a warm memory
of many a Valentine
there in a fine wooden box
of black-and-white photos
in a studio backdrop
of Rudolph Valentino
kept at the back of a child Bible
that he once memorized
before he was riled up
at his first audition
on the hollow stairs
near Hollywood and Vine
letting the dim lights glow
on the unsettling words,
"Let you be mine."
Today's LittleNip:
The heaviest impact of the work of art is in the guts. Art does not reason. It manhandles you and changes you…
—Lawrence Durrell
—Medusa, with many thanks to B.Z. Niditch for today's fine poetry!


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COVID-19 Alert: FAQ's and information from BayCare Clinic.
Telemedicine: Information and visit preparation.
Meet Dr. Gemma Bornick, emergency medicine physician
Thu, Jul 19, 2018
"In the world of emergency medicine, we have great days, we have good days, we have bad days. But I try to make sure that on any given day I do at least one of three things: save a life, alleviate suffering, or teach someone something. If I do any of those on a shift, I have not wasted my time here."
That's the daily affirmation that guides Dr. Gemma Bornick, an emergency medicine physician with BayCare Clinic.
Bornick grew up wanting to be a doctor; she knew as soon as she started watching "ER", the TV medical drama series of the '90s and '00s, as a 5-year-old.
"But when I was in med school, I got a little off track," she says. "I was about to become an orthopedic doctor, but I knew in the back of my head I just had to do an emergency room rotation before I made a final decision."
That shift in the ER changed her mind, bringing her to where she is now. "I enjoy not knowing what my daily routine looks like. I have absolutely no idea the types of people I'm going to be taking care of and the types of problems I'll have to address," she says.
But that routine is exceptionally rewarding. "Because of what you do, people get better. Or they get started on the path to getting better," Bornick says.
Her life outside of the hospital keeps her just as busy. "I have two small girls and they take up a lot of my time." She also loves music and recently sang during the annual Doctors in Recital concert at the Weidner Center for Performing Arts in Green Bay.
The next big thing for Bornick? "We're going to Hawaii; it's a place very near and dear to our hearts and this is the first year we're taking our kids."
Dr. Gemma Bornick is an emergency medicine physician with BayCare Clinic. She sees patients in Green Bay, Oshkosh, and Two Rivers.
About BayCare Clinic
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A big part of moving forward means doing things digitally/online such as registering for classes, purchasing Activity Center memberships, and viewing the Activity Guide and Out & About (Senior Newsletter). We need accurate contact information to be able to communicate with you.
If you have registered for a class/program or rented a facility AND you provided us with an email, you already have an account. You need to log in and reset your password here.
If you have an account setup for online registration and know your password, please log in and make sure your contact information (cell phone and email) is correct.
If you do not have an account, please log in and create one here.
If you have any questions regarding your membership, please contact us at 512-393-8280 or by email at email@example.com.
Gardening with Mushrooms
When the rains come, mushrooms visit our gardens, peering at us through the flowers reminding us of the mysterious world just below the soil surface. What are they doing there? Are they hurting my plants? Can I eat them? This class will address these questions and explore the relationships fungi have with plants and the greater ecosystem. We will cover some techniques improving our soils with fungi and other ways to incorporate them into our vegetable gardens and landscapes.
Veggie/Herb Garden
Join Alex at the Discovery Center to learn the ins and outs of growing vegetables and herbs in the spring. Learn about planting and harvesting times and about organic pest control basics.
Plant Propagation
Interested in growing your own plants? Come learn the process of plant propagation with methods ranging from starting seeds and cuttings to root division and air layering. Workshop includes lecture and hands on activities.
Ferment, Pickle & Preserve
Have you ever been curious about the fermenting process? Learn how with Alex as she shows you the ropes on how to best ferment, pickle, and preserve your vegetables! Learn how to make kombucha, pickles, kimchi and other fermenting delights!
Nature Made Fairy Houses
Fairy houses are nicely made with just natural materials you find. Build one for the garden at your home or to display in the Discovery Gardens. Some starting materials will be provided. You may choose to bring some natural materials from home. Twigs, stones, tree bark, leaves, feathers and seeds can make a whimsical structure for you and your garden friends to enjoy.
Edible Plant Walk
Take a walk with local edible plant expert, Adam Salcedo, to learn about how to identify, harvest and prepare wild edibles. Wild edible plants can be a valuable food both medicinally and nutritionally. You may be surprised of how many plants that are in your backyard to forage!
Compost 101
Want to learn how to combine yard waste and kitchen scraps to create valuable compost? Regularly adding compost to your garden or yard builds soil, reduces water consumption, and improves the health of your plants. Additionally, using kitchen scraps as a resource instead of trash saves you money and reduces the amount of methane coming from the landfills. Join Conrad to learn how you can start reaping the benefits of composting. Includes lecture and hands on activities.
Monarchs & Milkweed
Are you interested in creating your own monarch way station? Conrad and Eric will teach us about the importance of monarch conservation, including ways you can not only improve monarch and other native pollinators in Central Texas. If you are concerned about the decline in native pollinators, come learn how you can help save them.Age: Any
Master Composter
Come learn the ins and outs of composting as part of Texas' Master Composter certification. Class includes 20 hours of lecture and field exercises. Walk away with a deeper understanding of the mysteries of compost production. $20 fee gets participants three great compost resources. Must email Amy Kirwin at firstname.lastname@example.com to register.
Korean Natural Farming
A technique of farming that ties in eastern philosophies. Learn about indigenous microorganisms that benefit the soils, plants, and environment. Substitute the use of harmful chemicals on crops and learn tricks and skills to practice sustainable farming.


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The WrestleForce Spring Fling III: Extreme Warfare is a Professional wrestling event produced by WrestleForce, which took place on April 21, 2012 at the The Loose Cockaboose in Columbia, South Carolina.
- Numbers in parentheses indicate the length of the match.
- (c) refers to the champion(s) heading into the match.
- WrestleForce Title Tournament Quarter Final Match: Steven Walters defeated Caleb Konley
- WrestleForce Title Tournament Quarter Final Match: Marcellus King vs. Zack Salvation - Time Limit Draw (20:00)
- WrestleForce Title Tournament Quarter Final Match: John Skyler defeated Shane Williams
- WrestleForce Title Tournament Quarter Final Match: Chase Stevens defeated Vordell Walker
- Dany Only defeated Sick Boy (w/ Lodi)
- Billy Brash, Brady Pierce & Hoss Hagood (w/ Alexis Brooks) defeated LEGIT (Bradford Steele & Brandon Paradise) & Steven Stiffler
- John Skyler defeated Steven Walters
- FreeCock (BJ Hancock & Michael Frehley) (w/ Josie Michael) defeated Derek Ryze & Jesse Windham
- WrestleForce Title Tournament Final Match: John Skyler defeated Chase Stevens to win the WrestleForce Championship
- Team Malus (Axl Rotten, Jon Malus, Lodi & Raven) (w/ Bob Keller) defeated Team Timber (Dany Only, Jay Batista, Sixx & Timber) (w/ Joey Nuggs) in an Eight Man Tag Team Extreme Warfare Cage Match
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Dominica's World Creole Music Festival
Dominica's World Creole Music Festival
Launched to promote the Dominican tourism product and create a world class platform for indigenous Dominican music, the World Creole Music Festival has become a renowned staple on the regional music gala calendar. Over a trinity of enthralling evenings beginning on the final Friday in October each year, patrons are treated to a cavalcade of star power, emanating from the Caribbean, French Antilles, Africa and North America, arranged to thrill the seasoned festival goer and novice alike.
Featuring: Asa Bantan, Buju Banton, Bunji Garlin, Coltont, Davido, Eric Virgal, Etana, Extasy Band, Fay-Ann Lyons, Gordon Henderson, Lindford John, Mel, Motto, Mr Killa, Nu Look, Ophelia Marie, Oswald, Patrice Roberts, Princess Lover, Romain Virgo, Signal Band, Tasha P, Triple Kay International, Vayb Ft Michael Guirand, WCK
Time: 6:00 pm Starting Time
Venue: Windsor Park Stadium, Dominica
Address: Dominica
Phone: (767) 448-4833
Website: https://www.dominicafestivals.com


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Paul Solotaroff recently wrote an interesting article for Men's Journal titled "Casualties of the NFL," detailing the horrendous strain professional football players put on their bodies (by choice), and the ramifications down the road of the injuries they often play through (often with the aid of copious pain medication). But what's waiting at the end of the NFL's billion dollar revenue generating rainbow (total League revenues now inch towards $7 billion annually) for these gridiron warriors? Often very little. The moral is that NFL agents must stress the importance of sound investment to their clients, while the income stream is current. In a league where the average career is less than five years, and where players may not have another career to fall back on (certainly not one as lucrative), the money they see on the football field may basically have to last them the rest of their hobbled lives.
Some important points from the piece:
1. In a game expected to take in $7 billion this year and that exceeds all others in causing bodily harm, fewer than 3 percent of the men who played in the league succeed in getting disability benefits. Worse, the players union (NFLPA) turns away ailing vets despite a pension fund with $1 billion in assets.
2. Twenty years ago, when linemen weighed 280, it was common for them to play on into their 30s. Now offensive tackles average 320, and a typical career lasts three and a half seasons, or just half a season more than the minimum to qualify for a pension. Nor does playing longer secure one's finances during old age. Full pension payouts start at 55, which is around the time the average former player dies, two decades sooner than non-players.
3. Mike Ditka has been one of the most outspoken critics of the Players' Association. "I took cortisone injections three times a week and had four hip replacements after I quit the game, but that's football, and we chose to play hurt. We paid the price and thought the game would pay us back, but the league and union sold us out. In every sport, you've got your adversaries. I never thought we'd have to fight our own," said Ditka. "It's criminal. There's so much money in this goddamn game, and no one gives a shit about these guys. Bill Forrester's attached to a feeding tube, Joe Perry has to choose between eating and pain pills, and here's this [NFLPA President Gene] Upshaw, with his $6.7 million salary, saying there's no dough left to help them out. That's greed talking, and nothing else."
4. Disability claims are protected by privacy laws and thus the union doesn't disclose who is turned down or why. However, the union says it pays out $20 million a year to 317 disabled ex-players and that many of them get the maximum benefit of $18,600 a month. But tax forms for 2006, the most recent year available, show that only 121 players receive disability, for a total of roughly $9.2 million. And according to the author, Upshaw's "oft-repeated assertion that the money to pay these claims comes from active players," is misleading. "Every cent of the fund is put in by the owners, although in 2006 active players reduced their annual salaries by an average of $56,000 to contribute to the fund." Says Bernard Parrish, the former cornerback for the Cleveland Browns, "Gene lies and lies, telling the young guys today that they'll have nothing to retire on if he pays us. It's divide and conquer, and it distracts them from his real job, which is guarding the owners' money."
5. Contrast the NFL with Major League Baseball, which took in $5.1 billion in revenues in 2006 and provides 10-year veterans a maximum annual pension of $180,000. Football, by contrast, which grossed $6 billion in 2006, pays 10-year vets only about $50,000 a year. On a yearly basis, baseball pensions average three times the NFLPA's (roughly $36,000 to a sub-poverty $12,000).
It is important to note that after this article was published, NFL owners agreed to contribute $10 million to a fund for ailing former players. And earlier this year the league—along with the Players' Association, the Hall of Fame and the Alumni Association, pledged $7 million. However, the additional funds still do not satisfy some of the staunchests critic. Sniped Joe DeLamielleure, a Hall of Fame guard, "What's $10 million divided by 32 owners? That's nothing."
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- Overview
- Programme structure
- Who's it for?
- Register your interest
- Programme director
- Dates, locations and costs
- A four-day residential in Leeds (we'll source and fund a venue for you; this will be based on a model we've used on other programmes successfully, including our current cross systems Intersect programme)
- Three-day 'deliberative' residential in impact groups
- Four funded impact group days facilitated by a member of our faculty team
- Access to NHSx – the Leadership Academy's online learning platform
- Four x two hour funded coaching sessions with an executive coach
- The Healthcare Leadership Model 360 degree feedback tool to help give you insight into other people's perceptions of your leadership abilities and behaviour
- Online learning
The programme will continually focus on the changes you're leading in your workplace, your own responsibilities and influencing capacity around that change.
You'll be provided with expert input and thought-provoking and stimulating experiences in both large and small groups.
The deliberative structure enables participants to get optimal data in a short time on what it's like to be on the receiving end of each other. So it's the part of the programme where you'll explore in detail your needed learning to expand self- awareness and self- knowledge to diagnose what changes of style and behaviours would enhance your leadership, empathy and relational skills and increase your personal impact and presence.
Frequently asked questions
How many people will I be working with on a cohort?
There are 40 places per cohort and we will run three cohorts each year.
How long is the commitment for the programme?
The programme runs for a year.
Is it linked to regional programmes?
The Director programme works in harmony with the Academy's Local Delivery Partners. Where your development needs can be met locally they will be, but the Director programme supplements this with invaluable stretch opportunities, national exposure, networking, and specific executive development (where appropriate). It can also link your career support plans with existing PDPs and alongside organisational and regional programmes.
What else can I access following completion of the programme?
If you're looking to move into a chief executive role, we're developing a suite of development offers which includes our Aspiring Chief Executive programme.
We can also put you in contact with our NHS Executive Search team if you're looking to move into a new senior leadership role. They can help you in your search.
Does the NHS Leadership Academy offer anything for NHS Chairs?
Yes. NHS Executive Search has been established to provide a viable alternative to the use of external commercial search firms when recruiting to executive roles.
It offers:
- A comprehensive search across all parts of the NHS and, where the role permits, across other parts of the public and private sectors
- Detailed and high-quality support and insight through the selection and appointment process
- Objective and independent challenge and scrutiny throughout the process.


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This interactive whiteboard resource provides what is hoped to be a convenient upgrade to standard fraction charts. One of the problems with standard fraction charts is that looking for equivalent fractions can be made difficult for students as they are presented with so many. Added to this is the fact that some are so far from others. For example comparing one third to 4 twelfths is made difficult because there are 8 fraction bars between them. On this resource one whole is always shown. The following 3 bars can be cycled from halves to twelfths to aid in comparing fractions. A convenient vertical guide can also be dragged horizontally to accurately compare fractions.
The up and down arrow buttons control the cycling of the fraction types. The vertical guide is draggable, and partially fades out when not in use and parked to the left or right of the chart. The pale grey button toggles the rest of the buttons on or off in case they are proving distracting.
Go to IWB Fraction Chart Resource.


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A grand total of five electrical volunteers turned up today on a glorious Easter Sunday, Colin, Len, Jonathan, Clive and myself, the weather was perfect with the sun literally cracking the flags.
We had a swift brew first before deciding on what jobs we would tackle today, we had received a report that two of the blue buttons on the barrow crossing were not working. This was soon sorted by Clive and Colin with new batteries fitted in the blue button units.
Jonathan and Len went off to the usual fire alarm call point checks at Bury Bolton Street Station, everything worked OK and the results logged.
Myself and Jonathan collected our tool bag and an eight foot fluorescent fitting we had bench tested before making our way to the Bury Standard 4 Group shed to install the fitting.
On arrival the unit was wired up but we could not get it to stay lit, various tubes and starters were tried with no improvement.
We were then joined by the rest of our group and after taking down the unit it was decided to go for lunch and then fit a new five foot double fluorescent unit in it's place.
Lunch was taken for the first time this year El Fresco outside our workshop, a large sponge cake was then split between us and very nice it was, apple cookies supplied by Su Su will be saved for next Sunday.
The new unit was checked out in our workshop and then installed in the BS4G workshop, success the unit worked OK.
We had one final brew with what was left of the sponge cake before calling it a day, back next week for more electrifying stories.


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After a long and cold winter, it is time to get ready for warmer days.
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Hey guys, decided to take the Motorola i1 apart, will be working on My Gf's i1w Droidy Edition over the next week or two, pictures will come of the i1w (Droidy) so stay tuned, but for now here are some pics of the inside of the i1.
great guide. got me halfway there for a digitizer replacement for a Motorola i1. Very interesting and rugged phone.
yeah it's a durable phone and very interesting construction, as Motorola are known for. I fixed an i1 TWICE. In both cases, it had been run over! Only thing that broke was the glass.
BTW OP, I just noticed the DROID X in your first pic. Nice! I have one, too.
I was just saying how I missed modding like my i90, not much out there but snap on shells for my i1.
no prob guys glad i can give you guys some insight. Also ya i like my droid x, but gave up my i1 for a i897 ferrari. I didnt like the i1 that much, it was a cheaper version of my droid x and i didnt wanna pay for data for that too if it wasnt working so good. But it was a durable and good phone regardless.
Great pics! Got my most of the way to replacing the lcd in an i1. The only thing which is beyond me right now is getting the lcd itself out. It's a great deal of fun to try and fix things like this, but this lcd is driving me nuts. Any suggestions?
Finally got it apart a few hours ago. Damned tape. Thanks again for the pics.
no problem, sorry i didnt notice your first post to put in any suggestions. Glad you got it taken care of.
Just did another one of these. Wait a minute, my mom did NOT give me this phone! :P
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New Delhi, [India], Jan. 22 (ANI): Downplaying the freshly forged alliance between the Samajwadi Party and Congress for the Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, the Bahujan Samaja Party (BSP) on Sunday said the people will never vote for them as the state witnessed communal riots under both parties, adding their dream will never come true. BSP leader Sudhindra Bhadoria said that the Samajwadi Party and Congress would be of the opinion that this alliance will be a game changer but the fact is that their dream will never be fulfilled. "Akhlaq was lynched in Dadri (during the Samajwadi Party regime). Similarly, during the Congress rule we saw that when Narasimha Rao was the Prime Minister, the Babri Masjid was demolished. We also saw the opening of the doors of Babri Masjid during the reign of Rajiv Gandhi. We also saw that there were rights like Bhagalpur, Bhiwandi, Nasik, Meerut, Maliana and so many other riots took place during the reign of the Congress Party and now these forces have come together," Bhadoria told ANI. "We are hopeful and sure that the people of Uttar Pradesh will stand by Mayawati and give her absolute majority and Mayawati will be the Chief Minister for the fifth time" he added. In Uttar Pradesh, the Samajwadi Party and Congress have finally agreed to forge alliance for the upcoming assembly elections. The Samajwadi Party will field 298 candidates and the Congress 105, the Samajwadi Party's Uttar Pradesh chief Naresh Uttam said at a joint conference in Lucknow. Congress' Uttar Pradesh unit president Raj Babbar said the alliance will set an example, adding both parties will strive for development of the state and upliftment of the poor. Uttar Pradesh will vote in seven phases beginning February 11 and results will be announced on March 11. (ANI)


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KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 22 ― Chinese voters who overwhelmingly supported Pakatan Harapan (PH) last year was the section that most rejected the pact during the Tanjung Piai by-election, according to independent research firm Ilham Centre.
It said voters were disenchanted with PH's unfulfilled pledges, poor communications and leadership as well as generally unhappy about the state of the economy.
It said the Chinese vote switched despite expectations that Barisan Nasional's (BN) vicarious partnership with PAS and scandals involving Datuk Seri Najib Razak would alienate non-Malay voters.
"The biggest sway or protest votes came from the Chinese which was 34.5 per cent, while PH only lost about 5.1 per cent of votes from the original votes during GE14.
"How BN got the majority 15,000 votes is because they had an additional 13.2 per cent of votes from the Malays and it came from the movement from PH and a solid backing from PAS supporters," said Mohd Yusri Ibrahim, head of research for Ilham Centre.
"Hence overall the most swing votes came from the Chinese."
In the final tally, BN's candidate Datuk Seri Wee Jeck Seng from MCA received 25,466 votes to bag a majority of 15,086 over PH's Karmaine Sardini from Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, who received 10,380 votes, confirming pundits' forecast.
Yusri said the outcome showed the coalition's hold on the Chinese vote was not as secure as previously thought.
He said the coalition was able to win Johor due to public unhappiness with Najib and BN, but said this has now waned.
"Many are saying Najib's not relevant anymore as he is currently being prosecuted and they trust the courts to handle his case.
"Instead the Malay-Muslim conservatives said PH failed to look out for their rights. Whereas the Chinese we found said the government is still the same as the previous one and aren't looking out for their best interests. Hence a majority we asked are they satisfied with the Johor government and most said no," added Yusri.
There was also the underlying sentiment from the Malays that DAP controlled the government behind the scenes, which showed the effectiveness of the messaging by PH's rivals.
"Seventy per cent of the Malays are saying yes, DAP are controlling the government while the Chinese don't agree," said Yusri.
"As for the Umno-PAS coalition championing only Malay-Muslim rights, this is not seen as a big concern for the non-Malays. Forty percent of the Malays say that the coalition will not sideline the other races but the Chinese and Indians are worried about being left out."
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UCPN Maoist leader Baburam Bhattarai finally succeeded in becoming the Prime Minister of this country by defeating Ramchandra Poudyal, Nepali Congress candidate, to lead the majority government, with the support of Madhesh-based parties that signed a four-point deal prior to the government's formation with the Maoists. Baburam's wish to lead a national unity government could not materialize as senior leader Deuba, NC's choice to head the consensus government, did not budge an inch from the position taken.
With both NC and Maoist refusing to abandon their respective stances and UML indecisive as in the past, unity government could not be formed in the 10 days period (7+3) given by the president. Confusion still abounds in the country and intra and inter-party wrangling has utterly frustrated hard-hit commoners that had pinned great hopes on Bhattarai as far as work on peace and constitution and relief to them is concerned. Prime Minister Bhattarai has also backtracked on his promises to have substantial task on peace and constitution which he declared to accomplish within 45 days of assumption of power and not to transfer any senior government official before 30 days. Prabhu Sah, who was accused of complicity in a murder case, and defense minister Sharat Singh Bhandari for his alleged secessionist remarks, are the two ministers whose dismissal is demanded by people and parties protesting in nook and corner of the country as well as in the parliament. Opposition parties have continued to block business even after Sah's resignation. Bhattarai must have realized by now that it does not take long for a politician to slide down the ladder of popularity. Parties have demanded dismissal of both the ministers as well as scrapping/review of the four-point deal on the strength of which the Bhattarai's government was created.
A strong section of UCPN Maoist led by influential leader Kiran has left behind UML party in organizing protest programmes that included burning of effigy of defense minister Bhandari at several points in the country. Is Bhattarai going to be no different from his predecessors who did anything and everything to ascend to power and continued to make lots of compromises thereafter to continue in power? This is the question Nepalese commoners are asking themselves these days. The Prime Minister must be aware that very powerful nations and financial institutions have been downgraded by global credit rating agency in terms of their credit worthiness and watchful sovereign people do the rating of leaders at the appropriate occasion without wasting time. It is high time that prime minister gave serious thought to this aspect especially in view of the fact that he is working hand in glove with people that have tarnished images and doubtful credentials.
Well educated Dr. Baburam must be aware that China has already replaced Japan as the second largest economy and Indian prime minister Dr.Singh recently spoke of the likelihood of India replacing Japan as the third largest economy by 2025.With a stagnating economy and natural calamities inflicting serious injury time and again on the nation, Japan could be replaced by India much earlier than what Singh has predicted. India and China are engaged in tough rivalry to attain higher level of economic prosperity for their respective nations and the peoples. Some growth watchers predict that India's growth will exceed that of China by 2013\14. Hope our Prime Minister succeeds in convincing his Indian counterpart during his visit that they need to be very generous and magnanimous in helping Nepal solve its economic and political problems. Inflation in recent times is giving headache to Chinese authorities and they tend to be slowly doing away with its heavy dependence for growth on exports. Notwithstanding these problems, China has acquired so much strength and stability on the economic front that discussions on prospects of RMB, Chinese currency, emerging as the global reserve currency are gaining momentum these days. Talking of growth in these two countries people often talk of miraculous achievements of some provinces/states, the credit for which goes to political leadership at the state level. It is said Gujarat province could play the role of industrial locomotive for India as Guangdong province did for China in the 1990s. The unparallel achievements on the economic front in Gujarat stop even political critics of Mr. Modi, chief minister of the state since 2001, from hurling serious accusations at him. Enviable record on the economy has been created also in Bihar, the most backward state in India, where a remarkable growth of 11 percent has been achieved in recent times. Law and order situation has also improved a lot in Bihar, famous until recently for notorious acts of gangsters and dacoits. Investors, look for less cumbersome labour laws, pliable roads, reliable electricity and a functioning bureaucracy. These are prerequisites to investment inflow. Small wonder Nepal is among the 5 countries that receive the lowest quantum of foreign direct investment in the world today. What has been achieved in Bihar could be achieved in Madhesh of Nepal because the two areas of these two countries have many things in common that includes geography and culture. The only thing our part lacks is selfless, dedicated leaders. Nobody is expecting our current prime minister to do what has been done in some parts of India because it is neither his priority nor has he time for such things that require dedicated efforts over a reasonable period of time. The worry is Bhattarai, contrary to expectations, looks no different from his predecessors who could not provide even an iota of relief to people. During Dashain people had to pay more for rice, mutton and transportation this time also. Toxic gas emanating from mounds of garbage lying uncollected for days on either side of roads at major city points was another notable feature of Dashain. Low income pedestrians had no choice but to inhale the foul gas made available in abundance for free. What can be really expected of a government that failed to provide relief to people during Dashain and could not even organize collection of garbage during that period? Even minor positive actions on the part of government during that period could have made the difference. No positive symptoms are visible on the peace and constitution writing front, too as serious misunderstandings within and between parties continue to persist. Senior leader of NC Deuba is likely to organize a meeting of district presidents of NC to discuss injustice meted out to him and his followers. With political uncertainty and confusion likely to continue, Bhattarai may soon come under intense pressure from opposition and his own party to step down and will have no option but to resign little before or after 3 months in office, admitting failure, like ex-pm Khanal, to expedite peace and constitution writing process.
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MORE bad news for the Island's Finance Ministry has come in the last week from figures published by the Customs and Inland Revenue Departments. Indirect taxes and Inland Revenue tax collections were down in January by a total of €9.9 million on January 2009; a fall of 2.6%.
State revenues from indirect taxes fell by €9 million to €145.3 million last month from €154.4 million in January 2009.
- VAT revenues fell 4.1% to €118.1 million from €123.2 million last year.
- Import duties slumped 21.2% to €2.5 million as a result of lower consumer demand.
- Consumer tax on vehicles and motorcycles fell 43% to €4.9 million from €8.5 million last year.
These figures are even more alarming considering that that last year's base was very low. The Finance Ministry has based its fiscal plan on the assumption that state revenues from indirect taxes will grow by 9% in 2010.
One good piece of news was that consumer tax from tobacco rose 3.25% to €18.2 million from €17.6 million, despite a smoking ban being in operation since the start of the year.
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I make – are you ready for this? – three kinds of corn and two or three kinds of potatoes for Thanksgiving dinner. Let's face it, you have to have mashed potatoes and sweet potato casserole for Thanksgiving, plus I make creamed corn, buttered corn (very simple) and corn casserole. That way everyone gets their favorite.
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30 oz. frozen corn
1 package (8 oz.) cream cheese (cubed)
¼ cup butter
1 tbsp. sugar
½ tsp. salt
Directions: spray your slow cooker with cooking spray and combine all ingredients in the slow cooker. Cook on low (covered) for about 3 hours or until the corn is tender. Give it a stir before serving.
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The Perfect Storm Killing Employee Engagement
After working with thousands of managers, something has become painfully clear.
Your managers want to be inspirational leaders, but there's a perfect storm of sorts getting in the way.
There are three things hindering them from being the kind of leaders that help your organization fire on all cylinders.
And when you fix these three, you'll unlock a wave of potential that has been lying dormant, possibly for years, inside your workplace.
But if you don't, then you'll be stuck on a perpetual roller coaster of staff disengagement and turnover.
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The fix is easier than you think.
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Problem #1 – Is This Really my Job?
Many of your managers are secretly wrestling with a question.
"How much influence do I really have on the engagement levels of my staff?"
What's not helping is a bunch of so-called experts who are actually telling your managers that people can't be motivated.
In fact, there's no shortage of books and blog posts on that very topic.
So what do you think happens when a tired and discouraged manager sees a heading like that in their news feed?
Yeah, you guessed it…
They disengage themselves and enter a state I call Leadership Helplessness.
Otherwise known as Leadership Hell.
This is when a manager simply shows up to work each day, but instead of working hard to engage their staff, they end up going through the motions, trying to do enough to get through the day and not lose their job.
They try to look like a leader, but there's not a lot of leadership going on at all.
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Managers have a HUGE impact on the motivation levels of their people, as long as they do the right things that produce the biggest results.
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Problem #2 – Where Do I Focus to Increase Employee Engagement?
The second problem is a knowledge problem.
Your managers will resist taking ownership of employee engagement if they don't know how to fix it.
Which is why teaching them is essential.
Once again, we have decades of research on our side that point the way, but it all boils down to the Engagement Drivers.
There are a series of drivers, think of them like levers, that when your managers pull on them, it translates into increased motivation and engagement.
When your managers begin tapping into the Engagement Drivers, you'll see staff motivation begin to rise.
This is good for the manager and great for your organization, but unfortunately, these results typically don't last for long.
Because the sad truth is, most leadership training initiatives fail.
Remember the last program you purchased or expensive consultant you brought in?
Looked good, sounded great, even moved the needle… at least for a while.
But in most cases, a few months later, not much remained.
Because they didn't deal with Problem #3.
In fact, if you don't solve Problem #3, nothing will actually change and your managers will return to their old habits after only a week or two.
And the next time you try to get everyone excited about a training initiative, some of your managers won't even want to attend.
This is why you must have a plan to deal with Problem #3
Problem #3 – A Heavy Cognitive Load.
Even the best workshop or training session will fall flat if it doesn't result in a change of your manager's behavior.
But there's a science to behavior change and it involves a big fancy word, Cognitive Load.
Cognitive Load is a term that describes the amount of information your brain is processing.
Think of your brain like a computer. When you have too many windows open on your web browser, it slows down your computer because of the heavy amount of processing going on in the background.
That's what a heavy Cognitive Load looks like and it impairs our capacity to manage change.
The heavier the load, the harder it is to change our behavior because it hinges on us installing new habits and this requires energy.
Since energy is in short supply the brain tries to be efficient and discourages us from creating new habits, especially if they're difficult.
So when it comes to transforming our managers, we need to adjust our strategy.
Otherwise, they will revert back to their old behaviors, because they're already programmed and familiar.
So how do you do this? I'll answer that in just a moment but first, you need to understand one more problem that comes from working under a heavy Cognitive Load.
Task Work Vs People Work
Managers across the country complain to me about their stress. I'm sure you can relate.
When we constantly feel like we're in catch up mode, we focus our energy on things that make us feel like we're making progress.
Nothing is better at this than a To-Do List.
Checking boxes, and completing tasks relieve stress because they help us experience tangible progress, almost like a mini victory.
Compare the clarity of a To-Do List with the nebulous nature of leading people.
Because of this, busy managers are drawn to task work instead of people work because task work feels productive.
But unfortunately, this turns them into a sort of absentee leader, too busy checking boxes to be engaged with their own staff.
So the key is to get your managers out of the weeds and to hard wire new behaviors that will turn them into inspirational leaders.
But how do we do this?
Hint: Small steps over time.
Your managers need a simple process that's easy to implement, won't take more than a couple of minutes, and actually produces results.
They need a framework, with a low cognitive load, a step-by-step sort of thing, that's going to produce long-term results.
And when you install this, everything changes…
Hardwiring Change in Your Managers
A Step-by-Step Process to Transform Your Managers
In case you don't know me, I'm James Robbins and I'm a former preacher turned leadership and motivation expert, and for the last 15 years, I've been helping managers shift their behavior to become inspirational leaders.
After seeing how ineffective many leadership training programs were at producing long-term results, I developed a framework called Nine Minutes on Monday. Nearly a decade later it has transformed thousands of managers all around the globe.
Nine Minutes on Monday is a 10-week leadership program that helps busy managers increase the motivation of their employees by tapping into the Employee Engagement Drivers using a simple framework which produces long-term results.
Dead Simple & Effective
When your managers take the program you can expect to see a shift in their leadership effectiveness immediately.
After only one week your managers will step up and take ownership of their role in the engagement process and will have a renewed commitment to becoming effective leaders.
By week four you'll see them coaching their employees and deploying powerful reward and recognition strategies as the trust between them and their staff flourishes.
By week eight you'll witness them turning their employees from renters into owners by leveraging intrinsic motivation. They'll also have curbed any micromanaging tendencies that are disempowering their staff.
By week ten, you'll see the morale on their teams stronger than ever before and your managers will be leaning into those difficult conversations with employees who are poisoning morale.
Because the program is designed to produce long-term behavior change, Nine Minutes on Monday isn't one of those flavor-of-the-month initiatives, but rather a powerful process to ignite engagement for years to come.
Each week as your managers come to work they learn to develop a simple plan for their leadership which then only takes a few minutes to execute.
Because when your managers show up to work having no plan, they end up going through the motions, not engaged in their own leadership, resulting in another week of lower productivity, lower engagement, and overall lower quality of work produced by your organization.
The cost of all of this can be staggering.
But when your managers have a step-by-step process that helps them increase engagement and morale, then you're organization will experience a breakthrough.
Turned Around Low Employee Engagement
Here's a large hospital whose employee engagement scores were suffering. Within the year they had doubled their scores and more than doubled their number of high performing teams.
This worked because busy managers were given a path to follow that was sustainable and produced behavior change.
Increased Their Sales
Here's a manufacturing company that was experiencing low employee engagement and because of that, they were only hitting 68% of their sales targets. Within 8 weeks of starting the program, they were hitting 98% of their sales goals.
Even the Very Good Become Great
Here's what one VP of HR said after seeing the engagement scores in her own department raise from 'Very Good" to "Great."
So if you need your managers to get out of the weeds and become more intentional about leading their teams with excellence then you have two choices.
You can scour the internet spending hours and hours looking for the right program, hoping it's effective, and then spend another couple of weeks trying to get everyone excited about it…
Or, you can give me a call and I'll walk you through exactly how Nine Minutes on Monday works and how it can transform your managers into inspirational leaders in only a few minutes a week.
To set up a quick phone call, click on the button below and you'll come to a page that looks like this.
Then simply find a time that works best for you over the next couple of days I will give you a call.
I'm only doing a limited number of these so if you want to find out how Nine Minutes on Monday can transform your workplace then book your call today before I'm out of time slots.


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Back to Journals » Breast Cancer: Targets and Therapy » Volume 11
Efficacy and tolerability of BP-C1 in metastatic breast cancer: a Phase II, randomized, double-blind, and placebo-controlled Thai multi-center study
Authors Butthongkomvong K, Raunroadroong N, Sorrarichingchai S, Sangsaikae I, Srimuninnimit V, Harling H, Larsen S
Received 16 May 2018
Accepted for publication 26 November 2018
Published 14 January 2019 Volume 2019:11 Pages 43—51
DOI https://doi.org/10.2147/BCTT.S174298
Checked for plagiarism Yes
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Peer reviewer comments 2
Editor who approved publication: Professor Pranela Rameshwar
Kritiya Butthongkomvong,1 Nilubol Raunroadroong,2 Sirikul Sorrarichingchai,2 Isaraporn Sangsaikae,3 Vichien Srimuninnimit,4 Henrik Harling,5 Stig Larsen6
1Udonthani Cancer Hospital, Udonthani, Thailand; 2Lampang Cancer Hospital, Lampang, Thailand; 3Ubonratchathani Cancer Hospital, Ubonratchathani, Thailand; 4Division of Medical Oncology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; 5Bispebjerg University Hospital, Department of Gastroenterology, Center for Digestive Disease, Copenhagen, Denmark; 6Digestive Disease Center, Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Oslo, Norway
Aims: The aim of this study was to compare the efficacy and tolerability of BP-C1 vs equal-looking placebo in metastatic breast cancer.
Materials and methods: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled multi-center study with a semicross-over design was performed. Sixteen patients received daily intramuscular injection of 0.035 mg/kg bodyweight of BP-C1 and 15 patients received equal-looking placebo for 32 days. After 32 days, the placebo patients crossed to BP-C1 with the last observation in the placebo period as baseline. The status of receptors including estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PtR), and human EGF receptor 2 (HER2) was analyzed prior to inclusion in the study. Thoracoabdominal CT scan was blindly analyzed by the same independent radiologist in accordance with the RECIST criteria 1.1. Toxicity was assessed according to the NCI Bethesda Version 2.0 (CTC-NCI), and the quality of life (QOL) was assessed according to European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer QOL-C30 and QOL-BR23.
Results: The sum of target lesion diameters (sum lesions) after 32 days of treatment increased by 8.9% (P=0.08) in the BP-C1 arm compared to 37.6% (P<0.001) in placebo patients. Twelve of the 15 placebo patients subsequently had BP-C1 treatment. The increase in sum lesions was 3.5% in these patients. The sum of CTC-NCI was increased 18.7% in the BP-C1 arm (P=0.38) compared to 50.9% (P=0.04) in placebo patients. Four mild/moderate adverse events (AEs) present in BP-C1. Two mild/moderate AEs and one severe AE present in placebo. The QOL benchmarks "breast cancer problems last week", "sexual interest and activity last 4 weeks", and "breast cancer-related pain and discomfort last week" were stable in the BP-C1 arm but deteriorated in placebo patients. The sum lesions increased significantly in ER+ (P=0.02) and PtR+ (P=0.03) but not in HER2+. The increase in sum lesions significantly decreased (P=0.02) with an increasing number of negative receptors.
Conclusion: A total of 32 days of BP-C1 treatment inhibited cancer growth and was well tolerated with few and mainly mild AEs. The efficacy of BP-C1 was superior in receptor-negative patients.
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03603197.
Keywords: benzene-polycarboxylic acid complex, BP-C1, low-dose cisplatin, breast cancer, stage IV, hormone receptors, randomized double-blind
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Polaroid Colorpack II
I wanted to show some of my instant film that I shot with the Polaroid Colorpack II while in Vancouver. All of the shots were taken at Wreck Beach. If you aren't from Vancouver, Wreck Beach is my favourite place to hang out while there. It's a great beach and just happens to be a nude beach on top of that (nobody I knew got naked however but that's why the beach is so cool, everyone is welcome) I had a blast, being able to swim in the ocean is always a good time. Not to mention we brought peach cider coolers to enjoy and I got pretty tipsy. We enjoyed food too and had a mini piknic with fresh fruits and sandwiches care of my brother Corbin. We watched the sunset and just really relaxed and enjoyed ourselves. It's one of the few places I miss living in Montreal and being able to spend the day there with some friends made my trip. Hope you enjoy the silly shots that follow. The one of me in the ocean swimming and in front of the sunset were captured by my brother!


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|Chapter 9; Swift Solutions (43 Tokens)
|4800 Exp, 2800G, Songbook No. 11, Klaus as Citizen
Upon reaching Chapter 9, Swift Solutions will gain some new citizens for your kingdom that he can scout. Complete enough errands to gain the necessary amount of Tokens of Gratitude (listed above) to get this quest. All you have to do is then speak to the citizen to have them join your kingdom. Klaus can be found on the upper ring of the map, to the east of the food vendor.


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Senior Practitioner
Job Title: Senior Practitioner Ref: SPNAED-0519Salary: Grade E £31,434 – £34,128 incl ILW & 6.5% employer contributory pension Hours: Full […]
Job Title: Senior Practitioner
Ref: SPNAED-0519
Salary: Grade E £31,434 – £34,128 incl ILW & 6.5% employer contributory pension
Hours: Full time 37.5 per week
Location: Newham
Number of posts: 1
Contract Type: Fixed Term (12 months)
Closing Date: Midnight 28th May 2019
Interviews: 3rd June 2019
Do you want to end homelessness and make a positive difference to people's lives?
Are you highly motivated and looking for a challenge?
Thames Reach are committed to helping homeless and vulnerable people to live in decent homes, build supportive relationships and lead fulfilling lives. Our vision is to end street homelessness and our aim is to achieve the highest standards and effectiveness in delivery of our services.
Our new A&E Diversion Project in Newham aims to work with service users to address their physical health, substance use and emotional wellbeing, and to access primary and secondary care health services.
Thames Reach are recruiting to fill a variety of posts within our health and rough sleeping services and are looking for applications from people new to the homelessness sector and experienced case workers or managers.
These vacancies would suit:
-People interested in moving into frontline positions working with former rough sleepers and / or service users with complex needs
-Workers with experience of client work, and advocating on behalf of service users, to enable them to access appropriate services to address their support needs; and to support service users to engage positively with their local community
-Workers with experience of supporting and motivating service users to engage with primary and secondary care services; employment, training and education
-People who are able to establish and maintain positive and effective working relationship with key stakeholders e.g. medical practitioners in primary and secondary care, and referral agencies
-Those with administration experience who would like to work to support a key front line health and homelessness service.
-Managers with experience of overseeing services,
You will play a key role in the development of our services and your work will contribute to influencing the future of service provision across the UK.
Successful candidates will need to be able to demonstrate that they are highly motivated, committed and organised and show that they have the excellent communication and creative problem solving skills needed to create options for people where these may be hard to find.
There will be an expectation to work autonomously as well as within a team, to be confident in creating and working through action plans, have strong time management skills and to be strongly outcome focused.
Work will involve office work and work in the community.
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L-R Aileen, John, Suzy and Jerry
Yesterday was finish cleaning up from the party day. We tried to make it a rest day as well. I went to Coolidge for a couple things including washing all the dust off the car from the Friday dust storm. Aileen had a nap. When Aileen went for her nap afternoon yesterday, I sat in my chair and I think I napped as long as she did. It must be the turning 65 since I don't normally nap at all. The weather has cooled off about 20C from a couple days ago so instead of the air conditioner, the heater has been on a few times. We did go to a yard sale up the street and I picked a heater for my little room aka "the man cave". I also got four small wood picture frames.
Today, we went on a different type of adventure. We drove to Benson, AZ to visit fellow bloggers, Jerry and Suzy. They have been my most faithful blog commenters for a long time. Jerry posts an interesting blog periodically www.jerrysuzylifeonwheels.blogspot.com. They are a friendly couple and it felt like we had known them for a long time as soon as we met. We spent the afternoon chatting and putting away a great lunch which was a combined effort of Jerry, Suzy and Aileen. My contribution was eating more than I should have. They have a park model in an SKP park a couple miles south of Benson, which is not far from Tombstone. Their park is a nice quiet spot with large roomy sites. They also have a Class A motor home in which they travel. We left here at 8:15 this morning and returned about 6:45. We did stop on the way at Home Depot for a bit of a look around and then at Sprouts, which is a combined health food type store and natural foods market. They had a lot of items we use but some of their prices were a little steep. We stopped a couple of other times to walk Mitzy. Only two short stops on the way home.


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I have a multitude of food allergies. This requires me to spend time doing research before consuming anything. Things get more complicated when something that used to be safe changes some ingredients, or I randomly start having an allergic reaction to things that didn't cause me problems before.
This leads to unwanted research adventures as I try to figure out what went wrong. I posted my most recent experience with this problem on social media and added in some more details here.


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…because I am on vacation.
After bouncing out of bed like a kid on Christmas, I made it to the airport! George (the platypus) and I to got a pumpkin spice latte and the salumi plate from Surdyks (to go that is) before boarding. Cause that's just hot Betty travels, in style.
The trek from Denver to Breckenridge was an adventure. Steep grades, tunnels, foggy conditions, and crazy drivers. For the record, I am not sure what more scary. The fact there are runaway truck ramps, or how recently they had been used. Oh and Colorado DOT, you are one funny group of peeps. Love the signage.
The views along the way took my breathe away, though that might have been the altitude too. Either way, breathless!
Oktoberfest was in full swing when I got here and I have a few questions:
1 – why were so many people wearing chicken hats?
2 – if you don't have dreads, can you still fit in here?
3 – how sick will I get if I eat that?
After breakfast with epic people watching I decided to go for a stroll. My walk raged out of control. I meant to just go a couple of miles and ended up doing 5. But see the assortment of photos below and tell me you wouldn't have done it too!!!
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Schick Hydro 5 Amazon Rate & Review
Shaving just got a whole lot easier – at least that's what my hubby says! I asked him to try out the new and improved Schick Hydro® 5 disposable razor and share his thoughts with me. And I'm here today to share them with YOU!
But first, let me give you a little bit of background on John and his shaving woes. John has had a full beard and moustache for the last several years. He has trigeminal neuralgia so shaving can sometimes irritate his face. He usually shaves his cheeks and neck to clean it up and make it look a little neater. Because of his issues, he is extremely picky about the razors he uses. He was willing to try for me when I asked him in my nicest, sweetest voice. He's a good man.
John headed into the bathroom to clean up his facial hair with the Schick Hydro 5 disposable razor. I was hoping to snap a few photos of him in action, but he refused. I guess he is camera shy.
John's Thoughts
When he finished up and came out to tell me about his experience, he was talking very animated. The first thing he mentioned was that he was able to shave in half the time it normally takes. In the past, he finds that hair clogs up in the razor blades and normally he'll have to clean them out multiple times during a shave. He was shocked and said he didn't need to clean out the Schick Hydro 5 razor even once! He said it was nice to not have "mess with the blades" to finish the job.
He also stated that he could "shave in one pass". Usually, he will have to make two or three "passes" over one area to get the close shave he wants. With the Schick Hydro 5, he only had to shave one time to get a close, comfortable shave.
Lastly, he mentioned how soft his skin felt afterwards. I rubbed my hand across his cheek and agreed. The skin was soft and smooth.
Then he asked me, can we get more of these? Yes, we can, John. I'm happy that he found a razor he likes. Now if I can only convince him to shave all that hair off. I forget what he looks like under it all!
More About Schick Hydro 5
Here's a bit more background on the new Schick Hydro 5 disposable razors:
Skin Guards: It has five Ultra Glide blades with Skin Guards to help reduce the friction between the skin and the cartridge. That translates into less irritation for your skin. The reduced blade spans minimize skin bulge and the new larger guardbar helps increase skin stretch allowing for a closer shave. I think this must be why he was able to shave his fast more quickly and not have to worry about cleaning out hair in the blades.
Hydration Station: This razor has the new and improved Hydrating Gel Reservoir to reduce friction and hydrate the skin throughout each shave. It results in 40% less friction than lube strips. John's skin was soft and smooth afterwards with no redness.
Perfect for on-the-go: Men can now have the signature Schick Hydro technology and a great quality shave on the go. It's perfect for travel.
Flip Trimmer: Use the Flip Trimmer to reach those hard-to trim places. With a quick flip of the thumb, the Schick Hydro 5 Reservoir flips back so all five blades help to trim compared to other razors that use single edging blades. It's unique in that no other razor has it.
Where to Buy
The Schick Hydro 5 disposable razor is available in 3-packs and can be purchased at all major retail outlets across Canada. It has an SRP of $9.45. They have a new fan in John!
I was compensated for this post. All opinions expressed are my own.


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For the more recent incarnation of the Medys concept I've always had the vision of collaboration rather than world domination, hence the plan is to build the application and serve up the functionality as SOAP web services to anyone what wants to use them. To make life even easier we'll produce some WSRPs, despite the fact that these are apparently controversial I think its the easiest way to get our services out there. We'll showcase the Medys engine in our own site called MediBlog where we can also consume services from other organisations without confusing the brand. FYI architecture options on the current menu are Linux, MySQL, Stored Procedures, Glassfish, EJBs, JSF, WSRP and Liferay Portal.
While I'm here, I got an invitation to the Liferay/Alfresco conference (http://alfrescoliferay.osmeet.com/) which unfortunately is in LA - a nice opportunity to go there but can't really justify the time or money yet :(
Saturday, June 30, 2007
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Comfortably Numb
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On the second night of Cash Days, 405 racers must match up and race, while still fighting to knock out the only remaining Texas driver. The sketchy road is still in play, and it becomes a tuner's game to see who can get down the street in one piece.
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September 3, 2019
CONTINENTAL WESTERN INSURANCE COMPANY, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant,v.COUNTRY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant/Counter-Claimant.
declaratory judgment action arises from a vehicle accident
that occurred in September 2012. The accident resulted in
significant injuries to the passengers of both vehicles-and
three separate lawsuits, all of which have now settled. The
issue presently before this Court is which insurance
company's policy provided primary coverage for the Hamel
Fire Protection District ("Hamel Fire"), a
defendant in each of the three lawsuits.[1]
November 9, 2017, Plaintiff/Counter-Defendant Continental
Western Insurance Company ("Continental") filed a
Complaint for Declaratory Judgment against Country Mutual
Insurance Company ("Country Mutual") (Doc. 1). On
June 13, 2018, Country Mutual filed a Counterclaim for
Declaratory Judgment (Doc. 25). Continental contends that
Country Mutual's policy provided primary coverage for its
insured, Hamel Fire, while Country Mutual claims
Continental's policy provided primary coverage for both
Hamel Fire and Country Mutual's insured, Alhambra-Hamel
Ambulance Service. Both insurance companies contend that the
other's policy provided primary coverage over and above
any coverage provided by its own policy.
has now moved for summary judgment on Counts I, II, and III
of its Complaint for Declaratory Judgment, as well as on
Counts I, II, and III of Country Mutual's Counterclaim
(Doc. 38). Country Mutual did not file a cross-motion for
summary judgment. For the reasons set forth below,
Continental's motion is granted.
The Underlying Accident
September 17, 2012, an ambulance responding to an emergency
call suddenly turned right from the left-hand lane of
southbound Interstate 55 in an attempt to go up the exit ramp
of a rest area for southbound traffic (Doc. 38-1). A
semi-truck owned by Specialized Transportation, Inc.
("STI") and driven by Daniel Eddinger was in the
right-hand land of the interstate (Id.). Unable to
stop, the truck struck the right side of the ambulance
ambulance, driven by Theodore Berg., Jr., was operated by
Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Service. The Alhambra-Hamel
Ambulance Service is a joint enterprise formed in 1989 by
Hamel Fire and the Alhambra Fire Protection District
("Alhambra Fire") to provide ambulance service to
the residents of both fire districts (Doc. 49 at p. 14).
agreement between the Alhambra and Hamel fire protection
districts provided that "[a]ll property; both real and
personal, acquired by Alhambra and Hamel hereunder shall be
owned equally by them" (Id. at p. 15). Under
Section 3 of the Bylaws of the ambulance service, the
trustees agreed to "join funds, tax monies, clerical
and equipment to function as one service" called the
Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Service (Id. at p. 21).
The Underlying Lawsuits
September 17, 2012 accident resulted in significant injuries
to passengers of both the ambulance and the semi-truck, as
well as three separate lawsuits filed in the Circuit Court of
Madison County, Illinois.
Conway, et al. v. Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Services, et
al. (Doc. 38-1)
Conway, the co-driver and passenger in the semi at the time
of the accident, was seriously injured in the collision. He
filed suit asserting negligence claims against Alhambra Fire,
Hamel Fire, and Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Service, alleging
Berg was their agent and driver acting within the scope of
his employment. He also sued Berg individually.
Eddinger v. Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Service, et al.
(Doc. 38-2)
the driver of the semi owned by STI, also suffered injuries
and filed suit against Berg, Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance
Service, Alhambra Fire, and Hamel Fire. His lawsuit alleged
Berg was an agent of the defendants and that, while acting
within the scope of his agency, he operated an ambulance
owned by Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Service and caused the
ambulance to collide with the truck. Eddinger alleged claims
of negligence against each defendant.
Specialized Transportation, Inc. v. Alhambra-Hamel
Ambulance Service, et al. (the "STI Third-Party
lawsuit") (Doc. 38-3)
Logue, a passenger in the ambulance, filed a lawsuit against
Eddinger and STI, titled Logue v. Eddinger, et al.
STI then filed a third-party complaint against Alhambra-Hamel
Ambulance Service, Alhambra Fire, and Hamel Fire. The STI
Third-Party Complaint denied liability to Logue but contended
that, if judgment was entered against STI and in favor of
Logue, STI was entitled to contribution from Alhambra Fire,
Hamel Fire, and/or Alhambra-Hamel Ambulance Service.
three cases have settled; the remaining issue is which
insurance company- Continental or Country Mutual-is
responsible for paying the defense fees incurred in defending
Hamel Fire in the three lawsuits.
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