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The Cheshire & Merseyside (C&M) Directors of Public Health (DsPH) met for their system leadership meeting on Friday 24 May and the following items were discussed:
- DsPH approve the Champs Operational Delivery Plan 2019/21 – The paper was presented by Helen Cartwright and fully endorsed.
- Public health input into C&M Health Care Partnership (HCP) Five Year Strategy – Elspeth Anwar and Chris McBrien gave an overview on key population health elements to be included in the evolving HCP Strategy and DsPH agreed to explore partnering with the Kings Fund and Michael Marmot.
- C&M Primary Care Strategy - Tom Knight, Head of Primary Care for NHS England, discussed a draft of the new C&M Primary Care Strategy.
- Public health input into Cheshire & Warrington (C&W) Local Industrial Strategy (LIS) – The C&W Public Sector Transformation Board met and have agreed a people focused element for the LIS.
- Liverpool City Region Wealth and Wellbeing Programme – Alan Higgins and Rob Green updated DsPH on input into the LIS and presented a paper which mapped the interventions for health and productivity.
- C&M Making every contact count (MECC) communications and engagement work launched – Tracey Lambert and James Kirk updated DsPH on the launch of the MECC communications and engagement strategy and website. MECC campaign materials and resources are available via www.mecc-moments.co.uk
- LJMU workplan presented - Matt Ashton, lead DPH for strategic intelligence presented a draft workplan for LJMU which was discussed and will now be refined following DsPH comments.
- C&M ADPH Sector led improvement (SLI) report approved – Helen Cartwright presented an update paper that will be sent to the ADPH as part of the formal reporting on SLI.
- NHS England update – Julie Kelly updated on developments with the merger with NHS Improvement and circulated their "plan on a page" for the year ahead, linked to the C&M HCP.
- PHE NW update – Angela Hardman shared the monthly report for DsPH including; health protection updates, whole scale obesity causal mapping workshops and the Hepatitis C project in prisons.
The DsPH also shared items of good news:
- The C&M MECC programme was presented and well received at the NW Behavioural Science Symposium on Wednesday 22 May.
- The OVO Energy Tour Series professional cycling race took place in Hamilton Square in Wirral for the first time
- Cheshire West and Chester Council in partnership with Edsential CIC, the Welcome Network and Cheshire West Voluntary Action has been successful in gaining Department for Education funding to co-ordinate Holiday Activity and Food Clubs in west Cheshire over the 2019 summer holiday period, one of only eleven pilots nationally
- CWAC also have a new leader following the recent elections, Cllr Louise Gittins who previously held the portfolio for health and wellbeing in CWAC and chaired the Champs celebration event last year.
- DsPH Dr Muna Abdel Aziz, Warrington and Eileen O'Meara, Halton, presented at the recent Marmot event in Manchester on 1 May.
- Liz Bishop the new CEO at Clatterbridge Centre for Oncology will chair the C&M Health & Care Partnership Cancer Alliance group and is an advocate of prevention and early detection.
- A positive visit to St Helens was recently made by Duncan Selbie, CEO of PHE.


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In 1973, a 10-year-old African American boy named Clifford Glover was shot and killed by Thomas Shea, a policeman for the NYPD. In the days that followed, riots and protests tore through the surrounding area in Queens. Then, a year later, Shea became the first city policeman to stand trial for a murder committed on duty, but he was acquitted on June 12, 1974 ("New York Policeman" 7). Audre Lorde was in her car when she heard the news; she became possessed by outrage and grief, so much so that she had to stop the car and reach for her journal to release the anger she felt on the page. That poem, "Power," amasses the devastation and turmoil of the period while blending with Lorde's most politically charged material from her 1974 book New York Head Shot and Museum. In an interview with poet Adrienne Rich, Lorde said that "Power" had been born out of pure emotion rather than any kind of focus on the "craft" (Rudnitsky 474). Before she was the New York State Poet Laureate, Lorde taught and served as writer-in-residence at Tougaloo College in Mississippi, yet the predominant characteristic in Lorde's work is a raw desire for betterment, while her poetic style sometimes appears fragmented and indicative of a disinterest in adhering to standardized constructs in poetry. The limited scholarship on this revolutionary poet reveals Lorde's unrelenting drive toward social change, and her sense of responsibility to confront the ideologies and norms that she believed were detrimental to humankind.
Audre Lorde's famous declaration that "the master's tools will never dismantle the master's house" is a strong ambassador of her work, highlighting a critical flaw in the prevailing status quo perception that Lorde fought to disrupt. Critic and author Lexi Rudnitsky wrote an article titled "The 'Power' and 'Sequelae' of Audre Lorde's Syntactical Strategies" in which she evaluates the presence of Lorde's "house of difference" ideology in "Power." As Rudnitsky explains, Lorde's concept of the "house of difference" was a theoretical construct that opposed the established, and obviously flawed, social order. In particular, Rudnitsky analyzes the somewhat ambiguous first stanza, asserting that Lorde encourages a kind of self-martyrdom for the cause of social revolution. This interpretation gives Lorde's poem a much more somber tone than the explanation that Thomas Dilworth offers in his essay "Lorde's 'Power'." Dilworth immediately takes an artistic focus as he states that Lorde was referring to the craft of writing poetry, and that the opening stanza alludes to the death of an artist's ego before s/he can objectively create their poetry. Dilworth advocates the idea that a poet must be "dead to self" as they work to create something of passive beauty. He writes, "Either you make poetry, which entails self-abnegation, or you make rhetoric" (Dilworth 54). Because of the framework in which Dilworth presents his comparisons between poetry and rhetoric, he implies that poetry and rhetoric do not truly coexist. He seems to take Lorde's illustration of "the difference between poetry and rhetoric" as a dividing wall, excluding one approach from the other. Dilworth's reading strongly conflicts with the context and implicit messages Lorde expresses in "Power." At its root, "Power" is a reactionary statement against the consequence-free societal structure that allowed Officer Shea to escape legal retribution for the murder of a 10-year-old boy. To presume that the poem is about the status of an artist's psyche is a gross detraction from the power and purpose of Lorde's work. Instead, Lorde herself spoke about her view of the intertwining purposes of rhetoric and poetry: "Art for art's sake doesn't really exist for me…what was beautiful had to serve the purpose of changing my life" (Rudnitsky 477).
In their compiled essay "Audre Lorde's Life and Career" Kulii, Reuman, and Trapasso detail the origins of Lorde's fascination with language, and how she manipulated spellings and syntactic structure to change meaning. The authors include mention of Lorde's early exposure to reading at writing at the age of four which would develop into poetic interests by the time Lorde was in eighth grade. The article quotes a line from Lorde's Zami: A New Spelling of My Name, in which Lorde says that this point in her life marked a shift in perception about poetry, from viewing her writing as a "secret and rebellious" to accepting the poetry as an outlet and forum for her voice and ideas. Even so, Kulii concludes that Lorde's style is so bleak and forceful that "[Lorde] eschews a hope for a better humanity by revealing truth in her poetry" (Kulii, Reuman, and Trapasso). This reductionist point of view does not do justice to Lorde's motivation for change, and hampers a full appreciation of the impact of "Power." While the poem could be contorted to fit Kulii's evaluation, Lorde's voice crying out in opposition to an incomprehensible system is a moving example of how poetry can challenge and redirect harmful ideologies. In its most elemental form, "Power" gives the reader a rude jolt of unconventional thought as it offers images of thirst, death, desolation, and a policeman's bloody shoes. Kulii, Reuman, and Trapasso do describe the important landmarks and transitional periods in Lorde's life and career, however their analysis of these key points leave the reader with information and not true insight. In contrast, Dilworth's exposition of the language that Lorde uses in "Power" reveals an intricate attention to detail, and provides several interesting interpretations. By analyzing the relationships between the policeman, boy, jury woman, and the speaker in the poem, Dilworth offers greater insight into the driving impulses that "Power" expresses in its raw and emotional style. While Dilworth's overall focus is on a secondary meaning, (positing that the poem serves as a critique of modern poetry), his in-depth foraging into the words and forms that Lorde has used in "Power" gives credit to her ability to twist the language in order to create greater tension within her poetry.
Keith D. Leonard's essay "'Which Me Will Survive:' Rethinking Identity, Reclaiming Audre Lorde" takes its title from another of Lorde's poems, "Who Said It Was Simple." In the article, Leonard delves into the many elements in Lorde's work that have altered the way that contemporary poetry adapts to current issues. In particular, Leonard reviews literature that examines the reticence of today's poets to utilize or accept the poetic experimentation of African Americans. Leonard establishes that many of the non-traditional forms found in Lorde's work contributed to the lack of critical attention that Lorde received during her career. He believes the issue lies in a concept of "identity" and a lack of common experiences among poets of different backgrounds. Leonard makes clear connections between the poets of the past and some of the deviations that are now becoming commonplace in mainstream poetry, while reviewing some of the important checkpoints that mark the history of these transitions. Interestingly, Leonard supports the idea that Lorde, while unique and noteworthy, was not a truly innovative poet. Instead, his analysis homes in on the philosophical contradictions between the speaker and the events in "Power" as a way to illustrate how the poetic language and metaphors blend with Lorde's underlying themes of identity and justice. Leonard uses the term "language poetics" to describe the manipulation of words to establish multiple meanings, which challenges readers to examine themselves based on their interpretation of the lines. This term poorly reflects Lorde's deeper desire to deconstruct a flawed system of social action and to replace it with a sense of identity for all people, yet in a technical sense, "language poetics" more accurately labels Lorde's method of "deconstructing" sentences with line breaks, as in the first stanza of "Power." Throughout the article, Leonard wavers between analyzing the concept of identity in Lorde's poem and dissecting the structure, providing useful and intriguing points without clear definition of purpose. More importantly, however, Leonard suggests that African American innovation in poetry, especially in Lorde's case, has been marginalized by critics who do not appreciate the shifts in poetic language. Because of this, Leonard believes that Lorde's changes are more indicative of a cultural and social movement rather than actual innovation.
Barbara Caruso's 1983 Baccalaureate address at Earlham College draws heavily from Lorde's "Power" and the question of difference between poetry and rhetoric. Caruso explains that poetry blends the metaphoric and reality to provide a nuanced representation of events or social tendencies, in conjunction with rhetoric, in order to empower change at the individual level. This reading affords Lorde's poem much more weight, and most accurately captures the purpose found in "Power." Caruso explores the relationship in Lorde's violent words and the societal problems that "Power" confronts, showing that "Rhetoric is a pronouncement; poetry is a conversation" (1). Poetry is likened to a group forum that accepts, combines, and structures the ideas and beliefs of a community and organizes these into a single, developed critique. Caruso praises Lorde for her ability to passionately transfer her rage into a poem that indicts and implores change at the same time; a necessary skill for successful poetic reform. Caruso's focus throughout most of her address is on the importance of a communal bond established through the similar experiences of a group, and this simple idea become exponentially more powerful in the context of the Thomas Shea trial. She says, "it creates a dissonance between what we understand to be a relationship based in personal events and an association which takes life in a much more public sphere" (Caruso 1). In this light, Caruso examines the differences in relationships that create two very different types of power. The restrictive, entitled relationship between the privileged and the outcast breeds an abusive power dynamic, the kind reflected in "Power," whereas a supportive and collective relationship, which Caruso describes as the bedrock for inciting poetry, can provoke meaningful and creative discourse. In this light, Lorde's poem strikes a balance between the two forms of power, showing the affliction in a broken system represented side by side with a dim view of the future in the absence of change.
Audre Lorde's "Power" certainly embodies the need for a strong voice with a powerful cause, yet its varied meanings depending on the reading have created widely differing points of view as to the poem's purpose and effect. Dilworth's analysis of the poem provides a detailed exploration of Lorde's usage of imagery and the deeper implications of her striking phrases, while missing the greater point of social outrage and reform. Rudnitsky's article captures the motivation and spirit of the poem by contrasting "Power" with another of Lorde's socially critical poems, "Sequelae." Rudnitsky seems to grasp the impact of Lorde's "house of very difference" vs. "the master's house" analogy, and yet her critique includes the belief that Lorde advocates a literal self-murder in order to enact social reform. Leonard's argument for "Power" being a reference to African American identity adds another shade of meaning to the discussion, which also deemphasizes the historical framework of Clifford Glover's murder. With the variety of differing readings and explanations of greater social context, Lorde's "Power" still holds a degree of enigmatic allusion without much-needed clarification in some instances. In effect, Lorde has divided her critics as much as she vivisected her violent emotions and shaped them into her own form of "Power."
Works Cited
Caruso, Barbara. "The Difference between Poetry and Rhetoric." Earlhamite (Fall 1983). Web. 12 Mar. 2015. Dilworth, Thomas. "Lorde's 'Power'." The Explicator 1 (1998): 54-57. Literature Resource Center. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. Kulii, Beverly Threatt, Reuman, Ann E., and Ann Trapasso. "Audre Lorde's Life and Career." Modern American Poetry (1998). Web. 12 Mar. 2015. Leonard, Keith D. "'Which Me Will Survive': Rethinking Identity, Reclaiming Audre Lorde." Callaloo 3 (2012): 758-777. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. "New York Policeman Acquitted." The Day [New London, CT] 15 June 1974: 7. Web. 12 Mar. 2015. Rudnitsky, Lexi. "The 'Power' and 'Sequelae' of Audre Lorde's Syntactical Strategies." Callaloo 26.2 (2003): 473-485. Web. 12 Mar. 2015.

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Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him their number one star – thus far to no avail. How do they do it? What do they do?
I'm Tom Colohue and this is the Monday Night Reigns-o-Meter.
Monday Night Reigns-o-meter
Last week in your Roman Reigns summarising station, there was The Shield! Also, The Shield got beat up and the odds won the day in a big way.
Naturally, this week Roman Reigns and the odds had their rematch but this time, it's personal. Roman wasn't alone. He had two beautiful sidekicks. Well, one beautiful and one grizzled. Seth just makes me warm in fuzzy places.
We open with highlights of Roman Reigns destroying The Miztourage. For once a video package featuring The Miz actually shows The Miz getting a few hits in himself. Always nice. Then come the odds, with Roman getting beaten down by three guys at once. Despite being roundly cheered last week, WWE resists the urge to take that audio, lift it as high as possible and play it over the top.
And then we come live to The Miz, who naturally continues in his seemingly one man mission to make Roman Reigns a star. Can't fault the guy; it's finally working.
And then there was Reigns.
For the first time in a long time Roman gets more cheers than boos. Why? Shield. I mean, there's no two ways about it, Roman is only getting cheered right now because people want The Shield back together. Those three guys were really over as a unit.
Roman doesn't say much. Instead he stands, looking casually buff, and pops the crowd by waiting for his brothers to walk out.
Ambrose comes first. Well, technically Roman is first. Is Ambrose still the leader? Is there a leader? Why is Roman the leader now?
And then we have Seth, The Architect, the man with the plan. Or is he not? Did he come up with this 'Roman walks out first' plan or was that Roman? Is Roman The Architect now?
The Shield storm the ring. Leader, Architect and all around good guy Roman Reigns makes sure to be on the side of the ring that gets most coverage from the hard cam, naturally. He's the hero here, of course.
The Shield storm the ring, their old surround and swamp style replaced with 'hit all our most famous moves' tactics. They lay down the worlds softest beating and then close in on The Miz, triple teaming him, cornering him, bullying him.
The Shield is back. Roman is The Guy. The fans even pop for Roman's music when it hits at the end. Finally, after three years, we finally understand why Roman kept The Shield music. It was always for this moment. They knew.
So Roman's not just beating the odds anymore; Roman is the odds. What a swerve that was.
Later, Kurt Angle announces the main event we all knew was coming. The Shield will main event TLC against The Miz, Cesaro and Sheamus. In the absence of Brock Lesnar, book six of the top acts in the company.
If not the top acts really, given the absence of Cena and Orton. I'm pretty sure these are the six most recognisable faces in the company in the absence of the class of '02.
Later, The Shield see an opportunity to bully someone else three on one. After a brief scare from Matt Hardy, Braun Strowman decides to take Matt Hardy's prone body home as a trophy. I'm pretty sure as the winner of the match Strowman is entitled to do that. At the top of the ramp he slows to a crawl so that The Shield don't miss their queue but there they are, in brand new Shield shirts (which is surely the real point of this whole reunion)
Strowman manages to put up a fight by going straight after Roman but having already fought a match that finished just moments before, Strowman is no match for the evil trio.
I have not missed the whole Shield camera zoom feature. Stop toggling that zoom; my head hurts!
Roman launches Strowman through a table, delighting in the fact that actually a nine month long feud Roman has finally been able to do something back to Strowman. Surprised he didn't also throw a chair at his head if I'm honest.
The Shield are here. And they've forgotten their tag belts.
Odds Counter
– The Miz
– Curtis Axel
– Cesaro
– Sheamus
– Braun Strowman
Did Roman Reigns beat the odds?
This is Roman's Oddsometer now.
There will unfortunately be no Reignsometer next week on the go home show for TLC as I will be in sunny (hopefully) Tenerife. But keep a weather eye on the horizon because I've got plenty more where that came from.
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— Tom Colohue (@Colohue) August 29, 2017
NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK'S COLUMN: MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #39: Tracking Roman Reigns's ability to beat the odds and come out on top


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Table of contents
About this book
In Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology, many of the questions surrounding medical malpractice are answered clearly, concisely and pragmatically for physicians, by physicians. Written with an emphasis on clinical matters, this book shows ophthalmologists how to avoid lawsuits in the first place. What does "risk assessment" mean in the real world? How truly informed are your patients after signing your consent forms? Do your patients have reasonable expectations regarding outcomes? Are your history-taking and record keeping habits leaving you exposed? Are you sufficiently careful with documentation? What is quality assurance?
TOPICS COVERED: Causes of litigation. Poor communication. Cataract surgery. Retinal detachment. Prescribing and drugs. Glaucoma. Trauma and Intraocular foreign bodies. Medical retina. Retinopathy of prematurity. Anesthesia. Oculoplastic. Strabismus. Tumors. Neuro-ophthalmology. Why patients sue. The four most effective risk prevention techniques. Identifying and managing the litigious patient. Natural history of a medical malpractice claim. Hiring your own attorney. Selection of an expert witness. Discovery. Interrogatories. Examination before trial (deposition). Consideration of settlement. Trial testimony and courtroom behavior. Damages w Appeal.
Covering the legal issues for all of the areas of subspeciality in ophthalmology, Risk Prevention in Ophthalmology provides the busy clinician with the tools necessary to reduce not only the risk of potential lawsuits, but also insights for coping with actual ones.
Editors and affiliations
Bibliographic information
- DOI http://doi-org-443.webvpn.fjmu.edu.cn/10.1007/978-0-387-73341-8
- Copyright Information Springer New York 2008
- Publisher Name Springer, New York, NY
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By Admin
Being a special educator, I always hear this sentence from the parents" will she be alright, will she be able to do things as her peers? Why is my child called disabled?"
Disability is something that does not disable the person but the others close to them. We can't see the pain they go through, we can't see the struggle that they require to achieve anything in life. But then in life they are the ultimate winners for they are out of the so called "RAT RACE" in which we all are caught. You can call it survival of the fittest, one and the same.
Working with children with Autism and mental retardation , I have realized that it's not they who are incapable it's we who are incapable as we can't make things easier for them and more than that we are unaware about how we can include THEM.
Even though there are concessions available, it requires the parents to run from pillar to post which finally gives way to the "let it be, I do not want" attitude as the process itself tires the parents out.
Parents want their children to be put into mainstream school and learn all that is taught in a NORMAL set up , but schools want them to continue being treated in a special care environment. We want our child to achieve our expectations and dreams, without realizing their capabilities and interest in any stream .
Rousseau said it right " Children are pure , it's the education that spoils them"
If we are going to be helpless and unaware then how are we aiming towards "Inclusion"
What is the use of such education which teaches an individual only to fill their stomach and not worry about the rest in the world?
what is the use of leading a selfish life where in spite of being in the mainstream you are secluded from what is happening in the world?
Aren't children/adult with disabilities better off as they are in the true sense detached and unaware about what's happening than people who keep quiet and see injustice prevailing?
Aren't they better off as they will always lead a peaceful life as they are what they are, without any pretense?
What kind of future are we building for our coming generation when our present is not safe? what kind of values are we talking about instilling in our children when all that they see around is voilence?
There are too many such questions if we think and analyze our education , but then all that we have is HOPE and not answers.
So i guess parents with children with disability should be proud, and accept them for what they are as they are in the true sense "Capable and Special"
Rakhee Chhabria
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text: Pachuca , ( pa't͡ʃuka (help·info)) formally known as Pachuca de Soto, is the capital and largest city of the Mexican state of Hidalgo. It is located in the south-central part of the state. Pachuca de Soto is also the name of the municipality of which the city serves as municipal seat. Pachuca is located about 90 kilometres (56 mi) from Mexico City via Mexican Federal Highway 85.[1] There is no consensus about the origin of the name Pachuca. It has been traced to the word pachoa (strait; opening), Pachoacan (place of government; place of silver and gold), and patlachuican (place of factories; place of tears).[2] The official name of Pachuca is Pachuca de Soto in honor of congressman Manuel Fernando Soto, who is given credit for the creation of Hidalgo state.[3] Its nickname of "La bella airosa" (Beautiful Airy City) comes from the strong winds that blow into the valley through the canyons to the north of the city.[2] In the indigenous Otomi language, Pachuca is known as Nju̱nthe.[4] The area had been long inhabited, but except for some green obsidian the mining that Pachuca is famous for began in the mid-16th century, during Spanish colonial rule. Pachuca remained a major mining center until the mid-20th century, with the city's fortunes going up and down with the health of the mining sector. In the mid-20th century a major downturn in mining pushed Pachuca to change the basis of its economy to industry, resulting in the revamping of the Universidad Autónoma de Hidalgo. Today mining forms only a fraction of the municipality's economy.[2][5] One cultural aspect that makes Pachuca stand out is the influence that Cornish miners who immigrated here in the 19th century have had. Many of their descendents remain in Pachuca and nearby Real del Monte, as well as two heritages that define the city, football and a dish called "pastes."[6]


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MONTREAL – Black Montrealers are more than four times as likely as whites to be questioned by police and 21/2 times as likely to be arrested, a public hearing on racial profiling was told yesterday.
And black youths between age 12 and 18 are more than twice as likely to be arrested as young whites, said Christopher McAll, a professor of sociology at the Université de Montréal.
McAll, who is also scientific director of the Montreal Research Centre on Social Inequalities and Discrimination, unveiled results of a study on blacks in the youth justice system on the first day of hearings by the Quebec Human Rights and Youth Rights Commission.
McAll and co-author Léonel Bernard combed through court records for 1,518 youths arrested and charged with an offence on the island of Montreal in 2001 to sketch a portrait of young blacks in the criminal justice system.
The picture that emerges is one of much closer police scrutiny of young blacks than of young whites, McAll said: "There is an appearance of over-surveillance of young blacks."
For example, black youths were seven times as likely as white teens to be arrested for smoking marijuana or selling drugs after police spotted them doing so in a public place.
The study didn't find a single case of a white youth charged with a drug offence after being spotted by police, McAll said.
However, in cases where youths were charged with drug offences after a police investigation or raid, young whites were more likely to be arrested, the study found.
Young blacks were also more subject to being charged with breaking the conditions of their probation, McAll said. For example, four youths were stopped for riding their bicycles at night without a light. One of them was charged with breaking his curfew. Such cases of violating probation accounted for 20 per cent of charges against young blacks.
The study proves police are not applying the law equitably, McAll said.
"They have the obligation to ensure that the law is respected, but they are putting themselves above the law," he charged.
"The question is, who is going to police the police?" he added.
McAll said police statistics from 2006-07 confirm that Montreal blacks continue to be more likely to be questioned and arrested than whites.
Blacks of all ages represented seven per cent of the population of Montreal Island in 2006-07 but accounted for 17.4 per cent of arrests, McAll said.
In districts with few black residents, like Outremont, Plateau Mont Royal and Hochelaga-Maisonneuve, blacks of all ages were seven to 11 times more likely to be questioned than whites, McAll said.
Black teens are also more than twice as likely to be arrested for shoplifting or petty theft, McAll's study found.
Typically, police make such arrests after a security guard observes black youths stealing something, McAll said.
Such arrests are justified, McAll acknowledged. However, he suggested that police and security guards do not watch white teens as closely as black youths.
Young blacks were more than five times as likely as young whites to be arrested for stealing after having been observed by security staff, the study found.
Crime statistics do not justify the high-profile police war on street gangs, McAll charged.
"In 2009, only 1.6 per cent of criminal activity was caused by street gangs, but the police has made them its priority," he said.
Media reports about street gangs have fuelled fear and exclusion of blacks, he said.
Racial profiling – defined as unjustified actions by authority figures toward members of a certain race, ethnic group or religion – further marginalizes underprivileged groups, McAll said. Taken to an extreme, that exclusion can lead to violence like the 2005 riots in the Paris suburbs, he said.
Montreal isn't there yet, McAll said. But he added: "It's clear we are going in that direction."
Later, the Black Coalition of Quebec complained of arbitrary arrests and mistreatment.
Coalition president Dan Philips said the more community members who are arrested stand up for their rights, the more they are victimized.
Philips charged the rules of the police ethics commission place an unfair burden on victims to prove their case. The commission has never upheld a complaint of racial profiling.
Philips said sensitivity training for police is ineffective and offered his group's services to teach officers respect for minorities.
He also called for support to help victims of profiling prepare cases and for an outside watchdog to deal with complaints of profiling by police.
Montreal Mayor GÈrald Tremblay will appear before the hearing on behalf of police, the transit authority and the city on June 9.
Today, the Ligue des droits et libertés, community groups in LaSalle and Little Burgundy, and Montreal North filmmaker Ronald Boisrond will speak at the hearings at the Grande Bibliothèque, which are open to the public.
The rights commission has received more than 100 complaints of racial profiling since 2005. Its tribunal has never ruled on a case's merits. Rights advocates complain that lawyers representing police use legal tactics to thwart complaints.


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The Federal Government has amended its suit against Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria and its subsidiary, Shell Western Supply & Trading Limited, over alleged crude oil theft
The plaintiff's counsel, Mr. Ituah Imhanze told Justice Mojisola Olatoregun of the Federal High Court in Lagos of an application to make changes to the statement of claim.
The judge granted the application, but noted that there had been no remarkable progress in the suit since it was filed.
The federal government is claiming $406.8million from the defendants, which it said is the shortfall of money remitted to the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN).
The money was said to be for crude oil lifted in 2013 and 2014.
The plaintiff accused the company of not declaring or under-declaring crude oil shipments during the period.
It said following forensic analysis of bills of laden and shipping documents, it discovered that Shell allegedly cheated Nigeria of the revenue.
The plaintiff said a consortium of experts tracked the global movements of the country's hydrocarbons, including crude oil and gas.
The plaintiff averred that the undeclared shipments between January 2013 and December 2014 brought the total value of the entire shortfall to $406.75 million.
The defendants were said to have failed to respond to a letter seeking clarifications on the discrepancies.


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Yes, it's that time of the year again. The Men's Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour has gone through a rollercoaster ride of new Tour leaders and hard bails, and now arrives at the climactic end of the 07/08 season. Commencing March 17th, and cruising right on through to the 22nd, the 6-Star Burton US Open Snowboarding Championships in Stratton, Vermont USA will host the most incredible riders from all over the world in a final title bout for the Men's TTR Tour Trophy.
The Slopestyle and Halfpipe showdown hosts both male and female riders, but with the women's tour ending at the 6-Star Roxy Chicken Jam at Mammoth Mountain, USA, focus will be placed on the men as Kevin Pearce (USA), Risto Mattila (FIN), Peetu Piiroinen (FIN), Shaun White (USA), Travis Rice (USA), and many more travel to the icy east for the 26th edition of one of the most prestigious snowboard competitions in history.
The US Open is the tour-defining stop, crowning the Men's Swatch TTR Tour Champion and distributing part the $250 000 end-of-season prize purse to the Men's Top 10. To ensure a definitive Tour Champion, the US Open offers a 25% point bonus for both Slopestyle and Halfpipe formats. This means that riders have two chances to bank 1250 TTR Ranking points and secure their place in the TTR Top 10.
Currently, US rider Kevin Pearce is leading the Swatch TTR World Snowboard Tour, after an impressive season of 6 and 5-Star Title wins and podium finishes. Pearce is followed closely by Risto Mattila in second and Peetu Piiroinen in third. 06/07 TTR Tour Champion Shaun White will no doubt attempt to defend his Title in Vermont, but will he have enough points to knock down Kevin Pearce from his Tour domination? Will Kevin Pearce hold off all competitors and become the new champion? Will Risto Mattila and Peetu Piiroinen throw down with Finnish style and fight for Number One?
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A member internal medicine physician was managing a long time patient, a 60-year-old disabled female with several co-morbidities, including but not limited to, fibromyalgia, tendonitis, back pain, and spondylolysis. The patient requested a refill of Vicodin before the prescription renewal date. The physician requested the patient come in for an office visit to evaluate her condition. The physician took a urine sample, in accordance with New Jersey regulations requiring testing at least every 12 months. The urine drug screen results were negative for Vicodin but positive for Xanax, and the physician suspected drug diversion. He presented these results to the patient, who became extremely upset. She admitted to taking Xanax and claimed her psychiatrist had prescribed this medication. In addition, she was insistent that she had taken the Vicodin, although her pain had increased.
The member physician contacted the Conventus 24/7 Practice Advice Hotline, a free and confidential service that is always available to Conventus members and their practices. He was advised:
Check the New Jersey Prescription Monitoring Program (NJPMP) statewide database of prescription information to ascertain if the patient was obtaining opioid prescriptions from other physicians and/or "doctor shopping."
Contact the patient's psychiatrist to coordinate care and find out what medications were being prescribed.
Contact the lab regarding accuracy and sensitivity of the lab results.
Obtain signed Informed Consent and Pain Management Agreement forms to establish patient responsibilities and provider expectations. Conventus sample templates were given to the physician in compliance with New Jersey law and regulation.
Evaluate the patient to determine why her pain had suddenly increased, including possible referral to specialists.
We assisted the physician in registering for the NJPMP.
The physician contacted the patient's psychiatrist, and the two physicians coordinated medication management.
The physician referred the patient to orthopedic and pain management specialists.
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Humans know what happens in the minutes after they die, research says
In 2016, researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK made a rather intriguing discovery after they had studied about 2,000 cardiac arrest patients over a period of four years. Their research which was published in the journal Resuscitation revealed that the brain continues to work for a certain amount of time even after your heart stops beating.
Researchers reached these conclusions after patients whose hearts had stopped beating were resuscitated and described their experiences during that short span of time. Many related that they were fully aware of what had happened and even described conversations between doctors and nurses in the interim period when their hearts had stopped.
This made researchers realize that there was some kind of mental activity still going on after a cardiac arrest, contrary to what was previously believed.
Dr. Sam Parnia the lead of the study who is now based at the Stony Brook University School of Medicine in New York said.
"We know the brain can't function when the heart has stopped beating. But in this case conscious awareness appears to have continued for up to three minutes into the period when the heart wasn't beating, even though the brain typically shuts down within 20-30 seconds after the heart has stopped."
This probably explains why some people from the study reported out-of-body experiences or that their perception of time had altered during that period. 140 people who were part of the 2,060 patients that were studied reported some of what had transpired during the time of a cardiac arrest. 39 percent of these people could recollect the time just before their hearts started beating again after they were resuscitated.
In 2017, Dr. Parnia told Live Science that during the first stage of death some people could still perceive what was going on around them as they experienced some level of consciousness. This enabled them to recall the events that took place when their hearts had stopped.
He said, "They'll describe having awareness of full conversations, of visual things that were going on, that would otherwise not be known to them."
Another study conducted separately in 2017, also suggests that the brain could still function 10 minutes after a person was pronounced dead although the reason behind this was still a mystery. One plausible reason for this is that when the heart stops beating the brain begins to gradually shut down when the supply of blood ceases. The small window of time that exists between the heart-stopping and the shutting down of the brain probably creates this awareness.
However, in recent years no one who has been officially declared as dead has come back to help scientists unravel the mysteries of what lies beyond.
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic performance of two ELISA tests applied to bulk tank milk (BTM) as the first part of a two-step test scheme for the surveillance of caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) and caseous lymphadenitis (CLA) infections in goats. The herd-level BTM tests were assessed by comparing them to the test results of individual serological samples. The potential for refining the cut-off levels for BTM tests used as surveillance tools in a population recently cleared of infection was also investigated. Data was gathered on serum (nCAE =9702 and nCLA=13426) and corresponding BTM (nCAE=78 and nCLA=123) samples from dairy goat herds enrolled in the Norwegian disease control and eradication programme 'Healthier Goats'. The results showed that the sensitivity and specificity of the CAE ELISA BTM test with respect to detecting ≥2 per cent within-herd prevalence were 72.7 per cent and 86.6 per cent, respectively. For the CLA ELISA BTM the sensitivity and specificity were 41.4 per cent and 81.7 per cent, respectively, for the same goal of detection. The results suggest that BTM testing can be applied as a cost-effective first step for early detection of CAE and CLA infection.
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Know how we've been saying for years that watching whatever television you want whenever you want is the way of the future? That future officially arrived when NBC announced it was going to release all episodes of its then new show AQUARIUS for bingewatching, picking up on what Netflix, Amazon Prime, and Hulu, which are websites first and production/broadcasting entities second, already were doing.
And now Turner Broadcasting is following in NBC's footsteps by arranging to release the first four episodes of PUBLIC MORALS, a new drama starring Edward Burns, August 25th, the day after the show premieres on TNT. The eps will be available on cable and satellite through Video On Demand, the "Watch TNT" mobile app, participating provider sites and apps, and, of course, at http://tntdrama.com/watch.
Turner is also going to do the same with TNT's COLD JUSTICE, FRIENDS OF THE PEOPLE, a new series on its truTV channel, and truTV's IMPRACTICAL JOKERS. In the words of John Harran, Senior Vice President of Business & Product Development at Turner Content Distribution, "Turner is embracing a different approach to the way programming is traditionally released and providing our audiences with multiple binge-viewing options in order to enhance their TV experience."
In other words, yesterday's "enhanced experience" is now today's experience period.
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Why FedEx Earnings Are in the Express Lane for Underperforming
When FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) released its most recent quarterly results after the markets closed on Tuesday, the firm said that it had $3.03 in earnings per share (EPS) and $17.01 billion in revenue. That compared with consensus estimates of $3.11 in EPS and $17.67 billion in revenue, as well as the $3.72 per share and $16.53 billion posted in the same period of last year.
Overall, operating income improved due to lower variable incentive compensation expenses, U.S. volume growth, a favorable net impact of fuel at all transportation segments and increased yields at FedEx Freight and FedEx Ground.
Also, FedEx Express international revenue declined as a result of lower yields and unfavorable exchange rates. FedEx Express international and U.S. yields were down due primarily to higher growth in lower-yielding services and lower weight per shipment.
Looking ahead to the fiscal full year, the firm expects to see EPS in the range of $15.10 to $15.90. Consensus estimates call for $15.97 in EPS and $70.88 billion in revenue for the year.
Frederick W. Smith, FedEx board chair and chief executive, commented:
Our third quarter financial results were below our expectations and we are focused on initiatives to improve our performance. Our investments in innovation, network infrastructure and automation will increase our competitiveness and drive long-term earnings growth. FedEx built and operates the preeminent global parcel and logistics network, and we have a lengthy track record of success.
Shares of FedEx closed Tuesday at $181.41, in a 52-week range of $150.94 to $266.67. The consensus price target is $221.40. Following the announcement, the stock was down about 6% at $170.20 in early trading indications Wednesday.


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The mayor's proposal to combat the scourge of violence in the city by creating a registry for gun offenders, among other ideas, is redundant, unnecessary and possibly illegal, a pro-gun group said Wednesday.
Democratic Mayor Frank Jackson said at a news conference Tuesday that he wants to give police and prosecutors the weapons they need to stop convicted felons from using guns to commit more crimes. Cleveland is the seventh-worst city in the nation for gun violence.
Besides the registry for gun offenders, Jackson proposed prohibitions against transferring a firearm to a known felon, improperly discharging a firearm in a park or playground, allowing improper access of a firearm to a minor, requiring people to report lost or stolen firearms, requiring people to tell police when they transfer firearms and limiting firearms purchases to one every 90 days.
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Final speaker announced for 2018 Landscape Australia Conference
New York-based artist Mike Hewson has been announced as the final speaker for the upcoming 2018 Landscape Australia Conference to be held on 5 May in Sydney.
Landscape Australia Conference, Sydney May 2018
An overview of the 2018 Landscape Australia Conference: Sharing Local Knowledge for a Global Future.
Mike Hewson (New York)
Mike Hewson is a New York-based visual artist with a background in civil engineering and marine and heavy-civil construction.
New public artwork brings local landscape into Wollongong mall
New York-based artist Mike Hewson has installed a 17-metre tall 'palm pole', palm tree seats, 'forklift rocks' and a playground incorporating three sandstone rock formations in the Wollongong Crown St Mall.
China as a laboratory for change
Design and research collaborative Rural Urban Framework is responding to the Chinese government's urbanization agenda by working with rural Chinese communities to contribute positively to social, economic and spatial transformations.
2018 Landscape Australia Conference to explore opportunities of the 'Asian century'
The 2018 Landscape Australia conference will present six design practices from across the Asia-Pacific that are creatively and optimistically tackling the complex challenges of the "Asian century."
John Lin (Hong Kong)
John Lin is an associate professor at the University of Hong Kong and co-founder of Rural Urban Framework (RUF), a research and design collaborative based at The University of Hong Kong.
Shefali Balwani (India)
Shefali Balwani is a practising architect and principal of Architecture BRIO in Mumbai. Before starting her own practice she worked with Rahul Mehrotra Associates in Mumbai and the office of Channa Daswatte in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Robert Verrijt (India)
Robert Verrijt is a principal of Architecture BRIO in Mumbai. Originally from the Netherlands, Robert worked in Sri Lanka before founding Architecture BRIO in Mumbai with Shefali Balwani.
Yossapon Boonsom (Thailand)
Yossapon Boonsom is a Thai landscape architect and the director of Shma Company Limited.
Prapan Napawongdee (Thailand)
Prapan Napawongdee is a Thai landscape architect and the director of Shma Company Limited.
Chang Huai-yan (Singapore)
Chang Huai-yan is the director of Singapore-based landscape design firm Salad Dressing, a practice interested in challenging boundaries in the design of domesticated landscapes.
Jungyoon Kim (South Korea)
Jungyoon Kim is a founding director of PARKKIM, a Seoul-based landscape architectural firm practising beyond the traditional boundary of the profession.
Jillian Walliss (Australia)
Dr Jillian Walliss works in the University of Melbourne's landscape architecture program, where she teaches landscape theory and design studios.
Elly Russell (Singapore & the UK)
Elly Russell is an associate at Grant Associates.
Andrew Toland (Australia)
Andrew Toland is a lecturer in landscape architecture at UTS. He was previously an assistant professor in landscape architecture at the University of Hong Kong.


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Adult Education Helps Professional Working Adults
Adult Education Helps Professional Working Adults
Today's jobs may entail the same responsibilities and rely upon the same levels of experience, but the good jobs usually require education and experience. The point is that at the same time Governor Brown is promoting his plan to save adult ed" by putting it under the Community college system, he is overseeing the dramatic restructuring and reduction of that same system. The population is made up of 197 administrators of Adult education (comprised of co-ordinators, alternate co-ordinators, supervisors and instructors) drawn from 3 local governments each, out of the 3 Senatorial zones in Enugu state.
Currently all high school diploma and adult basic education classes, as well as non-credit ESL and Citizenship classes offered by community colleges, are mandated to be offered free. The bipartisan vote Tuesday followed a flurry of pink slips issued by school districts to adult educators last week. This December 2015 report is chock full of facts useful to understanding the needs of Californians and Adult Education can meet them. This means that with adult education, you can now earn a diploma or degree in whatever course you like. All adults have a right and human need for education to expand themselves as people, to connect with others, to explore new fields of knowledge.
The teachers' education curriculum may not have equipped them with the ability to identify reading difficulties in learners. The instrument was face validated by two (2) experts; one in Educational research method in the Department of Science Education, and the other in Adult Education Department, both from University of Nigeria, Nsukka. To qualify for the ballot, Californians for Improved School Funding must collect at least 700,000 signatures from registered voters by May, 2010.
The entry halls are decorated by a panel of beautiful murals painted by a McClymonds High School student years ago. And adult schools become Alternative and Night High School programs, collecting 9-12 funding. They loose sight of the fact that there are some children who have learning problem which do not demand the attention of special education schools. So upgrading your skills or education by taking an adult education class can be beneficial for anyone. There was also no one from the Adult Education Office of the California Department of Education because they also are not currently allowed to travel.
It goes on to highlight the objectives of business teacher education programs in Nigeria and the concept of standard relative to business teacher education to show that the minimum standards approved for the programs by different supervisory agencies in the country are not being observed. Students in classrooms across the country can become online penpals (sometimes called e-pals or keypals) or into online communication with adult experts who have agreed to answer students' e-mail questions.
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The Key Peninsula Lions Club-sponsored 31st annual Citizens of the Year Awards dinner on March 28 culminated in the announcement that Jud Morris had been selected by the Lions in a secret ballot to be the 31st Citizen of the Year.
The most vociferous applause at the announcement came from the other 26 nominees for the honor among the more than 200 attendees who enjoyed the evening at the Key Peninsula Civic Center.
Beyond his paid work, Morris devotes hours behind the scenes supporting youth, families, education and services improving KP's quality of life.
Keynote speaker Mark Linquist, Pierce County prosecuting attorney extolled the virtues of volunteerism, noting that his office would be unable to cope with its tasks without the assistance of its many volunteers.
Before his talk, to establish an orderly manner in which tables of diners went to the buffet line, each table was encouraged to contribute dollars in envelopes on each table, the highest bidders gaining first access to the dinner prepared by chef Dorne Webster. The more than $1,000 contributed to this "orderly solution" were given to support the activities of the Key Free Clinic.
KP Lions-sponsord Boy Scout Troop 220 members were there in force to assist with setup for the event and to present the U.S. colors at the opening ceremony.
Food was served and tables bussed by a team of Peninsula High juniors: Mackenzie Mills, Kasey Davis, Derek Erikson, George Clark, Kaytlyn Johnson, Jacob Conn, Teagan Horkan, Zach Winter, Gol-Dann Slater and Max Mikelson.
To everyone's delight, music was provided by the trio "302." A large number of prizes were awarded through the raffle process thanks to contributions by local businesses.


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A complete chain of responsibility in the management of hazardous and liquid industrial wastes - handle with care.
At head of title: Environment information = Information-environnement. Caption title. PIBS 667b. Subject(s): Factory and trade waste - Ontario, Hazardous substances - Ontario, Déchets industriels - Ontario, Substances dangereuses - Ontario. Archived by Ontario Legislative Library: February 10, 2011


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Have a Gala Time with the top Things to do in Singapore with Kids
Visit S.E.A Aquarium on Sentosa Island
In the Gardens by the Bay
Enjoy the Marina Bay Sands Light and Water Show
Take a Singapore Night Safari
Have fun at the Adventure Cove Water Park
Try local food at the Hawker's Stalls
Take a Duck tour on Marina Bay and Colonial Area
Take a trip to the Art Science Museum
Museums are always great places for visiting with kids, and the Art Science Museum is no exception. Its architecture (the building resembles an outstretched hand or a bunch of bananas) itself is quite interesting. The entire building, like so many others in Singapore, has been built in an eco-friendly manner. There are several theme or idea based galleries. The multimedia room inside the museum focusses on important discoveries like Leonardo Da Vinci's Flying Machine. You also find artefacts from Titanic, Harry Potter film sets and other such curious items.
Explore Chinatown
Go in circles with Singapore Flyer
Singapore Flyer is a noticeable presence in Singapore's skyline. It is Asia's largest observation wheel, and takes you almost 165 meters above the ground. From one of the 28 air-conditioned glass capsules, you are provided magnificent views of historical landmarks like the Marina Bay, Singapore River, Raffles Place and Padang. It's interesting to know that the Singapore Flyer featured in the reality TV show, The Amazing Race in 2010, as well as The Amazing Race Australia in 2011.


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Dear Ellie
The organ donation week reminded me of our darkest time.
But it was good that I opened the card by accident. I cried endlessly but
my heart got lighter. I always feel guilty when I don't think of her, when I
am enjoying my time and laughing.
But I have to thank the people who sent us cards and think of Grace
every year. She is in our life even she is not here.
I thought of a lot during the organ donation week.
I think of my eldest daughter Ellie. I know she is still having nightmares
about losing her sister.
Who is Ellie? Ellie was easy to look after from birth, very quiet, shy and
didn't want to hurt anyone. She is the sweetest girl. Emma would say
the same thing.
I was all over the place when Grace passed way. I was crying, couldn't
get out of bed, and I wasn't a mother. I should have been looking after
my children. But I realise that I wasn't there for you during the bitterest
You are a very quiet girl so I know that you didn't say much. But I am
sure you were having a horrible time too. Of course, you lost your little
sister. You were young and looking at your sister with tubes and
machines, and watching me crying. I had to ask you to look after Leon
when I wanted to be in bed crying. And you did look after him.
We never talked about Grace together. I was so afraid to see Grace's
photos and talk about her for a long time. You watched us taking Grace
to hospital so many times. You saw her suffering many times.
Ellie, I am so sorry. I am so sorry I wasn't there for you.
I should have shared the feeling and cried together.
I know now that I wasn't a mother to you.
I know you that you are the same girl who is quiet and not going to say
much. But please do remember that you are my dearest daughter and I
am always here for you.
You are a big girl now and you are finding your way in life. I hope you
have some space for forgiving me and we can talk one day about Grace
with a smile.
Dear Ellie
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""Not again," Veil muttered" [speaking to the authoress]. My sister had the right response to this line of his and comment of mine: "haha dear Veil, just suck it up and take whatever she's writing."
More deaths are forthcoming, I think, but I don't know whose they will be. It's a problem. My villains are trying to kidnap the plot.
Today's goal: 45000
Total word count: 42442
Day's word count: 2228
Average daily word count for April: 1573
Words behind the pace: 2558
Words till 50000: 7558
Death count: 1
Total word count towards other projects (including this project, Facebook messages, cover letters, etc.): 31650
Daily word count towards other projects: 1228
Average daily word count for other projects: 1238
Today's playlist: The same playlist in need of a title that includes Taylor Swift, Darren Criss singing covers from Glee, The Mountain Goats, Hunter Hayes, and Fleet Foxes.
Songs I'm singing: Fun's "Carry On," "Something's Coming" from West Side Story, "Come to Me (Fantine's Death)" from Les Mis, Fun's "I Wanna Be the One."
Cups of tea: 2 caf, 1 pomegranate oolong
Sugar: 0!
Hours spent at work: 5.5
Hours driving: 1
Visits to the minefields: 1
What else distracted me: I talked to my mother for a little and to coworkers. Oh, and there was a spider. He was evil. My manager killed it (or at least swept it into the trash bin).
Other campers: Apprentice, Never Master, More Than One Page


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Discussion in 'Japanese polycylindered adventure bikes' started by The Game, Sep 11, 2012.
Finally getting to the photos firstly showing the mountings front and rear.
Second set showing riders view seated and other angles......
Hey Griff2 thanks for the photos. Does this eliminate the up flow of air into the bottom of the helmet? Not sure this is going to cure my issue but maybe it will.
Hi Tman. The bag doesn't eliminate the airflow but it certainly deflects the turbulence away from the bottom of the helmet to a degree.
I decided on the Sargent seat. I haven't put more than a couple hours on it due to a recent shoulder injury but I haven't experienced any pain or numbness. I like the smooth surface compared to the grippy stock seat and I think it looks better too. I think a long ride is in order. I also put on some SW-motec bar back risers and they are an improvement as well. The stock cables and hoses work, although the clutch hose is tight. Buffeting isn't excessive with the screen I adapted from the Gen 1 Strom but I will try a tank bag as others have mentioned
Looks good. Does Sargent offer a version of the higher stock-seat?
I don't believe so but I think they do some custom work.
How far back were you able to move the bars back? Got a link to the risers please?
They are about an inch back and an inch higher. I got them here.
Has anyone altered or modded the clutch lever or plunger to change when the clutch engages?
It's not a big deal but IMO the clutch disengages too soon from full out. I guess that's just the way hydraulic clutches are but I would change it if I can.
There are two ways this can be done. I shortened the pushrod. Clutch Lever Mod
Thank you! It sounds like one or two millimetres aught to do it. I don't want too much freeplay either.
I crossed the border into MN and a nice young lady at customs never even asked me to remove my helmet but said "nice little bike" I never thought of my Strom as little before.
I suppose in comparison to Goldwings and big Harleys and the like it is quite small. I have always been of the opinion that it is a compact motorcycle. Tbh its not really any bigger than the 650.
At work I park next to a co-worker who rides a Victory Vision. In comparison, the DL1000 looks small.
(On the other hand, another co-worker rides a TW200).
After many years riding a DL650. Last year, I bought a new 1000XT. Being height challenged, I had struggled with the bike at a stand still fully loaded.
I have just fitted some lowering links to the rear suspension. Lowering the rear by 1". I have lowered the front forks by 3/4". I think this is about as far as i can go. I wondering will the front mudguard hit the radiator under hard braking.
My question is. How much can you safely raise the forks thought the triple clamps on the 1000?
Thanks for that great info. I have always wanted to move the engagement closer to the handlebars and this is a great, no cost way to do it. Looking forward to doing the mod and reaping the benefits.
So I just bought a 2014 V-Strom 1000 from another inmate. When I got it, I was concerned that buffeting would be a potential issue and my plan was to spend money until it went away. It seems, however, that either I'm not getting any or maybe I don't know what physical sensations buffeting is supposed to produce. I've read countless descriptions of buffeting that mentioned things like "stuck my head in a paint shaker", "like being punched in the face", and even "like a hand pushing on the back of my helmet". Seems like that sort of thing would be pretty hard to miss but it just feels to me like any other motorcycle I've ridden. I'm 6' 4" and keep what I assume is the stock screen in the lowest position. So I have no idea why it's different for me. Attached is a picture because who doesn't like pictures? I added the Aprilia mirrors because I couldn't stand those big dorky square things. Made me look like I was riding a moose.
Edit: I am unable to reproduce the sensation of buffeting even at triple digit speeds.
Same mirrors for me, I feel they helped reduce the buffeting.
That's what I've read about them. Seems to be one of first things people do to reduce buffeting. I wasn't even getting buffeting with the stock mirrors, though. I just bought them because I like the way they look. Turns out that they provide a better view of what's behind you or at least it seems that way to me.


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Ad Week 2016: How do you evaluate quality delivery?
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We are continuing our discussion of the definition of wrongful death and how wrongful death lawsuits work. A wrongful death is a death caused by someone's negligence, a willful act or a willful omission. A quick reminder: Negligence is the failure to do what a reasonable person would do under the same or similar circumstances.
Wrongful death and wrongful death claims - the basics
Many accident victims and their families understand that they can and should be compensated for losses associated with their preventable injuries, but many are unfamiliar with how wrongful death guidelines may apply to them and their case. Not only are wrongful death claims intended to compensate families for the financial and emotional hardships related to the avoidable loss of a loved one, but they also serve as a method to hold liable parties accountable for their actions.
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Under Illinois law, workers are entitled to compensation arising out of and in the course of employment. According to the Workers' Compensation Commission, this includes injuries that are caused either wholly or partially by an employee's work. Exactly what constitutes work, though, and when is an injury caused by work? These are straightforward questions that aren't always easy to answer.
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The majority of patients diagnosed with the most common form of mesothelioma, malignant pleural mesothelioma, are not candidates for surgery. Instead, they undergo chemotherapy in the hope that they can stretch their time left from the median 5.7 months to a little more than a year. MPM strikes about 3,000 people every year.


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Pizza Maker
Worked on Papa John's computer POS system and help the managers close the store.
- Stocked the freezers and advertised for the business. Team won the regional pizza selling contest during employment.
- Delivered pizzas in a timely manner to a multitude of customers.
- Made pizzas, prepped the food, and cleaned the store.
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Pizza Maker / Delivery
Packed pizzas and related food products and delivered to customer's homes.
- Collected cash and coupons from customers.
- Promoted pizza products and distributed promotional materials.
- Documented and kept record of information on pick-ups and deliveries, automobile mileage, fuel
- Prepared a number of products, washed dishes, operated pizza oven, folded pizza boxes, swept
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Pizza Maker
- Working for a company that prides itself on its quality food has helped me develop my discipline.
- I've learned that satisfying a customer's every need is the most important thing.
- Training new employees and taking charge during busy hours taught me how to be an efficient leader.
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Pizza Maker/cashier/delivery Driver
Performed preparatory work by chopping vegetables, grating cheese, rinsing lettuce of natural debris, and combining ingredients to make pizza sauce
- Maintained a clean work environment to adhere to sanitation standards
- Created pizzas by topping with the requested ingredients in a fast paced environment
- Regulated pizzas going in and out of the oven to ensure they were thoroughly cooked
- Provided customer service by imputing customer orders, processing credit and cash transactions, and responding to questions and concerns
- Utilized provided vehicles to deliver food in a safe and efficient manner
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Pizza Maker
Demonstrated attention to detail while completing customer requests
- Showed ability to navigate with ease while delivering food in an efficient and organized way
- Volunteered as a kettle bell ringer during the holidays
- Assisted customers in the thrift store
- Played on a 7v7 football
- Current member of a soccer and softball team
- Volunteered at a Casino Night event to raise money for a brother who has cancer
- Volunteered for Trick or Treat with the Greeks-a fraternity Halloween event.
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Pizza Maker/cashier
Prepared and served food items to customers
- Worked with large-volume cooking equipment such as grills, deep fryers and ovens
- Assisted with opening and closing store as needed
- Maintained food safety standards at all times
- Assisted with creating the employee schedule for the month
- Measured ingredients required for specific food items being prepared
- Assisted manager with administrative work as needed
- Promoted to lead pizza maker
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Manager/pizza Maker
- Managed/trained and supervised a staff of 3+, emphasizing operational effectiveness.
- Prepared pizza and various Italian entrees.
- Responsible for checking and ensuring that quality of food was consistent.
- Ensured cleanliness of store, storage areas and designated equipment.
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Line Cook/pizza Maker
Set up, restock, organize, clean and maintained workspace
- Prepared food according to our procedures and standards within allowable time lines
- Handled foods, storage and cleaning activities in accordance with sanitary procedures and standards and complies with all federal, state and local regulatory procedures regarding food storage, cleaning and preparation
- Performs other assigned duties from the management
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Pizza Maker
Coordinate with customers to take all food and drinks orders and ensure appropriate payments from all customers.
- Monitor and maintain clean working area and cooking surfaces to make pizzas.
- Prepare all package food items and ensure warmth for same.
- Prepare all raw materials required for cooking such as cutting all vegetables and preparing dough.
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Cook/pizza Maker/host
Skillfully promotes restaurants specials
- Follows all safety and sanitation policies when handling food
- Addresses complaints with kitchen staff
- Skillfully complete over 200 covers a night
- High standard of cleanliness
- Operate all kitchen equipment correctly
- Trained employees, and assisted co-workers when needed
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ARRRRR PORTSIDE HAVE SOME MIGHTY FINE UPDATES! Rare released a video today giving an overview of some of the things they have planned (for free) for SoT over the next few months. Here is a quick run down of somethings that are mentioned, but there is a lot to parse through in the actual video
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Sea of Thieves is Xbox's only real console exclusive that Microsoft has in it belt, and it is not looking like the game we all anticipated. SoT is a fun stylized pirate game that has so much potential. The world the game is set it is nothing short of beautiful in its cartoony and playful
Hello everybody! Today is a great day the whole team will be live on air today at around 11 am PST, and all together we will be streaming Sea of Thieves! Also with the big stream today we will be doing some fun little giveaways. The giveaways will have to do with Twitch and Facebook,
The team is back with a special guest from the "It Used to be Better" podcast! We're talking movie trailers, toy store memories and why Atari is just the worst. Make sure to tune into our Sea of Thieves stream tomorrow as we will be giving away some swag and looting booty. Stackhouses Stream Frankenculture
Microsoft finally has brought a hit exclusive from the once brilliant Rare, and again they have made a game to remember. A stylistic pirate sim that wonderfully brings the cartoonish feel of older Rare titles, and the beautiful water and world that the player is dropped into. When I say dropped into the world I
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Reading Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was already convincing, but I don't think anyone who watched her deliver it believed one second that she was lying, including many Republican senators who will anyway vote to elevate Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.
In contrast, Kavanaugh exposed himself (!) as a shamelessly partisan judge with major anger management and alcohol issues, not to mention a total disrespect of fairness in justice.
This man should be not only totally disqualified for the SCOTUS, but challenged for his status as a judge altogether. Since he chose indecency, and refused to withdraw his candidacy, he deserves the fair and thourough investigation Ford was deprived by GOP Senators in the most outrageous process ever.
But no.
Even before Donald Trump officially ordered Senators to vote and confirm him, Republican members of the Committee went full throttle behind this disgraced judge, even dumping their 'female assistant' smokescreen to scream in unison with Kavanaugh the 'victim'. Because the only thing that matters for them seems to be making sure the Supreme Court will tilt to the wrong side of History, whatever the cost.
No one objects. Susan Collins just had to say it would be fair to investigate further, and to postpone the vote, but so far nothing.
It seems that Collins doesn't mind ruining her legacy, and remaining forever the betrayer who failed to stand for womens rights in America when they most needed it.
Unless Susan Collins rises to the challenge, and choses decency, the Supreme Court will be tainted even more than when Clarence Thomas joined it, decades before the words 'hashtag' and 'metoo' even existed.
Susan Collins met with Jeff Flake, Lisa Murkowski to decide how (whether) to vote. They brought on board Joe Manchin, one of the few Democrats able to confirm Kavanaugh to secure his reelection.
History is watching them mercilessly.
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If you are a single mum, stay-at-home mum or a mum who works outside the home, you probably feel as if you never have enough time in a day to properly clean your home. Many mums become overwhelmed by the sheer number of obligations in their life and trying to accomplish everything in one day. The first step is to relax and enact the following five cleaning tips.
Short Spurts:
Do not try to clean the entire house in one fell swoop. Take 10 or 15 minutes and either dust, vacuum or clean one room at a time. You can accomplish a great deal in 15 minutes, including cleaning up a bathroom or unloading and loading the dishwasher. If you spread your cleaning throughout your day into easier and more manageable segments, it will help you get your house clean without you feeling overwhelmed.
Enlist Help From Your Children:
Little kids love being a helper to mum. The possibilities are endless when assigning each child a few age appropriate chores. The key here is to acknowledge your child's standards for cleanliness are different from your own; however, they will improve with age and practice.
• Children are able to put their books and toys away properly.
• They can make their bed.
• Children can learn to load a dishwasher or place dishes in the sink.
• Older children can be assigned the chore of vacuuming or sweeping the floor.
Pick Up Clutter Throughout The Day:
Clutter in a home with children is a given but will make a home seem messier. Make it a habit to pick up any stray belongings and put them away as you walk through a room. Never leave a room empty handed. Create solutions for everyday clutter. Designate a spot for mail and school papers, so they are not strewn about your home. Place a laundry basket in every bedroom, this way you only need to retrieve the basket and not spend time gathering dirty clothes off the floor.
Divide and Conquer:
Make a schedule and divide cleaning tasks to a different day of the week. Create a rotating schedule to accomplish all of the chores needing to be done in weekly increments, such as every Monday is clean the bathroom day, Tuesday is dusting day and so on. A set schedule will keep you on track and your home will be clean.
Simplify Recylcing
Simplifying recycling helps you maintain a clean home while teaching your children about social responsibility. Designate different recycling bins for different items. Have one bin each for paper, glass and cans. These bins will help eliminate clutter from your home. If you do not have recycling pickup at your home, plan bi-monthly trips to the recycling center to avoid accumulating too many items to recycle at one time.
And for that little extra help investing in good quality house hold appliances such as robot vacuum cleaners would strike a chore off your list and give you that little bit of extra time.
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In a protracted defense of his collective as �a local laboratory of sustainable living� the executive director of Lost Valley Education and Events Center, Justin Michelson, claims its �current land use application is � simple� (guest viewpoint, Jan. 17) This is disingenuous and deceptive at best.
The 87 acres of woodland near Dexter that Lost Valley bought in 1989 was formerly a religious commune started in 1980.
When the property was zoned F-2, or Impacted Forestland, in the early 1980s, the commune had been allowed to continue as a �nonconforming use,� meaning a use not allowed in the zone, and to receive a forest tax deferral.
In exchange for these privileges came certain responsibilities: The property could not become more nonconforming; i.e., uses and activities inappropriate under forest protection zoning could not proliferate.
Contrary to an understanding that the nonconforming use would not continue in perpetuity, Lane County has a 40-year history of revalidating the nonconformity and periodically reissuing expired permits that would allow the construction of additional buildings. These permits have all expired without being finalized.
In 2013 the Lost Valley collective, now calling itself the Lost Valley Education and Events Center, applied for and the county again granted a �verification� of the nonconforming use. The application also sought an �alteration� that would reactivate a permit � carried over from 1974 � the center had failed to utilize in 1994.
Lost Valley is requesting not only additional buildings but the ability to change its location via a new site plan. In addition, the center seeks the right to sell 35 home sites with 99-year transferrable leases.
In the years before the recent application for expansion, at least eight businesses have been operating on the property. Instead of legally applying for home occupation permits, these businesses have been sheltering under the nonconforming use designation. Moreover, according to county records, the center has been enjoying a �charitable exemption� from property taxes.
Concerned about contamination of their wells and nearby Anthony Creek from the waste generated by increasing numbers of people and events on the property, as well as by other impacts such as noise and traffic, several neighbors appealed the application to illegally reactivate the 1994 permit for expansion and reconfiguration. In return, Michelson accused his neighbors of �trying to make Lost Valley disappear forever.�
He blamed Oregon�s land use program for doing that as well. Not as effectively as it might, Oregon�s land use law seeks to keep forests, such as those in Lost Valley, forested and rural lands rural by curbing contradictory and irresponsible development.
Michelson wants to have it both ways: to proselytize sustainability while living unsustainably.
Without question, the world needs more teaching and learning of �the ecological skills and knowledge to live lighter on the earth.� Unfortunately, like the Oregon Country Fair, the Lost Valley Education and Events Center has expanded and seeks to further expand its numbers and activities � with corresponding waste, pollution and unhappy neighbors. The �natural setting� Michelson claims as the basis for his organization�s lessons in �sustainability� has been denatured by the center�s own unsustainable growth.
What the Lost Valley collective teaches and promotes is just what this world needs � only with less hyperbole and hypocrisy.
Robert Emmons of Fall Creek is president of LandWatch Lane County, a land use watchdog organization.


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On Tuesday 21 June 2011 six photographers were assigned different areas of the City to photograph. Some used tripods, some went hand held, one set up a 5 x 4.
All were instructed to keep to public land and photograph the area as they would on a normal day. The event aimed to test the policing of public and private space by private security firms and their reaction to photographers.
All six photographers were stopped on at least one occasion. Three encounters led to police intervention.
Directed and Produced by Hannah White for the London Street Photography Festival
Edited by Stuart York
The following video demonstrates what happens when they start shooting on the streets of London.
It's somewhat understandable that security would be wary of people taking photographs of certain 'sensitive' buildings like banks. And perhaps they wouldn't have had such a reaction had there not been a videographer in attendance, as well. But it's interesting, nonetheless. I have been approached several times on questionable private property, which I did not understand at the time, but it was just easier to walk away than stand my ground. Perhaps I should have.


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ArtSea is fuelled by the energy of our dedicated volunteers. Our volunteers get the chance to:
- work with the arts professionals making the shows happen,
- greet visitors at the ArtSea Gallery in Tulista Park,
- be part of the behind-the-scenes organization and planning of our Society.
Did you know that volunteers are the driving force behind all of the events, festivals, exhibitions and other cultural happenings in our community?
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ArtSea volunteers gain valuable experience in a wide variety of areas, building their resumes and increasing their references that will open doors to work opportunities down the road. Volunteers meet other volunteers and professionals who – like themselves – love visual art, music, dance and literature.
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