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Glaciers near Landmannalaugar, Iceland
Not far from Álftavatn
Landmannalaugar is a region near the volcano Hekla in the southern part of Iceland's highlands.
The Landmannalaugar area is a popular tourist destination and hiking hub in Iceland's highlands. The area displays a number of unusual geological elements, like the multicolored rhyolite mountains and expansive lava fields, not far from the service center. The many mountains in the surrounding area display a wide spectrum of colors including pink, brown, green, yellow, blue, purple, black, and white. Two of the most popular mountains among hikers are Blahnjukur (meaning "blue peak") and Brennisteinsalda (meaning "sulphur wave").
Tourists visit the area from June through late September, after which time the road is closed. A mountain lodge, in operation since 1951, can accommodate 78 people and has basic amenities. It is located centrally near natural geothermal hot springs, also popular with tourists. - Landmannalaugar


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This week Hampton Court Palace hosts the world's biggest flower show, offering a chance for horticulturists and gardening enthusiasts alike an unbeatable day out. Hampton Court has always had a more relaxed atmosphere than Chelsea Flower Show - some people prefer it - where all the family can spend the day shopping for plants and outdoor furniture.
It's the show where young designers can make their name, including this year the youngest-ever to appear at Hampton Court, 15-year-old James Callicott; it's also the place to see bold conceptual and experimental gardens. Hampton is also famous for the rose displays, the rare and exotic flora in the Plant Heritage marquee, and fabulous herbaceous plants in their full high-summer glory. The Royal Horticultural Society is also keen to flag up the foodie element, and this year promises a bumper crop of home-grown exhibits, including fruit, veg and an entire area dedicated to kitchen gardening. Children (and grown-ups) will enjoy the Shakespeare's Allotment gardens, the scarecrows, the vintage fair games including hoopla and a coconut shy, a children's trail and interactive workshops hosted by the Royal Shakespeare Company and the Lego garden.
The Daily Telegraph, official partner to the Hampton Court Palace Flower Show, is hosting the Long Water Refreshment areas where visitors can sit, eat and relax after the rigours of the show. You'll also have a chance to enter a prize draw to win one of four limited-edition designer deck chairs.
To celebrate Hampton Court flower show the Telegraph Garden Shop is offering one lucky reader the chance to win a pair of free tickets to the show on Saturday. To enter simply follow the link below and fill out the form.
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I've never been the kind of person to push my views on someone else, particularly as I feel people are very sensitive about vegetarians/vegans expressing their views. However I wanted to write a post on my views as it's something I've discussed at length with my friends and family.
I've been vegetarian for 4 years now, in all honesty when I first turned vegetarian it was purely down to a dislike of meat not so much the ethical side, although in the past couple of years it's something that has really meant a lot to me. As blunt as it sounds, I find it completely baffling how someone can be an animal lover but still enjoy eating meat. I know it's down to disassociation, and I understand that to a certain extent it's the circle of life, I just struggle to take someone seriously when they say they love animals but still eat them. Maybe that sounds harsh, but I simply find it hypocritical.
Since we have no WiFi currently I spend a lot of time watching daytime TV, particularly come dine with me. Several times on the show hosts have served meat from animals they raised themselves and named. At first I was disgusted as it felt so harsh, but after watching the guests reactions and one woman spoke about how she thinks if you're going to eat meat you should be a conscious meat eater, you should be aware of where it has come from and the reality of how it's ended up on your plate. That really resonated with me, although it's something I would never choose to do, I do think people should be more aware of where their food comes from. No matter what people say animals are sentient beings, they may not have the same complex emotions as humans but they grow relationships amongst themselves and with other species.
I am constantly dropping in and out of veganism and truly believe one day I will make the complete switch. There's no reason I haven't stuck to it other than pure selfishness as I choose to eat whatever I want, regardless of what has been sacrificed for me to have it. Majority of my day to day food is vegan, bar the odd pizza or chocolate (lol), however it's something I could easily commit to. There are so many myths that we grow up believing, we do not require a huge amount of protein, for thousands of years majority of people survived from mainly carbohydrates as it was all they good afford. The obsession with protein simply relates back to how cavemen would hunt to seem macho, however their diets were mainly grains provided by women, not to dive into feminism but obviously it wasn't until recent decades that what women provided was worth a lot. Meat was previously a sign of wealth as only royalty and the upper class of society that could afford it.
I'm not saying we should all never eat meat as I know it's just not practically going to happen. I do think we should reduce the consumption of meat and dairy because even if the thought of it being actual animals isn't an issue, it's still hard to face the conditions in which animals are kept in. Even if they claim to be free range. I think there's a huge stigma around vegetarianism/veganism which I understand as it is often overbearing, on the other hand I think a lot of the stigma originates from denial and people wanting to stay ignorant from the truth.
I hope this post doesn't offend anyone, I'm simply expressing my opinion. If you think about it, it's very rare that humans – nowadays – have the hunting instinct. I don't know anyone that sees a sheep or cow and wants to pounce on it to slaughter and eat it, when they do they tend to be classed as psychopaths. I'm sure that comes down to disassociating the two, but it's still a reality.
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Game of Thrones Review:
Seeing as A Song of Ice and Fire is one of my favorite fantasy series, I was super excited when I heard back in 2007 that HBO would be making a tv series out of it. I think they're probably the only channel that could do the books justice. Unfortunately, with four full seasons already aired, I have to admit my feelings about the actual execution are more mixed than I had hoped they would be.
I love watching Westeros and Essos come to life on screen and the production quality of the show has been astounding. The amount of care and attention to every detail is reminiscent of the Lord of the Rings movies. For example, just check out these close ups of some of the costume embroidery created for the show.
The casting has also been almost universally perfect. There are a few roles that have gone to people that I don't think are great actors, but the vast majority are not only good actors but embody their roles better than I ever dreamed. I want to give special kudos in this regard to Maisie Williams (Arya) and Sophie Turner (Sansa), who were both total unknowns before being cast in Game of Thrones and have knocked their respective roles completely out of the park, and to Jack Gleeson (Joffrey), who by all accounts is as nice a guy as they come yet who portrays a monster so convincingly he'll probably be fending off people who want to punch him in the face for the rest of his life.
However, some of the plot changes have inordinately annoyed me. I'm not a purist – there have been plenty I liked. For example, I spend most of Ygritte's scenes in the book wanting to punch her in the face (that is how annoying "You know nothing, Jon Snow" gets after awhile), but in the show they toned her down a bit and made her actually likable. I also loved the expansion of Bronn and Gendry's roles, the greater insight we're given into Margaery's character and motivations, and the clever choice to have Arya be Tywin's cup-bearer, which didn't happen in the books at all. Some of the others, like swapping out the non-entity Jeyne Westerling for Talisa, I've been indifferent to, and still others I'm waiting to decide about – the changes to Tyrion and Jaime's final scene together in A Storm of Swords/season 4, for example.
Unfortunately, there have also been too many that I've actively loathed. The worst include:
- the changes to Danaerys and Khal Drogo's wedding night
- making Littlefinger, who is so close-mouthed in the books that you know almost nothing about him or his plans until the end of book three, into a talker, and not only that, but the kind of talker who would spill his deepest secrets to a pair of prostitutes(!)
- the amount of totally gratuitous naked boobs in general
- the changes to Jaime and Cersei's scene in the sept
What's bothered me even more than the changes themselves are how tone-deaf the writers (and in the case of the Jaime/Cersei scene, the director) have been in how the changes affected the ongoing plot and character development. For example, switching Dany and Drogo's wedding night from consensual sex in the book to rape in the show means she falls in love with her rapist instead of a man who went out of his way to obtain her consent. (Given what a charming and reasonable fellow her brother is, the scene in the book may in fact have been the first time in her life that anybody gave Dany the power to declare what she wanted.) The changes made to the Jaime/Cersei scene were even worse – neither writers nor director seemed to realize that they'd just derailed Jaime's redemption arc in the eyes of many viewers.
Overall, I enjoy the show, but I don't love it as much as I expected and hoped to.
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Final marks from last term's module are out and I'm disappointed to say I didn't perform particularly well. I don't know how well or poorly others students in my programme performed overall as I've only spoken to a handful of them about their markings, but as a standalone grade it is certainly nothing to be particularly proud of. Apparently I can 'write really well' but I'm also seemingly not a very well structured individual. That honestly doesn't have a nice ring to it and I'm not sure how I feel about the feedback, although, to be fair, I did resort to writing the assignment in only two days - the last weekend before the Tuesday deadline. Not particularly clever, no. But one of the downfalls of working full-time while taking a postgrad degree - and also of being a season ticket holder at a football club and travelling the country to see your team play.
I've never really been a slow-learner, and even though there is a short period of adaptation (the operative word being 'short') when it comes to, well, quite frankly just about anything, a full term just sounds a bit ridiculous. Yet if I had managed to write the assignment with at least a week to spare there would have been enough time to review what I'd written - but alas I was off traipsing in Newcastle.
In all actuality, despite it sounding a bit worrying, the lack of structure with which I was accused was likely entirely justifiable. The research had clearly been done - I'm still returning books to the library from last term - the real issue was actually lack of focus, which ultimately led to flawed structure. Not a result of lack of interest, but rather of a constant feeling that more research was needed, that a better understanding of the subject could be attained by reading just one more chapter or one more article . All the good it did me in the end!
I'll probably end up rewriting that essay whenever I find some time, but for now, it's all water under the bridge - the important lesson has been learned and I feel much better prepared for this term's assignment after that first false step. Nonetheless I'll admit to being anxious about the exam markings, which are yet to be revealed. Yes, I included all my references even in a handwritten exam, but two hours was simply not enough. Those I've rewritten already - twice. And in both cases they are immensely superior to what I managed to jot down during the actual exam. Of course had I known how I'd performed in the assignment I would have prepared entirely differently for the exam - I would have felt the added pressure, under which I admittedly perform better. Perhaps I should pretend (assume?) I am failing the course from now on and see how that affects my overall performance.
Having said all that I don't exactly expect to cruise through this term. The lectures are admittedly too theoretical at times and not necessarily as engaging as they could be, despite the group seminars. Notwithstanding, (time allowing) I'm keen to put something of a study group together ahead of exams if I can manage to get a few of us in the same room outside lecture time. And most certainly start writing my next essay as early as next weekend, even if it means rewriting big portions of it ahead of the deadline!
Overall, I find it somewhat curious that there seems to be a sea of readily available information on transitioning from a degree into a professional career or progressing your career in a certain industry (whatever industry that may be), yet there doesn't seem to be much information - at least not readily available or perhaps simply not as widely divulged - on how to bridge the gap between work and education, let alone applying knowledge from a degree back into your career. I'll admit the latter is probably a private affair, but moreover, it's something of a statement about the perceived natural progression of Undergraduate degree - Postgraduate degree - professional career; although this realisation hasn't proved particularly helpful from a personal point of view.
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Luxury nail art. Among all the colors ,Gold is a luxurious color. And make you glorious in various weddings, gala dinners ,Party. The Gold helps your skin glow and help you brighten up in your important meeting. Dress in gold Or white and wearing gold jewelry It will make you look elegant and stand out with a bright golden tone. In addition to bright gold jewelry, you can decorate your nails in gold or gold clovers. Today, we have a variety of ideas to paint gold nails to inspire for the nail lover fans. Check out our ideas here.
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Get a Double Agent tandem kayak today! It's the perfect companion for any outdoor trip, whether it is for a quick weekend fishing trip getaway with the family or with your good mate for serious fishing trip.
The Double Agent Fishing tandem kayak is the best recreational or fishing kayak which makes it easy to climb in and out of and can be paddled tandem or solo by all kayak enthusiasts. This kayak is also perfect for fishing as it comes standard with flush mounted rod holders and front and rear cargo storage with bungee to keep you gear secure.
It has been designed with stability and comfort in mind, so there is no need for a balancing act or worrying about rough water when you paddle in the chop and the well-designed hull gives the perfect balance and speed ratio that so many kayaks lack.
It's very stable and smooth through the water and suitable for most waters. All quality stainless steel fittings and brass inserts. UV protected high quality LLDPE constructed hull to endure the harsh Australian sun is also covered by our three year limited warranty.
- Two (2) flush mounted rod holders
- Two 8" twist lock storage compartments
- Eight (8) scupper holes for self-draining including bungs
- Front and Rear cargo storage with bungee for tackle and gear
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Julie Garwood
About the Author:
Julie Garwood was born in 1946 in Kansas City, Missouri. An American writer of over twenty-five romance novels in both the historical and suspense sub-genres. Over thirty million copies of her books are in print, and she has had at least 15 New York Times Bestsellers. She has also begun writing a novel for young adults under the pseudonym of Emily Chase. For more information about Julie Garwood's book's go to her website here.
Books by Julie Garwood
Buchanan series
#1: Heartbreaker
#4:Murder List
#5: Slow Burn
#6: Shadow Dance
#7:Fire and Ice
#8: Sizzle
(Available in Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Audio and Kindle Edition at Amazon.com, available in Nook at Barnes&Noble.com)
Highlands' Lairds series
#1: The Secret
#2: Ransom
#3: ShadwMusic
(Available in Mass Market Paperback, Hardcover, Paperback and Audio at Amazon.com)
Crown's Spies series
#1: The Lion's Lady
#2: Gaurdian Angle
#3: The Gift
#4: Castles
Lairds' Fiancées series
#1: The Bride
#2: The Wedding
Rose series
#1: For the Roses
#2: One Pink Rose
#3: One White Rose
#4: One Red Rose
#5: Come the Spring
(Available at Amazon.com)
Stand Alone Titles
Saving Grace
The Prize
Honor's Splendour
Prince Charming
A Girl Named Summer
Gentle Warrior
Rebellious Desire
Coming soon
The Ideal Man (Expected publication: August 9th 2011 by Dutton Adult) Available for pre-order at Amazon.com
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Coconut is the tree of one thousand uses and one such use is to make high quality, coconut buttons. Give your attire a nautical or island feel with these buttons made out of polished coconut shell. You will channel tropical island life when you finish your clothing with coconut shell buttons. Coconut shell buttons come in traditional button styles as well as more fantastic options. Printed or painted coconut buttons are a popular choice, with varying tropical depictions. Another popular choice is the Italian glazed coconut button. Stylish yet natural and an excellent choice for any outfit, coconut buttons come in differing sizes as well.
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Hotel right at the piste! A skiing holiday without your car in Austria!
In the 4* Hotel Katschberghof you get to spend a fantastic winter holiday right at the piste. After a superb day of skiing in the top ski region of Carinthia you get to dive right in to the wellness oasis! Right on the hotel doorstep is over 70 kilometres of pistes which provide ideal challenges for pros and beginners alike!
Ski region and ski pistes
The Katschberg is an ideal ski area for all ability levels. Awarded thanks to its lovely pistes, state-of-the-art lift facilities, the piste seal of approval and snow-assuredness (100% of the pistes can be provided with artificial snow), this winter sports region has become one of the most well-known and best in Carinthia and Salzburg! For beginners and pros alike, the Katschberg is an ideal slope, and for pros in particular are taken by the longest black run in Carinthia, the 'Direttisima', with its 100% gradient. With Katschis Kinderjet there is a fun park for kids with a mini-jet and talking comic figures. The ski practice slope and the ski school are located right outside the hotel – which means nothing stands in the way of young and old alike starting out on the skis right away.
The Katschberg has around 70 very well-tended kilometres of pistes. The ski area stands out in particular because of its wide pistes, many hours of sunshine and pistes of varying difficulty levels.
The facts will persuade you!
- 70 kilometres of pistes of all difficulty levels with superb ski runs of all grades
- Direct access to the ski area from the hotel
- Snow-assured altitude location between 1640 and 2220 metres altitude
- Over 700 snow lances ensure 100% snow-assuredness
- 16 state-of-the-art ski lift facilities with the shortest waiting times
- Piste A1: 6 kilometres of skiing fun from Aineck to St. Margarethen
- Direttisima: 2.5 kilometre black ski run with a gradient of up to 100%
- Katschi's Kinderwelt: Exclusive kids fun park with Mini-Jet and talking figures to ride through
- Night-time skiing: 2x per week on the Königswiesen run
- Snowboarders: most of the pistes are ideal for boarders!
- Half-pipe and Pro-Jump available
New from Winter 2018/2019
The wait is over: the Silverjet 1 is built this summer.
After an action-packed downhill run on the "A1" from Aineck into the valley, the new Silverjet ski lift will then take you up onto the mountain. 60 modern cabins for each 8 people will comfortably transport you to the top without long waiting times.
Your skiing enjoyment on more than 70 kilometres of ski slopes is guaranteed!
Krabath ski and snowboard school
Katschberg's expertise in terms of ski schools and ski hire has one name: Ski- and Sports School Krabath. As our partner ski school, it is also included in our BonusCard and therefore provides various benefits for your wallet. The ski school's location right at our hotel mean that organising your ski course, ski hire and ski service is so easy! The new Bobo practice area is just a few metres from the hotel.
BOBO's kids' club provides an ideal setting for ski courses for children and teenagers aged between 3–13. Ski- and Sportschule Krabath is also your competent and reliable partner when it comes to adult ski courses. Whether in groups or as an individual lesson, very well qualified ski instructors are available for you.
Ski hire - Children/ Adults
The services provided by our partner Skischule Krabath are also includes in the Hinteregger BonusCard. There is a 15% discount on ski hire and ski servicing for our guests. Get information before you arrive about our test days – you get to test the latest ski models here at a really fantastic price.
A superb ski day needs fantastic ski pistes, great snow conditions, and top equipment. Wide and very well prepared pistes and 100% snow-assuredness are guaranteed on the Katschberg, and with Ski- and Sportschule Krabath we also have a competent partner in terms of ski servicing, ski hire and equipment hire – like poles, ski shoes and helmets. We are happy to advise you in your choice of skis, since only the right equipment will guarantee absolute skiing pleasure and safe skiing.


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Field Guide / Environmentalist Distance Learning Course
Bushveld Training Adventures is aware of the many nature enthusiasts world and country wide who are passionate about the African bush but do not find themselves in a position to spend the necessary time attending and completing a full-time course at such a location.
With this in mind, Bushveld Training Adventures has designed the Distance Learning Course, specifically to address this short fall and to provide prospective field guides, nature lovers and wildlife enthusiasts the opportunity to learn and experience more about all aspects of the African Savanna Bushveld. Whether you are a nature enthusiast or planning to pursue a career in guiding and conservation you will receive the most professional and most enjoyable nature training experience.
Course Objectives
• The Distance Learning Course is aimed at providing the necessary knowledge and skills to those
who are interested in pursuing a career in guiding and/or conservation.
• It will provide the nature lover, game farm or nature reserve owner or operator, as well as the
general environmentalist from all over the world with the knowledge and skills to better understand
the African Savanna Bushveld environment and the processes that govern it.
• Most important is to instil an interest in and love for nature and the many aspects that constitute the
natural environment.
Course Structure
The course combines theory with written assignments and practical field work and must be completed within six months. Although the practical field work component is optional, attendees will not obtain the full qualification without successfully completing the practical session and assessment. Two courses are presented per annum, one from January to June and again from June to November. The practical sessions will be done over a ten-day period at the end of each semester. The practical sessions will be conducted at Marakele National Park, one of South Africa's "big five" game parks.
The course comprises different modules, each with several subjects, carefully selected to provide the nature enthusiast with a comprehensive insight into the natural environment and fully cover the requirements and content of the FGASA (Field Guides Association of Southern Africa) syllabus.
You will learn about:
Ecology, Soil, Astronomy, Weather, Classification, Wild Flowers, Grasses, Arthropods (Insects, Arachnids and their relatives),Trees, Amphibians, Reptiles, Birds, Mammals, Signs and Sounds of the Wild and a range of other fascinating topics.
Course Recognition and Accreditation
The course presents a nationally recognised qualification that meets the requirements for obtaining a NQF 2-certificate (National Qualification Framework – NQF2) FGASA and CATHSSETA on successful completion of the course.The principal trainer is an accredited trainer and assessor with the Field Guides Association of Southern Africa (FGASA) and CATHSSETA.


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Our group is dedicated to bringing together health care professionals who are committed to walking the path of recovery. It is a walk best shared with others. We convene annually in the western region of the United States for education and fellowship.
We offer information, resources and encouragement. Our annual meetings are designed to educate and inspire all who attend. Since addiction is a family disease, we encourage participants to include their spouse or partner, and adult children. The way of recovery is not an easy path, but it is a deeply rewarding one. Join us to learn about the newest trends in addiction medicine, to hear stories told by some of our prominent successes and meet with professional colleagues in recovery.
Please see the video below of Chris Bundy, Medical Director of the Washington Physicians Health Program, discussing the WDR Meetings.
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"Many pearls for my own recovery and for use in my practice."
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Kristine Corona and her team at Victory University Belt in Manila, Philippines bring us this awesome metallic heart for their February series, Purple Love.
They created the heart from a large iron sheet cut with iron scissors (from a local hardware store). The hung the heart with thin wires with some thick wires at the back of the design for support.
Materials used: thin iron sheet, wires, spray paint (silver and black), styro foam.


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Does the Russian Imperial House seek the return of properties seized by the Bolsheviks after the Revolution of 1917?
The position of the Grand Duchess Maria of Russia, the Head of the House of Romanoff today, is exactly the same as that taken by her father, Grand Duke Wladimir Kirillovich, and her grandfather, Emperor de jure Kirill Wladimirovich: the Russian Imperial House does not seek the return of properties confiscated by the Bolsheviks after the Revolution of 1917. The Grand Duchess's view on this question has been stated clearly and explicitly in numerous interviews and public statements. For example, in an interview the Grand Duchess gave to Izvestiia, published on April 10, 2014, she stated:
"As far as property is concerned, I have many times publically and officially voiced our consistent position. The Russian Imperial House is in principle against the restitution of property and makes no claims on any property whatsoever. We are very pleased that residences and properties, which were constructed and owned by our ancestors before the Revolution, today serve the public interest, and we ask nothing for ourselves."
In an interview published in Rossiiskaia gazetta on March 15, 2007, the Grand Duchess was asked: "In the many interviews that you and your son, Grand Duke George of Russia, have given, you have stated repeatedly that you are not interested in the restoration of Romanov properties. Why do you believe that the restitution of properties in Russia is in principle not necessary?" Grand Duchess Maria replied:
"I do not think that the restitution of properties in Russia is possible or even desirable. Attempts to do so would require such a large-scale redistribution of property in Russia that it would be quite damaging to civil society to even try. Putting first always the interests of the nation over my own, I am in principle totally against restitution."
The Grand Duchess made exactly the same statement during her visit to the Supreme Court of the Russian Federation on February 18, 2011. In a meeting with justices and the Court's staff members, the Grand Duchess was asked about the restitution of Romanoff properties and how that might be accomplished legally. The Grand Duchess replied with complete clarity and consistency that she is against any sort of restitution, and that she has never in the past asked for anything and never will. "My first and only priority is civil peace in our country," the Grand Duchess emphasized.
The Grand Duchess has likewise made clear that her position on the restoration of properties would remain the same even if conditions were such that the Russian Imperial House was to return to live permanently in Russia. She and her Chancellery have stated numerous times that the Russian Imperial House would be open to taking possession of a currently unused and unrestored building for use as a residence and office, but that all renovations and upkeep costs must be covered entirely by private donations, not state funds. The Grand Duchess has unequivocally stated that the restoration of properties to the Romanoffs is not a pre-condition for her return, though there are other conditions she has stipulated, including, most importantly the recognition by the state of the status of the Imperial House as an historical institution.


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Our volunteers are a truly versatile bunch of people from a diverse range of backgrounds. Eric Marxmiller for example was born in Silicon Valley, California, he studied digital media arts at university but left after a couple of years to gain some hands on experience in small business operations and pursue the dotcom dream. When that particular bubble burst, he went back to school to train as an emergency medical technician.
Now Eric works for American Medical Response in San Mateo County as an emergency medical technician. Somehow, he also finds the spare time to work with Rock Med - part of the Haight Ashbury Free Clinic in San Francisco - and serve as operations manager with Sahara Relief. During the summer, Eric heads to Alaska to join his father and brother at a family owned commercial salmon fishing business. During whatever down time he squeezes into his schedule, he enjoys long walks on the beach.
If you think Eric sounds like a multi-faceted and adaptable guy with just the kind of background and life experience we look for in our volunteers, you'd be absolutely right. We've had him along to nearly ten 4 Deserts Race Series events.


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[Video] Android Tablet Transformed Into a TV Gaming Console
We're not sure how they did it but we're sure glad they did: it seems a developer in Spain has successfully transformed his Acer Iconia Tab A500 into a gaming system with the help of an XBOX controller and an HDMI-cable connected to a 40" Samsung TV. And the game they decided to port? Shadowgun, naturally.
While the game looks pretty sweet on the Iconia – even, perhaps, as nice as it looks on the Samsung TV– we do notice some lag time. So perhaps it's still too early to declare the end of gaming consules.
That said, it looks like the Samsung Galaxy Nexus will support Bluetooth-enabled gaming devices, which is a mighty fine thing.
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Dining in 2013: The Mobile Experience/
When it comes to experiences that highlight escapism from our busy, structured lives, has technology actually become contradictory? Mobile devices, for example, are meant to connect us, but in reality, it has a way of disconnecting our selves to what's going on in the world around us. In the essence of progression, has the dining experience – one that demands our full sensory attention in order to be fully enjoyed – become dulled by our smartphones?
The Wall Street Journal recently covered the topic of mobile tech changing the way we dine – even the way we interact with restaurant brands. We've delved into this topic numerous times in different aspects, including our most recent coverage on Restaurant Mobile Social Consumer trends. Whether searching for a restaurant, seeking out consumer reviews, making a reservation, placing an order, and even paying for a check, everything can now be done in a streamlined process through mobile.
As WSJ journalist Bryan Miller so eloquently writes, "Perhaps the biggest change in the mobile world is the way in which diners make their decisions. Not only do they search on the run, but they also digitally collaborate with friends in the process – cuisine by consensus." Read More


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Over the last few weeks I've been getting more and emails from people askine me for my opinion on AGLOCO (refferral link).
To be perfectly honest the first few times I heard about it I didn't think much.
The second few times I thought it was some sort of pyramid scheme or spyware scam.
But in the last week or so a few people that I respect have started recommending I check it out as a potential way to earn an extra income stream online. Most of them told me about it with a few reservations (there's a lot of hype about it out there too) but told me that they thought it was something that could have potential as an income earner for bloggers.
So today I signed up to check it out for myself. I'm still a little perplexed about it and feeling my way with it so take this as a very initial first impression review (it's hard to do anything else at this stage as it's in such early days).
Agloco isn't the easiest concept in the world to explain (I'll let you get all the ins and outs at their site) however from what I've gathered so far it brings together a variety of online activities:
- social networking
- referral program
- online shopping
- toolbars
- Software downloading
Here's a diagram that they use to attempt to explain it (click to enlarge):
My first impressions:
I still have some questions about Agloco – but am quietly interested about it's potential:
• My concerns over spyware via their 'Viewbar' should probably be alleviated by their explanations and assurances that it's not – but without actually having access to it (it's in beta) I'm not sure
• I guess the 'beta/pre launch' nature of it leave me with a variety of questions. At the moment it just seems to be a lot of promises. Don't get me wrong – the promises seem great and I like a lot of what I see – but I'm the kind of guy who likes to see a product before getting too excited.
• I think the basic concept is pretty interesting and I can see why a lot of key web types are getting behind it. I can also see why there is a lot of hype by internet marketers about it.
I've talked to a number of others about it today and the reviews are mixed. Some still think it's a pyramid scheme (although others who used to think this are being won over by the caliber of the names behind it) – but others are reserving judgement but are quietly experimenting with it and watching on too.
I'm going to withhold my judgement on AGLOCO until I see more of what it is and how it develops – but I think it's an interesting concept that is worth keeping an eye on and that it's one of those things that would probably be worth getting in on early if you're going to benefit from the referrals system – something bloggers are ideally situated to do.
I would invite your reflections upon AGLOCO – particularly if you're a member. What do you think about it?
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Lucile & Airport Way S : blackberries + Ford 750 + Castrol
It was perfect! I had about an hour between dropping HM off at MK's place (last Thursday with her Auntie before her first day of preschool next week!) and getting to the Central Library for a West Coast Paper + Mohawk presentation (not to mention the delicious box lunch provided from Gourmondo — grilled vegetable panini, mixed greens and a powdered sugar-dusted, shallow, muffin-shaped brownie — the last of which I saved to have with my coffee back at the studio).
A couple weeks ago, walking past this scene with M, I mentioned that I wanted to sketch it — this scene...among others still on my "to sketch" list for Georgetown. There was a parking spot right in front. I stood against the car for about an hour for this one. I love the industrial, forgotten, fallen apart, rusty bright colors paired with with on-their-way-out blackberries (the blackberries were better a couple weeks ago). It has the same colors and quality as the stacked up containers I have been meaning to draw for so long — the ones at the Port, along W Marginal Way, Airport Way S, etc.
At first I was going to watercolor it when I got back to the studio. Instead I used colored pencil since I haven't used them in a while. Plus, it was quicker.
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The Coptic services for the Raising of Morning and Evening Incense are not simply viewed as forms of worship at which incense is used, but the incense itself is considered an 'offering'. This translation into traditional liturgical English uniquely offers detailed ceremonial instructions with a scholarly introductory essay by Father Gregory Tillett. This examines the historical origins of the service as well as the development of the rubrics and of the English text. Authorised for use in the British Orthodox Church.
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Its a question for the ages. Jermaine Jenas - what does he do exactly? It's one that splits a family in two, puts people on streets. For every person who defends him, there's one fifty who slate him. Yet everyone involved within football (managers) persist in his inclusion and selection. If England manages have seen something the fans have somehow missed, week in and week out.
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I am thrilled to be a part of Dove's new campaign, #MyBeautyMySay. Here 9 women, ( including myself, yay!) share our stories of what society may perceive as a flaw, and what we love and embrace! We were chosen each with a different story of our unique attribute, what society has said about it, and how we chose to respond. I was chosen for sharing my stories of gap teeth love online through vlogs on my YouTube channel and on my previous blog. Here is a link to my story on Dove UK's site.
When I was younger in school, people would think it was fun to tease me asking if I work at The GAP clothing store. (Funny enough, I did one year when I was 16 years old over Christmas. 🙂 ) And they would laugh. They would ask if I could put a toonie ( Canadian $2 coin) in between my gap. My teeth were always something kids could make fun of if they wanted to tease me. For some reason it didn't bother me and I thought they were silly.
I like my teeth. Okay, I LOVE my teeth! They are squarish and there is a gap.These teeth have been passed on from generation to generation on my Dad's side of the family. Well, I at least like to think of it like that because my Dad has them and his father did. That's cool, right? I feel my teeth are a part of my personal story, my family history, and they are an expression of who I am.
As I have grown up, I have had people tell me they can "fix" my teeth. " You know you can fix those teeth quite easily." It's funny how these people trying to "help me", are assuming I want to "fix" my teeth. I remember working years ago at a middle-eastern restaurant and I was near the take-out counter when a man came in to get a falafel and shawarma on a pita. He told me how he could fix my teeth quite easily. He was a dentist, so he thought he was really trying to help me. Well either that, or get a new client. lol This is the WRONG girl to say that to.( Okay Elaine, you're 32 years old now, enough with the girl talk.he he ) Okay, this is the WRONG woman to say that to! I basically told him that I LOVE MY GAP TEETH. I gave him a run-down on my gap teeth family-tree. I told how Jennifer Lopez insured her ass, well I would do the same thing if I became rich, but for my teeth. He probably thought I was LOCA! lol But seriously, WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE advising me how I can fix myself. You don't know my story, and how I feel about my teeth. If I was insecure, you would probably make me feel less confident.
I am comfortable with me being me with these gap teeth.. If my teeth were "fixed", I personally would not feel the Elaine I am right now. I see my teeth as something that is real and a part of my authentic self. Throughout the years these comments have made me spread gap teeth love! If I see people with gap teeth, I compliment them! I take pictures with them. I think it's cool. 🙂 I have also made a few videos about my gap teeth, including all the stories I have heard from all over the world. I have heard I will marry a man with money, to you will be very successful, to you are really good in bed. The last comment was said my a Jamaican man in the Cayman Islands making jerked chicken. Hilarious!
From the above video, I received a lot of comments, and it inspired me to make a video in how to be more confident about your teeth!
Everyone has something uniquely beautiful about themselves. I believe in this campaign #MyBeautyMySay because we are real women, with real stories of beauty. By sharing our stories, we are celebrating our beauty, and opening a space for others to share their stories. I am not speaking on behalf of Dove, but what I have seen through my videos in the comments! By sharing my stories, I have had people feel good, embrace themselves more, and feel better. If I can make you feel more self-love by making a video, I am so happy and touched. I will make more! 🙂 You're beautiful. Love yourselves my pretty friends.
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Dubai goes even more shopping crazy during the annual winter Shopping Festival in January and February. A busy programme of fireworks, fashion parades, concerts and high-stakes raffles accompanies the main event: bargain hunting in Dubai's 40-plus shopping malls. Look out for discount promotions at mega malls like Wafi, Mall of the Emirates, Ibn Battuta, Dubai Mall and BurJuman. Browse international handicrafts at the Global Village in Dubailand.
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Probably the most emotive issue to come before the electorate in a vote on May 18 is an initiative to ban convicted paedophiles from working with children for life, the culmination of a ten year campaign sparked by a controversy in the town of Biel.
The initiative has mainly been backed by the rightwing Swiss People's Party and the centrist Christian Democrats. In the wake of heated debates in parliament last year, opposition was quiet as no party wished to be seen to be championing the cause of paedophiles.
However in mid-March Andrea Caroni of the Liberals decided to step into the breach and put together a cross-party committee opposing the initiative from amongst his colleagues in the House of Representatives.
The initiative, brought by the Marche Blanche (White March) group of concerned parents, would amend the Swiss constitution to ensure that "persons who are convicted because they have affected the sexual integrity of a child or a dependent person permanently lose the right to pursue a professional or volunteer activity with minors or dependents".
The initiative needs a majority of the popular vote as well as the backing of a majority of cantons to win enough support to become law.
Critics of the amendment say its wording is too strict and disproportionate and that a revision to the penal code, passed by parliament in November and due to come into force next year, adequately deals with the protection issue.
Serial abuser in court
Tragic stories of child sexual abuse are never far from the headlines and the trial of Switzerland's biggest and most notorious serial abuse case to date began on March 17.
The 57-year-old accused man admitted abusing more than 100 children and adults with physical and mental disabilities over 29 years until the abuse came to light four years ago.
Evidence against the man, who was employed as a care worker in eightSwiss residential homes for the mentally disabled, includes photos and hours of video in which he recorded the abuse.
33 counts of abuse of mentally and physically disabled children and adults were before the court. The remainder of the cases (91 further victims) passed the statute of limitations for prosecution before the change to the law in 2008.
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New sanctions
In the three years since campaigners handed in the signatures for the initiative, despite numerous debates, the two houses of parliament failed to reach a joint recommendation for voters, for or against the initiative, as is the norm.
Previous attempts to tighten sanctions against paedophiles in parliament had come to nothing, until last November when parliament, faced with the imminent nationwide vote, revisited the work-ban issue and adopted new sanctions against convicted paedophiles.
The sanctions, differentiated based on the gravity of the offences and also applicable for non-sexual violence against children, include a ten-year ban on working with children which can be renewed by five years or extended to a life ban under certain circumstances.
Judges will also have the power to forbid abusers from contacting victims and to declare certain public places off-limits to convicted paedophiles.
The cabinet, satisfied with this legal solution, has recommended voters reject the initiative on the grounds that it is imprecise, incomplete and contravenes the principles of Swiss and international law.
But the initiative campaigners do not want to leave work bans at the discretion of judges, pointing to the legal system's poor track record of protecting children, the 2004 case in Biel being just one blatant example.
Child protection
Five key national child and youth organisations have come out against the paedophile work-ban initiative, on the grounds that it is inadequate and unconstitutional.
In a joint statement issued on April 8, the Swiss Association of Youth Groups (SAJV), Jungwacht Blauring (Catholic scouting and girl guides organisation), Pfadibewegung Schweiz (non-denominational scouting a girl guides organisation), SATUS Schweiz (umbrella organisation for Swiss gymnastics and sports clubs) and the Swiss Foundation for Child Protection, expressed their support for the alternative child protection measures accepted by parliament in December 2013, pointing out that the work ban provided for in the new legislation extends to voluntary activities.
The government announced on April 9 that these measures will come into force from January 2015.
"The initiative creates the impression that the introduction of an automatic [work-ban] sanction will lead to complete protection from sex offenders. But that is only a superficial security: first offenders will not be affected and it is a tragic reality that only 5% of crimes result in a conviction," the statement read.
The organisations call for urgent investment in prevention work and protection measures as the most effective way to avoid sexual and violent assaults on children.end of infobox
"Best" candidate
The case involved a teacher who had been convicted of child sexual abuse. After completing his sentence, he successfully applied for a new teaching job in the town working with children aged around 13.
When word got out, Marche Blanche organised a protest march and a petition calling for the man's dismissal. But the school board defended its decision, arguing that he had been the "best" candidate for the job.
The cause was then taken up by two politicians but failed to gain any traction in parliament. After waiting for the two unsuccessful parliamentary initiatives to run their course, Marche Blanche decided to take the issue to the people, finally handing in the required signatures in April 2011 to force a nationwide vote.
Marche Blanche has convinced voters on child-protection issues before, most recently in 2008 when 52% of the electorate accepted a proposed constitutional amendment to remove the statute of limitations for sexual or pornographic acts committed against children under 12. Before then, victims had until the age of 25 to take legal action.
One in four
In 2012, 1,203 people were charged with sexual activities involving children in Switzerland, according to the Federal Statistics Office. The unreported incidence of child abuse is estimated to be much higher.
It is estimated that up to one in four women and one in ten men in Switzerland have experienced sexual abuse in their childhood.
This includes one-off incidents and non-contact offences, such as exhibitionism.
Two thirds of victims are girls, one third boys.
The age group most affected is from seven to 12.
Some children experience this form of violence just once, others suffer repeated abuse, sometimes over years.
(Source: Swiss Child Protection Association)end of infobox
Natalie Rickli, Swiss People's Party parliamentarian and member of the initiative's committee defended the initiative tooth and nail in parliament.
"It is actually sad that voters have to take it upon themselves to launch such initiatives because politicians fail to take action. Especially when safety is one of the most important tasks of the state," she said.
"We have to protect society and particularly children or dependent persons from repeat offenders. That is exactly what this initiative is about. When a paedophile is convicted , he should no longer be allowed to work with children or dependent persons, professionally or in his free time," she added.
In the same debate, Isabelle Chevalley of the centrist Liberal Greens agreed with the principle that people convicted of serious paedophile crimes should not be allowed to work with children, but argued that the wording of the initiative was too narrow.
"There are loopholes in the people's initiative submitted to us. You have to realise that the vast majority of cases of sexual abuse of children take place within the family circle. And in those cases the initiative could, unfortunately, change nothing. A broader legal text would be needed to truly protect the majority of abused children."
Chevalley also made the point, mentioned by cabinet in its commentary on the initiative, that because the initiative provided for the ban to be imposed automatically, without discretion, cases of young couples on either side of the age of consent (16) risked falling under the terms of the work ban.
Christine Bussat, founder of Marche Blanche, dismisses this claim, arguing that these sorts of 'boyfriend-girlfriend' cases do not come to court in Switzerland. Under the Swiss criminal code an exception to the definition of statutory rape is made when the age difference is less than three years.
Monika Egli-Alge of the Forensic Institute Eastern Switzerland (Forio), a psychologist who provides therapy for paedophiles and risk analysis reports for the courts, believes an automatic work ban is a step in the wrong direction.
"In my opinion it is important that we do everything to protect children from any kind of sexual abuse. In the area of paedophilia we need to create services, to make sure that those who want help receive help, or are thoroughly examined when they are a danger to society," she told swissinfo.ch.
"Those who present a danger to children can already be adequately dealt with within the framework of the existing law. The sanctions are there but we have to impose them. That requires bold decisions and moral courage on the part of the courts and authorities."


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Today, 30 years ago, I married the love of my life. He was 25 and I was 24.
We gave our promise to one another in a small church, in a small town, with a significant proportion of the community witnessing the event. I had two beautiful bridesmaids:
We also enjoyed the performance of seven little 'impromptu' flower girls.
(These were little cousins' children who all dressed in white and walked down the isle before me, sprinkling petals on the carpet as they went.)
My godmother played the church organ and composed a 'surprise' song which the congregation sang to us. It was a real 'farm community' wedding and it was wonderful!
BUT So much went wrong that day:
*** Our Master-of-ceremonies' wife backed her car into my little car
(so we had to borrow a car for our honeymoon)
*** a plague of caterpillars destroyed the local carnation farm - after I was promised as many flowers as I wanted for the occasion. In the end, I had very few wedding flowers. We had to pluck the blossoms of the frangipani tree for my bouquet.
*** Unfortunately the main 'chicken dish' on our wedding menu was tainted, so many of our guests went home with food poisoning that day.
*** The humidity set in and rain clouds descended in their masses.
*** My mom-in-law ironed a hole through her dress.
Well, despite all the calamities that day, the occasion was truly memorable. I remember all the farm workers gathering under the old fig tree on the farm - to sing African songs of prosperity, longevity and fertility. It obviously worked because we've survived to tell the tale of 30 wonderful years of marriage!
Today, I took out my wedding dress from its haven. It's still beautiful and, rightfully, dated:
The lace is still delicate and intact...
The little flowers are still stitched well and still show their delicacy...
...and, true to form, my wonderful husband has sent me a magnificent bouquet of flowers...
The joy of being together for 30 years is that we have witnessed one another's lives. I've had Les "watching my back" and he has had me watching his. We've loved and cherished one another during this time. The grey hair which we currently sport tells of years of living well: we've raised two beautiful and very talented daughters and have been able to watch them blossom and reach for their dreams. In the 30 years of being together we rode the crests of good times and swam, together, through the rough patches. We've experienced the fullness and the 'wholeness' of life in all its glory. And we've done this TOGETHER!
If I look back, I know that I could not have married a better man. Les has been a wonderful husband and exemplary father. He's loved me when I've been at my most unlovable. He's showered me in love, hope, faithfulness and commitment in all this time. He's supported his family throughout and ensured that I remain 'whole'. He has helped shape our beautiful pearl called 'our marriage'. I, in turn, have tried to do the same.
It's fitting that this is our 'Pearl' wedding anniversary. 30 eventful years!!! A pearl is a hard object produced within the soft tissue of a living shell. It has become a metaphor for something very rare, fine, admirable and valuable. That is exactly what our marriage has become - a unique and beautiful pearl!
Thank you, Les, for all you have come to mean to me. Thank you for loving me, for being faithful to me, for witnessing my life, for supporting me and our children, for believing in me when I'd lost hope, for always 'being there' and for never, ever forgetting any birthday or anniversary. Boy, you need a medal!
I love you, dear hubby.
I wish us both a wonderful, celebratory anniversary.
Cheers to the next 30!
Cheers to the next 30!
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The new Bulova watch is delivered in an engraved tonneau-shaped case. It is crafted from stainless steel. The model is issued in a limited edition of 200 pieces.
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If you have been paying attention at all, you know that sitting is the new smoking.
It doesn't take a mental giant to know that sitting too much is not good for you, but the new smoking? That is extreme. Except that maybe it isn't.
When we think about the soaring obesity rates among children and then think about how much time children spend in front of video games, it makes some sense. I know what you are thinking, you are thinking, Greta, it is because they are not exercising, period, not just because they are sitting.
But new research suggests otherwise. According to recent studies—and there have been a slew of them—sitting for hours a day will shorten our lives, age us, and make us vulnerable to all sorts of health issues, from cancer to diabetes to obesity. And further, even if you run regularly, exercise hard, you are still at risk if you come home and flop of the couch after your hour run.
Sitting for periods of time triggers signals in the brain to reduce certain enzymes, it messes with our insulin, and it frays the little end caps of our chromosomes, called telomeres, and this speeds up aging and disease.
Even working out regularly at the gym is not enough, since many of us are sitting for hours on end at the office, at home. When our big muscles, like our legs, aren't working, then our metabolism slows down. In essence, we are built to move much, much more than we do, and the fix is actually easier than you think.
Stand up more. Just that. Make yourself do it. Standing for just three hours a day for a year can have the same calorie burning impact on us as running ten marathons.
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Her doctor said that she was silly to attempt that all in one fell swoop, because it can be bad for your back and joints and feet to shock them so, but still, she made her point.
I wrote in this space a few columns back, about all the fitness bands I have purchased and I gave the impression I wouldn't buy another one. Well, I lied. A week after that column ran I went out and purchased the Polar Loop because my friend, John, has one, and I thought it was cool, and my friend, Susie, also has one and I think she is cool. This really is the fitness band for me for these reasons.
It is super light and comfortable, and I think it looks really good, not so obviously sporty, although upon seeing it, someone asked me if I was on house arrest. What I like about it is this. It gives me non-athlete, information I can embrace. It tells me when it is time to move, and it also gives me suggestions for reaching my fitness goals for the day.
I can jog for 45 minutes, I can walk for an hour and a half, or…wait forit…I can stand UP for three hours and fifteen minutes. That's right. Just being upright chips away at my goal. The little manual that came with it even gives suggestions—dusting, cleaning, baking.
Baking! Part of a legitimate fitness regime! When I sync my Loop to the computer, it shows me how much time I have spent in bed, sitting, walking, running, and upright. It is shocking to see how much I sit. Even on days when I am active, all that sitting.
I have a colleague who has rigged up a standing desk and I am working on doing the same. I can't quite figure it out, but I will. I have been whittling away at the number of hours I spend sitting, but it is harder than you would think. It is liberating to think that doing even light chores is part of my fitness plan. Research has told us for years that we are built to move, walk five miles a day, eat what is naturally provided, get some sun. And now we we can all be marathoners without ever actually running one.
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Essentials for Occupational Health Nursing
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ISBN: 978-1-118-51767-3 February 2013 Wiley-Blackwell 456 Pages
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The scope of occupational health nursing practice has expanded and taken on a variety of roles, giving rise to opportunities for nurses to care for workers in various workplace settings. Essentials for Occupational Health Nursing provides a highly practical and accessible guide for nurses entering or already engaged in this important field.The text begins with the foundations for occupational health practice, covering the domain of occupational health and the role of the many professionals within the specialty. Subsequent chapters address program development, professional development, workplace regulatory requirements, workplace injury management and managing health and productivity. Case studies pertaining to fitness for duty and medical monitoring provide real-life scenarios to aid in learning.
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Preface ix
1 Foundations for Practice 1
2 Professional Issues 15
3 Workers and Workplaces 35
4 Program Development 51
5 Facilities and Resources 73
6 Workplace Regulatory Requirements 97
7 Promoting and Maintaining a Safe Workplace 127
8 Fitness for Duty 153
9 Drug-Free Workplace 171
10 Workplace Injury Management 191
11 Managing Health 219
12 Managing Productivity 239
13 Promoting Health and Well-Being 263
14 Leadership and Change 295
1 General Definitions and Terms 309
2 Sample Occupational Health Nurse Job Description 313
3 Sample Agreement for Professional Services 317
4 Sample Practice Guidelines for the Registered Occupational Health Nurse 325
5 Sample Medical Direction Prescription Release Authorization 333
6 Sample Program Development Checklist 335
7 Sample Documentation of Health Services Visits 341
8 Things to Consider 343
9 Sample Mobile Equipment Operator Health Evaluation 347
10 Nationally Notifiable Infectious Conditions 351
11 Sample Safety Policy 355
12 OSHA's Strategic Map for Change and Continuous Improvement for Safety and Health 357
13 OSHA's Responsibility, Authority, and Accountability Checklist 361
14 Common Hazards and Descriptions 363
15 Guide to Recordability of Cases under OSHA 365
16 OSHA Recordable Reference 367
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20 Urine Drug Screen Collection Checklist 389
21 Sample Request for Workplace Accommodation 393
22 Notice of Intermittent FMLA Absence 395
23 Sample Fitness for Duty Form 397
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25 Service Provider Service Delivery Activity Report May 2012 403
26 Occupational Health Services Service Delivery Evaluation Criteria 407
27 Professional Resources Related to Occupational Health 409
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The newly integrated Analog.com features:
Completely redesigned product page experience—we know how important product pages are for our customers who want to quickly find, understand, and make a decision about a product. We also know that many customers use "shortcuts" including bookmarks and autofill information to go back to the same products multiple times, and that they are accustomed to a specific search functionality.
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- LTspice®—the same LTspice simulator users trust has a new home on Analog.com, and it will be easy to find across the site as well as on relevant product pages. LTspice will continue to have the same level of support customers are accustomed too.
- Fully integrated product taxonomy—lets you access a broader portfolio of products with fewer clicks and greater certainty. If you are an existing Linear customer, you will notice that all power management product taxonomies will be organized in a similar way as they are on Linear.com today. This will help make the transition to Analog.com even easier.
- Redesigned product category navigation—with over 400+ sub categories, we want to make it easier for customers to get more information, right at your fingertips. The new design includes product category search, roll-up product selection tables, one-click access to previously visited categories, new products feed, and quick links to categories and parametric search.
- Improved parametric search experience—we've made it even easier to find a product and understand how it would work best in your design spec. We've updated the look and feel, so that users who value having elements such as familiar quick search filters, consistent power product terminology, and naming conventions will continue to benefit from this experience. We've also improved data visibility by not truncating any information and added the ability to reorder, hide and multi-sort columns.
- Migrating myLinear to myAnalog—myLinear users will be seamlessly migrated to myAnalog, including all user preferences, subscriptions and product interests.
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To ease the transition, we have created preview videos as well as "quick tips" on the new product page and parametric tables to familiarize you with the new design. Additionally, we've taken the best of Linear.com's parametric and product search/taxonomy features and created an updated site that integrates the entire product portfolio but makes things easier to find.
We recognize the differences between analog.com and linear.com layout and anticipate users will take some time to adjust. That said, we've done our homework, including extensive user testing with existing Linear and Analog customers, and we are confident that the transition should be smooth and fast for most of our users.
You might notice the use of rich imagery on homepage and non-product pages. This is a departure, in terms of design, look, and feel, from the existing linear.com site. Here's why: Analog.com supports a wide spectrum of users who are interested in product information as well as a broader interest in what Analog Devices offers to customers, employees, partners, and the market in general. The content you see helps support our engagement with every site visitor.
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Grand Rapids city commissioners adopted an operating budget last week, validated a three-year special assessment for downtown businesses and gave the Downtown Development Authority the green light to hire a new executive director.
The city will enter the 2013 fiscal year July 1 with an operating budget of $116.5 million, with revenue up by roughly $2 million and spending down by about $2.8 million from this year. Expenses top revenue in the spending plan by nearly $200,000; that gap will be closed by reaching into the fund balance, which begins the year with $8.9 million in the account.
"We are maintaining our promise to public safety and there aren't any layoffs due to higher costs," said Commissioner Dave Schaffer.
Commissioner Ruth Kelly said the city's labor force should be credited for working with city officials to control costs.
"We are actually putting funds where our priorities are," added Commissioner Rosalynn Bliss.
Commissioners also ratified operating budgets for the DDA ($16.3 million), the Economic Development Corp. ($134,930) and the Brownfield Redevelopment Authority ($3 million).
"We have 28 projects receiving reimbursements at this time," said Kara Wood, city economic development director and executive director of the brownfield authority. Mayor George Heartwell noted that brownfield projects have increased the taxable value in the city by $65 million since 1998.
Commissioners also established a property tax millage rate of 8.17 mills for the fiscal year, which is slightly down from 8.37 mills this year. The reduction comes from the refuse portion of the tax. City CFO Scott Buhrer said the change, coupled with a lower overall taxable value, would lower the average residential tax bill from $399 this year to $372 next year.
The special assessment commissioners approved will make up the Downtown Improvement District's budget through fiscal year 2015. The levy will be $616,500 in FY13, $630,500 in FY14 and $642,300 in FY15. Businesses on Monroe Center will pay an additional annual tax of $150,000 for those three years to cover the maintenance and operation of the snowmelt system. Businesses along the Louis Campau Promenade will pay an additional tax of $15,000 each year for the snowmelt system there.
"I think this is a good strategy. This is good planning," said Commissioner James White in regard to having an assessment for three years.
Commissioners backed the DDA's selection of Kristopher Larson as the organization's next executive director and gave the board the authority to negotiate a total compensation package of up to $160,000. Larson has served as vice president of Downtown Long Beach (Calif.) Associates for more than three years. He is expected to replace Jay Fowler, who is retiring from the post he held for more than nine years.
"I am absolutely thrilled that we have a very strong candidate for our next executive director. He has enthusiasm, energy and passion for downtowns," said Kayem Dunn, DDA vice chairwoman and head of the executive search committee.
But Commissioner Walt Gutowski said the compensation package being considered for Larson is higher than any other city employee except City Manager Greg Sundstrom. Dunn said the salary the board is likely to offer Larson will be 5 percent higher than what Fowler was paid. "But my initial estimation is we will be under $160,000," she said.
Commissioners also agreed to the creation of Downtown Grand Rapids Inc., a new entity that will lead and coordinate the activities of the three boards that oversee the downtown business district: the DDA, the DID and the Downtown Alliance. "It creates a platform where the community can create a vision," said DDA Chairman Brian Harris.
"This is a bit of a historic moment. This is a transformation of a downtown function, truly," said Heartwell, who represents the commission on the DDA.
City commissioners also approved a brownfield for the former Miller Products location at 601 First St. NW. Rockford Construction plans to renovate the property into its new headquarters at an estimated cost of $4.7 million. If the state approves the project, Rockford will be able to capture $1.1 million in tax-increment financing for cleaning up the site and for making public improvements to the property.
"This project will be a combination of renovation and new construction at the site. It's estimated that Rockford Construction will transfer 85 employees from Cascade Township to the site," said Wood.
"It's wonderful to get Rockford back in town," added Heartwell.