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Friday Salon/
Hello my friends. Had a good week? The Tony Awards last Sunday were FANTASTIC. Great show, excellent ratings, back at Radio City Music Hall - it all bodes well for live theater in NYC.
The three of us were camped out in front of the tv with lots of yummy snacks and crossed fingers for Matilda the Musical. One of my fave evenings of the year.
Let's dive into the links. A few more, shall we say, eclectic than usual choices plus some Mad Men of course. Tell me what you think.
The REAL Before Sunrise.
Matilda was robbed at the Tony Awards!
Everybody reads.
Will Sally Draper need therapy?
Pussy Riot meets the Dinner Party (their documentary plays this month on HBO).
I'm STILL thinking about these costumes.
Silly Harvard!
If Cosmopolitan Magazine was Marxist (via @hyperallergic)
It'll be a fun weekend for the entire Harris family. I'm meeting Gabriel and other creatives for coffee on Saturday morning, the girl's best friend is sleeping over Saturday night and Sunday is Father's Day. Everyone wins!
Next week is ALTNYC and although I won't be there, I'll DEFINITELY be following along on twitter. You know me - I love that city. And being there with bloggy friends? Can it get ANY better? I think not.


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Lighthouse Beach Resort
CNR Ocean Dr & Marlston Dr, BUNBURY, WA , 6230
Our indoor heated pool & spa, sauna, and games area is available for you to relax and unwind or have a bit fun !
Bunbury's famous lighthouse is just across the road, and the beach is a 2-minute walk from the Resort or a leisurely five-minute walk to the CBD.
All our rooms are equipped with the following
Ensuite Bathroom
Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning
Free Foxtel
Radio / Alarm Clock
Mini Bar
Tea / Coffee Making Facilities
Direct Dial Telephone
Colour Television
Iron & Iron Board
Free Wireless Broadband Internet Access
Room Descriptions
Executive Spa Suite
Spacious separate living/dining room & bedroom with endless breathtaking Ocean Views await your arrival. Recline in your sun bed on your very own private balcony. Inside, slip away to your leather lounge suite, and large screen LCD TV with Foxtel and movies. Your bedroom shares the same ocean views, with a king size bed, remote television and ISD telephone. The ensuite has a separate shower and spa bath.
Ocean View Spa Suite
Ocean view rooms are your remedy for relaxation. Soak in your private spa bath in the corner of the bedroom that opens out onto a grassed area over looking the ocean where you can enjoy the sunshine. Queen size bed and large screen LCD TV with Foxtel and movies.
Poolarea Twin
Upstairs and overlooking the Pool Area these rooms consist of a queen bed, or a queen and a single bed, Ideal for being close to the facilities and having peace & quite with easy access to the bar & restaurant.
Business Facilities
Wireless broadband is available at no charge. Secretarial services can be arranged with prior notice. Faxing and photocopying is available at the Resort.
Events Conferences Meetings Weddings Seminars, we will have the right room for you ! Let us cater and help you organise for a successful event.
Check In Instructions
Check-in time is after 2.00 PM (unless earlier time has been confirmed directly with the Resort). Reception is open until 10.00 PM, 9.00 PM on Public Holidays.
The credit card used to make the booking is required upon arrival.
After hours check-in is available by prior arrangement.
Children and Extra Guests Details
Children stay free if using the existing bedding in the parents' room.
Car Parking Details
Complimentary parking available on-site.
Travel Directions
By Car Travel south from Perth on the Kwinana Freeway towards Mandurah, and continue on the Old Coast Road to Bunbury.
On reaching the first roundabout in Bunbury, turn on to Koombana Drive (going past the Dolphin Discovery Centre). Koombana Drive becomes Clifton Street (cinemas on the left).
Turn right on Victoria St, then left on Carey St, up to the hotel.
Guests can find us by looking for the big Lighthouse itself situated on top of the hill. You head straight towards it and you can't go wrong.
Things To Do
* Swim with the friendly dolphins at the Dolphin Discovery Centre
* Big Swamp Wildlife Park
* Wineries in Capel, the Ferguson Valley
* Fruit orchards at Donnybrook and Harvey
* Swim, surf or sail in the ocean (just steps away)
* Go fishing or crabbing in the Leschenault Inlet
* Visit the Old Cheese Factory Craft Centre in Balingup - famous for its arts and crafts
* Horse racing and motorsport
- Air conditioning
- Balcony
- Bar
- Bar/Lounge
- Barbeque
- Cable TV
- Clock Radio
- Conference Facility
- Conference facilities
- Cot available on request
- Dry cleaning facilities
- Early check-in
- Free parking
- Function Room
- Guest Laundry
- In- House Movies
- Indoor Heated Swimming Pool
- Internet access
- Internet connection
- Licensed Restaurant
- Microwave
- Non Smoking Indoors
- Non-smoking rooms/floors
- Phone
- Pool
- Pool/Snooker
- Queen Beds
- Refrigerator
- Restaurant
- Reverse Cycle Air Conditioning
- Room Service
- Sauna
- Spa
- Spa Bath
- Table tennis
- Tea & Coffee Facilities
- Toaster

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NPR: Living Wills Are The Talk Of The Town In La Crosse, Wis.
Chana Joffe-Walt | 03.05.14
The town made advanced care planning part of the culture. The Planet Money team visits La Crosse and learns how planning for death saves money — making it one of the lowest-cost regions for Medicare.
Published in Community, Community Transformation, Medicaid
Tagged under audio, end of life, La Crosse, Medicare, Planet Money


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|Princess Charlene of Monaco, her twins Princess Gabriella and Crown Prince Jacques were seen at one of the beaches of Corsica.
Princess Charlene was photographed with her children in Corsica beach
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Belle vie que celle de la princesse; ne fait que très peu de sorties officielles, loin de son mari, deux nounous pour s'occuper des jumeaux pendant que madame relaxe sur la plage après ses longueurs dans la mer et tout ca dans le luxe dû à la fortune et rang social du prince de Monaco. C'est ce qu'on appelle une vraie profiteuseReplyDeleteReplies
Mais qui vous dit que ce n'est pas ce que désire aussi le prince? Peut-être veulent-ils tous les deux une privacité pour ce qui a trait à leurs enfants et que le choix de la présence de leur maman près d'eux soit une décision réfléchie et partagée par les deux parents.Delete
Agree with you Ivalo. I's a shame that she cannot even play herself with the kids at the beach. What's more beautiful than that? For having great memories also.Delete
This is the same nonsense who was written the last time Albert and Charlene took their kids to Corsica. The truth was that he was there to. This time he was in Sweden, but for all we know he was there before or got down there after.Albert himself has said that Charlene main focus right now is the kids and he is so proud of her for getting up at 6 in the morning to take care of them.Delete
Profiteuse, peut-etre, c'est peut-etre la raison pour laquelle a epouse Albert, pere de deux enfants illegitimes, beaucoup plus vieux qu'elle. Aussi, elle n'a pas grand rang a tenir dans la principaute d'operette, et Caroline et sa tribu n'ont pas l'air de vouloir lui ceder la place.Delete
There is ONE paparazzi picture of the Princess not playing with her children, and people jump to conclusions that she just sits and lets the nanny play with them. We do not know her life and should not judge itDelete
Barbare I applause you, couldn't agree more!Delete
Barbara, there is not just one pic of her not playing with the kids. I have seen whole series of photos of this event and she is not playing with the kids more over she is enjoying herself in the see with some surfing. And this is not the first time that we see this. If she wants to be an hands on mum and realy sees that as the most important item in her life than dismiss the nanny.Delete
Iris....sorry you are wrong! Pictures 6 ,9 and 10 are Charlene playing with the children.Delete
Check your eyes dear
Donc ils n'ont pas besoin de leur papa.ReplyDelete
For a fashionable blog, called "Hollywood Fashion" I just can say: What a beautiful outfit, Charlene!I know, the sunscreen.ReplyDelete
As for the kids, how can you say they are cute, when you can not even see them behind their little sun-glasses and hats?
But as we all know, Charlene does has a really good taste for her outfits, usually... Best are the Armani choices.
I agree with Barbara. For the first time there is a photo that Charlene is not playing with the twins now she gets criticize for it. Prince Albert think she is a great mother and he should know. Give the Princess a break all Royals have nannies and Charlene's twins always look happy and content.ReplyDelete
Il n'y a qu'une seule photo d'elle assise et vous en déduisez qu'elle ne s'occupe pas d'eux.ReplyDelete
C'est lassant tous ces commentaires ou transpire la méchanceté.
une seule photo d'elle assise et vous en déduisez qu'elle ne s'occupe pas d'eux !ReplyDelete
c'est lassant tous ces commentaires qui respirent la méchancetéReplies
vous avez bien raison, zellie, la princesse Charlène génère beaucoup de malveillance, alors qu'elle très discrète. De plus les paparazzis sont doués pour prendre des photos et les sortir de leur contexte, pour vendre ils sont prêts à tout, les gens devraient le savoir depuis le temps. Quand à vivre comme une princesse avec tous les avantages que cela comporte, et bien elle a bien raison, on ferait tous pareil, non? elle ne fait de mal à personne, et quoi qu'on en dise ils se sont choisis, ils peuvent bien gérer leur vie PRIVEE comme bon leur semble.Delete
I don't understand why everyone is upset that the photos show she is not playing with the children. What everyone should be saying is the twins look happy on the beach whilst mum looks on. The nannies look like they are enjoying themselves as well. Leave Charlene alone.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 6, 2016 at 1:08 PM
yep charlene is a great mother, and we have seen her plenty of pics of charlene playing with her kids, even in the snow, swimming, and we have seen plenty of PDA with charlene and Albert, there is absolutely nothing with charlene with the kids and nothing absolutely wrong with her marriage!!! never seen a royal who respects his wife like Albert does!!!ReplyDelete
Does Charlène do anything but holidays?ReplyDeleteReplies
She does more than you for charity. Your type of comment not suitable for a blog like thisDelete
Like others, I too would like to see Charlene take on a more public role as Princess of Monaco (not because I think she has to, just because she comes across as a nice person with interesting style, a style that I would like to see develop).ReplyDelete
The Princely couple seem to be a very happy couple and by the photos I have seen, they seem to be in a loving and happy relationship with each other.
I am just speculating (like everyone else does) that perhaps the most important role in Charlene's life is that of mother and wife, and that is the way Albert likes it.
Good luck to Charlene. What Mother wouldn't want a moment to sit back and what her children frolic on a beach.
I think it's good that the children are not clinging to her or that she is clinging and too protective of them. Children need to be able to manage being with others and engage with others. This is so true for these royal children . They need to be independent... feel safe with others and it's also nice for a Mom ( it was for me) to be able to watch my children happily playing alone or with their siblings or with other people... you learn much when you can observe them.ReplyDelete
Once again how people jump to conclusions. Don't they have something better to do? There were photos where the Princess curdles and kiss her daughter, but that photo was not published on this blog. Her brother and little daughter were also part of this holiday. Can you believe people comment here write that they want to see the Princess to do more duties. How dare you! No one here have the right to do it. Prince Albert and Princess Charlene are in charge of their own life and how they want to raise their children.ReplyDelete
prins Albert gunt haar alles , hij weet wat ze mee heeft gemaakt ,die gemene roddels ,ReplyDelete
en ze is een hele lieve mama en en vrouw ,en ze zijn zo gelukkig ,zijn moeder heeft
ook veel met de kinds. gedaan ,dus voor beeld doet volgen.waar bemoeien zich mee !!!
prins Albert gunt haar alles , hij weet wat ze mee heeft gemaakt ,die gemene roddels ,ReplyDelete
en ze is een hele lieve mama en en vrouw ,en ze zijn zo gelukkig ,zijn moeder heeft
ook veel met de kinds. gedaan ,dus voor beeld doet volgen.waar bemoeien zich mee !!!
Do these people who comment that Princess Charlene does not play with the kiddies have children of their own or twins??? Well we who have twins knows how much work and attention it takes raising twins. So if the Princess takes time off she surely deserves it.ReplyDelete
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My husband and I are young and newly married. He doesn't have a whole lot of DIY experience, but he loves TOH is very eager to start trying things for himself. I'd like to get him a decent set of tools for Christmas; something that covers the basics well. I am willing to buy it either as a complete set or doing it piecemeal, but I'm not very tool-savvy. What would you recommend as the tool must-haves? Any particular brands to pay attention to or stay away from?
Cheap tools with small handle grips. Stick with name brands.
Are you looking for a basic general maintenance type tool kit or more at power/cordless tools?
For now I'm thinking general maintenance, with the possible exception of a cordless drill.
Get yourself a medium sized toolbox. The one I use for the household kit is about 16" in length and 6" square. Stanley makes a great selection of good tools that are well suited to a home kit.
- Tape measure: At least a 3/4" x 25'. 3/4" refers to the width of the tape blade, 25' is the length. The wider blade will make solo use easier when extended.
- Hammer: Get one with a fiberglass handle that is well balanced and easy for both of you to handle. A smooth face on the head is a must. Claw design is more personal preference, though lighter weight hammers tend to have a pretty good curl to the claw.
- Screwdriver set: Again, get larger handles. Larger handles are easier to grip and give you more leverage for tough screws.
- Allen Wrench set: You can get a set of individual wrenches or a "keyed" set, which are all attached to a handle.
- Pliers: A good selection of pliers is most helpful. The most useful are standard slip jaw (adjusts from narrow to wide), needle nosed, and channel-locks (multiple size adjustments) and vise grips.
- Side cutters: Useful for removing hinge pins, cutting wire, pulling nails, etc. When choosing a pair of side cutters, make sure the cutting jaws extend all the way into the hinge point, otherwise you'll be losing a great amount of leverage and cutting ability with the tool.
- Crescent wrench: aka adjustable end wrench. Great for most lightweight nut/bolt work around the house.
- Putty knife or 5-in-1 painters tool for a myriad of scraping needs.
- Wire brush: These can bee the tooth brush sized ones or a full sized on. Great for cleaning.
- Chisel set. Here I recommend two types of chisels. A really cheap set of Stanley's with black handles and a more expensive set with yellow handles. Cheap chisels can be used for scraping and chiseling really hard things and you don't have to worry about harming the edge, which the steel won't hold anyway. The yellow handled chisels are ONLY to be used for cutting wood, such as setting door hardware, or carefully shaving a wood edge.
- Nail sets: Generally come in a set of three sizes. Great for center punching a start point for a drill bit, setting nails, and other similar things.
- 3-in-1 oil: Great for lubricating a variety of things throughout the house.
- Electrical tape: At the very least, electrical tape should be in the kit. Duct tape is also useful, as is masking tape.
A few other things off the top of my head that are in my kit are matches, eye glass repair kit, wire nut selection, misc screw kit, guitar string, super glue, wood glue, etc. As you start doing things around the house, you'll figure out what your house requires that you should have at your fingertips. Speaking of fingertips, I keep the household tool kit in the laundry room where it is centrally located and easily accessible. I would recommend a similar location for you.
That's great--thanks!
Great post spruce...........
I put a kit like that together for my ex.
Another item many find useful is a torpedo level for leveling picture frames, towel bars, etc.
I would put a small ladder in the kit as well........... My old companies letters are on the side of my ex's.
Three items I would add, multimeter if he is going to try electrical work, a first aid kit, and a fire extinguisher. Any other tools he would need he should buy as the need arises and try to stay away from gimmicky tools. When buying cordless tools try to stick with one brand that uses the same batteries. I personally would buy a corded drill rather than cordless starting out.
I tend to agree with Jack about corded tools over cordless for the average DIY'r. The problem is, batteries don't stay charged and degrade faster if not used. That being said, the most often overlooked "tool" when purchasing power tools is the extension cord. Stay away from those lightweight things and get yourself a good 12g extension cord. They're not that much more than the lightweight ones and they handle the power requirements of the tools much better, resulting is a safer and longer lasting tool. While you're looking at cords, pick up a cord real too. I like the round reels better than the long stick, wrap around style. I also wind my cords "backwards", in that I leave the male end free and capture the female end on the reel. This allows me to only uncoil what I need, rather than the entire reel.


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Following the publication of the CPS Violence against Women and Girls crime report, which shows that the CPS is prosecuting and convicting more cases of domestic abuse than ever before, Sandra Horley CBE, chief executive of Refuge, said:
"Refuge welcomes the new CPS figures, which show that the number of prosecutions and convictions for domestic abuse have reached a record high. Under the leadership of the Director of Public Prosecutions, much-needed progress has been made on achieving justice for survivors of violence. Refuge applauds the CPS's continued commitment to increasing prosecutions for domestic abuse.
"Despite the CPS's commitment, there is still an issue of scale. As we read in yesterday's Evening Standard, there were nearly 60,000 domestic abuse offences recorded in London last year. Nationwide, over a million women experience domestic violence every year. The police receive a domestic violence related call every 30 seconds. There are huge numbers of domestic violence cases that never reach the CPS. Many women are simply too frightened to come forward.
"When women do seek help, many feel let down by the police response. There are countless incidents where police fail to investigate, do not arrest the perpetrator and do not capture evidence to enable the CPS to charge. In this context, it is worrying that there has been a 4.1% reduction in referrals from the police to the CPS for domestic abuse crimes.
"Whilst Refuge welcomes these latest figures from the CPS, there needs to be change throughout the entire criminal justice system in order to ensure women get the protection they need and deserve."
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Marsha gildin
Marsha Gildin is passionate about connecting individuals, communities, cultures, and generations through the art of personal story and performance. Through drama, puppetry, movement, writing, storytelling, sign language, and song she has worked with students of all ages and different abilities. Marsha finds joy, power, and meaning in seeing people discover their best self, give voice to what moves through them, and connect with one another's stories in community. She has worked extensively with Elders Share the Arts (ESTA) in New York City directing intergenerational theatre projects and gathering elders' stories as well as supporting teaching artists and community culture workers as the ESTA Director of Programs and Training. As program evaluator for The Wave of Life project (Dreamcatchers Foundation, Mumbai), Marsha traveled to the tsunami-affected region of Tamil Nadu, India to bear witness to the impact of a four-year community regeneration program. It was there, in the Children and Community Wisdom Circles, that she witnessed the revolutionary evolution of young girls, women, and elders finding their voice, value, and capacity for leadership in affecting and transforming village life.
How Marsha has been staging the revolution: Marsha is thrilled to be part of Girl Be Heard's Education Team and help cultivate a platform for girls with special needs to invigorate and celebrate their voices and sense of self. She just completed her 20th originally devised living history theatre piece with elders and 5th grader students in Flushing, Queens. Marsha facilitates Story Circles for women with early stage memory loss and leads Story Circles for people with dementia based on imaginative and associative play, engaging creativity, authenticity, deep listening, and humor to gather stories that need and want to be told. She recently directed the puppet theatre piece Journey to the East: A Modernist Rumination on a Thirteenth Century Chronicle, produced in Honolulu, Hawaii by the Doris Duke Foundation for Islamic Art. Marsha participates with the socially engaged Zen Peacemakers Bearing Witness Retreat in Auschwitz-Birkenau, a communal practice and contemplation on human suffering, genocide, life sanctity, and our individual capacities to act through awareness, love, unity, or violence. It was there that she met activists from the Lakota Nation and has joined in support of the Water Protectors. Mni Wiconi. Water is Life. Marsha holds a Master of Science in Education from CUNY Queens College and served on its Graduate School of Education faculty with focus on arts-infused curriculum design.
When Marsha isn't staging the revolution she enjoys being an auntie, being a fish (swimming), walking in Ft. Tryon park, talking to birds (especially cardinals), singing Yiddish melodies, and daydreaming of Hawaii. Live Aloha.
You can also find her more recent writings in the Harvard Educational Review (Spring 2013) and The Reflexive Teaching Artist: Collected Wisdom from the Drama/Theatre Field by Kathryn Dawson and Daniel A. Kelin (2014).


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As previously posted on this blog, London Data City | Data Nation was launched on 12 April, with a series of 6 month-long challenges being undertaken by teams in London and Singapore.
The first in the series of challenges is the Transport and Mobility challenge, which is now underway and runs until Monday 16 May.
At the launch event for the challenge Rikesh Shah, Lead Digital Relationship Manager at TfL, introduced our open data policy and set the scene for the challenge. Following up on the launch event, Rikesh has a message for the participants with some handy extra info:
Dear all,
I hope you're all enjoying the challenge.
At the launch of the Data Nation challenge I promised that I would provide more information about TfL, with a particular focus on customer insight. So, I am delighted to provide a link to some useful information.
In particular, have a look at Chapter 7 which focuses on Customer Experience.
Good luck!
All the best,
Rikesh Shah,
Transport for London


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If you're getting a new puppy, one of the first items you should be purchasing is a dog crate, his/her own little safe haven where she can feel secure. When thinking about dog crates, think of them as an enclosure rather than a cage, that will help you put the right perspective to them as you are searching for the right one.
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Dogs on Vacation
By Gayle Ballinger on January 27, 2016 in Dog Health, Dogs
Vacations! We look forward to traveling, relaxing and lots of fun for those precious few days we have freedom to go play. Taking your Best Friends can be much more fun than leaving them behind, no matter how much you like and trust your pet sitter. However, taking Rover along requires some simple preparations for a truly enjoyable vacation for everyone.


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Southeastern's parent company breaks silence to confirm it WILL be bidding for Kent rail franchise again
PUBLISHED: 10:59 14 March 2017 | UPDATED: 15:26 14 March 2017
Rail company delays clear response for hours (now we know how commuters feel)
The consultation has begun on the future of Kent's railway service as the Department for Transport calls for comments on what the next operator for the franchise could offer - amid speculation incumbent Southeastern could be set to finally lose its grip on the contract.
Southeastern, which currently operates the vast majority of the county's rail services, will see its existing franchise agreement end in July 2018.
Parent company the Go-Ahead Group this afternoon quoshed speculation it would not be bidding again - despite refusing to confirm or deny for most of the day.
A spokesman said: "We can confirm that we would expect to submit a strong bid for the south eastern franchise when the time comes and would wish to retain the franchise we currently operate. However, as always, this will depend on the DfT contract terms."
The south eastern franchise - which is currently operated by Southeastern, and prior to that Connex - currently handles 640,000 passenger journeys on 1,900 train services every weekday.
However, it has been criticised by passenger groups for poor communications and poor service over the years, adding to pressure it may struggle to cling on to the franchise when it comes up for renewal next year.
Now the the government wants passengers, local councils and other interested parties to help dictate what the next operator will deliver.
Secretary of state for transport, Chris Grayling, said: "Passengers on a new south eastern franchise from 2018 will enjoy modern trains with more space and a more punctual and reliable service.
"This consultation sets out what we expect the next operator to deliver for passengers, including working more closely with Network Rail to ensure a focus on performance, and innovative use of technology to improve both ticket buying and compensation if things do go wrong."
The DfT says its ambitions for the franchise include creating more space for passengers by running longer trains and upgrading or replacing older trains; increasing reliability and reducing delays by the train operator working closely with Network Rail; improving compensations arrangements with a simple automated system;
introduction of a smarter payment system, including mobile phones; and improving customer service with staff able to respond quickly and effectively to passenger's needs
This will be the first franchise to have an integrated operating team between train services and infrastructure. This means that the new operator must form an alliance with Network Rail, working as one team to deliver a better railway for passengers.
The DfT consultation will run for 10 weeks, closing on May 23, 2017, with a series of public events being staged with experts on hand.
Kent County Council cabinet member for environment and transport, Matthew Balfour, said: "We welcome this consultation by DfT and would encourage everyone who uses the rail service in Kent to take part.
"This consultation will help Kent County Council to ensure the best rail service for all passengers using the new south eastern franchise.
"Kent County Council is already represented in the DfT's new franchise team. The council will respond to the consultation to ensure a better rail service for all Kent's rail passengers in the new franchise."
Leader of the London Borough of Bexley, Teresa O'Neill added: "As one of the few London borough's without a tube line Bexley's residents rely heavily on the rail service. This kind of opportunity to have a say on priorities for the future provider should not be missed. I would encourage as many people as possible to take part in the survey or visit one of the information events so they can help inform the final decision."
Medway Council's portfolio holder for front line services Phil Filmer added: "Southeastern is a major transport provider for Medway and thousands of our residents use the service every day. It's therefore important that people living in Medway have their say on how their journeys could be improved and what sort of changes they'd like to see. By commenting on the upcoming consultation customers can help shape the future of travel in Medway and the surrounding areas."
To take part in the consultation, click on THIS LINK.
A spokesperson for Southeastern said earlier: "We welcome any changes to the franchise specifications that will improve the services our passengers receive and will continue to work with the Department for Transport on this.
"We're focused on delivering our current franchise and will continue to invest over £70million in improvements in the areas that matter most to our passengers.
"Our recent National Rail Passenger Survey customer satisfaction scores have risen, reflecting that passengers are noticing the improvements being made; but we know there is still more work to do and we will continue to work with Network Rail to improve the experience passengers have when travelling with us."


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Sleeps 12
Main house: 1 double bedroom with ensuite bathroom, 3 twin bedrooms, 2 shower rooms, one of which ensuite. Two guest cottages, 1 with double bedroom and ensuite shower room, 1 with twin beds on mezzanine level and ensuite shower room.
Location: South of Siena
This property rents Saturday to Saturday
Traveling throughout Tuscany, one often wonders where an unpaved road might take them. One such road, below the Montagnola village of Orgia outside Siena, is well worth following, for shaded by a long arcade of generous trees, it passes fertile plains, only to climb gently into the woods and arrive at a house in a glade that has been standing for centuries. The house, with its stone barn and nearby oven house, is surrounded in a loose embrace of holm oak, pines, cork trees and corbezzolo, yet is positioned to enjoy views of the valley below and the many horizons that lead to Mt. Amiata. An excellent place for family reunions and visitors of all ages, Cerreto abounds in places of quiet retreat and joyous get-togethers.
The approach drive ends at the top of the property, with easy access to the upper storey of the main house. Entrance to the house is through a wide covered portico into a pleasant study, off of which are wide hallways leading to the bedrooms. At each end of the hallway are ensuite bedrooms - to the right a large double bedroom with a bathroom, to the left a twin bedroom with ensuite shower room and access to an upper furnished terrace. Also on this floor are two other twin bedrooms, which share a shower room across the hall. A staircase leads down to a hallway off of which is a bright dining room with seating for 12 and French doors to a terrace and an additional covered dining area for al fresco meals. Also on the ground floor is a large whimsically painted eat-in kitchen whose large larder has a washing machine. A door from the kitchen leads to a side terrace near the barbecue and strategically placed herbs for the chef. At the other end of the hallway, a large sitting room, with French doors out to the side garden, has sofas in front of a fireplace, as well as areas set aside for those who would watch the news or set up a game of cards.
Two guest cottages close to the house offer additional accommodation - in the oven house, whose wood-fired oven still works wonders in the hands of a knowledgeable pizzaiolo, there is a large double bedroom with a charming painted bedstead and an ensuite shower room, while in the small barn there is a cosy sitting room with sofas, an upright piano, a large cupboard which hides a compact kitchen, a shower room and a wide gallery with twin beds.
In the well-tended grounds of Cerreto there is shade offered by trees that have known the passage of centuries and open sunny lawns where one can work on a souvenir tan. The pool is set in the slope of the land and has wooden decking furnished with sunbeds and umbrellas. Nearby, a grove of born-again olive trees illustrates the power of husbandry and scents of lavender, rosemary and broom fill the air. Your hosts, who have been involved in the agriculture of this region for generations, are charming and near enough to be an excellent resource. Whether visiting the small villages nestled in the Montagnola hills, heading to Siena, the medieval gem less than half an hour away, or discovering why the Tuscan coastline deserves its glowing and growing reputation, guests at Cerreto will have a wonderful base for a memorable holiday.


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Ukiah has a total population of 15,497 and a student population of 4,833. Of these students, 4,833 are enrolled in schools that offer forensic nursing programs.
Ukiah's largest forensic nursing school is Mendocino College. In 2010, Mendocino College graduated approximately 21 students from its forensic nursing program.
In 2010, 21 students graduated with a forensic nursing degree from one of Ukiah's forensic nursing schools. If you decide to join their ranks, you can expect to pay an average of $666 per year in tuition costs.
You should also anticipate spending about $1,638 for forensic nursing related books and supplies every year.
If you plan on staying in Ukiah after graduating from forensic nursing school, you should know that job prospects for forensic nurses in Ukiah, which is the most popular forensic nursing profession, are good. In 2010, there were 28,300 forensic nurses in California. Of these forensic nurses, 260 were working in the greater Ukiah area. By the year 2018, the number of forensic nurses is expected to increase by 17% in Ukiah. This projected change is faster than the projected nationwide trend for forensic nurses.
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|Proactive and ready clinician
|Element/ relationship:
|Clinic/ clinician-patient
|Safety Check Practitioner Post-Visit Survey
|Clinicians in the Pediatric Research in Office Settings program were trained on providing violence prevention related community referrals. This measures the clinicians' level of confidence in instructing the patient/family in the proper use of a local agency referral.
|Format/data source:
|Health professional survey
|Measure type:
|Preventive service/ USPSTF:
|Other–Mental Health*
|Clinical practice:
|Primary care–Pediatrics
|Number of respondents to practitioner post visit survey (Q6)
|Number of respondents who selected "Confident" or "Very confident" in ability to instruct this patient-family in the proper use of a local agency referral (Q6d)
|Development & testing:
|Past or validated application:
|Barkin, S., Ip, E. H., Finch, S., et al. Clinician practice patterns: linking to community resources for childhood aggression. Clinical Pediatrics (2006) 45:750-756.
Please be aware that this measure is using only a selected section of an entire survey instrument. Therefore, this individual measure may need to undergo further reliability and validation testing to ensure that it can be applied in a clinical-community relationship setting.
*This is a measure that was originally applied in a mental health setting, but it could be adapted for a primary care setting.


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Da Nang is one of the major port cities in Vietnam (in addition to Ho Chi Minh City and Hai Phong) and the biggest city on the South Central Coast of Vietnam; the city is situated on the coast of the South China Sea, at the mouth of the Hàn River. Da Nang is the commercial and educational center of Central Vietnam, with a well-sheltered, easily accessible port; its location on the path of National Route 1A and the North-South Railway makes it a hub for transportation. It is located within 100 km of several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Imperial City of Hue, the Old Town of Hoi An, and the My Son ruins. The city was previously known as Cua Han during early Dai Viet settlement, and as Tourane (or Turon) during French colonial rule. It is the fourth biggest economic center in Vietnam (after Ho Chi Minh city, Ha Noi, and Hai Phong).
The tourism sector is a vital component of Da Nang's economy. Its status as a transportation hub for Central Vietnam and its proximity to several UNESCO World Heritage Sites, including the Imperial City of Hue, the Old Town of Hoi An, and the My Son ruins fuels much of its tourist activity.
My Son is an archaeological site dating back more than a thousand years, in Quảng Nam. Located in a remote forested valley some 70 km west of Da Nang, this former capital and religious center of the Champa kingdom once contained in excess of 70 style temples and stupas. Although badly damaged by bombing raids in the 1960s, the site still has more than 20 structures and was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 1999. Many statues, sculptures and reliefs recovered from My Son are kept in the Museum of Cham Sculpture, near the Han River in the heart of Da Nang. Dating from the fourth to the 14th centuries, the sensual artwork on these works depicts daily activities as well as Hindu and Buddhist religious themes.
The Marble Mountains are rocky limestone outcrops jutting out of the beach just south of Da Nang. Paths lead to the top of the forested cliffs, affording spectacular views of Non Nuoc Beach. The caves nestled in the cliffs were originally inhabited by the Cham people. Later, the Nguyễn Dynasty built numerous pagodas among the caves. The Marble Mountains are home to various artisans producing sculpture and artwork at its base.
Non Nuoc Beach is a white sandy beach on the outskirts of Da Nang is renowned for both its spectacular beauty and for its history as an R&R destination for American troops during the Vietnam War.Today, the beach, along with My Khê beach to the north, are home to expensive resorts, surfing and entertainment facilities.
Bà Nà Hills is a mountain resort with a 5 km-long cable car system which carries guests up to Bà Nà's peak at 1487m above sea level. Sơn Trà Mountain, just some miles away from downtown with some wild streams and resorts along the seaside.


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A message from William Kristol, one that I've already put into effect as to my own Senators (much good it will do, of course, as they're Feinstein and Boxer):
I gather Rasmussen will report today that its latest survey shows support for the Congressional health reform legislation falling to a new low — 38 percent favor, 56 percent oppose. The lowest support level prior to now has been 41 percent.
The polling data will have an effect. But it needs to be supplemented by citizen activism. Senators are especially responsive to their constituents in their home states. Senators are home this week for Thanksgiving break. If you live in Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, or Connecticut — but also Florida, Maine, Colorado, and elsewhere (quiet nervousness by Senators can have an effect along with public opposition) — or if you have friends, relatives, and colleagues in those states, you and they might want to weigh in on this tax-and-spend-and-Medicare-cutting monstrosity.
In my letter to my Senators, I focused on the fiscal issues, which I think are a more useful sales pitch for ultra liberal Senators than anything else. (And I'm not the only one thinking that; h/t Sweetness & Light.) They don't care about quality medical care, they don't care about socialized medicine, they desperately want abortion to be fully paid for — but they do know that their party can be destroyed quickly if they destroy the American economy. And while they may not care about the American economy either, they care about the Democratic party's long-term prospects.


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It's true that it's not just a sense of smell that's much stronger in cats than humans. A cat's sense of hearing is also remarkably superior to that of humans.
While humans and cats have a similar range of hearing on the lower end of the scale, cats can hear much higher-pitched sounds. According to LSU's article on Deafness and Hearing Range, a cat's hearing range (in Hz) is 45 to 64,000, compared to 64 to 23,000 in humans. This means that cats can hear sounds we can't hear on both ends of the spectrum, but particularly on the higher end. Cats are not only above the range of a human, but they are also beyond the range of dogs, by at least one octave.
A Common Reaction From Cats
Cats' ears are uniquely designed to draw sound into the ear canal, which enables them to hear an array of distant sounds—like a mouse rustling in the bush 30 feet away. By the same token, their ears are more sensitive to the higher amplitude of the sound. It is common knowledge that humans' hearing can be compromised by repeated exposure to loud music. It's also possible that cats are more susceptible to potential deafness from the same cause.
Incidentally, an army experiment with cats backs up this theory. According to the Auditory Hazard Assessment Algorithm for Humans (AHAAH), studies have indicated that there are several auditory hazards that can occur from intense sounds that enter cats' ears. The study focused on cats who were anesthetized (to eliminate middle ear muscle activity) and then exposed to various places where impulses were produced at different peak pressures using a rifle gun.
Symptoms of Hearing Loss
There are several symptoms of hearing loss, from experiencing unresponsiveness to loud noises, to seeing them walking unbalanced. If your cat looks disoriented, has reddened ear canals, or other symptoms, it's important to take him or her to the vet as soon as possible. Additional observations can include black or yellow discharge from the ears, or a change in behavior, like not realizing you're in the room until he or she is touched.
Protecting Your Cat's Ears
Your cat's reaction to the loud music and/or excessive noise is an instinctive act of self-protection. Heed the signals your cat is sending and try to tone down the volume when he or she is in the room.
Similar to humans, cats can develop hearing problems over time due to disease, infection, trauma, damage, and simple old age. You can protect your pet's hearing with gadgets like Mutt Muffs or simple earplugs made out of foam or cotton balls.


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Last Sunday at Comic-Con International, Rogue Pictures brought previews of two wicked tales of souls crossing over to our world to wreck havoc on the innocent.
First up was Wes Craven's "25/8," recently wrapped after a six month Connecticut shoot. It marks the first project Craven both wrote and directed in fourteen years, since "Wes Craven's New Nightmaret," and is scheduled for release early 2009. Craven was on hand to describe the film. ""25/8" refers to a line in the move," he said. "Basically, the Devil works 24 /7 to makes our lives hell, so if we want to beat it we have to work 25/8." He described the film as a "story of a son of a man who is under treatment for schizophrenia... he has five other personalities that are benign, but there is a sixth personality that is hidden that has been killing people... when he discovers this and briefly dies all his souls go into seven babies being born."
Following on this brief introduction, Craven presented exclusive footage for the Comic- Con audience that he had "just thrown together last week" as a rough cut. The clips portrayed, among other things, a young boy dreaming of murders he had committed, but as an adult. Memories of the murderer's personality stir inside him, as he intones "this is the day I woke up."
Craven described the hectic process of filming "25/8" while simultaneously working on a second unrelated film, a remake of "The Last House on the Left." He wrapped "Last House" a month ago in South Africa, and "25/8" three weeks ago. Both films are going through the post-production process at the same time.
Of "The Last House on the Left," Craven said it is "directed by a Greek director that we discovered. Like "The Hills" remakes that we recently did, they were done out of the country. This is the way to make them less expensively. I think he's very gifted."
On writing a new film after such an extended period of time, Craven said, "I like the idea of doing at least one more that I had written myself. It took a summer, it took three months. I got outside maybe once a day to go to the library and go down to the cellars of the library to work and come out when it was dark. I gave the summer to this movie. Writing is always tough."
While Craven said that inspiration for his writing comes from many places, the spark to write "25/8" came from "a common place for ideas for me, which is the morning shower, usually with shampoo in my hair. This idea came to me and you have to go rush out and grab a piece of paper."
The initial concept for the script involved an idea "for a character with seven personalities that agreed together to only speak about it in the company of his psychiatrist. He didn't even tell his wife. In his workshop he discovers this bloody knife and the evidence that he gathers himself in a few hours proves to him that he is the killer and once the other personalities discover it they demand that he keep it secret."
On developing the characters, Craven described their birth, saying "[The man's] wife dies in childbirth but the child is saved, and that becomes our central character...and then these kids are all good friends because they were all born on the same night".
Craven's inspiration for the film was described as "much more personal. My father died when I was four and I didn't know him. There was a gun in the house -- not that my father was a mass murderer -- but it was much more personal."
Regarding the actors, Craven said that they are "mostly unknown and I think you will really love them I have a good eye [for new talent]." As for writing for the younger actors in the film, Craven said he "never writes kids to talk like kids, I write them to be like people. I never try to be hip. I just write characters that are believable as human beings".
Asked about the violence in his films, and the suggestion that he is known for cruel rather than fun violence, Craven disagreed, saying, "I thought they were a lot of fun. Actually I don't think of my films as having cruel violence. Early on I realized I don't like laughing while someone is feeling pain. I kind of mix it all up. I think in life sometimes things that scare you one moment the next day you are laughing about it."
Further describing the violence and nature of "25/8," Craven said, "It's not torture porn, it's a very complex story about this kid's discovery about his father. It's funny, and scary as hell, and amazing, and it's kind of a murder mystery, and you're not really sure if this guy did survive the night of his death because his souls did pass on to others." In comparison to his past films, Craven said, "This is some of my best work."
Speaking of his prior work, Craven was asked if he will continue the "Nightmare on Elm Street" saga, and said that though that project is going forward, "I was not contacted, so whoever is going to do it is doing it on his own."
The second film of the afternoon, "The Unborn," was introduced by director David Goyer, along with cast members Odette Yustman, Meagan Good, and Cam Gigandet. Goyer also presented an exclusive Comic-Con preliminary preview of the film. The long clip described the tale of a woman who was supposed to be a twin, but whose sibling died in-utero. This sibling is now haunting her as an adult. The unborn evil child is trying to enter our living world through her, and all means of banishing her, including an attempted exorcism, go horribly wrong. The clip ended with the tag "How do you kill something that was never born", along with quite a round of applause from the audience.
The preview, though not a final version, looked fairly clean in appearance. Goyer said that this is the first film he shot anamorphic, believing that "it just gives us a sort of pristine look -- everything has to be photo-real."
Goyer said the cost of the film cost about "Twenty million. I used much of the crew from 'Dark Knight.' We had like a super AA++ production team behind me, because I could just called everybody up [from "Dark Knight"] and say hey do you want to do this small film with me?"
The filmmaker briefly described his creative process, saying that he "thought it would be kind of cool to come up with sort of a new mythology for twins."
Odette Yustman, who plays the lead of Casey Beldon, described how her character discovers that she was supposed to be a twin, by "having dreams" of that twin. Yustman discussed the process of experiencing her character, saying that "For me because this character has so many layers... just being able to arc your character and go through this with your character and be sort of terrified."
Meagan Good, playing the role of Casey's best friend Romy, cryptically described her role as "trying to convince Casey that she's not crazy, only to find maybe she is and maybe she isn't."
Cam Gigandet, in the role of boyfriend Mark Hardigan, said that his character does "whatever it takes...and things end up places." He said he's "played a lot of bad guys in my career and this gave me an opportunity to play a different kind of character and he's a genuine good guy and that interested me right off the bat."
On how "The Unborn" differs from possession films of the past, Goyer said, "For me the horror films that are really classy and scary are 'The Exorcist,' 'The Omen,' 'Rosemary's Baby,' 'The Exorcism of Emily Rose,' 'The Mothman Prophecy'... those are the movies that get under your skin and are kind of realistic and that's what I like and what we are trying to get back to."
Good said the movies that scared her were "'Halloween 4' and 'Halloween 5.' I was obsessed with Jamie. I want to be her. It's really just the thrill of finding a really great horror movie... to find something that's actually like great material and that's a fun character."
Gigandet, speaking on the physicality of their roles, said that he "didn't realize just how physically demanding it was going to be and once you're in it and there and everything ... it's physically exhausting....even the locations, you're just so in it...these were the nastiest locations ever."
Good immediately agreed, saying much of the shoot took place in "A real mental hospital." Goyer further described that location as a "real condemned mental hospital with -- not kidding -- two inches of raccoon crap/ We had to wear masks. Raccoon crap cough is what we called it."
During the shoot, Goyer said they experienced "an earthquake, shooting the exorcism at 3 in the morning." Yustman said the earthquake caused "the lights to spark and it helped us get in character." Additional creepy occurrences happened during the shoot, including someone snapping a picture in which a ghostly face could be clearly seen in the background.
Even the scouting of the location was fraught with some danger, as Goyer described. "We were scouting this hospital and this portion is abandoned but the other half is still active, and this guy said there are these steam tunnels... anyway long story short we got locked down there for like an hour and a half. We were wandering around these tunnels and it was like the horror version of 'Spinal Tap,' saying 'how do we get out of here?!'"
If natural occurrences like real earthquakes and disturbing abandoned mental hospitals isn't enough to get his actors into character, Goyer will sometimes employ other means. As Yustman described of Goyer, "He'll throw bugs on you!" Goyer chuckled, "It was like a potato bug we found." Yustman retorted. "And you said they were safe, but really they weren't. The bug wrangler said 'these bugs bite so you need to be careful.' There is one scene where literally there were like 20 bugs on me and we took them off... only to find later there was one left hanging from my arm biting me."
Gigandent agreed with Yustman on the realistic inspiration, saying, "Everything was so real. There was no stretching to find some fear we had. It wasn't difficult it was all real... real bugs, real eye stuff...real."
Even some of the stunts felt real to the actors, as Goyer said of one of Gigandent's scenes "We really pulled him through a wall." "And it hurt," said Gigadent.
Goyer discussed some of the other actors in the film. "We have a child actor in the movie and he broke his leg, though not on the set, and he has a really big scene with Meagan and he couldn't do it and he had to go into surgery. So we filmed with a midget, Deep Roy, from 'Charlie in the Chocolate Factory' and then we did digital face replacement."
On working with Roy, Good said, "He's such a sweetheart." Goyer said Roy was willing to do many of his own stunts, "Cam picks him up and throws him like five or six feet. It was fun."
Goyer also talked about two other actors on the film, Idris Elba and Gary Oldman. Of Elba, Goyer said he "plays an Episcopal priest, and Idris is British and has a thick British accent and it just so happens he coaches a basketball thing [in the film]. So Idris is like, 'Mate, I've never played basketball' and so we were trying to teach him how to play."
On Gary Oldman, Goyer said he "plays a spiritual advisors. It's sort of old testament, pre-Christian. The text for the exorcism is a book called the book of Mirrors it's like pre-old-testament in archaic Hebrew."
Yustman described working with Oldman. "He is so amazing, such a great actor to work with. He would give me advice, crack jokes off set and then when he is on just right into his character. He's brilliant."
Goyer spoke about how he got Oldman to participate in this film. "I knew him a bit from 'Batman Begins' and 'Dark Knight' -- not pals or anything. I called up Chris Nolan and asked any pointers and he said Gary's tough he's a super professional and he doesn't kid around."
As it turns out, perhaps Oldman does kid around a bit. Goyer described one of those moments. "We were shooting in this mental hospital and the joke became how many [camera] clips can you get on [someone's] clothing without them knowing. So then it was like, is anyone going to dare to do that to Gary Oldman? And Odette [stepped up] and sure enough were shooting and he's got like these huge clips on his clothing and everybody pauses and he says, 'Will someone get this F'ing clip off my back' and it was l cool, 'he's been punked!'"
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Chirldren of William Gardiner and Margaret Reid
The Gardiner's had six daughters and a son all born in or near Glasgow. They arrived in Nelson NZ from Clyde, 4 November 1842 on the "New Zealand".
- Janet McFarlane Gardiner b. 1825 d. 1871
- Margaret Gardiner ?
- Mary Gardiner d. 1865
- Margaret Gardiner b. 1830 d. 1889
- Anne Gardiner
- Joseph Gardiner
- Henrietta Gardiner b. 1840
Biographical Details:
Janet McFarlane Gardiner
Born, 1825, Glasgow, Scotland
Married, George Aiken
Died, 1 April 1871,Waimea Road, Nelson, NZ
Arrived in Nelson (from Clyde, Glasgow) on the "New Zealand" 4 November 1842 – which left 4 July 1842. The "New Zealand" was a 455 ton barque and Captained C. H. Worth.
Biographical Details:
Margaret Gardiner
Born, Glasgow, Scotland
Died, Canterbury. NZ
No further details – nor any idea how they seperated this daughter from their other Magaret Gardiner (below)
Biographical Details:
Mary Gardiner
Born, Glasgow, Scotland
Married Charles McGee
Died, 1 April 1871,Waimea Road, Nelson, NZ
Charles NcGee appears persons qualified to serve as jurors in the Province of Nelson for 1852 as a shoemaker in Bridge Street and as a Publican in 1860. In 1867 he has his pub licensing renewed, "Charles McGee, Nelson Hotel".
Death & Inquest: Nelson Evening Mail, August 1881. "Mary Ann Gardiner – 24 August 1881. An inquest was held at the lunatic asylum yesterday on the body of Mary Ann Gardiner, who was admitted as a hopeless idiot in year 1865 and has been as inmate ever since. Verdict; death from natural causes."
Biographical Details:
Margaret Gardiner
Born, 1830 Glasgow, Scotland
Married 1 Jan 1849, William Charles Hodgson
Died, 1889 Nelson, NZ
Margaret and William had fourteen children.
William Charles Hodgson (28 September 1826 in Chorley, Lancashire, England, Died 28 July 1894), was nephew of Sir Henry Tate, founder of the Tate Gallery, and listed as being a farmer in 'suburban south' in the 1852 jurors list, an as a schoolmaster in the 1860 jurors list). He was for many years Inspector of Schools in both the Nelson and Marlborough districts.
Had issue of
- Agnes Hodgson.
- Rebecca Lee Hodgson, b. 29 Sept 1851: Married George Bell Sinclair (b. 1849 d. 1923) 20 Jan 1875, See Recollections to the below, and photograph.
- Lal
- Charles Hodgson (1859-1911), who married Jessie Whitwell, their son was Lionel Hodgon (1881-1937) who married Lucy Violet Frost and had issue of Lyall Hodgson 1910-1966.
A significant amount of information is available to those interested in the Hodgsons family – Lyall Hodgson's genealogical files are available at the Nelson Provincial Museum.
Signifciantly more information is avaiable in Mary Skipworth's research.
Above: likely to be Margaret Hodgson.
Below: William Charles Hodgson, around early 1890s
Source: A FEW RECOLLECTIONS OF MY EARLY LIFE IN NELSON by REBECCA LEE SINCLAIR July 1932 [Third child of Margaret & William Hodgson]
My father and his brother James settled on land at Wakapuaka after some years' hard labour on their father's farm a few miles from Nelson. There were no roads to their farm, only a track by the sea coast and stores had to be packed on your back and a small hill surmounted before getting to the farm house. There were few shops and only the barest necessities to be obtained. Everyone was poor and even if you had the money there was little opportunity of spending it. I have heard my father say how welcome the gifts from England were – a cask of nails used in house-building was invaluable. Their first house they brought out from England ready to put together. I feel that my father had no hand in that as he was no carpenter. When the family were over the first hardships my father left them to their own resources and built a small house for himself as he had met my mother, a young happy girl of Scotch parentage and they were married on New Year's Day when she was only eighteen and my father a few years older. Her maiden name was Margaret Gardiner and she had several sisters and a brother besides my grandfather and grandmother living on a farm near Bishopdale. The old man earned a living by rope making and I well remember the rope walk and heckling house as a small child. He was a good Presbyterian and an elder of the church – a man whom everyone respected.
Left: Rebecca Lee Sinclair (nee Hodgson)
Biographical Details:
Anne Gardiner
Born, Glasgow, Scotland
Married, Robert Aiken (younger brother of George Aiken who married Janet McFarlane Gardiner) – he dies in 1890
Re-married, James Gammack in 1891
Died, 1889 Nelson, NZ
Biographical Details:
Joseph Gardiner
Born, Glasgow, Scotland
Married, and at least one son.
Died, Nelson, NZ
He appears in the list of persons qualified to serve as jurors in the Province of Nelson for the year 1860-61, "Gardiner, Joseph, Nelson, ropemaker."
He appears in the Nelson Examiner:
- offering his services and a team of bullocks to assist the Taranaki refugees (15 August 1860)
- being "fined seven shillings and six pence for having permitted three head of cattle to wander at large" in December 1860,
- fined £1 & costs for leaving his bullock cart remaining in Bronti street on the night of 15 July 1862 (12 July 1862)
- Judgment against him for £20 9s 6d, being the amount of an overdue acceptance – 19 January 1864
- A birth notice for a son for Mrs Joseph Gardiner on 21 April 1864 (published 12 May 1864.)
- being paid £40 for 'Gravelling, Nile Street west' from the Nelson Board of Works 30 July 1864.
- Fined £3 for driving a Hackney Carriage in the city of Nelson without a license (14 Feb 1865).
- Objection to him being on the list of Voters, on the grounds that his property had sold – 2 May 1868.
The late Accident at Wangapeka. — Mr. Gardiner, working-manager at the Doran mine, who accidentally fell off a stage and injured himself on the 8th instant, has been brought into town. We are glad to find the rumour of broken bones is unfounded, although the bruises sustained by Mr. Gardiner were very severe, and will cause him to lay up for some little time. (20 Jan 1872)
Biographical Details:
Henrietta Gardiner
Born, 17 April 1840, Glasgow, Scotland
Married, John Wilson, 29 December 1860
Died, Nelson, NZ
Henrietta is described as the youngest daughter.
They had sons born on 15 June 1862 and on 14 May 1865.
John Wilson is listed in the persons qualified to serve as jurors in the Province of Nelson as a Gentleman of Waimea South) on 5 September 1860 in Nelson. John is listed as being elected to the Local Education Committee in 1856 (serving with his future father-in-law).
Right: Mr J. Wilson. This is image 39587 from the collection of the Nelson Provincial Museum. It's likely but not certain to be the same John Wilson. The Museum has 224 'Wilson' images – most are not dated and are only identified by surname.


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Friday, October 07, 2011
At Freedom Plaza to be continued
Marches, sit-ins, closing down Chamber of Commerce, General Atomics, Smithsonian Air & Space Museum. Lots of interacting with the public, both at the Plaza and around D.C.
Food not bombs has been feeding everyone. There's another "Occupy D.C." Wall Street action happening simultaneously at McPherson Plaza a few blocks away. We are trying to bring the anti-war message over to these 99% people, and include that message of money with our messages of protecting human and all life on the planet.
This plaza is raised up from the street about three or four steps, has a marble floor, and covers a very large city block. There are sections of grass along one side of the plaza and section in the middle back. Portapotties line the sidewalk at the west far end of the Plaza and at the east far end is the stage.


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Ever since the release of Pong, videogames became something friends could enjoy together, something that could strengthen bonds and provide entertainment. But there's a darker side to videogames competitive games can tear apart friends, over little more than a virtual star. For every friendship created by videogames, 10 more have been ripped to shreds. But which one is the worst offender? Which videogame series is more destructive to friendships than any other? It's time for you to cast your votes and decide, once and for all, which series friends everywhere should avoid.
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When random selection of leaders enhance group performance, what can we learn of leadership?
This year, I am director of a course on Team leadership & Human Resource Management. Organising 200 students, 21 Teaching Assistants, and 7 lecturers keeps me quite busy! In reviewing literature for the course, I came upon an interesting article from 1998 where the authors had examined effects of different kinds of leaders on group performance.
The task was a "survival" task, where a group is given a scenario where they've been stranded in the wild and the task is to rank a list of items in order of importance for survival - perhaps you've participated in something like this yourself.
The researchers think it may be the case that the formally selected leader felt superior and apart from the group, which would have led to the worse performance on the task. Everyone in the groups ranked items individually, and had to reach a group decision on rank. In groups with a random leader, members rank decisions deviated less from the group's than in the formal leader or control groups. So, the random leaders were more just "one with the group" than the formal leaders.
A very interesting find in the paper was the attitudes and opinions given from leaders and followers. The randomly selected leaders were seen as less legitimate than the formal leaders, the formal leaders enjoyed their role more, participants in random-leader groups were less satisfied with the decision-making process. Formal leaders considered themselves more effective. This is all rather ironic considering that the random-leader groups made clearly superior decisions.
They further tested implicit theories of leadership by letting (other) people answer under which condition they thought groups would perform better. Not a single subject though that the randomly selected leader-groups would be superior - so clearly the results of their experiment are counter-intuitive.
What the paper does not answer is by what mechanism did the random leader groups perform better? If it was just formal vs random leader then ok, the "formal leader feels superior" is a plausible reason that they perform worse as a group, as the leader might have had unwarranted influence on the results of the group for example. But that does not explain why random leader-groups perform better than informal leader or no-leader groups - this was not really adressed in the paper.
Perhaps the randomly assigned leader felt the responsibilities of the leader role but less of the "glory" possibly associated with being selected from the test, in a way that positively influenced results. I believe there are some leader behaviours that are positive for making group decisions, for example, making sure that everyone is heard; and some leader behaviours or effects that are detrimental to group decisions, such as ones opinion/decision having extra weight. Leaders were selected by scoring high on "leadership", not by having special knowledge of survival situations, and so there is no reason to give any extra weight to their opinion on the ranking of items. Whether this is what happened can not be judged by the paper as it did not measure this exactly, so I am simply allowing myself some speculation here. :)
In either case, this does not mean randomly selecting leaders is always better. It is likely that the nature of the task, a problem solving task that had "one right answer", matters. It is the kind of task where "wisdom of the crowd" would more likely lead to a correct answer - it is however very interesting that a random leader was more effective than no leader at all.


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Graduate Following in Family's UT Dallas Tradition
Business-Biology Major to Get Diploma on Stage 3 Siblings Crossed Before Her
May 15, 2009
The jet black cap and gown that Giulia slips on today signifies more than the end of a four-year academic voyage.
For the 22-year-old student who graduates from UT Dallas with honors, the garment is more like a coat of arms symbolizing a family tradition.
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Giulia will walk in UT Dallas' graduation ceremony to collect Bachelor of Science degrees in both business administration and biology. But Giulia, the sixth of eight children, is not the first Ippolito to participate in a UT Dallas commencement. The University has helped four of the family's eight siblings achieve their career goals.
Danny Ippolito, the third eldest, unknowingly set a precedent for his other siblings when he graduated in 2003 with a bachelor's degree in business administration and later an MBA. Marco Ippolito, the second eldest, followed with a bachelor's degree in computer science. After completing undergraduate work at UT Austin, the fourth-eldest Ippolito sibling, Cristina, received a master's degree in neuroscience from UT Dallas and is now in medical school at UT San Antonio.
"My parents set really good examples for us, and family is extremely important to all of us," Giulia said. "They stressed academics and preparing for our careers, but they also provided a good balance of church, community and extracurricular activities."
The Ippolito siblings' mom – an ophthalmologist – and dad – a plastic surgeon – moved the family from Sicily to Dallas when Giulia was 3 years old. Giulia graduated No. 33 in her class of about 500 students at Richardson High School.
Engaging, easygoing and intensely committed to academics, Giulia has made a mark at the university. A recipient of the UT Dallas Academic Distinction Scholarship and Management Honors Program (MHP) Dean's Scholarship, she also has served on the Dean's Student Advisory Council, served as MHP president and co-founded the UT Dallas chapter of the Rotaract Club, a branch of Rotary International. She has also mentored children in the Richardson school district and volunteered at the biology lab.
"In addition to being bright and talented, Giulia is also passionate about helping others. She has done so many things to help people, which is a quality that will make her a wonderful doctor," said Tracey Rockett, director of the MHP.
Giulia and two other students were selected last fall to travel to India with the School of Management dean and other University officials to visit one of the world's most vibrant economies and meet a School of Management MBA graduate, who is an industrialist and political leader.
"UT Dallas has really invested a lot in me and my education and has helped prepare me for my next step, which is medical school. The biology program along with the business skills that I've learned here have really helped balance my career goals. UT Dallas helped put all the little pieces together for me, and I feel like I owe the University so much," Giulia said.
"One of the best things I like about UT Dallas is the fact that it's young and there are new traditions popping up all the time. The dean of the School of Management, Dr. Pirkul, has really done an excellent job of recruiting a wonderful faculty and building an excellent program," she said. "I know of at least 20 professors who would drop what they're doing if I walked into their office. They really do care."
After graduating from UT Dallas, Giulia will be attending medical school at Texas A&M University. She may not be the last Ippolito family member to graduate from UT Dallas. The two youngest Ippolito siblings – Marta and David – are still living at home and going to high school at Bishop Lynch High School.
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"My parents set really good examples for us, and family is extremely important to all of us. They stressed academics and preparing for our careers, but they also provided a good balance of church, community and extracurricular activities."
Giulia Ippolito,
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Tomorrow (June 2) is the deadline for public comment on Harvard's proposal for new development and uses of property on Western Ave. The projects are:
- Build a 500,000 sq ft science complex south of Western Ave & east of Travis St
- Reuse existing buildings at 1360 Soldiers Field Road (the low building behind Mahoney's Garden Center) and 1380 Soldiers Field Road (the Citizens Bank building) to provide 90,000 sq ft of space for use by the Harvard University Art Museums
- Renovate the 25,000 sq ft building at 224 Western Avenue (formerly used by Verizon, next to the Dunkin Donuts) for Harvard arts and culture uses
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World of Warcraft is often a game of ebbs and flows. MMORPG's longevity has made it in order that the player base numbers frequently fluctuate, with some veterans returning to get a few months in the starting of each new expansion just before taking a extended break till the next a single resulting from genuine life demands. Though it feels like that the World of Warcraft: Legion launched just short time ago, in reality, actually the expansion has been out for more than a year, and now it appears that Blizzard is currently preparing for the subsequent expansion of World of Warcraft.
Numerous World of Warcraft fans noticed an anomaly yesterday, though employing a web-based sources to track the patch quantity of Blizzard's beta servers, it seems that Blizzard is closer to a new expansion than the fans may well have previously believed. The beta servers displayed implementation of a Patch 8.0 briefly yesterday just just before Blizzard noticed and changed its designation, but not just before some eagle-eyed redditors, like tiwuno, managed to grab a screenshot.
For those who're not acquainted with how patch designations operate in World of Warcraft, the quantity prior to the decimal normally indicates a enormous content material updates, typically reserved for expansions. Any patch having a 7 just before the decimal applies to Legion, and those using a 6 in front would have denoted Warlords of Draenor. The emergence of 8.0 seems to indicate that Blizzard is prepared to start testing a brand new expansion, which will be in line with some teases from World of Warcraft developers recently.
Despite the fact that the patch number seems around the servers at a diverse time can be conveniently regarded as as an error, on the other hand, Blizzard is at the moment gearing up for BlizzCon 2017, its annual game conference that is often the web site of many exciting announcements every year. Now that the 8.0 patch has been revealed, it wouldn't be surprising to determine BlizzCon announce a brand new World of Warcraft expansion during BlizzCon. We already understand that Blizzard plans to publish a World of Warcraft announcement at BlizzCon, so an expansion will be of terrific significance.
Frequently speaking, it has been a strong year for Blizzard games, with Overwatch getting more than 35 million players worldwide lately – could it already be time to place the spotlight back on World of Warcraft, just more than a year soon after the launch of your immensely common Legion expansion? All the indicators show yes, but we will find out one particular way or another, when BlizzCon 2017 rolls about in just a few weeks time.


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You can find out about legislation on food allergens and further resources for allergen information can be found on the FSA website
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Learning Early About Peanut (LEAP)
For many years there was speculation that babies in families prone to allergies may become sensitised while they are in the womb, or through their mother's breast milk. The Department of Health issued guidelines to women in 1998, suggesting that they "may wish" to avoid nuts and peanuts during pregnancy and while breastfeeding if there is allergy in the immediate family. The guidelines also stated that peanuts and tree nuts should not be introduced to children until after three years of age.
In early 2009, the Food Standards Agency decided that the Government advice on avoiding peanuts during pregnancy, breastfeeding and early life should be revised in light of new evidence. It was suggested that the strategy reflected in the 1998 guidelines had not worked and that it was possible, but not then proven, that early introduction of peanuts to the diet may actually prevent the development of peanut allergy.
Subsequently and based on data generated in the Learning Early About Peanut (LEAP) trial, the results of which were published early in 2015 in the New England Journal of Medicine, and existing guidelines, an "interim" guidance document was published to assist the clinical decision-making of healthcare providers, highlighting emerging evidence to existing guidelines regarding potential benefits of supporting early, rather than delayed, peanut introduction during the period of complementary food introduction in infants.
"Consensus Communication on Early Peanut Introduction and the Prevention of Peanut Allergy in High-Risk Infants" was published on behalf of American Academy of Asthma Allergy and Immunology, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Canadian Society of Allergy & Clinical Immunology, European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the Israel Association of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, the Japanese Society for Allergology, Society for Pediatric Dermatology, and the World Allergy Organization.
A follow-up paper – "Effect of Avoidance on Peanut Allergy after Early Peanut Consumption" was published on 4th May 2016.
The "Persistence of Oral Tolerance to Peanut (LEAP-On)" study was a 12-month extension of the LEAP trial. Researchers investigated whether participants who had consumed peanut in the primary trial would remain protected against peanut allergy after cessation of peanut consumption for 12 months. The study design represented an opportunity to investigate the mechanisms of loss of protection from allergic responses, with potential implications for other food allergies and immune-mediated diseases.
The study concluded:
"Among children at high risk for allergy in whom peanuts had been introduced in the first year of life and continued until 5 years of age, a 12-month period of peanut avoidance was not associated with an increase in the prevalence of peanut allergy. Longer-term effects are not known."
Read the full study here.
"Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT)" Study
Results of the EAT Study were announced on the 4th March 2016
The Enquiring About Tolerance (EAT) study aimed to find out whether introducing certain foods early in a child's diet along with continued breastfeeding could stop infants developing food allergy.
This important and exciting study is a great step towards reducing the risk of developing food allergies. Follow up studies will consolidate the results and lead to more accurate Government infant feeding advice for parents.
In the meantime it is important for parents to continue to follow existing Government advice and discuss any questions or concerns they may have with their treating doctor, health visitor or allergy specialist.
The key positive points of the study as we see it are:
When all of the participants originally recruited to the study (including those who did not adhere strictly to the study protocol) were included, the results were not significant. However,
- the early introduction of allergenic foods was found to be safe, with no cases of anaphylaxis during the initial introduction of the foods and no adverse effects on breast-feeding or growth.
- in those that adhered strictly to the study protocol by eating the recommended amounts of allergenic foods there was a significant 67% lower relative risk of food allergy overall in the early-introduction group.
- In those that adhered strictly to the study protocol by eating the recommended amounts of allergenic foods, significantly lower relative risks of peanut allergy and egg allergy were observed in the early introduction group than in the standard-introduction group.
Until results of these trials have been translated into UK practice guidelines, the FSA's messages for high risk families (those with a history of allergy) still hold.
- Mothers who eat peanuts can continue to eat them during pregnancy and breastfeeding.
- There is little evidence to suggest that introducing peanut products to children (e.g. peanut butter) will lead to peanut allergy.
- Families should discuss their individual case with their GP or another health professional if they are concerned.
Despite the lack of answers, there is still sound advice that can be followed by mothers in high-risk families if they wish to reduce the chances of their child developing allergy:
- Avoid smoking during the pregnancy or afterwards, and avoid exposing your baby to cigarette smoke.
- While pregnant and breastfeeding, eat a healthy balanced maternal diet with sufficient portions of fresh fruit, vegetables and n-3 fatty acids. Going on an exclusion diet is not advised.
- Exclusively breastfeed for at least four months (preferably six).
If breastfeeding is not possible, an extensively hydrolysed casein formula should be given until the age of six months.
- Avoid exposure to high levels of house dust mite. A high-efficiency vacuum cleaner with filter is important. Reduce other environmental allergens, such as moulds, cat and dog hair, and bird feathers. Keep the humidity levels down. Consider doing away with carpets, and using blinds instead of curtains.
- Introduce one food group at a time e.g. dairy products (milk, yoghurt, cheese) and wait five days before introducing a new food, e.g. wheat (bread, pasta, cereal). Keeping a food/symptom diary during this period may well be useful to identify allergic symptoms.
Anaphylaxis triggers
In most cases of food allergy, there is no reason to suppose that the patient will ever experience anaphylaxis but anyone who is worried should seek a GP's advice and then be referred to an allergy clinic. Where a severe reaction is thought likely to occur, the dietary exclusion of the offending food needs to be absolute. To achieve this while ensuring the diet is as wide as possible, detailed dietetic advice is needed.
A wide range of foods and substances can trigger anaphylaxis, but the most common culprits in the UK are peanuts, tree nuts (such as almonds, Brazils, hazelnuts and walnuts), sesame seeds, shellfish, fish, eggs and milk.
Hourihane JO; Bedwani SJ; Dean TP; Warner JO (1997). Randomised, double blind, crossover challenge study of allergenicity of peanut oils in subjects allergic to peanuts. BMJ 1997 Apr 12;314(7087):1084-8.
Bernhisel-Broadbent, J. and Sampson, H.A., 1989. Cross-allergenicity in the legume botanical family in children with food hypersensitivity. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 83 (2 Pt 1), 435-440.


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For the past few years (OMG it's been seven. Seven years! O_O) I've written a letter to Santa and shared it on my blog. This year's is the shortest so far, and yet…
Dear Santa,
My 2016 and my 2017 letters to you began with me talking about how tough the year had been… I mean… Maybe let's just not focus on that LOL Instead, let's focus on the fact I was pretty damn good this year, Santa. I mean, I always aim to be kind to those around me, but this year I made an extra big effort to do that. And I vaguebooked far less than I did last year. And I whined… okay, so maybe I still whined a fair bit, and I definitely still swear more than my grandmother would like, but surely that is a small thing in the grand scheme of things?
This year I would really, really like
a whole week (okay, that's greedy. Maybe five days? Five days.) five consecutive days when I don't need to do anything work related or leave the house (except to walk to the corner store to catch Pokemons and get a pop). I will spend those days staying up too late, sleeping in too long, playing ridiculous amounts of video games, reading whatever I want and snuggling on the couch with Jo.
Oh, and also? Remember those baseboard and transition things I asked for back in 2011? I could still use those.
What? Don't judge.
Merry Giftmas, Santa.


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