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Chumayo Spa
- Address: 120 H Street
- Blue Lake, CA 95525
- Phone: (707) 668-0101
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Relax for a couple of days here at our Spa in the small town of Blue Lake, near Arcata and Eureka.
Our Blue Lake Chumayo is inspired by a special village in New Mexico where Pueblo Indians once gathered to experience the healings that occurred in the hot mineral waters of the Sangre de Christo Mountains.
Massage & Sauna
Our therapists offer a variety of massage modalities. Enjoy our private cedar sauna, then melt with a therapeutic massage. We love to do couples massages. The spiritual aspect of our massage is an integral part of the Chumayo Spa experience.
Southwest Desert Mineral Scrub
A massage treatment with desert herbs, minerals and healing essence from a sacred place in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. A sage purification in our sauna follows. Our specialty.
Flotation Pool
Our Flotation Pool is an enclosed room filled with a 10" deep saturated solution of water and Epsom salts. The floater experiences a deep quieting of the senses and drifts into a state of profound relaxation. The flotation pool is an extraordinary tool with a wide range of therapeutic uses. Enjoy silence in our pool, or listen to audio tapes. You will emerge from your float with a sense of mental clarity, renewed creativity, and physical well-being.
All spa services are by appointment.
Our Guest Room
Our upstairs guest room comes with a kitchenette, basic cookware, private phone line, high speed Internet and television with DVD and VCR. There is a small film library. There is a private entrance and you also get a private outdoor deck area and hot tub.
We hope you will find your visit here restful and regenerative.
Find out about our package deals
Explore the small historic city of Blue Lake and walk on the trail along the nearby Mad River. Live theatre performances are offered at various times during the year at Dell'Arte across the street. Photos and more information are available at our website.
From Hwy 101, take Hwy 299 east, exit at the Blue Lake off ramp. Follow the freeway off ramp onto Blue Lake Blvd. Turn right on Greenwood Avenue by the Blue Lake Elementary School. Stay on Greenwood, it will curve and become Railroad Avenue.
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Richard Nixon really works up a sweat in "Frost/Nixon." When the former president agreed to do a series of television interviews with David Frost in 1977, he had reason to perspire during that English interviewer's questions about Watergate. You'll be pulled into that political history by a Vagabond Players production that reproduces the wary give-and-take between the disgraced politician and the ratings-hungry TV journalist.
Peter Morgan's "Frost/Nixon" was an unlikely success on Broadway in 2007, because restaging an old scandal in a talk show format could have resulted in a static podium for theatrical bombast. Instead, the one-on-one confrontation between Frank Langella as Nixon and Michael Sheen as Frost made for a tense night at the New York theater; these actors repeated their roles in the well-received 2008 movie version.
At first glance, the two actors playing Nixon and Frost in the Vagabond production don't bear much physical resemblance to their real-life characters. They seem more convincing as the evening goes on, however, and you'll almost forget any initial reservations. Although both actors occasionally struggle with their lines, it seems likely they'll settle into playing these unsettling roles.
As Nixon, Jeff Murray clearly has studied that distinctive presidential voice and made it his own. He also adopts the pugnacious and self-pitying character traits of a politician who, ironically, did not feel comfortable around other people. Murray's jowly face seems more and more Nixonian as the series of televised interviews continues and, yes, the actor sweats enough to merit the handkerchief that Nixon conceals just outside of the camera eye.
As Frost, Michael Zemarel takes awhile to fully inhabit the English accent and high-flying habits of a TV celebrity host. Much as Frost confronted his lightweight reputation and became a more incisive debater by the final televised segment, Zemarel eventually more or less makes the role his own.
One reason why it takes some time for these two actors to really ignite on stage is that the play itself takes its time setting the stage for the central confrontation. Although the brief scenes into which the entire play is broken up generally move at a fairly brisk pace, the early scenes tend to mull over the same basic situation, namely, that Frost and Nixon both want to make a lot of money and burnish their reputations from the TV interviews.
Despite the play's repetitious nature and director Steve Goldklang's tendency to dawdle over it, "Frost/Nixon" does immerse you in an historical period that makes for compelling political theater. Opening in the White House's Oval Office for President Nixon's resignation speech in 1974, "Frost/Nixon" proceeds to take us to various locations in Australia, England and the United States. As Nixon and Frost joust over contractual terms in the months leading up to the 1977 telecast, their behind-the-scenes conflict is an absorbing way to prepare us for their on-camera jousting.
Political handlers, journalists and others in the entourage for this media event are portrayed by Larry Pinker, Joel Ottenheimer, Bruce Levy, Laura Malkus, Eric C. Stein, Todd Krickler, Andrea Bush, Ruta Kidolis and Tom Moore, most of whom play multiple roles.
The most incisive supporting performance is Pinker's embodiment of the bald, cigar-chomping agent Irving "Swifty" Lazar. And it's topically haunting to see Levy portray TV journalist Mike Wallace, who died on April 7. It's a reminder of the lingering links between the Watergate era and our own.
"Frost/Nixon" runs through May 13 at Vagabond Players, 806 S. Broadway in Fells Point. Performances are Friday and Saturday at 8 p.m., Sunday at 2 p.m. Tickets are $16. Call 410-563-9135 or go to http://www.vagabondplayers.org.


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It is a well-known fact that organizations must innovate to stay alive. While most companies have traditionally found their greatest ideas inside the walls of the organization, the digital revolution has radically altered the innovation process. Companies have understood that many of the best ideas and cutting-edge solutions are actually outside the organization.
To harness this potential, it is crucial to avoid several pitfalls:
- How can you motivate a group of people from outside your organization to solve an issue you're facing?
- How can you make sure they have the knowledge and skills required to do so?
- How can you protect your intellectual property during this process? How can you overcome the "not invented here" syndrome?
Natalia Levina not only delivers an inspiring message but also an insightful and practical method that organizations can immediately use to boost innovation and stay ahead ofthe game.
Natalia Levina is an Associate Professor at the New York University Stern School of Business in the Information, Operations & Management Sciences Department. With a Ph.D. from MIT, Natalia has taught at NYU-Stern for over 10 years.
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How should you react to digital disruption?
Citing the example of the newspaper industry, Natalia Levina highlights the dangers of digital disruption for your business and delivers advice on the strategy you should adopt as a response
Why the time has come to outsource
Through the example of Procter & Gamble, Natalia Levina reveals why complete vertical integration is no longer an option for companies in the digital age and explains what the benefits can be of outsourcing key resources and encouraging open innovation.
The magic of digital platforms
Natalia explains how digital platforms can help organizations to be more efficient in 3 key areas that she calls the 3Cs
Integration or outsourcing?
Citing a large range of examples from contemporary organizations, Natalia Levina reveals what should remain within the company and what should be outsourced.
Overcoming "not invented here"
When an idea doesn't come from where it's "supposed" to come from, some people may have trouble accepting it. To illustrate the "not invented here" syndrome, Natalia tells the story of Harrison, a simple clockmaker who solved a huge problem that even the best and brightest experts of his time failed at solving… This story reveals concrete keys to success when it comes to open innovation.
Give a voice to crowdsourced ideas
Natalia explains why crowdsourcing needs to be managed efficiently and advises you on how to make it a success.
Is crowdsourcing right for your organization?
Natalia describes two very different innovation cultures: those of Dell and Apple. She invites you to analyze your own company culture before engaging in crowdsourcing.
Big data as a belief system
For Natalia Levina, there are two types of people when it comes to big data: people who accept big data and people who don't. Contrary to what one may think, this division is not necessarily a bad thing, but requires knowing how to create synergies between these two belief systems. Natalia will let you in on what you should be careful of when shifting to big data.
Achieving the sweet spot of crowdsourcing
For crowdsourcing to really take off and be profitable, you need to find what Natalia calls the "sweet spot." She then explains why not every problem may not be suitable for crowdsourcing and lists 5 concrete criteria you should assess before considering this option.
For crowdsourcing, relevant knowledge is key
Natalia Levina explains why it's important to check if there is a crowd out there with the relevant knowledge to solve your problem before you submit it to crowdsourcing.
Tapping into the crowd to evaluate a solution
Natalia highlights the importance of identifying the right evaluators when you are using crowdsourcing to innovate
Decomposing the problem to attractthe right crowd
Through an example at NASA, Natalia Levina gives advice on how you should decompose a complex problem if you want to use crowdsourcing to solve it.
Motivating the crowd to make a contribution
If you want people to find the best solutions to solve your problems, they need to be motivated in one way or another. Natalia reveals the 3 ways you can motivate people to contribute to crowdsourcing.
Do crowdsourcing and IP mix?
When using crowdsourcing to innovate, you may wonder about how you can continue to protect your organization's intellectual property. Natalia delivers some wise words on how you can do both.
The recipe for successful online collaboration
In today's digital world, much of the innovation process actually happens through online collaboration. Natalia Levina delivers key insights on how to make this online collaboration and community management a success
Motivating people to produce what they don't consume
Sometimes the best innovations can come from people who don't consume your product or service. But this particular group of individuals requires some special treatment if you want them to be efficient: Natalia Levina offers key advice on how to engage and motivate people who are currently not using your product.
Crowdsourcing or consulting?
Open innovation mainly concentrates on 2 distinct groups: consultants or the general public. Natalia reveals the advantages and drawbacks of these two main sources of open innovation: crowdsourcing and consulting.
How can smaller organizations tap into crowdsourcing?
Crowdsourcing is not reserved to large multinationals. Natalia Levina gives SMEs 3 action tips to make crowdsourcing a success for smaller organizations.
From problem-solvers to solution-seekers
Crowdsourcing and open innovation not only require skills, but also a change in mindset. Natalia explains these changes and ways to bring them about in the context of a 21st century innovative organization.


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Manx Breed Council
Breed Standard
Interpreting the Manx Standard
Author: Barbara St. Georges
Drawings by Roberta Little
(Updated 2006 by Karen Weaver)
It has been 45 years since I began breeding Manx cats - and it was five years before that when I became aware of them in the show ring and started to love and admire them - 50 years in all.
The same strong, robust, rounded looking cat that I first saw is basically the one that exists today. The CFA Standard has been changed several times over the years, but I don't feel the changes so much affected the Manx Cat as it did the terminology or language of the Standard. True, today's Manx is not as large or rawboned as the Manx in 1954 was, but "the look of a bear", or "round as a ball" appearance is still there.
Trying to think of the proper words to describe any breed is difficult at best; but trying to think of words to describe the perfect Manx has taken years, for it is such a unique cat. No tail- or only a slight rise - great depth of flank - high hind quarters - and a double coat are just a few of the unusual qualities known to this breed. Many famous Manx breeders have contributed long hours and helpful ideas over the years; more recently through the CFA Manx Breed Council; but, prior to this, by sending in standard changes to the CFA Board of Directors. It has been through their efforts and consistent updating of the wording that we have an excellent standard with which we are working today. I really feel the refinement that has come to the Manx cat over the years is due mainly to this better phraseology. For isn't the standard really a breeders guide on how to breed as near perfect a specimen as possible? The standard is written for the perfect cat in all breeds.
Let's look at the CFA Manx Standard. As you can see in the general description, and by drawing #1 the key work in describing the Manx is round, or roundness. 50 points - One half of the total allotted - goes to the head, ears and body. And look at the number of times the word round is used! In fact, this is the key word in the entire standard. For if the Manx has a long body, long head, long neck, or is too fine boned it cannot appear round. Therefore, it cannot receive enough points to conform to the standard and should not receive winners ribbons because too great a number of points have been lost with these faults.
HEAD AND EARS: 25 points - The Manx head is very round and jowly with prominent cheeks, more so in the male than in the female. It is medium in length and there is a gentle dip to it's profile. The muzzle is slightly longer than it is broad with a strong chin and a sweet expression. There is a definite whisker break with large, round whisker pads. The ears are medium in size in proportion to the head, widely spaced, giving a "cradle" appearance known only to the Manx. The ears on a short hair have sparse furnishings on them and full furnishings for Longhair Manx.
TAILLESSNESS: 5 points - This unique characteristic is only seen in the Manx. Complete taillessness is, of course, desired, in keeping with the look of the perfect Manx. The rump is to be round and noticeably broad. However, a rise of bone at the end of the spine is allowable. Such cats should not be penalized for this rise unless upon examination, it is of a height which stops the judge's hand thus spoiling the tailless appearance of the cat and becoming a penalizing fault. If the overall qualities of the Manx with a rise are better than that of a tailless specimen, the one with the rise should win.
COAT: 20 points (10 Length , 10 Texture) - The coat of the Manx, worth 20 points, helps to accentuate the round appearance. Not all Manx have a true double coat and, quite often, even those that do completely lose the cottony undercoat in the summer, leaving them sometimes with a single, non-showable, coat. When in "Top Show" condition, the Manx coat should glisten with cleanliness; good care and good health will show their rewards.
COLOR AND MARKINGS: 5 points - Manx colors and patterns are described in the breed standard, it can be found on the CFA website under breeds and colors. Color/patterns showing evidence of hybridization (chocolate/lavender/ticked tabby/pointed or these combinations with white) are not allowed in CFA. Cats with no more white than a locket and/or button(s) do not qualify for the bi-color or OMC Class. Such cats shall be judged in the color class of their basic color with no penalty for such locket or button(s).
The Manx is a very friendly, affectionate, and playful cat as a rule. With its powerful hind legs, it can jump higher than one would imagine. Some Manx cats bond with an individual or a family and has difficulty when placed in a different home and some readily accept attention from any human. The Manx often exhibits very dog-like behavior. It might play "fetch", growl at an unidentified disturbance, or follow it's owner around.
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Parrots would make great poker players due to their complete lack of facial expression.
Thumbing through Twitter yesterday we came across this post from a well known parrot writer and blogger. Being a macaw person ourselves, we have five macaws, as well as three other parrots, we knew this assertion to be nonsense. Our macaws have incredibly expressive faces. Our female Hyacinth macaw Princess Tara can crack a smile that puts Mona Lisa to shame. Our female Blue and Gold macaw Miss Bubba Boy blushes crimson red when she's excited or embarrassed. Our foster Ruby macaw Mr. Cracker can give one the evil eye when he wants to protect his space.
Hyacinth Macaw Princess Tara Doing Her Mona Lisa Imitation
This Twitter post got us to thinking. How about our other, smaller parrots? In addition to the macaws, we also live with two African greys, both female, a Congo named Arua, and a Timneh named Tillie. And one Goffin's cockatoo, Kid Kadra. A juvenile delinquent if ever there was one!
Congo African Grey Parrot Arua Expressing Pleasure at Taking a Bath
Our female Congo African grey parrot Arua can certainly be stone-faced if she chooses to. But can she show expression on her face? We think so, to some degree. Our little Timneh African grey parrot Tillie clearly shows expression on her face, especially when she's excited. Or just plain horny! And our Goffin's cockatoo, Kid Kadra? His face is harder to read, being covered in feathers as it is, but he turns decidedly pink when he gets excited. That's a form of facial expression.
Greenwing Macaw Roxanne Luxuriating in Her Cookie
How about you and your parrots? Do you discern emotion and expression on their faces? Let us know if you do, or don't. And if you have any photos, please share. We combed through our photos and videos today searching for examples. That was a pretty thankless job, since we couldn't find a whole lot of photographic evidence. We've posted a few of the best examples of our parrots we could find.
We just don't think our parrots would do all that well at poker. They'd probably end up losing their lunch money. Except maybe our Congo African grey parrot Arua. She might just do all right for herself.


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Testing webpages behind a firewall (Integration development)
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I'm developing an integration of Optimizely into an e-commerce platform. I integrated the snippet to the pages. I don't expect the online editor hosted by Optimizely to access my local development environment as it's behind the firewall - later on it should work with Production. My main question is if the snippet alone will allocate the users/requests to the buckets/variations in my local development environment behind the firewall. When I try to create an experiment, I get the error message "Sorry, but we were unable to load http://localdevserverwithport/store/ " which is understandable. However, is it necessary to create an experiment with a site on the Internet for Optimizely to start allocating requests to buckets/experiments/variations? How can I test the allocation of requests to different variations in my local development environment behind the firewall? I read
https://help.optimizely.com/hc/en-us/articles/200040335 and I noticed that the optimizelyBuckets cookie for my domain is empty. Again, I have the snippet in my pages.
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Re: Testing webpages behind a firewall (Integration development)
Hey Gustavo,
The "Editor Url" and "Url Targeting" can differ! This means you can use a couple approaches:
1) If you need the editor to work, download ngrok and open up a public url to your //localdevserver/
2) If you don't need the editor, create the experiment w/ http://www.example.com or http://i.clrhd.me/splash.html
Either way once you have it loaded / created you can start editing the code and use the force variation parameters on your local machine to activate the experiment.
Hope that helps! Post again if you have questions.
- Tom Fuertes | CTO @ CROmetrics / LinkedIn
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In fact I noticed that I could only start the experiment after the URL resolved to some site. I changed the 'match' operator to a very general regex, something like http.+. I'm not sure if that also made a difference or not. In any case, after my experiment started, I could in fact see the optimizelyBuckets cookie in my local deployment behind the firewall.


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Our 2015 Annual Review is available here. Thanks to all who made our third scholarship season such a huge success!
Highlights from 2015 include:
- Selected ten scholars, attending colleges including Princeton University, New York University, Baruch College, Ithaca College, Skidmore College, and SUNY Farmingdale
- Awarded a total of $63,000 (including $16,356 from AEF's second annual Indiegogo campaign)
- Hosted our second annual gala, with nearly 150 people in attendance and $10,000 raised in our silent auction alone
- Elevated AEF's scholar events by hosting an inaugural Career Readiness Workshop in partnership with the Goldman Sachs Community TeamWorks program, and also hosting our first Dress for Success Clothing Drive and Event in partnership with QUINN
Read more on AEF's impact in our 2015 Annual Review. We send a special thanks to Samantha Worsham for her contributions!


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First .post domains going live
After entering the DNS root in August, the .post gTLD has started accepting its first registrations.
The Italian postal service is one of the first web sites with a .post address to go live, according to the Universal Postal Union, the registry manager.
Its site at posteitaliane.post appears to be more than just a mirror of its main .it site.
The postal services from Malaysia and Brazil have also signed up, according to the UPU.
The UPU has grand plans for the gTLD, promising a "global track and trace application" that will "enable customers to track the items they have ordered until final delivery."
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I wonder if this is some how supposed to help the post offices recuperate some of the millions they are losing because of email.


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Queen of Cups Tarot Card
Symbolism in Queen of Cups tarot card
The cup's handles formed as angels symbolise the Queen spiritual connection. The closed cup symbolises her thoughts rising from the unconscious. Her stone throne and the rocks at her feet symbolise reliability. The throne is decorated with images of sea nymphs, fish and shells symbolising the subconscious, spirit and creativity. The calm sea symbolises her emotions. The cloudless sky symbolises her clear path of thought. The Queen sits close to the water symbolising her emotional connection.
Queen of cups tarot card meanings upright
Queen of cups tarot card denotes someone who is highly intuitive and sensitive. This is someone who is in touch with their emotions, subconscious and the Universe. Queen of cups signifies someone compassionate who cares deeply about the welfare of others. She is a great friend, spouse and parent. As a natural healer and psychic, a Queen of cups person gives great advice. They can tune into their surroundings and people like few others. In situations, Queen of cups denotes using and developing your psychic powers, and creating using your imagination.
Queen of cups in a love reading
In a love reading, Queen of cups tarot card denotes you are like a magnet, and people are falling in love with you. If you are in a relationship Queen of cups often means you feel appreciated and loved. Queen of cups often signifies a stress-free relationship where the Seeker can be themselves and they are blossoming.
Queen of cups in a career reading
In a career reading, Queen of cups tarot card signifies being able to grow and evolve in your workplace, free from unreasonable demands and red tape. Queen of cups can also denote a gifted psychic, healer and writer.
Queen of cups as feelings
Queen of cups speaks of emotional wellbeing and being connected to your soul. The Seeker trust in their path and they want to take time and enjoy the fruits of their labor. If you are asking how someone is feeling about you, Queen of cups can mean the person is falling in love with you. This person is enjoying your company and it could even denote love at first sight.
Learn what Queen of cups tarot card means in the Grand Tableau.
Personality types in Queen of Cups tarot card
Queen of cups tarot card indicates someone with highly developed psychic abilities. They are wise and kind people who nurture those around them. They have the gift of making everyone at ease and comfortable. They are spiritual, understanding and giving. They care deeply about children and animals. Queen of cups people are emphatic, reflective and full of insights. They constantly look within on how they can improve themselves. They blame themselves if a relationship fails. If someone they care about is not well, a Queen of Cups person would know without having to physically see the person. They feel everything.
Queen of cups tarot card meanings reversed
Queen of Cups tarot card reversed indicates someone with blocked psychic abilities and at times an emotionally unstable nature. This person might be very numb or even worse; inhabit dark feelings. Externally this person might be on too many medications, is drinking or taking substances. There might be bi-polar tendencies, depression and/or hormonal imbalances. Queen of cups reversed people often experience emotional mood swings and the feeling of being out of control. A Queen of cups reversed person will disappoint you and at worst, even break your heart deliberately.
Personality types in reversed Queen of Cups tarot card
Queen of cups tarot card reversed denotes someone with a twisted belief about love, relationship, and family. They might even have emotional problems like mental illnesses. Rather than being emphatic, they tend to be mean, even deliberately hurting other people's feeling. Queen of cups reversed people only feel good about themselves when they can put someone else down. They over-dramatize and tend to lie a lot. They are very unhappy people. They go from elevated and joyful to uncontrollable crying and intense feeling of sadness in a very short amount of time. They can be very scary to be around. If you are not grounded they will take you on an emotional roller-coaster. The Seeker needs to connect with the energies of Knight of cups, and connect with their own spiritual and creative center.
Queen of cups tarot card combination
Some important tarot combinations including Queen of cups.
Queen of cups + The Hierophant: A happy relationship.
Queen of cups + Strength: Caring for animals. Animal healer.
Queen of cups + Wheel of fortune: Being in the flow towards financial freedom.
Queen of cups + The Sun: Success in love and career. Friendships are also blossoming.
Queen of cups + Four of swords: Meditation. Psychic information through dreams.
Queen of cups + Eight of swords: Having financial concerns.
Queen of cups + Eight of wands: Learning a new language.
Queen of cups + Ten of wands: Procrastinating. Moving forward slowly towards goals.
Queen of cups + Nine of pentacles: A seaside retreat. A seaside holiday.
Queen of cups + Knight of pentacles: A positive career change.
Queen of cups + Two of cups: Being happily in love.
Queen of cups + Eight of cups: A spiritual book. Writing a spiritual message. Self-respect.
Queen of cups tarot card meanings
Queen of cups tarot card meanings denote people who are extraordinary in some way. They are often incredibly psychic and encompass a deep compassion for all living things. If hurt they take their time to recover as everything run deep with Queen of cups people. They have a heart of gold but don't always let people see it. The Queen of cups tarot card denotes a time when you will benefit from being around people who understand you. People are often triggered around you as your healing nature unintentionally brings out their issues.
Click on text to learn more about what Queen of cups means as a final card in a tarot reading.
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10 Nov HEALTH & SAFETY IN CHINA
I recently came back from a whirlwind trip to China and mainly visited Guangzhou (third largest city in China) and Zhangjiajie (Hunan Province).
I was very impressed with the general Health & Safety during my trip because it is far more superior to that of the UK.
I am mainly discussing public areas such as the Metro in Guangzhou (AKA Canton) and hotels that I visited.
The Metro, in particular, was run very efficiently and although the crowds were huge at all the times I travelled in them, I felt very safe and guided comfortably to my destinations.
In particular, at every station there were at least two guards holding paddles, which they tapped everybody's bag, checking for bombs, which made me feel very safe as I descended the metro tunnels.
Although the crowds were huge, the staff had a system of corralling groups in a sort of 'pen' until the crowds ahead died down. This system seemed very effective, because it allowed the hordes of people ahead of me, to board the trains and leave a gap for us to get the next one to our destination.
In particular, I was very enthralled with the multiple signage throughout the Guangzhou city's Metro system, because they were written in Chinese and English and the colours of each sign were relevant to the particular sign, making it simple to see what they meant and their relevance to myself. (See photographs included).
Apart from all the Health & Safety in place on the whole metro system, it was the easiest mode of transport I found in my whole trip, because it was efficient and quick and most importantly, safe!
In comparison to the roads, the metro is definitely my choice of travel, because getting into a taxi or crossing a road was potentially a life-threatening action because they drive very fast and have very little respect for the public-at-large. The traffic everywhere is pretty horrendous and it was a relief to descend into the efficient metro system to safely travel to my destinations.
The same Health & Safety systems seemed to apply to all the hotels I stayed in, particularly Fire Safety, Signage and Fire Exits, which were easy to locate and simply explained.
I was especially fascinated by the inclusion of 'Safety Masks' in all the bedrooms of hotels, which were available to every guest. These masks are meant for use in case of fire or terrorist attack involving poisonous gases.
I think that the UK can learn a lot from China with regards to Health & Safety in general, especially in the public arena.


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Anyway I showed them some of my art and they booked me a window for a month beginning 1st June, but they also asked me to paint a sea scape mural for another window in which they are planning a sea-theme for summer. So that was very nice. I think it was my 2 whale pictures that gave them the idea (they could see I might be able to do a decent representation of a lighthouse which is the main thing they wanted). So thankyou very much to the Sheffield Showcase project and I'm really looking forward to working with you!
Friday, 18 March 2011
New Exhibition space and painting mural
This is a bit late but yesterday I went to see "Sheffield Showcase", they are a project in which vacant, otherwise unused Sheffield city centre shopfronts are utilised to display local art, crafts, businesses, etc. At the same time the project is training up young NVQ-ers in window dressing (or it probably has a much posher name like visual merchandising or something like that now).
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The Hapan Home Fleet was the branch of the Hapan Royal Navy that guarded the planet Hapes.
During the Second Galactic Civil War, Jacen Solo implored Queen Mother Tenel Ka to allow him to use the Home Fleet against the Confederation, which she allowed on the condition that Jacen make peace with his uncle, Luke Skywalker. When Han Solo and Leia Organa Solo persuaded her that Jacen needed to be stopped, however, the Home Fleet was deployed against Jacen at the Battle of Kashyyyk.
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I received my BA at the University of Colorado, Boulder, and lived there for most of my life. Prior to moving to Flagstaff in 1997, I also lived in a small ranching community in South Dakota, San Diego and Los Angeles.
My husband and I met at The American Graduate School of International Management (T-Bird) in Phoenix. We have a daughter currently living in Minca, Columbia, and our son is a student at the Basis School here in Flagstaff. In our spare time we go to all his hockey games and practices. I am also a Master Gardner, and I volunteer at the Family Food Center.
I love solving the puzzle and finding that perfect home for people. I worked with new home buyers almost exclusively when I worked for Pulte Homes in Colorado. I have been at Russ Lyon Sotheby's International Realty for 3 years.


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Spring Cleaning
I recall coming to terms about expectations for cleaning early in our marriage. I can remember our first regular "cleaning day." We assigned duties and went to work. Stacey, being efficient, finished well ahead of me, then plopped down on the couch to watch TV while I finished.
I came from a home where everyone cleans all day until it is all done, so I was a bit put out that she stopped contributing. She was put out, I remember, because we agreed to a plan and she did her part; it was just too bad that I was not as fast as she was.
Of course, neither of us was right or wrong—we just had different expectations. Over 12 years, we've had a lot of time to even out those rough edges.
Another example: laundry. We tried different routines for about 10 years. I folded shirts differently than she preferred, and she liked to put clothes away as she folded them while I'd rather get all the folding done, then put everything away at once.
Then there was the issue of initiating—laundry isn't a fun task, so it isn't easy to get started. With life getting busier with more children, it got even harder to finish. Sometimes, we'd get frustrated with one another for leaving a load in the washer for days on end.
Finally, about a year ago, we struck the perfect compromise. The laundry gets done once a week, and we take turns doing it. If it is my week, I get to do the laundry as I see fit, and it is my responsibility, start to finish. This has been a very good solution.
Our cleaning solution works well, too. Stacey and I split the cleaning chores around the house—she dusts and vacuums and I clean the floors and bathrooms. All of our rooms are carpeted and we have only one full bathroom, so it is a pretty even deal. Once in a while, we'll shift duties, just to step into one another's shoes for a week. Turns out I'm happy with doing the floors and bathrooms.
Because we share one full-time position at work, one of us is always home for half the week. That home time each week is spent in cleaning or laundry, among other errands.
Last week, I came home to a super-clean house. Stacey had cleaned both her part AND mine. She was grateful for some initiative I displayed the week prior to getting the house in order for some visitors, and she felt like she should reciprocate.
It felt really good to have my cleaning done for the week. So, during my week at home, I had some extra time to take on a spring cleaning project that had been grating on me for some time: cleaning the blinds. Every single window in our house has aluminum blinds, and they all were dusty. Some, in the kitchen, had enough spaghettis sauce splattered on them to look like a murder scene. Funny where you'll find food when small children are involved.
Cleaning the blinds felt great—I was happy to be able to enter any room in the house and know they are clean, and Stacey was grateful for me taking on that project. She frequently makes the point that it is important for her to feel like we're both contributing to the household. When it feels like she's the only one, it starts to feel burdensome.
It is easy for me to prioritize other things over housework, but know that if I remember to take initiative in caring for our household, it makes for a happy wife. We work on mutuality in many areas of our marriage, but often it is in the daily rhythm of life where mutuality matters the most.


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Event website: Ebola: How the World Escaped a Pandemic
Event cost: Free
From December 2013, the largest Ebola outbreak in history swept across Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, claiming thousands of lives. The international community predicted a pandemic affecting millions of people, yet when, months later, a sustained and coordinated response was put into place, the viral outbreak was in decline, reflecting the importance of local and regional efforts.
At this event, which will launch Professor Paul Richard's latest book, Ebola: How a People's Science Helped End an Epidemic, the speakers will examine local and international responses and analyse the importance of local expertise and knowledge in combating epidemics.


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I'll drink to that: researchers to spend a year exploring our pubs
RESEARCHERS from an English university will spend a year studying the Irish pub.
The study is funded by the Vintners Federation of Ireland, which is worried by the closure of 1,100 pubs in the past five years, many in rural communities.
The team, led by Dr Ignazio Cabras, the real ale-loving son of an Italian vineyard owner, wants to explore the role village pubs play in local communities and find ways of halting their decline.
Dr Cabras (34), a lecturer in economics, business and management at York University's Management School, has already spent six years conducting similar research on the state of English country inns.
"Rural pubs are in serious decline," he said. "However, they often have a vital role to play in both the social and economic wellbeing of a rural community.
"From providing an outlet for the sale of local produce, to a meeting place for a local sports club, to a focal point for a charitable activity, rural pubs are often at the heart of the rural community.
"Pubs are also important generators of part-time and casual employment. This is often more important in rural areas where work opportunities for some categories of people, such as students and women with families, are frequently reduced."
But Dr Cabras said the business in Britain and Ireland is very different. "Pub companies are the main players in the UK and own the majority of public houses," he said.
"In Ireland, 90pc are independently owned. The majority of pubs are still family-run, one-bar operations, although the recession has forced many businesses to reduce their opening hours and staff.
"This situation may have caused the closure of many village and rural pubs, which experience less custom compared with those located in urban areas."
His findings – and those of a separate 14-month study into rural pubs in England – will be presented at the Beeronomics Conference next year at York University.
The Vintner's Federation believes that on top of recent closures, a further 800 pubs are in serious financial trouble, putting 4,800 jobs at risk.
Padraig Cribben, chief executive of the federation, which represents 4,200 publicans, said 20pc of its members are at crisis point.
"It is intended that this study will quantify the real benefits that pubs bestow in rural areas. Dr Cabras and his team have great experience and expertise and we hope to have quantitative and qualitative data that will allow us to further demonstrate the importance of the pub in the local community."
The drinks industry is a major employer and contributor to the economy. According to the Drinks Industry Group of Ireland, whose members include producers, distributors and retailers, it supports 62,000 jobs, generates over €2bn in tax and makes €1.25bn in export sales annually.
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Location: Gifhorn, Germany
Price: 250 €
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For who: This course is eligible for individuals who are experienced with LP or alternatively completed our CQB01 / PCQB class in the past.
This is an advanced CQB Course which sets its focus on a deliberate, dynamic & aggressive work flow within non to high threat environments. The course serves as a direct follow up of our CQB01. The level of complexity is considerably high. We will focus on multi room clearing, hallways, staircases, tubular assault, etc.
The methodology at Project Gecko is based on our field experience in the Israeli military, influenced by science and dictated by a constantly changing reality of threats. With that being said, we at Project Gecko are committed to teach and develop our CQB system to the highest standards while sticking to science based principles and facts.
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Test works on Chrome and FF but not Safari[ Edited ]
Looking to get help from specifically Optimizely devs/support. I'm currently working through a test for my company and it works fine on Chrome and FF but not on Safari. Checked the console and there doesn't seem to be any errors that are out of the ordinary or that would break the functionality that i've put on the test. Any help is greatly appreciated.
Re: Test works on Chrome and FF but not Safari
(If you used the Variation Code Editor):
1- Does the code work properly when you run it in the browser's console?
2- Can you share the code that your experiment uses?
Does your Safari browser have any anti-tracking plugins/extensions that could be blocking Optimizely? (e.g., ghostery, adblock, etc.)
What are your browser's security settings? Does it work if you disable all the privacy stuff (not incognito, allow 3rd party tracking, etc.)
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Re: Test works on Chrome and FF but not Safari
From the looks of it - Safari has either cached the endpoint i'm making an ajax request to and will refuse to use the new endpoint that I'm using for the test. Another issue I've had is stopping a specific script from executing so that I could load my test script in it's place but by the time I come across it on pageload it has already been executed. I have two files that are the main culprit as of now..
;(function ($, window, document, undefined) { "use strict"; // our plugin constructor var InfoWidget = function (elem, options) { this.elem = elem; this.$elem = $(elem); this.options = options; this.metadata = this.$elem.data("infowidget-options"); }; .......//more code });
and after script is loaded then this one is loaded..
$(function() { $("#infowidget-01").infowidget({ dataFile: $("#ToRootURL").text() + "json/infowidget.json", toRootURL: $("#ToRootURL").text() }); $("#infowidget-02").infowidget({ dataFile: $("#ToRootURL").text() + "json/infowidget-02.json", toRootURL: $("#ToRootURL").text() }); $("#filter-01").infowidget({ dataFile: $("#ToRootURL").text() + "json/filter-01.json", toRootURL: $("#ToRootURL").text() }); });
For through optimizely i created a container with an id of `filter-01` but no matter what in Safari the page is making an ajax request to `infowidget-02.json` instead of `filter-01.json`.
Re: Test works on Chrome and FF but not Safari
Sounds like a timing issue that is more evident in Safari than other browsers.
From my experience, you cannot reliably prevent the page from doing what it normally does, you can only make it do things after it does what it already does, or have IT modify what it normally does to recognize Optimizely variables.
1- let the page load then do extra stuff
2- set a variable that your code recognizes so that it does something "different"
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Help children connect with nature/
Have you ever noticed that children are attracted to other children's voices?
They are also attracted to baby animals. We watched, in awe, as our 2 year old granddaughter interacted with this baby bird who was calling it's mom from our campsite.
She made noises at the chick as if talking to it. We gently reminded her not to touch and to be still. We explained that the baby is calling its mom.
If you want your children to love camping, help them experience the wonders of nature. It will remind you why you started camping in the first place.


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LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- Los Angeles resident Junior Fogg, who had been on an active kidney transplant waiting list for over five years, was furious to find that his apartment infested with bed bugs and other insects prevented him from receiving a new kidney.
Doctors told Fogg he will be placed back on the active waiting list as soon as he lives in a habitable and vermin-free apartment.
"I was at the tip top of the list, the tip top... If I had a place to go and it was germ-free enough for me to stay there, I would have no problem. I would not be going through this," Fogg said.
He was told bed bugs and cockroaches could cause him to suffer an infection while recovering from the transplant.
Now Fogg and his partner Monica Howland have filed a lawsuit against the building owners in an attempt to force them to clean up and treat the entire apartment building located on the 1900 block of Robertson Boulevard.
"I'm scared that I won't get that transplant," Fogg said.
The 54-year-old explained that for years he and other tenants have informed management and the building owners of the problems but they have not done enough.
The owners on Friday released a statement regarding the matter.
"We are aware that a lawsuit is being filed, but have not yet viewed the allegations or the complaint," the statement read. "Like many urban apartment buildings, Ibiza House/The Plaza has a regular extermination plan with licensed pest control. Unfortunately, some of our residents - including Mr. Fogg and Ms. Howland - have not allowed the exterminators into their apartments to spray."
"We take building maintenance very seriously and work hard to keep our residents happy," the statement added.
Another tenant, John Spea, also said the property owners don't do enough to help tenants.
"The owners just don't do their job," Spea said. "They said we're not going to tent the building so they just keep endlessly spraying these apartments and people have to live in horrible, horrible conditions."
Due to finances, Fogg has been unable to move out of the apartment.
The apartment building's landlord told Eyewitness News that the situation in the building was not as bad as the tenants made it seem.
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This memorandum is intended to assist trial attorneys in preparing for and conducting interviews of charging parties and other claimants on the question of whether to seek nonpecuniary compensatory damages, as provided in the Civil Rights Act of 1991 (42 U.S.C. §1981a). See subsection C. of this section of the Manual, Presuit Interviews of Charging Parties and Other Claimants.
There are a variety of nonpecuniary compensatory damage claims which may be asserted on behalf of a claimant. To assess whether such a claim should be made, trial attorneys must discuss with each claimant the type and extent of damages he or she incurred. After briefly explaining the nature of nonpecuniary compensatory damages, the trial attorney should review the specific types of damages individuals in employment discrimination cases may allege, including emotional pain and suffering, inconvenience, mental anguish, loss of enjoyment of life, injury to professional standing, injury to character or reputation, injury to credit standing, loss of health, fright, shock, humiliation, indignity, apprehension, marital strain, loss of self-esteem, anxiety, depression, loss of respect of one's friends and family, isolation, and grief.
There are a number of common observable physical consequences to these types of injuries, such as increased use of alcohol, crying, sleeplessness, fatigue, headaches, gastrointestinal problems, and sudden and uncharacteristic loss of weight. This list is not inclusive and claimants who identify emotional distress type injuries should be subjected to careful inquiry as to any possible physical manifestations in order to determine whether they have sustained compensable injuries. Before asking claimants to discuss their personal situations, the trial attorney should remind claimants that seeking compensatory damages is a choice and that they are not obligated to discuss their injuries and other personal matters if they decide not to seek such damages. See Presuit Interviews of Charging Parties and Other Claimants, in subsection C. of this section of the Manual.
Claimants should be advised that the amount of damages awarded, if any, will likely be determined largely by the nature and severity of their proven injuries, and of course, the statutory caps. Compare, e.g., Smith v. Northwest Mutual Financial Acceptance, Inc., 129 F.3d 1408, 1416-17 (10th Cir. 1997) (jury award of compensatory damages was reduced to the statutory cap, but otherwise upheld, where the plaintiff testified that her termination caused "nausea, migraines, humiliation, degradation, loss of self respect, consumption of sleeping pills, frequent crying, loss of a loan officer career, and stress in [her] relationship with her daughter," and "[t]he record reveal[ed] that plaintiff's testimony was in part corroborated by independent, objective testimony" from "two of plaintiff's co-workers [who] testified from personal knowledge"), with Vadie v. Mississippi State University, 218 F.3d 365, 375-77 (5th Cir. 2000) (jury award of nonpecuniary compensatory damages was reduced to the statutory cap by the district court; however, the Fifth Circuit reversed the award and ordered that the case be "remand[ed] for a new trial on retaliation damages unless [the plaintiff] accepts a remittitur . . . reducing the damages award to $10,000," because "the award is entirely disproportionate to the injury sustained," where the plaintiff testified merely that he "bec[a]me sick, physically, mentally, and everything" when informed that he was not selected a permanent position on the faculty, and where "none of [his claims were] corroborated by medical evidence or any other witnesses"). See also Evans v. Port Auth. of New York & New Jersey, 273 F.3d 346 (3d Cir. 2001) (in a Section 1981 and Title VII failure to promote race discrimination case, jury awarded $1.15 million in pain and suffering damages which was remitted to $375,000; appellate court affirmed reduced award reasoning that jury award was excessive and while $375,000 is "well above most emotional distress awards," id. at 355, "this was not a typical case." Id. at 356; award was supported by plaintiff's testimony about the physical and emotional toll of working under discriminatory conditions as well as the demeanor and testimony of the employer's witnesses.)
It is important that the claimant understand that nonpecuniary compensatory damages will not be awarded solely based on proof of an unlawful employment practice. Allison v. Citgo Petroleum Corp., 151 F.3d 402, 416-17 (5th Cir. 1998) (Title VII and Section 1981; "compensatory damages for emotional distress and other forms of intangible injury will not be presumed from mere violation of constitutional or statutory rights"). Nor will damages will be awarded solely based on an assertion that the claimant suffered mental anguish as a result of defendant's unlawful conduct. Bailey v. Runyon, 220 F.3d 879, 881 (8th Cir. 2000) ("Conclusory statements give the finder of fact no adequate basis from which to gauge the nature and circumstances of the wrong and its effect on the plaintiff"). See, e.g., Forshee v. Waterloo Industries, Inc., 178 F.3d 527, 531 (8th Cir. 1999) (reversing an award of emotional distress damages, where "plaintiff's testimony did not identify and describe the kind of severe emotional distress that warranted the award [where she] suffered no physical injury, she was not medically treated for any psychological or emotional injury, and no other witness corroborated any outward manifestation of emotional distress"). Nonetheless, mere assertions of nonpecuniary compensatory damages may be sufficient in a few instances where defendant's conduct is particularly severe, long-term, and egregious. See e.g., Berger v. Iron Workers Reinforced Rodmen Local 201, 170 F.3d 1111, 1138 (D.C. Cir. 1999) (Title VII and Section 1981; "in appropriate circumstances the infliction of emotional distress may be inferred from the circumstances of the violation," and "courts may properly . . . award damages to compensate for that distress"; upholding "extremely modest awards . . . rang[ing] from $2,500 to $25,000," based on the testimony of 18 African-American "claimants, who were experienced [construction workers], [that they] suffered emotional distress by having to subject themselves to an unnecessary training program for up to two years before being permitted to take the union entrance exam").
In all cases, the EEOC bears the burden of proving that the claimant actually suffered the damages alleged, and that the defendant's unlawful conduct caused the injuries. See Turic v. Holland Hospitality, Inc., 85 F.3d 1211, 1215 (6th Cir. 1996) ("To be eligible for compensatory damages, [the plaintiff] was required to prove that [defendant] caused her emotional distress"); Karcher v. Emerson Electric Co., 94 F.3d 502, 509 (8th Cir. 1996) (the testimony of plaintiff and her treating psychologist "tied [plaintiff's] depression and emotional stress to her job-related problems" and provided "adequate proof of causation"). Where evidence shows that the unlawful employment practice was only a partial cause of the claimant's injuries, the recovery of nonpecuniary compensatory damages may be affected. See Merriweather v. Family Dollar Stores of Indiana, 103 F.3d 576, 581 (7th Cir. 1996) ("[W]e reject the defendant's argument that [the plaintiff] was required to quantify how much of her distress was due to her firing, or even establish that most of her distress stemmed from the firing [; however,] the only rational reading of the record is that [defendant] was only partially responsible for [her] emotional harm [and i]n such circumstances, damages must be reduced accordingly"; award of damages reduced by 25 percent).
The testimony of the claimant alone, if sufficiently specific, may be enough to meet the burden of proving an actual injury caused by the defendant. See, e.g., Webner v. Titan Distribution, Inc., 267 F.3d 828, 836-37 (8th Cir. 2001) (holding that a reasonable jury could have found that plaintiff was entitled to compensatory damages even though the only evidence he presented was his own testimony that immediately after he was terminated he felt "empty," like he lost his best friend and that there was "a hole in his chest"; despite the absence of medical or expert evidence, a plaintiff's own testimony may provide ample evidence when heard in combination with the circumstances surrounding the plaintiff's termination); Mathieu v. Gopher News Company, 273 F.3d 769, 782-83 (8th Cir. 2001) (testimony by a former customer services manager that he lost his job of thirty-four years, was forced to reduce his standard of living, and had become depressed was sufficient to support a jury's award of $165,000 for emotional distress, despite the fact that he did not offer expert testimony; the testimony of a medical expert is not a prerequisite for recovery for emotional harm and a plaintiff's own testimony, along with the circumstances of a particular case, can suffice to sustain the plaintiff's burden); see also Price v. City of Charlotte, 93 F.3d 1241, 1254 (4th Cir. 1996), cert. denied, 520 U.S. 1116 (1997) (based on a comprehensive survey of circuit case law, the court concluded that "a plaintiff's testimony, standing alone, can support an award of compensatory damages for emotional distress"); Williams v. Trader Publishing Co., 218 F.3d 481, 486 (5th Cir. 2000) (upholding a jury award of $100,000, where plaintiff "testified specifically as to her emotional distress due to the [sex discriminatory] discharge from her position [with defendant] resulting in sleep loss, beginning smoking, and a severe loss of weight"; "[s]uch evidence, although solely the testimony of the plaintiff, is sufficiently specific to support the jury's determination of compensatory damages"). But cf. Brady v. Fort Bend County, 145 F.3d 691, 720 (5th Cir. 1998) ("When a plaintiff's testimony is particularized and extensive, such that it speaks to the nature, extent, and duration of the claimed emotional harm in a manner that portrays a specific and discernable injury, then that testimony alone may be sufficient"; court, however, "affirm[ed] the district court's decision to grant judgment as a matter of law in favor of the [employer] on the mental anguish awards," where "the plaintiff's testimony in this case is vague, conclusory, and uncorroborated[, and thus] cannot legally support mental anguish damages").
As the cases demonstrate, a claimant is more likely to prevail on a claim for nonpecuniary compensatory damages where the damages are corroborated in some fashion, whether by a spouse or other family members, co-workers, friends, a therapist and/or a physician. See, e.g., O'Neal v. Ferguson Construction Co., 237 F.3d 1248, 1257 (10th Cir. 2001) (Title VII and Section 1981; upholding a jury award of $300,000 for emotional distress, where the plaintiff "testified at trial that he began seeing a psychiatrist before being terminated but could not afford further treatment after his termination; [h]e further testified about his inability to sleep and loss of appetite which continued through trial. [His wife] corroborated [his] statements, testifying that his condition had gotten worse since his termination[, and] that her husband was more worried and very unhappy"); Foster v. Time Warner Entertainment Co., L.P., 250 F.3d 1189 (8th Cir. 2001) (holding that personal testimony of terminated supervisor who had prevailed on retaliation claim was sufficient to establish $75,000 emotional distress damages award where corroborated by husband); Dodoo v. Seagate Technology, Inc., 235 F.3d 522, 532 (10th Cir. 2000) (Plaintiff "testified that he has trouble sleeping and wakes up with his heart pounding, not knowing where he is. In addition, he testified that he worked very hard to position himself well in America after immigrating to this country, but has felt that he was not recognized for his efforts. After having worked for [defendant] for 18 years, [plaintiff] feels it is too late for him to start his career over with another employer. [Plaintiff] has sought the counsel of his wife, minister and friends to deal with these issues, and their testimony supports his claims of emotional distress. All of that evidence forms a sufficient basis to support the jury's award of emotional distress damages in the amount of $125,000"); cf. Giles v. General Electric Company, 245 F.3d 474, 487-89 (5th Cir. 2001) (held that testimony by machinist with back problem and testimony from co-worker regarding the physical and mental problems that employers' refusal to allow return to work had caused plaintiff, although specific enough for an award of compensatory damages, was not sufficient to merit an award of $300,000; plaintiff testified that he had trouble sleeping, suffered headaches and marital difficulties, lost the prestige and social connections associated with his position and his service as treasurer of the local union; his co-worker testified that the plaintiff appeared "despondent, depressed, down and absolutely utterly discouraged about not being able to come back to work"; court ordered award reduced to $150,000 or a new trial on damages).
Corroboration may be especially important where the employer questions a claimant's assertion of nonpecuniary compensatory damages by presenting witnesses who challenge his testimony. See Bruso v. United Airlines, Inc., 239 F.3d 848, 857 (7th Cir. 2001) ("It is within the jury's province to evaluate the credibility of witnesses who testify as to emotional distress, and we shall not disturb those credibility determinations on appeal. If the jury disbelieved [the plaintiff's] challenged testimony regarding the humiliation, anger, and depression he experienced following his demotion, as it was free to do, it was not obligated to award him compensation"). Psychotherapists often provide invaluable corroboration of a claimant's assertion of nonpecuniary compensatory damages. Jenson v. Eveleth Taconite Co., 130 F.3d 1287, 1298 (8th Cir. 1997), cert. denied, 524 U.S. 953 (1998) ("this court and others have recently noted the probative value of expert psychological proof regarding causation of the claimant's depression and emotional distress"). However, "[m]edical or other expert evidence is not required to prove emotional distress." Kim v. Nash Finch Co., 123 F.3d 1046, 1065, 75 FEP Cases 1741 (8th Cir. 1997) (upholding an award of $100,000 "for mental anguish and loss of enjoyment of life," where the claimant, "his wife and his son testified about the anxiety, sleeplessness, stress, depression, high blood pressure, headaches, and humiliation he suffered after he was [unlawfully] not promoted and [suffered retaliation] after he filed the employment discrimination charge"). But cf. Koster v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 181 F.3d 24, 35-36 (1st Cir. 1999) ("Although testimony from a mental health expert is not required to sustain an award for emotional distress, the absence of such evidence is useful in comparing the injury to the award of damages"; thus, even though the plaintiff "had trouble sleeping and was anxious" and his "family life suffered" during his temporary furlough, the court ordered a large remittitur in lieu of a new trial, because "[t]here was no evidence that [plaintiff] ever sought medical treatment or suffered any long-term depression or incapacitation").
It is important to ascertain from the claimant whether he or she knows of witnesses to substantiate compensatory damages, whether such witnesses may be willing to testify, and perhaps most importantly, whether the claimant is prepared to have such testimony elicited not only in a deposition, but in court before a jury. To the extent that the claimant is able to provide corroborative witnesses, the EEOC's ability to prove damages will be significantly enhanced.
The claimant should be advised that as a general rule, the defendant will be able to probe in discovery and at trial with respect to all elements of the claimant's nonpecuniary compensatory damages claim. By including a physical, mental or emotional condition as an element of claimant's damages, the claimant is essentially waiving any claim of privilege or confidentiality with respect to evidence relevant to the nature and extent of the damages. This waiver may be especially troubling to claimants in the context of psychotherapy treatment.
The Supreme Court has "h[e]ld that confidential communications between a licensed psychotherapist and her patients in the course of diagnosis or treatment are protected from compelled disclosure under Rule 501 of the Federal Rules of Evidence." Jaffee v. Redmond, 518 U.S. 1, 15, 116 S.Ct. 1923, 135 L.Ed.2d 337 (1996) (action under Section 1983). Like other testimonial privileges, such as those between physician and patient or attorney and client, the Jaffee Court acknowledged in a footnote that "the patient may of course waive the protection." 518 U.S. at 15, n.14.
Most courts have found waiver of the psychotherapist-patient privilege where the plaintiff alleges severe emotional distress and seeks monetary damages for psychological injury in an action brought under Title VII and/or the Americans with Disabilities Act. See, e.g., Schoffstall v. Henderson, 223 F.3d 818, 823 (8th Cir. 2000) ("a plaintiff waives the psychotherapist-patient privilege by placing his or medical condition at issue"; upholding discovery sanctions and dismissal of a Title VII action alleging sex discrimination, sexual harassment and retaliation, "with allegations of extreme emotional distress," where plaintiff refused to provide signed medical releases for any doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, and counselors she had consulted during the period covered by her complaint); Jackson v. Chubb Corp., 193 F.R.D. 216, 225 (D. N.J. 2000) (holding that a "plaintiff waives the psychotherapist-patient privilege by placing his/her mental or emotional condition at issue;" requiring the plaintiff in a Title VII race discrimination case to produce mental health records up to the time of trial, where damages sought for alleged continuing emotional distress; but stating in dicta that a garden-variety emotional distress claim does not trigger the patient-litigant exception); Doe v. City of Chula Vista, 196 F.R.D. 562, 568-69 (S.D. Cal. 1999) (same in an ADA case; "[Plaintiff] can testify to her emotions near the incident, and the defendant is free to cross examine her about the depth of her emotional damage and other factors in her life at that time. But to insure a fair trial, particularly on the element of causation, the court concludes that defendant should have access to evidence that [plaintiff's] emotional state was caused by something else. Defendant must be free to test the truth of [plaintiff's] contention that she is emotionally upset because of the defendant's conduct. Once [she] has elected to seek such damages, she cannot fairly prevent discovery into evidence relating to an element of her claim"); EEOC v. Danka Indus., Inc., 990 F.Supp. 1138, 1142 (E.D. Mo. 1997) ("Plaintiffs in this action are seeking damages for emotional distress resulting from sexual harassment. Therefore, the mental condition of the plaintiffs is directly related to the issue of damages. Defendant is entitled to discover to what extent the plaintiffs' mental condition, prior to the alleged harassment, may have contributed to any emotional distress for which they now seek damages"); Vann v. Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc., 967 F.Supp. 346, 349-350 (C.D. Ill. 1997) (Title VII sexual harassment; "Plaintiff has waived the psychotherapist-patient privilege by placing her mental condition in issue and by disclosing [her therapist] as an expert witness who will give opinion testimony at trial. All documents relating to the treatment of plaintiffs, including [the therapist's] personal notes, must be disclosed"); Sarko v. Penn-Del Directory Co., 170 F.R.D. 127, 130 (E.D. Pa. 1997) (Title VII and ADA; where the plaintiff seeks damages for injury to her mental condition, "to hide . . . behind a claim of privilege when that condition is placed directly at issue would simply be contrary to the most basic sense of fairness and justice").
Other courts have adopted a narrower interpretation of whether the psychotherapist-patient privilege is waived by assertion of a claim for compensatory damages. In Ruhlmann v. Ulster County Department of Social Services, 194 F.R.D. 445, 450 (N.D. N.Y. 2000) (ADA), the court held that "a party does not put his or her emotional condition in issue by merely seeking incidental, 'garden variety,' emotional distress damages, without more." See id. at n.6 ("[G]arden-variety emotional distress . . . is ordinary or commonplace emotional distress . . . which [is] simple or usual [in a discrimination case]. In contrast, emotional distress that is not garden-variety may be complex, such as that resulting in a specific psychiatric disorder, or may be unusual, such as to disable one from working"). The court rejected "the purported broad view [that] seeking emotional distress damages is sufficient to bring emotional condition into issue, opening the door for discovery into psychiatric records." Id. at 449 ("[a] close reading . . . reveals that many of the cases espousing the broad view distinguish between cases in which significant emotional harm is alleged or the mental condition is at the heart of the litigation, and a claim for 'garden variety emotional distress."); Krocka v. City of Chicago, 193 F.R.D. 542 (N.D. Ill. 2000) (holding that the plaintiff could retain the psychotherapist-patient privilege by limiting his claim for emotional distress damages to embarrassment and humiliation); Santelli v. Electro-Motive, 188 F.R.D. 306, 308-09 (N.D. Ill. 1999) (holding that the plaintiff preserved the psychotherapist-patient privilege by self-imposed limitations on the scope of her emotional distress claim; plaintiff would only be permitted to testify to humiliation, embarrassment, anger and upset brought about by defendant's discriminatory actions; no testimony allowed with regard to plaintiff's symptoms, i.e., sleeplessness, nervousness, depression); Vanderbilt v. Town of Chilmark, 174 F.R.D. 225 (D. Mass. 1997) (federal and state gender discrimination and retaliation claims; court held that the psychotherapist-patient privilege is waived only where the plaintiff either calls her therapist as a witness, or introduces in evidence the substance of any therapist-patient communication).
Claimants should also be advised that the defendant may be able to require that a claimant submit to a physical or mental examination in accordance with Rule 35(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Rule 35(a) permits a court to order such an examination "on motion for good cause shown" when the mental or physical condition of a person is "in controversy." Thus, if a claimant alleges some physical or mental injury as part of a compensatory damage claim, the court may find that the claimant's mental and/or physical condition is in controversy and that defendant should be permitted an independent assessment of that condition. See, e.g., Greenhorn v. Marriott Intern., Inc., 2003 WL 1697765 * 2 (D. Kan. March 27, 2003) (granting defendant's motion to compel Rule 35 exam of sexual harassment plaintiff where allegations of emotional distress are "sufficiently serious and sweeping such that the average lay person might not be able to evaluate properly the nature, extent and cause of the injuries" and because plaintiff identified her own expert witness to testify as to her depression and post traumatic stress disorder); Bethel v. Dixie Homecrafters, Inc., 192 F.R.D. 320 (N.D. Ga. 2000) (the court granted defendants' motion "to compel plaintiff to submit to an examination by a licensed psychiatrist . . . assisted by a licensed psychologist" in a case "alleging gender discrimination and retaliation in violation of Title VII," where "[p]laintiff also asserted state law claims of intentional infliction of emotional distress," and sought compensatory damages based on "claims that she suffered extreme and severe emotional distress," id. at 321; "[g]iven the nature of plaintiff's claims, the fact that she has squarely placed her mental condition in controversy, and because of the existence of treating health care professionals who may testify on plaintiff's behalf, and the existence of other life events that may be contributing factors to her emotional distress, the court finds that defendants have affirmatively established good cause for the mental examination." Id. at 323).
A majority of courts "will not require a plaintiff to submit to a medical examination unless, in addition to a claim for emotional distress damages, one or more of the following factors is also present: (1) plaintiff has asserted a specific cause of action for intentional or negligent infliction of emotional distress; (2) plaintiff has alleged a specific mental or psychiatric injury or disorder; (3) plaintiff has claimed unusually severe emotional distress; (4) plaintiff has offered expert testimony in support of her claim for emotional distress damages; and (5) plaintiff concedes that her mental condition is 'in controversy' within the meaning of F. R. Civ. P. 35(a)." Fox v. Gates Corp., 179 F.R.D. 303, 307 (D. Colo. 1998) (ruling that "[p]laintiff shall not be required to submit to an independent medical examination" in an ADA case, where she only "makes what some courts refer to as a 'garden variety' claim for emotional distress damages resulting from defendant's refusal to hire her," id. at 309, 307), citing, inter alia, Turner v. Imperial Stores, 161 F.R.D. 89 (S.D. Cal. 1995) (Title VII and state law allegations of race and sex discrimination; the court ruled that plaintiff had "not placed her mental condition 'in controversy' within the meaning of Rule 35(a) . . . [merely] by claiming damages for 'humiliation, mental anguish, and emotional distress' . . . which she says that she suffered as a result of defendants' actions alleged in her complaint," id. at 98). Accord, Ricks v. Abbott Laboratories, 198 F.R.D. 647, 649-50 (D. Md. 2001) (Title VII and ADA; "agree[ing] with the Fox standard and apply[ing it [in a] garden variety case" where "plaintiff has expressly stated that she 'does not intend to introduce expert psychiatric evidence;'" the court thus refused to order that plaintiff submit to a mental examination, but also ruled that "[p]laintiff is prevented from introducing expert testimony as to her mental state[, or] lay testimony to establish that she suffers from any disorder or that she experienced unusually severe emotional distress as a result of defendant's actions"). The trial attorney should inform the claimant that the EEOC will oppose independent medical examinations that we believe are not appropriate under applicable case law, but that the court will make the ultimate decision as to whether a Rule 35 exam is permissible.
Perhaps the issue of greatest potential concern to claimants will be the extent to which private, personal and seemingly unrelated matters are likely to become issues in litigation. It is important that claimants be advised that defendants will likely argue that issues such as alcohol use, intimate relationships, etc., are relevant and permissible areas of inquiry. A plaintiff seeking an award for compensatory damages must prove that the damages were caused by defendant's misconduct. Defendant will seek to avoid plaintiff's damage claim by showing that the injuries at issue were caused by some intervening incident or pre-existing situation, and not by defendant's actions. Thus, defendant will likely be entitled to some discovery with respect to whether its alleged unlawful conduct actually caused the claimed injuries, or whether the injuries may be attributed to some other cause. Instructive in this regard are the many court decisions requiring claimants to disclose their psychotherapy records (see discussion above) because the defendants' successful discovery requests in those cases overrode a recognized privacy privilege.
In any case presenting allegations of sexual harassment or other sexual misconduct, Rule 412 of the Federal Rules of Evidence limits the admissibility of evidence at trial on issues concerning the claimant's sexual activities. Courts have unanimously "h[e]ld that Rule 412, which explicitly includes civil cases involving sexual misconduct, encompasses sexual harassment lawsuits." Wolak v. Spucci, 217 F.3d 157, 160 (2d Cir. 2000); see Adams v. Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., 184 F.R.D. 369, 375 (D. Ky. 1998) ("The Advisory Committee Notes [on the 1994 revision] make clear that Rule 412 now applies to civil cases involving sexual misconduct, and to Title VII sexual harassment cases in particular"). See, e.g., Holt v. Welch Allyn, Inc., 2000 WL 98118 (N.D. N.Y. January 11, 2000) (in Title VII sexual harassment case, court held that evidence governed by Rule 412 regarding either plaintiff's workplace conduct or conduct with named defendant would be admissible at trial but evidence of nonwork-related sexual conduct was inadmissible); Socks-Brunot v. Hirschvogel Inc., 184 F.R.D. 113 (S.D. Ohio 1999) (applying the rule to bar the admissibility of sexual conduct evidence offered by defendant in a case where plaintiff alleged that she was subjected to a hostile work environment based upon sexual harassment in violation of Title VII and state law). Moreover, "[a]lthough Rule 412 controls the admissibility of evidence rather than its discoverability, numerous courts have applied the rule to decide discovery motions." Williams v. Bd. of County Commissioners, 192 F.R.D. 698, 704 (D. Kan. 2000) (in sexual harassment lawsuit, plaintiff not required to answer interrogatory seeking information about sexually transmitted diseases, the age at which she first had intercourse and the names and addresses of those persons with whom she had been sexually active within the last five years; court found that marginal relevance of information sought was outweighed by potential harm to plaintiff including unjustified invasion of privacy, potential for public and private embarrassment and likelihood of significant prejudice based on improper sexual stereotyping); Howard v. Historic Tours of America, 177 F.R.D. 48, 51 (D. D.C. 1997) (plaintiff in sexual harassment action was not compelled to answer interrogatory asking whether she had sexual relationships with employees not named as harassers; court stated that "[o]ne of the purposes of Fed.R.Evid. 412 was to reduce the inhibition women felt about pressing complaints concerning sexual harassment because of the shame and embarrassment of opening the door to an inquiry into the victim's sexual history. This shame and embarrassment . . . exists equally at the discovery stage as at trial and is not relieved by knowledge that the information is merely sealed from public viewing").
Despite the protections of Fed. R. Evid. 412, however, "relevance not admissibility is the appropriate inquiry with regard to whether or not the information sought by [defendant] is discoverable." Herchenroeder v. Johns Hopkins University, 171 F.R.D. 179, 181 (D. Md. 1997) (allowing discovery on the plaintiff's "past sexual behavior" in the workplace, where the court was "persuaded that the information sought . . . has some relevance, as contemplated by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(b), to [plaintiff's] Title VII and defamation claims against the defendants, and is also relevant with respect to the credibility of [plaintiff and a] critical witness on her behalf," id. at 182); see Muniu v. Amboy Neighborhood Center, Inc., 2001 WL 370226 (E.D. N.Y. March 11, 2001) (despite plaintiff's objections, court allowed defendant to question plaintiff about her alleged past sexual conduct in the workplace because Rule 412 governs admissibility of evidence of victim's sexual behavior but not discoverability of information). Where the claimant seeks compensatory damages under Title VII for emotional distress allegedly caused by sexual harassment, courts have allowed such discovery if it appears that specific lines of inquiry are relevant to its defense against damages claims, and the information sought may be admissible under the exceptions in Fed.R.Evid. 412(b)(2). See Barta v. City and County of Honolulu, 169 F.R.D. 132 (D. Haw. 1996) (where an alleged sexual harassment victim claimed that her values as a strict Mormon made her especially vulnerable to the infliction of emotional distress due to sexual harassment, the court permitted discovery regarding her sexual conduct while on duty at the workplace and conduct involving the alleged harassers, but otherwise barred discovery relating to her conduct off duty and outside the workplace); Sanchez v. Zabihi, 166 F.R.D. 500 (D. N.M. 1996) (permitting certain "narrowly tailored" inquiries into the plaintiff's sexual activities in the workplace, where she claimed to have suffered emotional distress due to unwelcome sexual advances, but the defendant claimed that she was "the sexual aggressor" who made advances toward the defendants). It should be noted that in all of these cases, protective orders were issued to bar disclosure of sexual-conduct information obtained through discovery. Herchenroeder, 171 F.R.D. at 182-83; Barta, 169 F.R.D. at 137-38; Sanchez, 166 F.R.D. at 502-03.
In Hertenstein v. Kimberly Home Health Care, Inc., 189 F.R.D. 620 (D. Kan. 1999), the plaintiff argued that Fed. R. Evid. 412 also applied to a mental examination sought pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 35, and thus fought to bar defendant's psychiatrist "from inquiring into her private, nonwork-related sexual activities" (id. at 626). The court rejected this attempt to limit the mental examination, because plaintiff's psychologist "has opined that alleged actions or inactions of defendant proximately caused the emotional distress of plaintiff[; t]o validly assess her mental state, the examiner must have leave to make relevant inquiries[; t]o prohibit inquiry into private sexual activities may unreasonably restrict exploring the history of plaintiff relevant to this case[; and, i]nquiries about private, non-work-related sexual activity appear relevant to evaluate the cause and extent of psychological injuries alleged by plaintiff" (id. at 627-28).
Discovery, including Rule 35(a) examinations, may disclose to defendant that a claimant had pre-existing conditions or intervening situations which could have been the cause of claimant's damages. Defendant will attempt to use such conditions or situations to argue against an award of compensatory damages or to reduce the size of any award. See, e.g., Merriweather v. Family Dollar Stores of Indiana, 103 F.3d 576, 581 (7th Cir. 1996) (reducing an award of compensatory damages by 25 percent, where evidence "makes clear that [defendant's] retaliation was just one of several factors which affected [plaintiff's] emotional state[; o]ther factors relating to her emotional distress during this tumultuous period in her life, but unrelated to defendant, included the death of [plaintiff's] father, being evicted from her apartment, and being unable to find a suitable job [after she was fired for nondiscriminatory reasons]"); Doe v. City of Chula Vista, 196 F.R.D. 562, 568 (S.D. Cal. 1999) (discussing cases where monetary awards for emotional harm were reduced or reversed based on evidence of pre-existing conditions and intervening situations which either contributed to or were the proximate cause of the plaintiff's injuries).
Because pre-existing or intervening conditions will likely impact any compensatory damages award, trial attorneys should carefully review with claimants any and all personal problems and situations which defendant may contend are the actual cause of any claimed injuries for which compensatory damages may be sought. Claimants should be explicitly advised that these otherwise personal areas of their lives will likely be subject to disclosure both in discovery and at trial. On the other hand, the "egg-shell plaintiff" theory is likely to apply in these cases, and defendant should be held accountable for compensatory damages due to a particular claimant's unusual or heightened sensitivity resulting in more substantial damages than might typically be expected. See, e.g., Turic v. Holland Hospitality, Inc., 85 F.3d 1211, 1215 (6th Cir. 1996) (upholding a statutory-cap award of damages for emotional injuries suffered due to a Title VII and Pregnancy Discrimination Act violation) (finding that plaintiff, as a young, unwed mother who was walking an 'economic tightrope' and who had just discovered she was pregnant for a second time, was in a particularly vulnerable position and was highly dependent on her job. Vulnerability is relevant in determining damages . . . [and] is particularly relevant in this case, because her supervisors had direct knowledge of her vulnerability before they discharged her. The trial judge did not err, therefore, in considering the unusual economic and emotional sensitivity of this plaintiff.").
Prior to filing a complaint, trial attorneys should devote sufficient time to reviewing with claimants issues that may arise relating to a claim for nonpecuniary compensatory damages. Trial attorneys must work with claimants to determine if such damages were suffered, and the nature of the injuries should be reviewed in detail. The trial attorney should then carefully explore all factors which may have a bearing on proving such damages, including the availability of corroborating witnesses or documentary evidence, and the extent to which pre-existing or intervening conditions have a bearing on damages. The applicable damage cap and the variability of compensatory damages awards should be discussed. The trial attorney should also ensure that the claimant fully understands that by claiming compensatory damages, certain aspects of his or her personal life will likely be subject to disclosure during discovery and at trial.


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A young woman is recovering from the reality of her still born child, when a strange twist of circumstances forces her to live up to the reality that she's not alone in her suffering. The director takes you on the trail of mystery and intrigue that leads to a dramatic and disturbing conclusion.
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